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AMERICANA. No. V.

NATIONAL BANK.

The five Directors appointed by the government, are Messrs. Girard, Jones, Buchanan, Aster, and Butler-a Frenchman, an Irishman, a Scotchman, a Dutchman, and an Englishman; but not one of the five a native bornAmerican.

The Infamous Slave Trade. By a memorandum of the arrivals at the Havana, it appears, that fifteen hundred Slaves had been brought from Africa, from the 5th to the 12th September inclusive! in five vessels, each of them averaging about 300. Humanity shudders at this abomination.

MUNICIPAL COURT.

Boston, Nov. 9.-About twenty-five prisoners were arraigned, some of whom had from three to eight indictments against them, for late depredations upon the public. It was melancholy to observe that two gangs of boys, of four and ten each, have been the principal agents in the late thefts. One of these boys has eight, another six, and others three, four and five bills against them for Larcenies, to a great amount of merchandise, principally in English and India manufactures.

*.* It deserves notice that at the same time when London and Paris suffer under the accumulated evils of youthful profigacy, the most populous towns of America, should have occasion to complain of the same misfortune. The formation of gangs of boys implies that their misconduct is. not casual but systematic; that there is a cause for it, acting with great power, though not very obvious. It cannot be in America, the consequence of a great number of soldiers killed in war, by which their children were left orphans; for America has lost no such number of soldiers ;— none sufficient to account for the fact;what the cause really is, well deserves the attention of the true patriots in each country.

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.

Queen's College

This College is a Theological Seminary, under the direction of the Dutch Reformed Church, and was established in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1770. At the

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late session of the General Synod of the Dutch Church, the Committee, to whom the subject of this Seminary was referred, reported that, in consequence of the exhausted state of their funds, they were no longer able to support the present establishment of professors and teachers. There will be due to the professors, for salary, in October next, more than 4000 dollars, while the whole income, from the funds of the College, amounts only to 1228, To prevent the College from dying, the General Synod have directed that a uired effort be made in all their churches to raise money for this special object. Committees are appointed to solicit subscrip tious, and females and others are called upon to form cent societies, and make every other effort in their power. The number of students in the Seminary, dur ing the past year, has been fourteen.

Theological Seminary at Princeton. It appears from the official returns of the Agents, appointed by the General Assembly, to solicit donations for the Funds of this Theological Seminary, that 21,170 dollars have been subscribed during the past year, nearly all of which has been collected.

Sunday Schools.

From the Reports of the Managers of the Sunday Schools in New York, it appears that there are at present 26 Sunday Schools in that city, conducted by about 50 Superintendants, and 200 Teachers, and frequented by 2500 Scholars.

The Virginia Legislature has rejected 119 to 48, an application to incorporate a Theological Institution in that State. · Laudable.—The Female Asylum of this town has received, as a donation, from the directors of the line of Stages from Portsmouth to Boston, twenty-five dollars. We learn they have also given 27 dollars to the Asylum of Newbury-port, and 25 to that of Salem. These sums are the amount arising from sales of baggage left by per sons unknown for ten years past, and made after being advertised two years. We know not how they could have made better appropriation of the money. Portsmouth Oracle.

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EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF THE MORAL SOCIETY, or PORTLAND.

| the estimate may be understood to embrace families reduced to poverty by this cause, and others involved by inseparable habit in equal wretchedness and ruin; so that asylums intended for the indigent, appear to be actually peopled by the victims of intemperance; and the fund provided for the poor is almost exhausted by the effects of vice.

This statement, as was but natural, excited considerable attention, and gave occasion to a variety of remarks, among others to the following.

We find upon enquiry, that out of eightyfive persons now supported at the workhouse in this town, seventy one became paupers in consequence of intemperance; being seven-eighths of the whole number; and of one hundred and eighteen, mostly heads of families, who are supplied at their own houses, more than half are of that character. The expense of supporting that number, the year past, amounted to upwards of 6000 dollars. Now, were it not for these persons, or rather that vice, the expence of supporting the town's poor, in-71 became paupers in consequence of instead of six thousand dollars would have been less than two thousand.

APPENDIX.

The circumstance stated in the Report of the number of persous actually become paupers, or reduced to require relief, in consequence of intemperance, connected with the calculation of the expence occasioned for their support, having attracted the particular notice of the society, and being deemed likely in some measure to arrest public attention, it was thought prudent before proceeding to publication, to cause a further investigation to be made into the accuracy of the statement, which was directed to be done by a committee appointed for the purpose, who accordingly made it the subject of examination, and had reason to be satisfied of its substantial correctness from the most competent and authentic sources of intelligence. Their information was chiefly derived from the Board of Overseers of the poor, gentlemen best acquainted with the facts on which the estimate was founded, and which were in many instances corroborated by the personal knowledge of some of the committee. And the opinion of the overseers was known to be fully confirmed by that of the late respectable master of the workhouse, now absent, from whom indeed, and no one could be better qualified to give it, the statement was originally received.

