Xfte
PHILADELPHIA, v
fRIDAY EVENING, September if.
ilxtraft of a letter fVom Captain Thomas
FriJx'tuN, to the Secretary of War,
dated Baltimore, September 7, 1797.
" I have much pleasure by the opportuni
ty this day's mail affords, in letting you
know that the frigate Constellation was fafe
ly launched at 2 o'clock, A. M.
Ihe masterly manner in which the ways
were laid by Mr. Stodder, and the other
precautions he took to prevent the smallest
accident, which had the desired effect, does
nim the highest honor as a matter builder
and profeffional man, in faft, Sir, I never
witnefled in Europe, or any other country
a performance of the kind better executed
and more highly gratifying, and I am con
vinced a more sightly ship of the fort cannot
be built."
Copy of a letter From David Stodder,
Constructor-os the frigate Constellation, 1
to the Secretary of War, dated Navy
\ard, Baltimore, September 7, 1797.
Sir,
I hav? the pleasure to inform you that a
bout five minutes before nine o'clock this I
rtiorning, I launched the United States sri- j
gate Constellation, without the leaftl appear- J
a.nce of the smallest accident happening, not- 1
withstanding we had no more than a common
tide, {he launched into her element Jeaving
her ways in as good order as before her
weight came on them.
I am under the greatest obligation to the j
Carpenters that assisted for their readiness in 1
obeying my orders as well as their aftivity ]
in executing them at the instant direfted."
With the greatest refpeft,
• I remain Sir,
Your obedient Servant, ""
DAVID STODDER.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, i
FROM LATE LONDON PAPERS. *
1 (
FRENCH LEGISLATURE. 1
, COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED. '■
24 MefKidor, 12 July. |
Dtfplantier.—Does it correspond with
the constitution ? Does it correspond with |
the happiness of the people ? Does it cor
. respond with the peace of the. interior, to
favour the excesses which the indefatigable
apostles of anarchy wish to renew ? They
fay that the 353 d article of the confti'uti
on is in their favour, but this article con
cerns only the friends of order, and not t
those mho have dug sepulchres for the
French nation, and whose doftrine is de-
ftruftive of all social order.
Arsenals of revolt, warehouses of (nfur
reftion ate established; a set of banditti
Wish again to sway upon' the fcanold the
sceptre of terror.
But their pratricide projects are known : { |
the anguish of having conceived them is all
that is left them : liberty is so confirmed,
that one gesture on her part will rally round
her all good citizens, and manifeft the dif-
grace, the infignificance, and the infamy j
of her hypocritical vctaries. '
It is for the wifdotn of legislators to pre
vent the combat from taking place. To {
prevent the evil is now to do a great deal.
Recolleft the origin and the history of po
pular fqcieties. Doubtless we owe grati-
tude to these foeieties for the good that
they have done, but by adding to this, sen
timent a positive resolution not to expose
ourselves to them again, a blind resistance to
salutary reforms called forth the resistance
of the paflions.—There was not one French-
man, an enemy to abuses, who did not wish
to co-optrate in their annihilation. This
enthusiasm peopled the popular foeieties,
but we soon saw them degenerate. Men
fond of money and of power direfted the
operatious of these civic aiTerablies, and Qr
every step in their career was a monument
of their violence. \ '
The 9th Thermidor arrived; France,
disengaged from the yoke of the Jacobins, QU
got time at last to breathe, and their crimes co]
were brought r» a period. But now they | a p
ft ill pretend to influence your deliberations, u j,
to aflbciate themselves . your labours, and
to direst your steps. Vou applauded with
energy the directory when it'eaufed the
pantheon to be' shut: you will sot fiifFer J, u(
those miscreants to reorganize their cursed ]
band,'and to render you incapable once t j, e
more of realizing the hope of your consti
tuents, and of drying up the source of j an(
your cslamities. cj
• We have certain information that popu. f u ] {
lar foeieties are established in a great num- on ],
ber of the departments, and that they me- er
nace the public tranquillity. You know t0 j
that there are already a great number of j
this fort in Paris, who exeite the anxiety tee
and the vigilance of the couftituted autho- tent
rities. You have just grounds for alarm, t j cr
since all these foeieties are compofea of f tcn
