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THIOLS OF THE "AMEKICAX."
HENRY" D. MASHER,
JOSEPH EISBLY.
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Suubury, Xorthunibcrlaud Co. Ta. Saturday, October 10, IS II.
To. ll- t. III.
A PSALM OP LIFE.
(Z?y PrJeiaor Longfellow.)
DAT TBI HKAItT Of THE TOirXO Milt fAtO TO
TRS rtMIT.
Trtt me not, in mournful number,
Life i but an empty dieain !
For the (nul i dead thnt ill u ml era,
An 1 thing are nut what they seem.
Life Is real t Life ia earnest I
And the grave ia not ila goal ;
Dust thou an, to dust reiumest,
Waa not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoy mant, and nnl sorrow,
Is our destined end or way ;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Find us farther than to-day.
Ait ia long, and Time is fleeting.
And our hearts, though atout and brave.
Still, like muffled drums an- beating
Funerul inarches to the grave.
In the world's broad field of hit le,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle I
Ilea hero in the strife !
Trust no Future, how'cr pleasant !
Let the Jc il I'ust l urv ila ilf.nl I
Ait. art in the living 1'iesi-i.t I
lit art within, and Uud o'iri cad !
Live of gr.-at men nil remind us
We can make our live sublime,
And, departing, leave hih nd us
Footsteps on the tarnlaof lime ;
Footsteps, that perhnp ano'her,
Sailing ii'it IiIlV sn'enai ni .in,
A f.nl.ini and h pwrccked It, her,
Seeing, shall take bean again.
Let u then be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still )U'suirig,
I.earn lo la'nir and to wait,
THE ROAD TO IltlX.
The following rcjurt of a case nccnlly tritd le
c li e I'runiiul LVurt i.f Si. Lout, is full of in-
est. To join g men t artiiulaily the rvla inn
.Irossca itrtir with prcul ar fone and dirccim as,
d it i for their b. n.Gtthat we ie c.tt thiough
r columns the voice of warning which it ulte.s :
Ua!t. American,
St. Louts Ci Imnnl Court.
It apart cd fur the l'tnnant.
bTATS 1 Indictment for pss-
xs. C sing couiiteileit
cousins V. Josrs. J money.
I'lm defendant in this case was, probibly, twen
eiyht years of hp, bul woie the appearance of
least thirty five. He bid evidently once been
ne looking man; in sta tiru he was something
r six feet, and Lis st'Oilgly marked features and
nn netit forehead give evidence i f more than
nary intellect. It nt Ji u could clearly discover
t he had become a prey to the mon-ter Iulemper
:e the muik of the beast w as stamped upon his
intenance, which gave il a vivid and iininiturul
ire. He was placid in thu box, with others who
ro to he arraigned upon the iud.ctinenia ptch r.id
limit them. All the other had pie d not guilty,
i i usual) and a dey Was set f.. their trial. TLe
einlarit waa told lo aland up, and the clerk reud
him the indictment, which cli urged him with
viug, on the 10th d.iv tf August, passed to one
.trick Otieal a counterfeit Hill, purpotting to be
ucd by the Sd Municipality of the city of New
leans, for the sum if three dull rs ; aud upon
n n-kc.l the question, guilty or not guilty 1 he
i.l, 'guilty puilty !' Then, turning to the
trt, be remarked tint, as thu wa the last time
ever expecte I to appear in court, he would be
d if hecoulJ be allowed to mike a few remark",
e Ju 'go told him lo proceed. After a pnute, in
ich he was evidently endeavoring lo calm l.U
lings, he proceeded as follows
May it ptcse the Court In the remarks I shall
ke, I will not attempt to rxt. nuntc my ciime or
: at your hands any sympathy in passing sentence
in me, I know that I have violated the lawa of
' conntry, and justify deerve punishment ; nor
u'd I recall the p'bt, or dwell upon the bitter
sent, for my own aake. A wih to do good for
ters is my only inothe.
