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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.'
PUBLISH t-?D AND EDITED BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN,
Fairfax Street, (apposite the Post Office.)
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able half yearly Country paper five dollars per
annum. Advertisements inserted at the rate of one
dollar fir the first three insertions, and twenty fine
cents for every subsequent insertion.
TWO DAYS LATER FROM FRANCE.
By the packet ship Charles Carroll, Captain
Lee, the Editors of the New York Commercial
Advertiser ha»e received Paris papers of the 22d
of March, and Havre of the 23d, both inclusive.
On the 21st of March, th^ Deputies adopted
the following rates of duties, by which the im
portation of sugar is to be regulated:—
From French Colonies: Raw, other than white:
from Bourbon, 38f 50c per loO killogrammes;
from the Antilles and Guiana, 50f.— Raw white:
from Bourbon. 4Sf 50c; from the Antilles and
Guiana, 50f—Clayed of all colors: from Bour
bon 61 f. from til* Antilles and Guiana, 70f—Fo
rt ign: raw, other than white; in French ships;
from* India, 80f; from elsewhere out of Europe,
83f; from the Marts (entivpots) 95f; in foreign
ships, 100f—Raw white and clayed of all colors:
in French ships: from India, 90f; fiom else
where but of Europe, 95f; from the Marls, 105f;
iu foreign ships 120f.
Liberty oj the French Press.—M Paulin,
Editor of the National, and M Cuchet, Editor
of the Charivari, have both been tried at the As
sizes. on government prosecutions, u»>d convict
ed of having willfully given unfaithful reports of
a late trial. The sentences w ere pronounced on
the 21st ultimo. M. Cuchet was condemned to
a month's imprisonment and a fine of 5000f with
n—.WiHitinii tn make in the Charivari anv renort
on judicial proceedings fur the space of one year.
M. Paulin was also condemned to a tine and
term of imprisonment, with interdiction to report
judicial proceedings in the National for two yarn
On the same day, the Tribune and the Echo Fran
cai*, were both seized by the Government for
tl^eir comment on the cases of their coteinpora
ries.
So much for the freedom of the Press, under
a Hrpublkan King!
Orders are said to have been given to suspend
the manufacture of arois for the present.
Recently, two men turning up the ground of
Vaux la Petite, in the Meuse, near the old Ro
man road leading from Treves tu Langres, by
Nasium, discovered several stone coffins, con
taining. besides some bones, remnants of armour,
and lachrymatory vases. In an earthen vessel
placed near the coffin, there we found 23 medals
of silver, or mixed metal, and TO of bronze.—
'The silver medals bear the effigies of Augustus,
Tiiu*. Do nitian, Adi ian, Trajan, Antoninus Pi
us, Marc us Aurelius, Faustinas, Cummmlus,
Sev.-ius, Julia Pia, Geia and Ciracalla The
me la's in bronze are of the Colony of Ni-mes,
of Aug'is us. Nero, DnmiTian, Adrian, Trajan,
A »t<»niiius Pms, Marcua Aurelius the Fausin.ie,
mother and daughter, Commoitus. Crt»pinus,
Septimu- Severus, Julia Pia, and othprs. Some
of the reverses are remarkable, such as Victoria
Gfmvtina of Marcus Aurelius, Fecunditus Jlu
guatx of Faustina Mater. One in bronze is ve
ry rare—it is uf Pl iuti'h, the wife of Caracalla,
with the reverse, Venus Victrix.
