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|j~w fur bevond the shod*«of wen
YouljtUc sMr itejourney plies.
Sail hastening on from human ken
Perchancr to milder, calmer skies—
’Ti* lone since first I saw it n«< ,
And mark'd its sphere, »nd call’d it mmc,
And oli.lt shone n ore lovely then,
When each long night u snnles dwino
U-rtil ih« .osevr.eatl.-d bower of beau
tcous Angcline.
Tet ran I net behold that beam
Uith I>aa'etnonon than J koto,
Wl„n fiw heiwath it. nightly glei.m
Mv earliest love inuuorfal grew— ‘
'I hqfsince the fatal hour that threw
I n (okl andheavy mantle o\r
The briiC^' tf ' rs ia ' * ranß,en * ( ' rORITI »
Am! uurnch’li its Vtfhl forever more,
Mv heart has lost the warmth that non
nail'd it before-
G*—lonely alar, w hate’er thy name—
VV hate’er th> destiny may he,
For m thy puie and hoh.« mie
N night now hulnnH d hopes I see
Von i rack lets realm is fit lor tnee
There tliv companions huger Jet
<lo, l .nely st.iv th<>’rot the aarne
’lh s world to me—-vkeo thonhaftt set,
Msy min to von heaven and teach m« to
f.h-gev.
f-,, r there's not
I lie 1 iCtheftti halm oorvroca may crave—
T i,tnvnsßttt ahse-nct—-memory s blot
1 the damp era 1 that bars the* grave;
And while mtinu ’s uneven wave,
T bo' the e»id heats may love its sorrow,
And <'lihk to t's own 1 he< i hi*< lot
hope, nor lour for hi ss lomormw—
'i be .oid, a* it apart, at times a amdS n ay
borrow.
fso, 1 >n. lv star, the evening hour ’
hull, ohs ins that yet might aoolhs the
mind,
U,it (le t .tern rec llcction’s power
Comes n’eritlike the Simoon wind,
Ar,il us t pus-n », leaves behind*
Onh ufoued—the grove, the bower,
And alt 1 the grave of Angcline;
AjHjvt—the star she lov'd, and our
Vorul on!lts re' ordedat its shrine ;
Go, lonelv star, or brauk this unstrung
k - rt AnnLPIIIIS
' J'rom the Ctnmtrcial Mvei User,
«• The time has already come when non*
ado wretched, bat by their own fault.’'—
Ihluia
A slight observation upon the condition
of tiu world, will dc sufficient to show that
the heaviest calaiDitn s which men sutler,
are those they immediately bring upon
to. ms* Ives- Accidental inihl tnoucs, and
svvt w judgments *ti» not frequently oc
cur, or continue long, and are always at
tended with this important melioration,
that they a-c not perceived to be the di
rect and m-vessaiy cons qucnccs of folly
or vice. P .tilencc is occasionally per
muted to walk abroad among the nations.
Famine is s nncliiMvs sufficed to hold, in
her iron g.asp, a portion of the earth;
lightnings have blasico palacesi tornadoes
have prosi rated forests j eartliquak. t have
sunk pities i and rivers have overflown
their bunks, and borne on their proud
surges to tin ocean, iht* wasted labors of a
thousand V< ats. But ail i i scare the Ve
cugma .1 agents of an almighty and In
vis,pi, 11-ing, n Being, whose arm is mis.
c.l in yudgiiuut, out tidls'.n mercy, whose,
powei only cm all i S ifie lew to Save the
n,«iy., and whose voice is uttered only to
enfeeble vice and invigorate virtue That
internal and ever livmg consciousness of
.in Almighty Sovereignty which prompts
tlk soul of man to link ns hopes to Hea
ven, calms and consoles Ins bosom, amidst
tbevusc ut Pestilence and “the- wartof
el n.« ms ” A kind of indescribable com
placency, clivers and fortifies (be uimd.oC.
n an, while bid olding lltose displays ol
g andct.r and oi power, over which God
p esulcs. And a firm conviction that all
is dgi'.t, and that all will be best, rests in
tliv heart of the humble spectator, w bile
witr. sung the energies of the Deity, in
the storm ami the tempest, the lightning
and Me earthquake. It was the voice of
wisdom and of piety which broke liom
t i lips ot ih, in*inarch of Isra. I, w hen h.
exclaimed, “ let me fall into tlie hand of
11,, Lord, and lei me not tall
hand of man.” Tibs secret sentiment u
1). ny, awakens a cUeertulness lit tin
-chamber of disease, it throws a kind of
immortal panoply around the soul r it sol
tent the idll.-w ot diadi, and bars the a
venues of despair.
