V ‘ p'ec1:'liar ,situationf'm,ay be ‘my aprilogya and I IWPC
_ - other‘ subject. It is so various in its 'l)‘rancltes,,
»
"A
,§i\i“g,‘tl1.Blli3iilal'li‘l -bave..t'ealized¢_a tale wbich*will1
cou'n_tr_v rescued by_,tlteit-:a'i*m';s*” from ;impenthng
t n’e\v;protestati0nQS Of: LPCYSONM 3 <ll5.lnl€t‘éstetlness,
A
.-
/— . . .
~ don and Litchli/eld ; in which places a spirit of
. 'et‘nbarrasse'd with debts and out of cash, instead of
_ “tions (as almanack l1)aiket'ssa)') answer‘ equally
e'mb'uj,gz-e3rery' moment of my future life:
But .1 am under no such appreltenslons; a
ruin, will no
tndc.’ , T . _ , ~ — v -
“ Should .an‘_y.. intemperate di‘f7‘,\impt'oper _Wat‘mth
» have mingled itself amongst the _‘ foregot1_n;'., ob.
se,i‘.ya_tions,,l must _entreat your Excellency and‘
“Congress,-it rn,_ay’ybe 'at‘tribut‘ed' to the effusion oi
’an,l1q"rif'é"sf "zeal in the b-\.:‘st of causes, andthat my
ver lea'ye,,._uttpaid the "debt. of grati-
1- "(sea nofon this rnomemous‘ ’oc'casion make any
having-.; ever renomiced for myself the idea of pr.-
c_uniary'~ retvlircl.-'—-'l‘hc con'scio_usn~:ss of having__
auemptetl fititlxfttlly to '<li‘scharge my (low, and
the approbation of my country will be,-a sullicient
rccompcnce for‘, my servic_es., __ ' '
I have the honor_to,be, &c. &c.
. , GEORGE, “’ASHlNG'I'O.\'.
- His F.xcellenC_y the
President in (_2o_ngress..
' ®-‘.::- _
._flG IZICULTUR./IL" SOCIETY.
To ‘me 1'h7‘iners anrl "I.andI'_Iolt!e7fs of 1*‘uyz'f/‘iclzl
' County. _
A numbcrof, gentlemen, from the different
T5;-ctiuns ofthis county. have lately formed a soci-
W g,,,-4152encouragement of agriculture, domes-
tic mamuf-.ictut'e-‘-a l"‘l“'“"Y ‘"“l 3C"""’mY-3 "‘_“‘l '°"
dopted a‘Conslitution which is tbis day published
and0fi'gp¢-(]"f()t' your c0l‘lsldet'a'.t()tI;. '.l‘ntrty-sev-
en .land-holders, nearly all of them practical tat‘.-3
mers, have already joined the society, and many
’:
’§Ir "- %—...._—
1.5 0*
._’__¢§ 4.1‘:
our ttroducsé said‘ t6t,r9.w7t oftte from/-.5 . W5?" 5
natioti_’s;¢;;ports_'exceetl.’its‘imports, ;.th‘eT balanc
of trade is's’aid}'tobe'i,n its,l‘avofr, and such a}natioti"
.is pr.ono,unced by ever;y"body‘~‘to.beprosperou
This is equally true", of a "county, or Ian in_c_iividua_
Let us‘-then" as:indi'viduals,' and .let,us,as aco_u_nt"l(
contrive to raise, and .861! more [[xar1‘.CTbéJ{ug'/,i f0 /2141 ,
jbr_wIial -we ‘buy; [anal uike goojd cmfe of tile, bill-V
ancc. This single‘ sentér)c’é contaitis tbe‘vi?h‘nleI
I hear y‘ou,say_--Did it 'requit'e;‘a ghost to -ris,/5
and tell us this if Noein truth it did ntlti.‘ Tljlt‘-‘
idea was s_'o‘,per'fectly plain and self—evidcntsll1it!.1
was puzzled to know how, to express l',t---Y‘=_‘ 1‘
is one of those plain things that few peI‘.$_0DS Wink‘
of.» or realize. ‘ Let us however realizrt ll_-’—1cl "8
in this county see to it that we sell m0|‘<= 1“ V31‘~"~’"
than we buy—th-at we earn more than W5’ :9/19"‘!
