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in the crave, is beginning to
Jaold that diftinguifiied rank a
mong authors, to which his great
talents have so long entitled him.
It has been generally known,
that for several years, he was en
gaged in forne literary work; and
much anxiety had been hit at
his death, left that melancholy
event (liould deprive the World
of the whole rd'ult of his labors ;
but we are now about to behold
them, in the production of a
work that has long been one of
tht greatest de fid era fa among
all the literary friends of Ameri.
can repubiicuniitn.
Ihe principal works of the
Fnglifh historians are calculated
only for the meridian of despot-
Urn ; but hitherto they liave
been indifpcnfible here. ‘i ’ 1;e
informtnion they contain is so
rcitffmy in fine situations of
Vue, arui f,> uftftul and interefling
in all situations, that they cannot
be in any degree fuppbnted, ex
cept by fume such work as we
suppose Mr Ram fay’s to be. The ,
fooncr they are fupplanted > the.
better ; for tley are ft* lull of
the base and the dangerjtis prin
ciple- of modern idolatry, that
no man can re;,? them without
frequent d'Guft, who poiTcfl_>s
liberal fo.ifimenis with reg?.;d to
rights and freedom rs man
kind. Through all. ages idola
try has, of all kinds of crime and
folly, been the inofl fed unlive,
the nioft dangerous, and the
molt prevalent. In early ages
this wickedness confided chiefly
in the w nlhip of images ; but
almost all the world has, thro’
the improving wifdoni of latter
times, difearded this puerility:
and now idolatry confffs in the
w ufliipof rank; *;i other worals,
it is the principal of aristocracy.
‘I he juvenility of the world muii
ye t have its rattle.
si little louder but us ‘empty jui/e.
‘bo curl* lvts if lias long 1 ecn
a matter of lerious grievance, to
fee the works of so many great,
and otherwise valuable, wilt- rs
imbued tvith such means and
pernicious folly ; and we hope
it 5$ not dev ating from our iub
jeft, to express our exultation
here, that the people of this
country atv 4 in i me degree, a
bout to be relieved bom the
contagions influence of it.
** Non continue si me in gre
gem sicarionim contuli, suivi si
carius,” laid fume of the Latins,
whoft name • forget; but, ne
vertl-cdefs, it is generally found
that vdl communications cor
nipt good manners and l have
1 . h hi uiu; the pi evidence of
zviltocracy, in ti.is country, to
the general circulation of the
wetksef F.ngl’fh hillorians. We
wa..t books that may eradicate
the frivoli us manners—the pup
py ifrn of courts, and introduce
in their Head, the manly habits
aid fentinunts—the firupee dig
nity congenial to repubiicaniim :
a contempt tor parade, and a
rclpeef for what is truly noble
It is particulaily neetfliiry that
ati ardent national fpiiit should
be diftufed thro’ the aval's oi th
nation. An emulation for noble
diftii ftion mult be excited, like
that which cast its lph.ndor i vei
the better days of Greece am
Rcu e—an ambincu that cat
liveini) in the difplav cl pub’-u
votue ; a refptci for public fen
which can aiiie only
from the difTufion or public in
formation ; an assurance that
public honors can be gained on
ly by honorable means.
But we delay the account of
Mr. Rarnfay’s hiitory. “ T his
work (fays he) has been in con
templation upwards of forty,
years. The piojeft was con
ceived in 17 on reading the
Universal History, then recently
edited, in 60 volumes, by a foci
ety of gentlemen in Lngland.
The original idea of extracting
the quinteftnee of that volum
inous work, which contained the
moll complete system of history
the world hail ft on, has ever
finee been enlarging and impro
ving by an extenlive perufai of
thy hiltunea v/iirten by Robert*
son, Hmflo, Gibbon, and ot'A.-
modern authors—of the Aftuic
n-fearches—of the works r,\ Sir
Wiiiiam Jones, and or'. f r learn
ed oriental.its—-tfv* publications
of intelligent trav.rkrs, who, in
the CQurle o'.':! /’aft half cento- i
bore explored the zirnoft eve- :
>)’ region cir the globe. These,
collectiv Gy, have throw n a blase
of light on countries, compara
tivGy unknown ; and on p -r
----tV ns both, of ancient arid modern
hiftow,which were confufed and
obfeure at the period when the
writers of the Universal f! Rory
publiHied their invaluable work,
ibe arrangement of materials,
collected from these sources,
commenced in the yer.r 1780,
when, in confVquence of the sur
render of Charltfton to Sir
lknvy Clinton, the author was
fuddudy re leafed from a fen of
butintfs, anil font as a prisoner
©f war to the lkitifii Garrison,
then in St Anguftine, and there
confined for eleven mouths,
without any peculiar employ
ment. Steady progress has been
made for the in . ten years, in
correcting and tranferibing the
woik for publication.
