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FOR THE CAMDKN GAZEtTR*
TO THE MILITIA.
Peace is the t& \e to fitefiare for War .
IF ever there was a period in the His
tory of the Atnencan Republic, that im
periously called upon the friends of their
country to app^y themselves diligently to
the attainment of a knowledge of their
Our government. will be vigileot. is
for the citizens to be prepared , by a know
ledge 0t their duties to render efficient
servlfce when their country shall ca)l them
to itadefcnee* ? - tT.
The Ainerican nation is not now viewed
by the powers of the world, as it *as, pre
* vious to our late struggle with Great-firi
L"* u,n* : ' y
Nations had then marked us as a weak I
. and pusillanimous people, and our govern
ment as feeble and inefficient* We had
* submi ucd to insuk and" aggreasion, until I
our name became a icorn amongst nations.
. 1 1 was the contempt excited by these
circumstances, which in our late war pro
duced neglfcct in oy^enemy? and caused
her to strips the moment to pass away when
exertions on his part might have inflicted
* evils on our country that Would scarcely
have bean remedied In an aga; and then,
ottly by an enormous expenditure of blood*"}
and treasure. By their dilatory and feeble
measures, we gained time td crcjUa an ar
my, and to distaplrn* those iroop# which
carried victory on thfcir march, and tritivn*
phumly Waved tjie * Sf?mwnlia tender""
in the land of our enctny.<v* '?* * * ^
They have learned a Imson by tlear*
l>o tight experience, and will proftt iu
They have di^co vored that a few months j
will render an army of^RepubHcaiy jl rtlci- I
cnt to meet successfully on the embattled
field, the veteran legions of WelA>g|?n.
May We not then reasonably expect**tltat
if our country should again be engaged In
. a war, our enemy wouHT remember the
cause of hi* Masters and defeats. The
Plains ?f Chippewa and Orleans will not
be* soon effaced from his memory, and he \
will not sgain by feeble and impo^nt ef
forts in the first stage of * War, give us
time to create an ?? my of regulars, and to
discipline our militia for the conflict. His
great*im^\remtndous Wflr wflt be at the *
firstjjjifc He will endeavour to crush
II
us
b^n*5%thc ffrst ^fessute, before we shall
have tiiha to marshal our strength, and to
nerve our *rtn- ? oRp.
Who then will have to resist the first
threat shack ? Who oi) that Important day,
win have to sustain the great charge of de
fending the cause of Freedom^ On whom,
on that occasion must our country
all its dear^ hopes L .... . r 1
On the Militia atone thrs forest trust
*- ^
must rest. It cannot be on the regular
army, for alas ! it tfould be but a name
compared to the great occasion tliat would
j&w mm ~ ?
of patriot soldiers, commanded by
h?foci of live most distinguish*^ merit :
Yet it ip but a handful of men, scattered
over a Prouder many thousand miles in
' T bo Polity of
large jjKlitary peace establishment : On
the militia theu principally mast rest Our
nation# safely, in trie firsi hour of danger.
The responsibility is a great oo$ a J
^tbea, like Isutblut sentinels,
Atifjantly. Let us not, because watching
is wearisome, fall asleep on the battle* |
ments ; but let ow attention &e more
strongly excited to the discharge of that
duty, and acquirement of that science
which must be the stay of our cduntry in
the hour of danger.
If the Militiaman would but attach to
his statioi^the high importance it deserves,
I am sure he would give ftiore of his time
and attention to the important concern/ of
improvement, in his military dutie^/|||
the charge of the militia, is placed thfe great
Empire of America ; the last republic >n
earth | " the worlds last hope, the only
remaining refuge of persecuted frce/lom."
, The departed^ Heroes of our &qntry,
-look down from above watchful* whether
we shall guard the sacred charge, or like
- prodigal sons, squander ~aw ay the hard
earned pauimo$yvt>t our ^ther^
! Although our country reposes iiy the
#Am,aun^hinp ?of peace, yet t|>e exp^ri
| once of natiobtshoutd teach Its tlmtthis |
blessing can only be presf rverf by having
our weapons always sharpened for war/
Let us cast our eyes beyoi>il our^wu trail
and v lew situation of |
Other nations* l&urope, after a series ?
molt sanguinafy struggles ia reposing /
But it seems to bji the stillness that pre
cedes a might/ tCnnfpcau 4lier embattled
Legions still coyer her Plains* TJhey are*
but resting on thqr armsf lwaiting for the
signal of blood, havock and desblatibn.
Our ancient enemy has a Urge force &
veterans on the Frontiers of our country.
Bfltia increasing his strength on our in
land teas, and has ^gain commenced his *
aggression on ot^r commerce, fits Ally
the King of Spain has differences .w^th our
Government, and we know not what pari
.JteYill take in the dispute*
The Lion ia crouched, but sleeps not
It i? only waiting tor a favourable moment
Lto spring on its^p>ey* Shall Americans
View with apathy, the gathering of the!
distant storm, and . leave their habitation
unprepared to ttilst its>yioIencc I Shall the
| people of the great Republic, alone be un- \
' prepared to mist aggression and maintain
i their nations rights? Surely not. We are
called on by every Consideration that
should influence the hearts of Freemen,
to be diligent and unerasing in our endea* <
voursto improve in those duties, which in
the hour of battle will give efficiency tb
the patiiot.^ Let us obey the sacred call.
