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regions of science, ami supporting the
cause of liberty at the courts of tin
prou lest inonarehs: Rriijumin Frank
)i„ ims given to his beloved countn
one of the greatest names of whiid
politics and philosophy can boast. Tie
Muse lias sung his praise : One of 11 <
most eloquent men of the age ha
pronounced bis funeral eubigiitni in
one of the greatest national Assem
blies which ever assembled,
greatest philosophers of the time have
filled their piges with discoveries and
bis praise.
As if to accustom their posterity f.o
bis glory, and to teach bis children to
lisp bis name, some of the most popu
lar works that have lately lieen a<
dressed to the. rising generation of
England, have brought forward the
name of Franklin to their listening
auditors. Dr. Aikin, in that excel
lent work " Evenings lit /tome." ami
Alavor in his Furenl's Assistant. have
paid him this compliment of which he
was worthy. Rut the greatest of ju
venile benefactors is the celebrated
Miss Edgeworth, who in two of her
Moral Titles has introduced his name.
"Forester (says she) most foi in
nately, about ibis time, happened to
meet with a book which in same de
gree counteracted the b Ikiminatory
effects of Random's conversation, am!
which had a happy tende* 1 -y to sober
his enthusiasm, wit lion* lessening Ips
propensity to useful exertions,
hook was the life of Dr, Franklin.
The idea, that this great nan !)• gun
hv being a printer ; and w i'st. lie fol
lowed him, step by step, r rough his
instructing mirrative. Forester sym
pathized in his feelings, and observed
how necessary the smaller virtues of
order.economy, industry and patience,
were to Franklin's great character
anil splendid success."
So also in the
sil nies a sneercr at the a:tempt ;
improve smoky ehhnnies hv
" <1. I)r. Franklin's works
runted Supine, (the sneerer.) « I did
not see the name before : to he sure I
must how down to that."
Yu.-, g mao ! imitate Franklin as
Forester did.
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Good Aunt." she
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saying.
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The Britf Scripture Remarker
He is Risen ."—Short were the
triumphs of the powers of darkness,
and of their human coadjutors. The
Lord of glory in his humiliation had
of necessity descended to the silent
tomb ; hut it was impossible that he
could be holden of death, or that In
Should ace corruption. I low » i
sealed stone, and the Roman Guard.
Yet they served to confirm the truth
of the great point in question. He
rises—lie hails, as a glorious conquer
or over death and hell, the morn of
an everlasting day.
The host of Heaven Itttil hymned 1
his birth ; an angel again descended
to declare his resurrection.
• il s countenance was lightning, anil his vest
la..e snow at sun nse on the mountain's crest."
at
ol
tt
hr
, r . , , . .
lhe keepers became as nea'l men.
B>t his salutation to I lie faithful fe
mîtes who hud come at thaï esrlvIwltnin
ItoUito seethe sepulchre was, •* fear
not. dr I know that ve seek Jesus
Whi. I, was eruified. He is not here."
conti.ued the celestial messenger.
"Ihr hi is risen, as he said, Come
c . ((l i î , ,r ,|
S(e the (lace where the Lord lay.
Is thee., one existing among men,
i»-.« 8 *{ ,,s »esliinony of Hie an
gel - I here are inn ly. What greater
proof of their malignity and infat ita
ti ,j n ! They will not doubt of tiirjblcd
wonderful things recorded in profane
history ; of the exploits of an Alexan
der, or a Ctes.il- ; lint they will not he
lieve the record that God has given
ol his Son, nltho' the evidence of the
latter is so far superior to that of the
former-—amounting even to a demon
stration.—The latter, it is true, is
mysterious : hut its being out of Un
common order of nature rau I«; no
argument against it, when the fact L
once established. That Circumstance,
indeed adds unspeakably to its im
portance ; lor it stamps it with the
seal of divinity.