—that our exports exceed our imp0I‘lS-_ 10 _3C'
complisb ‘this_des,'ia’a_ble object is the anxious wish
of every member ofthe F-airfield County ag‘I'lCul-
tural soc,ie't_v:; and-.for that p,uI‘,DOSC l,lT3Y,1.“l€lld
o t-ecomm'end,'\vitlt the weight of their influence"
and example, the disuse of all such foreign lux-
uries as are not necessafy 10 001‘ C0mf0I‘ts and
‘the rnan'nfatcture of various substitutes for such
"of the :nost.valtta'bl§5 S-‘Il‘3l1l5a V0015 Elllfl gl“<*'-4565 i"‘
to find out-the several manm'es~ best adapted to
particular soils ;——to encourage, by way of pre-
miums amlothefivisc, the raising of the greatest
crops {if which our soil is sttsceptible, and the
l-ea.-inn of-the best breeds of cattle, sheep,,hors-
es, and swine ;—-and also to encourage z'1z(lu.t-try
and tcrmomy in private families, and endeavor to
make those old stguzdardvirtucs popular and fash-
_uthers stand ready to join it. as S0011 115 ll“? C";
,,,_:;..‘v.ion $ilLlll‘.be' presented to them. It is con -
‘attle S/zo-w and
7 ,. x ected trat tlie first .(
gfpmfvifl life held iii the month of October ncxh
. 'I“'z_;" 4 . _ i _ -
owev'er will depend upon tilt: DU“"’°" Of
7"
.. . ,-(1 the amount of the with \\ I
"SRb‘w‘l‘“-‘few by 41
llccted between the present limb and
If in March next the funds of the,
j . , _h‘;“,g1 ;_,>‘p‘pe2tt' to be sttliicictnt 10 eflfdble ill“
Wclcly. E’ ;,,"“‘u'\'tt'.eé: to oifet"suitalile prer'ntnms._
-‘Xe‘_3m”é‘.£"V, -t.L.c' .._.;tl 1);; given in the newspapers,
s°uSl’";“i.5ii': am. Id ,p,.":e of‘holdin;;~thc Fair, of the
of the “ml: ..~iw}—..t Ptcmiumia am‘: Ul'\U1<=‘6i>-
,‘,‘"_‘°".l.l-t (ii-.t. R1‘ mcv '.,,-{’_*l be awarded.’ liver-_v one
38.0“ mi. mile ix 3;.t;{gp'e5-.':.<l in the -success of the
ol you Sleep 57 1. mwe .i,’__, W: pmbume, gwdi
"”"‘em“im;"»i’ :m.(,j,c,-’;,gnty‘-,t() foresee the advan-
5e""e C.l:'imi“ri.i 1,nm,...i,--i:i{~y‘-enough to patrouiz-;: it.
Eslges (Elli out it (1 liat"a:F'Ci“'"‘“°"‘* 7.“'°fi”*'
.- j' K _ p _ . . _ -
’i,t,}i_n "foo ’will perceiv , on‘ 1‘Cll.(lll’)§.§‘.ll!.‘.' ,puttstltlu-
. . lmtans. membet may w‘1tltutu\v._.“’m We
lion.‘-1 ~. . .’j . .1515 5 - and as none ofthe olli-»
socm-Y."w:-clll ‘,:,i‘,,,1) -s ’are to receive any com»
Gem mi 01' m(.i:“. SC »o;C‘e3, it is evident they can
pcrisaitignttbtiveiitt thisibusiness but the public
T1 y have in view practical objects only.
:,‘,,(t'inot. v sionary schcmc-.-s and theories. As
some ofyot l1’.\\’5;i.iQ£ l"'°b"‘my reiiccied n_m(:‘h up"
, ,, .0, t f such a society, permit one
9“ [lug dtrsdllidbfis 0
sliallli iJ?i‘.‘7'°
i1exts’yn‘m‘ ".-
ionable. Our endeavors in these respects, if suc-
cessful, will convert the evils of which we com-
plain into substantial blessings ; /and, besides re-
plenishing our purses, will have a very import-
antinflucnce in favor of morality ; as the‘ indus-
trious and economzml are seldom found to be the
vicious portion ofa community. V '. .
