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Monday $ Thursday.
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ADVANCE.—COUNT BT PAPER, ONCE A WEEK,
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A LEO IS ADVANCE. • “
FOR THU CHRONICLE*
SONG —DAME DURDEN.
Am —Laugh and gvonjat*
1.
,»ame Durden kept fine servant girls to
carry the milling pail;
She also kept five labouring men to wield
the spade and flail.
Spoken. —And to her credit be it told,
they were as molly and as jolly a collec
tion of plump, rosy, and careless rogues
as ever bore the names ot
Moll and Bet, and Dill and Kate and Dor
o’.hy draggle tail,
And John and Nick, and .Toe and Dick and
Humphrey with his flail
,v 2
Dame Durden in the morn so soon site did
begin to call,
To rouse her servant maids and men, she
at grey dawn did bawl-
Spoken —’Tia no more than justice to her
memory (for she now rests quietly with
her fore-mothers) to say that until her
tongue fail’d her-, she after pouring down
her regular liba'ion of a “drop of com
-frit,” saluted
; Moll and B -t, and DMI and Kate and Dor
olhy d aggie tail;
And lohn and Nick, and Joe and Dick and
Humph;«y with his flail.
P
' ’Twas on the morn of Valentine, when
birds begin to prate.
Dame Durden’s servant maids and men,
vhcyaJJ began to mate.
Upoken-l forgot to mention, that the
old iady made her exit rather unexptet
edly one night, and as she had no relations,
and was in arrears for wages to her lazy
crew, they became her self-appointed
heirs, and then
Moll and Bet. and Doll and Kate and Dor
olhy draggle tail,
Joined John and Nick, and Joe and Dick
and Humphrey with his flail.
And thereby hangs a tale.
From the Charleston Courier;
The Conal Grove.
DEEP in the wave is a Coral Grove,
‘Wbcre'tlie purple mullets, and gold-fish
rove. , .
Where the sea-flower spreads its leaves
of blue, ,
That never are wet with falling dew.
But in bright and changeful beauty,
shine, , , . .
Par dowain the green and glassy brine.
The floor is of sand, like the mountain
And the pearl shelß spangle the flinty
snow;
From coral rocks the seaplants lift
Their boughs, where the tides and bil
lows flow,
The water is calm and still below,
For the winds and waves are absent
there, 4 .
And the sands are bright as the stars, that
glow
In the motionless fields of upper air;
There with its waving blade of green,
T ;e sea-flag streams; through the silent
water.
And the crimson leaf of the dulse is seen
To blush, like a banner bath’d in slaugb
ler: •
• There with a light and easy motion,
The fan-coral sweeps thro* the clear
deep sea;
And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean,
Are bending, like corn on the upland
lea:
And life, i» rare and beautiful forms,
Is snorting amid those bowers of stone,
And is safe, when the wrathful spirit of
storms,
Has made the top of the wave bis own:
And when the ship from his fury flies.
Where the myriad voices of ocean roar,
When the wind-god frowns in the murky
skies, .... ,
Ana demons are wailing the wreck on
shore;
Then far below, in the peaceful sea,
The purple mallet, and gold fish rove,
Whet-e the waters murmur tranquilly.
Through the bending twigs of the coral
grove.
jPruiesaional Vnecdote of Dr.
Franklin.
When he came to Philadelphia in 1713,
he was first employed by one Keimer, a
printer, a visionary whose mind was fre
quently elevated above the tittle concerns
0f life, and consequently very subject to
mistakes, which he seldom took the pains
to correct. Franklin had frequently rea
soned with him upon the importance of
accuracy in his profession, but in vsin—
H'is fertile head, however, soon furnished
liirr with an opportunity to second his ar
ipim-mts by proof They soon after un
dertook the impression of a primmer,
which had lately been published in New
England Franklin looked over the piece,
and when his maser had set the following
couplet—
When the last trumpet soundeth,
tie shall not aH die;
Bii’ we shuil.be changed
’ In the twinkling of an eye.
He privately removed the letter e, and it
was worked-joss—-
When the last trumpet soundeth,
We shat) not all die ;
But w, shall all be hanged
kn the twinkling of an eye*
WW : '
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Miscellaneous Selections,
FOR THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE.
