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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-04

! ork, we were favored Wild prosperous
and remarkably pleasant weather. On The
18th inst. to the great Joy Of all on board,
we discovered land, and anXiously anti
cipaiiTg the satisfaction we were about 90
experience, Gu our arrival III country
HAT could ofirr is every luxury we could
wish, after being al sea for forty eight
days.
Oar treatment nj this port will appear
incredible. After being boarded by seve
raj officers OF government, " ho, after exa-
mining our papers, &c. departed appa-
rcntly satisfied, and we apprehended 10
further delay in procuring the necessary
supplies for whichwe entered the port. The
last OifIo er thai boarded us entered the ship
AND with great dlsr speci TO the capt. and
officers, called for Ihc ships papers ~ hich
he pronounced imperfect and false, with.
oui even dCigning TO look al them, aud
Immediately ordered his soldiers 10 search
HE ship, which they did, without opposi-
ton. Alter treating us with The greatest
insOIcnce lie departed. We were then
guarded by boat filled with armed men,
ard Ill communication will the city cui
OFT. a short time after, our ship was
boarded by all armed force, and plundeT-
ed OF several articles, and great quantity
of ship stores. Mcssrs. Byers, Smith,
and myself, were then forced into their
b0ai. Captain Mackcy, the first mate,
aad trading officer, compelled Ia follow
us-the American ensign was struck, and
the Portuguese having put the crew OH
bosrl of ~ gun ship, remained in pos
session of our vessel. MS self and the a.
bOve ndDed gentlemen, after being de-
MED all intercourse with the American
consul, or any other person OF shore, were
carried prisoners 10 tie fort, ignorant Of
the cause that could justify so great an
Outrage OF our persons and pyopcriS...
After remaining there about an hour, OK
poser TO the insoience Of Tie soldier, we
were carried, with strong guard, TO the
Island of COloras, which l. situated near
the centre Of the city, al little distance
from the shore, and is about mile and
a half in circumference extensive and
strong Notifications defending tie hume.
rous prisons and dungeons within. Al
this place we landed, aud after passing by
circuitous route, arrived al the summit
Of the Island. We passed through SIEVE
raj arche0 passages, the grated doors OF
which opened at Ons approach, and al
last we came TO door which slut the
entrance of a narrow hall which we ar
rived at after descending about 30 fee
below the surface Of file ground. o.
either side were TO be seen dungeon
crowded will cOnYicis. IN ore Of Ties,
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
From q late London paper.
THE NEW MANIA.

THE NEW MANIA.
OF late when the Greenland-bound ships
had set sail. /,
And the sho, at Lord Wellington happened
TO fail,
A strange dearth OF topics began to pre-
val.
M subject WAS offered to interest fashion,
No touching new Mania or whimsical pas
sion--
The prince had exhausted his patterns OF
dress, I'm.
And Lord Byron's fourth canto was still IN
The press; IN
While the world look'd and langulsh d IN
silent attention,
Some clever soul hit on a famous inven-
ton
'Tis tube made Of brass, pewter, copper
or tin,
With hole at one end Of it, where you
look in,
And sea-gracious Heavens you see such
sight,
Should try to describe it, 'twould take me
all night
The exquisite figures and colours you can
see
No painter can copy, no poet can fancy )
You see-what must all you We pelore sec"
surpass;
you see---some small Old broken pieces Of
glass. ~
Need | tell You, indeed, that with such
preparation,
So lovely a bauble has caused sensation--
/ doubt whe liner Bilboquet, monarch OF
TOYS,
Or the devil himself ever made such a
noise
lis the favourite plaything Of school-boy
'''' and s;Ee,
or the baby in arms, and the baby OF age,
OF grandam whose sight is al best pro-
blematical,
And the soph who explains it by rule ma
thcmatical,
OF the saint who in vain tries TO laugh al
and mock it,
Yet, ten to one, carries brace III MS OK
CT.
All are bit in their turn, from the bellies
who have borne it,
Fam told to the op'ra, instead oil a lor'
guette,
To the cripple who makes them, so pretty
and cheap, i,
And hawks them about at a"penny a peep"
Such indeed is the rage for them, chapel or
church in, ,.,
You see them about you, and each little
urchin =,
Finding sixpence, with transport beside
his hope, ~ -,
Runs to the tiaman, and makes kaleldo'
scope"
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
ALEXANDRIA:
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY II, 1918.

