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iag«ibfd philosopher* of srv
i recommended exercise ss we'
. Smple, os by precept, ft9 kn« w
lebured his kwtmctioos «
a» these werensjslH conveyed by
genver*.tu>u the plan was the most philosoph
ical wh«cb be could have adopted. Dancing
Was another amusement of this philosopher;
but observing that thuae who devoted them
mlvMledanrmg bad their lower limb* levelo ;
pul at tl*e expense of tlie upper, he practised
fencing also, with a view to restrain, and in)
• degree counteract this tendenev It wasj
the hahii «f Plato to lecture whilst sdrotlsm !
tbroegh the groves of Academes, and a larg< !
pert at hrs long life w s spent in travelling, I
dtcIS'i frequently dictated portions of hi*
W'irks whilst walking for exercise. Pi u
taaett Wi» not ©r»l? in the habit of e*erci»e.
but PMnmmewdcd u stronglv to all as a w*an«
of preserving health, snd in a particular man
»-r to Men of Letter*. Se**ca condemned
violent exercise, both for its direct effect in
Causing fatigue, and because, by occasioned a
voracious appetite. it leads to excessive re
pletion. Oi the other hand, he advised run
ning, leaping, and other similar amusements
suited to the strength, habits, and inclination]
of each individual. Mis.ro* was fond of mili
tary exercise. Rotstnu preferred walking,
and represents with equal force and justice,
bow Ist^f a proportion of the evils which stu
dents suffer, might be avoided, were this habit
oWs atsshlidiod and regularly maintained
9» also did the wise and witty Rapci irrt:;—
Pope we all know was a m >n of g it appli
cation ; he wa» si> k and Dr. RaiclitFe was
con- died. Tt •e Doctor sent down to Wind
•or Forest for Mr Pope to come up to him.
and on his arrival gave him tin following ad
vice—*1 Apply less, and ride every day ;** he I
did ao. and recovered.
in the use of exercise several circumstances
are to be regarded, and judgment should b>
«r*cd in determining its kin ! >nd the time and
situation in which it sbou d be taken.
1st. K.od There are various kinds of
•port- end games which require bodily exer
tion, and which thereby form useful means of
mental relaxation to the student. Among
these we nm mention riding on horseback,
fencing, walking, and the games of ball.
|>owl». ami bdhards; to these we would add
turning and joining as calculated for those ■
who r-ossess a mechanical genius; and lastly.'
agricultural lab. nr From these and many j
ot'iera, a selection m>v be made according to
int -nation and circumstaoces; all of them ‘
are useful so far as they can be made to con
tribute to moment and to health.
Sd. Time. It is proper to remark, that thr
best time for general and active exercise, is
before meals; after we have taken food,much
bodily exertion interferes with digestion. On
the oilier band, the hour succeeding a meal is
Hot the time for study ; it were best therefore
to employ if in such light and gentle exeicisc
as may amuse without inducing any sense of
fatigue. By this means the whole power of
the system may be devoted to the digestive
pr.cess, and this will go oo in the most per
fect and effectual manner. Three or four
hours at let st should be dailv devoted to some
species of bodily exertion. The time we here
prescribe for exercise and relaxation, is, wc
are aw .re, an important sacrifice to a scholar.
The habitual student becomes attached to
study ; it is his mistress. But it is wrong for
am nto devote himself so entirely l» hir* mis
tress js to destroy his own health. We are
aware too that men of letters are in haste to
arrive at the height of their hopes and their,
ambition ; Irt them go slowly on and they will!
make morp rapid ptogre«s. Festina Ltnlr—j
Ipt this be their motto; and if they love study j
ever to well, they wi,. often leave it for bodi-|
ly exercise.
Durum ; ned levitis Jit patirntia,
Quidquid reclicerk e»t ntfat.
31. Situation. It is important that exer
cise should be t.kcn in a healthy situation ;[
in the open air, and above all, removed from
the influence of anv noxious miasm. The'
room too of the student should be spacious
and well ventilated. He should guard himself
fr >m sudden changes of temperature, and from
exposure, when warm, to a current of air
aoch as to check the perspiration. Such a
practise would in any one be imprudent and
dangerous ; but to the li*ersrv man, >11 whose'
habits tend to relax the frame, it must be a!-!
tgnled with the mmt inj irons consequences.
Finallv,—there is a moral precaution of
equal importance to any thing we have men-1
tioned. There are men wbo are naturally in-!
dined tos.dnes* and melancholy ; to whom .»
walk, so far from affording any reu xalion, is
only an occasion for anxious >nd gloomy
meditation. To such men we reenmment to
avoid solitary rambles ; and bv *o« i»l inter
course t > drive away those thoughts which1
only exhaust the body and the mind. We
Cannot fitter close this part of our subject j
than by rete-rmg our reader* to the Elogt dt
Jtousstl. by A!. Albert, Part l.Cbap 7. wb.-rt
be both describes the evil and suggests the
remedy.