Men whose reputation stands deserved
ly high, as writers have often miserably
foiled as speakers: their pens seem to have
been enriched at the expense of their
tongues. Addison and Gibbon attempted
oratory in the senate, only to foil. * The
good speakers says C.' bon, “ filled me
with despair,- the had ones with apprehen
sion ” And in more modern limes, the
powerful depicter. of Harold, and the
elegant biographer of Leo, both have-fail
ed in oratory : the capital of the former
is great, in many things,-that he can af
ford to fail'in one. But, to return, many
reasons might be offered to reconcile
that contradiction which my subject seems
to involve. In the first place, those ta
lents that constitute a fine writer, are
mote distinct from those that constitute an
orator, than might be lit-first supposed: 1
admit that they are sometimes accidental
ly, but never necessarily combined That
the qualifications for writing, and those
for eloquence, are in many points distinct,
would appear from the converse ot the
proposition, for there have been many
fine speakers who have proved themselves
bad writers There is good ground for
■ believing that Mr. Pitt .would not have
shone as an author; and the attempt of Mr.
Po'X in that arena, has added nothing to
his celebrity. Abstraction of thought,
seclusion from popular tumult, occasional
retirement to the -study, a diffidence in
our own opinions, a deference to those of
other men, a sensibility that for Is every
thing, a humility that arrogates nothing,
are necessary ,qualifications for a writer;
butthdr very opposites would perhaps
be preferred by an orator. He that has
spent much of his time in his study, will
seldom be collected enough to think'in
a crowd, or confident enough to talk in
one. We may also add, that mistakes of.
the pen in the study, may be committed
-without publicity, and rectified without
humiliation. Hut mistakes of the tongue;
committed in the senate, never escape
with impunity. “ Fvgit tPrevocdbile ver
hum.” F.loquence, to produce her full
effect, should start from the head of the
orator, as Pallas from the brain of Jove,
completely armed and equipped. Diffi
dence, therefore, which is so able a Men
tor to the writer, weald prove a danger
ous-counsellor for the orator. As writers,
the most timid may boggle twenty tim- s
in a day with their pen; and it is their own
fault if it be known even to their valet;
but, as orators, if they chance to boggle
once with their tongue, the detection is
as public as delinquency; the punishment
is iiremksible, and immediately follows the
offence. It is the Jpnowlege and the fear
of this, that destroys their eloquence as
orators, who have serik'bility and taste for
writing,but neii her collectedncss nor con •
fidcnce for sneaking; for fear not only
magnifies difficulties, but diminishes our
power to overcome them, and thus dou
bly debilitates her victims. But another
cause of their deficiency as orators, who
have shone as writers, Is this, “ mole ruunt
sua!" they know that they have a charac
ter to support, by their longue, which
they have previously gained by their pen.
They rise determined to attempt more
i than other men, and for that very reason
they effect less, and doubly disappoint
their hearers. They miss of that which
is clear and obvious, and appropriate, in
a laboured search after dial which is far
fetched, recondite, and refined; like him
that would fain give us better bread than
can be made of wheat. Affectation is the
cause of this error, disgust its conse
quence, and disgrace its punishment.
Pleasure is to women what the sun is to
the flower : if moderately enjoyed, it beau
lifies, it refreshes, and it improves; if im
moderately, it withers, etiolates, and de
stroys But the duties of domestic life,
exercised as they must be in retirement,
and calling forth all the sensibilities of
the female, are perhaps as necessary to
the full development of her charms, as the
shade and the bower are to the rose, con
firming its beauty, and increasing its fra
grance.
Agriculture is the must certain source
of strength, and wealth, and indepeu
dence- Commerce flourishes by circum
stances precarious, contingent, transitory,
almost as liable to change, as the winds
and waves that waft it to our shores. She
may well be termed the younger sister,
for, in all emergencies, she looks to agri
culture, both for' defence and for supply.
