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dated “Ahrarado, July 10, 1823.—Bv this period, l
thought to have been in the city of Mexico, but it
was not passible. I shall remaiu here daring this
summer, this place is perfectly healthy, and I have
Oot the least hesitation in remaining.
“There is at present great confusion in this coun
try; conspiracies on conspiracies every day. A few
days ago a detachment left this city for a small town
about ten leagues up the river, to put down a're
bellious set who are in favour of the Emperor._My
fnend €•••* was attached to it. They soon quiet'
ed matters, and brought a*,m five of the leaden as
prisoners. Several officers of rank weh shot at the
city of Mexico not ta% since, for conspiring against
the present government. General St. Ana, profess
es to bt such a great patriot, has become a traitor,
but he never was considered any thing else by the
people. He was marched with his army to San Luis
Potosi, and there his troops declared him Emperor
II, by tho title of Antonio 1st. His treachery occur
red thus early in consequence of bis not getting at
the head of the government, to which he aspired.
In fact, I see nothing but intrigue; each one is aim
ing for some great {dace; so that every thing is sa
ws crificed for self-aggrandisement. No one general,
whose name is familiar iu the United States, *d be
called a patriot, but General Victoria. He has giv
en up every thing for his country's good. I think
much difficulty must arise before things are proper
ly adjusted.
Not long since, an affray took place io one of the
coffee houses in Mexico, in which two officers were
killed. A dispute arose between them—one drew
his sword and ran the other through instantly.—
Colonel Estarbory (an intimate acquaintance 'of
Utine) entered at that moment, and in the corpse of
this officer recognved his intimate friend. For this
cowardly action, he immediately demanded the
survivor to meet him which he refused. At the mo
ment the Colonel drew his sword sans ceremonie
and killed him instantly. The guard interfered and
took the Colonel to prison, but nothing serious can
be apprehended, as those cases occur so frequently;
Indeed, I merely mention it to give you some idea
how things are gbingon here. I never enjoved bet
ter health than since I have beeniu this country._
How long I may remain in the service, is, at pre
sent, uncertain.
NEW ORLEANS, SEPT. 5.
FROM HAVANA AND SPAIN.
By the ship Ann, Capt. McPherson, Ha
vana Gazettes have been icceived as late as
the 25th Aug. An arrival at Havanafrom Ca
diz'. has brought intelligence from the Pen
insula down to the 12th July. Having been
nnable to obtain a file, of these Gazetts in
time to procure translations, wt can only
state that the ijnport of tbe news is calcula
ted to cast a gloom over the minds of those
who have at heart the success of the consti
tional cause in Spain. Gen. Morilld, who
was chargeJ by tbe Cortes with the military
government of tbe Province of Galicia, it is
said has betrayed tbe.cause he so soleinny
Swore to support, and joined tbe Duke d’An
gouleme’s Regency in Madrid: and the
Priests, those faithful minions of the Holy
Despots, by gaining converts among the
lower classes to tbe cause of the invaders,
were weakning the power of the constitu
tional government, and a paving the way
for tbe re-establishment of the absolute rule
of tbe King. Lou. Adv.
FROM THE NEW-YORK AMERICAN.
JVew Inventions.—Our countrymen alone
almost establish the truth of the remark,
that Ibis is properly characterized as the
“age of inventions.” Our governmeut affords
no other aid and no other encouragement to
the enterprising genius, than the use of the
products of his labor. After he has accom
plished the object he proposed, and to his
own conviction has proved its utility, he has
yef the more slow, the more arduous, and
thf» still mnrp mvalimu onH #.-» otioin_.iI.a
conviction of the public of the fact.
To these refleciions I was led by observ
ing the repenting guns, a manufactory of
which is established in this city. To them
1 would beg leave to call more general no
tice. No doubt Remains in the mind of any
who have examined them, of the complete
accomplishment of the object proposed.—
These guns ordinary contain from five to
twelve charges, bat the number may be ex
tended to twenty or even thirty without ad
ding materially to the incumberence of the
piece. The communication between the
several charges is so completely cut oflfas to
f prevent all danger of a simultaneous dis
charge. By means of a sliding lock the
piece is cocked and primed atone operation
and discharged at the rate of less than two
seconds to the charge.
The principle is applied to muskets, rifles,
fowling-pieces and pistols; by which they
have all the use of ordinary fire arms; and
the great additional advantage of priming
themselves, and keeping in reserve any
number of charges the gunner may choose.
