IHistrUnnrcufii.
hL'l'KUS I II ION.
At ihc inci tiii.:^ of the Dublin
Auxiliary to ihf London Missionary So-
ciciv, the Kev. Mr. Ueevc, Missionary
from Ballary, in India, related the f.>llow-
inf^ curious circumstunce connected with
the reliKio'*s "olions of the Hindoos :
“ The Hindoos,” he observed, “dilFi'r-
ed in their moral character Iron) other
pcojile ; tli*y considered all animals as
God’s creultit’cs, and looked on those per-
.sons who eat of the flesh of animals as
cannil)als. Thov know no diflercnce be-
tweeti tlie spirit of a brute which goeth
low nw ani^, atul tl'.e spirit of a man which
eoclh ujiNvurds. They consider the sun'
and moon to l)C heroes, aiitl they ihink
thunder is the grumbling,- of the f lods.—
They luive thirty millions of idols, •and
l!u ir i'lols arc exposed for sale in the
l,u!)lic streets. ^ ou will see in the mar-
1,t place baskets of fruits and baskets oi
Clucls alike exposed for sale. 1 he time
the Hindoos devote to the adoration of
their idols oui^ht to make C!iris*lans blush
for themselves. Some of their proces-
sio!)s hold trom five o'clock in the after
noon until three oVIot k the next mornin,!,-
iiiid tlK ie ure freciutnlly twenty tliousaji
persons in thus.- processions, carryins
their idols, w ith danciiVi; and son.u;s, from
Mreet to sireet. 'I hey also ^-o to cfuisid-
eruble expense, and a Hindoo temple fre-
ciuently rc'ceives oileiin'j^s which amount
in \ahte to the sum of 2'),000Z. yearly,—
iiurh are their errors, that many ol them
im]jule themsehes alive on spikes, drown
thenisilvc.^ m ri\ei-s, aiul bury ihemsehes
It is not an uiicom'non thint; lor
an Hindoo to lun a knife througli his
ton-.iie, which he lets hani? out of his
mouth wit'.i the knife slir.kini? in it.—
They sometimes roast themselves before
a hu'ge iiie, or carry fire on their bare
heads ; and these extraoi dinary acts they
commit fur the purpose of appeasint; the
ani^er id some of their (Jods, which they
had themsdves made. It appears l)y a
calciditiion which had been made, that in
every four hours a Hindoo woman is
burned. A Prince of the Hindoo tribe,
■who died some lime since in India, hud
or bv lCv.rin!^ and laceratlnt^ him as could
be done by no otlier imi)lement on the
face of the earth, seems to have bethoutjht
himself of a provision ai;aitist the loss ol
ihis ])ortal)le arsenal. lo present the
possibility of the w’eapon beini^ w renched
from the possessor, the handle is lined
with sharp blades risini; about half an
inch above the surface, and extending
two feet alonj^ from the'points ; so that
if the combatant escaped tlie traps set
for his destruction at the extremity,
and rashly seized the weapon below the
points, with any malicious intention,
hy the first eflbrt to become its master
his hands would inevitably be cut to
the bone and disalded Irom the perfor
mance of any further military duty. At
the termination ol these knives a j»;uard is
set to preserve the ji;rasp more securely-
The handle is of strong and firm material,
and terminates at the lower end in a
short and thi« k point of steel, rounded
and adjust fur pluni^in;^ into the ilesh :
Slrenijtheneil and protected as it is by
metaU the stutl' could not be sevwed, or
csseut’ally injured, by ihe hea\iesl blows
dealt from tlu* sword of an assailant.
