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A liberal1 discount to Yearly Adverti sers. - '. . : Eci-OFFICE on tJic South side of Market Street, be low the Court House - ; . . i. ' 4. . THE "ABBEY OF MAUBUISSON. Translated from the Ficnch. A little before yoii'arrire at the crook- rd and hilly city of Pontoise, on the road : irom Paris, you perceive on the right the - ruins of a once rich and celebrated abbev. i It was the Abbey of Maubuissbn, founded in by Queen limnchc motlrer of St. Louis, who wished to be buried there. ? Revolutionary violence has. ruined the ancient monastery, and dispersed to the winds,- the ashes or the piolis princess" Avho erected -it. During the last forty " years changes have taken place in these scenes,' in which; for. the ' previous five centuries, time had seen no. alteration. The noise and bustle of industry have succeeded to the peaceful silence of the convent; the park with its dark. and me lancholy! trees has become a smiling or ehard: ij,i a word nothing now remains of the sacred edifice, biit 'a broken arch where the chapel once stood; the lower , . part of the cloisters supported by elegant - ' jrfllars, and the vaults in which the . poor nuns reposed when they passed from oue death to anrthc-r. 1 : -I was at Mai;buisson last 'vear. One morning, as I happened to be present at the breakfast of the wortcmeh, I chanced - to enquire what day of tilt? month it was. "It is the thirteenth," answered one of :them. ; - .. " ' , . , "The thirteenth?" -replied the garden er's wife briskly; "then Ave shall soon see the UulyP - ' ' ; ' "What lady?" asked I. "Ah! Sir, she is novv very old: . She 'comes here every year on this day in her carriage; she walks among the ruins, i then she' asks for a light and descends in to the correctiop, where she remains a considerable time. When she Jeave she always gives us a louis d'or. -i3ut if. she did not come this year, I should not be surprise for the last time she was here she appeared to be quite unwell. Fran cois was -obliged to hel n . the servant to carry her to the ruins; and when .she varne back from tbe correction, she was quite ill indeed. ' .. : The' correction is a small vault three Teet broad and somewhat' higher than the common, stature of women.; Ten feet be 4 low the ground, neither air nor Jight 5an , penetrate to it" The descent to it.' was formerly from the very apartment of the ebbess.bv. a narrow staircase the remains i -'- . ... .. ,of which are yet visible. 1 here it. was, the nuns subjected to her despotic au ihoritvi exniated the heinous drimes of having poken to each other t Mj ofjYo me had'returrled to.Pra.hce. to not having risen at the first sound of the bell, Or of any other infringement of 'mo- I nastic rule supposed to beoflensive in the cyestlBariiaTd liyhpe devotees they , I had paid very little attention to what the gardener's wife had said; but when I returned from my usual walk, a carriage rich with armorial bearings was standing befort, the. door through which you now descend into the correction, when a lady dressed in the deepest mourning 'present ed herself to' my view. .Her lorm was majestic, and her still noble features, ap pea red to; have su fibred, less from, the ra vages of time than from the canker of - jdeep and sijent affliction. As she evi: - Idehtly was very weak, I offered her my nrm a momenfafter, she fainted, and I Jiad considerable difficulty in getting .her iback to the house. When she had reco vered her senses, I insisted, onr her ' pas- rsing the re?t of the day and the night at Iaujjuisson; she at last.consented. "".. The next day, walking with her La .the orchard,. 'Sir," said she, "I thank you for jail your, attentions:' what can I possi bly -do to show my gratitude?" 