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VENTE DE

Succession defsm Chs. Gomtreaur, d6ce1de5.
E,ETAT DE LA LOUISIANE.-
a'A' Courdu cinquieme District Judiciairt
dams ct pour Ia paroisse assumption.
Au nom, ct p arl 'autorite de l'Hono
rabIe la cou susditc, il sera offert er
vente pubIique, par #. +. Hickman
Sheriff de ccttc paroi>se, sur les Iieux, lie
Samedi 4me jour dn mois d'Octobre pro.
chain 1881, a deux hcures de rapres mi.
di, les prophecies, meubles ct immeutlcs
ciapres decrits appartenaht a la Sue.
cession. sayoir:
Ter. Unc habitation sitn&e dams cette
paroissc, sur la rive droite du Bayou La
fourche, dams lie Brule St-Martin, mesu-
rant deux arpents de face plus on moins.
Sur unc p%rotondeur de quntorze arpehts
plus on moins, bornee par les terres de
Ursin MeIanGon ct Suzan Hebe:t, en-
semble avec les batisses ct ameliorations
qui en- dependent.
2me. Une maison en- bois, situee sur
la tcrre de Joseph DaigIe une Vache ct
son Veau, un Cheval creole ct o%ueluues
meubIes dc mtnagc. ~
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SUCCESSION SALE.

Succession Of Jacques Barthe deceased.
rith judicial District Court. ofthe State Of
is Louisiana, in and for the Parish of Assump-
ton. ...e ;a. .
In obedience to an order of sale to me
directed by the Honorable the above Court.
dated 18th September 1851, will be of.
cred for sale at public auction, by A. F.,
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7Aeophile Landry Us Narcssse 1enapiet

Weophih Landry Us Warcssse 1empiel
.Adr.
s1E2ghe State of Louisiana, Fifth Judicial Dis
N trict Court in and for the Parish of Assump
ton. No 322.
Sherif's Sale, for a partition.
In obedience to an order of Sale to me
directed by the Honorable the above Court
dated September Is, 1851, will be offered a
public auction, by A. +. Hickman Sheriff oil
this Parish, on the premise, on Thur sday
the 23d day ofOctober 1851, at ten O'clock
A. M. the following described land, To nit:
A tract of land situated in the Parish Of
Assumption, on the left Bank of Bayou La.
fourche, measuring one arpent front by forty
arpents in depth, bounded above by land OF
Francisco Marquette, and below by land o!
Pierre Charlet, the above land will be sold
subject to servitude in favor ofPierre Char.
let, and a u~sufruit in favor of Pierre Char.
let.
TENS and conditions.
The above described land will be sold on
a credit of one, two, and three years, matu-
ring in the month of march, of the years
1852, 1853, and 1854, the purchaser to gi-
We good security, and mortgage and the
vendors privilege to be retained on said land
until paid. .a
Parish of Assumption September goth
81 A. F. HICKMAN. Sheriff
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Hickman Sheriff ofthis Parish, at the late

Hickman Sheriff Of this Parish, at the late
residence of said deceased situated in this
Parish, on the left bank ofBayou Lafourche,
at about two miles above the village of Ma,
poleonvillc, on Thursday, the 23d day of DC
tobcr 1851, at 10 O'clock A. M, the folio
wing described property belonging to the
above succession.-Iow t.
A Horse, a Mare, a Cow, q Saddle, Bri-
die, a lot ofcarpenters tools, = { ubIc bar
relied gun, a Pirogue, &c also quantity of
House hold furniture, such as Arnoir, Beds
and Dcdstands, Tables: chairs etc.
Terms and Conditions
All sums under ten dollars, payable in
March 1852, and all sums ever ten dollars
payabit one haIfin March 1852. and the
other half in March 1853, purchasers to
furnish good and sufficient security and all
sums not punctually paid at maturity to bear
interest at the rate of Eight per cent Per
annum.
Parish of Assumption September Goth
1851.
