Miss Conyers had just attained her 20th year, and was distinguished for personal as well as mental charms. To features that were handsome, she united a most lovely expression of countenance. It wore a lustre on it expressive of the generous divinity of the soul that sat enthroned within. Her opinions were perhaps too refined for the world we dwell in, yet her conversation was extremely captivating; for there was a feeling melody in her voice, and her sentiments combined refinement with the candid truth of rural innocence. Her manners were a little reserved, but they were sweet and fascinating, and possessed a kind of magnetical attraction, that won the affections of every condition of life from the lisping of infancy to the decrepitude of old age. Her appearance was full of the noble ingenuous ardour of youth. "There was grace in her step, heaven in her eye, in all her gestures dignity and love."

In early youth she was not attached to light amusements, but employed her time in attaining some pleasing accomplishment of the mind. She was very fond of polite literature, and was acquainted with the French, Spanish and Italian languages.-Music was also a favourite pursuit, and she played with exquisite taste upon the harp and forte piano. In drawing, too, she has left specimens of her skill that are admired and valued by her friends.

To these accomplishments, Miss Conyers united a temper as mild and gentle as the gale of spring. It was so placid and benign that it was said to be lovely even in its frown. Her bosom was always glowing with generosity, and she loved to praise the merits of others, whilst she concealed her own with the sweetest modesty. Her heart was the fountain of affection, and possessed all the finer feelings of the human soul, but her good sense acted as a salutary curb on her acute ssnsibility, and armed her with becoming fortitude. She possessed a sweetsouled piety and genuine benevolence that extended the hand of sympathy to the afflicted, and of charity to the distressed. No

her. We were betrayed into this error by general and uncontradicted report; and we hasten to make an explanation which is equally due to truth, to the memory of the deceased, and to the gallant officer whose devotion is thus heightened by its disinterestedness. PORT FOLION

soul was ever more grateful to those who were kind to her, and none ever took a livelier interest in the happiness of her friends. Her disposition, which was naturally a little pensive, had been rendered still more serene and plaintive by delicate health. But the loveliest attribute of her character, was her fondness for domestic life, for she preferred the social circle of her family and friends, to all the pomp and vanity of the world.

Her attachments possessed a secret yet sublime enthusiasm, and her friendship every characteristic excellence that ever distinguished that most amiable of social virtues. "Some are

warm, but volatile and inconstant, her's was warm too, but steady and unchangeable." Indeed there was something so striking and peculiar in her character, and the just admiration it excited was so general, that even the fondness of friendship can say but little to increase it. To lose such a being-at such a time-so unexpectedly-in the most interesting period of life, when the anxious sensibilities of her bosom were alive for a congenial spirit who is left to deplore her loss, must sharpen the poignancy of regret in every soul of feeling.-Had she descended less immaturely to the tomb-had her virtues and talents been permitted to shoot and expand themselves in administering the morality of the parental board, the keenness of the calamity might have been in some small degree alleviated by the reflection that the ordinary period of human life had passed away, and expectations realized which had been promised to the world by the dawn of youth. But alas! even this feeble consolation has been denied, for it has pleased Divine Providence to call her, in the bloom of youth and adolescence, to a happier and a better world.

TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS.

THE interesting memoir of the Tyrolese shall be promptly inserted.

From the authoress of the Rhapsody, in our present number, we have been since favoured with an elegant poetical tribute to the unfortunate sufferers at Richmond, and should deem ourselves equally deficient in taste and gallantry, if we did not very cordially invite a continuation of her correspondence.

The Biographies of several eminent Americans are in preparation, and will soon enrich our journal.

We have on our files a variety of valuable contributions, too numerous to particularize, which shall be published as soon as the principle of retributive justice and the rigid laws of rotation will allow.

The English and other nations have, with a laudable pride, made their public journals the record of instances of individual valour, either in the land or naval service. History takes but a rapid and fugitive glance at such examples, nor can it be expected that, while occupied by the contemplation of great events, she can condescend to notice the actions of a few solitary in dividuals. To supply this defect, and to follow the precedent set by other nations, we propose to make this miscellany the occasional repository of similar anecdotes relative to our own countrymen. We therefore solicit contributions on this subject.-There are instances of American intrepidity, displayed in our revolutionary war, and during the contest with France, which might vie with the most distinguished actions commemorated by foreign nations; and we shall gratefully receive assistance in this attempt to rescue them from vague and uncertain tradition.