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The following splendid specimens of elegant and classical composition, delineating the characters of two eminent men, may be safely offered to the admiration of the reader of taste, however he may differ from the author in some of his sentiments.
CHARACTER OF CHARLES J. FOX.
Mr. Fox united, in a most remarkable degree, the seemingly repugnant characters of the mildest of men and the most vehement of orators. In private life he was gentle, modest, placable, kind, of simple manners, and so averse from parade and dogmatism, as to be not only unostentatious, but even somewhat inactive in conversation. His superiority was never felt but in the instruction which he imparted, or in the attention which his generous preference usually directed to the most obscure members of the company. The simplicity of his manners was far from excluding that perfect urbanity which flowed still more from the mildness of his nature, than from familiar intercourse with the most polished society of Europe.
His conversation when it was not repressed by modesty or indolence, was delightful. The pleasantness, perhaps, of no man of wit had so unlabored an appearance. It seemed rather to escape from his mind, than to have been produced by it. He lived on the most intimate terms with all his contemporaries distinguished by wit, politeness, or philosophy, or learning, or the talents of public life. In the course of thirty years he had known almost every man in Europe, whose intercourse could strengthen, or enrich, or polish the mind.
His own literature was various and elegant. In classical erudition, which by the custom of England is more peculiarly called learning, he was inferior to few professed scholars. Like all men of genius he delighted to take refuge in poetry, from the vulgarity and irritation of business. His own verses were easy and pleasing, and might have claimed no low place among those which the French call vers de société . The poetical character of his mind was displayed in his extraordinary partiality for the poetry of the two most poetical nations, or at least languages, of the West; those of the Greeks and the Italians. He disliked political conversation, and never willingly took any part in it. To speak of him justly, as an orator, would require a long essay. Every where classical, he carried into public something of that simple and negligent exterior which belonged to him in private. When he began to speak, a common observer might have thought him awkward; and even a consummate judge could only have been struck with the justness of his ideas, and the transparent simplicity of his manners. But no sooner had he spoken for some time, than he was changed into another being. He forgot himself and every thing round him. He thought only of his subject. His genius warmed and kindled as he went on. He darted fire into his audience. Torrents of impetuous and irresistible eloquence swept along their feelings and conviction. He certainly possessed, above all moderns, that union of reason, simplicity and vehemence, which formed the prince of orators. He was the most Demosthenian speaker since Demosthenes. "I knew him," says Mr. Burke, in a pamphlet written after their unhappy difference, "when he was unknown; since which time he has risen, by slow degrees, to be the most brilliant and accomplished debater that the world ever saw."
The quiet dignity of a mind roused only by great objects, the absence of petty bustle, contempt of show, the abhorrence of intrigue, the plainness and downrightness, and the thorough good nature, which distinguished Mr. Fox, seem to render him no very un-
fit representative of that old English national character, which, we should be sanguine induced to expect to see succeeded by a better. The simplicity of his character inspired confidence, the ardor of his eloquence roused enthusiasm, and the gentleness of his manners invited friendship. "I admired," says Mr. Gibbon, "the powers of a superior man as they are blended, in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity of a child: no human being was ever more free from any taint of malignity, vanity or falsehood." From these qualities of his public and private character, it probably arose, that no English statesman ever preserved, during so long a period of adverse fortune, so many affectionate friends and so many zealous adherents. The union of ardor in public sentiment, with mildness in social manners, was in Mr. Fox an hereditary quality. The same fascinating power over the attachment of all who came within his sphere, is said to have belonged to his father; and those who know the survivors of another generation will feel that this delightful quality is not yet extinct in the race.
Perhaps nothing can more strongly prove the deep impressions made upon this part of Mr. Fox's character, than the words of Mr. Burke, who, in January, 1797, six years after all intercourse with them had ceased, speaking to a person honored with some degree of Mr. Fox's friendship, said, "to be sure, he is a man made to be loved!" And these emphatical words were uttered with a fervor of manner, which left no doubt of their heartfelt sincerity.
These few hasty and honest sentences are sketched in a temper too sober and serious for intentional exaggeration, and with too pious an affection for the memory of Mr. Fox, to profane it by intermixture with the factious broils and wrangles of the day. The measures which he supported or opposed may divide the opinion of posterity, as they have divided those of the present age. But he will most certainly command the unanimous reverence of future generations by his pure sentiments towards the commonwealth, by his zeal for the civil and religious rights of all men, by his liberal principles, favorable to mild government, to the unforced exercise of the human faculties, and the progressive civilization of mankind; by his ardent love for a country, of which the well being and greatness were indeed inseparable from his own glory, and by his profound reverence for that free constitution, which he was universally admitted to understand better than any other man of his age, both in an exactly legal, and in a comprehensively philosophical sense.
EDMUND BURKE.
Mr. Burke is dead. He is beyond the reach of public regard and hatred; and those who persecuted and those who loved him may weep alike for the loss of a victim and a friend.
He was for so many years engaged in public life; so long the most conspicuous and interesting figure; that with respect to him every mode of description has been exhausted; every talent viewed in every light; every virtue either lavished or withheld; and so universally, though variously, did he touch the passions of mankind, that all who spoke of him or heard of him became parties in the decision upon his character, and entertained a host of adverse or partial feelings, enemies at once to truth, and evidences of the magnitude of the subject.
His private qualities are said to be the most useful, gratifying and endearing. His manners, like his wit, were ever playful. The naked charms of virtue & of truth received innumerable & unsearched ornaments, from a conversation pure in all its vivacity, though unconscious of its influence over every description of hearers, who had taste or dispositions to be delighted or improved.
The genius of Mr. Burke was full of splendor; it was the reflection of lights from every quarter of the material and intellectual universe. His eyes shot through the depths of science, & ascertained the wanderings or entered the limits of conjecture. His fancy, rich and bright, infinite in variety, and intoxicating with its beauty, furnished copious and striking images, to illustrate and familiarize the operations of a reasoning power, otherwise too profound for common-
apprehension. His eloquence, convincing, persuasive, terrible when it assaulted, irresistible when it soothed, dignified in its rapidity, polished in its vehemence, diffuse without being languid, concise, on occasion, without being obscure, never failed to agitate the milder passions. A spirit of divine morality breathed through him; and however our opinions may differ upon the actual effects of his words and writings, it is no great exercise of candor to suppose that his intentions were pure. His immense stores of knowledge, were, in general, drawn forth to promote or to resist some practical object, and he forced upon us the necessity of appreciating all human intelligence, by the good or evil to which it is directed. The sensibility of his heart was exquisite, and ever alive; more rapid than the flights of his imagination—infinitely too rapid and at times perhaps too strong for his reason, it often turned against the latter the strength it occasionally received from both. Always engaged in the contemplation of mighty objects, he knew that although his objects were mighty, his instruments must be men. In order to make the constitution what he could approve and the empire what he wished, he united with a parliamentary party, which appeared the most respectable and effectual means of accomplishing these ends; but in attempting to render party his instrument, he became himself, for a time the instrument of party, and his dereliction of that system upon the new turn of affairs in Europe (the set of his life which has been the most unpopular) ought to vindicate his principles, though the consequences of it may arraign his judgment.
In our imperfect nature the superiority of one man to another is no more than a partial superiority. One towering faculty in the composition of an individual, bears down and casts a shade upon the rest; in conduct it obscures their use, as in comparison it extinguishes their lustre. Mr. Burke's miscarriages in the world of politics, though not proportioned to the grandeur of his undertakings, have been more than proportioned to those incurred by ordinary men, in the ordinary level of human character. His fertile mind nourished every subject on which he thought, into a vast creation, multiform, rich in realities, in images, and in conjectures; much of it fluctuating and fugitive, complex in its materials, boundless in its dimensions, and new to its author. More secure, but far less elevated, their lot in whom there is little of invention to suggest, and nothing of imagination to elude; whose ideas do not multiply into clogs upon their judgment, but leave it through an empty region, a free and inglorious path! Where these, and such men as these, have to manage only their respective atoms, Mr. Burke, in his luxuriance, had to wield a universe—and to say that he failed, is to say that he was not a God.
Some weeds of prejudice sprang up with his opinions; a mist of superstition hung over him, which obscured important truths, and raised a multitude of illusory forms; his fancy associated other subjects with these, and his zeal committed them, so infected, to the world. The rest of mankind saw truth and falsehood in colors less strong than Mr. Burke, though perhaps more minutely accurate. All those whose cold and shallow mediocrity was incapable either of sympathizing with his sensibilities, or of following his deductions, made his greatness a reproach to him, and ridiculed his intellect for being superior to their own. Some philosophers, also, of that malignant school which affects the absence of feeling to disguise its perversion, joined in a league of abusive controversy; and madness and despotism were common themes of invective, against one of the wisest and the best of men.
Upon the whole, we must impute to Mr. Burke some of the evils we have suffered, but posterity may reap untimed advantages from his works. He combined the greatest talents of the greatest men; and his judgment was overmatched, not by the abilities of others, but his own. He relied, by a round, the sleeping tiger of democracy, and provoked & almost justified, his devastation. Had he lived in the most despicable age, his genius would have dwarfed it; had he lived in the most exalted age,
his conduct might have disturbed it. He has left a space that will not soon be filled. He described a grand but irregular course; his meridian was more tolerable than his descending ray; but the heat with which he scorched us will soon be no longer felt, while the light which he diffused will shine upon us forever.
