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Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-20


ragged Co1U: Showing IN what man.
ner horned cattle may be pinned doao,l
by person WHO may be attacked, but
not gored too severely; the necessity
of presence of mind and GOODNESS, is,
also herein exemplifed A boy, aged
eleven years, son of Mr. VIM. Stod
dard, Cockermouth, crossing field
nearhis fathers house, late in March,
was attacked by cow, which threw
him twice on the third attempt the boy
seized it by the nostrils, when the
COW pressed him down upon the
ground, kneeled upon his breast, and
stuck its horns considerable depth H.
to the ground on each side of his neck.
The boys cries alarmed a young man,
named William Graham, cooper,
who was working near; and hastning
to the spot, found the cow lying quiet.
ly over the boy. Having called twice
or thrice, Graham received an answer,
and his directions to the little fellow to
relax his hold of the cows nostrils
having been complied with, the ami
nal started up, and the boy escaped
with bat little injury.
English poper.
african lSluue Trade the
course OF the journey, Major Denham
passed some slave merchants, who had
nearly hundred slaves, principally
females beautifully formed The males
who were mostly young, were linked
together in couples, by iron rings round
their legs: yet they laughed and seem
ed in good condition 1t is common
practice with the merchants, to induce
one slave to persuade his companions,
that on arriving at Tripoli they will be
free, and clothed in red--a colour all
negroes are passionate'y fond OF; by
which promises they are induced to
submit quietly until they are too far from
their homes to render escape possible,
bot at the risk of starvation 1.-THE hun.
dreds, nay thousands, of skeletons,
that whiten in the blast between this
place and Mourzuk, did not of them.
selves tell tale replete with woes, the
difference of appearance in slaves here
(where they are fed tolerably) and the
state in W hich they usually arrive at
Fezzan, would but too clearly prove
the acuteness of the sufieriDgs which
commence on their leaving the negro
country. Deaham and Ctapperton'S
1rdUels an africa
Hal Insurance Societg-A socie-
ty has been established at Berne with
the appreciation of government, for
efecling assurances against loss produ
ced by hail; it is known that, destruc,
tive as are its ravages, still they are
only partial, and as the means of avert.
ing them by the means Of hail conduct.
ors have been unsuccessful, a society
has been had as 4 recourse torepair loss.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-20
CABINET MAKING.

TT HE subscriber begs leave to inform his cid
l. customers, friends, and the public in gem
eral, that he has commenced the above bust.
ness again in Wilamsport, a,few doors east Of
DIR. VIM. Vanlear's, and nearly opposite the
subscribers Inu--where all kinds of CAlr-
NET week. will be constantly kept for
sale on the most reasonable terms. The sub
scriber fiaters himself that he will be able 10
accommodate all those who may please TO favor
him with their patronage. lie has on hand, a
handsome Stock OF MAHOGANY, CHEhRY,
WALNUT, &c. and all kinds of FLR.NTTJ7RE
made by an approved workman, which will BE-
disposed of on terms 20 suit the times.
June 8--tf JAMES SHOAFF.
N. Bile has gentle HoRsE and HEARsg,
which will be furnished. when required, on
moderate terms.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-20
Ten Dollars Reward.

DROKE the jsh OF Berkeley county, on
I'D Tuesday night last, Negroes JOHN,
and POLLY. JOHN was committed as ruua-
way is five feet five inches high, stout made has
large lips and nose-had on when committed, a
tow linen Shirt old nankeen pantaloons, old
fur hat, with scarf on III and pair Of shines.
tie says that he belongs to John Hicks OF Cul-
pepper county, Va. POLLY was committed
on charge Of setting fire to a mill. she IS a
bout twenty five years OF age, stout made: she
took with her variety OF clothing, and a male
child about I8 months old A reward OF FIVE
DOLLARS will be paid for the apprehension
and delivery Of either Of them, or the above
reward for both.
PETER GARDNER, Jailor.
Martin5burg, June l5-tf
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-20

