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73- A VOLUME II. NEWBERN.'N. C. SATUKbAY, OCTOBER 9, 1819. NUMBER 81. -. AJlIAEA e .; TBftMS. : ; - rno ina centinel is published THE WEEKLY BY JOHN I. PASTEUR, At Three Dollaiis per annum, one w.,v7 navahle in advance. . No naper will be discontinued until all arrenraies are paid up, except at the op- 01 .Lie , Vdvehtisementsi inserted at oOcents p,-sniiare the first week, and 25 cents a square for each succeedinginsevtion. MISCELLANEOUS. Fravi Me Baltimore ratrwt, ANECDOTS OP WASHINGTON. . f In 1 754, he was station d at !. Al exandria with his regiment tht only cne in the colony, and of which he Was colonel. There happened at that time 'O be an erection in Alexandria for members of the assembly, and the ballot 'ran high between Col. Grorge Fairfax and Mr. William F-zev. Washington was on the side of Fairfax and a Mr. William Payne headed the friends of Klzey. I t the course of the contest, Wash ington grew very warm , (for his passions, naturally, were terrible ; though a wise regard to cuty i. e. fcner annd happiness, s don reduced th, m to proper command) and un u kily said something to Mr Payne, v ho, though but a cub in site was a U'jH in hearty. elevated his shelalah and, at a blow, extended ciirhero. on the ground. News was soon carried to the regiment that their colonel was murdered by the mob i On the passions of the soldiers, who floated on their commanders, such a report fell at once, like a fl.ish of lightnicg cri a magazine of gunpow der. In a rnomet the whole regi ment was under arms, and in rapid n otion, towards the town, burning for vengeance -During 'his time, Washington had been liberally plied with cold water, acids, and volatile: " and,hnppilv for Mr. Payne and his .party, was so far lecovertd as to go out and meet his enraged sclditrs, who crowded around him with faces of honest joy to see him alive again. After thanking them for such an evidence of attachment to him, he assured them that he was not hurt in the least, and Begged them, by their love of him, id of their duty, to return peaceably to their barracks. As for himself, he went to his room, ' gennousty chastising his passion, vhi. h had thus struck, out a spak thtt.had like to have; thrown the w iiole town in a flame. And feeling h'nmtlf the. aggressor of ir. Payne, he resolved to make him -the honor able reparation of asking his pardon. .-' No suoaer had he made this heroic Te:-)iution, than, recovering that de licious gaiety .which, eyer accom panies good purposes in a virtuous tiiind, he went to a ball that night, ; and behaved as pleasantly as though cothincr had hanDened. J2a' tv next , morning he wrote a polita note of in vitation to Mr. 'Payne, to meet him ut the tavern. Pavne took it for a . thi llev.gc, and repaired to the tavern in full expectation of smelling gun powder. But what was his surprise on entering: the chamber, to see, in . lieu of a brace of pistols, a decanter of wine and a pair of 'glasses on the table. Washincrton rose to meet : him, and offering his hand with smile, 'begin1.4 Mr. Payne, to err sometimes, is riature, to rectify error, 1 i always glory ; I believe that Lzvas wrong ui tfie affair of yesterday ; you have had, J think, some sal vfac- s tun, and tf you deem that sufficient, Mtre is mu hand, let us be friends. An act of such sublime virtue, produced its proper effect on the mind of Payne, who, from that foment became the most enthusias tic admirer and friend of Washing ton ; and, for his sake, ready at any Ajme to charge up to a battery- of 42 pounders. . . v Would cur Youth but be persuad eu to act in a style so correct and so H roical, our papers would no longer . shock, us with accounts of elegant - oung men murdering each other, n talse principles ot honor ; and, by s ' desperate deed, amercing them- Euves oi all present pleasure, and o & futilrc hope. Would the) but exert 'he courage, the only true courage, to tamp into immediate oiivwuc iuc; tiauiuirs oi uruusn p ts sion, and to leap at the sacred call of duty, they might long live as 'good Children, to equal the hopes of their' fond parents as good citizens, with their virtues to enrich their country -as gooa nusvana, to bless the sex; ; Iam now enabled to give you a cir they yere born to love and protect- cUJTlstant:al account of .the Massacre