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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-07
JAMES M'HENRY.

10 fbe HonOrnblefbe Senate, and THE Hon.
0ra6s H0sf Of Representatives., of he Com.
monagsoh6 Of Magaebyens in General Cow,
aDsmbkd-
THE Petition of the town of WAL.
II pobeRouoB, in the county of Lincoln,
HuMBLr sREWEqH
That there is in faid town fmall
ifelh water river in which many years paf foms few
Oh the nth called Alcwivcs caught bur for num-
Der OF years Pafs (athoush the Dams were opened ae
eording to law few ne OF the fh aforefad were
uncovered to be in iad ltrcam-But your ne,tone, .
oeinS informed that late acf of this Common
taxes IN the rean aforeaid beg leave Rate to your
sonors thelr circumstances in the prcmifes--Firty,
Ina, the NH that could IN all probab ty be ever
caught IN laid ftrcam, would be of no conieoucncc
whatever to the iDhsbitants--And iecondly 1ha: in
the town of Marlborough great majority of the IN
habitans have buy their corn as il comes into the
towr in vefles from the wetward in fnal ouantitie,
from time to time during The fummer fcaon, and if the
grilt mill dams opened in fad nream, they will be
Obliged to carry their corn and grain to be ground out
OF the town, ten or twelve miles leaf TO eet the Game
ground into meal-And as the poorer fort of inhab
itans aforefad not po1efed of hories, the very
horfe hire itfelf would amount excluhyc of their own
time, to much the real value of the meal eround
at their mils--They therefore pray your Houors
to take their circumstances in that refpet into YOUR
confederation, and exempt the town of marlborough
IN the fiji aa-And as in duty bound will ever pray.
Signed ~ srdsy Of tSs Tssoa,
THOMAS McCUYER, .,
JABoB LUDWIG, sekes.e" Ct
GEORGE DEMUTH. "a"'s'''1gs'
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-07

The degree Of Doctor of Laws is conferred on Gov.
Gasrap OF New Hamp(hre, and Gov Z.Lsse, Of ves-
mont.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-07

yeferday the FRIGATE ESSEX, of a. guns, was
launched iron, the focks. in this town. She went into
the water with the moa eafy and graceful motion,
amda the aeela,ations OF ihoufand of Spectators and
federal fau,c from her guns he h,l returned h.;
armed fhp in the harbour, commanded by CAPT,
Thomas Williams The Committee acting Tor the
iubicrbcrs Col Hacket, the fupsrintcndant and Mr
Briggs, the mater builder have thus the fAtsf4cton OF
Producing to their country fine lli? Of her fze
graces the American Navy. |, is not YET known
who will command her hut i, il on all hand, agreed
that ,e is we'll calculated to do ei .al frviee 70 ne.
country.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-07

General Tourins has eanea poE.llon os re
Nashua Nior.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-07
SALEM, OCT. j..
.dNERIC nv G1LLEN1RY.

The brig Hind, Capt. Daniel Ropes arrived here on
Saturday latt, from Cadiz' On the paGaee he fell ia
with vefel from Gibra,er by which he received
information Of the arrival at that place of the llio
Mount Vernon, Capt E. II. Derby, of this place that
Capt Derby pafied the combined French and spanill
fee,s, on his paaec that freae and Hoop of war
were fent alter him, and THAI be ouailed the frgste
AID beat off the Roop of That afterwards in the
Straits mouth, Capt. Derby attacked by fevcraI
prvateers, which he beat Off and csc of which nruck
him, but that he did take the trouble to carry
her in. In thsle rencoutres Capt. Derby received no
injury--CsPI. Ropes was afo informed through the
fame channel, that Bottom fehooncr had funk prigs.
teer in the Streigh after having received an IS pound
fbot from her, without material damage
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-10-07
Politics and News
INSIDE VIEW OF FRANCE.