But to be completely successful, we must
list the 1.t:~'lies in our cause,‘by prevailing on them
-to give up a few of the i-.'nporte.d il.lXUt'lcS which
cart be spared with th \ least heart-burning.-A-
'l‘hree articles of this‘ sort; might be named, by
abstaining: from which, there would be a saving
to this county of fifty thousand dollat‘s.y_eat‘ly.—-
lint I for-bear to _mention them at present". VVL-_
know the nerves of the women are tender upon.
this point, andshould l.()UCll thcni lightly. Let-
them once begin; to adorn- l.li1_t,lI’l',‘§’(‘§'l7'S’€l‘b‘ with <lt‘BS.-
ses, bonnets, and otltef orname‘nts.of domestic
materials, ‘ wrought by thcirown fair hands’ and
bring them into fashion, and the workis done.
There is reasonito fear, hotvevéw, that £00 mil-
and pecuniary embarrassments. Time _beggarly
account of_ notes, bills unpaid, and empty" p_,urses,_l
might frighten the dear creatures l '.l‘be,ix: tears
would distress us. But, my l'1'iet1ds;thi'=.%"\villne-
ver do. Take‘ courage, and let them ‘know the.
worst before the land and the oxen are sold.----
Their curiosity is great, andougbt l0 he gl‘itll'f
. .' l'-’t'itla
‘of its inembetstto offer a few rltp-ctt‘lxs:,Wv II '
view to draw ._v'»ur attention 10 U~— Ema‘-‘*‘~-_ "
. Et)‘§Z2la,lt\(g'iat1(l,Dlillir Eu‘:-oP‘,‘m c°°‘“"l”i?5s 35.-i”*°”l'
..i'Ul.'B.l..Sl.l ,1,§l!c_S'y‘_ ‘f*‘ef1)‘fl.EI1“§)fu1qifi}j?;_i.y=. states 0
iuleaugl :, «UL! llll. LUBE” I rmajni‘ the.’
N wj‘x"oj-.-to,Massgtcbusctts,and}? -‘W » ‘.“‘ 3,
. ’..;.,»,,-~,,,,~,'_,'{,,jy:‘-,m‘,, of /.,,,._.c’g:.sstj’u e1.pc_tlmcnt.
V He same-in;:y"'f;c?§,;a’of Sl‘mllal‘SOClt:tlr..'a‘ lately
‘ t::st.al)‘.i5l1c(l4il)ft‘ll§‘,;EoLtnti€‘.S ‘of l'l‘ar‘.ford, New Lon-
enter-prize, before unknown, has discovered itself
‘arming the farmers. Experience has abundantly
proved that associations of men to promote. any
public object, are much more elfectual than mut-
vidual exertion can. be ; and indeed, without the
‘aid of expetiencc,'common sense would lead to
111; s:ttx;e‘c!)t'iCltll&tlOn'. This remark app‘tiesv.ith
greater force to agriculture, than to almost any
and capable of such inde‘_linite improvement, that
"no one.’by his own exer_tion_s merely, can become
master of it ; but by the collected tixpetlrrncc and
infot't'n:ttion of unm_y, each individual may obtain
§i1alet‘ial‘ 'd(lLlllit)ll5:?:lO_lilS own stock of experi-
mental knowledge. Besides, the weight and in
flumce 0fnun_)l)et's is very necessary to extend
the benefits of any valuable improvement in l{us- ,
tygiflnklllyl‘ byjntlucing others to adopt it, a'nd,thus-
lcnd_t‘.tcit aid in bringing it into speedy and gen-
eral use. i In‘ these respects, it is obvious that a
well l‘c_g'lll.t[C(l agricultural society may do much
good. But there is another point of light, in
. which this subject ought to be viewed. Owing
to causes growing out oftbe late wars in Europe.
streams of wealth have lteretofore flowed in upon
us ; and the years ofhigh prices and prosperity
which wehave enjoyed, in common with the oth-
ercitizens of the United "States, have led us to
contract habits ofexpendi'tutje, and an extravagant
style of living, which our presentincomes will
not justify, and which, if not corrected, will lead
us to poverty. Those causes have now ceasedto
operate.--'l'lte times have changed, and wisdom
(i|I’C(‘.tS us to change with them.» tWe‘mt:st re-
duce our ex/2¢'nce.s', or sink too deep in deb__t~ever
to find our -way. out. j But to reduce our expen-
ces before necessity drives us to it. is a difiicult
‘task, and will require all our rc'soltr.io,n - Indi-
' vidual exertions alone cannot accomplish it. To
» do it speedily, some societ_y,_sucb 'fI:s'j_l.lle_ one now
proposed, is necessary ; and by vigour and firm-
ness, they may el’i'ect- the object before ittbe tno
lm_..~. ~For example--Let any oneman ttnrlertake
toicurtail his expences, ancl»dep,t7ive his family of.
