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If RTHCAUO lilN A S 12 ST T I N IE L . ? Prom Campbell's Metropoltian, for February. ' ; LIFE OF A SAILOR. We returned to our station, and the Com- was fnr- . . . the harder it blew the better for us. iuuuie asvo one capture; so mai tuusiui-i'ug rn w.f0 fnisino- around the whole lire we ran, ev for four months we had not done very badly, firing her bfoadside, and acting As Sir Peter Parker's name and fame are justly uumusr ,ey ') A onv trk V "PrtrrlicVi rn.TT'V. T fihall one or two of his attacks while off Toulon, have taken us ;Wd.A- k Wnmfi the senior officer of idleness, or jw UUU UltVl lll 11UU vw'-' - - i i t i r ji i i V ; fitifiniiflriAa arlmit Oip rTictpnrp nf flip . t nnp shot of which struck us and indeed awav the blood wUicn oozea irom me wouna , wmcu auMH-f - - - er, not one snot oiwnicn sirucK usanainaeeu awu i , , i; r .,. .1 nrrhitecture: it is the last remnant of I believe that half halt the guns were not shot- . in tne ioreu-u V" S " "'"V v left in Jerusalem as it appeared in the ted. We neyer returned this, as firing is like-j he paiu no. u.e u&u , .c . n--;, T lofalit "f a sorinir is ly to put down the wind, and at that moment, , wept or spoKe, om watcaeu me iasi cm ung - " " . , Beth1ehem ; chocwn i F .,f.i .i i ... r 4i iUr nf i bnv. as he ret nmiished fp. w th easily preserved , ana at Bethlehem is shown Alone: ' i shiver of his boy, as he relinquished life, with ,'ery ship we passed i an eye of inexpressible sadness. Thelastcon 1 artinr in the only ' traction of the eve the distended jaw the rniil.1 to il.ow us to escape, liaa mouoiuess up, amiuunceu ins uediii. i-.ia.u- mention they made mbre sail as we came up, they nmsi ! mereu, itr i couia noi speaK ne oreauiui irum. I -4 i 1 - r 4 4 I . r- w rw w-v -. -4 a -v 4 L- - -- rl r 4 r but bv some extravagancy- ui, x nc viajici juiiiju uum i iuuuu wim ant of common nautical know- j frantic air; the marine topsails am; . the ciiarffe, and the frenchman endeavoured The first desperate ledge, they jstill kept under their U e time we were left jibs, going about five knots, while v fh hlnrliaincr snuadron anair .we naa was uunng wic vc nc j. j-- 6 e t ' , . ,1(1 K., an,i iVere flv -...u u onA i;a oirim.tan rv stich set the ship would bear, arm were n awne to wbicm -iv...u.v -j r - . To.n shin n we nas- ought to hate . been our safeguard against any ing through; the water. Eacn ship a we pas wanton attacks on the enemy ; for had we been sed was nearer to us than the one we had ai captured, the enemy's fleet might have been ready passed, and each remembered we were 1Jl to sel, and sailed round the world before an enemy'sjfrigate, and fired as long as their ibey could have been tracked. One morning, guns would bear. At last we came along side we espied a frigate and a store ship running of the headmost ship : we were now nearly safe down by the " little pass," endeavoring to get provided our masts remained untouched and mtoTonlou. Immediately, of course, we made no chance shot whipped a spar : not a word was .ail to cdt them off: they, being to windward, heard on board ot us as tne Droausme oi ims ' .Very wisely hauled their "wind, and" kept under eighty gun ;ship whistled over our heads. The sail uhtil the French neet in Toulon got master was-steering the ship with the steadiness vir.dcr weigh to escort them: in the mean time of an experienced sailor, determined not to lose vc made sail to windward. When the fleet an inch of ground, and we had passed the beam WCTC clear off Cape Sepet, the French frigate of our enemy, when he relinquished live wheel V boreup, and we immedmtelv made all sail in- to " the quarter master At this moment the Jshore, keeping the Mcnelaus'a little off the wind, enemy ceased firing, and the whole Heel began which blew rather fresh, and which gave us to make all sail. We edged away about a point 1 be advantage of advancing at the rate of nine in order to get right ahead of our antagonist; Idiots an hour. By this time the whole line of which having eilected, we took the liberty to 3 he French fleet e'tood out to sea, with the ex- return a shot or two from our stern-chasers.--.Mitinn nf nhniit four Kai 1 nf tht. Vine, which As the weight aft did not assist our speed, the , .- j - v. - ' - r-- 7 I . - I'l.l J l -!.