Tbe fo'1Sns ia'oizg particular, .aiea ov- Les4s
fsf'r<ef Assge 9Th
The gazette., 1799-02-25

This, they think, nav entitle them to conf
dence, while it manifeas their wifdom in dif.
eliminating between the good and bad princi-
was General HEATH for many years he received
it at The adoption Of the federal contribution,
and he was for long time delignated by the
aPPellation Of" tbs doubling general"
There is allo third delcription of politicians,
whole a7ion5 are always at war with their Ea-
t1Nepts. We have noticed GaHatin to be flch
an one.-In the Houfe of Representatives., his
actions all tend to lhow, that he is in the inter
eft Of France, and againR the meafures Of our
conitituted authorities But in late anfwer 70
an addrefs from his confituents, adopted BY a
ne& of diiorganizing JacObins, under an ap
pearance of zeal for the public good, he ules
the language of an enlightened fatefman-ap-
proves of the meafures of our government as
necehary and proper, and alto gives them a
gentle reproof for their Detection. Such is the
nature Of intriguing foreigners, who participate
the rights Of citizenfhip, and who are permitted
to fhare the public fuhrage
In times of union and public tranquility,
thele double pI a6fices would be more tolerable,
and 0! courfe lels criminal. Bu5 when freedom
or Aavery IS the queAion- when a foreign ma
ton is endeavou:ng to weaken Us by the arts
of ledudion, and when the conduit of our cii
zens tends to accelerate our ruin,the energies IF
government ought 70 be exerted. We have no
inltruments of arbitrary power among us, f1ch
as the guillotine, letters de cachet, and battles
but we have active laws, and magiRrates arm
ed with authority to Punhh aggreGors.
The gazette., 1799-02-25

the adoption Of the connuton Bur this will not argue
any thing lupPOIc-for Mi Jefferon fays tbs Juryy
were againf his party 1t is really pity that nations
find out fome better plan than to have laws and
judges.
But after all whether Franc, was to have the dfpo-
a Of Us not, does not plainly appear that the par
ties here alluded to capable Of other decriptons
iuch friends of order and enemies of order friends of
government aud encmie: of government friends of the
union and enemies Of the union And Is net the form
and the fublance Of the BrtiG government pro-
Pely Centralized by the fentfpo4J a Of liberty PIT
very that after the publications of the PreGdents
book IN defence Of tb Ameriaan Cosrfiso, which alrea
dy had Jingle executives like England, though not here
dtary but elective fmilar form was projected for the
whole nation and by the whole accepted bur with
what face rtubeaas who plead for the government
Of maorite coutend that this was the contrvance OF
party 1t 70 happens that Mr.. Jeaerfon's parry are
always convicted by their own arguments, and III Il
there's any thing better to fay againR them than
what they fay themGeIves
Let it always SC born in mind that the Vice preilent
wrote this letter in I796-Then i that he told
Mazzei Of Anglo Monarch oArinocratic party which
had arlen before 1889, and yet conquered. Ii
had, to be fure, ncoceded 70 far give US con-
tuition and ;ryin" trengthcn by gaining the
affections Of the people. But fays he, NE HsvefBcLsF
b4v agfbiqg 70 ay4rf Vey P7Ue and 5aH break tbi
lli6utiaH hs"-This, fay, ii 1896. i there
any wonder that Mr. Harper ihould FAY in the affef-
fon Of Con- refs tha: he had intelligence Of va con-
fpracy, and had got hold of clue that would conduit
him and the public through this republican labyrinth Of
trealon Why this very letter contains the whole buff
nefs it i indeed an invaluable mine Of knowledge.
Who will tell ef Jacobins being convinced and con-
vcrtcd $50 they may in lmsl humbers-but here IS
an indelble party-it has continued certainly from
1888 to I790-Probably eIied before the peace with
c. Britain 1t will forever remain in the country, ana
form the camp Of the malcontents-there will be de-
lerters from both Gdcs-but equal numbers will never
make them equal, for here will be always, If the gov
ernment is wife, that difference Of nrength which IS
known to attend integrity and guilt, while happily the
former is beed with the incaIculablc advantage of
thod and dlcipine BY the contribution, and the latter
bleaed be God afflicted with all the b!unders and
other nnumerabe curles o their favoure diorcanza-
| tioa TO BE CONTINUED.
The gazette., 1799-02-25
FOR THE GAZETTE.
Sucb Things Are.
NUMBER VIII

