Litchfield enquirer., 1832-05-17

purchasing one to assist him in his business. After examining the PhysiogDOmy of several of the passengers, without being ableto pleass himself, his attention was arrested hy the tranquil and composed couDtenaDce of man rather advanced in years, but with much ap- |pearance Of activity and strength. Not less pleased with the tenor Of the conversation of the German than with his exterior, he deseri- bed the purpose for which he wanted seT- want. and obtained the old mans consent to purchase his indenturess provided be could also purchase those of his wife, who had ac- cOmpanied him. The parties then went On shore to complete the business, attended by the captain and upon the names of the peT- sons being mentioned, to insert them in the writings, they were the same as those of the purchasers father and mother, and upon fuP- ther inquiries, he ascertained them to bein fact his father and mother, the latter declaY. ing that if he were their son, he had a remar- kable mole upon his left arm, which proved 10 be the case. Nothing could sOrpass ths joy Of the parties. The providence of God had snatched the venerable pair from poverty and seryitude. and conducted them to plenty and independence, under the protection O6an sffectionate son. He it seems had ran away from his parents when quite boy. and from the continual wars in Europe, neither had heard of the other since.-N Y. paper.
 Just RemGrks.--ln late debate in the na- tional Senate. Gen. Smith rebuked Mr. Hayns for having accused the present administration 0f not having redeemed its pledge, to reform abuses in expending public money-To which Mr. Hayne replied, that he was as sincere in his opposition to the late administration, and he thought at the time that there was not that economy in the disbursement of the pulp lie money that there ought to have been, but if comparison was drawn between the ex- pendturcs then, and now. 1t would be found to he decidedly in favor of the late adminis- tration. In adyerting to the parties, he said person might be in favor Ofthe tariffor against it, and still be considered friend and suppor- ter of the administration; or he might be in favor of or against internal Improvements, or he might be for or against re-chartering the Upited States Bank, or for or against the pension bill, and still be considered friendly to the administration, and might in fact be the confdant of the President : and there was but one test, by which any persons friendship could he proved, and that was an opposition to the patronage, and to the nominations of the President. If any one dared to vote against the Presidents nominations, no mat ter how exceptionable the characters of the nominees, he was set down as sn enemy to the administration, and the pensi0ned presses were opened upon him. and all the pack were let loose.
 MORE STEAM Boar DIsAsTERs.-Ws learn from the Boston Daily Advertiser, that Friday afer- noon, soon afier the new steamer King Philip leit Newport for Providence, with 90 passengers, ,hs deck beneath the boiler gave way, the graie fell into .L~ l,~ll ,4~na st,~. G.ns Answn of distress was made, and the fire got under. The Benjamin Franklin, which was at the wharf at New. port, immediately started, took the King Philip in tow back to Newport, and then proceeded to Prov- dence with the passengers of both boats.
 Loss the Steam Boat Doiphin.-The Wheeling Times of May 2d, says, The Dolphin cU her passnge
 from Louisville 10 Psburg, about 40 miles below t'is place. with all her cargo, was destroyed by fire on Friday evening last, the 18th of April. No lives were lost. The boat under the command of the Pilot, Capt. Lodwck having left her to take command of the Hornet The Pilot states that about half past o'clock in the evening" he went nto the ladss cabin for the purpose of closing the windows and doors for the night (ihere being no ladies on hoard) In fsw minnes after he cut, the flames burst out of tho cabin in every direction, and before the boat could bs got on shore, all her upper works were fire. The 
 Clerk succeeded in saving the papers; every thing else was destroyed. Seventy-sx hogsheads of sugar and 5O barrels of tar composed the principal part of the cargo. The sugar, understand, was insured"
 Loss ejths Steam Boat T'alisman--The Cincinna- i American contains the following letter, dated St. Louis April 23d :: aWe have so relate the nnforiu- nate circumstance of the burning of the steam boat Talsman, which took place. lying at the landing last night-a total loss. Howit originated is unknown--a part Of the escaped nominnlly with their lives Mrs. Pollock had to jump overheard, and one oi the passengers broke his leg in making his escape. An endeavors by the creW and ci,izensto the boat were uhavaling."
 Ne,O- Orleans. April 24.-On Sunday morning last, the steam boa. Paul Clifford, her way hence. for Opelousas, when about 10 miles below NegroyIes was run into by the steam boat Opelopsas; by which the former was very materially damaged, bus there was fortunately person board whe received any
 injury although the greater part of the upper works of the P. c. were carried away.
 MysIe,ioas-Some excitement has been caused in
 Ulster co. N. Y by the discoyary iR the woods ofth skelelon of a horse, saddIed and bridled in thick swamp. It s supposed that his rider was murdered. The tree to which the horse had been tied was strip ped of iss hnrk as high he could reach, and the fronts of his shoes, which new and very thick,