i
AU LIFE OF SUWOROW.
JVS7 PUBLISHED,
AMD
FOR SALE,
At THIS Oh TICK,
A SKETCH OF THE
tlife anß Character
OF
PRINCE ALEXANDER SUWO&OW JRTM-
NIKSKX,
Field-Ma»fhal General in the ferviccof His Imperi
al Majefiy, the Emperor of all chc Ruflias,
with
The History of his Campaigns.
Translated from the German of Frederick
Antbing.
To wHich if added.
A concise anil comprehensive History ef
His Italian Campaign.
By William Cobfcett.
With an elegant Print-Portrait of thai re-
n-iwned Warrior«
[Price i m Dollars J
Portrait of, Marsbal'Suivoronv.
Ocstlemcn defirou* of poflefling a capital like
r«efs, ex cnted in the firfl ti) le, of this illustrious
Christian v hieftain. may be furriifhed with parti
cyhr prods at thit office, price one
Dol'ar.-
Fcbruary iz.
Schuylkill Permanent Bridge.
STONE.
PROPOSALS in writing wilt be received until
che 15th day of April next, at the ollicc of
theTreafurcr of the Schuylkill Permanent TSridga
Company No. 11 Church alley, for a supply of
tcß thowjauU perch of the bed quality Free Stone,
one half of wMch niuft be of larpe dimsnfions,
viz 7to 11 feet lorg, i\ to 3 feet wide in the
bsd, 9 to 18 inch.es deep—the remainder to be of
the i:zz which isgrnerajly called large foundation
flonc, to be delivered -ft the Weft end of High
street. i>\ such quantities and at such times as Pucvil
be required. Pfyc and time of payment to be
expreilVd
JOHN DORSEY, Secretary pro tan,
A quantity of 'i'JSRRASS lor mortar will be
wanted,
Mr.rch 17,
Will be exposed to Public Sale,
On Monday the 31ft instant, at fix o'clock in the
Evening,
At the Merchant's Coffee House,
LOTS
No. 21, 22. 23, 24 ;
Part of the Springetfbury EUate,
sThe two former contain a great body of Excel
lent Building St«ne ealily Quarried. The plot of
the whole El fate may befeen at the Bank of North
America, where pqrfona desirous of purchasing
o'J er parts may be informed of the conditions.
March at
7be Tear 1800 is arrived !
UNION TAVERN,
In George-sown, upon the Potomik, is
FO R S,i LE y
Upen the prerrifes, on the firft Monday in May
next.
'"jPHI:* Tavern was built by the libfcription
JL of a nu/Tiber of gentlemen as a nereffary
in 3 ufeful improvement to the town—lt colt
j6ooo dollars in the/year 1-796 when materials
and workmanflnp were much cheaper than at
this time. The terms of fubferiptio*. were that
it ftiould be foid to the highelt bidder 011 the
day above mentioned.
it is a han .some, fubilantial brick buiiding,
•f three ftorit a, fronting sixty feet on the mots,
public street in the town, and running back
fixt-y thiee feet upon a wide and convenient
iireet—i lie l#.onfe is admirably calculated for
a tavern. It contains upon the "firit fl< of fo«r
large roon»«, #pe of them 30 by 20 feet ai d
another 23 by 20, bel'ide* a large bar and dreir
i)g roclm, up .n the fecofid floor is an elegant
afitmbly room, 60 by 30 feet, and three eonve.
r.'ent 'odging rooms. Upon the third floor are
ten excellent lodging rot>ms —the garrat admit#
of a i!iv>fion <;f ten m®re. There is iffy a good
kitchen and remmodious cellars fufficient for
fucli a howfe. Pafiages and r rotspsffages inter
fedl the house in such a ijiaimoras to make each
room private.
1 here are tables lufiicient for t!.e aceommo.
datiou of fifty h®rfes, with convenient (hedsfor
carriages—attached to the building are three
lets ol 60 reet by 120 each, which front on
three Jtrretf. and in the back yard and not 20
yards from the kitchen is a copious avid nsver
fail it faring of tnoft excellent running water.
