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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-22

From the Louisiana advertiser.
The following is copy of the Prize Poem,
spoken in the American Theatre on the 9th
January, by Mr. Caldwell, written by Tho
mas Wells, of Boston, the successful candl-
date out offfty-six.
THE BATTLE OF NEW-ORLEANS.
Chill was the breeze-nor yet the herald
light,
Had chased the lingering shadows of the
night;
o'er still expanse of lake, and marshy bed,
Gloomy and dense the mantling vapors spread;
But soon the battle-Aash that darkness broke,
And soon, that dread repose, the peal awoke
Of loud artillery, and the dire alarms
Ofmingling conflict, and the clash of arms.
Fate gave the word and now, by veterans
led,
In pride of chivalry, to conquest bred,
The foe advanced-intrenched, the champion
band
Of Freemeh stood, the bulwark of the land /;
Fearless their stars unfurl'd, and, as the rock,
storm-proof, they stood, impervious to the
shock:
Their patriot Chief-with patriot ardor fred
Neved every hand, and every heart inspired !
Himself, in perips trying hour, host,
A nations rescue and q nations boast
rs near the bastion'd wall the invader drew,
A storm of iron hail, to greet him flew;
On Havoc's wing the missioned Vengeance
rode,
Andwhole platoons the scythe Of Ruin moved;
Through paths of blood, DER undistinguished
slain. [plain
Unyoked, the hungry war-dogs secured the
Borne on the blast, the scattering bosom kept
Its course, and ranks on ranks promiscuous
swept:
The trophied Lion fell,-while DER his foes
Unscathed, in arms supreme, the towering
Eagle rose.
Sublime in majesty,-matchless IN night
Columbia stood, mistaken in the fight;
From lips of adamant, midst volumed smoke
And cataracts of fire, her thunders spoke
In triumph to the skies, from shore to shore
Old Mississippi shook, and echoed to the roar
High on his sceptered perch, our mountain
bird,
amidst the din, the shout of Victory heard, -
Exulting heard, and from his eyry came
Through clouds of rolling dun, and sheets o.
fame;
Renown's immortal need he bore, and spread
His ample pinions DER the conqueror's head
| The HERO OF THE WEsT,-to him assigned
The glorious palm, and round his brows the
guerdon twined.
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DISCOVERY RESPECTING THE FROG.

DISCOVERY RESPECTING THE FROG.
In the summer oflast year, l was in
vited by friend to walk in his garden,
to view a bed of tulips; and while max
ing my remarks on the grand variety,
very fine frog leaped across the path |
stood upon, & as was always an admir-
er of nature, watched it under Coos
berry bush, where there happened to
lie alarge leaf of a tulip; the frog i'm
mediately mounted on the highest
part of the leaf, and placing himself in
a very erect position, looking most at
tentively up into the bush, remained IN
this attitude at least ten minutes, with
out moving the breadth of hair.
called my friend to come and observe,
as well as myself, and he advanced to
look forth supposed object OF the frogs
attention. At that moment the frog
made spring up under the bush, and
brought down quantity Of catterpil-
lars. and devoured them with the great
est rapidity, nor was he the least alarm
ed at our standing so near him, as ne
Immediately returned to the same spot
as before, and as many times repeated
the attack with the same success. AS
the caterpillars hung in small clusters,
he never brought down less than from
FIVE to eighta time, and then picked
them up from the ground as quick, as
fowls pick up corn. After swallowing
them, he always opens his mouth g
wide as possible, as if adjusting his !.
tongue, but the truth Of tbis-w We could
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NO. $50

not ascertin. My friend was much
pleased with my observation, as he de.
clared he never knew the frog SO va
liable, as to be capable ofkeeping his
goose-berry and currant trees from
these destructive visitors.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-22
MORE THAN ONE.

