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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-03-15

MISCELLANY.
THE TWIN FLOWERS.


"Will you buy my fowers?" said a
neat looking little girl, addressing her.
self to young lady in Chesnut-street,
and holding out at the same time a
small basket containing some beauti-
tut roses, Z" they are newly blown and
fresh; buy red rose for your hair Miss;
here's one WILCOX delightful twined
among those pretty locks" "Not
rose, my child" said the young lady,
there are. thorns among them; but
III take this little flower, it looks so
lively and sweet; oh, it's Forget-me-
not!'' Pardon me, Miss" replied
the child, that flower is engaged"
" To whom?" ITO Master Charles
Leland" "Charles Leland, indeed ="
said the lady. "Well, but here's a.
nother-what beautiful pair!!' "They
are both fc:c that gentleman" said the
little girl. ooh, a fig for him." said
the young lady: but an arch smile play
ed upon her cheek as she said it, and
something sparkled in her beautiful
dark eye that told tale her lips refus-
ed to utter, while she ingeniously mark
ed both the favorite flowers, and re-
turned them to the basket then choos-
ing little bunch Of roses, she walked
home, leaving the flower girl to visit
the rest Of her customers.
Love is impatient; and Harriet
counted the tedious minutes as she sat
at her window, and listened for the
well.known rap. The clock struck
nine, and yet Leland did not appear;
she thought he had been neglectful OF
late but then the flowers he knew
they were favorites of hers, and she
thought to receive them from his hand,
and to hear him say, "Harriet, forget
me-not would be sweet atonement fol
many little offences past" But once the
thought stole to her bosom--perhaps
they are destined for another! She
banished it with sigh, and it hardly
escaped ere Charles Leland entered
She rose to receive him, and he gently
took her hand; Accept" said he
amy humble offering, and forgetme-'
Harriet interrupted him as he attempt
ed to place single flower inner bosom
-aWhere is the other :" said she, a.
she playfully put back his hand. A
moments silence ensued Charles ap'
neared embarrassed, and Harriet re,
Collecting herself, blushed deeply and
turned II of; but the flower was not OF.
fered again, and Charles had only said
This could not have been all he IN
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OF RICHES.

I cannot call riches better than the
baggage of virtue; the Roman word
is better, "impedimenta," for as the
baggage is to an army, so is riches 10
virtue; it cannot be spared nor lett be-
hind, but it hindereth the march; yea,
and the care of it sometimes loseth or
disturbeth the victory; Of great riches
there is no real use, except it be in the
distribution; the rest is but conceit; so
saith Solomon, "where much is, there
are many to consume it; and what hath
the owner but the sight of it with his
eyes?"-The personal fruition in any
man cannot reach to feel great riches /;
there is custody Of them, or power
of dole and donative ofthem, or fame
of them; but no solid use to the owner.
BACON.
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A man was last month examined be-
fore a magistrate, and being proved
guilty of some petty crime, was told,
that, if he chose to serve the king, his
punishment should be dispensed with.
The man asked the magistrate, in
what way"-"Why," replied his wor'
ship, what countryman are you!"-
" Irish, an please your honour!!-
"Have you ever been at scar" Have l
ever been at sea! Why, does your wor-
ships worship think ! was trundled
over from my own country in a whesl.
barro,U?"
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POWERFUL EFFECTS OF THEATRICAL RE-
PRESENTATION.

/. On a London theatre, play was in
representation, one scene Of which dis
covered Sonny ocean-two ships ap-
peared in sight, their masts partly
gone-their sails in tatters-they
hurried by the raging sea among the
black clouds which obscured the sky,
and anon sunk between the divided
ocean, and were for some moments In.
visible. To complies the horror OF
the scene, a lee-shore was now in view,
begirt with rocks, which offered the
prospect of certain destruction to the
unfortunate mariners. This sight
was too much for Captain F. an A.
merican, who had eagerly watched
every motion Of the vessels. He
started from his seat in one OF the
boxes. and exclaimed, with true nau-
teal yehemence, Helms alec, God d-n
vou, or airs lost, BY G-d''-and was
with great difieulty composed to his
seat again.
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Sharp Rstort fla Quake'.-A quaker
being evidence on trial, was asked by
one Of the magistrates, who had been
acarpenter, why he would not take off
his hat 4" 1t is a privilege" said the
witness, eve, as quakers, are allowed"
eff had it in my power" said the
angry Justice" l would have your hat
nailed to your head. 81 thought" re-
turned Obadiah, "that thou hadst CIV
en- over the trade of drivingnails".
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SECOND DIVIDEND.

