The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-05-15 00:00:00, page 1

WILLIAM WILKINSON
JUS ROR SALM,
]A FEW reams of hot pressed and plant
XX 4-to,POST PAPER, of a very supc
noqr quality.
a Royal, Medium, Demy. Foolscap and
I » Wrapping Paper, Quills, Inkpowder, Black
I , aud Red Lead Pencils, Inkstands, Scales
' njmJ Dividers, Spalhg*Wax, and Refers.
' With most articles in the Stationery Hne.
| A GKMKSAL ASSONTtaINT Of
, SCHOOL BOOKS,
>• , BIBLES,
GEOGRAPHIES
DICTIONARIES, &c. fcc.
With as extensive an assortment of Books
, in general as was ever offered in the State ;
prices as low, (butmnifcrm.) as can be
found. «The smallest favours, are grate
fully acknowledged, and constant atten
dance given.
May 11, 1810. I*.
-> ~~~BLODGET 8c POWER
Offer, now landing, of the new crop, and
equal to any imported,
'fraoM Brig ProAdence 110 TRbxes Ha
♦ Sloop Lydia 100 >vfii»a brown
Sophmna soi SUGARS.
4X50,
200 Bales <d best prime Upland Cotton,
lyu Tierces of new 'Rice.
n . ' Gin, Rum, Loef and Havana white
Sugars, Teas. Flour, Soap, Butter, Lard,
Wines, Caudles and Chocolate.
May 11, 1810. 6t.
" tappan&searle,
JVb. 34,
HAVE received by ships Cabinet and
4hnr, from Liverpool, and Minerva.
from Greenodt, via New-York, part ot
V * their assortment of w » .
' Spring and Summer Goode,
comWptng u gum \jiriet) of Staple Arti
cles rwCunow and - W<x)ll«n, aikl a very ex
tensive iff *
ShotcfrFancy Goode,
which are now lending, and are <4£ert*d
for sale, in package or piece, on favoura
tie ter Ju . ' ■
. | Daily bipented titip Minerva frbm Lfv
<■ or pool, and schooner Rfnymate from Lon
dou, With.the residue of their Goods.
'Boatoft, May 10,1810. Wt.
‘ * HP WO hundred and fifty Bushels of eieab
A tiusqueheaaah Corn;
i' 1500 wu <rf Porto Rice Cafibe* /
A quantity of Beef and Pork,
/ / 40 Kegs of Butter.
, Per sale on reasonable ternfs hy
JACOB SOfcSMAN
May 11, 1810.
Fl w ———w, , , , -w
An Apprentice wanted.
HPHE Mubscribar wishes to take a smart
A active Ltd from 14 to 15 years ot
age as an apprentice to the Bout and Shoe*
, ftaking busincis. To one of a strong con
Atitution and steady habits good nhcourage
« went will be given. Apply to
WILLIAM jvrrows.
■ I Pawtuxet, May 10.4810.
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
RtN away frbm the Subscriber on the
12th of April last, a servant BOY
about 17 years of afe, named Jonathan
Shirt LI rr. He is a stout.hearty fellow,
of a dark complexion; Walks with 4 his left
loot turnedoot n-little, rather clumsy, and
at times a Httle lame—hss a scar on- the
back of his neck, er between bn shoulders.
, caused by a bum whgn he was a child
Whoever will return said Jonathan to
the subscriber shall receive the above re
Ward whenever the net profits of his labou'
thall amount to that sum. AU persons
are cautioned against harbouring oren>
ploying said Boy except be. er they give m,
immediate notice of the.same and account
. With me fpr his wages, .
r r ./ JAMES PERKINS.
,» t JSridgTtoater, (Mat J Mky W, 1810.
.A* BOSTON,
• aIKBs THE SchoonerAbamant,
MastW, wiU
tail in sir dayt. For Freight
dHHBBCu or Passage, mi very reasona
ble terms, apply to the Master on board, II
gtßuTtth*s Wharf, or
AMASA It WM. H. MASON.
Afay 7,18T0.
For CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
. THE School MERCU-
Elisha Swint, Mar
t •f' ' ■ mKKIUp teetto sail in FOUR DAYx;
flBWw For Freight or Passage, hav-
♦ ink elegant -ficeommodstlohs, apply on
board at Moses Eddy ««td.Breaker's wharf,
ar te KARL D. PEARCE. ,
J WO- : .; t • ■
j " A CARD.
jUTRS. RUDD solicits the attention of
Twl. her frtends in YrovklenCe, and in
foftns-tibrm that she has taken that Inrae
and commodious BOARDING-HOUSE,
-Np. 5, Gold-Street, two doors from Mai
• den-Lane, and next above het former resi
. dence. Hbi* thanks are tendered to those
I *who have favoured her with tbtir rjetom.
A ”• reefy Mdy 1, KW
4 • ■ SUGARS. '
hundlpd nau. tea Board of Havana
- brown 3 IUGARS of a superiour qnali- II
fifty 8, Ifilfi • f ’ I
; • THE RHcfflE-ISLAND
* AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. . ™
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t s 'jMi “ T " B "4TIOW WHICH INDULOKS TO»n D J ANOTNXR AN Hli/na Karat D. ON A* HairuaL FONDNBS9, IS IN SOM* OIGRIK A SLa rt ' W^S/iIM; TOJV ’’’
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Vot»« 11. M ; PROVIDENCE, ZVEJZMr, MAY IS, uio. 7 ' ■ ’ ' '
• 1 i—nririiiininmiii i him n - ~ ...a.,. ,_. «umaia 6U.
His two Ship-Yard Lots—The first is
bounded on the north side by Ship-street,
the front 49 feet on Eddy's-street, holding
that width and running parallel with Ship
street to the channel of the river. The
other Ship-Yard Lot lies next to the one
described, being 47 feet on Eddy’-street,
<nd lies in a triangular form. The terms of
payment, and a more particular descrip
tion will be made known at the .time and
place of sale, or at any time previous, by
applying to the Executors.
THOMAS TABER, 7
JOHN ANDREWS,
Afiril 27, 1810. st.
- - „
THE Subscriber being appointed Ad
ministratrix, with the will aohexed,
on the Estart of Robkrt N&wej,l, late
of Providence, Esquire, deceased, . and
having qualified herself as the law (Jtretts,
hereby notifies all persons having claims
against said Estate to exlubst the same to
Stamford Nkwxll, Agent to said Ad
ministratrix ; and all persons indebted to
said Estate are requested to make pay
ment to said Stamfomd Nawaxp, witb
outdelay. , ||
lydia Newell.
Afoy4,lBlo.
♦ JOSEPH S. MARTIN
■ AS FOR SALE, No. 4, BVTCYr's WjIARF,
Q T. PETERSBURG clean Hemp',
O tyubsla Duck, T
Ravens Duck, i .-ft , » »
Russia Sheetings. i
Old and new Sable Ban-Iroo.
February 27,1810. tf.
Paper-Hangngs, Stationary, Sc.
.WANTON fc RATHBONE; i
At the Store next door to Messrs. Blod
orr 8c Power's, tiive just received
feom Boston and Hartford,
A N addltiootri swpfdy of Pafvr-HaW*-
■aL nios and Borders; among which
are a few setts of elegant drapery figure*,
with top and bottom Borders.
Alto, received at ab»ve.
An assortment of Quills of a superiour
quality, from one to three dollars per hun
dred ; Foolscap -and Lattor Paper, Ink-1
Powder, Penknives, Lead Pencils, fee.
For Sale or CircMlaiion,
Don Sebastian, or House of ttraganta;
Tales of Fashionable Life,
Msrmion, by Scoot;
Hfatiry of New-Yark* fee. *
AftrHti, I*lo. ; 6t.
- February 27,
There will be sold at the pi emises, on Ed
dy's Point, without any reserve, to the
highest bidder, on WEDNESDAY the
16th of May, at 12 o'clock,
"pHE valuable REAL ESTATE of the
A late loskpk Eddy, deceased, con
sisting of his late Mansion Hcuse and Lot.