The following lines were occasioned by observing in a late publication, an account of the insanity of Mrs. Ratcliffe, author of the Italian, Mysteries of Udolpho , Romance of the Forest , &c.
THE WRECK OF REASON.
Would your imagination stray, To scenes of horror mark its way! Woild it from folly take its flight, The scenes of pleasure to affright! Would it, reluctant, slowly creep, And o'er the wreck of reason weep! —Hither come, ye blythe and gay, Come and throw your mirth away, Weeping beauty, hither hie, And o'er the ruin breathe a sigh. Come and see, ye giddy vain, A sadder sight than Crazy Jane. The tender heart, the liberal mind, The soul by sentiment refin'd, The modest mein, the graceful air, Are gone, and all is ruin there. The matchless whole, divinely grac'd, In chang'd into chaotic waste: The timid mind, with terror sated, Stats at the phantoms it created. —See the maniac's ghostly stare, See her loose dishevell'd hair! See her wildly-rolling eyes, Distorted form and piercing cries! See she trembles, writhes and groans, And fills the air with piteous moans! —O, Ratcliffe, this at last thy fate, To sink to such a dreadful state! See she shudders, starts and raves, Of grinning ghosts and gaping graves, Of antique arms and haunted halls, Of tottering turrets, mouldering walls, The fulgent cross, the monkish cowl, The raven's flp, the boding owl, The warning knell, the mystic roll, With horror strike her placid soul. The murky vault's terrific gloom, The echoes from the dismal tomb, The quivering pale, the crimson'd knife All gory with the blood of life, The secret cell, the glimmering light, The putrid corse, the flitting sprite, The pendant chain, the mangle chest, With terror fill her frantic breast.
No more!—shall pen the faint dream, The awful, yet the pleasing theme; No more, nor yet with matchless art, To please and yet delight the heart; Ghosts in her has left the throne, And madness now usurps alone. Let reason souls, precise and nice, Cather the native child of vice: Let sorrid spirits, dry and staid, Affect to scowl and frown and frown, A potent reason it may bring, They in her moral find a sting. Even savage minds to feelings dead, And icy hearts by virtue led, When pitying death relieves her woe, And flies the hapless victim low, Might come, and on the maniac's bien, Shed pensive pity's softest tear.
At a meeting of the COMMON COUNCIL of the City of London, on the 26th of September, a motion was made for celebrating the 25th of October as a day of Jubilee, on account of His Majesty entering the 50th year of his reign. Mr. Waddman, one of the members, after some prefatory remarks, continued—
He, for his part, had gone so much at large into the subject on a former occasion, that he felt some reluctance now to trouble the court at any length; but, although he hoped that he had briefly brought most important subjects under their consideration, still there were many essential points which he had overlooked. When he mentioned to some of his friends, before the last court, that it was his intention to come forward and express a sincere opinion upon the subject, they most earnestly dissuaded him from doing it. It was not that they were not aware of the artful contrivance from which the business originated; they were not ignorant of the calamities which have befallen the country during the present reign; or of the folly of calling for a day for rejoicing in a period of unexampled affliction. They knew that the object of the contrivance was to set up a cry of loyalty, and throw the odium of disloyalty upon every one who ventured to express a difference of opinion. They, therefore, advised him not to furnish a handle to that party to excite an odium against him. Notwithstanding this advice, he had determined to speak his opinion. Whatever odium there might be attached to opposing an artificial cry of loyalty, he had never been afraid of encountering it. As to popularity, if he should earn it, he would be content to wear it; but he never did, nor ever would decline speaking his real sentiments from any view connected with obtaining popula-
ty. He did feel some self-applause in recollecting that he had resisted a cry which was set up from interested motives, and that he had preferred the risk of being unpopular, to the desertion of his duty in that Court as a Representative of the city of London. With respect to going to church, he thought that was a very proper thing; but still he was a little surprised at the quarter from which it was proposed. As to the congratulatory address, he declared that he was utterly at a loss to conceive what topics of congratulation could be selected, and he should think it a most puzzling thing to shape any address of congratulation without finding it with the most gross and monstrous falsehoods. When His Majesty first ascended the throne, we were a free, happy, and united people, and our public affairs were managed by the great Lord Chatham, the ablest minister this country ever produced. The taxes then amounted to very little more than seven millions, annually; whereas they have now increased to seventy millions. In the commencement of the reign, the union and happiness of the people were much disturbed by the squabbles of the government. During Mr. Wilkes's time, or until the commencement of the American war, he could see no subject of congratulation. Passing over the earlier years of His Majesty's reign and coming directly to the American war, he must say that this was one of the most wicked and calamitous wars that ever the country had been engaged in; that the objects of the war, and America itself were lost; and that the debt of this country was increased to a prodigious extent. He could say more, that he believed that all the evils which have overrun the continent of Europe, and reduced this country to great danger, might be directly traced to the American war. He therefore could not see room for congratulating His Majesty on that portion of his reign which went down to the dismemberment of the empire and loss of America. If we were to come to more modern times, and to look at the history of the last sixteen years, we should find that this country has been involved in a most bloody and calamitous war, for an object which the people never understood. The country knew when their fleets were in port, & when they were not; but they never knew what it was they were fighting for. The calamitous events of these bloody, expensive, and disastrous wars, were certainly not subjects to congratulate His Majesty upon. Were they to congratulate His Majesty upon the frequent suspension of the Habeas Corpus act and of the constitution during his reign? Could we congratulate his majesty upon the treason & sedition bills, in consequence of which many unfortunate young men suffered most severe punishments, for merely repeating what had been said with greater force at a former period, by the very ministers who recommended the prosecution? If we were to return thanks to Almighty God, merely for prolonging the life of his majesty, we could not congratulate our sovereign for having escaped bodily infinity, nor yet could we congratulate him on his family, or on the success of the measures of his government. After such unexampled failures as this country has lately witnessed, it should rather be a time for the city to go up and point out to his majesty the cause of those failures, than to fix this as a time to have a day of rejoicing. At the conclusion of the late war against France, after having incurred a fresh debt of two hundred millions, the nation was informed by the Secretary of War (Mr. Yorke) that "although we had gained battles, the objects of the war were lost, and that Europe was gone." Was it then for a war, attended with such experiences, and so unfortunate in its results, that his majesty should be congratulated? Or was it for the events of the present war—the Convention of Cintra—the unfortunate occurrences in Spain, or the expedition to Walcheren, the most disgraceful one that was to be found in the annals of the country—that a congratulatory address to be voted? He might, therefore, ask what portion was it of his majesty's long reign, which we could fix upon as the period for a complimentary address? If the address of the city had been attended to on a former occasion, and a proper inquiry instituted respecting the shameful convention of Cintra, the country would, probably, not have now to lament the loss we have sustained in

Spain, from the base advance and precipitate retreat of Lord Viscount Wellington. Now although the Convention of Cintra had been felt as most disgraceful to the country, yet there was no man hardy enough to stand up and say, that in this, that, or any other failure, which is recorded in the annals of British history, was any thing near so disgraceful and calamitous, as the last and most infamous expedition, which was entrusted to Lord Chatham. There was nobody that would say, that the income tax, and the extension of the suffrage, were subjects upon which his majesty should be congratulated.
As to the conduct of our military affairs, it was so extremely bad, that although we have double the number of Generals on our staff that Bonaparte has, and maintained, very probably, at four times the expense, yet when it comes to select generals for the command of our expeditions, we select a Wellington, a Dalrymple, or a Chatham. Could the court see, with indifference, the waste of British blood which was occasioned by the folly of those who landed, or who had the execution of the objects of our expeditions? It had been said, and very truly, that the valor of our soldiers had been conspicuous in the late wars. If so, the greatest blame rested upon the government. If we had soldiers who would not fight, the wisest government might fail in its objects; but when it is known that we have a brave army and navy that will execute well whatever they are called upon to do, the blame will rest exclusively on the government, which, by the absurdity of its plans, and its selection of officers, makes British valor useless, and causes torrents of British blood to flow for no purpose. Among the many faults of the government, he would maintain, that although we had thirty-eight ambassadors, who received 54,000l. per annum in pensions, in addition to their pay, yet in the very few courts in which they would be received, it was almost always found that they were completely ignorant of their duty. We had lately an example of this in America; and in Sweden, although every other man in the country knew that a revolution was probable, the British Ambassador alone appeared to know nothing of the matter. There never was a great country whose affairs had been so ill managed as the affairs of this country; and yet ministers showed great abilities in some things. They could easily discover all the means that would prevent surcharges from being created; and yet they could never discover the means by which the country's affairs in other respects could be managed with honor. At the very time that the taxes were to be levied with the utmost rigor, accounts to the amount of nine millions of money were yet unsettled at the victualling-office, and above seven millions of West India accounts were yet unexamined, notwithstanding the expense of the commissioners appointed for that purpose.
In the very last year above nine millions were added to the yearly expenditure; and when it was considered, that from the year 1797 to the present year the taxes had increased from twenty-three millions annually to 70 millions, without gaining a single object for which we entered into the war, he could not see how his majesty could be congratulated on such calamitous events. It was evidently impossible for the country to go on much longer under such a progressive and enormous accumulation of public burthens. Those gentlemen on the other side, who were always calling for unanimity in that court were acting inconsistently when they brought forward perpetually motions which must necessarily disturb that unanimity.
