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i I 1 I i y Thc Musi:! whatc'er the Muse inspires, Mvsoul the tuneful strain admires. ...cott. 3? t..s Variety' the very spioc of life, That give i it all its flavor. v an obstinate and sanguinary. During this time the Pallas had attacked the Countess of Scarborough and had cap tured her, not however without a stub born resistance. After a victory so hard-earned, so deplorable, Jones wan dered with Ills shattered vessels for some days, at the mercy of the winds, in the north sea. He finally made his rOU THE W5TI(N CAUOLIJflAX. ENIGMA. ax imitation. 'Ti.i seen in the ivy, that twines round the oak, Tis heard mid the raven's harsh, ominous croak. 'Twill be found in the lava, Vesuvius c-'ei -flowing-, His flotilla was composed of the lion Is seen in the vulture aloft proudly soaring homme Kichard of fortv runs, the " l is tne centre oi gravity leaus on tnc van, "When, in battle array, is opposed man to man. 'Tis the foremost in victor)', tho' never in fight, For tho' seen in advance, it quickly takes flight, "When should you the runagate nimbly pursue, In the midst of a river its form you may view. Tho' a stranger to courts and to kings, I must own That without it no soereign e'er mounted a throne. In the vortex of fashion Its form yju may trace, In levee, at Vauxhall, but ne'er at a race : In sweet sylvan shades it delights most to rote, Its favorite haunt yon verdant alcove. But so active this wight, so prone to vary, Tvvill baffle your search unless you are wary. 'Tis now in a hove), and now in a cave, Now bounding aloft o'er the mountainous wave ; The chosen companion now of the brave, Perchance the next hour 'tis seen with a knave : But whether a devotee, villain, or rogue, Of tins rest assured, 'twill be ahvavs in voiic iSllX FIGHT Between Paul Jones and Capt. Pearson in 1779; extracted from IJotta's American Revolu tion, translated from the Italian bv G. A. Otis. Paul Jones, a Scotchman by birth,jv.ray good, on the sixth of October, but encrarrcd in the service of the Uni- into the waters of the I exel. ted States, had established his cruise at first in the seas of Ireland, and af terwards in those of Scotland, where he was waiting an opportunity to make some prize, or, according to his prac tice, to land upon some point of the coast in order to sack the countrv. From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. .MODERATE WISHES The true source of Happiness. There would be a greater proporticn of happiness in this world, if mankind, instead of continually grasping for more- than they can obtain, would set ii i .1 i Alliance of thirtv.siv. hih A merir.m I reasonauic nounas to tneir uesires. shins : the Palla?. a French frigate of I There must necessarily be misfortune thirtv-n of rnrrrcc anddlstress in the world; but the com with t.vn nrr nllr vwIq. hJ lorts and pleasures of hie can always fellinwithaHrJtishmrrrlinnrflt.oii ,,e madc greatly to counterbalance its r.trn from the Rnlnr rnnrnvnl those calamities, and their attendant e- u,r o i r vils. Contentment renders a nuss of Serapis, of forty-four guns, and the pottage more savory to the palate of the r..t,c r q...i ,.u c cottager than the richest viands are to Pearson h,d no sooner nerceivcrf th.ose who are rolling in wealth; but .Tones, than he bore down to encore whose insatiable thirst for gain will not him. tvhil.. th mi-rrlinntmpn ,nflMV. allow them to think they hav oured to gain the coast. The Ameri- ur. countrymen are constantly mur- can flotilla formed to receive him J murin5- l urn wmcii way we will, we The two enen than vases of ful, and smell sweeter, gold and silver. "Esciinus. Come with me, shep herd, I will lead thee through sumptu ous gardens, embellished with foun tains and statues : thou shalt behold women, whose dazzling beauties the rays of the sun have never tarnished, habited in silks of the richest hues, hours, over a rugged space ot six miles upwards of four miles from tbe place ct their setting out. In this traci, they had passed the Stroan I.och, a piece of water of great depth, which is merely an ex pansion of the Dee, accompanied by the aniiious father and mother, wi heut find ing any farther traces of the bey. Night was now cominc: down upon tae heath ; and, as the search had ccnthucd five and sparkling with jewels ; and thou shalt hear concerts of musicians, whose transcendent skill will at once