tROKI THE NORWICH PACKET. Mr. Trumbull, T'HE Prompter, is an entire stranger to me ; I know not who he is, nor where he lives, but 1 would willingly travel twenty miles to fee, and fbake hands with him-: —He wrote excellent ly on the fubjeift of borrowing :—His observations ■were well calculated to work a reformation in the uglycuftonis of the people; bur, 1 lament it, iny neighbors are no more moved by his writings, than the wicked men ofSodoin were by the hearty expoltu'atioris of righteous Lot. Ido not recol lect that Mr. Piompter faidany thingabout lend >»g ; but you know, that in weighing any article or commodity in the scales, if one end of the beam goes down the other end niuft of course go : So, where there is one borrower, there cer tainly is one lender.—The fcale-beani has but two ends, and one end is always actuated by one end : But there may be ten borrowers, and but one lend er ; in that cafe it is hard, sure enough, on the fide of the lender. Suppose here is four, five or fix families, who think it best and cheapelt for them to borrow ; and here is one who is well fur nifhed with a compleat set of tools, agreeable to my friend Prompter's advice ; will not the pa tience and all the tools of this one, soon be worn out ! mull he pace up and down all the morn ing to get his tools and hand them out to his neighbors, and be disturbed again at night to receive them in ? Stop ! no—he is not much troubled about receiving thein in at night ; his neighbor keeps the tool till the next day, and the next day ; and on the 4th or sth day, the obliging lender is under a neceflity of using his lhovel ; where is it Tom ? " J done know Sir fee-,71 tome fame body hollow um tudderday." Tom is sent a hunting round the neighbourhood—the thing is found—the handle is broke—well Tom, this is the way we get rich ; go, you must carry it to the wood-worker, and get a new handle made to it Tom. t( Tefe ?uajfa, dis no berry good wa to get rich tho ; me hope maff~a nebber lend um Jkubble gin, cujfen nabel plage Tom sole out, aliua bollow Jhubble en ho, en ax, en rake and dibble do no what all." Tom Tom iyou mull not swear so, if they do plague your foul out. Now I fay Mr. Trumbull, I wiJh you would be so obliging as to convey my compliments to Mr. Prompter, and tell him I wifli he would write once more on the fubjetft, hotter than ever, and oblige yours, TOM's MASTER. G E O R G E T O W N, (S. C.) April 5 0. This morning the President of the United States and his suite arrived here, 011 his tour through the Southern States—He was rowed over the river by seven Captains of veflels, drefled in round hats trimmed with gold late, blue coats, ■white jackets, See. in an elegant painted boat.— On his arriving opposite the market he was sa luted by the artillery, with fifteen guns, from the foot of Broad-street :—and on his landing lie was received by the light infantry company with presented arms who immediately after he pafled, fired thirteen rounds ; after which the committee appointed to receive and address him, conduced him to an elegant house prepared by the inhabitants for his reception. At two o'clock he received the congratulatory address of the in inhabitants, and immediately after that of his Masonic brethren—at four, he honored the citi zens with his company at a public dinner, at which the following were the principal toasts : 1. The United States of America. 2. The Grand Council of the Union. 3. TheKingof Franceour great and good ally. 4. The National Afl'embly of France. 5. The memory of Major General Greene. 6. The memory of M. G. Baron de Kalb. 7. The other brave officers and soldiers who fell in the war. 8. The Vice-President of the United States, may the esteem and gratitude of his country he equal to those important services which he has, and continues to render her. 9. Our ministers in foreign countries. 10. The Federal Government. 11. The State of South-Carolina. 12. The Marquis de la Fayette 13. May the nations of the earth enjoy an equal happiness with us in having rulers equally sedu lous to make themselves acquainted with the true interests and situations of the people. 