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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-02-09

On ThurGlay TIT of January, Or. David
Ramhy delivered, by appointment ar Grafton
before the Medical Society If SouthcaroJn7,
compiling hiaor7 Of the rife and progreG IF
Medicine, and the dr. lts Of the 18th century.
The locie.y voted iIs publication.
Citizen Bernard, p'oTeEor of writing, in
Paris has invented 4 fl8btnsntary am, the me
chanical ingenuity Of Which enables thole who
have had the misfortune 70 be deprived Of that
member, Up vrte and alto to cut their pens
The hrt coplul has ordered an account of this
machine to be given hitn ny Sabatnier, Sur
geon general Of lnvalids, and has a}lo deCred
the inventor IN f4biicaJe lomc for luch VII tile
mlHt'ry as Che fate Of war has put in a Rate Of
want them.
It Is Gid that priot.rin Paris has ftI,,n
INTO dl!grace tor FULFILLING likHcf ~ Bona
Paarte with The following inic,iption Z. a lecord
14lf%Hadsr On tfnypaycaf fqPsr." II X difficult ID
dncover the ground ofofence, un.els the prirtc-
meant fr.1i-aly man-tefy yfsa t.Jorzt-
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-02-09

A young man, bY the name Of Pl4its, has
been taken up ar keene, NJ II. for forging
certificates Of his de0roying wolves to obtaia
The boun.y I'd, Stl'e allows ior foch lery.ae.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-02-09

The engiae fer dilrhuting de waters Of the
Schuylkjli, through The 0reets Of Philadelphia
by condnirs, was put in motion on the 27th'
ul;. and fncceeded agreeaby to the hopes Of
the friends Of The undertaking.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-02-09
PHILADELPHIA, TAN. "a.
FIRE Ar WASHINGTON.

EvtraH Of a letter /Tom a geDtem0a AZ Wa)girgfar.
dated 26tb Jan. I8ot.
have jult now returned from the fcsne r,
horrible and di&reling-LaG night about !
O'Clock in the evening | was called upon bv ,
gentleman, who informed me lhat the T,esr1.
ry Department was on FIRE. | Immediately
ran ont and faw The blaze guhing though The
window cafements, which focn communicated
to the rooms above. Ny fri OLGA was ~ re- .
cure The public accounts Of the Revenue, in
which lucceeded tolerably well, by throwing
them tote the ltreet ont Of the window, I clear
ed the room in a hurry, with the a(iGance of
two gentlemen who had by this time come 10
to me, but l am aPPrehen6ve number Of he
papers will be lott. Report books, and other
official documents, which were ia Mr.. FarrelPs
room, were entirely confirmed, as well ~ thof-
il the Auditors Room which was adjacent
thereto-I mutt fay ! never f4w the people ex-
ert themfelvcs more at any fire, than they did
On this location, which Caved the building g.
there are fix rooms on the loutdca1 end, rem
dered uielels until repaired"
Under the fame roof at Wilmington, were
the following otiices-thofe VI HE Secretary "
State, Secretary Of ms Tr-aiurr, Treafurcr Of
the United States, Auditor cf Tile TrealIry.
and CommiAioner Of the Revenue.
There are &rong rooms FIRE Proof for the
Pretervation al the principle books.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-02-09

lIl------1- - IN IN
All the papers in one Of lhe rooms of tie
Accountants Office, il il fad, we're entirely de-
froyed BY The late fire in The TredCury Depart
ment. The damage done % the building u
eGimated at fOm 1890 to 1000 dollars.
There are many crcumGlnoes which induce
Us 70 believe thar the JacoAins have had hand
IN the de0rudion of the Offices III The Federal
Cty-and that thele extraordinary events have
NOT been owing 10 mere accident.
The PreGient Of the United States was OBJ
ferved in the ranks tor conveying water.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-02-09

