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The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-24

the battle, would he have listened to advice,
FIRST given, Qr the landing of the troops at
Alexandra, and repeated, though without
effect, up to the morning of the fatal 9th OF
July. 1t is said that the Colonel advised the
leaving, at least. one half of the regulars at
the place OF debarcation, and enlisting in
their stead a like number of woodsmen; but
nothing could convince the Inflated General
that European tactics would avail nothing in
warfare Of the wilderness.
Gen. Braddock died the day succeeding
the battle, and was buried in the wagon road,
the grave levelled, and the wagons purpose
ly driven over it, that it might be conceal
ed from the Indians whose trophies OF victo-
ry would have been greatly enriched, by
the addition of a Generals scalp.
a circumstance of some moment, to the
medical world, occurred on the retreat OF the
English forces from the Monongahela. The
, hospital stores having been lost, the sur
geons dressed the wounded men with APP
plications made from grass, weeds, and
herbs. bruised, and formed into poultices;
and the wounds did remarkably we'll. May
not this hint be useful to those engaged in
frontier wars, or distant expeditions to say
age countriese We know that the, Indians
do cure very bad wounds, and we we'll know
that they have no apothecaries' hall, and
their simplcs are entirely derived from the
vegetable kingdom.
The character of Braddock may be sum-
med up in few words. He was brave, with
out the better part, discretion, and pershed
in vainly attempting to wage the warfare OF
the European plains, in the wilds of the new
world.
He was the son Of the old Gen. Braddock,
distinguished officer, in the early part OF
the last century. His sister, celebrated for
her beauty, her wealth, and misfortunes,
came to an untimely end.-She possessed a
fortune Of 5000 a yearAwas fond of intrigue,
though certainly never criminal, aud having
dissipated her fortune at the gaming table,
became reduced to want she put period to
her existence, by hanging herselfi in an en-
broided girdle.
"Her youth, her beauty and misfortunes
rendered her the object of universal pity; and
the fate of her brother will be the less re-
GREETED, when it is known that he was SC
destitute of humanity, as when he heard o
his sisters death, to express himself by
pun, saying, that she had tied herself ~
from tlay."
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-24
ODDS AND ENDs.-from EogiiM pooe,s.

1t is said that the dispatches which have
been just received at the Foreign Sccretary's
from Constantlnople, contain an offer on the
part of the Porte, to resign the sovereignty
OF a certain portion Of Greece, together with
the adjacent islands. to English jurisdiction.
The Commissioners for the reduction of
the national debt had meeting last week,
but it appearing that the debt had Increased
since their last meeting, they Of course had
nothing to do, and Immediately adjourned.
DIR. Kitchener says, he never had so many
applications for digestive pills as since the
election. 1t is curious that NJ P's should be
out cf order before they get into the House
1t is said that the reason why sir w. Cur
tbs has been returned for Hastings is, that
the Government cannot do 7vithonthis coun-
tendnce.
A small piece of ground in Lincoln was
sold last week by Mr.. Widdowson, after the
rate of more than II .000k per acre.
The two new Sheriffs of London are like
ly, from their previous Occupations, to be
men of very opposite characters and, while
every breaker of the peace, Mr. Winches
ter will, in all probability, continue station
ary.
oc'erai vi the eleCllon HtSeoHs nave been
plucked so close, that they will find it diff
cult to trovide for their bills.
The magnificent size Of the fruit produced
by our recent Improvement in horticulture
no longer leaves it proverb 'to make two
bites of a cherry
One hundred pounds damages was givel
| in the Sheriff's court on Saturday, agains
| Dugdaie, music-seller, of Russell court, fo
pirating Moore's Irish and National Melo
dies, the property OF Mr.. Power. The da
images were laid at 42 900.
Ministers are said to be terribly and rea
sonably alarmed for the expected defalca
tion Of revenue in the two ensuing quarter
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-24

about thirty feet long, to stop the speed
down hill. After getting out OF the wood. the
hear manifested his inclination to RETURN
The men then shifted drag ropes. and endea-
voured to force him against his will He
was disturbed by dogs; several we're wound
ed. but not badly. The bear finding him
self defeated in his object of returning, man
,fested signs of great displeasure. He snarl-
ed, rising on end, took up the trap, and press
ed on after the men who had hold OF the
rope before him: he quickly caught the
hindmost, whose name was VIM. Mann. In
stead of shaking hands with him, as you may
sometimes have seen blacks and whites, he
exercised the power of chief balih, smote
him on the back and made a prisoner OF him.
But not content with the exercise OF legiti-
mate authority, he proceeded to acts OF great
violence. He bit him through the thigh,
then quitting his hold, caught him by the
middle, and while the savage monster held
the victim trembling in his grasp, he was
released from his hold by well directed
blow upon his pate, as true as you live and
breathe, sir, from a club in the hands Of
Capt. Marston, just in time to save him from
the jaws OF destruction. On starting the
bear again, others narrowly made their es-
cape, being violently pursued for short
distance.
Mr.. Mann, though severely and somewhat
dangerously Wounded, tits hoped will speed
lily recover. The. bear was afterwards shot.
He measured7 feet in length, aud though
thin in flesh, was estimated to weigh upwards
of 400 lbs. The price of his skin is eight
dollars.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-24
. Extracts from English Papers.
MR.. CHABERT's ENTRANCE INTO THE
HOT OVEN.

