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VOLUME IV.
NEWBERN, N. C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1821.
NUMBER 180.
BY
PASTEUR WATSON,
At $ 3 per annum half in advance.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
EXTRAORDINARY ELOPESIENT.
The town of ;Gravesend was on
Thursday last the scene of much
bustle in consequence of an elope
ment which took place between an
,Vr. said to be in the Guards, and
u m j
the daughter of a General. An av
tachment had subsisted for some
time between the Darties : tneir
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union, however, was opposed by the
family of the vouncr ladv. who de-
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tcrmined to prevent it by sending
r to the East Indies. She was
putonboard of a vessel lying off
hravesend. in com;anv with her fa-
.ktinfl hrnthers. and was to have
led the following day. Her lover
bv some mean gained information
of her situation, and hastned to the
scene of action with a determination
of making an effort to recover his
fair one. He succeeded in convey
ing a request to her that she would
hold herself in readiness to escape,
if a boat with certain marks should
approach the ship. About seven in
the evening he started in disguise,
with four dextrous rowers; and as
he neared the ship he perceived
with his glass, the lady walking the
deck ; he boldly approached, and
in an instant the fair damsel, h: the
presence of her father and brothers,
who had not the slightest suspicion
that such a coube de main was in
contemplation. sl'iDDed down the
side of the vessel, 'and was car-
Tied off. 1 hey were quKkly pur
sued to Gravesend, where they
were delayed in procuring post hor-
ses, and fortune once more appear
ed against them. The father and
the brothers accidentally entered
the very house where the fugitives!
were, ana insisted that the lady
1 a I
should be given up. By this time
the circumstances tof the case were I
a)l known in the town, and it was I
intimated to the captain by $:ime of
the resident women, who are always
upon the look out for what they term
41 a lark" that when all was redy he I
should .not be prevented from carry- 1
ingon me ooject ot his wishes. V
chaise and four was soon procured I
when a determined scuffle took
place f might, however overcame
right, and again had the friends the
mortihcation of seeintr the ladv flv
oeiore their faces. Fhpv werp nmrlr- I
ly lollowed to London, and traced
3S tar as Charmer Crn wrhfre nn I
1
further clue could he trained tn criiirle I
pursuit. The ladv is vouncr and of I
very mterestini? aDDearance. Her I
I0er Was Well ciinrtlioH iirirh morTr I
a
caution TO THE LADIES.
YORK ASSIZES, (ENG.) AUG. 16.
Davidson vs Wilson.
Mr. Coleman opened the plead
"gs. Mr. Scarlett had to stste
Jm case opened by his learned
fiend The plaintiff now applied to
ttem for the loss he had fmxtainerl
J being disappointed of a marriage
had
h
contracted and irom which
En?lish lantnarr v;eA4 i
1 - O O -iatcu, auu
noSe observations on manners and
an nature, formed the surest
JhDrity to which their attention
wuui be directed, had said, " a
ya? man marries for a mistress a
i aSeQ manjfor a companion
- w.v titati iui a UUI9C. l rilS
AKJ l LIUl X 1115
was authorised by the high
of philosophy and the justest
rcl? numan nature ik It is
not
tud. man to bc alone." Soli.
w " at a5e was not good. We
crc m-ri rL 9 .
ucior communicating and
iJJln8the pleas ure of consolation.
lindn.. proc,ty of attention and I
beear? rie made these remarks
fa:es at if obscrved a smile on some i
ce aH- vncui, w UU)
(Lic-vW Was stxty-'Kht
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1INTED AND PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
. .-uuiy cipeci comiort.
a celebrated writer, (lord Bacon)
to would be admired
e CQnlrl riinnU1.. r
vide himself with a nurse, on ac-
count of the defendant's conduct,!
he was entitled to damages, and must
feel the loss he suffered, as sensibly
as some younger men. The defen
dant was of an age to be answerable
for her promises. She had attained
the discretion which years confer
red, and was not at a period of life,
as in many cases, to make her j mar
riage unhappy ; but a steady, dis
creet, sensible lady, ot an age i quite
proportionable to the plaintiff's.
