National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-03-30 00:00:00, page 1

For the National Gazette.
THROUGH the channel of jour ufeful
paper, Mr. Frencau, I beg leave to
fuggelt a few hints to, the soon to be, legi
timate children of Madam Median a.
This old lady, 'tis said, is now big with
youngs and will, in all probability, be short
ly delivered of a numerous brcrod.
How well soever informed in inecfical,
metaphysical, philosophical, and other mat
ters, the young onesmay be, feme sugges
tions, the refulc of observation, refpedting
the manner of obtaining institutional evj
dence of p-ofefiional abilities, may not be
unfeafotiable.
Know then, dearly beloved doctors in
embryo, that the birch, *- some time age
used, with the molt salutary effeits, in tilt
family of the aforefaid good old lady, ha;
been miflaitl. I cannot inlift that this in
formation iso. i.uich importance to von.
particularly when it is recollected, thai
clullneft, ignorance, and vanity, alone were
objeitsof correction. It would be pre
judging to iiilinuatc that any of you could
be clafled under either of the above heads.
At any rate this keep in mind, ' out ofyour
own mouths will I, " at some future day,
" judge you." Should gangrene orproua
flejh appear, (kill, urged by humanity, will
prescribe the knife or cauflic-
As you well know, the regulations o)
Alma Mater require, that each candidate
shall produce and publish a thelis on some
medical fubjedt; which is to be conlidered
the test of his capacity for dispensing health
to the nations. When we come to exa
mine this requisition, it really is not so ty
rannical as it, at sirs.' fight, appears ; for
remark, it docs not fay that the candidate
mult write. No, no. This would be both
arbitrary and unjust, nay it would be anti
federal.
A young man, for instance, troubled
.with excessive weight of brains, and niiid
dinefs of intellect, cannot perhaps conve
niently write, and yet he may be of good
ly appearance, flow spoken, and of fulemn
and cautious dememour. But what mult
he do? Let him get a friend to vamp up
something for liirn, out of the mass of mat
ter, already cut and dry to his hand, giving
the cheat as much as polfible th* complec
tion of originality. This done, he fathers
the bantling, makes 3 malk of his face,
mimicks the owl, and under the stile and
title of Do(lor proceeds, without either
fear or dread, to the business of death 1
It is, I am informed, optional with the
candidate in what language to write, on
this occasion. This undoubtedly is an
agreeable latitude of indulgence', andfuch
as may be beneficial under certain circum
stances. Subjetts, for inltance may be so
trite, that prudence would suggest the
propriety of difguifmg the borrowed ideas
in Come foreign tongue, latin for inft nee
But Should the candidate be ignorant of
this language, what a dreadful dilemma !
Here also recurrence mult be had to
foreign aid. A journeyman can be em
ployed, (consoling idea 1) who, magician
like, will, perhaps so effectually me t amor
phofe the fu'ojett. that even the original
author would not be able to know his own
ideas in their new dress. So much the
better. Should inaccuracies, 01- misappli
cation of terms be discovered by the hawk
eyed critic, it is a matter of very little im
portance, as this language, with some
others of equal infignificance, is proscribed,
and very jiillly, for they were dangerous
to liberty.
Finally, gentlemen, I beg leave to re
mind you, and urge with the mod pointed
persuasion, that yon would pay eCpecial at
tention to the bulinefsof dedication. This
particular will be of more real advantage
to you ill your future eftablifliinents, than
the fubjeft matter of your refpe<stive dis
sertations. Your situation is perfectly
similar in this to a man's, who goes to con
siderable expence and trouble in prepar
ing an entertainment. Now, if this man
be a clever fellow, in the liberality of his
heart, he will invite a numerous compa
ny ; and as men are, not unfrequently,
governed by interclted motives, he will be
particular in the choice of fucli as may
Ji3ve it in their power to befriend liiin
1110 ft.
Aghin. Would you not consider that
mill a fool, who alter he had prepared a
funiptuous banquet, invited but one ioli
tary individual r the hint I doubt not will
be ftifficient.
Therefore, I entreat von. to confnl:
your own interest, and invite every mo
thers foil of the profeflors, to your tiafti.
