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'''Sp '; ,11 PUBLISHED WKEKtTn BT,;v PICTURE OF? AMERICA. - FROM WALTER SCOTT'S tjAPOUSOK. ; We tbinkVtervqoesUaM r Great rrmer oerson to write the ile of Bona- .r!tWnd whether anj one w,u. ?r , ninfofli iis capable o with Mr. f waging : h 5, nw he thoueht on . Kr.nra flrpneral- these two poinis, "-'-'"T. l'v admitted that tne execuuuii u. bespeaks great talents, ? """g theime whKh ha? been devoted to it, tprv ereat research. -X": w. know, that the woik has 'had We .ut- .A.,nr si wrvi preai understand thatabbut 12,000 copies (each copy three volumes) bave been printed ; a most extraordinary impresston itobe endertafeen by any booksellerj and, that as far back arthreer; weeks -go, from 8 Id 9000 copies had already been sold. The press was still a work upon the ; impres siDrVs;"anarseaW it is in the poWer of the bopksellersto multiply thc?ples as, they jpjease ; the whole laboor.ofhe mpowtionbeing saved to tbeih and no -other expense than paper, fif ess ork and binding. We have notyet had it j In oar power to readit ihroogh, and forrnany definite opinion of its character But the follow ing passage has struck as being very interesting to an American readerf and as we have not yet seen jit republished in ttim n.wananersi we have concluded ..u . nrivtinai!CeOtabIe to such ptawe to- sucu , itself, to look ir wuuiu uui jji v. r i as have not read the worK at this picture of ourselves, drawn by so j great an artist. ' contains a i lew jauiis, , which the sagacious reader will discover : j and it passes over i some features : in condition of our Society and inr form of Government;; which a ie. necessary to be considered, in order to understand per. fectlv the character of our Republic. We tiiay notice, however; theMnuendo to towards the close- of the, description. Though he does no more than justice to the virtaes and the talents of Washington yet it is certain that if Washington naa n had j been disposed 10 pursue o . .uiun ;,.. , different i L.n riactratnpd f course, ne wuiu uMc u'sin-iwr - "siaie oi America .carnrs vu us-uwh viiu by the resolutiwns of his countrymen : mt(jiate government, and enjoys unmo- and it is equally certain, final tne inuu- Af nikar nrnnl mPh Was felt. 8S Well t rill r iiiu.i t: . w m .L,,f reV,nonn. irv pttinf? . ' so- i cial order upon an established basis. Richmond Com. r - n J Z America must certainly be accounted SUCCeS8:ui ail-mpi w -.-r-- J 1 ic OP 8 much largT scale t"an lh8f Wf nave uieii" -,.rr. 7 ihing vmpire consists,j it must be re- have mentioned. But that greaian nour- w i f. 0iiomiivf union oi iua- j , i ' m nv stales, wnicn, iiiuuk ... ;. . h i - ,u:- i; cupants licit umi...,...." c-i, in the.same degree, those fcircum- f stances Of a dense uon,,wn --7 of Lurope such an. ,Jnnnuc - knowledge and ignorance, , f roost exuberant ana jnu.gr., horrible. No man in America neea-.De poorV if nVfcasTa hatchet aid -arms :iq osf :t. .1 he wnaerness w- u ,mhm same retreat wbicb the jworld afiordedito j our first parents. His famly it he r has one, is wealth ; if he is ericumbered with wife orthildrenf he isfthe moreasjly provided for. A man who wishes to make a large for tune , ma y : be. d isa ppoui t ed in' America ;' but be who iseeks 'wjth.a nio- of apriculturisis. who live i, upon their own property, which is generally of mo derate Vxterit, and cultivate jt : by ; iheir ojwi )W.$ucK gculi; arly favorable to republican habits ; iTbe jnan Jwho feels himself really Independent; nd so must each man ' who can usea spade or an aie-will please hi limself with . the mere exertion of 4 bis t free : will, f and ferm'alstrone contrast1 to the hollowlnfr. b wlirigjblusterini rabble of "a city,' where a dram of tiduori oHbfc'morieyto trayaj roeal'is sure to purchase- the ?acclamai tiori otbousSrids rhbs scale orocjety! is' loo lowj io perini their thinking ofteir political right as ;'sfj thing mote yaluaoie man 10 oe panerea iigainst trieeree oYaatheytaajr Above all.