Gazette of the United-States. — New-York [N.Y.], 1792-01-25 00:00:00, page 1

MR. DUNLAP,
'"OHOSE who found alarms to the people, may
A be either watchful patriois, or wicked in
cendiaries, according to theoceaiion, Thole who
advise the people to eltablilh a good goveninieur,
and then keep a Uriel eye upon ii, are always
their friends, inasmuch as the best governments
require this check againfl abuses. 1 hose who
tell the people to divide the trult of government
among different sets of hands, and then goto
flecp, mult he falfe friends, if they be not open
enemies. The language of fucli politicians is
this: ' When power is in different branches, they
will watch one another while the people are
nfleep ; ancl as one or other must lose by every
plot, the loser will be a marplot : but ftippole
the plot should be so contrived, that the whole
government (hould be thegainer, and the people
only the loser. —
Who is to be the marplot then, if the people are
asleep ? Look, fir, at the British government.
Its branches are fcparated according to order.
Each has its peculiar character and interefb ; all
are trimmed and arranged, and checked, and
poised, and balanced according to weight and
measure. Here surely mult be marplots in abun
dance. Here fin ely the people may sleep on
and take their re fir, in full confidence that no
attempt will be made on their rights ; and that
no public measure will enrich the members of
the government at their expence. Ask the ho
ned Britons if this be so ? Enquire what are the
fruits of this tree, whofc fiour'tjhing branches are
so well arranged—You will be told, that, for
thole who can climb into ihen>,the fruits they
bear are apples of gold ; but for those who dwell
under their .liadow, the bitter-leaves they drop,
are taxes without end—Rellriiftions without num
ber—officers wirhout principle, and peculations
without punifluuent.
A pair ot Elk-Horns, the measure in length four feet, and the
width between the Horns at the extremity ot the ends is 2 tcet
io| inches, weighing 251b. Presented by Mr. Derrick Peter lon.
A Madagascar Batt, measuring across the wings extended, 3
feet 4 inchr s. Presented by Captain Daniel Howland, Baltimor .
The Balance Fifh,or Hammerhead Shark—This is one of the
most extraordinary fifh in the world." Its head is different in
form from all other fifh, being placed traverfely to the line of the
body, with large evrs placed at the two extremities of the head.
Presented by Mr. Francis Gillitt, mariner.
A Tube of viu tfied v.nd, made by a stream of lightning, found
in afield belonging to Ma'thew Weidon, Enquire, of Cape-May.
About the lad of July, 1791% in a thunder-storm, a stream of
lightning was teen by Mr. W.ldon to ftnke the ground, where
ncithertree, ftnee, or any thing higher than fjme very small
shrubs and grass grew. Immediately after the slash, a smoke and
fire were discovered at the plac< j f which made him conclude-that
some old tree on the ground was on fire, persons of the
family went immediately to the spot and found the grass for some
yards around entirely consumed, in tht centre of which was a
hole of vitrified sand, at the tntranre it was about one inch dia
meter, but confiderablv leflVned under ground, and digging a
small distance down, they found that the tube branched out into
many branches, that were diminifoed in their size the deeper
they pursued them, which was something more than 3 t be
neath the furface of the earth, how much deeper they might
have gone was not tried. In the parage of the electric fluid,
such stone as were in its way, weie melted and cemented to the
tubes, Prrfented by Mr. Deca;urc.
The Antelope, or Corine of Monf. BufFon, an inhabitant of Se
rtegal. Prewired by Mr. Darby, of Salem, in MdlTachufetts.
A large Crab, caught on Jhe coast of Spain, weighing 9'b.s.
Presented by Captain Decature.
Americans ! you have done well iii planting a
tree, whose branches are well poised, and capa
ble of producing good fruit—You will be no
ionger wife, if you go to sleep under it. D.
Four pieces of that remarkable and stupendous work of nature
commonly called the Giants Causeway, in the county of An
trim in Ireland Prefenred by Captain Heniy Geddes.
The Violet Crab, from the Weft-Indies. Presented by Mr,
Abraham Witmar.
The Manack, or Marmote, commonly caiied the Ground-Hog.
Presented by Mr. Johnson, New-Jerfev.
A pair ot Whue Doves (alive) from lhe Weft-Indies. Pre
sented by Mr. Marie.
A pair of elegant Mogul Slippers. Presented by Captain
O'Donnel, Baltimore.
The Noddy, a Btrd remarkable for its falling into a deep fle'-p
the minute it alights on a vcffcl, common in the Weft-Indies.'
Presented by Mr. St Baltimore.
A beautiful Faun (American) presented by Mr. Samuel Wilson.
Somerset county, Maryland.
A remarkable large Turnip, weighing Bolb. which grew in
Georgia the last season. Presented by Miss Oswald.
