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| BY
CHA’J. F. GKANDISON.
I (on thk bay)
At Sw annum , fiayable in advance
Fr> mWie Albany Daily Advertiser.
PRESENTATION OF THE VA-
L SES.
Tlepuperb silver vases procured at
llir cKpense ol the Pearl-Street (New-
chants, intended as a pre- I
jetit 1 W Governor Clinton, were pre
sent i'> I'iro bv a committee of the
(Jonoi itwi satuiday last, at his house
in ih’ <ity, in the presence of upwards
of alt ttrfred citizens and strangers of ‘
distincfpn. We are told by those who
wereSplsent on the occasion, that the
cerem >\ was very imposing and exci
ted feelltfs of the most deep toned in
terest. Dn presenting the vases, Mr.
Hone, ofpart of tiie committee, deli
vered tllfoliowing address:
G ) VIi RNtR Clinton,
In befit’ of the merchants of Pearl
stieet, if he city of Nevv-York, who
ate dcwjy impressed with a sense of
the beiUs which you have confeircd
upon state, we have the honor to
pieseiip you these vases, as a testimo
ny of fir gratitude md respect.
At a earlv period, your sagacity
apprecitrd the importance of uniting’
ftr #is of Lake E'ie with tlinse'of
/the ‘{'jilsoti, and your devotion to the
pchlifuterest induced you to urge it
Upon fur legislature, with . all the
w.-ig | of you- influence: What was
then ij dry, has now become a splen
did <(ilvy, and at every new devel
f)pein|u< of our resouices, and every
n >v iispiav of the power and grandeur
pi imV sta'e, its citizens feel additional
in%<.’ m nt to admit e and honor your
cha\cter.
Among the inteiestmi? fonsirlri'.
i iu'.u ,viiic your name involves,
tis not theieas important, your fel
ow citizens have recently recalled
ion to the office which gives such
im ile scope t< vour laiems, and
ha you have preferred the discharge
if its duties to the honors ol a foreign
imbassy; tVo sincerely hope mat you’
daiimv.ration will be as gratifiing to
ourself, as it will be beneficial to your
onsufents.
REFER CRARY,
JAMES HE \ RD,
N'UAH TAYLOR,
/NATHANIEL RICHARDS, •
/JOHN H AGGER Y,
/ ARTHUR T APpAN,
/ EDWARD M.. GREEN WAY,
AMOS PALMER.
RALPH OLMSTED,
FREDERICK SHELDON,
ISAAC S. HQNE,
- Committee.
[Governor Clinton’s Reply.]
Gentlemen ,
I receive these splendid fabricks with
ie hignest gratifica ion. In the design
:in'he execution,they ref T-ct hono. on
te taste,skill,& ingenuity of out a i lists,
nd in that tight, they are acceptable:
ut they game-to mfe with superior re
onimendatfons, as the oflering of >e
;atd from the hands of gentlemen
diose good opinion I greatly value,
ltd whose friendship I sincerely t eci
n'oc'atc.
On this occasion, I cannot but felici
a*e you (as the representatives of a
fiost important section of the most
ommfercial city in the western world,)
to’ only on the flourishing condition of
mr great emporium, but on the still
nore xalted destines that await it.—
ts unrivalled position near the ocean,
>nd its facilities of interim’ communica
ion with the most extensive and fer
ile regions, give it pie-eminent advan
ces. Making full allowances for the
of those great moral and
Physical which scourged the hu
man rare, we may confidently predict
that your progress will be accelerated
and (hat every accession of population
and opulence, will he the parent ol nwv
acquisitions. In one year, more hou
ses have been added to New-York, titan
at piesent compose the ancient and
prosperous city in which I now address
you. At this very mom’ tv., the iuliabi
aup oft he countiies connected with
Ohio, the Delaware, the Susque
laithah, the Connecticut, the S’ Law
'citce. and the Mississippi rivers, and
iv |th our v,as’ inland si as, are seeking
iyth solicitude navigable communica
DARIEN GAZETTE.
darien, (geougia,) equal curt ejcact 3ju£tice. Tuesday, APRIL 12, 1825:
lions with your city: and without yield
ing to the dreams vissionary hypo-,
thesis, or the chimeras of delusive an
ticipations, we may expect, before the
lapse of many years, the consumation
ol these designs, and a consequent state 1
ol unexampled prosperity. Ana we
may certainly cherish these expecta
tions without the just imputation ol ar
togance or ostentation. We dfcglit to
know out power Will, a view to its ju
dicious application; anc! wc should foi m
a just estimate of our facilities and ca-1
pabilities, in order to promote in the ‘
most effectual maimer, the welfare of
our country and the happiness of man-;
kind.