- b Xoxf consider 1 ng the esse of America'' as- pirallelTwiftianoh Frsricehefstatesmenf tbe Utterc ' J nnhir Hanjri the manly arid wise pause which i?r iShedetnibemarc i'?",'" H;?L1-2??, .ooh as oeace eave an WpWturiitv toin": derate degree oi irKJUsiry, uui ine wanuj population is smair, , coiupuscu cuicuj, which riature demandsisf ertajn to firtd' government t servants in-tbe? military themUAo immense I proportion 'ofke marine arid civil deprirtmehts.rhere are pbpulaiionof the United States consists some Kriglish; arid-Dutchnmrchants tshouldfiave observed bnefgreatiam 'dicaj t denceIomeric r r a a1 nbrinnAtt as.!., a a A ,." a 1- am,-- . , w r 1 1 . n . j m : i m-M., M. a.. , a mmi a .fiaa wi-IbB - tr-n iiv inn effected; ' by shaking off the sovereign of the mother country, the statts arra edtheir;new government, so ai to rn: the least possible alteration in the habits of their peopjer5Tb arid more convenient opportunity, r wha t rawer innovHiiuu tun grrni cuaiiec mignt ; render necessary j beingjmbre desirous IU UA. I lie f;viici ai M vuliiiijFa vi o ui ill w hiiu orderly governmrit althdugb containing some anamdlies, than to cast ell exis ting autriorities loose" inr order that they might prpduce a constitution rnorie regu Isrr in theory, but far Ims jiHely to be put into effectual executioner than , those old forms tmtler which tne people had - grown bp, and to whiclvthey t?ere accustomed to render regular obedience. Tbey abol ished no nobility : for they had none in the colonies to abolish ; but in fixing the'- ba sis of their; constituticn, . they balanced the force arid tmpoltfe of the: representa tive body otbe states by a i senate,de signed . to serre the purposes answered by the; House of lords in the British constitu tion.The governors of Hie" different; states also, in whose power the execu tive government ,of each, was reposed, continued to exercise the same duties as before, without' v mucb . other change, than that they werearnf d by tbeir Jello w citizens, instead of belri appointed by the sovereign of ihe mother country. The congress'exerclsed1 the rights which suc cess ha.d given them oyer, the loyalist with as rooch temperance as could be ex pected after the rage a civil war." . f Above all.'' the mass of the American population was in a sound, healthy state, and well fitted to bear their share in ' the i exercise of political rights. They were independent as we have noticed,'- and bad comparatively lew instances among inem of great wealth, contrasted with the most degradiriglndigencer"They were deeply 1 :mhttd with a sense of religion, and the morajty which-, is its fruit. - Tbey : had bcen brought up under a free government,' and tn the exeictse of the rights of free- I m onrt lhii fanfiao OfArs l"ftftt ImKlO . tfi be excited, ;or their understandings made giddy, with-a-sudden elevation .'toprivile-t ges, the nature of which was unknown to thenJ-Tbr-Republicrof Americai moreo yer,'fdid not consist of one huge and - po pulous country, -with' an overgrown capi tal,' "where the legislative body, cooped lip in its precincts : like prisoners, were liable to be acted upon by the applauses tlor ihreats of a desherate rabble Each -. . . - iii lested V the privilege ol adopting such oe a ro kast cuiiorl . tn tliir own as are best j suited 1 1 1 n 1 1 . aa r . ua. 0 u w t... v - - ..: . w ithniit embara ssing j themselves 'with that ideal uniformity, I that universal equality of rights, which lit ..... iUa fn of iti. ITrunpli C.nri ,.t t -, ;A ,lhl vSi: e'.tabikl.JThe .a mi-Virun'. ItnnW ifiat th advantage of a rfu Constitution,, like that of a garment, con- , : - , hpinIi- of the fa-, h: I 01410 B a-' - - l the pecuiiariiy oi - ' 111 1 IUC UI'CIICS. Ui i,,;.. m m m mm m m mum . mtm m m - mrw. & rn m mm. u m m m. mm m. r hk -. t ' - oil WHUetcica uruiijuiuiniuni ii.. , m . . .nn.hi nh railitaru ornlnit l,"a-'v:,"","r,,' t00ri as peace