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FINAL INTERMENT OF THE QUEEN'S
REMAINS.
»txi i.kodk. Aug. 21.
Leaving Stade at an early lionr this morn
i the procession arrived in the course of
the afternoon at Buxtehude. About a quar
ter of a mile without the town, the citizens
and magistrates met the funeral, and attend
ed it bare-headed to the church where it
was deposited for the night.
j», Soltac, August 22.
Th<t procession was met on its coming in
to Soltau by the citizens and authorities of
the place in the same manner as at ffuxte
hutle ; and twenty young gii Is,, habited in
white, strewed flutters before the hearse.
The Lancers who had accompanied the fune
ral from Stade, were relieved at this place
by a detachment of Hussars.
Ckllk, August 23.
At Bergen the Hussars who accompanied
the funeral were relieved hy a guard of Cui
rassiers ; ar.d the entrance of the cavalcade
into Celle was marked hy demonstrations of
the highest regard and attention. The au
thorities came out to meet the procession.
The bells were tolled, the streets were lined
with soldiers, girls again strewed flowers be
totthe hearse, and the coffin being carried
into the Great Church of the city, was pla
ced (by a singular coincidence) upon the
tomb of the unfortunate sister of George 111.
Matilda, Queen of Denmak.
An affecting incident has occurred upon
the passage from Soltau to this town. Halt
ing at the town of Bergen, the mourners en
tered a house for'the purpose of reposing
themselves. The commandant of the place,
Col. Friegen, waited upon them, to bid them
welcome ; but was for some time unable to
speak from emotion. At length, in a tew
words, which sufficiently, however, express
ed the nature of bis feelings, he told them
that, in the very room which they then oc
cupied, he had, in the same month seven
years before, received the Queen of England
when she esme to meet her brother, the
late Duke of Brunswick. A vast number
of persons, who were collected inside the
house, remembered the fact as well as the
worthy commandant, and bore testimony to
it with their tears. Some of the most res
pectable inhabitants of the place requested,
as a favor to the multitude, that the hearse
might be opened for a moment ; their re
quest was complied with.
OrFAV, August 24.
About noon this day the procession, on its
way to Brunswick, was met at Oflau by the
Count Aldonslabcn, Grand Chamberlain of
tlieCouit. That officer intimated to Lord
Hood and Dr. Lushington that the interment
would take place the evening of its arrival
at Brunswick. Lord,Hood and Dr. Lush
ington resisted a proposal which appeared
to him inconsistent with the respect due to
the illustrious remains placed under their
charge. They wished that the body should,
at least lie in state during the ensuing day.
The Grand Clumber lain, who evidently wish
ed to shew all possible respect to the memo
ry of the Queen, and who spoke of her with
the deppest regret and affection; declared,
that under the arrangements made (upon
Which he was hi und to act;) the interment
was to take place without any previous cere
monial in the way of lying in state ;he fur
ther stated, that it had been the invariable
custom in the tamilv of the Dukes of Bruns
wick to bury'at midnight. Dr. Lushington
still refused to acquiesce, on the ground that
the mourners attending the funeral, many
of whom were ladies, could not prepare
themselves so early for the ceremony ; it
would he impossible mat they should enter
Brunswick with the precession, and proceed
at once to the place of interment. Count
Aldenslsben stated, that an immense con
course of persons, who wefe collected in
Brunswick to witness the funeral, would be
disappointed if it did not take place on that
night i and that by the regulation laid down,
the body, if not buried that night could not
be permitted to enter the walls of the city.
It ttus then agreed that Lord Hood, with Dr.
Lushington, Lady Hood, Lady A. Hamilton,
Mrs. Lushington, and the remainder of the
mourners, should at once go forward to
Brunswick ; that the funeral procession
should follow so as to arrive at ten at night
at he gates of the city ; and that, at that
time, the personages attending and officia
ting should go out to meet it.
lini'isieick, 10oY/jt.l\ t'liday night, . lug, 24.
