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LIST OFXETTFRS:
Rcmainirig in trie Post Office at Wil-
Trinrton, IS. U. on Hie ast day oruuiy
1 S33 which if not taken out befbre the
1st day of October next will be sent on as
(lend letters to the General Post Office.
Those, whose names appear on this list
are requested, when they call, to enquire
jpr advertised letters.
Louis Basya,
Hiilorv Bryant,
! lrs. fJizabetli Bwihop,
i iloflerson Bond, .
Abram Burnett,! : y !
Y apt. Win.' Brown, 3.
Silv'qni Bryant, ( Y
YjVIssrs. David Bush &J
Son,- -i.
Jambs Burris.
John Blawr. .; .. r
John Eftikcr, Y v ,
i ha. Rhodey Besley,
f Joseph J. Bryan,
' Mrs. Burnet. Y
'. o " C; .
; Joslitta Corprew (Mer
cJinnt,)
Gatsey Loftin,
Messrs. bJi & Joel Laf
kins, V
William L. Larkins.
CLon? creek Bride-e.S
Robert Larkins gen. fro.
Thos. V. Larkins,
Lewis Loftin,
John Legwin
Miss Anna M. Lam.
Henry J. Lean,
LHamiltorvLackey (Roc-
Ky rouu.;
David Lee, i
Bel anda Livingston,
M. '!
Mrs. Marv "Tnip.hisftri
I Mrs. Eliz. A. Moore 2.
OF
.1
; 1 JVovcl and Interesting
Weeky Publication
To be commenced in this city, on Sa
. turday, the 6th of July, ensuing to be
entitled Y
THE SPY
. - . IN PHILADELPHIA,
AND; SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
,-Doci. 'Wm. K. Cuckow,2Mi88 Margaret McLen-
Jhmes Cameron,
Wiiiiani Cameron,
"Win. R. Crootn (LonglJohir B. Moore,
Creek.)
- M i S a rah . C on verse,
Diiitl Carroll,
Miss Anna Jane Colvin,
t. Thoa. T. Cu8tis, (
(yh-iiles Chad wick.Y .
D. ;
- MiisNancy Dudley '(ser-
' vnntofGen.E.B.Dud-
- . - -::::'
Miss Mnria Dudley, do,
f Misi Elizabeth Durant,
l f?t. Amaziah Coy,;
r Henry, L.. Douglass, .
j Samuel Dimal. , ;.
fTfathanYEaton,-' --xMr.
Epltal,
iTo'the Executors or Ad-
- ministrators of the lataC. C. Poivers,
W I Henry S. Ellenwood,
It is very philosophically observed by
Addisori, that our greatest pride arises
from doing good to each other, or; in other
wordst from being individually servicea-J
Die to society.- i nis can be pest eHected
by a proper application of bur intelligen
ces, meting them out according to the
necessities of the community, and less
lamenting the decline : off public virtue
than checking the progress of public vice:
ior vicereiaraea is virtue aovancea. As
the direction and discussiorl pf measures
of national and state polity are the busi
ness of the aily press, the full application
of Addison's .remark is! necessarily neg
lected, and the consequence is, that vice,
shielded by wealth and worldly influence,
a re abroad among the peopl e, hot only
unsuspected, but courted and - requited;
and that a publication is necessary ; which
will not only detect, but j exhibit these
wolves in sheep's clothing to public scorn
a mark by which others 'Will be warn
ed from1 their intent:and a service be ren
dered to; society.. 'In effectipg this object
ye shall pursue a yet untrojide.ri path; one
where the necessary thorn shall be min
gled (hot concealed) with contrasting
flowers. The manner of the "Spy inPhi
lidelphia" shall be perfectly delicate, and
uncontaminated by cant or (vulgarity; its
censure shall be judicious, its satire chaste.
Literature, and the arts shall find i it an
untired and zealous friend: Dramatic and
Literary criticisms shall meet with most
attentive and impartial study, and sketch
es of the Bar and Pulpit olf Philadelphia
shall occasionally appear from the pen ol
competent judges, uninfluenced lay person
al acquaintance cr professional attach
ment. To these ; recommendations our.
