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Foreign Intelligence. The packet ship Napoleon, captain Smith, in thirty dajrs from Liverpool, has arrived at New York. The editors of the Commeicial Advertiser have recei ved by ihis ronttfii it, London papers to the 23ih. an J Liverpool to the 26ita of Au. ns-, bor. im'u ife. The English Cuorc ?The accounts of tut *?cat i?r, ?ii - t lie ha- vest, are nau* h mure lavourable than a' oil' la?t adv*ccs, and it is novr said that exiept ing in S. o' Ian* there will be an average crop. It, Yorkshire, ihe wheat crop is estimated jt ab< ut si* lushels the acre lets tnan la?t year, but the ua<s, barley and b? an"- were ab >ve the average crop. In Liucol i-hire, the damage ? f ?he gica: ran. s ha* been chiefly confined to low ano marshy lands. The weather was favourable at thr ia?t dates. The whr*t in Cornwall, and the country round abiul, was very fine, and the wcathe- fine fot getting it in. The po. tato crop ia also very fine. N"? wheat ha* r?ren already sold n thai .1 arkrt lor 8U 2 i the stone ot 14 kb .?oats tor S|d the a. one, and potatoes for 2d. If. Sweden, it it *aid, the harvest is so ut> mninonly fine, that the farmers in Hani tiolhlanri, on* of the roost fertile prolines, can now hardly obtain five rix dollars per ton for rye ? hay is chcaper than it had been for (he last twn ?y y- ars. Tney were tv/iting with deep snxic> !y ?i. E glsnd o learn th?* la.t of Ch uro a Thtf placets looked upoi a* the last hold ol Turkish power, sn ) of ? ourse when it falls the late <>f Con. ?tan wople is thouctu to oe decide ?. ? R. po 's had rome in ftoro various sour ces that C.noumta was captured, but ad Vice* tr.itn B ussels and Paris, rr:ei?ed on "e 25 h, showed conclusively that the R'lisunt had made vo impcrtjnt atlv ' c< s; on the contrary the Turks clai < d the advantage in several en gag mcnt-, and were beginning to en teriain some hope of iesi>.tance. Ii is stated from Brussels, August 22 , that news from the Russian army in Turkey been received from the 23d t? t*-e 27 n of July. ?? The hta-* quarters of his Imperial Mjj< sty, and ol hi ?eroad corps of tha artsy were, on the 26 h. in *hr camp near 'he villagr ..i Q taktyk, not lar from bci.umla. On the same day ihey wer removed to tb: heights which the B'" van ed po?ts of the seven Coips ha.l o< cupie< in the bat'le of th<. 20tti. We , wee then within cann>>n sru- of the for tress. The enemy noes not make ur.y re?i?tance. L fui, N Zakoi? report*, hat on the Su . ' h T?, ks att*rk? th right wing ol he coi pa besiccin^' Varna bu. th?t thty w. r?- repu^ '? w -.Ttai to*? Liverpool, August 26. The harvest in 'is v n ?y is ?-?rly j trough1 to a clo?e, a- J wr hjv rejs-in to & lieve, 'ha' on t:>e while riops have ? iu?*aioe<' li tie inju y from the weathei. | Tti (1 r jriW V'2 ' r had a frtv ? dsv- i A-n#n 'pie. w|?r*c Ik- was about . Itwiogthe p ople en mas$e. L. was . sf?r. ?>? i; r.vrtv n -<)?"' h aU ot- j t ?iC" tk? ape* v>* fi 1 ri\ ? *:x * m;is arm h ? m?e v? *n : n<t< ih'- army >or c;m ofjhc Tu'kiah di?min?or.?. f Th ri-y o' n.vjple, ??? ? hr< r. Cdtyi, ur,.i?h''d j contingent or 100 U00 n.n T'i i? is no *ou*>t, -&i t i>c ( S nytr..? i.aprr, of ? m m obstina e and i bl". r? iMsn^c on the part^^^'h* ' Tu kr. The pc>plr ollow n^^R'ly i th? impulse ti' ?h?- p'.r.e, and resTgo I themstl1*.' ' vtry everr. M ?? y F. r pran tamilies have left A ian i?lr ^ori 'onn have reached Sr> v a. Aii Koumeha is in arms, and it is -a-d, if t' e Turks risk a general b? tit r ?iU take ptacr beiore the w.. i. nf Ad'ianopi^. They do not mean ; :o xp'-se th- mseiv.s to the orvanizt-d j n>a" cs of th< Russians. A paruzan ' w rf are is to be waged against the Rut vans. Pir-icies appeared to be nearly sup. p?r,?e ? c>niy vnc piratical vessel hav mg bee" ee'e*1 if. the la-?l fouror five moo ?, wnich was a CJreck brig of about 200 oi.? an^ 10 guns, which had b< - 1 ik ri in 'ht oay of Silo' ica, v?ith go i al oi.