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The Xing Of Spao has made provision for
The sdm,,sion at Proie.tsnu as Knights Of
the o'dei of ST. Espdt.
Accounts IN Englsnd from India, were Dot
so Isie ss have been received in Bo,ioo.
Tine new COLONEL Trade Bin was passed
in the House oil Commons June 6.
The House Of Commons had passed the
Duehe.. OF K'o,. and tho Duke OF Cumber.
lsnd, Annuy Bils.-Msny severe things
wee said sgain',,he Duke.
The Hou.e has also passed. bill to eneour.
sge the Aking OF Prs,icsl Vessels.
Mr.. Hogan. Of Dublin, accused Of forgery,
has p, obsbiy s'rised In Amorics.
Lady NJ. Morgan had put an end to her
existence, by Htsnging herself with cam.
brio hsndksrehies, duiog temporary de- snge.
msnt.
GPallsdium.
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for the 4 81 time be discovered some nisgiy.
ings, AMI sosse'ed he should leave alto
gether syish h's friends, OF in her words, ihss
1T ne should get . nomination, the proceed
ipss would be binding upon him, otherwise,
lie should make the best bargain no could -
the subseqaent couduci Of his friends shew
that this vas hi, inten,ioo. Il IS said that
Dir. Dutfse 10 opposed TO esueusses,-l h.ve
all c esdy shewn wnsn and 10 whs, extent. Was
not his second nomination made By o csucus,
and 70 attead which cod to vote for him,
certsio gentlemen were chosen OF meeting
IN this town, oet very Ia &c one, eleven per.
sous ony, pte,ent. A. This time, ~ Was ~.
,ua,sd tha, Governor Collins would be can
d,dne, bui 20 s'if!e his claim. and put down
hi, p,e,sn,isSs. mere were chosen and fledg
ed men-ii ba, been ssid 'hs, Q msjorny Of
the towns 10 the sia,o Did not sppoInt dele
gales 10 usad "a. i@;s convention, and there
fore, R:pl5'icoDs cugh' not to fespec' hspo
ceet.aes How macy delegsies sPpon'edi 10
attend, I'D how many did attend the convcn
lion a, which NJ. Du,fee was for the second
time named, 'hirleso only, and bis friends, "
che G had been a counler nomlnsIion, would
have been the most cisOotous IN shrwing
sheir respec, for. and allegiance to King Csu'
Sus. II i. well enopgb tor those who have
nsvsr protessed auy suachnient to convention
proceedings, 10 appeal from their eo'ng' to a.
noiher tibunsI, bot MIR. Dsr!ee snd his lew
friends here, four am told in number, who
like he Hy on The cart wheel rs!se tcfrio'e
dust, ought 10 be the last to denounce them.
How have these men, ! mean some 81 them,
ob.ained their places { by their intrinsic mor'
is, OF by these vey meetings. they are DOW
so FREQ 10 discoun!ensncei Which Is the
most res pec,sbe, q CAUCUS holden as The meet
ing was holden IN this Town, on the 22d uit.
and agteeabiy 10 Republican ussge, or csu.
cus 80 some have been sec'eJy holden, IN this
town, thi,, and The las, wsek, in the back
yoom Of an of}iee, OF lawyers shop, or IN
bar Ioom,--.gen,smen, you arc seen,
though IN secret: None ofylur ways are
pa.t fading out dsfkness and Disguised
hand writing, will no' cover you' retreat, you
hsndoills secretly published, and csutiousy
circulated, charged with mis.ssstemenss, as
you Mr. Melville very well know, end a. will
DC he ealIe' more fully shewD, will answer 10
4aod purpo,e, our s,a.e 10 100 small Tor your
projects.
n. sno'her time, will shew tha, the late
convention was as respectable as to numbers,
end as 'egular as 10 ell ITS doings as any that
has been holdsn Tor the lssr 90 yea"
AN OBSERVER.
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FROM SMYRNA

