The Litchfield County post., 1827-04-26
WILLIAM BROWN, THE sAILoR.

Dublin, of a female passenger who was dressed in sailors clothes, and passed by the name of William Brown. The officers. who took her into custody, acted from in- formation of the disguise, which they SUD- posed might have been done to conceal some theft. The sailor was conveyed to prison. From some enquiries, the house where Brown lodged was discovered, the proprietor of which referred the officers to the master of the brig Laura, of N. York, as Knowing all about her. Her story, as well as could be collected, appears to he as follows Her father is merchant in London. About 3 years ago she lief his house to follow her lover, who was the mate of vessel in the North American trade, and hearing he had sailed for St. Johns, she came to Liverpool and to ok passage for that port. On arriving at St. Johns, she discovered that the vessel had gone to Quebec, tilither she went, and there learned that her lover was drowned in his passage up the St. Lawrence. She immediately determined to become sai- Tor fer his sake, and assuming the garb of a man, engaged as cook and steward to the master of a vessel to London, with whom she remained upwards of 12 months.- The next vessel she joined, and in which she also served upwards of 12 months, some weeks back, brought her to Liver pool, but the master, suspecting her sex, extorted from her the secret, and wished her to remain with him, but she would net consent, and she was about to proceed to Ireland. While in prison she said her name was Selina Augusta Hamilton. She is said to be a complete sailor, taking her grog and using tobacco like other tars.- She states that she will have G4,OOO at her disposal when she becomes of age, (she is not yet 19) and intends to equip a vessel and take command. She was brought up for examination on the 10th Feb. at the Town Hall, when it appeared that her ar- rest was caused by the captain of the Lau- ra. The girl refused to tell the magistrate, Alderman Bourne, her fathers name she said she could see no. necessity for it: she said she was a sailor now, and such inten- ded to remain. MT. Duflrey, of the Lau- ra, wished the Magistrate to place her in his charge, that he might restore her to her father. At this sIre gave him look of surprise, and then remarked to the magis- trate, that she had made choice ofher pre- sent mode of life, and meant to pursue it. The magistrate discharged her.
 From the American Quarterly Review.
 ROMAN AMPHITHEATREs.
 Our author next brings us acqainted witII the aniphitheatres of the Romans, and pre- sents highly interesting picture eff the man. ner in which the " masters of the world" were recreated by the destruction of wild beasts, in the'circus. It was in the year 251, B. 0. that elephants were first introduced into the cireus,' by Metellus, berg those recently mentioned as captured in Sicily From this period, (says our author,) the passion for public ex- hibitions and combats of wild beasts, spread not only in Italy, but throughout the Roman empire in all the provinces" Such was the general rage, that scarcely a. fixed military station was without its circus or amphithea-' tre of turf or timber.
 The circular form of the amphitheatre was changed ny Julius Cesar for the elliptical, and thereafter such buildings were called theatres for hunting. They were also used for the combats of gladiators, as their acccommoda- tions were so much better than the circular buidings.-They were still however called circus, as often as by other names. Some were little more than notvral Ualleys, with benches cut in the surrounding hills others were elliptical excavations, with benches of turf like that near Sandwich in Kent; some were partly excavated, and partly construc- ted with masonry, like the amphitheatre at Caerlon in Britain. There were also amphi- theatres constructed to hold water for the combat of aquatic and amphibious animals. When these buildings were of timber, they were erected orremOved as occasion required. CapiOdorus states that Vespasian spent as much on one as would have built capital ci- ty; and Martial relates that Roman citizens crowded from all parts of the empire td be present at these exhibitions. .l
 The amphithcatres were supplied with wild beasts from the remotest provinces Of the ena- plre, and with :he most rare and singular ais- imals. without regard to their size or ferociots nature. Lions, tigers, bears. and hyenas, were brought, in what appears almost incredible numbers; the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopo- tamus. and camelOpard; stags and deer of every description; zebras, wild asses. ostrich and even the crocodile of the Nile, were all produced at different times & in various nnnn- bers to be exhibited IS objects of curiosity. to be hunted by the people in the theatre. or slaughtered in the combat with each other.
 The diversions were of three kinds In the first the anfphitheatre was cOnserted into a lrnslrespDtatiOn cf a natural f0fNsf hv 9neMuN Of