- . :i a :J 1 1 mm c wnrd romnrpil (hp mon f.rflered tO 11C I tiiC ontinueu i nicr easy ban a lime iu wuiuwuiu " i v.a..,,, .. , . n -r 1 i - u 3 ... . .11. ... . .i. : i T.4i.- i tlipni. as nprfpi-tlv regard less oi us as it we had r.Ko innrf i VVp imfl snnn ir th n irnn.shnt. OOWn ai ineir Oliariers; aim vci-, CMiuiiiY v.. , r. . of our friends, who hugged the shore. The thanks'tojthe superior sailing of the Menelaus, Ijatteries commenced the action, the very first were a mile and more a-head of our enemies, shot striking bur fore toomast about three feot As nothing but the greatest good fortune had ibovc the cap, and cutting the mast nearly in kepttthe fore topmast standing, which now be hayf; the ibre op-sail was instantly lowered, gan to cofn plain inconsequence of the increased wind, we were ohiigeu to cugc - we had eve- to rim on its point, but the marine dropped his musket and circled him with his arms. e im mediately secured his fiands, and desired him to lead us to the beach near the cottage. The marine carried the dead boy, and the father walked by the side,? apparently lost in silent observation of the corpse. W e certainly did not return the way we came, for we had passed our boat and came suddenly upon the rear of the cottage. The old woman was still at her o ....... i wheel, and we were within about two yaros. when, lifting her head, she discovered her son a prisoner. A violent shriek announnced to a i ... . i .' ., ii lovely female in tins hut that something naa occurred. She rushed to assist her mother ; her first sight fell upon her dead son in the arms of an enemv; she seized the boy, and tore him from the marine ; she kissed him more like a maniac than a mother: and giving one deep and audible sigh, she fell at the mother's feet. We hastened from the scene of grief and when the oars were splashed into the water, as we retreated from the shore, we distinctly saw whole iamilv in the situation we had Icit heroine of rcy romance was neither young nor hand someshe had no love she had entered the con vent ot her own tree will, as a respectable asykm ant was one of the .cheerfulest residents' within it - walls ! I felt at first half vexed with the nun fur V thus happy in her cell, in contradiction to all ti0 rules oi romance ; oui (uveriea my spleen by watch ing for a day or two, the pretty coquetries of a hrL eyed brunette, who, troni the covert of a balconv shrouded the flowering' shrubs and a silfcen awnin was carrying on a mysterious correspondence witl ' handsome, dark, well-wbiskereu cavalier, in iheptrert beneath her window. Sometimes I taw hini. at an early hour, stealing forth, wrapped to the eyes in mantle. Sometimes he loitered at the co'tkh- various disguises, apparently waiting for a r.riv. salt and bitterness; and no nsn swims w.umu Mnai wnijj uho ui wwci. x ni mere was a tink them. The extent by nineteen. Tl hlv huovant. Th the well ol which uavia longeu 10 laste, ana from whence his mighty men brought him the water The convent over the spot of the na tivity w as built by Helena, who raised so many churches in Palestine. The circumstances that nnint mir the soot of the nativity, are so nu merous and clear, that Dr. Clarke, the most f oil mlirrims is a oeleiver in bCtjniiai w i d (Ilia ri,i iIip npnd Sea are still full of 1 lie ci i i - .i l i will have at least one fourth ot his ooay aooie the water. It gives a sensation like that of ly .r. o Unthnr hpH. Rut there is a great re- sistsr.rp in inovnir through the water. ionsia- erable pressure is necessary to sink a piece of Scarce had the ray dawn rtreaked the skv and X . . . l I ho onrlioct onnl: f rnufp-. (mm tho Kill ...J.. ...i " u-n,w . wh f i. when the pressure is remoicu, ..w.. UC) Viien t snrinrs up like a cork. The Jordan, a few miles from trie lake, is ntty leei proau aim sia . . .i -i . j r . J - a i -t er f T .1 fill IT II II II I II ir .111 . 1 .1. i ' . 1 . i. . ieei upp eoi nit onu w.v.bw tne sun m tne Dusmess oi me car. 1 ne nmlftfo different seasons. drives forth his loaded train for the iournnv Olives are the ffreat staple of Palestine, and a traveller slings his carabine behind his 8u1.Hm , principal part of the food consists in rice and mounts his steed at the gate of the hotel. Thehioun fruits. There is evi-rv variety "of soil ; the de- peasant, urges ins loitering donkeys, laden witn p.n -l i - - 1 I n i ro rC onnntr Vnt rrrl Irjuli 1j-t . i l ;prt where no root strikes and districts ricner 1- ........ ny yalh cf - - - f j-v I n ,t -r I S Tiiriltt' I .Mlf.rTlHT1 "- i market informed that the supposed lover, was the hulmi,' the lady, and a noted contraban.l'una : and tint his mysterious signs and movements had doubtless some sinutrgnng scneme in view. IUU t-iae, when tlm suburbs gave sign of reviving animation ; lor the fresh ' noun. 01 uawiiiij arc precious 111 uie summer season ip ' a sultry climate. All are anxious to get the start of tlian any in Italy and Spain. and the jib hauled down. The frigate now gave three cheers, hoisted her colors, and treat it! us to a broadside, which did no damage, and which was directed in no very masterly style. We were now within pistol shot, when the master reported that the van ship of the French line, had tacked and was looking to windward of us, and that, as it was impossible to keep t he t-hip very close to the wind on account of the "younded fore topmast, we should be cut off un- less we immediately wore and ood out. Sir Peter's blood was warm we had stood about n. dozen broadsides, and he was resolved he would have a little revenge ; we therefore bore up, kept alongside of our enemy, and gave him such a salute that down went his main topsail: 1 he peak was 6hot away, and the whole scene on board the French frigate was one of confu sion and noise. In vain did the master show our dangerous situation ; we were now fairly cut off, and thirtccnail of the line were stand- ina- towards us. "Another broadside," cried he captain, steady oh the main deck and take good aim that's all right." " We must really wear, Sir," said the master, 'for we are get ling very close to the jshore, and we never can Jay to the windward of the fleet." " One more -broadside," was the only answer ; and so Com pletely lost to the danger was the captain1, that .lie only thought of boarding the French frigate. ing. lorce ol the wind, we away about two points more ; and the gabies of of Frenchmen, instead of bearing up immedi ately, when they might have nearod us again. At last wc got them right before the wind, and instantlyibeganto shift the fore topmast, keeping all our studding sails on the mainmast. This was our worst point of sailing, and it was evi dent thej' had gained upon us: we - were by no means oiiit of the scrape, and all our activity was requisite .to get ready for a little more sail. It seemed magic to our enemies: we had ano ther fore topmast up, the top-gallantmast all right, add. sail set forward in a quarter of an hour; orj seeing which the French fleet hauled their wihd, tacked, and stood in shore. We have had nearly enough of battles ; and I should iave withheld the following account of a skirmish on shore, had not some of those touching scenes occurred, over which the mind delights to wander, and memory confers a fa vor when she startles them into existence. Wc wprp. about tpn mile to the eastward ot Ma 8eilles, I when we saw a small vessel at anchor r,,"'. in a narrow bay. Prize-money is to a blood-hound once tasted never renii-- 1 I 11 f . 1 i -A. ..- not existed, and unmindtui 01 the retreat 01 uie murderers of their son. " War! war ! even to lhp. knife!" said Palafox : this was little better than butchery, and I have often wTept over the remembrance of the fatal day, for it left at blot upon my heart. I would have given all "the prize-money I ever made r.ot to have witnessed the cruel sc-enc. Alasl ! I have to record some more fatal, and equally, touch- The sun is up and sparkles along the valley, top ping tne transparent. lonuge 01 me groves. The im. tinbelU resound melodiously througii the pure bright ' ..!. 1 1 . ' m . - O " air, announcing uie nouroi uevouon. me mulettcr PALEST1NI. Family Library, Vol. XXVII.