‘ The earth, indeed, is doubly grateful, in
asmuch as she not only repays forty fold
to the cultivator, but reciprocally im
proves its improver, rewarding him with
strength, and health, and vigour Agti
culture, therefore, is the true officina mili
turn ; and in her brave and hardy peasan
try, she offers a legitimate and i rusty
sword to those rules that duly appreciate
her value, and court her alliance. It is,
, however, more easy to convert husband
men into excellent soldiers, than to imi
-1 tate Romulus, who could at will reconvert
them again lie first moulded those ma
terials that conquered the world; a pea
santry victorious in war, laborious in peace,
despisers of sloth, prepared to reap the
bloodless harvest of the sickle, after hav
ing secured that of the sword. The only
employments, says Dion, that Romulus
left to freemen were, agriculture and
| warfare ; for he observed that men so em
, ployed are more temperate, less entang
; led in the pursuits ot forbidden love, and
, subject to that kind of avarice only which
5 leads them not to injure one another, but
to enrich themselves at the expense of
p the enemy. But finding that each ot
. these occupations, separate from the oth
j ei, is imperfect, and produces murmurs;
. instead of appointing one part of the
. men to till the earth, and the other to lay
v'aste the enemy’s country, according to
’ -he institution of the Lacedaemonians, he
ordered the same persons to exercise the
I employments both of husbandmen and of
1 soldiers ; and accustomed them, in time
of peace, to live in the country, and cul
tivate the land, except when it was ne
cesssry for them to come to market, upon
which occasions they were, to meet in the
city, in order to traffic; and to tllat end
he appointed a mark et to be held every
ninth day. And, in time of war, he
t taught them the duty of soldiers, and nor
to yield to any other, in the fatigues or
advantages that attend it.
Beautiful nevilg discovered Golden Yellow
Die, for silks. Cotton tic.
This fine, lively and durable yellow dW,
has beea recently discovered by M. Las
ley fie. It ,'ra objalncd Tram the shr,rgy
spunk, the boletus hirsulus, a species
of mushroom or (ungus*fcrowing chiefly
on apple or walnut tree?. This vege a
ble is replete with colouring matter, which
must he expressed by itounding in a mor
tar, after which, the liquid thus acquired
is to be boiled about a quarter of an hour;
six pints of water may be well tinged for
dying, by a single ounce of the expressed
fluid :|this being slaained,- the silk, cotton,
Sec. intended to be died, must be immers
ed and boiled in it for about fifteen or
twenty minutes ; when fine silk, in partic
ular, if it be afterwards passed, thorough
soft soap water, Witt appear of a bright gol
den yellow hue, equal in lustre to that of
the silk imported from China, at a great ex
pense,for imitating gold embroidery. In,
shod every sort of stuff retains a fine veU
low colour, but it is of course, less brigHl,
on linen and cotton. Nor, is the use of
this vegetable substance confied to dying,
since it has been ascribed that the yellow
extract which it yields is applicable to the '
purposes of painting, both in oil and wa-’
ftr colours.
Hints to Dyers, or modi! of procuring Co-'
•' lows for Dying in lie island of Scius..
From Oliver’s Trattls J
The women qf Scios procure a golden
colour from the brandies of the oriental
nettle tree, and from the leaves of the
Ilenne, or Egyptian pwet; a bright yel
low from the flowers cf the broom, and
the streams of the silvery-leaved Daphne
The roots of the apple ttee yeield them a
pale rose colour. The wood of the quince
tree furnishes a very bright flesh colour,
and they extiac from the branches of the
peach a bright green, and from its leaves a
deep. In order to-obtain tire several col
ours, they cutlhe ligneous substances into
small pieces, steep them in water for two
days, boil them the third day till liquor is
reduced 1 half, they then strain it through
a cloath, add thereto a little alum, & set it
again over the fire.—As soon as the liquor
boils, they steep their skirt in it, for a lon
ger or shorter time, as they wisli to ob
tian a deeper or paler colour. The ted
peelings of onions afford them a tolera
bly bright orange colour; in order td ob
tain it, they put them to soak for filar or
live days in water, ai-cl then boil them
with a little alum* when they wish to
have a beautiful rtd tuey add spoonful
of cochineal or of kermes. The rind of the
walnut, while green, which is taken off
when they picle that fruit, affords them a
green more or lers deep.
These different lutes of yellow or brown,
or tan coiotir are readily given to leather
gloves by the following simple piocess
Steep saffron in boiling hot sos water for
about twelve hours; then, having slightly
sewed up the tups of the gloves, to pre
vent die die from staining the insides, wet
them over with a sponge or soft brush,
dipped into the liquid The quantity of
saffron, us well as of water, will ot course
depend on how much dye may bt wanted;
and their relative proportions, on the
depth of colour required A common tea
cup will contain a sufficient quantity for a
single pair Os gloves.
Cure for Cattle that are swollen by eating
too much green food.
Make what is by some called white lye,
by pulling about a pint of good house ashes
to about two quarts ol wa'er: Stir it a
little, let it settle, and turn off the clear
water. This, when poured down the
throat of the creature diseased, will spee
dily effect a cure. One common junk
quart bottle full, is generally sufficient
In some cases a second is necessary.
A cure may .fekcwiseln, effected by forc
ing down the throat of thu animal a bail
(about the size of a butternut for an cx or
cow, or a walnut fora sheep,) made by roil
ing together tar and Indian meal.
