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-> i % SOUTHERN RECORDER. VOL. I. MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1020. No. 43. PUBLISHED-WEF.KLY, (on tuesdatr) by S. GRAXTIJUYn Sf R. M. ORJVfE, AT THREE DOLLARS, IN ADVANCE, OR FOUR DOLLARS AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE YEAR. (CP Advertisements conspicuously inserted at tt* customary rates. (£7" The following are the introductory aid concluding remarks of Mr. Brougham b lefcnce of the Queen. For boldnesB and etrevglh, they are remarkable—whether his apprSiensions are likely to bn realized, will won biknown. “ My Lords, the Princess Caroline of Bruuswitk arrived in this country in the year 1795. She was the niece of our Sovereign »nd the intended Consort of the Heir Apparent; and not far remov 'd from the ho^ to the Crown of these ;alms. I alluM to that period, but \y for the pur^se of passing over ull ' interval whicVelapsed from her ar- to her dcpatWo in 1C 14. I re- 3°'that the mostyithful discharge of "W tty will allowSjj C( n ( present, to d ra )ns line ; but l'onnot do so.witii- oU ) Niing to g'taromyself against n l j ?\ enta '* on 10 'Vch I may not ** n, | l-Y he exposed, V assuring your ord«h,,L ha tifidid no\r, ink th Vevi- / e "- ce , 1 n *"St the Queen, „ t on |v t ( 0 es not call lor . cr imination irki, e present stage of thesSjroceedings, 1\does not call upon me 1 utte r one *Y b i e by way of attack ir recriminatiY ( ba t, but for that, mylq„ WO uU not bV osetb In the discretionary postponcmciiy lb ^ case, of which 1 am possessed, l fe\ b;i , I give up the right which I have.^.j abstain from the use of materials wt are mine. And let it be remettibe that if hereafter 1 should hud the cas rely upon fail me, l shall not scruple flkj avail myself of the means which at pre-' sent I decline using ; and let no man think, under such circumstances, that I or the youngest member of that profes sion to which'1 belong, would hesitate to enter upon the discharge of the pain ful duty. I have stated on a former oc casion, but to your Lordships it was un necessary, that an advocate, in the dis charge of his duty, knows but one per son in the world—his client, and no o- ther. To save that client by all expe dient means, <s his duty , and that at all risks, inconvetiences, and costs to other persons, and to himself among them ; and he is not to regaro the alarm, the tor tures or the destrucion which the dis charge of his office nm.y bring down up on others, but he tnuvt boldly go on, reckless of consequences, even though it should be his unhappy fate to throw his country into confusion for a season. “ My Lords, I pray your Lordships to pause ! yon, my Lords, are standing |n the brink of a dreadful precipice ; your judgment will go forth to the World ; if that judgment is against the Vueen, it may be the last and only judg ment you wilt ever pronounce ! ! That judgment my Lords, will fail in its object, aid it will return with redoubled vio- l&ce ou those who gave it ! ! Save the cmntry, my LorJs, from the heaviest calamity of a civil war!! Save your- setes, my Lords from the situation in witch you are now standing! Rescue th* country of which you are the orna ment, but in which you can flourish no linger when severed from the people, aid when the blossom is cut off from the riot and stem of the tree ! ! Save the ciuntry, my Lords, that you may coutin- ui to be the ornament of it ! ! Save the C(own from demons ; and the aristocra cy, which is shaken, as is also the altar itself, which never more can stand se cure j—|f your judgment be against the Queen, it will shake to the foundation the kindred Throne ! You, my Lords have willed, the Church and Crown have willed that the Queen shall he left out of the solemn service, hut she has had the prayers of the people ; and, my Lords, I do pour forth my supplications at the throne of mercy, that mercy may be poured down on those people in a lar ger measure than the merits of their ru lers deserve, and 1 pray, mv Lords, that your hearts mny turn towards justice and not go therefrom. 1 ' FROM TIIE NATIONAL GAZETTE. BON AI* ARTE. \Ye mentioned, some time ago, two volumes of Memoirs by Grant, a cele brated character of the French revolu tion, as among the recent productions of the press of Paris, which had excited the most lively sensation in that capital.