Il cure for q cold--Mr Louther-
bourg, the famous scene painter, bad
, fancy that he could cure all diseases,
and acco, dinghy prescribed Literally
for his friends, and all others willing
to fall under his hands A person OF
great faith applied to him for cure
for bad cold, and Loutherbourg's ad
vice was, "Doy see sare, can you
| like to drcenk bran.tea"
.Brandyp replied the patient no
thing 10th to find so palatable a medi'
cine limited, as he imagined -HCertaln
Ily; have 10 objections to it whatever.
wy, then, said Louthenbourg, bran
tea is the very ting for you. Take
tree. four-ees, four-cups OF 1t as hot
as you can soop-good big tea cups,
Just after breakfast
| eWithout water!'
without vaterp said Loutherb0urg,
wat do you mean? No more water
than is in the bran-tea itself ven made?
TAX four large---very large coops-be-
tween breakfast and dinner; and ven
you find a change for better or worse
GENE to me-
The faith Of the patient was great
and so was his swallow For FIVE
days he stack to what he thought was
the presctipt of the painter--was OF
course drunk all day-and at the con-
clusiou of bis exertions, in this way
he came to Loutherbourg full OF graft
tude for his advice.
L am quite cured said he, "Mr.
Louiherbourg.-I never imagined that
brandy was so complete cure. 1
feel quite obliged
80 yess,' said Loutherbourg,' | was
sure it would cure you. You felt quite
cool all the time you was taking it,
'Cocl' said the patient: Not exactly
cool. 1t was rather hot. BOUNDS, sir,
10 man can drink quart of spirits in
the forenoon and keep cool.'
'Spiritsr said Loutherbourg, rather
astouished; Wy there is no spirits in tea
made of BRAN
! Tea mace Of brant said his amazed
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-20
OLDEN TIMES.

Received and Deliuered.-The fol
lowing memorandum is in Sir James
Balfour's works:-"165l. January IL.
This day Lieut. Gen. Middleton was
released from his excommunlcatlen,
and his penance in sackcloth in Dundee
Church; and Col. Archibald Stracha
was communicated, and deIiuered to
the deua in the church of Perth, on
the same day"
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child also scar on one of his legs near the
knee, occasioned by the bite OF hog; has with
him two shirts and two pair Of pantaIoons made
of country linen, and variety of other clothing
not recolleeted. / will give a reward of FIJI
TY DOEIARS-TEN If taken in the county
If twenty-five miles from home, TWENTY
FIVE DOLLARS, and if out of the state the
above reward with all reasonable expenses
paid. THOMAS LOCKE.
Martinsburg. July s, 1926.
UTThe Torch Light, Iiagers. Town, Reposi.
tory ,Chsmbersburg, Republican Telegraph, Ian.
caster, will insert the above advertisement for
three weeks, aud forward their accounts to this
office for collection.
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children and wife, he wife taking a
child's part. If there are no children,
the wifi. is entitled 10 fourth part, and
the residue goes to his nearest KIN, after
the estate Is freed from membranes.
The property of the wife, who has az
exclusive right TO it, is distributed ~
the same way between her children
and husband.
This is faint outline Of some OF the
laws by which the Cherokee nation
are governed. The resolutions to pro.
cure two sets of types to establish at
New Town a printing Office has alrea.
DIV been noticed in former paper
one set Of types to be composed OF
English letters and the other OF Che.
rokee characters, the invention OF Geo.
Guist, Cherokee. The invention IS
much admired by those acquainted
with it, for its ingenuity. simplicity and
usefulness; although there are perhaps
more than seventy distinct characters,
they are learned by the natives IN a
short time with great ease, aud IN their
own language they now correspond
with each other in these characters.
NdslluiHe. Ten Register.
The New-York Literary Gazette
contains the following gleanlngs from
Mr. Moulton's History of New York
"a work, says the Gazette, that every
man in New York ought to possess:
The Hudson River was called by
the Datch ethe Groot River" the Great
river It's Indian name was CohO-
hatassea.
Schenectady, (Skagneghtady) sig
nifes the other SIDE of the pine.
The East River (as it is now call
edJ was named by Adrion BloS, the
"Helle gadt RIVER" helle gadt means
hellish hole-the worthy old Holland
er must have been out OF temper when
he sailed up the Sound.
Governors Island was called by
the Indians "Paggank." fhe Dutch
called it Nooten Eylandt, from the
nuts found there.
Long Island was called by the In.
dams, .Seaoanhacky, or the Island OF
Shells.
The Pousatonic River was named
by Captain Biloxi, "Roodenberg Xiv
err" orthe river of the red mountain.
Rhode Island was called by the
Dutch Rood Eylandt, the red island
The Mohawk (MohocD river means
the river of blood Indian
Massachusetts { Mass chuseag)mesns
"the country on this side of the hills
Haverstraw means "Oat Strdao;"
Claverack "Ciouer.Teach;' and Aind-
erhook, "Childrea,'s corner"
Schuylkiiimeans The hidden creek.
Saybrook lin Connecticut twas found
ed by the Visccunt Say and the Lord
Brook of Warwick, and is compound
ed of their family names.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-20
A List of Letters

