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Y * SOUTHERN - RECORDER. vol. n. MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1021. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, (dm ti'Vsdays) BY S. GTt.1VTIJl.VI) If It. M. DltME, it THRFE DOLLARS, IK ADVANCE, OH FOl'B DOLLARS AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE TEAR. Uj* Advertisement* conspicuously inserted at Ihe customary rales rnOM THE REW-ENOT.ANO OALAXT. PITC.HHJt'i ISUi.YD. Mr. Editor, Sometime in December, KUO, I learned hy accident, that the ship Sultan, of Huston, i'. Reynolds, master, which arrived here the lith September, of the same year, from Canton, had, during her voyage, touched i:t Pitcairn’s Island, ami wishing to gratify my curiosity to know what transpired relative 'hereto, I immediately went in quest ofCapt. It. to make the necessary enquiries—hut found on enquiry, that he had gone to Digit- don, his place of residence—and that the firs' .nflicer of the ship, Mr. George Newell, had ! :one to Canton, in the ship Cordelia, I hen addressed a letter to eapt. Jl. request in' him to communicate to me an account if all the particular facts that came to his knowledge at the time of his visit to that Is- J md, relative to the condition of its inhabi tants, Ike. with the view of having it pnh- ished. He wrote for answer, that he had communicated every thing hr. knew to rap* Atnasa Delano, and would aond me a copy »f the same in a short time. Shortly after, 1 ascertained that Mr. New- ill had left his private journal of thatvovage ii the possession of a relative, to whom I ap plied, and it was loaned to me. I copied from it the whole of the Journal from the lime they first made the Island, until they left it, and intended to have published it im mediately—b it understanding at the time, lint Capt. Delano intended to publish il> ACC I he had tec ived fom <>' Bey- Holds, in a pamphlet, I deferred it, flunking la- ii,i law- ccnsicrr it .’in interference— hut as more than a year has elapsed, and I have not heard of any publication on the sub ject, and liave not received any account from capt. R. I have thought proper to send you the following for publication in your paper, taken from Mr. Newell’s journal, and doubt not it will prove interesting to your readers. As many of your readers may be unac quainted with the history of the original set tlers of the Island it may not be amiss to state, for their information, that they were part of the crew of the English ship Bounty, Lieut. Bligh, commander, which sailed from England in 17b7, for the purpose ofcarry- llteni with, How do you do, friends? to which they immediately answered, to my great surprise, Very well I thank yon, how (hi you do ■ then approached and taking b ild (if the boat's gunwale said, I w ill come into your boat, if yon please—to which I readily consented, nor would one make an attempt until they obtained my permission. They tln n asked wh it ship that wa«, where we were going, and likewise our business in calling upon f/tem—when, on being inform ed that our only motive was to get somere freshment for I he ship’s crew, they assured us that they would supply ns with every thing their Island afforded, which was hogs, goats, tarro, cocoa nuts, bananas, fee. It now began to grow late, I intimated that I must return on board the ship, and if four of their number wished to go on board, I should lie glad In take them. They all expressed a desire to pi. hot as I had limited thenimilier they immediately proposed to cast lots for 1 decision, in which they all cheerfully ac- piiesced—those who were to goon shore, said, well, since we cannot go on board the (hip to-night, we will go on shore and get mr hogs and cocoa nuts ready, at • perhaps ive may to morrow—then jumped over board, and swam to the shore. At 6 r. M. I returned on board the ship with the four natives, who agreed to remain during the tight. We stood nlT to the N. E. under hurt sail fur the night, in hopes of getting a apply of hogs anil vegetables in the morning bet the weather eanie on thick, and the ireeze freshening at midnight, reduced ns to lose reefed topsails, anti from 7 to lit r. M. it increased to a hard gale from N. N. W. furled the topsails and courses, and hove —saw the isle bearing W. 1-2 S. four ties distant. The conduct of the native! while on board was such as excited