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the neighboring villages. MyneTttob- ‘
j< ft ‘v,ih to fee Laodicia ; in the road
to ihi , is Guzel hifar, a large town,
wit!) one dm ch and about 700 „cfem
tiat:S.
In cotm rfing with the priads'JieriV
I found them so little acquainted with
the Bible, ot even the Mew Teiuinent
}n an entire form, that they h*d no
diumet knowledge cf the books it cor.
rained, beyond the lour gospels, but
mentioned them indifcrimtnately with
various idle legends and lives of faints.
1 havo sent thither three copies of
the modern Greek T< ftament since my
return. About three miles from Lan
dicea, is Dentzli, which has been lti
led. but I am inclined to think ertone*
ovfly. the Anoient Coir (IV ; n is a con
liderabie town, with about 400 Lhril
rians, Greeks and Armenians, each of
whom has a church I ‘egret, ‘how
eo-r, to say, that her.; also the moil
ex’ avagn.nt t.des m racles, end f:t
b'li’ U iCo ant’ of angel . faints and
r ‘U ‘ , had i•• tiluipeci tie* place of he
fcrii’ u <•&, as to render it vry diihctnt
ti t perate in then minds div ine truth,
fr t tinman i.ivetuioiis 7 felt that
her that unhappy time v'.,s ennie,
when men Ihou;d “turn away their
t'om tlie the truth, and be turned
unto fab'e.).’’
I had with me fome copier of the
gospels in ancient Grek which I dis
tvrbuted here, as in fome oiner places
thcuUjih which I had pafled. Fa.ki hi
fay, clrffe to which are the remains of
a icient Laodicea, contains abru fifty
p'O-T inhabitant*, in winch number-are
but two chtidiaris, who lire iognh;r
in .. (mall mill ; unhappily, neither
e aid read at an ; the copy, therefore,
oi (he New Teltameiit wh ch I inten
ded for this chu ch ! left with that of
iJemZ i.| the off pring and poor re
neama of Laodicea and Colofie j the
prayer* cl .he (Viof-que are the only
ptayia , which ate hcaid near the rums
o* Laodicea, on v- Inch the threat seems
to have been fully executed, in its ut
ter rajeftiua ar a chmch
I est it for Philadelphia, now Alah
fhehi. it was gratifying to find at luff
fome furvi.nog fiuus of early zeal ; and
her , at n u whatever may be lot lof
the spirit chihrianity, ihere is Bill
t! i form of a clmifian chmch—h ls
has bet ke, I iron) the hour ot len.pra
tio i which t. me upon aii the Chrillian
W'oiln t Hint* ar. here abou I 000
Ch'i unis, i.tin if Greeks, who. for
the amd pait lpeakomy furkifh, there
i‘ ‘'■‘"•tty five p ace., .-f public wor
-1 fve ot which attf large regular
C ...it - ;to ttieit* ifiere is a refideut
b t op, w h . cmy inferior clergy.
A copy of the modem Greek Telia-
Went was received by the bishop with
g.eat thankiulnefs.
1 quitted A ah fhehr, deeply difap.
pouiteu at the llatemeut I tec ived
th'ieof the church of Sardis. I tiult
c<i th*t i iit: utmolt tmL, it would not
h tve been fullered ot perilh utterlyiand
I heard wuhlurpuze, that not a veil
ige of it remained. With what fa, if.
faction, then, did I find on the plains
ot Sardis, a Im Ui church efiabidhment
the who dwell ,>ound
modern Sait, were anxious to fettle
there, and erect a church as they were
in the habit of meeting at each oth
er’ houies fur the exercise of religion}
fro n this design they were prohibited
by Kai Osman Og u, the Tmk lb gov-
Crimr ot the diitrict, and, in confe
rence, ab ut five years ago, they
built a church upon the plain, within
view of ancient hard is, and there rhey
maintain a pncft file place ha gra
dually men into h line village, now
called la’ ar keny * thither the few
chnftians of hart, who amount to 7,
a* <’ thole of its immediate vicinty, re
sort tor public worflip, nnd form to
gether a congregation of about forty,
i here appear ~ then, fid! a remnant,
“ a tew names even in Sardis/* which
luv. been preserved. I cannot repeat
th ‘ ex predion* of gratitude with which
they received a copy of rhe New Tef
taineru, in a language with which they
were familiar, Several crowded about
the pried, to hear it on the spot ; and
1 left them thus engaged. Ak hifar,
the ancie t 1 hyafira, is said to contain
abou f 30.000 inhabitants of whom 3,-
000 are cur (bans, all Greeks, except
ab.'ut 200 inneoians There is how- :
<tvei, but one Greek church, and one
Arm-- an. ]he fupe tor cf the Greek
chuicti, to whom i pktUuta i the Ko. j
maic Testament, esteemed it so great a
tr afure that he earnedly prefied me.
