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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-01

The WIFE.--How sweet TO the soul
Of man (says Hieroclcs) is the society OF
a beloved wife, when wearied and bro
ken down by the labors Of the day he'
endcarments can soothe, her tender
cares restore him. The solicitudes and
the heaviest misfortunes Of life are hard
ly to be borne by him who has the
weight Of business and domestic cares
at the same time TO contend with. But
how much lighter do they seem, when,
after his necessary yocations are over,
he returns home. ana there finds part
ner of all his grisfs and troubles, who
takes for bis sake her share of lsbors
upon her. and soothes the anguish Of
his anticipation. A wife is not as she is
falsely represented and Ssteemcd by
somc, burden or q sorrow to man.
No! she shares bis burdens. and she
alleviatss bis sorrows; fos there 10 NO
difficulty so heavy or 90 insupportahls
in life, but IL may be surmounted BY the
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-01

forepaws of his horse, just as they were
closing about my neck, 1 overthrew
both horse and rider then, deliberately
cutting off the rascal's head, as he lay
entsngled in the reins. / sIung it round
my neck, by putting handkerchiefin into
the mouth and drawing il through the
windpipe, and mounting his horse. "It's
an i'll wind" cried I, "that blows no.
body good, and plunged into the thickest
Of the battle--where made such havoc
that the enemy stopped to cry as pas
sed, :" There goes Death on the pale
horse !" My Colonel was so pleased
that he said to me. "Splint you rascal"
says he. "if you were gentleman I'D
give you my place on the spot. As it is,
/ must keep j, myself-but I'll make
you Sergeant Splint"-I hare finished
my story.
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From the N. E. Magazine for April.
THE COMET.

The Comet he 10 on his way,
And singing as he flies
The whizzing planets shrink before
The spectre ofthe skies,
Az. we'll may regal ofbs burn blue,
And satellites turn pale,-
Ten millions cubic miles of head
Ten billion leagues Of tail
On. on by whisiling spheres ofligb'.
He flashes and he flames;
lie turns not TO the LEFT or right.
He asks them not their nance:
One spurn from his demonisc heel
Away, away they fly,
Where darkness might be bottled Up
And sold for Tyran dye"
And wha, will happen to the land.
And happen to the sea.
r. in the bearded devils path
Our earth should chance to be
Foil hot and high the sea should boil.
Full red the forests glesm-
Msthought saw and heard haa
10 dyspeptie dream
saw tutor take his tubs
The Comets course TO spy.
heard a scream the gathered rsys
Had stewed the tutors eye;
1 Ilooked--his curious organ rolled
Like long perished clam,
J. listened ! heard him say
Wa" parallss" and" d---mn'"
Tsaw poet dip q scroll
Each moment ia tub;
read upon the warping back
aThe dream Of Beelzebub -
He could not see his verses burn
Although his brain was fried
And ever and anon be bent
To we, them as they dried
ssw pillow and eur
lie silently drew near,
And saa,ched from off the blacksnsd frost
Ills masters broiling ear
! saw beggar and wolf;
Each watched the Others eye;
Zach tainted Tor his morning mess,
And both we're loath TO die
saw q roasting pullet brood
Upon baking egg,
] saw a cripple scorch his hands.
Extinguishing his leg;
! saw nine geese upon the wing
Towards the frozen pole,
And every mothers goslin fell
Crsped to a'crackling coal.
! saw tho OK tha, cropped the grass
writhe in the blistsring rays
The herbago in his shrinking jaws
Was all fiery blaze.
saw huge bshcs, boiled TO rags,
Bob through the bubbling waves,
I listened, and heard the dead
All smmering in their graves
Strange sights, strange sounds o ghsst
dream
Its memory hsunts mo still
That steaming sea, the crimson glare.
That wreathe6 each wooded hill -
Stranger ifo'er thy slu,nbering couch
Such fearful visions sweep,
Spare, spare, o spare thine evening meal,
Aud sweet shall be thy sleep. o w. II
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-01