A clergyman of Blackheath was re.
proving married couple for their fire.
quent dissensions, (which were very un-
becoming, both in the eye Of God and
man, seeing, as he observed, that they
were both one. "Both one !" cried the
husband-"were your reverence to
come past our door sometimes, you
would think we were fWenty."
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When Miss Ann Pitt, sister to the
great William Pitt, afterwards Earl OF
Chatham, received a pension from
Lord Butte, her brother wrote her very
angry letter, saying, che never wished
to live to see the name of Pitt and pen
sion together" When the same Will
liam Pitt received pension from the
same Lord Butte Of 3,oook per annum,
his sister sent him back his otUn letter.
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LICENSING THEATRES.

Extract from curious old manuscript in Ma
lone's collection, in the Bodeleian Library.
Yesterday being the day appointed
for Licensing the various Theatres,
full meeting Of the Surrey magistrates
took place.
The first application was made by
Mr.. William Shakespeare for the re-
newal of his license for the Globe thea
tire on the Bankside.
Sir Thomas Holmes felt considera-
BILE hesitation in asserting tothe renew
al of the license. He would put one
question to Mr.. Shakespeare. Had ne,
or had he not written, and caused to be
represented at the Globe theatre, a
Play, called Henry VIII. MIR. Shak-
speare admitted he had. Mr.. Thomas
Holmes then stated, he had only put
the question Of form he had himself
attended and witnessed the representa-
ton; his feelings were truly shocked.
Mr.. Shakespeare had represented our
late revered sovereign as laboring to
procure a divorce from Queen Catha-
rine by the most unjust and corrupt ar
tihccs, and even as endeavoring to effect
it by means of Italian perfdy. He had
also represented his Prime Minister as
levying cruel and oppressive taxes on
the people in his majesty's name; cir
cumstances tending to bring our late
revered sovereign's memory into con-
tempt, and very painful to the feelings
of his daughter, our present beloved
sovereign.
Mr.. Shakespeare admitted the writ
ing and representation of the play; but
appealed to the proceedings of the
Court, and to every memoir Of the life
of Henry VIII. for the truth of the cha
racters delineated in his play.
Sir Thomas Holmes considered this
rather an aggravation of the offence, land
calculated to augment the danger.
Sir Charles Wynn felt indignant at
the exposition made of the Duke OF
Buckingham.
Messrs. Hemmings and Condell
humbly stated that Mr.. Shakespeare
was only Joint Patentee, and that
they would take care to guard against
similar representation.
A consultation here took place a.
mong the Magistrates. The chairman
at length informed MIR. Shakespeare
that his license would be renewed this
year, but cautioned him against pour
traying in future the characters OF
Kings, Ministers, or Courtiers; at least
such as had not been dead an hundred
years.
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LORD CHANCELLOR aATroN.

In his time when the councillors Of
two parties set forth the limits and
boundaries of the land in question by
the plat; and the counsel of one par
ty said, we lie on this side, my lord;
and the council of the other party said,
And we lie on this side. The Lord
Chancellor arose and said, If you lie
on both sides, whom will you have to
believe?
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o. Dollars Reward.

ID ANAWAY from Acquia, on Monday nsnt
~ last, negro JAMES, about ~ years OF
age, rather small, very black, has remarka-
DE scar on one Of his cheeks, (cut by knife.
Twenty-Five dollars Reward will be given II
secured in any Jail so that We get him again.
dec l4-tf LEWIS & TOWNED.
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Chewing Tobacco

NMES McKENZIE, Jr. Agent
EOR H. L. Wight & Son. of Richmond, has
II on hand, and win be kept regularly sup
piled with, whole and half kegs Of chewing
tobacco, iouranted Of as good quality as any
offered in this market PA -,s,
feb 10 eo6t
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POLITE REMINIscENcE.

Dear Tom: am calling in my debts,
though, "like spirits from the vastly
Deep" they do not always come when
l call them; this, am sure, will not be.
the case with the u. lent to you, and
which must have escaped your recollec.
ton. Yours, ever truly.
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A saw being stolen from a carpen-
ter of an Indiaman, suspicious fell thick
upon the captains negro boy, who, on
being taxed with the theft, roundly de-
MED the charge. The captain, how
ever, being in his own mind convin-
ced ofhi guilt, ordered him Jogging,
which being over, blacky determined
to watch the carpenter, who, not be-
ing satisfied either with the loss Of his
saw, or the fogging Of the boy, said
to one of his mess-mates few days af-
ter, " DIN this saw, it sticks in my
gizzard now" The. poor boy over
hearing him, flew with rapture to the
captain, and exclaimed" Oh! massa,
massa, the carpenter find him saw"
" Where! }" demanded the captain.
ooh! massa, him find it this very
minute in him gizzard!"
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READING.

