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fy- : THURSDAY, OCTOBER; 5? 1 809t rp v ;r : - v.;', y ! j g);; 5 T EcUgwuf gntcllfgence. Vvi f-W Ckarietttn Ctvritr. TUE STAB THE EAST." The following i ntrntire of tome mtU luthenucatco ucw, fuiti tU to intrmt U vho bite at heart the loi of mankind, and the honor of our TZr rtueion. It i extracted from a jKoune, entitled The Stai in the East, fiTerrl of Lir. uuchapa, iu Vnwonary Society io London. The iCthor held lor mxnT yeara a rpecta. tKsituatioQ in the colleije or Fort iN ti'm, in Bengal. rH baa lately return c4 io Entfand, and baa communicated toibe world, in the ditcoursc alluded to, the collected trwia oi n ooscnuwi, -t i he result of bu unwearied labor Christianitr. The con- T-nioo to the despised Doctrine of the Crosttof the two Mahometans, tfborn ihTi piou and learned author has thus introduced o our icquiintance, is an e rrnt that confeites tbeJiand ofOod, and wu excite the wonder and gratitude of m ry true discinle of Cm a I s t. Ont of these intrepid herort haslc?dy fought the good 6i;ht, and finished his course, lie scalfd he truth of. his testimony wiih his blood, and is added to the long Est of illusmous martyrs, who swell the triumph of our ajceiwcd ira. ine othrr is ftctirely employed ir commu tl atjng tn others, snroe portions of the tffMins he has received. He has com menced a trinshtfoo of.thc Sciip urts into the Persian language, anJ in an ar rjTDen'atire wrrk, written in the com CKin delect of Arabia, has sju ided tj c gtad tidings of the Gospel in the ears of hiscnuntrvmcn. tic isesiecmca pro- fn 1 mathematician and hgicun and tfc'se who are personally acquainted w'j h him, speik nf him in terms of af fection and admiration. The zeal and irfor of his character remind us of Su Paul. Sabat, with the J3ible and the K-rm before him earnest in the search of mrh, may put to thcblttsh the sclf fikienl infidel; who rejects', without ex amination, those aicred words, which thr wiseH men of every age and coun ts hare embraced as the oracles of CijD. Saiat, dismissing with his forgiiveDess, i.-vd loading with presents, the brother ho had held a digger to his breast, ihiaes I ke another J.iSxrB, and presents aaoajret equally wot thy of ihe best ex ertions of the poet, the painter, and the historian. How wonderful arc the ways of the A!rrlghty. A light bath appeared in Anbii. and hath dawned, as it were, on the tLnplecOlrcca itself." The Scep tick may struggle against conviction, and ihe Deis: shut bis eyes to this new c's Jay o' 'h? mighty powers of truth. Tr proud Philosopher may aicribe this ;:k to prejudice, to cruelty, to the in-fl-ence of txisUon, to chance, to cnthu- tirn. lo .any thing but to the hand of Cud, the great caose of all : but, a in nin do the heathen rage, and the peo ple imagine a va'm thing." The hum b'e Christian sees, in the whole transac tion, the spreading glory cf the Redeem er's kicgdom ; convinced that not one jot or tittle of the promise shall fail ; that the heathen shall be given for the inheritance of the Messiah, and the ut most parts of the earth for his po'w'es slon. Abdallah and Sab at wereanti- nu'e fnendi, and being young men ct fjmiljr in Arabia, they agr-ed to travel toother, and to visit foreign countries. Thty rere both zcalou Mahometans. Sab ti isson of Ibrahim babatjt noble fa mily of the line of Beni Sabat, who "trace their pedigree to Mahomet The two friends left Arabia, after paying their sdonrtions at the tomb of their Prophet at Mecca, and travelled through' Persia, sn! thrncc to Cabal. Abdalhh was ap poia . d to an omce of state under Z jnva Shah, King ofCahul ; and Sabat lift him there, and proceeded on a tour through Tartary.' 44 Whil- AbJillah remained at Cabul, was converted to the Christian faith, D? the neaiir.l ftf tt.m. in nf ... i . . oecoAa aChristiin. Abdalhh tairored for a time to conceal bis versioii, but finding it no longer pos th Ar: dcrmined to flee to some of Ohrt juaa churches near the Caspian H e ticJiflgir cabul la jdis-, o -a a nnsuan uora Armenia, Z u rwS:db5 : CabcJ. In the Maho. bUtts. it it drath fn m mi uise, and h"d gamed the great city of Buchara in Tartary, when he was met irf the streets of that city by his friend Sa bat, who immediately recognized bira, Sabat bad heard of his conversion and flight, was filled with indignation at his conduct. 