ultra-revolutionists, who have retarded in f e( j
place of accelerating the. progress of the • '
revolutionary chariot ; of evil geniufles who c( j v
wifli at any price to aft a part upon the prcv
political scene ;of ambitious men who are £
astonished at not having been the-people's 0 f t j
choice; of men, who, decorating them- v ,r lo
selves with the fine names of the Roman t j ian
republic, have plundered and mafiacred at was
all hands, and who never bluflied but in eil( j c
the blood of their fellow citizens. corr(
What can be the operation of aflemblies nc , ]n
eompofed of such fulphureous l nam{
if it is not confufion and terror ? Dread the g,
eruptions of these new revolutionary vol- jj"
canoes ! Have they not dared to fay that [ la jj '
the representatives of the people were tr; "ky
Chouans and Rovalifts, and that they wish- j-, n£r
ed for the re-establishment of tithes and
feudal rights, because they wished t,o re- j)
store liberty of worship, because they did t0 t jj
- Hoi wilt to perfccute the fmmftera 0i reli
gion, and because they were occupied with
the fnbjeft of bells ? Have they not dared
to fay that they supported a fojreigri faftion
beeaufe they repealed revolutionary laws,
and recalled to Franc « those whom terror
- had fugitated from her territory I Have
mas they not dared to fay that they were coun-
War, ter-revolutionifts, because they manifefted'
'7- _ a determiaation to prosecute rogues; and to
tuni- put an end to their dilapidations ?
you Yes ;do not doubt it ; plots are formed
fare- against you ; the furies already talk of the
cannon of Vendemiaire ; of battalions, of
ways pretended patriots whom they are organiz
' t ' le 3rmS arc reat ty, t ' ie signals are
a left j agreed upon, they only want the signal for
does | battle. , Yes, they wish for"an infurreftion ;
uder I nocturnal aiTemblics are increasing, and Pa
lever 1 ris is overflowing with the Jacobins who
ntry , have inundated France with blood and tears,
uted I have met here two who have been the
con- 1 robbers of my department, and jtliere is
nnot perhaps none of you who cannot fay as
I much.
J All temporizing will be fatal, and bring
1* R, 1 on a catastrophe in which not only you, who
ion, possess the esteem and confidence of your
favy j eonftituents, and who would find defenders
J. and avengers in everyone who is friendly to
j good order and the government, but all those
it a- who shall take a part in the business will be
this involved.
fri- j Do you know what the Jacobins -are ca- 1
ear- | pable of > Hear what Rewbell told you in 1
not- Brumaire, 3 d year, <• Where has tyranny
non had its supporters and its satellites ? In the (
Jacobins. Who has covered France with 11
her mourning, and peopled the baftiles ? The <
I Jacobins. If you do not pronounce with I s
the j courage you will no longer have a republic]
s in 1 yoH will have no more liberty because you
nty I will have Jacobins And, I add, because
d." you will have popular foeieties, and pretend- f
ed constitutional circles.
They havs circulated a rep®rt in the de- t
partments that some of the representatives 11
of she people have been afTaflinated, because I
they v\rifh to famih'arize the public mind 11
: with the idea that it may not be fhoefced I h
"*• the reality. Put an end to them by \
destroying these foeieties, which, like can- I r
cerous ulcers, are corroding the tree oT li- I p
bertv. I
We do net pretend to dispute with citi- I ri
zens the right of afTociating in private |c
meetings but we wish that they may not I v
he>fo numerous as to eaufe uneasiness; we I a
!th there may be a law of police, I rr
jr- Hmltin S "umber and determining th« Ini
mode ofadmiflion. I f a
jl e reporter then presented a plan of re- I E
ey f^' ut ' on ) of which the following are the prin- I w
J cipal provisions : Ij,
n _ 1 • All private foeieties discussing politi- Ila
cal qucfiions, and all those who under pre- I fc
he text of religious worship meet for the fame Ibi
e- pur F° fr ' be eompofed of citizens do- Itr
micilated in the commune. 1 1»
r . 2 * The members of these foeieties (hall Ith
J not exceed the number of ten in the com- I
ae mu nes whose papulation shall amount to jat
five thousand fouls ; of twenty where there I T
are twenty thousand fouls ; of thirty where I E
ill ar ® ' an hundred thousand fouls ; and I
j of forty in the communes of Paris, Lyons, Ith
Bordeaux and Marseilles. J da
f. 3* Citiiens domieilated for one year shall I tit
be omitted till the complement fixed is made I
' in order of priority of enrollment.
