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dually bt-cu receding from their outposts
i»j> >n their iortitied line, extending from
Alhandia on the Tagus, to Mafra on the
w*.ui—tin first about lour and the last a
bout six leagues from Lisbon. About two
thuds of chi'- l.ne is Very hilly' and moun
tainous ; bu the remainder is a tolerably
love* country. The French arc posted in
another In e about half to a league distant
fiom the English. The further are coin
posed of nb an 25 000 English troops, 23 000
Portuguese, about this number of militia,
besides 10,000 Spaniards, under the com.
mandof the Marquis ol Humana and Gen.
U’L) 'unt il, which joined the British forces
thi‘ 18'It. 1 hose are the whole of the Spa
rush forces which had been employed in
K> re oadura
Included iM the English are about 10.000
troops shicli had reached Lisbon between
the 1st and 16th Oc’iber from England,
Ireland, Cadiz, Gibraltar and Sicily. 1‘lie
Ef .nc.i were estimated at 70.000 effective
mm. In addition to the danger of finding a
vulnerable potcit in such an ex'ensive line, if
it is fact that a body of 15 to20.000 French
passed through Bayonne the early part ot
October, to j* in Massena. Lisbon and the
shipping will probably be attacked from the
s<'Ui > side of the Tagus, which for a distance
of nearly five milts, is composed of a bank
neat 1* 400 teet above the suif.ice of the ri_
ver. which commands halt Lis nn and near _
ly the whole of the shippii,.: ; and in case
oi such an attempt. Lord Wellington would
be obliged in figlit, or to send a sufficient bo
* riy of force *o the south of ’he Tagus tode
ftutl those heights, which b. weakening his
army would expose him to a defeat on the
nor* he in side, and the consequent danger of
the destruction ot his whole army; or he
mus; capitulate or precipitately retreat to
his shipping Such an attack has been much
apprehended by many British officers. So
git-u was the danger conceived, that the
Portuguese Government had embargoed all
shipping ; among the rest, about l'J sail of
Americans, and had ordered that one fourth
cf the stowage and one fourth of the roo ?i
fur passengers should be held at the dispo
sition of the Portuguese Government—they
paving a reasonable freight and passage
m ncy fur the same: and the British Con
sol General had officially notified the Eng
lish merchants to embark all their effecs,
which was doing with the utmost expedition.
All the heavy baggage of the British officers
w:js also embarking. The only hope entei
tainrd by a gentleman high in office for the
safe*tv nt Lisbon was, that Lord Wellington
woti'ul be able to defend his posts so lung,
that Massena would be obliged to retreat
.for want of bread.
Ilui as the French were abundantly sup
plied with betf. wine and oil and no want
of bread appeared hitherto to exist ; besides
now having the command of 50 square
leagues of the most ftr.ile country in Portu
g I Irom which no doubt considerable sup
p iej* can be drawn; it is believed that want
is not likely to exist to any considerable ex
lent for some time ; before which, in all hu
man probability, the fate of Portugal must
be decided.
FROM HIVED LX.
C'*pt. H i-ikcli who arrive limn Russia and
Sweden, bulled from G nu idling Nowmhfi’2.
H«* !uil nut heard «t the arriv'd of ‘sag B tiu j
«T»tw* from Haris. It was saiil lilt* Emperor of I
Rat'd* hail interposed, and insisted tha' e|
should not ascend tlu* throne of Sweden, hut I
til it the exiled Vlontrch should lie reslored ; S. !
In* is a iid to have the wishes of tile people P s '
f.»Mir ['Vf believe the Ex Kang is at St. He '
ti rsburgn ]
Conors.
IN SENATE.
Tvksdat, Dec. 18.
Mr Cciulir, from New Jersey, and Mr.
Rmn/i. from N. York, tock their seats.
Mr 7.ci6 pi csented the petition of Mr. L.
Davy und son and others, merchants and
traders of Philadelphia, stating that they
ere owners of a large propeity beyond the
Cape of Good Hope, praying exemption
from the operation of the provisions of the
act, entitled *• an act concerning the commer
rial intercourse between the U. S. and G.
