empire, not 1 is left standing and an old val pened, and th ke and ashes De ascertained -d into China: the mounta n probable tions betwee canoes to the Arracan and also on the ousand mile the fact th at the sam e was heard satisfactory ications be ow else can r so vast a anic erap hat seven ns and n indulating panied b rolling unted for Cerrace tains. you fee as occa h. It EXTRACT FROM A SERMON, ARNOLD'S ESCAPE. Mr. Ebenezer Chase was a private in the New-Hampshire militia, which relieved the Pennsylvania line at West Point in 1780, when those troops, being veteran, were wanted elsewhere. Mr. Chase, with several others, munings of that moment, the thoughts, feelings, and grief, of unmitigated anguish. Letus hope that, while glad with a fixed and faithful reference to the day of judg- After some further details, the discourse proceeds- shore, for the accommodation of the four oarsmen who managed the barge. On the morning of his desertion, General Arnold rode down to the shore from his head quarters at Robinson's farm, very fast, as was his custom -threw the reins to his attendant, and ordered the barge to be manned. He then directed his course towards the Point; but on reaching the middle of the river, the boat was observed to take a course down stream, and move very swiftly through the water. The explanation was afterwards made by the boatmen. He hoisted a flag of truce and told them to pull for the Vulture sloop-of-war, which lay below, saying that he had some business with her captain, and promised, if they would row him down to her as soon as possible, to give them a guinea and a gallon of rum each. On nearing the Vulture, and being within range of her guns, Arnold opened his plan, saying, "I have served the ungrateful scoundrels long enough," and declared if they would go with him they should have double pay, and be made sergeants in the British service. One of the men replied that "he did not understand fighting on both sides." "Then," ‚” said the General,,' you are prisoners.”" When they came alongside the sloop-of-war, Arnold ascended the deck, and was received by the marines with high; but our communities would have been silent and undisturbed. For the sufferers, it was, with all its horrors, but a single night; and death is no more than death, whatever may be its form; the same end of all thing to be done, some effort to be made; a steady eye hope to the wicked, though it should have come without presented arms. He then ordered his men to come on a calm, self-possessed mind, a courageous heart, may a pang; the same passage into rest for the righteous, board as prisoners of war. One of them, who had been avail something towards escape, and if death come at though it should be "as by fire." Could such an aw- their spokesman just before, said "It was a shabby trick, last, it comes only after noble efforts and struggles. To ful destruction be a judgment on peculiar guilt? Reason as they had toiled to their utmost strength to get the boat die in battle is terrible. Few scenes of this world's suf- disclaims the thought: Christ has forbidden it. Amongst along, now to refuse the promised reward, and make fering and woe, can equal the battle-field,-that scene of those on whom it fell, were probably some, perhaps them prisoners to boot." The English captain heard dreadful and indiscriminate slaughter, where multitudes many, of His faithful servants; all, probably, were but their murmurs, and stepping forward, observed—“ Gen. are assembled, that death may mow them down with journeying on the way of their common, upright avoca- Arnold, I cominand this ship, and while I walk this quargreater facility, that, not individuals, bnt thousands may tions; many may probably have commended themselves ter-deck, no such transaction shall take place. I know be leveled at a blow, that the mighty and renowned, the to the protection of the divine Keeper of Israel; nor can the meaning of my words, sir, and will meet their comhealthy and the vigorous may perish in a moment, amid we know that at any time those waters are passed by ment. Then addressing the men, he continued-" My piercing groans, and frantic shouts, and bitter shrieks, a more blameless company. What, then, is the divine good fellows, I respect your principles and fidelity to and the roar of the deadly thunder, which strews around design in surrounding their last hour with such fearful- your country, although you are enemies to your King, them companions in misery. But in battle there is action ness and woe? Surely it was not for their sake: as You shall have the liberty to go or stay, as you please. and to the very last there is hope, hope of success or es- surely it must be for ours. Here," taking them from his purse, are your guineas;" freedom and truth. 66 cape. The mind is buoyed up and pressed onward to "Since such is the divine design, it is, in the second steward, put up four gallons of rum for these men."effort and endurance by this hope, and if at last death place, our duty to strive that the benefit be not lost. The The boatmen thanked the gallant and generous sailor, come, sudden and violent, there is, it may be, the con- living will lay it to his heart. It may be implied that he and returned in safety to head quarters to report their sciousness of a noble duty nobly done, of life periled could not, without an unnatural hardness, refrain from proceedings to Gen. Washington, who had just arrived in a holy cause, and sacrificed, if sacrificed it must be, to being affected by the sight or contemplation of signal in camp. Arnold, chagrined and enraged, retired without calamity. But, my brethren, to lay it to our heart, so uttering a word, to the cabin of the sloop-of-war. "But here, after the first few moments, there was no that our sympathies may be melted, or our emotions of This statement was made by Mr. Chase, about a fortroom for action, effort or hope. In the wild confusion terror wrought up to intenseness, is not necessarily so to night before