1 he favorable views which my fel-!
low citizens generally, have taken of
my agency in developing the resour
ces and advancing the prosperity of the
commonwealth, are the greatest re
ward, next to the approbation of my
ow n conscience, which I can enjoy in
this world. It I have been hitherto an
humble instrument in the hands of pro
vidence of dispensing some benefits to
my fellow citizens, I have evet) iu
dt.c. meui tiom theii kindness, so of
ten, <*o sti iking, and I may say, so uni
formly, manifested, for devoting my
best and my future exertions in the same
carreer.
I pray you, gentlemen, to present
my grateful and respectful acknpwl
edgements to yout constituents for
*iVo> e flatering testimonials of their es
rewp: And permit me to ex pi ess to
you the high sense which I enteuainof
thot-honor you have conferred on me by
yous personal attendance on this occa
sion.
DE WITT CLINTON.
Albany March , 1825.
DESCRIPTION OF THE .VA
SES.
Presented to Governor Clinton by the
Merchants of Pearl-street, in the ci
ty of New-York, in the testimony of
their gratitude and resDect for his
pu+uir set cig*s.
Tiie foi m of these vases is copied
from tne celebrated an'ique v ase, found
among tiie ruins of the Villa of Adri
an, and now in possession of the earl of
Warwick. The handles and some of
the ornaments are also similar to those
upon 1 Hai beautiful specimen of ancient
an; but all the tablets and figures in
bus relief are different, and exhibit
scenes upon the Grand Canal, or alle
gorical illustrations of the progress of
arts and sciences.
The vases are twenty-four inches in
height, tvyenty-otie inches between the
extremities of the handles, and the di
ameter of the body, in the largest part,
is fom teen a>d a liairinclies; tHe weight
of silver in eacli,i abouffour hundred
ounces. ✓
Their form is circular, except that
the lower pat t is slightly elliptical, as
are also the covers, each of which is
surmounted by an Eagle standing upon
a section of the Globe, upon which is
traced part of the outline of the state of
New-York; he bears in one talon the
arms of the slate, and in th*e other a
laurel wreath. The pedestal is square
and supported hv four claws; two sides
of the pedestal of the fi st vase are or
namented with foliage and scroll work,
witji an oval medallion, beating a river
Deity leaning on an averted: vase.—
The third contains the inscription,
“Tothe Honorable DE WITT CLIN
TON, who has developed the re
sources of the State of New
York, and ennobled her
character, the Mer
chants of Pearl st.
offer this testi
mony of their
gratitude
and res
pect.”
The fourth exhibits a number of fi
gures, which in connection with those
on the corresponding section of the
other vase, are intended to represent
the nrogress of the Arts and Sciences
from their rude origin to their present
improvement. On the right of the
spectator appears a pastoral group lis
tening to the pipe of Mercury; next to
these isa husbandman leaning upon his
spade, and gazing upon a hive while a
j female figure points to the labours of
I the industrious bee; then appears Min
; et’va without her helmet and shield, di
; recting the attention of the spectatot to
a bust which sculpture is chiseling—
! The concave around the middle of this
v ase hears six tablet in has relief; the
two centre tablets exhibits views of the
Cohoos Falls, and of the Little Falls of
the Mohawk, witluhc stone aqueduct
and bridge, and part* of the Canal. —
The figures on each ‘side of the fir m
er are Fame and History, on one side
of the latter is an Indian contemplating
the stump of a tree recently felled, and
the axe lvingat its roof; and on the oth
er > Plenty with her cornucopia—A
head of Neptune with his trident, dol
phins and shells, is placed at each ex
tremity of this belt, \inder the grape
vine handles. A
On the second vase, two sides of the
pedestal a'e ornamented*with foliage,
Bcr. as on the first. ‘The thiid contains
the inscription
‘•To the Honorable DE WITT CLIN
TON, whose claim to the proud title of
public benefactor
is founded on tlnse magnificent
works,
the Not them and Western Canals.”