any of the fot'eign‘luxuries to which they have
been. long accustomed, and then tell me whether
he finds it ajvery easy task. But let a number of
gentlemen ofproperty and respcctab'ility combine‘
-for the pi..tt‘pose, publicly" recommend the IIte;a¥i-
tire, and pledge themselves to set tlteexample in
their own families, and it at once bcc‘énnes,po'pn-
lar and fashionable, ' \\’hile iwc fir.d_oursel\'es‘
spending our time in repining at the evil, let us
carefully examine its cause, and discover and ap
ply the t'en1edy. _ 'l’his-I will endeavor to ('l0‘l)l'lr:f-
’ly. ‘_ As 1 ms adclrejsrsing myself to the people of
this county, my re_._marks will be directed particu-
V larly to them, though they may witbsmall varia-
kvell for every other part of the country. .- wen
then, tnyhiends, the_ fact is, wefhave‘ -been for
5e\'¢tVal‘yearS pastand now are,‘ in the habit. of
T buying too much, and selling :00 lz't.Ile.‘- Ot'.in‘o_'tli-
er words, our fotieign,-1luxuries"whicb, we_-bringf
lii_;_;_i_t_l_y il:{.el‘....1I:‘:oq:--(jilfiri-:"“flL1.;‘J>l:«;U|3 ¢Ifi<i'l<.l‘:"i!1l'iC$ to fltlrit: l:'¢."u$7, and;
rc_stor.: so our pockets the balance of trade. If ~,
not, they will _,nevet- vclescrveto be compared to «
' At a meeting of a number of gcntlernxen from va-
our difficulties, they will perhaps s3'illin'gly"sac- I
the celebrated Rom-anladies, who took pride in
making every sacrifice deemed necessary for the
good of their country. In case the young ladies,
who are rapidly escafiing out of their teens, should
refuse to listen to us, let uswhisper this truth in
their ears, that no discreet. sensible young men,"
will ever jventore to address them .v¢*rz'ou.vly, until
whey. become prudent, saving-_; and;."ec'onotnical.——
.If that» should make no impression‘ upon their
hearts. we may despair of gaining; thctn.
And now my frienils, we leave you to I/rink on
t/z'c'5c things. and then decide \\’lt__€tllt:l’ you will
join our Society, and share with us the merit of
promoting the important objects here recom-
mended. » In. be/z.2{,/'<.-ft.‘rc _o‘jocz'.-t_/. - ,
s ' - AN ._A:stI-;tuc";t.v.
rious p.tt'ts of the County of Fairlieltl, held at
the house of Jesse VVakeman, in \Veston, on
the 3d day of December. l8l9,‘for the purpose
‘of forming an Agticultural Society _in said
- county, Samuel B. Sherwood_.was appointed
', Chairtnan. and thejmeeting proceeded to con-
sider an.l adopt the following '
" C-0NSTITU'I‘l0N,
02' flrticles qf .r1ssociutz'on.
Art. 1. THE name of this Society shall be
‘ '1'/ie Iv'ai1_-/iclzl Counly ./Igricultural Society ;’ and
its objects. the improvement and encouragement
of agri’culture,hdomestic manufactures, industry
and-"economy. 7'
.4’:-t. 2. The Ollicers olthis Society shall con-
sist ofa Pr’esident,three Vice Presidents, a re-
cording Secretary," at corresponding Secretary, 21
be chosen by ballot, and shallcollectively consti:
tute an executive committee. '
Art. 3. The President,',or in his absence, one
of the Vice-Pttcsideints shall preside in all meet-
ings oftbe Society,‘ and of the executive commit-.
tee ; shall have one vote. andin case of-an equi-
votc, shall also have a casting vdtev He shall so-
perintend the concerns of the .Society, cause the
by-laws and regulations tbereofto be carried into.‘
effect, and sign all diplomas granted by the same."
