The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-31

1g1,s /, s4H.efteo's. that gentleman has addressed a letter to the editors of the Courier des Etots U,als, in which. pre- testing against the right of public ,a scru- rl.1 thy into the causes and motives of his conduct, he states that lie was prevent ed by sickness alone from paying the tribute Of respect and veneration due to the venerable deceased.
 Ihe y4dpentmoas yNariner.-A little. fellow, apparently about twelve wears ot Age, and with a visage compietelx blaekened by exposure 10 the sun. was found on Sunday last in a small and ieaky boat, by aparty of fishermen. be- low the lighthouse. He states that hls name is Freeman York, and that he sailed from Fairfield. Maine. for Boston. on the 2Hh= June. The boat in which he embarked, was one that he picked up adrllt last winter after a storm. and he considered it his own property.- His object in coming to this city was. to obtain situation on board some ship; l; and he shouldno have been so long on hls way, had it not been for the foo which prevailed; he was without com, pass or quadrant, and,. if his story be true, must have been guided here by il,- tuition or instinct. When found, the boat was half filled with water. and destitute of provisions; the boy, how ever, was in. high spirits, and said 1t would only have delayed him on his passage, fine had stopped to bail out his craft. According to his accountable sabsisted during his voyage or live fish, occasionally dropping into some sea port town, where he got a supply of fresh food and water.s He was never l frightened but once. and that was when "a d--d big fish kept playing about his boat and threatened to swallow him alive His statements are very con tradietory; and it is the opinion of MT. Valentine, the gentleman who has giv- en him home, that he is either de- serter from some coasting schooner, or a runaway scapegrace from some neigh boring seaport.-Nezp York Duly .aa- vertiser, z
 
 .4n E1cusadlc Pu1,.-A southern edi- tor expresses q wish that the Remittent bilious fever prevailed more generally among his distant subscribers. The Lynchburg yirginianthinksthis Ga pun which an honest man may have perpe- trated in despite of doctor Johnson's as sertion to the contrary.''
 Shooting he Deoil.-The Reverend MT. brodle, in a Kirk. i'll Edinburgh. took his text from these words, ssResisi the derit o,sd he zcill flee from you;' and began in this manner. My beloved, ye are all here to-day, but wot ve wha Is among ye, even the mickle horn'd de- Tel. Ye can'na sec him. But by the eye of faith can see him. But some ot you will say what shall we do with him now he is here? How shall we des- troy him2 We will hang him. Alas, my, beloved, there are not so many ropes in the parish as will hang him: he's as light as a feather. Then some of you will say We will drown him. An! my beloved, there is too much cork about him; iIe wifi not sink. Others of you will say We will burn him; na, na, sirs, you may scald yourselves but.ye canna burn him; for all the fire of hell could never yet singe one hair on his tail.- Now, sirs, you canna find q way among s ye all to kill him. but-I'H fimli t. What Twill this be, sirs? We shall even shoot lhin. But wiierewitI will ye shoot him, will be the next question?lWe will shoot him with the bible. Now,