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POETRY.
Lord Byron's « FARE THEE weLL” hav-
Eng rade a conspicuous figure in pring the
Editor presents his readers with two other
poems, supposed 10 proceed from the pen
“of Lady Byron. They are only sufifiosed
so be ber performances; forlet us at least
hope that the noble Lordis singular in the
shocking indelicacy that consists in implor-
ing, as it were, public sympathy in domes-
tic griefs of such a nature,
From the Connecticut Herald.
Fare thee Well.
Fare thee well, inconstant Lover!
if thy fickle flame was love i—
Though our trausient Joys are over,
I can ne’er inconstant prove.
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Man may beast a deathless passion,
Swear his love shall ne'er decline ;
Yet, unfixed as changeful Fashion,
Woman's fate may change like mine. |
Oace I thoazht I might belicve thee ;
Might on Byron's oath rely;
But my arms did scarce receive thee,
~ Ere thy oaths, unheeded, die.
From parental arms you took me;
Stole me from a Mother’s care 3
“Then in wantonness forsook me,
For some less admiring Fair.
Pray’rsand tears were uravailing §_
Nought thy purpose could veguile;
Mot a Wife her woes bewailing,
Not 2 lovely fnfant’s smile.
}feav’n had form’d thee for unkindness;
Steel’d thy soul to all that’s mild :
Dimmw’d thy meral sight with blindness 3
7 Left thee Nature's wayward child.
Seay LI most not, camo chide thee ;
“What thou hast not, who can blame ?
Vicoe is what Heavln dunted thee,
And the/world has done the same.
Phink not I can e’er forget thee;
No! thy griefs will all be mine:
i shall weep when foes beset thee;
7 Smile, when Fortunes sur shall shane.
Mu 1, can’ I shall 2 Mother
= fiate the Father of bev Cikd bo
: Me oy ! Heav'n! My anguish smoothei~
A: that name my Infant Smil’d 21
Smil’d to think she had a Father,
Po protect her growing years ie
& Unsuspecting Orphan ! rather
« Drown thine eye in floods of tears.
«¢ Father, now, sweet abe, thou hast not ;
«All his cares you must lorego
« Qther woes thy peace may blasynot ;
« But thou hast this keenest woe.
8 Orohon Babe {my care shall ever
« Guard thee from the ills of life;
tt Deaty alone hath power to sever
¢ Byron's Babe and constant Wife.”
PIERRE.
From the London Courier.
Oh! forgetme.
| gw ANSWER TO FARE THEE WEIL”
Oh forpe. me | and forget
- 7 The brightness of our morning gleam
Of lov: and hope, which tinges yet
"The memory of that faithless dream.
Oh forget me=~=whether thou sail
Lonely ia the Ag@an sea,
List to the wildering Arab’s tale,
Or plunge in nights of revelty.
For thee~whose stirring soul may rush
Where joy spreads forth her treacherous
charm,
Bold in (ny ‘owering pride to crush
The serpent’s head of earth’s poo harm.
Ji passion win thee to her gusts,
Let uot thy thoughts to home be turned ;
Ber not that doubting heart which bursts
To think of peace despised and spurned
Oh | then forget me—~and if time,
Pluck from thy breast this
smart,
Unchecked by shame, unawed by crime.
Cling to some warm and kinder heart.
rankltog
For me enough those sunny hours—
The heralds of this night of woe-—
Wich led me blind o’¢y paths of flowers
Breathing all sweets of bliss below —
Though, like the violets of the spring,
They opened to the light and died—-
Though far they fled, on startled wing,
“Then love shtunk back from injured
pride :
‘Gill were they sweetest, happiest, best,
That hope ¢’cr formed tu fancy’s train,
"The visions of that endless rest,
When truth and joy unite again.