— The hero of the Memoirs is Sunrd, a late“ Perpetual Secretary” ofthe French Academy, and a distinguished man of let ters. In reading the work, we. were struck with the incident which we are a- bout to mention. After Bonaparte had interfered to compel the judges selected to try Moreau, to condemn his rival, and had caused the duke D’Enghein to be shot, he became somewhat apprehensive of the effects of those two enormities up on the national feelings. It occurred to him that Suard, from the weight of his character and the force of hi* pen, might conlernct the impressions which he dread ed. Mis Minister of foreign relations, the Duke de ilassauo, was therefore in structed to ask el Suard two newspaper articles of the desired tendency. Suard answered the request of the Duke by the letter of which we subjoin a transla tion. It is a memorable example of cour age and candor in one of the corps of Frencli literati, who were by no means conspicuous for those qualities in their relations wills Bonaparte as Emperor.— No displeasure at his repulse was ever displayed by the latter. Mis Minister, IHissano, informed Suard that “ the Em peror entered into his motives and un derstood them admirably. To the Duke de Bassano. “ You request from me, Sir, two news paper articles calculated to rectify public opinion concerning some points on which it errs at this moment. The task would be a very difficult one for me, especially as the newspapers are in utter discre dit ; indeed my mind has been so es tranged from public affairs since indivi duals have ceased to have any influence in them by their opinions, that 1 may tru ly say I believe myselfincapable of per forming what is desired of me. My spir it is naturally independent and invincibly intractable. I do not want for ideas nor language to express what naturally oc curs to me ; but 1 find myself smitten us it were with sterility when 1 undertake to write on commanded subjects which arc not congenial with my natural train of ideas. I could wish to give proofs of my gratitude to the head ofthe govern ment, hut 1 cannot serve him except ac cording to the principles which have n- niformly regulated tny conduct in the course of a long life. 1 am seventy one years old ; 1 have been connected cln<e- y with men in office : l was faithful to L tem ; hut I never sacrificed to them my ings or principles ; my character has \grown more pliable with age than mv \ : 1 wish to finish tny career con- ly with its previous tenor. I have h an opinion of the character ot bieror, to fear giving him dis- pleas* ^ plainly apprising him of the terms Ik wb j cb j gbu u a i WU ys be dis- po f ( e l';\rve him. 1 '*TBt article asked of me must treat °* l \ rrorg 0 f public opinion as it is °|'P 0 ®®“Yertain acts of the govern ment. 1 hl\pp 0j iti 0n relates to two matters. GA, ou c;l j| rt s t Iok e of pnli- cy—un coup,\r [at . dewlM of the Duke D LngbeV but p erm j t mc ( 0 gav t 0 you that it has c\ e( j tbe mos t j )ro . found affliction as 0 fviolence which outrages all idea«\ n . ltlirjl , cqu i ty an political justice : iK.,„ act 0 f, v |,f c h i “ f«*r inU couceive either the necessity or utilirv “The second obje\ fp(> blicdtscon tent is the notorious irt 4 . enlion of the government in a j idictaV. ocess re , u larly before a court ofVj , r j knowledge again that I k\ , ex ercise of power which co turally excite the solicit ther citizen on the saurce personal safety. The perft dence of the tribunals in the the society at Florence : Mr. Tartini, do : Count Contalioneri, of Milan Ba- rond Falch, minister of public instruc tion in the Netherlands : Mr. Beycns, President of the Brussels society : Mr. Gereluis of Stockholm : the hon. De Witt Clinton. Governor of the state of New-York, and president of New-York Free School Society : and the Rev. Dr. Schwartz, of Heidelberg. Extracted from the proceedings, JAS. MILAR, Sec. ore na every o s ow lepen . ... . . bistro tion of justice is its lite and the lid basis of social order and civt know this to he the opinion of the most strongly attached to the ment by their feelings, their st.fli their personal interest in the prosj of the head ofthe state. You see. sir, that I eannot honest! censure a general sentiment in which share. ' 1 should nttaik it feebly, in at- teking it against the dictates of my con science ; and this kind of attack appears to be useless ut the moment of efferves cence. 