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From the Vermont Gazette.
The Lamentation of Cap. Michael.
Psalm I.—Common Mette.
1. YNEAR Brother, unto you I write,
1J To tell my sorrows o'er ;
For never was your brother Mike
Affiided so before.
2. Were you to fee me as I tm,
'Twould scare you half to death.
For sorrows vex me so of late,
I scarce can draw my breath.
, Our Prefidentl infamous man!
Hath robb'd me of my life;
Or what is dearer much to me
Then children or my life,
4. My dear Com million now is gone.
And with it all m,joy;
Where ihall I go to Seek relief,
• Or where to find employ.
fc I cannot work, 1 scorn to beg
My bread from door to door;
Oh ! never was this heart of mine
Affixed so before;
6. Farewel to cafe—farewel to wealth,^
I'm doom'd to " Civil Life;"
No more to wear my silver sword,
And hear the drum aod fife.
.Lebee ct Camus.
AGOOD JOKE.
A few days ago a Sailor was
taken up in Southwark, by a
Constable, for galloping through
one of the Streets, in violation of
an ordinance passed by the Com
miffi^ners When brought be
fore°'Squire he infilled that
the charge made by the^ Consta
ble was falfe ; that his horse
could not gallop. The Consta
ble had no evidence to prove the
fa& The Sailor proposed to
him to mount the horse, and con
vince himfelf of the truth of what
he had afferted.*
The Constable desirous of prov
ing the charge against the Sailor
mounted the ferity and began
to whip and spur; the horle
iprung off, and ran fomediftance,
before the Constable could stop
him. A crowd by this time had
aflembled round the Magistrate's
door. The Constable returned,
Jack steps up and accosted him,
D—m my eyes, Mr. Conftatle, but
you have galloped the bor/e through
the street contrary to law, and here
are the witnesses, pointing to those
around him, who will prove the fa&,
and l insist on your paying the fine.
The Magistrate was compelled
to fulfil his duty, and the poor
Constable was muia.—P^We/-
phia Paper.
PLEASING HISTORY.
ACCOUNT
Os an Interring ADVENTURE of
sir william Bartram,
- In Eaft.Florida, in his Botanical Refearche#.
^' from Bartram's travels.
IN a voyage which this ingenious na
ruralift took up the river St. John in
? East-Florida, alone, io 'a small boat,
?going from one plantation to another,
as long as he found them, and passing
his nights on the banks where he found
none, he gives the following account
of one of his evening disturbances:
The evening was temperately cool
and clear. r The crocodiles began to
roar and appear in uncommon num
• bers along the shore and in the river.
I fixed my camp in an open plain,
O^ ^lfe#^^tf ^ pp
:montory, under the frelter of a large
live oak, which flood on the highest
part of the ground, & but a few yards
from my boat. From this open high
Situation, I had a fine profpea of the
river, which was a matter of no trivi
al consideration to me, having good
reason to dread the subtle attacks#
the alligators, who were crowding a
bout my harbour. Having colleded
a good quantity of wood for thepur
pofe of keeping Up a light and smoke
during the night, I began to think of
preparing my supper, wh©n upon ex
amining my ft ores, I found but a scan.
ty provision. I thereupon determin.
cd, as the most expeditious way of
Applying my necessities, to take my
bob and try for some trout. About
one hundred yards above my harbor
began a cove or bay of the river, out
of which opened a large lagoon. The
mouth or entrance from the river to
it was narrow, but the waters soon af
ter spread and formed a little lake ex
tending into the marches : its entrance
and Shores within, I observed to be
verged with floating lawns of the piftia
and mymphea & other aquatic plants ;
these I knew were excellent haunts
; for trout.
The verges and isles of the lagoon
were elegantly embellished yith flow
ering plants and ffirebs; the laughing
coots with wings half spread were trip
iping over the little coves and hiding
themselves in the tufts of grass; young
bropds of the painted summer teal,
.Dimming the still furface of the waters
[and following the watchful parent un-
I cohfeious of danger, were frequently
:furprized by the voracious trout ; and
he in turn as often, by the subtle gree.
