FROM THE FARMER'S JOURS AL. A Paper, recently c&UblttHcd -t Danbury, Slate of Conne&icut. SONG, Tunc " The blunt [man is up 7 WRITTEN BY A LADY. XN a mouldering cave, in desert retir'd, Bright Genius Ut fishing alou'e, Since Shakespea r herfri>ud, and great Mi lton expir'd, Only echo attends to ht r moan. By Home r and Virgil (he once was addrefs'd, And fought for by all in that a^e, By Athens rever'd, and by Gay was carefs'd, And Pope try'd her heart to engage. Shedtrgil'd to give laws id the Ptrfians and Medes ; To cr.tunniu ihe then took her ilight ; The sages with pleasure recorded her deeds, And ADDisyN prov'd .they were right. Jove call'd her a coquet—declar'd in his rage He would humble her arrogant pride, Th.it modern bards lhould rciufe her a page, And with poverty Ihe lhould reside. "Then wept the fair GoddeCs with transparent tears, At tlie harsh and uuwelcomc decree, When TrCmiull and Barlow in viiion appear ? With power to fct Genius free. The Conquejl of Canaan they laid at her feet. The author adores her they fay ; Brave Humphrey s found out htr f acred retreat, That'* often frequented by Jay. Shr fmil'd approbation on patrons io kind, Politely to each gave her hand ; The hill of Parnajfui to them lhe reftgn'd, And their worth (he proclaim'*! thro the land. VIENNA, June 16. AS foonasthe news arrived here that the Bra banters had deiired assistance from Pruflia, a Council was held by his Majelty with all his Mi nisters, when it was resolved to require a catego rical anfwerfrom Prussia upon this fubjedl. PARIS, June 26. The Court of Spain have demanded of our Court, the succours ftipulatrd by the family coin pa<st,and esiiling treaties, in cafc it should be involved ill a war. The general voice feeuts to reprobate a compliance ; and it is believed the Aifembly, when the affair comcs before them, will give a flat negative. LONDON. THE question, " arc we to have a war ?" has thrust "liow d'ye do?" out of place; and as no pcrfon can give a proper answer to this queltion, the quantity offuppofes, conjeClurcs and ifs, are really wonderful. The moll notorious and notified Prince of pick pockets has given inflructiqns to his attorney to prosecute a printer for a libel 011 his character— and why not he, as well as other great men > It is not generally known, that those perilous rocks on the Welih coast, called the 41 biikop and his clerks," derive their name from an incident which happened near 200 years ago. A fleet of merchantmen, coming home from Spain, were wrecked upon them, and only Miles Bifliop, with John and Henry Clarke, were preserved on the fragment of a malt. Hence the appellation took its rife. ' Thanks to the constitution of the government under which we live, that the liberty even of the Jovvell fubjedt ihall no more be invaded -with im punity than that of the highelt.—A verdict was lately'given againltthe Mayor of Londonderry for illegally imprisoning a poor man five days. Da mages 3001. The art of making perukes was invented at Pa ris,about the end of the reign of Lewis Xlll,and people then gave over the use of Calottes orna mented with a double row of hair, quite ltraight or frizzed. The Abbe la Riviere firlt let the ex ample : His peruke weighed two pounds. These head drelles were heavy, and of an enormous size, until i 630, when the Sieur Ervais devised a me thod of curling the hair. Perukes then became real ornaments, and seemed to baniflx the marks of oivi age. Antimony, the remedy so celebrated, was dis covered by a German monk, named Basil Valen tine, who, searching for the philosopher's (tone, and having thrown to the hogs what remained after some of his experiments, oblerved, thatthofe who swallowed it, after being violently purged, became much fatter. He took it into hishead to make a trial of it upon some of his brother monks ; but, as the dose was too ltrong. they all died. Hence comes the name of antimoine in French, ■which has been given to this mineral fubltance. Burying grounds were not eftabliflied until the year 200. People before were interred in the highways, and ancient tombs are Itill to be seen 011 the roads leading to Rome. Hence these words, so often repeated in epitaphs, Sta victor : Stop traveller. In 1474, the physicians and surgeons of Paris represented to Louis XI. that several people of diltinftion