Weekly Messenger, Volume 1, Number 102, Vevay, Switzerland County, 17 August 1833 — Page 2

WEEKLY MESSENGER.

the room of the unfortunate man him ly advice of the ministers that have vielf. -isited me, as I always indulged the hope &t fire- which hurt'lfe'en "recently re!of nri escape, and therefore could not

Jiindlrd.and the flickering hUfce of whichlbring myself fa believe thatl musfmeel

f irnih-ti the only light in ihe Hpnrtmenl;

his expiive lUck eve? fixed upon the'ned."

ca!s before him. which vet he did not!

i i see lir his mind was employed in far'merlv: but still seetns occasionally lo

other scenes; and his pale and melan dudy ftce renting on hi hand, sat Edgar Sumwierville. He wVs wrapped in a

large military Yloak. while his coat aorljcscape. He expressed a wish that Dr. otiier p:jte uf.his dress, hangieg over a'Moorehouse. one of the clergymen of chair siearihim. arid tbedisiurbed condi jthe village might be requist.ed to visit

tion of the bed evinced thai he had songhtjhim; this gentleman was accordingly

repose :m it, but, being unable ti sleep.' from the agitated state ol hi mind, he 'had riten agiin, To iridu'.ge in those re collections which he could tiot suppress. " Unkind Emmar it was thus hi? mu'ng ran von shuh! have known iny heart .too vel!4 to have btlieved me capable of i ue-h morable act. That it ' rash, that it was impious in me, to raise my hand against a fellow being's life, the teoiurse i have since continually enoenencpi to truly at'et. Yet, had 1 Lot known him to be your brother, the int.. .. is t,. Miel of coTrard evvi, which

alone compelled ms Craw my swordmorni'

-! had Hi ?'lWt; hut he forgave uged me to flight. H'sur 115 me witn Ms Hying breath, he would ..declare he had fallen in honorable com bat. Should be not recover, I am h mur diwr: and though I have not offended innst the code of fale honour, yet nei ther my own conscience or the laws ol V f nvnn ill Iirtlft him (TM 1 1 f - 11 ' - Lt - " ........ .... o - - jpe ,-(,, .hef! his fellows blood. Edgar Sumtnervdle. or rather Edgar J?la!tn, lof ;'e name oi summer vine was assumed, for a purpose which the reader . . . . . i u.. i r nas. IV IBIS lime, ier.icii, iiau lie " w j quentlv met. in the circles which he vi j .sited, during the previous winter in New) York, with Emma lioehuck. Her person j an attainment were such" as to attract! hi war ie?t -;nnration: and he soon dis i coveird thit her rtstnd and disposition were congenial with huowu. Similarity of tate and .sentiments led him efien into her society, and union of feeling jgtadualSy expanded into love;-- . TO EE ON -.N VKL New York, July 21. Ctovgk the JUardercr. The account .we 'rave vosterdat ol the attemnt ;U csc;V; tnadeby this r riniinal, is suhsta'titi ii!) correct and confirmed by the StatMnents on the same subject in the fliil :sd -Jjihia papers. The following 'addi 'tioral particulars, we copy from the uiBJ.,jJ'.U.iat city: t If , . . v!..... .,;,.i,i I. lit v ltiivv.il uii uunuaf llltlll. I'J iy-o ci iaf' i of Mount Holly, who had be.cn req-uosted by Mr Striker, of that vilFage, to place themselves rear the spot w ere t'lotigh's tfacks had been discovered. These two persons, whose iiames arc not recollected, were lying .o:teeaied- under some buhes, near Which they suspected that Clough would most probably pass on his way towards the river, about three miles from Mount Holly. About, eleven o'clock, they observed a person passing near themaa rapid, but firm and steady pace. They accosted him, by ask ing, 'who is there J Xo. answer was made. Thev repeated the question. 'I here was still no reply. They then advan ced 'towards him, when Clough slopped and said. Gentlerrten, what do ou vnt? Oop ot l.-iem tmmediately gras pod him firmlv by ti.e vyrist,'and asked h;m, '"IsAour name Hie?"' to which he replied in the affirmative.- Where are : I - I you iromc:: "to nuiaaeipiiia, was the r ply. They held him Cist, and ask ed, wi u bgncsshchaathertj towhlch he a- .swered, that-he did net know what business thev had to-stop a man, when goitig'-o his wy peaceably. A candle having been brought by or;e of ihe men fwm trrrairhou'-e not far from thcrrr, Ch.'iich was " recogi'ized. When he fiu j lliis lo IVe the ease, he appealed to them. ;inii nLrn i cm inr Vroa t i it r t i i

