I should have made thee die by inches." The like circumstance took place, with no material variation, 7 times in about 5 months. At length a discovery took place. Poole, the father, went to the shop of Mr. Bruford, a druggist, in Taunton, to pay a little bill, which he owed for medicine &c. and en observing 7 different charges for 'money lent,' he enquired to whom and found that this money had, at various times been lent in sums of 2 shillings, 5 shillings, 1 shilling & 6 pence, 4 shillings, I shillings, 2 shillings & 6 pence, & 5 shillings. to the little girl who had gone in her father's name and borrowed the money for the purpose (as she said) of going to market, and carried it to the prisoner, the Witch, as a peace-offering. The father and mother questioned the child, and the story came out.-In eon" sequence, Poole's wife and a woman named Johnson, went with the girl to the prisoner's house, & interrogated her as to the facts. She admitted her knowledge of the girl; but on being accused of her conduct, the prisoner swore & ráved in the most violent manner, and vowed that if they dare to accuse her of it, she would make them die by inches.' One cannot have a stronger proof of the impression made on the minds of the gil's mother, and her through comprehension of the meaning of this threat, than the prudent step she adopted to destroy the charm--" No, (said Mrs.|| Poole) that the shalt not---I'll hinder thee," and taking a pin from her cloaths, she scratched the witch from her elbow to her wrist in three places, to draw her blood This is considered to be a process of unfailing efficacy asan antidote of witch craft. The idea of this infa. mous woman's supurnatural pow. er has so haunted the mind of the child, and disturbed her rest day and night, that she is now redu. ced to such a state of bodily debility as scarcely to be able to take any sustenance, The case was satisfactorily prove ed, and the Jury without hesitation found the prisoner guilty. The Judge, after largely commenting on the enormity of the offence, observed that nothing but her extreme old age debarred him from pronouncing on her the most severe sentence which the law could inflict-She was sentenced to pay one shilling fine, and to be imprisoned in the House of Cor rection, these to be kept to hard labour for six calender months. VARIETY. ORIGINAL AND SELECTED For the Lady's Miscellany. VILLAINY KEWARDED. In the rebellion of 1745, a par. ty of Cumberland's dragoons was hurrying through Nithsdale in search of rebels. Hungry and fatigued, they called at a lone wi dow's house, and demanded you rued it you should have only refreshment. Her son, a lad of been punished by your God.” about sixteen, dressed them up lang kale and butter, and the good woman brought new milk, which she told them was all her stock. One of the party inquired with seeming kindness, how she lived. "Indeed," quoth she, "the cow and the kale yard wi' God's blessing's a' my mailen." He was CURIOUS DIPLOMATIC CORRES In the early settlement of Massachusetts, the Naraganset Indians were very hostile to the colonists. By the prudent conduct, of the latter, however, peace was a long time preserved. Canonicus, the Naraganset chief, seeking a rupture, had the generosity to give the colony notice of it, by sending the Governor a bundle of arrows bound with the skin of a serpent. arose, and with his sabre killed The Governor, instead of being intimidated by the threat, returned the skin filled with powder and ball. This reply was effectual. The Chief was afraid of the contents, returned it unopen THE TAYLOR'S DREAM once 'starved a Scotch witch at Nithsdale: I killed her cow, and destroyed her greens; but (added he) she could live, for all that, on A taylor who was dangerously her God, as she said!' "And ill, had a remarkable dream- He don't you rue it, (cried a young saw, fluttering in the air, a peice soldier starting up,) don't you rue of cloth of a prodigious length, it?" "Rue what?" said he. composed of all the cabbage he "Rue aught like that! Then, by had made, of a variety of colours. my God, (cried the youth,) un- The angel of death held his peice. sheathing his sword.) that woman of patch-work in one of his hands was my mother Draw, you bru- & with the sthergave the taylor setal villain, draw." - They fought; veral strokes with a peice of iron. the youth passed his sword twice The taylor, awakeing in fright, throngh the dragoon's body, and, made a vow, that if he recovered while he turned him over in the he would cabbage no ne.