Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-10-08 00:00:00, page 2

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Was'ningtoti and Alexandria do. par
Prince William County, to wit.
Bctzchabgc on London, 4 per ct. below p.-.r
_ ALEXANDER HENDERSON, One of
time Commonwcaltiz's Justiccs of the Pcacc
of the said County, to all Shet-iﬀs, Mayors,
Baisiiﬀs, Constabiesand Hendhoroughs,withm
the Commonwnlth ol' Virginia.
Tri'Hliszl/IS complaint is made to me this
Jumn Cornchl, hhurcl'. who wsias ]atciy
committed to the juil of the said county of
Ptince W'iliiaxn, by wctmant from Henrct
IVashington, a Justisie of the P crime for the
said county, on suspicion of so:.wny did on
the night of the twenty-sixth instant. forcibly
dscape from the saiai jail. and is now going at
Ergc: These are therefore, in the name of
the Gommonficalth, to require you. and e—
very of you, in your respective counties. ti—
des, town: and precincts, to m- kc diligent
tomb, by warns hue amicr'y. li.):- the said
InmsCornwcll.-and having- souussd. to sicze
"lind l'etake. md safely convey. or cause him
to be sdfciv conveyed to the jail of the said
coumy of Prince William there to be kept
until he stot" be thence discharged by due
course oflaw.
Citron under my hand and sea] this twenty
tighth duy ut Septcmher. 1810.
Wsin—me
Alectzmdna Pricc Curresint.
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THE accoumsictosthe destruction osthe.
Englishvship Boyd, and the murder of her -
crew, by the inhabitants of New anland,
willssperhaps occasion' much dnxiety to the
friends of our seamtn, who may be navigat- ?
ing the: waters of Auscral Asia. [: is in my
power, I think, to remove any uneasiness !
that may be rxcitcd by that melancholy e- 4
Vrm lay relating the cause, which proba- ;
bl) , produced it. The New anlandcrs
are: not canmhals from mere brutul appetite
They duoor lhc carcascs of their enemies
slain m battle, "" 'w/zz/c yet warm ;" but ne:
ver cal human ﬂesh as an ord'mm) or desir
able: viand. in the unioruu since: instance
si, which lately occurrcd, the English were un
} duubtcdly considsi-rrd as f-sissws.
in the spring osihe Year 1809 Actocke, :
daughter of the king oi New Z; aland with
her husband, :: native oi ScOtland, arrived
' in Calcutia. ] had frequent opportunities
of conversing with these pcrsnns, and from
them seecivcd the information, which ]
Of his lnicndc (] lzxidsi.
Bi'uL-c- and his wise lived in peace- and
happiness for a number of years. H-ss- was
able and willing to assist auch srtangvrs as
nccazimmlly visited New Z -a!andss am] toe,}:
pleasure: in procuring such supplics for them
sins th: islauds assctrdsid. At length a capi.
Dairympic put intna port where Brucc
was then rcsicl'sing -; but as chsi: kind ofwozd
; which was wanted. ahnundcd in another
place at a csimsiduable distance, hc kindFy
injuaics they had rCCClVCU- Lord Minw, :
she gtfucrnor general. cummissuating their si
hard sate, SUppiicd chc-m with every neces
tas}! which their peculiar necessity required *
and'si'sited out a ship. in which he sent thgm
home, rnrichcd with valuablcs of various si
kinds for themselves and their royal pare-nls. :
Probably, before their m rival in New Z:a- .
land, the inhabitants os thacsiplaCc uich che ,
first Opportunity that presentc , to glut ?
their rcvmge, by murdcring the innocmc ! )
countrymen of the perfidious Dalrymplc. ;
Thia wretch who occasioncd so much misc- :
him the- spot where he could purchase what
he necchd, noz oniv in abundmc-e, but o!
{he: best quality. T.) graciisiy his wise Vi ith
& voyaz-ct on board a lnrgss ship, Brucc took
her w'nh him. After hcing furnished with
the articlcs rsi-qniisicd, Dctiir) mlfl-ss- puz to sea,
trc-achcl'ouslssv carrying his guests sl'um their
home : and notwithsmnding their tears and
re-mnnstrancsi-sfiand Bi ucc's warnings Os ;hsi
incvimhls tssL'CIS us his conduct, on the sins!