On the fourth side is Architecture,
leaning upon a column, with a level at
its base. Then a voufh holding a draw
ing be*rd with a diagi am of one of the
hist problems in mathematics, and an
old man directing his attcntimi to the j
figures beyond, which denote the j
sciences still uneXphjred, and encour-j
aging him to peisevere; The next
gi oup is composed ol two aged persons,
contemplating a gl’dfce held by a fe- j
male, who points to some lines upon its j
surface; next is a figure with a torch in j
the right hand, and a star on the head,
and holding in the left hand a tablet ;
with a diagram; by his side is a sun
an athletic figure beyond holds
a pair of dividers, sod gazes attentive
ly upon the female with the globe. —
Tnis group is intended to indicate the
study of the sciences. ‘The concave
beit around this vase is also embellish
ed with six tablets The front view
in the Guard Lock and part ol the basin
at Albany, where the Canal is connect
ed with the Hudson, together with
the mansion of Mr, Van Renssaiaor,
u..w.l ii, adjacent scenery, and the Ca
nal boats passing. The plane on the
right oft His tablet exhibits Ceres with
the emblemsofag iculture; that on the
left, Mercury with the emblems of
commerce. ‘The reverse centure table
contains a view of the aqueduct at Ro
chester, and a boat passing, drawn 1 j
horses, below arc seen the Fails of the
Gennessee, and a number of unfinished
buildings* The view is supported on
the right and left by Minerva and Her
cules inchoating wisdom and strength.
The lower compartment of the body
of the vase is ornamented with Acan
thus leaves intermingled, at proper dis
tances, will) small shrubs, among
which are seen the wild animals who
huanted our western region, before
the indiistiy and enterprise of our bre
thren made‘the wilderness to rejoice
and blossom as the rose.”
The studied omissions of the Ncvv-
York editors, to mention the names
of the Artists or Manufacturers, of
the city, where the vases were made,
remind us of the jealousy of the Chi
nese. When they were, by an English
Physician, presented with a primed
pamphlet, giving an account of the in
troduction, by Dr. Jenner, into Eng
land, of Vaccination, with the appear
! dhee of the disease, and its treatment,
they expressed themselves very great
ful. In a few days t#e Physician was
surprised to find that the pamphlet he
had given was printed, by the Chinese,
who had taken especial care to omit
the name of the inventor, ant! the coun
try, where it had been introduced so as
to leave the Chinese to infer that
Vaccination had been first discovered
and practised in China.
A SUTTEE:—HORRIBLE SPEC
TACLE
From the Sumachar Durpun of May
20th.
On the 28th of April, a person nam
ed Bolakee Nazir, depatted from this
i world on the Muny Kurnica Ghaut of
Benares. His widow lost no time in
burning herself with the diseased on the
spot. Oil Saturday morning, about
ten o’clock, when my sircat came, lie
! told me that there was going lobe a
Suttee close to my house. I imnv di
ately went and saw the corpse of a man
lying on the ground, and a boat load of
j wood at the ghaut. The deceased vvas
: a milk-seller, about forty years of age,
i having a wife of about 30, and four
I children, the eldest about sixteen, the
j youngest ten. On inquiry, I found that
• hey had not got the order from the
! Majestrate, therefore could not eoni
i mence operations. In the evening I
went with a gentlemen, an old inhabi
tant of the place. The yougest chil
dren, two young boys, were by the
corpse; the son was gone to get the oi
lier; and the daughter was with bet
mot her in a house not far otf. We as
ked them to shew us the house where
the woman was. To this they objec
ted, but a sircar coining by at the time
we asked him to go with us. They ob
jected to both of us going, therefore
my friend went, whilst I stood at
the entrance of a narrow lane which
led to the house, to prevent the crowd
of natives that surrounded us from rush
ing altei him. Whilst he was gone,
two little buys came and clung toiind
me, begging I would not let their mo
ther burn: “What shall we do?” said ;
they—but some of their relayicms came j
up and threatened them, tukl they !
went and sat down by t e cot pse again.
