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POETRY.
Froxu thr Northern IVhig .
THE STREAM OF HOPE.
In Sprine it raurmur'd sweetly,
And sparkled bright and fair;
Its waters rippled fleetly.
As breath'd the balmy air ;
The sun-beam gilt with brightness
Its wave of placid blue ;
And hearen's clouds of whheness
Their shadows o'er it threw.
Soon came the Summer hours,
Withall its blooming pride ;
Then sprung full many a flower
Along the ebbing tide;
Ah! then decay was nearest,
i "When all was brightly gay ;
For joys the beat ? the dearest,
Are first to flee away ;
t
For Autumn's day of sorrow
Came sadly moving on ;
And on that darken'd morrow
we loqk'd, the flowers were gone :
AH gone-? the oudswe cberish'd,
"When youth And love were new
And e'en the items had perish 'd
On which the blossoms grew.
| And Winter brooded ovey, ?
"Wrapp'd in a stormy cloud ;
He came tto-blifeht and cover
A 11 nat u r e with his shroud :
No toore the Wind in mildness
JJlew o'er Hqpe's ge&tle rill ; L
The tempests rush'din wildness?
The frozen stream was still, ? SET
FLORIO.
.? BCSBIANFlSHIN'G.
Account qf Ruttian Ftihing on the River
Ural , from- Bordaiux't Mercantile
'ouuft.
' The river Ural is one of the best
stored with fish in the whole world,
atod the Russian -government has left
the fishery in It entirely to the Cos
sacks, nnder the condition of their
sending to the army, when they are
xequired, a certain number of regi
ments, which are equipped And
mounted at their expense. The Cos
s&cks are very riciw and they are in- .
debted for their v^ith chiefiy to the
fishery in this river, and the sale .of
the fish. The river Ural flows into'
the Caspian Sea; when winter ap
proaches, the fish seek refuge in the
riverfrom the- storms, which at that
sssaon visit the Caspian. They as*
cend the river in such immense rmm
bers, that It is hardly possible to
form an idea of it, and stop at dif
ferent places where they and suffi
cient water and food. The Cosiacks
carefully observe, beforehand, sU
the places where such s mass of fish
has collected, and wait there patient
"" nver is- frozen over. On
* nuary the fishery begins
.. -Jle river, from the capi
tal town aSrsleki, down into the
Caspian Sea. Above and below the
Several banks of fish, the Hetmani
first cause* the river to be blockaded
by means of large double nets exten
dsd across its Whole breadth, which
is eflbcted by catting ia the k* s
ditch, If H may be so called, two
Jfoet broad. As soon ss it is certain
that ths fish cannot escape, the gover
nor of Orenburg and tlie Hetmann
of the Cossacks repair to a certain
place on the bank of ths liver, and
on both sides of it sboVe 80,000
Cossacks an ready, each in bis own
sledge, drawn by a strong and swift
footed horse, and armed with a
harpoon and axe. By the ordoc of
the governor, a cannon is fired as a
signal for beginning, hereupon the
Cossacks all rush upon the river,
and drive foil spsed to ths fish-bank
enclosed with nets, which is usually
some wersts dietsot. Those who
mive first, are praised not only for
the swiftness of their horses, but al
so for their courage, for this racing
is attended with no little danger;
because, if any ons should he so un
skilful or so unlucky as to overturn
bis sledge, all tbOM Ibat followed
Would infallibly drive over him.?
As soon as the Cossscks reach the
8 lace where there is such a bank of
sh, they immediately cut a hole in
the ice with their axe anil thrust in
their harpoon, and the quantity uf
fish is so great, that they never fail
to strike one every time. The terri
ble noise caused by the driving of
30,000 sledges over the frozen river,
naturally terrifies the fish, which try
all to escape at once, but are hiuder
ed by the nets. The greatest diffi
culty for the fishermen, is to draw
out the fish, and thej are often obli
ged to call their comrades to assist,
for they sometimes spear fish weigh
ing 150 or 200 pounds ; but in such
cases they must divide the fish with
Kim who assists them. This fishery
continues the whole winter, during
which the Cossacks dwell in tents
on both sides of the river. They!
proceSS successively from one bank1
of fish to another, down the mouth
of the river. During this time, the
river affords a very peculiar specta
cle ; both its surface and its two
banks are covered with a countless
multitude of men, who are in con
stant motion. Traders come from!
the remotest parts of the empire, to
buy the fish immediately from the
Cossacks, with a great train of
sledges, all loaded with shit; they
constantly attend the fishery in its pro
gress down the Tiver to the sea. ?
