Chapter 5

"This humble ſtone, in Memory of Elizabeth Whitman, is inſcribed by her weeping friends, to whom she endeared herſelf by uncommon tenderneſs and affection. Endowed with ſuperior genius and acquirements, ſhe was ſtill more endeared by humility and benevolence. Let candour throw a veil over her frailities, for great was her charity to others.—She ſuſtained the laſtpainful ſcene far from every friend, and exhibited an example of calm reſignation. Her departure was on the 25th of July,A.D.1788, in the 37th year of her age, and the tears of ſtrangers watered her grave."

Although we recollect seeing the stone some years ago, when the whole inscription could be read, we visited the spot in April, 1885, and found only a small portion left,—a triangular piece, perhaps a foot and a half high on one side, at the bottom of which we could only make out: "A.D.1788, ... the tears of strangers watered her grave." For years, young persons of a romantic turn of mind have visited the grave and chipped off small pieces of the freestone for relics. This modern habit of chipping monumental stones for relics is inexcusable; for it is not done by ignorant or otherwise lawless persons, but too often by the educated, who carry their mawkish sentiment to such an extreme as to deface and sometimes, as in the present case, entirely to ruin a monument. It is in vain to urge that this was only a stranger's stone, and that there were none to care. It was all the more an outrage, if there were no friends to protect it. We are glad to learn that therewere people in the town who did what they could to prevent this sacrilege.

The following account of this unfortunate lady we take from Hanson's "History of Danvers:"—

"Elizabeth Whitman came from a very respectable family in Connecticut, where her father was a clergyman. She was possessed of an ardent poetical temperament, an inordinate love of praise, and was gifted with the natural endowment of beauty and perfect grace, while she was accomplished with those refinements which education can bestow. She was lovely beyond words. But her natural amiabilities were warped and perverted by reading great numbers of romances, to the exclusion of almost all other reading. She formed her idea of men by the exaggerated standards she saw in the books to which she resorted; and thus when she looked around her she saw no one who realized her ideal. She subsequently became intimate with a lawyer, said to be the Honourable (?) Judge Pierpont Edwards."

We next hear of her in Danvers, "where the novelty of her situation," continues Hanson, "and her attractive beauty and manners during hershort sojourn, caused the entire village and many from the neighboring towns to attend her funeral. A few weeks after her burial, an unknown hand erected the gravestone with its eloquent inscription." The stone is evidently Connecticut sandstone or freestone. Mr. Hanson says of the volume "Eliza Wharton": "The catchpenny volume of letters which pretend to give her history has but the figments of the imagination of its authoress to recommend it."

Picture of the old Bell Tavern in Danvers. From the "Salem Gazette," January, 1781.

Danvers, Jan. 1781.Juſt publiſhed,And to be SOLD byE. RUSSELL,at his Printing-Office,near the Bell-Tavern;The Second Edition ofRuſſell'sAmerican ALMANACK,For the Year of our Redemption, 1781.Being Firſt after Leap Year; and Fifth Year of Independency. Fitted for the Meridian of Boſton, N. E. Lat. 42: 25 N. Whereinmay be found all Things neceſſary for this Work.To which is added, a Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Maſſachuſetts, extracted from the Frame of Government; and a Liſt of the Chief Officers of Government, which is thought neceſſary to be poſſeſſed by every Freeman in this Commonwealth.Calculated by that curious and accurate Aſtronomer, BENJAMIN WEST, Eſq; of Providence, State of Rhode-Iſland.At the ſame Place may alſo be had, juſt publiſhed;The Remarkable Captivity and Redemption ofELIZABETH HANSON,Wife of Mr.John HanſonofKnoxmarſhatKecheachy, inDoverTownſhip, who was taken Captive with her Children and Maid-Servant, by theIndiansinNew-England, in the Year 1724.IN WHICH ARE INSERTEDSundry remarkable Preſervations, Providences, and Marks of Care and Kindneſs of Providence over her and her Children, worthy to be remembered.The Subſtance of which was taken from her own Mouth, and now publiſhed for general Service.The ThirdEDITION,Alſo, an entertaining Narrative of the cruel and barbarous Treatment and extreme Sufferings ofMr. JOHN DODGE,During his Captivity of many Months among theBritiſh, atDetroit.IN WHICH IS ALSO CONTAINED,A particular Detail of the Sufferings of a Virginian, who died in their Hands.Written by himſelf; and now publiſhed to ſatisfy the Curioſity of every one throughout theUnited States.The SecondEDITION.***All the above Books, with a Variety of other ſmall Books, &c. will be ſold to Shop keepers, Travelling-Traders, &c. at the very loweſt Rate, if they purchaſe by the Hundred, Groce or Dozen.

Danvers, Jan. 1781.

Juſt publiſhed,And to be SOLD byE. RUSSELL,at his Printing-Office,near the Bell-Tavern;The Second Edition of

Ruſſell'sAmerican ALMANACK,For the Year of our Redemption, 1781.

Being Firſt after Leap Year; and Fifth Year of Independency. Fitted for the Meridian of Boſton, N. E. Lat. 42: 25 N. Whereinmay be found all Things neceſſary for this Work.

To which is added, a Declaration of the Rights of the Inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Maſſachuſetts, extracted from the Frame of Government; and a Liſt of the Chief Officers of Government, which is thought neceſſary to be poſſeſſed by every Freeman in this Commonwealth.

Calculated by that curious and accurate Aſtronomer, BENJAMIN WEST, Eſq; of Providence, State of Rhode-Iſland.

At the ſame Place may alſo be had, juſt publiſhed;

The Remarkable Captivity and Redemption of

ELIZABETH HANSON,

Wife of Mr.John HanſonofKnoxmarſhatKecheachy, inDoverTownſhip, who was taken Captive with her Children and Maid-Servant, by theIndiansinNew-England, in the Year 1724.

IN WHICH ARE INSERTED

Sundry remarkable Preſervations, Providences, and Marks of Care and Kindneſs of Providence over her and her Children, worthy to be remembered.

The Subſtance of which was taken from her own Mouth, and now publiſhed for general Service.

The ThirdEDITION,

Alſo, an entertaining Narrative of the cruel and barbarous Treatment and extreme Sufferings of

Mr. JOHN DODGE,

During his Captivity of many Months among theBritiſh, atDetroit.

IN WHICH IS ALSO CONTAINED,

A particular Detail of the Sufferings of a Virginian, who died in their Hands.

Written by himſelf; and now publiſhed to ſatisfy the Curioſity of every one throughout theUnited States.

The SecondEDITION.

***All the above Books, with a Variety of other ſmall Books, &c. will be ſold to Shop keepers, Travelling-Traders, &c. at the very loweſt Rate, if they purchaſe by the Hundred, Groce or Dozen.

In these sceptical and agnostic days it may sound a little strange, and perhaps to some seem quite absurd, that the authorities of Harvard in 1791 felt obliged publicly to deny that Gibbon's History was used as a text-book at the University. But with the exception perhaps of Tom Paine, no one in this country had then ventured to assail the literal interpretation of the Scriptures. Probably the masses of the peoplethen believed that "Joshua commanded the sun and moon to stand still, and they obeyed him," that Jonah was swallowed by the whale, and that

"In Adam's fall,We sinned all."

Of course there were exceptions. Therefore, although Gibbon might be an able writer, it was not safe for young men to study his works, simply because he had thrown doubt or derision on the Christian miracles. So when it was reported that a growing liberality of sentiment was being manifested at Cambridge, and that Gibbon's "Decline and Fall" was to be used, doubtless no little excitement was roused; and hence the notice. Before this time doubts concerning many cherished doctrines had been openly expressed in Boston, Cambridge, Salem, and other places; but Gibbon had rejected and attacked the whole Christian system as false, which was a very different matter.

