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The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-10-07
VARIETY.
ON RIDDLE

Finding out riddles is the same kind of exercise
to the mind, which running, and leaping, and wrest
ling, are to the body. They are Of no use in them
sehes-they are not work, but play ; but they pre-
pare the body, and make it alert and active for any
thing may be called to perform in labour Or war
50 does the finding out of Riddles if they arc good
especially, give quickness of thought, and a fac
" Of turning about problem every way, and view
ing it in every possible light. When Archimedes,
coming out Of the bath, cried III Transports g wl-
ha - q have found it y he had been exercising lis
mind precisely in the same manner as you Will do
when YOU are searching about for the solution of
riddle.
Riddles are Of high antiquity, and were the en-
ploynent of grave men formerly. The fist riddle
that we have on record was proposed by Sampson
at wedding feast to the young men Of the phs-
tines, who were invited upon the occasion The
feast lasted seven days, and if they found it out
within seven days, Sampson to give thirty suits
Of clothes and thirty sheets; and if they could not
guess It. they were to forfeit the same to him. The
riddle was 8" Out Of ihe eater came forth meat,
and out Of The strong came forth sweetness" lie
hal Killed Hon. and left its carcass On returning
soon after, he found swarm of bees had made use
Of the skeleton as hive, and it was full Of honey
comb. Struck with the 81 ness of the cicum-
stance, he made q riddle oft. They puzzled about
it the whole seven days, and would not have found
il out at last i his wife had not told them
The sphinx great riddle maker Accord.
ms to the fable size was half a woman and half
lInu Sl,pI J-,.I i,nb
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'n. darkness more visible; and worse than this,
those TO whom the storehouse of mental riches
was opened, became as the vain, glorious pos
scsor of sudden wealth. which he knows not how
10 use, and only seeks how to display. 1t is the
triumph of the present era, that it has women
Who unite the exercise of the highest talent,
with the performance OF every domestic duty :
that it has those. Who, in the pursuit of intel
lectual requirements, and conquest of mental
difficulties can emulate the courage and persc-
verance Of Hercules, without seeking to use hi,
club or wear Lis lion skin; and who can sacri-
fec to the Muses. without ne9ccting The Graccs
Among these, Mrs. IIcmans occupies pro
mncnt place. She is a sweet and elegant wri
Ter. Many of her shortest pieces arc exquisite.
and IN her more extended compositions, there is
always degree Of beauty which will amply re
ward the reader for an attentive studv-we
nNsht say for frequent perusals. New charms
will be found at each repetition; and VIC would
not envy feelings which did not on a fair ac-
qnantancc with the productions of this lady,
admire her talents and love is esteem propcrcr'
word for critic ? if 50 cstccm) herself
The Forest Sunctnoiy'. is intended to describe
the mental conflicts, as well as outward suffer
n-s Of a Spaniard, who flying from the religious
prosecutions Of his owncountry, in the sixteenth
century, takes refuge with lis child in a North
American forest The story is supposed 70 be
related BY himself. amidst the wilderness which
3.as afforded him an asylum" This perfectly
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verbal, as charades, Conuntlrums, and REFUSES are
IT may be translated into any language, which the
Others cannot, Addison would put them all in the
class OF false wit but Swift, who was as great a
genius, amused himself with making all sorts OF
puzzles; and therefore think ,ou need not be
ashamed of reading them. 1t would be pretty Ell.
tcrtalnmcnt for lon to make collection OF the bet,
Ter oncs--.or many are so duh that they are not
worth spending time about / will conclude bv
sending nI a few which Will be new to YOU.
often nirn.ur, yeti never weep;
always lie in bed, yet sleep,
Ny mouth is vide, and larger than my head
And much olssoTgcs tho it ne'er is fed
have 10 legs or feet, yet swiftly run,
And the more falls get move faster on
le youths and We virgins, come list to my tale,
With youth and with beauty my voice win prevail,
My smile Is enchanting, and golden my Lar,
Nnd on earth am fairest of all that is far;
But my name IT perhaps may assist you to tell,
That Pm banish'd alike both from heaven and hell
There's charm in my voice, IT'S than music more
sweet
And my tale oft repeated, untir'l repeat,
| Halter, soothc, speak kindly to all,
And wherever you go, am still within call, say,
Tho thousands have blest, It's strange thing to
That not one of the thousands e'er wishes my STAY
But when most l enchant him, impatient the more,
The minutes seem hours till my visit is DER,
In the chase OF thy love am cmploy'd,
still, still he's pursued, and yet never enjoyd
Der hills and DER valleys unwcarcd fly,
But should ocrtakc him. that instant die;
Vet spring up again, and again pursue,
The object still distant, the passion Still new,
Now !1uess-anll to raise our establishment most
While YOU seek me you have me, when found :
aln lost
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never talk bnt in my sleep; u
| never cry, but sometimes weep
My Hoors are'Qpen day and night
OH age | help TO better sight,
|, like camcloon, feed on air,
And dust to me IS dainty fare,
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-10

