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of rejoicing. Now am I a man of fenfe || philofophy and economy, to adopt the reand fpirit, or am I a fool and a drivel. verfe. We are not yelo loft to all honler ? ourable fentiment, as to

The truth is, this conduct of his Catholic Majefty backed with the fame fort of language; this fineffee in fhilting all refponfibility for his own afts from his own Ihoulders on to thofe of fome of his officers has been the practice of the Spanish Court for more than thirty years. In the great affair of the Falkland Inlands, after having committed a violence againft the rights of Great- Britain, fimilar to wha has been now committed against the rights of this country, his Catholic Mjfly then difowned the act, as he has now done. and charged it upon his Intendant. He then, too, in the fame manner as he has now clone, promifed reftitution, but behold the great Earl Chatham rifing with dignity in the Houfe of Lords, and expreffing himself in the following juft, lofty, and forcible language.

"Certainly, my Lords, there never was a more odious, a more infamous falfehood impofed on a great nation. It degrades the king's honor-it is an infult to Parliament. I beg your Lordfhips' attention, and I hope I fhall be understood, when I repeat, that the Court of Spain having difivowed the Let of their governor, is an abfolute, a pal pable falfehood. Let me afk, my Loids, when the fift communication was made by the Court of Madrid, of their being apprifed of their taking Falkland's Iland, was it accompanied with an offer of inftant ref titution, of immediate fatisfaction, and the punishment of the Spanish governor? If it was not, they have adopted the act as their own, and the very mention of a difavowal is an impudent infuit offered to the king's dignity. The king of Spain difowns the theit, while he leaves him unpunished, and profits by the theft In vulgar English he is the receiver of ftolen goods, and ought to be treated accordingly. My Lords, the pretended difavowal by the court of Spain is as ridiculous as it is falfe."

A celebrated writer of that day, fays, "An open hoftility, authorized by the Catholie King, is called an ad of a Governor." And afterwards, when speaking of the conduct of his Majefty in offering reflitution, be thus energetically expreffes himself.

Reflitution of a poffeffion, and reparation of an injury, are as different in subftance as they are in language. The very act of reflitution may contain, as in this inflance it palpably does a fhameful aggravation of the injury.'

Such was the becoming language of the great men in the English nation; fuch is the language which iteminently becomes. the real flatefmen of this country to hold on this occafion. Such language is held by the federalifts; and to our adverfaries we leave it, with their pitiful fyflems of

"Walk under their huge legs and peep about, To find ourselves dishonorable graves."

Balance Closet.

LIBERTY OF THE PRESS,

No. IX.

LAWS are made for the protection, not for the persecution of the citizen; and whoever uses them for the latter purpose, is a TYRANT, however elevated his situation, however fair and honorable his pretensions.

Common justice demands that a public prosecutor should treat every person arraigned before the tribunal of the laws, with decency and impartiality. It is a dastardly low that is struck at a man whose situation renders retaliation impossible. The person that can aim such a blow, will never fail to shrink from a contest, when his antagonist stands on equal ground.

The coward is bold even to insolence, when his enemy is gagged and bound.

These are general remarks, the correctness of which, it is presumed, will not be questioned. They are thrown out here, and may be applied whenever and wherever the reader sees fit.

We no man call, or ape, or ass→ 'Tis his own conscience holds the glass. The conduct of the Attorney General of this state, towards the junior editor of the Balance, at the late court in Claverack, was marked with some peculiar traits. Instead of that noble, dignified and manly demeanor, which ever ought to characterize an officer standing in the elesed situation of an attorney. general, when debating on a question, which is acknowledged by all parties to be of the utmost magnitude; we beheld in Mr. Spencer nothing but what might be expected from the most insignificant pleader, in the most inferior court, on the most trivial subject. Instead of expounding the law with candor, coolness and deliberation-he descended to the low walks of virulence and invective; and, heated with passion and prejudice himself, he attempted to spread the infection, alike over the bench, the bar and the gallery. And what was the crime that called forth such unprecedented exertions from the Attorney-General ? What had the junior editor done to deserve, not only the vengeance of the law, but the vengeance of the public prosecutor? Had he murdered? No! Had he robbed? No! Had he committed any gross and abominable act of villainy? No! What, then, was his crime? He was suspect'ed. Of what? Of-TELLING THE TRUTH! Of telling such truths of the president of the United States, as would have a tendency to bring him into disrepute. And was this such a crime? Yes, good reader, yes. He was indicted for publishing a supposed libel. He was told in court that the magnitude of the libel was precisely commensurate with