Impartial Review.
Numb. 44 of Vol. ll.] SATURDAY, March 30, 1793.
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By P. FRENE AU: Publijhed Wednesdays and Saturdays, at Three Dollars per annum.
A!fo, the members of Congress of your
native slate ; your old school matters ; all
your country cousins, and maiden aunts by
your mother's fide.
You may. poflibly, be unacquainted with
the modes of invitation curtomary on oc
casions of this nature. I will therefore
suggest fume ideas relative thereto, but not
before I heartily curse the rascally gram
marians, who have limited you to three
degrees of coniparifon, whereas you have
now need of three dozen.
In addrelfing the profeffors, tell them by
all means that they are " friends of the
science of medicine." Talk of the "le
gitimate principles of their respective
branches" their " humanity, liberality
and great ability, to relieve the dittrefTed.
and to smooth the avenues to death." Lei
them know you think them " equally ref
pefted in Europe and America for uriiver
faj information as inen.of science, superi
or abilities, politeness of manners, une
qualled eloquence, perspicuity, and hap
py talent of communicating ideas on tilt
most abstruse fubjefts, as lecturers."
Members of Congress mutt be " dittin
juilhed patriots, conspicuous in difTeminat
ng knowledge in the iegai department
minently refpefted for political abilities
ilifinteretted fentinients and canoid decifi
sns, publicly exhibited on the political the
itre."'
As to school matters, the very found i
:o me the fame as the " recollection of a:
;fcape from a lion or abe;ir."' Those re
■Trend fathers, the -country coulins, anc
:he maiden ladies, I reiign, gentlemen, ti
t'our own discretion. Manage them a
eon, in your wisdom, fnall think proper.
March 26, 1793. GALEN.
JAMAICA,
January 31 —to February 16.
We learn from the windward islands,
hat the republican party at Martinique,
Jaudaloupe, &c. have so completely tri
jmphed over the advocates tor ariltocra
:y, as to banilh every one ol them from
he islands.
Upwards of five hundred of tliefe ex
jorted unfortunates have implored Iheiter
it St. Kitts, the governor ot" which is
ibout to charter a large veli'el to carry
hem to England.
In the latl and decisive engagement be
ween the two parties, each allilted by their
-efpective dependants, it is said, that more
:han three thousand of the latter were
billed on the spot.
There is not remembered a period dur
ng peace, when so many ships y.ere in
Kmgttonharbour as at present. Liguanee,
unfortunately for the planter and Ihip hol-
Jer, will this year contribute but afcan
ty portion of sugar for their freight home.
Some Englifn botanifls are now said to
be exploring the continent of South-Ame
rica, and to meet with every encourage
ment. Save emancipating their depen
dencies from that abominable rigid yoke
under which they are bound, the Spani
ards can fcarcety perform a more accepta
ble service to mankind, than by aiding men
of science in the discovery of the many
valuable plants with which the continent
abounds, and in the bringing their produa
and virtues into general use.
Extract of a letter from Bridgetown, Bar
bados, dated the 29th iujl.
" Many inhabitants of this town alTem
bled, and had the effigy of Thomas Paine,
with his " Rights of man," carried about
the town ; and afterwards burnt him on
the parade, in the green, jlift above the
Cage, while the band played God save the
king." [In the true spirit of fw-ine, who
are known to be so enamoured of the mire*
& filth of their enclosure, as frequently to
lacerate the hand that lets down the fence
for their deliverance.]
We underftaud, that an Irish paper
(which we h«ve not yet seen) mentions
Col. Tarletou's difinilfion frim his Majes
ty's service, for having displayed too ninth
civisM a la mode a republique.
The Providence (Capt. Bligh) will not
fail for Great Britain before the latter end
of March. An earlier arrival in a north
ern latitude than the lhip will have, in con
fequencc of this delay, might prove ex
tremely prejudicial to many ot the plants
intended for his Majefty'sgarden.
In addition to the bread-fruit and the
many other valuable plants sent to the. bo
tanical garden, Dr. Dancer has lately re
ceived from the society ot Arts some feeds
of the New Guinea nutmeg, a spice little
inferior to the nutmeg ot the Moluccas—
Should they succeed, they will prove a va
luable article for cultivation in this island,
account of the high prices
of the common nutmegs in great demand.
