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PUBLISHED FVTRT TlirRST)AT,
PaleiM Notlh-Carotina. c tV
Such, an institution reauires an active
'pperriuri'6y thoae'- br -whose benefit it
is intended. The regular, official duties
(of all the Departments in the Executive
renaer it imposstQje lor taai xi.uuwi
nerloroi that service without anv interfe
rence with those duties to the injury of
the public.: If Branches should be estab-
lislved, their posit iou misht enable them
to remedv some ot the detects stated, but
tfiey would accumulate others of much
jrreatcr force. The interference with the
constttutiotoil and reu!ar duties of the
executive woulif, in tlib same decree, be
increased." But that is comparatively a
slight evil. "A Bank thus instituted br
ing under the' control of th fi Executive,
by the appointment of its Directors,, antl
in ail Us operations, m.ght, in the- hands
of a bad aft minis trait on, be Avici ded as an
instrument to sap the foundation of the
Government itself. Appeals would "be
ma!e to the Government from every -part
I of the Union, for its inllucn.ee . in obtain-
Thkt. Dotiiun per aandm; one half fn advance.
Tho?e n'ho do nmt, either at the time of aib
acrib'mj, or nbsrqaenly, ppivjs notice of their
wisli ttv hve.the Per dffcontinued at the ex
piration of their year, will be "presmtnea" as de
siring its q;Ontinuanc! uotil Countermanded.
Sot exceeding rrec 7iV'wiU be inserted
' three times for' Dolatf &nd twenty five cent?
for eaph subsertuettt publlcatibii(;i those ot
greater length in the same proportion. If
the number of insertions be not marked on
them, they be contmued until ordered
out, and charged accordingly'.
Uciwecn Silas Ft. -Biirnwa, Esq. and the late
Ex-Presidtt.t Monroe.
' Jmict from Mr. Burrows.
v - New-York, January 27 'b, ,1831v
My Deak Sir ; Believing mvsdf in
Vour -eMimatiun one of those Inends
'whose motives and eonduct, since I nad
-the honor of first bVu-g acquainted with
you, caS.not.be mistaken, I take the l.ber
ty of trespassing on your goodness to ob
tain information which cannot be as satis .
Jactorily received from a?;y other source.
I am sensible our country wi 1 be hap
py in hearing those opinions which ema
nate from the Revolutionary-Patriot vM
ghed his blood on tb batile-field,, and
'who presided for eight years over tbe.
.tzt.ni. of our country, durins whicii
UlDlllli' -j ,
period very blessing was possessed by
our happy land. Will you be so kind as
to sive me your sen-imenLs relative to the
effect of tke U S. Bank on onr national
currency, and what your opinion is in re-
Iaion to the renewal of its charter ? T!ie
situation in which the Go-vetTimcnt was
placed without its aid, during the last
war ? its general advantage's uureuh.t
ing exchange, facilitating"! the : riMniUan
ces of Government and rndividXtati fro n
various parts of the Union, and generally
its importance connected ' witli the best
lYiUrests of our country ?
' I am &c.
SILAS E. BURROWS.
Col. Jamf.s Monroe,
Late President the U. S.
on principles of national policy, in th?i
support of which it is interested, and
would disdain becoming an instrumeat
for any other purpose.
T3ie view above presented is supported
by Experience, & particularly by the event
of the hit war. When the war commen
ced, the Government had not the find
which were necessary to support ; it, and
was in consequence forced to' report to
loans, which were with difficulty obtained
fi-om any Quarter, even in a limited le
sree, and ou unCicvorable terms. I have
not the official document before me, and
cannot state the sources from which - any
loans were obtained, nor the conditions,
with the declino of the public credit as the
war advanced, I well remember, however,
th:t w!e I was c tiled by the President
to the Department of War, on the Slst
of August, 1814, the Certificates of the
Treasury were selling at 80 in the glOtJ
by which Z10 were. lost. It was evident
that if a reliance was placed on the sale
1 In a few minutes the "whole column
became black and larr ; almost .immedi
ately afterwards several successive emo
tions ot lurid fire roe up amidst the smoke
0:i thn foiTnoon of the J 9th.' with the
centre of the vdc.ano-be:fttiig-.bv compass
S. by W. 'r one inilje di-Wnt, . good
sights, for the chronometer gve the Ions,
colonv
'they subsided, and the column then MS deg. '41. E.; anl at fioon orn the same
irir discounts; and .thus a seduction might
be nracticel to a trreat extent- for the
ine iniiuenGe wouio dc ( c.iw a mjicuciuifu. j n
Decnm gradually white az.un. As we
seemed to near it fist, I shortened sail
ami hove to till day lig'.ff, that I might
ascertain its nature and exact position.
