t rc ,naincd one dav opposite the Wabalh, and then proceeded , . (i.ftfcttlcment on the Mifliuppi, where I got provisions to '° ' me to the American f ttlement at Koiknfkias. I mull here <7: that my small party behaved as well as ever foldifers did, ddie'men in Mr. Vigo's boat behaved as cowardly. This I "{T and am able to prove to the fatisfa&ion ot myfelt, paity and world, and I give it as my firm opinion, that fomc of them mufThave known of the Indians intending to attack me, or they m QU ( j not have fiifttred themselves to be taken. The lavages did not touch one of them, but let them go. _ I {hall thank vou to insert this in your newspaper, ana as ioon I pet to Post Vincennes, (hall demand a court of enquiry, and have the matter fully investigated, and ihall transmit you the opi nion of the court, for publication. HARTFOKD, Apt il 18, A Correspondent observes, by a paragraph from an European oaprr, that the National Assembly of France, in forming a judi ciary system for that kingdom, contemplate the eftablifhirient of juries, but are at a loss to know what the Englilh mean by calling a trial by jury a trial by a man's petrs ; and it has been much deba ted whether any property, and how much should be made a re quisite to constitute a legal juroT. There is no doubt but any man would be puzzled to find how jury trial in England is a trial by nery man's equals \ as civil suits of all kinds, whether between two noblemen or two tenant# are tried by a common jury. It is fufpefted that the English idea of the origin of juries is wrong, and it has remained for one of our own countrymen to detest the mistake. Mr. Webster, in his ElTays and Fugitive ■writings, has made it probablo that the word peer did not come from a word, denoting equality, but had a very different origin. If his derivation is the true one, it throws new light on the ln dilution of juries, as well as on other parts ot the Englilh conlli- tutton, BOSTON, April 9. Mr. Dobson, at Philadelphia, continues with spirit his fine addition of the Encyclopedia. Mr. Thomas, at Worcester, has made considerable progiefs in the Folio and Quarto Editions of the Bible—Judges have pro nounced both the letter-press and copperplates already finifhed, to be elegant and correct. Mr. Freneau —thc Pindar of America—is about eltablifhing a newspaper, in New-Jersey. He has also prepared for the press, a third volume of his Milcellanies. Meflrs. Hodge, Al len, and Campbell, are pursuing with spirit, a neat edition of Brown's felf-interpreting folio Family- Bible, ornamented with copperplates, elegantly engraved by an American artist. SAVANNAH, April 7. The fublcriber, imprefiTed with the most lively sense of the iupport he met at the late Election of Federal Reprelentatives, requests those Electors who honored him with their fuffrages on theoccafion to accept this public testimony of his gratitude. He has the afiurance to hope that he has surrendered the trust jepofed in him to those who gave it inviolate, and he rctiies from public life with the pleasing fatisfattion of having done his duty. JAMES JACKSON. Savannah, April 1, 1791. TO THE PRINTER TO evidence tlie positive and just attention which the best military officers in the JJritifh service have ever paid to the Indian Nations, I think the annexed original order of the late Ge neral Bouquet, to Ensign Pauley, commanding at Sandulky, worthy being preserved in your Ga zette, for which purpose I transmit it to you if you think proper to insert it. It may serve as a contrail to the injustice of other nations. Fort-Pitt, 3d April, 1762 Sir, Mr. Hutchins, who will deliver you this, is going to visit the western Indians, and you will please to give hhn all the assistance in your power, and if poflible a bat tea u or canoe to pals to Detroit. Mr. Philip Doyle, has my leave to plant corn at Sandufky, as near the Fort as poflible, provi ded Mr. Hutchins can obtain the consent of the Indians, for I would have no difficulties about it. If it can be done, it would be a great saving and conveniency for the support of your garri son. He is to carry you some garden-feeds, and I would recommend to you to taife a good stock of greens, particularly turnips, carrots, and cabbage for the winter. I am, Sir, Your