Englishmcn who should visit Nc'u-anlaud,
thc b-si-ibarian pu-csismd is: his shameful sic
sign. Aficr b-.:ing at Sea a few days, Dsiil
r_*,mp1c fell in with another ship, on board
of which he put Brucc, u—ssudcr pretence that
he had attempted to exsiicc a mutiny among
his crew. Hc than pz'uccvdcd m Pulo Pc
nang, where, mssccr cnc most cruel and a
busivc u-cmmsim. he sctld Actocke to a
atttlcr, for fifty duliars. The princess in
dignant ac such cunduct, ﬂss-w to (he. go
vcmsiss of the. lsslzmzl, and. as she: had luxuri
ed enough of the English language: siom
her husband. lo ccmvcrsc With CUHSidcl'ublc
ﬂuency, mctdc known csinc sssircumsumccs in
which she was placed, and claimcd hid pro
tection. Culoncl Macalistcr, the governor,
immediately paid thc priCc ol'hcr pufctchasc,
and rccechd her into his house. Brucc,
soon after, arrived at Pc-nnolg and his wife
was restored in him. But (he jusssticc and
generosizy nf cuiunel Macalistcr _did nut
siop here. Hc sun them at the: pijblic ex
pe-ncc to Calcuua, With a stairmcnc of thc
ssMessrs. RUSSELL & CUTILR,
Ossc'l'rd to go uiih Dsiiirymplc and shew
fich—lity of ihc :. uui ig a ivcnturcr He per
suzidcd Brucc to quit the ship and remain
in the island, ccmlsirring on him the. office
of commaindcr of his troops, and invcsling
him with the highest order of nobilicy—
The Lssadge of this diszinction Brucc will
entry with him to his grave. HIS sz-icc is
tutwwcd all over in a most curic-Us manner.
The: king himself cnndr-sccntlcd to operate:
on his new suhjsi-si-ct's visage, and when he
had rendered him beautiful in the (sins of a
New Zsialnnd bcilc, he gave: him his savor
iic dasi-ightcr in marriage. In prisurming
lhc MOKk of tutlowing. the- king was assist
ed h} thc mnzt d: gnifi- (! of his counssillors
and sage ;. T ncy Were emplm ed upv: it (33
us two Ozmnml s in decoruting [he. hard coun
tenance of the )oung sailur, according to a
])?Hcrn suppii- (] by the cast: and ingenuity
nicate to the sipubiic.
Robert Bruce, in the year 1798, went to
Botany Bay, uzi board a transport in the
capacity oi cabin boy. Soon alter his ar
shall, with'ynur permisswn, now commu-_
to Purt ]siickson. On his return, in the
ship to wsihiph Bruce bclnngcd, he: was very
sick. During his illnesssiB-iucc was his
cnnstz-nsit attrtsidzmt, and he in a great mea
rival, the king of New aniand paid a visit *
sure owc-d his scC()Vrs)' lo the solicitudc and '
sssi From the Bastan Gazettto
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hand oflhc royal beauty, until asccr two
mouths of daily torturc. he bare on his saw:
his palcnt of nobilicy, and his high prclsi-n
swna lo the first match in the: cmpirc!
[( the: circumstances which ( have relat
ed, have the: good fortune: m relieve the:
anxictica of aﬀectioun: bosoms,'sor their
absent friends, or to aﬀord :: moment of a
muumcm to any of your tcmicrs. my de
sign in compos'mg this communication, will
be: crowned wish succcs-Q- PtshﬂpS. on
examining my tuscy Porc FosiO- I may find
some attempts to verisy ths melancholy im.
in which case, his maj:sty would experi
ence the aclvatit;13-_-s att :ndiug & tssricnzily in
tercourse with the nztivrs; but he. feared
th-it Dcth'yinplc's conduct must be the cum:
uf musih misery and hio-vcishcd, Ii.sss)rc hr:
sin.] hiss-z wife: could sixzinguish their father's
rcscnussncut, by full and satisfactory cszla
nsiusiiuns.