gave an opportunity to terrupt Us impulse.Tb replace lator and social lorder.updnl an Hstablished basis. wal ai much the obiect of this ereat Gen P .. . L i . ; I l jl- .w .u. eraljras it seems' to bave Tbeen that of the statesmen vof 'Paris; ; civiliaris ? as they wei, ;to protract a p murder,'' and revolutionary tyranny LrTElRl;T - BaiaVia Is peopled by Europeans, C oleSVMalavrChinesej and some. lew : amk twi F.nronean The I European Arrilasc9w assv aw whom; however: tiie policy of the Dutch goverrirriehtls ' fastidrivmg awayf'Tbe Creoles are priricipalfy'the relics fof "the Portuguese ; rnariyof them are employed as'under'clerks andse aris, they evince 'riocgenius, and no arnbi- i ni' n hn vt It t 11 ii oHi ist i net ' from "ihe I W . .VKIMk " - Malavs.: to. whom, hbwever, they are in f mknV ' respects Inferior; - The Chinese appear to be the most numerous are the lifearid soul fof BatatNr are in genious iriechanics and' ' clo rall that is doner infft hat line ; re jindustiioui? tner chants, engrossing a large-1 proportion of the CofiVe irade excepting what is grown oh GOvcrnriient. account, arid nearly all t&e Sur tr ricb.STbev jbrmeflly mtgratedberein . figures and counting coins, which makes them'iridlsperii isable jnvery jner wind iuci up i pari ui .in lowrucanea ui vniri ,vmcic ,i uwcm ci , nv : h v;; ng-YneseCaropiri iitmiserajbleld willing s,i crf trofi the ihip--ff eye ,!mefirto p f ake ; liere death maks dreadful havoc inttbft and after, ondereoing f incredible fatigue, sickly season. They pay i however tno a nd endure every inconvenience to giati- y .ineir- insauaoie . appeme for; weaiin An inveterate hatred exists bet ween them rifehd'thejMalaysi':5wh chesty usof cur- money, the Chiriese of our eyes j"; for this reason, the; Chinese are not. met with in the interior,- only in taceswbere:triie"J)otcb can protect theni: The iVIalays, those in and arouridBatava, aremisablejpedrnensroT the hoinan S)ecies-they are fro ployed in all jtbe menial office?, a n d the laziness and pjride oifphe whites make a large, retinue. of them indispensable in the house estab lishments ; in their conduct tiiey show a total unconcern for the morrow, fnd.no, ambition to rise above their condition, al though they have the game opjportunities with others ; thus a (Turd in g another ex ample, that, in proportion as nature is li beral, man degenerates. 1 ' Among their virtues is a filial treat ment of their oarents. nlinm lhv iirotct and support in old age yThd vice of in- from wjieqce captain rarry, ior sue sane temperance isiot known among them, of dispatch, took his departure in1 the and the Use of liquors being fwbiddenyl.rychw their religion, the Mahometan. Thy . now posting on to London, where he ex are harmless, inoffensive peopie, but are Pfcts to arrive on Saturday, lay bejbre not destitute of cunning or bojdness and r the Admiralty the details, of; the'state will invariably steal when an opportunity mnt we have first the honour to ofiVrs, and with astonishing impudence ' to the public. ; We arei happy to add that protest their innocence. They have a j fine athletic, well proportioned t bodies which seem ill suited to their indolent, unenterprising spirits. Their J habit of chewing the bedell nut: which they say keeps off disgusting appearance : a. small .r.ii..1. : i' JV. . pirt- ui nit uui is wiaipu up in. a oilier leaf with some Chonam or lime, which by chewing, turns their teeth black and the gums and lips a fresh blood color ; their standard of beauty is the blackness of their teeth, (which they also file , to shar pen) and the redness f the riwmth, and they take as much pride, in displaying them as an Europeaness her fine tivory introduced ieetntf :i i ne Europeans have a taste for dress, which, however,'their poverty prevt-nts them from indulging in as mnch as they would wish ; that of the males is: a loose chintz frock, and a shawl wound round the. waistl and cover ing the lower part of the body the fe males have a cotton overall, after the fashion of a gown, but are often without any; other .covering than a cloth round jthe, loins. They have a superstitious veneration for the alligators .which infest the- mouth of the canal. . I have seen ; these monsters twenty or thirty feet long, lying on the water, catching at the orTall ejected from the city into the canal, and so. tame v from habit that I have ap proached within ten feet of them in a hfiat what is.strann. lhi Maltf k'.lt roiinri wilhnnf th,r t,frtrir,ntr,.. them.