Touching the affairs of the east, and the /jOS
»ibdi!y that France, and other European powers,
mav yet become entangled in the Turkish ques
tion, the Constitutionnel of March 22d contains
the following article. It may be remarked, by
the wav, tiiat the report of the capture of Smyr
na by (he refractory Egyptian, must be without
foundation:
** The sudden application for extraordinary
credits, made vestei day to the Chamber of J)e
putms, by the Minister of the Marine, ground
ed upon the necessity of augmenting the naval
forces in the Mediterranean, pioduced a power
ful sensation, and gave rise to numerous conjec
tures. It appears mat the affairs of the East are
far from being finally settled, and fears are en
tertaiued that Mehemed AM will not accept the 1
terms proposed to him, but will give orders to
hia son to advance; and that, consequently, the t
I'ortc, reduced to the last extremity, will be dri
ven to recal the aid of Russia, which the Empe
ror is but too ready to grint, together with his
dangerous patronage. Such an event would ne
cessarily render politics more complicated, and
might lead to serious conflicts. France should |
be upon her guard. We may'add, that a letter
fioin Smyrna, brought to Trieste by a vessel that,
sailed on the 22d ult., announces that Ibrahim
with 20.000 men had occupied Smyrna since the
20th ult.**
The Augsburg Gazette, of the 18th inst has
the following of the 27<h ult from Constantino
ple:Tne din of ai ms had subsided, but di-;
piomatic negotiations have become more active.
Admiral Roussin has daily conference with the
Reis Edendi. and enjoys ihe utmost confidence
of ?l«e Porte. M. de Butinreff. the Russian
Ambissador, is seen but seldom in the palace of
the P«*r:e. Tne French Ambassador has con-j
eluded a convention with the Divan, the sub- ’
stance of which is as follows; j
1. Hostilities between the contending parties
ar.- t » cea*e by sea and land. 2 Ibrahim Pacha
shall evacuate those parts of the Ottoman empire,
which, on the peace being signed, are to be re
stored to 'he Sultan, to be again under his imme
diate sovereignty as before the war. 5. The
Russian fl**el shall quit the Bosphorus. 4 Me
hemed A i shall be endowed by the Porte with
the vassalage of >t. Juan d’Acre. Jerusalem, and-;
Tripoli. 5 Mehemed Pacha shall recognize the
Sultan as his Lord paramount, and take the usu
al oath ot allegiance. 6 The Porte will facili- «
tate, bv every means in its power, the retarn of j a
the Egyptian army. 7. The French Government *
pledges itself to employ its utmost influence to t <
bung about a convention on these bases, between I
tne Porte and Me iemed AH. This is the pur- ! I
port ot the convention which has been signed by t
the Reis Effendi and Admiral R-mssin. 1 J
The Turks are now in high spirits; the rapi- j a
tat appears tu be safe, and hostilities are suspen- u
ded. Every thing indicates that the French are j p
acting with the perfect concurrence of Mehemed
AH The latter wished to have all Syria con
ferred upon him, but according to the preceding a
articles, he must content himself with only a V
small portion of that Pachalik. If no mutual un* |
derstanding existed between Admiral Roussin
and the Viceroy of Egypt, the French Ambassa
dor would run the risk of compromising himself,
at Cairo, and of seeing his stipulations rejected, j
Serious collisions might then arise between the '
Cabinet of Paris and Mehemed Ali, as Admiral
Roussin has solemnly guaranteed to the Porte the t
acceptance of the stipulated points. The En
glish Charge d* Affaires has sanctioned the pro- j
ceedings of the French Ambassador, and used
bis influence with the Porte to induce it to ac-•
cede to the above convention. The Austrian In
ternuncio, Baron d’Ottenfels, has acted in the
same sense. This Plenipotentiary, who was to
I have been superseded*bv Baron de Sturmer, will
now remain here until the complete termination .
of the negotiations entered into witlv Mehemed
Ali.
The Moniteur repeats the following, as a 6tate
ment of the proceedings relative to the Russian
Fleet at Constantinople:
»» As early as February 14th, the Porte, gain-;
ing a degree of confidence from having learnt ^
that Ibrahim Pacha had received order* to stop ,
at Kutavch, entered into an engagement with the
French Envoy (M. de Varenne.) to renounce the
succor it had required from the Russian Ambas
sador. On the 17th Admiral Roussin arrived,
and on the following day received from the Reis
Eft'endi a confirmation of the above engagement,
the execution of which was only prevented by
the arrival of the Russian Fieet on jhe 20th —
Under these circumstances the Fiench Ambas
sador felt it to be his duty to declare to the Porte,
that he should suspend the landing of-Ins bag
gage until he had obtained the dismissal of the
foreign force which the Porte had admitted was
no longer necessary for its safety.