-t all Ijj ioi and '?arrwd Imii S nyrna by an Austrian tcssil. A lc ter frr m moi? annou' ees that he 'or.ress of Bj.-dad hoo bc-n j fak^n by storm, by '.he loops of Gen. ; Pa*kcwitsh. j POWBR OK ENGLAND Th 1 r. u' N ? Y >i * Morn* i n ^ C -iir ? r have pi fcn . '? ?> 'he follow* iii^ i n iv and -omuiou* vi;? oi the imoi-nte iiHi'ir o' Mild by ihc j;o?'r'i mn' (irf ?' Hn ?in o*?r p<ir. li- n? '>1 the hi ?i tbi ^I jbe ?>?i h they . h'vr u-k- n i lie pains to ? olla e I r > mi c i cciei>r<ticJ p<j plication of tite A ;c de ' Pr a<1i. S 'mt fou? jnts ago, the A'. be ?'e I Pf*^ii publiuhe i n {ompat be ?<ft, i^e pi-^c < f I'?o?tan't an*1 Ru?sia, in n h'C > he ii cciu i tn if' >he .?iin>?r p??? 0i ? E'tropi ti> ch'ioi' lb* pro e t?.n ui the me'. Tu ti.e?e mighty ri??.. he gi* ? h> future 'lortHMon ?f ??! 1. 1 rnpr, an?! ih'o?> Fiance ano A *irn?, w lit i I h i' (> *ir, ii. to "he 'at k ol ?efwrdj'v ita ei At the present crij? of foreign affairs, the Abb*'* ?alia?ate of the power ol England is worthy of the deepest attention. He first place* her strength io her population, ss com pared with her extent and her insular situation* which proiecta her from the incursions of her eoemies. During the great commotioos of Europe, when hostile legions occupied again and sgsin the capitals of the nations, Eng land, while taking an active pat in all great continental operations, was carry ing on manufactures in her well guard* ed island-Some, gathering into her hands the commerce of the globe. She ! prospered on the trouble* ot Europe, ] and she has l?st by its pacification, for J the continental powers hare been able j <o turn their attention to manufactures 1 and agriculture. The Abbe justly consider* tho most admirable feature in the finances of Englaod to conmt in tbi%? ** "hat they do not depend upon mines of gold and , silver, but upon the industry of her peo | pie " The history of the world offer* ample pr?of that true, solid, national wealth does not consist in the poa*e&sion of diamonds, gems, and precious metals. During the uninten up.ed period of wir from 1801 10 1815, the revenue of Englai. ?em i':e ? steady fat a mean ratio) 62 500,0001, and had she pus s^ed me taai-. a< vantages in xen? ? n^^>opulaiimi *ith Franoc. her a nual income would have b^en 150 000,00^1 Austria with twice *h? population *>' England, anc with thrrc times her num ber of acrrs, ???jH o ly nu* an sversge revenue of ?13 000 00Cj; while Spain, with her richer soil, wi n a pupuU;:on neat I* equal, could not, when in posse si-.?n ut 'lie land of sil?er and ^ ?ld? raise more than 7,000,00 Cj. per annum. So much tor ?? oral ? iu?e\ In England the imposts on ;he soil a nouot o one eleventh of the government expenses; in France they form one third, and in other European states the proportion is yet greater. The produce of the Fwig li*h Custom House is grea er than <hat ot ail the other Custom Houses in Eu. rope. E 'ok ag*m at the < hain of insular and military po*ts with wnu h E ^'land has girded the earth. In hci N->rth Ame rican colonies, (he port of Halifax is tio-h a nava! an ? military station. Amongst the Bahamas she has a strong post at N\? P' vidence, and by her possession of Tfin^ad she commands the entrance ol Oronoko. in fact she possesses all the- mean* of delence and i ack in. he An r.can Archipelago. In the South Atlantic is St. Helena, whict. El** and n<?s -elected anu occu p t ?, say? M. L>. Pradi. 