The breadfruit plants are divided as fol
low.; : To the county of Surry 83 ; to the
county of Middlesex 83 ; to the county ol
Cornwall 83.
On board the Providence are one or two
large boxes, and I'ome other ufeful arti
cles, made from the wood of the tree. It
is of a close hard grain much resembling
mahogany.
'The south sea plants, intended for the
leeward part of the island, are to be con
veyed there by his majeity'* brig Afliftanpe,
commanded by Lieut. Portlocke. Sl.e is
appointed to fail in a day or two.
Such of the plants as are to be deposited
at the garden, late Mr. Ealt's, were land
ed from the Providence yefleiday at i'ort
Augusta and Greenwich
Feb. 15. His majesty's Ihip Providence,
Capt.* Bligh, and brig Alliitance, Lieut.
Portlocke, failed Jefterday morning : the
■ormer for Mo: ant Bay, a.id the latter for
Savanna la Mar.
We are.afl'ured as a fact that, for the fix
large breadfruit plants, the property oi
Capt. Bligh, and now on board the Provi
dence, an opulent gentlemen offered the
sum of fix hundred guineas, which tin
Captain politely refufed,«declaring it to be
his intention to place them in the Botanii
garden, as a present to the country. A
noble intlance of felf denial that tc
our adinirationoi his character, and .vhich.
we triift, will not, for the honor of the
country, be forgotten.
The Otaheitan apple tree, the fruit oi
which is said to be of filth exquilite flavour,
grows in its native foil in fucii great quan
tities that Captain Bligh entirely wooded
the Ihip with its timber. The wood is
light, of srgreyifli hue, and, in filbltance.
fomewh.lt resembling common pitchpine.
The St. Vincent's collection of plants,
whkh are to be taken home by Captain
Bligh, has been landed and placed under
the ftiperintendence of a gentleman emi
nently qualified td fee that juftic? is done
them while they remain here. Dr. An
derfon, who has the ftiperintendence of
his majelty's gardens at that island, ha;
been collecting ever lince the Bounty firO
commenced her voyage, three years ago,
and made several voyages to Guiana and
other islands for the sole purpose of col
lecting native plants to enrich the collec
tion.
Those who are pofTefTed of the bread
fruit plant, fliould consider them as a sa
cred triift deposited for public benefit.
Independently of the immense distance of
the island whence they were brought, there
was not a plant onboard the Providence
that does not, on a fair computation,
including the prcfents made to the natives,
colt government five pounds sterling.
Taking in the efiiinates the expence ol
the outfit of the Bounty, her fubfeqtien!
loss, and that of the Pandora, togethei
with the cost of Capt. Bligh's last expedi
tion, the procifring the breadfruit trees.
&c. will not have cost government lefsthan
one hundred thousand pounds flcrling.
The whole lift of the plants., brought
from Otaheite by the PfoVidence, amount
to 595 in number.
The Providence touched at Timor for
the express purpose of making an attempt
to obtain the nutmeg plant, but notwitii
ftanding all Capiain Bligh's vigilance and
enterprise, not one could be procured.—
In exploring part of the country, one of
the fruit was found, which \> as planted,
and there is some hope that h will grow.
There are two male natives of Otaheite
on board ; one of them, we understand, is
going to England, at thedelire of hiscoun
tryinen, to learn the bufmefs of a ftiip
wright; the other came away without the
knowledge of Capt. Bligh—he secreted
himfelf in the (hip and was not discovered
till (he had been four days at sea. The
small pox being very general at St. Vin
cents, Capt. Bligh had them inoculated,
and they are doing well. The deport
ment of both is extremely gentle and tin
embarrafled, and they arc matters of a few
ps the molt familiar phrases in our lan
guage.
Capt. Bligh could gain no intelligence of
the mutineer Chriltian, and his accompli
ces, who were on board the Bounty. V hen
they returned to Otaheite, alter executing
their infernal project, the natives, fufpeft
ing some mifihief from the nou-appear
ance of the commander and the gentle
men with fiim, laid a plan to seize the yet -
fcl and crew, but a favorite female of
Chriitian's betrayed the cle/i|;u of her coun
trymen ; he put to sea in the night, anil
the next morning the llisp was nearly out
of fight.