were afflicted with the Itone, and that it would be of the highelt utility to anatomy to examine, in a living fubjetft, that part of the hu man body which is the feat of this disorder. They therefore requelted his majesty, that he would order a person, named Franc Archer, who had been fubjeifc to this malady, and who was con demned to be hanged, to be delivered into their hands. This being granted, the firlt operation of cutting for the stone was performed publicly at Paris, in the burying ground of St. Severin. The criminal was completely cured in the space of a foitnight, and obtained, besides his pardon, a coniiderable reward. We cannot here help ob serving, that this is a striking instance of the vi ciflitudes of life, flnce, to be cured ot his disorder, it was necedary that this unhappy man should be condemned to the gallows. ADDRESS TO THE PRESI DENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SIR, * IMPRESSED with rhc livelirfl sentiments of gratitude and af fection, the citizens of Newport ialute you on your arrival in this State, and wish to exprels their joy on this mtercftiog occa- 10,K The prcfent circumstances of this town forbid some of those detnonllrations of gratitude and ritpeft, which the citizens of our filler Stales have displayed on a similar occalion; yet we rejoice in this opportunity of tendering the licheft offering which a tree people can make—hearts sincerely devoted to you, and to the go vernment Over which you preside. We anticipate with plealing jxpe£lation the happy period when, under the auspicious government of the United States, oui lan guishing commerce fWall revive, and our lofTes be repaired when comnicrce at large ihall expand her w:ngs in every quarter of the globe, and arts, manufactures and agriculture be carried to ».he highest pitch of improvement. May kind Providence long continue your invaluable lite, and in the piogreflive advancement of the United States, in opulence, order and felicity, may you realize the molt glorious profpeft which humanity can exhibit to an enlightened and benevolent le gator ; and when you (ball cease to be monal, may you be as sociated to the most perfed focietv m the realms above, and re ceive that retribution lor your difmtereflcd and exteufive services, which the Judge ot all the earth will bellow on the frieuds ot piety, virtue aud mankind. By Order, H. MARC HA XT, Moderator. THE ANSWER. TO THE FREEMEN OF THE TOWN OF NEWPORT. Gentlemen, I Receive with emotions of fatisfa&ion the kind address of the citizens of Newport on my arrival in this State. A Although I am not ignorant how much the worthy inhabitants of tins town have been injured in their circumstances by their pa triotic fufterings and service* ; ytt I muftbe allowed to Cay, th.it nothingoii their part has been wanting to convince me of their af fe£bion to myfelf, and attachment to the government over which I am appointed to prefidc. I request, gentlemeif, you will be persuaded that I take a due intereli in your particular (ituanon ; and that I join with you in anticipating the happy period, when, in ourcountry at large, com merce, aris, manufactures and agriculture, (hall attain the highest degree of improvement. My exprcliions would but faintly communicate my feelings, should I enlarge beyond the proper limits of an answer to your address, in evincing my (coflbiHty of your afle&ionate withes for my felicity in the present and future ftaie of ex 1 Hence. —It will be a better proof of my zeal for the prosperity ol the inhabitants of this town, and their fellow-citizens of this Staie, to lose no op portunity of atteudiug to the advancement of their interclls. in combination with thegeheral welfare of the community.