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©iaia©M®iMEo PUBLISHED Bt KEAN IS CBiRLTON. ’ Tuning- South Sea Island. From the New York National Advocate • 1 On looking ever our files of the London Observer, our attention was drawn to a statement Os some inter esting particulars, respecting an European of the name of Wilson, who now acts as an independant »i ign in one of those Islands. It ars that an English, vessel nam ed the Concord, which had been fit ted out by a mercantile house in London, for a three years voyage to the South Seas, after having touch ed at Valparaiso in 1818, made sail for New Zealand. “ Approaching a small duster of Islands, which had been discovered by former navagators, they observed several large canoes coming off with the symbols of peace. The chief being admitted upon deck, present ed to the captain a paper wnich he regarded with enthusiasm. The cu riosity of the captaia and crew were much excited by the appearance of European writing paper delivered by one of the natives of an Island, which they supposed no civili/rd per sons had before visited. He open ed it and read the following words written in English:— “ Let the navigator who reeds this, nn no account drop anchor near the two Islands, west of the Island with the bay. Steer for the East point of the small Island, with a low beach, stand for the bay and you will meet a pilot. 1 wilt come oil and conduct You safe in. AN ENGLISHMAN. The courses and soundings of the harbor were laid down, and other in formation necessary to navigate the ship to the Island recommended. It Also directed the captain t > fire a gun when he wanted to get rid of the na tives. The chief would not consent to quit this precious scrap of paper, which he considered some attribute of divinity. The captain, therefore, with due solemnity, returned it his hands, having first made the clerk o the ship take a copy This unex Eected communication induced the oncord’s officers to run for the Isl and. The\ first fired a 'Un over the heads of the natives and in a few se conds the chief and his followers w j re overboard, swimming to their Canoes, in which they paddled off. The ship running upon the course greeted, soon discovered a roan in a canoe, endeavoring to weather the Coint of the small island, but. again >st sight of him. They did not find the pilot mentioned in the letter, and Consequently did not attempt to ex glot-c the entrance to the bay or har uc that nihgt. The next morning at day break, the watch were surprised by hearing a man alongside, cry out in English, “ Throw a rope ! throw • rope overboard and pick me up.” The chief mate supposed one of the crew was overboard, and instantly called the captain but before any or ders could be given, a strange white man, wearing the dress of the na tives, was upon the deck; at the game moment he darted upon the cap tain. threw his arms round him, and exclaimed. ~ Thank God I have at last seen a countryman”—The first transport of the manhaving subsided, he declared himself the writer of the letter sent out by the chief. He added, “ I came out to pilot you; my canoe was swampt and 1 was obliged to swim to the rocks, five miles to the windward of the point. I remained there till the weather grew more moderate, and three hours since I swam for the ship.” This extraordinary person was soon re freshed with grog, ami having again expressed his gratitude to Heaven for once more bringing him to con verse with Europeans and English men, entered upon a statement of the remarkable circumstances which had brought him to Ins then situation. He said his raamc was Wilson ; and, thathavirg, with four others, runaway with the. boat of the Olive Branch, (ship of 490 tons) at Otaheite, where they had touched for provisions, they were driven by the current tp the eastward. After being five days at sea, they landed upon the Islands which he hail warned the Concord no* to approach. They had no sooner set foot on shore, than the natives rushed upon them, and kill ml his sornpaniuns. While they defended themselves, he ran along the shore, and getting into a canoe, pushed off to sea. It was night, and the next morning he found the canoe on the shore of another Island to the eastward. He at first «aw no savages, and flattered him self that it was uninhabited. He laid down to rest, overpowered by suffering. About an our after, he .awoke, and touud himself surruun Med by savages, several of whom leaked upon him with terror and as tomahment The chief among them. after making strange gestures, gave a signal, and they all fell down to wo'ship. They considered him, as he afterwardes understood, a «u- Bematural being that had come from ie skies. They supplied his wants, made him their chief ««d gave him for wif(#a female, by whom he had three children when the Concord ar rived. Fie