1 he nature cf improvements and their con
venience to the city of Wafliington must render
this property a mod defirablc acquisition to any
person who may wish to carry op a tavern upon
an extensive i. ale. Tht immediate removal of
the government of the United States must re
ceive to it full and complete custom. x
The terms of sale are,' one Uiird in cafh--
one third in 520 days arid the other third in
240 days, to b« secured by approved notes ne
gotiable at the Pank of Columbia or at either
of the Banks in Baltimore, pofleffion to be giv
en on the day of sale and a perfedl title made
clear, of ail incumbrances, on the last paymei t
being made. /
THOMAS BE ALL, of Geo. } T . n
DANIBL KEIMI ZEL. \ Trustee *
February jr. [March 8j iawtiMay.
NOTICE
rpHE Parterftip otjbHN HAINES & IVJL
* ZIAM JONES, trading under the firm as
HAINES lu' JONES, washy mutual agreement
dissolved on the 24th of Jamary last. All parsons
especially those indebted to them, will
pltafe to call as early as pofliblc on William Jones,
who is duly authorifed'to adjust their concerns.
JOHN HAINES.
WILLI VM JONES.
The business will in future be conduced by
William J ones t at the former ft and No 13a Mar
h-ei street, ad door abov« 4th, where he has on
lull 4 and means to kerp a regular supply of the
bei> and mod lafhionahb and bridles Pla
ted saddlery and silver mounted whips. Harrrefe
i>f ail kinds and fire buckets, together with a gen
era! aiTortment of evc-ry other article ufuully at
j ached to that line cT Ijulidjefj.
March it
NOW LANDING,
(FOR SALE)
From she Ihip George Barclay, at Latimw's
wharf,
, Java Coffee,
Java Sugar;
From th; l'chooner Fanny, at Latimer's wharf,
100 hhds. clayed Sugar.
From the brij Betsey, lying at South street wharf,
40,000 feet Bay Mahogany,
17 tons Logwood,
6 tons Fustic.
White Havanna Su~ ar,
Brown Sujar,
Old Red Port Wine,
Sherry Wine,
Claret in cases,
Otpers in barrels,
Madras and Pulicat Handkerchiefs.
Apply to PHILIPS, CRAMOND & Co.
March it. dit
Just Arrived,
AND FOR SAI.B BY THE SUBSCRIBERS,
THE CARGO
OF THE SHIP PHILADELPHIA,
Theodore Bliss, Commander, from Bengal
CONSISTING OF
An aflTcrtment of Piece Goods.
Sugars of the firft quality,
And 20© qr. chests ®f superior quality
Hyson Teas,
Willings IS Francis, and
Thomas if Jebn Clifford.
March 17
FOR St. THOMAS'S,
THE SHIP
Thomas Chalkley,
ts. Thomas Kenny, &iajler.
"^-"yJ.JL Sails faft and eXpe&ed to depart
V--*• 3Ca3»Zr!r?&~• in fix or eight days, 3 or 400
barrels will be received on freight, if ftfetdy ap
plication be made.
For which or passage apply to
March n
mwfim
t~HE Creditors of the late house of Irwin 8c
By/on, of Lexington, Kentucky, are
hereby informed, that a dividend of such mo
nies of that firm, as have been received by the
fubfcribcr, will be made or, the twentieth day
oh April next among tJhofe creditors who shall
have before that lime furnilhcd their accounts
properly altefted to
March 15
ADVERTISEMENT.
THE SUBSCRIBERS OFFER FOR SALE,
dt^ift.
Two very valuable Farms,
IN the township of Springfield, and cfcunty
ot Burlington, containing about two *un
<4red acres each. The Woodland and Meadow,
of which there is a fofficient quantity, is r.ot
inferifli to any in the State.
To attract the notice of persons refilling
within the comity of Turlington, defirqus or*
purchaliog good land, 'tis only necdTarj to
mention that thele farms are parts of that ex
cellent tra<sl of 1200 acre* lately owned by
Samuel Builus.
The terms of sale will be mado conveniant
to the purchaser and may be known by apply
ing *0 ihe fttWcribers. Those who way wilh to
view the- land, will please to call on William or
II .;ei Shinn, the preient occupants.
