Swarms of Placemen and* Pensioners soon will appear, In Freedom we're Born, &c. Then join Hand in Hand brave Americans all, All Ages shall speak, with Amaze and Applause, This Bumper I crown for our Sovereign's Health, If She is but just-and if we are but free. In Freedom we're Born, &c. *The Ministry have already begun to give away in Pensions, the Money they lately took out of our Pockets, Without Our Consent. Pennsyl-Americanisms" as the name of a game. The word CRISS-CROSS is given in “Bartlett's Dictionary of Our worthy Forefathers, let's give them a Cheer, Their generous Bosoms all Dangers despised, The Tree their own Hands had to Liberty rear'd, How sweet are the Labors that Freedom endure, is used in England, and is a corruption of Christ's cross. Before the Reformation the alphabet, in primers, was preceded by a cross (†), and children read Christ's cross, A, B, C, as now in Spain they say Jesu Cristo, A, B, C. The alphabet was called "Christ's-crosse-rowe," or simply "Crossrow," as in Shakspeare's Richard III. See Journal of Education, vol. viii., pp. 310-11. LOCALITIES VISITED BY WASHINGTON.-The recent delivery of Mr. Everett's Washington oration in Portland, suggested the inquiry whether the Father of his Country was ever within the limits of Maine. It appears by the newspaper accounts of "The President's Eastern Tour," that on Monday, Nov. 3d, 1789, when at Portsmouth, N. H., he made an excursion about the harbor, in a barge, and "went on shore for a few minutes at Kittery, in the Province of Maine." This was the only occasion when he went so far, though General Knox repeatedly invited him to his seat. BELFAST, ME. "EMPIRE WHERE THE SUN NEVER SETS."-The authorship of this line is usually attributed to Schiller, the German poet, but did it not originate with Capt. John Smith, who says, in his "Advertisements for the Unexperienced, or the Pathway to erect a Plantation," which was published in 1631-"I could wish every Englishman to carry alwaies this motto in his heart: Why should the brave Spanish soldiers brag, the sunne never sets in the Spanish dominions, but ever shineth on one part or other we have conquered for our king." J. W. BELFAST, ME. QUERIES. EARLY AMERICAN EDITION OF ROBERTSON'S CHARLES V.-I have in my possession a copy of Robertson's "History of Charles V.," in 3 vols. "America. Printed for the subscribers, 1770." According to the advertisement, "Subscriptions are received by Robert Bell, bookseller, and by all the printers and booksellers in America." Is it an English or American publication, and is any thing known in regard to its history? W. five or forty years since, a colored man was PASCUA FLORIDA.-Florida is said to be so called from its having been discovered on this day. But what day did the Spaniards mean by Pascua Florida? The title-page reads as follows: "The History of the Reign of Charles the Fifth, i., 11, Robertson, lib. iii., Shea's School History, Hildreth, i., 40, Irving's Conquest of Florida, Emperor of Germany, and of all the Kingdoms Fairbank's St. Augustine, p. 14, say Palm Sunand States in Europe during his Age; to which is day; Bancroft, i., 33, and most of the School prefixed a View of the Progress of Society in Histories, Willard, Wilson, Carroll, Anderson, Europe, from the Subversion of the Roman Scott, say Easter Sunday. Which is correct, Empire to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Cen- Barcia, Ensayo Cronologico, giving the day as tury. Confirmed by Historical Proofs and Il-March 27th, 1512? lustrations. In Three Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D., Principal of the University of Edinburgh, and Historiographer to his Majesty for Scotland. Author of the late elegant History America. Printed for of Scotland. Vol. WHITE BONDMEN.-Were white persons held as slaves in the Province of Massachusetts ? C. Advertisement from the "Massachusetts Gazette, Oct. 3, 1765." "If David Huges, formerly belonging to Major Rogers, and servant to him, be living, and will apply to Richard and Samuel Draper, printers, in Boston, he may hear of about £60, sterling, that was left him by a relation that died in England, and of whom he can obtain it." [In early times, emigrants came over frequently as redemptioners; that is, the ship took them without prepayment of passage, and on their arrival sold them by auction for the lowest term of years for which any one would take them and pay the passage money.] A TEACHER. Bevier" who came over with Van Rensselaer, BEVIER. Can any one tell the name of the the New York patroon, and what position the said Bevier occupied under Van Rensselaer ? Can any one give the genealogical tree of the Bevier family? BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SLAVERY.