Dnring the night the changes from white
to black with Hashes and the eruption of
fire continued at irregular intervals, va
rying from half to an hour. At day-light
I again steered towards if, and about 5
A. M. when the smoke had for a momei.t
cleared away at the base, I saw a small
hillock, of a dark color a few feet above
tie aea. This was soon- hidden again,
and was only visible through the smoke,
at tlie intervals between the more violent
sroptious.
X he volcano was in a constant stats
licharr
day, when it bore W. by N. N. bv
compass,, the meridian aUiUide of "the sun
gave ;thtt latittjde 'ST deg. 7 ' min. 50 sec.
N. an amplitude of the pun the same
morninggave the variation of 1 point west
wardly. It is j worthy of remark, thn on
Hie the 2Sfh of June last,' at 30, P. M.
w!ien passing near the spot in compmv
with the Britannia, several shocks of an
earthquake were felt in, both ships. I
have the honor to be, &c-i
C. II. SWINBURNE, Commander."
PREB PEOPLE OF COLOUR.
From the Richmond Enquirer. '
of activity and appeared to be di
ing dust afld stones with vat voli
of Certificates only, 'hat a still furtherjstcam. At 7. 50, the nulling noie.of the
decline vild ensue, mm that the wors
wofst puiposcs
rrcprocal. Those connected by such c
tie with foe Government would be looked
ro for support at elections, who would not
toil to render it. Thus the revenue of
thi; nuri'jn, raided by taxes on the proper
obiwCts to support tlteir free Government,
might be made an inalrumetit to its over
throw. The second alternative suggested, a
reltance o:v the surplus funds, for th ; ac
complishment of the objects conteaiplat
ed, it must be obvious, nr-vst tail in eve
ry in'ance". The revenue of a Govern
ment is geriei-5.ll v limited to certai-i spe
cified, objects, according to an estimate
P I I 1 I . 1 !
t0;- cacu, ann io wnicn.it is approprnneu.
The. fund raised, sometimes talis short ot
the object. . It seldom exceeds li in any,
considerable amount. For ihe 'ant of a
surplus it must lie idle in the Treasury
until appropriated, & if appropriated as a
provision for an emergency, for war forex
ample, it must still lie idle rnthe Treasu
ry, until that event occurs,' or be loaned
out. It could not lie idle, ihe whole nation
would revoltagainst it, and if loaned out, it
might be impossible to obtain it. -when
called for, and might even be lot. In
th"i3'mode, the regulation of ti e value of
the currency, of exchange, trrd of render
ing service, by facilitating remittances,
would be abortive. The third alterna-
itive which has been suggested, a reliance
on the Stat Bank, would be enuallv un
productive. Tnc Gqvernment would re
quire no aid pxpept in tima of war when
imnfeiise -.umsAvtHild be necessarv, which
could b procured only by loans, and
when application should be made to them.
