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• I -'. a, A •'•■ p 0 E T R THK OLD MAID S i> D V c p Propitious heav.efl ! oil lend an ear ; Give ji k ad aiifwcr to my prayer I 3Lo ! ii.Ts 1 c me wit 11 due i'abmiiiion, Anil hlMubfy offer my peiicion.— T affc i.ot honors, wealth, or fame ; Trifles iik<* in'.IV I cannot name ; Not f^ltfiJslfJ divfs, or rich attic, rV'ii i.ens of ihefi: I moil admire ; My ri.av'r fs fhort ; ch giant it then ! fT*s but a wc; J- JflVtf IUC a MAN. o Nor w 'lad I wiih to pick and choofe j Tii'.v. v. hois fc:»t I'M not refute, rPu not riie gay, the rich, the brave, The hero, beau, or prlbn oravo j I'd ie extent (I'm fine I can) With r.7<y com-::cii worthy man. lily be-ittiy SwitfJ-j my Ll.<om decay** I .v-ivafi g tim'g&ks plougft icy i h - * <f, 7- y i ui^-nid plkrtJjjl grow pale ana war 1 Cu.roi vet obtain a mam. V/.iMil vtma] bloom £ofhTd in my fdee. And ev it tongue pro oune'd my praiie, To me e'-y fuitor? made their comt, 13v t no^e could move my Uatiglit-y heart; Ye h :/py days ! bow arc ye paft ! A.i*i I am Ir.'t a maid at I a it : Audjvdtly ic o ; for I've negletSed rj. h ».e whom I "^lif to have refpectccl--* } o-rjve r-;eh-av'in ! mv teais fhalJ tell \\ t&t [> rruw.s in my h.a.t I te<-l ; \ i .v w.'t!) propitious c-ye my griefs Aiiij feud a man to my relief. /:.l.l fjjid io a yming JLaJy% onfcswg a Jpr-J r-f Jyjjrih in her kofotoi* J s's^riD wiih '•• ne m rtJe. if you would permit me L'kr ;nj'. I tie fjri<, in ynu bofnnti t:* lie ; Yn clctV than myitis i*d pn-A, if yau^d I troe, Aad nc'ci like the myrtle w^uld iangui/h and die* N >, by I'CjvVi ! a bofom f > tender ado'ningj N »t a -c^f, pat a twig* but wouM i' flarvly glow ; A--.i lie *■ w - fciiyiips, like ihr dew of the morn* !f 1 P#nk for s moment, new M,fij w^»M b*ft^w DP; Fs&mtm Paop'UJtss c« Gjiltse. * • A TURKISH AUDIENCE. fl:<tr;i8 ?f.a LflrrfrvmQ %•. nil-man at Cm- «- I WAS f-yjKd by the Britffh mi;i:kr [j.m in bis ceremonial vi&t to L-i: uiii.u s ;^rJ(j' >r, a.-d I avai'icd myielf •;!i ^rca* e*»ricn^-fs of xliis unexpeded pio- pi.Uiio:.. \Ve aif mS-ed af 'lie Brit'lb pal- ac. vctlrrday jDornin^ at 4 o'clock, and at 5 vVe dc'v r(fd. The pi'oe iii'm confided of ! 'anilTaries, and ^o tn-cn of the palace, v."» '.v-,a.'| ; th.-y were l:iceecd;d by the u/."i,! ij thr j'lnhT:*' 7e->, » ho was in hh full dhii;, by f-tc mi..liters and fccre:arici, tiie B':i:'!i <ji)!n")i- in uniform, a> d by the cr\cr- c!::..;:; a d draip. r,s under Enstlifh orot c- ti mi, rauuiited an Turl:.'fh horfes, We went th h tlii-'-u rh the two ciiki of p.-ra and Gal* alia to ih: vvater, where we left our hories, lere embarked for the ciljr ofConllan- tinople, tieie \\e l >u:id other hoifes pre¬ pared, a- d are re^otuo^eticed our expedition in the fame maim.r as b.fon:. About half a miJe f.,m ihere, we m t the VrIz£er and all his tia;n, wh .joined us, an J we then con- timnd c> tlu pi:ac-. Up n our arrival Within its walls Wt difmounted, and after fome delay, we wl'-; intiuJucrd into the Dl- vnn. \vh:re th: VizVr ua>j tcated with his A feat was Itere given to a.id lure we were iiucreded 2 ,• 1 *! CllU «. I tt0tr) to flior; ns how to eat. There were ipoons, but no knives, forks or plates. The filft di(h was a Loup, compofed oi rice, v^-ith cinnamon, &c. Our Turk put his fpoou, in- all the p-ravity of a ^ife to 1 he dim with man that I m of the cad. I followed his example, and then the others Another omcer ibood between us to hand on and remove diflhes. Seventeen other dhhes fucccedcd ; then were fifh ; then preferved quinces ; tluna halh made