1 have the honour to be,”&c. THE AFRICAN SETTLEMENT. Washington, Oct. 27, 1820. The Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society have to discharge n painful duty in laying before the Auxiliary Societies and the public, the distressing in telligence received from the coast of Africa. The following extract of a letter, from n cor respondent in London, is the latest informa tion obtained. Air. Doughen’s arrival (which may lie daily expected) will give a more par ticular account of the nature and cause of the calamity : Extract of a Idler from a respectable gentleman in London, dated Junu.it 28, 1820. “You will probably have, heard, before the receipt of the present, of the fatal calamity which has been.permitted to befall Mr. Ba con and most of his while companions on the coast of Africa, in their benevolent un dertaking for the welfare of their fellow creatures. It is another of that class of Pro vidential dispensations which repeats, with loud voice, “ he still: and know that I am God ;” but which should never be per mitted to discourage human effort. Mr. Jas. Dottghen, the only survivor of the four, ar- cd here a few days since, from whom I learn that he addressed letters, about the Ifith of May, to the Secretary of the Navy nd Mr. Caldwell,* (through the Governor of Sierra Leone,) relating the melancholy particulars. Having arrived on tbe coast of Africa, in the ship Elizabeth, on the Oth of M ircli, Mr. Bacon purchased a schooner at Sierm Leone, in order to land the people U embark the stores, kc. at Cainpelar, about twenty-five miles up the River Sherb/n, with the design of remaining there till the ainy season was over, and then to proceed to the place which might he selected for the reception of the recaptured negroes, See.— About the Sutli of March they arrived at Cainpelar, and were engaged to the Mb ol April in landing their articles; on that day Mr. Bankston and Mr, Crozier were taken ill on board the Elizabeth, and went in the. schooner, on her last trip, to Cainpelar, where Mr. Crozier died on the l Mil of April. “ Mr. Townsend, who was an oflicer of the ship of war, and commanded the schoo ner, died on the Ifith. Mr. Bankston reco vered at that time, but was afterwards carri ed off. Mr. Doughen was taken ill about the 16th, and Mr. Bacon the 17th. After re maining atCnninelnr nine days,in that state, he was prevailed on to go to Sierra Leone, with Mr. Li-fe.vrc and Dr. Stormont, (two gentlemen from thence,) for medical aid. but died oil the passage, the ad May, at Cape Shilling,an English settlement. Mr. Dough en left Cainpelar on the 2th June, at which time ID out of 82 peopld of color had also died: the remainder were generally in health, though a part had been ill, and recu vered. Before Mr. Cro/.ier’s death, he ap pointed Mr. Coker, a mulatto, and one of the emigrants, as his deputy agent in ruse of hi death: and, before Mr Doughen left the coast,a palaver had been In-hl with the chiefs, from whom a grant of land had been obtain ed, and Mr. Coker’s intention was to pro ceed with tile people to a town called Ma nn, (which empties into the B.igni,) which had been offered them for shelter lilt their own buildings had been erected. All Mr. Bacon’s hooks and papers were left with Mr. Coker. Mr. Dntighen’s desire is to return, usj-peedily as possible, to the United States— and, as there are two ships to sail shortly for New York,(the Ciaciauatus and Criterion,i it is probable he w ill embark in one. of them. Mr. D. being appointed by Mr. Bucori as ar- ct under him, as government agent, it jpeared proper that lie should see Mr.Rush, Aincric.Ai Ambassador, ami acquaint him h all tiie circumstances: In* has addres- a note to Mr. Rush on the subject, and “suirie wili he able to seu him to-inor- rov mg for this state of things, wo have no doubt increased their exposure fc danger. Against all these disadvantages, we hope to be bet ter able to guard for the future. It is also worthy of particular remark, that the mor tality amongst our people should by no means be imputed to the situation selected for our settlement. On the contrary, we have every reason to presume that the fatal diseases were contracted by (hem either on boad the vessels, to which they appear to have been a good deal confined on a sickly coast; or at such temporary abodes on shore, as were resorted to for shelter, until the ne cessary' arrangements could be completed for obtaining a grant of the IaihIs contem plated as the site of our intended settlements, and until fixed habitations mold bo there constructed, and they