,.re,l..,- vii BE- lodged intne hauds Of Attorney
for collection.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-17

than loo, 900 peopls per;ihed il the field
and on the fcafoii. In America !ohn a.
dams was cholen by MAJORITY of only
one, and held the Office OF chief nsgidrase
during the whole time for which he was e.
lected. Thomas JeiFerfon is now elected
by majority of three, and, fhould he live
will no doubt hold the fame Office as long.
We quarrel indeed, and we call names
worfe than qObite ro/e ard red; but we
forbear blows-we ihed no blood, but our
ink flows In rorrents-we lop off no heads
on the lcaffold, but we place each others
regulations on the rack of fortune.
1t is curious to obierve how religious
we grow. Perfons, who few years ago
1eemed to have no alarms on this head,
now thew themielves awakened, not indeed
TO d fenfe of their own danger 70 much, as
20 the danger of their fellow creatures,
and the holy caufe. Our rious forefathers
mutt rejoice could they look. out of their
graves and fee with what ifrictneis we
watch overeach others words and actions.
How heartily we deteit each other for the
thamcful vice Of lying.
There are thofe in the United States,
who feriouily believe that the coalition of
kings & ofnoblemen againf theFrench re-
vollrion is verily.the caufe Of good order
and government. To Others, it feems
plain, that thefe kings and mobiles entertain
ed better opinions concerning republican
governments, than they were willing to
allow; and feared left mankind fAould con-
trive fornehow to live without them.-
: Many can look on the prefent harmony
that exits between thoie late mortal enc
mics, the Catholic and the Proteftant E.
Piicopal Church, as union in the good
cauie Of religion in time ofdanger from in
4fdeis without, Others there are, who We
1y uncharitably fuppofe thar the high prieRs
were much more concerned about the los
OF that fat living which they gain by the
altar.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-17
From THE PALLADIUM.


EXTRACT .fym a (mang/tn1D alDSytnim
nt0a TIE e01/e7afnces eftft brslenf En-
ropea1 Wur.
/" THE progress of civil foc;ety ru&
be parallel with the progrcfs of the human
mind, and all attempts for IT'S more rapid
advancement are vain. TIE fudden
growth of aplant, either prccIudes fruitful.
neis, or renders the ru'tiank ard unwhole.
fome. Thus fate of freedom, thatis to
be permanently advantageous, refults NOT
from any fndden change of revolution in
the affairs Of nations, but from a long and
iteady rrogrefs, in Improvement. II is
indeed plant of flow ard tender growth.
The truth is, force ard perfuaGoo are the
two great and only engines Of government.
Of lhele, the former alone, can conuol
the beat and unenightened man.
To the exiitence of government CT
rerfuafon, or free government, two qua.
liRcations in the fubjett are neceGary, the
hrft, knowledge to difcern,and the fccord,
virtue 10 perform, bis duty. Where either
OF thele is wanting, it is plain, that the
CITIZEN IS beyond the reach of perfuafion,
and that all thofe duties, the performance
OF which is indiipenGble to the exiacnce
OF civil iociety, will either not be cnforc.
ed or not cnderfood. Hence free PEG.
pie mutt be both yirtuous and en!ighten-
ed. Human nature, with them, mutt
have received its highea polifh. 1his
Is the true rcafon why ftateinea have ever
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the cold refpet Of formal pity and from
beings 700, Whole names are written on
the higheN pillar in the market, and re-
founded in the drawing room in connection
with tender feelings and generous hearts.
There is no man, who feels the dignity
of human nature, and has an eye to iutu-
rity, but would rather pats by the pont,ng
lips of fcorn, than (hake the cold hand OF
formal friendfhip, To the perfon OF rati-
onal fenGbility few occurrences are more
notifying, than TO receive mere ciyility
from thofe, with whom he has been on
terms of unreferved intimacy; between
whom was continual interchange of kind
offices, and which an alteration Of pecuni-
AIRY circumstances alone had dearoyed. Ill
as refined and fenGble beings can brook
adverfty, from falfe notions of wealth !;
YET, when the day ofcalamity comes, they
find their feelings more wounded by that
forced pity and cold refpetf, which too Of
ten await the unfortunate, than by all the
real evils of poverty. The lois Of ettate
they expected would retrench heirliying,
and exclude them from many pleaiures and
enjoyments but they never entertained
diftant idea, thar poverty itfelt could fe-
parate them from that ware, reipest and
kind attention, which their fummer friends
mott lawfully beitowed. What adds dou-
BILE modification to their want and defer
ton, is the gloomy reflection, that fortune
infead of merit, was the parent of cour-
teoufnefs and friendfhip.
AK any unfortunate merchant, or gen.
tleman with holes in his coats elbows
sofwhat fluff is friend(hipi' and he will
tell you, it is ike Shakefpeare's dream, of
air, light and unfubRantial form. Yet
thoie, who walk the gay round of fafhion,
and form the circle of boafted refinement,
atiume this fpecious veil, whichasnocks
calamity, and derides misfortune : to gain
them eciat among the fuperfcial obfervers
of men and manners. 1t is the vile garb
ofhypocrify, worn to hide the defects of
the heart, and gain the tonW apPella,ion
of /mGbiliy. Yes, fuch is the depravity
Of the human heart, that we hriye more
to gain a good name, than to delerve it /:
we had rather give apound of advice, than
an ounce Of lilver.
BERT iESDIN.
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LAM INTELLIGENCE.
KINGS BENCH-GUILDHALL,
Day6y and McoM v. Co1vaeyy.

