Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-06-18
BY THE MAILS.
Prophecies ACCOMPLISHING.

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We have endesvoated to select from such or.
,icles az we have been furnished with,by The re-
cent arrit al at New York, such as seem more i'm
medistely interesting to the mas Of our readers.
There is strong probability that all the Chris
;sn powers viii unite for the exlirpstion OF the
Barbary marauders. l, is extremely astonishing
10 observe by what invisible chains the attention
of the civilized world is now turned towards Pal
estine. Travellers who have explored those re.
gions, are rousing public curiosity b. the veneer
able monuments which have survived the rapaci.
~ of the Turks, and still attest the truths Of di
vine revelation. Jacobs we'll the very we'll be-
side which our Saviour sat and coDYersed wtb
the womsn Of Samaris, is sill standing. The
customs to which she refers IN the course OF that
conversation, the ancient hatred between the
Jews and Ssmaritans still exist, and Clarke re-
marks, that volume nigh, be written TO prove
that The customs expressly mentioned, OF refer
red to in The chapter of the Evangelist. still ex-
ist. In short, when we take the facs disclosed
by travellers aud the sensibi!i,y displayed by all
literary men 10 learn something more OF Psies'
tine when we compare them with The disposi.
ton manifested by mighty kings and pptentstes,
10 recover that consecrstcd spot from the hands
of the infdels-when we consider what 10 de-
| nominated the holy League, in which the divinity
of our saviour 10 recognized. we can bus believe
that the exclusion of tue turks from Palestine and
| is an event near at hand.
Even the maraudng powers OF Barbary are,
although unconsciousy, doing all ia their power
to accelerate this event. They render by their
pirscies on the commerce OF civilized nations,
me asufes of this kind necessary on the principle
of selEdefehce. Thus, amidst IL the revolutions
| OF kingdoms, states and empires, While mighty
mona chs, from motives ct revenge, svarlce OF
ambition, lare distribu ing lie rePose cfthe world
| they are but instruments in sn Almighty hand.
| for The accomplishment of his own purposes.
Although they may laugh ard scof ., the vol
ume Of divine prophecy. they are lsbouring TO-
lis accomplishment SO tree is The passage that
",he srrah IF man shall uo,k his praise. and The
remainder Of that w ath he ,siH ,esuan. In the
accomplishment Of this great work, our govern
men, have already borne part. Commodore
Decatur was sent TO demand, and he obtained
redfess of the Barbsry powers, for the cspur,
of our countiymen. The terms of this treaty
| were so favourable, thai ii excred European en-
Wy. Il was more advantageous th&nasny whict
had ever been obisined before, and i; was not 20
be expected that the great nsvies of Europe, IN
= lime Of profound le-ce, world not be employ
ed TO ob,a at least honorable te ms, Tor tl,,
powers Of Chris endom. II Was q TACT reproaeh
upon tbs m, aud j, stimulated heir Jealousy &c
exege,.e The sincere believer has the, fore
feason 10 reiolce-he can behold, IN all The trou
bles and ,u, mos which cypress the world, III,
ais,inc, traces OF The Almighty hsnd--he Can be-
hold and adors.--feat,s Rcfabaeaa.