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The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-09-16

.7nerd2'e.-Scvcral years ago, there was a vo,.n.
English noblcman figuring away at Washington
He had not much brains, but vast number of tile
which, notwithstanding our pretended dislike {,
them, have sometimes the effect Of tickling IT,
car amazingly. Several young ladies were ii h]pl.
debate, going over the list He is Lord Ni,co,rt
and 50, baron of such q country and, 'tly "a.
friends, exclaimed the gallant Lieutenant n 'nuet +
lis titles YOU appear to have forgotten ih "
exclaimed they eagerly, what is that IIc 10
Barren Of Intellect was the reply
Ms. Loiuiu's Ns.pay.r.
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certainly was very much struck at his alteration
tor the worse. Besides, he was dressed in the most
extraordinary manner. He had on magnificent
foreign toraging cap, which he wore in the room,
but his grey curls were quite perccptible and a
froggcd surtout, and he had large gold cham
round his neck, and pushed into his waiscoat peck
ct imagined, of course, that glass was attach
cd 70 it; but afterwards found that it bore nothing
but quantity of rinkcts. He had also another
gold chain, tight round his neck, like a collar |
was not long at Pisa, but we never parted, and
there was only one subject Of conversation-Eng.
land, England, England. | never met man, in
whom the ma{adie du pays was so strong. Byron
was certainly at this time restless and dscontcntcd
He was tired of his dragoon captains and pensioncd
p"etasters, and ne dared not come back to England
with what he considered furnished reputation
His only thought was of some desperate excrtion To
clear himself, 1t was for this he went to Greece
When was with him he was in correspond, c
with some friends i'll England, about the purchase
of large tract of land in Colombia lie affected a
great admiration of Bolivar The loss of Byron
can never be retrieved. He was indeed n man-a
rial man and when say this award him, in my
opinion, the most splendid character which human
nature need aspire to. Byron's mind was like his
own ocean-subine in its yesty madness-beauti-
tul in its gIittering summer brightness-mightv in
the lone magntcencc of its waste of waters
gazed upon from the magic OF its own nature, &c;
capable OF representing, but AS in glass darklv.
the natures of all others"
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case you do, you will have advocates at Caen.
have taken Counsellor Gustavis Doulee to de-
fend me, but ill dead need no defence, it is
only for form Adieu, my dear father; beg
OF you to forget me, and rejoice at my death,
for the cause of it is sweet to me Give my
love to my sister whom love with all the ten
derness otmy soul, and likewise TO my relations
and forget not those lines of CorneilIe-
s'The crime is the shame but not the scaffold."
Tomorrow at O'Clock am to be tried"
.3nCrlcan LalteS,-Mr. Poletica, formerly Rus
sian Minister to our Government, in his work
on the United States, says that the Women in the
United States enjoy reputation for morality, which
the most violent defancrs of that country have ne
dared 70 assault They assiduously fulfil the du
Ties Of wives and mothers. Their department is
modest, decent, and very reserved.
'The beauty of the women Of the United States
is generally acknowledged But it is of SO frailan
transient character, that sentiment of compass
sion Immediately mnges itself with the pleasure
YOU experience in bcholding the Young and hume
FOuS american beauties, W no assemble tOSGtncf IN
their evening entertainments. You Involuntary
compare them to delicate flowers that wither before
the slightest breath Of northern wind The fire.
quent changes in the temperature of the air which
distinguish the climate of the United States exert
fatal influence the health of the inhabitants and
the beauty Of the women,''
TIE late Mss Jane Ianlor SAYS :-s' | DO be
licvc the reason why so few men, even among
the intelligent, wish TO encourage the mental
cultivation Of women, is their excessive love Of
the good H,incs of this life they tremble for their
dear stomachs. concluding that a woman who
could taste the pleasure Of poetry or sentiment,
would never descend TO pay due attention to
those exquisite tlavors in pudding or pie, that
arc 50 gratifying to their phlloscphlc palutts:
and yet poor gentlemen. it is q thousand pitics
they >hond be SO mistaken for. after all who
much as woman of sense and cultivation
will feel the real Importance Of her domestic
duties or who so WE'LL 50 chcerlully, perform
them n
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-02-04

"'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat,
To view the busy world"
EXTRACT