Every evening the Cossacks sell to
them what they hav? caught during
the day, and receive payment on the
spot. The merchants send 4he fish
Sbich are frozen ^uite liard) to
oscow, Casan, &c- and also an
incredible quantity of fhg salted roe
of sturgeon, known under the name
of caviar. It is astonishing what a
great number of different kinds of
ush are fouud in the Unhand they
all attain an extraordinary size, par
ticularly the sturgeon, salmon, and
pike. The very best of these flsh
on the banks of the Ural not more
than a half penny or three farthings
a pound. The day when tbi fishery
begins, tire governor has the
which the Cossacks a$ml as a
sent to the emperor, choeen
among the whole number, andjL^.
them without delay to St. Petersburg,
quite TIm>
quantity is fixed, and is said to be
very considerable. Tn summer, Jb6
the Cossacks sa
and send them
towns for sale.
rly study and terror, and as no
4? J ever a grater run th?u
r-~ ? and popular musical
entertainment that bears the title of
Blue Beard,; ,our readers will no
doubt be gratified in persuing the
following character of that being
who really? existed, and who was
" " ' ' d, in horror and derision,
?lation. ? Col. Tel.
He was the famous Gilles, mar
quis de Laval, a marshal of France,
and a* general of uncommon intrepi
dity, who distinguished himself in
the reigns of Charles VI. and VII.
by bis courage, particularly against
the English, when they invaded
France. He rendered those serv ices
to bis countiy which were sufficient
to immortalize his name, I tad be not
forever tarnished his glory by the
most horrible and cruel murders,
blasphemies, iuid licentiousness of
jevery kind. Hie revenues .were
princely, but bis prodigality Iras
sufficient to render an emperor a
bankrupt.? Whenever he went, he
had in his suit a seraglio, a company
of players, a band of musicians, a
society of sotceren, an almost in
credible number of cooks, packs of
dogs of varieua kinds, and above
two hundred led horses.!/ Mepeirsy,
an author SPllie highest repute, says
that he entouraeed ami maintained
men who called themselves sorcerers;
to discover hidden treasures, and
currupted young persons of both sex
les to attach themselves to Him, and
[afterwards killed them for the sske
of their blood, which was requisite
tit form his charms ami incantations.
These horrid excesses inav l>e be
? j
lieved, when we reflect on the age
of i^uorance and barbarity in which
they were certainly but too often
practised. He was at length, for a
state crime against t lie duke of Brit
tanny, sentenced to be burnt alive,
in afield at Nantz, 1440; but the
duke of B. who was present at his
execution, so far iuiiigated the sen
tence, that he was first strangled,
then hurt aud his ashes buried. ?
Though lie was descended from one
of the most illustrious families in
France, he declared previous to his
death, that all his horrible excesses
were owing to his w retched educa
ticn.
The Magjrie . ? This bird lias a
peculiar facility in imitating the hu
man voice ; it pronounces whole sen
tences iu the ttiost*plajn and articu
late manner; and is particularly
cautious to pronounce them well and
distinctly ; then it will sit and con
over what it has learned, and when
it recollects its lesson will almost
scream with joy ; while it strives in
vain to remember the sentences it
formerly used to repeat, it is ready
to die with vexation, and its tongue
obstinately refuses to learn any thing
uew.
The magpie will imitate the sounds
of the flageolet and the trumpet; it
mimics the bleatings of the calf, or
sheep, and the cries of several other
animals.
Plutarch relates a circumstance
about a magpie which possessed va
rious talents, and appeared, on a
sudden, to be struck quite dumb,
froja hearing a loud flourish of tram*
pets. Those who have been accus
tomed to diMh themselves with his
prating were much surprized with
this uulooked for change ; but they
were much raoreso when some time
after, the bird executed the flourish
he had heard, with the. exact modu
lations, movements, and precisions
as it was peifortned by the musicians.
The magpie is ra^ber a rapaciou#
bird, and is a thief by nature : when
it jp tamed ,it carries off and hides
every tbiug that comes within its
reach; pieces of money, plate, and
other vatyables are often missing
where these birds are ahout at large
in a house. The operatic farces of
the Maid and the Magpie, is no fic
tion; nor is that' the only instance
where a fatal mistake has conducted
an innocent servant, accused of theft,
through a wretched magpie# before
the tribunal of justice. IK*
I If ye know thete t/iitut*, haftfiy are ye \f
j/au do them. ? J6hn XIII, If.,
<5oh?ider lint the necessity of
knowing these things; and secondly,
the necessity of doing them.? In
every art, trade' or profession, we
must first know what, we are to do,
before we can do it. It is so in Re
ligion; but, Gon he thanked, the
knowledge of religiop lies in a very
narrow compass. Though it take
op time to-learn an art or profession,
yet the lowest amongst us may easi
' lain sufficient knowledge of re
E, for all the purposes of Ufa.
jreat difficulty lies In the second
point we are to consider.? Not in
knowing these things, but in doing
them.? In every thing, as well reli
gion, practice is the end of know
ledge; without it knowledge is' use
wss^? But what is singular in 'reli
gious practice, it is the first Way of
gaining religious knowledge. If
you apply every Tittle knowledge
fiin, to practice ; you will soon
e a greater proficient in reli
knowledge, than ifyot^had
d yourself with the greatest
attention to the knowledge of it, and
left the practice of it out of the quea
tion. If any man will do God's
will, be shall know of the doctrine
whether it be of God.? Besides,
we are not so liable to error in prac
tice as we are in knowledge. ?
