The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-08-14

ynas,acres on our frontiers, nor Of the various
robberies, rapcs, murders, Sc. which have
been perpetrated by the orders and under the
ewes Of the commanders in chief. have
told mona Of those things leave this task ,ra
some future historian, who, while he vind-ei
Gates my character, will paint, in their true
colors, the heroes Of your navy, Oh whom
"biushing honors" have been heaped, for
practising uoequailed cruelties against ous
unprotected and unoffendins citizens. Your
Cook and your Arson musr not escape they
have been marshailcd against me, aud their
ashes will be disturbed. The Spsniard will
tell Of The wanton destruction of Payta, and
Of crueities 10 his coun,rymen on the one part,
while Other pens will tell of the equally, van
ton destruction Of the unoffending natives on
the other, until heaven, provoked at the IN
Vulnerable outrages against humanity, con-
signed this mao, who " lives for all ages, ~
the vengeance Of an Injured and Justly eSss-
'poested people, who, by deprivog him OF his
life, gave 70 him his immortality. Inc con.
duct Of all may be strictly scruiinlz zed, aud
those who have been for long time your IA
tons boast, may prove, In the end yoar ma
tion'. reproach. You hays, yourself, given
striking example of the change ,hai may od
yroduced IN public opipiocrsy the.psn ofa
singl. individual who cnpsoYs .bimselti In the
acareh aud exposition OF arpth. We have
also pens in this part of the vogld able TO vim.
dicate our national character from unjust as
pensions, BY makipg Known trpths; and the
book entitled the SxposEIcn of the Causes
and Charactes OF The late War, as specimen
Of what can be done hege in thar way. II has
re msined thus ibpg unanswered, and we may
therefo,e' pe.ume thA it's unsnswerable.
Il will &c time enough when we receive-Eng-
lands reply 10 yhs, paper, 10 notice tho abuse
whieh tas been hro%n ouJ agains, us in the
cr;,iclsm on my joarAai. we are in no haste;
W. intend G, TAX c .;ouf Own iime-; and, should
we, reply, all youf herocs shall have their
share Of notice even Morgan, whose name
IA. been placed on the same page with mine,
may be fouod, on a clear examination, to bear
q much $ niger Iikeness,'in some Of the
most prominent features of his character, to
certain naval heroes of Englssd, whose names
are more savAiiar in This country than in their
own, Morgan, !, mus, De remembered. was
an EdgIlsnman, and MS nistorian, who was
also one. begs tha, it may not be considered
either a compliment or a reproach 10 say, tha,
the leading characters among the buccaneers
we're all Englisnmen. Allow me, Sir, to
u
mao 10 whom the reviewers consider that il
would be disgrace to compare Ge.--fou
can make what erasures you please, and fiji
up the spaces with such names as will best
.Auit fpf modern eveots.
They spared in their cruelties no sex nor
,coadition, for,. as 10 religious persons and
priests, ,hcy gr~oted ihsHa isss quarter than
rothers, unless they could produce consider
AL s.
ter used, except they submitted to their filthy
lusis for such as would not consent were
.srea,ed with all the rigor imaginable. Cap
tain Morgan gave them no good example on
This points," Sc. Sc. Page 1873 Hist. Buc-
caniecs of Americs. y
Speaking OF the destruction OF Panama, he
says, 4" The same day, about noon, nc caused
fire privately to DO set to several great edit
'ces of the city, nobody knowing who wcrc the
authors thereof, much less on what motives
captain Morgan did 1t, which are uokpown to
this day. The fire increased so, that before
nigh the greater part of tho city was in a
fame Captain Morgan pretended the Span
Ia ds had done it, pcreeiving tina, his own
people aec,ed on him for that action Many
of the SpAniards and some of the, pilates did
what they could, either to quench the fame
o: by 5,owIng up houses WIN gunpoyder, and
putting down others, 10 stop it, bui ia vain:
for IN less than n,if an hour it consumed
whole street" Page .,-,-
Such was csptain Henry Morgan, the /" gat-
Idnf" and " dsiuseres;rd" hcgo Of the learned
critic, whoss a;tention mas been SO fofcibiy
drawn to my Journal. Of Ann Bonney, his
otaer pattern OF nautical excellence, I haye
not been able TO obtain any particulars Such
brigh; examples, Indeed are less familiar TO
Us on this side of the Atlantic than on the 9th.
er.--I should presume, from her name, how
ever, thar sne Was OF English origin, and no
doubt belonged 20 that class of Bltisn officer.
for whose actions, rhc. editor of e>Aboyenen.
toned history says, in his preface, he viii not
take upon hIroseii to apologies, siace even in
. tho most reeuisr (Bri,ish) troops, and best
disciplined armies, daily snormities are com