: 1808] 
romance is ascribed to him in Aikin’s 
General Biography, on the authority of 
uncontradicted tradition. He owned it 
not, merely from professional decorum, 
It is no longer thought unbecoming ina 
bishop to have written a-novel: the 
church has produced more than one He- 
liodorus: and in’ the next edition of 
Berkeley’s Works, no doubt their orderly 
lace will be assigned to the Travels of 
Pay As in Sethos, the knowledge 
of Egyptian antiquity displayed is very 
considerable; but the character of the 
suppositious legislation is too extraordi- 
nary eitier for a model or a satire. 
HIND@O MISSIONARY. 
Among the catholic missionaries who 
visited Hindustan, Saint Francis Xavier 
was most eminent for his zeal, his obser- 
vation, and his progress. Yet the infe- 
rences of his experience are alarming 
both to the cause of faith, and to the 
cause of tolerance. With the advantages 
of an idolatrous ritual to exhibit, he hoped 
for success‘only from compulsion, , Pa- 
dre Navareta tells us, he said that no 
Christianity would ever thiive there, un- 
THE COLUMBIAD. 
BY JOEL BARLOW. 
{Mr.\ Joel Barlow having at length com- 
pleted his long promised Poem on the 
Discovery, Settlement, and Social Esta- 
blishment of America, it has been printed 
at Philadelphia under the title of the Co- 
lumbiad, in one of the most. magnificent 
volumes we ever saw. The types, the 
‘paper, the ink, the presses, &c are Ame; 
rican ; but the copper-plates and their de- 
"signs, are the production of the best Eng- 
lish artists, to whom they do infinite ho- 
nour, We shall introduce in our next 
Number a full account of this beautiful 
poem; but in the mean time we cannot 
forbear to insert, without delay, an ex- 
tract from the opening of its first book. ] 
#6 ¥ SING the mariner who first unfurled 
An eastern banner o’er ti western 
world, ? 
And taught mankind where futare empires lay 
In these fair confines of descending day ; 
Who sway’d a moment, with vicarious power, 
Tberia’s sceptre on the new found shore, 
Then saw the paths his virtuoussteps had trod, 
Pursued by Avarice and defiled with blood, 
The tribes he foster’d with paternal] toi) 
Snatch'’d from his band, and slaughter’d for 
their spuil, 
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less the people were within reach of the 
musket:  Dezia el santo, que micutras 
no estuyieran debajo del mosquete, no 
avia de aver Christiano de provecho.” 
PENAL EAWS AGAINST UNITARIANS. 
Thé penal laws against persons of the 
Unitarian persuasion might be repealed, 
without at. the same time repealing the 
Corporation or Test Act, or taking away 
‘any important buttress of the church. 
One such penal law occurs in the 9th and 
10th Wil. ¢, 32, which enacts that “ if 
any person having been educated in, or 
at any time having made profession of, 
the Christian religion, within this realm, 
shall, by writing, printing, teaching, or 
advised speaking, deny any-one of the 
persons in the Holy Trinity to be God, 
he shall, for the first offence, be disabled 
to have any office or eniployment; for 
the second offence, be disabled to prose~ 
cute any action, or information, in any 
court of law or equity; and, for the third 
offence, be incapable to be guardian to 
any child, or administrator for any per- 
son. or tu receive any legacy or deed of 
gift, 
wy! 
ORIGINAL POETRY, 
Sa 
Slaves, kings, adventurers, envious of hie 
naine, 
Enjoy’d his labours, and purloin’d his fame, 
And gave the Viceroy, from his ‘high seat 
hurl’d, ; 
Chains for a crown, a prison for a world, 
Long overwhelm’d in woes, and sickening 
there, ey, 
He met the slew still march of black de 
Sought the last refuge from his hopeless 
doom, E ; 
And wish’d from thankless men a peaceful 
tomb : 
Till vision’d ages, opening on his eyes, 
Cheerd his sad soul, and bade new nations 
rise 5 
He saw the Atlantic heaven with light o’ere 
cast, 
And Freedom crown his glorious work at lasts 
Almighty Freedom! give my venturous 
song . 
The force, the charm that to thy yoice bee 
long 5 
*Tis thine to shape niy course, to light my 
wrAyS 
To nerve my country with the’patriot lay, 
To teach all men where all their interest ‘lies, 
How rulers may be just and nations wise + 
Strong in thy strength I bend no suppliant 
knee, a aye . 
Invoke no miracle, no Muse but thee. 
Night 
