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Great alarm has been excited on
_account of the supposed infeious na
_ture of this difeale. But for the con
solation of the people we can fay, that
from the mofk careful oblervation we
have becn able to make, we cannot.
discover a single instance, in which it
clearly appears, that the disease has
‘been communicated fiom one to an
othar by contagion. e
. And as we are of the epinion, that
none can be affe@ted by this disease,
but those in whom a certain cbange in
‘the Rate of the body, commonly call
¢d the Rate of predisposition. has been |
effefted by the influence of a: certain
morbid quality in the atmosphere,
‘which ' slate of .predisposition dis
poses the moving powers, upon the 1
- application of %ny exciting morbid
‘eaufe, to-produce those fpecific mor
bid affe@ions, which chara&erize this
particular disease ; and as we-are far
thermore of the opinion, that the only
rational means of ‘checking the pro
gress of this, or any other epidemic,
_confifts in removing the state of pre
disposition ; and as the strong im
preflion made on the fyftern by the
application of cold water suddenly
applied to the furface, appears to be
one of the, most probable means of
deltroying this state of predisposition
by dissevering the chain connedting
those morbid affe&ions ; ' we cannot
but firongly recommend the adoption
of the cold bath, either by plunging,
thowering, or affufion, which may be
employed three successive mornings,
(the weather being fair) then omitting
it three, and thus proceeding to the
third time, as a molt prabable mean
of arresting the progrefs' of - this ma
lignant disease, and of*pl_'.e“ptjgg_its
~vextending ievavages~ T
pennyroyal, with such of the above
mentioned diffafible ®imuli, as appear.
best adapted to the cale,and frequent
ly fopped warm. By these means,
a gentle and universal sweating is in
duced, and should be’ continued until
the disorder gives way. 3 1
To what extent the most powerful
of these diffufible Rimuli may be fafely
and neceflarily employed, the follow.
ing fa&s will shew. A young woman
aged about 2o years, who recovered
from the disorder, being very violent
1y attacked, and 2 Righ delirium with
great distress fopervening, took more
than a quart of brandy, and not less .
than twenty grains of good turkey
opium, aided by the above means of
determining to the furface, in less than
twelve hours, and before any material
mitigation of her disorder could be
obtained, and what is truly wonderful,
without the least appearance of intox
fcation. Indeed we have been oblig
ed, frequently to exhibit ten grains of
opium for a dose in some of the most
wiolent cases attended with firong
spasms, and have never known it to
produce fupor in a single instance.
. In one instance onl%r_ have we em-.
ployed: the lancét. A man about
twenty-eight years of agé, having been
violently attacked, and attended by
strong spasms ; on the third day, his
spasms havingbeen subdued, was ex
ercised 'with extreme difficulty of brea
thing, and great oppreflion at the
- breaft,and exhibiting at the fame time
a frangulated eountenance, which
symptoms appearing to arise from a
surcharge of the veflels of the lungs,
owing to their -ination rather than
their inflammation, sixteen ounces of
blood was taken away merely to re
store the equilibrium. This had the
happiclt effe® in relieving those dis:
trefling symptoms. - Bat these symp
toms returaing on the fourth day, the
operation was repeated, and with the
fame salutary effes. The blood did
not exhibit the usual marks of an in
flammatory diathefls, but on Randing
remained destitute of the inflamma.
tory buff, and its coagulum was of a
loose texture and tender.
QOut of twenty five cases, which
have been fubje&ed to the above mode
of treatment, odly three have as yet
proved fatal, and those were patients
tinder four years of age. The others
areina hopeful way of recovery.
ABRAHAM HASKELL,
0% M?ON SPOONER,
JACOB HOLMES. '
Peterfham, March 9, 1810, R
Maffachuletts Medical ’Socit;yv.
At a meeting of the ,Cbunfcllon of the
Moffachufetts Medical Socictyy on the 7th Feb
ruary. 1810, R i
VOTED~That a committee be appoint
ed 10 colle& information refpe@ing the
history and sreatment of 2 malignant disease,
common'y called SPOTED FEVER; which
is now prevalest in the Couanty of Worcest
er, and has prevailed within five years past
in Hartford, Conneéticut, and Providence,
Rhode Iland, and report at the next meeting
of the Socicty or Counfetlors. * =
" Dr.FISKE, ) & ..