the ad miration of every person on board the ship, and I believe I may with safety declare ’.Wat, for good morals, politeness of behavior, an o- nntu of conveying Hoi. |l kriflt n strict atf- to truth, anti the principles of religi- ,n, ll-ere nee not their equal* to lie found on aril), ftfor all Ibis they are entirely indebted o one white man, an Englishman, who, to tee tin ir own words, as they would frequent ly acknowledge, bad taught them all good thing/, and to slum every tiling that was naughty. Mr. John Adams, (for this is the name nf the per-ou who lias devoted the greater part of Ins time to the education of these young pen uiiUisgmsed ccetitn heretic iug tile bread fruit plants from Otaheite to the West Indies. She arrived safe at Ota- heite, obtained tile plants, and sailed thence in April, On the Mill of the same mouth, a considerable part of the crew mu tinied and obtained possession of the ship, and after they had put all the officers, nod those of the crew not to lie depended on, in to the ship’s launch, and sent them adrift in the open ocean, hove the ship about, and re turned to Otaheite. In tile latter part of Ihe .same year, part of the mutineers seized tin- ship, and after enticing on board, and confin ing below, several of the natives, males and females, they made sail for the island—but for what place, no one on shore could tell. Licet. Bligh, and most of bis companions in the launch, after enduring many perils and taeia, reached England in March, 1 .mi November of the same year, the British go vernment fitted out the ship Pandora, Ed ward Edwards, master, for the purpose ol finding, if possible, the Bounty and the mu tineers. She arrived at Otaheite, appre hended and took on board all the mutineers left on the island, and proceeded to cruize n- mong the islands in those seas lor the Bouu- crcw but was unable to discover the least trace of either—and on her return to England she was lost near Endeavor Straits, the 28tll Augu-t, 1781, and 31 of the crew and 4 of the mutineers were drowned, ami 01) of the crew and ID of the mutineers were aaved who reached Timor in the ship’s boats tin- letVi <|f September, and thence went to England, Irheie some of the mutineers were executed,fold the rem voider were pardoned. Nothin!wasIn-ard ofllie Bounty uroi the DVJtineerlbo left Olahettc in her, for roa- ny years titer, and it was generally hel cu d tliev wernmt in existence—hut in l-ol.nia- r V Lou, Mtlte ship Topaz of Boston, Mat thew Koldr. master, was prosecuting her in[ho«( seas, for seals, she passed Toya.. near f iles on it. As | 3 hiul and discovered smoke .. IV,, was laid down in all the charts u^nhahU d.e curiosity of Caplain^,. excitcduml and was n*. close to llit* island, towards the shore, ciiioe with several young Knglish, much ntr 1 in i' 4o hail* 1 d him in rmzlish, much t! the surX "f l' i " , " ,|f " ,,d '}**. Lot—hut lfs'"T n4on " a ’ v, "" ,cr A.f Cwpt. *7. was muclgrraierjvhcn he learned they wen desenmants nftthe "‘O .ueers of the Bou«v Tlf To, i was the first vessel with* Inch lily hadfciwl an* co. niunical,. nn. tliev wie visM for the second tine -In Septaniln’r 12l l (nl | '’K , ' ,l "' r muudent, having i« knolh-.jp/>fLapt.k « visit.) by the Briti* frigatesinton and lagos, Loin. Sir Thbt»s Stain* (who was as much sur- peoplcji* the only survivor of the mutineers (ii of tile English ship Bounty, who, after set ting rapt. Bligh, with twenty others into the nch at sea, returned to Otaheite, where, disagreeing among themselves, nine of them, after taking each a wife, two other females nd six males, natives of Otaheite, (in ail, 20 persons,) and securing them under hatches, cut the cables and put to sea, steering for this island, lien- they arrived in a few days,and after having taken every thing nn shore that ild be nervicahle to them, they set fire lo the ship and burnt her to the water’s edge, 17119. Home of her guns and anchors may lie seer in two and a half fathoms water a- lotigsidc of the rocks. Here they had remained hut a few years, when their tyrannical behavior towards the Otalieiteans whom they had stolen from lln-ir country and friends, was such as to in duce tile latter to attempt to deslrowtbe whiles altogether. They secretly obtained possession of all the muskets in the isl.mil, Bi-mbraring the opportunity when the white men were at Work in toe’ fields, they