F.PIGKAM.
The world is deceitful, at which some bare!
wonder’d,
• Noi oar honest mao. exclaims Gripe. 10 .<!
hundred.
If fo(i\ pities Tom) such the practice in vugie,
*Tis a Luodred to one. but you are a rogue.
The Rev. Dr. Griffin, in his el >qiicnt|
speech before the American Education
Society, at in late meeting in New
Y *rk, appealed to “ that sex. who like;
mustering ang* t«. love to hover about
the chambers of sickness—who ow* ,
so much to Christianity ; and introdu-|
ced the following beautiful quotation ;
‘Not sbe with trait'ruus kiss her Saviour stnag;
Not site denied him with unholy tongue ;
She, when apost es shrunk, could danger*
brave.
Last at the cross, and earliest at the grave.”
Ar m (says Rollin) whose authori
ty is n >t to be questioned, relates, that j
he had seen an elephant dance with1
two cymbal* fixed to his legs, which hr
struck one after the other in cadence j
with his trunk ; and that »th« rs dan
ced around him. keeping tune with
surprising exactness.
I
roxuixcur.
FROM FRANCE.
By tb# P«chei ship Fdwini Qucincl, at!
New York from Havre, Pam paper* to the 1
d 1*1 Ju'y. inclusive. have been received (here !
SP AIN.—Tbe advices frum Madrid are to
the 16th of Jelir. A private tetter states that
4 decree will shortly be issued, setting forth
that all person* who have belonged to Ma*on
ic lodges, will he required to give up to tb*
police, with a delay of 30 days, their diploma*
ind other papers and document* relating to
the lodges; and that upon having fulfilled
this condition, they will be comprehended in
tbe act of amnesty. Thoae wlio refute to
comply, will h ive a ni nth allowed them i «
quit the kingdom, llpixi the expiration of
•hi* delay, all pcr*oosSUSPK( TED of being
MASONS, and at whose house* papers to
prove it may be found, will be HUNG within j
*4 hours. Idle ultra* consider tin* measure i
a* a triumph and pledge of their early victory.
We are assured that the Spanish conscript*
>f the new levy, flee in number* to Portugal
—and the mere mention of the expedition of]
that country to America suffices to occasion
* multitude of soldiers to desert.
From Ikf fjondon .M truing fftrnltl, July 2b. I
The communications between the Foreign
• nd the British Governments continue with
the greatest activity—it is supposed that they
ire engaged in negociatioos of great import
ancc, which embrace the affairs of Spam,
Portugal and Greece. Our Government’s re
fusing to vend a Minister to the projected
Congress, h is prevented it* meeting.
In case that the next dispatches from Col. I
Hamilton,(m Bogota)should confirm tbe fa
vorable reports already received from Colons |
bia, our Government, it is affirmed, will at
once acknowledge that Republic. There are
no preparations at Cadiz for an expedition to
South America ; and beside®, Spain has nei
ther ships nor money requisite for such an en
terprise.
PARIS, July 28, ,
The Turks have disembarked 4000 men at
NVsrropont, and it is feared that place is on
the point of surrendering; it may also be the
case wnh Patras I>epanto, Coron and Modon,
of winch the Greeks do not press the siege,
not Laving any regular troops.
Beri.in, July 17. |
Letter* from Petersburg say that the con
ferences in that city on the affairs of the
Greeks bad not been brought to anv definite
result. The Emperor Alexander proposed to
place Greece under a similar form of Govern
ment as that of the Ionian Isles. It is proba
ble that the execution of either of these plans
will meet with strong opposition not only
from U e Greeks but the Turks also.
Krtrad of a UUer received at .Vf« York.
** Havre. Aug. 1.
At twelve o'clock last night, a fire broke
ont in the second story of the store of Mr.
Ptullippon, k notwithstanding evert exertion
to gel it under, it still rages Upwards of
800 bales of eotton have been destroyed.— j
Luckily, they were able to get out of the
lower store a large quantity of oil and brandy
which w.is in it.”
{The above iufortmiion is also contained in
letters received in Boston, which add that
it was said the property was ins /red. Mr.
Putlippon is tbw distinguished liberal merch
ant who entertained Gen. Lafayette on his ar
rival at Havrev]
The Duchess de Berry went on board and
examined the Edw. Quesnel oil* the 2Gth of
July, at Havre.
A letter from Lyons states thatonSunday
(Tie 1 Hib July, whilst the Rector of Villeur
b> nne was performing Divine service, some|
villains entered Ins house by the window, and
robbed him of 15000 fr.
The Genuan Journals, and those of the]
French provinces, continue 10 give lamenta
ble details of the damage occasioned by
storms, hurricanes, and inundations. In other
-arts of Europe, the greatest drought prevails
in c -sequence of the intense heat.
