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mistake, but that will shoulder. it. In 3d par. 5th line, though I could not at this time of writing, have been very "tempting." You have made me appear so. I was only "attempting." And in same paragraph, 13th line, you have made me say "most" sincere, when I intended "not,' sincere.

De, dear Messrs. Editors, have the goodness to correct these mistakes, as I fear Henry will have additional reasons to think very poorly of my talents and understanding.

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A WOMAN'S LOGIC.

A Musselman coming to a mosque, observed his wife in close conversation with a strange man, and desired her to follow him. The woman replied, it is written in the Koran, Thou shalt not command in any house but thine own. The husband asked her what she was about? Ask no questions, replied the wife, for the same holy book saith, Thou shalt not meddle with what does not concern thee. He again in a peremptory style ordered her to come away! When she exclaimed, The holy volume declares, that mosques belong to God-disturb not therefore his temple. He then attempted to compel her to depart-but she exclaimed, The scripture saith, Whosoever is in a mosque, to that person is an asylum. The husband was now confounded, and said with some heat. Ten thousand plagues upon a learned wife ! she has begun to study the Koran, and I believe she has come here to finish it.

WONDERS.

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M. Degen, a watchmaker, of Vienna, has invented a machine, by which a person may rise into the air, flying in various directions with the celerity of a bird. Baron Lutgendorf has invented a machine, by means of which, a person may exist under water, without fear of being drowned. It is expected to be extremely useful!

LE CHEVALIER D'EON. This celebrated public character is just dead. It had been confidently believed for many years, that the Chevalier was a female, but on dissecting the body the contrary has been found to be a fact. It may be remembered, that about 36 years ago, policies were actually opened to ascertain the sex

Young's "Revenge," which he concluded by observing was in fa vour of the African Prince, who was by much the honester man.--There is no party man so violent as an apostate.

BATTLE OF Tow.

In an Ohio paper we have re

of this extraordinary non descript,ceived a ludicrous account, to the to the amount of 200,000 pounds, which were eventually decided

tune of the battle of the kegs, of a “Grand Duel,” between two gen

and paid, upon a surgical certifi-tlemen, anxious to have their names cate, and an investigation by a jury of matrons, that the chevalier was a female !They decided thus, it was supposed, because a just verdict would have involved the character of a brave officer. deceased was formerly French charge d'Affaires at our court.

The

the

WEDDERBURN vs. FRANKLIN. Among the many illiberal reproaches made use of by the Solicitor General against Dr. Franklin, which were so far upon Greek model, that they highly par took of the Athenian Billingsgate. He spoke of his being a man of letters with great contempt, by punningly saying, he was so far a man of letters, that he was homo trium literarum (a term of reproach applied by Platus to the worst characters, and which may be translated "abecedarian") and ought to be expelled the Royal Society, and ignorantly as wantonly compared his conduct to that of Zanga in Dr.

inscribed on the scroll of honor, at
as little expence or risk as possi-
ble; and who therefore in their
combat substituted tow wads for
leaden bullets. At the first fire-
neither shot took effect; but at the
second, one of the parties received
the wad on his hip, to his no little
pain and affright. The ditty con-
cludes with the following salutary
caution.
True Amer.
"Ye men who sigh to take the lie,
Yet hate your lives to expose so,
These tactics new you may pursue,
And all your quarrels close so.
But still beware, and have a care,

Now listen to your bard, sir,
Whene'er you show this war of tow,
Don't have the wads too hard, sir.

A man should learn to sail with all winds.

He who would have good offices done to him, must do them to others.

Little wealth, little trouble.

INLAND NAVIGATION. We are informed that during the late rains, the streets of the intended seat of government of the state of Pennsylvania, have been navigable with ease and safety in canoes. The inhabitants, we understand, intended adopting the Venetian stile, of visiting in thier gondolas.

LONGEVITY.

A Dublin paper of May 10, has the following paragraph : "A few days ago, two old men went on board a Whitehaven vessel at George's quay, to purchase coal. One of them had a little boy by the hand, apparently about three or four years old. "This (observed the captain) is your grand-son, I suppose,"" Nay (replied the former,) he is my son." Your son !" "Yes, and that old fellow there is another of my sons; but there is a difference of seventy years in their ages!" This turned out to be the fact-the father is a hundred; and about four years ago, he married a girl of twenty two, by whom he had this youngest child !"

MEDIOCRITY.

CHARMS OF MUSIC.