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There is a little paper published in New Jersey, whimsically called the "Centinel of Freedom," and, certainly, in no paper that we have seen has greater free lom been taken with the English language. Its editors were lately delivered of a mangled column about New-Orleans. We will amuse our readers with a line or two :

The men that are now for war, was then for peace."

"The views of the tory federal party is at once difcovered."

But here comes the last and best

"Merciful God What, the free and enlightened citizens of America, to enter into an alliance with, and be dependent on that government which coff the lives of fo many of our worthy patriots to wreft from the fangs of that tyrant."

The tyrant spoken of is the British king; but what government was ever wrested from his fangs by our worthy patriots, we know not, unless it was the American government; and we sincerely hope that it has not yet become a crime for "the free and enlightened citizens of America to enter into an alliance with, and be dependant on that government." But, perhaps, when the above passage from the Centinel is interpreted, we shall find that we have wholly mistaken its meaning.

ALONG-TRIED PATRIOT."

Col. JOHN LANGDON has been, for several years, the dem cratic candidate for Governor of NewHampshire, and has always been unsuccessful.--His friends, for the purpose of giving him weight, have dubbed him the " long tried patriot ;" and we observe, by the followi: g neat epigram, which recently appeared in the Portsmouth Oracle, that even his enemies begin to think the title appropri

ate :

"The "long-tried" patrist, Colonel John, "From year to year, has been hard run,

"With hopes to get him in ; "But now the wits, who change their side, "Say, true it is he's been "long-tried," But sha'n't be tried again."

Isaac Mitchell, the Barometer editor, has repeated on Bee authority, the scandalous falshood concerning Maju Ten Broeck. He receives the Balance, the Gazette and the Bee, and must have seen in all these papers, a complete refutation of the tale; but he has never corrected it, and probably never will. Mitchell and Holt are a pair of honest, very honest editors!

Agricultural.

FOR THE BALANCE.

IN

CHINESE HUSBANDRY.

the denomination of pagans; but fome
of their habits and cuftoms are highly
worthy of the notice and imitation of
chriflian people.

Monitorial Department.

To aid the cause of virtue and religion.

TO THE CITIZENS OF THE U. STATES.

[CONCLUDED.]

AND

N the empire of China, which thofe on whom is demay contains nearly half the numbers of the volved the administration of the governhuman race, no fpot of ground that is ment and laws, ferioufly advert to the imcapable of cultivation, is neglected, though portance and dignity of their ftations; as never so small or difficult of accefs.portance and dignity of their ftations; as Roots and greens are there the principal of the refpective duties enjoined on them: very much depends on a faithful difcharge nourishment of the inhabitants; and they and if the fpirit of judgment, wifdom, and pare no pains to procure them in the greatmoderation, concur in the direction of their eft variety, and of the beft kinds.-They councils and conduct, they will be not onhave feveral kinds of roots and edible ly the Rulers, but bleflings to thofe over herbs, which are not known in Europe; whom they prefide. And as national and befides cultivating all their lands, they crimes have, and will probably continue to obtain crops from feveral aquatic plants, draw down national punifhments, great is which are used as delicacies at the chithe neceffity for the Leaders of the people nefe table; particularly the water-chefnut. fuitably to interpofe in difcountenancing This, by the imperial order, has been culaud fuppreffing vice and immorality, with tivated in all the lakes and marthes beevery fpecies of oppreflion. longing to the empire. All the canals, which water the emperor's garden, are covered with it. The ponds and ditches every where are overfpread with the flowers and verdure of this plant; which bears a fruit enclosed in a husk, like a chefnut; and of a very palatable and wholfome nature.

