Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, October 14, 1843, Image 1

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Tcnsis or Tin: americax."
H. B. MASSK.U,
JOSEPH E13RI.Y.
? Puar.Tsmtas AftD
) PaosniiTORB.
Office in Ctntrt .iileylin the rear of It. B. Mat-
tr' Store.
THE" A M E R IC A N " l publish J evnySatur
day it TWO LiOMiARS per annum to b
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ued till An atrtmegoi ate paid.
JVo subscription received far a leas period than
atx months. All communication or letter on
bu.iioe relating to the office, to insure attention,
mnat lie rOT 'PAID.
yjL.j'""!' "J1- I1"1"1 " '"'".J" " V ... jaw;
Tbo following uUimo O le.t itlicSt ritr.MF. Be.
no, in translated from Hid Russian. It was writ- ;
t. n by one of their mo,t .litinKi Led Pool. 'Her.
I. . 1 T"i - i t a i .. .!
anunir. i ma vwr is sno in nave neon translated
into the Chinese and Tuitar l.iiijruincn, wriitcn on
rich vilk, and suspend, d in I ho Imperial Palace at
lMlin. Tho L'oqieror of Jipan had it translated
into the Japanese, embroidered in gold, nud hung
in ihe Temple of Ji ililo. ft U gratifying to learn
that there nations h ve d lie themselves the honor,
to bestow audi riMhv ev. ihls'riulili! comoosilion.
(i O 1),
( O Thov Ft i.iiN ), On I' 1 whose nre.nrrice briglil
All space doth occupy T . 1 1 innlion (-Uide;
I" nch ingc.l diro' Ti'r.-e"B Mll.devas'a'ing flight,
Tlmu only God ! There is no God beside.
floiou'tl'iive'r !' h.-iL':T ! Mighty One
Yi lto:n none ran coii.prehend, &nd f.ono rrplare;
'Who fill'at existence wi ll Tliysi If alone ;
Embracing all'- stpeMln ruling o'er
'Lleing whd: we call Uod and know no more!
In it sublime ri search, Philosophy
May meaf-ure out the Ocem deep may.-crCnt
The sands, or I tic Sun's raya t-vj. Cud: fur Thee
Theie ig no w iiIit nur measuie ; none can mount
l'p to thy niyleiiej. Kcis.mi'h brighiest spark,
Tii.ntgh kimlli'd by Thy liitht. in v;.in would try
To tr.ice thy coiiiicils,.iiit"niltf and durlr;
7nd 'I'bouglit is Ki-t ere 'i'liounht can ncir so high,
;S'cn like put tuon! i.'.s in rtvrniiy.
Thou. 1'ioiii piiutevai liut'i.h.j.ies. i!i"sl cr.W
J"ir t. Cliao-, thi n Kxistenre I.urd, on J'lne
L" 'crni; ,' li.,tl u.-. t..i:ii(!jiion ; 'l
isproni fuiili trom Thee : of Light. J.y, Htrmonv,
iSiile oiiin ill life.idl beauty, Thine.
Thv Wind crcattil l imd o'oth rreater
'J I'.V hpli-ndor ll's ill : ce wnli rays divine.
Thou irt, mid wrrt , mi i-liah I (jlori. ui! great!
T.ire-fcivin. lire-iU.-taiiiinj Po'iiita'e
Thv chaois iho urVoea-d'ed utiim surround.
"I'pheld I'V T!wf. by Thee iufpiied vi:h Im.itli!
Thou the lio;;iiiinq, uitli tlie vol h ist h jmlf
And lieauiifuly iiiiltv! .fe arnl ."
A pMiV. rfJt.lil upward lioiii tin- (i. ly l.l.r.-,
;o Mina ijre lii.iii, no wnt'itc spriim finth fn'-r:iV
Aiid r.u the s;i im;lca in t-n.nyt lyu
M.n.e I0'l'iv' s'o'J.'ef mow, the piig-.uitry
CI Hvavei.'a b ight anu pl.tlem in Thy jraiicj
A mill on iti:cU bi.hi.d ly Thy hand
Waiidcr uiif.uiid ibrui.gli ,lie li'uc uhy-;
"".'lny oi Tliy power, nccniupli-h I'hy roiuiiiand,
A' ca;, wiiiil f. all i- rti m rt.iU bli.-ts
V. I1..1 nha I wee .1 I hem ! l'oes , I'c i; a .. light ?
A i;li'riuu i oniji.,ny of g l.len triTin ':
"..:.:"- i.f !. J.,l ttliei borni bii;;lit 1
Suii. Iil.tnii i! s no wnli ill ir j y .nj- Ijcbiho 7
13u llii u, to ih i-i, uri a.i l!,e i o u ic i.i'i'.
