Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-24

restoring i to you BY such conveyance Us you shall
please to direct.
ing evening, he would have seen the avful pon,p and
dreadful curnagc of a encouragement; both afford
ing ample subject for the pencil IA well as melancho-
ly reflection for the contemplaiive mind. Humanity
starts hack from snch scenes If horror, and cannot
sufficiently execrate tho vale promoters OF this de.cs-
table war
For they, twas tisv. uushea,hcd the ruthless biado,
Aud Heaven shall ask the havoc it has made
The British ship OF war Drake. mounting twenty
guns, with moro than her full complement of officers
and men, was our opponent. The ships met, and the
advantage was disputed with great fortitude on each
side tor al hour and four minutes, when the gallant
commander of the Drake fell. and victory declared
IN favour Of the Ranger The amiable lieutenant
lay mortaily wounded, bssi6cs near forty of the infe-
rior officers and crew killed and wounded,-a melan.
choly demonstration of the uncertainty of human
prospects aud of the sad reverse Of fortune which an
hour can produce. | buried them in a spacious grave,
with the honours due to the memory of the brave.
Though | have drawn my sword in the present gen.
orous struggle for the rights of men, yet am not in
arms as an American. nor am in pursuit of riches
My fortune is liberal enough; having no wife nor fam
ny, aud having lived long enough 10 know thu riches
cannot Insure happiness, profess myself n citizen of
the world; 'otalIy unicttered by the little, mean dis
tnactions OF climate or OF country. which diminish the
benavolence OF the heart, and set bounds to phila So
'hropy. Before this war began ! had at the carly
time of life withdrawn from The sea-service IN favor
of calm conterap laiion and poetic case l have sa
crihccd not only my favourite scheme OF life, but the
So''t -Ntto " LIN ucd' NO lily OSDpC Oh C-
nestle happiness, and l am ready to sacrifice nav life
also with cheertnlness, iftbat forfeiture could restore
peace and God will among mankind
AS the feelings OF your gentle bosom cnnuot bu,
be congenial with nine, le, me cntreat you, Madam.
to use your persuasive art with your husbands 10
endeavonr to stop this cruel and destructive war, in
winch Britain can never succeed. Heaven can nc
Yer coun'enonce the barbarous ana, unmanlv practice
OF The Britons in America, winch savagcs would
blush at. and winch If not discontinued. will soon be
rrtal'ated on Britain by u justly cnrnged people
Should yon fail in this, (for | am pursuaded that yon
VIII attempt II, and who can resist the power of suct.
all advocat"?) your enLeavours to effect n general ex.
change OF prisoners Will he an act of humanity which
Will afford you golden feelings on n death bed
Il hope this cruel contest VIII be- closed; hat should
1t continue, ] wagn no war with The fair. acknuwl-
edge their fIrce. and bend betnrr il with submission
Let, not therefore, the amiable Countess of Selkirk
regard IN" as an emmy; | Avn ambitious of her esteem
and friendship, and would do auy thinv. consistent
with my duty. 20 mcri, il
The honor of i line from your hand in answer 20
this wall lay me under u singular obligations: and If I
can render you any acceptabI, service IN France or
elsewhere hope you see into ry character so far
ai 10 command me without the least grain Of reserve.
Il wish to know exactly ,he behaviour of my peo
pie. Us | am determined TO punish them II they
have exceeded their liberty. have the hcnor to be.
with much esteem, and with profound respec,, Mad
am, &c: &c. John PAUL JONES
To the COUNTESS OF SELKrsK.'
II afterwards cost Jones much more trouble than
ne could have calculated upon TO redeem the promise
"S'S 5''h ~ Vac Ib'i'ilco Vi tOslklFh. cNCp IN the
harPy, claws OF commissaries and prize agents, it re
CURED ali his energy, activity, and Observation-Disclosures
20 wrest the plate from them, even by PAVING. he
says, more thnn the value II was valned AMI 70
valued, anu occasioned u oge trouble and expense than
i was intrinsicaiiy worth had no; Jones conceived his
Honor pledged Tor It's safe restoration.
| ihough Jones got possession ofthe plate in 1850.
II was i've years before lac was able to restore 1t.
winch was acknowledged by the Earl in the most
complimentary terms. The biographer saws .the
plate was returned exactly as it had been taken away:
even the tea leaves, II is said, remained in the pot
SrosT OF 4 SuARK.-We were very much struck
with the following story; but we have forr,;tcn
where we found it-[yHass JouyaQi
II know a story Of q shark fearful, biuody gtory
-aho one that launts my memory night and day
dreaming or waking. When l was at Campeachv,
| formed u sort of pot friendship with n pe,ri f.he,
VINO had served under Nina in the expedition TO New,
Orleans. and could tell Of long burnings and bush
fghtings, and thing that / had never heard OF tefora:
and used to cit in his wigvarn oil night, and swill
rum grog, while he went over his CAMPAIGNS and his
wanderings He was q merry fellow-and knaw
how to keep The joke fresh, and / liked his prcp. and
was compelled to like his company, for the yelIow
lever had broken out IN our ship, and was thrown
upon my shifts till she came off the quarantine. so
shat | was conten,ed to sling my hamrnoc in tho
pearl Divers hut as long as he would allow me. One
night wos drunk -perhsps he made ne so for partic.
uIar ends-but If he did, he was punished for it. It
weS very dark and sqpally, and we we're sitting alone
IN the hat, over the sleepy light of a mangroye fire.
After looking at me for some time wih a serious
ana sieadfast eye, joe said, Anderson. I will gu,
my life in your hands; | have need of q friend TO adj.
wise with, and think you will not be,ray 9ne. Yon
may have heard, for rumor is loud Tipped, that the
Ca'hedral OF Nuestra Senors was ~plundered about
Two years ago, and that two back men. who were
Implicated IN the charge Of sacrilcgc, suffered pub-
licly on the wheel. There was another man who
evaded detection They died like men Of honour.
WITH the secret IN their hearts, and yet he lives un
SHOWN and unsupported ! ana Mat. Hush! The
gold and silver vessels tempted my eye-and never
kneit at the altar without wishing to tear them
down. The devil assisted ue and | did it.-AJsdre
de dos! such cominotlon as II made in the town.
the people seemed to have made a VOW to talk of
nothing else, ond the Padres yelled as if it was dooms-
DAY. The poor blacks yelled too, but my name was
never mingled with their confessions-iny punish.
ment IS far of. Tho gold cups aud cundlcsllcks are
bsried in ten fathom water. amonq The rocks NJ an
old fishing station | know The place we'll Assist