acquired a knowledge of their language, civilized them, and instructed them In the history of Europeans, their manners and cus toms. He wac acknowledged king of the island, and assumed among his subjects the sole rule. He gave the chief the letter which eyas presented to the Captain of the Concord, telling him it would bring every big canoe with Europeans, to the Island. The chiet on that account honored it as a charm or talism. Wilson pre tended that he had nodisire to leave the Island; and told the captain of the Concord tlmt he need not fear losing his men as he certainly would order every man to be put to death who might run away and seek refuge among the natives. He added, that he would be the only king. The Concord was taken into a tine bay, where the crew met with fine treat ment from the natives, who supplied them with hogs, water, and bread fruit in abundance. Notwithstand ing the promise of Wilson, not to sutler the men to desert from the ship, four men run away and could not be found, it was thought the real object of the petty sovereign was to entice all the men he could to remain in the island, and the Con cord, to save the rest of her crew, ■nude a hasty departure. The above narrative was made by one of the mates of the ship, who arrived in England a few months since There is in this account, if true, ar. instance of savage cruelty, hut the manners of the natives of the Friendly Islands, and the general conduct of the South Sea Islands, is mild and amiable, compared with the violence and barbarities commit ted by what are termed enlightened Europeans, carrying on war and commerce in the same part of the world.” From the Baltimore Patriot. Singular Discovery. The subscriber informs the public that hr has lately made a discovery in the animat economy, that has a like escaped the comprehensive mind of an Aristotle, and the mi nute and multiplied researches of the moderns. Although the fad hies, which wili result from this discovery, to the human family, afford him an elevated and peculiar satisfaction; yet the pleasure which he feels in contem plating his achievement, ig by no means diminished when h* reflects that it may assist in assigning tr gentlemen of the cm-dica! science, a station above the rank of nurses, ft is painful to think how long* our reputation has convolved before the oreath of calumny. An elegant writer has assigned us a place in the scale of utility below that rs the menials of a sick room; and another sad and learned gentleman, whose book will descend to millions yet unborn, advises us to learn to write wills; deeming it politic that we he qualified to supply the demand which we occasion. But thus it has been with all the great benefactors of mankind. Socrates and Galileo felt the ingratitude of the world; and we, who are destined to act in the most painful and harrassing depart ments of civilized life, are stigma tised only qualified to shorten up the sinev't With sved cramps, ami grind the joints With ary Convulsions. But to the point I have lately placed the powers of absorption and secretion so entirely under my control, that I have it now in my power to announce to the world, that the bodies of animals may be increased or decreased, at pleasure. I have lately caused the tail of a healthy greyhound to be absorbed and reproduced, in a few hours without any marks of pain or in convenience; and the aforesaid grey hound now wags his new tail with as much ease as any dog in Christen - dom. The advantages of this discovery are so manifest that I deem it scarce ly necessary to delineate its opera tion on the affairs of life. In the first place, I have observed among us certain tailless apes, which being well grown and clad in man’s ap parel, arrogate to themselves the privilege of ranking with the hu man species, though entirely **gin» horse’ in all their habits and opini- These creatures may now be furnished with the insignia of their species,—tails,— and thus mav one great cause of imposition on weak minds be entirely removed. In this age too, when— Not a charm of beauty’* mould Prcumes to *t»y where nature placed it the pains of the ladies will be great 1/ deviated by the innovations, ; which this power of altering the bo dy at Pleasure, will introduce ih the arts of the toilette. It will 10 long er be required of the necessay Wo man, to exert the utmost vgoUr of her brawn tto Unite the serrated edges of that rival of the lover’s inns— the tenacious corsettc. The hlr en slaver will no longer raakratohe menr at night, for the pain the has inflicted on her admirers during the day; and writhe in agmy, Us the blood is suffered to retun to her gradually emancipated dust. Rouge, and every albefacieit appli cation, will now become obsolete — And huug quite out of fashion, Like rusty mail in monumental mockery For increased action will