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The trial ofthe suits lor libel, commenced by
p. II. Darby against Mrs. sAMp, tie widow .
the late Col. Sharp, Doet. Sharp ms brother
the Editor OF Ihis paper and Coil HeauchamP,
are progressing in the Noodiord Cireat Goat.
Near week has been occupied in thc uia OF
that against Doet Snap, winch stood first on
the doehe'. Able speeches have been lntde by
Barry for defendants and HicalHe und Chiffon.
den lat the plsiptni Air. Pope WAS 10 close
the argameni on doIaay last. The plea OF tn,
defendant IS jgstiGcatun. isglS,
! CYNTHIASA, Ky. JUNF 10 isaac y. Dssha
The June Term ofthe Harrison Circuit Court
commenced its session on Monday last the Hon
/ H. o. Brown, presiding The prisoner appear
! ed in discharge OF has recognizance, and tht
/ Attorney for commonwealth ON TUESDAY, signi
/ fed that he was ready. The law of the last SEES
siou. ieclarng thai an opinion Formed en-" Ktrt
rlBnor' should not be a cause of challenge, has
been decided TO operate upon this case because
that It did not alter the ancient mode Of trial b,
| jury but only changed a rdle OF praCfce upon
which Judges themselves have dileted At
tempts are now making to procure a jery under
! his regulation, and pannel, We hesitate not to
say, provided the prisoner does not exercise
/ his right Of peremptGry cha lense) viii be
procured. great body Of witnesses are in
regular aud patient attendance, 'og t4e ainth
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-12

SIR thank goH.--Would that it had fallen TO
some pther person 10 express the feelings which
are tae 10 the occasion; but he 20 whose a.
ehieyments this honor has been awarded, now
sleeps on the soil Of Canada And ne, TO whom
this sword Is to be transferred, hos charged me
no represent Nun. In his name, in the name OF
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-12

Cor. Giiee.--0ur worthy Governor, who
=" freshly rememhers' his friends Adams and
Clay, ppon all occasions, being unable from IN
disposition, TO attend any OF the public d'nnsrs,
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-12

Az act supplementary to thr ff' cal acts providing
n, the salu.nen, of Land Calms tee state of Al
sharna.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19
flOm Tie Balttnore Patrio,.
NOTES on RIO JANEIRO.

Taken during a residence in that city in the
month Of Jannarf, February and March. 1927.
by young gentleman 81 baltimore.
Rio dc Janero affords but one Bank, (not-
withstanding the extensive business done there)
and that is so muth invaldated as not 20 be ablc
TO redeem one hlfthc paper in circulation, and
in fact the meaHi Of redeeming that half could
not he COMMANDED as it is loaned to the govern.
ment, which carnot command specie to pay the
interest of its debt to England, but is shipping
sugar and coffee for that purpose. In fact, there
is, literally spe.king no specie in circulation
when sail d, Spanish dollars commanded an adj.
vance of upwarils of fifty per cent. and were s,i
rising
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

addressing the Postmaster at that piace,' detail
ing the circumstances, and directing h'm 10
watch for Tutty. Th, Postmaster did SO, ana
(under pretence of gong out to make changc')
procured an officer, AMI arrested the william when
he came to get the letter. But at the trial, tho
he confessed his knowledge of the real situation
of the child, nothing Gould induce the harden
ed wretch to give a hrther explanation. lie
was committed to pristn, from whence some OF
the inhabitants took hin by night, and undertook
to extort confession bS the hearty exercise ot
the lohipi still he deceived them, by directing
them on a false track in pursuit Of the child, and
thus escaped the finishing strokes OF his well
mertcd aagenation. The unhappy parents, at
length worn oat with unayalng sohchude, con
scnted to noue proseq1i in the vain hope that
means might yet be used to extort the intorlna-
tion they desired. He was accordingly liberat-
cd, and set out 10 accompany the parents on their
route towards home, being previously assured
that his death would soon be the forfeit oflonger
refusal 10 comply. They had but iast passed
the settlements, whent Tutty snatcheda loaded
pistol from the belt Of Mr.. Clark, and snapped
il at his breast!-then finding his murderous pur-
pose failed, broke away from the party, jumped
INTO deep stream hard by, and was drowned
thus destroying the last hope of finding clue
to unravel this mysterious affair
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