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Having thus endeavoured to hold up to public view fome of the subjects which have impreffed our minds, we now affectionately crave the attention of those who are confidered the Leaders, Inftructors, and principal members in the different religious focieties; defiring that all fuch may feriously confider the great neceffity: there is for them to evince, that they re

however, can only be effected by a fteady,

uniform care, to walk worthy of their vo-
cation; and not only by precept, but ve-
ry efpecially by the expreffive language
and tenor of their conduct, faying to their
fellow profeffors, "Follow us as we fol-
"low Chrift;""being examples of the
"believers in word, in converfation, in

In a narrative of Lord Macartney's embaily to China, it is related that his lord-ally are what they profefs to be this, fhip's attendants, in paffing through a part of that empire, faw a man cultivating the fide of a fleep precipice; that, on examination, they found that he had a rope faftened round his middle, which was fecured at the top of the mountain; and by which he let himfelf down to any part the precipice where a few yards of feafible ground gave him encouragement to plant his vegetables and fow his corn: that the whole of the cultivated fpots, which were at fome distance from each other, appeared to be not more than half an acre; and that near the bottom of the precipice, on a hillock, he had a little hut, where he fupported a wife and family in this hazardous manner.

By reafon of the univerfal induftry of the Chinese, together with their fuperior skill in hufbandry, and their fimple mode of living; almost every man is able to fupport a family accordingly they marry young, and multiply and cover the earth, like grafshoppers. They are claffed in

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charity, in fpirit, in faith, in purity." This being the primary engagement of all fuch amongst profefling Chriftians, will have a powerful influence in promoting that general Reformation, which no doubt. every feeling mind at fome feafons defires : a reformation which can only be effected, as there is on the part of the people of this growing nation a difpofition to purfue the paths of virtue, and to be influenced and regulated by the principles of pure religion; a reformation that will very much promote domeftic peace and felicity, and enfure the happinefs and profperity of our country; averting thofe calamities, which, agreeably to fcripture and other records,

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In concluding this affectionate Addrefs, we defire to unite with the faithful of every Religious Denomination, in an humble ac knowledgement for the many bleffings, both fpiritual and tempora!, continued to us, with fincere defires for an increase of that harmony which will banifh party ani. mofity from amongst every clafs. And, in a degree of that love that breathes peace on earth, and good will to men, we falute you, and fubfcribe ourselves your real friends. Signed by direction and on behalf of at Meeting for Sufferings, reprefenting the people called Quakers, refiding in the State of New-York, and parts adja. cent, held in the City of New-York, the ift day of the 3d month, 1803, by

JOHN MURRAY, Jun.
Clerk to the Meeting.

Political.

MR. STANLEY'S LETTER.

[CONCLUDED.]

OUR affairs with Tripoli remain as they were at the clofe of the laft feffion of congrefs; neither reftrained by a regard to juftice or intimidated by the apprehenfion of our force, thofe pirates continued to cruife against our fhips engaged in the Mediterranean trade. The public armed fhips ftationed there have proved fufficient to watch them fo clofely, that one mer. chant ship only has fallen into their hands, and this might have been re-taken, but for the danger of our large fhips venturing near the shore to intercept the prize con ducted by their fmall gallies. To render the protection to this trade more effectual, the houfe of reprefentatives, without a dif fenting voice, paffed a bill appropriating 96,000 dollars for the building or purcha fing four fmall veffels to carry fixteen guns each which in conjunction with our force already in the Mediterranean, will, it is not doubted, prevent thefe pirates from venturing into that fea. This bill was returned from the fenate, with an amendment, appropriating 50,oco dollars for the building fifteen gun-boats. Whea