At this hour Lord and Lady Hood, Lady
Ann Hart ton. Dr. and Mrs, Lushington, and
Mr. and Mrs, VI ilde, and the other mourn
ers who had previously arrived at Bruns
wick, were informed that the hearse with
the moi tal remains of the Queen had arrived
at the outer barrier, or entrance into the
town. They immediately ordered their car
ring* s, and proceeded to the place provided
f r their reception ; which was- a large room
on the ground floor of an inn. In the mid
dle of the road opposite the door of the inn
stood the hearse, guarded by an escort of
the black regiment of Brunsu ickers, at the
head of whom the late duke, brother of the
kill ’ll, fell gal -Italy lighting at the battle
ot Waterloo. It was now eleven o’clock,
and Sir George Naylor \v..s prepar
ed 'to marshal the procession, when the
Grand Chamberlain and the Commandant of
the town presented themselves and desired
a few miiuftt s' conversation with Sir George
and Mr. Calvert, before the procession
should begin to move. They stated that,
they had an urgent request to make on
behalf ot the people of Brunswick ; it was
that a deputation of respectable citizens
might be permitted to draw the funeral car.
Mr. Calvert immediately consented to what
he considered a reasonable request; but Sir
George Navhr began to express his disap
probation, though without assigning any
reason. Capt. Hesse here interposed, and
with an apology for Ins intrusion, asked,
whether the request of the citizens of Bruns
wick was to be considered as a mark of res
pect or otherwisu. i o this it w:s instantly
answered, that it was certainly intended ;.sa
Mark ot the profoun.lest respect for the d
lustnous deceased. Sir George Nuyler still
maintained the appearance of opposition,
bat as he offered no remark, he w:is supp. s- i
cn to assent, especially when it was added, by i
the Chamberlain and Commandant, that tlu-v ’
c .uhl not be answerable for the p <a e e ot tne '
cdy, unless tins reasonable request was com
plied with. Hu* horses were then removed ■
from the hearse, and the coffin was dcm.sit.
cd m a magnificent open c.r, with a u i
hundred Bamswicker-, well dressed, '.ml
having ail the appearance ot the respectable
cusses of sjciety, placed themselves m p out
in tlie most regular and tranquil order.
Ihe whole way from the enter to the in
m barrier, a space of little U--\ th ■ . .< p e
i i gthand about tie hreautl. .-t i;:„.
*• ro-d, ais lined Wild aueiiac .nsss ot
*
I pie, rot merely from the neighboring towns
•and Villages —some families bait billowed the
funeral enrtpre trom Celle; and even from
Hamburgh. The front lines of this immense
assemblage cained torches; and trom the
double rows of willow s on each side of the
read, were suspended lamps of various co
lors, green red, and yellow. In the distance
was seen the illuminated houses of Bruns
wick, adding by the fantastic variety of their
architecture to the picturesque beauty of the
scene, and by their uridecayed antiquity, re
minding man of the nothingness of his exist
enre. in comparison even witfi the durabili
ty of the commonest works of iiia own hands.
The procession moved slowly towards the
town, and as the dock struck 12 reached
the inner barrier. Here the mourners de
scended from the carriages, and the whole
Cortege now proceeded on foot, with the
exception of Sir George Nayler, who kept
his state in the first carriage.
From the entrance of the town to the cath
edral church, the distance is about a mile,
and the slow pace at which the proces
sion moved, together with the various streets
through which it passed, gave the whole
population an opportunity of witnessing the
grand spectacle without much inconveni
ence, and with scarcely any danger. To
the people, however, was due the praise of
good order that prevailed. The only ar
rangement made by the authorities—so great
and so just was their confidence in the good
disposition of the people ; was an escort of
about tw’enty constables. The Brunswick
cavalry that, to the amount of about two
hundred, accompanied the procession, march
ed slowly by the sides, as slate attendants,
but took no part in directing the movements
of the immense multitude about them, and
guilded their well-managed chargers through
a countless crowd, in narrow streets, without
alarming, much less hurting a single individ
ual. One admirable arrangement here struck
us. as contributing equally to the decorum
and safety of the scene ; and this was, the
total absence of women from the crowd.
