LINES ' ".-'.
Addrefcd !o a Society for. tSat'ti h'WZ: a'
y Literary JrunJ:,-'. ;-?-.' .
"Ye. friends tf Genius, friend a of hnrmn kiml,
.?VhbflilOh"e throbbings of the wounded m'u.d j
Ye little flock, felefted from the crowd, '
The ftefn, die vain, the thoughtlefrV and the f rosd,
-JTo Pity's ha-ribis ibr'toe your offerings bring-'.
Afflifled Genius it a Jaqred tbirtj.
KcrTaThuftani"AniftiW-ttal hcvs' ' Anfcr. '.Alt DVnifli innaDitants and fane! wilt not 'be forced todo any .military
f;:!:cft -f.
f.ClTltV Tor
criics as well
You ftiffer with the mi of ftudioaa-irnod,
s Who ftarvea by labours fortfte public gqod 1
WhoTe'wifdom forms os, and whnfe magiq p'i,
?ofiCu'i oar heaita, and tirin us into men. :
Roufryfans of wealth, whom Heaven iu anger feel,
SlieuH'on "your fophas in the pomp of ejfe.
Who mark t he poet's or Hiftorian't art( - N
And praife the truths that eyar reach your heart.
Who read.an author at you quiff chimpigne
To,warm the frozen blood, and fire the brain j .
And while the flight of Geruaj you admire,"
iew the fcorn'd owner in a jail expire ;
Or lke poor'C'hatterton, rcfign hia breath,
Slf-murdered-, to preclude a lingering dttth.
Route font of wealth, when Pity calli, and find
How wo of, fympathy exalt the mind :
How oft, by frnall relief, in feafon. given,
We bjild.inouowS breaft a little heaven
And whwben fuchTtiWirne effects arc known,
their perfons and
as the free exer-
fcifeof. Religion,, provided ' they do not
tiidfavour. col hi lively to coyer property
LiA the enemies of ."QTea-pr.it-ain 3IK- Ire
land. By properties-.Jyo be undeiftood
goojsjind merchandize -oow on ihorc.
X. Arms:and-ammunition to be deli
vered by acommiflion con.pofed of offi
cers of both parties, alio the magazine's, i he has fent to fee the Britifh troops.
" WEo7 but mull feeTtt'rifvng"
arrived that he was how no more.?7 t?' t the fv6jeB-cf the ifland and of theUni
I he lacy. was lnconlolablc, nut ine tea dutes ot Amenca, uattcnjiyir me
found it prudent to Ijfle hejgrvtr,, twt.
ine mig? oomeratc trie imaiicu ictcc
of fufpivion. ,' . ' .
VV hen inc. had paid every, tribute con
HQent witk'.-efleaion to the memorv of
, . f.-
her'fieparied lord, a ge'mtehian was' pro
pbfei by. her parents former approbation,
a iiu the goodj?ld people lo prejudtced in
favor of the per lo n they had " introduced
that they gave their daugutcr. to lander
ftand their happinefs depended on her
compliance.
'1 he young lady, who thought herlelt
entirely at liberty to. commit a fecund
t repais upon Hymen,; ahef idme little
heiitatio;i coalemed. ' 1 he nuptials
were ce!e. rated the lady, if not hap
py, ; was placid, and lcrenely content ;
tie parents were it-lighted : the bride
groom was f enraptured ; and all were
I j o c 1 1 n d 1 1 w e r e f p r i gh 1 1 y .
ror
couple
at length an lntermtttng
lady : the -phyficiani were baffled, and
(he to all appearances paid' the debt due
to nature., anerwas;t)urred with pompv
and every reverence (hewn to her me-
duty, but they muft take the oath of allef
glance conlormably to the aojwer to ar- "
tide loth. .;-y-;.:.,
14. The-preliminary articles W4iuch
this propofed CapitulatH)n' . depends that -.
the:...fctrl.ccrsifeivt onbttaYtftt fleet afccr-
tain the number of Britiih to be thres,
thouraiur leaft. - " -' . ..
cnfv cr . His Excellency the Danifli
Governor is hot expected to fign theta- ,
piiuijiiion uniu me return oi-ine-0JtLcci5-
and provifions. and what elfe may be
... 1 .