2. A. j. HICKMAN Sheriff.
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retonrner en- France, previertle public qe k Ter du moi. proclaim, il vcndra .
encan, pour du compliant, totes sesp prophecies " @, 48a# Ea s# f4s
y US vonIezr etourner n france nrhrmura lie jeune homne avece emotion.
-Contnhez monsieur, il a un aure avis. .s#a8' 55t @aa#0# # #Fs#@@
# Honore continue sa lecture @# EE- #as1h @. E#E#t aA@%
!" Monsieur Matet Prevent lie public qu'ayant da.hsrtc son 'G, pour cause
q lncondnte IL n e pMera aucune de tses deHes. " a a#.a4#a#-.a4#a
Mon per! s6cna Honore avec descsplr. sus .asaT
--Chohhssez entire vohe nafrese ct moi. as Hz eavaE HHaaaa 81 et#5
Mon Dieu! soupra lie jeune homme, en- .angioAah. A4Ua Il r UA
lie Negro de William vit dire que lie cheval etit see.
Z bien, Honoe, demanda lie caplaine, avec ue emotion, nal degusse,
doHJe ensoyer cete letre 4 son adase? s. v a#.aEA
N 'envoycz pas, mon pere; je vos obdrai. ~@ - =nss5 ##a#a&
-Ahonsd done, secria ayec joe ie vieiAard, tn as etc bnn long a tie decider.
fohore n e repondt pas; IL etil dams ue prosraton complete ct CONNIE an
qui a perdu tout sentiment ae ce qul Sc pame au4our de io.h i9 4s|
William, dit lie captaine, deAAe ton chevaL, ton voyage est inusle eta tele-
nous non cabrole; Honore ct moi nous afons pascria journee chez Josephine.
l. sirm meme tout lie village de Ia Nne-Iberic sayait que les noces de M Ho-
more Malet ct de Nile Josephine Besier, seraient ceIebrees lie yendredi suivant.
Mans cete nou'ene q arrva pas lusqn'a la mabon du lac Simonnet ct la pauvre
Madsleine aaendat avec impotence rhenre du Rendezvous. 81 ellie selait d0uee
qua cehe meme heure 81 ardemnent deaec, son amants unrat anne auue
femme, ellie serait mote sans doats. Dea on Patat lie diabe, sous les traits q e
Mac-Roefns ne lie voalut pas. -#s4#@ sb@mt
##aaM IL Es4@##g 70 44 @BHaa3
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Succession Of Clement Parrente deceased.
~ obedience to an order of the Honorable the
sa 9th Judicial District Court of the State Of
Louisiana, in and for fhe Parish of Assumption
dated 3oth of August 1851, will be offered for
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Terms and conditions.

Succession dr. fen Clement F1rrcnte dfcfd@.
faE-%I \ vertu d'un Ordre dc i'HonorahIe Ia com
e2as du j1ne District Judiciaire de l'Etat de Ia
Louisiana dans ct pour la p~aroisse Assumption
portant la date du 30 Aout 1851, il scra ollert en-
vcnte p~ub.ique, par Cyprien il. Blanchard en-
canteur dlment liccncle dams ct pour la susdite
parroisse, lie namedi lime Jour du mois d'Octo-
bre 1851, a 10 heures A. NJ. sur les lieuX les
prophecies cl-apr&s drcrites SAVIOR:
- Tn moroccan de terre situee dams Ia pa
rolSse Assumption au BruIe St-Jean Bite, me-
surant quarante arpents environ de superticio
born@e dun cote par Leon Dugas ct l'autre par,
Andrc Morales, ensemble avec toutcs les BATS
ses ct amGliorationsctc.
90 Trois Vaches ct une iument.
80 MetsbIes &c mtnage ct outils aratoires.
Termes ct conditions.
La terre payable + 200 en- Mars 1852. ct la
nalance en- trols tCrmeS egauX, I'm tiers ell Mars
1888 un tiers en- Mars 1854 ct lie dernier tiers
en- Mars 1855 ct lie mobilier payable en- Mars
1852. les acquGreurs devront iournir leurs bill
let's cantionnes, payable au bureau du Grefier
de la cour de cette paroisse avcc hvpdthtque spe-
c1ale sur la terre Insqua final Placement. ct toutes
sommes qnI ne seront pas oonctuellement payees
aux ecEeances FOREFRONT intcret a raison de hut
du cent Fan iusqu'a Placement.