of (and at length like Washington attain Capt. Onetto, his Wife, and the Officers to a good age, k crozvrfd zvifh riches of the Wilhelmina : it apnears that the and with honors.', A life how glorlotis .' to Her first in council, iind her first in wair. May his example, all 'our sons inspirit ; And from their fathers' histVy, catch his fire. . ' "0!tK?LAL ANECDOTE. Some ye rs since as DoctI Dwigth was travelling through NcW-Jerse, he chanceo to stop at a St; ge ilotgl, in one oi its populous towns lor, the night. At a late hour of the same arrived also at the inn, Mr. D'ennie who had the mislortune to learn'lrom the landlord that his beds vyere all paired with lodgers, except one, occupied by the celebrated Doctor Dwight. Show me to his apartment exclaimed Dennie ; although 1 am a stranger to the Hev'd. Doctor, per haps 1 can bargain with him lor my lodgings. The lanlord vaccordingU waited on Mr. Dennie to the Doct or s room, and there left him to in troduce himself. The Doctor al- though in his night gown, cap ' anci slippers, and just ready to resign himself to the refreshing arms of Somnus, politely . requested the strange intruder to lie seated! . The: Doctor struck with the literary phys iognomy of his company; unbent his austere brow, and commenced a lit erary7 conversation. The names of Washington, of Franklin, Hitten house, and a host of literary and dis tinguished characters, for some! time gave a zest and interest to their con versation, until Mr. Dwight chanc ed to mention the name oi" Denrrie " Dennie, the editor of the f ort Fo lio, (says the Dr. in a rhapsody) is the Addison of the United States the father of American Belles Let. ters. Bat sir, continued he, is it not ast nishing.that a man of such a gen ius, fancy and" feeling should aban don himself to the inebriating bowl, and to bacchanalian revels?" " Sir, said Dennie, you are mistaken,; I have been intimately acquainted with Dennie for sevetal years, and I never kiiew or saw him intdxicat ed." Sir, says the Doctor, ycu err ; I hare my information from a par tit ular friend ; I lim confident that I am right, and that you are wrong." Dennie now ingeniously changed the conversation to the .Clergy, le marking, that Doctors Abercronibie and Moson were among our most distinguished divines ; neverthel-ss, he considered Dr DwighiPresident of Y tie College, the most learned rTheologian- the first logician -and the greatest poet that America has ever produced. But sir, continued Dennie, there are traits in his character undeserving so' great and wise a man, of thi most detesta ble description he is . the greatest bigot and dogmatist of tfrer age V -Sir, said the doctor, you are grossly mistaken ; I am intimately acquaint ed with Dr. Dwight, and I know to the contrary. Sir, says Dennie, you are mistaken : 1 ha'e it from an in timate acquaintance of his, who I am confident would not tell me an unr truth. " No more slander I says the Doctor, I am whom vou speak f u And I too ex claimed Dennie, am Mr. Dennie of whom you spoke I'' The astonish ment of Mr. Dwight may be better conceived than told ; suffice it to say, they mutually shook hands, and were extremely happy, in each otherVac quaintance. 'Spirit of Pennsy lvania. SCR4P FifL-BE friends says an Italian witf ! aTe like the shade ot a dial, vh;ch r the Andamans may not be unacceptable But whatever ma vibe ouV y xd wilie j f appears 'whea the sky iS clear, out ii to our readers ; we have great pleasure for the Patriots, anu our cr. .entfit of the-' concealed whea it is cloudy, . in subniitUng the following' Extract from Spanish .monarchy, they ass, cv ideally SALES, (MASS.) SEPT. 1 1. - From the Prince of Wales Island Gazette received at this" office, by the favor of Capt. Fairfield of the -brig Falcon from" Sumatra.' . . - PULO-PENANG, APRIL 3, 1819. ;-Extract of a leUer? dated Coast of Pe dier 15th March 1810 1 subject was proposed by a Seacunny ot. his co t V name o Jem, to the Syrang; who; to 1 . 