Litchfield enquirer., 1834-09-11

Some Of them were admitted as states evil
ience. They are almost all Spaniards and
belong To Havana. They sailed from that
place on slave voyage to the coast of Africa,
10 1889. On the Goth of September, they
fell in with the brig Mexican, Capt. Butman,
to Salem, robbed her Of 90 900 dol
lars in specie, stripped the officers and crew
Of every thing valuable, fastened shem below
and set FIRE 10 the vessel, with the horrid in
trntiOn of destroying her and all on hoard
Cant. Butman and his men succeeded in get
ting on deck, put out the fire and returned to
the United States. The British brig Curlew
was cruising ON the coast Of Africa, and tho
captain learning that vessel, suspected Of
being a pirate, was lying in river, went IN
pursuit, found the schooner that robbed the
Mexican and took possession Of her. The
piratical crew fled to the shore. The British
landed, pursued the fugitivesin various direc-
tons, and captured sixteen including the cap.
tain. The natives protected the pirates, and
the British burnt several native towns. The
sixteen men were conveyed to England, ex-
amined and committed, aud the British gov
eminent ordered them 10 thc United States
for trial. They arrived at Salem in British
brig of war on "Wednesday last. IS II isa case
(says the Salem Gazette) altogether without
precedent 10 this country. to have band "'
sixteen pirates placed at the bar at one tlme'
and charged with the commission Of the same
crime.' [They have undergone an examn-
alton, and committed to tho JaIl In Boston.
Hampshire Gas,
Phrenology.-The Christian Spectator has
a candid, well-wYitten article on this subject.
The writer has not unlimited confidence 10
that part Of phrenology which relates 10
bumps, depressiOns, &c. and believes there is
much that is flnciful and absurd in the Num-
bering and the locating Of the faculties; yet
he thinks the phreuologists have merit !; mat
II they have presented US with some DIRT ana
dross, they have also given us some pure golo'
ss'Truth. like wheat, generally FIRST comes to
our hands mixed with chaff." He gives the
leading principles Of phrenology under the fol-
lowing heads. /. The mind is DEPENDENT
in this life, upon organization, and more par
ticularly upon the brain as its organ. 2. The
faculties are innate or Unborn. s. The brain
Is a mass Of organs, each organ being the APP
propriate instrument ofa fundamental faculty.
4. The size of the whole brain measures otn-
err things being equal. the power OF the whoie
mind; and the size Of the individual organs
measures the energy of the individual mental
faculties. $. The situation OF the indlS'ooai
organs can he ascertained. 6. The strrnSth
of the elementary faculties may De readily
discovered, by observing the prominence Or
des elOpcment of certain regions OF Inc neau'
which have been marked out.
The writer says it is a generally received
truth that the mind as Il whole is dependent
on organization for its exercise; and that the
braio, and not the whole body, is the residence
Of the mind, has been long, if not always
known. DR.. Arnett says "a blow Oh the
head will change the most gifted individual
intO a maniac, cause the lips Of virgin inno-
cence 10 utter the most revolving Obscen'ty.
and those Of pure religion to speak the most
horrible blaspheMy.'' From facts like these
we derive positive evidence that the brain Is
the organ of the mind. These and other
facts and arguments compel US to admit The
fundamental principle of phrenology-that
mind is denendent Tor its exercise upon the
brain as its special organ. Yet mind is not
matter nor any state of matter. To atlrm
that thought and feeling have parts, extension,
BIC. is as absurd as il we should ascribe length
and breadth to music. Neither the brain nor
any ofits material qualities, is mind, any more
than the violin is music. We know nothing
of the essence Of mind. That it is immortal.
is truth announced by revelation. and which
might be conjectUred by comparison OF the
moral constitution of man. with the ascertain
I'd attributes and character Of God. Some
objections to phrenology will be brought for
ward 10 a future number Of the Spectator.
Boston paper.
Extraordinary Mortality Of the Italian Per-
formers at HaU0aa.-There has seldom per.
haps been recorded more remarkable and
melancholy example of mortality than that
which has befallen the members Of the Ital-
ian Opera Company, who arrived 10 this CT
ty in 1889, and who have been. during the
past year, performing at Havana.
II was only u year ago that we were listen
ing to the powerful acting and enchanting
voice Of Signora Pedr0tti. She is, probably,
by the last accounts, numbered with the dead.
She made her first successful career at Lis
bon, and was afterwa ards the Prima Donna at
the Opera at Richmond Hill in this city,
Montressor, the Director of the company, and
his son, DR.. Montressor, a talented and learn
ed young physician, and pupil Of the celebra-
ted TOmasina, have also fallen victims to the
black vomit. Poor young Rappeti also, the
leader Of the orchestra, the most remarkable
violin player that ever came to this country,
is the fourth Of that distinguished corps who
have been consigned TO the Campo SantO.--
Also Salvioni, the leader and composer of the
chorusses, an excellent man and first rate
musician. And lastly Corretti, the barrytone
singer. and Signorina Saccomani. close the
mournful list Of these unfortunate strangers,
who. in the prime Of their life, aud in the
height Of their prosperity, have found lone