These guns will be seen to be very serv
iceable in the customary employment of fire
arms in time of peace—as a material of de
fence. they are conceived to be »f vast im
portance Had Capt. Allen's boat's crew of
eighteen men been armed with these guns,
they would have bv-en more than a match for
the hundred ard fifty pirates that came a
gainst them. For they would have been a
ble to have discharged 216 shots in less than
twenty seconds. If five hundred men could
have bepu armed with such muskets, at the
time the English army ot five thousand, at
tacked Washington, the Capital, with the
other pnbtic buildings, would probably oof
hare been destroyed, for the five hundred
men would posses sit thousand charges,
which they could have fired in less timh than
a common musket could have been reloaded:
giving the five hundred men the advantage
ofonu thousand charges, over tbe army of
five thousand men.
If the mail guard had been armed with a
brace of pistols, containing five'ftr si* charges
each, tbe.Me attack on the mail in tbe neigh
bourhood of Baltimore, would, probably,
have resulted differently.
That these guns would be of immense con
sequence in defence against the pirates can
not be questioned; for it is believed that a
very few gups Well managed, would effectu
ally prevent tfeir boarding merchant ves
sels.
Ism persuaded this invention needs only
to be known to be appreciated. On its util
ity alone, ^ben known, il may rest all its
claim to public patronage.
pc. , . AN OBSERVER,
** ^ ^ manufactory of^hese guns is now
conducted at 51 Fulton-srreet by Mr. Ellis
who ever ready to have them examined, and
#etr use tested.
THE FUNbKl AT SEA,
It was a morningat sea, tbe sun had just
risen and npt a c|ood appeared lo obstruct
its rays. A light breeze played on tbe bo
som of tbe slumbering ocean. The stillness
of the morning was only disturbed by the
ripple of the water, or the diving of a flying
fish. It seemed as if the calm .and noiseless
spirit of the deep was brooding over the
waters. Ibe national flag displayed hall
way tlpwn the royal mast, played in the
breeze unconscious pf its solemn import.—
TKfl vncCfil rrlirln,! _____ > .
tranquil as the element on whose surface
she moved. She knew not of the sorrows
that were in her own bosom, and seemed to
look down on the briny expance beneath her
in all the confidence and security of strength.
To the minds of her brave crew it was a
morning of gloom. They bad been boarded
by the angel of death! and the forecastle now
contained all that was mortal ol bis victim.
His soul bad gone to its final audit. Grouped
around the windlass, and left to their own re
flections, the hardy sons of the ocean min
gled their sympathies with each other. They
seemed to think of their own mortality.—
Conscience was at her post. And 1 believe
their minds were somewhat impressed with
the realities of eternity.
They spoke of (be virtues of their deceas
ed messmate—ofiiis honesty, his sensibility,
his geneiosity. One remembered to have
seen him shear the last dollar of his hard
earned wages with a distressed shipmate,
j All could attest his liberality. They spoke
| too of his accomplishments as a sailor; of the
.nerve of his arm, and the intrepidity of bis
| soul. They had seen him in an hour of
peril, when the winds of heaven were let
loose in their fury, and destruction was on
the wing, seize the helm and bold the ship
securely within biagrasptiil the danger bad
passed by.
1 hey would have indulged longer in their
reveries; but they were summoned to pre
pare tor the rites of sepulture, and to pay
the last honors to their dead companion.—
^ The work of preparation was commenced
| with heavy hearts and many a sigh. A rude
| coffin was soon constructed, and the body
deposited within it. All was ready for the
final scene. The main hatches were bis
! bier. A spare sail was his pall. His sur
viving comrades in their tar-stained habil
iments stood around. All were silent. 1'he
I freshening breeze moaned through the cor
;dage. The main topsail-was hove to the
mast. 1 he ship paused on her course and
j stood still—The funeral service began; and
as “we commit his body to the deep,” was
pronounced, T heard the knell of the ship
bell—I heard the plungef the coffin—I saw
tears start from the eyes of the generous
tars. My soul melted within me, as I re
verted to the home scene of him whom we
had buried in the deep; to hopes that were
drowned in lamentation.
There is an attorney at Law in Spring
field, Vt. who is at this time Justice of the
Peaee Register of Probate, Selectman,
Town Clerk, Register of Deeds, School Dis
trict Clerk, Treasurer of the Congregational
Society, Librarian, Capt. of Artillery, Senior
Deacon in St. John's Lodge, Scribe in the
Washington Royal Arch chapter, and Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master -in the Grand
Lodge of Vermont. Com. Adv.
