ron: and selected friends, down to the generalized claims of | Mr. Irving we have the humors of cotemporary poliour fellow-creatures: it will ever be found that all our tics and every-day life in America-the traditionary real enjoyments are solid only as the feelings of the peculiarities of the Dutch founders of New York-the heart are connected with them; and long after the nicest shades of the school of English manners of the traces of external objects may be effaced from the me-last century--the chivalry of the middle ages in Spainmory, the kindly sentiments and participated feelings, the glittering visions of Moorish romance-a large cywith which they may have been connected, remain in-cle of sentimental creations, founded on the invariable delible in the interior recesses of the breast, which they experience-the pathetic sameness of the human heartfill with a sweet indistinctness of recollected enjoy- and lastly, the whole unhackneyed freshness of the ment." West--life beyond the border-a camp outside the And how much truth in Catherine's criticism of By-frontier-a hunt on buffalo ground, beyond which neither white nor Pawnee, man nor muse, can go. This "I cannot feel the beauties of any poetry whatso-is. Mr. Irving's range, and in every part of it he is equally at home. When he writes the history of Coever," said Catherine, "when I think the poet has nolumbus, you see him weighing doubtful facts in the feeling himself I have admired many passages in Lord scales of a golden criticism. You behold him, laden Byron's earlier works, even to enthusiasm; but when with the manuscript treasures of well-searched archives, I came to his most unfeeling mockery of the agonizing and disposing the heterogeneous materials into a wellsympathies he had raised in his description of a storm, digested and instructive narration. Take down anby the odious levity with which he concludes it, I closed other of his volumes, and you find him in the parlor of the book, and never read another page of his writing an English country inn, of a rainy day, and you look I thought of it ever after as of those monstrosities out of the window with him upon the dripping, dreary in painting, of beautiful heads, and cloven feet, and it desolation of the back yard. Anon he takes you into inspired me with the same disgust." the ancestral hall of a baronet of the old school, and instructs you in the family traditions, of which the me you North American Review, No. LXXXVIII: July 1835.--morials adorn the walls, and depend from the rafters. Before you are wearied with the curious lore, you are The last number of this eriodical contains several in pursuit of Kidd, the pirate, in the recesses of Long admirable articles. We subjoin a list of its contents: Island; and by the next touch of the enchanter's wand, Art. I. A Tour on the Prairies, by the author of the you are rapt into an enthusiastic reverie of the mystic Sketch Book.-II. The American Almanac for the year East, within the crumbling walls of the Alhambra. 1835.--III. Memoirs of Casanova.--IV. Machiavelli.-- You sigh to think you were not born six hundred years that ago, V. Life and Character of William Roscoe.-VI. Mrs. halls, as they once blazed in triumph, and rang with could not have beheld those now deserted Butler's Journal.--VII. Dunlap's History of the Arts.--the mingled voices of oriental chivalry and song,VIII. Slavery; an Appeal in favor of that Class of when you find yourself once more borne across the AtAmericans called Africans, by Mrs. Child.--IX. Audu-lantic, whirled into the western wilderness, with a bon's Biography of Birds.--X. Webster's Speeches. prairie wide as the ocean before you, and a dusky herd The first article is a noble eulogy on the genius of chantmen, looming in the horizon, and inviting you to of buffaloes, like the crowded convoy of fleeing mer Washington Irving, well according with the merits the chase. This is literally nullum fere genus scribendi of the writer, and the honest pride which every Ame-non tigit nullum quod titigit non ornviit. Whether anyrican feels in the possession of such a luminary in thing like an equal range is to be found in the works of our native literature. Great as has been the praise him on whom the splendid compliment was first belavished upon his works, we feel with the reviewer that stowed, it is not difficult to say." full justice has not as yet been accorded them--and it is with pleasure we perceive that the world at large is becoming more alive to his merits. The following rapid glance at the various triumphs of his genius, will be read with a general concurrence in its truth: "Compare him," says the reviewer, "with any of the distinguished writers of his class of this generation, excepting Sir Walter Scott, and with almost any of what are called the English classics of any age. Compare him with Goldsmith, one of the canonized names of the British pantheon of letters, who touched every kind of writing, and adorned every kind that he touched. In one or two departments, it is true, that of poetry and the drama--departments which Mr. Irving has not attempted, and in which much of Goldsmith's merit lies--the comparison partly fails; but place their pretensions, in every other respect, side by side. Who would think of giving the miscellaneous writings of Goldsmith a preference over those of Irving, and who would name his historical compositions with the