saKir-io.i' ''in " ivnu.j , " "n same connaiily rn the vV men. (aid hr.) that I have worked hard h,'f ariIt the length of rope necessary to dies, for Ihe resident planters do n. for. mv !ife:.do. for -b. aver.'s sake, letja,low lim sufficient fall, and aftersome ply complain of losing the value 6 m4.goV' Thev r, plied, that they mustl,her regulations, in all of hich thehtves, but alledge that by the emr accomna.y him back to orison. He! prisoner seemed to lake an active part, tion they wHI ..osp tK wmi-i.,. ,

sake-to 1 accompa .y him nacK to prison. tie; made no resistance, ana - was commu-( ted ai'iui pt ahout one o clock in the m t. 'g. Hehadjnp axe. with him-at itTmo" as iiatpH fir tiip iwn mon whn tr. htrrr; nof any other, weapon by which he could hnve'de fended himself, evei if. he.hiid boo. disposed todoso He toJiJl;OUT informant, that, "he had

inenaea-io-raaKC ins way : to me snores Mipptnucut iunuuui;ieuii ineir compensation were of ihe bciaware, 'ari'd - iT nd means ,.30 -mintUe after the execution, Ihe bo-! by the suiting price ofnlonrh

. r i I - . a a i i inn.

rnmiovai.rwf re Matiff tro r tiah p htm w&cii.uown aua pr.-R.eu in harrows lie ar4kp...n

to oross-H, he thinks, lie wouicl have . , innd" fe attempt towim if, although NolwiUistahding the immense nutrias neVserved, l"he '.jrofght have, been heief persons assembled, nearly twelve droVner in the eff .rtvrom tire yveight thousand, tliere was' no disorder to mar pfironNjet :b.nt nC of his ancles;if not, the solemnities of the occasion, from w-Jtli of theriyer. "You know,! The confession of Clouch. written

gontlmr n (said V-'.) Hf is sw eet, and, who is there that.woHjd not have done' nr thi ng that would affiird him the least c.iiance o! u.a ne-: ih nun, ;iiiiT:mtMi, . ff -l f 1 1). I 4 1 I am. done, ai d shall endeavour to give, ud: I nave ncn unauie w nto neiorc, as I alwavs had a hope, until now,

getting clear." h also further added :suvred, hc msde some disclosures "Gentlemen, voiroWt know how hard which plate the subject in a different

it has heealbrlhe te, bring m) self into' the proper mind, to Ivsten lo the tnend

