Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 20, 1843 Page: 1 of 4
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SOVAL''Af Tf&.
HSSmccoanl oftheBattle between the Amen-
canlnfrato TTmted States. and'Briiish frigate Macedonian.
in-lht lasf war, istroma new work entitled Thirty years
JroTn'home, or a voice from the Main Deck," by Samuel
' LEEca. MnLfeech was.alnd at the-time of the tittle,
:lSTi0Trd illeifeddonjan, and "his impressions cfso terri-
ble aienhit are raUch; rnore vfvidthan any thing gin-
ed flTarofScial-acdouriLjr-Ciffcipn Gazelle,
v TrfiS?SBWflifii nmp.iind if broucrht with ka stifflbreezft.
We usually aw.dtfa'sort -ofs holiday of this sacred 'day.
AtrowHreplqe jacket and blue iroers ; with our an-
TchoTWuttohs'eiarjcingin the sun, andttr blacfe glossy
But .we wete--nestmed to
spenQHoe JSaDoaljustintroQucea 10 urn reauci w umw-
emBnner- , T- v
17e hadg.scarcely Wished breakfast before the man at
tm mam hea J shouted "Sail iio!" -, ' ,
The 'captain rushed aponepkyexc'.alrauig "mast head
.theradji -t , -' jfr & ,
'"iiaiMsMafc.- v.- i-.:Si-i 'i. "" -
j ine.san -
'!?sfriaa Vessel; sifjWthe reply of the look-
out
Altera ewamutes, the,captam shoutedjigain "E
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"Mast-
hei3 there
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Twir
Byrujllraajnostofrthe crew were'Opondecfear.
ly stfamtnteu eyesfoibtain a glimpseof the approadr-
in&slHandjiiiirmuHag iheirJbpinibnSito.eachrqthfir tin
herlMohrcharacter.Vrhen, camiiiheoice ofihetap-
4afa shSu5ng-;eep silence", fore acdiU" Silence btlng
secnr
iae-
bearing down upon fcs.sttl"
J.SmfflnrTnf -All hands clear the ship for acjlon, ahoy !
Pfiernrn and flfe beat to quarters; bulkheads were
knockediawayt:5he, gunsxverejeleased from their con-
finementfthe tghrjajlrfiaa paraphernal, th oattie was
?Jgmttn& KM a eVminmes ot tiuT??
T, ,fT ornrv ttt8nuand bov was at his post, ready
to JoihisJ)est service for bis country, except ihebandvho
clalmi&exemption from the atTray, aafelratotwd them-
"i r". 5 .t,- nnklo tJoi- Wfi hnd i
r-av'
ori'lmThlt; acde at the cry of battlphurried from his
We cau omy onesicttiumi
cotJ feeble us: he was, to taira ms-po 01 mugci.
of iheWnnioT midshipmen V'efe itavlonedbt-low, on the
bertBeckt with orders, given In our-hearing, to shootflny
rBa"f7ho1altempted to run from bis jailers. .
SrIen were all In good spirit, though they did not
wffipfefo express the Wblf that the coming foe was a
Frenchman rather tlum a Yankee. We had been told, by
the Americans board, ihaHtffngtesin the American
-r.....At.fl hpnvier metal than ours. This
SCr4liC!t0.lJIC IUIW "MW ..- -
to
T??anh
See ! m !
iJe 'Americans, aroongrour number felt, quite discon-
cirtEd,at lbs necessity chichi cngipelled 4hem to fight
Vainst thetrVwo-counrrytnen. lOnthem, namedohn
CaiaFasbrave a seaman as ever trod plank, yenmred to
preVenThimself to the capuiin, as a prisoner, frankly de-
daring his objection to figbt. That officer very ungener
ously ordereaimlohtt qnariers, inreaicnii g -u:-sfcf,
Aa ttT tRnaest arairrifcdSoor -fellow I He
un.::tha n'u,t nmsnd'frmPrlulkilied My a shot
r,?, rnnntrrmrn. ifistpclislrfore'dlsgiace-'
fulltMheaptainofthe MacedoniarfprVjeyen the loss
ofjgpipli was a gross and palpable violation of the
risrhtsofman. ... t n
As the approaching ship showed American colors, all
doubt ofber character was atan end, -We must fight her,
was the conviction qf every breast Every possible ar-
Tanreraent that could ensure success wa3 accordingly
mafeSffihe guns were shotted.; ths matches hghted;
foShlourguns were furnished with first rate locks,
the fefwerelsopro vided with matches attached by lanyards,
in cisethe- loctr snouia miss uic . a " .,,-..
sed through the ship, directing the marines and boarders,
who were -furnished with pikes, cutlasses and pistols, how
to proceed if should be necessary to board the enemy.