if ptnf.Ule, tofpare another, that one’
rnigUr ‘s? secured to the church, and
fr, c from accident*, wi.ile the o'her
•• ent round .unong the people for
ihejr private reading. I have, there
fore, (ince try return hither, sent him
foot <op e*.
The church of Pergamos. in respect
to numbers, may be said to flourifh flill
in Bergamo. The town is less rhan-
Ak hifar, but the nurrtberof chttftian3
is about a* great, the proportion of Ar
•nc-inan* to Greeks nearly the fame, and
each nation a’lo ftas one church. The
Bil’hop of the difiri<s\, who occafianally
resides there, was at that time absent,
and s exnei ienced with deep regret,
‘hat the resident clergy were rorallv in
capab e of eftunating the gifr I intend
ed them; I therefore delivered the Tef
rument to the Lay Vicar of the b-fliop
a’ his urgent request he having afTur
red me. thtit the bifliop would highly
pit?’ so valuable an acquisition :o the
ciiu ch ; he seemed much pieafed that
tfie benighted Hate of his ration had
excited th attention of strangers
Lhu fi . 1 have left, at lead one
c py of the unaduiternted word of Gou
at e.tch of the Lven Afiaiic churches
of the Apocalypse, and I irv.ft tliey are
not utterly thrown away ; but whoev
er may piani, ir is G -d only who can
give'ue increase, and from his good
tu>(% we may hope tliey will, ir. due
time, bring forth fruir, “ {< m thirty,
fume sixty, and fome a hundted fold “
Believe me, (ir.
ever yout's most truly,
•HENRY LINDSAY.
■TortTgn Articles.
Lrices ;> c..’ on, I,<iiuLdii, A|>. it 16—-Sea-lsl
aiui, At; bo'veds, 2od to 20 1-2.
A: I .iivrpooi, April 13—bowed, 2i) to 21(1 ;
Ni ivOrleans, 20 1-2 to .41; S. a-lsiarul, 2s. lid.
to os.
I obarco at London, 13d. Virg; rice 265. in
bond.
<. Id is rft nur With hank notes in England,
owing the sc.uu iTir of the latter.
I I is said that Fbui-lic ts abcut to write the
memoirs oi Ins own life.
Ihe empress Ausiri'a is dead- She was
m tl. 29th year of her age. ‘She died at \e
,>ii!. ou U.c ytli “I April-
Th. North Star, of 20 guns, arrived at P>v
mouth, tiiii;. aboui the loth of April, from'Jk
n.rt.cu on.t llav-mna, w ith 1,131,UUU doiiars—
lie greater pai i on account < t government.
(.rvio quant i lies of “deteriorated silver coin”
. .|\l r* .'C fcl lh.gli.tul t. orn . ,1” which the
hu oi k*u"s 2U or >U per cent, as slated in par
liament.—Tins sort of money had been “ cried
down’’ a< some piac< s-
Miii li an\n tj lias been felt in Europe to know
‘he object ot a heavy squadron of Hnnsii ships,
mder4idimr.il Evinouin, in die Aiediierrunean.
11 s force coils vs u> of six 74's, with a number of
t .gal. sand sonic smaller vessels. An opinion
pi walls that he is Ucatined U with
tile Algerines and other Barba:) powers, oh
certain .subjects agried upon by tin congress
oi Violins'—s. oil as dial they should hereafter
n jfulu e itn ms. Ives in by the rules
ot Civdiml natioh.-t, and g.\e up the ‘business
ot making slaves ot th. n prisoners. So far so
,;. od bn;. \e,- ba.-'lli expect il.Mt the report is
true. ijn.ust have ‘(men atronglv urged.,
ik ad. obe made the agent of such severe
nicasuics against her dear allies , who have al.
•o h ,nso useru: tuber m*Ktm;hcr :o inono])-
“ii/- 1 in. commerco ot the Moxlrterrtmeah sc •.
