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he commissioners iorbear 10 add any
further remarks on the importance of
subject, to which the attention of many
OF the most enlightened statesmen, in the
United y stes, has been long time
drawn, and which, IN this enlightened
age, Is becoming one of cardinal policy,
IN all the states.
Ihe accompanying correspondence,
marked A, will shew what progress has
been made i'll the execution OF the duties
imposed on the commissioners, under
the fourth head, as stated III this report.
II is proper TO remark, while on this sub
Iect, that no answer has been received
from The Governor of the state OF Ohio,
to the communication addressed to him
by the President of the Board.
ne commissioners, IN concluding
their repor', will remark, that in pre-.
seatng the account of their expenditure
TO the Auditor Of Public Accounts, they
| are aware thai he actual expense vii
nave exceeded the appropriation made
by the last General Assembly; yet, wher
the currency In which that appropriation
was made, the great depreciation which
| 1t suffered, between tho time oil its an
preparation and its receipt and payment
with the deduction for interes, on tht
bank notes when drawn at the bank, and
the nature and extent of the work Der
| formed, are considered, ii will be satis
iactariiy perceived, that no work Of equs
magni ude, of The kind, has ever been
performed at SO cheap rate.
1 HOS. SLOO, Jr. President
EkASrUS BROWN.
EMANUEL J. WEST.
THEOP. w. SMITH.
PandaAa Sd January, 1925.
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VAR xEEX.
SUPERSTITION OF SAILORS.


From Foreign Scenes and Travelling Recreations."
BIZ JOHN HowIsoy, ESQ.
Almost all the superstitions Of seamen embrace
the idea of an overriding Providence and though
no people in the world are less influenced by reli-
gion in SO far regards the tenor of their lives,
they betray lively confidence in divine protection,
and usually solicit it when the hour of danger ar
riyes. They consider themselves peculiarly situat-
ed with respect to future destiny and rewards and
punishments, and think they will be less severely
dealt with hereafter than other classes Of society,
on the ground that the hardships and dangers to
which their mode of life exposes them actually
equivalent to the torments of purgatory. Their
superstitious regard for the small bird called the
stormy petre arises from their belief that these ami
mails follow ships for the purpose of picking up the
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far from home and her friends, was fas-
tened 20 a stake, the whole tribe was as
sembled on the surrounding plain, to wit
ness the awful scene. Just when the wood
was about TO be kindled, and the specta-
tors were on the tip-toe Of expectation,
this young warrior, who sat composedly
among the chiefs, having before prepared
two feet horses, with the necessary pro-
visions, sprang from his seat, rushed thro'
the crowd, loosened the victim, seized
her in his arms, placed her on one of the
horses, mounted the other himself, and
made the utmost speed toward the nation
and friends of the captive. The multi
tude, dumb and nerveless with amazement
at the daring deed, made no effort to res
cue their victim from her deliverer-
They viewed it as the act of the Great
Spirit, submitted 20 it without murmur,
and quietly retired to their vllage.-The
released captive was accompanied thro'
the wilderness toward her home, till she
was out of danger. He then gave her the
horse on which she rode, with the neces-
sary provision for the remainder of her
journey, and they parted. On his return
TO the village, such was the respect en-
tertained for him, that no inquiry was
made into his conduct; no cersure was
passed on it; and since this transaction,
no human sacrifice has been offered in this
or any other of the Pawnee tribes. Of
what influence is one bold act in a good
cause!
On the publication Of this anecdote at
Washington, the young ladies of Miss
Whites seminary, in that city, presented
this brave and humane Indian, with
handsome silver medal, on which was en-
craven an appropriate inscription, and
accompanied by an address, of which the
following is the close -" Brother, accept
this token OF our esteem always wear it
for our sake; and when you have again
! the power to save poor woman from
death and torture, think Of this and Of us,
and fly to her rescue"
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a PAGAN ATHEIST.

