Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume], August 20, 1817, Image 2

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Among the Bengalese, cunning is
said to be a quality in high estimation,
•"and fraud anu theft the natural conse
quences of it. As proof ot the truth of
tlie remark, the billowing Storj is told :
" An eld Soonar (a goldsmi h) on his
death-bed called for his three sons, and
having given them a great deal of good
advice with regard to conduct in hie, he
asked the youngest how many anas |
(sixteenth ot the ciiinrr.on R okt coin) h c 1
could venture to sba to himsell_ . I
in life. He then asked the second the
same question-the second son said, he
thought he could venture to take a thud,
without being discovered. And the third
son seeing the father was not contented
with this, alleged that he could steal one
half. On hearing this the old man said,
none oi you are my sons; when 1 was
of your age I could venture to ta ewit -
„ uM ÏÏ 'J? the followinT S story
..then told them the ^ cenldn Raiah as
« mJ JUhe oollfsmiths m i he neißh.
borhood, and told them he wished to)
make an image of Krishna, but as Soo
narswere not to be trusted, and the un
age was to be of pure gold, the «nan who
made it must previously agree to c ^ rt *j"i
conditions. 1 hese were, that he s iouM.
every day be locked up in a small room
wiib i»e image ; that t us room oitmi c
be well guarded, ant i îat w le m l et
jniirmng and it e 1
' T li ln Ul nmnt r tha verv l e
old goldsmiths, knowing tnat very l ®
be made m sue i a ' a?e ai '°
dreadmg the anger oi the Rajah, remain
ed silent. On which 1 stepped forth,
and said. Oh, mighty rnice. these men
only study their own worldly advantage,
ami as your wisdom has laid a plan by
THE GAZETTE.
From the eV. T. JMity Advertiser.
son
in an ana
W.'.S io
ami as your wisdom has laid a plan by
whicli it is impossible for them to steal, which
tlmy will not agree to your conditions. 0 f
But 1 expect a place m Heaven ior this
goidy work and will rely on your bounty jj c j
for any further reward. I an, ready.
The king was more pleased, and having
ordered the treasurer to weigh out the Dop
gold, he had me Sinpt naked, and set to
work m a room guaided both outside , n
and inside, t-very m,ht l was released f „
al er being searched ; and every night in and
m> own house m a private place, I con- s -
t„ ued making a brazen image, exactly
»■mtlar to the othe'-, not a sere w or a nun
n il chd i put in the one, that did not
pul us teliuw m the other; and having the
finished both, l filled up my brazen im been
age with lead and gilded it over with
g«,'. ; . W hen the golden image was rea- be
dj- the Kajah came to see it. *.a
prostrated myself betöre Imn, and said. repll
Oh, great Prince . 1 am a very pom man, bu(
1 have suffered every disgrace that 1 ll!en
1 i'h as- "ou ; now grant my prayei, ser
rry the image to , cd
v ° 119 c nsccra '
to
ists
of
of
ti
of
no.
a*'d
'•! ; but order
i should sur
Tie day arm
. . «ah the i na, i to
ul, ami entering the holy
se..in midlist the aeckmiiiitons id i!t
muliuudc, I immersed tlie golden image
and at the same time, my whole body in
the water, and taking up the brazen
« hieb l had previously placed
there, prtsmiled it to the Rajah and,
bowing at bis feet, asked for my reward.
Tl.e Rajah was highly pleased, and re
w.-1ded me liberally. At night I remov
ed the gold at leisure."
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From the Dedham Gazette.
One extreme generally follows ano
ther. The navy was formerly oppos
ed bv the democrats, uuiii •> it fought
itself into la or" during the laic war;
and every tiling, whether plausible or
s< omious, was arrayed against *• the
In-a-t. with a. great hclly''—as Mr,
Jcffcj'son's friend Callender called it.
T he ridicule of the Chronicle, at tin
time the Constitution was launched,
fleeted hj all who were then
oh! enumjt to read a newspaper.
The tune isaow changed. Instead
of endangering the liberties of the
rial ion, the navy is represented hy the
same party as the only security ni'oui
rights, or of our respectability. The
N liumil l.ileiiigent er insists that it
ought to hr made tiie most powerful
in the world.
