Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 3, Vincennes, Knox County, 10 December 1808 — Page 4

POETICAL ASYLUM,

In the month of November laft, died at the

. advanced age of one hundred and ten yean, DENNIS HAMPSON, the blind bard of Migilligan, Ireland, of whom fo

interefting an account is given in the

Wild Irish Girl. A few hours before liia death, he tuned his harp, in order to

have it in readinefs to entertain fir H. Bruce't family, who were in the habit

oi flopping to helur his mufie. Shortly af

ter however he felt the approach of death

and calling his family around him refign

ed his breath without a ftruggle, being

id perfect poffefikm of his faculties to , the laft moment. The following tribute

as paid to his memory by Miss, Owen

son, and publifhed in an Englifh paper,

which records the death of the lad ofjfy

the IriGi Minflrcls.

The fame of the brave fiiall no longer be founded, The laft of our bards fleepeth cold in his grave ; Magilligan's rocks, where his lays have refounded, Frown dark o'er the ocean, and fpurn at the wave For Hampson no more hall thy foul touching finger, Steal fweet o'er the firings, and wild melody pour, No more near thy hut (hall the villagers

linger,

Whilft ftrains from thy harp warble foft

round the more.

No more thy heart fwells with enraptured

emo:iony

Thy wild gleams of fancy forever are

fled,

No longer thy tninftrelfy charms the rude

ocean,

That rolls near the green turf which

covert thy head

Yet vigor and yout'i, with bright vifions

had fir'd thee, And rofe buds of health have blown on thy cheek, The fongs of the fweet bards of Erin infpir'd thee, And urgd thee to wander 'green laurels to feck. Yes, oft haft though fung of our kings, crown'd with glory, Or, fighing, repeated the lover's fond hy ; Aiid oft haft thou fung of the bards fam'd in ft ry, Whofe wild notes of rapture have long paft away.

Thy grave fhall be fcreen'd from the blaft

and the billow, Around it a fence fliall poflerity raife ;

Erin's children (hall wet with their tears,

thy cold pillow,

Her youth fliall lament thee, and carol

thy praife.

rnnfrnr nf it Vrt(Am nf thflnrefent fldltlinlftration. I allude

wa Ma V. I lUbl M W ifT rcoueft of mr. Monroe. more efpecially to the million o

mr. Pinckney, with all the circumWashinoton, Feb. 18. 180. ' Iflances connected with that mea-

My Dear Sir, fure, and the manner, in which the

I SEE with infi- treaty, which he and 1 formed, nitegriefa conteft arifing between which in facYwas litttle more than yourfelf and another, who have a oroieft, was received. I do not

been very dear to each other, and wifh to dwell on thefe fubjeAs.

equally fo to me. I fincerely prayjl refolved that they fhould form

that thefe difpofitions may not be no motive for my public or private affecled between you ; with me cohdudt, and I proceeded to execonfidently truft they will not ; cute my public duty in the fame for independently of the dilates of manner, and to fupport and adpublic duty which prefcribe neu- vance to the utmoft of my power,

trality to me, my,fincere friend- yourperfonal and political fame, fhip for you both, will infure its as if they had not occurred. The

facred obfervance. VI fuffer no one latter objeel, has beeriTeMt by me

to convene with me on the fubject through life, lcarcely as alecondaI already obferve my friend Clin- ry one, for from the highrefpet

ton. ellranjrinK himfelf from me. Which I have entertained for your

No doubt lies are carried to him, public fervices, your talents and as they will be to the other two virtues. I have feen the national in-

candidates, under forms which, tereft, and your advancement and however falfe, he can fcarcely fame, fo intimately conneied, as

queltion. Yet I have been equal- to conltitute ellentially the lame ly careful as to him alfo never to caufe Belides I have never for-

fay a word on the fubjecu fhe crotten. the proofs of kindnefs and

objefl of the conteft is a fair and friendfhip, which I received from honorable one, equally open to vou in early life.