A negro, who had learnt to read,
wishing to give some of his country
men, who had never seen a book, an
idea Of it, said, "reading is the power
of hearing with the eyes instead of the
ears"
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rlhe Steamboat Poto-

mac, being in complete order, viii resume
running on the usual route, to Norfolk and
Richmond, on Wednesday the 2Sdinst. leaving
the City of Washington at O'Clock, and IL
lexandria at S, in the evening. feb II
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-22

During the last assizes at Lewes, a
gentleman ignorant Of the law, asked
Mr.. Sergeant Onslow, "what was meant
by an ARG9" dts Il lie by which ma
ny a rogue escapes hanging" replied
the Sergeant.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-02-22

While Sir Nicholas Bacon, the Lord
Keeper, lived, every room in Cor
hamburg was served with pipe Of
water from the ponds, distant about q
mile from thence; soon after, during
the habitation of Master Anthony Ba-
con, eldest son of Sir Nicholas, in the
same house, the water ceased. Master
Anthony dying, and my Lord Verulam
inheriting it, the water could not be
recovered without mourning great ex.
pence. Being made Lord Chancel-
ior, he thereupon built Verulam House,
close by the pond-yard, for place OF
recess and privacy when he was to
do any important business. Being
one time asked, why he built that house
there he answered, That since ne
could not carry the cater to his house'
he would carry his hoass to the ~d'e'.
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For Bremen,
Teas and Candles.
Wanted

A goodfe cook and washer. for weiGn,
"A the highest wages win be given, II she
comes well recommended and answer the Pur'
pose. One without children IS deslred. AP-
DIV to the printers. jan II
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coNBURY PARK.

The Earl of Leicester, favoulte
to Queen Elizabeth, was making a
large chace about Conbury Park, in
trnding to incIose it with posts and
rails and one day was casting up his
charge what it would come to; gen.
tleman standing by, kafree spoken MANI
said 10 my lord upon the sudden, . me-
thinks your lordship goeth not the
cheapest way to work" sWhy, Sif,"
Issid my lord, /" In troth, my lord !"
said he" count you but upon the posts,
.fer the country win find yen Soi'insy
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our Partially for them to dsplace selected articles
Of greater merit All writer's for the public evc
should remember, that the reader cannot ALWAYS
enter into the particular feelings which may have
elected their compositions, and that, in detailing
either fiction or fact, variety ofcolorng and incident
is Indispensable
We receive every week contributions Of some
sort or other, many of which are excluded on ac
count Of defects which might be remedied, if the
writers would but crticise their own productions.
PRoyIpENcE has allotted to all its works an appro
pirate orbit, in which every thing may move in un
disturbed harmon, and with beautiful regularity
Man destined to slime in the gslative or martial
tleid, while Woman is calculated to polish society,
to add ustre to the social circle and to mpart hap
p'ness around the domestic hearth When She de.
parts from her she loses half her love
iness, and destroys the greatest portion of her use
tuiness. Il gives US pam to witness such depar-
ture, and such we conceive to have been the case
when number of the ladies of Nashville assembled
at pubEc houSe to celebrate the last anniversary o
ourindependence. We would be among the last to
deny them any Of the rational enjoyments Of life,
but We do think, with an editor who has noticed
the circumstance, that they ought to have felt self
condemnation when they drank their fourth regu
lar toast, which vas
"HoME-Thc best reflector Of Woman's bright
ness"
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gwen now cannot remember when OF how bohnd
myself to il. had done 50 with great care-but
1T ofdespar suoceedng, forgot the circumstance,
ana IN that situation looked at myself with surprise
and wonder
Tuat lad always thought Of eternity into which
fit gradually sinking, is certain; but it is wonder
iul hoa family thought of the future world all
>lch thoughts were o1erthrown By alternate hope
sad despair corrected with this lite. | heard tile
shriIl cry Of scabirds flying my head, and in
stantly returned again to the nope Of life o for
such wings but mine thought were broken, and
ike wounded bnd lay floating powelessly on the
waves.
The night before had severe rheumatism in
my head, and nov remembered that there was
phal Of Iaudanum about me swallowed the
whole of it-and ere long strange effect was pro
luced. fell delrium, and felt Wild pleasure
in dancing over the waves. imagined my self in a
vessel and on voyage, and had dreamy impress
sion that there was connected with it something of
glory Then suddenly a cold tremulous sickness
would fall on me-a weight Of sadness and despair
Every and then there came these momentAry
Ha>hngs Of reality but the conviction of my per
sonal identity soon gave way to those wilder fits,
and was driftcd along through tie moonlcss dark
Of the roaring night, with all the fierce exuta-
tons Of ravinS mailman. No wonder The lau-
d>num, the cold, the wet, the dashng, the buffet.
ag, the agony, We're enough to account for all this,
an more than my soul dare even now to shadow
out to her shudderng recollection But as God pi-
led the miserable, also has he forgiven the wick
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PROM THE AUBUsN FREE PRESS.
HENRY MEND0N,
Or The jIef."l Of M'emperanee,

