The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-05-20 00:00:00, page 4

A Dispute having long subsisted
A in a gentleman's family, be
tween the maid and the coachman,
.about fetching the cream for break
faft : the gentleman one morning
called them both before him, that
he might hear what they had to
।fay, and decide accordingly. The
maid pleaded, that the coachman
was lounging about the kitchen
the best part of the morning, but
he was so illnatured, he would not
fetch the cream for her ; notwith-
JAtandmg fare &% the had so much
to do, that the had not a moment
to spare. The coachman alledged,
lit was none of his business. Very
well, Taid the master ; but prav
what do you call your bufinefsl
To take care of the horse,, anc
clean and drive the coach, repliec
'.Jehu. You fay right answered the
;mafter, and I do not expert you
[ to do more than 1 hired you for;
but this linfill on, that every morn?
tog before breakfaft, you get th&
coach ready, and drive the maid to
the farmer's for milk ; and I hope
you will allow that to be part of
your business., ,
Q ' — I IHH — - # I
Law Anecdote of the late King
of Pruffia.l
IMMACULATE as arethe
Profeffors of the Law in this
ICountry, in Pruffa it was
somewhat different, and Fred
erick found that they ex
ceedingly oppressed his other
Subjeds, and frequently inciq
ed Men to litigate mere Tri
fles at such an Expense as end
ed in the Ruin of both Plains
tiff and defendant. Confi
feering that the law Books of
■this Country are so clear, con-
Life, and determinate, it is
Scarcely possible for an Eng-
Hifhman to conceive how am.
Biguous, equiviocal, and v&
uminous he found those of
fPrtfa . •He found that about
{the Conftriiaion even the
Judges differed, and tharthere
'ALGERNON'S TOMB.
Tune—'' Farewell„ green Fields."
WHAT ferrowfA accents are borne,
1 heir murmer howfoft, & h&wJlra,
Mart 'weet^ban the breath of the morn ?
'Tie Adeline's daughter of woe.
O? Adeline, faireft of fair,
Why ctafes th, level, fond smile ?
Why Jighthee ? Wb, falls thefad tear ?
Ottll me, I'll listen the nubile.
See not you bow dark is that feade ?
See not, ou bow pensive the gloom /
fuft there where a willow light waves,
Pale Algernon fleets in bis tomb.
Now lovfl, be nods in the daft, 1
With turf the grey urn's cover'd o'er.
No longer be bears the waves toss,
Ab! Algernon, then art no more.
Rude thorns from bis grave I remove,
And there place the lil, and rose,
I watch the young plants as the, grow,
This lightens my bear/ of its woes.
A wreath here I've twin'd round the urn, 3
'Fit wove with the faireft of flowers, 1
But,fee it low droops and it fades,,
Restore it,e cooling kindjbowers.
Ye birds that do perch on bis tomb,
.Be penfiye, and - plaintive your tale,
Ye zephyrs while fanning the turf,
Waft bitber the fleets of the dale.
I'll breathe tbrir perfumes as the, fly,
It will give me a moment's relief —
Tefft, b, bis fide when I die.
Is all that can finijb m, grief. l
THE ITERIDES.
HILARITY.
ENGLISH SiATE PAPERS:
House of Lords
PROTEST against the Addrth to
the King, approving^&TOfr
fwu of Government^ to
involve us inawafwilh the French
Republick.
■ 1. ^ ■ ■ »»!■■*■—■"■**—:..,
A Gentleman of large For
tune, purchased a fine Gar
den, and bad the following
Jnfcription placed over the
Door :-
«This Garden /ball be given
tithe Man, who can prove
that be is perfeat, fatisfied."
