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Mousa's boy passing by nav Lou.e; and
f"r the sake Of the old friendship sub.
s'sting between his father and myself,
J invited him to come in and eat some
i'Ss which had been gathering. The
boy, however, repaid my hospitality
with rodeness and abuse nav, he even
biaspbemcd the name Of our holy pro-
phef. but scarcely had the words pass.
Ell his lips, when to my surprise and
horror. he was suddenly changed into
a monkey. In that form | will produce
him. aud rs a proof that what / tell
you Is true, you will see that he will
Immediately recognize his father.
AT this instant, . servant, who was
In waiting on the outside, let loose the
ape into the divan, who seeing the Jew
was the only person present in the
dress to which he was accustomed.
mistook him for his master, jumped
upon him, and chung round his neck
with all the expressions Of fondncss
which the child might have been sup
posed to exhibit on being restored TO
his parent.
Nothing more was wanting 90 con-
vince the audience Of the truth of Mus
tapha's story: "a miracle. a real mir.
acle:" they cried out, "great is Allah,
and eMahomet is his prophet" and the
Jew was ordered to take tic monkey
and retire from court. A compromise
was now his only resource; and ac-
cordingiy, as soon as il was dark, and
he could go unobservcd, he repaired
to Mustapha's housc, and offered. if he
would liberate his son, to restore all
tho money which he had taken from the
butter-jars. The Turk havin. attain
ed his object. consented TO release Iii.
prisoner; but in order to keep up his
own credit. he stipulated that the child
should be removed privately, and that
the father and bis whole family should
immediately quit the place. The popu-
lar belief in the miracle thus remained
mistaken; and so great was the disrc.
pate into which tie Jews fell In conse-
queDce VI this adventure that they all
departed one after the other, and none
have ever since been known to reside
IN Hannah. fuiier's Tfactis.
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CEren fs,eigm Publications.
i!iMENEkL AGENCY OFFICE.

i'f h-Ni.ti. ASENCN OFFICE.
The Court Of Correctional Police at
Paris vas few days since occunicd in
case OF rather a singular description.
In the place usually occupied by crimi-
mails, stood young woman Of a most
graceful !l.ure, and whose dress was in
the utmost degree recherche. Madame
Houdard (ihc name Of the accuscd) was
no other than the presiding divinity at
a celebrated agency office for maria.
ges, which she had lately established
III Paris, where she has out-riyalIed Sc
vcraI others in the same class. She has
Tor some time been Offering 10 gentle.
men tired of celibacv. tender cH,npan
ions for life, ladies Of known discretion
aud high responsibility, gifted in mo-
ga. light with the most desirable quail
ties, and in the worldly sense. with
marriage portions OF from 100 600 to
100000 francs; consequently il NAV
be easily imagined how her office was
oeses with applicants. To believe her
own account, she has brought about
some oi the most fortunate and advan-
taSeous matrimonial engagements. -
uer services, however, were not 10 be
obtained gratis. Ia order TO obtain her
favor. aud place in her report, il was
Absolutely necessary To- become sub
scriber 10 her list for three months
by virtue Of this subscription, entered
upon beautiful rose paper, and a pay
ment Of 70 francs, Madame Houdard
engaged to exhibit 90 the subscriber,
Tor the space Of three months, all the
Young ladies whose hands, hearts and
fortunes. happened 20 be at her dispo
sal. Her truly benevolent occupation
was, however, interrupted by a ,lisap-
pointed wine merchant, who preferred
a complaint agsinst Madame. charging
her with swindling. Tie com plainant
will be better understood in his own
words: 81 applied TO Madame to pro.