Extract of aiete, sece,ved ~ Boston, from
SWyrns, Apul 10
/" The Turks, composing tho Egyp,isn ex.
pedi,ion, hsvo sgsin been defeated before M.
va 10. w,th the loss Of . ismous Renegade
French Geo. snd the son OF PeIIo Bey, and
have been pu,sued into Modon. Pres Con
du 10 j camc up, i, sppssf,, with reinforce.
ment Il 1000 men, and relieved Navsrin, o, o
ye,y cu;,oaI moment, and gave battle, in
which tho Greeks have gained . great sic,o
~. The comiog up Of Condurioui, il sp'
pears, was Of the moment when the little
Gouress Of NavstIn was IN its isst bttug-
gle, si,e' having held out for sueh length
Of time, win = handful Of men, sgalnst
tho Ia midsbie Egyptian sxpediIion. The
holding ou, OF the iotIess has been all impot-
tan, 10 The G eek,, as their Feet has bad lime
10 como 70 hs succor, and no troops, under
Condu,ion to assemble, BY sheh means Ma
homet Ali may be b!ockaded, both by sea
and land, spd the Greeks, il succe" conlin
ues to stend them, may eventually ep,rep
him al Modon."
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SHIPPING LIST.
PORT OF NEWPORT,
. ff E.tYkRED

+" EhTkRhD.
Sohr Sally Hope, Baker, Boston.
>. Jane, Wilcox. Philadelphia.
Sloop Mary, Bennett, New.York.
% Nancy & Polly, Anthony, New.Yoik.
CLEHRED
schr Sally Hope Baker, Providence.
SlCop Mary, Bennett,
- Nancy X Polly, Anthony. >,
0, Albany, Vars, New-Yoik.
THURSDAY. July H-srr soops Rebeecs & Bet.
sey. Glsdding. from Bristol.
Henfy. West, from N Bedford.
Traveller, Snow. from Dartmouth 90
FRiDAy-srr sioops Mary. Bennett. n n York,
Essex, Phman. from Bristol. for York,
Hero, Porter. from Preetown.
Friendsl,ip~Mirick from Freetown.
sATURDAY-sch Sam TredweiI, Riibsrn. from
Bristol, of and for Edenton,
sloops Balloon, Robinson, fr Falmouth, for NYork,
Sarah 4 Mary, Sanders, from Warren.
Csthsr'ne. Harding. from Bristol, for York,
MOSDAY-sr schrs Lydia. Baker. from Dennis,
Jane, WILCOX, z days from philsdeiphis.
sioops Nancy Polly, hnthosy. Tor York,
Geo Warren, Prisby, from Taunton, for York,
Sally Hope, Baker, from Boston.
Fsir Haven, Negurs, from Freetown
TVssDAY-arr sloop Hannah q Esncy, turner
from Warren.
WEDNESDAY, July 2o-arr ship I.c' ,;,.o, p. !.
ter. waite. "a DIS sr Csmpe.ehy. bouo ,,ocok ~
20 OF 5S3 tons Log gwool-put IN b -.
res. Dyre. for the sorlh Of ~, June -, ship Ce
ship Indus, barlow, Of Nv .epe'" s 90 ap,Ls
one Engi,sh. snd Two Ere, .o,k two Haaousn
sHe', Ind been syirg' sna 10 9S sST a,s an.
dad not eommenced' .ne'e fom % 10 ~ oA,s, 81. -.
b,rh--none 10 be , 'oadw-g. LogwOod sca,ee sn'
,os on board. sd - 9 tIsI,. on shore. or o25pe
ehsreted, ,p As lie post Of these se.se's sef'
exnired, " You'd leave as 'oon as iheIfl Gay
,hsl,s, ah'Sui cargocs and lose that were no
80, you'd have 10 leave without ensVss, =, y
%St ilTIe to ehisls i.sn. - is'e 'ssu''
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LOSDON, june "
THE GREEKS.-The Constitutional Of
Wednesdsy details ,he defeat OF Rsdschid Ps
cha, at the head o! 25 900 Albsnisns. Sulioes.
and others, At An,ohco, by the Geek: No
,as Bos.rn, Zongas. and Nieerss, were the
Chiefs who ed the Chrislisns. Ga the l6 h
of Msy, IL is .stsed, tho Ss'sskie." had
crossed the Sisuic; Of Uiochss. and on 'hc
lT,h, at dsy bfesk, was encountered by $4,000
G eeks. whn covered Antolco. NIcslas,
who commanded the vanguard, Immediately
gave the signnl for battle, aud rushed into the
m,dM Of tho enemy himself. At 8 O'Clock,
the Turks, beaten st all points, Ned in the
road to Ar,a. leaving 5000 killed on The field
of battle, 500 wounded, snd Two Pschas, ptis.
oners-2o standards, end oil the Oaomsn ar
tille,y Tell, il is added, inlo lbe hands OF tho
Grcsks.
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FROM 8NGLdAp.

