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MISCELLANEOUS.
Tram (be Baltimore Federal GaietU.
SUICIDE.
The terrible case of selfBrurder by
burning, detailed in the newspaper!,
has induced us to translate a few pas-r-nm
an admirable dissertation on
Suicide, published in the 5Sd No.' of
tne JUiCiWnanw us v..to -
which we lately received with the con
clud'in vols, of that inestimable work.
The following' example is one proof,
among a thousand, of the horrible effect
produced by fanaticism on wtak minds.
Mathew Lovat, a cobler of Venice, hav
ing hi imagination heated by certain
. mystical notions about religion, sudden
ly took it into his head that God order-
him to axe on tne vrosn; tie medi
um! for some time on the means of
putting his design in execution, and in
r preparing SUCH ,ccuinpaiiiiieiiis as
' should make his death resemble, as
, nearly as possible, that of the Divine
Sufferer. At length the fatal day ar
rives Lovat puts on a crown of (horns,
two or three of which pierce the skin of
the forehead to the bone! He tied a
-hite handkerchief round hismiddlei in
, imitation of the images of omr Saviour
, the rest of the body was naked. He
stretched himself out on the cross he had
constructed and placed one foot over the
other on a bracket in the inferior branch
of the cross. He then with a -hammer
drove a spike through both feet and
five inches into the wood! He pierced
both his hands with long and sharp nails,
which he aftf wards adapted to two
holes bored af the ends of the arms of
the Cross but, before nailing his left
hand, he made use ot it to innict a deep
gash in his side. This done, by means
of cords and pullies prepared before
hand, and by some bodily exertion, he
.a. i .
managed to noist tne ross out oi me
window, and the wretch remained sus
pended in this situation all night, in
front of his house. Next morning he
was discovered, taken down and remo
ved to the Infirmary, where in process
of time, he was cured of his wound9,
, but not of his insanity. It is remarka
ble that, during the fits of madness, he
did not appear to suffer the slightest
pain but, in his lucid intervals, he ut
' tered dreadful shrieks, and appeared to
suffer the most excruciating torture
He was removed to the Lunatic Asylum,
where he exhausted his strength by vo
luntary fasting,' and soon died in a state
of complete atrophy. '
ftamn Ktiicides endeavor to conceal
the last vestages of their crime, whilst
' others kill themselves with a certain
eclat. Of the latter, the English pre
isent frequent examples, rendered con
ftpictious by the high rank ot the persons,
or by the singular circumstances which
accompany the act of desperation.
Some prepare for death as for the cel
i ebration of a festival: for example, an
Englishman who lately gave a splendid
:l concert of sacred Music, and blew his
brains out in the midst of the musicians,
I Whilst they were striking up the last
ttquitscci in pacel
Vr. F.amiirnl fthe author of thn arti-
' cle on Suicide in the Didmvn&ire) ve
hemently opposes the famous Beccaria's
: argument against the punishment of fe-
lo de se's. The crime, he observes, has
-'; became more common since the lows a
,V gainst it have been evaded . - It is', there
fnri th ihfprpat of Societv". that sta
tutes should exist which have the effect
of d0ffrrino from K commission of an
.fact that outrages every feeling of reli-
cion anil uwiftfr." Thpse laws slinuld
' varv according to the character, man
ners and, even prejudices? different
. people; for example, tlie king of Saxony
irjHoft Ha j4klivArfi lift tA 'th ciircyoATia
'ifor'dissectiomy' .'; ?
; ; Dr. Esquirol proves very clearly, (a
gainst the assertions of Dr. Burrows)
. England than in Francebut, he attri
bute this, not so much, to the eternal
fnOHB flttit rlamW if 4-Via brmiiannttrA 4n
6 the 'peculiarity - of .manners, 'strongly
-;. "wikcu uiKuucuun in socieiy ana vs.
, 'cessive deveiopement of civilization,
with its accompanying wants and viciou9
Vu evidence of Qotfi communioii with
l -4 vy ;?:-;fr.f. the. Soul, '':::f
; Some days ago; I was credibly inform
ed hf s n.. eT-1.u .
ttan having a, foreknowledge of his
wn death, when h was apparently b
ood health, and bat a short time pre
vious to bis exit Erap llaie, citizen
of Chatham conty, related it to a sear
neighbor of mine. Tbo cimoutaaccs
are as Wlowii ,
He states, that a week or two ago, a
Methodist preacher was rid ing his cir
cnit. and in the last round that he then
was e i pec tingto take; alto near the end
of his circuit. The preacher attended
a meeting not Car from where. Huie was
living, to which many people repaired.
