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BIOGRAPHY.

BUONAPARTE is faid BY recent Biaq-
rapher to be the iGue Of ar amour between III
Count Marboeuf. and Madame Buonaparte-
Educated at the Departmental School Of Bri-
ems, he early evinced lhrR. for knowledge,
and contempt for the P!eatures that occupied,
not bis afociatee, for he would not have any,
but Of his fchool fellows; devoting fuph hours
as were not en- ployed in Audy, % labour il 4
garden, Of which he was particularly fond 49,
Ills hrit conceptions were military, and when
others fed from the inclemencies of the weather.
he would employ hunfelf ii, forming the mot
ingenious Notifications in frozen fnow, which,
when IL could Rimula:e other boys, he would
attack or defend. On paang the required and
rigid examination, he was admitted To the Col
lege At Paris, under the immediate projection
Of the Sovereign, where Ne gave lncreaied proofs
Of application, activity, and that comprehensive
genius that has fincc "a materially operated Oh
the fortunes Of the continent Of Europe.
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INTERIOR or AFRICA.

MUNGO PARKE, the gentleman employ
ed by the members Of the African AGociation,
TO explore the interior Of Africa, arrived in
Lendon lhort time fnce, with, we are credibly
informed, the whole Of his papers and obferva-
| tons, which are faid to be Of rather an impor-
taHt nature to this country.-He confirms The
account given by Major Houghton, Of the po-
Puiation and extent Of the city Of Houfa, which
lies on the great river near Tom6uetoo.-The
unfortunate and premature death Of the Major
IS ikewile confirmed beyond al doubt indeed
Mr.. Parke himlelf narrowly efcaped a limilar
fate.-From the discoveries Of Mr.. Parke, much
benefit may, it is prefumed, refult 10 this coun
try.-This traveller has penetrated farther into
AFRICA than aRg Europeanl iving-The lnhab-
ltants OF the city CT HouGa, larger and more
PoPulous than London, are exceedingly partial
to our woolens, linens, Manchester Rufs and
hardware, which viii of courfe find there fafe
and ready markets, and we may receive III re.
turn gold and other precious metals, with which
the country round Houfa naturally abounds,
beildes many other productions, which nav b.
rendered highly irterefting to Us.
Among the discoveries Of Mr.. Mungo Park.
the African traveller, one Of the mott important
IS that the river Niger runs eaftward, as Is faid
~ Hcrodotrs. Il is il mott places larger than
the names, and IS nayigated BY double canoes.
Some Of the Kingdoms hear its banks extend
two hundred miles in length, and near half as
much 10 breadth. Mr.. Park travelled near
two thonfand miles inland, from the weRern
coat Of the ocean. He found the inhabitants
Negroes, with flight mixture Of Moors. They
cultivate the ground BY faves, ufng hoes
they do not make ufe Of ploughs or cattle
Lhetr manufactures are cloth Of cotton, which
eTery family weaves for it, own ufe. They
have iron ore, which they fule with charcoal,
and make Of it knives, &C. Their towns are
meaner than hcfe q South Barbary the houfes
Of ore tory, fit roofs, and unadorned by any
public monuments.
Through almoa The whole extent cf Mr..
Parks travels, be found the Lotus. which az
lords Z. farinaceous lub&ance, made into bread,
and which, with the Indian corn, Is the chief
iuPPort OF he inhabitants. There Is another
tree, which he calls the Butter-trec, bccanfc the
kernels offs nuts afford fubl4nce exaaly re-.
iembling butter in its tate, AZ well AZ colour
and conftency.
The natives are Ignorant Pagans phyGc
and conJuring arc the moi utefzi trades in ira
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~ ~t1ll- III 10 ST. lA+-r Ao--~fAaA -
trad istaken verbatim:
"Ny Lord, Eiic 70 return n:Ttianks 70 rhe
noble Lord who lpoke lalt can teititY the
truth of III he Las aderted. Atthe time OF the
infir-cAions in the north. | had frequent aod
intimate conversations with that celebrated
enShan.sr, Moll Boggin. have often ieen her
riding On a black ram with a blue tail
Once I endeaYoured to fire al her, bur my gun
melted in my hand TO clear jelly. THIS jelly
tailed. ard If il had been little more acid, Il
would have been mott excellent. The Noble
Lords mar laugh but declare the fact upon
my veracity which has never been doubted
Once / purfurd this fend into my ale cellar /;
lhe rode intanty out Of my Eight into The bnn3