lint, no emollient softens the severity
cf those ca.uuuihs which man originates
Int- mpei-ai cv. ambition, and reVonge, tu
mult, anarchy, aitti war, caiTy down to the
Ersve, m tin ir d s dating course, life, li
en d hope. ’lfie ebbing of that tide
whn ti- , nun. malice and human malignoy
c How, wliai mariner Can I uvt,'i,
Tin ee‘ lamot of t!i»t tempest which
druma i »n.br um raises, what historian ran
\ ? Vi Ini can number the hosts,
winch ihe batik lias Slain ? Or when
does ihe wtepirg Philanthropitl find a
Cut dial fur his w oe,- or w hen does a smil.
pass ds enlivening wayov . Ins cheek, as
ire s n-<cited hi*c< ntmipu'ioua abroad, o
tw th« ruins nf in -m7>erance, or tit•• I.a
vne ol ixvenge f Ko mooivor gently wins
p H r, alt will ye be well, softens in thi
e> e of rlw st’ldrer, rh. " grim visugtd
front of wut no Inhering hope, tin t
h* aven will save his country, rests in tin
butioin of the Pavriot, while anarchy stuik.
in rum through tlx laid; and no redeem
ing spir.t n.t s from tlie d,solutions of re
venge, or lights i p a joy in the heart ol
the mourner, by dnetting his eye and his
hopes to ih* grandeur and serenity of that
scene, which shall open on his senses,
when the storms ure t.v, ibiown.
It was witli avrch a train of thought as
this 1 wandered si the close of a tranquil
k *d»y ia autumn, along th.« banka of the
Wsndenng Wot*wV Tie IfkUlleJ in*
glories of summer were just ended
hopes and anticipaiions ol <l»at delightful
season were succeeded by the mstun ie»
knd realities of autumn. The <lsy h *
also closed. The reap* rs had hung their
sickles on their shouUlirs* *“d were mak
mg their gladsome wsy to their knnlns
and homes. A refreshing breece r se
gently fioin the surface ol the water. 1 te
murmuring of a neighboring rivulet led
now in prolonged, and now tn broke *
strains, upon my car, and the reflected
lays id ihe muon, just rising above the
hiiis, danced on die bosom of the river, «»
the- orecac wahed the little npplesin t.ui
ias tic Irolic athwart the airtam. 1 »»
down at the loot of a venerable oa*. unit
b«ean to ruminate on the miseries ol muo;
my thought* ran quickly ——- found
the world i my i magi nation arrayed in min
aturc before me, the nations id the earth;
I saw the perennial verdure ol the tro
pic fields t I saw the smiling seasons ot the
rnildei zooes succetui each other in all the
harmony of Joy; uno 1 saw the rocks and
promontories of the arctic shores, la -lieu
by the angry surges, and Shaken hy t le
conflict ot the ice-driven hills. Kyery
conuncnt & every kingdom seemed bless
ed with the lavish bounties of Providence.
The earth the sea, and the air, appeared
to vie with each other, in exhibiting '-nr
blessings which Heaven had shed on a
vurcti man. The mountaiiw were c«nrer
eel with liar vesis; tbe rallies stood thick
with corn; the au waked fragrance Iron*
the litlusui spici.s, and the ocean brought
in coininunrty ail the luxuries of ddlerenl
latitudes and uistanl climes. The amma.s
yielded their hves and liberties, tot - the
sustenance and convenience of man. Ihe
Monarch of the Desert retires at his ap
proach » Jove’s haughty •Bird rests only
on the inaccessible cbtt ; and the fyrtlit
.d the Deep darts to the abyss of the o
cean, or shouts with wild velocity lt*m the
uplitted arm that wound drive with unerr
ing mm, tlie iron tfii otlgh tala heaK. For
man me morning pours its golden gio. as
on tbe world. The Heavens stretch their
azure cnrlaius o'cf his head. The land
scape tq-reaus its beauties to his eye ; atm
ih ■ mountain lifts its towering summit to
sw ell bis bosom with the enrapturing c
itiutioii o< reverential awe.
* Vei sovereignty is not a safeguard f- r
happiness, Man throws a proud survey
over the subject order’s of creation. He
leasts upon the luxuries of earth. He i-e
--vide upon tlui beauties of nature; and,
aft*r ad is a prey to woe and w retched
ness ; ignorance, bai ba- i.m and tyranny,
exert their paruly tic influence over the ns
tioii*. Cruelly, outrage and war, hold
then uncontrolled career through the
world, unmindful of the sigh ol pity, and
the groan cl distress. No brightening
prospect breaks upon the view of the tra
veller ss lie makes Ins weary way from
tut; Indus to the Canges, IVofn the Canges
to (he Lena. 'fiMG shout of the oppres
sor, and the gflV of the captive alone
iclitve the ear in the dark immeasurable
solitudes of Africa. Europe is only re
posing after the paroxysm cf revolution,
to regain her wonted energies, then to
come forth, and again ek « e the pillars of
the world. The yell ol die savage still,
rings through the forests of America.
