The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-02-26

the side Of the boat, and, rising, gave cheer
upon cheer. They hailed other boats, and
thus the air was reat with chesrs, and
their victory passed along till it reached the
wharf, and then spread like wildfire al
over the city and country.
Il is now nearly forty years since the
transaction of that day proved 10 the A.
mericans that British frigates were not 10
vincible. Who can remember that day
without feeling glow Of pride, that so ear
Iy in the war, and in manner SO unpre.
tending, victory so perfect should have
been achieved! write this statement
without notes, bnt believe it 10 be. in the
main, accurate.
In Justice to Captain Dacres, | add, that
there was none of the boas,ing on his part
before the action. which has to him been
attributed, as be did not know the ship, Till
Midshipman Reed announced her name and
commander. O.W.
THE Power OF Music Charlotte
Elizabeth gives beautiful testimony to
the power Of music, in the following anec-
dote:-
"But above all other tastes. all other
cravings, one passion reigned supreme,
and that ncme Of enjoyment to me was mu
sic. This also was met by indulgence as
unlimited as its cravings; for not only did
my father possess one OF the fncft voices
in the world, and the very highest degree
of scientific knowledge, taste, and skill in
the management Of it, but our house was
seldom without an inmate in the person OF
his most intimate friend and brother cler-
rymnn, a son OF the celebrated composer,
Mr.. Lnley, who was as highly gifted in
instrumental as my father was in vocal
music. The rich tones Of his old harpsi-
chord seem at this moment to fil my ear
and swell my heart; while my fathers
deep, clear, mellow voice breaks in with
some noble recitation or elaborate air Of
Handel, Hayden, and the rest Of school
that may be superseded, but never, never
can be equalled BY modern composers.
Or the harpsichord was relinquished TO an
other hand, and the breath Of our friend
came forth through the reed Of bis hautboy
in strains Of such overpowering melody,
that have hid my face 10 my mothers lap
to weep the feelings that absolutely wrung
my little heart with excess of enjoyment.
This was not snare or, if il might have
been made one, the Lord broke j, in time,
BY taking away my hearing. would not
that il had been otherwise; for while vain
Imagination was fostered by the habit
have before adverted to. this taste for mu-
sic, and its high qualification. most certain
ly elevated the mind. ! do firmly believe
that it is gift from God to man, TO be
priced, cherished, cultivated. ] believe
that the man whose bosom yields no res
ponse to the concord Of sweet sounds, falls
short Of the standard to which man should
aspire ne an intellectual being; and though
Satan does fearfullv pervcrt this solace Of
the mind to most vile purpose, still hear
tily agree with Martin Luther, that in the
abstract, the devil hates mus.c.'"
The conduct Of the New York author-
ties in SO suddenly dismissing the Hunga-
ran eXiles in that city, is desersedly de-
nonnced in various quarters. Our neigh
bors seem TO have an odd idea Of hospitsli-
ty. They received the Hungarians with
the greatest pomp. treated and feasied
them for several days, and then. on dscov-
ering that the expense was rather heavy,
they turned them into the middle Of the
Streets. Mr.. Howard, Of the Irving House,
has kindly taken them in, and provided
them with temporary quarters. Mean
while an effort is being made TO procure
them employment They number abou,
one hundred in all, comprising men OF va
rious pursuits and conditions, from the
learned professions down to the humblest
occupations. They arrived 10 the Missis-
sippi, and are portion Of those who were
sent by the Sultan to Turkey in Asia. By
the way tho Hungarian fund does not ap.
pear to increase very rapidly. This is to
be regretted. The policy, from the first,
has been mistaken one. An immense
sum has been expended in ostentatious dis
plays, the gren,er proportion Of which
might, under proper management, have
been added to the fund.-Penn. Ing.
A Coon ONE.--The Watertown IN. w
Chronicle gives the following:
A young man arrested at Azatlan, las,
spring for burglary, and who has since
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