Dy the Bp,Ion and Liverpool Line ship
Topaz Cspt. Calender, wb,ch s,tived on
SNu'd.v. 10 81 day, f'om Live pool, pspe,s
TO the ~ n Wit. we're received.
NJ. J,hn hdsns Smith has heen p,e,ent
ed 70 the King Of Englsnd 9, Charge de, Al
isies tom the Uni,ed STATES near the Cou {
of 81. James.
A new Ambsnsdor from Eogisnd to III.
Upited Sstes ssilsd from Portsmouth, Juoe
10. 10 the~f ig,e Paseton.
Sit Co. les S.ewst, the B'irish Ne,Iva,
between Pouug,' ,oi Brszii, nas sslied s. ON
L.bon Tor Ris JsGsifo.
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....,. said Peter and ofhs Children.
South Kingstown. July 10Th. 1873 Jn2I.
Ne7u knpLlmd karn,er

THE 4Ih volume OF the .,ew Ing yland Farmer will
a commence the 2oth Of Juiy ihst Ihis WI ofk has
been published nearly three years and conducted in
such manner as tn elicit the Appreciation OF tlo Mas
sachusetts Agricultural Society," the Worcester Ag-
rcutura Society, the Rhode Island Society .or tie
encouragement OF Domestic Industry. the Ess,1 Ag-
rcuitural Society. and Kings county Agricultural So.
ciety. Nova Scotia each of which societies b,s Of.
Gcslly recommended the publication to public pat.
ronage. Gen,Iemen who de sirous Of Eaving The
volume complete are requested to forward tLeir
names soon. that the publisher may begin with n
suit able number the demand for the work, ,fter the
last volume had been begun. was 30 great, tia, il
was no. possible to supply back nunbers tc many
who wished TO obtain them. 5s
Agricultural Societies, who may wish 10 hive CO.
pies TO the amount Of 10 or upwards reserved in the
can have them at reasonable discount by senting
their orders soon, This plan has been adopted by
several societies the past year
The publisher hopes TO be able to give yrea,er
number Of engrsvngs cf new agricultural imp,e-
rnen,s. &c IN the next volume, tb,n IA tho p,eeea.
log ones JAS
The FAnsrn is published wes kly-.snd contains @
royal quar'o pages good yspes- The p,ice 10 S3
PEI annum, paysbe IN tho Course OF the wear or
% paid N advance rbepsp er i. PACED. and IL
tie page and eop'ous 'nJex r. zen grs', al te enj Of
me 'omme 'erso" who procure fve respo s ole
Responsible Subscribers ATE enti;e,. 10 one volume
Rraus' eenutU.en at distance can have the work
Pu"e'ua'y 'p'~stded 80 them the receipt al one
year suosv. option. r q FEosENDEN.
J.B. RUSSELL
Bof on. Jn ,Is J2i.
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A PpR' R'INTICE wA<rED.-,n apprentice TO
"A H. al,ek,mthing business is wanted. A boy
o Sc adv habits aud honest. may fai situation "
ap' d;ed for Immediately. One from The country
,ould have the preference. Inquire at 'h's oihSe.
Jul, IL.
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THE.4TRICHL.

