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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY, ! WATSON MA C HEN, At $3 per annum half payable in advance. From the Philadelphia Nat: Gazette. - Travels of Lieutenant the Honorable Fred. Fitzgerald de Roos, in the United States. Iu all Iikelihood,our readers have had i enough of the blunders aid misrepresen- c" 6 - i . . i i . tat'mn of this exGiiisite tourist : but we MWmvmmmm -mrm 4 , W must be permitted to devote another co lumn to his book ; becauseiit is, really, of far j more importance than its intrinsic character would imply .The question is not what the repot ts of so flippant and prejudiced coxcomb are worth in them selves but how they are received in England, how they move the British public. We would nomoreresent them, nor make them subjects' of general re taliation on liis country, 5khan we would cite wiili any pride or satisfaction the few complimentary or kind paragraphs which hir pages contain. Commendation, or favorable testimony j from such a quarter, is to be despised equally with false judgf Bients and slanderous anecdotes. Never theless, theeffect of the latter upon the f feelings and opinions of people towards whomtbe: United States stand-in a pecu liar relation of the highest and most va ried consequence, is not to be contemned nor overlooked i And that they do pro duce a deep and sinister impression, can not be doubted bv those, .who are aware of the predispositions tf the British na lion, and have occasion J to inspect the . principal London journals, ; the sources from which br prevailing. notions ana sentiments are chiefly derived. Most of the Reviews and Gazettes have seized with avidity upon the Hon. Fred erick de-Roos's statements ; they treat him with signal distinction and deference, they multiply quotations from him, significantly j entitled American Taste, American Travelling, American Fashion, &c. Picked stories and representations, such as those of which we have furnished cnm anmnlpt in our Dreceditn? articles. abound in the London papers, and. circu late rapidly ihrpughout-Mioritisn em pire. From the monarch to the beggar, from the coteries of the Lieutenants high-, born relatives and other connexions, down to the race of the Ramsbothams and Willoughby Scraggses much 1 compla cency for themseives and sovereign dis dain or pity for the vulgar American re publicans, are felt, as his pages are glan ced at, or w hen the extracts in the peri odical publications fall under the patrici an or cockney eye. ' It is, indeed, lamen table, and we sincerely, deplore the cir cumstance, though . not primarily for the sake of the United) States, that a people, generally so enlightended, and honourable as the British, so exalted by .their institutions and , arts, and with a power we may say pf peace and war, un exampled and unrivalled, and therefore requiring for its guidance clear views and liocral temper, should be at a41 liable to be swayed or infiuenced-Ho be spirited to selfish 'exhultation and ostentatious' acorn, against a kindred country like this union, by the contents of such a book as the present- a wretched medley of pre sumption, folly,1 prejudice," and genuine cockneyism) in which' nothing is abso lutely ex Vet, and almost every thing either prepusterously awry or J utterly fictitious. let so it is : ihe flying ana uouncing Younr tourist mav boast hereafter of ha ving confirmed even thej British ministry in that invidious and unfriendly policy, which is so justly and opportunely ex- rtlainisrl in rka ' l.itu. frntn' f nnrlnr. rd. a 1 I V 1 1 h I f.w.U Bmvvvaj m . I.. - j ? " a '1; ' vnwjf puuusneu in tue nuientdu pupcia. He has roused and exhilarated the London political writers ; he has edified will have, perhaps, j encouraged and stimulated Mr. Huskisson, the ship-owners, and the whole body ;of commercial statesmen in the Parliament. " r - . sfcinciivc Ul iiiis wonucriUl traveller, is what has created' the strong est nd most gratifying sensation in the British metropolis. ' My humble -" cubration" says he, were directed, during my tour, mostly to points connec ted with my own profession 5 and I took my leave of America, jwith the satisfac tory conviction that the naval strength ol the United States has been greatly exag gerated that they have neither the pow er nor the inclination to cope with Great Britain in maritime warfare tar less to dispute witfi her the PoWinion of the Seas." These areihe' conclusions which have been reechoed with a sort of joy, as remarkable or odd, as the surprise with hich they appear to have been perused, inspecting the; London newspapers, we ttUst he content merely to refer lor proof of this effect, to their columns ; but with Xt,gard to tiie literary and political jour- monthly and hebdomadal, we shall Vaced adduce some evidence, (aki'ng eJrree eminent & widely current. The N w Monthly fVIagaziil . ' I aadtt other adnmiiges 5nat are likely to accrue from the mental improvement of these times, one benefit has certainly been derived from it. j The j dandy has discovered that his merits must. I rest upon something less frail than the establishment of a good tie, i and the whiskered tiger of London must begin to find that the ladies look for something I ninDA AriAnr-kia ltanil ftlnw A L l J . n",?TIM". 