ington, with assuming the title of a private citizen. If it had been his wish, he might have made himself a King; but as he was a Republican to the very centre of his soul, he deemed no office worth holding, which did not originate in the spontaneous expressions of the choice of the people. ardor, he found himself almost des- a long and arduous contest was endtitute of resources, at the head of aed, he contented himself, like Washfeeble army, composed of all ranks of society, and mainly made up of those, who cared not a whit about the result of the cause in which they were engaged, if avarice and licentiousness were gratified. In the midst of this period of trial and despondency, his wife, upon whom he doated with a fondness amounting almost to enthusiastic madness, was, by the insalubrity of the climate, torn from his bosom and consigned to the grave. Thus, in an inauspicious moment, when his soul, which had panted for honest fame, and thirsted for the consummation of the liberties of his countrymen, had been pierced by the shafts of base ingratitude, as if the cup of bitterness had not yet been filled, he was deprived of the soldier's solace and repose-time, that he would abuse it, his the bosom of a fond and lovely wife. But his mind was not to be subdued by the calamities of life, and he nobly overcame all, and finally reached the goal of his ambition, and consummated his heart's first desirethe establishment of South American Liberty. In bringing about these great events, however, he had to suffer all the ills 'that flesh is heir to,' and thrice his life was attempted by the assassin, and innumerable were the instances in which personal vengeance aimed at his head. Although he had unanimously declined the first honors the South Americans could bestow, his mind was too active, and too vigilant, to remain unemployed, or lost to that country which he worshipped, and whose welfare was the first and noblest object of his soul. Whilst furthering his projects, it was deemed necessary by the South Americans to place an efficient man at the head of their affairs-a man capable of taking the controling power of the government. The choice fell upon BOLIVAR, who was appointed Supreme Dictator, with almost unlimited power; and when On the 10th of February, 1823, the Peruvian Congress conferred on him the supreme civil and military command of the Republic, to be retained until their session, to be holden in this year, in conformity to clause contained in the Constitution. By this decree, he is endowed with more power than is delegated to the President of this country; and although some were fearful at the subsequent conduct has abundantly proved, that the confidence of the Peruvians were not misplaced. It is useless to enumerate the powers now vested in the hands of BOLIVAR, since our readers are probably better acquainted with the subject, than we are. Soon after he assumed the office delegated to him by his countrymen, he performed one of the noblest acts thus far recorded of any patriot. We allude to the establishment of common schools, and the diffusion of knowledge among the South Americans. By pursuing such a course, he has awakened the latent energies of the people-disclosed to them the advantages o knowledge, and made a vast inroad upon bigotry and papal superstition, which for centuries has bound down the oppressed and deluded SouthAmericans. He has taught them that man, in the full exercise of his native energies, can never be enslaved or depressed, and that Liberty, sacred Liberty, is the first attribute of God imparted to fallen man. He has relieved millions from bordage-has triumphed over tyrants has made a whole people happy, and has gained a name which the miserable bickerings of a wretched race of contemptible newspaper scribblers, without character, without minds, and without souls, cannot destroy. Such is a feeble, and imperfect portraiture of the LIBERATOR, the WASHINGTON of the age, and the ad'miration of the world. Let his enemies go on, let them traduce him as much as they please, and in the end, they will find, that the lustre which surrounds his brow, cannot be tarnished by their impotent efforts, to sully the fame of the noblest Chieftain of the age-the Philanthropist, the Statesman, the Hero-SIMON BOLIVAR. LORD NELSON. The following, descriptive of the last moments of Lord NELSON, is extracted from James' Naval History, recently published in London. It will be perused with a melancholy interest, by the reader: "Never allowing mere personal comfort to interfere with what he considered to be the good of the service, Lord Nelson, when the Victory was fitting to receive his flag, ordered the large sky-light over his cabin to be removed, and the space planked up, so as to afford him a walk amidships, clear of the guns and ropes. Here, along an extent of deck of about twenty-one feet in length, bounded abaft by the stancheon of the wheel, and forword by the combings of the cabin ladder way, were the Admiral and Captain Hardy, during the whole of the operations we have just mentioned, taking their customary promenade. At about 1 h. 20 m. P. M. just as the two had arrived within one pace of the regular turning spot at the cabin ladder way, Lord Nelson, who regardless of quarter-deck etiquette, was walking on the larboard side, suddenly faced left about. Captain Hardy, as soon as he had taken the other step, turned also, and saw the Admiral in the act of falling. He was then on his knees, with his left hand just touching the deck. The arm giving way, Lord Nelson fell on his left side, exactly