Camden gazette. (Camden, S.C.) 1816-1818, September 08, 1817, Image 2
from Chc TV ,
HUDSON. SCSNERYt .
Extract of a letter to the Jbditor[
*>r.thr National Intelligence iv datrd'
Kcw-York, J iilv 23 -*?? On pas-.?
sti^r jicwrt the Hudson river, frohv.
A ? uWny ro New -York, on borfc
sides lATiQit. beautiful country pre
sented; interspersed with * many,
tmail .tpwin sjtuatc^ on its tarjks^,
exhibiting a f4ea?ing prospcct, antll
evidence of the blessings of ? free
dom, peace and plenty. ' When
we arrived iq^ sight of, the ..'Cats
kilf moniua i ;is Which llsepn the
west sid<Lpf the river, ^nd.said to
be part-? the AUrghany mo'ua?
tains tha: crols Pennsylvania, their
t perspective* view bccon>es - truly
-fcuBlrnle. The * mountains ap|>ear
T clduds, and thsftlouds gently float-"
ing mountains, taking a peep into;
the Ripper tegipris, whose tower
ing epps look jdawfr. iuta_ the deep
-with m&j^sric grandeur on the dir
. m* i feuds bel,ovr?* The sun
beaw%? ?i$sC ratfun t light on their;
tAwh-j^^topSj-giU the lofty rocks
on thetf mighty heads i" in golden
auay, whilst the black, clouds til
; Jed with r?ta beat with
*fOBtending sfrHe thei>*.; stony sides
jJbt^passage totthe west. Pkas
*>* afrd'ddightcril 'viewed tfac cortr
tenciing element^ whilst die steam
' ajpac beneath this wreck of mat- ?
te^^iwly |(cke-ps down the .swelling
: JtrcSm. ' ?:
, J _^^h?;base.di J^f?se-_ tremendot*
m^ip(atal'pn the south east side,
' MnpMpe plata ivIiiehL
the West Point
; ? WgPflil ?Pf*? ' fr<xn
the xS^terHfyt been at some
distamt age ^iNr world, a vast
;lake. Jt is \W\ this valley chat tfjfe]
. ^0ri,es wwe4mamnw>th have, been
touni s^d'the inhabitants of the
, vicutftV; ^e^^jftgtherc are,
cull ma^y t^S^rsTceletons of
Point, the pre^^lktfy school
." '*>f the'tMtgf&flS |P^ i new ahd
afcene prese.uvft
MM& ( Pe^WR1 Wind becomtti to* ?
T*y~ ir>t<Y ^
the ; !,wonderlul -
, .?? ?o^%rn "* and 4 the
which jat
ccjiS* periods of ,the world miwt'
Shav6; taken place, to bur .t aauncgfc:
**-. Sflift1 /mdft4-'tRc Hills, and the mouri~.
im^ When you drop into the
?jp^' thc\iyac-'fe^ai(l to
be 400 /.uhorn, dee;., you appear
KS
to&iiirijii raoir
States, beaming ort every moun
tain;? top the undecaycd mark* and
w,shinBto"
We stuped at West Point-at
SSSP' h-6ue ? of thc
diui^g>iiic{i time we visited Koit
Fuinam, buUt the, toj^of a
; ^.^likinrain tha: lises on rhe sonth
*V<?st side of tte plain ; and by ad ? I
J r +? \* 4 ? - ? . 2 . w ? Z44
moun|g|||
. equate measurement, h 568> feet i
A above the level of the gea. The
fore U how in a tolerable state of
preservation, but bears the evident
masks of plunder irom visitors
who like ourselves, were no doubc
anxious to bear^away some relique
from this monumfrht oi revolution
ary kuftering* aiid the bravery
of the American troops. ?-Standing
on the parapet of the for t, we over
look the plain of West Point, the
Hudso*^ fiver to a vast distance,
and *14 different batteries, redoubt!