Paroissc Assumption Ter .Septembre 1851.
90 c. L. BLANCHARD.
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Tcrmes ct conditions.

La maison, ainsi que le mobilicr,
payable en- Mars proclaim 1852, la terre
payable en- trois termes egaux, TN tiers
en- Mars 1882, un tiers en- Mars 1853,
ct lie dernicr tiers en- Mars 1854. Les
acquereurs devront !ournir des cantions
bonnes ct solvablcs, avec hypotheque
spectacle sur la terre, jusqu'a parfail
Placement, ct toutes sommes qui ne Sc
ront pas ponctueIIcment payecs aux
~echeances, portcront in:6rat a raison de
hut pour cent par ali, Jusqu'al parfait
Placement. airs .r..f
assumption. 80 aodt 1851. &
52] A. Z. HICKMAN, Sheriff.
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San FRESH TEAS!!a a.a
TUST received, a genstal assortment Of the
I'd NeD- York Canton Tea Company's cole
bratsd TEAS, and for sale by .sa .
ANDREW GINGRY
fan Agent for the company.
Dcnaldsonvillc, La, Sept IA 1850. In
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FsINGRY, ANDREW-Grocer, opposite the
~ Ferries, Donaldsonville, La.
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A friend tells Us the following rib-tieklin
anccdote. which. We believe, has never beoi
in print before, but, - al events, will bea
dressing up again u makes US laugh "con
sumedly -
Old Farmer Jones. having been fol
months preparing his favorite Yorkshire foi
killing time, sent finally for the town
butcher great wee, BY the way-to come
and prepare the sasseugcr meat for use
This was, Of course. years ago, when CON
fdence wasn't 70 necessary in eating sas.
sengers, and dogs did not howl and 81 into
spasms at the sight Of them as now) Old
qrunter was forthwith struck, as the brokers
say, and having gone through the usual pro-
cess Of being tumbled into scalding water,
scraped, cleaned, disembowclled, and so forth,
was hung uR in the she'd for the night to dry.
After the butcher had finished his job and
was about departing. farmer Jones. says
Friend, I'm 10 rather a bad pickle /
have been borrowing from different families
in the neiqhborhood some 200 pounds Of fresh
pork, all which / have promised to repay
when my Yorkshire should be killed aud now
if / pay up all Of my debts, / shall have no
pork Left f6r my own use. What shall / do ?
be honest and shame the devil, or pay my
debts and starye ?"
81 can arrange that business nicely for
you, replied the knight Of the long knife.
/" DO you just cut up and pack your hog early
in the morning before any Of the neighbors
are stirring. and then swear that somebody
stole the critter in the nighttime.
Capital idea, First rate ~ exclaimed
farmer Jones. chuckling and clapping bis
hands with delight" and you shall have a
spare-rib for the hint"
About the witching time Of night, in the
wee short hours ayant the twal when,
according to Shakespeare, ''churchyard yawn'
and the place with naughty name, "breathes
out contagion 10 the world ''--the crafty
" butcher boy might have been seen noise
lessly dragging the carcass Of the detunct
porker out farmer Jones shed, and, long be-
fore old Sol was seen perched on the distant
top, the monarch Of the sty was re-
posing-well packed and salted-in a barrel
in the butchers cellar.
Next morning, as the butcher was passing
lhe farmers house, Old Jones came running
out, crying at the top Of his lungs
i say, old fellow, somebody has stole that
hog sure enough"
You don't say 50, exclaimed the butcher
in tones Of deep surprise
n lts -fhct By hokyi The hog = gone
hide and skin-lAo is, BY The Twin Moses"
"" Have you Told any one else beside me n
asked the butcher
+" No-I haint seen nobody else yet but
lis a FACT BY thunder"
That's right, said the butcher, stick
to it like good fellow, and there's no dan
ger.