)dy aligator. Behold him rushing forth
j from the flags and reeds. His enor
4mous body (wells. His plaited tail,
jbrandished high, floats upon the late
IThe waters, like a catara&, descend
1 from his opening jaws. Clouds of
§fmoke issue from his dilated nofirils.
I The earth trembles with his thunder.
I When immediately from the opposite
I coaft of the lagoon emerges from the
I deep his rival champion. They fuel
:denly dart upon each other. The
boiling furface of the lake marks their
rapid course, and a terrific conflia
commences. 'They now fink to the :
bottom folded together in horrid
wreaths. The water becomes thick
and difcoloured, Again they rife, —
their jaws clap together, re-echoing
through the deep surrounding forefts.
Again they fink, when the contest
ends at the muddy bottom of the lake,
and the vanquished makes a hazard
ous escape, hiding himfelf in the mud
dy turbulent waters and sedge on a
distant shore. The proud vi&or ex#
ultind returns to the place of action.
—The shores and forefts resound his
dreadful roar, together with the tri
umping ffiouts of the plaited, tribes a
round, witnesses of the horrid com.
bar.
4 My apprehensions were highly a#
larmed, ifter being fpeQator of so
dreadful a battle. It was obvious that
every delay wouldbut tend to increase
my dangers and difficulties, as the fun
was near fitting, and the alligators ga
thered around my harbor from all
quarters. [To ^continued.]
USEFUL.
The following is the Chinese
method for rendering cloth water
proof :—To one ounce of white
wax (melted) add one quart of
spirits of turpentine :—when
thoroughly mixed and cold, then
dip the cloth into the liquid, and
hang it up to dry till it is tho
roughly dry. By the above cheap
and easy method, muffin as well
as the strongest cloths will be
^tai a^ippewra^to
the heaviest rains, and that with
out the ingredients used either
filling up the pores of the cloth,
or injuring in the least its texture
or damaging at all the most bril
liant colors.
VIEW OF LONDON.
There are in London about 500
places of worfhp, 1 cathedral,!
abbey, 114 churches, 130 chap
pels, toy meetings and chappels
for dissenters, 43 chapels for for
eigners, & 6 synagogues. About
4050 public and private schools,
including inns of court, colleges,
&c. and societies for nerals ; io
focietres for learning and arts, 122
asylums for the indigent, iy afy.
lums for sick and lame, 13 dispen
saries and 704 friendly iocieties.
Charity distributed £750,000 per
' annum. This"is a pleasing ac.
count, but the following cannot
be read without feeling emotions
of sorrow and pity. There are
about 2500 persons committed .
for trial in one year-Annual dep
_ redations amount to £2,100,000 ;
18 persons, 5104 alehouses with
in the bill of mortality. Amount
of coins counterfeited £2,000,
000 per ann. About 3000 recei
vers of stolen goods. About
10,000 servants at all times out
of place, 20,000 persons rife ev
ery morning without knowing
Ihow they (hall subsist through the
day.
Th PRINTERS and OTHERS.
^wilvc Dollars Rraard.
RAN away from the fubferiber
on the 28 b ult. an apprentice boy
to the Printing Bvfinefc, named Manuil
Miller, a native of Lyme, Con. about 19
years of age, of a middling ft® lure, light
complexion, ffiort dark coloured hair, &
dark eyes ;^when spoken to or convers
ed with, he difeovers a peculiar diffidence
—He is a very steady ingenious led, and
has made great proficiency in the art :=
His teifure time is generally employed in
study, or engraving upon type metal, (at
which he is very handy.) He wore and
carried away, a new blue broadcloth cost
with white metal buttons § a white vest ;
a pair of nankeen, end a pair of check'd
gingham trowfers, a new Roman has,&
fodry books, &c. Whoever will secure
said apprentice, so that he m?y be obtain
ed by the fubferiber, (hall have the above
reward. It is probable that he has gone
to the Leftward or Southward for em
ployment—if he will return to his duty,
his mifconduft will be orerlooked. Mas
ters of vessels end others are hereby cau
tioned against carrying eff, harboring or
concealing said boy on penalty of the law.