While, therefore the circumstance stated in the Report is believed to be substantially correct, it is not intended however, to communicate the impression, that the whole number of individuals included in the calculation had been personally intemperate, or that in some instances intemperance might not have been connected in its origin, with kindred immorality, as many of the paupers are women and children; but

In the Report of the Moral Society in Portland, it is stated that out of 85 persons supported at the workhouse in that town,

temperance; being five-sixths of the whole number; and that out of 118 who are supplied at their own houses, more than half are of that character. The expence of supporting the poor in Portland, for the last year, was upwards of 6000 dollars. More than two thirds of this sum, it is estimated, went to support those who were made paupers by their vices. This is an important fact. A town containing little more than 7000 inhabitants, taxes itself 4000 dollars every year to support the victims of intemperance. If such is the fact in a place where there is virtue enough in the people to support a Society established for the purpose of suppressing vice and immo. rality, and where all the respectable part of the community are arrayed against this vice in particular, what must be the case in those parts of the commonwealth, and of the country, where no such restraints exist? Yet, if we take the town of Portland as a criterion for the rest of the state, we shall find that in the shape of poor taxes, the people of Massachusetts pay every year more than 40,000 dollars for neglecting to enforce the Laws against intemperance; a sum, greater than all the expences of the State Government. If we extend this calculation to the United States, it will be found that the nation pays on this account more than FOUR MILLION DOLLARS per annum, a sum greater than all the revenue derived from taxes_on Spirituous Liquors, greater than the Direct Tax, and greater than all the expences of the Government under the first years of Washington's administration.

If then Portland is a fair specimen of the country at large, it is evident, that intemperance is the immediate cause of the heaviest tax which is paid by the people. It is evident too, that efficient Moral Societies in every town in the United States

census of

1790, we had .......

3,929,326

5,303.666

7,259,903

1800, 1810,

would be worth Four Million Dollars per | of the United States. According to the annum to the country. Let no man then, hereafter, complain of the weight of taxes, who refuses his support to Associatious for the suppression of Intemperance. Let all parties remember that the heaviest tax levied upon the people, is not the consequence of any error in our rulers. The Legislature have done all that could be done to remedy the evil. To relieve the country, requires only that their laws should be executed. The people in every Town have it completely in their power to repeal this tax, and if they continue to pay it, they can blame nobody but them

selves.

Such are the inferences and such the reflections of American patriotism. The subject might give occasion to much consideration nearer home. The evil of EXCESSIVE Poor-rates is universally complained of, and is rapidly augmenting to an unprecedented degree among us. What might be the result, if enquiries similar to those made by the Moral Society of Portland, were made among our poor? How many of them have reduced themselves to poverty by habits of intemperance? To what amount does any town,-or the nation at large TAX ITSELF to maintain those who have spent what should have been their support, and that of their families, in a VICE leading to all others. The nation may call on Government:-the fault lies with the nation itself. The Legislature may renew statutes, and amend them yearly, "to the last moment of recorded time;" the consequences will not improve, till the moral feelings of the public be improved; till VICE be hooted out of countenance; and those who pursue it, shall have become instances to others, as well

as to themselves, that much-in fact, that every thing-may be lost by it, but nothing| gained: that the nation WILL NOT tax itself FIVE OR SIX MILLIONS sterling yearly, to no manner of purpose, but to encourage others to contribute all in their power, by additional VICE, to double, perhaps to treble, that disgraceful amount.

THEORETICAL ESTIMATE OF THE

POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES. Nile's Weekly Register presents us with views of the past and present population

Mr. N. calculates that in 1820, we shall probably have a population of 9,965,178 souls. The Western States will, of course, increase much faster than those on the sea board-Kentucky (for instance) is calculated to increase 60 per cent. in ten years Tennessee, 75 per cent.-Ohio, 150Louisiana, 125-Indiana, 700-Mississippi Territory, 125-Illinois Territory, 600Missouri Territory, 500-Michigan Territory, 500-while, of all the Atlantic States, the greatest increase is allowed to Pennsylvania, being but 33 1-3 per cent. -Virginia is estimated at only 15.