-HThe Malays loofr upon them as a sort of Genii having sickness and health mm m - mm. ww wm m m a m war a m mm k mm u mm. mmm a,av a ; ,-i i(.-...-i .-;:i...-.-i. i.jL.-..: '5itMics,iUonr wws iw turiii, aiiu upon recovery "' offerings of - food, which thy trust on a calabash or p'aintain leaf to the current of the canal, which bears it to the watching alligator. 5aeirt Ga2ei'e. ; -Polar and Noru VV estf rn. Expedition . - VJ It is a remarkable' fact 'that our two northern discoverers. CaDf. Fraritiin ahd Capt. Parry, arrived at the :Ad miralty , i n their return ;frOm their respectrve ex luraay lasi. ; vapi. r arry: may ne said to have totally failed-, in the object' of his voyages but y et be has made a discovery of considerable value, by proving the jm- r-yr a r "ew u rar uwwieugepi ine curren nowledge of the currents of the ocean.' It appears that in the high latitude of 82 degrees; there is a perpetu al current from the north; which carries the whole body of ice in a southerly di rection, and pi events the traveller from making any progress towards the' Pole, whetberejmbei n the ice or thin water? This defeatYall the calciilatioris made on the 'possibility of reaching the Pole abtl seems peremptorily to ; forbid the apn proacb of man to the axis of the world to the metropolis i&f winter. ;We have no doubt thW CaptJ Parryid Ml wHicb ourageV"aagacityajid i nardy strength could perform ; nd the narrative of his sixty !ihe days toll -oh" tnef icebergs will no doubt be highly interesting both to the scientific world, -and to those who read irooigenera f -fcuridsity, &We Subjoin the accounts of the arrival bfouriiptrepid :;discveers:&i'Sjf: Party, otji leaving theXbiscoveryShip,at the a ppointed place;' off the -Spitzbercejii coHSt. betook himself to the sledge' boats prepared Tor bis convevance over, the ice, f i- A. i 7.7 ' : .'-i" V iV 7 lU5 space of 01 days: one ot the boats being underbis own charge arid the other uri-, they felr that, for, a great part of the time; they were3 ori :;fltm carried iberii southward stretchirigvery nerve to pr ward, and jhus, of nece compelled t o aba nddn the enterprse.'vTo establish this imjiortaiil trtri ihejclearj est point of yiew. , we havev to riiention that during the Jast three days of the ex- dition,and on taking his observations by the chronometer Captain fairry touhd that h hadainedibut ftiod mite The, expedition arrived .at laV.tude? .82, 45 ; and had it proceeded but 15 miles lartheCaptain Parrand'his men ;woulif h wbtainedthepecuOiarylrem ion to which they were entitled on Tea- ching,83 ; but even thisf short, distance was found . to be altogether unattairiable bf any physical effort,' Nearly in' the same; li ne.A t hey h ad p roceedgji, t he ;boa ts returned to theHecIa re3chingftheship,heexpedltion pr ocee ded homeward, and; was, by' stress of. weather, obliged to put in to the.Orkneys, Captain Parry, arid his officers and rnen, are all in good healtln Inverness Cour. ; From BarringttonV Sketches. -?:'ry col; burr and,mr grattan" " " Col. Burr who had been Vice-Presi dent of America, arid probably would have been the next, President, but for his unfortunate duel with Gen.;.Haniilton, came, over to.Englarid, and was made, known tome by Mr. Randolph, of South Carolina (with whom j was veryiitti mate.); He, requested I would introduce htm to Mr. Grattah. whom he was exces si vely anxious to see. ; Col. Burr