Dairy and Nicohs v. Co1vaery.
The fubjea of tsis contention was a
4varm one; it was an action brought by
the plaintiffs, who reGded at Bath, and
we're patentees of what they called new
invented mode Of making portable ovens,
againa the defendant, alto Of that city, to
recover damages for having in(ringed on
their patent.
MIR. ErRine opened the caufe by extol-
ling the merit of that marvellous inven-
ton, which, had it gone ttep farther,
and baked the bread without FIRE, would
certainly have reached the very aeme Of
perfection. True it was that nothing TN
der the fun could be faid TO be entirely
new--the powers of mechanifm, the pro-
perties of the elements, the application of
them, either 10 aiiia human labor, or pro-
mote the comforts and convenience Of
life, had been fully underaood for centu-
ries---it was therefore only by the adop-
ton and combination of thofe powers and
properties different from their previous
application, thar an ingenious artiif could
claim to have executive right of making
and vending the object OF his diicovery for
his own profit, fecured TO him by pa
tent. Of fuch a nature was the invention
in quefion; it was framed on conitfuc-
ton 70 portable, that man contemplating
a long journey might whip the oven under
his arm, metanorpaoie himfelfin,o awalk-
ing bakers fhop, and, whether traverGng
the immenfe ocean, or the wide extended
delart, could, without the aid Of magic, at
any time command the appearance Of a
well baked quartern loaf-it was an arti-
Gle in itlelf not only elegant, but cIanicsl
lit was framed upon tripod Gmilar TO
the footftool of Jove, or the feat of the
Sybilline Oracle Its peculiar conRruc-
ton was fuch, that the circumambient air
corrected the ardor of the promethean ele-
ment, and produced fpecies of bread of a
flavor 10 divine, that it reiembled ambrofia
or manna The Defendant, jealous of the
merit of fo extraordinary an invention,
had pirated it, and thereby .defrauded the
plaintiffs of thcfe immenfe profits which
they had reafonable right to have
expected from the liherality and gratitude
of the public
The frf witneis produced was the won
derful oven itlelf; it did not bear any ex.
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Republic ali the territory on the right
bank of the Adige, coded by the Empe-
ror in the treaty of Luneville. But the
Cialpine, Lisurian, and Helvetic Repub-
lies, are all waiting the opinion of the
French Firit Conul, to fix their conititu-
tions. He is contribution mouger- gener-
al for them all though he finds it very
tedious to read all the plans they fend
him inionpch, that be lately told a Lii
gurian deputy, who had delivered him one
of thofe focal compaets to examine, that
he was quite iicS of fuch bu6nefs, and did
not think much of it. That they might
do as they pleafed, but he thought their
plan was too much like that Of France
and it was evident Genoa could not
require 70 froag an Executive as France.
They are fill at the work Of confitution-
patching in the Batavian republic too
and theretoo they have received Geaf-n-
able hint to reduce the uum6ers Of their A-
gjgatxre, and not to fyexgfbeA their eae-
extive. 1t is ealy to fee that tkele prn-
ciples are calculated to promote the inte-
refs of the great nation, if not the happi-
neis Of the Batavian people,
In Piedmont, the languil,ing ardour Of
the people, to be Judged worthy Of parti-
cipating in the dettinies Of the great ma
ton, was this day little damped by an
admenition to the Protects, from the Ad-
miniRrator- General Jourdan, telling them
that the Administration was only p,0v,f,n-
al, and they mutt avoid every mealure
which might give it ali appearance of be-
ing de6nitive that the new adminiitra-
ton in Piedmont was, to be fure, pretty
much like that of France, bus Piedmont
was NOT yet united with the French Re-
public, and they mutt not anticipate in
this reipeet the vieuos Of the French go
vernmeat They mutt, therefore, pro-
