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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
From the New York Commercial, Adrevliser himself; and for the navigation of them, he ship-soots; the number of bels in the hospitals 5700, and royalty, instead of their eye. We will not attempt A MeucHANT PRINoz—Most readers are famined at different times upward of veren hotend the anual mortality 17.000 At Berlin, the pops to determine which is the with cere liar with the name of Joseph Peabody, of Salem, and his fame is confined within no parrow him, For more complete biography than we have ver seen of that Cistinguished merchant and excelent an we are indebted to the Merchants Magazine It abounds with incidents of rare occurrence fund exhibity a character for probity and barevolence and evers virtue, seldom if ever surpassed an
We present example worthy of close imitation.
of the memoir as our such an abridgement.... space vill permit, referring the reader who tany feito a fuller account to the magazine itself. The memory of such mee ought to be cherished with
national pride.
troversies.
We do not precisely think that Brutus had any eye to cannibalism when he proposed to carve Cecair as a feast fit for the gods. But the Now Zealanders ase men of deeds, not metaphors. They love these king as an Alderman loves his urbot. Their loyalty is commensurate with their appetite, and if tyrants generally make it clear to their sub- jects that tyrants have no bowels, the New Zan- (landars very convincingly prove to their movarch
that they have bowels-capacións ones too. -
ramen Since the year 1811 be here on 19,805,000 inhabitantants; the number of beds practice, but Mr Home would certainly coincide 3,000, and the annual mortality 9,000 AL St. Pe|with the opinion thn the practice of the antipedes thirty-five to the rank of ship-master, w
lesetterspurg the population is 470,000 inhabitants he is the most ressortieat has employ as hoga. He had performed
number of beds in the hospitas 6,000 and the an Our rapalo of monarche wenld have been so vessels the following voyages, 0 To 35: Canton, 17: Sumatra, 2 Petersbi 217* mural macility 11 000 At Warsaw the population many treats to a rued of acatophagi. Henry other ports in the north of Eur 10, the Melis 16,000, and the uber of beds in the hospitals the Fadhili would have furn
furnished forth a very terracan, 20, before the war 182, Although 4000. It results from those reinry that Paris is, substantial repast.
aged in active business for more than threescore after London, the capital offering the smallest pro- pohon of beds in the hospitals Courice Francais years, to the extent of millions of dollars, and con "nected with t thousands of agents of all discriptions, rise a Derz -Napology, when he was vot so maturelyore his contracts considered, so told that a connicy ball bad killed a solder who had respectful was be of the rights of others, and so hit hitis-li lu's coll of rape in the huid of a man of much more did he perfer to submit to slight pecu- way, observed. A man can never avoid his fate," nary sacrifices than to hazard his peace of mind a fact wall illustrated by the following circonstance; that he was over involved in litigation or con- -An Englishman, brave as Julius Caeset" chal- lenged & Frenchman to merial combat. Knowing John Bull to be a dead shot, the Frenchman, being the challenged party, and having the choice of place, AN ADVENTURE. A romantic young lady fell time, and weapons, select night, a large dark into the river and was likely to be drowncil, but a apartment, and pistole. The seconds were to remam preserver recidentally appeared and she was con- outside and give the word, after which such was to veyed to home. When she came to herself sho fire when he pleased "Fire', cried the seconds, declared that the would marry the person who had when the combat in's had been locked in, and deflar- Leaved her life, "Impossible!" said her father, "ts. by preying spon each other. A new importationed themselves ready. But no sound was heard the already married than she enquired.
