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Mirror of the times & general advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1799-1806, 1804-02-25
VARIETY.

SENSlBILl IA FRAGMENT.
Not that afs6tsd nuf which fcreams
at the light of fpder, or taiuts at the
agones Of dying fly, and yet can fpurn
beggar ffoia the door, or treat an aged
parent with neglect .--Dsia has too
much good fenfe, too much greatnefs of
foul, to play off iuch frightful diaortion
of features, and fuch pi,iful debility of
mind, through an equally pititul afectati-
on. No he has the fentibility Of heart
naturally tender and exquiitely benevo-
lent. Her foft melting eye beipeaks
foul that Is united to all around her, and
ready, with faer's feeling, to minge
their joys and forrows. If fllc confers a
favor, it is with an air Of fatisfaclioR that
more than doubles its worth. And if O.
bliged to deny, it appears to 6 i've her
fuch generous dllreis, that you cannot
but love the poor girl, and feel yourlelf
! her debtor. When we have tcen her at
a Jingle word from her mother, fly to her
harpGchord, and play with as much fpirit
as fome others would exeSt to pleaie
a young lover--or, when we have Teen
her, beautiful as an angel, kueelng BY
ner equity father, with all the ten
dernels of young bride, helping him
on with his lhoe-or, when we have ieen
her IN high fPir'ts, and the fnef chat,
all a. once turn ferrous and Glenr on
hearing the breath of Handler; we have
felt that if there be any one grace which
more lovely than another makes young
woman look like an angel, it is a fenflbili-
ty like Dclia's. This fwett fympathy
with the pleaferes and pains of others
this lively exprellion ofjoy at feeling he'
acquaintance this amiable benevoenct
filming, like to have faid lpeaking, il
the countenance. is more than beautiful
it is beauty itfelf. l, can make hcmc
ly woman handlomc, and handlome wo
man an angel. 1t is beauty IN hand ant
beauty in rcverGon it INJURIES that ten
dernels in the future wife, which kindle
the lovers fame to rapture it inlure
the dutifulneis in the daughter, whic
cautes the parent, with weeping Joy, t
lble(s his God for fuch 4 child and it in
fures that compahion in the miitreis an
in the mother, which fweetens every du
ty of domeaic life, and vendors our fam
lies the nurieries of all ,hele gentle VII
tues that adorn and blels mankind.
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pO.s@ sSsoN
Inventions, Discoveries, and Inlirovemenfs'


The fublcribers, having let up the Salt
works, in Dorcheaer, Mali. upon the new
invented mode, think it proper, tor the gene
raj good OF individuals and the puoi'c' 10 give
fomc brief account OF tbs '"fro0enle",S' 'o'e
who have feeu, and carefully looked INTO
hem are agreed, they nun be of great utility.
E,,.,o..r1os. is the chief though not the
only object improved upon' ,
The water is brought into troushs, elevated
70 whatever height the owner may chooie
and from them, brought down upon the face
Of the reneetors, which aaud over inclined
planes, or platforms. The water is s carried
down BY elects, which are alto retieetoIs'
which convey is forwards, and backwards ,a $,
over the face of the large reAeetors, until It
be brought down ,o,he head of the platforms
over which it is conveyed, again by c'ee,s'
until it runs backwards and forwards l'he
Mirror of the times & general advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1799-1806, 1804-02-25

little rivule,s being about inch and an half
feparatcd) until il travcslcs the whole furfscc,
from which it is conducted into Watts, and
carried back again by pumps into the troughs,
if not efficiently picked and then carried
again over the face of the reAe6ors, and plat
forms, as before. The reAeftors are ALTO the
roofs, which arc much leis conly than ihofe
in the evaporation, anlwer a mot important
purpoic. When the water is picked, it ALTO
tands, under rcAeAors, and tcnles, if any
choofe to improve the latter, which doubt
lcfs, will very foon chrytsizc the brine. An
hundred feet in this way, it is believed, will
much exceed thoufand in the former. What
is an agreeable confederation is, much Of the
works in the old way may be added to the!c,
to the very great profit Of the owners, bccaule
the chief of their works are watts and roofs,
the latter Of which only are loft. However,
the advantage arihng from the eheapnefs of
the roofs in the new invention, and thefe be-
! ing turned into reAcetors, will a great deal
more than repay the damagc.-One hundred
feet, prepared for picking the water, will
| very foon prepare great quantities to be put
into the lalt rooms or watts, in which the falt
| is made; and hence at comparatively very
lmail cxpence Of time, much greater Quantities
of ia,, can be produced. than ever have been
before. Thofc who with to go into falt max
| ing, may here be lie, into full understanding
| of the mode.
We have not made the trial, but the above
is our opinion, and the opinion of all who
have attended to the proccfs.
JAMES ROBINSON.
! EDWARD ROBINSON.
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u,uF r,bfcriber feels grateful tor the