and fortineacions, prepared under
? the eye of the father of / Aitkricanu
liberty, by the veteran ' troops of
. our revolutionary war. From the
top of fort ^utkaift we c<>n:efii
plater tho:e a n ient works situated
on the -ides a<id lop* of surround
*?'?g hills with plcasurr. 1 he de- 1
fertdcrb of American freedom erect
r ed tk^e with itrvmeme-;
labour., and under the must suffer
ing privation s*Kt hardships, tri xfe
-fend those privileges which we now
enjoy over any other nations or
people on~car?h ; aaci which *he ei
tizens of the_ United Stages through
the influence of party factions now
support with a degree of^ indiffer
ence, dishonorable -to the character^
of their forefathers. , It is now, how
eves, the school of natural histo
rvjlyencral science,*, and the art pf
war r arid rhr pro fc-sSAVft and cadets
under their charge, do honor > to
America,, notwitHstandin^ the par
simony of the administration,* and<
the illiberal pay allowed by ' con-r
gre.ss to the 'officers- and teachers
of this national 'institution.- -V
On. leaving West Point, arid pas
sing down the river we were sh'owrt"
the {>lace from which Arnold made
his escape t;o .,the British ariny p
and also where .major Andre was
, taken and executed. These spots
serve to recal afresh to the memo
ry, past events now resting on the
t minds of the people like the sha
llow of a past dream. Whert ^.We
had passed "through between the
mountains which on ? both ? sides
overhang the river which meanders
in rapid rnaj est y, Ave were much dc^
.ligh.rcfi at a sudden view pf Stonby
Pointy and the remains of tfre .^Id
fort on its ipj>, whicji the gaTOit
" ^Way n^ J>ad ur pn - taken f
'the fort^i^ oil a $$naiL barren hill,
about zoo yards irbm the shore oirt
the riv?j\ j**ar to the / foot fit a
n^untaiii, ami i** tjfe we>r and south
jvest fides of the loiy grovirdi, by ,
no means either fertile or weH cufc<
tivattd by th$ OWriers, Tflifre is
nothing in the sight of Stoftey
Poiiir carious or even attractive co
a stranger : yet; when- %e1dbk on
the ^bicct, and conntcil fo with. the ,
^Kerit of Its hayiftg^icc^^^
iljfyt 'pppt hc}d ;^y tnvadiog'.?hn;
e<ftyt and c^ptureci by - the Veteran
Wayne, it the Keai pf a spall
bAnd of ^rric$M&n berot s, ic tlijjjhf
become* i*su hjc c tot Uoi^.^^ofZ j
'fjty/'the wtawti tow I 'tjic philoso
pher, the waukmart, Ami>oldfer,' "
.leaving $toaey Polrft, th^ Hud
ilmm. gr*^*My widens: till you
height, almost p^adicular, the
J ^S^SSSSi
description, admirably calculated
Jto attract the eye of'the philosopher
.and imitiaginitionofthe naturalist. <
their cxtrcpie length * itown the ii
vcr is So great, aqd the similarity
-'Wj'generaiJ that the eye and the
mvagindtfort both become desirous
?l idiot and moic variety. '1 his
relief is* scon afforded by -the sight
?of the city New- York? the opefi5-,
ing bay ? 'the forts and castles';*
which appear meeting On all sides ,
'as you gemly glide along, to otfer
you a joy lul welcome into the most
beautiful rurbor in the- world.
JVuvul fotce on 1 He I Jiktk i#.-? U ha* been
published. thai the liii*tsh arc dismant
ling their vtvscl* u|Hm> the lakes. This
we It-Mi n iiom v;o<k1 authority, is in pur
suance of a mutual un<let landing ^
tw?cn the American and British' govern
mem*, that rcitbcr power shall retain
mure than two revemit cbtteis. of two guns
*iach? on either lake* in service ; ?&tivi that
6 months notice sh*ll tx? t*iv?n by either,
of an intention io> ailment this force. In
i hi# arrangement the mtet^sU of the two
^ovennrtclHh are RVitfuafty promoted ? -ami
and many ocr.a*i-)nt of cftihtion and jea
lousy *ivt>i<kd. It saves a great expense
\o b tip ; an<) ?s, Intikicfes, an evidence of
oo!?luW:fta5<r and ?<l will which ?t is
ihc UiictesL ol lx>ia lo pioipoto.
j I'rjtn (Ac .N . Y? Daily Adv r. J. ? .