The lire which consumes the victim of his
power, still gl .an shorn the surface of the
Lakes, while lie and his clan dance with
infuriate mirth, tu the song of war and ot
death.
But here a thought arose in my mind,
that tinman misery when produced by hu
man agency is not indiscriminate. There
is a wide disparity between liberty and
slavery, civilization rnd barbarism, Christi
anity, and paganism, Science, Legisla.
lion and K* ligion deserve a high place in
the catalogue of human blessings, and a
nning th - medicaments of life, equality,,
i. me allotmen sos Unman enjoyment, is
n wiki and visionary doctrine. Who could
lusilale-in deb running the preponderant
scale, when tlie enjoyments of the ignor
ant and the intelligent were placed in tlie
balai.ee ? Or who w ill affirm that an in
dividual is not mure happy after science
(ms ruduced to harmony and order Hie
duos of Ins mind? or a nation, after
Christianity I.as poured its illuminations
on the “ night of the grave?” Stili the
brightest picture of the happiest nation
upor. e will is obscured and cloudtd by lue
sadnes* sis - woe.— Kve-* Britain, whrCii has
so long bPcn a pole star to ll.e nations, and
Sj often a pilot to the world, has also long
been the sport of the tempest, and often
the bewildered mariner of the deep.
What avails herenVied s premacy at tins
moment \Miat though trrm tht* vauris
of her senate chamber have echoed strains
<n eloquence that have electrified the
world ? Wliai though from her bench
tiave so of.eir been pronounced in the fi.-m
and manly lone of unaccommodating jou
nce, the oracles of law ? What though
from her temples have so ofun ascended
the bumble and devotional tribute of* gra
titude to the Most High ? and what though
iter heroes and her statesmen, her patri
ots, and her orators, have reared to her
N fame s monument, w hoso “ foundation
108-8 in the centre, and whose turrets
sparkle in the skics ?”—the voice of
wretchedness mingles will her plaudit
- The sigh °f the widow and the orphan
cclwes from the shout of her victories;
die arb’e vestments which clothe her
-■laughters, xml tlie tears which glisten in
their eyes, mar the pride of her pomp,
which dazzles the giddy’. Tbe murmurs
and complaints of those on whom poverty
lays her heavy hand, are heard, amidst the
lejoiuingsof the great, while her dunge
ons, her gibbets, liar executioners and her
mitois, show how much the hearts may
suffer, while the countenance smiles.
VV bat advantage are all the blessings ot
plenty, of beauty, and of health, when
war has made our houses a solitude ? Who
can relish u.« pleasures of taste sad mia-
when the enjoyments ot society
■ arc ex.mguixhed ? W fiat is the ivplui\.us
( voice of eloquence whtn'dosl in the kocil
•>f departed companions i Or where is the
grandeur of tl.e mcnumenl which rests ou
■lie ruin-, of our kindred,or who can read
its inscriptions, when they .are drawn in
the blued of his friends ?
TEIUCLES.
SCOTCH Am ENTURERS.
The character which the Scotch have
acquired, beyond almost any other people,
for the art of pushing their fortune a
broad, was never peruaps more singularly
illustrated than by tliCTWlowiug anerffote,
which Dr. Anderson relates in h s “Bee ’’
on the authority of a bamuet of scientific
i eiijuence.
The Husrians and Turks, in the war of
17J9, having diverted thensclvc* long
jncuffb in A® contt«, *8 irtA
for pence, the coum.saioners for Ihw
purpose were marshal Gem. Keith, on the
hart of Russia, and the Are id Vizier oi.
thet of the Turks. These persons*™
met, »nd carried on their negociations by
means of interpreters-When alt m m con
eluded, the) rose to separate. 'I he. Mar
shal made Ilia how, with hi* hat m ms
hanit* and tlie Visier hi* Balom, with his
turban on hi* head. But when these cer,
emonie* of taking I«a*e were over, tn» ,
Vizier turned suddenly, and cortWi* up to ,
Marshal Keith, took him cordially by the (
hand, and in the broadest Scotch diatect, (
declared warmly that it made him “mico
happy to meet a country man ini his exalted .
