Around the willow's silvered roots,
Then in soft murmurs steals away
To sleep in Luna's palest ray;
'Tis there the Arab's tent is spread :-
The camel's cry--the hurried tread
Have died upon the list'ning ear-
But rising soft and murmuring near
A sweeter melody has sprung,
Floating the listening glades among ;-
Each sound is still'd-each accent mute,
For Zeila tunes her warbling lute,

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Enrapt by the sweet sounds that stole
Like balm upon his weary soul.

"Was it that, in a scene like this,
"Bright Houries from the bowers of bliss
"Had winged to earth their radiant flight,
"To charm the list'ning ear of night?"
The magic minstrel he pursued,
And by the tent the chieftain stood,
He ask'd relief-be ask'd repose-
And when did gen'rous Arab close
The veiled tent to suppliant foes?)
Abdallah spread before his guest
Of fruits the choicest and the best,
The fleecy lamb for him was slain,
For him the nectar of the plain
Refresh'd the unexpected guest,
And mantled at the simple feast;
Each tells his tale; each asks of news:-
The Pacha's force-the Pacha's views:
The Mecca pilgrims' lengthen'd train
The well of Zemzem ;-and the plain
Where the great Prophet's vengeful sword
Perform'd the purpose of the Lord.
The stranger tells of lofty deeds-
Again-in thought-the battle bleeds;
"Bright was the day, and proud the story,
"When early conquest dawned in glory!
"When on stern Musa's cloven crest
"He wrote the vengeance of his breast;
"Vengeance! oh not the flowing bowl
"Is half so grateful to the soul!
"The cup we quaff-the song we bear
"Is not so sweet to lip and ear,
"As Musa's life-blood flowing fast,
"And that deep groan which told his last!"
'Twas thus the vengeful Arab said :-
A flickering paleness overspread
Abdallah's dark and beetling brow,
And then the fierce impetuous glow
Rush'd wildly boiling from the brain,
And throbbed in every swelling vein :
His hand across his brow he past,
Anon a hurried look he cast
On bigh,-in that brief, mute appeal
There dwelt a language all can feel,
But to express-a tongue of fire
Would falter at that tale of ire!
His brow again is calm-to rest,
The storm is lulled within his breast;
The guest marked not that changing mood:
And now the pause of solitude

Falls on the tent-and sleep has spread
Her curtain o'er the stranger's head.
But the host slept not-thrice he drew
The glittering sabre forth to view-
He seized his bow-its strength he tried,
And girt the dagger to his side;
Oh! how he watch'd the wane of night!
The moon with her too placid light
Calmed not his soul, he cursed her ray
And languished for the blush of day-
It almost dawns-the wavering sky
Aunounces morning's opening nigh.
Beside the tent, of matchless speed,
Stands, ready armed, a noble steed,
His rein is in Abdallah's hand,
Th' impatient courser paws the sand,

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And gazing towards the eastern vale
Suuffs, with keen sense, the cheering gale,
Then snorting, spurns the ground again
And shakes his widely floating main;
The guest's departing words express'd
The grateful language of his breast.
But what the last adieu that hung
Upou Abdallah's faltering tongue?
He held the stirrup to his guest,
Warm friendship's honorable test,
But stern his brow and dark his eye ;-
The brief, and would-be calm reply,
The rising anger ill repress'd,
And smother'd in his heaving breast,
The proud cold courtesy, declare
Th' indignant feelings boiling there!
When the last offices were paid
On Selim's arm his hand he laid,
And with a changing cheek—an eye
Flashing with silent energy,

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Thus he bespoke him" Look on high-
"The sun-beam o'er the morning sky
"Early and faint, not yet has thrown
"The splendour of its blushing zone;
"But-mark me stranger!-e'er that ray
"Smiles on the golden prime of day,
"Thy life is forfeit-start uot-fly!
"For in this wide earth thou and I

cr May breathe no more-that hand of thine
"Once linked in friendship's clasp with mine,
"Is red, polluted, by the flood

"The life-stream of my father's blood!
"Know! that bis dear and sacred name
"Has been traduced by lying fame!
"And shall the source that gave me birth
"Sink unrevenged in the deep earth?
"No! ev'ry drop that thou hast shed
"Stranger! mast fall upon thy head-