hole Of beer barrel. She was at that TING
mounted upon her back ram with the blue tail
Some time after my fervants were much fur
priled 70 find their ale full Of J'as bGIrI. was
not fnrprifed as | knew the bAY> hairs were The
hairs Of the rams blue tail. Noble Lords may
Care but the fAd i as / relate il. This Moll
Copgin was the hend who RATED the Oak boyr to
rebellion. was we'll acquainted with the two
COWBOYS mentioned By the Noble Lord hey
were my tenants, and were certainly endowed
with Supernatural powers. have known one
Of them tear up by the roots an oak two hum
bred feet high, and bear it upright on his head
four miles his party on that account were cal
led Oak boys. Noble Lords may laugh, but ]
fpeak from certain knowledge. The oak tree
grew in,my garden, and have often feen five
hundred fwans perching on its boughs theie
fwans were remarkable for dehroying all the
fnipes in the country-they few fater than any
fnipe I ever Jaw, and you may imagine inall
bird could make bur feeble retiRance ia the tai
ons Of fwan. hope, my Lords, you will
pardon my wandering ! little from the Prefent
fubjea I"
GEORGE II.-During the rebellion in 1913,
George repaired TO the Council Board while
the council were fitting. He aked the fubjed
OF their deliberations, and was told that they
were confidering how 10 take care Of his facrsd
perlon, that he fhOuldrecei no harm. "Cen
tltmeD," replied he, nobly, stake care Of your
felves as for mylelf am refolved to die king
Of England"
APHoRTshs-The venal wanton, who robs
her Gully, is a faint to him who wheedles him
throw his fecrets to the dogs.
He who IS always ia want Of fomething,
Cannot be very rich. IT'S poor wight who
lives BY borrowing the words, deciGons, mein,
inventions, and actions, Of others.
Ask not only, am hated /: but, by whom =
am loved but, why ?-As the gaoG love
thee, the bad will hate thee. CLAvATER.
r The enniy Of q 0sbale trap Of agimal5 ons
ba5ff7 vUOrf6kjj a5 TIE " Junior Whittier" Of he
TRUMPET, might P9J5 sabsraed Young Editor.
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Yelling through .l..ir counuy. Their medium
osexcaan~e confiis in gold duff, and The ih7l.s
called coaries, which p4ls as coin ALTO IN lndia.
Tbey are not cruei or unfriendly p itrangers.
"A King Of one of the Target diliIia5, about
6feen hundred miles from the weiten coat,
though he fufpe6ed Mr.. ?. 70 he ient as iPy'
vt di(miTed him with pr-fent Of five thoui-
and couries. Lions and other wild BEATS are
not formidable obaacles to traveller. Mr.. r.
was more afraid Of meeting with one Moor
aan with twenty lion, Eng. Papsr.
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E1pslfiaE y.y7t fin. ~
TJs lPe.Ery gently 7sy bi5 bzf,
Aaf In t5s5 begun, % 60
TN rugged MAJ, the Democrat,
Berste me as you pAafe, Ir-
TEae Paddy Whack ne'er turnd rs 1zck,
Or bow his head to CElar.
EoynE, fe7yr.z. yszlgz, Toars1,
SBitts17, yl6affass, Jqrirfo
Tag. rig, deryy, merry, rarg brad e 5ooay 5s=es
SnE LaEgaes. uo5s5y's burt, B z
The Yankey crew long hrce l knew
AT home drill them 5e:iy;
There's no: a m4a Of all their clan,
But knows ny old Shelalee,
Koran, To.
Thefe gentry fpout Of aasirzt 5ss5--
X reddens ali their fpeechss;
Zouuds, fr my veins contain Is good
As theirs who hang'd the witches.
Horrm, u.
IT'S true my grandam never fmirk'd
And toy'd withth Protector
Nor did fie fpIT the beer thztwork'd
While folks were gone % lecture.
HoruH, tge.
Ny dam, FIR, was a buxom Iafs-
Her milk was rich and good, fir;
No COW that fed on clover grzfs.
Can boalt Of Purer blood, fir.
Horua', III.
My Gre be was 4 Trapping buck
a. ever girl Fat eye On;
What wonder then they had the luck
To bring the world Lion
Hers1, III.
The blue 1in'd lads are vallIy fond
OF lection, hows and rafting
lhey love 70 itrut, Ike geele from pOs5,
And fet the fools a gazing.
Hasn, 81.
We Lions bold abominate
Io court the great ard wealthy;
did 1t not in Vermont State
! fha' mt in Philadelphia.
Hayzs, IT,.
Nor was Ito this congref. Tent
To dreis like coxcombs fine, Gr-
To cringe before the Pre6dent,
And tate his cake and wine, fr.
Hsrzn. ".
Go you who like fuch royal cheer,
And FAX in long prccelEon;
III fay and cat my luncheon here,
As at the extra feiEon.
HarE7s, forum, yradls1 ysarpn,
Ssi'tar7, SPatfazg, E4irfsj
2sg, rag, derry merry, yarg Jral i5II5a4y Jazes.
Sas Lazg9es, asb0dy'5 burt, 3
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GRAFTON 1.