of meat and onions ; then turkies ^nd chickens, and prefuved apples, &c. but they were all removed with (o much rapidity, that it afforded a mod laughable kene, ami I fhould have bnrft forth, but that 1 knew the Grand Seignior was looking at us. Atter tailing the foup, 1 turned to a gentleman behind me to tell him how good it was, and eant to breakfalt from that dim a- lonc ; but in turning again to the table, ic had vaiihVd. The fowls we tore apart with om hands, and in the padry we pt»t our tore finger and thumbs and brought with them as much as poh'ible. After this a bowl of (her- bet was introduced, and from this we drank with our spoons. We then returned to our place-, and a (lave brought in fome perfum¬ ed water, which he fprinkled on us ; and a- nothcr iome aloes, burning, which he palTcd under our nolee. Yen thus lee how the Chrifiiaos were ' ^.' I wimed one of the orders had been that they fliould have been waflied ; for my light hand was ornamented with the marks of turkey bones, and apple pies, and onions. Tin's ceremony being o- vrr, we prepared for the great object o! our j mniey. We left die Divan, and proceed¬ ed through the court-yard to fume feats, where the fecond imperial oider was to be executed.—vv Let the naked be clothed !" For the Talks think Europeans are inde¬ cently elad, or rather not at all drefled, in their ufual garments. Here the minifter was pitlciued, as well as his fuite, with a fupcrb peliffe, and thole of us who were to be admittcJ to the royal prelence, were clo¬ thed wi.h a fort of ordinary rt'bc -.vhich tea* atTociate iud.-e-<. 1 JO the rami tier ; b" remarking the'r manner of coaductiii^ theii............ the ' nid.'.iil buli iefs, and by kiTAving that G'vv.d Seigni ,r was at a clofely latticed wmd./W above, ohferviivg us as we regarded ey- y -Av.-.yr ,b ait ns After ivaiting fome ti ae, the fecrvtary of the Vizier wrote a pe¬ tit: 3 to'tlwi Grind Seignior in fiver if the Chrilli r,u, W-: did ttpt hear it, but it, con- tnifs were, "that the h&Ms, hungry and n.k-a. d. tired to pre lent themfelve, before hi. auguit perhu.- Thi, was dffpatched by one of the p^cat pf&cxrsj who had a gol- ceu cane, and in a quarter of an hour we herd the found of hk liiek, the flgual of his approach. On his appearance at tlie door of the I.)i.an, the Vizier arofe from his lofa, an' me hi a eo receive the aniwer. It was ^n.el ped in a mnfli , haudkerehkf, with the Grand Seign *', ft-,| The Vizier, on re- cuvi.g, I-,:;:. 1 ,hc pn^^e, and returned towardd Fiii feat, tie then o,.ened it, and y=l d UpU theli'.natu,e.,f in, .r-alter ; and ch'.d mar'y to theftet. As only a few Were allowed to '-nter, and as more thai ilr:t number were picfeat, moil of wh»m In h'g Enjrliili, had a liroujr/»v right to this fav.or than myielfj my hi art bear, vviiii joy wluen mv name was p'onounced, and when tlnie Tuik put the gown upon me ; I never was f<> much oka eel with a valet dc chximbre, ai"d r never felt divlfed info a-.-ave <l»le a maim.er before. We tlun entered the inn<rcon"t ace 5 then between the gentiemen of the palace, v.\:o weie fyii* of Turkifh lords ; then through rows of (laves and dwarf- ; and v.