sallied out anti killed five of them, the other, took the alarm, nod three made lln-ir escape to the bushes, where they concealed tliein- Ives—the other, Mr. Adams, who now lives, received a musket ball through the i,—and a blow with the breech of the musket was aimed at bis head, hut in raising Iris hand to defend him-elf, he reel ived it a- eross ll-.c lingers, which saved his life, for al that innuieut a native arrived who had al ways been bis friend, and hogged his life might lie spared, if tin- wounds should not prove mortal, which all* r tonic <h I site, ua, complied w ith. After they had subdued the w liilm, the) (the Otr.heiteans) began to quar rel for superiority among themselves, and md recourse again lo their muskets, ain ■ ;c result was, that every one was killed, or af terwards died of their wounds. Alter this (he three white men returned from their cont-rahm-m, but did not live to enjoy the happy la id—one ran in.ul and died and the other two sickened and died a f. w years af- tcr—conleqiienlly Mr. Adams was ll.e only man left an Ihe island, to lie the father and protectoryf the children descended from his lellow ilapmaUs--and from what I have, seen, 1 bt-liev e lie has done !i;s duty towards them. Mr. Adams at this time, reflecting on the vices and follies of his past I fe, deter mined on a siuc*: c repentance—and hi, con duct ticce then shews clearly that lie has liv id up to it. Slice that time, which was ill the year ll.OO, In- lias been constantly tm- ployed in tin- (kit es of religion. He never eat, without ltd saying grace, and always repeats half a do/.-n prayers before lying down lo -dccj- .-oid every person ou the is land, young o| old, observes invariably, the sain.- p.-acticrt There are several of their offspring, niiir of vvlinm arc grow n up—Ihe eld. -t about U or 56 year* or; gr. There arc 37 in numlST on the Island and all speak English. The» are perhaps, the happi but nothing would induce them to k-ave their island forever a< they observed we have no king, nor lord, to obey In-re, and every one is bis own master—but, taidlhev, we mind what Mr.Adains tells iis, because be knows lust, fn troth they live together in the greatest amity and brotherly love. The weather was very boisterous through the night, so that in the morning we had lost sight of land, having a very heavy gale of wind from N. IV. Illtli.— Began with moderate breezes from W. N. W. i-loody weather, ship under sin gle ret fed topsails, standing to the S. W. in order to work up to the island. At fi p. m. tacked to the N. w hen the isle liore N. W. 4 leagues. During the night cloudy,and ha zy weather- In tile morning the iventher became more moderate, when we turned out the reefs and got up the topgallant yards, and made all sail. At II a. m. being three or 4 miles from the shore, two boats were sent ashore for refreshment, in one of which 1 went, accompanied by two of the young men belonging lo the Island, and soon bad the boat loaded deep with yams, bogs Ac. when I rettirn-d on board the ship, taking with me Mr. John Adams, as passenger.— After discharging these cargoes, tile boats were again sent in, and brought off some more hogs, yams, Ac. and a quantity of copper bolts. At meridian, the centre of the island bore S. \V. about two miles distant, our latitude by observation, S. r >, 3tn. S. t9th.—Began with light breezes and pas sing clouds, tin- ship under all sail, plying up under the S. K. part of the island. At 7 p. M. the jolly boat was sent in for vegetables, ant 1 1 again went ashore. As the landing was tolerably good, I accepted of an invita tion to go up to the village, which was situ ated alxmt Haifa mile from the boat, having first loaded the boat with yams, hogs, sugar cane, Ac. and despatched In-r for the ship.— We arriv ed at the village about 9 A. M. w hich the hook now in the possession of Mr.Grcen- to the knowledge of man, and to Ihe fame ■ a* . . . j I flint W • * k I f I . t , n . I — ft X C ... a wood, that Smith had attempted in four places to w rite a history of his life—but find ing himselft uequal to the task, gave it up.