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iMiWlMiWWU'll,l!.l'.l..l..'.'..lj''''l')!lJ,l,l'lil 1 j i ., . .. . . . , 1- , - - I 4 J f v l . Dh I r j ex.j i n v I ML ; J1 ?A t-'I-y 1 i 1 IJI I fcV 7 JE,.J 1 f f. 1 kJk 1 .VI' 1M L-'l 1 bLn i,nkt lWltOUiitl, V. C WEDXESIKIV, OCTOBER 4, i8.6 WO 21, 'V THE PATRIOT, Is printed and published weekly by T. T.AH1.Y STR.iyYGI-:, At Two Dollars per annum pay able within three months from tin receipt of 1 2 j first number, or reo D .'larj after the expiration of r h f time. No paper to be discontinued until all irrearages arp paid, unless at the option of the Editor; and a failure to notify a discontinuance will bo consi dered a new engagement Whitehall is a very flourishing lit tie place, nituutd at the point of com inuni'MH i oi between the Hudson and i he LI;e. Here terminates lh Northern Canal, commencing on ihe 'odson at Fort Ldward, ufter a course of 22 mile-. o thin part of the country the benefit derived t'roui tbi Canal is incalculable; ihe ,ieai article of trade is Lumber, which goes quickly to the Hudson river through t'iiH channel, and with very little ex pense. A titereliant tuTormed m , that formerly it cost 60 cents per bush el to spud h'B wheat from Luke Chain plain to N. Vrork, now it is landed in that city by the Canal Boats for lit 2 cents. Two mile from .Whitebait (he stage road passes the lale resi dence of old Heqry Frauciso, famous AIJVBUTMEMBNT8 Not exceeding 16 lines, neatly in serted three times for one dollar, and! f'r hi 23 cent for everv suceeedin- nubhcii,,ia ,s for PM" strength cation : t hose of ??rcater lenr I'nuY. August 25. This i a beautiful city, buuudcd by fine hill mi toe rear, one of wtiich i -ailed JIuunt Icict. to continue the ele gant allusion iti'iU-Tiafrie. It con'Kinx about th sauie populu iiti u lVferbur, and haa many 1 rtnd-omc iMiildini'S. An instil ution, somewlmt novel, h;n been i stablishe in this place by the munifieence nf (en Van tteimaeluer. Itn olijec' is to benefit students in 'hose seienfea, in couph with v iy q:,nk p. Bvcry one united m the su.i,, g i iy saving their haul--at. koric p nic ular paits, as if elatt d with joy . -ley clapped their hands while g iug, through the "solemn inarch s' Thusfii.ishcd the wotsiiiji of this curious and apparently devout sect. The utmost neatnt is von-pcuou iu their gardens, field, and houses ami 4 I. .. II i uiey arc uipaBeu oy no peopn these respects. Their nronertv in la mor jrticulariy adapted to tiie com ail in common, individuals faw Iroiu inon purposes of life- to qualify teach- the general stock for support, u hicli eg for the iiifciriictiou of lhrmer' and is abundantly rich and plentiful. mechanics' children in Agriculture, riculture, gardening, aud the meet au ChemiMtry, Natural History, l):me- ie artu enploy their time- they have tic Economy, anil the useful Aits. ( nothing o do with commercial sp eu A fame belongs to the seminary for j lati'ns. The articles of their inuui the particular iirnroveni nt of the , try have alwhvx been celebrated for vear). M 'is iianienake in Vir. siuupuis in Acricuure, ann worit- ineir suneriornv meir earaen leeua . . ii - i m ii Kr!hopn for their progress in IVIechani-iEre known over the rorld 'in account iriu" ii Science lhe plan promises to i of their excellence, aod n-d a readv bsrket,- Health. I)ece, and . ins-. in 4 w -f.t S-.i uu it..lfi;i.r i!..r'..w. 4-til Science lhe nlan nromises to . I - - - y ' " Buimi i 1 4 i iii - - - I II HI l lie : f..Li I i lw. ........ I nir- ii ir rtiHic, tni.-H;iu . naif - .Ms .r.i j..n?ruo for mut he post paid Ft om the Correspondent of the Peters' burg Intelligencer, Jug i&4, 1820. ON LAKECHAVtPLAIN. At 2 o'clock in the morning we vmbarked on board of a steamboat for Whitehall, situated distant 25 miles. Silently we passed on the st II wa fers. I sat on the deck cloaked and watching-' Here and there upon its Jprot-fi si neafil its promoutary. IVlnny a weary sentinel, far from home and far from friends, has paced these amparts, has gzed upon thi-4 tamo moon which is shedding her full light upon iheni. Not a soli ary human hoing nor creature, is now to be seen there! I passed the who'll night in writing, as I couhl not xleep at aif'in consequence of the births having been all occupied by the Montreal Passen gers, who generally iak this route to tlie Atlantic araies. in or was our borough he fought mnv battles and gladly embraced the opportunity of their deserved industrious moral and received many wounds For ioo v-!,? m Settlement of the shakers charitable characteristics, the leading years he assisted in the various, but- at NisJceuaa, oot far from this place, principle