my power either to leave you to your fate, or to precipitate you at this very moment to the bottom of the ocean-live however, (added he, raising him up,) if life can be desireable to such a man as you, and from hands!" Having spoken thus, he bore him towards the frigate, and helped to get him on board. This circumstance made a suitable impression on the minds of the spectators; and, to the honour of the Spaniards be it recorded, it was mentioned afterwards at Madrid. with great eulogium and applause. Having at length arrived in England as already mentioned, General Bowles was landed at Dover, almost destitute of the necessaries of life. Happening while there to hear by accident that Mr. Pitt was then at Walmer Castle, in that neighbourhood, he immediately repaired thither. After some difficulty he saw the minister, to whom, in an audience of upwards of two hours, he recapitulated all his adventures; and although the enemies of that gentleman assert, that he seldom betrays any sentiments which discover his nature to be capable of what the poet terms "a melting mood," yet it is but just here to remark, that his treatment of General Bowles does great honour to him. It was at his express request and recommendation that the Indian chief, after receiving the necessary supplies, repaired to London, and stated his case in a memorial to the Duke of Portland. Soon after his arrival there, a gentleman in the confidence of administration called on General Bowles, procured every accommodation for him, and exerted himself in his behalf with uncomL 3 mon mon marks of interest and zcal; nor have his efforts and kind offices ever been wanting to assist him at any subsequent opportunity. Having thus recapitulated the adventures of this very singular man, who is still alive and retains his accustomed influence in the councils of the Creek and Cherokee nations, it may not be uninteresting to add some further particulars. General Bowles is not more than thirty-six years of age at this moment. He possesses a handsome and manly person; his countenance is intelligent, and he has something peculiarly warlike in his look and attitude, as if destined by nature for command. In point of stature, he is about five feet eleven inches high, muscular in his frame, and constructed in such a manner, as to unite strength and agility. In consequence perhaps of having lived long in the woods, his complexion has assumed an olive hue, and he is but little fairer than any of the other warriors of his tribe. When attired in the dress of an Indian chieftain, he appears noble and majestic, as may be easily conceived from the inspection of his engraved portrait, which exhibits an admirable likeness. P. S. Since the above was sent to the press, the editor has received a letter* from a person of great, honour and veracity, stating some recent and interesting particulars concerning this extraordinary man. From it he learns, that a gentleman just arrived from * August 13, 1801. West West Florida, has lately seen General Bowles, accompanied by a number of chiefs, and a very considerable body of Indians, who are preparing to attack the Spanish settlements in their neighbourhood. Actuated by the same spirit that the Carthaginian Hannibal evinced in respect to ancient Rome, he also appears to have sworn eternal hatred upon the altars of his country against the dominions of Spain in the New World; and by wisely combining policy with valour, he hath at length found means to rally around his standard a formidable confederacy of the five nations, the Mohawks and other warlike tribes: thus anticipating what hath been already hinted at in the course of the foregoing narrative. It is at the same time stated, that they want nothing but a supply of ammunition, in addition to a few regular troops, to garrison the enemy's posts as they are taken; and it cannot be doubted, as the subject of indemnities must soon become an object of diplomatic discussion, that the British ministry will be eager to contribute every reasonable assistance in order to recconquer the Floridas, on which the court of Spain has ever set a high value. Here follows a description of General Bowles, drawn up by a gentleman long and intimately acquainted with him: "In stature Mr. Bowles commands our attention from his height, and the conformation of his limbs is such as that of the gladiator in the statue, denoting the combined qualities of strength and activity. With a countenance open, bold, and penetrating, he has acquired the gravity of manners corresponding with those of the nations whose habits he has assumed. His constitution, superior to all the changes of climate, and equal to the greatest bodily exertions, disdains the indulgence of effeminate pleasures. Hunger and cold are natural evils, to which he submits without a murmur fatigue and want of rest he considers as the unavoid able attendants of a warrior's life. Temperance he practises from choice, and the force of his example manifests itself among his people. In the endowments of his mind, nature has particularly formed him for great and daring achievements; but the leading feature of his soul is ambition, to which every other passion is made subservient. "Intrepid and enterprising, his motions, the effects of deliberate reflection, are sudden as lightning, and less suspected. To these talents of a warrior, he unites accomplishments which not only excite in our minds the highest pitch of admiration, but even approach to the marvellous. "A player without having seen above three dramatic entertainments in his life, and those by the gentlemen of the army at New York. A painter, who never felt the effects of the art but on a sign post. A chemist, without even the rudiments of the science. A sailor, without study of the principles of navigation. A selftaught warrior, instructing savages in tactics, and reducing their barbarous and hitherto uncontrouled spirits to the rules of military discipline. A legislator, forming a code of laws wisely adapted to their manners and situation, teaching the untutored barbarian, shivering at every wintry blast, to secure himself against the inclemency of the seasons; and changing him from the hunter, wasting his life to preserve a precarious subsistence, into the more civilized state of a herdsman in a word, altering his whole nature, without making him effeminate. "And lastly, let us contemplate him as a politician, unpractised in courts, yet claiming the attention of two of the principal powers of Europe (England and Spain :) and when we have viewed him assimilating such contrarieties of character, our admiration will have no bounds, when it is known that the beloved warrior of the most most warlike of all the native tribes, has just attained his six and twentieth year.* "Lovers of genius, philosophers, and men of letters, 'tis to you that this portrait is dedicated! Encouragers and promoters of the arts, legislators who love your fellow-creatures, 'tis to you who can instruct the original in all things that can be useful to the nations he may one day govern, 'tis in your power to temper the ardour of the conqueror with the love of peace, and to turn the ambition of dominion to the service of mankind."† MARQUIS TOWNSHEND. FIELD Marshall George Townshend, Marquis Townshend of Rainham, in the county of Norfolk, has attained a good old age, having been born on the 28th of February, 1724, O. S. He is the eldest son of Charles, late Lord Viscount Townshend, by a Hertfordshire heiress, and may justly boast, (if there be any merit in such a fortuitous circumstance) of being descended from a long line of illustrious ancestors, who have distinguished themselves in the senate and the field, and occupied high situations in the army, the navy, and the state. In addition to this, which is either supposed to confer or procure distinction over the novi homines of the day, his lordship enjoyed a more solid advantage, in the matrimonial alliances of his family, with those who possessed high rank This was written in 1791. + Authentic Memoir of M. A. Bowles, Esq. p. 67. Miss Audrey Harrison, daughter of Edward Harrison, Esq. of Balls, power, |