ten by a gentleman on his passage from this city to the Island of Jamaica. The name of the author is not known. The style is rapid and his attempt at brevity (at times) require the whole attention of the reader. Could the author have been prevailed on to have re-written his work, he might, by dilating extended it to three or four times its present size, with as much or more propriety than many of our modern romances have done theirs. But his impatience of temper prevented this. He aims at much higher things. There is however, enough in it to amply com. pensate the purchaser, of the expence of the volume. Christopher's Enigmatical list of young ladies, at Newtown and Hurlgate, (was received too late for this weeks publication) shall appear in our next number. Married. At Albany, George Colier, to Miss Martha Haines, of Watervelit. At Albany David Austin Northrup, to Miss Sophia Brainard. At Halifax re. Charles Ingliss, to Hannah, daughter of Lawrence Hartshorne, esq. At New Hampton Wm. Maxwell, esq. of Flemington, to Miss Sally Dusenbery, daughter of major Dusenbery. At Hempstead, Long-Island, Mr. Cornelius Duryre, of Jamaica, to Miss Deborah L. Doughty. At Hudson, Edward C. Thursten, to Miss Eliza Van Verden Burgh. Died. On Monday afternoon, Mr. William Vandewater, in the 26th year of his age. At Norfolk, William Cuthbert, esq. merchant a native of Scotland On Monday last, in the 75.h year of On Saturday evening, by the rev. Mr. || his age. Mr. Isaac Courtland. On Thursday evening last, by the rev. At Christ's Church, on Thursday morn ing, by the rev. Mr. Lyell, Mr. Robert Gill to Miss Harriet Rumsey, both of this city. At Friend's Meeting House, Westbury, L. I. Mr. John D. Hicks, to the amia. ble Miss Sarah Rushman, daughter of Mr. Stephen Rushman, esq all of that place. A: Philadelphia EDWARD WHITE. LY, printer, to MISS MARY SMITH. At Newark, David Mecker, of Eliza bethtown, to Miss Abby R. Beach. At Newark Col. Hiram Smith, of Troy, to M18. Darby, of Parsipanny. At Savannah on the 7th inst, where he had gone for the benefit of his health, Mr John S. Wallace, of this city At Trenton, Stephen Walsh, aged 90 # Benjamin Doake, aged 35; Thomas Thomas, aged 41. On Thursday, of a consumption, which she bore with christian fortitude and truly. pious resignation, Mrs. Abbe Walgrave, wife of Mr. Garrit Walgrave. At Portland Charles Paul, a native of Newtown, Long Island. On Wednesday, Mr. Oliver Bronson, a native of Connecticu. At Fishkill, John Henderson, aged 102, a native of Scotland; he was a soldier in the battle of Culloden, in '46. On his passage to Savannah, on board the brig Hesper, Mr. Willian Magee. of this city, merchant, of the house of James Magee and Co. were brought up to respect the pious) prevented me; or whether I was deterred by the recollection of my bad luck in pilfering melons, I cannot now remember; but I told them decidedly I would have nothing to do with the matter and did all in my power to dissuade them of their enterprise. I don't know how, but so it happened, that my honesty got to the parson's ears, and one Saturday afternoon I received an invitation to go and see him. Away I went conscious that I had done so, wrong;-how light beats the heart of innocence! The good man met me at the door :-- Robert,' says he, taking my hand, I have heard · his being treated well. I do not pretend to know the value of some sorts of goods myself but he has but one price, and never takes advantage of one's ignorance.' I marked the consequence.--Upright grew rich and respected; and fully experienced the truth of the maxim, thai-honesty is the best policy. There, too, was Lawyer Aimwell ;- he never would flatter you about your cause, for the sake of your money-but would tell you plainly his opinion, even though he lost a fee by it. Nor would he everadvocate a cause that he knew to be unjust. His established character drew business from eve fortune of five thousand pounds, and the esteem of his fellow-men, the correctness of the maxim that that you refused to join in pilfer-ry quarter, and he realized in a ing my pears. Now I mean to convince you that honesty is the best policy. Here,' added he, placing a large basket of the fin-honesty is the best policy. est fruit before 6 me, eat what you please, and take as many with you as you can carry. I felt at that moment happier than Napoleon, with empires at his feet. And the circumstance led me to remark, early in life, the consequence of an adherence to the maxim. But there was rich George Ardenburg, who had a large farm given him by his father One of the merchants had advertised for tallow to send off for New-York. Rich George had killed a number of fat cattle, and as the tallow was to be sent away immediately, he thought it a good time to dispose of it. It was weighed-every body thought it astonishing heavy. Dick Ary, who attended the store, being somewhat suspicious, and a lutle roguish withall, in removing one of the cakes, as though by There was at Appleberry a merchant, well esteemed for his probity: Where do you trade, neighbour?' said one farmer to another. Why, at Mr. Uprights,' replied the first. His weights and measures always hold out. I had as lief send a child as grown per-accident, let it fall plump upon the son to his store, for the matter of floor-it split open--and, le! in the middle was a large stone! where he feasted them, and sent Poor George looked like a sheep-for such people askept ready made stealer.