The Litchfield County post., 1827-05-24


 enemy. The attention of the conqnerors 1 was soon drawn to the powder magazine.
 ne slze and the solidity of the building 1 induced them to believe that the wealth of the inhabitants had been there deposited. IL contained, however, only women and childten, and CapsaIis (one of the primates ot the town, who, having obstinately refus- ed to accompany the garrison in their pro- jected sortie, conducted to the powder magazine crowd of women and children. saying" Come and be still will myself set fire to it.'' They wept not they had no parting to apprehend the grave was about to unite them for ever. The moth CTS tranquilly pressed their infants to their breasts, relying on Capsalis. In the mean while, the enemy crowded round their asy- lum some attempted to break open the doors; some to enter by the windows :: some climbed to the roofs and endeavour- ed to demolished it! At length, Capsalis perceiving that vast number had assem- bled, uttered brief prayer, familiar to the Greek" Lord, remember mo !'' and ap- piled the match. The explosion was so violent, that the neighbouring houses were thrown down; large chasms were produced in the earth-and the sea moved from its bed, and inundated one part of the town.- Two thousand barbarians were blown up with Capsals." Such was the catastrophe of this terrible drama
 PATRICK MULLoY-The most remark able person ever confined in the Jail at Concord, Ms. is one Panick Mulloy, an lrishman. He has been confined in close jail more than t,Oenty four years! He was arrested in Charlestown for murder, com mitted to Cambridge jail, brought here for trial, and on trial was ordered, by the Su- preme Judicial Court, to be remanded a. gam to prison on the plea of insanity. Since his confinement here he has been ao'ltulty dumb for three years Fomteem d0ys he abstained from all nouriShment, and being visited on the 14th day of his fasting, he was found so weak and emacia- ted as to be unable to raise himself in bed, and on being asked if he would take some food, he replied, "brmg me pint of rum /" On this day, however, he took nourishment and soon regained his former strength. Whether he was sick during that time is unknown, as he made no com plaint to that effect, but he undoubtedly intended to terminate his existence by starvation, being under the influence of his most malignant temper. Since that time he frequently abstaihed from food during three, four and five days at a time Tobacco is almost his only solace, and when he cannot obtain this, he substitutes for it straw taken from his bed. He never willingly changes or slaves himself, conse- quently the jail-keeper, semi-annuaIly, strips, washes and slaves him by force, and places on him clean clothing. During this operation, last year, he made an attempt to assass;nate the jail-keep- CT, with chisel which he had concealed in his bed. Fortunately his deadly aimed blow was in part warded off; the chisel, however, entered his ear and nearly stun ned him, but his assistants being near, they rescued him and restored order. The age of Mulloy is unknown even to himself. He is supposed to be about scventy.- Yeo- man's G01ette.
 Billiard T'able.-The bubble has burst, and the country is not to be saddled with the repairs of an old billiard table, which descended from Mir. Monroe to Mr.. Ad- ans as one of the heir-looms of the pal ace- The Hon. James Clark, member of Congress, in reply to a letter from a friend wishing information upon this momentu- ous affair, refers the writer to the reply of. Gen. Van Rensellaer in letter of the 7th. which he had addressed to him, as chair man of the committee of the public build ings,in which the General says, that "Soon after the report and inventory had been printed, and some days before the discus ion arose in the House on the report, I| learned from the President, that the inven- tory, so far as it related to the billiard ta- ble, &c. was entirely erronious and that mO part of the public appropriation had been, or soould De, applied to any such pur- pose. - Times.
 Bunker HiH mOnument.-The intended Corner Stone-containing the approprja- ted medals and inscriptions, deposited by General La Fayettc, on the 27th June, 1S25-has been removed--to be replaced in it's proper situation, as soon as tho work shall have been sufficiently advanced. Tne