Cure for Oxen strained by overdrawing.
About haif pint of common soap, stirred
together with a quait of iniik, and poured
down the throat of the creature.
valuable receipt for destroying Hugs.
To prevent bugs or insects from har
boring in wood, wash it with a strong so
lution of vitriol. To render it more effi
cacious, some colonquintida apples should
be boiled in the water in which tbe vitriol
has been dissolved, and the bedsteads and
wood about them, and the wainscotting
well w ashed with it, and it will ever after
b clear of worms and bugs.
To remove the stain of Cherry or Claret
Wine.
Apply the solution of sal ammoniac in
lemon or lime juice to the spot, and in a
sport time it will disappear.
Few persons in this country know any
other use of the al>.e than the medicine
which it affords; but it serves fora num
ber of other benclicial purposes in tbe
countries where it grows. In the East In
dies, aloes are employed as a varnish to
preserve wood from worms and other in
sects ; and skint and even living animals
are anointed with it for the same reason.
The havock committed by the white ants
in India first suggested the trial of aloe
juice, to protect wood from them, for
.which purpose the juice is,either used as
extracted, or in solulioh by some solvent.
Aloes have also been fsund effectual in
prqperving ships from the ravages of the
worm, and the adhesion ofbaruaCles. The
ship’s bottom, lor this purpose, is smear
ed with a composition of hepatik aloes,
turpentine, tallow, and white lead. In
proof of the efficacy of this method, two
planks of equal thickness, and cut from the
same tree, were placed under water, one
in its natural state and the other smeared
with «the composition; when on ’taking
them up, after being immersed eight
months, the latter was found to he as
peifect as at first, while the former was
entirely penetrated by insects, and in a
state of absolute rottenness. An aqua
lick solution of hepatick aloes preserves
young plants from destruction by insects,
and also dead animals and vegetables from
putrefaction ; which renders if of great
use in the cabinets of naturalists -The
spirituous extract is best for
though in this respect it is inferiorlethal
of cantharides, prepared by inftlsjng two
grains in one ounce of spirits,, which £ias
been found to be so effectual y* ; the extir
pation of bugs, i’xrner assert#, that a
simple decoction of aloes comjbunica(es a
fine brown colour to wool. jpabrom, of
Florence, has extracted a beautiful violet
colour, which resists the acids and alkalis,'
from the juice of the fresh leaves of the
aloe exposed to the tfr by degrees. The
liquid first becomes red, and at the end
a certain period turns to a beautiful purple”
violet, which adheres 1.0 #dk by simple im
mersion, without the aid of acids.
FOHKIGN.
Chaulestos, March 1.
From Havana,
Paper# to the 22d ultimo, were rcceiv
ed yesterday, from our attentive Corres
pondent.
There had been no change in the mar
ket except in the article of Coffee, which,
says a letter of the 21st, “is improving in
prices & difficult to be obtained of a fait
quality, at less than 21 a 21$ cents; and
there is, in consequence, very Utile of this
description shipping.'"
Courier.
Our files of Paris papers, to the 4th of
January, received hy tire ship Frederick;
at New-York, reached -ns by yesieiday's
mall- We have alaobeen favored with
the sighi of Havre papers to the 6th, re
ceived by the same conveyance.
The following articles under the Bor
deaux head, are all we find in the Havre
papers, relative to the reported loss of the
ship Portia,of this port.
“ JPrdeaux, Dec 27.
*' The news from Royan, induces us to
fear that the violent gales we have experi
enced these lew days past, may have oc
casioned new di-ast- rs at sea. Itisru
moreii that three vessels which hail sailed
from Bordeaux, have been entirely lost,
crews and ail, on the coast of ArCaqlion.
One of them is said to be the last Ameri
can vessel which left die river; the Por
tia, Sillinian, bound to Charleston.”
« December 39.
“ A ship, name unknown, is said to be
lost. No news from the lower end of the
river, owing to the conlinua ion of bad
weather.”
Sales at Havre Dec 31
415 bags St- Domingo coffee, If 75c,
duty paid, 32 bales Louisiana cotton. If
53$c ditto; 199 bales upland do, li. 40c.
co; 139 ditto, if. 35c.
Paris, Jan. 2.
Five per cents. 83f 50c. Bank of France
(shares) 154-f 50
[ From our Papers.]
Pan is, Jan. 3.
