Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-12-22
DAY MORNING, DECEMBER se, 1927.

hndinR 1t impracticsblo 10 reach her new port
Of destination. she stood for the nonhward.
and in tho month Of January. to the 10Y Of I'll
on board, made Block Island; and. the Winds
favoring her, she was headed for Rhode-island.
and had nearly reached the chops of the har-
bour, when a violent north western gale sprung
up. and the ship becoming unmanugeable. she
was thrown upon the rocks, on that part ofths
coast. which is a d jacent to tho fortress now
erecting near Newport. The captain, crew,
and marines. were all lost, and mono escaped
to tell the dismal taIo Of the Helen. save
the venerable passenger, his two sons and q
daughter, the latter of whom possessed incorn-
parable beauty. The wife and mother were
sunk in the vortex, which engulphcd tho Hell.
en-, and left the husband disconsolate and dis
trac,ed. Time however, which alters ell
things, destroys the frmest fabrics, and intro
duces undreampt Of events, after the lapse Of
a little period. soothed the feelings Of the
wretched husband; and, remembering that he
had yet left with him the offspring of his early
love, he resolved to make an effort to live
and be happy, and to rear and educate his
children.
What little funds he possessed. were en-
gulphed with the wreck of the Helen; but as
he was aware, that he had a sacred duty to
perform in behalf Of his children, he called
forth all his energies, and made arrangements
"a antor nm onna bind nf .p,n1avun.pf xvbtch
would enable him to procure an honest, and On
Independent livelihood.
The town of Newport, though then a place
Of considerable trade and notoriety, was Often
sive to him, as It's rising grandeur and ~opulencc
only reminded him Of what he had lost, and Of
his present poverty, and supposed consequent
degradation; - and, bidding the town adieu, he
migrated to the country in the vicinity Of
Mount Hope, or Mont Haup Bay, as it was
then called by the Narragansctt and Pcquod
Indians, and located himself at the base Of
the mountain, where he opened a small house
for the entertainment Of travellers.
The name Of our hero, lest we forget to
mention it, was that Of Ferdinand dc Celcs'ro,
that of his older son was Jaqnes-the younger
was named Hcnrico, and his daughter bore
the name of Amanda. The family formed an
interesting groupe, and in q little time, they
succeeded in securing the friendship, respect,
and entire love and good will, Of all who WIS.,
tied them, and attained a degree of popularity
which our species ore not always certain to
secure.
Their mansion was the general resort of the
gay and the fashionable-it was a place where
the gay and the fashionable always found the
full "feast Of reason and the flow of SOUL
and the Inn Of Ferdinand de Celestro, was far
more famed in the annals Of the early colony
than the Church, for whilst hundreds visited
the former. with every emotion and expression
Of delight. the latter was wholly neglected
The influence Of puritanism had not. at that
| time gained an asccndency in the colony; and
whilst each one worshippcd God, IN accord
ance to the dictates OF has conscience, and
the honest convictions, induced by his readings
and meditatiops. he. like him of old, sat be-
meath his own vine and fs-trec, ard there was
| none to make him afraid. 1t was not then, as
it is now, that none but particular sectarians
are permitted 10 enjoy the privileges Of I'M
restrained religious liberty. In those golden
days, all enjoyed their own opinions. worship
ped the true aud living God or three Gods, Just
as they pleased, and for the expression Of their
honest opinions, none were proscribed-none
were denounced as outcasts or as dangerous
members Of society. simply because they did
not worship with the bigot. and wear the yoke
ecclesiastical, without a n,urmur or a com
plant. Tho liberal views and notions which
Roger williams preached and practised, were
common to the colony, aud - peace and good
will towards men, pervaded all ranks and
conditions Of society. But to return from this
DEPRESSION, which has been INDUCED in for rea-
sons which we believe arc as satisfactory 10
or re,des as they are to our humble selves.
it will be necessary to pursue. without indulg-
ing in unnecessary episode, to the family Of
Celeslro.
Cclcstro. had for a number Of years enjoyed
the confidence aud respect Of all who knew f,
him; - he was in a word, a man Of unusual
pooularty;-he had began TO look forward for
hono.s and cmolumen's for that hap mess
which all men so eagerly desire ans pant for,
when an unhappy event occurred TO mar his
prospects and 10 cut OF all his hopes Of con-
solidatcd bliss.
His younger boy Honrico. from his NANCY