Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume], November 22, 1817, Image 2

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Mr. West's Painting.
From the »1 menée n Daily Advertiser.
Mr. Poulson,
You Having given my last so early
an insertion, encourages me to add u
few more observations on this merit»
For let it he
rious production.
viewed as a gift from the Artist to his
native country, to an highly bénéficiai
and humane institution, or as an in
valuable specimen of the Fine Ai ls :
It must he allowed, Mr. West merits
our warmest acknowledgments, mic
that this superb Picture is a donation
of the highest consideration, to tin
Pennsylvania Hospital, this oily, am!
the Union *t large.—What was it gave
e.leiiritytoaneientGreece and Rome;
Most assuredly, the Fine Arts, r
prefcreine to their sanguinary con
fli> ts both by sea aud land. It is true,
all their Paintings have perished ex
cept seme few Fresco's preserved in
the ruins of Putnpeii, Hrrculanæum.
and in the tombs of the Si ipio's, ôte.
But let us reason from analogy, and
from the remains of statuary spared
to us ? wo may fairly infer from these
beautiful relics, that Zeuxis and A
pelles, must have been worthy of all
that h ,s been handed down to us from
the writers of that remote period—
The ruins so uhandantly spread ovei
the Ohi World, leave no doubt on the
mmd, O' these countries having attain
ed to the utmost pinnacle of perfec
tion in Sculpture and Architecture.—
Witness her Venus's, her Apollo's,
Hercules, ôte. ; her P..rlhenon's, her
Palmyra's', Rotundas. Ate. ; and tho*
mutilated ami despoiled by barbarian
foes, still enough remains to strike the
beholder with awe, and with astonish
ment ! Oft here l stood router pla
ting some of these stupendous remains,
ui)s< rout'd, lost, totally absorbed!
The close of the day has found me
seated in the midst of the mighty Co
iisKitm. or Philosophizing under the
shade of the ruined columns oi' Jupiter
Stator .' Or, whether in Rome, or in
Athens, or under the Wallsol Picstum,
my ideas have ever been, that the
1 iac Arts are a passport to glory am!
renown ! And tho' my fellow citizens,
we may not have gained so high a
name in the scale of Nations as lie
Grecians or Romans, remember, The
seus Was hut a man, and that the itn
mortal City emerged from the AI ml
of the Tyber.—Surely we boast a
Washington, and numerous other woe
thys, equal (and surpassing in virtue)
their greatest heroes—(Vest, Trum-"
bull and Stewart, are ours, besides
f
bull and Stewart, are ours, besides
many others, who only want, en; on
ragement, to gain the laurels of fame!
Eneoueage then the Beaux Arles,
emerge from the Alud of mere Por
trait and Sign Painting. Would that
l could wield the pen efficiently, so as
to pursuade our State legislatures to
eatc.h the lire of example from the
' Congress, and set about adorning our'b'dr
public buildings, with the deathless
deeds of onr Naval, Military and Ci
vii Characters; most assuredly oui
portentous history furnishes ample
scope for the Sculptor and tlvc Pm
cil ; anil my fellow citizens, wo sin aid,
(no doubt) have borne off the palm ol
Sculpture ns well «9 Painting, but for
Want of due encouragement.
Ai. in who would leave emulated (per
haps have, equalled) a Cano* a and a
Bacon, has been chained down to n
Block of Wood all the morning of his
days. Oli ! that lie would have stu
tlicn what l nave seen, how (hat vital
Spark, that Jivine energy, would havei
shol forth, and we should not have had
to send to Italy fot an Artist to adorn
the Co ip: it id the Capital of the Wes
tern Vorint)! I empor.,. O 1 Mores !
I hope tins very Picture may serve
a stimulus, and 1 have no doubt of itsjol
atrival being marked in the future j
):is'ory ol the I' ine Arts, as an Epoch ja
worthy of tiring noted.
