Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-11-30
PETITION OE A WIFE.

Says late London paper, We have been favored
by several friends with copies Of the suboned pc.
li,ion. One Of our correspondents asserts tina, the
beauty of the fair petitioner. was fatal to her hus
band but we ought not to give credit TO such an
impulaton on the character of Warren Hastings,
without the most unquestonable evidence. The
petition is on Of The most heart.rend,ng appeals we
ever read and what renders the catastrophe more
appalling is the great probability that the only crime
Of the husband was patriotic hostility TO the enemies
and despoiIes of his native country.
Il literal translation of the petition presented
TO Gou. HASTINGS. by the ,Dife of Aimas Ah
C0wn, IN behaT of her husband 1ho toas
seised and put to death for political purposes
in India.
10 the high and mi gh'v servant Of The most pow.
erlu Prince, George. King Of England, the owly
and humble slave Of misery comes, praying for
mercy TO the Gather Of her chLIren.
" Most mighty Sire May The blessing of Thy
God wait on Thee may The sun of glory shine
round thy head, and NAV the gates of plenty, hon
or and happiness, be ever open TO thee and ihlne;
may no sorrows distress thy DAYS, may no griefs
disturb thy nights may the pillow Of peace kiss
| thy cheek, and the pleasure of imagination attend
thy dreaming and when length of days makes thee
tied Of earthly enJoymrnls, and when the curtain
Of death gently closes around thy the last sleep Of
thy human existence, may he angels Of thy God
tend thy bed, and take care tina: the expiring lamp
| of life shall not receive one rude blast 10 hasten its
extinction Oh hea, ken. then. the voice of dis
ress, and grant the petition of thy servant spare,
oh spare The father Of INV children, save the part
ner of my bed, my husband, my all that is dear I!
consider, oh mighty Sire, that he did no become
rich through iniqniIy, hut thar that which he pos
sessed was the inheritance Of u long line of -four.
ishing ancestors, who, when The thunder of Great
Britain was not heard in the peaceful plains Of
lindoosian, reaped their harvesIs in quiet, and Ell.
! ioyed their palrimony unm0'e-led
| "Ihink. oh think, the God whom thou wor
shipeSl deIshleIh not IN the blood of the innocent
remember thine own commandment, Thou shalt
not kill and obey The ordinance Of God Give me
back INV Amas Ali Gavin, and take Il our wealth;
strip us OF our jewels and precious stones, our gold
and our silver, but take not away the life Of nv
husband: innocence is seated on his brow, and The
milk of human kindness fowelh around his heart.
Let rs 90 wandering through The deserts or let us
become lers aud labOrers IN those del cu suo :
Of which he was once lord and master; but spare,
oh mighty Sire, spare his lir,-lri moi the ms RI.
men, of death be lii ed up against him. f,r he hath
committed no crime Accept our treasures with
gratitude, thou hast them a. present by force we
will remember thee in our pra, erS, we will forget
| that we were ever rich Mud powerful
"Nv children, the children Of Almas Ali Gavin,
send this pelilion for the life ofhim who gave then,
iIie, they beseecl from Thee the author Of their
existence. b, thar humanity which we have ofe,
been told glowed IN The breast of European lowell
ness. bv the lender mercrs OF the ghlened souls
Of Eng Ishnen, by the honor, The virtue, the homes
~, and the maternal feelings Of thv great Queen
whose numerous offspring is 10 dear TO her. the
miserable wife Of ihy prisoner beseeches thee ia
spare her husbands life, and 10 restore him o he,
arms. Thy God viii reward thee, thy country mus
thank thee and she now pe'irioning, viii pra,
FOR thee, if thou granesl the prayer Of thy humble
yassal."
This petition was presented by the unhappy wo
wan TO The governor, who, after perusing ii, gave
order that AImas Ali Gavin should be immedaleI,
sIransled, and his order was put in execution.
Curious TYPrGRAPHICAL ERROR. -
The celebrated printer, Henri, ErIlene, son
of Robert, (boih known in the learned
world BY the name of Slephanus.) va,
once engaged in the printing of a Splendll
qnarto Mssal. The great number o.
subscribers seemed likely to make ample
} compensation for the heavy expense re,
qnTed by The undertaking. After the
sheets had been corrected with the utmost
! care, the work was printed off, splcndldly
bound and delivered to the subscribers -
, 1t would be impossible to describe The as
constituent of the learned primer, wher
one copy alter another was returned to hin
: TIL oil were sent back. lie ehqumed The
! reason o: this extraordinary clrcomslanc"
; and was informed, that in one place The
d composl'or had put lea lie petre clera Sc
9 Cuiiotte, there the prizes, will lake Oft hl
= breeches,] instead of caiotte, [emall blacl
] cap aud the error escaped the coTector
lof the press. In vain did the poor printe