--The Chris tian, the Jew, and the Musselmen, all reverence the Holy Land, ail go up to worship at Jerusa lem. With creeds at variance, they believe yet much in common, and the same patriarchs are honored in the religion of all. The first European traveller to Jerusalem was Arculfus, From the National Gazette. Extract from Washington Irving'a " Alhambra." THE BALCONY. In the Hall of Ambassadors, at the central window, halts h burdened animals betbre the chapel, thrusta there is a balconv of which 1 have already made men- nis sum ummgu nisueu ut-iunu, anu enters with hat it nrnit. !,l-p m r rr tVn, .. thp iUc.p. of the tow- m hand, emoothinglus coal Wackhair,tohearama er hi.di in mid air, above the tops of the trees that ana put up a prayer ior a prosperous wayiaruigacriwa airtn It nnswprs me sis a kilia uio oiciict And now steals lorth with dairy icot the gentle ly the heavens above, but the "earth beneath." aenora, in inm ouwiuina ; wim resiles tan m hand F.fifip thp. niniriiificeni. nrosoi-ct which it commands, and dark eye Hashing trom beneath her ffrnceliillv of mountain, valley and Vega, there is a busy little tol led mantilla, bhe Bceks some well frequented st'.pnp. ot hnm.in hte, laid orwm to lriRoection immediate- cnurcn io oner un neroi imoiw, oui me nicely adiustcd 1 . r . I i .1. . . . 1 . i 1 . 1 . ' 1 v hidrnv. At the toot ot the hill is an alameda or uress, ine uiimivBiioe anu coo eu siocKinsf, tne raven public walk, which, though not so lashionaule as the ueua biiuiiuwuwv uiaiucu, uw urai pitjcseu roso more mo.iern ami eplenuul paseo ol the Jenu, Btiu "' ,ltlib ",UUK tl biIUW eann boasts a varied and picturesqe concourse especially oiv me wun or iven me empire 01 ner thougnt on holydayti and buudaye. Hither resort the small gentry ol the suburbs, together with priests and mars, who walk lor appetite ana ..ugestion ; majos mid majai, the beaux and belles of the lower classes in their An dalusian drewes; swaggering contmbandistas, and riometimes half mutlled and mysterious loungers of the higher raiiks on some silent assignation. It is a moving picture 01 bpamsh lile which I de- A. 1). 705, who ioimd more relics than are ex hibitcd now; as the cup used at the last sup-1 light to study; and us the naturalist has his nncros fier, the sponge into which the vinegar was ! cope to assist him in his curious Investigation, so I poured, and the lanre which pierced the side. i- tciaujic ini- u,.i i-uun - - -. , I f no r nno fi ll.n rir-tiar crrr.ni.ii r 1 000 00 i I ,-w-t- n The Crusades onened the Holy places Jo all Euroje, but the. Saracens soon recovered pos session. In 14 11 a traveller arrived at Damas cas, me many discouragements in his way fa- him tenances of the motley groupes close as ul nost at timet, to make me .think 1 can divine their conversa tion h the pldy and expression of their teatures. I am thus, hi a iiidiiner, an invisible observer, and with- jout quitting my solitude, can throw myself in an in- in stant into the midst oi socic.tv. a rar.. ;idvantatri to uie nrst two persons who met . , ' , j the citv knocked him down. A traveller of the j one ol somewhat shy and quiet habit, .ike blood j gamc pCri0ii recommends to ail his successors j .Then there is a considerable suburb lying below th As the morning advances, the din of labor augments on every side; the streets are thronged with man and beast of burden;'-the universal movement produce a hum nut murmur like th'e surges of the ocean. As the sun ascends to his meridian the hum and hustle gradually decline; hi the height of noon there is a pause; the panting city sinks into lussitlule, and tor several hours there is a general repose. The win dows are closed ; the inhabitants retire into the coole. t recesses of their mansions. The luil-i'ed monk enures in his dormitory. The brawny porter Ih's stretched on the pavement beside his burden. VT'he peasant and the laborer sleep beneath the trees V the Alame da, lulled by the sultry chirp. ng of the locust. The street are deserted excevf by the water carrier, who refreshes the ear by proclaiming the merits of. h sparkling beveruge, u Colder than mountain pnow." Ile suddenly was convinced not a moment (was ! tain P, i "ti. maL-o r xj.'ill 1 1 L: r nnf irfiinn' nnt tn flip rnrth- tllC quislied, without superior force nun feres. ly butt0 the heavenly Jerusalem. The . first!1"1 see the vessel, small as fdie was, ana to Know that a certain sum, however small, would follow her capture, were sufficient excitement. Cap the Alhambr; i exten As the sun de.dines there is again a gradual re viving, and when the vesper beli rings out hiss'ink- ra, iiliing the narrow gorge of tne vally, j irg knell, all nature seems to rejoice that the tyrant ing up the opposite hill of the Albuycm. 