his death, in 1831. He also stated that he and dismay of the first outbreak of danger, the only lay it to our heart, that the divine purpose may be at- saw Major Audre going to execution, riding in the centre means of escape had been utterly lost. And there they tained, and our souls penetrated with a godly sorrow. of a troop of eight horses. stood, the two companies, helpless and powerless, gath- It is of small moment that the furrow be deeply plough- Arnold, before his escape, had received information ered on the bow and stern of that ill-fated boat-the de-ed, if the seed be never cast in, or never watered by the that "John Anderson," the name with which he had filled vouring fire raging to madness between them and throw-dews and rains from heaven. For any true and abiding Andre's pass, was taken. The information was sent him ing its lurid flames to heaven, and casting a terrific bright gain from the more awakening visitations of God, we by the unfortunate person himself. This determined ness upon the yawning waves that stood ready to en- must not merely pause with amazement and dread, but his purpose for sudden flight. He was afterwards disgulph them. There was no longer any help in man. pass to meditation, to resolve, to prayer. tinguished for the inveteracy with which he carried on None could hope to live for an hour in that wild wintry “My brethren, God, in His Providence, warns us to lift his predatory warfare against the property of his fellow sea. They had nothing to do but to wait, to suffer, and up our eyes, and love not the world nor the things that countrymen. After the war he went to England, where, to die. If ever any situation required manhood, fortitude, are in the world, since the world passeth away and all although he received the countenance of the British govand the power of religious faith, it must have been this. that therein is; since all these things shall be dissolved, ernment, his good intentions in his unsuccessful plot Let us trust, brethren, that these were not wanting. Let us and the elements themselves shall melt with fervent heat. against the liberty of his country were despised by the trust that those brief hours were not all hours of pain, of Let me ask but one question more. Are you yet living British officers. The unfeeling wretch called upon the 80 From the Boston Transcript. widowed mother and sister of his unfortunate victim tiff. The reporter of the Advertiser says, in allusion to gallons, and of foreign spirits 3,600,000, making a total (Andre.) The servant announced to them the name of this subject: Gen. Arnold; and they immediately returned a message of wine and spirits in bond in London, upwards of that they did not desire to see him. During nearly the whole of the above trial the plain- 8,000,000 gallons. Besides this, the wine in bond in tiff sat with her father by the side of her Counsel within other parts of England, was 6,500,000 gallons and 2,000,the bar. Her appearance during the whole examination 000 gallons in the hands of dealers. The supply in Enghas done much to establish her innocence. Her lover land of wine and spirits was therefore 22,000,000 gallons, has also been present, and it is said that it was his desire which added to stocks in private cellars, would make the the aspersions thrown upon it by the defendant. that her character should be cleared in this way from total quantity ready to be consumed, 30,000,000 gallons. This quantity was equal to a three year's supply, wine ground. To one the verdict may be years of misery ; spirits at 4,800,000 gallons a year. In cases of this kind, the parties are not on equal being consumed at the rate of 6,500,000 gallons and to the other a matter of mere dollars and cents, or at which does nobody much good; for after all most a forced acknowledgement that he was wrong, We mentioned on Saturday, that the Jury, in the case of Abigail R. Gray against Robert Harley, a dry goods dealer in Hanover street, returned a verdict of damages for the plaintiff. The following is a report of the trial, as published in the Advertiser: From the evidence offered by the plaintiff, it appeared that on the 22d day of June last, in the evening, she, with two other females, went into the store of the defendant for the purpose of making purchases by one of the party. While there, one of the clerks, named Foster, told the defendant that he believed Miss Gray had taken a muslin cape; and, as they were leaving the shop, the defendant requested to speak with her, and charged her with stealing the cape. After some conversation, in which she requested that her father might be sent for, she took off her shawl, which the defendant shook and threw at her, telling her she had better go home. She asked him if he was satisfied, and he said he was not. She then requested to be searched more thoroughly, which he declined doing, but said his sister might do so. The plaintiff then submitted to a search, and nothing was found. During the search she burst into tears, and, on arriving home, was in great distress the whole night. away from the counter, he would have found it upon "He that's convinced against his will, SOCIETY AND MORALS IN LONDON.