Portsmouth, (N. H) .August 26'
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PortSmonth, (N. M .7HgNst Zo'


A fishing schooner belonging to Boston
fell in with the ship 1zette which arrived
here ON Saturday from liverpool ny
skipper thinking that all ships on our coast
must be bound to Boston as matter u
course, he being none Of the best OF navlga-
tors, and wishing to get home as soon as p1'
siblc, undertook to follow in the wake oi ~.
ship. He did so, but instead OF arriving AZ
Boston, in few hours found himseif snug !"
Portsmouth harbor. The first questions nc
asked wer', "What town is thisf HOW cav
| here? Where is Boston, and how shaii
get theref'


The same skipper brought in sword,
fish. which he took with harpoon Oil
Mount Desert, which measured ten Iee' III
length, and on being cut up nearly tileu.%o
barrels. The sword, detached from '"e
fish, was about seven feet long.


Erile.-Some very extraordinary and m
teresting anecdotes could be related Oh 'he
vicissitudes encountered by the unfortunate
Spanish and Italian exiles, who have reGe,'t-
lv sought refuge on cur shores. But the '"
lowing, though not of recent date, IS one "
the amusing anecdotes we have met Will
| illustrative of such rcverses OF fortune:


During the time of the exile OF the frenen
Parliaments, under the Chancellor s'au
peou, Monsieur dc Monthellin, one OF .ne
most respectable magistrates OF Pa'1s, was
treated with great severity, as his inilucn.I
had CHIEFLY contributed to the ilrmness WIZ. W."
which the projected innovations OF the ana, ln,n
lister were resisted. A Lettre de o"en.s ..,
banished him to the Isle Dieu' a lit,,e u,,a u'.
island in the midst of the sands OF oiohnr,
where he found only miserable Village