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From the Lyon's Mouth.
I.
_HE world's a bubble, and the life of man
ILefs than a span,
In his conception wretched, from the womb,
So to the tomb,
Curd from the cradle, and brought up to years
With cares and fears;
Who then to frail mortality shall trail,
But limns the water or but writes in dust.
Yet since with sorrow here we live oppreft,
What life is best?
Courts are but only fwperficial schools
To dandle fools.
The rural parts are turn'd into a den
Of savage men,
And where's the city from all vice so tree.
But may be term'd the word of all the three?
111.
Domtftic cares affile the husband's bed,
Or pains his head.
Those who live single take it for a curse,
Or do things worse.
Some would have children, those that have them,
none,
Or wish them gone.
What is it then to have or have no wife,
But single thraldom, or a double ftrife?
IV.
Our own affections still at home to please,
Is a disease.
To profs the sea to any foreign foil,
Perils and toil.
Wars /with their noise affright us; when they cease
We're worse in peace.
What then remains, but that we hill Ihould cry,
Not to be born, or being born, to-die?
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The following Letters and Orders are published
, by order of the Hon. Congress of the American
States.
Head Quarters, Mew-fork, 17th August 1776.
My Lord,
BEING, authorized by Congress, as their Com
manders in every department are, to negotiate
an exchange of prisoners, and presuming, as well
from the nature of your Lordship's command, as
the information Gen. Howe has been pleased to
honor me with, that the exchange in the naval line
will be subject to your Lordship's direction, I beg
leave to propose the following mode of exchange for
your Lordihip's confederation, viz. "Officers for
those of equal rank, and sailors for sailors."
If the above proposal Ihould be agreeable to your
Lordihip, I am charged, in a particular manner,
to exchange any officer belonging to the British
navy, in our hands, and of equal rank, for Lieu
tenant Josiah, who was lately made prisoner in a
4hip retaken by the Cerberus frigate.
The reason, my Lord, of my being charged to
propose the exchange of Lieut. Josiah in preference
to that of any other officer, is, that authentic in
telligence has been received, that regardless of his
rank as an officer, he has not only been fubje&ed
to the duties, of a common seaman, but has experi
enced many other marks of indignity.
As a different line of conduct, my Lord, has been
ever observed towards the officers of your navy,
who have fallen into our hands, it becomes not on
ly a matter of duty but of right in me to mention
this to your Lordffiip, to the end that an enquiry
may be made into the case above referred to.
From your Lordship's character for humanity, I
am led to presume, that the hardships imposed on
Lieut. Josiah are without cither your knowledge or
concurrence, and therefore inoft readily hope, that
upon this representation, your Lordship will en
join all officers under your command to pay fucli
regard to the treatment of those that may fall into
their hands, as their different ranks and situations
may require, and fucli as your Lordship would
wish to fee continued by us to thole who are alrea
dy in our power, or who may hereafter, by die
chance of war, be fubjeded to it.
I have the honor to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient servant,
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
To the Right Honorable Lord Viscount Home,
Admiral and Commander in Chief of the
Britifo navy in America. (Copy)
Eagle, off Staten-ljiand, August 19, 1776.
ST R,
CONCURRING with the proposition you have
been pleased to make in your favor of the 17th
for an exchange of prisoners in my department, viz.
" Officers for those of equal rank, and sailors for
sailors," I will take the liberty to propose an officer
of the fame rank for Lieut. Josiah, when he arrives.
The Cerberus being absent, I have no other in
formation refpeding the situation of Mr. Jofiah^
than what is communicated in your letter. But the
matter, you may be assured, shall be enquired into,
and every attention paid to the rules of propriety,
as well as the dictates of humanity, on all inch oc
casions.
Principles and condu& form the true diflindion
of rank amongst men; yet, without a competent
habit in the manners of the world, they are too
liable to meet with unmerited disregard. But insult
and indignities to parties of whatever rank, who are
become parties in these unhappy disputes, cannot be
juftified, and are, I purfuade myfeif, as much dis
approved of by every officer under my command,
as they can never cease to be by me.
I am, with great personal refped, Sir, your
most obedient humble servant, HOWE.
To General George Washington, &c. &c. &c,
His Excellency General Carleton's 0 RDE R S.
Quebec, August 4, 1776.
