SK!J:('PIONS.
L tt tlii Slir/ii Ilf l/ir .irt.s
♦ ijntiiit tit's])lrii must from st i iici flow;
I'nl ‘ti. ;i n'lMllikr :illribuK- to kiio\ .
’l'lu“ ii .-.ire of knowlcd ;(.• Is pluntcf'
in iM’i-y iiunuin ’hriMSl: il is as riuiin ul tu
tis asi'rasun:i' rMTls ir-i ll‘ with foi’( f
niid \i\a( ily iIiidmoIi every slai^o «)f lilV;
atid ihc iiiiiul s, w ith a p'^ciiliar I'a-
ijfi'riH'ss, oil i'\fi v 1 i)r-''s 'r.ti tl lo il.
And wni- tli( luiiid t iDpIn;,ed ii|)(jii sub-
jciMs C(iiia!K (jiialil'it'd to I'll .1 Willi plea
sure ;.nd iiisti iii'iive ideas, \v‘ mii;;lit I’e-
t:eive all llie heiielits this htippy dis]iOsi-
tifJli is ;il)!e to prodlir*;.
'I'liis doiil)le adlaiita'^e is to he aUaiii-
-d ill lull ]>ei l(‘( lion l)y llv stiidv of tlii'
sciences ; they are I'lillv (jiiaiiliefl to please
uTid inslriie'i, hecause llicy a!)oiind with
harmony and conti ivam c-, 'I'liey eilec-
Uiaily exercise, not vainly (h'hide, nor
vexatiunsly torment the mind uitli o!>-
scnre suh illies, |)C‘r|)h’\ed diHiniliies, or
t:(iiiU'niioiis (lis(|tiisiti(jns; hut coiKiuer
wiiiioiit opposition. Iriiiiiipii withou!
Jiomj), .'ompcl witliout fori e, and ride
i,i»>o!uti'ly without tlic loss i.f lilierty.
I'lie sciences heiii^- iuiinded on unsliaken
])r\;iciples, and a,i;Teeal)le to t->perience.
me the I'ruitrul parents of r.ll arts, and
ih(‘ iiiexhaiistihli roiintain of advunla^'e
tu haiiKiii ailairs. IleiKO il is that we
i;eri\e tlic prltu ip'.l delights of life, se
curities of heul'.li, increase of fortune,
and conveniences (ji' k''’or: 'I'hut we
dwell eieyviiiil', and comnujdiously, hnild
do(fnl iiouses for ourselves, e'’cct stale
ly temples to (iod, :hk1 leave woiidci ful
TTii nuiiieiils to pfjsleritv : 'I'hat we are
T)i litectcd hv ramDarts from tlio inciii -
iiuns (.»i‘ the rnomy, ri:;hl!v use arms,
arifui'ly manaf^e war, and .ski.fully ranine
ariny : 'I'hat we have sale traf}i(
t!i'-(.ut;h the deceitful billows, pass in a
direct road thruii[(h .the* pal'nless occan,
and arrive at the desired ports, iiy the
uncertain imjjulse of the witid: '^'h.al we
';ht!\ c.ist up our at c(Mints, do business
t'.'Mcditioush , calculate sr.aHered j-anks
i)i‘ numbers, and easily compute them,
tho’j^^li ex])iesbive of hills of sand,
Jiav itnmcMise mountains of atoms: That
'.v(> nvil-e pacific separations of the iioun-
da' ie.s of lands, exaniine t!ie iiiomenlums
of V. eij;lit in an e(|iial balance, and dis-
tribuu* to every one his own i)y a just
rieasure: 'I’hal with a li,q;ht touch we
tl'.rnni forward bodies, and stcip hu},M*
resistances w itlv* a very small fcji'ce:
'J'hat we. accurately dtdiiieale the face of
llii-i i'arthly orb, and subji-ct tiie ecotio-
.niy )flhc univcrsi! to our si.;';hl: 'i'hat
Ae ajilly .dijrest l!ie llowiiv.^ series of
time, dlstini-,u'sh whal is aclcd i)v due
intervals, ri.n'hllv account and flisceiii
the \ irious rc-turi'.s of tin* season.';, the
fi!uted jH'riuds (j1 ilie years and months,
ill. -i.terh.iie aiit;'Uientations of (iavs aiul
Jii.L,d(ls, the doubtful limits oi‘ li^iit and
sliadow, and theoxacl dilVerence of hours
und minules: 'I'hat we derive tiie \iiiue
of the sun's ravsto our uses, inliiiilely e\
tend »he sj)here of si}>hi. enlai'i;e the real
;tppearances of thiiiK'^, bi in^- remote ob
jects near, disiover hidtlen causes, trace
Nature thi‘ou.L;-h lu'r obscure labvrinths,
and display her si'crel mvsteries : 'I'hat
we delij^lit our eyes ith beaiitiCuI ima-
v^es. delineate'’the w oi ks fd‘ nature, and
even form to ourselves thinj^s not in be-
in:.,: 'I'hat w(• apprnich ande\aTiiine the