# It is a curious {
d?sa*?w+& ol n-*
arc aluoe udvan
War, thai ItMtii*:.
harvest 10 u~? new;
which makes cvtfy ^
mufetja the CxZfUt
? In thrsc
u me* t^c papers have b^cuWic -favored ,
with tt^ aeeo&rts^f the-^Jf^Miaabie *uul J
calamitous rainsVkb?ch taVe^Hketl s< v
eral poitfpus of our country ?./ \v%*io ?not
oican .xix be . underwood pt
4f papers aire "so^rd hearted and
as co rejoice ai tin; calairtitfes of theii?^
low men? they go no' farther than nu:ue?
ly to publish the' calamities *rfien ;l)ier
do happcny and, jo that way, derive an io-?
duect benefit fcjijri j hem. v . ^An .
, < The rains being over, and the streams ' I
fallen, vtc have uo prosptct cf any imme
diate supply .of matter* jexcept from the;
^reai Cape Ann wiake. LJLrlhis monster j
of ( he deep should extend" hW Visit to* his
brother fishermen oi the ?ast, (for it
htj has come himself on a ivip uf.er'* her*
r?n^) for a few days longer, ttie new s'pa* -;j
per editors ou^hi to dub nod >;ive torn a
*' public dinner.' *? Jt would nut be'very^
r expensive,, a* b? tv?ms ixy live on (Wb
ttloue, which are to be hud fci jneat abun-*
dlnct; from Cape Cod and Marblehead /
I audi, we presume his dragonship would
' b^2 able* Jbbin his dog s head," to loast^
in a vbluntefcr, The Great JLcviatham ? ihc
Ugitima(tc iovercign o/< ihe dcc/i. ?- 5
Our conespondent at ttoston " informs ?
us that on Saturday last he was not"io be
sevti, but on Sunday he stuck his tail out
of water, (resembling the blade of an oar)
when a number of gentlemen immediately
left Bo?it>n for ^Gloucester Harbour.
?' Should be be taken* it is to be ho'pcdhV
I jurtflti# tra&ted feertdyi a* wfc* understand .
Mr. Sauddfct:, the proprietor of the Allien?
can Museum p this city, ha*' already as*
signed hitp a> place 111 his cabinet*. ui^naUt
rm i cttfmtt kir. -? - ? -? s ? 4 ;
' SlfcieTIONS. ?
w Tt Uv religion is the perfection of hu* .
ifnan nature*, ui ul the j??y and dcH^Ut of
cYery one that fe- Is Tf active aud titron^
within him. ^ Of"\Kifi 1 "WTke w?\b more
conctin an?l emotioii, iKicanie 1 hkvc' vfelt
"tiii and ^ndc^ ^tht only joy'
which lfirLs thvon^h u man's heart and
life. It is tlvat VVh)Ch has 1>ecn for trm'.f
;^eai?s imy ; greatest ^ripport; i rtj^iOc
daily in i*./ I ferl Troc}V it the. earntytf
of il\at ,; supreme joy winch l ' pant;.alttl
H6ng lor. S'l am suvt1 tht rtrnr not hiny; -eh#'
/??lO n ffl CT^lOMnlatli. ?
of state, and ibif ^t^MV
something in them that ia biore spfceious |
and I was for somd yWrtifcepty imuiet acU
jo these, but -luill wtth bope^ of re(orJuinjj
Mic world* and of. making mankind w(ser
and better. Uut 1 have found, ik*t which
is crOiilved cannot t>c madb y <
) wl ^ b "kfio^ led^c and '
.v.uiity a 1 lit veXi^on t|( ?t>wU>
Wuw. 'i** &.*<m i
"-h -4U2&2A- ?? -*y i
ft*> Vtlevjt^ io Wiu,
I
. ilia #>/ ? 1 1 dka& ? l^TjlLs !