He had himself for the whole of his political life, opposed, as far as he was able, the system which had brought so many calamities on the country. For the greater part of that time, he had been buffeted and hunted down as a jacobin, and for many years he could only prevail on five members to divide with him. He however had never turned to the right hand or the left; but regardless of whatever odium the gentlemen on the other side might excite against him, he had fearlessly pursued through life, and he should always continue to do it, that line of conduct which his sense of public duty pointed out [loud applause from below the bar. The Lord Mayor called to order] Mr. W. said these applauses were certainly irregular, and was happy to say it was an irregularity which did not often take place. There were, however, occasions when it was too hard for men to conceal their feelings; and such demonstrations had been heard, sometimes in the House of Commons itself. There were many gentlemen in the country who agreed with him in his views.
upon many occasions threw themselves into the arms of the enemy. Nothing could be more mischievous or dangerous than such a course. Mr. Fox had elegantly observed in his history, that "it was much better to concede something to a friend, than every thing to an enemy." He wished that those who on important points thought as he did, were impressed with the truth of this sentiment. As to many on the other side, he might as well talk to stocks or stones, as to address them with any hopes of convincing them. They were evidently playing a game of their own; they were fighting for themselves, while he had nothing to hope for or to fear from any government, and had never obtained or sought favors. He was astonished that a gentleman who had given notice of a motion for the present day (Mr. Deputy Kemble) should now feel differently from what he did upon the convention of Cintra: on that occasion he mentioned, "that his blood boiled with indignation, and that he was ready to go up to his majesty every week with a remonstrance on the subject." That burning zeal, however, must have now considerably cooled. The city of London could show no better proof of its loyalty to its sovereign upon the present occasion, than by pointing out to him those enemies who had brought such disgrace and dangers upon the country. An honorable and loyal baronet (Sir Wm. Curtis) had, upon a former occasion, complained of his personality; but he did not at that time recollect for what a number of years, he (Mr. Waitman) had been exposed to the personalities of that hon. baronet and his friends. He had, perhaps, forgotten, that when he was in a minority on the question of the treason and sedition bills, gentlemen insisted upon a division, in order that it might be seen "who were the enemies of the country." As to what was called the monied interest, although he was himself a tradesman, he would never look much to the monied interest to support constitutional principles; nor to bank directors, who can get acts of Parliament to prevent their paying their notes in cash, and who receive five per cent. for interest on a bit of paper intrinsically not worth a penny. On this subject he read a long passage from a speech of Lord Chatham, which had been so often quoted, in which his Lordship says, "that he had the most perfect contempt for the Asiatic planters in Leaden Hall-street, and for the robbers in Change alley; that they were generally a race of blood-suckers and muck-worms, who professed themselves ready to support every succeeding administration, but on whom no administration could place dependence. These men always appeared in support of any new war, or loan, or job, in which they could have any interest." After a variety of other observations, he concluded by moving an amendment to the original motion for agreeing to the report. The object of the amendment was to substitute a statement, "that the city knew how to distinguish between the beneficent intention of his majesty, and the profligate wicked system of his advisers; and that in the present calamitous situation of affairs, it was not advisable to appoint a day of rejoicing."
This amendment was negatived.
From Nicholson's Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts.
VENTRILOQUISM. Of the celebrated Mr. Fitz James. I have now the satisfaction to give some account of the performance of Mr. Fitz James, one of the first masters of the art of ventriloquism; who in addition to his very striking powers as a speaker and an actor, has the candor and liberality to explain the nature of his performance to his auditors. I was present a few evenings ago at a public exhibition, which continues to be repeated at Eulaw's in Soho Square, and though my account of what I saw and heard cannot but be very imperfect, and far from exciting the surprise which the actual performance produces, it may, nevertheless, be of utility to establish a few principles, and remove some errors respecting this art.
After a comic piece had been read by Mons. Volancy, Mr. Fitz James, who was sitting among the audience, went forward, and expressed his suspicion that the ventriloquism was to be performed by the voices of persons concealed under a platform, which was covered with green cloth. Replies were given to his observations, apparently from beneath that stage; and he followed the voices with the action and manner of a person, whose curiosity was much excited, making remarks in his own voice, and answering rapidly and immediately, in a voice which no one would have ascribed to him. It is then addressed a bust which appeared to answer his questions in the affirmative, and after conversing with another bust in the same manner, he
tuned around and in a most and perspicuous speech explained the nature of the subject of our attention; and from what he stated and exhibited before us, it appeared that by long practice he had acquired the faculty of speaking during the inspiration of the breath, with nearly the same articulation though not so loud nor so variously modulated, as the ordinary voice, formed by expiration of the air. The unusual voice, being formed in the cavity of the lungs, is very different, in effect, from the other. Perhaps it may issue, in a great measure, through the trunk of the individual. We should scarcely be disposed to ascribe any definite direction to it; and consequently are readily led to suppose it to come from the place best adapted to what was said. So that when he went to the door and asked, "Are you there?" to a person, supposed to be in the passage, the answer in the unusual voice was immediately ascribed, by the audience, to a person actually in the passage; and upon shutting the door, and withdrawing from it, when he turned round, directing his voice to the door, and said "Stay there till I call you," the answer, which was lower and well adapted to the supposed distance and obstacle interposed appeared still more strikingly, to be out of the room. He then looked up to the ceiling, and called out in his own voice, "What are you doing above?" to which an immediate answer was given, which seemed to be in the room above, "I am coming down directly." The same deception was practised on the supposition of a person being under the floor, who answered in an unusual, but very different voice from the other, that that he was down in the cellar putting away some wine. An excellent deception of the watchman crying the hour in the street and approaching nearer the house, till he came opposite the window, was practised. Our attention was directed to the street, by the marked attention which Fitz James himself appeared to pay to the sound. He threw up the sash and asked the hour, which was immediately answered in the same tone but clearer and louder; but upon his shutting the window down again, the watchman proceeded less audibly, and all at once the voice became very faint, and Fitz James, in his voice said "he has turned the corner." In all these instances, as well as others, which were exhibited to the very great entertainment and surprise of the spectators, the acute observer will perceive that the direction of the sound was imaginary, and arose entirely from the well-studied and skilful combinations of the performer.
Other scenes, which were to follow, required the imagination to be too completely misled to admit of the actor being seen. He went behind a folding screen in one corner of the room, when he counterfeited the knocking of a door. One person called from within, and was answered by a person from without, who was admitted, and we found, from the conversation of the parties, that the latter was in pain, and desirous of having a tooth extracted. The dialogue and all the particulars of the operation that followed, require a long discourse, if I were to attempt to describe them to the reader. The imitations of the natural and undoubted voice of the operator, encouraging, soothing, and talking with his patient, the confusion, terror and apprehension of the sufferer; the inarticulate noises produced by the chairs and apparatus, upon the whole, constituted a mass of sound, which produced a strange, but comic effect. Loose observers would not have hesitated to assert that they heard more than one voice at the time; and though this certainly could not be the case, and it did not appear so to me, yet the transactions were so instantaneous, without the least pause between them, that the notion might very easily be generated. The removal of the screen satisfied the spectators that one performer had effected the whole.
The actor then proceeded to show us specimens of his art of as a mimic, and here the power he had acquired over the muscles of his face was full as strange as the modulations of his voice. In several instances, he caused the opposite muscles to act differently from each other; so that while one side of his face expressed mirth and laughter, the other side appeared to be weeping. About eight or ten faces were shown to us in succession as he came from behind the screen, which together with the general habits and gait of the individual, totally altered him. In one instance he was tall, thin and melancholy; and the instant afterwards, with no greater interval of time than to pass round behind the screen, he appeared bloated with obesity and staggering with fulness. The same man another time exhibited his face simple unaffected and void of character, and the next moment, it was covered with wrinkles expressing slyness, mirth, and whimsicality.
of different descriptions. Now for this discipline may be easy or difficult, I know not, but he certainly appeared to me to be far superior to the most practised masters of the countenance I have ever seen.
During this exhibition, he imitated the sound of an organ, the ringing of a bell, the noises produced by the great hydraulic machine of Marle, and the opening and shutting of a snuff-box.
His principal performance, however, consisted in the debates at Naufrage, in which there were twenty different speakers, as is asserted in his advertisement; and certainly the number of different voices was very great. Much entertainment was afforded by the subject, which was taken from the late times of anarchy and convulsion in France; when the lowest, the most ignorant part of society was called upon to decide the fate of a whole people, by the energies of folly and brutal violence. The same remark may be applied to this debate, as to other scenes, respecting tooth drawing; namely, that the quick and sudden transitions, and the great difference in the voices gave the audience various notions, as well with regard to the number of speakers, as to their positions and the direction of their voices.
Baron Durendenger, well known for his travels, has invented a machine, by means of which a person may exist under water without fear of being drowned. It is a kind of cuirass, which allows the body to assume every possible position, and which is expected to be extremely useful in saving persons in danger of being drowned. The police of Vienna have purchased a considerable number of these machines, with a view of assisting in bringing up drowned persons from the bottom of the Danube.
METEORIC STONES. From the Rhode Island American.