41 as a sort nl s-epp.ng stone be ween America and Africa, between Europe and Asia,'' a p. a re of anciiorag and refreshment for vessels returning liom India and for all traders in the s<jutii*-ri? sras She h3S possesion of the Cape of Good Hop*, cf N - ?? HiiNsfid, and cl other ?ta'.;oiis in 'he vasv S -tthem Art hipelagc. In Eu opic, she watches every s>ea. Gi braltar, the key ol the Medr e-ranean, is h rs; ?>>' the p-j?session of M <lta, she ci ccks I aiv, Africa and the L-vant Fr ni Corfu *h- can op-n or close i!-.s A ' taiK. and blorltadc when *he y!ca-. ? s he ot.ly li ee ^or's in ihe pos-.e^i -n ?> f Austria, viz Vcm- c, Trieste, and Ftume From tht I-ilc of J- rscy she can in tercept he nivj -a:i (i ot France; Irom II ign1 t".d jhc c m nan.ts u>e niou h of !?e E h.? ?'id thi \Wer, and holds Sweden, Denmark Russia, in chrck. In f.tct she h?s fier stations ot obstiva* Hon every where on ihe g!obe, and the communication between them is easy and safe. Shumla and Ihe llulkan Mountains. VV l?.?. *?i tug lo: u.c iicxi i. telli" gmce from ihc seal of war, our readers mj^ht pcrbap* like to see an account from an authentic writer, lately return ed Ir^m the placcs he describes, of the fortified town againa; which the Rus sians arc no w turning the principal strength of their army, and of the stu pendous natixj] delerccs winch lie beyond it. Tne journey Irorn Cons'an- 1 tittopie, t.y Dr. \V a.?h, is a most conve nient work ' r the journalists of ihe day, as it furnishes ?hr?n wi ti a great rteal of informa ion, not 'o be d- rived from i any other ?oun e, respecting 'h<* nature of tlie country ovei winch the Russian arm es h-iv pa SC'., or are preparing ?o pass, and of he ch?rj< icr of the ra ces by wfi'?m it is peoptcu. Trie fol lowing in his drsctlp.inn of 'he hitherto inexp' gi.oblc 1 urki*o post ol Shumla, lying at the foot of tlie im<?. n^e and lolly ridge of the lialka JV. Y. He. roil. ? ? Our way lay over <t hi i w . >.?< t.orn man ??d Uk wholr country, and I stop per on :i<?- summit at sunrue to vir w it. B? oif'd ?is lay thr ?an ndg* of die Dil. ka. . wriicfi wt hart passed, presenting a mo e inar r.i ssif e tac a: this aid Mian at tlr other, ? utimrii; along i'..- horizon in light line like a v ?? w>ll which astende tu ihc clouds The ancient* Sad su'.h an idea of 'lie h<-i?rht ol this i i f, ii a; Pomp'.r.ioa Altlt affirms the Euxine anu A natic could be aren h m i' ui t tic s?me time, *'?r1 Pliny say ?? wis * s <i 'les hipfi. ? lltfui ex ? f 1-iti.n VI. ??#?|libus i>af)suuiii'?? b??jt c i a. an ? e ? nam o 'lie Arid. ? ?nd fit n.ji?va 1 1 ?! iheri or r r '?.at kau.e it.at Iferodoius should fiavo taken no notice of it, Um?( h it must bite preseuteii ?o (omidibl* bo obstruction to the army of Diriot. The mountain Hsemus ii so called trom 'be blood of tbe Typhon, because be bad ascended it as the near* est way to acale Heaven, and Jupiter bad tbere struck him down. The length of tbe tbato is not lets remarkable than tbe height, extending for five hundred miles? one end resting on the Golf of Venice* and the other on the Bla? k | Sea. The chain i? now called tne Bsl- i kan, which aitcnifiea a difficult defile, and it it properly tivided into high and i : low; the latter advancing forward on j | each side, like outworks before the j ; great natural rampart. | " The town of Shumla lies in an angle ] of a valley, formed bv two ridges of j those low moomain?: they are the last j branch ol them at this aide, and their ex rtnc termination. If, therefore, the whole breadth of this immense chain be taken, it may be said to extend irom Fakih (o Shumla, thirty-two hours or ninety six miles, the country beyond these places bei'-g all level plain, and between them all mountain; 'he lofty ride.es, however, extend only from Haidhos to Topent'za, nine hours ot twoHty^even miles. 