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STATE mfl’oot-uuso AND PROY -
CE PLANTATIONS.
n General """f:'&' Jcm Session,
An Act iw addition 1o the act entitled
«Au Xet for the velief of poor
pereons imprisuned for Debt.” |
Be it enacted by the General Aw
sembly and by the suthority ‘thereot,
it io enacted, That.il u! poer deb
tor shall be admitted to the vath pre
ecribed in said act, or shall be ‘dis.
charged from ’dl by his creditor al
ter We bas hie conipleint tod
before he is admitted o hie oath,
the ereditor in such: cases, fhell be
lisbls to the Jailor far such debtor’s
beard, frem the tize he made rh
somplaint aad finuml the scrvice
there f, and the ameunt of said
Soard shall-be incleded in the nole
te be left by the deblor, for the credi
ter, ae by law in such cases previded
A tree copy ~Witness, =~
RENRKRY BOWEN, Sec’ry.
An Act,n‘ukliu‘rtu Burseying of
Rosrds Plank, Timber, Joiste and
Srantling.
Sgo. 1. Be it eaacted by the
General Assembly and 8y (he aathor
' ity thereef itiis euacted, ‘That the
Tewn Council’of egeh. town in this
State where, . Pplenk; limbser,
jwist and supptling ae imported. for
oale, shull- gnusally before the
firet of March in vy appoint
tno or more perenas Sur.cyors and
Measurere of buards, plank, timber,
joistand scantling who shall hold
their ofices for one year, unisss soon
or removed by the Town Council,
whn, at’ their pléasure may make
onch removal and fitl ths vacancy
causcd thereby.
Src. 8. And be it farther enact
ed, That it shall be the duty of the'
Sarveyor and Measurer apjpointed as |
eferevaid, 10 meanure and mark cach |
and every pieco of lumber which he
or they may‘suriey ;to eorase all’
former marke of the c»m’nls of the
some, to.mark in adistingt and dur'
shle manner, each and overy picce ol
. lugaber surveyrd, if more than one
inch thick, withits contents saper
ficial. mesgure § making due allow
ance for'ruts, sap, splitv and Wancs;,
and to mark all clear lamber which
he or they imay survey thus V; and
all mercharitable lamber thug 4y on
each and every piece. ’
Sze. 3. And be it further enact-
ed, That it shall be the duty ol eacl:|
Surveyor and Measurer, to keep &}
true and faithful record of 01l surveys
of lumber made by him together with|
all Agares made by him in taking
accuunt of the same-; wnd said re
corde shall be open to the inspection
of 01l persons. {
Smo. 4. And be it [irther enstt
od, 'That any person or fersons who
QIL@W sale or sgll, or cause
te_be offered for sale, or sold,.in any
tozg in this State, any lumber which
b nm\ surveyed aud marked
a 8 aforesald, or which shall not at
the time of delivery Le surveyed, ac
cording tu this act, shall forfeit and
w{.fln.u- of Aty dullare, to be re
ceived by Indictment - before aay
Court of cotpetent juriediction : one
half thereul to the wee of the person
or persons who shall complain and
prosecute for the*same, and the otk
ev half to the use of the State.
820. @ Anadbeit further enact
edy - That it shall be the duty of the
Surveyors and Measurers to prose
cule for ol vielatiing of the provis
ions of this act, ®Which shall come to
their knowledge. -~ . -
WARREN R.I. SATURD
#xc. 6. And be it furtber enact
ed, That every Surveyor and Meas
urer appuinted as aforessid previous
to entering upon the duties of his
office shall be duly sworn o 1 affirmed
to the faithful discharge of the same;
snd shell give bond with two sure
ties to the tressurer of the town in
which be is appointed, ia the sum of
five hundred dollars, for the (aithiul
performance of hie ¢aid daties ; and
any pesson or perw‘.cliu; or em
ploying any ome in duties of sur
veyor or measurer ‘not qualified us
aloresaid, shall forfeit and pay the
sum of ene hundred dollars, to be
recovered and appropriated ag pro
vided jn the fourth section,
Sxc. 7. And be it further enact
ed, Tha all former acte of this
Geueral Assembly in relation to the
Survey and Measurement of boards,
plank, timber, joists and scantlings,
be and the same are hereby repealed.