encouragement, he has received in the line OF
s,".ss s,nre he established his Stage between
,Wn.,;ngton and Newcastle. While he thus makes
W., MI ar ,wedgment for favors received, he in
bis friends and the pubic, that hereafter the
fare Of passengers must paid at the place OF start
og The trouble and Inconvenience, o. 0psnms
I ~ obloed him to establish the foregoing as
as,.rai rule at which he hopes no reasonable per
Aoh VIVA - ISRAEL. Pussy.
-. Eah dlo
Mirror of the times & general advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1799-1806, 1804-02-25
AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES.

Some very extraordinary aruAares
have lately been dltoovered on the banks
of the Little Miami river, Rate of Ohio.
They coniilt Of lructures bearing every
evidence Of an acquaintance with the arts
Of civilization and Of (cicnce, and from
their great extent leave little room for
enquiry as TO the ancient fate of this
con.irent, which fets Aide all former
hypothesis.
Theie works, eonGdered as military
Qualifications, are not confined to one po-
iition, nor TO that rude uniformity which
dinin guithes the works of urrehned ma
lions.
The principal courle of Notifications
| which are htua.ed few miles from the
Ohio, are compolsd Of a number ofiquares
| and oblong communications, adapted TO
the petition Of the ground, feveral rillng
banks and hills are che[en as points of
defence and circular as well as retlan-
gular ftructures pre(ent thelneelves /;
which are connected by long chains of
works--of various lengths from half a
mile to mile.
1t is remarkable that the communica-
ton is prclerved and fallyports open CO.
vered BY interior breait works, adjoining
the ncig hboring springs; the ildes Of the
hills form natural talus or glacis to the
genera! range of the works, and covert
way is cut from each Of the iallypori:
to the fpr,ngs. In one point where
thsre is fpriag fomcwhat d!ltanr from
rhe main fort-els, fmall fortreis appear.
the fize of the greater may be concei
we'd by that of tie leis which forms pa
rallelogram of 66a-by 33I feet. Thu
(ides of fome of the fquares are from 1000
to 1000 feet. And one Of the commu
nications exteads TO ths difance of a86.
: feet.
One Of .ho NOT extraordinary Of III
ldilcoveries of tllcfc antiquities, is wha
we call turnpike road, formed of itone
: which iducs from one of ths ialIypost
: of the greater fortifcstion more than 2
Y feet wide and has been traced to the es
= tent of three miles from the works, i
: good order.
Twenty miles above the greater fol
. t;fca,ion on the fame river is anothe
:. ferries of works, upon fimilar principle!
There are no bitches to any, but gres
d ingenuity is perceptible in the choice :
oGtions and the application of art to tt
e line Of apparent defen.e.
ID A Mr.. Ludlow found in one of tt
ID works an iron ball of 70 pounds weigh
s. which has thrown great diff Guilty in Il
3 way of enquiry. May It not have be-
!" adven,itiouly placed there I! Or Goes
. . belong to the ancient works s!
~ Axrera.
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From the Ne-s- York Weekly Museuns

From the Ne-s -1iork Weekly Naseuns.
FAME of MANY conquests brought
The God of Love her charms to view.
To wound tn unwary maid nc thought.
But soon became her conquest too.
He drop'd, half drawn, his feeble bow,
He lcok'd, he rav'd and signing pin'd,
And wish'd, in vain, he had been now.
AS painters falsely draw him-blind.
Disarm'd he to his mother few,
Help! Venus, help thy wretchcd son,
Ny sad condition thou may'st view,
For Love himselfs, alas undone.
To Cupid now, no lovers prayer
Shall be addressed in suppliant signs,
Ny darts are gone, but OH :! beware,
Fond mor,als of my MAry.s eyes.
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SENATE OF THE u. STATES.