I there s g!od cause to apprehend that
cun?ry was invaded through 4he whole
inland and maritime frontiers, and pow
erful squadrons wive atthe mouth of ev
ery bay and river leadiqg to our pincipal
cities, which were threatened with attack
and ruin. The metropVdis of our Union
had been forced, and is 'public buil lin
destr4iy.'d. Such was the state of the
country, arid the -funis, when I entered
The indications of public I sentiment
" ' fi'rtm PVPrV nirt tif tViA rnmfnnn uinilh
. w . w vi- vviiiiiiiuiiviilii.
volumes ol t u . ..... A. . , . .... . . '
:i-n iihu t.ie pcopat; arc ucepiy impress
ed with the necessity ot getting rid, as
tant from .it ahout two miles,- and the wa-j ' , , J xj 1 . - ? rti iX '
fpr kn-, i j- i , j i i colour. ISo one it-els the necessitv more
tei being much discolored with dark ob- ? T c k c w i
:Mrt, nttua o., r - i . deeplv tnan I do ? few have felt it bug-
jects at ttie surlace in various places, J i . . , .. A , a
hnv fnqn.i.r.." i '"'J ' , c v noil c rejoice m or e h eart 1 1 v at obse r v -noe
to and went in a boat to soum! round t.. i- J : . , - -!!
ov.,,;o ,-4 r I i w i Itng tnat the sentuuentjis becoming gene
ana .examine it. I rowed towards it, keep- ? T u - rr U -u u ? i ,
- . . i .. , .. . ' JMi. I hope the. e fleet will be to eail
vn: on the weather side and sou-ndmg, but x .i i . , f . .
rrt n. k .-ii i "u ,. our thinking men, xlceto y to meditate on
got no bottom, till within twent vards o Tf mi v I tr
1 1 1 wn -tn fn c; i , i i. r , . t tins sub ect. It will not sufijce to sav,
m!v. . . . ..V-.lVi ' tc- 1
fathoms sl't bottom : this was I the o
sounding obtained, except from; the brig.
the Department of yar. Under r.iifli -one mile true nortli frouvthe centre of tin
s Lettlrr ft Mr. Monroe.
x New-Vork, January 30th. 3 81.
Dear Si: The confidence 1 have in
bur rectitude and patriotism, will in
Tluce me to give a,n esplitit answer o the
cenrraTinterrogatofies contained' in youijetch would endeavor to obtain the best
fetter of the 7th, though I fear that my
continued weak state. of health will make
it te3, satisfactory thatY4t otherwise might
be, especially as I hav none of ihe
official doiiments with me which are-cat-cu
.ated to illustrate the subject.
! You ak me what my opinion of the
efiectwhich the, U. States Bank-s-.on
the national currency, and as to the. poli
cy' of renewing its charter ? what the
situation of the Government without "its
f aid during the last war r -what its gene-
i al advantages in regulating exciian-re, tn
fac;litating remittances to individuals,
and its general importance ?
When the old IJ. S, Bank was fust
Instituted, I was one of those who voted
ao-ninst it in the Senate. I doubted the
power of tire Government under the ('oh
stitution to make such an establishment.
and was fearful, that .the influence which
it .-would give to the Government over the
moneyed concerns of .the Union, would
have a verv improper effect on our free
9 v stem. The Bank was; instituted .soon i
after the. Government. was adopted, and
at a period when thr Question, of the rel
r.tivc powers of the two Governments- ex
cited great feelins;, and divided tne Qon
rgress and the Union into very jea'otre'ahd
violent-parties., I was of that party which
construed the powers of the National
Government strictly, and sought to im
pose on it correspondent1 restraints. So
far as any change has since taken place
in my opinion, it has -been the result of
experience, and prompted by a belief
that such change would give strength to
the system, and not weaken ! or endan
ger it. " . ! -.' 7
Betveen such a Bank,' and any ar
rangeinent which the Government aiu
I make, the alternative must be between a
Bank'of the government itself, and under
its exclusive control, rejunce on its
own resources ana surnius lanus, aepo-H
ited in a manner to produce the best et -Vect,
and a dependence on the Banks of
the several States. I have no hesitation
in (leclaringtit as my decided opinion that
neither of these could accomplish the
grtat object contemplated ami that each
tii'them is liable (u. other res'pects .to the
most carious objections; To a bank of
the '.Government, this feraark isapppiica
bie in both views, and with pecuiiar
, Wee in the latter. If confined to the'
metropolis, it. could not 'extend l its dis
counts beyond a very limited circle, nor
its agency as a d-poSlt"fbr the revenue
nerved in the several: Statesnor f
M altances to individualf no- for' oth
sjr.w it vynnld b- equally limited.
