202 
ly too, some unfeeling act of a depen- 
dant; and yet how appropriately 
might one of his own guests observe 
to him, in the language of the Roman 
poet — 
Mutato nomine, de te fabula narratur ! 
ft must strike a reflecting mind with 
surprise, that the brutality, which it is 
the object of this paper both to repro- 
bate and expose, should be so common 
‘in the nineteenth century ; when the 
spread of just opinions upon moral 
subjects has had so happy an effect 
in softening our manners. When I 
think seriously upon this subject, I 
am ready to exclaim with the poet— 
—— Can such things be, 
And overcome. us like a summer cloud, 
Without our special wonder? 
It is, indeed, surprising that-a being 
like man, ‘indued with so much intel- 
lect, with such varied tastes, with so 
many sources of enjoyment, and with 
this fair world in which to gratify 
them all, should devote himself fo 
ursuits almost beneath the dignity of 
us nature ; for which, if any adequate 
apology can be found, it must be 
sought in those dark ages when the 
human mind was enveloped in Cim- 
merian darkness by the crafty policy 
of the Romish church. But since the 
mercy of Providence has cast the lot 
of the present generation in a happier 
era, it becomes the members of it to 
regulate their conduct by those moral 
lights which, if we would but follow, 
they would marshal us the way to 
happiness. 
I will conclude by observing, that 
it appears extraordinary at this parti- 
cular season, when the blessings of 
the Almighty come more directly 
under our notice,—when the fields 
have yielded up their golden stores,— 
when our trees are loaded with fruit, 
and our yines are bowed down with 
clustermg grapes,—in short, when the 
bounty of Providence meets us at 
every turn, and when the rich and 
- mellow. hues of autumnal scenery,— 
all conspire to gladden the heart of 
man, and to awaken in his, breast a 
deep sense of gratitude; that he 
should at this moment ruthlessly and 
recklessly step: forward to commit 
those acts of cruelty which are the 
subject of my unqualified reprobation, 
on the very ground from which he bas 
recently reaped such plentiful stores 
of grain, and, be it remembered, made 
plentiful by that Being whose de- 
A new Voyage round the World, by M.de Roguefeuil. Oct. 1, 
-elared will .he so daringly ‘Violates : 
but— 
Man, proud man! 
Dress’d in a little brief authority, 
Plays such fantastic tricks before high 
Heav’n, 
As makes the angels weep. 
Humanitas, 
a 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
ANALYSIS of the JOURNAL of @ YOYAGE 
round the WORLD, in the YEARS 1816- 
1819, by M. DE ROQUEFEUIL, LIEUTE- 
NANT in the FRENCH NAVY. 
(Concluded from page 104.) 
Sy eres North-west Coast, properly 
so called, is the special theatre 
of the commercial speculations of M. 
Roqueteuil ; for the famous ukase had 
not yet forbidden strangers to ap- 
proach it. The French navigator, 
while in the pursuit of the 6tters, made 
many observations, which interest 
both geography and history. ‘The 
currents bring to Kodiak various arti- 
cles; among others, trees, and some- 
times even fragments of Japanese 
ships. M. Roquefeuil was informed 
by Capt. B. Pigot, of the English ship 
the Forester, that he had met, 300 
leagues west of. California, with a 
Japanese vessel, which had been seve- 
ral months at sea, kept from the coast 
by repeated storms. Of seventeen 
men, who originally formed the crew, 
only three remained; one of whom 
was the captain. The English navi- 
gator conveyed these unfortunate men 
to Kodiak, whence they were sent io 
their own country. 
The north-west coast is generally 
formed by a chain of bigh mountains, 
which extend from New Mexico, and,- 
stretching to the north-west, approach 
the shores of the ocean. These shores 
themselves, and those of the adjacent 
islands, are generally steep. Queen 
Charlotte’s Islands are an exception, 
at least those near the branch of the 
sea called Masset. The land in this 
part is different from what is generally - 
seen on the north-west coast; it is 
low, gently sloping, without either 
those steep rocks or indentations 
which are elsewhere so frequent; the 
foliage of the trees has a less sombre 
tint, and the whole appearance of the 
country is much less rude: the inha- 
bitants, too, are the finest men on the 
north-west coast. In their persons, 
and every thing belonging to them, 
there is an appearance of opulence. 
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