After meeting, the preacher took a cer
tain man into the grave-yard, and show
ed him where he wished to be buried;
told him that he should not live to ride
out his circuit: and it is likelr he eave
directions relative to other things. The
preacher then went home with this man;
and they took their afternoon's repast as
usual. After dinner, the preacher a
rose from the table, took a seat, and in
stantly sunk down and expired!! 0,
transient pain! 0, happy death! But
how much more happy is the life he now
lives? There is no doubt but that it is
happy. May we all endeavor to aipire
after it. 0! may we all arise from the
dust ot the earth, whereot we were
made from the low scenes of this mor
tal life from the petty pursuits of this
world, and set our taces towards hea
ven; where the Redeemed, by the grace
of God, through Jesus Christ, his belov
ed Son, rest iorevermore, Amen. May
we all seek the Lord, whilst he may be
found whilst he continues the opera
tions ot his love on our minds. May
we walk, while we have the light "the
light of Christ, that enlighteneth every
man." For,
"Whilst the lamp holds out to bum,
"Return ye ransom'd tinnert home."
May we all improve our talents.
Mav we all seek th Iird for out-Helvea:
and to know his truth, as it is in Jesus
our Saviour. Mav we fear and love the
Lord, for he is over all gods. The
Lord's mercy is great, and endureth for
ever. Love yethe Uord.
A Friend of Mankind.
REMARKABLE RE ANIMATION!
Dr. Chirchton, physician of the Em
peror of Russia, relates that " a younz
girl in the service of the prince of ,
who had tor some time kept her bed
with a nervous affection, at length, to
all appearance, was deprived of life.
tier tace had all the character of death;
her body was perfectly cold; and every
other symptom of death was manifest
ed, she was removed into another
room and placed in a coffin. On the
day fixed for her funeral, hymns, ac
cording to the custom of the country,
were sung before the door; but at the ve
ry moment when they were going to nail
down the coffin, a perspiration was seen
upon her skin, and in a few minutes it
was succeeded by a convulsive motion
in the hands and feet. - In a few mi
nutes she opened her eyes, and uttered
a piercing scream. The faculty were
called instantly in, and in a few days
her health was re-established. The ac
counts which she gave of her situation
was extremely curious. She said she
appeared to dream that she was dead,
but she was sensible to every thing that
' i i . - j , r ii
was passing arouna ner, ana aisuncity
heard her friends bewail her death; she
Jilt them envelope her in the shroud
and place her in the coffin. The sensa
tion gave her extreme agony, and she
attempted to speak, but her soul was
unable to act upon her body, ahe de
scribes her sensations as very contra
dictory, as if she was and was not in
her body at the same instant, one at
tempted in vain to move her arms, to
open heryes, to speak. The agony
was at its hetght when she heard the tu
neral hymn and found that they were
about to nail down the coffin. Tne hor
ror of beinsr buried Alive crave a new
impulse to her mind, which resumed its
power Over its corporeal oreu nation,
and prodnced the effects which excited
the notice of those who were about to
convey her to a premature grave." ,
European Magazine.
' A Work from the nen of Af. de Cha
teauheuf, contradicts, by indisputable
i . ,i ii i: - !
evaence, me generally receivea opinion
tliitt the health of females is esneciallv
endangered at the critical age of from
forty to fifty. The result of a variety
of facts drawn trom rrovence, switzer
land, Paris; Berlin, Sweden, Peters
hur: &c. is first, that, from thirty to se
ventyt no other augmentation .of the
hor of female deaths is observable
than that which is the natural result of
tht tii-oflfMS of arei and secondly, that
at ' every period of life, from thirty to
seventy, there is greater mortality
among , men than among women, more
particularly at the, age of from forty to
In the Island of St-Iichaela single
Orangetree has produced 20,000 yran-
tes, wnrcn'ai two cenw cu;
sen in Engiana wr si n. . . -
At th celebration of the 4th of Jaly at
urer, I w-Hampshire, Ichbod lurV
lett, Esq. of Forum oath, being call
ed upon for a toast, remarked, thai the
able manner in which tho Orator had
thattiay discussed the connexion of the
progress of knowledge, and the nnnu
plea of rational liberty, could not but
have called the mind, with pleasure, to
reflect upon tho mean of education ea
joyed in this country. . Whatever Im
portance may be attached to the higher
insulations oi learning, our common
schools were the true foundation of our
ory. If New-Hampshire, if New-
ngtand, had acquired auzht of tame
from the services or reputation of her
sons, to her common Achoou was she
first and chieflv indebted. Thttt were
the origin of our free institutions thtnet
must they forever derive taat support,
by which alone they can be perpetuated.
