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The ,M i i. ! lmtirl!nj injirct My ) il iLF Imu Jul Umin iuliiiinn.,iriiTT. SCUTVIt .f -.... if Tiwmi mwiit, Oft in the tilly nljt, JjUll'lif!? rj"l h"? ho1"! lurid ncmrry bringn the light Of other days around me. The iaiilc,t!ic tcunt, if bojliood'i )ctn, "II wonU of torr then ntoken, The chctrfjl In-art now broken. hcn I re member ail, . The friend o linked togtttirr, l't rn around mc full, like leave in wintry cathe r ; 1 fcl likne !k tread alone Some b: nqm-t Imll deurttd, Vhoc lijjlit arc fled, whose garhiitN ! AimI all but mo departed. I. fr DUST a .vj nw. 3jThe following Ui kll the )iUi and pun uf Colcmiti' p-l ' To act up ft v'dlaf, th tarkle for lillapV Jack Carter he (ok to the wiw To pluck and to pillage, that amc little vilU.Te, Joe Pettifog took to the law. They angled so pliant f.r pill and for client, A i slurp a a u ea 1 for rat, 'j ill w hat with their suw dust and what with tli They blinded the c)ii of the flat. Jack brought to the people a hill for the i . r;' -They diclarrd they would'nt be- bit ; - - Hot out of a aaw pit, into a law pit, Jack tickled them up with a writ. (,'ned Jack the aw rasper, I know neiphber f W'c both of ti live by the stock s While I, for my lutings, turn blocks into h:it ip-, You lawyers are klming the block. f.hlit, law Variety the very spice of Li, 1 hat gitf s it all it flavor. UcnvrosUv oV V .ltnic. rnrM rjtiu jun atinv. Th! diatSniilnlird' jwrson Was the son of n st-I r:-. mer a few miles from Dumfries, and impelled In that love of entcqn izc which is so frequently to he met with among the peasantry of Scotland, ho seems to have eagerly em harked in the cause of the colonies against the mother country. Whether he was actuated, in any degree, bt a sense of the injustice of Itrita'ui towards America ut the outset of his career, or nh-rclv availing himself of the opportunities in which revolutionary warfare so greatly abound, to rise from his original obscurity, it is now, perhaps, impossible to determine, and unnecessary to in quire; Hut it will he seen, from the letters we arc go ing to lay before our readers, that, in the progress of his adventurous l.fe, he well knew how to employ the lan guage of men inspired with.the love of TuK-rtv, mid that he was honored by some of its wannest uv .us i.i both hemispheres. There are probably few instance?, especially among adventurers w ho have risen from the condition in whicl l'aul Jones was originally placed- of more enlarged view s more generous feelings and a more disinteres ted conduct, than the follow ing letters exhibit, combin ns they are with sentiments of relentless hostility towards the claims of his native country. In the progress of the revolutionary war, Paul Jones obtained the command of a squadron, with which, In 177&, he undertook to annoy the coasts of Creat-Uritain. Oil the 2d day of Dtceriiber,T777, he arrived at Kantcs,' . ;ind in January he repaired to P aris, w ith the view of nia king arrangements with the American ministers and the French .Jgytrnment. In Febrttafy he conveyed some A nterican vessels to, tlic bay of Quiheroii, ami, on his re turn to Bre.st, communicated hS plan to Ailmiral D'Aru "UTcrsj who aflbrded him ever-means of forwarding it. Iv..-' 1 le accordingly left Hrest, and sailed through the Hristol rhftnnel w ithout giving any alarm. Karly in the morning of Ihe 23d of April, he made an attack on the harbor of Whitehaven, in which there were about three hundred tail. , He succeeded in setting fire to several vessels but was not able to effect any th'mg decisive before daylighT, vvlrerheiryobBgrljto retire. , The, iucx$plQif which took pLkQi-juv ihc.sjjnoluj:, was the plunder of I.ol Selkirk's house, in St. Mary's liJe.near the town of Kirkcudbriglit. Tje particulars M' Ihis eyentaiMLof thc;.actipn which sueceeded, as w'cil the motives upon w lucli Jones acted, arc will given in the follow ing letter, which he aldrt ssed to I.ad Sel kirk, and which has not hefore been printed i- :7?flywr, ;rr, 8th. j fay, 1778. " Maiam : It cannot be' too much lamented 1 hatdrfthrpnrfcwuiTofaf m 71 he officer of fine fcclipgof rcal'scnsibility, should be tinder the necessity of 'winking. 'at any aciion. of persons undcrhi. command which his heart cannot ap ( irove ; but the rejection is dbubly severe, Svlkft he finds himself bbnctlvin appeaiancci to coun- in I.ordf'clU -Liilcrrl iih lt!Uu;;, I wisl.ci' ,o nuke him the happy instrument of ullctiaiin tlic horrorf of hopcIcMcaptivi')?, when the brave jrc ovcrpowcrrtt and made )i'uoncr i( war. Il W4' jKihwpii fottunatc fr you, in Adam, that lie wit from home,' for it wa mjr intention to hare taken him on board the natirr, and to hate uincd hii.i until through his mcan a gr.ncral and fair exchange of prisoner!, Well in Europe ai in America, had been effected. 