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Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-06-07
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POETRY.

ToR THE LITERARY CADET
ON THE DEATH OF A FRIEND.
When sivery locks nre laid in dust,
Within tho peaceful tomb,
And tho bicst spirt finds is rest
In an etcrnal. .,omc-
Our bcars scjten'd sadness know
TAe1 pilgrimage Is DER
Their caIes aTs fled-and human wo,
Can never reach them mcfc-
And Joys long look'd for, with an anxious eye,
Meet their glad sOuls, in Immortality.
But when In life's sweet op'nng dawn,
Annction's ties are hycn,
Wien youthful forms from W. torn,
ITO call ou thoughts To Iiew'n,)
,Tb then we feel silction's dart
And SIZED the angiish'd tear
The deepest sorrow Of the hear,
Upon the youthful bier
And sigh for the pure minds exalted powers,
And the sweet glsdning smile, that once was ours.
Departed one thy earthly days,
Were bright, and quickly fled
T1iou't pus'd from our admiring gaze,
And rumbcr'd with the dead
Scarce had thy soul felt all the bliss,
OF fond, maternal love,
Its fairest hopes ofhappiness,
When thou vert called above.
(And thou, sweet boy in all thy arle-s glee,
WIN never know the panss she felt for thee y
Blest spirit thy pure soul rs FREQ,
From earthly woes
Aud we could almost envy thee,
Thy gentle, sweet repse
Meath The green sod, where violcts bloom,
The sacred spot to grace;
Aud shed their fragrance round the tomb
Thy quiet resting place
N'horo tcars Of fond affection tell,
Thy deeds are thy memorial.
And on will pensvc memory bring,
Thy vnuous worth TO mind;
That heart TO every living llling,
benevolent and kind
Thy blameess life, IL peaceful close,
Shall be Remembered STILL
And the sweet balm that hope bestowS,
Our ssddend hearts shall I'LL
p,m in that world, from every sorrow ftos,
Dwelis bixh promise Of Eternity. E
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-06-07
MIsCELxANX.
THE SUNSET OF BATTLE

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Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-06-07
POR TR ATTS.

G. I. HINCKLEY,
PORTRAIT AND MINIATURE PAINTER,
EH AS removed his Painting Establishment Ia No. 81
a Soutinan street, directly opposite Dr. j. Bach Jrs
Store April 5
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-28
V\oriAa A.and Age, cy.

vr1uE subscribers have opened an ofhce ~ 'he wy
l rs T,Il,bassee for the purchase and SAFE on
Iuuds in the Ierrit0y5 ~ F10r'a0.
CT "a the peculiar character OF the lands 'h r'o
a,d thcir productions that as y.t'er, e'one.u'
.a";on. have prevailed among persons AZ remo'. u
from this Territory, in relation to their "ue e"'
racter ~ Al, ,,oet minute exami.
not;ons of the public lands now vacant ~ wen
,iot ,n.v hereat eY be offered for sale Inc; VIII
."r. themselves with maps OF all the gooo laas
ouch information may be interesting 10 Pur
Th lands adv ertsed for sale in Decen Der next EN-
L. 80 . very into re sting st ction OF the lerrnM!-pS
".;,.,ej far,hes, South and East of any public ''nas
s offered for sale by the United States; and III
rag,on of country admrabi, adapted t" the grown
Of the grand staples Of our Terror! sugar cave iL
90, island cotton, as well as the rearing OF 'nr PIN
|. soru,. and the cultivation of the orange ana onF
Cne of the subscribers having been engaged ID n
smrvey of that country,is well acquainted WIN "o'-
of the lands Of any value .,.r
The subscribers will upon requisliion' e,.e -
mrcbase Iands, and all letters addressed 70 'he"'
49, y. n,;dN will be prompt, afforded 10.
NP''' f> REFERENt ES.
OF o., ,xrs e .nspKx Tallahassee, FLORIDA,
Ho, e nm. prince william County, V'rg.ma
Is, n no. WILLS Fredericksburg, N'rfu".
nd Ing. W,cpIE, Esq. Prince W''ap IonhH'
Ta;or W. F. THoHHTor, Alexan i,a, ~ ="
to HENRY WASHINGTON.
T,allahs.,es, Iy 1921, wis
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-28
CHART ES BENNETT