For the CENTINEL.Mr. Russell,A WRITER in theCentinelof the laſtSaturday, under the ſignature ofChriſtianus, ſays, "that an abridgment ofGibbon'shiſtory (if his information be true) is directed tomake a part of the ſtudies of the young gentlemen at our Univerſity." I now beg leave, through the channel of your paper, to acquaint that writer, as alſo the publick, that his information isnot true. The ſyſtem taught isMillot'sElementsofGeneral Hiſtory, ancient and modern, andGibbon'shiſtory was never thought of for the purpoſe.JOSEPH WILLARD,Preſident.Cambridge,Nov.14, 1791.

For the CENTINEL.

Mr. Russell,

A WRITER in theCentinelof the laſtSaturday, under the ſignature ofChriſtianus, ſays, "that an abridgment ofGibbon'shiſtory (if his information be true) is directed tomake a part of the ſtudies of the young gentlemen at our Univerſity." I now beg leave, through the channel of your paper, to acquaint that writer, as alſo the publick, that his information isnot true. The ſyſtem taught isMillot'sElementsofGeneral Hiſtory, ancient and modern, andGibbon'shiſtory was never thought of for the purpoſe.

JOSEPH WILLARD,Preſident.

Cambridge,Nov.14, 1791.

The Cholera.—It is worthy of remark that the word occurs in two passages of the Bible, both in Ecclesiasticus, and both places in connexion with directions and exhortations to a sober temperate mode of living, which is still recommended as the best preservative against this disorder.Salem Observer, 1832.

Salem Observer, 1832.

The character of Boston ladies in 1788 is set forth in a letter in the "Herald of Freedom." The writer gives his observations on the error of committing children too much to the care of nurses; also makes reference to teaching the catechism, etc., showing the value of early religious training. There can be no doubt, we think, that the old methods were insome respects superior to the present, where in many cases young children are left to Sunday-school teachers, or, as is often the case, receive no religious instruction whatever, for fear, as we have often heard it stated, that they might imbibe some false doctrinal notions at an age when the deepest impressions are made.

For theHERALDofFREEDOM.Letter IX.DEAR PIERRE,Nomoments glide away more agreeably than thoſe that are employed in writing to a friend. Happy am I in having frequent opportunities of exhibiting my ſentiments to you, and in return receiving yours, which palliates in ſome degree, the ſorrow our ſeparation occaſions.——The glaring abſurdities of the dreſs of the Boſton ladies, occupied the greateſt part of my two laſt letters. It is but juſt to ſay ſomething of their more laudable qualities; amongſt which, maternal affection deſervedly claims precedence.—The barbarous cuſtoms of Europe, in this particular, have not as yet, and I hope never will be, practiſed here. Mothers in this country are ſo much attached to their tender offspring, as to forego all the pleaſures of life (or rather what are ſo termed in Europe) in attending to their nurture, from which they derive the moſt ſuperlative of allenjoyments, the heart-felt ſatisfaction of having done their duty to their God and country, in giving robuſt, healthy and virtuous citizens to the State. The effeminacy of exotic faſhion has not at preſent extended its pernicious influence ſo far as to induce them to commit the rearing of their children to mercenary nurſes, who are ſometimes the very dregs of a people; and whoſe vicious habits of taking a drop of thegood creature to drown ſorrow, does not promiſe redundancy of health and vigour to thoſe ſuckled by them—on the contrary, children thus unnaturally thrown from the arms of a parent into thoſe of a nurſe, are, almoſt without exception, weak and puny; of irraſcible tempers and vicious inclinations.—Nor does the attention of the ladies expire with the infancy of their children—they ſtill are unwearied in inſtructing them as they increaſe in years, and aſſiduouſly endeavour to inculcate principles of virtue into their young minds at a time when they are moſt liable to make a deep impreſſion—to accompliſh which, they never fail to teach them the catechiſm, Lord's prayer, &c. &c. all of which they oblige them to learn, becauſe they are perfectly adapted to their comprehenſion, though many parts of the catechiſm are altogether incomprehenſible to moſt adults.—Yet this is not ſtrange to thoſe who credit the ſcriptures; nor does it appear the leaſt inconſiſtent—for there it ſays, "God hath choſen the fooliſh things of this world to confound the wiſe."—Therefore, the wonder that children ſhould be able tounderſtandthat, which is thefoundationof allpolemical divinity, vaniſhes, when we try it by the touchſtone of ſcripture, which is the criterion by which we ought to judge.—When they are thus inſtructed in the rudiments of virtue, they are ſeldom known to apoſtatize; ſo that for a native to become diſſolute and abandoned, is very rare.—Indeed they have characters of this kind who emigrate from old countries; but they ſoon find employment for ſuch gentry, by obliging them to labour for the publick good, and "work out their ſalvation by the ſweat of their brow."—Thus the community is not only delivered from ſuch peſts, but experience beneficial effects from their confinement. Knavery, though rarely found in a native, is not entirely extirpated from the breaſts of ſome among them.

For theHERALDofFREEDOM.

Letter IX.

DEAR PIERRE,

Nomoments glide away more agreeably than thoſe that are employed in writing to a friend. Happy am I in having frequent opportunities of exhibiting my ſentiments to you, and in return receiving yours, which palliates in ſome degree, the ſorrow our ſeparation occaſions.——The glaring abſurdities of the dreſs of the Boſton ladies, occupied the greateſt part of my two laſt letters. It is but juſt to ſay ſomething of their more laudable qualities; amongſt which, maternal affection deſervedly claims precedence.—The barbarous cuſtoms of Europe, in this particular, have not as yet, and I hope never will be, practiſed here. Mothers in this country are ſo much attached to their tender offspring, as to forego all the pleaſures of life (or rather what are ſo termed in Europe) in attending to their nurture, from which they derive the moſt ſuperlative of allenjoyments, the heart-felt ſatisfaction of having done their duty to their God and country, in giving robuſt, healthy and virtuous citizens to the State. The effeminacy of exotic faſhion has not at preſent extended its pernicious influence ſo far as to induce them to commit the rearing of their children to mercenary nurſes, who are ſometimes the very dregs of a people; and whoſe vicious habits of taking a drop of thegood creature to drown ſorrow, does not promiſe redundancy of health and vigour to thoſe ſuckled by them—on the contrary, children thus unnaturally thrown from the arms of a parent into thoſe of a nurſe, are, almoſt without exception, weak and puny; of irraſcible tempers and vicious inclinations.—Nor does the attention of the ladies expire with the infancy of their children—they ſtill are unwearied in inſtructing them as they increaſe in years, and aſſiduouſly endeavour to inculcate principles of virtue into their young minds at a time when they are moſt liable to make a deep impreſſion—to accompliſh which, they never fail to teach them the catechiſm, Lord's prayer, &c. &c. all of which they oblige them to learn, becauſe they are perfectly adapted to their comprehenſion, though many parts of the catechiſm are altogether incomprehenſible to moſt adults.—Yet this is not ſtrange to thoſe who credit the ſcriptures; nor does it appear the leaſt inconſiſtent—for there it ſays, "God hath choſen the fooliſh things of this world to confound the wiſe."—Therefore, the wonder that children ſhould be able tounderſtandthat, which is thefoundationof allpolemical divinity, vaniſhes, when we try it by the touchſtone of ſcripture, which is the criterion by which we ought to judge.—When they are thus inſtructed in the rudiments of virtue, they are ſeldom known to apoſtatize; ſo that for a native to become diſſolute and abandoned, is very rare.—Indeed they have characters of this kind who emigrate from old countries; but they ſoon find employment for ſuch gentry, by obliging them to labour for the publick good, and "work out their ſalvation by the ſweat of their brow."—Thus the community is not only delivered from ſuch peſts, but experience beneficial effects from their confinement. Knavery, though rarely found in a native, is not entirely extirpated from the breaſts of ſome among them.

Remarkable instances of longevity.

