224 TiMEHRI. 



as soon as they shall be found on said Plantation." The 

 notice is published in the two languages, the name 

 Flushing being used in the English and Vlissengen in 

 the Dutch, The letter is intended as a reply, and runs 

 as follows : — 



" Pray Sir be not so quick to fire your Musket after 

 a Jackass, before taking a proper aim at the obje6l of 

 your Revenge; do Sir, do not give Orders to Shoot in- 

 offensive Annimals, who are entirely doubtful of your 

 Orders on Plantation Vlissengen. If you or the Man 

 miss the Obje6l which yon intend to kill for Eating your 

 Grass in the Meadows, pour passe le temps^ you may hit 

 a Mulatto, a Mustee, a Costee, &c., what a misfortune 

 will it then be if any one should lose his life, or return 

 home with a broken leg, because a Mule or other 

 Cattle have been missed by your Gunner: — I pray Sir to 

 moderate your Resolution, and I advise you to put the 

 Mule or Horse in the Stocks, or to keep a Watchman on 

 your Bridge to drive them away with a Horse-whip, or 

 any other inoffensive Weapon. • 



THE PUBLIC. 



N.B. — The Laws of this Country will allow a Hog to 

 be killed, especially when he pays a Visit in a Gentle- 

 man^ s Parlour y but no other Working Domestic Animal." 



In the same paper M. Barker (was this a relation of 

 the M. J. Barker who wrote for Bentley's Miscellany 

 under the nom-de-plume ot " The Old Sailor"?) informs 

 his Friends and the Public in general not to give any 

 Credit to BENJAMIN JACOBS on his account, on which 

 Mr. Jacobs makes known " that from the frequent 

 applications made by me in several Stores in Town (at 

 his request), his Credit was not good," several store- 



