New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-13

s re- fam ~ mir etv ,x acres TO which he had given
the rame OF Whitehall, for the assistance OF rs
,chosrs He alec ACE valuable gifts TO the library
of Harvard and when he left Newport distributed the
books be had with him among the neishoor bg Gerry
Itwas also after his arrival in Engiand, IN 1913,
that Re presented the orsan TO TRINITY Churcn, ..
Newport which is still surmounted By the crown OF
the olcen time end which bears an inscription ma i
!, the eft OF Or. George Berkeley late Lord Bishop
of Cloype. ~
This organ vas originally forwarded 10 America by
the Dean as gift 70 Il town Of Berkeley, III Msssa
chusets which had been named after him. The select
men of The TO sp however were not prepared 10 mar
boz so tapee a guest, aud, voting that al orsaa
is an ire rutnent of the Devil, for The entrappng OF
mep q soul-" declined The offer, when the Dean con
ferred it on Trinity. II st sends forth ts strains ron
some OF the old pipes.
bear of Berkeley in some suiabe relation. He cum
iments the H1guenot refugee Gabriel Brnon, in
letter written in French his 90 zea for religion and
TIE glory Of God He breaches constantly for bis
fjeud. he Rector OF Trinity the Rev. James Honey
man. in the pulpit which IL still there, while the qua
lers stand in their oadbiimned hats in The sses 10
bear BIN; on one occsson humorous'y announcing
that $50 sive the Devil bis due, John Ca VIC was
great man F" In cOmpsny with Snbert, Col. Upiike
ard DR.. McSpsrrsn. he visits the Narrsgh snsett Ind
ats To bis friend Daniel Updike, the Attorney Gen
ersl OF the Gloomy, he presents his well Erou sht sill
yer coffee pot" still preserved as relic in the family,
es the good bishops old fashioned chair in ch he
is bel eyed have composed the Minute Ptilo
% esttemed as heirloom at this day by DIR Cot.
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spectDg Il vslue of property at Newport, preserved
by trsv eer the Church OF England clergyman, An
drew Burnaby who vised Newport in 1860 whca at
Il is in of day Is curious The growth OF Newport,
which suffered relspte after the Revolution, and was
for long while in aoeyance, is now again 10 the as-
c.ndapt; not as Berkeley may have anticipated with
the OF CheaTsde but with the luxry OF the
American BsiG.
" About three miles from town. writes Burnsby,
"is an Indifferent wooden house, built by D5an
Berkeley when he in these pats the siusuon is
low but conmar de III view OF the ocean, and OF
some wild rugged rocks that are on the LETT naad OF IL
They relate re several srante stories of the Deans
wild and chmerc6 notoLs; which, as they are char-
actelstc o. that fxr ,ordlnary mao, deserve 10 be
taken noice Of. One 10 particular, must beg me
readers indulgence 10 allow me - repeat 10 MN: Inc
Dean bod formed plan of buildn. town upon the
rocks and of cutting a road through sandy beach
which lies lile below it, in order that SHOE might
cone up and be sheltered in bad weather. lie was 80
full OF Il is project as one day to say TO one Smoert
designer, whom be had brought over with him from
Europe on the latter sskDg some ludcrous quseton
ing the future Importance OF the place: Iru,
w. YOU have very little forest ght, for IN fifty years
tire every foot of land in this place will be as vaua
BE the land 10 Cheapside' Tee Dean house, not
withstsnd his prediction ia st present nothing pet
Ter than far house, and hs library converted INTO
the dairy: when he left Americs he gave II TO the
Cole ge at New Haven, in Connecticut who have let
| it TO farmer on ong lease his books ne divided be-
tweer this College and that in Massachusetts. Toe
Dean is sao TO have written in this plsce The Min
ute Philoso her." For the value of the farm it must
be great 10 its present holder, Yale College having IN
the last century leased out the land for term OF nine
bundrd snd lii ct Lime years, at rem payable IN
wheat which wss afefward c0mmu.ed into ths pres
ent aunt al receipt OF hundred and forty dollars.
We are compelled to omit all notice of the
writer's of the Revolutionary period, with the ex.
ception of slight ausiOn to the Ballad literature
of that day, on which point the editors have made
extensive inquiry, and have raked out of the dust
remarkable collection of these eccentric produc-
tions One of the most celebrated effdsions of this
kind is the Sapphic Ode by Nathaniel Niles, writ
ten at Norwich, Conn, in l775. 1t has often been
printed but will bear another appearance:
Why should vain mortals trem Die at the sight OF
| Des,h end destruction III The field of battle
Where blood and carnage cohe the ground in crimson,
| Sounding with cehth-sroans
Death viii invade us by the means appointed
! Nor am anxious, If ] am prepared,
| VIVA, shape he comes in.
| Infinite Goodness teaches submission,
| Blds us be quiet under all His deaings
| Never refining, but forever praising
God our Creator.
Well n ay we praise Him: all His ways are perfect;
| THOUGH respleL dence, infinitely glowing
| Dazzes in glory on the sight Of morals,
StIutk blind by luster.
Good is Jehovah in bestowing sunshine,
Nor Iess Ills goodness In the $40 m ara thunder,
| MeIcies end Judgment both proceed from kindness,
| ILfiIit kindness.
| O. then, exult that God forever reigDeth;
| CLOUDS which, around him, hinder perception,
| Bind us the strong er to exalt His name, and
Shout louder praises.
| Then 10 the wisdom of my Lord ard Master
| will commit all hat have or wish for,
Sgeetly a. babes sleep will | give my life up,
When call d 10 yield it.
Now, Ssrs, dare thee, clad in smoky pillars,
Bursting fiom bomb Shells roaring f ON the cannon,
Rafting In grape shot Ike storm OF h-lstones,
TorturnG her.
Up tie bleak heavens let the spreading flames rise,
Breaking, like Etns, tb Ough the SMOKY columns,
Lowering, like H. ypt, Ger the falling city,
Wsnionly burned down.
While oil their hearts quick palpi'a.e for havoc,
Let slip your blood hounds, naa d the British lions
Daunless az death scares nimble the whirl wnd,
Dreadful ss de morsl
Let oceans wait on al your floating castles,
Fraueht with destruction, horrible 20 nature
TleD, with your sails fiji d by storm of vengeance,
Bear Gown 10 battle.
From TIE dire cavens, m.de by ghostly miners,
Lei the explosion, dreadful as volcanoes,
HeGve the broad town, with all its wealth and people,
Gu TX TO destruction.
Still .hsll the banner of the King of Heaven
Never advance where am afraid TO follow:
While that precedes me, with an open bosom,
War, defy thee.
Fame snd deer freedom lure me on TO battle.
While fell 6espot, grimmer than death's-head
SDss NE with serpents, fercer than Meiusas
To the encounter.
Lie, for my country and the cause of freedom,
IL Tut tr.he for a worm 10 part with;
And, if preserved in so great contest,
Lie is redoubled.