But, protested the farmer, u amt iokin',
aor nothin' Of the kind If somebody haint
actually stole that hog, hope may be friz-
lied, stewed, and fried into small scraps, and
,hawed up BY monkeys"
Never heard a story told better in all my
ife 2" reiterated the provoking butcher, with
sly wink to the farmer, and bursting into a
oud horse laugh" only keep long face on
he matter, and stick 70 Il as you do now, and
Tou'll make all C6ristendom believe it true
fore long Good morning farmer Jones"
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young man removed the pack from Ia shot,l.
ders, and revealed small but atuhn rona
ladder, and complete suit Of Br4sk mi.
form. Wilson Immediately d0nnfd the dis-
guise, and the hdder being made it 10 the
only remaining bar, the prisoner followed his
liberator to the ground "A gagged ana pros
trate sentinel endeavored 20 shout bat 70 no
avail They passed him, and were on their
way toward The wharf Alth0nuh the feat Of
climbing tho side on a stone prison. by simply
placing iron wedges in the cregicfs. was difi.
cult yet the hardest task was 49, perform.
ed. lie must be placed b1No7.d ke lines
Aorton's plans were well laid fana after read
Ny passing the sontinels, ami ea mo his boat,
he silently removed the head ok bis emutv
whlskey cask, and pointing to the interior,
said; " am afraid YOU viii haxaso person.
ate the commodity in which deal" With
comic smile, the liberated prisoner. after a
deal Of contortions and twisfinas. finally ad
Justed himself and was "headed up The
task was barely accomplished, enc Morton
heard the alarm telling that the escape was
discovered. Instead Of pushing of he quiet
ly seated himself, and with bis cars in his
hands, appeared the personifcation of surprise
a. the hue and cry. Soon after. three or
four soldiers rushed up. and demanded Of the
welLknown "whiskey pedlar,' IL le had seen
any one pass lately p
" did, was the reply. but ashort time
ago, smallish man passed heteSnpon the
run halloed to him, but he only ran the
faster. " He is our man. said they, start
ing in pursuit
" Hold on shouted Morton, won't You
have a drop Of my whiskey e help you
along"
Can't stop" said they, and hufrid away /
Morton aeoolly pushed Of, and passed the
lines in safety Three hours found them
both safe in the American camp.
The war ended, Morton and Mary Wilson
were married, and l should not wonder if \
Edward Morton, alias j. H., had re-
lated to his grandson one Of his "Nar stories. =
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How to get up a ROW with your WIA

First piall--Iake her to the theatre Sc
lect the prettiest girl in the house, and keep
your toygnette pretty constantly fixed on her.
Remark to your wife that that is the style Of
beauty you admire Wife viii get hdeety
and cross. Observe what an odd thing Il Is
no woman can bear to be told of anybody
being preltier than herself The row will
thus be put in good train and you can make
it more or less strong as you please Second
plan-Wait until your wife is at her toilet,
preparingto TO 20 out. She wiz be sure TO ask
you if her bonnet IS straight Remark that
the lives Of nine-tenths Of the women arc
passed in thinking whether their bonnets are
straight, seasoning the observation by a gene
raj series Of reflections on the whole sex. as
being set Of dreszy humbugs, and winding
up with the remark Chat you never knew but
one girl who had any common sense about her
Wife will ask who that was You with a
sigh, reply, "Ah never YOU mind Wife
will ask why you did not marry her then
You say, abstracledly "Ah why indeed Pr
The row is safely underweigh. Third plan
--fell your wife you are going TO Paris for u
month She WIN ask to accompany YOU.
Reply that that is out Of the question ;
that you are going gon business Wife viii ask
what business Answer that that is secret
which you are not justified in revealing Wife
viii say, "Ah a pretty sort of business that
you are afraid 10 ten your wife off, DO you
now keep SILENT and Che lady viii finish the
operation Of getting up tho row herself.
