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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1846
The Wilma Leaf.
Lime trembling rine !
of a summerer race, withered and sear,
thirenng—wherefore art thou lingering here
- Thy work'is done !
Thou host seen all
11. e A mer flowers reposing in their torah,
Az ..! the green leases that knew thee in their bloom,
AVither and fall !
Why Jost thou cling
to the rough and sapless tree
Eiss then existence aught like charm for thee.
Thou faded thing!
The voice of spring,
tvbh-h woke the into being, neer again
%1,:1 greet thee, nor the gentle summer rain
New venlure bring
The zephyr's breath
N. 17101 . Will %Ike fat thee its mehldr:
Wlrthe lone fighing of the blast shall be
The hymn of death.
Vet a few days,
kyse faint struggles with the autumn storm.
the strolled eye, to catch thy trembling form.
In tram may gaze-
Pak autumn leaf!
art an cmbkmt of mall's mortality :
IrliMaen heart. once young and fresh like thee,
Withered by grief:
Whsee bps are tied,
Mho:* laird ours all base drooped and did away
: 4 ::11,1,nv to hh—and lingering,. loses to stay
Atiout the dead!
But hst !—e'en now
ntst the. gather:a; of the autumn Wait:
cam--thy frail forth tremble,---a is past I
.kod thou ut low !
El Ilw Spanish Brizand
ig the iie.ll - 144a t/MliiitatuAtis distrirt of the
1 -!”..n.,ec 01 Chew,. ailt. tied d Irrll e .
zwatitt - 01 tirttieft is eon-..,.-ed by t h e
••t1 -r to the wdil and rugged :sr •-nery
ar,unJ ti The ditir-r. tit 11)
It IC.. it mat' aliproArlwEi, lead
detiir,.l):‘ the borcirrs 01 deep
;.rem : qveg. +ad not uttirequently through tor
, , Wick and tanuled as at first sight Cu
When. however, these
are surmounted, and the wearied pti-
: rind, himself on the summit of the bleak
Ditch encircle the valley, he is more
rryatt: 1 . . e his toils by the beauty of the
s inch be has at 1111 feel- Tie
spin tlealy inwards, form a kind of
:our or tire leagues long, and varying
sa, two to three in breAdth. It is intersected
;,.I,,zhout its enure length by a little river,
• % , ,1 cCrtV storm converts Int a torrent. and
~1. atilt the Aid of us numerous tributary
,Amets, irrigaie and fertilizes the sotl. The
• is is Wally pins thickly covered with wild
d aiive-trees. springing up spontaneously
ait• rich ht.tek foam. Some small villages
..iliered over the plain, but they are few
:.:amparisol will the detached cottage and
tzsz-twase, far the most part surrounded by
5.A7115 :setOkenlne the easy
of the peasantry. Near these
r..!:erAliy to he touod Eardens, enclosed by
of r .,:ne f ranale-trres, whose height
:1 , wars con:rast aereeably with the dark
-we ,1* :he I , flage ; and on the slopes of t tie
;:.e vine ettveri the 0nt1211 , 1, its knottY
•mes.unpruned and uncantroled, spread
al a distance of a foot or two
1 , re r:'l
sr 11 the glimmer of the rear IS3—. that
• re , r-hd ml.ahstaats of the valley we hare
xrete .uhj.ct In the depredatinntt of
vr E“eri; w lio,under the command of
in li,oo-n by the name of Ei Patudiv.
