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Ji iak*m itteller
lie. atforge. Atxi <u the , faculty
was handed to the «bt<«r Jjygi
much to aid the cause of sufl«$»g humanity.]
‘ ■ Farmtr’t CoS
A receipt of John Webb, for tbe bite of • mad dog,
taken from the original, bj James Webb, sy» of
the above John Webb* deceased :
Take of the leaf or leudei bud of rue half a
large teacup foil, when cut quite small, the cup to
Wdiiboot a quarter of a pint, beer measure; take
£ the earn* quantity of Targe box, or common garden
box, also rut this small; add nine leaves of red
tape, cut small; let them be without blemish.—
Take half a pint of new wheat meal from the mill,
or good fine flour, and about one table spoonful of
i ditest; mix it together ns dough ; let it lay about
;^Wf «n hour, then bake or broil it; take one third
' of it in new milk each morning. This quantity
for a man or woman ; the same quantity fur a sheep,
hogor.dog ; hut for a row or horse, take one large
tfei cop full of rue rut small, and the same of hox,
but only nine leaves of sage : give this in milk nr
Some other liquid. Half this quantity will do of
the rue and box for a toil or calf; but nine leaves
of the sage.
“ My father has cured some men when mad—
then he took on* tea rnp full of rue and one of box,
and nine leaves of sageboil it well in a point of
tjlilk, and give it as quick as possible. Half this
quantity of rue and bo.'; for a small child; but in
all cases, no more or less than nine leaves of-jage.
(Signed) JAMES WEBB.’’
February 27, 1607.
PROCLAMATION.
By Ms excellency lieutenant general Sir George Pre
vos/, baronet, lieutenant governor and romiuand
er in chief in and over his majesty’s proviuce of
^ Nova Scotia, and its dependencies, &c.
Whereas, Ly an act passed in the 48th year of
his present majesty's reign, power is given to the
governour, lieutenant govef Bour,.or commander in
chief, with.the advice and consent of his majesty's
council, to allow the importation of certain enume
rated articles from the United States of An^ricain
to this province, for the purpose of re-exporting
the same.
I have therefore thoughtfit, r#ith the advice tnd
consent of hU majesty’s council, to publish this pro
clamation, hereby authorising and empowering
British subjects, for the spare of six months from
the dale hereof, to import and bring into this pro
vince, from the United States of America, in Bri
tish built ships or vessels owned and navigated ac
cording to law. Scantling planks, staves, heading,
hoards, shingles, hoops, or squared timber of any
port, burses, neat rattle, sheep, bogs, poultry, or live
stock of any sort, bread, biscuit, Hour, peas, beans,
.potatoes, wb«at, rice, oats, barley, or grain of any
anrl; and the British subjects, during the same pe
riod, are hereby authorised and empowered to export
in Qntish ships, owned and navigated as aforesaid,
all or any of the said herein before enumerated arti
cles to any other of his majesty’* colonies or plan
tations.
-Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at Hali
fax, this 23d day of March, 1810, in tk« 50tb
year of his majesty’s reign.
GEORGE PREVOST.
By hi* excellency’s command,
Sam. Hood George.
From the Englishman, f Lev dor. Paper.)
POLITICAL REVIEW.
There can be no stronger proof of the soundness
of those principles upon which our constitution is
built than the various revolutions in political opini
on which frequently take place among us. The
’current of pupular sentiment does not invariably tel
the same way ; and it is essential to the preserva
tion of our government that it should m l. If the
people for any length of lime were to continue to
throw the whole weight of thetr influence and pre
judices into the scale of any one branch, such
would of necessity preponderate; the equipoise
would be destroyed, and the whole machine put so
out of order, as to be inadequate to the purposes for
which it was designed, in such a case, there
would be no alternative but to knock it to pieces,
-and trubt to some rash and confident artisan to put
it together again, or to set afcoat framing a new
one upon different and untried principles. No one
who understands and loves the constitution can
"wish for the occurrence of such a dilemma. Such
indeed appears to be the conviction of the people of
‘England, who, in the contests that arise among the
different estates of their government, generally de
clare against that branch which it considers as ar
rogating powers not vested in it by the constituti
on. Hence they have been seen to occasionally
support tire crown against me comm..in, aim me
commons against the crown; to receive one day
with acclamation a resolution of their representa
tives, '* that the power of the crown had increased,
was increasing, and ought to be diminishedand
On another to he ready to tear these very repress*
, tatives piecemeal, because they sanctioned a mea
sure whose object was the reduction of that power.