Said Lot being 40 feet on Eddy’s-street and
95 feet on Ship-street. The House is two
stories high and tn good repair, and the sit
uation is not exceeded on the Point.
ALSO,
BENJAMIN T. CHANDLER
HkS just received, and offer* for tale,
26Hhds. of RUM of* superiour quali
v. Likewise, a general assortment of
GROCERIES
Afoy 4, 1810. tf.
Buenos Ayres Copper and Gua
nacca Skins.
ONE Hundred and Fifty-four Pigs’of
Buenos Ayres COPPER, aud 700
GUANACCA SKINS, imported in the
Ship George and Mary, John C. Bucklin,
Master, and for sale bv ; ' ■
TAYftjR & TALBOf.
Mau mo. „ \
CHILDRENS’ HATS.
THIS day opening it the PaovIDENCX
Hat-Stork, No. 13/ Cheap-Side, an
assortment of YOUTHS’ and CHIL
DRENS' HATS—blagk and drab, of an
excellent quality—cheap feu- cash.
ARN6LD WFUM, Agent.
Sth Mo. 4, 1810. ' - '
TAKE NOTICE.
'T’HE Subscriber requests those person*
* who have unsettled accounts with
him. and those whose notes are due, to call
upon him for settlement, at the Store op
posite Mr. S. M. Richmond’a,
JOSEPH S. COOKE.
Said Cooxx wishes to purchase a quanti
ty of STRAW PLAIT and TRIMMINGS,
for which full price and good pay will be
divert. • •
School for Young Ladies.
n hSPECTWLLY taformr friend*.
dwelling-home ih Providence; where he
will teach SfieUing. Reading, Writing,
English Grammar, Cpm/iosition, Arith
metiek;i And, without at»r hdditien«4«x*
pense, those who are sufficiently advanced
in the above studies, shall be taught the
ute of the Artificial GMtt, Attranomy,
Geography and Zfl«/ory. The
state of his health having rendered this ar
ranrtfeert necessary, he hopes tor the
Kind patronage of those parents who pft>-
fer to send their daughters to a Behoof ex
clusively for Females.
May 8, 1810.
A GREAT BARGAIN!
In the earliest ages, ere civilisation bad
darted its vivifying rays through the cha
otic darkness that enveloped the political
world, while man roamed like the tiger
through his native woods—-even then the
forest resounded with the war-whoop of the
aavagr, and the trackless desert wm pol
luted with hie gore. The first associations
that were forhnxl, were made for mutual
attack and defence; for the combined vpe-
Feo* the earliest age»< antiquity, the
profession of arms has been iHutnlaed with
the brightest rays of glory.'* Heroes have
felt the’inspiration of its charms. Its beams
have penetrated the bosoms, and fired the
kindling souls of tha brave. Glowing with
patriotism, and emulous of glory, they have
risen from the common level of mankind,
like the sun from the ocean, in splendour
of renown, to immortality of fame.
, The elevated character of the patriotick
herq, his brilliant exploits, and splendid
career, is ever contemplated with enthusi
asm. Youth listens with rapture to the
recital of his achievements, and age forgets
its infirmities to behold and admire. De
scending from her native skies, fame adorns
his brows with her laurelled wreath, and
liberty clasps to her bosom her illustrious
son, her undaunted defender. When such
characters exist, they live not for them
selves, but for their country and mankind.