See. 8. And be it further enact
ed, That this act shall take efect
on and after the first day of February
next, and (hat all lumber imported
into this State previous to the said
fist ay of February next, shall be
exémpt'from the provisious of this
sct. 2,
Seo. 5. And be it further enacl
ed, That the surveyors and meas.
urers shall receive pe a compensation
for their services, twenty five cents,
for cach thowsand feet of lumbey,.
that they may survey ; which shall
be paid by the purchaser, _
True_copy : witness, .
‘ BENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.
FPARNMERS & EIE!AI_IOI.
ADTOOARE.
MvuLsERRY T'REES.— Ay the vea
son for iraveplanting approaches, it
would dbe well lor tarmers. to make
ready asmall fet for mulberry (rees.
‘L'hey are of slow grow th, bat he that
plants an orchard of them, will do
better for his descefidlants than to
leave .thrice the number of apple
trees, The silk worms, even now,
may be made (o enrich their mes
‘ters, and there is a certainty tint the
demand for silk will never ceasc.
‘l'he whole process in which the
worms o¥e engaged lasts but six
weoc’, and & woman, modepately
skilled in the business, may, inthat
time, make shout thirty five dollars,
and as her attendance may be had
for nine-deollnrs. twenty six dollers
would be the gsin of him that bires;
and forty females, in the six weeks,
would produce & clear gtin of more
than a tdousand dollars. ‘
Another source of profit, as well
‘as enjoyment, is, of late veglected.
Yot it is believed that &s the coantry
‘hns been more richiy cultivated and
Lgardens more extensive, thet bees
‘would thrive and honey be raised in
gréater quantities : eortwin it is that,
there are flowers eneugh to supply
a hundred times the been thet are
kept, snd demand enough for both,
boney and wax. It Is a mistake to
supjose that bees require much care,
or are difficult to be hived or taken
up, The few direclions requisite
may be found in any bouk of rurel
economy. 'T'he bee seldum stings
one who offers.no injury 3 but, tho’,
{o v rewarde hie friends,” ‘he well
nows lmgu * punieh bis enemics.”
—[B“to I i
B A . —t o ‘
' M¥emanics.—A horizoptal wheel,
propelled by the power of the atmos
pheric air, whase.revolutions will be
perpetunk congtructed upon principles
novel and extraordinary is now be.
ing exhibited {p Washington. The
Intelligencer says of it, s It is one
‘of the most curious and successlul ex
eriions of ingenuity that we have ev
er seems [t_?o so far akin to Perpet
usll Metion, that the wheel will cer
Tainly revolve 82 long as air will
circulate, We donnat say that the
inventinn I 8 new, but is entirely new.
to us, and, we have o doubt, to the
invenfor also.”
AMERICAN HEMP.
- The citigens of this city had the sat
iafaction yesterday of wiu{lning the
exhibitien before our State’ Howse, of
several loads of American Hmp.fiown
and fitted by the Northampien Hemp
Company. We are huppy to learn
from intelligent gentlemen from that
section of the ~Commenwealth, tha:
thess buge piles ¢ were but the edroast
of the quawsity which is t) follew, and
that this.company have now In_prepa
ration for market more than 130 tone
of hemp grown the past season.’ This
quantity st $2OO per ton, which is nfl
more than an average price, for th
article of a good quality, will Amount
to the very comfestuble sum of 526,
€OO. “One fact more—we are informed
that this quantity of hemp is the pro
duct of about four hundred. of
land=—yielding on the average übout
siaty ‘lu dellars to the acre ; and this
tov when the seasen was unfavorable
for this crop. How creditable is this
entepprise 10 the individuals enguged,
to our state and to our cumnhy. 1t is
alse a prefitable business to growers &
:;d.to those who prepare the bemp
‘market, Let nane envy the origina
tors or promoters of this new and lu
crat ve branch of agriculture, but let
him * ge and do likewise.’ 'l‘b:"jrow
ovs of woul have met with loss and dis
comfiture frem every quarter; almost
every sther agricultural product is de.
