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^ # «mfekv mimc^ To elevated above the peo
ple ; but in all countries, good and honorable
ken are far above the society of the mean and
^abandoned. The geftiug of a man's principles
^y the company he keeps,is not apt to befraught
with deceit.
We have barel, glanced at some other charges
which have been publicly made against Mr.
J<fferfon, of a most feri^us and fatal kind; but
•vc have abstained from urging them, until we
should be supported by explicit proof in our own
poss ffion.
After ftatingthefii as the most important par
ticulars in which we have ever dwelt upon the
character and conduct of Mr. 'Jefferfon, we
Would make a solemn appeal to our readers and
'the world, whether the charges have been
, brought forward without the fuppofc of Rubborn
fadfs—whether they have been unjuflly urged
upon the public attention—whether affection
has not been accompanied,by evidence, and pe
culation sy. proof, and whether it would not be
criminal in the lift degree, to keep back from
that people,'who raised Mr. Jefferfon, to his
office, thid darlc detail of our nation's difhonour.
The propriety, nay the duty, of exhibiting in
true colours to the people, the men who fill
public Nations the men who profefs to be the
friendsof their country, and faithful to tneir
constituents, the men who attempt torinftrua,
advise, and direct their fellow-citizens in mea
sures of policy, and in the choice of rulers, we
hope will never seriously be questioned. We
have the farther hope chit bur prefect avowal of
the governing principles of our cendudl, and
the review taken of the charges we have occa
sionally urged against Mr. Jefferft>n and other (
individuals of his political party, and with the ;
fapport they have had from fa&s will shew to I
the world, that we are undeserving of the odi-I
um, which fairly attaches to the man, who wick-|
.cdly, maliciously and without a cause, attempts, I
by fhnder, to tarnish public character, or pri
vate reputation. There is a wide and an essen
tial difference, which our country will yet most
assuredly recognize, between the exposure of
an unfaithfulfervant, and the calumny of an hon
efl man.
Before we close our remarks, we would call
the public attention for tenement, to the con
duct of our adversaries, with refpedl to the pres
ses of their own party, apd to the character and
complexion of the presses themselves. The
monitorial voice of these holy guardians of the
public weal, is now for the firft time heard up
on this fubjeCt, and the tranfgreflors against
law, morals and decency, are found only in
the ranks of their political oppofers. Rave the
writings of Freneau, of Bache, of Callender and
Duane, of Paine, Cheetham and the addressing
committees of the party, borncthe harmless char
acter of mild didactic and manly argument,
barely inculcating moral and political duty and
decorum ? Or has a ruffian spirit prevailed
through the whole mass of Jacobin productions
since the days of Genet, which has neither fear
ed the purity of established and e±alted charac
ter, nor abstained from the hallowed recesses of
domeftit :life which has cut Blunder the ties
bf national gratitude, has fevered the common
bond of national affection, has caused our nation
al glory to wither in its bloom, and has facri,
Jegioufly invaded thefolcmn repose of the grave ?
The men who flood nighest in their country's
Jove, and who had fervently devoted their lives
to her service, might be charged with crimes,
which, if committed, should have driven them
from fociety.—Wafhingtoo himfelf might be
boldly accused of mean peculation and the hor
rid fin of murder, yet jacobin legislatures and
governors, with the hcedkfCefs of the cheating
buyer, would cry, " it is naught, it is naught,"
The rulers have afeended by the fouleft Bander,
& they connot bear the truth ,• their castle was
built in the night, and they know full well, that
the rays of the mid-day fun render its defers
fpl-ndidly conspicuous. But we build not our
justification upon the corruption of our adver
feries ; wc have ftewn it to be predicated up
on a Wronger foundation., We merely advert
to these circumstances to Shew a daring inconsis
tency, and to make manifeft the present exhibi
tion of anxiety for the public morals, for decen
cy and decorum, & for the national character, is
a cheat Afy stem of attack _upon the liberty
of the press is broached, but the truth Shall be
told, and aggressors against law, morals and re
ligion Shall be dragged to justice however exal
ted their Station, arid however hazardous the
consequence. One word of suggestion to these
lynx-eyed guardians of the public good—Let
your afperiries be directed to your hirelings,
let your principles be Changed, and, your moral
practices amended, and yoii will have no just
cause to complain bf thb licencioufnefs of the
press.