i: ai ce''si!)le si'ats o| liie i hnids, (iistani
ir- els of land, unfi tMiueiiU'd paths of the
sc... aspirin.,Mops of iIk mouiiuins, pi'o-
I'i und bottoms of\aIli‘\^. and deep
of'lie ocean : 'I'ha! we scale the eiliere u
to ve's, I’reely r:!ti'.i;-e ammii;- liie celestial
fit measure t!u- ’nai^nitude, and deter-
Ti I. ae I lie iiuersiitcs oi t hi' si ti s. presc ri l>e
jn\ iolabh' laws lo the s;»lieres themselves,
and Colli ain the waiideriuLj circuit of the
:Mars wjihiu ceiluin limits: La^'tlv. that
'.ve comp.'ehend the liu;';e f.iUric of the
uni\ |se. admire and coiiiemphi'e the
■wondii'lid bea ities ul ^tlu' di\iiH' work-
Tnanship, aiM leani th« inci e! il.K !(jrce
uikI sat;..city oj our oun minds bv cci’lain
'\l)(‘vimeius. as to ackiio.\ le(i;;e the !)les-
s'i';,>;s of lieuven uiili a \\;^rm and jdous
■ alVeciif.il. ^
Such are the I'-eiieral advan^it’-cs w hich
i-es;.!l I'roiii a kii jwled;.;!' ol' liie arls and
.'■t.icUcc''.
A F’!;fur.\T iii\ 1 ro'idi v(. r,\n!i>,
ill'll 1 V, as a \o ii;. III.Ill 1 (dlcii
viMte 1 a dislaiil rcl.iiion w bom I iihk h
lo\((l, and lo u horn 1 i;i:d m) f,nn'\ hail
1)C !1 lIliK. 11 O Misled. 1 111 . L;-( n! lellKUi ii,i 1
June ai'i'ccadc. ii.'V bc iWiil'ul dau;;-lilers.
h j b, d oi'ieii eiii.'i 'a.iird me \, it b llie
slio-sio]) ' oiivei'sa'i'ill (,l u rii b. Iiiit low.
unde:'!)' d m omaii. tin ir ii '.;,!diof. v iiuse
;i:r-ba:.d i).-.ii.p.-inlcd l,i:.-,li .henll.
l.C’^'^iotlcd 1 ■ ■■ 1 11!, 1, Kuiics
ab'.'.j'. J'lC c v^/fil.nui r she was to
i,ivc - -I an. di irr nii'a d --aid ‘ he' lo ha\ e
710 cii^t:;i ds . yji il' I |, ,■ r > :.u ds. | niust
J;asr clu ese, alvcs : aiit! if I h;.\.' ( licese-
sw contrary lo the rticjii'. tie at lli-t tin,
of the year. I confcssi rl llie force of llie
char'^'-, and fully acknowledi^ed my iMiilt:
addin;;;, that the only excuse 1 culd of
!’er wa->—that if I !rid c^/.v.Vz/v/?, I niusi
have clurvmkry., if i hei sec akes. jeHies; if
j Hies, fruils;aiulif in shorl, bef(.»re
I hal half dJtie with mv /7'.', liiey all ran
away-, and left me the tiidd of !»a'tle, ai.d
never rallied to make an attack oji me a-
gair.
ItArroNAF, I.OVI-,.
Wo all kimw ihejiowei-of i)ea'ity:bul
to render it jx-rniancnt and make human
life more iiai)py and a;recald(',it must !ia\ e
tl.e beauties tif ihe, mind antu xed. !''or,
as Dr. illair V cry juslly ob-.erves, *‘1'. eide
are the a'.lrai lions oi' liie fairesi form, il'
nolhini; ti'il/iin corresponds to the pleas
ing apiie.irance n'illionf. IjOI'" ;ind uiar-
rini'c are Iwo words much spoken of, but
stddom found united, 'l o lie happy in the
choice of the fair one v. e .idmire, is to
cultivate tiiat regard we e\peri nee for
her, into last in^ esteem. ( oiii!ti’)ial
stale Was cerlaitily designed lo hei;;Ii!en
the joys, und lo alleviate the iniserii s of
moilalily. 'I'u cherish-and admir** her.
who Came-into you!- iirnis, the (‘lijedof
joy and pleasure ; anti lo comfort the same
dear oi)je( i of ytjiir alli;ciious, w hen the
clouds of adversity surroiiad he!’. !!.ip-
py within VdUisc'f, and happy in jour
connexions, 'cu (Ui;,dit to loid-; no lo the
aulhor of all i^ood spfts, atul lo i^ive him
praise, in tii«- livel/sl h.onr of social en-'
jovment.’’ What avail all the p!ea:>nresof
this sublunary stale, if, when we shift llie
nallerin'.; sccne, the man is iinhunpv.
where hap[)iness should hv.{\i\^iit hfunc P
.\n uninterrupted inte! i han^e of mulual
('ndearnienls, amoni;- iho'-e of the laiiiiiy,
iiiijiai Is mol f solid saiisracliun, than out-
warrl show, wiih inward uiuasincss.
