Savannah Mercury. (Savannah, Ga.) 1828-1829, July 15, 1829, Image 2
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’i\> Correspondents. —Wc wore not able to ge l
tbe ccmmunjcatio;i or Vor Pcpuli, on t!io subject
cftlic Sabbath Ordiflpßce, in t) pe, in soason fo r
our publication this morning. It shall be attend
ed to in our next.
Calebs, fyc. ehill have a place in our next.
A twelve month ago, there was a groat hue and
cry raised against tho Tariff, on account of tho
great advance in price of most kinds of inanufac.
tured articles which would follow that moasurc.—-
The consumer, it was said, would have to pay a
Tax of 50 to 100 per cent, for the benefit of the
manufacturer. The manufacturer, it was said,
would he enriched at the expense of the agricul
turalist. Now experience has shown that no rise
on the price of manufactured goods has followed
*hc Tariff, but that the price has rather fallen.—
The farmer buys his goods cheaper, but the man
facturer is neatly ruined, by the decline in the va_
-ue of his productions: Instead, therefore, of tho
many being tax®d for the benefit of tho few, tho
uct turns out, that the few are taxed for the ben
efit of tho many. Yet the clamor is still kept up.
T A hile tho northern manufacturers are groaning
Onder the effects of the Tariff, hundreds of plant
ers in Georgia arc reaping solid advantages from
it, in the stimulous it has imparted to the cultiva.
tion of the sugar cane. In the lower parts of the
State, the cultivation of the cane bids fair to vie
with she cotton in amount, and to exceed it in
profit. ‘Whatever may be the effects of the Tariff,
through the country at large, we are, and have
been, clearly of opinion that its effects on Geor
gia will be highly beneficial. It may perhaps,-di
minish the foreign demand for cotton; but it will
increase the home market in the same ratio ; and
foster other branches of agricultare, far more lu.
Certain friendsofMr. Gilmer, are making stre
nuous efforts to clear the field for him, against the
approaching election, in order that he may run
without competition. -It would seem that the,
designation of >ir. Gilmer was all a farce; a sort
ot trick resorted to, to satisfy the people of his dis
interestedness, and secure his election at the same
timo. But since such a number of candidates
have started up, it is said he is sadly alarmed, lest
the public should suppose ho was in earnest, when
Tio declined a re-election. The knowing ones are
therefore busied in drilling the party into a deter
tr.ination to vote for him notwithstanding.
New York, July 4.
LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
By the ship Howard, Capt vv ieperholl, l
we have received the Hamburg Correspon- j
dent to the 20th May inclusive. We are
ntso indebted to the Danish Consul for pa
pers to the 23d.
From tho Boston Halle. May 23d.
Frontiers of If allachia, April 27. — On
the 13tii about 500 Turks from Widdin
made an attempt to proceed in boats to
Kdef.it, but wero so ill treated by the Rus
sian cannon, that after the loss of 48 killed
ijd some of their boats aground, they found
themselves compelled to teturn to the for
tress. In attempting this one of their boats,
which was overloaded with men, sunk in the
midst of the Donau, and all on board per
ished. Scarcely half of the number who
left IViddin oir this unlucky expedition,
lived to return.
A bulletin from Washiii, dated April 21,
contradicts the reported loss of the boat
bridge at ; —states that the pon
toons of the same had arrived, and that the
bridge was very soon to bo floated down be
low Sihstria.
Odessa, May 4. —The fleet under Ad
miral Greig, sailed for Sabastopel on the
23d April, in the direction of Bourgas.