botto4', escaped the ravages of the pipe
warm or tere4in. This destructive animal
lives and bures near the water level.
A telescope had undergone surprisingly
small alteration. Not only was the wooden
case nearly. entire, but the brass was so ut
lie rusted that the tube could be pushed IN
and out, and the glasses 50 little corroaeu,
that objects could be tolcrably well distIh-
suished through it. The brass work OF
Quadrant was much more corroded' owing
probably to it's being different composition
Of that metallic alloy. Candlestcks, ana
other works in brass, had suffered diherehe
degrees of corrosion. AS far as Can con-
lecture, the brass was corroded IN proportion
10 the abundance of copper It contained ana
resisted the surrounding agents the oetler'
as the zinc preponderated.
iron and steel were mostly destroyea'-
The blades of knives and forks had entirely
disappeared, while the horn or the handles
remained almost unaltered. In ike manner
the blades of swords were eaten up while
the horn of the hits remained. ~ guided
belt aud some Of it's tassels still possessed IA
considerable share Of their original lustre
and structure.
Black bottles had undergone remarkable
alterations on their outside surfaces. In
'S"'St shN'N nSiS uPIS"i"hSN' -
colors, as if the lead in the constitution had
been oxyded, or converted into a sort OF Ii
charge; and ca several there was \ yellewish
coat or crust, apparently formed by the de-
composition of u portion of the sea-salt, and
he formation Of muriate OF lead, as IN the
preparation OF tile well known patent vel
low. 1t could be readily scaled off.
l. Spoons OF pewter had been corroded IN
some depth but Brittania spoons and
dishes were only covered with blackish
tarnish. Leaden weights had Suffered
scarcely more alteration than in The atmos.
.sArrs.
Articles Of the medicine chest that had
been closely kept under glass shoppers,
were remarkably preserved. The sweet
spirit Of ntrc retained its olour. The mu-
iiatc acid was dstinguishable, and the VIOLA
tile alkali retained much of its pungency
Where corks had been used, the qualities Of
The liquids were III most cases not easy tc
determine, though when they were vel
fitted, the contained substances were wei
preserved. Pomatum was converted into :
substance resembling adipoairc, though the
odour with which it was scented, was evi
dent when II was first uucased.
Cups, saucers, plates, and glazed article
OF earthen ware and porcelain, looked as
they had nat been dawn more than twenty
.our hours.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19
rIIEL.OSr cllll.n

Among the extracts We have seen from the
Western Quarterly Review, Che New Cincln-
natl pnbcatlon) is an interesting account of a
lost child, the circumstances connected with
winch appear to have deeply excited the public
feeling IN louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas;
itS length, however, prevents us from copying
The narrative entire, and we only undertake to
emoody the principal facts The only child of
Mr. Clark, Of hampstead county, Arkansas, a
boy OF four years old, disappeared about year
ago, and no information could be obtained by
his anxious parents, but that from a negro lad
who had been playing with him, viz: that he was
carried otf BY stranger on horseback. The
neigliboring forests, praries, aud bayous, were
secured in every direction by the ncighbonne
population, who turned cut en- nlasSe in pursuit;
but all in vain. Al last the father received a
letter mailed at Natchez, and signed by Thomas
rutty, informing him that the child should be
delivered up on condition of $50 being cnclos-
ed to the writer, and 500 more sent by the
mother, unaccompanied BY any other person, to
certain house in Arkansas. He soon after for.
warded the money to Natchcz, at the same time
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19
i'll not abandon the right.
INDIAN SACRIFICE.

~ late Missouri paper contains a letter
trom Mr.. Wetmore, an American officer al
Council Bluffs, relating the incidents atten-
ding the attempts Of Mr.. Doueherty, the
agent OF Indian affairs, to save a female pr.
soner, from being sacrificed bv the Pawnee
Indians, according to their custom. Mr..
Dougherty, twoor three officers, and escort,
froui the garrison, ieft tn Bluffs, (Fnw A.
k,asou, on the Sun 1T .A!,.{ 80 and r.... !.
ed the grand Pawnee vilaga .a i a.
They were told that the captlye ia be
sometime fattening for the sacrifice, and that
the execution was to take place the NJ xt tay,
the fuel and all the materials being prepai-
ed. The captive was Paduc,t woman, who
had been captured by war-party two or
three months before.--The chiefs and war
riors met in council; and no argument c,
persuasion was spared by Mr. Dougherty tc
obtain the release of the intended victim
The principal men Of the tribe seemed dis
posed to give her up to the Americans, but
the women and children and a few men were
clamorous for the sacrifice. The medicine
man, or chiefjuggler, appeared among them,
and after some fleurishes, said he could SO
arrange the medicine as to secure plenty OF
buffalo and corn without burnt offering,
The captive was then led into the council
lodge with evident marks of distress, and all.
dible expressions of grief, but after she was
appr'zrd OF the interposition in her favor, her
face was Frightened with a smile. No one
present could speak her language, and all
communication with her was by signs. The
next day she was delivered to the Ameri-
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19
HohkinSvRie, Jane 9.