Thereby give Notice,
yFlHAT on or after the first day of April
i next, shall be prepared to pay a dividend
Z of thirty cents on the dollar to all such credi-
tors Of Newton Keene, As have couformed to
the terms Of the trust deed to
GEORGE JOHNSON, Trustee.
march 2 law TIA
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% OOllars Reward.

nANAWAY from Acquia, on Monday night
X last. negro JAMES, about % years Of
acre. rather small, very black, has remarka-
be scar on one of his cheeks, (cut by knne; I
Twenty five dollars Reward will De gwen II
secured in any Jail so that we get hun again
dee I4-.tf LEWIS = TOWNED.
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CURIOUS ANEepoTE.

CURIOUS ANEGDoTE.
The following account of very singular ad-
venture, copied from the papers Of Richard,
Earl of Cork, is to be found among the manu-
scripts of Sir James Ware:
"Queen Mary, having dealt severely
with the Protestants in England, about
the latter end of her reign, signed a
commission for to take the same course
with them in Ireland; and to execute
the same with greater force, she nomi-
mates DR.. Cole one Of the commission
ers. This doctor coming with the
commission to Chester, on his jour
ney; the mayor of that city hearing
that her Majesty was sending a mes
sage into Ireland, and he being a
churchman, waited on the doctor, who,
in discourse with the mayor, taketh
out of a cloke-bag leathern boz, saying
unto him, here is a commission that shall
lash the hereticks of Ireland calling the
Protestants by that title.) The good
woman of the house, being well affect
ed to the Protestant religion, and also
having brother named John Ed
munds Of the same, then citizen in
Dublin, was much troubled at the doc
tors words; but watching her conve-
nient time, while the mayor took his
leave, and the doctor complimented
him down the stairs, she goes to the
box, and takes the commission. out,
and places in lieu thereof a sheet Of pa
per, with pack of cards wrapt up
therein, the knave of clubs being faced
uppermost. The doctor coming up
to his chamber, suspecting nothing of
what had been done, put up the box as
formerly. The next day going to the
w a.vI -oid., --:-AI a,A W e~siiN. ~, -i..c
him, he sails towards ireland, and land
ed on the 9TH of October, 1858, at Dub
lin. Then coming to the castle, the
Lord Fitz Walter, being Lord Depu.
ty, sent for him to come before him and
the privy council: who, coming in, at
ter he had made speech relating up
on what account he came over, pre-
sents the box unto the lord deputy,
who causing it to be opened, that the
secretary might read the commission,
there was nothing save pack Of cards
with the knave of clubs uppermost;
which not only startled the lord depu-
| ty and council, but the doctor, who as
sured them he had commission, but
knew not how it was gone; then the
lord deputy made answer, let us haze
another commission, and zoe vM shuttle
| the cards in the mean ,ohik The doc
tor being troubled in hismind, went a.
way, and returned into England; and
coming to the court, obtained another
commission but staying for wind
on the water-side, news came to him
that the Queen was dead; and thus
God preserved the Protestants Of Ire
land"
Queen Elizabeth was so delighted
with this story, which was related to
her by Lord Fitz Walter on his return
to England, that she sent for Elizabeth
Edmunds, whose husbands name was
Mattchrashad, and gave her pension
offorty pounds during her life.
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For the following characteristic a.
necdote we are indebted to the late high
ly and deservedly respected MIR. Heck
ewelder. Skenaudou, an Oneida Chief,
who was Christian and survived the
Minister who made Convert OF him,
lived to be an hundred and twenty years
old. Just before he died he said, 81 am
an aged hemlock. The winds of an
hundred years have whistled through
my branches. lam dead at top (referring
to his blindness.) Why Iyet live the
Good spirit only knows. Pray to ,Je-
sus that may wait my appointed time
to die; and when l die lay me by the
side Of my minister and father, that |
may go up with him to the great Re-
surrection." Philad. Fress.
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Teas and Candles.
Wantcd,
Charles Bennett