Eight and *rong are touch clearer
Ideas than truth aod falsehood. ? A
well intentional mind may be led in
to enthusiast); or superstition, bat
csnnot Id easily be led. into wicked
ness. ? ? r j
ROMAN TYRANT.
Caligula, the Roman Tyraut,
wa$ frequently heard to lament, that
hi9 times were not distinguished by
some signal calamity. Seusible that
his tyrannical conduct made him an
object of universal detestation, his
common maxim was " Let them hate
me, provided they fear me aud
once, when the people hissed in dis
approbation of his pursuits, his rage
burst out in the horrible wish that
the Roman people had but one neck,
which he might cut off with otie
blow.
This monster sometimes attempted
wit in the midst of his butcheries. ?
Even iu his most pleasant moods he
thought oT nothingbut blood. When
kissing the neck of his wife or mis
tress, lie frequently remarked u pret
ty as this ueck is, off it goes the mo
ment I order it." One day at a
sumptuous banquet, he suddenly
burst out into, laughter, upon which
the two consuls, who reclined by
him, politely ventured to demand
the cause of his imperial merriment*
" I was only thinking,9' replied ,
Caligula, '< how easily by a single
nod I could assassinate both of you/9 '
His jest with Appeltar the tragedian,
was more serious, whom lie ordered ;
to be Hogged tftost unmercifully* that
he might hear, in their native excel
lence, the tones and inflections of
the voke of that actor.
- : .'A, . v. ? ?
From tha BaUimort Federal Re
publican.
In order more clearly to under
{.stand the following account, it is ne
cfcssary to state some of (he promin
ent circumstance* upon wbicb it was
predicated. A military gentleman
lof. slender circumstances paid liis
addresses to a lady no less desirable
for personal beauty and fortune,
than remarkable for ber shameful
coquetry. Her arts Were so well
exercised a* to seduce the affections
of this son of Mare, whilehe ^waa
on a visit to a town where he was
stationed. They exchanged minia
tures, were"
finally* Sher , ? ? ?
lady to her own home, where he
bad no (fcubt she would spontaneous
ly consent to teceive him as her
friend and partftejr through life. So
soon, however, aatbeUdy had no
farther occasion for the gallant ser
vices of Jier admirer, 6he gave him.
what she facetiously oalled bis fur
lough for life. Finding that bis ex
penses in courtship bad been enhan
ced beyond the limits of his pay, be
thought it would uot be unreasonable
toybfAisb an account of them to the
lady, who generously remitted the
money, merely observing, that like
many ethers of her sex
? ? Par more brave than wUe y i ^
She conquered fbr the triumph not tht
..prttit*'*' '??.%*; w 1-1
Mii?*^? ' ' ?- s
To ? ? ? ? ? Dr.
Cash paid for wliitnlug to clean
spurs, buttons and sword. go 50
I pair corsets, (steel plated) 5 00
[Paid washerwoman, extra cryning
and washing 7 50
Ditto paid boot black O 75?
To cash paid ferriages and turnpike
I gates while attending On you 0 88
I Admission to te^eral balls, do. 1 4 oo
Hack hire and Oufr ctionary 7 25
1 pair black top boots, worn exclu
sively in your service? v? . OO
Paid fees to Mr. t?7 ? . ?? U servants, $ 38
Paid Mr. ? ? for my miniature like
ness, given to you as a pledge of
[ affection . SO 00
To passage and expenses to?
wkere I expected to be married 15 00
To passage and expenses on my re
turn) after receiving my furlough
for life, extra grog See. included 19 00
Credit Mkur likeness,
cost 810 00
By sundry dirnierxand aup
r*rs at Mr. ? ? ? ?'s when
Should have otherwise ^
paid it a Tavern ?, 21 00
?106 26
31 00
Balance due me g75 oo
Errors excepted*
1 L
A person named Jane Webb, at
tended divine aervice at Lavington,
Walts, attired precisely in the game
rait of inotirnittg for the late King,
which ahe wore for King George II,
60 years ago. ? London Paper.