PREsENcE OF MIND.-During Lord
Exmouth's attack on the batteries of
AIgiers, in 1916. the Algerines used a
great number Of red hot shot, particular
y in the early part Of the action. On
board his Majesty's bomb Internal, one
of those articles came in, through Wal
Iis's, the purser's cabin, in the after cock
pit: and having bundled shell of books
on the top of the Assistant Surgeon Jones
who was lying in the purser's cot, given
over with the Gibralter fever, it rolled
across int. the opposite cabin. and was
there got into bucket Of water, by the
gunner and some others stationed near
the spot
This interesting nmusemepts was but
just concluded, when the men in the
magazine, the door to which was hard
by, heard a desperate smash among the
powder barrels, and were almost cover
ed with a cloud Of loose dust and pow
der. which was thrown all over them.-
Knowing the business which had en-
ployed the gunner in the cockpit but
just the instant before, they naturally
enough, in the confusion of the moment.
called out to him, "A red hot shot IN.
the magazine :" and were rushing out Of
il to circulate wider the. same cry,
should their new red hot acquaintance
permit them. The i'll consequences of
rhis may be easily conceived; the only
chance for any one on such an occa-
sion, being TO jump ut once overheard.
The gunner in an instant saw, that if
the cry was false, it was folly to spread
it; and if true, it was useless for to
kingdom come we must inevitably go.-
He flew 70 the magazine, showed ihe
fellows back into it, aud turning the key
OH the lock, till he knew all danger
must be- past---rather a 9uerlsh siiua-
tion, gentle reader
The chaps were afterwards little
laughed at for, strange ~ say. we could
not find this intruder on their equanim-
i,y Of temper amy where; and many
doubted at last, if any shot had come
into the magazine at all. To be sure,
There were the broken barrels and the
spilled powder in favor of,h narrators
Of the story, bu, this seemed still not
fully to convince for even the wors, of
dangers generally get laughed at when
they are over, by our happy-go-hicky
sons Of Neptune. When, however she
came TO return her powder into store.
after arriving in the Thames, the nyste-
ry was solved it was then found that
the said shot had gone through four bar
rels Of powder, and lodged itself very
comfortably in the 9th.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-01

Mr.. -. q scene painter, whose hne
talents and genius had gained for him a
high reputation, was called upon by q
wealthy but miserly individual, who had jus,
finished APPENDED building for his own resi-.
dence,. to execute some fancy piece Of pain
ting on the wah Of the hall. One side, he
fancied he would have tho burning Of the
ship Boston, and 10 correspond, he would
have the ca ,ture ofthe Java OF acme battle
on the other. The painter suggested .
Ia andsca pe--but no. that was too common. he
admired scenes at sea, having formerly been
tho captsin of a vessel himself The scene
being fixed upon the price was the next
question--and he couldn't think Of paying
over twenty FIVE dollars for the job, which the
artist reluctantly conse nted to take, providet
it was paid in advance as he was then much
in want Of money. This was paid on the
spot, and the work commenced the mex
morning. Piqued at having his talents 50
undenstcd he equipped himself the next day
with huge pot Of blue paint. and brusl
which might have answered in dimension'
for q paper stainer, and forthwith set him
self tn work. In half an hour the work wal
executed, and he called his generous patroI
to admire the piece. Astonshed at ,h'
painters having so quickly executed the task
he hurried TO the hall. which be found to b.
literslly bedauted with blue paint why
what does this mean 2 exclsimed he wit
surprise. sMean,' answered the artist,
representation ofthe ocean, a. you instruct
ed But where is,. ihs ship Boston
Burnt 10 tho waters edge, and sunk
And where the Mace Jonian and Javy
Tho former having completed the csptur
Of the latter, has taken her into port?
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mptdsi Isbors and the affectionaic con-
cord Of that holy partnership.

A short time ago hunter who was
sporting on the banks Of the lake Of
Wallenstad, in Switzerland, discovered
the nest OF one of those destructive birds,
the "lammergeyer," species of yulture |;
he shot the male, and made his way
along projection of the rock with "a
view Of taking the young birds. He
had raised his arm and put his hand
into the nest, when the female, lowering
over his head unperceived by him, fixed
her talons in his arm, and her break in
his side. The sportsman, iwhom tho
slightest movement must have precipita-
ted to the bottom of the rock, with thai
GOODNESS aad self-possession so peculiar
to the mountain huntsmen Of that coun-
try, Notwithstanding the pain he expe-
rienced, remained unmoved. Having
his fowling-piece, in his left hand, he
placed il against the face of the rock
pointed to the breast of the bird, and
with his toe, as they always 60 bare
footed, the better to enable them to hold
and climb the rocks, he touched the
trigger, and the piece went off, and kill
led his enemy on the nest. Had the
bird been any where else, it must have
dragged him down along with it. He
procured assistance from the nuberge.
or inn, hard by, aud brought the two
birds as trophies of his yalor away him.
Some Of these birds have been known 10
measure seventeen feet from tip to Zip
of the wings, and are only equalled i,
size by the Condor Of South America.
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New, Splendid
and Cheap,
SPRING
GOODS.
TIL oMAS FOyyLER. .Tr.