He was followed by the captain, who exorted them to fi-.t-iittr
r,nA rmiraae. urmne Uoon their consideration the
wellknown motto of the brave, Nelson, "England expects
every man to do his duty." in addition 10 mese prepu.a-
.:.. Aprlr -Bftme men were stationed In the tops with
small arms, whose duty it wag to attend to trimming the J
sails and to use their muskets provioea we carae w ufcC
action There were others also below, called sail tnm-
mers.'to assist in working the'sbip, should it benecessary
Mv station was at tbe fifth gun on the;mam deck, It
my duty to supply in g XVj-rZZ
1 . ....U nArrtddf Tl hnUTlPiriW
appointed to each gun in the ship on the side we Engaged
for this purpose. A woolen screen was placed before the-
wai
enterance to the magazine, jwun a mj i -".-"6
which the cartridges were passed tothe boys; we receiv-
ed them there, and covering them with our jackets, hur-
ried to our respective guns These precautions are observ-
ed to prosent the powder taking fire before it reached the
gUThus we 'ail stood, waiting ordere, in motionless sui-
oense -At last we fired three guns from tbe-larboard side
of the main deck; thisVos followed by the command,
.n,wa fir?nn- vn nrAfthfowtoz away your shot!
Then came the orders to "wra ship' and prepare to
attack the enemy with onr fitarboard guns. Soon after
this I heard a firing fromfome other quarter, which I at
first'su pposed ioT)e a discbarge from our quarter deck guns;
thouih itoroved tffbe the roar of the enemy s cannon.
itrange.noise,lTiCtiaaneverdbelbrene.xlarrest-
ed my attention, it funded like the tearing of s uls just
tj 'PHio iw oon ascrttamedtD btflhe wind
of the chernvVshot ", T-he firing, after a few minutes' ces,
difiba. recommenced. -The roaring of cannon could now
." . r. ,,-. f.L.u..Kl;nirehin find mintTlinjr
behearUiirom an parts qi me uciui2,'B",n ir-c
as itTlH.ithtb-ar6ftonrfocsjTOade a most, fiideou:
as j
&rS-r.v My, --r- t- -nrrtrt-rvn i v, v . - -r-r'-v-irT-r-irrt w-v-tv-t trr i a i -v-iv i i-ct a tt -in lira r.vnr-Tfc rir nn iv .-- le?rT v. Tl Tatl ja c t7TV VI w j&w ?&
iW. "
Tip
Jsaao?6eip5er sent, ta the above,irates wiirbe made to
feberilfAiaiiJUainotlc7 " "" - 1.
"?5rs3iui!jstMUs oEHidvcrttsiDjbrtbe-qaarter ean1""osoon
ternxsi Per squares, with tne tnpJegeof
na a tqaarcs eacli weeK, per quarter, sw j a square,.
-each week, 30? "uarcs,jcaanggraciiiSf:e.
hatsrnnmeateo: who nme rtooens cna-wun ine a-meoi.
ths sbtp panted oathem; s-Mernisiert"wa-ii'tqaenily
hadthurenlslrace'jteadLby ine captain - the tesiuf the
.dnvu7adfivoTed ta- idlenessr
-tjs;sc.
H8feSSTOwwlnesUon Ldo notp-ecollect,
blfcthJenr1)c1e1ie1i?aswJat appsshe bole
"ii'nprft.flsva isinesaiid-.j . -t i.
Ahlsper, ran along inerewtnmiaesiruuger huijj
w'ifTr.nIfP frKrote. Thethoderhl was nermed by
j
ogbSrub-our consciousness- ot superiorly over
'nWM. led us to iC nreierence jor a r" "-
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HOUST
jedandhorrtb!e;4t waslikesome aiful tremendous thun-
aer storm, wnoseueatenjng'Toar is auenaea Dy incessant
streaks of lightning, carrying death'iaevery flisbfand
strewing the ground in its -wrath-; only, in our case the
scene-was rendered more horrib?e.thaathat,-lyihe pres;
ence of torrentssf blood which dyed'our drcks.
"Though the recital may be painful, yet asit will reveal
he horrors of -war, and, Show at-what a fearful, price a
-victory is won or losl, I will presentihe reader with things
as they met my eye. durTog i&3 progress of th. t dreadful,
fight.- I was bisiLy supplying niyguri with powder,
when I$aWl)lood suddenly fiy from the sum of a man?
stationed 4it our gun.?' f saw .-nothing strike Rim theef
feci alone was visible : in n instant the hird lieutenant I
tied his handkercief round the wounded aim, who sent the
t . , , , , . k r -, '
ytuunui wvvku Dfiow 10 me surgcuii.
The cries of. the wounded now rang through all parts
the ship. These were carried to the cockpit cs fast as
ussy feJlwhilo those more fortnnatemen who were killed
outright were immediately thrown overboard. As" T was
sta'wue J -iu! a short distance from lhe main hatchway,
could c'din a glance at all who were carritd below.
i
were carrit a below. A
glarfce Tsail I could indulge irr, for the boys belonging
to the gunkneitto mine were wounded in' the early part
of the action and I had to spg with vallmy might to
keep-three orfour guns supplied witbt cartridges. I saw
two of these laoe ralLnearlv toiretber. One of them was
struck in thelegpW a large shot; he had to .suffer amputa--
uon aooveine wowfd The other had grape or canister
shot.sent through hnSancle. A stout Xorkahireman lifted
him tn his a,rmsandurrted him to thfe cockpit He had
his foot cut off. and" was .thus made lame for life. Two
ofihe boys stationed d the
quarter deck were killed.