AAOt " A-ANs
In our paper OF last week we gave sum.
mary account of Mr.. Chabert's entrance into
a fiery furnace; since when we have met
with more particular statement of this ex-
traordinary affair, from an English paper,
which We publish for the amusement of our
readers.
"a more than ordinary degree of curiosi-
ty had been excited by the announcement in
the newspapers, and particularly by para
graph In the Morning Chronicle of Thurs
day, that Mons. Chabert intended to exhibit
to the public, the novel and rather appall-
ing experiment of his entering into hol
ovea, and of his continuing in it until its hea,
had sufficiently baked piece of meat. From
the direful omnipotence of this element, and
from the destructive md excessively painful
enects OF its application in eX.renE,ees OF ami
MAJ lte, many persons felt much anxiety
LOT the rate and. sufferings of the exhibitor
"nnse others, OF more scepticai nature
s suspectea the experiment to be some Sbdo.
io, ious ueSeptioh' or even hoax. like the,ce-
pint bottle, or that of mans }lv;ng from, :,
church steePle. All exhibitions of an exces-
sve endurance of heat, and a res;c,ance =.
ehe enects Oh hre, are sure to excite an in
terest IN the spectators; and we believe 70 n
foreigners OF this class have visited Ene,and
with greater pecuniary advantages to them hem
selves than the French woman. who. few
years ago, exhibited in Bond Street. and
subsequently, at our fairs, the feat of swaI-
'owing molten lead, and rubbing red hot iron
over her skin and through her hair. Tba
'1ou! ,ehank fire eaters of former DAYS were
q ..s si'e than our snap dragon PLAYERS
I s-sf sea' consisting only of applying exter,
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-24
HarerhiH, July 26

Bear Canght.-We have lately seen the
skin Of large bear which was caught at
Coventry. Early on the morning of the 5th
instant, notice was given that bear was
caught. About Is persons attended to es-
cort him from the mountain to the place of
habitation, intending to conduct him to Bath
village, as was thought best by most pres
ent. However powerful and strong his ma
jesty was, by taking advantage Of his sitGa-
ton, one tied rope to the chain of his trap
and or six lnen held the rope, which wa:
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-24
Selected for the JVilmingtonian.

The subject ofthe following stanzas, the am
able and unfortunate CnArTEnToS, was one
the early English Poets, who, meeting with tn
neglect which is too often the fate of Genius, h
became wearied with the worlds cold scorn, an
put an end to his existence in an obscure gal
ret.
There is flower, that mid the gloom,
ofdewy evening, blossomed gay,
And fairies sighed it into bloom,
And wood Il till the break of day:
And when day came, the flower was seen
To wither and to droop itshead;
Its stem soon lostits lively green,
And ere twas noon, the flower was dead.
How like that sweet, nocturnal flower,
The life of Chatterton did close,
Tie felt Misfortune's withering power
Soon as his morning sun arose.
He knelt to Fortune as she pass'd,
He ask'd a smile.--she gave fro,ua;
lie bard his bosom to the blast,
And dash'd his Tyre, indignant, down.
IT his last act of life was wrong,
Remember he was but boy,
With passions wild, untam'd and strong,
Alive to pain, and, ,'ead to joy,
His was the breast that early felt
The buffettings of adverse fate;
And his the hand and heart that dealt,
Her blow for blow, and hate for hate.
Tired Of world, wherein he found,
Alr1nsincere, and false, and vain;
All sick of an UNMARRIED sound,
Of woe that me- 'er might sleep again
he left its scenes of doubt and strife,
Which he was never formed to brave;
He left it in the morn of life, .-...5
And sought cold and early grave. S.
'The evening Primrose.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-24