re fto ca~zeasB BIZ grafton 5y gErfrz BIZ 1lssan4Hrr,
irre5iy 4. Mr.. T.. ~ espfab ss4t5 y ped.r-s AMI
v7eJ BIZ e-H, HsgefivfiT aai fgtfseiy Tbe LION ~
erfB he foudasG 3 tDs gsrfSssa fer forzs sat
nsoris5-sr}rr5 b4 sat bgeef and rritb4H eoasiz4a5
g. sraa4 Z, dsarias bI5 r.oog 0Jds z1it5 PoHby,
~ 5a fsaf1 zp5e III H s4 4gzit b. tx Pr5i3es:.
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POETRY.
SATIRICHL

Fffe wis 81 Connctfru,, 70 much admired FOR aeir
humousous f4sire, now sporting with the Yerzgzf
br04 They drefing bis late slrgaat fPeeches, III
v-re and !, i Prefiihca they all ret u difPcai
iur ~ the reader
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AMos PArRIE.-M. de Touville the French
admiral meditated defceut upon England, in
the beginning ofthe late king Williams reign /:
as he intended to land in Suf-x, he fent for
hiherman belonging to thar place. who had
been taken BY one Of bis feet. He imagined
be might get fone information from him con-
corning the affection which the people had for
the government.
Do your countryrnen (faid he) love king
James, or are they better affected to the prince
Of Orange, OF king William, as they call him ?
are they fatished with the prefent form Of gov
eminent ~
The ffherman CAPPED, and Rood amazed at
thefe queRions. At laG, faid he, /" never
heard any thing Of the gentlemen whom you
have mentioned they may be very good gen
tlemen for aught know-L with neither Of
them any harm-they never did any TO me
know no,king at all about them, Cod blefs
them AS for the government, how can you
imagine that man who has never learned to
read and write fhould know any thing about It
have enough to do TO take care Of nv boat
and my nets, and 70 fell my fiji when / have
caught them"
The admiral understanding from the man
ner in which the 6iherman expreHed himielf
that bis ignorrnce was unaffected, at leaf
(added he) BY your looks an fure you would
make a good Tailor, and as al parties are 70
Indifferent to you, you can have no objection to
ierve on board my flip " What, / (cried
the ffherman Immediately fight againR
my own country I would not do it for a
kings ranfom !"
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HEH b regularly PubHbed 81 MONDAYS,
At z. 4. TENks's Prifting-OFcs, III
MiddlGltrest, near TIE bcad of Eib-
Erect, Portland zgbere fgbjcribtons,
Advertisements, and c7mn7uninafi0ns. are
receiUed zgitb attsn49n.
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y FlFTY GENES per, auaum, Ex-
cLU5zYE Of P0STAcE. PspHual pay
FIent1 are rcqz52ed.
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The CLEANER.