Yef ! is dr p i.f at. r -n lh Sea,
'I ilii UMyiiiliccm-e in l lua is I t :
What arc a llunis rs.l rniVIs c.onparcd t.i Thee?
A il wh.il uiil I, wlnii Itcatoo'a ui.iiiliu'iH.'icd IiokI,
'I'liouh itiuhipliid I'V iii ri:i!s, iitiJ rrjjtj
In till the y lory of eu! Iiu.t-t thuUht,
1 I'Ut r.n uicni in the lulniice, weighcj
A aint Thy rvalues is u eyjih. r brought,
Agaiiii-t lutiii.l) ! What am I l!i.n ? Nought.
ViMii' t ' but ihe illlui lice of I'hy I-llt divine,
j " c .;'. oil In. tu li reuliej my ti s un too;
Viii, in my pun d. lb ::f. . h.i!r,
As him the Miii-t o.nn in a drop i.t dew.
Nuijijlii ! hut 1 live at. J on h..jrK pinion y,
V. it towaidi. Thy piei-ei.ee; lot III Tikv
I live, id t'-.ejl.f, r .l d-il: .;-: n'ng i.'U,
zlveii lo the throne wf Tl.y Divii.i v.
1 am, t) t's.l, ai.-l -tr-'l ''.Vm ..iai f.r
Thou art! dir.v t;,t. r.iti.:in(; jil. ' io u art!
"Jirert my uii.hr-t .r.Jii.;, ilieo ti Ti.iv;
i.(i r .i my ipirif, 1 io- vi'ithi; hfjrl
V hou-'i l-r. a-. t-m 'in:-?-! i;:;r.e::;liiv,
" ill I am ::v ito; Chi.n.ed I y Thv hand !
!,.U it wiJ.-L- ra !'r., 'i-.v,r!''. V'ejv.i ;i and llurth,
i?n Ihe ti l ve'itre of Murt jl beiiir; nt.ind.
'l.e to l' r io!.'..n whero Aiifcls have th 'ir birth,
i.-t oil the houtidry ift' S.c pin; hud!
Vhcrin's of !.i inj rorrnlele in ire";
't: tee if r.i- ' ei's I ,;,t ii ,n !..a.
Ai d I'.c i.r V Met ii. Sp..t J. ily !
i cm roiio.'Mud ilic I elii'iiiue, ami .mi i!ti !
A iooii iili, niij n Mic i uiiim, (. Vtodt
V. heiuo chiik! I here, ui.u li.iw ? to lonivi llou.ly
Construct. Jii,!o,ii;e.t.ui.'n;i .wnl Thia clod t
; .iveskUTi-'.y tbrouli s.m e higher energy
I"ar f.a;n its. If slo-.ic it cjuIJ iiH 1.
Cre tin ! Ye! Thy
Created li.e ! Ti'.vj s
'.'i-.lo: -.,) Thv W.i.d
:fv: ' i 1. fj Hod lio..d !
Vhou fS,i;it of .y fpiiit, nnd my Lot "
Thv f.ij'it, Thy l.ovo, ii; their b': ' -'
Fi'hd mc wiib nn itniiior' ' ph'iiiiluJo
Over tho ttl'jss of 1).- ,i Soul, to spring
T.o g.irniee' -m li.d bada it wear
lis he.i' "f Eie.ual Day, "iul wins
E tnly nith' bcynii I i.'ii li;;!v spher-',
.en In it source, to Thee, i'.tf Au'.lio.", Th: e.
O llioeht imfl'iblt! 0 vVion b'rst !
('Miou.h wnti'ikta our concep'i jus all of Thee.)
Vet bhall 'I'hy bhadoue.) iunpe fill or Ucji.1,
And Waft liornat!.-to 'he "Deity.
G.id ! thii. uh.i.c my lowly thouhu tan sooi;
Thus eik thy presence. Tiling vti.-c and good !
Midst thy l voik, aJmire, ulicy, adoiu ;
i d when the. To::. i r'... ,'jer.l no more,
'I'lx &Vuitiall (.peak ill leant ol gruiilude.
Blcldi.nu at tus ui:. The following is
an easy remedy ; thus affected can try it, and
tut its efficacy :
Mr. Neigrier, la a communication, to the A
cademy of Science of Paris, says that bleeding
from the nose may be almost instantaneously
checked by raising the arm on the same side S3
that of tho noatri! from which the blood flows.
