Lather?, I hope the world will treat me with seventy, when it hears me trying to exait my own wisdom by doubting my father's.' Mr Aold involuntarily clapser her to his bosom, and exclaimed Poo. Aslanby! And peo Maria 00 retorted Amelia When I leave my paternal root, it will be my parting request the you do all the kindness you can to my once honoured friend.' M. Ailanby said, in doing this ne should indulge himself! and then, contented with each other, they returned to the company (To be Continued.) It is astonishing yet amusing, to be od with what appication and fecility our bucks of the fi.s class, ape the manners gestures and gait of any stranger who al rives in town, whose actions &c. they fancy are stylis (as they de rominate i, hugh whence, o how they acquired the word, I am at a loss to conjectu e, though pe.. haps it may be borrowed) i om one they learn a gesture, from a notuer a motion of the head, from a third a fantastic gail &c. and they have recently acquired a gesture which surpasses all others in killing elegance (as the Ladies term it) which they have learn of a pedantic, supercilious son of Gailia (or gawl) videricit, swing. ing the arm when walking, whica, for the instruction of those who may be ignorant of dis cant accomplishment, I win describe 1. ne arms must be thrown VIOcnuy back, till they are almost paraller with me soulder, and remain extended nonzoutaby undil the next step when they Lust be brought fo. ward with a sudden jerk til the hand comes in contact with the olfactory organ, to the great endan eng of that pronnnen feature, uess the ction is preformed with great care and skil, (bu what gentleman would re. ret breaking his nose, to acque so cic, ant an accomplishment?) tuus must the arms be thrown anernately bick and forward with every step. since, however, this elegant art can only be acqui ed by close and intentive suay I am hereby authorized by Monsieur, respectfully to mform ue gentlemen of Newark and New York, that he intends shortly to open a school in the lo mer place entitled. "The Gentlemen's 'swinging academy. Where this fine and graceful art will be taught with precision and elegance, in all its various gestures, and the ungraceful lounger's swing win be completely e used and annihilated. LANGDONUS & Co. Aervark. Sept 28 18:2. N. B The above mentioned, graceful art has been lately m ported from Pearce. L. & CO. THE SPECULATIST. NO I. kt horre Illa quoque res morti nes alienat, quod hæc jam novimus, illa ad quæ transturi sumus nescimus quanta sin mus ignota Naturaas præterea tenebras rum metus est, in quas auductura mors creatur SEN Epist 83 Dist. ust and darkness of a future state, Is that which makes ma, kind to dread their fate, Dying is n hing: but 'tis this we fear, To be we know no, what, we know not where.' The certainty of death is so hourly evinced, that one cannot, without surprise, observe the indifferency of the event. They treat it as something at a distance, and forget that not a moment passes but many of their species resign their last breath to s origi nal author. Nay, when the sol. emn knell announces the departure of some neighbouring, long known friend, and puts them is mint of their own speedy mortali. ty, a downcast look, which vanish es with the succeeding day, or perhaps an involuntary sigh in the whole sorrow expresssed on the trying occasion. The Deity wise. ly ordained, that death should not at all times dwell upon our recol. lection, and disturb our wordly avocations, for then the duties of life, incumbent on us in our res. pective situations to perform, would have been entirely neglect. ed, and the ends of our being rendered nugatory and ineffectual but it is certain from the sacied writings, that he never intended the fear of death should be so to tally erazed by an in.ention to worldly objects, as to be thought of only upon a bed of sickness, or occasionally, as a disagreeable oc. currence to the memory. For it is necessary and to us (as crea. tures designed for immortality) the most essential consideration that can engage our study. It is an opening to a vast unknown scene-the entrance into two starts where all mankind must take up an eternal residence-the one abounding with every felicity possible for us as immortal beings to experience-the other surround. ed with darkness and inexpressible misery. Revelation and our bwn reason so fully confirm this belief, that the most daringly infamous are ashamed to own a contrary docuine and though the world has produced monsters of impiety who have not blushed to propogate the most erroneous and abandoned tenets, yet on a near prospect of ceath, their cowardly sou.ds have shunk from their as. sumed greatness, and made tiem secretly confess what they had before publicly affected to deny. To live well, and to act in conformity to the precepts of the Divinity, is the only possible means to leave the world in comfort. The real Christian sees with rapture a glorious immorality, and longs to rid himself of a cumbersome body to attain the completion of his piomised bliss; but very different is the situation of the man of the world !- Scated and contounde 1 at his past conduct, he is tired of existence and wishes for total annihilation-he sees an eternity before him, but he sees it with horroe sn inks back at the unwelcome view, and laments, without relief, that he had no early in life obeyed the dictates of his now acusing conscience. I will not follow him into another world, nor presume to piss sentence upon his gunty head-the reader will make his own reflections. But perhaps he will only criticise upon my observations, and urge the impropriety of introducing any thing so se ious in a periodical publication-But if he will reconect the importance of the matter bf re him to every individual, and that the Lady's Miscellany has a very extensive circulation, and is dipt into (as it is fashionably termed) by men who know life, and scarce ever think of any thing but the pleasure of it-he will probably acquit nie of my sin uta. indelicacy-codect the short ..ints have given him-and present the public next week with a more copious investigation of the subject. SELECTED. For the Lady s Miscel'any. BIOGRAPHY OF HANNAH SNELL. very ingenuously commuted the important secret to the young woman with whom she had formed an inuma c and sincere affection. Her friend expostulated with her for some time, on the dangers to which she would be exposed, in case of her being taken. but finding her resolution was fixed furnished her with inoney No sooner had she taken he final adieu of her