terror :old drso!avon wherever they ap
` 'w. Like most of the bands which. half
-. overran Span donna the
• • . :hey siy ie.l themselves Carhsts ; hut
7•••: prevent them from emptying the
‘g the houses of acioy prr-
01,1,:ions were known to
0 .0 e:0 1)on Carlos. There twirl no
::'.e ne:ghhorhood. and tlie youneer
r tua'e population being absent in the
Is or I . be other of the two parties who
Sif-ln, the band::s. ahhoush !not
%ill: hut title resistance. Eat-
Imp.unl:y. they added atrocity to
" t
frequently massacred the peasants
sLiin :Ley at first contented themselves
v.zip.iir.iiering. Old mea and children were
ivu urn outraged and carried off,and
-rt w- , s sure of his life for the space of a
rit was usuallv in the dark-
C: male his attacks. The
.• nre:y retulined #tationarc in any Tillage:
'"Ilv rV would establish themselees in
cocupelline the 'incomes to
--1 - them with se per . an d af!etsearris
;hole bect.l.tchtlit strone guard watch-
P '• , ‘Tor the serrate 01 the 'deepens ; but this
enen ;he case. and they sere general
.' L ','Peseci to biyou,ae in some of the
t , rge. :tt the northern end of the Talley
• tar.. when seen in the day time. it vas
from that direction that they were oh
ec we. Far upuards of three weeks
I -- had foi:owed their laviless aro
io spite of the repeated applies
the a:caides to the nearest military
no succour had yet been
- the al:tart:nate peasantry. when El
rthade in attic!: on the house of Juan
one of the richest fanners of that
c~ act o n t i ns occasion, th'e conduct
_ raffilts surpassed to ferocity all their
77.r nu . s iniquities. After stripping the house
tc.... ';') . thi:g of ealue, and driving away the
a : 4 o'es, they murdered 'the wife and
e „,` ! .2 :-',! children of Melendea before his
• ' iTtte of tie desperate resistance offer
THE -- ..'BRADFORD = :,-REPO:'.',.TER
ed by the frantic father and husband, who him
self, after being barbarously beaten and mutt
lated, was bound hand and foot, and left in his
house, to which'the robbers set fire in three
different places. Fortunately, the neighboring
peasantry extinguished the flames as soon as
the departure of the bandits permitted them to
do so with safety. Mclendez uttered not . a
word in reply to the consolations offered him
by his pitying friends and acquaintances. /lie
silently allowed a village barber to bind up his
head, from which El Patudn had.with his own
hand, severed the ears ; and then. seizing his
staff, left the valley.
It was a feast-day in the cheerful little town
of Villasayis in Castile, and the church-bells
were gaily ringing their invitation to
The streets were crowded with buxom olive
complexioned peasant gills andservieg-woman,
their long black hair hanging in a plait down
their backs, and in many instances reaching
nearly to the ground ; and , with mantilla'd
senoritas, dark-eyed and
.fair-footed, tripping
by twos and threes over the uneven pavement.
As is usual in Spanish town. the flagged plat
form before the church door was thronged with
the male inhabitants, assembled to discuss the
news of the day. and to catch a glance of the
fair town-women as they repaired to their de
votions. Amongst the coarse grey or brown
jackets of the peasantry, and the black Sunday
coats of eseribanos and other civilians. were
seated a number of men whose dress, without
being exactly a military uniform. betokened
them to belong to one of the free corps then
so numerous in Spain. Their ahort dark-green
jackets were loaded with metal buttons down
the front and on the sleeves, which buttons
were, in many instances. formed of small sil
ver coins, of the value of two to three 'reale, a
fashion common in the Peninsula. and especi
ally affected by muleteers. Round their waists
they wore red sashes of wool or silk, and their
heads were covered with the basqne boina.—
They had much the appearance of Cachet sold
iers, which, however, their peaceable presence
in a Christian town rendered it impossible they
should be. Leaning apainst one of the stone
pillars which flanked the church door was a
young, man apparently. about twenty-five years
of ace. upwards of six feethigh. and of power
ful urdse. His !ono hair, which fell in thick
curls anon his shoulders, was surmounted by
a hroatl-brimmed gray hat. decorated with a
-mall'plume ; and has loose green velveteen
trou.ers were fastened, and slightly drawn to
gether at the bottom, by a bunch of colored rib
hands. He wore nothing over his shirt, which
was of dazzling whitness and fine texture. hut
on one shoulder hung a large striped woollen
blanket. On his feet he wore albargatas. or
hempen sandals, and his knife and a brace of
pistols were stuck in his crimson silk sash.the
ends of which were fringed with silver thread.
His features were handsome, although tanned
a deep brown by exposure to the weather-: a
beautiful pencilled mustache shaded his hp. and
two silver rings were passed through holes
pierced in his ears. His passing acquaintances
saluted him by the name of Pepitu. and the
free companions described above acknowledg
ed him as their chief. The mass had com
menced, and a numerous congregation of de
votees and idlers had entered the church. Pe
pito was about to follow their example. when
and 01 man,„ whose clothes were dusty and
travel-stained, and whose grew hair and a band
age whi.-h he had round, his tiead, were streak
ed with blood, laid a trembling hand on the
arm-of the gigantic guerilla. repoti turned his
head. '• Padre I" cried he joyfully, and clasp
ed the old man in his arms.