'./Irt. 4. The recording Secretary shall record
the proceedings of the Society and the executive
committee,.in separate_ books, and shall keep the
same subje_c_t to the inspection of any member of?
and use the same under the direction of the Pres-'
.-idcn,t'; counter-sign all ‘. diplomas signed by the"
Prcsitlent, ‘and keep- a record of the names of the
members. ‘ S . ‘ . ’
i .411. 5. The corresponding Sect'etary sltallkcgn-p’
dtJC[_ll)B cdrrespoodence of the Society subje'dtto3
the direction"of the executive‘ committee, *
Art. 6. The Treasurer shall collect all-'rnonies'
belonging to the "Society, ‘and pay out :he_-same‘
by orders of the auditor, pursuant to-the"-by-la‘ws’.~
He shall keep regular accounts of all, tiéceipts and]
disbursements, subject: to tlteinspiiction of anyof.
‘render an account-of the linahcesjof the" Soctiety,‘
approved.and signec_l»'by_the auditor,_ and exhibit‘
a list of the names of 'a;l'l.p_e'rson's_in arreafr,-»\vitl1,
’z'zzro_ z/..:m‘n:,., cost much’ more than. we“ get foti;
s:..,
secret of national or ibclividval wealth.,Y Nletbinksl
m-ticlgs ;.-_.toprocure and circulate the best seeds,
ny of us conceal from ; them our real situation, V
lied ; and when tlteycoi-neito see ll1¢.—,3Xl-cut Of, 5
‘f ‘_‘ "‘_"7*"*‘*i‘ ‘*9. 1"‘ “.7t6=-£—=~~<G‘.':eg’a1'y; _
_3d day of Dec. lSl9.
l
Treasurer, an Auditor sud a Seeclsm-an, who shall-C
the Society_; shall keep the seal of the s'ociety,j'
"instrument than a jack-knife, be contrived to build
the members; and; at aea"c'l1"annua_l.meeting‘, shall,
the sum due from each..-, Fora faithful tlischarge,-1
~of;,_.ltis,gluty, he shall giy cl 3) bond to the ?Presié.efjri't,,-
-h ' _‘
. .,. .
for the benefit ‘of the Society, in-suchpuin‘ and
tvithsuchxsurety, ‘as the executive’ ‘committee
Csl1allIt'eqttir-e_.~ ’ ‘ ' A t ' ' '
_ drlt. »7.i.Tlie«audito H _
ersjand ad just the accounts of. the ‘Treasurer on
2-:n‘- ibefofel the-"’Monduy -‘next: preceding the:-'first‘
T uesdayof _Novei1jbtr:r aon_ually~;_ examine and
‘audit all claimspn the Society, andydraw orders .
on rbé"'l‘reasiirer"for. pay‘tnent’of.s'u,ch st'.ims”or
premiums as_‘_ma_‘y. be found due "therefrom.
’ J14-t. 8. ~The‘exccutive.co‘mt'hittee shall hold at
least t‘wo~me-eting,s etery year--; shall have power
to designate «the subjects for premiums, and the
value of eacbpremium ‘to’ be awarded“; tb_r_egu-
late the annual Cattle Show and Fair ; and gen-
erally to do such other acts as‘ they 'ma‘y‘judge
necessat-y to pt'0m0te"lhe objects of the Society.
«in, 9. It shall. be the duty ofthc Seedsman to
collect, receive and distribute Seeds.
.212-r. I0. There Shall be held annually, within
this County, two meetings of the Society ; one in
the month-of October, on suchday as shalfbe
(lChl‘__§ll.'diCi(l by ‘the executive ‘Committee ;. on
whiclnilay shall be the annual ea:/zibiition of Cattle‘
S/zjow and Fair ; the other on the first Tuesday
ofNovember forthe purpose of electing Oliicers,
and doing any other proper husines. And it
shall be the duty of the executive committee to
give at least sixty days notice of each of said
meetings in the newspapers printed in this coun-.
ty ; but special meetings may be convened by
the President orcxecutive committee ; who shall
give ten clays notice thereof in the newspapers
aforesaid. . . ~
An. ll. Every person who shall subscribe to
these articles, or a copy thereof, and pay one dol-
lar, for the use of the Society, shall be amember
thereof; and shall also pay to the-T reasurer annu-
__ally one dollar on or before the first VVednesday
in March so long as he shall continue to be a
member. And when any member‘ wishes ‘ to
withdraw from-the Society, he -may do it by giv-
ing.-notice thereofin writing to the recording Sec-'
retary, and paying arrears, including those of the
then current year. ' ‘
.»lr‘t.. 12. The executive committee, or either
of tbem,are authorized to receive subscriptions
on the-terms herein before prescribed.