-The Rev. E. Bickersteth, a learned and pious divine of the Church of England, preached a sermon in May last, before the London City Mission, which has been published. In touching One of the lessons taught by a knowledge of the law, upon the great spiritual ignorance in London, Mr. B. was is its worthlessness in healing the wounds of the moral drawn into the statement of some facts that are not withfeelings. A slight acquaintance with the proceedings out their value. It appears that in this great metropolis, of our courts of justice will demonstrate, that however where, in the language of the author of this sermon, "all firmly the balance of justice is held, in cases of dollars human attainments are carried out to their utinost perfecand cents, when the sensibilities of man or woman are to tion, where every thing may be had to instruct the mind, be healed, there is no medicine to be found there; and gratify the taste, or adorn the person," there is an amount to patch up an injured character, judges and juries, and of ignorance and crime truly appalling. Among other lawyers to boot, are the worst coblers in creation. BUTTER, EGGS AND WINE. evidences, it is stated that there are 1500 houses, knowu publicly as such, of ill-fame tenanted by about 80,000 females. There are annually 30,000 charges of drunkenThe following curious statistical details respecting the ness entered on the public books, and it is computed that consumption of Butter Eggs and Wine, are taken from 3,000,000 of pounds are expended ever year for gin only. the Penny Magazine. In 14 gin-shops, 269,438 entries of men, women and chilSubsequently, the plaintiff called with her father on BUTTER.-The consumption of this article of food in dren were made in one week. In 1837,217 suicides were the defendant, when he reiterated that he believed she London, is stated to be 16,830 tons or 37 millions of attempted, of which 117 proved successful. stole the cape, and that if he had immediately taken her pounds per annum,-besides 4,000 tons for the victualing About 30,000 persons rise every morning without knowlions of pounds, worth at 10d. per lb. £1,960,000,- they shall sleep the ensuing night.-There are about 700,of ships, &c., making a total of 12,000 tons, or 47 mil- ing how they shall be supported through the day, or where her. Before this action was brought, efforts were made, as testified by the plaintiff's father, to induce the defend280,000 cows are required to supply the London market, 000 persons who are in health and have the capability of ant to acknowledge his error, but he refused, saying that allowing 168 lbs. per annum as the average produce per attendance, that habitually neglect all kinds of public worhe believed the charge was true. He, however, request-drink it in a liquid state, by the cupful, at breakfast and inhabited by 700,000 persons, and of these 35,393 families cow, of the butter dairies. The Arabs who call it ghee, ship. The London City Missions visited 121,000 houses ed the daughter to sign a paper, agreeing not to let the affair be known, and then he would pay the expenses, say the world. dinner. They are the greatest consumers of butter in had not a page of either the Old or New Testament. ing that he had settled many like cases in the same way; Many persons were found wholly ignorant of what the and that he had detected many of the most respectable EGGS.-A large number of eggs consumed in the Lon- Bible meant. Much of the vice and crime of London ladies in the city pilfering, and had compromised the don market are brought from France, Germany, and may be traced to the destitution of all moral and religious matter, and thought none the worse of them; and that the Netherlands. French eggs cost the English people trainings among a large portion of the population. if he should expose some ladies in the city, he would about Is. 3d. per dozen. The importation of eggs from Mr. Bickersteth states that there are between 80 and all parts of England, was, for the year ending January 5, 100,000 Romanists, and 20,000 Jews in London. separate man and wife. 1837, 69 millions, yielding a revenue to the government of £24,000 sterling. Ireland is also a great egg market FULFILMENT OF PROPHECY. -the value for export in 1832, was computed by Mr. Weld, in a statistical work, at £500 a day, paid by state of the Ottoman empire, as a signal fulfilment of proThe following remarkable reference to the present England to Ireland. But France is the great egg produ- phecy, is extracted from a correspondent of the Standard; M. Legrand, a member of the French Statistical "It is the opinion of the vast majority of commentators and consumption of eggs in that country. The ground taken in the defence was, that the charge of stealing was true, and the defendant offered the testimony of his clerk, who swore, that he saw the plaintiff slily rolling up a cape and drawing it towards her; that she then turned towards him in such a manner as to conceal her right hand, with which she was rolling the cer. cape; that he then saw behind her the motion of her Society, made the following statement on the production on prophecy that we are now living under the sixth vial, right elbow, by which it seemed that she put her hand under her cloak, and when she turned she had nothing in either hand and the cape was gone. He then mentioned his suspicion to Mr. Harley. It was also in evidence that a cape was subsequently found between two boxes on the counter. the sixth angel is now pouring out his vial upon that In 1813 the number of eggs exported from France, great river Euphrates, by which the Ottoman empire is were 1,754,140. Between 1816 and 1832, the exports symbolised, 'and the water thereof is drying up, that the rose rapidly from 8,733,000 to 55,717,500, and in 1834, way of the kings of the east may be prepared (Rev, xvi. the number increased to 90,441,600. In 1835, the ex- 12.) The drying up of a mighty river, exactly describes the ports to England were 76,190,120, to Belgium 60,000, wasting away of the Turkish empire in the present day. to the United States, 46,696, to Switzerland 42,690, to I believe that the Ottoman empire will be annihilated in In regard to the testimony of Foster, he was contra- Spain 34,800, and to other parts of the world, 306,304. 