The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-04-05

ouotber tor implying want OF chastNy,
'nh.reby she lost marriage. Verdict $1,000.
ANFCDOTE OF COLUMBUS.
Deter MARTYR. In his very curious account OF
coumbus' vevages, tells us that on his land-
,,g an the Island Of Jamaica. he immediate
im"peaus.d mp mass to be said on account ot the
.s,fe landing of himself and followers, and
.,., during the performance of that sacred !
my,,ery, an old Carib, eighty years OF age.
a,tended by several Of his countrymen, OBJ
.crved the service with great attention. At |
,.r;t was over, the old man approached Co.
lmbus with basket OF fruit IN his hand,
which he in very courteous manner pre-
sented to him, and by means OF au interpre-
ter thus addressed him:
ave have been told, that you have in a
verv powerful and surprising manner ran o.
YER several countries which were before un-
knowa to you,' and that you have filled the
inhabitants with fear and amazement.-----
Wherefore exhort and desire you to re-
member that the souls Of men when they arc
separated from :helr bodies have ivy" pas
sages; the one hurrd and dark, prepared
for those who have been troublesome and
inimicsl to the human race; the other,
rlcasant and delightful one, appointed for
n the peace and quiet of mankind. There
fore YOU will do no hurt to any one, II you
b-ar in mind that you are mortal and that
every one will be rewarded or punished in
, future state, according to his actions in the
present one"
Columbus. by the interpreter, answered
,heold man. "that what he had told respect
fnr the passage Of the souls after the death
Of the body, had been long known to him
and his countrymen, and that he was much
SURPRISED those notions prevailed among
them. who seemed to be living in quite a
state a. nature. That he (Columbus) and
his followers, were sent by the King and
Oueen ofSpain, to discover all those parts
If the world that had hitherto been unknown,
that they might civilize the cannibals and
other wild men that lived in those countries,
and intlict proper punishment upon them,
and that they might defend and honor those
nersons who were virtuous and innocent :
and that therefore neither himself nor any
other Carb, who had no intention Of hurting
them. had the least reason to fear any vio-
lcncc and that they would avepge any inju-
~ that should be offered to him or any other
worthy persons of the island, by any Of their
neighbors."
The old man was 50 pleased with the
sn.ech and the manner of Columbus, that
though he was extremely old, he offered tc
follow Columbus, and would have done so
had not his wife and children prevented him
The old man appeared much surprised tl
understand how man of Columbus dignlt!
and appearance should be under the controu
of another person, and became much moro
astonished when the interpreter explained
20 him the honor, the pomp and wealth. o
sc nnI IA.
extent Of the country and the greatness ant
beauty of the things over which they reign
ed. lie became pensive, melancholy, and il
Aood Of tears asked the interpreter repeat
cdly. whether it were the heavens or eartl
which had produced men so superior 4
themselves as Columbus and his followers
The Floridds.--Varous accounts hav
been Given fthe Floridas. The first dis
ceyerers of the coast described it as terres
tial paradise; and it still retains tho name c
the iscountry of flowers" which these marin
ers first gave it, in their surprize at the bea
" of its aspect when they landed. MI
Flint in his RecoliectionS, describes 1t as pri
cipally composed of pine barrens, intersect
ed by unwholesome meadows on the bank
of the rivers A traveller lately returnc
from Florida says it is the most fertile cour
try he ever found, the lands producing .fo'
~ bushels Of frogs TO the gore, and alf'gd
tors enough TO fence them.
Joe Daviess County.-This is without cs
ceptiOn the most ludicrous honor ever cor
ferred by a legislature upon the memory
any individual; but true it is that the legl
lature of Illinois a, its last session passed a
act establishing Jo Daviess County, and o
dered "that 1--WE quote the language OF It
act) to perpetuate the memory OF Col. j
seph Hamilton Daviess, who fell in the ba
tie of Tippecanoe, gallantly charging upc
the enemy at the head Of his corps, the sa
county shall be called 10 Daviess." TT
legislature that passed such a law must il
deed have been Of most primitive order.
Suitiny the aetion TO the -uoyd.-In r
cent trial for assault and battery in Pennsy
vania, the counsel for the defendant ask'
one of the witnesses. a stout. athletic ma
to describe to him the manner in whit
the man was assaulted; when he immediat
ly took hold of the counsel by the collar al
gave him tremendous shaking, to the
small amusement of the judges, spectator
&c. who were convulsed with laughter.
Troubles in Cdnoda.-A Buffalo paper
the 10Th inst. says, "For several days p;
there have been alarming reports in Lircu