station.” Keith atai led'• with aMorasli- (
ment, taper for an explanation ol t V mjs
tery, when the Vizier added, “Dmna bt
surprised, mot. I’m o* the same country |
<vi’ yourself, I mmd weel seeing 3 0,1 (
vour brother, when boys, pass in by to the
school «t Kirksldys my hiiher, sir, was
bflvnn of A'irhkahly " Whut more extra
ordinary can be imagined,'‘than to behold
in the plenipotentiaries <>l two mighty na_ ,
lions, two foreign adventurers, natives of
the same mountainous territory; nay, oi
the very same village!—Wfeat indeed more
extraordinary, unless it be the spectacle
ofa Scotchman turned Turk for the sake ]
of honours, held on the tenure of a caprice j
front which Oven Booth prudence can |
be no guarantee. — London paper, i
From the Connecticut Mirror of Ang. 7- [
Vensioner’s Muster.
On Tuesday last the County Court foi
this county commenced a special session, f
for the purpose of hearing the Pension- j
era of the Army of the Revolution make
oath to tlieir respective estates. The num- ,
her of applicants amounted to about one ,
hundred and fifty, most of theni indicat
ing in their appearance til* strongest, evi- (
deuce, that necessity alone urged them to ■
make claim for that bounty to which they
have the fullest title. The court, after ,
having patiently gone through the bu»i- |
ness, declined accepting any compensa
tion, and several gentlemen of the bar
who assisted, followed their generous ex
ample. CM Wednesday, after the pen
sionershadall made oath, it happened that
among them a drummer and filer were,
found, who wore immediately furnished
with instruments, at the sound o f which
the war-worn veterans paraded in front of
the court-house. At their head was plac
ed Major Curtis, who acted a distinguish
ed part at she battle of Monmouth, and b)
his side marched Captain Miller, equall)
distinguished in leading up the. “forlorn
hope" at Sloney-Point, Colonel Manross
acted as marshall of the day. By urgent
solicitation these gentlemen permitted
swords to be buckled to their sides. The
venerable band then, almost without ex
ception leaning on their staves, moved off
at the sound of the drum. The scene now
presented was affecting beyond descrip
tion. Toaec so many of the heroes of
the revolution bending beneath the weight
of age, endeavoring to step to the sound
of music, which fora moment seemed to
strengthen their feeble joints, and kind <
up in their countenances the remembrance
of the deeds of other days, whs enough
to excite in the coldest bosom the strong
est emotions of admiration and gratitude.
The scenes of the revolution, associated
with this feeble remnant of those wno
bore a part in them —crowded uponyU
.mind; at one moment elevated with the
proudest recollections—then saddened by
the melancholy reflections, that the same
arm which comparatively but a few years
since was nerved in battle for our defence,
now tremblingly reached to the time-worn
staff for support.
Having marched up and down almost
the whole extent of Main-street, they were
led back to the north market, where a fru
gal and substantial dinner was provided for
ih-tn by the citim-ns, The U* - v. Mr.
Cushman was invited to officiate at the tu
nic, and when the oid soldiers had Assem
bled with cheerful countenances around
the convivial board, lie prefaced a most
pathetic and impussno prayer with the
following patriotic observations :
Venerdbh' Futht rs :
<•
The interesting occasion on which
you are this day eonveued awakens s, nsa
liuns m your withering bosoms more ar
dent, more solemn, and more important
than the hope of pttcuniasy benefit could
possibly .inspire. You recollect with a
deep interest ,t,h« noble achievements
which have been narrated to us hy the fire
side whidliThrefttenod the
kaizens of thes. 1 Slates with h fate more
cruel than death, now rushes upon your
remembrance, and almost restores that
.youthful vigor which time had gradual!)
stolen awuy that period when the wel
fare of our country, the liberties of your
persons, the enjoyment of j our' unaliena
ble rights, and the destiny t»f your proge
ny -rolled with weight upon your then dis
tressed hearts, now rises to heighten the
felicity yui then by your valor procured;
—that love of lioerty which first led on’
persecuted ancestors to prefer a howling
«ildevness to their native soil, and prompt-'
ed them to resist oppression, when they
could not escape by flight. They knew
that the G>,td who had made them, and had
endowed them with the love of peace, in
tended that they should have a place on
the face of the globe, and when they had
peaceably withdrawn to these ends of the
earth, they planted their standard in tins
territory and resolutely called it theirs, de
termined if the gift of providence could
not ensure a title against the jffums of ty
ranny ,to purchase it with their blood. In
this laudable determination you took a
port; in the conflict which ensued you ha
zarded your lives, and while you ataud
t'vmbfiug over the graves you have pur
chased in a peaceful soil, your children
shall venerate jour grey hairs, and express
their gratitude for the privileges trans
mitted from you —yiay.khat ,spu ft which
first inspiredyoiK Dosoms with patriotic
valor, descend to Vour posterity through
succeeding generations, and perpetuate
the principles and enjoyments of ton
al independence. But while we rtvtr
eyjce you, our fathers, as the benefactors
of our country, we trace our signal victo
ry to*a higher power, and recogifuse in
our first triumph, and in cvefy subsequent
enjoyment the almighty arm of God.