Outside the barriers, where the space was
very extensive, women as well as men were
seen in all parts of 'lie assemblage : but in
the streets of Brunswick not a woman was
to be seen. The men alone were tn the
streets, the women wete at the windows of
the houses : and there was not a house in
anv street through which the procession
passed which had not every window black,
anil all expressing hy their anxious attention,
the deep.interest which they took in the so
lemn ceremony passing before them. In
this manner the procession moved on to the
church, the glare of a thousand torches,
making every part of it visible to every one
of the multitude.
At the church door the Minister and Mu
nicipality received the body ; tbe coffin was
lifted from the car, and carried by sixteen
sergeants of the Brunswick cavalry, while
sixteen majors bore the pall. The appear
ance of the church was solemn and impos
ing. Though a building of ok striking
beauty when seen hy daylight, its lofy co
lumns and long aisles hung with black, had
by night an appearance ot melancholy gran
deur.—Owing to orders, no service, not even
a funeral cliaunt, was to be performed. As
the Queen hail died abroad, it was to be con
sidered that these riles had been already
performed, and that the ceremony at Bruns
wick w as merely depositing the body of the
deceased in the family vault—a ceremony
which was alway s performed without funeral
service, as in the case of the Duke of Bruns
wick, the father of the late Queen.
As the corpse passed along die aisle into
the place ot sepulchre, a hundred young la
dies ut the first families in Brunswick, dress
ed in white, stood on each side, and scatter
ed flowers before it. In a few seconds the
coffin and the mourners had all arrived in
tile family vault of the illustrious house of
Urunsu icK. I lie entire space is very large,
and already contains fifty-seven coffins of
different brandies ot that ancient family.
A portion, about seven yards square, was se
parated from the rest by hangings of black
cloth, and was illuminated with wax lights.
In the middle of this section stood a plat
form, raised about two teet from the ground;
on one side stood the coffin of the gallant
father of the Queen, at the foot was the
coffin ot her gallant brother, both heroes
slain in battle when fighting agamst the ty
ranny of Bonaparte ; and here, in this ap-•
propria'e spot, was deposited one as brave
as the bravest of her race.
W hen the mourners were all arranged in
the vault, the Minister, whose name wa-J.
W. G. Wolf, preacher at the Cathedral
Church, a mild and sensible-looking man,
about tiO years ot age, stood at the head of
the coffin, and, in a voice tremulous with
emotion, uttered a prayer in the German
language, of which the following is a trans
lation
“ 'transient is our life, perishable all for
tune and glory of the earth I Thus, All-wi»e-
God, thou hast ordained it I But in death
are terminated all the hardships, troubles,
and sufferings that attend the life of man in
this stale of imperfection. Not in this world,
where we are strangers, where we live in a
constant struggle with adversities and our
ow n infirmities —no, only in that to come, for
which thou hast created our immortal spirit,
do we find the desired felicity, and purer,
untroubled, unpunishable jovs. I’eueiialed
even m the inmost recesses of our hearts,
by this solemn and consoling truth, we ele
vate with pious devotion our hearts to thee,
the Infinite One I ill this sacred place, and
at the coffin of a deceased, w hom thy All
wise will once destined tor a terrestrial
throne ; and now, after a rare change of
destiny, hast called into the land of eternal
peace. With hearts deeply aflected do we
view the bury ing place of this descendant
of a beloved and princely family. Thou,
her benign Creator, didst adorn her with ad
vantages of mind and body, ami didst bestow
upon her a heart lull ot clemency and be
nignly. Thv providence placed her where
she could and was resolved to do much good,
to t.ie honor of her high family, and for the
weal of the country' whose princess she was.
