A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, PHIL ADF.I PHI A
[No. 82, of Vol. lII.] Wednesday, February 8, 1792.
FROM A VIRGINIA PAPER
LEGISLATURE OF GEORGIA
ON the ryth of December the Senate after
having examined into the several charges a
gainst Judge Olborne, pronounced him guilty,
as follows :
Whereas Henry Ofborne, Esquire, one of the
judges of the Superior Court of the State of Geor
gia, hath been impeached by the Honorable the
House of Reprel'entatives before the Senate of
the said State, and in General Assembly met ;
the Senate having heard evidence in support of
the said charges, and on hearing argument, as
■well on the part of the prosecution, as on the
part of the said Henry Ofborne, and taking the
premises into conflderation, do find the said Hen
ry Ofborne, one of the judges of the Superior
Court, GUILTY of the firft, second, third, fifth,
and sixth articles of impeachment against him.
The Senate do find the said Henry Ofborne not
guilty of the fourth articlc against him. And
for the offences whereof the said Henry Ofborne
is declared guilty, this High Court, founded on
an express article of the Constitution of the State
of Georgia, doth award and adjudge.
First. That the said Henry Olborne fliall be no
longer'one of the Judges of the Superior Court
of the State of Georgia ; and that his naine be
struck off the lift of Justices in Cambden county.
Secondly. That he (hall be incapable to hold
any office of trust, honor or profit, iV» this State,
for thirty years
Thirdly. That his name ftioll be struck off the
roll of the attornies at law.
Fourthly. That he shall pay the sum of fix hun
dred in specie, oh or before the firft Mon
day in June next, to defray the adtual costs of
this profecntion : and that the recognizance of
the laid Henry* Qlborne, and his sureties, remain
of force nntil the said fnm be paid into the Treia
fnry, or his body surrendered to the (heriff of
Richmond county, in discharge of such sureties.
On the 23d of December, both Houses of As
fembly of that state came to the following refo-
Jution :
Refotved, That the approbation and thanks of
this Legtflatnre be communicated to Gen. James
jackson, a Representative from the county of
Chatham, for his exertions in bringing forward
to public investigation an attack on the liberties
and privileges of the citizens of this Hate, in the
last election for a member to represent this (late
in the Cotigrefs of the United States.
The conducft of the citizens of the State of
Georgia, in thus punishing an officer who had
made so nnjuftifiable a life of his appoiniment,
deserves to be highly applauded by every friend
to his country. This noble example will prove
to our rulers, that the people watch with due
circumfpetftion, their rights and privileges, and
that they are at all times ready to step forth in
defence of them.
BOSTON
A letter from J fines Bowdoin, Esq. proposing
a plan for the dies of the poor, in the article
of fuel, and offering in cafe the town should con
cur in the measure suggested, to pay to whonifo
ever the town should decree to receive it, tool,
by way of donation, towards carrying said plan
into full execution, vras communicated to the in
habitanis by the feletftroeu j whereupon it was
voted, That the thanks of the town, &c. be given
Mr. Bowdoin, for his generous offer, and also
that the fele&men be a committee to take the
proposed plan into consideration and report
therfcon.
Q, U E B E C, December 19.
By a letter from a gentleman at St. Paul's Bay,
to a refpec r table mercantile house in this city, we
are favotctl with accounts of a diftrefling ten
dency— Ihe 6ih inft. a shock of an earthquake
was felt, and between that and the 15th (the
date of the letter) 29 (hocks more were felr, 9 of
which were very severe, and did considerable da
mage to feveial houses, the church, &c. It ob
liged the inhabitants to quit their honfes very
often, feai ful of their falling every moment, as
nothing lei's could be expetfed. At the time of
the gentleman's writing the account, lie felt two
lhocks more ; a poor female loft her senses by the
fright—they did not hear of any lives being loft,
buc the people were in a state of apprehension
for other quarters.
FROM THE QIJFEEC HERALD.
MONODY
Alas, where wish for I have Jlray'd
/ can wander with pleasure, alone !