I
is r
It is rather difficult to discern the
lietielim the III led States would de
rive from such a monstrous marine
force as would •' ■ able to overpower
that of Great Britain—nr »hut uve
could he imide of it. Our trade sure
ly is not, m present so vastly exten
sive as to require more than a thou
sand si ips ol war to protect it—nor
does the present stale of tin* world in
dicate that such protection will be
come necessary, or that American
commerce will very soon lie much
li.niier extended. We should there
tere consider such an overgrown ma
is the Intelligencer re
eo-iitoemis, a useless burden. No
early and con-iatit friend ol our navv
ver w s so cxtr..vngurit, as those who
l ave re.-enllv seen its effivts and liern
,»o v ioeni of its ni il ii v ...ml importanee.
fire
nt line
• onV. its to
•*w
any opitnous air
•one to twuuvugaiu.e^
From the Ttoston'fJttlhj Advertiser.
Tlie tallowing i. . H« =(
, /5rS"!ïï.lS°!S^^^-Tîi•iïSSW
here noticed ate hardly important enough
tobe translated at length.
Auxiliary ArtUV of Peril.
ltu n, tin j,r,f ,o dated at the H Q. in
Fr ^ „ iv£ .; an ' account of operi u,ons
from Marc b h 2010 the date . The roya i
istg j n j u = ui remB i Iie d closely besieged,
p, )eiv lroops dare nqt set a foot beyond
tbe j r entrenchments, their contmunica
don ^ w jth the interior are so insecure
(but 9tron g convoys are necessary. They
| ()so „ten, arms, and beasts every day.
1 ()n (he 29th 0 f March there arrived at
H . Q. H2 deserters, and prisoners, and
f iarch f Jj where they plundered
J,™*. Tmd ^'urdies, and to.? 80 men
a()d horses By the guervillas 36 men
have 1)een kUled and niore than 3U0 ani .
ma | 3 taken p ar ,j eg under i, t . Colonel
Torre) Commandants Gorritthand Cor
re> and Majors Säravia, Ztrda, Maurin
and oihers carry on hostilities with great
- fi rmnessand success, and not a day
SeS but the , y k "' some ' and bring in de *
ier » r l and P nso ' , *' r5 -. , ., .
^"T: V ° 2 °' 13 dated A P nI . the
to) ^ "onSsth
| he royaliat Q cn , Serna, by a rapid and
bo , d n ' oveme!U took «„»session of the
k» of Salta. Ills army however has
*j"i been constantly harassed by the parties
under t |, e different partisan chiefs, and
sustained constant losses.
c Bulletin No. 21, dated May 1, gives an
et account of the capture of the town öl
1 farija, by a party of the republican troops
e Undtr ( '°' Madrid ' in which be
® 274 prisoners, 400 muskets and a con
'° siderable quantity of munitions of war.
A subsequent paper contains a des
patch f rom Manual Belgrano, General of
tl . e y^uxtliary army ot' Peru, dated at
-pucuman, May 3, w ich states that the
by enemy have not der i ved l!le advantage
which they expected from the possession
f Salta, that they have carried on hosti
w j t j, jv rcat activity and fury, sacri
c j n g tbe j r men) and that t |, ey j 00se
by desertion> This dispatch is ac
C0lIlpanied by a num ., er 0 f letters f rom
Dop ^, iarl - in 0uemes Governor and
Commamlant o{ the provinces of Salta,
n onÈ ,,f these he estimates the enemy's
„ rce w|lich entered Salta at 2ä00 „„ n,
and t | lose rerna i n ing at Juini at 600, be
s - |des 4 or 50(J e mp 1oy ecl in conveying
bagRa fcc ._ He gives the details ol
nun , erous trifling advantages gained by
them, but it is apparent that on the whole,
the ar iy of Peru had tor the last month
been rather losing than gaining ground,
/„ chili, tlie royalist power seems to
be luSB f orm iCable. On the 4th of April,
party of 6 or 700 royalists attacked the
repll bli can advanced posts at Curapaligut,
bu( WL .| t repulsed with the loss of 10
ll!en killed and 10 made prisoners and de
ser t er3 —'J'he; republican loss was 4 kil
, cd and 7 imdt . d . On the 22d of April,
Brig Gen. Seignior Don BernadoO'Hig
gins, bad left Col. Don Hilarion de la
Quintana in command of St. Jago, and
proceeded as far as l alea, with suo men
to dr ve out the remainder of the royal
ists from the province of Conception,
April 14.