September 1875 That No lie. from a,
Polnseif, the 18Th of the SAM mon.
and No. 22, relate Ia the sam.
Ject the fi'si stating the obstacle VII
had occurred 10 the conclusion of the ,.,.,.
mefeial treaty, In the prrtension br,,.l,
forward by Mexico To grant To IN. %"
rican Nations of Spanish origin. .,.a;e,
privileges which were not to be eai,n,
by other Nations and the second -.
ting the arguments which were urped ~.
and against It, in the conferences brty.a.
Mr.. Polnsett and the Mexican Nlnis,.,,
that No. n was received ON the 7,h
Dece rber las:, and the answer of tho a., E'
November, 1925, from this Departmpo, y,
No. Ii, having been prepared and ta,.
United, superseded the necessity, as va,
believed, of any m0fe particular renlv -
No. %.
That extracts from the general ioe,,r.
tions TO Mr. Poinsett, under date thr es,t
March 1895 are herewith reported marL.t
A that the United States have cont,n,,
ed no engagement, nor made any plrdy. T.,
the Gov ernnrnts of Mexico and ST.
America, or to either of them, that III. 7.
nitrd States would not permit the int,
ference of any foreign power with tb. ind.
pendence or form OF government of tb,,,
Nations nor have any instructions b..r
issued, authorizing any such eneagrm.,,
or pledge. Ii will be- seen that the NJ
sage of the late President of the Unit.
States, of the End December, 1924 !. "a.
verified tn in thrextracts now furnishedr,o,,,
the instruction To Mr.. Pninsett, and ,h,,
he is directed to impress its principles nm.
on the Government Of the United Mer.
lean States. A app Extensions Of the dan
ger, to which Mr.. Monroe aludes, of ar
interference, by the Allied Powers of En-.
rope, TO introduce their political system.
in the Hemisphere, have ceased. it. in.
deed, an attempt by force had been made
by allied Europe 10 snbsert The liberties of
the Southern Nations on this Continpn,
and to erect upon the ruins of their free
institutions, nonarchicai systems, the peo.
pie of the United States would have stood
pledged, in the opinion of their tx, cullye.
not To any foreign State, but to thpmselye,
and TO their posterity, by their dearest in.
terests and highest duties, to resist, to the
utmost, such attempt ,and it is TO pledge
refers.
That extracts from despatch Of Mr..
Poinsett, under date the LIST August, 1895.
marked B, are herewith reported, relating
to the movements of the French fleet ID
the West India seas, during the last sum.
mrr. That his previous letter 10 which
he refers on the same subject, With the
accompanying papers, is accidentally mis-
laid. and cannos therefore now be eommu-
nicated, which is less regretted, because
the Information contained in that now re.
ported, it is presumed, will be entirely 80.
tisfactory.
All which is respectfully submitted,
II. CLAY.
The message was ordered to liz ON the
table, AID with the accompanying docu.
Dent., WAS ordered to b. printed.
The documents will b. given 10 ON,
next
And the House adjourned.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-10
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
FaShington 29M ofMarch, 1925.