Art. 13 By‘-lawsmay‘be made at either of the
annual meetings. ’ - ‘
flrt..l4. Alterations or amendments may be
.made‘ in the Constitution by two-thirds,'or in the
By-laws by a majority of the members present at
either-of their annual nteetings, - i .
./Irt. 15. No officer, or other member shall re-
ceive any compensation for his services. V
Done at‘ W'eston,"this 3d day ofDec. lSl9.
SA M UEL B.“SH‘El{\VOOD, Chairman.
After which the members of the Society by-
ballot made choice of the following'Offic‘érs for
the ensuing year, viz. V ,‘ - ’ - »
' VVxLLmM EDMOND. President.
,"Z.tL2s.toN R‘:-mo,
>‘a."ihAum‘:L.B. bttsmvoon,
if RonEi>.-r FAutc‘n1'Ln,
U.Mattlzew B. IV/zizlcsey, Recording»; Secretary.
John .Q. fVill.s'_07I5 Corresponding Secretary.
' Stcjzlzen IV/rel-lc'r, 'l‘rc-asurer.
Vice-Presidents.
—_~:, . --
.x2‘zor‘ Bela’.':n, Seedsman. ' "
-The foregoing is a copy of the proceeding;-,'s of
the Fairlield County Agricultural Society on the
M. B. VVutTTLr.sr.v, Recrn-_cli:)g Secretary.
-——--—¢s::-Q9 -:1:-S-——
rnont, THE B0%TON csurrusz...
.~'7lI0z’)E_IlJV',I20BIJ\t°.S'0JV' URUSOE. ’
There has been lately’ published in this town,
the life of -.dlcxa7.v'cler‘ Smit/z, (sometimes called
John Adams) Captain of the island of Pitcairn.
one of the mutioeers of the British ship Bounty,
bove island, and bringing the accounts down to
the year 1815. , ’ A i
it appears, from the preface to this work, that
a.‘5pani:n'<l,who had sailed front :”'m’/1rn'az'.so, across
the Pacific Ocean,’ was one of a boat’s crew that
landed on the island of Pitcairn ; and, in an old
chest. in one corner of a but, he found and pur-
iloined the papers from which this account is com-
piled. Being taken sick with the yellow fever,
at the Havana. ‘lie was attended by a, man from
the District of Maine, to whom he bequeathed
the above manuscript, a few hours before his
death. '
lt’al.-so appears that the compiler of the publi-
cation, being in the District of ti/lame, last wint-
er, nappened to call at the house of the man who
was in possession of the manuscript, who was at‘
the point of death, and soon after expired. He
purfchased them of the widow; and declares, that
.thougb -' some parts are evidently missing, there
is nothing added to, or taken from, the original
papers.’ -
According to the account, as published, Smith
was born in Gloucester, hylassacliusetts, in 1760.
From the time he ‘ could haul a brick into a
9garret window from the ground,’ he ’was.enga-
get} in fishing.-an_d coasting voyages, till he was
old enough to enlist as a soldier. This he did,
(in what year -we are not told.) and w_ent to Hali-
fax in a king's ship. Not liking a soldier’s' life,
be soon deserted. andsailcd to Bilboa, and after-
ward t’o‘Bristol, in England. ' ,
He sailed thencefor Bombay; and steering
"tbro_ngh_the range of: islands, extentlihg from
"M-a<?igas’c-ar to Ceylon, the vessel came to anchor‘
_undet' one of them ; and Smith being on shore,
‘as one of the boat's crew, strolled so far that he
did not hear the signal for going on board, and
was leftonf the islancl,.the only human being it
contained. ' ‘ ;
On this island he ,re.sided four years and two
months ;.and the particulars given"of' his man-
ner of-life are very _ interesting.‘ '-.V'ith no other
a comfortable habitation; and with theiron and
copp_eI‘,.which he found in the wreck’ ofa vessel
almost buried in sand, he made tools’. by the help
of tvtbiclt be constructed a boat, in’ which he left
ihe island, and arrived at a place called Cochin,
then .t)k;ssessioyt of the Dutch. He was trea-
ted with. that attention and kindness which his
situation demanded. ' .
