The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-04-04


MoNTEvIDEo. Letters from Monteyi-
dec OF Dec. 23d, received in Portsmouth,
N. ii. say that no body there pretends to
form an idea as to the termination Of the
war, it being carried on in such peculiar
manner and both parties being so very dill
atory. The two armies, consisting of a
bout 5000 men, were moving towards each
other, and it was thought something deci-
sive might ere long take place between
them. The blockading squadron was still
SO large and judiciously arranged as to
prevent any communication with Buenos
Ayres. Browns squadron was cutting off
every Brazilian merchantmen between
Montevideo and Rio Janeiro.
REDHIEFFER oUTDoNE. An impostor,
by the name of Greensburg Baxter, has
been for some time practicing successfully
upon the credulity of the multitude by the
exhibition of a (nominaHy) self moving wa
ter wheel. A number were found sufficient
ly credulous to be gulled' into belief, that
perpetual motion was discovered and a
company was forthwith formed, and the
shares taken up at once. 1t is stated, that,
SO great was the infatuation, that the
shares actually rose from trife to one
thousand dollars. Suspicion was excited
at meeting of the directors on Thursday
evening, and they determined upon in
specting the mysteries of the machine on
that very night instead of yesterday morn
ing when Mr.. Baxter was to have exhibit
ed it, or rather run off with his money
leaving it to exhibit itself To the solicita-
tons of the stockholders he gave nothing
but evasions-and they determined to force
open the door of the building where it was
exhibited and the key to which, he pretend
ed was lost. Upon prying up the floor, a
crank, fly wheels, pump, &c. were discov-
cred and the mystery at once solved. The
rage OF the curious was tremendous, and
they proceeded at once to the house of the
impostor, whose wife denied that he was
in. The police officers were sent for, and
| the cunning artist safely lodged in Bride
well. Those who thus sport with the pop
ular credulity ought to be severely punish
ed-and the public ought to rest satisfied
that perpetual motion cannot exist and that
any man who pretends to have discovered
it, should be considered as an :.npostor, I'M
less he displays the whole apparatus which
he thinks certainly without cause will pro-
duce it.-.N Y Times.
THE OPPOSITION. 1t is well known
fact, that this party which is now thorough
! ly drilled and organized is establishing
presses, and trying to change the course
of existing ones, throughout the country
while at the same time terrible cutlery is
made because three printers of the laws
were changed by Mr.. Clay. If we have
ever felt any thing like Indifference to the
result of the next Presidential election, the
course of the opposition and the elements
OF which it is composed, will confirm us il
our first preference. While it is in some
places urged that Mr.. Adams has shown
too much favor to federalists, it must no
be overlooked that many of the most active
and able members of the opposition in Con
gress belonged to the old federal party s.
long as party acted together under thai
name. Among these, in the Senate, are
Messrs. Tazewell, Rerrien and Rowan
who never pretended to belong to the Re
publican party. In fact the leading char
il hs &4RR2st9 S enlist t2 Mi fl 6 Adams Ga
ocratlc feeling in their favor, have a grea
portion OF ariStocracy in their opposition.
Kennebeck Journal