Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-05-26


pretended by nautical men. but to a lands
man il is perfectly unintelhgible. II is like
hr. Van Beren's letter Of resignation, only
understood by those who are familiar with
the phraseology
We are indebted TO the Cambridge Chron-
iclc for the following humorous extract from
the Bombay Courier which will, we think.
be of most marvellous assistance TO Naval
Officers who frequent balls. II is Nauti-
cal arrangement of the figures OF Fashiona-
BILE quadrilles:
lie Pantheon. Haul upon the starboarS
tack, let the other craft pass; then bear up,
and get your head on the other tack, reguin
your berth on the larbeard tack, back and
fill with your partner, box haul her. wsar
round twice against the sun in company with
the opposite craft and your own, afterwards
bsx haul her again and bring up.
L'Ete.-Sheot ahead about two fathomS
till you nearly come stern on to the other
craft under weigh, then make a stern board
10 your berth. side out for abend, first to star
board and then to pert, make sai and pass
the other craft, get your head round on the,
other tack. another side to starboard, and
port, make sail to regain your berth, wear
round, back and fill and box haul your part
ner.
La Poule. --Hoavc ahead and pass your
- III,
your berth on the other tack in tho same or
der. take your station in the line, with your
partner, back and Gil. fall on your heel, and
bring up with your partner; she then manmu-
vrcs ahead, heaves all aback, shoots ahead
again, and pays off longside, you then make
sail in company with her, till nearly stern
with the other line, make stern board, and
cast her off 10 shift for herself, regain your
berth, by the best means in your power and
let 60 your anchor.
lie Trenisc Wear round as before gainse
the sun twice, box haul the lady, range up
along side her and make sail in company,
when half way across to the other shore,
drop astern with the tide, shoot out and cast
of the tow; now back and fill as before, and
box haul her and yourself into your berth
and bring up
La Pastoral --Shoot ahead alongside your
partner, make stern board, make all sail
over to the other coast, let go the hawseR
and pay into your berth and take a turn,
three crafts opposite range up abreast to-
wards you twice and back again; now ma
nourre any rig you like, only under easy
sail, as it is always light wind (zephyrs as
they call it) in this passage; as soon as yon
see their helms down. haul round in compa-
ny with them on the larboard tack, and mako
all sail with your partner into your own berth
and bring up.
La Fiaaie.--Wcar round to starboard,
passing uncer your partners stern light, then
make sail into your berth, your partner pass
ing athwsrt your bows; now praceed accord
ing TO the second order Of sailing; to COM
pcte the ovelutions shoot ahead and back as
tern twice in company with the whole squad
ron in circular order Of sailing.
A LOVING Wife-The following notice To-
published in several of the western paper
If old Hays comes across such husband he
knows what to do.
Information Wmted-Mrs. Anna Pierce,
of Thur, Upper Canada, wishes for infor-
NATION Of hor husband, Hsrace Pierce, "a
shoemaker by trade, and rogue by prac-
tee, y who left his home and his family last
February, taking with him A-chelaus, his
Youngest child, aged about eight years. The
object of this notice is TO obtain Information
of the child, '.that he may be rescued from
destruction" Any intelligence communica-
ted to her by letter, directed to Canandaigua,
will be gratefully received. The husband IS
described; --."Said Pierce has black hair,
dark eyes. full face. and takes snnfi.-six feet
high, middlng flcshy, and left handed: had
on drab sasr coat. deep blue vest, black
pantaloons. one cowhide shoe, and the other
calfskin has been arrested for stealing in
Ovid. Owego, Batn, rem 1 an, humans
sargh, Q,nandaigua, Sc. SC. and has been
twice confined in state pFissn. Left homo
without money, but had considerable a.
mount with him at Rochester, which he had
probably stolen. The child has dark hair.
black eyes, light skin, round features-bad
on dark snuff colofed coat aud pantaloons;
deep blue vest, thick boots, and knit wool
len cap"
U'iilian Penn OF Marriage marry
but for love; but see that thou levest what IS
lovely IL love be net thy chief motive. thou
wilt soon grow weary Of a marriage state,
and stray from thy promise, to search out
pleasure in forbidden places. Ii il the dlfier-
ence between love and passion that this IS
fixed, that is yolatie.--They that marry for
money, cannot have the true satisfaction Of
marriage, the requisite means being wanting.
o how sordid is man srowDi -Aian, the neb-
lest creature in tho world! As god on
e4rtb, and the image Of Him that made u.s.
thus nistake earth for heaven, and worship
gold for God.
We understand. that Gen. Eaton tho
Secretary al war, has appeinted Gener-
al simon Cameron. Col. Walter s..
Franklin, and Major Frederick Ham
bright, members o. the Board oil sisi-S
tors at west psins