Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-19

collect the cloudy, misty morning; the wei
,b,, Law upon the scaffold-the huge DARK
mass Of buildings. the prlsonsitself, that rose
beside. and seemed to cast shadow over Us
the cold, fresh breeze, that as emerged run
!, hroxe upon nv face. see it all now--tne
whole horrible landscape is before re- ne
scaffold--,he rain-the faces OF the mu''''uue
the people clinging to the house-tcps--.ne
smoke that bea, heavily downwards from 'he
chimneys--,he wagons filled with Women'
staring al the inn yard opposlte-the hoais sc,
low roar tina, ran through the gathered crown
as we appeared. l never saw so many oo).I.S
at once, so plainly and distinctly in all my NE
as a, tina, one glance; but it lasted only ior al
instant.
From that look, and from that instant. all
tina, followed is blank. Ofthe,prayers OF 'he
chaplain; Of fastening Of the fatal noose' OF
the putting on Of the cap which had SO mucn
dislixed; Of my actual erecut'on ana deai"'
have not the slightest atom oil recollection
But tina, know such occurrences must nave
taken place, / should not have the smailes'
consciousness that they ever did so. read IN
the daily newspapers, an account OF my oe"a
yiour al the scaffold--that | conducted myseh
decen,ly, but with 6rmness; OF my dca'n-'h lac
| | seemed TO die almost without struggle. VI
any of these events have not been aoie, ny
any exerton, 20 recall the mosl distant rtmehi,
brance, With the first view Of the scattold, all
! nv recollection ceases. The next circu'n-
stance which, TO nv perception, seems 10 ioi-
low, is the having awoke, as if from sleep ana
found myselfin oed, in handsome CHAMBER
with gentleman, as first opened my eyes,
looking at,ent.elyS a, HE. l had my senses
perfrctly, though I did not speak at once. l
thought directly, thai1 had been rePrie'ed at
the scaffold, and had tainted. Alter ! knew
the truth, | thought tina, had an imperfect re-
collection, of having found, or fancied myself,
as in dream, in some strange place, lying ma
ked, and with mass of ng"res floating ABOUT
before me; but this idea certainly neve; pre-:
sen,ed itself to me until was informed oil the
fac, that il had occurred
.The accident to which owe my existence,
Will have been OWNED! My condition is
strange one! am living man; and possess
certificates both Of death and burial. know
| ,ba, coffin filed with stones, and win my
name upon the plate, lies buried in the church
ward of ST. Andrews, Holbvrnj saw, from
window, the undressed hearse arrive that car
ried it; was witness 10 my own iunerai: THESE
are strange things TO see. My dangers, howe
yer. and trust, my crimes, are over Tor ever
Thanks TO the bounty Of the excellent indiVi-
dual. whose benevolence has recognized lhe
service which he did me for claim upon him,
am married TO the woman, whose happiness
and safety proved my last lhoug $50 long as
reason remained with me-in dying. ana
am about 10 sail upon far voyage, wnich is
only sorrowtul one--lhat IT parts me forever
from my benetactor.'
s4sxal a rsfsetsas o. tas zen pa ss,Sv q
considered, and the plaques which were sem
upon them; we may see at once, the peculiarly
Of the Judgment, and,ihe great propriety OF lis
beng inflicted in the way related by Moses -
The plaques were either inflicted on the objects
Of their idolatry, or by their means
|. That the river Me was an object Of their
, worship, and one of their greatest gods, we
have already seen AS the first plague, its paters
were turned into blood; and the fish, many OF
which were also objects of their alteration,
died Blood was particularly offensive 10 The m,
and the touch of any dead animal, rendered
them uncIean. When, then, their great god,
the river was turned into blood, and its waters
became pulrid, so that all the fish, minor OBJ
ects, Of their de votion, died, we see Judgment
at once calculated to punish, correct, and re-
form them. Could they ever more trust IN
Gods, who could neither save themselves nor
their deuded worshippers?
2. Mr. Bryant has endeavored to prove that
frogs, the second plague, were sacred animals in
Egypt, and were dedicated to Osiris; they GER
,ainly appear on many ancient Egyptian mo-
numents; and in such circumstances and con-
nexions, as to show thai they were held In re-
ligous veneraton These, therefore, became an
awful ooLrge: first, by their numbers, and their
intrusion into every place; and secondly, by
their de- ah, and the infection OF the atmosphere
which took place in consequence
g. We have seen, also, tina, the Egyptians,
espee tally the priests, affected great cleanliness;
and would not wear woollen garments, lest any
kind Of vermln should harbor about them The
third plague, by means of lice, or such like
vcrmin, was wisely calculated both to humble
and confound them. IL this, they Immediately
saw power superior to any that could be ex-
er,ed by their goes, or their magicians; and the
latter were obliged to confess, This is the finger
of God
4. Tha, flies were held sacred among the E
egyptians, and among various other nations, ad-
mils of the strongest proof. These, therefore,
became the prime agents in the fourth plague.