Aczocke: related a variety of anec—dotes
iclating to her family ; um-mg them on: is
remembered which prnvrs that cvcn among
suvagrs, a due rcg-trd i; [mid to this dis
tinctions of rank which prevail, and are ac
knowledged, is. ('iViiithd sociccy. One of
her siStcrs had (lisgrztcsd hCQS-ssis, & would
have: contamitmtcd hcr illustriom biuud, by
her aﬀection for & vuig'ssir fellow, whom
" nobndy knew" in the 'bfau mondc of
New anland. Her father, as soon as he
discovcrsssictd the cx stcucc us this dctcstahle
passion, crcctcd & cage like: a dovecotc, and
l'diStzd it on a posr. 15 fcct high. in this pri
son, whose ditl1*.*n51()tls would not alluw th:
inhabitant to lie down strait, or stand up- ;
right, the: king incarccrzitcd his daughlfs ; 7
rcsolviug she should die thcrc, or cotssqticr
her low:. She was s-ssd With water and cisi
ed fish at the: end of spoke, once. a (id)'.-—
ln this esimdition shc remained UpW'dldS of
two years, until she was thoroughly cured
of her vilc attachmsi-nt, and bcggcd to be: a
gain rcCrch-ssd into her pzircnts savur. The
succsiss osthis cxpcrii'ncnt induced the king
to keep tip the hotlsc on the post. :isi an ub
jrct in tcrrorem so? the good ul his subjects.
lt i:- sctiti that a pcrp at this prison is suffi
cient to ashy the most violent passion, that
is unsunctiuncd by the consent of parents,
and the ctiqucttc oscirclcs ul'runk and fash
iun. No instance has been known *llllCC
thc punishmcnt osthc princess. ofa virgin
snctfurgctsul oi' whut she: owcs to hcrsclsand
hcsi'r family, as to lou- or ch, beneath her
proper d-grr-si Brucc, notwithstauding the
king's aﬀection, was not Lntilicd to the
ry and blood shed', died Soon after shc- naYc
of Actokc, and hchrc th: arm of justice.
could'puniah him for his crimcs. 'The la
ldiessisssiolctCssalcutta were particularly kind and
attentive: to the unfortunate princess. They
somhed by their sympathics and consola
tions the heart of a daughter so crUclly sc
paratrd from her father and samily. She
was scnsilﬂc of the savors which she receiv
ed, and grateful for them ; often cth-cssing
thc pleasure she shouk} set] in relating her
adventures undvr her paternal fool, and
c'tmvinc'mg her couwﬂ-ctctvmcn, " that Dalrym
ple was one devil in a nation of angels."
She was haptiscd in Calcntta, by the: Rcv.
; Mr. Thompson. This was done: at the in
ss stance of her husband, and she was named
T Charlottce, after the qm-sicn of England, for
? whom, as spsmsor, one of the prmclpal la
) (lisi-s ofCalcutm, stood proxy. ,
l Atmcke was about 18 ycaru of age; of;;
stall mnjeetic stature. Her countenance was
? mild, but exprc-ssive of a warm and sccling
icart. Her Vnicc was strong though not
unmelodious. She sung in a kind of mn
nnsorous rcchation; th: 'hismry of her mis
sarmnrs, and the sussrsin !; nf herHsiathcr
;fnr her loss. At an emm'tainmvnt where
ssl she was a guest she obsc-rsiVf-d me company
to rise when they drank chair wine, and on
, being informed that they rose in honor us
' her father, whose name had bren given as
. a toass. she burst into (ran, and wcts to a
ss gitatt'd by Emotions ot filial tenderness "and
\gratimdc, that she was obliged to retire
from the table. ?