was not a ma 11 : of a very, prepossessing a ppear-ance,--rough featured and neither dressy nor pl is lied J but -rcl t fpnrrMif r h-7 sible man : and though not a particulatly agreeable,- yet an f instructive compan ion. 7 . ti-'.;. - j-;. '.,;77- : J; t People in general form extravagant anticipations regarding eminent persons!; The idea of a great orator and Irish chief carried with it, naturally enough, corres ponding -notions of physical y elegance, vigoiir.and dignity. - ; Such was '.Colonel I Burr's mistake, I believe about Mr. G rat tan, and I took care not to undeceive .) im.. j." ::: - -; : v ; . ' : t ' :' - ct We went to my friend's house, who was : to icjve L.onoon next day. 1 an--nounced that Col. Burr, (from America,) Mr. Randolph and myself .wished to pay bur respects, and lh servant informed us that his master would : receive us in a short time, but was at the .moment much -occupied on business . of ; consequence. Burr's expectation was all on the alert I Randolph also was anxious to be present led to tlie great Grattan, and both impa tient for the entrance of this Demosthenes. Vt length the door opened,, and in hop ped a small bent figure riaeagre, yellow, and ordinary oneslipper and One shoe ; his breeches ; knees loose and his Cravat hanging down ; his sbirt arid coat sleeves ucked up high, and an old hat upon' his head. ''il '.V':'-''t " This apparition saluted the strangers very courteously -asked (without any introduction) how long; they had, been in Encland and immediately proceeded to triake inquiries about the late Gen. Wasb ihgtoiu arid ihe revolutionaryw companions looked ; at each other ; their replies - were costive, and : they seemeu quite impatient jo see Mr.; Grattan. ; could scarcely contain myseii ; out oe- termined to. let niy eccentric countryman take his course i who appeared quite &e lighted to see Jus visiters ;? ana wis ine most mquisiiive . person , in iuc Randolph was far - the tallest and r most dignified looking man of the two,; grey haired and well uressea ; nuD mere-. fore, of ;;course5 took cim rfor the'ice President and addressed him accoromg ly. - Randolph at length begged toknow if t hey xoold ; shortly have- the honor of seeirie Mr Grattan. UpOn which ;our hostr not, douutmg uui lucy new ; our,. rnnrived ' it,musLbe his son? James - ior; whom they ehquiredarid -laid 'be-betfeSM ed ; be badat JirioroentVw somewhere to aniuse;binMel yni! Thisompletelyisconcerted the Atriericans; and they - were about to make- their. DOw ana ineir exn, wneo 1 mougui it bleb time to -explaio and takingvcOl Burr arid Mr;xRahdo!phrespeCtiyely : by the $ band; Introduced tbera to therighc Ji'Viii.ii:7-?-.7,--vt; honotaDie oenry yraiian- j,c; .;v - I never aaw t)eope: tare so, or to r nowperceiving f Stockings. ' and.' in Xhis ownIirresistBbl I--. .. . . .9-9 . v -.-,. ,- 7 -J-i ' T-"!' '.X. .fvajipogiiedrfor the oufre .'figure n&si cut; assuring theni be had totally over -. ?6ofcel it irihrSvanxiety not to keep then, waitio'g That be was ' returoiog to Ire- :, land next 'rnoVriing arid had been busily . packing up ? his books and papers ( iti; ft' closet oil rofdustndcobwebs, I ihtf-1 incident rendered thb interview more jn ;f terest irig. i.The' Americans; were charm: :, ed with their reception ; and after a pro- tracted r visit rretired highly. gratified whilst Grattan reiurned aguin to his ' DOoKs and coDwebstfVA 4Ai j :-'';From the New-York ; Gazette. , y H New, Packet Line t GibraUarOufy' readers: will? remargin, our, advertising columns that a Line of Packets is esub lished betwlen this port and. Gibraltar. ' to sail monthly ' fr om each port, Ut-We un- ; derstand the vessels are of t he first clss, & elegantlyarranged for th accommodatiorj ". , . of passengers. Judging by the' constant ; intercourse kept up with, the v Mediterra ; nean, we are a little surprised that a regu lar line of packets has riot before been e's- ; tablished. . .This line .will