The
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This picture is conceived in a nob!
and chaste stile. It is e/Miis own, mijl>
servile copying, un meretri''io»n aris!
to catch vulgar ailentioti,
ail is ap
po-itr, all is sober,elevated and hern
tiInl !
all that flow of technical lore, so often
piade use of, by the Amateur, and im
posed on Iiis readers, whose vocabu
lary may not be at band, I shall there
fore spare myself the
searching for words to express my
meaning and proceed with a few more
observa' hm* wiiieh strike my simple
imagination as lieuulies in ibis picture.
In my former communication I no
ticed most of the principal ligures, but
•here are tu my others who deserve
particular mention. To the right of
the Redeemer (here appears a Soldier
and a Pharisee (it is evident) hi
been calumniating our Savior, observe
bis cunning. Iiis serpent like look ; the
Soidier (mints with uncertainty as in
the event. He shows
ulons, uninformed
sec does
Here I . mild launch nut in!
troulile ol
is
simple, cred -
The Phaei
that the Bord!
It- - is God ! —-Nothing (except nature)
come up to the fiend like look
man,
not succeed.
The Soldier
goes away convinced
!un
visage of the High Priest ; he, with,
the two Pharisees on his right, are of
a piece, more especially the wretch He
that shows histeeth. They personify, and
enry, malice and all unclmritableocss.
—The two Women with the Doves any
who have been turned out of the Tern
pie by Jesus Christ, turn their barks,
and seem hardly recovered from the
disappointment of their not being al
lowed to sell their innocent meridian, of
dize. Not so the man, with the same
comniodity on his lieu# on the left ex
ireine of the picture. He seems de
lerminedto wait the result.—The la- of
thee and mother of the Blind Fernab
ore very interesting, the head of the lot
mei- more particularly. The Mother A
Grandmother ol'the Sick Child are in
in
a
fine taste.
The Mother is a most beautiful crea
ture! Guido never painted a finer
head thanhers, so mild, so beseeching,
so humide and so modest. Her Mo
f lier carries all the mature beauties in
iter face, and person as in those of her
lovely daughter. This Groupe will
ever attract a large proportion of the
attention of those wito visit this pain
ti g. We (in contemplating the fea
tures of these females) carry in idea,
a recollection of some we have know n
just su'-h, as the modest unassuming
grace of the Daughter, am! Matron—
tike benevolent features of the Mo
Uier,—looking up lull of that hop
The look of the sick
laced Child, is wonderfully replete
W'th the expression of fervor of In
knows not what. How naturally it
clings to the mother, and nestles in
her bosom. 1 think tins groupe (in
eluding the Si-U Man) the very finest,
in effect in the whole composition* al
ways ipenhing diffidently. not pronoun
'•ing dogmatically. I imagine one. id
the Soldiers bearing tho Palsidc Wo
man, to he the husband; lie is evident
ly laboring under great distress, yet
he seems to indulge hope and ii\
confidence in the merry or him to
whom ite lifts a swollen eye !—The
Daughter is a sweet delicate an '
beautiful figure, the coloring of 11 .,
face is such, that it takes »If (it; lean;
measure) the otherwise clmlkty ap
oftlie .llicr's vis The
that never dies !—Her supplication
will he heard !
man's wife is equally interesting a
the above, and above all her ehern!
el>
iomi il 'Sunna's (o him, w ho h is said
Let little Children come onto me.'
who could find no place of rest ! lend
our'b'dr influence to shed a rich mild
glow of refulgent light over tho whole
composition, anti in aummier so tnas
terly, and the whole is so melted and
diffused, that we are astonished how
appear harsh.