‘We next-liznd Smith bound round Cape-Horn
on a seali-ng7voyage,;-and for—tbe*.-pu'rpose"of tra-
-ding to the not-tlmlcst-‘coast’ofgltmerica.I Smith»
and eight; more :were"“ landed on .the island, or
r_at.het' rocks, of St. Iielixnvith a.»she'(l', stores, and
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'-r«-.c'f*’rr.etr way tt)‘Girit’esto;vi1, where tluéy \rere”ar- '
Lieutenant Bligh, written by himself, on the a- A
fetibé.’ Here they ‘tver'ef,vei'y:. successful, tiiljfhé
‘following’ melancholy _event happened, thus de-
scribetlin ll1_6_!Itat'L'a(i\'_t_‘.._ . - H__
‘We collected, in two months,,fifre_en thvoiuiganrf ,4}
pj'i’me_‘skin's 3 3".d '1‘etut;’ning one night with a '
heavy boat. lo'ad_.of ;=;reen'skins,.to our: ttsuatptsca
oflanding,tbe"surf"had increased to?an alarming“ '
degree, so m_ttc‘h,so, thatl proposed to heave outs.
cargo over_to_lighten._t_lie boat. But being Qver;
persuaded by my‘-‘ship"mates,‘_I made'the,atte’ni,;ht”i
toland: , A‘ heavy surf .capsized'the‘ boat com?
pletely stei'nt_Svcr ttjaad; As I‘“\v,as standing up "
steering the boat, I ‘ythit-e\v_ myself on _.omg side '
clear of her, but my ‘qoin.panions were swalloxved. ;
in the waves, and coveregl with the boat, tirltich
must have been the3meahsl'of dro_\v_ninggt~lie{n’,' "font-.
I knew them to be expert sn inimet-s',antl?Iifotznd."
no great (lifiicuity myselfin reaching-?tlie shore. —
The reaction ofthe waves must hav‘e*carried.ofi".-:
‘the boat, and with it the bodies-of.n:_y unl'ortutiate
shipmates, as I never saw either of them after-
wards. , ' . , » ‘ '
a We left one man at the'ho_useto prepare our
_foo(l,'and take ‘care of the skins. I groped ‘my « ,
way to him in the dark, and related , the dismal;
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The two survivors batting-"hrem:1iq'¢d ..on the
rock four months, the ship camegand ‘took [hem fl-
off ; and on arriving-at Port Cox, S,mit.h,-with'the~
captai_n’_s consent, left the ship and went on shorefl
among the natiyes. Here he secured tbe~protec-
tion ofa powerful chief; and in partnership Willl'I..
an English man, whom he founclnirsch in the same
situation withhimself, made an agree “ti “
large along boat bclongingto th,;:,j.c;,,_
they eventually seized . .;d navigaieclitdl
of Luconia. From thence Smitlig,-_¢iti " L
to London. and shipped on boa.t"d'*"i , _, ountyi" "
Captain Bligh, which was fitted out-by.govcrn- -
__ment to carry thebread fruit from Otalieite to
Jamaica. ‘ “ ‘.; . " ’ «
A particular account isgiven of the mutiny, irri
which the captain and eighteen others’Vwet'e foi'- r
ced on board the launch, and theremaining twcn- 1 ~
ty-five took possession of the vessel,‘.and sailed»
for Otaheite. _l~lere -nine of the crew took each a ’
-wife from among the natives, on board the Botin-
ty, futnished themselves with provisions, and si-.1i‘... ;
led for the island of Pitcairn, leaving‘ the t'em-alu-
der of their companions at .Otaheite. iArriving-
at the island, they run the ship on shore, at the .
mouth of ariver, broke her up, built houses, clea-
red and cultivated land, formed a constitution of T 7
government, erected a fortification, &z;. &c.— T ‘
Their families increased, and" their descendants
intermarried. . ‘ 4 - .5
The story is told in a plain and generally cor.- f=
_rcctjst.yle—and the writer of this feels confidena
that no purchaser of the book will deem the mon-“T
_ey misspcnt which he shall give in.excl:tange for ‘
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, New-OItLr.Axs, Nov. 23.
Yesterday a boat of the United St‘-a'c,s schooner
Lynx, arrived here with four of the amen, who
were concerned in robbing the house of Mr. Ly-
on, in Attakapas, in.the piomh of September last.