Messrs. Dunham & Hawkins, On the 17th of June last, I took my departure from Block-Island, bound to St. Barts. We were steering E. S. E. and a Southerly wind was blowing very brisk; the sky was cloudy and squally, accompanied with rain, sharp lightning, loud thunder and rough sea. At three days sail from Block-Island, in lat. 30, 58, N. lon. 70, 25, W. at 11 o'clock at night, a sharp and uncommon noise was heard as if the vessel, resembling somewhat the report of a pistol, at two distinct and different times. A few minutes after this noise, the clouds separated over head in the shape of a fog rain-bow, and at that moment a stone fell on our deck, and at the same time a large quantity fell in the water under our lee, at the distance I should judge of about 12 feet. In about five or six seconds afterwards, the fog rain-bow descended to the horizon. I suppose, from the quantity that fell in the water, that had they fallen on board we should have suffered material injury. The stone that fell upon the deck I have preserved; it weighs above 6 ounces, is of the color of iron, & appears to be impregnated with copper. Whether this stone was drawn up by a water spout which broke a little astern of us, I leave for others to judge. The weather still continued very thick and cloudy, attended with rain, sharp lightning, heavy thunder, and a rough sea. This stone may be seen and examined by any person who wishes to gratify his curiosity, by calling at the residence of the subscriber, in Westminster-street.
BENNETT D. GATEWOOD.
LISE APPLIED TO THE ROOF OF HOUSES.
To the Editor of the American Daily Advertiser.
If you think the following facts worth inserting, they are at your service. My reason for troubling you at this time, is to obviate if possible the frequency of the roofs of houses catching fire in consequence of the burning of foul chimneys.
I inhabited a house some years within a few miles of this city, in rather a lonely situation. Being fearful of accidents from fire, more especially from the chimney on a dry roof, I bethought me of many substances to apply to obviate the effect of that devouring element. It occurred to me that a good coat of slacked lime as hot as possible, might do. I tried it, and found it to answer my most sanguine expectations. Indeed it not only saved the roof from the effects of fire (in a great measure) but it is an excellent preservative to the shingles. Only by it on which the roof is perfectly dry and the sun shines. The roof may be burned over a second year. A peck of lime will be sufficient for a large house; the whole substance will not exceed two shillings. It is added to the roof with a brush, and it is a very durable substance.
reigners observe the blackness of the roofs, spoil the perspective beauty of one of the handsomest cities in the world. The above remedy and a few spires would certainly correct this deficiency. I sincerely wish my fellow citizens would adopt the white-washing the roofs of their houses. They may rest assured it would have all the advantages I have enumerated. My chimney was on fire and several heavy particles of burning matter fell on the roof, but remained harmless. The lime certainly penetrates (when laid on hot) the substance of the shingles, and the more grosser parts fill up the interstices between.
I remain your's sincerely, I. H.
From the Whig.
FACTS RELATIVE TO MERINO SHEEP. As agriculture is the most useful occupation, in which mankind can be engaged, so the raising of sheep is the most profitable and important object of attention to the husbandman; for from them he derives both food and raiment, which are two primary objects of society. The introduction of the Merino species of this animal into this country is a solid foundation for the most stupendous fabric of wealth and improvement, which appears in the vista of our national prospect. For the information of the farmer, we have compiled the following facts, from writers of indisputable credibility. If any one wishes for more satisfactory evidence than the assertion of the author, he will be happy to have an opportunity of personally proving, to them the authenticity of his statements by the original documents. They may also, it is presumed, be gratified by ocular demonstration, as there are a number of these sheep owned in Worcester, the inspection of which will furnish a certificate of self-evident truth.
Fact 1st. The silky fineness of the wool of the Merino renders it an unrivalled material for the woollen manufactory, and a valuable, cheap, and adequate substitute for many species of furs.
Fact 2d. From experiments made on the national farm at Rambouillet in France, and described by Lord Somerville, it appeared that Merino sheep do not cast their fleeces; on the contrary, that their wool, if not sheared, doubtless, its growth the second year, still retaining all its fine qualities. His Lordship having carefully examined the samples, has also given his own testimony to the truth of the fact.
Fact 3d. It is stated by Mr. Livingston, whose practical and acquired information are highly distinguished, "that there are few manufactures to which cotton is applied, which would not be more highly estimated, if fabricated of Merino wool."
Fact 4th. Their wool appears, by the accounts of one writer, to be double that of common sheep, in proportion to the carcass, and by another, without regard to that relation, to be one third more; from which it results, that they are somewhat less in size.
Fact 5th. Their loss of fleece in washing is only one ninth; while that of common sheep is one fifth.
Fact 6th. The current price of the wool of the full bloods is two dollars per pound and proportionally for that of the lower grades. From their destruction in Spain, from the intrinsic value of the wool, and from its great demand, almost throughout the world, it may be inferred, that this price will not for many years diminish, if it ever does. The consumption, also, will undoubtedly be greater in proportion to the increase of the stock.
Fact 7th. The clear profit upon 201 Merinos of different grades, owned by Mr. Livingston, after deducting one dollar and fifty cents per head for keeping, amounted to seven hundred and sixty-seven dollars in one year.
Fact 8th. They are said, as appears by several certificates, to have improved in America, and have been found, upon experiment, not to have degenerated in any climate of Europe.
Fact 9th. Col. Humphrey, the celebrated original importer of these sheep, in his letter to the Boston Agricultural Society, mentions it as a well-attested truth, that their flesh is not less succulent and well flavored, than the best English or American mutton. This circumstance has been corroborated by the concurrent opinion of another eminent writer, but is understood to be denied by some.
Fact 10th. The same gentleman upon the credit of calculations made by well informed breeders of sheep, communicates their belief, that 200 of them may kept in good condition, where 20 of the larger kind would suffer from want.
Fact 11th. Any degree of mixture with this breed improves the common sheep.

Fact 12th. Millions more of them, than are now mixing in the U. S. might be raised without any sensible additional expense.
The above facts are either the results of, or the deductions from, actual experiments. They must have more effect upon the mind, than the most ingenious and eloquent speculations. On this question we should be happy to see all parties yielding to a sense of duty and uniting in their exertions for the common good. Farmers do not neglect the calls of patriotism and interest, to weigh well this important object of attention!
N. B. We beg leave to add our solicitations to those of our correspondent, that our worthy yeomanry would pay very particular attention to this subject. They may be sure, that, while by obtaining this breed of sheep they are availing themselves of a sure source of profit, they are also in a very essential manner fostering our own manufactures. Editors of all parties who feel disposed to aid the nation in these grand objects, will, we are confident, give publicity the above facts. We invite them to give the communication a place.
Hagerstown, Maryland, Oct. 4. THE GRAPE.
We have at present in our county 18 vineyards, each from a half, to two and an half acres; the oldest now, three and an half years. The plants or cuttings principally obtained from Mr. Legaux, near Philadelphia, from gentlemen's gardens in the vicinity of Baltimore, and a few raised from the seed of the white Leghorn grape (which however do not yet bear.) Some also were obtained from other inland gardens. They are all in the most flourishing condition:—and, in all probability the number of the vineyards will by next spring be double.
Plants have been obtained from this county, and a commencement made in Shenandoah county, Virginia, which promises the greatest success. There are at present about half a dozen European vine gardeners in the county, among whom is one Austrian; the others Wirttembergers and Swiss. But the American Germans have commenced this useful business with great assiduity; and in a few years this will, without doubt, form an extensive branch of our culture; particularly as the American Germans are unwilling to cultivate the vine like the Europeans, with the hoe; but arrange it so that the labor can be done with the plough.
The European gardeners have chiefly planted their vines (as they have been accustomed to) 4 feet apart; but the Americans have deviated from this method, and planted them from 5 to 6 feet apart, which is sufficient. Experience has already, and will in future, fully justify this method; as the vine in this country grows much more rapid, stronger, & higher, than in Europe; the heat also being much greater, they will consequently require more space, and air: and as in this manner more labor can be performed in a day, with one horse and plough, than with 12 hands.
Notwithstanding the late frosts last spring and the uncommon drought during the summer, have done material injury to the two first vineyards, each of them has, nevertheless, produced several barrels of wine. The grapes we have (which consist of at least of a dozen different kinds) are of excellent quality, and those from Mr. Legaux are among the best; such as the Constantia, the Black, the Blue, the Red and White Frontignac, the White Sweetwater, the Rhine, Claret, &c.
We have no vines from Hungary; but all of American growth; notwithstanding they have been originally brought from Europe. There is not the smallest doubt, but that the culture of the vine will succeed in this country to our utmost wishes. It is chiefly necessary to guard against situations, where the late spring frosts can have too much effect.
N. B. The Wirttemberg emigrants, near Port Pitt, brought with them a number of cuttings; but very few of them grew. They have, however obtained some from this neighborhood.
Frankfort, (Ky.) Oct. 7.
A few days ago a subscription was opened in this town, under the act of assembly passed at the last session, for building a permanent bridge across the Kentucky river, at the end of St. Clair street, which leads from the Capitol to the river. It gives us much pleasure, to assure the public that this desirable object is now in a fair way to be speedily accomplished. The necessary funds were immediately subscribed by a few citizens of the place; and if double the estimated amount should be found wanting, there is no doubt but it can be furnished.
