National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-10-09 00:00:00, page 4

An EJJay on the bujinejs of Privateering.
HOWEVER the promoters of tills
business may have been at a loss,
touching the derivation of the word, they
could not have been at a lof6 after a few
moments reflection, as to the derivation
of the praCtice, or touching its nature and
tendency, which carries its brand in its
forehead.—No praCtice ever sanCtioned
by a chriftiaa power has ever (truck the
feelings of refiedtion with more abhorrent
fenfa'.ions.—Privateering (or in more plain
terms, Piracy) authorised by government!
Who but Itrangers to the rules of right,
con withhold their execrations, while re
setting on the subjeCt ? A privateer (hip
is a fort of fea-Lrpcnt, and an application
for a coiimifiion of that kind, ought to
he esteemed as a violent insult on govern
ment. When the qualifications requisite
to this undertaking' are duly considered,
the man applying for such a coromifiion
mud be esteemed as a person much better
fitted for a (late of confinement, than for
the command of an armed vessel. No man
ought, and ptihaps never will make an
application of this kind, till he is prepared
to perpetrate the mod horrid acts of bar
barity : he mult be proof against all the
molt moving solicitations, remoattrances
and agonizing sensations of those who fall
into h.s hands ; he mud be divefied of hu
manity to that degree as without remorse
to make the indnftrious mariner a victim
to the voracious cravings of a hurt devo
ted to infernal diCUtfs. He mu!t be har
dy enough to treat those whose only crime
is, that they have been born subjeCts of a
monarch, who to aggrandize hiruielf, or
to revenge some little conceived affront,
will expafe millions fff his subjeCts to the
horrors of war.—l fay he must flifdain eve
ry consideration of the kind, as beittj be
neath his notice : He must be nervous e
nough to hear his victim bewailing the ltate
of a numerous family, whose support in
life was dependent on his return from his
voyage, without the leall relaxation : He
mud be able to Itrip the decent good man
of his lait facing, the covering of his
body not excepted, without the least re
kntißg ; and if that foould be mod conve
nient. fend him and his crew adrift in their
plundered vessel, without bread or wat#r.
All these are reqoifite to the accomplidi
ment of a captain of a privateer : And if
any having in contemplation to enter upon
the bufinefn, should on examination find
themselves deficient touching those requi
fjtes, they ought net to take umbrage at
the description; but to acknowledge them
selves unqualified for the btifinefs. When
this infernal genius has obtained his com
million, his next business will be to fcleCt,
out of the mod abandoned class, their
taoft finifhed characters, his complement of
men. Then Ist reflection attend hi-m
while he ascends hisproper llation on board
the (hip, with his commission in his hand,
and calls his crew around him, to whom
he addieffes himfelf in the following man
ner : " Here my lads, fays he, is my
commission, you fee the national seal, per
haps fomc of you, through the influence
of a whimsical education, have been taught
to believe, that nothing but felf prefeiva
tion can juftify the (bedding of human
blood, or that to take the life of a fellow
creature,to avail yourfelvcs of his property,
is wicked. These, my lads, are mere old
wives fables, and all suspicions of this kind
mud be erased from your minds, before
you are prepared for the business before
you. Wisdom and knowledge, my lads,
are deposited with our rulers, and to fol
low their dictates is to be good fubjeCts—
they tell us, that avarice or gain has an
indisputable claim to their patronage
[begins to read & COfllfnent on the content;
of his commission :] "here, my hearty
boys, they tell us, that what old women
would call rapine, massacre and murder,
is judifiable, when avarice may be indulg
ed, or gain procured thereby : here they
tell us, that not only the little defencelefs
shallop may be sent to the bottom, and
its owners hurried into the other world,
but that we may facrifice whole (hips crews
to those fanCtionized objeCts. Ships of pub
lic property are restrained by the laws of
nations, and perhaps in some measure by
the laws of humanity. They must treat
their captives as prisoners of war, and a
deal of ceremony they have to attend to :
property, my lade, is the objeCt of our
pursuit, and our measures are Jest to our
own choice. The laws of nations arc to
be attended to by those who are in their
employ; the laws of humanity by those
who profefs fubje&ion thereto, but vve are
not fettered by either cf them. Ltt sailors
and mariners on board national {hips boall
of their humanity and manhood, they may
tell U6 that they would scorn to rummage
the pockets or strip a prisoner of his
deaths ; well tliey may, for if they rum
mage or rob, they gain nothing by it, but
every (hilling we get, my boys, is our own,
and he who don't (hear close, when the
fleece is his own, is a bad hufbaiid; not
only all (hipping belonging to nations with
whom we a'e at war, are free plunder for
us, but all (hipping from neutral ports are
liable to our search, "and if any goods on
board bear the most remote complexion of
contraband, the vefTel and cargo is ours.