Unsearchable, O Eternal! are thy ways!
After a transient and troublesome file, she
has now mushed her earthly career, and her
unaumiatcd body returns to the vauit where
i her ever memorable father, her brotuer, her
i relations are resting.
i “ Almighty God ! With elevated hearts
! we glorify thy grace for all the benefits thou
, bast given to tne deceased during her life,
! and we infinitely revere tliv .wisdom in the
present termination of her severe trials;
whereby, after thy most benign intention,
she should be ptnifiedof human infirmities,
and b prepat ed fora better hte. Thanks
to thee for the comfort thou hast richly
granted iter in her last hours ;’ thunks for
j the great strength lliou didst inspire her
; with, both in her life and in her last moments,
I to a patient and courageous endurance ot
her sufferings and grievances: thanks for the
hopes strengthened In her soul, wherewith,
full of desire and serenity and faith, she pass
ed from a mortal to an immortal life. Nov:
may her released soul enjoy the peaceful
and blissful tranquility which this imperfect
world cannot grant! and may thy grace,
thou all just and most righteous Lord, re
compense her iu that state of perfection for
i what was but deficient here on earth. But
, to us let her ever-memorable remembrance
; be a moving and beneficial lesson, thus to
believe, thus to hope, thus to live, that we
may once courageously pass over to the life
of just requital. And now, most gracious
God, preserve likewise to us graciously the
remaining most beloved members of our
princely family, for our joy and for the wel
fare of our country, and attend their days
with thy richest blessing ! Grant our most
pious wishes ! Amen.”
When the l’rayer was finished, and before
the mourners left the vault, the hundred
young ladies were admitted, and formed a
large circle round the platform ; they strew
ed flowers on the floor, and then having
prepared some wreaths, arranged them in
different forms on the coffin ; tliey then
knelt down, and uttered a short prayer, and
retired amidst the tears and sobs of the com- j
| pany.—Even Sir G. Nayler was visibly as- j
j fecteil by this beautiful and pathetic inci- '
j dent. The funeral was over about two, and !
I in less than half an hour the streets were
; completely empty, and all was as silent as
j the tomb to which the Queeivhad just been
i solemnly consigned.
I Among the English present, were Lord
| and I.ady Hood, I.ady Ann Hamilton, l)r.
j and Mrs. Lushington, Mr. and Mrs. Wilde,
, Alderman Wood and liis son, the Rev. T.
Wood, Mr. Hownam and Mr. Wilson (son of
i Sir Robert.) Among the Foreigners, Count
Vassali and Capt. Hesse.-—Mr. Austin and
the Household were all there also.
It is right to mention, that the Executors
applied at Brunswick, before the funeral, to
Mr. Calvert to restore the plate which had
been taken off the Queen’s coffin, at Col
chester ; and that Mr. Calvert answered, j
that he conceived himself to be without au
thority to comply with their request. After
the funeral, the Executors made a second |
application, but we believe without succe-s |
it was however, clearly understood, that if i
the plate should be resiored, die actual au
thorities ai Brunswick would offer no oppo
sition to iis being placed on the coffin. On
Sunday a funeral sermon was preached by
Mr. Wolff, at winch ail the mourners attend
ed.
Extracts from English [tapers received at the
office of the jYattonal Advocate.
Jtevenue in the Jieign of Henry V. The
revenue of the Crown in die reign of Henry
the Fifth amounted only to 2,55,C00, and tile
ordinary expense of the Government amount- 1
cd to 2,42,000, so that the King had a sur
, pius only of 7,13,000 for the support of his j
household, for Ins wardrobe, for the expense '
of embassii s, and other incidental expenses. .
This surplus it may well be imagined, was
not sufficient for Ins warlike reign ; and du
! ring it all the extra ordinary supplies he |
' could wring from his Parliament amounted j
, only to /j2t)0,0.>0, which sum, referred to ,
: Ins rein of leu years, is at tile rate of 2.2 0,000 !