We ha+e now gone through with out vindi
cation upon a point of moment and feeling, and
with our serious and earnest appeal to the pub
lic. We firmly believe, that the American peo
ple are radically right, and will eventually do
right ; that they will not only continue to lif
ted to the truth but will be eager to hear it ;
that they will be undeceived, and that the per
ishable fabric of democracy and delusion will
not endure. Lafily we declare that our faith and
hope are strong, that “ the haunts, and caves,
and tenements, and Skulking huts of sophistry
anarchy .nd jacobinifro, will at length be full,
revealed, and frail, levelled and ruined. When
the fountains of hallowed fire are once opened
and flowing frith liquid purity in the Silence of
the night, the objects which darkness would
conceal,are not only difcoYcted, bril destroyed."
, December 27,1002.
Singular attachment to Honor.
It is related as a fatty that a Gentl&
&an of one of the firft families in Ire
land, lately fitting alone in an apart
ment in his own house at Dublin, 1
very genteel sharper, having gained ad
mittance, presented his piflols and de
manded the gentleman's purse. This
the latter, feeing no alternative, imme
diately delivered, when the thief, telling
the Gentleman that he had one more
demand to make, infilled that he
would give him liis honour he would
neither speak to any peffon, nor move
from the spot where he then fat, for
half an hour. This the gentleman alfd
agreeing to, the robber had not been
long gone, before one of the family en
tered the apartment, who, upon asking
a question, was jußy surprised to fee
the gentleman shake his head, and point
to his watch, and which he continued
to do at every interrogation, till the
half hour was expired, when he ex
claimed, "I have been robbed !"
The fellow', however, had so well avail
ed himfelf of the time given, that en
quiry after him was fruitless.
SEVENTH 1
Congress of theU.States.
° SECOND SESSION.
House of Representatives.
FRIDAY, JAN. 14.1
AFTER disposing of some local
business, the House went into
committee, Mr. John C. Smith in the
chair, on Mr. Rutledge's resolution, to
exempt States importing arms for the use of
their militia from the payment of duties
thereon.
A defuTtory and lengthy debate en
<fried, -which continued Until near four
o'clock. The resolution was advocated
by Messrs. Rutledge, Macon, Lowndes,
Bayard, Nicholson, Dennis, Huger,
Butler and Griswold. It was opposed
by Messrs. Dawson, Randolph, Bacon,
Luftis, Mattoon, Holland,and Mitchell.
The friends of the resolution support
ed it on general principles—the arming
the militia of the United States in the
cheapest and bell 'manner. It was ob
jected to, as difeouraging the domestic
manufacture of arms ; arid as tending
to diminish the revehue. It was pro
*pofed to amend the resolution by lim
iting the suspension of the duty to two
years, which ,was carried—Ayes }B,
Noes 33. — :
Mr. S. Smith rote to enter his protect
;againft the ideas of some gentlemen,
Iwho had expressed the opinion that there
;fhould be no protecting duties. He be-j
lieved if all the protecting duties were
taken off, the effect would be a deftruc-,
tion of our manufactures.|
Mr. Nicholson laid, he had heard ho
gentleman fay, there bught to be no:
protesting duties. He had himfelf
said, they ought not to be laid on arti
cles of the firft neceffity,when the man
uTa&ures of the country were not com
petent to supply the demand.
The committee rose, and had leave
to fit again.
A bill "for the relief of the fufferers by
fire in the town of Portsmouth, was read
twice, and referred to a committee of|
the whole.l
Monday; tan. 1% 1803.!
The House again took up the refo- 1
lution offered by Mr. Rutledge, " that l
any of the States importing pieces of brass 1
ordnance, fire or fide arms, for the use of;
itrmilitia, be permitted to receive the fame|
free of duty ;" and after various deci-;
fions in committee, and in the Hoßfe,l
it finally was decided—Yeas 45, Naysj
45— The Speaker being iri favor, it pas
sed, and a committee was raised to
bring in a bill.
Tte House then wen^ into a com
mitted on the report of the committee
of elections in the case of John P. Van
Nefs, who had been appointed a Ma
'jor of the militia by the President. The
report stated, that he had forfeited his I
feat ; which was UNANIMOUSLY
accepted by the House.
TUESDAY, JAN. 18, 1803.
A committee was raised to report:
what alterations are necessary in the ad,
for recording and registering American
vessels.
After the disposal of some local bu-
Bnefs, two messages were received from
the President; one of. which refpeded
the intercourse with the Indians $ the
other being confidential, the galleries
were cleared. The doors were open
ed in about ten minutes.