LEAVE me, my friend, the wild fequefter'd wood,
The melancholy brook, the whifp'nng wind,
The plaintive linnet's «ote,* and solitude
Suit bcft the tender anguifhof my mind,
Nor wonder at my choicc, if fond I stray,
Refign'd to thought, beneath the lonelv grove ;
Absent and dull I lounge among the g a y;
Their jokesdifpJeafe,—my heart is with my love.
Would'ft thou with friendly conveife sooth my c«re,
Praise the mild azure of my Delia's eye;
Dwell on the loften'd graces of my faii%
Nor call it affe6tation, if I sigh.
Her foft, expressive, melting eyes bcfpeak
A foul as gentle as her acccnts How ;
Mild is the dimple on her crimlon cheek,
Her auburn trefles shade a neck of snow r
Tall Chines thcgrsceful maid—yet ?b desist,
In pity cease to praise the matchlcfs fair ;
You nurse the anxious sorrows of my breast.
And only plunge me deeper in despair.
In silence oft, and with a ftifled sigh,
An humble tender glance I fond have stole ;
if I met her foul fubduiog eye,
Let lovers tell the transports ot my foul !
I thought (be pity'd me—ah fool, the while !
Her lovely eyes a thousand hopes can move ;
Despair is banifh'd by her beauteous smile ;
And ah, how talfe a flatterer is love !
Here muting, let me pass my penfiveday ;
Disturb no more, my friend, the sacred fliade ;
For here. *n happier hours, she deign'd to stray,
Each objed round recalls my fav'rite maid.
On this green bank, where once her limbs reclin'd,
Romantic let me sigh mv hours away,
And in fond raptures gladly call to mind.
The gentle things my charmer deign'd to fay.
Ah whv thy melancholy friend persuade
The dull, unfeeling revellers to join ?
To quit the image of the beauteous maid.
And drown my cares in turbulence and wine ?
I hate such gross debarments of the foul,
Such falfe, unfteadv joys I scorn to prove ;
Full well thou know-'ft 'he magic of the bowl ;
And wine deceives and flatters more than love.
Haft i-hou iy>t seen a veteran profound
In drunken ostentation count his fears,
Hisflufh'd companions nodding ail around,
Tir'd with a long detail of endless wars ?
His u-nprais'd arm would many a hofl engage
Down it deeends—nor e'en the table spares
Then, with a (VgH, wc pity'd prating age,
And loft the reverence due to silver haits.
Haft thou not seen, deceiv'd by fraudful wine,
In felf conceit and nauseous bumpers drown'd,
Ten orators, at dnce, attempt to (hine,
And sputter nonfenfeand confufion round ?
The foul, rrrijlrujtirtg, ajks iftkifbe joy /+
Such groveling scenes are poor relief for sorrow ;
E'en while falfe hopes his heated mind employ,
Each bloated caitiff trembles for to-morrow.
Say, ftiouid I quit love's pure, refining sway,
To claim a despicable drunkard's praise ?
As soon I'd change the morning'schearful ray
For the dull crackle of a stubble blaze !
Rut flattering love ill can mv foul withstand ;
My Delia's eyes inspire a brighter flame;
The *rntleft preffureof her lilly hand
Thrills with ethcrial transport through my frame.
F.'lacious Love, thou dear deluding pwwer,
Soften her tender bosom while I sigh ;
Or change my being to a vernal flower,
Plac'd on her breast to taste of bliss—and die !
Fancy, be itill ! ah why increase my pain ?
Why fondly dwell, invidious on her charms ?
Why aid Dlspai r to paint some happier swain
Clafp'd to her breast, and folded in her arms ?
And felf tormenter, Envy, shun mv breast
Whate'er my fate, be this my conftaint pray'r ;
In all her wilhes let the maid be blcft,
And be her life as happy as she's fair !
* An American bird, remarkable for the dull monotony of it's note.
+ Goldsmith.