44 When ! was informed bjr some men whom 1 met tit landing, that Id loitlship was absent, I walked back to my boat, determined to leave the hfandf'lltfie wiy Kowevcr, some olTicers wbo were with me, could not roibear expressing their discontent, observing, that in America no dclici- f sorts of moteable propertr-'eJlinpfirt notwljr to towns, and to the houses of, the ridi uiihout diktinction, but not vcn sparing the wretched hamlets and milch-cows of the poor and helpless, at the approach of an inclement winter. That party had been with mc-asaoluinccrsihcjMrne morning at Whitehaven; some complaisance, therefore, was their due. I had out a moment to think how I might gratify them, and, at the same time, do your ladyship the least injury. I charged the two officers to permit none of the seamen to enter the house, or to hurt any thing about it ; to treat you, madam, with the iitmoM respect ; to .icrept of the plate which was offered; and to come away without making a search, or deman ding any thing else. I am induced to !elieve that I was punctually obeyed, since I am informed that the plate which they brought away is far short of the quantity which is expressed in the inventory which accompanied it. I have grati fied my men ; and when the plate is sold I shall become the purchaser, and will gratify my owi fcrtingt, by restoring it to you by such convey ance as you shall please to direct. " Had the Earl been on Ixurd the following evening, he would have seen the awful pomp and dreadful carnage of a sea-engagement ; both af fording ample subject for the pencil, as well us melancholy reflection for the contemplative mind. 'Iumanity starts luck at such &ccac cf lienor, and cannot but execrate the vile promoim of this tested war : For tltt-y, 'twas thnj, urJicathed t'.-.e mtlikrii L isue, And Heaven ahall ask the IiavJ it has inude. The British ship cf war Drake? 'mounting twenty guns, with more than her full complement of officers and men, besides a number of volun teers, came out from Carrickfergus, in order to attack and take the Continental ship of war Rang er of eighteen guns, and short of her complement of officers and men ; the ships met, and the ad vantage was disputed with great fortitude on each side for an hour and five minutes, when the gal- ant commander of the Drake fell, and victory declared in favor of the Ranger. His amiable ieutenant hy mortally wounded, besides near brty of the inferior officers and crew killed and wounded. A melancholy demonstration of the uncertainty of human prospects. I buried them in a spacious grave, with the honors due to the memory of the brave. u Though I have drawn my sword in the pres ent generous struggle for the rights of man, yet I am in arms merely as an American, nor am I in pursuit of riches. My fortune is libera) enough, having no wife nor family, and haying lived long enough to know that riches cannoT secure happi ness. -I profess my self a citizen of the world, to tally unfettered by the little mean distinctions of climate or of country, which diminish the bencv oSence of the heart, and set bounds to philanthro py - Before this war began I had, at mr early limeQifetJffitbdrawnJFronUhejea-serviceKin favor cf 'calm contemplation and poetic ease. have sacrificed, not only my favorite scheme of life, but the tofter affection of the heart, and my prospects of domestic happiness, and I am ready to sacrifice my life also, with cheerfulness, if that forfeiture; would restore' peace, and good will a- mong mankind. v "; t As the feelings of your gentle bwwrrr carinbr in that respect, but be congenial with mine, let me intreat you but should I; critii.nc, I wsr-f no. war with t!.c lair I I acknowledge tin ir power, und hrnd bf fore it with profound suummiuu "l.ct not, thcitfyre, tho amLMc Countess of Selkitk regard mo mnn enemy $ lam ambitious of her esteem and fi Scud ship, and would do ony thing con&tcnt with my duty, to merit it. ' V. ' The honor a line from your hand, In an swer to this, will lay me under a very singular obligation und If I can render you any ' accepta ble service, in Trance or elsewhere, I hope you see into my chiractcrto far as to command nic without the -least grain of service I wish to kiibvrre WttlyTthe tchiriorvjf-mf Ropier' dctermihe to punish them if they have exceeded their liberty, M.l have the honor to be, with much esteem. anil with, profound respect, ,niadjm,,yojur.injnt obedieu; ajid mot huuibloervant, -,. PAUL JONES. "To the Itight Hon. the Count cm of Sllkikk, 8t. Man's Isle, Seotland.".' . . emne-iunl6nr 4 - Kxtracts from an Address delivered by Jamrt T.Mre hrtut, Ksq. of How ling (Jrctn, (Ky.) ntt the