The bill for the relief of Portsmouth
fufferers passed to be engrossed
[Twelve months further are allowed for
the difebarge of bonds.]
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10.
A meflage was received from the
President on the fubjed of the applica
tion of the contingent fund, Rating that
only 1440 dollars of it had been ex
pended ; which had been paid for bring
ing home American seamen.
A bill for the free importation of
arms, &c. passed to a second reading.—
Ayes 43. Noes 36.
A bill for the encouragement of
learning arid the promotion of the ufe
ful arts, was reported by Mr. Mitchell.
Mr.. S. Smith mentioned he should
wave his call for the report on Counter
vailing Duties, until Monday.
Navy Yards and Docks.
The House went into Committee,ofi
the report refpeding Navy Yards and
Docks ; — when 50,000 dollars were ap
propriated for erecting buildings for
the preservation of timber in the Navy
Yards.
, On the resolution for a Dry Dock at
Wafhir^ton, Mr. Mitchell observed,
that as it contemplated an appropria
tion of half a million of dollars ; he
fuppefed the committee might not be
prepared to come to a decision ; and
therefore moved that the Committee
should rife, and ask leave to fit again.
Several gentlemen Opposed the commit
tee's rising; and
Dr. Euffis made a very sensible arid
convincing speech Upon the impolicy of
attempting the measure recommended
by the President. He thought it capa
ble of demonstration, that the mode
proposed of laying up the ships, foftead
of preserving would destroy them. The
dam,nefs and warmth of the dick,
would corrode the copper and iron, and'
occasion the wood to rot much fafter,
than when lying in the water. The
, weight of the ships alfo,and the ffirink-
lagelage of some parts more than others,
would be in danger of crushing them to
,pieces by an unusual pressure npon par
ticular partst ~ Besides, if an attempt of
, the kin^,were to be made, he thought
this an improper, place to make it.—
It ought to be in the Neighborhood of
some city where workmen . & materials
could be easily procured.lnfield of
such a project, which would involve the
government in vast expence, he wished
to fee a common dry dock conftruCted
in some suitable and convenient place
for the purpose of repairing ships.—„
Such a dock he said might be completed
for 10,000 dollars, and perhaps for 1
less sum. He Rated it as a fact of which
he had been assured upon competent au
thority, that one of our ships of war
might be fitted out, navigated actofs
the Atlantic, and new coppered in one
of the dry docks in England, for less
money than she could be coppered in
the United Satet, owing to the want
of a dry dockin this country. As some
of our ships ruuft soon want repairing,
he thought it of the utmost importance
that a measure of this kind should be
fpeedfly adopted, as he believed the re
pair of a single thip wonld cost the gov
ernment more than the bonftrd&ion cf
such a dock..
Gep. S. Smith mafee some remarks
upon the advantages of the fituition at
Washington for the erection of such a
work as that proposed by the President
blit he thought this not the frecife time
I for undertaking it. He considered the
'country as on, the eve of a war, and
[thought that whatever money could be
feared ought to be expended in making
preparation for that event.
, MOT:;# pro?'™™ ±w-- - : r
United States.
A Mar. Mole.
CHARLESTON, (s.C.) JAN: IQ
Suspicions have for some days been entertain
!fd that an attempt was in contemplation to rob
I.the vaults of the Bank of South Carolina, in
I this city. About II o'clock last night, Mr.
I M'Neil and his clerk, who live near the Bank,
I having observed a man walking backwards
( and forwards, and frequently Hooping, and ap
; patently listening, their suspicions were excited;
| they went out, and the man having retreated,
on examining the pavement they discovered a
i brick loofencd, and out of its place. Supposing,
however, that this was but the commencement
I of the business, no alarm was given, until this
I motning, it was found that the brick was re-
I placed, and some dirt spread lightly over it—on
I removing which they discovered that the pave-
I ment had, caved,in —proceeding in their search,
a hole was discovered merely large enough for
a man to pass his arm through; but the earth
falling in, a chaAn was seen, and some butter
and cheese lying oh the ground—a short pick
axe, chiffe! and mallet and some cloths were
next found ; and the legs .of a man seen, as if
in the ad of retreating, , Determined to catch
this man-mole, they per fevered in digging, and
tracing his progress ; when finding it impossible
to escape, he called out to them to desist and he
( would come out. This being complied with
the villian was ushered once more into the re-'
gion of light, and fafely lodged in gaol.y, ,
The name of this adventurer, is William
Weathers he came to this city with h,orfes from
: Kentucky some months since, in company with
another man, who is supposed to be concerned
;with him, and having difppfed with their hor,
fes, and loft the proceeds at the gaming table,
tfere led to make this bold attempt to retrieve
their fortunes.
