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“ It is the gift of Poetry to consecrate
every place in which it moves, to breathe
around nature an odour more exquisite
than the perfume of the rose, and to shed
over it a tint mors magical than the blush
of the morning.” ■
HYMN.
BY HENRY KIRKE WHITE.
The Lord our God is Lord of all,
His station who can find ?
I hear him in the waterfall!
I hear him in the wind !
If in the gloom of night I shroud,
His face I cannot fly ;
1 see him in the evening cloud,
And in the morning- sky.
He lives, he reigns in every land,
From winter’s polar snows,
To where across the burning- sand,
The blasting meteor glows!
He smiles, we live; he frowns we die:
We hang upon his word
He rears his right arm up on high,
And ruin bares the sword.
He bids his blasts the field deform—
Then, when his thunders cease,
Sits like an angel ’mid the storm,
And smiles the winds to peace i
SUN-SET—By Mrs. Muzzy.
Now on the river’s bosom gleams
The sun’s departing ray,
His latest lustre lovelier seems,
Than the broad glare of day.
And as the bright beam gently plays
On yonder towering spire,
It glimmers, like the flickering blaza
Of life’s decaying, fire..
Bless’d orb S when I to long repose
Resign my 'active powers, .
Be mine, like thine, the tranquil close
Of bright, unclouded hours.
But though thou fadest lathe sight,
No darkness shrouds thy way :
Earth’s wandering pilgrim mourns in
night ;
But thine’s eternal day.
And such is man's; for though the tomb
Oblivion o’er him spread,
His glory, rising from the gloom,
Rests never with the dead.
Goethe.—-The death of the celebrated
Goethe has been reported in the news
papers ; but it appears by letters from
Weimar of the 17th ult. that the author
of Werther had sense enough to throw
his drugs out of the window, and drink
Cha?nfiaigne with the Grand Duke of
Saxe Weimar at the crisis of his fever—
the consequence of which naturally was
a-speedy recovery. 1 A joke upon rathen
and arrathen is told on the occasion.
Bridal Mistake.—Une of the most
complete and singular bulls we remem- j
her to have heard, and which is likely to I
afford employment to the gentlemen of
. the long robe, has recently been commit
ted in the country of Wicklow. We do
not know that the subject has yet been
noticed by the public prints, but we have
no doubt as to the correctness of our in
formation. Two gentlemen, brothers,
were recently married on the same day,
and the respective friends of each, with
the brides and bridegrooms,, determined
to celebrate the happy event as jovially
as possible. Accordingly the whole par
ty repaired to a house a short distance
from Wicklow, where the day vras spent
in the usual style of Irish mirth 5 there
being no lack of supply of the “gener
ous grape,” nor of the still more gener
ous “native.” At night the brides retir
ed to rest; but, dire mishap! in the
morning it was discovered that each
gentleman had gone to what was intend
ed to be his brother’s bed ! the ladies in
the dark, and the brother’s voices strong
ly resembled each other, not having no
ticed the fatal error! We understand
what particularly puzzles the lawyers is,
that one of the ladies possesses a fortune
of 60001. and the other one of 1000/. and
the gentleman who married the lady with
the latter fortune, wishes to keep pos
session of the lady with whom he slept,
with the 6000/. this his brother refuses
to accede to; and in consequence the
who’% affair is to be made public.
[1Liverpool Advertiser.
cecocce «*•-—
Marriage Act.—The marriage act re
peal bill received the royal assent yester
day ; all marriages will now be solemniz
ed according to the old law of marriage.
Acw-York Races.—We extract the fol
lowing humorous article from the New
York National Advocate :—
Clear the Course ! I—Our Races next
week, will make more noise than New
Market or Epsom, and Eclipse excites
more interest than the famous filley Mos
es, belonging to our friend the Duke of
York. Strangers are pouring in from,
all quarters. We have white hats and
sallow faces from the south ; rosy cheeks
and cunning phizes from the east; John
ny raws from the north; and a few ol
the knowing ones, from the west; cur
rent and uncurrent money quite plenty;
race course crowded each day; twenty
horses training, and every effort made to
beat Eclipse.