gressad in the market. Will net the
growth of this crop- afford the fifiilfid
relief T Had any vn# predicted a year
ago * what our ‘eyes. have: seen and
ears heard’ from unquestionable'sources
it would have beea viewed only s the
inle speculation and trifles light g pir.
it ie with heartfelt satislaction that we
contemplate the wealth which may ac
crue to the citigens of thiy Cemmon
wealth from this luudable spiri¢ of en
teiprize ; and will not every #gctivn
of it semk a&m'hcipntin in tfi,i;‘oldu
harvest ! We wish ne one 9 enfer in
te the business withoutya thirough ex
amination angd celcelation as to preduct,
profit, Bc. but to we it seems just the
thing for our farmers in these, hard
times.—[ Boston. Conriar. -
-
1t ‘cannot be that eactls isjinan’s vn.
ly sbidiog plnc-fi-;-lt eanndf be that
our life 15 @« bubhle, cast wp by the
ocean of eternity to it a mw
on its waves, and »ink into darkness
and nothingness. Else Wwhy i 8 it, tha
the high and glorious sspirations, which
leap like angele irom the temples ol
our hearte, are forever wandering a.
broad unsati:fied 7 Why 1s it that the
rainbow anil the cloud come ower u
with a beauty that is notof «agth, and
then pass ufiY and leave %! $2 up
on thesr faded lovehirgss'? is 1t
that the stars which hold sheigfestivals
around the * midnight throne,” are se!
above the grasp of our ’gmi!ed faculties
—forever wocking us with their unap
preuchable glory ? Amd finally, wh
18 it that bright ferms of human beaut;
are presented to our \\iew and ther
(aken from us—leaving!|the thousant
streams of our aftections to flow bach
in an Alpine torrent uponl eur hearts
We are born for a higher festiny that
that of earth. There isajealm wher
the stare will be spread oyt before u
like the islands that slujber on th
oceun, and whers the beaptiful being
which here pass before usilike visions
will stay in eurpreseince Jorever.
MORAL &
WISORLLAN,
BATTLE OF WA
A very interesting woikyin three vol |
umes, called Stories of rhterloo, has |
just been published, frém which the !,
tellowing carrect and effective descrixt |
ion of the evening after the dreadful
battle which gave liberty to the Conti
nent is extracted. §
| e i wAßder o’o7 t?bloody fields *
To the beok ourdead, and thep to bury them;:
r'l‘o‘um our nobles from our cmmon men ;
For manpy— ! e
Lie diown’d and soak’d in mercenary blood
Shakspear's He:g L
The last gleam ol fa:&ng sunsline
fell upon the rout of Waterloo. ‘T'he
finest srmy,for its numbers, that France
had ever embattled in a f(’l('. was ut
terly defeated ; and the dynasty of
that progd spirit for whoip Europe was
too hitile, was over.
Night came, but it broughit ne re
spite to the shattered army of Napole
on; and the moon rose upon the
« brokeén host,’* to light the victors te
their- pr2y. The British forgetting
their fatigue, presse the lear of the
flying enemy ; and the roads, covered
| wich the dead and dying, and ebetruct
' ed by broken equipages land deserted
s FEBRUARY 20, 1830.
| s, became almost impassable to the
‘l#igitives, and hence Ihe slaughten from
Waterloe to Genappe was frightful.
But wearied with blood (for the French
.’lhro\qin; IW? their arms to expedite
tbeir fl:ight, ofiered no resistance,) and
]exhau.tul with bupger and lmw. the
{ British_pursuit relaxed gradually, and
|4t Gesappe ceased sltugether. The
| lofantry bivouacked for the night a
.| round the farm houses of Caillun and
H»Bollo Alljance snd the light cavalry,
.| some miles further on, halted, and a
|vandoned the’ work of death to their
' fresher wnd more sanguinary allies.
