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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-12

fAmify purposes than on Ice House. We
Understand ths, this apparatus is sold in Lon-
don for Eve guiness, suffieisnily large !or
feezing gallon Of wafer IN scn MINUTES.
Mr.. LesIie's apparatus has ihis superior ad-
vantage, that Ice can BE- formed of any liquid
whatever, besides that The Ice which 10 form-
cd from water by Mr.. Leslio's Pump p is much
purer than that Of tho ordinary Ice House.
Al an entertainment given last sumnes in
Bath, IL 10 said that yhs Wine was hssded,
round, frozen in the ss5pe Of smsll hUnehes
Of grspes. lPefevAargA Inseilsenser.
90
IMstaod Of prese'Viny seeE--sori your beef, Ies s
be oold bat not frozen To 200 VT use half busheI
Of salt, half pound of fsape,re. and two Qnsrts og
molasses- Dissolve your sslipetfe in water and ada
the molssses-then pack down your beef tisAt, pet
salt in your bsrres and beiwen each layer, ahd iss
suitable proportion Of ssiip<re and Aolssses be paS
each layer, till all is put together sessrvru four
or Gve quarts Of salt to make brae, sufficient -
the beef, which mus, be added in four or 6ye
days. and Jour beef will e good through the year.
When ysu salt beef again. use the same process>-
10, ii or ~ quarts Of salt will be enougbbut keep
your old brine, and in four or Eve days add il With
out Ssihsy. thai win injure il very much. haw
tried this method three years aud the beef bss been
sweet and good. wM. SLkDE.
csr~u~a. Hsr~on' 0e'- %. fsis
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-12
MODERN ENTERpRlzE,

II in the conrse OF the last twenty or thirty
yesrs, (ssys the Baltimore Americso) )we have
seen much folly and wieksdpess, we have al
80 seen greasirtue and talents displayed In
almost every rank Of life. A knovlcdge Of
the geography Of the slobe has soen exceed.
ingly improved in that ime, The Great
Oeeao bss been explored 10 eyery Part, and
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-12

yaoN voRcrsT on (Eno) SApsa
-hnhsd 70 s<i'nySisA the IRE in a sAsmnsy.-Plsos
q oueke, OF water stool near the ere, and with
the hand keep throwing the water gradually on the
hre tbut so a. not TO nure t;) the steam produced
will IN few inmates completely destroy the Gre, by
passing with the current Of air up the chnnsy
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-12

80, over the gate into .ho marsh ; and sayan-
sing along the feet, they at length perceived
tho ducks.-" Yoa are near enough, George"
I'D the Doctor" Aye" replied George,
al think We arc not above 40 hundred yards
Of" Why Then hrs," says tho Doctor
Do you 6rs," returoed George, /" Why,
have no, The gsn, do you fre."-"I fire |!
Why d~>R il, ] have not get the gum" said
Ms brother, al thousbi you had IL. What
. hne opportunity is Iostl Here u no less
than thirty ducks within shot, and neither Of
Ss have gos the gun !" Thus sher rising
very early, Walking q, least three miles in
most dirty place alsng the salt marshes, end
NAiding mid leg 10 water above hty yards,
shey found they had both forgot TO take the
Aua - we'll as thes boois.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-12
GETTING Rid op RATS.

40 innkeepsr lately complaining 10
Frcnchmsn that his house was greatly infes
ted with rats, and that he would wiliiogly
give considerable sum 70 get rid of them,
was On the morning he received his bill &c
coated by him, sSsir, shall tell you vich
way you shall get rid Of dc rat Il will be
much obliged to you u you can, replied the
landlord. we'll den, only chargs de rat as
you charge me, and do rst will never come
to your house again begar.'
ANEcDOTE OF WASHINGTON.
In Debate yesterday In the House Of Dele
gstcs, on . Bill relative TO q Map Of this State
in which something vas said of military
roads, MIR. Mercer, a. related and applied
an snecdote Of General Waahingiop, which
he had received from q member of the con.
veniion that formed the constitutions of the
United States. The subject Of power 90 be
given tho new Congress, relative to stand.
ing army, wac on the tapis. Amember made
motion that Congress should be restricted
TO Q standing army not exccsding five
thousand st any time. General Wasnihgtob,
who being Chairman, could not offer mo-
,ion, wihspered to q member from Maryland,
to amend the motion, by providing that, no
foreign enemy should invade the United
States at any Que time, with moro than hree
housond froohs.-Yr. PAT.
ssS
Bafhss. "The Aeecy clouds Of morning were now
tinged with natures richest vermilion,--lhe
just lifting his radiant head above the stately trses
Of the forrestthe feathsred Handes Of nature sang
forth their sweetest carols, and the universe had
borrowed the robes Of May-when sylvia, more beau.
tifui than Dans-zsaLted out 10 feed her ehirkens
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-12
From fhe yg.ikeskarrs Demosyvs.
A BEET.