VKT HAT IS more detefable in fociety than
w an equiv0caI character Thoie under
the guidance of dapGciy ought to be kicked out
Of it. double face 10 things OF a dcmeltic and
private nature, and in the general commerce Of
the world, ought to meet with no indulgence
from the tongue Of reProach-bnt IN matters Of
a higher nature, when our national peace and
independence are at fake, ii merits fomething
more than the feverity Of language, or the look
of contempt.
We have fome charaAers among us, who are
al things to all men. If they be in the com
pany of ia-obins, they will advocate and adopt
the fentlments Of the party and no f)oper do
they intermix with federaiiRs, than the Pref
dent, and the administration Of our government,
are the theme OF their panegerc and praie.
At one moment they will denounce The alien
and fedition bills as the vilea encroachmentS
on the contribution and on the liberties Of the
citizen-when at the next, perhaps, nothing is
70 well calculated to bride the tongue Of fan
der and calumny, and To prelerve the exil}ence
Of our government. Theie oppofte lentiments
are adopted as convenience may didate-hop-
ing thereby TO gain The confidence of all, and
lulpcions of none. Men of this character have
an immoderate Thrift for power-they think
heir talents entirle them to notice-they affect
0 Be the friends Of the people, and omit no
frataeem to ride the thouders Of a caPricious
populace. But the fact is, they cannot be
runed by either Paity-both view them with
eyes of jealouiy, and never fail to kee them in
the humble walks OF domehic life, unknozViag
and prkaoo0n" as 70 the fufrages of ,l- people.
There is another ft Of politicians very much
# this cait, bnt which are generally more fnc-
celsful we mean thole dou5tiHg characters, who
never fail TO mix with their appreciation CT pub
l:c mealures few icniments Of diilike TO par.
ficniar men or to particular ads of government
They hope by this conduit TO be viewed as i'm
partial politicians, and as having no connection
with either Of The great parties in the county.
The gazette., 1799-02-25
The Teft of Fcderalifn |!
In The State Of MalacbALetts.

liz houId be recorded in every public Gazete that
time when our rights were invaded, and hber,
ties threatened, by the diaboca policy Of hcentious
Frenchmen-the legilature Of Virginia intoxicated
with Frenth politics, paiTed certain Reioutons tend
ing to fubvert the General Government which, be-
ing forwarded TO the Legislature Of Mafachuietts for
the Purpole of carrying them into effect the 1aid Le-
gilAture of Madachuietrs, actuated by deGre TO
Preferve the American Union, and imprefed with
IFS vaR Importance made the fubltquent REPORT
thereon-Lct it be pr elerved in the archives Of
Federalilm, with the of thole worthy men who
f4Ectoned it,
The gazette., 1799-02-25
Report on The Virginia Rslolufions, reLa
hge 10 the Alien 81 SedItisn La5Us.

