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The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12

efficacy consist, And by what unhearu "a
means or magic power, are these beneiis'a,;
vet strange results, now brought TO pass! :
reply, by means the most natural, ooV,ous'
and simple, and the knowledge OF T"iom
were obtained from the facts around us'
from facts too, which have been fam'liar ~
man in every stage Of his existence, au.
which, as they are derived from the dlrec, \,
evidence of our senses, no intelligent mlha
will now dispute. For, is It not tact' ~ az
cordancc with the direct evidence oil our sens
es that infants at birth, are ignorant OF them
selves, and of all things around them! Is "
not fact, that they are unconscious now
| their senses were formed, or any part OF thelr
organization was generated or producea' -
| it not a fact, that the senses and orsan'-
cation Of no two infants have ever oeen
known to be alike, although all possess the
same general principals of human nature
and that no two individuals have ever
been made the same, although trained and
educated under apparently similar extern,
al circumstances Is it not 4 fact, that az
infants are most powerfully influenced "
the general and particular external CIR
camstances which exists and around them
at birth, and through childhood and youti
to manhood?
(70 be continued
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tho place abouttwo hours after Tue Niuiuer
He was the first who gave Mr.. ,. lnforma-
t;on ofit and converscd about it in manner
which brtraycd some anxiety OF uneaslness.
He ,vas much disturbed in his sleep, fre-
nuen,lv rxclaiming--"Therc they are! there!
there don't You see theme look at her! look
=, her, she's beautiful girl! poor thing she's
d,nd, Where's the childs" When awak-
rned and questioned on the subject, he SAID
that whether awake or asleep, he continual
lv saw Young woman, that he telt much
d;sturbed. and didn't know the cause OF It,
&c As soon as he heard that snspi-
c;on was excited, he disappeared. Sever
al nersons were in pursuit of him yesterday
al he was last heard Of within mile of
Harner,s Ferry, on the Maryland side.
H;s name is Make; he has worked ut this
nlace. was convicted of theft in this county
about 1S months since, and served IL months
in the penitcntiary.
Good re7ys far the Ladies--Moore, in his
Almanac, saws flatter myself that the
! ladies will not be displeascd at my INFORM
in. them, that Ecnus will be the prevailing
planet in the spring and summer months OF
| 1925, which circumstance is calculated te
i occasion no small number OF marriages; and
even some ladies who were not reckoned or
! the list, because their charms were on the
decline. NAV have occasion to remember
with pleasure, the results of the year 1925
Such is the voice of the stars"
Ladies be on the look out.-Set your caps
Stcar clear of old Bachelors. Resort not t
! Rouge to give your cheeks color; throw
away your corsets, that cause you to reseln
Bile hour glasses, and false curls and the a
bove prediction may be verified
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12
From the Boston Gaiaru.


Clearing out.-Some little excitement was
produced IN, our city few days since by the
failure of an English Goods Dealer in Wash
ington street, by the name of Vincett. He
had been doing business extensively in the
retail line, and matie' IL dash among the res
hectabies--When it was ascertained that he
had stothed Payment, his store was opened
bv one of his creditors. The shelves appear
ed to be we'll stored with drQhery, and mer-
Gerry, and hosiery, and the desponding credi-
tor began to feel quite elated with the pros
pect before him. On examination, it ap-
pcared that every supposed package OF ar9
goods was but package of some worthless
trumpery, nicely arranged on shelves TO
make up show. One of the disccnsolate,
shdved by this shaper brought us down one
Of these sham packages as specimen. II
represents bundle of stockings, and contains
only say dust. Mr.. Nincett is al emisrant
from the fast anchored isle, and has proDS-
bly, returned to one OF the "threc GLORIOUS
kingdoms" to publish his travels in the Un'-
ted States. We look with some anxiety ior
the review of his book in the Quarterly "
Mr.. Clifford.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12
MEANSVILLE. p. April 90