Dionysius, the King of Sicily, was an
in6del of the first magnitude. He abso-
lutely made pastime of sacrilege, and
cracked his jokes upon the gods while he
plundered their temples. He put WOOL
len garment upon the image of Jupiter
Olympus, instead of the golden robe with
which Hero had clothed it, and excused
the sacrilege by saying Exchange was
no robbery" and that he "consulted the
ease and health of the god, both for sum-
mer and winter" He played the barber
to the statue of Esculapius, and shaved
off his golden beard, saying that since
"Apollo, his father, was beardless, it was
but good manners for his son to be so
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LOO. w men ne came into the temple
of Mars at Syracuse, and saw in the gods
band sword, the hilt OF which was set
with diamonds, emeralds, and rubies, he
made bow to it, and took the sword
from the extended arm Of the god, assert
ing :" that he had presented it to him;
and that he should be ungrateful, and iu-
deed implous, not to accept the gift! 20
Il new way Of curing Capricious Singers, or of max
ing the unwilling sing.
John Abel, famous singer and per-
former on the lutte, in the 18th century.
one day, during his stay at Warsaw, was
requested by the King of Poland to sing
at Court Abel peremptorily refused
and though it was intimated to him that
he would probably suffer from the royal
displeasure, he still persisted in declin-
ing it, and sent the King an apology by
letter. In answer to this, he received
regular summons to appear at certain
hour in the Kings Palace. Abel obey
ed, and though at first courteously enough
received, he was presently forced to sit
down in an arm chair that stood in the
midst Of a grand hall. No sooner was he
seated, than the chair flew up with him
to great height. The King, with his
whole Court, now made his appearance
on gallery opposite to Abel, and, at the
same time, number of wild bears, Of
which there never was yet a scarcity in
that country, were driven into the hail.
The poor vocalist, almost dead with
fright, was now addressed by the King,
and was left to choose, either to sing in
stantly, or to be let down and to await his
fate among the unceremonious inhabi-
tants Of the desert. Whichpart poorAbelE
took, it is needless to mention, but the
facetious narrator of this we'll authenti-
Gated anecdote says, Abel could not re-
sist such powerful mode Of persuasion,
and, whether con amore or not, he sang
SO beautifully that the King and bears lis
tened in silent admiration.
The celebrated Mademoiselle Lecouv-
reur, Of the Theatre Francois, passing
through the streets at very late hour,
on cold raw night, was accosted by
poor woman with four little children on
her back, who, in tone Of bitter suffer-
ing, beseeched the actress to take pity
on her destitute condition. Mademoiselle
Lecouvreur searched in her pockets, and
finding nothing: WATT said she, tmy
good woman, l will give you more than
you could have hoped for and instantly
throwing off her mantle, she began to re-
cite the imprecations of Corcilla, with
vehemence and superior talent W hich soon
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ing them to the bosom of their Creator. I have
heard shp-masters seriously entreat their passen-
gers not to kill or annoy these winged servants of
heaven. The following circumstance, which is
strongly Illustrative of the reality and power of the
superstition now mentioned, was related to me by
the of the individual under whose observation it
occurred. He had been with his regiment in the
Mediterranean for several years, and was returning
to England in trading vessel. He the only
passenger on board, and her commander being an
agreeable person for his station, they became init
mate, and were constantly in each others company
One beautiful calm evening, when seated in the
cabin together, their conversation turned upon the
pleasure of revisting home and of meeting beloved
friends after long absence from both. The ship
master pointed to the sun, which was then setting
and said that he hoped to see it descend with equal
loneliness behind the mountains that encompassed
his native valley.