it was then, Mr. u. observed, a subject,
which while it addressed itswlf to every
citizen in the discharge of his most im
portant duties, could not too often be
tressed upon the attention, even in the
our of festival enjoyment. He would
therefore, with permission, repeat as a
sentiment' Our tytttm of common
KnooiM.' a conquering loe to ine prin
ciples and legions of the " Holy Alli-
yA i it
mice give ii piace in mess empires,
and " the cap of liberty" shall banish
the crown ol despotism., lot.
MINA.
Description of Mina, u a ruerilla chief, tnuis-
latcd from toe. i Spanish of
colonel
Don
Ximines a account of that warnor,
sent ui by a correipondent:- ,
nod
" Mina is a well made man, of florid
complexion, robust, and about 5 feet 8
inches high, a man of few words, but
frank in his manner; he is very thought
ful, but never communicative. His of
ficers never, by any accident, know
where he intends to march; when least
expected, he places himself at the head
f his men, saying, "Follow me!" and
often marches them in this way 30 or 40
miles without allowing horses or men
any refreshment. ,
" vv hen a volunteer joins Mina, he is
not allowed to bring any thing but a pair
of sandals, half stockings, breecheand
jacket. Mina himself never wears boots 1
or halt boots, but sandals, in order more
easily to escape, by climbingr up the
sides of mountains, if he sets Knocked
off his horse. He has several times
saved himself miraculously in this way.
" Mina is brave to a degree that is in
credible, and has a most powerful arm
with the sword. He never allows gam
ing either among the officers or-soldiers;
he never takes a regular bred officer in
to his corps. He says, "they pretend
to have much theory, and fail in all
their attempts." Mina has a perfect
knowledge of the whole country, and
all the passes of the mountains, and
whenever it is necessary, he disperses
his people, appointing a particular spot,
at some distance, to meet at; during the
war he has practised this manceuvre
frequently, and with great success.
His corps is by no means numerous, but
he is not anxious to increase its num
bers; he is not vain, and says fairly that
he can manage a select tew better than
a large number. When a youth wishes
to enlist in the cavalry; after being ex
amined by Mina, and questioned, he
calls for the commanding officer of the
infantry, and says, "This boy wishes to
serve in the cavalry, take him first with
you, ani let me know how he behaves."
1 he nrst action tney are engaged in,
this captain, who commands the infan
try, and is on horse back, keeps the boy
close to him during the whole of the ac
tion, and watches narrowly how he be
haves, and after having been four times
in action, if he distinguishes himself, the
captain brings him to Mina, and says,
"This lad will do, he Is worthy to die
for his country." Mina then furnishes
him with arms and a horse, closely
watching him himself, to see how be be
haves. Bv these means his corps is
composed ol the most determined and
intrepid Spaniards thatlive. 3'fioinan.
FOREIGN.
From the National Gazette. '
AFFAIRS IN SPAIN. : ,
We are indebted to the kindness of
the respectable owner of the schooner
which arrived- yesterday from Cadiz,
for various newspapers published in that
Citythe "Espectador," the "Consti
stutionnai,' and the " Diaro Mercan
til," as late as the 21st June inclusive.
ThM naoera abound with interest
ing details of which we shall offer to our
readers as much as the time left us this
morning will allow us to translate. 1 1
-The ICing of Spain and suite arrived
at Cadi at half oast six in the after
noon of thft I6fh June i The troops of:
the garrison, and the national miliua,
occumed the public square, and the im
mense Crowd filled the streets, and win
dows? and balconies, v The municipal
authorities received the King at the ea-
trance, where the govt rnor. of the for
treat delivered to him the keys of the
eity with the uil formalities, and he
was congratulated (a his arrival, in the
name of the inhabitants.
. The CDthssiasia,n says the Cadiz
this memorable occasion, confirmed the.
opinion which we entertained of the pa
triotism and Sensibility of the people.