Here I conclude, soliciting youi
forbearance in taking up souiuchof
vunr valuable paper, and tiie altcn
i ion of the publie--! most add, that i
{think the possession oi this single
pi. title, of the greatest possible
sequence to the line arts,and tow
a»igiving us a name, in that depot..
itsjol the S-icnu s_and that it v.i.i
j the means of laying the fount'...' i-r.
ja perm immit School,
measure) the otherwise clmlkty ap
pearance oftlie iii .llicr's vis ig -. The
airy mil sylph-1 ike forms who occupy
the back ground, chielly women and
children, are conceit cd of all pr ..if .1
leautitul forms, well grouped. „-,a!
seem to oe lilting up their voices -,
1 lie. Apostles (, Xfi pt John and *1 ud-.sj
seem to lie siiuplv w liai the Sc rip tun
.issue » us they were ; the heads are
finely touched, and characteristic «I
their calling.
The seven Candlesticks with their
burners in full blaze, the lamps ana
the Nimbus encircling tin* bead of him
the effect could be produced with
such discordant materials, I think
Hie managing of this part of this su
perb work has never been excelled.
The architecture is very appropri
ate, and the perspective well preserv
cd ; the sky is cerulean, and tends to
sofun the tints that otherwise might
con
so innen wante
lui this City, \ the rest of the Luioi
I May this precious deposite, he. Ion
mijl> r5 ' l '«das a Memento to future
,,,l,cs » order to show, that where
American Genuis is fostered it soa.s
to, and, like its native Engle, attains
the highest pinnacle a great and a
proud nation has in its power to be
stow ; let us emulate that nation, let
ns encourage our native Artists—The
result is no' doubtful.
.Vo Artist, but an Admirer of Them.
Rliodc-lsliind.
The following proceedings took
place during the late session oftlie
Legislature of Riiode-Islaml, respect
ing an apple mion to Congress to re
peal the internal taxes, it will lie
seen tin* amendment, oftlie Senate, in
which the House refused to coucur,
was a judicious one, and could only
have been lost through the inductin'
of two nr „three interested men.
- was mainly intended to benefit 1
month of labor," by cheeking the dis
I illation of grain. Elisha R. Potter,
who introduced the original resolution,
i we understand, look occasion to lie
antljvery abusive in hi-< remarks on the
I
the
add
the
the
whole course or the General ttovrrn
ment, and upon its officers and I rlends,
He stigmatised the men as| jacobins,
and their measures as jaeobinieal.-
'Phis foul language was not novel by
any means; but it was hoped tba.
even lie might conquer a propensity
which disgraces the legislator, at a
period when bis party have preteu
*ledly endeavored to restore " the era
of good findings,' anil really aimed to
ingratiate themselves with the adnun
istrat ion.
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives ol the State ol
Rhode-Island, Sec. That the Senator
>f said State, in the Congress of the
United States, bo instructed, and then
Representatives requested, to
their best exertions to have the whole
system ol internal duties and taxes r<
pealed, and also to obtain as great •<>
reduction of the standing army ot the
United States as the situation of the
country will admit.
House o f Représenta tins, Nov. 1.1817.
Voted and passed unanimously.
By order, Thomas Burges, Vlk.
In the Senate, read the some day.
and concurred as underwritten, viz ;
Resolved. That the Senators of the
State in the Congress of the Unite*
States, lie intrusted, and the Repre
the
fall
the
IIS'
n
scniutives requested to ose their cx
options to procure a repeal ol the
whole system of internal reveiftie, ex
ept so much as relates to the distil -
lation of ardent spirits; and also to
obtain as great a reduction of the
standing army, and oi the sum appro
printed for the annual increase of the
navv of the United States, s the sit
it
in
read the «ante day, and non-concurrcd
By order, I'homas Bouges, Cl'k.
In the Senate read the same day
id and voted to adhere to the aim*,
amendment,
By order, Samuel Eddy, Sec'y.
yet Instead of appointing a commillei
to
'
.,
ap
to the Senators and Representatives
in Congrss.
and
nation oftlie eimitry will admit.
By order, Samuel ïniiY. Sec'ry.
In the House of Representative
of conference on this disagreement,
agreeably to P-'irliameiiiHry usages.