B. and France and their dependencies, and 1
for other purposes,” under which they are I
apprehensive the said property may be im_ j
plicated ; for reasons stated at large in the '
petition. Referred to Messrs Giles,Craw- 1
told, Anderson, Goodrich and Pope, the j
committee to whom was referred so much of ;
tin President’s message, as concerns there- !
lation. between the U. 6. anu the above men '
tinned powers : aad to report by bill or u_ j
the*'wise.
M*' Leib also presented the petition of ;
iiie President and Directors of the Bank of i
the U S praying a tenewal of 'heir char i
tti Referred to a committee consisting of!
Aleesrs, Craw fold, Leib, Lloyd, Pi .pe and
Amici•-on.
Mi Giica fiom the committee to whom !
was referred *>n ’he C.n inst so rfmch ol the
P eiodent’s message a» relates to the occu 1
p i n o' tl.a- part of West Florida, which
h in laded within the boundaries described
bv the treaty for the iciju s1'ion ol Louisia
na ep.ii tcd a bill di daring he laws now
in force in the territory ol Orleans to cx
tfc.id to, ii' il to have lull force and effect to
tlit* nver Perdido, pursuan to the t: easy con
cluded at Paris on the 30*h day of April, I
lhO-V and for oilu-r purposes—which was
Oideied to a second reading,
'i'be following is the bill ;
•• That the territoiy of Orleans, as des
cubed by an act. pas,ed the 26th day of
March, one thousand eight hundred &. four,
entitled •* An act erecting Louisiana into
two ici riitn its, and providing for the Inn
pm arv government thereof,” shall be deem
en, and is hereby declared, to extend in the
river Perdido ; anu to include all that ter
riiory south of the Mississippi ierri>ory, and
eastward ol the river M ssissippi, to the
raid liver Perdido, accoidmg to tlu* provi
stuns ol the tu i y Concluded at Paris, be.
tween the U. JS. and Fiance, on the doth
day of April, One thousand eight huuiiivd
anil thrtt.
•• Sue. 2. And be it further enacted,
'i'llat ail tlu- law<* iicr*tofoi t* pasScd, and now
in force in the territory of Oilcans, shall be
themed, and aie hereby declared, to «x.
tend to and to have lull force and eff.-ct in
the territory dcsciibed in the f\r.>t section ol
this act.
•• Sic slnd be if further enacted
Thu t »r liiu purpose of maro conveniently
User i tuiiiiog tlit* lilies amt claims of lam)
wit uni ilit 'on iiory described in tl,e first
section at tin* «c., file same shall be form.
e<i in:n one d.str ct of the (eriiioiy of Or
1< no* ; and i e I 'resident is hereby audio,
risiu .hk! rc«4«i*icd »u uU'tai.uU, anti o’- uuU
, with the advice and conical of tile Senate',
appoint one register of land titles, who shall
perform the duties, receive the same com
pensation for his services, and be subject in
all respects tothe same regulations and pro
visions, as are by law prescribed to the re
gisters of the other districts of the territory
of Orleans.
“Sue. 4. And be it Jurther enacted,
That the commissioners heretofore appoint
[ ed, in virtue of the 5tn section of the act,
entitled “ An act for ascertaining and iul„
justing titles and claims to land within the
territory of Orleans, and the district of
Louisiana,” shall meet within the aforesaid
territory, at such place as the President
shall have di.ectt-d therein for the resi
deuce of the register, on or before the
day of and they shall not
abjourn to uny other place, nor for a Ion
get* time than three days, until the
day ot and until they shall have com
pitted the business of their appointment s
and it shall he their duty to decide, in a
summary way, according to justice and e
quity, upon all claims filed with the regis
Irr, conform ibly, in all respects, to the pro
visions now in force ami observed in the
Territory of Orleans; which decisions shall
be laid before Congress in the same man
ner. as is now done in the other districts
of the Territory of Orleans, and be sub
ject to the determination of Congress there
upon.”
MoxdaV. Dec; 19
Mr. Cbam/ilin, Iroin Rhode Island, took
his seat.
The bill introduced yesterday by Mr.
Giles respecting the territory extending
to the liver Perdido, was read a second
time.