I’,-maps, the it mibling that .i'intrica, under
oi> gallant ‘)( cu ur, gave those pirates, mao
have roused the pride of slumbering Kumpt,
and have provoked all ixertmn to wipe oh the
shame duo has so leng n sled upon the Vvhole
comii-tut for is das'ardh submission to those
uifc.giiitieant baibanau . H-- the .suit as it
ntay, and is dm glory ol tmr Tsim'n/ to have first
diended a (mace, without tribute in any shape
whsiKoev. r, to them
Uhivikn sraxr.N. T!it'following*:s an extrac
troin a iiaiul-bdl published a. Li verpool tor the
purpose ot gi\ mg’ reltei to tbs. res sod seamen—
A tiumber ot live ahnve uofortunale men,
many ot wh ’:) have n.-kedl their lives m tii.
U nee m our etnmtry, ..re a’ p.-t sent wa.iclei u-g
aoout .he town m demos’ deplorable stan o
nisi tss■ In iiig abs Inn 1- destiuiieof 1..-id a. .:
lodging, anti .-tali’ so f clothing, batin’ ij
tht-i't /wi.r-fvr vt. i ni.-ds in the tpm tor
.it .Vir’ //'.riitigian hue silk* oiAi’rs A..- ry-e/.i
i.'ie ‘■ light* muit r curts, w., ~ s *e. ttbn V not ujew
/a- jv tukeit tirem in the atone qum
i ‘tear hit J it,net li - it true;’ upon the cttfU rori ,
.i'iihotu uni/ cmcring hot men weichul'Clettu n$ !
1 .ley iiav e i. dnerto t \ - . t. b. ‘.lie preea. n us
aal o. casual char ly, ehiejiy Oettowed by Oei
aotiein ■iitmhte ,/e, wliohavt r.ti.i ■- and lie.rims
. lame e.ondi hxi.* 1
pHKNca e taieAH jirs The window s ofsev
era! shops in TL-Inmo e have bC. ii sett rff bv
many ret tsidy HUpoi tl caricatures fron
f ranee, some 0 them rivafting the most ludi-
C’. -his Knghsli protiucitons ot the kind.
have no itecl til l-dlown g :
1. “ Ktiyiish /iA ty of the Pmss”—represent
i°K tj.*":;’ •, “i h ‘ >s. m roul’n an.
•rnhlt! countenances, knocking down-and s. .
amg upon afirigliietl ci izc ns. and forcing them
i-v the roughest manner possible, on board ;•
ship.
2. “ Eng : !*r j~"; oients in fsintlonV —The
principal tigure in li.is. is a very tat man, with
a vacant countenance, having a pipe in one hand
and a pitcher of tbaming porter at his elbow,
I.i te,tong hi art.ly at vht scenes around lum—
wuicli . .tidbit one man hanging by a rope ano
ther firing a pistol imo his oven mouth, anti a
third nimbi) jumping from a bridge to drown
himself in the water below-
J. “ £ngit*h umuMemcMU in farit.” yke f#^
min is here sp a ;n Introduced, with a mr.s'e l
turkey in his hands, which he is most greedily
devouring, widiout the use oi knife or fork
almut him are aA-umb-r of women with lc. ,
.lank necks and U an faces, and other* ise tnUre
ahlv pourtrayed, with their laps and hands <i
led v/illi fruit, winch they are crumminy dow
their throat* Mitli all [mssible expedition.
TANARUS uTi.su cvnicsTi’iiE. From the C'-mprer
II isi ntitled “ the IxT-.nvn w, or Jlits out oj
hex teek*’’—turns npon the high-life scene
which are now exlub.'.ing f-,r die amnsemt i-t
of pour.lohn Bull,—The prince regent his gcu
ty foot wrapjied in flannel, ,s pushing in wid.
his crutch, lus highness, price- Leopold, “ L m
•'age,"man 1 don’t be bashful,” —die prkice, n
a utri ic.rfrtis uniform, and witli a long sworn, i
ad-lressing himself to hi- earn tpot cl with ti ts
emphatic Words : “ Madtm, l iiav.; nt trio” ,
hut I am of die right bleed, true f-ermtuv and
b oc.tj roval.” The princess Lharlotte, like a
true fib\<G.i,Tip[:e*rs * itli askippi grope, and
1 us ans'Vi rsdds salu aiion, “ I hail radier y n
w .e English ! but a German husband is bettei j
ban noia ” —while tier grandmodmv, queen j
Chario te of England, is pushing her to; wards,
saying “ go along scape-grace, speak kindly to j
liidi!” There is some humor it (bis royal cu- j
ncatun.
