QUESTIONS
Te MzrchaniSy Store keepers t and Trades-
men in general, £3V.
lft, TU AY Gen.le'pc i, is aperfeil standard of
discount, or interest, calculved on every dol
lar (withour exception) tro n i v zcoo, from
one day to fixty-fouf'da\s itichifiw, r.t any
va • ie, whtther uled as a (tandarii, or as a
check'ujJjojii tfce enqakfciV own calculations,
id Is it of any importance to know the best
mthods of computiflfr the exchanges, bt
tween this country and <he principal mari
time tradine y>l^cc in Ruflb, S veden, Den-
V mark, Norway, PrufTi.t, Poland, Oermany,
Holland,' Flanders, Spain, Portugal, l*sly»
in fevcral of the W.iadward and''Leeward
Weft India Ifiauds, and many ports in the
. End. Ipfiie l ?
3d 'u t b'e t f all the coins, and moriie» of
account iw the places aforfefaid; of any use?
4tt Are Miecoin* and monies of account in the
afore'ak] p'aces, reduced to dollar* and
lily ? ' *
dth :he table hy which the ban'm determine
(he va'ue of ilefirjWe ?
jt'u I) il>» amount of IntereftV iceor'ately «!■
c»).V<"t f' »r each m >n;h from one tn t.wtlvi
mi>n:hs, init oa evtry Ooliar (without
from I to loco, of any val'ie ! •
Stli Is a üb'eof all il'epr>ft ;own9 in the Unite*
Starrs, anti rates of pollute tlicrewi'b* •fan'
ufc>
9th Will not all these together make a book, *1
gereraHy yfeftrl an J convenient, ever en
tered a counting house or floie ?
Icth Will not the whale, when comjjrifed in a
quarto volume of from 400 to 125 be
worth two dollars ?
And la%, Is the person, who a| the expence
of FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS un
lUrtikrSs to perform upwards dfoim hundred
wd jxtj tioufkindcti'u!. .7/tvj «f hri-rtjl, afii!
of 'giving a'l the prerediog information to
the pubic it the I'ofl complete manner, de
firv pg of your Em ou] igenient and Sup
port ?
If the anfwrr i 4 in the affirnitive, yr-u are
individually and rel'pcflfnliy invited to tub
fcribe in one of the Ip«cimen books, exhibited
at tile City Tavern, Hardy's Wotil, Francii's
Hotel, the Imlian Queen, Dunwo-d-, 's 1 avct u,
ths r link! 11l He id, and at the f.torge.
}t is proper to (late, that the wotk will sot
be ex«'.M2Uti uuWsJffte \t hundredfubferibtn arc
■? »or lour thoufami dollars is too mucli
to hazard.
NOTHING IS TO BR PAID IN AD.
neither will it be capedted of fob
fcribcrs to the work publiflied, if k
is not delivered rigorously conformaMe to mj,'
with the nublic, e*prclT«'l in the
conditions affixed to t}ie specimen books, each
•;f which c'-nfifis of fix ceriched pag(?» of the
vfrork.
I :m, u j*h refp'.-«si,
r^rwlcmrn,
Your Servant
JOHN ROWI.ETT,
/.(com tanty Sank cf North America,
"postscript.
The wnj k la dedicated, by permifiion, to the
PfrlMent unci Directors of the Bank of Noith
/iuiifrica, ?ndhis already received the patron
age of JOMN ADAMS, prefidentof the Uni
ndStAtf : ; of TWOM AS JFFFtRSON, Vice.
President ofthe United S'atff, and President
©f thr Senate; of a large number of
and Members of the Hpufe of Reprefentativei
jptf the United State* ; and <*f the Presidents ant}
Diredlors of tht different Bank* unan'iaouflyi
The men Book in the Bank of North j4mer
iea, hfifing very faft with fonae
for i copies, tome for 3 copies, and some for
5 copies and 1 take this opportunity of gratefully
acknowledging a'lfavours.
Gtnt•emen hiving tufinrft at cither of
the Banks may fiikfciibe ther« as weil a» at the
Taverns, &c. already mentioned.
Coty rightftturcd according to a& of Ctngrcfs' '
'Mfftk I 9»." - ..di&e[tf\
The Tear ißoo is arrived J
UNION TAVERN,
jn -Gecige- upon the Potomak, U
?o Air., ■ " .
