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1 . . . v. ... .. i . . . . . .. - ; "S i VOL. II.-NO. SO. EPlttD Br . EDM. B, FREEMAN, AXD PRINTED BT JOHN CAMPBELL. The Advocate will ' be printed evJry JOTXT PUBLISHER AMD PROPRIETORS. Thursday morning at $2 50-per annum, in advance, or $3 if payment j not made with 1 . - - J .1 . in 3 months No paper fo be discontinued until all ar rearajjes are paid, unless at the option ofi the Editor: and a failure to notify a dSs- continuance will be considered as a new eng-atrement. ' " Advertisements, making one square or le8, inserted tkree times for One Dollar, and twenty-five-eents for every subsequent insertion, longer ones in proportion All tKortisement8 will be continued unl otherwise ordered, and each continucc T AXJE33 OP T2E53 SHL - . . A SCENE IN JAMAICA. The Torch was lying at anchor ID i Blueueld s Bay. It jvas,, bet we tn eight and nine in the morning. T he laud wind had died away, and the s&a breeze had not set in there was r ot a ireath stirring. . . The j pens nt from the mast-head ' fell sluggisl ly down and clung amongst the riggi ig like a dead snake, whilst the folds of the St.? George's ensign ' that hu ig from the mizzenpeak, were as oioticn less as if they had been carved in mar- The anchorage was one unbroken mirror, except where its grnsIike sur face was shivered into sparkling rip ples by 'the gambols of a shipjack, or the flashing stoop of his enemy the pelican; and the reflection of the v ?s sel was so clear .and steady,! that at the distance. ofa cable's. length you could not distinguish the water line, nor tell where the substance ended and shadow began, until the casual daili- ing of a bucket overboard for a few moments broke up the phantom ship; but the waverincr fragments soon re united, and she again floated IfloulJle, IikKe the swan of the poet. J(he beat was so intense, that the iron staneheqns of the awning couldnot be grui. ed , vm the hand, ind where th ded fere ; not screened by. .'it,- the p , ioiled out from the seamfe. The s rofied in from the ; hflinK m; long 4" iiing utiuuiauons, use a m-u hi ijuivv- silver, whilst every now and then a ny incr'fish' would sparkle out from the unruftled bosom of the heaving water, and shoot away like a silver am) w, until it droDDed with a flash! into be .11 .. sea again. ' The crew were: listlessly spinning oakum, and mending sails, under he shade of awning; the only exceptions to the general langtiorwere John crow the black, and Jackb the m6n- lfv. The former (w ho was an im- yovisatort of a. rough, stamp) sat out on the bowsprit, through choice, be yond the shade of the canvass, with- . . . . '...,. . 1 out hat or shirt. 1 like a oronie bust, busy, with his task, whatever that might be, singing at the top of his pipe, and between wnnes coniaDuia ting with his hairy ally, as if he Had been a messmate, the monkey hang- uig by the tail from the dolphin s n- ed r, admiring what Johncrow cal 'his own udv face in the! wat 'Tail like yours would be a good thing for a sailor, Jacko;it would leave his Rto hands free aloft more use, mire ornament too, Pm sure, den de piece greasy junk dat hangs from de cap- ia s tatfnl. ISow 1 shall sing to you, novr dat Corroraantee rascal,' my dear dcr. was sell me on Gold Coast. ' i; Tvo red night cap, one long knife. All him sret for Qnackoo. 1 r;For gun next day him 11 him wife m. op uns aat good song Jackor -ome up $in don't you see that big ihovel nosed fish lookmc at V?u run your hand out of the water J, I 'ell you. The jiecro threw himself n the gammoning of the bowsprit to ke hold of the poor ape, who, mis taking his kind intention, and ig "nt ot Ills aangrr, surans irom nim J 1 1 f- ft on his hold and fell into the s ibe shark instantly sank to hav n, then dashed at his prey, raising s snout over him and shooting his a'd and shoulders three feet out of water with, poor Jackoo shrieki ng 15 his jaws, whilst his small bo les j crackled and cranchcd under the mon- jster's tripple row of teeth. Whilst this small tragedy was ac- tDg and; painful enough it was to the kind hearted negro, I was looking out towards the eastern! boriion, , watching the first dark ripple of the ; sea breeze, when a rushing noise pass- , . - . - i pri nvpp mv head.' . . I looked up and saw a gpllinaso, the large carrion-crow of the tropics, sailing contrary -to tiie habits of its kind, seaward over the brig. I fol - lowed it with my eye, until it vanished in the distance, when my attention was attracted by a dark speck far out tunic uuui nun uuuy wiiue sail. 7' , l y b V luJur ,l oul ue a 1 &nip s ooat, uut i saw no one on board, ; and the sail was idly -flapping - about the mast. . v . Oi making my report, I was de- sired to pulKtqwards'it in the gig; and as we approached, one of the crew said he thought he saw some one peer-. lug over the bow. We drew nearer, and I saw him distinctly. ;Vhy don't you haul the sheet aft, and come down to us sir?' . . ; . . He neither moved noranswed, but, as the boat rose and fell on