A- man.who saw one of
They Xverc both Portusraese.
them Jrilled, afterward to
burntthe flesh almost off
le .that his powder; fire had
face. In this pitiabfe situa
tion,the agonized boy lifted 1
both hand? as if imploring
renei; wnena passing'snot ids
ntly :ut him m two
I was an eve-witness- to n siAu eauallv Tevoltimr. A
man named Aldrichlad one of bW hands cut offby d shot,
and almost attliesam. moment hoVrceived another shot,
which tore open his bowels "in a lerttfile manner. As be
fell, two or three rmn caught him in their arras, and, as -
he could-not liyethre,w,hira overbo,aru. t
One of the officers'in my division alas feljin mv sight.
grape or cannistersliot struck him, near thheaTt, exclaim-
ing. ''Ob my -God lu hi fell and wasarfied below,
where he shortly after din'
Mr. Hope, our first Heuuaant, was also sliVhtly woun
ded by a gummet, or smalilcron ring, probably torn from I
acnammoc: screw vy asnowi ne went oeiow, suouung to
tha men. to fiVht onl HavinV had his wounds dtessed he
came upiagaio, shoqtingtqutlat the top of his voice and
bidding-tis fight with all om might. There was not a
man In the shin butVould haVe reioiced had he been in
the place ofour maswr's mateLthe unfortunate Nan Kiv- '
The battle went on Our nlen Irerl cheering with all
"their might" I cheered jwith Ihem, though, .Tconf -sail
scarcely "knew for whltr .CertViniy 'there was nothing
urerylnspiritingin the alpect of Ulingsvhere I. was saiion-1
ed. 00 terrjole nad Deiathe wclrtc oi ocstruction round
rs,Tt was termed the slaligbt'er-lituse. Not only had we
had several boys and mei Jailed &t wotmded, but several
of the guns were-disablei TbeoVie Ibelonged to bad a
piece of j,ha tnuzzfe Icnoaced outrAd whenihe ship rol-""
Jed, ittruckja beam of tip upper dlc wjth such force as
to become jammed and B d in thatloosition. A- twentjr-
four pound shot had also jassed thrlbgh the screen of tbe
magazine, immediately ove the orifle through which we
passed our powder. Thehehoolmarter received a death
wound. The brave boatsw?n, whofrcame from the sick
bed to the din nf hnltle. was-bstenituJstopner-ODa-Aack-
"stay winch baa been-shotmwav, toen his head was
smashed to peices-by a cannoi ball ; aliother man, going
to complete the unfinished i,sk,-was Also strucK aown;
Anolherofour midshipmen-uso received a severe wound.
I The Unfortunate ward roomfward, w(io attempted to cut
his ihroat on a former occasion, was lulled A iellow
named John.Tvho fofspmepay offencehad been sent on
board as a punishment, Ava'sr twried past he wounded, I
distinctly heajd the large bloi drops fail pat, pat, on the
deck: his wounds. were mortil Even a, poor goat kept
by the officers for her milk, (ill notjescape the general
carnage; her hind legs were st Quana poor ian wa&
tfirown overboard.
. Such was the terrible sceneJamid which we kept on
our shoutingand firmer.. Our men fought like tigers.
Some of them pulled off their jackets others their jackets
and, vests; while some, still more determined, had taken
off their shirts, and, with nothing but a handkerchief tied
around the waistbands of thrir trowsers, foucbt like he-
-r , 1 j - l u n "!..: ii.
rots. 1 also ooservea a ooy uumeu uuper, &iunuucu ai
a gun some distance from the magazine. He came to and
fro on tbe full run, and appearing to be as "merry as a
cricket" The third Jfenttnant chlered him along, occa-
sionally, by saying, "Weil done, riy-boy, you are worth
your weight in gold." .
i have otten oeen asuea wnavwet?j my leeungs uunng
this ght I felt pretty much aaIsupposo everyone
does, at such a time. - That men rrf without thought
when they stand amid the dying and the dead, is too ab-
surd an idea to be entertained a moiunt We all appear-
ed cheerful, but I know that many Serious thought ran
through my mind; still, what could we do but keep up a
semblance, at least, of animation? Tovun from our quar-
ters would have been certain death fron tha hands otour
own officers: to give way to glooral or to show fear,
vwouId do no good, and might brand usw'th the name of
cowaidsj and ensure certain defeat Our onlytrue philo-
sophy, therefore, was to make the besto our situation, by
fighting bravely and cueenuuy. i tnoognta great aeai,
however, of the other world; every graan, every falling
man, told me that the next instant I mght be before the
Judge of all theeartl. For this, I fei, unprepared; but
belnr wilhoutaov particular jmowieageo.' religious irutn,
I satisfied myself by repeating the Loi3s prayer, and!