At 12 o’clock yesterday, Ins Majesty,
sorted upon his Tht one, received, on ac
count of the new year, the congratula
tions of the Membey of the Roy ai Acade
my of Sciences, of the Court of Cassa
tion, the Court of Accompts, the various
Tribunals, the College of Physicians, IJe
putalrons of various denominations of
Christians,of the Jews’ Synagogues, kc.
kc.
The same learned and religious bodies
afterwards offered their congratulations
to the Princes and Princesses ol the Roy
al family,*and the Duke of Orleans
Yesterday the Duke ot Bordeaux and
Mademoisselle, look an airii gin the Bots
dc Boulougne.
Madame Patters n,first wife of Jerome
Bonaparte, is, With her daughters, stay
ing at home.
The Nuremberg Correspondent, of the
26-h nil. contains the fallowing article—
After the return of the Turkish fleet to
the Dardandelles, and, inconsequent' e of
areport made to the Grind Seignior of
its operations, the Divan sent three depu- •
ties who were charged to treat, in Uie
name of the Porte, Wi h the Hydriots.—
Arrived at Smyrna, these deputies em
barked on board an English Yesse ( , atul,
accompanied by an interprets of iho ma
rine and a Greek from Constantinople,
who, perhaps, would answer with his
head, like his predecessor Nicholas Mac
ro for the success of this negociution,
they su sail for Hy dra, The Deputies of
the Porte were not permitted to lauci; but
received on boardihe vessel the first re
ply to the proposition which they made,
t his reply they transmitted to t.uve Di
plomatic Agents — oik*, a Turk; another,
an Englishman; the t hird, a Frenchman,
who had bieii sent beforehand to Cirigo.
An order was given to the Deputies to
communicate to these agents the result of
their conferences, and to assemble with
them in Council fbr the definitive resoiu
lions.”
The St. Petersburgh Gazette states, it is
no longer doubtful that Moldavia and Wal
lachi will be occupied by Russian troops.
The Russian government lias lately
contracted for very large supplies of pro
visions
The Wurlemberg Official Journal of the
20th ult. contains a profanation of the
King, which fixes the relations of the
ancient Nobility us live Kingdom 'he
quality of Member of the Equestrian Or
der, and the enjoyment of the privileges
thereto belonging, are found-d upon the
possession of a Noble Es-.ate, ami the
Hereditary Nobility of the Kingdom will
form a corporate body in each of the four
circles—The. Members of the Nobility,
will have for their persons and their fami
lies, the right to fix their resi
dence in any state forming part of the
Germanic Confederation, or which ts if
~e.icc with that bovly. They retain all
family establishments, privileges, &c
The Members of thir- »Ordcr will be sob
ject to a particular jurisdiction, in thv
first instance before the competent Judi
cial authorities; in the second, and third
instances, before the Supreme Tribunal.
“The proprietors of Noble Estates will
hcmselves exercise the administration ot
Civil Justice throughout the extent of
their possession, by means of a Patriino
ntal Tribunal, kc.
The late Storms. —At Brest, on the 231 h
ult. there was a tremendous tempest
which commenced at 8 o’clock in the
morning, and lasted for a considerable
lime, ’fhe signal of distress was heard,
which drew together a vast concourse of
persons to the spots from whence the
road pould be discerned. Bey ond a ves
sel at anchor was seen a ship totally dis
masted, and with all the rigging carried
away. A frigate, which appeared to be
towing her, fired guns to call for assist
ance, which the violence of the wind
prevented being afforded. The breaking
of the cable would have exposed this ves
sel (la Victoire,) of Morlaix, to be upset,
lender the castle;-a Nantaise,
had only one anchor left, was in great pe
ril, and fired signals of distress. At.l
o'clock the storm subsided, and a lender
went out to the succour of la Victoire.—
On the 29th ult three vessels entered in
to the Havre; Le Jules-Augusie, from
Havana, with a cargo of coffee; l-cs Ju
me*ux, from Marseilles; and La Sophie,
. from Guadaloupe. The former vessel,
at about four hundred leagues from Ha
vre^'lost its Beck; its stern head had been
carried away, audio save the vessel, the
Captain had been constrained to, throw the '
cariro over board- The circumstantial de t
! lads of' the event coitld not be acerUuned, i
• as the vessel has gone into quarantine tor '
len days. The accounts given by captains '
coming from sea are dreadful. - At Hov- ’
dcatiXi several lighters and other cralt, 1
laded with Wine and other merchandise, ■
■ were sunk in the road; the surrounding ]
■ country is completely inundated, and i
great damage has been done to the road.