Poetical .column will add another, which,
coming from an already popular source,
will, we trust, be equal to that of imore
Capt GeorgeS. Perry, pretending- publications. It-is uhnecessa-
nan.
Thomas E. Mc.Kej.hen,
Mo
Miss Margaret M.
Lead, Y "
Archable McCalebb.
'William Merrick,
John ci. Moore,
Capt. D. McMillan,
George Moore,
Miss Catharine More,
Mr. McLurcan 2,
Thos, Mplpous; , (Long
. UreeK,) , '' ; .
Miss Sallly Mort,
Maria Mason, , Y
Enos Merryrhan, i
! ;o. -.y
Cant. OWehs, j
Nahen J. Oliver.
; p. 7- .
James Plumhiei
tr!i Advertiser,
?vlrs. Anne Jan? EckloyJ
Arthur A-. K v;ns. ,
- f. -. ;
Copt! John Fisher
Cnpi. John "VVY Fisher,
CTipi. Peter Fisher,
- Lnurcnce Fields,
; fkchtl Fuller. 2. f '
Tobias Fountairu i
: G. . .
, IT athan Green, 2. i ;
Joseph Graves,
Miss Sarah A. Green, 3
jEi icr Jacob Grigg 3.
.'Cornelius Galloway,
Messrs. B. ! Granneas &
"' Son, .
klis3 Mary Jane Gurry.
i nomas Green,
Alex. W. Gaston, 2.
y. M. Garecha, 2.
Timothy Guess,
Keuben G. VV. (GryseUe.
H. '
... m.L. Hall,
f hir Howard Senr. VS.
VJ.Hlil,
ebulon Hunt, s
YThoniaBill,2.
yolinUulet,
otvhi Howard. ;
,edHUVY- "
1'liza II'.ricy
Cnbriy. Holmes,
J1 C. II. Hood,'
v! B!:!hn,Holt, '
Jii:imvllall... V
'.SaiVllftl W tTTanlfina .
T A TT T . '
t tieier
Lfll't.G:or0-eII
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j iancocK
apt. Robt. M.
' J.
;vk.j0iies2,
y i-'ia;t Jones
Jl" Mary Johnson,
Y (Rocky Point)
enchman
Howsen
Dempse Pigott,
Miss Mary Price,
Sampson PigoU.
R.
Fred Robards.
Peler Ross, .
Mrs. Eliza Robins,
Washington Rice, ;
Wilhann E. Jblichmond.
S. y ::' L
Uohn Swan 9. Y,
William Sperling,
Nicholas A. Wilminton.
Capt. Matthew Skolfield
Arthur Sstucky, Lang
Creek,!
Archibald Simpson,
Capt. Joseph B. Spoon-
er. - '
Capt. Thos.-Saundfers,
George P. Smith,
John W. Skipper,
Elija St. George,
Joseph Scull,
C. Smith, v
James H. Smith, ,
John A. Sfillers, '
Capt. Jeremiah Staples,
yv imam onarpies iong
Creek,)
' t. ;-y:-y;
IGeorge C. Thurber2,
Mrs. Mary i urnerlong
Creek.) , .
Master William Tay
lor, '
Mrs. Charlotte Toomer.
w.
John Wright,
Mrs. Nancy Williams,
John Weedons,
Mrs." Julia Waters, .
W. T. Willard, ..
Silvanos Whotf, k3.
Sarah -Walker
ry .to be more explicit, as we presume. the
want of the proposed journal is not only
admitted but, generally felt. . We there
fore place' ourselves before ! the PEOPLE,
and relying upon their love of justice and
of public virtue, await their; decision res
pectfully but confidently. ' y V : y
' The first number of "The Spt in Philadel
phia" will be issued on the first Saturday in July..
It will be printed on fine white paper, in eight
large quarto pages and with good type, i As it is
intended to render the contents worthy of preset
vation, for ; amusing or instructive reference, the
advantage of the proposed and more portable size
will be evident. The terms are $2 per annum,
payable in advance, or g2 50 if not paid before the
expiration of six months. Agents will be allow
ed a discount of 10 per cent, and on all subscri
bers they shall obtain, on remitting one. year's pay
ment in advance, or becoming responsible for the
same, and a gratuitous copy of the paper.