enable the cheeks to vie with the mangel wortzel, and by facilitating aosop (ion, the neck and arms may by whiter than the Swedish turnip— and notwithstanding this great com pass of complexion, the ladies will be equally free, as at prevent, to wear any intermediate tint, which may happen to be fashionable. But the advantages of this disco very are not confined to the dress ing rooms of the ladies. At the toilette of young gentlemen too, it will tender distortion quite consist ent wih health and ease. It will erase from the bills of the tailor, the items of padding and Russian belts, and will, lam assured, give equal satisfaction, should the next season introduce the fashion of fringing the hands with toes instead of fin gers, or wearing the calf of the leg behind the ear. When a young la dy, on her wedding night, expects to receive ntoher arms a Hercules or an Adonis, how must she be cha grined to find her affections have been won by whale bone and mornc co, or a act of cushions! In this age of deception the body at least may be what it seems t<- be, and gentlemen whose sides an protube rant as if lined with capcn, may be as square-shouldered as Paldy Carey and as slim as wasps. The Scotch heel and the bulbous knee nay be re moved, as well as tho post ancle and cucumber shin. The quondam belle need no longer trenble at the horror of surviving her (harms; for the wrinkled skin, the excavated heck, the sunken mouth, and every other evil, which results fiom a pre ponderating activity in he absor bents, map now be removed with perfect facility. In a sister stnie, it is a cause of universal complaint that the ladies of universal complaint that the ladies of the present day are mere cluodicimos compered with those venerable folios of antiquity their grandmothers. This difficul ty. with a thousand others, may now be reoiovcd;—and should any gentleman think fit to forward me a diminutive wife or daughter, she can be returned to him a fine doorful «.f a Woman,—and as blooming a wench a* he would wish to -ee over a washing-tub. indeed, toe subscriber invites the attention of all those who may require appendix or abridgement. So far we have reviewed the utili ty ol this discovery, only where the circle observation has been micros copic. But the advantages which flow from it extend their influence even to those distant quarters ol the. earth, where the merchant has not ventured with his gold and his cal culations. The human family will now no longer realize the sad fable of Sisyphus by an alternate renova tion of hope and disappointmen, and the happy forms of civil polity, which nurture us to-day, will not be for gotten in the ignorance and anaachy of to morrow.—The ph’loso; hical writers of the present day, tell us that intellectual superiority is only* occuliar physicial conformation.— What then shall shall stay the pro gressive improvement of the world ? V hat barrier shall oppose the eleva tion of the fisical angle? What limit diall be placed to that lord of the intellectual domain—the anterior portion of the brainr It is pleasing to anticipate the era when we shat! became pure intelligences; or to shadow out in prospective the vast range of musical and poetical, ma thematical aiid discursive talent which will thus placed within out reach But as there mav be a plea sure in stupidity, which none but the stand know the stupid know tha subscriber is prepared to giw equal satisfaction to those who fe ! reluctant to becoming intelligent: A and any gentleman can have bl ears so elongated, that he willfntur bray quite character. This last ope ration the subscriber has been ad vised to derform upon himself, be merely for the satisfaction of thus who may wish such an alteration t* be permanently made upon them selves. VIRGINirs. Pianos, JUST RECEIVED, a fresh supply of first tate London made Piano Fortes. Patent polished and round Cornered.— For sale low for cash, or approved paper, by A. PICQUET, at Messrs. F. G. GIBSON, & Co. jaaqaiy 1 w ts • T Vor the Uit five «r At months * very pleasant controversy has Been maintained, lit tween Mr. Law, the well known Papfer ist who Write's essay* for the Intelligencer, under the signature of Homo, and a Bulli omit, who signs himself Parvut Horn. The following, whioh is probably the clos ing letter of the latter, contains so much real wit, that we cannot resist the teinp ration of giving it entire.— Sav. Muteum, From tire National Intelligencer. Nonumquc prematur in annum.