t alkali with the indulgence of the court, give a
ef narrative of my life, with a hope that those
ung men uruund a- iniy l..Ve warning by it,
d avoid the rock oprm w hich I hae split. I waa
rn of resnrttahle rjarent. in the State of New
'sy, and during my childhood, received every at-
ilton that fond parent could bestow upon an on-
sott. It was early diovrred that I had fundneva
f book, atul my father, although in limited eir
mot.iures, determined to g e me a lit eral e.lu.-a-
n, I wa.wnt lo a h'gli school in the neighbor
iod,ai d such was my J rogiew, that at twehe
ara of ag", my p eceptor ileclaiei me iialified for
I legs, and I accordingly entered una of ihu olJest
iiveiaitiesof ihecouu'ry. Uere 1 so distinguished
yself that, at mi teen I guluaa ed wih the Coml
looriof lh ins ila ion, and relumed homo filled
lib the liiiiarn rn pect of auece that lay Uf..re
Mion afn r communed lti study ul law, an
hen only in '" lh ' I ubiaiuij l.ce..e
Aeung upoo lb ahic of frleoda, I detepn'mfil)
. ttf my Ibrtuoee In the wattu I eocoidmgly
arranged my alT.ira for departure early in the full literati of our c luntry was n w turned off as unfit
or 1SJ3, I will not detain you with an account of
my seperation from those I held most dear suffice
to sav, that I received the blerainga of my parent,
and in return, promised faithfully ami honestly to
avoid all bad company, as well as their vices. Had
I kept my ptomiso I should Lave hern sivc.l this
shame, end been free from the load of guilt that
hang around mo continually, like a fiendish cul
ture, threatening to ding me lo justice, for crime
as yet unrcvealed. But, to return, I left my early
home, where all h id been sunshine and w hero my
pathway had been strewed with flower, to try my
fortune among urangcn, and to try my strength
in bufTeling the florins and tempest of the world.
With light heart I looked forward to the future;
and taking the ueu d ronto I snon renched Wheel
ing, where I took pas,ir;e on a boat for Louisville.
On the bout a game of card waa proposed for a
muttmenf, and although I had promised faithfully
to avoid such things, still, I argued lo myself, there
was nsjjiartn in plying a game for amusement.
Accordingly, I joined the pany, and we kept op
the amusement moat of the way down. After we
left Cincinnati, it waa proposed to bet a bit game,
merely, as it was said, to m ke it interesting. My
first Impit ssion ws to leave the table, but I wa
told that it wa only a bit that I could not lose
more than one or two dollar. This urgument pre
vailed, for I luikod moral courage lo do what waa
for a deckhand on a aleamboat! yet intemperance
ha.ldono this much,
I loitered about llii city for sever. weeks, and
was somnitnrs ergnged in polling up the book i f
some I'nm shop, for which I was paid in the I qui I
fire, kept for the iccmm ulat on of customers. One
evening I fill in company with a man who has
lately been lodged in j til for pia-ing counterfeit
money. We pi .ycd cards, and I won from him
t'.e threo do'lar b.ll in question. Thu next d ay I
learned it was a counterfeit, and did not ofT. r to pass
il for some day. But at last I got out of all i in
payment. I bad no other money I could meet
no one who would ask mu to drink. My etitu
was l.ke a raging Cie within me, I could not en
dure it. I sought a dram iliop offurvd the bill
it wua accepted; and when found, a few hours af
ter, by the officeis i.f justice, I wa beastly drunk.
The evidence of guilt was conclusive; and before
my brain was clear of the intoxicating fumes, I waa
lodged in jail to await my trial. I am now done.
I h ive not dotained the court with any hopo or
wish that clemency would be extended lo my case;
but with a hope that my ex imple may I e a warning
to other young men that those who he ir me may.
when asked to play a aociil gime of cinla or drink
a f acial glass, think of my fate and refrain. They
may feel themselves secure they may bv'ieve they
can atop when they please ; but let them rememler
Taking: Honey without
tlio Jsccs.
right. I f.arrd my cnmp.nions would any I was argue.l until 1 was lost. Here the dc
stincy of a little money. Influenced by these feel- I fendant unk dewn and nppearcd to be very much
infi-i, I played ; ar.d, as the fates would bnve il, I
won. Ui f.iie we reached Louisville, wo hud twice
doubi IJ the stake, and I found my luck enabled mc
to pay my pn-ngti out of my winnings. It was the
fi. st lime iver I Tad In t iimr.ev. r.nd my success
tin . ed me. At.iio I .l.ie.l. and was Spain sue-
eea ful; and, in shoit, I c ntiriU'd to play f.r -mnsrmi
nt, until I hud acqui i d a ihirvt for g mihlini;.