14. The Governors and Legislatures of the refpetftive States. The President then retired, and the following toast was given. Our Illustrious President, may calmneft, peace and felicity, bless the evening of his life, as his youth and middle age have been glorious by the most exalted atchieveuients of military renown. The evening closed with a tea party and ball, which the President honored with his company, and the next morning fat off for Charleston. CHARLESTON, May 3 Yesterday the President of the United States ar rived in this city, accompanied by major Jackson. At Georgetown he was met by major general Moultrie and Col. Washington, and at Haddril's Poinr by Brigadier General Pinckney, Major Edward Rutledge, and the Recorder of this city; from whence he was rowed across the river in an elegant barge by thirteen in afters of Ameri can veflels, viz. Captains Cochran, Cross, Moore, Milligan, Kean, Rea, Laurence, Drinker, Swain, Conyers, Dickinfon, Crowly and Connolly, who were uniformly and neatly drefled in light blue silk jackets, and round black hats decorated with blue ribbons on which were imprefled the arms of this State. During the paflage vocal and in ftruniental music were performed on the water by the Amateur Society, aflifted by a voluntarv aflociation of lingers ; and upwards of forty boats attended with anxious fpecftators, which formed a molt beautiful appearance. Stairs were erecfted at Prioleau's wharf, where thePrefident was received and congratulated by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of this State, the int endant and wardens of this city, and an uncommonly large concourse of citzens, who teftified their happiness on the arrival of our chief magistrate by reiterated ihouts of joy and fatisfaction—the Charlcfton battalion of artillery saluted him with discharges from their field pie ces, the bells of St. Michael's church were rung, and the fliipping in the harbour difplaygd their colors during the day. He was coududed to the exchange, preceded by the officers of the corporation, and followed by a procefiiou, consisting of the militia officers, members of the Cincinnati, and other citizens, where he received the honors of the proceflion, to whom he politely and gracefully bowed as they pafled in review before him. The order was then reverfeci, and the President escorted to the house in Church-street, prepared for his ac commodation. Yesterday the society of the Cincinnati esta blished in this state, gave a very sumptuous din ner to their illoftrious President General, in M'Crady's long room, which was handsomely decorated with laurel and flowers. The Govern or, Lieutenant-Governor, and civil Officers of this state, the Intendant and wardens of the ci ty, the members of Congress, the Consuls of foreign powers, gentlemen strangers, the offi cers of the artillery, and a number of the nioft distinguished characters of this state, were pre sent. After dinner, the following toasts v ere drank, followed by a discharge from the field pieces of the Charleston battalion of artillery : i. The United States. 2. The fourth of July, 1776, 3. Louis the XVIIII, king of the French 4. The National Aifembly of France. 5. All nations in amity with the United States. ■6. Count D'Eftaing and officers of the French navy, who served in America. 8. The Vice-President of the United States 9. The Secretary of State. 10. The Secretary of theTreafury. 11. The Secretary of the War Department, 12. The army of the United States. 13. Agriculture and Commerce 14. (By the President.) The memory of Gene ral Greene, and all those Officers who fell in de fence of America. ui nuici ltd. ij. The Patriotic Fair of America. A choir of fingers entertained the company withfeveral pieces of vocal music, and the day was spent in social feftivjry. In the evening a splendid ball was given by the city corporation, which the President of the United States honored with his presence. There was a numerous and brilliant aflemblage of ladies and a great number of gentlemen prefeni. The ladies were all superbly drefled, and nan ft of them wore ribbons with different inferiptions, expres sive of their refpetft and efteera for the President, such as " long live the President," &c. &c. Joy, fatisfaiftion and gratitude illumined every coun tenance and revelled in each heart, whilst the demonstrations of grateful refpetft /hewn him seemed to give him the most heartfelt fatisfatlion, which visibly displayed itfelf in his countenance. The beautiful arch of lamps in front of the exchange was illuminated ; and over the en trance there was a superb transparency, in the centre " Dtliciis Patria," and at the top, G. W. The fufileer company wax drawn up before the exchange to maintain order, and exhibited a very pleafingappearance. In ftiort every circum stance of the evening's entertainment was truly pi(Surefque of the moftlplendid elegance. The thirteen American Captains who rowed the barge in which the President came, from Haddrill's Point, dined upon an elegant enter tainment at M'Crady's, on Monday; to which a number of Matters