"The Spy in Philadelphia" witl contain hu
morous engravings after the manner, of the cele-
brated uruiKshauK. l ney .wiu oe execuieu oy
skilful artisis and be accolnpanied with comic il-
ustratiens in prose or verse from the pens of ori
ginal and .competent writers. ii M i
Ail orders nmst be addressed, post paid, to ,
! WILXIAM HILL & Co.
No. 1 AtHENIAK Bt'tLDINGS, PHILADELPHIA.
Care will be taken to have the work carefully
packed when sent out of the city . Y : ( Y
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
County of Brunswick.
Superior Court Spring , Tern.
Susan Andrews Petition
- vs- for
James Andrews ) Divorce.
Ordered, That publication be made for six
weeks in the Wilmington Advertiser &c that un
less the said James .Andrews come forward, at,
or before the next term of this Court, and answer,
plead or demur, the Petition will be taken pro con
fesso, &c.. J ' i
JOHN BROWN Wr, Ok.
JuneS, 1833. 22-8w.
there continued still,
upwards of half aa
A SOLDIER'S RECOLLECTIONS
.yy- " La. Ghost ston - - -
- It wa s shortly afters the capture of th e
Island of Ouadaloupe ' from tlie French,
in the year , 1 80-, that my tour of duty
placed me in command of a j subaltern's
guard of FOrt Matilda, -wiere a division
of prisoners of .war was then confined.
I remember the guard mounting of that
morning. Never was there recollected a
more motley group than ' that jwhich, un
der -my conimandmarched on the parade
ground, fne officer, an Irishman; the
Serjeant, from the York Rangers, of the
same nation; half-a-dozen borderers from
the 25th; as many Germans from; the 5th
battalion cif the 6th, and several Afri
cans from my own corps, the4-the West
India regiment figured in the "Guard
Report." . -
The day;pa8sed over in the intellectual
manner usual with., Subs on duty, namely
ardice when I sayr I
in writing but, an4 tearing to
pieces the
guard renort leaning over the oaraDet
of the draw bridgeyawning lover Dun
das and arranging and re-arranging the
papers in Jmy ywriting desk.j Evening
came. . The guard turned out at 4,gun
fire." I heard the drums of the different
regiments, encamped or posted at small
distances rpund the town, beatjthe tattoo.
My regimental coat and wings (for I was'
a Light Bjb) were exchanged for the
more' corrjfbrtable- blue surjtout. The,
white beaver, the heavy costume of . the
day, gave place to a light and asy forag
ing cap; and my net hammock; from the
Spanish IVl4in, was slung sufficiently low
to allow mjr.toe to reach the. ground, that
I might give it the sea-saw motion so a
greeable to a Vesi Indian. "!Who goes
here?" shouts the sentinel at the gate.
Rounds."--" What rounds ?'!' "Grand
roumls."- t omai-a turn ouv uiasn
sound the hbrse's hoofs of the field officer
Vf is a
CLons Creek Bridge,)
(mate ot RichanjL vv rignw -
Mr. Arthur oiuc.y
Walker,
Capt, John Williams.
.Whose who owe for postage for the quter
jk ""s ycsicruay, are requestea.io pmirt".
lce aia W wiihnnt further delay or nouce.
G. DUDLEY. Post Master.
3times83SM-26
nts a Situation,
1 a store as Clerk or Salesman, a young
man who can come well recommended for
wtjnety and industry. Aply at this; office.
My 3, 1833. t J ?63t-
ForSMe or
r" THAT pleasant summer resi
tp dence at Wrightsville Sound, the
property ot the suoscriDer &.rvux i
E. H:!WINGATrj'..
March 6th, 1833. ' y1 :20.tf. Adv.
Notice.
.4 PPLICATION will be made to the Presi
XA. dent Directors and Company of the Bank
f Cape Fear, at the expiration of three months
"uui mis eate, ior me renewal oi a .ceruncaie oi
ne share of Stodc in said Bank, standing in the
name of Thomas Wright. The original certih-
vcue ior which has been lost. '
v v THOMAS WRIGHT-
March 13, 1833..; Y SO 3m. Adv.
