TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.' by the Citholie Church. 1 have never preatot ,I to judge of Ite different ways of explaiuing the dogmas whirli rend the. Church of Jesus Christ ; but I have agreed, and always shlll'agree, as long as . God grants me life, with the deeisjuns that the Ecclesiastical 4upe riors, united to the Holy. Catholic Choral, Ore, or may give, con formably to the discipline of the Church, 'followed since the time of Jesus Christ. rpity with all my heart our brothel a who . mav be in error, but I do nut presume to judge them, and I do nit iove any of them, the less through Jesus Christ; according to what Christian charity teaches m. Ipray God to l'oestive. me all Illy bias ; I have scrupu losisly sought to ascertain them, to detest theia, and to humiliate myself in his presence. Not stains; stale to have the consolations of a Catholic Priest, I pray. God to 'teceive the confession which I have made to him, and ab.o all, the profound repentance which I feel for having• put my name (though against - My will) to acts which may be contaacy to the thscapline and the belief of the Ca tholic khurch, to which I havealways remaiued sincerely' devoted . in heart. I pray God to receive the firm rasolution I have formed, if he spnee*tiy life, to avail myself, as .0 . 4.111 as Robsible, of the aid of a Catholic - Priest; that I may confess all my sins, and receive the sa c iment of penitence. I pray of oil those whom I matt have ioadvertently offended, (for I do not recollect ever having given offence to a,n - Y one) or - those to *born I may have set a bad or improper itxainole, to firOtiethe ill' may have dotty them. I also pray of all CharitJble persons to join their prayers with Leine to obtain from . Clod' a par don for my silts. I ftngive, with all my heart, otiose who have chosen to become my enemies, without thy having giVen them any-reason Ibr it, and I pray God to-forgive them,, as well as those who, front a false or mist-aka:it zeal, have dime ine*Much injury. reedmmend to 06d my wife awl my childr.en., my. sister and my aunts,. mv btothers, and all those who are connected with me 11 the tries of blOod,for to qtly other way that may be. In particu lar, tprit'y Goth to Took down in mercy upon ire; wife, and toy, sister, who ha-ve for a long time sufiered with me to sup : . port them by his grace,. should lose me, now, ao4 n 8 !Dug ab tlity•mayreutaio in this perishable world. 1 recommend my Children to my wife : never. donittcd her ma ternal tenderuess for them; and I particularly entreat her to male theca good Cliris . tians and honest people to Callse them to regard the grandeuts ofthis World (if they be destined to everienve them) as thitto4 dattgerous and p,trishable, and to turn their attention, to- Wards the only sada - Mt real glory, that of eternity ; I pray of roy sister to eontiooe her tenderneqs toward , my ehitidren, and to act towards them the part of a mother, k they have the misfortune to lose their oWin. - I intplote tom: wife to forgive me all the misfortunes she suffers oo my oe.coupi, and the veiations • r may have eLosed her in the coarse of Q . 11,,C 1.11 . 100: as she may be mire that I, have Ito ill-wilt to wards I, r, if ale creek thi n ks that she has any Wog with which to reproachlte,caeli c . I most carnet4ll'y recommend to my chibtrea. next to their ditty towards God, which might to take precedence oftvery thing, to . remain always united to ether, submissive and obedient to their Toiler, and gratefol sir ita the, cares trod trottlil L e whick she takes fJr eitt, init . , in rementbrance ultue, ptaxt*lli,l4) repr.4 my .Jther. my seen, if he Amelia love the. ui,i4trtotte to he hect, that his whole stocky . I. the ha.ppiness of, that he is bauxit to swinish 4 haired and re - , . ienforly aeetoili-tit of the : to„-ertutiet, i oorea N .. experienced; that. he Ci!lN4il,l4 pcoujote tke people by reigning ace oxii Sig IA La b .txt al cat a King can miry stoke them reopeCted,tind pgc vriNhes of his heart, in proportionas, he - pos, , eksea ; white., on the contrary, if 'he irthipfitic4., id inspires no respect, he is more tutors iga t bi • _seem. my sari to pay atteuti-on to all the persons who ere attached to me, as tar as the eircimiAailee-s iu which lie May bull himself may enable him; to reteet that it it, a sacred debt whielt I have daltracted , towards the children or parents of thoie who !lave' perished fer me, and also to these who have been tut foktunate on my necormt. I kilo* that 'there arc several• persons, antong,st tlioe who were abont me, who have not conducted themselves toward; me.as they eklit to have done, and who have even sltewu nienkttitude, 'but I farevie them : (ofieu in the hours of trouble and agib,rtion men ;Mb 1116/ - )E Itcw, my ..u, wiwal i biulo ito up ieir inLiortunt.,. ~+a JAN. 29..' MIMIL would wish to testify in this place my gratitu& tOthile, wins have shown