Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-09-29

!. on board the boats in which thev respectively
travelled, q genteel young Englishman in
troduced himself into their society, and By
courtesy and kindness won upon their favor
able regard. On their arrival in the city
they were induced through his recommend
alton to stop at the hotel at the corner Of Bar
clay ana West street, where they deposlteo
their baggage preparatory to visiting tnell
friends In this city, and the procurement u
more congenial lodgings.
Mrs Cheese, wishing to 60 out ana naoA =, ).
cah on one of her acquaintances' heLe, I.no
Iyoung En- glishman offered her ms c0InPuMy'
7 which was accepted, and he went ana acconl-
] panied the old lady to the door OF tne nUuse
of her friend, and departed ANXIOUS aTOu'
her trunk, which contained VaIuaOIe coaaec
It;on of female clothing, and also $67 in silver
coin she FASTENED to the tavern where her
trunk was left, and on her arrival there, too
soon discovered that her quandam young
friend had decamped, taking with him his
own trunk and also that containing her mon
ey and clothes. Determining if possible to
recover the property, Mr.. and Mrs. Cheese
came to the police, and preferring their pite-
Gus complaint, solicited redress for their
wrong. ,#ktt VI ssS&f
AS they were unable even to tell the name
of the young man who had robbed them, or
whittier he had bent his steps, little hope was
afforded them that they would be able to re-
cover their property. Waldron. officer, I'M
dertook the task, promised to exert himselfin
their behalf, and they left the Office little con-
soled by their visit. They had not long now
ever been gone, when tidings ofthe lost trunk
were brought to the Office by MIR. Robert
McDermot of the Eagle Hotel, Brooklyn, and
Patrick hurry, the keeper of the Long Island
Hotel, of that city. #
They stated, that yesterday morning about
8 o'clock, young Englishman came to MUIR
rays, Long Island Hotel, with two trunks,
one new leather trunk filled with mems
clothing, the other trunk with oil cloth COW
ering, filled with female apparel. That af-
ter taking breakfast, the young man asked
Mr.. hurry where he could get some silver
coin changed for gold, and by his apparent
uneasiness, and perturbation of manner, ex-
cited suspicion that he was not what he ought
to be. Under pretence of going to Govern
or's Island, he went and hired a boat and two
oarsmen of Mr.. McDermott, and embarking
his trunks on board, set out apparently for
that Island: but after nearing it, the boat was
seen to bend its course out in the Hudson, to-
wards the shore of Jersey city. al,
Convinced that the young man was thief,
McDermot and Murry, Immediately embark
ed in another boat and gave chase, and ON
within hai1ing distance, about
half mile from the Jersey City shore, they
called out to the oarsnen of the other boat to
stop and come to- with their passenger whom
they intended to take to the police Office, to
give an account of his conduct. On hearing
this the young Englishman sprung overheard
instantly into the Hudson, and sunk. but ri
sing again one of the oarsmen sprung into
the water and grappled him, in order to save
his life. He however seizing fast hold of the
pantaloons, pulled him under with
him, and would have drowned him, had not
the cloth of the pantaloons given way, when
he was able to extricate himself and to es-
cape watery grave. n ,l,ssl..f s.it,, s.f5f,.t.8
The young Englishman, however, with the
$67 of silver coin in his pocket, sunk to rise
no more alive, and after some efforts made
to find him, the search was abandoned as
and the fzUn trunks carried To The Police OF.
flee, where Mrs. Cheese also. soon came and
regained possession Of her own trunk and
clothing. In the trunk of the young man
was found paper by which it appeared that
his name was John Thomas, but the knOwl-
edge of who or what he was besides, is buried
with him in his yatery grave. IN. Y. Cossr.
q Beck seats.--We recently noticed in some
Eastern paper, the request Of q pastor, that
those in his congregation who wished to sleep
during service would occupy the back seats,
which might be appropriated expressly to
them. We have no objections to this if there
must needs be sleepers in the house Of God !;
but If this arrangement be made, we should
like that another, which we conceive to be of
equal importance, should also be effected, viz:
That an equal number of slips be set apart
for the exclusive use of those who cheao tpbGcco.
1t is an excessive annoyance to be seated in a
sin with an individual who uses this filthy
weed, and if all chewers were thus to sit by
themselves, we think that the remaining part
of the congregation would sit much more
comfortable, and like the sermon great deal
better --Bgfalo Spectator. 40 ahI3}
TExAs.--We have been permitted to exan1-
inc letter from one of the Volunteers to Tex
as, Captain William I'll. Chandler, formerly
OF this place, dated of Camp Coletto, August
9TH I'D miles west of Victoria, from which it
appears that the Mexicans are not vigorously
prosecuting the war at present. The Texian
army consist of 1900 men in good health and
Gen. Houston had not arrived in camp, his
leg preventing him from travelling, but was
expected soon, and was looked for with great
anxiety. I" The camp talk is that we are to
proceed in few days TO Metamoras, which
lies beyond the Rio Grande and outside Of
the Texian territory. q The object is to burn
the town, which consists of 1900 inhabit-
ants. and then retreat, driving every thing
before US which can possibly sustain the en-
envy in a march of three or four hundred
miles, and fall back upon the Guadalupe OF
some other stream, and there wait the APP
proach OF the enemy, who, if they come at all,
will be whipped. Houston il is thought will
oppose this movement. in which case we will
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