clone of the cxanJiution of the ) ouug ladies oi the UasncllvUle IV , male Academy. ' : , ulf we cast, then, a glance at the world around us, how gratifying the prospect that present, jtself, to the . view ! , ,Vfo, have accn in France, a Madame de Genii, de Stael, and de Cottin, contending heroically for the prize of distinction, with the Marmontcls and Vol taires and Fenelons of the former age ; in England, the splendid exuberance of Lady Morgtn ; the inimitable vivacity of the Mon tagues j the "sweet souled piety" of Miss Moore ; and the eclipsing excellence of Ma ria Edge worth, have teemed from the press, fraught with the richest luxuriance of natural endowment, and polished hy the plastic hands of culture and education. But, j oung ladies, J adduce not these examples of distinguished female eminence, merely to originate with you a competition for literary celebrity or tempt your. inclinations to become ornaments alone of literary circles. No. There are other claims than those which society has upon you, (hat demand as strongly the intervention of iterary aid. l hey are thoae relations, that spring up in the bosom of domestic life, and extend their influence no further than the cir cumscribed limits of the family circle. It is there, perhaps, that the female character is to e seen in its most imposing attitude, and it is there, that those qualifications, which render ed it cither amiable or unworthy, are suscep tible of their fullest appreciation. There is a proneness in human nature to he captivated by appearances, and the superhcial trappings of display, are too apt to impose themselves upon the mind as the genuine coin of substan tial accomplishment.-But divested of those qualifications, which constitute the pious, in dustrious and intelligent housewife, and all beside, are nothing, my young friends, but the trappings of display. It has long since ceased to be a question, whether the matron, whose family duties are the chief and prima ry objects of her attention and concern ; and whO'With an aptitude for domestic manage mem, blends the high accomplishments of a well educated mind, is not the most precious and invaluable prize, within the reach of nun's attainment. Ask the statesman, who has courted the phantom Fame, in the protracted period from youth to old age, who becomes, at length, the favourite of his country, and has mounted the highest round upon the ladder of preferment : Ask the warrior, who has struggled with Everydimculty, and surmount- ...I .. . 1 1 I - 1 cu evcryr uosiacic, aim uravcu every uanger, to render his name immortal who reaches at last the full fruition of his hopes, with every marjc ox distinction pictured upoiv nis orow Ask them in what, nest to religion, true hap piness consists, and what, is the richest prize tttiance such action by authority. . . "' '-''"'"''of-'VVprU lusty Viiih'dedouSt,- Mary's Isle; Knaw- iimiy, h Inch will afford; you. ircJdcn firlinir sive arts with your husband, to endeavor to sto this ciuel and destructive war, in which Uiitain never can succeed. Heaven can never counte nance the bai barou;sand unmanly practices of the Jii;itonui.Amai aT, und which, if not discontinuedrWilf ?orirrbe retaliated in lliitain by a justly enraged peopl Should you fail in this, (for l am persuaded you will attempt it fond who can resist the power o such an advocate ?) jour endeavors to effect a general exchange ,of pi isoners will be an act o liuin oil jH.ig;tci-uc:; within the scope of human possession ? They will point you to the circle of domestic life, hallowed by the elegant society of an accom plished partner, who shares, in every interval of relaxation from domestic duty, "the feast of reason, and tfre flow of soul." - - u1iut apart from these-ensiderations;-who is it that moulds from thdtuafancy,jthe senti ments of children I Who is it, that gives tone and direction to their mental habitudes ? Who is-it that implants ...the principles of morality and virtue, and lays the foundation for future eminence and worth? As it the father, who is constantly involved in the turmoil of 'business, and engaged in' every day provision for the family .support ? VU it the. father, whor in the fevLandpknomenLsEnatched from the hurry of his avocation, can enforce a due ob servance fcf tliatv regular, discipline; so essen tial to the formation of youthful minds, as well as manners? No : it bin the bland and insinuating society of the mother, jthat the in- fant mind, acquires iU first direction. It if tifethat aU ihe virtue her cor.vtrsntton and example, light and heat and moii-m," to the little family system. Fur the due fulfilment, then, of all these ar duous duties, how various and pre-eminent should be her qualifications The paths of ictence should