Ai^ainsl all enji^ines and implements
usid in the art of human destruction, ex-
reptini^ always those moved l)V the vil
lainous saltpelre,” this sin;;^le instrument
would be a most covn[n‘lent ileience. 1 he
swordsriian w ould be kept .'ti bay, or im
paled, without beiuft- able to^ print a sin
gle bloody maik upon an enemy |>laced
at a distance so jjreat as the exirvniity oi
the handlL*. The trooper would find lit
tle benelil from his t-levation, for lie couhl
not bt* beyond the operation ot the lork
and its armament (»f blades. 11'.e inlan-
iry mij;hi, without the imputation of
p^reat cowardice, shrink trom an encoun-
tiT with spears aimiiiL^ at lil.‘ in all di
rections. On whatever side we view
tiiem, they look formidable and dan;^cr-
ous. When men should meet hand to
hand, either in boardinjj ships or storm-
in;^ forts, they would do most fearful ex
ecution. [Ar//. Jcgis.
T^„n:nann is not one cf the virtues oV
the Irish Higldundcrs. A i^entleman
whose rental at one time amounted to
£10,000 per annum; and who was in the
constant habit of intoxication, took an
oath to di-ink notbiiiK' after the cloth w as
removed ; but unable to comidy with the
sjiirit, he soon contented himself with
adhering; to the letter of this rash vo\v,
and keeping the cloth on ike table alter
dinner was .over, could drink all ms;hl
without fear of, infrinp;ing it. He then
swore not to d’ ink in his dining parlor,
but again as easily evaded his engage
ment by adjourning to the ne’xt apart
ment ; in the next apartment, however,
on some fresh (lualms of conscience, the
vow w as renewed ; and so, in each room
successively, until he fairly swoix- himsell
out of the house. He then took nduge
iti the summer house of his garden, and
there used to dine and drink daily ; till,
rashly renewing his vow here also, he was
ruduced to find a new subterfuge, by^tak-
ing lodgings in a neighboring town.
Anfither person, one ol the second-rate
gcntrv, there called hncknm, got a puuch-
fon of spirits, which had come ashore.—
It w as too large to be got in at the door
of the house; he therefore pullerl part o
gJrufMl tMtclUfitncc
Tin: GUCLKS.
The Jbllowing is an extract of a jjr^'ate
letter received from Corfu. Letters from
Zante, also, convey thesameiutelligence,
but in a less detailed manner :
“Coui'u, Aug. 11.—I cannot fail to
communicate to you the following satis
factory news from (ireec. Know, then,
that after Missolonghi had been blockad
ed 105 days, by Komeli, Valessi, anc
strictly besieged for some days by land
and sea, by all the Turkish forces, they
endeavoured, through the means ol the
commanders of the European vessels at
that station, to persuade the besieged lo
capitulate, promising to leave the in.iab-
itants, not only ihcir arms, but also their
elVects. The mediators did not fail to
intimidate the inhabitants, by sayiiigibai
if they did not give up the place tiie ene
my would take it by assault, and gi'*
ijuartcr to none ; and they even represent
ed the ('.reek ileet as unable'to eome to
their assistance, since the marineis weie
occupied in transporting their lainilies l-j
places of security in other countries. -
DlSADVANTAl.K OF IMilNTKHS.
The mall .vho declines subscribing to
a newspaper, but who is not aljove bor
pi.-htetn wives, and thev were all buriv'd ;
oirHie dead l>ody of the Prince, together | of ihe printer without contributing a cenl
r.l I e child or om- of then,. Tl,. I ‘'"1 h.s.iielKh-
11 imlot l.a.l liod. for ovei y ki„l .jf vie,-; ol U.o Ire..- .-■lyo) ,ufnt ol h.s prope l).
