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FOR Ti- - " *> I'N lAAcrU* RECKONER Xe>. 4 t no diiiicul- Vi dint JL'ibJiinam. hokjcf. - TKE feme trench, that appear¬ ed iii ditful and imp-illable before me, became lb narrow as another approached, that he had Cy in palling over it—and a wall, which many thought it imftofixhle to climb, was found by others to prefent no great obftrucliom Mul¬ titudes, when they came to thefe impediments, fit down and wept the greater number made no at- tempt to get over, and many, af¬ ter Ibme fruitlefi endeavors, deiif- ted in deibair. I was filled with i horror to ice numbers lacerating thcmfelvcs with fharp knives, cut¬ ting off their hands ami their feet, and putting out I heir eyes to ena¬ ble them to pafs the barriers ; and what was mod: aftonilhine;, the ditches were frequently doled by thefe facrifn*., and tiie walls #ere i" levelled with the ground. " Alas! cried L, u do fiiperftifious practices *> <>XT*' es oi c Hke thefe find favor in the the Almighty ?—How much have i been deceived in my conceptions of his Divine Nature !—I have al¬ ways taught and believed that he delighted in the happincfc of all his creatures, that his ways are ways of pleafantnef- and that all his paths are peace."—** And you were right," faid my interpreter, " mer¬ cy and benev.oier.ee, goodnefs and truth furround the throne of the ilofl High ; iuperftitious facriii- ces are hateful in his %Iit—but the deeds which have frightened vou are not of fuperflition, but of virtue—Thofe, whom thou frefl nn-:iui:g taCilllciVcS, 2lXQ CUttiflg oft their evil habits; determined ' 0 rid thcmfelvcs of vices, to w inch 'hey have been ihves they dd~- troy that member which conveyed the temptation ; lufi and covet- oufnefs eometh bv the eve, for this reaion they are tearing it out, but the lots of this organ does not ore- vent tiiem from feeing and know* ir.7 the true path that leadeth to As I looked ftcad- D - ■ - * ^ ; j. <w ■ C Cr' iaftly on the road, many difap- peared every moment, who fecmed to be in no danger—they fudden- ly Sopped and vanifhed from my light. " Who," faid I weeping/' can efcape all thefe dangers ? the moft formidable obltruefions op- pofe thofe, who are pufhing for- v/ard—allurement sofvarhuiskinds entice the unweary to deftruction, and the moft cautious link every moment, never again to rife/ "Turn thine eves." faid the An geJ," towards the top of the moun¬ tain, and tell me what thou feeft." « I behold," fidd I3 « thoufands riling as it were out of the ground, and the celeftial inhabitants recei¬ ving them with joy, and clothing them with white robes." « Thefe, faid he, are the perfons who clifap- peared while walking in the right path ; death found them in their ftation, and you behold them ri¬ ling in glory—but look again up¬ on the cloud that interfects the way of life"—I looked, and be¬ hold it only reached half way a- crofs—the other half was bright iike the city on the mountain, it appeared a continuation of the i :mc heavenly light, which de¬ fending from the abode .of blifs, had penetrated the cloud on one fide, but had not been able to di£ ipatc the vAiok, Ifolfcwed thh ail thole who crot within its pre- cincls felt a wonderful courage ; they walked with a firmer p'cv, their countenances loft their tor- & K^ confi- mer anxiety, and bclpok 1 ' Yet many refidci lofi and fo few uucccikm p* a Man, laid the Angel, labors under a dreadful calamity—but he is aiot the object of vengeance. You be¬ hold the cloud interfering the way which kcepeth the lower part dark and terrible ; on one fide it deuce and joy. Yet many refufed dark and terrible ; on one tide it to enter into the light, tlio' invited is diffipated and its place occupied In fliP wflfj ftff.^tnn-flt#» manner, with the molt brilliant light, ibis veil in the rnoft affectionate manner, by thofe who had already tailed its delightful influence. Numbers were not fatisficd with refufme to pais to the enlightened fide, but thev reviled thole who had enter* 4 , ed, and fought to prevent by vari¬ ous means all who wilhed to fol¬ low* " How comes it," faid 1> u that many choofe darknefi ra'-h- cy than Hffht ; the fide of the ro^d which is no*: illuminated contams more travellers than the other.