Tho Drama, whose iegiums,e end and OBJ.
yect 10 inDocent amusemcn', prsciicsi
insu uc,ion, and forcible example, has in
eve'y season, had both hume Ious and power
tul fr.ends in Newpoa. Ih-ir r~usb.s. have
no, dimiDi he'd, nor their ability or disposition
70 patoni.e the Theatre. The ,ndispos,tion
Uf Mr. Finn. we tgret the moe es.
pecisl'y, - il has pfecludsd Us from the op.
por,unuy Of seeing him IN those Characters,
whe,e his fine talents are shown TO he beat
advantage His recent iosb,li!y to pc, sons,e
,he D Logic which has received end me,it.
cd lbe highest spplsuse, W. do hope, has lost
him none Of tina, public favor, which 10 the
reward Of excellence. The concerns oi the
Thcs,'e, and its interests, have suffered, with
abe sufIetings sDd privations Of the manager
His 'eDovstion 10 health, sno'ds us much plea.
sue end We so,ieip pate bri!isnt ss,emblsge
Of fashion and beauty, for his exclusive bene
Ii, on Friday evening.
Nj Clarke sustained himseIfin Bob Logic,
with his ususl abiiy; and his 'eadne" 10
fulfil the duties which III health, rendered II
utterly impossible Ior Nj. Finn TO pc fo m,
was an sdditionsl motive 70, the sudience, to
regard him with especial favor and partially.
Mn CoNwAy has been somewhat iDdi,pos.
cd, but the public arc anxiously awaiting bis
complete recovery, and sub,equsOt engage
men. iiis q rich treat for Us IN this humble
metropolis, TO witness those burss Of feel
ing; those genuine sisrls Of passion; those
powerful appeals 20 nature sod the hssa,
which has established his lame, on ei,hei eide
uf the AIsntic. We can ps'ticipste With the
cities of Europe, 10 the sdmit ration Vi great
aud ext,so,dinsiy qualities Of mind, II we
mnno, sufficiently reward their poAs-sso,,
with the wealth end the hono's. which hc -
justly merits. . C0mnunieafed. b.
Early yesterdsy mo- ming the corner atom
cflhe New Unive,sslist Chapel, to be etec q
cd on tbe scue of,he 10 me- recently deslIoytt
hy fire. was laid by the Rev. Dir. Pickering
in tho presence OF q large COLLECTION Of spec
iatou- App'upis,e religious ceremonies
were Obs: sed upon the occs'inn
Pios An. CT TUESDAY.
AERIAL FoyAGE. On Ss'uresy las, Mr..
kuyens Robertson, recently ON Psri., ss.
teuded m the car of his Balloon f. on The a
res oi Cr,le Gs'den, 10 the presence Of 90
Immense coneourse Of people - 4 o, Tess than
5000 person. il Is ssid, weSe sdmitted wphin
the .psciou. smphithes,re of Castle GSden ;
and it is computed that ten thousand persons
were outside under the ,rees, and in The gtsv
sl walks OF ,be Biteiy. AZ IS minutes ps,t
z o'ciock,sP. NJ. the balloon sseended, bu, so
slowly that u suuek sgsins, The nag MsH, and
p,szed The top OF The saloon, aud Tor q mo
msnt air X. was io iIsminen, danger OF be
ing thrown irom the car. With g'esl pre-
ssDce Of mind, however, he threw oot hi,
bags oi sand, his Higs, bsi, bottle, and eve.y
ihing ne he'd in The car, end the balloon then
s.esnded s'owy and maj:s'iesl!y, passed in
an ssste'iy direction os,' 'bs-,i'y and desesn
lsd q. NsvIcn On Lang i'Isnd, s5ss! ,tD
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TO CoaRrsroNprNrs.

\ - ~ TO CoRRtsroNDENTs. II
% Justice" is received aud regret our ina.
bili,y 10 pubish il this week this writer clearly
shews, that Mr. Durfee's supper, Of Mrs Adams.
so far from being decided support" Vas. At
least, ques, ionable 1t shalt appear in next.
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EieD,

aged 26.
On the i4th inst. Mrs Elizabeth SheIman, wi.
dow Of MIR Philip Sherman, aged 60
A, Tiverton. 9ih inst suddenly. Gen. Andrew
M'Curre, aged 81
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BarrieD,

In this town. 10Th nsl by ,be Rev Mr.. Gam
NEIL. Mr. Joseph Chds. jr. Of Portsmouth to Miss
Harriet raiInsn, daughter Of Mr " lillian Tallmsn,
of this town
On the evening Of the 18th inst. by the Rev DIR
Pa,,eo. John G. Bailey, Esq OF Chsries,own.
(Msss) 10 Miss Lucia c, shaw, eldest daughter Of
Josiah e Shaw, Esq.
On Sunday evening last. by the Rev MIR Gam
NELL, Mr. John SHERMAN. ~ Miss Elizn Lake
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The NaTIoS's GuEsr. General L.isyeue
,ook ms ii6sl leave OF New Yo'k, on Thurs
d.y ls't, and 10 now IN Philadelphis, wosfe
he will remsin several dsys. The New fork
Commercial Advertiser ssys:--" The parting
Interviews between Genersl Lafayette and The
venerable Colonel, Willet and Ruteers in ,hs
city, snd Generals Fish and Van CourilsndI.
snd others Of his surviving companions IN
am. during the wss Of Tho tevoiu,Ion. siier
they had e'os.sd the feuy to Hoboken CO
Thursday morning, are represented 10 have
been mos, sfecling. They seve'slly end
warmly embraced, and while tesis oIisd pfo
fussly down ihen fu'rowed cheeks, the spec.
ta'o's uncoDSciou,ly wep, from ,ympshy.
When the old ve,ersn left the dock, the i'm.
mense concourse OF people we'e ss silent ss
death, and the solemn Stiffness WAS only b'o-
ken by the loud pesls OF sr'ilie y, ss the last
salute IN New Ys,k was io,d IN honor Of the
beloved " "Nsuopsl Goss."
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rfE.lIOR.3A a Dl