On Sunday night last about 10, we had
one of the most terrific storms, accompanied
by uninterrupted and vivid blaaes Of light
ming, that the oldest inhabitants Of this
place had ever witnessed. 1t was indeed the
most awful display of divine power we
have ever beheld. Many, to .void the dan
ger OF being buried under their houses, de-
serted them-the stoutest was appalled,,
and an idea prevailed that the great day OF
reckoning was at hand; we have much rea.
son to be thankful that no serious injury oc-
CARED. A very large barn, close by town,
the property of Mrs. Long, was set on fire
by the lightning Its tremendous blaze,
amidst the bowling of the wind and torrents
OF rain, added to the dismal grandeur of the
scene.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

Co5bct, in one Of his late Regs makes
the folIa@ing renalks upon the s49jcet Of the
late political change IN England;--
"if ! lad the power to obtain The attention of
lis Maics'y upon this occasion, Cauuiug Il a.
mon-' thc lasi men apou the fapc Of The earth,
whom would H.. e ,ccommcnatd. except a, a
mpn eniinentiy qud!fe Il TO pul. Gown tie who'll
tthnc ct the present t:cs,ru.tiie system. Rut,
1T tae King had chosen man sin NOR, unfit 10
be Minister, if he had chosen & 10 not supposc
prahable) the Right Honorable Gra!l tnln ~
whom Eve Nas seduced, by whom JOB was per
secuted, by whom or saviour wa, tempted,
and who IS continually roaming up and down,
seeking whom ne may dcvour-i would hay {
said, cit our duty; il is our interest also. but
II is eur bouGleu duty to Uphold thc KING a
ganst any combination or combinations thai
may attempt, tia; may have the audacity to al.
tempt to MDdrh his viii, and compel him Il
yield to theirs" 1t is as the ground work of 2
grear struggle between tie '3us md the Aris
'ocracy, that We are to view this appointment o
Mr.. Cann,ng and now address ny self to YOU
Che Parliamentary Reformcr,1 in order to IN
ducc you, whenever and wherever, van ma,
have the means 70 support the Il; & va nst TN.
Arlstocricy, who as We have q h's 4 timcs
over alledFed in oar petitions, ha>e -, Iung,
and long aonneeged over Goth X < md nco
4 pie. Ii Canning be the cause ut PGtung m enc
, 10 this domination, or tit be put an end 10
merely by the use Of his name, lie viii b.
entitled, or at least he .Gal expect, from 81
good naturcd People, forgiveness for all hi
4 manifold sins committed ,san5t MS for the las
thirty years; and that is, think, saying as mlcl
Tor this act Of his, as an excess Of the generosi
" ofinnan nature can possibly suggest.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19
O,.;riaol .Soies.

We stood in the battle when tyranny came
To mantle our dwellings in slaughter and flame:
And who shall reproach US with i'll
Ne,c Sfatts.
We have sprung from the soil, and the blooA
That was poured, when you planted fair lbcr
tvs tree,
And our angel first scared DER tiat hl
Original Stafes.
We went forth to the shore when the tide was al
food,
And our footsteps were mark d by our chdren's
best blood,
On that dark and that perilous day
Ntr States
We have mark'd with delight, the bold course
you pursued,
And would gladly be found with true virtue en-
dued,
10 follow your glorious way.
Original States.
To sneak our own praise may not hapy be well,
tBunker, and Yorktown, and Monmouth can
tell
That our hand. aa, sct slack in the fight.
Ne1p States.
Our wears may no' " strength Of our love,
But Erie, and Plattsburgh, and Orleans mas
prove
That We will not abandon the right.
fill.
Then hail to the land thai gave Liberty birth,
And hail to our Country, the proudest on earth
May no tyranny tranple its shore;
May its course be the march fthe brave and the
free,
And our eagle soar high over mountain and sea
Till the earth and the waves roll no more
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

Melancholy .fccident.-A very respecta
Bile citizen Of Chester county, Pa. George
Duffield. Esq. was suddenly killed on the G.
yening Of Thursday, the 5th OF July, at his
residence. by the kick Of horse Mr.
Duffield was a man much respected in his
neighborhood, and has left a large family
and extensive connexions made sorrowtuI by
his death. which we are informed was in.
Simultaneous.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