eoiild draw around them tiie ordinary comforts of domestic life. All this is the work of time, und our peo ple appear, in this instance, to have met with unexpected delays. It must he obvious to the least reflection, what labors, what priva tions, and what exposure to all the worst in fluences of the climate, in its most unfavora ble situation, the (list adventurers must en counter who arrive, in the sickly season, with ail this work before them ; and how different must he the situation of their suc- * cessors, who, upon their arrival, will find all tiie first difficulties conquered; and immedi ately quitting the coast, may resort, at once to the hospitable abodes of friends prepared to receive them into the bosom of an organ ized society. We do, therefore, expect n more full development nftlis intelligence received from Africa, with the well-assured hone that it will not he foond to justify uny radical objection against our scheme of co lonization; nor even to require any change in the site proposed lor it: hut if farther ex perience end observation shall have shewn any li-cessity fur a rhauge, it can he effected without difficulty; and, if we may trust to any conclusions from any human testimony at all, it would seem to lie proved, beyond any rational doubt, that numerous situations, in extensive tracts of the most salubrious and fertile country, may Le obtained near the wt stern coast of Africa. We are pleased to discover that the free colored people of this country are. not iutimiJatrd ; numbers ofthe most respectable and intelligent of that po pulation are renewing their entreaties to be sent out this Fall; and agents well qualified have already offered themselves to lead them. With these views and encouragements, the Board of Managers propose to send out one or two vessels in the course of next n outh, and solicit the co-operation and assistance of their auxiliaries and friends, Whatever funds may now he in their hands, and such as may lie collected in the course of a few weeks, they will please to forward, without delay, to Mr. Richard Smith, Trea surer ofthe Society. By order of the Board : E B. CALDWELL, Secretary * These letters have not yet arrived. The following is copied fioi one of our late London papers : British and Foreign School Society. At the fifteenth anniversary meeting of the British and Foreign School, held it Freemasons’ Hail, London, on Satur day Ihe 10th of June, 1820 .* the right honorable lord Errington in the chair— it was unanimously Rf.soi.vcu, That this meeting view with sincere pleasure the progress which the system is making in all parts of the world, and is desirous of expressing its public acknowledgments—To the So ciety at Paris, for elementary schools, which have made the most rapid and un precedented progress in the cause of uni versal education : to the society in Spain: to the society at St. Petersburgh : to the society at Florence : to the society ut Brussels : to the society of public utility at Amsterdam : to the society at Naples and other societies of Europe : to the societies of Philadelphia and New-York, in America ; to the royal chamber ofin- struction in St. Domingo : to the socie ties at Calcutta and Malta : and to those distinguished characters in all parts of the world, who have promoted the in struction of the poor—and that the fol lowing noblemen and gentlmen be ap pointed members ofthe society. Prince Alex’r Gulitzen : his excel lency the duke de Sun Carlos, ambassa dor from Spain : Prince de Cassinghan of Naples ; Marquis Pucci, president of present we would request our friend V* discouraged. The hoard lament Wtunate issue of their first efforts; hut tlnjsiiad ,,a right to calculate upon the abscneiA ,f disasters and disappoint ments vV,j,.|, nitend all human affairs, and which am ordered or permitted to attend them fni'jniirposes, the wisdom and good ness of '' I■I'h, though we may not see, we. cannot We lament, also, the loss stistained hi he society and otir country, arid the enus^fhuununity, in the deaths of those who so'E-cly e-.'