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From the Dartmout/1 Herald.
on Tim nn.t'rn~or A YOUNG LADY.
(,0, beauty, mark yon pallid cheek ;
The rose of life once flourished there i.
That lilly lip like thine could speak;
That band could wake a minstrel air.
Lifeless she lies 1 Forever gone _
Those orbs that lingering shone just now l
They rise no more . The.cut'1S_ f0l‘l0I'n
Darkling hung o'er an tv’ry brow.
Bur yesterday—ltl>t‘ eye, her smile
‘\Vere sweet as thine; her heart as gay ;
Frail flower--She bloom’d a little while,
New earth resumes her native clay.
Sad, awful scene 1 I stand, I gaze
(yep an that I once thought so fair ;
No tear-—-nor sigh, t-he. heart can raise,
‘v’Vrapp’d'in tlte midnight of-despair.
And yet she flew where angels tread,
A voice uuearztlily seems to cry ;
But oh 1 how lonely looks the dead I
How desolate the human eye I
Go, Beauty, marl:-2 thy pictur’d doom ;
‘ Mark, how dmli1’3icyfingcr8fecl.’
Tho’ mit‘rot's show to thee thy bloom ;
Yct‘o’er thy cheek the worm must steal !
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FROM THE Mrsstonanv ni-:u.u.n.
SANDWICH. MISSION.
.fot'.~zt letter of my zllis-s.t'onaries to (lie Corrcs_/zondz'7zg
‘ Secretary---( com‘: nu ED
./I/zril 14, 1821. Early this morning. as we
passed Morotoi and Ranai. the rude island of‘
‘vVoahoo presented to our view, first, its pointed
mountains and forests; then, in SllCCt:S‘:‘tl0l'l, its
extended plains, its verdant hills, and fertile val-
lies, its pleasant groves and streams, its grazing
herds and flocks, thatched cottages and villages,
its principal fort anc harbour, and its sable inhab-
itants, far more wortlty of our regard, titan the
richness of its soil, the luxuriance of its vegeta-
tion, or the lnt'ltltl'_-.§ salubrity of its climate.
- 1".=.".sl I-’z'.s-it’ on -S/tore.
\Ve attchcrcd outside ofthe harbour, attd some
ofthe latrethren, with Capt. B. soon went on shore.
‘They called on l\'lr—.~ 1‘-iartin, a Spanish settler,
who is interpreter for the government. He re-
ceived us with decent attention ; served us with a
glass ‘of wine, produced ft'Um grapes which he
had cutltivatcd ; and informed us that Bo/ca had
gone to another part of the Island; but, as soon
as he understood our business, he despatched two
native servants on horseback with a message, to
give notice of our arrival. Meantime, we paid
our respects to the second in command at the
fort. dined with Capt. Pigot, an American trader
from New-York ; surveyed this part ofthe island,
called Harzaroorak; and returned to the brig high-
ly gratified with our first excursion in this white-
ning field, where the Lord of the harvest seems
evidently to have called us to labour.
15. Repeated our visiton shore; but could not
do much business, on account of the continued
absence of the governor. Delivered Mr. Marin
a letter from Capt. \Vinship, which authorized
him to put us in possession ofCapt. Vt/.’s houses,
until further orders. The king’s vessel, brig Nee
from Owhyhee, arrived to-day, with a messen-
ger, bringing the general orders of the govern-
ment respecting us. G. P. Tamoree also, who
left the '1'l.ad«.it_us at Owhyhee, arrived in the
Neo. He int-armed us, that a native, who had
stolen a piece of calico from the king at Kirooah,
TrLtS there convicted, put on board the ./\"r0 in ir-
~ — ‘ ihrcwn overboard on the passage hith-
h is the penalty for stealing the king’s
szblzath. Enjoyed the privileges of pub-
p, probably for the last time, on board
.‘,t-.us. J10/to arrived in port this after-
twe are told, that, through the effect
drink, he is now unfit for business. This
“?.t.tl)D0t1'l foe with which we shall be obliged
ttend, far more formidable than the guns of
tort, or all the weapons of war on the isiantls.
.n'd it is a grief to see, that most white men,
who have itttercotntc with these people, are in
league with this enei‘l'l'y.of all righteousness. H
17. Obtained permission to enter the harbour,
for which Capt. B. pays eighty dollars, besides
the pilot’s fees. The governor canto on board.