Life of Columbus? If in the drama and in poetry Goldsmith should seemed to have extended his province greatly beyond that of Irving, the Life of Columbus is a chef d'œuvre in a department which Goldsmith can scarcely be said to have touched; for the trifles on Grecian and Roman history, which his poverty extorted from him, deserve to enter into comparison with Mr. Irving's great work, about as much as Eutropius deserves to be compared with Livy. Then how much wider Irving's range in that department, common to both the painting of manners and character! From The articles on Machiavelli, and on the life of Ros coe, are both excellent in their way. The former has particular attractions, as it is a luminous disquisition on the character and writings of one who for ages was an enigma in the political and intellectual world, whose works, like those of Dante and Faust, have been interpreted by opposing critics in the most conflicting manner, and whose name, error and prejudice handed down from century to century, have rendered synonymous with all that is crafty and corrupt in the art of government. The notice of Mrs. Butler's work is the best we have seen. The reviewer performs his task with redoubtable good humor. The gentleness with which he calls the lady to account for her literary offences, and the hearty tribute of praise he bestows on the best portions of her work, show that he is determined to "Be to her faults a little blind, And to her merits very kind." But the review of Mrs. Child's ill-judged appeal on the subject of slavery, has for us a more powerful attraction than any in the number. It is not possible that we should be witnesses of the momentous occurrences of the day, and not feel most sensitively every reference to a topic in the discussion of which all that we love and reverence is involved. The impatient zeal of pretending enthusiasts, who in the pursuit of what to them seems good, disregard the frightful evils which | Stranger in America, by F. Leiber,” and “New Engtheir blind impetuosity may produce, cannot but awak-land and her Institutions, by one of her sons," is the en in those upon whom these evils must fall, a trem- most attractive in the April number. The work of M. bling anxiety for the future, and an indignant resent- de Beaumont has not, as we have heard, been translated ment against the madmen who are blindly jeoparding or republished in this country. His views of our manthe peace of the country and the lives of thousands.ners and institutions are exhibited in the form of a We cannot trust our feelings upon this subject. We novel, which the Quarterly declares to possess conside see too clearly the horrors in perspective, which fanati-rable interest, and to display in parts a large share of cism is preparing for us, and we humbly hope that the the true genius of romance, notwithstanding that the results of its insane excess, may be averted. The re-incidents are few and the commentaries copious. The viewer in the North American, thinks and feels correctly on this subject, and we regret that we can only make room for the closing passages of his remarks: author declares in a preface, that "though his personages are fictitious, every trait of character has been sketched from the life, and that almost every incident in his tale may be depended on as a fact that had fallen under his own observation." The reviewer is somewhat tion (and he cannot be charged with undue lenity in his censure) are inconsistent with that avowal. The reviewer makes copious extracts from the work, which show that the author is disposed to censure severely the condition of the colored population in this country, without a fair consideration of the circumstances which produced it. But we can scarcely judge of the book from the extracts in the review, which are probably the most unfavorable that could be found, as the reviewer displays a strong desire to draw from the opinions of the French author, support for the assertions of English "That we must be rid of slavery at some day, seems to be the decided conviction of almost every honest mind. But when or how this is to be, God only knows. If in a struggle for this end the Union should be dis-scandalized at the author's avowal of “his belief that solved, it needs not the gift of prophecy to foresee that the democratic system of government, as now established our country will be plunged into that gulf which in the in America, is the best machinery that ever was inlanguage of another, is full of the fire and the blood of vented for developing the political independence and civil war, and of the thick darkness of general political happiness of mankind," and endeavors to show that M. disgrace, ignominy, and ruin.' "There is much error upon this as well as other sub-de Beaumont's strictures upon our manners and condijects, to be corrected, before the public can act deliberately or wisely in relation to it. It is too common to associate with the slave-holder the character of the slave-merchant. And we regret to see the abolitionist of the day seizing upon the cruelties and abuses of power by a few slave-owners in regard to their slaves, in order to excite odium against slave-holders as a class. This is alike unreasonable and unjust. Very many of them are deeply solicitous to free the country of this alarming evil, but no feasible means by which this is to be accomplished has yet been offered for