1 7 ; S D‘ .rNNEt i vﬂmn.
From the Records, . .
~— JOHN C/WARREN, Rec. Sec.
N, B. Any communication vpon the above
fnw'm}bﬁcommi““ or to Dr. TaoMAs
AWavon, Corrgfponding Secvetary of tbe Mejeal
Society, at Befton, will be thankfully receiv
ed.. , A * s ek
T T S
Frem the Naticnal Inielligencer, &ilfarch 32,
On Wednesday lat Mr. Eppes, from the
committee of Ways and Means, laid beforc
the House the following documents, which
were ordered to be printed. £ fooas
, Janvary 8, 1810+ -
Sir, - . :
Having slated in your several re
ports that loans would constitute the
principal resource of the United States
for defraying extraordinary expences,
the committee of Ways and Means
have inftrué&ted me to requeft,that you
will report your opinion as to the
molft eligible mode of obtaining money
by loan—tkeeping in view both the
facility ;fborx'owing sums commen
surate with the exigencies of the
United States and the ultimate ex
tinguifhment of the debt contraéted.
You have already given your opin
ion in favor of an increase of dutcies
on importation. To what extent can
this be carried with fafety ! Can any
other resources except taxes and loans
be relied on for immediate revenue ?
I have the honor to be, with re
fpe&, your most obedient, R
, JOHN W. EPPES.:
- AuperT GaruaTin, Esq.
| Secretary of the Treasury.
| Treasury Department, -
SEls.. i Fes. 26th, 1810. 7
I have the honor to submit the fol
lowing obfetvations in answer to the
several objeéts of enquiry embtaced
by your letter of the Bth ult.' | The
amount of extraordinary expences
which may be authorifed by Copgrefs
being yet unafcertained, it is not even
at this time praéicable to ftate!with
precision the sum which may be want
ed on loan for the service of this year.
And in relation 10 ensuing years it
would be premature to lay down any
general rules respecting the molft ele:
gible .mode of borrowing sums of
money commenfurare with the ex
igencies of the United States in case of
war. It is therefore thought fuf
ficient for the present to point out
some of the most obvious means of
effe&ting loans generally ; leaving it
a fubj.€&l of fubiequent confi.ierarion
to decide according to exilting cir
cumfitances on the most eligible mode,
and on the arrangement of details. '
“The enquiries of the committee
of ways and means apply to the three
following points : 1t What is the
‘moft eligible mode of obtaining money
by loans, keeping in view both the fa
cility of borrowing sums commenfir
ate with the exigencies of the United
States, and the ultimate extinguifth
ment of the debt cootradted ? 2diy.
‘To what extent can an increase of
duties on importation be carried with
fafety ? 3dly. Can any other relour
-ces besides taxes and loansbe relied on
for immediate revznue ?
S o R - Loans.
ik. The commissioners of the |
finking fund will, out of the anpual
appropriation of eight millions of dol
lars for the paymeant of the debt, re
imburse, in 1810, the residue of the {
exchanged fix per cent fock,amount- |
ing to 3,750,000 dollars and in 1811 |
the whoie of the converted fix per
cent. stock amounting to I,B6ccco
dollars. It is probable the owners of
those two species of Rock would con- !
sent to re-loan the amount, provided it -
was irredeemable for a few yeats. |
2dly. It bas already been stated
in the annual report of November
sth, 1807, referred to in that of this.
year, ¢ that the several banks of the
United States might find it conven
ient, as the diminished commerce of
' the country might require less capital,
to loan to government a considerable
portion of their capital flock, then
computed at about forty millions of
dollars.” Such temporary loans can
be obtained only to a limited amount 3
but they areconvenient in two refpeét: |
1, They donot diminish the facility
of obtaining other loans from in.ivk
duals,inasmuch as they do not increase
the amount of flock at market : 2dly..
Being redeemabie at will, and in any
sums which may suit the conveniency .