Hip House resolved to piss the origin
;.i resolution, with a slight alteration
of its phraseology, (it having lire)
framed for a joint resolution) and di
reetPil i:;eir Clerk to eommuiiiratc it
el>
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a
is
Br im the New Fork Evening Post.
\ merican M tinufactures.
ret and mortification,
we saw it announced a few days ago,
that a vessel had arrived at Norfolk
from France, bi iuging furniture for
die house oftlie President, and lliere
naiiider we understand is expected
from England, in conformity to orders.
This however, it must ho understood
has not been done in compliance witli
instructions or the personal wishes of
tho President ; the importance and
multiplicity of state affairs leave him
no leisure to attend to such teilles,
and they are, consequently, left to the
sole management of the superinten -
dant oftlie building and ail eonneeteo
with it'; «hol am told is Mr. lam.
Having given ties explanation, we
cannot avoid making two orHhree ob
servations that occur to us on this sub
ject.
U .1 .li .unci'
We make no pretensions to that
sort of patriotism, a* it is called,
which prefers coarse and dear arti
. !'*s of'loinesY«' manufacture to those
imported, though both better and
cheaper. And there is in my opinion,
more of empty ostentation than sin
cerity or wisdom in all such preten
•ii ns. Neither shall 1 here remark
that, perhaps, a little more attention
tv.*, would have comported
-■ :.tet* with the supposed char
simplicity of republican
But no American will say
liait when as good und as cheap pur
chases can; he made of articles inanu
fat lured among ourselves, there are
no. sufficient aud obvious reasons why
- ich purchases should not he muilein
stead of going abrqad. Now
venture to assert, with entire confi
dence, tli.it the best, the very best
household furniture in this city, whe
ther taking into consideration the ma
terials, the workmanship, or the taste
and elegance of design, lias been made
here. Aud whoever wishes to lie sat
isfied of the degree of perfection to
which our mechanics in this particular
branch have arrived, may gratify their
cariosity by calling, al any time, at
Mr. Phyfit's cabinet ware-house in
Fultou-street, and looking at his arli
des of cabinet Work. The same may.
with justice be said of several of our
first mechanics. A few doors higher
up the same street, at Wheaton arid
tiivis's. may he seen specimens of
neat and elegant workmanship, in
fancy chairs, made out of our curled
ample.
In point of cheapness, I presume,
ill such articles, aided as they are by'
high protecting duties, will he found
to have the advantage, of those import
ed. It is. therefore, I repeat it, noi
without feelings of both regret and
lo e«* 1 »
J-t- i
will
a
re
lie
in
lie
the
I
the
*■
a
rilOUSAND DOLLARS.—We ap
mortification, that I have noticed the
circumstance hIwvc stated. I might
add some remarks, not destitute ol
force, upon the evil tendancy such an
example might possibly have upon
others, who, having more money than
mind, make it. their pride to imitate
the great. But I am admonished by
the compositor it is time to close.
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From the Albany HazeIte.
If the statements in the following
artie'e from a correspondent of ours,
whit has never deceived us, he true,
the subject rails loudly for the alien
lion of the people, ami of the people'
Should this paper
representatives,
fall into the hands of any member ol
the next Congress, we hope lie will
'artfully preserve, it until after his
.rrival at Washington.
Some of the Grand Commission fm
adjusting our boundaries under tin
treaty of («lient, arrived this week hi
this oily, on their w -y to New-York.
We understand the survey on the
St. Lawrence lias been < ompleled a
little above Hamilton, about forty
miles, at the. expense to the Unite
States of not less than THIRTY
-
to
peal to the accounts as they will lie
exhibited to Congress, for the accu
racy of this statement..
