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THE FRIEND AND MONITOR.. ‘‘Three dollars per annum?] <-.LME I.] SHERIFF’S sale. WILL BE SOLD, On the first Tuesday in Oflober next, at the Court-house in Libert county , between the hours of ten and three o'clock, the joi!owing property: viz . One nadt of land lying on the south fork of Davis creek,, in El bert county, containing one hun dred acres moVe or less, joining lands of William Faulkner and others'; levied on as the property of William Poll, to fatisfy an exe cution in favor of the Eexecutors Os Middleton Wood, dec on the foreclofure of a mortgage against laid Poll. Conditions cash. THOMAS HAYNES, D Sheriff. September i 1815 SHERIFF'S SALE. WILL BE S O L I) On the first Tuesday in Tlober at tfe’ Court House in F.lbert county between the hours *of ten iy three o'clock , the following proper ty . viz : •2662 pounds gin fcotton, in bales ; levied on as the propertv of Thomas Carter, deed, to fatisiy an ex cution in favor of Richardson Hunt, and Nancy, his wife. Pro perty pointed out by the admrs. of laid deed, and in the pofTeffion of James Carter. Also, One negro man, named Peter, ahpur 40 years old ; levied on as the property oi Elizabeth Whit man to tatiry an execution in fa vor of Thomas Napier, indorfee, vs; William and Elizabeth Whit man : said n%gro pointed out by ; and in the pofTeffion of the defen dants. Also, One small bay horse ; levied on as the property of Robert Rice, at the inftrnce of Thomas Oliver and others—-laid horse pointed out by the plaintiff, and in the poffeflion of Capt. Chifolm. Also,: One negro woman, named Mil lev, 30 years old ; levied on as the property of Zachariah Smith, to larisfy sundry executions, (in the poffeflion of and pointed out by the defendant ;) levied on and re turned to me. by John Childers, constable. Conditions cash. THO: lIAYNF.S D.S. House Ol Tift itrnnmetit William O. Springer, takes the liberty of informing his friends and the public in general, that he has purchased that well known ta vern in the town of Sparta, form erly occupied by Mr. John Aber. 1 crombie, where every attention will be paid to those who may think proper to call on him. Sparta, Auguff 15. To Lease or R tit. THE House and Lot, lately oc cupied by Mrs. Bowen For terms apply to O. Id. Prince. JAS. NUTItfAN. Washington, June 16.—241 L PUBLISHED (weekly) BY JOHN K. M. CHARLTON. WASHINGTON, (Geo.) Full) At, SEP \ t MIA it 8, 1815. Miscellaneous Articles. ’ * -.*■•** itp*m 1 From a New Brunswick Paper. Copy of a letter from the High Sheriff of King’s county , to the Attorney General of the Province of New Brunswick , dated , June 2G, 1815. Mr Dear Sir. Having heard nothing from you since the late Goal Delivery at King’s county, I beg leave briefly to (late to you f >me circumftat.ces of the conduit T:he criminal Hen ry Moore Smith, since his trial and sentence. After securing him with flrong chains to his neck and legs, and with handcuffs in Goal, he continued bearing the floor with his chains; hallowing day and night with little interrtiiflioft ; ma king diff rent founds; sometimes with jinkiing his chains, and fvuetimes without, apparently in diff. rent ‘parts of the Goal, inso much as the Goale'r frequently feat for mt.Tuppofmg he muff be loose from his chains, which I conceived and frequently ohferved wqs impos sible; bping far beyond the p *wer of human (irengrh or invention in his situation—until the 24th of Mav, when going into the Goal early in the morning (after having examined his chains at two o’clock the day before) found three links of his heaviest chain separated, and lying on th floor ; being a part of the chain without the ftapie.—He continued in that way until the 2d of June, when we found the largest chain parted about the middle and tied with a firing, which clearly proves that Irons and chains are not secure for him. I then put on him a light chain, with which he has been ever since I never difeover ed him at work at any thing, but he frequently produced effigies or likenefles,-very striking, representing his wife He now produced an effigy of a man in perfect shape, with his features painted, and joints to all his limbs, and dreftkf with clothes made in good shape and fafhion, out of the clothes that he had torn off himfelf (being now naked) which was admired for his ingenuity. This he would put sometimes in one position and sometimes in another, and seemed to amuse himfelf with it, without taking the least notice of any thing, else; and continued in his old way hallowing without any altera tion until the 13th, when the Goaler informed me that he re fufed to eat, and no doubt was sick —I went to fee him every day— found he did not eat—all the bread and other provisions convey ed to him he gave to his effigy, strung on a firing and put into his hands—He lay perfectly (Till day and night, and took no notice of any thing—would drink tea or milk which I gave him twice a day for five days ; he then refufed to drink any thing for two days, which made seven days he had eaten no thing.