I re td in a th.iv na villnge in Tcntics-ec. and
commenced the practice of my profession under
fi j tiring uuepicc, and my first appearance in a
ciin. in il comt was highly complimented, ami I s ion
l ecameknunn throughout the circu t. Things
w nt en thus for moie than a year, and I bebevid
my-ell fairly nil the road to fame mid fo'tone. I
occasi. tmlly piayn1 lanls; I consult d mys Ifwi h
the idea that I only plyid with gentlemen for
uiiiuseiiieut.
One night I accompanied amo youug men In a
gatnii g shop, ami, f..r the fi si l.me in my life, I
saw a Faro Bank. My companions commenced
betting, and I wa-induced lo join them. Although
I did not understand the game. Again I played
with success, and when we left the house, was
more than two hundred dollar winner. None i.f
my companions had been fortunate, and it waa
imiste.l that I was the lucky man, and Unit I mu-t
treat. We accordingly repaired lo my room, where
I ordered wine, at.d he hue we bn ke up we were
a;l deeply intoiicred. With me it was the first
time, and the next day I resolved that I would never I
play card-i again. I allured to the determination j
for neatly three months, when I aqniri yielded to I
the entreaties of tny dissipated associates.
I now played with varied success, and in all
cases found an rxcuse fur re-oil ng to the wine
b itilc. If I lost, 1 drai k to drown sorrow; if I
won I t.eated my good fortune. Thus I pr..gie-scd
upon my d..wuwa.J course, until drinking and
gambling Dec one my duel employ menu, a l my
friends who were worth prescrvi g abandoned me,
until my only associates were drunk ir.ls and gam
blers, when iihno-t r. ducid to waul, (for I hid left
ell I usini s-.) I rutin d a h Iter informing mu ul the
eaih ef my fa Let ill .1 f ther who watched over
my early yens who loved me so tenderly. And
d I act as an affectionate child! No. Vice hid
ertmjej the human fieliugs of my heart, aud left
only the animal passions and BppC'.ites, aa the
letter contained a cluck for $500, a part of my
poor father's hard earnings I drownej my griif that
ight in a 15..chanalian revil, and in a few daya I
wis again penuibss. I will not dwell upon the
every day scenes of my life, which w. re such as
aay at all times be witnessed at any of the two
hundred dram shops of your cily, where wretched
men (quainter the little, pittance that justly belongs
lo their sulU ring wives and children
Bul, to pass on. For nearly three years I have
been a drunken wandering outcast. 8ix month
ago I received a letter from my dear mother, enclo
sing $100, and informing me that she was fast sink'
ing with disease, and entreating with all a mother's
feeling, In come home and ace her hifoie she died
for a time I felt the appeal, and resolved to comply
with her request ; and accordingly took passage on
a steamboat for that purpose. For two days I re
fr -lined from liquor but my thirst became itistip.
portable, At Itng h my appetite overpowered my
U Iter feeling, audi apoachej the bat and de
manded the I quid Die. I was soon intoxicated
when I madly sought the gambling t.hle; and he
fore the boat leached Louisville, I was s'ripped of
every cent. Tliu, ail nop a ti seeing my oymg
niotlnr cut off, I remained at Louisville several
weeks; iu which tune 1 learned that my mother had
died, and ihut l.er la.t bicalh wa spent iu prayei
for her w retched child.
Fi"in Louisvi Iu I sl ipped on board the ateamer
Uiut I. as a d i k hand, and came to ti.i- place, where
I wa.d.s. hailed for itiuns.ei.iics. Lit Wily youiij
iiisil reflect upon II. is p. dure
affected; and for a few moment alienee reigned
throughout the court house. j
A t length the Jwlge, who i as much distinguish
ed for the qualities of his hi art as be is fir learning
i s a judge, prooeded in a brief but appropna e
manner to pass a. ntence upon tl.o ilef. nd.nit, put
ting liia puni-l mcnt m tl e Peniienlinry down to
the shortest time allowed by law.
KllUn?