The only Method he could
possibly take to prevent giv
ing it away, though his In
scription seemed to promise
it. One Day, as he was walk
ing in it, a young Stranger
came up to him, accosted
him, and asked for the Matter
of the Garden." Sir," said
the Gentleman, " I am the
Dwner, what are your Com
mands with me ?"" I am
come," Replied the, Stranger,
to take Possession of this beau
tiful Spot, for no Man upon
Earth is more happy and con
tented than myfelf.' " No,
no, no, retorted the Gentle
man, "if you were thoroughly
failed, you would not seek
for tbe Fofleflion of my Gar
den."
would, in great Goodness rind
Clemency, point out to them
any Employment which they
[might take up in Lieu of that
from which they were pro
hibited. His answer was, as
usual, written at the Bottom:
of the Petition, and is still pre
served among theroyal Arch
ives:—;
“ Such of you ris are not
tall enough for Grenadiers,
may enlist as common Soldiers;
and those who are not tall
enough for common Soldiers,
shall be received as Drum
mers and Fifers.
“Frederick."
was only one Method by
which a radical Cure could
b^ effected : This Method he
adopted; he burnt all the
Books, and in their Place
formed a short Code, which
might be understood by all,
arid could not be misinter
preted by the Sophistry of
Profeffors. This done, he
made anEdieft prohibiting any
more than four Persons from
pra&ifing the Law in Berlin;
or any Part of his Dominions.
Many thousands acute and in
genious Men being by this
Means thrown out of lar<<c
Incomes arid a splendid Mode
of Life, determined to write
a Petition, stating, that by this,
his Majesty's Determination,
they were reducing to begga
ry, and entreating that he
for baving loft America in tbe lafl ol
them, we ^w efy,w^
intercourfewitb it as an Independent
State, than We did when it formed a
part of the Briiijb dominion.
8. Became we think it tbe inter e,
of this country to preserve peace witity
all mankind;but tore efpecrally witbl
France.,
, Became even if it Jbould ^
thought consonant to tbe honour ant
magnanimity of ibis nation to feel
tbe deprefion of France, that ent
will be most effe&ualh, promoted b,
leaving them to tbeir own interna
dfofionsfra/had of uniting them „
a boßile aggrtftan, in a common
cause, arid thus calling fortb all tbffl
energy.
io. Because as ever, war mu/i bi
concluded byapeace, negotiation mUfi
at feme time take place, and we ml,
ultimately depend upon tbe good faith
of France, toffrate proceed upon it
principle of partition, conquest, or
extermination.
i f. Became tbe measures now in
view will utterly derange our fyffem
offence: our war rforces brorag
bee, applied towards defraying tbe
enpenft of our peace eftablifoment, its
conference of Which out fating u*
funded debt, which amounted at tbe
commencement of tbe American war,
only to 3,i00,00c1. bas accumulated
to above ten millions, enclufively of\
India bonds; besides which, tbe al
ditional effeaibai tbe late &mo&\
tafltion ^f private banking, so #
amotmtutiknown,, have, upon ow
publick credit in case if war is &
n&one can fafe..f\
ta, Because we dread tbe increase
or of principles in the teg of negoci,
diion than tor ; the aver,ton b)
France to break with this country^
which has lately flood the test of ft
peated provocations, putting it in out
power at this moment to give peuct
to all Europe, whereas by entering in\
.to the war wefhall put all atffake @
we fall be to jibe a league, wbofl
duration ©anta be depended on ; oni
marine will be to 08 &gainfl armei
teflels only, and tbat of the French
against a trade which covers' ever;
quarter of the 'globe.
~ Becaule in no lbwof policy
can we difeover any advantage to@
obtained to this country by war, bow
toer fuccefsful. ^be experience o^
ear two last wars has taught as tbit
little value of foreign acquiJitions\
DISSENTIENT,
'' RECAUSE tie immediate ten
D dency of the Aiddreft is A
plunge the nation into war.
2 Because we confider war as a;
evil of (utb magnitude, that nothing
but absolute neceffit, can juftif, it.
3. Because we have not beard 0)
any danger to this country which ren
ders war necessary.