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that end.to which 1 have bed) conuern He appears more penitent than for indulge a lingering nope euner oi neing renrieved by the authorities of the Stale, or by some means of making his called on, and promised lo do so. From the United Stales Gazelle. Philadelphia July 27. EXECUTION OF e LOUGH. Yesterday was the day appointed by the authorities of New Jersey for the execution of Joel dough for the mur der of Mrs. Mary Hamilton. The ex traordinary atrocity of the ad, and the circumstances attending the. trial, and the recent escape of the murderer, had given more than common interest lo the execution; and at an early hour in the ir of yesterday, the streets ol : Mount ilollv were crowded with per sons who had come to witness the end ;of the unfortunate ma The Rev. Mr Wilmer, and one or two religious laymen, w?re with Clough all the nmht previous to his death. He attended to their instructions until about midnight, and then lay down and slept composed for three hours. About 20 minutes past noon,the ShertTbrought the culprit from the prison. He was attended by Bis-hop Doane, Rev. Mr. Wilmer, and several other clergymen. He was placed in an open Dearborn, in which were the SherilF, and the cler gymen, and conveyed to the place of execution, about two and a hall miles from Mount Holly, near the Raucocus brid ire. Ihe prisoner was dressed in a white round about, vest and pantaloons; his breast was open, and. in going to the place of execution, he requested one of the clergymen to place a handkerchief over his neck and breast, to protect it from the sun. Five volunteer companies were stationed around the gallows, and a company of cavalry attended the culprit from the prison to the place of execution. C lough seemed through the whole of the painful ceremony, to be calm and collected; he manifested a spirit of repentence while i'i prison, and had received the rite of baptism, administered by Bishop Doane.About 20 minutes past one o'clock, the prisoner arrived at the place of execution; he descended from the Dearborn without assistance,,and having taken leave of several persons whom he recognised, he ascended the platform, and sat down in a chair. Bishop Donne, and Mr. Wilmer of the Episcopal Church, Mr. Ashton of 1'lnladelphia, Mr. Shepherd of Mount Holly, of the l.apti?t hurch, and the Mettiodist cler gyman of Pemberton, alo went upon the platform. The appropriate service was read by bishop Donne and a pray er was made by Mr. Wilmer. Bishop Doane then read a letter from Clough to his mother, and also the confession of the prisoner. Several hymns were ung, and subsequently there was sang the hymn, commencing, 'When I can read my title clear To manfriona in the skie, I'll bid farewell to every fear And wipe my .weeping eyes During the whole of these solemn performances. Clough evinced much agitation, frequently arising from hi, cha.rovmgabout wnngmg h hands &c. lie took a solemn hnd affect.onlV:lT,f u'e "''gymnii w no a uonclock, lhc 8herirt then adjusted the v.. viv7W'

I i i . . , f , . down he then measured wilh r cu iu umc u n ,ut pai i, " ""a r "lul,c" nuKi ""; netta, ti!u ui.iwuo"r his fa.ce 1,1 this position he stood a few minaets, when the slierifl struck down the support of the platform,, and Joel Clough was launched into e,j ternity. A slight muscular convursion! was aM , u,e mover cnt visihle in the K P IF IL"IC CIICnAhlAd lnnlimt - a. by himself,' and read from' the scafToM, to tire' surrounding multitude, in;a re markably distinct, and imnressive man '1. I 1 IX i'fj uisuop ioane, emiiodied a orier outline of his life, from his infancy, to; me penou oi nis imprisonment. Inrcof.ferenceto the crime for which he has liht from that, in which it hag been - t heretofore viewed. IIesta(es,nfter ap

rope, in which he was aided by Clough. sat.stjeJ w.th the hill as ,t ha pas After the rope was placed over the gal- house of commons. Jt 13 ,ry ,j0 lows, C lough desired that it might bc.however, whether it will he re