claim their acts, not in the name of the
French Republic, but in that of the Pro-
vidonal administration of Piedmont -
Nor mutt they wear the dreis of French
public characters, without a previous per-
milton from France. Imagine what mutt
be the disappointment of the poor Pied
montefe, upon finding themlelves Rattered
up with hope of being favourcd with all
the bleiings of an Incorporation, and then
thus fubbed off with mere alliance de
fado.
To be continued.
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Fore'apity meets US qvab cold ,eLteR,
Onkhu9 as /c0ra, ungeneyvns as uegLs67.
SAVAGE.
THE refined author Of this fentiment had
feen the pointing finger of fcorn; and real
lied that friendihip dwelleth not in the
houie of want. When he had no fatted
calf to kill, or red wine TO fparkle in the
cup, his quondam friends paGed by, onthe
other fde of his habitatIon, and, with a
flight nod, bid him do well and PROPER.
Retired from the bufling fcenes of l;fe,
behold the once blooming, active and cheer
full Alberto, wandering with down caG
eye, through the wild receAes of the VIII
lsge. His cheek is pale, and often wet
with tears--but his tears fall not before
men--they are the companions of filent
meditation and fall at the remembrance Of
WbafD f,iengl9ib Pa name;
II charm tbaf MIs TO Rseb:
II .E5ade tbat fol1osv, qufoltb, or fame-
Rut AeaVes the 4vyetek to 4veeb.
Yes unhappy wanderer, thy foul is more
panied at the receptions of the world, than
at bearing the miferies incident to poverty.
But the man of high life will never eff
mate thy fenfbility the man of buineis
will never make daft on thy virtue;
and what does the paraGte care for his prof.
tered friendihip! 1t was made the day of
Thy profPcrity when thy pnrlc was full,
and thy hand liberal. Every fmirk bow
and flattering oblervation, were no better
than the tricks Of a gameier; and were
aimed at thy tribe and purfe. Now mis-
fortune had ilain the eve lamb, and charity
atenby thy barrel of mesl--ke gives thee
the cold hand of formaity and With hy-
pocri;ical whining. bemoans thy adverGty.
Where is the cheerful countenance and oe-
nerous feat, which waited the rafting of
Thy chariot wheels gone off with their
found; leaving only plain +" how dye
dol" and common fare. This, my friends,
is too often the conclufon OF fashionable
friendfbip.
Tsloie only who have experienced the
hcklenels of fortune, can rightly conceive
the poignant effects of f1ch. mean and de-
grading conduit. Few, however, journey
this vale Of tears, without experiencing
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ternal or Internal evidence Of shof mipb,,
properties aicribed TO 1t
The Attorney General, crofs- cxamiDo,
it, ard pretty clearly ihewed that il va,
not the 6rit OF its family, bur colater,,
ranifcation Of one which had for year,
been we'll known in every county of En
gland, bur particularly in the North.
Lord Kenyon thought thar the ph;loro
phical principles OF this lelf-baking oven
were equally inherent in the coniti,utio
OF chatting diih
The celeaial tripod proved 10 be NOTHING
more or leis than three legged trivef
commonin every hutin the kingdom! and
as to the oven, it appeared that CRATE
and fire were neceHary to be placed unde,
il: two things certainly not of the moa
convenient portability.
The Learned Council, nofhing difmayed
by the forty exhibition Of his frit witnef
proceeded TO call thoie who were enabled
TO give oral teRimony Of the excellence,
Of the miraculous oven.
The witneis deicribed it in terms no ec
glowing than thofe adopted by the learn
ed advocate. From their account it would
have appeared that the inventor was enti,
led TO little .cfs celebrity than the inven
tor of the Rsam engine. The fpeci6cati
on was alto produced, and in the moa
high-Gown and lexiphantic language de-
fcribed the oven as equally adapted for uic
by ica or by land, above ground. or pnder
ground, on oceans, or on rivers, in gujphs