-Can any of your readers tell me which was the first book ever printed in the English tongue on the abolition of is in my collection, and perhaps it may not be slavery? The first with which I am acquainted uninteresting to give a short description of it. SHEW "THE NEGROES AND INDIANS ADVOCATE Suing for their admission into the CHURCH; OR, A PERSUASIVE to the instructing and baptizing of the Negroes and Indians in our plantations. ING that as the compliance there with can prejudice no man's just interest; so the wilful neglecting and opposing of it is no less than a manifest apostacy from the Christian faith. To which is added a brief account of religion in Virginia. By MORGAN GODWYN, sometime St. of Ch. Ch., Oxon. "Judges 19: 30.-And it was 80, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done, nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day. "Acts 4: 10.- We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. If we must answer for our idle words, how much more for our idle silence. St. Augustin. "LONDON. Printed for the Author by J. D., and are to be sold by most booksellers. 1680." Svo. (small). Dedication to Abp. of Canterbury. (William Sancroft, June, 1677-8, Nov. 1693), pp. 5. Preface, pp. 4; Contents, p. 1; Errata, p. 1; Introduction, pp. 8. GUY FAWKES DAY.-In Caulkins' "History of New London," there is a curious account of the last celebration there of this day, and of the substitute for it in September, where Arnold succeeded Guy. Where was it last celebrated in this country, and when? B. Chapter I., pp. 86; Chap. II., from 86 to 105; Chap. III., 105 to 150; Chap. IV., 151 to 166. "The state of Religion in Virginia, as it was some time before the late rebellion, represented in a letter to Sir W. B., then Governor thereof, 167 to 174." (This governor is, of course, Sir DELAWARE INDIANS.-What is the earliest refWilliam Berkely-the rebellion the great Eng-erence to the Delawares, and what was then lish rebellion). The abolition doctrines in this their locality, strength, &c. What were the first work are only implied, not directly set forth. names applied to them by European writers, and The author relates many curious circumstances, in what publication does the name Delaware first such as that two-thirds of the Virginia clergy occur as applied to the tribe? had received no orders, but were laymen hired by the Vestries. J. COLONEL MARSHALL OF MASSACHUSETTS.-Col. Marshall, who commanded a Massachusetts regiment in the Revolution-Can any of your corre Godwyn is throughout a strong cavalier, not a little contemptuous of what he calls "American Arts and Frauds," and indignant at the control exercised over the priesthood by the "Ple-spondents give a brief general biography of this man? Stating his birthplace, when he joined beian Juntos, the Vestries." the army, whom he married, &c. J. H. BOSTON, March 3. I have heard that there is a Tract called "The Complaints of the Negro Slaves. Dialogue between an Ethiopian and a Christian, that was his master in America. 12mo. 1684." This, probably, is a book of the same class. Your obedient servant, HAGLEY (near Georgetown), S. C. R. P. This being the only instance that I have known where the date of the birth of any of the children of the pilgrim John Howland has been given, is also interesting, as showing that all of his children were not probably the offspring of one wife; as his widow, who died in Swansea, Dec. 21, 1687, aged 80 years, could have been but thirteen years old at the time of the landing, and but eighteen at the date given as the birth of "Lieut. Howland," and Joseph was never supposed to have been the eldest of the pilgrim's children. It was always considered a settled fact that John Howland married Elizabeth, daughter of Gov. Carver, until the appearance of Bradford's History. Bradford says he married John Tilley's daughter. Did he marry Carver's daughter previous to the embarkation, as Mitchell's " History of Bridgewater" states? Can any one unravel the mystery or explain these discrepancies. PROVIDENCE, R. I. JOHN A. HOWLAND. FRANKLIN'S ARMS.-In the English Notes and Queries for March 20, 1858 (p. 234), it is stated that "the crest upon one of the spoons belonging to Sir John Franklin, found by the party in search of him, is identical with the crest of Benjamin Franklin." What were the arms of Benjamin Franklin, and how were they derived? Was there any connection of ancestry? THE GUNS OF THE CONSTELLATION.