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SPAIN.

Our accounts from Spain, put it beyond a
doubt, that Ferdinand is labouring to overthrow
the new constitution His guards, the guards
Of the king, are IN open rebellion against the
constituted authorities they refuse TO obey or
ders 60 where they please, with arms in their
hands and in military array; yet he positively
refuses to proclaim them rebels, and declares
they are his friends Further he declines TO a.
dept any measures TO prevent their Selling pos
session of his person Can any man doubt that
the rebellion OF the guards is a measure approx
ed. if not sanctioned BY the king Things are
rapidly verging to crisis in Spain. The king
and the cortes have different objects in view, &
those objects are too important not TO lead to a
rupture. We shall not he surprised, If our next
accounts from Spain. are t!iat Ferdinand has
nut himself at the head Of the guards, and de-
clarcd against the cortes, or that the coItcs
have seized upon the person Of the king. Either
event. in all probability, will afford pretence
- the French government, To march ITS troops
into Spain.-Dcm. Press.
london. july l8.--Priyate letters from Lis
bon. received Yesterday, state that the portu-
ones. eoverrment had offered to Spain, IN case
a war should take place between that power AMI
France, $4,000 men.
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Extract Of a letter from gentleman in st. Fran
cisviile. 10 his friend in Alexandria, dated Ju-
~ 3. 1922.
This country was never more sickly than
at present-it is again visited with what is ter
med by medical gentlemen the cold plague, Of
black ferer-which proved so fatal in the year
1919. He says that in no case where medical
aid was not rendered before the second parox-
ism of fever, has The patient recovered, and in
varIablv the third takes him OFF, Symptoms Of
this disease are cLiIls, succeeded Jy high grades
Of fcrcr IN tic head and chest, ,CH the ertremities
cold at he same hmc--here the faculty depic,e
and stimulate simultaneously, and if the third lc
yer does not kill, the patient RECEIVERS. The
parts that remain cold assume BLACK color and
the skin scales off Hence il is termed the cold
plague md black fever. "-aie1Gadrn Herald.
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SOMERSET.
ELEAZER COBURN, Esq.

