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s .offofoiila deed. The regret ofecnfidcrably increnfed, y obfer-j

ving that the eyes of Mrs. Gordier

were inftantly caught by tlie gm-

erincr nnnendaRC on the lady s

POETICAL ASYLUM.

THE RAINY DAY.

WHEN clouldsthc eaftern iky ohfeure,

And veil the radiant lamp of light ; "VVfcen faft defcends the huraid fhow'r, and fills the landfcape with affright. SufFuf'd the verdant carpet lies, Each flow'r reclines its weeping head ; The woods aud graves in broken fighs, A dire like cadience widely fpread. The flocks in Glent grief deplore The mournful afpeft of the plains ; The feather'd choir is heard no more To fpread around their rapt'rous drains ! Ah ! then, fupremely bleft are they, "Whofe even mind in calmnefs wait, Till the drear gloom, (hall pafs away, And nature wear her former ftate.

MISCELLANY.

AFFECTING STORY. T 1 A t ry i r

jonn nurew oorcuer, a resec

table and wealthy inhabitant of the Ifle of Jerfey, had for feveral years paid his addreffes to a beautifu 1 &

accomplifbed young woman, a native of the Ifle of Guernfey ; and having furmounted the ufual dif

ficulties and delays of love, the happy day for leading his midrefs

to the altar, at length was fixed.

After giving thev neceflary orders

tior the reception of his intended

wife, Gordier at the time appoin

ted, in full health and high fpints,

iuiied tor (jurnfey. The inipa

. v v 01 01 a lover on iuch a vov-

be need not be defcribed ; the

land ofpromife at length appears.

he leaps on the beach, and with- . . r r r

out wiiiimg ior retreihment, or his fervanr, whom he left with his

barrage, fet out alone and on foot,

for the houfe he had fo often vi-

fitcd, and which was only a few

miles from the port. The fervant

whofcon followed was furprifed to

find his matter had not arrived;

ft repeated menengcrs were lent to

fearch and enquire in vain.

-v Having waited in anxious ex.

peciauon, mi midnight, theapprehenfionsof the lady and her family were proportionate to the urgency of their feelings, and the circumltances of the cafe. The next morning at break of day, the appearance of a relation of the miffing man, was not calculated to diminifh their fears ; and with evident marks of diftrefs, fatigue & dejection, he came to inform them that he had naffed the whole? f

I the night in minutely examining, and in every direction the road by

which Gordier generally puffed.

After days of dreadful fufpence.

and nights of unavailing anxietv.

the corpie of the unfortunate lover

was at Icmh difcovered, in a cavitj

among the rocks, disfigured witl many wounds : but no circum

flii ice occurred on which to ground ufpicion,or even to hizard con.

jecture concerning the perpetrator

both families for a good young man, thus cut of in the bloom of life by a cruel ailalfin, was increafed by the inifery and mode of his death. The grief of the young la

dy not being of that fpecics which

relieves Ulelt by external eiluhon,

w as for that very reafoa the more

goignant. Her virtues and her beauty having attracted univerfal, the family

nftera few vears. were orevailed

on to permit Mr. Gillaird, a mer

chant and a native of the Ifland, to become her fuitor, hoping that a fecond lover, might gradually with

draw her attention from brooding

over the catallrophe of her fird.

In fubmiffion to the wifhes of

her parents, but with repeated and

energetic declarations that Ihe never wrould marry, Gilliard was ad-

mittcd, but the unhappy lady

found it difficult to supprefs a cer

tain involuntary antipathy, which

(he always felt whenever he ap proached. But fuch was the ar

dor of paffion, or fuch the facina-

ting power of her charms, repulfe

only incrcafed defire, and Gilliard

perfifled in his1 umvelcome vilits,

fometimes endeavoring to prevail

on the unfortunate youg woman to

accept a prefent from his hands.

Mer triend remarked that ne was

particularly urgent to prefent her

with a beautiful trinket ot expenfive workmanfhip and valuable

materials, which Ihe pofitively & firmly refufed ; adding with a correctnefs offentiment, and propriety of conduct, not always imitated by her fex, that it was diflionorable and mean, to encourage

attention, and receive fayors from a man, who excited iin her mind

fenfations far more violent than in

difference, and whofe offers no

motives could ever prevail on her to accept. But Gilliard by his earneflnefs, and affiduities, and by exciting pi

ty, had won over the mother of

the young lady to fecond his wifh

es. In her defire to forward this

fuit, fhe had u&en an opportunity during the night, to affix the

trinket in queflion to herdaughters watch chain, and forbade her to

remove this token of unaccepted affection. The health of the lovely mourner fuffcred in theconflidt;

and the mother of the murdered man, who had ever regarded her

intended daughter-in-law with tendcrnefs and affection, croffed

thefea which divides Jerfey and

Guernfey to vifit her to offer every confolation in her power, and what in fuch cafes is always the

molt foothmg confolation, to min

gle tears with her's.

i he fight of one fo nearly rela-

ted to her firft, her only love, natu

rally called forth ten thoufand me.

acholy ideas in her mind. She eemed to take pleafure in recountng to the old lady many little in-

KORFOLK, July o.

