Otway, the celebrated, poet, is said to have died in want, or as related by one of his by

no longer at the mercy of all the changes and chances of this sublunary world: he has nobly emancipated himself from the general servitude to blind and capricious fortune.-Equally without a wish so mean as to be great," as un 'scared by the spectre of pale poverty,' he is cool and tranquil enough to relish all the humble blessing of his own state of life. His bosom is at rest, not like the troubled sea, violent in its motions, and foul in its appearance; but like a gentle rivulet, all clear and exhibiting, as in a mirror, every beauty af the landscape around him, together with the splender and mag. nificence if the heavens above.

POVERTY

poverty is no disgrace unless it be brought on by extravagance, dissipation, and folly.

Homer, whose memorials of genius will remain forever, was poor and blind, and often exposed to the iuclemency of the rude and merciles. storm, for want of covering, used to resort to public places, to recite his verses for a morsel of bread.

ter a long fast, a piece of bread which charity supplied. He went out, as is reported, almost naked, in the rage of hunger, and finding a gentleman in a coffee-house, asked him for a shilling. The gentl eman gave him a guinea-and Otway, going away, bought a roll, and was choaked with the first mouthful.

LADY'S MISCELLANY.

NEW-YORK, August 24, 1811.

"Be it our task,

To note the passing tidings of the time

The City Inspector reports the death of 80 persons in this city and at potters field during the last week, ending on the 24th inst.

Destructive Tornadoes.

A gentleman from Quebeck, who' left that city on the 12th July gives an account of an extraodinary tornado in that place and its vicinity on the 3d of July. It happened when the tide was coming in, the wind being in opposition to the tide, which rendered the scene more desperate.-Several boats were sunk, and many vessels which lay in the harber and river were greatly damaged. Numerous buildings were destroyed, and many persons who were in the fields and roads were driven by the force of the wind 20 or 30 rods, some of whom received essensial injury in their precipitate flight from the obstructions in their way. One man had his arm broken by being forced against a wag gon, He relates that another tornado commenced on the 10th inst, which con tinued four days with unremitting fu ry-accompanied with the most violent."

torrents of rain ever known in that

place. The shipping was greatly da maed, and many boats, together with It was suppos.

the crews were lost

sed that from 110 to 120 lives were lost in the ter.ible catastrophe. Numbers of dead bodies were daily found on the shores of the r.ver.

HORRIDURDER.

Mr. Unah Drake, son of William Drake, sq. of Noon, in Deleware, county, Ohio, a young man of about twenty one or two years of age, was mus dered and mangled in a most shock. ing mander, on the evening of the 27th uit nea the road leading from Lower to Upper Sandusky, and about 17 miles i.om the former place. This hor rid deed is supposed to have been per. petrated by a trans ent free neg o-man who call himsef Bill Jackson, and who is apprebended and confined in irons, in Delaware County. The circumsrances so far as we have been able to learn them from the deputy sheriff of that county, appear to be as follows:

Mr.

Drake had started on the forenoon of the 27th, from Lower Sandusky, where he had been sove al months at labour, to return to Norton without any company, and was seen by an intelligent Indian to pass his cabin about 13 miles on the way, about three hours before night on the same day-the negro-man was at the time standing and conversing with the indan, having jus come the same road from the Lower town having a bout him a ifle, an axe, a tomahawk, and hunter's knife, and soon after Mr. D. ake had passed, followed on the same road. Nothing further was heard of the young man until several days after when his friends being informed of his starting for home, became alarmed, and with assistance of both the white people and the Indians of the Sandusky settlements, who zealously turned out uponthe search discovered the body on the 4th instant, about 40 rods from the road immediately on the bank of the Sandusky river, and about five miles from the place where the Indian saw him. It appeared that the murderer had overtaken him on the way, and struck or attempted to strike him, so that he took the alarm and ran off from the road towards the river, where he was pursued and murbered on the edge of the water, his tracks with shoes and

the pursuer with moccosins, were seen descending into the water, and the moc. cosin track only out of it a short dis tance below, and a train where the body had been dragged up the bank, and af ter being sripped of his coat, vest, hat handkerchief, shoes and pocketbook, thrown into a thicket of weeds, He had received four cuts on his head with the edge of a tomahawk and one with the head of it, all which penetrated his skull, and was scalped in a manner different from that of the Indians usage.Some part of the property of the unfor unate young man was found in pos session of the negro, though not the pricipal and various other circumstances have led to the suspicion that the negro had supposed Mr Drake, to have received his wages in cash, (which he had not, except two dollars) and had commited the horrid deed to obtain it from him-scalping him. that it might be imputed to the Indians.

spreading sails

A

BY J. STEVENSON, MUS. DOG.
Tune-Brown Thorn.

Why do you lovely virgins mourn,
Like drooping lilies wet with dew?
And why, around yon marble urn,
Spring's choicest roses do they strew?
Alas! the sweetest rose is gone,
By Shannon's stream it fell;
The brightest star that ever shone,
Hath bid the sickly earth farewell.

Of Rhodorick's noble race was she,
The gentle maid we love so much:
And fair she was as eye could see,
She boasted nature's finished touch
And mild and comely was the youth
For whom she fondly sigh'd
Oh timid love, and heav'nly truth
Seem'd in this glowing pair ally'd

But sad and fatal was the morn
That e'er he joined the martial throng.

shore,

And tho' we part perchance to meet no

more,

Yet mem'ry shall to friendship ever

true

Recall these hours so sweet but fleeting too,

And loud was heard the funʻral song,
Her eye was fix'd in silent grief,
Nor long was sorrows dream,
For death soon brought the wish'd re
lief,

And pluck the rose by Shannons,

stream,

THE LEGACY

A popular song, by Thomas Moore. Esq.

When in death I shall calm recline

Then bear my heart to its mistress dear

Tell her it liv'd on smiles and wine

Of the brightest hue while it linger'd here.

Bid her not shed one tear of sorrow

To sully a heart so brilliant and light, But balmy drops from the red grape borrow

To bathe the relic from morn till night.

When the light of my song is o'er,

Then take the harp to your ancient hall

Hang it up at the friendly door

Where weary travellers love to call:And should some bard, who roams før. saken

Revive its soft notes in passing along, Then let one thought of its master 'waken

Your warmest smiles for the child of song.

Keep this cup that's now o'erflowing

To grace your revel when I'm at rest, Never-O'never—i -its balm bestowing On lips which beauty had seldom

Thomas H. Bran'ingham, has removed to No. 145 Broadway, where he continues to procure money on. Mortgages, notes of hand & deposits, buys & sells houses, improved farms, & tracts of land Also lets & leases houses & lots, on rea. sonable commision. Also the lease of 2 houses, & annuity. Also for sale 30 farms, several with good improvements. will be so'd low, goods & property of e very sort taken in payment, or any who forms a company tickets & draw for the different farms will be liberaly paid for it Also a skilfull farming man with a good character, will meet with encouragement by applying as above. May 20th, 1811.

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