4,I could mention a return Madam, but Tear to be indiscreet." "Indiscreet, Sir? doubtless you are cu rious to know the motive that brings me jiere it is a story that my children alone know, and I do not love to relate it; but you have been so kind to me, that it is im- possible to refuse."; t v . " " "I Was born at Beauvais in 1 770: my mother died in giving me birth; my" fa- W ivho was of a eood -family, married ormm shortlv after her death. Mv mo- law at first took considerable no- ' tice of me, but afterwards when she; Jiad I t- children of her owiv she divided her si- 1- whole time betwixt them and her plea- sures. . , ; -;- -. .. - "I was eight years old when ray father was named guardian f to., one of . his ne- phews, who in the course, oT a few months 'adiost his father and TAothejrMycou sin came to live withfusTfieimilarity our tastes, a melancholy common to us wb nnd an indistinct consciousness of abandonment by the woirHairopm-u iiitfd lis bv the warm friendship of youth; t "Wft'snent in each others society all the ft time not devoted to study.' This innocent If; i uambnt gave no umbrage to bur rela ' : i tions even When thesentimehj mjght have .:f4-fanVed to one of a wanner xiatmre,-- They had agreed that we should soon be separated and 'that1 forever: V ' "My cousin in reality was just entering his eighteenth ypar, when my father an nounced to him; Ijthat he had obtained for him a commission in a regiment, about to 1 embark for the Indie3, and that he . must set off on the morrow, My cotlsin has tened to tell-me the fatal news. After an abundance of tcdrs, he kissed me, and made me -swear, upon my prayer book, that I would marry no other but him, at least until his return, i jtpok the oath the next day he ivas gone. "My turn came next. My mother-in-law, contrary to her usual customt -came to my room one morning; she .spoke? at great length of mv father's very moderate j fortune and of thp expenses of his family; tojq me mat navmg no portion to give me, the profession of nun was the only ' one that suited my birth: that she was ac quainted with the Abbess of Maubuisson, that I should be kindly received by her, and in short that' it was niy father's com mand. To this argument I had no reply, and a fortnight after I was at the Abbey of Maubuisson. ' ' -' - . L "It was at .that time a -custom in all convents to attach to a young girl during her noviciate, a nun. to take especial charge of her. She was to be a friend, an inseparable companion, one who was directed to draw an alluVing picture of the sweets of a monastic life, and to; con ceal its harsh arid repulsive austerities. The friehd, the companion selected for me was called in religion Sister Rose of Pitv. No one (and that too without wishing it,) was more fitted for the task than she. In her, every thing appertaining to religion appeared seducing. -Charming girl! as long as this heart beats it c&nnot cease to love thee! Born ef an illustrious family, poverty, like the.commands of my father, had compelled her to assume the veil, but. the docility of her character-had soon made its duties pleasant to her. Her an gelic countenance, her betiutiful blue eyesj. the cheerful serenity of 'her deportment, even the, melodious accents of her voice accorded with: her tender and msrenuous soul. Howe vet strongly vo'tf might de- test a f onrc" one m iwhich you lived with- hetiC vt fail td be agreeable Sh?sov.t fc0sessed my entire affection and confidence, and gave me her friend ship in return: we became inseparable: When1 avnrt from her, I thought of my co'ur what' had become of him? shot rsee him again? then my fatht. nl'?lornied an insurmountable barHeir jtiet wixt ;;Jiim: anc me. Thus . it was that I saw w ith reget but without' a larrfr, the period approach in which I was to pronounce my vows: it was to be in three months. j "One evening; in the month of June, en- tering my cell, 1; round a letter on my bed, Ihesitated whether of not to carry it to the superior; but whVn I saw the ad- d res, all hesitation was ' over; iAo,.-fifTnl : tviTr -noi-o ir-rif iV cr T-To in receive a considerable fortune left him byj an unciew, that on his arrival at Beauvais, he had learned the fate pfeparing for me, that his despair was- unuUerable. At the same time he bade me recollect my oaths, and begged me notj tor abandon him. He had arranged "eery thing. He. had by dint of money gained over " some persons in the house. If on the' Thursday -following I woulq only be at the tower which you may pee from this spot, it was all-he asked, we would quit France toge ther. If I would riot consent he had de termined upon suicide: : "This threat s' altVays full of terror for a young female; it was stilt more so to me, who knew my cousin's character. Never did any one under a calm and qui et exterior conceal more violent passions. Irresolute in trifles, he "was of an inflexi ble determinatiofi 'on great occasions'. Had he