HIS receirsd md a61rsy FIR sale,
4 Bales Blackstone 81 S.i c, ,n,,
EsS Tha Store and Cellar at present occrpird bv
is2n. DR. Saws. adj ming Franklin House Pes.
ryvIES n,WSON have receive" ian
II .,ls from New York, an additional supply OF Sa-
Mo and fancy Dry Good, consisting IN part VI "e 'o
lowing articles:
Extra super blue cloths
Suncrfne steel mixed ami olive do
Rlue cassimcres and pelisse cloths
Crimson moreens.
9 cases la les holivars
do white mernO long shaws
: din sc,re, do do do
, do square shawIs assorted colours
| bales SD brown shlrting
do rs do do
Blue, black srosd nap extra quaity'
| Coloured do do
Florences assorted colours
| Satns do do
| case lawns some extra hne
do apron chez ks do do
| "a blk and white bobnett lace
iaIre assortment of gin p's and piping cords
| "A and Sd checked muslns, beautitu' gooos
AAand 6 null muslins, extra fine
large assortment of swiss muslin capes and COL
lars, needle work
Foundation misins
Mems white silk woods and beaver gloves
!, do English buckskin very superior
BIk hobinett lace wells, large SIZE and e'egaht
l., rich borders. , .
= c,har a, ;,b their former stock, enat'cs t' n 10
offer almost every article in their line, OF VIC ~
~ mutations Purchasers are invited 20 can a' - :,
inc before they purchase else" mere as 'ey VIII "'
I'm their advantage.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-28
Vnvui,ure and Mahosany.

,o,5ES GREEN-CdBiNEI .nIn 80, nm,
on hand his @anfaetory on Of
- few H1ops FURNITURE of hisown mann'ac'
'ure. -, n.bopapy suitable tor hand raus,
Bay o; curl and shsded mahogany IN plank anu
st Do"n"so also, ~,
veneer :, L;no nations & cords, &c. all Of
Copal yatn snS low for cash the usual credit to
pu 1SR WING of every execute Gee
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-28
CHARLES BENNETT

Gu n Il lIF.o bC.>
1As imported the ship vrgntn oawrr goods o5s
anu ''t - for sale on the lowest terms tor cash.
o'ApGG Colts blankets, 8, 81 and point
{" rose do from 8 A ,o13'4
4" 81 aud ga fiushings o,n;vsa
rv,r, sunerfne black, navy blue and steer "''Ne'
cloths and kerseymeres
o,.r.t and navy blue Ladies cloths ,-,.
Common and superfne double mll'ed dFa0'
Scho6cd's aannels and balses ,o,, and ,oile-
and Forrest cloths; Swansdown ana 'o''e-
nett vestings oy.,;or stair and passage car
| pe'ing :, casks and bales
S SsUe breads, from No io to 50
which with ii. stock Of goods o" hand "ds'''''
so,imtn. fhn BOSTON, expected daily he WI
BY ,ne S and Double Gloster CHEESE OF ars' qua
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-28
German i.incne etc.

German i.incne etc.
4 Bales burap> assorted
) do hessians, just received and for sale nv
S MESSERS NTH
who has in store ann Offers for sale |
ask ares teas sc ;so9SSi;ting ofY. Tyson in chests
SO hhds Muscovado and New orleans s's''''
80 bills Spar, of prime quality c,o
c,pnsc brandvin pipes entitled to deSen'ure
Holland gin in do
Jamaica rum in bids
w l. molasses do
Writing, wrapping and printing paper
Fresh malaga lemons and grapes ,r,,
Sicily madeira wine in pipes of superior qnah'S
(low to close sales)
sweet malaga IN Or. casks do
French madeira do 90
R,h,rs and ,.aphams chocolate 10
urstol portc wine bottles,& SC &c. nov -
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-28
New FaN Goods