1 u" V Jriri nil with tvhirh it hnc hiirimA kun m -w -Vs . 1111111,1 V UWVIl besmeared. , No, no, a new era is arrived. The, " march of intellect" is the drill for the men,of. fashion of the, present day 5 and we have in the . van of the" squad some scions of the first blood in the land. One young nobleman is nearly the' first political writer in the kingdom 5 ia second is the author of one of the. best novels of the day 5 a third has published his tra vels in Asia ; and a forth gives us a " Personal Narrative" on the state of America. Need we mention the name of the last mentioned author? it is Mr. de Rous. But it is time that he should speak for .himself: we shall, therefore, quote one of his observations on Ameri can Society ; first observing, that while the commtrcial traveller has usually de lighted to show the vulgarity and gau cherie of our American brethren, the high bred Englishman has spoken of their manners with the good feeling and tact of a man of the world. i f . " The work displays throughout clear views of statistics, humorous and able powers of description and a habit of dis crimination than an older head than the author's might be proud of owning ; but we are pressed for room, and must refer the reader loathe original for several highly characteristic sketches. of hAmeri can society :. for a descriotion of a niohti at an inn, equal to Uudenck Random lor inciaeni ana for some highly pictur- - j r- ' . esque sketches of the Falls of Niagara. vve nave only to desire the reader to take warning by ourselves, not to be led ! away by the fascination of the Person al Narrative," but to attend to the pi in cipal objects, which the" author, has in View- -bfyecti highfy honourable to As r as a British sailor that of re- teelmss as a British sailor that of rr moving the bugbtar of American naval aggression : and of showing, by a plain unanswerable statement of facts, the su periority of the British flag over the sirtpsd ensign of the United States.' The London Literary Gazette: " Much has been said in praise of the powers of steam ; but we do not remem ber to have" seen it remarked how im portantly these powers are addressed to the promotion of literature, independently ol the steam I engine printing; to which we are so especially indebted. Here, however, we have ;an example of the es- i sential benefits which letters may receive ' from this new impulse; for had it not! been for steam-boats, the gallant officer before our critical tribunal could never I have employed a short month's leave of absence from Halifax, in travelling two thousand miles over America, and pub lishing a volume oh the subject : " Having such a pattern of celerity in j our eye, we too will shew how rapidly ! we can move 5 for we will review the book within six hours of its having been printed, and in one day its character and ; merits shall by this sjngle, sheet of ours. oc Known to many tnousand readers, and within a week all over the continent, and very speedily in America itself, in Asia i IriKu incrraki.ia - I . L.I quarter of the habitable globe." J vipw , . m l 1. . t 1 . ! wu . nui uioiiai niiu lii tmmw nrnttr . We said, that our extracts were the most interesting for general , readers ; and we made the exception because certainly the.most important part of the volume is uie ueiaas ana ooservauons respecting , the dock yards, navy, and maritime pow- ! er of the United States. With the tact 01 a.gooa saiior, nir. ue rioos acqairea and communicates much' valuable in f or mation on this subject : but; as it does not fall very strongly within the scope of the Literary Gazette, we shall beg leave to refer naval - readers and the public to the volume itself ; and content ourselves with the gratifying conclusion drawn from the whole that, the force of the American 'Navy Was been much exag gerated, and that there is nothing on that side of the 'Atlantic to raise a question on Britain's continuing to rule the waves. A number of lithographic prints illustrate and adorn the work,, which is altogether highly creditable to the eal and abilities ol a young office.,,- : . Bell's Aveekly Messenger. . It must be admitted, in justice to those who have presided at the Admiralty tor the last fifteen! years, that the British Nav was committed to. the present Lord tiighiAdmiral in the most : formidable and perfect state of ea iipment. Its tna- llfiero fnr numiol nnmncaa a V0II ot , i.utiwni UUIUU.VHI w 1 . lor every warlike operation, had reached f the hiohest nlirk Hr -ilpncAi nrf thi. discipline of the men and W the, officers, I (Ihe latter oo