It is well known that vuch haitnorrages are of
ten formidable and homeliiiies fatal,
Moocimi. A man at Pittsbury last Tlmrs.
day, cat 40 large tumatocs uncooLeJ &t a aingle
meal. So eaji tho I'ituburg Sun, and the aio.
rv iacut a hnj to 9u.&!'ow ia tSe tomatr.
Al.
wolute acquiescence in the decisions of the
Ily Masscr & lively.
From the Alhunj Evening Journal.
LETTKKS niUM MR. KEB-AO. XXIV.
LoNno.N.Aiig. 21, IS 13.
In walking tip Rcgoiit-s'rrctyehterday I wit
nessed a scene of anguish, new tome, but not
so to those butter ncq'iaintod w ith the abodes of
destitution. OliscmVira crowd nr.fherintr nmin
,iie .;,!,. ..r.t,- .,.,.,. I cr. m,l
saw nn illfa.. th;lt ,,., st ble(ltic,j ,d. . ,
the arms of its mother, w ho had been si'.littjf'or
Ktiiniling nil day in Unit street, endeavoring to
sell matches. The child died for the want ol
food and n'curinliinenl, ntul the mother, who was
still pressing her dead infant to her bosu.ii, was
a picture of destitution and despair. There was
scarcely strcng'li enough in her trembling
iiinbs to bear her into an Apothecary's shop,
where the rcstora fives tried in vain upon the
child, where r.cedcJ by the fainting nether.
This' poor woman, by her language and deport
ment, excited much cyrrip.itliy. S!ic was evi
dently ir. a, rreatly debilitated state from the
want of food. She had only received two half
pence fur Hirudins itt ff v tayis, and 'oad no'o
ther ineaiis (u'ti'opport. Regent-street, where
tins Mother ntul Child sat t4nrvmf, dazzles tho
eye and hewildeis the i.nr.'fciniuion Willi a
wealth and magnificence. The mines of rote
si and the treasures of Golconda seem to have
been pocreJ.-.o'thc luxt.-lor.s lap of Regent
street. Rut amid all this wealth and luxury, a
Mother toiled in vain for tiie coarse food that
would enable her to give nourishment to a dy
ing it.f.-.nt ! And thus id htViiia liti lli'a
great city painfully ilivcrsifn d.
I passed from thi3 heart-sickening scene over
to the Driciswick Hotel, in Ilatiover-strcet
Square, to ?y nty repect to Amot Lawkl.v:
of Euetvi?, wiioee health, I am happy' to say, has
improved and is imprflring. Thif enterprising
and ci-.V;-!.-'.. morijan JIctcKrtf.t is cn;.r
ing the be.4 society of England. 1 1 is compa
ny is smght, not only by the noble in rank, but
h these wl-c are enrtohfed by t!ent and geni
us. It is gratifying to fee Americans of Mr.
Iwrenec's iiitelligenco nnZ 'worth abroad.
Their prcseiice here, furnithes the best answer
to the mnligtruit and rniterablc calumnies and
caricatures which Mrs. Trollo-me, Basil Hall,
mid Cliar'ea Dic'iens, have perpetrated upon !
'society und manners' i-j America.
Tiie QtHM-n carne in state lo-dny, from Buck
ili.itn Palace, (having arrived there from
Windsor yesterday.) to prorogue I'arliCir.ent,
This is one of the i'.;et Pageants of Monarchy.
Having witiiec-icu it once, in all its magnificent
cmplineFH, I am cutout to le that enrtfcin fall.
Having 'no friend at -Court' by whose 'favor I
could jet into the gallery of tho Havseof Lords.
I hired a chair (for seven shillings sterling, 'bv
"Vr of ;ir,-.:L.i'iirg the j-.r. Totb ;tliat a Kml and
his nioiioy are soon parte1,) irt. oalofl-.i" ini-i-way
e.-..v t!:e IfcIuiisaiHl Veitci-ter-Hill,
wh.-re t it ;rr.intjy three li.oUal
hor,h -r.r t'.K; n-tl'tti nl'ortj'of "".lis
, .rn:wwis Kuicvt U-CS3 c-ftai miioiwick.