Witness the famous vote carried during the Ameri
can war, and the fate of the bill for the government
of India soon after.
The question raised by the commitment of Sir
Francis BurJett aad Mr. G<tle Jones, or rather of
the former, (for the sufferings and destitute state of
&lr. Jones are hardly thought of,) has, as might be
expected, produced a great ferment among a people
who are trembling alive to whatever regards the li
berty of the subject. The right of commitment
claimed and exercised hy the commons, is consider
ed as nothing short of a tyrannical violation of this
liberty, and a total subversion of the first principles
of the constitution. There is no doubt that it would
jf it were arbitrarily exercised, and in rases not ari
sing out of the proceedings of the house. But when
it is employed for the maintenance 0f its own dig
*, to protect itself against systematirk endeavors
ling it into contempt, to degrade it in the eyes
of the people, and to prepare the way for its over
throw, no one, who has not made up his mind to
' the horrors and chances of'a revolution, can wish
r. to see the powers and priviledgesof the house of coin
‘ Bums abridged ; f<if they are practically the powers
arid privtledges of the people. We are uot to forget
that (hat assembly, however imperfectly ronetito
ted, is' the representative of the nation! as to all
constitutional purposes, and that, ar has been
..well ?&:<}, itt powers tind priViledges, howevefPx
‘ tausivs. do but add to' the weight of the people jfe
!€»
ofpopi
_pis®!**
acquired,
wdtfld withhoUMflHi a housa bf
'Acre any bh
commons, fairly and cimstitutiniialty elected, ,th«
power uf committing to prison for grusa Utid violent
abuse of its proceedings, or refuse to it the Same
means of maintaining its authority that the courts
Of law or even a magistrate, in the exercise of his
office, possesses f But it is said that tbia priviledge
ought not to extend to cases of libel, (or there a le
gal remedy is pruvidcd, though it should in cases uf
obstruction or contempt.
What, are the commons of this united kingdom
to hear their proceedings daily vilified, and the con
duct of particular members canvassed and censur
ed in the shilling parliaments, railed debating socie
ties, which abound in this city, without being able
to vindicate their authority, otherwise than by an
address to the crown to order its attorney general
to prosecute by information ? Suppose a bold end
bad administration, intending to bring parliament
into disrepute, should refuse to institute such a pro
secution* But even if they should order it, would
that effect the immediate suppression of the nui
sance? If the vindication of the aulhoiity of parli
ament is to be delayed during the whole nf a long
law vacation, from June to November, the most
virtuous and upright house of commons might ei
ther be completely run down, or become great los
ers in the public opinion in the interval.
It is therefore absolutely necessary that in all
cases relating to its proceedings, the commons
should possess this power of committing to prison,
in order to defend themselves against wirked minis
’#’6 onddaring demagogues, and their respec tive a
gents and adherents. The right to commit is no
thing without the right to enforce it. All piivile
ges held for the brnefjt of the public, as those of the
hoyse of commons are presumed to be, must be en
forced and supported with the whole power of the
stale. If a lock or bolt is made to give way before
the officer of the sovereign, in the execution of the
slightest criminal process, there is no good reason
why they should be respected in cases that aflert
the sovereignty of the people. What, is the serjeent
at arms, in executing process of the representation
of the people of this kingdom, to lurk in a heer
house, or at the Corner of a street (like a bailiff’s
follower who is on the watch to arrest a beggarly
spendthift for a taj lor’3 bill often pounds) until a
favourable opportunity offers for him “ to snap his
man ?” If this were so, the session might pass away
before the house could assert its privileges. The
offender, secured by the sanctity of his castle, might
laui^h from its windows at thentticerof the commons,
.and continue the same course of dtfamation against
- that house which provoken its futile indignation. If
thejlortrine laic dtrwr. by Coke, and continued hy
RIarkstnne, be correct, that" whatever matters arise,
concerning either house of p.-ulianient, ought to be
examined, discussed, and adjudged, in that house to
which it relates, and not elsewhere,” it follows that
the Commons in this instance is the only proper
tribunal to judge of any offence committed against
itself, and that the parliamentary conduct of its
members is not cognizable by a debating society.