affectionate friend, than she commenced her journey on foot, ler Portsmouth. When she had got about a mile out of Carlisle, she observed some people picking and bagging peas in a field; observing their clothes lay at a distance, she puse off her regimental coat, left in there and took an old coat in exchange, belonging to one of the men, after which she proceeded on her journey She was about a month in travelling from Carlisie to Portsmouth; and soon after re-enlisted as a marine, in Col. Fraser's regiment. She had not belonged to the regiment above three weeks, before a draf was made to go on board Admiral Boscawen's Fleet for the East indies; many of those who were drafted, found me to desert, and in consequence she received an order to repair on board the Swallow stoop of war, Captain Rosicr, to join the expedition. While on board she made herself remarkable by her dexterity and address. She readily washed and mended the lines of her messmatcs.or cooked for them if requir. Having taken all the prudent measures imaginable, for the accomplishment of her wishes, steed; by these little good offices cheerfully and frequen ly performed, she distinguished herself so fa. that Mr. Wyegate, one of the lieutenants of the marines took particular notice of er, and begged in a very friendly manner, she would become one of their mess, which offer was readily accepted, aid she soon became a great favorite among the crew of the sloop. In case of an engagement she was to be stationed upon the quarte deck; and as one of the afie guard. her business was to fht, and do what mischief she eould with the small arms they had on board, so thai she was al ways in readiness in case of an attack attack however, proved but of short duration, for the Admiral finding their utmost efforts altoether ineffectual, and having a tender regard for his men, as well as his ships, abandoned the place, and set sail directly for Fo". St. David's where they arrived short after. A his fort the Mes were disembarked.and having joined the English army, in about three weeks they arrived at A eacopong, where they immediately encamped, with a firm resolution to lay siege to the place and if possible, take it by storm. This adventure animated ou heroine afresh, and gave her a fairer opportunity than before, of displaying her intrepidity and thirst after glory; and she embraced it in so distinguished a manner, that she gained the admiration and applause of all he. officers For nine days uccessively, they carried on the sie e, and met with a very vigor. ous repulse; but on the 10 h, a shell from the English faliing very fortunately on the enemy's ma Young as she was, she was obliged to keep watch every other four hours; and though never on board a ship befo.e, through her natural intrepidity, and peculia sprightliness, she became, with very little instruction, a little tar of great note. As dangers and diffi. culties once surmounted are sel. dom reflected on; and as poor Hannan could not prove so cappy as o mee with her perfidi us husband, se was dere mined, i pos-tbie, to acqune some honor in the expedition and distinguis herself by erint epid behaviour. A favorable oppo unity soon presented itself, for after they had sailed from the Cape, they arrived before Morusos, where they commenced their first attack.-Oural, and the rest of the officers, in heroine, though little better than a recruit, exerted herself so fa that she procured the love and steem of all her comiades. This zines, they blew up immediately. by which means they were reduced to the necessity of surrendering at discretion. Having mar. ched within three miles of Pondichery they encamped; Admiral Boscawen at that time being both there Admiral an General. Here Major Mountpleasant, the Genet. the council of war, came to a resolution of storming the place. In order to proceed with viger, the ships commenced a heavy fire upon the fort; but during this attack the army was middle deep in water in their trenches. This bold attack lasted eleven weeks successively, and for the greates' part of the time they were withou bread, and subsisted chiefly on rice. During the siege our ar my suffered very considerably from the enemy's incessant fire of bombs and shells. James Gray, (for that was the name she as-umcd) was one of the party that was ordered under Lieutenant Camp bell, of the Independent companies, landed cut of the fleet; to feich up some stores from the water side, in which service she had several skirmishes, and upon ore of her comrades falling dead by her side, she levelled her piece and killed the enemy; and sho.. ly after fought by the side of the brave Lieutenant when be fel. She was also on the first party o. the English foot who forced the river, to get over to Pondiche ry : in doing which site was obii,ed to wade through the water bicas. high, while the French kept an incessant five upon them, from a battery of twelve guns. She was also put on the piquet guard, and continued on that duty seven nights successively; and was one of the party who lay two days and night without any covering, in goin. through the barrier; and as she was likewise pat on duty in the trenches, during the siege, she was obliged to sit or stand middle deep in water. At the throwin up of the trenches, she workto very hard for about 14 days, and was paid five cents per day. Du ing all this time our heroine stiil maintained her wonted intrepidny, nd behaved in every respect con sistent with the character of a rave British soldier. She fired Suring the engagement no less than thirty seven rounds, and received six shots in her right leg, and five in the left; and what was still more painful, a dangerous one in her groin. Distressed in her mind, lest the surgeons should dis. cover the wound in her groin, and Consequently ret sex, which she was de ermined to conceal, she communicated the secret to a black woman, who attended her, and who had access to the surcon's medicines, and begged her sistance. Her pain now bccame very acute; and through Je assis.ance of the black woman, who bought her lint, salve, &c. She endeavored to extract the l; by probing the wound with refinger, till she could feel the Dill, after which she thrust in her finger and thumb, and pulled it out. This was a painful operaion; but she was obliged to rave every difficulty rather than xpose her sex, and in a little time e made a perfecut cure. (To be Concluded next week.) The EDITOR to his PATRONS. As the feenth volume of the Ladies Miscellany, will close on e eighteenth day of October ext, the Editor thinks proper to |