4- These foeieties shall not meet oftener I
'o than twice a month, and their fittings shall Icv
j terminate at funfetting. 1
j?"' Thf y watched by officers of I tin
j_ police,and shall not be allowed to correspond, J vit
[t to affiliate, to hold public fittings, to hate I foe
u presidents or feeretaries, to adopt delibera- tht
■ e tlYe forms, or take any title but that of a I '
o private society discussing political queftioni. difi
e 1° cafe of troubles or movements, the I rea
adminftrationt shall be anthorifed to suspend j bly
h " their fittings, and to order them to be shut los 1
up till the re-establishment of order, and at I ren
the most for one month. I J_ cl
n ' 7- Every society which shall aflume ano- led
. r "er title, is declared contrary to public or- I the
j der ; it shall be diflblved by verbal orders, I tiot
or if neceflary by armed force. I und
8. Those who refill shall be prosecuted as I rem
guilty of rebellion. I of t
» Coupe (of the North) moved the previ- Iby
| ousiqueftion, and the appointment of another I cen
' commission to makq a new report. This Ito d
last, he said, gave rife to an idea that pop- 1 whe
| ular locictiea are if ill neceflary. I thei
Vaublanc. I move that the report and j that
the projeft be printed. There are some I the
. provisions in it which appear to be too mi- I pers
nute ; but there are others which are excel- I
lei>t, and which must be adopted. It is of I
the greatest importance to announce to the |
; people, that we are not reduced to the me- I
lancholy neeeffity of organizing popular so- I G
cieties, to prevent the abuses which may re- I retn:
fult from them. The constitution permits I lowi
only private focieries, because they are nev- I mad
er dangerous, but every other society ought I the (
to be diflblved bv the magistrates. I "
A member—The projeft.of the commit- ity i
tee is completely ridiculous ; it is incompe- refpt
tent with the dignity of the council to or- publ
der it to be printed. It has occasioned a I recoj
scene which wg ought never to have witrtef- I even
led. [We forgot to mention that the read- the ]
iug of the projeft was frequently interrupt- been
ed with bursts of laughter.] I move the they
previous que'ftion. q or t
Dumolard—l fliall not discuss the merit to ar
of the projeft ; there are several of its pro- vifto
visions which leem to belong rather to'police Lom
than legislation ; but to prejudge that it have
was wrong, and it was extremely wrong to Coul
endeavour to cover it with ridicule. The the *
[ correspondence of all the representatives an- your
j nounce that popular focietfes under feigned j of G
names are every where forming ... I <«
Several voices—Clichy ! Clichy 1 v amon
who was at the extremity of the now
hall, left his place and went towards the defcri
tr;bune, making gestures aDd apoftrophi- called
ling the speaker. Several other members | fir ft i
made a chorus along with him. [ you v
Dumolard continued—l shall listen only Euro]
to the calls *>f uay coafcfence and my duty, I you,
rcli- itiilifTtrent to the.menaces of which J may
with be the objeft. Your intention is, to secure
tared to all the abfulufe empire of the constitution.
ftion You will not deprive the citizens of the right
aws, of assembling when the constitution permits
irror them to enjoy it; but- you will and you
lave ought to forbid every aflfembly which is. con
oun-_ trary to public order. The period of a Re
:fted volution is one thing; and a constitutional
dto regimen is another. The popular societies
have beeh uftful in overturning the ancient
med regime ; but now that the new regime is efta
the blifhed, they will destroy liberty" itfelf, and
, of the republic by pretending to defend tlTsm.