found in. the fort as it iliall be lound to
day, according to returns to'bedrawn up.;
Anlwer. Agreed.
c. AH Danillr ofiicers of the garrifon,
unaval officers and failors, toTbe conduc
ted conveniintly and fafely to their na
tive country, and thofe that may defire
to proceed to America and elfewhcre to
be provided with proper palipurts,
i. In the general-claim ot Daniih .
and neutral property to be.refpeOed, as ,
belongihg to lawful pwners Is alio com
prehended the vcitcls and all properties
afloat in this harbour, or what' might
arrive during the time the Danifli colo.. -
nies remain in pplleuion of his Britannic
Majelty.' - "'
Anlwer.- 1 o replyJ.o the third pro-
politioruadditional, all , thi;forts,- milita
ry ports and vefiels of war niu.it be given
lrU were fprightly.V ' . A,nfwer.- Thegarrifqn m.uit be con- ry ports and veflels of war mult be given
four: years this newly married, fidcred as prifohers.of war, and fpecdily up as foon as the capitulation is raiificd
:, lived in perfeft harmony : but ! as poffible will be conveyed to Europe by the Commander in Chief. .
'th an intermitiny fever feized the I as and every indulgence flicwn them. l6 It is refuelled that the military
A fsINf.ULAR TALE.
We are about to . indulge :oor readers mo'ry. the cuftom of the country would
with vmw findulnr. -hut n verv true re-1 admit of,' .
lauon of an affair w hich happened ome During her laft illnefs, her former
,.,ar n-:o.w.fKT?rM nrovnV.rrt huuband. whom we left abroad, had re-
Ainarrof famton-TTard his-sidr elfeT-Ta) turMd-and-afterlcTTTghenff
n,'!. u,tv ratilr anl Hiftin- enquiries, was intormed or every cir-
an(nA irr'f I cumftance we have related above,
As there vvas a Darirv in vcars. in As he was unwilling to furprife her
:..f,m.ini.J nnrf in .fitiurioii. the bdv re- whilft (he combated with ftcknefs, he
fr-ivr.1 h.r unUant with thci cuftomarv had employed a trulty perfon' t .make
. condcfcenfioii, females feldom withhold him acquainted with each particular of
from thofe whom they are taught to pro- her cafe ; and the in(tant the news of her
"nouncv: upon an equality with fhcmlelves. dcath reached his eari, a frantic wild-
nefs-feized hi foul, and he refolved: to
6. No military to be quartered in ana naval orncer inonui bc nermi-.tcd ei.
JiftnfM' hnt in harracks. and- 'decent thcr to remain here or -to return by the
rooms-toDeaiiignea oy-tue- uurgncr j " jr-j-tAii4ti!s.vtuiij.vi iicUii.u ;.
Council, and a commiflion appointed to ftate and 'hat the private foldieis and
. . ' . . If 'I . . I. IJ l . . ... i 1 L n
that purpofe. i janors lnouio ueproTJcea wnn;pauports.
"Anfwer,' Agreed. I nuiwcr.-, . i ue omters oi; ine - army
7. The Danifh laws atil ordinances lare-to-.be priloners ot war on their pa
tn rrrnain in farce! all roiirts and indi- e Ot honour, not to ierve till exchan-
riartfflres-icTrcnSTF;i hv ih. nri-f.-nt gH "and will have, permillion - to depart
- j " i ;- i ' .. .i ! '.. - .f
officers. In cale that no appeal can take "K "'". tonvemcm uianner wun pan-
nlace to the hiirli court of itrftirc at Co- Pors "x "leir Itay here mult nor exceed
penhagen, one is to be ettablillred here a c uviwmumuwxu uni-
by the Englilb (Jovemmcnt, to conhlt '"ul I L,c y"Fult;u U1 llls iviajcu
ri( llirop if . tf rnnfl oll r4 A 5 1 inll" UlftCt.
evcrlrt)in'whatevf r motive, difaVprovc'd recetTC no;manner of fuftnance,"r.but.to
ot the match. I he ucRtiemaii pleaited
T r ' n- 1
but in vain ard finding it importib e
lo oXercome the aged bbltinacy of. the
parents, he rcfolvcd to folicit his char
mer's confeut to enter into the holy
banJs of matrimony, without any fur
ther confutation With the' parents, who
feemttl fo reOdutcly to perlift in a denial.