•red themselves in *e service |( l w>d,and for the good of man, t° l *il, and snflflrrig and death. They have entered into tlk r reg t, and their works d" lollovv * <en ,; anlye trust they have ohlain- ed the K i ze o\| u .j r high calling;” and their exampi.s amL,„i r f a t ei W e rejoice to know, instead %[ dV rr j n g b: , s encouraged others to assume Tl , thege pensatiuns of tht> A^g|,ty we how in sub. mission, and, at the s on in the path of duty we lose all that lias la nothwitbstanding the i We are not without a siderutioil for the lives and who are now again our service; and, could we climate ofthe coast of Afric forbid all hope of settlement ready to abandon onr purpose where for a more safe asylum cuinstances that have occurred time, resolve to go we to stop now ir ; and much, has been done, degree of con- forts of those adventure ■» c that the such as to should lie look else- the eir- do not, in our judgment, any further pro’ fact, than similar instances duriugv^ season in our own country. ' Welliiuk proper also, to remark th the unforeseen detention of the her arrival upon the coast was un The rains were at hand, and no adeq 1 provision, we think it probable, was for the shelter and comfort of the peopli The zeal and activity of the agents, in piovi Col. Trumbull's Second Painting. The second of the Series of Paintings representing important Events of the Revolution, which were authorised l»v an act of Congress, is finished, and placed in the Capitol. The subject of this picture is the Sur render of the British troops commanded by Lord Cornwallis, at York Town, in Virginia, on t|^e 19th of October, 1781. The success of Lord Cornwallis in the southern states, during the. year 1780, and part of 1781, in the capture of Charleston, the victory of Camden, and a variety of minor successes, in conse quence of which almo-t every part of South and North Carolina had been, in turn, occupied In the British troops, had for n time seriously threatened the ruin of American Independence. Iu,1701, Lord Cornwallis, leaving what lie thought a sufiicierd force behind him to occupy the attention of Gen. Greene, marched, with the principal part of his troops, into Virginia, where for a short time lie was equally success ful. But, the admirably combined move ment of Gen. Washington with our French allies from the not til, and of Count de Grass with the fleet and troops under his command from the West In- lies, turned the scale, and Lord C. was reduced to shut himself up in York Town, and attempt its defence until he could he relieved by aid from New-York. This hope failed him ; and, outlie Kith of October, 1781, lie surrendered his forces to the combined arms of America and France. The articles of capitulation were simi lar to (hose which had been dictated to Gen. Lincoln, when he surrendered the town of Charleston. The following is {•art of the od article : “ At 12 o’clock ‘this day the two redoubts on the left flank ‘ of York shall be delivered, the one to a * detachment of American infantry, the ‘ other to a detachment of French grena- 4 diers ; the garrison of York will march 4 out to a place to be appointed in front 4 of the posts, at 2 o'clock, precisely, 4 with shouldered arms, colours cased, and 4 drums heating a British or German 4 march : they are there to ground their 4 arms, and return to their encampment, 4 where they will remain until they are 4 despatched to the places of their des- 4 tination.” The Pointing is in conformity with this article : the victorious troops were for med in two lines, facing each other; Gen. Washington is shewn on the right, with a number of the principal Ameri can officers, most of them on horseback —the star-spangled banner floats over ! their heads. On the left is seen Count jlnr.hnmbeuu, with the principal Admi- als and Generals of France, and the flag of France. The centre of the picture is occupied by Gen. Lincoln, on horse back, and n groupc of British officers ad vancing ; they arc followed bv the line of British troops coming out ofthe town, at the entrance of which is seen the ru ined house of Mr. Nelson, surrounded by British fortifications in ruins. The A- tnericnti and French flags wave over each side of the breach through which the troops march out. In the centre of the advancing column of (he British are seen Ihe music of a regiment, und cased colours : in the distance, is a glimpse of York river, and the entrance of the Chesapeake, as seen from the spot. By choosing the moment when the principal British officers, conducted by Gen. Lincoln, are passing the groupesof American nnd French generals, and en tering between the lines of the victori ous troops, the principal characters of the three nations are brought together, and near enough to admit of their being portraits ; accordingly, there are fiith- ful resemblances