0n gether with tlfe Grew, immediately enter ed into his viewst on hearing there wa money onboard, 'and their design Would have been carried into effect the nighf it was first-proposed, had not some circum stances obliged them to defer it until the next. The iryrang commenced opera tions by murdering witli, a hatchet one of the Officers who was sleeping on a hen-' coop on the deck ; the Gunner seeing this rah forward and jumped down the fore hold, the Syrang pursued and murdered him ; the Seacunny during this ran into the Captain's Cabin and made a blow at him, which could not have materially in jured himas lie rushed by the Seacunny, jumped overboard, pot into a boat that was towing astern, hauled, her up to the vessel 5 in attempting to enter his cabin by the stern windows, he was perceived by the Seacunnywho pointed hirh out to one of his comrades, this man (the" Sy rang I believe) on seeing the captain in this situation, struck him several blows with a hatchet until he dropped into the s,ea ; I The next person they nought after was the second mate, who was discovered endeavoring to conceal - himself in the hold, and destroyed by running him through the body with a spit. Mrs. O- r.etto, was allowed to remain in her cabii until 9 o'clock the next day, when she was desired to come upon deck to be thrown overboard. She cast herself at the feet of Jem and endeavored to excite his compassion, apparently With some effect;.; but some of the party insisted up on her being committed ta the waves, af- . ter tying"her hands behind her ; a slave girl met with the same fate. The barba rous villains scuttled the vessel and in the boat found their way to the coast, at a place about 20 milefrom Pedier." On Thursday morning, were landed on the beach two negroes from the Anda man Islands, captured by the crew of a China Junk. ; Theirappearance excited much jinterest anu curiosity, as a race of people generally considered as cannibals. The following account of them has been obligingly communicated to us by a gen tleman who has very humanely takei them-under his care. . " A Chinese Junk manned partly by Chinese and partly by Burmahs, proceed ed to fthe Andaman Islands to, collect Becho .de Mar, and'laying about 2 Miles from ihe shore, they observed about 9 or 10 of the Savages approaching the Junk wading through ihe water.' Upon coming within a short distance of the vessel they discharged several showers of arrows, which severely wounded four of the Chinese. ', The Burmahs gave immediate pursuit in their boat, and after much diffi culty took two of the lavages prisoners. During the chase they were frequently observed to dive and to make their appear ance at a. considerable distance to elude their pursuers. Several of the arrows were picked up by the Chinese which are now in my possession, they are made of Rat tans with a piece of hard wood for a point, and an iron nail, or fish bone fastened to the extremity in such a manner as to ren der it difficult to extract, if it enters the body: . : " These Negroes are extremely dimin utive in stature, though apparently well formed, and their-limbs and arms are un commonly small ; one of them is 4 feet 6 inches, the other 4 feetT inches high, and each .weighing 76 lbs. Avoirdupois. They have large paunches, and though so small, are in good condition. One is ah elderly, man of ferocious aspect, the other a boy about 17, of a good expres sion of countenance. They appear dull Mr. Dwifcht, otfana 1 !P avT exiremeiy averse iu Spcua.ing , j . i- . .l . when left alone and imagine they are un observed, they make a noise resembling much the cackling cf Turkies.; , They are of a jet black colour and their skin has an extraordinary shining appearance,'and their bodies are tattooed all over; of a most voracious appetite, and crack the bones of fowls with their teeth with the greatest' facility. Their manner of as- cending a Cocoanut Tree is remarkable, runninr un likp a mohkev. and descend- irig with astomshing,velocity." As some account of the inhabitants of" tlie 4 East India Gaz.' which, it will be. observed, corresponds "materially with the description gi vei of the two .Negroes a bbve mentioned : V, " The "population of the great Anda man, and all its dependencies, does not exceed 2000, or 2500 souls : these are dispersed in small societies alongthe coast, or on the lesser island, within the harbor, never penetrating deeper into the interior than the skirts of the forest. Their sole occupation seems ' to be that of climbing rocks, or roving along the margin of the sea in quest of a precarious meal of fish, which during the tempestuous season they often seek in vain." "The few implements they use are of tlie rudest