promising that If spared I would be morfnltentivc to reli-
gious duties than ever belore. mis promise l bad no
doubt, at the time, of keeping; but I hav learned since
that it is easier to make promises amidst the roar of bat
tle's thunder, or in the horrors of shipwreck, than to keep
them when danger is aDsem, ana.saieiy upon our pain, r
While these thoughts secretly agitated m bosom, the
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din of battle continued. Grape and cannrster shot were
pourin"' through or port holes like feaden lain, carrying
death in the trail. The large shot carae'agrujt the ship's
side like iron hail, shaking her to the very kel, or passing
through ber timbers, and scattering terric splinters,
which did a more appalling work than even their own
death-giving blows. The reader may form an idea of tbe
-effect of grape and cannister, when he is told thS grnpe "shot
is formed by seven or-eight balls confined to an iron and
tied in a; cloth. These balls are scattered by the explosion
ofthe powder. Cannister shot Is made by fillinga. powder
canister with balls, each as large as two or trtce musket
balls' these also tcatter with direurleflect.wtcdischarg-
ed. What then with splinters, cannon ball,, grape and
cannister, poured incessantly upon us, the reader maybe
i -is!irpd ihat the-work of death wentop in a mannrr which
must have been satislactory even to me xung -oiiTerrors
(himself. . " !. rT
Suddenly the rattling of the iron iiail c-easl. We
were ordered to -cease firing Aprofound silencensued,.
broken onlv bv the. stifled groan? of the bravdiffbre'rs
liftlmv. Itwassoon ascertained that the enemy shefc ahead
tn reoair damatres, for sho was not so disabltd lut she
conld sail witnout oiracuuy ; wniie wb were tut. up
that we lay utterly helpless. Our headbraces-shtrtjaway,
the fore and main top-masts wero gone ;! the mjzzei! rriast
hung over the stern, hanng camedseyeral menoTe,Tjn
its fall - we were in atatc oPcompJete wreck.; t
A council was now held among the officerop .the
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ON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER SO, 1843.
quarter deck. Our condition was perilous in the extreme
victory or escape was alike hopeless. Our ship was dis-
abled; many of our men were killed, and many more
-wounded. The enemy would without doubt. beuT down
upon us in a&w moraemxandias she could now choose
her own position, would without doubt, rake us fore and
aft. Any further resistance was, thereforer folly. So, in
spiteof the hot brained lieutenant, Mr. Elop?, whondvis'
ed them not to strike, but to sinkalong side, it was deter-
vjninedto strike our bunting. -This was done by the hands
ofa brave fellow named Watson, whose saddened brow
told howj severely it pained his lion heart to do it. To
me it was as pleasing sight for I had seen fighting enough
for one Snbbnth; more than I wished to see. again on a
week day. His Britannic Majesty's frigate Macedonian
was now the prize of the American frigate United Slates.
' Frotn the Casket
THE PAIR JEWESS. s:
FM. DoREaNSL, a wealfhy.and industrious merchant,
was ot v.ork in his counting-house one morning, long be
'fore the arrival of his clerks, when he was'disturbed in
his calculations by the announcement of M."tSalomon.
'Ah, ah 1" said the merchant'whaf, you haveurome about
the indigo that we could nqt agree about yesterday?"
"Very fat from it; L come about a love affair."
M. Saloraoadivesting himself entirely of business, and
paying M Duresnel a visit at six o'clock in the morning
to talk about aJove affair, wasatdiing sq extraordinary,
that the merchant looked at his visitor with an eye of sus-
picion, much in the same way ashe would have regarded
a person of unsound mindr butT Salomon continued to
speak with that calrafsense which distinguished him in
all h3 merca'htile transactions. " ,'
uYoi know, Sir, that I am a Jew, and that I-have two
children." .,
,"JLknov your religion-, but am not acquainted with vour
family." . . . .t ' m
lyvson arrived lastnight frdm London, where he has
been .residing for the last twelve mopths. My daughter--
ah. Sir, she is the pride and the joy of my heart I She is
more beautiful-than Hagaror Rachel, more gpntle and
submissive than "was the daughter of Jephtah.- And you,
Sir, you have a son " .
-""fes, but ldo not see" .
'You wilLsee, when Ltell vbu that be is jn love-with
my daughter, and that it is on this account I have intruded
on you so early.",,,,. A
1 i Charles In love with your daughter J'1
Yes, Sir your Charles loves my Leah ;.shg has told
mejso herself. ' What is to be done? Neither you nor J
can allow an acquaintance to be kept up betwef n them if
.a marriage may not succeed. Their fortunes are,-possi-bly?
equal, andlhe prejudices which existed against our
-race, thanksto enlightened times, are nearly extinct But
the beneficeueeTof the law, which has extended our privi-
leges, has not the power tb alter my religious principles,
and, as I have said,"! am an Israelite.' JL cannot give my
child to. a man who adores Christ, and follows nut the
precepts of Moses; therefore you will perceive that I do
n H come to forward this marriage. I would rather en-
deavor to pTeventit, and, ifljudgeyoujightly, you. would
do the same "
M. Duresnel leaned on his bureau, and-was for, a time
1 silent, recalling to mind the distlrfctive traits of his son's
character. - ,
''Charles" said he, "is honest and candid; but his dispo-
sition is ardent and unchangable. What will be thete-
sukvofthis?" Th"en, struck by the last words of M. Salomon-,
he continued, "Yes, of course, I venerate my owp
religion; It was that of my father, and must be that of
my grand-children."
think, as I do, that it is our duty to separate these young-
people. "Would it be convenient for you to send away
your son for a vear or two? Tf not, I must partwith'my
Leah. I havea brother at Lisbon ; she shall go to him."