be familiar to her steps, and the . wide fields of human nature, should be the rambling of her past time. In a word, there is no literary attainment that might not be of service there is no qualification that will not allbrd lu oid7- r - --- t It ij ns remote from 'my intention, as my" province, to mark out tcyou to day, the par ticular course of reading, which my Gerard fpJ.PUrjmcrcAt, vvpujd prompt mc to iccom mend. It-would bc the'extremef bf vanity, for me to attempt it. Such aleison of uscCul advice, can be much more adequately afford cd.you, by those able preceptors, who," in thd promising display.fti harftnade upon; this ' ' occasion, have sketched in splendid miniaturei their talents for.instructionrTThere 1l7bow- ever, on species of reading, which I cannot deny mylf the pleasure of recommending to your hntempt and dtsappfobathn. I mean, as you-havei-no-dottlt,' already anticipated, that most pernicious practice of reading novel and fomancci) so customary in our country This species of mental employment, is not only not calculated to afford any thing like solid satisfaction, but it saps the foundation of useful and instructive study, it chills the energies and paralizes the strength of the fin er faculties of tlic mind. It is, likewise, one of those habits, which, when once contracted, can with difficulty be supplanted; it fattens jtself upon the inclination, with leech like ten acity, and nothing less than the utmost vigor of resolution, can wrest it from its hold. I could enlarge upon the evil consequences re sulting. from this kind of reading, but I have trespassed, I fear.already too long upon your attention. I shall add no more, than to warn you against indulging, if you cherish such an inclination Avoid it, my young friends, as you would the deceitful weed, that is sweet and. pleasant to the palate, but which you know when once tasted to be poisonous in its ten dency, nay'mortal in its effects. If your feel ings incline you to literary pursuits, the pa- , gesof history afford ample scope both for en- tertainment and instruction Study them. But confine not your leading to any particu lar department the fields of science are at once boundless and abundant. And when you read, read for others as well as yourselves Cultivate the talent of aptly communicating ns well as treasuring your researches, aud think me no flatterer when I predict for you, that in the circle of that society in which you are destined to move, there is reserf ed the exalted station of usefulness and distinction." llTMVALS OritELIGIOX. Reports have doubtless gone abroad that a revival of Religion has commenced in this . city. We have felt desirous to communicate this good news jto our readers that they might rejoice with us ; but believing that ill effects are sometimes produced by a premature dis closure, where a revival has but partially com menced in the hearts of individuals, or in a community, we have heretofore observed a silence on this subject, waiting to see what the Lord was about to do for us. , Ajrevivalof religion haToeen felt in the hearts of some Christians in this place for some time past, and they have had holy confidence that a show er of Divine Grace was about to be poured out, in answer to their prayers, on this dry and thirsty place. We have seen the cloud like a man's hand, and we now hear the sound oi much rain : verily the Lord is among us, con vincing of sin, of righteousness and of judg ment many are pricked in the heart, some. are rejoicing in the Lord, and convictions and " conversions are daily mtiltiplying.Xbepqw-. er and the mercy of God art-felt-extensivelyj-; in college, !and a number oil the' dear youth have been brought to submit to tlwssceptre oT Immanuel ; and many others are bowed down under a sense of sin, and are anxiously in quiring what they must do tobt saved. VVc cannot be more particular at present. Chris tians, pray for us ; forget not that there are nearly three hundred young-meryof ulentiaa this College, and tW their hjtts are in the hands .ofahat JGoil.S ho hczp your praye if you are Christians. ; We und erstand a very pre Vising revival has ..recently commenced in .Kirwich in th'S state. The work is ptpcijTilly at Chelsea. A number are hoping that they hav passed from death unto life, andiiriany are under dee? convictions. In Lisbonibriswoldrand Plali fiekK -adjacent tbwnsir worV of Grace has. -been progressing ancWxtending for some time past. , In Pittsfield-Hlass.) the revival hx. been and still; is;,very great. Abont fortv have been added iotbCongregationaI ChurcB in CanaanttfNCat the two last.coinrout ion seasonsTVnd hopes are entertained inar bout'0:'xr.cfc will come forwards About-. v
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