It appears that part oftherobbers madykghe beg:
_ rested by John Lafitte, tried and all sentenced to
death. by 'a court and jury, appointed by-Lafitte = K ‘
for that put-pose; The lcavlen. Georg.e__Birott‘q),
was hanged in pursuance of the sentence’; the
rest were pardoned. The captain ofthe Lynx de- .
mandrd them, whenhe appeared ofl‘ Galvcstown, ,
and they were delivered to him without difliculty'.’. '
As these men will be ‘tried in this. state, we‘.
deem it improper to say any thing in r_e_la_tion’to~~
their offence; but it may be iuttzresting to the
public, and a salutary warning to those deluded '
men whoare disposed to engage in similar prac-
tices, to be made acquaintedwith the hardships-
and dangers endured by a gang of tliieves,,,aft_ct; .
they had perpetrated their crime, and got fairly
with their plunder. It will provcrthat though‘
persons of this description may fly for refuge to
the most ‘remote and secluded part of the country,
the hand of justice is sure to strike tlIe[Il__ali'lf:iSl.
_lt.appcars, that while they were en"ca7mped'jon
the banks of the Sabine, they were a‘itacke'd,_..by‘ai
party of rillemfen. who had pursued them froni ‘
the vicinity oftheir.dcpred,aEions, and who made
prisoners ofpart of thern, and I'£'l'00l( all their
plunder. The remainder of them ‘detcrmiined to
make their way to Galvestoun. But. a few days. 5—_
after they set out, being closely p\u‘sttt:(l‘by aboat, '
which proved to belong to the Lynx, they betook
themselves to the prétirie, and two days after- _,
wards, they lost one oftheir number, John Brown, . '
who fell down and died through fatigue and hun- -
ger. ‘On the fifth day, three more_ left them, to I‘
go to anlndian village on the Sabine, and have .
not since been heard of. On the seventh day,in _'
swimming over a creek, lost all their aims and \
ammunition; and on the eighth day, were com- '
/zclled to kill an Indz'an,,aml .s-u(1sz'st- an lz_z's»b,ody_ .’,—-
On the twelfth day, they arrived opposite ,Galves.-
town. In crossing the bay, they were_ pursued , .
by a boat belonging to the‘ Lynx, and one of them
was taken. The rest were apprehenc'.ed by La-,
fitte, the soi-distant governor, tried and sentenced , »
to death, and their leader, George Brown, actual-_
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Melanc/ialy S/ii};-z:zrec/l‘.—-'l'l1e Shlp'.AME1lICA., C
capt. Vibberts, which sailed from Calcutta in June
last for this port, with a very valuable cargo, wem: ’ '
ashore about three miles outside of the point of‘.
-Sandy Hook at 4 o’c.lock- on Sunday afternoon, ‘.
and went entirely to pieces in 3."or 4 hours. v A.
tremendous galeWblo’v.'ing_ atthe time. the‘ crew.
endeavored to save themselves on pieces of the
wreck and in the. boats, but, we lament to state
that ‘capt.-' .V_mBr.-:x'rs., the 'two supercargoes, —
Messts, -Elmolte Garrigus and ‘Vii?-‘A. Field, -5
both of Philadelpbia,"M‘r Lawson,2dmate, andee-.. —
leten of the seamen perished in tlie'at,ter_opt-_—anq-
onlythe first mate and 9 seamen I‘:::t€liC'll the.
shore alive. ‘ V "S ' :.
The America was owned by capt. Charles flail
ofthis city.‘ She had on board a cargo of stlgftl‘. I-
silks, bale‘ g;_1)0ds,. gum Szc. valued at about (700.
/mndrcd it/zousand a'alla'r.-.-; a part only of wltlcfifi
will be saved. .'l'he__reven_ue cutter, and some-‘-‘ ’
lighters went do‘wn’to the w'reck“yesterday., ' _
: Thus. in addition ‘to the‘ melancholy circu_tn- - ‘
stance of the tloss of so many lives-, 'the-‘disaster
comes most heavily upot1‘_,_6ur ‘tt.ngl‘e.rxr_r_itet's; the
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the tntiterialsl for «.fo”ut" or:-jsix" »motiih‘s.rcsid--
ship -and ca_rg9,-peeing, we "u'ndeu_'s_tar1rl,' ftt‘ll;v'V 331'; _
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