Nothing, indeed, could surpass the des
'lperate and unrelenting animosity of
| the Prassians towards the French.
Repose and plunder we: e sacrificed to
revenge. |
When the next sun arose the field of
battie presented a tremenduous spect
acle of carnage.—~Humanity shuddered
at the view, (o 1 mortal sulfering in all
its terrible variety was frightfully ex
hibited. ‘The dead lay there in thou
sands ; with them human pain and a
guny were over ; but with them a mul
titude of maimed wretches were inter
mingled, mutilated by wounds, and tor
tured by thirst and hanger. A few
short hours had elapsed, and those who
| but yesterday had careered upon the
plain of waterloo, in the full pride of|
| life and manhood, were stretched up
| on the earth, and many who had led
| the way,to victory, who with exulting
.| hearts had cheered their colder com
{rades when they quailed, were laid|
{upon the field in helpless wretched-|
v NB,
1 When day came, and it was possible
.{to send relief te the wounded, many
|| circemstances tended to retard the wel
)|come succeur. The greal road 1o
1| Brussels, from heavy rains, and the in:
| M:!;paun;e of artille:y and the war
.| equipuges, was so much cut up, as to
. mluriEly retard the carriages employ
Il{ed to Bring the woanded from the
field. Dewd horses and abandoned bag
.'g».o choaked the causeway,and render
lod the efforts of Belgic humanity both
'slow aud difficult. Up to the Very
" | gates of Bruesels, ¢ war’s worst results’
Llwere visible, The struggles of expir
log nalure had enabled seme to reach
the city* Many, hewever, had perish.
). ed in the attempt ; and dying on the
' | rvad side, covered the causeway with
' | their budies. Pits rudely dug, and/
Flscaicely moulded over received the
' | corpses, which daily became move offen
tlsive !'ro. the heat ; and the same sod.x
blat the verge of the forest, cevered
"1+ the horse and his rider,’ ,
‘ I When such evidence of destructien
| | wae at a cistance Irom the field, what
| a display of devastation the narrow
: field ol’)estergay'l confict must have
0"0%4# Xapcy wmay conceive it,
I |g:;t description must fleceuarily be
r l«yg & iwmpertect. On the small sur
f | face'of two .qu&e miles, it was ascer
21 tained that 50,000 men and horees
1| were lying! The luxurious crop of
e ri.n g ain which had covered c¢he field
*| ot battle was reduced to litter, ard bea
" lten into the earth ; and the surface
®!troden down by the cavalry and fur
® jrowed decply by cannon wheels, was
® |strewn with-muoy a relic of the flight.
’ IHelmel! and cuirassess, shattered fire
» ! arms and broken swords, all the varie
ty of milim:{ ornament ; lancer caps
and Highland bonuets ; uniforms of ev
ery color; Plume and Pennun ; music
al instrument,the apparatus of artillc-ry,l
drums, bugles; but: Goud God |—
Why dwell on the harrowing pictare of
*a foughten field 7 each and every ru!
jnous display bure nule testimony to|
the misery of such a battle, !
Could the melancholy appearance of
a field of death be heightened, it Wuuldi
be by witnessing the researches of the!
living amidst its desolations, for the
objects of their love. Mathers and
wives and childien for days were oc
cupied in (that mournful duty ; and the
cunfusion of the corpses, fiiend and fue
inlermingled as they were, often render
ed the attempled at recognizing indi
viduals difficult and in some cases im
possible.
oOUS.
JIG,
BOURS.
ERLOO.