1 a year in addition to his revenue, so that his
! total income amounted only to the sum of
1 7.75,000 pei annum. This shows the sc: rci
| ty of money in those days. It is, however,
very remarkable, that the pay of his troops
should, in comparison with the present times, j
have been so high. Ills army consisted of
24,000 archers, to each of whom lie gave 6-1
a-tlay, and 6000 horsemen, whom he paid at
the rate of 2s a-day. This was in the year
1421.
J,ies. Mr. Cobbett in a lelter addressed
to Mr. Janies Cropper, as Liverpool, on the
subject of East India sugars, relates Uie fol
lowing anecdote, as a Specimen of lie-tell
ing : “ Friend Jacob had a rich ship at sea,
and there were great fears lor her safety.
He hud not insured soon enough. He went
to friend Isaac to insure. The policy was to
have c fleet from the next day at 3 o’clock, if
then signed by friend Isaac. Before the hour
arrived, friend Jac b had heard that Ins -.hip
was stranded ! and he was afraid that friend
Isaac (who lived a little way out of town)
would hear of it two before the hour. There
he sent his clerk (equally friendly) with this
- message : “ Frit lid Isaac, Friend Jacob bids
me led thee, that lie has heard from the
ship, and if thou hast not signed the policy,
thou need’nt not do it.” Friend Isaac, who
had not signed the policy, but who, taking
it for granted that hearing from the ship
meant hearing of her safety, told the clerk
that it was past three, and that he would step
into his parlour and fetch the policy, which
he did, having first clapped his name to it
and dried the ink. Now here was a lie on
; both sides, l ei, not in words ,- for friend
j Jacob /uu/ beard from the ship; and it was
I past three o’clock, and Isaac did go and fetch
i the policy. The Sequel was a law suit be
| tw'een the two friends, during which all the
tacts came out.”
Baltimore, October 20.
IRELAND.
The following are extracts from a letter,
dated Dublin, Aug. 27<h, received by a gen
tleman in Baltimore- It is w ritten by a per
son attached to the government :
[Fed. Gaz.
“ This kingdom is nearly insane in conse
quence of the King’s visit. 1 saw his entry
into the city, and in order to give you tiie
. best idea ot it, 1 refer you to Plutarch’s de
scription of the triumphal entry of the Em
perors. It can be compared to these alone.
“ While the King is almost deijied here,
they are tearing him to' pieces, in London.
Among various attacks, personal and oth
erwise, tliey have advertised him as “an el
; deny fat gentleman, stoien, or strayed among
a [ink uj savages /” In short, there is an an
giy bad leeling subsisting against lum in
London, which lias been (lightened by this
! visit; and 1 believe a more inefficient per
i son was never left to take care ot affairs than
I My Lord Liverpool.
Nkw-York, October 23.
Moi't Viraq.
Capt. Davis, of the ship Eagle, at Boston,
from Havana, gives some iitrllier account ot
the depredations committed by the villains
Hno i-sue lortli from Matanzus and the Hav
ana, upon the persons and property ot tuose
whom ihey fall in with.
“ I lie i-ciir. Louisa, Sherman, from Rhode-
Hand, fell m with a boat a..d 9 u.en, wli
boarded her with pistol* and cu lasses, struts
tile mate several times, drove tne m ah be in a
threatened the captain’s life if lie did not sa.
where the doubtoons we r e : finding th r.
