The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-07-09

warrant. | have put ii into the hands Of gen
tlemen OF great experience In accounts, and,
after an attentive examination, they concur in
thinking that if MIR. Jefferson conducts his money
concerns as other people DO, il certainly is not
satisfactory. Why does Mr.. Jefferson begia by
misstating the charge advanced By " 4 Native
on Virginia" in sayngl was, : that the treasury
of the u. s. had made double payment :" This
was not the charge. Neither was it, as stated
in former letter, thai lie had purioined the
money from the treasury. Fairness fQrbids such
misrepresentation. 1t must be confessed that
he denies implicitly enough that he never re-
ceived the money in Europe negotiated the
BILL and had he stopped there he would have
done better than he has but he goes on to say,
that he drew and enclosed it to Grand for some
purpose Of account, he cannot now remember
what but with whom he afterwards says lie had
no private account. Has he then forgot what
he said in his first letter Here are his words:
-" have now under my eye duplicate, fur
nished me by Grand, OF his account of that date
against the U. ). and has pTtuate account against
myself, and affirm that he has not noticed tins
bill in either of those accounts" What are we
to think Of this Does he hold lis readers SO dog
cheap?
| 1t appears that Mr.. Jefferson is man Of SO
much methuG and carefulness in business, that he
keeps copying machine that preserves fac
sme of letters, even those containing his public
accounts, which are to be recorded in the ar
chiyes Of the treasury. But . had II (says Ae)
preserved copy OF my letter to Grand, enclo-
sing the bill, that wouLd doubtless have explained
the purpose" for which il was drawnl How
unlucly, that this should be the only letter of
which he neglected to take copy! But, then
again, how lucky, that he should have taken a
ri nf tho hot was III nv
| fire ~. Y Eu. Post.
| AS Mr. Walsh very unceremoniously inputcs ma
ligny' 10 thsse who differ with him the matter
which is the subject of the above paragraph, we
commend it TO his special mediation, and shall bf glad
to hear what he has TO say IN reply ms frIeu MR.
versed IN the ntricacies of debtor and creditor lore
band find the opinion entertained here with
! that whichis reported by MIR. Coleman. Why cannot
the question be debated without ungentemanly asper
sons? PertnesS and fippancy Shed no rays OF light
| upon ambiguous ledger, rudeness the most
etsectual means of removing error. If ma
ignant does it necessarily follow that MIR Jefferson is
honest But the equity OF the matteris immateria in
Mr.. Walsh's estimation. The United States have
treated all their Presidents rather stability he says
and therefore there would be harm in MIR. Jetfer-
sons keeping the money, even though he has right
TO it. Philadelphia U,siOn.
From The Flotcers Of Modern Travels.
| TIE NyTMEG.-The nutmeg tree Isl beautiful
vegetable. The stem, with smooth brown bark
rises perfectly straight. lis strong and numero
branches proceed regularly from ii in an oblique
direction. They bear large oval leaves penduous
from them, some foot in length. The upper
and outer surface Of the leaf is smooth, and Of
deep agreeable green. The under and inner
surface is marked with strong nerve in the
middle OF the leaf from the oot-stalk to the point
1 9th IL
liquely towards the point and edges Of the leaf;
but what distinguishes most this inner surface, is
It's uniform bright brown colour, without the
least lntermlxture Of green, and as if strewed
all over with fine brown powder The whole
leaf IS characterized by its fragrant odour, suii-
GENTLY denoting the fruit which the tree produ-
ces. 1hls fruit, when fresh, is about the size and
ISsre OF a common nectarne. 1t consists of an
outward rnd, between which, and the inward
| she'll, is found reticulated membrane or divided
skin, which, when dried, is called the mace
What is known by the name Of nutmeg, is the
kernel within the shell, and is soft in its original
state.
DobrDtofer in his account of the Atapones a peO-
PIE OF Paraguay, mentions that their LANGUAGE is
the same other tribes with such differences as
ase from the custom of aboshing tine name of every
person who des-Ihis causes extensive and perpetti-
al hutaton-For as every person took his from
some visible object name for that object is TO
De substituted when the appelaon Of the deceased is
prescribed and all the dervaiio aGe subject to the
! same rule
Remarkabte.-Chas.T Thompson, Esq. who
was Secretary of the Continental Congress, in
IVA, l71o, &c. and Samuel Freeman, Esq. who
was Secretary Of the provincial Congress Of
Massachusetts, in l774 and l775, forty seven
years ago. are both still living.
The Editor of the Baltimore Morning Chroni-
Gle asks, why the recent invention denominated
the lite preservers, do not form an indispensable
part OF the furniture ofevery vessel The sub
Ject Is well worthy the attention of the owners
OF ships, travellers, and seamen.
U6dther.-As an Illustration Of the singular
character oithe last winter, il may be mentioned.
that while the thermometer was some degrees
above freezing in Russia and Sweden they were
skating and dTiy ing traineanX at Madrid through
the whole OF January, and several persons were
frozen to death in the streets Of Lisbon.
The president has recognised James II. Lad
son, as vice consul of his Danish majesty for the
state Of South Carolina.
Southern ReYutHcs-H Will be seen by an article
ia The National lnelligencer, that Mr.. Torres bad
been accredited AS the Minister III the Republic Of Co
lombia Ihe Aurora design ates him the Franklin
Of South America and that ike flanklin, he Is
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