Two hours later the free corps of Pepito
Melendez had left Vlllasayas, and was on its
way to the province of Cuenca. Pepin, march
ed at its head nn foot, and with strides that
kei at an amble the vigorous mule on which
ad mounted his father. He was deadly
pale,4and he spake to no one ; but, from time
to time. his fingers caressed the handle of the
Catalan knife which was thrust into his girdle.
and his bloodshot eves glared fearfully. as he
muttered curses and blasphemies too horri'
to he written. His men, who were about
hundred and fifty in number. appeared to sym
pathise in the dejection of their leader. and
marched doggedly and silently forward. un
heeding the burning can and the mooed and
stony raids. There was no straggling or !oo
zing behind arnonost these iron-trained guerif
las. Occasionally, on passing some roadside
fountain. two or three soldiers would give their
muskets to their comrads. and taking a hasty
draught. rejiiin the column beiore it 'bad I- it
them tifiv Vards in the rear. So few and char;
were their halts. and so much expedition did
they use. that on the evening of the second
day's march ' they had' accomplished five-and
twenty king leagues, and established their biv
ouac in a ravine at a short distance f om the
valley in which Melendez's house was situated.
About sunset on the same evening. the band
of El Patudo were supping in the open air, at
the opposite extremity of the valley. They
were thirty-eight in nainber. incliding the
chief and two or three subordinante officers.—
El Patudo himself was a bull-necked. doub!e
jointed ruff in. clumsily but :linnet built, anti
with hands and feet of so dispmportionately
large a size as to have procured him the 'Art
quo Ey which we have designated him. The
t..hle on which the eventng meal of the party
was laid out was a patch of green turf. shaded
he a (-lugger of beech trees, and situated at the
foot of some small sharp-pointed rocks, which
formed tne inward extremity of the base of the
surrounding mount:ins. The repast consisted
of a sheep masted whole in the emtlers of a
large wood fire—of fruit and onions, bread and
garlick. Propped u p against a tree was a large
skin of,witte. the mouth uppermost. whence
bandits took it by turns to fill twocoarse earth
en jugs. which were afterwards pasied from
hand to timid. Scattered on the g round wcrc
gables, knives. and poniards. of which wea
pons it might he observed that. although the
points were keen and shining. towards the
hilt a thick coat of rust had been allowed to
accumulate. The guerillas bad neglected to
wipe off the blood which so often reddened
i their steel. Muskets were piled against the
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trees; canans, or cartridge-belts, were suspen
ded on the branches ; and red woollen 'caps.
,
alpagatas. coarse blankets, and empty gourds.
completed the accessories of the scene. On a
well-wooded platform, about a mile in the rear
of the revellers, arose the turrets of a convent,
which commanded one of the principal entran
ces to the valley. The Franciscan monks who
inhabited it were rarely seen outside of its
walls, with the exception of some half-dozen
who were accustomed to levy contributions, in
the form of alms, on the piously disposed
amongst the peasantry of the district. The
convent was large, and had formerly afforded
shelter toi numerous community ; bat the in
mates at the period we write of, were not sup
posed to exceed forty or fifty. The reserved
habits of the brotherhood, however, were the
cause that little was known of them. even by
those who dwelt within sight of their walls.—
At the commencement of the war they had
vigorously repulsed the attack of a hand ref
marauders who had reckond on !incling an easy
prey and rich booty in the convent of St. Fran
cisco ; and the warlike spirit of which the ho
ly fathers had given proof in that affair hail
given occasion to the profane and evil-disposed
to observe, that such stalwart cenobities would
be better placed in the ranks of a battalion than
on the steps of an altar. Shortly afterwards,
several monks had left the convent, and it was
supposed had repaired to the part of the coun
try occupied by the troops of Don Carlos.—
"'The reverends are late in coming to-night,"
said El Patin'," to his second in - command. a a
wicked-looking Andalusian. who was lying on
his back on the gram and picking his teeth
with his poniard ; "yet they know that we
shall not be too many, with all our number.for
to-night's work. The peasantry are begin
ning to furbish their cseopetas. and Lopez
brought in word yesterday that they were go
ing to organize a corps for the defence of the
valley. The affair of Melendez had put them
on the qui tire. " And with gond reason."
replied the lieutenant ; "it Was all very well
to sack the house and carry off the rattle ; hu ,
I told you if you amused yourself with cutting
offers and ripping up children, we should
some day or other pay for the imprudence."—
" Pshaw !" replied El Patudo. o how long
bogy Cnu been the advocate of humanity !