The Porte having signified that it was ready to
consent, provided Fiance would ensure the con
clusion ut a peace with Mrheinet Aii upon the
basis previously proposed by the French legation,
Admiral Roussin did not hesitate to subscribe lo
the engagement. In consequence, the Reis Kften
di. on the 24th, addressed a note to the Russian
legation, in which, af'er expressing the gratitude
of the Sultan for the friendly assistance afford
nil him hv hie nnu nrfu I iminliKnr Iid iLrUrpa fhsit
j r -* T
the affair with Egypt having been entered upon
officially by the French Ambassador, arid decid
ed to the satisfaction of tlie Sublime Porte, it
had been announced to that Ambassador that
the Russian ships which had arrived in the rhau
nel would retire with the first favorable wind.—
On the departure ol the courier which brought
this intelligence, M. de Bouteneilf’ had not sent
any written answer, but his language left no
doubt as to his entire assent to what had been
communicated to him. ft is also well known
that the Russian Government on consenting
to grant its aid to the Port--, derlareifitself ready
to recall its forces the moment the Sultan found
he had no longer need of them. This is the re
sult of what is inserted hi the Oilicial Gazeite of
St. Petersburg!!, and the assurances liansmitted
by ihe Imperial Cabinet to the principal Court'*
of Europe. Ii is unnecessary to add, that »he
conduct of Admiral Roussin, under the difficult
circumstances, lias merited and obtained the aj>
probffiun of his Government.
BELGIUM.
A letter of the 19 h, from Brussels, states that
a communication has been received from London,
asking for more ample [lowers to be granted to
the Belgian Envoy and proposed tile following
among other questions—•* What advantage
would Belgian afford to Holland, if the latter
would cede her rights in the German part of Lux
embourg. which is assigned her by the treaty of
November 15th?”
PRUSSIA.
The Nuremberg Correspondent has the follow
ing of the lOthinst., from Berlin:—*• for some
days past reports have been cunent that the Lon
don Conference would be revived. Prussia feels
the obstinacy of the King of Holland, and wish
es to see an end put to it.
SPAIN.
The Sentinelle of Bayonne, the 16th inst. has
the following—“A letter has arrived to day from
Iron, announcing a partial change in the Span
ish ministry. Gen'. Murillo takes the place of
Gen. Cruz: San Marlin has the dapartinent of
the Interior; and the Duke de San Fernando
succeeds M. Zea Durmudez as Minister of 1
State. A Spanish courier has passed through 1
this town this morning, and is sun! to be the '
bearer of disuatches for the French G.ivern. '
ment.” I
PORTUGAL.
Extract of a letter from Lisbon, dated March ^
2d:—“ By an order of the da v of the 24Ui tilt
Don Miguel linforms the troops that in conse- ^
tjuence of the ill stale of the Viscount de Scania (
Slartha’s health, he hail withdrawn from him the
command of the operative arinv, and confided
it to the Count tie San Lorenzo, Minister id ^
\N ar; and tnat he had appointed the Count de ^
Baibacen to be Minister id War. ad interim, J
during the absence of the Count tie San Lorenzo.
The following extract of a tetter from Lisbon, C
i»f February 2fith, gives a very unfavourable ,
view of the course of Miguel, the* Usurper—but
is it evidently comes ft otn a friend of the rival *
brother, it must betaken with many grains of C
illowance * ' "
On the 13lh and 19ih inst all the armed ves p
tela received orders to form a line of defence ,|
lear the bar. Thi9 gave rse to a mutiny on
Mard the oltl Frigate Don Pedro III., but it was q
ippeased bv the distribution of two months’ pav
mt of the eighteen that are due. Toe Count de
santa Martha has been dismissed on suspicion, j
Hie Duke tie Lafoes has received the port folio v
»f the War Department, but the general offi- V
ers have protested universally against his ap
pointment. Rayinonde de Pinchtero, the Gov
rnor, who was lately displaced for having fired • ^
pon the French flag, is walking boldly about L|
he streets of Lisbon. The Intendant General *
f Police is going in person from house to house
uliciting contributions for supplying shoes to the »
rmy. Aa a most singular counterbalance, how
ver, a collection is making almost openly in '
.isbon in favour of the Philanthropic Society of .