According to these data, the States will stand in the following order, as to their gross population: New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Georgia, Maine, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, NewHampshire, Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Delaware Illinois.

first, (being 974,622)-New-York, next
In gross numbers, Virginia now stands
(being 959,049)-Pennsylvania third (be-
ing 810,091)-Massachusetts, inclusive of
Maine, the fourth, viz. (700,745) &c. &c.

Mr. Niles has not calculated the rates of

actual increase on the last three censuses but the rates of the whole increase may thus be stated;

Increase from 1790 to 1800-35 per cent.
1800 to 1810-36

Taking 36 per cent. therefore, as the aver-
these conclusions follow:
age of our increase for every ten years,

1st. That the United States double their population in 28 years.

2d. That applying the same ratio of increase to the next census, we may be expected to number in 1820, about 9,846,268-only 117,010 souls less than Mr. Niles estimates.

Let us say then in round numbers, that millions of souls-where is the limit to this in 1820 our population will amount to ten astonishing extension?-Let us suppose, what will probably be more correct, that our numbers will not advance every ten years as much as 36 per cent.-but that they increase about 3 per cent. less in that period, in other words, that from 1820 to 1830, the increase is only 33 per cent.-to 1840, 30 per cent.—and in 1850, 27 per cent.-Making this allowance, (that

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By these estimates the United States will have in thirty-three years, a popula tion of nearly twenty-two millions-considerably more than the population of Great Britain and Ireland-and in about ten years more, more than the population of France. Richmond Compiler.

The reader will not fail to remark that the rapid increase of population is placed by the foregoing estimate in the open and unsettled states. The states on the sea-board, though not fully settled and peopled, are allowed a very much diminished increase. The natural inference is, that the Western States are not supplied with an increase so extraordinary as 700 per cent, in ten years, from native births, but from accessions of fresh settlers, which settlers must come from other countries, and consequently some other states are impoverished, while these unappropriated wilds increase with such astonishing rapidity. This supposition is confirmed by the following statement from the same American paper.

It is astonishing in what numbers the people are flocking to the Missouri Territory from every State, and of every description. Boon's Settlement, which, a short time since, comprised only a few scattering cabins, in an immiense forest, and settled by the wild and uncultivated, has now become a county, with courts of justice, and men of all professions, and will soon resemble a city, with all its politeness, comforts, and civilization.

SPEECH OF JOHN SCANANDO,

Head Chief of the Oneidas, on the discove-
ry that their land and improvements at
the Castle were sold to the State, by the
intrigue (as he asserts) of certain White
Men. [The tears ran copiously from
his eyes, and from the eyes of all that
heard him in council while he spoke.]
"My warriors and my children Hear!
It is cruel-it is very cruel! A heavy

us.

our beds are removed from under us. The graves of our fathers are destroyed, and their children are driven away. The Almighty is angry with us; for we have been very wicked; therefore his arm does not keep Where are the Chiefs of the rising Sun? White Chiefs now kindle their ancient fires! There no Indian sleeps but those that are sleeping in their gravesMy house will soon be like theirs; soon will a white chief here kindle this fire. Your Scanando will soon be no more, and his village no more a village of Indians.*

"The news that came last night by our men from Albany, made this a sick day in Oneida. All our children's hearts are sick, and our eyes rain like the black cloud that roars on the tops of the trees of the wilderness. Long did the strong voice of Scauando cry, Children take care, be wise, be straight. His feet were then like the deer's, and his arm like the bear's-lie can now only mourn out a few words and then be silent; and his voice will soon be heard no more in Oneida. But certainly he will be long in the minds of his children-in white men's, Scandano's name has gone far, and will not die. He has spoke many words to make his children straight. Long has he said, drink no strong water; for it makes you mice for white men, who are cats. Many a meal have they eaten of you. Their mouth is a snare, and their way like the fox's. Their lips are sweet, but their heart is wicked, Yet there are good men; and Jesus, whom I love, sees all. Whites and good Indians-1 love all good His great day is coming; he will make straight; he will say to cheating Whites and drinking Indians, begone ye-begone he will drive them away. In that day I ye-go, go, go. Certainly, my children, will rejoice. But oh! great sorrow is in my heart that many of my children mourn. The great Jesus has looked on all the while the whites were cheating us; and it will remain in his mind-he will make all straight again. Long have I believed his pray to him. He is my good Saviour-my good words; and as long as I live will I Children, his way is a good way. blind eyes he will open. I shall see him.