He then spoke with passionate fondness of his
young wife and his two children, and remarked that
he had at that moment such vivid recollection of
their features that they seemed almost tangible
He was interrupted by stormy petrol entering the
cabin through one of the stern windows. 1t flew
round the apartment three times and then disap-
peared. He instantly started Up excaiming, /" all is
over with me l shall never see my family more -
and burst into tears. His passenger inquired the
of his agitation and endeavored to soothe him.
but without avail 81 have received AN intimation
of my death from the bird which has Just visited
u.s. said the shipmaster "None of its species ever
approach human beings except for similar pur-
pose. l die three days hence, and it will carry
away my soul. No winds, however favorable, can
convey US home before the fatal moment arrives
He then requested to be left alone, and after
hours seclusion, came upon deck with an air of the
deepest dependency. The weather continued de-
ightful, and the vessel made rapid progress in her
voyage but her commander seemed Indifferent to
every thing, and daily declined in health and
strength, notwithstanding all the reasoning and
consoling attentions of his passenger He employ
ed much of his time in making arrangements rela-
tive to his family, and died about the period he had
predicted.
PAGAN ATHEIST.
Dionysius, the King of Sicily, was &c
in6del of the first magnitude. He abso-
lutely made pastime of sacrilege, and
cracked his jokes upon the gods while he
MIN ndered their temnlea He ~,u+ a xuooI-
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Al the painful mament Of parting from
Won, we take cunfUrt IL the thought, That
wherever yonnay be-, IL the list paisaiion
Of yoar heart, our eunntry vii be ever pre-
seat 10 your affections and cheerful can-
saiaiia1 assures us, that we are mi called
Ia sorrow most of all, that we shall see your
face 10 mare. We shall indulge the pleas
ing anticipation of beholding our friend a
g,in. In the mean time, speaking IN the
name nf the whole People al the United
States, aud nj loss only for language +"
give utterance IL that feeling of attachment
with which the heart of the nation beats
Of the Presidents Mansion, and paid him
the passing salute, as he stood in trout to
receive it. The whole scene--the peals
Of artillery, the aninatlus sounds of hume
reus military bands the presence OF the
vast concourse of people, and tie occasion
that assembled them, altogether produced
emotions net easily described, but which
every American will readily conceive.
On reaching the bank of the Potomac,
near where the Mount pert0n steam YES
sci was III waiting, all the carriages ~ the
procession, except the GenerHPs wheeled
oil, .nd the citizens then assembled on
foot around that OF the General. The
whole nilltary body then passed him N Re-
view, as he stood IN the .haroucle Of the
President, attended by the Secretaries Of
State, of the Treasury, aud oil the Navy.
After the review, the General proceeded 10
the steam vessel, under a salute of artillery,
surrounded by as many q lzens, all eager
10 catch the last look, ~ could press on the
large wharf; and at four clock, this grrat,
aud good, aud eXtranrdindry man, trod, tar
the last time, the sol. Of America. follow ed
by the blessings OF every patriotic heart
thai lives on il.
As the vessel moved off, and for short
tune after, the deepest silence MAS ohsrr-
we'd by the whole Of the vast multitude
that ltned the shore. Thc tetlug that pei
vaded them was HAT OF cuidreu bidding
6nil farewell e. 4 seueratrd parent. In"
whole remained gazing after the return,
vessel, unttl alter she bad passed Grrrn-
leafs Polut, Where aDothcr salute repeated
the valedictory sounds Of RS, ~ / ufesc
again were not long after echoed b' The
heavy gnns at Font Washing Oh, and re-
minded us Of the raptdity Vi Il tInch this
benciactor aud friend 81 pdr country Was
borne from il.
The General WAS accompanied to the
Brdndy"n 10y the Secretary ot the Navy,
the Mayo al the three cities OF tire Dis
uct, the Commandments Chief OF me Al.
my, the Generals II the Militia of the Dis
ucl, Com. Balnbridge, Nj. Gusts, Of Ar
hnoton, and several other gentleman
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POETRY.
" "a a, H,r Rsrt stat. smsa.l


II IA fls Ma fork sfat'smaa-l
DEPARTURES OF CIR tAfAfEtfL
And ihou wilt 20 Iaen. ttfr the weH
Tasu grea' AID 20 td--sraieI M,
whose waflh al human yniees tell
wAase sirlaes BIZ ened When ltie cyan.