SAMUEL HOUGH,
JOSEPH McILWAINE,
Attornles in fad for *Jobn Bullus and Rutb Bullu*
Durlington,,NeW JerJey,
J' March 12, i£©o,
For Sale,
The Cargo of the ship Molly, captain Swain,
CONSISTING OF
SUGAR in hole aud half caunifters,
Ccnbori CofFee,
Black Pepper,
Sapan Dye Wood,
Ehpny, aud
Thirty two bales of Cotton Yarn.
ALSO, THh SAID
r>—Rv ship
MOLLY,
BURTHEN four thousand three
hunired barrels of Flour, mcunt< 18
nine pounders, with fh«t rnd small arms compleat
and is newly coppered to the bends with patent
copper. Apply to
NICKLIN V GRIFFITH.
March 15,
FOB SALE,
A VALUABLE Tit ACT OF
LAND,
LYING an the Potomac River, county of Nor
thumberland, state of Virginia; containing
about 1400 atres—its situation is equal toany 0.-her
in the Northern Neck, remarkable lor every kind
of wildfowl, oyflers, fifh and crab, and none bet*
for health. It is about the fame distance from
Baltimore, Alexandra awd Norfolk, and notmor*
than one days fail from either. There are three
improved plantations with dwelling htules, the
one known by the name oi Exeter Lodge, former
ly the residence of col. Jobn Gordon, is an elegant
two story brick house, with four reoms on a floor,
and a paflage fixfeen feet wide
The other two are commodious and conveaicnt
iy fitted, wih good and suitable out hcufes,.at ore
ol which John Murphy, Esq. (now of Weftmore
land county) liv?d fcveral years;on this farm there
is a. good grill mill, with water iufiicient to turn
any number of flones ; also convenient store h u
fes uncj granafie# on a public road, well fituatid
for a country store. On eaeh of those places there
are fine apple and peach orchards. The greater
proportion of rhe land is of the firft quality, and
near the half of the whole heavily timbered- The
terms may be known by applying to Wm.'P. I'ebbs
Baltimore, Foufbee G. Tebbs, esq. of Richmond
county, Virginia, or to Thomas Murgatroyd and
Sons, Philadelphia.
stavP3w !
Feb. ,5 —14.
ALSd,
MOORE WHARTON,
No* lit Smith Water street
dtf
NOTICE,
WILSON HUNT.
A&ing aftignee,
duo
SITUATED
dim
Jrom Batavifi)
tu.th&fa.tf.
MISS BROADKURST
RESPECT FULLY informs her friends and
public, tha* (he intends having a CONCERT at the
pity l avem on "J hurfday evening the '3d April—
Particulars cf which will lie mentioned in a future
advertifcuu-nt.
Tickets jto be had as above, and at Cir
culating Library,"No. 75 North Tiiird itrect.
March 24,
PROPOSALS
For publishing in Weekly Numbers,
THE
HISTORY
(civil and commercial)
OF THE
Britifti Colonies in the Weft Indies,
In tivo volumes.
By Buy/:"; Edwards, Esq.
Oi the Iflanrl of Jamaica,
M. P F. a. S. A. s.
And Member of the American Philosophical
Society.
To •which will be added t
fince the foregoing, by the lame author)
THE PROCEEDINGS
In regard to the Maroon Negroes in the
Island of Jamaica ;
With Observations n the disposition, charac
ter, manners and habits of life of the Maroons;
and a detail of the origin* progress, and termi
nation of the iate war between those people aad
the white inhabitants.