M Duresnel treated with Salomon as he had done the
dav before respecting the indigo : he required time. He
could hot reasonably enter into any engagements until he
had aeen his'on ; but he promised an answer atthe ear-
liest possible period, and the two merchants separated. M.
Duresnel, hastened-iraraediately to his wife; but the lady,
fn!nfldflfadv"sinff flew into a rage. - .,
IJUr
'A' Jewess!" she exclaimed; "my Charles wed a
Jewess I No! I will not have a Jewess for a daughter in-
law; the bjy shall rather live single all his life!"
"Spire your indignation, my dear," said her husband :
"M. Salomon would just object as much to receive a
Christian into his family."
Madame was esteemed an excellent woman ; she soli-
cited alms for the pool ; confessed twice a year ; and had
her name affixed to a chair in the church of St. Roch.
M. Duresnel had not been able to form any conclusions
as to this matter, nor yet to have an interview with his son,
before he received another unexpected visit. A young
rirl, in tears, rushed into his counting-house, and placed
herself in the same seat which M. Salomon had occupied
a short time before.
"Oh, sir"" she cried; her bright eyes glistening thro
her tea'rs; "where is your son? I conjure you, let me
see him if only for a moment ; I must speak to him "
It was Leah, the daughter of M. Salomon, who, pale
and breathless thus besought M. Duresnel. The old mer-
chint was convinced at the hrst glance that the Israelite
had not overrated the charms of his daughter. Never had
he seen more beautiful features, nor so fair a complexion,
with hair of so dark a hue. She had the air of a queen;
but her dignity was mingled with graciousness, and was at
this time softened by sorrow. The queen was lost in the
tenderness of woman ; for something of more conseguence
to Leah than a kingdom was at stake the lives of two
parsons whom she loved devotedly.
'I fear you will think.me bold in thus coming to seek
your son; but yo u do not know the- raisfoi tune which
threatens us" ,,,.
'What misfortune, vounsladv? Explain.
I have a brother, sir, young and violent as your son ;
he considers the love of Charles as an insult, and it tney
should meet ah, sir ! if they meet, and a fatal termina-
tion should attend their quarrel, I shall be unhappy fur
At that moment ii servant entered with a letter .
"Who is that for?" asked M. Duresnel, hastily rising.
T?n'r M Charles "'-
The father took itbroke the seal, and, having read itr
. gave it to the fair Jewess-
"You, were right," said he, "it is a challenge; and so
strongly worded, that Charles, with .ail his love for the
siBterT may not refuse'to cross sword6 with the brother.''
Leah read the note, and, tearing it in pieces, threw
'them around her in despair. , ; .
"My son is not at home, observed Mr. Duresnel; there-
fore make yourself easy on his account. We have yet
some time: "l will take you to my.wife; you shall remain
with her till my return. Young lady, confide in me.
M. Duresnel" hastened to the dwelling of the jew; he
found him sorrowfully pacing the length of his cabinet.
Salomon evidently knew his son's intentions.
"Icome," said Duresnel, "about this love affair of which
we spoke Jhis morning." .
Ah indeed!" replied the Israelite, "and what have
youto-pToposo?" "
"Your son is about the same age, I believe, as ramp.
nhirlps ns vou know, is mv only son, and i would ruth
er los"e the-whole of my fortune than this dear boy.even.if
I found myself without the means oi proviumg myseu witu
food anl shelter. " You have two children; you have mo
at advantage. . .
"Yes," said Stlomon, his voice choking by an endeavor
to suppress his tear.s, "if affections could be calculated like
ihierqsts; but all theood in the world would not be an
equivalent for my-sl$n. I love him'cqually with his sis-
TTfjXi3inr QBooiiujiijQggBeg
let. and I cannot admit your distinoUpU'"
'But,,r said IJMr.ea.nel, as ff-nqt heeding the. lql wards
ofthe other, "Chtfleais a; mw 6droU swordsman, a&d. ha
ha? seldom found an eoual at hittinff a markj'
-'My son." sa'id the Israelite; Traill strike ntenlotlp pcue-l
at thirty paces, anf has disarmed raor6tha)l Qneofq
b83t fencing masters." .t . . ;
"But, my friend' said Dafeshal, after a pause, hl agi-
tation increasing as he approached. the-moQted point nf i&-
ligious difference, r,the aair doesRQt ilaitdBl ltdd when
you came to me this morrringJ
"No, I arn quite aware of thai."
"This morning we miked of feelings which we could
not rightly understand ; for wa thought we could deprive
our children of their happiness withou? apy loas tcQar
selves. Bufwe are undeaeived ; we my, one, arbQtb of
us, lose a -son ; yet your daughter, far from being liqppjer,
wilL experience quite d- contrary result. In snch "posl
tion would it not he more?Teasonab!e far u to majfe gam'e
sacrifice ?" v
ciYou are right," answered the Jew, with a penetrating
glance at Duresnel,
'Well, then, let us consider," said theiukewarrn Cbrls
tain, ul think youwere at Bordeancf some five-and-twepty
years ago f you were then young, rich, ancbvyejl received by
the women. I have some remembrance that there was
at that time a certain Clarissa Who was not of your reli-
gion." 'Yes, yes, I do -not deny it?1 interrupted Salomon.