-He was hosted out of town. His match was broken off with the amiable Miss Arabella | Broomley; he was turned-out of the militia office he held, and finally was compelled to sell his farm and move off to Canada. The blacksmith, the taylor; Will find that my maxim, so trite and so old, To those who ariopt it, brings honor and gold. VARIETY ORIGINAL AND SELECTED For the Lady's Miscellany. A young gentleman of good morals, was unwari'y drawn into a gaming house where he was so lucky as to win all the cash the gamesters had. Upon leaving the place, he was beset at the door by a number of beggars, who gener. ally attended to ask aims of the fortunate gamesters--he directed them to a neighbouring tavern clothes, clad them all complete, and gave each a sum of money, according as he thought their necessities required.-On his arrival at home, the father, who had been very uneasy at his long absence, inquired where he had been, and what doing? He said, I have been fulfilling the Scripture. The naked have I clothed-fed the hungry--and the rich L have sent empty away." A gentleman having put out a candle by accident one night, he ordered his waiting man (who was a simple being,) to light it again in the kitchen; "but take care, James," added he, 'that you do not hit yours!f against any thing in the dark Mindful of the caution, James stretched out both arms at full length before him, but unluck. ily a door that stood half open, passed between his hands and struck him a woeful blow upon. the nose; "Dickens!" muttered he, when he recovered his senses a little, "I always heard that I had a plaguy long nose, but I vow I rever have thought that it was. longer than my arm." Honesty and Gratitude !---A man, named Obediah Potter, who formerly resided in Savannah (Georgia), and who was enabled by the liberality of a merchant in that city, to carry on a considerable trade; lately absconded to St Au pulling her by the hair of her head over the bodies in the stair-way. Mr. Stetson fell in the lobby with his head to the wall-but for a crack which his mouth accidentally caught, he would have died for want of air-the fresh air that streamed through it revived him enough to lift his head to the window fresh draught of it revived him and he jumped out. berden, was savedineclate of insensibility. His lady was saved by jumping through a window, and clinging to a man, and her litthe daughter by hanging to her mantle. They had three children there, and not one of them was lost. Several individuals were active in rescuing the lives of their fellow creatures-Dr. Mc, Caw let down several from the window. Mr. Doyle, Mr. Grant and others who were out, received many as they were let or jumped down. SELECTED. For the Lady's Miscellany. A SKETCH OF This very great ornament of her sex and country was born at Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Northumberland, about the year 1668, and was the daughter of Mr. Astell, merchant, in that place. She was very genteelly educated, having been instructed in all the languages usually learned by ladies in her station, and though she pro ceeded no farther in the languages at that time than the French tongue, yet afterwards, she became acquainted with Laten, and having a piercing wit, a solid judgment, and tenacious memory, she made herself perfect mistress of every thing she attempted to learn, with extraordinary facility. Her femarkable abilities and great propensity to learning, being observed by her uncle who was a clergyman, he generously offered to be her preceptor and under his tuition she made a considerable progress in phylosophy, mathematics, logic, &c. In the 30th year of her age, she left Newcastle and came to London, where at Chelsea, she spent the remainder of her life. She now prosecuted her studies, with uncommon assiduity, and become perfect mistress of the above sciences... The great learning which she had attained together with her natural benevolence, made, her ohserve and lament the general wan of knowledge in her sex, which she justly observed, was the chief cause of all those follies and inconveniences into which they too oftca fell. Accordingly she employed her pen for their instruction, and produced some treatises for the use of ladies. She also wrote some religious tracts,&in 1700,produced a book, called 'Reflections on Marriage,' in which it was |