Longevity.Mafeus, who wrote the history of the Indies, which has always been a model of veracity as well as elegant composition, mentions a native of Bengal, named Numas de Cugna, who died 1566, at the age of 370. He was a man of great simplicity and quite illiterate; but of so extensive a memory, that he was a kind of living chronicle, relating distinctly and exactly what had happened within his knowledge in the compass of his life, together with all the circumstances attending it. He had four new sets of teeth; and the color of his hair and beardhad been very frequently changed from black to grey, and from grey to black. He asserted that in the course of his life, he had 700 wives, some of whom had died, and the others he had put away. The first century of his life passed in idolatry, from which he was converted to Mahometanism, which he continued to profess to his death.—The account is also confirmed by another Portuguese author, Ferdinand Lopez Casteguedo, who was historiographer royal.Salem Observer, Feb. 22, 1834.

Salem Observer, Feb. 22, 1834.

LONDON, May 28.Remarkable Inſtances of Longevity in Europe.Thomas Parre, of Shropſhire, died on the 16th of November, 1635, aged 152.James Bowes, of Killinworth, in Shropſhire, died the 15th of Auguſt, 1656, aged 152.Anonymous, of Yorkſhire, aged 140, and his ſon, aged 100, were both living, and attended to give evidence at York Aſſize, in 1664.F. Sagar, of Lancaſhire, died in January, 1668, aged 112.Henry Jenkins, of Yorkſhire, died on the 8th of December, 1670, aged 169.Robert Montgomery, of Yorkſhire, was living in 1670, aged 126.Counteſs of Deſmond, Ireland, aged 140.Mr. Ecleſton, of Ireland, died 1691, aged 143.Mr. Lawrence, of Scotland, living, aged 140.Mary Gore, born at Collinworth, in Yorkſhire, lived 100 years in Ireland, and died at Dublin in 1727, aged 125.Mr. Ellis, of Surrey, died about 1748, aged 137.Simon Sack, of Trionia, died on the 30th of May, 1761, aged 141.Col. Thomas Winſloe, of Ireland, died on the 12th of Auguſt, 1766, aged 156.Francis Conſiſt, of Yorkſhire, died in January, 1768, aged 150.Francis Bons, of France, died on the 6th of February, 1769, aged 124.Chriſtopher Jacob Drakenberg, of Norway, a boatſwain in the Daniſh navy, died on the 24th of June, 1770, aged 146.Margaret Forſter, of Cumberland, aged 136.Gen. Oglethorpe died in Auguſt laſt, aged 103.A goldſmith, of France, died in June, 1776, aged 140.Mary Yates, of Shropſhire, died in 1776, aged 128.John Brookley, of Devonſhire, living in 1777, aged 134.Miſs Ellis, daughter of Mr. Ellis, of Surrey, died in 1781, aged 104.Mr. Froome, of Holms-Chapel, in Cheſhire, died in May laſt, aged 125.Mary M'Donald, county of Down, in Ireland, died on the 16th of June laſt, aged 118.Mary Cameron, of Inverneſsſhire, in Scotland, died in July laſt, aged 130.Miſs Ellis, of Richmond, in Surrey, living on the 16th of Auguſt laſt, aged 105.Mr. Rowe, at Nutwell-Houſe, in Scotland, died in Auguſt laſt, aged 106.Donald McKeen, of Argyleſhire, in Scotland, died in September laſt, aged 109.John Button, of Liverpool, died on the 18th of November laſt, the oldeſt burgeſs of that borough upon record; he lived in ſix reigns, being born in the reign of James II.Mr. Smith, a farmer, at Dolver, in Montgomeryſhire, died in November laſt, aged 103: He was never known to drink any thing but buttermilk.John Follart, woolcomber, at Norney, near the city of Exeter, living and in good health on the 30th of November laſt, aged 121; he works ſtill at his buſineſs, and retains his faculties.Massachusetts Gazette, Sept. 1, 1786.

LONDON, May 28.

Remarkable Inſtances of Longevity in Europe.

Thomas Parre, of Shropſhire, died on the 16th of November, 1635, aged 152.

James Bowes, of Killinworth, in Shropſhire, died the 15th of Auguſt, 1656, aged 152.

Anonymous, of Yorkſhire, aged 140, and his ſon, aged 100, were both living, and attended to give evidence at York Aſſize, in 1664.

F. Sagar, of Lancaſhire, died in January, 1668, aged 112.

Henry Jenkins, of Yorkſhire, died on the 8th of December, 1670, aged 169.

Robert Montgomery, of Yorkſhire, was living in 1670, aged 126.

Counteſs of Deſmond, Ireland, aged 140.

Mr. Ecleſton, of Ireland, died 1691, aged 143.

Mr. Lawrence, of Scotland, living, aged 140.

Mary Gore, born at Collinworth, in Yorkſhire, lived 100 years in Ireland, and died at Dublin in 1727, aged 125.

Mr. Ellis, of Surrey, died about 1748, aged 137.

Simon Sack, of Trionia, died on the 30th of May, 1761, aged 141.

Col. Thomas Winſloe, of Ireland, died on the 12th of Auguſt, 1766, aged 156.

Francis Conſiſt, of Yorkſhire, died in January, 1768, aged 150.

Francis Bons, of France, died on the 6th of February, 1769, aged 124.

Chriſtopher Jacob Drakenberg, of Norway, a boatſwain in the Daniſh navy, died on the 24th of June, 1770, aged 146.

Margaret Forſter, of Cumberland, aged 136.

Gen. Oglethorpe died in Auguſt laſt, aged 103.

A goldſmith, of France, died in June, 1776, aged 140.

Mary Yates, of Shropſhire, died in 1776, aged 128.

John Brookley, of Devonſhire, living in 1777, aged 134.

Miſs Ellis, daughter of Mr. Ellis, of Surrey, died in 1781, aged 104.

Mr. Froome, of Holms-Chapel, in Cheſhire, died in May laſt, aged 125.

Mary M'Donald, county of Down, in Ireland, died on the 16th of June laſt, aged 118.

Mary Cameron, of Inverneſsſhire, in Scotland, died in July laſt, aged 130.

Miſs Ellis, of Richmond, in Surrey, living on the 16th of Auguſt laſt, aged 105.

Mr. Rowe, at Nutwell-Houſe, in Scotland, died in Auguſt laſt, aged 106.

Donald McKeen, of Argyleſhire, in Scotland, died in September laſt, aged 109.

John Button, of Liverpool, died on the 18th of November laſt, the oldeſt burgeſs of that borough upon record; he lived in ſix reigns, being born in the reign of James II.

Mr. Smith, a farmer, at Dolver, in Montgomeryſhire, died in November laſt, aged 103: He was never known to drink any thing but buttermilk.

John Follart, woolcomber, at Norney, near the city of Exeter, living and in good health on the 30th of November laſt, aged 121; he works ſtill at his buſineſs, and retains his faculties.

Massachusetts Gazette, Sept. 1, 1786.