-In E. C. Wine's "Cruise of the U. S. Ship Constellation, in 1829," it is stated that "the guns then on board of her were presented by the government of Great Britain." The same is traditionary in the navy. It is said they were presented to her after her action with the French frigates L'Insurgente and La Vengeance, for the gallantry there and then displayed. Can you tell me whether there is any truth in this tradition, and where those guns are now? The Constellation was the first ship in our navy armed with carronades (then a new and English gun), and that may have occasioned this report. The new Constellation is armed with a new and entirely different battery. P. REPLIES. BOOKS DEDICATED TO WASHINGTON (vol. iv., pp. 57, 90).-The Rev. Timothy Dwight (for many years President of Yale College), dedicated a work to General Washington which was pub lished at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1785, entitled "The Conquest of Canaan." I copy the Titlepage, and also the Dedication, as follows: "The Conquest of Canaan: A Poem in eleven tuous. For several years I have been employed Books, by Timothy Dwight. 'Fired, at first sight, with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the height of arts.' Hartford, printed by Elisha Babcock, MDCCLXXXV. Dedication. To his Excellency, George Washington, Esquire, Commander-in-Chief of the American Armies, the Saviour of his Country, the Supporter of Freedom, and the Benefactor of Mankind. This Poem is inscribed, with the highest respect for his Character; the most ardent wishes for his happiness, and the most grateful sense of the blessings secured, by his generous efforts, to the United States of North America, By his most humble And most obedient servant, GREENFIELD, IN CONNECTICUT, The following letters from General Parsons and the Rev. Timothy Dwight to General Washington, and the replies of General Washington in 1778, in reference to the above-named Poem, may, perhaps, be instructing to your readers. General Parsons to General Washington. CAMP, WEST-POINT, March 7, 1778. DEAR GENERAL:-The writer of the Letter herewith transmitted you, is Chaplain of the Brigade under my command. He is a Person of extensive Literature, an amiable private character, and has happily united that virtue and Piety, which ought ever to form the character of a Clergyman, with the liberal, generous sentiments and agreeable manners of a Gentleman. The Merit of the Performance he mentions I am not a competent Judge of; many gentlemen of Learning and Taste for poetical writings who have examined it with care and attention, esteem this work in the Class of the best Writings of the kind. He will be particularly obliged by your Excellency's consent that this work should make its Public appearance under your Patronage** ****** I am with great Esteem, Yr. Excellency's Obdt. Humble servant TO GEO. WASHINGTON. Rev. Timothy Dwight to General Washington. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY: The application which is the subject of this letter is, I believe, not common in these American Regions, yet I cannot but hope it will not on that account be deemed impertinent or presump in writing a poem on the Conquest of Canaan by Joshua. This poem, upon the first knowledge of your Excellency's character, I determined, with leave, to inscribe to you. If it will not be too great a favor, it will certainly be remembered with gratitude. I am not insensible that the subject of this request is delicate; as consent on the part of your Excellency cannot possibly add to your reputa tion, it may be followed by consequences of a the work your Excellency cannot form a guess disagreeable nature. Of the merit or demerit of but from the character of the writer, with which you will be made acquainted by Gen. Parsons, who does me the honor to inclose this in one from himself. All that I can say upon the subject (and I hope I may assert it with propriety) is, that I am so independent a Republican, and so honest a man as to be incapable of a wish to palm myself upon the world under the patronage of another; as to be remote from every sinister will in this application, and to disdain making the proffer, slight as it is, to the most splendid personage, for whose character I have not a par ticular esteem. I am with the greatest respect, Your Excellency's most