To the Public.
f STILL ccntiAjie to Iceip a house of entertain
ment at the North East corner of the j Town
Hail. I will at all tiiiies have my I tdblei as well
supplied as the market will afford, and my ST A-
BL.ES welt furnished, and wen f aitenaeu to. l
on duty, as he retires from his examina-J
tion of my post, and all is still again.
At eleven o'clock I rouse myself, tie
my bandana tight round my throat, and
visit the sentinels; nothing more to d till
morning. l.Hgnt my cigar, take a tare
well glass of my swizzel, (cold rum and
water, veryj weak, and which a West In
dian only can mix) and reclining in my
hammock compose myself for a nap. In
vain; the annoying buzz of the musqui
toes, and jthe close atmosphere of the
guard room1, precluded the possibility of
sleep. I aijose and opened the jalousie
to admit the sea-breeze, whose udden and
low moaning was Yjust beginning to be
heard.y Hciw lovely was the scene' that
met ray viewl The moon had only just
risen over tne smoke cloud that; constantly
hangs on the summit of Mount Soufnere;
as he alternately swore and blarnied, rose
clear and sonorous over the gutural grum
bling of the Germans, the rumbling of
the Northumbrians, and 4he jabbering,
monkey-like squeak of my own negroes;
while at intervals 1 1 thought I could dis
tinguish the lowmoanings of one in pain.
To snatch my sabre from the table, and
run into- the adioinino- room, was the
bought and work but of a minute: and
if the confjsing of noises only was as-
ounmng, tne scene that met rav eves, on
crossing the threshold, was perfectly a-
arming. A huge wood fire: that: incon
gruous but invariable appurtenance of YaJ serjeant an
West Indian guard-room, tfirewj iirfitfuITTowea the
beams on the rough and marked features
of the whole assembled ffuard. who were
congregated round a black soldier of ray
ovvn regiment, nay of my own cbnlpany,
who lay on tfte heatth, agitated almost!
convulsively. His face as ; the fire-light
gleamed on it was deadly pale. ! i Yes,
ny friend, a black man can look! pale;
and notning can be more horrible than
the color which at such a time the negro
assumes. 1 ne blood lorsakes the coun-
enance: the.lips become of a dull, yellow
White: a circle of bluish tinge surrounds
the eyes: the red veins in which, (being
swoln and filled with blood, stem of the
hue of fire; whjie the ivory whiteness of
he teeth imparts to the whole face a cha
racter almost demoniacal. h
l elbowed my way with diuicujty thro
he circle, for authority seemed lost: I
shouted, stamped,- swore, and at last was
heard. "What is the meaning of all this
confusion?" I 11
The black i spalpeen has run away
from his post, and never stopped I to look
behind him," says the serjeant. Where
was he stationed?"! "In the archwav bv
he prisoners' quarters. Turn I out the
relief then, and post another sentinel."
.(rumble went; the Germans; the North
umbrians rumbled out their dissatisfaction;
e negroes squeaked, but no one! moved.
All the Irish blood in mv veins rushed
o my head, and I was m "a thundering
Dlff Dassion. as thp. spripnnt . afterwards'
defined it. I aain and asin demanded
he cause of all this uproar. No answer.
at length by dint of shaking, kicking.
roaring, and thumping, drew an answer
rom blackie himself; who gaped out,
While' hlK m nil til. iruiiaaJ aknel ohut ;liK a
i y iug Y dog-fish, j "Oh massa Coptin!-(all
he officers are captains w'ith the West
Indiari . soldiers) oh, Massa Coptin, me
saved--sartin me raofe sure me go da
hicke xaboo me dje--me go da . Guinea
me see da J umbee! 1 was but a new
comer in the colonies and did not under
stand him. I demanded an eiplanation
r . t t i
irom tne serjeant, sure, ana piase yer
honour, he says he see the 44 White Gentle
man" that is the devil, your j honor." -
,'The superstitious; scoundrel! the prison
era have been endeavoring to terrify liim,"
exclaimed I; "turn out the. relief this in
stant; take off his accoutrements; make a
prisoner of him, and follow me to his
post.":! : ; r I ' 1 ' ! Mt.