Mn. PmNTER-The itJelal republicans gen
orally, and The Independent, honest, intelIi-
gent part Of the democratic republicans were
opposed 10 separation, az altoge iber unneces
sary and inexpedent. They saw in Ibis
measure The germs Of many evils, without any
compensating benefit; their fears were Justly
alarmed, when they discovered its advocates
to be principally young, ambitious men, act
ing in concert, with some older desperate adj
veniurers. Such materials the rejecting we II
knew would stick al no means TO gain their
ohj'cts. Hence tie origin Of csbal, formed
out Of The remnants Of The two political parties
-iederalis and democrat, aud democrat and
federalst-" heads and points plying together
in one irucke bed" Their watch-word was
separation or anti-Sep sration.
This Juntc was led on by certain turncoat
federalisIs, with the cloak Of democracy thrown
over Them. Thus organized, they opened
masked battery upon the unsuspecting citi-
zens, filing the columns Of certain newspapers.
These papers were crowded with promised
advantages, which the rejecting well knew
never could be realized, in order TO induce
Eve Dinlhs Of the citizens io vote frr this meas
UTe. But five ninihs could not be d,.ped.
That fact being ascet,ained al The Brunswick
Convention /! /! articles were resorted to-ar-
tilices as insulting to common sense as they
were immoral and wicked The roeuish
pranks Of the Junto here practised, were loo
abominable for honesty 10 bear with. The
shutting Of the Elliot votes, The arithmetic in
vented on this occasion, are marks that will
stick as close TO these shufllegs as the blood TO
the arm Of lady Mackbeii. With her they
may exclaim-" Out, damn'd spot, out
Hell is murky" But these marks will lie as
iudelibIe as the mark fixed on Cain bv The
impress Of Deity. These arts, Inhibited BY
good faith, did not end with this convention.
The Tricksters who managed this cabal, Tho
foilcd in this attempt, were not disheartened.
To their old devices they added new ones Of
a similar character. Among The latter was a
species of bribery thrown out TO the public
that incumbenls of office, who opposed separa-
ton, should be displaced, and its advocates
put IN their shoes. This, with some impaired
aid 10 strengthen The columns Of the Argus,
e'en ually did the wo'k..
We have not lime 10 chronicle further the
wicked deeds Of Ibis Junto-but mark it,
course after separation was effected, by suci
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means as must make every honest man shud-
der. Here we find the circumciscd and Un-
circumcsed setting down 10 meat together,
and avai,ing themselves of the heat they had
excited by their own articles, intent on their
own interests, al the expense OF The State. As
il IS the nature Of al cabals 10 carry on az
interest adverse 70 ihst Cf the State, 10 which
they exist, SO with this The debit side Of
the first account settled with the Treasurer,
amounts to the enormous sum of one hundred
and seven thousand dollars. One item IN
this amount, Cor the Council, is more than
three thousand dollars. These expenses are
much beyond what they ought to have been.
If the league entered into by this Junto 10
effect separation was TO be adhered TO for
their sole benefit, by tuning out OF ofhce all
honest men, that bad the integrity Of character
ia oppose ihem-wby not DO il al once, and
not put the state 10 so much needless expense
about 1t. The interest ofthe State would not
have been so much injured by this, as by the
troltiog together OF this body, called Coun-
Gil of the State 10 turn out one victim al time.
By this method how much did it cost the
STATE to turn out the Sheriff and Judge Of Pro
bate in Somerset ? the Sheriff ID Peaobscot /?
the Sheriff in Lincoln the Clerk in Oxford
The Clerk 10 Hancock &c. ? And what has
The State gained Nv all this "? Is Doctor Poor
better Clerk than Mr.. Shaw was ? l. The
office OF Sheriff and Jndge of Probate better
filed in Somerset than they we're by Messrs.
Mcclellan and Sawlel Has the Clerks Of
flee 10 Oxford gained any thing by turning
out Mr. Clark Or Penobscot, BY turning
adrifl General Herrick, as Sheriff Such
deeds as these, staring the citizens in the
face. must be sufficient 10 convince them that
the helm OF State IS now in the grasp Of
mere puppet Of this Junto: and that il is
lime 70 shift it into the hands of the Hon
EzERIEL WHITMAN. The Stale then wiz
have an incorrupiibe Chief Magistrate.
FrlIow-Cilizens, some Of you, 10 doubt,
are readers Of the Argus. It's columns, at this
'unes will probably he unusually crowded
with matter calculated further 10 impose Oh
you. II il to be hoped you will consider
well that The columns Of this and similar pa
rers wl be filed from the peus Of those rare
geuiuses, who shuiIled about the Elliot votes,
end GOT VI The Brunswick arithmetic. In al
dlton TO THIS, certain idle persons may he
dispatched among you, a. on former occasions
Should this be the case, remember idle per
sons are public nuissnces. Although these
idle persons should ieaze, and the Argus emp
ny ITS qnlver among yuu--lei none OF these
things divert you from following tile dictates
Of your own good sense, in giving your votes.
II is unnecessary either 10 mention or eulo-
gize The qualifications of Mr. WHITMAN. That
he is a candidate is enough, if you DO your
duty, 10 ensure his election. Do this-and
the interests of the State will be faithfully al
tended 70 and this separation faction.
which, like a destructive meteor, has shed
pesilence through the State, will sink beneath
the political horizon, and we hope 10 rise M
more.
Eron1 he M,rs1
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INDIANS.
From The Fufdlo Journal.

o''c .N "tD VN'Nf"'''
A few days since tfepanning operation was
performed by Dr. Chaplin, on John, one Of the
Seneca Indians which from the severity Of the
fracture, and the skilful manner Of the perfor-
nance, merits notice. Ii appears that the In
dian had received the blow from a club, BY the
son Of Twenty Canoes, surgical aid was call
cd.--When the doctor arrived he found the
skull much fractured and depressed, and the
Indian senseless, and unable to speak or swallow.
He mentioned TO the Indians that the only hope,
and that very doubtful one, of saving bis life,
was an immediate trepanning operation, to
which they consented. Immediately after
raising the depression of the skull, John open
ed his eyes, and within two or three minutes
came to his senses, s. asked the doctor what he
was doing, observing that il hurt him. On be-
ing satisfied that ii was absolutely necessary,
he submitted without the slightest murmur.
VIXEN the operation was over, he Immediately
arose, walked about, and expressed his satisfac-
ton IN the most grateful manner. Old Twenty
Canoes was silent spectator, but as soon as he
saw the Indian safe he walked up to the doctor
with great dignity, and observed to him" Proth-
er, thank you for yCir attention-Iny son in
Jured tins young mainly son caused this troub-
le--present your bill to me, will pay it,"
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-09-03