pealing to that God before whom he waffoappear, (for the sincerity of his

story, that Mrs Hamilton had made an I engagement of marriage with him. She subsequently manifested a change and cventfully declared it impossible lor her tofulhl her promise nnd in va rious -whys'showrd that her affections had cooled. He was exceedingly hurt and irritated by her conduct, and declare? that his object in visiting New York, whs to withdraw himself from her society,: that after - having been. while there, ledmtosome discreditable scenes -which be looked upon as com plpting'hU,' disgrace, he returned to Borderifown saw Mrs. H. and infor med her of his misfortunes. On lear ning that he had lost his money' she of fered to give him all she had in her pos session and in addition to give him her gold watch, l hese oners he declined, but renewed the subject of their en gagement, anrl iold her that if she would consent to be his wiie all would be well, and they should be happy. She refused to give him any encouragement and in a manner calculated to wound !iis feelings. ; From that time he observes the idea of destroying iter entered his mind. He acknowledges that her death was. premeditated ; that his intention was to destroy her, and then to commit suicide.' From the declarations which he had made to Mr. II. she had reason to suppose, that he intended to destroy himself, asd it Was from a feeling of uixioiy arising Horn her apprehensions on his account, t:iatshe probably entered his room on the day of the fatal murder, lle mjs Jie d.d not call her. She came in of her own accord. When he saw her he advised her for her own safety to leave the room. She did so but immediately relumed. On her second entrance he had left the bed on which he had been lying and was on the opposite side of the room. He was faint and she observing he looked ill went to him and offered to assist him to the bed. While doinirthis and w hile lis left hand rested upon her fchoulder ie drew the dagger which was conceal ed ahout is pelon and gave her a se vere stab. At th's instant consciousness forsook him and he repeated the stabs with great violence. He was ac tuated by jealousy, pride and revenge. It was his -determination that if she would not be his she "should never be anothers. The love which was at first pure and ardent became changed at times to a feeling of hatredThe trial he says was lair and impar tially conducted, and lie is aware that me vcruict anu sentence were perfectFrom A. F CV nr. and Enq, T. ew Vork. Julv 29. TEN DAYS LATE.fc ttiO.M KXGLAXD. Our newis -r.ho .ner Eciipse boarded yeterdy ftfl K ckway, the packet ship Uscoe, Capt. H-.geis, and at about three o'clock in the aftemoon we received our tiles of London, nnd Liverpool papers brought hv thnt vessel: (he dates of the former are to the 21th, and of the latter to the 2Mb juue, on which day the Ro coe sailed. .. - - The lull in relation to the emancipation of the shvei in the Rritish Colonies having passed the House of Commons, has been carried op to the home of lord Though l fate will not he finally settled until it has passed the latter body, the moniea interest ace already full of specu twent, 0llllioM e ,0 be r' to be giveir to ,h(J Un(ers . , ni.y. No fl.d sepmg ht iauon as iQithe means 1 .. ... k : i . l - asfel forme, on .Ids ,-oint. The morlgairpi ni IVtfril in i I .. I 1 L I .,i,.,i... : p.... . " e-"-"-"- t3nniiS in biiEvtna , seem ssed the doubtful. i with ib am ,n,,i;.i.... .u. n- . : in i t itc vcni IIInot sim of their emancina uon iney wrii oe th working power r lee laoor they look upon as a dream. me claim ol the planters is thus illutr led by a London Journal:' ' ! li uli i ho rk: r:- . dependent country were' destroyed bv some superior legislature "without the possibility of the replacine them the asj ricullnrists mtgbt not h fairy coWipensa. l... estimated carts, and i urn r in iiiiii. We betiew rhe whole schemli will miscarry, and, Uiat the Colonies wifl be in a flame after Ihe twenty millions have teeo, sneezed Ifotn lh people of Eng laod., ., . , ., ,. . A very naexpected concession has been made by the British tniuisters to the opposition, in the prcffress of ie Irish Church Reform Bill through the house of - ' I O " : commons, , the bill contained a clause prvidiog ,1, ,bf2 prodtJCJ ofthe a,e ojBisJiops' leases after paying them their incomes twuide applied to such purpnses as parliament might think tit. Against this, the conservative parly most vehemently protested . Thev m iitirsined that the:prodiice of these leases was

ecclesiastical -pirtperti an.l ought to" reapplied only lo et-cleshsti'-al purpose-