Has FOE SALE
sbepparti's extra blue and black cloth
Do. 10. blue, black, steel grey
ans drab kerseymeres
Irish linens and diapers
English Apes, twilled and plain
Superfne bombazetts, Russia sheehngs
Ticklenburgs and burlaPs
Best English twists and sewing silks
Gilt coat buttons ofsuperior quality
.Choppa Romal hAndkerchiefs
Domestic sheeting cottons, bleached and
unhleached
ia and 12-4 rose blankets of an excellent
quality
BridPort SHAD & HERRING TWINE
Shoe thread, &c. &c. ian %
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POETRY.
From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle.
TO JAMES MdNROE-E1-PRrsIpENr .

From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle.
TO JAMES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE UNITED STATES.
Choice of the free, whose brow is wreathed
With honor and with age,
Thy fight is o'er-thy conflict past!
Thou venerable sage!
Thy morning spent in the camp
And councils of the State,
Thy proves proven in the field,
Thy wisdom in debate.
Thou heard'st the voice of millions cali
Thy honored name, at noon,
And place around thy patriot brow,
Thy country's dearest boon.
And now thy evenings calm rePose
Proclaims thy duty done,
Thou stand'st among the exalted few,
Whose head is-WAsHINsros.
Rest from thy cares-thou hoary sage
Exalted by thy name
And 'curst the wretch who dares pollute,
Thy fair untarnished fame
CHESTER BARD.
MY ROSE, MY RING AND BRAID OF HAIR.
would not give this rose hold,
For bright chain Of bur.ished gold;
No, not for diamonds, richerfar
In brilliance than yon brilliant star;
For oh, tits the pledge of love-
And it will deck my hair so gay,
When New-Year comes, my wedding day.
Iwould not give this ring wear
For crowns of jewels rich and rare,
No, not for all the lands between
St. Mary's and our village-green
For this too is the pledge of love
of fervent, fond, devoted love
And it shall deck my hand so gay,
When New-Year brings my wedding day.
Iwould not give this braid of hair,
For all the gems that monarchs wear,
No, not if it would purchase all
That blooms in glory's coronal;
For this too is the gift of love-
Of tender, youthful, constant love:
And oh how shall love to wear,
My rose, my ring, and braid of hair.
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QUESTION.

Given the top-diameter, depth, and diagonal
of Tub, equal to ee, so, and 100 inches re.
spectively--whatis the contents Of the Tub in
ale gallons Xxx.
Prince William County.
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To the Editors Of the Pheair Gazette,
Z GENTLEMEN: A friend of mine, who
appears to be possessed of a consider
able mathematical genius, as we'll as a
turn for poetry, not long since COM
municated to me (under the signature
Off. B. ) the following pieces Of poetry
and mathematical question. Out Of
respect for my friend, I have concluded
to forward them to you, and place them
At your disposal. The enigma Is by
no means worthy Of being ranked with
the Baltimorean Enigma Of Enigmas,
(Which is very. identical something,)
and the mathematical question does
not, and cannot, lay claim to that pro-
found calculation, by which some Of
the questions in your paper Of late are
distinguished. A simple solution is
all that is required.
ENIGMA.
When first creating Nature Wild,
That atoms into form should jar;
BY me the boundless space was fil'd,
On me was built the first made star.
Than wisdom's sacred self I'm wiser,
And yet by every blockhead known;
Pm freely given by the miser-
Kept by the prodisal alone.
BY the proud Atheist I'm reverb,
For me the lawyer keeps his word;
And though by heroes am fear'd,
At me the coward draws the sword.
I'LL with wit the idiots mind,
Am often by the vain possess'd;
Heard bv the deaf-seen by the blind,
And to the troubled conscience rest
,uv rvver ; vow, uur zncn rIurs nznir,
The poets purse, the patriots gainsi
One further hint only give,
Solve, and you'll have me for your pains.
A miser one morn, by the light ofa taper,
Was counting his money and writing on paper,
A sweeper, poor rogue, had got down the
wrong pipe
In silence he gaz'd on the gold, and old grippe:
The miser, well knowing his life had been evil.
Then thought that his visitor must needs be
the devil;- the room:
"Take it ALL" he exclaimed, as he fed from
81 thank you" rejoined the son ofthe broom.
QUESTION.
Given the top-diameter, depth, and diagonal
of Tub, equal to 96, so, and 100 inches re.
spectively---whatis the contents Of the Tub in
ale gallons Xxx.
Prince William Co,nfp
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TUESDAY MWRSNNlao N1AR0E1 49, 1885,