Iporto, in which the officers of the English ships
ike an active part, and towards which their
kdinirai, Parker, has given 5©,0OO«weis. The
ccoun^s from Don Miguel’s army are still very
nfavourable; the soldiers are supplied* with R
rovisious, but are destitute of clothing. «
We have intelligenceTrom Oporto a fortnight eo
ter than the foregoing, received direct at New ™
ork, by the Emulous, Captain Peet, from Lon. ret
don, via Vigo Bay, having left the latter place on
the 27th of March.
Captain P. reports that the fleet of Don Pedro
was lying in Vigo Bav, and that much dissatisfac
tion prevailed among the crews, on account of
not receiving their pay. The Emperor had sent
Sir John Dovle. an officer of his stall, with dis
patches to the Admiral, ordering the fleet round
to Oporto. The Admiral not only refused to
obev the order, but placed the officer who bore
it under arrest. In consequence of this pro-ced
ing. a new Admiral (Crosby) had been appointed
to command the fleet. Capt Peet further states,
that the country was in a state of great confu
sion, and that it was dangerous to go on shore,
as shot were flying in all directions.
Capt. Peet left Oporto on the 15th ult. and re
ports that the vessels off the port had had no
Communication with the shore for several days.
They had on board provisions lor Don Pedro’s
army, but the batteries recently erected bv Don
Miguel, which commanded the landing place,
prevented any debarkation except in the night
time. Don Pedro’s army, although compelled
fljlpiibsist on rice and fish, was apparently in good
spirits.
Capt Pert learned, previously to his depar
ture from Vigo Bav. that the King of Spain had
ordered his brother Don Carlos and his suite to
return to the Capital, from which we conclude
that the accounts which have already reached us,
that the King had ordered his brother to leave
Spain, were substantially correit.
GREECE.
King Otho has already appointed six Greeks to
be Generals. *
LATEST FROM MEXICO.
By the brig Congress, arrived at New Orleans,
the editors of the New Yoik Dally Advertiser
have received papers anil a letter, from their
correspondents in ihe Capital of Mexico, to the
15th of March. Public peace continued.
Cholera in Cuateinala. — An official letter to
the Governor of Vera Cruz, dated Tabasco, Fe
bruary 16th, states that Lt. Kspunosa had * r ugh
information that the Asiatic Cholera was making
lermur ravage* iiuiuu^ me mnuunarus ui lilt? d
ty of Guatemala. The «»eater pari of the first
battalion had died. The disease had not appear
ed at San Ciistoval de la Chiapas on the 4th
when he left 'here. It had nut made its appear
ance at Tabasco.
[Correspondence of the New York Daily Advertiser]
AIex co. March 15, 1833.
Thus far, every thing promises well; and if
the new adniinUtiaiion can only manange to con
duct matters as cleverly as M. Pedraza’s has
done, we may anticipate a continuance of peace,
tranquility and constitutional order.
The enemies of liberty have, within these last
weeks, published several must violent pamphlets,
which however. I am happv to say, have not pro
duced any other effect than that of calling forth
the dormant energy of the conquering party, who
solemnly declare they will not put up with the
least outrage, and that they are determined to
curb the excessive haughtiness of the aristocrats.
Such in (he diead that these entertain for (Jen.
Santa Anna, that seeing he has won the election
tor the presidency, and that it is no longer in
their power to prevent the Congress from assein
bling <*n the 1st of April next, thev have resort
ed to the ultia ratio ol all powerless and revenge
f'ul factions, endeavoring to procure assassins
who may plunge the dagger in that worthy Ge
neral's heart; but it is all in vain—thousands ol
eves watch for the protection of his life, and
Heaven itself appeals to shield him.