Debate on the amendment of the Constellation.
December 3.
Mr.. Iaylor's S,eech-conclnded.
Sir, the endeavor to excite a national
jealouly againit the idea of amending the
contribution, is in my view, infinitely moi
dangerous and alarming, than even the az
tempt to MARTIAL fates againft flatss.
The gentleman from Connecticut, (Nlr.
Trscey) has twice pronounced with
great emphalis "man IS man. and at
tempted 10 make differences againit all
attempts to amend our contribution, Fl ora
Mirror of the times & general advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1799-1806, 1804-02-25
(BY AUTHORITY.)
IN 4LT


Making appropriations for the faPport Of
the military eaabliihment of the u
nted States, in the year one thouiand
eight hundred and four.
BE it enacted, BY The Senate and House
Of Representatives st toe United Stafss
Of america, in Congress assembled, That
for defrsying the expenfe of the militia
nv e(tablilhment of the United States.
for the year one thou(and eight hundred
and f,ur, for the Indian department, and
for the expenfe of Notifications, arfenals,
magazines and armorles, the following
fums be, and the lame hereby, are refpec-
lively appropriated, that is to fay:
For the pay of the army of the iii
ted States three hundred and one thou
fand four hundred and feventy fix dol
lars:
For forage four thou(and and fifty fix
dollars
For the fubGnence of the officers of
the army and corps of engineers twenty
eight thoufand and eighty two dollars
and eighty three cents and one half of q
cent:
For the fubEnence of non-commini.
oned officers, muGcisns and privates
one hundred and Gxty three thouland
eight hundred and thirty nine dollars
and thirty feven cents and one half Of a
cent:
For cloa,hing, eighty thoufand dol
| lars:
For bounties and premiums, fourteen
thouland dollars:
| For the medica! and hofpital depart
ment, ten thoufand dollars
For camp equipaee, fuel, tools, expenie
of transportation and other contingent
expenies of the war department, feventy
one thou(and dollars
For Notifications, arlenals, magazines.
and armories, one hundred and nine thou
land eight hundred and ninety fix dollars
and eighty eight cents:
| For purchailng maps, plans, books,
and inRruments for the war department.
and military academy, one thouiand dol
lars:
For the Indian department, feventy five
thoufand five hundred dollars:
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the feveral appropriations, herein
before made, ihall be paid and dicharg-
ed frit out of any balance remaining IN
expended of former appro OPERATIONS for the
fupport of the military eitabliihment, and
, fccondly, out of any monies in the treaiu-
ry, not otherwife appropriated.
NATHL. MACON.
t Sneaker of the House Of Representatives.
), JOHN BROWN,
S President Of the Senate Pyo-te'sporc.
, February 10, 1904.
Il APPROVED,
TIL. TEEEEPcON
Mirror of the times & general advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1799-1806, 1804-02-25
SUCH THINGS WERE.


SCENES of my youth ye once were doar,
Though sadly your charms survey;
once was wont TO finger here,
From early dawn TO closing day.
A shade DER all your beauties now,
And robs the moments of their wings,
That scatter Measure as they flow.
While i'll. TO heiphten ev,ry care,
Reflection tells me--Such things were.
lax f,,h.r strove
~, NO ne'e 49, ,.'...ssa - r;sw
,.a:,,ssp ny "aPp'" ",,a.. love
NH ~ sae, a az mG. ev.r knew.
a. ~, : .o,,,d s,;th f,;,h relv.
IT, ,ha - 49, uuu ,nd COW, were iois'd.
~ 80 III my ga. ~ ns 800 RE
WI. .n my, =, sa,,ap s~an,nt from care.
Mirror of the times & general advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1799-1806, 1804-02-25

Beheld the skies, whose streaming light.
Gave spendor to the parting sun,
Now lost in sorrows sable night,
And all their mingled glorics gone!
Till death, in pity, end my care,
must remember-Such things were.
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TEMPLE or APOLLO.

sHung with the choicest aurels oithe Muse
And studied with the brightest gems"
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70 Let, for one Or more yeas,
A Three Story Brick II Q u 5 E,
WELL calculated fer Store, the
w room being large will answer any kind OF
business. There ale good Accommodations for
fanniy, beng FIVE rooms and good kitchen, with
cellar under the whole. The situation is very plea
SAINT and healthy, the stand tor business is one OF the
srst in The Bor7ugh, beng on High street, doors
from The Rank of Delaware, and opposite the old
amer market house. For further information en-
om,,e Of FRANCIS O'DANIEL.
Wilmington Feb 49, 44o
IN .4PPREN1ICE
To the Printing Bulinefs will be taken
ifin,red,a'e application Is made at JAMES II
sox's printing-ofRce-
e!4s M 4aayyve y4syiS M Nv " ~ l4 w Ny
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18th Feb.
Extract from the Minutes