1' the fday has fallen Iow begins the bustle-of enjoyment. The rit; know I " " V J ''Many of the houses are built in the Moorish stvle. pi oiesiani n tu. a v o age iu i ia on unu mx , , . . . , , zens pour forth to breath the evening air. and revel ! . J : . r i .1 . .. ich ol their ! way me nnei twingnt in the waus and garden ct arker, who had tlien succeeded to the lb be lost; we wore off shore, contrived to fish : title id consequence of old Sir Peer Parkers . . the fore topmast enough to bear the jib, and -out we stood to face our numerous foes. In the meantime the battenes took advantage of -our retreat; the French frigate continued her Jire, and had she. hauled off in ehace we must liave been captured. Wc steered for the van ship of the enemy's line, an eighty gun ship. It was now evident enough that the captain hadf very little prospect of saving his frigate from the already extended jaws of his enemy, and he therefore began to make the nccesiary ar awigemeiits for a change of situation in life. I was - quartered at the eight after guns on the rnain deck, and consequently had the right to walk the captain's cabin on the present occasion. I'was standing aft, looking out of the stern windows at our late antagonist, when Captain x-arher came below ; he appeared just as uncon cerned ns if he were in security, and called for his clerk with as much composure as if it were to writo a common'desgatch. The clerk came, and was desired to bring the captain's desk .which had been removed during our clearing for action. The captain took his letters there" from and coolly destroyed them : I overheard him'remark " They never shall raad her let tjers, happen what may." This done, the pri vate signals were taken on deck, placed in the khox with tho weights ; and once more the eap tain took his usual station on the carronade slide, abreast .gf the wheel. My companion at quarters hadbeeo a prisoner at Verdun once, and seemed by no mcansanxious to try it again : he recommended mo to put on my thickest shoe!, as the walk would bo long and the road had; telling mo at the same time that the gens d'armes were accustomed to tie their prisoners ill a long line, the formost man being fastened fo a horso's toil and that tired or not tired the continued walk was inevitable: at the same tme he hinted that putting on an extra, and pla cing apair or two of stockings in one's pocket, was i:ry advisable. The crew looked with hc sarnc dark eye upon our situation, but they knew very well that we had plenty of work to do befote we thought of surrendering more - c o than once I overheard tho desponding remarks of some of our vctrans. In tho mean time we ncared our adversaries. We were about two miles distant from the leading ehip of the ene mies lhc when she tacked and shortened sail, heing then a little on her lee bow: tho whole lino of tho French fleet, did the same, as they oamc m the leading ship's wake, while the in- should have to r ,n "? " ""to that w .1... ."8 ulc wnole line alms- death, the a fl ! ! i in ir2. -:ear l anma in a uoiem smrui ie nti,u ..m,! ...ii,0ini,o;,;(nnt ,.,.i ' OV n 1V. OA y . o,uu lie Lklliiliti tlA.Il to l;lli? j ii uuil Vl tlLil i .. - . mariners were inclined to lighten the ship ol )time m these courts and on the terraced roots during i the Dai ro and the Xenih ho much heresy, se eing that he would neither j the summer season, it lollows that many a glance at ; l,,-n,n ii tho Virnrm nnr Uiaa hpr thpir (1fnnpfir liip.mav hp n htainpii Iu- nn nprinl nrc. , 1 j JUlll ill UiVll tl illli tU . j .jj .... iui kv imr&Y nt Jnrnsalpm. ! tutor like rnvst;Il. who Ccin look clown on tlicm Irom tlio i I . i i linuii v. liv unnvu iioivm 7 - - seemeu totally tlelenceless, manneu t he ooa.s, . - , , , , . f frec t having reconnoitred; the bay, and desired the lieutenant to bring out the prize We had three boats only employed in this ex pedition; for: as we could not distinguish the slightest appcrance of a fortification, or any thing approximating to a battery, this small force was deemed amply sufficient; and we left the ship, just as sure of a bloodless prize as we J where the monks and he fared reasonable well." From Jaffa, the ancient Joppa, the pilgrim enters the rosy plain of Sharon, where there is clouds. I enjoy, in sonic degree, the advantage of the stu dent in the famous old Spanish story, who beheld q.11 Madrid unroofed for his inspection, and my gossiping squire Mateo Ximenee, officiates occasionally as my now a profusion of roses, white and red, and of rAsmodcus to give me anecdotes of the ditierent man narcissus, liny, ana carnation. Jiy degrees me ibiohs ana their lnhabitauie. traveller passes over the olive district, to the; I prefer, however, to form conjectural histories lor iil.ll ,....t. " t.