Now boys, weigh your anchors, and let
us fee how much in the chara&er of your
profeflioa you will behave."
May the a'ofurdity and cruelty of this
toleration llare nations in the face, till they
blufli at their patt errors, and release the
world from the horrors attending priva
teering. [ Republican Journal. ]
Obfervationi on the fpecirs of the malignant
fever, nnw prevailing in PhilzdclpJ.'ia.
[Extracted from the New York Daily
Advertifer.~\
" r I HIS contagious disease refemblee
i in many of its principal symptoms
that moll malignant and fatal dillemper
known by the name of the yellow fever.
This <ir adful contagion was originally
brought into Barbadoes from the Spanilh
Mais, and in a course of commerce, from
Barbadoes to Philadelphia, New-York, and
Virginia, in the latter part of the sum
mer, about the year one thouland seven
hundred and forty-two.
This contagion was new, rapid and fatal
in its progress ; the symptoms, as myfelf
and other! have lemrded them, were a
ii« !en prollration of Pirength, a weight
and oppression about the heart and vitals,
extreme relllefTnefsand anxiety, severe pain
in the bowels, and about the region of the
liver, great thiift, a pretty full or rather
rarified pulfi.-, ficknefi of the stomach,
which if ftimuhted by aa emetic, l'eldom
failed to bring on an irreftrainable vomit
ing, changing in its progefs to a black vo
mit, resembling coffee grounds, which v.'a 3
one of the molt deadly charadleriftics of
the disease ; a deep yellow tinge 011 the flcir.
and coats of the eyes; and in frequent in
llances a discharge of blood from'ihe nose,
which soon after issued from the corners of
the eyes, the ears, and fometisies from
the pores of the (kin in a red form : all
thef? direful symptoms were closed by a
calm and gentle death, which usually hap
pened on the fourth and fifth Jay, and
sometimes on the third and (ixt'n t In ge
neral, the patient retained the perfect use
of his reason till the lad.
The phyliciatos in Baibadoesand in Phi
ladelphia too, from the apparent symptoms,
firft considered this malady to be an inflam
matory bHious fever, and under this fatal
delusion, prescribed bleeding and vomits,
together with acids, and other occasional
remedies: While this distemper raged, Dr.
Warren arrived from England, a physician
of learning and genius, and at firft treated
tht disease in the common method pradtif
ed there, but with ill success ; till an acci
dent induced him to change both his opi
nion and treatment: While he was con
templating thecharafter and symptoms of
this disease, he was sent for to attend on
a fea>faring man, who was seized with all
the symptoms of this fever in a high de
gree j he told his patient he Ihould direst
him to be bled, and would fend him a vo
mit ; the man himfelf rejected this advice,
and told the dodtor lie had observed that
this was the common method used, and as
fav as he could judge, it did not afford re
lief, or prevent l ke fatal effedts of it. Dr.
Warren acquainted him 'f h? did not
choose to submit to his advice he haa DO
btifinefs there, and left him—This poor
man with the affiitance of his nurse en
deavoured to throw himfelf into a sweat.
By drinking large quantities of sage tea
and other aids, he at length procured a
sweat, which giving some relief, encourag
ed him to persevere till he had brought on
a very powerful sweat and which he con
tinued to promote the whole night—Dr.
Warren blamed himfelf for so fudd*nlv
leaving this man, and called the next day
to fee him, when he was informed, he was
much better, and, on examining him he
fouud him much better indeed, his pulse
calm and regular, his heat, third, refllef
nefs, and anxiety relieved, his (kin was as
yellow as su orange, his fijirt and bed in
\vl>iclx he ky highly tinged with a deep
yellow, his body much weakened, his lpi
rits free and easy.