the short sea, raised by the first breeze, the face kept moping and mowing at us over the gunwale. ? . ' ' . . : 'I will soon teach you manners, my fine fellow! give way, men' and I fired mynnisket, when the- crow that I had seen, rose from the boat in the air, but immediately lijjhted again to our astonishment, vulture-like, with outstreched wings, upon' the head. Under the hadow of this horrible plume, the face seemed on the instant tq: alter likor a hideous change in a dream. It appeared to' become of a deathlike paleness, and anon streaked with blood.' Another stroke of the oar the chin had fallen down, and the tongue was. falling out. Another pull-i-the eyes were gone; and from their sockets, .brains and blood were fermenting, and ? flowing down the cheeks. It was the face of a putrify ing corpse. - In this floating-coffin we found the body of another sailor, doub- I led across one of the thwarts, with a tlonS: Spanish knife sticking between iu iiu, ct 11 tic uifii 111 Mimr njunai Cfrnrrrle. or tvfmf ivns niinl!' nmln- i 1 1 -' - " t 1 - t - 1 ,Venzy; Iwlnht along the" bottom ofthe boat, , ari an gea wiiii some snow, 01 1 . 1 care, and covered by a piece, of canvas stretched across-.an oar above it, lay the remains of a beautiful boy, about fourteen years. of age, apparently but a few hours dead. 'Some, biscuit a roll of jerked beef, and an earthen water jar, lay beside! him, showing that hunger at least ;, could have had no share in this destruction". But the piplHn was dry and the small water cask in the bow was staved and empty. We had no sooner cast our grap pling over the bow, and begun to tow the boat to the ship than the abomin able bird that we had 4 scared settled down into it again notwithstanding otlr proximity, and began to peck at the; dead body. At this instant we heard a -gibbering" noise, and saw something like a bundle of old rags roll out from beneath the stem-sheet, and apparently make a fruitless at tempt to "drive "the gallinasoh'from its orev Heaven and earth wjiatanob 1 J- . t r..n : ject met our eyes: 11 wa a iuh puwu man, but so wasted, that one of the boys lifted him by his belt with one hand. I His knees" were drawn up to his. chin, his hands were like the talons !f of a bird, while the falling in of his chocolate colored and withered fea tures gave an unearthly relief to his forehead, over which the thorny and transparent skin was braced so tightly that it seemed ready to crack.: But in the midst ofthisdesofation, liis deep set coal black eyes sparkled like two diamonds with the fever of his suffer ings; there was a (earful fascination in tliJr flashing brightness, contrasted with the death-like aspect of the face, andricidityof the frame. . hen sen sible of our p-esence, be tried to speak, but could only utter a low moaning sound At length 'Aqua, aqua!' we had not a drop of water in the boat. 'El tamoriendo-d sed aqua.' ir uUx4 irtA the nrireon "e goi 11 - f-n ! ve the poor fellow som? weak epjd . grog. U acted Ufcc maic. xe gr HALIFAX, X. C. AUGUST 20, dually uncoiled himself; his voice from being weak and husky, became com paratively clear. E1 bijo Acqua hari mi pedrillo No te hace para mi Oh, noche pasado, lo nocbe passa- do?' He was told to enmnose himself, and that his bov would be' taken care of. "'Dexa me verio entnnces. oh Di- I T m m. .. 1 i' grovelling on his chest, like a crushed worm, across the deck, until he got his head over the port still, and look- ed down into the boat- He ther be- 1 held the. pale face of his dead son; it - was the last object he eer saw -Ay ! d mi!' he trroaned heavilvl and drop- . pea 111s iace against tne snips side hewasdead Blnckicoo(PsIagazinc, FEMALE STRATAGEM. ' h ! dinarv thai of th V, Uv gave out that her head resembled th it of a "Death's Head." Among the numerous lovers, who, in consequence of the immense wealth which she was rennted tn nnPtc n4nIrrH In fl.P hnn. or of her hand, in spite of the terrors ,,r , r. of her face, there was reckoned.110 less than 519 reformed rakes, and 200 ru ined gamesters. She showed to a person who was in her confidence, 25 or 30 letters which she had received from Belgium, written by certain well known characters, who said that they would never revolt, though she should prove the most, hideous object in the world. They we re disposed to flatter, caress, and wed .the plague itself, so they could procure abundance of goldl All the letters she left unanswered; but to a few she w as generous enough to order her secretary to return thanks. Her friends were permitted to take a copy of the following: "Madame Report has doubtless painted you less, handsome than you are; but none at least,' will refuse to admit that your phvsioenomv is ex pressive, v 1 should have the honor of presenting mvsrlf before you, and de clarine: rny passion, had j not pittiless creditors detained me in the Concier-j gere. I must beg you 'ill have the ipoodness to pay me a visit, to receive the proposition . I am -so anxious to make. - Though you may have shown a