The majority poesed by that party the bouse of lords placed it in their pov. er to defeat the bill tfltogether. and it roundly asserted t lint this concession or the pari of ihe government is the lesuh of a compromise with them. It appeals highly probable. We regret to perceive that the French chimber of deputies has delayed till another session the discussu .i 0ti a treatv with this country, and consequently that lit iia not made the appropriation required to enable the government to fulfil engagements. Letters of the J 9th June-i from Paris, pay, that the prcseut seesion vA expected to close in four or five days. The ministers of Louis Philippe have expressed their determination to tetain possession of Algiers, although the Bourbon government which acquired it, d dared to ihe then British Aministratien.i (hat their expedition was directed by no views of conquest. Earl Grey when questioned on the suhject, evaded ex pressing his opinion by alledgine that he had received no official iufrmaiion of such declaration on the part of the government of Louis Phillipe. Uon l edro u still t Oporto in a state ol inactivity. The Belgian Legislature are still busv in discussing the answer to he given to the address of the 'King on opening the session. If the account ,of the retreat of the Egyptian army,., and of the promised withdrawal of the Russian forces from Constantinople, be -correct we may tx pect tranquility to be immediately res tored to the Kast of Europe. TURKEY. Constantiiumlc.Mav 28.-fBv Emress. Ibrahim l'aeha has really commenced his f ' retreat, and preparations are making in the utSjian camp which indicate ihe speedy withdrawal of the troops. The official news that the Egyptian army had actually cotamem ed its retreat, arrived yesterday. The Reis Effendi immediate ly communicated ir to the foreign Am bassadors, and Count Orloff repeated hie declaration, that theRus9ian army should retire ai soon as he whs certain ibal the Arabs really had retreated, or only made a pretended letrogade movemtnt. A Russian officer of the general staff has therefore been despatched lo toniah to 'earn Ihe real intentions of Ihiahim, and to be sure that he does not pretend to re treat, to give the anti Russian amilianes, which that party eagerly desires Admi ral Ronssin dislikes delay, and says there is no doubt of Ibrahim's retreat. James MAsotf, One. Hundred and Six Years of Age. I nis individual is now a resident of Scott county. Kentucky, living insight of tne nine prlrlg. the residence ofCol. R ftl. Johnson. He is a member ofthe Bap list Church at the Crossing, and is in good standing, temperate .and industrious He was born in the town of Waterford, in the county of Tipperary, Ireland, on the 1st o January, ?27, and is now 106 years of, age. He was in the' French war in America, and took an oath of allegiance, never 10 take up aims R?ain.i Amcrira now the U. Stales. He was al the tk inir nf m .--- - r on au vuesne, now Pittsburgh. At the close ofthe French war he was dischar r- i o -- ged. He volunteered at the commencement of t.c Revolution, and was at the battle ol Bunker's Hill. He afterwards served in the Virginia and New Yoik continent al IniO a n trn . I I 1 I f "c J5'mr soiuier. ite was in the battle of Brandywine, was wonnded 1 1 ... n rincf one ol his bier toes shot ofl! He was at Ihe takinir of Corn wains tie wasa soldier dnringthe whole i " Indian war, and served under Harmer, t. Clair nnd Wayne. He was in Mariner's Defeat; in St. Clair's Defeat, and Under Gen. Wayne at the defeat ofthe Indians. He was dischaiged at Greene ine, in ine now brate of Ohio, i ?o i In the late war he joined the mounted regi ment of Col. R. M. Johnson, as volunteei n Cant. Hamilton's company, aud was m the battle ofthe Thames. He receives a pension for his revolu tionary seifices and is now very poor, living on rented land he has been mar tied twice; to his present wife when he "as lOf years of age, and h-swife 45. Not long since, he walked to Frankfort, a distance of 15 miles, and returned (he same day, making 30 miles, without mo,e apparent fatigue than would he eiperi enced by ordinary men of 45. He walks erect and quick and at the distance of 1UO yards, no one would suppose he was under the burden of eve an ordinary old age. He is of a small statnre, his eye sight good, his speech plain, his memory seems to be very little impaired be is sprightly and talkative, and for a man without education, sensible and interest ing in conversation. t would appear from the present appearance of his coBstit0 Hon and health, that he is likely to lire 20 or 38 years he has been all his life a temperate man. Such a mat deserve. mc iuunepfl 01 nis country and fell ow v-iutens.ACrtfucAy Sentinel. One ofthe mast remarkable in.lanc of a disordered imagination orcor-

