Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume], June 04, 1817, Image 1

About Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820

Image provided by: University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE

                
4
DELAWARE GAZETTE
AND
Peninsula Ad vertiser.
_*L
ST'.VEEN MA RKET AND KIND STREETS.... WILMINGTON.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM A. MILLER, No. 9, HIGH STREE I',
No. 4.5.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4,
its 17.
VOL. IV. '
Conditions of this Paper.
The DELAWARE GAZETTE is pub
1.1 S H E D TWICl. A. WEEK, AT FIVE DOLLARS
A. YEAR, PAYABLE|S1X MONTHS IN ADVANCE.
ADVERTISEMENTS wilCbe inserted
THREE TIMES, AT ONE DOLLAR A SQUARE
AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS FOr|EVERY SUC
'Payment to be
CEEDINO INSERTION.
MADE AT THE TIME WHEN THE ADVERTISE
MESrS ARP LEFT AT THE OFFICE FOR PUB
LICATION.
fCT° -Vo PAPER DISCONTINUED UNTIL
ALL ARREARAGES ARE PAID.
The following gentlemen
are authorised to receive sub
scriptions and money for the
Delaware Gazette :
Dover — Mr. John Manlove.
I'Smyrna — Mr. Benjamin Coomhe,
George Town, Del. — Mr. James An
derson.
Cantwell's Bridge — Mr. David Wil
son, Jun.
JVYw Castle—James Booth, Jr. Esq.
Elkton,Md.—Tobius RmMph,Esq.
Other appointments will speedily
he made.
time
THE GAZETTE.
as
From the Connecticut Courant.
it
to
THE,BRIEF REMARKER.
"WE cannot, if we will, make our
selves torpid like an oyster. We must
needs be doing something with our
existence, m
load, as indescribable as n 1 » i, R( j
hie. Indeed occupation of one kind
or another is so necessary to human
quii-t, that life itself is burdensome
without it. For short as life is, there
are but few if any, who never com
plain at heart of the superfluity of
their time ; whereas the wights, great
and small, who have nothing at all to
do, are, for the most part, perpetually
uttering this most dolorous kind of
complaint, or at least manifest, no
ordinary degree of restlessness-being
burlhened with their business.
The misery of idleness is to be seen
nearly as much in high-life, as in tlie
rags and filth of extreme poverty. In
Europe there are classes of people
who are idle as it were out of necessi
ty : not that they are unable to find
employ, hut they are unable to find
si tell employ as they think comports
wilh their dignity. Manual labor of
any kind would degrade them ; nor
does the condition of their rank allow
them to enter into trade, or .even to
embrace either of the learned profes
sions. In fact, save those few who
are selected to take part in the ad
ministration of government, or who
are placed in high military stations ;
they are condemned hy the ex'alted
condition of their birth to perpetual
idleness. And what is. the result? It
is, that this very exaltation of birll^
which places them so far above all
ordinary business, makes them doubly
wretched.
can
ed
so
gle
up
•e else a wearisome
era
" There is scarcely any truth more
certain or more evident," says a wri
ter who was possessed of a personal
knowledge of the splendid group
whose picture he has delineated.—
than that the noblesse of Europe,
((
are, in general, less happy than the
common people. There is one ifra
fragible proof of it, which is, that
they do not maintain their own pop
ulation. Families, like stars, or can
dles, which you will, are going out
continually ; and without fresh re.
emits from the plebians, the nobility
would, in time he extinut. If you
make allowances for the state which
they are condemned by themselves to
00
Even whilst, with utmost
support, they are poorer than the poor
—deeply in debt—and tributary to
usurious capitalists, as greedy as the
Jews."*
Persons in tb* intennidatc grades
between the very top and the very
bottom of the scale of life, have pre
cious advantages over those whe are
placed in either extreme. That they
have advantages over the lowest, al 1
will readily admit : and that they have
some important advantages over the
highest, is a position equally true. In
point of real solid comfort and happi
ness, the condition of the fanner or
mechanic who supplies his daily wants
by the labor of his own hands is in
finitely preferable lethal of the
blest above described ; who, for wain
ofregular occupation, are under t 1 .
hard necessity of taking a deal of pains
and of resorting to numberless expedi
ents and devices, to wear out the te
dious moments of their earthly exis
tence.
eagerness, they are seemingly pursu
ing pleasure, their chief efforts are to
escape from misery, by killing the
time which hangs so heavily upon
their minds and their hearts. For.
as to pleasure, they are so surfeited of
..nt rtUK
it that they seek it onlv r
tedioueness of total
to thc distressing
inaction.
