ble are the attractions of the fairest form, if it be expected that no thing within corresponds to the pleasing appearance withou... Short are the triumphs of wit, when it is supposed to be the vehicle of malice. By whatever arts you may at first gain attention, you can hold the esteem and se cure the hearts of others, only by aniable dispositons and the accomplishments of the mind. These are the qualities whose influence will last, when the lustre of al that once spark ed and dazzled has passed away. tassels, smager draperies, caly ornamented to correspond, copleted this elegant dress-Robe, blue, and silver tissue, with a rich stomacher of sparkling diamonds, and trimmed with point lace.[N B. This Lady is now in the 68 year of her age.] The PRINCESS OF WALES-A superb ich sil er tissue Court train and petticoat, trimmed round the petticoat and rain with a magnificent silver net fringe, with convex spangles and rich silver drop tassels; the petticoat covered with a rich silver lace net drapery, beautifully embroidert din chenille forming roses, jonquils, hyaci ths, and other fancy flowers-Body, sleeves, and pocket holes, elegantly embroide ed and trimmed to correspond; the drapery fancifuly looped up with diamonds, emeralus, and topazes, and other costly stones, with a supe fesidon chain of magnificent diamonds, forming stars, wrea hs, and rosettes.-[Bon May, 1763] The PRINCESS AUGUSTA-A dress of blue crape and silver, the bottom of the dressa borderofVan• dykes in silver foil, embroidered with silver bouilon, with bunches of flowers in spangles, upon a ground spotted with oval spangles and rings, large draperies embroidered with weathes of passion flowers, intermixed with wheat ears and large soil leaves, which had an elegant effect: smal square draperies on the left side, with appropriate borders, and finished with cords & tasseis-Robe, If it will bring back the men!" The pipes were then ordered to biu & silver tissue-[Born Nov.play a favourite martial air, when 1768.] The PRINCESS MARY-A dress of pale pink willed sarsnet, einbroidered with silver in wreaths and bunches of passion flowe's, and ornamented with draperies of beautiful bound lace, relieved by smaller draperies in festoons of pink sarsuet, embroidered with wreaths of large passion flowers in bright and dead foil, and ornamented with supe b bunches of fringed tassels- Rove, pink and silver, trimmed with blond lace diamonds.-Born Apul, 1776] EFFECTS OF MARTIAL MUSIC A SPECIES of martial music called Pibrochs, rouses the native Highlandes as the sound of a trum pet does a war horse, and produc es effects lit le less, marvellous than those recorded of the ancien music. At the battle of Quebec, in April 1758, while the British troops were retreating in great confusion, a general complained to an officer of Frazer's reigment, of the bad behaviour of his corps : "Sir," answered he with some warmth, "you did wrong in forbidding the pipes to play this morning nothing encourages the highlanders so much in a day of battle. Even now they would be of use."--"Let them blow like the devil then," replied the General the Highlanders instantly returned, and formed with alacrity in the rear. In the last war in India, Sir Eyre Coote, after the battle of Porto Noovo, aware of the strong attachment of the Highlanders to their ancient music, expressed his ap. plause of their behaviour on that day, by giving them fifty pounds to buy a pair of bagpipes. THE LATE KING OF PRUSSIA. The late Frederick was fully sensible of the contagious nature of liberty. He knew that the spirit of freedom was epidemical, and he did not choose to employ his subjects in any manner that would put them in the way of catching the disorder. When old Franklin applied to him to lend his assistance to America, Pray; doctor,' says the veteran, 'pray, doctor, what is the object they mean to attain?' Liberty, sire,' replied the philosopher of Pniladelphia; liberty! that freedom which is the birth-right of man.' The king, after a short pause, made this memorable and kingly answer: I was born a prince, I am become a king, and I will not use the power which I possess to the ruin of my own trade.' AN UNDER CHARGE. Joseph II.Emperor of Germany travelling in his usual way, without his retinue, attended by only a single aid-de-camp, arrived very beyed! but not being able to carry his point, left the council chamber in great displeasure. As soon as debated, but at length carried a. gains the king, because if they once gave kim his way, he would expect it again, and it would at ever, in the humour the king then was, a question arose concerning who should carry the grant of the office for the royal signature, and the lot fell upon Chesterfield. His lordship expected to find his sov. ereign in a very unfavourable mood, and he was not disappoint late at the house of an English-he retired, the matter was warmly man, who kept an inn in the Netherlands. It being fair time, and the house rather crowded, the host ignorant of his guest's quality, appointed them to sleep in an out-length become a precedent. How house, which they readily complied with; and after eating a few suces of ham and buiscuit, retired to rest, and in the morning paid their bill which amounted to only three shillings and sixpence English, and rode off. A few hours after. wards, several of his site coming to enquire after him, and the pub-ed; he therefore prudently for. Jican unde standing the rank of bore incensing him by an abrupt his guest, appeared very uneasy. request, and instead of bluntly ask. •Psha! psha! man,' said one of ing him to sign the instrument, the attendants, Joseph is accus very submissively requested to tomed to such adventures, and will know whose name his majesty think no more of it-- But, by would have inserted to fill up the G-d, I shall,' replied the land blanks. The king answered in a lord; for I can never forget the pass on, the devil's if you will.