FROM GRAY's TRAVELS IN WESTERN AFRICA
The people of Bondoo are mixture of
Foolahs, Mandngoes, Serrawoles, and Joloffs,
retaining, however, more of the manners and
customs of the first, and speaking their Ian
guage exclusively. They are of the middle size,
well made, and very active, their skin of light
copper colour, and their faces of form APP
preaching nearer to those Of Europe than any
excepted. Their hair, too, is not so short or
woolly as that of the black. and their eyes are,
with the advantage of being larger and rounder,
of better colour and more expressive. The
women in particular, who without the assistance
of art, might vie, in point Of figure, with those
of the most exquistely fine form in Europe, are
of more livelXdisposition, and more delicate
form of face thaHeither the Serrawolles, Man
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-02-04

SCARCITY OF UGLY WOMEN.

very eccentric gentleman was once COM
planning, that after a great deal of trouble, he
had not been able to meet with an ugly woman,
SO that he much doubted whether, after all,
such a being existed. 'sFor my part" CONT
nued he, &C almost believe such creature to
be a mere chimera Of the imagination, and to
be classed with those fictitious beings whose
heads are said to grow beneath their shoulders.
Some years ago, made the following expert
ment: caused two advertisements to be insert
ed in the papers for house-keepef; one was for
a lady who should not only be competent for such
an office, but qualified also for companion-of
good education and elegant manners; the
other required nothing of this, it only stipulated,
as sine qua non, that the applicant should be
ugly. In answer to the former advertisement,
| was overwhelmed with letters from SO many
accomplished elegant ladies, that congratulate
ed both the present age and my own country on
possessing so much female excellence. But,
would you believe it ? to the latter received
not single reply And have since more than
once inserted the same advertisement wit, ex-
actly the same success
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with seduous care-that to render him social, great
attention should be paid to the formation of his man.
ners-that.t to render him useful to his fellow-men
great care should be taken with the early cultivation
OF his mind-that to render him happy here, and
glorious hereafter, his whole being should be form
ed to virtue from his cradle.
The bloom which accompanies youth will
fade like the scorched flower of the mountain, if
not sprinkled with the dew Of heaven amidst the
hostile blasts which surround it. M
Nev- York Truth Teller.
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dingoes, or Joloffs. They are extremely neat
In their person and dress, and are very fond of
amber, coral, and glass beads, of different CO.
lors, with which they adorn or bedeck their
heads, necks, wrists, and ANGLES profusely -
gold and silver, too, are often formed into small
buttons, which are intermixed with the former
on the head, and into chains worn on the wrists
and ANGLES. They always wear veil thrown
loosely over the head: this is manufactured by
themselves from cotton, and is intended to imi-
tate thin muslin, at which they have not by any
means made bad attempt The other parts of
their dress are precisely the same as that worn
by the inhabitants of Kayaye, and, with few ex-
ceptions of silk and printed cotton which they
obtain from the coast, are entirely of their own
manufacture. They are exceedingly fond of
perfumes of every kind, particularly musk, otto
of roses, or lavender; but they can seldom pro
cure these, and therefore substitute cloves, which
they pound into powder, and mix up with a
kernel having netting the flavor of Ton
quln bean, which they likewise reduce to pow
der, and, with a little gun-water, form it into
beads about the size of common garden pea
These they string and hang around the neck;
they sometimes string the cloves themselves
and wear them in the same manner; but the
way in which they prefer wearing them is sew
ed up in small bags made of rich coloured silk,
number of which are hung round the neck
The hair, which is neatly braided into profl-
sion of small plaits, hangs down nearly to the
shoulders, and is confined together with the
string of amber, coral, and beads, which deco
rate it, round the forehead with few strings of
small beads by the young girls, and by the mar
RED, with narrow strip Of silk or fine cotton
cloth, twisted into string about as thick as
finger. To complete their dress. pair of gold
earrings dangle almost to touch the shoulders,
and, in consequence of their great weight, would
tear their ears were they not supported by a
little strap of thin red leather, which is fastened
to one earring by button, and passes over
the top of the head to the other. The walk Of
these ladies is peculiarly majestic and graceful,
and their whole appearance, although strange to
European observer, is far from being inele-
giant.
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SLANDER-AN EXTRACT