t . ." "Lse »l,o li,.d l,y plumlcr had ll u.ay he m,;ucd ihut Ihi-pr.ntc-r hus .u-
a CmVvho would sanction u. 0„e „f Ihn.s lo do wllh li neuspuper allc ills
iJir (iods >vho sanc.iuiiH sl,-ali«K. ' ddivercd n.lo Ihf possession ol a s. si i-
leuresemed with a pound of butler in one any inore than a tuiloi has witu iht
l,a d ' I'ol ..r n, !k in llie olher. An- coal which he sells to a eusloiner. bill
ill e ’o h' I- iods was represenle.l us a "e hope no man ol com,non sense w ho
ou.t iiui as half bird and lo entertain correci ideas ol lib-
n.onkey, and anothe. as hall bi.d ‘ ,,ilU,.gue thus. The
rH’en‘‘thc Rev. Gentleman exhibited I acummon uenelit lo the commu-
son.e sDCcimens of the Idols of the Hin-I '“‘^y a 1 who partake
doos; they resembled very mtich wooden | propr‘ietor
rowing it from his neii^dibor, is guilty of
a douijie trespass—he profils by the la'oor
toys.] . I , I esiuhlislies il at his own risk, and ai a
A lliniloo "7"'^ i h.a>y expense, al.l luainlains il by a dll-
J U ol* apphcal.un and in.ensily ol' la-
bai\of wl.icli few ol those who are beii-
and that he even remembered the marks
hr had in his car. He sai'l he gave good
tnilk when he was a cow, and that was the
reason of his being changed into a man.
The Hev. gentleman instanced the case
of the conversion of a native Hindoo wo
man, who was by trade a weaver; and
also the conversion of the lather, sister,
and mother of this w oman, who all, sub-
secpiently, became holy followersol Christ,
lie also mentioned the fact oi a gentle-
iran who is resident there, expending all
liis income, which is 2t)0/. a month, in
forwarding the object of the Missionary
Society, in esla!)lishing and' supporting
native schools, and having preachers ap
pointed in ihe diiVerent prisons.
llKVOLUTlONAnY ItKLTC.
Among the interesting armies deposi
ted in the Cal)ini t of the Antiipiarian So-
cietv, is a most foi inidable weapon of
tleslruciion, manufactured during tht
revolutionary contest, and highly t xpres-
si\e of the desperate purposes of its in
ventor. Wha' name to bestow on a ma
chine so coniplicaied, we know not ; tlie
reader, after heaving of ti.e form and
shape wherewith it appears, can tax his
own invention for an appropriate appel
lation to bestow on an imi)lemeiit of
blaiighter so deadly and destructive.
At the extiemity (d’ a shaft or handle
about eight feet in length, is fixed a liead
of stvfl foimed in two prongs eight iti-
ches long, united like those ol a larnu
large hay Ibrk :*these, instead ol being
lounded ancl smoothed, air lormed with
sluirp ( d';es, so that an assailant who had
seized oti either wiih his hands would
lia've iieen sp'edily and easily deprived
(jf those members ; both are pointed lor
the |)urposi; of thrusting against an ene-
mv. At the insertion of t!iis1(jrk into
the wood, two stout and keen blades o(
ifiigth art; firmly fixed at right an
gles wit I) the former, projecting on each
Side, at,d whetted like tlu two first on both
cdi’f's : !)eneatli. is a third of efjual length,
eAiencling downward, and designed to
inlliiia death woynd, if the liohliT, in
iight, should strike his victim from a-
bine. 'I he contriver, after having thus
provided live little swords to attack and
(Jisal)le his o])p(jm.nt, in -tvtry manner
circumstances might make expedient; liy
ihiusling forward, as with a sj>ear, by
lev tiling a heavy descending blow, as w ith
ihe battle axe ; by pushing beyoi.d his
body and transfixing the uidortunale
MicH-hwith a reluining stroke, as with
the uiiiiciuc bill hockb someiiiucb icgn j
the wall down ; however, it stuck hall
way. His ,small stock of patience cou d
last no longer; he lap[)ed tlu; end that
was wilhin, ami he atul wile, wilh thtir
servants, soon becaine completely intoxi
cated. His neighbors, aware ol this,
tapped the cask at the olher end. and the
next dav, when this worthy personage
would have taken his viorniii'', hi; louiid
the cask was completely emptied !
I/idulicence in Bed.—The last Xo. of the
Luropean Magazine contains an ingeni
ous article, show ing the w ay in which ly
ing too long in lied injures the body. 1 his
is uiuiuesiiouably one of the most perni
cious habits which can beset poor human
nature. Too much bed (and above sev
en hours is too much) debilitates both bo
dy ai)d mind : it causes indigestion, ner
vous disorders, low spirits, and is as hos
tile to “good looks” as to s'.renglh and
cheerfulness. We hear some unhaf^y
and inveterate sluggard exclaim, ‘*l>ut
ditlerent constitutions require dillerent.