you all, and I have no doubt the r, T ... l -a.- tf

rr l n aki c ,:n ul vvneni reiurncu 10 mc wnucu

fo chatte as to fuffer no Wound of State3, 1 found that heavy cenfure

diflatisfaftion with each other, but n.ad. falIen r?e? " the PuVhc your friends will not be as delicate. Pmion aslhad before much rea-

fon to believe was the cafe, in con-

the orotfrefs of political controver! .ue"ce of having figncd the

, and the exacerbation of fpirit. Wm aty, ana wnen 1 return-

: 3 .1. -a. ' n

tear for th rnntinnnn nf vnnr dUUrCU Uld Uiai CirCUmiUmCC Was

mutual etteem. One piquing thing )VS1U.C11 c wu" V

oiw;K :nno. ject that it was relied on to 1m-

,r,;mnn,. ntii nil r,ftra;nf ;t peach my charaQer in the moll

thrown off, and it becomes diffi- PeLICrate Pomts. Confcious that .1

ko f;io r;n miniftration, in the feveral trults

I jr K n a rl v. m s. rl v k n a

endeavor to interlace you, and tof-""" '.' c ?"i"Au' u.,c

avoid the participation in their paf- Lu.l,"".lv"u,,lV "t"' " Tail

f.onc tvhirh tW will Pnrlpwnr uiai ui ionic i;aic, x iiau rciiucrcu

iiwtiu IF iiivii aawj vvaaa w wa. -r m r" IT. I -1 A 11 t 1 i

produce. A candid recolleaion uieiul. , '"-vice, ran in.au, i nau

of what you know of each other, uo"e ine.m.ou inai couia oe aone, will be the true correaive. With under exilting circumftances ; that

refpea to myfelf I hope they will TOnYaFe I0"u.ne' nau oeen eiienv.C i i.,:e c i-f: tially injured by thefe employ-

tklUV lltV. AViV IwllKlllKJ iVt IVUI vl . . rp i

ment are fo flrong that I with dif-ft" "? ' 'Aui .

nculty encounter the daily drudg- "r.ur i 1? ruu' eries of my duty. But my wilh ?ed by thofe attacks. They have for retirement itfelf is not ftrdhger ,mured m aHd continue to injure than that of carrying into it theaf- me eVe.ry day in me public eftiroar; rn m f,;,ic i hX,J tion. 1 trult however that means

iwiiuua Ji ul. in v it iciivio jl iickvvI i n ,

happinefs.

wlrhflrawn T flioiilrl nrmfirlf if at

among the greatelt calamities taa deeP c0. in your politi .u 1,1 r ! r. 'leal tame and nerional hanninff.

uiiiuu uuuiuitiiun my iuiurc peace T . ? mrz of m'inr! 1 hnvp nf mnnrUnp 1 informed mr. Madifon when

v- a iitiiiui .a- aaMVW Q VwllllUWllVV

ted, he will have my bed wifhes," for the fuccefs of his adminillration, as well on account of the real intereft which I take in what concerns his welfare, as in that of my country. His fuccefs will give me no peribnal mortification- It will notleflenmy friendship for him, which is fincere andllrong. lam, dear fir, Yours, &c. &c. James Monroe (To be continuedj fcr iv Congress of the United States." Thursday Nov. 1 0. Mr. Chittenden, of Vermont offered th following refolution : Resolved, That the al laying an embargo on all Ihips and velTels ia the ports of the United States, & the feveral ats fupplementary thereto, ought to be immediately repealed. t On motion to confiderthequeftion was taken by yeas and navs.

and , carried ayes 82 noes 9.-

It was then committed to a committee of the whole houfe, and after fome difcuffion made the order

of the day; for Monday next.

.Mr. Elliott, ottered a refolution

calling on. the " Secretary of the

1 realuryt for copies of all lnltructions ilTued to collefitdrs Under the

embargo laws., Laid on the table.

