tunes publicly, and secondly as a warning to all my fellow Countrymen, that they may hereafter beware when they approach your infernal city to avoid, wine, women, play houses, gambling, and particularly (let them love their coun try as they may-Politice.

Yours.

ORSON.

(see numbers 9 and 10)

I have received the productions of F. He is a favourite of mine but wants much improvement. His Heart doubtless, is good, his sentiments correct and bold; still his periods are too much laboured and often so obscure, that the two productions of his I now have, will require much correction, to make them press-worthy: notwithstanding all difficulties, the first one shall appear, with an attention as near the original as possible. Without a wish to injure the feelings of F. I would advise him to hoid more frequent consultations with his Lexicon, than he has hitherto done.

Selah, instead of feeling an incitement to improve, after the publicity of his preceding Essay, has presented himself before me, in a dress so unbecoming and slovenly, that had it not been for his mark manual, I should have found a difficulty in recognizing him. A slight degree of tautology, is al ways disgusting to the ear, but when we find a vein of it running

throughout a composition, it be--. comes abominably insupportable.

The Anecdote of 'a Subscriber' will not answer, it he can find any wit in it, he is welcome to enjoy the laugh to himself, for my share I confess the whole is a little above. my comprehension.

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The Parsons Legacy.

He returned then to the patient, and began with the insinuating language of devotion to discourse on death and repentance; he exhorted the sick man to think of the salvation of his soul, & to redeem his past offences by charitable donation,,' That has already been my care answered the dying man" of all my worldly possession, there is none that I have not given or bequeathed for the love of God, & every thing about me, to the very bed you see me lying on, has its assignment. “What Sir, have you given away all! "cried the monk in astonishment. Know you not, that to please God, it is not enough to do acts of charity but that we should, according to the expression of the scriptures, examine how we do them! 'I could not easily err in that particular,' replied the parson This village has fed me to the present hoar and to it I have bequeathed my stock grain, which may be

worth 10 lives. I have in it some needy relations, to whom I make the bequest of my flocks and cattle. I have not forgotten the orphans nor the sick; I have left besides, the Beguinesa legacy & the Cordolier's an 100 pence. These disposals indead are extremely mer itorious' said the Jacobine but if you have overlooked our brotherhood! a convent full of so many religious and holy persons, who fast incessantly, wear no linen, and every day offer up their prayers for you! ah, Brother, God will not have mercy on you.'--The priest, somewhat astonished at this language answered that he was very unfortunate in having been so precipitate; but that it was now to his great regret, too late to repair the dificiency; that he had now nothing left to give ; not a farthing, not a single grain. The two monks would not so easily give up their point; but returned to the attack. They proposed to have the will cancelled, and to have the disposal of some of the legacies altered that they might come in for a share. This shameful and unchristian like avidity raised the indignation of the parson. He resolved on punishing the two canting hypocrites, andbefore his death to divert, at their expence the townsmen of Antwerp. My good bretheren' said he after appearing to have been a few minutes absorbed in reflection. I confess I have still remaining a precious jewel of which I did not take notice;

but it is an article that I can not possibly part with before I die; and desperate as my, condition appears, I could not think of giving it up for 100 marks in gold if they were offered for it. I will, however, leave it to you after I am gone, and I thank God for having sent you here, while, I am yet alive,to urge me to the accomplishment of so good a work let your prior come to morrow and I will make him a formal assignment of it

F. W.

(To be Continued.)

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For the Lady's Miscellany.

Laughable Anecdote of Cleodamus, a famous Grecian Musician

Who studied and practised to such an excess, that it at length attacked his brain, and made him raving mad.--In this situation, his friend sent for a famous physician, who on paying him his first visit, was immediately attacked sword in hand, threatening him with instant destruction, if he did not immediately perform on the flute, which he then held in his other hand. The physician, not being able to comply with his request, Cleodamus immediately flew upon him, and would most certainly have put him to istant death, had

WARREN, RI. Sept 7

On Saturday morning last, about the o'clock the inhabitants of this town were seriously alarmed by a fire, which broke out in the bake house occupiod by Mess. John and Joseph Brown, in the central of the town, which continued to rage with considerable fury, and to threaten the immediate destruction of a large number of buildings contiguous thereto But through the vigilent exertions of its citizens, the conflagration was fortunate ly got under, with the loss of the bake house containing a large quantity of bread and flour a hatters shop belonging to Mr. Wm. M. Hubbard, and occupied by Messrs. Bosworth and Grant, a barn and considerable damage done to the dwelling house of the late Joseph Wit marsh, esq.

Charleston Sept. 2.

BANK ROBBERY.

It is with much satisfaction that we Pe enable to state the recovery of the money taken from the vaults of the late

Office of Discount and Deposit in this city, on the night of the 24 h ult.

It appears that strong suspicions-had been entertained by the agents of the bank for some days, that Mr. Benjamin Gray, of this city, a man of great me chanical talents had been concerned in the robbery. A warrent was accordingly procured on Saturday morning and he was arrested and underwent a long examination at the bank before J. H. Mitchell esq. Justice of the Quorum, in the presence of the directors of the insti tution and several other gentleman.

We understand that although there was much circumstantial evidence tending to criminate Mr Gray, produced on this examination yet nothing appeared sufficiantly strong to have convicted him of the act; he was, however committed to prison in the afternoon preparatory to a further examination.

In the course of the evening, a negro fellow belonging to Mr. Gray, and who was suspected to have aided his master in removeing the specie was arrested by Wm. Blacklock, esq. at whose bouse his wife resided and on being informed that his master had been committed to goal for robbing the bank and that he was known to have aided him in the rob. bery he was so intimidated that he con. fessed the fact, and offered condition of pardon, &c. to point out where the money had been concealed-A detachment of the city Guard was immediately procured and sent off to secure the money which they found deposited in the original boxes in the inclosure of Mr. Gray's I residence nerr toe Race Course concealed under a quantity of manure straw etc, The money with the excep tion of a few hundred dollars which bad been made way with, was bro't down early yesterday and deposited in the vaults, from whence it had been exactly one week before-We understand that the false keys with which th

supposed to have been entered besides a