lamented husband. Next to his at- tachment for his country, was his regard for the brave, the vir- tuous, the good. And now to see the prospect of those whom he loved, following his memory in affectionate remembrance beyond the grave, spoke, let me assure you, in terms of no ordinary com- fort to the

issued a circular entitled, "A Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledge Among the British Plantations in America." This proposal recites that "The first drudg- ery of settling new colonies, which confines the attention of people to mere necessaries, is now pretty well over; and there are many in every

George Washington as follows: Lancaster, Sepr. 24th, 1777 Sir In Consequence of your Letter of the 22d directed to the President or any Member of Congress, I have conferred with William Henry Esqr. of this Place upon the most expeditious Method of collecting the arms and accoutre- ments in the Hands of

its flight to 'that bourne from whence no traveler returns'." 86. WRIGHT, JOSEPH LANCASTER JOURNAL, Friday, August 17th, 1832. "Died. in Manor township, on the 23rd of July, in the 82nd year of his age, Mr. Joseph Wright. The deceased was a respectable citizen and served as a captain in the War of the

Thursday evening the 27th instant a prodigious northern light appeared in the heavens, illuminating the greater part of the hemisphere. Many people suppose this appearance to be ominous; and it is worthy of remark that just at the close of the successes of our enemies in the late war in America, this