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GREEJSrSBOROUGH, JV C SATVR DAY, JANUARY 27, 1827.
NO- 40
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themselves, one after the other into
the fire. I soon learnt the meaning
of these multiplied sacrifices. The'
five women were slaves, and having
witnessed the deep affliction of their
mistress in consequence of the illness
of her husband, whom she promised
not to survive, they were so moved
with compassion that the entered
fo paper to hi: di-t ntinueil until all arrear
agc arc pmu, u iiess at the option of the , into an engagement to peril h by the
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HINDOO WIDOWS.
From Bender1 s Travels,
In regard to the women who ac
tually burn themselves, I was pre
sent at so many of those shocking
exhibitions, Mutt I couIl not per
suade myself to attend any more ;
nor is it without a feeling of horror
that I revert to the subject. I shall Sy air, free from dejection ; of her
14 As I was leaving Stirat for Per
sia, I witnessed the devotion and
burning of another widow : several
Englishmen and Dutchmen, and Mr.
Cbai din, of Paris, were present. She
was of the middle age, and by r,o
means uncomely. 1 do not expect,
with my limited powers of exprcs
simr;to convey a f ull idea of the briU
tish boldness, or ferocious gaiety, de
picted on this woman's countenance ;
of her undaunted step ; ol the free
dom from all perturbation with
which she conversed, and permitted
herself to be washed ; of the look of
confidrnce, or rather of insensibility,
which she cast upon us ; of her ea
comes without influence by the dimi- continue for ceo successive ds io
nution of that party; and, lastly,! evy year, under the corotnai of
his treacherous imprisonment by the
Prussian Monarch, is justly and
warmly condemned. Suk of the
cearacter of the Revolutiou are ad
mirably bketched. Danton, Robes
oi deavor to describe what passed be
fore my ryes J but I cannot hope to
give yon an. adequate conception ofj
tlir loriituue uispiayt-u oy uiose in
fatuated .victims during the whole of
the frightful tragedy ; it -must be
aeon t he brlieved. When travel
ling from Ahmedabad to Agra, thro'
the territories of the Rajahs, and
while the caravan waited in a town,
under the shade, until the cool of the
evening, ih-ws reached us that a wi
dow was on the p ant of burning her
silt with "the body-of her husband.
I an at onceto the pt, anil g-ing
to the edge of a large and nearly dry
reservoir, observed at the bottom a
deep pit filled with wood ; the body
of a dead man extended thereon ; a
voman seated on the same pile ; four
or. five brahmins setting fire to it in
every part; five middle aged women,
tolerably will dressed, holding one
another by the hand, singing and
dancing around the pit ; and a great
number of spectators of both sexes
The pile, whereon large qu entities of
bu; ter and oil had been thrown, w s
enveloped in flames, and I saw the
flre -catch the woman's garments,
vhich weie impregnated with scen
ted oil mixed with sandarach and
..saffron powder ; but I could not per
eeive the slightest indication of pain,
or t'veu uneasiness in the victim, and
it w as said that she pronounced with
cmphnsis the words five, tuo ; to
signify that this being the fifth tim
she had burned herself with the same
husband, there wanted only two
more similar sacrifices to render he
perfect according to the transmigra
tion of souls; as if a certain re mi
aiscence, or prophetic spirit, had
bet n imparted to her at the moment
of her dissolution. But this wat
I l. .
oruv i ne commencement vii ine in
fe'i-nal tragedy. I thought that the
wincing and dancing of the five wo
men were nothing more than some
unmeaning ceremony ; great there-
lofty carriage, void of embarrass
ment, when she was examining her
little cabin, composed, of dry and
thick millet straw with ah inter mix
ture or small wood ; when she en
tered into that cabin, sat down upon
the funeral pile, plated her deceased
husband's, head in her lap, took up
a torch, and with hej own hand
lighted the fire within, while I know
no how many Brahmins were busily
engaged without. Well- indeed, may
I despair of representing this whole
scene Vifh proper and genuine frel
it-g, such as I expected at the spec
tacle' itself, or of painting it in colors
sufficiently vived. My recollection
of it, inde d is so vivid, that it seems
only a few days since the. horrid re
ality passed before my eyes, and
with pain 1 persuaded myself it was
any thing but a frightful dream.