It is impossible to say how the thing
will go. The southerners are full of mo
ney, and ready to bet any sum against
Eclipse; the north is also ready to po
ney up any thing in behalf of the favo
rite sorrel. Much speculation and jockey
ing on the tapis. Our Wall-sreet Bro
kers wont touch the stock. Harry
Sprightful, has a cool 500 on Eclipse;
ditto Bobby Careless ; ditto Jack Hum
drum ; Tom Tick S2000 ; do. Baron Nab
ern ; do. the Hon. Jack Shuffle; $>1,500
Captain Snacks; gl,500 Billy Wagtail,
together with! a thousand minor bets of
hats, coats, boots, et cetera. These offers
have been promptly backed by the know
ing ones of the Pedee, the Santee, the
Waccarnaw, and the Roanoke, who are
all on the ground with their little negers,
and appear to be up to a thing or two.
In the mean time nothing is heard but
the races. Frank Sportive has a new
Barouche, Tommy Smashem a new Gig
and tandem—-lots of crop tail ponies are
re,ady, and we are threatened with six
entire new carriages, brass furniture,
yellow pannels, new liverids, spanking
greys, lace veils, full purses, silk para
sols, Leghorn flats,—£S that’s your sort,”
as Goldfinch says. All is bustle and
preparation.—“ Will you dine with me
Monday, Bob.?”—u What me? ho, O
dear, O Lord, ho, ha, Tam engaged
three days, dine on the race course, bo !
ho ! ha ! ha! pray ma’am, shall we make
up our little pic nic to Orange springs
on Monday or Tuesday. “Dear me, you
iorget sir—we go to the races,—u beg
pardon,” “ Carman, fetch me a load of
nut wood, on Tuesday.”—Can’t sir—
must have it now. Pm going to go to
the races, on Tuesday; Long Island
against sweet potatoes forever.” “ Hear
you swefcpy, my chimblies wants sweep
ing, come Tuesday,1—“ Can’t massa, I go
to de races—we all valk dere—got six
shillings to bet on Clipse,—noting from
the slaveholding state beat us liberty and
equality boys.”
In the mean time all is active prepara
tion on that famous course. Booths
erecting, flags flying, pigs roasting, fid
dlers tuning, and all dust and confusion.
N, B. Six Pick Pockets were yester
day lodged in Bridewell being on their
way to the race course, to train in their
vocation.
The earl of Rochester, in king Charles
the Second’s time, was as famous for his
frolics and humor as he was infamous for
his vices ; and one day as he was walk
ing in the Park with some of his gay
companions, he saw Dr, Barrow, one of
the gravest divines, and the greatest ma
thematician of his time, musing along
the Mall, in his usual contemplative man
ner ; and, so he proposed to make up to
him and have some drollery, as he term
ed it. His companions were ready
enough to attend him ; and upon meet
ing the doctor, lord R. making a very
low bow, said with the greatest vivacity,
c Doctor, a good morning to you——I am
exceeding glad to see you—I am yours
to the very centre of gravity.’ The doc
tor, who was not easily to be surprised,
perceived his drift, and with all the com *
posure in the world, returned the lowly
bow, saying,( My Lord, I am yours to the
antipodes.’’ This put his lordship to a
short pause, but as wit is seldom at a loss,
—‘ Doctor, said he, I am yours to the j
lowest pit of hell.’-‘ There, then, re
plied the doctor, I will leave your lord
ship ;’ and so pursued his walk.
FROM THE MINERVA.
Condensing Carbonic Acid Gas.—Re
markable properties of an embalmed
Human Heart.
We are indebted for the following
highly curious and interesting commu
nication to an esteemed friend, Dr. Wvn.
Price of Philadelphia, who is now on a
visit to England, on professional busi
ness :
“ LIVERPOOL, AFIRL 5th, 1823.
