The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-08-27

mssSnas been arrested. although no proof has yet
been produced sufficient to convict him of the of.
renee. The sequal may easily be imagined. At the
distance OF several miles from the house Of enter
AA1nmsntsa dePiorable spectacle was presented
wH'sVwStld have gratihed The sa,casr,e pensii OF
IIogsrth.
john Paul Jones.-The lives Of those men
rendered by our revolutionary history illus
trious or more accurately speaking, those
who by bravery and skill contributed to the
spiendor OF that event become hourly NOR,
interesting. Amongst this constellation Of
heroes we often note the name ofJonN PAUL
JONES denounced by the English historian,
as pirate. john Henry SHERpURNE Re.
gister OF the Navy, with IA laudabie amb,-
bition TO rescure the name of the departed
nero from SO gross u Islander, has devoted
himself to the biography OF this intrepid and
chivairouS patriot. RausackIng the records
OF our re'olutioury day has brought to light
much secret history, aud has exhibited thi.
exalted character in its full and proper ru-
dance. We behold This illuminated man
The correspondent of Franklin. Jefferson.
Lafayette, &c. receiving honors and distinc.
lion from the French aud Russian courts as
well as from tie Congress of Americn-wc
shail behold IN III" private letters of John
Eaui Jones u heart beating ferventiy III The
cause oil American independence, giowin.
with The most ARDEN sensibiliiy aud alive "a
all the generous and dchcate impulses of
benevOlence, capable of any sacrifice Of
fortune, and ayaricious Ouiy for glory; we
shall behold an intellect luminous and radiant:
IN short instead Of the rough ganite sailor.
we shall meet with the polished and courlc-
Gus gentleman. Mr.. Sherburne has done hi,
duty well, and he deserves and will undouht-
al ~ tEn Iha,,t ~e L. -.
for his labours. We propose hereafter to
enrich our columns with copious extracts
fr0ni this valuable work There Las been
40 action oil this commander more censured.
or more uni Justly. scnsured than the ceizurc
of the Earl Of Selkirk's plate OH The coast
of Scotland. His object was TO land on the
island of -. Mary, seize the earl of Selk;rk.
add conlne him on board Ofhis vessel Of war
the Ranger, as a hostage, in the hope that
general and fair exchange of prisoners
might in this manner be effected between
Engtand and America, through the means of
this nObleman's powerful interest at court.
Not finding his lordsbip he was about to re-
turn but his officers demonstrated, and insist.
ed ON riundering the house OF this nobleman
they said that Englishmen set fire Ia The
towns Of their c0unirymen, and carried off
their stock IN the midst Of Indictment winter
lie then consented although reluciantly-he
charged Two OF his officers 20 permit none of
his seamen 10 enter the house Of the noble
man, to make search for nothing, and to ac-
cept only Of the plate that was offered This
was accordingly done--the plate was sold al
public auction, purchased by Paul Jones,
and restored to the family, and he received
the warmcst acknowledgements Of the Earl
Seikirk far his elevated humanity. We
venture 10 recommend this work in the most
Ia Io.t Al, r.
men---we find in ii nothing to censure but the
very inferior character fihe paper on which
it IS printed, a circumstance inexcusabIe at
this time, as this is work which every
gentleman will wish TO retain in his library
Egypt contains, according to VOlney pop
ulati0n of two millions and three hundred
and D'AnviIle estimates the land
capable of iiIlage at two thousand SQUARE
leages F.; the temperature varies according to
Fahrenheit from 80 10 80--the hot season
commences in March and ends in Septem.
Der. The present Pacha, who has given
such an impetus to his province and drawn
out her resources SO extensively, led away by
dreams of personal aggrandizeme has
made n common cause with the Grand Sieen-
or against the Greeks, but is he not DOUG
what he is himself unconscious of and that is
the way for the emancipation of
his subjects from The Ottoman yoke Pts he
not the pioneer OF a revolution in Egypt
He is teaching to his subjects the value Of
their own resOurces--to cultivate the growth
of cotton--he has been employed in the con-
struction of magnificent canal to secure
commercial Interchangeable has established
schools on the iiaDcastrian prineiple, and
has founded academies. When the Ecyp.
Trans combine all these advantages, and
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