a nc9o 7york, 6ya LGdygf B9qon-
T 5 ready for Subscribers at Mr.. WAR
~ REv's Bock-0oee. Perions who may viii
10 Purchala MAJ b. fuPPlied A lhe fame place.
Ay a.
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PRINTING.

n rs Varion5 branches, executed 7yiib ar.
tcntion end dyPafcb. 81 Orders for
Books, Pamphlets, Blanks, Hand
bills, SC. dnlr attended N.
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ELooUExcB The following whimGcal fpe.
cimen ofienatorial eloqzence is given IN Dub
in paper, as ipeech delivered BY 1be late lard
mira, on the location Of The iniurrea;ons upon
bis etstes, and il other parts Of the north Of
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THE COLLECTION.

(" A'THIRc or sHRzDs AID rhrcHE5."
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As FIJI a. SiFs TX nzeazJfrs laf,
Expecting yay7t fin. m
Tx lPe4Esy gasf!y maid bi5 baf,
Aaf In tbkI bsgEs, Gr 60
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yet you aa-for you have faid that your
ELECT fhall act for you, and that you will fnp-
port YOURSELVES-this is the whole of
your contribution. You may pretend that it is
fupPorting OTHERS to fuRain implicitly your
government fay you may pretend this, and
politely, as you are young people, you may
6eheVs it-but, mydear fellow citizens, the (5oner
YOU can csge to be children, depend upon it,
the better. (To Be eontiuuedJ
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The commiilioners of the listed
States have concluded a treaty with the
Cherokee Indians.
Forts Trumbull and Grifvold, and
the Pier in NewIIayenhar or have been
csded to the United States, by lie Lee
giilature Of Come ticut.
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FOR TIE GAZETTE.