- of government; interelt is paid onlyas
| the extingiithment of the debt con
~ tracted 'is rendered more easy and cer
il ‘ gl
[ 3d. Loans may be obtained from
‘ ate with the national capital, and lim
. individuals to an extent commenfur.
ited by the existing demand for that
’ capital for private purposes. The
terms must vary according to circum
stances, always giving the preference
to the most simple form that can effeét
the obje&. - A portion -of the public
- lands may perhaps, if neceflary, either
I ‘as a premium or by giving an option
to subscribers, be advantageously ap
plied in facilitatingloans or improviog
their terms. T
~ 4th. Treafory notes, bearing inter
‘eft and payable 1o order, one year af
“ter date, may be annually i’ﬂ‘uég toa
moderate amount, and be put in cir
culation both through the medium of
. banks, and in ‘payment of supplies.
A portion would be absorbed during
the year by the payment of public
lands and revenue bonds, and the re-
A' d@ﬁﬁﬁﬁ,;ﬁhtfﬂﬁéu¢ ‘be_provided
for by theloan of the ensuing year,
This annual anticipation of the reve
nte, though liable to abuse, may, if ‘
“kept within fri® bounds, facilitate '
both the collecton of the revenue and
"the loans themf{elves. :
In relation to the extingnithment of -
the debt contraéted, those who borrow
can do nothing more than to provide
~and pledge funds fufficient for that ob
_je&, and to give such a form to the
debt as may not impede its redemp
tion. Torender it irredeemable forno
longer time than is neceflary, in order
to obtain the money ; tomake it reim
burfeable by inftalments at fixed peri
ods ; never to create, for the fake of
diminithog the anuoual interef}, a
greater nominal amount of sock than
the sum a&ually borrowed, and above
all never to incur expeuces which are
not actually necessary for the defence
or welfare of the country, ate princi.
ples eff=ntial for a nation which does
not contemplate a system of perpetual
and increasing debt. But for its actual
reimbursement we must principally
depend on the return of prosperous
circumstances, on the growing re.
sources of the country, and on the
wisdom of our successors. The
artificial provisions of a finking fund
Mmay always be rendered inefficient by
%e neceflities or extravagance of gov
‘ernment. The real amount of a na
tional debt cagnot be diminished un
less the aggregate of revenue includ
ing the funds assigned to the finking
fund, and exclusively of new loans,
exceeds the aggregate of expendi.
tures other then those for the pay
ment of the principal of the debt.
Favorable circumfances, and a rigid
economy in the current expences have
enabled the United States to reimburse
during the last eight years, one half of
the debt created by the revoluticnary
swar, and during some of the ensuing
ears. ~ Similar circumstances and an
‘adherence to the fame principles will
be requisite to- secure the a&ual re.
imbarfement of the debt which it may
now be necessary to contra&. Bat
that government will possess resources
amply {ufficient for that obje&, cannot
be doubtei. The proceeds of the pub
lic lands would alone, slowly perhaps,
but -certainly, - extinguith a much
greater debt than the United States
have it now in-their power to create.
And it is fufficiently ascertained that
the national - wealth of the United
States, and therefore the means of
raising revenue increase in a ratio fill
more rapid than their population, a
population whichalmoft doubles every
twenty years. i
~ Those considerations, conne&ed
with others stated at large in the an.
‘nual reportsof November 1807 and
;,p«iember 1808, have pfoduced a
conviction that loans might without
danger be reforted‘to as the principal
tefource for fupportiog a war. Per
mit me at the {ante time to observe,
that the {fuggeftion has been confined
to that obj:& alone, and that, except
-#itgy the case of war, either immediate
ot contemplated, it appears consistent
with found policy to raise during the
year the meaas of defraying all the na
tional expenses, borrowing no larger
{am than the amouat of principal of
‘old debt paid during the year. The
“prapriety for providing, even in time
of war a revenue equal to the annual
expenies on a peace eftabifhment, the
intere® of the existing debt, and
that on the loans which may be raised,
hag.alfo been fuggefled in former re
perts. >
o Increase of Daties
" On that fobj-&, but little can be
added to the opinions exprefled on
former occasions, I fill think that
this source of revenue is in the U.-S.