‘ At Lyons, the wind Was very impetuous,
> chimneys, and even houses w.ere blown
1 down and it mil I upon the Rhone was Gai
ned away by the strearp
1 The Emperor of Russia has recentlv
s issued an Ukase, the object of which vs
to encourage the convicts condemned to
haid labor, a*, the salt-pits of diets, to re
turn to moral conduct.. This Ukase
• states as follows - Those convicts who
> distinguish themselves by their good con
s duct, shall be erased from the list of per
-1 sons transported, and pi emoted to tile
" rank cl' principal Workmen; a school
shall be established at Heir, it shall be
’ permitted to the wives of the convicts to
; follow .their husbands lulu their place of
- exile ; for tins purpose the Administirt
; tion shall deliver to them passports, and
shall furnish them wiln eve y'thing re
’ fjuisitc for the i<)umry. 'I he sane pro
• visions are applicable in other placv* ol
' exile, to all criminals whose condemna
tion docs not- irfpply civil death.
’ It is again rumored, tint', the Keg of
> Naples and the King of Sardinia, ar.qaliout
to take intOilftcir.'be'rvioe, the farmer 6 JOU
• Swiss'■ troops, the latter 40.00
M. Cast Iti, comnr.ividei of Naples, un
der the constitutional system, who, at the
demand of ’he Neap iitjvtt govt-nuni rit,
; was arrested at Ifome, and condncied to
Naples, has just been condemned to per
' petual imprisonment in a fortress of that
kngdoin.
We arc assured, that sixty individua s
< employed in (he gaming hoes- s, have jest
been discharged,-and that the salaries of
• those retained, have bt-n icducd
The following are paiticuian of the
robbery of -.1. Uo in de Plancy, upon the
ItouJevard I’o sKonmcre, announce d in the
Messenger of Monday . —M do Piaivcy,
on quitting a shop where he had received
some drafts, enured he house of a re
staurateiir, into which two individuals en
, t,;redat the sain-- mm i-t, and paced
thelnsolvcs at a:t adjoining table. M. de
Flancy bad sratcely finished his snpper,
. when lie found liimsclf overpowered with
. sleep. ’When he was sound as'eep, the
i two individuals said to tlie restaurateur,
that he was ore of their fnehds w ho-uvas
unwell, and they would lead J:im*lionV.
, They each of them took an arm, and fed
him upon the boulevard Availing them
i selves of a moment, when no person was
i passing, they took from him his watch
pocket book and money. M. de Flancy,
upon feeling that his pockets were search
ed, awoke and attempted to defend him
self, when he received a blow on live
head. Two young men, just come out of
tlu Tlieanv Uvrviiiase, perceiving, a kind
of struggle, immedia ely ran up, but the
vill.iiiis.lml taken to flight M de Wan
cy had scarcely power to state where he
lived. lie was led home,, put to bod,
slept soundly, and on the following morn
ing had only a confused recollection of
what had taken place on the preceding
■evening. His pocket-book contained
drafts fer tile sum of 21'CW francs.; these
d'-afts, being ol' no use to tb robbers,
were returned to him in the course of the
day.
l.nxnov, Dec. 27.
Royal Coburg' Theatre. —Yesterday am
immense crowd was attracted to the above
Theatre to witness (lie various novelties
announced for the evening, the chief
w hich was \hc Looking ff'ast Curtain . res
pecting which the expectation of the
public bad been previously raised very
high. Some hundreds were in waiting at
the Pit and Gallery doors before 4 o’clock,
several of whom had been there So early
as one, notwithstanding 'he heavy fall m
rain Which continued during the day. At
live o’clock ilie crowd was so great as t«
make it diflicult for carriages to pass :
, and. on the opening, of the doors the rush
was tremendous, but no accident occurred
The Interval preceding thi display of a
; curtain which was to reflect live whole ol
. the audience, was passed with sensible
- inpatienCe. It seemed as if the audience
■ were afraid lest the promise should not be
, realized, and that they should sillier like
the admires of the Uottle Conjuror. At
. lepglb, how ver, the critic;;* moment arri
ved, the dn p scene was slowly r.iaied, &
s tlie magical mirror stood revealed in all
- iis glory. The c-flVct iipdi the house was
ddliculi to describe-; a sudden and deep
. silence fora few moments succeeded "the
most tumultuous noise, after which, (he
. din of approbation which shook the house,
I seemed o endanger the frail, but,splend
. edob jec winch called it forth. The whole
semicircle was red cted, and seemed like
n opposing theatre in perspective : when
the audience' had gratified themselves
with the coup <V ail , which was very fine,
ituy began to examine it more miniiiHte
-1 ty, ■& every individual was glad to recog
nize himself, and his fair one or friends;
niitiial salutations of course took place be
tween the real person* and theft apparent
representatives,i* such a novel interchange
1 of civitUieu afforded much Jamußem*-nt. —
On many of the holiday visitors it was evi»
1 dent that tins display had an effect similar
I to enchantment, and they sal an still anil
(■ mule as the chrisuilized audience at which
they were gazing. When the drop sCence
again dispelled the illusions, the most rap
turous applause followed, and continued
i for a long lime. The machine, as it stands
, at present, is an immense mirror compos
ed ofst parate oblong plates. I’heseplate*
, are each from thirty to thirty-six inches
t - wide; and are about fifty in height ; the
. whole surface of glass reaches Lorn the
. floor oftthe stage u, the proscenium, and
. resting upon a harrow line of plinlh nt the
j bottom, is bounded by a narrow pillar,
. carved and gilded on each side.