"Well, and I am ready to confess thatince'l have seen
your'daughter, I can easily forgive Charles for falling m
juve jyun a Jewess ny men snousa wepropipuour
children fcomindulging a passlon-which insincerity w,qu id
lead them to plighttheir faith attbealtur,aMcemfinUhejr
love by a tie the most sacred ?" "
"JCing David could have done no more."
"David Is no example for us at present," said Doresnei,
.'"since he broke through laws tvithouta virtqoug purpose;
wp, in- uniting a onnatian to a Jewess snail prevent btooa-
shed andl Jcnowuf no religton,rue religion, that authori-
ses one man coolly to take the" life of another! Let us
therefore prefer the alternative1 that will occasion as the
least remorse and grief. We no longer live in the days
of Abraham ; we are not required to sacrifice our chil-
dren; besides, the knife was stayed before it could descend
on thevlctim, .May wenot, my dear Salomon, considei
the angel as th"e spirit of reason,, lolpration, and charity
virtues rather neglected among us ? And why' should
we impose our religious Reliefs on our children sipce they
are ojd enough to judge and act for themselves. I tvifl
undertake to conciliate my Wife, if yod will do the same
with iVJadara Salomon."7 - "
'Madame Salomon Is' dead 1" sighed the Jew; then ad-
ded, "but our.gfand children."
"It is to ber hoped that their father and mother will ex
hibitthe same good sense tharwe shall have done; and,
wueu wey are oiuge to ueciae mr wemseives, tneir cnn-
dren may be allowed to choose from'oonviclionJ1
Salomon ijeld forth his hand to M. Duresnel
"Beit
so said ne; "and now about tbe indigo'
" "Oho, I vyill lakeitat your own price, discount or no
discount; on any terms you please," -
Not long-after this there was a.grand ball fffven in hon-
r of the qpptials of M. Charles Deresnel, withlhe beauti
ful Leah Salomon, and thetwo brolhers-in law, who were
so ready to annihilate each other'wereseert walking,
arm-in-arm, liketwo old friends, whohad never known a
difference of opinion. ' j .
October, 1840. T.S."
- By the President )f the Republic of Texas,
A PROCLAMATION. -' - c
blWHEB?lASrtlionn"' "--v Iu "ji V'rV .'"' ."
epoitiauui, irom w. 5 fit. Charge d Affans to this
Government foundt d upon a despatch he had receivedfrom
H. M? Charged' 'Affairs In Mexico, announdng to this
Government that Gen. Santa Anna would at once consent
to the Tclease of all tnc Texian prisoners in Mexico, what-
ever might be their numbers, upon the Mexicans still held
prisoners in Texas being sent to the Head Quarters of
General Adrian Woll, Commander-in-chief ofthe Armies
ofthe North. jfjjk ' '
AutD, Whereas, humanity, as, wellasxpedieny
Osgood understandingJeingesbjb'lisMfeelween the two
couninesr reuueis n mubi ufsiruuiu iiiaiuiiia eicuunye ui
prisonerifshould be effected with as little delav as possi-
ble: Therefore, I. Sah Houston, President ofthe Repub-
lic of Texas, and Commander-in chief of the Army and
Navy of the same, do hereby declare and proclaim that
all Mexicans captured by the forces of Texas, at any time
since the commencement of the war, in which the two
countries'have been heretofore engaged, are, in pursuance
of orders, heretofore issued, and by virtue of this present
order, released, and discharged from all and every species
of restraint, and are at full liberty to return to Mexico,
without any delay : and all such as may choose to avail
themselves ofthe present occasion to depart for the Head
Quarters of Gen. Adrian Woll, Coramander-in'chlefoflhe
Army ofthe North, will report themselves in person, on
or b fore the 10th day of October nextr to the commanding
officer ofthe western frontier, Col. J. C. Hays, at San An-
tonio de Bexar, from which place they will be sent, at (he
Government expense, under a suitable escort, to the Head
Quarters of the said Gen. Woll: and all officers of Tex
as, military and civil, are hereby enjoined and required to
aid and assist iu effecting the objects and purposes of this
Proclamation.
fn testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the Great Seal ofthe
Republic to be affixed. Done at Washing-
ton, the fourth day of September, A. D, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and of the Inde
pendence oi ine cepuouc me eigiun.
By the President:
SAM HOUSTON.
Anson Jones, .Secretary of State.
Pilcairn's Island. The principal actors, in the muti-
ny ofthe Bounty, which was mentioned in our paper a
few days ago, made their escape to an island (one of Pit-
cairn'sgroup,) in the South Pacific, off the. common Hack
of ships iin those seas, .and lived there in entire seclusion.4
Their descendants, alter a lapseoi many years were au-
covered Of the present condition ofthe-island and he
colony planted under those singular circumstances, the
following account recently appeared in the New York
Journal-of Commerce: . N. O, Bulletin.