SAMUEL TRUMBULL.
Stonington. Port, Can. Aug. 1 6.
TAKE NOTICE.
THE fubferiber informs all
those who are indebted to him,
either by note or account, that unless
they fettle them by the fifteenth day of
September next, he shall put them into
an attorney's hands to colled.
RICHARD WHITTEMORE.
Pembroke, Aug. 4,180 Z. 7,
Saddler's Prentice
WANTED-
A Lad, 15 or 16 years of age,
who wishes to learn the Saddler's Busi
ness, may hear of a place, by applying to
the Frinter es tbisPfPer-
Journeyman Hatter
A Good Fur Workman may find
employment, good wages, and have bis
money weekly or monthly, by immedi
ate application to ? „
Jonathan Hutchinson,
July 12. „ of Bofcawen.
JUST PR INTED, & for Sale,
AT THIS OFFICE,
:^vsriM of INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE
CAVALRY,
BLANKS for fate at this Office.
Wednesday next.
publicTuction.
ON Wednesday the firft day of
'September next, will be fold by the
undersigned, at PUBLIC VENDUE, a
VALUABLE FARM,
situated upon the great road, near the
meeting house in Andover, in the county
of Hillsborough and State of New Hamp
shire, confiding of about sixty five acres
of well cultivated choice good Orchard,
f Mowing, Tillage, Pasture and Wood
LANDS, in writable proportion, with
convenient buildings. The vendue to
begin at the dwelling houfeon the prem
ises, at one o'clock P. M.OO said day §
when the conditions of sale will be made
known; and a liberal credit, on good
fecuriry, given for a part of the purchase
money. For further information, en
, quire ofCol. Gale io Sali&ry, ot"Mr.
Jonathan Brown living on the prercifes.
DANIEL HEATH.
July 22, 1802. 77
AUCTIONS
To be SOLD, at VENDUE,
On Wednesday the 15th September next,
A FARM, owned by Samuel
Fooler, Esq. on the great road from
Cools and Dartmouth College to Boston,
and on the New Turnpike Road leading
1 from the mouth of White River to the
New Bridge over Blanchard's ferry, and
on to Fortfmouth, Haverhill, Salem, or
Boston also,
3 or 400 acres of unimproved
LAND fa Bofcawen, which with good
improvement will make good farms. It
may be Lid in such lota as will best suit
purchasers. 1
The home-place is convenient
for a Taverner, Trader, or Tradesman
of any kind. Good Credit |may be had
for a part of th* purchase money. The
lands may be viewed before sale, by ap
plying to
SAMUEL FOWLER.
Bofcawen, Aug. 9, 1802. 79=6#
yf Great Bargain !
TO BE SOLD,
AN excellent FARM, situated
in Rumney, in the county of Graf
ton and State of Newhampfhire=con
taining about one hundred and forty a
cree, within forty rods of the Meeting
House ; with two good Orchards on the
fame, and good, new, convenient build
ings—together with an excellent sawmill
within about one hundred rods of said
buildings.=. a lso,
A FARM in Newbury, in the
State of Vermont, containing onehun.
4[ed acres of excellent land, with a good
house and barn on the feme ; produces
about ten tons of English hay now, but
is calculated to make a good farm ; with
in three miles of the meeting house, on
the road to Topffiam. For further par
ticulars, enquire of the fubferiber living
on the premises in Rumney.
DANIEL EATON.
Rumney, Aug. 6, 1802. 79
50 DOLLARS REWARD.
CTOLEN fomThe fubferiber,
° on Saturday night last, a dark color
ed large MAR* 8 or 9 years old, a nat
. ural trotter, carries her note out, a star
in her forehead and lightftripe down the
face, dark mane and tail, food before—
She was stolen by a flranger, apparently
about 38 years of age, dark complexion,
black curl, hair, with a blue round jac
ket, one sleeve pieced below the elbow.—
Whoever will return said Mare and thief
Bull have 50 dollars reward, or for the
mare only zc, and all ne&ffary expenses
paid by JOHN CURTIS.
Hillibcrough, Aug. 16. 1802. 80
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