cure me wife, Said he with half
simple. half-sly look at the accused y
she instantly said TO me "Ah, mon
Dieu, Monsieur Lazard. you have lust
cone 10 ilne have Just what will
SUIT you; there is now at my disposal
a most lovely creature, a sweet Young
widow, who has lately buried her hus
band. She is related 10 An eminent
counsellor, ADD is every thing man
can wish for. As to her fortune, c'est
superbe! c'est MAGNITUDE! 10000 10
100000 francs, and quantity of other
property" Immediately said ! should
wish 10 have all the particular. and
terms. Madame told nc that tic Err,
step was 10 become a subscriber. aud
pay = francs. This complied with.
bat after waiting anxioosiy for some
time, nothing was effected. and va.
told great deal.of delieacy was TO be
observed 80 bringing lie matter TO a
happy issue. AZ last ! was invited "a
dIuner, ~here the gay widow vas ex
peeted TO make one II the party.
went a; Tic boar appointed having "a.
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Ithas often been a subject of rem,rk

has often been a subject Of remark,
how the officers Of the British NAVY
should be So efficient. when IT is SO
well known that there is so much "a.
'oritism shown IN the rapid promotion
~ the young branches Of the nobility.
vino place their sons on Admiralty re
cords at 5, 6 and 7 years Of age. Va
rious anecdotes are related. bearing
on this subject. Among the many /
give you one /:
Nelson, TO his honor be il said. was
soldier. or rather, sailor. Of fortune.
y combination Of fortunate circun.
stances enabled him 10 place his talents
and courage III conspicuous light
Rapid promotion follow ed--yet he ne
ven lost sight Of his early associations,
and when the discipline Of the feet he
commanded permitted, he would in
the night watch, enter into familiar
conversation with his former equals.
though now far his interiors ia rank.
When Nelson commanded the chan
nei beet. OIL I certain occasion, AN old
midsliipman, grown grey in the ser
vice, addressed the Admiral IN some.
thing like the foIlowin. -. Admiral,
have now served III. Majesty, God
bless him. forty wears, aud still 10 pro
motion though see every day these
young sprigs Of nobility passed over
my head Nelson replied that il was
Impossible TO promote every one, and
inquired what he had done 10 ebtitle
him 20 promotion more than Thousands
10 the same situation. The reply was.
: have served faithfully-haye been
m every fleet action, aud in many
single battles, and took an active part
va every principal sea-ight that has &C
CURED for the last thirty years.
have the certificates and recommends.
tions IT every commander have serv.
ed under--and yet at the age Of fifty.
hVe, | am mIdshipman. Nelson
observed, that u Vas indeed hard, ve.
~ hard; but still there were hundreds
ia the same situation, and his majesty
could not promote every one. What
can do replied the mid shipman. ito
obtain promotion;' The Admiral paus.
ED few moments. and then laid, IN
tell sou What 60 dO---take nv gig aud
Tour baGds. row into Bfvst harbor. aud
bring me oct two French officers.
NelsOn vas. % the time. biooksding
the French feet 10 the hafb,T Of Bres,.
The mid.hipman started the next
afternoon with the gig and four men
two we're placed down IN tie bottom
Of the boat--the other two ToWed care.
l~--iy ~. and oontr,ycd To pass three
hines OF the French lleel shout sun set
when they we're occupied IN sending
Yards down. onnoticed, arrived ~ a.,
'hncr hafbOr, they pulled abOut 10 .
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Ken care To dress in the best STYLE
Shortly after my arrival at the Office,
young female, elegantly attirc,l. made
her appearance and joined the ,,ancr
party. ! subsequently discovered tina,
this doctors widow, this niece of a
counsellor as she was described To me.
was no other than Madame AldeyouJe.
a seInpstrcss, and something worse. I
soon had little doubt that Madame Al.
degoude made livelihood by lending
her services OF these occasions; bur
wishing TO see how far the farce would
be carried, I pretended Ia be anyiou,
to bring matters to a conclusion. She
made a thousand excuses and besitated
a great deal; and | at last received a
letter which gave me to understand, in
very plain terms, that my visits would
not be acceptable after that period
mat the counsellor, her uncle. wished
to marry his niece TO a gentlc,nan in
the Treasury"
Mdle. Bonhomme, formerly servant
TO the accused, was called a. a witness
oy the complainant. She stated. whilst
she was in Mde. Houdard's service.