Tho Subscriber ,hA,ters himself that no has
0at gensraled all the Gardeners In the Uai,.
cd Ssstss Of Ansries, BY the slmpls prod0e.
lsion Of small Seed Beet, that ] set out last
Spring which, sftsr tho Hlwsstmeps fsm
Ne froaf, droUgh, and other enemies which
5, met wiih, yieldsd me ssysU quarts and one
gill Of clesn ssed which ~ the low price Of
.slx cents per gAi, will bring me ihrse dollars
and for,y cents. II should i,aprovo this
fSsed in the same way sod by ths same yield,
tho second crop will bring me S6lA bushels
{ end ~ quarts sod that will bring me 8llS,
sS6%. IwisA the reader TO keep it Q secret
1ntil can make marAet for the third crop
; Of see, !. which will bring me B 8i3,53o,3Ys,3sr,
900 ooo, then shall bo ablo TO run ell tho
banks m the United States, besides have bush
els enough to lead ell to Ships that sail on
The sssan. STEPHEN WILSON.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-12
,1NGCDoT8.

al, A we'll known simple,on, who has tor many
$ss's been employed IN carrying the soru TO
N "A for the poor house In this town, in which
he lives, was one day accossed by tho miller
In The following manner -" John, thoy ssy
$pu are . fool--thst you don't know any
thing. ."->.' Han, nah (ssid John) that cam,
hs 10, for do know some things, tho
may not know other things. But can tell
yoo what I do knov, and what I dsn'f know"
al n glad 10 hear /, (replisd the mi!ler) -
now let " hesr, John what you do khsw"
al knew (insweesd Jonn) that tie aiiier's
hogs gro0yas. ."-very we'll, very weli, that's
true, John now please to inform me whs,
you Son't kaov"--i don't know (cried John,
scratching his hesd,) suAose corn shsy are
fed on.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12
From the Boston Gazette, Nor. 5.
COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT. f..

COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT.
The tribunal Of c mmerce, al Calais.
(F'ance) has published he following Of
fetal note on the subject of arestation
for debts contracted out Of France.
cory or THE PREsIpEYT's LETTER.
"Ne person can be arrested in France
for dcbt contracted out of that country.
although it is ACKNOWLEDGED to be due by
the debtor therein, nor would evidence 10
thai effect be of any avail before the til
bunal. But if bill Of exchange can be
obtained frnm the debtor in France. aud
endorsed to French house, and regular
.iy protested, the debtor might be arrest
ed upon that bill, as it would then be
come a mercantile tran; acton.
tSignedI I'm. MOURON."
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12
From the .Ns,o. York R.pub. Chronicle.

From the .Ne,o- York Repnb. Chronicle.
LATEST FROM AMELIA.
We ha, e been favored with the peru.
sal Of letter from gentleman in Ame-
liza, to correspondent in this city, IRON
which we have been permitted to make
the following extract. The letter is DAT.
ed Fernandina, Oct. es, 1917.
Were to attempt to detail the par.
ticulars of all the sgiabbles We have had
in this infant republic, since my arrival
here, it would require more time than the
duties Of my,situation will permit. Let
it suffice, however, that We (the whites)
have twice faced the black troops and tine
French, who joined them; although they
out-uumbered US, yet We claim The victo-
ry. One OF our party vas shot through
the arm a. the commencement OF the
fray. There follows an account OF the
fray Of the 18th October-as published in
our last.1 General Aury arrived, pushed
into the fort, and prevented the blacks
from firing on The town. This gained him
considerable popularity, althongh he had
previously been much di liked. Af'cr
considerable discussion, it was agreed to
mount a double guard Twelve whites
and twelve blacks-the key Of the fort to
be gwen to the white officer. In this
state affairs continued until the Tuesday
following, when the citizens assembled
to elect a governor and council, (the TO-
mer being .elf-assumed "A musket was
discharged about one O'Clock, and imme-
diatefy alter horn was sounded. This,
it appears, was signal on the part the
French and the blacks, to renew the dis.
turbauce of Sunday.
owe were on the alert-again faced
them-and had not the authorities inte"-
fered, this would have proved bloody
day, we having received reinforcements
from the shipping. Although we did not
come to open action with them, we have
lost our worthy governor (iubbard) BY
the dispute. He exerted himself SO much,
and bis ulind being greatly asitated, a fe-
yer was produced, which terminated his
earthly existence on the Sunday follow
ing. I regret his los, much" &c.
;" We expect about 500 men here 10
the course Of zen day from two d'fe.
rent points. Immediately on their ARR.
val We 20 against Augustine"
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