Up n tlic gierriics, on {be Sid Monday in Miyf'
next.
Tavern was Uuijt by the fubicriptioh
.* of a r.u/nber of gentlem-m as a rie< effary
iy& J jfern!improvement to the town—lt co?t
?6~00 dolkrs in the year : 796 when materials
and v. {frVmsnfhip were mm.fy. cheaper than at
"this tT:?■, Toe term* of fublcriptioi-. were.that
it \c fold to the % h*gl»cfl biddei on the
dsy mentioned.
Ills ; ; V'Tv'for.v., fu-bOamU! 'nek building,!
t>f three (lotrks, hontiug siXty feet en the inol j
•public- et '•« the town, and running back
sixty tlvee Jcet upon a widf and
fircet- : *~l Jte ViHii'e is sdmiratSly eal; nlafed for
a Uvur . 7 : tontains upon the fifft fl or four
rooias, eve of them 30 by 20 seer and
tnoi her by 7.0. be fides a Urge bar and clrefT
i ig.»o hi, up* n the second floor is an elegant
afft)nV>ly rr>om,-6o by feet, and tjhree conve
t'-eßt ro«\nrß. Upon the third floor are
itn ex'.e'lcrt lodging rooms—the garrat admit*
of a riivifion of ten im-re. There ; s also a good
Vitehcn ami f' -nmodious .cellars fnfficient far
' JncTi aPaffiges and rrgJspaflages inter
fe<sl the hotre.ra iikh a manner aw to make each
room private.
Thetem ftjfVentvfor the acromm-'v
dation-*>£ fifty hw-.f«, with convenient (beds for
carriages- I —sttacfcrd to the buildup ale three
101 l of 60 icet. by lao eack* -which front on
three ftrects, and in the hack yard and not %o
yards from the kiifhenJa a copious and nty?r
failing ipring of- most excellent running water.
The nature of improvements and their con
.rinuroce to the city of Washington must render
this property a mofi rielirahlc acquisition to any
person who may wish 10 carry on a Uyeyn upon
an ft ale. Trre immediate removal of
ri)C qevemn-ent of the United States mufl te
4»etve to it full and complete tuftom.
The term" of sale are, one third in enfh--
one third in no days and the other, third in
340 dap, to b» ireored by approved notes ne
grrtiable at the £ank of Cohimhia or at either
of the Banks in Baltimore, poflVflion to be giv
rn, rn tbe day of sale ?rid a pe#e& title made
eVar, of a'l incumbrances, on the last payment
befog made.
( MOMAS BEALL.rtf Geo. 7 T n
DANIEL KSINTZEI. J 1 rUHeet
[March 8 J xawtiMay.
JWbruary a; -
rur. ANTi-yAComN
REVIEW AND MAGAZINE;
&SBUV
/ OH.-
s Jktontirh, Political and Literary
0 M f cwcoj'i«'sof the above v*rk arc receiv
ed ami for Tale a{ Dicktnb*s Bootfcore, ontiofitc
Christ Church
March *4.
AUTHENTIC LIFE OF SU'.VOROW
7VS7 PUBLISHED,
AND
FOX SALE,
AT THIS OFFICE,
A SKETCH OF THE
« %iU anti Character
OF
PRTNCR ALEXANDER SUIVOROIV HTM-
Field-Ma. (Hal General in the fcrviceof His Imperi
al Majesty, the Emperor of ait the Rutfias,
WITH
The History of his Campaigns.
Translated from the German of Frederick
To which(is add«d,
- History of
His Italian Carripiign.
By WiHiam Cobbctt.
Hith an elegant Print-Portrait of that re-
ncioped Warrior.
[lir-icc* i i-a Dollars.J
Portrait of Marshal Suwvrow
Gentlemen defirou* of profiVfling * capital like
ness. executed in the firft ftyk, of this illustrious
Chriflian Chieftain, may He lurnifhed with parti
cular proof at this office, price one
Dollar.
February i».
MAP OF NEW-JERSEY.