s'Of all SANDERS, that which is aimed at the
destruction of the spotless reputation of de-
fenceless female, is incontroyertibly the most
eXecrable, hateful, inhuman, anmanly. He who
could wllully attack the pure vesta with the
foul COMMUNICATING breath OF scandal, can be
animated with nothing less than the spirit of a
demon Of the darkest cast. They are the silken
cords which attach us to life; their society alone
renders this life tolerable Deprive us of that,
and the world becomes barren, dark, drea-
ry waste, and every excitement to deeds of va
Tor, OF honor and of chiyalry, become extin-
gulshed at once: and we wander about in the
dark, without any guide OF leading principles
Where then, would be our statesmen our war
riors, and indeed, every society? Sunk sunk,
sunk, into a state of inaction and primeval
chaos The fair have a natural claim upon us
for protection; they confidently expect il from
us; they should not be Disappointed Go with
the slandered female to her closet, we defaming
vipers view her agony in secret! see her wiring
her hands and tear her locks with the frenzy of
despairing victim observe the large tears of
anguish quickly coursing each other down her
emaciated cheeks, while her eyes are cast up
in agony inexpressible, calling upon God for
that protection which she vainly expected to re-
ceive from her fellow beings. Pale as monu-
mental marble, frantic and almost GREATNESS,
she utters her complaints with the convulsive
shudder of broken heart; she wastes away
amid the dark horrors of despair say, view
these things, and if you have the least particle
of humanity in your disposition, would en-
phatically say to you in the words of a celebrat-
ed author, Go mend! Go mend''
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EDUCATION.

DIoGENEs considered an ignorant man "abeast."
CICERo says 6 that should have learning,
were it only for ones pleasure, independent Of all
its other advantages" "This is (sad he) nourish-
ment to youth, pleasure to old age, ornament to
prosperity, refuge and comfort in adversely 1t
diverts us at home, is of no hinderance abroad it
passes the night with us accompanies us when we
travel and attends us in rural retreats
SENECA says eff you employ your time in study,
you will avoid every disgust in life you will not
wish for night or be weary of the day you will
neither be burden to yourself nor unwecome to
Others"
To what higher object (says Putarch) could
Numa have directed his attention, than to the cul-
ture of early infancy"
knowledge (says DR.. Johnson) is certainly one
ofthe great of pleasure as is confessed by the
natural desire which every mind feels of increasing
It's ideas. ignorance is mere privaton, by which
nothing can be produced 1t is vacuity in which
the soul sits motioness and torpid for want of at
traction, and without knowing why We always
rejoice when we learn, and grieve when we forget"
Human nature is degraded and debased when
the lower faculties predominant over the higher
Rasselas, p. 80
proper education (says Sterne) of poor chill
dren is the foundation of almost every kind of cha
rty. may say of policy also
1t, then, education be so necessary to form the
true character Of man, who will doubt that this edu-
cation should be communicated to youth from the
moment of their infancy' Where is the wise ia.
Their that would leave the noble faculties Of his chill
dren, like the plants Of wild heath to the nfln-
ence of every circumstance If the farmer would
be deemed unreasonable and unjust who would ex-
pect "to reap where he had not sown, or to gather
where he had not srewed" If a gardener would
be absurd and ridiculous who would aim at correct
ing the defects or Improving the shades of flowers,
afterthey were fully and perfectly blown must not
that parent be ignorant Of human nature and ira
tona in his views, who hopes to find the constitu-
ton OF the child he has neglected enervated Ca
pable OF admitting true ideas, or of retaining them
so as to give frmness and constancy his charac-
ter Who should expect useful and proper affec-
tons, or sound judgment and reason TO arise from
random and false principles or imagine when these
principles imperfectly, vciously but fully form
ed, any effectua means can be adopted to remove
their defects
1t is for this all wise Legislators have franz
ed laws to have the Youthful mind formed, by iu-
dclous education, to habits of virtue and happiness
1t is this which induced the wises of men to say
&C Rear up child in the way he should go, and
fan Ic plH he will
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-07-24
ITO be Continued
CHOLERA MORBUS.