— Mr. Downa assured ute, that the writing was in Smith’s own band. The book also contains an imperfect his tory of the life of Matthew tyuintrcll, ano ther of the mutineers, aa also his family re cord—and as every thing connected with the subject now before me, is interesting, 1 will here subjoin a brief abstract of hit histo ry. lie states, that be was born in tile town of P; and t that prnwall, the 17th Fell. 17C.H, rdii tl when be was young; ool nod learned to read lived with an ittiele two to hi* father who soon him to PI) mou:b, w here years, and then shipped !■ Sloop of War, as a eer ie, w ho was gunner ol that "ympll was cue of a fl.ej, 1 of Admiral Hughes, ingla id in March, 1777 East Indies, touched at ded io Goree, which place was taken without resistance—alter-, wards proceeded to the <’qo- of Good Hope I them, to recruit the crew, being very • ir kly.and on the. passage was transferred w ith liis uncle to the Burford 70 goo ship, capt. Peter Rai ner, thence, proceeded to Madras, and on the passage loirird loo men who bad died with fever, flux mid scurvy- that they re mained at .Madras t or J months, during which time his uncle died, and hewasap- pointed servant to the captain, ill which ra pacity he served three )c..rs, when lie appli ed to be put before the mast—Herr tile his tory abruptly breaks off, ami is not renewed in any other part ’of the book—and not a Syllabic is to lie found in the book relating to the mutiny on board Hie Bounty, tyoin trrll’s family record is ns follows, h-ve fjMlutrrli, jr. born on PHe.irn ot the nation. Hut, without farther pre face I propose to you lo undertake t» voy age of discovery to the north and south l’acitic Ocenns It may al first view appear strange that at this lale period, n voyage should bo proposed with a view to new discoveries: Hot let it be remembered that so lale as lotto, Itmsia titled out two ships will) this object in view ; which expedition attracted the attention of the whole woild—nflorded important results—and the voyage nf C. II. Von L.mgfdon must he read with interest by all. Ever) na tion lias successively contributed in this way but us ; we have profited hy their labours ; we have made no efiorls nf our own. Even the Dot. ii and Portuguese have shewn a degree of enterprize which has not been equalled hy us, and when (heir sovereigns mid nations shall otherwise have been forgotten, the voy ages of their navigator! will immurt dizc To the voyages of Juiros, Men- |" j dana, A others, the Spanish o itmn owes its chief fame ; and the voyages of Cook, An»nn, Vancouver, Ac. are ihe greatest boasts of England. The loss of La I'ey- rom'e has proved to (he world how much they were interested in liis late, and the measures adopted hy France, relating to him, daring n period of anarchy, serve to show the pride and feeling of the na tion. All nations foi La l’eyrouse euvy France, and all mankind deplore him.— lie had much to do—did much—and left much undone, fillips were sent in search yjat- of him an i of other objects, and failed I-lsnd ' from various reuses. Of the objects No. a been imperfectly explored ; search out those of which we have only traditionary accounts, and traverse those parts of th$ ocean over wihicli a ship has never pax- sed. Let men of science be employed by the diff erent societies of America, to accompany the expedition, and suffer no means to be left untrted by which we may profit. livery thing now favors the olijeef.-~ Tlie world is at peace.i Wc have com* honorably out of two navel woes j w# have ships which require liltle oy no additional expense—officers who will soon require employ, and who would h# greatlv benefitted hy the experience, g m<'(t of talents in every part of the l ni- ted States, who would take pride it. pla cing then nation on an eminence with others. An expedition connected with the one by sea, might also be undertaken by land to the Ren tic, and pursuing a ccuree .iif. I’erent from that follow ed by others. On arriving at the Fai ific, they might be landed farther north or south, and re turn. Washington might be made a lir*t nieri- Jian for the United States, and the lon gitude of the discoveries made calculated therefrom. Nations, undertaking simi lar expeditions, have invariably thought it necessary to ask passports from other* fur their ships. It would be well, per haps, to consider whether the United States arc not now in a state to under take this voyage, without the aid of such passports. With the highest respect. I have the honor to be, your very obedient xery eminence, overlooking the sea, about three | South Seas, June 20tlt, 171*1 r-John iJilin-1 pointed out to him for investigation, niR- f vant, hundred \a;ds from the beach,and consist- trell, born F«b. 1st, 17I!3, and died in March n ,, ;i re <qj|| |,q) | nr others to investigate • I is. i' bur of si* dwelling house, sited,, kr. Each follow ing-Saral, tfuntnll, born November ;HU , m ., nv lntl . ? . ( ., tln „ |)oin „ eeoera phv «• E'cellcucy Jaw; Madison, nous* iina id front an cpcrlo^ure of uncut halt 2&th, 1794, . * iSiulCJ. prised is Capt. Ftrr i) and for the third time by l^Sulta; “gfj,”!.'' | (tenplc on the tare of tin g!