'Abdallah knew his danger, and threw himself at the feet of SabaU He confessed that he was a Christian, and implored him, by .the sacred ties of their fivmer friendship, to let him escape with his life. ' But, Sir, said Sabal, when relating the Etory hims -If, he d no pi tj I caused my rvants'to seize himj and I delivered him up to Morad Shah, King of Buchara. i - He wa sentenced to die, and a herald went through the city of Buchara, announcing the time of his execution, ; Ar immense, mul- titude attended, and the chief men of tbe city. I also went and stood near to Abdallah. . He was offered his life if he would abjure Christ, the execu- tinner standing by him with his sword in his hand.. No, said he, (as if the proposition were impossible to be com- plied with) I cannot abjure Christ. Then one of his hands was cot off at the wrist. He stood firm, his arm hanging by his fide with but little mo- tion.. A physician, by desire of the Kinc. offered to heal the wound, if he would recant. He made no answer but looked up steadfastly to heaven, like Stephen the first martyr, his eyes streaming wan tears. Hedid not look with anger towards mi. He looked at me, but It was benignly, and with the countenance ol forgiveness. His other hand was then cut off But, Sir, (said Sabat, in his imperfect English) he never changed, he never changed. Aud when he bowed his head to rc- ceive the blow of death, all Buchara : seemed to say, What new thing ia this V "Sibat had indulged the hope that Abdallah would have recanted when he was offered his life J but when he saw th)t his friend was dead, he resigned himself to grief and reracrse. H tra veiled from place to place, seeking rest) and finding none. At last he thought that he would visit India. He accord ingly came to Madrass about 5 tears a go Soon after bis arrival he was ap pointed by the English government a Multir or expounder of Mahometan law ; his great learning and respecta ble station in his own country, rendered him eminently qualified for that office. And now the period of his own conver sion urew near. While he was at Vi sagapatam, in the Northern Circars, ex tending his professional duties, Provi dence brought in his way a New Tes tament, in Arabick. He read it with deep thought, the Koran lying before him. He compared them together, and at length, the truth of the. word of God fell on his mind, as he expressed it, like a flood of light; Soon afterwards he pro ceeded o Madrass, a journej 300 miles, tu seek for Chi istian baptism ; and hav ing made a public confession of his faith, was baptised by the Rev. Dr. Kerr, in the English Church at that place, by the name of Nathaniel, in the 27th year of his age When his family in Arabia had heard that he had fallowed the example of Andallah, Sc become a Christian, they dispatched his brother to India (a voyage of two months) to assassinate him. While Sabat was siting in his house at Vtsagapatam, his brother presented himself in the disguise of a Faquer or beggar, having a dagger concealed un der his mantle. He rushed on Sabat and wounded him. But Sabat seized his arm, and his servants came to bis assistance.. He then recognized his bro ther. The assassin would have become the victim of public justice, but Sabat interceded for his brother, and sent him home in peace with letters and presents, to his mother's house in Arabia. M And these, my brethren, e the in stances I wished to lay before you,' of the divine power of the Christian reli gion recently exemplified, in the East. The conversions of Abdallah and Sabat seems to have been as evidently produc ed by the Spirit of God, as anjf conver sion in the primitive church'. Other instances have occurred in Arabia of a similar kind,' and on the very borders . of Palestine itself. " These arc like the. so litary notices which, in other nations; have announced the approach of gene ral illumination. John Huss, and Je rorao of Prague, were . not, perhaps mors talked of In' Europe, thaa Abdal lah and S At are," at this day, b Bu chara and Arabia."' - ' ' NATIONAL PROSPERITY." ... ..