I was none, they took about 2000 tos. cheese
j the cajiiain delivered his uw n money to the. .
about £150; they t^ell roboed them of ai
their clothes, not leaving the captain a shirt
to put on ; they hoisted out his long-boat,
filled her with the caigo and what they
could take in their own boat, the vessel then
close into the mouth of Matanzas--the com
mander of the boat dressed himself in the
captain of the schooner’s best clothes, hat
and boots, and walked the quarter deck,
looking- at himself with exultation. *
“ The brig George, of Boston, was robbed
by an open boat of 8 men only, armed with
pistols and cuilasses. When they came on
board, they demanded the 560 ounces the
captain had on board. It is presumed they
must have intercepted some advice ol the
money being on board.—After tearing the
ceiling from the foot cf the stern post, then
down the rudder case, they found the
amount. They previously drove the people
into the forecastle, where they secufed
them, and then threatened the captain’s life
if lie did not disclose where the money was
hid, which he refused, handing them at the
same time a few doubloons ol his own.
“ Some 7 or 8 other vessels have been rob
bed by them, and the people treated rough
ly—but not any robbed of large amount.
; Several small vessels have been fitted out
from Matanzas, and one from Havana, to
| put a stop to these depredations; ai dit is
said the government mean to fit out some
small armed vessels.
Pleasing Intelligence.
Charleston, October 31.
Capture of the Pirates !
By the schr. Jfary-Ann, Capt. Hillard, ar
rived yesterday, we received a Havana pa
per of tile 24tlt inst. from which we have
translated the following highly pleasing
article :
“ Havana, October 24, 1821.
I “ Arrived from Liverpool, the American
| ship Lacies, Capt. Missiioow. On the 16lh,
i this ship was taken possession of by the fa-
I mous pirates who cruize oil' Cape St. Auto
| nio, and as these picaroons were about plim
! dering her, the U. S. brig /interprize, for
tunately h- ve in sight, and succeeded in cap
turing the piratical fleet, consisting of four
schooners and one sloop. The sea robbers
had the audacity to hoist the red flag. Be
sides the vessels captured, there was an 1
open boat attached to the same gang, which 1
effected her escape.—The prizes have been
sent to Charleston, where the crews will be
tried. I'lie ship was brought iu by a mid
shipman of said U. S. brig.
We have been horror struck by the de
predations and piracies lately committed by I
1 these buccaneers, and we congratulate tue j
mercantile world on the-capture of those I
j unprincipled men, the more particularly, as
bv liieir apprehension, Important discove
: ries will be made, by which we will find out j
j who are their companions, who their pro- j
tectors, and by whom fitted out ; together
| with other interesting information.”
Another Account.
We have been politely favored with the
follow.ng extract from tlie Log-Book of the
ship Licies, Capt. Missnoox, which was re- j
ceived yesterday in a letter from Capt, M. !
dated Havana, 24th Oct. 1821."
“ Tuesday, October 16.
At 5, A. M. when hauling round Cape
Antonio, saw a large brig ashore on the
Cape ; and when we came abreast of her,
she hailed us, saying, this is tile Aristides,
of Boston, from Liverpool, taken by tile pi
ratestwo days since, and run ashore bv them.
At tliat instant, we were fired at by a pirate,
j and shortly after was boarded by her, three
others in company, all und r Spanish colors.
As soon as they got on board, they drew
i their sabres, cocked their blunderbusses,
; and drove us all below. After they had
i possessed themselves of our (officers and
passengers) watches and other valuables,
with blunderbusses at our breasts, threaten
ing instant death in case of refusal, they
then proceeded to break open the trunks of
i dry goods in the steerage ; in the mean
time liberated some of our crew to bring
the ship to anchor, which they did in throe
fathoms water. While we were confined
in the cabin, we saw from the windows a
large schooner and brig, standing close
round the Cape, which appeared to be arm
ed vessels ; the brig at this time being near
to the Aristides taking off her crew, fired
at one of the pirates that had run down
from us in that direction. Our captors, on
seeing this, precipitately left us, and began
to tow and sweep their vessels in shore. At
8, the large schooner came up with and hail
ed us. under the Colombian flag; enquired
if we had been taken by the pirates, and be
ing answered in the* affirmative, instantly
opened a well directed fire upon them from
a24 pounder. When the firing had ceased,
she again hailed us to say if the brig astern
did not prove to be an American man-of-war,
on our hoisting our signal, she would imme
diately cmne to our assistance—she then
hauled olf. This vessel proved to be the
Colombian armed schr. La Centilla, com
manded by Charles C. llopner. About 9,
the brig, which proved to b« the U. S. brig
Enterprize, came up with us, and enquired
if we had got possession of our ship again ?