terms it could. There is no particular
bond between them ?,d the National
Government, and, impelled by their in
terests and tjiat pt the .Stockholders, it is
natural that they should pursue that
course. Should such an emergency arise
as 'menaced the overthrow of the Govenv
meut, the interest thereby excited might
be paramount, and force the Banks, un
der the direction of the Stockholders
unite in Lk common; effort to save
country, jiut tne great on met is to p
vent soch a cnsiby a command of funds,
which would enable the. Government to
arresyt. In every other object the State
Banks would fail. There being no stan
dard to which 'all must adhere, no con
;hection between those of the different
States fnany of them with limited fund.
and in embarrassed circumstances, thev
would neither regulate the value of Coin,
of exchange, nor facilitate remittances.
A. National Bank occupies diiFerent
groljid. Connected with the Govern
ment by its charter, and its capital, which
consists -of stock,, in which the Govern
ment participates in a certain degree,
there is no instance in which, on princi
ple, there can be a difference of interest
between them, and many powerful con
siderations by whicl the interest of the
Bank must stimulate it, to support the
credit of the Government in any situation
in which it may be placed. If the cred
it of the stoc-k should sink, the capital of
the Bank would decline in equal degree:
the effect of which would be felt in all
its operations. Its paper would depre
ciate, and a check be given to its circu
lation, if, not an entire suspension.
Standing at the head of the moneyed op
erations of the Government, it is s in
termediate agent in making remittances
to Banks and individuals throughout the
Uriiotu and likewise. between individuals,
from which much credit and influence are
gained, if not profit. It Has the means,
and may be considered-as' the most pow
erful agent, in raising and sustaining the
circulating medium on a par with specie
throughout thtjnidn and of . elevating
the State Binks tttttahdard, by sub
jetting them to the necessity of reaching
and adhering to if, to' sustain their credit,-and
even their exiseijce, Let the
credit of the Government sink.' and all
these advantage are los The Bank
thecefore, from a regard jro interest, is
bound "tgsiKtain it. The Directovst ex
cept tfic lew "appointed by the f iovern
mcnf,t are clewed by the -tofekbolders,
and are amenapte to themvTjt gi ve its
circumstances, an anri-al was made to the.
patriotism and intereii of the cities, aad
banks within them, br the Department ol
War, with tne sanctpn ot the President,
fr l'i-trs of money nessary for their on
dcfoQec, fr that f f.e maritime frontier,
and the Union. Fof the first loan thjit
was obtained, one trillion of dollars frm
the city of New-Yik, which took p!;tce
a few days after I jenf. red the Depart
ment, no price was fixed. As the Trsa
sury notes were selling for gSOin t'ue BfOO,
that was claimed, Jut not acceded to..
It was left for suLjquent adjustment, to
be settled on fai principles. .Several
millions of dolla. were obtainetl frem
the District of Co imbia and principal ci
ties throughout thi Union, and. according
to-my recollection at par. This protes
that until the Union isthreated with rujn,
no loans can be attained in emergencies
without, a National Bank, otherwise titan
at a great sscrifiie These considerations
led t( a change p my opinion, and indu
ced me to concur with the President in
the propriety of instituting such 'a Bak
after th:. concloiion of the war in 131 5.-
As to the constitutional objection, it form
ed no serious obstacle. In voting against
it in the first instance, I was governed e!
seutiailv bv pJ'-cy. Tiie construction I
gave to the Cpititutio'i I considered a
strict one : Iri the latter instance, it wall
more liberal. $ it according to my judg
ment, justifi"i by its powers.