Acmske wouk} have been bandsome, if
her upper lip had not been tattowec! in nss
figure: resembling a crah, the: claws nswhich
sitDCisle'd the rX'rcxmitif-s of her mowh, and
united just above.- her Chin. Brucc, chc hus
band, was an iiliteratc man. but not dcvuid
of understanding and amhition. He Ska-f
of the: inhabitants of New Zealand with as
scctirm. and represented lhssir king as go
vern'mg his subj-ctcts with truly patcrnul an
thor'rty. He always nsssirtﬂl that the.- N -w
Zfalandc-rs were: not cannihnlsz that they
were. on the- contrary, human: (mal !wspim
hlc, and willing to be instructctd 'm usdu]
arts. He: said than he had cxsi-lziined m
mzctny of lhc-m t'nc leadmg dc-cxrin-ct-s :mci
principlcs of'christianity, anctl i'si-Izcvsid t'mt
ifssmissionnrics and man of l.nr:xing, were
sent among them, they might he. czwily ci
viliz-rd and converted. He was smguine
in the rxprc'tation that the king osfizxsiglzmd
would b:sorc long find the cxprdictncy us
establishing a s-xch-mmt in New Lcniand,
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noi the ulumnzu ruin us this c-,ss_z-n-ss,-ss z—ss-y:
(he (lircuion us our nctzzimu! LDIYCUR},
Evuus arc daily m'cmsiving, \*.'hi.hservc
to dcmnnstx'utc {!z- :; si-xh us what was zsizid
at the: time, that our cmlmrgss), :.an usssir n-*n
intercourse, wssss'c [agnus us thisﬂuﬂauusisi
lincutul system : Wcll xnisi-ih. ."vlr (i.:rdcmrr
say, " s/lc hand of .\'.}si9.c.'c-osssiz z's m tsinct:
t/zing"—wcll (:hct' sarCaSEi-ssnil}) mignc I'-l .
Canning obscn'c, that is our cry:};srct-o ::as
not a part as anapartcsss l/zlusizs <.'-)-'c1ssu.vtls'u'
coms-c'rce os L'nssgsiffincz'siz't Crum- ter}; ctifsi'C-sil *"
; aid q/ these plain;. [( will be. n-m-mbrrcd
by every one. the: applausrs which {he em
peror of France: bfssimwd usiou si-ur unbar
go system ;—wh'.lc Wc wc-rc nuing in css-U'
fsiovmity to his wishes, it not by n., orders,
we were: ;: ioyzil puzpfc ; buz, wiL-zu wcPsC'
sumc to cxsircisc the s'ighc wnich cvcry m
dcpsscnclss-nt union will si-x sssss'ns:.sszhis rysM
undcttukcs lo punish us by ;)lssmsslcrmsi' vll'sil
consiscming all the plupcz'tj , whrch si'ct—lsi'*
within his much, and by rczrc'siing (Ass
comzﬂcrcc with [him: n.:ainn'z, ws!) sssi' 5"
base and clcgrud e], M lo bsizsisiomr lsisif si'sssi'
sivc instrumezms Us his ;\.1.:.11i11.z.'>fc
ticc. Hiscmy will record, and pctfiluffisiy
will view with ussiunishmcnss th P-{si'si'si'x
with which a pcopic, se) l.:clsi-HLF ctissc siss)
whatcvcr cuncrrm—d (heir honor um! thsif
interests, Submictcd w silsssm'acc Wl sum,
whcn'inﬂicwd by a Lyrzmt'a mctsil. ."}:
conduct us a great part of the PUPPss " ?
us so unaccnuncahlc, (hsiit wc ssmuid _h'*' 3"
most tempted to believe in magic spclfsuszn
incamaxiuns, ilss we had not wunsi-sasi-(l x..
drewplions and :ms which 11:\VCf)f'=" Pssi:
tiScd to produce a lcmpcr in .Una' [Him];
that has brought disgracc upon H- sisi-sz-ct
in its cunsequrnccs bring dsﬄ'" 'si'" rumss:
Our government, and fiusinl] '
loss of our frerclum and inch-pcmlsinsf
England is humblcd as loW "3 Ps', .