Having fully cXplaiifrdhrmfelfTJfTihis
. a 1
lieail, t!ic vwirg lay, atter recovering
from a . co:;ltiti; n winch ever tin thru
occafions. is Viltblc amonult the
17' It is under fi coil it i:; linped thnt
ilaves belonging to the DaitiOr fuoiwas
or other firbjccls cbniidered as neutrals.
n
virgin
; thev
fair, ciMifcn'u'd to become his wife
were wedvlei and the marriage kept a
protoii'nd fecret.
It happened after a few years had e
lapfed, that the h'.ifband was cbliged lo
leave his-lovely bride, being crdUd ivto
a foreign country to adiufl tome fmily
an.;irs, wiiicii- rcqmreu ins inrnciiiatc
pcefenccl. The neccfiity was no kfs ur
cent thsn difaizrccable to both raniri
iuwever, thi-y permitted their goo,! fenfe
to opera. , and after avowing mutual af
lcctt':i iiii'l nneiity . pirtcl in certain
expectation of fecttu; eah other ,at
time when fuch an aitciation ftiould
take place at might nfT.ird tiicm an yp
rorrunity or living in a manner every
vjy becoming an lianpy k viriuotis pair
For f. mr titnc they correfponded ;
but the hrffband bcinrrobligcd -to-crofs
fcvcral tcthpefltKnis fcas, did not rccvivc
fuch frequent anfvvers to his cpiltles as
be had rtafon to expeft.. This he' at.
tributcJ to the diflcrtncc'ol dimate rtn-
dcrit.g a regular corrtfpondcncc alto
gether impracticable : and at he imagi
ned his letters had mifcarricd, lie revi
ved forthe prcfent to dc lift from wii
tlng i not relifliing the idea of having his
fentimcntscanvalied over by indifferent
llrangcrs, or perhaps captious enemies.
Another reafon which induced him to
. lay afidc for the prefent, all thoughts of
was ttte profpcA he had of thortly re
turning to hrawee, where the preftnee
tf his amiable vonfjrt would infinitely
txcrctl ail idea, interviews, and mie
ample amends far every pang his heart
kad umlergone.
It i now time that we would return
. lo the lady
Ai (lie ifJciTcJ tconridcriblc ftiarc
cf ycuth aud tiauiy, it was not to be
; fuppofiJ (lie could lon remain without
a tram ot admircri. Her patents who
never dieampt about their daughter
previous marriage, became each dav
f more annious to fcleft a perfon whole
mental and corporal endowments piht
in rnetr citimatiun, Tcncf rum worthy
their tavourue oatightcr s tund aiu
tieart.
r t It
- acverii years, riaj now roiieJ on.
bury himfclf among the mould which lay
lightly on herbrealt,-andihus-pine xym
thethort remainingperitdof his cxiitencc.
Full of this refolution, he repaired,
the night the was buried to her tomb,
and after digging up' the earth '.dif-
covcred the colli n, fetched a deep figh
ano was aoou-t. to ttretcn ins wearied
dimbswhen to his-contlernation
ilhmcnt & affright, he perceived figns of
lite, lie lore open the cofhn, and found
it even as he fufpected.. His wife as at-
molt luitocated : he lnatched her iif in
lis arms, conveyed her to the houfe of a
neighboring triend, had her put into a
waim bed, and in a fcw weeks (he was
erfettly reftored to life and health., ,
As the had real afTtttion for her firfl
huibirut, flie made no Scruple of choof-
uig him tor her companion ; btit as the
ttir loan made a prodigious noiie
throughout the country, the fecondhuf-
iand, who adodoatcd on her to dcllrac-
tion. no looner was intormed ot the
j'xmiculars, than he attempted to force
icr to live with htm ; the prior claim
ant as rcfolutely per filled in keeping
her to himlelt. in (hurt a lawtuit
was commenced ; the nioft learned
advocates in Trance were employed;
a ridundancy of erudition was difplayed.
ami, ncrreing imgatej tor a conliucra-
blc length of time, a folelrhirdccifion was
given in favour of the gcnilcman who
iiri 1 1
law and two rcfpef-table citizens, ac-
quainted with the Danifli language.