Haltiwcre, June 14.
The American flag.—We are mformed by an
highly reputable gentleman, who arrived in the
John Adams frigate, that whilst he was at Havre,
a brisk and constant trade was c trried nn between
that port and Great Britain, with lice cut, and prin
cipally under the American Jlag—This scanda
lous degradation submitted to by men, who accor
ding to the denunciation of Mr. Madison, are “ un
worthy the mmeuf Americans," would loudly call
for Mr. ivI’Kim’s denationalization, but we suppose
that both will retract their furious zeal since- tl.eir
friend Napoleon has discovered that he ran be be
nefited hy the system.
Capt. L’>ng (arrived lieire in the Rossie, 42 days
from Gluckstadt) says, that nil American property
in H'dlend and other places within the grasp of the j
French, is either already or certainly will be con-;
demned. All the ships and propeity m the Danish ;
dominions are liberated, but nothing can pass the
lines into the interior. A great many American
vesse’s have sailed from Tonningen for St. Peters
burg. Such as have sailed with their cargoes on
board, fiaid no duties. The Danish privateers lake
every thing on suspicion, and they are certainly
condemned if seen ur known to have been tu a Bii
tub convoy.
Boston, June 9.
Gross Mislatemenls Exposed.
ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE ARTILLERY.
Peculiar citcomstancrs render it necessary that
notice le taken of some of the fal.se and distorted
farts which have been inserted in the democratic
papers on subjects relating to the late anniversary
of this military mips. The low and vulgar ribald
ry which has been emitted on the company by one
who hus always readily accepted their invitations,
when invited, are held in too much contempt for
remark.
The principal part of the misrepresentations have
arisen on facts relating to the invitation to Mr.
Jarkson, the British minister, to dine with the com
pany. These facts are as follow : Among the in
vitations directed by thecoinpan) to be given as 11
sual, were “ All foreign ministers and strangers of
distinction in town." Agreeably to invariable rus-'
tom, all other invitations were suspended until that
to the commander in chief had been made. As
soon as he was qualified, the officers of the compa?
ny waited on him in the council chamber, and inadf
the usual invitation. During the forenoon, col. Os|
good, chairman of the committee of arrangements &
leadei of the company, requested an bon. gentle*
man who was about to .call bn Mr. Jacksbn, (f>
acquaint him that he would be invited to dine with
the company on Monday, that he Bright not pr*
engage himself 00 that day. About the same time,
one of the aids-de-camp of the commander in chin
met a member of the committee of arrangements,
and after some inquiries and introductory' conversa
tion, informed a member, that though the Cover*
nour was above vulgar and natinti.il 'pVjudicet, ip
the present situation* 6f political relations of the
general-giiv«ruinent with the British minister, it
would'be disagreeable to his excellency to dingin'
company with Jarluian ; and thathe ickt au
thorised to sty so, io in y of the ronfinlttte *wyj|
tb*
EilUe; when it was asaerumedibat OienbcVe in:
rotation oi’ col. Osgood, bad hem sent to and re-,
cnved by Mr. Jjcki'in. - -- ^iWTnihjlhnt
duty of the committee to support iheirefiatranR^
the invitation whs sent, end the captain ami lieute
nant of the company appointed to wait on his ex
cellency, to acquaint hint with the fires, in order
that other arrangements might be made,. if neces
sary. Tbe following certificate conuios the pro
ceedings of the. sub-committee
Boston, June 7, 1810.—It is befeby-certified—'
That on Satorday hist, colonel Osgood,- and fieut.
Gardner, as a sub-committee of the ancient and ho
nourable Aitillery waited on the commander in
chief, and informed him that the committee of ar
rangements of the company, had received, through
a channel they considered respectable, an intimati
on from his excellency,that it would be disagreea
ble to his excellency iodine on tbe day of election
with with Mr. Jark6on, the British minister, with
m requrst that he might ndt be invited, and that wf
thought it our daty to ascertain the facts .His ex
cellency gave us answer that the thought had never
entered his mind, and that the intimation was en
tireiy groundless :—We then informed his excellen
cy tbaf Air. Jackspn was invited to dine with’ the
company ; and the customary proceedings of the
company On these occasions—We received in an
swer from his excellency, that the corps had an un
doubted right to give such invitations as they devm
ed proper ; and that if he had any objections as a
guest, it would be improper for him to offer them;
•..nd as it respected Mr. Jackson, he could have no
objections to dine with him, or any other gentle
mail, iuvitcvi uy uic cuinparty.