Insurrection in Formosa -—From the Canton
Register, of Dei ember 20th, we derive the fol
lowing paiticulars of the insurrection in the Isl
sod of Formosa. It appears to be uf a formida
ble character.
The insurrection commenced near Chang-foo
teen, about 40/e from Tae wan-foo, (the capital
>f the inland) where twenty-six mandarins, great
end small, together with abuut two thousand men,
*ere killed.
The inhabitants of the western side of Formo
ia are natives of the island, Chinchew men. and
Canton men; and the affray originated about five
)tculs of yams, which some Chinchew vagabonds
ouk away from some of the resident Canton pen
ile, who immediately applied to the heads of the
lllago whore tin* plunderers lived, and received
eilt r**,: hut thinking that by applying to the
’h.inghw thpen tliev might pi event a recurrence
iLsumlar outrages, thev dial so, ant) the Chang
ivva lieen diroi tl' called upon live of the heads j
f laiuilies, and demanded money t<> the amount
I a 1000 dmlars each, the payment of which they ;
psisteil alleging that the afT'ir was already set-|
led. To iliis he lent a deal ear, keeping thorn j
n prison till the money should be paid. When \
hev hail lieen thus, lor seven or eight day9 in :
onfioemrnt, finding thorn untractable lie rakrd }
p a stronger charge against them, calling upon i
Hem to pinduce a Ladrone, who had escaped,!1
ml who could not bo found. The head men j1
oncerned, exasperated at this unexpected do- J J
land, sent to the village privately, and offered a !'
(ward of 1000 dollars to any one who would kill i'
le Chang hwa heen. The villagers listened to j*
te proposal and in open day attacked the house I ‘
P the officer, ktffcd him ami a'l his attendants. '1
’lie Tae-wun foo hearing of the affair, wont in- 1
orson, attended hv about five hundred soldiers 1
hen he was attacked, killed? and all his lorce
estroved. Several other bodies of troops ad
inred, under various officers and were also beat *
T y\.ith great slaughter. 8
When the last accounts left, the Ching tsung- 1
ng kwan was missing; the city of Tae-wan-foo '
i the pn<tse«siop of the Tae wan tae-yav, and 1
»out 30,000 men hired for the occasion. The ^
Hagers under the five head men, were advan- *
ng against it, more 1han 50.000 strong. Fmm 1
moy, 5000 troops had embarked for the island *
ider the land and water Tetubs. So the affair n
sts for the present. j
Bhttts ft S'llhM.
A. D. HARMON, ly
At hirwew Store, adjoining Mr. .Butch- e
jgJL^er’s, and ttr.<di*>rs above hit old stand, liaa
received a part of his Spring stock of
BOOTS & SHOES. I"
nsisting «f hlmovt every variety of Ladies', Gentle-|
n’s. Misitit’, Bn\s’ and Children's Roots, Bootees, f
oes.and Slippers, which he will sell wholesale snd e
ail, tibi cheap, Cali and see. apr 10. 1 M
!$r. Louis (Miss.) April 9.
There is much reason t*» fear, that the subjoin
ed article, from the last Sangamon Journal, doet
nut exaggerate the hostile disposition of the Indi
ans. Similar reports have readied us within a
day or two.
Tht Indians.-— Within a few days the move
ments of the Indians on our frontiers, hnve caus
ed considerable alarm. A letter dated Galena,
31st ult. says—‘*The best informed upon such
matters have very recently (within a few days),
bei ume a little uneasy concerning the movements
of the Indians. Their ways are not as ours
»• any how,” but there is no good reason why
they should exhibit their gregarious propensities
at this unusual season of the vear.”