* a> we were entering the pretence, a flave to'.'k each of us by the fhoulder, \ctl we mould not make ^beifance to their fovereign ; and thus were wc idhtred before the Sultan. The minifler and his fuite made a low bow with tluii hat* on ; but the left of us, not- wichftandinrj- our fiiends on our moulders, made no obeifanee whatever, and kept our h.ads covered alio. He was feated on his throne, with the Vizier Handing below it ; and ti wards us a few of the flaves peculiar to t/ie palace were placed. The Sultan re¬ garded us as we entered, and during our whole viiit. The minitter addrelTed a fpeech to him in Engliih ; this was tranfiated by the Dragoman ; the \'iz.icr leplied in Tur- kiih, and Wis anfwer was rendered in £ng- lifll by the fame interpreter. " The throne is very large, and was em¬ broidered and literally covered with pearls. rl he room, though fmall, was molt fuperb- ly adorned ; but 1 merely looked at its or¬ naments ; for I was wholly engro.'fed by con- ternpb.t!Hg the monarch of io many millions of people, feated in fplendor on the throne of hi^ aneedors. He is a fine, heroic look¬ ing man, and his countenance is faid to be truly expreflive of his character. His eyes, ins beard, his mudacdioes, are black, and his looks fo piercing that I felt daunted when I thought 1 met them. Thefts form a fine contrail to a fiiow white tin ban adorned with feathers, and loaded with precious dories. By his fide laid his fword, fparklincr with gems, and every thing indicated the magnif¬ icence and n'ches at lead of the king. Our fuperiors, at parting, again fainted him, and we returned to the Britifli palace in the lame way in which we had cone. " I can g,'Ve yon no idea of the gratifica¬ tion I experienced in this vlfit, nor the varie¬ ty of rich and apparently giotefque cudoms • Aldw^A -'nvlied to attend It £< IXPENCE per bufl.cf wffl t, ESte^SSfti that it did m fol- 5 given for good HOUSE ASR. low that I Ihould fa <- Grand 8*M but that I might make an addiuon to the ftowin goinjr, Uthout hav.og thafincceed- Ig gratffication. I felt for the gent cmen who continued outfide the palact naked ; and I find that they are enraged that one from the 'new world' (to ufe the.r own ex- preffion) mould be felefled. I find that I owe my good fortune to Madame —, who being well acquainted with the head drago- man"of the palace, and knowing my great •■- ...... --- .........,«, 2fire to ee the Sultan, interefted herfelf to they ever have been fo a in tins country. Scu'e me the favor/being an Amerfcaa. . ^£.!T* ^*>W«5fei I otherwife never ihould have entered 1.1 pre¬ ference to real Englishmen who were csdn* ded." ES? ^t the Store of COMMING& HA January 21, 181 r. ROMEO V/ADSWQBLTH, Has itccrctdby the late arrhals^om Land^ and Liverpool, a frtfb J"apply of Dm^s & Medicines • Which he offers for fale on better Levins than .1_________» ......i_____r..\A ;.. .t.:_______ 30 lb. Outn ij^lvirh r:„~ o_'_ 15 - THERE is much good fenfe in the prac¬ tice which tiled to prevail, and perhaps ftill prevails, in fome paits of Switzerland. If a married couple wifned to be divorced* no objection whatever was made to their in¬ tention, but they were obliged to fubmit previoufly to a clofe confinement in a fmall room during two weeks. While thus con¬ fined, they were only allowed one table, one chair, one plate, one knife and fork, one fpocn, one tumbler, one bed, and that nar- row ; in order to make them dependent tor comfoi: on amicable arrangements between themfelves. If, after the termination of the above mentioned period, they It ill perfift-d on being fepaiaied, thev were divorced with- cut further difficulty ; but it general.y hap¬ pened that they agreed t<> live together.— New afiociatiuns were farmed during the c Jiimement. Port I'OiiO. STORY-TELLING. A traveller, who, like Baron Mun^lnufon, dealt much in the marvellous, related that tn Portugal there was line fport in (hooting at pig«o«is, which, he faid, at times fiVw in iuch large flocks as to darken the air. * Did you k ill any of them/afked hia friend, * when you iiretl at Vm ?' 