; eJ i.-. V!:c&f?ca cr:J jiorw.f.'ej en tivr.es ti,d
1 psiier. j
j V!:: V.ti?::;i:j. c-cr aniou-j "'.oi-ee ihe.o j
j 'Koyal ahovvi--, begaiiK, alembic in the avenue, j
j leading to Wi-.-'.iiiiii.-tc'r-H.tll at 11 o'clock, j
i lery '?-r?''t:r!i-ffl vi hi-'e, from :-.e O.e-.-J-.ca
w.-ii t ii.tn.i..:i..M .xm tiinl liveiK- l oerv&uts,
lo the plebeian Cab, filled with lushi..lia',!t..s
were vTM.onca tn t.uss o.tc.tdmg more thit a i
mr'e r.h".ig tho ikrects through which Her Ma
jesty ww;M pn-s. Windows and Balconies
were hired hv thosv w!w cither prufcrred I'
t ctuld not procure Can ingea. Soi
tie-n's of Horse-Guards- and " ..
I'll!
jyiac,.
lal'1,neJ 'tween V
roiiecmcn v. ere
vstmiiibter nnl Bac.'.
iit.;i i -a ai e.
. i . i . jjv c ue j'lIcjil uverv one seem- I
ill lUP' -
f. I 1..m.- e : r.r 1...ih t-,,!.! n,wl
..uirt lliht tune in.iil two, when tho Riyul Cor
tege caioc in il. ,1'iiiro ;:iufotiiiJ bilence.
The tuecti's) TruuijiL'tem, with a troop of llorso
camo f.rtt. Then followed a massive Utato
Coach, with a Guard, containing the Crown.
Vhen chiiio Ihi co iniigniiicent Slate Coaches,
lratvn by six superb bay horses, led by j'ooins,
in which MeiiiU s "if tho Queen's Houe-hold
Wvre scuttd. Vhen cttine another Stite Coach,
t.'.l more m.igii'liccnt, drowi by gi; beautilul-
iy jct-biucU hois-.'s, in w!ueh the t'ountefs of
Diuimore, the Earls of Exeter ar.J Liverpool,
and the Maiejuia o1 lr.dohderry were seated ;
ud liually, preceded, by twelve tenderly dress
ed auJ solemn i.utged Pages or ushers, on foot,
with long etaves, came the gorgeoua Kcyal
Coah, drawn by fright cream colored horsey
in harness richly emboascd with gold, and f.auV
cd y Ilorc-Guards, in which the Queen,
Princo Albert, the Dutches of Buecleugh, and
Earl Jcmey, were s.mted. The Queen was
dtcsncd in while satin, with jowcla aparllitig in
a clutter at her forehead Prince Albert wore
a Field Marshal's Uniform.
The English are rather phlegmatic c such
occasions, or the Qou was coldly received.
Th. ra was r.o ttnthus:asin-no acolatnations.
The few attempts to get up a cheer, as her
Majesty was poseing, were utterly abortive.
There ere b .'l few jtona of distinction, r
AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
majority, the vital principle of Republics, from which
Sunbury, Xorlhunibcrhtud Co.
ther than such an ia derived from position in
tho Queen's Household, in tho Procession ; and
among the few I observed our Minister, Hon.
Mr. Everett, with his daughter, in a bright
yellow Coach, with Coachman and out-riders
in rich livery, and Mr. E. hiinaclf (instead of
the plain Reptih'ican garb with which Benja
min Fba.nku.n, Jon.x Adams, and John J,av used
toappearon such occasions,) in full Court Dress,
with gold and embroidery. I don't half like
this departure from the simplicity which dis
tinguishes our form of Government though it ia
certain that tho American Minister has acqui
red great .popularity here, and perhaps aug
ments his influence, by his conformity imnal
tors of display and ctivptoUc.
You will see the liueen's Speech in the
newspaper account of tho IVgeant. As a show
it was till it lo represented, in gorgcousncss
nnJ 'magnificence. But for every useful or
practical purpose and end, it was the vainest
and the idlest thing imaginable. The Turlia
ment had virtually prorogued itself. There
were not thirty, if ven twenty, Members of
either House present. The Speech is an un
meaning form of words, done into sentences by
P;r RbnrrtT Vextn and read by 'the Qiiccn, as
Hamlet's Players read what was "set down"
for them, not as "tripplingly," perhaps, and
certainly with lesj effect upon the auditors.