1872, which is a time, times, and a half' (Dan. xii. 7.) or dicted in several particulars by the other witnesses, and The value of the exports for the year was close on to 1260 years from 612, when the Mahomedan of desolathe plaintiff's Counsel took the ground that he was not 4,000,000 francs. The consumption of Paris is calcula- tion was publicly set up-The second-or Turkish to be believed at all; that he first originated the trouble—ted at 101,154,400-for other parts of France double this 'woe' will then terminate, (Rev. xi. 14.) At the same had repeatedly expressed sorrow for it, and said that he number, and for the whole kingdom, 7,231,160,000, time I believe that the year 1844, which is only five years did not believe the plaintiff took the cape; and that, which added to the exports, and those preserved for re- from the present time, will be a fatal year to Turkey. It when he first became clerk in the store, he was promised production, will make the number of eggs laid in 1835, is the 1260th year from the Hegira, according to Mahoone dollar for every thief he detected. 7,380,928,000. medan calculation. It is remarkable that the 13th of The damages claimed in the writ, were only seventy WINE.-The consumption of wine in Paris, is esti- June, 1844, "is an hour, a month, and a year" (Rev. ix. dollars, this very low sum being named, as stated by the mated at 20 millions of gallons yearly. The Halle aux 16.) or 392 years and, 15 days from the 29th May, 1453, plaintiff's Counsel, to show that the object of the suit vins, the celebrated depot for wine on the Seine, gene- when the Turks took Constantinople. This renders it was not money, but merely to prove the falsity of the rally contains a supply for two thirds of the year, from probably that the 13th June, 1844, will be a fatal day for charge made by the defendant. 12 to 15 millions of gallons. The consumption of Great Turkey. It appears that the downfall of the Ottoman The case was submitted to the Jury on Friday evening, Britain is also immense, although 50 gallons of beer are empire will be the signal for universal war, and will preand on Saturday morning they met for deliberation, and consumed to one of wine by the Islanders. The stock pare the way for the return of the Jews to their own decided, in five minutes, to return a verdict for the plain- of wine in the London docks in 1836, was 4,500,000 land.-United Service Gazette. From the New York Observer. A CORPSE GOING TO A BALL. 31 light could be seen by every dancer, and the sound of the [1823 to 1825, when he was appointed Secretary of State Those who read the thrilling “passages from the diary haveno comments to make. since, will remember one tale under the title of "Death at the Toilet." Although it was asserted by the writer] that those narratives were the records of facts, few, I presume, were willing to believe that real life could fur nish matter of such romantic interest. Especially did the one alluded to strike my own mind as quite unnatural, and I read it, as others, admiring the genius more than the veracity of the writer. Perhaps some who have seen the words at the head of this article may imagine that they are about to be treated to a passage from the dreams of fancy; but they son, REPRESENTATIVES. Langdon Cheves, of South Carolina, when Mr. Clay Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, of Pennsylvania, was resigned to go to Europe, was elected Speaker for the the first Speaker of the House of Representatives. He remainder of that Congress, a little more than a year. presided in the first Congress from 1789 to 1791, and in Mr. Cheves was five years in Congress, from 1810 to the third Congress, from 1793 to 1795. His father, Rev. 1815, and was President of the United States Bank, some H. M. Muhlenberg, was a native of Germany, and came time previous to Mr. Biddle's appointment. to this country in 1742. He founded the first Lutheran John W. Taylor, of New York, was Speaker from Church in America; was eminent for learning and piety; 1825 to 1827, and we believe for a part of the 16th Conand died at Philadelphia, in 1787. Frederick was his gress in 1820. Mr. Taylor was a graduate of Union second and was born about the year 1750. He was College in 1803, and was a member of the House from are mistaken. I have a sad and solemn tale of truth to a member of the old Congress, as early as 1778, and was 1813 to 1833-a longer period than any other New relate, and when it has been read, there will be no hesi-a member under the Constitution, from 1782 to 1797. Yorker. The average time of Congressional service, tation in believing that "truth is stranger than fiction." Jonathan Trumbull, of Connecticut, was Speaker of with the New York members, is but three years. No No coloring shall be laid on the story: no art of embelthe second Congress, from 1791 to 1793. He was a son other state in the Union makes so frequent changes in lishment shall heighten its interest: it shall be told to of Gov. Trumbull, of Conn., and was born 26th of her representation. Virginia allows the longest term in others as it was told to me, and you shall be convinced March, 1740; graduated at Harvard College 1759; was Congress The average term of her members being six that there is nothing more than truth in the story of a an officer in the army of the Revolution from the com- and a half years. corpse that went to a ball. mencement to the close of the war, being most of the Philip P. Barbour, of Virginia, was Speaker from 1821 You recollect the first day of January, 1840. It was time Secretary and first Aid of Gen. Washington; was a to 1823, and a member of the House from 1814 to 1825, a bitter cold day. It was cold as far south as the city of member of the House of Representatives from 1789 to and again from 1827 to 1830. New York, and up here in the country, where I am wri-1795, and of the Senate from 1795 to 1796, when he ting, it was terribly severe. You could not ride far resigned; was elected Governor of Connecticut in 1798; against the wind without being exposed to freezing. I and continued in that office until his death, 7th August, have heard of two cases of death by cold on that day in this region, and of another case in which the sufferer was 1809. Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia, was Speaker from 1827 until appointed Minister to Great Britain. Since that time, the chair has been occupied by the sons of Tennessee-John Bell, and James K. Polk, until the Jonathan Dayton, of New-Jersey, was the Speaker of last year. At the commencement of the present session, saved by great exertion, when at the point of perishing. N. J. College 1776; was a member of the House from to the chair-the duties of which, he has hitherto had the the House from 1795 to 1799. He was a graduate of R. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, was unexpectedly called The night of that day was to be observed, as is usual 1793 to 1799, when he went into the Senate, and was a good fortune to discharge, very much to the acceptance here, by a New Year's ball. Invitations had been ex-member of that body up to 1805. tended for many miles around, and a great gathering of the young, and gay, and thoughtless, was expected.of the 6th Congress, from 1799 to 1801. He was born Theodore Sedgwick, of Massachusetts, was Speaker of all parties, in the House, and in the country. Exeter News Letter. Extensive preparations had been made for an evening at West Hartford, Conn., in May, 1746; was educated, of merriment and glee, and merry hearts beat quickly in THE SWORD OF BRUCE.-The sword which King anticipation of the pleasures of the scene. None was but, on account of poverty, not graduated, at Yale Col- Robert Bruce wielded at Bannockburn has, with his helhappier in the thought of coming joy than Miss lege; commenced the study of Divinity, but soon left it met, survived the entire family. Mrs. Catharine Bruce, for the law; was admitted to practice before he was of the last of the royal house, died in 1791, at a very ad who took her seat in the sleigh, by the side of her partner age, and immediately removed to Massachusetts; was a vanced age; only a short time before her death Burns for the evening, and set our for a ride of some twenty member of the old Congress in 1785 and 1786; a member called upon her, and, though she was almost speechless miles, to join the dance. She was young and gay, and of the House under the Constitution from 1789 to 1796, from paralysis, she entertained him nobly, and conferred her charms of youth and beauty never were lovelier than then a member of the Senate to 1799, when he went the honor of knighthood on him with the Bruce's twowhen dressed for that New Year's ball. Of course too again into the House, and served till 1801. On leaving handed sword, saying she had a better right to grant the thinly clad for the season, and especially for that dreadful day, she had not gone far before she complained of being the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, and held that office she gave was "Awa', uncos!" that is away with the Congress, or soon after, he was appointed a Justice of title than "some people." After dinner the first toast cold, very cold; but their anxiety to reach the end of till his death, 24th January, 1813. their ride in time to be present at the opening of the strangers, which showed her Jacobite feelings to the house dance, induced them to hurry onward without stopping the House from 1801 to 1807. He was first elected to helmet to the Earl of Elgin, whom she considered the Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina, was Speaker of of Hanover. The old lady bequeathed the sword and by the way. Not long after this complaining, she said the second Congress, and was a member of the House next of kin. that she felt perfectly comfortable, was now quite warm, from 1791 to 1815, when he went into the Senate and and extended his hand to assist her out, but she did not way to a ball. and that there was no necessity of delay on her account. served thirteen years, giving him an uninterrupted Con- county, Mass., related the following anecdote of himself. CLERICAL ANECDOTE.-Old parson W., of Bristol They reached, at length, the house where the company gressional life of thirty-seven years-a term never exceed He wished to address every portion of his flock in a manwere gathering; the young man leaped from the sleigh, ed by any but Gen. Smith of Baltimore. Mr. Macon ner to impress them most deeply, and accordingly gave offer hers; he spoke to her, but she answered not; she Roanoke, and it has been said that the principal reason to young men, to young women, and to sinners. At the was a great friend of the eccentric John Randolph of notice that he would preach separate sermons, to the old, was dead-stone dead-frozen stiff-a corpse on the of his being superseded by Mr. Varnum, was the wish of first sermon the house was full-but not one aged person But the most shocking part of the tale is yet to be told; feared nor loved the eloquent descendant of Pocahontas. the parish was present, and but few of those for whom it the House to see the chair filled by a man who neither was there. At the second, to young men, every lady of THE BALL WENT ON!!! The dance was as merry, and the music was as sweet, as if one of the invited guests er of the House from 1807 to 1811. He was born but the aisles were covered with young men. And, at the Joseph Bradley Varnum, of Massachusetts was Speak-was intended. At the third, few young ladies attended, had not been called into eternity. Is this last statement doubted? I remember reading of Mitchell Varnum, of the Revolutionary army, and was there, except the sexton and the organist. "So," said about the year 1750, was a brother of Gen. Joseph fourth, addressed to sinners, not a solitary individual was a ball in New Hampshire, a few years since, at which himself a soldier in the war. He first took his seat in the old parson-"I found that every body came to church four young men retired to play cards, and while at their Congress in 1795, and continued a member of the House to hear his neighbors scolded, but no one cared to be game, one of the number fell in a fit and expired. The till 1811, when he went into the Senate and served one spoken of himself. rest rolled his body under the table, and covered it up term, (six years,) in that body. He was of Dracut, with cloaks, and said nothing about it till the ball was Massachusetts, where he died on the 11th September, 1st day of January, 1840, carefully ascertained by James The population of the village of Poughkeepsie, on the 1821, aged 71 years. over. H. Howe, was as follows, viz: 7485 332 7817 In the village in which I lived for many years there Henry Clay, of Kentucky, was Speaker from 1811 to The value of real and personal estate is stated at three CHEERYBLE BROTHERS. THE BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, "DAVID DAVIES, With the names of the principal Commanders in each; the each battle occurred, viz : 1780 Cornwallis, 1778 Sullivan, 1777 Starke, 1777 Howe, 1777 Howe, 1777 Gates, 1778 Washington, 1776 Howe, Lexington, Stillwater, Germantown, Brandywine, Trenton, White Plains, Bunker Hill, Flat Bush or Brooklyn, 1775-A skirmish here began the Revolutionary War. 1775 Howe, YEAR. VICTORY. 