But what is that among the trees ?" cried he
hastily, and pointing in the direction of the
convent. " Ignaein. by heavens ! and in his
habit. What can he the meaning of that !"
As he spoke the black robe of a• Franciscan
monks became risible, as its wearer advanced
down a path which it from the convent to the
bivouac of the partidel. El Patudo hastened
to meet the new comer, and after a short con
ferenee returned to his comrades. "We may
make tip our minds to remain idle to-night in
stead of taking a merry ramble in the moon
beams." cried he with a grin of disapointinent.
" Old Melendez has been to show his ears, or
the place where they ought to be, to a son of
his., who. it appears. commands a free corps ;
and he and his men will reach the valley to- .
night or to-morrow morning. A spy has just
brought the intelligence to the convent, and
Ignacio hastened to put us on our guard."—
The banditti grumbled at this unwelCome news,
which interfered with a, plan of rapine and.
slaughter projected for that evening.
chief informed them that they could with
feet safety remain where they were for the
night : but that with early dawn they must
seek a place of greater security. Two or three
men, whose turn it was for sentry, took up
their muskets and repaired to their posts; whilst
the remainder wrapped themselves to the r
cloaks and blankets, turned their feet to the
smouldering, ashes of the fire and were soon
asleep.
The horizon was tinged with the gray
streaks which announces the app oech of day.
and the huge outlines of the mountains were
becoming gradually visible against the blue sky.
The early moronic breeze called out the fra
grant orhirs of the flow-.s and shrubs. which
had lain quelled and dormant under the heavy
night dews. Pepe M 'endez and his free corps
advanced rapidly :tan silently towards the end
of the valley where the brigands of El Patudo
were supposed to hare their haunts. The tur
rets orthe ,-onvent of Franciscans were visible
in the distance, their white walls assumed in
the uncertain to dight the appearance of some
huge shadowy phantom. Arrived within hall
a league of the ex:remity of the valley. Pepin
and his men turned to the left, and continued
to that direction until they reached the foot of
the moon at a spot where the bed of a tor
rent ran between two high rocks oa the sum
mit of which a scanty layer of earth afforded 2
nauriihmect . to numerous creeping plants.which
or. hung and shaded the dr'y water-course be
low. In this hiding place the gaeri s er.
scooted themselves, Peptto (Alined tt
rocks and c • cr led himself amongst snn -
bushes. it an elevatatia which affertled him a
full view of the upper part of the v illey. He
had not been many !itt;;;lleS at his post of eta
serration, when he pert red a line of dark
forms gliding stealthily throti!, - ,h the trees that
clothed the ascent to the convent, in w::..1)
building they ori e admitted by a side en. ante
not generally used by the monks. Papu a , fo r
an test: :t could not believe his eyes. He
gazed earnes at the door thirou which the
men were p.ssing. and which was carefully
closed as soon as the last had entered. The
distance a s :on short for loin to be mistaken '
as to the chef aeter of the persons thus admitted
to the retreat of the Franciscans. He hail per
featly dui inguished the a- dress and arms, talitc:i r
were those of El Patudo and his band. Pti
to had passed his youth 113 the valley
within the Last three ve-rs. and lie had beer:
accustomed to reverence, the inmates of the
convent as p.m* and inoffensive men. These
early prepossessions had not been effaced by
the vicissitudes of his late adverturous life.
passed amongst rude par.:sans accustomed to
think tightly of religion. and to make a jest of
its votaries. What he,hail just seen, however.