Mr. Dana submitted the following rcsolu.
tion ;
Henolved, That a committee be appoint,
ed to enquire into the expediency of autho
rising such surveys anil examinations to be
made respecting the lakes or waters alonr
the northern confines of the U. S. as maj
conduce to the safety and convenience of
communication thereo.i; and that the com.
mittee have leave to report by bill or other
wise.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tvksday December 18
Mr. Scijbcrt piesented a petition front
-si»t»d. > niei chants of Philadelphia similar in
its object to ilie one preserved in the Senate
by Mr. l.ctb.—Refer led to the committee
on that pat tot tht President’s message res
pecting foreign relations.
Mr Aewon from the Committee of Ma
nofactures reported a bill to carry into ef
Ret the peti iuu of Geo ge Arintoy and
Co.— Referred to a commit ec of the whole.
Mr bimlleij presented the memorial f
the Presidin' and Dtrectors of the Hank oi
the U S. praying a renewal of its charter.
Rclerred to a select committee composed of
the 'ollowiiig gentlemen: M. sm s. Bui-well,
F'ndhy, Souinord, Mitchill Franklin. But.’
U r, J C ( hamberlain, W. Chamberlain,
Mu.seby N. R vloo. e. Miller, Smelt, John,
son. Morrow Jackson G-miiet ai.d PoindiX
e r.
GENER \L WILKINSON.
Mr. Pearson st.id that during - he last ses
si n of Congress a commuter h .d been ap
pointed by this House, to enquire into the
conduct ot Brigadier Gen. Janus Wilkinson ;
but Horn a pait o:' the report, which he read,
toe <f..use would recollect that the commit.,
tee bad not brentgh. their investigation 10 a
conclusion. In order to perfect what had
been thusc rmv.enced, lie moved the follow,
mg resolution :
P'evolved, l'liat a committee be appoint
ed to enquire into the conduct of Brigadier
General James Wilkinson, inrelition m Ins
having at any time, whilst in the service of,
the United State-, corruptly' received mo ■
r.ey the goVciimiciu.uf Spain or its a ;
gents, or in i elation to his having during
the time aforesaid, been :;n accomplice, or
in any way concerned witb the agents of any ;
foreign power, or with Aaron Burr, in a.
project against the dominions of the King
of Spain or to dismember these U States.
And that the said committee enquire gene
rally into the conduct of the said James
Wilkinson as Brigadier General of the ar
my or the United States . That the said
committee have powder to send for persons I
hnd papers and compel their attendance
and production, and that they report the
rusulc of tlieu* inquiry to this House.
Mr. P. said he *vou!d barely remark,
that having been a member of the com
mittee at the last session, he was well con.
vinced that die committee had not drawn
then investigation to a conclusion; for al
though he had studiously avoided c >n versing
on this subject, or communicating with any
one in relation to it, yet evidonce unsought
for had come to his knowledge, which had
not been before die committee, and which
it to be t clkd on, he deemed material to
the investigation.
Tie. H ti t greed to consider the resolu
tion 61 36.
Mr. Pool moved tint the resolution should
lie on me table-Motion lost. Yeas 33,
N ;ys 78.
Mr. Love moved to postpoue the further
consideration of tht resolution till tomorrow.
— Motion lost, S3 to 46-.
Mr, 7roup moved o amend the resoluti
on by adding the following cl msc ; •• and
/ur'/ur, dial the said James Wilkinson be
nutjied by the committee of die time and
place of iheir sitting, and be heard tn his
defence winch amendment was, alter de
bate, accepted by Mr Pearson as a part of
his resolution.
Mr. Stanford moved to strikeout of die
resolution die words which bad been incor
porated in at he sugge-aim of Mr* Troup
——Motion lost, Yeas 20, Nays 89.
i fie question w::s taken on the resolution
as amended, by Yeas and Nays.
For die resolution 79-Against it 35.
The following gentlemen compose the com
oinlce appointed in pursuance of this resolu.
non: Messrs. Troup, Bacon, Sage, Wilson
and Breckt-ni idge.
[Mr. Troup has been excused by the
House from serving on thischiiimittee on ac
c.'.tint oi the precarious state of his heal h.j
On these several questions a debate
arose which occupied die House till three
o’eulck.
Wkdnksrat, Dec. 10.
I he memorial of the officers ol ihe Navy,
presented in Feb. last, was referred t<» the
committee on that part of the President's
message relative to the Na\y.