wear Old haiTer, which wa abiut IS rods
distant from the house of MIR. Samuel
Tiny. Mrs. Tinny heard the piercing
cries Of the heifer, and endcaroreu To
reesuade her husband to get up, ard sn
10 it's assistance. After good deal 81
prrsua'ipn he consented. She got ~,
found his CUR, powder and ball, loaded
the sun, and fixed the bayonst. She
armed her boy with an axe. and he,seil
with club and proceeded in front OF her
husband to the attack. On coming III
sight Of the mauster, she perceived that
he had alreIdy 2 ten the heller upon the
ground, and Immediately bid herhnsband
TO FIRE. lie fired, but without effect
The bear lett the heifer, and appear d
disposed to get between his as,aiants
and the house. Ms. T!nny then babe
her husband to retreat little until he
could load again, and as they retired the
bear placed himself betwe>n them and
the he,fer. "All this while" says Mrs.
Tinny, " the heller was roaring as tho
10 the greatest distress, and the bear was
making tremendous ye!ls, a, though he
meant 10 devour all around him." She
was, however, net in the least dishesr-
tened. The bear soon approached to
within about two and half rods Of her,
when she order ed her husband to fire.
His second shot was more successful
The bear uttered tremendous yell, aud
ran from them to some distance. They
heard him groan most bitterly for eight
or ten minutes, ami concluding that he
was MORALLY wounded they left him un-
til msrning. On searching tor him in
the morning, they found him clinging
round large windfall, and lying dead
With The help Of a pair OF steers. Nj:
Tinny and hi, boy dragged the animal
TO his house, dressed aud measured him.
He measures seven feet two iEchcs
from the tip Of his nose to the extremity
of his hinder leg. His weight after cOm-
pletely dressing him, is about three hun.
bred pounds. lhe relief came too late
tor the poor heller /; she died of her
wounds
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

finding that the inspired poet sunk into
ordinary mortality, felt themselves at,
tached to him, not only by many noble
qualities, but By the interest of a mystic
rious, underlined, and almost painful Gu
riositv.
1t is well known how wide the doors Of
society are opened in London to literary
merit, even Of a degree far inferior to
lord Bylon's, and that it is only necessa-
ry to be honorably distinguished BY the
public voice to move as denizen ia the
first circles. This passport was not ne
cessary to lord Byron. who possessed the
hereditary claims OF birth and rank, But
the interest which his genius attached to
his presence and to his conversation was
of a nature far beyond what these here
ditary claims could Of themselves have
conferred, and his reception was enthu-
siastic beyond any thing we have ever
witnessed, Or even heard reported. We
have already noticed that lord Byron is
not one Of those literary men Of whom it
may truly be said m'nuit pressniiaJ amam.
A countenapce exquisitely modelled to
the expression Of feeling AID passion, and
exhibiting the remarkable contrast OF We
ry black hair and eyebrows with light
and expressive eyes. presented the physl'
osnomist he most interesting subject tor
the exercise Of his art. The Predomina.
ting expression was that OF deep and ha.
bituaI thought. which gave way to the
most rapid play Of features when he en-
gagged ia interesting discussion; so that
brother poet compared them to the
sculpture OF beautiful aIabaster vase,
only seen to perfection when lighted up
from within. The fleshes Of mirth, gale
ty, indignation, or satirical delight, which
frequently animated lord Byron's coun-
tenancs might, during an evenings con.
versation, be mistaken by stranger tor
the bati.naf expression, so easily and SO
happily was it Turned for them all but
those who had an opportunity of study
Ing hi, features for length OF time and
upsn va,ious occasions, both of rest and
emotion, will agree with us that their
proper language was that Of melancholy.
Some ines shades of this gloom inter-
rup,ed even his gavest and most happy
moments; and the following verses are
said to have dropped from his pen to ez-
cuse transient exp ession of melancholy
which overloaded the general gaiety:
When from the heart where sorrow sits,
Her dusky shadow mounts too high,
Aud DER the changing aspect Fits,
And clouds the brow or Fila the eye
Heed not the gloom that soon shall sink !
My thoughts their dungeon know too
we'll
Back to my breast the captives brink,
And bleed within their silent cell.
Ito be continned.)
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Winchester. N6r. s.
RANK OF TIE VALLEY.