mz- These truthsrefl upon incontrovertible fads,
are The government has its eyes, upon the ma
for nceuvres of flock-jobbers, and their schemes
on ; are no longet myflerious ; but they will turp
Pa- out to their confufion, without impofingup
wbo On anyone.
of the resolution, which they
the have prcfenfed to you, certainly is not per
e is feft, but no person can pretend to the so
' as weign science ;we may criticise it, but we
cannot dispute the intentions of the eommif- i
ring fion, far less its urgency,
who I repeat it, the government has its eyes
'our upon the miserable gangs of robbers who
Jers would wifli to plunge us anew into terrbr;
f to a (lift it in making them return to their cj
lofe verns, and do not think because they affeft
Ibe to difleminate the idea that the beautiful
epoch of the firft years of the revolution,
ca- that the 14th of July will be sullied by afTaf
i in linafions. I vote that the projedt be printed,
nny Bailleul succeeded Dumolard, and spoke
the on the other fid*, and after a violent debate
mh the council closed the difcuflion, and order-
Hie ed the report and the projeft to be printed,
ritlj and the difcufiion to be adjourned.
ic;
rou PARIS, July 1 3 . '
use A letter from the Hague, dated July 4,
fid- lays :
" The utmost exertions are made here
de- to accelerate the embarkation of the land
ves troops destined for the l'nteuded expedition,
use Bcfidcs the twenty battalions of foot, men
!nd tioner* in my last letter, twelve squadrons of
tetf h«,f e are to be embarked. Major generals,
by Van Ruylen and Potkop, and gineral Gue
»n- rike, a German, who has already been em
w «f d in feTeral maritime expeditions in the
tteft-Indies, are gone to the Texel to di
iti- I reft the embarkation of their brigades. The '
ne commander in chief of our garrison, and fe
lot I veral other officers and volunteers, are like
*e wife to serve on board the fleet, and three 1
:e, members of the committee of union," are to 1
ht attend admiral de Winter,who has orders to 1
I fail the firft fair wind, and to attaek admiral j
re- I Duncan wherever he comes up with him. But t
n- I we are aflured, tliat tlie expedition is neither t
ieftined against England, Scotland, or Ire- I
ti- J .and, and it is certain that not one French 1
■e- soldier is to be employed in the expedition,
ne I uut that the whole land force consists of ■ C
0- j troops of the Batavian republic, tobo are at t
brefent left retrained by politital considerations
*ll I than the French troops. si
n- I " Three of our armed brigs wet* lately
to 1 ntta«ked by an English frigate of 36 guns. g
re I I hey beat her off, and afterwards toqk an r
re I English merchantman.
id I " The firft new herring, which formerly "
s, I the ftadthclder used to receive, was yefter- -
I day presented to the president of the conven
>ll I tion."
k I V ■ fuly 27 • u
r I The members of the club of Montmoren- g,
II I cy, frighted at the progress of this inftitu
| tton, and at its effe&s, decreed at its last fit
lf I "ng depute ten of their members to in r so
1, J vite the members of Clichy to dissolve their
e I society, and to offer upon their parts to do
1- I the fame.