We have also received a letter from Peoria,
dated the Sd instant, which say*:—•* I delay
closing this letter to state, that from intelligence
entitled to credit, just received in town, it ap
pears the Indians are again assuming a hostile ;.t i
tude on the frontiers; that they ar*-, to the num
ber of five hundred, making d*-mnn*tratinn» on
Rock river, near their old encampment, a few
miles above Dixon’s ferry. The people on the
Ga'ena road, alarmed for the safety of their fam
ilies. are sending them into the settlement* lor
greater security. ” The same let'er adds, un
der da»e of—•• 6 o’clock P. M. Since writing
the above, Mr. Crane, the mail carrier, has ar
rived fio'n Galena, and confirms the state
ments, with some unimportant particulars.—
There can now be no doubt of flu* facts.”
We cannot vet believe that «e shall have ano
ther Indian War; yet the letters containing the
above information are from such responsible
sources that we should be culpable were we to
withhold it from the public.
N. P. lVillis, Esq.—We speak advisedly
when we say that the admirers of this g -ntle
man’s “ Impressions of Europe,” published in
the New Ymk Mirror, mav soon expect to hear
fiom him in London, and throughout the more
interesting portions of England and Scotland.
We shall hail his arrival un ** Albion’s coast”
with pleasure, and have no doubt that his letters
from thence will prove (|uite the most interesting
that he has written. 'The snirit. observation and
graphic delineation of Willis, have not been sur
passed by any Amrri.an who has made (he tour of
Kurope. The letteis do him honor as a gentle
man, a patriot and a scholar, and on his return
we have no doubt he will reap the reward of his
labors in the rapid sale of one of the most attract
ive little volumes of Travels that has appeared
in America. God speed him! say vve, and make
him industrious—J'he New Yorker.
High Life, or Time Etiquette —In associating
with individuals who might be supposed by some
too inferior, it is exceedingly difficult to draw the
line. l)n principle, it would be, with those who
excel in intellectual, moral, or religious attain- j
merits But in practice, these are not the.el ite- !
ria. When interest or convenience influence, j
even a Peer may associate with a banker, if he
will allow him to overdraw his account—or even
with a tradesman who will discount his bill.—
When neither improvement nor interest would (
influence, it has been difficult to decide. \N e :
have, however, at length, just discovered that |
the only true distinction is between wholesale and ;
retail We affirm this on the authority of a much
admited Dowager Duchess, who, in general,
moves only in the highest circles, and whose con
duct, on these occasions, constitutes law. The
daughter recently completed her education at a
very superior establishment, not a mile distant
from Portland p ate, where she become intimate
ly acquainted with the daughter of Sir G-,
an eminent brewer, and Magistrate at a borough
loiyn not one hundred miles from the .Metropo
lis; though his occupation in trade was unknown
to her ladyship, and who, therefore, allowed her
daughter to accept a very pressing invitation
from hetQidevant school fellow. After about a
week’s absence, mamma received a letter from
her lively spiig of title, giving a narrative of her
proceedings, and, especially', of a dance given
by Sir G. the night before, adding, ‘‘ and what
do you think, mamma, I danced with a Koo/e/t
draper!!'”
The Duchess exclaimed, “ Good Heavens,iny
daughter's ruined, and myself eternally disgrac
ed,” went off into hysterics, and, when recover
ing, ordeied four horses immediately to-, to
rescue her daughter from such impending rum;
w lieu arrived, the astonished Sir G. rushed to the
.I....- .....I _. .1 I ,L._ __»• I I).. I_ ... -
sofa, where, half chunked with indignation anti
excitement, she exclaimed, “ I must insist on my
daughter immediately leaving; I never thought
your assumed friendship would come to this,”
pointing to the last words of her daughter's let
ter. Upon which, Sir G. began explaining; that,
in the country, especially in a borough town, we
should be without society, if we confined our vi- 1
siting to titled acquaintance; and that, besides, 1
[he gentleman alluded to was highly respected, 1
reiy opulent, and likely even to be the borough 1
Member Duchess-—*4 Oh, Sir G. but a woollen- (
Iraper,a woollendraper//” Sir G. resuming,assur- J1
*d her Ladyship that he j»as not a petty retail '■1
leader but a manufacturer—a wholesale dealer, j *
ind contractor w ith Government. “ Oh, Sir G.” i1
■xclaimed the Duchess. “ it you will pledge !1
Iour honor that lie dhes not cut, I will be friends 1
igain.” Sir G plighted his faith—hands were *
haken—and the Duchess, herself, actually dan- is
ed the next night with this selT same wholesale *
voollei,draper.—London TownW t
_ c
The murder of the interesting and amiable ,
drs Hamilton, at Uordentown, a few days [
go. is no doubt fresh in the minds of a majority j "
>f our readers. We learn, from a gentleman j
vho has seen and conversed with her destroyer, 1 \
hat lit i* a young tnan of good address, with a ^
andsome face, aud apparently amiable, lie a
peaks of the lady who was killed by his hands, !