On the 19th of July, during a thunderstorm
at St. Maurice,(Herault.) (he light'-ing enter
ed a barn filled with straw, upon which 17
wmkinen were lying. Sixteen of them were
stifled, but fourteen were restored ; the two
others died. Mo trace of the lightning could
he seen.
At Cambray, whilst a Stage sloped to
change horses.a female passenger aligpted and
threw herself mt® the river. Immediately
ssistaoce w i« afforded, and upon being taken
n • o the w .ter, she resumed her seat in the
di .-.'no 1 continued her journey. She
“tated that d - -*io vexation was the cause of
her attempting to commit suicide.
Many cases of hydrophobia b ive occurred
in Norway aod Sweden. About fifty persons,
bitten by dogs sii;>;>osed to be in a rabid stale
were in the hospital at Stockholm.
At a recent public sale of a Spanish gen
tleman’s library in London, a single volume,
• C mcionero de Johan de Baena,’ being a col
lection ot otaall poems in the Spanish language
in manuscript, sold for one hundred and
thirty one pounds sterling.
—
Londow, July 13.
Oran.wSoiM interesting particulars have
recently been recetved relative to the situa
tion of u>Gneec«,oi which the following
s an extract
Early in April, a serious conspiracy wa>
discovered among the Suliots and some other
tribes of tbe insurgent Greeks in Arcanania
and Eloiia. The discontented partv having
been great sufferers during ttie insurrection,
ami oei ig more nearly connected in their m
tcrests with tbe Albanians, have long felt a
total indifference as to any patriotic object in
the actual contest. The tt-irst of plunder has
en, throughout, their ruliug passiuh ; an t,
11 tiie pursuit of it, they have not suffered
iltemse.ves to be ieitrained by any considera
tion*, however sacred. The object of their
late »leep->»id plot was to deliver the two
maritime towns of Missolonglu ami Anatolico
into the hands of the Vizer. Yiissuf Pacha.
wh'*se tiead quarters are at the Morea Castle
Owing to the conflicting interests and pas
sions which agitate all the contending parties,
it is extremely difficult to obtain any accurate
information of* the events which occur; but
the following statement of the occurrences
in question arc supposed to be tolerably cor
rect.
A variety of circumstances had pro lured a
b.» I understanding between the people of Mi
«o ought ami tbe Sihoi*. who assembled thcr
Iasi summer. A few months before, live grea
*rr part of tbe Siliots had been excluded
from that place, on account of the'continual
quarrels ♦hich occurred. They found means
ol entering into correspondence with tbe
neighbouring Turk »h Authorities at Twpant >
and Pjtros, to whom they finally promised,
to give np the two aforesaid town*, and with;
this desigo ibey appointed a day on which,
the troop* and the atop* were to approach i
Two day* previously to the one appointed,
two Suliots intentionally picked a ipi »rre in
Missolonghi, for the purpose of affording a
pretence for the remainder of the So I tola to
interfere, with the feigned object of punidung !
their riotous companion*. They were thus!
permitted to occupy the small, but ommnD
ding fort of Vasiladi, situ ited at the mouth of
tlie harbour nf Missolonghi. wh.rh it was il.eir
intention to keep possession of until the Tur
kish ship* from Patras should arrive to re
ceive it from them,
The malcontents did not, it appears, eon-'
aider their risk and interests sufficiently pro-I
vtded for, by the terms only of their agree
ment witti Y ossuf Pacha; tliey therefore en
gaged the farther support of Omer P *cba.
But an inveterate animosity beiug known to
exist between the ViXiera, Omer Pacha and i
Yossuf Pacha, it was necessary, most care
fully to conceal from each the serret of then j
being engaged by a sejtarate treaty with bis
adversary. With this very- delicate and dilS l
cult mission to Omer Pacha, a certain Signor,
Costa Vulpiotti was charged. Having suc-j
ceeded in engaging the co-operation of Omer
Pacha, Signor Vulpiotti returned from Jo .n-'
nina and Arta to Missolonghi, at the very
time when his confederates had possessed
themselves of the Fort Vasiladi under the
pretence agreed upon. The suspicions of the
police having been awakened, tliev mwnedk1
ately took possession of his bouse and his pa
pers, and there they found several letters of
his correspondence with the Turks and also
with the Suliots, which left no farther d ubt of
his secret understanding with the enemy. He
was immediately put in irons. At the same j
time, the Presiding Government 9ent a strong
detachment to dislodge the Suliots from the
fort of Vasiladi, who, on perceiving a superior
force, precipitately abandoned it, and then
ran to seize the town and the Peninsula of j
Anatolico, where they fortified themselves in
the houses to defend themselves.
i tie Insurgent Government of Missolon
ghi, after having expelled their families,
sent their boats mounted with guns against
these new domestic enemies at Anatolico.