left no room tot doubt that there was collusion
between the monks and the horde of ruffians
who had laid waste his father's dwelling. and
dyed it; peaceful hear.h with the blood of his
mother and brothers. The numerous instances
of monkish duplicity and cruelty which he had
seen and heard of in the course of the . war
rushed across his mind, and dispelled any lurk,-
ing disinclination to credit the guilt of those
whom. as a boy. he had looked up with re
verence:
These reflections occupied but a few sec
onds ; and Pepito descended from his rock,
fully decided as to the l u te of conduct proper
to be pu ed. He informed his men of what
he had seen, and led them towards the convent
b" the most covered ways, in order to avoid
being perceived_ by the foe they were in quest
of. A small detachment was sent to guard the
defile which formed one of the exits front the
valley, and in a half an hour's time the main
bocly of the guerillas arrived on a sort of glacts
in front of the convent. The hind summons
of their leader had to be twice repeated before
it obtained attention. At length a monk drew
asi.le the iron plate which covered a small
wif:ket in the centre of the principal door, and
sul tidy inquired the name and business of those
who, by their boisterous and unbecoming
sits .uts, disturbed the brotherhood at their early
ma tins. "My name is Pepe-Melendez." was
the reply; •• and my business is to demand
ilia t you deliver up to me, without a em's
delay, the band of cut-throats who are now lit
your convent." The monk missed himself,
anti leaving the wicket. presently returned with
his. superior, who demanded the meaning of
the strange message conveyed to litm,by bro
ther Antonio. -• Your morning draught must
have been a strong one, reverend father." re
plied Primo, •• or else ..my meaning is dearer
to you than you would have it appear; for an
hour has not elapsed since I saw your gates
opened to El Patudo and his ruffians." *' My
!on," replied the Franciscan, •• you are labor-
Mr under some strange delusion. There is
not, a living creature in the convent besides my
self and my bretltren, who desire no better
than to be allowed to live in the worship of
Gag!. and in peace with all mcii." •• I have
no time to discuss the matter," replied tne
guerilla I myself saw the bandits I am in
search of enter your walls, and counted them
as they filed through the western door. If the
whole thirty-eight are not on this glade, in
three minutes, or if in less than that time L ion
do not afford me admittance in order to fetch
them. I will storm the convent, and hang every
monk in his own cell." **Beware, my son.
how you resort to violence against us. Our
doors are solid and our walls high. We are
not altogether without arms. and God will pro
tect the righteous cause." " Amen !" an
swered Pepito. ** The three minutes are
nearty past." Fhe Frincisean closed the
wicket and left the gate. An instant' after
wards, the monks of San Frandsen were in
their iron barred winnows. armed with muskets
and pikes. with sabre and poinard. Mingled
with the sleek and stall-fed countenances oldie
holy fathers. most of whom were young pr
middle-aged men, appeared several bard-fea
tured sun-bornt visages. the expression of
which. and the half military eut of the whiskers
and mustache, seemed in contradiction with
their religious garb. *. Will you yield, scoun
drels that you are r. cried Pepito. in tones
loud ass trumpet rat]. •• Here is our answer."
replied a powerful bass voice from the convent.
A volley accompaaied the words. *.For
ward !" cried Melendez. who saw some of his
men fall : ** forward and to the gates!" The
guerillas rushed to the doors. which were of
oak and studded with la,ge headed iron
For a few minutes nothing. as as heard hut the
din and clatter of the it uske tits. which part
of the free crops used as hattet int , rams. whilst
their comrades returned the smart fire which
the besieged kept up from their windows. At
length the locks and fas,emticrs of one of the
doors were blown off. anti a breach effeeted.—
The iron railing which formed an inner line of
detence, did not Inn/ resist the united elT“rts
cr the guerillas and in less than twenty no
notes iro.n the emnmenc :tent of the assaul'.
M entlez and hie men were in the interior of
the hnildin t ,. 71'hey rushed to the cells—they
were un.enanted : to theehtireh—it was empty.
Monks and hi izands had all disappeared. For
an instant Pepito feared that ht•• prey had es
caped him : when one of his soldier, e xelaim.
ed. The vault ! they are h:dden the
The words were searedr tittered when a
dozen guerillas flew to the convent garden. a-id
:con re-appe.a.Ll w..h spades and pickaxes.—
The flags of the church were broken to pieces
by heavy stro'-es of these in:omit:tents. and .1
opening .levied in.a :he subterranean cham
bers in wh ich the bandit and their protectors
h , GI taken refuge. Tctrelies were proeured.?nd
Melendez and the most forward of Inv men
onging through the aper.are. immediately
lound iheenvelveivengaged hand to hand with
the ts espe r doe 3 thmi driven to stsnd at bay .•
teir last retreat. El Paxdo and his men h• - :1
doffed the disguise under which their had art
ed with the men' when 6,,ng tram the w
dews at the commeneement of the ettark-
SeVeral of toe Fran'-scans also norobed. in
order 'o be less em mr.,:=i•,•:- in their move-
Ments, and row app• :ed in nearly the same
garb as the h. dud, whom they la-A doubtless
.een accustomed to juin in their rnarand:.:7 ex
peditions. The more timid and less aetr;
portion of this pious cnmmunue acted as a
corps c'e reseece, sheltered behmd the tombs
which occupied the spa s vaults. and; with
their muskets levelled, w .shed for opportuni
ties of p . eking off the J..8,111,11;5 without danger
oh injunng their own friends. These oppor
tunities rarely occurred, for she combatants
were mingird poll melt together: whilst the
s•mdaruc of their cos.ame. anti the dickering
s=ky light of the to. ate-. several of which
ItIM been extinguished at the commeneement
of the fray, rendered it no e sy 111310( to dis
tinguisa friends item enemies. It was a strug
gle in which fire-atins was nearly useless;
the knife and the poniard had to deride the
victo which did not long remain douhtfUl.