—ln that time he began to speak—would ask questions, but would held no conversation. But VIRTUE, LIBERTY, AND SCIENCE. the molt extraordinary , the mofi wonderful am* mysterious oi all is, that in tins tune he hau prepared, undiscovered , and a once exhibited the molt finking psttu.eor g nius, art, talk and invent ion that ever was,'and I presume ever will be produced by at.y human person placed in his situation, m a dark room, chained and handout!'u, un der lenience ol death, without lo much as ayuil of any kind of tiling to work with but his hands; ana naked. Ihe exhibition is far be yonu my pen to deicnbe. iogive you iotne feint idea, permit me to lay that it confiits ot ten characters, men, women, and childrai—all rnadt anu painted in the mofi ex prefiive manner, with all the limbs and joints 01 the human trame — each performing different parts j their teatures,-fiiape, and form, ail exprds their oiiicrtid offices and situation in which they perform ; their Orel's is of different fafhiohs, and uniform - to’ the stations in whica they act „ * i o view them in their different fiation they appear as puiett as alive—eaeh ol Uieir teaines ex press the part they are to perform, with tiie air and gaiety ot an attor o.i the Rage. 6tnu.fi lets in his Deu oy LLc lide ot the goai—lns exniDitioii helming ao ut two feet iroiu th. tiuor, and compafitfs the wimie ipace ot tne celling. 1 Ihe uppc. auit is a mail whom tie cans ttie iaiiibaiiiic playei, or iorrienmes DoCiOi Biuiu, ttaiiuiug witii ail ttie pride ana appearance oi a mailer munciali ; his iett hana akimbo, tns right on his Tatnoaune, ureii ed in lUitaDie uniform. him, below, is a lady genteelly dretfeu, graceiuhy fitting in a iiandfome ivving ; at her teit hand hands a man neatly drefiec, in the charac ter 01 a lei vant, nuiumg of the fide ot the twn.g with las right, his left on his tup in an easy poiture, wait ing die ladies motion On net light hand nanus a man genteelly artlku in the cnaradUr ot a gallant, in a gractiui poiture tor dancing — bentaui tnoie thiee figures fits, a man and a young girl (up patentiy about i4j in a pottuieoi tilting ‘.h each ttiu oj tne ooatd, de em iy e n o — : one. i unuer theie llanos out. v. Uom calls Afuna paite, or tometuncs the laihtr of his family ; he hands etedt ; his features are prominent; his cheeks leu ; ins teeth w hite, ict in order ; his gums anu tips led ; his note ihadeu black, representing the noi trils j his til til is that ot the Har lequin ; in one hand he holus an imam, with the other he plays or beats muhe; before him hands two children, apparently three or four years old, holding each other by the hand in the abt of playing, or dancing, which with a than dretlcd in fafhion who appears in the character ol a Steward, sometimes in one situation and sometimes in another, completes the exhibition which you have at one view. 1 hen commences the peloi-mar.ee. The firlt operation is from the “iatnbarine player or mailer, v.ljo [Payable half yearly. [[Number 36. givps two or three finglc strokes on his tambarine |hat may be heard in any part of the fioule, without moving any other part of his body. Tie then dances gracefully a i>w fieps, without touching the tamba rine ; the lady is then swung two or three time?, by the Steward; then tin gailant takes a few fieps; fin n the twe below tilt a few rimes in the molt easy. pleasant manner ; then the two children dance a little, holding* each other by the band ; af tet this Smith begins to sing or . whiule a-tune, to which they are to dance; at which, the tamharme firikes and every one dances to the tune. With motion, eale and exaft r.ofs not to be deferibed. Many have been the qhfervations ot fnec tators ; amongfi them an old Ger manobftrved, “that when he was ft a rving rhe ieven days, he w ; as makings league with the Devil. & that he helped him ” All acknow ledge with me, that it exceeds eve ry thing they ever iaw or imagined. His whole condud from the firft, has been, anti one continued feene of profound n.yftery. He. has never ffitnvn any idea o know ledge of his trial or prekr.t liqua tion ; he seems happy ; his irons and chains me no apparent incon venience’; conteHtcd like a'dog->r a monkey, broke to his G -i ; fiiows no more idea of any thing pafi than if he had no recollt efion. He in short, has a rf.yfteriou* ,‘n of invention, capa- i ry. I am almofi afhatned to forward you To long a letter upon the fiib jeft, and fc unintelligible ; I think, if I could have done juffict m de ferihing the exhibition, it wcmld have been worthy a dace in the Royal Gazette , and better worth,the attention of the public than all the wax work ever exhibited in this province. P S Wednesday: the ‘2Bth morning 1 found he had added to his works a drummer, placed at the left of histamharine player, equal in appearance and exceeding in performance ; bears the drum with cither hand or both, occafionaily to the time in'concert vbh the fatnbaiine, with perb bt exachiefs, sometimes fitting, at others (land ing or dancing -He had aifo in a mofi finking manner, changed the position of his feene. Ihe la.iy a bove deferibed to be fitting grace fully in her swing, with so many at tendants and admirers, is now re presented swinging in a deje&ed pofiure, with a young infant in her arms ; her gallant has kit her and has taken r he young girl (before deferibed about 14) by the hand, with all the air of attention lead ing her and dancing to the tune in concert with the music to perfect exa&nefs, representing more than can be deferibed—On view of which an old Scotchman observed, “ feme fay he is mad, others he is a fool ; but I fay he is the sharpest man have ever l’een ; bis per foitmjcce exceeds all I ever met with, and I do net believe it was ever equalled bv the hands of man?*