and believe me, there is much truth il
Tom Moore's sentiment
.asomething light as air-a look,
Aword unkind or wrongly taken
The love that tempests never shook,
A BREATH touch Like this has shaken!
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NO. So

rope so tight as to give him pain, he
begged they would make them more
easy, and said he was sure that Capt.
M'Fee would not suffer them TO treat
him so: they refused to loosen them.
He then told Miss Jane to call her
brother, which she did; he came and
said that Fitch should not be abused,
but must be bound, and made his ropes
more easy. About III P. M. gun
was fired at the window where my IN
forInant was sitting, but no one was
injured: conjecture supposed it to
have been fired by Fitch's aid, Dough-
erty: search was Immediately made,
but the person fed, and left behind a
sword, which Fitch had formerly ia
ken from an officer. About 9 A. NJ.
next morning the guards from the A
merican camp took the prisoner in
charge and conveyed him to place of
safety; some time after, he was tried
and executed.
Fitch had declared he never would
be taken by one man. While in the
house of M'Fee he said the world
should not say he was taken by man,
but by woman; hence report was
spread abroad that Fitch was taken by
Sarah Walker, and she ayailed her
self of the favourable impression which
the report caused, and travelled about
the country and received considerable
sums of money from the Wings as
reward for her courage
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JIM FITZPATRICK.


The following interesting account OF
the character and capture of this cele-
brated free booter, who was such an
annoyance 10 the wings during the
revolution, is copied from the Phila-
delphia Democratic Press
Con Sunday the 22d August, 1878,
about 5 P. NJ. Fitzpatrick, OF Fitch, as
he was generally called, came to the
house Of Mr.. VIM. Mice, situated
near Crum Greek, and not far from
where the Strasburg road runs, about
10 miles from Cheser. MIR. and Mrs.
M'Fee and their son Robert were seal
ed at the tea table, their daughter Jane
being absent on visit to sick neigh
bour. Robert observed a man APP
preaching the house, being mounted,
and armed with rifle, a pair of pis-
tolls, and sword, and supposed him to
be a soldier from the American camp.
He dismounted, came to the door, and
asked if Mr.. VIM. M'Fee lived there;
he was answered in the affirmative; he
then walked in, and addressed himself
to Robert, saying, "and you are Capt.
Rober, M'Fee?" he replied 81 am Ro-
bert Mice" 81 am Capt. Fitzpat-
rick" said Fitch. "Sir, said Capt. NJ
Fee, eff you are Capt. Fitzpatrick,
sit down and take cup Of tea with US.
ono" he answered, and swore violent
" that he would neither eat nor drink;
nor leave the house until they were
not worth groat; and said that he was
going about levying contributions from
the id rebels, and that he must pay
him one hundred and fifty pounds.
He then proceeded to rifle his person
of whatever took his fancy, among
which was pair of shoes with silver
buckles on them.-He pulled his own
off and put on the other pair, leaving
them down at the heel; the shoes ap-
peared to be rather small tor him; he
then laid his old shoes outside of the
door. While Fitch was engaged plum
dering the Captain, he unobserVed by
Fitch, threw the key of his chest and
some paper money, behind the door,
which his mother perceiving, picked
up the key, and fastened up stairs, un-
locked the chest, and hid the money in
the garrett under some wheat. Fitch
very soon missed her, presenting his
pistol to Capt. M'Fee's breast, threa-
tened him with instant death if his mo
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TUESDAY MDRSnSya, JULY g8o 1885,