TIL DMAS FOWLER. Jr.
IEAS just returned from New. York with
l. l. large and elegant assortment Of sea-
sonahle Fry Goods, which we're selected from
the latest imporiutions. His goods were pur-
chased OF unusually low prices, and shall be
sold cheap. Among them are many new and
desirable articles.
The LADIES are particularly requested
to call and examine his assortment.
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respectable farmer having employed
lsborer 90 work on his plantation, observed
that the Monday nntecedent to commencing
work. that the man devoured his meal with
the utmost voraciousnesb. The employer 10.
marked It to him md enquired tho rcnson.
why, observed The man, 1T is written in the
scriptures, Whatever thy hands undertake. u
10 do,do with oil they might Very wel,' SAID
the farmer, admire your princi Pies The
avocations of the day CONNIE need but ,ho
mighty man was found extremely remiSs
how Is this? asked the husbsndman, your
actions do not accord with your scripturrl
words true, rejoined the sou Of esrlh bn,
just this moment remember another passb GO i.
which says Let thy moderation be known
unto all men
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Terms Of Nc Kcpnbhc6i'
s2 if paid in advance, or 1925 at the end
Of the year.
No paper discontinued until arrearages
are paid, unless at the discretion oil the puo'
Usher.
All accounts must be settled sslesst once
year. ,,
ned ,ill forbidden. and charged accordingly.
Printing E
or all kinds done with neainess ard desps,ch
AT THE HALL,
fn the rear Of the Savings Rank
Over the store Of HssrY BviL.
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9 3 .
TO SPORTS MEN.
NOTICE. .

YILLEY-- Being almost disgusted with the
ridiculous names given to goods in order
10 make great sounds, such az Gros DE Tss
--Gros DE Swiss--Gros De Berlin g. other
Gros Des--will simply state that he has al
most every article usually called for in Dry
good Store & they shall be sold Cheap.
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A Munckausen Story.-We copy the
following rather large story from Jere-
my Lewis. The narrator IS one Ser
geant Splint, who ought ia justice TO be
the successor Of Major Longbow -"
was standing in the front rank Of some
COMPOUNDED engagement or other--the
name has slipped my nemory-when
saw fellow among the enemy take
aim at me and apply the match to his
cannon. So watched, and just as the
ball came skipping along opened my
legs--vben it passed through, cutting
of the lower limbs Of three general ofa-
GERS who stood behind me.--"Neatly
done !" sold my colonel. who was stand
ing at my left hand--and rs tho word
escaped him, his head fell bounding al
my feet. had just time to kick II Out
Of the way, whsn huge Gouah came
up on horseback with his sword drawn,
He aimed a cut at my nose; but the
bone was so hard that the weapon struck
FIRE, burnt off my left whisker, and turn.
ing one side slt open my cheek
leaving the ugly scar you see there.
Damn your nose J" cried the fellow
IN rage, and drawing a devil Of pis'
tol from his holster, shot me through the
upper part of my mouth-which has
given ME the appearance Of a hare-lIp,
as you see--though my fool might
know by the little round hole at the tor
Of the cash, that !, was done by pistol
ball. However l caught the bullet "a
my teeth, aud a. the enemy attempted
TO ride me down. spit it In his face =
Don't be in such a hurry" soid ]. "my
hne fellow" and slipping between th'
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-17
Mckenzie was despatched last spring 10 e.
gland as an agent of his constituents
TENDER SCENE.

BosroN, Nov. Con- thr enbarkation Of a
number Of individuals, with their wives and ia.
miles on ship 'ard, for u foreign land in the
capacity Of Missionaries, leaving their homes
and their friends to enter voluntarily upon a
sphere Of duty in that capacity, and after few
years Of labor To return and resume their c0nnec
tions and other duties in society, the mind. be
comes interested, and crowd of friends and
spectators assemble on the whar,es as witnesses
to the scene OF separation which at such times
usually takes place, and respecting which public
mention is generally ma8e-but II is a scene,
where bene,olence seems to have place. and
with The associations of duty a spirit Of cheerful.
ness beams in every eye-but not so at parting
Of friends. where declining health and the ra-
wages which disease has made upnn tender con-
situations renders 1t obligatory upon those whom
we love, to comply with professional advice, aud
a sense OF duty at another kind, and to seek To-
reign cline aud mider skies than are found at
our own fireslde, with the hope. peradveniurp.
that their feeble health may be restored to them,
and they again united IN the scenes of ioy and af
lection, aud love, which ever are supposed to be
the abode of every ones own sweet home.
On Sunday. between the hours of first and Sc.
cond b, bringing. scene of the Kind referred to
occurred In the sailing Of the ship Gloucester
for one OF the West India islands, on bnard Of
which were eight ladies' and several gentlemen
passengers. many of whom have gone for the be.
neft of their health. To see some Of the +, males
led from the carriage to the ship borne upon the
arms of their friends, being 700 feeble tn gu alone.
to notice the carriages which had conves ed them
from their homes in waiting, and an assembly Of
about one hundred and ffry friends to join in the
tender parting at such time, vas scene calcu.
lated TO elevate the affections and make man feel
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Fishermen IlOOk Here!