Last night thou wert my guest-but now
"Thou know'st the sentence-know my vow
"My soul is bound from early day
"Een to the sun's expiring ray,
"To seek the murderer-thou art he!
"Enough-the dawn is brightening-flee-
"I do not mount a fleeter steed-
"Away-thy life is on thy speed!"
Forward the Arab courser sprung,
Free to the winds his rider flung
The floating rein-bis nervous hand
Unconscious grasped the friendly brand,
Lightly the sandy waste he passed;
Swift as the whirlwind's stormy blast
His fierce pursuer's steed he hears,

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The sound grows faint-he breathes again,
And skims along the sandy plain;
See! see! the friendly ensigns rise
And float upon the ruddy skies,
Youder the camp's white tents are spread,
But hark! again the approaching tread
Falls on his ear-away! away!

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Oh for the fleeting wings of day!
Nearer and nearer o'er the plains
Abdallah's steed each moment gains:
The tumults of the camp arise

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The Moor passed on-he spurned the ground,
Twas life itself, that cheering sound!

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But still the avenger hover'd near,
He knew not pity, toil or fear,
And like the eagle o'er his prey,
Hung on the stranger's vent'rous way,
The phalanx of the armed lines
Bright in the morning sun-light shines,
But be would rush upon the spear,
Thro' seas of blood his progress steer,
To taste, but for a moment's breath,
The sweetness of revenge in death;
In vain! the friendly van-guard passed
Its shout is pealing on the blast;
The race is o'er-mid friendly bands
Safe and unharmed the Arab stands,
But years can never wear away
The memory of that well-known day.
Did he not earn au honor'd grave
That foe so gen'rous and so brave?

THE MOSLEM BRIDAL SONG.
From the Italian;

The following is attributed to a distinguished Poet; if
this be not the case, it is the best imitation of this
Author's style that has yet appeared.

There is a radiance in the sky,
A flush of gold, and purple dye.
Night lingers in the west, the sun
Floats on the sea.-The day's begun.
The wave slow swelling to the shore
Gleams on the green like silver ore;
The grove, the cloud, the mountain's brow,
Are burning in the crimsom glow;
Yet all is silence,-till the gale
Shakes its rich pinions from the vale.

It is a lovely hour,-tho' Heaven
Had ne'er to man his partner given,
That thing of beauty, fatal, fair,
Bright, fickle-child of flame and air;
Yet such an hour, such skies above,
Such earth below, had taught him Love.

But there are sounds along the gale ;—
Not murmurs of the grot or vale-
Yet wild, yet sweet, as ever stole
To soothe their twilight wanderer's soul.
It comes from yonder jasmine bower,
From yonder mosque's enamelled tower,
From yonder harem's roof of gold,
From yonder castle's haughty hold:
Oh strain of witchery! who e'er
That heard thee, felt not joy was near?
My soul shall in the grave be dim
Ere it forgets that bridal hymn.
"Twas such a morn, 'twas such a tone
That woke me ;-visions! are you gone?

The flutes breathe nigh,- the portals now
Pour out the train, white veiled, like snow
Upon its mountain summit spread,
In splendor beyond man's rude tread;
And o'er their pomp, emerging far
The bride, like morning's virgin star.
And soon along the eve may swim
The chorus of the bridal hymn;
Again, the bright procession move
To take the last, sweet veil from Love.
Then speed thee on, thou glorious sun!
Swift rise,-swift set,-be bright-and done

HERMES.

AFRICA: NORTH.

Algiers: Plague.

Algiers, August 22.-"Since the month of May, we have been visited by the plague." Till the end of July the breaking out of the distemper was kept secret by superior authority; but then the plague became so violent, that it carried off from 2 to 300 persons daily. The whole east part of the country is attacked by it: at Constantina and Bona, a great many persons bave been carried off; and it is said, that in the latter city, almost all the inhabitants have perished. You see we have no want of variety here: last year war, this year plague, almost famine, and sometimes earthquakes.

"The Algerine navy has risen, since last year's defeat, like a Phoenix from its ashes. They have now 11 corsairs, including one frigate of 44 guns, 5 corvettes, from 18 to 24, swift-sailing brigs, and a schooner. The smaller vessels have been upon a cruise. They were ordered to the Channel to try their fortune; and as they met on their way with a Hamburgh ship and a Russian ditto, they were taken, together with 3 Spanish ships, which were not provided with the necessary passports.

More recent accounts state that the number dying daily from the plague, was diminished to about 32.