their adoption. Such denunciations are no better than the anathemas of fanaticism, and ought to be discountenanced by every well wisher of his country. The sub-travellers. ject of slavery is one, in regard to which, more than almost any other, there are clouds and darkness upon the future destinies of these states. It is one upon which all think and feel more or less acutely, and it is moreover one upon which all may be called upon to act. It is, therefore, we repeat, with regret that we see intellects like that of Mrs. Child, and pens like hers, which may be otherwise so agreeably and beneficially employed, diverted from their legitimate spheres of action, and employed in urging on a cause so dangerous to the union, domestic peace, and civil liberty, as the imme-incidents. The contre-pieds between the hero and his diate emancipation of the slaves at the South." MY LIFE, by the author of Tales of Waterloo, &c. New York : This is the production of a lively and spirited writer. He describes skirmishes, onslaughts and battles, with the familiarity of one who has not seldom taken a part in such actions-traces the Irish character with great fidelity, and best of all, his book abounds in humorous cousin, "Jack the Devil," are admirably detailed. Jack is a rare specimen of the Wild Irishman, and we have seldom been more amused than we were with the that day, when Ney led the Old Guard to the charge, and the description of the "field red with slaughter," after the work of death had concluded, give evidence of the painting of an eye-witness. American Republication of Foreign Quarterlies.-The London, Edinburg and Westminster Reviews for April, history of the scrapes in which he involved himself 1835, have been republished by Mr. Foster, in his cheap and his cousin. The battle of Waterloo is sketched and valuable series of periodicals. The Edinburg Re-briefly, but with a graphic pen. The last struggle of view contains an article on American Poetry, in the course of which a general glance at the literature of this country is taken; and a more favorable opinion expressed of its achievements than that work has hitherto entertained. This fact is worthy of remark, when it is recollected that the taunting query, "Who reads an American book?" emanated from that journal not many years since. The most attractive articles in the Westminster, are those upon "Lucy Aiken's Court of Charles II," and 'Dunlop's Memoirs of Spain." To us, an article in the Quarterly on "Maria, or Slavery in the United States, a picture of American Manners, by Gustave de Beaumont, one of the authors of a work on the Penitentiary System in the United States"*"The “Marie, ou l'Esclavage aux Etas-Unis, Tableau de Mours Americaines par Gustave de Beaumont, l'un des Auteurs de l'ouvrage intitulé Du Systeme Pénitentiare aux Etas-Unis." BELFORD REGIS, or Sketches of a Country Town, by Miss Like "Our Village," these are delightful productions, abounding with wholesome satire of folly and prejudice, and displaying in strong relief the humble virtues of retired life. Some of the characters are conceptions of great loveliness, and many of the scenes are wrought with most pathetic effect. The story of Hester is admirable. We have seldom dwelt with more delighted interest over a picture of juvenile virtue and self-devotion. EDITORIAL REMARKS. ting and money-making [this from a Scotchman!] to serve the purposes of the novelist. They form but indifferent heroes and heroines of romance, and hence Cooper is obliged to resort to the sea to rake up pirates and smugglers, or to go back to the revolution or the incidents calculated to give verisimilitude and interest to his tales." This seems to us hasty and jejune criticism. Cooper was not, as we know, "obliged" to rake up pirates and smugglers; but as this writer has told us in the ninth number of the Messenger, "He (Cooper) had where he acquired a knowledge of all the minutiæ of nautical life, which was of great service to him in the composition of some of his tales. These are justly considered as his best"—and he might have added, are written with power peculiar to Cooper, of whom it may truly be said: We have but a few words to offer upon the contents of the present number. Generally they must speak for themselves; but in regard to others we may be permitted a passing comment. No. II of the Dissertation on the characteristic diffe-early settlement of his country to find characters and rences between the sexes, sustains the high character of the first number. And although the branch of the subject-Religious Differences-which the author has discussed in the present number, seems to promise little amusement for the general reader, it will be found upon perusal, to have been so ingeniously treated, so beauti-been for some years an officer in the American Navy, fully illustrated, that even he who entirely eschews polemics, will be edified and delighted. It was upon this point that we felt the most solicitude for the success of the writer, for there is no part of his subject so difficult to manage, or in which he was so liable to fall below the expectations of his readers. But he has overcome its difficulties, and presents us with a disquisition, entirely free from the narrowness of sectarian views, and deeply grounded in the philosophy of the human mind. His And well would it have been for his fame had he never view of the religion of woman is