«4te— « may be found in the voy- «H.iln.. t ,had, this' ainrt» may Capt. Ainasa Dcluno in Ipars since. Citract from IM Journal of Mr. O Jiew.ll, first a/firei of the ship 3*dt«n, ol Bos ton. Caleb Reynolds, inn-ter, in lirr passage from the Msnpcssi. to AI<iws'Eeum. October 17th, till7.—At 2 r. M. made X’tcairu’s la'»n*l liearing E. by N. 7 leagues disU i. At i % »• hove too off the north ■id* tliA^lc, wwre we discovered a small village, siluiedaBiong a grove of cocoa nut trees. 1 weis , n with the host, hut could not land on acqnnt of the surf, which heat s*ith cootiderBli. f iolence on the shore,— As soon as thelpjat diasuivered by the people on ih<s, tb»j haalened lo the beach to rrrriy u.', whets finding we, were not disposed tijand, ten young men leaped Into tho surf jnd swatn off to the boat.— IThen they b4 arrived within hail, 1 saluted 4>c—they know _ ler the care and direction of Mr. Adams, ami much credit is due to him. He has taught them pray ers to is licit they pay great attention— and perform that duty every time they < n'.. mi going to *M, ami rising in the morning. Alter our airival on hoard, they were sc ry anxious to obtain a spelling book, that tbcymigiit learn lo reed, for, said they, nil we know is what Mr, Adams bn. told us and if we ian get a spelling book, »e can read all the good things ourselves—but un- rmtiinatcl)' we Had not one onboard. I frequently askt.l them it they would not Itsc to go to Americi, when sue would say. be should like to g* if ho had no mother, pro vided he could icturn to live on Ins pth ts- ati acre of ground, which forms a beautiful yard—tlice yards are most abundantly stocked with fowls of a very large size.— The lings arc numerous, hut rather small, vet they arc remarkably sweet and good— ill")' are closely confined as well as tile gouts, vs It'd: arc likewise very numeruus, and rare is taken to Iced llifn on the lirst tile island affords. Their dwelling houses are viry neat and clean, and every thing within be speaks domestic tranquility, peace and hap piness. The large groves of cocoa nut trees, which are disposed in rows, at the distance of 10 yards from each other, the plantain and b noaoa tre, s, the large fields of lerro, and tea root, all serve as ample Uslimnny ol then indefatigable industry in the cultivation of the soil. We obtained from thee happy people 1 tl pigs, 5 gnats, 3 dozen fow Is, some eggs, and a large supply of yams, coc a nuts, ami some sugar cane, Ac. all of which they have in great abundance. We also got some copper bolts anil a rudder brace, some ol the remains of the ship Bounty, and gave them in return some bar iron, several tools useful to Ibrm, and a small boat useless to tin- ship. After meeting with the most generous and hospitable treatment from these good pimple, wc all returned to flic beach, when I took my leave and was ro vcved lo the boat in one of their canoes, not however, without feeling tile deepest regret at being obliged lo part perhaps forever, Irotn a p-ople for whom we bad conceived an affection, bor dering on ndoralion. The principal produce of llte island is yam«, term, bread fruit, poena tints, banna- uas, sugar cane and the tea root, all of w bit'll they found nn landing—tie y also found a great mimher of rats. lings, goats, fowls and rats, were brought in the ship. toth.—Began with light wind* from the N. N. W. and h zy weather. At:) !'