Warsaw, May 18.—Yesterday the Em
peror and Empress [of Russia] nrade their
solemn entrance in this city. At the side
of his Majesty rode the Grand Duke Con
stantine and their brother [Michael.] The
Grand Duke Constantine ore the uniform
iff tho Polish Ist Light Regiment o( horse,
and the badge of the Order of the
At ih rk;ht of the carriage of state, har
-1 essed with eight horses, with which her
Majesty the Empress rode the Chief Cap- j
tit its of tho Chase, Earl Modena, and at the’
loft Chief Captain of the Horse of the Po
lish Court Four Cossack pages acconr
pr p.ied the carnage. The liveliest joy, and
th.i most reverent interest, was every
wlrere apparent the kind condescension
of the exalted Monarch, as well as the pe
culiar gracefulness of her Majesty, captivat
ed every heart. At the Franciscan Church
they were received by the Primate. Arch
bishop of the Polish Kingdom, and the
cleiny and it* ‘be palace, they were wel
comed by the highest ollicers of State.
During the whole day a multitude sur
rounded the Palace, and a general and bril
liant illumination terminated the festival,
which was favored with the most delightful
weather.
From the Hamburg Reporter, May 22
The Russians have according to a letter
fronx Bucharest, only 12,000 men m Little
IVah-.cliia, the greater part of the Russian
nrnr.i? having concentrated near Silistria
Tiffs would seem to indicate, that the ex
pc.fitioft against Servia is no longer con-
V ./'plated.
An article in the Nuremhurg Corrcspon
di lit, beaded from Russia, says that Prince
L'evca has received orders from the Em
pf,i to meet him at W arsaw. Lord Hoy
tesbury is represented in the sanio article,
1u h"e assumed a complely different rrnn
-ncr. si .ee the passing of the Catholic Re
t 1:T.,.t0 what he was formeily observed
jo wear, vod his general appearance is said
■ 1 f rotiieaiß-a much greater degree ofehcer
iTit’ .ss r. t ;d confidence than formerly.
Lot:* „ from Jassv st-te, that General
Diet; *; , r; dangerously ill, but add that tho
a . f the Russian army will not be
eiiiM 1 * Jin consequence, another General
It Crr 11~ f
having already been entrusted with the com
mand in chief.
From tho Turkish Frontier; M.ay Ist.
To the many reports which have been
circulated here within a few days, this may
j now bn added, that the Turks have fallen
upon Rowarna and B,..tschik with a great
superiority of force, and in both places have
j put Russian gariisons to the sword. We
| have not yet been able to trace this report
jto an authentic source,— Pr. Stztg.
j Constantinople , Aptil 23. —The Sultan
is about to remove his bead quarters with
the standard of the prophet from Pramis—
Tsehiflik to Haraburnu. Great numbers
of troops have marched to that point, since
the Seraskicr in person took the fortifica
tions under his inspection. The reinforce
ments from Asia continue, and at present
they are directing’tbeir course to the coasts
of the Black Sea. A part of the regular
Cavalry and Infantry stationed here, has
gone to Ineaba.
Since the 12th, several attacks have been !
made by the Turks upon Sizopolis, in which i
Hussein Pacha and his troops have con
ducted themselves with great bravery, but
without being able to overcome the power
ful resistance of the Russians. To balance
this failure, however, of the Russians upon
1 Misivria has been repulsed and in tuakingit
i they have suffered a considerable loss. Os,
late, they appear to be directing all their eu- ■
ergies to retain the possessions of Sizopo* I
ris, which is on the Black Sea, about 100
miles from Constantinople.
* All the information from Erzerum [in j
Asiatic Turkey] continues favorable, in \
1 respect to the engagements which have ta- ■
ken place with the troops of Gen Paske- j
witsclt A Russian corps of 4000 men has
attempted a landing at Trebisond, [on the
Eastern Coast of the Black Sea] but after
an obstinate conflict and much blood shed,
were compelled to retire to their ships.—
Several transports of the assailant were
captured. These important engagements, I
j and the great increase of the Turkish for- i
ces, cannot fail to exert an influence upon
the decision of the Court of Teheran.— j
There is uo positive news of the subsequent
movements of the people of Persia, but the
Circassians/ Cuds and Lasserres, stand by
their arms and the Khans of Tartary havo .
declared that they were ready to march a
gainst the infidels. J
The fleet is on the point of sailing from
Bujukdere to the Black Sea. The Capu
dan Pacha has received the requisite orders j
for sailing, and a royal Hattisheriff requires
him to hazard the utmost. The Sultan
himself has had an interview with the com- j
(Danders of tiie different ships.
| The personal presence of the Sultan at
the public places where the sale of provi
sions had given rise to excesses, had produ
| ced a very, beneficial effect, and will pre
vent all future disorders. By virtue of his
express command, in order to protect the
bakers from ill treatment, and to avoid all
improper conduct, bread is now to be dis
tributed in the churches, mosques and siua- j
gogues.