This was soon arranged; the sergeant
and three men were selected; the word
which, ligh
like a palm
the point w
ter of that
mountain
;ed by her radiance, seemed
tree of the brightest amber,
gradually reddening to a flame colour, at
here it emerged Irom the cra-
ever-smoking rarnace. The
self rose dark, and giant-like
in deep shade; its .outline clearly defined
against the fcoundless transparent brillian
cy of a tropical sky. Here and there a
straggling moonbeam found its way to
the bottom ol some ol the numerous ra
vins on thn mountain's side, and sparkled
with brilliant light reflected in the streams
below. In the plain at the foot of : the
5f?,l hill, stood the town of. Basseterre:-the low
7 Or OU nUttiStiS, aim u. w cii ,ui aici iii iiic r j . , t ,j '
ard, and well calculated to take droves ot tlUK
ES. I also continue to buy and sell NEGROES
of any age. I will buy either old or jroung.at a
fair price and ha e at all times more or less lor
sale. V . v . I -1 , - j !' - - .
5J-CARRIAGES & HORSES,! to let. f
H. BROGKETT.
Julyv3, 1833.. '' I J 26, 12 m.
mm
I
Bushels CORN
10 Hhds. N. E. RUJ1, V
40 oris. ArrLt ntmvt ui, . :
2000 lbs. BACON HAMS,! M Y
: 900 Brls. Pennsylvania LME," ;
FLOUR, TOBACCO. &c. &c. far !
, A. & J. MACRAE & Co.
.. July 3, 1833. Y . . : :f ; :,.,J 26, tf..
Notice.!
THE Copartnership of COOPER & JIAN
FORU, is: this day dissolyed by mutual consent,
the Business will hereafter be conducted by
GEORGE COOPER,
at the Old , Stand, on Dudley's Wharf as usu-J.
GEO. COOPER. .
GEO. O. HANFORD.
1B33, . ' 19 if. y " ..- y;;
May 15,
For
For Sale,
r'"MUSE and LOT, , I now occu-
MaVcTi-6 ' WUXUtU.
n
THE Subscriber offers for sale,
his House and lot aX Smith-
ville. J The house islarge, in tolerable
repair and eligibly situated for a Hotel,
y-;..y; ' AJLSU -.i . ; '
The dwelling in town, occupied by Mrs. Lang
don The store house occupied by Mr, J. Chris
tian, and a vacant lot near Doct Harriss' shop.
.Terms will be liberal. ' ":4.:'i :l .
. EDWa B. DUDLEY.
Mach27. 18S3.'
20 2qi4rfp.
shore be-
resumed
flat roofs of! its houses, covered; with the
dew, glittered bright in the moon-light,
winch; as usual m mat enmate, was so
clear as to render even the gay Colouring
ol the verandahs and galleries nlainlv
- r '
distinguishable; while in the foreground;
the ramparts and glacis of Fort Matilda
frowned injblack and .solemn grandeur.
The night breeze blew cool and sweet; a
thousand lizards chirped beneath the win
do w; while he melancholy tones of the
sentinels, aaj they sung forth jwith pro
longed and jvarying cadence, the custom
ary warning of "All's Well," harmoniz
ed sweetly with the monotonus booming
oi the sea, that broke upon the
low the fortress.; j
Leaving ihe window open,
my place, in the - hammock; "and, while
viewing the! prospect j before me, and in
haling the fragrance of my cigar, sweet
find pleasing ideas of country and of home
rose gradually within mv mind. The
landscape slowly faded from my view:
the thoughts of kindred, of friends: ana
of the green banks of the Shannon, con
tinued to ii;ngle undeonexily with the
lofty palm treesi smoking mountains, ci
gars, swizzle, sentries, grand rqtmdsirum,
and prisoners of warc-wn g trpydVI was
fast asleep; and so might have; continued
until morning had I not been awakened
by an unusual commotion in the men's
guard-roomJ separated from .; mine by a
thin wooden partition only. The confu
sion of tongues at Babel ; was order" and
regularity compared : with the tiproar I
; xi i.. . rr
now nraru.