"Stay, mortal, stay nor needless thus
Thy sure destruction Seal
Within that cup there turks curse
Which all who drink shall feel"
IT was pleasant day yin the month IF June, when
descended the lutte hill thatlead- into the delight
tu village Of ii, on its southern SIDE. had
often visited this little spot, and always admired
the nesness of its situations butt never appeared
50 beautiful at this time. The lake that stretched
itself along its eastern extremity, vas as still and
calm as the little stream which mcandelrd SLOW y
through The village, and emptcd Itself to is Pr
cid "@ters-saye now ana then Light breath Of
wind would pass across its silver bosom, As te ht
tie ripping waves gjtttercd in the sunbeam The
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no" Ike an angel comforting me and now like my
seif needing TO be coHtor'ed' lying on my bosom,
cold' drenched' desPalrng' and insane and utter
ing with pale qulverlng lips the most horrld and
dreadful mPrecAtions' Once heard, methought,
voice crying from below the waves, " Hast thou
forgot Theresa +" And looking down saw some
thing Ike the glmmering Of shroud come slowly
upwards from vast depth to the surface of the
water stopped down to embrace j, and IN mo
ment ghastly blue swollen face, iefeatured horri-
bis, as If BY the gnaw.ng teeth Of sea monsters,
dashed against mjne; and as it sank AGAIN, | knew
well to whom belonged the black streaming hair
But swoke The dolirium wa, gone, and was
at once totally different creature aaoke intoa
low, hearless, quaking, quivering, fear-hauntecl,
cowsdly and weeping despondlnrv, II Which All
forttude utterly Frustrated The excitement
had worn out my very soul A corse rising out Of
q cold camml grave, could not have been more wo-
begone. spnitless, bloodess Every thing was seen
IN its absolutely dreadful reality. was cAstayyay
no hope Of rescue. 1t was broad day light, and
the storm had ceased; but clouds lay round the
horizon, and no land was to be seen. What dreadful
clouds! Some black as pitch, and charged with
thunder i-others Ike cliffs Of fire; and here and
there all streaming over with blood. 1t was indeed
sn'len wrathful, despairing sky.
The sun itself was a duh Drazen orb-cold, dead,
and beanless. behed three SHIPS afar off, but all
their heads were turned away from me. For whole
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SATURDAY, AUGUST q, 1925.

The story ofthe Two Fnrksps, though found
eduPon some Of the nobles sentiments Of the heart,
is deficient in incident and defective IN style. We
ar pleased with original essays, but canaot permit
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E z. aa!zzES - :IG S. &c e e.
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FOR THE GARLAND.
FREDERICK, Dec. 9, 1926.
TO MARY.