- Ttvm tlte National Intelligencer, . . Among the" errors .extensively imbi Jed in this country, that; appears to be the most extraordinary, which connects our general prosperity with the state of our foreign relations.7 From the lively interest we take in' every vicissitude in the affairs of Europe, and. in the smiles and frowns of foreign'nationa towards U3fc it might be. inferred that we were entirely dependent on foreign events, if not for our existence, at least for every thing that renders existence a blessing. . Is thrs impression-correct ? If it is, we ought to realise our true character Sc act a part consutrnt with it; We should reject ihj: lofty notions of independence as the idle dreams of.a disordered ima gination, and learn the important duty of obedience. We should quietly re sigh ourselves to our fate, instead of rashly struggling against it. , If howe ver, the impression be altogether incor rect, we. are called upon dispassionate ly to estimate our real character, to fa thom our own native resources and to scorn that dependence, which will pro bably be found, on a full investigation, to be the source of almost all otir divi sions and troubles. Now, experience is the unerring cru cible of every thing done by men. What does it teach us I That amidst the dreadful changes and convulsions which have for twenty years agitated the whole foreign world, we have remained happy and have grown in prosperity wth eve ry succeeding year. Much as we have been alarmed, from time to time, with the menacing aspect of affairs, we have continued to progress, with a steady pace, in riches, in numbers and in pow- er : wnusi inese ioreign events, wnicn excited our apprehensions and made us tremble for the consequences, . have turned out to be, either blessing in dis guise, or at worst but momentary checks. Thrones have sunk beneath the nervous arm. of Napoleon, and the established order of the European world has totter ed to its base livery breeze has waft ed to us the chilling sound of. the hur ricane and has filled us with overwhelm ing presages of our o wn fate. But time and events have soon .undeceived us, and instead of finding ourselves involved In the general ruin, we have advanced with accelerated steps towards the goal of our wishes. England has despoiled on the ocean and, with a power as irresistible as un just, has piratically seized all the pro perty she could subject, to the opera tion of her iniquitous orders ; she has, more especially, poured out the full vial of her wrath upon our unoffending head. Vet btill, our career, in wealth and numbers and power, so far from being interrupted seems to have been pushed on with augmented, velocity. It may be confidently assumed as a factwthat for the last twenty years, the United States have progressed in rich es, numbers and power, with so unin terrupted a progress, that there bas hot been a single year, which has not une quivocally displayed a sensible advance ; and it may as confidently be added, that our present situation is attended with as striking' displays of this fact as any which have- preceded it. Yet it must be admitted, that at no preceding peri od has foreign injustice been more ag gravated active, and that we are at present exposed to the greatest- evils it is in its power to inflict.. Notwithstand ing these evils, which devejope the ex traordinary circumstance of our being equally exposed to the hostility of the whole belligerent world, the interior of of our country indicates more unequivo cal evidences of prosperity than we bat 6 ever before witnessed v The price of labor is unaffected,, every man who wants employment easily" finds it, our towns are increasing anil receiving new embellishments,' money is in plenty ,'in stiuitions that evince a high state of vilization are every where springiog.up, Land the great internal improvemeiit of roads and canais are prosecuiea on me broadest' scabrv '"V i , it this is a true picture of the state of Our country, is it not the most-conclusive eyidencer that ouf prosperity de pends' almost altogether upon ourselves, and that we have consequently attach ed' a false importance; to our foreign re lations ? Does it not prove that a nation of-freemen, possessed of An abundance of cood lands, enioving every variety of I l )-..t:a;nw tK rr nnrl 18QU auu wiuuai wuiuiAuu reaping' their benefi'tsj and above all p hited by a go vefnm'efrt welfad minister ed, may safely consider then prosperity J as nxeu on a soua lounaarion not to oe shaken'by: the .injustice of any foreign power, however terrifying, JThat