The brig Horizon, Cook. of Providence. arr on
the Wight. June 4, 10 days & ON Hampton Roals.
Brig Baltic, Eldrrd. of this port, was AT Go,,eh:
burg May %, loading.
Arr at Richmond, lilb, susan. HaIl, from thIs
port.
The Centurion. Brightman. arr at AlexandriA,
iith. ds from this port
The sch RolIa, Hill. was spoke June 2s, lat 28 ~,
Ion oS 80. Ia Us from Boston, for Havana.
The sch Columbus OF East Greenwich. was spoke
10th inst
Arrst Esineur, May 18th. brig Balance. Bennett.
OF Bristol. from Liverpool
Arr oil Ha're. May 81, Remittance, OF Bristol,
from York with a cargo of cotton, and in lew
hours proceeded for Liverpool.
The L. 5 ship North Carolina, was at Algcsiras.
22d May. to sail mex, day for Gibranar--oficers
and crew in good health.
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ton Of the Mexican Government. foreign vesses
were subjec, TO duty OF So 30 per ton. snd an adj.
diional duty VI IS per ct on all foreign goods
Douboons To pa.s 81 Si6 July 8. saw . 3, tx or
shore near hey Largo. two or three small schrs
were lying near her while in sight they set her
on FIRE, snd she entirely consumed. July Is Ia,.
35 81. Ion "a so. ship Louiss Matilda. rron, sa.
v.nn.h. bound ton York 10Th. lat. 81 20, ION T3
50. ship Corsair, ii ON Savannah, lor N York
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THE. firm Of FnEEDoRM &rnuRs-
\ Tos being dissolved MICHAEL FREE
BORN continues the business az before in Broad
street where be has On hand aud for sale "a general
assortment, Of GROCERIES. &c 'aF e.",.
NTOriCE.-WheIeasth the Honorable
4 Y Court Of Probate Of the town Of South. Riags.
town, did on the lltb dsy Of July. appoint me the
subscriber Guardian o' The person and estate Of Pc
ter W Clarke, Of south.Kingso~ aud also Of the
following children of the said Peter w Clarke via,
James r. Clarke Csrder u. cisrkey Peter W Clarke,
Jun and Nicholas Clarke, all of said souib.Kiugs-
town, and having qualified myself as the law directs.
do hereby forbid all persons trsnsacing any bnsi.
ness with, or trusting either Of the above persons ss
shall pay none o. their debts contracts from this
date All persons indebted TO said estate are called
upon to make pay ment, and those having demands,
TO call and settle ..
THOMAS C. " Z,RD GUARDIAN NJ
....,.. said i'efer and Of has Children.
South Kngsto~n July i6th, 1928 Jy2i.
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nils. from The city 10 en- open Geld Of Mr
Abraham Rsmsen. The journey vac CON
peted 10 SIS MINUTES alief starting.
~. York Observer.
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LONDON. June IL

GPallsdium.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14

uneven as bed of cobblc stones, and not whit sol.
ter, as your back and ribs will bear most decisive
and painful testimony. But il perchsnce the bed
is made of geese feathers instead Of hens aud pi-
geons, (which rarely happens,) there is still such
plentiful lack of them, and the straw beneath SO
thoroughly thrown into ridges, that you try 10 vain
TO sleep. o for draught Of Lethe. After rising
up dozen times TO adjust the bed, and bring TO
something like level surface-but in van-you
throw the feather bed upon the loor-and yourself
upon it, and in sort Of dreaming state, hall way
between waking and sleeping, doze away the night
in visions very different from those who dream Of
paradise and The houres. Rising up in the morning
with your bones aching, your sides Jelly, and your
self more is,gued than when you retired, you look
about The room in vain for wafer 10 wash you. The
kitchen must again be passed through; pots, ket'
ties and wash.tubs sour looks and sly looks, must
again be encountered before you reach the sink
where, after performing your abutions In dirty
wash bowl, tin basin, iron kettle, and wpng your
hands and lace on towel which has been wiped
upon by all of people for week at least, and
looks as black as the bar-room fioor-you call Tor
your bill, douss the cash. mount your horse, which
has not been curred and LOOKS as dsconsoa,e as his
master-you noun, your horse, say, and ride away
as fast as possible"
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14