NePOTI on me Virginia KC10IufI0H5, FeIG-
hge TO the Alien 81 Scdition La7Us.
| HE Legislature of Madachufe,tes, having
taken into fe:ious confederation tie Rrlolutions
Of the Rate Of Virginia, Paded The 2rG day Of
Deer laR, and communicated ~ His Excel
lency the Governor, relative "a certain fuDpoled
infraAioEs of the Contribution Of the United
States by the Government thereof and being
convinced that the Federal Contribution is cal
culated to Promore the happiness, PROPERTY and
fafety Of the people If thefe United States, and
to maintain that Union Of the leveral STATES, 70
ehential to the welfare of the Whole and
being bound, by folemn oath, to fupport and
defend that Conlttution, feel It unnecefary to
make any projections Of their attachment to it.,
or Of their firm determination to fopport it a
gainR every aggreilion Foreign or d meaic -
But they EN- il their du.y foemnly to declare,
that while they hod iacred the principle, that
The content Of he people is the only pure fource
Of juh and legitimate power, they cannot ad-
NIT the right If State Legfa ure. TO deuounce
the adminiilrAtion Of that Government, 10
which he people them,elve8 by lolemn com
pact, have exclufvely committed their national
concerns. That although a liberal and enlight-
enod vigilance among the people, IS always 70
be cherlhed, yet an unreslonable i-alouly Of
The men Of their choice, and a recur ence to
mealures # extremity upon 8roundlels or trivial
pretexts, have Grong tendency to deRroy all
rational liberty at home, and to deprive the
United States Of the mott edenti4l advantages
in their relation abroad.
That this Legislature are perfuaded, that the
decion Of all cafes, in law and equity, a5ifng
under The CcnaitutiOn Of the United States. an3
the conRruaion Of all l10Us, made "a purflance
thereof, are exclulively veled 5y the People. IN
the Juditial Courts Of the United States.
hat the people IN that Glenn compact
waich IS declared to Be the Supreme La7v Of the
Land have not conRituted the State Legiaa-
lures the Judges Of the A6ts or msafures Of the
federal government, but have coR6ded 20 them
the power of Propofng fuch amendments of the
contribution, as ihal appear to them neceGary
to the interef, or cooformable TO the wihes of
the people whom they reprefent.
That, by this contribution Of the contribution,
an amicable and dlPalionate remedy is pointed
out, for any evil which experience may prove
TO exit. and the peace and PROPERTY Of the
United States may be preierved without inter-
rhplioR.
u But ihould the ref2eaable Gate Of Virginia,
Perhlt in the aGumpien Of the right % declare
che acts Of The National government unconGitu-
The gazette., 1799-02-25
Communication.

THAT the r8a5e4u party 70 filing themGelvcs, are
mere oPpOiitiOn to the government and conRitu-
ion Of thefe States viii further appearn this e1ay on
the Mazzei-letter
The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1799-01-14

which natural temperament has hurried one TO.
or cl0ora dragged, the tarsis f1 ottsn put INTO
thar poaure which attends fuch ats, thar the
animal !pjrits End luch latent PaAA.es Ito its
nervc=, that 1t is fomctime5 unal,erably {lt: as
the Lq4:aa Religious are, BY long continuing in
Ryange po1ures in their Pago2c. But, mott
commonly, flch habit is contracted, that il
falls 'n.eriibly into that polture, when iomc
prclcn, o5ieG does not obliterate that mole "a.
tur.d impreilion by a new, or dilimullti0n hide
it.
" Hence il is that we fee great drinkers with
er,r csae5ally let towards the noe, the addu-
cent nulclrs being of'en employed to let them
f.e their loved liquor in the glals at the time
of drinking which were, therefore, called Il
L:-s1y. Infirioyr 8srjiH5 axe remarkable for the
OrIy1u EIoJE5 Pstuanta, as P1tronius calls it,
F-om this alto VIC may lolve the ,2g4kar'J ex-
pcGirC face, waiting the pretended Spirit and
The melancholy fac: Of the S@7qris5j The RYGiouS
face ot men Of great application Of mind re-
venqelul and bio9dy m.n, like exccutionets in the
aa and though lilence, in q fort, may awhile
pals for wiClom, yer, fooner OF later, SAINT
Martin peep. through the diguile, to undo all.
a s5arr-15t face | have obItrvad 70 thew a
117r7eqgt t2.aL But would by no means
have what has been ldid undertook as without
execution for I doubt not but fomstimcs there
arc found men with great and vrtuous fouls
under very unpr0miEng oUtGtes."
The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1799-01-14

The inhabitants of The Marian illands pre-,
tend, thar poIitenefs conlls il taking hold Of
the foot Of him to whom they would do honor
IN gently Rro}ing the face, ard in never iPl'-
ting before luperior.
The Chiriguanes maintain, that it is proper
they hould have brooches, but that the Poltat
manner Of welring them is under the ARM as
we ID our hats.
At Pegu, The mott polite and decart bshav
ior for the King, is to advance into the audi
cree chamber with a fan in hls hand, Prececed
BY four Of The moR beautiful young men OF me
Courr, who are lis Interpreters, and the heralds
who declare his viii.
At Monomotapa, Politene(s cOnGfs in fneez
ing who can doubt but there are lome couF-
tiers, who value themielves in 1neezing in q
more noble manner than other men, They
treat as bad company, or as O3rbarans, every
individual, ana all other nations, Whole tneaz-
ing appears to them lels harmonious than their
own.
The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1799-01-14