poWeir may, for a time, deof us the. profits" of trade, may infringe our rights as a sove reign nation, and heap insults upon in juries ; but its injustice will eventually re-act upon itself, by teaching us to cul tivate our vast internal resourccs, learn ing how to live in peac5 amohg -ourselves.'' ' ; Mf '-' '-' ' The events 6t the last three years, nave orougnt this intereftihginStructi6n home to the understandings and hearts of the American people. The priva. tions they have caused, have made them feel their indeDendence. rl'he fact is universally realised that they can do without Europe ; and could a full statis tical view of our progress during this period, in the improved cultivation of our ground, the new roads atld canals effected, and the new manufactories es tablished, be presented, more would be done to convince England of the folly of her injustice towards us than can be e pected from the profoundest deductions Of reason or the . warmest femonsrrain ces of . justice.' Looking focwardv with a prophetic eye, to a period by rrb rriekns distant, she would start appalled at the precipice towards which she is thus ha stening, and would instantly measure back the inconsiderate steps sh has ta ken. By striking off every shackle a free trade, .and by becoming the zea lous "and efti ient advocate of neutral rights, she would repress our manufac tures: and perpetuate our commercial dependence upon her ; ive should sup ply her with every, raw material she warns, together with provisions, on the best terms, "and we should furnish her with a market for a direct or circuitous disposition, of her variegated manufacji tyres. Unfortunately, however for her, her policy is short sighted, her councils .consult not her permanent interests, but '. i . transported Dy personal animosity, or swayed by personal interests, to gain a momentary triumph, are sacrificing the only solid interests of the nation. . : CULTIVATION OF THE GRAPE. It is with great satisfaction that we are enabled to inform the public, on un questionable authority, that several of the most valuableJIungarian Vines are successfully propagated in the vicinity of Hagers Town, in the state of Mary land. Three or four'years ago anumber of emigrants from Hungary, who had been principally occupied in their own country in the culture of the yine, set tled near Hagers town, and having brot with them a considerable collection of roots or cuttings, immediately formed vineyards ; some oi one, some pi iwq, and some of five acres. This is t he third year sincefthey were planted, and such has been the happy success with which their labors have been awarded, that there is at present the fairest pro mise of sufficient fruit to make a good J quantity ot wine. Jivery ci rcumstsmce, cither of soil or climate, favors the fi nal success of this interesting experi- ment. The vines are planted at a dis- tance of from fiveto eight feet apart; it is' said that eight feet answers better than a smaller distance. .The greater part of the work requisite has been done with the plough. Very few pf 'the plants have failed and the whole' vineyardiejx hlbits an uniform appearance." Tfrfey .flourish' as wefl, are cultivated with e- qual ease, and bear as abundantly, as in the Original soil from lwbich they bav been taken.. Upon the whole, those in terested in the issue consider the expe riment as .conclusive, having complete ly realised their most sanguine expec tations, " ; . I These are not the only facts within nnr fcrtnwlede which Strent?then the opinion that these are the best fitted vines Tor naturaTbzation la the TJ. States. ( Veare advised, on good; authority, that in the State of Penhsylvabhtr,, Oii the Western bank of the Monongahela, a verv consTderabfe number of , Vine- yards, some of a large extent, have suc- ceeaea so wen as tojicm a nanuaome profit io'r,thevwine tnade Titey ; are' lilgervvisc Tftared b the German emi- e'V::r:Zf - j Of the Hungarian wfnes, ft ..is the pe cul far property, they can' be easily. kept witBoui Dranoy, tor any. ienjnn oi urae, with a steady improvement of quality ; For this purpose, thejr'are 'put intocis!: prviousiy: cleanrfd. 