From the Utica Sentinel.
{"newspaper_name": "Delaware journal.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
{"character_count": 2140, "word_count": 382, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9704999923706055], "ccnet_perplexity": [1344.9000244140625], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
OR1eINAL ANEcDorE.-Durng the rivalry be-
tween Utica and Rochester. gentleman merchant
from the latter place. was travelling through Oneida
County. Being Of a humorous turn, on passing a
Dutch dwelling where stone oven was heating,
which was situated out of doors, at side of the
house, he felt disposed to hoax the inhabitants He
called out hallo the house halo, the house ~
Out came the Dutchman, the Dutchman's wife, the
Dutchman's three sons, and the DutchnaDs eleven
daughters He observed to them ''your ovens on
fire. They all swiftly flew around the corner of
the house, and the merchant rode on enjoying
the ioke A short time since the same gentle
man was travelling to the east in gig the roads
we're uncommonly muddy. He was about passing


the same farm house, butbe had forgotten the place,
when young lad came running towards him, with
ureat anxiety depicted in his countenance. "Sr"
Said he. YOUR wheel is loose.'' The man imme-
dateiy got into tine mud and looked at the wheel,
when the boy exclams, ''the other wheel sir'
Around he waded through the mud, filled his pumps
with water and mire. examined the Inch pin there,
and saws to the boy do not any thing out Of
the way.v why thought twas loose" said the
lad. :. saw it turn round," (at the same time de-
scribiny circle with his finger. "You provoking
little rascal, what do you mean E'' exclaimed the
gentleman. 'Aye" says the lad the ovens on
FIRE the ovens on fre!'' The merchant was so
highly pleased with the lads wit that he threw him
dollar, and continued his journey.


| The editors of the New York Gazette have
ceived information, by the way OF Havana that Com
molore Porter has sailed for Caoz bay. with the
frigate Lbertad and the brig Guerrero, Doth well
mannet) with the view Of intercepting the frieate


pera. which sailed from Havana on the 10Th ut.


with $3.50 600 in gold The line of battle ship Sobra-
no is expected in Havana in all December, with 400


mariners for the garrison On the first of this


month the Spauish squadron at Havana, was busily


env,upd in bending their sails, &c. and appeared to
he. in every respect, in excellent order.