It is understood that the principle of Mr. Findley's Patent Chain Bridge will be adopted. Indeed, no situation
could be better calculated for it. A firm rock foundation can be had for the abutments on each side; and also for the pier, which is to be placed in the middle of the river. Abundance of the finest stone lies convenient to the site for the bridge: and any quantity of the most durable timber, which may be wanted in its erection, can be transported by water, nearly from the spot on which it grows. These united advantages will greatly diminish those expenses which are the most heavy in similar undertakings, and consequently enhance the value of stock. It is intended, we believe, to take advantage of the present low state of the water and to raise the stone works so high this fall as may enable the company to prosecute the undertaking as soon as the spring freshes subside. By this plan it is hoped the bridge will be rendered passable the next year.
The spirit of improvement which this place has exhibited for the last three years, has certainly equalled that of any other town in the Western country, in proportion to the capital it possessed. And it must give real pleasure to its friends, to contemplate those of the present season—as it shews that the bug bear with which its enemies have endeavored to intimidate them for years past, has lost its influence. Large additions have been made to the principal taverns—several dwelling houses built—Main street paved—a new commodious brick market house erected—besides several other improvement of general and public utility. Favored with uninterrupted good health for the last four years and in all probability being as likely to enjoy that blessing in future as any other place in the state, (as the local cause which it is supposed generated some case of indisposition is now removed) it presents as desirable a prospect for the profitable investment of capital, as most other towns west of the Allegheny mountains.
WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27.
The periodical meeting of the legislative body rarely takes place in a free country without interest. To them are literally committed the destinies of a nation. Concentrating in themselves the sentiments and representing the interests of the whole community, from whose bosom they are directly drawn, in a juncture all eyes are naturally turned to them as the correct and honest interpreters of public opinion. Possessed, too, exclusively, under our government, of the highest and most solemn powers of sovereignty, we look to them, in a period of alarm or suffering, for the measures which are best fitted to afford us relief.
It is one of the happiest features of the republican system, that the legislative body almost invariably enjoys the confidence of the nation. It is, moreover, a consideration, that cannot be too highly appreciated, that in the present juncture they enjoy this confidence in an unusual degree. Chosen, so far as respects one branch, within a short period by the people, few, if any circumstances can have since occurred to produce a change in those qualifications, on account of which they were selected by a people, who fortunately so fully correspond in opinion as to have elected a vast majority of the same complexion.
From these, and other causes, it may justly be hoped that Congress will convene under circumstances more propitious to harmony than has been the case for some time past. It is true, that the republican majority has long been vast and all-powerful; but the topics brought before them have been so complicated, and in some degree new, that, aided by the arts of foreign powers, we ought not to be surprised at the variety of judgments, on the policy proper to be pursued, formed by men, who had all the good of their country at heart, and who, in every essential principle, were agreed.
The case is now far different. For more than a year past a copious stream of light has been poured on the public mind relative to neutral rights. The perspicuous and elegant pen of the present chief magistrate has illustrated them with a vigor and precision that have rendered them familiar to every political student; other diplomatic documents have shed much light upon them; the debates in the two houses of Congress have presented them in a great variety of views; and, to close the list, the public prints have exhibited them in almost every shape of which they are susceptible.
On this information, thus widely spread, the people have selected their representatives. From men thus selected they have a right to expect wisdom and firmness; while the representatives, sensible of the ground on which they stand, will have an equal right to expect from their constituents
a prompt and zealous support of their measures.
We shall, at this time, forbear from making any remarks on the numerous wrongs and insults, which have been, without the least cause or necessity, heaped upon us. The Message of the President, with the accompanying documents, aided by the recollection of the reader, will doubtless constitute their best exposition. We may, however, be permitted to say, that there is at this period a nerve in the public mind sensible to outrage and insult, ready to second the government in such measures as shall be taken either to secure redress for the past, or security for the future. With very few exceptions—we feel a pride at the fact—men of all parties have resented with becoming indignation the conduct of the British envoy, and applauded that of the Executive. The motives of the Chief Magistrate are allowed, on all hands, to be pure, and his character unsullied. No one ascribes to him any other end than the good of his country. Although then it would be folly to doubt the existence, either in or out of the government, of some diversity of opinion on the most eligible measures to be pursued, there is the best reason to expect both in the government and nation a general and cordial harmony and concert.
Other interesting subjects, besides those which directly flow from the state of our foreign relations, will, in all probability, engage the attention of Congress. The renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, and the modifications of the original plan which may be thought most advisable, if it is determined to renew it, will afford a fair field for animated and instructive debate on one of the most complicated topics that has ever been offered to the powers of the human mind. The report of the Secretary of the Treasury on Domestic Manufactures will, independently of the intrinsic dignity of the subject, acquire additional value from the organ thro' which it will be received, which can scarcely fail to ensure it an attention commensurate to its vast importance, whether contemplated in a pecuniary or political light.
So many members of Congress are already in the city, that no doubt is entertained of a quorum being formed to day of both Houses.
Gen. TURBEAU, the French Minister, has arrived in this city.
We some time since republished from a Western print a circumstantial statement of the circumstances attending the unfortunate death of Governor M. Lewis. Information, which we have since received, induces us to think that statement in several respects incorrect. Perhaps the two following letters will explain the particulars of his death in a more satisfactory manner than any thing hitherto published. It is, however, necessary to notice, that Governor Lewis descended the Mississippi from St. Louis early in September. His object was to repair to this city by way of New Orleans. On his way down the Mississippi, he became deranged in his mind, and made some attempts on his life; but the people in the boat secured him, and landed him at the Chickasaw Bluffs. It seems that he soon recovered, and proceeded on his journey over land.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman, dated Nashville, Tennessee, 18th October, 1809.
"I am sorry to inform you of the death of Governor Lewis, which took place on the morning of the 11th instant, at the house of a Mr. Grinder, about seventy-five miles from here, on the Natchez road. He arrived there the evening before; the man of the house was from home. The Governor went to bed in a room alone. About three o'clock, the woman of the house, who slept in a house near the other, heard two pistols fired. She awoke the servants, who pushed into the room, and found the unfortunate Governor weltering in his blood. He had shot himself in the head, and just below his heart; he died in about three hours. Major Neely, agent to the Chickasaws, who had remained behind to hunt two horses, which they had lost the night before, soon after came up; he had him interred, and took into his care and possession two trunks, said to contain his valuable papers; among which is said to be his journal to the Pacific Ocean, and perhaps some vouchers, which he was taking on for settlement. Major Neely has his pistols, rifle, watch, &c. His servant, John Purcey, will proceed on early in the morning with letters to Mr. Jefferson from Major Neely, communicating to him the particulars of this unhappy affair. I lament extremely the unfortunate fate of this worthy character."
Extract of a letter from Governor M. Lewis, dated Chickasaw Bluffs, 29th Sept. 1809.
"I must acknowledge myself re-
miss in not writing you in answer to several friendly epistles, which I have received from you since my return from the Pacific ocean. Continued occupation in the immediate discharge of the duties of a public station will, I trust, in some measure plead my apology."
"I am now on my way to the city of Washington, and had contemplated taking Fort Adams and Orleans in my route; but my indisposition has induced me to change my route, and shall now pass through Tennessee and Virginia. The protest of some bills, which I have lately drawn on public account, form the principal inducement for my going forward at this moment. An explanation is all that is necessary, I am sensible, to put all matters right. In the mean time the protest of a draft, however just, has drawn down on me at one moment all my private debts, which have excessively embarrassed me."
It is with great regret that we state, on the authority of the Whig of Baltimore, the death of General WADE HAMPTON.
LITERARY NOTICE.
Proposals for publishing by subscription a Collection of Sermons , preached before both Houses of Congress, during their Sessions in the years 1806-7, 1808-9, by Robert Elliot, A. M. will speedily be issued from this place.
Nov. 25, 1809.
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
At a meeting of the Citizens of the 1st and 2nd Wards, at LINDSAY'S HOTEL, on Wednesday the 22nd inst. convened agreeable to public notice.
JAMES H. BLAKE was appointed Chairman, and
GEO. ANDREWS, Secretary.
A resolution was moved and carried unanimously, that a committee of five be appointed, for the purpose of employing council, to contest before the circuit court of this district, the legality of the late election of members of the City Council, and collecting subscriptions to defray the expense of the same. Also, to draft a respectful memorial to Congress, praying an amendment to the Charter of the Corporation. Whereupon, Messrs. Nicholas King, I. H. Blake, John P. Van Ness, Geo. Andrews, and John Davidson, were appointed said committee.
Resolved, That until a decision is made by the court on this question, we will not pay any taxes levied by the present gentlemen who suppose themselves members of the City Council, or consider any contract, entered into by them, as binding.
Some remarks respecting Mr. Jackson.
Some of the newspapers appear disposed to presume, that our government is wrong in the case of Mr. Jackson the British minister. It is very singular, since the facts are not fully and precisely known, that they cannot give as generous a credit to our President, with his mild and circumspect personal character, as they give to Mr. Jackson. They complain that Mr. Jackson is not treated with, when the government have been stated to have noticed him that his official deportment was inadmissible, and he instantly repeated that department. If you act so, Mr. Jackson, we cannot really admit you into our department of state, to carry on the business of your mission. Such was the plain meaning of the communication of our government. Very well, said Mr. Jackson, I hear you, but I do act so again, and observe, my manner is stronger than before. The unavoidable reply of our government was, then sir, we execute the noticed non-admission. If there is a charge d'affairs of England here, it is supposed he can do business, so that nothing need be delayed or neglected.