...... uk, ,cl8 01 hl6h nre thus'sa.d ft witty Hib;

miils ol Mr. VVh.ttier, ihe p-el: In September, 1831, a worthy and uehly esteemed irh;bi:ant of this :own died suddenly on the bridge over Ihe Merrimnc, by the buiMing. of a hlood- vesel. It was just ai da hreak,. when he wa9 engaged with another pprson in raising the draw of the fridge lor Ihe passage of a lonp. The suddenness of the event, ihe excellent character of the deceased, and. above all, a vague rumor lbt some extraordinary disclosure whs to I.e made. its.drew together a laree concourse at the funeral. After toleihn services Wrn concluded, Thomas, the brother of the dead man himself a most exemplary chris ian got up. and desired to relate some, parlicular? regarding the death of his brother. He then slated (and his manner was calm, solemn. impressive) that m- re than a month previous (o his death, his brother had 'told him, that his feelings had been painiuiiy disturbed by seeing, at different times, on the bridge, a quantity of human blood that sumetimps w hile he was gazing uponit.il suddenly' disappeared, Ms if removed bj an invisible hand; lhat it lay thick and dark amidst the straw and tiller; that ma-, ny times, in the dusk of the evening, be had seen a vessel coming down-the river, which vanished just as it reached the draw; and that, at the same lime, he had heard a voice calling iu a faint and lamentable tone I am dying!" and the voice sounded like ins own; and then he knew th. for him, and that the hoar if hU de parture was at hand. Thomas, more over, stated that few fiave h-f irp ih' melancholy event took place, his brnthr. .. . . . : . : er auer assuring him that he would be called upon to testify lo the accounts which he had given of the vision of Ihe bridge, told him lhat he bad acfii ally seen the same vessel go up the ri ver wnose spectral image he had seen in his vision, and lhat when it return. ed, the fulfilmment would take placeuiai nigra ne nnd beard what seemed lo him the sound of the horn from that vessel, calling for the raisine ol the draw, and that it was to him very solemn and awful. 'You all know,' continued the narrator, '-how my brother died that he died fulfilling the vis ion; uiHi nis blood lies even now upon the bridge, as Jit saw it before hie death; and that his last words wer. heard by Ihe captain of the vesel am dying!'" I here was fomelhine in the circum. stances of (his narration the church crowded with faces bent earnestly on me fpcBurr ine evident sincerity and and deep solemnity of the narrator and the fearful character of his corri: munications, wbile the yet unhurried corpse ol hit brother lav b.fr k;: hich was calculated to revi?" pvi-m latent feeling of superstition, ai d to overpower, at least for the moment. rnents of phylosonhv. I n v Haverhill, 1st of 6th mo. 1633. The following is an extract from Law' New Orleans Price Cirrent. of .1 nlv ?ni. the laiest received : Stlgur.A very rrooH rlemin'l-inim.iroa the market and former quotations are fully sustained; indeed, the i.... q J(lty woU Ht cents per pound it is. however very rare. Cleared this week for Savannah, 75 hhda. 7 bbls. brown, and 170 tierces. 177 barrels refined. Jllolasses. There is little or nothingdoingin this article our quotation 23 cents cents per gallon is yet the rate. Flour remains without change in price gO &0 per barrel, scarce and ,n hijh de-' mand -arrived this week OGG barrels Lard remains without any particular change in price ordemand-8 and 9 cents per pound. Demand regular. Pork end Bacom are iif moderate demand without change m price y is very scarce and much inquned for. yihiskey i plenty and dull. Bagging is in good demand, and holder now ask 20 and 21 cents per yard Ilavanna Green Coffee has advanced about one cent per pound. Infancy in Law A person recently was brought to trial in New York for an amount of 154 dollars and 59 cents, for goods bought by him, to supply hi. wn business as a gmccr, and pleaded infancy as a bar to recovery. The Judge charged V'C , 1 hat U WH9 8 frauri f a person who had the appearance of an adult, to commence business, and then set up infancy ,n payment of hi. debt, yet, so was the law, ,f he wa. an ift. The fact of.nfancy being conclusive, notwithstanding his large whiskers, the jllry f0UQd a verdict for the defendant " Rcniptfira Cough-TU ofiqi1()r. ce.antimonial w.ne, d paregoric, each an ounce-dissolve the liquorice in a pmt fw.rn.w.,. rf.ndboilit,0Wllt piat; when cold add the gone-take one table spoonful three four tunes a dav. lfk ..-. . wine and pareor kincr a ttint nr l 1 J1 ld 0 r , ur. Bn,gaa, lea 0Q goiog Newport (Rhode lsUod.) i. beauliful town but they build al old hou

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