Miss Wilson, he understood, was
sixtyfour - (Peals of laughter re
sounded through the , court, and in
fected the learned gentleman him
self.) He wished he possessed the gen-
ius ana eloquence 01 a ceieoratea
writer, who charmed his readers
with a description of love at the age
of 60 ; or that he felt the poetic fire
ot a writer ot his own age, lord By
ron, who had made the love of an
old man of 80 the subject of a trage
dy, i he love he had to state to the
jury was One of the soberest views
which the passion presented. But
there was great advantage, after all,
in aged love ; it possessed the com
forts and advantages, of a steady
and matured union of sentiments.
If there was no re3l friendship but
in a perfect community of interests,
a true friend was not to be found by
these parties in any state! The
plaintiff a seafaring man, by gallan
try on board his vessel, had distin
guished and advanced himself. He
had been married and had a family,
and his wife died in 1805. , Since
that time, he had lived at Ayton,
where the defendant resided with
her father, mother, snd youngest
sister. They became acquainted,
and were inspired with mutual es
teem. Her brother, his particular
f iend, was now dead. - and her fa-
v
ther, mother, and sister, follower J.
leaving her alone. Before that rie-
nod, there had been great intimacy
V . r
.and
constant intercourse between
aU - l r 1
ue parues, ana now menasnip n-
pened into love. .Lett destitute,
though not in fortune, for she had
tert thousand pounds, the plaintiff
continued her intimate friend and
adviser. Finding the house in which
ner tamily had resided too large and
inconvenient, she quitted and took
lodgings of a Mr. Williams of' Gu-
suruugn, leaving me piamtm to ar
range her affairs at Ayton. At this
period, he should lay before them
evidence of the contract between the
parties. She induced him to engage
a house, in which thev might live
together as man and wife. How
was it then the union had not taken
Dlace s He would shew thern. His
client had not been ahsiirrl as tn
despise the additional comforts to be
derived from a wife's fortune, but
het tnrfline hurl r.rtt hpen his rvhiprt
I rle had said,
4k
With respect to
fortune, I ask not a' farthing ; settle,
it as you please, except what may be
necessary tor our living comforta
bly." As nutters approached a
crisis, he advised her to communis
cate her intentions to :vfr. and Mrs.
Dodd. i'hat was the cause, of the
present action ; for one or both of
them dissuaded her from fulfiling
her arrangemtnt. He would now
lay before them the correspondence,
which, though it did not contain the
strong expressions of a girl of eigh
teen, predominated in the sober dis
scretion and prudence which were
required in a wife. The learned
counsel here read extracts from sev
eral letters, to show her unbounded
confidence in her plighted lover, in
which the maiden lady made various
arrangements respecting her prop
erty. In the letter of 18th Oct. 1820,
she g i ve the first intimation of j her
intention to change her condition.
She avowed some views which ishe
was unwilling to commit to paper ;
these were communicated at a per
sonal interview, bat as he rnnld irive
no evidence of it, its nature must be
interred from the letters. In these
letters, she gave directions for taking I
nwwaw, iv c53cu ix nope mat
Ume wouW bring all things about."
unaium mat mean nut tne wen-
ding day ? (Loud laughter.) , Then
she alluded to the month ot May,
which proved very distinctly what
step the lady meant to take. She a-
pologized for not going to Ayton, on
a certain day, to drink tea, but nam
ed one on which she would go tor,
the electrifying machine (laughter)
what was this but a good excuse to
meet her admirer, whom she before
diappointed. by not keeping her en
gagement Then she talked of ac-.
tepting an invitation to the festivities
of York Spring Assizes, of which
persons partook, who did . not work
as hard as he, and those who heard
him. Then May was approaching
That was the happy time that was
" to bring all things about."' That
was the month celebrated by the po
et as the month of marriage.
" Then from the. Virgin's cheek a fresher
bloom
" Shoots, less, and less the live carnation
. round.
" Her lips bJush deeper sweets
" The shining moisture swells into her eye.
" r ber wishing bosom heaves,
" With palpatations wild, kind, tumults
seize
" Her veins and all her yielding soil is
love."
(Duiing the repetition Of this the court
was convulsed.) .
Whenever you marry again gen
tlemen, May is the proper time."
She intimates to her accepted lover,
how gay she would be next week at
York, attending concerts and other
amusements, suited to her prospect,
and directs him to take the house
only for six years, which was ex
tremely prudent, as by that time the
house might not be larg i enough.
C Laughter.) She corresponded with
him after she returned from York,
till the merry month of ' May, and
in one letter complained of the in
convenience of getting her epistles
into the post office, and of being too
much watched ; which ladies in her
circumstances were apt to think.