8 J ht . f >' ftcn ? stic alarmists are falling into th
. I discredit; weak men who had conceived in
e j leal anxiety blush at theirmiftake; and proba- 15
i I bly the emphatic proclaimed of the dangers Fi
t Jof the country are about to be compelled to of
t renounce the glory of having again saved it. be
I Let uk examine for a moment these pretend- I hi]
■ led alarms. Some troops are detached to fei
I the eastern coast, where maritime expedi- 17
, tions, or the troubles excited by fanaticifm, G1
J under the (hade of powerful prote&ios, may Ai
> I render their prefeuce necessary. The order 16
los the destination is prescribed in legal forms of
■j by the executive directory, transmitted, ac- nal
• | cerding to custom, by the minister of war, Ta
1 Ito disposers of the military divisions, through At
J whose hands they must pass, and after tl&t in
I their march is so little a fubjeft of mystery his
I that fiteen days ago it was announced in all for
I the Belgic, and afterwards in the Paris pa- the
P" 8 - Fr«
_ , ba\
From the Parii Papejs. Ly
MONTEBELLO, June 28. of"
General Buonaparte arrived here on his Mo
I return from his journey to Como. The sol- fhei
lowing is the remarkable speech which he tifh
made in that city to the National Guard of det<
the department of Lario : t h e ,
I. you the public repose and tranquil- a S
ity is entrusted. You must make the laws last
refpe&ed, defend property, and maintain the for
public fecjirity. The Cisalpine Republic is
I recognized by tSe powers of Europe, and
even by the Emperor. It is a lhame that 1
the Italians for so many years should have fame
been dependent on foreigners ; in future offict
they shall be fubjeft neither to the Germans, day,
i)or to the Spnniards, noi the French, nor ted I
to any other power. We have not abused no pi
viftory ; we have fought and conquered ther
Lombardy to maka it free, False reports guill
have been in ciriolationrefpeAing your fate, qnt 1
| Could you think that I was going under
the walls of Vienna barely to fell you to L
your ancient oprreffors ? No : In the heart of h,
of Germany I thought of you. J ent
" There mnft no longer be any Swiss chart
among you, or exclusive patriots, finoe new/
now all the citizens must be of this ous a,
description. Those who were formerly ncrt
called Nsbles, and also the rich, must be the God.
firft io giving the example. Unfortunate
you will be if fa&ions reign among you 1 w her
Europe, which keeps her eyes fixed upon Join
you, will bt precipitated into ar. ahyfe of CO mm,
may calamities. Let noparty deceive you : the
eeure notile must consider himfelf as on a footing
ition. with others. The First Chamberlain, the
right person formerly most attached to the Arch
rmits duke, is now on a footing with the lowest
you peafaut. No person will be so wicked as to
con- recolleit that he was noble and not to love li
-1 Rc- berty. In fifteen or twenty days your con 1 -
lonal ftitution ifrill be published, as >vell as the
leties new order «f things. Let moderation be
cient your direftor ; let religion be refpe&ed ; e
efta- very nation has its own ; but religion must
, and not be intermixed with the affairs of Gov
. ™. ernment ; it would be ridiculous for it to u
adts, furp this right since its objtft is only the af
ma- fairs of Heaven and not of earth,
emes " You have' the Swiss republicans for
turp yoilr neighbours,, though they are divided
> U P" y forms of Government as much as by their
mountains. Your Republic, which is fitu
t ley ated in the plain, must he one : it will com
per- pnfe four millions of inhabitants. Mode- I
" so " na ' Re ffg io » Ferrara, Bologna, Romagna,
t we ! and perhaps Brescia, w.ll be united to you.
mil- With courage, with#- refped for the laws,
your republic will retain itfelf, and makt
eyes a figure powers of Europe,
who " When your government is completely
rbr; organized, and consolidated, the French
ca- will be the firft to withdraw, with the ex- I
flea ception of a number of troops, which will
tiful be neceflary for your defence, and you will I
ion, govern yourselves." j
ffaf-
ted. LONDON, July n.
'oke The ,'? t /v \ CCO , Unts frnm Marvin mention, that
bate g,nei ? lls ® r< fered the municipality [0 pre- I
der- T u, C j" P of themo '> rfi-!>in K uin-.e'd e- I
f(J ,i f C i a ' f .° pu s a 'co.ooo franks at the disposal 0! I
ted, the admmiflrative comroiflion. A number of tri I
umphal arthes were.of courO, ready; and
in addition to horse races and fi re work , an en . f
campment wi, preparing for' if,ooo troops, for I
1r 4. r 1 p f. rformanCe ,' f n,il " ar y evolutions. This
f4. fpleadid fte «. alf, ro he »ccomp,„,i c d hv the e
rrition of a coloCarmo. umenr, feet in height,
lere nrhe ne.de los it. George, in , ommenioration of
and attle of Monlenot'e.