On the 11 tit inst. a violent earthquake!
was* experienced, which has occasioned
great damage at Enos, Kavall and Adrian
ople.
Constantinople, April 29. —Yesterday a
part erf the Russian Fleet sailed at length
for the Black Sea, and to-day or to-morrow,
the remainder of the vessels will get under
way. For tho last fortnight reports have
been in circulation that pacific negotiations
are in train. Ii is now positively said that
the Russian Councellor of State, Antony V.
Fontoii is arrived at Shumla, for the pur
pose of entering into immediate communi
cation with the Grand Vizer. One thing
is certain, that despatches have been recei
ved from Shumla, since the arrival of which
the Reis Eflfendi has been constantly occu
pied. Several Russian officers nave within
ihe last few days been set at liberty.
Upper Canadian Grievances Bold
Language—N eilson’s Quebec Gazette, one
of the oldest, most conciliatory, and most
influential of the Canaidinn Journals, copies
the debates in the House of Lords and in
the Commons on tho petition of grievances
from Upper Cannada, and comments upon
them in the following language:
“We read with regret the sentiments of j
the Duke <rf Wt llington. If neither the |
judges nor executive councillors are to be
i made independent and responsible, and tho \
government is not to attend to other
ances; to continue the colonial executive
independent of supplies from the assembly:
to fotler a free press; encourage a servile
magistracy, in short Jo continue the present
system of things; the ministers had better
makeup their minds, notwithstanding their
views of the importance of the colonies to ;
.dispose of some of them,
j “In the House of Commons the petition •
i was also withdrawn. Sir George Murray,
! showed himself better disposed, and both
! lie and the Duke of Wellington expressed
j a desire to give to the legislative councils
more influence in the country It must be <
remarked that the people of Upper Canada
Iliad no agent, while Chief Justice Camp- !
j bell whose own conduct was deeplv impli
! cated in the state of things brought about in
| the courts, by bis abseuce from duly while
| receiving a very large allowance, was on
i the spot using his endeavours, and receiv
, ing the honours of knighthood for his exer
, tions against a poor people who had fed
! him in idleness for several years. In our.
J opinion, a charge nf policy must take place
towards Upper Cannada, or the evil can
only ho mol by the exercise of power, loy
al, but determined to enjoy the Britsh con
stitution in practice, that country will have
its just rights at any expense . This ought
no longer to be dissimulated.'’
’ -
j Mr. Southey,Jin his recent work says
“Think for a moment what London, nay
’ what the-whole kingdom of Great Britain
I would he, if a general insurrection were to
be excited. Imagine the infatuated and
infuriated wretches whom not Spitalfields,
Sr. Giles’ and Pimlico nlone, bin all tho
■ / V
lanes, and alleys, and cellars, of the metrop
olis would pour out—a frightful population,
whose multitudes, when gathered together,
might almost exceed belief. The lava
flood from a valcano would of?less destruc
tive than tlie hordes whom the great cities
and manufacturing, districts would voinit
forth.” This is an awful and just imagina
tion. A metropolis of twelve hundred
thousand souls, and such a body of opera
tives as those of the great manufacturing
towns, if they do not 1 actually threaten, are
ahvaj s capable of producing the most ter
rible of convulsions.— -Nat. Gar,.
