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GAZETTE
AND
Peninsula Advertiser.
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED ÊY WILLIAM A. MILLER, No. 9, rflGH oTREEX. BETWEEN MARKET AND KING STREETS.... WILMINGTON.
SATURDAY, JUJVE 7, 1817.
VOL. IV.
No. 46.
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The following gentlemen
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Delayvake Gazette :
Dover — Mr. John Manlovc.
Smyrna — Mr. Benjamin Coomlc.
George Town, Del. — Mr. James An
derson.
CanlwelVs Bridge — Mr. David Wil
son, Jim.
Mw Castle—James Booth', Jr. Esq.
Elk ton, Md.—Tobias Rudulph, Esq.
Other appointments will speedily
be made.
THE GAZETTE.
From a London Paper.
Monsieur Champs de Spa.
The Parisian Journals, with their ac
customed misapprehension of Fng
tish naines, have metamorphosed i he,
Ëpafidds into a living rioter, and
gr'avcly recorded the feats of Mon
sieur Champs de Spa. This plea
sant substitution of the actor per
quern, lor the lupus in quo, gave oc
casion to the following Ballad,
which may he sung at any of the
JAberty dinners, to the tune of Move
Tong Paie. [It is attributed to Mr.
Canning.]
Cf Kong Tung Pavi you all have heard,
By whom John Bull was finely queer'd :
He jübher'd and he jaw'd at*John,
And play'd him many a piece of fun.
But t'other day to London came
A Frenchman bent on higher game ;
Then mark, while I the picture draw,
Of famous Monsieur Champs dc Spa.
Full in his harden'd front we trace
The foreign features of his race ;
Unlike a Briton, this Monsieur
Displays an heart and brow sevue.
An act of kindness you propose—
His purse contracts, Iris fingers close,
No beams of Charity can thaw
The ice of M<
Yet. if confusion you desire,
His frost is changed to sudden fire ,
And joyfully he hastes to aid
The murmurs, not the warns of traie .
He loves to see the people poor,
And rails at place and sinecure ;
But poverty could never draw
One sous front Monsieur Champs de Spa.
For folks, he says, when cloth'd and fed,
With politics n'er fill their head :
Nor join in conjuring up the storm
Of Revolution and Reform .
Such vulgar thoughts of sleep and victual
He leaves to Monsieur Champ de Spital !
On whose imprudent bounty—" pshaw,"
tries wiser Monsieur Cl.amps de Sjia !
rears the Weavers want
No., no, he
The zest of plunder's sauce piquant :
And thinks, for rich confusion eager
Subordination mere soup meagre.
Uoast mutton he extracts from riot,
And yearly votes are daily diet ;
White general suffrage fiiis the maw
Of hungry Monsieur Champs de Spa !
■Vet often more substantial fare
This epicure delights to share :
With Hunt he'll swallow down a goblet ;
With If'aithman dine, or snack with Cab bet t •
Or daintily digest his rancour
With Cartwright at th« Crown and Anchor,
Or cram with Penny Lords his jaw —
All one to Monsieur Chcrmps He Spa!
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touud tojirevent the operation of both,
3d. The species or varieties of wheat,
that have been found to resist the
AGRICULTURAL.
•• The Philadelphia Society for
Promoting Agriculture ," desirous of
ascertaining the cxteDt of the injury
which the country is likely to sustain,
from the destructive effects pf the in
sect called the Ilessiun Fly —from
the disease in wheat, called " Stunt,"
and the ravages of the Grub on Indi
an Corn ; and also the remedies or
preventives of those evils will be
thankful to their fellow citizens in all
parts of the United States, to favor
them with communication* on the
following points.
1st. The extent of the injury which
the wheat is likely to sustain in their
immediate vicinity, from the insect fit
disease mentioned.
2d, The remedies that have been
ravages of the insect called the Hes
sian Fly, or not to be affected by the
•* Stunt ''—does tho variety of wheat
which originated in Chester County»
Pennsylvania, called Jones Wheat,"
or do those varieties called the pur
ple ami gulden slruw of Virginia (as
lias been said) uniformly resist the
attack of the insect.