It is Rail’d, that the whole
Vv’c i’k will be included : n i oor 1 2
volumes * but the part relative
Jo America, may be had foperate
in three volume ;, ft he history
of the United State's is given at
full length—that of foreign
countries, is more *<• his ex
panded or contracted. in propor
tion to die imrinfic importance
of each—ns tending n> i! in'irate
portions of iw.iv wa : ;—the Click
and Latin clan! :s-~and alio in
prop; rfiou to it. countcbou with
the United States, or ns fundfil
ing ufelui pradical information
to its citizens.
The Afv.iic part of the work
contains a general view of the
antediluvians—of the general
deluge—oi the re-lcttlenient of
the glohe alter that great event ;
—of the primitive poltdihivian 1
nations, which were formed in .
Afm, die cradle of the world—
thc;r van us ramifications, iev*>- 1
Unions, ;mu of ihe genera! ccut fe
of c mpire.
I he African part contains a
history of Egypt, Carthage, Nu
miAin, Mauiita'iia, Abyuinia, of
the piratical Slabs. ?nd the llct
tentets, with agi f ed view of
its uncivilizcJ set elements.
T'he European part contains
the history ot Greece and Rome
—ot the various rath ns which
were conquered by them—of
the nations by which the Ro
ans thimfelves were conquer
ed, and of the nations which
| were formed from the fragnvm*9
; of the Roman empire, and oi
j the various revolutions of the
i bitter, together with a genet.)*
■! view of the nations which were
j iievtr fubjedted to the Rom ms
The A'ueiicari part contains
a general history of the wdfleru
continent, under the heads of
Free, Turoptan, and Aboriginal
or unconquered America
In addition to thn utujnefllon
able merit of the work, if will
furnifh n motive J r the patron
age c>f the iiVr.il and library
part of the c.rmmunity, that the
profits which may anfe from the
public j\ >n of this work, will be
exclr.ively applied to the educa
te a and lupport of the numerous
family of the author. (Niles.
•••
CIfRISTOPHE KIfIGOF IIAVTI
Ibe follczvinz interesting particu
lars re spelling this rxlr: r Una
ry character, are supplied by a
gentle man who was in tit. Do
rrhigo last ‘June.
i Its person is rhcellegnnt mo
del of an Hercules In battle
he is brave to desperation his
courage rising. with danger.
He has been seen in the heat or
an engagement, animated with
the fury of a tiger, raging and
foaming through all his ranks.
He is revengeful beyond nua
ftire Me had a regiment com
manded by a colored m 01 which
W'entjover to Pe yo". The mo
ment lie was apprif. J of tire cir
cutrftance he ordered a nanflacie
of all the colored women in his
dominions, add not even to wafts
.gunpowder on thun. I was
{hewn places where a number
of thole unfortunate females
were butchered ; and many were
laid thereby relatives rill the fu
ry abated, and 1 had the parti
cuiats of their escape from the
lips oft two or three. They ft ill
live in great dread, and fotne
who are even wealthy, would
gladly abandon all, and go any
where tc get out of his power,
whom ihev hate but never name.
He is extravagant in his Motions
of grandeur and proud as Luci
fer h'imfclf, severe as a tyrant to
wards those of Ids own color, I
•. 1 I
and wfioare his fubjeGs, at the ;
lame time rigidly enforcing the !
laws an J protecting ft rangers ;
who r fo.Ai diem. In no conn- j
try in Europe are dudes and 1
cuiloms so rigidly cxacAii, or il- j
licit trade so coiripleiely preven- I
1 feu. Add r ‘his, that I travel-;
led the interior of the ciountw i
1 where not a white face is to be j
: seen. with as much fafety as. I !
could in any part of Great LVi-j
: tain. Thin is not to i*e done 1
vtilhout a pnffport figneft hv him- i
felf. No llranger is permitted!