This Royal demonstration exhibited in bold
I si'.J iti iiung relief, the contrast that exists be
tween the Rich tnJ Poor of England. The
raiipirgs upon the Iilmcs that drew the Queen's
Coach, would have furnished toe whole Poor of
Ixmdon with a sumptuous repast The livery
of tho fat Coachman who held the reiaa, would
have made the tnfunt I yesterday saw die in its
6ttri:ig Mother's arms, comfortable for the or
dinary term of human existence. The solid
gold r.-ith which that Coach ia to expensively
and ostentatiously adorned, would ruise a thou
sand families from indigence and suffering to a
competency and to happiness. 1 w ished most
devotedly that tho whole American I'eople
could have seen this vainglorious display of the
expenses of tuMuiuing a Monarchy. Nothing
could have been tetter calculated to make Us
love end tlic.ith out own Govc;tin.ctit cud In-
tltllti01ls-
The 0!J Ba!!e'y Asii..:a mo now bittiiiir at
Newgate, whither I went to have a peep at their
Worship j in Wigs and Gowns. The absence
of Lawyers in a Court of Justice, ttritck rue
with eufjpri.'v.'ar.til I reflected that very few of
the involuntary suiturs in these Aiss2ea have
either nnmey or friovMf, and are tahlo, there
fore, 'to'!Ny'l,Hin&vi. Uisdue !iowever,'to the
Uar of our own 8iite, to say that accused per
so.'js t!;efe f.eve; go to trial without Courts! ;
however dcctituta or friendless. Tho law is
adrr.i.iiitcred here rnort rigcroujly in all cases
oflarcon
y ar.2 f jrgery. I'hcy gave h girl yes-
tcnlay a year's imprisonment for rte:i!i;ig a
hnndtc-chiof; rir.d to another, for a petit Jar
' oeir.g uic rwmu oucnee, twelve years
' ira'iisportatinti, winie a t.-.su convicted ol'big.v
mv, get off with two motitlw ir; l!ie Pcnitcn-
tiar' ! .
'Z ' r','J an1 rf.d moch of the extent
antJ nSiSui'c of ilic '-London Time" l'iinti;,,,
-!CC 1 ""1 o!;lained pcriuis-', ,v :.
'""""P1 "l"llll,r ' .,clon"ed to the
"Cralt,") lo look Uir."u, l)l0 Ci,aLli6;llt.,,t
"4lr " nmuro: P1111dved itt o
(Kit iitit' li:iMi!ri
. . -.i pcrsui:.
v .ornpoMU' , ,, ,,
The Paper is
we
. kcJ upon two Machine that throw off ,-
I rl l.r-..l fin !...nr Thirlf l,. .,i',..d!l.ii 1 11 :,-
FHLl ID lli, Il.r... WI. j'. vwi w . V.
employed during the day, and twenty during
the night, en Ad ertiwr.'.eitts. Tie new and
I original matter begins to be put in hind at
vVlojk 1'. M., and the Papers gets to Press -1
!
i u
They pay Journeymen but nine p 'nea
(eighteen cents) a thousand for bourgciso anu
niiniou coinposili.m, and t'!n pc-tce for non
pariol. The Salaries paid to Editors, Repor
ters and Foreign Coi lespondents, nre enormous,
though not haif so enormous as the profits of the
Establishment. Upon learning that I was ac
quainted with the "Geneves Traveller," their
American Cowespottdent, tho gentioin.tu who
accompanied nic thocgji the otTice remarked
that his Lettcra wero highly Appreciated by
Statesmen, Capitalists and Mechanics on this
side of the Atlantic.
'J'I.ere are i;o Kt.liecribf rs here, as w ith us.
to Newspaper Olliees. Tho papers are bought
and distributed by Amenta and NeWu'nen, v. ho
have their Room auJ Depots in various purl a
of tiie city. Each Advertisement pays a du'y
of eiohtufiii pence to the Govertiruaut!
We are packing up for a contemplated de
parture to France by to Morrow's tleaiocr ; to
London,
T'nre thee wil', and if f.. ever,
Hiill for ever fjie th e well."
Sam Si.u k 'b i:otij o Tbcaiiso Women.
Any man thut uudcrslaiida hordes, has a pri l'
considerable fair knowledge of women, for tl.ey
are just alike in temper, and require ihe veiy
identical same treatment- Encourage (he it
mid ones, It t title ait j tleay uit the rac
tiout, but lather tit lu.Aycici e U.uri.
.bore is no app.al but lo force, the vital principle
1'a. SattmUij, Oct. 11, isi.1.
IlKVOLt TIU X A It Y A X KC1K1TE.
The following history of William Bancroft in
revolutionary days, may xs rend by some with
ef.t islaction, nntl is worthy to be kept in remem
brance among the noble deeds of those times.
It was related to nie somft time since by Mr.
Bancroft, n slight notice of which I hsd itt Gor
don's History oftho American Revolution.
When on a tour to the West, I met with the
subject of this treatise at Utica, New York.
