The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-12-13

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aelsr OF no orMns9 individual IS 50 much
implicated 10 It's result, The usr'ost sren'ion
will here be paid TO every particular hkeiy 10
illustrate the fact and FOR this special reason
6ecause Thar indip,dDal is our errmy. AZ The
time we were 10 JsHe, so soon after the sup
posed Transactions are said 10 have occurred,
the indignation of our Consul, and of the in'
hsbiisnts in geoeral, against the French, were
Of so deep a Dature, that there is uoib bioe they
would not have said, 10 Willy Boospar'e, or
his officers but this accusation they never
even hinied. Nor is this all. Upon the even
log Of our arrival At jsfs, ws,kirg wth Cap
tain Culvc, house along The sbo'e 10 The ,ou'h
Of the towD, IN order TO join some OF our par
~ who were gone In search OF plants and
shells, powerful aud most offensive smell,
as from dead botHss, which we had before ex-
perienccd mole Than once, in approaching
the town, caused Us 10 hesitate whether We
shcu 4 proceed or return. Al This moment
the Author observed the remains Of bodies in
the sand and Captain Calverhonse, being in
doubt whether they belonged TO human bod
les or 10 those Of cattle, removed part OF the
sand with his sword, and uncovered part OF
a hand and arm. Upon this, calling to our
q
and returning to the Consufs house, asked
him the cause of The revolving spectacle we
had Witnessed. lie told us, that these were
the remains of bodies carried thi,ber, during
the late plsgue, for inierment; but that the
sea, frequently removing the sand which COW
cred them, caused them TO be thus exposed;
aud he cautioned US 10 future against walking
that way, as the infection might possibly be
air rah la, n th<ea kNIt hxr 4 the
clothes, and other things, there deposited
Some years after, Captain Wright, who
is now no more, waited upon the Author, at
lbbolson's Hotel, in We're Street, London, to
give an account Of what be jocosey termed
his scepticism upon this subject; when these
and the following particulars were related to
him, and au appeal made TO the testimony Of
Csptsin Cplve, house, MIR. Ctipps, Mr.. Lou
don, and others who were with US 10 J fla, as
10 the fact, C4ls, Wrigh, sill maintained
the charge aud the Author finding the les,i-
mooy ati'o ded by himself and his friends lia-
bic to give offence, reserved all he had 10 say
upon the subject until IL shouldNappear in its
proper place, as connected wuh the history
Of his travels; always, however, urging the
same statement, when appealed 10 for inior.
nation. a few months after Capt. Wflgh,'s
visit, Captain Culverhouse, who had been
employed in ,distsnt part of the singdom,
recruiting for the Navy, came 10 London, aod
meeting the Aulbor in public company at
table, asked him, with smile, what he thought
of the reports circulated concerning The russ-
sacre, Sc. al JaiIa. The Aalhor answered by
saying, that il had long been his intention 10
write 10 Captain Cuvcrhouse opon the sub
iect, aud that ii was very gratifying 10 him 10
fud The pul port O! bis leJcr SO satisfactorily
anticipated. Captain Culverhouse thGp, be-
fore the whole company present. expressed
his astonishment a, the industrious propsga-
tion of stofy whereof the inhabitants OF JaFa
were Ignorant, aud of which he had never
| heard a syllable until he arrived in Eng land.
| The Author knows not where his story dig
inyed nor is IL of any consequence TO the
testimony he thinks 1t now duty to COM
| municaie."