Visit of the Prince l)e Jolnvllle.
The Prince de Joinvill,., who lefi this city ye
tP'day for Noifolk via B iltimore, w .a received by
the I'rui.'ent with that coidial.ty and consideration
to which ho waa so fully entith d by the hospitality
uniformly ex', n. led to ur fel o.v cilixens by the
Kit g of il.e Fiench.
Tin- Prince, indeed independently of any such
Fpecial claim upon our ciriUtns, com. s te. onm en
did l.y wli ilevei lute licence, h gli hnedinca sedu
loUS desire lo make him-e f ag.eeahle, and the most
UtiiifiVcted simplicity ol manners, c .11 do lo entitle u
gi n Ionian to icspecl and attenli n veiy wneie.
His Hoy nt llighnena a. rived in this city ou Wed
nes.lay, nn I ivm rece.v, d by the Piesnlei.t at 2 o
clock nn the same d.v. On Thuradav he virile.
the Navy Yard in the Presi lent' c irriaae, r. indue
ted ly Mr. John Tyler, jr. and ('oium.n)ore ,ich d
son, and wasiectived with a eompl inenlary ralo
of twenty one i;uns. AtUi.cl ck no iliniu wit
the Pit hi. lei I in a lare paily, coinimsed of the
Corpa Diplomatique, the members of the Cil inet
now in thU ci y, L id l'ru.lh.x', brother of the (Juke
of No'thurnhrrland. and Sir llunrv Hart, boll ol
the Koy.il Nuvy, and many Jistinguis!icJ nfficcrs
of out own army arid Navy.
In the evening, several bun Ircd inventions hiv.
he. n sent out, a ve.y numerous asso.ohl go of
ci'iz n uf ull pa tie wee c .lie. ted at Itie Pre.i
deui'a Hon e, for w hoso reception all of the apa I-
mcnts were thrown open.
A Band of Music fr on the Navy Yard waa in
waning, end immojiali ly slier ilinner struck up
he National Air of "Hail tJuluinl.ia." .,lowed by
the "I'arisu nue," and continued to play through
out the CM'ninj, which elo-e.l with ilnic.n'.
W'u uro grutitied lo be uble to ale that the
whole eirert .iiiiiieiit was exceedingly hridimil and
agreesb'e, uud altogether Worthy of ll t was, in
aomo sort, an act ut national uospiui.ty, MiJi-
soman.
Various measures have been sujrjjes-
ted utiij adopted, ly which the lives of
the bees miyht bo spared, while their
unnecessary or surplus honey might be
appropriated to the comfort of ihose
who had trio care of them. It has al
ways seemed but line short ttf murder
to desirny such multitudes of these lit-
tie laborers il any method of sparing
them could be introduced; and various
improved hives, which have been intro
duced to eii'ect this object, have a t dif
ferent times been brought before the
public. All these have b'jen more or
ess useful, some bv invinir more room
for labor, and some by placing their
stores at the command of the npi iri.in ;
still all seem liable lo some objections,
and multiplying the methods or bnnni
a notice of new ones before the public,
mav be ot service.
i'he treatment of bees seems to be
based on a few facts, or w hich are u
sually considered as such, viz: that a
larc number of bees, or two swarms
in the same hive, will consume but a
little more honey, if any, than a small
number, or each of the two swarms in
separate hives: and that as bees are a
short lived insert, iicrtormm their la
bors and tlio various ftiuciioin of their
lives, mostly, if not altoueiher, in a sin
gleyear, the necessity of saving those
bees in the fall, that are to perform the
labor of the coining vear, becomes more
strikingly apparent. The fact, that bees
may bo stupified so as to be rendered
harmles.?, and vet not permanently in
jilted, lias lonu been known; but tins
knowledge has not been turned lo prac
tical us'! except in very few instances
until very lately. The following,
w hich we copy in substance from a for
ei;n periodical, exhibits a method ol
ttirninir this power to use both early and
profitable.