Lord Byron, in these circumstances, alarm
ed at such an unexpected event (for it is un
derstood that most of these seditious Suliots
were in liis own pay), fortified his residence
with field-pieces in order aiwa\s to be prepar
ed tor lus own defence, as the inhabitants of j
Missolonghi began to murmur, accusing linn
of secretly abetting the Turkish party, wtiile
olhers had pointed the guns of the ramparts :
agtinst the rity, to reduce it, and every thing
was in the utmost confusion, as ti e real trai
tors were not known. Prince Mavrocordato
himself felt under suspicion, as being a friend
of Costa Vulpiotti, with whom he had secret
intelligence. The malcontents, indeed, with
a view to promote their own objects, had for
some time previously cause*) several rumors
to he put into circulation, imputing to Lord
Byron and Prince Mavrocordato a secret un
derstanding with the enemy.
In the meanwhile, the Turkish ships appear-1
edon (be appointed day, in the roads of Misso
longhi ; but not seeing the secret signal agreed
on. they returned to Patras The troops,!
winch moved at thesaine time on Missolonghi,
were met by the band of Captain Andrea'
Zangana, by w..oin they were beaten, and for
ced to retreat to Lepanto
(lad this plot succeeded, it is supposed it
would have gone a great way towards the to
tal suppression of the Greek insurrection.'
Although the objects of Yusauf Pacha on Mis-1
solonghi have, in this instance, been frustra-:
ted, still the violent discords and dissensions,
which such seditious movements cannot fail to
produce, will, it is thought, prove highly de
trimental to the general affairs of fhe insur
gents; nor is it atall unlikelfMhai this deep-'
laid plot of the malcontents will plunge the
Greek Chiefs in Acarnania, Etolia, and Epi
rus, and other districts of Greece, into the
same sanguinary excesses as now distract the{
contending factions in the Morea, where Gen
eral Colocotroni is besieged bv the popular J
party in Tripolizza, while his 9on is shut up
in the fortress of Napoli di Romania, both by
land and by sea.
It is supposed, that the policy of the Suliots
will now be to renew their ancient relations
with the Albanians, wbq. from motives of jeal
ousy towards the Greeks, would be extremely
glad to see the Suliots detached from lending
a i active support lothem ; for of all the dif
ferent hands com;*o#ing the forces of the In
surgent Greeks the Suliots alone are those
wiio overawe the Albanians, and it was chiefly
owing to their presence in Missolonghi, that
the expeditions against that place failed in the
autumns of 1822 and I82J
It is suspected (hat several of the Greek
communities arc endeavoring fo seccede from
the contest, and provide for their own separate
interests—a line of policy which would have
been more generally pursued but for the ac
five assistance of the Philhellenists at Misso
longhi, subrcqocntty to Lord Byron’s ap^tear
ance on the scene.—Courier.
Extract of a letter, dated Smyrna, June 21, 182-1
1 In politics, I have nothing important to no
tice since my 4a-t, excepting tnat the captain
Pacha has been collecting together n very hea
vy force A trigate and some smaller vessels
h ve just.sailed from Smyrna with troops. ’ A
bout a dozen Greeks were shot bv them before
they embarked. He has avowed'his iMeuikm
of immediately attacking Ipsara. I f^ar if h«
does he will overwhelm them. He has about
1<*0 ships ; among which are forty heavy t’rig
ates. He has also about <10,00t> laml troops on
board. The Ipftriots have only about <jO*N* men
to oppose them ; but they are brave, and it the
Albanians who are among them are faithful,
there will lie a severe battle. Thev have shut
up tneir wives and children on the top of a
mountain, under guard of 200 foreign troops,
with orders to mass ert them if they find then
Turks gaining ground. Upon hearing the inten
tion of the Captain Pacha, they repaiieAo
church, where a prayer was oflered up to the
.Almighty, that they might be successful in re
pelling their invaders , after which thev kissed
each other, and swore fldrlity. The Greek Bish
op. it is said, gave one of the most eloquent ex
hortations upon the event ever heard, and end
ed with ble««ing them and administering the sa
crament. 1 fe.ir they cannot resist the Pacha,
whose force is so vary great, and these I dand
ers can expect no foreign aid '-—CtnHnel
Stray Cow.
STRAYED, on «!»e 31 ins? from the barn
of the subscriber, in Maine ctreet, opposite
drown’* Rope H afk, a small, dark colored COM’,
[with bug boras—about four years old—came
trorn Paris, Oxford county.—Any person who
will return said cow to the owner, or give infor
mation by which she mav be found, will be lib
erally rewarded RICHARD KEATING,
i Portland, sept. 321.8-1, ■ • ,
BYTIIE MAILS.
N*» Sept. 9.
Int/rnting and Impfjrtant Information —
The Philadelphia Gazette at last evening con
tatna tire following letter from a gentit-oaan
of that city, now in the West Indies
Havana, August 26th, 1824.