MR. SNowDEN,
On reading critique in your paper oil
this morning, on the 4ih canto OF Childe
Harold, was struck with sentence which
comprehends the essence of the turgid, or
bombast style. The writer says,
tTbe dedication to Mr.. Hobhouse, shows
that his bosom, lord Byron'sI however
obscured with clouds il may be, when ms
Gown fate is.the guest, blazes with no 'ui-
gar lustre, when thrown open for the re-
ception Of friend
In this sentence we have aPeriect giltter
Of iiolre first, there is bosom o6sc"'ra
by clouds-without a pun, very CLOUDY
metaphor then, ;" fate is the guest oil 'ha'
bosom"-an admirable touch OF the inquire
called prosopopeia "vulgar lustre," Is
but a vulgar figure lastly, this bosom Is
thrown open for Mr.. Hobhouse, his friend
who enters (not through the clouds, which
are now converted, by broken metaphor
into folding docrs) and takes his seat by
the side of the 'Jate" of Byron, amidst the
blaze.
Wby this outdoes even orator Phillips
nav il excels the example given by Marti'
nus Scriblerus, in bis cart Of sinking in po'
etry," of true genius, who if he looks up
on tempest, he shall have an image OF a
troubled bed, and describe succeeding
calm in this manner:
The ocean, joy'd to see the tempest fled !,
New lays his waves, and smooths his rut'
fed bed
Were the old classical writers-Addison
Swift, Sir VIM. Temple, Goldsmith, and o.
thers-more read, we should not meetwith
so many sins against good taste, as are tc
be perceived in the paragraphists OF the
day. II.
July &c, 1918.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
FOR THE GAZETTE.


The system OF morals which all nations
and governments have taken pains TO incul-
cate, is included in practical philosophy,
and is not speculative, since the violation
of its rules is a matter that interests society
and every member Of the body polite. II
it be merely theoretical, the infringement
Of its precepts would not affect mankind:
no temporal tribunal hath, or can have
Jurisdiction over the private opinion Of any
individual.
"The distinction between moral good
and evil" says an author on morals, is
not derived from reason, but from moral
sense" It's not necessary to examine this
distinction on the presnet occasion; suffice
it 10 say, that conscience is more active
principle, which establishes permanent,
eternal measures Of right and wrong, which
are obligatory on all men. lfmen were to
conform their actions and conduct to the
advice of this monitor, they would abstain
from the commission of every species OF
vice and immortality. II would be consl-
dered a violation of honor, principle and
honesty, to defraud a man of his property
to SANDER and calumniate his character
to rob him Of his money under preteX' OF
an equal hazard. Such conduct is incon-
sistent wit. moral rectitude and integrity.
1t is the motipe which renders the act GEN.
surable or laudable the action itself is only
the sign of the principle which produced 1t.
If any one would be judged by this rule
and plead in extenuation Of his conduct,
that his motive was not criminal, let him
remember that it is just rule of construc-
ton. that the motive or intention can only
be discovered by the overt act There are
only two sources Of information whence all
our knowledge is derived-sensation and
reflection. When any act is disagreeable
or repugnant 10 our feelings, and con,
science condemns it also, when OH rehec-
IL,
Immediately pronounce that action vicious
or immoral-and thence our duty demands
an amendment Of our conduct. Vice con-
sIsts in the violation of moral, temporal,
and divine law; in like manner virtue con-
sists in conformity to these sanctions
The definition of law is sdnct'o justr. .iu-
benus konesta ct prohibens contraria,
just sanction commanding what is right,
and prohibiting what is wrong" Again,
we see in lst Faublanque-" II is plain,
law is a moral science, since the end OF all
law is Justice; and justice, in its most ex-
tensive Specification, differs little from vir-
tue itself: the common distinction between
them is, that the same, when considered
positively and in itself, is called virtue
when considered relatively, and with re-
gard to others, is called justice"
Nature hath endowed man with reason
and conscience. He owes the sovereign Of
the universe a natural allegiance for this
Gift, as we'll as for the comforts and bless
ings he hath bestowed upon him.-lIe is
bound then to be faithful and obedien'
subject; to observe his holy law, which
will make him moral and religious,
Religion being the basis on which i:
founded the most permanent and complete
system Of ethics, it has been the wise po-
Icy Of most governments to diiuse the Cos
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
KALEIDOSCOPE.