a the most exalted terms. When converdngon
aat subjet t, his eyes were restless and his man
er peiturbed; as if some daik tram of bitter *
mughts were passing his brain, and unsettling P
is reason. His actions are alternately wild and P
ilui; but on com non topics, he seems unaft'ec- 8
■dly easy and agreeable. His trial comes on in *
lay; and will be attended by thousands. Great h
icitement prevails on the subject throughout ll
ie country.—Phil. Gaz. 5
-- ’ - - •
ICP Geo. T. Brown respectfully of- f ,
r» himself to the Voters of Prince George’s County, ! t
ary land, as a candidate for the next Sheriffalty. *c
BURKE, PITT, AND SIIKHIDAN
[From Mrs. Piozzi's Recollections''
Bubke —" At the lime I refer to. an,.J
pointed out to strangeiH in tUe streets, 4
nowned oiator, statesman, and writer,
It wore ti blue coat, scarlet waistcoat*^'
breeches, and grey worsted stocking- a - *
hair, curly hair, made to look natural/ n"1-^
commonly used spectacles; so that it I* t;o/1 *
to describe his face. But I noticed that\Jy
many wrinkles, and those more ..f
age. He had a double chin, as it M '^rm h"
large nostrils; a lather long, irregular r„,Se. rdj
a wide, and as it were, a loose niomh, h*^
many public speakers have. His S|>e<’ci/e/w **
always worth listening to; though l.i* U„;lu7
;vas often unbe. oming, as lie would ke. , ,
hand in his waistcoat pocket, and »•„ J'/*’
qu-n’lyinhis bosom, and suing In* body h,"
Side to Side, while Ins feet were fixed on one /"/
Being an Irislnnun, he not only *p.,ke Hl/,U'
lush accent, which might be excused, but/1
an Irish pronuncation, for which there*is no '
cine; because English people of good e.lueru
must needs know how to pronounce their Z
language; and when an Irishman of discern!*!
and talents speaks differently, it mu*t he be/,//
he chooses to do so, which is ridiculous ["
spite of these objections, such were the c!iar 3
of his eloquence, his words flowed ih „rj*!
a torrent, and lie so abounded in happy
phorand well applied learning, that althuu-u
have heard linn lor several hours- together, j •
not remember of being conscious of weau /
or impatience, while he was on In* |t.gS»» "f*‘
Pitt—M Pitt was a tall thin mao, 0faf.,
skin, and with rather an efteiniate gait. If^ ,
Iit*t»t colored hair, andgrey, watery cyc*. an./j
projecting sharp pointed nose, a little 'tuinJd
His forehead, in the part nearest to hisevebrou!
came far nut, as may be seen in Ins statue*»Bj
busts; and to Those who are observers <>f j,Ulft.r‘
faces gave the notion of his being a man uf t*,e
greatest po*-iblfc dearness of thought, and lilin
ness of character; and such he proved him*;
on every occasion. His manner of sneakin'
the House (and [ seldom heard him exrrp" ;
Parliament) was very lordly and cotninan.ln, -
he generally stretched forth In* rielit arm ’
utmost length, kept his left hand on his hip wm
the table, near which he usually stood, ami |,
feet at a proper distance from each other, iIl(|
spoke deliberate!y, like a person reading fi ,r. ,
well written book, and in a voice as loud and
deep almost as a bell.”