PETER OSGOOD,
JERE'ii Gardner,
Committee.
These ferts were communicated to Mr, Jackson.
On the day of the eleriion, owing to an accidental
omission in acquainting the British minister of the
usual place of joining the proccession at the meeting
house, the commander requested him,after themove
ment of the company, to meet it on the route to
the Hall, whieh he did no.tr the Old State House,
and proceeded to the Hall—At the table, theguests,
on the right of the commander of the company,
were the commsudet- in chief, the chaplain of the
day, the hon. president of the senate, the British
minister, col. Perkins, &r. Nearly an hour was con
sumed is dining, and seven t lasts were drank, and
two songs eung, before the commander in chief,
and lieutenant governour retired. The publick will
therefore judge of the truth of the assertion, “ that
neither the governour nor his aids had any know
ledge of Mr. Jackson being present until a few mi
nutes before they left the Hall.” It is true, Mr.
Jackson was not introduced to the Governor at ta
ble. During dinner was not considered a proper
time ; and the commander was prevented from per
forming that duty afterwards, by information from
one of the Aids, that an introduction would not be
agreeable to bit excellency.
The"first procession formed in the Council Cham
ber, is not under the direr lion of the Company, they
could not therefore have invited Mr. Jackson to at
tend there But it was the duty of the military of
ficers invited, to have attended there, and to have
accompanied tbeir Commander in Chief to Church
as has been customary from time immemorial, un
der all administrations ; and we are assured the
Commander in chief notit ed the disrespect paid to
him.
“ After the Governor had rt tired," says the Chro
nicle, “ It is said Mr. Jarkson was complimented
by the federalists present, and gave a toast in re
turn.’ -The federalists behaved as gentlemen to
wards' Mr. Jackson ; hut there was only tine toast
given complimentary to him, while present, and
that was given by a detnocratick member of the
house of representatives, and that too uot before
Mr. Jarkson gave bis toast, but immediately aiter.
And this demorrutirk member was so well pleased
with the dignified and gentlemanly deportment of the
minister, that he requested to be introduced to him,
that he might repeat the sentimrnts of his toast
personally, and assure Mr. Jackson that they were
the dictates of his heart.
Mr. Jarkson did not, as the Chronicle misrepre
sents, .avoid being presented to the Governor.
There was no presentations to the Governor in the
Hall; and Mr. J. appeared desirous of paying eve
ry mark of dae tespert to the first magistral* of
the state:—But the cause why he was not intro
duced to h m has been stated alwive; and when com
municated t«f Mr.‘Jarkson gave him do sort of con
cern. ■ »
Gazette Marine Memoranda„
CapC Cowpf r of the Sheffield, whose arrival was
noticed in onr lest, spoke June 7, in let. 37, 40,
lung. 66, 30, ship Bmjumio, Stevens, «f New Ha
ven, 6 days horn Savannah bound to Liverpool, all
well.
The ship Maryland, loot, henee fur London, was
spoken in lat. 40, 44, long. 55, 30, out 13 days.
PORT OF NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH
CUSTOM-HOUSE—Em tered.
Ship Protectress, Wilson,
. Lisbon.
Sheffield, Cowper,
C»di*.
Scb’r Cmnmerre, Cole,
Perth Amboy.
Hope dr P«lly, Nickerson,
Philadelphia.
President, Hailey,.
Ncw.Vurk.
Sloop Pilgrim, Wmant,
do.
Cleared.
1
Ship RnHs, Sanford;
Liverpool.
Scb’r Hope, Lioroln,
Laltimory
Betsey St Patscy, Caisee,
PhiUdalphU
SKiofvJeffersutr, Harp, <
V
•Vv
Thc^seh’r Eliza, Sever; will sail foil
Baltimorean FRIDAY n*xt. ’1 June 20. j
•as
nsm+eamm.
wanted, ■ s <&■■■■.
Rough "W, O.. Hogshead' and Barrel
■ J V. t +
For which CASH wiRbe given.Tcr thoea ofsapori
or quality.