affofd great laciuues io inose wnor apart irom pusi- , ness, may be disposed o visit , the v most ( delightful portion 1 of jEurope 'either for, health or pleasure: r A .person may noif ; leave this city ..for, Gibraltar, spend a - mo n t h i n v is i ( in g Cad ir Sevjl leGra n a- da, with its Aloorish ruins Malaga, sur rounded bv its extensive and famed vine yard a a n d e nj oy scenes and climate line, ' quailed on earth, and return h me m the space of three months. Nefvoyage across ine Atlantic is maue wun more com ion . and interest to passengers than, that to r the Mediterranean: the tract being in.U moderate and temperate latitude, and lea ding through the group ol Western ls . lands, or Azores, : Madeira,; .&c. ;r .or ;; the accommodation ; of those : who may ' . have a View to business, we subjoin an . extract from a commercial circular of the highest reipectabil i ty '? , ' ; ' , a Gibraltar; has no Custom-JIouse, & . is, in every respect, a free poit ; the charges on merchandise; are, therefore, t'ie incidental ones. of lighterage po'rteW age,i and tstorage i buLas sales are, eeriVl eratty made uir -landing, the, two latter charges are. aviidedThe charge pf light ; erage is 7 a 8 dollars per loadof 17 a 18 ; tons. Tlie wfiole port charges amount only to 8 a 10 dollars' for a two masted ' vessel arid, 10 a 12 dollars: for a three masted vessel ," Remittances can always be made in . a great variety of1 articles, the . produce of -the"' Mediterranean ' states in good "hi lis, .either on the Bri tish covernmenti or private bills, arid Spanish dollars. No one port, perhaps, in the world, concentrates so vast a' va riety of produce as Gibraltar as it is the general reudeiVous, arid deposit of the) productions of eyery country particular- lythose xf Spain, jFrarice, Italy, the Levarit, the whole coast of Barbary &c which are bro't to this market to create funds for the purchase of English Ameri can and colonial produce, end Mo' this end are sold at very reduced prices so that at .all tiriies, with few ei ceptioris, . invest ments can ' be ,' made in , these; various 'productions on better terms here than at their place of bngiri - For the sale 'of all descriptions of co-' , loriials, and the productions of the United ., Statesparticularly tobacco--in fact, et f ry article subject to'high duties" and pro h ibitionsin oth e r countries-f Gi braltar e n joys a decided advantage, as a smuggling . trade is conducted from this to'a vast ex- 1 tentJ t This lacr arid the'elisterice; o heavy capita) actively .employ ed in spe culations sustains .prices here to aerate wonhv the attention of those who extend v their operations : to the Mediterranean. At we are at ail times 10 possession 01 ine atest advices from everv quarter of Eu rope and 'particularly : of markets up the - Meder ranean, information to those inter ested can at all - limes be furnished Vfor their 'guide--; "-yi '! ! . Morgan 1 htt ' found The 'Albany Advertiser publishes an extract of a letter from a gentleman Y in p Rochester M bis .; friend in that city, ; dated the ;26tb insL , which saysthat theDody vfoond a Oak V Orchard Creek, and since intered at; ua tavia proves not to be that of . Morgan,' but of a man trom Canada. Tbis is proved i by Vibe witVof the dead iroan which was louna, inai iwwii. proved that thd Clothes found on the body . were those ot - ner nusosino, w uib iui .. that be 'bad on when he left, hornej ' arid likewise that the shoes he bad on were pair that be bought at the time he - left '. homethis Was;proved,i s 'of -whooVi; be - .bought Ihem I tral that trere Immd in his pockets ;-ti.ere. proved t have been given bim by am erlietorebeleft TbeifWad iflendt ; intend enioving the body - from Batavus U Co Canada and bave;1 KOt sVoriI; toribC" ildchester committee of Pir'iuicmip '. -:J'- .j..'.lT' t.ft that lh lilt 0 I great chinge in der tMi f Lieutenantosi I -
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