He is a young chief, apparently mild and easy in
his disposition, less sprightly than some of his
countrymen, and distinguished for his modera-
tion. He says but little ; and appears by no
means unfriendly to us or our object ; but some-
what indili"et'ent to the message from Owhyhee.
As these people are naturally and habitually slow
in their movements, we hope that he may yet ex-
ert himself with more efficiency to promote our
design.
Prrfzaratzbnsfor landing.
18. This morning we entered the harbour in
safety, and anchored within a few yards ofthe
shore.5 hlr. Scovill, a temporary resident, and
officer of Capt. Lewis, now on the coast has very
politely offered us the use of Capt. Lewis’s house,
which we shall find it necessary to occupy. Capt.
Adams, an English resident, and Mr. Navarro,
an .‘\rnet'icaD, have each offered us the use ofa
house. Capt. Babcock, and Mr. Oliver, have
both offered us the temporary use ofthetr store-
;-onms for our effects. Thus the Lord raises up
friends fbr us, at the moment we have need of
them. The females of the mission went on shore
this afternoon, to view the thatched habitations‘;
which we intend to occupy for a season. They
excited great curiosity, as they had done at Ki-
rooah. As they vvalkerl along the plain, on which
the village is built, they were surrounded by
crowds of the inquisitive and wondering natives,
running this way and that, and even placing them-
selves directly in the path ' before the strangers,
to obtain a view of their faces, partly concealed
by their bonnets. Here we saw the rude mate-
rials with which the house of the Lord is to be
built ; and felt desirous to be diligently outplayed
in prepairing them for their place in the spiritual
temple. After a cursory examination ofthe hott-
ses offered, all returned to lodge once more in
the sides of the ship, which for ’ 25 weeks had
been our home.. _
_ Setllcment of the Jlfissictzarics.
Hunaroa/mt/z, Woa/too, A/zrz'l I9.-—Having at
length succeeded in -making the necessary ar-
eangemcnts; casting ourselves again on the care
of Divine Providence; and putting ourselves in
the power and possession of pagant
on this interesting day we disembrfl
board, which had borne us safely ac
18,000 miles from our native shot
took up our abode in this uncivilized
the scene of our labours; probably -..., z._cal}Kg
place of our bones, when our toils shall be finish-
ed and our pilgrimage ended.
' With as much despatch as possible, our bag-
gage was forwarded to the different places of'de-
posit. Mr. Chamberlain and his family take their
lodgings at Capt. Winship’s house : Messt's.
Bingham, Ruggles and Loomis, at Capt. Letvis’s,
about 40 rods distant from the other; and Mr.
Whitney, in a house between them, belonging
to Mr. Navorra. Thus we are somewhat scat-
tered for a temporary residence ; but we have
little apprehension of danger from the natives.
As a specimen of what we are to expect from the
slyuess of our new neighbours, the key of Capt.
‘Lewis's house was stolen from the door immedi-
ately on our entering it this afternoon ; probably
by sortie of the natives who crowded around to
gratify their curiosity, to learn who we are, and
what we had brought with us that might please
their fancy.
Erection qfan altar to the true God".-‘—As soon
as the bustle oflanding was over, and out\ straw-
thatched cottages were comfortably fitted up, we
erected an altar unto the Lord, and agreeably to
an arangement made with our brethren,who lan-
ded the week before on Owhyhee, presented our
united offerings of thanksgiving and praise to Jc.
hovah, that he had preset‘ved our lives, gracious-
ly delivered us from the perils of the sea, given
us so prosperous a passage, and ministered unto
its an entrance among the heathen.
20. We rose this morning, for the first time,
from our slumbers on heathen shores, and find
ourselves in circumstances of real comfort. Du-
ring the night, the garrison at the f0t't,distant‘l)Ut
a few rods, rung a bell once an hour, and gave a
loud shout-, partly in their native tongue, and part.
ly in broken English. '
$22. The governor does not yet step forward
to furnish us with houses of any kind, and we art;
a little embarrassed. Find some difficulty in pro-
curing store-rooms for all our baggage, because
those tstorehouses, whiclt are sale, are generally
occupied ; and we fear to expose many articles,
in what are generally termed ‘straw-hon-ses,’as
they are so liable to destruction by fire, and so ea-
sily broken opeu. The things are now stored in
the different houses where we lodge.