The Secretary of State, to whom has
been referred by the President, the Reso.
luton Of the House Of Representatives of
the 27th March 1926, requesting him 10
transmit To that House, certain parts of
the correspondence between the depart
ment Of State and the Minister of the L.
nlted States, at Mexico, and to comma ni.
cate certain information therein mention ed
has the honor to report,
That no answer was transmitted from
this Department to the letter Of Mr.. Poin.
sett, under date at Mexico, on the Ssth
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-10

Israel Pickens, formerly Governor Of
Alabama, has been appointed by the Pres
ldrnt Of the United States, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to br District
Judge for that State, in the place of harIes
TAFT, resigned.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-10
OHIO AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL

OHIO AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL
We have heard it stated that the repOr
of the U. S. Agents for ascertainng tie
practicabiIity and estimating the cost, of
this work will be made in few days-and
that the estimate of expenditure Necessary
to construct this extensive Canal, will not
iall short Of thirty millions Of Dolln,!-
From tide water TO Cumberland, d. Ma
expense is estimated at eight millions.
Bait. Pat,
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On the Goth instant, negro boy was .y-
ecuted in Charleston, for setting fire to the
premises of the Rev. Mr. BUST. When a.
bout to suffer the dreadful penalty of tbs
law. he spoke to the crowd around him,
acknowledged the justice If his sentence,
and warned them 10 take heed of his IN
timely fate.
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the date Of The constitution, could have
been adopted. Whatever weight there Is,
IN the mere argument in the want OF exact
precede Is, applied, ia its full force, 10 the
adoption ihe federal constitution itself.
the whole history Of the world contained
no precedent Of such government
To be Conctudei
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-10

A letter from Washington states, that
Heory K. WaraeId, Esq. member OF the
lasl Congress of Maryland, has been ap.
pointed Charge des .4faires to Peru: aud
that Mr.. Bradish, Of New York, has been
appointed to the same station at Stock
holm, in the place of the late Col. Somcr'
vile. Bolt. Pat.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-10

The New York American states, that
the last journals from Guatamala announce
that Don Manuel Yidaurre and Don Jose
Maria DE Pardo, were on their way from
Peru, to represent that republic In the "a
mama Congress. 1t is known that MINIS
tiers from Colombia, Mexico, Guatemaa'
and 1t is believed. from Buenoa Ayres aIso'
have been appointed. In reply to an 90
lection which had been urged against inc
unhe"lthlness of Panama, durlae the fal"y
season which Commences in June "I''e'
in the n. York Mercantile says
This objection to the Congress It IS oe-
Ieved may be oh,iated. The Miols'eFl
at their first meeting may adjoRrn to 'nee'
AT Guatemala, the capital OF Central Aulrr,
lea. From Panama they would he "a''o
by ll1ht wind and smooth SEA to the pow
OF Sousanate in three days. This Is a''
the pert on the Pacific for the CITY ol Wv.
atemala, though, distant four aud u".'
days Journey. The town of Sousana''F
situated ahout leagues from iae port
From this place TO thes capital, the 'f"'t
Ter is carried by a mule tack through Inv
mountains in Il healthful region, OF P'r'''
dIIl lttiI dluic' l ne SNtbNl v -
esque, grand. and fuli of novelty. 4"o
capital lies in the midst Of valley in'''
miles wide and of great length. II Is -, .
heaUtifu! city, well built and paved ~
market IS we'll supplied with meat and W.
getabies, and fruits Of almost every rfE"''
and of every stason-the peach, afY.'
pineapple, orange, banana, aad nan!
theirs that are unknown 10 us. Inc GU
mate is also daIishtfuI-pu'e, healthy, a''
of temperature such as we should ue" "
minste pleasant spring weather, genera
requiring wooden clothing and one OF Nv" Nv.
blankets at night. The Thermometer ID. ,
ges from IS to 70. There is probably ~
climate equal to this in the United S'a'''
and none superior to it in the world -,
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the House Of Representatives Of I
the United States. {
WAsHISGroN, 30th March, 1876.


