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\oi ri) Marten <oasette Eli If' El) JJVD PUBLISHED | 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.