-Uw.I. 1. f. .11. .- .111 oil t;o.'.-. . m .wlf- nn.t thiiK r.nn ! nn plntt fur linnrj. wp.nvincr ( were ol our existence. In each boat, however, .'. .i v from r-.-ii in.-iilrv.tfl 1 in,liMt;r.n tmu nnriprious,y tiian m wc .... . ! ltir.n. prpn .t tho vcrvr .-no :-: . lKnnnpnrs. i HOiu CdbUJLl lllClUcIUS alia llltllCatlOIlS tllat 1'U.bt. UUUer . J ... three marines had been placed to amuse peo- !.,,.' nnA AJa nA n i,,1),;,, uft I my eye, the wittlc tissue oi 'schemes Jntriarues and oc- I mistress with the pie on shore, while we towed out the vessel, j : . r , . ;. .i ctiDatione, carryincr cn oy certainot the busy mortals We abDroached the land about noon, and! 1. . J ' ' . .', jr , (below. There is scarce a Drcttv face or trikiny fiernrn i !5!555!?!?S2S?S , .if .., . .... . .: walls with sauarc towers, aim the tons ot a lew i i .u:u f u.. i. " . A usto shot. rnt tismi : .1 . . . . , inui i u.ui v et uuuui wniwi i uuve hoi uius arraau- feteH As the nijtit closes, the motley scene aesumcs ner features. Light after liht gradually twinkles lorth : here a taper from a balconied window ; there ; votive lamp before the image of a saint. TIuih by decree.' the city emerges from the pervading gloom, and sparkles with scattered lights like the wtarry firma ment. Now break forth from court and garden and street, and lane, the tinkling of innumerable jruitar? and the clicking of castanets, blending, at this lofty height, in a faint and general concert." Enjoy the moment," is the creed of the gay and amorous Andn lusian, and at no time does he practise it more zeal- balmy nights ol summer, wooing h:' dance, the love ditty and the pa- f r i ennt .1 1 c t t ti r n . u.o-uuw, urancmnt n .... i . .. thi. last being merely p" r' hTfta. nothing but a rmracle could termini ronslv? As the Frnnrh lin! P'ospc- ;J . 41ttU iacKed in suc- -" uuicas oi the stern most ship of their line, both being on the lar" board tack; when, to the captain's excessive joy, the fleet kept away about a point and a half steering parallel, to us. We were first kindly salufced by the whole broadside of a three-deck. tiy were i within i was to be seen, excepting an old woman, who j sat at! the door of a small hut erected on the j fit 1 Of .l-ir. t il. l0r. , r, 4 , , ...... i . U-i,r :.i.n t. i 1 1 catinga nourishing anu stateiyimetropoiis, with. urama. pgly without noticing us. It was a dead ' , ? , , ' ' 1 A seemi calm, child had 10 KEWAI1D. i characters will occasionally act in direct oppcKition' to' TTT ANA WAY from the subscriber on .th'' indi-1 the part assigned them, and disconcert my whole JjAl; 23d inst. a N'ero woman named POL- Duildings rising above them. 1 his is the cap-;a!)v cramed a dramatic storv : thoucrh some of mv lifil . S 1 4. 17-1 l 1. li?rilof-lT.n . T. l l"' !ll .11.. . '.. j '. . iai Vl Lr d 1U) fclJS- Ul.nOUH J .1 U3UU 111. Doctor Clarke describes the approach as : mi . .! ... .. i : rMnae tip ctrpcta nt thp A I hf . v i n I . 10 M . , ies. inc existence oi me ciiy is a miracic, fs"- jv...,......, )UA,CS. iwasacorp.se; a musket i ' r , , . sion of a novice about to taxe the veil : and remarked ehinu a rock on the left- . b , 1 r ' : various circumstances, that excited the rtroncrpst vm- at first shot was fatal; it i le.r ,d OVer ever' ,anU' 111 a. . "ren untrv, j pathieg in thc fate ofthc oei er nearly from the same wlino"1 wai.r' r uct.c .u to h con61gned to a tomb. I ascertained, to e. was disabled a third ! l,oriu ouipngrui,,uuuii3 uaiai .u iui saiau., rny satislaction, that she was beautilul; and, t frrttvi th i;OM,mi,n('J I he marque oi vjiuar, a piaee uui y ei.jht-u i o : paleness oi ner cneeK, tnar sne was a victi i , . r . , christians, is supposeu to De on tne spot oi &oi- man a votary, one was arrayed in bridal or ch him: a fourth and the i , m . AT i-.