FOR THE GAZETTE.
Who, born njtr and prelate rear'd
His flock delertsd, when their fleece was laear'S.
TO the Voters Of The Second EaRern D9-
tria.
FELLOW CITIZENS,
| HAVE promifed the public to
expofe the nefarious defgnS Of the
French party, and as far as my limited
means Of information may enable me,
it ihaIl be done. How far | ihall fuc-
coed in the attempt will not undertake
TO fay F; bat have no private intereifs
to ferve, nor private reGsntments to gra-
tify and as nothing but folemn re-
gard TO the profperity and happinefs Of
my country impels my pen, nothing but
truth, naked truth, will be laid before
the public.
That an infamous and vile attempt
has been made to promote the election
Of jacobinS and enemies to their coun-
try, to feat in Congrefs, an injured
public are not now TO be informed !;
but the particular meaGures employed
perhaps are not generally known, be
caufe hey are works Of darknelS, which
all the fubtlety uled by the vile faction
was inefficient to keep entirely fecret.
Tnele the public ought alio to know,
hat they may in future profit by the
experience and thele haIl be the lub-
ect ofmy pre[ent number.
Purluant 10 orders from the General
Of JacoeS from headquarters at Pittton,
the worthy colonel at Monmouth, ODE
dent to the commands of bis mater,
directed plan of operations for the
ele6tioneerlng campaign to every infe-
I-rior iacobin under his command and
influence. Every meafure was directed
after the mode of French policy, and The
whole plot fecretly concerted for the
zOortby general was well appriled Of the
trength Of the party he had TO contend
with and we'll knew he could fucceed
only by lurpriie. Therefore orders
were directed to various perions in
different parts Of the Diitrid Of Maine
(but the particulars lhalI be reierved for
future number.) The fuccefs Of the
plan was not doubted, until the day
which announced to the enemies Of their
country and the partizans of France,
the defeat Of their fondef hopes. See
the bafe wretches helter themfelves un-
der their inGgnidcance, and ihrink into
contempt.
But my intention was TO notice the
election in the third ealtern difria, and
difcover to the public the means en-
ployed to prevent the election Of the
Hon. MIR. Thatcher.
1t is not neceHary TO fPeak Of the
talents, integrity and patrioufm Of this
gentleman. He cannot gain additional
honor from a newpaper encomium.
The fuffrages Of his fellow citizens for
more than ten years pall, afford the
3elt eulogy on his character. From
the frlt Congrefs until now, he has re-
Prelented his difria with reputation to
himlelf, with honor to his confituents,
and with the appreciation of every good
man.-But the Monmouth iunto could
by no means content that fuch a man
ihould any longer reprefent the third
eaitern difri6t. Accordingly, we find
candidate fet up, who to give the devil
his due, is not as has been Represented
a broken parton. No, citizens, the ga0d
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Who, born m5tr and prelate rear'd.
His flock defertsd, when their fleece fhear'S.
TO the V0fers 81 tbe Second Eqeern Dy(
triGf.
The Wilmington mercury., 1798-10-20
DEATHS,

AT Philadelphia, for "a hours,
ending Thurfday laif,
Adults, 10
Children, 6-2s
And Fl new cafes, reported
by IS phyilcians.
1T Nee York, Jor "a hours, emf
ing Mond4y eve4ing Mf, "a
The Wilmington mercury., 1798-10-20
SEVENTH DAY (s473 EVENING, TENTH MO
(OCT) 1898.
{ [CMrl7rl far lbe WIlaI4gfo0 Mercny.l

DONATIONS receiqrdtbls Day.
Thomas Davifon, / dollar
Nathaniel SharplcGs, 3 do.
William Powers, 4 buthels corn,
4 do. potatoes, 4 do. turnlps,
and 2 10. buck-W heat.
PubANeR BY Order Of the Beard.
THOMAS MENDE>HAL1,
Preiident
JAMES LEA, Secretary.
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THE POOR SWISS

A letter from Zurich, in Switzerland. Gated
Tune 10. gives the following circumltanrial
account Of the carrying away of the treaflre Of
that town" On the 5Sh of June, the French
war commfary, Pommier, gave notice that
citizen Rapinat would come in the evening to
infpe3 the treafury, and that therefore the de
puties of the chamber Of administration might
hold themlelves in readinels. About fix O'Clock,
Rapinat. Rochiere, and Pommier made their
appearance with folders, and required the keys
Of the treafury. Thefe were retuled him. and
fecretary Metz hat ntd to fetch the tadthalter
Pf-nniger, and the prehdent Of the chamber Of
naturalization, Wjfs; both Of whom came and
protected againR luch proceeding.
" Rapinat then demanded the keys, laying
menacingly, " VOLTA les bayonettes. You fee
the bIy9nets;" TO which the ltadthalter Pfrnn;
ger, replied, Had we as many bAyone,s as
you, we would difputc il with you. ] lhalI
Immediately fend an account Of his proceeding
to Arau." "You will y fiid Rap nat, " then
Go not forget to add, that we fhaIl carry it away
in four days time" He then broke off the
fcal and ranEacked the treafury, which was YET
lerday carried away in Wagons by the
French"
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Tie following particulars arc taken from Volnc,
travels in Egypt.