Fdocin0t;m of .Saq}ra.-I have often heard
stories about the power that snakes have to
charm birds and animals, which to say the least,
ALWAYS treated with the GOODNESS of sccpticsm,
nor could believe them until convinced by oc-
ular demonstration. \ case occurred in WI
hamsburgh, Mass one mile south of the house Of
public worship, bl the way side in July last. As
was walking in the road al noon day, MY at
tcntlon Was drawn 10 the fence by the fllttering
and hopping oi a robin red breast, and cat bird,
winch upon my approach few up, and pcrched
on sapphag two or three rods distant, At this IN
stant large black snake reared his he... from,
the ground near the fence. Immediately step.
ped back little, and sat down upon An emin-
cnce; the snake in a few moments skunk again to
Ihe earth, with calm placid appearance, and
the BIRDS soon after returned and lighted upon
the ground near the snake, FIRST stretching then
wings upon the ground and spreading their tail
they commenced hntterng round the snake 4,
.@wng nearer AZ almost every step, until the,
stepped near or across the snake, which woul
often move little, or throw himsefino differ.
cnt posture, apparently TO seize his prey, whicl,
movements, noticed, seemed to frghten tn,
birds, and they would vccr OIL a few feet. but re
iurn again rs soon as ihe snake e.was mo.ionless
All that was wanting for the snake to secure tn.
victims seemed to be, that the birds sholld Das.
near his head, which they would probably have
soon done, but at this moment a wagon droy,
up and stopped. This frightened the snak,
and It ctawcd across the fence into the grl,,
notw wIthstandng, the birds few over the fenc,
INTO the grass also, and appeared to be bewtcl.
cd, TO tinttcr around their charmcr, and il wa
not until an attempt was made to kill the snak
that the birds would avail themselves Of the
wings and fly into forest one hundred rods dis
tant. [NUs so,on,q L,co,J
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

h3dimS.--It is almost as great a curiosity, says
Erie paper, TO see an Indian nowadays in this
quarter ofthc country, as il would be at Pha-
delpha. Not long since, four OF these sons Of
tle forest, made their appearance, about twen'
ty niles northwest Of Ills place, and were OBJ
served to loiter about one particular farm for.
the most OF the day, when they borrowed aspade;
went into corner Of one of the farmers fields,
and dug up three or four Brass Kettles, which
must have been buried there long before the
improvements were made. This done they talk
cd together for some time, pointed with their
fingers in different directions. then hung the
kettles on their backs and quietly walked OIL To-
wards the setting sun in Indian Tile.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

i-urcS--The British br;g William, ar
rived at Perth Amboy on the 9th ut. from
Newry, in Ireland, brought out 100 passen-
gers, "A number exceeding proportion IF
TO every 5 ton Of said vessel" by the num-
Der Of 20 and mare, for which she is seized
and'libeled by the Collector of p. A. as for
teited t the u. :. Perhaps the difference in
the method OF measuring tonnage in the two
countries may account tor the infraction of
the law in this case. A sloop is also libelled
atAmbos, with quantity of goods stated to
he iIregulariy imported from Canton in the
Mary Lord
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

III addition to the other musical perform
ances, at the Lynn, (Mass.) celebration or
the Fourth of July, a responsive choru,
written for the occasion, was Sung b, "a
maidens repre- senting the "a States Of tn,
Union
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

An intelligent and respectable young Ger
man is now engaged in making pedestrian
tour FROM Boston tothe Falls of Niagara
He takes copious notes of all matters worthy
Of observation ar remark, and adopts this
mode of travelling as the best means of ar.
irving at correct information.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

The schooner Swift, arrived at ouaran.
tine, New York, sailed from Lagu,ra q,
the 9th ultimo. A letter from Caracas of
the 22d, states that Bolivar was to leave
that place on the following day for Bogota
He would embark in the British frieate
Druid, for Carthagena, accompanied by the
British Minister
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

The exhibition OF Mr.. Maclzeps Automa-
ia. has given an impulse to the mechanical
genius of our countrymen: In addition to Sc
veral chcssplayers which have been made
and exhibited at New York, an automaton
cardhiayer is soon to be brought forward at
Rochester, with another piece of mechanism
which is described as no less wonderful, and
more useful.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