Johnny Bull could find no mark for aim and his
fired at random. John was safe enough now; and fer serebing every comer of the room in tan for any indication of the where about of his antá- gonist, at length exclaimed, "Come, I'm tired of this fun, besides, I'm satisfied" and he accordingly groped his way to the fireplace, and fired up the mouth of the chimney There was a shriek, and a yell, and down came the Frenchman, dead us a door naili-American Paper.
prize ameter, took her safe into Thomaston, Maine, the inhabitant lest they should be overrún. They adversary, hearing him croping abon 48s he not for young nin, whe lives m our neigh
BLOGGING AN EDITOR Some years ago, a populous town, located to wards the interior of Mississippi was infested by a gang of blacklegs, who amused themselves at times, when they could find nobody else to pluck, of these sparing gently excited coine alarm among determined, therefore, upon their expulsion. A poor country editor, who was expected, by virtue of his vocation, to take upon himself all the res sponsibilities from v
which others might choose to shrink, was peremptorily called upon by bispa
that is, those who paid him two dollars a year for his paper, and therefore presumed they owned him, foul and body, to make an effort to wards the extermination of the enemy. The un fortunate editor said it once that he would indite a crusher," one that would undoubtedly drive the obnoxious vermin into some more hospitabla region. And when his paper appeared it was a crusher" suro quough. In the course of his observations ho gave the initiala of several of the fraternity, whom he advised to leave town as speeds ly as possible, if they had the slightest desire to
trons,
Joseph Peabody was born at Middeten in 1768. He took, though young, a lively interest in the Revolutionary struggle, attaching hungelf to the private armed manne. His first Cruise was in Me F. W. Darby's privateer Banker Hill, and termi- nated monccessfully. His second cruise Was 10 the Pilgum, Capt Hill They had the good for tune to fall in with a British merchantman deeply laden bas strongly armed. After short action the meran surrendered and Mr Peabody, as He commented a second cruise in the Pilgrim, but the priva
* being dismasted and obliged to return to Salem l
resolved to abandon the oseen for a time
and devote himecli to studies and the ac- quisition the kunwledge necesary to the attain ment of rank in his profession.
He subsequently embarked, says his biographer, in the letter of marque Ranger owned by Messrs Henry Sargent, of Boston, Henry Gardner, and Ward and Chipman of Salem Thomas Simmons was commander, Thomas Perkins first nicer, and Mr Peabody second. They left Salem in the Winter of 1781-2 with cargo of salt, which they disposed of at Richmond, Virgnia, and proceeded to Alexandria, where they loaded with flour for Havana, and arrived safe A part of the cargo, being from the plantation of General Washing was preferred by the Spaniards, and what was un-save their bacon. usual they received it at the market weight, thas showing their confidence in the brand The Ran ger" returned to Alexandria, and after
ceiving on board another cargo of flour, on the 1782, dropped down the Potomac, to near its mouth, where, encountering head winds, she was obliged to anchor, and after making the ordinary arrangements for the night, the officers and crew retired to their berths,
The next morning, when the poor seribe was comfortably seated in his office, listlessly fambling over a meagre parcel of exchanges, he heard foots teps on the stairs, and presently an individual, has ing accomplished the ascent, made his appearance, Hia firest salutation was slightly abript.
the room bourhood? No it is a Newfoundland dog?
New and Fearful Mode of Exccution ---A fright fal mode of execution has recently been adopted by the Great Mogul. A box, each side of which is fifteen foot square, is constructed of timbers about wighteen laches thick, dove-tailed together, and braced with iron rods. The outside of the bottom of the box is covered with a plate of beaten iron, one inch in thickness. The interior is filed with perfect cubes of granite, weighing in the aggigate several thousand tons. A machine is erected after the manner of an ordinary piledriver, on du enor mobs scale and of tremendous strength. The mass is raised by powerful machinery, east in Birming Where's the edile of this dirty tying paper lam for the express purpose, though it is to be pre- Now, aside from the indeness of this opening sunied that the machinist by whom the work was interrogatory, there were other considerations the finished bud no idea of the horrible purpose for About eleven o'clock the watch fan af for a induced the editor to believe there was trouble on which it was intended. The human victim is pla- epeaking trumpet, and announced to the officer the foot. The parsonage who addressed him hore a ced upon a block of gratine, of a corresponding unwelcome news that bouts were masking for the cowhide in his hand, and, moreover, seemed to be surface buried in the earth immediately below the ship. Capt: Simmons directed Mr Peabody unt exceedingly enraged. This was not all, he reco.enormous mass, and also covered with a plate of to let them come alongside, they both rushed up gnized in him a dlsunguished leader of the sport iron. At the signal by the viramediah, the ex- the componion way, and as they reached the decking fraternity, with whose cognomen he had tales cutioner toaches a spring, the mass falls, and the received a discharge of musketry, by which Captain very irreverent liberties. It was without the victim crashed at once is suddenly annihilated, and Bimmons fell, badly wounded, and entirely disabled slightest hesition, therefore, that he replied to the spread out like a sheet of pasteboard. The huge from farther action. Mr Peabody, having ne time introductory query.