4* The mountains about Shumla form a semicircular amphith' aire, up tho sides of whl^, the ga>dens and planta tion* extend^o the summit of the hill, overhanging "be town with a very rich and 'Ctiu'iful pros^cci. Below, at the extr?mi'y of <hc ridges, an immense p'ain begins, which extends :o the Da nube on the north, and the Black Sea on ? hr -a*;. Mere are seen the town, Jcc. 01 Varna, between two he*.* lands, distant eighteen hours r?r fifty-tour j mile*. To Ms port, all wh?i wish to avoid the difficulties ol the Balkan, hire a vcjscI Irotn C"ns amino, le. an Irom hence corne to Shumla. In ta< i, i <p. pcared as if ihecountty Irom mi U?-J nubc to the Proponus, was originally a dead flat sutiscc, when by some convul- ' si>n ot nature this n.lco ot m untsina I was thrown up, which divided ihe coun- , try like a vast wall running Irom the j Hij?-k Sea to the Adriatic. The part of ] the plain lying on ihe south of the j 1 ndg< , was formerly calle.l Thrace, and I is now RMfTiclia, the pa-t mi 1 1.?- north ' was formetly called Mu: la, an^ Djw I Buigana. " Shumla is a very large arvi p<-pu lou? town, containing sb^u'. 60 000 in habitants. Ii is divided in'.o tw prts, the Turkish and Christian. The Tur ktsh is the upper pari. It is filieJ with j mosques, wlose 'omes an?t m na rets are covered with burnishe ' un plates, which glitter in the sun with i'*z I zlmg eplendour; so that when *.kie Sun , shore t-'ig.it I could not look at t? e town. H':ie is, besides, a a ext ? aorrtmj . ry novelty in a Turkish t^w ? a large town clock; it iells the hours by a hell, which is heard all over the rity, tr.d re pulates the timrs of the inhabitants, in stead of the mutzzim) crying hr hour from thi n?<nareta. Thi* extraordinary irui'ivj io and appruxim^t'Oit in Euro. : pcati mil ner?, w,s in ro<'u< cri s me years a^o oy .? Bi-h?, who had been a prisoner i H ,ssia; hr there acquired a ? aste to> bells; an! on hr.? return brought witn him a sir-kmi; clork, which he er:ce > in Shumla. T h r. im provement, however, has not yci pro ceeded tieyon : this nor hern frontier. I have never seen or hCi d of any c.tner town .lock in the Turkish domino n?, ' xr.ept a- Athens, presented y I, ?r :! Elgin, a* some remuneration lor the tlilapi 'ation of the Parthenon. " Detached by an mrerval fioni this upper town, is a smaller, called Warish, which extends in o tin plain Within its limits the Rayas, or Jew an ' ('.hi ts tian population, reside, j-ara^e from the rest, like the district called Irish towns, in Ireland, the or igmal in' a'?i - tan's of both having been lai I under the same interdict by their 'onqti'-rors In this dis'ri t are about 300 houses inna bited by J?*W9, Armenians and fiieeks, who have each a plsce ol worship It is h?re the most celebrate I tinmen and brazier* in the Turkish crnpre, reside, who supply C'/nstaiitinop!e with their maim acute, and cover their own ni-.fcq ?es witii tin an I ropper, whi' h looks so glittering Shumla has sonic irregular forufir at ions standing. We entered the to.vn across a deep fosse; and, through ramparts i f clay, by which I 'he Rotsiani were repulsed in their last invasion ol Turkey; their main body had advanced from Rasgrad to this place, while ih- ir Cossacks pushed across the mountains as far as Burghaz. They were, ttowever, obliged lo retreat with j out taking the town. I " As a military station, Shum'a J seems 'o hav ? been of great importance ; to the Tur kith