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uver an accumulated anguish, too poignant to be endured.

I have seen a female as lovely as the beams of the morning as light and lively as the Fawn on the plain as mirthful as Hebe. Her presence dif. fused gaiety, and her smile bade defiance to care. The

this inscription, erected on the rustic pile :

"Behold

The triumph of a Seducer,

The

Havoc of Villany.”

My Correspondents must have a small degree of that valuable commodity, called patience, and they shall be nearly all of them shortly obli ged; indisposition has prevented me from making an arrangement of their several epistles.

Spoiler came-he approached this beauteous aid.The roses withered upon her check. She droop'd like the lilly, after the tempest had rolled through the valley.She bent under her affliction, as the willow bendeth beneath the blast, Her couch was nightly watered with the bitter tears of repentance, as the dews of heaven perience' read “ The explusion.”

water the meads in Summer.

Her walks were lonely and silent as the mansions of death. No friendly voice, conseled the disconcolate mourner, no. cheerful smile irradiated the gloom of her solitude. Her parents wounded to dissolution by the misconduct of their child, slept with their fathers. Nature was exhausted : the springs of life ceased their motion, and the lovely Emma, returned to her parent earth.Pass the spot, where with her family she sleeps from woe :-Ye hardened destroyers of Female virtue. And (if it do not sear your eye-balls) read

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An abbe, who was very large and fat, coming late in the evening to a city, and meeting with a country man, asked him if he could get in at the gate.

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I believe so, says the peasant,plied the young punster). Oh! looking at him jocosely; I saw a waggon of hay go in there this morning.

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child, (remarked her mother) that wit of yours, will one day prove your ruin.' then, it wont be mother-wit,' retorted the little minx.

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Negligence in reading sometimes produces whimsical co--* 3. incidences. An old Joe Miller records the story of a clergyman, who reading to his congregation a chapter in Genesis, found the last sentence in the to be," And the Lord page gave unto Adam a wife,' Turning over two leaves together, he found written, and read in an audible voice, And she was pitched within and without.' He had unhappily got into the middle of a description of Noah's ark.

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A gentleman who by a fall Miseries of human life.—▲ had broken one of his ribs, poor man with a rich chancery mentioning the circumstancesuit; a dull fiddle without roin a city coffee house, and de. sin; & myself without tobacco.

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On Friday evening, Dec. 28, a mail walked into the Albany Bason, from Messrs. Ludlum and Vanderpool's store, and although immediately taken out of the water by a watchman and another man, who jumped in after him, and the assistance of two physicians obtained, he died in their hands. He was a stout man, about 35, with large whis kers meeting under his chin, by his accent in the store, a Frenchman, and dressed in a drab kerseymere coatee, black velvet vest, corded pantaloons. white woollen stockings, and shoes.

On Thursday evening last, about 7 'clock, the back building of the house No. 8 William street, was nearly destroyed by fire; and the front house considerably injured. The house was occupied by Miss Shackerly, who, with her family, were out on a visit. Mr. Louis Kopman, merchant, occupied the back building (where the fire originated) as a counting-room and store. and, has lost goods to a considerable amount.→→ Mr. D. Wotherspoon, merchant, occupied the front store, but his goods were saved with some damage. The house which belongs to Mr. Robert Brown, and the goods were insured.

Providence, Dec. 24

On Wednesday evening last, the cotton factory at Sterling (Con) was totally consumed in one hour. Nothing was saved. The loss is estimated at about 20,000 dolls. The fire caught through the carelessness of those who were employed in the picking room, 8000 dol· lars was insured.

Fire-At Providence, R. I. some old buildings on the west side of the river.

Boston, Dec. 31.