The writer savs: In autumn I gath
cr three or four of the large mushrooms
or puff-balls growing in meadow lands,
before they are fully ripe, compress
them a little, and dry them thoroughly
in an oven after bread has been taken
out, and keep them dry for use. A tin
box two inches scjuare, with a pointed
tup, pierced full of holes, with small
hole in the sides, made wi hot.t snider
is to be provided to contain the pull-ball
while burning. It must lie supported
on a stick some six orciht inches in
length w hen used. As the object is to
unite the swarm, from which the honey
is to be taken, with another b live over
the w inter, a hive of the same size as
the one to bj operated upon is placed in
i tub with the open end upwards, with
hole made in the lower part, in which
pnration, and certainty of execution.
The writer states that of n great num
ber of swarm w ith another, not one had
failed of success, lie considers Sep
teniber the best month for taking honey
in this way; the application of the
smoke may as well be done by day as
by night. Albany Oult.
Cjrrespond.nre of the Times and Star,
MiLFOiiu Penn., Sept. 23, 1811
Mr, Lewis Cornelius, of our village, died on
Monday morning, Sep, 27, at G u'cioclc. lie was
43 years of ae. lielow I sen. I you bu dimen
sions, as taken by his physician af.er he waa la.d
out :
1 ect ins.
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a
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4
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i
6153 lh.-,
Height
CucLiufereiice of waist
body
M arm, above elbow
" below cloow
M wrist
" thigh
" calf of leg
M aiikio
Weight (dead)
Il is supposed that he would have weighed, U;
fore be Was lukcu kick, 0?I pounds.
The Mortal Mimaclc A f.ien I who recently
travel!, d for sev. rald iys throughout Ireland, stales
that although he sa.v thouaan.ls in want and mi ery
he did not meet with ntw erso i who wis ml n
filed. Well and nobly done, Father Malhew
Vkiludtljik a Inquirer.
Bonn et Squash. The New Orleans
Picayune says they cultivate a sjual
in Texas, out of which ladies' bonnets
are made. Wo will match our nor
I, who bud moved ! ihern pumpkins against your koulhern
I"" - I I J
t jatjjejirrtciielea v society fcd been the guest ol SlJUilsllVS for head "ij-lilli" any lilJIUt
! distinguished puUie men, and a favorite araJT; lh? ' " , l'u, t""'
the stick that sunmi tJ the tin box is set.
n this box is now put a piece of fundus
or thu dried ball of the size of si hen's
e2j, to which fire Ins been commiini-
cited, and it is placed in the lower hive.
1 he hive with the bees is now re-ivive 1
fro il its stand, and plated on the oilier.
a wet cloth being closely secured n-
round the line of meeting t pre vent tho
i i tm
escape ol Hie sm ke. i ne mi otic
fumes are soon tell, by toe bees, winch
fall rapidly into the lower hive, the up
per onu bein fre p.ien.ly tapped with
a slick or the tinkers, to jar down such
bess as ni ivnot fall ol the nsclves, or
discharge I ho ti from the combs. Th
dropping of the bees will be distinctly
lieard, and w hen it ceases tho luvo
may be taken oil'. Tiie torpid bees
are now poured upon a table, and the
Queen separated and placed under a
glass. J lie bees are Uien sprinkled
w ith a thick syrup made of a l;itlo ale
and sugar Imiled it minute or two, and
applied freely with a feather. They
are then returned to the empty hive,
and on Ihis is now placed ihu hive with
which it is intended the swartn .shall u
nite, and the cloth is replaced, so that
no bee can escape. In this position
they remain for twenty-four hours, or
the following night, when tho clolh is
removed and thu hive placed on its
former stand. The bees in the hive de
scend to feed on honey or sugar on I lie
sprinkled bees, and in the operation of
clearing ihem.a.e so thoroughly mixed,
that n distinction is ever afterwards
apparent. Thu few bees that remain
in the cr mb m iy be killed beforo they
recover Ircj.n their stupifaction, and al
ter tho amalgamation of tho swarms is
complete, the reserved Queen may aN
so bo destroyed. She is reserved thus
far to cuard' aaainst ihu contingencies.