When Mr. Genet made his speech, so unsatisfactory to President Washington, it is remembered that Mr. Jay and Mr. King came forward through the exertions of Gen. Hamilton, to make it known to the world, before Gen. Washington had authorised a newspaper notice of it. Mr. Madison's diplomatic learning and judgment, his character so eminently distinguished, in all the rage of party, for freedom from personal warmth even when assailed, his personal and official delicacy and prudence and his substantial virtues ought to occasion every discreet and worthy man to give him at least as much credit for the probability of being right, as a man of Mr. Jackson's reputed qualities.
In good truth we discern a strange course throughout on the part of England. While we are seeking the mere restoration of public law, she diverts attention from this rightful object of desire, by means of a minister most unfortunately selected, and accuses us of knowingly misleading her last Plenipotentiary, who was to be governed by his own sense of his instructions, and not by our sense, if we had seen
them. England does any thing but redress the injury: any thing but discontinue injury and indignity. She rewards a Baronet , with a higher and higher command, and expects to maintain the respect of our government and people! She offers under the signature of her chief magistrate, rewards to our people for the breach of our laws and expects to be respected as our only friend.—Dem. Press.
Remarks of the Whig of Baltimore, a federal print.
The indignant feelings of every American will be roused on reading the statement of Mr. Smith, the Editor of the Intelligencer , relative to the indecorous and unwarrantable insolence of the new British Minister, Mr. Jackson, to our government. Whatever evils may grow out of the dismissal of Jackson, every candid man must admit, that the American Executive deserves the applause of the nation, for the promptitude of the act, which the honor and dignity of his country compelled him to resort to. [This comment is predicated on the admission of the facts, as stated by the Editor of the Intelligencer , which we are not disposed to question.] We cannot attribute to Mr. Madison any personal hostility towards Great Britain, or any disinclination to adjust our differences with that country on fair and honorable terms. On the contrary, we believe that he has been actuated by pure American feelings, and that nothing but the most urgent necessity would have induced him to resort to the step he has taken—we believe him to be the President of the United States and not of a party: as such he will be supported by honest men of all parties.
It is difficult to conjecture what will be the result of this new and unexpected interruption in our attempt at negotiation with G. Britain. That war will follow we cannot believe. The situation of G. B. at the present period, is too critical, to add another to her numerous enemies—her new ministry will, we trust, enter on their duties with far different feelings and opinions from those which governed their predecessors. That many months will however elapse, before the negotiation can be resumed, (if at all) is certain; as if G. B. is disposed for peace, Mr. Jackson will consequently be recalled and a successor appointed. We will thus return to the old state of things for probably another six months. In the mean time it will behoove our National Legislature to prepare for the worst, by making liberal appropriations for the fortification and defence of our seaports, and to enter on the system of defence, generally, with more unanimity and promptness than has hitherto marked their deliberations.
Norfolk, Nov. 20.
On Saturday arrived in Hampton Roads, the French National Schooner Tulsi , commanded by Mous. Desmolands, in 40 days from Bayonne. It is said that she brings dispatches for the French Minister at Washington.
Mrs. DOYNE
Begs leave to inform Members of Congress, that she means to continue her boarding house as formerly, on the Pennsylvania Avenue, and would wish to accommodate 8 or 10 gentlemen. November 27.
DANCING ASSEMBLY.
THE Gentlemen of the city are requested to meet at Mr. LONG'S Hotel on Wednesday evening next at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of making arrangements for the Dancing Assemblies for the Season. November 27-2t
THOS. CLAXTON
P R E S E N T S his Compliments to the Gentlemen in Congress, and acquaints them, that in consequence of several Gentlemen, who formerly lodged with him, having retired from Congress, he shall this season have some vacant Rooms to dispose of. November 27-3t
NOTICE.
THE Subscriber having lately moved his STORE from Baltimore to the city of Washington, has opened in the store lately occupied by Captain BURET, head of the New Jersey avenue, where he has opened and FOR SALE on accommodating terms, a general Assortment of Genuine LIQUORS, TEAS & GROCERIES, With a large supply of SHOES, of every description, Brushes and QUEENS WARE, to which is added a handsome assortment of HARD WARE. JAMES YOUNG. November 27-3t
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE COMPANY OF ALEXANDRIA.
NOTICE is hereby given, that a Books of Subscription will be opened agreeable to the Articles of Association of the above Company, at the Council Chamber, in the town of Alexandria, on Friday the first day of December next, and will be kept open from 11 o'clock in the forenoon until 3 o'clock in the evening. Two Dollars on each share must be paid at the time of subscribing for which receipts will be issued. G. DENTALE, HUGH SMITH, JOHN LONGDON, JOHN M'KENNY, JAMES LAW, Commissioners. November 27-3t

CHARLES J. NOURSE Offers for sale—Chateau Margaux Claret in Boxes of 1 dozen. Genuine Old Port. Particular wine in half pints and quarter casks. It is Sold in Baskets of 6 bottles each, &c. &c. &c. Georgetown, May 24—48
THE NOTICE The subscriber respectfully informs the public, that he has taken, and will shortly open an ELGANT HOTEL , in the house lately occupied by the honorable R. Smith, Esq., in the city of Washington—where he will be enabled, if proper encouragement shall be offered, to afford the best and most suitable accommodations.
The house above mentioned will be so arranged as to admit a display of elegance and taste in the arrangements of the season 1848, not to be excelled in the United States, and he hopes from long experience held in that line the ladies and gentle- men of Washington will enable him by their encouragement to excel in that particular.
The subscriber tenders his acknowledg- ments to his friends and the public, for the marks of preference they have heretofore bestowed upon him, and hopes by his renew- ed exertions to please to deserve and receive a continuance of their favors.
Boarders will be taken by the day, week, month, or year. November 15—tf WM. CATON.
CRISTIAN SPRING HOTEL between Washington and Alexandria. THE subscriber respectfully returns his thanks to the public, especially to those Members of Congress who frequented his house, for the encouragement he has re- ceived and flatters himself that by his conti- nued exertions to merit an additional sup- port. He takes the liberty of informing the LADIES and GENTLEMEN of the vicinity and from a distance, that he will always endeavor to keep supplied with the dainties of the season.
Dinner parties, Tea parties, (with or without Music) &c. &c. can be furnished at a short notice. Rooms will be reserved for select companies who may engage weekly entertainments. White Baks and Venison (when to be procured) will always be ready for amateurs. A. LINDO. November 15—1m
SERVANTS WANTED. I will give the highest wages and en- couragement for a smart Female House Servant, a Female Cook, a Girl capable of nursing children, a Laborer and a good Writer. A. LINDO. November 22—1m
FOR RENT The Three Story BRICK HOUSE Near the Navy Yard, lately occupied as a Tavern by Mr. Hugh Drummond. It is sit- uated at the intersection of Virginia avenue, South K street and Seventh street East, and is not above eighty yards distant from the Navy Yard Market. Several improvements and additions will be made by the Subscri- ber to the house for any tenant who might wish to occupy it as a Tavern on a large scale.
For terms apply to NOTLEY MADDOX, or JOHN LAW. November 22—
NEGROES FOR SALE Will be offered at Public Sale on Satur- day the 2nd day of December at the Union Tavern, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the following Negroes, viz: Two valuable Negro men, the one a brick- layer and gardener, the other a laborer, two Boys about 14 years of age, two Women who are tolerable good cooks, and three Girls from 12 to 15 years of age. The above Negroes were bought by a gentleman about two years ago for his own use. They are offered for sale for no fault. Sixty days cre- dit will be given, the purchaser or purcha- sers giving negotiable notes payable in the Bank of Columbia. Georgetown, Nov. 23—1m
TWO STRAY COWS One a Dufalo, the other Crumpled Horn- ed, both Brindled, and without a white spot, may be found at the Farm of A. BRADLEY, jun. near Tenleytown. November 22—3t
ADVERTISEMENT STRAYED FROM M. Morale , near Teneyville , Prince George's county, on the night of the 17th inst. a CHESNUT SORELL HORSE , about fifteen and a half hands high well made 7 or 8 years old in good order, shod all round, some white in his face, also his near hind foot white his mane much worn off, and his tail trimmed pretty close—the trot- ter and paces. Any person that will se- cure said Horse so that I get him again shall receive Five Dollars Reward, and if brought home all reasonable charges paid by ISSACHAR GOMMEY. at the Adolph Mills , M. George's county . 11th mo. 21. 1809
PUBLIC SALE In pursuance of a Deed of Trust executed to the subscriber by Robert D. Reeder, to secure the payment of all his just debts, due and owing from him, will be sold at Public Sale, at the house of the said Reeder on Monday the 1st day of January next, for ready cash, all the Real and Personal Pro- perty of the said Robert D. Reeder, consist- ing of a Tract or Parcel of LAND, whereon the said Reeder now lives, called Working- ton Park , containing about 700 acres of very good forest land; the improvements are convenient and in good repair—also two Negro Men, two Negro Women and a Child, several Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs, Plantation Utensils and House and Kitchen Furniture. JO: HARRIS, Trustee. Leopards Town, Oct. 29—w6w
TO BE SOLD A NEGRO WOMAN of good character, about 26 or 27 years old, with two children, fine boys, the one six years old and the other about three—neither of which are trouble- some to her. A credit will be given—Apply to JOHN P. VAN NESS. November 8—tf
NEW STORE. M'KENNEY AND OSBORNE, HAVE commenced the Dry Goods busi- ness in the house lately occupied by N. Lufborough, Esq., on Bridge street, front- ing Jefferson street, where they have an extensive assortment of every description of Seasonable Goods, consisting of:
SUPERFINE Cloths, Second do. Double and single milled Kerseymere, Pelice Cloths, Moleskin Coatings, Plain do. Rose and striped Blankets, Carpeting, passage and stair. Fire Rugs, White Planes, White Kerseys, Colored Planes, Fearnought, Blue, blue, red and green Flannels, white, yellow & red, every quality, Swanskin Flannel, White Ticklenburg, Hemp Linen, Patter Bones, Hessians, Constitution and other Corda, Black and olive Velvets, Pelice Velvets, various colors, Mens worsted Hosiery, all colors, Womens do lead color, Men and Womens cotton Hosiery, assorted, Boys and Girls worsted and cotton do. Linen and cotton Di-pers, various widths, Diaper Table Cloths, Bed Ticking, Long Lawn, Furniture Chintzes and Cottons, Chintzes, Demi Chintzes & printed Calicoes, Glaphams, White Cottons, every description, Dimities, Cambic Dimities, 6-4th Cambic Muslin, 4-4th do. do. Colored do. do. Mus Muslins figured and plain, India and British book Muslins, do. do. Hankerchiefs, Marseilles Quilts, Fish Linens, Shirting Muslins, Italian Plaid Mantuas, Black Mantuas and Satins, Colored Satins, Florentines, White and colored Marseilles, Marseilles quilting for Vest Patterns, Swansdown, do. do. Moleskin, Cotton Shawls, Camels Hair do. Elegant Cashmere, do. Damask Silk, do. Plain do. do. Laces, thread and Cotton, Ribbons, Lace Cap Patterns, Cashmere Robes, Bandanna and Madras Handkerchiefs, Scarlet Bombazet, Black do. Bombazine, Elegant Plaid Cambrics, Pink and blue, 6-4th and 4-4th, Elegant Buttons latest from Europe, Tortoise Shell Combs, Looking Glasses Large and small, Toilet do. do. do. Brass and Irons, Whips, Scarlet and gold Tea Boards, Black and Gift do. do. Walters do. do. do.