[ have nothing material to say, except that
Rodriguez, a colonel st MaUozas. HA* rao
claimko Ttir. constitution. You will. I sup
poae, receive papers from Havana in Phila
delphia which will pi S'tbly detail the whole I
but I un of opinion that it is of more itnpor-;
tance thin we ate aware of a» therr to*re'
yesterday txoo expresses from JHatanras and
the streets I,are been patrolled there two nights.
Flrur has fallen from $17 to $13 1-2.
New-York, Sept 6.
Return of Lafayette.—General Lafayette re
turned to this city yesterday from his visit to the
eastward. He landed from the steam boat Oli
ver l.llsw'orth about 1 o’clock, and proceeded
to his quarters m the City Hotel. The shore*
and wharves on both sides the river for two or
three miles in extent, v. ere lined with people,
who kept up a continued huzza as the boat pass
ed the whole distance On passing the Navy
Yard, a national salute was fired by the Frank-j
lin 74. The General landed at Fulton Markel I
wharf, where he was met by the committee of!
the Corporation. Thousands of citizens had as
sembled at this point to greet and welcome his
return to this city, and expressed their satisfac
tion by loud cheers. The Oliver Ellsworth was
decorated w ith colours, and had on board a fine
hand of music.
He embarked at Middletown about sunset on
Saturday, and did not leave the mouth of the
river until about twelve at night: but the pro
pie attended at the villages and landing place-1
until that hour, and saluted him as the Iwmt pas*- j
ed, with artillery, and with cheers. At severs! j
places, handsome transparencies were exhibit
ed of 41 Welcome La Fayette,” kic.
lVntch Home.— A stout coachman entered the
Watch house late in the evenin ', gallanting bv
the collar a tali rawboned yankee, whom he
begged might be accommodated with safe lodg
ings until morning, when the Police would bp
opened. “ What's his offence ?” said the rap
tain, “ Do you charge him with any thing!'
“ Faith and I did charge him " said Coaehv, “ami
I charg* h'm again, and he has'ut paid me. The
long and the short of it is your honor, this fallow
h *>e, hired me to ride him down to Peck si ip, a. .
bvthe powers he attempted to give me the slip,
w ithout paying iup my fare ; and when l seised
him he asked me how l<lare tntea joutlemnn
in that manner. Oho says l, dont come over mp
with your jontility. Sol hustled him into the
coach, and drove him here for safe kaaping. un
til I can get my fare.” The yankee while the
story was going oa, ook«d around with a va
cant unconcerned stare -regarding the black
caps and surly looks of the watchmen with great
indifference “ Where did you come from ?"
said the captain of the watch. '* I’m from Ston
ingtown,” said Broth* r Jonathan, with a nasal
twang.—“ What brio 's you here ? “ A boat with
wooden notions anil other necessaries. I lost
my wav, and told this tarnation fellow to come
dow n triray sltipe and I’d see him paid ;—hut he
wniild’nt trust me, and brought me here. ’
The captain of the watch told the parties that
they had better settle it, and the yankee invited
him to leave his coach at the Park gate and go
down to his vessel and receive hi® pay ; and as
a collateral security offered to give him his waist
coat, which conchy took and threw over bis
arm, and they left the watch house together.
They had just reached the Park gate, going to
wards Beekman street, w hen ’ Brother Jonathan
turned suddenly npon Mr Whip and knocked!
him down, seined his waiscoat and ran off
Coaehv attempted to follow, but in the dark mis
sed his man. He returned to the Hall bellow-’
ing for the watch—the claret running freely from j
his nose, but the sufferer not being able to point j
out the path to pursue his antagonist the watch ;
could give him no assistance, and lie mounted i
his box much cut up in spirits and flesh, and re- j
turned slowly home. E. Post.
■ ■■■ — —
St. Andrews, N. B. Aug. 23.
Sf.izitrfs.—The Guardians of the Provin
cial Revenue in this District, have not only
been active, but succesful, during the last
week.
The Revenue Cutter Elizabeth, Capt.!
M' Master, seized and brought from the lines,
56 puncheons and 5 barrels rum. They are!
ordered for trial.
The Dotterel's tender brought up a line,
schr. from the lines, seized for having a few
barrels of flour on board, and no documents
accompanying the same.
The Deputy Treasurer seized 4 puncheon®
of Ruin at St. Stephen, under violent pre
sumption that the proprietors bad forgotten to
pay the duties levied on importation. Two of
the puncheons, however, disappeared in the
course of the night.
tfixzttt f *
PORTLAND TUESDAY.SEPTEMBER 14. IS24
THE ELECTION
Of Governor and of Senators and Representa
tive in our State Legislature, arid a Rt-pre
entative to Congress from this District, took
[dace yesterday.—At the close of the polls the
votes in this town stood thus :
FOR GUFER.XOR,
Albion K. Pakris 774
FUR SE.X.1TORS,
Josiah Pierce 413
James Twitchell 842
Robert R. Kendall 142
Robert P. Dunlap 4<>r5
Josiah Dunn Jr. 464
James C Churchill 470
I Josiah W. Mitchell 244
Edward Resell
REPRESENTATIVES
On the first trial, the votes were scattered, and
j Joseph Adams, Esq. only was chosen.