empire. It is on the J pom' at W'lich all the roads leading from the fortresses on theDanube conr.cnrrate. Its fortresses would oe weak and con ' icmpublc in the hands of F. <ropeau iroops, hut are a very efficient dofence when mantied by Turks. They consist ol earthen ramparts, and brick walls, in some places flanked by strong built watcli towers, each capable of holding eight or ten ?? tophelcgees," or mus q ietce s. They stretch for three miles m length and one in breadth, over a round intersected with valleys, an') ? he extern and irregularities of the sur ?ace prevent tho possibility of thtir being invested. It is here tho Turks form their entrenchment camp in their content ?, and the Russians bate alwa yt found it impregnable. Twice they have advanced as far aa Shwmla, and have bceo repulsed without being able to ad vance further." From the National Intelligencer. The Baltimore Marylander?- wbicb? we ?nu*t do it the juiticc to aajrt is one of the <noM ably conducted paper* in the . United States?** an an'idoie to the i perversions with which the Combination J Presses have *b ?unded of the sentiments < ol President Adams, touching the me- , rits and the conduct of the war ol 1812, 1 has republished the whole ol the auuti. 1 rable letter addressed by Mr. Adams i 1 10 Hon. H. G. O ts. in 1808. in reply to J ? Utter .f M'. Pi< kc'li which all,' who are old cnou?;'>, well remember. ' We are obliged 10 ?ne M?rylatuier (or endeavoring to make the present gene ration in hi* state better a quaintrri than they app .?r to br ?v?tt? th- real charac ter of John Q <incy Adams* against whom, be it rciiicn- .trrc d, no man < an produce a:?y charge affecting, in any j manner, his honor, his pontic integiity, or hi* priva:e morals; whilst the eviden ces of his patriotic devotion and public services a'tound ?>n the pages of our hisio*y. Oi these evidences, the letter to which wc rctrr is ot.e to which his friends and supporters may turn with pride and plc4#ure. Wc *gree with fhc Marjrlander, " that i: is among the most eloquent ''elsncea ol human and nations! lights, which was ever prnned by man " Wc wish we had room lor the *ho!e ol it. As wc have not, how* ever, we will ^ive our readers a relish, ! bv copying entjie the con'luding para ! graphs, the whole oi which oicupics i eight oi ten columns. j "It any statesman can poirv out anoth er a ! ' ? rrit??e. I a?n ready to hear hiu, an/, for any practicable expedif nt, lend him evcy po ?:blc assistance. Rut let I no' thai ?x;-edun; te suhmiM'oi to trade undet H'lnan licen> cs and British I tax ? :*n. \N are tcid thai even unuer ' the-' restiirions we may yn tra'.e to t.e Ii <ium>r.iu(is, to Airira, and | China, a: d *uh the coloiifk of Fiance, ' S; smi, and Holland. I a?k n * how | mucrt of t'?is tra'te wr.ulo be Iclt, when, I our inter?o<rse with the whole conti nent ot K'.iope be.ng cm off, would leav> u? no n??? ? ? o purchase, and no iiiarkrt !ur ?j'- I ,?ik : ot wnat trade j w r coulii enjfy ?r.h the ? ol<?mes oi na j t:or.? with which *e *..>u d bt a' w?r.' , I 1 at k iijt now l n^ D i ain wouM Ua*e : i. pen t-> us ivn ?:c ? f ira .e w hie h, even tn thise vc y O'dcrs ot Cu ncn, she | boasts of i^^vi g open at a special in dulgence: I we yie.rt tnt pri- ciple, we .itandun j.i prcicr.ec to n&tiunal sovc cgri'.y To yc^tn fcr t.e I - m< nti> "t trade w.iicn ro ghl be I f . would be t ? pii.e I r ' ic crumb ot Commer i?l servitude. Toe boon, whicii wt sh<o!d h' rn: i, tt ? urie.se> ro accept , i irotn U'li.an b-U' ty, would soon b* - wr .1 ravn. Submission rever v? i set 0'. undar.es to en'-ro. nment l-'rom * plet 'ing for ha'f the en.pir? . we should . i sink into supp'iiChn s foi hit ?we should J ' s ppli a e in va-n. It ?e " oat ia'l, l>*t us tah freeman? it v? i ?? ? ? prriin, let it tie in detence ot o-.r incurs. 