—Hor. Let our Peace be kept nine years, Styx, Dec. 30,1820, O, S’ To Homo ! My worthy old Friend : This is to let you know that I accidentally departed mortal life the 23d of December, Old Style* about eight in the everting. The Doctors disagreed as to the cause of my ill ness. One of them ascribed it to mince pies; another to a villanous Fricaudeau, and a third to a plum pudding, which I assisted in discus sing on New-Vear’s Day. Whatever it was, it carried me off while they were discussing what was the matter. One of the doctors came very near curing me by means of a stout ivory headed cane, with which he made a great blow at my disorder, but miss ing his mark, laid me over the head, and fairly did my business. My ji incipal reason for troubling I you with this latter, is to beg the fa vor, (if you have such a thing in the way of curiosity) to send me by than first reputable ghost that comes thin way, a small piece, of silver. 1 re main here in rather an unpleasant sit uat on, not being able to get across the river, by rc ason of my having no thing but paper money about me.— Now Charon has lately been so often taken in with counterfeit notes of banks that pay, and genuine notes of banks that do not p iy. that he. has sworn the irrevokable oath, by Styx, not to ferry another soul across the river without being paid cash in hand, in consequence of this untoward re solution, several very rich men, and famous bank directors, rtmiain here in the like predicament wish myself But, fur all Charon’s caution, he wss taken in the other day by the ghost of a tin pedlar from theeastwaid, who palmed a pewter dollar upon him.— Neither ought I to omit informing you that the bank directors I just mentioned, as being detained on this side the river have borrowed the hint of your plan, and established a bank, with a capital of one hundred millions of paper dollars, the notes of which are at present in great demand among the confectioners, who wrap up Christmas gifts with them. Among thersthat I met here, were -evenil lottery office keepers, money brokers and speculators, who were generally found in company with the bank directors. The lottery office men seemed rather in a bad plight having no other garments than the great bills they stick up on the lamp posts ainongyou, covered with migh ty rows of figures such as you used to marshal against me. The bank direstors were busly employed in making promises that th y never performed, or in going about nicking up old rags, which they offered to the new comers as money, swearing all the time they were as good as the bank. Some of the more simple ghosts from the back country, were persuaded in this manner to exchange their specie for paper; nor were they aware of their folly, till Charon netted them on the head with liiis mmortal paddle, and civilly told them to go and get their eye-teeth cut. The spectators were some amusing themselves with blowing soap bub bles, while others mignt be seen buy ing and selling castles in the air. But the poor money brokers had the worst of it, being adjudged to lend their imoney without interest. It made me laugh to see the diabolical face these sinners made in counting it: out. Several other things I saw here worthy of note, but which I shall not trouble you with just now. I will, however, just mention a worihy per son who, while on earth, was always projecting some scheme other for making a good thing better by the agency of a bank or a lottery. Be fore he had been here four and twen ty hours he made an arrangement with the 100,000,060 Bank, to ad > anre the money to build a bridge over the Styx. Charon as well he night, for you know it would have ■ oinr • his ferry, hereupon complam sd to Pli to, who forthwith consigned die projector to the limbo of vanity, •° odd place, of which I wish I had time to tell you what I have heard. In this place I understand he is whol » encaged upon a plan for improv ing cities, by making mud holes, in which praise worthy undertaking he is assisted by a person lately employ ed by our corporation with such as tonishing success. 1 send you tnis my last friendly remembrance by one Papirius Peso, a famous Venetian, first projector of the Bank of Venice, the mother of the whole brood The criiics, of whom there are upwards of sia thousand that can’t pay their ferriage across the river, affirm that »e assisted Lord Byron in writing Don Joan, which is considered here a diabolical poem of the first order.— But. this I took upon as a palpable anachronism. Ever since Papirips came here, he has been busily em ploved in picking up oyster shells to make into wampum, and has lately got leave to return to the world, by persuading Pluto that he can make both their fortunes by purchasing Citv Lots, and paying for them in this “ new circulating medium.”— JFor my part I like his plan, for con considering the phlegmatick nature of the oyster, I don’t conceive there is much danger of this kind of money takingto itself wings and flyingaway, as you affirm gold and stiver does. Adieu, forever. PARVUS HOMO. P- S.