Military movements. On Sunday evening the 54th

iiu.t "Uim-nt m n ffiv moments no-

watch chain ; lSl led. wten general orders ine uLciarcu nc ix i - llQ tn be prepared for actual fervice, and

a gift for his mittrefs, previous to

his leaving Jerfey. With a dread

ful look, in which horror indignation and fufpicton, were mingled fhe repeated the extraordinary circumftance to the lady during the

interval of a fhort recovery. 1 he

moment the poor fufferer under-:

flood that the jewel Ihe had miner-;

to fo much difpifed, ws originally in the poffeffion of Gordier, the

intelligence feemed a tlood ot new horror on her mind ; and made a lait effort to place the ap

pendage to her heart, her eyes for a moment exhibited the wild flare of madhefs, flung to the higheft

pitch by the envenomed dart ot horrible conviction, and crying

out Oh murderous villian !" fhe

expired in the arms of her atten-

dents. It is hardly neceilary to unfold the circumltances of this miflerious afTaffination. Gordier

in his way from the port to the houfe, had been way-laid by Gil

liard, murdered and plundered of

the trinket ; in hope that after his death, he might fucceed to the poffeffion of a jewel far more precious. Gilliard, on being charged with

the crime boldly denied it, but while the injured family were fending for the officers of juflice, he

confirmed all their fufpicions by

filicide, and an impious letter left

in his apartment, in which he im

puted his abominable conduct, to the fury of ungovernable paffion : and concluded with calling on the

Almighty to forgive the rain and

defperate aft he was about to com-

mitt

prepared

ready to march at a moments W2rning this regiment is compofed of thirteen companies, viz. one complete troop of horfe, two companies of artillery, two of light in

fantry, and eight ot the line.

Early on Monday morning the 7th regiment, sooflrong paraded at Portfmoiith ;and on Tuefday the 94th regiment, 750 ftrong, paraded

at the marine Hofpital, and recei-

ved'general orders to be prepared for actual fervice, at a moments notice. Every fpark of manly indigna

tion is kindled in the bofom of our

WARRIORS they are prepared.

and determined on revenge the

blood of their countrymen is fpilt,

and the people fo long deluded

with expectations of Britifh juflice

have their arms in their hands the SWORD is drawn never to

be fheathed until they can appeafe

the manes of their countrymen.

This difcovers a fpirit becom

ing an injured people and is the

language held at all the late mufters

it was with reluctance the militia retired to their peaceable homes to wait the event ol further

orders.

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idents which lovers only confider mportant. Mrs. Gordier was alb fond of enquiring into, and lif-

tening to every minute particular.

which related to the lafl interview

of her fon with his miftrefs. It was

on one of thofe occalions thai

. i

uicir conver:aiion reverreu

ufual to the melancholy topic

and the fad retrofpect fo power-

fully affected the young lady whofe

health was already very much im paired, that fhe funk in convul lions on the floor.

During the alarm of the unhao.

py family, who were conveying

ner to ner Dcd, their terror wab

LEFERED ARTICLES. EXECUTIVE MEASURES. We underfland that the followjing arrangement have been decided in the cabinet at Wafhington as neceffary to meet the exigencies of the prefent crifis. . The immediate equipment of a national veffel to carry difpatches to our minifler at the court of London Congrcfs to convene in the month of October A call on the feveral flates for their refpective quotas 100,000 infantry, cavalry, and artillery to be held in a Hate of preparation, for field or garrifon fervice.

The immediate repair of thofe

fortifications on the feaboard,

which may require it and the e-

eetion of new defences, where

they may be deemed neceflary.

The equipment of fifty gun-

oats..

Thefe preparatory fleps being

taken, the United Hates, it is faid

will fufpend further proceeding!

until ine ceicrmination or tne lint-

ifh government is known, which

may be expected about the time

that congrefs affembles when we

trufl, the united fpirit of the A-

mencan people will give effectual fupport tothedecifion of their go

vernment, whatever it may be ulefsthe repeated outrage of tho Britifh marine banditti, lhould in the intermediate time, render vi. goroiis offenfive operations neceffary. Phil. PL Res.

" BOSTON, July is. Spirit qf'76 rekindled. v When the hrSn. Elbridge Jerry

efp. (the fame Elbridge Jerry who figned the declaration of Indepen

dence in 177G) took the chair at the meeting of the citizens affembled at the new flate houfe, on Friday laft, he addreffed theni in a drain of eloquence and patriotifm which did honor to his head arid heart, and concluded with the following fentence. 4 I had hoped at my period of life, to have been able to have re.

tired from politics ; but at a trial fo momentous and intereding to our beloved country, I hold it to be the duty of every citizen, tho he may have but one day to live, to devote that day to the public good."

NEW-YORK, July 21. About 6 o'clock yederday afternoon, Mr. Fulton agreeable to his promife, blew up a brig of two hundred tons, ftationed between EUib's Ifland and the battery. We were not fpettators to the fcene, but are informed that by fubma-

rine operation, fhe was completer ly fpit in two parts, that the malt

difentanglcd fell between them.

and that the whole funk infiantaneoufiy, and difappeared, amd the repeated fhouts of the fpettators on the battery.

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