The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-08-16

z strongly, the approach of this event
! ferhaps the solid notions of the Boston
), people, will prevent it for season, but
e sooner or later, il must and will come.
Is was told to-day that even the pros
g pet OF the canal has had, already, thu
e etfct OF raising the value of real estate
yay considerably, and has given an i'm
S petus TO business. Thus, business all
ways begets business-Business, physi
caly speaking, is action and reaction
morally, both cause and effect Bust.
3 MSS always increases in proportion to
= Ie facilities Of its transaction. Business
4 Increases population; population in
| deases business. Monied capital is al
Rays as sure TO find its way to the place
Of business, as the dove is 10 the ark
for safety, or the croav to the carcass, and
l this according to the character of the
capitalist.
From these plain truths, drawn from
commercial experience, it requires but
very little foresight 10 see the future
prosperity of this town. Its union, or,
as DR.. III would say, its marriage
with the ocean, by means Of the Black
stone canal, will be an important epoch
in its history; IFS marriage portion will
be monopoly of an inland trade. The
Intercourse between this town and Prov
idence is rapidly increasing. A gentle
man Informed me, at WilI.insonyilIe. a
neat little village recently sprung up on
the Blackstone, that Two years ago eight
N'ses were all that .-.nrn rnnnisifn m
lihc fine ef stages between the two
towns that now there were twenty
eight employed that there was now
>ne daily stage, and another soon to be
put on the road. My informant was
me OF the owners of the line, and must
therefore, have been we'll acquainted
With the travelling.-We took The river
'oad from Uxbridge 10 this town, and
more beautiful ride is rarely TO be met
iSith-village after village presents it.
lelf, and the hum of industry, at the i'm
nense manufacturing establishments, al
most puts one in mind of Virgil's de-
cription of the building of Carthage.
Captain .Maitland's .Marrative.-Cap-
liain Maitland, the commander of the Bel
llerophOn, the ship which first received
Buonaparte after his flight from France,
| las published curious narrative of all
hat passed on board bis ship ON that &C.
I,asion. We shall probably give some
Ilccount' of THIS entertaining book; at
present we have only room for the fol-
ioviog portratt of Buonopafte.
. Napoleon Buonaparfe, when he
car.e on board the Betlerophon, on the
18th July, 1915, wanted exactly one
month OF completing his forty-six;h
/ var, being born on the 18th of August.
H69. He was then remarkably strong,
veil built man, about 5 feet even inches
hgh, his limbs particularly we'll formed.
With fine ANGLE, and very small foot. of
which he seemed rather vain, as he al
Ways wore, while on board The ship. silk
Stockings and shoes. His hands were
aso very small, aud had the plumpness
Of Woman's rather than The robustness
Of a mans. His eyes light grey, teeth
good; and when he smiled. the express
iSon of his countenance was highly pleas
ing; when under the influence of dis
appointment, however, it assumed a
dark, gloomy cast. His hair was OF a
very dark brown, nearly approaching
to black, and, though little thin on the
top ADD front, had not a grey hair
amongst it. His complexion was very
uncommon one, being of light sallow
colour, differing from almost any other
| ever met with. From his having be-
come corpulent, he had lost much of
his personal activity, and, if we are to
give credit TO those who attended him.
a very considerable portion OF his men
tai energy was also gone. Ii is certain
his habits were very lethargic while he
was on board The Bellerophon, for, though
/ be went to bed between eight and nine
/ O'clock in the evening, and did not rise
! till about the same hour 10 the morning,
he frequently fell asleep on the sofa 10
the cabin in the course of the day
man Taeefr odeF aahRc i" Wa enn a Wa g.
Ills manners were extremely pleasing
and affable he joined in every CONVEX.
saiion, related numerous anecdotes, and
endeavored in every way TO promote
good humor; he even admitted his at
pendants TO great familiarity, and saw
one or two instances Of their contradict
log him in the most direct terms,
though they generally treated him with
much respect. He possessed, 10 won
iertu degree, a facility in making "a ia
vorable impression upon those with
whom he entered into conversation
this appeared to me to be accomplished
by turning the subject to matters he