Captain Jay, who, while prosecuting the whale fishery
in the Pacificm command of the Nancy, had occasion to
TcW tlm Pinnirn island, dpsenhes the nooulationasa Well
visit the Pitcairn island, describes the population paa well
ordered community of one hundred and thirteen souls
They speak the English language, and recognize the do-
minion of Great Britain, though' their government is ad-
ministered bv magistrates chosen from among themselves
They inhabit cottages built of woodsurrounded by pleas-'
anl sardens. carefully cultivated. The men appear to be
a hardv race: their complexion is brown. Tbe women I
are descently clothed, and are described as affable and?
pleasant, possessing many agreeaoie trans oicnaracier.
A European cler-giman-resides among them, who devotes
himself sedulously both to the secular und religious edu
cation of the youth. .
- This island lies 20deg. South latitude, and 130 deg:
West longitude, about fifty .leagues east of the Paumatu
Archipelago, or Low Islands. It was first settled in Jan-
uary, 1790 by Christian and his associates eiglit mutin-
eers of the Bounty, and six men and twelve females, na-
tives of Otaheite. Its loneliness and difficult access, .ren-
dered ka secure refuge for those wrecklessand d.sperate
criminals.-who, after having wrestcd'from- the captain the
nnP??inn nf hisshin. launched hinfand h3 adherents in
a small boat in the midst of tho Pacific, and abandoned
them to their fate, the island is only four miles long,
. -
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Jyiiitr wgaek & ragifa pnilillii"s
li(aRnu--Ty'in'i'-8sC ,$4i
Taa. mm9 4rm my smmr mnmtmiMi
m QmrnmAm ussf gaaHi sy&s sdiii-F?N!'ia
.isMa k ftbt-fidsfldox ,$Jiffrgea?'j!WiraTrSI-fefe Sal
e?entne-o inpgp mea pi 7ip,uri?e4Qpa sarMjfHHsmlSft
fferop pqiQn3find. gnimfifHIWhlpTSilS5? 0WB
reai?, and wSil'ffi Mvsa ifepia 881 toPal
wuhtHeirfyigwi mheilQ tc&m Sf8sdlff?
,had united; them fa efar iQ kmvfymtmU&i
WheiL Riorfs Jlisa-apSrfttioB.Hs'l tegsg-f fiUfe! fjr
sentjal (a their secqrity Vgmtljri"7enier9fbtllWl
they aBiin.d,Qned tbem5aibe?SibaiEe5pfiaft.a
YicahaspoweHabjealfajl ifeer hsnds. && &adic?iey
toge'hpr E;very rgfln'shend was ere gplfdtfigalnst
bis neigbbartnud in len j-e8.rs.r msn oHiaKrtidf ill
Afjes": h3?og died,. mostBftkenby Yieleoet fetsori
tepilauanof misery and desfrax'iori rf?q.ltisg;rQnftinie,
Ipiip; ta fcave prodnded a thorongbr tefprnitUQjJiB tba,
survivor, John. Adanra, bfs origin n3p.'npji
posed in befexarider'grpilh wJitS foxikwmZp&Gm
himself rn tb fok ofj3strRctIngihefeVtoen kWjsU
drpn injhe prinsiplpohe h1rjs$iB: faUhM&ilfi
apd simple miftded hHtan-wboten vgfe?pMaverty
ed;- and the chU4renear!y jndscte ?Wy
pleasaptnessajid peac id their adjtf&apg kSfeR
departed frdrn tfcejrjR, 4 miarf ef-pf a. cemrrptfWfe mU
tineer Adams undertook tbi&wortorioveaptKey
' visired the Island! The renonisigt reViifeVrlfrd-
endi
nrmt
of his stewsidshtD. But' ba le5 bbisd lilrylwipg
ter life well spent. APOfdiogto ibtestissocy oClpVJay,.
his p.upiht and descendant u iSC&CQtftiiaKHMJs
triousaiid happy; population hy wmiiifM ws
stated aboverouekojjdreaitMrQtofe'lSg
the population wasonlv 50t r - SJ." '
population was only 5&.
One of tbeost iroooitaat; ilemir ?'XiaHSwekiir
cousistsdn thetedlthfuloes agd 8tveejgjed'lp:rpo
. pie, Our agriculturalists and! m&K&Mui&fr'WHm 6el
the force of this jemarkla regard tath"rWi&knieo
and they would ei h slilltncre if tb5jiilE!SS$e4 Tit
their own expense; to sappott those.orkaif5ifKi"all
periods ofslckuess or incapacity tGlaboraSfcwNietfsa
relation in which tbe,State stands o-itsriiijejBirfitt
been said by some writers: op noUjicalefflj)llfifeT;pia -one
seventh to one eighth of all the VesUbsiJrTcd'KitrjL
originates in the Iabnt-of each-year. -'"Jence4jfApyDatio
or community shoald ceaso from produepsg- &rejfcobf-
eight years, the who! ofajs esHh-jioTjsegfe3aEd
money would be, .cpnsumed- Wbar a: SrcilllSes.Df
the'vaineof labor is. presorted by this fact TTeaat
asrck workman or operativn would bef l&capilaligir
w;bo was obliged to maintain him, a- cfeltizen is
to the Repubiicst l&very sick nian every maendercd
unserviceable by general debility or specific ailment, sinst
be subtracted from a nation's available resource enofc
only adds nothing to. the commoastock, butbais
subsistence in some form, and often, too a fery .expensive
subsistence, from thestore boose" whwbtbelsdustryof oth
rs has ifllecL JOmitiins alt considerations ofJ3teiio"na!