If Christ rose, (hen is his religion
true. And let the incredulous re
member that it. is not a point of mere
speculation ; hut if he rose, that their
eternal welfare
hangs upon their
hearty belief of the great truth, uud
their remediless woe upon their
jeetion of it.—And why, ye boasted
sons of Reason, will ye disbelieve I
Truly,
a utttu may lie a fool !"
re
with the talents of an angel,
<4
AYc understand that the Navy
Uuuet Martial, which was convened
in tliis ei(y, for the trial of Lieut. Gol.i
AVharlon, of the Marine Corps, onj.
certain charges exhibited against hiruj'
hy Major Henderson, of that corps.
has determined that, it has not the
propef jurisdiction ; and that, on ap
plication from the Navy Department,
a court has been detailed from the
artuy, to meet in this city on the 10th*g
of September* next »Vnt h,i, I
©eUtoart <& alette.
XYltoMIftUTON:
SAtUlinAV* S KP'i'KMHKtt r>
MARRIED,
t)n Thursday Iasi, by the Rev.
William Pryce, Mr. Charles .faillir
snn to .Mrs. Sarah Dcrriekson.
The I'et es iui - intelligencer stales,
that John Randolph. Es:j. of Roanoke,
is making arrangements for a voyage
across the Atlantic, and is taking
Lave of all his old actpiaintances and
'Viends—he intends visiting England.
France and Germany, before his
turn.
re*
The Columbia (S. C.) Telescope of
Viigust. 2(i, announces the sudden death
of Gen. Eickens, one of the most dis
tmguished patriots and statesmen of
that stale.
The New York Columbian states.
that a mut iny has taken place amongst
the Cadets at West Point, of which
l'apt. Partridge is said to have been
the promoter. Major Thayer, tlie
superintendent, was deprived of his!that
nimm, tnd by force. I
I
The Hon. John Q. Adarns.it is said
will assume the duties of tbe office as se-i
creury of the state department in
course ol lit iweek.
Mr. Con- man, Editor of the N. \ork;inre
says,^ he is authorised tie
otter Sj5')0t) for the Sea Set pent ifcuught.
v ,, ,, . ,, ,,
From tbe A ne- Fork Gazette
September'i. Ç<S ; ,an.J
Horrid Work.
On Wednesday last, a duel was fought
at Hoboken—On Sunday another and on!
Monday another. 1 Shortly aftei the thirdj
duel, some prisons attracted by the noise:
of the pistols went to thes fat-1 «P-A
when- hey found the body of a man about
45 years ol age ! A ball bad entered Ins
shoulder. On the corpse was found
writennn a piece of paper with a pencil,
J. Gums, Esquire Î ■ !
Savannah, August 33.
We are informed by a person from
St. Mary's, that General M'Gregor, re
mains ss we last stated ; his ptesent force
does not exceed IOC! men ; (he brig Pa
triots, com. Taylor, sailed on Saturday
tbe 23d inst. as was reported to bombard
St. Augustine. No other privateers were
at Amelia Wt »i. »too informed tli**
the French bvig detained had sailed, part
ol her cargo having been condemned,
which was to be sold on the 23th. It was
also reported that the governor of St
Augustine waso i his march to recapture
Amelia at the head 5 or 600 men.
Extract of a letter from an officer on
board tbe United States br;g boxer,
dated off the
Baltze. 20th July 1817.
" We have just me too here after a
cruise to tbe westward, where we had an
overhauling of Patriot privateers their
nrizes, kc .— 1 be General Armisiead
privateer has taken 37 valuable prizes
esrlvIwltnin '.wo months; we have hoarded
three of llu m—the lust a valuable ship
from Havana to Tenerifte. I'he Hot
»pur priva*eer sehr, commanded hv 11. 1 .
«• esq la.c of the "United States navy,
L>s had a very severe vngageme.vvih
the Spanish goverimienl brig, late the
c|la8S ' ur Hahirnur-, ; the latter had to
hai|loH _ K . u>st all his men hut 20; he
h d a0 on board—he made three dtsper
# . e atleni p ts ,, boar- the Don, but the
superiority of the sailing of thebrigeoa
tiirjblcd them to escape : We arc engaged
filling u|) our water, and ate to sail ini
mediately on a cruise us far as-, and
{ ° return immediately ; " hen we shall!
probably commence building a sehr, for
our '
.. . , ,
Uapl. De La R-n l.e informs, Hint
when he sailed, there was a rntimr ol
expected W AR between Russia
S\vi*<k , n. It \v.js sain that thu
Russian fleet hud sailed lor I'ranee to
take oil board the Russian tmops. \
would land them on some part o! tlte
Swedish dominions, on their return.
