The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-12-20


ia labrica,inc swords made to different Pst-
terms, furnished BY Lee himself some Of
which were as unShapcly as his imagiOa-
ton. One in particular was five inches
long, and we believe, twelve broad, GER
iainly the most unswordly instrument we
ever set eyes on. Lee was devont be-
lever in witchcraft, and entertained that
every thing about him was g00mered, or Ii
able to the viSitationS of that fearful spe-
ces of the glamour, and seemed constant
ly upon the gui UiUe, to counterfeit it. I'm
der the idea that his teeth were gOomered,
1--WE are not certain that we get the word
right, but so we understood its pronuncia-
ton In court he had twelve sound teeth
drawn at one time. The devil or the
Wigginses, which he seemed to think as
members of the same family, had got into
his grinders, and dental abstraction was
Immediately determined on In short Ma
son Lee was the oldest fish, ever heard
of since the celebrated Calban, and he
was as Stephano says, most delicate mon
ster too and lover of the same beverage,
getting occasionally Every particularly
drunk" We ought to have mentioned in
enumerating his peculiarities, what we con-
slider the worst feature in the zig gags Of
his character. He entertained the most out
rageouS aversion to women, and actually
hired out prime female slave at IL cts.
year, his token of his hatred to the sex!---
And still Mason Lee was inconsistent even
within an old bachelors wonted acerblty to
womanhood. The vinegar of his disposition
turned to treacle at least in one instance,
for Mason Lee was the reputed father of
twin SONS, one Of whom he acknowledged,
but disclaimed all paternity for the other !!
The son whom he recognised, was present
in court and testified in the case. He was
respectable and an extremely inter-
esting young man, and is said very much
to resemble his father, who by the"way,w
forgot to mention was during his younger
days said to be respectable man, and in
no way different from the other young men
Of his class and condition.
Notwithstanding all these Irregularities
of Mason Lee, he was proved to be so far
as regards the accumulation of property, &
upon all other points saving the single
point Of faith in witchcraff, Ind other sd
pernathral agencies, shrewd and sensible
man, and welIcapaciated not only to &C
quire property, but to dispose of it, and
the jury Tin our opinion most correctly es-
tablishe ID the validity Of the will. The tes-
tator made an injudicious, bequest we have
no doubt: for he gave his property, where
he never will be thanked for it, and where
it will do no perceptable good, and in the
case of Tennessee in particular there was
no assignable motive for the benefaction !;
since he had never resided in the state, had
no relatives there, and was so utterly de-
void of any acquaintance with its citizens,
that in choosing an executor, he could not
individuate, but was obliged to name " the
best Baptist minister in the state.''
An appeal was taken from the decision
ofthe court and jury, to the constitutional
court. N
Counsel for appellants, Blanding, Harp
er and Ervin--tor appeIlees, Evans and
Preston.
London Oct 80 I'VE last night!received the follow
ing from our correspondent, dated
Coastantinepie, Sept. 25.
transmitting all the news that could collect, and
beg to add all that took place since that date.
will first inform yoh that the panic then visible on
every body's connteRahce, occasoned by the known
sanguinary character If the present Sultan, has, in
certain degree vanished from the part Of the peo
pie Of Pera, INDUCING they do the hope that the
present suspense 70 Political affairs is the forerunner
Of an amicable arrangement between the Allied Pow
ers and the Porte. Those, however, that keep in
mind the tenor OF the treaty OF different opinion
and properly consider the present calm be
ed by their cooperative Ambassadors who, although
they Immediately acquainted their respective Courts
ofthe result Of eirappcaton, yet certain time must
or from the Penipoentiaries appponed for that OBJ
ject authorizing them to act In such manner as to
meet that Treaty in It's full execution. My letters from
SRA tend to the same effect hosttes are going on
before, and it appears that the British and French
Admirals had not received sufficient powers to author
ize them to prevent the Egyptian feet from prosecu
ting their voyage as they had arrived landed their
troops, amuntons and provisions at Modon. and for.
med junction with the Consantinople feet that were
waiting at that place and Navarn for that purpose
The two combined British and French suuadrons were
cruising the southern side and that Of the Greeks
under Admiral Cochrane the northern side of Hv-
dra; waiting, as it is pfesumed the arrival of the ex.
petition under l6rahm Pacha against that Island. 1t
was reported at Sira that the Greeks intend to make
two expeditions besides that Of Scio the one will be
destined against Mytlene and the other under the IA
nous Fabvier against Gambia. General Church lef&
Napol on the SOth of August, at the head of 5000
men, for Corinih, where he means to gather ali the
forces he can collect, not only thar place
also to act as circumstances may reuuire
My letters from Smyrna announce the arrival n, rho,
place Of Mr.. Cradock and his return from his mission
to Mahomet Ali, Pacha Of Egypt; he arrived an n"
9th, and sailed again on the 18th Sent for the Arch;
peago also they inform me Of the arrival there of