left beyond-the arch; all
and remained so for
hour; at the end ot
which time, wearv of inactivity. I nlaced
one of the men onlhe 'duty which his
fellow Had abandoned, and proposed re
turning to the guard house .with the oth
ers,' ' ;V; .;! d;' -Y ." , ".Y. . ' "
I Scarcely had I turned my back for this
gurpose, . when a shriek of terror burst
om the newly placed sentinel;iwho after
for about" a second presenting his musket
down the archway, flung it violently from
him and flfed precipitately! as also did the
and his comrades, j
direction of the leve
eyes A1-"
welt musket,
and I do not fear being accused of cow
followed the. exam
ple set me, and tan away; for never did
a more fear-inspiring! object meet the hu
man vision, than that on which my ter-1
ror-stneken gaze was now riveted. Ihe
moon, as it; shone brightly into the aven
ue, showed me, near! the summit of the
arch, almost on a level with my head.
floating towards me, a human form, self
arms of which
to enfold me
clad in a short
sustained in the air the
were stretched out, as if
within their grasp. It was
tunic, of transparent white, which showed
more pure in contrast with the pitchy
darkness behind it;the Head was not quite se
vered fromi the bodyj but hung upon the
hreast, attached to , the neck by a slight
portion of the skin on bne side. The legs
were tossed to and fro in such a manner
a9 clearly j showed that the. bohe3 had
been broken in. many 'places; and from the
severed neck a . stream of cffnson blood
gushed over the white raiment even to
its feet. Covering my eyes jvr ith my hand ,
I fled towards- the gijjard rpom, and had
nearly reached it, when the sound of dis
tant laughter from the vessels moored
below the fort struck on my ear, as if a
ray of sunlight had pierced through.the
thickest darkness. The consequence' of
my conduct flashed atnce upon . my!
mind. I halted my breast heaved my
knees trembled and a profuse perspira-
tion rushed from every pore. j
Mustering every energyf that fear had
left me, I slowly retraced mv steps. The!
breeze that blew. down the passage, caus
ing it to I advance hd recede: and as it
bellied with the wind, it seamed to dilate
and dimiiiish in form, causing the before
so evident suspiration, aud gi ving 'it tht ,
appearance of supernatural animation.
Need say ' that tho court martial pas
sed a lenient sentence on the poor black
delinquent wh4 t had. quitted his post? '
Need I enumerate'the iests and c-ibes that '
pqjqr I endured from my brother oflicers? ..
and need I describe how sheepish I look- ,
ted when I was beauinj?two helU (iauda-
loupeans found the Place de Mirs, one
pnnaajT rening aReiaruson.paraue, 1
heard m.y sergeant say, in no dulcet strains,
fo a comrade as he touchbd his captain Y
passing: j'There; that's the Irish officer .'.
who cauht ihe Ghost!"
THE COMMISSARY OF PQLICE.
Y By the. Avocat Hknnequis.
To give a correct notion of contempt
rary manners, we-must not merely visit
the drawing room, or read fire-side me
moirs written under the inspiration of an
jitmospfiere impregnated with Sabcnri o
dours; wemust exarnirie sbciety fn its na
kedness and desolation. For .hiin who
is (jailed
e
was given "with
and load;" and off
The IHsh Serjeant's brogue, Slowly
ball cartridge, . prime
we marched towards
the massy archway, dividing the lower
irom the upper compartment ot the lortress,
the sentry had been posted, i and
the French prisoners were locked
Up during the night time. We reached
the spot. It was at the entrance pf a long
covered way, or bomb-proof casement;
arched overhead, that we halted; on each
side of which were the doors-leadine to
the prisoners' j quarters; and 'over each
uoor, just ai inesprmg 01 me arcn, was a
corresponding row o,f windows.' The
wind blew iresh and cool m our laces as
we looked by the passage, whose extrem
ity was lost in darkness; but! the moon
threw her beams from behind us as we
stood, enlightening a few paces within
the avenue, and making cm the walls and
a perceptible division between the;clear,
bright mooplight without, and the thick.