In compliance with a resolution OF the
House of the 9th inst. requesting IA copy of
such parts OF the answer of the Secretary
of State to Mr.. Poinsett's letter to Mr..
Clay, dated Mexico, 18th September, 1926,
No. %, as relates to the pledge OF the L.
States therein mentioned and also re-
guessing me to inform the House whether
the United States have, in any manner,
made any pledge to the Governments of
Mexico, and South America, that the u.
nited States would not permit the inter
ference ofauy foreign power with the in-
dependence or form of government of
these nations ; and if 50, when, in what
manner, and to what effect And also
to communicate 10 the House copy of
the communication from our Minister at
Mexico, in which he informed the GDytrn-
meut of the United States, 7 hat the Mex
lean Government called upon this govern
ment 10 fulfil the memorable pledge of the
President of the United States, IL his mes
sage to Congress, of December, 1929
transmit To the House report flo.u the
Secretary ol State, with the documents
containing the information desired by the
Resolution.
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The message was ordered TO liz ON the
table, AID with the accompanying docu.
Dent., WAS ordered to b. printed.
The documents will b. given 10 our
next.
And the House adjourned.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
GREAT FIRE IN NEW-YORK

About o'clock this morning, (Fridor,
the citizens in the lower part of the ccity wsro
aroused from sleep by the cry of fire, Inv
few minutes afterwards the flames bpr,t
forth from the upper story of one of the fons
story buildings Of that immense pile called
the Exchange Buildings" situated on
William and Garden-s streets, and partly m
the site of the old post Office. Most Of tbs
engines were soon on the spot, and regular
lines formed from the East River. but No,
withstandng the greatest efforts were usedbv
the several companies, before S o'clock Tho
whole of this magnificent corner was he,r
of smoking ruins. Two buildings on WIZ
liam street, adjoining the Exchange Buildms
two or three on the north side of Gards%n
street, and two two-story buildings on thu
/ south side of the latter street were consid
erably injured. At one period great fear,
were entertained for the post office, the fire
having communicated to the adjoining buiI.
ding, but it was fortunately arrested at th,,
house. Great praise is due to the clerks of
the post office, for their indefatigable exer.
tions to save the letters, and other pubIic
property. All the latters &c. were well
tied up, and deposited in the bags ready ia
be removed to place of safety.
For about one hour the fakes and spart,
flew in showers. The roofs of several dis.
tant buildings took fire, but were promp,lv
extinguished by the activity of the fremen
several of whom had their clothes burnt
The loss sustained cannot be correctly
ascertained: but we have been informed thai
it is not less than tzoo hundred Mousand
dollars; ON which there was an insurance Of
one hundred and thirty tgyo thousand dollars,
in five Offices, viz: $4,000; 10000; $4,000,
900, and 5000. A hard case occurred
with the first Office. Merchandise to the a.
; mount of 100000 was to have been removed
; Yesterday afternoon, had the weather been
fair, the whole of which was DESTROYED.
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LAsGati.s I'RJ-sI ENGLAND.
LONDON, March 90.
MELANCHOLY SHIpNNRECK.

The following account of a most distress
ing shipwreck was yesterday received al
Llnvd's. Portsmouth, March l5.--Ihs Ma
jesty's ship Blonde, which arrived Yesterday,
fell in with, on the 7th ult in latitude a. deg
as min. n. long. 2i deg. 81 min. w. the
Francis Mary, Of 39l tors, Kendall master
of and from New Brunswick, bound to Liv-
erpoo, timber laden fbeng her first voyage)
water~logged, aud perfect wreck. Took off
the master, his wife, three seamen, and one
female passenger out Of a crew OF seven,
teen. On tile lst February, the Francis
Mary experienced most tremendous gale
Of wind from the w. N. w. during which
She carried away her foremast; the sea made
a complete breach over her, washed four
seamen off the deck, the boats, &c.
At this time l1th day, says the narrator)
all our provisions were out--suffered much
from hunger, having received no nourish-
m ent for nine days!--Feb. 10, departed this
life, James Clarke, seaman, read prayers,
and committed his body to the deep: we
were at this time on half gill of water a
day, and suffering much from hunger: dur
ing the whole period of being on the wreck,
we were wet from top to toe.-Feb. %, John
Wilson, seaman, died, at 10 A. NJ; preserv-
ed the body of the deceased: cut him up r
quarters, washed them overheard, aud hung
them up on pins.-Feb. %. j. Moore dice
and was thrown overheard, having cater
part of him such as the liver and heart
From this date to Saturday, the 5th o
| March, the following number persisted from
hunger.--Henry Davis, a Welsh boy: Alex
Kelly, seamen; John Jones, apprentice boy
nephew OF the owner; James Frier, cook
Danel Jones seaman; John Hutchlngson, ahc
John Jones, a boy: threw the last named O.
verboani, his blood being bitter; also Jame
Frier, who was working his passage home
under promise of marriage to Ann Saun
ders, the female passenger who attended OF
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WAsHINGroN.