“ JIEsTOIfATIOX.” r.tßis, April 7On
th- subject of Ur: Lancastman mode ofcditca
tn.n a-.u inpted to be introduced into France, j
‘tb- Moniteur of the 4th contains the following
nolic/j:
“By a k-tt/r of die 3d of February, the grand
annouer bus acquainlcd the prefect ot the “Seine,
i a- having made known to tin- k.ng toe al
aiius of the Catholics, on the plans ot Bell and
Lancaster, his majesty hud charged him to
communicate the same to the pl'efUet, and at
the same time to inform him, that without
wishing to deride cn die new method, his ma
j.s-y was desirous, lhai it should be laid down
as a pi mcvple, both for . stabiislmn hts already
midi, and future ones-- 1 lnu the Catholic,
A pus olic and R man religion shall be taugn
m the new scliools,'ts the every odier. 2. Tl.at
-very teacher, who docs not profess the catl-o
----■l;:t htidi, •shall be excluded front these schools.
3 Tliat regulations for these schools, slvaii be
drawn up in concert with lie diocesan authori
ty. 4 Tlikt'thesiectoi shßl.atl be authorized to
visit the schools establislu and in then punslies,
and take care chat the ca't.olic religion shall be
there carefully taiiglit. ‘5: In fine, dial the u
tabltshuients of the new schools shall innoies
pec trench upon-hose of the brothers ol d.i
ciiristian schools ■ and that in the places or
parishes where d-e latte’ - shall nave been al
ready (s-abhf hed in sufficient mUT-bcr, new
schools shal’ iim be admitted to con-e into com
pel it ion with them.
“ Thost articles were sanctioned by his tr.a
ji’!*ty’.;sigi ature ; and in Consequence’ot their
conitnnnicalioti, those of he clergy ot l’ar-,
iviiti were members of the committee ot prinm
ry instruction, have no longer aetused to act. ’
Cfj What o glttrtau* subjec fr “ rejoicing”
is this * ‘‘ Legi’ irnaie” things nciw ruled It
is abominab'a dial such proct t ilings should be
counienunceil'by a Chrininti people, much less
bv Protestant communities, li Bonnpc.i te had
attempted—but he, bang die c ii- sen < *l die
people, was an “ uaurper.” Europe is rapidly
“ advancing backwards, ** ns ‘Baiuiy said —the
dark ages se* m about to be “ restored,” ai.d
then re ‘•ancient and veitetablc !”
\ ir.s .a, ‘March 30 The hist reWs from
Turk- v inform-, us that th* O'.ii man Porti for
mally refuse* 1 toseknow ledge the independence
of the Indian iso s. \\ e can no longer, ‘.hen, be
surprized at the little interest ‘lie divan shews
in according the chums of the English respect
ing continental places. It will, perhaps, be nt
isessarv that they employ force.
Fisni KxEsr—The British recently captured
sen ral lishing vessels in the bay y f Finny, ai-vt
sent tl-etn to Newfoundlacd, where they w ere
released with* cautton against fishing there in
future.
Died, h few days f.nee, at his residence in
Dorchester county, Maryland, Mr. John J\ lit ih
ell, aged 105vc.tr- and 9 months.
From Europe haixily a vessel readies the'U
nited S utes Without several passenger*. There
would he an immense precipitation of pi e-plt
on our short s, if the means were furm-hed to
bring them hither, millions woukl ‘com, —ln
the Hope, arrived al'Cli'-rleston from Naiitz,
Were 28 passengers, cine Hv labourers and coun
try people, flying li n the “ deliverance, 51
Which delivered ‘* .'/ir - fourths of triery bush
el of wheat t hey mvsc'l, to the yevenmu nt.”
t.en. Lall; >t vni>, wiio latelv arrived at Rbil
adelphia, is not the gcutleman v\ ln> acce n.pan.-
ed Bonaparte on board the B. llnroph- n. a.ul
was sen’ to .Malta. The laticr is wi held, vvt
helicue as a prisoner of v ar.
Mad. Guruei in travelled 36 longues, in a
right line, from IVis, in a ball-iou, in thru
hours, Oil the 2'i’h of Am il In'st.
Trench Chamber ‘of Peers.
Bulletin of the sitting oj April *7.
