Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-08-08

/ of Men. York." (of which the Hon. Sic.
phen v an Rensselaer, is President,} of the
other part. This covenant, on the part
Of the society, is founded on the great
basis Of the government system, as set
forth by the Hon. the Secretary of War,
in circular OF his, some time since pub
lished, which is so successfully operating
amongst the Cherokees and Choctaws, and
others and provides for the best inte-
rests OF the Indians. This system embra-
ces reading, writing and cyphering, the
mechanic arts, aud agriculture, and all
the great points Of domestic economy. On
the part Of the indians. piece of ground,
suited to the scheme, is granted, such as
the Missionary family shall choose
guarantee Of their security 10 the posses
sion Of il, subject only seshc viii Of their
Great Father the President, aud general
aud friendly cooperation in ali things.
! The people Of the United States are
alive to this interesting subject, il is true,
but could they have Witnessed The Joy Of
these noble looking sons Of the forest, a,
the prospect which broke 10 upon them at
| the conclusion oi siiis business, in which
they seemed almost TO realize the adyanta-
ges which are destined to crown their
hitherto hapless offspring, it would have
moved them on to the exercise OF those
deeds OF beuevolence, on which great re-
lance is placed for the final and perfect
accomplishment of this great work.
II is presumed the Talks had on this TO-
teresting occasion, together with the COW
enant, will be published in due time.
P. S. The United Foreign Missionary
Society have made advances towards the
Osases of The Arkansas. Their mission
family are by this time 10 that territory.
The covenant now made with the Great
Osages OF the Missouri, is therefore, the
second great projectioa into those regions
west Of the Mississippi.
WASHINGTON, July 29
A private letter from an officer on board
the q. S. ship Congress, Capt. Henley,
was yesterday received 10 this city, dated
at Manila, March 1st That frigate ar
rived there Oh the 10Th of January.
Our reception here (says the lottery
formed striking aud highly pleasing con-
tTast 10 the very unfayorabie one we mad
recently met with 10 the ancient, but me
civilized and inhospitable country we bad
SO lately left. The manner 10 which we
were received by the Governor was PEI
cuiiarly gratifying, not only to our nations
al, but to our individual feelings. The
kindest offers OF public nature have been
made TO Capt. Henley, and the officers
have been seyersiiy invited and welcomed
to his house, in the most hospitabIe man
ner. His example, however, has been fol-
lowed by very few OF the Spanish gentle-
men, they preserving, in Its fullest extent.
| the proud and reserved character for which
they are SO noted, keep aioof, and pay us
| little or no attention even 10 their own hous-
es, where we often go to visit tie ladies.
whose polite attention amply compensates
for the rudeness Of the men"
The Congress was to sail in ten or eff.
| teen days for Macao, in China
A scientific correspondent calls our at.
tention to an Eclipse Of the sun, which
will happen on the 2Ist Of February, 1922,
and be visible throughout the Unitetl
States of America. This eclipse will af-
ford favorable opportunity, by correct
observations Of the apparent times Of its
beginning and end at cur principal towns,
or other prominent places. to ascertain
the longitude from the Greenwich Obser-
vatory. The observation will be great,
in the afternoon Of that day, at Charles
ton, Is. C.) Savannah, Geo, New-Or-
leans, and in all the SOUTH western part OF
this country. A minute calculation of the
eclipse has not, as yet, been entered into
by our correspondent; but It has been
ascertained that the Sun will be 8 dighs
eclipsed on its upper OF northern limb, at
a o'clock, r. IA. at the Capitol in the city
Of Washington.
CHARLESTON, July "a.
Extract Of letter to the Editor. dated
Isl, Thomas, June 81.
By vessel which arrived here yes
terday, 10 s days passage from Porto
CabeitO. We learn thof A. s-~,.sss.....-