of their community CMirot After a short nde we found ourselves . be otherwise than wrong, aud deiiMiti iti the midst of this strange communi- strales the absurdity into which .or ly , and seated in their house of pob-Uiuman nature eati rub! Celibacy, lis worship. Presently they walked'the Khakers dfdare iu their bilitT i "to the house two and two, the menjtn be indispensable, but where docs enteringnt the left hand dour, and 1 reusou or hi riptun- justify whale coui the women the right All were clad tnunitics to separate themselves eu uinformly the ' men had left their .tirely from tin se -oltmn relations on coats at their dwelling. Alter sitt-, which tlie happiness, and . even the ing awhile in perfect' silence, they a- continuance of society depend! ties of America. In '53 l.e received a wound at Bradd -ck's d- feat, and when 90 years old was taken a pri soner to Quebe k in the lievoiut ion. He had beeo married twice and Aas more than eighty ears of age when his youngest child was borii.--3ome of tfie older Children are said to be living at great ge-Abrvond the Ohio. We are. now on th rniurn tn Sum . -- -- - . i - . ... i eou . fry memorable, as t!i Ibreatrel ' " "" .--.v i-v,,,,; .,r.t-r - of Uen. Uurgoyne s lant expedition. so and the remains of the military cause wa which he eonslrueted with much toil throV these rouh regions for bis arm artillery arc stifl isih!;1, and for nii; s run close to thr present road. Our diniiig place was at an dy Hill, a neat village, famous for that wonderful money speculator Ja cob Barker's Bank, as it U styled, being located here' To those unac (iiaint d with the labrynths of ehar- nionied males on tne nwier witn a space etgin nei Liurrt, or unuea isocie y oj tie foet wide between the two bodie. levers diiiiatioti rilHftsanl in other ronpU , feren, nioinej instilutl ns of this Tbe forward deck of the boat? was S,,e if 8t'ems a ver r" ! and sifl completelv filled with mure thanloo Ku':,r location. saudv Hill is, ow emigran! from Ireland, men, women, er.mon celebrated as the vicinity children and iofams. bound to the massacre oi "States' via Canada fheir appear- A,,s ,a- The place of her ance wa grotesque em-ugh, as they n"'r(,er is only 2 miles from the vil lav -mred and slumbering ab ut lag's at ihe nde of a cool and dc th v. u ith no enverina hut t h I'gblful spring Her name, with the lieavi ns and exposed to the cool, damp night air of (he lak . This i Then coi'iineitced the worship by singing, in which every one joined; as fur a my ear could jmlg'' they sn g one part alone- the airf and this with out much reference to Piano strains, but very correct in their wn pceuliai tune, which is always uiek There are no bars in their music, it h one continued Kuccession of sounds 'till the piece is completed. To many of (heir tunes, they sing no words at all tjie performance consists in mendy Be a nt Jul Extract. T b e f II - w i - g extract f'om the Oration of Air Kv.- rrtt, delivered at CNinbiidg. i. no intiiversary, brea lies ihe saiiif uohlo and worthy spirit as was exhibited by him on he floor ot Congress fas f v in ter, when puuding fo; the IVw re maining heroes of the Revolution Let us not frgptt on the return of this even'ful day, the men, , who, tjie method by wliich Jrdm Bull gets clear of some of fiTs pfttrtatie subjects, and fiWs our poor hmise and peniten tiaries with them. Bonds with Me curitv are renuired from sea enntaim landing such emigrantg at -ur sea- pM,'?,t'' "r'JS the very savage party ports, that the will 'not become a humming the air, accompanied by a when, the conflict of coui.s-1 w .s over, verysngh' see saw motion of the body. Then hoy paused- -an elder made a short aillress congratulating them on their1 privileges, and ihey sang again as before; after which followed an exhortation to the pect itors by ano ther elder, requesting them to refrain from levity on the solemn occasion He further told his brethren, if they fell so disposed, nlthough the eongre "in" '! ine ioui ut'eii, ,77 sinnos id s' ribed upon the same oneient, fatal pine tree to which she wan cucliy loiiind fast scitlnAil nnrl imn I-a w L-. I liV'thoHc "hell-liounds of war.' ' What 1 ,0" "orfTW(led ,he i(mighl go b neath the soil which it moiltened. miisf have b-en the sensation of hr-r JorUl to worship Ixott in tlie donee. ' - lime is bringing forward, in their -- rii .s i .i r impn.ient lover when, instead of his I1, "7 P';ie u " 1 ro7 c " roUM,01 tut; wooio leui'iii iw iuu uouse, ine h'oou lorweru in mat ot arms. Let me not, by faintly endeaverirp to sketch, do deep injustice to the utory of th eir exploits The efforts of u life would scarcely suffice to paint out this