ALSO,
An Historical View of St. DumiwgOy or
Hispatniola j
Comprehending an account of s the former go
vernment of the French part of that island, its
political ft ate, population, produdlions, and
exports; a narrative of the calamities whicli
desolated the island ever fir.ee the year 1789;
and a detail of the tranfatfions of the B;it'ifh
armv in that.island to the end of the year 1794
To be illuftrate«l with a large two fljett general
MAP of the WEST INDIES, and ten other
Maps, a!! executed in the befl manner, viz.—
of Jamaica, liwrbadoes, Grenada, St. Vincents,
Dominica, St. Chriftophcr's, Nevis, Antigua,
the Virgin Ifland6, and a sheet Map of the Jflmd
of Hifp*nroia. Akd to be erftfceilifhed with
EIGHT COPPERPLATE PRINTS,
The xft Ad Indian Cacique of thelfland of Cu
ba, addrelling Columbus concerning a future state
Note—This prints with the fourth andjixth, art par
ticularly i Hup rated. In the illujl ration vf the fourth is
given a ve>y curiuus description of Columbus's per/on and
manners, xvifb which the flint is J aid accurately to cor-
re/pond.
ad The Bread Fruit of Otahcite as produced in
the Botanical Garden at Jamaica.
3d A Fa nily of the Red Charaibes in the Island
of St Vincent.
Co' ii.hus and lm two sons Diego and Fer
dinand, dii outfmg on tff t-ir discoveries and prof
p. els; from ; ancient £panith pidlure in the pof
il-fljcrn of F,;('.v r j Home, E'.q. of 3evis Mount,
n-«ar Sou thump ton.
sth Tht voyage of the fable Vv-nus from An
gola to-thc Weft: Indies.
6th A l eflival in the Island of St. Vin
cents, from iife, from an original picture drawti
by Agoftino Brunyas, in the pcUcfCon of
Young, Bart.
7th Plan and elevation of an improved Sugar
Mill, deCgned by Edward Woollery, fclq of Ja
maica.
isd. Leonard Parhit.fon, a Captain of Maroons,
as t:»ktri from lii».
It :s proposed to print by Subscription)
(To b« published in weekly numbers)
THE rORSC'XNO VERY
Interesting and ufeful Work.
The fubferiber therefore offers tfvtfe pr jpofals
to -he public", intending as foou a* thrtfe hundred
have flabfcribc( , , to pubhfij the firli numbvr, com
mencing it with the General View oi the Ancient
State of the Inhabitants, their origin, ma&ncrs,
customs, &c. as well of Hifpawioia, Cuba Porto
Rieo, dec. as of all the British Islands; and lis will
continue publilhiug a Aunaber weekly, till the
whole is finilhed—on the following t rms, viz.
1 ft. It shall be printed on *a handsome quarto,
on a neat Type, and or the belt Printing Paper.
ad. It shall be pubiifhed in Numbers
and is calculated to be compleated in Fifty
Numbers : Each Number to contain Twcnty
fonr Pages or Letter Press. The Prize for each
Number to be One Quarter of a Doiiar, to be
Paid on Delivery Sheu'd it exieed Fifty
Numbers, the Remainder will be given gratis.
3d. Ihe Maps and Piints will be delivered
w<th the Numbers to which they particularly
attach, free of any additional P/ice a
Diredlinn will be given jgainft what particular
Page each one is to be placcJ.
The fubferibers Names, vi h the Title Pages,
&c. will be given with the last Numbers.
Note. Such Subscribers as do not incline to
receive thc-Numbe;s as they are publillud. will
them carefully rdfcrvt l for them on pay
ing Four Dollars at the T«me of lubf nbing,
and the remainder when the Work is firnfbtd.
To prevent Disappointment or Complaint, it
is bo v prcuiiied, vhat as there wiii be but a
vary few Copies muck off more thaw may be
fublcribed for, the Price of them will be confi
dcrably raised aftrr the Publication of the
Numbers which arc to compose the firft Vo
lume. .
JAMES HUMPHREYS.
Philadklphia, March 11, »800.
Subscriptions are received by said Hum
phreys, at No. jc6, the South Side of Market-
Street, MefTrs. PritcharU and Dayidion, at
Richmond, Virginia. Mr. G Hill, Baltimore,
Maryland. M flr* Thomas and James Swords,
New-York, Mr fame* White. 1/ofton and
Mr. T. C. Cufbiftg, Salem, Maflutcliufet s.
eTii4vi r
March iS,
MUNGO PARK'S TRAVELS,
IN 7UK IXTk.h'lOR OF AFRICA,
Is now in the P'refs of James Humphreys,
PRINTING BY SUBSCKI PTION,
Andwiil be fimfhed withall the expedition pofliblc
THS CONDITIONS ARF,
IT 16 in large ©davo, on a beautiful velJum pa
per, a neat type, and will be illu ft sated with a
large elegant MAP of the route of Mr. Park thr®'
Africa-
I he price to fubforibers will be two dollars and
an halt for it neatly bound and lettered.