on the spot where his Secretary, Mr Scott, had breathed his last, and with whose blood his lordship's clothes were soiled. On Captain Hardy's expressing a hope that he was not severely wounded, Lord Nelson replied "They have done for me at last Hardy." "I hope not," answered Captain Hardy." "Yes," replied his lordship, "my backbone is shot through." The wound was by a musket ball, which had entered the left shoulder through the fore part of the epaulet, and, descending, had lodged in the spine. That the wound had been given by some one stationed in the Redoubtable's mizen top, was rendered certain, not only from the nearness (about fifteen yards) and situation of the mizen top in reference to the course of the ball, but from the circumstance that the French ship's main top was screened by a portion of the Victory's mainsail as it hung in the brails. That the ball was intended for Lord Nelson is doubtful, because when the aim must have been taken, he was walking on the outer side, concealed in a great measure from view by a much taller and stouter man.-Admitting also (which is very doubtful) that the French seaman or marine, whose shot had proved so fatal, had selected for his object as the British Commander-in-Chief, the best dressed officer of the two, he would most probably have fixed upon Captain Hardy, or, indeed, such, in spite of Dr. Beatty's print, was Lord Nelson's habitual carelessness, upon any one of the Victory's Lieutenants, that might have been walking by the side of him. Sargeant Secker, and two marines, who had come up on seeing the Admiral fall, now, by Captain Hardy's direction, bore the revered and much lamented chief to the cock-pit." After Lord Nelson had been laid upon a bed in the cock-pit, he was stripped of his clothes, for the pur- || Lord Nelson then said, "I am a dead, pose of having the wound examined man, Hardy, I am going fast; it and the course of the ball probed. will be all over with me soon." CapThe surgeon soon ascertained that tain Hardy in a minute or two, rethe wound was mortal; and Lord turned to the deck. Soon afterwards Nelson himself appears from the the Victory opened her larboard first to have entertained a similar guns upon Rear-Admiral Dumanoir's opinion. His sufferings from pain squadron, passing to windward, and and thirst were manifestly great. He fired a few of her foremost starboard frequently called for drink, and to be guns at the Swiftsure, then preparing fanned with paper, making use of to rake the Colossus. The concusthese words--"Fan, fan," and "drink, sion of the firing so affected Lord drink." He kept constantly pushing Nelson, that, apostrophizing his ship, away the sheet, the sole covering he called out--"O Victory! Victory! upon him; and one attendant was as how you distract my poor brain!" constantly employed in drawing it M. Dumanoir's ships passing on to up again over his slender limbs and the southward, and the Orion runemaciated body, This recklessness ning up athwart the Swiftsure's stern, about exposing his person offorded a the Victory ceased her fire; and afstrong proof of the injury done to ter an interval of about 50 minutes his intellect;--and well would it have from the conclusion of his former been for Lord Nelson's memory, had visit, Captain Hardy descended a the listeners around his dying couch, second time to the cock-pit. Lord possessed discernment enough to Nelson and Captain Hardy shook distinguish, and friendship enough hands again: and while the Captain (as writers) to separate the irrele- returned his Lordship's hand, he vant utterings of a mind in a parox- congratulated him, even in the arms ism of delirium, from the patriotic of death, on his brilliant victory; effusions of the same mind, when which, he said, was complete, though lit up, for a moment or so, by a ray he did not know how many of the of returning reason. In about an enemy were captured, as it was imhour and ten minutes after Lord possible to perceive every ship disNelson had received his wound, or tinctly. He was certain, however, at about 2 h. 25 m. P. M. Captain of fourteen or fifteen having surHardy found a moment's leisure rendered. His Lordship answered, from his anxious duty on deck, to "That's well-but I bargained for. comply with the frequently repeated twenty;" and then exclaimed, "Anrequest of the Admiral, to visit him chor, Hardy, anchor." "I suppose, in the cock-pit. They shook hands my Lord, Admiral Collingwood will affectionately, and Lord Nelson said take upon himself the direction of "Well, Hardy, how goes the bat- affairs." "Not while I live, I hope, tle? How goes the day with us?" || Hardy," cried the dying chief-and "Very well, my Lord," replied Captain Hardy-"we have got twelve or fourteen of the enemy's ships in our possession; but five of their van have tacked, and show an intention of bearing down upon the Victory. I have therefore called two or three of our fresh ships round us, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing.' "I hope," said his Lordship, "that none of our ships have struck, Hardy." "No, my Lord," replied Captain Hardy, "there is no fear of that.' at that moment endeavored ineffectually to raise himself from the bed. "No," added he, "do you anchor, Hardy." Captain Hardy then said, 'Shall we make the signal, sir?' "Yes," answered his lordship, "for, if I live, I'll anchor," meaning, adds the doctor in a note, that in case of his lordship's surviving till all resistance on the part of the enemy had ceased, Captain Hardy was then to anchor the British fleet and prizes, if it should be found practicable. drawn. Captain Hardy remained with the || fund to meet the expences may be dying Chief in all about three [not eight] minutes. In about a quarter of an hour after the Captain had quitted the cock-pit, Lord Nelson became speechless, and great as must have been his previous sufferings, he expired without a struggle or a groan, at, by the Victory's time, 4 h. 30 m. P. M. or, according to the time we have thought it preferable to use, about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour later. CITY RECORD. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. MONDAY, OCT. 2. A communication from the Health Commissioner, stating, that a man at Brighton had taken the small-pox at New-York, and that application had been made to have him removed to Rainsford Island, was read and thereupon ordered, that the Mayor be requested to give direction to have said person removed to said Island. The committee on the petition of Daniel Messinger and others, praying that the name of Sheafe lane may be altered, reported that the former name be discontinued, and that the name be hereafter called and known by the name of Avery Street. Ordered, That the vote in relation to the Fire Department be reconsidered, and the same petition and the order of the Common Council referring the same to a committee to be joined, be laid on the table." Ordered, That the Mayor and Alderman Welsh be a committee to what regulations report shall be adopted in relation to applications concerning the Fire Department. consider and COMMON COUNCIL. MONDAY, OCT. 2. An order authorizing an appropriation of $3000 for repairs of the Mayhew School in Chardon-street, was read a second time, and referred to the committee of Finance to designate from what appropriation the The Auditor's exhibit of the state of the specific appropriation, &c. up to the 18th Sept. was read and placed on file. It stated the total amount of specific appropriations for the financial year ending 30th of April next to be $308,070; total of expenditures, $133,764 94; total unexpounded balance, $174,305 06. The committee on County Lands were instructed to report a plan of a Court-House and estimates of the costs of building the same, at the next nieeting of the City Council. The report of the committee instructed to inquire into the proceedings of the city authorities and the proprietors of South Boston Bridge, in relation to a vote of the proprie tors, granting free passage to the officers and agents of the city doing business at South Boston, and the documents accompanying said report, together with the vote of the inhabitants of the city of Boston, the petition of Lot Wheelwright and passed on the 15th March, 1824, on others, the report of the committee of the City Council relative to the Wheelwright, were ordered to be same vote, and the petition of said printed for the use of the members, and to be published in the papers printing the city ordinances. Messrs. Curtis, Door, Grosvenor, James and Hastings, were appointed a committee to inquire if the proprietors of the South Boston Bridge had any, and if any, what claim, on the city for tolls. The report of the special committee on the subject of the report of the committee on the petition of J. Hunnewell and others, was taken up and referred to the next meeting, and made the order of the evening for 7 o'clock. Previous to reading the report, an order was offered and rejected, to appoint a committee to report in what place, of what form and materials, the Free Bridge must be built, to meet the approbation of the city gov ernment, also if the government || topic of murmuring, a writer in a should assume the maintenance and Southern paper, recommends 'that The committee of Finance reported the order authorizing the appropriation of 362 60, for the erection of a fence in front of the Franklin School House, making a well in front of said School House, and other expenses recommended in the report of the committee on the petition of Wm. Dall and others, said sum to be charged to the appropriation for repairs, &c. of schools. The order was twice read and passed. Adjourned to Monday next, half past 6 P. M. BOSTON. NATIONAL CURRENCY-We scarce- ciple, constitutes the germ of the British Funding System, and has been the leading cause of British prosperity, if it has not been the safe-guard of the government and nation, against every storm that has assailed the one or the other. It was the funds, too, of England that drove Bonaparte from the field. Boston Banks.-The annual choice of Directors of the several Banks in this city took place on Monday, excepting the Massachusetts, the election of which is made in January.Most of the Directors, and all the old Presidents were re-elected. Eliphalet Williams was appointed Cashier of the City Bank, and D. A. Sigourey of the Washington Bank.— Some changes having been made in the following banks-we give lists of the new Directors: City Bank-Barney Smith (President) George Brinley, Isaac Bangs, S. D. Bradford, Thomas Cordis, Pliney Cutler, Luther Faulkner, Phineas Foster, Jesse Putnam, Robert Rantoul, Samuel K. Williams, and A. D. Weld. American Bank-George Odiorne (President) Silas Bullard, Jonathan Davis, Benj. Fiske, H. H. Goodman, R. B. Grant, C F. Cupfer, Thaddeus Nichols, Jr. Gilman Prichard, R. Vose, L. D. Ward, and William Whitney. North Bank-John Binney (President) J. B. Brown, Jesse Bird, N. R. Cobb, Isaac Danforth, James Davis, Daniel Denny, Nathaniel Faxon, John Gray, Jr. Henry Orne, and Thomas Thacher. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Per Ct. 14 - 3 21 24 |