I Previous to the second btllot, I-aac Adams,
Esq. declined, being considered a candidate for
reflection, and an the second trial Samuel Fes
senden, Esq. and Joshua Richardson, Esq. were
illoseii
For Reprtftniatite to Congrets,
Stephen Longfellow 575
John Anderson * 431
——.—
LAIV LXTEUJOEXCE
GO AL YARD LI MITS.
[The im[wriance of the late decision of the
i Supreme Court respecting the limits to which
.Gaol Yards may be extended, and its proba
! ble effect in regard to other counties where a
similar enlargement may be proposed, has
> induced us revive the following brief ab
stract.] •
In the case of Cod man Sf LovttU Sfal. in
. Ibis county the Supreme Judicial Court have
decided that the order of the Court of Ses
sions passed at September term 1822, exteod
, mg the bounds of the gaol yard or debtor's lim
its ovei the whole territory of the county,
was a legal order, under the statute of this
state; the pmriwoM cf which ir* icirewt a«
different from those of the statute* of M»u
c!>usell* on tbe same subject.
It was further said. »o the same case, that
after tbe dcb*or has gum bend* for tbe liber
ty of the sard, tbe sheriff Laa no longer a«i»
cont rol orer Ins person, nor any power to rr
straw him. .——■
T1IE PRESIDENCY
[The following article from tbe Petersburg Va
Rt|«iM«-,n appear* to have been written from
an impartial consideration of tbe actual strength
of the several candidates and tiieir supporter*—
and not from any predilection in the writer te tbe
cause of either. A* a fair view of the ground in
dispute, we republish it, under a belief that those
who wish to male their «ak»U(i„r,» of rventi
may have t! • best means with n tl eir rea> b.]
Every day tbe Presidential strug*<« lt be
coming more animated, the ponj >le eeerv
where ■Manifesting an interest in the result of
this import uit election, unparalleled in tins
country, if we except perhaps th^evotrst be
tween Mr. Jeticrson an I Mr Adams. In no
one state as far as our information extends, i»
the iuJWnce of anv one of the candidate* *o
overwhelming, as altogether^o put down op
position, unless inice 1 wt» except Vermont,
where Mr. Adams apjiear* to po*»»« undis
turbed sway
In Maine, the friends of Mr. Crawford are
numerous, active, an I inflo Mial. »od are de
termined to try the strength of thf northern
candidate.
i tie s.me remarks mav be raauean relation
to New-Hampshire; hut she if %Je,*fn*Oit be
sond possibility for Mr. Adams.
In Massachusetts, whore it wws supposed
Mr. Adams would obtain an almost unanimous
vote. Ihe opposition is serious, if not «mpn§-:
ng, the friends of Mr. Crawford having de
termined to run a ticket for that gentleman. *
It is worthy of remark, that since the Wash-1
iogton Republican has been consolidated with
the National Journal, the name of Gen. Jack
son has ceased to appear in Ihe Weston pa
ers as a candidate for (he Vice Presidency.
Mr. Calhoun's name has Seen substituted, with
the view, doubtless, of obtaining for Mr.
\lims »he vote of South Caro'ina. The
rneds of Geo Jackson should look to this.
Connecticut jss-yfe for VIr. AC*ms. hut 'he
f*»oTvt;,)f Mr. Crawford are numerous and
resectable.
Rhode Is'and will also vole for Mr. Adams,
nnlcs- his friendsshould he remiss. Crawford
is considered by many to be stronger in Rhode
Ishnd.than in nnv of Ihe New England States.
The late proceeding* at Albany satisfy us,
that Mr. Crawford will obtain the vote of New
York
New Jersey is claimed for Mr. A and he
wili probably obtain the vote of that -tate.
Clay is strong among the manufacturing
classes, and Jackson's friends are numerous,
persevering, and daily increasing.
Pennsylvania is immoveable in her attach
ment to old Hickorv; hut Mr. Crawford is
not without many influential friends, and his
cause appears to be gaining ground, but .at
loo slow time ever to gam upon Jackson.
Delaware is claimed bv the friends of Mr
Crawford, but we cannot tell upon what prin
ciple, unless it is because the state is federal,
ind his pretensions are supported bv the fed
eral printer. The few indications of public fee
ling we have seen, have been io favor of (ho.
Jackson.
Maryland will give a divided vote; and it
would puzzle a" Philadelphia lawyer” tocz
plain what that divi a will be. Jackson and
Adams appear to be nigh -.t in public favor, if
wc are to judge from the noise made by Iketr
friends. Mr. Crawlbrt has also many admir
ers in this state, men too of the first respec
tability. Mr. Clay also has some friends to
Marv land.