4th. What art- t he circumstances of
previous cultivation in tbe fields af
fected by the Stunt 7 and are partic
ular soils more linhle to it than others,
and what means have been found • «»'
prevent the attack of the disease or
of the insert ?
5th. What modes of previous pré
paration of the soil have been found
(o prevent the Coro Grub, or Cut
Worm, and what have been the ef
eels of making a hide near the plant
with an iron, or wooden peg. as re
uetitly practised, in preventing tin
progress of that, insect ?
6th. What are the changes which
that insect undergoes?
Any other facts connected with the
foregoing subject will he acceptable.
—('unimunieations to he addressed to
the Secretary, &. whenever it is prac
ticable, tobe sent fretof postage.
The Society respecftilly recommend
the cultivation of Potatoes in those
districts, where the wheat, or corn,
have failed.
Published t>y direction of the Society.
ROBERTS VAUX. Sec Vi/
Philadelphia, dlh mo. 30, 1817.
{fj* Editors of Papers throughout
the United States, are requested to
insert the foregoing.
From the Federal Republican and Baltimore
Telegraph, June 4.
The President of tiie United States
was waited on, oil Monday evening
last, by a number of citizens (togeth
er with the officers of the 3d brigade,)
without distinction of party,
afternoon he was presented with an
address from the Mayor and City
Council, which together with his ans
wer, arc now published.
Ill the
Baltimore, June 2.
To the President of the U. Stales.
Sir—Wo, the mayor and cifyooun
oil of Baltimore, embrace with great
pleasure this opportunity of personal
ly congratulating the chief magistrate
of the union on his arrival in this
place.
Your determination, in the com
mencement of your administration, to
visit several of the most important
places in the union, is auspicious of
happy consequences; not satisfied with
previous knowledge, or second hand
information, you are anxious that, ou
your part, nothing shall be wanting
to.promote the common weal.
That a city which bore so conspi
cuous a part in the national defence,
F
should first be honored with tbe pre
sence ol the olrief. magistrate of the
union, is as flattering us it is natural ;
and we sincere!}' hope that your ob
servation of our position, and means
of defence, may enable us before a
nother >var to bid defrauce to anycne- s
n, y*„. . > .
When,, sir, to review your long
tried, faithful and able services ; 0
when we consider the increasing har
mony and concord of the U. S. when
almost universal peace reigns among
the nations, we augur great and last
ing happincs to the Lnitcd States, in
giving full scope to the developeraent
ot her faculties in the arts and sei- ç
cncc9, in agncuUurc, manufactures
and commerce ; and in the perma
nent exhibition ot the advantages oft
a form ol civil and political govern- f
rnent, superior to any that 1ms hither
to existed. • , , .
To our fellow citizens it is a most
interesting spectacle, to see the chief
magistrate ol this great and powerful
nation, makinçan official tourthrough
their couutry in the style of a private
citizen, guarded only by the respect
paid to the nigh station lie oocupies,
and the alTections of a virtuous people,
We, sir, wish you, m the sincerity
of our hearts a pleasant. tour thro'
the states, a happy return to Wash
ington, a reputation and -satisfaction
in your presidency equal to any of
your predecessors; and finally, the
reward of a well spent life in an cter
nal world. *
" c are, sir, with sentiments of
very great respect,your most ohcd'l
servants,. ... ;
• ' EEt). STILES,
-Mayor of the City of Bedlrmere.
«»'
Tlie President' « Answer.
To the Mayor and ' City Council if
Baltimore.
Fellow Citizens—The sentiments
which you have coirmiuiiicafu, lm»r
afforded me very great satisfaction,
i'hey are just, as to the objects advert
■d lo. anil to me, they are generous
mit kind.
It was impossible for me to ap
proach Baltimore, without recollect
ing, with deep interest, the gallant
conduct of lier citizens, in the late
war, and the happy result attending
their exertions, . The glorious victory
which was achieved here, and in
which her citizens bore so distinguish
ed a part, at a very important epoch,
not only protected this patriotic city,
hut shed great lustre on the American
name.