- --.. 1 , .. ; j .11.1 Lxtu nUnU a DIIIUIl n JL tJJIilJ.C . liauiiiuu in uu. rv uuuut autlli'l' --" . ..t.. .v. . -j. -mil., nun uc and "ocean slumbered like an unwean'd r The! bowma; been fired from b hand entrance, and th was succeeded by anoth place! and one marin camel and tore the crava neckj but did not tou coxswain lost his arm. There was no standing this-j-it was deliberate murder; for, ensconced behind the rocks, the Frenchmen fired in per fect security ; and so small were the appertures from jwhence issued their destruction, that they wercj imperceptible to us. We gave three cheers, and pulled riffht for the place". Only one more shot come, &, that struck an already woun d-.j etl man. A small sandy cove offered a landing, and cfne and all, saving the wounded, jumpeli oh shore and began a search. The 'lieutenant, myself, andj a marine, took one direction ; thc other marine and some of the boat's crew were lett ;to searr.h tbr mnr ..r. .i.;i. tt la . . . v 1 vv a 1 i V vi 1111,11 ,v v. uau i a 1 1 days since. I was reconnoitering with my by the m rather arrnqnti?, ; but her ity, amonr a people who have lived without in-! ,!eart evidently revolted at this mocnery of a spiritual O . , ! ntlio!! onI irn-i rnn1 nArkiv4- -x 1 a 1 1 terruotion in tlie same city, and lelt a great rev-1 . .'" ""- wves. a tan, erence for the sacred places I etern looking man walked near her in the procession ; it ded, Ours we on, ged seemed a honp.less atlemnt to dis- COTtjr lfe enem" ; we wound along a narrow path, which sometimes offered a view of the watr, and which then suddenly turned inland, wej examined every place with the utmost yauuunana search was useless, until anoth er Shot, Which missed its mnrt rnnvinn Iwcre not far fr rm ..,1- f "117- 1 1 one after the other, for the road was rug and narrow, until, cominn- in... Q 1 fe "i'V uiuauii f,ml r V W saw a man a a little boy retreating m much haste. The instant we hailed him to stop he turned round and fired. It was again a harmless shot, it grazed the mar ine,! but no mischief was done. Th, i;Dtn instantly fired, but missed his mark- and desired the marine to do the same taking not to hit the bo v. The FrpnrKm.n again fired, and the little boy instantly gave a cat-idge: it was a running fight, and little harm likely to be done from such wild firing:. The marine suddenly stopped, and resting his mus ketjagainst the rock, shot the child ; he fell in the act of offering another eatridgc. The father instantly relinquished his fire-arms, and fell by the side of his son: of course he was a prisoner in a moment. OUr seizing his musket he dis regarded ; even of our approach he seemed unmindful. He had seaterj himself, and, pla cm the boy's head npon Ms lap, was wiping 1 1 1 TO C 0TirJL.T--lTr 1 1 4 T r vr - -.- 1 f U, I A The Holy Sepulchre, to rescue which there ! "",w.irom me " i 1 , . , i . .v,w ouiviu nnjiivc, imu uuiumjiieu mis sacrince. were more than three centuries ol Crusades, is Amidst the crowd was a dark, handsome youth in unaeraaome. a iuhiuui cttrcopiutgus 01 maruie , vnaaiusian garb, who seemed to lix on her an eye ofi in the Greek fashion-is exibited in it. Lamps j agony. It was doubtless the secret lover from whom i are constantly burning and the vault resounds j -he was lorever to he separated. My indignation rose with the crroans and sobbing of devotees. jas 1 not.ed the malignant exultation painted in the On calvarv is shewn a hole in the rock, where coun,ances ofthe attendant monks and frjare. The it is said the cross was fixed : but the cross they I PCCf lon amd at the chapel ofthe convent; the , .1 , j-, A t T. i i sunbgleamed lor the last time upon the chanlet ofthe have not the hardih ood to show. In Italy and pooovice as she crossed the 'fatal thieslSd and Spain, however, there are beams enough of it to disappeared from my sight. -The throne poured in build a ship of the line. The memorable lis- j with cowl and cross and minstrelsy. Th" lover paus sue in the rock is shown which was made at the ed for a moment at the door, I could understand the crucifixion; it runs down to an unknown depth, I tu.nult of his feelings, but he mastered them and en- ! l t m i . thouffh it is narrow. A contest for occasional I ie:?u- 1 nere was a iong interval 1 pictured to