Litchfield enquirer., 1835-12-31

trihutpd 90 mach ID crafty oar curiosity and
So took our leave Of the rattle. snake, with
feelings at least as friendly ~ these with
which We commeaced our aequaintance with
him, and left him 10 return II leisure to his den.
Land Office Fr0Hds.-We have been some
time a,,tIrizrti that extensive frauds had been
practised 10 entering hand at the land Office ia
New. ORLEANS, bat did not knOw until vefy re-
gently that they extended beyond enlrirs ia
the parish Of Point COnpee. During the last
week, however, inFOrmasiOD has reached us ON
which We rely. that these frauds extend over
The marshes Of Point Coupee. West Baton
Rouge. Iberville, LaInllrehe Enterior, Tcrre-
bone. AsoyelIes, Rapide. 81. Landry, Lafay-
ette, st. Mary. and St. Martin. ,i.'l Rs
Justice Ia the yegisteFs Of the land Offices
and receivers Of public moneys at New Or
leans and OpelOusas, requires that sse should
state That we have not heard an impntatiOn
against their. integrity. They have, as we
believe. been induced TO pass forged claims,
| sustained by perjury. So, extensive have
these frauds been. as our Information induces
US TO believe, that there is not an acre Of land
west Of the Mississippi, and south Of Red riv-
er, that has not been covered. iE4F 'af&@H
g Rumor, with her hundred tongues" VEN
! lures to pronounce that some deputy survey
ors have figured largely in this nefarioas bush
ness. 1t Is said .thats Colonel Williams. the
surveyor general, with Discretion which re-
fleets much credit On him, has been inquirng
into these doings, and will render every assis-
1 lance Ia his power to detect the cutprits, and
enable the Government to amend every frau
dulent entry. .tiW ~ *'{tis gf'ff fi24f5' .@
1t is highly probable that our representa-
| lives in Congress from the frst aud second
\ districts, and Senator Porter possess some
| information on that subject. Tfthey do. their
characters for integrity are guarantees that it
will not be withheld from the proper authori-
ties at Washington. IN. Orleans Adp.
GENrLEMEr 81 have just heard. Through
friendly Of very gallant and heroic deed,
performed by a young gentleman," during
| the late awful con6agration, and think it 10 but
Justice to him, and indeed to our frail human
nature, shat IL should be- made known.
Passing along one of the streets then prey
to the deyOuring element. his ears were assaii-
ed with the agonizing cries Of a female. 70
whom he Immediately rushed, and on hear
| ing from her that her only child, an infant,
was then in the upper part Of a house alrea
| dy in Ranses. and would inevitably be burnt
up some one did not instantly fly to its ras-
cue, he forced his way up stairs. notwith-
standing the repeated warnings Of the irerneni
and other spectators, that he would iDesita-
bly, perish in the attempt, and there found
the innocent ia bed. who, unconscious of its
danger. was playing with its little hands, plea
sed no doubt at the briiliancy the scene, flor
the room itself was then on fre)-he seized
il, and happily succeeding IN edscfipg his es-
cape, restored Il TO the embraces OF its almost
distracted mother, Who with frantic JOY,
threw her arms around bis neck, exclaiming.
with heart overlooking with gratitude--"my
God, my God, thou hast not fOrsaken me-"
As such heroism 10 always accompanied by
n1odesty. and ~ leciings easily overpowered
BY scenes like this, he made his escape from
the applauding crowd, with as much precipi.
tation as possible, but he will, trust, long
live to remember. (and when called to "his
account find them true.) the words of one OF
them exclaiming az he passed g for that act
alone yow haze gained a place IN heaven." No
reward that could be offered to him on earth
can equal the satisfaction that such deed
carries with it. la
sMr. Louis wilkins, (son Of Martin s. viii.
kins,l . midshipman. returned few months
since 10 the frigate Brandywine, from the Pa
ciAc.-N.Y. Spec. %s'j ,s5e 9ttH
h., IN Ardent Lover. One Of the mistresses Of
Fieschi, the fellow who recently attempted to
! assassinate the King. Of tho French, q woman
named Laurentied Petit. is now in prison ct
Paris under suspicion OF her having been 90
accOmplice in his attempted assassination Of
the royal family. She was, on a former oc-
EcasiOn, confned in the prison of Embr,lnn,
having been condemned fOr i've years. for
conspiracy with her former tand secondl hus-
hand. named Abot, to. swindle his creditors
by means Of a fraudulent bankruptcy. While
these, she contriyed to attract the notice Of
one of her fellow prisoners, . young sailor,
confined for INSTRUMENTATION, and at the time
in the infrnnary Of the prison with some
slight indisposition-the windows Of the in
Urinary opening upon the court yard OF the
female prisoners. Being young and hand
some woman. she was able to inspire sthe
young sailor with a vehement passion. which
she put to cruel test. Their communica
tons were carried on, through one Of these
windows, by looks, signs, and when az OPP
portInisy occurred. by words. She once. in
answer to alt his profestations OF passion, re-
Eproached him with not loving her enough
You do NOT love me- said she, as much as
your own little finger Shall prove il to
yon ldog' hs replied, holding ont both hands
through the baEs VI tbs windows. with one of
1.-THE fingers Of the left extended, while in the
right he held knife. i You dare not prove
| il J. was her aHswer-and the Aoger Cell at her
feet Paris paper.
We yesterday paid another sieit to the ru-
ins, aud were astOnished to see in how nlany
instances preparations were already making
for rebuilding, by the removal Of rnbbish. and