To him be the praise—to him be our gra
itude directed, and to him let us look
through a glorious Redeemer for the con
tinuance of civil and religions liberty.
One hundred and twelve of these Pen
sioners then sat dpwn to the table,togeth
er with the Judges of the Court,—Major
Cards foff iliCng. After tie doflttm H- t
moved, the following sentiments were ,
aiank accompanied by cannon, and the .
whole scene was closed by the patriotic i
and Revolutionary song of ‘ God save A- 1
inenca in full chows. .1
TOASTS.
1. The American Revolution; —theJor- >
dan of death between the Egypt of oppres- j
non and the Canaan of Liberty. -2 guns. ,
II The departed. Heroes of the Revo- ,
lotion ; fallen beneath the harvest sickle — ,
but the sun shines not upon a wider field
of Liberty than has sprung from their (
deeds. 2 gum.
111. GENERAL GEORGE WASHING- ,
TON—our leader in Battle here; may we ,
all be mustered with him in Heaven.— s
[Drank standing.] —2 guns. t
IV. '1 he sui .',ving Patriots of the Revo- {
lotion —may they not survive the Liberty
they won —2 guns.
V. General Joseph Warren;—
“ Hope for a moment bade the world fare
well,
“ And Freedom shriek'd as Warren dark
ly fell."
2 gnm.
VI. General Israel Putnam —while a.
live, neither Danger nor Treason dared
Jock him in the face ; even his memory
has proved an overmatch for titled Defa
mation. 6 ehee>“s nml 2 guns.
VII. The Battle of Lexington;—“How
grejat a matter a little lire kiudlelh!”—2
guns.
VIII. Bunker-Hill—let its thunders ne
ver cease to ring in the ears of our ene
mies. 5 chi’vre and 2 guns.
IX. Captain Nathan Hale ; —theblood of
s ich Martyrs is the sure seed of future
Patriots and Heroes. — 2guns.
X. Our Pensions:—
“The broken soldier kindly Jj'tdc to stay—
“ Silt by the fire ai d talk’d the nignt away.
XI. The Spirit of ‘76. — May it deicend
to posterity, and tvirsiand at fourth
] ’roof.—2 guns
XII. The Rishig Generation—While
they enjoy tb b ess ngs of Liberty, may
they never forget tjiose who achieved
it— 2 guns
XIII On selves. Wuirmst all soon meet
where the poverty we now plead shail be
our best title to a Pension of eternal rest
—2 guns, [ Drank silent and standing.]
VOLUK PEERS.
By Maj. Curtis —The citizens of Hart
ford—“We were hungry and they gave us
meat.”
By Capt Miller. —The Battariea of our
enemies—May America never wont brave
sons to storm them. _ '
Uy Maj. Hatch —May our Sons never
relinquish the liberties purolused by their
Fathers at the price of their blood.
Anecdotes and incidents of the Day
An old officer to whom was assigned the
duty of forming the company, after the
line was formed, said with as much
strength as age and infirmity would per
mit—“fellow soldiers ! dress by the right ”
finding that he was not heard upon the
two extremes of his company, he exclaim
ed with new energy—“soldiers, look to
the right; the soldier’s friends-* re always
found on the right ”
After the company wt formed, they
found themselves' by the
spectators, whose eager curiosity led thorn
to epcroach too close upon these old vet
erans, upon which one of the sergeants
stepped briskly forward—“•cntlemejn/,
laid he, “stand back; these men shall hot
want for room to-day —they shall have the
whole city if they want it; Jon may look
at us if you will, but you must not press
upon our ranks—-the British never dared
to do that.
;u the -morning, after the troops were
mustered, it was proposed to Maj. CUVlis,
an aged and venerable patriot, that he
should march at their head, and a sword
was accordingly procured for his use.—
When it was presented to him he strong
ly declined wearing it, saying that it wns
now an unfit instrument for his feebled
palsied hand. Upon this one of his old
comrades stepped up—“ Major,” said he,
“you did not behave thus at Monmouth—
you raised the standard high at Monmouth
hatile”-“Moninontli! Monoumlh!” said the
Majoi, tel \nefeel of it;” then raising his
sword aloft, his hand trembling like the
■ispen, lie added—“l once could wield it,
hut the day has gone by—slid-ifyou wish
it, I will try to carry it.”