Counterfeit imitations of the Five Dol
lar B ; lls of the Bank of the United States,
branch at Lexington, signed J. Harper,
cashier, Jno. TilTord, Prest. are in ciicu
laiion—the signatures are apparently en
graved and the whole note coarsely and
badly executed—they are calculated to im
pose on the superficial observer from the
circumstance that no counterfeits jon that
I branch, of the denomination of Five Dol
lars have as yet been put in circulation.
Pistareens. —The branch bank in Bos
ton receives and pays out Pistareens at 17
cents each.
The Ph/mpton Woolen Factory , with
all its machinery, was sold at auction on
Tuesday, for four thousand dollar*! the
cost, a few years since, was about $30,000.
This depreciation of property U indeed ru
j inous to the original proprietors; but it is a
■consolation to know that the money which
I was originally spent was distributed among
j industrious mechanics, and to believe that
j the fortunate purchaser, whoever he may
be, will be able to carry on tho manufactu
ring without loss.— Bos. Courier ,
The Pennsylvania JEJnquirer of the 3d
inst. says: “To-morrow, at noon, the wa
fers of the Delaware and Chesapeake are
;to meet and mingle at the summit ridge of
(he canal connected to unite them, A large
! concourse of citizens from Baltimore, this
city, and elsewhere, will witness the inter
esting ceremony, and partake of a festival
on the occasion. We know of no day that
could have been better selected for such a
purpose than the anniversary of our nation
al independence.
I
The Republican Convention of the mem
bers of the Legislature of New Hampshire,
, have nominated the Hon. Mathew Harvey
as a candidate for the Governor of that
State
!
i
i T|
ie United States’ Gazette states, that)
Mr. Adams, Manager of the Charleston
Theatre, offers for the encouragement of
native dramatic talent, three hundred dol
lars for the best Tragedy or Comedy* and
one hundred and fifty for the second best,
if a Tragedy. Competitors must forward
their pieces to Charleston, on or beforo the
20ih November next. If the successful
; author should be a native of South Caruli
! na or Georgia, he w ill be entitled to a ben
efit in addition to tho premium.
“ Reform.''—Dr. William H. Allen, of
this town has by tho Collector of the port,
been appointed Marino Hospital Physician,
in the place of Dr. Wheaton, removed.—
This appointment was made on the Jack
son principle of “rewarding friends aud
punishing fops.’’
There has ke en -several important chan
ges in the Custom House which haye been
called “reforms.” In ‘other words good
and faithful officers have been turned out
and others appointed in their places who
are absolutely incapable of discharging the
duties of their offices.
We published a paragraph some lime
since in which it was stated that the Direc
tors of the North Carolina Sta'e Bank,
owed that insti'.ution $325,000 the Ra
leigh Register offers the following explan
ation:
4 VVhat is, then the fact ? It is that the
directors of the Principal Bank and its six
branches ('amounting in number t o ninety
seven) many of whom are Merchants in ex
tensive business, owe to the institution a
debt of about that amount. But it is not
less true, that this debt is, with very few
■exceptions, well socured, and draws an in
-1 terest of six per cent per annum. It ought
| also, in justice, to be stated, that many of
the Directors are not ouly out of debt to
the Bank, but that they never have owed,
and probably never will owe it a dollar .”
Naval. — We understand, says the New
York Gazette, that the new ship Ohio, of
74 guns, now lying at our Nay Yard, is to
be fitted for sea, and that the command of
! her is to be given to Comodore Barron,
who will proceed in her to the Mediterra
’ nean, as commander of the squadrou on
that station
_ *
Samuel Patch of jumping memory, ad
vertises in the New-York Sentinel, that he
will leap from a stage 20 or 30 feet higher
i than the Little Falls, Essex county, mak
ing in the whole a distance of 70 or 80 feet,
on the 4ih inst,
A log house, in the east part of the town
of Manchester, N. Y. was consumed by fire
on the evening of the 3d inst. and two chil
dren, one of 3, and one of 10 years of ag:,
were”consumed in it. The house was oc
cupied by two men by tho name of Keith,
who were found on the arrival of the niegh
bors, under the fence, in a state of beastly
intoxication.