Nearly half of Melendea's guenaas, funding
it impassible to jump into the vaults through
the opening made by the pirbases. without
filling on the heads of their own comrades, had
& H. P. GOODRICH.
gone in search of the
,more regular entrance.
through which they
. now ru-bed. bayinteittig
all before them. '1 his reinforcement soon ter•
urinated the strife ; the monks and their allies,
overwhelmed by; the superior force Nymph]
against the.,., threw down their anus and beg
ged fortnirey. •- El Pattido 'himself had !Aleut
at the:l44ololg nf l the tight, and More than
half liis,men. were. Aura The
floor of the vault was a I I blood. ••\ler
cy ! mercy !" shrieked the survivors. eron.•t.-
tog at the feet of their conquerors. There was
a momentary pause, and the victorious guerillas
looked at tueir chief. •• Iloly Vt; gin !" cried
Pepito, his countenance expressing astonish
ment at What he considered the - impudence
such a prayer from such men—•• Holy Virgin!,
mercy fur such fiends as these ! Wolves that
ye are, the mercy that ye skewed shall he
shewn unto you." And lie Alleathed hi• knife
in the breast of-a monk who was kneeling be
fore him with clasped hands and imploring
looks. Before sixty seconds had elapsed. Me
lendez and his free corps were the only living
occupants or the vaults. •• Is that all !'• rr.ed
the - vindictive guerilla. wiping his. smok•ng '
blade on the cowl of n dead Franciscan. •• All !"
was the reply. •• Pile rip the carrion and hero '
it." It was done as he commanded. and the
thick nauseous smoke ariai.•g from the-burning
carcasses soon rendered it impossible to remain
ie the vaults. That night a bright red glare
lit, up_ the valley, and illuminated the moun
tains to their very summits. The next morn-
Mg a blackened wall and a heap' of smoking
ruini were all that remained of the convent of,„
Franciscans. ,
A Fewats SM.—During the revolutionary
war -there was an extraordinary young lady.
highly gifted and beautiful. who made a great
noise at that time, by the name of MoncrielL
and who subsequently wrote her memoirs.
whtch wilt be found in the city Library. While
she was riding on horseback near our lines.
with.a servant. she was taken prisoner, and
brought to West Point, her father beiig a Ma
jor in the British service, and a dis.inguislied
engineer. One was detained by Gen. Putnam
as a prisoner- An Amerman officer of any
rank she said would be given for her. She.
commenced drawing flowers for her amuse
ment, which were executed with great taste
and skull, and presented them to General Put
nam. She drew some also fur her own pur..
poses. In this mond' her time was occupied
for several days,promenailing the walks where
soever sbe thought proper. Col Burr. aid. to
Putnam was absent during this period : Ou his
return to camp. these specimens of the lady's
taste and tallest were shown to him- He re
quested the favor of being shown a ll il u . t s h e
had drawn for her own use. They were prompt
ly produced. After being entirely asiii•fied
that he had them all in ins possession. he 7..%
marked that they were so be: tinful, and so ad
mirably executed, that he could not Or With
them. M or about this time the works at
West Point.hati undergone great improvement
and repairs. under the superintendence of a
French engineer. On retiring from the pre
sence of Miss Nlonerieff, Col. Burr exhibited
to General Putnam awl the.other officers. who
had paid no attention , to the drawings. some
faint lutes under the flowers.. which the laity
had painted—that those lines, when connected
was a complete draft of all the works, as re
cently unproved, and which s'ie intended to
hear .iff to the camp of the enemy. Her rap
tor- w,a premeditated. Miss l'llonrriafr was
a regular spy in pevicoa , s. She was sent
down to New York and staid at head-quarters.