. M, we reached tile boat, when alter having pri sent- ed Mr. .V.mis with our jolly boat, as like- wi-ea I! tnber of other v alcalde articles, lie with the two voting i, en lielnngiug ashore, bade us an affi emulate farewell, and went in to the..' bout, tin y gave us three rliei r- w inch wc returned, noil bo o up to 1 be E. fi- E. tinder all sail, the wind N. N. W. at C F. M. the isle bore N. W. by N. 1 leagues (lis'.ant, Ihe latitude 2.’i, Cm. fi. long. Ido, ii m. W.” In additluu to what is stated in the above journal, I learned from Mr. Downes, second officer uf the ship, that w lien Ihe )i>'jng men first came on board, they were taken into the cabin, and the licit’the ship afforded, either to eat oi drink, was set brl'ore them— but tbi y would not touch a lent el of an) thing, until they bail first raised their hand post tire of d Mr. Downs also informed mr, that they received on board Ihe ship, an old woman who was very desirous of returning to Iter native place, Otahcifc—and as site was ve ry earnest in her entreaties to be taken away. dtid science still remain undetermined The most important f*atores of Cook's voyages are descriptions of i-lantls nnd people which Itao' been long before vi-.il- td by Ihe Spaniards nnd others ; and, ami lieving neither husband, nor children, | although that navigator has immortalized nor any thing else tn attach her to the island t’apl. it. consented to take her en hoard.— The fitdtan proceeded from 1'itrairn’s island to Coquimbo, where she arrived the tilth November—sailed thence, April IKIC, and arrived at Nooahei-vah Hist May follow ing, where the woman was lauded. It was from this woman, that the nreotint was ob tained, which w as published in the Sidney (N. South Wale,) Gazette for July, 1818, re published in the London Morning Chroni cle of Nov. I6tb, 18)9, and finttuf Daily Advertiser, Feh. tutb, lnso v Sometiin*- in the months of Aprilor May, 1R19, tlie English ship Hercules, arrived ut Calcutta from the const of Chili, having touched at Pitcairn’s island on Itic passage, (which must have been early in that year;) and soon after bar arrival a subscription was opened, fort e purpose of raising money to purchase r.nidi books, toots, kr. as it vvas thought would hr most serviceable to llir in habitants of that island, il bating been stated at the time, that the commander .if that ship intended to touch at the iil.md again on !iiu return, and Would take sueh articles.— I find in looking over a file of Calcutta papers, that the ship sailed on tlie 12th July, of the same year, for Valparaiso—and io tlie "Ori ental filar” of the I7:b of the same mouth, I find the following— “ A selection ol religion, books lias been sent from the depository of the Society |br promoting Chri. tiao knowledge nn board the Hcrcidi*. capt, Henderson, for III" inh.i- liitmds of Pitcairn’s Island. Agririilturi.l tools .'till nllier articles which have lins, conside vd as likely In prove of the grralr-t utility have also le-Ao lorw.ndid fi r tie use, by II.is (ipportiinit) to the ainotintof boot three (lious.ind n peis. ’* ’ Fifteen tiunJrnt tlultara. FK'in mr. nation .1 ist I Li ir.rsrr.n. THE NOUTU-BEST COAST. Doubts arc entertained, by inteihgenl citizens with whom we have conversed, of the policy nnd propriety ol a disclos ure, at this lime, of the advantages vv Inch may probably result to thu I . Mates Irotn theJinnies ion ( f an extent of coast on the P.® itic. B e himself, his nation, nnd every man of the expedition, tie has given us no new fits coveries. The same may be said of Van couver : vet the voyage* of both will be read vvith interest, and will undoubtedly be nf great utility to those who follow them. .Minute as they may appear, there arc yet great extents of ocean that have never been traversed by ships, mid in numerable islands of which wc have on ly traditionary Recounts. There are na tions on this globe not known lo civilized ■nan, or, if known, known bet imperfect ly. Wc, sir, are a great and rising nation. We have higher objects in view titan the mere description of tin island, which had been seen by others—the mere ascer taining the trade that might he carried ou with a tribe of Indians. Wc pc*«<"*s a country whose shore* are washed hy the Atlantic and the Pacific—a country on which the sun shines l.ie greater part nf his round—a country nn which all tlie world hnve turned their eves—A a coun try in which even monarch, have sought H refuge ; of whose extent, resources and inhabitants, wc tire ourselves ignor ant. U c border on Russia, on Japan, on Chinn ; oor trade is now nf ‘itllicienf importance there to Attract the attention and excite the cupidity rfnn enemy : We border on islands which bear the same relation lo the north west coart a* those of the West Indies bear to the Atlantic