obedient, humble servant, H. BOUQUET. Ensign Pauley. FROM THE (MaIT.) HAMPSHIRE CHRONICLE. MR. PRINTER, I AST Saturday night I went with several gentlemen, who view ed and measured the rock from which Lt. Joseph Shaw fell, an was remarkably preserved from a sudden death : And as I oubt not but you will give it a place in your paper for your readers I beg leave to fend you an account of it for publication. On the morning of the 19th Feb. last, Mr. Shaw had taken a and on the top of a very high mountain, for the purpose of way-laying a fox which he expe&ed, as the hounds were then in the woods, and at no great distance. He had not waited long f °re the fox came in view on a cragg of the rock some distance e °w him ; he fired, and the fox dropped from the rock on TKf fell dire&ly out of fight down the mountain. e f '°w was exceedingly hard and smooth, occasioned by a «on iderable rain which had fallen a few days before, and after- Vva r s froze very hard. A considerable quantity of water had e m way from cinder the snow, a few feet from the verge of •c preje 1 pice, and there frozen to a smooth, solid ice, which ad- j c t0 *he hideoufnefs of the place ; a light snow which was then a ,n g, made it impoflible to distinguish between the encrusted now anc * ice : Thus ciicumftanced Mr. Shaw ventured to the °f the ledge to fee what had become of his fox ; when ad got within a few feet of the summit of the rock, he fteppefi the icc, and his feet flipping up, he fell instantaneously °*n the precipice. wher 'h* dr3wn rom *ke pl ac c where he flipped off the rock, to t Cr f e struck, which was on another rock, measures fitiy- and an half; he then fell fifty-feven feet and an halffur- j fel C }*l re ' ,e struck again, and from thence he slid twenty-five ot (J ' even inches, to the verge of another ledge, or benching hold e f rnouma,n , where he providentially flopped, by catching he it ° A P' nc bush not larger than a man's finger. When °ppcd,he lay wiih his head so far over the rock that he cou -a look down the ledge, wheretf he had fallen again, he mull have dcfcended seventy or eighty feet further, and probably have been dalhed in pieces. As foori as he was able he callcd for help, and two young men who were hunting, and *vere at the foot of the mount ain, thr> they exerted themselves to the utmost of their power for his dflillance, could not by any means get within feve •ral hundred feet of him. Alter some lime had elapsed, his bro iher, Mr. James Shaw, hearing him calling for help, tho at a d (lance ol near a mile, came to his affitlance ; after two hours incredible toil, he at length got within five and twenty or thirty febt of him, and found it irapoflible to proceed any nigher. Mr. Shaw, finding no way to be aflifted, found it necelfary to extricate himfclf from his deplorable situation ; he therefore, not without great danger, found means to get into his hand a dry small ltick, the end of which he sharpened with his knife, and then by cutting holes into the snow and ice, drew himfelf on his belly to his brother. One thing I had like to have forgotten to mention ; when Mr. Shaw had lain in the situation I have described. near half an hour, and was endeavoring to fhift himfelf into an easier pofturc, he found his fox dead, and lying under him, which he threw down to the men who wrere waiting lor them at the foot of the ledge. Tho the two brothers were now together, they found it very dif ficult to get off the mountain, which however they effected in about four houts ; and notwithstanding Mr. Shaw had fallen so far, an d was \ery much bruised, yet he walked home to his own houff, nnd is now nearly recovered. The above circumjlances are well authenticated. Monson , March 28, 1791. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, SOFT o'er my foul the voice of music breathes, Waking the sympathies which thrill delight. The Mental Spirit hails seraphic light; Heavenly Visions fill the fight. Glory bangs immortal wreaths; Joy the Harp divine unfheaths ; Echo answering as it rings, Female Virtue strikes the strings. Nearly allied the trembling Pa/Jions live : And all the Emotions of the human mind, In mystic bands united, fondly give Mingling responses, tremulously join'd. Now tranquil Pleafurc foftly moves along. Touching the cord to which mild Melancholy's voice, In answers low, awakes the figh-cxciting song, Making sweet Pity's tear-fuffufed eyes rejoice, As now, in awful tho't fubltme, She fees the immortal Spirit triumph over Time. O Thou whofc foul, rcfponfive, wakes the lyre! Throw off, of gorgeous praise, the rich attire, And. with united labours, let us toil, To raise the mind to energy of tho't; To bid Morality attractive frnile; And deep impress what Heaven itfelf hath taught. O let us strive, with union'd hearts sincere ; To form the patriot foul to deed severe; To draw the sympathetic tear ; To bid of love the generous transports glow; The ennobling warmth of friendfhip flow ; And kind companion's hand. In extacy expand, To soothe Misfortune's woe. O let us wake the Imaginative Powers Wbofe smiles give pleasure to the pafling hours ; Whose kind progreflion weans the heait From earth, and all its low concerns, And bids it, anxious, wish that better part, That borne, for which the immortal Spirit yearns ; Which draws it, sweetly, from this fad abode, To Heaven, to Happinef, to GOD. This be our oraife—That Virtue, Truth, irifpire ; And Human Bltfs, breathes o'er the echoing lyre. A. B Written after hearing a SONG sung by several SISTERS. ARK! Of warbled music float along the air? Soft are the founds, —the Sifter band how fair! How high flies rapture when it springs from P*)n*, So round the lyre the heavenly Muses stand, And charm the changing foul with varied joy ; So Ella's lays the feeling heart command, And faintly hide Apollo in the Hail charming group ! lor you shall Fancy rife, To you young Love his earliest homage pay ; And while our fouls on foftencd flav'ry stray, Your Minds preserve the conquests of your Eyes ; Till ripe you fall, as Heaven and Fame approve, From Beauty's branch, into the lap of Love. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. WHAT, she a pretty girl—you fay ? She is the meereft bag— Remove jhat darkling veil away, Nor buy a pig in bag. Philadelphia, April 27. European accounts, received in various direc tions, concur in a general approbation of the measures adopted by the government of the Uni ted States, for the establishment of peace and promoting prosperity at home, as well as to sup port their chara<fter and relpecftability abroad, more particularly in regard to its public credit and finances—and no law that has been enadled, is more likely to conciliate the refpecft of Fo reigners than that for the establishment of the bank of the United States. The eflentials of this Law are contained hi the Report of the Secre tary of the Treasury, which appeared early in the feflion ;it soon found its way across theatlan tic—and strange as fame folks may think the cir cumstance to be, the article which excludes fo reigners from voting in the dire&ion of the 831 ODE TO BI RT HA. FROM THE GENERAL ADVERTISER. SONNET, ! —hear'fl Thou not the sweetly (welling strain IMPROMPTU bank, is one of those which receives the fulleft approbation among the 1110 ft intelligent charac ters, the other fide ot the water. A letter from London, to the Editor of the Ge neral Advertiferin this city, fays—The National AH'embly have equipped two vellels to go in quest of M. de la Peyroufe. When I left Madrid a trial for a libel was pro secuting against 4 Italians and 3 Spaniards, all men of family—they were accused of writing a gainst the Queen, and the niinifter of finance Not Florida Blanca, heis minister of State—and a man who defei ves to be, and is beloved. It was talked of at Madrid, that Mr. Cabarrus would be set at liberty—This worthy gentleman was accused of causing to be bought at Paris, to the amount of eight millions in the French funds, and the King had been made to believe there would be a lofa of twenty-five per cent. But since a private bancker of Madrid has contracted for the purchase of those funds the disagreeable impreflion on the character of Mr. Cabarrus, is done away. In Italy every thing is quiet—in Spain it is a crime to (peak of the French revolution—ltaly is still too fond of the fine arts, to allow them time to turn their attention to politics. For my part, I wifli that every nation may enjoy that liberty, the sweets of which you Americans have so well deserved and which you now enjoy in full per fe<ftion. " Wc are making great prr parations for the reception of the the President of the United States.