San Martin, Captain General of the
army ol the Andes, oho was then at
Buenos Ayres, addressed to the Supreme
Director of State, u letter giving a par
ticular notice of the officers who distin
guished themselves in the great battle of
Churabuco, on the lith of February.
April 15.
An order was issued by Pueyrredon,
(he Supreme Director of State, confer
ring certain honors on San Martin, "to
whose indefatigable sea! and military
skill the country owes the greater part
of the glory of that day,"
officers and men of the army.
Tlie Gazette of April 26, contains a
list of about eighty distinguished citizens
a
and on the
list of about eighty distinguished citizens
of Chili who had been confined us prison
ti - at the Island of Juan Fernandez, but
who m consequence of the late successes
of the republicans had been released and
restorcu to their friends
o
.1 ondon, June 3.
The R «val George.
Or, Wednesday, the weather being
uvorahle, Mr. Fisher went down in
lie diving hell, vviiii two men, at the
I une of slack water, at Spit head, to
examine the wreck of the Royal
■eorge ; and at the depth of about 8
fathoms, they made fast a chain to -..
arl ol the wreck, mill set. up a note
"or the bell, in n small wooden buoy,
with directions for a six inch rope to
he lowered lo them, which they hook
ed to the chain, for the purpose of
this part of tlie wreck being after
wards hove up from the vessel above.
They then continued their survey, and
were moved about in different direc
tions, by signals given by a certain
number of blows with a hammer o
the inside of the bell, which are «lis
tinetly heard and understood hy the
attendants above. In lowering the
hell down to the full extent of the
leather hose, through which it
supplied with air, about nine fathoms,
a circumstance occurred who h was
rather alarm ing to the spectators, a
Uie hose gave way, and no more all*
1 ot:ld he supplied. But there vvas no
anger in tins, us there is a valve io
the hell, lo prevent the escape of tlie
■dr up the base, and the bell itsell
wav
contained suflicîcut air to last tiie men
, »•w "'y» "<">• ■»r7"'p
the operations above, immediately,
vvitlf the greatest coolness, caused the w
bell to be raised to the surface, wluuh
'»punition 'vas performed m about ,
seveit minutes. The hose being made
good, tlie lieil was lowered a second t
time, when a Lieutenant ol the Queen
Charlotte was admitted as one oi' the 0
party, and they brought, up a small |
piece, of the wreek. The part of the
wreck that was slung, being after
W ards hove up.appeal's to be a cotisi- t
„ a rl of one of the channels
wit| , „haiu-plate, the woodwork
«/.*' Iron - Work ,«*» eh 'Orroded. Mr.
w ; nt »K«« n '» *>» M '
011 Satm day, at the time of slack w.il
. er, to the depth ot ten (»thorns, but
jtbe tide soon turning, rendered it dif
jficult to steer tlie bell so as to survey
the wreek, it was consequently safely
hove up again, after been down about
pas-jiorly inimités. A gentleman belong
* "'K t0 «« Hook-yard, who requested
Mr. Fisher to let him a-compiu.y him
«Jn'vn. reports, that he lelt qniteeom.
^l' 1 * * nA t«»«t U.ere w««j|
««^^ntlieLt ttj enable him to read.
the sluaU print.—\\ bile below he wrote)
has a ' vl "<h he sent up as it prooi i
ofliis statement.