The number Of shares taken in this
institution at two o'clock yesterday, we're
sixteen hundred. On no similar occa
sion, within our knowledge, has bank
stock been taken with the sane avidity,
II is not only certain that the bank will
20 into operation, but from accounts re-
ceived from the adjoining counties, there
are well grounded hopes that the whole
amount Of capital stock will be TAKEN
Summing up the different amounts sub
ssribed, on the first two or three days,
the aggregate will fall but little shost Of
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EXTRACTS OF LETTERS.
-. L!rerpooL, Oct. I.

L.cpTpOOts cct. l.
TIE accounts from London this morn
ing state tina, an advance OF from 8 TO los
per quarter ha. taken place in wheat,
which il maintained, our ports will un-
questionably remain open after the 18th
Nov, The harvest is not so superabun-
dsnt as was represented indeed nest
OF the new wheat is damp, and unfit for
immediate use. In consequence flour
has been gradually advancing for the last
ten days; and "a to Sos for sweet Am.
-four, and AZ to ass per bbl. for sour, is
now demanded. Rice is scarce and stea-
dy at S6s ts 33s per e~t.
Cotton is very dull--we never knew it
more SO; but most Of the holders refuse to
sell at a decline, anticipating an early re-
yiyal Of the demand. We now name Up
lands at 1919 to % lid; Orlesns Is
to % led sea-I.lands 2s4 a ss9.
Turpentine has been very scarce, and
advanced to II a lss Cd; but large
quantity has Just arrived which will pro-
babl, lower the price. Tar, steady at
,5s II. tobacco, dull, Virginia I'D to
Sd ; ashes also dull, 49s SIS 81; pearls
63s to 65s. October 2.
The corn letter from London ycster-
day, v ith the account Of Mondays mar
ket, states an advance Of los per quarter
on new wheat, and Of s. on old, and -four
has advanced here TO SIS a SIS at which
latter pr ct.PhiIadelphia has been soId -
The last weeks average price o. wheat
vet published is to the 20th nit. and vas
Eos I'd /; Tor the week endiug the 81 b
nit. it is not vet published, but il will
perb aps be still lower. TIE fist week
of the six tn decide as TO the closing OF
the ports after The l5th November, cnds
the 9Th inst. bat he aycrsge for it is a.
ken from The rcturT If tie week ending
the eth ut so that in reality i. is the
six weeks preceding and ehdipg on the
eth November that detcrmGer the pcs
tim, ard there can lie no doubt that The
fl ST average wili DC lsw 9O.. but the
second will, we think, be al least as Mach
above il. There i, however. 10 dypgn-
dance TO be placed upon opinions as to
the p ices Of the next six weeks, though
our own is, that the ports will continue
open.
The last Liverpool letters, ard all tie
accounts state, that The harvest had not
proved so abundant as was expected,
and that the quality Of the new wheat
was life. ior and unfit for present Hse (;
in consequence Of which, American and
C,aer hreign wheat and flour had adj
vanced considerably within the last ten
days, and it wa, believed che perts would
continue spea aiterthe 18Th Of Nov.
The vintage of this year, promises to
be very successful Thu ous,eu. France.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12
From the Raleigh Minerva, Noe. 7.

GEORGIA.
There 10 scarcely state i'm the Union,
which, at the p,esent time, is more lea
lousy engaged in the great work Of i'm
pro,ement than Georgia The erection
Of 4 peHiteniiary was the hfst step to-
wards tire amelioration Of her penal code
aud at the last session Of tile lesisla-
ture il was made the duty Of the superior
court judges to report during the present
year ssch further amendments rs might
be dictstsd BY their experience or occur
to their sagaeity. One Of these reports /
have seem and have but little doubt that,
with the others Of q like nature, il will
have great weight with the Legislature.
Upon the whole, We may look for such a
perseverance in the wise course all ady
commenced, as may lead to the hapPiest
eff Ct.
With regard to the hate call Of General
Gaines. upon the Georgia executive, for a
detachment of militia, aud which, per-
haps providen'iatly, miscarried, am re.
jOiced 10 perceive that there existed 10
necessity for the march OF the required
troops as the suspected Indians haVere-
named eTer since profoundly quiet. In.
deed il would be madness in them to stir
at this time, vixen cur hands are left re =
tccdy free TO oyermhe!m t,.em at once
with vastly supe Tor force Let lhem
all adopt the pruaeat measure which .
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