little of the coquette, in' order to set yourself off" to the best advantage, that is not the fault of nature; -consequent ly it, can make no kind of dilTerence in my intentions. No aspect can be more hideous in the eyes of a prisoner than his prison unng j me liberty, and you will appear charming indeed. If you shall favpr me with a visit, you shall see! a young roan, 25 -years of acre, who has among otherj advantages, a tolerable person, with ja mind pro per to meet worldly success. He has moreover the honor to declare his ar dent vows. FOLLEV1LLE. Pi S. Be so gubd as to request the jailer of the Concierpene to lend bis parlor for the interview." v The mihd of the young lady did not tend to a union jn consequence of the above invitation; yet her heart was not insensible. In the brilliant circle in which she moved, covered constantly with a mask, she distinguished a young man of noblekinterestingcountenance, whose mind had been well cultivated. He had a fortune which placed him above interested views.-The young man, on his part, was so 1 much charm ed with the graces and delicate sentn ments the young lady vvith invisible features displayed in her conversa tion that he at length declared all his happiness depended onj an union. She did not deny the impression he had made on her heart, nor conceal the pleasure v she would feel in acce ding to his ! proposal, but expressed to him, at the same time, the dread that he wonld repent on beholding her face, which she described to be that of death in its roost terrific form. She berried biro to beware of rashness, and consider well, whether he could Of all stratagems resorted to bv fe-i exclaimed tionatel, you have not; mate inerenintv. in nhtm . a cmtih . . - - ,7 '-, usband. we know nf nnno 1 n Pttrpnr. : ve of heauty! The happy couple i linear the disappointment he might io-r cur.- : ' ' ' - j; Well well," aid the young man, " accept nay hand, and never unmask but to the eye of yonr bosband." I consent," "replied she; ! shall bot survive the appearance of ali right and disgust; perhaps contempt, you may dgnst pe f. X ; iiU :, 1S30. shrink from the proof; ill is your and not vour figure,! thai I heart, love." von " In eight days," said the lady, shall be satisfied.' Tlrey prepared for the marriage, and, notw ithstanding the refusal of the eenerous vouncrman to accept a million in tank bills, she settled all her Dronertv on him.-4 If . i i nn a ..C fer," said she, 44 for your companion, I shall at least be ccmjoled by the re- flection, that I have enriched hfm whom I love, and he "will perhaps drop a tear to my memory." Returning from the altar, she threw herself on Iiervknee5 before her spouse and placed her hand .on,ner mash. nai a situation ior a , husband! : His heart jpalpitated, his face turned pale, the mask fell, and he beheld an angel of beauty! She then ; 'eft Pans the next day.fbr Livonia, i H nere. lhe ?reat property, of the lady was situated. IA happy thought. If yott wish to nnn lllinc: tliai IS IQSi in a well, or .t - . ascertain ine cauMr 01 any unpuriiy there may be in the water, place a common mirror over the 'weil in sucn a position as to catch and throw the rays of the sun directly to the bottom! of the well, which wi 1 instantly be - come illuminated in a manner so bril - ' .'.1 . . I - .ll , .. nam mat noi oniy ine. srrranesi am-, cles, such as pins, needles, spoons, J knives, &:c. can be distinctly diiceruefl,j but also that the smallest pebbles and ; stones at the bottom can be as effec tually examiticd as if they were held in the hand. The sun is in the best si tuation to be reflected in the above manner; irt the morning or af ternoon of the day. 'This simple ex periment," sa-sthe edi tor of the Ha m den Whig, , "was communicated to us by a worthy patriot, .with a wish that we should give it to the public. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. The AVtr- Yo rk American gives the the following as the substance ofthe bi ographical sketches ofthe late Kino, with which the English papers are fill ed; omitting those particulars of folly bL vice, which marked: his early career sine late . lying 01 r.ngianu was born at St. James's i on the 12th of August, 1762; and lived, therefore, to be far advanced in the 68th year of his age. ; That he existed so long,' might,; considering the habits of his earlier life, he looked upon as an ex traordinary proof of the original vi gor of his constitution. George IV, when Prince of Wale?, was for the greater part of his life, an ostensible rallviner point of Parlia mentary opposition to; his father's Go- vernment. At the era of the French Kevolution, however,! when the sta bility ofthe throne to' which he was heir was menaced with the destruction in which the other royal establish ments of Europe were involved, he bade farewell to the j opposition, in a speech against revolutionary politics,1 and was thenceforth J designated by Mr. Fox's friends, as' one unworthy o f political trust or attachment. Vmce of Wales appears liot U The P p pears