EVERY ore iccm5 not little t0 have 0ul;-
ed Lar4'sr; 70 thar (f NE eIpre.ion does not
cfFend) mott men are ahmed 70 lhow Jhejr
faces. Perhaps iti,ro. generally known, that
an ancient G-ctk author hl5 written ou phyl-
ocu my. This work ia irznleted into Latin
by rh5 Count Chas.cs U nIertecucua, enriched
v III v-ry Ie5rrel aHao.a.i-us.
One Walton aIured George Weller, who
publihed his travels into DslmetiI, Gres|e, and
the Levant (avery curious work. Jhlt re had
purchaltd Chef full Of very ltarcc Ara5Ic
books amon8lt which wasa FreaH.e on Cn'ro-
NANCY, more curious than that IF John Bah
title Pora; III which the author fhev5, that Tie
liner in the hand are letters, Of which he Pre-
tents the reader with az aL3ha5e'.
The following curious phyGo,og ioalds6nition
Of PursIoGNoMT is eztrA6ted trom publication
by Dr.. Gyithtr, of the year I6o4-
Soft wax cannot receive more various and
numerous imPrenion5 than are imprinted on a
mans face BIZ o, YEAS moving his aIe2ions and
not only the 95je7I themlclyes have this power,
but alfo the very n1ggsJ or iLa5 that il I'd fay,
any thing that puts the animal fPirits into the
fame motion that the 1Jis8 pre.-nt did, viii
havc the fame effect W II the cbett. To prove
the frt, let one 0blerve mans face looking
on a pit;f1l objea, then ridiculous, then a
orange, then on a terrible or dangerous obs,
and 70 forth. For the feconJ, that ideas have
the fame eject with the OLie3, dreams con-
firm TOO often.
I" The manner I conceive to be thu9-Th-
animal iPirts, moving in the fenlory by an OBJ
ie6t, continue their motion to the bran; whence
the motion IS Propagated to this or that Particu-
lar part Of the body, as is noR luitabe to the
defgn Of its creation; having 6rR made an
alteration in the face By its nerves, Especially BY
the pathetic and 0epl2ylul r70t5rij aauatng its ma
nv mulcles, as the dial plate to that auPendons
piece of clockwo1k. which fhews what IS to DC
expected next from the Rrking part. Not thai
think the motion Of the fPirIts in the fentnry
continued By the imprehion Of he obj.d al
the way, as from a finger to the foot | know
i too weak, though the tenftnels Of the nerves
favonrs it. But ! conceive il done in The me
dnlla Of the brain, where is the common ltcci
Of lpirits as in an organ, WHOLE pipes being
uncovered, the air ruhes into them but tn,
keys, lex %, are toPPed again. Now, if b
ecatcd acts, or frequent entertaining Of TIT
ideas Of layorite idea OF 4 patton or vict
The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1799-01-14
DESCRIPTION Ct THE TEA PLANT.