We understand that the U. S. ship Of
the line franklin, Commodore Stewart,
will sail ircm Annapolis on or about the
18th of this month, with Mr.. Rash, our
Minister at the Court Of St. james. After
landing Mr.. r. Commodore Stewart pro-
ceeds 10 relieve Commodore Chauncey in
the Washington, whose return to the u.
States may be expected in all February
or beginning Of March next.
IN y. Gazette, 9Th inst.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

We learn fom . + lend who arrived
here Yesterday from St. Bartholomew,
that the ports in the island OF Martinique
were closed on the 10th October to Ame-
rican vessels, and those OF Guadaloupe on
the 18th September.
N~toik Beacon, 9Th i''s'.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

Markets at 81. Bartholomew, Oct. Is.
Flour no sale-Sugar IS. AT Barbados,
Flour was $40. 'o;a.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

Mr.. Incledon, Che celebrated Briti,h
sinscr( has closed his engagement at N.
Yark, and is to proceed to Charleston.
His success. while in the former place,
was great, both in obtaining universal
praise, aud pocketing the richest benefit
ever given 10 the Theatre. Sir. /. was
at Baltimore on the 10th inst. where he
was to play few nights
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

Among the late presents to Peale's
Museum at Baltimore, are two ba'Se's
made Of ,rster melon seeds BY young Ia
DIV Of Virginia, two feathers made oil pun
.fas from Liverpool, and q dress Rade
of fskss eR.rals. .
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

Cop er La risen in fngland to 1851.
Within two years, it has been as low as
IS.
The corn markets in Holland and
Flanders, have lately advanced consi-
derably, notwithstanding the favourable
l!arveS.
A st. Petersburg article Of Aug. Ct.
says" The harvest Of wheat, barIe, and
rye, is finished in PoiaEd, and exceeds
all expectations"
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

S,eo,no0-the sum necessary 10 put tic
hack into operation; and there can be
but little doubt that, by the time The
books cIose on Wednesday evening next,
HE whole amount will have been sub.
sc,ibed. There is yet room f" others
who are DESTROYS To adventure to do so-
more favorable opportunity to ,nvet
money in profitable institution, will not
probably soon occur the prudent and
wise wilLtherefore no doubt profit by The
opportunity, and enrol their names on
the books without delay. 6sz'
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12
SPECIE CHANCE NOT ALTOGETHER DIS

sPEcIE CHANGE NOT ALTooETHEk DIS
APPEARED.
Ten shares of Vsiley Bank stock were
subscribed for on Thursday last, BY .
useful and industrious Ct izen ~hoto the
/" astouishmen, of the behsiders" dsused
down the Rtino for the three first install
ments in coins OF the following deseriP-
tions
s614 four pence halfPennies,
1851 nine pences,
e5s quarter dnllars
and the remainder in dollars. ibid.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12
PRIyATEERtNG.

Letters from ii bon and 0por'o, state
That the costs Of Spain and Portugal,
swarm with insursent privateers, who
have made many valuable captnres.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12

The vintage of this year, Promises to
be very successful thfous''en: France.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-08-12
kOR SALE-

I HR Stock Of the PORTLAND LETERT
6T<BLE COMP4NT copsiitlng Of, one
Light Coach and pair OF Runners for fame one
Aukey--eeven Chaifes-tweIve SIeghs-twetve
whips-four Ssddles-six Bri6es-tweve Halters
six Bu6a'oe skins-tweIvs Hories--sli Of them
very superioI--ALso all tie other small articles
necefTary for such an Establishment
The whole wi be fold together. or any part
(eps' ale TO fuit purchsfers. AS this il the only
Livery Stable the Gown, it would unqueniona
bly, afford good living and hsndlome prof. to
one or TWO individuals to purchafe the whole and
continue the businew--A credit with CeCuri,y
will he given for part OF the purchafe money If
required Apply TO THOMAS BROW Ne.
JONATHAN STUART
JONATHAN M KINENY
Portland June "a, Si7. (2m)