astonish and enchant thee. they thought of retracing theii steps, in despair the distracted mother tearing her hair, and starting at every v. Bite stone, and fisurinc: to herself the horrxl specta- V , . f . cle of the torn corpse of her clild at the 31enalcit?. Our sun-burnt shep- j or me i i erdesses are very hanusome. How , ' beautiful they look on Jiolidavs. when ! hurried stIon cf d ir they put on garlands of fresh flowers, ; u .g ccho :,mvers and we dance under the shade ot our "Where!" trees, or retire to the woous to listen to the song of .birds ! Can your musi cians sing more melodiously than our nightingale, blackbird, or linnet I I will not iro to the city. " Eschiiuts lake then this gold, j child, and Lad now little doubt that he and with it supply all thy w nts. would be found drowned near tlik placet u il't?ir!c"?. Gold is useless to m ' in the stream. He called the rest oi the My fruit trees, my At this time, one of the party, who had been before the rest, on looking into the j round a stone in the cliannel of the river, which he recognized to be that oi tlic litth PI") ?R03I THE GEORGETOWN MET ROTO LITAX, STANZAS FOR MUSIC, WBITTEV AT SEA. lies joined battle at about surc l? ,!avc0"r ears sa!utd with SPV'pn in thp pvfnincr with rrrpnt rrirt- I " - - ..,.v .. j . - r " i t .... lution, and the conflict was supported Pgrapns in our country newspapers, on both sides with equal valor. The Particularly those from the western Serapis had the advantage oi metal , " r",,,ul,,V and manoeuvre ; to obviate which, Zooiny nature, that if they should Jones took the resolution to fight her c1hai,ce md thcir way to Europe, closer. He advanced till the two frig- hc' wo"ld beheve us to be little, if any ates were engaged yard to yard, and ettcr !han tlJe Prsatr' the their sides so near that the muzzles of Lrnitrald Isle r the half-starved man their guns came in contact. In this "turers of Manchester. And what position they continued to fight from cause, ?ac ve. thus J murmur and The followina beautiful lines ar r fcr, eiirhr n thi- vnincr till tn with nn tomPia,n 11 IS OUr ""PPF "Ve been written for the first number of the Welsh audacity bordering on frenzy. But under a" excellent government, admin- Melodies We found them in the National Re- the artillery of the Americans was no iVrerf 7 rnC-nr, Ur Wn ?lCe corder, of Philadelphia, literary paper, vhere longer capable of producing much ef- V ef havefa lJr country, with a n- is frequently found every thing in the literan- feet. The Richard having received "ed, yet healthful climate, that enables way that can possibly interest. When the sen. several heavy shot between wind and us to ProduCe an abundance of the ne- sltive heart emharlcs on the dark blue sea, kav- water, could now make no use whatev- f.331"1"' 3nd m3n' f the, Il,XUr'es J Srg the scenes of its childhood, to seek anew er Df ner owcv batteries, and two or e Truc our country has suffered -a-orld, new friends, and new- acquaintances, it three of her upper cruns had burst to or two or tnree 'ears Pasti from a will require much fortitude to make it glad. the destruction of those who served cnanSc in tne commercial world, and in This song-, arranged by Mr. Parry, to the air tnem Jones, at length, had only three consequence of our own extravagance. TnS rf- C;'WaS,U'J?tlcn fr tbC Ieft that could be worked, and he em- Buthave we not enough to cat, to drink, number of his Welsh Melodies , , , . , ' , , and to wear? Our fields wave with 'Tis eve on the ocean, hostih- frtte Sm. th Tttil Im. I tne golden corn, our meadows with f - ..w I..., - . 1 nression madc bv chain-shot, he resort- luxuriant burdens, and our orchards And briskly our vessel bounds forth on its way; Kj to another mode of attack. ue yield a rich variety of delicious fruits. I he blue sky is o er U9, rhrnw vnr n.nnfW,.. of And, it tor the want ct a market tor i i .t i r I nnr snrT)ln; nrnrliirf tv srp tint- ohip n rf w r rr? rr nnnn rn inticn tn rrn t r i . i- . - ... Thei, Ellen, rr v sweet one, look uP and be gay; admitted thr wntrr" as formerly, to amass fortunes in a day S";:rO'.V thus bhndlv I n - . I vi Invp st?ll rihunrlnnt f-io: fr-- rrT-otI on an sides, and tnreatened evrv mo . . " Wi t - . . ment to rro to the bottom. Some nf tude to that Almighty Being who caus trouu- . . , , . , . the milk of my goats. wants. 