“ Thinking you would be gratified by
being able to communicate early to the
American public, through the medium
of your valuable journal, the following
interesting intelligence, I hasten to con
vey it to you ; Last evening at the meet
ing of the Literary .Scientific Society of
Liverpool, Dr. Trail, the Secretary, read
a letter from Dr. Faulkner of London, in
forming him of Mr. Farady, of the Royal
institution, having succeeded in condens
ing carbonic acid gas into a fluid, resem
bling ether in appearance, by means of
an apparatus on the principles of Mr.
Perkins5 instrument tor compressing wa
ter. It is also stated that the attempt
to condense some of the other gaseous
fluids had been attended with like suc
cess.
The letter also contained an account of
an embalmed human heart, from Egypt,
(recently brought,) containing, when
opened, a fluid resembling red wine in
appearance, but which, on being analys
ed by Sir H. Davy, proves to be blood;
and what is particularly curious, is the
fact of the muscular fibres retaining their
flexibility and natural colors, although
upwards of two thousand years must
have elapsed since its existence.
u Believe me vours in sincerity ;
WM. PRICE.”
porter’s squadron.
Extract of a letter from an officer on board
the U. S. schr. Decoy, to a young gen
tleman in Philadelphia.
“ U. S. schr. Decoy,
“ Key West, may 8th, 1823. $
Dear Sir—-At the request of your bro
ther I inform you, that he sailed from
here in the barge Gnat, on an expedition
on the Coast of Cuba, the 27th of April,
and-2d May ; while alongside the Steam
Galliot, he had the misfortune to lose
the first joint of the fore finger of his
right hand, by the accidental discharge
of one of her guns. One of the men in
the boat was killed, (had his head taken
off,) and five wounded, (two badly.) The
poor fellow that was killed, was standing
within 6:nches of your brother, who Was
literally covered with brains and blood.—
His finger will be well enough to write
in about three weeks. ”
Piracy.-— Capt. Wing, of the brig Pi
lot, arrived at Philadelphia from Trini
dad, (Cuba,) reports, that he spoke on
the 7th of May, at 8 P. M. a sloop which
sailed from Jamaica, bound to Charles
ton and asked permission to keep us
company, which was refused and'ordered
her to sheer off. At 11 P. M. she made
an attack on a Bremen ship, which being
armed beat off the sloop .
Un the 9th ot May, 20 miles west ot
Cape Antonio, saw a boat apparently in
distress, hove to, and waited until she
got alongside. She proved the boat be
longing to the brig Reuben and Eliza, of
and from New York for Havana, captur
ed by a Pirate on the 5th of May, off the
Isle of Pines. She had the mate and four
men on board, who had been turned adrift
by the pirates. The Captain was detain
ed. May 14th, Cape Florida in sight,
spoke brig Forester, Capt. Morgan, from
New York for St. Juan, (Spanish Maine,)
all well.
Captain Israel, of the schr. Adeline, at
Philadelphia, from Cape Haytien, re
ports that the schr. Gen. Jackson, Farrin,
from Baltimore, in lat. 25, was boarded
by a Spanish ship of war 22 long 12 poun
ders, and a complement of 150 men. Af
ter beating and bruising the captain,
tearing up his register, and injuring the
crew, they abandoned her. Tffe captain
of the ship informed captain Farrin, that
they had fitted out at St. Johns, Porto
Rico, and gave the following description
of his vessel; Black hull, white woman
head, a bird on her stern, with white
streaks, and half ports. Captain Farrin
intends representing this transaction to
the government of the United States.
On the first of May a Danish ship of
war touched at Cape Haytien, having on
board Mr. Decosters, commissioner from
St. Thomas to the government of Hayti,
relative to the prohibition of the St.
Thomas trade, and sailed next morning
for Port au Prince.
FOR RENT,
A T the Brick Mill, on the Road be
/l. tween Charlestown and Hurpers
Ferry, a comfortable
Dwelling House and good Shop.
There are few situations (if any) more
eligible for a competent wagon and plough
maker. None but persons of sober ha
bits and industry need apply.
JOHN PETER.
April 30, 1823.'—6w.
Just Published,
And for sale at the Printing Office,
C1 HILDREN’s Toy Books—a pleasing
) variety, and of different sizes,
Wood’s New York Primer,
Webster’s Spelling; Book, and various
other School Books. May 14.