They move like the planets through the
heavens “in order sublime?' and shine
with unfading lustre. They give eplendour
to the epoch in which they live, and ce
lebrity to the nation that participates in
their glory. Greece well may boast of her
Epaminondas. her Phociot|, her Aristides;
Rome of her Cincinnatus, her Fabius, her
Scipio; England of her Alfred, Scotland
of her Wallace, France of her Henry,
Sweden of her Gustavus, Russia of her Pe
ter, and Poland of her Kosciusko.—These
indeed are illustrious, names, and their
fame is eternal. But our glory is still more
distinguished.—-With egultatioe we name
our Wasmiwotqn, and challenge the
world through the records of all time, the
history of all ages, toproduce his equal in
greatness, his competitor ia whatever is
glorious or excellent. Angels seemed to
direct bis footsteps and inspire his sentß
montsj aiul the Almighty to have infused
into h*s bosom the pure spirit of virtue, the
aidour of patriotism, the iofallibility Tif
wisdom, the perfection of excellence. I}ut
the orb which rose like the morning mr,
like the sun lias set in glory. Tbeaflkction
ats tears of a whole, people hqve fallen like
,<he qqeoinff dew, uj>on,his tomb, and his
illustrious example only remains to the
Muatry he rescued from oppression, re
stored to freedom, elevated tograndeur.
w«. tranquil skies bespeak the Spring,
And bursting buds expand their green,
Thou cqm’st, sweet bird, on wanton wing,
With' cheerful note to glad the
There on the verdant bank reclin’d,
While Murmurs round (be April wind
The buxom air I mark thee skim |
Now on the shatter’d bam at .
Pluming ttevuflled feathers of thy breast,
| And twittering oft thy hymn.
From what bleat spot hast thou return’d,
Warm island in the sunny seas ?
Or th ° U flown ~^ tlw: discern’d—}
From dimes- where boreal winters freeze
With patient flight to measure back,
O'er Ocean wide, thy wondbous track,
To where the bright sun's glaring rays '
With warmer glory light the days I
Or bast thou slept, as some believe,
Through the long months in some old bank,
Till from Ithy mouldering prison dank
To Mfe thou uiahst Cm some gvnisl eve ?
O Welcome to those haunts again,
Attendant bn younjf Summer's reign ?
Tho’ rude AmAoAbon curst thy lay.
That sear'd hisNissfol dreams away,
A gentler Berd in me behold,
Than hhn who Nam'd thy song of old.
Oft may'st thmt on my humble roof, *
From Pride and Folly flu* aloof,
Mo at the matin morn aw&s,
My solitary walk to take,
Just when the ruddy east is streaked with gold
TOBT B.
DUIfHMBD ON Vfit
Atr.vivLpsAßY alkcTTotr
or TNK
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES
OF THE TO WK OF PROVW£KC£ t
*, poNDAr, atril 30, 1816.
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By Caft. Cmkistophkb R. Gatxjrx.
tbs rspsaaL rsfsxlscam.
ODE TO THE SWALLOW.
jßiStellanp.
AN ORATION,
Poetrp.
tillty. From human passions therefore,
war derives its existence, Which the Very
constitution of society must continue to pro
duce and prolong. Nations the most just
and humane, Princes the most wise and
unambitious, are compelled by the dictates
of prudence, the urgency of cirdtftafcances,
and the political situation of the world, to
be constantly*prepared to vindicate their
rights—nor merely by appeals to reason
and but by the formidable arbitra
tion of the sword. «To contend successfully
with a formidable enemy, to preserve na
tional existence and rithmal freedom, it
has become necessary to embody armies,
to discipline and teach them the art of war,
to inure them to fatigue, enkindle their
passions, awaken thOir resentmedts, 4nd
inspire them with an hereick love of glory.
In such high estimation was courage held
by the ancients, that virtue and bravery
were synionomous terms. “ Valuur,** says
Plato, “ is not a fiartof virtue, but virtue
in all its parts?' They entertained an
opinion, or rather inculcated a belief, that
those who fell in battle were happy. In
the prosperous period of the Persian em
pire, thia opinion prevailed among her sol
diers, and contributed to their conquests
and glory. In Greecei the Mme belief in
spiring a martial ardour, was publickly in
culcated. “ Those who die for their coun
try,” exclaims Pericles,' are exalted to a
participation of the divine nature; they
are like the Gods, seen only in the honours
that are paid them, and io the blessings
they bestow.".