Mr. Eppes, then offered three

refolutioar in effetSl as follovvs : ' Resolved That from and after the day of ; : ; next,all intercourfe between the U. States

and Great Britain, her iflahds and

dependencies ought to ceafe and determine. , K:" .V 1 ;

Resolved, That from and arfter

the day of next, all in-

tercourfe between the U. States 8c France, her iflands and dependen

cies onght to ceafe and determine.

Resolved. That provifion oueht

to be made for, arming and equiping militia, in addition to thofe already provided" for by law. Committed to a committee nf

the whole, and madc .the order for

Monday next.

fured, that I fhall never ceafe to

that the candor and high underftan- 1 Wafhington thatlfhould

01 wnicanas 10 iar ueigneuon rnvH rv. , . " mind, that I could not be eafy K hl? bJ? V10 uS to a,d pla.ce

without unburthenmg it. Accept T " u,c .V.V"UU-1 ,ot my refpeaful falutations for your. American commiOtoncrs i In that felf andmrs. Monroe, and be af- traniatlion. 1 informed him alfo, r..,lf m rnnllnnl onfl finr. "Wt 3S. 1 Wlllied tO COUCll that let-

my

friendfhip. A Copy. (Signed) Th: Jefferson.

Dear Sir,

Richmond, Feb- 37, 1808.

ter in the mod amicable terms, if he fhould find any paffage in it.

which tailed in that reipect, 1 fhould be happy to alter it, having

in sjicw a iair vindication ol mv

conduft. I have almolt concluded

UJNli HUNDRED & FIFTY nnrj

LARS REWARD

RUNAWAY from the fubferiber the fixth day of July 1806 ; a negro man named BILL, cwenty-two years of aeb

I when he went away, five LJ 1 .

cciiuicor ten inches high, a likely well ade fellow, ftralght nfe, thin lips, has a

From the Spirit of seventy -six. The following interefting correfpondence between the Prefident of the United States, and mr. Monroe, & publilhed by the

MV rrrpnfnnvirtvtnfnr-the letter, and fhall forward it in

unrdtn vnn the nrrnnnr and rp. the courfe of the next week, the

ceiptforthe fum which I paicTfor r1 I,arc OI l Pouibfe. My your mathematical inftrumrtits at private concerns have fubjeaed

London, when I fhould acknow-!?e to t niucn interruption, or I

ledce vonr late kind letter, nreven-M"ouiu nave nniinea it looner.

ted my anfwering it fooner. To obtain them 1 was forced to ranfack all my papers, which required much time, and in truth 1 did not fuccced in finding them 'till this morning. 1 have now the plcafurc to indole you thofe papers. I can aflurc you that no occur-

rences of my whole life, ever gave me fo much concern, as fome which took place during my ab-

fence abroad, proceeding from the

In regard to the annroachlncr e.

Ic6l ion, I have been and fhall con

tinue to be an inactive fpe&ator of

the movements, bhouldthe nation be difpofed to call any citizen to that flation, it would be his duty to accept. On that ground I reft. I have done nothing to draw the attention of any one to me in reference to it, nor fhall I in future. No one better knows than I do, the merit of mr. Madifon, and I can declare that Ihould he be elcc-

t'jet

HI

Fmall caftwith his eves. fnVa1r nlaJn

j y tHii ) very fenfible, has fome fpots'on his neck and coiler bone occafioned by a burn, fome Aripes on his back towards his right fide under his moulder blade, occafioned by whipping, may have fome fears on his legs near his ancles, occafioned by being ironed, a large flat foot, he is very ingenious, can work at rough carpenter work, could play fome on the fiddle ; whofoever takei up faid negro and brings him to the fubferiber living in Broke county, ftate of Virgin eight miles from Charleftown and fiyo from Stubanvitl, (hall have the above reward paid by me. RICHd. wells. May the 24, 1808. N. B. Has holes in his ears to war bobs.

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