I.ove is a teiule.’- atid delicate plant; it
must be i;-narled from all inclement blasts,
Ol’ it will droop its h«“ad at:rl die. 'I'o
enliven our hours, to pass our life a;>Tee-
aiily, Ii't useiirii li our mental soil; for Ibis
joined with love, will i'oicver adorn this
happv Slate. A vouii.;- lady, beii;^ ask';d
her opinion of love, said, “11 youth and
l)eaiiiy arc the oljjeci:. of ) our roi^ard, lore,
foiinrled on \oiith ;md l).eauty, cai.min
possibly endi:re l(>tu;«‘r lh;'.n )(;’itii und
beauty last. Love slumld lie ^i?ic.-ri' and
ijenennis, as lioaveti iirsl in '|)ired i'., and
courtship void of mean dissimuboioti.
l>iit love, al this time of'day. is rr.i;,in,n'
the iinaj;ination to expectati'/ns above
nature, and laying- the sure foundation of
disapptdnlnuMil, on b'Uh sides, wd;en
Hymen shifts .tin: scene.” Lovi; then,
accordinii; to this amialile voiini;- ladv's
opinicjii, is a /insAion foini’hil on >nu A
sincere re,^•a^d for the olij- 11 of our ali'ec-
tions, joined with a love, the most jjiire,
rational, and dijynitied.
i.I’ ll.>. ,v 1 i'.i r\ 111'. .'T.i.o,., .;;'d tiie a js; c,; ;•
(d' all ai uKiii^''. in (dc.erviii; manners,
and skeiciiin^Iiarucu I . l.xct p' in one
or two inslanics. lor wlii h lie is prt'ba-
Idv, as he himscll hinis, in tl'C case d ihe
Moiil (icnlleman, indelilcd 4o the as.sis-
lahce of (Uhcrs, we are unaide to diicov-
er a sms;;le li'at e of ori;j;!nality. In every
.itUmijl al poiirtrayin-- l!.e ways ol men
in his i'dopled country, he describes the
inauin cs (d' olh'-r times—makini^ feeble
skeU lit s from llu; linislied but ladt'd pic.-
IIIres of .Smollet and fioliismith. A little
humor, and .some ])la\ (d fancy, are all
iliat :erve lo flisliii";uish him'from the
sii k'y. sentimentalists, w ho trades u|)o'n
tlie cheapt st topics of cvery-day woe.”
Mii!s ;
(Ihc .iioiilU.
IXl'KlJJCiKNCK.
! must ha
‘■ jii 111
of ' i'l
cak
frui' .. i:c.
A" I iisuullv
t^e c(,iiiii i'\ s'at
I' civ !'..ii!i;\, t
kinil 1.i'men-imcn'. t .'J
bo'-. (|t|i'v:lot|s .;,nd
No V ‘ iMio( I I.I s
t'cmi-ii s'Mncrinies to ■■
li s; if |(i|j
111 v
(
scmi''
The fourlli number of the London
(‘stininsler I{e\iew, a nt;w jourtial, con
ducted wiih threat spirit and ac'ilenes‘^,
speaks thus cjf the Dist tjurse of ('harles
J. In^ersoll, l^stp jironounced iti October
last beloic the American I’hilosophical
Society. jVn/, r/rt:,
“'I'hisis Ji rapid bnl brilliant sketch
ol the condilion id'.\meric;‘, as compa
red with lluit of iht.' I'.urojiean States;
biillian', not with the usiiid firiiamenls
of Ol atorv. but in s|)leniiid facts, which,
w bile iliey tiisplay the pro:;;rc'ss of’ human
inlidieci and eiijoviuent in ,\inerica, shed
also a I heelin';; ii;.;hl u|»on the prospects
(d manidnd. The j)iclur«’ is otu' v hi' h il
ijecouies an iln^lishinan and a ]>hilanlhro-
|)isi lo view with nnall:)yed.c()iiiplacencv.
