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Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-08

THE LAST MAN, BY MRS. sHELLY.--The
highly gifted authoress of this work ,(who
is the daughter Of the celebrated Cod
win, belongs to an eccentric class Of
writers, which of late years, has been
somewhat numerous. She seems to have
inherited much Of the powerful but way
ward tone of thought which pervades the
writings Of her father, as also TO have
imbibed no small portion of the wild
poetic spirit Of her late husband. The
Las: Man is narrative Of events sup
posed to take place two or three hundred
years hence, and terminates with the ex-
tinction of the human race by pestilence,
with the exception Of the Last Man."
who writes this story Of his life, and the
scenes of desolation and horror with
which the latter part has been occupied.
This book contains much vivid descrip-
ton, and forcible delineation of charac-
ter; and notwithstanding its singular and
rather, perhaps, displeasing character,
will be perused with interest by almost
every reader. 1t is said that Mrs. Shell
ly designed the two principal characters
of the work as likenesses of Lord Byron
and her late husband. If this was in
deed her intention, we do not think she
has rigidly followed the traits of the orig
inals, but, in some instances, perhaps for
the sake Of effect, confouded the two, and
and given traits which properly belong
ed to the other.
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-08
,,ar OF the dark and stormy sea,

s,ar Of the dark and stormy sea,
When reekins tempests round Us rave,
Thy gentle virgin form we see
Bright rising DER the hoary wave;
The howling storms that seem TO crave
Their victims, sink in music sweet;
The sursing seas recede to pave
The path beneath thy glistening feet.
Ave Maria Stella.
Star Of the mild and placid seas,
Whom rainbow rays Of mercy crown,
Whose name Thy faithful Portuguese
Ger all that TO the depths so down,
With hymns ofgrate!ul transport own;
When gathering clouds obscure their light,
And heaven assumes an awful irown,
The Star oi Ocean glltters bright.
Ave Maria Stella.
Star Of the deep. when angel Tyres
To hymn tiny holy name essay,
In vain mortal harp aspires
TO minsle in the mighty lay!
Mother Of God! one living ray
OF hope our grateful bosom fires,
When storms and tempests pass away,
To join the bright immortal cholrs.
Ave Marin Stella.
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PoRTUqUEsE Hv MN.