w moA conspicuously en-1 couraged for skill in navigation as well as for other accomplishments of their pro-, fession, had left almost nothing to hope for in this branchbf the public service. It , would seem, indeed, that in the event of r l another war, we were only required to unyoke this navyto j drive everything from the face of the sea before it, and to sweep the ocean as with a broom at our mast head ; there being nothing either in the navy of other countries, or in the combined fleets of the world, capable of looking us in the face, f . A. " To the truth of this latter remark a strong confirmation has been lent by the travels of Mr. De Roos, who has lately visited the United States, and examined with great solicitude their naval arsenals and strength. We were always told that 11 was irurn inn quarter the most tearful opposition was to be dreaded, and that in live new world a maritime rival would be found capable of extinguishing the Navy of the mother country. ! But what has been the result of inquiry The actual maritime force of America, though not contemptible, is very Jsmall indeed, j It does not amount, in line-ot battle ships, to ten men of war ; and in fiigates, cut ters, and sloops, it does not exceed thirty sail. And to map this navy according to the report of the traveller u( whose work we are speaking, would cause an incalcu lable difficulty to the government of the United States, No press laws are suffer ed to exist in that country ; the service, therefore, is the service of volunteers ; and to entice men into it, with all the, competition of the mercantile service, and the temptation of employment and inde pendence in the coasting and fishing trade, is one of the.- hardest problems wbich this government has to solve. ItJ 1 L , -"T,' ccu lu uannosi impracuca- ma a nor a n t-v w .1.. ta Die. i nere can be no familv narinprshin . . . , i C I , j-rvaouuciv iii rt uiaii-oi-war, as tiici c -ia wii I if ih II 1 utm. iiiurifuri ro n 1 n f brief. In " iH auawiuitr uuiiiiijiuii mill ft Ohm nlrlrf.J.n,..H.M.. . k ""1. ; c .,..ri..... i- ! '-i . thr Mn?Vi " the; stubbornness of the republican tern- i m . t r . . . I P"' humoursome whims of a haji lP"ant? consequently the lAmfricari i y 18 mosllS manned with oreign sea- men, and amongst them, to our dishonour and reproach in the, last war,' the most numerous and formidable race of foreign seamen were found to be British sailors." The two first journals thus quoted are deemed quite friendly! to our Republic ; the last is usually marked by moderation, good sense and knowledge. But they ists. It would perhaps, be -too much to expect Irom any people 5 yet it would, uitquestionaoiy, oe more consistent with I true elevation and generosity of charac ter, with the professions of one large de scription of British writers and politicians towards these United Slates, and. Villi the ties and sympathies which individuate the correlative situation of the American and British nations il, instead i Qf exul tation and contumely over the newly de tected , insignificance of the American maritime resources, regret were felt land expressed, because W those, precious bonds and affinities jo which we have just adverted, and of the deep concern . which all the friends of political and ci- . .ii 1:1 1 . . . 1 v" "oerty have in the general prosperity 01 a People, relying, as we do; upon free. I ".:r: u? Iree DOUUlaT inStltlltlOriS 3 thpir rhlfif alp.nnL i c - --- m.. chv i o t 1 JIT , . f O 1 tT. annn Yv a rin rw tm n n I. ; . ' . f i, rVI, ...v. uiiiisii aiiuuiu unue uur nava nr. parations and means to be so extensive as that we might soon, or at any time, dis pute with them their boasted arid cherish ed " Dominion of the Seas." hut . tK;nt at it would becom ej them :to wish this Republic strong on the ocean either as a suaable antagonist for their; magnificent power ana prowess, or a natural auxiliary against the combined forces of the conti nental despotisms with which the v may have to struggle in defence of their su premacy or equality and the principles and forms of their mixed constitution At all events, it behooves the Aroei ican government and people to Vote the signs of the times in the course and .spirit pf 'the British cabinet and nation; to endea vor to remedy or .supply .without delay what even such! critics as Lieutenant de Roos may righ tly proclaim to be unskil ful, improvident, or d?fective in their na-i val system.; and to vindicate the follow ing favoi able remarks which he made at Washington, as igno'rantly indeed and as much at haphazard as any of his sorry sinctures1:.'.;;-';-; iI . ' It must, not 1 be supposed, that the spirit of parly or disputes of local inter est, have broken or; impaired: the great compact which binds the Americans to gether. The slightest sympton of danger. 