land, or any other vassal state: m Bursb'ip:
0
"in, which, for purposes to
be nUllCc'd, is susccrcd and
had and an activily. mmhs
cause., WC are to ascrib: our s
lþc Will Os France. lf mcn would '225985'
Slonatcly consider this subject. A'Hhsi'sscsi
more lo the dicwtcs of pohcy and rujsﬄ—
and 1WIHO their prejudiCc-s, it is imP'ctWb'ct
that they Could longer remain undCs thus:
dFlUSZODS, which hsiavc precipitulsd si": "ct
UOn into measures ssdi-ssgracct'ul auth
have been roinous. Let us supposiscsihsi;
si .
now is, or as the most maligoumﬂsi
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' and the mcznncss nisi she mhss-r.
dame system Upon the same princzzz!
it is probable, have rtccn'cd am! otzc'xtcsi
their master's commands (s) she ssisimsisi rsi-ssct
ss before this day. What ﬂl'si. We: (n (lo) under
thsic-s': circumstances? To axzfsi. , ,sshss qssctw
tion let me suppnse :! case. Supctrmsi !siss .his
clay,: mail we were: to rrc-si'm- ;,sictzhssssssijcsisij,
vices, that, at the r. {ctursict't Os li'st- Bss'ffisisi}
government, our ships w r- c*_\;cl;d-sij H.,si
t'nc extefizivc dominicms of Sgsictsim an-sil Psi—cts.
mgal? What wouicl let! (lum in such aczzse
is not difficult to prcclict. Ysis, a (zcntssial
burst Os indignminn would he h ;;(L [;
would be remembered sshzv. umct- (,ssf ssiurgmz
causes of compla n'. aga net :hc :ssiznm , ct
vernmcm, was, the.- rcuric-issg our" tr-(Z:
with all parts of the wo'ld. Auw :;mXsi
poleon n.;stricts or sixciud-I uur cuzmnxfe,
wc hear not a murmur o! c<).1*.r,issctim.,srss.n
'ss distinguishﬄngels from th
the earlirst and (endt'rtsx sihiilixatc? siss
their loss is not serinuzfctv rssgss'ctmlsi ux
were the. warm and Vignmm a ' '
nature, which are universal . and
as (he principle olsilisc- ; Which C'
out all animaced creacion, and
to infiumsrc and govern man
- mate: ofcxistezncc, his PQWcr
joymcnts shall he shrct-cffil
z_ chc sublimcr intelligencsi an
promjzlusl' she Nsiw Zpsisiasid
.shcy IV.!" be at your U'Wice is sih-d e'er.
regained. They Were 'hou luty Þan
when l heard them, and ( had ctmffisss'
ed into rude English !w hrrh lem tend
notes havv been mislass us),"
nl ; blitas evsisi
nevolcnt heart. can cnncc'u- n' !
at the same command. ch-drn am! Rssssisisiss
lhOScct, who, for lh: (rn'rsi;'n'>'.r_'.' disqrcsi', ..
- . '7 and '
the senumems of a fsi-msihct undergctsi
The Continenlal Systa'm.—__T0 1'1
Ectomplishmrnt of the Objects us chinsi'zza?
it appearssit'nat the rummss-rcc: of the 'LG:
Siazssis is th !)c anludrd from the cnnup,
of Eu-70P9* 'I he: B.:rizn df'CN-c' whsssisissp
published in our last, is :: (Ommssintusssi
the text Whtch is to be- ssmnd in the Crlchsiz:
ed Prchin rlrcrcc of Nuwmhsssi YS'IG. Th';
exchlssi)" us our w-ss'c-Is s'Om The Wm sif
that drgradesid am! dsi spirahlr usircxclsi, ,sisisictct
the. king of Prussifd, hue mors: Pmi)"sl\' sisi
napartc,s valet, can be no grcutcvilss, (}ctsiy
it serves to prove thc host'zlizy of N.!)siffisiss.
this pcsashablc wnrki.
. , Dcn'nssi'si
(poor Denmarlz.) has also Mshptrd (si,
t', {wi
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'10 chatdcadlv huzumy agamst (1
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