Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-06

long. bSInS III rather a small boat al the
time, WISHED to make all haste away; but
the Maiays assured me he was quite harm
less, so lpuch so, that his feeders pat his head
with heithands--a dangerous amusement
certainly, Nbut showing the wonderful tame
ness and sagaciiy of the creature naturally
so ierocious. He will not allow any alliga-
tor to approach the place; and upon that ac-
count the Malays almost worship him. IN
derSon's S,tmaira -
-
! cannot but admire, said Louis the XVlIl.
on one occasion TO Talleyrand,th influence
YOU have had i'm all that has happened in
France. How dd YOU manage first TO over
throw the Directory, and next the colloS-
sal power of Buonapartel Mon Dieu, Sire,
| replied the Minister, | have had no hand
IN these things, l assure YOU. | cannot
explain ii, but ] believe there is something
m me fatal To the governments who neg
lect me.
Evils take their rank more from the temper
oil the mind that suffers them, than from their
abstract nature Upon Il man OF hard and
lnsensIb!e disposition, the shafts of misfortune
often fall pointIess AMI impotent. There are
persons 10y no means hard and inscnsibe, who
from an elastic and sanguine turn OF mind.
are continually prompted 10 look on the
lar side of things, and having suffered one
iali, Immediately rise again to pursue their
course, with the same cagcrnesS, the same
hope, and the same gaity as before. On the
otRcr hand, we no. unircqucntly meet with
persons, endowed with the most exquisite
Sensibllty, whose minds seem almost of too
Tine texture to encounter the vicissi,udes
u To ,t,l,n -.
port, and disappointment is agony ndescri-
babe.-[ God,oia.
Il .Ne'c Fashioa.-Thc last number of the
Petit Courier dies Danes of Paris, con
tains prints of the latest fashions for June.
winch leave all large sleeves worn since the
American Revolution, quite in the back
ground. 1t is the Bishops sleeve The
tight wriStband and bracelet too, are dis
pcnsed with. The hem is slightly turned
by loop and button above the wrist, and is
broadly pendant below, exhibiting the arm
in an under sleeve. The dress is wrapper
of plain muslin, surrounded by broad hem,
embroidered. \ similar hem ornaments the
lower part of the sleeves. As to the waist,
IL comparatively small matter
~: J. JON. Conn
THE Traitor .4,mold-Thc Traitor Arnold
possessed undoubtedly, animal courage; he
could stand before battery, and call on his
men to advance. He was once at a royal
lcvcc, directly after the close of the Ameri.
can war, when he was introduced to an En-.
gllsh Lord, as the American General Ar
mold. "What, the traitor Arnold" exclam-
ed the Nobleman, turning on his heel with
disgust. a challenge was given by the Ge-
neral-raccepted by his antagonist, who re-
ceived his fire, and discharged his own pistol
in the air. "Why do you not return the
fire." exclaimed the General. because !
am not an executioner,'' replied the noble
man, folding his arms, and looking disdain.
fully over one shoulder at his antagonist, as
he walked sullenly from the ground.
! .Mangacture Of Diamonds The Provi.
dence Journal says:--"A few scientific specu.
/ lators have been caioled into Il belief thai
their fortunes were shortly to be made from
the newly invented mode of manufacturing
diamonds. Many chemist in this country
and In Europe has set about the making oi
diamonds with a confidence of soon produ-
cling one Of those valuable gems that would
outVie IN SIZE, transparency, and refractivC
power the gems of England Russia or Por
tugal. But their full gfown hopes have va
nished Unto air, into thin air" Upon care
full examination Of the crystals supposed t,
be artificial diamonds, they were found to b.
nothing but sihcates. Old chemists convert
ed baser metals into gold our modern che
mists, wishing to surpass them in ingenuity
, were for making diamonds Of carbon
From tie Boston Uercu,y.
! TIE LAST DAY or GRACE.
-- Ye pocerI
Ihut dreadJut nOte!-DAY or DOOM.
} u~okc in the morning before the usual time NJ
sleep mad little of quiet. | dreamed of duns an
DEPUTY Sheriiis ! was no better off when awake
tor my note was to be paid off by two o'clock and m