Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-25

Had the E,rl been on board thu Ranger The follow
ing evening" he would have seen the awful pompand
dreadful carnage of ea-engsgenient; both Afford
nr ample sAblsct for Che. pencil we'll n,eancho
" reflection for the municipalities mind. Humanity
starts back FROM such oi horror, and cannot
sufficiently exec-are tho r,!e promoters of tss detcs
table war-
.Tor then Twas Ts,. prshcahes the rithiers bfade
Mud nsaven shall ask the havoc it ma. made
The British ship OF war Drake. mounting twenty
runs with more than her fU complement Of officers
and man. onr opponent Fhe ships met, and the
advantage WIS disputed with great forttude on each
side 70, hour and four minutes when the gallant
commander of The Drgke fell, aud VICTORY declared
favour of the Ranger. The ann,able lieutenant
hay MORALLY wounded. BESIDES near far.v of the infe-
rior officers and killed and wounied-a nnean.
choy demonstration of the uncertainty Of human
prospects and OF tc sad reverse IF fortune which
hour produce. buried hem m a snncnns grave.
with the hOnonrs due TO thr memory of the brave.
Though have drawn my sword in the present gen
erous struggle for the rights of men, vet am
arms rs an Amrrcan, EN- in pursuit OF riches
Ny fortune is liberal cnvuo having no wife nor fam
iy ard ,ving lived long enough To- know that RICHES
cohno insure happiness, I profess myselFa CITIZEN Of
tue world; otay unfottcrcd by the little. dis
tircons of climate of country, which diminish he
b-nev nienco OF the heart and set bounds philS
thropy. Before this war began had st the carly
time of life withdrawn from the favor
Iot .cslmcontencpation and poetic case have
criiced not Only my invourtc scheme of ie but the
soter IficcioQ. OF tho heart and prospects OF do
reHtic happiness. and am ready sacrifice my life
also V.th cccrfnlna-s ifthS forfeiture could restore
pence and cod will among mankind
as the fcsliags Of your gentle bosom cannot but
be congenal with mine le me entreat vou, Madam,
TO your persuasive ART with vour husbands TO
cndeavour to stop this cruel and destructive war In
which Britain can never succeed. Heaven re-
yer coun enance the barharous and unrnany practice
! ot the Britons America. which savares would
blush at. and winch if discontinued, will soon be
rctaiated on BRAIN by Justly entared people
Should you fail in this. Qor am pursuadcd that you
VIII attempt land who resist the power of such
an adrocata) your endeavours tn eject general OK
change af prisoners will 10 act Of humanity which
will afford you golden ieeIingt death bed
lhope this cruel contest wiil 10 closed but sDuld
| it continue, wage n, with the fair. acknowl
edre Their frce. and bend before it with submiss,on
Let, rot therefore 'iIe au,able Countess OF Ecklrl
regard ~" n1rHsv an1biti as of her es.cen
and friendship, and would do airy thing. consist ent
with NV dGty. mon Il
The honor of line from your hand in answer 10
ths VIII lay me indeF singular obligation; and If
can render vou any acceptable service in France or
elsewhere, hope vou SEQ into my charactcr far
as command without the least gram Of reserve
wish 10 know exactly ,he behaviour of my neo
pie as I ain determined TO PUNISH than if they
haze exec ded their liberty. have the honor to be
" III much esteem, and viii, prnfound r.'spec,, Mad
am &c &c John PAUL JONES.
TO he COUNTESS SEt.Kraz'
/ Afterwards cost Jones much more trouble than
he could have calculated upon to redeem tho promise
hcrc given 10 the Countess Of Selllrk. Once III The
Ply ctiWS Oh COr1TdiSSareS ana AGENTS.
CURED all his energy activity, and disntersstc,lncss
to wrest the plate from them, even By pat$ a. lie
says, moro than the value. II was valued and re-
valued, ard occasonoa mere trouble and expense than
Int ntnslcaiiy worth IA not Jones conceived his
honor pledged for It's s1fe restoration.
Though Jones got possession OF he plate in 1850
II was five years be:oTe he WIS able 20 restore il
viii was acknowledged by he Earl in the most
complimentary terms. The biographer says tar
plate was returned Exactly II had been AIKEN awe =:
even The tea leaves it is said, renamed in the pot
~ a meeting Of suniry respectable citizens of Sum.
ner county, stale OF F'nressae, assembled at the
court hon-c IN the town OF Gallat!n, On the 18th
day OF April, 1880: George rocket OF said town.
was caHesi to BE Chair, and Thornss Andersen was
appointed Secretary.
The design of said macting having been plaired
by appropriate rem .rhs fro,n Col JGs9ph c. Guild.
or motion OF Nj w lillian Howard Douglass 1t was
Resolved, That the following geatlsrn De appoin-
et conitIee TO draw up report expressive IF the
oPinlon5 entertained of te private of Mrs Ell
ga Ii Houston and whether tsar aniable character
has received injury among those acquainted wit
her, IN cons QHeuce of the lae unfortunate occur
renee between her eua her husband, Gen Samuel
Houston, late Governor OF the State of Tennessee
to Wit
Gen William Hall William L. Alexander, Esq
Gen = Eastln aorrs, Col JosePh C. Gnild Bljah
Boddie, Bsa. Col DanaeI Mont golnery, Thomas An
derson. Esq Capt. Alfred Douglass Isaac Baker,
gse air Robert Buyers. M4j. Charles Watkins
and Josiah w Badrdge, Eaq.
AND hat said c"nmittse meet at the court house
IN Gaiiatin on W wednesday next, and report
The meeting was then adjourned until w Wednesday
nex' al ten O'Clock
GEO CROCKETT, Chairman.
paoMAs ANDERSEN, Secretary.
GALLATrH, Wednesday, Apil %
Fhe citizens net according to adjournment, ali the
members OF the committee were present, ;excsnt
Col Montgomery and presented the following re-
poti:-
@Fbe committee appointed to express the sent
ments OF this meeting relation the character of
Ers Eliza Ii Houstoa, and ne causes which led 10
the SEPARATION from her husband, beg leave to sre
sent, that on he e2e day of January, 1879 General
Samuel houston, The then Governor If Tenn -ssee
was married to Miss Hiza Il. Allen, the daughter of
Mr. John Allen. highly respectable ciiizsn Of Sum
ner county Hiss Allen born IN the toa,n of
Gellatin and has been raised in the county 0f Sum,
ner, and IS personally known TO the whole at the
committee, majority OF whom have known be-
ne In n = i,n &