Dent oil The JnlteO Siaies OF America, 10 here
b. declare and proclaim, thatlhe Ports of the
United States shall hereafter, aud until the
next session Of the Congress OF The United
States be open 10 The vessels OF Great BritIan
employed 40 The trade and intercourse between
the United States and the islands and colon
les hereinbetore named any thing in the laws
entitled :" an act concerning navigation, or an
act. entitled ." an act supplementary to an act
concerning navigation" 10 the con'rary, not
wihsisndIng, under the following reciprocal
rules and restrictions, namely -
To vessels Of Great Britain, bona file Brit
ish built, owned, and the master and three
iouTlhs Of the marines Of With AZ least shall
belong 10 Great Britain; OF any United States
built ship or vessel which has bfcOme the
property OF British subjects such ship or
vessel being also nsvgated with a master and
three tourihs Of tie mariners, al least, belong
ing to Great British; and prouided, Glrags,
that no articles shall be imported into the
United States in any such Rriii,i. ship or YES
sci, other Than articles Of the growth, produce,
or manufacture, OF The British islands and col
onies IN West linda s when imported in Brti,h
vessels coming from any such island or colon
y, and articles of the growth, produce, or
manufacture OF The British colonies in North
America, Jr Of the Island Of Newfoundland,
lii vessels coming from the port OF ST. Johns,
in hat Island, or from any OF the aforesaid
ports Of the British colonies in North Amer!-
ca.
Given under my hand, at The City Of Wash
ington, this iweniy-.our;h day of Au-
gust, in tie year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty
two, and in the forty seventh year
Of the Independence Of the United
States.
JAMES MONROE.
BY the President:
john Quincy ADAMS,
Secretary Of State.
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A PROCL ! NATION.

Whereas, by an act Of The c 'rgre.s of The
United States, passed on The 9th day Of Nay
'ast, il was provided, thai: on satisfactory ev-
idence being given 10 tie President of The Uni
led States, that the ports in the Islands or Col
onies IN the West Indies under the dominion
OF Great Britain have been opened 10 the YES.
sells Of he United States, the President should
be, & thereby was authorised to issue his Proc
lama'ion, declaring. that The ports Of the Uni
led States should thereafter be open to the YES
se!s Of Grea, Britsih. employed in the trade
and intercourse between the United States and
such Islands or Colonies, SUBJECT to such re
ciDroca rules and restrictions as the President
OF the United States might. by such Proca-
nation, make and publish, any thing in the
laws entitled An act concerning Navigation"
or an acr entitled ian act supplementary 10 an
act concerning Navigation" 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding.
And, whereas, satisfactory evidence has
been given to The President OF The United
States, that the ports hereinafter named, 10
the Islands or Colonies in the West Indies,
under the dominion of Great Britain have
been opened to tue vessels OF the United States
Thai is 10 say, the
Ports OF Kingston. Savannah lie
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supposed the largest in the world. They weigh,
when fatted 90 or even so pounds each. At
first he was discouraged about them, for they
would not cat Indian corn, and the first spring
they sat early, and from the two pairs only one
reached maturity.-That one, however, brought
off two litters the last spring AMI each Of the
old pairs brought up one litter lie now has five
old and seventeen young ones OF full size. Ihey
feed as well as common geese and yield double
the quantity of feathers.
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OHIO.
Philadelphia, a


company of Gerroan crnigrants, eighty four
in number, passed through This city on Sunday
morning on their way to Ohio. We are inform
cl that they profess the Jewish faith, but what
is most remarkable is they all make up one fam
lily, consisting Of grandiathers, grandmothcrs,
sons, daughters, sonsin law, daughters-n-law,
grandchildren, SC. all connected.-They ap-
pear TO be rich for settlers, having brought with
them from Germany, Wagons, harness, and
various kinds of goods, wares, and merchandise,
sufficient to fill ten baggage wagons. In two Of
the wagons. il must however be observed, that
they found room to deposit the children. The
men and women trudged on foot. The long
boards. broad trimmed bats, small clothes, and
short coats of the former with the drugget bed
COWS and red undertakes of the latter, gave
the whole groupe singuiarity OF aspect, snch
as was well calculated 10 arrest the attention
Of the passin. travelier.--Union.
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RHODE-ISLAND.
LARGE GEESE

We find bv Providence paper, that JAMES
SlssoN, Esq. an eminent and euterprzing aer-
culturalist, at Warren Neck, Il. Island, iinpor-
ted from Bremen, in 1920, two pairs Of kind
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NETWORK.