-Ile throes of death, exclaimed, "hadoon recovered--As he was diffident LADY'S MISCELLANY. NEW-YORK, November 2, 1811. The City Inspector reports the death of 35 persons in this city and suburbs dur, ing the last week, ending on the 26th inst. Incendiaries.-Four persons, by the vigilence of the police, have been appre of himself, he ordered one of his apprentices to put him in mind of his dream whenever he cut out a suit of cloaths. The taylor was for some time odedient to the intimations gives him by his apprentice. But a nobleman having sent for him to make a coat out of a very rich stuff, his virtue could not resist the temptation. His ap-hended on the strongest suspicion of prentice put him in mind of his dream, but to no purpose; 'I am tired with your talk about the dream," says the taylor: "there was nothing like this in the whole piece of parch-work I saw in my dream; and I observed likewise, that there was a peice deficient: that which I am now going to take will render it complete!" Scherme horn and setting fire to the Rope walks of Mess. Pitman, which were burnt some weeks ago. It sppears that the act was committed to gratify the malice and resentment of the perpetrators. It is proper to mention, that no information of this nature against any other persons, had been ab. rained at the police office; although indisputable proofs of attemps to set fire to two or three stables have been discovered. SMUGGLING. FIRES. Yesterday morning, about 2 o'clock. the Soap and Candle Manufactory of Mr Frederick Resler, in the rear of his dwelling house No 347 Pearl street was discovered to be on fire mside. The flames had reached such a height that all attempts to save the property failed. The A countryman was stopped by a revenue officer who took from him two casks of spirits, and carrying the same to the next town (a distance of fifteen miles) was desired by the countryman to stop and leave it at the first puplic-building being fire proof, no damage house. The officer replied, "No: 1 have seized it, and it must go to excise office,"-." Not so, master,' said the conntryman, I have a little bit of paper here, which if you'll take the trouble of reading, will convince you I am right." The ་ officer reading his bit of paper, exclaimed, Why you rascal, this is a permit, why did you not shew it me soone?" because,' said he, • if I tad, you would not have caricd the liquor so far for me." was done to the adjoining houses. The fire origin ted in this way-Mr. R the preceding day had been melting down some old Candles, which were put in a bag to keep the wicks from mixing with the tallow. After most of the allow had been thus separated. the bag was taken out of the boiler and laid upon the floor with the intention of putting it in. to the boiler the next day to extract the residue of tallow. Mr. R. belives the fire originated from the fermentation produ. ced by the wicks. The loss is estimated at about 2000 dollars. There was no insurance on the building or propert in the store We have been particular in noticing the origan of this fire from a hope that it may prevent accident cf a similar nature. PHILADELPHIA Oct. 25. A very distructive Fire broke out on Wednesday night between 11 and 12 o'clock, back of the west side of Front. street a little above Ach street by which a range of large stores filled with valua. ble goods, a cabinet maker's shop, a school house, a black smith's shop and several other buildings were entirely destroyed besides many that were partially damaged. Northhampton, Oct. 16.