The rage for that most entertaining and
ingenious instrument, the kaleidoscope, IS
becoming so universal, that it is thought
that DR.. Brewster would have made an i'm
mense fortune by this fashionable toy, il he
had used more precau6on in bringing it
forward. It is, however, doubted, whether
be could have maintained his claim TO the
originality Of the invention, though it is
believed, from the known integrity OF his
character. that he certainly thought the in
yention original. A London paper says,
that volume printed in l71o, describes
this machine literally, and gives a plate
by which any person might make il. The
Book is entitled "New Improvements OF
planting and gardening, by Richrad Brad
ley, F. R. S." ltwas recommended to be
applied to the improvement of the figares
to garden plants and flower beds, then
much used.
There is at present scarcely family in
Liverpool in which you may not find ka-
leidoscope, and in London, Bath, &c. we
are told, they are still more universal.
liverpool paper.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
From the Savannah Republican Of July 7.

FROM MARGARETTA.
The Venezuelan private armed schr.
Carony, William Saunders, master, arri-
we'd at this port on Sunday evening last
The Carony was bound to New-York but
on Thursday last in lat. 80, os, Ion. 7s, 80,
she fell in with Spanish sloop OF war, by
whom she was much crippled but by great
exer,ion and swift sailing made her escape,
as will appear by the following extract
from her log book =
"On the Cd inst. fell in with brig much
the appearance OF cruizer-when she i'm
mediately bore down upon US with the
Buenos Ayrean colors flying. We hoisted
our ensign-the brig hauled down the b.
A. flag and boisted the Spanish royal flag O.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
Charleston, JULY 10.

NituItCStUH, o"J I've
We continue to receive the most dis
tressing accounts Of the great drought
which pervades throughout this and the
neighboring states. The cotton crops are
nearly one half destroyed, and grain Of
every description perishing for the want OF
rain. The largest reservoirs in our low
country are entirely exhausted, and it Is
with great difficulty that sutficiency Of
water Is procured upon the most extensive
plantations, TO relieve The cattle which
wander in search Of il. In one Of the up
per sections Of the state Of Georgia, not
drop of rain has fallen from the heavens
for hirty-nine days, and the dews were so
light and moderate as to afford but slight
relief to the detected hopes Of the planter.
TIE high price Of cotton during the last
year, unexampled we believe in the history
of our commerce, has induced many rich
and opulent planters TO devote themselves
almost exclusively TO the cultivation Of so
lucrative crop-and fears were entertain
ed that even with the best Of seasons, the
grain harvest would have fallen far short of
the quantity necessary for our consumption.
Ii is painful to contemplate the distresses
TO which our unfayorable seasons will, in
all probability, reduce many poor but in
dustrious families, who, with but scanty
resources, will be neCesstated to pay The
most exorbitant prices for The simplest and
most indispensable neccssaries oil lite.
-- Times.
On Saturday last was taken up in this
place and committed to prison, two men
one by the name of Thomas Rogers, and
the other John Nhtosh, alias Price, for
passing counterfeit money Of the Potomac
bank, signed John Porter, president. and
J. White, cashier--and sixty-seven ten
dollar bills of the Bank of the State of n.
York, payable at New-lork, James Pat
terson, president, and ]. Burton, cashier
and seventeen two dollar bills of the State
Bank of North Carolina. They passed
one fifty dollar bill of the Potomac Bank,
and one ten dollar bill Of the Bank OF the
State Of New-York The remainder were
found in their possession at the time and
place when taken. The whole Of the said
bills are believed to be forgeres.
(.augusta Herald, Jugs.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17

pei, in oder to promote the happiness Of
mankind in the world 10 come. 1t to be
hoped that superstition, bigotry and fana-
ticism will yield TO the dictates OF reason
and conscience, corrected by divine law.
The connexion between religion and mo-
rality is such, that some mistake the one
for the other, and think themselves pious
ifthey be merely moral. This is terrible
error, which may be easily corrected by
an appeal to the heart, conscience, and
our God. The line of demarcation is plain
and evident. Religion includes the whole
circle Of morals; morality cannot include
religion; the lesser cannot include the
greater. The science which teaches the
duty of this life, is as distinct from that
which prepares US for the life TO come, as
the soul is from the body. Religion then
is the chief bond of civil society-the tie
| which binds man TO man, and to his God,
and engages him as a good and obedIent
subject to the performance of his duties to
the temporal and divine government
teaches his responsibility as a moral and
free agent 10 his Maker and TO the consti-
tuted authority-and informs him of the
danger of infringing its laws, by the pu-
nishment which follows as necessary
consequence.
The logic of the moralist ought to 90 TO
prove the importance and necessity OF rei-
gion. If he can do this, he has taken the
most efiectual means of attaining his end.
Markets at 81. Jago de Cuba, July @
American produce dull coffee, none in
market sugar, so, per 100 lbs.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17