Thus aksM^tw^raiiaiit *fthe day that
mtr country shall call for our services, to
stand forth fti unconquerable champions ;
to sustaiib Its high destinies amongst na
tiona ; and to preserve unimpaired for our
posterity the noble inheritance ice derived
from our father*. -
A MILITIAMAN. '
? 0mmm MS */f *.
Lord Byron has published a new Poem,
entitled * AtJItttim on Skifi Boards* with
this motto 3 i
Pttience. ?
lH wear out my most unfriendly cruelty,
?Till wounded by my suffering thou relent,
AimI false me to thy arms with dear for*
given* ss,"
I.'J* FOREIGN.
r ^ From the London Globe.
tuc t oj a fctfrr from an officcr y b^r.ugh;
by the Hannah , which anived nn Sulur
l x cfoy y/ om ?&. Helena :
St. Helena, -April 21.
, \>ip~ ijudsot^ JLowe arrived fteie^a few"
day back, in the Phxton, alter a tedious
paaaage, and took ui>on himself the feins
**f government. The day aficf his arrival,
h? ^proceeded to Longwood, accompanied.
lbj? the admiral, and his own staff, at 9
o'lkxkjp the morning; bur in const*
quence of some want of form in watting
on him (such as not having first asked at
~1" * ~ it Would he convenient to re^
rs, and probably the unreason
ess of the hour pitched upon) Napu*
refused to ste either hiVn or the ad
for the latter of whom, it is said,
T>y the byei he has no great affection. The
negt day, however, the mistake, whatever,
krVit was rectified, and TSir Hudson
Loire was introduced to him ; but it ap*
|MH. that he would not see Sir George
Catkb urn, whether designedly, or through
sotne mistake of (lie servant who was sta
tioned lo announce Visitors, I cannot find
QUI* jHit. shrewdly suspect ihe former.
Alley a few moments conversion. Sir
hofnas ]
Withdrew, and Si r T hotnas R eid ,
Test ot^fs stn ff, were introduced,
who were received wilk great politeness by
Napoleon* It is whispered, that an offer
has beeh made to all, or such of his suits
as might he desirous to return* to Europe)
or allowing them an opportunity doing
so, fry proceeding to the Cage jnahe fvst
instance, where Lord ^Fharle* ScSuerset
has oiUers to see them provided with a pas
I. that; such of them ss are not
Uing,fll abandon their old master
similar restrictions
ght nocessary to
le^>63?^hg^m. , _
sent t^inkous circumstances. U is alfco^
reported, that he jnay have Plantation
House instead Of Long wood* should he
prefer thciormer ; and that on the arrival
of the whole of the 66iU regiment) he will
have liberty of extending his riderover the
erttifo or tttfe itland, saving arid excepting
the batteries.' lift* truly, rrdiculous to read
the contradictory ac?ounis with which the
newspapers are crammed respecting Na
poleon, many of which contain gros* false,
hoods i ahd one Would suppose at nttfahat
they had never been written by perstitia in
the island, but rather had Ore* fabricated
in Louden. SuCfi ire the stotVs of his
recounting t<? young ladil" (wi h wjfaose
archness and ingenuous candor, particular
ly the youngest, he certainly was flfesi
der*biy amused,) tfee history , df ,
paigns* with all the loquacious vanity of a I
school biy, describing the hair breadth
escapes he en counted in the fifetfox '
chase : wlien the fact is, that it is k sub
ject which he icarccly ever touched on,
and n#*r without having been atkcA &n>e
questions concerning them 1 have heard
from person# who have been as often in
his oofopetf^Y wjien with them, aa most
people m the island, and have h*d'oppo|
t unities of hearing him converse for tout s,
that they never heard him touch upon thai
string. In fact, it is of a piece with the
Munchausen historian o( his brteakfast,
who inodefcily states^ that he drinks a pot
of porter and two bottles oi ciaret at that
meal ; when the fact is', that there are
few mea more temperate than htm in the
use of wine* I understand from unque?~
lion ah!? authority, that he never exceeds,
during the clay, frotn a pint to perhaps
two thirds of a bottle of light wtfie, and
never has been known to taste mnlt liquor.
The stories about his voracity- o? appetite
are entitled to a similar share of credit.