28. Saliltat/2.-—'I‘o day we had public worship
on land. l\1r.Bingham’s discourse was from Luke
ii. 10. 17r'(z7' not ,-for be/told Ibring you good (1'-
Cflllgs Q/'grcr.'t joy, ‘Z0/llc/I .5-/tall be to all 1220/zlc. The
theme, the scene, the opening prospect, the d-,,,,-,,.
ing light ofa brighter day, the incipient songs of
Zion, conspire tr. animate our hearts, and to awa-
ken an unusual joy in our souls, while we listen-
ed to the language oftlte messenger from heav-
en, and seemed to be favored with the special pre-
sence of Him who was born in the city of David.
a Saviour, even Christ the Lord. Our singing,
aided by the bass-viol, on which G. P. Tamoree
played. was pleasing l0l.l)c natives. and will prob-
ably have a salutary .ll3ilU~'.‘DCi; in win:-ing them to
approve and to engage in Chri.-tian worship.
24. Opened trunks, boxes, Sec. containing our
eff.~;cts. Every step we take brings to View some-
thing which demands our gratitude. flow many
hands and hearts did the Lord open to contribute
for our comfort and aid.
26. To-day the death of Tamaahmaah is cele-
brated hcre,b_v a festival somewhat similar to that
which commemorates the birth of American in-
dependence. The chiefs, on such occasions. take
pride in dressing themselves, eating, drinking.
firing cannon, and displaying their banners from
a lofty flag, like Americans and Europeans. Ta-
moree and 1-lonoree were invited to the table of
the governor, and treated with respect. Some
of the white residentsjoin the natives, in this sin-
gular mode of lamentalion over the death of a
great man. This is the 12th feast which they
have had, in consequence of his death, and in
honor ofhis memory.
30. Sabbath. The sermon was from 2 Tim.
iii 16-—-17. An attentive, and apparently inte-
rested audience joined in the public worship of
Jetmvah. The songs of Zion drew tears from
one of our countrymen, who had not heard them
before for twenty years. The thought is pleasing
that we may here proclaim the unsearchable rich-
es of Christ to those who were born in christian
la.-tnds, but who seem to have escaped from the in-
fluence ofthc gospel, and from the voice of di-
vine mercy; and to those, who, in the prosecu-
tion of their business, are led far from the dwel-
lings of Zion, and who, for months and years, en-
joy not the privileges of the sanctuary. Here we
have the means of doing good to our countrymen
and to others, who call or reside here.
lllonday, Ilfay 1. United in observing the
monthly concert ofprayer. Settled the question
with respect to sending two of the brethren to
Atooi, to accompany George, explore the Island,
and perform such business as circumstances may
require.
2. To day the Thaddeus left the harbor to
touch at Atooi, and proceed to the l\‘orth-VVest
Coast. Agreeably to our united views, and the
wishes ofG. P. Tamoree, Messrs. VVhitney and
Ruggles sailed with hint to introduce him and
our business to his father, who is here considered
as only a high chief uuder Rehorcho, and who is
expected soon to go to Owhyhee at his request.
Though George now supposes that his father is
not independent and himself proposes to return
here or to Owhyhee, we deem it important, that
the brethren should accompany him, learn more
definitely the state of facts, survey the field as a
missionary zstation, interest the chiefs in our ob-
ject, and return by the first conveyance, probably
in June. ‘.Ve made out a considerable present
for George, in addition to what he had before re-
ceived, besides the bass viol, for which he appear-
ed to be grateful. He expressed a sense of obli-
gation, and a desire to make some return for the
kindnesses shown him. VVith tears he took an
affectionate leave of us, being recommended to
the grace of an unchangeably merciful God. May
that. grace make him a comfort to his father, a
blessing toihis country, an honor to his benefac-
tors, ’and an heir ofeternal glory. '
3. ./Vetzvs from the station at Kirooa/z.-—-One of
the King’s schooners from' Owhyhee arrived.—-
Joseph Banks, master, an intelligent young. na-
tive, who speaks English, and is very ft-loudly to
us; By him we received a letter ft'om.brother,
Thurston, containing good news from that part; of
the mission. The king has given them the use
of a large cooking stove, and furnishes them with
‘a comfortable supply of fresh provision‘s. He
reads in V‘Vebster’s lessons in words of two sylla-
bles. Himself and John Adams, the commander
of the garrison there, and the honorable women,
are much pleased, friendly, and desirous to‘ learns
Tenooe resides in the king's family, and .ast-lists
in their instructions. Dr. Holman has considera-
ble employment as a physician, and is successful
in healing the sick. The brethren and sisters
there were invited on the first day of theffeast to
dine at the king’s table, spread under the shade‘
of green trees. During both days of the feast,-
Rehoreho dressed in military habiliments, beha-
ved with great propriety, not even drinkingto his
injury. Many thousands of people were collect-
ed at the feast, and shouted and sung the great
deeds "performed by their lamented king, and ex-
ected from his son and successor.
