Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-07-18

ttlAOI vi tnlS Country, III wiring 10
ny part of Europe, have only to d.
rect their letters to the place OF their
destination, via New York,
and pay the Postage to that City.
The Post Office Department here viii
then forward them by the proper pack
ct. The expense of inclosing to a
correspondent here is quite useless, as
better can be done by such a
correspondent than to deposit the let
tiers in the Post Ofiice.-Jour. Of Com.
British Trarellers in America.
Trollope has recently addressed let
ter to a female friend in this country,
IN which she apologies for her abuse
OF the Americans by saying that she
chad a husband and eight children to
support" That this excuse, disgrace.
full and ridiculous as it is, has some
foundation in truth, may be judged by
the assertion OF Mr.. Bulwer, in a late
number of his Magazine, that Stuart's
travels IN America would not have
appeared if the author had not lost all
hope OF obtaining an Office under Gov
ernment. As to Mrs. Trollope-if her
abuse were worthy of serious anger
the most appropriate mode of resenting
1t, would be to get up public SUBJ
scription for Mrs. Royal, and send her
to England to describe the peculiari-
ties OF John Bull. AS she has no hus.
band or children to support, she could
give her whole time to the task, and
would enter upon it con amore. An
artist might be sent with her to picture
the localities.
Another work ON America, in the
usual style of utilization and misre.
presentation, has lately appeared in
England from the pen of the Rev.
Isaac Fidler. 1t is not surprising that
a gentleman with such name should
"draw a long bow;' but he handles
the instrument so awkwardly that even
the English critics are ridiculing his
absurdities. Mr.. Fidler, like most OF
his predecessors, saw nothing in the
country worthy of observation except
what he could submit to the test of his
mandibles. The only thing that he
praises is a dish of stewed oysters.
The London Literary Gazette gives
some extracts, among which is the fol-
lowing, relating to the diet of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fiddler, while in this country
sour usual drink was tea, into which
a little whlskey or brandy had been
infused. Sometimes little wine and
water. Mrs. +. occasionally procur-
ed ale for herself, at the price OF eight
pence per quart.
"Mrs. +. felt uncomlortable!''
Mr.. Fidler tells story of COW,
belonging to his father, that grew fat
by sucking herself, and thus cheated
her master out of the milk. All his
talk and illustrations have some rela.
ton to Creature comforts ~
The Boston Patriot says that Mr..
Fidler visited Boston in the course OF
the last year, and that il the impress
slons he received were more unpleas-
ant than those he gave, he must have
been unfortunate indeed-Bah. Gaz.
The Sandusky CLARION gives an account
of race OF seven and half miles, on a
smooth turnpike road, between a pedes
TRAN and a gentleman with horse and
sulky, for purse of 500. The pedestr
an was to have thirty minutes the advan
tage 10 time, but won the race without ap
parent fatigue, with fifteen minutes to
spare.
II Desperate Hun0risf Tom EccIin
was gentleman not over rich, but noted
in Dublin for out OF the way conduct and
humor. and most extravagant odd,ty OF
behaviour. He was called the facetlous
Tom Ecciin One day walking over the
Essex bridge, he went mp to lady who
was quite a stranger to him. and told her
he had been her adorer many years, at the
same time implorIng her pity and her IA
vorable regard to his addresses. The la
dy, astonished and hurt at his audacity,
scarcely answered him, and walked on in
her way from Essex st TO Chapel st He
got before her, and again facing her. said
that she was the most beautiful of angels,
that lie to BIN was nothing if attended
with her indifference. &c. The lady still
walked on, and he kept close to her side.
"Well, then" said he, "cruel fair one! you
are resolved TO see me perish-and yep
shall-and Will" With these words be
took a spring, jumped upon the balustrade
OF the bridge, and leaped into the Liffeyi
OF course the lady screamed, and crowd
gathered, and all was conservation Il
was some time before the intelligence was
obtained that he had safely swan in his
clothes to the slip at the Bachelors Walk.
COLONEL AARON BURR.
We find the following announcement Of the
marriage OF Col. Burr in the New York Ameri-
can of Wednesday, July 3. Col. Burr, we be-
leve, is now approaching his o0th year:
"Married-Op Monday evening last, at Harlem
Heights, by the Rev. DR.. Bogart, Col. Aaron
Burr to Mrs. Eliza Jumel.