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NNU4FNm we NNi l'"'Nio't'
Sn .NAs cloud overhanging the mountaini
So iathe tremulous wave Of a fountain
Utiering scllly it's eloquent psalm;
Nerve and sensation IN quiet reposing,
Silent as blossoms the night dew is closing,
But the full heart is beating strongly and calm.
lndolenti Indolent yes am indolent
Ii it be idle to gathermy pleasure
Out Of creations uncoveted treasure,
Midnight and morning. by forest and sea
Wild with the tempesis sublime exultation--
Lonely in Aulumns sorlorn lameniahon--
Hopeful and happy with spring and the bee.
Indolentl Indolsnt are ye not indolent2
Thalls Of the earth aud its usages weary,
Toiling Ike gnomes, where darkness is dreary;
Toiling and spinning to heap UP your gold-
Sitting the heavenward breath Of devotion
Crushing the freshness Of every emotion.
Hearts Ike The dead, that are pulseless and cold
Indolent Indoleni art thou indolentg
Thou who art living unlosing and lonely,
Wrapped in a pail that win cover thee only
Shrouded in selishness, piieous ghostl
Sad eyes behold thee, and angels are weeping
Der thy iorsaken and desolate sleeping;
Art thou not indolent Art thou not lostl
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The go Of Etohing

Etching is species of engraving on cop
per. or other materials, with a sharp-pointeg
instrument called an etching needle tn.
plate Is covered with a ground or yarnish, ca
pable Of resisting The action Of aquafortis
Tho usual method Is 10 draw the designs on
paper with blacl-Icad pencil the paper be.
ing damped. and laid upon the plate prepared
az above, with the drawing next the etching
ground is passed through the rolling-press,
and thus the design is transferred FROM the
paper 10 the ground. The needle then scratch
es 0utrne lines Of tlis dsslgu, end a4saalsrtiz
being poured over the plate. which Is border
ed round with wax, il is allowed TO remain on
it long enough to corrode or bite in Tie lines
which the etching needle has made. Etching
with dry point, As It Is called, is performed
entirely with the point, without any ground,
the burr raised being taken Off BY the scra-
per Etching with q soft ground is used 70
initiate chalk or black-lead drawings For
this purpose the ground Is mixed with por-
ton Of talloW or lard, according to the tenn
perature Of the air A piece Of thin paper
being attached to the plate at the four corners
BY some turner's pitch and lying over the
ground, the drawing Is made on the paper aud
Swallowed with the black.lead pencil, The
action Of the pencil thus detatches the ground
which adheres to the paper. according 10 the
degree TO which the finishing is carried The
paper being then removed, the work is bit IN 4
the ordinary way.
Rembrandt, the celebrated painter, practis-
cd this art with great success, and finding that
his plates were eagerly sought for, both By
bis own countrymen and by foreigners, he
executed an infnity Of subjects with his own
hand. There are known Of his works thrael
hundred and seventy-six different plates. 4
1f which are inimitable and perpect speci-A
mems Of art Etching Is regarded as an ac-
among the English nobility,
md Hood. in his Etching Moralized ad-
lresses TO a noble lady
Some didactical hints on a NrEDLEwoRk art
Not described BY the Countess Of Wilton.
An art not unknown 70 the delicate hand
)f the fairest and first in this insular land,
Bot in patronage royal delighting;
And which now your own feminine fantasy wins,
Though Il scarce seems lady-hke work that be-
gins
In a scRArclnNe and ends ina BITING.
It is well known that Victoria and Albert
lave executed large number Of etchings.
within the last few years, and it is said that
hey have become very proficient in the ara
collection Of these royal engrnyings, OBJ
aimed BY fraudulent means, was not long
inoe announced lar iaaahlio insnoetion bnt
he prince made application 70 che Court of
;hancery, and the exhibition was suppressed,
0 the great disappointment Of the lovers Of
It and the worshippers Of royalty - Nation
2 Librayv.
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The laws Of nature are al directed by
divine wisdom for the purpose Of preserving
life and increasing happiness. Pain seems in
all cases to precede the mutilation or destruction
ofthose organs which are essential to vitality,
and for the end Of preserving them but the
mere process Of dying seems 70 be falling into
deep slumbcr and in animals, who have no
fear Of death dependent upon Imagination, IL
can hardly be accompanied By very intense
suffering. In the human being moral and
intellectual motives constantly operate IN
enhancing the fear Of death, which, without
these motives in a reasoning being. would
probably become dull, and the love Of life be
lost upon every slight occasion Of pain or
disgust but imagination ia creative with
respect TO both these passions. which, IL they
exist ia animals exist independent Of reason.
or as instincts Pain seems intended by an
all-wise Providence to prevent the dissolution
Of organs. and cannot follow their destruction.