PARIS, O&ober 26
THE Archduke and Council ot Brabant have
lately taken the most decided and even vigo
rous nieafures againfl the refracftory Hates ; as
they give room for apprehending serious conse
quences, and are even considered as 011 the eve of
a declaration of hollilities. ,
The minister at war has given a farisfaftory
account to the national afl'embly of his condudt
with regard to the four soldiers who are detain
ed in prison notwithstanding the amnelty. It
appears that the non-conforming priests are in
force in several of the provinces. At St. Pierre
le Bonne, they appeared at the head of five hun
dred peasants, and plundered the church of the
holy utensils, &c. &c.
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[Whole No. 290.]
Mr. Hooft, the patriotic Burgomafler,and one
of the 1110 ft diftinguifbed of the Dutch refugees,
has been insulted in a very violent manner ac
Deventer, and conduced out of the town amid
the abuse and pelting of the populace, who filled
his carriage with mud. The government are
fufpecfted to have countenanced this proceeding
from political motives.
In the department de l'Orne, the refradtory
priefls have attempted to make themselves mas
ters of the parifti church of , by force of
arms. This sedition has been quelled by the
good eonduil of the municipality.
The carriage and free circulation of grain and
other provisions, continues to meet with greac
interruption from the fears and fufpicionsof the
people in the provinces ; particularly in the de
partments of the Loiret, Loir and Chur, Indre
and Loir, and Magenrie and Loire, which has
drawn upon the directories of those department*
a very sharp monitory from the minilter, by the
King's order.
M. de Damas, late governor of Martinique, is
accused before the national aflembly, by (oineof
the persons whom he sent to France, of sedition
and rebellion at the commencement of the trou
bles in that island. Are there no tribunals of
juftire but the legiflarive body, which cannot ex
ercise it without violating the constitution ? But
what is become of the amnesty !
VIENNA, October 14.
Government has just published an ordinance,
enjoining all its magistrates " ftriftly to observe
the conduct of the French emigrants in the pro
vinces of Austria : to prevent all unlawful exces
ses and dangerous enterprizes on their part, and
to be particularly careful that they do not enlist
any Austrian fubjetfs—and even to compel all
such Frenchmen to quit the country, who are un
der suspicions of that nature—tofeize upon their
persons, if necessary, to examine them, and to fee
that they he furnidied with no (applies whatever
by the fubjecfts of Austria, that might enable them
to acl offenfively against their country.
LONDON, November x^6
It is said that the lofles of the Nootka Sound
Proprietors are now in a fair train of being
speedily reimbursed by Spain.
A private letter from Count Bruhl has beea
published, in which he aflerts, that the only mo
tive for encouraging the French Noblesse to emi
grate, was to get as much of their specie as pos
sible.
PEARL FISHERY
With the late advices received from the East-
Indies, a letter was received by a gentleman in
the city, giving an account of a late season of
Pearl-fifhing, full of information as to the nature
of it, and the success with which it was altered.
There fell some very fine rains at theo'*ej>ing
of the season. The several barks employed ia
the filhery put off each morning before the fuu
rose, and returned about noon.
The clivers were some of the mod expert in the
world. As soon as a bark had cad anchor, every
diver tied an heavy weight to one as his feet,
which funk him to the bottom of the sea. Here
he moved upon the sand, or among the points of
rocks, tearing off the oysters he met with, and
pulling them into a net tied to him by a long
cord, the other end of which was fattened to the
fide of the bark. By the fame cord he was pul
led when he was supposed to want air.
A fine /killFul boy, of spirit and adventure, ne
ver returned with his net; he was destroyed by
some fi(h. This sometimes happens, and is on<
of the greatest perils of pearl-fiftiing.
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The divers in general wore no sooner brought
up, than into the Tea they jumped again, conti
nuing this violent exercise without, intermission
for many hours. On the fliore they unloaded
their barks, and laid their oysters in pits dug in
the sand, till the fun opened and killed them
and oot dropped the pearls.
The pearls have an advantage over precious
(tones dug out of rocks, which owe their lustre
entirely to human industry ; — whereas the for
mer are einbellifhed purely by nature, and the
finiftiing of them is only by art: they are formed
wirh that brilliant waier which makes them so
highly prized : they have an elegant polifli in the
sea : nature adorns them herfelf, before they are
taken from her: they coine fair, perfetfl, and
beautiful from their mother.