HTHR canimiflicners appoiutcd for the purpose
of circulating fubfeription pipm? to the pro
pped plan of procur'i g an accurate Map of New-
J=rfcy, immediately after their appointor at tr«uf
mirted printed copies of the plan to various p<rfoßS
in the several counties of this flute, ani in the
cities of New York and Philadelphia, and since-
tims,through the medium of the puH T < print*,
havb requested the gentlemen entruOed with t! ofe
papers, to return the number of fubfpjrVtert by
them ri fpe<sl ively to James Walter, v fq.
at Trenton, on or bfiore the 6fh day of FcJrmry
la ft-. The number of furfcriptions received, not
amounting to two theufand. the commiffioner®
did not conceive themleives authorized to fix a day
for the meeting of .the company; riev'errhelefa be
ing of opinion from :<ifpe<sUb'e .ihfcimation, that
the adlual l'uLTcriptions ars nearly, it tioc ful'y,
adequate to the complete organization of-the ccm--
pany, if they could be afceriained by regular re
turns, anct being convinced that a trnfli' g degree
of exertion, on the parr of the perfens hawing the
fubfeription lifts, would enable them?twcarry the
intention of th<s fubfrribers in*o effeft, thty have
.by ttfj and .omfcmt-of 4»e-*ub
f Tibers, whom they have beeu % a' >k to coaiult*
fixed otj the 14th day of' May nsxt, "being the ad
day of thefitrirg of the supreme court, for a meet
ing of the fubferibers fct 11 o'clock in the forenoon
at the Srate Heyfr in Trentsn, for the purpose of
elesing five Truftre? and a Tfeafurer, if the num»
bwr of ftibferiptions ihould-be fufficicrt. or in any
rv.*nr to determine op t.he ir.e fares tiectiTtry to'fc
curt the attainsr'ent.of ap :obifc& f« uftful to'thi
state. . .
From -the utjiverfa!;approbation ' exhibited by
their fellow citizens,: atth© ccrifcn.encemcrit ol.tKi♦
undertaking, it was to- be txjtfejSte'i that! the Tub
fcriptions returned wouW have.'•nfured its lmme•
draite ox cution, auH the commifiioners are purfua
4erf if proper Ittcrtion is paii* to the procuring of
ftibfen prions, to their punflu«l return at the time
fixed for the meeting, and to the attendance of the
fubferiber-s either in prrfonor by proxy j thai no
farther delay will take place ih commencing the
operations of the company, in timtf.for their exe
cution during the course of the ensuing fummcr.
WIIJ KM PEARS©N, *)
EVMNG C Commri.
THOMAS M POTTER.)
Tbinton, March 12.- iSco.
N. B. Sublcrption papery are left With the fol
lowii.g (among other) g* ntlcnien, in their respec
tive counties, to whom those persons delirous ps
promoting the objed of the company axe r«quelUd
to apply
Wm Campfiold, Esq. Morris;
Gcrfllom Du:in, Efq- Middlesex
Artis Seagrave, Esq. Salem.
, Si!»» jDirkerf<»n, Elq. Sussex
Gecrge Burgiti, ¥fq. Cumberland,
VVm M'Eowt*. F.fq. Sojnofet
William Lloyd, Esq. Munmoutb.
Jofppb Haftkjnfon.Efci Hanterdon.
Peter .Watf4, Ffi£ Bergen.
Charles Ci^rkjEi'ij
The above gentlemen, wiifi all others .holding,
fuhfeription paper*, ate particu'irly requ .ft.cd to
f rward the original fuhfeription paper#, to James
SalUr. Esq. Treafuier c>n or before the 14th t'aj' {
of May next,
March 16,
ADVERTISEMENT
•THE SUB<iCßtV£k<! OFFER FOR SAtfi,
Two very valuable Farms,
IN the town!hip gf Springfield, and cou*ty
•of Burlington, tor.;kini»;£ ibrut two
d' ed acres The and Meadow,
of which theic is a foflicient q-'sntity, is not
inferior to any in th.o State.
To attraft the notice of perfors vefiding
within the county of tiurlington, defuous of
pood land,/lis onlv ncttfTar) to
ni-ntioa t'» at these facir.s tie parts of that ex
cellent trad of iioo- acres lately o.vned by
Samuel Bullus.
The terms of file will be made conveniant
to tfce.-purchafer and auy be known by apply
ing to the ftbTcr'rbe';a. Those who may with to
view th<- land, will ple#fe to call-on William or
Ilrael Shinn, the prclent occupants.
Atlorniei in faft for John Bui lift and Ruth Bullus.