New Dey.

On the 8th Sept. the old Dey was strangled by a number of Janissaries; and Ali Cogia, a retired merchant, declared his sucReport states that this new sovereign has also shared the fate of his predecessor; being throned, dethroned, and assassinated, almost at the same instant.

cessor.

Slave Trade continued.

Such is the progress of the slave trade, that, according to the last advices from Cuba, there had arrived no less than 11 Guineamen full of victims from Africa. The immense extent to which this traffic had been conducted had more than supplied the demand, and the consequence was, that the sale of this human commodity was, in the commercial phrase, extremely dull. It was reported, that there were 7000 of these compulsory emigrants in the military barracks of the port undisposed of, some of them infants, not exceeding cight years old!

AMERICA: UNITED STATES.

Emigration.

The emigration from Europe to the United States is estimated to exceed 1000 weekly since the opening of the navigation 4143 had arrived at Quebec; the greater proportion had proceeded to the interior.

Joseph Buonaparte's Farm.

junior Watson:-After the infamous scenes of the 2d of December, he remained concealed by his associates for two mouths, during which time every means were tried to alter his appearance; incisious were made in his face to give him the look of a person troubled with the scurvy, and clothes were made, padded with cotton, to make him look corpulent; his habit was that of a quaker; his disguise being He resides at present on a farm, his considered complete, he took his pas own property, known by the name of sage in a vessel named the Venus, bound Point Breeze, situate on the Delaware, for Philadelphia; on their reaching the near to Bordentown, and about 30 miles Downs, she was stopped by a look-out above Philadelphia; he assumes the title boat, a telegraph message being received of Count Servilliers; is in the habits of that the Venus must be stopped, inforintercourse with some of the families mation being received that young Watin his neighbourhood; receives visits son was absolutely on board the vesfrom the Ladies and Gentlemen who ocsel. Two Bow Street officers shortly casionally resort to Bordentown; some- afterwards appeared, and strictly investimes gives entertainments, and seems dis- tigated every particular respecting the posed to make himself agreeable to all by passengers and crew; the young culaccommodating himself to the Republican prit on being examined, appeared a midmanners of the country; he has expendeddle-aged fat man, and behaved rather a considerable sum in the improvement of his farm, and has added much to the natural beauty of the situation. His residence last winter was at Philadelphia, and we understand that the house lately occupied by N. Kantzow, the Swedish Minister, situated at the South east corner of High and Twelfth streets, is now fitting up for his reception during the approach ing winter.

Kidnapping a Negro.

An indictment at the instance of the state of Maryland, against J. Perry, for kidnapping a Negro boy, named Mitchell, was recently tried at Baltimore. On the part of the state it was proved that J. Mitchell was born free, in Pensylvania; that he lived with a widow woman in Frankford, near Philadelphia, with whom Perry for a short time boarded; that Perry and the boy were missing at Frankford, and shortly after Perry was found in possession of the boy near Baltimore, endeavouring to sell him. It appeared from the declaration of Perry, that he had been to Washington with him. The persons to whom he attempted to sell him in Baltimore suspected the validity of his title, and therefore refused to buy. Perry stated that the boy was raised in Georgetown, by his (1 (Perry's) mother. The jury, without leaving the box, found a verdict of Guilty, and the Court sentenced Perry to 7 years' confinement in the Penitentiary.

Young Watson. The following account is given by a person from Philadelphia, who states that most of the particulars he derived from conversation with the

rudely to the officers, refusing to give an account of himself. On being questioned his name, his answer was, "What is that to thee, get thee away;" he was passed. The vessel was then thoroughly searched, but without effect. On the arrival of the vessel at Philadelphia, the captain was greatly surprised when he learned that the old Quaker was a young man, and the very person the search was made for, having assumed his own name on landing. He now lives at a short distance from Phi

ladelphia, and has opened a school. A subscription, begun by an editor of a democratic paper, has been raised for his

relief.

Exportation of Flour.

There have been exported from the United States of America, in the course of the last twelve months, above one millions of barrels of flour into the different ports of the United Kingdom. The town of Liverpool alone has received nearly 500,000 barrels. The average price per barrel is about 60s. The amount paid to America for this article by Great Britain alone, may therefore be estimated at three millions of pounds sterling. But, besides bad harvests of last year throughout a large this large sum from Great Britain, the part of Europe, enabled America to levy contributions from France, Spain, and Portugal, to a very considerable amount for flour. In addition to this article, Europe pays large sums to the United States for tobacco, cotton, wool, pot and pearl ashes, rice, flax-seed (about 50,000 hogsheads of seven bushels each, annually imported into Ireland, value from 31. to 51. per

gloves, stockings, blankets, tassels, plush, flannel, ratteen, &c. as well as shawls, real or imitation.-(Vienna Gazette.)