Mi Morrow from the committee on Wes
tern lands reported n lull piovidmg for ttic
haul adjustment of claims to lands and lor
the sale ol the public lands in the territories
ot Orieans and Louisiana.—iftcicrreil to a
coin milieu of the whole*
Mr. Jenning* introduced the following Re
solution, wliicti was agrrtftl . >;
Keaolved, That a committee be appoints
it*d to enquire into the expediency of extend,
ing the 0. S. rcadfmni Vincennes, Indiana
I Territory, to the western boundary ot the
county ot Dearborne id the said Territory, so
as to meet the state road from Chilicnihe, in
tiie state of Ohio, to the western boundar. of
said stale, with leave to report thereon by
bill or otherwise.
Mr Efi/ita, from the committee of Ways
ami Means, repor cd a bill tor supplying the
deficiency in the appropriation for the year!
1810, tor the relief ol distressed American |
seamen in foreign countries.
He also reponed from the same commit
tee a bill tocontinue in force the first secti
on of an act to protect the commerce and
seamen ol ;hc Unittd States against ’the
Uaibarv powers -These bills were twice
read and referred to a committee of the
whole.
Mr Love moved for leave and introduced
the I ll woig resolution :
Ketolved I hat the Secretary of the
1 reasaty be directed to lav before this house
inlormation Is' of the amount of debtsdue
'ion individuals and bodies corporate to the
bank of the U. S distinguishing the amount
t.ue by oond, mortgage, or oilier specialty,
j Irt.m that payable bv notes, bills of exchange
or other surety not under seal, to thes ud
bank and its branches, and what portion of
said debts are considered as standing accom
modation to the customer* of said bank and
its branches. 2d. of the amount of notes of
the said bank and its branches now in circu_
jla ioi 3d. Whether the revenue of the U.
|Js. or what portion of it, are ordered to be
deposited in the said bank and its branches :
\\ hether any portion ol it is ordered to be
rtf posited in other, and if so, what other banks
—— nd what will be the probable amount
of deposits in favor of the United Slates, in
any ol the said banks or their branches, and
which of them, on the first day of March.
Ordered to lie on the table,
Mr. Basset observed. tha>. at the last sessi
on a com mi tee had been appointed to enquire
into the expediency of authorising a collect i
on ol parliamentary precedent; that in
consrq .ence of their report Mr. Lambert
had prepared such a work, and had inform
ed him theieof, as Chairman of that com,
mittee, by letter, which letter he laid on the !
table-The letter was referred to a sc
lect committee.
Mr Macon gave notive that on to mot
tow she should call up his resolution. pro_
in amendment to the constitution of
the U S.
Mr Gold, from the committee, reported a
lull authorising the Secretary of War. by
the appointment of commissioners, to a seer
boundary line of he public lands at
\\ cst I oint. I vrice read and referred lo
a committee of the whole.
STATE OF THE ARMY.
Mt. JVciaton said it would be recollected
that .he report of the committee appointed
[at the last session, to inquire into the cause or
j causes ofthe mortality in the army at N. Or
leans, owing to the late honr at which it had
been introduced (the 2rth April.) was not act
ed upon ; lie would tht ieforc move that the
report be referred to a committee of the
whole House-Agreed to— -67 to IT.
A short time elapsed, when
Mr. Smiiiehoped that the vote on the re 1
fere nee might be reconsidered ; as he cona'
side red it a procedure totally without pre
cedent, that an unfinished act of the last
session should be made the subject of refer
encc, in this informal way.
On this question of order, considerable de
bate took place ; in which Messrs. Smiiie
Pit kirn Wright. Taylor. W. Alston and
Southard advocated the reconsideration, and
Messrs. Newton, Milnor and Miller opposed
*u 1 he question was decided in favor of
reconsideration, ao >0 «n
.1 he question being taken on the reference
of the report to a committee of the whole.it
was lost
Mr Aevjion moved to refer it to a select
committee
This motion was declared to stand on the
same ground in point of order as a motion to
refer to a committee of the whole.
Mr. Newton then introduced the following
resolution :
Itesoh)ed, That a committee he appoint
ed to enquire into the cause or causes winch
produced die great mortality in the detach
ment of the army of the U. S stationed at
N. Orleans ; and that they have power to
send for persons and papers.