she saw several gentlemen come 10 the
house IN order 10 get wives, and what.
ever gentleman came, the same lady
was presented to him. and that Iady
was Madame Aldesoude. When two
or three gentlemen happened 10 come
at the same time, Madame AId.poudc
after seeing one, made some excuse,
anu retired 10 another room, where
Madame Houdard introduced her TO
another candidate. When the gentle
men went away, these ladies amused
themselves, and laughed heartily nj
their expense. observing how MANY
more tsh were caught in their net.
Prcsidcbt.-Haye you known any
other person complain Of having been
deceived 10 this way:
Niincss.-Oh- several and amongs,
others, 4 tall strapping SERGEANT. ms ior
OF the Royal Guard. Madame Houd.
ard sa'd TO him. upon his first applica
ton, "eome Monsieur, turn about.
must examine your figure, in order to
see II you will match the lady have
ia my eve for you"
he accused. on being called OF for
her defence. denied the charge alto.e.
Their. declaring that she had effected
several marriages among persons OF
great distinction, and whose names she
would mention but from motives Of de-
l,eacy. and If not prevented by thr con
iidenee reposed in her. The ONLY thing
that h!ndcred the oomplainant's mar
rage, was the bad account which she
received concerning his character, and
therefore she was not surprised at hi,
wishing TO be revenged. With respec,
to her servant. it was the complainant
who induced her to quit her place. and
she heard that he had since been taxi
ing particular care Ut her.
The Court, after some con idcration,
were OF opinion that the facts did ma,
amoun' TO swindliug. according To IN,
meaning Of the i0jIh article of the
code, and discharged the accused
This young woman was so 0verioycd
at hearing her acqui,tal, that she Tel
into sw"on, and was removed from
the Court IN a state Of insensibllifv.
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est honor she can receive.
lie assured n woman's power. "a
well as her happiness, has no oth.r
foundation than her husbands esteem
and love, which it is her interest by
all possible means, to preserve and in
crease. Study, therefore, his temper.
aud command your own. Enjoy with
HIM satisfaction, share and soothe his
cares, and with the utmost assiduity
conceal his infirmitics.
American Farmer.
she NEVER DLAMED MN. NEVER.
-Bourne has just laid upon our desk
an air to the above words arranged by
MIR. Boyle; which in addition TO the
usual attributes of good music. pleases
both the sight and smell, il being print.
ell upon lilac tinted paper delicately
scented by some aromatic essence"
y. y MerNs"tle Advertise.
How rapid is the progress Of lu1u-
ry. Will it never have bounds: II
moves with the strides Of a giant with
Seren mile boots. It j.. moreover. sure
to come from New lork.--of every
variety, from the first use Of steam
er TO that Of perfioned Music. How
we long to SEQ the first debut of this
new fashioned music in Boston. How
detachable it would be of warm day
to hear colloquy to the following to-
ncr! My dear Miss Tulip.-do play
inc an air on the piano. What CO.
Tor, MIR. BAntum!" snow that is a
very discriminating question Miss Tu-
lip, and always like to see discrimi-
nation in music; give US your choice. -
(" W then, Mr.. Bantum," for the dear
creature sometimes will ny il a little
IN the great city Of Gotham. ~
then, l will play you a purple, because
they say purple Is sometimes the color
oi The beautiful purple Italian sky. and
SO II must he musical.' Much oblip.
ed TO YOU Miss Tulip, how delightful
VIII be the accompaniment! But dom,
forget the aromatic essence, for tina,
be necessary to make up trio by
yourself. How charming il will be to
see such beautiful tones and partake OF
their fascinating aromatic odor! lam
excessively obliged to you Miss Tulip"
What can be more perfect personifi
cation OF harmony than the fragrance
and the hues of the lilac diffused through
the notes Of Music = Boston Cent.