Being answered yes, Capt. Kearney demand
ed all the boats and men w e could spare, to
go in pursuit of the pirates; and in less
than ten minutes, five armed boats left the
Enterprize, pulling after them.—About 11.
the boats being near to the schrs. the largest
one being full of dry goods, was set fire to
by themselves, and abandoned. About half
past 11, she was in a blaze to the mast-head,
all sail being set. At meridian she blew up.
So ends this day.
“ Wednesday, October 17. j
Begins with heavy squalls, thunder, iight- j
ning and rain. At 4, P. M. cleared up. I
Saw coming round the Point, (Mangrove '
Point on the chart) the other two schooners !
and a sloop, (no longer pirates) with Ame- \
rican colors at their mast-heads prizes to \
the Enterprize. At 9, was boarded by Capt. j
llopner, supplied him with sundry articles
of provisions, which he would not accept ;
of on any other terms, than paying even j
more than was demanded for them. At 10, i
Capt. Kearney boarded us, from whim we
learn that the Aristides will be totally lost ; j
her rudder and stern post is torn off, and
four feet water in her hold. The British !
brig Larch, of St. Andrews, from Kingston
Jor Havana, was taken a: the same time we
were, and re-taken by the Enterprise , After I
Cap;. Kearney had dispatched the boa's as- !
ter the piraLs yesterday, he stood round
the Cape with the brig to the southward,
and there captured another of the robbers,
who had taken a Prench brig the day be- j
fore, bound to Campeacby.”
From the Nero-York National Advocate.
DOMESTIC ITEMS.
fYom causes that we cannot explain, the
articles of coal and wood are extremely high
at present. The period is at hand when our
inhabitants of limited resources must pay
attention to the subject, and we refer them
to the fuel Savings Hank, where, by deposit,
ing a small sum weekly, they may be ena
bled to supply themselves with wood and
coals sufficient to prepare for the most in
clement part of the season. At the same
time, we recommend merchants having ves
sels bound for Liverpool or ports in Scotland
and Wales, not to omit the occasion of ballast
ing them with coal, which will yield a hand
some profit. To farmers and wood cutters
on the borders of our rivers, it may be
proper to let them know that their wood will
now >ield a good price ; and it would also he
expedient for them to ship all the wood now
rut, which ran be stored in yards at a small
expense, and sold for them, in the winter,
at an excellent profit. As navigation will
be impeded for upwards of three months,
farmers must now hasten to the city willi
their wood and produce, and heads of fami
lies, had better look around in time, and ob
tain their winter supplies. Every effort
should be made to raise “ ways and means’*
to purchase their fuel. Orange and Dela
ware County folks should remember, that it
is almost time to bringdown their good firken
butter, and the east river coasters will soon
have a market for their hogs. Attention in
time to these indispentable subjects will
save much trouble and probably expense.
While anticipating the comforts of the
winter season, attention must be paid to
worm clothing. It is now time to revive the
use of flannel; to unlock the stores of blank
ets and coverlids, and afford employment for
the housewife.
Servants. —These ate the greatest source
of trouble and mortification in this city, and
subjects of universal complaint, the never
ceasing perplexity drawing room, bed
chamber and kitchCn. Cooks arc not ac
quainted with their i chambermaids
are extravagant in their dress ; and a want
of industry, generally, is visible. What’s to
be done ?
The subject, though a domestic one, is of
vast importance. As we are raising funds for
every purpose, moral and religious, would
it not be well to create a fund in order to
given premium to agsry servant who re
i maitied seven years incline place ? Such a
| gift might possibly operate as a stimulus to
I industry and perseverance.