I lie llert ol 10 Bais o HH i»
ol war, live ships ol the line ; they
passed Elstneur. June It. A I urns.
an corsair was reported to Itave beet,
seen off the roast ol Jutland about 2tUli
June. Ctii ti»»* nf£hi of tfie ^fti of
June, tin* prisoners, in l!*e work lumst
at Copriiliageo, set. it on fire, in orili r
to rscape : hut the king bring per sent,
ordered the troops to lire at all those
who should attempt to escape.— A
bout 28 or 30 inen were shot or (ter
islied in the flames—several persons
in attempting in stop the progress ol
the fire, were mistaken for prisoners,
and were fired upon hy the soldiers ;
one or two killed, and several wound
. The next day the king had six
the prisoneas who were saved Iront
the flames sitôt. — fault. Fed. G ax.
-m
onj.
0l
We have 9een a leUe , from Cape Fieri
Hayti> which acC out.ts for that go
vernrnent turning off the American fri
a i e Congress. It appears her dispatch
I es were directed to Caps Français, St.
Domingo : Now it is somewhat singular
at < ut government was not aware, that
such place as t ape Francois, or St
omingo is known or acknowledged by
represent authorities of Hayti. — Rel/
Translated from a Havanna paper of July 30'
Offlchil letter from the Government of
Cuba, to His Excellenci/ the I'rcsi
fient , Governor anti Captain Gene
rat.
Most Kxcp.li.knt Sir —Since the
close of the mail I have received by an
American" vessel that, has just entered
this port, the subjoined I'Oinmunimtiuii
from the Spanish Consulate in Nor
folk, a copy of which I send your Ex
cellency, that you may. if you think
proper, cause to lie published in the
daily paper of this city, the recovery
of which it declares to have been made
of the effects robbed from our vessels
by pirates.
.Vorfolk, May <23,1S17.
Spanish Consulate.
SIR
•The (itli of this mont It 1 had
the honor of writing to you by the
A uteri an schooner Julia, Captain
Kerle —in which 1 annotin ed to you
his!that the privutceis Indetiendem ia del
I Sur, Capt. Ja mos Taylor; a sloop ol
I war lately Imill named bias, Captain
Mil heil ; und the privateer schooner
* l-Atrevido, alias the Romp; ban
the|gone to sea, and to cruiser against out
leonine fee. The latter exists no lon
ger, toe at the moment of its depar
! tampion Roads the powder
\ork;inre from Hampton Roads the powder
magazine look lire, anti it blew into
,.
I now inform vou
the aw, « it it Iwcnly-threeof its el'ev, :
the remainder, consisting only ol the
c , al)1 ,. him Utt er men/had the
^„/.d lo , Ium . escape with their
lives from this »Laster, with which
God has been pleased In chastise
these pirates.
| have received, in the w ,i\ of Ptiila
UlCt-i. you we,.a
sm | to dit .Home, dated the 22*1 ol
Aln ,. (i| ,, s(> il||( , an>Uixxi a
, , ... , , . . ' .
led mysrll with his contents, I remit
ted it, to Ins excellency Dm* Louis de
Onis, Minister of fi. M. in Washing
ton, in order that he may make upon
it his due representation to this go
vcniment. I am certain that the brig
fanned Qmrtro dr Julio, sailed from
Haltintore lie! ween the 15th and 20th
nf December last, & notwithstanding
that the Secretary of State had given
orders for the arrest of the pirate
I'ltoinns Taylor, the Marshal, whose
Uiiatlll-ss It nil, tv. vaauUi it. dill lltll
clmose to do it, as it lias happened
with others who were prosecuting
Li lit for piracy, f sltaii infirm your
lordship of said note, aliho' I am per
sumh'il our minister will acquaint you
with it.