In addition to the above, are a variety of articles which it is deemed unnecessary here to mention, excepting 40,000 needles, well assorted. As M'Kenney & Osborn, purpose selling for cash, they have marked their goods at the smallest possible advance, which must certainly be an object to all purchasers; and more especially so, when the public are assured that their purchases were made un- der peculiarly advantageous circumstances. Reasonable deductions are made to those who may purchase by the piece or package. Georgetown, Nov. 17—4w
AS R. VAN ZANDT, As for Sale at his New Store, near the Centre Market House, the following well selected and cheap articles of GROCERIES & HARDWARES.
Viz: Imperial, Gunpowder, Hyson, Hyson Skin, Young Hyson, Souchong, Bohea, HL Hinges, Double Joint Backs, Straight and Neck'd Bolts, Iron Knob Locks, Copper riveted Gim- lets, Trying Squares, Bright Kent Ham- mers, Black do. Patent Screw Augurs from 1 1/4 to 2 inches. Hand, Pannel, Dove- tail and Sash Saws, Drawing Knives, Gouges, Planes, Mortice and Socket Chisels, Match Planes, Large Joint Thin Rules, Press Slide do. Plane Irons, Cut Nails, assorted, Carpenters Compas- ses, Rat-Tail and Hand- Saw Files, Screws, Sand Paper, &c. &c. &c.
Washington city, November 3—tf
RICHARD BALLAD, TAYLOR & HABU, MAKER, HAVING served a regular apprenticeship, and passed to a foreman, is now raised to a Master Taylor; he has commenced his busi- ness in an apartment adjoining the New Store belonging to Joseph Wheaton, on E Street, between the Bank and Treasury De- partment, where he carries on the business in all its branches. He pledges himself to gentlemen who may please to favor him with their orders, that their work shall be done in the very best manner—in the first style of fashion, and with the greatest dispatch. At the above mentioned store may be had the very best Cloths, Cassimers and waist- coatings, Silk Stockings, gloves, &c. &c. with a great variety of substantial goods suitable to the season. R. Ballad respectfully tenders his ser- vices to the Members of Congress and offi- cers of the government—would feel himself honored and obliged by having it in his power to shew them a specimen of his abili- ties in the line of his profession. Nov. 22—tf
ROSS & GETTY Have just received from New-York and Philadelphia, the following GROCERIES & LIQUORS, viz: 12 Hds. Prime Jamaica Sugars. 8 do. Second Quality. 6 do. Melasses. 4 do. Jamaica Spirits. 300 Baskets Salt. 60 Boxes Mould and Dipped Candles. A few pipes Holland and New-York An- chor Gin. Cogniac Brandy, Mace, Pepper, Cloves, &c. &c.
—IN STORE— Gun Powder Tea in canisters of 2 pounds each. Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, & Souchong, } Teas all of this year's importation, end of the best quality, 3000 pounds prime Green Coffee. 3 Pines genuine old Madeira Wine. 5 do. Sicily Madeira. 4 do. Lisbon Wine. Port Wine in pipes, qr. casks and bottles Claret in Boxes. Brushes of all kinds. Powder and Shot. Cordials, &c together with a large varie- ty of articles in their line, which renders their assortment complete. Also, just received on commission, a small invoice of handsome looking glasses. And Irons. Brass mounted Fenders, Shovels and Tongs, Tea Trays, waiters, coal hods, &c. &c. All of which will be sold cheap, on early application to them at their store, corner of Washington and Bridge Street, opposite the Union Tavern, George Town. November 8—tf
TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC VENDUE, To the highest bidder, On Monday the 19th day of February next about noon of that day, on the premises the following Real Property in the city of Washington: viz:
TWO LOTS OF GROUND, Numbered and distinguished on the ground plan of the City by numbers 16 and 17, in square numbered 101, together with the Buildings and Improvements on the same. The above mentioned sale will take place by virtue of a certain Indenture or Deed of Trust, dated the 16th day of January in the year of our Lord 1805, and the same day, recorded among the Land Records of Washington county in the district of Colum- bia, between one Samuel Wilson, of the one part, and the undersigned James Davidson, jun. of the other part, in order to satisfy John P. Van Ness, of a certain debt of 70 dollars 77 cents, and interest, in the said deed mentioned to be due from said Wilson to said Van Ness. JAMES DAVIDSON, Trustee. November 17—
LANDS IN THE STATES OF OHIO AND KENTUCKY FOR SALE. BY VIRTUE of the Last Will and Testament of Robert Means, deceased, the subscriber offers for sale, all the Lands of the testator in the states of Ohio & Kentucky. As there is a large quantity of these Lands, and the qua- lity in general good, they are well worth the attention of all persons desirous of pur- chasing Lands in those parts of the country. The tracts are of various sizes, and conse- quently calculated to suit purchasers of all descriptions. Further information respect- ing the said Lands may be obtained from Mr. Walter Dun, residing in, or near the town of Chillicothe in the State of Ohio. DANIEL CALL, Executor of the last will & testament of Robert Means, dec'd. Richmond, July 19—tf
United States—District of Columbia, Washington county, to wit: Circuit Court, June term, 1809. IN CHANCERY. Solomon Davis—Complainant, against Abiel Jenners and Deborah his wife, and Ferdinando Fairfax—Defendants. THE report of Samuel Eliot, jun. the trustee formerly appointed in this cause under the decree of the 12th day of April last, having been sworn to, returned and filed, and the proceedings thereon ap- proved: It is therefore ordered, adjudged and de- creed this sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine, that the said report be ratified and con- firmed unless cause be shown to the contra- ry on or before the fourth Monday of De- cember next; Provided, a copy of this order be published for three successive weeks in the National Intelligencer before the said fourth Monday of December next.
The report states, that the mortgaged premises mentioned in the bill, were sold for the sum of five hundred sixty-one dollars and fifty cents. By order, WM. BRENT, Ck. True copy, Test WM. BRENT, Ck. November 18—ep1025in
DRUGS & MEDICINES. A fresh supply just received from New York, at H. CATLETT'S DRUG STORE, F Street Also, PAINTS, OILS, &c. October 18—tf
WAKER & RIGGS, SIGN OF THE PLOUGH, Have received by the late arrivals, a large supply of FALL GOODS, Which they will sell very low for cash, or at short dates, to punctual purchasers. A liberal discount will be made to large buy- ers. November 1—
GIN GLASS, &c. 6 Pines Country Gin, first quality, 1000 weight Cheese, and 100 Boxes WINDOW GLASS of various sizes, for Sale by HORACE H. EDWARDS. Washington City, } November 13—6t }
ALL PERSONS having claims against the Estate of Col. Luke Marbury, deceased, late of Prince Georges county, are re- quested to exhibit the same, legally proved to the Executors, and all those indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment to JOHN F. BOWIE, COLMORE BEANS, } Executors. November 6—w6t
IN CHANCERY, NOVEMBER 4, 1809. Isaachar and Mahlon Scholfield, versus Theodorick McCarty, and Dame Fitzhugh, Mary Brent, Henry Lee, and Nathaniel Pendleton. ORDERED that the sales by Joseph L. Scholfield, the trustee in this cause appointed, be confirmed on application on the 3d day of January 1810, unless cause to the contrary be shown on or before that day. Provided, a copy of this order be inserted in the National Intelligencer once in each of three successive weeks before the 3d day of December next. The report states a moiety of the Adelphi Mills and Thirty acres adjoining thereto, sold for Five Thousand Dollars, and Twenty- seven acres sold for Three Hundred and Ten Dollars; the property was struck off to William A. Scott, who, the report says was the complainant's agent, and the complain- ants are returned as the purchasers. True Copy, Test, NICHAS. BREWER, Reg. Cur. Can. November 15—w3t
PUBLIC SALE. A TWO STORY BRICK HOUSE, (now under rent) situated near the Great Hotel, will be offered at public sale on the premises, on Monday the 27th instant, at noon, by virtue of a decree of the Court of Chancery. The terms of sale will be one third cash, the residue will be divided into three equal payments, the first in April 1810, second in April 1811, and the third in April 1812, bearing interest from the day of sale. PHINEAS BRADLEY, Trustee. Nov. 15.