The gintoftil remembrance of the soldiers of the
Revolution by our country, became the subject
of conversation. After there hr.d been an in
terchange of opinion among us, Mr. Bancroft
observed that ho had applied to Congress for a
pension, but, owing lo tiie circumstance that his
tiHinc was stricken off the roll before he had
served nine months, to nerve Gen. Washing
ton in a more hazardous relation, be could not
obtain it ; though ho thought his circumstances
and his claims for consideration were as great
as any soldier's, lie then related the following
history of his h'f,? :
I was born in Wobtirn, north of Boston. At
the age of fourteen I Was sent to Boston and
put behind the counter. I was warmly attach
ed to the Whig cause, and at the age of sixteen
was obliged to leave town. I then enlisted in
the army as a soldier for threc'ycars. Istudi
ously eh'.Jofivored to understand my duty in'riiy
relation, and thought I Was a proficient, at least
as much so os other soldiers. One day, imme
diately after Washington's arrival at Brooklyn,
I was detached by the o.'Ticoc of the day among
tiie guard. It so happened that I was placed as
a sentinel bolore the General's quarters at nine
o'ch-ck. About ten o'clock, tho General's car
riage drove up, which I tnew as a soldier, but
not as a sentinel. I hailed the driver
'Who comes there !'
He answered, Gon. Washington.'
'Who is Gen. Washington.'
He replied, 'Tho commander of ihe Ameri
can army.'
'I don't know him; advance, and gho tho
counter tiirn.'
The drirer put his head within the carriage,
and then came onil ,iv Uie counier-sijrn
'The counter-sign is risrht,' f replied; 'Gen
eral Washington enn now pass.'
The next morning the officer of the guard
came to me sod said, den. Washington has
column toW cue to notify you to appear at las
quarters precisely at nine o'clock.'
'Whft does he want of nieV
I don't know.' replied the officer.
fti obedience to this order, I vent to his
q.inrters rt the time appointed ; but my mind
was greatly harra?od to ktvrv tvhethcr 1 had
discharged my duty aright, tlo night previous.
I gave the alartn at ths'dicr, and a servant ap
peared. 'Inform Gvn. Washington,' said I, 'that the
perron he ordered to h's quarter at nine o'clock
is now at the dour.'
The servant mudo tho report, and immedi
ately came ae.d bade Hju coiiio in, end conduct
ed me to the Ge.trr il room. When I entered
he adi';e..sd uie
'Are you not the sentinel who stood ut my
lour at J o'clock. If, inghl 1'
Yi s, t-ir, f rd I i-ndeavotcdto do my duty.'
I wi.:Ii a'.l the unity understood il as you do,'
t--.id tiie General. This relieved the burden on
try mind.
The General then continued. 'Can yon keep
a see ret V
1 can try.'
'Are you willing to have your name struck
from the roll ot the army, ami engage in n se
cret erviee? al the bafard ofyoc.r life, for which
I promise you forty dollars a month !'
'I am willing U serve my cmintiy in any way
you may think best.'
'Call here precisely at seven o'clock this
evenin;-, at.J I will give yoa further iuMruc- j
tain.'
1 then retired ; and, precisely at seven o'clock
I returned. The General presented mo w.th :
a sealed letter without any superscription. lie
ttstcd me if 1 had ever been on Robury height.
I tuld him I had , and.ul his rcqucet, I det-crih- j
ed thd level ground on the top. He gave me
the countersign, lest I tlueald not bo able t re- j
turn before the sentinels received it ; and charg
ed me imi tho way t; converse with no one, and
endeavor not to pass uny person, il possible ;
und if I .-lii.uiil observe any per-jon who appettr
ed to nutiv'b me particularly, not to goon the
height until out of his tight. And when I.i.
cended tho height I must li.k around careful
ly ; and if I discovered any person, I inu-t
koo;i it a Jii t.meo from bun, find suffer no one
to take me. If very thing appeared to bo qui
et, I must go to thy west side oft!,' plain;
there 1 thoo.'iij t.e a flat roi.1 which I cotiid
raise by cne baud, imJ a round stone ubout four
f.et fietn it ; I ir.ui-l laku the round tr.e s
' ol. .10 It niu'e-r the .'' n" the i! t t :., v.1..
Wou'd ia;.-o ii high rnotiijli to put t o i
der it ; 'then you rutisl f. el uiv'er the rock,'
i.J t ! .r. t i t-1 1 !, 'l.il yiMi find a stuull hollow ;
if tbdo is a Utter in it, I iiug il (j !i:e, Qttd put
title It (let m U.e ; '.i:ie !! ict.,
i.-1. 1) 1LM J JiJ 1"- J JiL-" - '
AN.
and immediate parent of daepotiem Jarranio.