During an argument bt fore the Court o.
Errors, at Albany on the 2Sth inst. SAYS tn
4S"w York Commercial Advertiser, the di. =
tngnished Ms. Royal made her appearance e
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

The Chief Justice of the sessions court,
at Portland. Maine, was recently tried for
au assault on woman. The presiding
Judge recommended the indictment to be
quashcd, when the trial was partly over, on
the ground that the disgrace of any trial
was Sufficient punishment for the offence
The reason for rquashing the indictment is as
curious as the offence. in chief justice, was
extraordinary.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

%onsorial.-Every man has a right h
choose names for his children, but we doubt
whether father is justified in giving his son
SO ineftably absurd a combination Of names
as "James Richard Naholeon Bonaharle
Peter Winsio7u." Yet shoemaker some
where in Maine has done so, and he advert.
sses that his son is about to set up in trade
for himself.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

The Virginia Free Press states, that de-
fnitiVc arrangements have been made for
completing the iiarper's Ferry Bridge, dur
ing the present season. The completion Of
such highly important work will be hailed
by the pu5iic with great satistactio
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

From Paris papers, an article in the Eiole'
dated siadrid, May ldth, states the Spanish Cen
erals complain much Of desertions trDia tne.f
armies, anl to be anxious to retire 'lon ihe 70.
tuguese frontier, unless the, arc perm''SHn y
crOse i.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

We learn, says the New-York Gazet,.
that the apartments of the Dutch Minis,s,
1T the American Hotel were mysterionsl'
entered on Sunday evening, and robbed os
considerable sum of money The police os :
ficers, with the old hersuivant, good mas
ter" Jacob Hays, are on the alert, and will,
we trust, soon give good account of the viii viii
lans.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

in the lobby. and disturbed the cray;.n =.
the court. She called out, we are to,s t,s'' d
OF the honorable Senators, and having faI aas
ed by gentle accents to persuade him ,','' y.
patronize her book, commenced upon "i hs 70
an attack in her very best style of yitunsns m "n
tive eloqncnce. His Judgeship was p,'l stru.t
dumb. or, more properly. struck deaf TS;l S.a
Mrs. Royal is truly remarkable woma us
No to any man that comes within the rsoah
of her Rnruiy member. 'V''
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

Eorly Rising The Legislature Of n NamP'
shire closed its session at s O'clock ON Saturday
moringa week. The two houses met on that
lay ut half past i in the morning. Resolutions
passed the House OF REPRESENTATIVES 'l!sappror'
inE the amendments Of the Constitution of the
lnlted States proposed by the states Of Geo 81
and Tennessee. The resolution 10 ,li9apprnve
the amendment, by Georgia, TO ame nd 50 as y
prevent the choice cf President from falling on
the House Of Representatives, was opposed =
he Scnate by Mr.. iliil, and was tinsiiy po5pcil-
cd to the next session by vote OF 10 5.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

The Ccograrh cal Society Of Paris have spna'
tancously elected u. s. Tanner, Esq. Of Phha,
lcIphia, an honorary member of their learned
and useful body Mr.. Tannsr has fully earne'. t.
this dsticton, by his many yauab.e weeks N tl'l.
department. acknowledge, to w.ch tAe soe'eY
5 devoted.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-10-20

kindness. This is right. The rich gems of female
intellect might more frequently sparkle in the field
of literature, if careful culture of the mind was
an object Of more socitude with the guardians of
the tender sex Woman is entitled to a higher
grade of mental vigor than churlish Man has hth-
erto been disposed to allow her. And while the
productions of llemans and an Edgeworth are
daily adding to the beauties of literature it will be
IN VAIN that the lords of CREATION" assume a su-
periori'y not designed by Providence.
Mrs Colvn, in rendering her acknowledgements
for the "lioeray and CO rtesy" extended towards
her. while laborng in wearsome vocation, thus
neatly expresses herself
"The improving, tender, and gallant bearing OF
the present age towards our sex, is glorious pr-
vilege which we enjoy, and which we cannot too
highly estimate 1t is not only displayed in the
polished society of the Saloon, and in the endear.
ing circle of domestic intercourse, but like the
borealis sreamer, in the cold, repusive, and silent
regions OF eternal snow, sparkles round our unsk-
fitness, and s,stans, by the confidence it bestows,
our benighted footsteps in the circle of scien-
the competition, where the distractions of the stu
dent, and the inesimable value of the prize, might
we'll afford ample reasons for Indifference, if not
GOODNESS, of department towards US
The price asked for half the MESSENGER is 5000.
We sincerely wish her competent and talented
partner.