Burlington, New Jericy,
March 12, iSao,
A Summer Retreat."
A convenient and Gen tec] House, fitua'ed in
Trenton, to be let or fold. Poffeflion will
he given the ift of Junerczt. the
Txinter.
March 2$
CENSOR.
NIKSKI,
Antbing.
Essex
SIT U AT V D
SAMUEL HOUGH,
JOSEPH MtILWAINE,
dim
efi6vf.
MISS BROADHURST .
RESHi'Ci'FCM.LV inli.init her friends and the
fUblit, tlm hivinp aCONCER T at thfe
City Ti.vcru co "Ihuifday evening tke 3d April—
' Particulars nf wJkich will lit aieimoncdiu a luttrc
;id*f rti'.c a»i ut.
Tickets to be had as above, and at Clark's Cir
culating Library, No. 75 Nnrth iitirdifr^et.
March 24
ME. FRANCIS'S
Las: Public tf&i! fit the present Season*
Mr. FKANCIS
T> E^PF.CTFI'LLY informs\i s Scholars an i
IV tie Public »gciier*l. that hi. lait Public
will be on TutfMay, April iH, at tkc
Rofiu in S' nth F> _ uriii iiircct. In wlwch will
bt introduced an entire new fci of Cy illioiia,
c,'.mpt>f«fd bv Mr. FratKis, caiied
Lea Dehces D'Amerique.
lil Tl v 2'alhiun,
id, The Military,
The Bath J Stnthfpey
4th. The Uage ( Kiel
Compcfed entirely of the favourite Scotch
flcpss. Also,
Ttvo ifmv Country Dances
For the pnfent Scafon, called
The First of April,
AND
The Philadelphia Medlej,
The Muhe of the Medley Ufelefied from the
admired Country Dances.
An additional Band is engaged to play
the New Dances.
Children that are not Pupils cannot be
admitted.
Mr. F. informs his Pupils that a Praitifing
will take on Saturday evening, at which
he re quelle their uai attendance, in order
to be perfect in the new dances for the Ball.
N. B. — Mr. F. begs Itave to remind .his
Scholars and the public in general, that "after
the of April he will lernove fe»is Academy to
Harmony Court where he will attend to give
inflruftion in th? art of dancings at bis usual
rate of 5 dollars per mouth.
March 25. d6.t*
NOW LANDING,
(FOR SALS.)
From the ship George Earcl&y, at Latimer's
wharf,
Java Coffee,
Java Sugar,
From ch: (Vhoaner Fanny, at Latimer** wharf,
ioo hhds. clayed Sugar.
From the trig Betsey, lying at South street wharf,
40,000 feet Bay Mahogany,
"17 tons Logwood,
. 6 tons Fustic.
AtSJ),
\V Su^ar,
Biown SLi;: r,
Olc) lied Port VTiae,
SJi?rry'
Ctaret k? cafe*.
■■ Oip»rs in barrels,
M;rfma itnci PulicJit Hiviakercliiefj.
Apply :o P5 r CRAMOND & Ce.
<itt
Mar»h 31,
Jutit jltritstl,
AKB> ?«* 3AL si -,•£ T-.IE s'lfsscjciistj,
; THE CARGO
or.The: s:up fhi la Oh LPIIIA,
j Therdore iilifi, Csmmitidcr," from Btng.il
■ i COSSISVwa Of
An affortmen! of Ptssi Goods.
Sugars ot the 6rQ quality^
And 200 qr. chtiU of superior quality,
Kyfon Teas.
Willings if Francis, and
Thomas <J Join Clifford.
Marcb 17
FOR ST. THOMAS's,
Thomas Chalklcy,
Tbsmoi Jtenny, AZajlcr.
Sails Mt-ard expected to depart
? in fix ir «iv»ht days. 4 or 400
barrel* will be received on freight, it ap
plication fee made.
For which t»t paflige apply to
MOOUK WHAUTCN,
No. tit Si/Lib Water street,
dif
Mirch-aa
NOTICE,
Hfi Crcdilflrs of ibe larc hcuft of Irwin &.
