The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-08-01

| Astonishing Performance. have seen, within
these few days, specimen OF fine writing, from the
pen of our townsman Mr. Miller, which we are sure
has never been equalled. Within the compass of a
silver sxpence he has distinctly and beautifully writ
ten with pen--tIe Lords Prayer, the Greed, the
names of the books of the Old Testament, the names
of the books of the New Testament the twelve tribes
of Israeli our Savorr's twelve apostles the seven won.
ders of the world the five mechanical powers the sew
en- primitive colors, the FIVE senses, the twelve months
of the year. the of the Governor Deputy Gov
ernor Secretary and Solicitors of the Bank of Eng
land; the writer's name and age and having in the cen
tire, drawing of the Glasgow city arms.
Glasgow Herald
The town and neighborhood of Gravesend, North.
fleet, &c, have for days past been thrown INTO
state of the utmost CONSERVATION and alarm by the sud-
den disappearance, all it seems on the same day
and hour of the wives of several of the most repecta
bic radespeope in that part of the country from their
families and homes, without any assgnable cause for
their flight, or the slightest clue for several DAYS to
their object the place of their destination Inou-
res and search were in vain made in all quarters to
discover their retreat if any accident had befaen
them, until at last of the deserted husbands he
thought him of journey into Hertfordshire where his
we's mother resides, to try if he could learn any IL
dings of his rib there; he disappointed in his
hopes, for questioning the old lady, she toId him
whose flight had converted the gay neighborbood of
Gravesend into den ofwo, compelled to "go their
way;" for that they had had holy caH'' and were
set oft to Acknowledging, there to meet and.be
present at the coming of Johannah Southcotes yonng
Shiloh, who, foretold by the Souhcotonian proph
cts, was to arrive there given day. After little
further investigation, the husbands of these deyout la
dies discovered that the loss of their wives was not
the greatest they had sustained for that in order TO
make suitable offerings and presents the great little
Shiloh as directed BY the prophetic elders and aters
of the sect each lady had before she started proyid
ed herself with considerable supply of money, of
which she had disencumbered her husbands store one
holy damsel carrying with her less sum than f5oO
Nor is this all for if to make the sacrifice the
greater and the more acceptable Shiloh every one
of these female fanatics has left large family of Young
children behind to take care of themselves while she
dandes and supplies pap to Master Shiloh at Ashton
UNDERLINE London Paper.
English Pronunciation-Most English works of
merit appear in Germany, in the original or in transa
TONS To translate English prose is very easy to the
Germans, but they complain much of our pronunca-
ton, which is to them perfect chaos Ii is incom-
prehensbe to them, that enough and though should NOT
rhyme, and that enough and bluff should. The great
est difficulty, however, is the til of our language which
is harder for them than Shibboleth for the Ephrai
ties. Mr. Dwight, in his Book of Travels saws he ne
yer met with but one German who could say thiytv.
three thousand things. With all their efforts and after