obedient And most humble servant, MARCH 8, 1778. TIMOTHY DWIGht, Jun'r. General Washington to Rev. Timothy Dwight. HEADQUARTERS, VALLEY FORGE, 18 March, 1778. SIR-I yesterday received your favor of the 8th instant, accompanied by so warm a recommendation from General Parsons, that I cannot but form favorable presages of the merit of the work you propose to honor me with the dedication of. Nothing can give me more pleasure than to patronize the essays of Genius, and a laudable cultivation of the Arts and Sciences, which had begun to flourish in so eminent a degree before the hand of oppression was stretched over our devoted Country; and I shall esteem myself happy if a Poem, which has employed the labor of years, will derive any advantage or bear more weight in the world, by making its appearance under a dedication to me. I am, very Respectfully, Yours, &c., G. WASHINGTON. Gen. Washington to Brigadier Gen. Parsons. HEADQUARTERS, 18 March, 1778. DEAR SIR:-I am favored with yours of the 7th, inclosing a letter from the Rev. Mr. Dwight, to whom I have written upon the matter pro- more of the king's troops are wounded than posed by him, &c., &c. MIDDLETOWN, CONN., March 8, 1860. S. H. P. I MAJOR PITCAIRN (vol. iv., p. 88).—Major Pitcairn's remains were deposited under Christ Church, Boston,-not St. George's Church. think there never was a church bearing the latter name in Boston. I am informed by a friend, who is usually correct in such matters, and who obtained his information years ago from aged citizens of Boston, that Major Pitcairn, being mortally wounded in the battle of Bunker Hill, was carried to a house in Charter-street, Boston, where he died. The same friend informs me, that after the Revolutionary War was over, the relations of Maj. P. sent for his remains, and obtained what was then supposed to be his body; but it was discovered afterwards that the wrong body had been sent to them. BOSTON. killed in the late action in New England, is, that the Americans use a small shot called buck shot, which is much smaller than the soldiers' bullets." With such ammunition, and the order from the gallant Knowlton, "not to fire until the enemy were within fifteen rods; and then, not until the word was given" (Diary, v. i. p. 97), it is not remarkable that the "regulars fell surprisingly," or that Major Pitcairn's body was perforated in thirty places. MOUSER. STATIONS OF BRITISH REGIMENTS IN AMERICA, 1752-1774 (vol. iv., pp. 57, 89). British Foot Regiments in America, in 1757. 1st (Royals), 2d batt.; 17th, 27th, 28th, 35th, 40th, 42d, 43d, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 55th, 58th, 60th, 62d (Highl.), 63d (Highl.), 80th.— Army List, 1758. British Foot Regiments in America, in 1760. 1st (Royals), 2d batt. 15th, 17th, 22d, 27th, 28th, 35th, 40th, 42d (Roy. Highl.), 43d, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 55th, 58th, 60th, 77th, (1st Highl. Batt.), 78th, (2d Highl. Batt.), 80th, 94th, 95th; four independent companies at New York; three ditto at South Carolina; and Gorham's Rangers.-—Army List, 1761. the head "America." N. B.-Canada was included this year under E. B. O'C. I have in my possession more than twenty documentary evidences that such was the fact. ANOTHER REPLY.-In answer to your querist "The name was invented by John Filson, one T., who wishes to know, "How came Pitcairn's of the original proprietors, who intended to exbody perforated by upwards of thirty balls?" press by it the town opposite the mouth of Licklet me refer you to the following extracts from ing river. He resided in Lexington, Kentucky, "Frank Moore's Diary of the Revolution," which where the plan of the projected village was will probably be a sufficient answer to his ques-formed, and the name imposed in the month of tion: August, 1788. "June 23, 1775. One of the British surgeons attending the military hospital, at Boston, has written home that the provincials in the late engagement, had either exhausted their ball, or were determined that every round should prove fatal. Their muskets were charged with old nails and pieces of angular iron."" In another portion of the work, “ an officer in General Gage's army, says the reason so many The settlement did not, however, commence till the 26th of the following December. From that time till the 2d of January, 1790-this day fifty-one years—the place bore the name of Losantiville, and no other. It was changed to Cincinnati by Governor St. Clair. "Your friend and servant, "Charles Cist." "DAN. DRAKE." |