14 To conclu >e, sir, I i> sensinle ' o1 ai.y ne c-sity tor the ? *? ra"rdmary interference of the commercial sta'Cs to j control the general councils of the na I lion. I ar<y interference could, at thts ; cnncal ex remit" ol our affairs, liave a j Uir.dly c ff. t upon our common wel ! larc, it ** >u!d bt- interference to pro ' mote union, a^d not division ? to urge . mutual c<> ft .'en. e, and not universal 1 { distrust; 'o strengthen ihe arm, and not o rtlsx tne sinews of the nation. Our suffering and our dangcra, though dif fering, perhaps, in degree, are univer sal in extent. As their causes are justly chargeable, ?o their removal is depen ded no> upon ourselves, but upon oth ers. Hut while the spirit of indepen dence -hall continue to beat in unison with the pulses of the nation, no danger will be truly formidable Our dunes are to prepare with concenti aied enei K* , for t hose which threaten u?, to meet them wi.thfni? dismay, and to rely for tnrir issu ? upon !Ira?en " I am wiin -at rcsp' ??? fcc. "JOHN QU'N( Y ^I)^MS. J "Hon. Hakrisom hwOih" Huntftvdle, (Alab.) Sept. f>. j MBTr.OR.?O. . y , * ? i ? ??? at , fifteen rnitu ? > p ?? ten oVloi k, a n??n? bet ol he Mtizeiis. wlide vtied before their door*, ??n '.?e eas? side ol ti>o pub Ik square, were thrown into a stupor cd astonishment on firidnif, all the object* around th?-m, atre' is and houses, suil drnljr illuminated vvnn the 'azzling cl full?cnce of noon -day. Their t;*ze *a? instantaneously mncentra'ed up. in what app arrd to the naked cy ?? blazing serpent, ol ahout t w^ n y Ire i in txttni and three in brt.id<h, tnrnngb the air fro-n east to south, its fi st ap pearance at an elevation ol nearly fn<y de^rrrv Its mot ion *as t>en'k air' un'tuli'iny, ^racctul, terribio and sub lime. I finally disappi a? cd in ?' ?l'udr unpen eived and aoiteuing into ibaOt." ?dter confounding their gaping ?.miosny for upwards o' ten minute*. We li#?* n??t been so fo tiitia'r ss to witness tins truly ^raii'1, al'lixu^b tOT'v n pheno menon, " o! !?ii UKglttig ni^ht and day rnalignsnt mixed," but it was dcscubcd 10 us by two gentlemen cr ut j C1>. ble credibility, who bi.w its ?? ?*ue;n>? glories and it? force divine," P* t>t|| u * shape and motion ol the exact similitude of a aerpent. Tliia is ext<eraely proo; ble; but in those, whose atu^zemrn* at the scene enforced the beliel ol n* [j jr,. ? real aerpenw it la propoaterous. Ti.at it waa a meteor there ahould be no doubt, because we know thai the tact of be fires of retiring meteors having the power of re-collecting their scatter ed elements, tallies wi?h 1'equent ub. sarvation. The Newiouian, ai d *:eiie rally adopted theory, in *?* plaining their cauaes ia simply thus:? F>otn the con ?taot heat of the sun, aulphurua ano oth er combustible substances, emit exbal*. tions which cause an incalesceuce upon mixing with the nitrogen of the attnus phcrc, and from the aulphur and nitre being thua melted, a fl.-me burs<? foi th which illuminates, il tt.e exhalation* be copious, that part of ihe heavens, ?ith a considerable atream of light. In the ignition o- gun powder, it is precis* ly the same experiment, being composed uf cojI, sulphur and nitre. The co?| presently tjkes fire by the smallest ?park, by wh en the aulphur and nitro are melted and burst tn-.o flame, jus* is they do in the heavens. From the Baltimore Gazette. On Tuesday last, wr were edified i.y ? specaclc which a few centuries ago, would have been a case of public inter est; but which, at the present pe led, is deprived of its awlul and mysterious c i r * ums'.a.T e% and it i? only a matter of drnu*eroent ? the trial of a witct !! We-e our own opinion* to be convul sed, w v woul.'