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But ob forget me till that hour
5 a uh rs A od "5
SR nas 2 a 00
When ell Light worldly dreams shall fig,
When fzme, aud wealth, and rank and p
ery
And even genius humbled lie-—
Then, if one stormy thought gush i= as be 1s desirous of In this execrable
1: lost affection still may hve—— © lsiand, he says, there is neither sun nor
Believe that torn hearts, purged from ein, {moon to be seen, and he has given it the
May meet to love——and to forgive. {pame of Isle de Browilar'd. He some
limes rices out in the morning—on one ol
these occasions, in passing a field where
some men were ploughing, he alighted,
and took the direction of the plough handle
for the length ofthe field, and on returning
drove the team the same distance, remark-
ing that it was very fatigueing employ-
ment. He received the inteligence of Mu-
rat’s death with considerable fortitude, and
appeared only anxious to know whether he
had been killed in battle or not—eneither
The cu ras Bt possicie tn Sloomer feom 1s man
pidity natural to man is a vey insufficient |: Gn ie hs hE Ch >
-xcuse for the violation of the first duties| TOD Toa wii on Sg nt
: 2 ithe short distance between longwood aud
of bumanity, morality and lav. Jamestown it was commonly reported afl
The following artiele affords fullerinfor- We or plac hat: be J por h
mation than we have yet seen on this gub- 1s Iaties placejthyt he rose ou noe
ject smart, Intel most violent invective on hearing it, and
; : : {probably such has been the account for
Loxpox, May 10. lwairded to England. when he was infor-
Tne following is an extract of a letter from med of the death of Marshacl Ney, he ob-
on board the Spanish slave schr. Rosa, served that he was a brave man, a very
prize to H: M. ship Bann, dated Sierra brave man. Such persons as the admiral
L:o:¢e, January 26: approves of have no liberty to wistt Long-
" Mv DEAR Sir—] have just arrived in wood, by applyng to marshal Bertrand
above vessel, which we have captured, (who resides at ut's Gate, about amile
fier an anxious chase of many hours, and from Longwood) for a pass to enter the
, smart action with ‘our boais of an hour gates. Marshal Bertrand is much esteem
ind a half. We were refitting here m H. led by every one for his great consistency
M. ship Buna, about a fortnight since, and the honorable line of conduct he has
when information was received ol three adopted. Napoleon is now on better terms
vessels under Spanish colours, well man: with the admiral than tormerly—he has
ned ana armed being at the Gales, a place discovered that the conduct of the latter
“bout 150 miles to leeward of Sierra Lizoue, has been misrepresented.
t king in slaves. With great ReranReE Bogt. Ev, Gaz.
wing ‘entirely dismantled at that time, we! & DF Uy
vot te ship ready and at sea by 8 o’clocky .
: y ' Population of the World.
that Bonaparte enjoys very good health,
|although the great humidity ot the climate
{and the fiequent dense fogs, do not permiy
gy 1} GB ED 110 OEDR—e
It cannot but be a subject of regret to
Gnd that there are citizens of the United
States, since the Peace, extensively engag-
ed in that most disgraceful of all traffics,
‘he African Slave Trade; especially smce
i must be carried on under foreign colours
snd for the benefit of the colonies of foreign
ations. We should be glad never to hear
of any American citizen being engaged in
any trade m which he was ashamed or afraid
to display the American stripes
the foliowing morning. The wind falling, Po
we did not get off the place until the 6th
morning by day break, when to our great The ageregate Population,’ on the
catistaction we discovered a large schooner gyfiuce of the globe, is: estimated at
"shore, who, on seeing us, immeciatly 800,000,000 souls. If we reckon with
cut his cavles, made ail sail with a light the ancients, that a generation lasts 30
sreeze off the land=—we after him, but $00R gears, then in that space, 800,000,000 hu-
i und he had the advantage in sailing. Al gag beinos will be ‘Worn and die: comse-
19 o'clock, lucky for us, 1t fell calm, chase quently 78059 must drop into etesmity
+ hut pine miles distant, when the second every day; 3044 every hour or about 51 ev-
| ueenant was dispatched with all the boats: gpv minute. Reader——how awful is the res
\ I'ttic before 3, bring within shot, chase fiction Of these 800/000,000 are sup-
up a Spanish ensiyn and pendant, BW t oesed to be “Pagans, 14,000,000 Mahom-
ia broadside round to bear upon the boas etants. 9,000,000 Jews, only 170,000,000
d comraenced a sharp firc of round and are called Christians of these only 50000000
grape upon them; there being a very ie protestants, and alas! how few are
.y eround swell on, and no wind, Lam i]
py .0 sayy It took very little effect. A
ly devoted to God !