When my ftiencl leiurned he said the
w oman was detei mined to burn and j
would hear no arguments against it,
and in the same way answered me af
terwaids. About one o’clock the man
came running to tell me that they
! were gone to fetch the woman and that
j the Suttee would take place directly.
I went and found the woman already
there: she was sitting by the side
of the corps, and I understood fioni
’ two or three gentlemen who had vvit
| nessed her arrival, that she danced as
I she came, and stood over the corpse,
I with her at ms lifted tip over her head,
and then sat down beside the body, co
vering the leet wish pail of her own
clothes, so that she was naked bom the
waist upward. In 1 1*3 position I found
her. A woman painting hei feet,nails.
See. with red paint they use, and sue
had plenty of it on her forehead. The
Chaprassies, &c, that were stationed a
round her, behaved in the most civjl
and obliging manner. Chairs were
hi ought for my friend and self, and I
sat within three feet of the Suttee in
front of her. Not wi’iis anding her as
sumed joy, tlit’c uas a erta
sion o! fearinl anxiety, especially as the
order for her to burn did not arrive.—-
An old man, her uncle, “as walking
round her, and encouraging her, so
was an old woman who sat by her side,
eveiy now and then she would pray for
a few moments, and then ciy out Hm
reebole, which a few of the bys’anders
repeated. Theciowd now had become
very turbulent and large, so that it was
with great difficulty the police could
keep them from rushing upon the wo
man and her relations. II r daughter,
a fine girl, kepi fanning her, and she
chewed some beetle nut; she had in her
hand a few mango leaves; with these
she drove away tbe-flics, and I obsei
ved from first to last, site never relin
quished her gra-vj) of them. She was
a handsome woman, ol small stature,
but of a most interesting appearance. !
I asked her if she was aware ot the un
natural part she was acting in thus wil
fully forsaking the children she had
borne; and in taking away (hat life
which God had given; and whether she
really believed that God would be
pleased with so inhuman a sacrifice;
and whether she could believe that her
death would atone for her husband’s
sins and those of her family, with vaii
ous other questions of a similar nature
to all of which she replied in a calm
and interesting manner; deviating that
she should by this act immediately be
wi|h her husband in heaven, and said
no argument could ever move her, and
begged I would use my endeavors to
gain the order. The gentleman who
talked with her the night before, had
offered to allow her a handsome sum
per month if she would not burn; this
she rejected, saying, what was nionev
to her now she had done with the world?
I now offeted to double that sum, and
free her from the reproaches of her
kfndred; hut no offers or intreaties a
vailed. It vvas now 4 o’clock, and no
order had arrived; she seetnd very faint
apd weary; she asked if she might not
lay down; one of her relation said “No;”
but she said, “I cannot do without ly
ing down;” she was then permitted,
and stretched herself at length by the
side of the corpse, embracing it with
her right hand. It was now found out
i that the son, in his hurry to conclude
the business had brought away the or
der without the signature oftlid Majes
trate. The corpse and women were
therefore to repose together all night.
