The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-10-13

another.' Another trial was accordingly
yiyen. for the same length of time, and with
the same result. TRY him again, and dup
Rim under the water was then the cry
They did so; one of the four men pressed ms
chest and down went his head whilst up
came his heels--in a word, he was IKE Il
piece Of cork in the water. These trials
| kept the poor old fellow three quarters OF an
hour in the pond, and lie Came out more
dead than alive Still, some were not satis-
fed. Another man they said, of his age anu
size, ought to be swan with him. oteooihgs
agreed even to this, for he was determined
to get rid of the imputation or die.
The following Saturday was appointed
/ for the nurpose. and a man called Tom Will
den, of Bacton parish, near me, was named
for his companion. The story now got
more wind. and hundreds OF people from
all the neighboring parishes attended to wit
ness the second ordeal. But III the interim
the clergyman of the parish, and the TWO
churchwartens had intertered, and the
swimmers were kept away, to tue no snali
vexaton and disappointment OF the deludeu
multitude 1t is now gravely told, that at
the very time Stebbngs was swan, the al
nicted farmer alluded to above was UNUSUAL
ly perturDed; he cried out, II can see the
imps all about me; | must f1ghteii them
away with nv voice;'' and his delusion and
his i. Use as Stebbings did not sink, are put
down to his account. To complete the at
fair, a respectable farmer in the neighboung
parish, has been. it is said, to some cum
ming man." and learnt to a certainty, that
Ste5bngs is wizard. The sum of 81. was
paid for this intelligence, upon the assur-
ance that Stebbngs should be skilled by
| inches'' Of course it was not the "cunning
man. who parted with the mohev. Now
gentle reader, what thnkest thou ofthis sen
lightened age" From the year 1640 to the
restoration Of Charles IL. betwixt three and
forr Thousand persons suffered death for
witchcratt in these dominions; and now, it
seems even now ii the nineteenth century,
portion of the populace-perhapsa consid-
cradle Notwithstanding the foolish pre-
4 jadices Of their forefathers, believe, as the
above statement proves that there are
witches and wizards still.
II is stated that the British government has
contracted with Mr. Mabcrly for e9o90 TO trans
port to England that celebrated monument of
antiquity, Cleopatra, Needle, and that il is 70 be
placed at Charing Cross on the spot now occu-
pied by the equestrian statute of King Charles 4
There is now in use, at nine in Cornwall, \
steam engine Of 50 horse power, with 90 pounds
of coal minute-it raises $4,000 pounds 4 hun
dred feet high per minute.
A most extraordinary instance of preser-
walton was discovered 4 few days since, IL
repairing some vaults OF st. Martins Church
in this CITY On opening lead coffin, where
in were deposited, 81 years ago, the remains
of the Rev Mr. II ron, rector Of the par
ish, the body was found as perfect as when
it was deposited il the tomb, the flesh VIZ li
ing to the touch, and recovered its SIN oth-
ness when the finger was removed; anapkin
wrapped ronnd the head, and the shroad
covering the corpse, were as white and un-
injured as if they had just come from the
drapcrs's shop -Plym9RM Ca.
GREECE IN English packet which left
Napol III Romani, july 5, arrived at Mar
seiles, bringing favorable accounts Of the
Cireel, cause. A letter dated Ju.y 2, after
| detailed account the unsuccessful attack Of
the Egyptian army on the Mills, june Is, (ln
which it is stated lbrahim Pacha lost 600
men, including his nephew Omer Picha,
| Governor of Candia) states that the Pacha,
on the 29th Jane, hastily retreated from Ar-
| gos, hoping to reach the neighborhood OF
| Navarin, before his retreat should be nter-
cepted BY tho rallying of the different Greek
Corps. Colocotroni WAS lit TroXlGa, and
| had announced to the gov ernment, that l.
bratim entered Tripclita2a, Ju;y !, with
the whole of his army, by way Of xii, A.
genitze, and Arn that he had taken eve
rv measure, by occupying the necessary
posts, to cut off his retreat; that all the CON-
nunicatons of the Egyptians were interaept-
ed, they were destitute of water and proyis-
ion, and no alternative but to surrender or
to force their way, sword in hand from SO
critical a position No further news had
been received when the packet sailed.
The following proclamation was issued by
/ Colocotvoni, on the retreat OF lbrf.iinl from
! &apnli di Roman
"Braye ccuntryTcn, brothcrs, stationed at
! Diervenii, Xii, Arcadia, - and Gnstni,
4 and all my fellow ctizens--Wc Yesterday
succeeded in enclosing Ihrahm Pacha, the
most dangerous eneny Of the PeioponncsuS,
in the position agreed on. The day was
rendered still more glarioas hy the fire Of
the Greeks, which Che naughty man had to
sustan. Howe ed, rs he is not entirely de
str0yea bat onig surrounded, call on you
as brothers, but especially Oh such Of you
as are stationed IL Chusai, Gasl,ni, aud
pirgn, to hasten ana march day and night in
order to arrive here il time. On this de-
nends both the success Of Greece, and tie
lives Of your wives and children! llastei,
confidently and fearles,ly TO crush tbe enc
i my with a single blow, and to free n, forcH-
en- If you are Christians and Greeks, il
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