But we have always believed that there
j were faults on both sides. Mistresses are
| sometimes too rigid ; servants frequently too
I careless and neglectful, I have often refiect
! ed on tile subject, and do believe that if a
; proper system was adopted, we should have
better servants in general, and this could be
done by giving them an interest, or creating
i a feeling of affection and attachment tofami-,
[ lies by acts of kindness and confidence,
i The organization of society is such as to
compel one branch to serve another ; but
i this state of dependence does not abate
j those moral obligations of kindness, indul
j gence, complaisance, and minor favors to
: which a servant is entitled.
In Spain, a domestic is substantially a part
jof the family. She waits diligently on ta
ble. and lias occasional conversations with
guests on the different branches of the
liuuselu 1.1, all under the guidance and con
trol of modesty and decorum ; and if any
tumult is created in the streets, the mistrrss
and the maid are both seen in one balcony.
It is true, that this familiarity will be decri
ed by our distinctions in society ; they will
be repulsed by pride,and derided by scorn;
but wlvit is the result f A Spanish domestic
lives and dies in one lamily. She enters as
a young girl ; she is promoted according to
her Usefulness ; in old age she is the Duen
na ; and in all departments she is faithful
and affectionate. Our Mistresses must re
linquish a portion of their rigid rules, and
servants will become attached to the.* 1 ’ ,
ces.
While seated the other day near a good
old punctilios lady, who was amusing me
with her domestic troubles, a girl entered
with a ticket from an intelligence office, to
be hired. She was a nest, handsome woman,
strong and hearty, carrying a most favorable
recommendation in her countenance. The
old lady put on her specs and read the card,
when she put the following interrogatories,
with a facility that led me to conclude that
they were the vr.de mectim of the family,
and accompanied with a quick and shrill
tone, partly through the nose.
I.ado. How old are yo u >
.Maid. Twenty two y oars, madam.
Ladu. Can you cook ?
.Maid. Yes madam, plain cooking.
Lady. Make beds, sweep rooms, build
coal fires, and rub furniture.
.Maid. I can do these things, madam, but
I would only wish to hire for a cook.
Lady. 1 cant hire you for that alone. Have
you any children ? do you take snuff; you
do go out of evenings; have you no com
pany to visit you ; will you undertake to do
all the work, and pink the young ladies ruf
fles ’ If you will do this I will give gS pec
month, and enquire of Mrs. what is
your character. You may go, young wo
man.
Thus did the old lady run over duties, and
lay down rules, to which a monk or nun
could only be restricted. Servants should
be rationally indu'ged ; should be treated
with kindness and confidence ; should be
mildly reproved, and permitted to enjoy a
reasonable share of amusement. Labor will
then be lightly felt and cheerfully executed,
and servants will continue for years in their
places.
A gentleman has this morning called and
j exhibited to me, \ MUS T i\(tKNiOUS
1.1 TTLE VVA TCH, which' was made at York
' Town, Pennsylvania. The maker is a na
! five American, his name is I’hineas Davis,
| and was brought up to the business of a
| Clock Maker.—The Watch now before me
j is Gold cased. In circumference it is some
thing less than a five-penny bit. On mea
‘ suring it 1 find its diameter to be a fraction
• less than five eights of an inch. It is not
: quite three sixteenths of an inch in depth.
I It is a detached patent lever, keeps excel
lent time and goes for thirty hours. It has
been shown to several of our most expert
! artists and amateurs, and they ail concur in
; opinion that it is one of the most curious,
i accuiate and ingenious pieces of mechanism
I thev have ever seen. \Y e understand the
watch maker is the inventor of the I ibrato
l ry Steam Engine. It is worth adding that
the hair spring, the ma n spring, cases, wheels
and all other parts of the watch were made
i t>y Mr. Davis.
[Democratic Press, Oct. 20