American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-08
EDNJJND SpENSER.

fnc prince OF fDaGiclaDs, ana neiu the keys winch
unlocked enchanted doors. All the fantastic u
sions Of the brain belong TO him, the dreamer's
secrets, the madmans vsions, the poet. golden
hopes. lie threw rainbow across the heaven oil
poetry, at a time when all seemed dark and IN.
promising. He was the very genius Of personi6ca-
ton; and yet his Imagination was less exerted than
hts fancy. His spirit was idle dreaming and yolup-
tuous. lie seems as though he had sumbered
through summer evenings. in caves or forests, by
Mulla's sirean or the murnuring ocean Giants
and dwarfs, tsies, and knights, and queens, up
at the waving Of his charming rod There was no
meagreness in his fancy, poverty in his details
Hlsinvention was without limit. He drew up shape
alter shape, after scene, castle and lake. woods
and cayerns, monstrous anomalies and beautiful i'm
possibilities, from the una,homable depths of his
mind. There is prodigaty and consciousness
oil wealth about his creations, which reminds OF
The dash and sweep OF Ruben's pencil but in other
respects, his genius differed materially from that
celebl ated Fleming. In coloring they are some.
what alike, ard in the Mask OF Cupid some of the
figures claim affinity to the artists shapes.
But generally speaking, Spenser was more ETHEREAL
and refined. Rubens was decided painter oil flesh
and blood. He belonged TO earth, and should never
have aspired 10 heaven. His were indeed.
sometimes chivaltous and intellectual, (hs beasts
we're grand and mate HESS y but his women were
essentially OF clay, and OF very homey fashion.
Spenser sketched with more precision, and ninite-
ly more delicacy. He had not the flush and fever
Of co'oring which lighted up the productions Of the
other but his genius was more sprilualized his
fancy raversed lftier eminence. and loved to
wander in remote haunts. The brain OF the one was
like ali ocean. casting up at single effort the mos
common and extraordinary shapes while the poet
had a wilderness of fancy, from whose silent gIades
and haunted depths stole forth the ARREST Hctions of
romance. The nymphs Of Spenser are decidedly
diHeren, from those of the painter; and his syIvaus
have neither the hdeous looks of Poussin's carnal
sayrs, that vnous spirit which Pushes and gives
life TO the rceling Bacchansans of Rubens''
CO
CONGREGATIONAL the New York
Gazette. we copy the following particulars OF the
fires in New Brunswick, sent 10 Mr.. Topliff from
Eastport.
Sentinel Office Passport, Oct. is, 1925.
In our last paper we gave some account of The !
late distressing fires in F'ede, teton, and other |
places IN the province Of New Brunswick Las,
evening We received an extra sheet from the Cou
Tier Office. in St. John, which furnishes the follow
i"g additional particulars Of scene of devastation
and horror which besEars description
u appears thai hitetyei-ht build es instead oil
SIXTY eight, as stated in our last paper were destroy
ed at Fredericton. The loss sustained is aicula'ed
70 exceed 10000 dollars. No human lives were
lost there vet several horses and cattle vere burnt
~ The stables. The Governor of New Brunswick
has given 10 he sufferers at Fredericton 2OOi from
his Nisles'y's casual revenue. and 2Ol from his ow
private purse and the people 81 ST. John have airea
dy contributed 1851 independent of what some in
dyiduals have privately done Tor few of the sui
feters The deporabe situation Of the people in
Chatham, Mlramchi, and other plates, calls loudly
upon the symPathles OF the pu3lic generally, and We
trust the American people will not be less mindful
at this time Of their suffering neghbors than thew
were on a former occasion, when like occurrence
made an appeal 10 theif generous and humane lee
lings.
Chathum, Oct. 10, 1925.
ON Friday last most dreadful fire broke out
IN the woods on the North West branch and aided
by heavy gale from the n. w burned all before
1t in the North west settlements, and raging on both
sides the main river, destroyed the towns of New.
castle. and Douglass. leaving more than twenty
houses standing on that side Of the rver.-The back
settlements were all destroyed-those at Bartbogue
and Nappan. and many cottages between Nelson and I
Chaham.-ln short, the whole mischief is not vet
known. The Stores Of Abrams, Gilmour, and
others, upon whom chief dependence for provisions
was placed, are in ashes and SO complete is The
destruction, that ioT miles the very soil is DESTROYED
We have in Chatham not less than 400 house!ess
beings and 1t Is supposed there is not less than GOO
at Nelson, besides those who at Tabishantack
and those who remain among the ruins of their
dwellings, at Neppan. We are in want of both food
aad clothing, and to add to the distress, we are in
hourly expectation OF some desperate wreches be
ginning 10 plumber the stores that yet standing
The lives that are los it is yet impossible 10 as
certain--here numbers already found who vet
remain unbuied, The wild beasts from the woods
are seen dead upon the shore, and Thousands Of fish
are floating about. Many people were compelled 10
fly into the water 10 escape the ilames and persisted
in the attempt.
This description. which is far from being over
charged will, hope induce the inhabitants of ST
John to subscribe Tor our mtp-date relief. There
is not less IN the whole than 1900 persons in want