NAY. ah,eiiain, shFinl nal from ouf RAISE
Il Hpxs 4Fm loante 'r'.f aud pre-
q e. gratitude tie t'itnas ptz=.
Al love as stf8us IS heaven V SURF.
Tlvto thy lrieht aud blooming fRAAcE5
l. thiak-sh, fhiGA al s'ien'iv,
v h,H gliding o. The vac esf4rse,
WHAT bealing hearts are biessiog lice
1hen. tn lhy conch n sHlely ret,
FL esinly Win3s II naets cuniends
JraaY su hath ~ tiamt'r- Hif.t,
Approved tAey work aud !. thy lriend'
We give n ,lj Tat hanvea.d.st e.hin5
We cove fire al 3be5 Con hath gwen
lpoa ouf hearts - write t5y nemet
Aud hope 10 aert olf fura=l n bea'ca
10 Ton BAND
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ron AMI the Hlv ~ the valley" bit see
HIM citing ~ bis study, slip sbod, his night
zap pailrd attr one ear, MS KEN e9e CLAN
el,g viii thought. sSaheltsaFffessed smile
piiying on hts IT,.
Whose fndeths thai IS y word prsgH1nt
Nth meaning faBaa. - 1t Il n"te Thug
MT 10 be- obtai.'rd by diligence, mi To- b.
a,iprd hy 4 wise ehpre5ss ut opr faculties ;
=, i. MOI he who casnaIh, ~ II The under
standing had any lining Ia do Nth It. but he
mHkrs # mere "a ttter Of ciapcri 81 mud
.ng"a irifs Wom.n wee plenty enough
ibrn, dare sly perhaps rrlhef aud SUPP
abundant 4 tnons1ud willing yrss scs -
quitting from thu giattis to the dentals,
waited a chance u pop ont 10 tie "tlcomr
question but a "mae y uour ri your rfet=
listing gaddeis abroad nnne al ypar high
topuots rxpsad al lHt,r husbands rirn-
iuE- on thcf hacks; uBae Of yuur ~ sinll
tas, sinpcflng haeklHtrfs, Who can s4G or
teink away notglIbof's reputation With
more pleasure than she sNerfs down cob
" chs, hit oue ui your Gsai KIDD 1iirt tpn-
aie hame hadrs, abu srrs titat every thing
is don ~ season and well, WHO keeps her
children clean aud tidy, and tearhrs tllrm
from tie least tu the largest, 10 behave with
dec"uet and prowieil, Who m'usies the
iahs, Wits libor with intellectual lmprUte-
ment, nd Nlllr sar makes home by her
neatnrss and good nature = place Where
hrf husband delights ~ sit, renders herself
by the lnprpvcmenl of lsr mud, III gov
rrncss for hrr children, and ia anu bie
companion II her spouse--Shr Is not,
nefely womtu. bound 70 Il MN, bot a
la. I.tlb
lanly hadclh good thing
Bu lhrrr u Dorothy slow, who -ic"ps,
TIL lbesr delilhtIal mnramg,. lIer h1e=
hanl il 9nNt7as 20 get 10 the fields with hts
hands, Dorothy Dprota. 10 tnn kun"
INV every thlns - pat out II .art by y"ur
lotuS your pillow 80 much arttrr than
our duty" Nhlt ihrul ) all We ar'er
marry, l,at We fnd uomtr only, tnd rot
a "lfr ? Not 50. bat prrmIl ~ IL fond -
give GY 81 The indications "htct II" TX
pc ruce of 5000 yrars since :7olamou's
time, has pointed oHt, which nay ica1 You
in the light path In ind good VIII.
l-Dbsrrse thd The gtfl be neat in tier
drrs, . i pcrsnn. \ slflteruly mad, de-
pH1. - will mlbc = alurtlsh viii.
z-d,rl(, That SHE be- af,ctlonnt~ md o..