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Having received my instructions, I made my
way for the height ; and nothing occurred
worthy of note, except I found the rock and the
stone as described, and in the hollow a letter
sealed, without any superscription. I then ad
justed the rock, and placed tho stone as 1 found
it. I returned to the Genoral's quarters, and
delivered the letter I found under the rock.
The General broke the seal and read it to him
telf. He then said :
'You may retire, and appear at 7 o'clock to
morrow evening.'
This I did for some time, tarrying and bring
ing letters, without being annoyed in any re
spect. At length I observed a person at some
distance travelling the same way I was going
and ho eyed me with more attention than was
pleasing to mc. I took rather a circuitous
route, and when I came on the height, I was
confident I saw two persons, if not more, de
scend the hill on the opposite aide among the
savins. I went even to the savins to make the
discovery, but couTd aee pntic. This f told the
General on my return. "
lie upbraided me for my presumption. lie
said, 'they might have sprung on you and tak
en you. Never do the like again.'
When I returned the next evening, he gave
me stricter charge than before. There was no
thing occurred till I ascended th height; I
then plainly saw three persons dodge behind
sa vins. 1 hesitated what to do. I placed my
head to the ground, to obtain a clearer view of
the opposite side. In an instant three men
rushed from behind the savins on the other side
t"n full run to take me. I rose and ran with all
my speed. No Grecian in their celebrated
fjmnea rxertrd himself more than 1 did. I
found one of the thrpp was near a match for me.
Vv'hen I enme to tho sentinel, he was not more
than six rods from mo. 1 gave the countersign
without much ceremony. The sentinel then
hailed my pursuer who turned on his heels and
fled. I went to the General's quarters, and, on
presenting his letter, stid :
'IL'rc is the letter yon ijiive me end then
related lhcaboii story t.i im,,
lie said I might retire, and tierd not cull on
him ajaintill heslwuhl give me notice. He
strictly charged me, when in company, or in
camp, to make myeelf a s'rranger to the move
ment of friends or loes ; never enter into any
dispute about the war or the army, but always
to be an inquirer.
Ia uhout a week the General sent for me;
and I repaired for his quarters at the usual hour.
He inquired if I was ever down on what was
then called Cambridge Neck. I told him I had
been there twice. Ho then handed rrc a let
ter as usual, and said :
'Go to the lower houec and enter tho front
door ; and when you enter the room, if tlierc be
more than one person present, 6it down, and
make yourself a ttranger. When all have gone
out of the reom but one, then get up and walk
acr-iM tiie room repeatedly. After you have
passed and re-passed he will lake a letter out of
his pocket and present it to you. I charge you
not to speak a word to him, on the peril of your
life. It is important you observe this."
I went to the house ; and, on entering the
room, 1 found but one man in it; ami lie was
at the corner of the room. He rose at my en
tering. I immediately commenced my travel
across the room, and eyeing him attentively
The third timo I pissed, he put his hand into
his pocket, took a letter out, and extended it to
ward me; and I took my letter, and extended
it toward him. With his other had he took
hold of my letter, and I did the time with bis
I then re'ired, wilh a bow, anJ returned to the
General. We two could well recognize each
other, though we were not allowed to speak.
Thisi mode cf communication continued for
seme time.
One evening, as this man was presenting
his Inter, he whispers tome
"Tell General Washington the British are
coming oji tho Neck to-morrow morning at
two o'clock."
When I delivered the letter to Gen. Wash
ington, I addressed him thus :
'General the person who delivered this tat
ter to me, whispered and said, "Tell General
Wahsington the British are coming on the
Nec k to-morrow morning at two o'clock."
The General started, and inquired
Whs it the sufive porsuu you received let-ti.-t
ti fin before V
"Y. sir."
lie loeii broke the letter, and read it ; after
v. inch he usked
"Did you epea'd to Lint 1"
Nr., sir."
To. n s.y-og, "Stop hern till 1 roiurn," he
i ,, . . . m I evio, and lucked the door after
;. . ;.. .... - nearly an hour and a halt.
. i :.e r l.in.ej., !.e hi.i, '1 do not know
; ... ! '. t .- 1 y .-.r seii'.c'.i at y i. lore ; yu
s , , u;e t.ii. .'.l t:.i; ( ::i stop'oi'iit, and I will
i
Having iio'ii ng uid.i, I hu.l Uio ooitosity to
jaiiible about tljv army ai.J vicinity, tj fin4 the
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man who whispered to me, but I never aavtr
htm. Whether that whisper was fatal to him,
I know not. The injunction on me was tanta
mount to it, in case of disobedience. I contin
ued with the army till they left Cambridge;
then lwas discharged.