Singular Bear Fight.-A short time since
couple of young men were taking sun
days walk III the back woods of Sheshequil,
when they chanced to meet an old bear a'a
her cub. The young Heroes held coaEca
of war, and determined to give chaos to, ane
attack them. Accordingly they stripped
themselves for the affray, and each armea
with club started for the bears; they soon
overhauld thg young one and despatched y,
but its hideous cries called the old one TO ~
assistance, and the young men were obllseu
10 prepare FOR the attack. The old Dsal
when within couple of rods raised upon
her hind feet and with her mouth wide OPEN
continued to advance. They squared theh,
selves and a severe and doubtful struggle :. q
Is or 90 minutes ensued, during the wnoiS
of which time they were unable to touch ny.
head with their clubs, so completely did siie ~.
parry every blow with her fore feet. ana y
was not until she wheeled to retreat tasl
they were able to level a blow across hci
nose which brought her down, when the!
were enabled to despatch her. ms sihsu.
lar and Courageous act will do the young men
honor; had the deceased Putnam been pres
cnt, he could not have done more and his
famed wolf hunt scarcely supasses the o,'p
/, shequin Bear fight, -
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5oy, the infant sucking, all cast out by the
mother to. be devoured by the wolves-Wo-
man. thou art unworthy to liver And at
the same instant, the uplifted steel descends
with resistless force on the scuH OF the
wretched woman, who falls dead at his ieet.
The perpetrator then calmly wipes the blood
off the murderous axe and returns to has
work. .,
The dreadful tale speedily came to the
knowledge Of the magistrates, who caused
the uncallcd avenger to be arrested and
brought 70 trial. He was of course senten-
ced to the punishment ordained by the laws
hut the sentence still wanted the sanction
Of the emperor. Alexander, the splendor OF
whose virtues is only rendered more con-
sp;cuous by the throne, caused all the CIR
cumstances of this crime, SO extraordinary
in the motives in which it originated, to be
r.aorted to him in the most careful and de-
tailed manner. Here, or no where, he
thought himself called Oh to exercise the
yudiike privilege Of mercy, by committing
the sentence passed on the criminal, into {,
condemnation to labour not very severe; and
he accordingly sent the young man to the
fortress of Dunamunde, at the mouth OF the
Duna, in the Gulf of Riga, there to be con-
fined to labour during his majesty's pleasure
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12

A writer in the Pittsburg Gazette gives
the following brief hints to wool growers,
which we republsh for the benefit of all con-
cerned.
"As the prosperity Of a country must al
ways depend on the quantity oesaleable com
modities produced, it is highly important
that wool growers would prepare their wool
by washing, at least on the sleeps back, and
removing the hip-locks, taglocks, and dirt.
There is no doubt but any quantity of Merino
wool, washed and tagged, would find ready
sale, if not in Pittsburgh, in Philadelphia,
New York, or Boston. The last sales OF Por-
tuguese wool in Philadelphia, averaged about
55 cents, and the operation of the new Tariff
will enhance the price"
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12

The English Game Lagys.-It is in eyl-
dence, that, in one year, the numbers i'm
prisoned under the operation Of these horrid
statutes, amounted to no less than one thou
sand two hundred individuals! Think on the
amount of suffering from the direct and in
direct consequences of this appalling fact;
think on the desolatc wives, the starving
children, the ruined, hcart-broken families;
the sons initiated by the contamination of "a
gaol, into all those degrees of yet unthought
of crime, which is ultimately to bring them
to shameful and premature end; the fathers
banished from their homes and their country;
their miserable offspring thrown burthen
on the unwilling parish; and all, perhaps,
for the destruction of a paltry partridge, or
other wild animal, to which no person can
absolutely establish right of ownership.
kent Herald
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12