ion. t0 think tf,at ,he high (late
ien- rS °"7 P t0 he has raised the India
,r|. I p3 u ,y l Tr em wanton asd unmanagc- I
> of able , he has therefore determined to apply a few
S Zt",, ICC T V he ru,es of 'V l '™*
" le " blood, and fo'ren:«ve /«-
rt sh ' k "'""'" ' ri ' *I,
fe- e fll0 " ld d! «. man on the who!-' '
kc " fucceCinfh 01 " Woull L mak - 3 hnt * Cardinal 1
reefer hi f!' P 3 P a 7;'tl>an the.hilhop of Rochef- ,
f'' ™ bfing tl: fjnoe v ith
to he church of Rome. The hierafrhy a „d infallibi- !
• t( J & rh„ at ,| C ' Ch fu " y r Srovc ' f in h ' i fpeeeh a
iral F. • C! ' tcr5 ' ar "J as the Pope precludes the j 1
iut I r ° f the '•''red writings, so ,
her r 1 ■-- i'' r ' a * r fan >°«s speech, preclude-, I (
lan/
re- land which arc m vie oAy for their obedience, not C
ich - <nwr connderation. j c
an, , ' bc ' 'r-raph between London and Portsmouth, 1 c
of xIV:, CO r T Ua J ,yi a " d whi*i« this to the I 1
at tcranh °r rV'f " v/hich - like the tele- r
at graph, are nfefulcßiy \afunjhine.
°" S si J In,, ; a fleet i a remarkabl- j
f ~ and we know » better sub- f
:ly " n < , nT '' r ' """'> wh,ch '» now To extrava 1
an rn%l,' D r'V h:nks -,' hat if the F -ench are fright- f
1- •.7 '! ate of financial refourcesexhi- I >
1 we'lhain. m 3n<l h " ir ° tl " r o{ ths £ xchequer, I 0
"1 y we «>aJl have » peacc thg-cbtip. v
* T " ' I 11
n- BOSTON, Septamber g. J
Navy-Yard—Bofion. I
The conttruflor, has the hofior to infdrm his I
fellow-citizens, that the frigate CONSTITUTION I t;
is to be lauched into her cleftincd el -men:, on Wed- ' 7
Helday the acth intt. at n o'clock.
u " GKORGK CLAGHORN P
l " . The . "grated Cheva!i-r Cefar Dubuc, who p
f r ° me "meCnce resided in'this vicinity, ism Fan. £
1 r I ui
'° September 8. I
Arrixed at Beverly, on Wednesday last, vv
:o the brig Pilgrim, capt. Nehemiah Andrews, tc
d in 139 days from Isle of France. In lat. I ®
a- xj, 14, N. l v ng. 23, 39, W. spoke a
rl F / cruiling ihip of 22 guns, the capt. P L '
o of which compelled capt. Andrews to his
t. boat in the night time,and come on board I
I- him, who, after examining his papers, fuf-1
0 fere 4 him to proceed. Aug. 25, lat. 38, I a
1- 17, long. 61, W. spoke (hip Four Friends,
1, Glenn, out 5 days from Philad. bound to
y Amsterdam, all well. Sept. 1, lat. 41, M' d
r 16, long. 68, spoke with the British ships
8 of war Assistance, of 50 guns, capt. Mo- trc
- nat, and Andromeda, of 32 guns, capt. ro '
' Taylor. Capt. Mouat politely offered capt. I mc
1 Andrews any fupplies'or assistance that was I ac<
t in his power. to give him,' and even urged 3 c
7 his poultry he had dressed tre
1 for hn own table. He informed capt. A. an
- the danger he was in, if he should meet a j
French privateer that was-criiifing in the] , K
bay, and said that he had dispatched the
Lynx, of 16 guns, capt. Hail, and the 1
Spencer, of 16 guns, capt. Evans, in quest nct
of her. On parting with those (hips, capt. tra '
Mouat gave capt. A. a certificate to be tra '
shewn to any commander of any other Bri- 1110
tifh ships he might meet with, to prev«nt
detention. Those ships had in co. with thl!
them a brig under American colours, with mo '
a Spanish capt. from the Havannah, but re " (
last from Philad. which they had ordered "f n
for Halifax. !°ev
to f
BALTIMORE, Sept. 11.
