The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-11-16

those vermin, which seem to have an in
s,inctive horror of his approach or presence;
for any warehouse or other place that he
makes his appearance in, let it have been
swarmcd ever so much with rats before,
there is not one to be seen or heard there tor
several days after his visit. supposing even
he does not catch one Of them: they seem to
be aware of his approach, by the smell, or
some other means; for the moment he sets
his foot in eranary, or slaughtcr-house, all
the rats i'll the place are heard squeaking and
scampering in all directions he catches hll
his rats alive, and the instant he gets sight
of one, he pounces on it like Cat, and seizes
it some times in his hand, but most frequent
ly in his mouth. He thinks nothing of thrust
ing his hand into rat-hole, and pulling out
the occupants, one by one, from their beds,
and it is by his exertions, chiefly, that all
the live rats are supplied for sport about
town.
The prisoner listened with very evident
degree of pride and satisfaction to this histo-
ry of his exploits
Mr.. Conant asked tha prisoner if him
self and the dog Billy lived together. He
replied not for that Billy lived at the pit in
Westminster, and he himself lived at st.
Giles.
Mr.. Conant said, that it was very we'll they
did not live together; for if they had, from
the account given to-day of his rat-killlng
powers, it was very likely that much rival
ship and Jealousy would prevail between
them.
As there was no claimant for the carpen-
ter's tools found on the prisoner. and seemed
so valueless, being quite worn out, he was
discharged.
In the last Number oe the Asiatic Jour
nal, there is an interesting article respecting
the Jews in China. They we're settled III
that country, as well as in many other parts
of Asia, many centuries prior to the Chris
tian era; even as early as 1000 years before.
They migrated from Persia, BY the way Of
horasen.-They say themselves they
came from the west, or from Siyn. They
have MS. copy of thr Pentateuch; and they
long kept up an intercourse with other Jews
in Persia, and the more western parts of A.
sia it is said that they received some ad-
ditions soon after the destruction of Jerusa-
lem, by Titus, in 70. Some OF them have
become Mahometans. They have a trad-
ton, that Abraham, who they say was the
nineteenth from Adam, was the author OF
their law. and that Moses derived it from
him. There is great similarity between
the laws Of Abraham or Moses, and those
of the Chinese. Their calculation makes
Abraham to have lived 5000 years before
our era; whereas, our account places about
1850 before. The period between Abraham
aud Moses, is not very different in the two
accounts. In the ancient Chinese laws,
which originated with Abraham, as they
pretend, are traces Of holy Sabbath. In
their more ancient writings, they say Adam
was the first man, that Abraham was the re-
al author of the law, which was afterwards
published By Moses, They inculcate adora-
fion of Heapen, by which is probably meant
Invisible One who inhabits the heavens ant
all worlds.-Hence, in time, mankind who
worshipped the God Of Heaven, were lee
to fix their thoughts upon, and to adore, hea
vcnly bodies, as the Sun, Moon and Stars
and Fire, as the emblem of these. Abra
ham, they say, worshipped Heaven, but no
under any figure or image. These Jews ar
; said to be honest and industrious, and arr
> esteemed by the Chinese. They have
> synagogue $50 feet long, and $50 wide, ant
dedicated to "the Creator and Preserver o
!, all things" There is this inscription ais
on a tablet, in the synagogue, Hear,
Israel Jehovah our God, is the only Jeho
y YAH"
), When the people enter the temple, the.
take off their shoes, and when they pray
y y turn towards the west. The person win
reads the law, covers his face with thin
veil They believe in "A judgment, in par
adse, aud place of punishment. Th
Sabbath is kept strictly bv them. But the,
n do not attempt to make prosclytcs, nor eve
n go into the temple, where AN idol is wor
S shipped. Besides the pentateuch. the
e have only parts of Isaiah, Daniel and Jcre
u miah.