Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-16

Ing dUeCttUS
8. An old and sagacious servant Of the Gonna.
ny, was told, had been, short time before 7
had passed through Belgium, put to death: he
had served long and faithfully, had been engaged
during the whole campaign Of the MahrattaWar
IN which he had been wounded, had been remark
able for his endurance Of fatigue. and for the re,
DIV obedience which he gave To the orders Of his
superiors; age and the Inhrmitics Of disease rem.
dered it desirable in the opinion OF his medical
a,ten dants that he should die-he was an old e..
ephant. We prolong the lives of old men often
even To torture; are We Justified in SACRIFICING
these half reasoning animasl 1t would probably
be relying too much on humanity to say that we
are nol; the officers Of the garrison and many Of
his friends and acquaintance were assembled
to see this faithful servant put to death. large
grave was dug, and he was directed by his keen.
er to walk ~ to it; he uttered low groan and
obeyed. The execuIioner's office was badly
done, and his head was only mangIed without
any ball penetrating the brain; in state of ago.
nv. he sprang out the grave. without attempt.
ing any violence, but walked calmly round the
circle of officers. holding out and showing to them
his trunk covered with blood; be again stepped
into his grave, laid down, and died. Several Of
the by-.tanders were reduced TO tears, and de-
clared that the death of human being could not
have beeh more painfully affecting"
THE Power Of Music.-The late Mr. Lock
man. speaking Of that delightful air in the opera
of Admetu., 'Spera 81, composed BY Handel,
relates the following circumstances, Of which he
was himself an eve witness. Being at the house
of Mr.. Lee, a gentlemen resident in Cheshire,
hos Gno Gn,,, f.
harpslchord, he saw pigeon which, whenever the
Young lady played this song, and this only, would
Az fom an adjacent dove house to the window
Of the parour where she sat, and listen to it with
the most pleasing emotions; and the instant the
song was over, would return to the dove house
Plutarch has mmOrtalIZed another bird: he says
that in barber shop, facing the Greek Forum
there was a maybe, which not only inflated the
lowing of oxen and the tones of various nstru.
ments. but could also artculate very distinctly
The language of man.
One day, as Nobleman was passing, followed
by band of trumpeters, they stopped and play
ed considerable time, within hearing Of ihemag.
pie. From that time he was observed TO be
mute, and seemed to have forgotten all his for.
mer phrases. Various conjectures were formed
as to the cause Of his silence; but il soon appear
ed that he had not been idle; he had employed
his time in endeavorIng to initiate the sounds Of
the trumpets he had heard. He was first Observ.
ed to try them in feeble tone, as it fearful Of
being detected in error; till finding himself per.
feet in the task, he broke out into sounds so eS
actly resembling those of trumpet, as to excite
in the hearers universal admiration.
G-L-. is a notorious button hOlder;even al the
dinner table he - accustomed to Law down his
knife, and, seizIng his neighbours coat.pour out
torrent of eloquence. Alvanley, who was
much annoyed one evening BY this gentleman,
at length said to him. sMy dear fellow your
hand snnoys me very much" 81 beg pardon,
my lord" rejoined that taIker, "but really we
are so crowded that do not know what TO DO
with nv hand. "Put It upon your mouth, then,
for mercy's sake!" replied the wit.
During the time Of the attack on Sullivan;
Island. General Lee once Recommending the
communication made BY the bridge of boats be-
tween that place and the continent, as the ball,
W hustled about in abundance, he observed one Of
h is aId-de-camps. very young man. to shrink
every now and then, and by the mo ton OF his
body, endeav0r 10 evade the shot. S'deah!
Sir. cried Lee, what do you mean? Do sou
dodge? Do YOU know that the king of Prussia
lost abnve hundred abide camps IN one cam
pasn? So understand, Sir. replied the young
officer, but did not think you could spare quite
SO many.
The Stuart Famiiy. The misfortunes which
have attended the whole race of tire Stuar's Tor
more than four hundred years are particular!
worthy of attention.
Robert the third broke his heart because his
oldest son was starved to deatI-and his young
est son made captive.
James the first, after beheading three OF us
nearest kin, was assassinated by his uncle-"0O
was tortured to death for the crime.
James the second was SLAIN by the bursting"
a piece Of ordnance.
James the third, when flying from the held o.
battle. was thrown from his horse. and murderer
10 cottage to which he had retired.
James the fourth. fell in FIodden field -,
James the fifth. died with grief for the VIII"
of his army at SoIway Moss.
Henry Stuart, Lord DarnIey, was assassin
ed, and then blown up in his palace.
May Stuart was bekeaded in England :,
Charles the first was beheaded at Whitehall"