resolved 'lion-; self-destruction,- he would have accomplished it as an ordina ry affair, and death at the appointed hour would have found him punctual to the rendezvous. .vfjr-;": "This letter threw me into inconceivable confusion; I passed 'a terrible - night, a prey to burning fever. Al the same time my heart had revealed all its .secrets to me. It was no longer the affection of a sister I experienced but love, love of the warmest kind; I cursed the cloister and the barbarity of my father; willingly would I have dashed out 'my brains a gainst the bars of my window. : ,rRose the next 'day saw. my agitation, and asked the reason of it. . I shewed her nwcousis letter,, which she toreitapiec es, that no one might be compromised by id then she urged upon me the precepts of religion, my her's: grlefi the jdangers I ran'; in following to a distant country a man who was hot my husband. ; I an swered "I was determined not to take the f veil, that I was sacrificed, that I loved my cousin, mat ne wnuiu kui nimseii, mat i should lose my .senses.r rather die of grief Av e then lpaeeled m prayer, and wept bitterly. v"Three days passed in this manner on the fourth Rose came- to me with a more tranquil air . rMy poor friend," said she, I seejhat the commands of religion and mv advide are rjowerless.? But I. have thought of something that nlay pet hap) reconcile your love with- the. duty you owe to God. You must pretend to be unwell, and not eat in . the refectory; the Superior will send for me, and ask what the matter, is with you; I will answer .that it is a mere trifle, and that ail you want is exercise, j . She will then ; give me the key of the park as she always does when any of the sisters are sick. The day on which your cousin has given you the meeting, we will go up into the tower, the door of jwhich. is never locked; you Vvill1 speak to him' through the grate of the little window you will tell him you have not pronounced your vows, and even if it must be so, that you will not pro nounce them; that he must address him self to your jfather, and since your cousin is rich, he will marry you. Doubtless, added she, embracing me, 'you will leave me, but happy and without disobeying Godjl that at j least will be some consolation for me.' This was the plan her youthr ful wisdom devised, and which my love adopted. 1 T "As Rose had planned it, I feigned sickness. The Abbess gave us the ; key of the pa rk, j we went there every evening. When the fatalday came you may judge of our emotions. Rose, howeverfretain ea some courage, as for me, I was more dead than alive. Arriving at the tower, to our surprise, we found the door locked, but a long ladder leaned against the wall close by We knew not what to dp, when my cousin made his appearance from the other side of the wall; he prepared to come down to us, jwhen we threw ourselves on our knees, and begged him not to do so. Saying he would ruin both himself! and us. He Resisted on condition I -would mount the ladder. . Trembling, I obeyed, but scarcely! was T wTithin reach, than he seized me by the arm; his . valet de cham brp at the sarde time assisting him, they Carried me -Off speechless with fear, anH perhaps ; other feelings; three days af ter, we were in Holland, and a married couple. Happiness attended ' us: but a midstj the first joys of our unioni a bitter reflection marred all my happiness Rosejs fate must indeed be dreadful, were she looked upon as the accomplice of our flight! one day I received a letter from her. j Here is a copy of it. "Read it to me; although I know it by heart, 1 1 still, love to listen to it."7 i , j She then ave me the letter wrhicli fol lows,! bearing her name and address.' I afterwards begged permission to keep it, and did not meet a refusal.' i Royal Abbey of Maubuisson, 20th December, 1791. $ 3Iy dear Sister in Jesus Christ Louisa Benedictine, - ; You no doubt will be greatly surprised at receiving a letter from me. I have much to tell you about'the establishment and its inmates, but as you must be prin cipally anxious to know what took-pluce when you left here, I will satisfy you first on that subject. When your cousin was carrying you dowr( the ladder,; I was much alarmed; I was fearful you might fall and hurt your self, for the wall is very high. I called vou several times, but received no answer. In a few