4 No,' faid the traveller —• I did not kill any, becaufe I fired too low : biit I brought down about half a peck of their legs !' JOSEPH T. BARRETT, TNEORMS the Public, that he has formed an cllablimmeut in the City of Montreal, Lower Canada, for the importation of India & European Piece Goods—Iromaon- g£ry §j IfiirJrjrare. He win conftanily keep for fale an afTbrtrncnt, cojnprifmg every arti- ele in the above branches of bufmefs. As lie fiiall import diicdly from the Manufacturers; he will engage to fell on the .^oli: favorable terms, either for Cqjh, or appfeved Credit. A liberal difcount will be made to Cajh pur* chafers. e3p6m 20 St. Francois Xavier Street AT° 2 J. Montreal, Jan. ic, 1811. TI le •1 y icrioers have jnft received a conlignment of Sixty Sides of ALBANY SOLE-LEATHER, which they offer for fale cheap for cafli. J Alfo—A few Barrels of UNSEED OIL- Feb. 26. ABBOT & BASCOM. / For Sale,, at the Kingston Mills, Boards and Plank of all defcriptions, at the ufuai prices. N. B. No credit will be given, but Produce of every kind taken in payment, at a fair valuation. Jan. 22. (t2fj) — ■ —— HE Lefiees of the Crown and Clergy Refcrves, and thofe who have Licenfes of occupation in the Midland DUl- rid, are requeued to pay the arrears of fc„t due by them refpcctively, to the fubferiber, who is legally authoiifed to receive the fame and grant receipts. Charles Stuart, Sheriff. SLnf's Office, 2d March, 1 8 I 1. 24 H BAGG & PI A GAR, AVE j.it received from London, and ofr> tor /ale, at their I remarked, as wellas the iiugularity of man- ft , A c ^ _, ners i. the people webferved. The break- -tldt OlOTC tff Tt "'" reMy was f,id to be, "' let the- fumPT 7 - tf> and (he naked be clothed, and then J-t t,lcm b- adudttcd t. my pnlu.ee." I„ «- di-'-ce to rhefhit part of thh command, &>] > w*ne l.i! for nwThe mirilter fat WMn ih- Vi/.ic ; d,, refl of u. In fWU par- [f a^':,'" uMcs -• '-'ch of which a Tur. K-i MJi.,r (weiiv 1, (/prefume,and fo will fait being an affair of ftate, lam told is a perfea pattern of the meals of the higher orders of Turks We had the robes on du¬ ring our ride back again to the palace, and you cannot imagine with how much relpect. the Turks regarded us, as they were pi oof* that we ha! feen their fovereign, and had been well received by him. 1 pre fume I law in the palace and in the /treus, throng¬ ed by cu bilty, at the baft .0,oco Turks. In tiie evening- we dined with the min'lter, and being very hungry, { rej, iced tint the dunes did rrof difappvar aa they did ui the A r ,ir*. Bellows, Gate, &T Co. J mtZTf <rh,,dren s *W* ^d fiarn BoMMBTi.of tfee ucct f.m.ons and beft qualify Ai u Mr Folomg Hats, e.egantly trllmea • U, T * *«. te Which were irL, tZ „ ' '3 »«««*«» »»"' •« To:d as Zlor Z UPO"aSgO0d tCTmS> ^ « <h, country'! Chc^'^au can be bought Th«> have a.fo a variety of H/> r* nf iU ■ "■.»«; Which rhey ,re wlmng "ZrL ^ °*" M« •'■•-■At, »„.,'„ It'; v-«<i~hi«s JOO - 300 - IOO - IOO • 25 . 400 . 200 • 50 - 5 " 200 - 150 - IOO - s° - 200 - 50 ~ 50 ., JOG .. 