The Snbfcrike:snanjt,s to be printed in the be
ginning of the boiok.
will be neccffary for thOse who wish
to be poffieftcdof the above celebrated woik on th 6
superior paper to fubferi v e for it foon,us there will
be but a lew copies printed more than whan it is
imagined w\lj be fubfcribed.ici.
Subfcriptionsare received by said HuSfcjkreys,
at No. 106, foulh fide ol >rnark.et ft/" et.
march 8.
%ift <Efe3ttte. .
PHILADELPHIA,
TUESDAY avZNIJIG, MARCH Is,
Juftum et teaacem propofiti virura,
Won civium ardor prava jubentiuin,
Ncn.vultu'o inftatfti.-. tyrknni,
Mente quatit folida.
"Yo the Ptjsfcct of Barratraria,
But few ths da>"3 since last my tuneful lyre
Your honor in melodious liraiu,
Again a spark ol bright poetic fire
Warm* allmy ienfrs—fires my motky bjaras—-
In freedom's name
1 thy fama,
Sang sweet of D U-s, —, C-xe,
At truth's loud call
Told patriots all
" Vox populi, eft Dei Vox."
Again the bard, inspired, essays
To waft a few poetic lays,
And deck thy brow* with blooming bays.
But know, your lienor, mine's no venal strain,
Unasked, the bard thy praises cfcnunts again—
Called bythe fov'reign voice, againjl thine own, •
To grace with fpiendor Pennsylvania's throne,
Each patriot ihouted, L-g n roared, and Le-b,
In every ale hoiife, cursed the federal tribe—
In every street
The patriots meet,
Arrayed :» robes by tby tleciUn ivon t
Each other greet
With fmilc so sweet,
And found the fame of freedom's fon—
T,o you they waft, enraptured, freedom's drain, -
While you, fa inodeft, waft it back again,
And thank the free born, patriotic train.
What Ihouts from patriot lungs rcfound
As 011 your pranciag fte«d you bou«d,
by Lcgifliture to be crowned—— -
See well trainad martial choir,
Some march behind—fomc march before,
While by your fide,
Your son doe# ride, [roar.
Ai:d lift, well pleafcd, while fov'reigi patriots
Soon as thy zeal, how great,
To purge poor Pennfylvauia State,
Of traitors, tories, refugees,
The feds to difappoiht, and A, J. D. to pleafs
l.oughboiougli
'i.'id 1.) 11-s calls
To fill '
feat, the guide cf Ho zee t
I 's content
To fix his tent
In Seventh street, and fell a horfc—or cow.
The " Cal.n 6lferv<r," or difcardcd'clerk,
From Dallas coo, receives a card,
" Pray Mr. B. take H.'spofi,
" Tend May or'.> court, aud tender orphans guard.''
This ist! c man, your honor, who hug f.uig
Of fu iwtet—who true,
V/ho may perhaps in future tinus harangue.,
The foverrign citizens in praise of you.
There arc, your honor, yet f?m- rpen who izy
You did not to 7. M your prorttife keep—
I don't believe it—nay, a Bet I'll lay,
These fcbunorels dreamt this promifc in their sleep,
Peace fmil.es around, each fov'ieign cit i" pie f-d
You've cured the State of lata, so much difcafed,
Bet yet, ft range rumours float in every gale,
Each federal tongue hums loud a new-coined tale
F* 'tis said, your honor, mean? t© leave you
Sure D" - coald not wifb lo iruch to grieve you.
I doubt it much,
He'd rather touch,
Methii'lcs a few more of the loaves and £(bes,
Vhat in this State
Thufc patriots wait,
Who D-'—s-lile, comply with all your wiihes;
But yet, your friend Jo fay
You'll lia'v'e your uay
And make him flay
With you, yet more in freedom's cause to toil /
Yet ibore, his pot, at our expence to boil.