Seeds of the Mahogany-Tree, inclosed in its fliells- Presented
by Michael Hillegas, Esq.
Part ot the fortifications ercfled on Brandon-Hill by Oliver
Cromwell, when he besieged the city of Bristol. And some Coal
•f the Church built within the Fort by the Hollanders, in the fiift
DONATIONS,
LATHY MADE TO MR, FE/vL&'S AMERICAN MUSEUM
[No. 78, of Vol. 111. J
FROM THE AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER.
PHILADELPHIA
A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN F F.N NO, No. 69, HIGH.STRF.ET, PHILaDI I PHIA
Wednesday, January 25, 1792.
fotilement of New-York, which was burnt in the Negro plot
Presented bv Ebcnezer HaKarcf, Elq.
A Petrified Oyster, with both shells separated, which plainly
shews the Oyftei and the heart that was couucftcd to cach other
Presented hy Mr. SiHba|d.
The Accozuay-Hajket and Pagaf, used by the natives of South-
America. ...
And the Car rihean Cndge's, which ihev use in close aflion.
Prefcnted bv N. RouflTeler
Egger.
EPITH AL A MIUM.
7*o Wili iam Honey-Gomb, £/</. toho dejerted Bachf.l oils-
Island* anr/ entered the Temple of B y m e ty*, in the year
of his age.
" There is an idea of goverhment which has been floating in the
human imagination from time immemorial 10 the p>efent hour,
'hat never has been substantiated, nor realized—and judging fiom
past experience, never will be.—Speaking o/ this Utopian fyftcm,
a gentleman once observed, " I had rather depend on a legislator
who draws his maxims from experience and common fenlc, than
on all the theories of ohilofophy that have existed from Plato to
the present moment."
The Head and Beak of ihc Sword-FiOi. Prefentcd by Mrs.
Let others tune the lyre to Mars,
And sing the feats ot bloody wars,
Infpiied by Juno or Bellona,
I sing the sweets of matrimony ;
And Ihew the world, in drains heroic,
That you are not a rigid stoic.
Ye wanton (laughters of Jupiter,
In number nine—born at a litter :
Bright Venus too, with all the graces,
Ami loves, and S> Iphs, with golden tredes ;
You I invoke, tho at a distance,
To quickly conic to my afliftance ;
Bring genius and imagination,
And shrewdness and investigation,
Phtlofophy and reason join'd,
And all the noblest powers of mind ;
Inspirit and infpirc my song,
That it be not too (hort, nor long,
Nor high, nor low, nor (harp, nor flat,
But may each syllable be pat,
And lightning like (devo<d of fiflion)
On all celibians flath conviction—
Illume obl'vion and chaos,
That I may sing as clear as day is,
llow Matrimony was defign'd
T' encrcafe the bliss ot human kind ;
And how it boasts the pow'r t'afTuage,
Life's various ills from youth to age ;
And light the lamp of love and hope,
T» those who in the regions grope,
Where-Hymen ne'er illumes the scene,
Nor (hews what life's true pleasures j
Where all that friendfhip can infoire, )
Combine to feed love's mutual fire, >
Till life's lad sparks in peace expire. )
TKice happy they who reach the plain,
Where tenderness and virtue ieign;
On wiugs ot mutual love they soar,
To heights of bills unknown before—
Health and contentment to the pair
In bloom of life, who nobly dare
Obey the- firft and great command,
Increase and multiply the laud.
May every social joy attend
Your future days, refpefted friend ;
May you by sweet experience prove,
The raptures of connubial love.
May no event your bliss annoy,
Andfo'isand <1 ughters aid your joy ;
And children's children hand your name
To the last page, infcrib'd by fame.
And when the race of life is o't^r,
And time winds up its springs no more,
To yon blest regions may'you rife,
And join your pavtner in the fkics,
Where marriage shall no more be known,
But love, immortal joys shall crown.
Glouceftcr County, 1^92.
FOR S HE GAZFI TE OF THE UNITED STATES.
LET Homer mounted on Pegasus,
Explore thefummu oi Parnailus—
Awake the lyre, attune the ft'ing,
And fierce Achilles' apger sing ;
Tell how Atrides bv the quarrel,
The Greciaucaufc involved in peril ;
While gallant Hector banged rhem well,
With smaller rocks than Bunkers-Hill ;
Which caulea full many a chief to go
A tour to Erebus, I trow
Drove some headlong into the water,
And 'mong their (hipping made great (laughter.
While even goddelles and gods.
In this dire conteff fell at odds ;
Till Jove provoked, afTumed h'.s arms,
And shook Olympus w,ith alarms ;
Bid the interior deities go forth
To aid the Grecians arms, and so forth.