*' " No man/' laid the Angel, cc can wall; in the hVht that is not clean '—all hidden crimes would be cX- pofed—- his deformities, whatever they arc, would appear—the wick¬ ed therefore will not go, they can¬ not fin in peace, they would be¬ come a fmali cloud in the midfl of the lj glit, & fn a m e wou 1 d a t le n a t h draw them back to the fide of dark- nefs. The longer a traveller wal^s in the light, the fairer he becomes, fo that by the time he reaches the top of the mountain, he has un¬ dergone a complete change. As they approached the fummit the afcent became moreeafy, the proi- pecl widened, the fragrance of the lurroun ding flowers fecmed to in- fufe new gladncfs into the mining countenances of the iuccefsful tra- As foon as tliey arrived at the place where the road divid¬ ed into four parts, they were con- dueled by the he'aveniy inhabit¬ ants to different regions of this im- ■p 1 e a i u r e s in 11 ft fu i t able tot h c i r. d i f- lerent natures. The fight of their Jiappinefs filled my heart with joy. " Canft thou not, faid I to the Angel, point out a few of the ibur- ces of the felicity, whicii the innu¬ merable inhabitants of this glori¬ ous city enjoy ?" " As they have excelled in degrees and kinds of virtue, fo have they enjoyments lukable to the progrefc they have made—They are no longer clog¬ ged with a body of grofs matter fcnfible to every variation of the weather, and becoming a perpetu¬ al fource of wcaknefs and error. They have new fenfes—their fac¬ ulties are enJarged and multiplied, and they arc capable of fublimer conceptions than the narrownefs of the human intellect upon earth will admit. They read before them the divine adminiftration, they difeern the ufes and advanta¬ ges of all thofe parts, which ap¬ pear to man dark, myfterious or hurtful, and when they are ftill limited in perception, they have fuch a full ailiirance oi' the good¬ nefs of God, that it no longer dif- turbs them. Can thofe, Obed, fail to be happy, who are capable of comprehending the divine per¬ fections, pouring out felicity on created beings, through innumera¬ ble channels ? Poifeiling a con- fcioufnefs of acting invariably right and a clear conception of the will of their Creator, their happinefs goes on gradually incrcafmg thro* that immortality which they have begun to enjoy. Encouraged by the fupreme fe¬ licity of the blciled and the mild- nefi of the Angel, " why, faid I, is the path that leadeth up the hill fo difficult, why is it befet with fo is the mercy of God favoring men, but behold how they defpife it. They Dint their eyes, they try to pafs on the other fide, and iome are pleafed when the cloud over- fhadows them—-yet all arc invited to pafs fron) the darknefs to the light, and all with perfeverance may fucceed. Behold then Obed, the glorious reward which awaits the faithful—let not your foul be difmayed by the few things, which thou canft not fully comprehend— the goodnefs of God is fuflicient for thee, and what he hath prom- ifed will certainly come to pais ThiYik not life unhappy that lead¬ eth to the felicity which thou haft fecn—furely death is a friend fince it openeth the gates of this celef- tial city." Such, my brethren, was my vif- ion, and let it pour inftruclion into your fouls ; truft in the Almighty, & allow not doubts to get poffeffion of your minds holding the book of life in your hands, it will direct your fteps without wavering, and vou {hall always poffefs that lively confidence in God, which Obed now enjoys. riT THE PRESIDENT AND LITTLE BELT. The 'National Intelligencer* having riven all the material evidence in this affair, concludes ici/lj Commo- llm Rodger/ Addrefs to the Court of Inquiry* as follows ; COMMODORE R0DOKRS TO THE COURT. Mr. P/rf.'/ifl/, and Gtntkhm of the Court, I avail myfelf of the prefent mo¬ ment to exprefs my thanks for the patient inveftigation of the merits of the rnmfaction which caufed its convention : and I feel perfectly convinced that the evidence addu¬ ced is amply fuilicient to enfiircthat my conduct in this affair will meet the approbation of every unpreju¬ diced mind, as well for its general tenor as for the lenity fhevvn to an affirmed enemy, whom I had it in power to deftroy by a fingle broad- fide more and that too without any rifk of injuring the fhip under my command. Many of the interrogatories put by myfelf to the wirnefles !