ne the Agricultural Assoc, a,ior, held agreeably 10
puSlic notice, at Mrs. Higgins Tavern,
Wilmington, Del. Feb. 8, 1904
A Number of gentlemen having met,
n Henry Latimer, was chosen Chairman, ana
William Young, Secretary;
Il wa, then UNANIMOUSLY agreed, to enter INTO an
Agricultural Association. DR. James lil'on' jacob
Room and William Young, were appointed Com,
r,tte. to NJ eparc draft Of constitution to be laia
before the next meeting -.
The secretary was enoined to continue the inVl-
.aton. to all persons disposed to unite with and TO
nr,mote the obietts Of the Association.
Adjourned, to meet again at Mrs Hugg'nS on
ths ID Wednesday of March, a. O'Clock T. NJ
Published by order of the Association.
40 ,f WILLIAM YOUNG, Sec.
THI, iunscribers intending to decline
/ the GROCERY business, Offer for sale their
present stock of Goods, comprising general as
s,rtnent. A considerable part of those goo were
nlrchased for cash ana viii be sold on the most rea-
saaahle terms. - c..u
They will also dispose Of the lease o. the sun,
House they at present occupy, together with al
me apparatus necessary for the dlstilIation OF Rum
or Whisky. Apply to per
Wilmington, 18Th Feb f4o :
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-11-21
Total, Gal 81

In June, 1899, when removed my fa-
m;ly to the Mine 4 Burton, the whole num-
Der Of Inhabitants settled on Grand river
and its waters did not exceed six,y-,hree
or four persons, consisting of eight fami-
lies.
n. B. Some late transactions, by order
Of the governor of St. Louis, it valid, will
entirely change the situation OF the pub
lie property within ten miles of the mine
a>Burton. Surveys of all the lands wor-
Thy oil notice, have been made with an in
tenIicn to include every spot Of land sup.
posed TO contain mineral. These surveys
amount 10 thirty or forty thousand acres, Sc
have Been made, except in a few instan-
ces, since the first of the present nIo';'h.
The above observations and estimates are
as accurate as the nature Of things would
admit, and the shortness of time have
had &c collect information: All OF which
are submitted with respect.
MOSES AUSTIN.
February g, | SOA. Cohu.
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PHILADELPHIA. Nov. IL.

Arrived yesterday evening the schooner
Beaver, Captain Gidca, from Cape Fran
cois.-We are concerned to learn, by this
arrival, that, in consequence of humane
effort on the part OF the Americans there.
to rescue certain French families, from
the sanguinary rage Of the Blacks. Capt.
Tate, second officer Of the ship Pjlgrii7s.
of this port, forfeited his life. Captain
Gibson OF the Pilgrim, it appears, was or
dered to I've shot but some DELAY taxing
place IN the execution of this brutal man
date ailordedan opportunity for his friends
10 interfere by which means his life was
preserved.
The circumstances Of this affair, i. an.
pears, were, that suspicion arising a.
mong the Blacks, that several Frenchmen
were secreted in the American fleet, the
whole squadron was b ought to at the
Fort; and upon a striSt search being made,
thirteen miserable obie6ls Of this descrip-
ton, were found on board the Pilgrim.
These, together with the officers OF the
ship, were conducted on shore, ard cant.
Tate, and two of these unfortunate men,
instantly hung on the public wharf WIKI
such Internal malice do these wretches
now persecute and destroy their late mas
ters
Capt. Gildea further informs, that the
day before he sailed, two pilot built schrs.
arrived from New York, one called the
Greyhound in Is days, the other com
manded by a Cap. Bowie, IN DAYS, and
that a schr. from Baltimore, had arrived
at Por;-de PAX.
A proclamation was issued three days
prior to the sailing nj the feet. interdict.
ING any master or supercargo, from retail
ing any part Of the cargnes and oblizirg
them tn sell the whole 10 the sdminsur rail-
on or 10 one individual merchant.
Another proclamation loibids the mas
fer Of any vessel from seCreting on board
his vessel or attempting TO carry OF any
Of the EmperOr's subjects OF Frcnch rcsl.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-11-21

gould be Tpecdiiy made f3f the sn,oll rem
nant az this brave and meritorious, tho
neglected and suffering cinss oEou fellow
citizens The petition vas referred 10 ihe
committee Of Clairr.
Mir. G: w. Campbell moved to inetruG
the committee appointed on that part OF
the Presidents message which relates TO
an enlargement Of The capital employed
IN commerce with the Indian tribes. to en-
qulre into what alterations and amend.
ments are necessary 20 the laws regulating
trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes, and preserving peace on the tcon-
tiers, with leave to report by bill or other
wise. Agreed to.
Adjourned.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-11-21