ot Wmdtinglon and nine teen American Generals and Coloucls, nnd of fourteen French Admirals, Gene rals, and Colonels; all of which were copied from the living heroes, partly in America, partly in France. The Bri tish olbcers arc not portraits : it is well known that Lord Cornwallis was ill; and of Gen. O'll ir.t, on whom devolved the duty of leading out the troops, no picture could lie found. The 4th article of (he capitulation has these words, 44 Officers shall retain their side arms. ”—'( he ceremony of giving up a sword is therefore omitted ; indeed, there is the best authority (that is, the assurance of the late Col. Humphreys, then an A. I). C. of the Commander in Chief, and near his person at the time) that no such ceremony did lake place ; the entire army grounding their arms, and marching hack to York disarmed, betw een the lines of the victors, was the proud substitute fur an idle ceremony— the essence, not the emblem of surren der. We regard this work as more pleasing to the eye than the Declaration of Inde pendence—the splendor and variety of military dresses, flags, horses, and all the pomp of glorious war, affords more scope to the artist's powers than the silence and solemnity of a deliberative assembly. And it is highly interesting to us, and will he still more so to posterity, to see thus rescued from oblivion the personal resemblance of so many of those illustri oils heroes to whose persevering forti tude, and tulcnts, and courage, the nation owes «o much. The subject of Cotton-seed Oil, gaining attention, and obtaining investi gation, both in Europe and America—1 is a subject highly important to the southern States.—Millions of bushels of Cotton-seed are annually used as manure for corn, wheat, itc. iu South-Carolina.— For this purpose, the article is worth, at the present reduced prices of staple commodities, about 12 or 15 cents a bushel ; weighing about 25 lbs. lightly throw n in. One hundred pounds of cot ton in the seed, yields about 27 pounds of clean cotton, and about three bushels of seed. The oilcnginoui quality of the pulp ofcotton seed has long been known; and it is believed that any given quantity of it contains as much oil ua a like quan tity of Ihe pulp of any other seed.—As to fits qualities, they are not all fully deve loped ; but considerable experience a- mong leather-dressers, in North-Caro- lina, has proven it to be equal to any o- ther oil for currying of leather for shoes, boots, harness, Lc.—Whether it can be made to take the place of linseed oil, in painting, or of olive oil in manufactures, remains to he determined. The great difficulty attending the extracting of oil from cotton-seed, lies iu the sott and spongy texture ofthe shell which enclo ses the pulp, and with the short fibres of cotton adhering to it, absorbs a great pot tion of oil in the process.—If the seed could he made to pass hastily through fire, by the operation of ma chinery, to divest it of the adhering cot ton, then it seems probable that a tn:i chine somewhat similar to that made for hulling of barley, would take off the shell or hull with great expedition.— From all the light elicited on the subject, it appears probable that each bushel ol seeJ might produce a gallon of oil ; and that the pulp, after the extraction ofthe oil, would still he valuable for feeding cattle, or for manure. For every bale of cotton, there might be produced about ten gallons of oil .* this, should the de mand for oil continue, would be equal to half or two-thirds the value of the cot ton. The subject is highly important to this State ; and it is humbly conceived, would be worthy the attention ofthe Ag ricultural Society of South Carolina, and perhaps of Legislative aid, by way of premiums, to encouruge further practi cal iuvec4igation.