HONEY.
A HOGSHEAD of best quality, for
sale by WEED & WARING.
May 7, 1823.
BLANK NOTES,
For sale at the Printing’ Office.
Clean Linen and Cotton Rags,
Bought at this office.
For 1828.
A few copies yet for sale at this office.
New- Baking EstaMiMimeut
ESPECTFULLYinforms his friends
\ and the public generally, at Har
pers-Ferry, Sc vicinity, that he has com
menced the
BAKING BUSINESS,
in all its branches, at the head of the ca
nal, and for the immediate convenience;
and accommodation of those who may
favor him with their custom, he has
opened a shop adjoining the store of Dr.
Weise, where he intends keeping a con
stant supply of the best
Bread, Crackers, Cakes & Rusks,
and occasionally will keep small Beer.
He hopes by strict attention to business,
and an earnest desire to please his custo
mers, to gain a share of public patronage.
May 28th, 1823.——3t.
N. B. Long boats supplied with bread,
at the shortest notice.
ICE CREAM
■^TtTILL be prepared at Dr. Weise*s
V ? store every Tuesday and Friday
afternoons, if fair, if not, the succeeding
fair days.
May 28,4823.
Just Received,
AO|:7rALKER’s Critical Pronouncing
V y Dictionary, S3 50.
Murray’s English Grammar,
Songs of Zion, for the use of Methodists,
iEsop’s Fables,
The Builder’s Price Book, containing
rules for measuring and valuing car
penters’ and plaistercrs’ work,
Domestic Cookery,
Blank Books, Writing Books,
Cyphering Books, Paper, Quills, &c.
For sale at the Printing Office.
May 21, 1821.
FAMILY BIBLE.
PERSONS wishing to be furnished
with this invaluable work, cau, by
leaving their names at this office, obtain
a large Quarto Edition, with plates, for
Five Dollars. A specimen may be seen
at the Office, where may also be had,
The True Masonic Chart,
and a new and complete Tutor for the
Violin. May .7, 1823.
DRUGS MEDICINES.
UST received, several dozen bottles
best CASTOR OIL, which we will
sell low by the bottle—Epsom Salts, &c,
See. which, together with our former
stock, will make our assortment of Me
dieines complete.
WEED & WARING. 4
May 14, 1823.
WM. P. ROWLES
j§ ESPECTFULLY offers his services
to the citizens of Harpers-Ferry and
its vicinity, in the practice of
Medicine and Surgery,
and solicits such part of their patronage
as his strict attention to business, and
skill in the profession, shall, in the opin
ion of an intelligent public, entitle him.
He may be found at his father’s, just above
the Shenandoah works.
March 26, 1823.
Musical Instruments.
JUST received by us, a case of Violins
and violin strings, as also Flutes and
Clarionet Reeds—together with a further
supply of DRY GOODS & GROCE
RIES. WEED & WARING.
May 21, 1823.
CROCKERY, &)’€. '
WE have just finished opening sever
al Crates of CROCKERY, con
sisting of China, Blue and other fin." Li
verpool, common enamelled, and Queen’s
Ware ; likewise GLASS WARE, of eve
ry description. We have, also, WOOD
EN WARE, such as Tubs, Buckets,
Barrel Churns, common Churns, Oval
Coolers, &c. &c. and a supply of Tin
Ware.
WEED & WARING.
May 14, 1823. ,
L1MK "
VipUTE subscriber has for sale, at the
1 Brick Mill, on the Road between
Charlestown and Harpers-Ferry, several
thousand bushels of,LIME, of a very su
perior quality.
Mr. Peter Staley will attend to the sale,
measurement, and delivery.
JOHN PETER.
April 30, 1823.-—6vv._
SHOES, §c.
TRUNKS, containing a most ex
tensive assortment of
ROOTS and SHOES;
amongst which are black and colored
Prunelle and Kid Pumps,
and Children’s Kid Mockasins. just open
ed by WEED & WARING.
May 7, 1823.
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BLANK ATTACHMENTS
For sale at this office.