PHILADELPHIA, Auguſt 19.Inſtances of Longevity in America.In South-America there was ſaid, in the year 1785, to be a negro woman living, aged about 175; ſhe remembered her firſt maſter, who died in 1615, and that he gave her away with ſome other property towards ſounding a ſchool.Some years ago there was living in Virginia, a native of Ireland, who at the age of 109, was able to work at the taylor's trade without ſpectacles; and what renders this caſe moreremarkable, he was naturally very intemperate, and would get drunk as often as he could get liquor.In the year 1776, died one Mr. Payne, in Fairfax, Virginia, upwards of 100 years of age.Died, November, 1782, in this city, Mr. Edward Drinker, almoſt 102, being born December 24, 1680, in Philadelphia.In the year 1782, there was living, near this city (and perhaps may be ſtill living) a healthy negro woman, able to walk ſeveral miles in a day, and waſh clothes, who was then, as near as ſhe could tell, about 103.——She remembers her being brought to this city before any houſes were built here.Died laſt ſummer, in New-York, Mrs. Slock, aged 108 years and one half.Laſt winter died at Jones's creek, a branch of Pee Dee, in North-Carolina, Mr. Mathew Bayley, aged 136: he was baptiſed when 134 years old; had good eye ſight, ſtrength of body and mind until his death.There was a woman living laſt winter, in Uxbridge, ſtate of Maſſachuſetts, of the name of Aldrich, and likely to live many years, who has 12 children, all living, and has lived till 25 of the fifth generation are born, the eldeſt of which is more than eleven years of age.Died on Tueſday the 1ſt inſt. at Hudſon, in New-York, Mrs. Chriſtina de Lametter, in the 94th year of her age. She died merely of old age, without any kind of diſeaſe or fever; but deſcended very ſlowly and patiently to the bottom of the hillof life. She was a woman, who, through life, has been remarkable for her ſilent reſignation to the divine will. What renders the laſt part of her life remarkable, is, that ſhe lived 39 days without any ſuſtenance whatever, except about two ſpoonfuls of wine with water daily; the vital motions and functions being ſo near a ceſſation, that the ſolids needed no reparation; yet ſhe retained all her ſenſes to the laſt moment.In the year 1774, died at Danvers, in Maſſachuſetts, Mr. —— Nelſon, aged 106 years.Massachusetts Gazette, Sept. 1, 1786.

PHILADELPHIA, Auguſt 19.

Inſtances of Longevity in America.

In South-America there was ſaid, in the year 1785, to be a negro woman living, aged about 175; ſhe remembered her firſt maſter, who died in 1615, and that he gave her away with ſome other property towards ſounding a ſchool.

Some years ago there was living in Virginia, a native of Ireland, who at the age of 109, was able to work at the taylor's trade without ſpectacles; and what renders this caſe moreremarkable, he was naturally very intemperate, and would get drunk as often as he could get liquor.

In the year 1776, died one Mr. Payne, in Fairfax, Virginia, upwards of 100 years of age.

Died, November, 1782, in this city, Mr. Edward Drinker, almoſt 102, being born December 24, 1680, in Philadelphia.

In the year 1782, there was living, near this city (and perhaps may be ſtill living) a healthy negro woman, able to walk ſeveral miles in a day, and waſh clothes, who was then, as near as ſhe could tell, about 103.——She remembers her being brought to this city before any houſes were built here.

Died laſt ſummer, in New-York, Mrs. Slock, aged 108 years and one half.

Laſt winter died at Jones's creek, a branch of Pee Dee, in North-Carolina, Mr. Mathew Bayley, aged 136: he was baptiſed when 134 years old; had good eye ſight, ſtrength of body and mind until his death.

There was a woman living laſt winter, in Uxbridge, ſtate of Maſſachuſetts, of the name of Aldrich, and likely to live many years, who has 12 children, all living, and has lived till 25 of the fifth generation are born, the eldeſt of which is more than eleven years of age.

Died on Tueſday the 1ſt inſt. at Hudſon, in New-York, Mrs. Chriſtina de Lametter, in the 94th year of her age. She died merely of old age, without any kind of diſeaſe or fever; but deſcended very ſlowly and patiently to the bottom of the hillof life. She was a woman, who, through life, has been remarkable for her ſilent reſignation to the divine will. What renders the laſt part of her life remarkable, is, that ſhe lived 39 days without any ſuſtenance whatever, except about two ſpoonfuls of wine with water daily; the vital motions and functions being ſo near a ceſſation, that the ſolids needed no reparation; yet ſhe retained all her ſenſes to the laſt moment.

In the year 1774, died at Danvers, in Maſſachuſetts, Mr. —— Nelſon, aged 106 years.

Massachusetts Gazette, Sept. 1, 1786.

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 8.A widow lately died near Landſcrone, aged 118 years. She continued to get a livelihood by ſpinning till ſhe was 116.Salem Mercury, Nov. 25, 1786.

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 8.

A widow lately died near Landſcrone, aged 118 years. She continued to get a livelihood by ſpinning till ſhe was 116.

Salem Mercury, Nov. 25, 1786.

DINNER IN "OLD TIMES."

It was an old custom in New England to begin dinner with pudding instead of soup. Many persons of the last generation may remember, as the writer distinctly does, seeing old people who still adhered to this practice as late certainly as from 1850 to 1860. The writer was once at a dinnerwhere all the family began with soup except the father, a gentleman of the old school, who had a piece cut from a fresh-baked plum-pudding. He remarked to the company that such had always been his practice; and so he excused himself for keeping to his own fashion of dining. The custom of eating pudding before meat is still very common in Yorkshire, England. The following extract from a Boston paper of 1819 shows that John Adams, in 1817, kept up the old style of dinner, which, as might perhaps be imagined, was not confined to the common people, so called.

In "old times" it was customary to say to children, "Those who eat the most pudding shall have the most meat."

Extract from the "Narrative of a Journey of 5000 miles through the Eastern and Western States of America," in 1817.—By Henry B. Fearon, an Englishman.PRESIDENT ADAMS.The ex-president is a handsome old gentleman of eighty-four; his lady is seventy-six: she has the reputation of superior talents, and great literary acquirements. I was not perfectly a stranger here, as a few days previous to this I had received the honor of an hospitable reception at their mansion. Upon the present occasion the minister (the day being Sunday) was of the dinnerparty. As a table of a "late king" may amuse some of you, take the following particulars:—first course, a pudding made of Indian corn, molasses and butter;—second, veal, bacon, neck of mutton, potatoes, cabbages, carrots, and Indian beans; Madeira wine, of which each drank two glasses. We sat down to dinner at one o'clock; at two, nearly all went a second time to church. For tea, we had pound cake, sweet bread and butter, and bread made of Indian corn and rye, similar to our brown home-made. Tea was brought from the kitchen, and handed round by a neat white servant girl.The establishment of this political patriarch consists of a house two stories high, containing, I believe, eight rooms; of two men and three maid servants; three horses and a plain carriage. How great is the contrast between this individual, a man of knowledge and information—without pomp, parade, vitious and expensive establishments, as compared with the costly trappings, the depraved characters, and the profligate expenditure of —— House, and ——! What a lessonin thisdoes America teach! There are now in this land no less than three Cincinnati!

Extract from the "Narrative of a Journey of 5000 miles through the Eastern and Western States of America," in 1817.—By Henry B. Fearon, an Englishman.

PRESIDENT ADAMS.

The ex-president is a handsome old gentleman of eighty-four; his lady is seventy-six: she has the reputation of superior talents, and great literary acquirements. I was not perfectly a stranger here, as a few days previous to this I had received the honor of an hospitable reception at their mansion. Upon the present occasion the minister (the day being Sunday) was of the dinnerparty. As a table of a "late king" may amuse some of you, take the following particulars:—first course, a pudding made of Indian corn, molasses and butter;—second, veal, bacon, neck of mutton, potatoes, cabbages, carrots, and Indian beans; Madeira wine, of which each drank two glasses. We sat down to dinner at one o'clock; at two, nearly all went a second time to church. For tea, we had pound cake, sweet bread and butter, and bread made of Indian corn and rye, similar to our brown home-made. Tea was brought from the kitchen, and handed round by a neat white servant girl.

The establishment of this political patriarch consists of a house two stories high, containing, I believe, eight rooms; of two men and three maid servants; three horses and a plain carriage. How great is the contrast between this individual, a man of knowledge and information—without pomp, parade, vitious and expensive establishments, as compared with the costly trappings, the depraved characters, and the profligate expenditure of —— House, and ——! What a lessonin thisdoes America teach! There are now in this land no less than three Cincinnati!