—l forgot to state in apology for the seeming affectation of dating my letter according to the Old Style, that Pluto has forbid the New Style, cansidering it as one of those pesii lent novelties connected with pro gress of knowledge and freedom, which he conceives to be the primary causes of the present precarious slate of monarchs and monarchies, They carry this abhorrence of every thing new so far, that Judge Minos the other day condemned a man to Tar tarus, for pleading that, though I e lived a wicked life several years, he afterwards turned over a new leaf and reformed. You need not answer this letter through the public papers, as it will never come to h <nd. His Imperial Majesty King Pluto of the Iron Crown, who is suspected of be ing a member of the Holy Alliance, will not permit any newspaper ex cept the London Courier, to enter his dominions, ever since his throne was well nigh overturned by a little rascally republican Printer’s Devil. CON G Rtf 88. IN SENATE—Friday, Feb 16. Mr Robert!, of Pennsylvania, agreeably to the notice which we gave yesterday, asked leave to introduce a res' lulion to admit the state of Missouri into the Union on an equal footing with the original States vfi Van Dyke, of Delaware, said he hop ed the geiitlcix.cn would not understand him, in making the tim ioi which he was about to make, as offering any iisr.-spect. towards him or hta proposition ; but, Mr. Van Dyke said, be should consider it un fortunate for the Senate now to take any step in this business. The Senate ought to recollect the course this subject has la ken ; they had at an early period sent to the other house a resolution for the aclmis sion of the state into the Union, contain, ing a proviso which it was hoped would obviate all objection to it That resolu tion, however, had been reject d by the House of Repr'sentatives. They have in formed us, by message, of its rejection, without any indication of what would bt acceptable ro them ; and that message is scarcely cold before we have a propos'- lion to bring forward another resolu ion. lie thought the Senate had better not stir in the subject again so soon ; but that it would be more expedient to wait a while *t (east, and see what the other house should do, if it did any thing He had no objection to make another effort to get the state admitted, but to make it so soon after the fate of the first proposition bad been announced from the other house, would be premature, he thought, ar d un wise. If the Senate had not moved first in this business, but had now its resolution to send to the other House as an original proposition, he thought it highly probable it would prevail there. With the in tentions, that resolution had been sent there; it had been rejected ; and the Se nate was as yet ignorant of (he form of admission which would be acceptable to that body. He hoped the Senate would keep back, a little longer at least, any new proposition; and therefore moved) that the motion to grant the leave asked for, be postponed until Monday next. Mr. Roberta was of opinion t hat the Sen ate might, without the slightest depar ture from propriety or dignity, receive the resolution ; and then he should have no objection to laying it on the table for some days—it would then be before the Senate, and gentlemen could give it due reflec tion. Mr. 11. said he offered this resolu tion from a strong and serious conviction of duty; and, as the session was near its end, he trusted that the Senate would not allow any punctillio to interfere with an object so important. He was one who had been unable to vote for the former resolution which passed the Senate; that having failed in the other branch, he now offered such a one as he could support, — He earnestly desired the admission of ike state into the Union; it was an object all important to the nation and to its public councils, and he hoped the Senate would so far indulge him at least as to entenam his proposition, and then, if it saw fit, lay it by for future decision. Mr fVallcer, of Georgia, viewed this pro position as a kind of peace offering on the part of those gentle men of the Senate who had opposed the former resolution : He was extremely anxious that the ques tion should be settled, and that nothing should be left undone to effect a settle ment of it; he therefore acknowledged himself much obliged to the gentleman from Pennsylvania for bringing this propo sition forward. Whatever may be the de cisions of the other branch, said Mr. W. let us do all we can to preserve the peace and harmony in the union. He hoped no point of etiquette would interfere with the motion, but that the leave would be granted; that the proposition would be ultimately adopted, and the tranquility of ihe nation be restored by the admission of the state without more delay. Mr. Morrtl, of New Hampshire, advert ed to the unpleasant feelings and effects «.f this long agitated Missouri question;; ;he great portion of time which it., con-, autned of the last and of the present ses- I i seßS * on i the embarrassment it produced i in the public r t . he, every wh.