In many places, the dead lay four'l
deep open each eother, marking the
spot some British square had occupied
when exposed for hours to the murder
ous fire of & French battery. Outside,
lancers and curirassiers wer= scattered
thickly on the earth. Madly attempt
ing to force the serried bayonets of the
ißntioh. they had fallen in the beothless
Jtlay.b{ the musketry of the inner
| files. Farther on, you teaced the spot
where the cavalry of France and En
thnd had encountered. —Chassenr and
ussar were intomin‘l‘ed; and the
heavy Normaa horse of thc Imperial
Guard were interspersed with the gray
chargers which bhad carried Albiun’y
chivalry, Here the Higblander anl
Tiraulleur lay, side by ride, together ;
and the bheavy dragoon with *Green
Erin's’ badge upon his helmet, was
grappled in death wifh the Polish lin
cer.
It was at the first light of morning
that a solitary party were employed in
the place we have described, examing
the dead, who there lay thickly.—
These were no:lundorert; one, wrap
ped in a cloak,dirocted the researches
of the rest, who seemed acting under
the stranger’s control_and, from their
dress, appeared to be Belgian peasaots.
Suddenly the muffled person uttered a
wild cry, and rushing over a pile of
corpses, hurgied to a spot where a sold
ier was seated beside a fallen officer.
Feeble as his own strength wae, he had
exerted it to protect the wounded man.
His musket was placed beside him for
defence, and his own sufferings seemed
forgotten in his solicitude for the per
son he was watching. The nowse oc
casioned by the hasty approach of the
muffled stranger roused the wounded
ofhcer ; he feebly raised his head,—*l¢
it herself ”* he faintly muttered’; and
the next moment sauk into the nrms of
Lucy Davidson. &
? *‘.—— i A
~ The ADVANTASE OW A SqUrNT.—A
gentleman in the South of Iccland re
ceived & visit lately from a party of rob
bers, swho were armedegwith sticks.
He had just time to seize a pis
which he cocked and presented to
ards the party. *Be off,’ s»id he, *yt
sett of villains, or I'll ehoot one of you.
at all events—l*have my eye upon him
at this moment.’ Luckily for himsell,
he was blessed with that hapEy and
picteral ebliquity of vision which cauws
ed each particular luffian to fancy him
self to be the marked man, and they
withdrew without obtaiping the spoil
they had come for.
AxecpoTe. A gentleman of our
acquaintance, one day zrgued in com”
pany that dht*apt to ;ۤ the
disposition of persons, and the §#j
would naturally partake of the dispo
gition of the animal on whiclh they
fed. << If that be the cause,” obsary
ed a lady present ¢ you must be a
great lover of pork.”
Caution to Skaters.—ln_large
sheets of water, where a numher of
peryong assemble to skate, or to slide,
it is particularly recommended to pro
vide a ladder, or long pole, which,
when any one breaks the ice, may
be instantlg passad over the aperti
ure, (som side to side, and thus af
fure a secure hold to the person im
mersed.
WINTER.
The.length of the evenings in win
ter, which renders it necessary to
find some ssdentary and domestick
diversions, may also contribute tu
render reading u more favorite a
musement in winter than in sminmer,
Books enable the imagination to cra
ale a summer in the midst of frost
and enow, and with the assistance of
acheerlul fire,whuse warmth supplies
\tlle absenec of the sun, the winter
' may be made as plcasant as the sea
| son of vernal breezes or sovlar efful
Egcnco. .
A Curiovs Wacen.—A party of la
dies and gentlemen, viewingthe apart
mneats at Carle to house, fitted up for
the reception of the intendal Princess
of Wales—a gentleman of the company
affectad to find fault with the ceilings
as (oo low, offering to lay a considera
ble bet that he could produce a person,
in a few minutes, who could not stand
upright under them ; the bet being tak
en, to withdrew, and inmcdialofiy af
terwards returned with a diminutive
figure, akin te the little hunch back of
Bagdat, who declared that he could not
stand upright there or any where elte,
'the wager was declared ie be won.
KNEELAND. The famous Abner Knee
land, so leng & Universalist preacher,it seems
has become Wright at last—a special Advo
cate of the notorieus Miss Fanny ; and he
would haveall the world te know it through
the columna of the Atheistical ** Inquirer '’
'NO. 1.