Union and harmony were seen on every
side; not the least disorder'.or excess
was committed; the sounds repeated in
innumerable acclamations were" those
most dear to every good Spaniard to
independence and liberty .'
The Royal family were lodired in
private dwellings, until the Palace at
the Custom House could begot resdy
for their accommodation. The Cortes
assembled at Cadiz, on the. 15th Jane.
Eighty-eight members answered to the:
can oi meir names, ana most ot tne rest
were announced to be near to the citv.
The history of their previous proceed
ings at Seville is this, in abridgement;
On the 11th June, on the opening of the
sitting, Senor Galiano, one of the lead
ing members, rose,' and stated that it
was no longer the period to talk, but to
act, and to draw the veil that hid their
real situation that the country was in
imminent. danger, but that the constitu
tion might be saved as before, and for
this purpose it was requisite to put the
King and Cortes at once in a place of
security, lie proposed that the minis
ters should be forthwith summoned to
give an account of tho real condition, of
Uiings, and decide upon snatching the
king from the precipice over which per
fidious advisers were impelling him.
Arguelles then moved that the sitting
should be declared permanent until the
object of the Cortes was achieved. The
ministers soon entered, and one of them
related that, as soon as it was seen that
the French might invade Andalusia, a
council of generals, and other confiden
tial patriots was convened, who unani
mously decided that the means of pre
venting the march of the French were
wanting, and that the Island of Cadiz
was the only point to which the govern-'
ment and Uortes could be removed.
he result 'was communicated to the
K.ing, who referred it to the council of
state, who preferred Algeziras as the
place of removal. The minister con-'
eluded by mentioning that, when he left
the King, his Majesty had not come to
definitive resolution. It was then
voted by the Cortes that the removal
should take place the next day, to Uadiz,
and that a committee ahold be immedi
ately formed to await upon the King arid
apprize nimoi ineirueierpunauon. .
The committee appointed went on
their errand and returned in a short
time; when the president reported the
following dialogue between himself and
the monarch: ."Sir, .the Cortes being
in permanent sitting, and having receive
ed information' of the approach of the
enemy, intreat your Majesty to remove
with the Cortes to the Island of Cadiz,
for. the sccuritv of "vour sacred DCrson
and the national representatives,'' : His
Majesty replied! ; that neither nts'con-
science nor love of eleven millions of,
his subjects allowed him to leave Se
ville. . The president of the committee
rejoined, that the political conscience of
his Majesty was not responsible, be
causrhis publie conduct , was subject to
that ot his advisers, And that the mem
bers of the committee could make con
vincmg observations to hinv, if -what was
then remarked did not. suffice .The
King only added; " J have spoken," and
retired. This, report "being heard by
the Cortes, they resolved that the case
of the moral incompetency of the King,
provided for in the 187th article of the
Constitution, had occurred, and that a
!irovisional Btgency should be created
or the purpose of exercising the execu
tive authority only a; regarded the re
moval of the King and Cortes. A Re
gency of three members, Valdes,' Cit
car, & Vtgodet, was accordingly created
and took the oaths of office at once, in
the midst of the most , lively acclama
tions of joy from the floor and galleries
"The . Regency proceeded to make
everv necessarr arrangement for a tre-
neral departure; the Cortes remained
in session throughout the day and night
of the Uth June acting in concurrence;
but the ministers made considerabiediffi
culty about accepting their officies anew
from the Regency,' and did not yield
until five in the morning of : the l?th.
This circumstance ' occasioned ereat
alarm' among the ' Constitutionalists.
At eleven of the same morning, one of
n . .1. If" .
the ttegency waited on tne lung, ana
announced to him what had been done,
He received the message with compla
cency, and answered that he was ready
to set out. At one o'clock, the regular
troops and militia were: under arms to
proceed, and the river. was coveted with
boats laden with effects f every 1 ' I,
But the King "was itgain seized v,.Ji
scruples, and, this bdng, jrumored, th
. yv ;.47'3Sf :: ':
rttest agitation and confuiioa pre
vailed at Seville until near sevea la
the. afternoon, when Ferdinand and the
Royal family entered their carriages
and were driven off, followed by the
rtikfj escort. The exit was then re
ported to the Cortes, who had not sepa-
rated a moment, and did not adjouni
until nine o'clock. . ,
The President, or Speaker, rave them
a rendezvous at Cadi on the 18th, or '
cooner, should cirenmafinrra rurmit.