.dryifciai Mahogany.-The following
method Of giving any species of wood of
close grain the appearance of Mahogany, in
texture, density, and polish, is said to be
practised in France with snch success, that
the best judges are incapable Of distinguish
ing between the imitation and mahogany
The surface is first planed smooth, aud the
wood is then rubbed with q solution of nit
rous acid. One ounce and half Of dragons
blood, dissolved in a pint Of spirits Of vine,
and one third ofan ounce of carbonate of soda
are then to be mixed together and filtered,
and the mixture in this state is to be laid on
with soft brush. This process is repeated
and in short interval afterwards the wood
possesses the external appearance we have
described. When the polish timinishes in
briliancy, it may be restored BY the use Of
little cold-drawn linseed oil.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12

Robertson then went home, and very delhi
erately shot himself N''
Three hundred thousand herrinpe ,,a.
taken at single haul, one day last week .,
the fishery of Messrs. Silve &, Anderson on On
the Susquehannah.
BY recent census, the population of the
Province of New Brunswick is ascertained ~
be about rs 900.
The Legislature of New York has appoint
ed a committee, composed of the I.ieutenant
Governor, and two others, to settle a sharn
controversy between the Physicians and
Surgeons of the city of New York. An an
swer to the old question, "Who shall decide
when Doctors disagree" may now be ex-
pccted.
The Eastern Argus, of Portland, Maine
mentions that a million and a half of dollars
will, ere long, be invested in manufactures IN
the neighborhood of the town of Saco.
Two thousand Irish Emigrants were to
sail immediately from Cork for Canada
The Government was to bear all expenses
The rage for Stock, continues in New
York. The books for the Morris Canal
were opened last week at Jersey, Opposite
to the city, and the crowd was such, that il
seemed as though the city of New York had
moved over the river. Nearly twenty mill
ions of dollars were subscribed, the required
amount being but one million.
At Irwinton Geo. few days ago, cask Of
gunpowder exploded by spark from Sc
gar, and injured 81 persons, some of them
dangerously.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12

The friends Of religious freedom, will be
gratificd TO learn, that the committe of the
New York legislature appointed on the LIE
banon, Madison county, petition, have re-
ported that the superintendent OF common
schools has no authority by law, officially to
order the school celebrations which he did.
Of course, all he had done, as an instrument
III theirhsnds, was usurpation Of fpower and
authority.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12

We are inclined to believe that the man
who recently murdered Miss Cunningham,
I near Baltimore, has been detected. The
Harpcr's Ferry Free Press Of the 29th ult
has the following article.
f LOOK OUT FOR THE MURDERER.
4 man of suspicious appearance and cha
ractcr has been in I4oudon county, near Har-
pcr's Ferry, for a week past, and a strong be-
lief has been excited, from variety of cir
cumstaRces, that he is the murderer of Miss
Cunningham, near Baltimore. He answers
the description Of the monster, given i'll the
newspapers, except as TO dress, which he
says he lost with his knapsack i'll Newmark-
ct Md. He afterwards, however, engaged a
washerwoman, stating that he intended in a
few days to go for his clothes. He returned
to the Loudon settlement on Tuesday, the
10Th ms. having been absent since the 1st. OF
, March. He informed Mr.. Shriver, respec-
table citizen Of I.oudon, that he passed BY
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wv hole No. 1864.