Other narcotics, such as tobacco
leaves, folded in paper, prcviouly dip
ped in nitre and dried, have been used,
but the puff-ball will be found prefera
bly to any other, both for case of pre-
DrHlv'i Forces In Americas
An American gentleman who re
cently passed a considerable portion of
time in Luglund, and who, while there,
devoted ninth attention to an examina
tion of nflairs of the Brit-sh Empire,
called upon us yesterday, and in the
course of conversation took occasion to
illtide to the report that has been circu
lated, to the eli'ect that thu Ui itish have
30,000 troops in North America and
'.0,000 in the West Indies, lie ri ii-
cuius the matter an absurity, and says
that one half the stories ttiat liae been
published in relation to jritih force,
power, &c. should be regarded as so
much wind, put forth on lite bra"; prm
en le. He allirms, and some cf his
jt'tlcmeuls upon this subject have al
ready appeared in print, tint the Eng
lish navy concentrated into one fleet,
could not send to sea 00 ships ot w ar
lie says he hud anoppertumly last year
cl verilviiig the fact personally. 1 heir
fleet in the Mediterranean and we
now (iiiote from an article recently pub
lished by bun in the l'cnnsylvanian, and
the truth of which he pledges himself
to corroborate, should it be denied on
respectable, competent and unprejudic
ed authoi ii v ; at a moment of t eat peri
and imminent danger, did not amount
to more than la ships, and not one of
these was fully manned ; some of the
ships in the Levant could only man one
side ol the ship in casu of light in
The French force in the mediterranean
last September, was superior to the
English in men and iiuus, nor could the
English ships bu manned; sailors couli
not be procured. "They even sent to
the Orkney Islands to the Irishmen, as
they returned from their summer fish
ing ; some of these sailors were brought
to London and shipped there. Crews
whose terms of service had expired
were not suffered to land, and were
transferred to oilier ships, whilst the
greatest consternation prevailed on the
iver 1 haines and its neighborhood,
from the reports ot press-gangs a
mode of raising men which al this lime
would be followed by instantaneous re
volt. The liriiish fleet of any coase-
i t
(pieiiee was in Hie tast liniia seas or
in ( .lima, and in a situation lar mure
feeble than the MedKer aiean fleet; it
cons. stud ot S '.ii-! ou!,i-e!i or sixteen
ships of war. Tim re.t of ihu English
ships in cinn nisMi.il, ar tied .ind manned
for suliicient service, were very incon
siderable indeed. The fleet that Eng
land could now concentrate on otir
shore, could not cope with our navy,
provided our ships were at home and
prepared for .action."
His views of the Hi'iush army are
not les in contrast with (he vapouring
statements that arc pt l forih in some ol
ihu Canadian an I English journals. ( )n
paper and in print, hesas, llicy tnaku
a tremendous shew ; but much of what
rnins of AoyrrtsoG.
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CjSixteen l'n make a eqnare.
tilll."!?gsijsjMw. f rmmm
Brunswick, we carefully and scrupu-.
lously examined tho composition of tho
British Army in north America, and
we were unanimous in tho opinion mado
up from ollicial documents, that tho
whole British force in Xorth America
'id not exceed rSOCO men ; mv own be-
ief was, that it did not exceed OuOO
men, but I am positive it did not exceed
8000 men. The Times stated tho
w hole force to be 20 battalions, and did
not even claim mora than 8000. Ask
yourselves, be says, where arc the mas
ses of men in British America to mako
30,000, or 20,000, oi 10,000 or even
000, The answer is, they do not . exist
except on paper ; so far from being a
ble to concentrate &000 men, they can
not even concentrate 2000 mc in any
given point on our frontier, or their
own coast frontier, unless it be at tho
fortress Quebec. Of the composition
of the British piivat-2 soldiers allow ma
to say one word: ihey an; generally
enlisted from the agricultural counties
of England, Scotland and Ireland. U
sually youug men are allowed to enlist
fiom their fine si:.c and height, and
compelled to enlist by dissolute habits or
desperate circumstances; these voiuig
men thus forced into the army, and fully
aware that promMon never takes place,
arc usually reckless of all consequences,
desert at every opportunity and are dril
led into ethciencv and subordination by
the horrid lash."
The gentleman tuoted is an intelli
gent Philadelphian, is a man of proper
ty, is a friend of peace, and deprecates
war. But, as observed above, he has re
sided a longtime in England, has made
himself acquainted v.iih the character
and resources of John Bull, and is not
disposed to be humbugged or frighten
ed without sufficient cau.-e. We ne
vertheless believe he has somewhat un
derrated the ability of Great Britain.