Hogs in New York streets.Yesterday forenoon, while in Broadway, we witnessed another instance of the impropriety of suffering Hogs to run at large in our streets. A highly respectable and most worthy young lady,was literally run down by a large Hog that was pursued by a dog. In her fall, her breast struck the curb stone, and she was considerably injured. After she had partially recovered, the gentleman at whose store she had made some purchases, kindly conveyed her to her father's house in a carriage. The reader may easily imagine the distressing effect produced on the mind of a fond parent, at the sight of a darling child, whose pale cheeks plainly indicated her situation. ☞What would not the citizens of Boston say of their Police, if Hogs were permitted to run loose in the streets?Columbian Centinel, Boston [1817].

Hogs in New York streets.

Yesterday forenoon, while in Broadway, we witnessed another instance of the impropriety of suffering Hogs to run at large in our streets. A highly respectable and most worthy young lady,was literally run down by a large Hog that was pursued by a dog. In her fall, her breast struck the curb stone, and she was considerably injured. After she had partially recovered, the gentleman at whose store she had made some purchases, kindly conveyed her to her father's house in a carriage. The reader may easily imagine the distressing effect produced on the mind of a fond parent, at the sight of a darling child, whose pale cheeks plainly indicated her situation. ☞What would not the citizens of Boston say of their Police, if Hogs were permitted to run loose in the streets?

Columbian Centinel, Boston [1817].

English blunders about America in 1802.

From the(Newyork)Evening Post.Specimensof theIgnoranceandBlundersofEnglish Geographers, Tourists,&c. &c. with respect toAmerica.THE Rev. R. Turner, who has publiſhed a book called Claſſical Geography, gives the following account of the cities of Philadelphia and Newyork. "Philadelphia, (ſays he) is the finest andbeſt ſituatedcity in America, containingthirty thouſandhouſes and one hundred and twenty thouſand inhabitants, who are moſtly quakers!!!"—"Newyork contains three thouſand houſes and twelve thouſand inhabitants!"Another book, intitled Guthrie's improved Geography, after ſetting forth in the preface that their (the Editors) relation of America, will be found both ſatisfactory and complete, as they have not only carefully examined the works of the celebrated Morſe, but likewiſe applied to ſeveral other authentic ſources, which have enabled them to give the beſt information in the most ſatisfactory manner, ſtates that "the city of Newyork contains five thouſand inhabitants, chiefly of Dutch extraction." Here is pretty ſtrong evidence of the diligence of theſe London bookmakers, as to applying to the moſt authentic ſources of information, as they profeſs to have done. An impoſition of this kind in any American publication, would afford a fine opportunity for an English Reviewer to rail againſt our national honeſty.The very laſt edition of Guthrie's original work, deſcribing the river Hudſon, ſtates that this river is navigable to Albany, which is "ſix hundred miles from Newyork."An Engliſh Touriſt, whoſe name is not juſt now recollected, has publiſhed a volume of his travels through the United States, in which he ſpeaks particularly of the orderly manner in which Elections are conducted in the city of Newyork. "On the appointed day, ſays he, all the citizens take care to be at home at a certain hour, at which time the inſpectors of the election go through the city with ballot boxes in their hands, and call at every door for votes, whereupon the citizens ſtep to theirdoors and depoſit their ballots in theſe ſame ſmall boxes, which are ſtraightway carried to the City Hall; the votes are there examined, and thus the election is determined in a few hours, without uproar or inconvenience!!!"An Engliſh Editor of a work, called theGerman Muſeum, in his tranſlation of ſome memoirs of Major André, records, that this unfortunate officer was taken and hanged "at the weſt point of America."A London paper ſome time ago made mention of certain improvements which were taking place in Newyork, with a view to promote the health of the city, and obſerved that our corporation were erecting a range of permanent wharves on one ſide of the city, which were to extend from Corlear's Hook to the Batteryalong the Delaware River!Some notice ſhall be taken hereafter of the miſrepresentations and falſehoods of Laincourt, Weld, Bulow, and a number of others, relative to the United States.AnAMERICAN.Worcester Spy.

From the(Newyork)Evening Post.

Specimensof theIgnoranceandBlundersofEnglish Geographers, Tourists,&c. &c. with respect toAmerica.

THE Rev. R. Turner, who has publiſhed a book called Claſſical Geography, gives the following account of the cities of Philadelphia and Newyork. "Philadelphia, (ſays he) is the finest andbeſt ſituatedcity in America, containingthirty thouſandhouſes and one hundred and twenty thouſand inhabitants, who are moſtly quakers!!!"—"Newyork contains three thouſand houſes and twelve thouſand inhabitants!"

Another book, intitled Guthrie's improved Geography, after ſetting forth in the preface that their (the Editors) relation of America, will be found both ſatisfactory and complete, as they have not only carefully examined the works of the celebrated Morſe, but likewiſe applied to ſeveral other authentic ſources, which have enabled them to give the beſt information in the most ſatisfactory manner, ſtates that "the city of Newyork contains five thouſand inhabitants, chiefly of Dutch extraction." Here is pretty ſtrong evidence of the diligence of theſe London bookmakers, as to applying to the moſt authentic ſources of information, as they profeſs to have done. An impoſition of this kind in any American publication, would afford a fine opportunity for an English Reviewer to rail againſt our national honeſty.

The very laſt edition of Guthrie's original work, deſcribing the river Hudſon, ſtates that this river is navigable to Albany, which is "ſix hundred miles from Newyork."

An Engliſh Touriſt, whoſe name is not juſt now recollected, has publiſhed a volume of his travels through the United States, in which he ſpeaks particularly of the orderly manner in which Elections are conducted in the city of Newyork. "On the appointed day, ſays he, all the citizens take care to be at home at a certain hour, at which time the inſpectors of the election go through the city with ballot boxes in their hands, and call at every door for votes, whereupon the citizens ſtep to theirdoors and depoſit their ballots in theſe ſame ſmall boxes, which are ſtraightway carried to the City Hall; the votes are there examined, and thus the election is determined in a few hours, without uproar or inconvenience!!!"

An Engliſh Editor of a work, called theGerman Muſeum, in his tranſlation of ſome memoirs of Major André, records, that this unfortunate officer was taken and hanged "at the weſt point of America."

A London paper ſome time ago made mention of certain improvements which were taking place in Newyork, with a view to promote the health of the city, and obſerved that our corporation were erecting a range of permanent wharves on one ſide of the city, which were to extend from Corlear's Hook to the Batteryalong the Delaware River!

Some notice ſhall be taken hereafter of the miſrepresentations and falſehoods of Laincourt, Weld, Bulow, and a number of others, relative to the United States.

AnAMERICAN.Worcester Spy.

SECRET LOVE.From a very rare volume of old Poetry.The fountaines smoake, and yet no flame they shewe;Starres shine all night though undeserned by daye;And trees do spring yet are not seen to growe;And shadowes move although they seem to staye;In winters woe is buried summers bliss,And love loves most, when love most secret is.The stillest streame descries the greatest deepe;The clearest skye is subject to a shower;Conceit's most sweete, when as it seems to sleepe;And fairest dayes do in the morning lower:The silent groves, sweete nymphes theye cannot misse,For love loves most, when love most secret is.The rarest jewels hidden virtue yield.The sweete of traffique is a secret game;The yeere once old doth show a barren fieldAnd plants seeme dead, and yet they spring again.Cupid is blind; the reason why, is this,Love loveth most, when love most secret is.Salem Register, 1827.

SECRET LOVE.

From a very rare volume of old Poetry.

The fountaines smoake, and yet no flame they shewe;Starres shine all night though undeserned by daye;And trees do spring yet are not seen to growe;And shadowes move although they seem to staye;In winters woe is buried summers bliss,And love loves most, when love most secret is.The stillest streame descries the greatest deepe;The clearest skye is subject to a shower;Conceit's most sweete, when as it seems to sleepe;And fairest dayes do in the morning lower:The silent groves, sweete nymphes theye cannot misse,For love loves most, when love most secret is.The rarest jewels hidden virtue yield.The sweete of traffique is a secret game;The yeere once old doth show a barren fieldAnd plants seeme dead, and yet they spring again.Cupid is blind; the reason why, is this,Love loveth most, when love most secret is.