and at this time the mo& produ&ive,
theeafiet to colle&, the least bur
thepfome to the great mass of the
people ; and that the duties on impor
tation-generally may, in case of war,
-be doubled without inconvenience or
" In'time of peace, and particularly
‘upder kxifting circumstances, zabits
- of smuggling might be . promoted by
{0 grelt an: {e.s -Buv the pres
‘ cifa% fate’ which may with fafety be a
- dopted ¢an only be a matter of opin.
jon “to be tefled by -experience, I
- would not hesitate however to mention
_an additional duty of five per cent ‘on
merchandizé: paying ad valorem
‘dutiesy and an increase of 33 1-3 per
_.cent on the exifling duties onall ot.h_ex:
~‘articles as attended with very. little
- danger,. and preferable to any other
| new source of taxation. A renewal
| of the duty on falt,which produced fix
. bundred thousand dollars a year, may
| be ‘exceptionable in other refpeéts,
but on account of the -bulk of the ar
ticle, is liable to no objetion in the
present view of the fubjed. :
* T¢ was stated in the annual report
of December last, that an increase of
~ duties would not,” on account of the
| terms of ¢redit allowed for the pay.
-ment of duties, supersede the neces
sity of a loan for the service of this
| year, The amonnt of that loan might
| of course be diminithéd if no. credit,
“or arcredit of only sixty days was al.
e
~ Public lands. ,
- 'Thefe conßitute the only great na
tional resource exclusively of loans
and taxes. They have already been
mentioned as forming a fund for the
ultimate extinguifhment of the public
debt ; and the -poflibility of their be
ing Jufed as a means of faciliating
loans, has been suggested.. A portion
might also be ufefully applied as a
bounty to cfficers and soldiers when
ever it may become receffary to raise
a considerable force. But as an ob-
Je&t of "immediate revenue, I much
doubt whether this can be materially
increased without a radical change in
the present fyflem. -
Not less than ten land offices are
now in full operation, cffering a great
choice of good lands, fitnated in va
rious climates,& suited to the habits of
the citizens of every portion of the U
nion. They are fold at the rate of
two dollars an acre, or lather st one
dollar and sixty four cents, if paid for
at the time of purchase, and in traéts
of one hundred and sixty acres As
much is {old as there is a@ual demand
for land in similar situations av that
price. The sales are however almost
exclusively confined to those who are
or intend to become a&tual settlers,
and all the money which can be taifs
ed by that description of purchasers is
annually paid to the U. S. In order to
increase immediately the amount of
sales, a different ' capital from that
whicli has heretofore been applied to
that obje&, the capital of persons who
will purchase for the purpose of felling
again with a profit, must be brought
into action. But it is evident that no
person will purchase lands.at the pre
sent price as an obje&® of speculation,
whilst the United States continue to
fell at the fame price in {mall tra&s.
To effeét the proposed objed, it would
be necessary not only to reduce the
price,but to make a difference between
that of lands fold in large traés, and
that asked for {mall tra&s, fufficient
to encourage purchases son an exten
sive scale. - Thayp alteration might
produce an additional revenue but
appears tome extremely injurious in
other refpefts.. The present system
of f:ies has been tried, and answers
the expeétations of the Legislature.
A gradeal inéreafe mu@®, notwith
tanding some temporary fla&uations,
-necessarily take place. On that 1
- would rely ; nor would I wventure
' to fugge® any other change than that
' already proposed on a former occasion,
2 moderate and geperal reduétion of
~ prices, discontinuing at_ the fame time
| all sales on credit, but contisuing to
fell at the fame rate large or imall
1 haveithe honor to be, very refpect
fully, Sir, your obedient serve. -
? ALBERT GALLATIN.
! Hon. Fobn. W Eppes, Chairman of
| the Committee of Ways and Means.. '
| FOREIGN.