The trial of Noucbet, <wbo ivas imprisoned "
some time ago for counterfeiting arched on the Mill
office of discount and deposit, came on laji Fri- who
day, when the charge was so fully fulflantia- at J
ted ly the vjitneffes on lehalf if the slate, that on !
no pleadings took place, <zve underfland, on ei- dert]
ther fide. Thi jury brought in a verdiEl of the
guilty, and the court fentented the culprit to frien
Qnt year's imprtfonment, and a fine of jQ.200. plati
n n « P° or
Uted, yefieraay morning, in the 5 if} year " Y,
of his age, Mr. George Roberts, an old reft- ed w
dent and refpeSable merchant of this city. His with
charaSer is too universally hnouon to need a- the (
newspaper panegyric—lt was that of a -virtu- half
ous and amiahle man, and to addgreater h»- now
nors than man can give him, he died fearing Mills
yjfOUm
cries
On Thursday evening last, at Gray's choa
zvhere he retired fir the retovery of his dealt h> he-r-l
John Dyken, Esq. his Britannic majefly's Carlt
commissary for, Cape Nubbla-Molc.
vtie Calcutta GAZ'ttk,
L^ Mr. Editor,
as to ' If J ou deem the accompanying account
/eli- of tbe celebrated country of Cafhmeer,
con- wo r th y a place in your paper, you will
i the ™ ,nfcrt '. n ? —lt is taken from
1 be Mulfoozaats Timoori, or a history of
;e- ™ e -Great T.mur, said to be written by
nuft h ' mlelf ' a scarce and valuable work, and in
jov- m y "J lnd . carries along with it strong in
-0 ternal evidence of its authenticity,
e as- Tr 1 a ™' Sir,
i our mou obedient servant,
for p ■ - viator,
[ded CaMn P ore > l/? May, 1795. '
situ- AccoUnt °f Cashmf «, from th, Mulfoo
om. ZA "r Timoori.
frl] T thI T s the neighbourhood of '
r ou. J ebhaui ',' 1 (tne Ameer) enquired concern
iws, !"? situation of Cafhmeer, when I was
akt ,nformed Jt was a country of wonderful
beauty and excellence; that the air was
tely P ," re a ' ,d tbe wat fi* wholesome, and that it J
nch Ur .' ded '» a **#*7 of delicious fruits } «
ex- . 18 situ ated m the fourth climatl ;
will , txt ended a confidtrable way in
will if"? ' and was furr oundtd on all fides by
high mountains ; they described its length
to be from east to weft forty furlongs ; its
breadth from north to south twenty-five
that furlongs; that the country within the
ore- mountains, and the dominions of Cafhmeer
! contained I)0 oo populous villages : it it
tri b ° Ut,ded thc fo «th by the mountains ly
and >"g nearest so Indoftan—on the weft by
f- Afyhaiineftaun—on the east by the king
for dom of Tibut (Thibet) —and on the north
, h '' oy the countries of Baduhfhaun and Kho- ' ■
; ht, "L , ; that although it at present contain
-lof ed on, y °" e thousand villages, the country
was capable of containing an hundred thou
tate Tand, and that the foil was of such i-nature
t a am P'y to repay the labour of cultivation ;
£ w they further informed me that the inhabi
tin tants of Cafhmeer, both men and women, J
were famous for the beauty of their perfonj 4
and the,f ready wit: they said mereover 1
'Z l u at t ? le cl 7 a ' e was "Ceffively cold during J
s a the winter season and that ice and snow 4
abounded ; that for this reason many fruits,
01, the produce of warmer climates, such as '
nal limes, oranges and dates, would not flourifh
ith C : „ th /l T th f ca P'' tal of the kingdom" ,
b . was called Nughur (by Sheruf Addeen of H
, a . Yezd Tughur Nugghur) where the prince 1
the resided ; that in this city there wgs a fa
ro mons palace built entirely of wood, of four
t Z Te u ft ° n ' Cß h, 'S h 5 that this building was j
lot 01 fucb durabl! >ty as to have lasted two '
centur.es ; that through the middle of the
~ , "J?" a n ' vcr e q u! >l in breadth to the
he Dejilah (Tigris) ; that the source of this
nve !; f the kingdom of Cafhmeer, and is
>1- earned along many furlongs through a deep
h . stone channel, which is called by the native.