' ■ — t
1‘ From the J.ondon J\'ev> Monthly Magazine
r for December, 1821,
London’ Superstitions.
, Ol;! London—with reverence be it
spoken, and the more reverently inasmuch
L as lam one ofthy illegitimate sons--), say,
r old mother, .hou art-a very credulous hag,
- worried to death by an eternal round of
■ wonderful signs wonders, a
i doting beldam, swarming in every wrinkie
■ with impossible notions, and roughed up.
, to the eyes with “ blushing honours thick
, upon thee,” which, to thy silly thinking',
■ hide ail thine imperfections There sin
i sits cross-legged for hick, lit! left ha ul
; on a heap of modern discoveries and
works on science, and in be*- dLw. a
twirls a tea-cup, peering, at lie r Y p ,T
ih the dregs. a rtiolly
wears! She always had a Uiste for
work Whe ft the mantle of philii*
was presented to her, of course* slit
proud of the corhpWment, but tliouahM?
simplicity unbecoming, and Could Li
persuaded to wear it otherwise ‘ “
an under garment. \ou ©ay calcVi**
peep at U, through thus? two rents. 0 J
occupied by Demonology *„(J \V' ltc K
both torn away muck against het will **
indeed she still ©a*» a smtaVmjf fondni
for the latter* as is observably ilvher 6'
tiality for a hotse-aboe al.iUe thrAllSv
Would you believe U ?—sbe. weajs u »5
her head a beautiful, a g ion on 3, » n jJ?
tal crown, ir.jnortal ns tlie bands 0 f ,v
Muses Who wore it; ; yet the unMitJ
harrtdart, the tawdvy fool, covers it J
with afftHond flowers end pt»c U cV’»V
tilers. Vvl y sochaiythim te'naelp,,, Ji
man, of thy wedding ring ? KfrttaSs'
a minute from your finger J “Alia;,;
r.ot for.' a 1 moment—a thousand
tunes might be till me !? Her la'dysh
has an endless stock of fancies, sii
would ra Lei- yen sty ill herciicicest w'u)
than a grain of Sait. To cross knives!
her r* rttpairy will .make icr cross for
v.holcd.-y. Thirteen at/iimiertakeawt
her uppeiite.' She never can consent
begin a work, or turn a fealher bed,osi
Friday ;• but to pas*.inadvertently
ala hkr makes u Friday of any-day ij
week. Hairy weiuhor ii; fipretajdtoaoo.
tainty by her left brow itching, «r fly lie
cat sneezing and- washing her face’ja
life auspices of SI. Swithii’s day havent
ver l*een known lb fail, if she Ims j,
thing stolen from hevj - , tlie ceremony of
key i/i the li.-ble will find oht the' thk
Though si'eicannot abide; a squintings
rtian, yet she ha s'been frequently convict
ed of exchanging an agrucable oglewitl
male obliquity, fin- he bodelu good, tnoi
particularly if met at the comer of
street, or opposite a church. Site to
commends every body troubled with
wen to bribe jack Ketch,; for, t|ie tone!
of a dead felon’s hand. In her gieatlor
for little children, site, bites off llffirntil
iest tin y , should become pickpocket!