folly, belng within pistol sho, propiled to je Ih
boar, © boat on cach bow, and on on = Yt is stated in a Kentuckey paper, that 2a
each ig schooner keeping up a heavy general court martial, of which major gen-
fire of grape end musgaelry—our piniace eral SCOTT is appointed president, is to as-
having a 12 pound carronade, cut ‘him up semble ac New-York, onthe 2d September,
very much; Bis’ fnainmast at this time be- for the trial of major general GarNzs.
ing shot away, gave three hearty cheers, The same paper also states that a court
darted alongside, i
lI GC p——
and carried him sword in martial of witch col King is appointed
hand. The vessel proved to be the Ross, president is to meet at Washville, in Ten
ander Spar ish colours from Havanna, pier pessee,on the 19th of August, for the trizl
ced for 16 guns, but only four mounted, of gen. Brsserr and col NICHOLAS.
bout 20 men her crew, all Americans, and foi
{him totakeas much exercise on he:seback J escaped with the negroes, leaving th
head of the Charterteau, 60 oF
hence ; but they Weretgs precautions
ing kept back spies, who guve the
some mockasingy kegeins, and bows.
The pursuers could notasceriain
nation the Indiaus were of
It bas excited much alarm among t
the symptoms are much alike when th
commenced hostilities two years agu.’”
June 1s,
Inprax NewS. »=It is conjectured thas
the Indians who have commited the late
depredatioas at the Boons Lick settlements,
were returning from ap expedition against
some tribes of Missouri Indians. with whom
they are at war,—Treaties will not biud
these people, fear ‘only will restrain
them Tocidents in the proceedings of Brig-
deer General Sinith tully illustrates this
assertion. The General with about 1000
regular troops ascended to Ruck River
a fow weeks ago 10 erect a fort; he has
chose a position on rock Island, the
most commanding gpot in that quarter,
and immediately commenced building.
The Indian Chiefs pressed lim to desist,
declaring that they could not be respon
sible for the coduct of their young war-
viors who disapprobated building a tert
in their neighborhood ; the General treated
them civilly but went ‘on with the worl
and no doubt by this time has a fortress ©
great strength completed. A person who
left there a few days ago represents the
Indiaus as iriendly, and much attached
to pen. Smith who was preparing to ass
cend to Prairie du Chien, tu erect a srong
fort in that neighborhood :
300 of the rific repiment have sailed
from Belle Fontaine to join him. ,
Nicholas Boulvin Esq. the Indian Agent,
resident at prairie du Chien, informs, us
that the remaining hes'ile bands of the
Winebago and Falsavaln nations way be
expected shortly to treat with the Comimis-
sioners. Ser
Peommie
Hunteville ( Ten ) June 18.
A rumer. has reached town by a gems,
tleman from Fort Claiborne, that the
Creek . Indians, (to the number of 1200,
had embodied near that place, painted and
armed, avowing an hosile intention, and
that the suryerors who were intersecting
that country were compelled to rus ine
to Fort Claiborne fy gotection. Ie ig
stated that Gen. Gaines was collecting
Forces at St. Stepheasy to march seaingt
and disperse them. Ii is strongly suspect-
ed that the big Warrior, who professes
so much friendship for the white people,
is sccretly at the head of these deluded
wretches.
A letter from an officer of Ligh rank in,
our Mediterranean flect to his fricud is
Fortland saye
376 slaves ; being under Spanish colours 14 said that gen. Games is accused of
is all nonsence, as the prize was formerly g.¢5 jpjustice or partiality in relation to
the American privateer Perry of Baltimore 3, merits and conduct of eertain officers
and is now manned entirely with Amcri- or his command during the campaign
cans, commanded by an American, and bad ihe Niagara; bestowing applause on
beat off, only. four days PprevioBs 0 OUF fo ites. where there was no
falling in with her, under American €o- yiee peformed, and suppressing the mer-
Scha Jott. When the rascal found our
boats getting the upper hand, let about 50
: tend distinguished themselves. These
slaves out of irons, and armed them with
signally :
have heard and believe
are the reports we
lboarding pikes, told them that should we 4; pe the subjectof charges against gen.