ADDRESSED TO THE VIRGIN MARY.
We know our readers will. thank us for inserting
in to days paper, the Portuguese Hymn, so gene.
rally admired and so justly celebrated. II certain
ly deservedy ranks first in the poems Of the kind,
will be read with satisfaction by the religionist the
moralist and the devo.ee. We wish we could al.
Ways grace our column. with such illusions.
Star ofibe wide and pathless sea
Who lowest on mariners to shine,
Those votive garments wet. TO thee
We hang. within thy holy shrine,
When DER us flashed the surgipg brine,
Amid the warrlng waters tost,
We called no other name but thine,
Aud hoped when other hope was lost.
Ave Maria Stella!
Star Of the vast and bowling main,
When dark and lone is all the sky,
And mountain waves DER oceans plain
Erect their stormy heads on high;
When Virgins for their true loves sigh,
They raise their weeping eyes 10 thee;
The Star Of Ocean beeds their cry,
And saves the foundering bark atsea.
Ave Maria Stella,
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agony a slight tinge Of the rose breaking
through canker, as though hopes angel had
visited his last moments, and threw smile
upon the general woe it was look that
spoke the spirits heaven ; that told the
earthly gazers it was free from mans impi-
ETY.. They approached the corpse one
hand was firmly prest against his bosom
it was with difficulty they released it. The
hand was strongly clenched /; they loosen
ed the grasp, and something fell on the
pavement; it was picture, ,ofthe companion
Of his misery the portrait of a lovely wo-
man the first being to whom his hearts
incense had ever been offered.
And is love ideal lives it but in summer
gardens sports it but like the painted fly
in the fragrant bowers, under certain skies ?
No it outlves the sunshine, and in the
bowling storm, and new-made wilderness,
stretches forth its little hand and like the
blind woman generally bereft of fortune
and Of friends, it finds in infant care a
guide, blessing.
On the back of the picture was marked
Marie, evidently her own writing. What
a joy in his Imprisonment must have been
this poor piece Of painted ivory What
thoughts it must have endured What
agony alleviated TO imagine the new
made captive, in all the energies of youth
with their concomtant impatence, upbraid-
ing fortune and existence. He throws
himself upon bed of stone, and by the dim
light gazes on the form Of her, the magnet
ofhis life she smiles, and his pent-up
feelings ease themselves in tears their last
interview comes strongly on his heart her
approaching steps, the exchange of look,
the pressure of lips, the souls banquet
Abstracted from his present situation, he
wanders backward the dazzling ball and
the evening walk again are his her BEAM
ing eyes, and the little world which the
souls Of those who truly love create around
them, when isolated from the common re-
sort, they live alone in happiness, tempt the
prisoners sense, far from the rough-hewn
tomb that holds his body in The vapour
quickly dissipates-he knows his captivity;
his loss of her-the threatning death, his
Marie's honour. then the storm grief again
assails, again riots over his broken ener-
gies, and again meets comfort FROM Sec
ond look. With every returning day of
wretchedness to fancy, the wasting youth
welcoming the image with the hearts ar
dour, and the long hours past, who again
stretches his limbs on the rude couch, again
kisses the idol, and sleeps more soundly
from the salutation. Thus pass months /;
his stream of life dries up violent emotions
have shattered his frame he feels his hour
approaching, and deaths last struggle
places his hearts queen upon her broken
throne.
And is love ideal is it the plaything of
a romance, the dream of wandering sense !?
Surely, not. In some minds it dwells in all
the glory Of refined nature, prompts the
noblest impulses of humanity and, though
beginning its course in prosperity, perhaps
first the offspring of a'glance journeys faith
ful through the toughest roads, and where
worldly malice strews thorns within the
paths, distils into the lacerated wound bal
samic honey.
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called in two relations TO sleep with her
the next night, but they were also equally
frightened with groans and an uneom-
mon noise, and left the house the next
day.
The occupier Of the house still per-
sisted that she was not only haunted,
but threatened by the ghost; and TO this
she made the most solemn oaths, as well
as imprecations, and accordingly took
lodgings in neighboring street.
The story having gone abroad, hun
dreds were daily drawn by curiosity into
the street where the haunted house was;
and, it becoming the subject Of conver-
sation every where, MIR. Nolan, SO we'll
known for his poetical and political abili-
ties, took up a sporting bet that he
would suffer himselfto he locked up in
the house one whole night, without the
company of any human being. About
nine O'Clock he went, and was shut up;
but for the sake Of defence against any
improper practices, lie took with him
dog and case of loaded pistols. He
was not released till six O'Clock the next
morning, when he was found by bis COM
panions-fast asleep.
The following stanzas will best show
the situation of his mind during the time
Of his vigils. Suffice it TO say, he saw
no ghost, though he heard great deal
ofnoise, and loudly threatened to shoot
the first person who should approach
him, whether of this world or the other.
The discreet ghost dessted, and the
people in that neighborhood got rid Of
their fears.
II from the cearments Of the silent dead
Our long departed friends could rise anew,
Why feel horror, or conceive dread,
To see again those friends whom once we knew!
Father of all! thou giv'st not to our ken
To view beyond the ashes Of the grave;
'Tis not the idle tales Of busy men
That can the mind appal-the truly brave,
Seated on reasons adamantine throne,
Can please the soul, and fears no ills unknown:
o! ifthe finty prison of the grave
Could loose its doors, and let the spirit flee.
Why not return the wise, the just, the brave,
And let once more the pride Of ages free:
Why not restore Socrates again?
Or give thee Newton, as the first Of men!
In this lone room where now patient wait,
To try ifsouls departed can appear,
o could Burgh escape his prison gate,
Or couldI think Latouche's form near,
| Why fear to view the shades which long must be
Sacred to freedom and to charity
A little onward in the path oflife,
nd all nust N deal IN their mort nj
A few short struggles and the weary strife,
And blot the fral memorial of our name.
Torn from the pronontory's lofty brow,
In time the rooted oak itself lies low.
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-08
MIR. NOLAN.