The Fountain of Happtnett.
All happiness dwells with God. The
fountain of life is justly said to be with him.
That supreme and Independent Being must
necessarily possess within himself every
principle of beatitude.; and no cause from
without can possibly affect his untroubled
.felicity. Among created dependent beings,
happiness flows in scattered and feeble
| streams; streams that are often feged with
blackness of misery. But from before the
1 throne of God issues the riser of life, full, un
mixed, and pure; and the pleasure which
now in scanty portions *e are permitted to
taste, are all derived from that source.-*
Whatever gladens the hearts of men or an
gels with any real Si satisfactory jdjy, comes
from heaven. It is a portion of the pure in
fluent eflowiugfrom the glory of the Almighty;
•a r*y issuing from the bnghmett of the ever
lasting life. It is the manifest, therefore,
that every approach to God must "be an ap
proach to felicity: and that enjoyment of his
immediate presence must be iU contumation.
| Prayer of a young gentleman for a wife.
I From a vain coquette—from a pert as
suming Miss, good Lord deliver me. From
one whose time and thoughts are employed
in dress, armaments and visites—from one
who is enamoured with her own pretty face
land accompli hments, ami‘delight*tb with
her own praise,’—from one who talkelh
i loud, affecletb much and, laugheth always
may I by a providence be delivered. From
one who is not delighted vfitb her own home,
whose eye wove with boldness on the faces
of men; from one who is insolent, proud and
conceited, 1 earnestly desire to be delivered.
From one who appeared to<fee delicate be
yond what is natural; from one on the con
I trary who delighted) to be seen performing
the duties of men; from one who is pleased
with gorgeous appearel; one on the contrary
who is sluttish, neglecls her dress and wand
ders about bare-footed and bare-legged, I
pray to be delivered From one who would
be thought learned in the science, whose am
biiion is gratified in disputing upon politics
and divinity; from one on the contrary who
is ignorant and de%hteth not in books, I
wish to be delivered.- From one who is per
petually finding fault, fretftfl and uneasy,
■ Hlltni* Ijviua onrt f.. .a.L.. _—I I I_a .
..UC BCJM III ail
uproar by herlermagept disposition, I ever
i Pr»y delivered. From ber whose
treatment to her friends is all ceremonious;
from her whose manners in company are
awkard who is too bastrfi/l to join in conver
sation and amusements of polite company
who knows not when to s^ak nor how tc
speak, may kind heaven deliver me. Bui
grant heart and hand of (hat amiable raodesl
unaffected hand, neat and virtuous fair,
whose frankness and serenity manifet the
1 disposition o( her natural miud. Grant me
one who walketh in maiden sweetness, with
, innocence in her mind, and modesty in
ber cheeks. One who is adorned with
neatness in her dress, whose conversation is
instruction pure andMecent, one whose eye
spaikles love and kindness, one who de
lighted) not in slander and obscenity, one
whose breast is the mansion of goodness,
j whose actions are the indes of a pure and
| virtuous mind. Give me the girl who has
; "ft been taught to disguise the honest sim
i plicity of nature by modes and behavior or
iginating from the “begarly refinement of
modern education.’’ One whose greatest
beauty consists in mental accomplishments,
and Whose heart and conscience dare to a
vow the sentiments of her mind; one who
shall alleviate my troubles by her counsels,
and sweeten enjoyments by her endearments;
whose answers are all in mildness and truth,
whose tenderness shall relieve my cares,
whose affections mitigate distress, and whose
good humor and complacency banish afflic
tions. Such a young lady shall be the ob
ject of my affections. Such an one should
be cherished as a blessing from above. The
kindness of my behavior shall endear ber to
my heart. Happy shall I he to find such a
wife. She shall be more precious to me
than rubies.
MATRIMONIAL RIGHTS.
The ladies are in general great enemies
to the claim of the husband to correct the
wife, notwithstanding great authorities in
the law have held it strictly legal to do so.
Indeed a law writer of, great authority and
antiquity, (if I mistake not it is Bracton)
givith a proper caution to husbands on this
i head. ‘For,’saith he,'although it may be
lawful for the husband to correct the wife
with a lawful weapon, such as a broomstick,
&c. &c. yet if he makes use of an unlawful
instrument, such as ap iron bar or the like,
and death insue, it will be murder.'—The’
females of the place where the author resides
are said to have beep so little satisfied with
distinction in their favor, that they dragged
onr ancient sage of the law through the riv
er and gave him a thorough ducking.
