The Greensborough Patriot [January 27, 1827]

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VOL I GRBKJW3B0B0UGH, Jf C BATVBD4F. Jjt.VU.1RI 27. tsar. [NO- «o
TXf. PATRIOT,
& printed ami published weekly b»
r. r. •/,•/.}• srit.i.vaF.,
it Two Dollars per annum, payable within
three moniiii tro-n the receipt <>t 'he firs'
number, or Three Italian after lb« txpi
ration of ■ ' it I Tie.
>fo paper to bi I ntinueil until all arrear
themselves, one after the other into
the lire. I soon learnt the meaning
11I' these multiplied sacrifices. The
fivi- women were slaves, and having
witnessed the deep affliction of their j
mistress in consequence of the illness)
<if her husband, whom she promised '
not to survive, they were so moved
With compassion that they entered |
age* arc pa ,« lew at the option of the. into an engagement to-periih by the!
Bditonan .. fadon to notif) a diaconlin- same Heroes that consumed their be-1
oanee Will < Mrideretla rcn c..g-.gc- J,,VCJ mfclns-.'*
mat i M As I was leaving Snrat for Per-
., ....,,".„,.."„.. ,.„-. isia. 1 wltfifssed the devotion and JIDI i.It 11SI..\II..\ I >. I, . „ . .. ,
, . , , 1 uui tiinur ol another widow : several
Vet eaeecdne.; >•> hnea.neii i\ inter eil three' ?
time* for oo dollar, and 25 ceitts for eve I Stf"*""? "* FhltcblWMI, and Mr.
» nuW. ,: ; nbiieation, tboie of Kre.. C,,»',lm' oi ***** weM I" ■*■*• Sl,c
t*r length .n ,,,- .- proportion-Let !WM "' ,l,c middle age, and by 1.0
comes without influence by the dimi- continue for ten successive d»» io
uuiH»M ol thai part* j aud, lastly.|every year, under the eoinuim"! of
his trcddicrou-. mpnsoiimeiit by the] *•• •'"i'or >roVei of the il■»!» IK
Proper Inai ruciur* of i aeh (J ui .0
lie > in phi > ril ami paid b) Ihr ti-iV-erniueni
nf the Untied Slatea I he
Prussian M oian h, is ju-ny and
warmly condemned. Smne iff the
.eai alters ol the Kevoluiiou are ad-',. , ,
. ,,.,,., I. , ' Seerelarv ol War, on application or
ro.-abh sketched. Uanton, Robe.. ||w Bl,/BUfM 1>ri,,„ ^[nl -Ul-t|
p.erre, and Marat, are separably to pf0¥h|, eoeiBet«n las waters, oy
discriminated and marked out by a M|MtllM,i fr m Orliee.i I the army,
few Striking touches, which convey|&e |( j, prepowd also thai the
in bivf space excelleat outlines ullGi nerai Government shall pa» sv-ry
t;.t.: diarac»r. But the deavripHiiniOfaW at the rate of g t SO ur g t 28
of the more lemaikauk events—the. per day while encamp-d o-aiu-» hve
tn-ri to the !. '.ilnr must hi- post paid.
HINDOO WIDOWS.
From Bernier't Travels.
I means uncomely, I do not expect.
With my limited powers of expres-sion,
i<> convey a lull idea of the bru-
| lisli boldness, or ItTocioUS gaiety, de-picted
on ihis woman's countenance ;
In regard to Ihr women who »c. nfhei undaunted step ; ol the free
tudly bum themselves, I was pre.j,|„m from all perturbation with
sent a: HO many of those shocking! which she conversed, and permpted
exhibitions, that I « null, not per- herself to be washed; of the look of
suade myself lo attend any more jjronfldence, or rather nf insensibility,
nor ta it without a feeling of horror) which she cast upon us ; of her ea
that I revert to the subject. I shall s> air, free from dejection ; »»f her
oi tf.'avor to describe what passed he I lofty carriage, void of embarrass-fore
my eyes ; but I cannot hope tojrnenl, when she was examining her
give you an adequate conception ol little cabin, composed of dry and
(he fortitude displayed by those in-,thick millet stiaw with an inter >iix
fiitoaied victims during the whole ol:t„r,. »fgmsll wood; when she en-tire
(rightful tragedy : it must bejtrrrd into that cabin, sat down upon
si<n t > lie believed When travel- the- funeral pile, placed her deceased
ling from Ahmedabad to Agra, thro'{husband's head in her lap, look up
the territories of the Rajahs, and)a torch, and wi h her own hand
While the caravan wailed in a town j lighted the fire within, while I know
under the shade, until the cool of the|no how many Brahmins were busily
overling, m ws reached us that a wi-i engaged without. Well, indeed, may
i]o« was on the p int o/ burning her-, | despair nf representing this whole
sill with lire bitty of In i husband. | scene with proper and genuine del
I an a' once to the spot, and g ing i g, such as I expected at Ihe spec
Storming of tin B.stile, the attack! rents a mile for travelling-on
tin- Palace ol Versailles, and par-ticularly
the inessncre ol die bwiu
Guards, are described willi .lie same
immilahlehand, which gives so much
interest to the imaginary mob at lv
denhurgb, in the ilearl of Mid Lo*
iiiau. Indeed, the interest cvonder
fully thickens as we advance towards
roper
Musician* are alto to be pniv.ilrd
..ii I paid. I In v* I. ,c (i.(Hal el
pence to the IJnien is eiinn id,
will he from fc.'OO.OdO la j|900 000
per n< mi :i, sum.11 ,11111. .II • L i-piiii'in
for me aero .ii plmhni'-ii' ol to
great and desirable in nhjeet.