People come from all parts of Owhyhee to see
the brethren and sisters ; andtheir ll()“|JS6‘l’laS ev-
ery day been surrounded by forty or fifty natives.
‘We are happy to hear an almost solitary sister,
Mrs. Thurston, say, in the language of christian
confidence, ‘ On heathen sltores_. even during the
feast days, I have felt as safe as if I had been in
my native land. The natives appear inoffensive
andlfriendly; and so far as has fallen under my
observation, have uniformly conducted with pro-
prtety.’ '
Thus flattering indeed are our prospects; but
He, who loves to try his people, knows what un-
expected clouds may darken our way, and what
thorns may yet infest our path.
4. Arrival of‘Soul/r-Szxa rm’.-‘rzler.s~.-—-.In this dark
corner of the carth,our hearts have been cheered
to day by the arrival of tho linglisli ships, and
by our introductory acq=.:=.tittt;mct wi:h the mas-
tors. These are South Sea V‘v’lzalet*s,-and they
have come tothe Island for water and fresh pro-
visions. They anchored at Kirooah, where our
brethren received from them some presents, in
the way of stores, which were very needful and
very acceptable; and Utitct‘ kind attentions, for
which we are all under cliltgatioits to them. Fin-
ding it difficult to procure provisions, and impos-
sible to obtaiti a supply of water there, they have
come to this island, where they can easily be
supplied.
5. To-day we have made some improvement
in our Sllll1lil~"ll by -..~it-ing and washing the ntats,
and scraping flu: grv uud, which constitutes our
floor. After this, covering the ground with a lay-
er of grass about an inch in thickness, we spread
our bulrush mats, and feel ourselves more set-
tled and at home.
(To an conrrxunn.)
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i:‘noM THE LIvt«;tti>ooL MERCURY.
In!c1'es.'2'ng Jl”arrut[ve.~—0*t Tuesday the 20th
March last, Miss Fell, a beautiful young lady, 17
or 18 years ofage, of amiable and engaging man-
ners, left her father’s house, at Douglas (Isle of
Man) and after visiting several of her relations,
walked out by herself, in adepressed state of spi-
rits. As she did not return before dark, her pa-
rents began to entertain serious at.-prehcnsions for
her safety, and inquiries were so. -,»,-, rt,-..-it 1:, tmtgh-
out the town. The night passed :, and the mor-
ning brought no intelligence. The circumstance
soon became the subject of general couvcrsatio.t
and regret from one end of the island to the other.
And the young men, witha zeal creditable to
their feelings, pursued their search along the
shore, and through every part of the island.
These researches, however, failed to bring any
tidings to alleviate the solicitude of her parents.
Her mother became dangerously ill. Hers was
indeed a double grief, her son, a young physician
of promise, who had a short time began business,
was brought home only a few days before, having
been attacked by a brain fever ; from the melan-
choly effects of which there was little hope ofre-
covery. At length, however, the mystery atten-
ding the__disappearance of Miss F. was developed.