On Saturday evening about 7 o'clock, the alarm of fire was made, by the breaking out of that destructive element in the stable at the corner of Milk and

Hawley streets, occupied by Mr. Soper

The combustible materials, contained with tinder box was soon exploded, and the flames scattered in every directionThe fire raged for nearly two hours and consumed, two adjoining ones, owned by Mrs. White and Mr. Connor and occupied by Messrs. Walton and Gur. ney; two dwelling houses, occupied by Mr Lillie, and Mrs Fosdick, a barn of Mr Winthrop's, and several work shops in Hawley street. A number of other buildings were pulled down; and such judicious steps taken by the fire wards and enginemen as to put a stop to the further devastation which was at first threatened this alarming fire

The alarm of fire on Friday evening, proceeded from a carpenter's shop in Devonshire street, and was extinguish ed in a few minutes.

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Distressing event.-We are deeply concerned to state, that two boys (ap. ́prentices to Mr Mathew Carey of Phil. adelphia) were on the 23d ult.. drowned in a brick pond in the vicinity of the city. The pond had been frozen over, and these, unfortunate youths, with their The companions adventured on it. younger fell through; and his fellow apprentice, attempting relief, followed him to a watery grave. We trust this melancholy circumstance will operate as a caution to youth in general.

Arrived on Sunday evening last, the schooner Shepherdess, of New York, J Ramson, master, in 6 days from Charleston. Fell in with schooner Humming

MARRIED,

On Tuesday last, by the Rev. Dr. Re meyn, Mr. Thomas Fohnson, of Newark, to Miss Mary S. Wattles, of Harford.

On Thursday last, by the Rev. Mr. Schureman, Mr. David Andress, to Miss Ida Lane, both of Somerset, Fersey.

At Tortola, on the 8th of Nov. last, Dr. John I. Van. Beuren, of New York, to Miss Eliza Turnbull, daughter of the Hon. William Turnbull, late President of the British Virgin Islands.

On Wednesday last, by the Rev. Dr. Romeyn, Mr. George H. Stanton, of the house of Augustus Wynkoop & co to Miss Sophia Avery, niece of Jonathan Little, esq. all of this city.

On Saturday evening last, by the Reve Mr. Milldoller, Mr. John Mott, of the

Miss Downing of Jericho. L. t.

At Swanzy, Rev. Philip Slead, aged* 51 to Miss Phebe Slead, of Somerset, aged 24; What is most remarkable in this union, the bridegroom had remain. ed d widower for five weeks, and married after a tedious courtship of 18 days.

Bird, Tucker, of and bound for New-firm of Mott & Williams of this city, to York, 8 days from the Havanna, in a bad and dangerous condition. Captain R. took her in tow, in which situation they continued until the 21st ult. at half past 10 P M when the Humming Bird foundered and instantly sunk.. The erew, 13 in number, were with great dif ficulty preserved by captain R. She bad on board 270,000 dollars in specie, and the remainder of cargo in logwood. Her supercargo was Mr. James Gillespie, of New York. Off Sandy Hook. on the 22d ult put the c ew of the Humming Bird on board the schooner Delight,

then bound into New York.

A postcript to a letter from Buenos Ayres, dated the 9th September, men tions, that the unfortunate General Liniers, with four others, were shot ten or twelve days before, by order of the gov ernment. Cruisers of the government at Monte-Viedo were blockading Buenos Apies.

A considerable treasure destined for the pay of the French armies was on the 10th September last, intercepted be ween Ceza and Aureza, on the great road leading from Bayonne to Madrid. The enemy, though taken by surprise, made a vigorous resistance; but being driven back, 12 waggons filed with the treasure were carried off by the Patriots as well as 60 prisoners, 30 horses, arms. mmunition, &c. The booty thus made as safculated at 200,000 crowns.

DIED,

At Newtown, LI on Monday last, of a lingering illness, Miss Jane Remsen, daughter of Mr. Simon Remsen.

On Monday last, after a short illness Mr. George M'Crea, a native of Ireland, and lately clerk in the office of the Evening Post.

On Sunday last, Mr John Jamesi aged 28.

On Monday morning, of a lingering illness, the Rev Abraham Clark, aged 42·

On Tuesday last, Mrs Elizabeth Bing. him, wife of Mr John Bingham, aged 51 At Halifax, Mrs Margaret Caverly.

On Sunday last, in the 61st year of her age, Mrs Eleanor Faber, wife of George Faber, of this city.

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