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careless manner until the dusk Of the
evening. passed aud rc-passed tho
numberlc.s boats taking OF men and
officers. Presently they discovered =
bomb-boat, rowing of by single man,
having two officers IN the stern quick
they laid her alongside, ovcrpowcred,
gagged and tied the two oiIicer., and
passed them over 20 their own boat
ieit the bomb.boat man gagged and tied
IN the bottom Of his own boat. An
this WAS the work Of few minutes.
and escaped observation. They then
pulled eareless'y through the fleet
with two oars, and rs soon as they
were out Of the reach Of musketry,
raised themselves up, gave ) cheers,
and gave way. Repeated broad sides
were fired at them; but they arrived
saic alongside the ADMIRAL. shin.
Ii Is needless to say that the Officer
was promoted on the spot. Iregre.
thss cannot give the name Of the OF.
iieer; but the story is fact.
Conn .1dr.
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Erery Nan for LimsE-A few
years ago traveller met on the ton Of
Ben L"mmond, an old Highlander.
yin" said he had been a guide from the
north SIDE Of the mouutaiD for 40 wears.
"a" but that Waiter Scott that every DO.
dy makes such work shout, (exelaim-
eel he, with vehsmence,) Wish hal
him To ferry over Loeb Lomond I
should be after sinking the boat. if I
drowned myself in the bargain; Tor e.
yer since be wrote his Lady Of the
Lake. as they call it, every body goes
TO see that filthy hole. Loeb Katfine,
then COMES round by Luss. and have
only two gentlemen to guide all this
blessed season. which 10 now at an end.
! shall never see the top Of Ben LON.
mond again The devil oonGound his
Ladies and his Lakes, say"
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Half Price. An lrisaman, iast ar
r'yed IN London. saw in shopkeeper's
window : This superior tiankd for
hdJ price As IL was the very article
he wanted, he quickly walked 10 and
inquired the price IL il. i've shiI-
lings.' replied the seller. Cheap e.
nough, too, and I will buy it, saws
Pat {; and putting il under hi. arm, he
laid down half crown. and was taking
his leave, when the shopk Keeper ieaped
over the counter and interrupted his
passage, demanding shillings and &
pence more. Didn't YOU advertise
the blanket for hoJf pricei' SAID tho
iilbernIao and didn't you say The
price vas ) shillings consequently,
half price is the half Of that, no the
II burn myself ard the blanket
VI ! give up my bargain Finally,
both parties adjourned to Bowsireet
when. after patient examination be-
fore the magistrate, Pat vas permitted
10 retain bis purchase, aud the blank
ct seller warned never more TO ticket
his goods IN the window foe sale az
h0Jpnce.
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There Is more poison administered
through the car than down the throat.
Experience o6ers advice gratis, bat
the fool ,e,H pay foe 10.
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4 Small M;siaks. A rustic ~ba
lad been pvt 20 law eIpences 10y a
brutal landlord, osmpIained Of il 20
the village scboolmasier. Never
mind BIN, said the prdsgogue, he Is
known TO be sia generis.' Il koow he
did sui \ replied Hodge. but new
or heard he wor generous IN all my life
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Scale Of .9rimal Lye.-The follow
ing is scale Of the average duration
OF animal life, extracted from the
works OF the most celebrated writers
on natural history. A hare will live
ten years-a cat ten-a goat eight-an
ass thirty--a sheep ten--a ram fifteen
"a dog from fourteen TO twenty five,
and some, though not often, morc--a
bull htteen-an OK q curious fact
twenty--s~ine twenty Gve--a pigeon
eisht--a turtle dove twenty fvc--a
partridge twenty -ive--a raven ono
hundreI.