—The Indian »» nr I—We have
to the edge ol a large and nearly dry
reservoir, observed at the bottom a
deep pit filled with wood ; the hod)
of a dead man extended there on ; a
woman sealed on the sani" pile ; four
or live brahmins setting (ire to it in
every part; five middle aged women,
tolerably w II dressed, holding one
another bv the hand, singing and
dancing aiound the pit; ami a great
number of spectators of both sexes
The pile, whereon large qu ntitics nf
buter and oil had been thrown, w s
enveloped in flMr.es, and I saw the
fin- ratch the woman's garments.
Tiiii' h we.e impregnated with scen-ted
oil mixed with sandarach and
aaiTl " powder ; but I cold not per-ceive
ihe slightest indication of pain,
0* '-veil uneasiness in the victim, and
it was said that she pronounced with
emphasis the words five, two ; to
Dignify that this being the fifth tim
sin had burned herself with the same
husband, there wanted only runi
more similar sacrifices to render he
perfect according to the transmigra-tion
of souls; as it a certain remi
rjisrenec, or prophetic spirit, had
bet o imparted to her at the moment
of her dissolution. Rut this was
only the commencement of the in
fciiil tragedy. I thought that the
tacle itself, or of painting it in colors
sulfieienlly vised. My recollection
of it, indc d is so vivid, th i'< it seems
only a few days since Ihe horrid re-ality
passed befoee my eyes, and
with pain I persuaded myself it was
any thing but a frightful dream.
•' At Lahore I saw a most beau-tiful
young widow sacrificed, who
could not, I think, have been more
than twelve years of age The poor
little creature appeared more dead
than alive when she approached the
dreadliil pit. The agony ol her mind
cannot be described. She trembled
and wept bitterly ; but three or four
of the Brahmins, assisted by an old
.toman, who held her under the arm,
forced the unwilling victim toward
the fatal spot, seated her no the wood
•icd her hands and feet, lest she
should run away, aad in that silua
lion the innocent creature was burnt
live.
the ratal period of the birth of Napo- neurd hy a private and re p-cuble
Icon, until juat before the trial of the ,.,.,rce, that a gentlemen direct from
king, the work lias ihe enchaining Fl >nda had met lbs Georgia I'roup
interest of a romance. Its public a j within sboo> 40 ones of ralahasse.
lion may, therefore, be expected with rhe ilisturbaneea in that quarter
the certainly ol the gieatvfit gralifi-, have been quelled, by th- vtg nice
cation and eniovment by thj reading Hd ttCliv !Jof''", f".rC''" '" F"""is-
..• ■ in apprehending the India s Who had
1 ' lately committed the murders und
From the Raleigh Register
•Yt 7iff.--- V B'isrd of oflieers wai
depredation - Col. Bvrrard Hamil-ton,
who eoiiimuirU the (ieo*. >a
Uavelry was proeeediss to I'al-.l- <•
recently held at Washington Citylie, whers he wonH have an nppor
which Ooneral Winfleld, Scott
preaitlnl, and ol wlileh General Ii.
Ilaaiol, of ibis t.'ity was s member;
of whom ii was reqnlred by the Si c j
relary of War la make n Report on]
the orsanutatian of 'he Militia, sta-ling
the rfeficieriees of the organiza-tion,
and recommending sneh i* ■ in---
dies an hi iheir judgement, will ren
1 - ■. »r Militia as skilful and ef-fective.
a« ii is brsvt e.nd ;-.atrii>lie.
We have jus beeo favoured With
a eopy of this valuable K'port, with
the voluminous Doeomenti sppendecl
to it, & bill for the Debates and Pr.
eeediogs of our Legislature, w«
should at nnre publish a copy oi' tb*
Report All we can (it present do i»
to st»ie some of it* suilines. with alroas of wh ah are eavslry.
promise to insert Ion Report itself) Mr fanning Is the debate on this
(unity, and from whenee he H nil
make in oilieial return of tho expedi-tion.
&? to Head Quarter". I '.ui,
we believe, has teiimoateil the war.
HZr I'osrst KlPT—The ship
Florida, from Ll<erp.nl lo Nc«.