The stillest streame descries the greatest deepe;The clearest skye is subject to a shower;Conceit's most sweete, when as it seems to sleepe;And fairest dayes do in the morning lower:The silent groves, sweete nymphes theye cannot misse,For love loves most, when love most secret is.

The rarest jewels hidden virtue yield.The sweete of traffique is a secret game;The yeere once old doth show a barren fieldAnd plants seeme dead, and yet they spring again.Cupid is blind; the reason why, is this,Love loveth most, when love most secret is.

Salem Register, 1827.

George the Fourth.—The attributes of this potentate, who was the most popular monarch England has had for many years, are thus severely described, by Thomas Jefferson in his correspondence of 1789."He has not a single element of mathematics, of natural and moral philosophy, or of any other science on earth, nor has the society he kept been such as to supply the void of education. It has been that of the lowest, the most illiterate and profligate persons of the kingdom without choice of rank or mind & with whom the subjects of conversation are only horses, drinking matches, bawdy houses, and in terms the most vulgar. The young nobility, who begin by associating with him, soon leave himdisgusted with the insupportable profligacy of his society; and Mr. Fox, who has been supposed his favorite, and not over nice in the choice of his company, would never keep his company habitually."He has not a single idea of justice, morality, religion or of the rights of men, or any anxiety for the opinion of the world. He carries that indifference to fame so far, that he would probably not be hurt were he to lose his throne, provided he could be assured of always having meat, drink, horses & women."Essex Register, Aug. 26, 1830.

George the Fourth.—The attributes of this potentate, who was the most popular monarch England has had for many years, are thus severely described, by Thomas Jefferson in his correspondence of 1789.

"He has not a single element of mathematics, of natural and moral philosophy, or of any other science on earth, nor has the society he kept been such as to supply the void of education. It has been that of the lowest, the most illiterate and profligate persons of the kingdom without choice of rank or mind & with whom the subjects of conversation are only horses, drinking matches, bawdy houses, and in terms the most vulgar. The young nobility, who begin by associating with him, soon leave himdisgusted with the insupportable profligacy of his society; and Mr. Fox, who has been supposed his favorite, and not over nice in the choice of his company, would never keep his company habitually.

"He has not a single idea of justice, morality, religion or of the rights of men, or any anxiety for the opinion of the world. He carries that indifference to fame so far, that he would probably not be hurt were he to lose his throne, provided he could be assured of always having meat, drink, horses & women."

Essex Register, Aug. 26, 1830.

President Stiles of Yale College on the public revenue.

Extract from Preſident STILES's Election Sermon.ButI paſs on to another ſubject in which the welfare of a community is deeply concerned, I mean the publickrevenues. National character and national faith depend on theſe. Every people, every large community is able to furniſh a revenue adequate to the exigences of government. But this is a moſt difficult ſubject; and what the happieſt method of raiſing it, is uncertain. One thing is certain, that however in moſt kingdoms and empires the people are taxed at the will of the prince, yet inAmerica, the people tax themſelves, andtherefore cannot tax themſelves beyond their abilities. But whether the power of taxing be in an abſolute monarchy, a powerindependent of the people, or in a body elected by the people, one great error has, I apprehend, entered into the ſyſtem of Revenue and Finance in almoſt all nations, viz. reſtricting the collection to money. Two or three millions can more eaſily be raiſed in produce, than one million in money. This collected and depoſited in ſtores and magazines, would, by bills drawn upon theſe ſtores, anſwer all the expenditures of war and peace. In one country it has been tried with ſucceſs for ages; I mean inChina, the wiſeſt empire the ſun hath ever ſhined upon. And here, if I recollect aright, not a tenth of the Imperial revenues hath been collected in money. In rice, wheat and millet only are collected 40 millions of ſacks, of one hundred and twenty pounds each, equal to 80 million buſhels; in raw and wrought ſilk one million pounds. The rest is taken in ſalt, wines, cotton, and other fruits of labour and induſtry, at a certain ratio per cent. and depoſited in ſtores over all the empire. The periſhable commodities are immediately ſold, and the Mandarins and army are paid by bills on theſe magazines. In no part of the world are the inhabitants leſs oppreſſed than there.Massachusetts Gazette, Sept. 29, 1786.

Extract from Preſident STILES's Election Sermon.

ButI paſs on to another ſubject in which the welfare of a community is deeply concerned, I mean the publickrevenues. National character and national faith depend on theſe. Every people, every large community is able to furniſh a revenue adequate to the exigences of government. But this is a moſt difficult ſubject; and what the happieſt method of raiſing it, is uncertain. One thing is certain, that however in moſt kingdoms and empires the people are taxed at the will of the prince, yet inAmerica, the people tax themſelves, andtherefore cannot tax themſelves beyond their abilities. But whether the power of taxing be in an abſolute monarchy, a powerindependent of the people, or in a body elected by the people, one great error has, I apprehend, entered into the ſyſtem of Revenue and Finance in almoſt all nations, viz. reſtricting the collection to money. Two or three millions can more eaſily be raiſed in produce, than one million in money. This collected and depoſited in ſtores and magazines, would, by bills drawn upon theſe ſtores, anſwer all the expenditures of war and peace. In one country it has been tried with ſucceſs for ages; I mean inChina, the wiſeſt empire the ſun hath ever ſhined upon. And here, if I recollect aright, not a tenth of the Imperial revenues hath been collected in money. In rice, wheat and millet only are collected 40 millions of ſacks, of one hundred and twenty pounds each, equal to 80 million buſhels; in raw and wrought ſilk one million pounds. The rest is taken in ſalt, wines, cotton, and other fruits of labour and induſtry, at a certain ratio per cent. and depoſited in ſtores over all the empire. The periſhable commodities are immediately ſold, and the Mandarins and army are paid by bills on theſe magazines. In no part of the world are the inhabitants leſs oppreſſed than there.

Massachusetts Gazette, Sept. 29, 1786.

Religiously Inclined.—A gentleman perceiving a fellow leaning against the front of St. Paul's church yesterday, who was unable to stand without some such support, asked him if he was going tojoin the church. 'No,' replied Bottlenose, 'not edzactly to jine, but I'm only lean—leanin'—that way.'New Era[1837].

New Era[1837].

Meaning of the word.

Gentlemen.How the signification of words alter in the course of a century. There was a time when all persons in England, below the rank of anEsquire, were divided intoGentlemen, Yeomen andRascals. The former word is now used to signify the individuals of the first order—those whom you would take by the hand in the street, and sup with of an evening. The second term retains pretty nearly its original meaning. But to make an application of the latter appellative at this time, would operate as an invitation to be knocked down. 'Gentlemen,' is used in opposition among the old chronicles to 'simple man,' and neither in any very exalted sense. It is on record, that the French Princess, De La Roche Sur Yon, receiving a sharp reply from a Knight, to whom she gave the epithet of 'Gentilhomme,' was told by the King, to whom she complained, that she deserved all she got, for so offending, herself, in the first instance. The lower people in England were commonly 'the Rascality'—equivalent to the 'Canaille' of the French, or our own significantRabbleof the present day.In what sense do they use the word 'Gentlemen' in Congress—Eh?—Charleston Gaz.Salem Observer, April 3, 1820.

In what sense do they use the word 'Gentlemen' in Congress—Eh?—Charleston Gaz.

Salem Observer, April 3, 1820.