ing. The Archbishop Of York had the ex-
pensiye honour of being landlord to this jolly
company; assembled from England, Scotland
and France, at his metropolitan see. In one
entertainment he expended 60 stalled oxen
fer one item of the feast; and his total expen-
ses in entertainments, and presents OF gold,
silver and silks, to his guests, during their
stay, amounted to the prodigious sum OF 4ooo
marks. ISL
French TNomen.--There is, says recent
English writer, a facility of amusement a
bout the French, quite unenjoyable by the
English and inconceivable to them. Our
ideas of good fellowship and society are sub
stantial. We like to be excited and enter
tanned highly when we come together; but
to be dressed and SO out to chat, is enough
for the Partisan dame. She looks neither
for feasting nor .wit, ,nor-yet for any intel
lectual intercourse; she will dress in all her
Jewels to appear at her trends Soiree, when
she and all her company will feel themselves
sufficiently amused by-a child set to dance
or to pirate with naivctte; this, with sorbet
or an ice, contents her; she is the most a
museable being in life"
In passing through Germany, the female
costumes remind traveller of those gro
tesque dresses which are exhibited upon our
most ancient monuments, and in very old
pictures. At Lubbock the women wear close
caps. of silk or. OF velvet, set off with broad
gold lace, and broad stiff border o. lace or
muslin, sticking out, so as to'give the head
dress the appearance of small umbrella.
In the whole Of Mr.. Boaden's Life OF Kem-
BILE. we do not find any thing more character
istic of that great actor than this laughable
circumstance:
"To me, says Reynolds in his Memoirs.
one of the most amusing persons present was
John kembe. This great actor, with all his
good sense aud good taste, was like Gay,
"In simplicity a-chiid."
Certainly, no man was further from prov
ing dull, commonplace Unendura6le, than
kemblc: as probably, the following short
ancctlote will cvince:
! Whilst Parsons told rich comic story at
which all laughed, Kemble preserved a fix
cd, grave, classical countcnance-but, when
Dodd afterwards sang a pathetic ballad,
which excited general interest, Kemble, in
the middle of it, burst into an odd fit of laugh
ter, and in tone tramulous from excessive
gaiety, said
l beg your pardon, gentlemen, but have
Just taken Parsons ake---ha, ha, ha!-and
! it is really very good"
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-24

'The evening Primrose.
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PROPOSALS.
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wHh IL.
A GRICVLTCRE is not low art, in which the mos
IA ignorant that are blest with he al strength of
body, excel but is descrvedy ranked amongst III,
ul sciences Many distinguished in Virgjuia nc
sothcr pants of the United Sta;rs have given nc of tc
sat,cnton to farming. Attempts have been made by IN,
establishment OF Agricultural Societies Fairs and Catl,
Shows, improve the condition of the arrncr-ve, in tho
great state o; trgii0, there is public Journal which
collects and distributes ledge both in thee
Try and practice. Political, literary news
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Icultwc-aHd ITS various changes and mprovcmcn,sh,
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.o draug retaining, enclosing and eurichug Ia nis
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ant subjects in which the Farmer has deep
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The venerable HosEgfon lin one of his letters address
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sSHw oil no pursuit, IN wluch more real and important
service can be rendered any country than b>
sliS aSrcute-ts breed at useful animals, and otlel
branches OF husbandnan cares nor canI conceive any
san more conducive TO this end, one Won IN i'm
Produced, for bringing view the actual state of theu -
Tall parts OF the kingdom; sy which good and are
exhibited i" nner too plain be msronccvcd" This
language is as applicable to Agricultural Journals as to the
iSocetieS spoken Of
The "Ameroon Farmer published in Baltimore, con
us much valuable information, and has done c5,d IL
II Hsina. But the climate, soil and productions of or
State otenlequirc particular notice than can lac
led for in paper whose principal OBJECT the general i'm
sprovcment of Husbondry throughout tue United Staies
Therefore whilst the services of the BILE and
EDITOR OF the "Amecan Farmer, are admitted md nm
preeIated, 1t ls but JUST TO saythat he cannot rive nr
matiou variety Of subjects peculiarly i,ts,ss,i
TO the Virginia Planter AMI Farmer. The Subscriber will
use his utmost efforts TO supply this information and to
per his paper interesting to of science and the
nifty At large He will probably have the assistance of
gentlemen OF experience, ntegence, aud in
ing improvements i'll Giusba ndrv.
From well informed and experienced Farmers co,,,.
mica tons, any subjects of ineres, nd mrortanc ~ tho
agricultural world will he always thankfully rcccved
Having such aid and the public patronage the Editor in
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s2aiecelaaareneaa pcpart1mc11f-
TIE LAST NAN.