Let Maro in corre&eft numbers
Sing, while the Trojans lay in (lumbers,
How traitorous Sinon from the horse,
Uulock'd Ulyfles with his force
Of dreadful bullies—who pell-mell,
Hurl'd many a Trojan ghost to hell
While they in Somnus' arms lay snoring ;
Which caused in Illiumfad deploring.
The spring of Troy's unhappy fate,
You've doubtless heard, was, like your mate*
A wealthy, blooming, beauteous fair one,
(Offuch we find but here and there one)
The Spartan Queen —the famous Helen.
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* See the American Mwfeum, &c.
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R 1 C H M O N D, January 11.
Extraii oj a letter frct/i i'tiris, Sept. I J.
" The grand fcvent is pail, and the CouftitO
ion of fiance has received the signature of the
king. The anxiety of the public to be present
at the ceremony was Co great, that hundreds re
mained all night 111 the hall of the aflembly.
When 1 went, at seven o'clock in tile morning, 1
found all the galleries full to overflowing j but
1 was, by good iuterelt, and the friendfhip of
the commillioner, fortunate enough to get a place
in the tribune of fuppleants, ex^c r tly opposite to
the President, and not more than ten or twelve
yards distant—so that 1 commanded a full view
of the scene. Such of the members of the new
legislature as had arrived in tortn, were placed
on the heretofore vacant benches of the party
droit—and the po'.itnefs of the aflenibly yielded
to the eager curiofiry of the people,, by admit
ting numbers of foreigners, and others, to feat*
in the body of the adembly—in all there could
not be fewer than 3000 strangers present. The
box let apart tor the journal of the logographe,
. clof'e to the President's chair, was on this occa*
lion fitted up for the Queen, the Prince Royal,
Madame Royale, and the ladies who attended
them. The writers for this valuable journal
i were accommodated with places for the day in.
the body of the hall ; for so properly attentive"
is the alfsmbly to the true interelts of the people,
that, for the fake of publtfhing corredt accounts
of the proceedings, the respectable papers have
bureaus and places allotted to them, chat they
may write the accounts 011 the spot.
" At twelve o'clock preeifely they prepared >
the'adembly for the royal feifions. The table
of the secretaries had been removed fi-otn the
platform, and was placed 011 the ground', just be-
I fore the bar. The President's table, and ordina
ry chair, were now removed, and a carper, .of a
!' purple ground, embroidered with fleurs delis ire
- gold, was spread over part of the elevated plat
■ form to the left. A chair of the fame colours
was placed on this carpet. A chair of the fame
werkmanfhip, but the ground bliie, andthefleurr
de lit not so numerously embroidered, was placed
on the right of the carpet for the President,' The
left hand is the place of honor, and way
the chair was placed for the King. The twar
chairs were of equal heighth, aind there' was nor
footftool or cushion for that of the King.
" His Majesty was drefled in a purple suit em»
broidered with colours, without regalia, and with
only the order of St. Louis at his button hole.
.He held a paper in his hand. On his ascending
!the five Heps of the platform, on which his chair
; was placed, he began inllantly to read, without!
ifitting down, and without any previous ceremo
• ny, his speech..
" The Party Droit, lafi night, published a so*
lemn declaration against the eonftitution. It i*
the work of M. d'Efpremenil, and is signed bjr
134 deputies, who still attend in the anFembly j
and a number of deputies abfenr, have sent their
adhesion to it under different modifications. I
indole you the protestations, which make in all
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corrcfpondent in this town, dated 0(1. 21.
" The Ship ai'rived here about fix days
igo, from Baltimore, and brought upwards of
1400 barreils of flour, which is fold at 9 current
lollirs. Another cargo, confiding of 2000 bar
•ells, arrived the lame day, per the Peggy,Capt.
Fleming, from Philadelphia, and has been fold
at 10 5-4 current dollars per barrel. The Hava
na merchants call for no other flour but that of
Philadelphia, the Baltimore quality being en
tirely disapproved, owing to a cargo imported
lately from laid place, which made the bread
fourilh, (owing, 1 suppose, to the flour being too
old, or damaged) and, from the event, they will
not buy any but that from Philadelphia, excepc
through neceflity."
Extratf of a [titer frem a gentleman in Cadiz, fohi
NEWBERN, (N. C.) Dec. 31.
On Thorfday last, the Legislature of this state
appointed his Exce.llency Alexander Martin,E(q.
Governor, the Honorable James GlaJgow, Esq.
Secretary of State, John Haywood, Esq. Attorney-
General
The General Aflembly have voted a loan of
yoool. to the Trustees of the University of North-
Carolina.
' BALTIMORE. Jan. i %
[Whole No. 286.]
&kso
SEPTEMBER 16.