Anlwer. I he Daniih laws and ordi-
nances will remain in torce as at pre-
fent. rB"t the per tons filling.civil ofii
cers muft be fubjecl.to the approbation
of their Evcellencies the Commanders
inChief. -In the event of appeal, to lie nue to perrorm :;u ir o-; vuty
to his Britannic lvfaicftv in Council. wllh the fafnc .nttiori.ty us uuckr the
8. Tl k'ma'e nml nnhlir" : t. -n.rn. 4 Danifli Government, ai d with the known
all nublic book keening and account S. ulaPcs of the tlo'ny ?
n. 'a 'i i."" . ' Anlwer
l n,i nmlrrMhi-ltmrU nf ih rvfMun lOtllCrWIlC.
ofHcers for mutual fecuritr and ulV. . 9- Hie property afloat confidcrcd
rr. r
are, to be conltdered as property belo:
to t he o v ncrt. , . iimt t ocont in uc as I
' ' Aifwf-r. - Ai'rrf.i :
I &.' "Shall the poiicc-cf- this il;
Agreed,
ttniefs oidcrcd
Anlwer. All vroperty belonging to
: King, or the government, muft be
giren up to his Britannic Majelty, and
all public records and papers bVfubmif-
ttd to the intpcCtion of .the Bntith,. and
the records , and papers will afterwards
be allowedto remain m the proper offices.
o. His Majelty the Kingot Denmark
havingadvanccd a loan to the planters ;
the laid planters continue to pay off ac
cording to the method regulated, uiitohis
laid Majelty. 1 he King of Denmaik,
retains the right of mortgage in the laid
ellatcs with the exception that the own
ers, in conlidcration of' precedent in fa
vourable commercial conjunctures and
the prcfeht circumflances, make no pay
ment this year upon the Koval.loari
which has been effcdled for the benefit of
the planters.
Anfwer to the 'all article. But with
refpeel to the payment tojbe made tipcrrr
the, loan advanced by the King ol Den
mark, to xhe planters. Jus agrccd to be
left t the deteimination of the King of
Great-Britain and Inland in Council,
had firfl married her.
Tkia work, which ia contained In feveral folio o. how they are to be made and-applicd.
ki. fi t.uie ceir.. " The -4bov very ei. l0 N0 inhabitant thai, be compelled
trJOldimrv IflltlOa ft irnltd ihrrnn. tnvrlhtt wilb ' ... .
-ii -....- j . ".. . . In nrrv irmi nr ncrmrm minrv rtn rv
ii int ipbuc ina wgtnoui argumenu n cJ by i" , - ' "
oppwHtead o.atcifor iheirTfirat hutVndi So that when lie has made his OJtll ot military
inc;t (m ot nine i'oudi oi ine iruiu at nirrauvc io obedience' '
Th.,flL.fctomUrhiu.i,ttfru.-a..nc. Anfwer. Agreed to, but they will be
that to Uv ao imprefTionoi in Oulh upon tlx mindi reqiictlcd tO take an OJlll of allegiance
i our we mail morm mem ihat ihe .entn exprcUlng that they Will not Cither opCH-
Uwvit, have leUcled all the faano-jitriala. with the ' r . . ' . . ' .
deofioo; wh,ch have .e. 4iv,n ia ,h.r cou ot l J6" iU 3nV hWlfi holtllc to the
uruiiii viovcrnmcnr.
II. The Americans (hall bc permit
ted without rcflralnt texport -produce
' C tiM f 1 n n . t nan.t a atuiffs tmT '
Art. I. I he illand of 6f. rhomas : tl. h.i..u:..M.. Jr.. ... n.: ...
ftliw .iiiimii.ii.i miw iiiii' ivr lJICIlca.
tcri nf yrt.