¢et on board, they would all be murderedy canes.
which made the poor wretches fight like ™'y, the case of gen. Bissel and col Nicho-
devils : they stood the deck when! everyiy.. i had its origin also in the frontier ;
American that was able had jumped below.| ye general had imputed to the colonel af
Thauk God, we have none Killed owing to! aisreputable course of conduct in acwual|
the heavy roll of a sea that was op § Our as- military service, and in his private habits
sistant surgeon, and three or four men, ave, a conduct in camp. The col. accuses
badly wounded ; about the same number of} gen. of injustice and calumny. Chal
Americans are wounded, but the vessel Si lenges and assaults of a very scandalous
favouritism
very much cut up about her masts & Ig- i,q preceded those arrests ;
ging—the mainmast Is shot away. After 5 aledged to have no small share in this
taking out the prisoners, and putting her: quabble, which will probably cost the]
to rights as well as we could, I was dis ihc from ten to twelve thousand dollars.
patched in her, with fourteen men to Sier-
. \« When the head is disordred, the min d 1s]
‘a Leone, where, having had favourable oo ell”
winds, we have arrived safc, after a short
passage. She was the last of the three we
went in quest of, her two consorts having
sailed 3 days before we arriveds—onc of
Aurora.
Sm ———
Indian News.
‘such 1s her present deplorable, condition
{that § am pevsusded she dares not do it—
5’ | She has however,
fours, the colonial vessel of war Princess :.. and : : . " )
et its and wantonly withholding from the|__,nq if England could be induced to
government the names of officers who had
lon her way to Detroit
y
‘hem mounted 18 guns and 80 men, with
300 slaves ; the other, § guns and 30 ‘men,
with 300 slaves ; allthree came from ‘Eia-
vanna., Her trial has not Jasted long, the
Admiralty Court here, having condemned
her immediately. I do not know yet what
's to be done withithe American prisoners.
The coast is full of American vessels un-
der Spanish colours, ali well mauned and
wmed. To-morrow, we sail in questofa|wood chopping, and took with them their
ship, now off Cape Mount, with part of her axes and watter jugs. The Indians -made
cargo on beard ; the whole, when complete! off twards the Mississipi, passed the Hor
wil consist of 1200 slaves; she mounts 24 1icane settlement and assaulted a Mi.
guns, and is manned with 150 men.” Liggitt, robbed him of his hat, threatned
ro cut his throat if he did net leave that
(place, made him signs that they would
leat the corn hie was then working 1n~-Ma-
jor Cooper with a party of 50 or 60 men
a {
St. Louie June 8B.
Extract of a letter from a respectable gen-|
tieman at Mackey’s Saline, (Boons
Lick) June 2, 1816. :
« On Thursday morning last a pasty of
Indians way- laid, and stole off two ofour
most valuable negroes from the place of
ir cm— — ———
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Fhe last letter from St. Helena, states|pussued aid routed thie Indians near the
{loading hands fc wrote down the answer,
”
ans.
fring proceeded from some of the crew
of ‘Tecumseh,
of Lieut
A
Cass’s letter to the Commander of the Te-
nd that nothing less than force will secur
respect to our flag on Lake Erie.
{ «Major Holl has returned from Madrid
| Mr. Murray late Secretary of Legation
lcame with him. Theyare of oploion that
Spain will declare war against us: bug
a regular army of
100,000 men, many of them good troops
join her by the cession of Florida, they
might make sad work on our southern
frontier,” we NewYork pap.
ANOTHER BRITISH SEARCH}
"The Pittsburg Mercury of last week,
contains the afiidavitof a certain 8 Peon.
Jr. who therein states that on rhe 17th
ult. the American schooner Ranger was
boarded and searched in Putin Bay, Lake
Evie, British brig Teenmush, lent Kom
commander. Several puns were fired on
the point near the mouth of the bay,
as the ranger was passing within 2Q0 yards,
Taking the firng
to be signals of distress, the Ranger tacks
¢d and swod infor the bay, when a boat
left the Tecumseh, which was then dis.
covered to be moored in they bay, and
immediately approached and bordid the
Rarger. The boarding officer interrogat-
ed in an imperious style the commander
of the Ranger as to his place ol destination
and appered to view some ol the crew
with considerable suspicion, when asked
who fired from the Point, the British of
ticer answered, ¢ nobody but some Indi-
The deponent however ihinks the
ane! looks upon the conduct
. Kent 45 amouuting to tasult to the
American charicter and flag.
I: weuld appear from this, that Governor
-umseh has benn treated with contempty
Greengburgh Gaz. .
are a party of Sacks and Winebagos wha a & ;