picture, in all its mingled olors of sublimity and woe, of og- ny and triumph. But the age of commemora tion is at f ond I be voice of our fathers' blood begins to cry to us fiora public charge -within such a period They are couscquenily ' shipped to Canada, lind their way into the IT. S by the lakes', and the law so neefssa ry for the general good of society, is evaded. Should not the officers of the lake boats bo made liable also in such cases? Hundreds during the present season have arrived in this manner. - It was day-light before we reached Whitehall, the Lake many miles before its commencement at this place is nothing more than a oar row. "lugrish stream, so confined that the Steamboat could scarcely turn a rotind in it, and passing between high and rocky fidges. At the head of this channel lie moored the flotillas of Macdonouga and Downs--and it .yas with no common ernvtion that I looked upon the grim purt-holcs of thesejJiii tn auntcd. ships the- sad but victory of our gallant Mucdonough, ,XlieConanLodorewWa,L a hero, uml ... a christian: He auniinced this victory to the War D'parnent, The Al mioaty has been p'e '.-( to grant jt n signzl victory on I4afce CJiamplaifc winch he had despatched to escort her to the British camp, returned, bringing her youthful scalp?- We might this atrocious cruelty produce at that time universal indignation throughout the whole country! Burt goyne was conducting tribes of sava men at one end and the women at the other. A number "of both sexes did not join in the dance, as also those who acted as the musicians. These suddenly struck up a tune without words and the dancing immediately began during this period the singers ges to the .uvasion of the infant State! tant Waving motion with Inn ence fella victim-but th ... ibo,h bandi." f beating time, and encefella victim-but the sa i". ' """ U""DB. ' erifif- brightened Ihe flame of liberty, a nm,? wf9 hm.hed, Ibey and aided the holv caii.e. al1 made a peculiar bow of the head . 4 ' to each other. denotin the reverencial Towards night we passed by the c0se of the service. Three or four bat!" grounds which decided 'lie fate : nipr.. wpr nrfnrmnil in tlii mnn proper relief, the men and the deeds of that higli-souled day. The gener atiou of contemporary worthieH it gone; the crowd of the unsignuliz?d great aud good disappears; and the loaders in war us well as council, ure seen, in fancy'" eye, to take their stands on the mount of rem em lir ancle. They come from the embattled cliffs of Abraham; they start from the heav ing sods of Bunker's Hill; they gather from the blazing line of Saratoga and York town; from the blood dyed wa ters of the Brandywine; from the dreary scows of Valley Forgr, and all the hard foue'it field- of ihe war ii 4 .i i . o . oi nur.goyne armr on ine tytn nep. ti,e whole occupying about one hour. With all their wounds and with all tember and 7th Oetocer, 1777. That The duncing was simple in its form. 'their houorf they rise, end plead with commander, so confident of success,! 'I'he whole body movi- lua kwars and us for their brethren ho survive, published in his order at the com-"forwards in their ranks with a ouick ' and bid us show our gratitude, not bv and perfectly uniform step, then sounding words, but by stretching out turning round, they advance up and the strong arms of our countrySj pros down the room, shuffling to the tune. iperity, to help the veteran survivors It is surprising to see-that most per-I ga feet uniformity and regularity of step, ,; with whuinbey go through rthe roii-; A sitirical work, entitled Horace line.', of 1 li c i r u n'ttaUxiiicx.ul t o n.. A f t cr- i n N c w - Yo r k is ah u t t a be pu b lis h -'going f(irthv in the dance, they went ed in that city, &,it itsaid. rVnin f. oin rortii in i;pfae ssm riirsrcri77cFc yVn drbiie 6r(he most disiiT-uTsL: The singers now placing themselves od literary characters of 1 1 e place. ' in tlio centre oi tne room, commenced ... . . .. . de. by all iiierieement of the campaign. 'this army mast not retreat, here on the t7th of Oct. surrendered to tfie Amer e" a rTaf iris'; utld 'ote rwh o tj e niljrf 'The fortune of war has made rr.L' ft. f m. A your prisoner. 7 io American can heboid t hese Ii e I ii s w i t hou t Jf.m oli oust of deeply im iressive historical psso alion -Vrheso are or Mfallmns our Therniopylfes our l'la'eas- plains ifit shall b? visited by thousands and "meiiibereil itb l ore interest than eren classic ground itself." bviims descriptive of Tlftjr worship, Grotitude is shtnnjby few, hut all the Shakers' morioY ronnd them' rnp.nu'ed by all. v " j i - '..V
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