The heroick agps were times of hardy
vahwr, and oficrud barbarism, in
combat, and relentlew after vfcucy, |by
Greeks treated their prisoners as vicifa*-
destiMd to cniqfey., The wqmen, qren
Princaaaes were reduced to slavery, and
often endured aeflerhys *t which hajpaDhy
the elysium of domestick life, possessed an
Whence scarcely perceptible over the
'mind of the savage ; but his regpqge was
instantly enklndfed, like fire from the flint
by the least collision, and glowed with a
flame which nothing but blood could extin
guish, a rancour which nothing but death
could appease. Thus wars were originally
undertaken to gratify personal resentments,
to pillage and to punißi. But In the pre
srnt a B®« when the arts ahd sciences have
contributed to the conquetours' success,
and been linked to his iriutnphal car; mar
tial enthusiasm, a love of glory, a desire of
conquest and of the high destiny of im
posing terms of submission upon subjugated
empires, an ambition that will endure no
equal, that tramples justice under foot, and
grasps at the sceptre of universal domina
tion—these have been added to the prima
ry and abundant causes of destructive hos-
rations of war, and the consequent ex
tension of human misery—ldeas of pro
perty were hardly entertained, before It
became the object of incessant hostility—
As the population of a tribe increased, g
more extensive range for obtaining the va
rious articles of their subsistence became
necessary; and war was resorted to, either
to extend their dominion, or diminish their
numbers.—To invade, or ho repel invasion,
Were then the powerful springs which set
hostile tribes in motion, and awakened the
slumbering passions of ambition and re
venge. To Wield the instruments of de
struction with superiour strength ahd cour
age in the sanguinary conflicts of his tribe,
conferred distinction on the ferocious chief
tan, and insured the submission of bis fol
lowers.
War has Been coeval with the origin of
society, and nations seem to emerge into
existence and renown from an ocean of
blood. History averts her eye from the
smiling domains of peace, the calm and
tranquil retreats of happiness, as unworthy '
her contemplation. She aspires to “ move
ift the whirlwind, ahd direct the storm?'—
Nations before unknown, first attract her
regard, and rise from obscurity by sangui
nary battles and splendid victories, by high
Exploits and valiant achievements, by the
nodding plume, the gleam of arms, the full
blase of terrlfick war; and she eagerly ih
scribes the deeds of heroes on the rolls of
fame.
In every age, in every country, and in
every degree of refinement, from the rudest
barbarism, to the most expanded civil!**,
tion, war has waved her banners, and glory
demanded her martyrs. But the cautee
of hostility have varied as man became
civilised and enlightened, from the Warm
impulse of passiAn, to the subtle and re
fined logick of statesmen and politicians—
In the rude ages U barbarism, the human
character was strongly marked by fero
cious passions, a lively impatiehce of re
straint, and a proud sense of personal dig
nity. Those gentle passions which refine
the soul and expand the affections, which
inspire the delicacy of love, and constitute
| revolts, and “ the angel pity sheds celestial
- ■ .ears."
t I From Homer we learn their ■
’II man “ er *» their ferocious cruelty, and tha
I | imperfection of their military science**
The famed siege of Troy, immortalised by
f his epfek muse, Where their bravery, their
discipline, their eloquence, and whatever
military knowledge they pooUssed, Were
displayed, betrays mf extreme Ignoranqg
in their commanders of tfcft ajrt of 4ar—
Compared to the siege of Gibraltar, Troy, s
"* —~
* Loqks through the *r~HiTtil tafyfy sU>
“ Shorn of its beams." '*#'
broad and bright
. refulgence of its meridian splendour, dag*
alee the world with the brightness of its
. glory.