accurate and beauti-abandoned his proper element. On shore he generally ful,-her proneness to lean on the strength of a more powerful being, her confiding nature, her facility in believing where man cavils and doubts, and the tendency of her religious sentiments to degenerate into superstition, contrasted with the besetting evils of man's religious faith-bigotry and fanaticism-are admirably portrayed. His illustration of this contrast is clear and convincing, whilst his style throughout is easy and attractive. He seems to have drawn the true inspiration from his subject, and is doubtless a believer in the doctrine of the ingenious Biron "From woman's eyes this doctrine I derive : Grayson Griffith is a religious story. We approve of the moral, as a matter of course--who will not? But we do not come quite up to the writer's standard of perfection, for we candidly confess we cannot see the germs of perdition in a social game of whist; and while we detest gambling and gamblers, the proscription of amusements innocent in themselves, because some remote analogy may be traced between them and practices at once immoral and every way destructive, seems to us irreconcileable with sound logic or true philosophy. The attempt to trace the vices of men to early habitudes is not always successful, as the power of good or evil impressions over the mind and habits, is essentially modified by the character of each individual. Besides, accident often determines the destinies of men, so far as we can see, in very spite of every previous tendency. We doubt, for instance, whether the fascinations of the faro-table would not have been as great to Grayson if he had never seen a card, as they proved to be, as related in the story. But we are getting into the discussion of a question which requires more time and space than we have to spare. The "Letter on the United States, by a Young Scotchman," is generally amusing; but some of the passages in it strike us with surprise. He tells us that, "although the Americans are great novel readers, there is too much matter-of-fact about them; they are too calcula "His march is on the mountain wave His home is on the deep." makes as awkward a figure as one of his nautical heroes would do, after a voyage, before he had gotten rid of his "sea legs." We have read Cooper's last, the Monikins, but at too late a period to allow a regular notice of it in this number. En passant, however, we must say that it is an entire failure-vapid, pointless, and inane. It appears to be an attempted satire on mankind, a bungling imitation of Swift's account of the Houynhmins. Mr. Cooper's monkies are a tedious race, and his Yankee captain, "Noah Poke," the principal interlocutor, as the lawyers would term him, is little better. We believe that all who have read this work, will agree, that the sooner its author is “obliged” to take again to salt water, and "rake up pirates and smug. glers," the better it will be for his own reputation, and the purses of his booksellers. In regard to the poetry of this number, we must content ourselves with drawing attention to the pathetic effusion" on the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Girl." To Correspondents. Many favors have been again unavoidably postponed. The communication of Scriblerus exhibits talent, and is written well, but is not adapted to the pages of the Messenger. The writer would doubtless succeed upon other subjects, and we invite him to make the experi ment. "A fragment of the thirteenth century," has held us in doubt for some days; but we have finally decided upon its exclusion. We are not better pleased with the poetry of Timandi, than with his prose. The quantity of rhyme poured in upon us, is indeed a matter of admiration. The effusions which we consign to outer darkness monthly, are past enumeration. Such, for instance, as one containing the following lines, and which purports to be "copyed from a young ladies Album"- Miss Ewe have oftimes met before What shall I say at parting Events of great importance had also occurred in Al-ernment; but he was threatened with imprisonment, giers, by which this ancient stronghold of piracy was stripped of its terrors, and its impotence fully demonstrated. and a number of ships of war were ready to sail for the purpose of plundering American vessels; he therefore, after a formal protest, paid the sixteen thousand dollars for the Algerines killed, as well as the whole amount of the tribute then due. The resources of this state were even more severely affected by the wars of Europe, than those of Tunis and Tripoli, as it depended less than either of them Shortly after this occurrence, on the 7th of Novemupon native industry for support. A Pasha of Algiers, ber, 1808, the Turkish soldiery revolted, and having who wished to retain his throne and consequently his killed Achmet, placed in his stead Ali the keeper of a life, was forced to keep his troops engaged in wars from small mosque. What were their reasons for such a which they might individually derive profit; to in- choice cannot be stated, but the expectations of the crease their pay at the expense of the public treasury Turks seem not to have been fulfilled; for on the 4th was ineffectual, and he who attempted thus to win of March, 1809, they quietly took their sovereign to the their favor was soon despised and overthrown. They common house of correction, and there strangled