minutes, I heard the sound of your ble I terly departing coach. I was thensensi had lost you forever, and wept bit- I knew riot where I was, or what W-as doing for some time; however, I seized the ladder, and although three times heavier than myself, I dragged it among the cabbages near the pond. This I did that no onejnight perceive the di rection in which; you had escaped, for if caught, tour fate must have been a de plorable one; I then went back to the convent by the grate of St Benoit. ' j .1 thinK the laaies oi tne mnr-mary must have imagined you in the convent, while those of the convent imagined you in the infirmary, for that evening no suspicion arose, as lor me i coma, not sieep. the slightest noise I thought they caught and were bringing you back. j r . ' 1 .1 At had Next day the Abbess ordered every one into the large saloOn near the refectory I placed my soul into the hands of Urod, fully persuaded my last hour was come She was calm as usual; she recited the prayer: Veki sancte sphitus. -When it was. over she arose and said, "My Sisters, I recommend to your pious devotions, Miss! Louisa Benedictine. Qod did not intend her for our vocation: she has left us: let us read! for her welfare thehomily, pro peccaloribus." You may well believe me, jmy orayers for you were ardent, so indeed were those of the sisters, for they all loved you and you might have been happy here; .God has otherwise ordain ed; his will be done. . . During a1 week nothihgjiew took place On the eighth day, it was a Monday, Ma dame sent Sot mej as she was fond of me. and was in the habit of sending for me. thought nothing extraordinary of the summons. (But as soon as I saw her gave up all hope; she w-as seated in her e reat arra-chair and lookeol at me with khose eyes that used to cause you so much fear. I trembled Itke a leaf and ?was as nale as a corpse. She then said to me "You appear much alarmed .Miss." . A' the word Miss; ttrembledj stilimore. " Yes," continued she, "Miss, for hope not I will call sister, anithejst Jike you." I Repeat the horrid ' word for my humilia tion, and the repentance of ray sins. I cannot tell you how much-grief it caused xne, rou wqw, u my Moaf n i aqgre you in your works and in the merits of your Son.- - . ' r - i I could not stand, and approached her desk to lean on it. "Don't touch j my desk;" said he, then added, "did you tremble as much when you helped Miss Louisa Benedictine to escape?" As I did not replr, "Why no vou 1. not answer," said she with a terrible voice. 1 almost fainted: she saw it. and continued more mildly. "Listen and answer me truly, have you spoken of this, affair to any pne?" I assured her I had nott which was the truth; "Well," resumed she, " I forbid you to mention it to any body what ever. I wish it buried in oblivion on ac count p the reputation of the house. .'The Slightest indiscretion will draw down Iny femgej upon you; meanwhile, I leave you to that of God." ' j As she then ceassed speaking, I thought she had nothing more to say to me. I curtsied, "and was about to. withdraw, when she called me back and bade me jaieel; when I had obeyed "I repeat it," said 'she, "I do not think proper to punish you publicly as you deserve, but do not hmk to escape altogether without punish ment." I answered I was I ready to do a hv thinsr she ordered. "Well." exclaim ed she, "that I may have a pretext for pu- L 1 . . I . i 1 l nisinng you witnout any ooay imagining body rmao-inmg it has anv reference to .Louisa Benedic- ine, I order you every Saturday to vio ate some one of our regulations. Your sentence shall be to go into the correction r. urn j i l iuin iiiaiiiis mi mass; now rise anu leave me :3 You see, my dear Louisa Benedictine. that the Abbess has been very indulgent. br she might have written1 to the Pope, fxho might have put me to death; whereas iow I go but once a week . to the. correc- 1 !- . - .: i I lon. I must tell you frankly the first imethey put me into that horrible place, f was much frightened, and wept a great deal; but now I am used to it. and when therer pray God and the holy Virgin fof you. If you are happy with: jour cousin, iyho doubtless is your husband (for you are too virtuous not to have married himUAvhichS her lips contracted with pain, ex A... I . ; i 'I Jl.- ..n :J:. 