Some years ago, woman who rent
ed snug house in Dublin, alarmed the
neighboihood with strange story ofa
ghost, dressed as a female in black
robes, that opened the curtains Of her
bed, surrounded by an illumination like
lightning, and, with countenancewhich
showed its owner to be laboriog under
some heavy burden, beckoned the wo-
man to follow her. The person haunted
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-08

Agentleman A who was relating in a coffee
house an accident he had met with from q
fall, was asked by surgeon present, if it
was not near the pe,tebere that he had been
hurt " No, sir" was the reply, /" it was
near the Observatory"
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-08
RICHES, PLEASURE AND GLORY

q haste not to the glided shrine,
Where Fortune throws her favours round
Let noblsr views thy soul incline
Toturn where brighter honors shine,
And truer wealth IS found.
0 seek not for the rosy bower,
Where Pleasure fills the sparkling bowl;
yield not to her witching power
For when she gives her richest dover,
She claims the captive soul.
And think not yonder brilliant scene.
Illuncd by Hope, all meant for thee
The darkest clouds will intervene,
And grief appear where Joy has been.
And irowning Misery.
Tempt not the wild and steep ascent,
Where proud Ambition waves her plume;
There Guilt may scowl, or Care torment,
Repentance raise the vain lament,
And malice seal tiny doom.
do not think that Glory's crest,
Though brigh, it shines, brings nought OF care;
Bliss never builds its hacyon rest
On wild ambitions stormy breast;
Nor sheds its radiance there.
Then what is all that mortals deem
Enchanting, lovely, bright, or dear!
A'' Sd}est space Is I dhcy u'c""A
lis brightest glance a fading beam.
Dissolvng in tear.
All things on earth must change ordie;
That beautiful but dropping flower,
In beauty's fairest, freshest dye,
When morning opened met the eye,
But faded i'll an hour.
Still cruel dsappointme ment tries
TO stab young Hope when up she springs;
Or if, indeed, too high she flies,
Sine bids her blacklist clouds arise,
And round her tempests filings.
Life is but winter scene.--
A thorny, wild, and toisome way,
With some sweet spots Of cheering green,
Or sunny hours that intervene,
To break the clouds away.
But never were the trifcs here
Designed to satisfy the mind;
This spirit, in its high career,
Is fashioned for noller sphere,
Aud will not be confnet
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-08
POETRY.
GERTRUDE.

Sa1s - - ~ SA$s
Il is scarcely necessary TO offer a complimentary
word in favour Of the effusons Of Mrs. Hemans,
since all she writes is characterized by an unusual
degree Of genius and fully applauaed and praised
by those who are lovers of the chaser inspirations
Of the muses.. II, however, we were disposed,
whilst gracng our column, with the poem Of GER
TRUpE,to offer word in commendation, we should
20 no farther than to say in the language of En-
glih writer, it is fthc most beautiful efusions
NJ modern days"
The facts upon which il is founded thus related
The Baron Won der Wart, accused, though it is
believed unjusty, an accompice in the assassina-
,ion of the Emperor Albert, was bound alive on
the wheel, and attended by his wife Gertrude,
throughout his last agonzipg moments, with the
most heroic fidelity. Her own suiIerings and those
Other unfortunate husband, are most ailectngly de.
scrbed in IA letter which she afterwards addressed
10 female friend, and which was published some
years go NJ IIaarlcu, in book entitled "Gerrude
Won der Wart, or Fidelity unto death"
Her hands were clasp'd, her dark eyes raised,
The breeze threw back her hair;
Up 10 the fearful wheel she gazed,
All that she loved was there.
The night was round her clear and cold,
The holy heaven above;
It's pale stars watching to behold
The night OF earthly love.
aAnd bid me not depart" she CRIED
My Rudolph say not so
This is no time TO quit thy side,
Peact> peace coino: go.
Hath the world aught fo- ME TO fear
When death is on thy brow
The world what means il t.--MINE IS HERE
will not leave thee now I.
:" I've been with theeejn thine own hour
glory aud of bliss.
Doubt not its memory's living power
TO strengthen me through this
Ind thou, mne honourd love and true,
Bear on, bear noby OH
We have the blessed Heaven in view,
Whose rest shall soon he won."
And were not these high words to flow
From Woman's breaking heart?
Through all that night OF bit,erest woe
She bore her lofty pnrt
But Oh with such freezing eye,
With such curiling check
Love, love of mortal agony,
Thou, only THOU, shouldst speak
Her voice, that he mig hear -
Perchsnce the dark hour brought repose
T" happy bosoms near
While she sbt striving with despair
Beside his tortured form,
And pouring her deep soul in prayer
Forth On the rushing storm.
She wiped the dea,h-damps from his brow,
With her pale hands and soft
Whose touch upon the Lutte chords low,
Hal stld his heart 50 oft,
She spread her mantle DER his breast,
She bathed his lips with dew,
And his cheek such kisses pressd,
As Joy aud Hope neer knew.
Oh lovely are ye, Love and Faith,
Endlring to the last! !
She had her meed-one smile in Death
And his worn spirit pass'd.
While even as DER martyrs grave,
She knelt On that sad spot,
AnI weeping, blessd the God who gave
Strength TO forsake ii not
Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-08