44 LV'if.vy. Tit rv shall 1 recom r;ii th kindness, happy shepherd? Wiiat wiic thou accept from me? 44 Menalcus. Give me onlv the horn ,cl party to approach) when, a little ianhei ( down tlie bank, he perceived the boy 1 with his feet in the water, and his head resting on a stone, in a quiet sleep . 4i Jern ; my : Jemmy 1" cried the trembling father, j 4 are you alive I" The little pilgrim, lifting up his head that hangs to thy belt. Horn " thcr . is ityou P W,at for did ye nocome easily broken, therefore it will be more f tQ hep mc catch thc wee kid ? Tfce I)t useful to methan my earthen pitcher, j tle flow's cap was filled with pebbles, The hunter, with a smile, uvk the witn which he had pursued the kid from horn from his belt, and oresenu d it to ' rock to rock, from moss to moss, and the shepherd, who hastened back to his through the opening of ihe stone dykes, cottage, thc abode of contentment and i for upwards of six miles, over one of the ! most rusrtred tracks in the south of Seot- G es s tier. The Philadelphia Museum has lately been furnished with an article which de serves to be particularly made known; ex hibiting at once a very interesting portion of natural history, and the singular skill and talent of the preparer. This depos itc consists of a gigantic human skeleton mounted on the skeleton of one of the largest horses that we have vet heard of. The skeleton of the horse is represented as in full action, while his rider is rising throw his dart, which is poisoned for this purpose ; his left hand, which is dis engaged, very significantly points to the earth. Those who have not seen, can land, and having been for twelve hours without tasting a morsel of food. The sudden joy of the mother had nearly cost her her life but the young wanderer, in whom we may prognosticate some future Humboldt or Mackenzie, has not suffered any injury from his long peregrination, amid the many perils with which he was. beset. TVeWgiows. 13 ut when thou art bidcten, go -and sit in th lowest room. I.itke xiv. 10 Christianity is the best bred reli gion in the world, although the man ners of some of its most rigid profess ors seem to contradict this assertion. ' There is not n inrde: mmlifv rrmirr d have little idea of the awful impression in the composition of a truc Christian, produced on thc spectators by this poeti- s not equally requisite in the cd arrangement, where all thoughts of character of a w ell bred man ; nor a the want of living instruments to produce single deviation from politeness, which. the appearances of swiftness and exertion, does not, under the Christian law, be- his officers having perceived it, asked him ii he would surrender ? u No," he answered them in a tremendous tone, and continued to push the gren ades. The Serapis was already onj blindly tor t) os-i who unkindly Coeii i;".. Ttch and then leave us on life's 1 d sea r Viio heartlessly scanted Tiie Lttle we wanted, JS.rA denied us the all that we asVd to be free ! B'ii we've 'scap'd from thjir trammels the word is A WAV !' Tacn Ellen, tuy a-eet one, look vp and be gay ! On on, we are speeding", "While swiftly receding" The white cliffs of Albion, in distance gTow blui And that gem of earth's treasures. That scene of past pleasures The land of our childhood, fades fast from otir view; But still thy heart's swelling, My turtle-eyed Ellen, Y'hut recks it to us that we leave it behind? Dark ills may betide us, Hut fate cannot guide us "Where foes r.re more bitter, or friends are lets kind Than w e't-c found them at home but the word the fire had communicated itself from sawa,9 the Serapis to the Bonhomme Richard, Then Ellen, my siveet one, loooh up and be gay and both Were a prev to the flames. Now twilight comes round us, No peril could shake these desperate And limness hath bound us, men. The night was dark, the com- Aud the light-house looks forth from its surf- batants could no longer see each other betn height; but by the blaze of the conflagration, Like dupe's gentle beamings, and through dense volumes of smoke, Thro' sorrow's deep drcamings, while the sea was illuminated afar. Or the pole-star-cf memory to hours of delight! At this moment, the American frigate 'iW self exil'd we sever Alliance came up. AmUJst the con- From England for ever, We'll make us a home and a country afar ; And we'll build us a bower Where stern pride hath no power, And the rod of oppression, oar bliss may not racr. We have broken our chain, and the word is arc lost