The controversy between Mr.. Clay
and Nr. kremer has occxsioncd a flood
ofink shed in Washiseton: and, as the
latter character is not much known put
OF Washington and Pennsylvania, many
anecdotes IT him are furnished. lie IS
said to be known by The jocose name Of
George Sereamer, from the high and
sharp key be takes in speaking, On the
day when his Gard in reply to Mr..
Clay's appeared, he took his seat two
hours before the asual time Of meeting.
aud ne and the speaker engaged all eyes
and ears. lie is represented 10 be a
strong broad shouIdered, awkward.
coarse looking Pennsylvania farmer. Of
Du'rh descent, with n norid face. and
short stii sandy hair. He pays little
attention 10 dress, but is considered to
bare a vigorous minG, aud utters much
PLAN sound sense directly to the point
In a debate, SONS tine since, a MEM
Der from Maine (Mr c. had quoted a
pretty long passage from Horace
hremef, IN answer, remarked. that mn
the gentleman from Name has treated
the house IN a dialect he did NOT under-
stand, he would favor the house With
another quotation in return, and imme-
dlately pronounced several line, in
high Dutch. TO the no small amusement
OF the house and gallaries. His accent
- highly German. lie is said to be will.
ing t. hight the speaker, il he win use
riies IN the contest, at shooting, with
which he is said 10 be malksman. re
is represented to be easily misled by rus
mors, & fearless Of conse quences in rec
porting them.
ae"-Beeford Mass Msrcuru
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of dubious silence and mysterious con-
cealnen,, on the presidential election,
with other circumstances indicating
that he was waiting for a political bar
8 an or arrangement, and after every
advance had been made TO the friends
of general jackson had been rejected,
prevails upon the representatives, not
only OF his own state, but OF four other
western states, against the known and
admitted will of their constituents, To
give their support 80 Mr.. adams, of
whose political capaciety he had habi-
tually spoken with contempt, and whom
he had denounced as being more all
verse to the interests Of the west than
any other candidate: And, as a con-
sumation of this most %svsiataral C ali
ton, and in violation Of every sentiment
of delicacy, MIR. Clay accepts OF the
office OF prime minister under the man
whom he has actually made president.
Yet my fellow citizens, il is a melissa
choIy fact, that MIR. Clay has made MIR.
Adams president, in direct opposition
10 the known will Of the psopIe-an
act OF daring aud desperate usurpation
whicl. is only exceeded by the yielding
compliance WITH which he receives the
reward of histreachefy 10 his " prill-
ciples and abandonment ofduty e his
constituencies
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24

Dasid Shrirsr, Jr. has been appoin.
ted, by the President, TO be one Of the
Board of Internal Improvement. which,
i is understood, win move on to the Local
tion Of the great Road from this city to
New Orleans, about The middle OF this
month. Mr.. Shriser's long experience
and high character, as a Civil Engineer
POM HIM cut as a person peculiarly,
qualified for this duty, and cannot fail
10 render the appointment highly ase
ieeptah.e TO the puelic.-i6ia.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24
Messrs. John Bartlett and John
LaubinOer.

T'AKE NOTICE, that, on Saturday the
n 26th of March next, at the house Of
John Marqlart, Esq, in the town of Nashville,
Fairfield county, state of Ohio, | shall, by vir.
tue of a commission from the Superior Court
of Chaucery at Winchester, Virginia, take he
dispositions of John Rutherford, Elizabeth Ruth
ertord, and Andrew Smith-which | mean TO
offer as evidence in a Cause depending in said
sourt, in which l am complainant, and you and
slhers defendants.
GEORGE RUTHERFORD,
Admir- OF Barbara kearns
Feb "a, 1925
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Notice as he,eby green.

YvHAT an ELECTION viii be held at the
4 Court House of Berkeley county, on the
second Monday in April next, for the purpose
OF electing 4 tit person TO represent the District
composed of the counties of Morgan. Rerke.
ley, Jefferson, Hampshire and Hardy, in the
Congress of the United Safes; also, for the
election Of two fit persons to represent the
county OF Berkeley in the next Legislature of
Virginia. ERASMUS GANrT,
Sheriff Of Berkeley County.
Feb 10
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24

Ihs Road strs,sed Min Dollars
While transporting some kegs of spe-
cie from Albany to Troy. one Of IN.
kegs was discovered TO be nearly emntv
on the stage arriving at CastIeton-
The inmates and folks of the house.
turned out en- masse in search and Il xyas
discovered, with surprise. that the road
g'lstened with dollars all along for four
or i've miles-each one gathered nm
what he could find that night. At the
dawn OF day TIE search vas renewed
and 1t was surely a novel sight to see
male and female, old and Young. With,
their baskets and checkered anrons
scratching up the dollars as the, do chips,
In short, the meney was supposed to be
nearly all found the next morning. and
probably made its way OH 10 its destin.
ed deposit
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24
TrnStne Election