Mr. CrawforJ is sure of Virginia; but the
Adams, Jackson, and Clay tickets will obtain
respectable rotes, the two forineres[)ecially.
North Carolina is claimed with equal confi
dence by the friends of both Jackson and
Crawford; but if we are to believe what we
see with our eves, and hear with our ears, a
very latgc majority of the people of this state
artfdecidedly in favor of Geo. Jackson.
South Carolina may be considered as rath
er uncertain. Appearance* are certatnly
in favoar of Geo. Jackson, hut (be friends of
Mr. Adams are sanguine—and those of Mr.
Crawford are not without hope.
Georgia may be put down as certain for
Mr. Crawford ; but the f riends of Gen. Jack
son will, on the day of electioo, exhibit an im
posing front, with Gov. Clark at their head.
Alabama, we should imagine, would be fot
Old II ickory ; but the friends of Mr, Ad
ams are making powerful efforts in his behalf
The friends of Mr. Crawford have also starteu
a tick ’t; out tits admirer* appear* like angel*
visits, few and far between.
L-nnsi.na has beenclaiined by the friends
of both Jackson and Adams, but since the tri
iijmph of »he Jacksonian* over the combined
efforts of the friends of ('by and Adams, in
Nf'w-Orleans, it appears to be eouceoed that
J ck w» btam the vote of this state.
IWi-s.; i» also claimed by both Jackson
and Adams,—hut we cannot suppose tliat, un
der any circumstances, ibc win vote for Mr.
Adams.
Tennessee—the needle is not more true to
the north, than this state is to Gen. Jackson i
he has however opposition, one gcotleiuan
having offered himself as an elector tor Mr.
Clay.
Without doubt Mr. Clay will obtain the
vote of Kentucky j !,«i the frv.tu* of Gen.
Jackson are not only numerous and active,
but well organized >nd disciplined, and will
dispute every inch of ground at tlie polls.
Ohio will likewise go for Mr. Clay, but not
without an animated struggle, as the friends
j of Adams anil Jackson have both taken the
j field, and exhibit a formidable front.
Missouri will also he lot Mr. Clay, but not
without serious opposition.
How the remaining western states will
vote; we have no means of correctly ascer
taining; but from the calculations of those
wtio appear to know the sentiments of the
people of those states. J.ckson’s indue ce is
at least equal to that of cither Clay or
Adams.
We have thus endeavoured to present a
•* bird’s eye view” of the prospects of the sev
en! Presidential Candidates in every section
of the union. It has been made with the
strictest impartiality, and from the best sour
ces of information in our power to obtain.
We derive our intelligence directly from al
most every state in the union, by m ans of an
extended exchange with some of the most in
fluential journals in various parts of the repub
lie; and if we know ourselves, have candidly
exhibited ** the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing hut the truth.”
From the data furnished, we shall leave tbe
reader to draw his own conclusion- as to the
prospects of each of the Presidential Candi
dates.
Harvard college.
At the n.iMiulite lately fur admission
to tJaM iaatitntioo, w« nndervtaod fifty-tw*
joMfiM were » milled fiwbitsrn,—TVrn
arc usually several admitted after the vac*,
tow, •:> that we an ralciilal* the trttomen
ciasa will consist of abuut wily.
The following gentlemen hare Wen »p.
pointed Vice Consu's «f the Emperor of On
XiK to tW ports oven to mod, *od recofafxed
as swell b» the Pre-nkm of toe United State*.
pn ant II. Tdden, Esq. ....Herws^g
Rroen, Esq. New-York—James Ytorntl. Esq.
Philadelphia— Edward J. Coale, Esq. Belli
more—Christopher Neale, Etq. Alexandria—
TW laws of Rrsxd require that a vessel**
bill of health, manifest of the cargo, invoice,
and passport for passengers, should be signed
by the t oosul*.
.Ifart /•</"»« /-and.—A Treaty ha* been
negotiated with the Q»npnw Indian* for the
cession, for a very trifling sum, of 2 or 3 mtl
jlwn* of sere* of excellent land in Arkarvsaw.—
l *<•» obtaining of l .ou below its i aloe from
I mi.an, does not comport with the feelings of
every American.—Pal.
REGULATIONS AT BARBADOS'S,
i An act passed tine Legislatureof BarWdoe*
in June last, amending the act to tax new
comers and non residents. The object of this
act appears to be, that all resset* anchoring
to any Port, Bay or landing place af the |*.
land, shall pay a transient tax of Iw » per cent,
on the value of their cargoes, whether they
are landed m Barbadoet or not* unless the
same is bi.na fide consigned to a Merchant
who haa resided there three years, and i*
bound to no other port.
REPUBLIC OF HAITI.