Vork, in the very nhorl pa.tag of
80 day*, !>Mng» 'h" impo f,»o u of
■ i .ii Spain has declared Warsgan>t
Portugvl, Th Prmsess It.gen hus
solicited aid of Kngltur., mid 'it
Majesty's mesiage. with the debates
upon it in Parliament, is rep'eie * ith
great inieresl:—ihey have n m-led
in the mu»t acive prepar itiooS
for "the immedinie en.lia k«i o nf
j ooo troots for Portugal,f ur »c|u id-at
soon as wo can hml room for il.
The defects of ihe present system
ore slated to be (he excess f num-bers,
which the n ■! ol tT'J-, holds to
•erviee:tiie ordinary musters ar>i
deemed lo be useless, or worse ihan
■••IsSS, from ihe want of n proper
system of Instriietinn; but a small
portion of ihe Militia is cl present
armed un l_ according to the present
appropriations made by Coogress for
tliis purpose, it would require a pe-riod
of 73 yea's to ar.n lbs whole
body, the wain of instruciion tn dis-cipline,
6ce. .J'e.
The rsnjediei proposed for thoss
defects age,—a new enr.ilment and
organization of the Militia and a
Life ol .Vapd/csn.—A writer in
the New York American, who has
read the first and part of the second
volume ol this forthcoming work of
Sir Walter Seotl alter expressing a
feeling of disappointment artlh Ihe
first part of the work, says, of that
relating to the early period of the
oincmg and dancing of the live wo-j French Revolution,
nun #ere DOthing more than some •• There is one- point in which
unmeaning ceremony ; gnat there- these views ofthe French Revolution
fore was my astonishment when I will be ni'St grateful to Americans.
saw that the flames having ignited Sir Walter is eminently just to La-the
i lollies of one ol these females,she fiyetle. Indeed, we are acquainted
^as! herself he oi foremost into the with no history of these tunes which
pi . The horrid example was fol exhibits Lafayette in so respectful a
Jow eel by another woman, as soon us light, whether as regard i character,
the (lames caught her person ; the influence or abilities. His motives
thiee women who had remained are represented as pure ; his influ
then took hold of each other by the ence as great, and, with hut one ex-band,
resuming tin dam r with pei ccptinn, properly and even gener
Vi ' nimii '-in 'e ; and af*ei > shut ously exercised: he is acknowledged
pso of lime, ihey also pecsjiitated as ihe Icador of his par»y, and be-sulijpct
S'.id in cnnelusion '• ihe ob-jeet
of tin* measure is nil War. " is
to preserve Peace," ( great ehesrings)
—if you do not go to the aid of Pur.
lugsl, she will be disgraced and t< eo
mm K War iu the I rain nf degrade,
tion."
i'hia debate took place Dec, Mi'-,
and on 18ih Parliament adjo "oed
until the Hlh of February. Mr. Peal
moved the adjournment, onaecnum .if
Mr Canning's indisposition, in e n-secpience
of hi* great ssertiont on I he
preceding evening
England and Ihe United Stales.
An intelligent Amenean gentl meo
uow at London, who ia every way
plan for Camps of 'rutrueiion. a competent by education and obseeva*
proper system of Instruction isin'tion, to form jodieious deduc ons,
preparation, the full a^e of 21, has; writes to his friend in New York as
been assumed by the Board as theIfollows I
hist p.Tim! for ihe cninmencemeiii of j «• The emdilion of Knglnnd at ihis
servias in ranks of the Militia, deem time, ii any tbr.™ hut sheering. The
ing it DOaseessary, in tune of peace, I' Alii FF SYS'rhiM is the heaviest
for the government to mterfere with BLOW she ever received from our
the ordinary control of parents, guar- country. She begins to feel its oper*
diansand masters over miners, and atinn. and seeks to quarrel with i»
they believe it will mil he necessary about the northern boundary. The
for raising a Militia force of 400,000 rearrbet i«, that war is 'o b- waged,
men for the Union, [wbioh they deem not with our eouutry, but with its
sullieieiii to enrol men beyond th' prostcrity. The United States mvo
age ofSil or JO. Camps of lustruc- hitherto afforded the best market foj
tion are recommended for the ulucersjber msnulacliires It i« n..w dimm«
from a belief'.hat the tactical experi-1 tailing—ind Manehesf*. Leeds, and
ence obtained by them would be im-l Birmingham, feel the vibration of
parted io tho ranks in such training*[every loom (hat is created in our
or muster* as this several Btateil country.—Knglond is in danger also
shall prescribe—the maxim thit of losing mueli of the continental
good officers mnke good Soldiers'* market France, HolUnd. Itussia,
having the support of universal ex- Uermany. &c , are patn nizina; man*
perience 1'hes I'mips to be hell ;M to- ' > • i thai be
in e«i?h divii wises' h»iids in Knorland with dlsmsy