On the lith, an Irish general Dorcnie,
tn tho service of .Spain, and thirteen
otliera. wer rAmmiftxl Man '
parties to a conipiracv for the destruc. .
tion of the constitutional government.
" Within a f Knur r. 4k
ture oftheauthsVitiei and troops, the
populace, instieated and led. ir i
afurir" 1, by a number of friars, and 4 '
few rtraitors before concealed, rose, .
and nz the three tfiibieoacnt dava.
comnaud the most horrid excesses.
ITiey plundered the boats in the river,'
sacked the houses of ma who ' J gone,
with, the government, rooed, a. .J stript .
naked persons ot Twth sexes, dissolved
the constitutional municipality, and bid, '
defiance to the few battalions left to ;'
dentil rljitH Sn Ufts4 c
ville; 16th June; ' ',- -.v- y
" In the edifice callel the Hall of tha
inquisition, there- was considerable
nu mber of boxes of powder guarded by an
officer and some solders of the Queen's
regiment; t me populace being toltf that
the botes contained money, rushed to -
the hall in order to plunder them and "
murder the guard, but the officer, with "
Cowder arid blew up the Canaille who -ad
entered. Eighty personl, among : '
them i3iu friars, have been taken out -of
the ruins." ' , 1 ' " .
The Espectador of the lQthune' '
cantains a despatch to the government ,
at CaUiz, from , Lopez llanos, General
in Chief of the third army of Opera
tions, (MisbaPi.) dated Seville. 26th '
June, in which he states, that, having
heard of the disorders , and anarchv
reigning in Seville, he had proceeded to ;
mai cuy -wiin nis iroops, oy lorcea - .
marches, doubting however, whether he '
should reach it before the French army.'
r . A.,. ! .j-.. i ...... . - i.
ya mo torn, ne arnveu, was nrea upon,
iiom me sireeu ana nouses, routed the.
multitude without loss.on his own nart. '
killed some of them, and restored order.
. At the last meeting of the Cortes in ,
Cadiz, the Regency was dissolved, and
the King rehabilitated. ' General Rie-
o, in. a letter published on the 19th
une, blames the Recency for not haV '
ing taken proper' measures to prevent;,;
the occurrence of anarchy , at Seville,
and mentions that the journey of the
Royal family was so precipitate from Se
ville to Alcala, as to resemble a disor-. ,
derlv flight. Tfie Kinir was not nprmit- '
tea to aught at an, pat took, reiresh
menti in his cafriose.' ") , '
On the 1 8th, at Cadiz, the minister of
war. ad inlentn. Don Stamslaui Sanch- '
ex Salvador, was found dead, with hii
throat cut with a bator. .The following
note, written with his own hand, was. Y
found in a window Of his chamber: .,
-Life is becoming every day more .v
insupportable to me. The conviction;'
of tins' truth has driven me to the horri
ble resolution of putting an end to mr
existence, The' only consolation whlcli :
i vbiv laavi wn m r ootimamn ur iro wv
dear children and friends, is, that I de-"::
m vau icaiv vv aa T couumviv vtiji w hit -
scend to the tomb with a conscience"'
which ,fn not arena mtt of vr iav T
ine committed t crime tr offenee. I '
mean to despatch myself with c razor,
and I mention this in i)rder tiiat.no
other person may, in any manner, be,
accused ot , implicated. Night of the
17th and 18th ot June." v? liH : h
The riots at Seville, the sudden inva ;
sion of Andalusia by the French, and .:
other circumstances vhich affected his .
mind as Minister of War: are ' cited a
the causes oi ms suicme. jjui, h ww
l. If !,., .4, c...:ii t,
colleagues and the Cortes the approach V
oftheTrench to that city.'' ( ' A
The Espectador, of the 21st June,
says, the government has received in-'
formation from General, Lopez Banos. , ;
that the French wre to , enter Seville (
a j tl. nK.l ... -
imvornmpiit ii tltin eerv necessarv , . '
SV ' J J I'
measure for the defence of this island." v
the Drovincefe had sent deputations "i&f-
England to obtain, arms and aiamum t;
R11nafirna was' hpneipinnr Mur". . "
there was no indication Mf discord or
ftexibility in the Cortes. , i5- JW:-. 'v
fc ;Tlif captain of the schooner; Tcmj.o
militia and people of Cadiz was direct
ed to the Cortes, and not to the King.
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