Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-22

lFrom our Evening Edluon OF yesserday'l
Iarefrn Graladec Ana Philadelphia.

.h,e ,roit in in our characters 1t shows that the
handles which we have thrown fron ourselves are
not dspeasing TO in the persons of others.
Such has been our infatuation in this city that we
have opened wide host OF foreign Counts,
many of whom have been born in our own States' ana
have taken their siaches and whskers as sum
Gent guarantee for their responsibilities hairy face,
and the proper quantum Of mpudence, have procured
them an entree into the first circles
The plan of operations adopted by these noblt,aen,
hasbeen as follews:-A Monsieur te Comte Fegaacei
arrives from Havre with two hair trlnks-empty or
half filled with rubbsh-a moustache, whiskors, aSd
valet who i partner of the illustrlous stranger.
This Counts name is entered upon the book of drr-
vas-he keeps his chamber two days Daring this
time his name has created much attention among the
young gentlemen of the city, who anxious 70
boast the acquaintance Of a nobleman. The third
day he goes out-more like monkey than man, or
perhaps moreproperly speaking enlarged edition Of
poodle HIS style has entfanced the worthless above
mentioned and they all declare that such taste is only
worthy OF an European Count Uhank heayen) They
leave their cards. The Count selects a few Of the
most wealthy Of these young genlleraen and on the
fifth day receives them in private chamber 10 dim
ner. They now have the enyable honor OF his &C
quantance. On the sixth day they take his arm in
Broadway. On the seventh they introduce him TO
their taors hatters, boot makers, &c lie anxious 10
see how they do these things IN America On the 6th
day they introduce him TO their families and by the
fourteenth he has made his escape in a mysterious
manner, without paying any Of his accounts, orls
lodged in prison for his fraads-where his irencs DO
not 90 to see and console Kim.
This has been the history Of too many Of the Illus
trious strangers who have visited rs.
We will now see how they do things in PhIladel-
phia.
Towards the end of the month Of August, strang-
er Of imposing appearance arrived at that city end
put up at of the principal hotels in Third street.
In his button hole he wore blue ribbon-a SKY blue,
which was the badge he said of some order-in the
air doubtless J. b. Failmenotimpudene
was his name, and he declared himself Consul Gen
era and Charge dAfaires for some new Country in
the Mediterranean, 10 the United States
Great was the fuss excited at the hotel-grcat was
the attention of the propnetor-great was the hurry
and furry Of the waters-great, yea great was the
fear of the cook, who got Immediately up TO his eyes
grease to make dish worthy to be eaten by an
bassador from the Mediterranean.
The capture of the Sasquehanna scarcely excited
greater coms oton in the quiet city. Your quiet
people when they moved are always the most ex-
travagant. tits OF lit tie consequence to them whe-
ther it prince pirate; when the steam is
up the power of cairvoyance does the rest.
Joyce Heath was a splendid illusti alton. She was
the verest imposter that ever the ingenuity ofcunnng
Yankees humbugge3 the public with but the Phadel.
phians the first that gave the cheat the current
stamp-they saw that she the nurse that nursed
Washington inst clearly as the bewiched pilots
the long dark schooner take the packet ship and
her up like an oyster-no clearer.
Well these exci,eable people in great excite
ment when they found that the distinguished stranger
was among them, but their excitement knew no
bounds when they found that the Consul had appoint
ed one Of their citizens his Vice Consul for the
new country in the Mediterranean.
He became now the ton-taked of his adventures
in a New Repsblic in the south of this continent;
of the number of men that he had killed and
eaten. He invited two of the Editors of Pha-
dephia to dine with him, and gave them cham.
paigne dinner. This bought them of course, com
pleteIy. Nevertheless it was piece Of extravaganc
"a champagne dinner hotel being the price Of
New York editor, rise the pufs in the Wall street pa
pers. A dozen of oysters and gin sling in a cellar
fair equivalent for the quill drivers of Philadelphia
These gentlemen came out the following day, the
fumes of the champagne still seen in their paragraphs,
with the following puff Preliminary
"As nobody has never heard that our distinguished
ambassador from the new country in the Medltora-
mean is about TO publish his travels state that the
greatest possible excitement prevails regard 10 the
work When il appears, it will doubtless astonish
the natives The known liberality Of the distinguish
ed traveller has caused him 10 be noticed wherever he
has gone and we notice him accordingly. We have
hesitation to say, on our own veracy, that all the
works that have hitherto appeared will fall immensely
short Of this work. Wearepronsed the first perusal
which we anxiously await"
Its therefore evident tina; the pilots only, but
the editors must be gifted in some instances, with
ciGirroyd
In the mean time while affairs were progressing
smoothly, two important events were taking place.
The first was a correspondence betweenthe honorary
vice consul of the New Country and the heads at
Washington.
The second was that the identical Ogre which had
seized Jack and his brothers with the intention
OF eating them, and who had been believed by many
ersdte historians to be OF imagination had
actually appeared in the precints of Philadelphia and
carried off a coach load OF ladies and gentlemen,
whom the monster had waylad. Immediately all
sorts Of vehicles put into rcquistion to chase the
Ogre and 10 rescue the adies--barouches and bar
rows carts and carnases-dust carts--drt carts all
were seen gallopng along the road which The Ogre
was said to have taken. They kicked up devil Of