this amendment was under confideration in the house, information was asked for what purpose thefe gun-boats were intended? It was fuggefted that they were not neceffary for the Mediterranean fervice, and not calculated to fupply the place of revenue cutters. In reply, it was intimated they were to be employed, if neceffary, on the Miffiffippi: Upon this information the amendment was agreed to. -Thus we fee that the gentlemen who in January, manifefted the amicable difpofition of relying on declarations of "fenfibility," and the magnanimity of an aggreffing neighbour for redrefs of injuries done us-who at that time refused peremptorily even to confider whether preparations for defence, if neceffary, fhould not be adopted; feem now, fo far as we can judge from this meafure, to incline. to the opinion, that acts may be efficacious where words will fail: And that waiting with perfect confidence for negociation to "vindicate our injuries," may be beautiful in theory but dangerous in practice. At the last feffion of Congress, the Prefident communicated the articles of agree. ment and ceffion entered into between the commiffioners appointed on the part of the United States, and the commiffioners on the part of the fate of Georgia, by virtue of an a& paffed May, 1800-for the amicable fettlement of limits with the ftate of Georgia. By thefe articles Georgia cedes to the United States all her right to the jurifdiction and foil of the territory lying on the Miffiffippi, fouth of the ftate of Tenneffe, north of the Spanish provinces of Fiorida, and weft of a line beginning on the river Catahouchie, where the Spanish boundary coffes the fame, and runs up that river to the great bend thereof, next above the creek called 66 Uchee," then a ftraight line to Nickajack, on Tenneffee river, and with that river to the Tennes fee line.

On the part of the United States it was ftipulated, that there fhould be paid to Georgia from the first fales of the lands thús ceded, 1,250,000 dolls.-and that a land office for the difpofition of the va cant land thus ceded, fhould be opened within one year after the affent of Georgia to the agreement.

That actual fettles, under titles from the British government of West Florida, or the Spanish government, or an act of Georgia, called the Bourbon att, fhould be confirmed in their titles-that the lands ceded fhould be a common fund for the benefit of the United States, with the ref ervation of five millious of acres, which the United States might apply to the fatisfaction of claims other than those before recognized.

That the United States fhould extinguifh the Indian title to the county of Talliffee, in the state of Georgia.

That the territory thus ceded, fhall fore the Supreme Court of the United form a state when it shall contain 60,000 || States, in a fuit against the state of Georfree inhabitants. gia, but which was terminated by an amendment of the conflitution, relative to the fuability of Jtates. The controverfy was afterwards referred to the Secretary of the Treafury, Secretary of State, and Attorney Attorney General as commiffioners on Georgia claims, who reported that" there was no equitable claim either for the land or compenfation from the United States." The other class of claimants confifts of thofe companies which engaged in the celebrated Georgia fpeculation under the act of the legislature of that ftate, of 1795, but whofe bright profpects were cut off by the " refcinding act" of the leglature in the fubfequent year, and who received back the purchase money. Thefe companies now apply to Congress for 8,500,000 dollars, for which they propofe to relinquish all THEIR CLAIM.

The ftate of Georgia, by an act paffed June 1802, have ratified the agreement of the commiffioners, which has become ob. ligatory alfo on the United States. In this feffion an act has paffed the houfe of reprefentatives, and is now before the fenate, for opening a land office in this territory. This bill prefcribes, that a furveyor be appointed by the Prefident, who fhall furvey pointed by the Prefident, who fhall furvey all the lands in the territory to which the Indian title has been extinguished, into townships of fix miles fquare each, which fhall be fubdivided into fections of 640 acres, and half fections of 320 acres each; plats of which furveys fhall be filed with the registers in the territory, and with the Secretary of the Treafury. That the Prefident by proclamation, fhall appoint a day, on which all the faid land fhall be offered for fale to the highest bidders, in lots of fections and half fections; but no fale fhall be made at lefs than two dollars per acre. The lands unfold at the expiration of three weeks, fhall be difpofed of by the registers of the land office, at the fame price (2 dollars per acre) and in the fame manner as the United States lands north west of the Ohio are difpofed of. The terms of fale in both cafes are:

That the purchafer fhall pay at the rate of fix dollars for every section he may purchafe for furveying expences-he fhall depofit one 20th part of the purchase money, to be forfeited, if within 40 days he fail to pay one fourth part of the whole purchafe money. One fourth part of the purchafe money fhall be paid within 40 days-one fourth within two years-one fourth within three years, and one fourth within 4 years after the day of fale-with intereft at fix per cent, from the day of fale, on the three laft payments. A difcount of 8 per cent a year fhall be allowed on any of the three laft payments, if anticipated.

We are obliged to omit Mr. Stanley's Atatement of thefe claims-The above we hope will fuffice. Edit. U. S. Gaz.]

