Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-21
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IN ,pLRBEEN PROVOST.

"A l,,rst have heard OF lne Neuel"oie a'io ga
'i Nv" ~. Of beIdeen-The Yorkshire OF the
GU. .s -, ,io ,.intescenceo of keenness and know
',, L., among a keen and knowing peo-
r.,i;ti,n saws that the Jews once attempt
a ;, form settlement there, but that, hnd-
.1bs inhabitants an overmatch for them
,l.;r own crafts, they quilted not only the
4 -, INIT the kingdom, in despair.
nr,o mon time, il struck the good peo-
oyAbrricen. that it would not only add
n,toir dignity, but, what 10 them was dear
4 ,rf,lr to heir profit, that West India ship
4 s,,,l l.re,,l; sail from their port to Jamaica.
\ r,.r Ind lorg looked with an enTlous eye
,r,c tho ,rohts Of the high fed and punch
i consuming 5urgcsscs of Glasgow, AMI grudg-
4 81 then, the accumulated treasure" won from
4 Il. s,cces,ial nay:gllion of the Atlantic. -
TL.v considered, within themselves, that
4 Ivory mound of sugar which Soltened the tea
i ,i,E, fair. or sweeteRed the toddy OF the
sse, of the city, paid an indirect tax to those
rln. b,b5ing yarlets, and they resolved in
,hs;r own minds that this was a growing evil
q ,b,, mus, he abated: so, after much con-
,iI,,,jon lhev formed this maguanlmous reso
E,;on = That they should possess the means
4 If YDDlying themselves with such outlandlsh
Il Injuries as had added to the profit Of the
81 Ghsgowegaus
But the worthless Of Aberdeen are eau
u ousas well as ambitious, and TO thc.n the
j Vest Indies was terra iaC0gRitd The
SPECULATION promised well, but still there was
4 r,k, andrisk was not rashly to be incurred
81 After many mature consultations, therefore,
and great consumption ofthought and toddy,
81 was resolved that q ship should be built,
r manned and equipped, to undertake a voy-
a age (which they looked upon as in The last
81 degree doubtful and dangerouS) by kind OF
Il oint stock company OF which the Provost
n patriOticaily consented to become the head.
r Week after week and month after month
passed away doubts AMI fears were limited
y at for the safety of 1.-The Boaty," but sill she
came not. At last some murmurS were ex-
& pressed BY owners to the amount of 10 pounds,
a that II would have been better to have allow
ed the pot beIIied, punCh-Swigging Glasgow
bodies TO have taken both the risk and profits
oil sugar and rum SpeculationS than for the
decent and sober burgeSSeS of Aberdeen to
nave eit the safe and profitable stock trade
with Holland. for anv such outlandish specu-
alton At last, when "hOpe had grown
SICK the joyful tidings were spread that
1.-THE Boaty" was safely moored. and all was
NItShoutlbc. All the substantial 'sponsible
men OF the city FASTENED on board with the
Provost at their head, to behold with their
o|n eyes a ship which had actually passed
,"ce over the Atlantic; feat to which Capt
rHry Svoyage would seem the mere crossing
Of ferry
capt. Sklne received them at the gangwav
WIN the grutt hospitality of seaman, and
earthly welcomed his owners on board. -
ou' What pen can describe the wonders that
"e' ulelr admrlng eyeS!-rhere was a cocoa
"l,' hl>S and ala head Of Indian corn ell
sOpe' IN its bladeS-a negro as black as the
Oe,N-a sharks jaw with its treble row of
's''--a land tortojse--a turtle-a plantain to
l0.g Wounds--a ccntipedc in doctors vial
.'oIPaIa stail--and flying fish preserved
al nm' When they had satiated their eyes
''1anirng those tropical wonders, they were
" "'. to dinner IN the cabin, rich with
d" u'e aclicaCles of foreign voyage. There
we're Ch'll Pickles that made the eyes water,
'e pine apple which had lost every flavor
,-'e 'aai OF the spirits in which it had been
E.y>er'ed--the barbecued pig, and the sea-pie
"numefable contents-with the terrapin
.lAea m the she'll, and the lodscouse reeking
nom the cOppers
Inc provost never felt himself so great a man
.e l, lie was now on board of trader
when had visited foreign parts, and of which
~ ~ was undoubtedly the principal owner
: ,'e "ao been the greatest means of introdnc-
'S new trade into his native country, and
e was now in the full fiution of these CRAFTY.
x reflections. He felt clated with double
,oruOn OF dignity, and was laying down the
~ with relative portion of his usual solem-
nv when ne was most indecorously inter-
.Pea by sudden and violent pulling of
10y PSta'l from behind. He looked around
"a !, wrath, but seeing his assailant was sick
y weakly looking, dark complicated lad,