The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-08-30

err. The operation was conducted by DR..
Hawks, assisted by DIR. Aver; and reduction
was completely effected, and without the
aid of pulies, in from IS to 90 minutes
This is the sixth case of luxatcd hip Dr.
Hawks has succeeded in reducing.
The following anecdote of Commodore Rod
gers, is alike honorable to him as an individual,
and to the character of nation which he has SO
faithfully represented 1t is communicated to
us by "a friend of the Commodore, and in giving
it to our readers, we cordially unite with the
writer in his warm expressions of admiration of
the disinterested beneyolence which it records
OF that distinguished and accomplished officer.
Among many things calculated to excite in
terest on board the North Carolina, there is a
painting executed by one of the crew, edueat-
ed for an artist, which deveopes the peculiar
nhuInanity of the sangninary struggle subsistng
between the Turks and Greeks. 1t illustrates
an event which occurred when the ship lay at
Paros, and the painter has felicitousy repres Mt
ed the actual scene which took place on the
poop ofths vessel Two Greeks seized the ia
vorable opportunity of the ships being anchor
ed there, to bring on board, for sale, eight
Turkish female captves for whom they demand
ed three hundred and twenty dollars. The Com
modorc strongly reprobated practice so bar
barous, and urged the improperly of such a
wanton violation of the rules of all civilized ma
tions-at the same time offering fifty dollars for
the prisoners. Six of them were blacks, one of
a swarthy complexion, and one exceedingly fair
During the conference they were seated in
humble posture on the poop, and their looks
and actions evinced the intense interest they
felt in the result
The faircst, particularly exhibited symptoms
! he 'he ers raku Sad
to lberate them for the amount offered, insisted
that they were fairly their property by the rights
OF war, and declared their intention to take them
on board british trlgate laying near the North
Carolina, and sell them to the highest bidder
Com. Rodgers rather encouraged this movement,
in the hope that the British Commander might
be in a condition to give more for the prisoners
than himself, but had determined, however, if
the application should fail, to ransom them him.
self At any sacrifice, and when the Greek boat
left the ship he sent one Of his own to approach
the frigate on the opposite side to announce his
determination to the British Commander. Ap-
prehensve at the same time that violence would
be Offered to the females by the exasperated
Greeks in the event of their failing to sell them
to the Engl sh, he had prepared two of the ships
| bouts to pursue them the moment they should
leave the English ship for the shore, and bring
them to the North Carolina.
As tie Greek boat approached the frigate one
Of then countymen, pilot on board her, dcs-
cried her from the forccasie, and pcrenptorlly
and insutin9ly directed them to keep oft. They
then made all speed for the shore, where they
told the interpreter ofthe North CarOhna, that
they would cut The hroats Of Mctr prismle,S.--
| The boats Of the North Carolina overlook them
ten miles from the ship and brought them on
board, when the Commodore, as an additional
nducemcnt for them to comply with his propo-
sition, declared thai he had doubts of their right
to sell them; and that if they persisted III rctus
ing his terms, he should feel obliged TO detan
them, and send sloop of war to Napoli di Ro-
mania to ascertain their right to dispose ofthem.
After some hesitation, they consented to release
them to the Commodore for the fifty dollarsi
and they were afterwards comfortably clothed
by subscription for which, and all other atten-
ton shown them, they evnced the iyellest graf
itude.
They were subsequently restored to their
/ freedom among their countrymen in Smyrna
expressing desire to go the United States, from
the fact that their degradation by capture and
exposure to the Greeks, and particularly by
their having been thrown into the possession OF
infdcls, would irrctrievably prevent their recov-
eiing tle original rank in society i'll their own
conntry They had been carried to several
islands for sale previously to their beng purchas-
ed on board the North Carolina, and TINS dlsap-
pontment tended to aggravatc the unsubducd
fcrocity Of the Greeks.
Bv this act of disinterested bencyolence, Com
modore Rodgers rescued these helpless and un-
offending females, devoted with all probability,
10 a cruel death; and the hope is indulged that
this distinguished example will be followed BY
every American officer placed i'll similar circum-
stances. To avoid a compromittal OF our neu-
trality is the strict obligation ofeyery officer, but
it is equally imperative upon hin, to mitigate,
whenever lie can do so without positive viola
ton of duty, the calarnitics Of war.
[NmJoM Herald
A professional gentleman, at the age OF
twenty-threc married, and insured his life
fer g50o0, for which he paid @lo5 annually.
Though his practice was extensive, yet his
expenditure in consequence o! his having 6
children to maintain and educate, lett him
unable to realize any property; and at his
death, (Which occurred at the age OF fltty)
his only property vas this policy, then worth
97000, increased by the bonuses or profits
of the Society," which enabled him to give to
his children $1,000 each, and to his widow
I10oo which procured for her an annuity
of hundred pounds a year during her life
There is not any class in community or Sit
uation in society, in which life-insurance
may not be made conducive to the happi-