B'i'. knell's Reporter. J
is thus circulated is moonshine, and in
tended to giill ihu nation at home or
intimidate pe.;!e abroad. Thus, hear
firms, that what are frequcivlv put down
as regiments sent to Cnnaria or oilier
places, are but mere fragments of such
regiments; the various portions of
which are scattered all over the globe.
He stales that the w ho'e of the regular
"British forces iu upper anil Lower
Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
and Prince Edwards Island, is compo
sed of parts of 'JO regiments, varying
from two companies to a battalion, but
in no instance are there more than half
a regiment, and some imported regi
ments have but two companies, no mat
ter what their statements can bo to the
contrary. A British regiment when
full and complete, officers and men, a
mounts to SOj, but as the regi nents are
never full, it is rare that a regiment can
ever muster more than 000 men. lie
says that it is a frequent circumstance
that pans of two, three, or even four
regiments will be mustered under one
Colonel, and go forth to the world as
so manv regiments; sometimes the
commanding odicer w ill be of the grado
Cleneral ; then alt these companies
flourish as regiments to give eclat to
the commander-in-chief. When In
London last winter, at a time when a
vast many Englishmen supposed the
war had already begun, in company
with two very intelligent, men from No
va Scotia and the other from New
The Terror ori'cstilciicc.
One circumstance, among the many
of a touching chircter which attend
the presence of s mortal epedemic in
a city, is thus referred to in the New
Orleans Picayune of the 12lh inst.
"The UxattexdedIIeakse. Among;
the many scenes to be now daily w itness
ed in this cily, which excite our sympa
thy, awaken our coinmisseration.or en
list our pity, nn unattended hearse, as
it bears its lifeless, burden to the grave,
calls up most quickly, from the recesses
of the heart, thoughts shrouded in sor
row, feelings robed in regret.
"Whe.i we see that one horse sombre
veiiir le driven by. we observe the indif-
ui.ncu with which the black driver
hurries along lo thu .grave yard witli
his ulseless passt tiger, when we be
hold not a soul following stficr, to per
form ihfi last sad rites o'er departed
friendship, or to j l.icc even tl.o most
siir Iu mark of rect gn'tio i ovr the
deceased's grave we feel ti .tt the in
habitant of tfiat rough unornamented
coffin died a desolate stranger !
"But we know not how ho lived
whether his journey, even from th
ctadlo to the gruve, was one continued
I piigrima-jrc oi privation wlictner no
whs once the inheritor of wealth, lha
possessor of consequence, surrounded
by butterfly friends, who deserted hitrs
when the summer of bis prosperity
passed away or whether some loving
w,fe, alTeclionaic mother, or kind hear
ted sister is not anticipating bis return
to a home long deserted, lo friends long
estranged, at the very lime when his
dust is being committed to dust, by a
strange hand, in the swamps of New
Orleans !
"We never see an unattended funeral hot we
fe I that we fl nt th ough life on the ocean of unco
lawy ourselves; and at such a time .rav Ilea vol
to ..vrrt from u a il. a.li so d sUsleful a grave m
g'.Hiuiv ; we pray, if it should not be vouchsafes
to us to die among our kindred, that we mav a
last bo perm tied to broatha our last wL&re wo V
tiiown ainorg our friends."
Williamson, agaiu Arrested.
The notorious individual, wh.ise nam haibeea t
f quen ly I ef..re the public in cotintui in with chaj .
ges of burglary, has been again arrested at Hani i.
burg u the instance of Mr. Leecure, and ia now i a
Lancaster jail. We learn that aove al b I'a of at.
ding were found ujion him, cf si its and other R XI Js
sent to Pittsburg. Also, bills of lading of niercban
jiae sh'pped at this port for New Orleana. For
tuuatvly, the vessel on board of which the 'aJ
for Ni w Orleans were stowed, hsj not lefi jje ,j
ver j and the packsgra or boie were lcovereJ
and aome of ihern will, we underat-,i l.
. . . , . , ''ail, be ojeie.
this mom,.,, before hi honor, th. Mayor. It
hoped I that ihia well ,imi4 diw Mj
w, ihrow aomc ,ghl 0 ,
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