-circumstance, nor forgive myself Very well," replied the Earl: neither, for having had an emper❝but would your majesty have the ●r in my house, and letting him instrument run in the usual styleoff for three and sixpence.' A COURTIER'S QUERY Soon after lord Chesterfield came into the privy council,a place of f great trust happened to become vacant, to which his majesty (George 11) and the duke of Dor. set recommended two very differ. ent persons. The king espoused the interest of his friend with some heat, and told them he would be o. Our trusty and well beloved cousin and counsellor ?" The monarch laughed, and with great good hu. mour signed the paper. An Electioneering Manauvre. Mr. Coote, an ancestor of the late lord Bellamont, adopted the following method to carry his elec tion for the county of Cavan,in Ire. land. Opposed by two gentlemen, leagued in interest,& who had been repeatedly returned to parliament | difficulties by some able State play. for that county, Mr. Coote, on mounting the hustings.placed four bags before him, each containing sician, is earnestly desired. If any should prescribe PATIENCE, it may be replied, that it is hardly a ple like ISSACHAR, a STRONG ASS couching down beneath ma. nyburdens and shaking off none of them. a thousand guineas. After thank. || palliative: But would leave the peo. ing the first that voted for him for his suffrage, he said, "Pray friend, how many miles are you from home?"--"Five, your honor.""Then there are five guineas to earry you home" A second voter--"How many miles, sir, are you from home?"--" Ten, sir." "There are ten guineas to bear the expence of your journey."The news instantly ran like wild fire; in short, before two bags were thus expended, the election was hollow in favour of Mr. Coote. To make Rasberry Vinegar. To 2 pounds fresh Raspberrys (not too ripe) put one quart of best vinegar, let it stand 24 hours, then strain it through a hair seive with out breaking the Raspberrys, then put the liquor on 2 pounds morè Raspberrys, and after straining it in the same manner add to every pint of juice one and a half pound Lump Sugar, put it into a stone vessel and let it stand in boiling water until the sugar is dissolved. when cold take off the scum and bottle it for use, Brown sugar will answer for common use well as Lump. From the Spirit of the Press. A GROUP OF DIFFICULTIES. as A prescription which will ef fectually remove this Group of It is difficult to convince a man, that he is a fool, even when by his conduct he proclaims it to the world: Such are often wiser in their own conceit, than seven men that can render a reason. It is difficult to make men list. en to truth, who are inveterately prejudiced against it. It is difficult dealing with a man, who has no opinion of his own, but pins his faith on another man's sleeve, or is carried in his go cart. It is difficult to prevent men, from being proselyted to error, and made dupes to artful men,who compass sea and land to make proselytes. LADY'S MISCELLANY NEW-YORK, August 22, 1812. "Be it our task, To note the passing tidings of the times. 80000000019000 The City Inspector reports the death of 60 persons in this city and at Potter's Field, from the 8th to the 15th of August. On Saturday last a party of New.Jersey militia having formed a sham fight in the neighbourhood of Haddenfield, one of them James Lane) received the contents of a muske in his head at so small a distance that it tore his head to pieces, blew off his sculi, and killed him on the spot. The Gatharine in Triumph! We have an account from Marblehead that a boat belonging to that port, yester. day (Aug. 9) spoke the British gun brig PLUMBER going up to Boston, a prize to Wam Gray's privateer the Catha rine, with $ 60,000 specie on board. Reading. (Penn ) Aug. 15. Most Horrid Murder !!-It falls very unfortunately to our lot to communicate one of the most barbarous and mu der ous acts ever commited by a monste in human shape On Wednesday, the 13th inst after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a man named John Schild. in Alsace town. ship, about 4 miles from this place, be gan with an axe to cut up every thing about and in the house, when his father who lived close by hearing it, com ng towards him, addre sed him. ' John' John' what are you doing —John tu ned upon his father with the axe, cut his father in the breast, when the father im mediately turning round. and holding his breast, retreated to the house-John pursued him, cut him down, chopped half of his he d ff, threw it from him, then cut his body open, tore out his en trails and heart. His mother approach ing him and exclaiming he cut her down in the same manner, taking her bowels, heart and liver out, and threw it in the Bake Oven, which had just before been heated by the family to bake bread A younger brother being near by, this monster now made at him, with the axe, but the brother catching his arms, threy him down and fled-the monster setting a dog at him, who would not bite him, took the dog, chopped his legs off and th ew h m also in the Bake-Oven, after which he sat fire to the barn, which with all its contents, completely filled, was soon reduced to a besp of ashes His wife and family had in the mean time fled o the woods, where they lay all night under a tree. His brothe in a file while after came back to the hori ble scene of action, with some neigh. bous, to whom the monster, afte hav ing thrown away his deadly weapon, surrende ed himself, saying I am he person who has done all this. The mon ste was he eupon conveyed to the goal of this place, where he is now confined. A coroner's inquest was he'd ove he magled emains of the Parents of this savage Monster! It is not in our pow. er at present to ad any thing more We wished ather to hae pas elit in silence -but something was expected. Married. On the 20th ult Mr Foster merchant of Richmond, Vir to Miss Talman of this city. ++$$$$$$$$$$$$$SSSS On the 22d ult.at the house of Col. Shel man, Wm. A. Dandridge, M. D sur. geon in the US navy on the St Mary's station, after a short illness aged 26 years On Friday Nicholas G. Knox, aged 16 years, son of Mr. Thomas Knox. On Friday the 7th inst. at Flushing . 1. Mr John Bradwell, merchant of that place, aged 43 years. At Martinique on the 19th of June, Mr John Parson, after a short illnces. aged 29 years. |