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THE PATRIOT,
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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
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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
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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
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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 "
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