weight being again mised, the flattened body is withdrawn, and dried in the sun. When completo. to dress himself, ran forward in his night clothes,
ly prepared, it is hung over the walls of a public calling on the crew to seize the boarding pikes, and grasping one himself, accompanied by a man
building, there to serve as a warning to the mul named Kent, armed in the like manner, sprang to the bows, where they had a fierce encounter with several of the enemy already on the gunwale. The crew having armed themselves, a desperate conflict ensued, in the midst of which another boat came alongside and began a heavy fire on the other quarter.
I don't knOW.
Do you belong to the concern!" No, indeed, but I presume the editor willeson be in,
Well," said the visitor, "I will wait for him. end suiting the action to the word, he composedly took a clair, picked up a paper, and commenced reading.
if I meet him," said the frightened knight of the scissors and quill, I will tell him there is a gentleman here who wishes to ace him."
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The Binway TELESHAPE -Railways aro messeavers of civilisation, peaceful links tending to bind countries in ties of closer intercourse; da guarantee of peace, they protect from war. electric telegraph will accompany them. They are now covering the continent extending across
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the desert-about to span India from Calcutta to Bombay-where will they stop? There is a rail. way now on its way from Petersburg towards Moscow; will it stop there? The direction of that line, if prolonged, leads to China. Between Portersburg und Pekin there is scarcely a hill ; Moscow is, therefore, but a first-class station on the way to Pekin. We will not spectats on the dose of the completion of such a line just yet, but return to what is imminent and in sight. · Froni London to Southampton there is now on alegere telegraph. Mr. Wheatstone is on his way to Haris for the arrangement of a telegraph in France. may soon be completed from Havre to Paris, from Paris to Marseilles there will be a continuous lino of railway, and a telegraph on it; thus we reach the Mediterranean; thence Egypt, across the desert, and so to Bornlay and Calcuttat. We cross to Belgium, where in electric telegraph already exists. We shall soon have one continuous line to Venice; then across the desert, and finally from Calcutta to Bombay, Does such a prospect, so clear, so certain of bringing so near home our many friends and brothers now in the other hemi- sphere, not bring none to our hearts the convic re that entering a
a career of social tion that we are just e improvement, based on scientific discovery, the beneficial effects of which it is difficult to foretell, but impossible to over-estimate theneum,
Brauties at the Bath. ConSTANTINOPLE.
