The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-12-05
copy OLE PETITION

From the Prime 81 Ali CHAN. of the East
lndl,s, I" Governor General Hastings, IN
hehtll of her husband, Whom The Gouernor
had sentenced 10 death.
This petition ~ written in the most af-
feeling STRAIN, but MAS mol granted.
Most ,Hghty Sir: Ma, the blessings of
thy God e,rr Wat on thse May the sun
III glory shnr round thy head and nav
the gates of plenty, honour, and happiness,
hs always open unto thee, and thine
My no sorrow distress Thy days, may no
grief distress thy nights, may the pillows
II peace kiss thy check and thu pleasures
of imagination attend thy dreams and
VIII teuglh of years makes thee tired of
earthly things and thr curtain of death
gently closes the last sleep If existence,
nay The angels of God attend thy bed, aud
take care that the .xpulng lamp OF lie
shall not receive one rudr hast to hasten
il, departure. . hralktn then to the voice
of distress and grant the petition If ,hN
servant. Spa'e, . spare he Father of my
children, my husband, my all that l. drar.
Consider, y NlghS Sir thlt hr did mol
become rich 10y nlqultA, and that what he
possessed was thu inheritance of a luug
line nj hunnshug ancr,tnrs, who, IN thos.
5 ming days when the thnndcr Of Grrat
! britain was not heard On the plains of la
d stan, reaptd their harvest ~ quiet, IN.
! Joy ing thrlrpatrlnony UNPUBLISHED Trunk.
q think thai the God Mo thou worship
pest delights unl IN The blood of the lnno-
cut. Reurmbcr Time Own command
| ment: Thou shalt noi i,lll, aud obey tie
ofdefs of Heaven. Gne me- back my
! Aims Al-Chan, and take all our wealth.
strip rs of our Jewels aud precious stones,
of ON gold aud our silver but take MOI
away the htr of IN, husband. lon crncr
Is seated on has brow. aud the milk Uf hu-
man Kindness flows around MS heart Let
Us 90 wandering through the drseDt, lei us
become Ulleis aud lhbaurefs III those de
lightlaI spots. III winch W. once were
Lord aud Masters, bot spare . spare
Mighty Sir, his ME. 1T not the inptru-
ment Of death br lifted up against him, loI
hr has committed no crime. Accept ON
treasures with gratitude, thou hast them Al
present by force. NeMlli remember thu ,
IN our prayers, and forget them. Ny chill
d,en besecch Tor the author of their exis,
lenee, by that humanity ahlch We have
been told gl"ws in The breast Of Europear
loneliness, by the tender mrrclps of the IN.
llghtened souls o Eaglshmen toy the no.
nour, The virtue, the hunesl,, aud the ma,
ternal feeling So dear To her. the miserable
wife of this prisoner heseeches thee 10 saw
her husbands life, and restore h ~ to hrl
arms. Thy God will reward thee, III,
untry viii thank thee, and she, nov pet.
tionln2, viii ever pray for thee, if thou
graalest The prayer of thy most humble
sassdl. ALNAS ALI CHAN.
Al the recent cel"hration or the Alb Ju-
ly at Og'lrnNburg,a study son of Elm
h opened 10 he present from the Canada
side. When the toasts came Ia he drank
Pat, who by this time began Ia feel the fire
OF patriotism glowing in his heart, rises To
give his toast, inlay the President Of the
Daltrd States ts,ys he go 10 the galIows.n
Al this, Indignation Redeemed the cnuntr-
ndtcr os Columbla's sons INTO flame. and
p"orPat would have bern ouslcd. perhaps
Uni" the mighty river ST. Lawrence, had he
not al lac same instant very oppurtunrIy
h lshed his toast in this manner-'to see
hins George hung"
The famous Abhe de Pradt, continues to
prodnce political Pamphlets. annually. His
two last, "The True system of Europe
| Will regard IN A ,,a,,,a anJ a -