(pianiiiies of rest 1” No such thing : sev
en hours is an ainple tLllowance lor young
or old, w eak or strong, and the sol ter
sex may be assured, that all the cosme
tics in the world will not improve their
comj)lexions half so elVectually as the
w holesome, useful, and every way valua
ble practice of early rising ; a jiraetice a-
gainsl which not a single oijjection can
be urged, and which costs absolutely
nothing—uiiless indeed thu.t is an objec-
tiun.
eriied' by it, have the most dislatil idea,
lie asks nothing in reiurn but an equila-
bie leinunei aliun of his services frou\the
community in which he lesides. But
suppose that community unhappily lo
contain but a small poi tioii of individuals
who are sulliciently liberal and enlighten
ed lo appreciate liie value of a press, as
a public lu&uluuon, or lo. make a proper
esiimate of the services of those who
have undertaken the drudgery of conduct
ing il : and suppose a much larger j)or-
liou so suidid as to wuhhoid their sup
port, because they can, through the liber
al few, be accommodated without incur
ring me mighty expense of three or lour
cciits a cidy—the actual cost of bolh the
papers of "this town! Would not such
niggardluiess deserve to be hooted at as
a scandal to the community ^ Who would
not kmgh at ihe idea ol one half of the
commuiiily borrowing coats, hats and
shoes froin the other, lo make a decent
appearance in on particular occasions,
and at tlie same lime admil that no lailor,
halter or sh(jcmaker could ever hope to
lhi i\e among such a people } Yet it is
the same injury to the interesis of the
primer to make one newsjjuper serve hall’
a dozen leailers, as it w^ould be to the tai
lor, to make a fine dress coat serve the
purpose of so many dandies. ‘ We musl
contrive to do witlKJUt the expense of a
news[)aper,’ (a mere trille in amountj is
one of ihe poorest and most ])iliful reso-
lulious lhal can be imagined ; but it is
leu limes worse when backed by such a
reservation as this—‘lor il 1 want to read
one, I can borrow it.’ What would such
jH'ople say, if tiie community generally
were to come lo the determinalion to do
without the articles which they \ end or
manulacuire, or w iihoul their serv ices in
any way ? Wc like to see a moie liijeral
spirit. All trades, occupations and pro
fessions are mutually ilc])endent on one
another; and we should encourage every
one who contributes his means lo advance
ihe welfare of ourselves or lhal of the
community. [yorfol/c Jhruld.
finmk Eilnration.—A young girl was-
presenied to James 1. as an l:.nglish prod
igy, because she was deeply learned.
'1 ht; person who introduced her, boasted
of her piolicimcy in ancient languages.
‘1 eaii assure your majesiy,’ said he,
‘that she can boih speak and write l.a-
lin, (ireek, and Helnew.’—‘these are
rare atiaiiimtnts for a damsel,’ said
Jumcs j ‘ bat pray tell me, cun fche spiii ?’
