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midnight it became modffrate, and in the
morning we ventured to crawl forth, to view
the havock and devaflatioa caused by this
dreadful dorm.
•** The Refideni’s house was the firft objedl
that attrafled our notice. Half of it was de
molished, and the Windows to the westward *
blown in. The river had made an encroach
ment of nearly twenty yards, and had swept
away many bouTes in the village. Few trees
were left landing, and such whose roots did
give way, were reduced to their mere
trunks. Not a house of the poor natives that
was not entirely destroyed, or rendered un
inhabitable. A new doney, that was on the
flocks, was blown keel upwards. Many
lives, and a number of cattle, mult inevitably
have been loft, and the country round presents
a mod melancholy appearance. The oldest
inhabitants never remember such a gale, nor
did their forefathers hand down to them a
tradition of one so deftruftive. There are
some here who were at Madras in the me
morable storm of 1768* who declare, that we
experienced on the 20th was far more severe.
“ Coringa, by all accounts, is rendered a
complete waste, and the number of inhabitants
who fuffered by the calamities of this dioad
ful day, is computed at ic,ooo; but this cal
culation seems overdone, as I question if there
were so many people to deflroy. It is, how
ever too true, that the havoc has been Ihock
mg. Mrs. Carson’s situation was dreadful
when the sea rushed in on Coringa. She bad
just time to get on the terrace of the house,
and the water was on a level, and riling, when
the wind providentially changed and drove it
back. She was eighteen hours in this wretch
ed state, expeding death every moment.’ 1
Particulars of the unfortunate loss of the Gan
ges, Capt. Frazer , hound from Bengal to
Madras and China , on the 2sd of May ,
J 787, near the Barra Rulla.
A lofck had been difeovered the day before,
but whilst the vefiel could be kept clear by
the pumps, no danger was apprehended;
however, unfortunately, the pumps were-ren
dered useless from being choaked with rice,
of which the cargo confided. From this mo
ment nothing but the mod dismal profpeft
presented itfelf. By two o’clock the veile!
had takeu ground, and was lying on her beam
ends, the mads alone remaining above water;
a little before this period, Mr. Corbett (who
with his wife, an amiable young lady well
known in the fettlemcnts, and universally re
gretted, were among the pafleiigcrs) went
down to Mrs. Corbett’s cabbin, and in as
gentle a manner as poflible, apprized her of
their dangerous situation; Hie immediately
comprehended the whole of its extent, to
which the noice and bustle, unavoidable on
such an occasion, had been a dreadful pro
logue ; and with a coolness and composure
which would have done credit to a hero, and
for which, in lituations of imminent danger,
females have been frequently remarkable, Ihe
allured Mr. Corbett, that the was ready to
take every step for lfer preservation which he
fbould suggest, and prepared with him to meet
whatever might be her fate; with this de
termination they got up into the top, where
for some time they remained, till a very heavy
sea immerged the mall into the water with
such violence, as to oblige them all to quit
their hold, except a Mr. Brown, one of the
palTengers, who generously leapt into the sea,
with an intent to save Mrs. Corbett, and pe
riflicd in the attempt; poor Mrs. Corbett,
was seen no more: Mr. Curbett, after hav
ing been buffeited by the billows for a conli
derable time, and extremely bruised, by
beating against different parts of the wreck,
was picked up by the pilot schooner, in a state
of infenlibility, from which, at length he re
covered, to experience all miseries which a
mind in pofleftion of its powers can poflibly
feel in the horrors of such a situation. There
were in all one hundred and thirteeis persons
on board, out of which forty-eight were saved.
An extraordinary instance of fortitude and
humanity, Ihewn by one of the officers of the
Ganges, deserves to be recorded : After hav
ing with difficulty preserved his own life, and
on board the pilot schooner, he requested
the pilot to lend him his boat with some men,
who objected, on account of the imminent
danger to which hit men would be exposed \
the gentleman then gallantly offered to take
the boat himfelf, which ha did, and waa the
means of ptefervipg feverat live*.
EDINBURGH, September 22.
A worthy country clergyman lately made
an excellent ufc of the proclamation for fup
prefling vice and immorality. When he came
to read it after .service, and the people were
about to dismiss, he addrefted them to the fol
lowing purpose :— ** Sit down a little—l am
not done with you yet —I have aye tel
ling ye what a graceless pack ye were, dis
honoring your creator, hurting the interefls
of your families and your country by your
pradices, and ruining the young by your bad
example ; but ye would take no heed to what
I said. The King, however, has now got
wit of it, and it could not otherwise be, and
he has frtn me a paper to read to you on your
ways of going on.” The congregation were
all in gaping amazement, while the Minirter
read those parts of the proclamation which
applied most directly to hisparilh, with suit
able exhortations. The parifti have since been
most exemplary in their conduct; and every
family morning and evening pray for bleflings
on his Majesty, for his great condescension
and attention to their welfare. Every one
now strives who ftiall be most circumfpcd and
exemplary in their behaviour.
C O K K, March 20.