The report ot the lpeciai commit
ree ol lVven, zppointed to exnn i:.e the
law pre-j. cl oh die finances, was made
by Coutii Gamier. It was divided in
to three heads
1. The edabiifnment of the budge:
for 1816; that is to fay, the expcfitior
cf the ordinaries and extraordir-aries c-t
(he army, and the ways a: and means tc
which the government may resort, to
provide for rts expenses.
2. The difeharge of the debt in ar
rear, and due on the Ift January, 1817
and the means adopted to pret-Li
iherefor.
1 he payment of the Joan cf one hurt
tired millions-, ra fed in virtue cf a rev
al ordinance, dated August 16, 1815*
In considering rhefe topics in fuc
CcEion, the committee difcuiTed fevera,
important quefltons, particularly what
is the competence of legifi.itive cham
bers with refpe£t to the public revenue \
in a monarchy ? lhe report concluded
with recommending the adoption of
(jje hiw # v.-hteh the committee thought j
could not be longer deferred without
occafi tning irteparabieprejudice toour
finance*.
Some debate arose on the quellion
for printinfi: the report.
One peer proposed to expunge cer
tain pafTages, whicli in his opinion,
could not be assented tc by the cham
ber. This motion was seconded
Other members observed, that the
printing of the report did not imply the
approbation of al! that it contained ; on
the contrary, by making cur'admen re
and corrections, an official char after
would seem obe given to the palTige*
which were retained.
The question for priming was then
:put and carried.
The chamber then proceeded to bal
lot on the law project. The number
of votes was 135. which was after
wards reduced by the nullity of three
ballots to 182 ; and the number that
finally voted for the law was !31 The
prufident accordingly proclaimed ite
adoption.
Private Correspondence.
“ Paris, April 17.
<c The report relative to the duke
cf Wellington being fuperct'ded 1 y
the prince of Orange in the com
mand of the Ruffian and Piufliaa
‘contingents, tale all credit ; and
these rumours are otilv the inven
j
tions of an enemy, for the purpose
of tawing diflentions and division
among the allies. I here is now
another ftnry in circulation, name
ly. the difeover'y of feme feditioug
and infurreftiona! movement a
mong the troops cotnpofiug the
royal artillery, who are said to be
implicated fin tin plot to overturn
the government; —1 have no doubt
there is just as little foundation as
the other.
“ M. Talleyrand quitted Paris
yesterday morning for Valency.
“It appears that the king will
not go in person to the
chambers, but thai a cotnnnfiiori
preftded by the chancellor, will be
nominated by his majesty for that
purpefe. - T *y rfe’j.’
that the prorogation will takepl'A
towards the 6th or 7th of next
month.”
COMMUNICATION.
TO the honorable Foreman and
members of the Grand fury, cf
Wilkes county. (Geo.) reigmnp at
the June term of tre hupirior
“Court cj said County , A. I). 1816.
THE petition of the Senators Re
■prefentativess and Delegates in n and e
feveial State* and 1 en iiorfe-: of th, TJ.
nited States, compcfing a;, a body, die
14;h Congrefr ; i the Unived States of
America, humbly rerrefent to your
enligh ened bedv. thai we ate f .-ly
grieved at l aving incurred your tilf
pleafute, by < ot ‘are law to change tfrfe
• mi df- of conVpeivfarcT) ro l e n.eft,bees
oi Cor profs Ou: grit! has been n v ore
acurtifincfc we have cblerved rhepMbiic
ni.mner in which (>ur conduct has been
t xpefed tc the at in adrerfu nos the
people a: large. With much humility
and cormioon v. e atknew edge the er
ror we have coir mined, aid promilp a
itrifter regard to tlie interests oi the
public in future- Your honorable In
qufclt may rest afTured that noflittig
lhali be wanting on cu parts to at c< rd
to the plans you have propoLd for cur
conduft hereafter. V. e hope, be leech,
pr.ty that your anathemas may he laif
od from over u& •, and we be fi fFercd
•o appear before you in the moll hum
ble, or indeed afcjeft charafter, impio
ing your unmerited forgivenefs. We
cknowledge ycut mighty wifdcm ; we
plead cur acknowledged ignorance;
we da)e not (uggelt that the paflioa
ve entertain, is attribuiabie to you—a
love cf gain .* but w hile our empty
purses mourned the fate of out high
Rations, we braved the dangers of de
lay, till ftarvaticn threatened us—then
in a last extreme we ventured to give
iiberfy to our body, to remunerate
themfelvcs from the public trrafury,
lor the services and expences ol uur
attendance cu tlie governuieut, |t