Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-09
From the Charleston Observer.
1Dr. HIardrop Of Edin.


moyail .f some contrary reasonugs, aud ear
nest de sirrs for ffectu all eudeavours 10 make
them Christians Proposed ny Tho Thor
owrood, Il. D. one Of the Assembly Of Di>
vines-London $780,"
A work bearing the above title, consisting oil
about $50 pages octave, has just been handed
tn u. by a friend We have not had time To
examine all The probabilities which are suggest
ed tha, the American Indians are the decen-
dants of the ten lost tribes 1t will! be reco!iect
ed tina, this sentimen, maintained by the
late venerable Ircsid, nj oil the American Isl
BILE Society. the Hon. Elias Boodinoit IN
work eni,ica s.The Star in the West" But to
what exten, his reasonings have been consider
ed sa Factory, we a'e no. prepared 10 answer
We in, rodu,e this old publication in part, as
m atter Of curiosity, though il Cannot be a''o-
gether a vain inquiry, what ha, hcome OF Inc
long lost tribes Areihey merged in the other
nations Of the world, or are they yet dlst'n.
people? The 6rst settlement OF this country
has been the subj'c, OF opposite theories, ana
nothing as vel has been advanced upon thu sub
j, c, which is considered altogether conclusive
If the indians are indeed tn" desee"dants oil the
10 ;, tribes they will YET be rememberd Tor hrir
Fathers sakes. Fhr covenant of h"%,h to-
wards them will not he forgotten, though they
be cume in" :.
The work abounds with references which we
shall omit in the extracts that follow hest
extracts are from he chapter emitted com
mon and prophane customs in both alike" In
some future number we may introduce other
3ortioas Of this curious pi oduction.
"rhe Indians wpare garmen's fashioned as the
Icws, angle soa,e, square lit,lr cloake, they
issssIs ssc-ss'i, ne
would answer presently a long cloake the hab-
II oil the Jews and this may seem no light con.
sideralion to such as mind Seneca's conf Irnoe,
that the Spaniards planted themselves in Haiy
for they have the same kind of covering on
their heads, and shooes for their feet.
They constantly anoini their heads, as did
the Iews also. Lux. z. as.
They do not only pride themselves with care
rings bat their noses are bored also, and have
Jewels hanging OH them, which they call Carl
cori, like thai is read. Esa 5, 90, 81.
In all India they wash themselves often, twice
or thrice in he dav, and the women in Braslle
ten times saith LeriuS and the Iewes were Ire
qurnt in this, Mar. 8. a. 10. 2 6.
They dehgA exceedingly in dane ing, men
and women, yea ard women apart by them-
selves, and SO they did in Israeli Exod Is. 90.
Sam: 81, |, IL, and rhus especially after VIC
tories AID overthrows, Of enemies, which is
found also, Iud. IL "a. lud. q. 81 %. and
/. Sam. lS. 81.
AS the lews wont to call them fathers ard
mothe's, that WIRE not their na,u"ali parents,
So The Indians Y i've the same appelalipn to
Unsle and Auns.
In. America they eat no swin"s flesh, It's ha e.
iul 10 them, aS II Was among the Iewes. Levitt.
IL. .Esl. sc Is.
They sh strange Fee, and are very hos
pii,ll 10 them, and .h,s was he known com.
mendsrinn Of old Israel.
The indians compute their times by nigh
An use which Loa conf-s,eth they bad iro NJ
III H brcws: tnsy reckon BY luna,y rules, civ.
lNs ,MN SAVE ~Av@e To tex o,ous,hs they'do 10
the Moon. iona.
Virgitity is not a state praisewor;hy among
the Americans and it Was a bewailcaole condI>
ton ia E,ry, Ind II 81
The Nan es ma nv thgir owne kindred ard
family, q Is was Gods command To his people
Mum. So, z.
line widow married. The hrnth her Of deceas-
ed Husband, which Mas also Moss law. Ma.
%, "a
Dowries Cor wives are given by the indians
as Saul Daud S,m Is IS.
lac husband hath -pouer over the adul,erous
ave ais" o'her c4us Of div orce, as WAS in Ia
Snei Met. 4. 10
II B 2 Ian wound another, he must be
punshi IL ne same Dart of the body, and with
de,th, il ne ether dir, for thev aisn answer an
e. ot al eye, *. as lite law wa, Deui. 81. 10.
When the nas,er Of he family d.eth, ne is
buried in the middle If h house, with MS
jrwe's end other th,rgs nc dfigh ID m: the |
Spaniards often made rich by sepalcnars,
and iosephas ellis of much IRE asureisid up even
in a Drds grave.
Tie Indians. are given much to weeping,
'h'ir women especially, and burialls; this
was in fashion among the Iewes Ter. I9. II. |
Famous for this they were among the old hea-
hen
Baisaman was peculiar to the Jewish Coun-
trey, and thought 20 he lost long agoe saith
Phny, # it were lis now found again in Ame-
RIGA.
Their Princes and GOVERNORS whom they
generally Call Saehims, Sachmos, are no other