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Historical Anecdote.

set at liberty and a sum of money given to him; but

Richard the 1st of England Marcadee, one of the kings of

received an arrow wound from one Bertrand de Gourdon, at the seige of the castle of Chalas. The castle was taken and the Garrison hung, except Gourdon, who was reserved for a more cruel execution.The wound in itself was not dangerous, but the unskilfulness of the surgeon made it mortal: He so rankled Richards shoulder in pulling out the arrow, that a gangrene ensued. and that Prince was now sensible that his life was drawing towards a period. He sent for Gourdon, and asked him, wretch, what have I ever done to you, to oblige you to seck my life? What have you done to me? replied the prisoner cooly; You killed with your own hands my father and my two brothers, and you intended to have hanged myself: I am now in your power, and you may take revenge, by inflicting on me the most severe torments: But I shall endure them all with pleasure, provided I can think I have been so happy as to rid the world of such a nuisance. Richard struck with the reasonableness of this reply, and humbled by the near approach of death, ordered Gordon to be

ficers, unknown to Richard, seized the unhappy man, flayed him alive and then hanged him.

The subsequent extremely Po-
etical, lines are from Waller,
and addressed to a Lady who
played upon the Lute.
Such moving sounds from
such a careless touch,
So little she concern'd, and
we so much.

The trembling strings about
her fingers croud,
And tell their joy for every
kiss aloud.

Small force their needs to

make them tremble so, Touch'd by that hand, whe

would not tremble too? Here Love takes stand, and

while she charms the ear, Empties his quiver on the listning deer.

Music so softens and disarms

the mind,

That not one arrow can resis

tance find.

Thus the fair tyrant celebrates

the prize,

And acts herself the triumph

of her eyes.

So Nero, once with harp in hand survey'd

His flaming Rome: and, as it burnt he played.

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The Chapter of Accidents of the Massachusetts Spy' is thus very ingeniously, as well as good naturedly, hit off in the last Worcester Ægis.

"ACCIDENTS.

"As col. Whitbread, of Brewington, was forcing a cork from a bottle of ale the fixed air rushed out with such violence, that it instantly tore his head from his body, and unroofed his house.

"Lady Dumplin, of Mealttown, Conn. on Thanksgiving day, made a pudding for dinner rather larger than usual, and while capt. Goosely was in the act of helping himself to a comfortable slice, the pudding took it into its head to roll upon him and kill him. -A jury of inquest brought in a verdict of wilful murder, by the pudding as principal, and Lady D. as accessary. They have both been apprehended and imprisoned, pursuant to the Blue Laws.

of

"As the hon. Mr. Wigornia, sole Editor, Publisher and Proprietor of Himself, was attempting to illuminate his intellectual regions by holding a lighted candle in his mouth, the inflammable air which had long been pent up in a thick, hard skull, suddenly took fire, and in spite of the effort of the engineers to quench it, consumed the vast repositories of wit, genius and learning which had been accumulating for half a century. The flames and smoke rushed with great violence from his ears, nose, and mouth for the space of six hours; but there being no ideas within, the dreadful explosion which his 'friends from every quarter' expected did not take place. The dammage, however, which muss be incalculable to him

self and to the public, cannot be estimated at less than fifty

Mills.

"Lieut. Van lysethxoygntz, of Nova Zembla, having completed his new brick house, "While Iram Huggledug (the chimnies of which were gle, commander in chief of constructed upon Dr. Wolga's the Turkish army, was at- improved plan) and having tempting on a late retreat, to welcomed his family to that cross a small stream upon a commodious and elegant buillog, his feet suddenly slipped ding on the morning of the 32d asunder and the log split him inst. unfortunately lost his from the os sacrum to the apexwife and dinner in the followcapitas. So great, however, ing manner. As his wife, awas his presence of mind, that bout 11 o'clock, approached he instantly joined together the kitchen fire place for the his severed body and head, first time, to hang over the and by the liberal use of Dr. fire a pot heavily loaded with Empirick's salvum patentum, beef and pork, the strong was able in five days to per- draught, for which Dr. Wolform military daty. ga's chimnios are so remarka

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Dreadful Casualty.-On the 10th of November, at Faisley, in Scotland, at a fair, 130 or 140 people were upset in a boat in the bason of a canal; and out of the number 84 were drowned, 29 restored to life by medical assistance, and the others got out uninjured.

An epidemic broke out in Teneriffe early in November, and out of 10,000 inhabitants 1050 died in a few days.Amongst the victims was Mark Wylie, fate of N. York. A brig (supposed to be the Helena from N. York, laden with flour and corp) was cast away on the coast of Teneriffe early in Decem. ber, and it is feared every person on Board perished.

On the 3d of November, by an explosion of secreted gun-powder in the aity of Cork, 3 houses were blown up, and 18 persons were torn to pieces and 3 others so mangled that their lives were despaired of.

MARRIED,

On Wednesday evening last, by the || rev. Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cornelius BrinPerhoff, to Miss Ann Stagg, daughter of Mr. Thomas H Stagg, all of this city.