—This I (ball do with unfeigned fatisfa&ion — And ma) all the happir.efs be theirs, which can relult, in their social chjratter, trom the uni form practice of induflry, virtue, fraternal kindness, and universal philaaihiopy ADDRESS FROM THE CLERCT. TO GEORGE WASINGTOX PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Of AMERICA. S I R, WITH Mutations of the moil cordial eftcem and regard, per mit us the Clergy of Newport, to approach your perlon, intreating your acceptance of our voice in conjunction with that of our fellow-citfz ns, to harl you welcome to Rhodc-Ifland. Shielded by Omnipotence, during a tedious and unnatural war, —wile, as a mclTenger fcntfiom Heaven, iu conducing the coun cils ot the cabinet—and, under many embarraHincnts, directing the operations of the field ; Divine Providence crowned your temples with unfading laurels, and put into your hand the peacc tully-waving olive-branch. Long may you live, Sir, highly fa vored of Goo and beloved ol men, to preside in the grand coun cil ol our nation, which, we trull, will not ccafe to iupplicaie Heaven, that its felc& and divine influences may descend and red upon you, endowing you with " grace, w;fdom, and underlland iug," to go out and in before this numerous and free people ; to prelide over whom Divine Providence hath railed you up. And therefore—before God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Cliriit, in whom all the families bosh in heaven and earth are na med, accordiikg to the law of our office and in bounden duty—we bow our knee—beseeching him to grant you every temporal and foiritual blelling—and that, of the plentitude of his grace, all the families of these wide extended realms, may enjoy, under an e qual and judicious admimftration of government, peace and pros perity, with all the blcflings attendant on civil and rcltgious li berty. SAMUEL HOPKINS, Pajlor oj the lji Congregational Chut ch. GARDNER THURSTON, Pajloi oj the 2d Buptji Ciii+rch, FREDERICK SMITH, Pajlor of the United Brethren. WILLIAM BLISS, Pajlor of the Sabbatarian liuptijl Chuhh. WILLIAM SMITH, Retlor oj Trinity Church. MICHAEL EDDY, Pajlor of the xjl Baptijl Utunh. WILLIAM PATTEN, Pajlor oj the 2 d Congregational Church. Nc&porty Augiijl 17, 1790. THE ANSWER. TO THE CLERGY OF THE TOWN OF NEWPORT IN THE STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND. Gentlemen, THE salutations of the Clergy of the town of Newport, on my arrival in the State of Rhode-Island, are rendered the more acceptable, on account of the liberal sentiments andjuft ideas which they are known to entertain refpetting civil ar«d icligious liberty. I am inexpreflibly happy, that, by the smiles of Divine Provi dence, my weak but well-meant endeavors to feive my country, have hitherto been crowned with so much success, and apparently give such fatisfattion to those in whose caufc they were exerted. The fame benignant influence,'together with the concurrent sup port ot all real Iriends to their country, will still be neceflary to enable m<s to be in any degree ufcful to this numerous and free people, over whom I am called to preside. Wherefore I return you, Gentlemen, my hearty thanks for your foleinn invocation of Almighty God, /that every temporal and spiritual blcfling may be dispensed to me; and that, under my adminiflration, the families of these States may enjoy peace and prosperity, with all the bleflings attendant on civil and religious liberty.—ln the participation of which bleflincrs may you have an ample fhuic. GEO. WASHINGTON. 584 NW/okt, August 19. GfcO. WASHINGTON, Ntw-YoRKj Sept. 'lie PriTidfOt htmng Jifciy Arrived at Powles'-Hook, icji pl tJ f r j to return the elegant barge which conveyed him over, Ui the citizt s who presented it ; with the following letter [» Captain Thom d Randall, of this city, a copy of which has ken kindly commanicttiii for injertion.— New-\ork, AugvJ} 30/^,7^. S I R, ON the 2d of May, 1789, I wrote you, requesting that my ac knowledgments might be offered to the gentlemen who prelented an elegant barge to tne, on my arrival in this citv. a. I am, at this moment about commencing my journey to Virgin, d and consequently (hall have no farther occasion for theufc of i u J barge, I mult now desire that you will return it, in my nam. and with my i It thanks, to the original proprietors ; A\ u ' fame time I shall be much obliged if you will have the to add, on my part, that in accepting their beautiful prciem, l considered it as a pledge of that real urbanity* which, I am happy in declaring, I have experienced on every occasion during my n. (idence among them ; that I ardently wish every species of p lol _ verity may be the constant portion ot the reipe&able citizcbs oc Vew-York ; and that I (hall always retain a grateful rcmerij ranee ot the polite attention of the citizens in general, and ot* lose in particular to whom the contents of this uote arc addnf.. d - I am, with sentiments of regard and esteem, ~i r mo ■; obedient and very humble servant, Thomas Randall, Ffq. &c. &c. &c. Doubts and uncertainty reft on the politics of Europe : War or no war is the question—even conjecture is at fault— and probability can find 210 objed: to fix 011—Ere iliis, Spain hasdoubtlefs. given'a categorical answer to Great-Britain—The of public affairs in the Eastern Hemisphere is very interclting.