gloomy aarkness yitnm the arcaway, 1
tried every doorall was fast; the sound
of heavy sleepers from within, shQwed,
that whatever had disturbed blackee had
not alarmed the prisoners. -Y
1 I passed through the archway. A lof
ty traverseV and its accompanying shallow
ditch, divided it from, but did not prevent
access to a battery beyond. I passed round
its end, and stood in the open spaces.-
Why was JL alarmed, 1 kpow not, lor. i
had often been there before: but true it is,
a feeling of solemn awe crept over me on
finding myself within the precincts; of a
bastion, in whose ramparts were deposited
the remains of snch officers, whether 'En
glish or French; as in former: times (had
died within the fort . The low ridges of
earth covering the British ead, were in
visible! among the rank and luxuriant
growth of topical vegetation; Jut the
wooden crosses at the head of the resting
places of the Frenchmen were 'clearly
distinguishable; although the huge build
ing from which I hid just emerged, threw
iis gloomy shadow over the limited space;
solemnizing, but' not darkening the spot
where those whQ had once fought fiercely
in the battle plain, how slept side by side
the calm long sleep of death. I T threw a
hurried and inquiring glance around its
boundary. No hying object met my view.
feelings of the condemned Criminal, as h
paces between his cell and the fatal gib
bet would be in a stat& of bliss compared
VitU what I suffered, and I endeavored
to muster in my minq every motive that
could stimulate me to exertion
" At length I stood trembling and breath
less on the . spot I hail quitted. Slowly I
raised my eyes,' and 'shuddering, closed
them in terror, though nothing met my
view within the dreary void before me. i
The heavy-toned bell of the fort, tolled
the . hour of one. Reassured, I gazed
more earnestly towards thesummit of the
arch, and beheld,; while the deep note of
the bell yet sounded in my! ear, the same
frightful object emerging, as it were, from
the solid masonry of the Toot. It now
noverea over my neaa m a norizontai
position, which, as it floated nearer and
lower, was changed for an upright one;
the breast dilated and swelled, as when
one draws a heavy suspiratibn; no sound
accompanied the motion. Despair gave
me courage At my ieet lay the loaded
musket of . the sentinel. I seized, and
cocking it, viewed the; object of my dread
more earnestlyJ . The suspirations were
continued, and I nowlsaw that, the head
was but one uhshapen battered mass of
red raw flesh. ! I
Assuming as military a tone as terror
would permit I shouted, "Who goes there?"
No answer. j' ' r
Again and again I shouted the sofdiers
challenge, though each time fainter and
fainter. I now fancied Icould almost
touch it. Brineinff the cun to mv shoul
der, I took aim, twas cithin a foot of
the musket muzzle -Is fired The loud
echo was repeated a hundred fold, rever
berating hollowly - fropi the arch before
me, and more sharply from the grave
yard beyond. Thick smoke filled- and
obscured the passage. I I could not have
missed my
coiirflfre was as the nerve of
upon to make such5 enquiry,
there is no better practical school,; pro-
aded his izeal and courage can hcr it,
han to spend a year, or even a. month,
kvith a commissary of police. . He inirht '
hen, indeed, publish a table of the moral
condition pf society, and I can answerfor
jt, that he! would be ashamed of more than
one avowal he , would he forced to makeV
of our barbarisii and our.igriorarjce.
Do notjimagrric, however, that virtue
aever enters fchejlfice f a commissary of Y.
police, or that a noble, pure, and generous
mart is never covered with the rags of pov
verty. But our subject treats not of these, .
classes. jWe have nothing now to dq "
ivith those virtuous people who- vegetate
inder the house tops, and pass a life -of
jearful privation in toilsome labour, which '
secures them an existence removed only
one. degree above starvation. These csti- ,
mabie people must not be confounded with
the vrofanum vulgus. It is not for them,
that police functionaries are invested with
authority j&nd power, for what, can such
functionaries have to do with them? YT hey i Y
workyand! steal-not; whilst on, the other.'
cupidity of others. '. The clas to wjiichf
this paper refers is the incorrigible. ; It,
is these the commissary of police governst
and his. governrnent is positive and practi
cal. In his presenfceno arguments, theo
lies or, systems avail. , You. are : seized'
and lockel up. -Are you in the, wrongs
away tp prison: are you innoce nt?'
prison with you; 13 it a wrangle with a'
neighbor? to prison you must go; is ther
a warrantj against you for some political
offence, granted by a courtier magistrate 1
-p-to prison to prison! Prison alwayV
winds up the commissary's proceedings.