It is certainly ungenerous to vilify a fallen
enemy in such a manner, particularly
/When in your power. *
Wiih rtspect to the e^femal appearance
ot the rOck destined for his future resi
dence, imagination the most exuberant in
the terrible could not pictute to itself an
abode so dreai^ and frightftil. Stupend- .
ous ihd perpendicular volcanic rocks. |
without a morsel of vegetation, elevated
2500 feet above the surface <>f the ocean,
having their sum mits crowned with rugged
and enormous rocks, enterally menacing
destruction to the passenger crawling up to
the rig rag paths which the hands of
havr? Uhonipgk th?> ftiri-Q r>f theSC
hideous masse* olljfck; iteeersifleO, eer~ ,
tuinff, by deep ana horridly yawning ra
vines, whose lava coloured sides impart to
the terrified beholder ?" good idea cf as
many gaping chasms bursting iortli fiont
thg infcmal reruns. As you kforttc* in-t
to %he country, the eye. futiguel with a
vIjcat of such a complication of all that is
frtghtlul, contemplates fit h satisfaction
the less hor.ible setnees w hich present
themselves, and which (in comparison
with the ftrsv)beven gives Na tj'ansitory idea
of beautiful scenery 1 Such, in fac^ is St.
Helena, that the absence of that which if
horrible constitutes Seaiitir. I >lf the Devil
wai ever, allowed r to emcrgcJfrQiii the in-^
fcrnli regions, and was afterwards obliged
to &uieeat> abode .similar to the one bo*
had just Quitted, he would certainly Mi
his paw upon *?&. Helena, wluch jtamea
upon its red side* undoub'.et} proofs of h*v* %
ing derived its origin fi om that element
with which his tftftttofc majetty*U
edt to be jsternally surrounded \ and?*!p*
cepting the absence of thai, I do not know
that he would painmuch bf the change*
T hejsahibrttjH-qf /th< cli matt a s Eeelt
exaggerated by fanciful wtfftm .
(son?c of whom have been only two day!
on the island, and have afterward! given>
description of beauties which never existed
but in their own hrafn), ts the topography,
In comparison *Uh ?9K cllmatet as Bata
via, and some oibera In the ?av^-lnd?eS|
destructive to life*' 11 fa certainly consider
airly salubrious : and in consequence of
having been principally resorted to bjr per
??*-?* ? from (he above
men*
acprvy, wMttfUlily yitlde^' wa?
ter-ciesses with which the sidea of the
scanty brooka, dignified with ^hc nameW
rivers abound, it has at^uiredjm undeaei v
ed reputation. . However it Oinnot (at
least to>the mqpntains) be termed a very
unhealthy climates, though it is certainly
a Very dteftftre Able oflhfc* as It 1a extrcme
Iy4imuidt ah* for Afloat ft*rt of tne year
IfjOi UIMlii JIUIjMNI 'by^heaf*
sho^rw bar hich* penetrate in a moment*^
Mptl .tornoiigliU If yotrwlsh to ride
out, without a certainty of being, jtffet to
the ifcin, you ought*^5yfe men ?tyUOned
wHh relays, (if I 'ma ^ use of
great coats e xtdty mite, ttotvttiarte, It is
said, ha* christened It ? THe Island of
Mists amid Deaolatiou." * ,
# treyiyu* to Bonaparte,** arrival hare,
such *aa the acatoity of m?at, that
fmn'tny of t|iS JwWlb?d inhabitant
wanted a little fresh beef, not *then being
permitted to kill their own cattle, without
have from the gcJvernor, (whidr yea not
always to be obtained} it waa w?n Known
to be cWomary With them to precipititi
some unfortunate bulfcck, while unsus
pectingly grazing on the aide of ?otUe of
the ravlpea in the interior, down to the, gulf
brlow, in order to break hiaboiies,
and thereby obtain a pretext to cut his
throat, and partake of hit, flesh ? Since,
#Wover, Sir G. Ijockburft 'lias arrived,
men of war have been appoihted by h?m
for the purpose of bringing JNp]& from *
the Cf?e* This cruel method of^bbtain*
ing fresh meat U tip Jongef prevalent, at
;he r< strict i one 4fk>n slaying bullocks have
rn ^ken dtf. NeVtrthelees the dashed
supplying the iolaqd Wth a stf
Cfuanuty of fresh bee/# cannot bo
, al^ great numbers bf the Capo
cattla died soon afteir Arrival* . Lnngwucd
where he resides at present, is the only
plain in the island i Opon itgrow dumber*
of melancholy useless .locking trees, call
ed by the natives gurti wood, ^fljich^btfing
all of nearly the ?ame height and ahapt?
give the whole a sombre appearance.
This, when connected with the secluded
atate of the person inhabiting it, separat
ed, as' it were, from this life, impresses
you with an idea of being in an immense
charnel-house. It is, however, the only
spot in the island whenf a carriage can be
driven with horses } for you must know,
that previous to our arrival, the only vehi
cle of the kind* in the island was slowly
dragged along by bu locks 1 plantation
house and grounds are an instance of what
art can -effect in a pl^ce denied every thing,
but mists, by nature. Mia hrot'a arejlow
about four miles in extent where ht Itoay
go without being accompanied by any Bri
tish (,fli<er, and by din^pp^ tacking, lik?
Hawser Trunnion workl^t l,P to c,,*,rch to
be mati-ied, he may coilwdcrabJy lengthen
his i ide# 9