bedl M = her p'reois, aud thai she treat
elderly people with rr4pert. \ gHI who
neglcels The wishes OF her parents, anl Is
rad" To venerable age, viii neglect you,
whenever selfish motives shill prompt,
however solemu may have been hct fnws.
q Size should b. fond enough ol dress
10 wish 10 appear Will among her cnpPao-
ions. This Il lluddblr, bat when fond
meas for gay things leads Ia eXlrayasnnc
beware, your purse will pay Tor II, she /
srldsh,
An ignorant wife viii necessarily b.
srlf ~llled, or stupid, and howerer heautl-
fal, viii seoh rease II interest Look, thrrfz
iore not for beau,y, bot Tor correct prnel
rles and An amlabIe disposition these, com.
bped with Industry aud Intelligence, viii
wear well, anu love Will grow 10 the fresh.
nrsa nf Nnnlh drcAN,.
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We give below an interesting letter from
onr co0ntrymau, jonathan Z. Miller, who
WAS sent oN to Greece by the Committee
Of Boston neaily two years ago, 1t is not
81 late, by upwards of two months, as our
other ad,Ices, and is therefore of no value
10 the simple ncWsmonGer We attach
great Importance to it, however, in another
point ol VirW, which Is the information il
contains touching the state of society aud
morals in Greece the mrans Of improve.
meut which they possess their desire TO
impruve--lhe sincerity with which they
espOu.ed the cause of freedom the claims
they have upon the sympathles aud sup
port OF the christian world-and the pros
ect they have of ultimate success, and in
that succ, s., the sure and inevitable over
throw Of the hosIem power in Europe, if
not in the whole world.
Since our Last publication, we have taken
some pains to read and compare several ar
tieies respecting the recent military opera
IONS in the Morea, aud the result IS Il more
favorable opinion than the first glance ena-
bled MS to form. A private letter from
Zante, which wears a more candid aud au-
tHrnGlc complexion than most of the dying
ramors, furnishes some very Gathering add
vices, aud confirms what had been preyl-
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position to do, and to relieve Gen. Ash.
ley a, once, from all further apprehen-
sions, received our enlerprizing and
worthy fellow citizen, his party and rich
cargo oil furs on board OF the transports,
and on the 9th continued descending the
river. The Commissioners, rs they
were descending, halted at the villages
of the Mandans on the Slst; on The 4th
of Sept. at the Arricaras; at Fort Kia-
wa, Great Bend, on the 9Th at the Pom
car village On tbs 18th, and arrived al
the Council Bluffs on the 9th OF Sept.
Rere, the Commissioners remained un-
Ill the 7th of October, for The purpose
OF having an interview with the three
bands of Paenees, the O'Mahas and the
Otoes, who all came in and concluded
treaties making IN all, the number of
nations treated with, seventeen, 10 wit !:
Otoes, Mahas, three bands Of Pawnees,
Poncars, Yanktons, Telons, Yanktonas,
Stones, Huokpapas, Ogalallas, Chey-
ennes. Africans, Mandans, Groyentres,
and Grows.
Wnen we take into consideration, the
great distance which the expedition
moved up the river, in perfect good or
dor the short time in which ii reached
the point OF its destination, after the nu-
mcrous delays TO Treat win The Indians,
we cannot withhold from all, instrument
lal 10 the execution oil this duty, the
praise which is justly due. The duty
oi the Comm issIoners, Genl. Atkinson
and MAJOR O'Fallon, must have been ar
duous Indeed; and never was an impor-
snt public trust, more promptly and sat-
,slactorily discharged. Such a dis
charge Of public duty is highly credi,a,
bic TO the Comm issioners, and must be
duly appreciated by the general govern
ment. To Genl. Atkinson, who acted
in the iwo-iold capacity Of Commander
Of the expedition, and Commissioner OF
The government, we are under particular
obligations, and the people of Missouri
will not be unniadlul OF his services
and devotion to their best interests.
| 81. Louis Enquirer.