Massacre of the Nrstorlan Christiana by th
'lurks.
The Nestorian Christians, who for centuries
have maintained their independence among th
mountain fastnesses of the East, dwelling in
native simplicity, have fallen victims to th fe
rocity of the Turks, and the machinations, it
is asserted ot other sectarian influences, and
been barbarously massacred. A correspondent
of the London Morning Chronicle (writing front
Constantinople under date of 13th Au. ust) says
they have been sacrificed to the religious
quarrels of American Independents, English
Puseyites, and French Roman Catholics.
The first western traveller who succeeded in
penetrating into tho fastnesses of these people
was Dr. Grant, an American missionary. Ilisob
ject in visiting them was the establishment ui
schools and other means of instruction. Thi
Americans established themselves firt in the
mountains, and their efforts were successfully
directed to the improvement of the inhabitants,
without any ulterior political design. But tho
jealousy of the other two influences, sustained
as one was by French politicians, and the other
by the British local Authority ; was excited,
and they endeavored to have tho Americana e-
jected. A roport began to prevail that the A-
mccicans were assisting the Nstorians to buill
forts in their mountains. The ignnrant inhab
itants of the surrounding country, and their Go
vernor, the Pacha of Mosul, readily believed
the assertion. For some time access to thai
mountains, from the west, was denied to the A
merican missionaries. A combination betweon
the Pacha of Mosul and several powerful Kur
dish chic's for the examination of the Nestorian
Christiana, or Chaldeans, was entered into, an'I
an attack on the United Troopa was mediated.
They penetrated into the centre of the Tiya-
ma ili.-t ,, lfttl it.ts lll-y-- .nJ U -rtt. as. Ai
s'royed the crop, t- ' put th inhabitants of
both slices to the sword. Three, or according to
other accounts, five, brothers of the Patriarch
have been slain, his; mother was cut in half, and
his sister horribly mutilated. Tiie Patriurcli
himself had fled to Mosul, and taken refuge in
the British Vice-consulute. The number oi'
persons who have perished ban nut been ascer
tained. The population was about one hundred
thousand. Neither age, sex nor conditio i
met with mercy. All were sacrificed by t!;.
Eavage Turks.
Tomato Sauce. Peel ripe 'tomatoes, ttc
them as apples for sauce, and season with ee t
and pepper. If you add butter, suit will not I
necessary. This 6auce is not too tart to u
with meat, but when not used in this way it it
improved for the taste of some persons by add
ing a little sugar or molasses. Dotlun Culti
vator. Tomato Jkllt. Peel the tomatoes an I
squeer.e them through a fine cloth, add the r
weight in suirar, loil to jelly, and then bott!n
it tight, and keep it in a coo!, but not freez- -ing
place. li.
Tomato Pi mpi.ins. Skin carefully without
breaking the meat, then make, rook and ua i
sauce same as you would apple dumplin'. Ii.
Tomato Omelet. Peel a quart of ripe t -matoee
cut them up and simmer obout twen
ty minutes. Chop a few onions fine, and thro'
in with crumbled bread and a lump of buttei,
and when nearly dono beat up four eggs ar. 1
stir them in, and in a few minutes it will b.i
done. Vt.
Raw ToMATor. Slice up the ripe fruit in
vinegar, like cucumbers, with a 1 ttle pepp r
and salt, or it may be used like other fruit with
out seasoning. If).
Paint Tomatoes. Tuke thorn fully n;'e,
scald that they may skin easily. After this
perution, boil them with a little salt and sucar,
but no wator, then spread out thi in shallow
pans and dry in the sun. They w ill aoon dry
tnouoh to pack away in bags which hang up ia
a dry room. When wanted to use, soak in
warm water -ii.
Tomato tor a. Covoh. The tomato ha
been used for a coujh with decided sueceis,
snys a writer in the Farmer's Register. Iu ona
ca?e the cough w.istr"ina d;s-ased state ofiha
I, v r, io another from the linua. ! m t galea
aud souietiiiies trlectua'ly check a fit o'c .ugh.
ing. It was ue 1 alter having bcn dried aa
Ism above named, with s I tt! s iar added U
make it palatable. In a -".- ''He. they may
be nndeiiUaasjriVior t - '
Fa1 tt Tom atom. ?' at
J s'ioe thm tirt,
aud fry in Batter, or wii.ioal butter ii jua
shoosc.Wt'.