.WGntlus, NJ y. August Il.
A Bilious Malignant Fever, Of a very alarm
ING and frtai character. is now raging in the IL
lage offs ina, which 10 several instances, has
terminated fatally in four days. New cases oc-
cur daily. All who are able have left the vii
lage with their families. AT no former period
has the annual fever been SO malignant in its
character, or so fatal III its consequences.
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An evening Journal" says the Cn-e'u A.
France, has announced. nncer the Re = :
Odessa, that the Turks have proposed 70 ''ie
Greeks, an armisiice Of three months onii,E
whicl, efforts will he made, in Congress =
conclude general peace
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We regret to say that the latest accounts Of ine
ieye az Newly ork are very pniavoale II i eSfcna
ing in various directions. The printing offices banks
post Office, custom house. and other public concerns
are removed from the injected district; and leoFis
are fleeing from the city. Philadelphia, NeTfiaVth,
and other places, have prohibited intercourse VII
New-l ok, except under certain restrictions.
The packet ship Liverpool fom New-fork 7
Liverpool fouhdcied sea- July q, in Consequent
Of inuiy by running foul Of island Of ice ia 10
crew and passengers (36 III numherD TOOK 70 ~
boats and in seven days reached T. Johns Nem,
io"ndand N safety Nothing esewas saved mol e''-
tie lctter-bag.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-10-26

out the ncc,sity of fighting, and he :
never would lislrust them. Two other
boats went the bottom under the
weipbt of hi numbers who had saved
themselves. The Pacha of Scios went
to visit The Hmains of the Captain Pa
cha, caused Them TO be taken up and
transported B the citadel, where they
were buried on Wednesday morning.
Before the vessel blew up, terror spread
to the civ Of Scios, which was illuminat-
ed by the faghtful contlagration. All
the Turks standing on the most cievat-
ed places, viewed, in sort OF stnpor,
the dreadful progress OF the deyourlng
flame, and the extreme disorder which
rcsned on the sea. l, was increased
from time to time by the explosion oil
cannon, and the boats did Rot dare to
approach to pick up those unfortunate
creatures who were floating on the waves
and imploring assistance. Allthe'other
shins of war cut their cables and were IN
great confusion, as they were ignorant OF
the extent of the danger and the number
of their enemies. They saw the burn
ing of the Admiral, the fire which had
reached the Captain Boy, and even
third vessel, where they also succeeded IN
extinguishing it. Thsn the second fire
shin, which had no, succeeded, and
which was also entirely on FIRE, was
driven by The wind, ashore. When
the magnificent vessel oil 81 guns blew
up, the explosion was terrible and the
city of Scios experienced commo'ion
like that OF an earthquake. The Turks
who were spectators OF it, seemed struck
as if by thnnder-bolt the most OF
them fell upon the ground u,,ering great
cries. Tie disaster being at sea an
hour after midnight; before two O'Clock
the body OF the Supreme Commander
reached the shore. The report OF his
deplorable end spread from mouth to
mouth and the first rays OF morning dis
played to every eye the great victim oil
the event. Despair, fury, and vengeance,
seized every heart. and these passions,
unclaimed, demanded blood. The
Turks at first rushed towards the con-
snlaie TO murder all The Greeks they
should find there. But the Pacha o.!
Scios succeeded BY his en'reaties to di-
vert them from this horrid design.
Soon after to the number OF about
10000, they turned their course towards
the country, and dispersed 10 all drec-
tons. The villages Of Mastic were in
yaded; already the air resounded with
The cries Of the slaves which were made,
and with the groans oftbe victims which
we're sacrificed. The whole island will
in future be but vast funeral monu-
menl. Unfortunate Scios, thy destiniss
are accomplished.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-10-26

there is not, in all cases, any chance OF
coming 10 a precise decision, because
we have in the vegetable world the horse
chestnut, the horse-walnut, and the horse-
radish. In the animal world, the horse
muscle, horse-emmet (formica leo,)
hor8e.crab, and with great submissioo)
a horSe-godmother, signifying coarse,
tall, bony, vulgar woman, who would
possibly make some particular gentle
men as sick as a horse to look al, al
though they never saw horse sick
nor did we."
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-10-26
From the Charleston City Gazette.