es you quicker. per,cles is wiling 70 i'm.
pose on you, Erskiue's first coucetn is to
make friends. While Pericle. is throw.
Ing the gauntlet, Erskine is ON tn. Gelen-
slve, watching the moment OF doubt or in
difference Leckoniric. imperative, the
one stands erecl, and will take nothing
which he cannot eS,ort: submissive, the
other inclines forward aud appeals to i'm.
partial justice.
Erskine will suffer nothing on being ex-
amined as man: his profession has not
deiaced his original features of greatness.
When engaged in weak or unjust cause,
he never sacrifices his hardhood of no.
nor, 10 the views OF his client. lie says
al that ought to be said yet never COM
miIs his own dignity by urging corrupt
principle. You see nothing oflhe Auor-
ney, ETskine is a counsellor: you see no
pari;zan ct petty advantages, Erskine is
gentleman.
lie is serious, or witty, at pleasure, and
when the occasion offers, and he is dsDos-
ed 10 descend, he can, like Roscius, turn
of case IN pantomime. Among the
thousand actions wh.ch are presented
him, some appear, on trial, 10 have ofigi-
rated in mirth. and others. IN impotence:
this Proleus is ready in moment to throw
Oh The professional buakin * read the sock.
have followed Erskine 10 the House
ofCommons, forming to my mind the at
tliude OF a man, treading empires under
bis feet, and holding in his hands the des-
TIMES of the world. lf, in petty court
OF law, he could iHove heaven w. behaifuf
n poor orphan, or an oppressed widow,
surely in presence OF the British Parlia-
Dent, when the fate Of nations is Depend
ing the front of opposition must cover
beneath his lrown, or follow in the woke
oil his triumphant Path. but the moment
he enters parliament he disappears. lie
IS only one among five hundred. An
Arab would never kill Erskine, unless he
caught him in his gown, band aud wig #
with these he seems 10 put of his whole
virtue. rs statesman, ErskiDe is no.
thing. do not say he is great man in
little room; but Erskiae, addressing
twelve men, in a court Of law, and in
the British Parliament, addressing the
speaker in behalf of the nation, is not
the same man. He commences, indeed,
on broad foundation, but ascends, like a
pyramid, and either produces an abortion,
or attains to the point, and terminates
where he should have begun. In parlia-
ment, he discovers nothing Of that copi-
Gus precision, that ascending order, In e
captivating fuency, that earnest convi6t-
on, which, at the bar, stamp him Erskine.
In parliament, he labors With harrov
through lie imPediments Of politics now
II catches hold ct Pitt, then il interscres
with Struggling limb Of I|awkesburv,
row it tears away he skirs of Arlington,
presently it is to be lifted over the body
OF NViodham. He concludes, and the i'm.
preston which he made is already effaced.
Adieu.
TIE FngLsh Ga7gyeys are Grc8sed,
7OAeN IN court, in sos0r, (6lack) band and
nc 79ig.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-11-21
cENraAL osszavAr1ons.

Within twelve months past, several dis
coYtr.cs have been made near the Mine
q Burton. Valuable lead mines have been
likewise discovered, abou! two hundred
1n'lcsuP The river Merimak; Some OF ,he
mineral have seen, which is Of q good
quality. In short, the couetry lar Twelve
~ Ebten miles round the Mine Burton,
cShlbil9 strong appaarancce Of mineral. L.
All the small creeks mineral is found wash.
cd down nom tn hills, and /. is not un-
common 70 find IN the drauehts leading 20
cr' els and rivers, and in cullies made BY
he spring rains mineral 10 pieces from
ten 70 fifty pounds weight brought down
by the torrents; Some hunlrcds have been
collected IN this way. No country vet
known furnishes greater indications OF al
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-11-21

NENv-YORK. Nov. u.

We learn by the brig Phianthropist
from Naulz, 'aat general Thurot, the i'm
perial Ambassador to America, has taken
passage in the ship Shepherdess, captain
Goodlellow, bound TO New York and
would sail from thence in few days at.
ter the Philanlhropist.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-11-21

Capt. Henry, OF the Nancy from Liver
pool on Monday last about ten O'Clock i'm
The forenoon, saw the French frgates Di-
don and La Cybeile, 90 miles from Mon
iog-Point, standing 5. s. L. with fresh
breeze.
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Total amount in dollars, 4o,loo

When The manufacture ofwhite and red
lead IS put into operation, the export va
lua'ion viii be cons derably augmented on
tie same quality Of lead.
TIE ./5"35v'xe tale zcR sbc5v TIC hrcrrrt
fcfnLHioH II Tie Nine q Baton and ifs
Vieimiy.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-11-21

Mine n Burton, $780,
coo lbs. mineral,
estimated to pro-
ddce 66 2-3, is
366,666 2-3 lbs.
leadat dollars 5, is 1888 35
To which add dolls.
60 ,On l2O,OO0,bs
manufactured) To-
each thous md, is $500 90