The Portland gazette., 1819-03-02
M1LEDCEvILLE, tGEo.) FEB. 3.

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Aiate Savannah paper mentions. that
the Cavalry Company of the City, had
been called OUT on the preceding Jay in
purfuit of Pirates If we have been CIR
rectly informed, there may be foun3 in
the streets of Savannah. ar almof any
time, men who are under no aPprehen-
sion of arrelt. and are yet the inltigatcrs
of piracy--who furnish the means of
carrying it on, and batten on their i'll,
gotten wealth thefe we prefume
are not the description of pcr(ons whom
the military are called on to purfue-is
is more likely fome i'll fated mariners, de
luded by thefe buccaneering spectators,
who not choosing to risk the danger
themselves, hire others to plundtr for
them, while they remain at home in fe
curity Thus, as the poet fays,
g Little Williams must submit to fate,
"Ihat great ones may enjoy the world in state
-o+o--
Republican University an Massachusetts .
The Boston Patrio', and Yankee, contain
communications in favour OF the establish
ment of a new University in Massachusetts
for the qualification of young gentlemen
!" for the different learned n, ofeSSaonS,' go ex-
clucing the study of the dead languages" +"
such Latin, Hebrew, and Greek, and sub
s,ituting those more worthy the attention
of Christians, and OF a free and enlightened
people !" The professors are 10 be +" friend
ly 10 Republican Administration. Who
ever heard of lawyer who did not under
stand Latin /? and what figure would a
purelyEuglish scholar cut in studying Coke
and Bacon I? A Physician, to be qualified
from such College, would require new e.
ditions of most of the medical books extant !;
and it has hitherto been judged good
qualification for Minister, that he was able
to read the Scriptures in the original Ian
guage This surpasses Parson Griswold' S
proposals for publishing Republican
SPELLING BOOK" A professor of PoLI-
TICKS will probably take The lead in this
(" learned University. III. Serf.
The honourable James Brown has been
elected a Senator in Congress from the
state of Louisiana, for six years from the Sd
of March next, in the room of the Honora
bic Mr.. Fromentin, whose term of service
will then expire. Mr.. Brown was former
ly Senator from the same State.
Gen. Jackson has lately made tour of
pleasure TO the city of New York. He has
been received at that place, and in the cities
through which he passed, on his way from
Washington, with pompous display of graf
itude, and with the most iu!some and iIi-tim-
ed aduation. Some of the newspapers are
almost exclusively occupied with the descrip-
tons OF ceremonies and festivals decreed in
honour of him. In New York he was honour
ed by Ball, Dinner, the Freedom of the
City and other distinctions. AT the ball, on
his entering the dancing hall Ga salute was
chestra, opposite TO the entrance"--a most
happy conceit, quite military, and entirely
appropriate. But the greatest honor confer
red on hln, If it be estimated by the effort of
mind and imagination which it must have
cost, Is letter from committee of the
$ Tammany Society, or Columbian order"
communicating resolution of that body, de
clanng that the conduct OF Gen. Jackson IN
the Seminole War was justified by the laws
of nations, the laws of war, and The mmutable
principles of retaliation and selt.defence.''
RePertory.
counterleiter has been taken up at Savan-
nah with counterfeit bills TO the amount of $780,
900 mastery engraved and bearing the names Of
Murray, Draper, Fairman, and co. as eDgraYers.
They say, he is an accomplished and classical
scoundrel, having graduated at one of the Eas-