New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-18

BRrvlry OF STRENGTHENING, the most
amusing and sagaclous of historians. relates the
following plthy story:
A certain city Of Ionia being hard pressed, both
/ bya foreign enemy and famine, sent dsPutstion
to the Spartans ilnp.onng aid. Their cheii ora,
tor was at the head OF the embassy VINO $1,000
! up, and made the laconlc Senate long ana eido-
crate speech. When be had done, the MAGISTRATES
told him for his answer, that they couiu not uii-
derstand any of the latter part o hls oiseou 81
and could not recoLlect the peglAiAiiee - N'
might 90 home and say So a.
T'bo sunnl;ant CITY, determined to match the
children IF I,ycurgus in their brcTlty OF commu-
r;,.,,;or sent them second embassy; which
49, commissioned only 10 present an empty
h,esd basket and inform the : partans that they
.,.o,o short of proyender. The Senate, however,
div eypresscd. as before, its Impotence at their
eycess OF words. telling them that their empty
,annier was quite enough. and that they had no
need to be informed of that which their eyes told
them
The OLDEST DrfLoN,rlsr.-Th Chevalicr Dc
Gaussens, the Oldest French dponatlst, died the
other day at Paris, at the age Of ninety.six hav-
ing overlivcd BY full half century the ezra when
the philosophical statesmen Of France declared
that the old fashioned diplomacy had ceased to
exist and survived TO sec the defunct, Like john
Barleycorn, get up again and sore surprise them
ALL hourshing in a leafy forest OF protocols.
The word Of the = oldest man alive, Is always
listened to with respect when the talk is OF any
thing unprecedented what then must have been
the Difference paid to the remarks of the Oldest
diplonatst alive !'' The Chevalicr had been
Minister at the Court of Frederick the Great, and
H. b.tU y-i,C AK
Gustavus He was dipionatist when Franklin
wrote the strong red linc letter, and diploma
list when Mr. Sparks discovered 1t in the Kings
Library. Montreal Courier.
ApvERTislyG-We were forcbv reminded OF
Saturday of the direct benefits of advertising
An old subscriber to the Gazette who lives IN the
Green River country, Ky, called in on that day
to pay his subscription. Amongst his memo
randuns, he had one with half dozen advcr-
tscments, cut out from the Gazette Of Dry Goods,
Lard Oil, Garden Seeds, Fruit Trees, Hardware,
&c, Of which he and his neghbors were in want.
He expended upwards of $1,000 in cash amongst
the advertisers, before he left the city. So much
for advertising. Cincinnati Gaz.
Power OF a SWORD FIsl1.-A Rio dc Ianeiro
correspondent of the New York Journal OF Com
which arrived on tho Sth from Philadelphia,
while bccamcdncar the Equator, suddenly sprung
a leak On taking out her cargo here, it was
found shat sword fish had run his proboscls
through her side and into barrel of flour, and
left it there as a memorial Of his power"
u The condemned TEoRN begins to realize
his awful situation. He sent for the Methodist
clergyman yesterday morning TO converse with
him on religious subjects. We have not men,
toned that he has mother living who is deeply
afflicted on his account. She resides on Long
Island, y. Y. Portland Argus
t. --latest Works received and for sale at The Tn
buue Office:
H Family by the Auhorcss of the Neishbo price IS cts
Retrospect OF Medicine, No. o.. 30
Anglo American Magazine, the Of the Foreign
MouthlieS, No. 1, for April =. ia
IIobokcn Romance of New York By Fay. ......5 ~
Family Library No. 10
Ieer Simple, new edition 70
Jacob Faithful 20