texture. Their principal wea pon is a bow,. from 4' to 5 feet long; the string made of the fibres of a tree, or a slip of bamboo, with arrows of reed, headed with fish bonej or wood hardened m the fire. Desides this, they carry a spear of heavy wood sharp pointed, ana1 a shield made of bark. They shout and ear fish with great dexterity,1 and are said also to use a small hand net, madeof the filaments of bark. Having kindled a fire they thiow the fish on the couis and devour it half broiled. ' " It is an object of much , curiosity to I di?cover the origin of a race of people so widely differing, not only from all the mhabjtantsf the neighbouring continent, but also from those of the nicobar Islands, however, the inquiries of travellers have produced no satisfactory conclusion. In stature the Andamaners seldom exceed five feet; iheir limbs are disproportion ately slender ; their bellies protuberant, ! w ith high shoulders and large heads, and j thpv arinpar to be a dporpnpiitp rarp nf negroes, with woolly hairrflat noses, and thickjips; their eyes are small and red, their ski in of a deep sooty black, while i untertantes exhibit the extreme of their countenances wretchedness, a horrid mixture of fa- mine and ferocity. They go'quite naked, : and are insensible to any shame from ex- j posure.. - j " Their habitations display little more ingenuity than the dens of Wild beasts, j Four sticks fixed in the ground ate bound i at top, and lastened transversely bv others, to which branches of trees are pended : an opening just large enough admit of entrance is left on one-side; ; sus to ad and their bed is composed of leaves. ' Being much incommoded by insects, their j first occupation of a morning is to piais- ! ter, their bodies a 11 over with mud, which i hardening in the sun, forms an impene trable armour. Their woolly heads they paint with ochre and water, and when thus completely dressed a more hideous appearance is not to be found in the hu man form. I heir salutation is performed by lifting up one leg and smacking with iheirhand the lower part of the thigh. u Their canoes are hollowed Out of the trunks of trees," by fire and instruments of stone, having no iron in use among them but such as they accidentally pro cured from Europeans or from, vessels wrecked on.their coast. The men are cunning and revengeful, and have a great hatred to strangers: they have never made any attempt to cultivate j the land, but subsist en what they can pick up or km. .v.iv . ; i. ; ; i " Thelanguage of the Andamaners ha5 not been discovered to possess the slight est affinity to any that is spoken in ImBa or among the islands. 4i They appear to express an adoration to the sun, the Genii of the woods, wa ters, and mountains. In storms they ap prehend the influence of ia maliguant be ing, and deprecate his wrath by chanting wild chorusses. Of a future it is -not known that theyjhave any idea, which possibly arises from our imperfect means of discovering their opinion.?' JJIWUtULWilUJ POLITICAL. - From the City of JFashingtcn Gaz. SPAIN A'D FLORIDA TREATY. A very general disposition prevails : in the public mind to Consider the rejection by Spain of the Treaty recently conclud- f( hv the UnitedlMates witnitier minis ter, as necessarily a cause of disposition had its source, no war. This calm in a consideration of the state of afiairs be tween the two countries, but in the good wishes which the mass of the American people entertain for the success of the Snariish Patriots, and in a piofound con tempt of the monarchy of Spain.- It is commonly thought, and no doubt justly, that a war with the fcpaniards would frrratlv nromote me esianisunienx o ( the South American Independence, ar.d t that the military and naval means of Ver- fc. j , dinand VII : wpuld be almost nothing in a contest with the United Statep . . reign" to the question of peace. or war be - tween Soain and this country. That ought to be deciiled on its own merits; i The usual method of negociating Jtrea- ,4 ties is for the ministers of each" party 4Q produce what is called afullpowershow ing that he is authorized to treat. In ex traordinary cases, where duplicity is ap- prehended,' a minister maybe required ; besides his fullpower, to produce Instruct From Mr. Adams' Ionsr acquaintance? - with diplomacy, we will not permit our- sen es 10 upuoi mat