The Dutch have good proverb.-Thefts never
enrich, aims meyer impoverish, prayers hinder ne
work,
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-02

many, will never be realized, and that
men who live in toleTable comfort any
where in the United States, would do
much better by remaining where they
are, than to emigrate to Texas.
l.attakapGs Gazette.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-02

.M.rdr.--On Thursday morning last,
jns before sunrise, an ARRAY took place
in TIL. city, between Daniel Clements,
Esq. and and Mr.. Lawrence Hayden,
which terminated in the death Of the for
mer. A Coroner's Inquest was held on
the body Of the deceased, and the Jury
made up verdict, 'that said Clements
came to his death from stabs received in
the breast by Lawrence Hayden
Hayden has been arrested and commit
ted to jail to await his trial 10 Novem-
Der ensuing. ---
The Norfolk Herald says,-"A letter
from Turks Island dated 9Th September,
states that Corn was selling at SIX dol
lars per busheI. Salt plenty at ten cents.
Provisions Of all kinds extremely scarce
and high"
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-02

Singular Currsnts.-At Lyme, in
England, the tide is said to have ebbed
and flowed about a foot in depth ten
times during the forenoon of the LIST of
August last. At Beer and Seaton, du-
ring the same day, the sea presented an
extraordinary appearance and degree
of convulsion, and the tide ebbed and
flowed SO rapidly, that large schooner
was left sground; in few moments af-
ter, she was again foated by the tide,
which came in with such violence as to
excite approximations that she would be
thrown upon the pier head; and this was
repeated severl times.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-02

Last week very remarkable circum-
stance occurred at Ferus. A boy enter
ed psblicsn's shop, and offered, for
''half glass of whiskey," small cop
per coin which he had found in the rub
Dish of an old wall liz the street. Soon
after some gentlemea entered the shop,
to whom the retailer showed the coin.
One of the gentlemen very literally Of
fered for it, in Bri,Isa currency, a
splendid shilling, fresh from the mint.
The offer was re jected. The gentleman
rendered crown, pound, sovereign,
with no bet success; at last the cfer
rose so high as twenty pounds. but THIS
offer also the infexible publican refa-
sed. The coin IS said to be the fourth
Queen Anne farthing, about the fate Of
which antiquarians have been SO much
interested Irish Pepper.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-02

Drunkenness March a, IG34-Ro,
bert Cole having been enrunished foY
drunkenness, was now ordered to weaa
red ID. about his neck for a year
W'nihTop's Jog.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-02

The Salem "Tocsin,n in the State Of
Indiana, asserts that Gen. Evans, ito.
gether with several otEer OF the princi.
pal men, who had Joined MIR. Owens
community system, had de serted the
cause, and that much dissatisfaction
prevailed among many of the members.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-02

Kentucky Financs.-From the Com.
missioners' books returned to the Audi
tors office, table has been made out,
showing the valuation of property, a.
mount of taxes, sc. in Kentucky, for
the year 1926. The Commentator saws
the total valuation of taxable property
amounts to Sl5a,lsl ,s5s.-The tax on
property to SOS, $4,000. Total of tax
es collectable By the sherifs in 1896,
and payable at the Treasury on the lat
day of December next, one hundred
and two thousand, nine numbered TWEEN
ty-seven dollars, seventy one cents.
The valuation Of property in 1924, a.
mounted to Sl2S, 1856, iIs.-The tax on
property to ST., 4a5, and tie tot al tax
es collectable by the sherifis in 1926.
and payable at the Treasury on the Ist
day of December last, amounted to
elghty-four thousand nine hundred and
ninety.six dollars.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-02
pp,1IpKLpHrA, Oct. 10.

