Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-10
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the whole Of our men are on the ice, drag
cling the ship along the edge OF The flaws.
From the great variation, we cannot be
great way from the magnetic pole; you will
see the variation by our last observation on
the head Of the letter.
P. ST. cannot yet say any thing about
the success Of our voyage; the season think
is favorable. Young R and | had
long hunt after large hear 4 e other day,
but he got away from Us. ! shall have some
long stories 10 tell you when see you next.
Origin Of Sunday Schools and Billie So
cie,ies.-Nlr. Robert Raik@s, printer, OF
Gloucester in England, instituted tie first
Sunday School, in the year 1899. Being
in the outskirts of that city, he was greatly
disturbed by a troop Of wretohed noisy
boys. Full Of compassion: he began TO
think what could be done to remedy the
evil.-And on the good woman with whom
he was conversing, saying. 80. Sir, ityou
were here on a Sunday you would pity
them, indeed, for they are much more nu-
merous, and hundred times worse-it is
a very hell upon ear.h-sre cannot read our
Bible in peace for ltent, il occurred TO him
that if these children could be put 10 School
on Sunday, this disorder might be pre-
vented, and the children taught better. The
thought was Immediately carried into effect
by employing poor woman in the neigh.
borhood TO teach them, and this spark kim
died fame which will never be ex,n-
guished; and has already proved signal
blessing to thousands and of thousands.
And Bible Societies sprung from the same
seed. When the Sunday Schools spread
into Wales, sufficient number Of Welsh
B ibIes could not be got for the use Of the
children. A personal application was made
by Mr.. Charles tc some friends in Lon
don TO aid him in subscription TO delray
the expense of printing an edition Of Welsh
Bibles. In The course Of conversation, at
committee meeting ofa Religious Tract So
ciety, the Rev. Joseph Hughes suggested
that a little more exertion than was requi.
site for supplying Wales with the Scriptures,
might found an Institution which should go
on increasing in funds and extending its
operations, till not only the British domi.
Mons, but the whole world should be sup
piled with The word of God This idea
was carried into effect. Such is the origin
of a Society which is the glory Of our age.
From the Charleston City Gazette.
"DARIEN GAZETTE"
We have received the first number of
weekly paper under this title, published at
Darien. (Georgia) by Messrs. M'IsrYRE &
MILLEN. 1t is neatly executed aud ably
edited; and we wish the proprietors all
the success they seem so richly 10 deserve.
We have extracted from il some interest
ing matter relative to the situation and trade
of the place.
DlRIEs.
This thriving little town, destined by ma.
| ture 10 be great commercial depot, be-
| gins 10 rise into notice and allure traders.
Lots, during the last three years, have II
sen 800 per cent and buildings multiple
ed at greater ratIo-yet applications Tor
them are incessaDt-sO much So, that al.
| most before store can be framed, ii is en-
gagged by tenant (; and hundreds more
would have been erected, but for the scar
! city OF materials, which at present com
mand ready sale and high price. Mea-
sures, however, have been adopted TO r.
mecy the hndrance in part, by construct
ing Saw-Mills in the neighborhood, where
the forests are iDexbaustable /; and il is
reasonable to believe, that the prospect Of
gain will also induce our up-country breth-
rem. residing on the Alatamaba, and its
tributary waters to enter into competition
so we may expect our market in short
time, TO be stored with sawn lumber in pro.
fusion, and the present number Of houses
quadrupled.
Some persons at distance think, how.
ever, that Darien has already obtained
precocity, foreboding an early declne-it
has reached its climax, and must fall-as
the adjacent country is too thinly inhabited
to support even the retail business. The !
inference is drawn from erroneous preIni. |
SEES The pine-barrens in this vicinity, il |
is true, are but scantily peopled-and will !
remain so, until beef, butter, fowls, and I.
hog lard, become in more request in town !,
than at present. Yet settlements ia our
pine woods are daily making. The worn
out sand bills OF Burke, bingham and
Bulloch, no longer able TO maintain their
inha biiants. are sending numbers out to the
south, where pasturage is better and game
more plenty. As these forester, wher-
ay.r thav NAV IocaIe themselves have