C Laughter.) In these letters it
was evidentthat she thought of chan
ging her situation ; that she approv
ed of the plaintiff's attachment ; and
was only waiting till the month of
May " brought all things about.
On consulting Mr. and Mrs. Dodd,
a change of mind took place, and
she wrote a cold and doubtful letter,
He asked - an explanation, and -she
answered with the same coldness
and reserve. He did not blame the
Dodds for the advice they had giv
en ; every person had his own views
of happiness. i
Mr. Justice Bailey. It was kind
advice, to prevent them from doing
,a foolish thing.:
Mr. Scarlett. Another letter was
written, to say the house would not
be wanted, subscribed, " Your obe
dient servant, Rachel Wilson," in
stead of as formerly, " Your's sin
cerely." From these circumstances
they would see the ground of com-1
plaint ; and , if she had thought pro
per to break her. contract, some com
pensation Ought to be made to the
,plaintilT After being acquainted
with her fifteen years, he was thrown
back, to all the miseries. of solitude,
and deprived of his prospects. He
should' prove the promise from the
letters from which he had read ex
tracts. Mr. Justice Bailey And the
breach too, I suppose ?
(His lordship recommended an ar
range merit, but the attempt failed)
Mr. George Dodd was examined,
to prove that letters passed between
the parties, and that a number pro
duced were in Miss Wilson s hand
writing. v i
After another attempt at arrangement,
Air. Scarlett said, at the recom
mendation of his lordship, he acce
ded to the proposition, to take a
verdict for a small sum, and. pro
ceeded no further. Considering the
ages and situations of the parties,
he could not expect such damages as
if they were younger, and there was
more love and sentiment in the con
nexion. V '
Mr. Raine I am glad it is put
an end to.
Mr. Justice Bailey. L 20 is all
I thiqk, under the circumstances, the
plaintiff is entitled to
- The Foreman We should , have
: given ho more.
J A verdict was accordingly taken
for the plaintiff Damages L 20.
From the London Courier t Aug. 22.
ROYALTY AND PAGEANTRY.
Extract of a private Letter.
DUBLIN, AUGUST IS.
You will have seen in the papers
here a not exaggerated account of
yesterday's doings. They ' really
were magnificent ; and to day we
had the most beautiful review in the
Phoenix Park ; the weather became ,
splendid just before the King came
on the ground. It is impossible to
describe the impression made by the
infinite varieties exhibited by the in
numerable spectators, in dresses of
all colors, on horseback, in carriages
of all descriptions, and on foot
contrasted with the more diversified
regularity of the troops, artillery,
dragoons, hussars, and lancers, fusi
leers highlanders, light troops, and
the line, and all on a turf of the most
beautiful verdure, skirted with trees,
and bounded by mountains of the
finest forms, and under a sky cloud
less, or rarher with no more clouds
than were necessary to cast their
cameleon tints on the scenery. I
never saw any thing so fine.. 4
41 The king rode a white charger,
with a grace and dignity well known,
to'yoiion the other side, but' new
and transporting to us. When, to
wards the conclusion of the review,
he galloped forward alone to return
the final salute, and became thus of
fered! to the uninterrupted and undi
vided observation of his people, the
shouts that arose at once from all
that immense multitude, excited
feelings which I never before ex
perienced. They say that the hui
man yoice is jhe sweetest of sounds!
I am sure we all felt to-day, that
when it expresses the cordial joy of
a great people, it is touching even to
tears,1 iand inspiring even to enthusi
asm. The King appeared affected by
that acclamation.
" I; say nothing of the review it
self, j Skilfully imagined and finely
executed as the manceuvres and
skirmishes were, they were, in some
degree lost in the interest of the
King's presence. A touch more
rare as Shak9speare says) subdues
all other feeling and the splendor
of arms was obscured by the Majes
ty of the King.
"One only detail I will givef you.