*The Indians are now driven to their unim

proved land, The old chief himself, an hundred and six years old when I visited the place, lived in the woods, three miles distant from the meeting-house, which together with the missionary house were in possession of the state. Men were then laying out the extensive im burden lies on my heart; it is very sick.provements in the village lots: and few of the This is a dark day. The clouds are black tribes comparatively, kindied these fires within and heavy over the Oneida nation; and athe whole reservation, and the missionary sta strong arm is heavy upon us, and our hearts tion there was soon to be broken up. groan under it. Our fires are put out, and

when he delivered this speech.

He was blind and near a hundred years old

"Hearken, my children; When this news ancient Architecture which had hitherto sounds in the council house, toward the escaped notice. The Grand Signori firsetting sun, and the chiefs of the Six Na- man procured him protection every where tions hearken, and they send to the council as far as Nubia; and according to a letter by the great lake, near the setting suu, and from him dated Damietta, August 14, they cry, make bows and arrows, sharpen 1815, he met with a most friendly recepthe tomahawk-put the chain of friend-tion from Aly Bey, Governor of Damanship with the whites into the ground-bur. The Governor of Syene accompanied warrior, kill, kill! The great chief at the setting sun won't kill any of the Six Nations that go into his land, because they have a chain of friendship with the whites; and he says the whites have made us wicked like themselves, and that we have sold them our land. We have not sold it; we have been cheated; and my messengers shall make true words in the great council house toward the setting sun-and say-yet bury the tomahawks; Oneidas must be children of peace.

"Children! some have said, your chiefs signed papers of white men that sold our fires. Your chiefs signed no papers; sooner would they let the tomahawk lay them low. We know one of our men was hired by white men to tell our men this, and will now tell you so, (himself.) Papers are wicked things; take care, sign none of them but such as our minister reads to us.

him in person, through the desert as far as Ell Heiff, (Philoe). Near Assuan, (Syene), the Eastern arm of the Nile being unusually low, the traveller was able to wade through it, to get to the island of Elephantine. By the care of Ibrahim, Governor of Upper Egpt, he was enabled to continue bis journey up the Nile, to Idrim, the capital of Nubia, which belongs to the Turks. Though he was much pleased with the mode of living of the inhabitants, a handsome race of people, which in many of the conveniences of life resembles that of the Europeans, he found it adviseable to set out upon his return to Cairo on the 9th of June, 1815. In fact, immediately after his departure from Turkish Nubia, a destructive civil war broke out between three brothers, who, nominally dependent on the Pacha of Egypt, govern Nubia to the farther side of the great Cataracts, and as far as Dongola. When Richter and Lindman returned to Cairo at the end of July, and were ready at the beginning of August to traverse the Delta in all directions, a mu“Father you are our minister-dry up tiny broke out among the Arnauts, who your tears. We know if your arm could it are now the only infantry of Mchimed Aly, would help us. We know wicked men Pacha of Egypt. The travellers now speak ill of you for our sakes. You suffer changed their plan, and proceeded by sea with us. But you are Jesus's servant, and from Damietta to Jaffa. At Acre, Lindhe will love you no less for loving Indians. man parted from Richter. The latter bav "Children-Our two messengers willing taking a cursory survey of the deserts run and carry our sorrows to the great of Tyre and Sidon, proceeded to Balbec, council fire toward the setting sun. Run, (Heliopolis), whither the Pacha of Acre my children, and tell our words. Give had given him letters to one of the prinhealth to all the chiefs assembled round cipal chiefs. The sight of the highly orna the great fire. And may Jesus, the great mented remains of Balbec was much more Saviour, bring you back safe." pleasing to our traveller than that of the immense masses of ruins at Luxor and Carnac. Afterwards, he travelled in safety through Syria to the top of Lebanon, examined the principal monasteries, and the road of Antonine over the mountains, aud visited Aleppo, Damascus, and even TadWhile exor, (Palmyra) in the desert.

He is straight. You now see his tears running like ours.

[Two men then set off immediately for Buffalo.]

P. C.

RICHTER'S TRAVELS.

The untimely death of the learned and inquisitive traveller, Otto Von Rich-ploring the site of the Ancient Ephesus, ter, is a most afflicting circumstance for which neither Choiseul Gouffier nor the modern English travellers have rightly inthe scientific world, as well as his nudicated, he caught an infectious fever in merous friends in Germany and Russia. the morasses and wildernesses of that deIn company with the accomplished Swe dish Traveller, Lindman, he had travel solate country, which in a few days terled in 1815 through all Egypt and Nu-minated his life. He has left papers and bia, and discovered beyond Philoe, on the spot where the ancient state of Meroe was situated, considerable remains of

drawings of the greatest importance to the arts and sciences, which have been happily preserved.— Literary Gazette.

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