THE different Post-Masters of the Unit- ed States are, by Wm. H. DORSEY, Merchant in Baltimore, respectfully solicit- ed to examine their Boxes for a LETTER of consequence, to him addressed, which was lodged for transmission at the Post-Office in Washington City, on 10th August last, and as it has never by him been received, it is supposed must have taken another direction from thence. If found they will particularly oblige him by forwarding it either to him or to the General Post-Office in Washington, Baltimore, Nov. 20—1m
A CARD. MR. GENTRES has the honor of inform- ing the Ladies and Gentlemen of Washington, that his BALLS will com- mence at Mr. Long's Hotel, on the Tuesday the 29th inst. and be continued once a Fort- night during the winter. As Tickets have been issued to La- dies, none but those to whom they have been sent will be admitted. November 24—3t
100 DOLLARS REWARD. A LETTER covering the two following BANK NOTES, viz: United States Bank , No. 5004, dated 28th April 1807 for $100. Do. do. do. No. 5032, dated 28th April 1807 for $100, directed to the Subscriber in Baltimore, was forwarded from the Post- office in Jonesborough, Tennessee, the 9th of September last, and as the said Letter has not come to hand, it is supposed to have been pilfered from the Post on the way. We therefore offer a reward of One Hundred Dollars to any one who will give information as will lead to a discovery of the money and the conviction of the Robber. T. JONES & H. YOUNG. Baltimore, Nov. 24—8t
BOARDING HOUSE, ON CAPITOL HILL. THE Subscriber has taken the House late- ly occupied by MR. HENRY TITUS, Where he has made comfortable arrange- ments for TEN BOARDERS. B. RICHMOND. Nov. 24—tf
STEALING OR STOLEN FROM the Commons of the City, on Mon- day night last, a mouse-colored HORSE, be- tween 13 or 16 hands high, with a film on his left eye; he had but three shoes on and was hobbled on the evening he was missed. Underneath his neck was a narrow white stripe occasioned by the rubbing of the collar. Two dollars reward will be given for him if taken within the district, and Five if out of it, to any person who will re- turn him to PATRICK DONAHO. Near the Hotel. Nov. 24—3t.
BY VIRTUE of an order from the Orphan's Court of St. Mary's county, will be Sold at Public Sale at the house of George Cole of said county, deceased, on Wednes- day the Sixth December next, Negroes, Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Household and Kit- chen Furniture, Plantation Utensils, a Chest of Drawers and Carpenters Tools—twelve months credit on all sums over $20—sums of $20 and under must be cash; notes with approved security with interest from the day of sale, to commence at 10 o'clock, A.M. THOMAS COLE, Adm. near the Great Mills. November 20—w3t
FALLIBLE LOTS FOR SALE AT AUCTION. Notice to Gentlemen of Fortune making their investments in Land, in the City of Washington, for desirable lots in the vicinity of Mechanics for small and large lots of Land that will suit the erection of their respective residences.
WILL be sold at Public Sale at Mr. Rhodes's Hotel, Pennsylvania avenue, on Saturday the 16th December next at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, precisely, a variety of LOTS, laid off in such a manner as to suit all desirous of purchasing; as they adjoin each other, if one be not sufficiently large others may be added.
Their situations are, 1st. in the President's Square, in the range with Mr. Davidson's valuable Lots—2nd, in the vicinity of the War Office, near to Col. John Taylor, Dr. Elzey and many others, as it is thickly set- tled, and 3rd. in the vicinity of the Center Market, also thickly settled.
DESCRIPTION OF LOTS. In Square 168, Lot No. 9, a corner Lot fronting North G. street and 18th street west, divided in 3 parts, viz: One 25 feet front on North G. street by 56 feet deep on 18th street west, the corner of the corner lot. One 25 feet, same front by 56 feet deep, adjoining the former eastwardly; One 25 feet, same front, by 56 feet deep, adjoining the foregoing eastwardly; several buildings joins these lots. In Sq. 168, Lot No. 10, fronting on 18th street west, divided into 2 parts, viz: One 30 feet front by 100 feet deep, adjoin- ing Lot No. 9 northwardly; One 28 feet 8 inches front by 100 feet deep, adjoining the foregoing northwardly. In Sq. 168, Lot No. 11, fronting on 18th street west, divided into 2 parts, viz: One 28 feet 4 inches front by about 130 feet deep, adjoining Lot No. 10, northward- ly; One 28 feet front by about 110 feet deep, adjoining former Lot northwardly. In Sq. 219 Lot No. 4, a corner lot fronting North H. street and Vermont avenue, divid- ed into 4 parts, viz: One 45 feet front on North H. street by about 50 feet deep on Vermont avenue, the back part of this Lot is about 42 feet wide, it is the corner of the corner lot; this Lot com- mands a full view of the President's House; One 35 feet front, on North H. street, by about 80 feet deep, adjoining the former eastward- ly; the back part of this Lot is about 25 feet wide; One 34 feet 10 inches, same front, by about 65 feet deep, adjoining the former eastwardly; the back part of this Lot is about 20 feet 6 inches wide; One 50 feet 5 inches front on Vermont avenue, by about 40 feet deep, adjoining Lot No. 3 southwardly.
Square 219, Lot No. 3, fronting on North H. street, divided into 2 parts, viz: One 28 feet front on North H. street, ad- joining Lot No. 4 eastwardly, about 100 feet deep; ve- One 28 feet, same front, adjoining east- wardly the foregoing Lot, about 125 feet deep average.
Square 219, Lot No. 6, fronting on Ver- mont avenue, divided into 2 parts as follows: One 25 feet front on Vermont avenue by 84 feet 5 inches deep, adjoining northwardly Lot No. 5, per plat; One 25 feet 8 1/4 inches, same front, by 84 feet 5 inches deep, adjoining the foregoing northwardly;
Square 219, Lot No. 10, a corner Lot, fronts on North I. street and 15th street west, divided into 3 parts, viz: One 25 feet front on 15th street west by 56 feet 5 inches deep on North I. street, the corner of the corner lot; One 25 feet, same front, by 56 feet 5 inches deep, adjoining the former southwardly; One 25 feet, same front, by 56 feet 5 inches deep, adjoining the foregoing Lot southwardly.
Square 219, Lot No. 11, fronting on 15th street west, divided into 2 parts, viz: One 28 feet front on 15th street west by about 78 feet deep, adjoining Lot No. 10 southwardly; One 30 feet, same front, about 92 feet deep, adjoining the foregoing Lot south- wardly.
Square 438, Lot No. 1, a corner lot, front- ing on 6th street west, on North D. street and on an avenue, (3 fronts) divided into 4 parts, viz: One 40 feet front on the avenue, 32 feet 3 inches deep on 6th street west, the back of this Lot is on North D. street, average depth about 38 feet; One 35 feet front on the avenue by about 50 feet deep, adjoining former Lot west- wardly, the back of this Lot is on North D. street.
One 35 feet front on the avenue by about 63 feet deep, adjoining former lot west- wardly, back of lot fronting North D. street; One 34 feet front on the avenue by about 75 feet deep, adjoining former lot west- wardly, back of lot fronting North D. street. Square 438, Lot No. 2, front on the ave- nue, and back on North D. street, divided into 4 parts, viz: One 50 feet front on the avenue by about 41 feet deep, adjoining Lot No. 1, westward- ly; One 30 feet front on the avenue by about 50 feet deep, adjoining the former lot west- wardly; One 30 feet front on North D. street by about 45 feet deep, adjoining Lot No. 1, westwardly; One 30 feet front on North D. street by about 48 feet deep, adjoining former lot, westwardly.
Square 438, Lot No. 3, fronting on the avenue and North D. street, divided into 4 parts, viz: One 30 feet front on the avenue by about 57 feet deep, adjoining Lot No. 2, west- wardly; One 30 feet, same front, by about 58 feet deep, adjoining former lot, westwardly; One 30 feet front, on North D. street, by about 55 feet deep, adjoining Lot No. 2, westwardly; One 30 feet front on North D. street by about 56 feet deep, adjoining former Lot westwardly.
ALL the foregoing Lots and parts of Lots will be sold presumptively to the highest bid- der without reserve. The title indisputable. Terms of sale cash, or approved endorsed negotiable notes at 60 days. As there will be no reserved bid, they will no doubt be sold to the great advantage of purchasers. The plan of the City, with the Plats of the different Lots, are to be viewed at SAM'L SPEAKES, Esq. November 24—w6t