10 weir t uiupn," wnemer ansiiig irom - 1 1. ' -- -r y. Si r - :?rrwAyt J o instantly, tightens the social cord. f1'? hrou6hout the vast community, " ua.c . iwiguucii meTeai rnsiory 01 me. i ber and respectability of those who signed lastwar, or adopted only the thrice rem- itK is deserving of the most courteous ted falsehoods of the Grub street annal- consideration. I nrnnrrl in iw oAh nil fr-A il I rf - I '.I, ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. i It a fiords us pleasure in being able to state to toe public, but more particu larly to the friends and patrons of this enterprise, that final arrangements have, at length, been made for the construction of a vessel, especially suited to the rug ged service of a polar expedition. The' vessel will be built of the roost durable materials, and will embrace ma ny of the improvements, suggested by the British in their late voyages to the N. W. andat present to the north. ; ' The artificer is Mr. James Beacharo, of this city, whose reputation as a naval architect, stands deservedly among the first in the-United States' or in any -other country. The expedition will not sail until early in the coming season. This delay has been unavoidable : occasioned in part, by a protracted indisposition of the undersigned: but more particularly by the extensive labors necessary to be per- j of science, the liberal and the ' wealthy, formed, in getting up such an enterprise, the remaining and comparatively small The expenses of the voyage, heavy as amount can be procured. The extent of they must be, are now brought within our labours is now defined, we know narrow limits. We have it in our pow- what remains to be accomplished, and er, at any moment, to. show to the sa-; shall advance with steadiness to the. com tisfaction of any individual, ih&t inclu ' pletion of the work. Humble as t.ur ding the patronage of the Navy Depart- Jabcrs have been, we have received too ment the, whole amount necessary to mutjh encouragement and overcome too furnish the expedition in instruments, ar- , many difficulties to give up the ship at' mamenl, provisions, clothing and pay, ; this ti mt. We do not at all despaii, be for a well thosen crew I of seamen, and irie able to orocure a second vessel, ar able and experienced officers, with everv necessary comfort and convenience, is not now a matter of contingency, but embracing, as it does, a large proportion of the whole expense, is at this time in readiness. v That the principle upon which the Secretary of the Navy will aid in the oromolion of this vnvaaemav not h mii- understood, we give as illustrative, the o.,k;:i . i OUUIUIIICU BldlCIUCIIIi suuuiuicru UUriliP . . me last session, when the subject was . w.w.-v, aiwunw 4vuivailiawca. tfl t .a r-r . n . Ilia I InilHrt Mains' lnt aniAn I "K,, : . ........v,. m utg. ; leave, succinctly to state . the case now I hefrite v'nn a WpIpci r.,mminp. n ru. i - a vsu- tionto a voyage of discovery. The me - mof ial .is most jespeciabJy sustained byji' resolution of the House of Delegates of Maryland, and by the Governor of Penn sylvania, and by near one hundred mem bers of the State Legislature. By the Governor fcand other citizens of Ohio. You will also find .memorials from the State of N. York, Pennsylvania, Dela ware, Virginia and Maryland, Ohio &c. of the most respectable character. Pre suming that the memorial, from the num- place, to remark, that the objects of the memorialists will be promoted bv a sim pie reference, of the whole subject to me octiciary ii me avy wiin a view that, it an expedition be undertaken, in part, by individuaJ means, it may re ceive ine proiecuon ana aia or tne : de partments, so tar as is consistent with the general interest of the service, with out increasing the expenses of it. The Memorialiats wish a reference for the following reasons 1st. I he expeditions hitherto fitted L. . J . ..II . '. " uui iHtve uoi an reiurnea oecause it was impracticable to proceed further. 2d. Ihose ; who have gone furthest have, in more than one instance. put back with an open sea t before them. l b' "Piece acquired by p,e - Sd. Thp pinpripnri. nrmnroH K . . .. r-m rpn inn hi ismnis iBAiiin unihin nnH w w HUUIU CilHUIE BIIU CA" i ...-... Ped,l,on Mgo 10 seaat this time, prepar- ed to avoid many of the obstacles hereto fore encountered; "4th. As far as explorers have yet gone gone IMorth or South, human inhabitants, land marine animals, have been found. , 5th. Our officers are brave and perse vering, and our seamen among the most hardy and adventurous on earth. ' '1 6th. The history of maritime expedi tions abundantly prove that successful adventure, in high latitudes, depend ra ther upon small, strong, and comforta ble barks, with a well chosen and deter mined crew, than upon ' large vessels, with splendid ami costly outfits. - j y 7th. A11 thesl circumstances combined, justify us in beleiving, that an expedition undertaken at this time, strictly with a view to the improvement of science, col lect interesting facts in natural historyf open new channels for commercial ehtet prise in animal furs and oil, could scarcely fail in adding something to the stock of general knowledge, and to the honor and glory of the Uoi ted Slates, ; , ';;(. -n .