At Lahore I saw a most beau
tiful young widow sacrificed, who
could not, I think, have been more
than twelve years of age The poor
little creature appeared more dead
than alive when she approached the
dreadful pit. The agony of her mind
cannot be described Sho trembled
and wept bitterly ; but three or four
of the Brahmins, assisted by an old
woman, who held her under the arm,
forced the unwilling victim toward
the fatal spot, neated her oti the wood
tjed her hands and feet, lest she
should run away, aad in that situa
tion the innocent creature was burnt
-live.
pierre, and Marat, are separately
discriminated and marked out by a
few striking touches, which convey
in bif space excellent outlines of
tht:r characAr. But the desciipfiou
of the more rematkable eventsthe
storming of the B.istile, the attack
on the Palace ot Versailles, and par
ticularly the messacre of the Swi33
Guards, are described with the same
inimitable hand, which gives so much
interest to the imaginary mob at 1
denburgb, in the Heart of Mid Lo
thiar i. Indeed, the i interest 'wonder
fully thickens as we advance toward
the fatal period of the birth ol Napo
leon, until just before the trial of the!
king, the work has the enchaining Fl inda had met the tcorgia Troup
toe senior oracer or the diVi a
Proper Instructor of taeh Coi, io
ho employed and paid by the Gov
ernment of the United State The
Secretary of War, on application of
the Executives of the several States,
to provide competent los ruetors, oy
elections IV-pi Oflieers T the army,
&c ft is proposed also that the
General Government tbafl pay evry
Ofcr at the rate f g l 0 or g 1 it
per day while eueamp'-d bstd- bvo
cents a mile for travelling' i roper
Musicians are also to be provided
and paid. The whole iomini ex
pence to (he Union, is estirntt d
will be from 200,000 o $300 000
per aonum, a smuir .sum. o . u -pinion
for i lie accomplishment of so
great And desirabJ tt -rljeet -
The Indian Wat! We have
heird. by a private and' respectable
source, that a gent Jem en direct from
interest of a romance. Its public a
tion may, therefore, be expected w ith
the certainty of the gieatesf gratifi
cation and enjoyment by the reading
public.
Life of JVapolcn, A writer in
the New York American, who lias
read the first and part of the second
volume of this forthcoming work of
Sir Walter Scott after expressing a
feeling of disappointment with the
first part of the work, says, of that
relating to the early period of the
French Revolution,
.There is one point in which
these views of the Freuch Revolution
fore waa my astonishment when I will be most grateful to Americans.
saw that the flauifs having ignited j Sir Walter is eminently just to La
the clothes of one of tjiese (Vraalcs.she fayette. Indeed, we are acquainted
cast herself head foremost into the with no history of these times. which
pit. The horrid -example was fol exhibits Lafayette in so respectful a
lowed by anothcr-wnman, as soon as light, whether as reganh character,
the flames caught her person ; the influence or abilities. His motives
three women who had remained are represented .as pure ; his ihflti
then took 'hold of each other by the euce as great, and, with but one ex
hand, resuming the dance with per ccption, properly and even gener-
ec ctimiMurr ; and aurr Niion uusir eirn iscu : ne in acKOOWieUKeu
pso of time, they also pecinitated as the leader of bit party, and bo-
From the Raleigh Register
Milttia' A Board of oflieers was
recently held at Washington City
(at which General Winflcld, Scott
presided, and of which General li.
Daniel, of this City was a member
of whom it was required by the Sec
retary of JTarto. inake x Report on
the organisation of 'he Militia, sta
tOg the delicience of the organiz;i
tion, nnd rceomrnpntling such rtpme
d ies as i u t Ub'i r ; j a d ge ment , w j 1 1 r en -(Fer
'if Militia as skilful and ef
fective, as it is bruve and patriotic.