MN FaKl VNVNo
-pcr1yrp by the last arrivals from NeW-fork,
further supply of Y packages seasonapae ""o
Gne AMI mos, fashionable style hv
~ doze" s'0" JAMES X WILLIAM SCOTT,
South west corner of King & Far'axs'ree's'
nov
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13
WORCESTER, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1928

and after the thirtieth day Of June, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty eight, there be
| levied, collected and paid, on the importation
OF the following articles in lieu of the duty now
( imposed by law:
J FIRST. On manufactured hemp, forty-fve
dollars per ton, until the thrtieth day Of June,
one thousand eight hundred and twenty mine,
from which time, five dollars per ton in addition,
per annum, until the duty shall amount to sixty
| dollars per ton.
Second. On manufactured fax, forty-fve
dollars per ton until the thirtieth day of June one
thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, from
| which time an additional duty of five dollars per
ton, per annum, until the duty shall amount to
sixty dollars per ton.
Third On sail-duck, nine cents the square
yard
Fourth. On molasses, ten cents per gallon.
Fifth. On all imported distilled spirits, ten
cents per gallon, in addition, to the duty now
imposed by law.
SEC. A. find be it further enacted, That from
and after the thirtieth day of June, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty eight, no draw
back of duty shall be allowed on the exporta-
ton Of any spirit, distilled in the United States,
from molasses no drawback shall be allowed
on any quantity of sail duck, less than fifty bolts
exported in one ship or vessel, at any one time.
on cordage manufactured from foreign hemp,
the amount of drawback shall be computed by
the quantity of hemp used, and excluding the
weight of tar, and all other materials used in
manufacturing the cordage.'
SEC. 5. find be 1t further enacted, That from
and after the thirtieth day of June, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty eight, there
shall be levied, collected, and paid, in lieu of
the duties now imposed by law, on window
glass of sizes above rem inches by fifteen inches,
five dollars for one hundred square feet Pro-
oaded, That all window glass imported in plates
or sheets uncut, shall be chargeable with the
same rate of duty-on walls and bottles not ex-
ceedlng the capacity of six ounces each, one
dollar and seventy-ive cents per groce
SEC. 3. find be 1t further enacted, That all
cotton cloths whatsoever, or cloths of which
cotton shall be a component material, excepting
nankeens imported direct from China, the orig
inal cost of which, at the place whence import
ed, with the addition of twenty per cent. if i'm
ported from the Cape of Good Hope, or from
any place beyond it and of ten per centum if
imported from any other place, shall be less
than thirty-five cents the square yard shall,
with such addition, be taken and deemed to
have cost thirty five cents the square yard, and
charged with duty accordingly.
[Section provides for appraisirg the value
OF imported goods, and the levying of the duty
on the appraised value, and directs that unfin-
ished woollen goods shall be estimated at their
worth when finished.
sections and impose penalty for pre-
sentlng false invoices of goods, and authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the
necessary rules and regulations for carving the
law into effect
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13

gone to bed, and the rest were abroad
The old woman remained awake to take
care OF the house. BY and by one of the
grand children came home, and discovered
the floor near the hearth to be ON fire. An
alarm was made and light brought and
means taken to extinguish it. While these
things were doing, some singular appear
ances were observed on the hearth, and the
contiguous floor. There was sort of greasy
SCOT and ashes, with remains of human
body, and an unusual smell in the ROOM
All the clothes were consumed, and the
grand mother was missing. 1t was at first
supposed that in attempting to light her pipe
she had fallen into the fire, and burned to
death. But on considering how small the
fire was, and that so total consumption
could scarcely have happened if there had
been ten times as much, there is more rea-
son to 'conclude that this is another case OF
that spontaneous combustion, or decomposi-
ton OF the human body, from infammable
materials within, of which there are sever
al instances on record.
We have been referred to other cases in
the New Yerk Medical Repository, and in
Lothrop's abridgement of the Philosophical
Transactions but they are not at hand.
Another case however of sudden and COM
plete combustion, like the preceding. &C.
cured in this city, and is not upon record.
1t is related to us as coming from the late
DIR. Isaac Ball of New York, who was
knowing to the circumstances. Just pre-
vious to the commencement of American
Revolution, there lived in this city famous
dame, well known by the name Of Man-of.
Uar-JNartce, whose Bacchanalian reyelries
were performed in company with the sail
ors of the British Navy. The woman was
completely consumed in one night by spon-
taneous combustion, there being nothing
left of her but small portions of bone and q
greasy spot pervading the room in which
she lived, and where she was seen in ap-
parent health the preceding day. DR.. Ball
being dead, the day and month of her exit
cannot be ascertained, and is not recollect-
ed. The tenement she occupied was a
small wooden building on wheels, near
Broadway, in what is now Fulton street. op-
posite the south side of st. Pauls Church
yard.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13
POETRY.