We have not learnt by what means he ent±-
ed and formed this fubtetraneous paffagc; but
the general fuppofitibn is, that he went in at one ?
of the openings of the public drains, and arriv
ed opposite the bank, struck off, penetrated in
an oblique direction, and fuccecded in cutting
through the outer walls of the bank, and made
his way into the wood cellar ; where, according
to his own confeffion, he has been immured
nearly three months.—We are told, be states he I
has federal accomplices, but will not give up
their names. When taken out, his appearance
was truly wretched, from his long and miser
able confinement.
JAN. 10
It is further mentioned, that Weathers, on
the 9th of October laft,* entered the drain in
Queen Street,whence he proceeded as far as the
grating in Broad-Street, where he was furnifh
ed by his accomplices with necessary tools ; and
nightly supplied with provisions It appears
fdarcely possible, and yet we are told no doubt
remains of the fa& that this wretched being
remained immured in this fubterraneous passage
he had formed, seven feet below the furface of
the earth, for the fpsce of three mouths, during
all v^hich time he never saw the cheering light of
day. It adds a strong confirmation th.the ma
ny proofs already adduced of the powers of the
human mind, when bent upon the accomplish
ment of any fixed object—his perseverance is
truly uHoniihing.
Abner Robinson and William Butner, were
on Saturday last committed to prison, by fames
Bentham, Esq. on suspicion of being accompli
ces of Weathers.
Jan 19.
On Monday last the trial of William Weath
ers and William Butner came on in the Court
of Sessions, charged with an attempt to^ob the
South Carolina Bank. As no person Tived in
the Bank house, the Attorney General could
not indict them for a misdemeanor. The trial
took up upwards of eight hours; the Jury re
mained out for a considerable time on Monday
night, and yesterday morning returned a verdict
of William Weathers guilty ; William Butner
not guilty. We under Hand that an arrest of
judgment will be moved in favor of Weathers,
on the ground that the verdict is, contrary to
law.
Abner Robinson, who was apprehended on
suspicion of being an accomplice, was discharg
ed, nothing having appeared against him on
which an indictment could be founded.
0
JANUARY 15.
Capt. Treble arrived here yesterday
spoke the evening before last, off North
kditto,a fhipjßdays from Briftol,bound
to Savannah, the Captain of which in
formed him, that war had recommenc
ed between England and France, and
the EngtHh fleet was getting for sea.
[We confide, this ax idle rumour —■
Were it true, the fajifailing frigates of
England would, ere this, have been the
heralds of the intelligence in every quarter
of tbegbbe.]
, ELIZABETH TOWN, JAN. 15.
™ e Revenue Officers of this State,
lome time fince,made feizufe of a sloop,
together with a 'quantity of rum, fop
poling the conduct of the matter and
1 hands on board to have been Illegal.
The trial was. bad last week at New-
Brtyfwick ; in the course of'examina
tion of wirriefles, one of essential confe
qaench in behalf of the state, was mif-'
' n g°'l he office: s ?{ihe Revenue Cut
ter were informed, that the withefs re
quired had just entered on board a ves
sel bound to South River—they imme
diately proceeded after and soon came
up with her—they ordered her to heave
too, related the cause of their pursuit,
&c. Difeovering no difpolition in the
hands on board the vessel to regard their
orders, fired upon them ; the conse
quence of which was, Mr. Samuel
Marsh received a wound of which he
has since died. The foregoing we have
Rated agreeable to common report.
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PHILADELPHIA, JAN. 16.
We are desired to Rate,that the Che
valier de Foronda, wrote the Spanish
minister of Foreign relations, on the
I Ith of Nov. last, announcing, that yel
low Fever hac difippeared at Norfolk,
Baltimore and Philadelphia, and 18
physicians had declared the disease to
be entirely dissipated., This commu
nication is mgdejn order to correct any
erroneous impression which may have
been produced by the extract of a let
ter fiora Cadiz.
-—o—
— ,AN. 29.
