Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-01-07
No. r

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9 dwelling, Poor, fond other for Won, NJ
least there 's sympathy in every heart-Dut
stern justice has questions to ask Of Dir. Up
sfhr THIS IL not this first instance, by any
m'anS' ~ which the dlaclpline Of tho Navy
a mas been aet ut detiancc. Court M4rfials
nave heforns a ma3kery~~their acatentsa re-
VerSeh {" romTnn'ed ~ soon as ufssred~~Ths
ofeafh ut d'"fIplrre for which young s5psncrr
r was hl@m'Faed by rofn. Mo- ria, and which
was 40 outrageous that he promised 10 resirn
his warrant rather than be caah srad~-bow
was tb,a wlnkod at by Tpshur7 The two Sc.
c~rrtarIo', Of WAR and The Navy. have rneased
t"gh'hsr much OF The time since they have
bern IN Washington, 40 they mutually conniye,
Al mai practice, each Of he sihet'a friend.
AN ECCENTRIC AMERICAN ABROAD
On" # Tbs ttoa' Il atingu:ahed citizens Of
" arlington deatrrr ~ 10 transfer to our CO.
tumoa h" following article from he London
""su'f Jsurrtt,' describing como singular
rf"'ecfntgq m the part Of his Eccentric and
esteemed friend, MlDDtErov." For "Mr
Nlt9n' in the Court Journals account, we
should, TO doubt, read Arthur MrDpLEror.
jr. ESQ, Of South Caroline, late Secretary Of
The United States Legation, near the court Of
Madrd-a gentleman wpo has long had tic.
| ''fp'Atfyf VI bfitH F'I'iftE w IIAh IL Hi,l
whe e. noW u~nju4tlY 70 considered. if the an
ne&eo TeIatlhn in tsunded in fact.
"Tnc most stugnlaf!y interesting d plona~
tlat, however, in Madrid, vas Mr.. Milton, RI.
preventative Of The United States. His l,opae
! was d,stdrf into two; Of. ono side YOU syw
furniture nf the a~ustofest simplicity, writing
tah}eaand secretaries, whoas appearance spoke
n' aeretr labor. while tho solemn couuthuanets
Of WASHINGTON WAS sccn ,t+on tho yelL. loos.
ing down upor, them. Al yo, advanced to-
ano her part Of the I,cnae, the finest lusfrea
hung over Yottr heads; your feet pressed down
carpets only worthy Of The red heels Of the
time Of the GRIND Monar7ur. Still further
indon,l $, the aspect Of things grow more &C.
Centric-i,jrds were found flying about the
rsofps, llzards crawling on the noor, = stuffed
negro opened Ynr the door the head of . vn.
man, suspend Il by a silver f,ain, at night
threw great flames Of light through her eyea.
and served az A sepuIctfaI lamp 10 tho aICave
Of MIR. Milton. To The walls, covered with
black velvet, were nailed the yellow Brazilian
butter hlrs, hunting hnrnz, rusty arrnor, tho
horns oj bulls, and HE arfters Of stars. There
might. Won SEE he owner Of tho honsa lyInx
IN a hammock instead Of A bed, his ever a TOR.
toiae-sl,eII, his niyhtcar, a Persian ahawi
Mr.. lfj4ton hsd many ecrentfic habits, Of
which the least amusing to his pnighbofs was
ayupdiurfhe horn in the middle Of the night.
or firing pistols at the refecflsn Of his face in
the mirrors.
Il wottId be impossible 20 give rsu a full
account OF one half nf what this eccentric d.
pIornatisf said and did but take this anccdo'e
for In instance One day he assembled bic
h4bitua1 friends, The Sncretarins IF Embasaies,.
to whora he added al the famous ~torrros, ths
heroes Of HE bull fight. He presented him
self tn The Young dlpiornatiats all the pttmsras
rspeaaE, the picudore& the banderiNeros, with
the famous Monies at their head and he act
these gentry to caro,sc oyer a skin Of luscious
Spartiah wine. After a dinner OF atupendeus
proportions with hiz diplomatic guests. he as
e~rnhled The dspfornai,sts and torcro. in the
hail. He then cried out 10 his peopla-'Open
the doors, and introduce General Nina"
Milton threw prerfpitately five swords 10 the
five principal torryox. and remained alone in
middle Of tte hall, into which at once rushed
n frr ous bull. l. IL impossible 10 depie. The
4 arnav of the whale party, not excepting Mon
t,s. The wild dipIomatiat, nothing saunted.
pulls Tho rcd coat off the %torero's back, and
VA; = the attack nj Nina with drawn sword.
the bnIi rh,rres fnriolqfv; M ton leaps aside,
IN. bull masses him AMI returns 10 the charpe;
upon which tho dipfomsfist five TIRES waves
the scarle. cloak now here, now fh.re, before
the eves os the enraeed and deiuded bull.
At this feat, the Spauiards becer,e wild with
snthusi1a,n. and. ilmping over he halustrass
with Monies at4beir head, IT. ~ begin to At
Milo, ia ,lwavs IN the y,r. until in the MIR.
amt he tnnbles on hi. 5a rk set on h1a leo.
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