7 WILL lease, Tor numb, Of years, my Point Land
ing to good tenants and rs my object TO obtai
the for more IN. to profit by the rent
offer for only the Necessary Fish for my family
use and far all otfas 1t has aiwa.s been consi
d, red one of thu best Herrinl Landings; aid by
moving hang in the upp part Of the birth, which
Will not cost than from 500 to 5000, il will be-
equal other IN the vicints Shad Fishery. -.
II IS only is miles below Alexandria, ID g.
For ts character AMI advantages refer to Capt Jas
t,ols near Harrs Charles County, Mar, land, one
Of the resoectabe and experienced fsle rmen up
on thu Potomac, ahp has known for fifteen ars; al.
so to Mr. >ionzo Hoiiis, Abingdon, Harford County,
Maryland, who has 6shed II with his father
WM l.. BRENT,
Pomnnkey, near Piscstawa,, Maryland.
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NoapIsrowx, (PENx.) Nov. II

NoapIsTowN, (PENN.) Nov. ii
A protracted meeting OF large numoer OF the
pastors and members of the Baptist Chur.h, COM
meucsd in this Borough, an "Wednesday evening
the -th inst. and continued when this paper went
70 n,ess. Yesterday afternoon. On, Monday. six
tan m.mbe, /, were added to their church by iui-
msr,ibn in ,he river Schuy klli, attended BY bun,
Jre,ls of interested spectators Many more
have been awakened and converted to G"d, aud
we hope will be- msde "appy members OF his
church. TIE collection of persons OH this "c,a-
sion has exceeded all expectation. On Sa'urda,
evening the Court House and PRESBYTERIAN meet
ine,hou,e were crowded. On SUNDAY afternoon
both Of tue Churches ana Court House, and on
Moo,ny Is hundred or 1000 persons attended
to witness the baptism May the good work 50
on'in prosperity .-''eraid,
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i number Of beggars, twelve or thirteen OF mem
st least. all defurrned in various ways, and all
born a, Lille. in certain dark cayerns under the
fort,6cat,,ns. The effect Of these places. from
their wan, of light, producing uniformed births,
is so notorious. thai the magistrates OF Lille have
issued strict orders to prohibit the pnor from tax
ing up their abode in them. 1t is added by our
CORRESPONDENT, that he bad conversation with
Mr.. Edwards on the subject. and that gentleman
was greatly struck with the confirmation which
the abnve circumstances afford to his views, stat
ed IN his work. SIR Influence des agens phy-
siques sur la uie Mr.. Edwards experiments
of OBTAINING tadpules in darkness, and thus csus'
ing them to grow into gigantic and mon.trous
tadpoles. instead of being transformed into trogs'
are we'll &nown.-lfedical G.zet'e.
Il Skeleton made from ViHou Iree. Some
years ago. skeleton was madeby one 81 the n 81
artists i'm London, according to an order recelv'
ed from Hindoo Nabob. desirous oil understand
ing the struc ture of the human body. but whose
religion prohibited him from touching any thing
formerly possessed of life 1t was Tade OF VII
low and pear tree, and copied with scrupulous
precision iron, real skeleton. So exact vas the
resemblance, that even an anatOmst could not
distinguish il from a real skeleton bs the eye
alone. On handling it. the lghness proved It
was not bone. The artist received 'hrre hundred
suneas for this piece cf mechanism The DETER.
BlIckwood's Character If eL-Extrenre.
ly clever, butinconsIderabie coarse-terse, ~
tolngical-grent nerve. but no neutrality-suspicious.
ally humol us, but never witty-with not one
glimpse of power over either the sent'er Jr
the iofie passions of our nature; possessing GER
tainy brutal coal-hanmrr energy for surrihg up
the slumbrring ferocity Of inc cIod -hnpper-the
Swift ofthe ci.aw bacons-perhaps the Tyrlmus
to the ri~k-gang-thc monthly champion of the
ballot box and the sponge.
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gJNHE undersigned give motto e. sn whom il nav
concern. that their Note $4,000, pa, aale 10 John
Armieid and by him erdnr ed dated 18Th October,
1852, and payable sixty days after date, and the same
discounted at the Ncchanic>' Bank of Alexandria we
offered, through our Agent, to pay, and did tender
the Cashier of said Bank the full amount thereof the
Notes Of the said Bank; but the payment was refused
b. the said Cashier, and the Note withheld We there.
fore thus publicly notify all persons that we shall de.
cline paying the aforesaid Note, in any other paper
but that of the Nee ah.c.' Bank Aforesaid
nov ! II. Il A, C. CAGE
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p ,lisheti, js'i. +, 10y EDGtR SNoWDEN,) tor the
Tom. All thrice week f,rthe Country on Fairfax
street betty, en- King and Prince Streets nearly op
poste the Pos, Office. Daily paper SO; Country pa
per As NJ AN -Adv,rtiseInen's inserted a, the
following rates: For square of 10 lines, inserted
daily. every other ds, three tunes, 81 al.
m.n,s Inserted once " fcice peek IS per cen, AL
G.;,ox, Ma ivertisr mcnt considered less than
sousre, nor inserted for less than 81 An advertise
o,s published in the Daily, appear In the Country
paper. r.r.H
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Book hin1ing