—France can hardly keep her. felfout of a quarrel betwixt Spain and England; and there are some circumstances which induce an opinion, that both Democrats and Ariftocrais may think it for their interest at this juncture to have the attention of the people employed on some w objetfl.—Should boih parties, tho' on different principles, unite to urge a war—the profpedl ofthat event will be strengthened. Accounts of a warlike complexion aboundia every foreign publication—and the concurrence in the fame idea from all quarters,is strikingly ob vious.—Should they finally evaporate in fumn — the expences incurred will fall little/hort of tliofe attendant on actual lioftilitics. JC?' -4LI. ferfons having demauis againsl the Household of th e PRESIDENT of the ar: requefleJ to exhibit their accounts for ftttUment at his hte Dwelling in Broad-Way, before the IJ ik oj September. August ;r, 1790. JWE R TJS EM EXT. Hhbh PURSUANT to a Resolve or a£t of Coogref* of the lothday of May, 1780, relative to the deftrudcion ot Loan-Office Cer tificates by ac* ident ; notice is hereby given to ail whom it may concern, that on the 2d day of Januarythf " by the fubferiber in Market-Street, Philadelphia, took fire and was consumed, in which was lodged a number of Loan-Office certificates as pr. lift below, all which were destroyed by the find fir<? : Therefore if any person, hath any obje&ion why the fuid Certificates should not be renewed, agreeable to the resolves or Congress, they must make them before the expiration of three months, from the date hereof. Invoice ojLoan-Ojice Certificates dcjlroyed in the hovjt oj John Holkcr on the idduy of January 1780. 1778. No. D ° ,s ' March 13. 1636 1 Samuel Cooke, jun. New-York, 6c» 1673 1 ditto. w 600 Dollars, 1200. 1 — In tcftimony whereof I have fijned riie prefect for_pub-< lication. HOIKER. New-York, July 26th, 1790. •1" O B K LET, On very low terms—and entered upon immediate!), until th j r j< rf May nert. THAT elegant new TWO STORY BRICK HOUSE, w the Bowery-Lane, formerly occupied by Robert Gilbert Livingston, deceased ; it has lev en FirePlaces withi a goo Cellar under the -whole House—a* convenient out-Houlc in t e rear, with a Coach-House, and Stables ; for further particulars en quire of MANGLE MINTHOR.N. (a w. t. f.) Corporation Doit. JuJl publified, . £,' (In II Vols, bound and lettered) and to be fold by t» c ' this paper, Price 131. MEMOIRS BLOO MS G kWVE FAMILY, Ina series of LETTERS to a rcfpeftable Citizen of Phu a DELPHI A. Containing Sentiments on a MODE of DOMESTIC EDUCATION, Suited to the present (late of Society, Government, and lUnfiWt 10 the United States of America, And on the Dignity and Importance of the FEMALE CHARACTER. Interspersed with a variety of intcrefting ANECDOT By ENOS HITCHOCK, D. D. The following account of the above, is contained in a letter to *£* tleman in this city. _ 0 f " The design of this work is to (how the great imp o ' a early education, by exhibiting the portrait ot a tamilv in this great objefl was attended to. In this family were a daughter, whose early education was superintended by 1 e^- c k rents, and particularly by their mother. The leveral' tuf> were taken to in(*il into their young minds, sentiments v and to form good habits, are reprefeuted in such a manner, render the whole a pleasing pi&ure. The letters are fperfed with judicious observations, interefttnganecdotes,^ fined sentiments, tending to develope the fubjeft. I c ,s . cn . in an agreeable mannner, and a familiar style : Pr^ cc P . . forced by a pleasing narrative ; the best way of cotnm » inftruftion. Thefcene is not laid in any particular p Amc is left to the reader's imagination to place it in what lica he pleases. — nca nc pieaies. . ||'(V — j gC?* Dr. Price's Revolution Sermon the Editor. —Price ij%? , 4 ;.| ■•I <Mr. your v G. WASHINGTON' NOTICE. ) ). 'i
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