ProfeſſionalAnecdoteof Dr.Franklin.WHEN he came to Philadelphia, in 1723, he was firſt employed by one Keimer, an eccentric genius, as a preſſman, for he was then printing an elegy of his own compoſition, on the death of Aiſquila Roſe—and as he had but one ſmall font of types, and uſed no copy, but compoſed the elegy in the preſs, he could not employ him in the compoſition. Keimer was a viſionary, whoſe mind was frequently elevated above the little concerns of life, and conſequently very ſubject to make miſtakes, which he ſeldom took the pains to correct. Franklin had frequently reaſoned with him upon the importance of accuracy in his profeſſion, but in vain. His fertile head however ſoon furniſhed him with an opportunity to ſecond his arguments by proof.—They ſoon after undertook an impreſſion of a primer that had been lately publiſhed in New-England.—Franklin overlooked the piece; and when his maſter had ſet the following couplet—When the laſt trumpet ſoundeth,We ſhall not all die,But we ſhall all bechangedIn the twinkling of an eye,He privately removed the letterc, and it was printed off—When the laſt trumpet ſoundeth,We ſhall not all die,But we ſhall all behangedIn the twinkling of an eye.Herald of Freedom, June 23, 1790.

ProfeſſionalAnecdoteof Dr.Franklin.

WHEN he came to Philadelphia, in 1723, he was firſt employed by one Keimer, an eccentric genius, as a preſſman, for he was then printing an elegy of his own compoſition, on the death of Aiſquila Roſe—and as he had but one ſmall font of types, and uſed no copy, but compoſed the elegy in the preſs, he could not employ him in the compoſition. Keimer was a viſionary, whoſe mind was frequently elevated above the little concerns of life, and conſequently very ſubject to make miſtakes, which he ſeldom took the pains to correct. Franklin had frequently reaſoned with him upon the importance of accuracy in his profeſſion, but in vain. His fertile head however ſoon furniſhed him with an opportunity to ſecond his arguments by proof.—They ſoon after undertook an impreſſion of a primer that had been lately publiſhed in New-England.—Franklin overlooked the piece; and when his maſter had ſet the following couplet—

When the laſt trumpet ſoundeth,We ſhall not all die,But we ſhall all bechangedIn the twinkling of an eye,

He privately removed the letterc, and it was printed off—

When the laſt trumpet ſoundeth,We ſhall not all die,But we ſhall all behangedIn the twinkling of an eye.

Herald of Freedom, June 23, 1790.

SURNAMES.In the Cambridge Chronicle of Saturday, Auguſt 1, 1772, is an advertiſement ſaid to have been taken from the Canterbury Journal, which beggars the liſt of ſurnames lately enumerated:"Mary Scaredevil, widow of the late William Scaredevil, of Maidſtone, does, by the aſſiſtance of the Almighty, intend to carry on the buſineſs of Whiteſmith, and hopes for the favors and recommendations of the gentlemen and ladies whom the late William Scaredevil had the pleaſure to ſerve, which will be gratefully acknowledged by their moſt humble ſervant,MARY SCAREDEVIL."Salem Gazette, Nov., 1805.

SURNAMES.

In the Cambridge Chronicle of Saturday, Auguſt 1, 1772, is an advertiſement ſaid to have been taken from the Canterbury Journal, which beggars the liſt of ſurnames lately enumerated:

"Mary Scaredevil, widow of the late William Scaredevil, of Maidſtone, does, by the aſſiſtance of the Almighty, intend to carry on the buſineſs of Whiteſmith, and hopes for the favors and recommendations of the gentlemen and ladies whom the late William Scaredevil had the pleaſure to ſerve, which will be gratefully acknowledged by their moſt humble ſervant,

MARY SCAREDEVIL."

Salem Gazette, Nov., 1805.

Launching of the "Grand Turk."

Thurſday laſt being a very pleaſant day, great numbers of people aſſembled to ſee the launching of the large and beautiful ſhip from Mr.Derby'swharf. They were, however, diſappointed in the pleaſure they expected, by her ſtopping when ſhe had run about half her length: and all the efforts which could be made were ineffectual in getting her off at that time: the next day, however, with the aid of proper apparatus, and the aſſiſtance of the people aſſembled, ſhe was again put in motion, and gainedthe water.—The name ofThe Grand Turkis revived in this ſhip, heretofore borne by a ſhip belonging to Mr.Derby, remarkably ſucceſsful as a privateer in the late war, and which was ſome time ſince ſold in India.The ingenious Mr.Enos Briggs, from the North River, was the maſter-builder of the new ſhip Grand Turk.A CARD.Mr.E.H. DERBYrequests his fellow-townsmen and others, to accept his sincere thanks for their ready and unwearied exertions to enable him to complete the launching of his Ship.May 21.Mr.Cushing,The following lines were addreſſed to the ShipGrand Turk, while launching. They are at your ſervice.Your's, Z.The swelling waves roll joyfully along,To greet thee, welcome to the azure main;The gaping multitude in anxious throng,Their ardent—vacant—tumult—scarce restrain.Slow o'er the lubrick ways—immense—you move,High o'er the stern your flowing honours stand,In distant climes, on unknown seas to proveThe matchless glory of your native land.For thee—the lofty Cedar nods alone,The sturdy Oak its honours lopp'd deplores,The forest mourns its tallest beauties goneTo waft Columbian treasure—to the Indian shores.Doom'd to resist the rage of warring waves,Whilst rushing winds impel your foaming way:The firm built sides their utmost fury brave.The tempest mock—and in the whirlwind play.Safe may you reach your distant—destin'd port,Nor rocks—nor treach'rous sands—oppose your fame,May gentle winds your swelling topsails court,And thousands shout you welcome home again.Salem Gazette, May 24, 1791.

The ingenious Mr.Enos Briggs, from the North River, was the maſter-builder of the new ſhip Grand Turk.

A CARD.

Mr.E.H. DERBYrequests his fellow-townsmen and others, to accept his sincere thanks for their ready and unwearied exertions to enable him to complete the launching of his Ship.May 21.

Mr.Cushing,

The following lines were addreſſed to the ShipGrand Turk, while launching. They are at your ſervice.

Your's, Z.

The swelling waves roll joyfully along,To greet thee, welcome to the azure main;The gaping multitude in anxious throng,Their ardent—vacant—tumult—scarce restrain.Slow o'er the lubrick ways—immense—you move,High o'er the stern your flowing honours stand,In distant climes, on unknown seas to proveThe matchless glory of your native land.For thee—the lofty Cedar nods alone,The sturdy Oak its honours lopp'd deplores,The forest mourns its tallest beauties goneTo waft Columbian treasure—to the Indian shores.Doom'd to resist the rage of warring waves,Whilst rushing winds impel your foaming way:The firm built sides their utmost fury brave.The tempest mock—and in the whirlwind play.Safe may you reach your distant—destin'd port,Nor rocks—nor treach'rous sands—oppose your fame,May gentle winds your swelling topsails court,And thousands shout you welcome home again.

The swelling waves roll joyfully along,To greet thee, welcome to the azure main;The gaping multitude in anxious throng,Their ardent—vacant—tumult—scarce restrain.

Slow o'er the lubrick ways—immense—you move,High o'er the stern your flowing honours stand,In distant climes, on unknown seas to proveThe matchless glory of your native land.

For thee—the lofty Cedar nods alone,The sturdy Oak its honours lopp'd deplores,The forest mourns its tallest beauties goneTo waft Columbian treasure—to the Indian shores.

Doom'd to resist the rage of warring waves,Whilst rushing winds impel your foaming way:The firm built sides their utmost fury brave.The tempest mock—and in the whirlwind play.

Safe may you reach your distant—destin'd port,Nor rocks—nor treach'rous sands—oppose your fame,May gentle winds your swelling topsails court,And thousands shout you welcome home again.

Salem Gazette, May 24, 1791.

The oldest person who had lived in Salem up to 1791.

On Friday laſt, the venerable Mr.John Symonds, of this town, entered theone hundredth year of his age. He is the only male perſon who has arrived at that great age, from the firſt ſettlement of the town by the Engliſh in 1629 to this day.

Irish Litany.