in the sublime 'expression of en thus given to li Death on the pale es so many blessings to 44 cluster around crgy horse-' The horse is 20 hands, or 6 feet our dwellings." We have only to cur- 8 inches high. The skeleton of the man tail our expenses, to affix reasonable 4 r bounds to our desires, to be industri ous, economical, and contented to be Mi. 6 feet 2 inches high f - INTERESTING INCIDENT. , with difficulty, extinguish the vu lllcVUIiU tun5 .me,burc WIU S,ve i, . finally, tney caught a cart- '"tl , "v FROM A I.OVDOX PlFXH. On thc 24th May, William Koin? la- t C . XT It - a. ... cut I oorer, irom iNew-uauoway, weni iu ' MOiit,rsP t rKthn. neat on a moss near the summit of a ni-' ' n , . i come a crime, because it tends to de feat the two great objects of that holy institution which are to promote peace and good-will on earth, and to qualify us for the kingdom of heaven. Many were the lessons by which Christ endeavored to infuse this amia ble virtue into the minds of his disci ples : in the command before us he fcr- ! ... j bids everv insolent attempt to pr . 1 IV T - - fire in several nlaces : the English nappv- iNor ncnes, nor lame, nor i o : could llames ridge, which, in an instant, fired all the W"V arau?1' we sn:Ju Iinu ac ia!L nar i - - - . d as ;t denotes a others with a horr.ble explosion. AH u. u.u r AQcr havinp proud hert and high spirit, inconsis- i .1 . i , (rpnerntinn nffpr frfnpr:itinn h ivp lihfr. I nary niacc, in ocoiianu. ii iti uaMnir f r .... . P 1 - xv n n smnr ncr thp iih m u-frn l-i o - ... ... . . ' 1 I I " I A Tl . fl UL I II llIIlfllfVl ll 1IJ1 cm L i X t- llllll. 4 III. M 1 I J J trti in vain rn nnri- i ne m mv.'intr ctn. . t - j " and all the cannon of that part were dismounted. 'Meanwhile, Pearson was not disheartened : he ordered his people to board. Paul Jones prepared himself to repulse them. The Eng lish in jumping on board him found the Americans ready to receive them on the point of thcir pikes ; they made the best of their way back to their own vessel. But durimrthis interval. ry is a beautiful illustration oi what we have here advanced : ed his child, who had been amusing him WW It If Then Ellen, my dear one, look up and be gay ! In the 11th century, the art of making paper, in the manner now become universal, was inven ted; by means of that, not onlv the number of manuscripts increased, hut the study of the sci ences was wonderfully facilituted. The ihven tiun of the art cf making1 paper, and the inven tion of the art of 'printing", are two considerable events in literary history. It is remarkable that 1 lie ioniKT preceded the hrst dawning ot letters end hniirovc:nciit in knowledge towards the the light which spread ever Europe at the era cf tW- -efor'i" :"?on. fusion she discharged her broadside into the Richard, and killed a part of her remaining defenders. As soon as she discovered her mistake, she fell with augmented fury upon the Serapis. Then the valiant Englishman, seeing a great part of his crew either killed or disabled, his artillery dismounted, his vesse l dismasted, and quite envelo ped in flames, surrendered. All join ed to extinguish the fire, and at length it was accomplished. The efforts made to stop the numerous leaks of the Richard proved less fortunate ; she sunk the next morning. Out of three hundred and seventy-five men that were aboard that vessel, three hundred were killed or wounded. The English had but forty-nine killed, and their wounded amounted to no more than sixty-eight. History, perhaps, offers no example of an action more fierce. self in chasing a kid which he had found on thc hill, and he became alarmed lest The youthful shepherd, Menalcus, he should have fallen into one of the ma- bemg in search of a stray lamb from ny moss pits, or quagmires, or stumbled his flock, discovered in the recesses of over some of the rocks or precipices with thp fnrrt n hnntrr ctrtrJiorl C.t which the place abounds. No trace of of n tree exhausted wirh ftimiP nnd llic boY' however, could be found. In with hunrrer. Alas ! shenherd! he ex- vain did hc caI1 uon name' f?r no.an' , , , 1 . swer was returned. 