After a short march, the troops were
halted a few minutes in Older to give the
more aged and infirm an opportunity to
rest, The old Major mentioned above
after'seating hjr*tsrit' upon a rtone, ob
served to the by-standers “that it was
pleasant to them to measure their steps
once more to the'martial drum and fife,
but added he with feeling, “ Bark from
the tombs" -is now our appropriate mu
sic.
The second volunteer toast, which was
given by Capt. Miller, of this town, may
be rend with additional interest when it
is known that he was the hero who com
manded the forlorn hope, at the storming
of Stony Point. The story, as we heard
it related by a pensioner, who was at his
side at the time, is worth preserving.—
1 Miller, upon reaching the enemy’s works,
from his small size was unable to reach
the tops of the piquets, after making one
or two unsuccessful leaps, and fearing that
lie should be preceded by his companions
eXdaimed— "throve me into the fort with
your bayonets:" and he was literally toss
ed over with the muzzles of their mus
kets.
The age, infirmities, and extreme pov
erty of these pensioners, was calculated
to render the scene peculiarly affecting.
Most of them as appears by their own
declaration possessed little or nothing.—
A great part of the inventories fell short
of fifty dollars, and many of them amount
ed to a much smaller sum; one, in par
ticular, contained but one item, and that
and empty thbacco bur.'
Capt. Nathan Hale, whose virtue* And
misfortunes suggested the sentiment con
tained in the Bth toast, was a brave and
valuable officer belonging to Col. Knox’s
regiment of Connecticut Light Infantry.
He was a na* * : of Coventry, in this state,
and graduated at Yale College in t 1773
After the unfortunate battle on Long Is
land, and the retreat of the American
troops to New York, Gen. Washington be
came very solicitous to obtain accurate
information of the resources and move
me ula of th* British army. To spy out an
enemy's camp is one of the most difficult
and arduous undertaking*, which a soldier
is ever called upon to execute. But the
salvation of America was at stake, and
Washington had no difficulty in finding
enough who were ready to yield up their
fiv#» In her defence. Itate promptly vol- t
untcered hi» services, and immediately A
set forth upon the undertaking. He ria fi
ited the British army in d'sgui**, and col- p
lected all the necessary information, bat »
liUashe va* on the eve of returning, he c
was so unfortunate as to be detected —Uir- t
cums'ances being strongly against him 1
andlminftexibleintegrity not permitting r
him to dissemble, he frankly confessed -
the object of Uis visit. He was not allow- a
td the form of a trial, and was barbarously 1
executed the following morning How
unlike was the conduct of the American (
commander in the eaweefthe unfortunate j
Andre. Washington not only ga-e ium |
every indulgence which the laws of war (
would aliotvj but to these he added ids ,
sympathy and tears. Tlie following just 1
tribute to the memory of Captain Hale ja ]
from the pen of the late president Dwight. (
Ttu« did fund'v'rme wish in vain to save,
Halt britfUt and gtnero is, from a hapless grave; j
With genius’ living flume his taso’n glow'd,
Audseienoa eha.-m’d him to her b ast abode.
Jn worth's lair path hirtivt had ventfired far.
The pride cf Peace the riling grace H’ar.
In duty firm, in danger ca m as tv’h, 1
To friends unchanging;, and sincere to henrsn. '
How short his prize how early worn
When weepinjf friendship mourns her fav’riteyone, I
CHRONICLE.
AVWVSTA
SiTumnAT Mormjs, ArotrsT 36, 1820
* Borne muskets no contrive it.
As oft to miss the mark they drive at;
And tho’ well aim’d at duck or p'olcr,
Turn wide and kick their ov. nets over.”
“'Wilkes” lias taken umbtage at our
remarks upon his unqualified charges
against Gen Jackson, and in vindication,
observes, that he Has been irformed that
Gen.' J. did say, ■“ if the people of Geor
gia would elect Cobb, they deserved to be
damned,'' Sec. Second handed assertions,
which tend to injure the reputation of a
distinguished individual, should never be
made anonymously to the public, unless he
w ho prefer* them is prepared and willing,
when called upon, to adduce sufficient
proof of their correctness to that tribunal
before which he has laid his accusations
This, we demand of •> Wilkes”— lhii, Jus
tice demands. Let him do so, if he can ;
and we will then with pleas re, “forbear
charging his statement to be” palpably
gross and absurd. “Wilkes” will recol
lect that'** A S( mlnolean” has disproved
two of his most important charges, by an
au’henric document. To whatronfidence
then are the others entitled ?—lt is pro
bable indeed that Gen. Jackson may have
expressed his opinions, privately, of Mr.