We have jus: been favoured with
a eopy of this valuable li"port tvith
the Vfilurataoua Documents appended
to it, & but for the Debates and Pr
ceediogs of our-; lfgisltt ure, w
should at once publish a eopy of the
Report r A II we can at present do is
to state some of its eutlines. with a
promise- to Insert ttie Report itself,
as soon ai we can find room fur it.
The defects of the preseot system
are stated to be the excess f num
bers, which the act of 1792, holds to
service; the ordinary musters aN
deemed to be uselesH, or worse that)
useless, from the want of a proper
system of instruction ; but a small
portion of tbn Militia is at present
armed andt according to the present
appropriations made by Congress for
this purpose, it would require a pe
riod . of 73 years to arm the whole
body, the wuut of instruciion to dis
cipline, &c. Jfc.
The remedies proposed for those
defects age, --a new enrolment and
organisation of the Militia and a
plan for Camps of Instruction, a
proper system of Instruction is io
preparation, the full age of 21, has
been assumed by the Board as tbe
best period for the commencement of
service in ranks of the Militia, deem
ing it unnecessary, in time of peace,
within about 40 miles of Talahasse.
The disturbances In. that quarter
have been quelled, by the vjg.fance
and activity of the forces in Florida,
in apprehending the lndias wito had
lately committed the murders and
depredation - Col. Kverard Hamil
ton, who commands : the Georgia
Cavelr) . wspr6eteding to Talah is
se, where. fie would have an ' oppor
tumty, ahd from whence he tiiid
make an ollifial return of the eipedi
tion. &3 to Dead Quarters, t hus,
we believe, has ternwoated the war.
tCT POSrSCRIPT The ship
Florida from Liverpool to New
York, in the very abort pa-sag of
S3 days, arrngs hft. , important w a
that pain has declared War agunt-Prtug-it
Th Prioees Rcgen hat
solicited aid of KngUnri, and -is
Majesty' 'message, with the dsbiies
upon it in Parliament, is replete with
great interest: afiey have eventua
ted in the most active preparations
for the immediate embarkation of
3.000 troops for Portugal, fuur Kjuud
roins of wb ch are cavetry.
Mr Canning h the debate on this
subject 8id in conclusion " the ob
ject of this measure is not War. if is
to preserve Peace," ( great cheerings)
if you do not g6 to the aid of Por
tugal, she will be disgraced ami if eo
riinx i War iu the train of degrada
tion." This debate took place Dee. lit'-,
and on 13ih Parliament adjoiruerf
until the 8lh of February. Mr. Peel
moved the adjournment, onaecnunt of
Mr: Canning's indisposition, in e n
sequence of his great exertions on the
preceding evening.
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England and the if niled States.
Au intelligent American gentl men
uow at London, who is every way
competent by education and observa
tion, to form judicious deduc' ons,
writes to his friend in New York as
follows :
' The condition of England at this
time, is any thing but cheering. The
TARIFF SYSTEM is the heaviest
for the government to interfere with j BLOW she ever received from our
the ordinary control of parents, guar-j country. She begins to feel its opr
diansand masters over miners, and jation, nnd seeks to quarrel with us
they believe it will not be necessary ; about the northern boundary. The
for raising a Militia force of 400,000' real fact is, that war it to br waged,
not with our country, but with its
men for the Union, (which they deem
sufficient),, tar
age of 39 or 30. Camps of Instruc
tion are recommended for the officers
from a belief that the tactical experi
ence obtained by them would be im
parted io the ranks in such trainings
or musters as the several States
shall p r e sc r i be the- ma x i m t h a t
good officers make good Soldiers''
having the support of universal ex
perience These C amps to be held
in each division ot the Militia, iq
prostcrity. I he United States Sire
h it her to afforded the bes t market for
her manufactures. It is now dimin
ishing ind Manchester, Leeds'; and
Birmingham, feel the vibration of
every loom that is ereeted' in our
country. -England is in danger also
of : losing mueh of the continental
market France, Holland. Russia,
Germany, &c , are patrc nizing man
ofV'tU' s o an extent thy fil' fhe
wisest heuds in England witbdistniy.
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