<►/ have appeared to the court fuperfluous I fear : but when it confiders the odious features of the ftatement which has been exhibited in the pa¬ pers faid to be capt. Bingham's of¬ ficial ftatement to Ad. Sawyer, da¬ ted his Majcfty's Hoop Little Belt, May ax, i8ii, lat. 35, 53, long. 71, 49, W. Cape Charles bearing weft diftant 48 miles, I am fure it can not complain of the time I have taken up in proving fwhile 1 had it in my power; that unblulhing repi dentation to be palpably and wilfully falie. I mould not now longer trefpafs on the time and patience of the court, was it not probable that the prefent proceedings may bepubiifh- ed to the world, and a consequent defire that even my motive for cha¬ fing the Little BeltIhould be known main •and this I am the more defirous of, as great pains have been taken by afew individuals who c^ll them- ; fharei5—why are fo many fdves Americans, to impofe a U lief that I chafed with a hoftile in¬ tention, not however becaufc I en¬ tertain a hope of producing any change of fentiments in men like theinielvcs, (and for the honour of my country I hope there are but few fuch) who arc difpofed to rep- refent ail the acts of their govern¬ ment, as well as of its agents, in an odious light; but to undeceive not only my own countrymen, but e: ven every liberal Knglifhman, who may have been deceived by their, foohiftry. That I did chafe the Littie Belt, I acknowledge ; but that I did fo with the intention of offering me- nacc or infult to the Britifh flag, I declare, in the prcfence of my God, is without any foundation whatever : neither would the or¬ ders under which I was acting au¬ thor! fe fuch a courfe, any more than they would have juftified my fubmitting to an infult from a Bri- tifh, or any other fhip of war. Without further observations or comments than are ncceifarily con¬ nected with the fubject,the follow- in ir are therefore mv rcafons for having chafed that fhip : On tlu 16th of May, bcii:g then at anchor off Annapolis, I got under weigh to proceed to my ftation at New- York, in confequence of an order from the Hon. the Secretary of the Navy to that effect \ in which he acquainted me of having iil'ued this order owin£ to his being in- formed that the trade of New-York had become interrupted by Britifh and French cruifers. At this time I difcovercd by the newfpapers, that a Britifh frigate, fuppoied to be the Guerrier, had, in the vicin¬ ity of Sandy Hook, li during my abfence from the ftation, imprci- i'cd out of the American brig Spit¬ fire, bound coaftwife, a youn man by the name of Diggio, an Amer¬ ican, and apprentice to the maftcr of the brig—on the 16th of May, at a Tittle paft meridian, being at the time in feventcen fathoms of water, about 14 or 15 leagues to the Northward and Eaftward of Cape Henry, and about 6 leagues from the land to the Southward of Chincoteak, a fail was difcover- ed to the Eaftward, ftanding to¬ wards us under a prefs of canvafs, which I foon made olit by the hape of her upper fails, as they be¬ came diftinguifhable from our deck, to be a man of war. Not having heard of any other fhip of war, than the before mentioned frigate being on our coaft, I con- eluded (and more particularly from the direction in which fhe was dif- covered) that it was ihe ; and ac¬ cordingly determined to fpeak to her, as well becaufe I confidercd it - my duty to know the names and characters-, if poffible, of all for¬ eign cruizers, hovering on our coaft, as from an impreflion, if it. turned out to be the vefiel I had X conceived, that her commander from having learat through the medium of the newfnapers the fen- t't fation which the beforcmentioned- outrage had produced throughout the U. States, might be induced, if he was not totally regardlefs of American claims to julliee, to men¬ tion that he had the young man in qucftion on board, and would deliver him up to me, and perhaps at the fame time afiign ibme caulc for fuch a erofs violation of tin fovereign rights of the American D x ° 11 1 nation. At any rate, whether lie was difpofed or not, if 1 could learn from him that the man was on 11 n.v ppw« 4 * i)oard, 1 Ih.ovdd lv>V" :* \