Cobh’s official character, and publicly ton,
if that opinion was solicited. This would
have been only exercising a consti
tutional privilege, of which, it appears,
« Wilkes 1 * would attempt to deprive Gxis.
Jackson, if be could only subserve the
views of the redoubtable Mr. Cobb. And
who is Mr. Cobb ?—a nisi pHvs lawyer
of moderate capaci'y, and a “stump ora
tor” of unequalled celebrity, residing in the
village of Lexington, Oglethorpe county,
Georgia. This is all the serviceable in
formation that could be given to his bio
grapher—should he have one.
“ Wilkes” requests us to re-publisb his
reply; but we deem it unnecessary, os we
have substantially quoted him above.
For the Chronicle!.
THE piece selected from the “Old
Bachelor,” .shews how the “ hunters of
office, will prune and pare down their
opinions, until they find it tits the popu
lar standard.” O.
It is incredible tar>, what strange and
even ludicrous metamorphoses thisvwwia
for dhice is sometimes seen to .work ;
how the most inveterate animosities and
friendships change their character in a
moment, as if by magic How suddenly
the closest intimicy and most servile oh
sequiousnass Will freeze into estrange
ment, distance and repulsion; Mow ran
corous prejudice and malignant hostility
will dissolve and melt away into sweet
and respectful attention: Uow ironback
edhaughtiness will learn to bend, and ar
rogance to creep and truckle and fawn
and flatter: How envy for a seasi«h, will
uncurl and hide her snrkes: Malice bor
row for a moment, the smile of benignity.;
and even the cold, the p 'Otid, the dark,
the surly and solitary monk relent intoso
ciaoility, and turn his cell into a banquet
ing room!
Savannah, August 22.
We have been inforjned upon authority
which we cannot doubt, that the Report
of the Medical Society was not returned
by Council for improvement; but that its
publication was declined partly on ac
count of certain portions of the Report,
which seemed to tender its publication
improper, (inasmuch as the information
was only suppositious)—and partly from
the statement of several members of the
Medical Society—among whom was the
gentlemen who drafted the report—that it
was not intended for publication.
AVc have also oeen favored with a copy
of toe Report in question; and that there
would be some indelicacy in publishing it
enure at this lime: after the examination
which has taken place, and the proof which
has been ofl’ered that several supposed
nuisances did not exist.
With regard to the statement, that the
Report was never intended for publica
tion, we are not so easily convinced. It, has
invariably been the custom of die Society
to publish their reports, under like cir
cumatanccsthat-they would not now have
sent a repprt to which they wish
ed should go no further, without particu
larly stating this desire, and the reasons
for it in the report itself. Because they
had reason to expect, Judging from for
mer practice, that it v ouidjpasr, as a mat- \
4?
texofcuutie.f-omOifey l)r ,- . m
thepress. Wc believe ’•J. ■
first received it, as a «• ' ■
publication; nod that' it «•' 1
after seme objections v e - e m : u:'■ H
coarse, that gentlcanen <■> M
themselves that u was. 1(J , •. ■
Heaton. Theg „,l.. Uunwl t rrf,. ■
m.ifht not have anting-,., j, j 1 'd. 1;
-but others on the commit,’! i: ’*•
society, ccriaial) dm.-.}/ 4 J‘’ ■,f ■
Five men, sei»ed as lri ,„ , I
Cherokee lands, bv ordew 'r "n ml
Department; wfcr,
U.re the D.stric,
One of them only u a ‘ J ‘
the others were Committed irf‘ Vtb «CH
tiled at the District Coun k , « v wii »
N : ven,b r i r ***'. The
offence, by the Uws of the cSSHI
is fine and imprisonment -iw “ S; ‘Uiß
intruders on the lands of th* r
Cherokees will do well tn ,
hint —Mllledgni'le }/, C ordtr
The improvement of onr I
cons' quetit app eciation of nm.,' *’ li
tmues to prog itss, notwith J3[*
general depression of tmei "tl
of money. A lot with ap-eth . V Cll lß
ed l.< use on it, which u a , J
ye:rs ago for SWu, hash ‘
T ' removiirff the house, c
onck edifice, to be 2:>H f eet ] 0 M
S'Ortes high, is rearing on dJi * t
intended for a Hotel, andvlinn '- A
will be inferior in size to t,f ®
the kind in Am^iica.— Ji. ul ' u ‘i)gS(jß
A letter from the Secrctan rs e,. I
the |J. S. to the Governor 1{ J
dated Bdi mst. informs that AJ, SB ,l‘V'!'**
&. F:0)d, who had been appointed c - !]