ne exacteunrora uqn Luis de Oni.s all that the law of nations under the circumstance, would .allow him) to exact. - ' - ; . ; " . N If, however, on a view of the treaty in question, the king of Spainonceives that f his minister had misinterpreted his in structions, or had exceeded them, the jaw of nations justifies- him in disavow ing the minister and refusing to ratify die f . traty. ; . - v The United States owe to themselves to be just. Tkey have exercised the riht of rejecting a treaty on a very niemoi able occasion. The reader need not be fiir ticularly reminded of the coarse pursued by President JefTerson with regard to the treaty etered into in 1 806by Messrs. Ioa- oe & Pinckney with the British'govern- with the sanction, of nearly the whole country, we cannot consistently refuse to the sovereign of Spain. In the case of two oth er treaties, the United States 'have ratified them with modifications. Should terdinand be disposed to follow such ex amples, he might very aptly quote the British treaty of 1794, and that with Swe- i-uen OI lblO. rom tnese observations; the soundness of which will not, we think, be contested byvan intelligent man, it is very clear that u kin? Ferdinand rejects the treaty which suppposed to be now before hhn, siicli rejection will be no valid cause for war . H.e w' n0 dtfubt, owe our government a fair explanation of the motives of his re- fusal to ratify, and that duty he will piob abLv perform in the full style of Castifliao pomposity. "u ; n in rejecuon.or tne-.treaty will not be, cause of War, provided the ProPer explanations , are given, the ojd grounds of Complaint will exist again sti Pg"" -' perhaps in an aggrivated de- Srec 5 for however much Don Louis de l) llis may e disavowed and dishonored, aim "owcver.piausiDie may De the rea- sons alledged for refusing to ratify the trea- i ty, there will still be room for belief that the cabinet of Madrid has acted with insin. . cerity, and that procrastination and htf t a settlement of difTerences, has bejrr throughout the whole transaction its Urad ' ing object. j . - The causes of difference between; the two nations, anterior to the formation o the treaty ceding Florida, are - sufficient I ' to justify hostile measures, if the Urited States choose to look upon them int. that, light. At the same time, how. ' these. causes are:of a pecuniary nrr and are, therefore, matter of calcuUion If they touched the honor of the moiT ' there could be no delay in apeiJf, t( the sword. A n open and unc.ditiotial ' war on our part would undoubtJy rstrr great deal more than the amint of the claims of our merchants a Spain, ft would be the heipht of folVy to expetioV forty or fifty millions of do i&ra to punisb . the Spaniards for not payUg os ve op ten millions. : But it does, net follow that we are to do nothing. Tire twjitoryr between the river Sabincandhe Rib det Nbrte belongs to the Uofod S?atesrif het treaty would be nullified,, and oaj- brave- iroops may immediately and of right oc cupy it. - . Spain will be indebted to ourv fellow citizens a large sum of money, and Florida may be seized by military attach ment, as security for eventual payment, ' 1 In these positions we may pause : and if Spain choses to consider them acts of war let her do so. If she declares war we; can meet the shock with confidence. L The reflections which we make are bv no means founded upon,? ny definitive o- pinion as to the fete of the treaty; Wc' are rather inclined to thii,k, and we cer- ' tajnly hopethat it m,A- yt be tifiea- . The reported treaier.t 0f the Marquis cfi Casa rujo, and of Von lois de Om ' does not appeav to os to be wholly, if it t is at all connecter j with the ratification or the treaty. It not bave bVen the first time thai Flof.dahas been . separated by -treaty From; the Spanish monarchy. Iatrajasferred to Great Britain tvr pam in. i763. " Admitting then, that the- xiiji ais naa Deen imprisoned and, te Wou arrested as has been - reported, a. , that they are both to be tried, the infer- -ence is not so clear that they .are victim , to the vengeance of their master for hav ing hegocia ted the treaty ceding Florida, . - 7 he conditicn of the internal aairs:jrT , Old S bain, Is sufficiently euifoeid to . -if 7: .rl - J - - ! -1. :; . - 1 ; ; ' - .... ! I '
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