1 LL. j shall not regret suffering a little on your iiccount; our Saviour experienced; more bitter agony for us. . !' . ' '''' What gives me more pain than going o the correction is, to commit the fault ihe Abbess ordered me every Saturday. I assure .you it embarrasses me a srreat ileal. At first I pretended to sleep at matins, but at last the sisters asked me how it happened J never slept except, on Satur day. Now, on that day I either do not piake tip my room, or I laugh at refec tion, oil it th nhhp$ .nt fr- mo or, .t.o., - - anerv. she nut me into tH ! rnrrprtionJ ns Usual, and after mass 1 returned to it 'till i . J.' x- 1 i Vespers, but was soill from having been J SO long' on my knees, that she allowed me to hear the magnificat in my place 1 see 1 have used up my sheet-m speak ing of myself, iand shall never be able to get another.' "I have much to say to you about the convent and the sisters. You Would scarcely know us if you were here affain: .every thing: is so altered lor the Worse. The j?ood father Boulogne has eft us; there only remains father Chen- heviere of whom I shall say no ill. The greater part, of the boarders have also bone; one of them. Miss Marv Saulieu is to leave to-morrow. When I found she Was distantly related to yoiv I formed . a riendsh n w th her. She hasoom sed to bonceal this letter, ascertain where , youi; . r r are and send it to you. But one thing hat would give you great j. pain is to see how remiss we have become in our dici- Inli'rto 'Thn .A'bbpjsa rrniPS I almnst pwrv in Paris, if Jfihif? nn nrc.nnnt of thp ontemnlated suppression of the convents. hut we shall always need them to pray! God, and the King would not suppress burs, which was iounaea ov tne mother i 11 11 11 .1 i hf his hinus' nnr55tor. A s for mp. I ran- not help thinking I shall finish my days iiere. i pray jiny guaruiau augei every very night to that effect, and have a secret pre- sentiment he will not refuse it. I do think. Khwp.vpr. thp-e will send us other sisters - of our order-for thiivisnv- wo are too rich: - " " j - - j ! Z" . J n- ------- ' whom I can love as sincerely as my m. "u'v .;, I rholl nnt fin! omnn rr horn hnu-oriir ftnpUL. O :.lr-l. I uumoa ucucuiunic . . . .. Ai;Q! ik- 0n Uoecmfra "w' v t J " "-"-- Rose. write or to see sou 1 Stw.is a touchinfr union of warm snip anusmcere aevonon. one uenucu to me some ot her. arfiictions, but maae i. so as to give me . as little uneasiness as : nossible. Ah! it was not in that ndimis Hnno-pnri stm sntterefl the most, but "in the cloister, in her walks, in the class, in a word every) where. You do not know sir what the malice of forty fh j when r.nn fin idle nuns may accompnsn, wnen connns ed within a lfmited SDa: Ihoiv. many in- juriou, suspicion, must have saddened that npble and sensible heart! how many; disdainful words wounded her ears! "Meantime the revolution was advan cing with rapid strides! j France was open to all those whom political or reli- fiouj affairs had. rjanished from, it My usband might have returned' some time, previous, hut . important affairs kept him at-the Hague. V ?vtUrpe4 I? Fjancp 'We were at Valenciennes in the be-; ginning of October, when I read in the public papers a decree of the Assembly,; suppressing seYexal;monasteries immediately- Th-bbey of Maubuissbn wad a mong theirSber. . s j " I hasteaferTmy departure several days. I eagerly fonged to see my dear Rose, and to offer her in the world in which she was about to find herself a solitary heing, the support of that friendship which had cost her so dea. I arrived at Paris the 12th October; on the 13th, I was at Mau buisson. : - ( V I cannot express to you how painful were my feelings, when I saw the gates ofthe convent, Closed for so many centu ries, open to whornsoever chose to enter; the chapel in rijuns, and the tombs viola ted. Alas! 4 more dreadful sight awaited me. ' I ' - - ' ' . I " Xs I u'as jenquiring of every one what had become of the nuiis, they an swered thai the! porteress could alone in form me; j She occupied, the Abbess'ja partment, i i hastened up to her. v J - ine woman knew me at once. What has become said I, of Sister Rose?' At this name, she trembled, turned pale, and without answering, lighted' a torch and searched after her keys. An the.name of Heaven, repeated, 1, " - Oil! Madame -Madame, come quicks she has been1- forgotten.' 