CAl'i l ut'U ION
Ot the Danib IJlinJt in th' IVcfl.Ud'ui.
rithout the lady hciiirg a fylUUe
and St. John's, and their dependencies,
ire hereby placed under the profcc"tion
of hi Britannic Majelty, until by acon-
clulion ol peace ii (hall be fettled whe
ther they arc to be DajtiUi or hnglilh
propeny. '
Anfrr. Theiflan l of St. Thomas
ind Si. John', and their dependencies,
intuit lurrendcrtd to the force of his
Britannic Majcfly, on the conditions as
follow t . '
a. Militiry lionnrs are to befbewnat
the ful u tide r. The officers to keep and
continue to wear their faord.
Anfwer. Granted.
3. Alt the inhabitants of the Mandate
to enjoy t! s iVdvil fecurity for their
,!rerfr.i and property and tuhcr righis,
ci ts c.l as
.1
a ir:r cxcrcuc vt kuviuh.
..! Tl. r. : I .,.!.- A ..1
Miiwcr. 1 ueic colonics-mini trane
under the fame laws as govern the Bri-
tllh Welt-India iflands.-
12. A lecret audfrnarate convention
to permit the inhabitants of the neigh
bouring iflands or from theiaaiu to tra e
thiiher in order to provide the country
wun irein provinons.
Anfwer. The aflirmationto this pro.
pofitionmtifl depend upoii the declfions
of his Majcfly the King of Great. Bniain
and Ireland
It. The free coloured people of this
ill ml fli all be regarded and protected as
heretofore under the Danith Govern'
ment,' aud they, (hall not betJrccd to do
any military 'duly. -
Anfwcr The DitiilV free"cloure I
pcuple wii' c pruteded at twciofOrv,
k - 1... 1... ' . 'i .1., n
(IVl II lllill UIC HUKUS UI I.'IC Dlll.'l.l I
Comti;anders v. iM be corJidt itd,-' i? :s
honed, as kit under lcuucltcatio'ti.
1 1
lot bc difpofed ot, but ir caCc vjj a
detlaration of war, and all fiu Imm-.V: t. y
to be treated in me laijic manner as wa
tibial, in cateot declaration by Biitilh
cruizers beforer1 the prcfont mifut.der-
flanding between the Briiiih and Daniih
nations.
Anfwer., The property afloat will bc
detained agreeable to his Majcfly.'s
in'lrticticn in the hands of agents .who
arc tcfponfiblc lor their conduct, aud
arv only todifpofcof pciifliablc articles.
It will probably be found expedient to
fend'part of this property to Europe, to
wait his Majelty's decifion,
20. I n regard to the twelfth article of
the cnpitulition,- referred to the
determination of his Britannic Majelty,
it is hoped their Excellencies the Com
mander's in Chitt will give a j tovifoiy
order to admit all traders with piovifions
a; herettdore, beeaufw- thiK-ifland-from
immediate wains of provilions mitrht bc
cxpoiea 10 ipconvcniencrs andluhnirg.
Anfwer. The Commander iu Chief
will take the niatier into cotiflderatiou,
being eifpofed io tlo what may be ot
advantage' 10 the colony.
' 21. 'I Jic King's Surgeon to th car-
rifon haviuggrcat practice in this illand,
will bc furt'ered, it is hoped to remain
uiidittutbcd as a particular rcL'aidtd
praclitioncr in the colony.
Anlwer. Agreed, takinz- oath of
allegiance. . . y
zl, ror the itlc of this- and other
Damrii illands has Veen illued by: his
Dinilh Majelty apapcrcurrchiy, where
of a conliderablc fum is now in podtltion
of tire community, and as fuch nancr,
money has hitherto patfed to the great
ufc & convenience of the inhabitants, it
is hoped that it will htnccfortU bcordercJ
to pafs as current money.
Anfvter. Tfic Commanders in Chief
permit the paper money of Denmark to
paf current fr the convenience of the
colony, but . do nol mean to conij el
intu hants to tike it in Urge payiicfd
or EtiKli''1 fcamcn for their wages,
bt. 'I'homa's, iHth March. 1S01.
-t. M. Von Schotrcii' '
Frcd-Maitlanl.lJrig-Ccn.E.D.
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