The Sun.
London, England, 1806-02-21 00:00:00

Mrs. ELIZA BETH CARTER.

Tato venerable ornament of Literature and most
respe6table member of society, closed her amiable
and meritorious life or* Wednesday last, at her lodg-
ings, in Clarges-street, Piccadilly: she was in the
89th. year of her age. Her understanding and schol
antic attainments, if she tad been of the other sex,
would have qualified herfor a distinguished station
in the world ; and her purity of morals and religious
principles would have disposed her to ctccute its
duties with unimpeachable integrity. She had a
strong turn towardS Poetry, but in all her ccmpo-
sitions she endeavoured to make Poetry subservient,
to the interests of Virtue. Her first poetical eifusion
that appeared in print, was, we believe the beautiful
Odeto Wisdom, whichwasoriginally introduced to tne
. Public in the celebrated Novel of CLARISSA. She
'afterwards presented a volume of Poems to the
world, all which are charaderited by sentiment,
tenderness, delicacy, moral energy, philosophic
elevation, and fervid piety.
This Lady wrote two papers in The Rcimller; one
on Religion and Superstition, and the other entitled
" The Voyage of Life," which appear so uniform
with the Styl and sentiment of the work in general,
that they might be taken for the produecions of the
revered Author of that admirable work.

The work, however, for which she is most distin-
guished is.aTranslation of Epiactus, which has justly
placed her upon a rank with the fink Scholars of the
age. Her introduotion and notes to this work dis-
play pure taste, deep erudition, and a philosophic
power.of refleetion, congenial with that of the ori-
ginal - author whom-she-has With so Much elegance
and precision introdnced into British literature.
But Mrs.: MiiMrpiTiggged -5117h-e-gifterTiltues,
as well as thelalents and attainnients that adorn the
human charaCter ; she was as ardent to promote.the
interests of humanity, as to cultivate those of learn-
ing, and a desire to spread the influence of a philo,
'sophy, which, in addition to the diCtates of reli-7
pion, might tend to reconcile - man to the evils inse-
parable from' his condition, was her principal inducer,
merit fur giving a translation of Epieletia,
Mrs. CARTER was esteemed by a very large circle
of friends, and those friends were of the most
amiable and valuable description, among the chief
of whom is the venerable Bishop of LONDON, at
whose house she was always one of the most ho-
noured guests, and whose virtues she held in the
highest re pest.
We cannot conclude thiS will merited tribute to
a most amiable and enlightened character better than
by a citation from a little Poein of hery own, which we
have no doubt is exactly expressve .of her feelings
whenT she bade farewell tuthis'transitory scene

Winn through Creation's vast expanse
f. 4 The last dread thunders roll,
!! Untune the concord of the spheres,
1! And shi,Le the rising, soul,:

f' linntovid may'st thou the.Saalztortp,
pr j4rripg trorl44 •
" That ushers in tlic glad ,:e.teui
crt3tiii& !"

A.111171C.,1N PAPERS.

WASHINGTON, JAN. Z.

.u:,-bErixo 07 :HZ CONGRESS.
HOVE OF REMSENTATIVES, jArt.
Mr. NiniNum., from the Committee to whom
was referred that part of the Message of the Presi:
dent which related.-to the organization and chiseifi-
cation of‘ the. Militia, made detailed Report-in
part, which concludes with the following Resol4-
tion l csolred, r` That it is expedient to adopt
measures for the-classificationor .new organization
of therMalitia.."—Referred to a Committee of the
whole House on Monday.

JANUARY
The doors of the House of Representatives were
not openi-d for the admission of strangers. It was
reported out 'of do-ors, that the Congress were con-,
sidering of some important information which
.had
been received from Spain, which was said to be an
adjustment of alt differences between the Govern-
meat' of that Country and America. It was alsq
reported that the close sitting of the Congress re,
lated to the infringeMents Of their rights, and of th 4.
impress made on their Seamen by the English Ships-
of War.