or in bays, on mountains, or in vailies. in
foreits, or,in groves. in uplands, and in low
lands, hills, or dales, &c. and 70 on in q
ftyle Of hyperbole, exceeding the moa
fcwery md metaphorical description Ct
any of our mott horid modern auction
GERS.
Unfortunately for the invention, andfr
the witncis, and thoie on Whole part thew
gave their teltimony, the attorney general
having patiently liGened for fome time,
produced an old magazine, Of the wear
1861, from which it appeared the terms
of the Specification had been copied verba.
tim He convinced the jury that the
principle of the fuppofed invention was al,
we'll known as the article which it baked
Lord Kenyon obierved, tina, the action
was truly ridiculous and
MIR. E-Gxine, when he found hiInfelf too
hard puihGd to contef the point any lon.
ger, leemed, with the greatef good hu.
mour, tacitly to confeis, that in the coun.
try, on which he reflects no lefs honor than
he derives from it, this fort of oven had
from time immemorial, been nied to bakc
the oaten cakes which have nurtured the
infant ftomachs Of fome Of the grea,eG
genu.ies Great Britain can beat
MIR. Garrow, who WIS ore Of the cour.
Eel with the attorney general, remarked,
that patents were now -adays granted for
the mott childiNl and abfurd inventions.
It was but the preceding evening lie had
called upon his learned friend, and had
found him deeply engaged in perfuadirg
a man as fooiilh as the pleient r,ain,iH
not % apply for patent for new invent
ed implement of donneaic utility, viz a
chamber pot, as good as ever was madc CT
wood Plaintiffs -fuitcd.
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cS us, we mali Perfect TINS cha1n OF events
by It's publication.
MAYI. THE French fquadron un-
der Gantheaume, which, for the third time
failed from Toulon- the 10th of April, ar
rived this day at Leghorn. Before fail
ing Gantheaume manned his fhips by i'm
p,eIfug all the iearnen he could find in
Toulon, to,eigae,s as well as Frenchmen.
This circumfance nggefts two remarks.
He mutt have been reduced to the fevereft
extremity for want Of men, to have re-
courfe to fuch an expedient. The degree
of reiped fhewn to the rights of foreign
nations, even by the prefent French GO
vernment, is indicated BY it. AS to their
own citizens, they have never ceaied, "a
midf all their convulfye fpaGns in reco
vering their long loft liberty, to practice
the fyitem of forcible levies for The pub
lie fervice, by land or by water. Aslit-
tie will any man, the centre of Whole OPP
tics is more than two inches beyond his
noie, expect, that, after the eRabln ment
OF that precious liberty, for which they
toof> " 'bSh NOIiVuiH'S iTdillS3 tfity Will
ceafe practice, without which the great
nation cannon continue her career of vieo-
rles ; bur what fecurity the commerce or
the failors Of other nations are 10 expect
in her ports, is apparent from this exam
pie.
On board Of this fqusdron arc number
oftfoops and at Leghorn they are fit
ting up tranfport fhips to proceed with
them. The French have taken poGeilion
of Porto Longone, in the iiland of EIba,
coded to them by the treaties Of peace
with Aufria and Naples, They have
likewife occupied Otrento, and various
other NeaPolitan ports upon the Adriatic.
There feems no doubt but that they me
ditate an expedition from them, either to
reinforce their army in Egypt, or againa
fome part of the Turkiln empire in Eu-
rope. The expedition 10 take poacAion
of the iAand Of Elba, was DELAYED for
liome days. by the ref,tfsl of the 6oth half
brigade to march. What the caufe of this
mutiny was, does not appear. Gen. Mu-
ratfays, that they were feduced by the hi
red agents of the Englifh. bur that, as
they had repeated, he had feen their tears
and forgiven them. The French have ia
ken poaellion, and joined TO the Cifalpine
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FaoM THE PAIL ALBUM.
REVIEW
OF EUROPEAN EVENTS.
Wyitfea BY Ax american abroad.