Supposing (fays a - London paper) that
we should enter into an immediate war
with France upon so insignificant a subject
as the Scheldt, what would it end in at
lafl ? When would there be a profpe£t of
peace ? Can we possibly believe that a Jin
gle campaign will compel the French, a
desperate people, to lay down their arms,
and restore the monarchy ? Have we not
reason to believe they would continue the
war lor ever, rather than do this ? Did
not the war with America continue for se
ven years and cod this nation eighty milli
ons of money, with the blood of an im
mense number of people ? And is it pro
bable that a war with France would colt
uslefs? Belides, the French would have
every encouragement to continue the war
with us ; because it would be a gainful
war to them. They would enrich chem
felves by the defh'Utiion of our commerce;
they would lit out swarms of privateers,
and be amply repaid by the capture of our
valuable Ihips from all parts of the world.
The Americans, if they did not join
them openly, would line their coads, and
all the coasts of America, with their pfi
rareers, under French colours ; andfearce
a (hip wouldefcape in their palfage from
the Weft-Indies. The smugglers 011 our
own coalts would do the fame, and join in
the general depredation, as they did dur
ing the lalt war. Whereas our merchant*
would have no incitement to tit out priva
teers, to make reprisals ; because neither
the French nor the American ships would
be of fufficient value to indemnify ti:e ex
pence, or even to defray the charges of
condemnation. But a further conlidera
tion is, that the Dutch, as we know from
former experience, would throw the bur
den and expence of the war upon 11s, be
ing a people governed entirely by their
own interest, and likely to desert us before
the end of the war. It would, therefore,
be a wife flep to avail ourfelvesof this fe-1-
rifh propenliryof the Dutch, by perfuadinj
ihern, it would be contrary to their inur
. to contend with the Frcnth, at this
urne, about so infignificant a matter as the
Scheldt. '
For it is evident they can gain nothing
by the war: & th.it we can ga'm
the war ; but that both 1 ;.■: inevitably
lose much.—And after all, v. iten peace liiail
be made, it is probable that it will he with
the humiliation of acknowledging the
French Republic, after an immense ex
pence of blood and treafcre ; a circum
llance which may be avoided, if we act
wifely, and (leer clear of the prtfent con
tinental disputes.
If we guard ourselves at home againlt
the machinations of republicans and level
lers, and take care to pretlrvethe internal
peace and fafety of the nation : which the
alien bill, the embodying the militia, and
the aflocUtions in defence of the confuta
tion, seem well calculated to do ; we may
flill preserve our present superiority anions
all nations, and continue to enjoy the t-lef
(ings of peace in an extended commerce,
an influx of wealth, and a higher tide of
:i:ofperity, while the poweis on the lon
:inent are ruining themselves by bloody and
;xpenfive wars, the natural 10nfcq11cr.ce
}f their folly and wickedness."
Extract of a letter from London, dated
January 14.
" The French ought by 1:0 means to I.p
-onlidercdas a feeble enemy, forthefert <->f
.var they are likely to v age. Thtywill
Iriveonly to play upon our trade : and it
ireients, in e\ery corner of the world,
emptations which will procure them af
iOance. All their ov.n Well-Indiamtn
ire lying idle in port; their sailors are :t
jurthen to the maritime departments from
ivant of employment ; these will be im
mediately brought into use ; and wc are
.infortunatcly warranted by experience,
when wefay, that even on the Royal i x
:hange of London they will find lunds for
:l:e lucrative pursuit.
Never, we have said, did this country
filter on a war. so ill prepared to carry ic
on with vigour. The trick of Mr. Pitt's
"chems of finance w ill now be unaiiiinouf
iy developed. There arc at Icaft ten mil
lions of unfunded debt, which a£ts for the
moment as so much fictitious wealth, as
the bills are in circulation, hut which limit
be provided fer by taxes before v.c c. u
make a loan.
[Total No. 14.8.]