The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-08-19
From the HallotceU .4duocate.


The YANKEE "TURK." About the LIST
of July young man passed through this
village who called himself Persian, and
pretended that the Latin was the only Ian
guage he could speak which even the learn
ed of this western world could be supposed
( to understand. He conversed very fluent
ly in Latin; and such of our citizens as had
been scholarly in other years, brushed the
dust from their memories and their diction-
aries, and attacked him with all the Latin
they could muster. The story he told in
this town was similar to the following, the
particulars of which are taken from the
Saco Palladium: He was born in Damas-
Gus (Syria) his name is Abdallah.Hamet :;
and he is now Is years old. His father
held post in the Sultan's army in European
/ Turkey 20 years ago, and then and there
married German or Austrian woman who
was his mother. His father afterwards be-
came one of the heads of the ancient school
or college of Samarcand in Tartary, where
! he (Abdallah) studied years. A part of
/ this time was devoted to the study of medi-
! cine, {" in which science" (says the Palla-
dium,) particularly in anatomy, he dis
covers considerable knowledge" Abdal-
| lab says he sailed from SMYRNA about 8
months since as clerk of a vessel command
ed by Greek, bound to st. Barts, wv. ~
| He mentioned the name of Greek mer-
chant who was known by gentleman of
Saco, who had often been in st. Barts The
vessel was taken by pirates, and Abdallah
4 and another youth were set adrift in boat.
afterwards taken up by another vessel. and
carried to Quebec. His companion died at
st. Mare on the Chaudere while thew were
i travelling towards Maine. He arrived in
this town about the LIST of July; and what
is little singular he came by the wav of
Monmouth, instead of coming through the
great Canada road direct from Quebec, and
down hennebec river. While here he
SAID that he learned to speak Latin from
coiloqual intercourse with strangers in
Smyrna, &C., but could not read it. He as
serted that he had read several Greek and
Latin authors in Arabic, that Bichat and
! Abernethy's works had been translated
and that the Grand Seignor had the Edin-
6urgh Review regularly translated, &c.
lie was understood to say that he had been
at Rome, that he was in the battle of Nava.
rim, &C 1t was observed that his Latin
was pronounced as the English and Ameri-
cans pronounce it but on referring to
| Walsh's Travels it was found that this was
common IN the East. Abdallah left this
/ town July 4. '''''
| 1t appears +hat Mr.. Abdallab Hamet
( reached Portsmouth about fortnight since
/ having travelled on foot in about a month
through nearly the same space that the
mail stage passes in day. Here he un-
fortunately encountered Gen. W.,aU. s.
of1cer, who pronounced him to be an i'm
poster OF the name of Belden, who was de-
tected years since in Troy, IN. w After
vehemently protesting in Latin that he was
innocent, he took two gentlemen aside. and
confessed an English that his name was
Belden, his parents live in -. IN. v Y his
t Latln he had picked up from books. he
o knew nothing OF AraLic, &c. He asserted
: that he had deceived the government and
students of Bowdoin College. dined with
PRESIDENT Allen, and afterwards in Portland
e with Gov. Lincoln. Even John Neal oave
him letters as a " live Turk" After mall.
! ing this confession he resumed his Latin
a.H p II ID a lHa6 dKppbhgt des
for long time to come.
DANGEROUS TENDENCY OF MANuFAc-
TUREs. Two years ago a gentleman NJ
TINS town purchased 80 acres of land in tho
vicinity OF little stream, not twenty miles
from this place, for s dollars an aero
since then factory has been put in opera.
r ton, and village of five or six houses
: been established. A short time aoo hall
an acre OF the same land sold for one HIM.
dred dollars. The farmers in the neigh.
hood, besides having their lands increasing
IN value on their hands, are put to the incon.
Venlence OF Sending their produce to the
Iactory, Where something like $4,000 q
year worth OF 1t is consumed, instead of
nelng sent IL miles TO Providence. SINH
lar evli effects of manufactures exist all
over this state. Should the American svs-
tenn De put down by the present administra-
uoh, ana the mills be shut up, we should
douDtless have the pleasure of SEEING more
OF our friends from the country, and buvinp
their produce at our own prices, tbou1h +
may be doubted whether we should be able
10 buy much OF 1t at any price.
! Providence american.
NORTH CAROLINA GOLD MINES. EARLY
last spring six enterprsing citizens of salem
get olt for the gold mine district in North
carolina, with an outfit of one thousand dol
lars each, in cash, besides implements con-
sldered necessary for mining, &c. &c. Az
ter selecting their ground. thew Iahorod
diligently and perseveringly until the whole
property embarked in the undertaking was
exhausted, A few days since thew return
ed to Salem, having spent their last dollar
One OF them was arrested for debt imme.
dIately after his return, and now lies in iail
IhIs statement we have received from a
gentleman who thiRking, with us, that. if
any OF our enterprising young men should
nave tit of the mine teUer, it might be of
service to make it public.-Boston Courier
CHLORIDE OF LIME. A gentleman who
has been induced to make ar exnerimont
with Chloride of Lime, in consequence of
seeing a recommendation of il in Mr. en-;