- .- KING’S SPEECH. :
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Tuesday, Fan. 2.3
The Speaker acquainted the House, that
he had attended inthe House of Peers;
to hear his Majesty’s Speech, which was
read by the Lord Chancellor,and was as
foHows : = ;
My Lerds and Gentlemen,
His Majesty commands us to express to
you his deep regret that the exertions of the
Emperor of Aalftria again the ambition &
violence of France have proved unavailing,
and that his Imperial Majc(ty has been com
pelled to abandon the contest, and to’ con
elude a disadvantageous Peace Although
the war was undertaken by that Monarch
without éncouragement on the part of his
Majcfty, every cffort was made for the af
fißance of Austria, which his Majclty deem
ed confifient with the due fupport/of his
Adlies, and the welfareand intercfts- of his
own dominions. ’
An attack upon the naval gwiaments
and eftablifhnents in the Scheldr, afforded
at once the profpeét of destroying a grow
ing force, whi¢h was-daily becoming more
formidable to the security of this country,
and of diverting the exertions of France
from the important objets of reinforcing
her armies on the Danube, and of controul
ing the {pirit of resistance in the morth
of Germany. These considerations deter
mined" his majesty to employ his forces:inan
Expedition to the Scheldt. =~ ... 3
’ «-»Ahhungﬂ'ﬁi‘fﬂsi‘mds of this Expe
-dition have not been attained,” his Majesty
confidently hopes thai advantages. ma.
terially affe@ing the security of his ma
jeitys’ dominions in the furthef profecu
" tion of the war, will he found to result from
the demolition of the decks and arsenals of
‘Fluthing. This important object his Majes
ty was enabledto accomplish, in consequence
of thereduction of the Hland of Walcheren,
by the valour of his flects and armies.
His Majesty has given dire@ions that such
documents and papers should be laid before
you, as he trusts will afford fatisfactory in
} fOr‘fzation uponthe fubje&ofthis Expedition.
.~ We have it in.command “to state to you
- that_his Majesty had uniformly notified to
Sweden his Majesty’s decided wish, that in
determining gpon the *queftion of Peace or
War with E’Pancg, and other Continental
Powers, the should be guided by considera
tions refulfing from her owa situation and
interelts.: while his Majesty, therefore, la
ments that Sweden should have found i
neceflary to purchase Peace by considerable
facrifices; his Majelty cannot complain that
-she should conelude it without his Majesty’s
_rpatticipation, It is his. Majesty’s earnest
~ wish that no cvent may occur to occa
sion the interrupsion of those relations
~ of amity which it is the desire of his Majel
;’ :"y and the interest of both countries to pre.
e 5 T DR R U | e SR
i ‘We have it_further in command to:com.
_ municate te you;that @tﬁgﬁbz&g efhnr:ﬁjf.
_ The most important coufiderations of pol
icy and of good faith require that as long as
this great cause can be maintained with a
prospect of success, it thould be supported,
according to the nature and circumstances
of the contest, by the firenuous and contin
ued assistance of the power and resources
of his Majesty’s dominions ; and his Majesty
relics on the aid of his Parliament in his
anxious endeavours to fruftrate the attempts
of France against the independence of Spain
and Portugal, and agaiaft the happincfs and
freedom of those loyal and resolute nations.
His Majesty commands us tQ acgnamt °
vou that tﬁc interccurfe between his Majes
ty’s Miniltcr in America and the Governe
ment of the United States, has been fuddene -
ly and uncxpectedly interrupted. His Mae
jefty sincerely regrets this event; he bas,
howcver, received the strongest assurances
from the American Minister refidcnt at this
Court, that the United States are desirous of
maintaining fricndly relations between the
two countries. This desire will be met by
a corresponding disposition on the part of
his Mai'ycﬁy.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,—His
Majesty has directed us to inform you, that
he bas ordered the estimates for the current
year to be laid before you; his Majesty
has directed them to be formed with all the
attention to economy, which the support of
his Allics, and the security of his dominions
will permit —And his Maje®y relics upcn
your zeal and loyalty to afford him such
supplies as may be neceflary for those eflen
tial objects. :
He commands us to express how deeply he
regrets the preflure upon his fubjeéts, which
the protracted continuance of war renders
incvitable, ; i
My Zords and Gentlemen,—We are com
manded by his Majesty to express his hopes
that you will resume the consideration of
the Statc of the inferior Clergy, and adopt
such turther measures upon this interesting
fubje&, as may appear to you to be proper.
- We have it further in command to ftate’
- to you, that the accounts which will be laid
~ before you of the Trade and Revenue of the ~
Country will be found highly fatisfactory.