Jlnecdotc of Jl//-. Suinmrrjirld.—Immed
iately on his arrival at one of our princi
pal cities, Mr. Sumnierficld was waited
upon by a number of gentlemen of the
Protestant i:pisco|)al Church, exjjresslng
their desire that he would preach in one
pf their houses. Wilh this request he
staled his willingness to comply, provid
ed the consent of the liishop could be
procured. 'I’he Bishoj) was consulted,
but declined acquiescing, staling that he
greatly regarded Mi'. Summerfield as a
man, "and esteemed him as a minister,
but that the Cation ofthechui'ch prevent
ed his consent, however much he might
be pleased to hear the young man preach,
iking informed of this, Mr. S. pleasantly
replied, “ Well, it matters not, but I have
always thought it was usual to sjjikt the
cannon in time of peace. ”
Frcnrh JInecdole. of Kn^Ush Lihrrly.—^In
a certain cii! de sac m London, the houses
arc propped up by beams across the
streets ; such a convenience was irresisii-
ble to the English for hanging,
and in the month cl' November it was no
uncommon thing, to see lour or five gen
tlemen suspended side by side ; this at
tracted the notice of the police, who
sUilioned a sentry to put a stop to the
])i-actice ; he was not hmg at his post be
fore a gentleman approached, and de-
llberatelv ihiew his rope over the beani,
and iiegan lo afljust il; the sentinel ob
served,* ‘ Sir, il is not jn-rmitled la hang
here.” * How I’ exclaimed the other, ‘ nol
permitted to hang ! Pray, what has be
come of English’liberty r’
A man who had sore eyes, apijlied to
a Physician for relief, who told him, ‘‘to
leave oil' drinking Brandy.” “Why,”
said the patient, “ you drink brandy.
Doctor, and yet have sore eyes.” Aye,
but,” said the Physician, ‘‘1 love brandy
better than niy eyes !”
In/lammotonj Jiheuinalism may be easily
cured—Take 2 uz. of earth worms or fish
ing worms, 2 oz. of sweet oil or lard,
chop the worms in ])ieccB, then put them
and oil togeihcr, and then |)lace the cup
in a warmth that is moderate near a fir
stir the oil now and then—In about half
an hour the woi-ms will be dissolved,
then strain the coni[)Ound, put it into a
pliial and keep it well corketl to prevenl.
if practicable, putrefaction—though in
the putrid slate the compound is C(iual!y
ellicacious—liub the compound with the
haml on ilio part allectcd and cover it
with llatinel. Its eirt;cis arc to relieve
pain very |uick, and for all pains such as
inllamiiKitory rheumatism, gout, Uc. it
w ill be found relieving.
JIK.VHY ALKXANDLU.
i'aUhnorc, Sjt-
And they said, also, that the whol
the Peloponessus was on the point oi lall-
ing into the power of Ibrahim Pacha.——
Ou hearing this, some timid Chiels be
gan to hesitate, and a council ol war was
ijeld. The first who answered the pro
position was the -bi ave Nota Bozzaris,
who spoke to this elVect : ‘1 and my 500
will sacrifice oursxlves. and the enemy
shall, at least, nol'gain .Missolonghi w iih
oul having planted his ilag among our
!)ones.’ In the same manner the famous
Nicolas re])lied also, and alter I'.im all the
olhers. who at first had been inclined to
capituluie. Tlie C'-ajitain Paelui liaving
heard t'.iis. iidormed Uomci ^ ulsesi t'.iai
ihe time was precious, since he expected
Ihe (Jreek ilotilla every moment in
waters, and that he would not be able lo
remain there any longer, and that thi l e-
fore the order lor the assault sliouk; be
immedialely given. '1 Iial he, in the iiwan
lime, would second the assawl'. with his
boats, llomeli Valessi imm-dirtely or
dered all his t;oops, who were in great
numbers, some say ;>2,000, to arnvs; and
on the 2d of August, iwo hours before
sunrise, the Turks assaulicd the jjlace on
all sides by land, and -1000 men in their
boats assisted iheir operations by sea.—
The firing lasted four hoursl and all the
sui rounding places w ere shaken by it.,
** The commanders of the Luropean
vessels stood on the look out, on tlie masts
-of their shijis, with tclcscojiis in their
hands, but the denseness of the smoke
Impeded tiieir seeing.—W hen the car
nage had somewhat subsided, they sav,
wilh surprise, the banner of the cross still
waving ou the walls ol the fortress ; for
they had not doubted in the least of ils l)c-