1777 Washington, 1776 Howe, 1776 Washington, Saratoga surrender of Burgoyne to Gates, with 5,752 men. Eutaw Springs, Camden, Monmouth, Rhode Island, 1781 Cornwallis, 1781 Morgan, to Washington, with 7,073 men; the closing scene of the Revolution—1781. 1781 Green, Yorktown-surrender of Cornwallis "Also, the Young Woman, with her Father and Mother, Isaac and Mary Davies, and her uncle, David Edwards, desire that all debts of the above nature due to them be returned on the said day, and will be thankful for all favors conferred." "This is intended as a general and particular invitation to all friends of both sides, and every person is expected to contribute a small sum towards making a purse for the young pair to begin with. Strangers, of course, are welcome. There is also a person attending, who writes down the gifts, which account is taken care of, as these gifts can be required upon a like occasion, as the bidding letter sets forth; but there are usually many contributors, such as rich and friendly neighbors, masters and mistresses, &c. that require no repayment, and those returnable are called for at distant periods, and in small portions, so that it may well be considered as an useful and well timed benefit. This custom is called Pursys Guregys, and the present is termed paying Pmython.” A TABULAR STATEMENT, Jacknowledged, and most cheerfully and readily re-paid, This firm, which has been so worthily pourtrayed by Somewhat curious, of revolutionary battles, distin- whenever called for on a similar occasion, by the gifted author of "Nicholas Nickelby," is said to have loss, as well as the names of the commanders, will be guishing victories and reverses, and giving the details of "Your most obedient servant, really existed, but under another name and not to have found annexed. We take it from the Philadelphia North been merely the offspring of a fertile imagination. The American: following anecdote respecting these noble minded originals is taken from the Manchester (Eng.) Times: “The elder brother of this house of merchant-princes amply revenged himself upon a libeller who had made himself merry with the peculiarities of the amiable fraternity. This man published a pamphlet, in which one of the brothers (D) was desiginated as 'Billy Button,' and represented as talking largely of their foreign trade, having travellers who regularly visited Chowbent, Bullock, Smithy, and other foreign parts. Some kind friend' had told W. of this pamphlet, and W. had said that the man would live to repent of its publication.This saying was kindly conveyed to the libeller, who said that he should disappoint them, for he should take care never to be in their debt. But the man in business does not always know who shall be his creditor. The author of the pamphlet became bankrupt, and the brothers held an acceptance of his which had been endorsed to them by the drawer, who had also become bankrupt. The wantonly libelled men had thus become creditors of the libeller. They now had it in their power to make him repent of his audacity. He could not obtain his certificate without their signature, and without it he could not enter into business again. He had obtained the number of signatures, required by the bankrupt laws except one. It seemed folly to hope that the firm of brothers' would supply the deficiency. What! they who had cruelly been made the laughing-stock of the public, forget the wrong, and favour the wrong-doer! He despaired: but the claims of a wife and children forced him at last to make the application. Humbled by misery, he presented himself at the counting-room of the wronged. W. was there alone, and his first words to the delinquent were, 'Shut the door, sir!' sternly uttered. The door was shut, and the libeller stood trembling before the libelled. He told his tale, and produced his certificate, was instantly clutched by the injured merchant. wrote a pamphlet against us once!' exclaimed W. The supplicant expected to see his parchment thrown into the fire; but this was not its destination. W. took a pen, and writing something upon the document, handed it back to the bankrupt. He-poor wretch!-expected to see there rogue, scoundrel, libeller, inscribed; but there was, in fair round, characters, the signature of the firm! 'We make it a rule,' said W. ' never to refuse signing the certificate of an honest tradesman, and we have never heard you were any thing else.' The tears started in the poor man's eyes. 'Ah!" said W., 'my saying was appended to a poem entitled "Ystradffin." true. I said you would live to repent of writing that "When two persons have agreed to enter into the pamphlet. I did not mean it as a threat; I only meant state of of wedlock, a person who performs the office of that some day you would know us better, and would re- Gwahoddwr, (Bidder) goes round, and repeats in a kind Syriac, Coptic, or even the Chinese language, are half pent you had tried to injure us. I see you repent of it of chant, a poetical invitation to all their neighbors to now.' 