For Friends.— The following appears in
! the Canton Register. “Two coffin makers
jon Honam have received forty sets of cof
fin timber of tho best quality, whith they
recommend to their friends. The price is
00l fixed ’’
THE GRATEFUL MAN,
OR THE DEAN OF BADAJC9.
A Tale Translated from the French.
The Dean *>f ‘lie Cathedral of Badajos
was more learned than all the doctors of
Salamanca, aud Alcala. lie un
oerstood all the dead and living languages •
professed all sciences, human snd divine,
but, unfortunately, knew nothing of magic,
I and \vas inconsolable. Ho was told that a
j very skilful magician Jived in a suhuru of
Toledo, named Ron Torribio. Instantly
ordering a good mule tp be saddled, he set
out for Toledo, and stopped at the door of
a rather shabby house where this great man
lodged. “Senior Magician, said he, “I am
the dean of Badajos. The learned men of
Spain do me the honor to call me their mas
ter but I come to ask for a more glorious
title, that of being your pupil. Deign to
initiate mo into the mysteries of your art,
and count upoq- a gratitude worthy of such
a benefit.
Don Torribio was uncommonly polite,
although lie piqued himself on keeping the
best company of the lower regions. He
to!J the dean that ho might look elsewhere
for a master in magic, that, for his part, lie
was tired of a trade b}’ which he gained
nothing but compliments and promises, and
he would no longer dishonor the occult
sciences by teaching them to ingrates —j
“To ingrates,” cried the dean. “ How
Don Torribio, have you met with ingrati
tude ?—and will yoa have the injustice to
confound me with such monsters I” He
then uttered a shower of apothegems and
maxims upon gratitude : he repeated in the
gentlest voice, and with an air of great
truth, all the honest sentiments his memory
could supply him with; and in a word spoke
so much to the purpose, that the magician,
after a moment’s reflection, avowed that he
could refuse nothing to such a gallant gen
tleman, who knew so many fine sayings.—
u Jaciutha,” said ho to his housekeeper,
“put two patridges on the spit, the dean of
Badajos will do me the honor to sup here to
night.” At the same moment he took tha
dean by the hand and led him into his cab
inet. He then touched his forehead, mut
tering the three following words, which we 4
beg the reader not to forget, Ortobolan , I
Pista frier, Onagricn ; and then, without
preparation, he set about explaining with 1
much precision thoprologomepa of conjura-!
tion,
The new pupil was listening with an ea- i
gorness that scarcely allowed him to breathe,
when Jacintha suddenly entered, followed
by a little man booted up to the middle,
and splashed with mud to the shoulders, j
who demanded to speak with the dean on j
very important matters; he was the postil
ion of tho dean’s uncle, the Bishop of Ba
dajos, who had been despatched after him,
without being able to overtake him before
ho reached Toledo. He informed him,
that a few hours after his departure the j
Bishop had been attacked with an apo
piexv, which was so violent as to threaten
most fatal consequences. The dean, wish- i
ing in his hoart, the disease, the patient,
and the messenger, at the Old Nick, for so
badly chosing their time, rid himself of the ‘
postiliou by ordering him to hurry back to
Badajos, whither he would speedily follow j
him; after which he betook himself to his j
studies, as if there were co such things jn !
the world us uncles or apoplexies.
1
In a few days after, news was received ;
from Badajos worth listening to. The j
The granu chanter, and two canons came
to notify the dean that his very rever
end uncle, tho Bishop, was gone to j
receive the reward of his virtues: that the ;
chapter canonically assembled, bad elected
him to fill tho vacant place; and besought
him to console, by his presence, the church
of Badajos, his new spouse. Don Torribio
who heard the harangue of the deputies,
like a skilful man, took time by the fore- j
lock. Ho spoke especially to the new ;
bishop, and after a compliment adapted to
the occasion, informed him that he had a
son, called Don Benjamin, a youth of good j
understanding, and inclinations, but having;
no taste for the occult sciences; that having
■ attempted to make a good priest of him, be j
had, thank heaven, succeeded, and hiud the
consolation to hear his son quoted as ono
of the best clergyman in Toledo. In short,
be very humbly besought his grandeur to
give to Don Benjamin the Deanship, which !