-
JV'flr- Orleans, July 13.
an Lieut. T. S. Cunningham« com man
öl der of the 11. S. schooner Firebrand, ar
rived in town yesterday morning from
Vera Crux, having brought with him
from that place Wyat, charged with the
murdei of Capt. Driscoll, of the schooner
Fox.
of
at
the
The Firebrand shiled from the Balizc
on the 2d ult. and arrived at Vera Cruz
the 14th Saluted the Fort, having first
ascertained that it would be returned
of
a
of
(I
gun for gun, which was done. Received
the prisoner, Wyat, on board, and sailed
on the 20th. During Lieut. C's stay at
Vera Cruz, he was treated with marked
civility by the officers of the government
and by the citizens.
On the 2d July the Firebrand arrived
off' Chenier Camunada—at day light saw
a small sail standing off from the iand
on seeing the Firebrand, she bore up and
ran into Barralaria. Lieut. Cunningham,
taking with him his gig and cutler with
ten men, went in pursuit of her, at 2 P.
M. came up with her nearly at tiie head
of the Lake, and took possession of her
—she had been only 2 hours al sta from
Chenier Camenada, where she was fitted
out. bhe had on hoarfl 18 men, was
armed with one swivel, 25 muskets and
4 blunderbusses, and had every appear
ance of being intended for a piratical
cruise. At 8 o'clock while beating over
the Barrataria bar, she upset. Princi
pally through the exertions of Lieut. C
(who was on board of her at the time)
and the activity of his men, all the per
sons on hoard of lier were saved, though
ali tier stores and arms were lust. Next
morning she was righted and towed into
he Bay oi St. Louis.
Evleaet of a tetter from an officer
of the i'irel.rnml (lately from'Vera
î'rnz J dated Utilize. July j.
" Mr. William I). Robinson is closely
confined in the castle at Vera Cruz, lie
was taken at the head of a regiment of
patrie i». at or near Xalapa. The viceroy
has given positive orders to l-.ave him
kept in close confinement. His situation
is deplorable. He has been imprisoned
upw ards of nine months, subsis ing or. a
t , V,C, , Ua . ■ Dm "
vX of linen. ' In thistrjdng'captivity' hê
joes not suffer his fortitude to flap
Every hour he expects to be thrown into
the hold of some vessel, loaded with
He is
chains, and sent to old Spain He has
numerous friends in Vera Cruz, arid
throughout the province of Mexico, who
are much concerned about bis late—but
llit ir influence call avail nothing,
believed to be so dangerous a character,
of such great talents and vast influence
o tr the patriots, that the least indulgence
will not be granted him lest he should
make his escape. lie has addressed a
long memorial to the secretary of state,
imploring the interposition of our go
comment, being a citizen of tlie United
States.
u Vera Cruz is much agitated in con
5equtnce ol - Gtn . jMina \ eJtpedi „
which they fear is for that place. Every
one l have heard converse about general
Mina, speaks respectfully of his talents,
It seems the pairiots no longer annoy
the royalists between the city of Mexico
an d Vera Cruz,
a
no
io
6a.
The last convoy, which
arrived on the Uth June, consisting or
3000 mules, with six millions of bard
money, vvas only guarded by fifty men.
This looks like a want of force on the
part of the patriots,
the commerce, thrown the country
tury hack, and rendered every foreign
and dome .tic product exorbitantly dear.
They have done more—they have broken
the spirit of the people, and rendered
them indifferent as to what government
they may come under."
t hey have ruined
a cen
Charles Louis Marie Bono, a Lieut.
Colone 1 under Bonaparte and Member
of the Legion of Honor, came passen
ger in the Sachem,
Vork. It is said that he is on his way
to join the Patriots in South Arneri
arrived at New
iXremeniîous Rain Ê? Flood.
New Brunswick, N. J. Aug. li.
In the course of Monday night last
had tlie
" It
Our
*»*»»•■** *• . ,
m0#t tremendous rain, aecompaincd
w | t |, the rising ol the waters, evei
known to our oldest inhabitants,
, lot on)y rained but it poured.
strcef9 on Tuesday morning presented
t |, e gloomy spectacle of a eontinued
wst tcry expanse. In tlie lower part
0 p t | le town, or that part contiguous
| 0 the river, none ol the pavement or
side walks were observable, All were
buried in that element. which, hut, lor
t | le sure word of Holy Writ, we
„hould have imagined was a second
(ir „e, about to deluge the world. The
happy to hnd, is yery small ; hut ol
' the effects ol the ram in the country
alar less tavorahle spectacle presents,
Time lias not permitted us to ex
tend our information far, but we learn,
that ill the adjoining township of His
cutaway,a Saw Vît') belonging ts lVIr.
