The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-08

s.. ..ce of receiving it off the stocks. and the
5,pts,ster that bcfel the frigatcs at Marseilles.
similar fate was feared. and perhaps by
.h.rs more desired. However, by affixing
~. ~, ;rnmense number of casks round her stern
~ "a sides and other precautions, she entered
az a." hasin very cleverly and afforded all i'm
Icing nns sight. Two Turkish vessels had fin
Mod quarantine a day or two previously,
~, "aJ their officers were enabled to be pres
az az Places we're allotted for several of
.hs;r nation, who appeared magnihcently at
,red: and they were joined by several per-
snns Of distinction; who have been sent to
,,iorence for their education lately by the
pacba ef Egypt Their enthusiasm was at
.he highest pitch, and many burst into tears
,g ri ;oy on beholding the vessel glide maes-
:" .;c.a,lv into the sea. The Greeks, of which
na,;on many are employed in commerce
bere. were provided with places in another
,,rt and made a very formidable appear
aance. though their costumes were less rich,
T,he;r cxecration were as loud as their enc
mics, cxutations at the launch; and while
,he Turks consoled themselves with having
yained the first great step "which to hear
them was all that was necessary" the
creeks derive considerable hopes of being
ohle to destroy the vessel before it reaches
alexandria, Cannon, anchors, and every
thing necessary to arm it came from Eng
land They have been offering as much as
\, Spanish Dollars (above G15) a man, TO
all English sailors in this port, to form a
crew as far as Alexandria. and have met
with some success, although the vessel will
he unfit to sail before February. A petit
tion was presented the other day to this Gov
ernmcnt for permission for her to sail under
the Tuscan flag as far as Alexandria, but
was peremptorily refused by the Grand
Duke. the red flag must therefore be en-
uloyed. A corvette for the same dcstina-
tion is nearly ready to sail. and is most
beautifully constructed, the Turkish frigates
now here, will most probably convoy it
there are now in the port, taking in stores
Lord Cochrane's corvette came in the day
before yesterday from Marseilles, and an
chored along side ofthcm-thc Sights rath-
CT curious.
The pleasure ofhaying oar at6ts--What
pleasure it is to pay our debts It seems
to flow from combination Of circumstances,
each of which isproductive of a specific hap
pness. In the first place, it removes that
uneasness which a true spirit feels from de-
pendence and obligation, 1t affords pleas.
ure to the creditor, and, therefore. gratfcs
our social affection. 1t promises that future
confidence which is so interesting to an hon
est mind. It opens prospect of being readl-
iy supplied with what VIC want OH future
1t leaves consciousness of our
own virtue; and it is a measure which we
know to be right, both III point OF justice and
sound economy. Finally it is main sup
port of reputation.
The latest accounts from the Havana,
mention that there had been frost at that
place, circumstance never before known.
The coffee trees were not believed to have |
been injured.
AUTOMATA.-Mr. Maelzei, tic pro-
prletor of the automaton chess player, is
engaged in controversy in Philadelphia on
he subject of his ingenious pieces of mechan-
SIN. Mr.. Matthias Snyder in an advcr-
.sement offered to construct such an auto
nata as Maelzel is at present exhibiting
TO this the latter replies-"I am somewhat
Inclined to think you reason like the vulgar
md uniformed mechanics, who imagine all /
hngs to be easy, until they attempt their
The ingenious and the learn |
I'll nave dQi1llTeu Int iDdCFllnC WHICH Can ar
iculate sounds. | cannot say the same of
he ignorant. As you offer largely, you may
perhaps accomplish small things. | will |
lot ask you to construct such machine as
ny trumpeter, but to make the smallest and
east difficult of all my mechanical contri-
vances. If you will make puppet of any
Size whatever, which will say mama and
papa as distinctly as mine, in the course of
one month from this day, thing which |
can do in three days, will give you five hun |
lred dollars for it. IF you cannot do this,
you will permit me to consider you mere
,oaster If you accomplish it, shall beg
pardon of the public for exhibiting as GU :
riosty what is so easily obtained. profess /
to exhibit what is not to found in the world |
except in my possession, and of my nven-
ton, and now ofi'eryou good price for the !
trouble of deceiving me, if it is in your pow
err
Noah in search ofa .oye..!t The bach.
lors of New-York, says the Baltimore Pat
.iot, at their meeting last week. appointed
M. M. Noah, one of your real belwether
bachelors, to "watch over the interests of
the Bachelors" The crusty old Celebs. in
MS paper Of Monday, says, II cannot serve;
and feel that have had the honor too long
of watching over the interest of bachelors,
and have therefore come to the determna-
uon of at once declaring my intentions to
marry, and thus raise the standard Of rebel