Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-10-22

Nodesiy-A Captain in the U. States inian,
,,hen serving with General Jackson against
~ Indians, was put under arrest, and not oeing
m INC IN a court martial for a considerable
t.,s he rendered his resignation. The foilow-
~; u Is the concluding passage in his ietter: In
i"ssv;no the service, l am not abandoning the
cause Of Repubcanism, but yet nope 10 oran-
Tnh The plitterng steel in the field, and carve my
oIsm 90 q name which shall prove my country's
"aI -. and when this mortal part shall be clos
neg ,Ss dnst. and the soul shall wing its flight
60 y, he regions above, in passing by the pale
10 u' shall hang my hat on brilliant Mars,
nlUV u,ake report to each supeflative star! and
anu ,ing AT the portal Of Heavens chancery,
a arm demand of the attending angel to be usher
"a into the presence of Washington"
,,r,,,, Jurention.-We have Just seen the
SS of a vessel, constructed on the princi-
mO Of steam packet, propelled by paddles
Pr, Srom its peculiar mechanism, it completely
OuI.,Sedes the necessity of steam. The given
Prar Is communicated by four revolving sails
49, shane. } placed over the centre of the
We, which are acted upon by the wind from
49, w., noint whatever, without in the least inter-
rmn,np the progress OF the vessel The seri-
o,s consequences often arising from the effects
Of sudden squalls are hereby completely ooVia-
" ", Srom the accelerated horizontal action which
W. calls ACQUIRE one counteracting the weight
~" ~ ,hs other in a direct ratio. This invention
IN aISo no of infinite utility in the construction
s Hills used in every description OF manufac
.,.a In fact we deem it one Of the most i'm.
W .,art discoveries of modern times. The in
pDo ot MFR. John Willis, Of whose talent and
,anius We have often spoken, intends taking
6ut patent for the discovery.
Ou' Herford Independent.
Ono If the late Philadelphia papers relates
u,ost melancholy instance of depravty, termi-
natr1 fatally. in infancy, at a moment when
sDr,n1s was prepared 10 shower her favOrS up
- tho hapless victim of evil associations. 1t
..as the case of lad from the country, of most
rssoectabe and worthy connections, who had
bssn reared in habits Of innocence and virtue,
until anprentced to the printing business in
that CITY, and who, by ignorantly at first going
ont into the streets at night to play with other
bows, was gradually led on to the formation OF
sverv evil habit, which he eXpiated by an ear
10 and disgraceful death in foreign land, just
~ the time when he might have inherited
handsome estate.
This is no uncommon incident, and the chrc-
nices of our iails penitentiarieS, and almS-houS-
Is abound in similar narratives.
Amongst our phi.anthropists who are busy in
farming societies and plans for the suppression
of vice and Immortality, none has yet directed
attention to this fruitful source OF crime and con-
seauent misery. Can there be no plan devised
for keeping boys off the streets at night2 Can
not those assemblages at the corners, the fire
engine houses, and other places of resort, be
dispersed. Is there no mode Of preventing them
from parading our streets at all hours OF the
night and disturbing the sleep Of others by their
noisy and tumutuous uproar! lfthe police can
notsuppress this nuisance, certainly it is incum-
bent upon the parents, guardians and masters
oemploy or retain these minors at home. Can
those to whom the government of youth is con-
6ded sleep soundy whilst their charges are
thus spending their nights in dsgraceful and de-
moralising rioting and debauchery? Christians
Patriots Parents, what says conscience"!
Bali. Gas.