v)ur commcrcial inleresl, our common
laii;;-na^-e anl literature, the many lies
u’lii 11 ima.iniiaiion and intercourse have
addetl to our cuinnion i!c-,ct;nt, and the
:vi'cal principles f social pfilicy which il
is evident ih.tl. urdess cii-ciisssion he ati-
iiiliihilcd here, we must iiitimaKdy have
in romnioti also. V 'iider anv I'eelin'^^ whit h
ai>])ro;i( hi s 1') nulioiial jealousy, a mons-
ti-'ui., ;.!)siirdit;,. Nor can .\iiierica, or
all} oilur country, starl lorward 'in sin b
a careci oi iip, pr.j ■, ciiu nt as is here t raced
ilb.ciii V oii‘;'i l it!*;- iiii|,oriant Ijene'ils,
lhoiU-;h Mtjl, pi vli-'.ps. t (pial to whal ilsell
enjoy s. in i:v c; i ,ai i(i»> vv i; :i which it lud:!^
anv oilier in'a rcoer^'-. \\ il!i Ii-.-artteli
pleasure, iherciorc. have we followed the
orator in bis exbibdioii of liie .\nieri' an
mind, as di'vtdoped in efli.caiion, lite:\i
Hire, science, ilv ait''. Ie;'islai ion, |uiis
pradeiice, niedici'ie atid l.;eoloK\.”
'1 I'.e same Jiumbi'i' 'f ihe W e^iminster
.loiirnal ioiitaiiis an iins])aritu;' criiitpie td'
(icofirey (’ra> oil's ;Mr.' l:".im;;'s I'.iiro-
,.v-a!’ w.ltit,(;-s. 1' e\p)csses ihi ('pillion
tif lii 1 hi' 1 v\ i«i k.
' \\ In'.t' vei I'aii”' (ieiin'icy has '’anu'd.
iiiiist rest 1,11 his Ski'tclii's : his tales, il
lab s they can lit' ' alleil. vv im b tab s are
none, will causr ruiihii";' but disappoint-
inenl. even to ibe i^-eii;|i reailei s who
'• ill iIt'd II pin I I’.c SkeU iies : ih ■ v are tame,
II tiin ic re si i ii'r ; 1 (,M ,So lai- IVoni iis
! bciii’,;-nccess'.rv t'.>r tin .le.ihor ol'tiii'in to
' have ;ravelle:i Icr t'v 'li.ci'rials. ibe prin-
j ’j>. I p.ir' is com posed (d ill- iilenis, w hit h
.;eii-V b:ive a looiis; ml lioies l)e‘‘'.i rcjh a't'd in
4' la- :In \ idi'-;!
al
1 ^'.iih hi,
■ni't'S alosr
!'■ i C b: isnias ni-
i.oii.mi.iul--. ivi
.n:ls led lb
;iII!I ii'‘, \ on 11^' la- [ : lie \ idi';;ii n,i\ c|- d' I !i'‘ tlav, and : l'.' rest,
(!:■ s all around ; a pleusuie ill w l,i..ii 1 j ,|„. sioii.s .'-l' tlie Italian
J lie, w 1,0 p. I'haps b.\,,l ih,-ni Ix -.t, a, 1’..e .; .'i. Iiu\e bei u fumiiiar. in inller de
w .|\ s d-'f lin"'I j).o I iki; ■„.— I ly- sbv ness ; tail. : id w i:!i_inoie .slr.krni; ieaini es, to
in me M ei;ic.l so u'i.H' 'iiii;i!a',j, ui tiu in, I .dl ll'.e ie;.de:s oi' ihe n
’! ■»' • V - f-d -dl 1,, .1 I ,-s |',v die last llir
l'j*i..i._, nic lur ^'^'..'):»i. si i^ a vr /io'n‘", \ .lyi: '■liU'.i-. t.",rrv w
[I roni tlvj Nev.-Vnrk ii;iily AdvevList-r.]
(irtr/c Sdi'ol rklir>j nf (J.-t. 7.—The au
thor of the follov. intv Idler is the same
person lo whom we have been repeatedly
iiu!ebl'’d for very interesting; accounts
from the (in^'ks; ami he luis now f'urn-
i'dn (! ns wiil/the tletaiJs of this astuni.sh-
iii!.; action, of w hich we have belore re
ceived only a very general report. Our
l'.n^lish papers mention the battle, but
slate that ihe particulars have not yet
been receivtd. ^^’ith the 'i'urks, every
chatu^e seems to be for the worse : w hile
ihe (..-reeks have persevered i;nder innu
merable di-scourajjements, and never al
low in;.j lliemselves to doubt of ultimate
success, have merited It by their faithful
ness and uncotitjiierablc resolution.
I'i'eni the convi:popdent of tlic N* Y Duily Adv.
- b.MVii.s.v, or r. 9, 1 y - i.
Xii;lu befo;e last we heard a iremen-
do'is cannoradini.^, w hich lasted for five
biHirv, ;md heard two lerrible explosions.