The following touching effusion is from lit
volume entitled "My early days." by Walt,
Ferguson, Esq.
A MOTHERS GIFT.
Remember, love, who gave thee this,
When other days shall come:
When she, who had thy earliest kiss,
Sleeps in her narrow home
Remember twas mother gave
The gift to one she'd die to save.
That mother sought pledge of love,
The hottest for her son :
And from the gifts of God above,
She chose goodly one.
She chose, for her beloved boy,
The source of light, and life, and joy
And babe him keep the gift,-that, when
The parting hour would come,
They might have hope to meet again,
In an eternal home.
She said his faith in that would be
Sweet incense to her memory.
And should the scoffer in his pride,
Laugh that fond faith to scorn,
And bid him cast the pledge aside,
That he from youth had borne,
She babe him pause, and ask his breast,
1t he, or she, had loved him best.
A parents blessing ON her son
Goes with this holy thing;
The love that would retain the one
Must to the other cling.
Remember! It's no idle TOW,
A mothers gifl-Remember, boy
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13
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From the Richmond WAig.

Gen. jackson, it appears, LET. Nashville
on the 9Th ult. to attend the dinner at New
Orleans. We believe it is the frs. exam
pie in our country, if not in all history, that
an individual has gone "A thousand miles to
a dinner Let us suppose that Henry Clay
had done such thing What would the
Jacksonites have said on the occasion
Should we ever have heard the last Of it /?
All the changes would have been rung up
on I" travelling cabinet" electioneering
Secretary" corrupt coalition" Sc. The
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13

Sakee, King of Siam, being walked from
sleepand saved from assassination by the
braying Of an ass, in the ardor Of his graft
tude commanded that all mankind should be
asses. Whenever, as the story says, an
ambassador from China came to the Siam.
ese, the Okya Wang, or master of the cere-
monies, exclaimed, Most potent Sakee,
absolute Lord Of the Universe, King Of the
White Elephants, and keeper OF the sacred
tooth great jackass from China has come
to speak to your majesty"
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13
From the Evening Bulletin.

LIvERwoRT. A short time since, we no.
tIced an inquiry in some of the newspapers
TOR information concerning any PRACTICAL
benefit derived from the use of this cele-
brated plant. In late National Intelligent
Ger there is an article signed by gentle
man OF Washington, stating that the writer,
after undergoing salvation thrice for the
cure ofinfammatons of the liver, experience
ed several attacks of bleeding at the lungs,
which reduced him to such state of debility
as to induce belief that his constitution was
fast falling prey to the ravages of pulmo-
nary consumption. In this condition the pa
tent determined on making trial of the Liy-
erwort, as recommended by Dir. Hereford !;
and for the last three or four months has
persisted in its use with manifest advantage
having derived signal relief from the most
painful symptoms of his malady. He states
that the discharges of blood have ceased,
that his strength has rapidly returned, and
that his frame is renovated in a degree far
beyond his most sanguine anticipations.-
He recommends its use also for distractions
lot the uniary passages and exhorts pa
tleEts, IN all cases, while taking the Liver
wort tea, to be especially mindful of theiI
reglmen-observing that, for the last sixteen
months, he has avoided every species of
stimulating Traughts. He appends the fol-
lowing directions for preparing and taking
this medicine:
" A double handful of the Liverwort, af-
ter washing it clean, is to be put in sauce
pan, and half gallon of boiling water
poured on the same; let the pan remain on
the hot einbers, or stove, and simmer for
about an hour and half; then pour the
whole into a proper vessel to drink out of.
When cold, it may be drank as often as the
thirst or state of the stomach will admit
The keeping the leaves in the vessel, while
using the tea, is necessary, to keep the same
limpid
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13