A N Electio, for SEEN TRUSTEES
IA for the T5sn IF .Mrtfns5arg, will be held
at the Court House. in Martnsourg, on Mo-
day the 4th day of April next. March .
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24

Lieut.. Colonel ROGER JONES has been
appointed, by the President of the Uni.
ted States, with the consent Of the Ss-
nate, to be Adjutant General of the Ar.
my of the United States-ibid.
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Public Sale.

XNTILL he sold, by public auction, at the
w residence of the subscriber, near Ger
a~rdstown, in Berkeley county, Va. on We'd
nesday the 30th of March. inst.
HORSES, cows,
Young Cattle, Hogs and Sheep;
A quantity of Bacon,
A NEW RoAp WAGON,
Household end Kitchen Furniture.
win give a credit of nine months ON all
sums abo se three dollars. the purchaser giving
ar obligation with approved security, before
the purchased properly is removed; and those
who purch 4se to the amount Of three doilavs
or ind er, must pay cash before the property
shall leave the premises where sold, Tic sa e
will commence at 10 O'Clock in the day, and at
tended by MATTHEW RIPLEY.
march IL
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yTsHE subscriber respectfully inferms the
farmers of berkeley, Jefferson and Free
derrick counties, that he carries on the PLOUGH
MAKING BUSINESS at the west end Of ktrg
street, Martinsburg, where he il prepared 10
make all kinds OF plpughs--being well suppl.
ed with a quantity OF excellent stuff, he will
ensure his work 10 / e substantial. The prices
Will correspond with the tunes.
1t is deemed unnecessary to say much about
his Pionghs, as they have been tried by the
principal farmers of Berkeley, and found to
be equal to any others.
JACOB NJ. GARDNER.
Martinsburg, March IL If
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24

Mr.. CrcwfOrd, The late Secretary Of
the Treasury, with his family, left this
City yesterday for his residence in
Georgia. The best wishes and hopes
ofhis friends attend him to the retire.
ment which ever his enemies must res
pect-ibid.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24

The Speech Of the King Of Great
Britain, to the Parliament, exhibits -
view, if not fattering, at least not gloo-
my, ofthe public affairs Of thatKingdom
The most striking feature oft, to our
mind, is the distinct Recommendation to
the parliament, to psrssesre in the remo-.
val OF restrictions on the freedom Of
commerce. This recommendation, from
that quarter, considering upon how long
an experience it is founded, is not BAR
rem of instruction to the American
Statesman.Na Val int.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-03-24

The London Courier OF the 18th Of
January, has the following article:s
H'"sr'can Sporting-N,at ionol Boat
Race.
A rowing match for a thousand dol.
lars lately took place in the harbor Of,
New-f ork, between the boat belong
ing to Whitehall, in that city, and the
boat Of the British frigate Hussar, cap-
tain Harris. The American boat gain
ed the race; but to which party the VIC
tory belonged is a mere trihe compared
to the kindly and excellent feelings both
parties seem to have felt for one ano-
ther. Capt. Harris has probably done
more, by his frank and generous de-
pertinent on this occasion, to produce
a cordial feeling towards the British ma
ton, than all the commanders in its ma.
Wy put together that have visited the
waters of the United States tor five and
twenty years past.
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Feb. %, 1925.
was present, and heard the obser-
vaiions as above stated, in a converse
ion between Mr.. Brent and Mr.. Kre-
mer. PRTER LITTLE Of Nd
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Stop the Runaway!

g. this place, onWednesd4y the I'd lnsI
CsETSSya negro boy named