'I'o-day we learn that Ihe L,t;;yptian and
the CoiislaiUiitople Oeet, top^ether consist-
ins^ td’ upwards uf I jO vessels, atUickecl
the (jrei k lloet, ’.vhit h coniained only 7Ul
and lliey v,t;re all uniall merchant brij^'s,
excepting- three or lour |)olaccu ships.—
Tl'.ey met beiwec!» Cajje C'araljourno and
.M'.tiletie, 'I'he plan of the 'i'urks was
very well devised ; bulthe undaunted bi-a-
very of the Greeks eniirely disappointed
tlu'm.
'i'he Consta-ntinople fleet came flown
from llie nt>rih of .Myiilene, and the Lj;yp-
tian Heel came round Scio, su that ihe
(I;eeks were completely surrounded.—
riiese brave men, however, firmlv main
tained their ground as they approached,
and, havin;.;; prepared their fire-ships,
went to work, heart and hand; for no
sooner had .\dmiral Miouiis made the
si;^nal of attack, than t.be fire-shij)s were
launched itilo th.e very midst of llie 'I'url;-
ish Heel, atid blew up two frifi-ates and a
eorvet'.e. lint, w hat is nitii e asionishiti.^^
the (ireek vesstds came into rejjular lire
w ith the 'l'.iirki:.h fi ic-ales, and two cor
vettes and twobiii's were boarded and
taken, atul another brij'was sunk, 'i’iiev
also took the Captain I’acdia's tenflcr.—
•Aflmiral Miouli-s, accompanied by a i)ri;^,
i^ave chase to a svt'Oihj-fnar^ beI'jiK>;in;^ to
the r.;.(y[jtian Pacha, und coniainin.u; his
son, beim;; dott'rmined to board her with
200 men ! I'he 71 was remarkable for
her sailtn:;, and by :> i^reat press of can
vas escajied to the island of .Myiilene.—
She was towin;*; a small j,Mlliot’when the
cha'-e be^^an, but was oblij;ed to cut her
adrift, anrl h't hc-r fall into the bands of
.Mionlis. i he whole barbarian licet was
put to ront.
!t s-ems almost incredible, and is cer-
tainiy marvidlons to a (;icat rleirree, that
ilr mrrch;;nt vcsstds shouhl be abb lo
beat, in liiis way, LS(J hu'fje ships of war,
but il is neverlheleijs irue^
iht' (ii'ceks are now condnctiRq^ in a'
manner th.al must procure for ihetn the
atlmiralitiii and ;.;t;od wishes of every man
w lifj is ca],able ol ni;i)!i‘ si'iiiinietUs.
I only hone that an excess ol' bravery
may net lead them to imprudence. 'I'he’v
iuive shown th.e ‘I'urks iluil vliey are rea
dy to meet them, and tliat they'can eon-
•|uer them with a fo;-t e vastly inferior:
i)Ulnol content wilhlhis, ihey ajipe-ir tb'-
termined nol lo stop iin'il tiu y have de-
'•iroyed the wlude 'I'm kish fiee'. ()|ie of
llu* most aslonishiut'; cirrumsiar.c»’:.; ;ij.
’eniHii^.; their vinories is, ili.> tii\ial hiss
I .icv SU itain in ad their en:^,it^'emeins.
i hv'y an said in this in.-.tance not toha\(!
lo-t more liian two or three fire-ships.
The oiTit { rs (d‘ several F.uropcan vessi 1 ;
ol wai% wliith were present, were aston
ished at the action. I'hree (ii'iek bri ,s
peiietraleil into the midst of I'oiir fri -ites
.11,d tl.n I l orvelie,, stood fo-e w nh tie in
for i'd'lfen minutes, imd t],,.,,, ,,IV.
'I'he captain td'a I'i e:ich bi i;;-ofw ar spo!.;,.
one of Ibem imin.-dialely al'iei w aids, aiul
louinl thal ihcv \'ere nniii|ured.
I think we have seen' few such
lit'iis as this. The new , I
at Sir.vrna—-hoy arc as nniel as
JihouLdi, it is true, ralhet- doi.rn
'i'bev have imt spirit enoii^di
u/be ashamed of ihcn,selves I hope this
, vear mav pul an end lo llu'
[rL : at any rate, they wdl be capable ol
carryiriK i’- f '“•7"“'^-
ous ihrtiui^h the season as they have been
thus far. They arc ajcahH.s(u>op!r, and
I am ufraitl wHl have some dilhculty in
settlinLr their government. In llic Alorea
they are beating- the '1 urks rij^hl and lelt,
and mav he consid'-retl as already y>a’,
unless *sonn‘ jcah)us I'.uropean tyrant
should interfere. I people as if
1 were tiite oi iht ni niyselt.