*' r>f Lexington, Kentucky; arc
hereby infouiiid, tb-at a . os-such rfto
iius or rhat i»-hv«e beeu ivcpivfcd by
fiJbfthVer, wjtl be cnaie on the twentieth" day I
o? April next amoiig Thofc.< restore who flia'H
h£v<?fcefftfcr 'twp-tj'm?Turultkcd their accounts
nropcrly att<;fltd to
WILSON HU> {.
A/Hiftg afHgnec.
dt2o
March 15
■ Por Sale,
77't* Cargo c ibe ibi r Molly, captain Swain,
JrOm Utiiuuti,
(pssiJtisg of
SUGARin v hole and hall can:, liters,
CeriiumJvjfFee,
Bhtk Pjpp<*r,
Sapan De Wood,
Ebony, uni
Thirty ivo bale* of Coifo/: Yarn.
. ALSO, TKK SAID
i If IF
BURTHEN feur t'noufani three
undred barrels of Flour, nicUßts 1,8
hine pounder with fh*t an ' final* arms complcat
siiJ is newljcoppcrcd to the bends with patent
copper. : Ast to "*
JsCKI.IN U- GRIFFITH.
tu.-h&r. tf.
March
T be .'Sold or Rented,
THAT.irge three (iory HOUSE, No.
44, l'ine (bet, occupied by Jolin Nixon,
Esq. I-'c3r!=nJis <t; Nc. 41, next
Jyor.
Martlj-t.
%f)e Csaseite.
PHILADELPHIA,
THURSDAY KTtNlfGj MM<C.H 27*
Taflum et ttaacem propofiti Timiß,
No« avium ardor j»r**a jMlxietttim,
N<-n vultus InflanfTi ryrantii,
Mcmt quitit folida.
HASH'S ghost,
As at Hotel fie-iag,
In the blu»-chaoiber ftor'd,
IX-mncrat.c civefs, dwying
Li;J.t, ti.crir fur.'i ligations plj 'J
Till in farcy great ;-.nd glorious,
From their country's fu'ddrn doom,
Our cause is lure, theyfl.out vittorious,
Cries for Mammoth rend the room.
On "• [widen, shrilly founding'.
Hideous yt lis and Jhrieks were heard,
When each heart with dread confounding,
Griefly forms of Ghofls apptar'd.
All in tpilliug irons fiirouJ'd,
Which for tvimling'Sketls they wore,
Haggard looks, hy cieai'or.s clouded,
Marks of dtep contrition bore.
On them gl.-am'd the lamp's blue lustre,
When-grim Robbins' ha(jg3fd lhade
His fiends of blood was seen to muster
And the murd'rous truop array'd.
Through the drunken crowd he hied him,
Froth as fat enthron'ol
And, his flitting (hadis he fide, hi m,
Thefecommanding accents groan'd : ■
" Li fie ii to my aweful fiory
" (I'm the murderer Nafh, he'tries)
" Fool, that think'ft to purchase glory „
" By impeachment of the wife.
" Pickering's long-i,optd-for ruin j
" Though your heart it now may cheer,
" Think ®f justice ciiili* fiiSdu'ing, ,
" And you'll mix your hope with fe^r.
" S:« these flrangled, clotttd fpe'flres, ■
" Wandering thro' the midnight gloom,
" Read ng Jacobinic lectures :
fck Evcn.i'tou ihe fiitnt comb.
4 There thy lb»I wuh terror chiding.
"'Once were Patriots l'uch :s you
(Eachvhi* rope with ungutfh thrilliilg',.
• Stolctt, wMie b'um'sthe fampm jre blue.)
S:.r*ea C.afe;i fhur,'ei tUe-. hJsfr, '
" Fun their forfeit peeks to jCive,
Sieuie it) lawlcfs to f«u!ter,
Ahii to find n jxMCtt'ul g.fave-
" See in the fp-'rghtly- cutter'n dungeon,
/. J,V. How .Njiii's foarriijj tpirit Jay !
•V; Nitblrfs i-bty knew Ned Froth wouiJ
■ plunge on,
" Ai>d. talk wbattiaiuj hi! had, avv.y.
u How of justice,
'<;»o Tf.nJy, l;6lie. olaiplieming fell ;
" Wh'b th» re-tt ct'oiif accurst race
" Soon niuft sleep, to wah: in Hell 1
0 '■ wjtlt. worthier heart. uniting
" Ii» my ccvt.irys caafc hud (hone,
" Mad died tonjui»aj)t rebels fighting,
" And nobly prrp'd my fov'reigin throne !