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tranquility of future fettlers, and various

equitable confiderations render it expe"dient to enter into a compromife on rea"fonable terms." They therefore fubmit a plan of indemnity to the claimants, viz. That the refidue of the five million acres referved for this purpofe, after fatiffying the claims of fettlers and others as recognized by the articles of agreement. with Georgia, fhall be granted the claimants under the act of Georgia of 1795, to be located on lands to which the Indian ti. tle is not yet extinguifhed-or that the faid claimants fhall receive certificates, bearing intereft after ift Jan. 1804, for two million and a half of dollars, or, at their option, By this bill the titles of perfons actually certificates for five millions without interfettled within the territory under Spanifeft to be paid out of the fales of the land and British grants, and under the Georgia after the payment flipulated to be made to Bourbon act are confirmed. A right of Georgia. pre-emption is alfo given to perfons who, at the time of paffing the act, thall be actually fettled on lands of the United States without title.

The claims, other than thofe exprefsly provided for in the article of agreement, and for the fatisfaction of which the right to difpofe of five million acres of land were referved, being very confiderable in their amount and extraordinary in their nature, a brief account of them may not be unacceptable.

[r. Stanley here adverts to the claim of the South-Carolina Yazoo Company, under an act of the state of Georgia of Dec. 1789: This claim, it will be recollelled, was attempted to be fupported be

Although it cannot be afcertained that the purchafers from the original companies had notice of the fraud in which the tranf action was founded, yet there is frong reafon to prefume they were apprized that the title was queflionable, because in the conveyance to them a fpecial warrantee only is found against the afts of the gran tors, and a fpecial covenant "that the grantors fhall not be liable to refund any money in confequence of any detect of title from the ftate of Georgia."

A bill is before the House of Reprefentatives predicated on this project of the commiffioners. Its fate I confider doubtful-my own impreffions are, that the claimants under the act of 1795, have no

equitable claim on the United States. This being allo the opinion of the commiffioners, I conceive it improper for the United States to fanction a fraud fo vile. The claim under tbe at 1789 has much equity, becaufe by the fame kind of teflimony which proves the fraud in the act of 1795, there is ftrong reafon to believe the intention of the act of 1789 was to receive the evidences of the debt of the flate in pay. ment of the purchase money: Nor can I believe that the "intereft of the United States, the tranquility of the future inhab. itants, or equitable confiderations," fhould induce a diftinction in favor of the claimants under the fraudulent act of 1795 preference to the honeft but perhaps mifta. ken purchasers of 1789. I am the more fatisfied in the decifion to vote against this grant, because it is queftionable whether Georgia ever had a right to grant this land, and if the claimants have a good title they can fupport it in the courts of the United States..

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Early in the prefent feffion, a refolution was fubmitted to abolish the Mint; this has not been acted upon, but the difpofition

of the Houfe I judge to be in favor of pre ferving the eftablishment, an appropriation having been made in the general appropriation-bill as paffed by the Houfe, for the fupport of the Mint in the year 1803, and a bill being before the Houfe for continuing the eftablishment at Philadelphia two /years longer.

From the report of the Director of the Mint it appears that there was coined at the Mint in the year 1802,

In Gold coins

Ja Silver

Ja Copper

D. C.

423,550

58,343
31,422 83

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From the above statement, which we believe to be accurate, it appears that the Total amount of Coins issued in 1802 $516,115 83 democrats have fucceeded in electing their candidates for members of affembly, in this That on the coinage of the above quanti-countý, by an average majority of about ty of copper, a profi has arifen of dollars. 90.* We confefs that this refult is con5.644 32, the expenditure of the year was dolis. 17,462 65, dedu&ting from which trary to our expectations. We had calculated on a fall federal majority; and the gain on copper, the expenfe is reduced if the federalifts in every other town in to dolls. 11,828 32. When this fum is the had come forward with the county, contrafted with the advantages of adding fame fpirit that was manifefled in Hudfon, dolls. 500,000, to the circulating cash of it would have been obtained. Laft year the country coined principally from bullion which would otherwife be exported; the average majority in Hudfon, was only ONE it is now TWELVE.-We have not when it appears that the refult of the infti- been informed of the number of votes tution is a national profit,-the faving the given for Senators, in the different towns. reduced fum of expenditure, cannot render In this city, the federal ticket had a maneceffary the deftruction of this inflitution. jority of 8.