The above tketch contains ray sen ti
island, where the depth was 130 fathoms
s?,u brown dark mud. The crater ,'for it
was evident such was its form) fveemcu to
be composed ol fine cinders and mud of a
dark brown color ; within it vj.ts to be
seen in the intervals between the erupti
ons a mixture of muddy water, steam and
cinders dashing up. and down, and occasi
onally running into the sea over the edge
vuled to which they can go. If anv one
supposes' that our sister States would per
mit such an ' addition to their coloured
population, as would be produced ' bv
the emigration of forty or fiftv thousand
i free negroes fiSim Virginia, with ''those
which will be driven out from the other
Southern States, l ean only say that I
entirely differ lrom him, and that i sus
pect he has not very deeply pondered the
lesson which the Providence mob has
n taught. Would it be wise, if it were
at t.i.. st.-,i. ...! ; i. r f i
.-..ii n,l k k. , ii i i f-i pi uciicai, ui sc-uu uieui lovjuaua, mere
lound to be broken (town to the lve ot ' . u ' . .. r , " ,
t', cu, m ,u w o w -i r .! i to add. to the strength ol a people, who,
tie sea on i lie .S. V. side tor the space . - t , , 1 .
lf . , . . Ll , upon tne principles which have a wav
ol ten or twelve vards. Here I obtamei ' i - ' r
a uf r.r ' , i governed nations,, wil in a few years,
abetter view of the interior, which npear- a -a . '. t!u; ,c J- it 1
,i h.r.n.j ...:,t. ....... (s a9 the gristle of tueir infant
i-v iu u- until ivuii iuuiii.iv wuu'i viuieiuir o
agitated, from which sho'vers of hot stones
or cinders were contantlv shooting up a
low yards, and tailing into it agiui, but
the gr.-at quantities of steam that constant
ly rose from it prevented my seeing the
whole crater.
A considerable stream of muddy wa
ter flowed outward through the opening,
and mingling with that of the s-ea, caused
tate is hardnned into the bone of man
hood become our natural enemies, un
less, indeed, the previous coming of the
millennium shall cause the spear to be
beaten into the pruning hook, ami nations
to learn war no more ? Docs not pru
dence tell us also, that Canada is too
near to our own border ? A nero nation
in Hay ii, and a negro tribe in Canada,
it has .established .a. rgftlari go
yem me nt over i ts terri torv-tfcisi giveYi
jut and equl lawismisit has
seen them able. Corf defend ' tiaeivW
og.nnst any hsu attack which 'could W
expecte'd it ha'4 eeri the rltCdtinnifof
fehgion and of eleiifnVjritlw
Mpnng up among tbrrtit ha? t eenltieif
agriculture thrive as fat as the uprVce
d$nted profits of their com nre rceai'thfc
high waes earnlitiv K; rAKnf4
w.j-ild permit it h a sseen"OierrVan indus
trious, moral, epteru:isi.ng, and thrift r
commutiity. Tficre is reason, too, to Re
lieve, thayheir territory ihay ba almost
indefinitely' extended : not by' war' afid
the extermination of the nativ, as thafc
of our fathers wan, but by freatiss faifl y -made
and faithfully observed j imttart- .
ing to the narives,fhe artsofcivitfieditfei
the religion of the Gospel, and by re.ceiv-
ing thew as members of the commonities '
to which they will have beenso deeply
indebted. In shortf'thc colony of Libe"
wa is now thtr nucleus around wlficlili '
free, and happy, and virtuous corrtmuni- ';
ty may grow ; and all.tlmt is reqdire.d of
our people isv to transjfort mi'r lTr.ce color '
ed population (hither. ' If it be said that
the expe n se. of this removal is greater than
we ca i bear, reply, :t!iat the expense is
as little as the expense of removal to anv
other place, where- they would cease .
be formidable to u v. If it is ner.eMsarv
jl. ,i. II. l 1 1 a ' -rl- ft - "f
iu.it nify snouui oc . removed, rt. is neces
sary that this cnAngp should beincurrvd,
and we who ask for their rein oval fnmst
expect ir. i up expenseu I presume -would
not exceed g 35 per head,?rui the'
time of . embarkation. . , ; '
To persons (if there are yet any sircK)
who are prone to confuind (he (Joloniia
tion Society with the wickeil and murdert
ous schemes of "certain miscreants., who
disgrace by thir residence, some of our
sister States, (Sta-es xhich 1ot?v on the'uV
plana, their speeches, and dieir writings,
with a horror and a detestation less only
than-our own.) to them I would say, that
these miscreants are the mostileternvirieil
enemies of the Colonization Society, see
ing that its full success would be &tal ttf
j1
all Ceir plans of carnage and conflagrati
on. 1 iwould add that the Colonization
Society has no warmer friends than per-'
ions wjio, like myself, are natives ajjd re
sidents of Virginia, part owners of her soil
anil her slaves ; bound by. a solemn vow.
