The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-11-18

buC II, contrary 10 all expectation, the u NIT
ed States shall withdraw their solemn
pledges of protection, utterly disregard
their plighted faith, deprive us of the right
of selfgovernment, and wrest from US our
land-then, in the deep anguish of our mis-
fortunes, we may justly say, there is no
place of security for US, no confidence left
that the United States will be more Just
and faithful towards us in the barren pra-
ries of the West, than when we occupied
the soil inheritedfrom the Great Author of
our existence"
ExTRAoRDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. On
Thursday last, the packet boat Swan, was
proceeding mp the Lehigh river about four
miles above this place, where the water
was from twelve to fourteen feet deep,
when something jerked the horse off the
tow path, and he and his rider, lad named
Jabez Corey, aged about 16 were thrown
into the river. The horse became entang-
led in his gears, and the boy, who could not
swim, thrown from him. The boy and horse
were about 100 feet ahead of the boat, and
there was no means for any of the company
to get near them except by the head way
which the boat had on it. Before the boat
had got up to them, the boy had sunk never
to rise again by his own exertions. Mr..
Abiel Abbott, who was on board, as the
boat neared the spot, pulled off his coat,
hat, and boots, and as the boat came up to
the place, observed a bubble rise in the
water, and dove IN head foremost. He
reached the bottom about a yard further
down stream than where the boy was lying
! he seized him by his arm and endeavored
to raise him, which he could not do, as he
( had grasped stone in both arms, to which
he was holding on with a dead grip. He
| got astride of him and placing his feet on
| the bottom of the river ierked him loose,
and brought him to the surface, where Jo-
seph Watson. Esq, reached him pole to
support himself, while the lad was dragged
on board the boat, by the other persons on
board. Although the boy gave signs of
returning animation, almost as soon as he
was taken on board the boat, it was perhaps
/ five minutes before he seemed conscious OF
what had been done. He then looked I'D,
and seeing the horse still in the water, ex-
claimed, "take care of the horse" At this
time they were drawing the horse out by
the tow-rope, which they succeeded in do
ing. At the erection of dam on the Lee
high, Mr. Abbott saved the life of another
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not swlm.-.NorthamptOn PENN Wing.
JUSTICE EvADED. A man named Chap
! lin was lately arrested at Martinsburg, VA
| for passing counterfeit bills on the Farmers
Bank of Virginia. The Martnsburgh Ga
zette thus describes the occurrence at his
examination -" When Chaplin was before
the magistrate, the fifty dollar note which
he passed in this place, was laid on the ia
BILE by one of the young gentlemen. for the
purpose of being inspected. He immedi-
ately picked it up and put it into his mouth,
and although seized and severely choaked,
succeeded in swallowing it. Immediately
after swallowing it he gave fifty dollars in
good money to the person to whom he pass
ed the note. No counterfeit money being
found on him, and the note which he passed
not being produced, the laws of this Com
monwealth could not punish him; he was
given over to the gentleman who pursued
him from Maryland"
BEWARE OF A VILLAIN. In July last, q
scoundrel, named Emanuel Philips, ma
tive of Pennsylvania, and of highly respec-
| table connexions in the central part of the
State, came to Pittsburg, with the nten-
tion of establishing himself in the business
of portrait and sign painting. He introduce
ed himself into highly respectable family,
! acquainted with his connexions, and mar
ried their eldest daughter, an unsuspecting
girl of 18, the pride of her parents and
friends. 1t is now discovered that the viii
lain has wife and family in the State of
New York. He has fed from justice, and
the girl has returned to her friends. This
statement is made to put the public on their
guard against the practices of an inlpostor,
and as warning to parents against the
facility, too common in society, with which
plausible strangers are admitted to an init
macy with their families.--PittsJurg Rem.
Sam Patch jumped down the falls at Rocb.
ester, on the 9th inst, in presence of 10 000
gapers. First spurious Sam Patch apneored
who was greeted by the company with three
cheers, bowed to the people, examined The
abyss, prepared to jump, and then coolly turn.
ing on his heel, walked off AT last the reaI
Sam appeared, and "there was no mistake"
lie went down like the stick of a rocket, came