ing obliged to surrender lo the assault o,f
so formidable a force. The Greeks fouglit
with indescribable ardour and inlrcindi-
ly, and filled the trenches wilh the ene
my’s corpses. Several thousands finnid
a grave beneath the w alls (d‘Missolonghi,
and the rest fied, pursued by the (ireiks
to Kerascova. A gi (;al quantity of am-
niuni ion, baggage, colours, C\i.. fell into
the power of the (Jreeks. Nicetas per
formed prodigies of valour at Vassiladi
against the enemy, who att;.eked that
place by sea, all of whom fell victims, as
the Tui’kish fieci lied before tii(‘y cOuld
regain their vessels. An Ausii iaii schoon
er of war brought this inteliig'uce to
Zante. An English frigate arrived here
has brought many letters and courici s,
which come cx[jress from all sides, and
confirm this important victory. Our
Loid High- Commissioner shed tears of
joy, and conceded the merited tvibnte of
praise lo (ireciau valour, and particular
ly to lhal of Nota Bozzaris. The same
Irigale coming in hasie with news, j).issed
the Tuiiiish ileet, which was in action
with the tireek sjuadron. A merclK.nl
vessel from Ithaca confirms the above,
and adds that on Monday and 'i’uesday the
Captain heard a heavy cannonading, and
saw ihe summiis of ilie mountains cover
ed with pe(.»ple wilh teu scopes in their
hands. \\ e expect lo hear almo.U iiu-
mediaiely the l esull of ihe naval engage
ment. \\’e hope lh.it the Peloponessus
will soon convnK C ibrahini Pacua of the
valour of its ii.habitants. He h.is already
lost many of his followers in dilVeienl en
gagements : He is surround'ed by 2u,00j
Cireeks at 'rripotcviiia ; who will nol per
mit him lo cscape.
him, the eyes of the animal sparkled, j,f'
raised his enormous paw's, and placet!
them on the man’s shoulders.—For sonn
moments, the lion remained in that posi
tion ; he scrupulously examined the man
who already thought himself his victim,’
smell of him from head to foot, and after
wards returned mechanically to his cage.
The gate was immediately shut.—But
the stranger has,not yet recovered from
his fright—his life is despaired of.”
Canada has been exposed to the same
causes of excitement which tore these U.
Slates from tlic British Empire. A pam
phlet is mentioned by the London Time.'!
w hlch sketches the disputes that have
arl.sen for a series of years between the
Executive Ciovernmentofl.ower Canada
and the Assembly of that Province.—
They are the very same w'hich gave rise
to the American Revolution. “The
Colonists insist upon ihe right of British
subjects to tax themselves by thoir own
repi esi'iitailves. But the Executive gov
ernment of Lower Canada, frt-'qucnily
thwarted in its applications for moiiev,
has considt'red fl//the rights of Colonlsis
us subservient to the supremacy of the pa-
rent state ; and we agree in that construc
tion of the point of right, unless it be
concedetl, that a right, to terminate the
relation of parent states and colony exists
at all limes, and is indefeasible in the lat
ter. Here, too, (says the Times) we are
ready to agree, lhal when the jjovver to
shake olf that dependence can be success
fully exercised, the colony is justified la
using it. But it is absurd to talk in the
abstract of the privilege of self taxation:
il is a question of power rather than ot‘
strict jiistice, and the alVirmative cau
s ai Cl ly !)e predicated of any but the peo*
j>le of a sovereign and independent cum
in uni ly.”
There is something very curious 1q
this doctrine of the Tiues. A colony
may separate from the mother colony as
sjon as she can ; but while she remains a
colony, she has no right over her own
nujney ; which is swallow'ed up in the
supremacy of the parent state. It is. In
oth'-'r words, a (piestion of/a//,!,''///, not of
: and Canada has here fair w'aming
to take care of herself. Solongasslio
remains a province ofClreat Briiaiii, she
is a slave ; she is to be denied the sacred
right of a British subject, not to have hij
money taken from him -vvitliput his con
sent or that of his representative : she 1?
lo be treated as we were—and the ques»
lion is to l)e brought home to her also—
Will she submit, or will she resist?
Hichd. Knqninr.