Experience has shown our dangers,
and admonished us as to the means of
averting them, Congress lias appro
priated large sums of money for the
fortification of owl- coast, am! inland
frontier, and for the establishments
of naval dock yards, and building n
navy. It is proper that these works
should be executed with judgment,
fidelity, ami economy ; much depends
in the execution, on the Executive, to
whom extensive power is given, as to
the general arrangement ; and to
whom tho superintcmlance exclusive
ly belongs. You do me justice in
believing, that it is to enable me to
discharge these duties, with the best
advantage to my country, that I have
undertaken this tour.
From the encreased harmony of
public opinion founded on the suc
cessful career of a government, which
has never been equalled, and which
promises by a further developement
of its lacullics to augment, in an emi
nent degree the blessings of this fa
vored people, I unite with you in all
the anticipations which you have so
justly suggested.
In performing services, honestly
and zealously intended for the benefit
of my fellow citizens. 1 shall never
entertain a doubt of their generous
and firm support. Incapable of any
feelings distinct from those of a citi
zen can assume no style in regard to
them, different from that character ;
and it is a source of peculiar delight
to me, to know that while tlic chief
magistrate of tile United States acts
lully up to this principle, lie will re.
quire no other guard than what may
be derived from their confidence and
«flection.
Baltimore, June 2, 1817. ■
to
of
JAMES MONROE.
The following article, from ft Pari
s j an Journal, is a review of a book
published at Paris, called « Six
months in London, " being the sequel
0 {- a WO rk entitled " A Fortnight in
London at the end of 1815 :» by the
same author. 9
« The author of « Sis Months at
London," is not a verv profound ob
äe rver, hut he is faithful (Is he so ?)
Ue lias thrown the glance of an ama
ç enr upon the women. It is a subject
on which he expatiates with compta
ç( .„ cv , i w ill add, to make use of a
romantic expression, that he is iaith
f u i f 0 die worship of memory, and
that lie prefers the graces of our Pa
risian ladies, to all the charms of the
most richly decked English. He has
expressed this preference in terms
rather too loftv, of which any one
w j|i j, e convinced who reads the fol
lowing passage_
««Let us leave the handsomest of
die Sirens of the Thames to deck
herself in her most splendid attire, in
which riches and elegance, art and
nature combine to embellish her:
s i, e will always neglect la nuptiale
ro bc, without which she can never be
admitted to the- banquet of the graces,
diat charm which cannot he desoribed,
which crowns all the rest, and which
is the peculiar attraction of the
nvmphs of the SeTue, la tournure."
„The recollection of the nymphs
of the Seine, and of thrir la tournure.
does not prevent the author from eun-
fussing that there' are many pretty
and amiable women : but be wishes
that they would take tli# trouble to
walk with a lialo more grace, and to
lidhf in a better style their arms,
" which sêem" lie observes, *» as if
they were two pendulums alternately
set in motion.
The English Ladies,
iteviewed by a Frenchman.
to
ty
From a late English Paper.
"The English women paint red an d
white ! This hist cosmetic is within
the reach of every body. " It is with
the powder with which they at other
time adorn their hair,»' adds our tra
vel'cr, " that the$ cover their faces,
their necks, their breasts, and that
part Of their amis which they ex
pose ; so that they are powdered all
over like the tarts that are sold at
our confectioners. This kind of paint,
they say, has the advantage of spoil
ing the skin like various kinds of
while that are used lor a similar pur
pose. But it is not without its incon
veniences, and here is a proof it. I
found - myself in coining out of the
t Ipera, near a Indy who had made use
of this cosmetic, which could not
have been discovered by any one not.
previously informed of it. Unlucky
it rained very smartly ; and it was
necessary that she should cross the
pavement to get to her carriage ; for
in no part of London can that be done
under cover. In spite of an umbrella
with which her footman endeavored
to protect her, several drops of rain
fell on her figure and on her arms,
and little rivulets of a whitish color
furrowed the wrinkles, which changed
the countenance of a Psyche into that
of a Sibyl." (Will the English wo
men say that this is faithful ?)
« The English women love nice bits
much more than French women do.