f?? ^ ' w j'uniu IW WIMCf r^WF^ ^k!WI
|Wmppt delicaMT ?* feeling in the. s(>u?t
vihftts her flhilf^a.kl wulniraw
h?i>e(Lfroin iKe whj^h fian ihU*
cb^f 'in. it- ' H.K .Mlqr in tJtq'oji.ft* aensi-?
bUity^ \tartj?i heir to ihurf the lint ap
peacatice of v^ery iv iiurifuV
; To reCeiVa ailvicc, reproof and instnu
tion pioprrly, i? tfte sMre?W,*p>' ? H?n" ,
cerc jfnd hurtibk J^aart, afi?1 thcltirai' threat* 1
fnirtd, alnch command* w\t it?*
p< (H an.l fcvcredce* wb?4i it j ppeara so
willing to >*k;ld to ui the superM?tity.
t hat ft iendship which m.;ka? the It-^st
I noia*, i* oAert th? most mefui ; and a p? u
&ttt (Vleud ia generally of rnoi a sti \ ice
ItlHIt a zealous one.
F<mr U the expectations of the studiy>u?i
the brave, iKe modest* ami the R'Kkh iftht
reward of their labours and virtues Were to
be detetmiliad by his I fe. ' V ? v I I
Female modesty is oficrt silent r female .
d?cofi?'i? m vtr hold. Hoth lorbid a
young woman to lead the o<mwj*6t?ou, am) |
Hue religion dreads t Very thin^that rfcightjl
look ostfcntai ious. Thr must pitidefit <4>ur*e
yon can pursue, is to avsocmte ?* tfmcha* |
possible wnh ilio*e*kut Horn root p'in^pM
iovc the 9h*\z. ^ ^
\ ntraip boat Ironi komfcjfr* for Mm*
^ate, ha* t>cen destroyed by lire*, ii f>6* |
ii?v? found tihpoe*itfte to gJtUMfcnisti
fire* soon after it t tft ? t*<v
!k (hk w?s.maflfe -slight m
tod i tit- < ' ^?mcur? ciefnm?< 0??v?f he
ir, W. Mm: tn;ine tMVWf^io <mer*tk?#
if id tli'- I???.k rcut r#t> ahotu* ami all
ixmrd (:>o person*) navtd ; bo* i?n?n.cjiate
a. tor th?y landed,, til* dick fell ,ui. fv4]
iU iY)R.\i VJION.
The following ewiimuni* u : >r? !:.??
handed la us f<;i j>Ml>??cuii u? j?< compaMt e
V*y nit affidavit n>->'tfv b<.f*?re a n-w^tiitmc f
to vrturh the w liter s^t-.'-rr p>y ' w^ms th it
t?t>rt wiJj dr-rH Siv :\n!rnt 8>>r -
its. We shall rsot pnUtUh ,i!ie afitluvil,
lxc;mse we conceive that m? iv.ao can be
piiiified i ti solemnly sweamn* ti?;?t hr tp it*
rrxA do nr peTfoi 1fi ccr\ am ihtmiv, be.c zu > c
| it hifles with l he solemniu of an oath^
I i?mf a* there is a possibility (hat he may
? l>e foresworn. This is a novel mode of ex
piation, and a recantation of errors thus
jMibJicly rn^i
inieriperaae.'
To fny credit
ut* I ctl
,Xo
ro .e sen iecahle to the
.Vrt/. jidv.
Trf forvxrr Jrim(l*% f^r
Vot ijcf.rct to fiavr nexv,
ested against the u*e oT
""" Cxneihod 1 have takeif
I Wye. been
:: t -^frm
remedy -
rfmaikabley _
* ?|ry ***& unexv?MH^^^gH
piomUed and re Heated tnes?