I Seduced by the annual salary ot five
thousand francs, and persuaded that tho"
office of police commissary, might, like"
many other onic.es, be converted into .
sinecure; I made application .for the situV
ation, andf-which is not very surprising".
considering that I had ho claim, my api
plication was successiui.
The arrival of my appointment made
me nearly J wild with joy, and I rushed
cnit,'replying only to officious qucstionersr
-t-'I am vd comniissarv of police!-', I Y.
and pensivery I Tefurned'o'the
despair. Slowly the f breeze dissipated
the dense smoke; and 'there, fluttering
wildly, like an eagle 'over its prey, and
certainly not more than two feet from my
ead, was this thing of fear and dread."
sprang upwards, and clasped it in my
arms. I felt a slight resistance. Some
thing snapped loudly, and -a cloth, cold,
dank; and damp, as the covering of the
dead enveloped my head and shoulders!
' Twas rip "unreal shade I felt twas
subsistence. Terror vanished; and I be
came pn the sudden strangely Valiant
Sounds of human life! were' around and
about me: the prisoners were alarmed
and talked loudly in' their quarters
Lights moved towards me from the
guard-house, with the sounds of measur
ed footsteps: -' It was the sergeant and the
entire guard. I Thev moved in line; stead
ily and with ported arms, i ready for the
chargr, and low at ray feet lay "the object
of this warlike preparation! " ' And what
was it? A shjrt of white linen! which
had been pinned by the sleeves to a dry
ing line, reaching from a window of the
casement to the opposite one; to the collar
was pinned a red night cap and a pair o
red gaiters (the seeming stream of blood:)
and to the bottom , was attached pair of
stockings, the joihtless legs of the Ghost.)
The line being rather . slack, it had been
wafted backwatds and forwards in the
H
aving
in a few second? reached the
cprner of the street, a dense multitude oh- 'I
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structep: the way. I he.confusjon mcrcas- ;
eti every instant, xind I began to doubt the ,
possibility! of ever freeing my? If from thfe ,
moving; labyrinth. In the middle of the
crowd were two men fightine. "Tak
hem before the commissary," was ex-
iiaimed or all sides; and in amoment the
spectators had overpowered and seized
he two champions ? ? . . . v
I turned back and threaded another
i reet fori I hate a mob. . BaC sarceltfj
had I proceeded twenty yards, ere ri winr
impeded by another quarrel. A wagoner
l'4d broken a pane tf glass, and the coitft
piainant'uirged the application' of ihe a-,
dage, t'Whocve breaks must pyi'! Bui!
the wagoner was pot convinced. After
this, agree Ion political theories if vou can!
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A voice at length altered -thei magiji,
vjroTds-Talre l DeVe the comihissa
ryl". and the man immediately pulled oul
a black leather purse from under a triple
rampart ol clothing, and paw the money
without another word.
A few'doors further on there was a'newY
scene; but at couiq pe enjoyeo only by tne
lucky few whom good fortune had firift ;
led to the spot The crowd collected
round the door formed a half circle, reach
ing as farjas the kehnel;t and as the" o-,
ther half of the street was" occupied by '
orphibuses citadipea,; triyches, : bearnais-ep,J-
hackney coaches, arid otber"vehlcles,.y
each passenger who arrived was forced
to increase! the number of spectators. I-
couiu oniy see caps nying anoui, anu
catch the words trollop, hussey, and other5
pf similar ! import On va sudden, - in a
voice like thunder, the following words re
sounded from under the archway. MThe
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commiasarv! the comnMssaiyi 10 uiecom
m.issary
The dread sounds re-echoed
tAt P'ari;the kennel is the middle of thestretfr
XThe citydines and bearnabes belon to thU
family of the! oinibusj the Oicvdcs arc like.
wise public mvyas tMt'arifif 0jy 1&f
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