\ : Prom furore.
g,Later accounts fl can England than have
before been received, have reached us via Char
leston: But as no mention; was made in the
British Parliament, on the 25th of 'ne " con
spiracy igainft the King and Government," de
tedted 6n the 19th November; the principal
article may be considered as deriving its impor
tance from the opportunity it afforded for a
paragraph in these lack-newartimes. - ; .,
^'Switzerland appears to be perfectly tren
quitized; 40,000 French bayonets are powerful
anodynes. 0
OLATE accounts from Guadaloupe an
nounce the complete reparation of tranquility in
that island; and the total extirpation of the
blacks who were initiated into',the mysteries of
Liberty and Equality" by Victor Hushes.
=—'.
From DEMARARA.
The sloop William,.Capt Dunbar, arrived
at Savanah from Demarara, brings letters to
the 12th ultimo, which state that the Colonies
of Essequibo and Demerara,-were given up to
the Batavian Republic on the zd ult. by the Bri
tifh,as provided by the definitive treaty of peace.
The conduct adopted by the Batavian govern
or on the surrender of the govejnment to hjmq
has been particularly grevious to the owners and
Captains of American vessels then at Denierara ;
who on manly and refpeaftelly remonstrating
were anfweted in machcvalian Pile qf Bonapar
teao policy that their case was not to be pitied.
The Batavian Governor, immediately upon
entering upon the duties of the Government,
placed, the American tradeupon the fame foot
ing it flood previous to 1795, which prohibited
she exportation of the produce of the said Col
onies to the United States in any other than
Dutch vessels; but the Governor, not content
with restoring the trade of the Island to its old
footing,wifhed to do something more,and direc
ted that the American vessels which had fold
!their caagQesaudpurchafcd return cargoes in the
produce of the Island, to re-land them notwith
standing th„ had obtained the permit of the
Colleger of the Customs, anterior to the sur
render of the Island to the Batavian Republic ;'
which step appeared to lead to the almost inevi
table ruin of the cargoes and vessels belonging
tto the citizens of the United States then in port.
The Governor in reply to the remonstrance of
the American Captains and Consignees, insult
ingly tells them, that their unfortunate situation
is the effect of their own^carlcffuefs, that they
ought to have expedited a fimilaf line of con
-1 dud, and not have been surprised to learn that
the permits of the Collector of the Cuftomsgiv
en while the Britilh flag was flying, loft their
effe& as soon as the Batavian flag was hpifled.
This is the friendly language of a filler Repub
lic,and though not wonderfully pacific,is as hon
tff perhaps as might have been expeded.
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BOSTON, FEB. 3.
/ROM THE STREIGHTS.
On Tuefday last, arriyed at Gloucef.
ter, the schooner Neptune, capt. Wil
liams, in qo days from the Mediterra
nean. Left at Alicant, brig Peace,
capt. Smith, of Newbury, and the brig
Colman, of Nantucket, to fail
in five days ; —Capt. John Allen, failed
from Gibraltar for Salem, in Co.
with capt. Williams. , f
Mr. Low obligingly handed us the
above articles of maritime news, and
informs, that he underßood from capt.
Williams, there was no intelligence of
a political nature, either at Gibraltar,
or the other places where he touched.
—
- underhand, that the following
! gentlemen are considered candidates
for the office of Senator of the U. S.
for this State, vice Mr. Mason, viz. Hon.
I Timothy Pickering, Hon. Samuel Dexter,
\ Hon. % ^ Adams, Hon. John Bacon,
I Hon. T. jl. Skinner, and the Hon. Jos.
B. Varnum.
_L_^ ,
Mr. Munroe was at Washington, on
the 19th inst. receiving his inftru&ions.
We hope he will obey them.
Washington, Jan. 18, 1803. —The Vice-
President arrived here on Saturday, and in the
evening was serenaded by the music belonging
to the Navy Department. [Sgua/fy.]
0
Capt. M'Knight, of the U. S. Marines, was
killed in a duet with Lt. Lawson, both of the
Ch'cfcpeakc frigate,WLeghotDfhe I6th Ofleben
The following paragraph is cental,
ed in a recent letter from Turell Tufti
Esq. the American Consul in Surra- §
nam.—“ While I was absent, the Bi
tifh resigned, and the Batavians refund
ed the Government- I have been be
fore the Provintial Government, and •
was received with politeness and ref
pe&, and acknowledged as Conful-"—
[the death of this Gentleman was re
luctantly announced by us some time
tince, which we are now happy to cog- I
tradict, by evidence furnifhed by him,
jfelf,—As Mr. Tufts is a public func
tionary, in a quarter where there are .
but few American factors ; private jus
tice, and public confederations, induce
us to request our brethren of the type, - %
whose papers copied the communica
tion, to certify its falfity
It appears by the following, that our
Weftern brethern are not willing to
wait the issue of the economical Ambaf
fy to the Courts of Madrid and St.