-re "ne House t 0 the Ilo X nuttee rooms an.i out r 7? nt(i cerely hoped a'-the present session lurprised that bis fV; ». should make proposition which n.S * ject to a favorable issue ‘ -N last session concerning o ' 1 said, passed b; ,h ilo u s es > received the Executive 0 " 1 ! that act been properh- tv there would hive been admission; the former sidcred as settled, and 1 now objected 10 . her’ St have met with no serin,. thought every effort ouffi bring the subject to an and hoped it would b e sage of this resolution 3 thing among the numerous ■ fore Congress, of move thought the Senate ? without postponement g , '° now offered. ’ the pi Mr,/o4„ M „ )0 f Kent , because the Senate had ’i once, that it was tod,, d , He, for raj"■*, •moitumy or asked, were the Se> a'e ’ sentiments of the other h! MCe Concussing was 110 1 0 1L' here, and the distance over £ hers were scattered con.pl te ,' ed an interchange of oon'l*- It was the best course 'T" “ u . id *! ,en ; Tins subject was of more m ‘ (rt any other btfoie ConeresS^ the legislative councils and i m , other business. An immense a business of the deepest cone? nation continued before tlJt during the short remainder of th —more than he bdeverkno at the commencement of some) yet none of this would or could until this aH-devouring subject oi was settled. Every other V m jeopardy by it. Thn t | ie f uf debtors is endang. red-tne an dangered- the UmoniUelflaen —those ties which have bound ther as a nation of brothers h weakened by this aii-dispell He would therefore meet it,,nd to meet it, until the 4th of m he would discard ail other su! make an effort to terminate and We see, said he, that nothing el done; we send to the ithrr House bill, but in vain—we hear of noth! but Missouri, Missouri,Missouu! will it continue until we can end J avowod that he felt under ob to_ the jfwolleman from Pcnnsyl bringing this proposition fru unless some member would ge say he was not ready to vote, on the leave, he should oppose luep ment. Mr. Barbour, of Virgi da, said, 1 vote against the postponement,bi was an unusual course, and hr rg cd to advance, under the hope resolution would receive the sar tile b- na'e andoftht House of Re tativea, and pul an end to thispaii test. This proposition would ti tain w ith the other home, or it m ai.d though their might be tome its passage now, like a surrendi quette on the part of the Senate would not cor side r a little matte; as more impor’snt than theadjiu this all imporian* question, ifil finally fail, n great responsibilu rest somewhere Gentlemenraig he said, but they wtu. treated the ligiitty were far removed from tl of real excitement Could tlmywil sensations winch it produced int of the- Union where its effects w to b>- dreaded, they would thi gravely of it. When the Senate, B. shall have manifested a desire ions dr-sire to settle the questio more effort, and shall still fail, u will be clear; and let what conic ensue that may, our records w that we have done what we coulc vent them. If nothing serious en we shall nave nothing to regret, hoped the proposition wouKut received, if then laid on the tide Mr Holmes, of Mayue, *** grant the leave requested, burn a matter of courtesy—not froms its doing any good. I'he Senatel ed a resolution to admit the Mall sent to the other house, where mended, and then rejected, tire Seriate immediately to shape and send it to them, or to waits that House would agree to any tion of its own ? If they sen “ u 5 w ill be ev dence that they are no to do any tiling. The public mi H said had been much excitea subject, but a change was tana and the people were beginniugt Missouri into the Union i , !oi the responsibility rest whe Mr. Van Dyke disclaimed to" meed in his motion, by m ■ quette. He acted from aicon**- expediency in regard to the o»J —the admission of the slate, ed Missouri would be admi t Union before the 4th ofM . mg with the other states i but it impolitic ter the Senatet fp up the subject so hastily) walking in the plain pat wards Missouri, in regard to sion, in making his motion “I the introduction of this r proposition was the sam [he.ormer resolution, and difficulty apprehended should it be pressed again » not allow the other hou le act on a plan of its owm, a short tinie and obser there? The strength of &n( creasing in this house prudent to rest awhile, course the other House „„ The proposition could by the delay; it was be |“ r i( j, fact, though not in printed and was on the ber. All he asked vv » would bold its hand before it entertainedthe p r u Mr. the opinions of the ge inc£( j ware. The Senate limes, a disposition to a had at an early P® rl £„. her » d ed a resolution dec a-' H j, t , asd seat it to tha