But if he fhuuld forfalce you, much 1 dread,
You'll fir»d no one iri D—— s flioes to tread,
So hcnoH
No o'ie so well
Or this fide hell
To execute this mighty trust.
But yet, your honor, I have heard it said.
« I At C—, who worked so hard ar your eleAiotij
Wjll condescend to eat this pstriot's bread:
Provided you have no objc-Sion.
And P ■ ' ■ 1 , too, the ft'ory goes,
(The Chemic Priest, who "(ce{s repote*)
Has humbly'fent you by petition,
To get for Cooper this commjflior.:
/have no doubt, you'll cltoofe the best ( f thof ;
But if the bard eculd now be !-ear<J,
Tli-i Coober should, with Prie.lley, V fakrtpoft"
Aad C—. the guide as Hoiks, pr- ferrcd.
I'll tell roar honor why / love this C
I.e's one of Godwin'* p!\ ; ! mthrgpic band,
He {corns tie Jeerett of a frnr.dto hep,
V hil'.' it can favt, In-m Adam* g'-afp.our hind
Pcrhapsyour Honor, now and then might write
To C r- alricndly, well-peoned letter.
And then jrcukuow, we Ciumigf't v»jlh a fight,
-And judge ourfe'ves which writes the better.
Upon my foul, your honor and (believe tr.- ( )
It would r,ov hrdf so foreiy griev? im,
To fee this D
Hanged on a Gal low*,
Ai at this time defcrt the throae,
And leave yoa, sir, to rule alone.
Y»ur honor when atfch ;o! a boy,
Did iE'op's fable's ne'er your hour* employ ?
Say, did you never cast your eyes
On JEfcp's (lory of the icx and flies ?
A fox was fwimmin? (so old iEfop said,)
And fli sin my rue's fettled onhishcad,
Forlufcious food,
They
v. tich Mr. Fpx, v/ith Job-like patience bore,
A swallow kind,
With feeling mind,
Addr*ffvd Jniw thusj&rc yet he reached the {hore,
" Pray, Mr. Poxifiafl I drive off those fiiffs
" That fill wicjh blood, instead of tears, thy eyes ?"
u Ok, no," Fays Reynard, 4 let them drink their fi!i
u And then ptrbapt, the vermin will be still;
" But if you plu> ge in the flo-od,
" Frejb ones will com*, and drain my veini of
blood," "
Your honor kow may make the application,
While I fcucercly pray, Gad felels our nation;
From the Shop of Mess. Colon & Spondsl*
AN AUTHOR'S EVENINGS.
Paul Whitehead -was but an indiffer
ent poet, and I dislike not -only bis rhymes*
but his principles, for he was a mJ! con tent
and a clan&ourous bawler againfi authority.
Yet even in the crude syorks of this man. I
have found an admirable and poetical de
ilription of his pita lures cf the talj-le.
" E'er my table the heo'th cheering meal
With Banftiad mutton orown'd, or liflex veil ?
Smokes ndt from Lincoln meads lhe itately loia
Aud rosy gammon of Hantonian fwi<ie ?
Fr®m Dorking's roosts the featherM vi&inu
bleed,
And Thames JUll wafts me Ocean's fclily breed,
Tho Galiia'b vine# their costly juice aleny,
Si ill Tajo's banks the jocund glass supply.
Still dittant worlds nedareous roll,
And either India sparkles in my howl ;
Or Devon's bo»>gh6, or Dorfst'j bf fields
To Britain'* arms aßritiJh beverage yields.**
Nothing c.in be more ufeful a,s incentive
to literary exeition, than the history of such
men who have found time, among liepeffary
and daily cases, to compose bo«kt of topics,
remote from profeffional or periodical en
gagements. Of this species of literary bio
graphy* that of Mr. Itofpoe of Liverpool, is
afplend'd and falurary example, Thi.? gen
tleman has fucccfsfully combined the j;»riing
characters of an attorney and an author* and
has ascended from the drawing- ofdccWa~
tions to the life of Lorenzo, the ma^nifi.-
*
cent.