of veflels were invited. The following toalls were given. Our illustrious President. United States of America. The Governor and State of South-Carolina. The federal government; may it be equal-to time. 26 May s May 6 The memory of the Fallen heroes i„ A," . of America. " a ''in;« Lewis XVlth. and the National Affetnl.lv The fufFerers m the cause of Freedom '' The Marqu,, de la Fayette, Übertr', V icer<)v John Paul Jones. * Vl «r©y, Captain Barry. The memories of Biddle and Pickerir.cr Protection to oar commerce. The family of mankind. On the President's arrival, the Chaileft™ i. talion of artillery made him an offer of tl.dr of fic.al attendance during his flay i„ this ci, Y £ regularly to mount guard for the purpofc k he politely declined their friendly offer that he considered himfelf perfectly fj e affetflion and amicable attachment of a circum(lance whereof he had already receiij too many proofs to doubt of its fmcerity Yesterday the President of the United St.,« visited Sullivan's Island, accompanied by General Moultrie and several other gentlemen of E , e « refpe<sability, where he had the ple a s ure viewing the remains of Fort Moultrie, f 0 c e l!. a° r ,tS £j l,ant defence against a powerful rsritifh neet and army, in the year i 776. On hi* way to Sullivan's Island he flopped at Fort-[ohn rton, on James-Mind. At both places he wa» fliewn the greatest politeness and attention ; and at two o'clock, he returned from this pleafanr water excursion. At four o'clock, a public entertainment w M given by his Excellency the Governor, at his house in Meeting-street, to the President of the United States, and the principal gentlemen of the civil, clerical and military profeffioin. The following toasts were drank : United Stares. Congress of the United States. 4th of July, 1 776. Louis XVI. National Aflembly of France. Friendly powers of Europe. Fair of America. Memory of General Green. Agriculture and Commerce. Arts and Sciences. Friends of Freedom in every quarter of th? globe. Marquis de la Fayette. Memory of those who have fallen in the de fence of the rights of mankind. After the President retired the following drank—" The Prelident of the United States." And in the evening there was a concert in the city-hall, which on this occasion had received considerable alterations, and was decorated with various ornaments—the pillars weie ingeniously entwined with laurel, and rhe following devices inscribed in different parrs of the hall • " With grateful praifrs of the hero's fame, " We'll teach oir infants' tongues to lisp his name." ' " Hominis iura, dc! ndit et cm a"—" Magnus in hello"— " vilam impmdere bono"—" Diogene aujourd'hui caffcrgit fa lantcrne." The company was enlivened and dignified by the presence of the great hend ofour nation, and a large number ofrefpetfrrble ladies and gentle men, forming a most brilliant circle. An excel lent band of nuific played in the orchestra, and were accompanied in the vocal itrain by the choir of St. Philip's church. TO A BAD POET. " READ the commandments, friend, and write no further, " For there 'tis written, thou Jkalt do no murthtr WINCHESTER, May 7. On Wednesday last, Captain Swearingens com pany of Levies, lately raised in the county of Rerkeley, marched into this town from Martin burg—on Thursday they were equipped in their uniforms, and made a very refpetflable and sol dier like appearance. We hear this is to be the place of rendezvous for the eompanies raising in this State—and that another company is shortly expeded from Alex andria, to join those already here. Captain Brock's company, for which the fir ft man was enrolled last Tuesday fortnight, is now upwards of fifty strong. The Frefident of the United States has been pleased to appoint Col. William Darke to the command of the battalion of Levies now raising in this State. A French emigrant of note, who arrived m this town on Friday last, in eight days from Gal liapolis, on the Miami, contradicts the report of Capt. Guion being murdered, as mentioned in. fonie of the papers. Said emigrant informs, rhnt his companions have not as yet been molelt ed l»y the Savages, but were under ftrongappre henfions of a visit from them ere long. ALBANY, May 9. Nearly two centuries have revolved since tne fir ft foundation of this city.—The pursuits of it® inhabitants have heretofore been partial ami o ral Had the firft settlers implanted with tliem selves tliofe feeds of ente "prize and accomm" 1 tion to all nations and fec'ts that diftingii'' e the founders of Philadelphia in 1681, we 'I* oll '
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