There are yet fome days of the fe flion to clapfe; fhould any thing important occur in that time, it fhall be communicated in a fubfequent letter.

I have the honor to be, with much refpect, your obedient fervant,

JOHN STANLEY,

Great exertions were made in this city, on both fides; and we are forry to fay, that on the part of the democrats, certain kinds of means were ufed, which are none the lefs difhonorable for being common with them. We refer to the propagation of base and deteftable falfhoods, on the eve, and at the time of the election. How much effect thefe arts may have had we know not; But we can never entertain a very high opinion of a party that can refort to them. Perhaps this affair may be made the fubje&t for future remarks. We, therefore, difmifs it for the prefent.

As a confolation for the lofs of the election in this county, we are happy to prefent our readers with the most lavora. ble accounts from other places.

In the county of Green, the federal candidates for the affembly will doubtles be elected by a large majority. In the town of Catfkill which lafi year gave the democratic ticket a majority of 60, the federal ticket has a majority of 10.

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RALEIGH, (N. C.) MARCH 14. On the night of the 2d ult. the new and fcarcely finifhed goal for the diftrict of Salisbury, was deftroyed by fire, all to the flone walls. When the flames were difcovered at midnight, they had attained fo much force as to render every exertion ineffectual. The fire was occafioned, it is fuppofed, from the unfkilful manner in which the fire-place was fixed. There were five perfons confined in it, only one *Mr. Van Nefs, loft 17 votes by the (Chriftian Brown) fell a. facrifice to this omiffion of the FV in his name; and 12 infatiate enemy; the other four being aby the votes having been put, by mistake, in-wakened to a fenfe of their immediate to the Senatorial ballot-box. As he falls but 27 fhort of the lowest on the democratic ticket, it is evident that he loft his elation by thefe miflakes.

darger by the cries of the unfortunate fufferer, efcaped unhurt, or at least not materially fo. The unfortunate man who was burnt had been for fome weeks in a

his fpirit at all abated, though wounded and bound hand and foot, he endeavored to bite those who touched him; and tho' his language was German, the fpirit of it was difcovered to be threats and imprecations, and thofe who understood him, declared he expreffed himself as coherently as at any period of his life.

ftate of infanity, and had excited by his conduct, a fearful kind of curiofity among his neighbours. It appearts that abou eight years ago, Chriftian Brown (whofe father is a refpe&table man, of German extraction, in the neighbourhood of Salibury) had been infane, but without any mifchievous propenfities, his malady yielded to medical aid, and from that period he had been afflicted with no further fymp-procured, & he was bled in feveral places toms of that, deplorable complaint. A. bout the first of January, the fymptoms of his former diforder returned with increafed violence, to the great terror of his family (having at that period a wife and three children, whom he fupported by his induftry.)

His difeafe gaining ftrength, his wife took her children to his father's about half

a mile diftant. Brown now went conftantly armed, threatening with death all who approached him, and began to kill every thing about his yard, fuch as geefe, cats, &c. &c. cutting off their heads with an axe, broke up the floor of the houfe to fearch for WITCHES, and evinced fymptoms of encreafing madnefs. At this period a state warrant was procured to apprehend him and fome feeble attempts were made, and his gun and a sharp axe were taken from him; but he armed himfelf with a pitchfork, and kept every body at bay, employing himfelf with deftroying his property, cutting up his furniture, pulling down his corn-cr b, throwing away his meat and pitching his hay off the ftack; another attempt was made to fecure him, which he eluded by exercifing his pitchfork and ftoneing the people who attempted to take him. About this time his wife fent her eldeft child, Catharine, to bring away fomè meat, in which the fucceeded. She was unfortunately fent a fecond time. Humanity fhudders to relate, that her miferable father this time obferved her, and about two hours afterwards, the dreadful cries of the child gave evidence of it; and though many perfons heard them, a principle of fear or of horror, prevented any perfon immediately going to her relief.