A FEW, years ago, a man lived at Allerton (Eng.) by trade a tailor, but who occasionally could handle his fiddle as well as his needle. On his way home from whence he had been exercising his musical talents for the entertainment of his musical neighbours, in passing through a field about 3 o'clock in the morning, in the month of June, he was attacked by a bull. After several efforts to escape, he attempted to ascend a tree: not, however, succeeding in the attempt, a momentary impulse directed him. to pull out his fiddle, and fortifying himself behind as well as he could, began to play, upon which the enraged animal became totally disarmed of his ferocity, and appeared to listen with great attention. The affrighted JOE SNIP, finding his fierce and formidable enemy so much appeased, began to think of making his escape, left off playing, and was making off without even the slightest desire to know who should pay the piper. This, however, the bull would not suffer-for no sooner had our Orpheus ceased his fascinating strain, than the bull's rage appeared to return with as much violence as before. He was glad therefore, to have recourse a second time to his fiddle, which as instantly operated again as a magic charm upon the bull, who became as composed and as attentive as be

The temperate zone of moderate fortune,eqaually removed from high and low life, is most favourable for the permanence of friend-fore. He afterwards made several ship. attempts to escape, but all in vain;

Eleven mad dogs were killed on Friday, Aug. 10, at Powles-Hook.

or no sooner did he stop the fiddle than the bull's anger returned, so that he was compelled to continue fiddling away till near six o'clock (about three hours) when the family came to milk the cows, by which he was relieved, and rescued from a tiresome and fright-with intention to go to Campeachy, ful situation.

He is perhaps the first man upon record, who may really be said to have fiddled for his life, and who has so truly fulfilled the Poet's idea, that "Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast."

LADY'S MISCELLANY.

NEW-YORK, AUGUST 18, 1810.

The City Inspector reports the death of 39 persons in this city and suburbs during the last week.-viz. 11 men, 6 women, 8 boys, and 14 girls.

The Mayor of Albany, by a proclamation dated the 7th inst. offers a reward of 500 dols. for the apprehension of the principal or principals concerned in setting fire to that town.

PARRACIDE.

We learn that a person, by the name of Carr, belonging to LittleCompton, has been committed to jail at Newport, charged with the murder of his father!

A Spaniard, native of Mexico, who took passage in a vessel from Norfolk and arrived at Havanna,

has been arrested and confined at Havanna. A number of inflammatory papers were found among his baggage, and it is supposed he will be condemned as a spy and suffer death.

Casualty. In a thunder-gust which happened on the 12th inst. at the Narrows, on Long Island, two men were struck with lightning; one of them, a young man from New-Jersey, was killed outright, and the other, Mr. Simon Boerum, a resident of this place, was still living but supposed to be at the point of death when we heard from him.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2.

On Tuesday evening between six and seven o'clock, there was a shower of rain and hail, the wind blowing strong from the northwest, accompanied by severe flashes of lightning and thunder. It lasted about twenty minutes, and the quantity of water that fell was very great; it was also attended by hail of an oblong shape, and in the neighbourhood it is stated to

have been upwards of an inch in length, and in many instances half an inch thick,

The bridges at the upper ferry at Grey's, on Schuylkill, were carried off by the freshet-a gentleman on horseback, narrowly escaped from the former.

this town, and walked up to the Cupola of the new State-House with the informant. He was in good health, reads without glasses, and retains his full powers of mind. He was born A. D. 1707, his age 103. The thanksgiving before last he sat at his table with rising -seventy of his children, grand-children, and great-grand-children. He enumerates above 360 of his progeny. His oldest son is 80 years old; his youngest, by his third and present wife, but 13. He has seen three French wars-served in the revolutionary war at the

Messrs. Warren and Wood, have procured a lease of the Philadelphia New Theatre-and are engaged in making improvements alterations and additions in every department in that extensive estab-expedition to Penobscot; and says, lishment. The Theatre will be opened in the fall.

The United States frigates, and other armed vessels, which have been at anchor in Hampton Roads, sailed on the 5th inst. on a cruise.

On Monday and Tuesday last, four persons were apprehended in Hartford, (Con.) for counterfeiting Spanish milled Doilars, and were committed to prison, for trial at the Superior court in that county, on the first Tuesday of September

next.

A remarkable instance of Prolific

Longevity.

man,"

if our government bid, he is ready to shoulder his arms, and do his part to assert his country's rights, if he retain his present strength of body and mind.-Boston Patriot.

The number of arrivals and clearances at the port of NewYork during the same time were 492 vessels;-of which 297 were from and to foreign ports, and 195

coasters.

Bonaparte has granted 80,000 000 francs for the year 1810, to be expended on canals, public roads and intrenal improvements of all kinds.

When the ship is sunk, every sailor knows how she might have

In May last, a good old by the name of Samuel Tolman, born at Dorchester, now living at Matinicus Island, (Maine) visited" been saved.

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