Should our of the L’ttle crealtnt
cut an eye-tooth first, she ccmfcmbci
sejf for the misforltuu-, in promising ts
take.special care, whenever it is shed,t>
sprioklo it with suit and throw it in lit
lie. Few things give her pleasure;>
mong them may he reckoned gettings
cideirtly out of bed left legs first, putting
dollies on wrong side outwards, Wij
a bit of iron,, and bring fallowed by i
strange black d( g Sh ce .the lastnici
tlie rate of postage, sbe does not mud
care for seeing a letter in the cr.jle
Site sits in the chimney ebrner mount
oyer a quarrelling coal, Watches sum
ger on the ba- of the grate, and sloop
lower than tier age, to pick iipopopgu
cinder ;-speak quickly, for avarice u
the dread of death .are upon tiled—it is
|surse or a cbflln ? /‘ 'Good lack > acofe'
and the bell rings witi.outa hand;,a del
bie shadow of herself glides aboa 1
wall ; her (Itatli-vvalcb. ticks, f
winding-sheet is in the faptir’ /
BcittVfestlO.
• v-r :
Mnjor Gen. Greeny,
From, the second vibtine of Pikjifai
■ . D-,eight's Travels
\ “Os Proyidtbicc the flonbraUe h
ihanict Greene, a major GenenSiinllieA
my ot the Slaves, and duriqpfheit
ter part-of. Ihe revolutionary ikar, Cm
raaivder in chief of the army in tie foods
ciii States, was a,,citizen TMigentle
man was bom at Warwick in tie jn
1740. Ills parents >vc,re of tlie seen
Friends, fn early life lit; wos ftindd
suulyiuul lefkquon ; and part'iculj'lyl
laclied to the history of military t-aiWi
lions Iti Frbvidencc lie establish*!fi
se ; f as a merchant; and.acquited i d
tinguidied character in tlie estimaSon
ins fellow citizens. After the bade
l.rxlng on, lie went as Urig. Geiitl«fl
(he head of three regiments to C:>
bridge. In August, 1776, he, was raid
to tlie rank of Maj. General; and«
honorably distinguished himself ;nti
following December a;td January, byb
gali#. I behaviour at tlie battles of 1*
ton and Princeton ; as he didtheiucoct
ing yfeario tlie battle of Germanip*
In March, 1778, he accepted tliepbw
Quarter Master General, on the condim
of retaining his rank, and hil comm*
during the periods of action. This yt
he signalized Himself, June 2Slb, at»
battle .f Moiimmuh, ami in the action*
Uho le-lsiand tlie following Aygust.
After tlie defeat of Gen. Galea at Cl
den, August 16, 1780, he was appoia
to the chief command of Ac niilio
force in the Southern States." Upon I
command be entered in circumitani
which would have discouraged almost!
other man.- 'After the miserable dd
above mentioned, that part of theca
tiy was. in a sense, overrun by Ibel
fish Muitiludes of‘the inhabitants k
already j rintd the enemy. Hultita
more were on- the point of folio* l
tlieir example. The rest, I ho’ suffix
ly firm nt.d resolute, were continual
woun led by the (lelcc'.fon of their nf<
hours, and perpetually in fear of the'
vttgts of invasion, (fol. jyilllams It*
indeed, witli the aid of ids S ene; 'J
cnmjianions, Tracy, Itauan. Camp*’
Slic-lliy, and Cleveland, checked l ' ie P
gress of tlie enemy by the gallant aW
at King’s mountain; us had Cen. Su<
ter by i\yo honorable ■florla at Droada
Tiger river. Um tnelr force sits «
small to obstruct, in any*erious de? s** 5 **
well appointed and vict<»pippsaf n, y> c ®
mantled by officers of distinguished
enls. - A*
In these circums'ancesjfieneralw**
commenced tlip arduous busiae** «
covering this country from lbc® rlt
At his arrival, he foiu»d Jjimaelf**
head of 3000 men, inefodiwg 1200 mid
These he divided ; nnc pad
der Hrigl General Morgan hit# tef
trict of Ninety-six : the other he a®
led to Rick's Creek on the north
the PedCe. Morgan W & alMokeabf,
Col"Tarlton, a bruvtf ami skilful
at tlie "head of a aupeffor force. J®
repulsed the attack, and gained,a*
piete victory. Loiil -COrnwidlis,
whole British arihy, pursued MWP
detachment; at the head of whiel*
Greene 5 , after a rapid' journey, I P
liimself, and conducted it with *acb®
ty and a* to reach' thp main b»
in spile of one of the- moZt vigoro«<|
saivs recorded ip bisfoiy. die wah ll "