75 - 50 • 40 - *5 • 30 ^ 60 - 28 - 25 - 3o * 20 - IOO - Jalap 112 - PowJer'd Rhubarh ICO - Sago in giaifif. j c - do. in powder 3 Tons Giaub4Kalts 751b. Spermaceti) Go ~ 25 - 50 - 56 - Tapioca 30 - Ve-rrnacilla 300 - Vitriol Komaa 56 • du. A!b. - Salt Petre - Pearl Bute 3000 % Tons A Mum joo Jb. Aaumony crude 50 - Af natco Aloes Aq iaforris Nitre Fortis Gum Camphor Cantluiides Caifia Coves 3 Tons Copperas 2.00 lb. Cieni Tartar JO30 lb. FK>r Su.'pnur 300 - Fior Chamonjile Fol Digiulis Gum Ammoniac Gum Arabic Gum AflafcetiJa Gum BeriZ >m Gum £Lmi Gum Galbanum Gum Guaicum - GutcGamb. Gum Juniper Gum See J Lac G aU\ /liril LdC Gum M.iltic PA1ENT MEDICINES Aaderfon's Pills B.iilain oi' Hmey Baiiaoi of Giiead Bateinaii'o Diupa Boitocfc*s Elixir B*wden*s Iiluc Plainer Hr.t /h Oi] Cephalic Snuff Corn Plaiftcr Court ftickiog Plaifter Diftys El Xir Daloy'a Carminative l£ar;'s Remedy for the H^o'j.n^ Cough E flcACC Cu.tbtO-it Do. Pcppei mint Do. Pcnuvroya) Eflenlial Talc of Lemon Do. Ju. Vinegar COLORS. Bli^e, Blaek ' White Cbiilc Carmine F.akti White Frankfurt Black Gum Scammony Aleppo Gum Thus GuraTiaaacamh Mace Magucfia Manndk Nutmegs Opium- Peruwidfi Bi «i - iartai Emetic Solu UriW 300 ■ , I f I »I t I T ~__1 '*■* * * *.* ^ ^ ^^ ■* ^^ iTlaiics ivlagnefia Godfrey's Cwdial ■ GL-wiand's Lction Hvjopei's Piiis James* AnatepiiePiBs 00 F' verlJowocr Jefoit*! Di"ps Lin-,i«J true Blue d*« Ni.ik.enDyc Lo»er»gi s T«».u JkU&neii* h 'zeroes Oi n.iki.k- Mrotcine Rvfineo I icjuurice StrersV- Opodjidoc Tina. >u Ic, huxhfinJ Tuiin.g on's D«; ia« Efi nccol Multaid indidn luJc Ivor) I3iack Lamp Black E<r. Anchovies QuJi.ce fuuee Sjuce Royal Cavice L iii.igc Yf.'.w Ochre )'.i.J]iu,nUt,No. J--'J Rule Pink Pumice Siuiic Rottl'tl "O* fi>.....»iii Biown Vermillion Spaniili Wlme S AtTCMS. -r' -:ee baucc India .y Muihroom Ketchup WNDRIES. f v. ri fyringej Viai Cvrka Beetle r.j. Wafers, juperfine Wax, feal'.njj faprdfac dr>. (m W t,<i Whircleathei Skins :ap Apothecary fcales ana weights Cam.-l-hair Pencils Gallypots in fort3 Gold Jeaf" Ivory Syringes Loztr.iges Peppermint Pa ent Corpp . Mortars ____._ Pe.vier Ounce JVKaiures W.ndior ALSO. IOO Kegs White leac, Chocolate gfound Spermacetti Candles 1 50 do. Spaniih brown do. do', Oil 50 Green do, Ca/k Raifms 50 Yellow $ 50 Block Box tio, 200 b- xes Window G «afs Figs, Olive Oil all" rtea, 6X8, 7X9, Currants, Almonds 8X10, 7{X8{. Wraoping & WritingPa. A general dlwrtment of per afforted fliop f'urnituie, vialsaf. Mefs & Prim? Pork forced, a variety of'lur. Piug & Pigtail Tobacco geon'i instruments. Pepper, Alifpicc ON HAND, Coffee, Loaf fugar Gunoowder. ^ T-»»erher with a General H Y ■TEAS. Afforrm. ^1 Dvis juff, Press Hapers, Tin- ter fiWijcs, Jacks, &c. &c. &c. *^t* Commission Business tranfaftcd on the ufual terms, and Caflr advanced on any kind of Produce and other property left with him. ,|.f Montreal, Sept. 15, 1810. ctT TO BE SOLD, ■ *$JAT v. u^b!. Ihno fi'i a MERCHANT rrTAV- J. krn-Keeper in the towi.fhip or Frederick!'- burgh, borde.ing on the LitileCreek, near Brad.liaw's Mill. The propertv confifrs in a neat Dweliing- houfe, painted Spaniihbrown, forty-fiv. feet in length and twenty-fix feet wide,Including ? galleiy in front, which runs the whole length of the boufe j tke walls and partitions are all built of found burnt brick j a good brick chimney with two fire-place*; there aie five rooms on the lower floor, and one bed WSJ on the iVconH. Likowife, a good lug Itore houfe and a horfr (Tab>, an.1 n-war'^ «»f two hundied •,c'e,! "' mod EXCELLENT LAND, bounded em the *« fide- by the Little Cirefc, and on tin- ealt 64< ^ W eatihaJfof lot No. 13, extending from (he King' highway four her ly, down acrnfs th'" B'gCr-tk' *** For tu the. particular? »?\>h to Josb^h Fob* SYT,t. Efa K .1glh)n,ortot»«e»'.'bfcl'.lVt.vTM^. i*tb NoV. 1810. 7.7,1^^ WWW* MiNnp \ n n I- a m r >•»*'*" By CHARGES KJ'NPALL. /)> w/6«/« Sulfrripthms and sidvern[>>'■> f: J" this Papt'r -mU be rerrhvd, tutU 0*w,s for Pr'mt'tng pimupth perfnrtiw*