Although, fortunately, in these
;
in
Although, fortunately, in these
United States, there are no hereditär)
ranks, that fix as it were by hever-en
<ti"B '-•".«liment, the baneful disease
ofblot.h upon particular Humilies ;
excess *c wealth operates, not unie»
quently, the like eflerts. " After 1
gatherer comes a seatterer"—-is a
proverbial saying, which, in whatever
country it originated, is no where,
perhaps, more strikingly matter of
fact than in our own. Indeed nothing
can he more natural than the process
The " gatherer," if he have gather
ed a very large heap, is of course a
man of great worldly prudence : he
so far from being able to bequeath
that quality to his children, the sin
gle circumstance of (.licit* being set
up in the world with fortunes has ai
most an irresistablo tendency to pen.
der them imprudent. You cannot pul
the old head upon the young shoul
ders. Yon can hardly convince the
rich born youth that considerable care
and attention will be necessary on his
part, merely to keep the fortune that
falls to him. There is more than an
even chance that he will be cither
carelessly indolent or prodigally dis
sipated ; that he will either waste his
time in idleness, or spend it in vain if
not vicious pursuits.
The vanity of wealth will alike af
fect his children and his childrens'
ts
.
children. They will doat much upon
the circumstance of springing from
:vn opoulent stock, and, by natural
consequence, will feel themselves quite
above the ordinary occupations of life.
Meanwhile the family estatewill have
been divided and subdivided, till the
share of each comes to be very small.
A sort of stateliness is however, kept
up in their narrow circumstances and
even in their poverty. They preserve,
with a sort of religious reverence,
some relies of former splendor : obi
pictures, little fragments of plate, or
some precious memorial or other, of
to
For the pride ol"
what once, was.
family founded altogether upon wealth
seldom suffers much abatement by the
ruin of that foundation. Thus it is
*
that the needy descendants of a very
* Discourses on Davila, by the ex-
president. 31 r. Adams.
her
are
it
the
the
be
he
rich family are iu a worse condition
by far, than most others of the sons &
daughters of want ; since the indo
lence of their habits and the magnifi
cence of their notions alike disable
them for procuring a comfortable
livelihood and for enjoying the little
they possess.
There is one kind of revolution that
is perpetually progressing ia this
country; the revolution in fortunes.
The rich families ol the last age, all
but a very few, are utterly extinct as
to fortune : and, on the other hand,
the families, in general, that now
figure away in the magnificence of
wealth, are the founders of their own
fortunes ; not a few of them having
cmerg» 1 fron obscurity, and some
1 he deepest shades of rwerty.
.-sol. ionary wheel is su. turn
ing, ,d, w ; !h n few turns more, it
will i ;rn down
present rich IV*:- . fies, and will turn
un, in their sie; d. ;v< quid or perhaps
greater number
middling da.-,
well nigh as . - fixture, as have
the ehaiv es and r-.ght.
' J)- ily Advertiser.
.j,'
li
reat pari of the
the poor and the
This course lias
From 'S "
J)- ily Advertiser.
he
ol
.
an
the
ed.
for
From 'S "
British Royal Mu a ary Academy.
Those who have taken an interest
the suhji" i of Military Academies
in this country, may la* gratified with
the follow m:! account of the Royal
Military College of Great Britain. It
instituted in the year 1790. It
if
in
was
ts under tlie government of a board of
twenty-three commissioners, a gover
nor general, who lias a salai
and a lient.- govt rnor, with a salat'
ulT.ioui,
It is divided into a Senior
.f 10981.
md Junior department.—The Com
uanduiit of the Senior department lias
»salary of 5491; the Major of tV
ipartment, 3581 ; four t'ap
■ 2741 each. There is a pro
.
unto;
tains lit 1 ''
fesser or Vets, a »roll ssor of Classics,
.•ml three professor» cl Mathematics.
The Chap'.-«in an i orariaii, the Se
el et ary. the 11 '--
ter ami '.In
i-ics of SOD). There are besides seve
ral ot lier officers.
The orphans o' officers, and sons cl
subalterns on full or half pay, are ad
mined gratis. The sons of officers
now serving are admitted on condition
of paying 20, 30, or 50l. per annum,
according to the rank of their parent.