1 aKo advise your Wi'ahip, that tin
privateer Congress, rapt. Joseph AI
meyilit, has latoly set sail from Balti
more, after having been repaired,
emiled her in-w. ottd taken in provi
sions and oHiinimilio!!, not.wit.hsi ml
a
, «.„.(cavor* t lll(l ,|e heloi-e ms
' " m 7 1,1 1,11 M " M 1 "
I) 11 ' 1 .
'' IIIM ' 11 1 ' *, in ' l Sl * 1 ,, '' 1
d'- rty. lor want .. ,,t
. "I [is nir.oios. tv (though I hail prot.t
e**d very suttslartcr,.
ighly seven zernons of co hineal ..in
thiee of ,jala|t. whi, h
here by uapl. James Tayfoe, from i!..
privateer brig Imlependen oil del rfur.
.mil tile Atrevido, which having m**l
with two Spanish vessels ti i ited li t
s-.tn Andres. Sant under, or a»», Vndrr.
which I halt at f
-I »•
rm .
Be pleased to ronununirate to i:.•
nerelttmts of your island, t hat 1 huv
seized here, and have depo-eted snf.
in the stares ni this eusl. tn house
lor:
anil the ol Iter la S nitissima Trinidad.
, hot il whir!» ves-els, il is said, had
, ,. tim . . . . ;
, u wpri . on ,.' u( *
of3i am |.
|t Sa j ( }^ urPl . n, en p* nuilli'd to pro
to ,, ee< j on tlit-ii- voyage, f have though'
i( h|l . M , rlanl . u , it i,
>(>in . lordshitt, to the end Uiat yon
wm| | in , e () |,.., se( j it „j |„.
i» j M ,|,ji h | IPI j foi* (kc inforiTiiition of th»
, 0 ((,.,( ((„. v u ,ay for war:
l(Miu . |U( . . ÿ . a rv' dm muents to
( , rove (1(t . j„ j|„. ,. m! , llat [
. aav K , w ,i vi . j,, , U111U ..
r
ol
;
j „g;.,. m>se jf Hm . w t0 the disposal
,,f your lordship, whom Fpray God to
jj (1 . cservt , a many years. Your
I most respectful and faithful servant,
vvito kisses your hands.
ava
and tit*
I am »'so hound tu inform you, that
'lie vessels that suited for your island
from this poet, do not take with them
i umnifeai of this euv'oiii house, certi
lied hy (lie consul, which, if you judge
I.roper, may require, in order to pre
vent the frauds which these captains
frequently commit in these ports, to
avoid (laying the duties of entry to the
royal custom house.
PVlJLO CHACON.
Sr. Don Eusebio Escuileru.
( V true copy)
Jobk E MAinoKino.
The Trench Emigrants.
By a respectable Indian Agent nnv.
it the Scat of Government we learn,
that in romiug up the O: in, lie inn
upwards of a hundred Frenchmen, at
different times, directing their hum»
towards the new seulement on tin
I ombighee.
General (fount Clauzel and Gene
rnl Lefebrc Dcsnoueltes have sailed
from Phil '.ilelphia with . ship load id
passengers bound to the
Marshal Unwell}/, the two Generals
Luth maint, tiens. I'aailuwnie. halm,
nul. Tauiiers, Garnier île Saintes.
Count Ileal, Kr. Kr. are at the head
of this enterprise. All these distin
guished men have the means id doing
much good. Never was a project set
on foot under better auspices, or en
tered into, as we learn, with more ar
dour and a fuller determination to
make a fair experiment to show what
Frenchmen ran do. " I am astonish
ed," said « I'npitnlist of Philadelphia
to Generals Clauzel and DesnoueUts,
•'that such men as you who have mo
ney at command, should undertake
su. h a Don Quixote expedition, when,
by taking your stand in the Exchange,
you would get 20 per cent, for your
money without trouble." •• We have
been accustomed." replied General
Clauzel. " to labor for the glory and
happiness of our country, not to prey
upon theirs or other people's necessi
ties."—A reply which marks a noble
.Vat. Int.