JuneSO. '
* ****** ^ **
. i&*£.* '
f$5
Messenger,
; ■ Ouarde.'fcc* - |fjf|
Sigismunda, Mr*: Green,
To which wifi Be added a (Brand Meh^fi
TfcKELI; -
Or, The Siege < Mofeitz. **
A Forest, in which the dUguised Tekelland
escape from the Austrian SoI&enu
iN act m t •'
The inside of the Mill of Reheni, with a -fl
across tl* jn^^#ro«4 ,
A View of the Fortress of Mofatgata, ichaM
the Ramporu, with m grand Wattle betwee
Hungarians and Austrians, in whichTeheii;
ed by Alexins, whom single Combat iraiidi
an Austrian Officer, is victorious, ;;tid Rfoj
saved. ,
lf.1KT£D TO HIKE,.
A WOMAN who <jU) took,
ami iron, for a small familyaPme,^
cannot produce ur)quo*tmnuUle'reca
Apply at the Ledger Office. *+ MtfidfVjjHf
,aneS0*' x**< ■■■>:. *fW«*
Two or Three LADS>'
Will be taken apprentices to the Shipwright Bridie ' V
ness. Apply to tbe Printer.. » 4; i , >1
June 20.
Far * Freight or Ohorto
The,Brig ... ^ _'
Burthen 2)0 toot* and will tarry 230.
or 250 hogsheads tobacco. For terms apply t»*
Bowden & Milliado. *
June 20. tf *4 ’ ■* **
FOR LIVERPOOL,
The Ship PROTf
John (i iU’ ti, jjil
Rurthen about 400 fiogshea&t tobacco.’
or passage apply to Gracie, A ode r too 4c Co. Patera*
burg, or to ,,
Theo. Arratstad.,
June 20.
POUR FRAldCfe^^f
La Goektte VIRGIN^*
Capitamr Peter <Sdurs«»//-V;?
partira pour Bourdenujc le IS 4u eoerenti
des passagers seulement, <Je bailment esttj
bon voillier, 8c distnbue d’une mankroi
pour porter dea passagers; ceuxqvii desirerdnt
passer, sont pries de s'atf dresser* au captv a
au w harf, commonement cennu sous lenom de 1
adj.ngnant colui du capt. Chase ) on riurpropr'’
Stephen Beniljant, an mene whf. -
Baltimore, Juin 8me
On Saturday the M 3d instant, a*
(•'Clock, Will be Sold on thepr
That Valuable LOT, of
On Smith'* Point^
Opposite to the house «*t Met. Brunet—10*1# 1|
most desirable and herflhy eitimtion, and can be di»
vided into building lots ju» suit purchaser*. 3
slho,
The HOUSE and LOTV ^
Formerly occupied by Mr. Juha Newell—1
will be made known at the tale.
Francis Smith**,
June 13.
COMMERCE TO
THE Charge de Aff.irs.-and Consul GraemToC
IIis Imperial Majesty the Erhperor of nllthp
Russia*, inform# nil whom It may cimcefn, iHw Bn
cat goes loaded tu American ports, will he pierdrfttetl
to be discharged in Russian perns, unlcsstbepapers
telati.e to the vessels and their cargoes, are lee*i»
i*ed by Russian Consuls, or Agents, arefertfrtSp- to
public ttions already made by the Consul flea al a I.
and the* without any regard re thrtircum*(im£tqf
the vessels bring Jlrtl hound f», ar iomchtmg 0t,
fiorln of other tuuwm.' '
ANDREW DASCHKpt'Ft
Philadelphia, March 29, 1810. . K
ty The foregoing is publish®,for
the information of the merchants of Vir»hijk3-I
pOK the information of Merchants and c
A cemed, 1 publish the following extract
cud letter I have just received relative |
met re of the Isbfttd of Cube. . ..
“ His Majesty1 Ferdinand 7th, am) in
11 the ‘Regency <>f the ikiitgilum, kuWs
‘• ortbtr that, during the preaent c^cutmai
“ lied and neutral yesaels be admitted in
“ of'IlavMnuu, Saint Jigdr^TFllddSliSM
i *a», withruli articles perm«tetM>y4tiai
“ of 1779. for the free trade of Spain jJ
“ dfitlon that thev ire to tAke id return]
“ said Island to die. amount, of theme*’
“ likMhf,* P"l"«yvWHW&49ll
f . * Consuls residing nt Ujf porta pfoMfUgi
being of the
freely admit