She had walked out along by the sea shore : and
when about three miles to the south of Douglas
Head, where the rocky coast rises very high and
abrupt; while she was absorbed in thought, she
accidentlyslippcd when on the brink of a cliff,"
down which she was precipitated, and fell upon a
shelving part of the rock a considerable distance
below. Her knee was much hurt by the fall, and
she was otherwise bruised. She made several at-
tempts to climb up, but foiled by the steepness of
the rock, repeatedly fell down, until exhausted
nature CO!‘.l(l do no =t:nre.--The spot upon which
she stood was tt:.r::':; ."’..i".'.'Li'.‘.t'i€(l by the sea, the
spray of which often cla..‘;.=-:;._‘. :~=<::t' her, and had the
wind been in any other direc ‘us: than from the
land,itlte waves would have swept l.-.;,=: into the a-
byss. Beyond the reach of human ken, deprived
of all possibility of seeitig, or making a signal to
any one on the land ; with a form too delicate to
abide, without shrinking, the frosty wind; anda
mind too sensible and refined not to tremble at
the thoughts of the distress which her parents
would feel for her unaccountable absence! the
feelings ofthis distracted female it would be pain-
fully difficult to conceive. On scatching her cir-
cumscribed abode, whether it might afford some-
what for sustenance, she discovered a spring of
water in the rock, but so small that she could
scarcely avail herselfofit. She afterwards, how-
ever, discovered a single limpet shell, which she
appropriated to collect the drops that oozed from
it, and which she gratefully drank. On the day
after she fell down the rock, she saw several
boats passing, and vessels at a distance, but as
she would appear frotn the sea on those gigantic
cliffs no bigger that a bird, she was seen by none
of their navigators; and her voice, which soon
became hoarse with shooting in the wind, was
inaudible at so great a distance. The next day
she passed in similar exertions; her signals (by
the waving of her garments) and her pries were
' a - \ I
cq,_~é_lly' fruitless. Meanwhile the cold was in-
tene, and the wind ‘piercing attd loud, and she
wfilfdoomed to linger out the third dreary night
,_.,.l_lp0ll the inhospitable rock. Next morning she
5ff)et'ceivecl aboat notvery far off. Her voice was
‘now entirely broken ; she could only make a sig-
nal with her handkerchief. It caught the eye of
the bnatmen, who rowed toward the spot. \Vhen
they ascended the rock, they found her on her
knees in the attitude ofprayer. She appeared to
be somewhat insensiblc, but disclosed her name
and situation.
_,men, and carried to the boat.
Having 'nearly lost the use of her‘
z
limbs, she was carefully liftfi by one of the .boat-
The crew (though
the morning was j piercing cold) took off’ ll1Cll“_
coats andjackets, and having spread some of them
on the bottom of the boat, laid the young lady.
softly down, and covered her with therest. She
immediately fell into a sound sleep. To avoid‘
the crowd -of spectators -whowould be l‘lU’I'lle€,lj{
from every part of Douglas to welcome -her res-I
toration, she was privately placed in a chaise by"
the side of her father, and conveyed home. She
continued in a gradual state of recovery, and'un-
der medical advice. Her mother, however, her’
feelings torn by the misfortune of her son and-the
loss of her daughter, could not endure the tid:e.of7
affection that rushed upon her when that -daug‘hter”t
“'35 ‘1‘f=3l0FCd; and a few days after we have the‘
following passage in a letter to a gentleman in
Liverpool from his daughter. ' ‘ VVe have dread-
ful news at prescntin Douglas. The unfortu-
nate family of the Fells have now more reason to“
be pitied than even before. Poor Mrs. F. is no‘
more, and the circumstances are almost too bad
to mention.’ 1"t'om a subsequent letter it appears
that this unfortunate female put a period to her
existence, in a fit ofderangement. ‘ The theme,’
concludes this communication, ‘ is too dreadful
to dwell upon ; suffice it tosay, that it has thrown
a gloom over the whole town, the catastrophe be-
ing so _unexpectcd, and the unhappy subject of it
so uniformly and so universally respected.’
' A —-no--~
-/1 nave‘! Trial.--A curious case of Larceny oc-
curred a few days ago in the -Municipal Court of
Boston. A man named Charles Perry was put to
the bar charged with stealing certain articles of
furniture belonging to Eliza Mac Gilvery, who
was represented by the Counsel for the Common-
wealth to be a young woman, who had been led
by her affection for the prisoner to consent to be-
come his wife; that the day was fixed for the nup-
tials, a house hired, and the articles mentioned in
the indictment, which belonged -to the bride, pla-
ced it it.‘ No sooner was this done than her faith-
less swath caused the furniture to be carried loan
auction room, and converted into money for his
own use. The lady having now made some lar-
ther inquiries respecting her intended helpmate,
ascertained that he was already it married man,
and had served an apprenticeship of three years
in the state prison.