4or?*ke that baneful ^nd seamhttoub tpeae~
tiee of drmik*^uc^? .sW.au saithuift eflec t>
having for a fortnight abstained from alt
kind* of liquor* iliul yi)\ recollection resto
red to me, 1 airi left to the sad reflection
tfi niy egregious fo]lie>* au<l ??V? determi
ned u> ftfKuke them. f have* therefore,.
taken a method obligatory in the stj^ht of
Cud af\d man ; sindhaviagj nftii pronoun
ced dead by some abandoned And in
corrigible by otlvttrl, I thu*T>ublicly make
.(tnown by recatiufcon. 'St*': ^ ; ^ i
Tbe practice, ofdiimkeones^ can, ntv^r
,1*5 patlisted, yet pothiny; is more tommoh
;<mong drunkards' Ah*n fo ' attribute -their
follies to mn&rt?in*s*avid icjim?*s?eceiv^d?
^ if llmt Df A' p*Uiatioi?? ?*!*?
haps- 1 have a vifcbt to as grt&V'ashaie of
it a* any man ol my.^e. But uiiiit *ul?
lx yRcred in 'palliation for man', wjw> ??
placed as tly* 'supreme or ill leri^atual
htingfc? and* formed iii t!v v*??W -*<r
r ^-,- ,w.r .?v|?viiic ui ?ii lerrfaujai
hongs, and' formed iii the very mnijc of
God himself, when he fle bancs himself be y\
IneajU tiie brute 'jhpi nr Nothing. . Xi
hn^re been considlrod as deatl : it is a \voni-'
3[$r that I atn pOt| b^V n^y tremblin^iiaml"
and bniain^ l^eart man iii. st that t atH<
alive, a. livtTte ixionuirfthV trftifatirleKI
I :^r>fu|e(noatiot\. ilovr horrid the t^lrospec
fiinja A]fe^lVsfk.nt life } but (hat^bf a^r
; luous life* how ;cnr>nohn? in airi^vVri'sii
lude ; tne upifrtt Vs $ '&&& tohiicitqpV5
ut luwinv; cUmic its duty j *Kfe as
si?ys, tb% convciausness of vreU dolitg ? bu
??aii ample reWHid^v 1 have atUJ ^hopes^of
doing: Welt, whk# I ??n anxious you ahouKl
all i^noWi confi^ln^ ih^t JWWMM>er, hon
?*htr and^ indusiriyaia man^/Fittv^&v|jseKit
; v|t ? vv
v' ^^y^jruj
" thr#i
Si
JM ndJdiH^iMVe^tYlaf . r
||\as A ?ta?M?m W -4 ?V. L. a
Lu , t
z&zmi.
r 'fi ' y ?<* r j1
MM
I,vrat.e?i Uj? t
featity
?-' ? "7 find u
iiii^ ofA hts parental
solace in daclintog
iw/i. Jilpt in the bud* irfctn ju*t about tq
blosoin, and biased tb</ canker worrit
I dM/tafion i feavth^ia ttjftlrowtfrkift
^m#;to thefn, the pad t^membt Ante of
Ijrfi fr>lfieH. I Ijave vien the rniddle aR*d,
weary of the VCw'' df nisigKentllty. still
dctei inin< d t(? support 1XB$J Cause ot do
hatfcliery, a Complete picture of ccmami*
nation, guHt and hui*an wo, drink liia
last poison<?us draught, and sink into his
f graMRr His children) who had fondly an
l .u< ipate<l the prottctioA of tb?i ^. father, arc
' left to bear, in part, the- burdefe of , his He
^ parted Kuil% and tha calumny 0f an iflf
l?cral world. I Ijive Reen old1 age, after
dissipating a fortune which might haVe
alleviated the duresse# Of t ha wittow and
orphan, he himself * Ng^ r, standing on
the vcry^ rf the t;rave, with his hafnl dis
trn.lrd. to ti... ^rnjt 0f
iqf vnrpMjre of hitman de
g^ef^ci', dt ink iff and drop ifHO'th?.gravef ,
*. wi?ck ol tolrfinn' fciift*, W?iar>lrfl
tended
and as
Vt-ftia, *aikvl yesterday t?r
8t pavirnfrtrs, 1 1 .r IUn.
Jtt? \A mfojinfMlor lo
l?uty *<.'1 (LugHf*
j aouuu L)a. '\j .i'ivt j i u*