a may
had gone to the bath chiefly with a view to sec, if possible, handsome women But they were Extent of the Oregon Territory-On the east it tout comme chez nous, neither handsome nor plan, skirts 800 miles along the Rocky Mountains, on something between both-the young onor, that y the south 300 miles along the Snowy Mountains, to say the elder, hideous. Age comes out hero on the west 700 along the Pacific Ocean, on the early. They marry at thirteen, fourteen, even at north 250 miles along the North American posses twelve years old; at twenty they are fought tou old for matrimony. The face exhibita The signs signs of Russia and England. This area or im menso valley contams The first officer being employed at the magazine
ablo undoubtedly es fa 0,000 square milc#-cap. | of age later than the figure at some thirty years, seven states as large that is frightfully flabby, spongy, and bloated. in procuring ammunition for those who were armed
As he reached the foot of the stairs in his tasty. New York, or 40 states of the dimensions of The overlasting sedentary way of life, the ever- with muskets, the command of the deck devolved retreat, he was accosted by another person, who sachusetts. Some of the islands on the coast lasting hot baths, the indulgence in sweetmeats on Mr Peabody, who wearing a white shirt, was a -thus made himself known, conspiegous mark, even in a dark night. He now Can you tell me where I can find the anesking are very large sulhent to form a state by them and confectionery, deprive the form of all nerve. ordered cold shot to be thrown into the boats, and mascal who has charge of this villanous cheeselves. These are situate north of the parallel of They look like masses of flesh, not solid enough was done with such effect that one of them gave producting the last number of Freedom's hohe Vancouver's Island, 250 miles in length and to keep upright, but winking down with their own 50 in breadth, contains 12,000 square milasan weight. But you cannot form a craception how way, both had born grappled to the "Ranger" be and the Battle Axe of Labeaty. fora receiving any damage. Perceiving the ad. Yes, repted the editor, he is up there is the area larger than Massachusets and Connecticut, ardently one wishes to meet women in the streets, vantage thus obtained, he applied his entire force office now, reading, with his back to the dout Queen Charlotte's or Washington Island, too. 150 instead of those clumsy brown bears with white to the other boat and cheering his men with the Thank you, exclaimed the stranger as he miles to length and 30 in breadth, contains 3,000 hours. The women with us are, God knows, ans cry of "We have sunk one, my boys, now let us bounced up stairs.
square mile. On both of these immense Islands, particularly beautiful; but, such as they are, they sink the other the responding cheers of the crew I have get you, have 1 hooked as he though they he between the high parallels of 48 book infinitely better than these mufited up figures, alarmed the assailants that they dropped astern and made a grasp at his brother is iniquity, and
and of degrees, the soil is sand to be well adapted and give a more cheerful aspect to the streets co both were soon lost in the darkurss of the night came oreshing to the tour together,
to agricultore. The straits and ciroucent wa this you find out before you have walked about When the confusion was over, one of the crew As the combatants, notwithstanding the similarly ters abound in th of the finest quality. Coal of bure many days.Countess Haha. Hahn's Letters. only was found to bo dod, and thres wounded of the vocation, happened to be unacquainted good quality, and other seius of minerals, have
ere, and disabl Captain Simmons's wound was severe,
with each other, a very pretty quarrol, angani ed him for a long time Mr Peabody was not First one was at the top, then the other; -blow aware during the action that he had received any followed blow, kick followal kick, and oath tol wounds ; but when the the action sulsided he found lows oath, until, braised exhausted, and blagdy. his arm stiff, and a ball lodged in his left wrist, with faces and features resembling a cumpl that the bone of his right now was laid bare, and ball bad grazed his left shoulder. At day light a club of hair was discovered on deck, which pro ed to be his, it having been shut off close to his head, asaf clipped by a barbar. Wo well resem her one of the crew who had out of the hand of uch was raised over the bulwark, med with a pistol, and aimed at Mr Peabody nt it is engeremary to say be continued for life
after two hours when, there was by a
consent, a cessation hostias. warriors sat on the floor contemplating each other, the first comer found breath enough to sak
Who are you! what did you atter form *You abused ine in your paper, you scoundrel Me! I'm out the editor, I came here to him myself ****
Mutual explanations and apologis ensued and the bounty of the latter. Ar Pesbohe two mistaken gentlemen retired "to bind op
death, in this action, appare to their wounty As the story comes to
ost miraculous. Rangers Brined will seven guns, 40
the crew comprend Int twenty, while the bargs of the engway comained sixty meu. From infarina- tion obtained, the latter test freen killed, and had thirty-eight sounded. Then mailants proved to be
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STATISTIC of ErrorsAN CAPITALES
a band of tories, with which the bay bad for some real of Great Braid is a population estis time been into campeoled by turn of ther 2,000,000 of souls, exclusive of strangers. noted characters, Barrat and Auterson, who had a la say, and we could hardly credit the rendezrons at St. Ceorge's Island, near the an just credibly comsustrited, la sumber chorage of the «Konger They had a few days: Londra hantali e not in proporti before succended is capturing a brig of ten guns cher epitals of Europe, compernely to their and thirty web.