‘ Whatever temporary and partial incone
- venicnce may have resulted from the mea
| fures’which were dire@ed by France against
‘ those great sources of our prosperity and
' firength, those measures have wholly failed
2 of producing any pcrmanent or general ef
fcct
% The inveteraté hoflility of our encmy
. .continues to be direfted against this country
with unabated animosity and violence To
guardthe security of his Majesty’s dominions,
and to defeat the défigns which are meditat.
ed against us and our allies, will require the
| utmost cfforts of vigilance, fortitude, and
| perseverance. , _
. In every difficulty and danger his Majefiy
t confidently trusts that he shall derive the
‘ most effectual support,- under the continned
’ bicfling of Divine Providence, from the
| wisdom of his Parliament, the valour of
i hie forces, and the spirit and determigation
; of his people. — :
ty for the proteCtion of Portugal have béen
powerfully aided by the confidence which
the Prince Regent has reposed ia his Majes
ty, and by the co-operation of the Local
Government, and of the people of that coun=
try. The expulsion of the French from por
tugal by his Majesty’s fosces under Licut.
Gen. Lord Viscount Wcliington; and the
glerious viétory obtained by him at Talave
ra, contributed to check the progress of the
French arms in the Peninsula during the
late campaign. - -
His Majcfty dire@s us to state, that the
Spanith Government, in the name and by
the authority of King Ferdinand VII. has
determined to aflemble the general and ex
traordinary Cortes of the nation ; his Majes
ty trusts that this measure will give frefh ane
imation and vigour to the councils and arms
of Spain, and fuccefsfully dire& the enere
gies and spirit of the Spanish People to the
maintenance of their legitimate monarchy
and. to the ultimate dcliverance of their
country.
Pragrefs of the French in Spain.
Capiz [Spain] res 2. The Supreme
Junta has pubhfhed intclliﬁcncc of the ad
vance of the French towards this city ; and
that the Duke of Albuguergue arrived yest
erday io the iflagd, [on which Cadiz is
fituated] with 11,000 men. The befll mea
sures have been adopted to man our fleet.
Patriotism, order, unity and energy are
cver¥ where conspicuous, The High Cler
gy, the military from the highest to the
lowelt, rich and poor, old-and young, are
all at work on the fortifications. The train
of artiltery has been removed to Alcala 1a
Real where the troops from the Sierra
Moreno are rallied. = The enemy’s H. Q.
are said to be at Cordova; where the intru -
ding King had arrived —Thecir advanced
parties arc at Alcala Gen.Carvajar, with
8,000 Spanish troops is in Sierra de Ronds
{not far from Gibralter] .
% Cadiz is fafe, and we trust thall never
be loft. The Dukeof Albuquerque’s divi
sion is here. The French .are not yet is
Seville.” A
“ Yesterday two Englith vessels entered
our harbor, bringing 5,000 mufquets &c "
London, Feb. 16. From a refpe&abie source
we. kﬁ“g that ,t'hg' Fretieh "lave Cﬂtﬂed
Sevil'c, and were advancing on Cadiz, The
Spaniards were flying in all diretions. A
revolution had iakenjplace in Seville. The
Supreme Juata had been abolithed, and
Don Cornel, Minister of War, and Garay,
late Secretary of the Junta, had been arrefi
ed. - ﬁTbl‘J s not true =T hs Suprm yyntg.
awben it left Sewille for Cadiz; pave direSions for
the reorganization of the A ndalufian Funta.
By the Lilly from Cadiz, we have a con:
firmation of the advance of the French on
Cadiz ; and that the Spanish fleet had mov
cd down, and werc apchored ontfide our
squadron. Caftanos is again at the head of
the army. s ; ~ :
IMPORTANT~—From the London Chronicle, .
London, Feb. s.—~The Public will recolledt
that some days ago, accounts were received
‘that American vessels in the ports of Naples
and also in the ports of Spain, were ordered.
to be confifcated. ‘The following notice of
the sack, from genuine authority was yefters
- day made knowninthecitys = - 7
“ I have received initelligence from Frapce,
“on which I rely, 'b“.'?»ﬁ?ha& been
¢ ifiued to bring tofale the Am rican ships.
“and cargoes captured and. brought inte
“ Naples, and that another order had been
“issued to seize and comfifeate all fuck ay
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