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

CO." now Bristol. The bargain being made,
a young Englishman, much accustomed to
travelling, was selected to lay cut the land.
His walk both astonished and mortified the
Indians. When they came for their pay,
the Governor perceived dissatifaction in
their countenances and asked the cause.
They replied that the young man had
cheated them.
"Ah, how can that be-" said William
Penn. "Was it not of your own choosing
that the ground should be measured in this
way!'
"True," replied the Indians. "but the
white brother made too big walk"
Some of Penn's commissioners became
one-that the Indians ought to stand to it,
and if not, they ought to be compelled.
"Comhelled" replied the Governor.
show are they to be compelled DON'T you
see that this points to murder I" Then turn
ing to the Indians with smiling counte-
nance he said to thcm-"Well, if you have
given too much land for the goods first a
egreed on, how much more will do?''
With this the Indians appeared much
pleased, and mentioned the number of yards
of cloth, and FISH hooks, with which they
would be satisfied. These wese given, then
the Indians shook hands with the Governor,
and retired smiling and happy. The Indl-
ans being gone, William Penn looked around
on his friends, and lifting his hands and eyes
exclaimed-"O what sweet and cheap
thing is charity Mention was made just
now Of comtciling these poor creatures to
;, stick to their bargain; that is in plain Eng
lish to fight and kill them-and all about a
little piece Of land J"
y This account is the substance of the story
:; as related in Wecms' life of William Penn
1t is so characteristic OF that remarkable
4 man, that there can be little doubt of its gen.
uincncss and authenticity.
). How happy it would have been for The
Z, early settlers of all the American colonies
n and how happy for the numerous tribes o
n aborigines, had all our ancestors possessed
d the pacific policy Of Governor Penn How
much anxiety and distress. and how man,
hundreds of lives would have been saved
,s And who can help wishing that the peopl
IS of Georgia, at the present time, might b.
e blessed with william Penn, fer their Gov
e crnor! In that case, how easy it would b
q to settle all difficulties with the Greek Indi
y ans.-Friend Of Peace.
Lancaster, Comfy 7obaeeo,--A numbc
of persons in this county have turned thci
i alLcHtlOH tO tnc RAISING vi ioodeso-aiho''
:. others, John Rohrer, Esq of LampeteI
N who advertses' segars made Of Tobacc
i ralsed OH his farm. We have tried some G
S, those scgars. and find them superior to thos
&C imported of much higher price. Age onl
l. is wanting to make them equal to the bes
Havana.
I, The body of Elizabeth, wife Of Nathanie
d Webster, of Portland, (Manc,) was foun
: OH Sunday morning, the 18th ult on tn
le fats near the head of wharf. with bibl
ID claspcd in her arms. 1t appeared in evi
lie dence before the coroner, that she lett he
id bed about two o'clock Oil that morning in
fit of insanity, flew to the wharf, i'ung her
self in the water and was there drowned.
:, The brig Medusa. capt. Aspclt, of Jersey
IN while on her passage from La Guayra I
" Liverpool, encountered thunder storm i
:. lat 80 80, lon. 5S II, during which the eec
~ trio fluid destroyed the magnetic power {
- the compasscs on board, two of which wer
- on deck and two in the cabin. An opticia
~ ~ has examined the compasses, and finds the
~ ~ have entirely lost their attractive powers.
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