The light thrown upon this deadly dif
-1 eafa by this strong fact, the doilor had
judgment to perceive, and candour to own ;
; and from this moment changed his ideas
i concerning it : He no longer considered it
as a bitious inflammatory fever, or the I
' yellowness which appeared on the furface
I to be owing to a fuffufion of bile through
1 the habit, but to a highly putrid and ma
lignant fever unrelievable by bleeding or
I the grofTer evscuations, and fitted only to
Ibe expelled by the secretion of fiveat by
I the pores of the /kin, and the yellowness
[of the skin acd coats of the eyes, which
| before was thought to be owing to a dif
! fufion of bile, he now with more reason
i and certainty, concluded it to proceed from
[theadtionof a malignant poison, confli
; tuting the disease, ths natural effe£ls of
| which were, to dissolve and break the tex
ture of the blood, and by mixing the red
'part with the serum, gave this complexion 1
to the patient, in a way similar to the
effe&s of animal poisons, when conveyed
by the bite as venomous animals, particu-1
larly the rattle-snake, which is known to
tinge the Ikin in the fame manner, and from
the fame operation upon the human fluids.
Upon this rational i'uppofition, keeping
in view the fadt abovementioned, from
this time he altered his method of cure, j
wlik-'i was, after emptying and cleansing
the iirll paflages by gentle and diluting
methods, immediately endeavouring to re
lieve his patients by proper fudoritic and
antiseptic remedies, which succeeded with
him so well, that he positively does aflert
that after he had adopted this method, if
he was called early on the firft attack,
which is absolutely necefiary in all acute
diseases where the progrcf6 is so rapid and
fatal, he was almoil conllanily (uccefs
fui."
EXTRACT.
" THERE is no composition, the Oti
lity of which is so generally acknowledg
ed, and yet so little fct by, as a News
paper. Mod people of any tafle take a
paper, and are willing to allow, that when
well conduced, it has influence in
; mending the morals and manners of the
people : but the difficulty of conducing a
. paper, so as to make it ufeful to the pub
[ lifher and his ctillomers, but few have con
! fidered. A perfoa who can compile tme
} book on any iingle fubjedt so as to please
his readers, is thought worthy of having
his name transmitted to posterity as an or
nament of the age in which he lives, while
the editor of a newfpapcr, who has per
haps published many thousands on all sub*
jedts, shall die neglt&ed, and his name
fink in oblivion. Yet I am confident,
when the difficulty of compiling such a
heterogeneous medley, as is contained in
a newspaper, is fairly conCdered, it will
be found not only the most ufeful of all
publications, but the most difficult to con
duit.
A man may understand law, and may
be very able to compile an excellent trea
tise 011 that fubjeit, which shall be very
ufeful and entertaining to the c'tafs of rea
ders for which it is intended ; the outlines
of his work are all drawn to lus'hand j
the words and phrases which he mud use,
have been established and in use time out
of mind : He is writing for a set of men
who can easily understand him—he knows
his entire, and can please them if he choos
es: But him out of his track—out
him on any other fubjeft, and he would
not be able, perhaps, to write a (ingle pa
ragraph—The fame may be said of the
writers on divinity, pnyfic, and any other
single science; they have but one fubjed
whereon to-Sx their attention, and but
one class of readers so pL'afe—But in a
very different situation is the editor of a
newspaper; irifcad of one, he has the
whole circle of the fcicnces to deal with;
instead of one class of readers, trained to
his hand, he has all mankind to please } and
instead of serving his entertainment up all
at once, and having time to prepar« it, he
is obliged to it weekly, and on Hated
days, whether he is ready or not."
A FEW COPIESOF THE
TRANSACTIONS
Of the Society irijlituted in the State of
New-York, for the promotion cf
AGRICULTURE, ARTS, and MANU
FACTURES,
May be had at this Of?ic«.