Seeing BY the papers that this disease is at
prcsen, very prevalent in the city, and having
known many instances in which very simple
remedy has produced the most beneficial effects,
| beg leave 10 recommend it have also used
il myself with the like success 1t is only to
swallow a small dose Of turpentine, about the
size Of common hazlenut, and weighing 6
or II grains, which checks the disease, and &c
perally removes tin two or three hours. be-
lieve il to be perfectly safe and harmless in
such small quantitics-a larger dose would put
too great check upon the action Of the sto-
mach and bowels. If there is any objection to
this remedy, hope it may be published.
a. CITIZEN
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Cure for The YeAoU Feuer.-A correspondent
SAYS, perhaps it is not generally known that an
infalble cure for the yellow fever has recently
been discovered at Havana. A respectable sea
Captain informs him that an Englishman, nam
ed Nicholas, has built, few miles from Hava-
ma, spacious hospital fer the reception of those
who are afflicted with this distressing malady'
AS soon as person is attacked, he is convey
ed to the hospital, and put under the care OF at
tending physicians, (some of whom are Amer
icans,) who Immediately apply ice to all parts
of the body, and continue the application until
the fever is destroyed, which is generally IN
few days, and the patient convalescent: .
Ne,C5urypOrt Herald.
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On the 9th June, seven wagons, loaded with
articles from New Mexico, arrived at Franklin,
Missouri, on trading voyage.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-07-24
From the Norfolk Beacon, JuIy %.

II. a.
The U. s. Schooner Fox, Lieut.. Com. VAN
BRuxr, from Pensacola, whence she sailed 9Th
uIt via HAVANA, 10 days from the latter. an.
chored between the Forts yesterday morning.
Passengers, Lieut. Samuel Mercer, and Mr.
PendIe,on-- O Ulcers and crew all we'll
The L. S. ship Constellation, Capt. Woo1.
sEY, bearing the broad Spenant Of Com. WAR.
RINGrox, was left at Pensacola, all well.
The Z. S. schr. Grampus, Lieut., Com. CAS-
SIN, sailed from Pensacola 9th ul,. on cruise
Of two months, in the Gulf Of Mexico, touch
ing at Vera Cruz, Campeachy and the inter.
mediate ports.
The Fox has been absent from the U. s, y
months, during which time she has been cruis-
ing on the North side Of Cuba, and giving con-
voy to vessels from Havana and Matanzas--
She has not lost man within the above npr;-
cd. Lieut.. STEPHEN B. WILSON, the former
commander Of the Fox, has been transferred n
the Grampus.
The Squadron generally have enjoyed excel.
lent health this season
Lieut.. Van Brunt was informed at Havana nv
Dr. Osgood, thar thai place was never known
TO be so healthy as at present--there had not
been single case of malignant fever since Oc-
tober last
The Fox spoke 9th inst of the Pan of Ma
tanzas, the y. S. ship Hornet, Captain WooD.
HOUSE, all WELL 10th, in lat. 81, IL, lon. 70, a.,
brig Antelope, days from Havana, bound to
Philadelphia, had lost both topmasts that morn
ing BY lightning her assistance, which
she declined; 18th, in lat, 3S, 3, long. II, 80,
schr Only Son, s days from do. bound to Bos-
ton; 18th, off Cape Aatteras, brig Heather, 10
DAYS from Boston bound TO Newbern, On. c.
Offers ATTACHED 10 the For.
Acting>l.l. Come. |. Van Brunt.
Acting Masler-A 4. Long.
Midshipmen--J. +. Wallace and Z. g. Beatty
Extract ofa letter from officer AT Pensacola, to his
friend in this place, dated 18th June.
sit may not be undressing to you to know
what kind OF a country they have selected as
Naval Depot in the Western waters. The Ma
Wy Yard, as they have commenced it, is on Tar.
tar Point, about two miles from the Sea, and
one uninterrupted mas, OF fine white sand for
so miles surrounding; Notwithstanding which,
Some much better Indian Corn is produced than
can be found in yours or the adjacent county.
The Incidence Of the former proprietors caused
them TO neglect the cultivation of the soil and
this kind of vegetation is found in the gardens
which have not been subj ected.to manure. The
2u5ar Ca.ie' ana oca is'a''u ro'tUns nave also
.y, eui'i'a'ea WIN eonS'nefa''e success
ne Day Is d spacious one anu eaI1u'aseu 10
contain inc "no'e meet OF 'ne o"l'ea states,
oo!h haVai ana commercial, IN extent nearly 81
mi'es, III direct it"c, ana Perie0',y snetetea
interlocks with the main land about the Bar
rancas. Whea Com. WAnR1xerox arrived
here he did not find any difficulty in getting
the Constellation in bringing over the Bar 22h
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OFFICE OF THE PATowMAcK CompAxY,1

OFFICE OF THE PATowMAcK CoMPANY,}
Georgetown, June 81, 1926.
VINHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Pa
Il towmack Company will be held on Monday the I'm
of August next at the house of Clagett, known as the
Indian Queen Hotel, in Alexandra, at ten O'Clock An
ROBERT BARNARD,
Treas. Of the Patowmack Company.
CT The Alexandra Phenix Gazette, and the WIN
chester Gazette and Republican, will insert the above
once week till 9TH August ard send their accounts
as above.
june 20 IaWuh
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-11
AVOTER OF FAIRFAX
from the Ne,c, York Daily advertiser, February 81
FROM ENGLISH PAPERS.