•! The Grecian camp," a judi
cious historian, vm ata considerable die- •
tance from the town, anopea plain between,
served for the field of baUt%; no lines of J j
circumvallation; no attacks; no scaling of ‘A J
walls, nor warlike mfighints were to be J-k
seen. Bodily strength evqiy • H
thing in tfleir combats gno skill *M shown W
but in darting their javelins, for t>e Are* W
stroke of yw aword comotfuly decided th*
fete, of their warriors. Their chariot*
( frequently mndo«<hcir conductors of no use
in the field, qod in a thoqsand rencounter*
only served tqembarrass the combatants*
yet they were their only cavalry. Tbeif
prime art was to lay a snare, form ao am* I
I surprise a party* Their pria
oipal ©Meet was pillage; for their booty,
served mem for pay, and was shared bqn 1*
tween the cbkA and the edditrs.” .1
In tracing the history of Greece, fyooi
the Siege of Tray down to ha final absorp
tion into the Roman empire, we contem
plate with sublime emotiowa, <he -p*rr inr#
and’ heroes who exalted her fame, and
•form the constellation of her glory. Of ail
the champions qf Greece, the name of Mik.
tiadea, bis valour and success, exeite tba
highest aentimsnts of admiration; whil*
his melancholy death tenches the soul with I
the softest emotions of compassion. Hie I
> conduct and disposition of the Athenian
army at Marathon* evince every qualifies*
tion of a great commander. The* innum**
raNe hosts of Perak, rqßed on an ovens
whelming flood, a moving forest of qrma*,
againstrnn handful of Athenians j but those j
Athenians wpre patriotick toldfers, and
that battle was the triumph of patriotimH
The military art, which brgau to be imr
proved, completely seconded Athenia*
valour. Miltiades drew qp his Jittle army
at the foot A a mountain, covered its flank* j
with precaution, and excited by his exam- ?
pie the enthusiasm of bravery. , Availing 1
themselveaqf the advantages
aninfoted by patriotism, and conscious th**
they were contending for national exis
tence, the Greeks rush an to baule—thft
enemy are thrown into disorder by their
irresistiUfe. impetuosity—the two
rout those of the Persians, and peqr kk
upon the main body, which, a* finger .iMi ' 1
to resist, io vanquished with knMNMWi |
slaughter. Greece is rescued fram fevjH
•iaß. snd' her defenders covered With gHqys
Leonidas, and the three hundred heroes
Who fell m the I* fields toi their fame'*. nt
Thermopylae, wall be romembened wMl*
unrivalled valour is admired? Tecenquer
or die waa the heroiok tafr - fiparu, anfi
the valiant . determMMidh of herwarriuH;
The inscription which the AmpMetyons
placed at TherowkhyMe, Io
elegant Mnd Ml rf vliwo!lcltjh-“ Fssseq
ger, declare pt Lacedemon, that we'died
here Vn obedience to 1r» laws.** Thus a ,
noble emulation, strict discipline, a Row
ing spirit df patriotism, a tove ot Hbmy,
and the dNtlngufehed abilities of the Gt*. I
cian commanders, rescued Greece frota
the impending slavery of tfirPeMah aims,
and sbethntfoued free as long as she merit
ed freedom. The high desenhfned spirit
of Ihe Spartans «nff fp
publican ardour, their tove of glory ant
liberty, which feeds* pitsakn had bocom*
habir, nahiiiu<in>yh*ajt thrtw hfrees 'fens
their progiwan in the art A war was varf j
far oneqetl m ttodr impvwvenra«t fejthb 4
elegant arte. WhN»
sculpturv.'yaintMg,
rloquenqn and pumey, were improved to a
degree of perfection, which R ie.immorUUr
ty toequal, tho artef wpr was io Rs infan
cy. Ithome, an inaonsiderable thy, soe- }
Uined a siege of ninekon years, which .
amply evinces their small proficiency, in .> I
tb«t species of watfaiA TMr discipline,
their love of glory and (head of shame, thb
diotribution of rewards and of puptebmeoMS J i
the|r prikiqaJ economy calculafed to rtW *
dor them invincible, gave the Greeks h
superiority over tbeir enemlps; apfijflbfi* »
scry superiority naturally impeded |b*
urogram of martial imptwvmaeut, by hr
novlng the necessity, and woaUniag .tfig • '
stimnhis to more pNavnlJhl «hfleliMdgpfe ' " •
.’-.hil. . j