TH E Commanding officers of corps will take
especial care every one under their command
be informed, that letters or messages from rebels,
traitors in arms against the King, rioters, disturbers
of the public peace, plunderers, robbers, assassins,
or murderers, are on no account to be admitted;
that Ihould emiflhries from such lawless men, again
presume to approach the army, whether under the
name of flag of truce men or amhaffadors, except
when they come to implore the King's mercy, their
persons shall be immediately seized and committed
to close confinement, in order to be proceeded
against as the law directs; their papers and letters,
for whomsoever, even for the Commander in Chief,
are to be delivered to the Provost-Marshal, that,
unread and unopened, they may be burned by the
hands of the common hangman: At the fame time
the Commander in Chief experts that neither the
afEiffination of Brigadier General Gordon*, nor the
late notorious breach of faith, in revolving not to
return the troops and Canadians taken at St. John's,
in exchange for those rebels who fell into the hands
of the Savages at the Cedars and Qninchin, pur
chased from them at a great price, and restored to
their country on those express conditions, be impu
ted to rhe Provincials at large, but to a few wicked
and designing men who firlt deceived, then step by
hep misled the credulous multitude to the brink
of ruin, afterwards usurped authority over them,
ellablifhed a despotic tyranny over them not to be
borne, and now wantonly and foolifhly endeavour
to provoke the spilling the blood of our unhappy
countrymen of this Continent, in hopes of covering
their own guilt, or confirming their tyranny, by
the general deftru&ion of their country. Let their
crimes pursue thoie faithlefs, bloody minded men,
who albert that black is white and white black; it
belongs to Britons to diftinguilh themselves not less
by their humanity than their valor; it belongs to
the King's troops to save the blood of his deluded
fubjeds, whose greatell fault perhaps is having been
deceived by such men to their own deftrudion; it
lielongs to the crown, it is the duty of all faithful
servants of the crown, to refeue from oppreflion
and restore to liberty, the once happy, free and
loyal people of this Continent.
All prisoners from the rebellious provinces, who
choose to return home, are to bold themselves in
readiness to embark at a Ihorc notice; the Comniif
fary, Mr. Murray, shall visit the transports defined
for them, and fee that wholesome previsions, necef
faty clothing, and all possible convenience for their
pafl'age, be prepared for these unfortunate men;
they are to look on their refpedive province as their
priion, and there remain till farther enlarged, or
summoned to appear before the Commander in
Chief of this province, or any other Commander in
Chief for his Majesty, for the time being, which
summons they shall obey.
Gen. Howe will regulate their place of landing
E. FO Y, Deputy Adjutant Gen
(A true Copy,) FRANCIS CARR, Clerk.
Aid de Camp to Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne,
* It is impossible to conjecture what is meant, in
this extraordinary production by " the affaflination
of Brigadier Gen. Gordon" the public having never
been informed of any thing concerning any such person,
until the following letter, which came to hand fence
the firft publication of the above.
Extract of a letter from Albany, August 12.
" General Schuyler has returned from the Con
gress at the German Flats, where he had to fatisfy
near 2000 indians. They promile a drift neutrality.
Some Icalps have been taken near Oneida Lake.
A scouting party of ours were attacked by a party
of indians, three killed and scalped, two wounded
and escaped, who fell in with tome of the Indians
that had been at the treaty, who brought them fafe
at fort Stanwick— A report of a large body of troops
from Canada at Fort Ontario and that Clause and
Butler are there.
“ You will fee Carlton's orders of the 14th of
August that were brought by Major Bigelow, who
went witli a flag of truce to carry the declaration
of independency and the resolutions of Congress,
relative to the affair at the Cedars. An officer of
ours who went to reconnoitre St. John's and Cham
blee, fell in with a regular officer on horseback a
lone, on the road between La Prarie and St. John's
lummoned him to surrender himfelf priloner, but
clapping spurs to his horse he rode off, our officer
fired at and (hot him; it turns out to be a General
Gordon."
A choice parcel of INDIGO, to be fold By
WILLIAM SYKE S,
In Front-street, three doors below Arch-street,
SO exceedingly valued by all people who have had of them so
Great-Britain and Ireland, for their tranfeendent excellency
in the destroying Worms of all kind,, both in the bodies of
men, women and children, by not only breaking the knots of the
Duodenum, or guts next the flomach, but they p fs through the
fmaileft passages of the b dy, and purge away those ropy and slimy
humours which are the cause of tnofe pernicious vermin, and the
foutce of many ocher disorders: they are one of the belt purges in
the whole world for gross bodied children that are apt to breed
worms, arid have large bellies; their operation is mild, fafe and
pleasant, they wonderfully cleanse the bowels, of all Iliff and
clammy humours, which flop up the parts, and prevent the juice
of food being conveyed to the liver and made blood, which' is
often the case with children, and is attended with a hard belly.,
dinking breath, frequent fevers, rickets, and a decay of strength
in the lower parts; Likewise fettled head achs and pains in the
head, Dwellings, old fores, scabs, tetters, or breakings out, will
be perfectly cured, and the blood and skin, restored to its origin
al purity and smoothness; they purge by urine, and bring away
the gravel, and effectually cure all obdruftions of the urine, or ul
cers in the kidneys. They at once flrike at the true cause of the
feurvy and entirely dellroy it, and all scorbutic humours and ef
fects, root and branch, so as nevet to return again; and what
makes them more commendable is, they are full as agreeable to
both take and fight asloaf sugar.
I have by thele plumbs cured a great many children of whoop
ing or chin coughs, and agues, which distempers are very coni
mon and troublefome.o families, and the want of these plumbs
are the ruin of many childrens constitutions.