. nay, 'hat the only witclrs ni o x rr.ise iheir power over u?, ate Ihi p ri ot the bright eyes, osy c> ctk?. -no houti for as, who assail us wi h neir power in the streets, haunt our imagii.a'.on by day, and our dreams at night ? bui, the opinion ol the world it aga-Q-t us and in the words of the law, commur.it errtr facit jut. The itld ?onijn, v* tio was the subject ol thu charge, possessed all the requi* site* 10 constitute a witch, being very old, ve-y ugly, and, withal, of the col* our by the Common consent of Chris tendom assigned to the potentate ol the lower world. We at first sut posed, that the teamed magistrate would have dispensed ?m h oial testimony, and subjected the hri? n? us criminal to the ordeal by water, according to the universal practice of our snieators, by tying a large stone around her neck, and throwing her into ? pool ot deep water? if she sunk, she sh? u d ue declared innocent ? and if ?he swam, <>r float'd, she should be adjudg ed guil'y, burnt. But, he commenced by examining the *ti>tt>?e* to the !act ? one ol whom tes tified that she had " the biggest pears an<- the most dcired weggrtiblei that the market could retard; but that t!? witch pot her sptlls upon the weggiu blea and the people in t i?e market, ao<! *he couM not srll no lung." Seve.-jJ othT witnesses proved similar facts, and 'he wat hn.au ot the district, a a.* ab >u? six Ice? s x in his stockings, liar in, firs' u?cd '.he precautions against witchcraft, which tradition informs ts are omnipotent in such casrs, testified " that cn Saturday evening the accused 'hrowed sal', and other spells on the pavemmt, and bcwitched the whole maik't." On being examined as to his beliel in her power, he shook his head vtry kn> wingly and mysteriously, and said (hat " such things had been done, and might be done; and at all events, it wns a brcacb ol the peace." The magistrate expressed his opin ion, that ftoin the clear and undisputcJ testimony in the case, he was not at lib erty to dispute the fact; but, as he knew of no law, whether of the state or cor poration. to prohibit any pr.rson from throwing salt on the pavement, he must discharge the pi istmei ?and the witneases retired, complaining bitterly, that an example waa not made of inch a notorious witch A he?ry ata^e coach, running be'wcrn Maiichtiier and Carlisle, in S.o'land, ttruck. with lightning when -b >ut two inilrs Irom the town of Burton. I he o fT Ic ?dcr and the two wheel horse* were killed, hut the notncioua panen?;cr$ a rape' without ir> j u r y . excepting ' k unit who aat behind the driver wth an niibrella spread to sl.olter herself other* Irom the rni?. It is supp',9Cfl umbrella, a<* ? conductor, ?a?ed the passengers Irom instant death. Tf.e u rnlt'eli-i w?i torn in picces ? the wo* Miut/i bonnet scathed, and her dre?s ?roreiied in many places. The bR!,!' nin^? made a wound in her lei; ol ?ctcri. inches in !engih, hut although she h'erf proluneiy s? o was not considered dJ>1 (;ct ously wounded. It is stated in tbc llaltiaaore A?f rici?n that thrre i? at present ?grcat fcrar( ity of mechanic!, and, indeed# of In borers Kent-rally, in HiitlJnyr* ai? tfe.ilmg **Ke* " high as Si 73 h day; and there ?'? nut enough of ilicrn to be foand for tin* buildings now in progrfn*? ' circumstance msy be worth the*" tention of m<cliftnic? ai d woil?mir at a distance.
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 8, 1828, edition 1
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