On Tuesday the 18th inst. Mr. Caltb Hopkins, of this city, to Miss Keturah Hill, of Catskill.

On Sunday last, by the rev. Mr. Bowen, M.C.J.Van Westerholt, Lieu. Col. in the "Dutch services to Miss S. Woof endale,

DIED,

On Saturday last, of a lingering illness, Mrs Catharine Ayres, wife of Mr Frazee Ayres, mer of this city, deeply la. mented by all who knew her. In the death of this amiable woman, her chil dren are bereft of a tender and affection. ate mother, the poor of a friend, and se ciety of an ornament.

On Sunday last, after a short illness, Mrs Jane Knott, aged 83 years,

On Sunday last, of a short but severe illness, which she bore with patient re signation, Mrs. Ann White, wife of Thomas White, of this city, in the 58th year of her age

On Monday morning last, Mrs. Cyn thia Egbert, aged 22 years widow of the late William Egbert, deceased. "A pale Consumption, 'midst life's early bloom,

Urg'd its dire course, and mark'd her for the Tomb,

At length the vital lamp but dimly burn'd,

Life's lazy loitering wheel that slowly turn'd

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of day."

On Tuesday evening of a consumption, Mrs Catherine Cunningham, wife of capt. John Cunningham.

At Danaille-At Corinth, of the Small Pox, on the 27th of October last, Rebert M'Kean, of Londonderry; Novem. ber the 5th, Cyrus, son of John M'Kean, aged 9 months; about 8 o'clock the same morning, Lydia, daughter of David M Kean, aged 4 years; in the evening of the same day, about 8 o'clock, Lydia, wife of David M'Kean and daughter of James Ingalls, esq. of Methewen, (Mase.) aged 43. Thus God has call. ed for and taken a brother-in-law, a grand child, a lovely daughter, and an endearing wife, in the solemn manner above related. Likewise, on the 7th of Now Hannah Croek, daughter of Charles Crooh, aged 16 years.

[We understand that seventeen of the inhabitants of Corinth took the Small Pox the natural way, out of which numnum the above persons died-and the its progress was completely arrested, by the introduction of vaccine ingsalation

Apollo struck the enchanting Lyre, The Muses sung in strains alternate.

For the Lady's Miscellany.

BY SELLECK OSBORN. The following verses are founded on the stor of an English gentleman and lady, who were on their passage to the East Indies, of an English Beet. For some particular reason they left the vessel, and went on board the admiral's ship, leaving two young children in the care of a negro. In a violent storm, the ship containing the two children was fast sinking, when a boat arrived from the admiral's ship for their relief. The crew

eagerly crowded to the boat, but the negro lad finding there was only room for himself alone, or the two children, generously put them on board, and remained himself on the wreck, which, with the generous boy was immediately engulphed in the ocean.] New H. Centinel.

Tremendous howls the angry blast! The boldest hearts with terror quake! High oe'r the vessel's torterring mast The liquid mountains fiercely break Each eye is fix'd in wild despair, And death displays his terrors there..

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See on the deck young Marco stand,

(Two blooming cherubs by his side, Entrusted to his faithful hands;

'A mother's joy, a father's pride.") Though black his skin as shades of night,

His heart is fair-his soul is white!

Each to the yawl with rapture fries, Except the noble generous boy; 'Go, lovely infant go,' he cries,

And give your anxious parents joy. "No mother will for Marco weep, When fate entombs him in the deep!

Long have any kindred ceased to grieve,

"No sister kind my fate shall mourn'No breast for me a sting will have,

No bosom friend wait my return! He said and sinking sought the hap py shore,

Where toil and slavery vex his soul no

more.

MERCY.

By Selleck Osborn.

To crown creation's mighty plan Th' Almighty mandate thunder'd forth 'Let procreant Earth produce & Man! And straight the creature sprang to birth.

Health, strength and beauty clothed kis frame,

He moved with majesty and grade ;

A bright, a pure angelic name Illumed each feature of his face.

Upon his brow sat calm repose,

His eyes with love and mildness shone,
Till a grim band of imps arose,
And mark'd the victim for their own.

There hate in livid hues portrayed
The gnashing teeth, the blood shot
eye,

There curst ingratitude display'd
The foulest blot, the blackest dye :-

And Avarice, ambitious too,
To plant her odious image there,
Gast o'er his cheeks a sallow hue,
And wrinkled marks of wordly care.

In wrath the Eternal viewed the stain Which marr'd the offspring of his word,

Spurn'd the week wretch with high disdain

And bade stern Justice lift her sword!

But Mercy, heaven's loveliest child, Imploring, knelt before the throneAlternate pray'd, and wept and smil'd, With angel sweetness all her own.

Then turned to Man, with kind embrace,

And wept to see his dire decay--
Her tears fell plenteous on his face,
And wash'd the hideous blots away.

The tables turned upon time.

Old Time kills us all,
Rich, poor, great and small,

And its therefore we rack our inven.

tion ;

Throughout all our days,

In finding our ways,

To kill him, by way of prevention.

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