Mr Taylor moved an amendment to the
resolution, which went to refer -he consi
deration of this subject tw the committee
\ esterday appointed to enquire into the
conduct of Gen, Wilkinson. Hi* made his
motion with a view, as G, n. \V was evi
dcntly as much the object of this enquiry,
as of the other, that two committees should
not ait at the same.tiine for the same pur
pose ; that two torturing irons should not
be applied to the victim at the same time.
Messrs. Newton, Findley and Hacon op.
posed the amendment offered by Col. T .>
lor, on the ground that the subjects of en
quiry were .separate and distinct. It was
not agreed to.
I lie question on the resolution of Mi
Newton w.is decided in in favor_Ayes
6G-uid a committee of seven was ap
policed
Mr. Tan Horn reported a bill to continue
for twenty years longer die charter of the
R mk of Alexan !ria-Referred.
Mr. Bibb introduced a resolution in the
following words :
Resolved That the committee on Post
Offices and Post R *;k»h b- instructed to en
quire into the expediency of carrying the
mail in stages, from Fayeltville, N. C. to
Milledgeville. Ce<>. in suck manner ns the
Post-M - s er,General may think most safe
and expyditious. Agreed to.
The House resolved itself into a commit
tee of the whole—-Mr. Dksha in the chair_
on the bill fixing the compensation of the
additional assistant post master-general.
On motion of Mr' R/ifies, the blank in the
bill for the salary was filled with *• 1600dol
lars."
The c> admit tec rose and reported the bill
as amended ; which was ordered to be cn
grossed for a ’bird reading.
Mr I'an Horn presented the petition of
the Levy Court and Common Council of
j Alexandria, stating certain grievances, and
praying relief# Referred to the committee
lor tho dis rict of Columbia.
Naichbi, Nov. ID i!y a gentleman From
Florida, we learn that an election, under
the new constitution, was held on the 10th inst
t our intro mant only heard from New Feliciana,
where the fallowing gentlemen were elec
ted :
Senator—y^ut Rhea.
KeprcaeflUtivei—^Wirt 11 [J uhment William
B rroiv, Lmrllrn C Gnjfiih uti John Stott. i
I' day lust si\ pm l«jan, under the command
ot Li*uienint Deleter lr.«vm< on b. •» d three com
panies o| die v cnid of infantry, com
m inded by Colonel Cusiiiii)', a iled for lort Stud*
dert.
e un !wt»nt! from i. source lliat may !>e
relied on, thaloHcrs hive been received by the
commanding olh *rr at C mi ■nmetit \V >sltingl'in,
near this place, to hold lh** army in re* lin?sa to ^
march at u mom *nt* - warning, The order, w
learn, enter* into such details, as to indicate a
speedy movement. The f<dlo.viinr article recei
ved by Saturday's in-ol, would mi h;-e a belief
dial the destination of the army is to occupy Flo
rid*.
Fuom the NVnviLt.t I r view, of Nov. 21
> l.X’r ict of a letter /iom un officer in thr U- S
aitnr uta'ioni j at IV.tth'n’ O'i ( M TJiothe
editor, dated Oct. 3-Jtk 1UI-J.
. “ here is much noise here about the re volit
ion in Florida—many arc anxious fur an opi«>>>
Ui'i ty to j >iu the patriot — ll-port say* they u>- ,
tend sending n mist mu to -«ur governmunt, pr..y
inj{ to lie stiimtt dint- our union. *nd if tln-v ire
U -nied. they i ilcnd attackin'!' some i.»rt oi’-nn
I'nrritory to give »t-cence fur our t .kng •iictn
by f-»rcc of arms Tlie Co'ivetitiomvs or IL-pub
lie.- is li tvetakc < B.»; m .to ,ge, and w r fi'.tmg
out a deiacliment to march against P- usac la,
tit la^t accounts Ir-mi them. Ii is cxpci *r-^l <?« ■
t is lltt v arc completely masters or iio;!t Flori
• as. \\ tint will ho the result on our part is it
t get her problematical—I think this winter will
I change tins scene
I “ The dragoons and light artillery is remov
t-d bv gi ntral o der fioin tbir ramp, and station
I edat For' Adams and along in • line— c ,l Outh
mg will march shortly w -t, 3 companies of 2 I
reg.im nt to reinforce fort St'-ddcrt ion the Mo
nie We expect the g neial here daily.”