The following petition from a female
convict under sentence of death in New
gate, London, to the Prince Regent, is a
simple, beautiful and affecting composition.
It also contains an expression of feeling,
and reference to facts which may be pro-
ductive Of good, but cannot possibly by
any perversion, bring forth evil.
To has Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
&c. the most humble petition -
Sheweth--tbat at an age when judg.
ment was imperfect, and seduction strong
she was drawn from her fathers hou by
the articles of villain.
"That degraded by her crime in the es'
timation of her family, when the hour of re-
pentance came, no friendly door invited
her return.
That her dependence on her seducel
was increased, while his attention TO hel
abated, and that in distracted hour she
purchased the continuance ofhis protection
by breach Of the law.
THAT her life must be forfeited for hel
crime. unless the contrition which she hope.
has appeased her God, may obtain for he
the compassion Of her Prince-And tina
she is not now more solicitous for life, thai
her prayers shall ever be devout for tn,
generous author Of her pardon"
London Paper.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17
Petersburg, July 7.
FATAL OCCURRENCE !

We understand that at Nottoway court
house on Thursday last, ii being court-day,
a rencontre took place between DR.. Bacon,
son of Major Bacon, and DR.. John S. Har-
daway. in which each party used the dirk.
Dr. Hardaway was MORALLY wounded, and
expired on Saturday. Doctor Bacon was
wounded in three places, but his wounds
are not considered fatal. We are not in
formed of the particulars Of this rencontre.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17

Spain, and commenced heavy fie--her
crew at the same time giving three cheers;
The brig then kept away under our stern
and fred broadside into us, which cut
away our rigging and injured our sails very
much. The brig then dropped on our lee
quarter, when we took the opportunity and
made every exertion to get clear OF her.
which was done, by getting out sweeps, set
ting the square sail and all other sails thai
were manageable the main haulyards
being cut away and the maiusail down al
the time After repairing the haulyards SO
as TO set The mainsail and galf topsail, found
We left the brig fast-she dropping 10 lee
ward-At half past 7 O'Clock her shot fell
short of us. At8P. NJ. she gave up the
chase and tackled 10 the southwark. AT day
light discovered that three Of the shrouds
with the lib and main stay were shot away,
and standing rigging literally cut to pieces,
as well as the Substituting over 800 shot
holes in ihem-one shot in the hull between
wind and water, and several above board"
The Csrony has put into this port to re-
pair damages.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17

from The Charleston City Gazette 9trJw,y7.
By the schooner Sector. arrived on Sum
day, from the Island Of Trinidad, we re-
ceived the papers Of that place to the 18th
ult.
The American Act, concerning .Mar!-
COTTON" was officially promulgated by the
Governor OF that Colony, on the 1th nlt.
for general information, it having been for
warded to him by the Minister of His 3ri-
fannie Majesty in the United States.
A letter from The Brgadier General De
La Tone, 10 Don Pablo Morillo, is pub
lished in a Trinidad paper OF the 9th ut
in which he states, that he defeated The
vanguard Of the Patriot army, commanded
by General Paez, at Camoruco, on the Cd
Of May, on its march towards st. Carlos
The loss of the Patriots is stated at one
thousand, and that of the Royalis's at one
hundred, killed and wounded. General
Paez . said to have been shot through the
body, and General De La Tore vas
wounded.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-17

Markets at 81. Jago de Cuba, July g.
American produce dull coffee, none in
market; sugar, 6 so, per 100 lbs.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-21

The above Glass will be cut, aud fitted to any
Aias, by sending dimensions, and will be cold at the
lowest Msnufacsory. prices.-The quality OF the
Boston Crowa Glass, where known, needs no re-
commeudatios--and TO those unacquainted vith Il,
k II OFF, 81 Superior to all otllcs manufactures
whatever Of Crown olass, to c15Dur, brilliahcy,
shickness and strength, and considoing the quality
and condition, as ehsaper--The Chslmsford will not
suffer BY comparison with any other Glass, Of the
dame species.
w.'WlLLBOR continues his business at No. 2,
Mill-street. where he has constantly Cor sale Eng
lsh Crown Glass American do. Of different kinds I,
Window Putty Of the FIRST quality; with general
Assortment Of CRoosRIss ALSO An assortment
of Cedar wooden WAas, (such as were sold in this
town only by the late " Langley, and made by J.
Wheeler consisting Of Cheese Tubs, mix and wa.
ter PailS with and without covers, SC. &c and war
broken Flint 0LAss. CE1 Dec 81, 1917.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-21
DIR. RELIES
AS7 7HMATE PILLS.

