Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-11

and every thing which he a,pnose3
they might require for their comtorl
during the passage, and for their use
after their arrival ous-Iie also paid
$1,000 for the charter of the vessel
Bus Mr.. hinges muniGc, nee dn.s
not end here-On the bank Of the riv
er, as they were about to 90 ON board
he had a peck OF dollars brought ,lowd
and calling them all around him under
tree, distributed the hoard amo,y
them IN such sums and under such REQ
nIations that each individual did. or
would receive seven dollars. By this
provision Mr.. NJ. calculated that his
emigrants would be enabled to CON
mebee The cultivation Of the soil imme
diaiely aiier their arrival, without be-.
iDg dependent on President Royar Cor
any favour whatever, unless the per.
mission 10 improve the government
lands might be 50 considered.
| Mr.. Mnge is about o. or 25 wears
OF age, unmarried. and unincumbered
IN every respect; possesses an ample
fortune. and has received the benefits
ola collegiate education at Harvard
University He assigned no other
motive for having freed his slaves. and
ior hls subsequent acts ofgenerosilv TO-
wards them. than that he conceived it
would be dong a service to his coun. +
try to send them out oft; that they Aft
bad been good servants but thai h..
was rieh enough without ihsm.
We have herd Of splendid sacrifice.
al me shrine Of pl,ilanthrophv: aged
men on quitting the stage of mortal
existence have bequea,hed large en-.
dowments TO public charities. and
princeiy legacies 10 religious and nor.
al institutions. But where shall we
hnd an instance Of this kind attribnta
he to man OF Mr.. Minqe's apes
The case we believe is without par
allel.- NoJolk Herald
Vsgstabis Chimnsy O,aomenis-rn
winter, an elegant chimney ornament
ma, be f'rmed by cutting the head or
'hicR end ora carrot containing the bud,
and placing it IN shallow vessel will,
water Young and delicate leaves un-
ioid themselves, forming u radiated taft
OF very handsome appear ance, and
heightened by constrast with tie sea-
son OF the year.
Ill
Haoif will reconcile us TO every thing
Out change, and even to change, if It
recur not too quickly. Milton, there
tore. oakes his bell an Ice. house. as
well as an oven, and freezes his devils.
at one period, but bakss them at ano-
ther. The late Sir George Stanton
informed me, that he had visited nan
IL India, who bad committeda murder,
and, ~ order not only to save bis life,
btt what was Of much more conse-
quence, his caste, he submitted to the
penalty imposed; this was, that he
should sleep for seven year. On a bed
stead, without any matrass, the whole
surface ofwhich was studded with points
OF iron sresembling nails. but not so
sharp as to penetrate the nesh.
Sir George saw him in the fiffl, wear
of his probation. and his skin was then
like the hide Of a rhinoceros, but more
calious; at thai time, however, he could
sleep comfortably on bis s'bed OF Ato,ns''
and remarked, that. at tho expiration of
the term of his sentence, he should,
most probably, continue that svsteul
from choice, which he bad been obliged
TO adopt from necessity.
The British frigaie Pnaton, Captain
Stuart. baviag on board the Right Hon.
Charles u. Vaughan, Minister to this
country from Great Britain, sailed On
the iith ult, and may be daily expec
ted She will not go TO New-York. but
viii come up the Chesapeake, and land
ME- Vaughan at Annapolis.
OF thirty-three CAPTAINS in the United
States Navy, It is said that tieenig t,eo
are now in the City of Washington. =
Part Of these, il is said. are under arrest,
part are giving testimony against the
accused. and the remainder are oreupi
ed in irving the validity ofthe charges.
Can i be possible that there are only
Elsren Captains Of the American Navy
profitably employed in their country's
service: while t,r;ce that number are en-
gagged in adjusting disputes and in main
tanning subordination in the corps,
What Navy can rival us in Battle Famei
Sc "A IL
In splendid ships and gallant FARSI