The Greek Treaty.--The new Treaty of
cession and purchase, made in this city with
the deputies Of the Greek nation of Indians,
in January last, and submitted to the Senate
by the President on the S1st of that month,
was ratified and confirmed by the Senate on
Friday, 21st ult., together with the supple
mental article subsequently agreed on, by
which, it is understood, the wishes of the
State Of Georgia have been SO fully met, as
to induce the hope that all dissatisfaction
felt in that State, at the abrogation of the
former treaty, will be dissipated. And we
think that the efforts of the Executive, and
especially of that officer of it, (the Secretary
of WARP to whose province the manage
ment of the affair particularly belonged, were
never directed with more zeal and assduity
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to any object, than ne satisfactory ad-
ustmeat of the Ell ,arrassing difficulties
which grew out of the iormer treaty. These
efforts produced the Treaty of January, ooy
which about nine-tenths of the Territory in
question, was obtained for Georgia. 10 the
fnrther concession obtained by the supple
mentary article, the friends Of peace and har-
mony--the country at large--are indebted,
81 IS said, to the exertions and influence over
the Indian delegates, of MIR. Benton, OF the
Senate.
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The London Times of March % says the
Duke of Wellington represented France,
Austria, Prussia and Great Britain, at ST.
Petersburgh, and was, in the name of these
powers, instructed to inform Russia that
they were unanimous in their determination
toprotect Greece against the Cttomans, and
to protect the latter against an attack from
Russia.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04

A young man lately, was literally ground
To death By careiinS engine in the Upper
Carr Factory, Stockport, England. The
deceased, il appears, vas caught BY strap
attached tothe cartling cnRine, and immedi-
atcly carried round II; in the first revolution
he came in contact with the gas-pipe which
snapped off, and the room was Immediate
ly in darkncss.--.onue time necessarily elaps-
ed before the machinery could be stopped,
during which the unfortunate man was re-
peatedly dashed against the low roof of the
room with the violence which caused the
states to tly Of in every direction; ny these
repeated conclusions, too both his legs were
were torn off, and the rest Of his frame so
dreadtu!lv lacrrated, that when the machine
~ was at length stopped and light obtain
ed, all that at first appeared to remain was,
in the words Of an eyewitness, "a bundle Of
rags"
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Caucus Of fsnakes.-The Kennebuck (Me)
Gazette states that, on Wednesday, 10th
ult Major ID. w. Lord of that place found in
mis- pasture, withinthe circumference offrom
Is TO 20 feet, on the sunny side ofa small hill,
congregation Of Snakes of various sizes and
descriptions, from two feet down to six inches
in length, and with the assistance of his hired
man killed three hundred and eighty.fv
This grand convention was composed Of all
kinds Of snakes known to that section Of
of the country, except the Rattle Snake,
and Mix Adder. and were lively and active
as in the warm season of the year, assoclat-
ing and living together.
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The expense of sending the English am.
bassador, the Duke of Northumberland 70
Paris, to bear the compliments of the English
king TO the present monarch, on his acces'
sion to the crown, amounted to thirty thous'
and pounds, which the Duke paid out OF his
own private purse. The government, how
ever, thought it incompatible with its dignity
to allow the ambassador to be AT the whole
expense, and presented the Duke with a
sword studded with diamonds, valued at ten
thousand pounds.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04

THOMAS JEFFERSON.-From Bs-
ton we learn that the town meeting to adop!
measures for the relief of the venerable Iet.
ferson. was well attended.-Fhe Chairman
having stated the purpose of the meeting
II. A. $. Dearborn, Esq presented tive
resolutions, providing for the appointment d
a committee Of two from each ward to re-
ceive subscriptions for the benefit OF Mr.
JEFFERSON, and to devote the proceeds ~
such manner as they might deem expedent
The meeting was ably and eloquently addres
sed by Messrs. Dearborn. S. L. Knapp,
and ]. t. Austin. The resolutions were then
adopted and the committees appointed