ct gate, aforesaid, where l found SEN
try posted, who instantly snapped his
fuzee at mel ran Immediately to-
wards him, and he retreated through
the covered way into the parade with
the garrison, gave halloo and ran un-
der bomb proof. My party followed
me into the fort: I formed on the par
ade in such manner as to face the bar
racks, which faced each other.
The garrison being aleep, except
the sentries, we gave three huzzas,
which greatly surprized them. One
of the sen.ries made a pass at one OF
my officers with a charged bayonet, and
slightly wounded him. My first thought
was to kill him with my sword, but in
an instant altered the design and flu
nv of the blow to slight cut on the
side of the head; upon which he drop
ped his gun asked quarters, which |
readily granted him; and demanding,
where the commanding officer slept
he showed me pair Of stairs in front
of the garrison, which led up to the sec
ond story in said barracks, to which |
Immediately repaird, and ordered the
commander, Captain Delaplace, to
come forth instantly, orI would sacri-
fee the whole garrison. AT which the
Captain came Immediately to the
door, with his breeches in his hand,
when I ordered him to deliver up the
fort instantly He asked me by what
authority l demanded it. | answered
him. In the name of the great Jeho-
vah--and Continental Congress.
The authority of Congress being
very little known at that time, he be-
gan, but interrupted him, and with a
drawn sword near his head, demanded
an immediate surrender of the garrison;
with which he then complied, and or
dered his men to be forthwith paraded
without arms, as he had given up the
garrison. In the mean time, some OF
my officers had given orders, and in
consequence thereof, sundry ofthe bar
rack doors were beaten down, and a
bout one-third Of the garrison impri-
soned, which consisted Of said comman-
der, lieutenant Helham, conductor
of artillery, gunner, two sergeants,
and forty-four rank and file, about one
hundred pieces of cannon, and a thlr-
teen inch mortar, and number OF swiv-
els. This enterprise was carried into
execution in the gray Of the morning OF
The 10th of May, l775. The sun SEEM
ed to rise that morning with supe-
rior lustre; and Ticonderoga and its de-
pendences smiled upon its conquerors,
who tossed about the flowing bowl, and
drank success to Congress and liberty,
and freedom to America.
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MISCEL LANX.
TICONDEEOGA,

IlCONDEfOph.
The following is Colonel Ethan Al
lens's account Of the capture of Ticon-
deroga, on the 10th of May, l77s.
The first systematical and bloody
attempt atLex ington, to enslave Amer
lea, thoroughly electrified my mind,
and fully determined me to take part
| with my country. And while | was
wishing for an opportunity to sigpalize
myself in its behalf, directions were
privately sent to me from the then col
ony, now State of Connecticut, to raise
the Green Mountain Boys, and if pos
sible, to surprise and take the fortress
of Ticonderoga. This enterprise l
cheerfully undertook; and after guard
ing all the several passages that lead
thither, TO cut off all intelligence be-
tween the garrison and the country,
made forced march from Benning-
ton, and arrived at the lake at Ticon-
deroea. l775, with $50 valiant Green
Mountain Boys; and it was with the
utmost difficulty that | procured boats
to pass the lake. However, l had Ian
ded SO men near the garrison, and sent
the boats back for the rear guard, COM
manded by Col. Seth Warner; but the
day began to dawn, and found myself
necessitated to attack the fort before
the rear could pass the lake; and as it
was viewed hazardous, harangued
the officers and soldiers in the following
manner.
"Friends and fellow-soldiers: you
have for number of years past been
the seourge and terror to arbitrary
power.-Your valour has been famed
abroad, and acknowledged, as appears
by the orders to me from the General
Assembly of Connecticut, to surprise
and take the garrison now before u.s.
now propose to advance before you,
and in person, conduct you through the
wicket gate; for We must this morning
either quit our pretentions to valor, or
possess ourselves of this fortress, in a
few minutes; and, in as much as It is
desperate attempt, which none but
the bravest men dare undertake, do
not urge it on any, contrary to his will.
You that will undertake, voluntarily
poise your fire locks"
The men being at this time drawn
up in three ranks, each poised his fire
lock- ordered them TO face to the
right; and at the head of the centre file,
marched them Immediately to the wick