THE GOLDEN Nail. Thurnis Serus, a
man of infinite within and madness, was
the author of some works which suf1i-
ciently prove that his natural temper was
not much to he relied on. The story of his
golden nail is curious. Having worked
away his fortune in alchymy, and finding
his schemes vain, he had mind at once to
get into the service of a certain prince, and
to establish a character of himselfto all the
world, as if possessed of the grand alchyni-
cal secret. To this purpose ne declared,
that he had found out liquor which would
Immediately convert all metals plunged in
to it, into gold. The prince, the nobility of
the place, and all the Rierati, were invited
to see the experiment; and the chemist hav-
ing prepared large nail, the half of which
was iron, and the other half gold, well Join
ed together, coated over the gold part with
a thin crust of iron, that no eye could dis
cover the fallacy. Having this ready he
placed his vessel Of liquor on the table
which was no other than common aqua for
It's. Then, sending to II shop, for some
nails of the same kind, he by an easy kind
of legerdemain, when he had desired the
company to examine them, and see that they
were real nsils, took out his own, and after
turning it about before the company, plung-
ed it half way into the liquor a kissing and
bubbling noise arose, and the sgua ,fortis
Immediately dissolved and washed off the
iron coat, and the gold appeared The nail
was bundled round to the whole company
and fHally delivered to the prince in whose
cabipet it now remains. The gold maker
was desired to dip more nails, and other
things, but he immediately threw away the
liqior, telling them they had seen enough
He was made happy for the rest of'his life
but all the entreaties in the world could
never get him to make any more gold.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13

MORE RAZOR STRAPS. 1.-THE following
story (which we take to be a very pretty IL
Illustration of The practice that prevails in our
country among our great men, of giving
when they give nothing else-a letter of re-
commentator, puff, or a certificate, in ex-
change for visit, book, Jug of liquid
backing, razor-strap, or box of itch
ointment or lip salvej be not true, we hope
it will not be contladicted. 1t is really too
good thing to be spoilt by special plea
a Yankee schoolmaster having tired his
patrons out IN a country village, was packed
off before the end Of his term, with no money
in his pocket, but with Recommendation
which they gave him, out of charity He
journeyed to Newburyport las the story
goes) and showing his recommendation, ull-
dert0o6 there to teach tribe of young ideas
how to shoot, for five hundred dollars a
year-at the end of the first year, if he was
liked, to have seven hundred, instead of
five, and be engaged for another year. At
the end of the year--of course they not like
him (who would, if two hundred dollars were
to be paid for it?) Our Yankee was dread
fully distressed-all his prospects in life
were destroyed; and so, to make all smooth,
instead Of splitting the difference, they gave
him certificate of good behavior, ac-
companied with a hearty acknowledgment
of their entire satisfaction with his proce-
dGre, &c. &c. &c. as teacher. "Very
well" said the Yankee, as soon as he had
secured the paper. ".And row gentlemen,
as have your own acknowledgment of my
worth in this behalf, I'll trouble you for then.
are taoo hundred dollars" They were
obliged to shell out"-and our Yankee re-
moved to Boston, where with his cash and
his recommendation, he was soon at the
head of another school. Prisoners at the
bar, what say you-guilty or not guilty?
Portland Yankee.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13

WAVES. The common cause ofwaves is
the friction of the wind upon the surface
Of the water. Little ridges of elevations
first appear, which, by continuance of the
force, gradually increases until they become
the rolling mountains seen where the winds
sweep over great extent of water. The
heaving ofthe Bay of Bscay, and still more.
that of the open ocean beyond the southern
capes of America and Africa, is one ex-
IRENE ; and the stiffness of the tropical seas,
which are guarded 10y near encircling lands,
is the other. In the vast archipelago of the
east, where Borneo, and Java, and Sumatra
lie, and the Molucca Islands and the Phillip-
ines, the sea is often famed only by tho
land and sea breezes, and is like smooth
bed, on which these islands seem 10 sleep
in bliss, islands in which the spice and per
fume gardens of the world are embowered
and where the bird ofparadise has its home
and the golden pheasant, and hundred
others OF brilliant plumage, whose fiji ght i.
among thickets so luxuriant, and scerery s.
picturesque, that European strangers fin,
there the fairy land of their youthful dreams
.arnoips Elements of Phlysics