towards me a real and disinterest. d attachment. I„),ii the one hand, if I have been sensibly affected by the ingratitude and disloyalty of people to whom 1 ncvtir *hewed any other dive:. , sition than kindness, us well as to their rulatious or friends, on the other I have had the consolation to witness the. gratuitous attach ment and interest which nnioy peesorni h 4x4t l hown towards mq, beg them to receive my utmost kmks • Alection. In Mc present situation of thing' , I slifiuld fe tle ConSegnences of speaking of them more explicitly; bit recommend to my son to find opportunities fur his gratitude towards them. I should, however, believe that I should calumniate the senti ments of the tition, •if I did not openly recommend to my son Messrs. de Charmilly and Hue, whose real ae:tachment towards me induced diem to be imprisoned with we iu this melancholy place, andwho have thought that they may become the unfortunate victims of their fidelity. I recommend to him also. M. Ctery, whose attention I have every reason to praise since be has . been with me. As he has remained with use to the last, I entreat die Gentlemen of the Commune to let him have my wearing apparel, • honks, watch, purse, and all my other effects which have been do posited in the office of their department. I forgive also, most willingly, those who are my keepers, for the ill-treatment and privations which they thought proper to employ `towards me. I have found sonic few sensible atd eel - ryas:A(lo4e {lay they ever enjoy that liciatfelt stfusibiiity which inspired the feelings they displayed. I beg of Messrs. de Malesherbes, Troneher, and Deseze, thus to receive may thanks and the expression ot'my affection for std the cares and trouble they have taken on my account. I conchae with declaring before Gott, anni . 4604 ready to ap pear belbre. Rim, that I cannot accuse myself of any ()caw crilIWS that are alleged against me. Done in the 'fewer of the Temple, on the 2.ith of December 1792. Signed, 9l.3.s: Countersigned, 8AU10114.445, Municipal (Meer. siater as a second mot 1 reecirrimitriTtg my Come IV.in . g, to reflect feitaw c?tiierist; tii sehtsitent, and plink+ atiirkis othich i %ire 1 4 appijhess of the peop t.,Tv same time trairt tor:1)1,16 good ‘iishes the necessary autlitiri in lait operations. and the state than useful. 4 1 lei:eminent' to rn: faigvie thew : (otp•ti in the hoot not maker's of thernstives) and I pottuuity, to thii ouly of their l IIIIL ..,,,. :.... .... •------- 1- .. .: ......:-...c..-----0 AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS IN THE SOUTH SEAS. `• From Amercan Papers to the 2:2d of December, received yesterday, we extract the following interesting, although me lancholy, details of the hreaking-up of the only Settlement possessed by the Americans in the South Seas. •Flitose cif our Readers who may have perused, Commodore Porter's gown account of his oldie among the islands of the South Sea, not be surpri. ed to h.ear that the hatives'have ri'en upon the intruders, and expelled diem Prom, the island named after the A mericau Presiacii t : • " We are indebted. says the National Inlekrcncrr, to the :politeneßS of one of the ()dicers of Government tOr a copy cf the following letter, addressed by Captain. Gamble, of the Marines, to Commodore Porter, on the return of the tomer to the United States, in August last. Capt. Gamble, the leadvr ; will recollect, was left 1w Commodore Porter, with a few men, in charge of two or tilyee vessels and some public prOperty, whgn be Old from Madan Island for ValparalAo, previous to his ever-memorable 'battle in the Essex. The following letter comprises all the subsegent occurrences COPY OF A LiiTUR Figo4, aw.t: To conmopong rog,Trat. " NEW Vona, Aug. 3D, ISL.). , "Sin—With regret I have to inform you, the frigate had not got clear of the Marquesas • before we discovered in the naives a hosflle disposition towited4 us, who, in a few days, became so instaNtit, &hal Y fold it absolutely•necessary. not only fur, the secu rity of the ships amt . property on 'Shore ; bia, • tOr our.our.personal safety, to land my men, and regain, by force of arms, the many tbings they bad, in th ntost daring manner, stolen from the ea r •eainpulent; atul what was of stilt greater importance, to prevent , if possible, t.tuir putting threats ittto exectition ; which might have been attended with the Most serious consequences uu our part, fioni duty requiring my men to he so much separated. " however, had the wish with ' satilfaction to accomplish nay with ' out Crazy, a imiiiket, and from iliat . thne lived in the most, perfect aniity with 'thein until. the Tilt allay fellowing, when my di.hliressed situation placeitute in thei r power. " Ilefore Mentiohing t e lainentable events of that day, ap4 the Iwo slleveellioZ of T khall give von a lirief‘aecoutit ora few pre et iihig oc curt entes, which were 3ourees of great ustee‘ltieag IA me. F WI