•Vi
'vh
•he
Mobil,-.
in
as
mind.
Jnotlier Odd Fish !
The master of the ship Leonid is,
arrived at this (tort yesterday from
Jlavre-de-Gruss, relates, that on the
lStn of May last, on his outward pas
sage, (lat. 44 ti, long. Vi 2:5.) he saw
within 20 feet of the ship a Strängt
Fish ! ils lower pari formell like a lislt,
and while—the. top of the hark brown,
that.lwhitr short hair on tin-head and hark
—about 3 feet long. The breast, sltol
dees, head and lace, Ita*! the appear
aitie of a human being. It was calm,
ami the lislt was seen playing round
the ship the whole afternoon.
A*. J'. Columbian.
Charleston, Aug. 27.
FLOUR—This necessary article
of hrend stuff has been so scarce for
several days past in this city,that 200
barrels of Camhen, Carter's brand,
were sold on the wharf on Monday
last, at 18 dollars per barrel
with pleasure, however, that, we in
form our fellow citizens of the arrival
vesliTilay. of between 300 and 00'*
barrels , anil uiat mix t- G rxp,
that we may shortly look for
moderate prices.
It is
-.fd. si
more
rOSTSVRIPT.
Latest from England.
Hy the arrival at New York of tin
'hip Julius Ctcsur. ill 37 days from
Liverpool, London (tapers of the 220
• ml Liverpool to Hie 2fllt of July, have
been received. A few extracts an
-.ivett below.
t
Tin price of American storks at.
U. S. Bank Shan a
and
.
i. July .
1 2—LouLiitiia 6 per emu i.iOa
133
iOl.
! he price of American flour at Li
'■rrp.ml was Sit to öös. a barrel. Up
land eiiitou, 17 to 2h(l.
Fit** important. IV et is said tobe an
ummi-rd, in a letter from an olficer at
-h. lieh na. that his imperial and roy
d in*, jest y has come to, ami walked
aut. iE* is said rt->f to look so well as
before his sulky lit came on. It is to
presumed, however, till he will rc
; 'ill ills usual health uud spirits, by
exercising In tin* open air.
The most perfect tranquility reign«
in Algiers. Xo untoward accident
had happened to any of the Consuls,
as reported.
Tlte prospects of the approaching har
vest, in England, were of a very flatter
ing kind—provisions, of course vyere on
the decline.
In France, they had commenced gather
ing their crops, w hich were, throughout
the nation, excellent and abundant.
Th« London papers of the 22d of July
state, as intelligence received from Nu
remburg,(Germany) that Russia had en
gaged to support the royal interest in
South America, with a fleet of six ships
of the line, and a stiong land force of
from 15, to 20,000 men. The conside
ration of this interference is said to be.
the cession, by Spain to Russia, ol Old
and New California, the Island of Minor
ca, in the Mediterranean, ant) the grant of
commercial privileges,
The celebrated Madame de Staël is
dead.
The harvest is so ahundtnt in Si* i
ly that exportation femu tlmt island h
ig.. n permitted.
The princess Charlotte's aycouchment
was expected in October.
It is stated from Paris, that Ma
damn Régnault and her son had re
«e'lvod passports for Antot iea, am'
would embark forthwith from one ul'
i he F reueh ports
i.
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^ V THE Federal Rcpubl ca s of
Utm lird are riqur-fi til t • meet at th~ b*»u:.;
•Vi Lao »horn, Wilmington, un Saturday
'vh nf September, .»ist at 4o'clock, P x» 1
•he purpose of choosing ihre
meet at the h. ow* of Charles A. Un, ChriaiijL**
bridge, to form a County l ick» t
.{nines «T. Brindley,
James Aron<r.
<f
he
l). legate •
Committee
Sept. 3—
NOTH'E
An adjourned meeting of tbe Levy
Cour; of New C. itle County, will be
held at the Court House, in the Town of
New Castle, oil Wednesday the iOtli
inst. at 10 o'clock, A. M. It is particu
larly requested that tbe members will be
punctual in their attendance.