A*i AO miles is to 30,000 dollars—sc
aro 2000 miles to ONE MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS—hut this is hut a min
imum estimate—for that part of tin
survey which has been completed i
tlir least intricate part of the job.—
t'hen we are to have the learned ar
guments of Sergeant Hawkins and
the British Attorney on the ease; and
the matter is then left to theumpirage
of the Emperor of Russia, who of
course will refuse to attend to it, ami
unless the Emperor Christophe, being
i » neutral power," «an be tempter
'V a douceur to decide on the ease, ii
will remain a statu quo —and all tin
consolation we shall have lor the uni
lion and a half of dollars, will be the
reward given to a valiant Genori.l,
and a fee to a learned Sergeant, who
for a number of years has been cry
ing out lustily for an olfiec.
But this is not the worst of it—A
Mr. Van Ness who is Collector oftlie
>ori of Burlington, and Commissioner
or running the Northern line, has
with iiis Atlornies, exploring parties,
tv,.-, ôte. been at the expellee < fat least
di
it
tv,.-, ôte. been at the expellee < fat least
.'0,0U(> dollars foe rutmiRg 30 miles ! !
Ann to add to the farce of this husi
ness, we are told that the British
Commissioners are running a parallel
line ; they not agreeing on the lati
tude aud longitude, ami keeping a
most respectful distance from each
muer. To cap this masterpiece of
Diplomacy it is said that one John
Holmes celebrated 'or Iiis political
arithmetic, h iving dearly demonstra
led that 2 and 2 do not make A, is in
a similar predicament. Holmes ha*,
not. so many crooked linos to run—it
is therefore apprehended the job in
his quarter may not he so lengthy.
Administration have therefore pro
vided him a seat in Congt ess, so that
the tlum»and pounds sterling, may hi
lopped otfwith fifteen hundred dollars!
Boor Brother Jonathan, when wilt
thou have enough of Virginia econo
my !—We do hope there will he found
spirit and independence enough ip
Congress to probe this business to th;
marrow.—Last them exhibit llieir
Recounts.— We predicate our state
ments on respectable nvhority.
of
Extract of a letter to the Editor of
tlie Baltimore Federal Gazette,
dated
Annapolis, 13th Nov. 18ir.
Wc passed a very pleasant day
here yesterday, and our city was quite
enlivened by the interchange of civil
itirs between Commodore Stewart, the
honorable Minister Rush and his ex
cellency Governor Ridgely, who arri
ved here on Wednesday evening.
The previous visits having been
made agreeable to etiquette, at eleven
«clock yesterday, the Governor, the
Minister, with his very amiable Lady,
accompanied by a number of Ladies
ami gentlemen, left the wharf fur the
Franklin in the superb boats of that
ship: 'Flic presence of onr distinguish
ed hero, Commodore Decatur, added
much lustre and gave great pleasure
to the party. The day was unusual
ly hri! liant, and it is long since I have
seen nur venerable city so gay and
thronged. On the magnificent Dome
of the State house was displayed the
Slate, ling, in honor of the occasion.
The party were received on hoard
of the Seventy-four with all the ci
vilities which military etiquette and
politeness prompted ; Commodore
Stewart and Captain Ballard
ducted their visitors through every
part of the whip, and the extreme har
mony of arrangement, the happy
/lion of comforts for the crew, and ter
rible fitness for offensive operations
which prevail on hoard the Franklin,
must give the most heartfelt exulta
tion and del ght to every American
a
con
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breast ; «nd receive tlie just am!
mated encomiums of the distinguished
guests.
The company were refreshed in het
superb cabin, where it was pleasing to
see ilie union of elegance and comfort»
for the accommodation of the Minis
ter, Mrs. Rush nml her little family.
On returning, the boat in which were
the Governor and Minister, fell astern
and lay on Iiis oars while a national
salute was given his Excelleney, fired
in a masterly manner :—The duy
dosed with a select dinner at the Gov
ernment House, served up in (he usual
*■ excellent style, given to the Minister,
Conmnwfores Deealur and Stewart,
the officer* of the Franklin, some
strangers,and a few citizens—Among
the visitors we are gratified to set
Captain Thompson, who commanded
die Louisiana, at the defence of Nev
Orleans.—That gallant officer is a
passenger in the Franklin to recover
iiis health, injured by his exposure
o.i the Mississippi.