not to have borne any active or conspicuous part in politics, between the day on which he ceased-to countenance the Foxite opposition, and the !period at which on the mental demise: of George 1 II. he assumed the government of the British realms as Prince Regent. The reign of George I V. has been dis tinguished by some political measures that mark it as one of the most inter- esti ng eras in Ingush histoiy ui these, the repeal jof! tlie Test AclJ with its iarovisions, jprohibiiing dis senters from the Establishe'd Church from a participation, in the honors and emoluments of oflice, and the e- mancipation of the jCatholics alone uffioent to sump the character 01 the ime. The king is said to hare spo ken well in public, though very- rare ly.) In private, no man was more en gagingly conyersatiprial: he told a story with great felicity; and his ta lent" for mimicry, which he sometimes indulged in tor me amusement ui uj intimate companions j Was very great. .l' ' ' rri . 1 f k: habits are x ne iookuc9 j n , it j , Jj i fnA too notorious 10 nttru .miuiiu - j the following sutement from the Lon- i don Times may cive some idea of the prod ip ali ty of his expenses .when Wince of Wales: , j , In Juh, 1783, 50,000. per annum ;naj settled on the Prince, then about cornnletirisr his 2 1st ear. In Jnlv. 1786, only three years afterward, his debts amounted to somclhinrr more U t n iimr terwards discharged at the public ex- pense. ! In 1795, after eight years more, a fresh accumulation of debt was disclo- sed us the extent then admitted of 630,- 000.' and was provided for hy an addi- Vion to the Prince's income of 88, 000 per annum. ioiwiinstanutng tnis, ta , lfcUI , ajurther addition of 8,000. a year was bestowed upon his royal highness; and again, in 1803, the debts formerly rated at 630, 000. having been found to exceed 800,000 the national bounty j w as 'once more drawn upon, and the royal spendthrift was gratified by a fourth peufcion of 60,000. per annum, terminable on the expiration of three years. The London Times urges the ne cessity of the earlv settlement of the iigiutj t question. If the possessor 01 the t row n were to die oeiore tne iecencv bill were pas-dt ( the young Princess would, in the rye of the law, have attain d her niajo'riiyi f and would in fact be Qui eii. Bl.it k- j stone says (Coram, lib. I, c. 7, mv. 2,) f . . 1 in reirrencr 10 sucn a , coming cy Ncither can the King in jutlg "int of law , as King, ever be a minor px under age.. It hath bven unU- any inougtii pruncni, wncn fie lM'ir apparent has been ?xy yawiv to ap point a prospector, guardian, or re-j gent, a limited time; but the very ue cessity of such extraordinary prois ion is sufficient to I demonstrate the truth of that maxim of1 the common law, that in the King is no 'minority, and therefore he has no leal guar dian." - The Times, after canvaising tho claims ofthe Duke, of Cumberland and the'Dnchess of Clarence to thi of fice of regent the first of w hom is pre sumed to be out of the question frcm the circumstanc of his becoming by iliC the death ofthe present King, a foreign sovereign (King of Hanover,) and the last even more exceptionable; a?, being a foreigner, she has no interest in the future sovereign, and, having no chil dren, and her husband being dead no -. permanent connexion with the country decides in favor ofthe Durb es of Kent, mother of the j oung heir ess to the throne. This Iady; would unite in her person the office of regent and pfcustos of the future soven ign, and could alone be supposed to ha e the best' interests of her child at heart; and: should be regent, says the Timei, to prevent what must otherwise hap pen the Princess I Victoria being made use of to forward the intrigue! and interests of others. II . I 1 1 I a Flax. There isan act ofthe Bri tish parliament how in force, which forbids the steeping of flax in river 9 or any waters where cattle are accus tomed .to drink, as it is found to com municate a poison destructive to tin? cattle fish in which drink of it, and to tbt; such waters, i: ! , Worm t in' Ch it d rcri. Ta kc a small . i m- 1 portion o! the common wormseed; heat a sufficient quanuty of hog's lard to scald the seed well, by pouring it on the seed while scalding, then put some honev or sugar in it to make it palatable; and give the child as much ofthe mixture as it will eat; morning and night, fasting; it is quite agreea ble to take. The gentleman giving this information states that his child. in less than 24 hours, after taking the mixture, discharged J J 4 worms,' and was immediately restored to health, although its life had been despaired of. Children. How eaT, and artlesf, and beautiful, are all the motions of a child. Every thing that he does is graceful. All his little w ays are t-n-deariiicr; and they are the arms whlch nature has given him for hU pmucr. tion, because they make every body Heel an attaenroeut lor mm. oir Thomas .Moore - in hs L,fc end i,c- . , - rcrponccc. 1
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