It was found hersary to return with the rese cas
to Alezantua for the purpose of restling r
the action was pronour deð os despar
ention of the the complay 229, and the dirəlayat on this cressum, a bandingke (Thok maja, the Torowan E
horough. This hat-y remorial of palli yramina u fanitarod rede mill Me Pes
phon his career as 4 citrulant.
caluere. De iplowing starsics of a business / mayang kaptain, wa which, for ton plus sa te sulle tylize a Paris Bow
the hours 108 calesprits of on faterial, wil je
jejer pot the romast. He kult and named eighty, as condiz tama saipe, which, in every faltan ko lagi
been found.
THE USE OF A Kasa.
WHAT THE Pass Dong-There is an alucation going on that, however irregular or gasystematic, is, of the mme time, beyond all prien Myriads of messengera of knowledge, art, and science, and of peace on earth and good will The French do not succeed in colonization either towards msn, that our schools ought to inculente, collectively or individually. We have ofter war but do not, are scattered daily and hourly over the velled at this fact, considering their peculiar faciland by the printing press and the Post-office, and lity in doing the agreeable and assimilating with the most important results, as regards the themselves to whatever kind of people they happen preparation of the public mind for all the duties to be thrown amoneat. But yet they do not suce that it will have, by-and-bye, to fult. This fact cued. A singular illustration of this fict has coin itself is of auch vast importance, that, were there cantly occurred among the eavages of New Zea- no other evidence, wo should rest perfeciły zaria- appears that a Mansur Terry a French fled, that the present unexampled diffusion of in- man, sempted to establish himself as an indepen toleriaal wealth must be the cause and precursor in New Zealand, but not giving of an unexampled advance in all that is behaves faction to his subjects, he was very unscrctc man to know, and the thunder fallows not more cooked and eaten at a solens pe sandy the lighting, than action the knowledge fu act di Gardmunition-ferral's Shilling This is certainly reversing the practice of E. Mocasine. ropa, which is not morning seeing that New Mui Sprizetzzzy's ScHoos. -The school taught. Zealand is the antipodes of Great Britain. h kojin Spustowo, by Alsa Helena Juliana Augusta
pot it is most commonly the pratice for the sore, Iren: Splatizzle is conducted on the purest pelunk.
bix people. The Southern ialunders | ples of mailen samicete and dakany - M are wise, and when their monarch gives them Suman Suits, spell shawl.-9.horahasy," rand entertainment” they take and that it is stNo, taiat right = "3-1-0-0d" "No try again' His Own Persona, #zpcase, and eat their fate" 4x! no, that nine right. Susan, Piedur, we think, it is that describes in what do you pat around your neck ly beads, ver the Parochial procem of “eating a ma z "What clas?" "My mom lace cap, maʼni: ↑
processing is, however, a mere «Pema). Did you to church last night!** parative bangalt... The New Zaken. Ver, mas
now, what did you have
do not nederstand metaphor Thay un aml your neck, Bushes the cap and the turadi, manse of fact cree. They my to their mesure just before you started? Oh, dear me, I can t
ither reg in our hearts or in ow bowels *
*** * Way, as Guth, the roadgat | What nonsens Tell it night oid, tains, or l'à en the very hiportast corming, but the un case you a black mack Well, thes, from Sraith,
The New Costales nor to the curente ale om, bati: warmly men
oral gracunly, only met Why, the child la
that only went but we are, thus that ong
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