Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-02-20

But, should all my endeavours prove in.
,fl%cctual, the paths OF are open to
me, and perhaps employment in a particular
branch Of academical instruction: OF business
| cannot be supposed to know much, hut it 10
not of very difficult requirement; and obser-
walton has shown me-, that good sense COM
bined with principles and industry, rarely fails
of some share Of success, in q land Of commer
clal enterprise. The agreeable prospects to
which | so long and eagerly directed my at
~tention, Of being able. by my labor and econo-
my, TO secure 4 comfortable retirement in this
country, to where | might one day invite you.
is, by the change, utterly annihilated; for.
succeed as | may IN my new pursuit, l cannot
hope to be able to accomplish this, at least
for a great length of time. Abandon, thArs-
fore, dear mother, | beseech you, tho intention
communicated in your letter, of crossing the
Atlantic. What wise or beneficial purpose
could it possibly answer we might see each
other it is true, but under circumstances 10
disadvantageous that IT were better We never
met again. | am provided with no means for.
your seception; | am without 4 rome to invite
you TO, friends 10 make your acquainted with,
or a single resource of comfort or amusement
to present foryour acceptance. Reflect also,
upon the length, fatigue, and, at your time Of
life, even hazard, OF the voyage, to be repaid
at last by no enjoyment. Oh, dear mother,
am as anxious to Sehold You as you can possi-
bly, be TO see me: bu. be not offended if l say,
that | look farther than you do into conse qusn-
ces. Should it be the will OF Providence that
my life is prolonged, and l am enabled by my
future efi,ris, to succeed il such a manner as
may give me the means of inviting YOU TO par
take Of my hearth and board, il will be the
most blissful moment fate can have in store for
me and gladly, j~oyfully, will l say. Gomez
-. All H.. 80 - IL
neighbours and friends; and may the Almighty
grant my fervent petition, and give you health.
tranquility, and long lfe.' After naming q
number of f. lends, be concludes, 81 have more
to say, but my paper compels me to reserve it
to a future opportunity. Alas | speak Of the
future as we are only authorized 10 do of the
present. | have feelings and forebodings, but
[ contine them to my own bosom. Let US, IN
our separation, be patient and resigned. do
not, at this season, bid you discard hope, for
it is the advent cf our blessed Saviour, whose
coming brought hope and JOY TO all. But let
Us, under every event, console ourselves with
the certain conviction, that while we live for
each other, and that nothing but the last
mortal stroke, which separates soul and body,
can sunder the tie that has, through life, SO
closely united to us each oil err. My dearest
mothers most afic ctionaie child,
W. A. CONWAY.
l felt it my duty to see the Captain Of the
Charleston Packet in which he took shipping
from this port, who has manifested a very nom
durable and humane interest in all which re-
lates to the sad event, who stated that when
Mr.. Conway came on board, he observed his
singular manner and dress, the lower buttons
all of his vest-wearing only a pair of old thin
slippers, and altogether unsuitably clothed for
the season or for a voyage; that during the
passage he was extremely retired, sat general
ly in Il corner of the ca bin, seldom saying more
than merely returning a short answer 10 ques-
tons asked, or for some civilities preferred:
very usually reading in his Prayer book. and at
other times much enga ged in Writing. Upon
the morn NC of the 24,h Jan. the Captain men,
toned TO the passengers that If the wind held,
they would see Charleston by ~ O'Clock upon
which Mr.. Conway requested Captain Besher
TO inform HIM when they came near the Bar.
At IL each day the pH ssengers generally lunch,
and on that day Mr. Conway partook of a bis
cut, a piece of cheese, and a little spirits and
water, he then went on deck, when the Cap
tain, according to lis promise, informed him
they were near the Bar. The Captain and
passengers, having gone down TO dinner, and
Observing that Mr. Conway was not at the ia
BILE, the steward was sent or deck 10 call him,
upon which lie replied 10 the steward, =" that
he had taken what was sufficient for all he ev-
or would require. The steward had but Just
returned, without particularly regarding the
reply, when all we're reused by the call or
deck, "a man overheard, at the time the ship
was under Il press Of sail although avery eff
fort was made, yet the Captain sas aware, all
would be, as it proved, unavailing.
1t is material 10 observe, that Mr.. Conway
had his valuable gold watch, his pockct-book,
.,J Ill IL, ...i .. he nee IL. l. -
overheard - fortunately he had not his prayer
book, as he usually had, in his hand, in which
was found a bill of his Bankers, in New York
which he had endorsed payable to his mother;
it appears also, from his accounts, he not long
since RENTED her Gl00.
Being anxious 10 ascertain what he had been
writing during the passage, ! examined his
books and pa pers very carefully but could only
discover several loose sheets Of paper, which
| found in a volume of Clarke's Commentary
on the Bible these sheets ore folded into
three columns, on one is written the text i'm
Greek, on the second Latin, the third in she
Authorized English version, all done with great
care, indeed | should add, beautiful precision.
As no general observation can convey go cor
rect a view of the man, or do more Justice 10
his memory, than TO give his very octions, a
friend of mine advised inc TO furnish a few ex-
tracts from these sheets. In one Of these is
set forth in Greek, Latin and English, the 5ih
chapter Of Matthew-auother written in like
manner is from the 18th TO The Goth verse OF
the 10th chapter, and from the 4'st TO the
46th verses Of the 22d chapter of Matthew,
nclusivc-iu a note Mt tie bottom Of the last
sheet are the following words-'For the con-
sideration ofthose who maintain that om bles-
sed Saviour did not call himself the Son Of
God" He has also left various extracted
passages from Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John, on the same subject (which xahnna
ton" he adds, ''wes suggested by a recent