IN the Post.oifce, Martin,
IL burg. Va. or tie LIST July, 1926, which "
Mt taken out before the LIST October next,
Iii he sent 20 The General Post Office as Dead
Letters:
a. Alexander Mason
Tdu-,,d Aris. George McGlencey
b. John Meyers
Frederick Bremen Andrew w. McClesry
Daniel Burgit John Murphy
u obe., Rnone Robert w. Middleton
Iobn Bnrns Anthony Monroe,
nsy;d Rates colored man
C.. Jesse Myers
William Crockett George McLaugnlN'
Peter Chichester care OF ., nC .iC'li'.'1
sa,b CosselI Henry orTobias Miller
Patrick Consgham William McDohA
George Cheeks, care John Miner
OF N. blue NJ
ID Peter Needer
William Duncan, care Isaac Newkirk
of r. Christy u.
Miss Margaret Dunn Peter Oiier
George Deck Mrs Mary p. Orrlck
Iohn Drift Henry Oxenrelder
f.
William Ert William farks
George Evans John ficeh
w ashn8ton Evans n
Mrs. Margaret Eberts Jacob ROADS
| Mary Eliot, care OF J. Richard H. HANSON
McAlister Mrs Hester Riley
| John RineT
| David Fisher Joseph Richardson
| Miss Joida Flagr Matthew Ransom
| Thomas VI. Frlddle d
| Josiah Flagg Edward sou'h"ood
G. Robert Spriggs
! shepherd b. Grove George Speaght
Hezekiah Griffin Joseph Sttchiey
/ William Green YatmoF smith. care oi
Elias Gard Mr.. Locke
John Grubs John +. SnodSrass
~ T.
Mrs Charlotte Heberly Christian J ADLER
| q l.. w. IIuntt 2 Fine Thornburg
Miss Angelina Hedges w.
| Miss Mary Hedges Isaac WbisIer
! Miss Eliza'th Hamilton Mrs Catharine Wolf
Samuel Hedges, 4th Calender Wi5ley 2
Joseph Harper Stephen s. wilson,
j. care of DR.. J. Har
| Elijah James Iison
III J.
Henry Myers David j. Yancey
| WIN, LONG, p. NJ.
harrisburg, July S, 1926.
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SO Dollars Reward.

WAY from the subscriber, living in
on Wednesday the 9Th ult,
negro JACK, about twenty-five
p or twenty. six years of age, five feet
eight or nine inches high, slender
made, pitted with the smallpox;
has lost two of his fingers on his RICH
hand, occasioned by a burn when a
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-14