Cloud ) “ Letters from the Weftern|
Country, state, that the People are
waiting with anxious expedition, to
know what imprefljen the unwarranta
ble breach of comp?.A reipeCting New-1
Orleans, will have upon Congress ; and
that it is feared the agitation there will
manifeft itfelf in such a manner as to
defeat the meafurCs taken for accom
modation.'' ■
\ .—o—. g
The Moniteur, fays a late LondonJ
paper, describes a war on the continent,
■ as a civil war in the bosom of the wef
tern nation, meaning the whole conti
nent of Europe. France calls herhlf
the Great Nation, meaning that she is
the head of the weftern nation; and ■
Bonaparte, as head of the great nation,
is styled the Itbiter of Lings and people,
implying that he cah dispose of every
king and evefry tribe of people in the 3
wellern nation.— Indeed their is not a
country in Europe, Russia and Britain
alone excepted, over which he does ,
not, in some degree; exercise foveieign^
ty. He gives peace to Europe ;he
gives his mediation to different dates;
and he gives cQnßitutionsio his neigh
bots.—He has juil given his meditation A
between .Sweden and Tripoli, by
which he has procured a treaty for the
former, as if Sweden were one of his■
children under his protection,,one of
the children of “ the Weftern nation."
Os course, it would Ge rebellion in any
state of Europe, to lift the sword a-, 1
gainft France. The Moniteur plainly '■
avows it would be civil war, , While
this is laid down as the system of the
continent, Bonaparte.pufhes aside Bri.
tain as a petty island not belonging to
the great family.w
Bonaparte tanriot live a year with-■
out some new theatrical exhibitions to
make the people Rare, talk, and won
der. A letter from Paris fays:
Though the official Journal contradicts '■
its ow^p Ratement refpe&ing a change
of Ministers, arid reducesjhem to four,
yet other Ratem^nts,.immediately con- 1
netted with the adminißratioh, now oc
cupy the public attention... The First ,
Consul, it is believed, will assume the
title of Majefy ; the othpr Consuls that 1
of Highness ; and the Senator s,.lllufri
ous. The latter are to have a new cos- I
tume —The Judges are also to have a J
new cofume, and their Chief to have the ,
title of Lord. [Lond. pap.
°——
Democrac,is like a wooden city, where the J
people dwell in perpetual alarms, and are sum- 4
moned twice a we~k with engines and buckets
to put out fires. All is perishable and combafti-A
ble, nothing fafe or durable. Still we are told■
that to build of hay, Bubble and wood is cheap-1
est. This is democratic economy. It is favor
able to liberty too, when every man has a right
to set up tinder boxes, or flow powder it,
his neighbors garret, or to fee fire to the town ^ I
for the fake of plunder.
The " Commercial RegiflerJ the only
democratic paper at Norfolk, made its 'fl
exit on Tuefday the I ith ult. for want■
of support. Blas ! poor Jones !
Portsmouth Sufferer.%l
To the relief of the fufferers by the late fire
in Portsmouth, Philadelphia has contributed, as
a firft offering, 3000 dollars—Salem 1500;
Atiherft 200; Haverhill and Danvers upwards 'j
ico each..
It is mentioned in a New-Jersey paper, that
a gentleman had difcovared the art of making
paper from the hulks of Indian Corn; and that
he had obtained a patent therefor. 'q
Portsmouth, Jan. 2i, 1802.
MR, DANIEL BOWEN,
sir, —We are very sensible of your li- J
berality, in contributing to the relief ofl
; the Sufferers, by the late fire in this
;town. But as Divine Providence has , J
I pleased to visit you with a similar cala
mity, we take the liberty of returning
I you the Sixty Dollars you generously ■
Ifent us. We sincerely sympathize with
! you under this afflicting dispensation,
I and pray that Heaven may dispose the
I hearts of the opulent abundantly to 4
compensate your loft.' We are, refpeft-'
fully, your obedient servants,
John Langdon,
Daniel Humphreys, sty
James Sheafs,■
Nathaniel Adams,
John Goddard.
FIRE —The Washington Academy at Let
fogton, Vir. was defrayed by fire on the x®ih
ult; The building was infured,]