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We find the following in the West
Chester Republican. Ii is not neces.
sary TO have personal acquaintance
with man who holds and utters such
a sentiment--to call him brother, whe
ther he is ranked by others a, u Fed
eral'st or . Democrat, is Of no cnnse-
quence; hs is an American-and his
opinion. do honor to his head and his
heart L. S. Gax.
8 To inculcatc = love Of the union.
TO cherish the most devout reverencs
tor ITS blessings, and to fsown upon
every attempt to dissever il, is the So
Tenn duty Of every citizen not mere.
ly IN politics, bot rs a moral lesson, to
be taught by q father TO his children,
amids' his household gods. BY bis fire
side. and az the sacred altar. Such
ought to be the determination Of every
one who feels the pride Of an Ameri-
can. the virtue of a patriot, and the
dignity and happiness Of a man."
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-12
PROGRESS OF THE AGE

MpSAoEEIE Ton WKIsKEsR. uhs iu"S
Fu,zee lave su erintendrnt OF The per'ai ~"'''
kers al p. kin tenders his services to the Young
gentlemen Of New York, at thelsign oi NE pau
boon, Broadway, where he is es'ao'shed i"' q
few moon. He has on hand an assortment OIL
tigers, monkeys, bears, SC. eomp'eAeh''"s ."
ANIMALS, distinguished Tor this eIrgan' appe"o-
age, whose whiskers will serve as moar's 10
sui, all tastes and ages. Talo.s who wish 70
look aliant, young gen''emfn LON nina .he
counters, who aspire 10 he glory OF carving
home purchases in digniied manner; MIL Ia
officers painting for the honor oil hgh'ing their
enemies and saving the country, WITHOUT oiooa'
she'd, and heaux who wish 20 conquer the Ia
dies like the prince in the fairy tale IN ne ois'
guise Of beast, are invited to call at me men
agerie without DELAY. Tung Young ruzee
sbstains with scrupulous modesty from ooss'-
ing Of the triumphs achieved ny his wh'sKers
in every quarter Of the globe Suffice 1t I" say
tina, on one OCCASION when the liinslrious Ch'''
abulIy Bafla, q near relation TO the Great b'ar,
was condemned by the Emperor, who Is eou-
sin 10 the crab and very passionate 10 be 'hro""
into the Imperial meuagrrie, and devourrd ny
wild beasts tho subscriber furnished him with
a suit Of whiskers-by 'heisid OF which ne was
received BY the bahoons as sworn brother,
ADOPTED as son Nv IoJai hSe'' "'
affections Of young female ape OF the hrs
distinct lion. Whereup' n the multitude shout
ed miracle" and the great ChitabulIy was
not only pardoned by he Emperor, bu made
kee per OF the royal menagarie, honprtd with
The sirname Of Mon Kee, which signifies man
beas, and raised TO The dignity OF mandarine
of three whiskers. Tung.Yung Flu Zee plrdS'
es his sacred honor 10 the gentlemen OF New
York, tina, he has on hand at his menagrrie,
the identical baboon whose whskers had the
honor Of furnishing the model for those OF The
ROYAL Horse Guards in London.
p. S. Monkeys aspiring to look like mes, or
men aspiring 10 look like monkeys, can be &C
commoda,rd 10 their perfect satisfaction
N..Y Enquirer.
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AMERICAN Universal BIOGRAPHICAL Dr.,
rlosARY-Mr. Flint Of Cincinnati. sulGor j
the most enter aiming book OF American Ia
v, Is e, er printed, has issued proposals for H
fishing a work with 'he above title. Thhg
Of this work is the French Geographic Uas
sells CZassique, recently printed in Paris, COZ
piled by an association Of distinguished s,t'
lars, with immense research, from OigIi
sources, embr &C ing fuller history Of cesrs
ed characters, and, il is believed, far mr.
complete list Of titles of books, ard the p!ra
forms, and dates Of their publication, 'han ha
ever been printed.