he could not retain with the bishopric.— j
“A! as!” said thepielate, with a slightly!
embarrassed air, “I wish always to do what
is agreeable to you; nevertheless I have a
relative 10 whom 1 am heir, an old ecclesi- \
astic fit for nothing else, and if I do not
give him this place, I shall at once be em
broiled with my whole family, which I levo
even to folly ” “Bui,” added he, in the
most affectionate tone, “do you not count
upon coming to Badajos ] can you have the
cruelty to abandon me, precisely when I
begin to be able to servo you ? Come my
dear master, let us set off together, and du
not think of any thing but the instruction
of your disciples; make yourself easy con
cerning Don Benjamin:; 1 will attend to
that, ond sooner or later will do more than
his father would ask, for him ; a poor dean
ery ai the extremity of Estramadura, is no
beneficence lor the son of such a man as
you ”
Whatever canonists may say of simony,
this bargain was concluded, and Don Tor
jibio followed his illustrious pupil to Bada
jos, where he found a fine apartment in the
Episcopal palace, and saw himself respect
ed by the whole diocese as the favorite of
bis reverence, and a sort of grand vicar.
Under the guidance of so skilful a master
the bishop of Badajos made great progress
in the secret sciences, to which at first ho
devoted himself with excessive ardor.-r-
However, he soon became more moderate
and devuted himself afterwards so warmly
!to his ecclesiastical duties, that nil Chi is
! tendom rang with bis reputation, so that
when he least thought of it he was appoint
ed Archbishop of Compostella. The peo
ple and clergy of Badajos sighed, as may
well be supposed, at an event which depriv
ed them of so worthy a pastor; and the ca
nons of the cathedral, as a last mark of their
respect, unanimously gave him the privil
ege of appointing his successor.
Don Torribio did not sleep during such
lan excellent opportunity for establishing
| his son. Jin asked for the bishopric of the
new nrciiibishop, and i, Wfts ■ ,
.spacious manner imaginable, i|,„, , mns J
bishop refused him. “H e | n j “ (;
vcneration for Ins dear maste,! im*’ ~,Mch
nfilleted, so ashamed to refuse |,; fn * :s Sr
pie a lavoi! but could not do m i lp M ’ Ul “’
Don Ferdinand De Lara, constable
nlo, demanded this very bishopric “
natural son: without ever having S ern l*' 1
noblemen, he said he owed him seer*.
portant, and especially very ancient
gallons. It was then an mdispe ns; .Vi
ty to prefer the old to the new berjT
but to View it rightly, this act <.f Ut ° r;
couid noi lm be very agreeable
x orribio; he could see by ihj s
might expect when his turn souidV 1 h§
and it should come infallibly on
occasion, &c. The magician was .
enough to believe the story of old
tions, and rejoiced that lie was saeVf.i
Don Ferdinand. Preparations were ffi* 0
and the journey to Compostella
though it was scaiceiy worth \vhj| 9
ering the short time they were to stay
At the end of a few months a chan, *
of the pope came from Rome brinoj e ‘ in
archbishop a cardinal’s hat and a l * lo
which his Holiness, in a very horit/-
manner, invited him to aid him wi-p
counsel in the government of the chri"i
world, permitting him to dispose of t,i s m ßfl
tie according to his pleasure. **
! Don Torribio was ikh at Com pasle ,,
when the messenger of the lu,|y y
arrived; he had gone to visit his dear son
who had all along remained priest of a s *■
parish in Toledo; he soon returned h 0
ever, and had not the trouble of askingF*
the vacant archbishopric. The prelatera°n
to meet him with open aims— ‘my j
master,” said he, “I announce to lw
pieces of good news instead of one: v o ur
pupil is a cardinal, and your son shall soon
be one, too; or I shall have no credit at
1 home. I could in the mean time make
him afchibishjp of Compostella; but ad
mire at his misfortune, or rather, mine.—
My mother, whom we left at Badajos du
ring your absence, wrote me a cruel letter
which breaks through all my plans. Shi
insists upon my appointing the archdeacon
of my old church, as my successor, her in
timate friend and confessor, Don Pablos de
Salazar. She threatens to die of grief if
she cannot obtain this place for her dear
spiritual father, and no doubt she will keep
her word. Imagine yourself in my place,
my dear master, shall 1 kill my niotiiefi-
Don Torribio was not the man to advise a
parricide, and he felt not the least resent
meat against the archbishop’s mother.—
This mother, if the truth must be told, was
n good woman, in her dotage, who lived
with her cat and her chambermaid, scarce
ly knowing her confessor’s name. It has
been hinted that a young and handsome
Gallician widow, a relative of Pon Pablos,
whom the archbishop visited frequently at
Compostella, had more influence in this af
fair than his mother. Hoivevar, we cannot
decide this point.