Judge Buller, in an opinion be delivered
in an action against a husband for bad treat
ment of his wife, laid it down as a positive
law, ‘ That a husband was privileged to
beat his wife, if the instrument used was a
wooden one, and no larger than bis thumb.”
It was on this occasion that the ladies of Ex
eter addressed a round robin to the judge, in
which they requested to be informed of the
exact dimensions of his lordships thumb.
LONG TARNS.
This is a phrase generally uaed.X
men to denote a species.of marvelous
with which they delight to wile a^L,
dreary “mid watch," and to astonisfc
green home or land lubbers as may
to be on board. Amongst those
night tales, tbe most astonishing is that eel-;
led “the Merry Dunn of Dover!" This waa
a vessel of such extraordinary magnitude ^4
that she has been known to. be receiving »* ;
cargo of coals at her how port in Sunderland
harbour and discharging them at the tame
time out of her stern port into the coal
lighters below London Bridgi SOcb was
the bight of her masts, that a little boy being
sent aloit fa clear the pendent, be was h> long
ascending and descending, that when beeo
turned on deck he was become so old as to
be gray headed. Wqpking out of tbe Downs,
this ship was of such a length, that in tack
ing, her flying jib boom knocked down Ca
lais steeple, at tbe very 'instant that the tail
of her ensign swept a flock of sheep off the
summit ol Dover Cliff. The following is an
enumeration of the different sails set upon
her mainmast, beginning at the lowest, viz:
mainsail, lop-sail to gallant axil, royal sky
! 8CraP*r, moon raker, cloud disturber, Htav
en poker, angel did jojly-jumper.
% London Papers
——
CAMP-MEETING.
A Methodist Camp-Meeting will commence with
in 11-2 miles of Monticello on Thursday the 25th
inst. anil continue till Mouday following.
State of Mississippi, Laurence
County.
TAKEN Up by Isbam Smith one dark
bay horse, iwo years Old, with a star
and ?nip, right bind foot while; appraised to
60 dollars, June 10, 1823.
A. B. SAUNDERS, R’r,
Sept. 20-24-3"
State of Mississippi, Lawrence
County.
BY virtue of a certain writ of Fi. Fa. is
sued from the Circuit Court of Rike
county, to me direct, 1 shall expose to pub
lic sale for cash, at the court bouse in the
town of Monticello, on 4be first Monday in
I October next—one bay borse, gome books,
one table, one wash stand and some chairs.
Sic. to satisfy the fi. fa. above mentioned, in
favour of James C. Dickson.
R. COLLINS, Sh ff.
Sept. 20, 1823.—24-3
GIN TO RENT.
THE subscriber wishes to rent For the
ensuing season the ©In formerly owned
by Samuel C. Alexander.
FRANCIS BLAIR.
Aug. 23- 1823 -20-tf _
B. T. LINSON,
CLOCK AND WATCH MAKER AND
JEWELLER, MONTICELLO,
OFFERS his services to the public in the
line of his profession, ail workeommit
ted to him for repairs, will be carefully re
paired and warranted, viz:
Patent Lever, Horizontal, Repeat
ing, Musical & Plaiu watches,
And Musical and Plain Brass Clocks
AND TtME PEICES
OF ALL DESCRIPTION RF.PAIRD AND
WARRANTED IF WELL USED.
03” AIL those having work when the sub
scriber is absent, will be so food as to leave
the same with Wo. Ray, inn keeper, and
it will be thankfully received by the subscri
ber, repaired sod delivered to the owners
when called for.
ratent balance beams.
B. T. LINSON is authorised (o make and
vend Dearbourn's late improved Patent Bal
ance Beams throughout this state, & the state
of Alabama. The Balance Beams is counted
to be the handyest and most accurate of any
plan now in use to get the precise wait of
any article. He makes them to draw from
one ounce to thirty five hundred. Merchants
and those that have cotton gins, can be sup
plied on moderate terms. Orders from the
‘country will be thankfully received and
punctually attended to. The purchaser will
be so good as to put down bow much he
wishes the Beam to draw, lie*
B T. LINSON.
Monticello, June 14, 1883—II tf
BLANK DEEDS LOST
TWENTY-FIVE General and twenty
five Special Warrantee Blank Deed*
was lost oo the road leading from Natchez to
this place; they were roled up in paper and
tied with twine. Any person finding the same
and leaving them at the office of (be Missis
sippi State Gazette, Natchez, or at this of
fice, shall be liberally rewarded.
Monticello, March H,

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