4. Because the observance of gooc
faith towards our allies, does not re
quire us to engage in war, bis Maj
efly's Ministers having admitted that
Holland has not demanded our inters
ferance, and it being notorious tbal
Prussia has been the aggressor again),
France.-
5. Because though we feel the at
most hour at the Address we thin
that no inj uffice, however flagrant
committed in a foreign State, ant
having no relation to other countries
is a just ground for making war.
6. Because we are more likely ti
obtain Ibe objeNs, whether of policy
f KT7 HEREAS in the present Situation
].VV of the french Affairs in Europe,
:it is to be wished that every Friend to
(/mankind would interest himlelfhi second
ing rhe Efforts of the Defenders of Liber
ty, the armed Citizens and Soldiers of the
French Republick.
To advance this benevolent Design as
much as possible, the Patriotic French
Society of the Friends of Liberty and E
quality in Philadelphia, animated at all
Times by these liberal Sentiments which
laid the Foundation of their Society, did
at their Meeting of the 30th of April last,
refolveto open a Subscription with a view
to purchase Flour and other Provisions,
to be offered as a Donation, and sent to
the Republick of France.
In Consequence of the preceding Refo
httion, the Society have deposited in the
Hands of Citizen Philip Freneau, a
Subfeription Book, signed by the Piefi
dent and Secretary, and sealed oh every
Sheet tilth the Societyl Seal, in which
shall be entered the free Gift of every Per
son who wishes to contribute for this pur
pose.— =-—The different Printers in the
United States, as Friends to Mankind,
are reiquefted 10'infert'the above-kivita
tioh in their Rapers, and tp encourage the
Friends of France in the Union, to open
Subscriptions upoh similar Plans in their
refpeaive Cities and Towns, the Proceeds
of which, as soon as filled, to be remitted
into the common Stock, in some central
Place, which shall be fixed as soon as a
certain number of fubferibers have hand
ed in their' Names.
^ order of the' Society,
P. BARRIER, PrefideM.
A. C. DU PLAINE, Sec.
T^re^to—reCTFreQ\
Virginia.
RICHMOND, April 22. =Ry a Gentle
man recently from Cum^r/anJ, in the
Sottth Territory of the Unite^iStata, we
fare informed, that Joy n Watts,aflhe
Head of 1000 Indian Warriours, was a
bout to march against that Place, with a; f-
Determination to 'break up the Set He
lment. ; : ^
P,;-=——_— ^
\England.
LONDON, April 3. The English
Packer'has returaed from ^ Calais
withoutbeingpermitted take the
mail. The following is an extra&
Ifrcm the Journal of t^ Captain oF►
Ithe Packet.—-It would feern agil,
the French determined that the
communication shall be entirely
Ihut.
Extract from tbe fotoal of tbe Ca
'%^Wttrwifrdtoafy&puMfcH^M,
MOND.
.„ March zS.—At 10 A. M.
failed from/Davr with two French
Mails, Wind atreaft, Tide flowing,
with moderate Weather. At two
and a half, P. M. arrived in Ca/ai,
Road : fame time received from &
Imall Boat a verbal Message from
the Mayor and Municipality of
Calais, to return immediately for
England, nor would they receive
the Mails, or any Passengers what
ever."
^Letters, we know not by what Mode
)f Conveyance, have been received from
Paris, dated March 27, at which Time,
ill was perfeaiy quiet. , ^, S <
General Dumourier has requeftect'
)f General Clairfayt, aTruce and
Conference. The Request was atafwer
?d—"Pteparefarfelf for Battle : I'm;
ifteryou." ^^^^.^ ^^t^
of those publick burthens which al
ready bear so bard on the poorer pare
of the community, and because we
are conceived that nothing can en
danger our bjppy conflitution, but
an interruption oftboje buffings which
it now affords us, b, the calamities of
an unneceflary war, \
LANDSDOFTN.
LAUDERDALE.
(To be cminud.)
To the Publick.