Dublin, May 11.To the Printers of theRightsofIriſhmen.Gentlemen,I am enabled by an inviſible power to communicate to you, a Litany ſanctioned by me, and to be adopted by the profeſſors ofthe patriotic religion of Ireland; a Litany which breathes the ſpirit of that freedom which I profeſſed when on earth, and has been here on eternal record; if its principle and doctrine tend to enlighten and emancipate your country, it will add (if poſſible) to that indeſcribable happineſs enjoyed by him, whom, without vanity, I may now call the virtuous and patrioticMIRABEAU.Elyſium, 5th Feb.1792.THE LITANY.1ſt. Let there be a free, equal, and general repreſentation of your people in Parliament.And all the people ſhall ſay amen.2d. Let there be a reform of your church, an abolition of tithes, and let each ſect maintain its own paſtor.And all, &c.3d. Let the people of my terreſtrial country be an example to your people, and let their freedom be your freedom.And all, &c.4th. Let the fetters which the nobles of your land have forged, be broken aſunder; and let thoſe who earn, diſtribute the bread of Ireland.And all, &c.5th. Let each man freely worſhip God according to the dictates of his conſcience.And all,&c.6th. Let chriſtians be philoſophers, and let philoſophers be chriſtians.And all, &c.7th. Let the rich few no longer be ſupported by taxes on the many and unrepreſented poor.And all, &c.8th. Let all the ſons of Hibernia be free—yea, even as free as the negroes[D]of Africa.And all, &c.9th. Let truth never be deemed a libel, and let the Liberty of your Preſs be extended.And all, &c.10th. Let the noble (tho enliſted) ſons of Ireland never become the hired aſſaſſins of their countrymen.And all, &c.11th. Let the army which eats the bread of Ireland, be her guardian and protector, and not the baſe invader of her rights and liberties.And all, &c.12th. Let him who firſt proposed a mortgage on the revenues of Ireland, be accurſed in the annals of your country.And all, &c.13th. Let yourſelves no longer be the ſlaves of religion, or ſect, or party, but the united ſons of freedom and philoſophy.And all, &c.14th. Let the majeſty of your king reflect the majeſty of your people.And all, &c.Mirabeau ſcripſit.Salem Gazette, 1792.[D]Vide Wilberforce on the emancipation of the slaves.

Dublin, May 11.

To the Printers of theRightsofIriſhmen.

Gentlemen,

I am enabled by an inviſible power to communicate to you, a Litany ſanctioned by me, and to be adopted by the profeſſors ofthe patriotic religion of Ireland; a Litany which breathes the ſpirit of that freedom which I profeſſed when on earth, and has been here on eternal record; if its principle and doctrine tend to enlighten and emancipate your country, it will add (if poſſible) to that indeſcribable happineſs enjoyed by him, whom, without vanity, I may now call the virtuous and patriotic

MIRABEAU.

Elyſium, 5th Feb.1792.

THE LITANY.

1ſt. Let there be a free, equal, and general repreſentation of your people in Parliament.

And all the people ſhall ſay amen.

2d. Let there be a reform of your church, an abolition of tithes, and let each ſect maintain its own paſtor.

And all, &c.

3d. Let the people of my terreſtrial country be an example to your people, and let their freedom be your freedom.

And all, &c.

4th. Let the fetters which the nobles of your land have forged, be broken aſunder; and let thoſe who earn, diſtribute the bread of Ireland.

And all, &c.

5th. Let each man freely worſhip God according to the dictates of his conſcience.

And all,&c.

6th. Let chriſtians be philoſophers, and let philoſophers be chriſtians.

And all, &c.

7th. Let the rich few no longer be ſupported by taxes on the many and unrepreſented poor.

And all, &c.

8th. Let all the ſons of Hibernia be free—yea, even as free as the negroes[D]of Africa.

And all, &c.

9th. Let truth never be deemed a libel, and let the Liberty of your Preſs be extended.

And all, &c.

10th. Let the noble (tho enliſted) ſons of Ireland never become the hired aſſaſſins of their countrymen.

And all, &c.

11th. Let the army which eats the bread of Ireland, be her guardian and protector, and not the baſe invader of her rights and liberties.

And all, &c.

12th. Let him who firſt proposed a mortgage on the revenues of Ireland, be accurſed in the annals of your country.

And all, &c.

13th. Let yourſelves no longer be the ſlaves of religion, or ſect, or party, but the united ſons of freedom and philoſophy.

And all, &c.

14th. Let the majeſty of your king reflect the majeſty of your people.

And all, &c.

Mirabeau ſcripſit.

Salem Gazette, 1792.

[D]Vide Wilberforce on the emancipation of the slaves.

Boston School of Fashion in 1807.

Robert Smallpeace,At hisDRESSING ACADEMY,andSCHOOLofFASHION,inMilk street,oppoſite the South door of theOld South,REMINDS the Sons and Daughters of Faſhion and Beauty, that tho' they may poſſeſs every latent excellence, yet they require the improving hand ofArt, likeroughdiamonds, to obtain the poliſh and brilliancy of thefirſt water. What is elegance of form or contour of beauty without improvement? like "a light hid under a buſhel," or whatever can be conceived to bemoſt unlike:— And it is a lamentable fact, thatFull many a mind is rear'd with toil and care,To waſte its worth—bySLOV'NLINESSinHAIR.Thetailor, ormilliner, may encaſe us with taſte and elegance; thedancing maſterteach us the ſteps of eaſe and dignity; themuſicianinſtruct us in our throats and fingers;and thepreceptormay inform our minds; and yet, with all theseaccompliſhments, can we even bePASSABLE, if thehigheſtaccompliſhment of all be neglected? and theHEADbe left to its own "diſorder worſe confounded," exhibiting a "paltry crown of mud and ſtraw," placed upon an "edifice of ivory and gold!"—and further—What though theEYEvoluptuous roll,TheFORMpoſſeſs each heavenly grace;Say, can theyANY HEARTcontrol,DrawFRIENDSHIPnear—bidLOVEtake place,'TillSMALLPEACEtouch them!—hewhoſe trade is,T' makeGodsofMen—andGoddeſſesofLadies!☞ SMALLPEACE has elegant apartments for Ladies and Gentlemen; and will be found conſtantly at "the poſt of honour," and attendance, to wait upon them.Oct. 17 [1807].Columbian Centinel.

Robert Smallpeace,

At hisDRESSING ACADEMY,andSCHOOLofFASHION,inMilk street,oppoſite the South door of theOld South,

REMINDS the Sons and Daughters of Faſhion and Beauty, that tho' they may poſſeſs every latent excellence, yet they require the improving hand ofArt, likeroughdiamonds, to obtain the poliſh and brilliancy of thefirſt water. What is elegance of form or contour of beauty without improvement? like "a light hid under a buſhel," or whatever can be conceived to bemoſt unlike:— And it is a lamentable fact, that

Full many a mind is rear'd with toil and care,To waſte its worth—bySLOV'NLINESSinHAIR.

Thetailor, ormilliner, may encaſe us with taſte and elegance; thedancing maſterteach us the ſteps of eaſe and dignity; themuſicianinſtruct us in our throats and fingers;and thepreceptormay inform our minds; and yet, with all theseaccompliſhments, can we even bePASSABLE, if thehigheſtaccompliſhment of all be neglected? and theHEADbe left to its own "diſorder worſe confounded," exhibiting a "paltry crown of mud and ſtraw," placed upon an "edifice of ivory and gold!"—and further—

What though theEYEvoluptuous roll,TheFORMpoſſeſs each heavenly grace;Say, can theyANY HEARTcontrol,DrawFRIENDSHIPnear—bidLOVEtake place,'TillSMALLPEACEtouch them!—hewhoſe trade is,T' makeGodsofMen—andGoddeſſesofLadies!

☞ SMALLPEACE has elegant apartments for Ladies and Gentlemen; and will be found conſtantly at "the poſt of honour," and attendance, to wait upon them.

Oct. 17 [1807].Columbian Centinel.

The novels of 1833; from the "Salem Observer," July 13.

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