All others pay 1001. for which they
are clothed, and furnished with every
I'urer, the Payions
•on, he,' e each »ui«
ii'f.
thing necessary, according to the re
The gene
The
gulations of the College,
ral term is from 3 to 4 years,
branches of instruction, besides mili
tary tactics are French, German, La
tin, fortification, drawing and history.
No person is admissible, who is under
13, or over 15 years of age. Such
cadets as pass their examinations, are
recommended by the board, to the
Commander in Chief for commissions.
The following extract relative to this
establishment is from the late report
of the Select committee of Parlia
ment on Finauce.
or
of
Royal Military College.
In tlie Royal Military College every
thing seems to be conducted in a man
ner honorable to those who are in au
thority, and on a plan condueivo to
the good education of all classes re
sorting to it for instruction.—Your
Committee cannot, however, hut ques
tion the expediency of continuing this
establishment on its present extensive
scale. They most lieartly join in the
feelings which would induce Parlia
ment to provide for the orphan chil
dren of those, gallant men who have
sacrificed their lives in the service of
their country : and also for the ehil
ol"
is
a
dren of meritorious officers now ac
tually serving; hut if the. whole nuui
her at present on the establishment
are to be provided with commissions,
it must unavoidably operate nearly to
the exclusion of all other classes from
the army ; and your Committee sub
mit, whether such a system would not
be in direct variance from what has
hitherto been practised in this king
dom; and whether it might not justly
he considered as inconsistent with the
spirit of our Constitution. But if these
young men cannot be promoted, it
almost superfluous to remark on the
inexpediency and eventual cruelty of
educating them for stations which
they are not likely to fill, and of en
couraging hopes that must he disap
pointed.
II
Some reductions of expense have
already taken place ; among which
your committee cannot hut notice the
voluntary rclir.qaiibmen* of his table
allowance by the distinguished 1
at the head of the establishment, ac
companied at the same time by a
statement, that although an accession
of property rendered it unnecessary
for him to* receive any longer this al
lowance, he wished to he understood
us hy no means considering it iinpro
lo be continued to any officer who
Some other
per
might be his successor^
iWepcndenlly of lowering the num
est
and
to
the
few
to
10
' .... ■,
It may further merit consideration,
ahcllier 111 time ol peace it would not
he advantageous to increase the rat of
ol payniqnt to be required from the
third class of junior students, who now
contribute HM». each, while (ho m m- K
'iers ol the other two classes aivt l**»
duced; and, perhaps, to give some- th
what more of a civil character lot., e
education of the place. By these
.'(leans, great numbers of young per- jn
sous, best adapted by their station 111
. 1,0 «■Muntj.y to lead the armies of »
,-ee people, may be drawn to the Col- -
lege, in consequence oi a mode ol
education milling the advantage of our
pubhe schools, with the qualifications
tliat are considered necessary lor the
iniiitary pression. In this manner ».
the College may be made to pay the
greater part at least ol its own expen
ses. and become during peace a much
lighter burthen upon the resources of ( .
i.ie country. Whenever war aha .
unhappily return, temporary altera- 1
lions may easily be effected suited to
the existing state of tilings.
The rate of expense, according to
the present estimates, supposing the
numbers to be full, appears to be for
each student in the senior branch (be
sides tlie 30 guineas paid by himself)
about 1171. a year; and for each stu
dent, in thc junior branch about 34l ;
but if the, salaries of the officers are
divided between both departments in
the proportion of their respective
numbers, an addition must he made
of 151. nearly to each student. And
if the pay of the gentlemen cadets is
not deducted, which although it may
he carried to another .department, is
still a charge on the public, as those
young gentlemen, but for the purpos
es of education, would not be received
at so early an age, 541. more will be
added to the cost of each individual,
giving on the whole an annual dis
bursement from the publie for each
student in the senior department of
1. and for each student in thc ju
nior department of 1031.
It appears hy a return made from
the College that tlie whole expense
in the
Year 1S16 amounted to L33,S19
And tlie estimate of this
year is
iWepcndenlly of lowering the num
ber of young persons who receive
eleemosynary education; and it well
deserves consideration whether with
regard to the senior branch, for which
an entirely separate establishment is
maintained at Farnham, some addi
tional contribution might not be rea
sonably demanded from the officers
who desire to receive the benefits of
the mode of instruction there afford
ed. The whole sum now paid is no
more than thirty guineas per annum
for each officer admitted, and it is
stntect the present atwli. ul''"* *<>i
admission arc much more numerous
than it is posable to comply with.