" But foi't, J scent. tjie gales of niornit g !
" Tin G..Kir, Blinkynic, and Ned,
"* pray heed, brume?, my earned warning
" Ere you, iihe me, hang by the bead !
" Now ia lotteft Hell-fire roasting,
'• Add not to niydire diftrrfs J
" Tou 01 my foul murders boafhhg,
" Heavier horrors 011 me prtf;.
" From your own crimes seek ablution
" Aim not at your tountry'* lrfe ;
" Fropliane 110 tno'-e the Conljitution,
Ceale tofomcnt civil ftrifc.
" Straight to Congress-Hall lepairinj
" Tour d.lTi'n>hl<.'d niainVend,
" And your trealbnspafl ftirfwearVng
" Stand forth each his country's friend."
It is .mmon, to hear the Aurora,
eulogized as a paper fti>vported with wit, ge.
nius and iuduftry. As thtrfe eulogies pro
ceed .for the most part from persons who
liave felt t-hemftlve by the abuse of
the mad and malisrnant iaeots who conduit
it,. I cannot *but let this down-on the icore
of a HI- (Station.
Take the following paragraph from the
Aurora as a specimen of the works of thele
tfUA of fcetuus,
" The difcuffior.s in the house of repre
len.tatlve*. have t'nrpwn much light on the
tranfa&ioi'S concerning the. vnfoktl ii,AT«
Jonathan Rcbbins. 1 !ierf are certain fadts,
however', which have recently cunie to light
of that unfortunate mail i'uch as will,' Create
aftonillimefit. We are uofteffed of tht facti,
but mult withhold,;hcm until such tin.e, as
the fifts are placed on fucli ground, as uei
therdifL lite, ' wilful oijuAon, or implicit
coi.fidence in the afftrtion> of Eii-ifh cap
tains, can invalidate nor pervert .them—
it is to be rep-retted that these fafts not
fooncr tJifcovered or more valued by those
who were acquainted with them."
This is a sxcb as a fool would
write, and suck as Dirane writes, win nevrr
he is urged by the enlivening influence of
Gjk to write at all.
His niger est ; tunc tu Romane, laveio,
Fatalist politicians, yielding then.filves up
to a belief in the violent probability of the
Ele&inn of Mr. Jcfferfon, are consoled with
the perfualion of the Modems, that " God
from all Eternity decreed it." Thus a con-'
vision that an acknowledged evil impends,
effli'.s 110 ul'eful pur;->ofe"iii their ininds ; it
is oiily bringing the mifchiet nearer to their
inffjeClicn, whereupon ti.rv f;i;d this black
not to be so icy Hack* '
.• yjwaaaf..
I am a hearty Jacobin,
Who Swn us Oodi and dread no i'h,
Ready to dalh through thick and tiiiu
For Freedom :
And wlien.tlv Teacher. of Clialk Farm
Gave Miniftcrs so much aiarm,
.'Vnd jieach'd that Kings did only ham:.
I fee'd 'elh.
By Bedford's cut I've trimm'd my lotks,
Asti coal-black is my koowledjje-boX,
Cjllous to all, except hard knock*
Of thumpers;
My eye a noble ficrcenefs boalls
My vaiiv as hollow as a GhofVs
My throit oft wafli'd by'Fa»\ious Toads
In b«tnprrs.
Whatever is in France, is ri^ht;
Tcrroi and blood are rey dtl.glij,;
Parties with us do not excite
Enough r>ge.
Our bonded I,aws I Kate and curse,
• Bjd from the fir I*, by age grown vrfcrfe,
I pi.nt and sigh for univerf-* .
al ftißVage. • •'
Pried!', y 1 love, adore Home TcoWe
With pride on Jonts and Thelwall look,
And hope that they, »y hook or tfoelf,
'Will profptr.
But they deserve the wotft of ills,
And all th' abuse of all our quills, <
Who fonn'd of strong and gagging fhlis
Air of s p»if
Extincl fincc then each Speaker's fire,
And silent evcyy daring Lyfef
Dum-fourvded they Whom I would hifc
To led\ur{.
Tied up, klas ! is every tongue
Oil which conviaion nighjly hung.}
And Tiieiwail'looks, th'o" yet but young,
I' A Spe&re.