On his commitment, medical aid was

off, and other appropriate methods taken; but for the accident which deftroyed him, the phyficians were of opinion he would have recovered the ule of his reafon; but miferable would have been the remnant of

about the head and neck, his hair fhaved

his day's had this been accomplished, and we think regret will not be the predominant fenfation, at the final termination of this most unfortunate creature's fufferings; for life to bim muft have been a burthen, which no earthly comforts could have alleviated.

LEXINGTON, (KEN.) APRIL 5.

We have feen a letter from New-Or.

leans, of the 10th March, which ftates that the Port would be again clofed on that or the fucceeding day-that it had only been opened to the reception of provifions; and no other articles were entered without being fruggled-that a trader from Kentucky, had been detected Imuggling his cargo, and was obliged to fly with precipitation to efcape the mines or callaboufethat feveral Americans were confined in the prifons. The price of cordage is flated at five dollars per cwt. No other prices mentioned.

PROSPECT OF WAR.

London papers to March 20, have been received at the office of the Morning Chronicle, New-York, by which it appears that there is an increafing probability of war in Europe. It is ftatfd, that at a late interview, Bonaparte conducted himfelf in a moft infolent and domineering manner to the Britifh Ambaffador, Lord Wintworth, obferving, "1F YOU WILL HAVE WAR, MY LORD, YOU SHALL HAVE FIFTEEN YEARS OF IT." Another account gives the fol

The door fteps being very bloody, told a dreadful tale, while unbroken fillnefs prevailed in the houfe; but fuch was the timidity of the people, that no attempt was made to investigate this fhocking prefage until next day, when, with great difficulty, and not till he wounded one of the par.lowing particulars :ty, and was himself feverely ftoned, and one of his legs much fhattered, could he be fecured. The fight that prefented itfelf on entering the houfe, was of the most foul-harrowing kind-the head and body of the poor decapitated little victim, were placed by the bed in which this moft wretched father flept. Nor did he appear fenfible of this horrid fpectacie, nor was

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"At madame Bonaparte's drawing room on Sunday laft the first conful appeared in a ftate of evident irratibility. When he approached the English ambaffador, he obferved with warmth, that a war had now defolated Europe for fifteen years, and afked whether it was now to be renewed? adding, that if it was, it might again laft for as long a period. To which lord Wint

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worth calmly replied, that if it was renew. ed, it would not be the fault of Great Britain. Bonaparte then went among the ladies, and foon after returned to lord Wintworth, and vehemently declared, that the armaments now preparing in the ports of France, were defined only for the colo nies, in the prefervation of which England was as much interefted as he could be. To this no answer was made. He foon after

quitted the room, calling on God and man to witnefs, that he hoped vengeance would be inflicted on the power which, by a violation of treaty, fhould caufe the renewal of hoftilities. All accounts agree that his countenance was, throughout, almoft difloud and vehement, that at least half figured by paffion; and his tone was fo company prefent muft have heard all t..at paffed on this extraordinary occafion."

This flatement is confirmed by feveral letters from Paris.

A report had been received at London, that all Britifh veffels in the French ports were embargoed; but it did not gain much credit.

The British nation is once more affuming a warlike attitude. Naval and militay preparations are going on with activity and we are induced to believe, with Pat, -the impreffment of feamen continuesthat France and England will never be at peace, until they are again engaged in war."

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In this city, on Friday se'nnight, Mrs. PRUDENCE JENKINS, in the 76th year of her age, relict of Mr. JOHN JENKINS, formerly of Providence.

mitting to his fate) Major JOSEPH BENJAMIN, in At Egremont, Mas. on the 27th ult. (calmly subthe 39th year of his age, justly lamented by all who knew him. He was industrious, prudent and persevering in business; fair and honorable in all his

dealings; a kind and affectionate husband, a fond and tender parent, a loving brother, a sincere friend, a benevolent neighbour, a peace maker in society, and a well wisher to the whole human race. He has left a heart-broken disconsolate wife, and six children to mourn his loss.

At New-Haven, Con. Mrs. S. MONSON, consort of Dr. Eneas Monson, aged 64.

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