'I do, I do,' said the grateful man. Well, well, attend the wedding. Formerly this was the only mode A gentleman taking an apartment, said to the lady, "I my dear fellow,' said W., 'you know us now. How do of invitation, but of late years, a printed circular, a spe- assure you madam, I never left a lodging but my landlady you get on? What are you going to do?' The poor man cimen of which follows, has been also used for the pur-shed tears." "I hope sir," she answered, "it was not stated that he had friends who could assist him when his pose, and is usually circulated amongst the friends and certificate was obtained. But how are you off in the acquaintances of the young couple, some weeks previous mean time?' And the answer was that having given up to the bidding. Other quaint forms of bidding letters Prior having been the dupe of his credulity, a friend every farthing to his creditors, he had been compelled to are occasionally made use of, but the following is the told him--Never place any confidence in persons you stint his family of even common necessaries, that he one most approved: don't know. "Why, at that rate,” replied Prior, “ you might be enabled to pay the cost of his certificate. My "March 5, 1839. would not trust your own father." dear fellow,' said W., 'this will not do-your family "As we intend to enter the Matrimonial state, we are must not suffer. Be kind enough to take this ten pound encouraged by our friends to make a BIDDING on the oc- Mr. Solomon Heine, of Hamburg, has presented to note to your wife from me. There; there, my dear fel-casion, on Tuesday, the 26th of March instant; the the community of Jews of that city 40,000 crowns, uplow-nay, don't cry-it will be all well with you yet. Young Man at his Father's House, called Typoeth, and wards of 280,000 francs, for the foundation of a hospiKeep up your spirits, set to work like a man, and you the Young Woman at her Father's House, called Melin- tal for its members. BISHOP ANDREWS' COMPARISON of Sleep and Death. -Bishop Andrews says, 'Sleep is so like death, that I dare not enter on it withont prayer;' and it would be well if we considered it in that light, and made our peace with God at the end of every day, as if it were the last we should enjoy. The habit of doing this would greatly lessen the horrors of that awful period, when we must make up our accounts, however painful it may be to us. REASONS FOR EMIGRATING.-A Scotch gentleman, in the warmth of national veneration, was praising Scotland for the cheapness of provision; a salmon might be bought for sax pence. "And pray sir," asked one of his listeners, "how came you to leave so cheap a country?" "In gude troth, mon," replied the Scotchman, "although the fish is plentiful enough, sax pences and twa pences are unco' scarce." CHINESE WOMEN.-The idolators of beauty, the Chinese, are forever at the feet of the beings whom they persecute. The following precaution of jealousy is unique: When any of their wives are indisposed, they fasten a silken thread round her waist, the cord of which is given to the physician, and it is only by the motion which the Biddings and Weddings in Wales. From the notes pulsation communicates to it, that he is allowed to judge of the state of his patient. will raise your head amongst us yet.' The overpowered thos, both in the Parish of Cayo; when and where the man endeavored in vain to express his thanks-the swell-favor of your good and agreeable company is most hum DIFFICULT LANGUAGE.-Neither Hebrew, Arabic, so difficult as the language of refusal. because you went away without paying." The SUPPLEMENT TO THE COURANT will be fur ing in his throat forbade words; he put his handkerchief bly solicited, and whatever donation you may be pleased nished to those who do not take the paper, for ONE DOLLAR to his face, and went out of the door crying like a child." to bestow on us then, will be thankfully received, warmly per annum. VOL. VI. PUBLISHED EVERY OTHER WEEK FOR THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE Poetry. CONNECTICUT COURANT. HARTFORD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1840. From the Boston Courier. "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46, verse 10. I. When, through the atorm of doubts and fears, To feel in silence-it is God. II. 'Be still, and know that I am God' Thus came the word in days of old, To men who paths of suffering trod; And now, though myriad days have rolled, Like a warm sun of blessed power, To melt the iciness of woe, To us it comes; and sorrow's hour So light-and prayerful tears o'erflow. From the Lady's Book. CURE OF A HYPOCHONDRIAC. NO. 5. till the Doctor came, seemed to Mr. Woodsum almost an age. He repeatedly went from the bed-side to the door, to look and see if the Doctor was any where near, As Mr. Seth Woodsum was mowing one morning in and as often returned to hear his wife groan; and say she his lower haying fields, and his eldest son Obediah, a was sinking fast, and could not stand it many minutes smart boy of thirteen, was opening the mown grass longer. to the sun, Mr. Woodsum looked up towards his house, At length Doctor Fairfield rode up to the door, on Mr. and beheld his little daughter Harriet, ten years of age, Woodsum's Old Gray, and with the saddle-bags in hand, running towards him with her utmost speed. As she hastened into the house. A brief examination of the came up, he perceived she was greatly agitated; tears patient convinced him that it was a decided case of hypowere running down her cheeks, and she had scarcely chondria, and he spoke encouraging words to her, and breath enough to speak. told her although she was considerably unwell, he did "O, father," she faintly articulated, "mother is dread- not doubt she would be better in a little while. ful sick; she's on the bed, and says she shall die before you get there." "Oh, Doctor, how can you say so ?" said Mrs. Woodsum; don't you see I am dying? I can't possibly live Mr. Woodsum was a man of a sober, sound mind, and till night; I am sinking very fast, Doctor. I shall never calm nerves; but he had, what sometimes happens in see the sun rise