• Vhh divifna of tha word, it id tho true spi
rit of the at- well as the aucicnt - s "ap[.h';o,
See'the eounter-fcuffls, count et rat, and
ems hi tl)is ttjle.
• f 'Vhire it a doubt whether tliii word Cn>*!4
Jvoc writies liar.
Theft'wtrd*, of cemi&itn and bang!Kg, have
so a found, it is rathei odd they wjrs
chcsen,
A terfon Kifcrly handtd me a fUt
jnif \ t'arieiy of vexa.tir>os, anxieties and
ioftes, lV.fUir.ed by him, in conltqoeac'e of
tftf hxity of the Port OiKce Eftaoliftimetit.
Although l am *t!l I'nt'sScd that abundant
ground for i'uch complaint; has for a long
time exifVd, T was deterred from pub
the ft-Wment t;y its improper reflec
tions upon the Head of that department.
The f::uau»n of'this officer is a cruel one ;
ol CC d at the head of an efUM'iihnKnt
o«erru:i with error# and abuses, of the mod
tiagiticni ft«;turc, he (lands a butt for the
unpumior.s of every man who fuffVrs by the
«huie» which prevail, v.tyle he is wholly
witUcut adequate powers to reform them.
1 he uunrcrcus delays, lodes and robberies
which have occurred ii> the P-'- Offices,
during th? Ufl twelvemonths c.: !oud!y
for Come tfEcicnt legiiluii ve pi •> 'k s vhich
may protect f<»ciety from hit" 1 •, .- 'uions
in tuture, and rrflore cm. r
ty to a medium of comniumv.i'.irtn,' fij i Q if
pcn&bte to many, anJ'fo dohveoient to si!.
lo eflr ft l"> delirable aii onjeft, M ould be
neither difficult nor expenfivc. Th# cha
raftors and principle» of pre.
sent tbemftlves as point* of ftiain regard.
While Pod Offices are filled by foreigners,
and foreigners of democratic principles too,
it cannot be niitter of wonder that letters
are lost or mislaid. Such is unfortunately
the cafe in many instances. An IriOim.an,
lazy and .infelent; with q trnop of Iriffi fer.
vairts still more lazy and more insolent, will,
tho' i a loflV.s occur, create delays and vex
ations to the public, that will be Intolerable.
In this particular, there is a:iipl? room for
reform.—Until some national Tyftetn is ap
plied to the repair and prefervatiun of high
ways,, the. arrival of mails will contihue-to
be attended with that vexatious irregularity,
which at present destroys more than half the
utility of the Post Office Eftablilbment.
However improper the charaftet s us many
of the persons employed in Post Offices mbft
unavoidably be, from the iinpoffibility 3f
their being known to the officer who ap
points them, Hill it, is not probablv in the
offices, that letters are inoft .frequently in
tercepted. Any person who has travelled
with a Mail, in this country, mi)tk hav? had
abundant opportunity of obfrrvipg thfc
careliffnels of thole to whom i(, is eocrufki -
It is rxpol'cd to the weather, tp loss on,.th:
road. and to pluhdor in 'avevns. On some
routes, inderd, improvements in the
mode of conveyance h.ivf been . mhdr, but
generally, t!ie hazards enrourttered 'by every
TTnil, leave us little cslife of CurpriiV, at tie
robberies which take pi, cc, aild'befpeaik either
the finpnlar honellyof tile country J 'or the
lingular idleness or ignoranceof its robbers.
A guard ought certainly to be appointed to
c uch ot the great Mails on tl« main line.
Extract of a Letter. '
" This week liitre w»s a lsrae meeting;
here, of the people falfely called Republicans,
in cirder to fix a ticket far the next ele&ion ;
when it was unanimously agreed that Mr.
Jefferfon (hauld be President of the General
Government, and Mr. Munroe of Virginia,
Vice President. A letter frojn Virginia
informs me that it is agreed by al! the JaCoi
bins in the Union, to vote for those who
will choose theletwo men, and are in high
spirits from a confidence that they Will both
be carried. Should it be the cafe, as th4y
are both firmly attached to the Fiencb, and
both Infidels, I think, we may date the over
throw of thele States from that time.
" From every quarter, there appears at
prcfcnt a gloomy and dil'mal afpeft. A;- i
B. 0. E.
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