Howell's description of the Sjianifh
city of Valencia is vivid enough to 1 educe
a voluptuary to make a pilgrimage t > this
teneftrial pafadiitr. * 4 \am now in Valen
cia, one of the nobi ft cities of ail Spain ;
here are the strongest silks, the sweetest
wines, the (moot heft oils, and the Jjeatftiful
eft feii),lies of all Spain." The ardent au
thor gravely adds 44 for the prime Court tzans
of MaJrid and elsewhere are had hence.
As I am a itypachondriack, I am faroe
tirties infrfted w tli dreams, both merry atiii
fad. Hence, I hav§ looked very riarniwKy
into the history and pbilofophy of dre |nis„
and could undoubtedly produce a very lujavy'
qijarto concerning viHons no&urnal andl di
urnal, Such a hook would produce fl pep,,
if no; dreams. 'W hen I was at Drowsy
college,* I made many a facrfice t® the
44 Genius laci/' and not only slept and
dreamed, but pored over many a lleepy.md
dreaming - author. I read five essays *nd
two metaphyseal treatises upon snoring, not
to meiitimi my attendance upon the divini
ty le&ures and other ufeful exercises, auxili
ary to noddinjr and dreaming". I never ljept
more profoundly than 1 did ?t this humd -jm
period. A nap lifted twenty- '« r
hours, and a dream was as long- as a : tem.
I was crowned with a garland p«ppv, and it
seemed as if 44 all the drowsy potions in the
world" were mv dai'y beverage. My dre
too, at this learfk'd id IcradeiV period, w ere
of a nature {insularly wild and fantaftic. I
dreamed that C&mki idge river w*s the Claf
talian fount, and that Willard was. the true
name of ijfce Pay-aii Apollo.—But, ,enough
of creams and a IV mi nary of fleeperr. I
write this, ] ift'as mv lamp ic expiring, ajnd
have only fuffit : "nt and yig-ilance left
to copv from D yZHi*s melodious fable of
the Cock and the Fox, the following
the fineft ever penned upo.i so unwromiirjig
a fubjedl :
" Let each m:n do as to hi* fancy seems, A
J wnit, rior I, "til! ! -vp better dreams.
Dreams are but I teriudn, which fancy raaV e«»
When lonjfchKeaio ilfeps,this mi'iiic wak,es>
Compounds a medley of disjointed things,
A court of Cobblers and a twob of Kings.
Li;;ht fumes are merry, proffer fumes are S»< 1 j
fioth are the jeal'onab'.e foul run mad,
And cnany monltraus forms in sleep we fee
That nei:her were, nor arc. nor e'er can be.
Sometimes, forgorten things, Icing cast behhid,
Rnfli forward in the brain and come to mind ;
The norse's legends are for troth* received,
And the wan dreams but what thej boy btlicv'dl"
! * Th w author does not m£ari that University,
j where Mi. Pitt was iAftrii&ed ; nor that*
i where the kitadeft vfTe'ltiofis' to the CTttircb, tr
the Muses, and to tne Smarts taught; nor
that, where a Rob: R3 son prefided,."atiij Scot
tiih Students profited, nor that, which QUfjzou*
b >afts ; nor that, wkieh forms the youth of
Aberdeen. He means a small fchn 1 >jf New/ '
England, fortieth ing like that deicribed by x%q
merry Arcsr i y.
■ " Granta faucet Grantu,<wbire,Jlnd tus
j Stii,n fears did ljleef,und—tbenloflmyd'igreei
Livater gives a plate of Two Fools, among
the tliuflrations cf his do&tine of Phjrfiog
nomv. Ono of them is an exafi liktnsfs of
the Author of the Aliens.
Tr apparencies are like to become al'l the
ton during the rage of Sirius. The fan &ion
not only of fafhion but rank is given , It
seems to have been possible to fee through,
or even to dire into many things, without
the aid of tranfparepeice.
One would imagine from the paflio u of
certain of those pretty creatures, called
Bucls, for dalhing about town on H arfe
back thro' the mud, that they had recently
returned from a voyage to the HouyhnbMms,
where they imbibed the Angular opinion*
and prejudices of that extraordinary man,
Mr. Lemuel Gulliver.