Banditti near Vienna.

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hogshead, or at an average of 41. per | woollen goods unmixed, such as bounets, hogshead, 200,0001.), turpentine and staves. Indian Speech. The following speech of slafecha Barnet, a half-breed Creek Indian, was delivered a short time ago before a national assembly of the Chiefs :"My countrymen-God made us all, both red and white Americans, to live on one island. Since the Almighty has said we should live together, why did we join the British? Let us raise our childreu to the end that God created them. We can live without the red coats or their help. Let us, then raise our corn and eat it. When God gave us this laud, he said we should rest our bones upon it; so he said to all those to whom he gave land. I think there is but one God; and that God is just: if we walk strict in this, he will save us in the next world. The cold water which he gave us still runs; so are the paths for the government of the conduct of good men still here. Foolish as I am, my little understanding tells me, when I see these things, that they are God's works. When the white people first came among us, Great Spirit had forbade our mixture-we did mix; and, to avoid the pain of sepa rating the husband from his wife, the father from his children, and the brother from his sister, he has continued the course of the mixed blood in our veins. We must remain in this situation, because God is upon the top of us, aud directs it to General Washington acquired a war-name above the rest of men; but the mixture of our blood, and the accession of a part of our strength to his, added not a little to it. You all know, my countrymen, New Professorship at Louvain. who know any thing of the unfortunate his- Hopes are entertained that Louvain will tory of our country, how slow was his pro- have, like Liege, a Professorship in the French gress when opposed by the strong and undi-language, and lessons on the principal modern languages, which will complete the circle of vided arms of our fathers, and how rapid it all the human sciences taught at this ancient has been since whiskey and calico have di- and celebrated University. vided us. We are all one people." AUSTRIA.

A part of the equipage of the Archduke Rodolph, brother to the Emperor of Austria, while going to Olmutz pillaged beyond the great bridge of the Danube, in the neighbourhood of Vienna itself. This happened at nine o'clock. The band was armed from head to foot, when it attacked the persons, who accompanied or conducted the equipage, chased them, and carried off every thing portable. It had no escort. Two days after a traveller passed there in a carriage; he had occasion to alight; in an instaut he was pillaged, and afterwards murdered with a dagger. The servants of the traveller had the courage to follow the traces of the robbers to a considerable distance in a neighbouring wood; but they could discover nothing.

be so.

Important to Merchants.

the

Vienna, Oct. 4.-The most valuable exports of silks are subject to a duty by the quintal. The carrying out of cotton is prohibited. The duty upon the import as well as the export of cotton and woollen goods is payable by the pound. It is prohibited to import any sort of goods of pure cotton without the mixture of other thread whether woven or knit, or made with any machine used in trade--a toul muslin, petinet, madripos, kammertuck, cottons, &c. also those into the composition of which real or false gold or silver enter; also woollen and linen goods, and all sorts of Manchester goods. It is likewise prohibited to import

BELGIUM.

Flight of the English from Brussels. Brussels is now almost entirely deserted by the English, who, after raising the prices of house-rent aud almost every article of consumption to the maximum of England, now find it convenient to move to Towns on the Rhine in Switzerland, and in cheaper quarters, which they find in the Normandy, Caen is full of English families, and in Boulogne they are said to outnumber the native inhabitants.

Invitation to the Gold Coast.

As the maiutaing of a Dutch Settlement on the Coast of Guinea has for its object, not only to benefit trade, but also to derive all possible advantage from the fruitful soil of Africa for the cultivation of colonial produce, and to make use of it for the mother country, it may not be unimportant to the Public to be informed, that all persons or families, who are not wholly without resources of their own, and who may be inclined to settle on the Gold Coast, in the neighbourhood of d'Elmina, will the Government. The European colonists may receive every possible facility on the part of advantageously employ their knowledge and their industry in the cultivation of that fertile country; and the colonization of this Netherland possession, as well as the trade to those parts, will receive every encouragement from the State. The Department of Trade and Co