Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-06-28


that sea. We had paramount influence in
the councils of the Porte. That influence is
surrendered without effort to the arrogant
intrigues Of France, or the more cautiously
proposed, but not less determined, views OF
the Autocrat of the north.
The open, and almost obsequious advances
of the Pacha of Egypt, not once but frequent
ly made, would have established for US, by
the most ordinary regard to our interests in
that quarter, if not a paramount, at least an
equal, influence throughout thesvast range of
country which, with its important intervening
islands, forms the head of the Mediterrane-
an; and which will, at no distant period, be-
come the direct line of communication with
the southern countries of Asia. But what
Iif. in addition to the established influence of
France in that quarter, it should prove that
an absolute secession of territory to our allies
has taken place, in position exercising,
from its locality, immense influence over the
affairs of hat portion of the Mediterranean
and it's surrounding coasts? And yet such
Things are more than whispered. In truth,
and we grieve to say it, the last two or three
years have been spent by the British minis
try, as far as our foreign affairs are concern
ed, in converting our neighbors and most
firm allies, by acts of unparalleled injustice,
Into bitter toes, at the bidding of the French
government, whilst our more distant allan
Ices and the influence arising from them. are
, all frittered away, and their benefits thrown
Into the lap of the same good allies! Poor
)Engand! To be thus dragged through the
, mire at the heels of a nation whose utmost
ambitionit is, and ever has been, and whose
every hope and every effort has for its real
, lobject, TO cripple our resources, to weaken
our influence. an |, finally, if within the range.
of her power, utterly to destroy us!
Cork Mattress.--A mattress construct
ed of cork was exhibited last week at the
City Hall, made by Mr. Henry Knapp of
this city, which, SO far as we are able to
: Judge, is an improvement on those gener-
ally in use. 1t is supposed to be superior
to mattresses Of hair feathers for several
reasons. Cork, in the first place, is a
, non-c conductor OF heat, and probably of
all kinds of contagion. Secondly, A
: mattress of cork may be the means of
saving life in cases OF shipwreck, as a,
: mattress of common size has been found
by actualexperiment, to retain the weight.
$ Of three full grown persons from sinking.
n Thirdly, its elasticity and pliability are,
= sufficient to secure it from becoming
/, matted and preserve it from decay. A
n mattress of this description, we appre-
e bend, would be desirable for use in warm
!; climates, and cushions for chairs, sofas,
g sc. or preferable to those of almost any
: other material.-Boston Courier.
II
A DuTcH SERMON. following adj
o mirable production, delivered before a
! company ofvolunteer soldiers, during our
i revolutionary struggle, upon the eve of
: their going "lorth to glorious war;" was
e calculated to inspire them with Herculean
strength and courage: Mine friends, ven
: FIRST you come here, you vas poor, and
e now, friends, you is prout: and yous got
t ten on your uniforms. and dem wits you
e like dong's on nog's pack; now friends
: let me dell you dis. a man is man If he IS
n no bigger as my dumb. Ven Tavid vent
out to fight nit Goliah he dock nothing
l. vid him put one sling; now don't mistake
D me, mine friends; it was not a rum sling;
c, no, nor gin sling, no, it vas sling
T. made Wit hickory stick. Now ven Goliah
'e seen Tavid coming, he says "You little
D. scoundrel, does you come to wight me?
IS will give you to the pirds ofthe felt and
Of the peasts the air" Tavid says, "Go-
&c llah, Goliah, the race is not always nit
g the schwif', nor ish the battle nit the
IL strong; and a man is man if he's no
as bigger as my dumb" So Tavid he fix
a es sthone in his sling, and he drows Ii
~ at Goliah, and knocks him rite in the
IT, vorehead, and den Tavid takes Goiah's
I'd swort, and cuts off his head-and den all
n dc pretty gals comes out and strewej
flowers in his way, and sung, ''Saul is 0
Great man, vor he has kilt his thousands
E put lavld his greater as he,- vor he ha:
kilt Goliah." Now mine friends, when
you Goes out TO fight nit the British, re
-, member what dell you, dat man is 9
nd man il he's no bigger as my dumb.
ta; ce~~-
ian Cobbett's Magasine-is the title of
IN periodical established by the two sons o
ch William, Goblet, M. P-The Athena
ne, UNI speaks ofthe beginning as promising
ice says there are good papers in it, both lii
III, af erary and political, the latter of which
al are calculated to be popular; and quote
it'll from ii the following satirical summar,
or OF moral merits Of some of the standar
for modern novels.
nse "W oull you seduce wifeP Falklan
the shall teach you to do it with gravity an
lPS dignity. Would you mureler3 Eugen
, sr- Aram shall show you its necessities 70
ISL the public advantages. Would you rob
Paul Clifford shall convince you of tn
mt? injustice OF security, and of the abomin
d- ableness OF the salty ola purse on moon
wn light night. Would you eat? Turn Wi;
the Harry Bertram and Dandie Dinmont
en-. the round of beef Would you drink
= IL rrlar Tuck is the jollest of companions