The promptness with which Gov
ernor Kidgely paid the respects of the
a State to the Minister Rush and our
national ship, and I lie great harmony
which prevailed throughout the day,
were sure and pleasing omens of the
downfall of that detestable party spi,
vit which has been for years the se
verance of our best men.
It is confidently said here, that Mr.
Rush lias received his last despatches
by his private secretary Mr. Tayloe ;
and that the ship only waits to receive
iiis stores on hoard, and of course you
may expert to hear ot lier sailing the
first fair wind after to-morrow."
Prom the Norfolk Beacon of Not. 17,
am
hi
a
lie
tin
i
ar
and
and
of
ami
ii
tin
Dreadful Hurricane in the
West-Indies.
From Capt. Williams, of the Brig
Louisa, from Antigua, reported under
our marine head, we learn that a
dreadful hurricane arose on the 2dth
u!t. in tho West Indies, the violence of
w hich was particularly felt at St. Bu
the
w hich was particularly felt at St. Bu
da, Barbadoes, Dominique, Al mi in
ique. and St. Vincent's, where consid
erable damage was sustained by the
shipping and estates generally.
Al St. Lucie the gale was more
particularly severe,—All the vessels
in that port were entirely lost ; the
Government House and Bat racks
blown down ; the Governor Iiis Lady
ad Child, and most of the Stafi'killed;
.hoot 200 officers and soldiers either
killed or wounde hand all the Estates
of the Island rendered a heap of ruins.
Some of the particulars of the dam
ages at Barlmdoes were stated in our
last. Capt. W. does not furnish any
thing in ndiiition thereto.
At ilominique, nearly the whole
town was inundated, and the destruc
tion of property immense—Some f= w
fives were lost—The Island nearly a -
solated—Did not learn that any ves
sels were lost.
»91 Alartinique, about SO sail of ves
sels were driven out to sea I com St.
Pierres, principally Americans, and
having no ballast, provisions or other
neoessarics for a voyage, have proba
bly been lost. Only one of the above
vessels had been heard of, (a French
ship, which had got into St. Eustatia.)
—the Estates here also were greatly
damaged.
Al St, Vincent's, ten sail of vessels
went on shore and were nearly all
lost.
A sehr, from Philadelphia hound
to St. Barts with wine and brandy,
was lost, on Barbuda reef, the crew
and part of the cargo saved.
It was reported at Antigua that II.
M. ship Antelope of SO guns, Rear
Admiral Harvey, was lost in the gate
—She sailed from Pigeon Islam), for
Barbadocs, the night previous to the
gale.
ci
PhilaukL i'iii a« November, 17,
Villainy.
The mayor's Court of this city ad
jorned on Wednesday last, after a ses
sion of sixteen days, During the session
two hundred and eight hilts were pre
sented to the Grand Jury, of which
one hundred and eighty nine were
returned tilic hills.
Among other interesting cases was
an indictment against—Miller, for a
misdemeanor, in seducing a free ne
gro from the city, und selling him as
a slave in the state of Delaware. The
case was attended with circumstances
of peculiar aggravation. The negro
was engaged by the defendant and a
notlier person, who had absconded, to
work on board a shallop, trading down
the river, under the pretence of ga
thering peaches fertile market. "Wliedi
she arrived in one of the small creeks,
or inlets- of the hay, he was seized,
tied, and sold for the sum of 330 dol
lars, which was paid in his presence,
I'he negro was delivered to the pur
chaser, who kept him secured by
means of a chain fastened round his
legs, affixed to a staple, for several
.lays! for the purpose, it is suspected,
of selling him to some of the Georgia
dealers ; fortunately for the poor lei
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