him. required the excitement of contests and plunder, and They then raised to the throne a decrepid old man bread not won at the dagger's point seems to have had named Hadji Ali, whose character was much more conno relish with them. In 1805, these desperadoes mur- formable with their wishes, for he proved to be one of dered their Dey Mustapha, only because he was of too the most energetic, as well as most ferocious tyrants peaceable a disposition. Under Achmet his succes- ever known even in Algiers. He determined to revive sor, they had a war with Tunis, but it was conducted | the old glory of his state, and again to offer to all Chrisin a very languid manner, for no plunder could be ex-tian nations the alternative of war or tribute. pected. Great Britain and France were at that time the only The United States continued to pay the enormous commercial nations at peace with Algiers and paying annual tribute which had been stipulated in the treaty | no fixed tribute, yet they vied with each other in the of 1796, but not punctually. The little respect which was paid to neutral rights at that period by France and England, rendered the transmission of the naval stores composing the tribute difficult and unsafe, and this was the reason always alleged by the American Consul in accounting for the delay; but it was also in a great measure intentional, from the idea on which the other nations tributary to Algiers acted, that by thus remaining always in arrears, the fear of losing the whole sum due, would render the Dey less inclined to make any sudden depredations on their commerce. A strict adherence to engagements voluntarily entered into, would have been perhaps the better, and certainly much the more dignified course, as the Dey would have found it to his interest to conciliate those who paid so regularly. Whilst the American squadron remained in the Med-dollars were soon after received through the agency of iterranean, these excuses were listened to without many signs of impatience, but on its departure Achmet raised his tone, and after threatening for some time, he at By the aid of this timely supply, Hadji Ali was enalength in the latter part of 1807 sent out his cruisers bled to fit out a respectable naval force, which under with orders to seize American vessels, informing Mr. the command of the Rais Hamida a daring and skilful Lear at the same time, that this was not to be consid-corsair, sailed for the coast of Portugal, and for some ered as a hostile proceeding, and should not disturb the time continued to insult and plunder the vessels of that peace between the two countries. The Algerine cruisers took three American vessels, of which two were brought into port and condemned; the crew of the third the schooner Mary Anne, rose upon their captors, killed four of them, and having set the remaining four adrift in a boat, carried the vessel VOL. I.-83 richness of their presents, which were made with great regularity on all public occasions. Great Britain too, passively encouraged the piratical propensity of the Algerines, by allowing them to plunder and carry off the miserable inhabitants of the territories which were occupied by her troops and at least nominally under her protection, while France and the countries subject to or in alliance with her, were secure from such depredations. The British did more; for in 1810,-when neutral commerce had been extinguished, and the resources of Algiers were in consequence almost cut off, as neither could tribute be sent nor compensation be obtained for it by piracy-at this conjuncture two large ships and a brig entered the harbor, laden with warlike munitions, the whole sent as a present to the Dey from the Government of Great Britain. Seventy thousand the same government from Spain, in satisfaction for a pretended injury committed by a Spanish vessel. wretched kingdom; this too, at a period when its fortresses were held by British troops, and its harbors filled with British ships of war. At the commencement of 1812, it was almost certain that war would soon take place between the United States and Great Britain; in expectation of this, it was an important to the latter power to raise up as many ene- | States, and that if this were true, the Dey should not mies as possible to the Americans, and to deprive them complain if a part of the cargo originally shipped were of places of refuge for their vessels. It was principally destined for another purpose. with this object, that an Envoy was sent to the Barbary States; and he was made the bearer of a letter from the Prince Regent to the Dey, containing an offer of alliance, with the obligation on the part of Great Britain to protect Algiers against all its enemies, on condition of the observance of existing treaties between the two nations. The Envoy, Mr. A'Court,* was a man well calculated for carrying into effect the objects for which he was chosen, and he here first gave proofs of those talents which have since raised him to exalted stations in his country. He soon acquired great influence over the savage Turk; he demonstrated to him the designs and advances of Napoleon towards universal dominion, and made him tremble for the safety of his own Regency. On the other hand, he exhibited the mighty naval power of Great Britain, and endeavored to convince the Dey, that he could only escape the fate of the greater part of the European sovereigns, by