Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 24, Vincennes, Knox County, 30 July 1825 — Page 4

Poetical.

From the Stonington Yankee. Of all the Coquctters that arc found in our n;itiMi, There is none that more cheats us than AN ticipation; She coaxes, and flatters, with prospects of Rai"i Then blasting our prospects, she fills us with pain; She wheedles all sexes, conditions and ages, The grave, and the gay, and the politic sages; The young and the old, the rich and the poor. All live on her smiles, till she turns them out door. THE WISH. Within this street a lovely girl Lives with an aged man'. Who keeps a dng to guard his child, As fir as barking can. That cunning father likewise kcv"ps A cross and wrinkled dame: And she as far as lungs can go, By scolding does the same. If death desire man, dog and dame, lie's welcome to the three: Then I would take the beauteous girl. And she I think take me.' p : o o ; ; : AIfCELL.LY. From Miss Taylor's Practical Hints to young Females. There was a time when fe-

tnales of rank and affluence were

i.i i.i.- j ; il

I,otthoMKntacgrai eiiovicM.inBjr - , t ,iy tl)c nalives into

the laucu can. ami uam taM? upon the hearth; when, with their pitcher on their shoulders, they Avent to the well to draw water fur their flocks; and when even royalty knew how to appreciate the virtues of her, who sought

wool and flux, and wrought wil-

1 l.V with her hands; who laid J1 hand to the spindle and to the y who made r fine linen and d,"t;'llV and delivered girdles to 6old it, v nt. ookei wej the merchu nier household, ami til till W aVS O. i -r..

. ot tiie brea n 01 ',enPhS: " a j hood of the American colony.

l a cnanie in inc time has wroughl of fc.

circumstances males of the present

theie are many ol 2" '

not less uselully cvn

transfer her to a husband, with a fortune of a few hundreds; a sum which she supposes inexhaustible; accordingly she takes care to re mind him, on every occasion, of the handsome fortune she brought him, as well as of the gentility of her boarding-school education. With what pity do we anticipate the sequel; and how many, who might have been formed to ines timable characters, have been thus rendered worse than useless to society! From the African Rcfionitory. PRODUCTIONS OF AFRICA. GoM This article abounds in many parts of Africa, particular ly in theBambarra country. The trade in gold is becoming very profitable in Sierra Leone. Eif heir the last year, or the yeatbefore, the value of more than 1 -1.000 pounds sterling of this metal, web s-ent from this colony to England If credit may be given to the reports of the natives who come fronv a reat distance in the interior w e may expect this amount 1 mi. i I

oreatelv t o increase. i ne metai

beautiful rings, and sold by them

in that stai'e.

Rice is the principal article of

food to the natives; is easily cultivated, and may. by civilized

men, be raised in abundance for

exportation. Ivory, next to slaves, is the nrincipal article of cWmerce.

Coffee of an excellent quality !

grows spontaneously oh the coast. At Sierra Leone it has been very .

! successfully cultivated. It is found j

in abundance in the neighbor- j

C7 t ' i

are

nje, though

h

-Moved

. . er r

m anc.

he

thin tr !' thp matrons

lllllt I V. V. - - tn whom it v"Ny

said. "Give me of the fruit ol v neir doings and let their own voK

praise them in the gate.7 Happy

The sugar cane is found on ma

ny part of the coast, and at sonic future time may prove useful. Plantains and Bananas .Ban anas arc a delicious fruit, and above one hundred grow in a elus tcr. Orange and lime trees arc com

mon.

sation thy sensibility and purity of thought thy afiable and open diposition sympathizing with those in adversity comforting the afflicted relieving the distres sed and above all, that humility of soul, that unfeigned and perfect regard of the precepts of Christianity These virtues contain thy loneliness. Adorn but with those, nature and simplicity, they will shine like the refulgent sun, and display to man the loveliness of thy person which is not to be found in the tinsel ornaments of the person, but in the reflection of the rectitude and serenity of a well spent life, that soars above the tranquil vanities of this world. That which is frequently considered to be liberality, is only ostentation. Some men are more flattered in having it known that they bestow, than in the actual possession of riches. Intemperance and idleness, are two of the most dangerous enemies which a man can foster. The love of our neighbor is as essential for the well beimr of civ-

tion seems to be occasioned in the iHzcd society, as it is necessary for water, which could at all preju- the security of eternal happiness. dice canal banks; and as the range of the fins, by their being: placed MUSEUM in the narrowing afterpart of a "SSf boat, admits of being confined m ;;;.