The Pari* Journal of the 26th uf July contain*
some editorial remarks on the subject of the
negotiations going on in Paris relative to (lie r«e
cognition of Haytien Independence. The editor
.observes that the ministerial Jsurnai* had raised
in part the veil which concealed these mysteri
ous oegociatiorts. It appears from the disclo
sure* tnwde, that the Has lieu envoy* have offer
ed the French government from Hit to 100 mill
ions as the price of the recognition of their in
dependence ; at.d that Ministers demanded, be
side*, the establishment of military posts on the
island, the tight of garrisoning them, and a right
of sovereignty over the Republic. The editor
think* that even if the envoy* should accept
these propositions, the Hnvtien government
would not confirm them, fie also indulges in
some reflections on the subject. After remark
ing that the government, in case the recognition
w as obtained, would have to procure the means
of [laying the ransom, he roes on to say—“ They
can procure the credit, hot wbat credit can bis
obtained in Europe for a government which
may nt any moment be destroyed ? Rut such
would Iw the situation of this republic, if St. Ni
cola Mole and the Isle of Turtle, were occupied
by French troops. This state of thine* would
doubtless be taken into serious consideration by
the maritime powers which participate in the
commerce of the Antilles ; the passage which
these points command is of too great importance
for them to be indifferent spectators of their oc*
cupationbv France.
Daniel P Cook, son-in-law to Kin tan Ed
wards, is re-elected to Congress from Illinois.
The people of that State have negatived the
cal! for a convention to make the constitution
favourable to the admission of slaves.
A tetter from Paris, of a late date, mention*
the arrival of Mr John Randolph, nt Rmtnoke,
in that capital, and that hi* strange costume at
tracted milch attention.
Imw Intrllifrncr—Archibald Haralson, Esq. of
Louisiana, has just completed a translation of
Pothieron Sate, w ith note# from the English and
American Reports. Mr Haru1«on wa* formerly
the Solicitor General ol North Carolina, and
has acquired no inconsiderable fame as a civil
ian and advocate.-From his extensive prac
tice in the only state in the Union, where the
civil law is adopted, we anticipate that this
work ofPothier, the most distinguished and lear
ned civilian of F.urope, w ill he a creat acquisi
tion to the libraries of the gentlemen of tbo
bar.—-V V Staictmr. i. •
A steam boat, on a novel construction, passed
through this city on Sunday Jss*t. Her paddles,
instead of being fixed on each side, are placed
quite at the extremity, so as to occupy nearly the
whole width of the stern ; and they communi
cate with the boiler ami engine hv mean* of long
rods, through more than half the length of tk*
vessel.—She is on her wav to Lynn for the "im
pose of rilvin? between that place and Cam
bridge, the slendenesa of her construction allow
in'’ her to pa** through the narrow* *1 locks,
whil<* ber small draft of water (said to lie only 1*
incites) is expected to ensure her sucress in the
shoal parts of that navigation. Lincoln Met.
The *i»e of the first fort erected in Mary
land. hv the Colonists brought out bv fsord
J Baltimore, in 1632. ha* long been worn away,
and covered bv the water Fo.tr of the can
non, however, that were mounted upon it,
have been found beneath its water#, embedded
in mud. and taken up. Two c.f them appear
to have been partially burst, probably m self
I defence against the Indian*. From one a ball
i wa* extracted weighing eight pound*, anofh
- r was loaded with chsin shot. The three lar
ge*! were ten feet long, and the fourth *il.
On (lie one which was least surrounded with
mud, a byttander counted 602 oyster*.
Aak Gat
James Preston. f>q. late Governor ofVir*
**«'*. is appointed Postmaster of Richmond,
in tl*e place of the late Dr. Fonshee.
.Atari GomjnoTw.*~.Af a shop window in the
Strand, there appear* the following nolir%,—
•' Wanted two apprcr.t re*, who shall be treated
a* one of the family ! !”
Mcantn.—A man named Troupsburgh. in
Steuben county. (If. Y.) was stabbed la*' week
by a teltow named Douglass, while attempt*
i mg to arrest him on a charge of counter! eit
. ir»tf and theft Troupsburgh died in about 20
minutes, and Douglass lias made his escape,
j although instantly pursued by the people.
; who had turned out tn matte to several towns
to apprehend him, i#
i Spinning,—A girl residing in German Hath
•zed about 12 year*, spun and reeled, in one
day, by daylight, inn knntti of w «r*l*n yam
An attempt wa* made in Philadelphia on Sept.
7th, by many of the black* of that city to rescue
* slave, who had been adjudged to he such, from
the Constable* : hut tbe passe raanfOfus me
! reeded in quelling the mob, and in capturing
the ringleaders
Unfortunate CmoaUy.—Mr. banal
Srs*CEu, of No. 4. an Tuesday morn .or last,
'lodmg no fire on hi* hearth when be rose. »{►
tad to Ins fire works, bat the flint not being
?«od. look down his gun to takn the fliat ®et
of that, whe n the gun by some means went atf,