again. My heart sometimes almost stops this cold world of ours, a tender attachment for his wife, its beating now, and my feet and hands are growing cold. which made the message of the little girl fall upon his But I must see my children once more; do let 'em come heart like a dagger. He dropped his scythe, and ran in and bid me farewell." Here she was so overwhelmed with great haste to the house. Obediah, who was at the with sobs and tears as to prevent her saying more. other end of the field, seeing this unusual movement of The Doctor, perceiving that it was in vain to talk or THE FATHER'S WELCOME TO HIS WIDOWED his father, dropped his fork, and ran with all his might, try to reason with her, assured her that as long as there DAUGHTER. Come to thy Home, thy childhood's Home, My Pilgrim lone and broken hearted! Grief hath been on thee since we parted. Bring in, bring in, thy light haired boys, Calling the tremblers to her bosom. Now rest thee, love, check now the tears Thy busy thoughts are fast retracing. Thy sunny locks with care were braided, Thy matron brow is thinly shaded. Thou thinkest on that manly form That stood that morn in love beside thee, Of future life, to shield and guide thee. That voice is hushed, that form is cold, 'Tis this prolongs thy bitter weeping, Yet cheer thee, love, look on thy boys, Tell them that he who kindly hears The ravens from their rocky dwelling, [Presbyterian. matter?" and the two entered the house almost at the same time. was life there was hope, and told her he would give Why, no, Sally, you don't look as if you were dying. "Oh, I sha'nt live till night," said Mrs. Woodsum, alarming. It was an ordinary case of hypochondria, and with suitable treatment the patient would undoubtedly soon be better. "This is a case," continued the Doctor, "in which Mr. Woodsum, without waiting to make further in- the mind needs to be administered to as much as the quiries, told Obediah to run and jump on to the horse, body. Divert her attention as much as possible to cheerand ride over after Doctor Fairfield, and get him to come ful objects; let her be surrounded by agreeable compaover as quick as he can come. "Tell him I am afraid ny; give her a light, but generous and nutritive diet; your mother is dying. If the doctor's horse is away off and as soon as may be, get her to take gentle exercise in the pasture, ask him to take our horse and come right in the open air, by riding on horseback, or running about away over, while you go and catch his." the fields and gathering fruits and flowers in company Obediah, with tears in his eyes, and his heart in his with lively and cheerful companions. Follow these mouth, flew as though he had wings added to his feet, directions, and continue to administer the medicines I and in three minutes was mounted upon Old Gray, and have ordered, and I think Mrs. Woodsum will soon engalloping with full speed towards Doctor Fairfield's. joy good health again." "My dear," said Mr. Woodsum, leaning his head upon Mr. Woodsum felt much relieved after hearing the the pillow, "how do you feel? What makes you think Doctor's opinion and prescriptions, and bade the kind you are dying?" And he tenderly kissed her forehead as physician good morning with a tolerably cheerful counhe spoke, and pressed her hand to his bosom. tenance. Most assiduously did he follow the Doctor's "Oh, Samuel," for she generally called him by his directions, and in a few days he had the happiness to see Christian name, when under the influence of tender his beloved wife again enjoying comfortable health, and emotions, "Oh Samuel, I feel dreadfully. I have pains pursuing her domestic duties with cheerfulness. darting through my head, and most all over me; and I But, alas! his sunshine of hope was destined soon to feel dizzy, and can't hardly see; and my heart beats as be obscured again by the clouds of sorrow and disappointthough it would come through my side. And besides, I ment. It was not long before some change in the feel as though I was dying. I am sure I can't live till night; weather, and changes in her habits of living, and neglect and what will become of my poor children?" And she of proper exercise in the open air, brought on a return sobbed heavily, and burst into a flood of tears. of Mrs. Woodsum's gloom, and despondency, in all their Mr. Woodsum was affected. He could not bring him- terrific power. Again she was sighing and weeping on self to believe that his wife was in such immediate danger the bed, and again Mr. Woodsum was hastily summoned of dissolution as she seemed to apprehend. He thought from the field, and leaving his plough in mid furrow, ran she had no appearance of a dying person; but still her with breathless anxiety to the house, where the same RARE INSTANCE OF CONJUGAL AFFECTION.-An in-earnest and positive declarations, that she should not live scenes were again witnessed which we have already destance of real and permanent conjugal affection was pro- through the day sent a chill through his veins, and a sink- scribed. Not only once or twice, but repeatedly, week duced in evidence at the Somerset Sessions, which has ing to his heart, which no language has power to de-after week, and month after month, these alarms were never perhaps been paralleled in the annals of humanity. scribe. Mr. Woodsum was as ignorant of medicine as given, and followed by similar results. Every relapse In an appeal case, a woman, a witness, swore that she a child; he therefore did not attempt to do any thing to seemed to be more severe than the last, and on each occa had never lost sight of her husband for twelve hours together, relieve his wife, except to try to soothe her feelings by sion Mrs. Woodsum was more positive than ever that at any one time either day or night, during a period of kind and encouraging words, till the Doctor arrived. The she was on her death bed, and that there was no longer fifty years. half hour which elapsed, from the time Obediah started, any help for her. |