Csiv Pocl.—The fo4<» v u : extract from the re
p .It ol'llie Small I* > II ..-u jl, London, ifl'oids
aniist pleasing conli ,n it.on of the value of
l'Jii- Cow* Fork Inoculation:-“Eleven thou
s-ml eight hundred patient* • avc been vaccina
t • ?, of «h ch nmnh.T 2500 were afterwards
proved to he secured from the natural Small l»t>x,
I 'V receiving a lurtli r inoculation witii Sm.ill
l’"X mailer, which took no ejffect ; a nuniher
amply suff.-ient to satisf y the pu >Uc mind of the
sccurity atul success of the new practice of vacci
uat.on In the upper ranks of society, death
from Small Fox is unheard of; and the most
extensive prac’itioneis acknowledge that a case
t.l Sm 11 Fox, in private practice, ism very rare
occurrencv ' -—London paper Oct 1810.
A PROPER SENSE OF DICNITY.
From the date of Bonaparte's *n‘-ircing
the Berlin decree to the time of the p*o
mised revocation of the Milan and Berlin
decrees. General .Armstrong ah .enu-d <i n
sel! from the French court and 'tend d no
imperial levees- hus manif. ng rt tie.
cent feeling for the mvad J right* of liis
country. When the duke of Cadore an
n-mneed the revocation, the general appear
etl at i he ncxf levee.
H >w differently did Pinkney behave ! He
stooped to lick the 1.ion's paw_Fhe peo
pie cannot forget these instances of honor
and mean; c .s.
It is min. cessary to state that ih- Fede
ral Republican has published gross un ruths'
relative to g neral Atrnstnng’- withdrawal
from cour -- lie lying chat icier of .hat
print is known. Let the test be judged b»
this.-Whig. * i
<Li)e <i£uq TiTr.
RICHMOND DECEMBER 25. 1810.
l'OR 1'Hli ENQUIRER.
V
THE OLD BACHELOR.
No. II.
Si natura ncgm. final, uulignato vcrsutn
Juv. Sat. 1 v. 79. i
If n.iturc clops not. an^c. m ikca *js write.
The reader has been, already, informed,
by what causes. 1 was led, step by step,
through the 6>u<ly of die three learned pro
fessions. I ’hank Heaven that by the indus
try a d fiug.ihiy of my ancestors, I am ex
empied from 'he necessity of pursuing ei„
ther of them for a living ; and have been
pei niitted, loi fie last himcn yeai's of my
life, to follow my ,wn taste, in delivering
myself up o da pare and simple pleasures
of tiie c iunt y and the uncloymg charms of
general literature
As soisible as any one of the ridiculous
habi s a* d attaciimunts which bachelors are
up. to form, 1 nave avoided them most „
Ltilously. and connived to substitute some
thing more i.itional in their place. Hence
I am noi distinguished by dirt, tobacco and
brandy on the one hand , nor, on the otl ct
by unirorin and elaborate tidiness and close '
ness ; the ne unes* of my hearth, the lus
ire or my lioists, or a restless hectic whi n a
visitor cakes ne liberty to 8tn my fi e or
Chances to leave my door ooen : and hence,
also, instead of cats and clogs, I hove t o
boys and a girl the orphan children of a fa
voriie sister, wh- in -be leb me as a h gaev
on her death bed and whom I p» izr a- lie
riches. that c .old have be<m b. q toadied
I he reader will not be cf-spleascci 1 hope,
if I introduce him more pu ipilai lv o > \
family, ruy farm, my occupations and inv
fur side. This will no< be entirely.a vain &
profi’less service; for it will have lie cn
lingent advantage as we go alo g. of open
ing my owncuarar er gfadudlv o him and
shewing him niy qi.nfic .tnms and re ui
ces for thewoik winch I have undertak
tn.