The crowded state Of our columns yesterday,
prevented US from giving all the extracts we
sad prepared from our London papers. We re-
sumo them to-day, in summary form.
The Courier asserts that The assets belonging
to the firm of S. Williams * Co. are found
TO be equal to the payment Of all claims upon
them without having recourse TO the private
fortune cf any Of the partners, and that Messrs.
Williams & Co. would resume business in a
few days.
Such was the panic among all classes, in
England, from the stoppage of several banks,
tina, general run was made upon them all, and
much evil would have ensued in many towns,
had not the principal inhabitants immediately
assembled meetings, and passed resolutions, de-
claring their confidence in the ability OF the
Banks TO take up their notes. In many instan-
ces traders and noblemen of fortune came for
ward with gold and Bank Of England notes, and
voluntarily rendered them to check the tumult
which had arisen, principally among the poor
er classes.
The Tower of Fonthil Abbey fell on the . lst
Of December, which destroyed part of that
beautiful building-Mr. Farquhar's plate was
buried in the ruins.
tits forbidden, after the lst Of January, 1926,
TO introduce into Spain any work printed in a
foreign country, in the Spanish language, what
ever may be the subject Of it.
Madrid date of the 18th December says, al
dinner given to the diplomatic body on the
9th inst the Queens birth day, the Duke de
PInfantado caused to be placed on the table d
Ia ~ge plateau, on which was the representation
of aMexican, dressed in the modern costume il.
illuminated, and pointing to Spain with his LETT
hand.
On the Sd of December, the earth suddenly
opened in the plain of Leyden, and house was
swallowed up The persons in the house were
extricated with difficulty.
The Diligence stage from Madrid to Bayonne
has been robbed at Foncarral, Of marriage pre-
sents sent by the Queen to Prince MAMMALIAN,
of Saxony, and his bride, amounting to three
millions of reals.
Spaniards are emigrating from Spain to
France and Portugal, from whence they intend
10 go TO America.
The province Of Andalusia, (Spain) is in.
tested with robbers. In the environs Of Seville,
hands of from so to 100 men attack the troops
of the line.
Five persons of the old Constitutional army
had been executed for having arrested, under
The government of the Cortes, several Royaists.
The failure of Mr.. S. Williams, OF London,
is said to have caused much distress at Blr-
mingham.
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FOR THE PHENIx GvzETTE.

MeSSrS. SnOwden q nOrnton,
Gentlemen: your paper of 3lst ult
perceive that the Convention Bill has been re-
jected in the Virginia House of Delegates
Upon the decision Of this important question
il appears that the name of Fairfax and her De-
legates does not appear in either the affirma-
tive or the negative; and upon perusins hle
of your useful and valuable paper for the last
year, note the account you give of the Fairfax
election, in your paper of alst April last, from
which make the following quotation, viz:
"Mr. Tyler, one Of the candidates, acknow
Iedeed his hostility to any change in the Con-
stitu,ion, but expressed determination, if E.
iected, to be governed by the will of the peo-
ple. If the people by their vote that day, call
ed for a Convention, as their representative,
he would support them by any necessary legis-
la,ive act, all the other candidates made the
same declarations"
The resolutions were adopted, and when the
polls closed, there were found to be for Con
vention, ia, against it, IS. So the Freehold
ers of Fairfax, have followed the distinguish
ed example Of Prince William and Loudoun,
and the representatives ofthe county are pledg.
ed to further their views.
Now consider the Freeholders Of Fairfax,
an insulted people, and with your permission,
wish to put this question to her honorable De-
legates, through your paper-Iiave you not
violated your public pledges made at the polls
in the face of the people, and the voice Of
your constituents.
VOTER OF FAIRFAX.
Tits due to Messrs Moore and Lane, to state,
that indisposition prevented their attendance
in the House when the Convention Question
was taken. They addressed note, however, to
the Editors of the Enquirer, saying that had
they been in their places, they should have vo-
ted for the Bill. Phenir Gazette.