I looked at them ’til half past nine; she
was in the same position, lying be side
the corpse, which by this time sent
forth such au effluvia; that I was obli-
ged io hold mv handkerchief io my
nose. ‘This morning ( Monday) I went
and found the .vom n & the family in
expect ition of receiving the o*tki I
left a man thereto inform me. wi.cn
the order arrived. A few Iv-uis aUer
this, two ladies went to speak wi'l* he
woman; hut site would no, iea; w hat
they had to say, and her kindred oid all
in their powet to prevent am t mon
strance beingm de. A 2 Vim k'his
clay the order arrived lan is tne
friends who had in en wailing wish me
fi oin Sate i day las;.ut i itd to ihe scene;
and although ih. ciistSUu.e* ft urn my
house vvas not half • qtiai’tet of a mile,
■yet su'd) was the anxiety ol he *vi< nds
to complete the business, ’hat we uni
ted just in time to wiuiess the roips
bii.ugli down to the ghaut, I u ■* o
! man imm ditely surro mded by > v of
ficiating 11. aim;ins, &tn a few min
utes was taken to bathe. A few pi
jrhersof vai. r were poured over die
i co; pse, and it was laid on tiie nady
Iprepaied pile, which has been cun
! strutted in the most dexterous man
|nei. On each side weie tlwee. slioiig
.piles, oi thick -stakes riiiven n.-o ‘he
I ground, and Jaye sot flax, s aves of ar
j barrels, and tlyrk g.art sucks were
placed between to die height of lour
feet. In a short time, die woman < ..me
; from the wale’, and a terrible shoo of
Hui rebole Has set up be the w p in—
. ctpal aim officiating Brahmins, in oich
the sp. rtatois seemed met. ante a ijv to
join.- Now comment ed the most h r
lid steii<- I ewer witnessed, they sei m and
to ue> own. v. anti ail < her
was abolished. The woman was nil*
or rather dragged by a s'oot feiio • (as
he had nothing round his net k. I stm id
suppose he was no B'ahinin) ■ o uid
‘.he pile three times, < asting from a iias
ket, canied by % relation, parched
grain, amongst the crow and, w hic h seem
ed to he as anxiously sought for as gold
mohtirs < ould possibly have been I
observed her spiiits began to fail, that
le assumed quite •■ rhffv ,*nt h e, and
[ do verity bt iteve. If Un- w l etc lu s w iio
I surrounded her had not used t. i. v
; most efforts, she ne'e’ would nave
mounted the pi'e. Oh! vvh.ua s> •ne
was this. The mob “nr oblige dto
retire against their v*jll. lin stettch
was abominable, yet between the at ms
of this corpse was the no*” women
i tied —vt s, actually tied! Two topi s <•{’
flax had been leh hanging cl Wi e
| sides of the pile, and n< sooner i>a<> the
| poor creature nio'mted the pile. : nan
j they were thrown across the two i < its
and li cl. 1n a moment iaige p;f< < s
o! wood, staves of tai bai'cis, fi. x and
rosin, were placed upon them, and
to makeSnie of Un it victim, hei own
relations placed two large grc< n bam
boos acioss the pile : <ji= end i ‘ln tip
per one (that neatest the luad} was
tied to a stake, and the others held by
men at both ends The eldest son then
went round the pile three inn sand
set fire to it. I observed that another
man who was squatting at thi loot of
the pile set that pan on fire also In
a few minutes the fire t aught the com
bustible mate'ial, and the whole was
in a blaze. I heard a shriek of agony
ftom the funeial pile, which was
smut heed by the shouts of the Brah
mins and multitude.
Shakspeare.— A literary treasure of
uncommon interest and value, lias la
tely been discoveted in London, and
has put the admirers of S iakspea r e
on the alert. It is a volume containing
eleven of Shakspi are’s piavs, amongst
which is Hamlet.” In this edition of
that play are some veiy curious cor
rections and variations from othe.s.
The drama is much shorter, some of
the offensive speeches of Hamlet to
Ophelia are left out, and the fact
corded in the title page ofhe tiagedll
having been edited at the Universal/
of Cambridge and Oxfoid before ;f&
year 1603 (the date of the edition) n_,
not the least remarkable. The earliest]
adition of Hamblet before known w as!
that ol 1604 —copy of this, which is ola
thegreatest rarity, was in the late Johql
Kemble’s library, and is now in t hats
of the Duke of Devonshire. Thfe
c urious volume above-nientiouecl, isiiri
the hands of Messrs. Payne and FosstS
booksellers, of London.
Sir. Nicholas Huron. — when Queen EliJ
zabeth observ ed to Sir Nicholas Bac on, he*!
high chancellor, that his house was too littfjQ
for him, he replied,” no madam, but xA.M,
majesty has made me too big for/xl
house.” / V*
Au. 15.