vSVHE subscriber respectful. n'rn's as friends and
1 tn pubic, that he still continues the Is 'Ok-
BINDi & BJ~iNESS ut hi, stand on the north .id' oi
az street east Of - Assph, where all or.er' fo'
Fancy q, well As Pin Binding will BE- thankfully re
ceived and executed with ncatness and desps CHI Tie
will keep Constantly for SAFE Cap Das tiooks and L.ds
ers of the best paper and binllng; Bank, Memoian'
DUN, Receipt. Blank, nusc and Copy Books All or
ders for Blank Books larger than Cap will meet with
prompt attention. Angus US JACOBS.
1uv
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grateful for his kind, for nature which presents
itself in strong contrast with that described by
Montgomery. when speaking of :. mans inhuma.
nifty 10 man" in one Of his fine poems.
Here the silent CALCULATIONS assembled to the
great fountain of health. and to Him who guards
upon the ,eas as we'll as upon the dry land, that
He would nave the parent, sister. brother, child
aud friend, in his most holy care-restore the
greatly desired blessing of health, and return the
little company to the friends Of their hearts in
health and safety.
The departure of the vessel with her spread.
ing canvass and before the pleasant wind--watt-
ed down the harbnr-soon lessons to the view,
aud The vessel becomes lost to the sight by the nu
merous intercepting islands with which our har-
Dor absunds-the consideration vt all those on
board. with all their associations, gave an lnte-
rest and added feeling I" the scene. which on
" can De realized by those who have been called
TO attend friend or ole of their family under
similar circumstances
The presen, remarks are not ELECTED from the
novelty Of the scene--5rcause every one knows,
that in large seaport, they are OF frequent oc.
currence-but they are offered as expressions OF
sympathy and regard in the case ct one, who IS
much esteemed; feelings OF gratitude in the thou
sands who enjoy health. and 'or which n" thanks
can ever repay, and who can ABIDE at home with
their friends and in the enjoyment of the nnu-
merabe blessings Of a commmuu Providence.
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The London Court Journal saws:

The ha"iIs Of life acquired bv thr ex liz:
Of Spain, during his ;ong reside e 'o .Ort,
have untitled nim for the late hour, Of our a.
i"nsb!e circles in London. 4 proof Of tbs ".
gwen lew evenings ago. when the few Ol'rrcn
sill Jeff m town were invited to meet his ex NJ
jpsty at the house Of q certain countess IN
company assembled at half past ten O'Clock. ipi
found that half an hour before that period. b,
ex Majesty had retired, leaving his fair t~tr,
to describe, instead Of exhibit, the Lion she BAL
promised her yisiters."
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AooN Ou,!-$bO Reward.

- ANYWAY from the subscriber, likely, black,
~ smooth skinned Negro i.a! called
HANSON,
about 90 years Cd ofs active sze. and has
>csr IN his torches very pian to be ed by
fai from horse lie a,sconded about the 18th of
August last, and has been seen in Alexandria since
board Of small vessel HE is verJ sDart, active,
artiu fellow, and will evade teciion if possible.
I&p give he .bnv. reward, IL TAX sixty miles
from n. residence or $50 any shorter distance, If Sc
cured Ill So tnat get him again, nd all reasonable
CHI ,rges If brought home 10 ne
H. HATrON,
Uatton's Hills near Piscatawa,, MARYLAND.