We have before as file OF Vera
Cruez papers down TO the ie ult. The
.Hercario of the 18th contains the fol-
lowing notice:
Ho1gr, .rvr ox AMrptcA
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rH e. 5. or AMERICA,

ITO the Editors Of the .Nercurio.
GENTLEMEN: At the request of his
Excellency J. II. Poinsett, Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister PleniPotentiary
of the United States, near the Mexican
Government, you will please insert in
your useful paper, in English and Span
ish, the annexed address, received frolH
Mexico at this Consulate to day.
Your most obedient servant,
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-01-23

defray the expenses Of the expedition lately ar
rived and another that is sson expected. How
they will ever repay the loan, God knows! The
Trcasuryis so low that it is continually in ar
rears to the troops and public officers
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-01-23
district Of Columbia,
County of alexandria, S

COuuty " .dSCuHuTpo, oCt.
NOVEMBER TERM-1825.
The Common Council of Alexandria;1
Compls
George Chapman, Charles /. Catlett, SIa Chaneery.
Sarah Harper Townshend Waugh,
William Yeaton, John c. Mandell,
and Thomas Irwin, Defts.
THE defendant George Chapman, rot having enter.
ed his appearance and given security according to the
statute and the rules Of this Court and it appearing
the satisfaction of the Court, upon affidavit fled that
the said George Chapmanis not resident of the Dis
trict of Columbia: the motion ofthe compliments by
their counsel, it is ordered, that the said George
Chapman do appear here the first day of next April
Term and enter his appearance to this suit and give
security for performing the DEGREES of the Court and
that the other defendants, CharesI Catlett, Sarah
Harper, Townsend Waugh, William Yeaton, John C..
Mande and Thomas Irwin, do not pay away, convey or
the debts by them owning the estate e
fects their hands, belonging to the said absent defen.
dent until the further order decree ofthe courts and
that copy fths order be forthwith published for
months successfully, in one Of the public newspapers
printed in the town of Alexandria and that another CO.
nv be posted at the front door of the house of said
county. A Copy. Test, EDM. l. LEE, C. C.
ian 90 Pm
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w antea.

yTyHE subscriber will take one two boys, from IS
ii to Is years Of age, to the Hating Business, if aP'
pIcaon made hat factory on Fairfax street
ian20 WIN JOHNSTON.
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LATEST FROM EUROPE.

Boston, Jan. 1--WE yesterday received Lon.
don papers to Dec. 6. With the exception Of
particulars relating to financial and commercial
operations, their contents arc not important
Lord Strangford, the new British Ambassador
10 Russia, arrived at Cronstad, in the ship Gas-
gov, Nov. S, and proceeded TO ST. Petersburgh
on the 9TH. The Emperor Alexander was in
the Southern provinces, and it was rufnored
that he would mado visit to the banks Of the
Pruth, OH the Turkish frontier. Mr.. Stratford
Canning, on special embassy to Constantine
pie, had proceeded by land to Italy, and was
about to embark on board frigate at Naples,
for Cons antinople.
BY new arrangement Of the London and
Liverpool mail, which went into operation No
vember. %, the time on the road is reduced
from "a to % hours. BY this arrangement an
opportunity is given for answering communiss
cations from London, at Liverpool, BY the re-
turn mail, which leaves Liverpool three hours
after the arrival Of the London mail. The dis
lance from London TO Liverpool is 2o6 miles,
or two miles less than from New.York to Bos-
ton. The London and Liverpool mail travels
at the rate of eleven miles an hour, leaving
three hours and sixteen minutes for stops.
A report containing an account OF the money
expended for the maintenance and relief Of the
Poor in England and Wales, for the three years
ending March IS, 1924, has been printed by or
der Of the House of Commons, The to,alex-
penditure in each year was as follows, viz: end
ing March Is, 1922, 6,35s, 7o2L-l823, STA
essL-ls24, 5,7s6,sssk