‘to gb a hundred yanls beyond ;
| the barriers of the Cape without ;
• jaertn’fTion. I do not think how-!
‘ever, that his government will
be of long duration. He is A
much toe tyrant he mail have
many enemies among his teem
ing friends, betides being him
felf a u urper, and engrofmg a!!
tiie riches aft the country, and
applying them very often toolilh
ly and without advice, will na
turallv ii'fpire those about him
aiih notions dangerous to his
fafety. Ills perfcnal cbrafter is
so well knovsn, that no one u ill
afrempa ary thing again ft hi a til.
they ..r: fare to h-a\e 0 A*
a.i 1 * , 1. .i1—...—.. cticit
muff evenfua'ftv o’verctJrrc v *nr,
flis cl'.rrt-efter is opposite to
Clirift-'phe’s in a!! that is
that Ids success will Hve the
count) y.
••••
South \mcrionn
S mo-m October
Ofttrial accounts have L- en
rr< . : vcd at Bav in Avres fir m
tile iquadron of Admiral I3i*uv 0-
avuizirg In ’ho pa A fie octiu , in
F ’> last be c? r tured the fi ‘ r of
Punta be Piedbras, bes re a re
in forcem t which had been feet
from Pucka, (on the appear, w
of his fleet) could reach if.
P/r -wn then attacked with “'re.
l'rinadad brig, (on board of
which he had proceeded from
one of his large ships) and a gal
liot, a battel')’ of four guns which
haft been hafrily thrown up in
advance of tht one tak n. Af
ter a firing of two hours, the
Admirals vefTel m fortunately
grounded, in cr-hfequencekft the*
bidden ebbing of the fide, and
was compelled to fur render.
Brown’s force confined oftvvct
large 24 run corvettes, the brig
taken and two final! fchocners.
ft'he had in compsrfy several
captured velTels ; among them
the bog (!or;joqu;.ncia of Cadis,
withrnore than 300,0c0 dollars,
and the Gobernadora, of do..
ihe ne -oher of prizes which thej
ujuadiv n had taken fircc its a pi.
peane in the pacific, was fa id
to be 50, several of which vvenp
rmed and manneal with d’.fiftFec-*
ted Spaniards, obtained from the*
neighbori.:_g ports. Anew go
vernnr Gay ujuil, and another
p Iftan of diftimTion, were prif.
oners on board the licet, a-.d the
inhabitants of G were IVlicitiu *
to ex Tango the former for tho
A drill rah The fleet had been ?,t
Calhao, Gayaquil, arid the inter*
mediate ports ; one of the Cor
v ttes had en end the for i-vt
port, anil after firing ico sh: t
fork the Fuenre Herihofa, lying
all at anchor, and -jratciv injure-*
•.mother vt iu. 1. This <h cafioned
so much confufion that the peo
ple began to unload tome {hip's
which were ready to depart for
Europe, with much money and
other valuables. A fqdiuroft of
5 vciL Is under Com. Cau/eiro,
iitaftntiiig 123 guns, *O3B men,
hnd faded from Lima in q toft of
the enemy, ihe above ib.brm.i
tion is contained in the I.inm. Ga-%
z. tie of IL b 23. At the iaft
J iU'6 ikow!i’’ fleer hati returned
upon the c all est Chi'i. and were
b ocka ling Vuloarifo arid *” %
quimbo.— There, was a
that the Lima ft pi adron had I eeii
taken. All Chili was in c-iafo*
non and alarm.
Later tl.it.s from the Pac'iic
Ocean mention that Admiral
B.*o-.vn had been exchanpyT.
Hi.; iccond in command it ap.
pears ft ed a flag of tru * to
Guvaquii, ofil ring to elite: an
exchange by giving tip the Go
vernor, all the Spaniih jyifori ;rs
and four of the prizes must he
given up ; and that 100,000 cVft.
Jars would be given to the rs p -
tors, and tlte means furnlf ievl
the fleet to return to Buenos ‘ v
res. i his would’ not be c> n
piied with ; and the fleet it an
fired on the town, the govern* f
then agreed to exchange the a.i
r.v-a!, who to>k ihe coni.naad
of the ships again
Os oiiu thouhiud five hundred