From the Charleston City Gazette.
ETYMoLoey is very amusing science.
To pursue The sound requires no learn
ing, and there have been SO many de-
riva,ions OF. names and things, which
have no inclination 10 sense, that any
body may become an etymoiogist.
Lord Coke says that money is derived
from moneo, TO admonish) "becanse il
adlnppis}es its possessor to make a
good use ofit.''-Now this, in our hum
ble opinion, is contrary to fact, for he
who has most money attends less 10 adj
lnonition.
Some Of Swift's e,ymologics were We
~ excellent, as far as the sound could
convey the sense. /" Bucethalus," says
be, sslhe horse Of Alexander, was SO
chris,ened from the number OF busy e.
lows employed about him as srooms,"
But his derivation of the word Batam,
is still better. 6 The man whom the
Jews call Balam was shepherd who
by often crying da to his lambs was
therefore called Baiam.
Every body is acquainted with Horne
Tooke's learned etymology OF King Pc
pin.s He derives it from the Greek
word $. Osher !'' as thus" Osper
Eper, Oper, Diaper, Napkin, Nipkin
p;rkin. pirria-kinp King-Pepin." The
ridiculous is here well sustained. Rn
this probably is not as clear TO the gene
raj reader as the name of Mr.. Fox being
Icrived from . rainy day! as thus
hSiny day, rain little, rain much, rair
hard, fsynard, Fox" Those derivations
itmust be confessed, run along the mar.
gin OF the tongue perfectly smooth and
free, and are as traceable as Isac which
signifies he emitted; but certain learned
men have derived h from eyes-ache, be.
cause the Talmudis,srepo that he had
apain in his eyes.
The two following are rather more
sbtrnse go
I" Bunher.-Thc origin Of the word
1umher is from az bon here; for when
the English were good Catholics, and
not as they are now, heretics, they usu.
ally drank the Pope's health in full
glass, every day after dinner-an bon
fere, to our good father"
II Horse-laugh.-A horse-laugh is
certainly a corruption from a hoarse.
laugh (perhaps such one as that OF
Erasmus, at a stupid book, which cured
him Of his distemper.) and doubtless
had its origin from one who had very
rough voice, Or violent cold. Still
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-10-26
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The Journal Des De6dts OF the lst
August, contains an article, headed Nu-
remberg, 24th July, that furnishes some
interesting explanations as to the state OF
things with Turkey, which the German
editor would not have printed but upon
good authority. We proceed to trans
laIe some parts ofthe article:
alt must not be thought that no in
terest is takea7in Vienna, in the fate Of
the Greeks, and lha, the cruei,ies exer-
cised against them arc not held in hor-
ror there as well as in the res, OF Ger
many. Ii is affirmed that several mem
bers OF the imperial family sympathize
in the most lively manner in those sem
,iments. Our cabinet although it could
have wished, for tho sake OF general sta
biity in the political order OF things.
that no revolution had broken out in
Turkey, would have no objection to the
deliverance oilhe Greeks from the Turk
ish yoke, ii this could be accomplished
without the interference of ARCHER great
power. The prevention of such conn
bination has formed The spring Of all
the efforts OF our cabinet"
"As the interest of the other great
powers were in unison, on this PORT,
with those of Austria, the Court of vi
emma opened with those OF Lontlon, Paris
and Berlin, negotiations, the result Of,
which was, that these three Courts Join
that of Vienna to mediate in the dit
ferences between Turkey and Russia,
and to do their utmost, by this media
ton, to prevent a rupture. This end
could not be accomplished without
bringing by common effort, both par
ties to principles OF moderation. When
NJ. de S,rogonoH, the Russian Amhassa-
dor suddenly quilted Constantinople, il
was but too much to be apprehcnded
that neither the Russian nor the Otto
man cabinet would be found disposed to
yield. The Porte had clearly signiticd
that it considered not only the irruption
Of Alexander Ipsilanti into the prihci-
palities beyond the Danube, but even
the insurrectios of the Greek nation, as
the work OF Russia. II is believed aud
affirmed tina, il possessed proofs Of the
fact in both instances. +
"All the dispatches Of our (lhe Aus
trian) internuncio, at Constan,inople,
shcw, however, that the Porte did not
wish for war with Russia, nor fear it if
il became inevitable. On the other hand,
Russia, by assembling large armies on
the frontiers, took an attitude every day
more and more menacing for Turkey,
and had made all preparation TO decide
by force, if necessary, what Nj. de Stro-
gonoff had not been able to settle by ne
gociation. This is precisely the issue
which European diplomacy aimed at
preventing. Il is considered here as a
triumph Of the policy Of our cabinet, that
success attended the design by means Of
negotiations judiciously managed. If
hostilitieshad broken out, and il the Rus
sian arms had been victorious, as was