By order
Joseph Roberts,
Clerk of tbe Peace.
NewCastlc, Sept. 6—2t
NOTICE.
District of Delaware, ss.
WHEREAS a libel hath been filed in
the District Court of the United Stales,
in and for the said Disnict. by George
Read, Jun. Esq. Viatiiet Attorney, a
gainst a certain Schooner, name un
known, ami her Cargo.
Being seized by the Collector of said
District, for violating the Revenue Laws,
as forfeited to the United States And
whereas the Hon. John Fisher. Esq.
Judge of the «aid Court, hath ordered the
15th day of September, 1817, at the
Town of Newcastle, lor the bearing of
said I.ibel, at a Court then and there to
be held. 1 he owner or owners and all
persons concerned, are hereby cited and
admonished to be and appear before the
said Court, at the time and place afore
said, tosliew cause, if any they have, why
the said Schooner and Cargo should not
be condemned and forfeited to the United
States, agreeably to the prayer of the
said Atorney. .
Thomas Witherspoon,
Clerk, Dis. C. D. D.
Wilmington, Sept. 1, 1817 — 4t
Froclamation.
WHEREAS information has been re
ceived that a disease, deemed pestilential
or contagious, now prevails in the city of
Charleston, S. C.
Therefore, Resolved, That all vessels
from the port of Charleston, aforesaid,
coming directly or indirectly to the Port
of \\ ilmington, Del. shall stop at the
mouth of Christiana Creek, atld he pro
ceeded with in the same manner, and un
der the same penalties and forfeitures, as
are provided in cases of vessels coming
from foreign ports.
Resolved, That no person or persons,
goods, wares, merchandise, bedding,
clothing or baggage, from the said port
of Charleston, sh 11 enter or be brought
into tbe Borough of Wilmington, until
after the 20th ol October ru xo either by
laud or water, without the permission of
one of the Burgesses and the Port Physi
cian.
By order of the Rurges&ct and Conn•
cil of the Borough of Wilmvigton %
with the advice of the Port Phy
sician*
Thomas Luff. f Vc'y.
Wilmington, Sept. 6—t20O
SIlElf IFF'S BALKS.
BY virtue of a writ of fi. fa. to me di
rected, will be exposed to public sale, at
i tic House of James Lackey, in New
Custlt Hundred, on Wednesday the 17th
day of September, inst. at 2 oV P.M.
Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Farm
ing Utensils, Household and Kitchen
Furniture, &c &c.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Janies Lackey, and to be sold
Francis 1 faughcy, sheriff.
New Castle, Sept. 2, 18'7.
hy
BY virtue of sundry wilts of ti. fa. to
me directed, will be exposed to public
sale, at the house of James Brooks, in
Red Lyon Hundred, on Saturday the
13lh day of September, ii.st. at 10 o'clock
A. M. Horses, Cattle and Hog
Fainting
Utensils, Household and Kitchen Furni
ture, fcc. icc.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of James Brooks, and to be
sold by
Francis Haughty, sheriff.
New Castle, Sept. 2, 1817
BY virtue of a writ of fi. fa. tn ttn di
rected, will be exposed to public sale, at
the House of John Staats, Thoroughfare
Neck, in Appoqninnimink Hundred, oil
Thursday the 11th day of September,
next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. Horses, Cat
tle, Sheep and Hogs, Farming Utensils,
Household and Kitchen Furniture ; also
ja ctop of Com in the ground, &c
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of John Staats, and to be sold
by
Francis Haughty, sheriff.
New Castle, Aug. 2S, 1817.
PEACOCK'S
Patent Ploughs lor Sale.
THE subscriber ha* on band, and intends
keeping, a constant supply of Castings and
Ploughs of the best quality* and of difiVrent sortn
and sizes, rgfat and loft hand,
reasonable
terms h is hoped that ihc farmers of the State
of Dela ware, will have no cause of compUiut
as heretofore, o.i a count of the supply not being
regular, ail orders punctually attended 10
V» illiam Walk»
Wilmington, 9ih.mo. 3—fm