7 ih ja most " careful manner; which aredeniteoVM cellar or vault. tThey are fit fof tise the second year, but are generallJmpr We are pnnwsed tbil sta ment ot the situation f these" Interest ing establishmenwich- shall beconv mqpicated to the bublic the i' mbroenVtt.' is; received. '-X U0-A 4 The importance of ihi? InfoWloii wiH toUy aktoriferV timabli u plant can soisussfeHy rearea m inis country as tovyleia a plen tiful supply of good wine tori our axM sumption, the advantages , will be inad4 culable. The ihstamio; FranteViinf disputably the best ie: country in the world, proyes bbw uuriiately cnect3 eq uie.siDrieiy oi our ccmcaon people f with the general command of this pfei sant beverage at ja reasonable pride j ltn! we must admif, however relifctaatri ' that the ,greatebt tDsideratum?arnoofJ ' us is an effectual substitute for arid antH dote-to -; the -prodrgal consiirnph'dmof whiskey, whicK is at this moment mbr; actually rjipfoyed in the demoralization ' of our citizens, than perhaps; all the o ther causes of; the corruption ot; man- nersi The experience, oColher natibhf has shewn that the Juicef the grae'! when cheap, is Mnitiiy preirred tor any other liquor. - , It is no mean additional cOnstderopf that the general cultivation of the gfapff will Extend our field pt aji1cultrjd(emf ' ployment, by adding a hew pf ootict ; jio those at presefit ntisedviiid iVviibe;tf means of bringinig 1n6; va1ueJa1 largel portion of land now reUjrer-abaniicmev to total negectr. or 'txMtCi-. profit., . .. ; , .-, Nor .should tn'e. eataiyith'fvctt'r this sptcies of cultivation adorns a cdqr.l ; try be considered altogether 4unimgort ant, as it necessarily tfcrpds : to 'make us; more contented vfitht if not proud of otf ' ccuntryuld rejally, in a variety ofviyi increases that species of, hjoJfiien which is certainly . among; the . mosf in-" noctht and virtuOus kriown to the humaxr : heartvv: t; -;-t;. ''-,vv;. :: ' :J :" if to all these motif ea be superaddlct tjie immense -: saving that will accrue from making our own wine, instead of. importing it, and the political bene$koSP rendering onrstlves as independent o" the Toreign-world as possible, it wiltb'e , generally ; acknowledged ; that this obi-, ject is scarcely, inferiox.ip Junporncetl h Uoiam? which can he nartted Alrad with a popuntton of j'evenmlponstnc with ' our uIfcrhabits- xp mount oi nve millions qi oouars.in5U' years weshail haVe.ea:hedav.ulai' i6n of at least S0,0pcQOp,wheh ;ou uciiioiiu -. tm - kins uc vpi jgc ixtii.vsi upr more man twenty jrnuuons ot oouars. Principal of ah Academy & PasUr A....: .1 Jl of the. Raleigh AV&demvand stbrf of the City, h'aViog .signified hiV intenUon resigning- ms siiuavioii st iije ciose or uic pr P sent Session, the Trustees ' of - the Academy f ana we anaaDitanis pi jne uity are aes3-ouat; of procuring a' suitable charac-.r to sUppljT his place. To a Clergyman of finished! edu cation and unexceptionable moral character aliberal salary w;ill be .given, or the whole! profits of the Academy after, paying thef Assistant-Teachers) with a handsome suljhs; scri?tic?nfrom trje inhabitants of the City and Neighborhood, for his services as aPreactie : . This Academv has at niresent one hundreicL and nrty stuaents, aDout six-oi wnicn arer females, principally Jri : the care of a FemaeY Teacher, under the superintendance' of nbei lFtincipal of the AcAdemy (taught m separatpf Builduigs erectea lor the purpose, ona four acre Souare of th6 City, -cranted toiahe Tnis-" tees.by the Legislature) and thtf number Students heretorore Jiasiahually increasedJ' Nwthvarolma a situation, in .the" hillv counrj.ntaihiricr a; moral and resnectableocietv. Cwhere evuvi necessary m uie .can dc aau piemy on reav suiouie iCTius, anu wiiere mos oi , uic:: prini cipaV kihabitants are Gcardians ,ot the ? Acaj.?v deniy.itis presumeil tliat tbii Seminary fnXtxl alwajfa have- a prejereii? "r to ;any. OtherAc: ; ' dem in the. Sbuera .State ' lSUSiii : A Lady,' of. talents "and acquirements eqaiillfi to the untterUldh f isr aba wanted" to talooi charge of the Female Department of the Aca4 1 deEfiv Cc juid a Younff GenUeman,Xuitablvi , qualified,; as, an Assistant Teacher, gfthe f "! tended to, and immediately answered ihd such further information given' as may le ye quired. aaae to tne ATBsiecsoi m& itaieignvcadc - i sr.! ! A. '0.! 4fr 1 . , )- r I 9 4 'il, s tf b- v v.-?-,.- . 3Sv, f , 5- i. 'i - - i 1 m : ""iV it, '-' r --' n
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