Thompson Martin, baa been entire!'
swept »wav by the bursting ofthedam,
tS(U „ depriving the country for 7 or
g „„les. round of the only mill of that
kind that remained,
The Grist Mill, also in Pise.ataway,
belonging to the estate of Samuel
Martin, dec. situated on the same
i stream, below the saw mill, has been
almost totally destroyed. This mill
was not very valuable.
The mills in this township (North
Brunswick) belonging to Mp. D. Stut
ar- phen have, we learn, received consi
derablr damage. The dam gave way,
and , wcp , ntf an apartment whiij.
the
contained W ool Machine—
Tlie
and also a small distillery on tlie bank
below tlie nulla. Several mills on the
same stream above, have we untler
stai (I been mut ually injured.
Besides tlie loss sustained in the
destruction and injury of these mills,
we have almost innumerable accounts
of damage done in the carrying away
of bridges of various sizes,
bridge below Sntplren's mills, built
with stone arches, am) particularly
designed to guard against Wood, has
we understand, been carried away—
or at least the woollen part. The
bridge on the Woinlbritlge turnpike
road between Pisetitnway and Bon
hatnpto-vn, over an otherwise almost)For
impassable valley, is tot ally gone. In
(I ed time would fail us to note aii the
injury of this kind.
In this neighborhood a good many
tirids of oats had just been cut down
—they wt re exposed to the rain, and
w ill no doubt have received eomhler
i
M'e as jet Imve been able to colled
■ait few particulars as to the extent
>f the damages sustained by the late
oonn. The Hudson at this place,
higher yesterday, limn has been
known for the last (wenty years. The
water in every part of Quay street,
v,as llVC 10 s,x feet in depth,
Boats came up several rods in most
of "I Bic streets leading to the river,
Sloop» were s<*en in the morning float
ng upon 1 he dock. The cellars in the
lower part of the town, mid even in
nearly all of South Market street.
a were completely filled with water,
" ri » «vcr-Howed Market street
hê fl"* 1 *. t " Vc,n J ond "* U »' Wat '
up,n >T 1 ;;- <- «elow ; and boats were
J,n,n f|,c dtlferenl stores m
N ,,a V-s ,p r«t, and the other streets and
iam s south of Market-street, during
the whole day;
The damage sustained in the conn
try, must have been immense. Upon
able injury. Corn, too, on low ground
has a good deal of it bic-n prostrated
by tlie wind and waters.
Tiie Htorrn.
try, immense. Upon
the intervales ot the Mohawk, the
harvest had but just commenced. A
considerable portion of the
grass remained in the meadows. The
probability is, that the most of the
crops ot grain and grass upon the
Halls between this city ami Home,
must have been swept away. A large
held of wheat, belonging to Mr. Spe
ker. ot Cauglinawaga, just fit. to bar
vest, we understood was carried away
by the root. A waggon also, standing
near the. turnpike, was carried of! by
the flood. F rum Herkimer, and the
German Matts, we have heard noth
mg since the last rain. But; we learn
tliaf on Monthly, from the rains which
had previously lallen, the low lands
ihi-re, «ere chiefly inundated, and ma
ny bridges had yielded to the impelu
osity ot the floods. Large quantities
oi hay ami wheat in the sheaf, were
observed floating down the Hudson
yesterday.
a very
The water began to lall
about i o dock P. M.— Alb. Guz.
The German
_ , , pronunciation of the
English th.—Many Germans, it is
well known by ail who are conversant
with pronunciation, substitute tbc
sound of d fm that of th. A gentle.,
roan from Leipzig being asked how
old he was, replied « he wast dir/u
(30) and when asked the age «This
f "ife. lie answered «< she was airht
kwo." (32) J
Public Dinner to Mr. Adams,.
New York, Atig. 12.
Yesterday afternoon, pursuant to
previous arrangements, about 200
of our most respet tal>(e citizens sat
down to an elegant and sumptuous
entertainment prepared by Messrs.