1 he natural anxiety claimed, I came here yesterday in pur- of f. f.. . , frim . fn 3UU U1 S:imc anu na c ucen unauic to whh thc utmost rapidity, sometimes find retrace the path by which I entered ;ntr the Dr;nt 0f h;s sons little feet in the inis irigntiui sontuae, or discover a scit part ot the moss ; but he neverdream single vestige of a huiuan footstep. I cd of crossing a stone-wall, or dyke, which fainted with hunger give me relief, runs on the south side of the moss above or I die! Menalcus, supporting the alluded to, down tne steep and tne rocky ,;c nrmQ fpl hirr. with sides oi me mountain, to ine mar vin ot a lij w r bread from his scrip, and afterwards lfhc ,D5,e' whic.h flotws 6nJ ne sde, and i i i u -v - . Loch Ken on the other. Over this dyke conducted him through the intricate , . , ;. - r . r , r -& r he conceived it impossible for the child to mazes of the forest m safety. haye climbcd. In the evening, he found IMenalcus being about to take his means to send to New-Galloway an ac- leave of the Hunter Jischinus, was de- count of the circumstance, and several tained bv him. Thou hast preserved humane persons, accompanied by the dis- my life, shepherd he said I will make tracted mother, came to aid his search for thine happy. Follow me to the city. l,lc Poor cmm ,n uus wna ana rocky I hnii rh'ilf r r Innrvsf 11 . w . r v. 1 . f C-l 1 nli1ftT.otrnrrR. ht,t inhnblf n .nn.rl, 1. nc OI ineni nappcnmfj to cross over . i i .i i r r the stone-wall, above alluded to, perceiv ace, surrounded with lofty columns of A 4. iU r u i r ,PI , , , . . . , " ed there the impression of the boy s foot stone-wall, above alluded to, perceiv- Ki T?,.. rK.n a-. u u n ""i ut.. . u llrtU U ..,s.i-iiavor- sleps, ancj these were occasionaiiy lraced ed wines out ot golden goblets, and aj the way down to the margin of the eat the most costly viands from plates Dee, where thev lost all trace' of the lit- of silver. Menalcus replied why tie wanderer, and were fdled with the should I go to the city ? My little cot- most painful apprehension that he must tage shelters me from the rain and the have been carried off by thc stream. Go- wind. It is not surrounded by marble ,m? dong its banks, and crossing dykes rr.lnmns. but with drlirimis fruit trppi and steeps, which they conceived it al most impossible the child could have climbed, they acain found thc print of hi r.rikcd leeton the soft sand of a small nv- columns, but with delicious fruit trees. from which I gather my repast; and nothing can be more pure than the wa ter which I draw in my earthen pitcher from the stream that runs by my door. Then on holidays I gather roses and lilies to ornament my little table ; and Ly prouci neart ami mgii spun, ineuuiu-!-1 tent with the humble precepts of that religion. He says, kt Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain," that is, In the intercourses of social life, be ready to comply with ev ery innocent proposal, and in every of fice of civility perform twice as much, as is either required or expected. This, therefore, is Christianity, as well as politeness. Again, he says, "Who soever shall be angry with his brother, without a cause," (that is, shall enter into violent, angry, and peevish dis putes, about nothing,) " shall be in dan ger of the judgment for displeasure of God ; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Thou fog r shall be in danger of hell-fire that is, Who shall make use of such opprobrious and affronting expressions as may provoke retaliation and resentment, which may end in vio lence and bloodshed, is answerable for the consequences, and therefore shall be in danger of the severest punish-, ment. Thus we see, that every virtue enjoined by Christianity as a duty, is recommended by politeness as an ac complishment. , Gentleness, humility, deference, affability, and a readiness to asiist and serve on all occasions, are as necssary in the composition of a true Christian as in that of a well-bred man ; passion,moroseness, peevishness, and supercilious self-sufficiency, are c qually repugnant to the characters of both : who differ in this only, that thc true Christian really is what the well bred man but pretends to be, and would be still better bred if he was. ulet, and, by applying a measure which ihcy had taken of the former impression, they found it exactly to correspond. I hey weie therefore induced still to go those roses and lilies r.ru more beauti-! forward, though they had now proceeded ! There is this difTerei-ce between happinesw and wisdom : he that thlsks himself the happi, est man; really is so ; bit he that thinks himsei die v.isc? gcneralK ths greatest fool.
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