My farm, fat ’’emoved from the tumult
and bustle of life, is si'uated in a fine and
| healthy part of the country, has been laid
t -it with great skill and tns e by <«>y mana
|ger (for i will no; usurp a single U I of his
laurels) and commands a m >sr ex ensivc
and beautiful prospect. Iam n»w at the
de*ire of my ntice, my den Rosalie, cut
ting an avenue through a forest which w II '
gite us a short, but picturesque catch .f
the mountains : for at this point, they pre
sent a visua of two peaks almost as bold
and toweling as those of () ter. My house,
which is of stone, and not very large b t
turreted. and built with walls of caiin-.n
j>r t.f, stands on a stimuli* of a crag inac
cessible but when 1 ple»»e ; and at (he foot
of this, ties my garden on a gentle slope
fronting to the south, and bounded bv a i i
I ver. I am weli aware that the reader will
! sm,'lc a' ,he description of my Imtise ; «n,l
J will suppose that I indulged that whim as a
i compensation for my self-denial in regard to
t other singularities. This however, was not
the motive ; but I will confess to him ver*
j frankly what was Before the death of my
sister, whom I have already mentioned I 1
. lived in a small wooden cottage on one sul.
*>f my farm, and this crag was a perpetual
offence to my si^in, tor it seemed hh if drop
ped from the cloud* to sp.nl lt,y plains* inn
but vrltvu 04 her de^th-Oca, that Usi of
women so of ton rep«»at"i! the si! iff "• i >! •
tion—“ take care of mv children ’* ■ did
1 ns often and as solemnly promised it —'.ins
crag seemed as if dropped from the clouds,
to enable me to fulfil n»y engagement.—»-*
The reader has already been told th.;t I.
mu subject to the most extravpgant starts
of enthusiasm. And hence, niter toy «»*»
ter*' «|t nth I considered my promise to fnkr
carr of her children as an undertaking to
P ovule, as far as 1 was able, against every
[extremity that I could anticipae, and us
looking to a s ate of war as well as peace.
With this view I built The C ’stle as it is*
called in the neignbo hood ; for it is known
that I designed digitally to fortify it with,
camion and nsurround the base of th .• cr «g
wrh a moat and draw bridge. Hut before
the wvk could be completed the fit li t !
gone off. and only enough of the original
piojcct re mains in c ist a suspicion on m/
sanity
My fortune, ahhougn ample enough when
keo» together, to su iport and educate in/
t inld en (lor so I consider them) wilt not
be ir such .1 division ns to m ike tlpee fami
lies independent. Hence I :\m givi g !nj^
i) »\ s (who I must be permitted tosiy, are
l)o h nnconinioniy fine fel'ows) the (itiii tt
<>1 i prof* ssion ; ant! sulf-mg them
sue their seteral inclinations. Alfred isstu
dt iug the law in one citv, and Galen, p y
sic, in another. As it) my sweet li'tle Ro
salie, 1 think her nowhere sosafe as coder
the protccti >n of my own eye. 1 have u
very good library anti philo.ophical ap is.
nuns of my own ; and having found no »lif—
iic".l y in procur'iiif masters to give her the
ornamental accomplishments of he- sex,
while die. retains and blends with them all
tiic winning simplicity of the Coua’ry, I
trust ihat I shali give my boys no ivavm to
blush tor their sifter, when she goes to uke
her station in the circle of life. She has a.
little spice ot the romance in Iter com posi
tion, with which I am liy no means disp'.eat
ed, anil has been amusing herself, this win
ter in fitting up my house in he style o£
McQueen's in Tne Children of the Abbey,
My carpets and curtains are all as thick vie
warm as his are described to be; my rooms
have ull the sr .guess and comfort ; and,
slit says, I want only a bag pipe, a house
full of children, and M Qie n’s inquh'rive
garrulity and skill in pedigrees, to make
the parallel compleat
We divide our time, very agree ibly, be
tween our studies, the exercise of walking
and riding on liorsebrck. and the thrilling
music.it Rosalie's harp and voice. 1 believe
"" parent over felt a purer rapture or 8s
prouder triumph >f the heart than I do. ia
ttic Contemplation of this child. Tile reader
wonItl smile to see me rccliuing on tny tl-‘
bow, in silence, in the farthest corner of my
hall and surveying this beautiful young
creature, while, seated in the middle of-h®.