"power and of those moral aberrations whicT5?Tnate in
physical derangement and disease, and consiwanng tha
race underthemere aspect of ajxtnaey makragowjsnia
this respestifis clearTtbaebealt'i. andtstrepgthif
community, if set in. opposition to thedebifityor infirmity
of another, would be sufficient not only to determine "the
balance of trade, but to settle alt other-points of relativesu-
periority. L"t such information, be diffusd through the
public, as all the children iu- our schools might acquire,
and a'single geoeratioiijoaWotpass away, without the
transfer of immense sums tatfae GjhejtsidfcoheipTofJtand
loss account in the national ledger. Qr-courseldo'not
mean that all diseases could be abolisht-d at once,,.even5hy
the universal diffosioo of Uie koo.wl.dge of their causes;
orthat the era fufvtuld by the propbu would be ushered
in, when "the child shall die a hundred years ofd, and
when, there shall: be uo old man that hath not filled his
days." 'Tbe violation of those beautiful and benign laws
which the Creator lias Inwrought into our system, has
been too heinous, and oo iCmg persVvertd In y thefiace,
to be expiated oe atoned for ia.a single age. &r
DR. HUTTON. ' "f ".
The late Dr. Hutton, well known to mealof litters for
his Theory ofthe Formation andSjructureqfthilobe,
deserves to be remembered on account of tbescrvices"per-
formed by him to mankind in an.artlheuliHtyHofJwBTchls
not like his-tbepry at all equivocal H.ivlhgv m thdipur-
suit of sciencev endeavored to study the principle bfagri
r.ulture and" vegetation, and being a considerableproprie-
tor of lapd in. the county o'f Berwick, hiiegan toufn'bis
attention to practical agriculture for his owdvaniage.-
Not being fully satisfied,. however,, with ihejractices
which then existed in Husbandry, valuable as theyweret
he thought they might be still improved. To obtaiminV
formation on the subject, b resolved to pay avisit to
Norfolk, a county ofa light, dry?soiL In severalgrespects
corresponding with that of his own estate. Norfo!lhad
at that time attained to a high degree of excellencein all
the branches-of agriculture-, implements, of practical hus-
bandry, &c. After residing a considerable- time .there,
and making himself completely master of evenppart of
country business, Jic prevaihd on a Norfolk ptojghraan to
accompany him to Scotland, taking aiiongithftlnni-a
complete set of Norfolk ploughs, tufniphoesand!btber
i nplcments of husbandry.
Fiirnished with all these advantages, Dr. H.rrfcegaa-
in good earnest to improve a very wild-and uncultivated
piece of land,, which was then ait open field; stones were-
0 fcl&s on he border ofa s'beep COunlryan6I
j foBBmerable were to be cut Tbe tillageAvasall
J erformed after lhe Norfolk manner. Dressing the land,
, JriliD and hoeing the turnips, rolling, and all the other
onor,rhn nflmd were done.wlth a deSree ofneat-
ness and garden-like cuhurer which, in- ferroiag badot
descri f0rcame rrom aH quarters, to gratify tfrei? curios-
2 . v ti . .. -. - r .: mu e. ti
oeen sepam iserwicKsnire oerore, anu persnHsui. sveiy
Uy, as welt as to obtam mtormaiion .1 nepronis oi toe
under taking are s&id-to have amounted, to six hundred pec
cent. -t -
The Lw:k of an Old Sator Some fnpuiries wera
made a, few days since by Samurl KelloggisooJ
Hartford?- at the request ofthe British Consul, 4e
whereabouts of one Edward Benson. Tho person aooshfc
for, turps out to bean old tar,' iivingin'Uie towabfipth-
ersnia, v-onnecncutj wno, od nearjogjoi. lo" aDi""J ro-
specting him, made a visit to Bartfuru,to ascertain why
hr, an old sailor -and urtsnown, should- beinqmrettjtor
through the public press. ,. z-
'i'he NeW Haven Times says, tbaPthe" rrsufb. was is
finding that he was entitled to a pension from thelBntish
' Government of nintnen guineas ayrarsince .ISSK and
six guineas a year, for extra; making upwards -of two
thouswl four hundred dollars J"tow dde,himK withtan in-
cjmu for iire of twenty five giirneas-ayearThiswas; of
course gl.rdnews-to him, Jor he was, verypoof.jg'ipi a,
family of ten children 9e was'presedintpjheiBritish.
service from qnAmerican4vhale-sliip, 'apd&eweujier
I . a r -if v-- te j- vr O
Lionl ieison, wasm severairoauies fu israiaigarjamong
I others and received, in different actionsfonr ocJnvejs.e
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