In defence, it was stated among other things,
by the counsel for the prisoner, that there was a
view ofthe case which would ensure his acquittal,
and rather puzzle the jury to determine which of
the two, the prosecutrix or the defendant, was
the Worst character. The counsel for the gov-
ernment had drawn in glowing colours the picture
ofa young and interesting female, the victim of
her sensibilities, and a prey to the artilicesofan
insinuating and unfeeling sharper. He had rep-
resented her as yielding in an incautious moment
to the soothing flatteries of the defendant——but
when the whole testimony was spread before the
court and jury, it would be found that these were
not the first accents of love which had saluted her
ears--not the only l)l£lll(llSllnICl'1'(S with which she
had been assailed, for she had then living an af-
fectionate husband, who was within the walls of
the court house, and would in a moment he on
the stand to prove the marriage, claim his wifg,
establish his title to all the endearments which it
was in her power to bestow, and trip up the pre-
sent indictment alleging the property in the goods
to be in Eliza Mac Cilvery, when they should
have been alleged to be the property of.lohn= Mac
Gilvery, her i?tlSl’J8!lt,l. *
The fact oft:-1" ntai'riage liaving been proved
by the best testirnc-of‘ in the world, that of her
husband, the Juclge, Dmverc, remarked to the Ju-
ry that the prisoner must be acquitted. But up-
on this case he could not help observing, that
though the sentimetit of the great dramatic poet
might be true, that
‘ ./Ill t/re world’s a stage,
./Izzrl all I/ac men a7zd*w0mcn mcrrly fzlayrrs,’
Yet he hoped and believed, notwithstanding the
specimens before him, that they did not all ac:
'dlil{t‘.—.7l'iZt. Adv.
:-«W-——n
Slander‘.-—'l'ltis is a most detestable vice ; and
the slanderer must, unfortunately for himself and
others, labour under the curse of a weak head
and corrupt heart, before he can be guilty ofit.
‘ The poison of asps is under his lips.’ He. effects
evil without benefit to himself. No rational mo-
tive can be assigned for his conduct. It is acting
diabolically from more torpitude of soul. Can
the defurner acquire trite pleasure, wealth, hon-
our or power from his malicious practice? No-—
he can acquire neither. He produces an irrecon-
cileable antipathy in the minds ofall persons, who
knew the darkness and malignity of his character.
Even one slanderer will upbraid another for ex-
ercising the same vice. This proves that while
any remains-of moral sense is retained, the ma-
ligner dreads the picture of his own character,
and endeavours to transfer it to another of his
own cast.
The slandcrer neither loves nor is beloved. He
has no friends, ‘in whom he might confide, in a
day of tribulation. Ishmael-like ‘ his hand is a-
gainst cvery man, and every man's hand against
him.’ He is banished, by common consent from
all decent company. The soothing pleasures of
social intercourse are denied him. He has no
person to interchange sentiments, or designs with
him. He is insulted in the midst of his fellow
creatures. C-0--miserable wretch--go-—-thou art.
unfit for the society of men. Go and associate.
with reptile companions of thy own nature.
l’Vool Cardmg.
UBLIC notice is hereby given that the Busi-
ness of Carding ‘Wool v.ill be carried 0!!
the ensuing season, by the subscriber, as usual,
in all its vatiiotts branches.—Merino VVOOI takcll
and cleansed so as to card free from knots. ._
3:? Tire Ct'oz/ting and Dying bt1.sz'ness Will be
continued as usual. bilk and l.in_en Goods of ev-
ery description,.dyed and dressed in the best man-
ner. Any orders in the above line Of l"-tU51“€59
will be thankfully received and punctually execu-
ted, , Crr.tttLt-zs SELLECK.
N. B. Those persons whose accounts have been
of more than one ycur’s standing, are invited to
call and settle without much delay.
Norwalk, May 14. 1 1 6W
GARDl“.t‘ SILZISDS-—F0l' Sale l?Y
D. S. BAR'I‘nAM-
Norwalk Chronicler