'Forgotten! and where?7 In the correction, where they 'put her on, Sunday shortly 'before the commissioners ofthe district arrived. . M 'Sunday! and 'tis now Saturday!' " To raise trie trap-door, and rush in- t0 the dungeon .was but the work of an Z . a. i 1 a 1 I 1 w L : L I - ' L i. instant,' but oh! Sir, what a horrible sight how could I ever survive it! . " The poor unfortunate girl was dead with hunger, and every, thing shewed how dreadful her sufferings must have been. Her veil and clothes were torn into shreds, hercrucifix broken, and 'she lying lipon the fragments. Her right hand had lacerated her breast, her teeth, posedjto full view, were planged into her left arm which she had bitten in several places. Her large and motionless eyjes glared full upon me; it was a horrible meeting, and one I could not bear, I fain ted as 1 pressed hereto ;my bosom. Force was necessary to separate us. Next day when I recovered my senses, rhy husband hal arrived, and tk me away. j " This. sir. is the denlorable event which annually brings me on the 13th of -v , J' , n uctober. l come not tcf ask pardon oi my srooa itose lor the death 1 intlicteu on ffooa itose lor the death 1 intlicteu 1 I -v I M L .. . 1 I 1 4 1 J M. uer. wxi no! -1 am sure inai in tue miusi 01 &er surtermgsshe neither leit or ex i.i i- i . . . : L.-r.ji P"ssea me sugniesc resentmeni agains. me, but I comejto pray God to unite us again in eternity. 1 come once more to see this garden.fthese walks, this cloister, where so oft we swore eternal friendship, and to share equally the pains and plea sures of this World. Unequal division! ?ince poor Rose was innocent, and suf fered a cruel death, and I sinned and yet enjoy happiness." - ; 1 As the lady finished these words, sne was told her carnage waited. I handed her into it. "Sir," said she, as we parted, iced you. will keep this story "I am convinced secr?l al easl. . onS "7C- J . 1 nave jusii ear m mat inauam x,uu.?a Benedictine de fct. &imon aieu several uaJ3 a5u i . . , .- r i . t .- . I OJice of JSew York Mate lemperance i Society, Albany, July ith, 11566. ;y At arcgular meeting of the Executive krt,m;u. nfflSii N"w Vnrt Rtnti HVin- I a-ono QriolH it wrn ttnanimrtns v ! -That the frentlemen named below, be aDDointed a medical committee, with nower to add to their numbers. ' f I . . . M I ' L I "hat this ( nmmiMw i h rpnuested in .romino nA n.h- Aramn. I nications of a strictly professional xha- racter, as may from time to time be sub- racter, as may mitted for nublicatioir. and to recommend tl,p nnKlii nmmittoo f th KtatP I blAV J U V M W M A A lAillllllM VV V - tr thP mini ishinrr rimmulpp nr trip rtfllft 1 Sniohr enn rxf ttioco nmmnnitinnv 1 UVV1VI V gUVU VI &XaJ vviU I11U1I .Mmmmm I L thlll 5-K1- t inrt in I k"J J ..null . uuTicawv. . u.e oucieiv s uenuuica.15. - And whereas, it is of j io ine progress 01 ine lemperduce ratM- r .l . .l ! -1 l i jii i xiiaiiuii, lucre ffuuuiuucxxciiijf w-yy erafion, and some plan of concerted ac- tion among the friends of that reforma- - i- uJT at-i f.u.. rpt i luciciurc,.. L Resolved. That theabove committee be uu.e wua, . - tner countries, ana in an reasonaurc woya endeavor to secure to the temperance I cause the influence of this most -imppr tant class ot men: ana tnai mevw:jm thprised to adopt such measures as thall I m their opinion, tend to the rurtherance 1 ofthe views expressed in the 32nd resor - lint inn f the treneral convention! of the imion oi ine general uixircxxv. v. m.v friends of temperance. at Philadelphia - - Of which resolute the Allowing A of ardent spmtj ha. been a portul - should', that respectable arid iinfluential lass of our citizens all exerf their m flu-! the whole rnmumty. to abstain from tha ttse of iV they; would render themselves still more eminently useful. . '. ' ' '.j. ;-. Communications arc resrectnilly 'soli cited from medical men .throughout 'the United States. All letters to be addres sed, postage paid, to E. C. Delavan. ' The public prints are requested to givfe : this notice an insertion. . f Pr. THEODRIC ROMEYN BECK, CKn. Dr. Jonathan Eights, Dr. John James, Dr. Lewis C. Beck, Ir. B. P. Stoat?, Dr. James P. Boyd, Dr. James McNaugh ton, Dr. Alden March, Dr. Henry Green; Dr. Henry Bronsou, Dr. Edwin James, Secretary. .-. . 1 r TOJ TH raU-VBXLP BIA OASSTTB. ., ' REJOICINGS I JUD1UD-A Bll Flglii. 