MATTHEW CAREY.
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This gentleman is another instance


what America owes TO the sons Of the


Emerald Isle. From a letter Of bis
own, i" the New England Magazine
for November, it seems that he was


born IN Dublin, January %, l76O, aud
was the son Of an industrious ard y ell
to-do baker. He says he only recol.
iects of has childhood, that lie was an


extreme y dull boy, aud that he was


at twelve years ia the rear Of .nany
children at six or eight. lie had,


however, a remarkable aptitude for


learning languages-no doubt the


''bump for this very thing; and he


thinks that dull AS ne was, had b.. gone


OH as he commenced with studying


French-whlch, unassis:ed, he mas


tered III about seven weeks-he should
have attained compete knowledge OF
ala the modern languages Of Europe


before i,e was twentv-one. 1t goes a.
gainsr phrenology, on the other hand,
that although he had a genius for com
mon arithmetic, he never could ad-
vance whit into the higher mathema-
tics.


At fifteen, he hound himself 10 a
bookseller, one M'Dornel, an austere
and cruel master. Here he read, like
Frankliu, ia the night time, and ac-
quired IA pretty extensive acquaintance
with The novels Ofthc Gay. His first
essay in priut was on Duei.ing, occas-
ioned by an affair between two OF his
young friends; and for this publication
his master dismissed him. In ;77S, he
wrote a pamphlet Ola the oppressed
OF Irish (;atholics- ad-
vi it came before plrlia-
ment. and exC'ted great alarm. The
Catholic Association Of Dublin were
frightened, and offered a reward Of
ffO for the discovery Of the author.
The result was that Matthew was pri- !
or board q Holyhead packet,
With letters 70 Catholic priest at Par
is, vino introduced him 70 Dr. Faux
lin. lie continued in Frankl.n's cm-
ploy some months, suPerin:cnding the
printing ot'his dispatches, &c; and al
the end ofa6Out a year, the storm hav-
ing blown over, returned to Ireland.
An invasion Of that country by the
French had been contemplated dur
ing Ills stay, and on this occasion La.
fayette had called on him to make in-
quiries.


On his return he engaged in printing
4 paper, and at the age OF twenty four
inally set up one Of his own-the Vol
Journal. 1t was violently po-
isical, and had an extraordinary run,
ill it aroused the Government, and he
was arrested, brought before Parlia-
nent. (Apr'l l9, l7S1,) ard committed
10 New Gate dur'rg the session. Here
ne lived to his liking; companies Of his
friends constantly dihed with him onl
he choicest luxuries Of the market.
On his liberation. a prosecution for al
libel on the Premier being still pend
ng, It was thought best for him to a-s
,andon his country once morcAand on


he 7th Of September, l7S4, he en-
,arked OH board the America for
Philadelphia, where he landed on the |
lst Of November. He had got ON
BOARD in female dress, and be thinks
must have cut a very gawky figure"
He had sold his paper to his brother
or 900 credit, and had Is guineas in
lis pocket, onc-half Of which vas got
,way from him by some sharpers DUR
ne the passage. His subsequent ca
eer will, we presume, be the subject
# future letter.


HARD DRINKING.- AT a supper
he conversation turned on hard drink /