Mary, weep not leave that to me,
Whose heart is sore Oppressed
1t will not alter Fate's decree,
Nor make me less DISTRESSED.
Mary, weep not leave that to me,
Whose sorrows ne'er can cease -
Thy tears my pains can never free,
But rather them increase.
Mary, weep not leave that to me,
Whose tears must ever flow -
But smile, and yield thy sympathy,
Twill lessen much my wo.
Mary, weep not leave that to me,
Whose hopes of peace are vain =
Thy sighs, although relief to thee,
They rend my heart in twain
Mary, then cease ! and weep no more
But offer up to God
Thy heart, thy soul, and Him adore.
Who chastens with bis rod.
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I76

Mountain .9necdote party had climbed con-
siderable way up the usual track the side of Skid
dow, when gentleman Ga stranger to the rest of
the company who had given frequent broad hints
of his being man of superior kno1e1edge, said to
the guide, ''Pray what is the highest part Of this
mountain % "The fop, sir, replied the guide.
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And signs the wind, and floods the rain,
O'er some old bones that rot below;
No other record can we trace
Of fame Or fortune, rank or race.
Then what is life, when thus we see,
No trace remains of life's career
Mortal whoe'er thou art, for thee
mortal lesson gloweth here;
Put'st thou in aught of earth thy trust
lis doom'd that dust shall mix with dust.
What doth it matter then, if thus,
Without stone, without a name,
To impotently herald us,
We float not on the breath of fame,
But, ike the dew-drop from the flower,
Pass, after slittering for an hour
Since soul decays not freed from earth
And earthly coils, 1t bursts away
Receiving a celestial birth,
And spurning off its bonds of clay,
1t scars, and seeks another sphere,
And blooms through heavens eternal year
Do good; shun evil live not thou,
AS if at death thy being died;
Nor errors syren voice allow
To draw thy steps from truth aside,
And trust in him whose arm can save
Look to thy journeys end-the grave
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FROM THE CENTRAL GAZETTE.
THE BURIAL OF THE YOUNG.

By Mrs &gourney, Of Hartford.
There was an open grave-and many eye
Looked down upon it. Slow the sable hearse
Mov'd on, as if reluctantly it bore
The young, unwearied form, to that cold couch,
Which age and sorrow render sweet to man--
There seem'd a sadness in the humid air,
Lifting the long grass from those verdant mounds
Where slumber mutitudes-
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DREAMS.

DREAMS.
Oh that dreams were not Dreams for mine have been
The shadows of my hopes. Thence haveI grown
In love with ideal forms In youth saw
Most beauteous beings in mine hours of sleep;
Fair maidens with their bright and sunny locks
Falling DER necks whose hue was of the snow.
O'er bosons whose soft throbbings not the veil
OF gossamer could hide from the tranced eye
| saw, when that my cheek had lost its down,
And | wrote MAN, world of glittering words
Writ by the hand of health upon that leaf
OF human life. saw bright swords, brave plumes,
And slaves of ofiice-robes of honor-all
That speak of high employment, and awards
OF national emprises. Other thoughts
That were, by day, hopes, and in slumber, dreams,
Came to me, of my line, continued in
Illustrious heirs. The boy upon my knee
Became Socrates, and he who played
With the dark ringlets on his mothers brow,
The saviour of realm. The little maid
Who, lost in mimic tenderness caressed
pasteboard emblem of our helpless state,
Is welded to warrior, sworn and pledged
To die as had his fathers, at the cali
OF liberty.
Time flew, and am now
An aged man, with hoary hair, and step
All trembling; yet entertain a crowd
OF dreams, but they are of the world whereto
Age, and hopes crushed are hurrying me- | see
In sumber an offended God, begirt
With Cherubim around his hidden throne
And angels OF his attributes, the guards
OF his doninions. They who represent
Truth, Peace, and Justice, ask the darker doom
Upon my head for had wildly erred;
But Mercy, darling child OF the Most High,
Pleads for me, and prevails hear voice of love
Pronouncng pardon, and JOIN the choir
That worships, and shall worship him eternally
WRITTEN ON A LOOKING GLASS.
I change, and SO do women too:
But | rehect-hat women never do
ANSWER LADY
If women reflected, Oh scrbbler declare.
What man, faithless man. would be bless'd by the
fair