The following account of a remarkable
incident, which lately took place at the
Jardin des Plantes, in which a menagerie
of wild animals is kept, is copied fiom a
laie Paris paper ;
“A man had introduced himself into
the interior of the menagerie. Tlu
keeper perceiving him. ran towards him
to make him go out; but at the same
lime, the lion ,'Itlas, who'C cage was nol
well do ed, raised the gate adroitly, and
left his cagc.—The keeper cried imme
diately to the imprudjul man, ‘place
yourself against the wall, and kep siill,
or you are lost !’ It is well known lhal it
is necessary lo show firmness ami courage
before the king of animals. 'I'he man
obeyed ; the keeper followed his c.'iamjilc.
The lion walked forward, and aj.qiroacli
ed first the keeper, but he i r-collected the
I friend who brought him his foo.'l, caressed
him in an alVeciionate manner, and pas
Tlic Juice of the Grape.—In a late valua
ble work on ancient and modern wine by
Dr. Henderson, published in London, il i»
staled that Persia and I^orth America arc
the only countries in wJilch the (Jraps
has been found indigenous, (ireece, Iiu-
ly, I’rance and Spain, which are now thi:
finest w Ine countries in the w orld, are in
debted to the east fjr that plant whosi
juices cheer the heart of man, and woman
also ihioughout the world. There aio
districts within the limits of the United
States possessing a similar climate and
soil to that of Chaminiigne, Burgundy,or
the Bourdelois in France, and it will re-
cjuireonly a little of our usual enterprise,
to have American Champaigne sparkling
on our lal)les, or American Bu^rgundy
lighting the glow of fancy and w it in our
bo!i vivants. From rect-nt accounts in
the Washington jiapers, it appears that
several experiments have been made 1*
thejculture of the grape in some sections
of live middle Slates, and that the results
wi'ir extremely satisfactory, showing a-
bundantly that'the country can produce
it of excellent qualities.
Sinc'ular rVrcf/w.s7A7jc’...The Franklin
Malotie Telegraph gives an account ol
the execution of Stephen V'idets, ior die
murder of Mis. Fanny Mosely.—Hie
Telegraph says—
‘‘'i'hat while under the fatal tree a pa
per was read at his rc(ptest, in which he
asserts his innocence, in the follow itis:
terms: * With regard to the crime lor
which I this day sutler, I have only ti'
remark, that I am perfectly innocent, b
whose hands the nnfoi-tunate Fanny Most
ly was deprived of life, I do not know,
but I say it was not mine, neither w.as;
aware of the apj)roacli of that unhai)p' |
»“vent, but at the time was fearful ol 1^^ |-
signs upon my own life.’—A short tmv
ifier, th(‘ rope was fastened to the beatr^
and the rap drawn over his lace, he stii
pioiesiing his innocence, and the ('f?
fell. But, unfortunately, the knot dn'"-
over his cliln in such a manner, as nu
entirely to stop his breath, nor the cii^
latlon of the vital lluid ; in this dreai ii
situation, ho struggled for sevi'ral
in tiie agonies of death.
'I'he paper containing his pf^tf
of innocence, he had declared his
lion of holding in his rigiit hand, " ,
yielding up his life. Thipaper he, c'/fl'"-' *
from hi!i kfj to his rif'ht hand., a'ht n ht
hani' hi 0 or three, minula, and frared i
ihe iiiuUilt/dc uith apparent
Iscd 031 to th'-. str-.ing(.T. ,'\r:iv :d bcfure
1 noM Tin; natiosvi. jih hvai.
0,1 fin- Hitrr run oa t/if Nnr- York Coursr,
th tiihir, 18 J5. I;/Mr. J.j/iich'n fi‘i!/
Dr. W'm Ill's cult Lu ^ I
\Vlu»t vvotulcrtiiiif Anel should be.-it
’1 is clr;ir, without rcaMininiJ, or rliyiuu'o
|mnniii;v,
'l’h:\t, wlu-ihcr hy f'ocs or rivals he^ot, ^
* I l.u I'ay ••tto, young' ur old, ti*"*