The lsborious task Of translaling This voi
which MIR Flint calls san astonishing NH
ment Of human labor, presenting in =" w
all ,ha, has been achieved by The intellect, "
pen, and the press, in all time" was untsr'ia|
by him from a conviction that no book 10 u
English Language meets the demand uAa
this work is inre nded 10 supply T0'd'P
10 our own country, the translator gives u
bare names and titles Of the books Of mani
the more unimportsnt subjects OF blogni|
supplying their place by the most ample 'Sf|
bulary Of distinguished American names ~
of The dead and the living, and passing E"|
thing valuable from The hes. English and Az
rican biographers. In addition TO The %
cisncies in common collections oil blOsnpA'|
which this work will supply, it will e0n'h
complete view of the biography OF 'ht T'fS.
thus supplying deficiency Of "hi'n I"
scholar has felt the want.
The American editor is an able and alh;'
man, Of enlightened views, and pos'e'"o%.
easy and spirited narrative s'yl'; and We CO.,
no, the work will br exceedingly well eI"'"
I, is proposed to published il in four '''s' 4
ravo volumes. Of more than 500 pages 'Hp
the rate Of 81 so a volume.-N r Br" !"
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and more O, US hav. experienced the least al
,,ck from IL, Tha, the mode OF dislnfecuon
has completely answered the i"'enion
is. I think. proved by these facts in POSITIVE
m.,ntr As each OF Us has a different con
{. ito, his j. another proof Of the efficacy Of
the solution. We are going TO make another
a,emp, 10 morrow, by administering to per,
sons attacked with the plague, the ch'oru'e' Of
soda iu,ernally, and also by friction, in lotions
&c We dare not. however, hope Tor success
from this remedy as medicamen, against a
disorder So terrible, and which tor three years
pas, has uncea>ingl " raVaged the population Of
Tripoli Tomorrow we shall also begin 10
perform dssec,ions, which, however, will PIE,
sen, the greatest d,fie ul,ics, in consequence oil
the fana,icism Of the Turks 'ho' we have some
hope that, sooner or later, the use OF chloIure's
of oxide will be adopted by this people, who
ne Gin 10 abandon tatalism, and 10 follow Inc
example Of Europeans, by performing quaran-
tine"
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TALLAHASSEE, JAsuARi,, :,

BANK OF FLORIDA. whole 9'o'NNG
ooo) Of his ins,iiution, with the sA frp,,,,,
thai reserved by Law for Seminary o. hoot,
wa. taken up, on Fridnv last, and u" ;,,t;n,n,
closed. II was subscribed Tor, p'm Lobe
by capitalists, in large amounts INC g." oso :
subscription being upwards oil 63uo" ms
This rrsul, 10 more favorable than j. ~ "
sanguine friends had anticipated, ,,te
promp.nrss. with which the STOCK w. s'n,ris
evinces degree of confidence hicn! ne ~
to the prospects Of this com'un!,y. ri, o.
the general impression that . c0nslas'sr r., Wi
ton Of j, would remain unsubscnoeo y. bs
April, and many have, in eonsequen..t:, in
disappointed, no, being prepared O. '''
for its sudden disposal.
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'IO Net

- That commodious three story brick dwelling
6yY11 house situate on Water street, between Cam
LIZ eron and Queen streets, last in III. occupancy
&1 Of the late VIM L. Kennedy, Esq. new
brick kitchen has recently been built and other repairs
DONE that makes it desirable situation for private
family Immediate possession can be given.
ALSO
The dwelling house on King street, Immediately
Joining the warehouses Of Messrs 81. Douglas This
house !, also in good repair. Possession will be given
On the 18th of the present month.
ALSO
That large, and commodious brick warehouse on
Washngton street, now in the occupation OF Messrs
Kerr and Fzhugh, formerly occupied As -Four store
by Mr. Vase. Possession gwen the 22d april next.
To good tenants, the above premises will be let on
very reasonable terms. ISAAC ROBBINS, Agent.
feb dlweod1w