nassioners on the part of the United
to hold conferences ami conclude, t! !■
with the Creek Indians for all tl* i ?■
ctsiir.eil bv ..... tribe £ J
huve dicimcd acceptine' lip , ale iH
and that Co), Andrew
Carolina, A>.d- «ji. r,„ „ s
Georgia, have been appointed in a,j|
stead (his accounts for tc* M
holding the treaty.— Ji.
llcxxsTiu.i;, (Alabama,] August 4 I
The Crops.— Our foreign re dm - I
doubles he gratified to learn that 1
cfopsof Cotton, Corn. kc. in d,;. psrt I
Alabama are uncommonly fine, The win'd
country of Tennessee valley hasheesh'!!
ly favored with seasonable sliotvers
growing weather, during thesprin? 8 d
summer, and the crops were never knod
tube so promising. I
The Assessor of tins county, while takl
ng the census has ascertained the wJ
her of Cotton gins, and the quantity
cotton ginned and packed at each, oittel
last year’it crop. I
The accurate result we have notlittnl
able to procure, but expect to dosowrl
next week’s paper. The quantity exceed I
four millions pounds picked cotton, r.dl
will make nearly fourteen thousand bais,l
averaging 30(J lbs, each, pnd at ten utti
per pound, will produce g40(),000, I
_ I he present crop will in all probabiiisl
vield an increase of at least 25 per cent: J
quantity, from the same ground, and ill
there is ah increased quantity in culthil
lion, we mny with sonic degree of ceruitl
ty calculate, that the cotton grown in tH
county alone will not fall much short n
twenty thousand bales. I
What an astonishing production fail
little tract of country, (about 30 rails!
square) <Phich has been reclafit.ed fromll
wilderness within the last ten years!!! I
SALEM, August 11,1
Tlie Sea Serpent I
In our last paper we mentioned theisl
cent appearance cf the Sea Serpen’.,«|
Phillips Beach, aad at the same time frl
ted to the public, the sources of oi'r ivl
formation and the grounds of our bcll»|
The Register in a summary and dcgimil
cal style attempts to discredit our
ment; onr assertions are however couliv
verted only bv the authority of-ome anw
ymous “friend.” But, as the public «»
not be expected to pin its faith on U*
bold assertions cf any Editor or rj
“friend,” facts only aieeniuied to atiefr
tion. ,
Since our last, enquiries have agw
been made of the persons whom we mir
ed, and they have now confirmed by -*
lemn depositions, the statement we £j
dished. Messrs. Lewis, King, Rey'd-*
and Ingalls are men of intelligence ®
•credibility; when they relate what they
aver they saw, we believe them.
In the opinion .of some, however, toot
incredulous is to be wise. The subject W
are aware is interesting to the public, ft
pecially,to naturalists; and wishing not &
trifle with what is serious, we have uW
the pains to put in an authentic shape ta
information we have gathered, wlacu »’
now publish.— Gaxette. , .
1, Andrew Reynolds, of Lynn, of :!l *‘
age, depose anusuv, that on Saturday -
fifth day of August i list, about one ociocx
P. M. I discovered in the water near tu
lip’s beach, at Swamscut.an animal«« *
tnl from any I had ever seen botore, v
was lying on the surface of the " •••
which was at that time very smoo > _
appeared to be about fifty or sixty i
Jona. B. Lewis and Bonj Kmgi
wdrk in the same shop with me, * s “
him, and we took a boat and r
wards him; we approached within »
thirty'yards of hint, and had a v-O
tinct view pf him —he had » f 1 13, 6 3, ,1,
, fwo’fcet long and shaped som p'j‘''
an egg, which he carried out oi t > ,
when he "Was moving—there werJ .
protuberances cm his back, the
points of which appeared to' be
eightinches above the level 1
he was perfectly black; wne
drew tow aros him, he was movirg
ly from Phillip’s point, and 49 * the
near to him, he turned andnieie ~t
eastward, and when we got ] v v
thirty yards of him, hesunk u l ---
and disappeared. „ rv ,-pU]-,
ANDREW RE iN^'
Essex, ss.—August Hi, ,1b- J
bad and sworn to before . ■
JOHN PRINCE, jun Jus •*• r
I, Jona. B Lewis,
lawful age, depose and »av, b •
the boat with Andrew lie) , g v ■
King, to see the animal descry
Reynolds in his deposition, . ‘
description of him therein g-£ ,
rect. As I was row ing I had not y ,
an opportunity of vowing -