,T4.NuAgr Q,
ORGANIZATION OP THE MILITIA. •*:
Nr..VA" ANo:4, from the Committee on th3tpartt
of the President's Message which relates to the. Mi-
Made a further. Report, by Bill, which autho-
rizes the President of the United States to call out a
detachment of one hundr'd M0106,71(1 Militia, which
are to be. armed and ready for service at a moment's
warning. .ach State will be called upon to furnish
respeetive quota of this force: they may send.
Volunteers:instead of Militia ; the Officers to be
appointed out of the present Militia, and the General
Officers by the President, who may call upon the
whole, or
_any part thereof, as exigency may re-
quire.
The Bill to be in force for two years, and no
longer. It was read twice, and referred to- a Com-
inittee of the whole HOuse to-morrow, and ordered
to be printed. •

Mr: SPEAKER informed the House, that he had
received a Letter from New York, addressed 41'
signed DAVID 114sxsEy, which was read:
it complained of the Writer having been im-
pressed near Barbadoes, -by the British ,Vessel called
the Amelia, and his proteclion torn. The,Writer-•
asks, in the plainest manner, f' Why does not
Congress resent such usage ?"—Referred to the Se-
cretari of State.

Mr. CLINTON, said, he had the honour of pre-•
senting to the House , the Memorial of the Mer- •
chants of the City of New York. He observed,
that it was signed by the most numerous part of the.
Mercantile Interest of that City.
The Memorial is very long: it complains and re-
monstrates against the late construffions of the Bel-
ligerent Powers on the rights of Neutrals ; the hurt
and interruption to Trade, the depredations and
insults on our Flag on our Coasts, and piracies corn-
rnitted on our Vessels in the \Vest Indies; praying
prote6tiori by Armed Vessels at sea, and that our
Harbours may be put in a state of defeuce.--41e7
ferred to a Cetnmittee of the whole House. •
IMPRESSED SEAMEN. •
Mr..CROWNINGSfiaiILA TIOUr rose, and observed,
that during the last Session of-Congress, by a RQ-
solution of the House, a List of American Seamen
impressed by the British Cruizers had been made.
Since that time the evil had greatly increased; and-
at the present Moment, he believed, that from `3,50q •
to 3000 American Seamen were compelled to serve
in the British Navy. These men, continued Mr.
Crowningshield, are wanted in their own Country.
A Letter has just been read, where a Citizen cern..
plains of his child being impressed. Great
has no right to a& in this mariner, and it is time tu
endeavour to put a stop to these outrages. He there...
fore moved, " That the Secretary of State lie di-
reded to lay before the House a 'Return of the ,
Names of American. Seamen who have teen itn-
pressed by the Ships of War or Privateers of Great
Britain, with the Names of the ye'sels they weEe
taken out of: also, an Account of all the Pasien'gets'
taken therefrom, coming to the United States, syit
a Statement df any Fads 'elating themtc.".
PRIVATE. COMMUNICATION FROM WASHING-

TON TO NEW YORE.."'
On the Resoltition of Mr. CROWNINGSHIELD
lative to the Impressment of American Seamen, Mr.
ELLIOT said, he hoped the Resolution would pass
unanimously; and that we should not stop again at
amere.recital of . our wrongs, but take some st9P3
for redress. " The groans," said he, of our Sea-
men are. mingled with every gale that is wafted to
our ears from the Atlantic. Let us no longer permit
the Queen. of the Ocean to spangle her diadem with,
the tears of our impresSed Fellow-Citiiens."—The
Resolution was unanimously adopted.
NEW-YORK:

A Memorial has been presented to the House of"
Representatives, from the Mayor, Aldermen, 11114
Commonalty of New-York, praying that their City
may be pnt in a State of defence, to resist any at.
tack liable to be made on them by sea. The Me-
morial alludes to the English, at
,the beginning
of the Revolutionary War, making their first atv
tack on that City, and says, it is highly probable,
that an the commencement of hostilities with a Met-.
ritime Powt..r, the first blow will be again direeted
acrainst
A Meeting was called to assemble at Baltimore
on the gth of January, to take into consideration
the propriety of petitioning the House of R,epresen4•
tatives on the Same headas the City of New-York
bad done.

In Paris, on the sth instant, a rigorous ordinance,
cbncerning dangerous offensive weapons, carried -in
secret, was published by the PrefeCt of Police. It
prohibits armourers, cutlers, merchants, and others,
within the precincts of the Prefe&ure of Police, to
manuraeture, expo j& to sate, or issue, and the public
to carry, weapons prphibited by the lawS., such as
air-guns and pistolS,l poignards, knives in form of .
poignards, daggerS, or, canes, &c. &c.
under sevefe penalties. 411 persons, not military;
wishing to carry. pocket.?r,ephimpil pistols for self!
defence,"must have a licenee'for sqAoing. All per-.
sons the aboNT deicription b. übje& to visit*
by the Polie, in 00er to _verify w.hPfher they con,-
forrn to the

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