State* ; idand«, the chiefs of which tire friendly in the utmost degree to our tra ders, without any knowledge of the na tion to which they belong. Other na tion, have there been represented by their ships, outb never. Others have contributed to ameliorate their situation, and to introduce civilization amongst them ; wc have profited hy their philan thropy, without having made any return; we have reaped all the advantages of tlie not aware, nt | labor, of oilier*, and gratitude and duty now call loudly on u, to add to their the lime of publishing Mr. Robinson iliou, and supplicated a I Air motr, that the subject haJ been bro’l I ,tore. The important Irade of Japan has been nation except the most abject and scr monopoly. Other blessing from nn high, mi what tbc bounty | before the government seve lal year* a-1 The important trad el Providence bad set before them-—this vv;,. ■ j. 0j nn ,| (j Kl t |( fi ,<1 «o far mil with a t'.i j Hint against every tin ir inv suable practice they vvete pet feet- j vora pj 8 consideration, that the two lVi- Dot. It, who, bv the r Iv chaste m their com uct and conversation! , . , , , - . at all film s, whether on lioard tuemcre and Java, to bo |daced vile means, secured a •Ii.tp* lie a!*» infonnrd mo llial M*. A- tlie ot *. itinmouurf: i or- nation* have made n dams was quits elated when lie e me. on j ter, w emsclectr(f to explore the Notth- beard the ship, pullc'l 'be tigging, sung j Western quarter of our country. Nor several songs, and Appeared pcrl’rrtly happy. were we inliirmed, ns wc rfovv arc, lhal He vvas a-ked if he had any inclination to y| r _ |, ai | |, a ,| access to the documents v isit is native country,and be .ui-wer. * u M hich had produced this determination, should like to v,*it it once more, provided I." .. .. , u ’ could return—but would not m, any account | «f® ot xn Ju.UfC lo Inc il.teei leave the island forever. Mr. Down*-* re-1 with whom Ihe plan nrtg tinted, IS S*tb- pr. stuffed him ns a fat stout man, vv lib a bold j joined. This memoir v. ns never intend- liead—hi* beard bad been t -.trai led, i also j ed f»r publication, and, although he may, loam, d from Mr. I), thnt Mr. Adams pre gg regards himselfYeel the ncr.essify, nolti- M nh'd capt. Reynold- w itb an old spy rl.***, i j Dtt fiutIhcciicumftaiice, above alluded Io nnd two blank IhioI.* which I Bounty, and on enquiry con™.»... s .-rtaim.! that capt. Reynolds had present-! making it public. It Ibete be nny [me of the I took * to Mr. Giveruvood.pro- (credit tine, be it to i.born it may belong ed one pricier of the New - England inu-iuiin, to | whom I applied,and be politely loattid it to ine. It appears by the ncemini given by rapt. Fidget, that when be vi-ilcd the island, the The -plan, as proposed hy Com. I'orler, has been acted on a* far ns the public in terest would seem to icptirn. Washixotox, Oct.31, 13to. .Sir : I'romtffed by the desire of s«*rv- fforl onlv survivor of Ihe mutineers then wcut bv _ . the nan Alexander fii.fith- but wlienjing my country and id using every e Sir Thomas Staines visited the island, lie fur her honor and glory, unaided by the passed by tiic name of John Adams, nliii h [ rooucil or by the countenance of those name it appears by the above journal, he still I high in authority, I come forward, a soli- I held when the Sultan v isilrd the island.—I * j a individual, to suggest a plan of equal I md again—another would *»j. hi* s j ster| g.»«nte <,n n *."‘ >u ! , fy l ) llt 1 importance to unv that ha* Veen mtder- she cooUl likewise. In facttbej.-’v^J some rcRsonoble vbjrit/pjy*' the name Of Adam* was assumed by him fur ,nl P or ?aace ’ limself, and r bmitii. I fluff iu enlarging the bounffx o{ xciycc, affdmg epeate.l allcmpt* iff an intercourse with that country, but, from a jealousy in tlie government, and from other causes, (among w hich may be named a want of manly dignity on the part of the negotiators,) they have till tailed. Groat change, have since taken place in the world—changes which may have effected even Japan ; the time may he favorable, and it would be a glory, be yond that acquired by any oilier nation, for us, a nation of only forty year, stand- fl mg, to beat down their rooted preju dices—secure to ourselves a valuable trade, nnd make that people known to the woild. The same views may be had in regard to China, and if no results should l>e ob tained