—Pee Dee Gazette. had a wife and two children, being some what involved io death, without consul ting with aoy one, or letting his wife know his intention,' absconded. No om knew what had become of him—yean passed away and hi* friends ramained ia utter ignorance of hit fate. U was con cluded ha must have committed suicide in some hidden place, or have died a* mong strangers, who knew not whenct lie came. His estate was settled under the direction of the judge of Probate of this district—his wile married a second husband, who lived with her a number of years nnd died—she afterwards inur- ried a third husband, who is still living.' A few mouths since Dunham made his appearance at Betlrel. One of his chiU (Iren had died while young, the other* daughter, was married to a tuan in Pitts* field—his wife was living at Braintres with her third husband. He told his name to his former acquaintances—-whea and how he had left Bethel—hut the ravages of time had made such altera* lions in his person that his friends knew him not. He reminded them of the con* traction of the nerves in one of his legs, which occasioned something of a lame* ness—they remembered the circum* stance und thereby were enabled to ideo* tify the tnan. They now have no hesi tancy in believing and knowing that it is the same Dunham, whom they supposed was long since dead. The account which lie gives of his absence and the reason of it, is much us fallows ; He found he Wat owing more than he could readily pay, aud concluded to absent himself for a few months without ever informing his wife of his puspose, nnd see if he could not by labour in some profitable employment, accumulate suiheieut cash to meet the demands against him. He left home np- dcr the excuse to his wife, that he was going on business i* a neighbour’s and bent his course with alt possible expedi tion tu Lake Cnamplain. He there went into tiie employment of a lumber mer chant with flatleriug prospects. With the raft, after finishing lumbering, ho went to Quebec, where he was to re ceive his pay. While at Quebec, near the place where the raft was moored, bo was suddenly seized by a presaging, car ried on board a man of War which soon after sailed, and deprived bim of all means of escape, or of giving information to his frieuds where be was. Ever since, until the summer past, he has been in the British u.ivy, aboard some one or other of their men of war, ard has never received more than 30 dollars for 30 years service—was in tbe same ship with Lord Nelson at the battle of tbe Nile, and was also in tbe battle of Trafalgar* w here Nelson lost his life. No oppor tunity has ever presented which h» could improve to make his escape, until the last summer. The vessel on board of which he last was, was ordered to Quebec, where by the assistance of a friend, he was enabled once more to pat his foot on terra firnta. He was furnish ed with a small w allet of bread 4i cheese uml under cover of the night he esca ped from his long confinement and hi returned to the scenes of his early life poor and penuyless. Such is the story elated to us by a friend, and we have no doubt of its truth. From the Woodstock (Vt.) Observer, Oct. 84. A young man twenty six or eight years of age, by tbe name of Dunham, who re sided in Bethel, in this county, about nine and twenty yearn ago, and who then rnoK a late English rim. Horrible Superstition.—The 98lh num ber ofthe Lett res .\\nnandt contains the following historical fact ; General Lat- alle, being ut Toledo, went to visit the palace of the inquisition (for in Spaiix the inquisitors like other monks, wear the coarsest stuff for cloths, and inhabit the most beautiful marble palaces.)' At sight of the instruments of torture, the general, and the soldiers who accora- lanied him, shuddered. It was more lorrible than the most dreadful field of battle. Among these instruments was one, which, from (he species of sacrilege of which it conveyed tbe idea, fixed more particularly the attention of the French officer. In a subterreneo'M prison, near u rooin^whivh was occupied by the in quisitor whose business it was to inter rogate people accused of heresy, there stood iu anicbe the statu* of the Virgie Mary. A golden glory surrounded th* mother of the Redeemer of the humae race, her right haud held the ortflamh, a drapery of silk stuff descended from her shoulders to her feet, and through the folds of a mantle a sort of curiass wee to be seen. The ttalue seemed to be m imitation of the statue of Joae d‘ ‘ which is seen at Orleans. Examii more closely, they found that the < of the Virgin was filled with blades knives and sharp pointed nails. 1 arms of the statue were moveable ; were set in motion by an instrument hind the partition. The general orders to one of the servants of the quisition to set this machine in moti the bag of a polish grenadier took place of the heretic. The statue it in her arms und squeezed it closely. When it was taken away bag was found pierced with holes, points of the nails and the knives penetrated to a considerable Thus the merciful Marv, the Qu Angels, became ia the haada ofthe