Star.
London, England, 1804-04-06 00:00:00

Eztraa Eros i later trim Thomas Coo rza, Efq. at
berlaad. to jams WOOD 401142. rtetetlur at Ciamiltry in
Utaverfity sd Pumfylnuia. Feb. 6.
" Your old frimd. Dr. Patasetie, died this mo
ing without pain, at eleven o'clock. He would hay
been 71 had he lived til the 14th of next month.—
He continued compofed and cheerful, to the end
He had been apprifed of bisdiffolutiors for fame days '
DR . Paz sfele-.-Estraa fraas a Coanteuelcatioa in the rhilatlel
pbia-Gasetee.
" Since his Mods at Philadelphia,in the year 18ot •
he never regiffned his former good Bate of health.
His complaint was confiant indigellion, and a (US
culty of (wallowing food of any kind. But daring
this period of general debility, be was barfly employ-
ed in printing his church hiliory. and the fiat volume
of his notes on the fcriptures, and in making new and
original experiments. During this period, likewife,
he wrote ho p'mphlet °first's and SOCRATES CO'M
pared, and reprinted his Eifel on Phingiltoo.
From about the beginning of Nov. 1803, to the
middle of January, 1804, hie complaint yew morn
Serious: yet, by juditious medical treatment, and
aria attention to diet, he, after come time, teemed,
if not gaining firength, at leall not getting work ;
and his friends fondly bored that his heilth would •
continue to improve as the feafon advanced. He,
however, confidered his life as very preearine..--.
Even at this time, betides his mifcellaneous reading.
which was at all times very extenfive, he read
through all the works quoted in his " Comparifon of
the different fyfieins of the Grecian Philofophers
with Chrillianity ;" compared that -work, and want-
cribed the whole of it, an lets than three month. ;
fo that he bas kft it ready for the prefs- During
this period, he compokd, in one day, his ad Reply
to Dr. Lisa.
44 In the laft fortnight of January, his Ate of in-
digellion became mote alarming, his legs (welled,
and his weaknefs increafed. Within two days of his
death, be became Co weak that he could walk bat a
little way, and that with great difficulty; for fame
time he found himfelf unable to (peaks bat, on re-
covering a little, he told his friends that he had never
felt more pleafandy during his whole lifethine. than
during the time he was enable to (peak. He was
fully fenfibk that he had sot long to live; yet talked
with cheerfulnefs to all who called on him, In the
count of the day, he expreffed his thankfulnefs at
being permitted todie quietly. in his funag, within*
pain, and with every coneeMence and comfort that
be could with for. He dwelt upon the peculiarly
happy fituation in which it had pleated the Lltrina
il.tinfiltOPlace hint in life. and the great.advahtase
he had enjoyed in the acquaintance and friendthip of
fame of the bet and wife* of men of the age in which
he lived, and the fatisfation he derived from having
led an ufeful aswell as happy life. He this daygave &-
tedious about printing the remainder of hie sotel ott
Scripture (a work in the completion of which he was
much imerefled), and.looked over the fir* *tett of
the third volume, after it was corrected by thoffi who
were to attend to its completion, and ezpreded his
fatisfation at the manner of its being emoted.
fa On Sunday the nth, he was much weaker. but fat
up in an arm chair for a few minutes. He defies.
that Jobs, chap. xi. 'might be read to him ; he
(lopped the reader at the 45th verfe, dwelt for Come
lime on the advantage he had derived from reading
the fcriptures daily, and recommended thii pug/ice)
laying, that it would prove a fource tbe'perea
pkafare. " We fhall all (laid he) meet finally; era
only require different degrees of difcipline faked to
oar different tempers, to prepare us for final bappi-
nefs." Mr. coming into his room, be raid,*
" You fee, Sir, I am affil living." Mr. obfereed,
" that he would always lie." " Yes, I Mew like;
we gall meet again is another and a better world."
—He laid this with great animation, laying bold of
Mr. —'s hand in both his own. After evening
prayers, when his grand children were brought to
his bed fide. he (poke to them (eparately, and ea.
hotted them to continue to lose each other, &e. I
am going (added he) to Sleep as well as yes; foe
death is only a good long
, found Slap in the grave;
and we (hall meet again. '
el On Monday morning. the nth of Peantary, oft
being tithed how he did, he anfwered itt a faint 'him
that he had no pain, but appeared fainting away gra-
dually. About eight o'clock, he defired to have three
pamphlets which bad been looked oat by his dietitians
the evening before. -He then Mated as clearly and
diainfdy as he had ever done in his life. the additions
and alterations which he +tithed to have made in
each. M— took down the fubfbutee of what he
(aid, which was read to him : he obferved, " Sir.
you have put in your own lanr,uage ; I will it to be
wins." He then repeated over again. nearly word
for word, what he had before Paid, and when it was -
trankribed, end read over to bins, be (aid, " That
is right, I have_now done."..

"'About half an hour after he defired that be
might be removed to a cot. About ten minutes after
he was removed to it, be died ; but breathed his lift
fo eafily, that thofe who were fitting dole w him did
not immediately perceive it. Me bad put his hand
w his face, which prevented them from Waving it.
" He was born March sa., tyys."

v.* ft k worthy of remark, that. owing to En onforefeers meat.
this Miodor tacky flattairesi a %o of soot. per aminnt, which, by;
the mall and liberality of Ins frirodai law bees awspiy made s t
and a very partlcabt frirnd of his went( io him ref,pecbng it ma ,
• wish lbws, &tering him fa draw on hint for foot. per annum
which he might NIT upon foe the remainder of his ft.

A Jamaica Pape►, of the 23d of OlMber, netts.
that Lieutenant Ca Iwo, of the 83-h tegiment. bad
been run through the body by Captain Mince:ls, in
the mefs-room of the barracks of Stoney Hill, and
that Captain D'Aacv and Lieutenant Er Hatiotrron
were both wounded in endeavouring to part them.
A letter from New York, dated Feb. :4. rays, k
is rumoured that our Government, finding tae boun-
daries of the Louifiana cefGon are undefined by
the late Treaty, have retained fix millions of the
purchafe money, as a fecurity for the equitable ad-
joilment of this important point. It is on this fob-
jai that Mr. Rimy proceeds to France.

The New York Theat►e was fold by atterlon re dill
eth of February, by an order of the Court or Chu..
eery. The original cod of the buildog t s I 5C.400
dollars, and amounted, with mimed to the to of
May. 1803. to a 73,791 dollars 90 teats. mad was
purchafed, by s cmpariy of 3 t geodes's, for 43.50 s
dollars.