at the corner of Broadway and the Battery
but she was so rinse an obsvrver of every
thing going on, that the commanding general
had to send her to her father. who was 'with
the British troops to New Jersey.— Sunday
INTEntsTrcc IN ReLsTros TO THE Jew=.—
The London Jewish Chronicle of June 1211 t
publish-, the convents of an interesu - letter
from Jerust - ein. 'the brethren of the Intl tribes
it seems are to be hunted out, and for ibis put ,
pose the Jews in England intend to exert a
hearty co-operation with those settled in wrier
lands. On the 16th of 312 y a letter arrived in
London from the synagogue authoror, oi
Sapheth. saying that .., ecaseque. • 3 of impor
tant inform:non having . - ached o.ern as to the •
country where the b,etb.,:n of the tea tribes Are •
to be fount.l. a re-niu :on was immediately
ponied to-elect from atooog their coogregoion •
a RIP 1 ready and capable Cur a mis. to that
country. They appeal to the Jerus2lem Jews :
for a co-operation and also to select to Jernsa- .
lem one from ;Sephardim (Portngrese) Jews. ,
-t-t - 1 one from the AALenastm-CGertnan and'
Polish) Jews, and to a 1 - :d the three messengers
mether. who will have travel for several
months through eanrinous deserts.
It is said that 111- - re ten mars constitute an :
empire n 1 their owu. have their own king. and
possess great quantities of _nonunion. They
are of liii e tt statute, and h,re alto,jether an
ath!etic appearJace. They are genertlly °rem- '
pied with the study of Kabala. ;are Slitri!y
ligtous- and very tee:ditty. being to pos.ession
of Ina - gold mines. They do not Permit
(orris ter to settle amnno ' , tern ; even the so
journ - f a few d-Ts ran be obtained only by a
p- rinent pr an. enurruott.• !al with the excer,
non of Jrrealites. who are reeenved as !rend.. '
permitted to reside among tie m. and ate alt.;
groom recognised as their Mr n brothers. The
synagogue auttnneities nt JSZI3SACIII hare con
sented to the MISSVIII, thOU,V) they with have . ,
ICI incur a heavy expense.
HINT, rot; BACIIEV.R.S.—ThP eon r2gt or
the nr.tried 41:t1 thus brautifu'.ly de
frnbed by Bishop Tay'• , r :
"Single life is Re a fly in the heart of an
apple lie du-flit , in the sweetness , but fires
a! , tizie, and is ceinfined and dies in singol-erliy.
But marriase, like the useful Bee.. builds a
house and gs.hers sweetness from every tine-Pr.
and sends out colonies and feeds the world and
ohecs kings. and their orkier, and exercises ma
ny triunes and prat:time the in:presto:mankind.
and is that state of things which God !lath tle
pigned the present condition of the world." I
Canacqumets of Gambling
The following tale of gambling' iP t4rl by
the editor of the Philadelphia evening Courier:
In the year 184— t a number of individuals
were arrested fur keeping a ganitilinp limisenn
Chesnut street. near Independence Hall. The
counsel, for p,oserimon was sitting in his office
one d a y, w h en a ~,,,, g mail id - genteel exterior
address entered, and the tonne in dialogue
.• I have been 1 1 1.011011e ' d 10 appear to;mnr
i ow as a winless il.:1111161 , for keeping.
rambling house. Unless it is abruluietv
ue
i•e•san," said lie, as if.s agitation increased,
I wish, sir, you would not urge my atteu
dance."
•• 1 don't know." said the, enunsel. " that
the eonsietion will depend upon your testi-
Noily ; but as you are an important o
un!•ss,-
it may be necessary to call you upon the
hand."
My reasons for asking this favor are ar
gent." said the young than, •• and the conse
quences of a refusal be fatal to- my prosperuy.
t.tid the happiness of others." He became
more aggaied. and at the request of a gentle
m,u be con:limed : In a few day* lam to
be married to Mr.—'s daughter. residing on
Chesnut street. The preparations are made
and the day is axed. if l am called upon as a
witness in the case I shall criminate myself,
and he exposed t the eyes of my friends and
the public gaze as a gambler. fly character
will be lost, my p•:nspects in life. blighted.
and, of course, my domestic happiness de
• roved."
• Foe Shall not be called. young man." said
the couuse!. •• unless it is absolutely necessa
ry," and wt this assurance they separated—
not Wit/IGIUL some painlul misgivings on the
part of the legal gentleman, that he was about
to be accessar to a wrung, which might re
sult in the utter ruin of a confiding, yet urisui
pectii,g, girl. The trial came on. but convictien
was obtatZed without autumn:ling the, young
man. and he went on in his eour-s of duplicity
and crime unexposed. In a few da : ahe was
mart ed !