to protect, to Jove and to cherish her
daughters ; bound to her not onlv because
he is the birth-place of themselves and
their children, and because her sacred
61 y to iheir settlement on auV portion nfl0,l ewers the ashes of their fathers, bat
tnc "discoloration that had been observed ; Thcse objectjons woull, y rmci
before. I. could not approach near enough cxr in :,,jir e(l!tu,n.nt ,J i..V n,t.nn
to observe its temperature, but that of the C(mlinent east lf the R Moun. because, with all her t faults, they see V
JXTlj VTIV1I1M IfflJ Ut IWCIVC XilUl Ul II "tt5 ,
t-iina of-krl f ho r f r nf f Hir r..hi.u.(il
. . - . lUliiii f iuni vow; uaoi, u-V " tiii,)i v Ol f ill
only one degree higher than the average, L a te,rirorr wcit tof those mouritninH
anu to leewaru u tne H.a.u., in tne uifl-c- M b j ; ,
A . ,J ll. A . A I I I a. J . L
ments on thefubject of your several in
tejrrogatoriei which I communicate to
vou, not for rublic view, but in a spirit of!
contiuence. ftince mv rerirement i nave
tion of the current (which ran to the east
ward) no dillerence could be perceived,
even where - the water was mot discolor
ed ; however, as a 'mirage' played above
it near iu source, it vas probably hot
there The dirk objects of the. ' surface
of ihe sea proved to be. patches of small
floating cinders. The island or crater
lerable.
It per'iaps deserves notice, that imme
diate! v after the suppression of Gabriel's
Insurrection, our Legislature felt, as our
people now te l, the importance ot re-
Irce negroes. In 1 SOI, a
moving the
resolution was- passed, instructing Mr.
Monroe, then Governor of th" Commort-vp:i!rh-
tn rori4iilf tf Prpittft.
jappeared to be seventy or eighty yards in JeirerBOn, on .ihe practicability of.procur-
.f i n mr (a r o I il I .i j-rk " mwl lhn lin ii thill I . . . "
k, un-! conuuence. 01 nee my rerirement 1 navei cAi.r-.mai uiamcci, u.m n.rr ,,y ..c ;)V1. M tjje roas 0( Africa, a territory to
lers,' to nug!.t to avrd all political controversies. W it could be, consistently with its height, wch ol,rfieei people of colour might he
ave thel"av'S concr.rred with the President injwhich miglit be twenty, feet ab-.ve the ea nt The disturbed state of Europe at
, to pre -j the propriety of instituting the latter the highest, and six feet in the lowest im rr,i the scheme abortive,
Bank, my 01 inion was not withheld, Jind
i, I pres'im known, as that it remains
unaltered. Should a justification of my
conduct for the change of sentiment in
the interval between the institution of'the
first and sei ond Bank become necessary,
or any othe: appeal is made, to make it a
public duty to explain the cause of that
change, I shall not withhold iri I shal
part, uavingnc rest lor tne oipierer 01 ajulit R(HMns never afervMirds to have
the area waniu. liiese letails couiu on
iy be ob-ierved in the intervals5 between
taken a derp hold on the public mind in
Virginia, until since the Soutnampton
Indeed, 1 have sometimes
Mm rr. o-it fifiuifinnu nmf -,ir wlnrh I wi 1 - 1
1 .1 1 . . T. I . I j
oeseu irom rne ooar. ivo wonts can ue- ,,..,, tN-ot ;I4 ri4: . ...ntfor ,vn V.nnniuu
scribe their sublima grandeur : their pro- j are uot u!liike tlje Spaniard, of whom I
gres was generally as toiiow.f : Alter
the volcano had emitted for soma time its
usual quantities of white steam; sudden -
spa-
nave read, in wlrrtse house a traveller
once sought refug-i from a storm Find
ing tifat'the rain rushed through the roof
her character and the chapter of her
children, thore" to admire and more tn
love, than they can tind in the character
of any other community' or people whicft
they have ever known or read of, W7hen
tnese persons earch their own hearts for,
the grounds of the.ir cordial at.taclyfte.tit to
the CoU.iTa.ation Society, they find 1'eW
reasons stronger or more cher'shed than
those that the colonizing scheme promise's
--more than almost any other 'agent
which is, or probably 'will he in operation,
to promote the security,, the happiness,
the wealth, and the honor of Virginia.