5 Our late English papers speak of grea rejoicings in Madrid, on account ol the birth of a regal heir. There appears to . have been a decided profession of loyalty to the sovereign powers, and if pageants,, processions, illu initiations, &c. -are any proof ofthe attachment of a people to their soreicign, they were afforded in abun- -dance. The king's public entre in Ma drid, took place on the 2 1 st. Jmie, and was attended with a pompous display of rich dresses, pages, servants in liverv f guards, &c. In most of the principal streets through which the procession pas- i sed, arches and canopies had been erected and decorated, which in, the evening wer ' brilliantly illuminated. A correspondent ofthe London Morning Hrrald, mma up his description of this affair, as follo ws:. " The streets through which this splendid. . train passed were, lined with troops, be hind them stood the populace of Madrid, gazing with intense curiosity, and crowds of spectators occupied ' the windows and , balconies of every house that afforded a. . view of this extraordinary display of Spa- nish magnificence.. In fact the variety of cojors which -met the eye on looking at' t her decorations of-the houses on each side ' , of the street of Alcana the broadest, and ' perhaps the most beautiful in Europe-- -; the brightness and splendor of the em broidered uniforms which glittered undci V a radiant sun, and the burnished armour ofthe troops shining among silken ban- ners and tossing plumes, formed altoge- -v ther a picturesque and most interesting spectacle, and Such as was never before --; witnessed by the- present .inhabitants of Madrid..,'-.. . On the day following, the royal fa mil r, the principal courtiers, . and a large. porv tion ofthe populace, attended at the PJa;: za, to witness an exhibition, !Avhich to a Spaniard is rhore. pleasing an3 interesting than all ' others--a " Bull fight. Great, preparations had, previously been made: for this show, and a high degree of lntcji- est and enthusiasm prevailed amonir the people" generally. A procession of 'car nages; richly caparisoned houses, vvar riors in various dresses, passed through the ring, and as a prelude to the ceremo nies, which gave place to the-Caballcrosi on horseback, armed with short pike 1 he trumpets and kettle drums, sound ed the signal, p jiwful pause ensued, u nttift door ? was opened, and out rushed u bull who,; appa rently amazed, and bcwil- dered by the jhonts with which he Was assailed, and bx which met his; IT rt tlitr-ubftsct ,eyes seemed uncertaiir which Way to turn, of on whom to make a trial 01-his strength. Ot the. Caballeros onIy one. could - approach the,bullwiih, impunity tne otners were thrown oy . - - . ; . - - - - ... a . . their horses, gpred and trampled on by ; the bulls and instead of tjxcitmg the ad- miTatipn of the spectators, only filled them with pain and commiseration, in a short time thcV had tO Qllit the SCenO: with the exception of the one alluded to. This Caballero performed his part with admirable skill and intrepidity.- His man- ner of fighting the bull was to ride tip to ki w 1 -4 K Vvibn vvtAriilknAif ouun uic jycu.iiuuuin.v, wnich at one end is armed with a blaCiO of steel about, halt the ize oi a bayonet. ine oiuer enu oe,ng nem y uie r.r, uuu on tne attach oi ine pun io sirixe me eieci into the animal s neck, or as near as poS- Slble. break the pikf leaving- the blade behind, and. gallop oil Wtith all speed to " . ' . . J- 1- it.:. . . . . t in aVOlll lUIXIier lUtUliCC. M.U IXiia JJV - : . . , - . .. I narrow escaocs. and two horses weTe kit i , Jv4 under him, totituVl annnals;to he never once, lost h,s saddle, nor did he receive any injury, ine peopic wcrq i nrodigai oi ineir ppiause, anu ine iving f i n..i. Tr".' a r:: anu iuc Vuc iu mv. . c.rta:nlv with all the delight i & -j h-xn-nz-, " S' --'23 The halberdiers; stood their ground lifcu veterans as they were, and kept off the bulls with great spirit, having killed one which attempted to penetrate the wall of steel which they presented to him. ; After the retreat of the Cabelleros, the regular . - - MTlrt tnp crrniinrf and . .W;fi.?hif"- ram 'l'r .XlScftoS: , Jloiie at this Office "nim 4 -f- ' 4&
The People’s Press and Wilmington Advertiser
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Sept. 11, 1833, edition 1
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