-On Friday moning last about two o'clock, the bark Mill and extensive bark shed in the vicinity of this town were discovered to be wrapt in the flames From the progress which the fire had made before the alarm was given, and from their distance from the village, though every exertion was made, it was impossible to save either the building or their contents About 1500 coards of oak and hemlock bark, the sole property 'of Colonel William Edwards and his bro. ther were utterly consumed. Their im mediate and ultimate loss, taking into consideration the unvoidable delay in their very extensive manufactory, toge. ther with the difficulty and increased expence of procuring a sufficient supply of bark, cannot be estimated at less than nine or ten thousand dollars. A valuable cotton manufactory was consumed by fire, on Sunday, at Med. way.ibid. We are able to state from a correct source that the $2000 which were supposed to have been in the Pocket of Aaron Riley at the time of his death, have since been und in a pocket book locked up in bis trunk, on board of the packet in which he came to N. YorkThe probability is that his death was accidental. Burning Spring.-A Burning Spring has lately been discovered at Vernon in the county of Oneida, New York, on the lands of a Mr. Williams, which posses. ses the quality of heat to a degree that by touching the surface of water with a candle, it will cause it to burn. This experiment has been tried several times successively by me. JACOB DAYTON. About a week ago, a seaman by the name of Frederick-, was killed by a fall on board the schooner Betsey, Captain Middleton, as she was going down the Delaware. TO CORRESPONDENTSThe Gentleman who has been so polite as to send us the 'Tea Table' several times must remember, that whether he writes a bad or a good hand, if the matter is objectionable we must overlook whatever he offers. It S. N. pleases to take the pains to search the 12th Volume of our paper he will there find, what he has taken so great a trouble to transcribe-as it ought to be-in English. Poor Glentworth, in truth is fever enough; doubtless he means well, yet unless he reads more, understands more and deserts what he reads, we wish not for his future Correspondence Married. Q. On Saturday evening last, by the rev. Dr. Milledoler, Capt. William Fosdic of Newport. R. I. to Miss Cornelia Pax ton of this city. On Tuesday evening last. by the reo. Mr. Spring, Dr. Samuel Henry, of this city, to Mrs. Mary Woodward, of Charleston. On Thursday evening last, at Brook. lyn, by the rev. Mr. Thatcher, Samuel W. Disbrow, esq. of this city, to Miss Sarah Cook, of that place. At Philadelphia Charles W Wilcox, to Miss Mary H. Mitchell At Schenecta. dy, William Artcher to Miss Mary Thompson. At Nerstown New Jersey on Tuesday On Saturday morning last, Mrs. Cor. evening the 22d inst. by the rev. Mr. Cam-nelia Gaine,relict of the late Hugh Gaine bell, William T. Anderson Esq to Miss Margaret G. Liun daughter of Dr. Linn. On Monday morning, at St. Paul's Church, by the rev. Mr. How, Mr. Abra ham L. Braine to Miss Agnes D. Ham ilton second daughter of Alexander Hamilton esq In Danville (Ver.) Master Samuel Underwood, aged 15 years, to the widow Fanny Matthews, aged 36 !!!! In Scotland, having eloped to avoid the law's delay, the daughter of the Duke of St. Allan's, to Viscount Deerhurst; the lady had at her own disposal, 100,0007. On Thursday evening 24th of October by the rev. Jonathan Hunthing, Mr. Henry Petns to Miss Rebeca Landon, daugh. ter of Capt Jonathan Landon, all of Southold L. I. At the same time, Mr. Thomas Conk lin, to Miss-Petty, of Auguabogue. At Southfield Furnace. Orange County on Tuesday evening by the rev. Mr. Coe, of Chester, Mr. John Steward, Jun. merchant. of Utica, to Miss Martha Jackson of the former place. On Tuesday evening lost, by the rev. ged 77 years. On Wednesday the 30th inst. in the 47th year of her age, Mrs. Rachel Richardson. On Friday the 18th inst, of a lingering illness, Mr. John Turnier, an old and respectable inhabitant of this city. At New Orleans, Mrs. Ann Relf, wife of Richard Relf merchant; and a few days before hr brother, both of the prevailing fever at Newark Joseph Sayre jun, and Miss Mary Spinnage—at Phila. delphia, Miss Esther Macklin, aged 19 at Elizabethtown Mrs. Thomas Salter. On Saturday last Hon. Richard Cranch, on Thursday, Mrs. Mary, his concert || aged 70 departed this life; they were both entombed on Saturday, in Quiney. They lived together as husband and wife nearly fifty years; may they be reunited in a better world; to part no more. On Thursday morning last, in this cā. ty, after a painfull illness, the much to be lamented Louis Arcamphal, esq. Late Consul of His French Imperial Roy: al, Majesty at Baltimore, and lately, his consul General, by interim, in the Līnised States. |