! Don Torribio, at all events, followed hia
new eminence to Rome, where he had
scarcely arrived before the pope died! It
:is easy to foresee ihe resulq the contkve
j was called, and all the votes of the sacred
college fell upon the Spanish cardinal, and
he was made pope. After the ceremonies
iof exaltation were over, and D° n Torribio
was admitted to a secret audience, and
wept for joy as he kissed the feet of bis
dear pupil, whom he saw filling the ponti
ficial throne with great dignity. He mod
estly represented his long and faithful servi
ces; he recalled the promises of his Holi
ness, inviolable promises, which he had re
newed before going into the conclave; he
slipped in a few words relative to the hat
which he relinquished for the tiara; but,in
stead of asking this hat for Don Benjiwin,
he finished by an incomprehensible act of
moderation. Ho protested that, renounc
ing all ambitious hope, his sou and himself
would be extremely well content if his Ho
lmes would be pleased to grant them with
his blessing the smallest temporalbeiirfif,
the slightest pension which would be suffi
cient for the modest wants of an eedesfas
i tic and a philosopher.
During this short harrar.guo the sover
eign pontiff debated within himself what
he should do with his preceptor. Could M
not do without him-*-was he not sufficient
ly acquainted with magic for a pope? D*
nally, his Hoiines decided that Don Torri
bio was no longer of use to him, ana even
an inconvenience; and this being
he soon delivered his answer, which was'J
the following words:—“We have learnc
with sorrow that, under pretext nfoccu
sciences, you keep up an bonnnable corn*
merce with evil spirit of lies and darkocs.,
wherefore we paternally exhort you I
piate the criiAe by a penance propof
to its enormity. Moreover, we I
to leave the territories of the churcu I
in thiee days, under penalty of ,j I
•livered up to the secular arm ‘ I
the flames.” j
Don Torribo, without appearing ,s I
certed, repeated backwards the ,lllCe fj e r I
terious words which we hope thol
has not forgotten; and approaching ‘ E
dow, called out m a loud voice—l
put but one partridge on the spit, i | r - I
does pof sup here to night. jj 2 I
thunder stroke to the supposed P°P e J r^|l(5 1
suddenly recovered from a sort <’ “ I
into which he had fallen, when ‘j ie j )lig j I
magic words were pronounced.
himself, instead of being in ! * ie V q\. r ii-1
still at Toledo in the cabinet of LVn
bio; be even saw by the clock t,a .
hour had not elapsed since he enter ji
fatal cabinet, whore he had e, T; C i, e |)C‘|
tine dreams. In Jess than an ‘. u I
lieved himself to have been magic** { |
op, archbishop, cardinal, and pop s Vgl
the end of all, he was hu.a
knave. Every thing was j
the proofs he had given of b ,s y 1 | J!ii; l
and bad heart. He left the c j l
speaking a word, found his n ’ , ‘ t ‘ , I
had tied fcr, a.id quietly ,be ’ I
- Bndains. I