when the-e slia' 1 cease to lv to thetn objects
of the very highest interest, they feel thAt
they will have disgraced the fatherewhrwe
honored names they, bea. and the moth
ers fnim whose sainted lips thev receiv
ed their first lessons of rtatriothm aif'
every oiuLT Yiriue.
. ' , APPOMATTOX
he attentive to the course of events, and jly the whole aperture was filled with an-. aims"ta4 freely as it fell from tbe clouds.
not fail to perforin that duty, should enormous mass of hot cinders and tust. . t))e jveller a'sked him why he did no
hundreil feet, with a louu roaring noise,
either call be made on me.
I am, dear sir. with great respect and
sincere regaru, yours.
JAMES MONROE
SlLVS E. Buurows, Esqr
New -York.
voloa.no in the mkditehrankan.
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Copy of a letter from the Vice Admiral to Major
General t've IlariorRble Sir F. C. Ponsonby,
Lieutertjint Governor of Malt i, 8tc.
. Tut St. Vincent, at Malta, July 25, 1831.
k Shi i.have the honor of communi
cating uy your Excellency reports which I
I ni" ihp Xt ini'l. nri'l I'.dminniiflpr Smith of
the Philomel, of the existence of a Volca
no, uhich has lately arisen in the sea On
the south west coast of Sicily, and of its
position and appearances during several
days of minute examination.
I have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) II. HOT HAM, Vice Adm'l."
f Ills Majesty s sloop Rapid, at Malta, Jolt 22
if Shu I hve the honor to inform you
th4 oq the I8;h of July, 1331, at 4 PM.
the toivn of Marsala bearing; by com-
passE. half N. 9mil.es, I observed from
orfboard hi Majesty's sloop Rapid, under
m- command, a high irreguijir column ot
vervHvbite sindkMr steam, bearing S.'by
1 T steered for it, and contioued to doj
sa tiL8, 15 PI M, whe-a having gone a-1
biot 30 mites bv the recfeonitig, l jsaw
then falling into the sea on aJl sides with
a still louder noise, arising in part, per
haps, from the formation ot prodigious
quantities of steam, which instantly took
plac Hits steam was ar nrst ot a Drown
color, having embodied a great ileal of
dust i as it rose it gradually recovered
its pure white color, depositing the dust
in th? .shape vf a muddy rain. While
this was beinjr, accomplished,- renewed
eruptions of hat cinders and dust were
constantly succeeding each other, while
forked lightning, accompanied by' rattling
thunder, darted about in all directions
within the column, now darkened with
dust and greajHy increased in volume,
and distorted b sudden gust and -whirlwinds.
The fitter were most frequent
on the lee sidej where they, often made
impei feet water spouts of curious shfoo.
On one occasioi some of the steam reach-
repiir his roof. You would not have
.m.. ii k.l .. I'f A t' n t tn oil.W , it i . .1 ( K ad . Il S2
asked his host No," was the answei
but you should do it in dry weather,,
he replied, " it is quite unnecessary j
this roof answers every purpose in dry
weather."
But the thougiit suggested in 1801,
though, as I have said, it never after
ward?, until lately, seemed to take a
deep hold on the public mind, was imver
entirely lost, f In 1811, Mr: Jefferson
expreised, in a letter to ir. John Lynd,
the opinion that colonization oh the east
of Africa, was; the most desirable meat
sure that could be adopted for gradually
drawing off this part of our population ;
the most advantageous fr them as well
as for us. He spoke of it. nor as an idea
new to him, but one of which he had long
thought, and on whic'.i he, had fully made
up his mind , In 1816, thet legislature
nfor?natfo:i Ml&ittis.