3 (.N1t Mrs. S5cLey's)
4 awoke rs from / NC and deep sleep
SNhet,er had 6een III trance or asleep or dead
,5kncw neither Jt sec; 20 inquire. with that in
Inconsistency ttlat often he remarked in dr,a,ns
!. took the Whole matter OF couise, AMI agoke viii
sthc full persuasion that the long see? trance in which
81 had been iai had nothing III it either appali
Sing That ii ind been OF long continuance | doubet
Sno Indeed thought thaI knew that months and YEAR
Ahad rolled owe" my head while wrapped in rnvs
5iterIou su"ber Yet my recollection the occurrences
g that had taken place before bad been luIIsd TO seep
was perfect and had the most remembrance
ao the spo; IA which lay, and the plants aud flowers
athat had been bUidpG around Still there was al
tie mistineos Of vision over tic time and the
Scausc OF my having laid myself down. Il was one OF
the vaganes OF dfeam ami thought on it without
4wondcring.
The spot on which was lying was lust AZ the on.
4tranCr OF cave, that anced Aad been the scene of
ssome o. my brightest joys and deepest sorrows II was
known To none and TO me It had been place
So refuge aud dccHCe, for in the wilderness of INV
dream thought that had been prosecuted and hunted
diron the society OF and that in that lone cave
aand that romantic valley had found peace and secu,
aHty.
lay VIII, m, back the ground and my head rest
slng on my arm SO hat when opened my eyes the FIRST
8obcc5 that gaIeq the and the fall moon
land the appearance that the heavens presented tn mo
9was so extraordinary, ami at Tie same time so awfDJ
ES5ecausc unlike Tic s;yeGv brightness OF the Sky nm
(Which had last gaIei, that raised INV head on my
Gland and leaning my elbow, looked with long and
8d"t stare on tic moon ana the stars and The black e
$papsc OF ether.
n There was dImness the ar--an unnatural I;,nness
g--rot haze or thin mantle OF clouds stfetcbir
Sand ob>cuflag the atmospherc-but a darkoese- 3,
broad ehado"sPrcaGIug over, get obscuriag nothing
ads If above the heavenly bodies had been spread n i,
IipoHsc covering ot clouds that bid from, tian tho I,,
2in which they moved and had their being
The poon was large and dark. II seemed TO have
approached 81 near the Garth, ta had IT shonc with is
usual lnstrc, tc seas. lands aud forests that believed
Ito exist in it, wsud have been all distinctly visitI
8 AZ d u le! lgT~pr 10 F. -.
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Smiths Cotton Planter & Cultivator.

FENlOSE interested in the cuitur" of Cotton are informed
that machine IS Invented for planting cutvatur
this crop, which promises to he Of gcat importance 1t
has been lately exhibited both in Richmond and
land the appreciation uf all who had an opportunity of
seeing IT. Those who associate large crops
corn with coOn will fluid it valuable acquisition Il is
computed that hand with this machine will plant
iculvae ten acres per day They simple their
construction that any mechanic make
and any farmer keep them in repair.
The following ccrtifca,e which many resPecta-
.iectly satisfactory.
,Cotton Planter and Cultivotor hesitation in
ssisned opens the now drops the any regular
ition and all much better than il could BY baud. AZ
which removes and weeds both sides of the
walks 1t necessary however, that the should be
3hrst listed aud free from StumpS other distractions.
Signed by
RICHARD FIELD, VIM. NJ. ATKINSON,
EonERT BOILING, JRs. G. YhNCEY
WHIGHr ROBINSON, l.. STOKES.
ALIEN. CrNNINGHAM,
Petersburg, :0th January, 1926.
I Orders for them will hc received hv LEWIS Wrnr
as Co. Richmoud-lAs. Il. Kendall & Co. Petersburg
aand SINCLAIR x MCoE =, Baltimore the acliiucs
3may any time be Price OF the machine eighteen
sdoliars.
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HoHchcster, Jjrejnsa lime 3D. 1926.
AZ X. THOMAS a. MERA, Sir As YOU are not ~
n resident Of Virginia you viii take notice that W.T.
snail by our at'nraty, the ls day ofJuy next betwec
sunrise and sunset Of same day, the Citv Hotel in t
~ OF Auguso' 'eofea proceed To take the dcso,on
oi sundy wtnesSe to he as evidence in the suit De
pending IN the superior court Of obancerv for HE Richmond
d'ci wherein you are P and we are defendants: bull
that day, shall continue from dav Ia av be,een
'e and of each succeeding day so occupied until
J9.NES BR1NDER. AID
ELI/.4BEI his rife md
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lA loMNIIrTED TO the Jail of King Queen county, ON
~ the 9Th day of April, 1926, Billy, negro man
slave, who says he is the property James Lang OF the
state OF Georgia. lie had on when committed II home
spun roundabout with white tfowsefs and IAN old
drah great coat He is feet 81 inches high light com
,PeNon no visible mark The requested
TO come forward prove property and pay charges or else
Inc will be dealt with S tho law din ects
..ne 30 OCT WN1 SrONI r,uo
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