completely within the depth and rTKll9i .wo,' is composed entirely, as its ti

U.. Jit. f K i t , I uc implies, ot selections irom toreicn Dieadth Ot the boa', no impedl- Journals. A few words may show that it is

ment need be presented to the however far from being adv erse to our own mQQincr nflnrl; nr hiiiWc institutions or literature and that, on the passing ol 10CUS or hi lclgCS. contrary, it may have an important effect in The invention appears tO be preventing the dissemination of doctrines in extremely simple and efficacious, upon which c i i" our society is constituted, borne of the Bnaild Ot very ready application to tish Reviews and Magazines, are reprinted Vessels of all classes and dimen " lhls cintr exactly as they appear at i v a i home, and tliev, as well as those which arc Hons; and Otters, Certainly, one VC- not published here, embrace much matter ot ry Striking point of difference liltlc interest and no advantage to our readIVomand of probable advantage SnJ . . . 1 ... , . ",,lub vitiate their literary taste, their morals, or OVCI' the Old paddle, which the their political principles. But while it caninventor seemed to have Great be denied that there is in all these fo4 . " , reign Journals, a large part of which consists pleasure III pointing out; and of details and speculations which are uninterW hereas Upon the old plan where cstin5 t0 American readers, or mischievous a paddle revolving upon its wheel !!!K!rrI)0Jclll l moral- ,tcnnc' h.is c:

i

cinnamon arc conmon on tne

coast. Palm oil, an article of great importance to all who reside in Africa. From the London Morning Chronicle of May 6. Canals versus Rail- Roads. Some of the friends of Canal Navigation, now engaged in active opposition before the House of Commons tothe Liverpool and Manchester Uail Koad Bill, were much gratified on Friday last, by the exhibition of a small SteamBoat (apparently about fifty feet long, and six or seven feet wide) belonging to Mr. William Busk, of Pall-Mall, which cruised for some hours between West minister-bridge and Vauxhall bridge. The boat was propelled easily and rapidly through the water both with and against the tide, by a very small steam power, without the use of any paddle-wheel, by means of an clastic paddle, or fin, recently invented by Mr. Busk, which was subjected to a reciprocating motion wholly under water, and acting both ways. When the action is not brought too near the surface, no commo-

rmd imhannv she. who possessing

iicitherof these advantages, has the temerity to undertake a task to which she is altogether incompetent. Notwithstanding that old wives or toff vivvs. may furnish the witling with themes for ridicule, a close observation would

convince him, that the mistress ar.jvc at greal pcrfectionm

a id mother ot a tamuy occupy . . . cr.matc.

one of the most important stations hi Mi he.

mine ciiiiui"v

h "I-,. .l3 quallv certain that a considerable nortion of

rp hp oranges are excellent, and may go or move at any given their contents is of general application and of

interest

ind able

ill excite

that willl

. w

the paiidle; OUt Upon the new I when we consider that the greatest philoso-

ato-. nr inrJiaii corn ripens m

three months, and succeeds well Millet of two kinJs is found wild, and is used for poultry. Cocoa nut trees have been planted, and nourish in Sherbro. 1 Dnmnbinq. souashcs, cucum

bers, watermelons, and mushnel-

would be feelingly convinced.