"The reasoning would be correct" yon say
off virtue were uniformly agreeable and wee az
wavs unpleasant. But this IS unlucHiiy hos .i'e
case. -,
You forget, my friend, what you have already
admitted that the end and aim OF our beng Is
happiness; that we 60 right when we gam TINS
great object, and wrong when we lose 1t; ana
that therefore an action that produces immcui-
ately and ultimately happiness. IS a Virtuous Ac
ton and one which creates misery, present anu
future, is a vicious one.
"I cannot deny" you argue, "that ultimately
yirtne leads to happiness and vice to misery
but their Immediate effects are often very differ
cnt."
The real consequences Of our conduct, | rePiy'
are seldom very distant, If we can but can keep
our attention awake to observe them. Yet II Is
true. that mankind must accustoln themselves 70
give up small present pleasure for a great tu-
ture good: else they will always remain weak,
selfish, unhappy animals; this is one OF tne hrst
practical lessons we ought to teach chidren'-
If the matter be reasonably stated to them, we
know that they will almost immediately receive
and practise it: for we have seen how rapidly
they learn and practise similar conduct III matters
| of mere pecuniary interest.
| "Chiltlren," you admit, "would certainly learn
in this way to act with a single eye to Their own
| happiness aHu coanoit' AH'' ."N I,
"what have YOU then done' You have crcatcd
race ofegotists."
| No Sir: here you are in error. Man IS gre
garious animal, social being: he feels that II IS
not good to be alone, and he congregates with
! his fellow creatures He thus becomes depen-
dent on them for his happiness; for pleasure and
pain are reflective, or, TO familiar term, they
are infectious. We cannot live amongst wretch
cd beings, vet remain happy; nor can we exist
long surrounded BY happiness without sharing It,
The shortsigh,ed egotlst is his own worst enc
my; the enlightened philanthropist his own best
friend.
| One man NM make himself rich and power
fil at the expense of his fcllowcrcatures: but to
make himself happy at their expense is beyond
his power Habit indeed may reilder such a one
comparatively callous and Indifferent but when
! he becomes So how many friendly pleasures and
social cnioyments does he forfeit for ever And
! What remains to supply their place danger
/ Gus, because unjust and cnyied preemlncncc a
hnve lis fellows, entailing on him days Of solta
rv grandeur and nights of feveTIsh anxiety.
Let children see things as they really are;-
teach them to mark the consequences OF then
actions, and they can never become egotsts
Once in the right road, daily and hourly cxpe
ricncc will render 1t too pleasant TO be lightly a
Ibandoned; and habit will gradually add its pow
crfu assistance; till loss of reason alone coulc
tempt to adeviuton
recommend it to YOU as friend to conslde
this subject calmly and naturclv.
AIN yoar friend,
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-14
From The Mep-Harmony Gazette.
LETTER ii.
addressed 10 a conscientious Clergyman ofMe Is
taJkshed Church of England.

addressed 10 conscientious Clergyman of tie Es-
tabHshed Church Of England
Now, sir, we have arrived at great and ralu-
able truth-let me repeat it to you.
The universal object Of pursuit in this arorM is
AAppIsEss. Man can have no other wish or aim
in all he says or does, than to obtain it. Nutire
has in fact constituted happineSs the aim and end
Of our being; and unless the very nature OF man be
changed it must always remain so.
at is q sac and dangerous doctrine" think
hear you say: "whether true or false its conse-
quences are such that it is the height of impoli-
cy to broach or support it. You say that the
motive to all actions is the same; does not such
doctrine break down every distinction between
right and wrong, virtue and vice. Surely it does.
Reflect for moment and consider well what you
are about"
assure you my friend, that have not advanc-
ed one single opinion, the immediate and ult-
innate consequences Of which have not well
considered. But in reply to your last question:
"Will not these opinions break down every
distinction between right and wrong, virtue and
vicel"
Right and wrong, virtue and vice: whs, do
these words mean'
If set out from London with the intention of
travelling to York, take the right road if fol-
low the one which leads directly from the one
CITY 10 tbc otiicr' Dul IL, WlslHhlHS tHe uTcC-
ton wish to take, strike into path which
leads by most crcuitous route to the object Of
my destination, or still worse, which does not
lead to York at all, then have chosen the urona
road.
Now whittier are mankind travelling This il
was the object my last letter to discover: they
are all without exception travelling towards happ
ness; and he who chooses the direct road, choose
RIGHT, while he who selects the circutous road
or the one which leads away from his object
chooses WRONG.
Right conduct then, or VIRTUE, IS that Whic,
leads to happiness; ,Urong conduct, or VICE, tia
totich conducts to misery.
You see that instead of destroying the distinc
tion between right and wrong, virtue and vice
we find an infallible rule by which to test all hu
man actions Does an action produce happiness
Nis virtuous.-Does it entail misery! 1t is vi
cious
Here doubtless you request me to stop. An,
you ask me: SIS it 10 this that your doctrine
iead'-When from the pulpit cnioin the prac
tice of virtue, am l only saying to my audience
be happyl When conjure them to avoid vice
is it only an injunction not to be unhappy
You confound the most various terms. Good
useful, valuable, wise and every similar express
ion means, with you, nothing more than ''con
ducive to happiness"
You are perfectly right; that is the real mean
ing of all these words. An object is useful o
valuable If it really contributes to mans comfor
and happiness. He is good and wise ma
Tpitrss pniact T71,Jcss tNf e es s:r, Oh har
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-14