-a Dcir Khak ; that over this river the inhabi- ' 1
tants had ere&ed upwards of 30 bridges,
£ feme of wood, others or stone, and fo s me of
ir, °? ats , 5 . at fe v «n bridges were the s
vicinity of the city: that the river above
~ ™ e " tloned > after traveriing the kingdom of
I th ' and 88 ;t I )aff es by
different places assumes different names, as
,i, JJundana, Hurnsed, and proceeding to Mul
?' ' taU L\ l r frt " nite3 with the Chinau (Chu- '
zuab ) "'hence, both ftrea.ns united,
pass on below Multaua and join the Rawee,
0 which from another quarter is joined by the
< Bejah ; the streams above mentioned then
unite with the Sindah (Indus) in the neigh
borhoodofthecity of OujeH (Ontbhf
t, wl ' e "« the five waters-joined are denomina
i, te , d o ? e "J ab (°ll the five rivers). The river '*,
. of Sindah passing by the city of Tattah,„
a or 7 d^ c h ar g« itfelf into the Oman (the
Persian Guljjh). Further, I was informed
. that the mountains which bound this coun- 4
1 l / y ar , e °, f ,mmfnfc hcVht and exceedinrfy
■_ formidable, .'eem as if formed as
, a ba [ rier for theSifety of the inhabitants,
; by the particular favor of God ; the diffi- ' '
> n f 4 bduin & th, ' s P'ace appeared con
, i ™ ; there wcre three ways of enteriW
> Cafhmeer, one from Hindoftan, which was
troublesome on account of the extreme nar
rowness of the passes, for on one fide the
mountain rises to an amazing and almost in
, accessible height, and the other is formed by
a deep cmvity overspread with numerous tall
trees, of furpnfing thickness, rendering it
an impervious sorest, those who wish to pass
to Cafhmeer by this road must here unload
their horses, camels, and other beasts of
h-tV'hich proceed singly by themselves,
.'I the ba gg a ge and merchandise is car
ned, upon the shoulders of the inhabitants
trained for the purpose, in this manner after
travelling two days they g*ain the top of the
mountain ; the second road is from Khorau
fan, which is extremely difficult, and the
third road is by way of Tibut (Thibet)
more easy and accessible, but thi. is likewise ' ,
rendered inconvenient by the poisonous herba
and shrubs that grow on the way, and which
inevitably destroy the cattle if they chance «
to feed upon them.
" Frailly, thy name is woman A Mrj. • 1
a newly made widow, aged 55, who
who attended the obsequies of a dear hvjband
at Manchester, about a month ago, was seen
on Saturday morning, with the tear of ten
derness in her eye (for (he had but one) over
the grave of her " lov'J a
friend passing by, feeing her in that contem
plative mood, said, '< I'm sorry for vou
poor woman, you've had a heavy loss ' '
" Yea, that I have 1" exclaimed affli<£l
ed widoW—her heart fcemmg ready to burfl
with anguish At that moment theclerk of
the Church came up and accosted her in 3
half whisper, with,, with, '< the parties are
now waiting What parties, Mrs.
M4.S said her friend. " Dont alk me,"
cries the melancholy matron—(grief almofl
choaking up her utterance) —« P m gain? to
q' " wrT ' (e t a S a ' n 'b" morning to M; g
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