Mariling and Uozzens, in honor of
our distinguished fellow eiti/.en, why
is aoout to assume one of else most
important stations in the Government
of bis native country. On this fest. .
and joyous occasion, General M.
tliew Clarkson presided, Assisted ! ;
Frederick Jenkins. Peter Stagg, a
Thomas Morris, Esqrs. aud Geueral
Jacob Morton.
The large room of Tammany lia 1
was fitted np in a maimer unusually
brilliant. The pillars in the room
were festooned with branches of the
oak beautifully entwined with the
star-spangled banner ; and the whole
presented an olegunt spectacle of our
national glory, in addition to the
illustrious guest (lie company were
honored by the presence of his excel
lency Gov. Clinton, his honor the:
Mayor, John Graham, Esq. of Virg.
Mr. Coles, Mr. lirerUenridge, Miy
Heed, and the Son of Mr. Adams, with
many others.
[ From the Tonst.* tcc select the fol
lowing.]
The Commissioners at Ghent,
faithful representatives of the feelings
of their country enlightened guar,
dians of its honor and its rights.
This toast was received with lively
approbation by the company in cheers
and songs—after which Mr. Adams
proposed,
<« 'Phe citizens of New York. May
the prosperities of long and uurulflJ
Peace reward the ardor and energy of
tiieir palriotsm in the perils of War.
National Character. Formed by
the intelligence of the eitizen, and the
independent, and Faithful conduct of
the publie functionary.
The union of the Stairs. The gol
den chain which biuds together pub
lic, security and individual happiness.
Liberty. Ilegulated by the wisdom
of t lie laws, and supported by the in
telligence of the people,
almost)For the District of Montreal, lor
the
and
From the Montreal Herald, of Aug. 3.
Agricultural Report
July J 817.
There lias been a Kivaf. similitude
in the weather of this mouth to that,
of the last, with tlie exception ot I be
present being mueli warmer; the
elici t of frequent rain succeeded by
heat lias prod nord an appearance in
the crop» that promises the most a
i blindant harvest ever known in the
annals of this District.
'The wheat is very strong, and
changing color rapidly ; it only re
(quires dry weather for two weeks to
Ic.orniiietß its maturity; some very
late rank graix was laid by tlio heavy rain
it the close of the month, which may
cause it to rust. It is to be regret
The ted the Farmers pay so little attention
to the ehoiee of seed wheat, some «lia
appointment will he met with ill the
most Vorth, from an injudicious choice of
seed,although strongiujunetions were
presented on that head in tlie spring
the to avoid sowing spotted wheat.
in Rye is nearly ripe, ft will yield well.,
Bariev is a heavy crop, it will lie.
'it to cut by the hilt of the ensuing
u.Oth.
'«* '"' ts ar <" sti,te '
mit M sonic parts thm.
The field (Khs were fit to eat on
the 20th—the crop will be abundant.
Tlie failure of Buck Wheat the last
two years has deprived the- farmer o';
the means to sow an extent of ground
—but small patches are seen which
look well-—they will soon he able to
enlarge to their usual quantities,
which were very great formerly. The
advantage of this crop for bread stuft,
and food for every kind of stock, has
iong been held in high estimation by
the Canadian farmers,
The Indian Corn has met with the
fate of the above crop, aud is in a like
situation.
The Horse Beans are very forward,
and well podded,
The Potatoes have a very fine ap
ocarnuce—their culture is well on
derstood on the Island, and perhaps is
equal to Europe, in point, of excel
Icnce. *
The Turnips have been destroyed
generally by the fly on new burnt laud,
those on the old have met the saun
fate,
The Cabbages in field culture have
suffered also very much by the Hy.
Carrots, Beets, and Mangle \Vart
zel look well.
Hay making began on the 20th, the
crop is very light in general compar
ed with former years.
Lucero sown this year was fit to
cut when it bloomed in the middle of
the month—thus two crops «an be
obtained the year it is sowed.
Tlie bops have tiie appearance of
yielding an abundant erop.
Summer Fallows are in au advanced
-.late.
is