1
28,155
-I
Making a diminution of L5,664 j
The anniversary or the birth of
WASHINGTON never - passes ur*
notited by those who venerate thfe ■
elir-r* ter of the man who united all
hearts. In the city of Edinburg, an
elegant entertainment was given, in
celebration of that event, to the Ame
ricans pursuin '; their studies at the
University, by the venerable Earl of
Buchan, the intimate friend and dis
tant relative of our political fat her.
On this occasion the noble host wore
a mantle which had "overed General
Washington, and made an elegant and
impressive address. The entertain
ment is annual.
Earl Buchan was born in 174-2 and
is of the same age with the King of
England, with whom he was a play
fellow.' He is said never to have
known a day's illness, and by preserv
ing remarkable regularities in his
habits, retains that cheerful serenity
which gives grace to conversation
--"j«ally f 'weeing and ins.c-i.'tWe. Ho
has been in constant habits of corres
pondence with many of the literary
characters of our country, and is un
wearied in his courtesies, to those who
sort to the celebrated school of the
capitä of Scotland.— -Charleston pap.
a
1 1
It is amusing to observe the ope
lations of national vanity, as well as
national preind*'*'*' l'"* 1 01 t lc
worm and another. One of the grey
est discoveries that has been made,
and one that has proved and is likely
to prove to be of the most beneficial
consequences to mankind, is that of
the kine-pux. This discovery is well
known to have been made by the ce
lebrated Dr. Jenner, ofc Great Bri
tain ; and lie lias received both at
borne and abroad, the most universal
marke of national respect, and nota
few of national munificence. A French
writer has lately undertaken to shew,
that the merit oftho i!iseovery!lo' , , ' 1 8 3
to that nation, and that l>. v •
diom-ssion of events, 11 w««u
dong from man to man, until it came
10 the possession of Hr. Jetini r, and
was by him brought before the public
0
Thig diapoi)ltlon is not new. Seven
of Uie t . uies of Greece contended for
|[)o 1|(|n()r on , Bvlll(Ç given birth to
Umwtm lt WitS formerly said in
K ,, gh K , rS) tlmt , (;, IR - m l Wash
wus born in that country. In
th \ u .. u . iy , )Mt of Bonaparte's military
e re( , oll( , t . t seeing a letter
jV()m BQ Alne ,. ioan> then in France,
jn wUcll it W;1S sai( j, th at that re.mw
111 d eonima „ df .,. wus a native of 0110
» f thc Ncw E ll)ml Statl . s .
- , ,, uartl , uit has long been claimed
ol ^ lish ; !m . n tion : and Mr.
Iltir ,.- S b,ow-pipe seems tobe p.irsu
t , 9ame l This may he
"tlv owing to thc fact, thatcommuni
». £ f ne t0 c01I sider themselves
ag t [ 10Uf)( , to oWvve such rigid
, M |n moraIs> as is thc ( , ase among
il)(üvi(IualSi u wou ld seem as if they
of ( . 0Bs j,] el . c( ] the division of moral tress
. W(JSag lightening each man's share,
1 0 y
to
to
the
for
;
are
in
is
is
be
dis
of
ju
•Ul'IOIIS
God
From a late English paper.
Ever sWce moralists existed they
have written against public manners.
Ours arc certainly not those of the
golden age, but it is some consolation
to reflect that our neighbors are no
better than ourselves. For instance,
London is generally allowed to be the
terrestial paradise of husbands ; Eng
lish wives are regarded as models of
tenderness and fidelity. The follow
ing calculation which we extract fPbm
an English paper, is not a little curi
ous.
Stale of Marriages in London in IS tfi
Runaway Wives,
Runaway Husbands,
Married persons legally divorced 4 ,,175
Living iu open warfare,
Living in private misunder
standing,
Mutually indifferent,
Hcgarded as happy,
Nearly happy,
Perfectly happy,
1,132
2,3 iS
17,345
13,279
55,240
3,175
127
13
Total,
96,834
This is a now kind of statistics.
We are assured thut one of our first
moralists is engaged in drawing out
a similar account of the city of Paris.
It will be curious to see which eoun-
try may claim tlie advantage of the
j matrimonial balance.