- 8th. It is confidently believed! thatj with" the protection of the , Department hundreds of the most, distinguished . citi zens of our country will encourage the enterprise , : iuis juhicu io me means , al ready tangible, , will give strength and character to the expiditioti 5.-J!5li 9tb To refuse a reference, is to disi courage the spirit of enterprise of our ci tizens. . Tos orefer it, is,; perhaps; ibe most unexceptionable methods by : which such adventures can be encoiraged, as it cannot interfere with the powers assumed or denied, as belonging to; the General Government. ''' ', ': ' , Respectfully, I am, yourrs, &c.' The committee, reported in fa vor of a reference to the Secretary, and the re port was concurred in by the Bouse. The memorials being thus referred, be come a matter of record in the , Depart ment, and we do not speak, itadyisedly in saying, the Secretary w:H extend (he) patronage of his department,, in : accor dance, with the spirit of the reference made to him. ;l v " ' What then remains to be accomplish ed ?: i Two vessels are desirable, the one. will secure the enterprise,. and for that one, arrangements are now made; pre dicated on the encouragement already proferred by individual pationage. and f on the firm belief, that from the friends least one ot a smaller size, to be used as a tender. We know there are some, who consi der a certain expense shontd never be incurred, on a probable result of course 1 their aid will be withheld We know also that there may be those who consider the whole enterprise, utopiaii in its Charac ter, so do many consider and ptonounce the Ohio and Baltimore Rail' Road, and yet to just such wild schtmes ax those, are we indebted, lor nearly every thing VailldUJC III SUtlflV. IVP Pill friHIIl 1111 tx i f ,.,.... .,; ... uofogam views, or visionary urcuia tions: we mean, nothing but a plan r..;i v - u ciL. titai Jk iiru iiiiiii. m'miu rnt ji 99m ! cisely such, as those undertaken byVJCne. . Maj jjaWj4 jiussia, 'and' otKer, erlliti tened nations of Europe. Can any say the labors of Franklin and Parry have not enlarged the boundaries of human knowledge, added greatly to the vaiur of the British fisheries, and thrown a new splendor around the nautical glories of their country ? Can it be deemed unwor thy the citizens of this country, to engage iu labors, similar to tnose, which have refiected so much honor and profit, on other nations ? Who will date to say, i is a matter of no interest to Extend our reseaiclies into the immense and uii known regions of the South ? 1 Can there be stronger motives, to enkindle the, fit e ol enthusiasm, in the breasts of the ad venturous ? Need there be stronger rea sons, tq secure a friendly co-operation & prompt encouragement Irom. our lej iw citizens, than a knowledge of the facts, that recent attempts have clearly shown, that the ice, rugged as it is, does not present an impassible barrier to a further advance towards the - South Pole, that every "new island discovered in high Southern latitudes is to a cei tain extent a treasure, in animal fur- that there are more than a million and a halfol square miles, which have never been explored, and a coast of more than three hundred degrees of longitude in which the Antarc tic circle has never been approached ? J. A.; REVTiNOLDS. P. S. VVe have ascertained that we can . procure a vessel in the city of. New-York t. on terms about the same as in this city- . and deem it proper to remark, that we . have reserved in our contract with Air. Beacham, the privilege for a short time. to make the selection, and consider it proper, that we should be governed, in part, by the relative encouragement gi ven in the two places. u , 01 . , 1 he vessel will bear the name of the City in which it is built. ; v ' Polite Accomplisluneiit.--The manu facture of lace iii this country is. rapidly' increasing, and affords a new and pr.ofiia-' Die species of : employment to a part of our population generally excluded by cus tom from many branches of business car ried on bv the same in other countries. w We ; have heard of the manufactory irv Newport, R. I. Which employs. 200 fe males. At Newburyport, where a school . has been established, 90 young ladies are already engaged in learning the business. 1 he federal street Lace Academy, in this cityt' under the care of the Misses John son, we have before taken . occasion to notice;' but their regulations are different from the others, and . their.' numbers are consequently much smaller. We believe ine wurtfc execuieu at ; inis scnooi, ns a decided prefeience over. any other, in the sciniy,BySton .1 rabetlet, . 3 ; , ; CAVENDISH TOBACCO, JT .F ihe" best quality, just received nd yJ lot sale by WAL W. CLAiiui..
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