[Price half a sollar.J
ptrfonsln arrears for thh papt*,
and po!t matters and others who may have
received fublcription money on account of
the fame, are requeued to make speedy
remittances. To prevent the dues fwel
iing to an improper amount, nopapers will
be continued to fubfci ibers after the 26th of
Oct. inft. who shall then be indebted maret
than fix months.—Punctuality of payineat
hi fubferibers, is the iirlt requisite in
undertakings of this nature, and wit Li out
which it is impossible that any publication,
depending merely on fubfeription, can long
exilt.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY on the .20th of June lafl, from
the fubfer-frber Jiving in Caroline county, in
the itate of Maryland, near Choptank Bridge, a
NEGRO BOY, named about 15
>ears of age—he is tree born, but a boond fervanC
until 21 years of age—-he is tolerably stout ani
[trait built, has a yellow call in his countenance*
talketh wi;h his tongue against His teeth, has
thick feet, his toes square to the ends—his
mother's name is Lidye, who now lives in Jones'
Neck in Delaware state, wchere the boy has form
:d lome acquaintance lince he run away. Any
perfpn taking him up, must a£t with thi greatest
:aution, or he will give them the Hip., Whoever
up the said boy, and fecurcs him so that
the owner may have him again, Hull have the
above reward, paid by
WILLIAM JACKSON*
Sept. 4, 1793. 2aw6w
JUST PUBLISHED,
And to be fold by Thom As DobsoN, Wil -
li am Young, Robert Campbell,
Meflrs. Rice and Co. and Joh?*M 6
Cu lloch, No. t. North Third-street,
AN EXAMINATION of the lute yro
ceeilings in Congress refpe&ing the
official c6ndu£t of the Secretary of the
Treasury; with Obfervatrons, &c. on the
application of loans from Holland, negoti
ated under the ails of the 4th and 12th of
August 1790. —Tlfj? price of the above
pamphlet is three of a dollar, or
is 4d. 1-2. April 24. 2aw tf
*#* The author reque-fts his readers to
correct the following ERRATA ;n the
pamphlet above mentioned. Page 5.
I'm 1 1 —2d. paragraph, lor Coalition read
Collijion. Page 25. line 11—2 d. parag.
in (lead of Bank directors read "Stock
holders. "
Seat of War.
FOR SALE,
At M. Carey's Store, 118, Mar
ket-street.
A SHEET MAP
Of the French, Austrian and Dutch Ne«
th-crlamla,
In witch the progress of ilie present War
Key be traced.
Price three eighths of a Dollar.
And a M A P of the
Three-Northern Diftrifts of France, di
vided into Departments—Price
011 e fourth of a Callar.
Maps of the United States :
AN/ publrc-fpirited gentlemen, poflefled with
materials tor corret l lin,g and improving the
maps cf the several state*, will lay M. Carey
under very particular obligations, by comtnuni
cating them. Kc is in immediate want of foixie
for Ncw-je»Tey and Delaware j of which ftates>
he is now preparing maps.
Guthrie's Geography:
THE fubfeription lor thin work will be conti
nued open, zr the present rate of twelve dollars,
till the fir ft day of November next j. after which
it Will be raised to fourteen dollars.
August 10*
TO THE PUBLIC. ~
an attachment at the suit of Sam
uel Imlay 2nd Nathaniel jmlay, executors
of the tcftamcnt and last will of Peter Imiay, de
ceased, has iilucd out of the Supreme Court of
Judicature of the (fate «f New. Jerfev, again ft the
lands of Garret Voorheis, late of the county of
Midilefex, and state afoief.-id, returnable to the
firftTuefday in September, leventeen hundred
and ninety-two—■— Notice it hereby given to the
said Carret Voorheis, that unless he appear a»d
file special bail to th- said aflion, judgment
will be entered againlt him, by default, and the
lands so attached (old for the fatisfa&ion of such
of his creditors as thai 1 appear to he jullly entitled
to any demand thereon, and (hall apply for that
curpofe, according to the foim of the iUtute i»
such cafe made and provided*
By Qrt'.cr of the Court,
April 17. law. iy HOWELL, CI ,
"
IN TWO OR THREE MONTHS,
AN APPRENTICE
REGULAR APOTHECARY.
A Youth not less than lifteen or lixreen
years of age, with a fuitabb education, and
good moral character.—Far further parti
culars enquire of the Editor. aawtf
k> .
PRIHTED BY
CHILDS and SWA IN E.
AT THfilk »rrlC2 NO. ZO9» HIGH-ST&KKT,
WEAR FIFTH-STKEIT,
PHILADELPHIA,