Richmond. Oct. l.-Within .he las, three days
We understand, that the dead body of black man
was floating on the surface Of the basin; and was
supposed 70 have risen from its bottom. or that Of
the canal. i exhibited the most suspicious signs
of murder; the skull particularly being very much
battered and broken. II is said. tha, the deceased
vas boa,man from the upper country and that,
in an atiray with another 5oatman. The deceased was
knocked in the head, dragged into the water and
sunk. A ooroner's inquest called upon the 30.
dy. II is said that the principal, il rot the only
witness, is deaf ard dumb woman, Who msds signs
that she saw the murder. night, ard then saw he
body cast into the water. She is understood to
have made signs also ,ha; she will ts able 10 recop-
mise the murderer. We understand, that Dreceo,
has been sent up TO Lynchburg, !c. the purpose OF
apprehending the black man suspected Of ,he mur.
der. The case q murderer being uisd on the
evidence OF deaf and dumb person, i. perhaps .
singular one in the annals Of jurisprudence. Who
is to De the Interpreter in such case Whs, rule
is TO Be pursued: Cgssn,l.-
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14
- 0fflff -

On the fourteenth of June, I.--, Congress pass.
ed resolution that the flag OF the thirteen Unit
ed States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and
white-thai the Union be thirteen stars, white in a
blue FIELD, representing new constellation. On
,hr'thireenlh Of February 1878, Paul Jones. in the
Ranger, received the first national salute from q
French yrss,l of war that was ever given BY for
egner to the American Gag. With trembling IN
eertsln,y 10 The length Of the struggle, but con-
6dent OF eventual success. did cur revolutionary
Congress take the stand Of ependenee-Had the
cur,sn OF futuri,y then been drawn aside from the
eyes OF our Legislative patrio;s-had they seen in
less than The lapse OF half century. the thirteen
independent states increased TO twenty four-had
they seen Mexico and South America and Greece
following their example, what would have been their
sensations We are 100 liable on such occasions 10
notice armies and 10 neglect legislators ito think
ina, those only who hgh, battles ar= entitled 10
our admiration forgetting what Edmund Burke says,
that " there is courage OF the cabinet full power
iul and far less vulgar than ,ha, OF the field" II is
the legislator who moves 6eets and armies-uho
provides, raises equips and furnishes that engine OF
nations vengeance. The biographies Of our re
Nolusiona-y statesmen should be written We should
Become more Intimately acquainted with men who
risked their lives for the acquisition OF American
independence as much our generals and armies
lid on he battle field. They are compelled 10 fight
battles equally dangerous. and in case OF victory,
they reap ~ glory. The names OF political heroes
are rarely mentioned in the homage paid BY states.
Their victories have nothing OF the .hovy and daz-
cling kind that belongs TO the profession OF arms.
But this is prejudice unHorthy OF the minds OF
i'eemen. The s,a,ssman-,be honest high mind
sd intelligent intrepid, patriotic statesman, is en-
'tlsd to his full share OF public graiitude,he lives
OF The legislative oenefa-lofs Of our revolutionary
day should be published. Bat. I'm.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14

The Revolutionary worthy, the veneraoiSsr sr"~a .U%i
TRuMBuLL. OF Connecticut, author OF .utfI ~
arrived 10 New York on the 9Th ult. on MS "s, If
Detroit, where he intends to spend the re'n'a" ,be
his days. a public dinner was given 10 MN y
people Of Ha,,iayj prior 70 his departure
American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-10-14

The number OF the North American Re'ts
which has just appeared, contains The following u
ierary notice:
/" "Sketches Of The Kingdom OF Alsers, comP'..
ing Geographical, Historical, snd Political aeeoun
OF that country BY William Shaler, Consul osu'
e'al Of the United States ct .a:eiers
The manuscript of this work has arrived 10 w, ~,
country, and will, as We learn, be immediately Pu'
to press. From the interesting nature Of ihe su'
lec, from The well known talents and qusliaea,V,D'
Q. The author, and from the Circumstance OF r'
having resided ten years in The country ne ds:cV',
high aniieipations nigh, Justly De ente''aoeu
the value OF his performance. Alter having peu,
ed the manuscript with care, We do no, nes,.''s
say, that such antcpalons will De fully rsai'-'u'