The following particulars taken from Volney's late
travels in Egypt.
In tine Of war. Alexandra is of no impor-
lance no fortifcqtion is to be feen even the
PhHos, with is lofty towers, cannot be de.
Tended. It has not four cannon ut for fervice,
nor gunner who knows how 20 point them.
The FIVE hundred Janiiaries, who ihould form
the garriion, reduced 20 half that number,
know nothing but how TO fnoke pipe. 1t is
Fortunate for the Turks that the Franks find
their in'eref in prele wing this city. A fin3l=
Rutlian or Mlltefc frigate would fuice 70 lay
it in ailIes but the conquet would De Of no
value. A foreign power could rot maintain
Iticlt there, as The country is without water.
This NUT be brought from the Nile by he
halidl, or canal Of twelve leagues, which COW
veys it thither every year at The time of the in.
undaton. II fills the vaults or refervoirs dug
under the ancient city, aud this proviGon NUT
erve for the next year Il Is evident, there
fore, that were foreign power to take pofef
ion. tie canal would be fhut, and al iupples
Of water cut off,
Il Is this canal alone which connects Alexan-
dria V; -gypt; fO-. from its Gtuation wiz
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Genuine American PatriotiGn.

General PTNChNEY in bis Anfwer to an Add -efs from
the mayor and corporation Of the city Of Trenton
thus nobly enpreie, hmleIf
"THE anx;eties and humliations wiki
which was overwhelmed, vhila engaged in my
foreign milton, have produced, at lealt, thc
effect ofrendering me more fenGb'e TO the de-
light Of once more rewriting the flores which
are the Indications of free and enlightened
people.
"The fcntime7ts which You are ple7led to
express in relation 70 peace, are the ei:ufions OF
virtuous minds. Peace hCuld be dear to all
nations but there exits price at which it may
be too highly rated. Il IS wiki plealure OBJ
ferve, that you are impreGed with the juRne(s
Of this oblervation, which the hiaory Of the
preient day has lerved more arongly than ever
10 iiluRratc.
You remark with Propriety, that the gov
eminent ofthe United States, in the iHhruGIons
which it gave to its envoy. was IN an eminent
degree mindful Of what was due to tie pacific
habits of cur citizens. 1t did not ret the III
tImatum OF a treaty On a compliance with I'm
plelt rules of juiGice. The ENJOYS Of the Uni
ted States have proved, BY The torbearance of
their conduit, how much they were impreded
with the views Of their government. They re-
ceived with humility and paie1ce, the infu,ts
which were offered through their Perlens, to the
people whom they were dcputed TO repre!crt
but humility and patience claim no merit in the
eyes of the nation to whom they were dilpItch-
e.. Force and hoailty are the only titles
which it is accuaome 20 reiT st, and the only
titles by which we moG prelume 70 rreferve our
lafety and our honor-T qr:. qy9pH .4u- te1ce
IL =. T.. L. y
DIT ~ ne Evord We mutt convince her, thar
We are united, and &c crmned, at every hazard,
70 maintain our indePendence-To produce
this conviction. declarations and words viii not
be sufficient, we NUT prove i by aaion.
AT this important crifis it is incumbent on
rs plainly % declare our ftntimenrs. For my
own part believe th,t the French Directory
are not Gncere in the pacific declarations made
by the minter of FOREIGN affairs To Mr.. Gerry.
have never deceived my countrymen, and |
never will. If we would iecure the indepeh.
dence Of America, free from the ambition and
inirigues of France, L am convinced we mutt
fight for its prelervation. Univeifdl dominion
IS no lefs, az Prelent theinvariable obic4 Of The
French government, than it was the fyRem BY
which were directed the councils of Lewis XIV.
1t viii depend alone on ouif-lvcs, that we fhould
be exempted from the lit OF Oates, who barr
been ana JbaH be, the yiaimi to her netarious
ambition.
"Shou'd the fpirt which l now behold
fouzed in my fellow citizens till continue to
animate their councils and their Actions, fhall
need no other proof that America is not doomed
to lall beneath the attacks other aGsiring fee.
CHARLES G. PINCkNFY."