fi ■•ir. she bends forward to her harp and,
with all the innocence and all the expres
sive intelligence of an airg.-l. mingles'her
fine voice wtrh 'he deep 'he grand and so
lemn tones of the instrument ! I'lien, wh le
the rich hatm «.v is floating around and
h is he term »o mark the fin? contour of
iivr figure tier striking attitude, her re
of Heavenly blue t aised to the cornice and.
iap in all the sublimity of inspiration, w le
lici * eloquent blood’ undniniug over ..tf"
cheek of doubtful the’ speaks to the heart,
with more emphasis than even the 1
otly of her lips !-In such a momcii', w .en.
ahe herself, so intensely feels and impart*
Midi ecstacy, how often have 1 wish or
the pencil of Raphael that I might seize he*
bl ight vision and transfer tt toennvass! -
What a portrait would it form!-lac
fader must pardon me ; lie will find i £
| laim but lew of the privileges of age ; .u;
one of them must be to rave whenever 1C
speak of this favorite child ofiny adopti ,0.
Let me however, now return to a much less
pleasing subject . myself.
Until the last year I have been in the?
habit of making annual excursions to he
north and south, so that I am as well ac
quainted with the manners and customs of
the other states as those of my own. In thf>
winter I have sought amusement and inf ur
ination bv attending the debates o*'Congress ;
and when this source failed, I have visited,
lor a month or two the best theatre that i
could find on the continent; hence 1 am in
timately acquainted with the lir-t perfor
mers on both stages, and can predict ths-'
success of a piece, in either house, by the
casting of the characters.-On these oc
casions as Rosalie was too young to accom
pany me, I p aced her under the protection
«d her aunt who lives at the foot of 'he Rli.e
R'dge ; and I believe that her romantic fan
cy was unless delighted with her excursions'
<*"d tr,e w.mders of na-ure which spread,
)cf re her, .ban my curiosity was uvatifi.d
by those of art
Bur my wounds, especially that in
"i|>. are becoming m ,e and more trnnlvt
some, the farther I advance in ,h wove. •%
J,?e : *,kI 1 'ery plainly feel that, heveahei,
l shall have to read more and .ravel less
My bovs however, and my girl will , .o ,r>e
in the world an. 1 their lively reports wj l !;^
note gratifying tome than even mv own »c
’bsei vatio i. V a n not yet s > dhs o fi '
nowevei. but th - I s'.II travel w,«h e nr",
a .VW'.f .e >...r s ate a|,j eve„ to „le
' " 'shiny on. So that I ani not tone
clot 'Teel monk wn or
'inures upon a world which he never
sees.
ro enlarge (he sphere of my literarv cn
JovnoeMts. I have lately subscrib'd for t' e
Miuburgh lie view. I have been hhlv n<.
kept from doing this, by the asperity of ?h©
wm k and the unequal distribution of iy
•vatdt and punishment* which 1 thought (
oberved in it. But my objections wiie p~
vet rnted by my boys, when hev were with
me. last summer; the rogues, I suppose, i e
fond of mischief ; and 1 began to fear f
the entertainment which the work affhidcd
me that I was contracting something of the
cy nical moroseness iisn illy ascribed tour
tears ; whe„ in ,he XXXth No. for Jammy
1«10. learnc to the review of A .he’s Tin
ve, in America. The course and vulgar
calumnies of Mr. Ashe gave me no mq„,e
tude ; hut the left-handed defence of ns. hv
the critic, stung me into such a fever as f
have not felt for many years. Only observe
the insulting picture which he h s drawn of
our manners and morals That the t
mericans hate gieat and peculiar f .|t»s
l»o-h in their munnerg and fh*-ir fnorahm
we take to be undeniable. They have lie
vices and the virtues that belong to their
situation ; and they will continue io uve
hem until tha< situation is aiieiedt flinr
mat ners for the m.tv part, ate diuse of a
scattered and ung.ato.y but sprcult n
people; and dte.e will be no great ;l:
me t until the pop,da ion b c > ors „ e
cose, and more se led in i s hahn» W
alth CO'TH H to tie rn r . net,:-, , ,
tan acquired, im e w..i i,e mo.e M ri ,t.
iucm, butii m Viet and .imiii.n, j, .p