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is now forgotten, left t 'mv :"$fore, in MaVtin
Uounty, Tun kb Kens of Titbcc." suoboI to
iveijfh between five ftnd six 'Ouadred poomJs
I tor which ir.tve a recpt in itorac -.iivce
nmc nouiui? nuoeeu nearri trm the per
son leaving the TobvtL.it, or the receipt givea
for it. -
The owner nf the Vatceo Is requested to'''
come forward with the" receipt, psy chargieff,
and receire his pcopeftv, cf die auhncriber wit?
be undvr th? necessity of selling- So moch tfrercv '
of as will pay for 'dii advertisement, storage, ct
JtiSaEJ. I) WIS.
Davis Store Martin County, ts ' i
Sept. 6th. 1831.
W1
nf Virri nia T.tcii1 n rnetdiif inrt tftm) ' f lie
ed the boat ; itjsmett a little of outpour, i jieve a vo? nearly uoanimou) having
amUhe mud it fcft became a gntfy spark-ia viewthe sime o-t which 4'heir
linr dark brovio powder, when dry. nr0,o ,cm.a hVtd o;, ;n IROi Th-
None of thestojes or cinders throyn mitj )h- c wasJlt tmv attalne(i . x territo.
appeared moictfan half a foot .in diame- - nrn(MlrP(i fln(i ft e.Mcmv nianted.
ter, and most ojthem much smaller.
From the tskiie when tiie volcano was
first seen till aft r I left it, tht barometer
iry was procured and a colony planted.
i Our State has,' I believe, on two or three
occasions, manifested ,Jtht$ favor with
which she regarded the colony, of Libe
ria, by presents from t!i public stores ;
but she has never vet .embarked .in the
4 BAPTIST C.VMP MROTSO Vill earn'
ijL meneeon Tiittraday, hrtbre the second Sun
day i-i N-jvemher nert ai trie M'diy Sprinjr Meet.
in Houiio, about 15 miles OHlh-rest of Kaleighr
and'Mi'itl continue tiveor sjn-diys, '
JJinisters, Exliorters and jthe brethren gen
eralb; are requested, to attend.
October 11, 1331. -
tfashe.s of briUutnt light pdrigled with the
fslmoke, which was still distinctly visible
support, ther -fore, to thel Govcaiment, tjr the light of the maori
did Pot fall or iise, the sympiesometer
underwent "r6qtient but not important
changes, and tha temperature of the sea
did Bo bespeak Vny unusual influence.
After sunset?, on the ISthi soundings
vere tried for evtrv hour, to the average
depth of eighty . jfatHoms no bottom. I most all tliat cbuld reasonably have been
Th tut ml ra-s V- V. the . weather sr.-1 exoeted ot nrivate association. It has
!re.nen I provided a : terri ttjrT it Vs planted a:
4 T the -State Temprnnce Convenjjon held m
im. Raleigh, on the 15 t of Decemoer la it, if
vrmn amoiiif other tlunfs ' Uejivul, Tl-ti'
several Temperance Sociftie ivi'tiiu ifiW Sia;
he requested to become. Auxiliary to the Si
Society, and report to it Secretary, their OioV
cer and nnrnber of mcobera."
We therefore respectfully solicit from' our hn-'
thtr SecretariH! of Societies tliTCUgliour U
o.... i.K 'ini..i.m.Nnn un tliA ftnhiil -j v f J 1
eiiiei pi i-s w iiio cai mm .jtruai fuxi.'mh ihe Managef wiCl the meAi 1 mifcu. -which
suspect she nuw, prepared to j ;l3 complete a report at theannuat m?ei ,g u
manifest. It appears to me that the Co- J hei 1 on the 15 h of Dvccnb;r next, as circaJ.n.
Ionization Society has already done al-
tallica tiAT
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