In our paper of July 7, we publifhed
a continuation of this Review, to April
IS that for the remainder of the month
has not been received as foon as it reach
es us, we fhall perfect this chain of events
by It's publication.
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FROM THE FARMERS MUSEUM.

FROM THE DESK OF BERT HEsDIN.
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Fore'a PITY meets US 4vitb cold ,e/beR,
Onkiu9 as/fora, uzgene,ons asaeglea. \
SAVAGE
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-01-10
LONDON, October IT.

MIR. Lifton, our miniiter at America.
does not return from any misunderstanding
either OF perional or political nature,
neither has he reGgned his office. He
wrote home Tor leave of abfence, on ac-
count Of i'll health, but really, we believe,
on account of private affairs and after vi
fitting his brother in the Wet Indies, he is
expected in Scotland. His lecretary, MIR.
Thornton, will be left as charge DIES affairs,
but it is expected MIR. Iiiton will ioon re-
turn.
November :.
William Neale, journeyman chair
painter, in the employ of Mr.. Wood, of
Grofvenor hreet, was on Saturday obferv-
ed by Townlend, the Bow freet officer,
lurking about Buckingham Houfe, and, on
being afked what he wanted! he replied,
/" the king" He was immediately taken
to the alien Office, and examined before
Mr.. Ford, the magiirate, where he ftated,
that 90 about five years ago, the Lord Te.
fus Chria appeared to him, laid hold of
him by the hands, and felt him perfonally !;
he iaid the king of England had two ions.
one Of whom the earth brought forth, and
the other Sion, which was himfelf.-Beine
evidently much deranged, he was commit.
ted to the houfe of correction in Coldbath
fields, and MIR. Ford ordered him TO have
one fhilling per day, beGdes the proviGon
Of the houle.
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N o T 1 C E.

GT II msefisg Of the citia<as Of -4zx-
ona,s0, and Of fbai baytof Fai,faa comfy
9e1fSi1 :be D1qria ef Columbia, i, ysgzsf-
ed q. t6e Coarf-bogfs, on 7uekacy n<xf, at
3 o,rioeA IN The at7erxoon, qvben /ome pro-
be/ftions ,eAative 10 tbe exs,eie of The Con-
greDlonal Aegyqafien o1ey tbs DjGril7, auiN
he /Hdmitfea to their conyiaerafiou by The
committee ebg/sa TO confer on The /ubje7 Of
gt1f,aI rtgalafious for THE Teyrsoyy Of CO.
iambia.
By eydty,
ROBERT I. TA1LOR, CluI.
January 9, 1901.