Sheimdan.—,l Sheridan was above the t
height: his limbs wire well formed, but ratvr
heavy, and Ids shoulders somewhat ruunii; t
had one leg perceptibly larger than the other -
His lace, in the lower part, was fat, and allow*
too rosy for a verv temperate or very discreet
ntan. His eyes were most remarkable—|jr.*(
of a dark color, and shining, as il fire came In n
them; when near and immediately in hunt uf
him, tew could bear to look steadily at his iwn
tenunce. In pronouncing his orations, he had
endless grace and variety of action; u*iii« both
arms with such propriety, that by their mo**,
merits one might nearly conjecture what he wo
saying. His voice had in it almost every niinhtl
sound; it was sometimes as sweet as the notes
of a violin, and at others as mellow as an orcio.
lie was so great a master of original wit, rheto
ric v ithout rules, anti natural eloquence of eve
ry kind, that he made those who heard him speak,
believe him in the right for the time, he the nl*
ject of his oration what it might, lie w«t, in
short, neither moral, learned, or wise; but «
amazingly clever that he completely inqiuswl
himself as such upon his hearers, while deihia
ing either on the hustings or in parliament ”
[JUhtntum.
Jl Sping Trap.—High Constable Hats, nlt
has had great exprience in the apprehension »t.<!
detection of rogues, and well knows the nrcrv
tv of binding them by something more substan
tial than their word of honor, has seen the neie
siiy of being well provided with wliat are !erh
nicnlly called safily chains and rttjffn Me
almost every thing, nowrwr, in hit. age ol nn-ii
lion and rail-roads, hand cull'- have bad their im
provements, and the worthy High Constable em
braced an opportunity of supplying htmseilfrom
abroad, at no small expense, with a splendid |
lished pair of modern improvement. Ti ey *t<
so contrived that they close with aspntig cattf.
and no little art is necessary to open :l e'uagur.
f*ven when provided with the proper Key,unle«*'i.
vtructi-d in the mode of doing it. ^ e have l-ean.
though will not vouch for the trulii, Hut th*.
tl... ..Ill. I.. I r..u III' •Inis- Ufl.'ir' <
‘pt'cifii ation of philosophical apparatus*’
One clay during the present week, these *fed
>pring and case hardened hand tuft , were 1 •’’*
•owed from the High Constable to t?an*|'>'' >
langerous rogue to the upper pi i*«n in In' l*'y,j •
ind being returned by the officer in the atari
if Mr. Hava, were left for him with the i"'14
if the office. While in the offi e thev iia,,i'<* 1
•xcited some attention, and underwent tie ei
iminatioo and scrutiny of tlie officers genen •
is well as the hiagiatrates. A person in toe "li* 4
hi business, stepped up to one of trn* Hugistf*lri
md asked permission to look at them, which
eadily granted, little thinking at the li «e'd 1 "*
inpleasent dilemma to which his curiosity *11
cadmg him. After examining them lcisari,y
nd with great interest, lie imprudently tn
hem on, when the spring catch closed, wlno
e did not observe until he made an efloirt f»
lisengage Ida arms and found it impractical' '•
r.» add to his mortification and chagnn. '
ey had not been left with the irons, anJ nootiwf
ey in the office would fit them.
In this condition he was constrained to renu
everal hours, while fruitless searches were n.J1 -
ir the High Constable, the irons becoming rJ,0,e
nd more oppressive from their tightness, andn
ling short of an imprisonment for tin* night.
?ast, appearing to threaten him. A lit,,e
ire dusk, the High Constable was found,
Horded him the opportunity of realizing’^
leasurable sensation of an arm released
ainful pressure, by taking off the letter* am* '•
loring him to liberty—not, however, without*-*
ilmouition, that it would be prudent for
ereafter to take care how lie played with f's'
mis.—JV. Y. Courier.
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Quills—Quills.
t PIIIST rate asiortnivnt of sIomc.N superior ?:l8£
factured Q tills, from No. 10 to 70, which **-'
Id at the manufacturer's price, by ,
apr 19—W. II. MOKRI50>