Some particulars of the horrid murder late
ly committed at Tallow, in the county of
Waterford:
A woman in labour sent for her goftip, who
on coming, instead of affording relief, took
out a knife, and declared with dreadful im
precations if the did not immediately confefs
, where her money (which the had to pay her
landlord) lay, (he would immediately disen
cumber her of the cause of her illness, by
ripping her open, and fevering her head from
her body. The poor woman, being naturally
terrified, delivered her a key, and told her
that all the money that (he was polTefied of
lay in the opposite chest ; but no sooner did
she stoop down into the chest to search for the
cafti, than the sick woman (tho* in a painful
dilirium) hoified her bodily into the chest,
and having locked the fame sent our her child,
a boy about seven years of age, to alarm some
distant neighbours; but unfortunately the firft
he met with was the husband of the woman
in the chest, to whom the child related the'
matter. The husband, who, as is fuppofcd,
was coming to aflift his wife in the robbery,
lookup the boy in his arms, advanced to the
door, and demanded entrance ; but the sick
woman knowing his voice, refufed ; where
upon he swore be w'ould murder the boy,
which he did by cutting hi£ throat across with
a knife, and threw him over an adjacent
hedge. The insatiable delinquent, anxious
to liberate his wife and accomplifti the rob
bery, got on the top of the house and endea
voured to go down the chimney, but was
prevented by the smoke and blaze of some
flraw that was burning below. Lukily a
gentleman and his servant palling by, feeing
the man on the top of the house, and the smoke
ifluing, imagined it was in fire, but hearing
the shrieks of the woman, and the reason, se
cured the fellow.
NEW - Y O R K, June 7.
LaftThurfday fe’nnight the Synod of New-
York and Philadelphia broke up, after finifh
ing their business. During their feflion they
resolved themselves into four Synods, and one
General Afiembly or Council. The Synods
are to meet annually at New-York, Phila
delphia, Virginia, and one of the Carolinas,
from which places the Synods are to derive
their names. The General Afiembly is to
meet at Philadelphia. In the pastoral letter
agreed to by the Reverend Synod we hear
they have strongly recommended the disuse
of spirituous liquors ; the abolition of Negro
slavery, with the inftrudion of Negroes in
literature and religion ; and the decision of
all disputes among the members of their com
munion by means of arbitration , after the
manner of the primitive Christians, and of the
people called Quakers. Should this pradice
become general among all feds of Christians,
how much time wouM be saved, that is spent
in idlenefi, by plaintiffs, defendants, jurors,
and witneftes, at courts; how much drinking
and gaming would be prevented, which are
prattifed during the feftiou of the courts; how
much expence, ill blood, malice, and even he
reditary hatreds, would likewise be prevented
by it 1 all of which are the usual confeijornces
of lawsuits. Who knows but what the rtfcdi
i of this Christan arbitrating disputes
may fprcad from Christians to public bodies,
and that it may prove the means of teaching
Hates and kings the folly and madness of feu
tling their disputes by an appeal to arms.
Greater revolutions in the opinions apd con
duit of men have often arisen from much
fmailer causes.
BALTIMORE, May 20.
On Saturday evening last, a mpft daring
robbery was committed, aggravated by the
horrid circumstance of murder. Two villains
applied to John De-Course, (kipper of a small
boat bound to Chester-Town, for a passage,
which was granted them. The boat left the
wharf late in the afternoon, and when lhe *
had got a little below the fort, the villains
threw the man at helm overboard, thfe (kipper
being then below in the cabbin, and coming
up to render him afiiftance, poflibly not know
ing the circumdance of his being thrown over,
was (looping to get a rope to heave to him,
when one of the villains struck him on the
back of thdkead with an axe, once or twice,
which put an end to his exigence ; the person
in the water had by this time swam along-fide,
and begged so earnettly for his life, that he
was taken on board, and confined below. Af
ter the villains had plundered the cabin, to
the amount of 200 dollars, or upwards, they
then ran the boat up Patapfco river into Ridge
ley's Cove, about half a mile from the town
and made their escape. Between nine and
ten o'clock the news reached the town, when
the Conftablft and watch were dispatched in
learch of them. Several persons appre
hended on suspicion, but we. do not learn
whether any of them have been concerned in
the murder. Among the suspicious charafters
taken up was the noted Caffidy, who was
pardoned last summer from merited death, on
condition of his being banilhed for ever from
this date.
A firbfcription has been opened in this town
for the purpose of railing 200 dollars, to be
offered as a Reward for apprehending the
perpetrators of the above mentioned murder.
Upwards of fifty pounds has been already
feribed on this occasion.
May 30.
ExtraS of a letter from Annapolis , dated May
26, to the Printer .
“ Yesterday the Aft for the relief of the
insolvent debtors was repealed; and an Aft:
passed for working criminals on the roads.
It is expefted this law will be well receiyed,
as it will turn the vices of men to the advan
tage of the state.”
RICHMOND, May 3.
The NEW L ITT Jlf T.
From all evil and mifehievous members of
the State Legidature, from the (in of ingrati
tude, from the powers of ex post faSo laws,
and from everlasting condemnation,
Spare us, good Lord.
From such laws as do discriminate in favot
of (heriffs and others who are in arrears for
taxes; from all pompous and inaccurate llate
ments of the public debt, and from such state
ments as may tend to soothe and Batter the
people into a willingness to remain in their
present state, rather than to adopt the new
government,
Good Lord , deliver us.
From intestine war; from the assemblies of
such clubs as are gathered to oppose the new
Constitution ; and from the rage of those who
burn with choler, as knowing their conse
quence will be leffeued by the adoption
thereof,
Good Lord, deliver us.
W'r brfeech thee to hear us, good Lord;
That it may please thee to keep and -
strengthen in the true knowledge of thy ways,
thy Servants WASHINGTON, RANDOLPH
and MADISON, and all that are put in au
thority under them, and to enable them to be
inftruoiental in promoting Such wife govern
ment ab may best tend to the peace and hap
piness of all thy people.
We bejeech thee to hear ns, good Lord j
That it may please th<e to incline the heart*
of thy people to adopt the new Federal Con
, dilution; to endow the President thereof, the
Vice-Prcfident, Senator*, and Hotife of Re*
prefentatives, with grace, wisdom, and un- *
Hei(landing, to make and execute such iawa
a* will bert tend to lecure to thy people, the
blcd’.i.j}* of liberty, peace, tud enutitl in