Two years passed. and a young. hut heart
wife. appeased before a legal tribuna'.
se I.Mg a divorce. Her counsel was startled.
when her husband came forward, at dismay, r
ing. controniing the wife. the identical young
malt who plead not to be exposed a• a gambler!
The interview with the WIIIIICfS instantly oc
curred to the counsel's mind. The painful in
cidems of a deserve,; home. neglected wife,and
Cie cruelties which had fod`owed his gambling
habits, then come up in fearful array before the
individual wlio bad saved him from the merited
ex; sstire.
l'ue trial proceeded, and a gradual succession
of acts of neglect. cuteness, aliena
tion, doineadc discord and cruelLrs, nn the
p. rt of her husbi- against' a confiding and
atrectionai: you wife, were disclosed, which
wetted the of the oldest spectator. Hut
ileieuce was eb'e. and her cause triumphed.
Happily she was liberated from the monster
win hail wounded her heart. destroyed her
ream and deprived her of that happiness
which beamed upn her so joyously during the
rr rung of her bridal day.
Ilia late ly need even briefly be told.—
He soon lost the esteem of his friends, and his
credit followed wkth hi. reputation. His fash
ionable elegant establishment on Chesnut street
was closed by the sheriff a few days since,and
more recently he has been arrested for forgery.
What a hnef hut melancholy detail of the fruits
reaped from the pursuits of the gamester.
MANG Loos.—Some lime since, two or
three young Eenilemen in —. railed upon
Mr. D. and he. as-all 'irgood fellows would. pre
p-wed an Eau Nos , for his friends, and they all
preuy freely. Mrs D. a very amiable
hecontino so.newhat displeased. retired.
4 ". - Lfth Mr. D. hohted his friends to bed—
hr wis, however. unwilling to on to bed him
self; for lie fell a little trasleady—lvrtiller:inm
tha some one had said. •• "to drink sweet milk
will destroy the effects of sp,nts . "—hestepped
St.:.e the room door, and inquired of his wiled
there was any milk in rfie house ?
•• There is some on the table." she replied.
He examined. but could tind none : returu-
ME to ihe door. he 1 , 411!.
MdfC, 0 NjAry, didn't you say there was
some milk here''
Ye+. there is some an the table. —
Ater a second unsuccessful search. he went
aga;n to the .w.tz door, and said,
•• \tars-. my dear, is that milk in anything,
or is /I just lying looser'
INGESIOts TEtrT.—A few dart. Len. a
merchant. m prnseru':r•.g his morning tour in
the suhurhs of Edinburg. found. as he walked
along, a purse en;, - , on•ng a considerable 513 , 11 of
moo
He observed a lady at a ronstderlble
o.:9;lnee. wit... he thought. would he the owner
Determined to he correct in the
party to whom he dedircrid it. he fell-upon Mtn
strange yet ingenious plan to cffert this. Ir
r. solved an xt doe part of •• a poor distressed
trade-man.'• and boldly scent lorwaral hat in
hacil. and asked alms. This was answered
with a polite •• gn %WIT' ! I hare nnthing
Qtc von. " The rows min. however. persist
lnf in his enires;tes. wool•! not ma until he had
cast teishatznee for his •• famishing wife and
eh•idrrn.•• The :ads for reasons. no doubt
stmt ar to Mrs. Ma--farts- s. at least enndesrend
ed ; het. to her d..•ras. hound that the where
with was gone. Tn. Fr, • now $ msfied
that Ire was correct, wo:li a po'iie how rrtur e I
the rir,:e. with an irk 0•1. that in future she
would he more generous to distressed and
id-stump.
V ,d try.er
" PE.r. QrAr,rEn."—lt is ireqnewle 5 4,(43
In esp!ain the d:11"-ren , e bemeen pure of
wheat per qnlrter p-r h.rr-1 rn sterling
rtione!.. A Cana , !a paper says that the simple.
rule Sc. whirl e very man can ascertain this l'itr
himself is. to mult;roy the price per quarter hr
7. and dirid. hp 12; the retmlt aiil rive 11. 0
amount Fu.r. barrel. "ntua 55 sh.2tnos per
quarter. multiplied h: - . 7. an•J divided hr
vres 325. Sd. per barrel
W . SIMPTc:M