were so large a portion ot it to suspend its services for ever so short a period

We are, however, obliged to

principle, whilst the fin makes its i"?' , , , f . and all other men of literature, now find the double Stroke Ot any given length jurkdical fire. the channel through which Say 2 fett six inches each WaV, lUeir r,lnions can be conveyed with the grea - c r li tU . i test certainty and eflect to the greatest numOr five feet in all the boat may, bcr of men, it will appear very Evident, that

and frequently UOCS, advance a knowledge of what is thus written and done through the Water double that abroad, is necessary to the successful cultiva. e iiuinc mat tion of our :wn literature, and important to distance Or more Say 10 feet Or the politician, scholar and man of business, as upwards, according to the nuan wcl1 aslohhft who rCiitls only fcr amuseA j .... nr . 1 rnent.

lll tinu nuei.sity Ot elastic power To persons who reside at a distance from

almost eve

IIHM' l"" " I i k K rtnnct nnn mav I

rv wnere on

1 1 . " L 1

called int0 action.

the great depositories of New Books, and

ew Inventions, a work conducted upon this

advantageously be cultivated

Another plant i? used by the natives to die an indelible blue. Hum Senegal and Copal are

articles for export, and are carried

acknowledge, that the deficiencies j to England irom Atnca. in quanof many have afforded but a too pearly equal to the demand, just occasion for the sarcasms to I Cassada and Yams are found which we allude Nothing less ! ;n an patts ofthe coast, and arc

than a more judicious education muc1 VSQf for food. 1.. .:.! -'il' nn nvil i . .it Jr

it luun mi i t-, v Sevcra valuaoie aye-vuuua f . ... Drove Qf tile uhklMrrvades all classes in some , . . Af ad as ft cientol war.it will piove oi tne .... i are lounn in in-i, irroncf imnnrt.inrp.

tlenree, nut wnich is peculiarly in- , nnnpfr!lio Hp inlcW & rw

n r iii li;uu in. U lilt II I'V. Iiuw v.. jurious to those of the middle rior others wiu probably be disranks Many a female, because ( covcred Camwood and bar-

she lias Keen euueatea at a noaiu- tvnn, arr nnw rXDOrteci ;n Con-

siderable quantities.

ne new plan Seems tO Oiler a pian js pecu'iarly important, as affording to

frreat field for improvement in them an opportunity of kctpin pace, in : . .,1 some deercc, with the progress of knowledge steam navigation, both internal at a VC trihinS expeiseof money or time, and marine; and, perhaps, irom the circumstance last stated, ad- TwyK is . . . r i . published by fc. Littell, rlnladelphia. A mits, by employment ot adequate nuniber appears ever- month, and the subpower, of praininc; a degree of speed scription price is six dollars a year, payable

mucu ueyouu uny imircuu attained. As the mechinery, from

being kept entirely under water,

may he readily and hilly protected from shot! it strikes us, in the

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Loveliness of J Toman It is not the smiles of a handsome face, nor the tint of thy complexions, nnr the beaut v and symmetry of

Timber of almost every quality tjiv pclS0n, nor yet the costly

may be found on the coast some ro)es and decoration that cornkinds possess great beauty and pose ty artificial beauty, no strength. n0r the enchanting glance, which The MaWuetta nenner, and a thou dartest with such lustre on

- r i ' - I . j . .t I YV men arc aatt i a

variety ot Other spicenes, inciu- tuccisuii i..uu u wi fash-,ons. jcT-Orderrs from a distanco

din Cayenne, mneercubebs, car- ot thy atlection; it is my pieabing thankfully received, and speedily filled.

ini; school, returns home, not to cist her mother, but to support her pretensions to gentility by idleness, dress, and dissipation. Hle conceives herself degraded by domestic occupation, and expects to lose her credit if she is known to be industrious; while l.. rltil ttOlmtc t .-Wt f '! I ion t 1 V

aid the delusion, and in due time damum,"a species of nutmegs, and dcpoitment-tUy chaste com er-1 -iy

RP. PRICE, On MARKET STREET, viNCESNEs, has constantly on hand, a handsome assortment of hats of every description, which he is enabled to sell as low as any in the place. HE NOW MANUFACTURES THE Cortes, & Oval Water Proof

HATS,

Which arc ascertained to be the latest