What will ouf countrymen now tlynk
of their brothers,stru;^i;l'ni? for tliat Iree-
dom and iiuh'pemU'nce whicii they are
enjoviii!- .= Have the (ircek.s nt)l proved
themscives worthy ol the cause : aiid wdl
the Americans, think \i;u, have ivason
i Eii*iand ut'.ieii noLIy and
'(iieece, no power could succeed a.' ''
her. Here 1 renuirked, that thou^iS'’'
a favorable oi)imon of .Mr. Catinitiir-cf‘^
ing iowar(|s (Ireece, I could tru^io
honesty of no government; niyo,,!..
fidcnce lay in'the free and nianial
of tireece ; if she could but enjov^' '
years of pure liberty, the eneniv
vaded iier would cither waste to dciV"
the allentpl, or else, by a reaction
self revolutionised. Tl-.e Count highi.
approved of my wish to introduce tin-' ^
ilary system of Switzerland to (iiiccr'n"
also lhouii;hl il a matter of ihe vi rvf.*^
importance that Lord Hastiness, or
cnlit^hlened man, shouhl be sent to
Imiiriiv Islands. ‘•If.’’ I...
ac-
am ;;i\ ini;- von
lias b.- ii eoni'rmed to me simc 1 bei^aii
t" wrii.e ; and a Dtitf h corvette, whit h
has since come in. s,n s that she saw the
1 urkt'-h Heel and Creek vess.Js in sii;ht
d' eaih olher, and observed .\dmiral
.Mioulis ‘:;ive a s!';n.,l, upon whi.'h his
s|iK.dron ad made sail tow ards their ene
mies : so ll.al we siiall prt/l>abiv hear td'
allot Ihm- cm;;,',I men'. The bi-i-r Juines
.ind Isabi l;u VN iitu'ss of ,:,'e action
^ I have tb'scrib('(Lto vou, und will, no
W spapers ami | tloubl, make an i•.lteresun,^^ report (d‘ il on
evi,ii.>. W e her arrival al l.bistoii. “
i!;e !5G\crt} I ‘-Il lias p;..dacc 1’no clVcci on the
[) iTpentof havini^Uone them i;;ooil f I he
;rc(d^stalk t.f our country in ihe most
llatteiini^ terms, and with much moie
amicable and brutlui ly eivpressions than
t)f anv tjther nation. i hey ackin)vv ledtjC
that they are much indebted to the, I-.hl;--
lisli for iheir siibscri[)tioii and loan : but
ihe Amei icans a[)])ear to l-iiem to have
done all ih.ey could without r/;i//interested
molive.-{. Oiir consul here, who has de
livered a ^n’e It mmil)er of iinlorninate
(Ireek slaves from the hatids d‘ ibt ir b. r
barons o|)p:'esscrs. has a i;rcal iK.mt* a-
mont;: th.ein. 'I'h- si:,ht (d' the unforti;-
nate women brou;;ht it^^jmyrna, is enough
to excite the mo^i flistressin-^ st,n*;alions.
^^'e have now at iiume a little t;'ii' about
1 1—a iierfect beauty ; anti il i-. ail’eciin:^
to hear the little ihin^- talk of the unhap
py fate of the Islaiul. •• I hope,” savs
she, I,shall one d.iy be a!)le t“ revcn^'c
myself, aiul feid coura;;e enoui;-li to kill
the 'i'urk that took me ca|)iivt‘.” He
lore her from her mother’s arms, aihi
wottld nol even allow tht'in the ptyoc com
fort of beitiL;; slaves toi^ethe-r, but they
were separated, aind noihintj has iince
bcTu heard tif her poor molher.
“'i'o live here, a mar. shmild have mil
lions lo exjiend in ruPscHiiS. \\ e, poor
merchant.'., have alrc:idy t;-iven all we cati
possibly si.'are, and yel see many of these
utd'orlunate beings suil’er, wilhtiul the
power 10 rescue them-. It has been con
templated by S' -ne of us to address the
Socit'ty of t'riends in America, to see if
they would not iend out fund.s for tlie
Jiaii.io//} f)f .Slare.s—for lhou^•h their prin-
ciples would not allow thern to furnish
fuiitls for carrying on the war, thev are
nobly ready aiul forward in acts of chai i-
ty. Should they do this, they cerlaitdv
must have' the benediction of their (iod
ar.cl Saviour.
‘ It would he difTicnlt far me to des
cribe to you Ihe real situation of the .i
j)t.»oi' creatures—it is beytnul any concep
tion you can have of it. 'I'hose wiio have
the i^ood fortune to be brought to Smyr-
na^ are happy in t.:oni]>:irison ;.bul tho^f
poor females who are taken two or three
hundred miles into ihe interior of the
countrv, where Iht'y never see a Cliris-
liati face, w hat must be their situation
I ht;|)e there will be tio more slaverv,
'•i'. S. I have just been trdd ihat ’ar.nn-
nonadin^j was heard a;jr.i;i last nii^iii,”
Colonel Stanhnjie, an Fn.;:^Iish ofTirer,
who embarked in tlu' cause id'(ireece, a
year or two a;-o, Liely pidilished in Lon
don a volunie ,d' letters on the ailairs of
that country. Li letter from (ieneva,
dated in Septenil)er. he i;ives the follow
in';; account ol an inle;’esiinij; interview
wir> h he had with Count Capo D'Lstria,
a distin-ui'hed ambas,sador and fovorile
of the I’.nssian Court. A>//. G,,:.