IA proof Of vhich she joiiowing inserssGsg sures
are submitted to public pcrusal:
~ Mr. S1ETSON,
OF Hanover, was 3 years afflicted with violent
pain in his right breast attended at times With great
difficulty Of breathing, and wholly incapable Of at
tending business. after having tried in vain all other
medicines, was cured aud his health perfectly res
tored by 2 boxes Of these pills
T AN ELDERLY LADY,
Her daughter and grand daughter. of Boston,
were each dresdfully afflicted with asthma and diff
Guilty of breathing. all Of them cured and re.
stored TO perfect health by 2 boxes.
Judge -, Of Salem, bad been many years e.
vereiy smc,ed with violent cough aud difficulty
OF breathing, WAS cured BY 2 boxes his sleep was
restored on the second night which had been brok.
en- For many years.
a Laty Of Besssn turned Of so, was severely
afflicted with cough, pain In the side, ut times spit
ting Of blood. could not lie down in her bed for 8
years. could not sleep bat at short Intervals
stored to perfect healts on taking boxes.
These Pills give instar: all coughs, colds,
asthnas, difficulty Of breathing, whce zing. tight
ness of the chest, strained stomach, consumption,
pain in the side. splitting Of blood, chness and
shiverngs. the forefunnsrs OF malignant fevers, &c
common colds are removed in few hours, the aged
win experience relief equally agreeable and instsnt
aneous, even when the lungs are Affected UJ' .ask
for Dr. Heite's Asthn tic Pills" One 6or cvntai1
ing ~ Iiis fsqmently eescn a cure 10 prevenr 'm
positisn the outside rr. 'eo ~raDper is signed ~
u Conway 0bseve rhis as you vaiae heath Pre-
pared and sold wholesale bys,he soe proprietor,
W L Conway, chemist, No. /, Bumstead Place,
common-street, Boston. b byspecisl appointment by
SAMUEL W. ViNSON, Druggis,
No. Ito, Tnsmes-strset, Newport,
.2iso. ~
Hercules Whitney. Mason, Prsvidcnee \;
Dyer Il howes, Wndh,.m, Greene, New Load.s !,
Isaac y bull, Hartford; and most druggists, book
sellers and post-mssters throughout, the United
States. where ray be had sii those jusfy esteemed
and highiy sppssSed .sines." treba,es ~ W.
y. Conway Fri, Ose Dollar, or sx 5oxes Er five
dollars ~ boxes for Bine dollars ana ~ dozen bot
ties for 100 dollars. december >. 1917
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-21
'HVp'oseu,
JAMES MADISON.

AN ACT authorizing tho President Of The
United States TO take possession Of Tract
of couotfy yiog soutb of the Miss'ss'pps
territory, and ssm Of the river Re dido
Ben ENACTED, by fhe Senate and house u
Rehres-n,afivss of he United Sfafes Of n
merica in Congress assembi,d, Ths, the Pres-
idenr be and 10 hereby authorized, TO occury
sud hold eli ,hs, troc, Of coun,,y called West
fIor,ds, which lies ives, Of river Perdide,
90, now in possession Of the Dotted States.
Sec. q. znd be a. further enarfed, That 'p'
tho purpose Of occupying spd holding tn.
county afotessid, and Of sHo'ding protect'p'
10 ths inhabitants thereof under the cu,ho''
Of the UoI,sa stssss, the President may s's
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-21
=. NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

w dollars. can be obtained Cor cough, cold,
asshna. dilhcuity of breathing, tightness Of the
ehest, wheexing, PAIN in the side, splitting Of blood.
q straiaed stomach. &c. must Il not be n matter Of
surprise that we See the obituary daily sweled with
deaths occas'oned principally BY coijs On aver
age ss least
6- One HHndred e Fsffy Thousand Persons
die annually of consumption, originating principally
from taking cold commencing with cough. then diff
Guilty OF breathing and pain in the side. at length
the lungs become affected. consumption ensuca and
death closes the scene Alas 100 often hoes pre-
judice. by listening to some and adopting the opn
ion OF Others, prevail thereby pre- venting trial Of
such medicines as might afford relief. undsr the
idea that no relief can be obtained. Scarce case
occurs but MAY be relieved by the timely spplies-
fian of