/ know several instances In which tlc process
ofdcath has been observed. even to It's fermina-
ton, by good philosophers and the instances
arc worth repeating Dr. Cullen, when diving
is said 10 have family articulatod 10 one of
his intimate friends. 4 wish had the power
ofwriiing or speaking for then | would des-
cribe to you how pleasant q thing il Is to die.
Dr Black, worn out BY age and disposition
to pulmonary hnmorrhage, which obliged him
to live very low, whilst eating bis customary
meal Of bread and milk, fen asleep and died
in 50 tranquil manner, that he did not even
spill the contents Of The spoon which he held
in his hand And the late Sir Charles Mag.
den whilst a a social meal with his friends.
Mons and Mad Berthollet and Gay-Lussac
died IN his chair so quietly. that not a drop of
coffee IN the cup which be held IN his hand
was spilt--Sir H. Day
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P0RTRAIT GALLERY. .
JOHN HANCOCK

John Hancock, of Boston, may Justly be
ranked high among the patriots Of the reyo-
luton. There were a few. indeed, in that
patriotic band, who were older, and who were
the leaders in the controversy with the Brit
ish ministry which began twelve yaars be-
fore the commencementQ of hostiIities An IL ;.
But he early took sunh Z 'l8sided stand, "a
oppositioa 20 the urbit-ory. iniasures Of the
British government, rlst ne had the entire
confidence of the wings Of that period and
was elected to the general court, when only
thirty-three years Of age. Samuel Adams
and James Bowdoin were much older than
Hancock; James Otis Jr., was his senior BY
ten years, and John Adams was his cotempo-
rary at the university.
Mr.. Hancock was an opulent merchant
and the heir of an uncle who LEFT large es-
tate. lie delivered the public oration. March
9th, IVA, the anniversary Of the massacre.
in Boston, BY the British troops, which gave
offence TO the tories; as he denounced stand
ing armies, and other arbitrary measures Of
the administration. Hutchinson and Gage
rejected him, when elected into the council.
He was one of the five delegates from Mas
sachusetts, TO a Continental Congress in
IVA: ndnthe next year was chosen Presi-
dent Of that august body. In 1870 he was
elected Governor Of Massachusetts. and was
chosen also, for the four follaaina years !.
when Mr. Bowdoin was elected Again, in
1877, be was in the chair, and continued till
bis death in 1893
Governor Hancock had fine form, and
was Of very courteous and elegant manners.
He was popular character; and was eminent
for his hospitality and charities The minis
tors Of religion found in him real friend
and be honored the religious institutions Of
the country. But he had some enemies who
charged him with being capricioul and desti-
tute of frmness in critical situations. It
would be strange, indeed, if he had not some
faults But he had many virtues 10 render
bis memory honorable and precious aud one
Of his last cotemporaries who was engaged
with him in tho contest said that no man
made greater sacrifices In the cause Of liberty
han John Hancock On public occasions
lnd in his official station, Governor Hancock
appeared with great dignity but in the So
,ial circle was pleasant and familiar in bis
manners. He thought little Of money, ex-
,ept as the means Of {, ,iliiy ~ tdeA cominuni-
y, and Of comfort 70 individuals. His salary
IS Governor, was not a fun support to him
md he expended much Of his own estate
While in public lie. Tie owned many houses
md stores in Boston, when the British troops
we're there In 1775-6 And when Ne was
sked il he had any objection 10 firing the
own BY the American army at Cambridge.
d order TO drive away the British, Ne said Ne \
ad not that hls property was a lrile conn
jared to the defence of The country against
he enemy and that Me- should most cheer
uny acquiese in any measures of attach re.
commended by Gen Washington. the corn.
nnndcr OF thp American troops