“ I reachedfjern on the b'Mli instant:
Sir i homas Maitland was there, on his
way to the ioniiin Isies. ()„ mv arri.al
at Lausanne,rin the i:ib, I 'l'ii ind'that the
C'iuntCapo D'lsiria w .s livin- at the
■'Ume inn. 1 sei- him mv letleis and he
'■'‘■'■ived, me with i;,,,ul kindness. ]|,.
commericed his d-isioui'se b\ a diploma-
tir and bisiorit.d ske-h (d''the modem
history oi (ifeece. He‘hen spoke of the
'-onrse pMs-ied by Hnssia and i:n!,dat!d,
;io.sin;.- fivee the cmidiici d'the foVio. i .
Ilf said that Lord Londonderry’s flesi--e
was to render (ireece as insi;piV,cant anti
barml-ss as possii)Ie, anrl lo niake her
people like tl'.e sj/iiiiless natives of Hi,,.
Ifjstati : that he hatl rt'commended him
to inirsue an enliirblenetl course towards
t!ie Ionian Islands; ,l,ut that lie (Lord
'''"'f!-'!''lei'ry;:!iad not a mind lolooktleeo
into thiii(rs, nor a soul to act noldv He
to hint at the selfish and com-
‘‘‘1^ of Ln-lan.l. I replied that
'|e hatl no tears ior (Ireece on the sid.' ol
l''-kev, .halwhat we f.ared wasmternal
r-m.inotionexc,,,,.||,ythcn,iliia,-v chiefs
b-ared t.,o, IJe.ssia ; her infusion,
-U'n l.cr p’tilerlioM fi.areil. 'j'he
ouni resnmetl I., o.bservim;- ih;.t the
( «>ii.miit,-e hu.l done, and mr.-ht siiM do
|^re;,t ;^ootl, 'ml lhal we must nut allempi
to .\n^lu anise (;,v, ce. 1 ivpli^.,!
''-Hd to Americanise her.
he( ouni thought our t nd shtuild be to
' |du;bteii Crei., ,. ,,, ^ ulilila-
^es,,said I, ('onnt, bn,
‘I;; )-';,tl“..k that the ,,ii,
r*, I’r '"’'‘‘■’I' •!' il \ii tuous re-
U‘^l'-^^elle,icvspokeasweiias
'M'-te.l: h.e !,eat about the
anc then sai.lthalitwas not in the
of tli,n:.^s that m.mart l.s shmdd
'•H.ou-a^-e repu!,licsi he julded, ih-.U if
importance lhal Lord Hastiness, or
enlit^hlened man, shouhl be sent'
Ionian Islands. “If,’’ said he *»vq,.
Committee can effect this object,
tain a loan, they may prove thtmM.i^,^!
the saviours of (ireece. You should nv
however, for^'et,that if Ent-land cuti
Committees, so also may Kussia. ’ \:
ler this I made my btnv to the Couh'
anti he t'Xiiressed a w ish to have ano'^!
confcrence with me at CJeucva.”
rnoM Tiir. sniiLiNo JocRKii.
Iir/iu)'iTitio!i Men.—On Saturday se\.
nl|;ht a youni; lail, belon;-intr toC'arrw'.
shore, named ^ViHiam Millar, a slate
havini.;: ^;cmo into Edinbur;>h to vislt j
brtilher, who lives at rt>unlain Brid-c
was silting; !iy the fire w ith his brother'
ere he w ent to betl, w hen, havinj,^ occasioii
to to the door, he went out to his hro.
ther's iprden. 'I'he moon shown bii-.rl;-.
Iv, and it was about one o'clock onSur..
day mornin;;;. ' Sot>n iifter i!;(>in!'into thf
i';urden, he w as alarmed by the noise
fi^vliting :iittl cries for hi Ip, upon llu lii-j
I't/ad. He immediattdy ran furvvarr| ;o
ascerlain the cause, when a man, drcs^i
like a coacli (iriver, canu* up to him, j'4
urr^cd him assist in scjiaratinci;thep«.
tended combatants.' No sotincr, Ikj'.i-:.
ver. had he };-t)t to the spot, iluai oni''.;
them struck him over the mouth withiu
hand, fastenini; at the same time a lar;e
iii/hrsire jjfasivr t^ver his njouib and nus'.
but owiiu; to his giviii'.^^ a sudden tun; /
his head, one nostril and a very small pc".
of his mouth were left uncovci'cd. .V.