ures, Which are carefully boarded bn,
lopossess too great riches annr,rs! nim.
the possessor's misfortune In i 60. !" De
where there is no law bu. the viii, &c ofeenuY
pot, nor noright but his pleasure. : . ues'
Annual prizes as reward for virtuous .o,;.
1889. A'auenyin
The prize in 1885 was decreed to mo, =,
small property Tor noble and rare disinter.st.IS'
ness IN having refused legacy of 200, 600 l;v.l
ana persuaded the testator to leave his pronsr''
TO ms natural hers. lie received the poIsys
medal, but insisted upon RENTING tbrouash spaea i
secretary of the Academy, its value 70 ., n ue
as a reward for like generous act 40 HI. poree
but which did not occur within the vcar '"n,
1886 this prize was adjudged to a chamber mo;a u
who for fifteen years supported her mistraD.' s'
whenln state ofindigence.
There are certain absurdties in France wh,,
IN England, we would scarcely believe possible
One morning, while we were in Paris. orr n.
quey de place did not appear as usual. Breaks,
past, the carriage drove to the door, still NO lao'
quey, and Col c. in passion had sent to 'su' ~
gage another, when, painting with exertion ,bs
gentleman appeared. "He was very sorry s NV
begged ten thousand parlons, he hoped to h..s w
got his little affair over sooner" Your atFa;rs
you scoundrel; what are your affairs to us. Ss
you think we arc to sit waiting here, while you ou
are running after your own aiiairs' "Pardonnsz
moi, Monsieur" said the lacquey, with low bow
and laying his hand on his heart-s'buti il wa, ~
affair Of honor" And the man had actuolv beon
fighting duel that morning with swords win
another lacquey, in consequence of some Quarrel
while waiting for US at the French Opera tbs
night before.-Nelv. London Monthly Magn,;ns
Blarney.-This is the name Of castle about Q
miles from Cork. Adjoining to the inhabited
mansion there was formerly a large square tower.
with winding stone stair case to the ton, the
floors were all gone but the stone roof was entire,
it was the custom here for all strangers who as
cended to the top Of the tower to creep on their
hands and knees to the cornerstone of the high.
est pinnacle, and kiss the same; by virtue Of
which the parties ever after were said to be en-.
dowed with extraordinary powers of loouacjty
and persuasion. Though nobody could have
believed that kissing the stone had any such IF.
feet, the custom followed, through innocent
mirth, and it accordingly became common say.
ing at Cork, Of any prating fellow she has been
at Blagney," and hence the phrase, "none ofyour
Blarney. ."-Dubhn Morning Post.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-14

1t is estimated that by the establishment
of the factories in Massachusetts eight times
the amount of tonnange is now employed tor
the supply of articles consumed in them than
would be required to import the anne guam
tlty OF clothes they now manufacture.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-14

we canno, tell the precise moment when
friendship is formed. As in filing vessel
drop by drop, there is at last drop which
makes it run over; SO in a series of kindness
there i, At last one which makes the heart
run over.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-14

TURKEY-The treasury of the Grand
Seignor has been enriched with the pillage
of the Janissaries, estimated at 20 millions of
piastres (nearly $4,000, ,00o) without nclud-
ing the estates which belonged to them; and
the pillage of the Jewish banker Chabtchi,
consisting in part Of l6o shawls of great val
ue, and Of l37 $50 purses, (S6, ,o00, ,000) more
than half OF which was in gold. ready mo
ney, and diamonds. and che rest in bills on
the Pacha, and ether personages. Chabt-
chi possessed besides, great estates, which
are said to be in the name of his widow.
these immense conhscations have enabled
the Grand Seignor to complete all the ar.
rangements for his new military force with
out Drawing piast'e from his own treas
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-14

1fes, !re n,s which M are carefully boarded BY him
10 possess 700 great riches appears to 't \.
the possessor's ,n misfortune in coratps ps
where there is no law but the will Of ay d..y
pot, nor norght but his pleasure. ues'