In the 'marching part,' the colamn
of heroes were most of them heroes
of Waterloo, and led by a heroe of
Waterloo, the Marquis of Anlesa
whose fine appearance and graceful
management of his horse, at the head
of hisjhussars, would on any wther
occasion, have been a fruitful theme ;
the rear of the column was closea
by some hundreds of the orphans
sons of soldiers, whose exact, but
tiny discipline almost rivalled that
of the troops, while their : tender
yearsj innocent countenances, and
orphan state excited a deep and
generous sympathy. I was obliged
to wipe my eyes as the little crea
tures passed, and I observed several
others (made of sterner stuff than
me) who did the same. This little
tender incident, in the midst of the
thunder and lightning of the mimic !
war, was like one of those beautiful
gleams of sunshine which sometimes
escape from a stormy sky ; in short,
though I have written yod four
pages, if you were to ask me what I
have 'seen, and what I had felt,
my answer would be but five words ;
"The King and the children ."
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
The school of mutual instruction
for Jews, established at Met2, is in
a veiy! prosperous state. A great
number of pupils have already been
apprenticed to trades. We may
therefore expect that the, spirit of
brokerage among Jews which makes
them, avoid mechanical professions,
will soon be entirely done away.1
The bill for mutual instruction,
eloquently defended by die minister
has at length in the Chamber of
Deputies, triumphed over ta lively
opposition. In a work published by
Girardon, L,arnete, and 'the Mar
quis of Cordova, of the Chamber of
Deputies, and containing many wise
and just reflections on the proposal
of the Commission of the Uudger,
to suppress the system, of mutual
instruction we notice the following
Father Delia Salle, who was the
founder of Christian Schools, to
wards the beginning of the last cen
tury, met with the same obstacles ;
and sufTered the same persecutions
as the founders of the present s5sr
tern. The Brothers were accused
of introducing a mode of learning to
read and to write too casilyand
School-masters denounced them, de
claring that their manner of teach
ing was contrary to the interest of 3
monarchical government, and dan
gerous to morals and religion. A
bull from Benedict XIII was neces- .
sary to maintain the system of the
Brothers, who underwent .what all
who institute new establishments in
France must undergo the' "malevo
lence of those who pursue the aucient
track, and persevere in the old rou
tine. It were well if the enemies of,
mutual .instruction in France, at the
present day, would call to miner "'"a
part of the bulf of sthe Pope, which
runs thus : " Ignorance is the mo
ther of every evil ; ihe cause and
origin of every disorder, especially
among those who in a low state of
fortune, or practising mechanic arts
for a livelihood, have no knowledge
of fetters, and consequently, are un
acquainted with the principles of
religion." They should recollect
the unanimous favors of the Sove
reigns of Europe, and the eagerne$s
with which the system has been a
dopted in Asia and America. ; It
was encouraged in I $06 in one of
tlae proyinces of France ; it was in-
trodticed at Saint Cyr, by Mdam
Maintenon ; the religious congre
gations, devoted to the education of
girls, under the old reigns, mtide use
of its principles; the good Hollin
predicted, that it would, one day,
become the basis of the instruction
of the people. Herbault used "it in
1741 in the wards of la Pitie ; and
the Chevalier Paulet, who , greatly
developed it before the French .Rev
olution, received signal marks of re
gard from Louis XVI. It is to Ed
ucation, what the Vacine is to Medi-
cine ; and it is a singular coincidence
of fortune, that they, in the first of
their appearance, should both have
met with equally violent attacks and
the confessedly usefulj intents of both
been overlooked by prejudice.
Nothing, however, can be more
ontrary !to divine & human wisdom,
than that one class of society should,
be instructed and another remain in
darkness. Not only morality but
religion must find a, real and palpa
ble benefit in the education of the
people. Reading a few useful books
will often produce more effect than
certain sermons. Savoy is celebra
ted for the probity of its
native;.
the children there are all
taught t
read, write and cast accounts.
In
Saxony the best administered and
most tranquil government of Eu
rope, and the country where the
fewest crimes are committed, there
is not a single individual to be
met with who has not received a
good primary education.
EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING. i
The Gazette de France contains
the following curious instance of the
effects of lightning or. the human
frame. During a violent storm;
which visited the neighborhood of
the town of Biberach, in Prussia, on
the evening of the 16th July, four
young peasants, engaged on an emi
nence in some agricultural labors,
had' recourse to the expedient of sus
taining a bundle of clover over their,
heads with a pitchfork, in order to
shelter themselves from the rain.
The lightning struck the pitchfork,
naed alone the breast & shoulders
of one of the young men; afterwards
over the lower part of the1 belly of
the one ! who stood next him, ran
down his right leg till it reached his
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