the instant this was cfl'ected, the othfr
fellow cauijhl him by ihe arms, vihicii
they jjinioned back with a rope like aw',
pril for the i^allows. In this stati hcwj
hurried to a chaise which slooti niurths
place, into w hich he was raised, andi
In^x, about tliree fec'l It^ng, ivvti fcrt laj-.,
that sltjod in it, bein,i;-oi'.ened. hf vvaspu’.
into il upon his back, and the lid sht
.it)wn upon him and locketl. 'flu'terror
. Tid stupor in wh.it. h he was, dislroui
-.11 presence of mint!, wliile the ['ia'ter
Dievcnted his niakinj,' an\ n(;i*e. The
I haise immediately set off. anti fur see-
1 al hours he lay in this dri ;.t,l''i! ri n!il.^
mcnt, when ihe box w as o|a'i:ct!, ard !:i>
mystet ions c(>nipaniniis liflt ti 1. in 'li-
and plact d him between ihenMiiont.e
seat. The small ,t;limmer wl ith. I/., pi'!
.11 the !jac k of the ch.aise i.fibrdoil, f"’ the
l)iinds were uj)') enabled him ^ inf.Iv
'.o obsei’.e th.e apiiearar.ce of ti.f ivo;
Miey were dres^^ed in h.iije wl.i'.t'
'tjui^ht',;reat ct.ais, close abt.tii th ii'tj-
I es : or.e of them w hou. Millar tIi.iks:.o
could rec()f;nist', seer.ieil an ti'aii'l. n’.:.”'
'i'he most p/td'oiiiid silei t e w as ch'-civa.
and iiftt'i' bi'int;; allow t'll th'is tt) cint'' i
'itie air, he was a;:iin rt ],'.ut.d tr.
btiX. 'I'his w ;-s tlone thi’ee i .ii.cs, c\
ly lo kcej) him alive, but he now 1>
much exhausted, and his ant-
benuml'.ed fj-om the tone a:id ]if
1 h' chrtise stopped once, ap| -■
Dunb.'.r, for as h.nt; time as ilie 1''!'?^
•nit;h; 1>.' clunked. 'Ihe journey '*-5
coii'inued till the Suntlay aftcrtvjcr.
w hen, al A\lown, the t li: i;-e was !)^o^e
tlow n !>y tlu; w lieel breakin;.;-, and a ‘^pn'C;
scivin:,'- wav. and it was imj)ossil)li' ;
it repaired that nii;'ht,aiifl the nu'ii scii's
they ctiuld lUjt ^;et on. they loosf".! the
horses and rode into IJerwick. tlic
behintl tnie of iheni. Numbers ifl
try petiple were reiurniiii:;; I*'''*'-'
church, who were atlr.it ted i)y ^
i.;;rr':.!);e suwdl issuim^ from a
l)ehind ihe chai.se. This they ‘‘ j
I !-n;^^ of !)reakini' up, when it wU’
l'» contain the body ol' a nuvti ! I’ru"'*'''
in;; in their investiL'fation, the box wi'''-^
the I haise was next tjpenctl. wIh’H
as'onishment can h.irdily be iniuC!;ii''’‘‘"
seeiiM^ actually a livin;.; [lerson in '
situation. He wa.'s tpiit kly taken ii'"''*
wrt li Iw (1 continement, ami n inovtd -
imblic house, v, here he e\pci'len‘''‘^‘
mane treatment fVom the symp:i'l‘) "*
deliverer.s. Next tlav lie was tak- n ^
a t:a!l into n('rwiik,and with
eyt'-wiuifsses, math- a tle|)i>sitii)M '
niatM-.Irate. Here he h';irned tiuit •'
btirses hatl been lel'l at ;in inn m li''i"’""
and as a s'is|iicion wa-. eiitert.'inc'l t
thei rew were Inrkiti'j almut the t"'_^''»;
w as Itdd ik; ntitice would
public, pajier.-; liil a sear;h w;is iiut'l''
their appreiicnsitjii. A few
in.i^ collected for him, ami havii'!'
jient'd Itj h.ive a triili' tuncealcil
bis vest, he w as enabled tt) retiii'H l’|
coat h to Ltiinbnri,h, wi'ere his bri't>i''
familytlitl nol e\i;eei| in astoiiisl'"'''’''
his return, the satisf.iciioM he Lit’
iniraciiloits esi ape. .V >;uinea
rille.l ii'om his watch pocket t!iU'‘"hi',^'
of j)ntl;n him inlti the.
'I'he writiM- of ihii relation has si't’n
.itui the plaster which he I»rt'i'idit 1''''^^.^
It is a nii ci- of while leather coveiv«l
a St roir ly atlhesiv e bl ick siib,- tuncf. •
lar has a ;;ood charac.ter, an.I i^ ’ j
lutl, He s^jcTTTs lo ha>t; "