seconding her efforts in resisting the insatiable conqueror. The United States were represented as the allies of France, possessing an extensive commerce, but having no naval force to pro tect it. These views were confirmed by the assurances of the Jewish merchants, who conducted nearly all the outward trade of Algiers, and who were generally consulted on points of foreign policy. A truce was in consequence obtained for Sicily, the captives from that island being however retained in slavery. A peace was also negotiated between Algiers and Portugal, the latter agreeing to pay a large sum immediately, and a heavy annual tribute in future. However, the Dey could not be led to declare war against the dreaded Emperor of France, although he had no objection to a quarrel with the United States, conceiving that it might be made very profitable, either by depredations on their commerce, or by obtaining an increase of their tribute. He gave the first hint of his intentions to the American Consul, by sending him the Prince Regent's letter, under pretence of requesting a translation of it into Italian, but really for the purpose of inducing him to bid higher for the friendship of Algiers. No notice being taken of this, he became more insolent in his demands and threats. In reply to this a new demand was made. By the treaty of 1796 the United States engaged to pay, nually to the Dey, the value of twelve thousand Algerine sequins (21,000 dollars) in maritime stores," and payment to this amount had been made for each year since 1796. The Dey now contended that the time should have been counted by the Mahometan calendar which gives only 354 days to the year, and that consequently the United States owed him arrears of tribute for six months, to which the differences between the Mahometan and Christian years since 1796, when added together would amount. Against this novel demand, the Consul remonstrated and protested in vain; he was ordered to pay the whole sum due immediately in cash, the stores offered as tribute not being receivable, otherwise he would be sent in chains to prison, the Americans in Algiers be made slaves, the Alleghany with her cargo be confiscated, and war be declared against the United States. With such a prospect before him, the Consul could only pay the money, which was effected through the agency of the Jewish mercantile house of Bacri. As soon as this was done, the Consul and all the Americans were commanded to quit Algiers immediately; they accordingly embarked in the Alleghany for Gibraltar, where they arrived on the 4th of August. Orders were then given by the Dey to his cruisers to take American vessels; but the apprehension of war with Great Britain had caused most of them to leave the Mediterranean, and the only prize made by the Algerines, was a small brig the Edwin of Salem. Information of these outrageous acts was officially communicated to Congress by President Madison on the 17th of November, 1812; but war had been declared by the United States against Great Britain, and the American flag was not seen in the Mediterranean until 1815, in which year ample satisfaction was obtained for the indignities which it had suffered from Algiers. In 1814 Hadji Ali was murdered, and his Prime Minister was invested with the sovereign authority; within a fortnight afterwards, the latter underwent the fate of his predecessor, and Omar the Aga or commander of the forces was made Pasha. Napoleon had by this time At length, on the 17th of July, 1812, the ship Alle- been overcome, and a congress of European potentates ghany arrived at Algiers, laden with naval and military and ministers was assembled at Vienna, engaged in stores, which were sent to the Dey and Regency by the regulating the affairs of that portion of the world, which United States, according to the terms of the treaty of circumstances had placed under their control. To this 1796. The Dey at first expressed his entire satisfaction congress a memorial was presented by the celebrated with what was sent, and a part of the cargo was land- Sir Sidney Smith, the object of which was the forma ed; a few days after, the Minister of Marine informed tion of a naval and military force, by means of conthe American Consul, that his master had been much tingents furnished and supported by the nations most astonished on examining the lists of the articles, to find interested, for the purpose of protecting commerce and that several of them were not in such quantities as abolishing piracy in the Mediterranean. It was declared he had required, and also that some cases containing that the Ottoman Porte would willingly contribute to arms had been landed at Gibraltar, for the Emperor of the attainment of this end, and that Tunis was also Morocco; that he considered the latter circumstance as disposed to relinquish its unlawful attacks upon the an insult to himself, and he would not, therefore, receive commerce of Christian nations, provided it were sure of any part of the cargo of the ship. Mr. Lear endea-protection against the other two states of Barbary. vored to show that the value of the articles sent, was more than equal to the amount due by the United Now Lord Heytesbury. This romantic proposition seems to have engaged but little the attention of the congress, and a petition of the Knights of Malta for a restoration of their island was equally disregarded. Sir Sidney's plan was im |