T hefe plumbs enrich and Iweeten the whole mass of blood, car
ry off all gross, corrupt and putrid humours, and create a frefhand
health) complexion in Inch as are affected by any putrid matter.
The plumb is a great ditiretick, cleansing the reins of dime;
it expels wind, and is a lovereign medicine in the cholic and
griping of the guts. It allays and carries off four vapours which
occasion many disorders in the head. It opengall oblfruftions in
the ffomach, lungs, liver, reins and bladder; causes a good appe
tite and helps digellion. It hath been found wonderfully fuccefs
ful to such persons as are going into chronicle distempers, as afth
t^s, phrhilics, or fhortnyls of breach, diopfies and yellow jaun
dice. Now 1 hope all impartial persons are fatisfied, that the me
dicine which works upon such humours, will almost reach any
dillempcr if not too far gone, since corruption and putrefaction
are the forerunners of all diseases; therefore no better ph)fic can
be taken for all ages, sexes and constitutions, from infancy to old
age. These plumbs are highly serviceable to the female sex,
from the age of fourteen to twenty years, and from 40 to 50.
Each box contains one dozen of these plumbs, price seven (hill
ings and fix pence with printed directions Sold by Nicholas
Brooks, Philadelphia.
Diognoftic Signs of Worms,
PALENESS in the face, itching of the nose, hollowness
of the eyes, grating of the teeth whemalleep, dulnefs, pains,
and heaviness in the head, a dry cough, and itching in the
fundament, wince and thick urine, unquiet deep, often flatting,
loft appetite, swelled belly, knawing and biting about the do
mach frightful dreams, extreme thirds, the body decayed and
lean, fits, often vomiting, linking breath, &c.
Directions for taking them.
A child from 1 to 2 years may eat one plumb from 2 to 4 one
and a half; from 4 to 6 two; from 6 to 8 two and a half; from
8 to 12 three; from 12 to 15, and all ab ve the age, may eat four,
plumbs, one hour or two before up riling, not to drink during
that rime, but afterwards drink warm tea, whey, or water gruel;
in taking them, the patient muff flay two or three days betwixt
each dole.
Dr. R TAN's incomparable WORM defraying
S U'G A R PLUMB S,
Necessary to be kept in all Families.
KEYSERS pills, Maredant's drops, worm cakes,
Anderson's Scotch pills, Hooper's female pills,
Turlington's drops, Bateman's drops, Stoughton's
bitters, blue dye, Dr. Hill's balsam of honey, Har
laem oil, cripple curing oil. Also,
Elegant pahe and done buckles for ladies, gilt and
paste ihoe and knee buckles, done and palle flock
buckles, gold earrings, gold and garnet broaches,
gold and garnet rings, gold and moco-ftone sleeve
buttons, a variety of chriftal and paste sleeve but
tons, a beautiful assortment of earrings set round
with marquifet and in pearl, silver thimbles and
broaches, a variety of bottle hands, figured seals
mounted in gold and other forts, fine let combs,
black led pencils, a good aflbrtment of tooth p ck
caies let in silver and mounted in gold, best razor
metal feiffors, cases of razors, a very elegant assort
ment of ladies lockets in gold and real garnet and
other forts, the celebrated jubilee knives and forks,
a few very elegant ladies pocket books, tobacco and
fnuff boxes, key rings, japan wares, a variety of
new music, good Roman fiddle firings, fifes, blank
music books, cards of history and geography, allo
a journey through Europe or the play of geography
invented by Jefferies, for the inftrudive entertain
ment of young gentlemen and ladies; a few ena
meled lamps, pump lamps, and a ball lamp for a
flair case mounted in brass, cork fkrews, decanter
coi ks, boot flraps, tooth powder and tootli brushes,
general atlalEs containing 36 new and corred maps,
by Pularet and others in one large book, garden
fheei s, silver pinchbeck and steel watch chains, iword
knots, cards of trinkets for watch makers windows,
watch springs, wash balls and pomatum gentlemen
and ladies twist and silk horse whips mounted in
silver, view of the battle of Charleftown, Romans's
map of tlie feat of war, a view of the engagement
between the Row-gallies and two men of war, a
piece intitled the Comet of 74, being a political
peace done in New-England, also the very best
copper-plate writings done by the greatest masters
in Europe, also a curious collodion of the moll ap
proved pictures, such as hunting, views of towns,
landslips, lea fights, land battles, scripture pieces,
flower pieces and a great variety of jap.m prints,
and many other forts in and out of glals, &c.
In agues, the fame quantity must be taken, two, three or four
hours before the fit comes on, and be repeated three times. In
whooping or chin-coughs give the quantity above mentioned.
NICHOLAS BROOK S,
At his Picture, Jewellery, and Dry Goods Shop, the
fourth door above Bla&Horfe Alley, in Second
flreet, Philadelphia.