superior to tho*e produced by the tni-sion of Ia>rd Macartney, vve shall have an opportunity, by a display, of our ships, to raise ourselves in the estima tion of a people who know ux now only as merchants. Various other object* eonld be effec ted in this v oral : the vsbole world ix embraced Itwt ny consisted uf an hundred and twenty men " B—ana t icb it arrived in the Columbia—and uftrr ascertaining its soundings, they removed some miles above Fort Clotsop, ami built III* (own of Astoria, where* portion of them cul tivated Ihe soil, whilst the others engaged in the fur trade with the native*. Tlia soil wax finiud tn bn rich, and well adapted to tho culture of all the useful vegetables found in any part of the United State*—us turnip*, potatoes, onions, rye, wheat, melons, of va rious kinds, cucumbers, and every species of pease. In the course of a year or two, it was believed their interest would he promot ed by culli.ating and r.rcnriiig the friendship and eoiiltdiune of the tribes inhabiting (ho waters of that great river—tn which end, the town of Astoria wa, maintained by about thirty men, whilst the rest established them- Ives at five other points, to become fixed stations, to raise theit otvo vegetables, trad* with the natives, sml receive supplies of mer chandize from the general depot of Astoria, ml tn return to it the fruits of tm-ir labor.— One nf these solmrdmatr i stnblishmeiiti ap pear-. to lime been at the month of Louis’il r—one at I.antmi—a third on the Co lumbia, 800 miles from tlm ncean, atthe con fluence of tlie W antana riv er—a fourth -on the cast fot k of Lewis’, river—and a fifth on lb* Multnomah. Thu* situated, this euterpriz- ing little colony succeeded well in all their undertakings, nor met vvith but une misfor tune, which seemed to partake largely of tint kind which had, for a long lime, so cer tainly and so unseen, hern inflicted upon our western inhabitant*—this wa* the loss of the Tnnquin, a vessel they had taken from N. York, whilst trading down the coast where, in time psst. r te had been, in common with the ships of unite European powers, enjoy* 'unship and confidence of the lin ing the frier lives. This confidence had by some means In-in destroyed, and, whilst they induced many of the ship’s company logo on shore, ‘ t'rd many of their own number went on box'r the ship, and suddeuly attacking tha crew, Hat the whiiiv were destroyed, as well as the ves sel. This, though n great affliction to tb* survivor, on the Columbia, did pot disheart en them, as otlmr vessels were expected noon to arrive, nnd, with these expectations, they continued their trade, which, becoming profitable, they were less inclined to aban don. Rut the operations of the war of 18l( which took place bit ween the Uaited Sta nnd Great Britain, was destined to mar their prosperity. That government, it ajipeant despatched a vessel of war called the Rac emic, to tie-troy er posacs* Astoria, which, by the Assistance of the Indians, influenced by the North Wei: and Hudson’s Bay Com panies of fur traders, they were ea ’ i-Ied to do—and have, from tlie preseut time, continued to I Mellon the river above, theiq ‘ or agent was sent by the i State! to receive, and did from them, at the close t ~ EXTRACTS From the Report of the Committee, to wlitM- will referred a reiotiilion of the Howe of Rhjirrirntaiinil of the I htli of December lent, lUreetinif nn inquiry into the lit notion (f the settlement! on the Pacific Ocean, and the erpciticnry nf occupying the Columbia Hirer, accompanying the bill to authorize the occupation of the Columbia Hiuer, t(C. irhieh hai hern nlreuity pubtithed. “ From every information that can be ob tained, worthy to lie relied.upon, nor coast on the J’iicific, for y ears past, has been tho theatre nf much individual enterprize, sti mulated hy the rich return* of nunieroua whale ships, and the great profit of the fur trade, together with tin- fialteriug acenu ta of Messrs. Lewis and Clark, relative to tho resource* of the interior, though uo regular trade or well organized system uf commerce existed until tile year 1810, in the course of which year* vessel was fitted out in the vi- ly of New-York, well supplied with prosi* sums and seed of every description necessa ry in .a permanent occupation of thr coast, whirh they contemplated. This little colo- . I From every veil tec have been al