Here is the proof of it. " Never (says
our traveller) have I passed between
noon and' feu^ o'clock, those shops of
pastry and confectionary, of which
the number in London is so considera
ble (uniting the two descriptions of
trade.) without seeing in them several
handsome women regaiiing themselves
with creams, jellies, comfits, custards,
am! tarts, of which the variety, 1 fan
cy, is still greater than at Paris. I
have even seen fruits, which have
been preserved in brandy, enter more
Ibai! one pretty mouth.'
«« There is one point on which our
fair neighbors across the channel at
least excel the French women. It is
in education.
;
«« Almost all the women (observe ;
our author) know French and Italian ;
and speak those languages infinitely
better than their husbands ; to which
some of them join Spanish and Por
tuguese. They successfully cultivate
agreeable talents. They have great
Literary knowledge, and some of them
cot strangers to sciences with
are
which tbe fail sex in other countries
are unacquainted even in name. In
short when yon have the good fortune
to be admitted into the familiar socie-
ty of an English woman, which is not
very easy for a foreigner, you are
quite surprised at the amiable and
solid qualities that you discover in
lier." . •
Literary & Military Intelli
ge.ice.
We understand that, enpt. O'Con- -
ncr, of the artillery, has for some
time been engaged, by order of the
War department, in translating from
the French a celebrated Treatise on
the Science of War and Fortification,
originally eompowul by order of the
emperor Napoleon for the use of tho
srudents of the imperial polyteclmio
and military schools of France. This
work embraces the whole science of
war, and field permanent fortification,
With all the modern inventions and
improvements in the latter branches ;
and in France is universally used by
tbe military, and in esteemed beyond
«11 other productions on these subjects,
being considered a masterpiece.
Wo leant that, the translation is
completed, and will shortly he publish
ed for the. use of the cadets of the
United States military academy.
, " . '[.Vat. Intel.
On the 25th of April Iasi the Chief
Judge of the Supreme Court, of the
State of Ohio, was tkred one collar and
lifly cents, for not attending i mil tia
muster, as a private sentinel, in stri t
eonliiemity to the laws of the Slate of
Ohio!!!
Extraordinary Pedestrianism
James O'Neill, an Irish lai). About
18 years of age, who had several on
board II. M. brig
battle of Algiers. It
day morning,
with the subscription coach, anti ar
rived in this town a quarter before
5 in the afternoon, distancing the
coach and performing the journey (46
miles) In irefooted, in Ihe short space
of 7 1 2 boors ;a pint of beer was the
only refreshment he received ou the
road, having returned to this town for
the purpose of again entering his
majesty's service.
Recovering «lie Drowned, *
The following directions have been
published by the Dublin Humane
Society :—
Wlial thou does!, do quickly.
1. Convey the body carefully, with
the bend a little raised, to the nearest
convenient house.
2. Strip and dry Ihe body ; clean
the mouth and nostrils.
8. An adult; lay the body on a
bed or a blanket, near a lire or in a
warm chamber, if in summer, expose
it to the sun.
4. A child ; place it between two
persons in a warm bed.
5. Huh the body gentle with flannel,
sprinkled with spirits.
6. Restore breaf hing by introducing
the pipe of bellows (where tbe appa
ratus eannot.be immediately procured)
into one nostril ; keeping the other fié
the mouth closed, gently inflate the
lungs, alternately compress the breast
anil then let tiie mouth and nostrils
free. .
7. Apply warm bricks to the sole*
of the feet, and warm spirits to the
palms of the hands, and the pit of the
stomach.
8. Persist in these means for three
hours at least, or until life be restor
Mutine, in the
IV Exeter yester
quarter after 9 o'clock
M
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cd.
CAUTIONS.
4. Never to ho held up by the heels,
2. Not to he rolled on casks, or
other rough usage.
3. Not to allow in the room more
than six persons.
4 Not to rub the body with salt.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
On signs of returning life, and if
swallowing be returned, a small quan
tity, often repeated, of warm wine fic
water, or diluted spirits, should ho
given, the patient put into a warm
bed, and if disposed, allowed to sleep.
2. Electricity and bleeding are ne
ver to he employed, milcss by the di
rection of a medical guutleman.
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