IRON 1zltay.a.y's ErJsJJ Z, Cg:r4l
Van account Of Ch;aa Il would bc thought
4 culpabe ominon to fay nothing Oh tile iub-
ilq ofthe Tea tlant. The following is the fun
Rance Of Sir g. Sta1nton's information On this
z4Il4Jh ex3ir; III China, wherever it is regular
Nv cultivated. it 1iles from the ftcd Town in
rows, at the ditance Of about four fest from
each other, Ill land kept free from weeds. Its
perpendicular growth y imPeded, for the con
venence of collecting its leaves, whic.- i done
liri in tie fp.ing, md twice afterwards u tile
SQUIRE of the f1mmsr. Its long and tender
branches fpring up 2lmof from the root, with
out any intervening naked trunk. It j bu.hy
like u role tree, and the expanded petals W. The
flower bear f0me resemblance 10 that ot the
rolc. Tie Auq52 a4d 9iA52 havfs, which are the
leaH elteemeJ, and defined for The lower c.aA-
as of the people, are eXPoicd to iale with lite
previous manipulation. The y5m- iale5 uu-
dergo no uncomfortable preparation before they
.r1 delivered To .Le purohlicr. Every Leaf pat
(c5 through the fingers Of female, who rolls il
ND Imoa TO the form it had afImed AZ is ara
appearance III III afterwards placed ab27 n.9
bl4te5 w tavfIu -yus ~ iron ; much thinner than
can he executed bv altils out Of China. 10 As
con64clt.y ilii that 70 Pla!. oteotPsr are ever
employed t5- thdt Durp0l-. Scarcely any uten-
I'LL in China is made of rhat metal, the chief apr
p.cation O. which !. for coin. The eaTth-n
plates ate placed over J charcoal fire, which
renders thc I-ayes dry and cIIp.
The r5ly4r * afrIHrsa y ot rrscH IsI is thought
u BE derived from the eIrJ bsrigd az 5r5IcJ W..
k5v5 ar- tI4ek1d, and which, ike uEriPc fruit,
.,.- -.-,.,.-. H. r-~-.- ,rl ,r,;I The tal f..
The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1799-01-14
POETRY.
LINES FOUND IN a BOWER
FfCIEG EHE SOUTH.

DOTT oherub oi the lou;hcrn b--cze,
Oh Jhou whole voice love w hear,
When lingering thro tLe runling trees,
WIKI heightened ighs i loo,hos mine car.
Oh thou whole fond embrace to meet,
Thc young iprng All cuamourca dies,
Asd robs 5hee ol gay kites fvcct
Ana Oh ,hce p-urs her laughing eyes.
Thou at whof call tie light F1v's Nars,
that tiIcut in their hidden bower
lie PencilIng vijh tduderet ant,
The bouem thin anu infant flower
Soft. cherub OF the fcuthern breeze,
Oh if Alright tune the rccI
Which thus thine ear world hope 10 p,calc,
by dmPe ly ard humble mead,
Ana If argh, with anxious zeal,
NY willing bands this bower h2Tc made,
Sill iet this bower rhine influence feel,
and be its gloom THY tavoriye Lade.
FOR thee Of aU TIE cherub train.
Alone NV naive mutc would WOO,
Of All that Kim aIc1g the main,
or walk at dawn yon mountains blue;
Of all that 1um5er III Tie grove,
OF playful urge the 2o1amer's flight,
CT down the vale OK 1-carLcs move.
With whi-Pcr -o.t, and PM 2 light;
] court thee, thro' tile c.immc:ing air,
When morning iprinls from Numbers Gli,
And waving bright Ills golden hair,
Stands tiptoe p yon caltlrn hill.
court thee when At noon reciE'L
watch the murmerinG inle9 ,hron.
n many airy f2.ra' wind,
And licn. climb lhe lCal along.
conrt thee when tho fow'rsts cIole,
And drink no more rectding light,
And when calm eve 70 fOf5 repoie,
Sinks On the bolom Of the nigh:
Ard when b-nealh the moons pale taam,
. Alone mid f2adowy rocks I roam,
And waking vii7n5 round ne g.5am.
Of beings and Of worlds TO come.
smooth eiides with thee ply nonGve hour,
Thou armG p life my .an1uid r1iad;
Thou cheeE'n hzme win genial powc,
Than drooPs lA every .udcr wind.
Breathe cheta5 breathe cnce fofi and warm,
Like thine. TIE gaze of fortune J!-w.
How has THE d--J.4,ing CORN
Sw1-. al 7 gazsd a from my view
Lnr-en, unknown, I wait mv doom,
he hauu;s or men indignant fee,
He d 70 nv haa-t .il.els gloom,
and joy BIT IA the mulc and thee.