my- ant he care possession of the holy sepulchre is still carried on to blood, between the followers ofthe Greek and of the Roman Church, who reciprocally and religiously hate each other more than they do the Turks or Jews. It is in fact the slightest shades of beleif that generally engen der the greatest theological hatred. Wilson saw many Jews walking about the holy places, and reposing along the brook Ke dron; the reply universally given to him when asking why they came to Jerusalem, was this: "to die in the land of their fathers. " The faith ofthe Jews in the coming ofthe Mesiah, is per fect: "Heavy is our captivity, say they, heavy is our burden, heavy is our slavery, anxiously we wait for redemption." At this moment the Hebrews scattered over the earth are as-numerous as when David ruled over the ten tribes ; all live in the future rather than the present, and look forward to the re-assembling of the dispersed. They have no country, no interest in the lands where they live; their patriotism is for a distant country. They seldom hold land in that country, and it may be said that "they call nt) spot of all this earth, their own." Tho pool of Bethsada is the only place in sea the scene passing within. The. poor novice, des- poneu ot her transient finery clothed m the conven tual garb; the bridal chaplet taken from her brow; her beautiful head shorn of its silken trssses I heard her murmur the irrevocable vow I saw her exten ded on her bier; the death pall spn.au over; the fu neral service performed that proclaimed her dead to tht -.vorld j her sighs were drowned in the w-.-ling anthem ct the nuns and the sepulchral tones of the organ the lather looked, unmoved without a tear the lover no my fancy refused to portray the an guish ofthe lover there the picture remained a blank The ceremony was over ; the crowd again issued forth to behold the day and mingle in the joyous stir of life but the victim tvith her bridal ohanlpt .-... nr. j longer there the door of the convent closed that se cured tier Irom the world lorever. I saw the father and the lover issue forth they were in earnest con versationthe young man was violent in his gestures, when the wall of a house intervened and shut them Irom my sight. That evening I noticed a solitary light twinkling from a remote lattice of the convent. There said 1 the unhappy novice sits weeping in her cell' while' her lover paces the street below in unavailing an guish. n7v fficius Mateo interrupted my meditations and distroyed in an instant, the cobweb tissue of my fancy .-With his usual zeal he had gathered facts concerning the scene that had interested me. The LY, belonging to the heirs of eol. S. Smith. dec. The said ncaro is a tall fclim woman, of yellow complexion. It is supposed. she i& in Newbern, or lurking about Siocumb's Creek, ar her husband, Ezekeil Chance, a free man, re sides thereon. I forewarn all persons from harboring or employing said negro un der t' penalty- of the law. The above reward will be paid on the delivery, of said woman to EMANUEL CERTAIN. Newbern, Ayril 24th, 183V NEW GOOD7 JOH.V A. CJltlSPIN ., A8 just returned Irom New ork witn . general assortment of HARDWARE, CUTL..RY, CROCKERY GLASSWARE, &c. The following articles comprise apart of his Sice:. IE Wines. Champaigne, in qt. pt. bottles, Old Madeira, and Pico. do. Naples, Lisbon, Tencriffe, Dry Malaga, Sherry, Country. Liquors. Cogniac Brandy (supe rior quality) Peach do. Old Jamaica Rum, Superior Holland Gin, Old Monong. Whiskey, N. E. Rum, Porter in qt& pt. bottles Preserved Gmger. Buckwlicat C-nfthpn. HiiUn Chcf-- Spanish & Am erican Scau rs, su perior Chcicing Tobacco, ivt. Which he offers low for cash or country proau at the Store onPollok-streetfornierly occup1 by the late George A. Hall, Esq. Two .Sets Stage Ha v. ess, h 7HRST quality, Philadelphia made, Jor 1 by JOHN TEMF&ET0.V April 18 th, 1832. Fruit- Citron, Currant. Teas. Gunpowder, Imperial, Hyson, Souchong, Poiichong. Sugars. Loaf & Lump, White Havana, Brown, variousqtsa Nut 8. Filberts, Madeira Nuts, Almonds. Spices. Mace, Cloven, Cinnamon, Nutmeg Pepper, Spice.
Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, N.C.)
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May 18, 1832, edition 1
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