—There is to be a ball on the night of his arrival -What think you of 1001. for the rent of a house fix or eight days? Sixty pounds was the lowest it could be obtained for—however, I tell them it is wrong to engage one as the President will not deviate from his rule, which is, not to take private lodgings." - „ No. 6052 has drawn 10000 dollars in the Maflachufetts Lotte ry—bought by a country Farmer. The mail from the Southward) due yejlerday, by some accident hat mi/carried. Two years have elapsed since the firft number of this Gazette was published : In retracing the period, what a series of events croud on the mind ! pieafing, important, and intercfting to man kind in general, and peculiarly so to the citizens of these free States. The transforming influence of that Conflitution, which, without fraud, force or surprise, a wife and magnanimous people have adopted, is most strikingly exemplified, in that peace, secu rity, and respe&ablity, which this Union now enjoys :—Long may they continue ; and under the'r benign afpe&s, may the foundations of civil liberty be laid so broad and deep, as to resist the changes of human weakness, and the ravages of time. It has been the supreme ambition of the Editor to disseminate senti ments favorable to the produ&ion of these events ; if he has, in any degree, contributed to r.heii existence, his labors will be re warded, at lead with pieafing refle&ions. The present poftureof affairs in this Union, is as novel as it is pleasing : Envy, faction, and party, are drftitute of a fubjett—and except the pride o f prophecy fliould be piqued at finding its anti cipations totally illusory, our country mud progress in freedom and happiness. The United States may therefore be felicitated on its situation and profpe&s ; a glorious spirit of emulation pervades the several governments, and to excel 111 arts, manufa&ures, agriculture, and commercial enterprise, appears to be the general object. A series of speculations in the newspepers, on the mod ufeful fubjefh, are continually pouring a rich ve n of information and inftru&ion through the country. ELLA. A spirit of Intolerance is almost universally reprobated— and Religion, Moials, Politics, Law and Government, have fair play. May no root of bitterness spring up to trouble us : May pros perity not enervate us, no*- pride, corruption, and falfe glory,blaft the faireft profpeft that Heaven hath ever delineated to the view of the sons of men " Hints to Reviewers" in our next. 11 Arc as" is not original—and would not do, if it was. PRICE CURRENT.— PUBLIC SECURITIES. 6 pr. Cents 3 pr. Cents Defcred 6 pr. Cents UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Setti.and other Certificates 16f 8o Indents gf. 45 do. N. and S. Carolina debts, 12/4 isf. do. From PELOSI's MARINE LIST. Arrivals since our laji. Ship Swanwick, Camel, Lisbon, 45 days. Brig Betsy, Night, Edenton, 7. Do. Polly, Egger, Cape Francois, 30. Sloop Sophia, Stites, Port-au-Prince, 35. Do. Wilmington, Justice, Cape-Francois, 3,5, Do. Chray, Williams, Virginia. Do. Phoenix, Burrows, Turk's-Idand, 20. Ship St. Peter, Lacofta, Lisbon, ss. Schooner Betsy, Millers, Madeira. Brig Newton, Hawkins, St. Croix. Sloop Liberty, Montayne, St. Kitts. Do. Oliver Mary, Mason, Savannah. Do. Bermuda, Burrows, Bermuda. Schooner Sally, Taylors, AuxCayes. Do. Nelly, Byrne, North-Carolina. Do. Holker, Deal, Savannah. Brig Eliza, McKoy, Lucia, 17. Sloop Friendftiip, Hill, Grenada. Do. Polly, Heath, Virginia. Do. Orange, Rhodes, Cape-Francois. Brig Lady, Vanife, Do. Snow Harmony, Pall, Oporto,) , , Capl. Truxton, frojn Calcutta, \ down thc rlver - HENRY. Funds of the United States. ALL lcinrtsof ihc Pkbhc Debt ot the Union, bought, fold, ore*, changed ; Foreign and inland Bills of Exchange, negociated ; Merchandize of all forts Bought and Sold on CommiJJion, and lit oiher Business in the line of a Broker, tranfa&ed by WILLIAM CLELAND, At the Office, next aoor loihe Cujlon-Hcufc, State-Street, iOSTOX, Extra# of a letter from Charleston, S. C. April f. To Correfpondetits, FUNDED DEBT. 17/: pr. I 9/2. 8/u q/ 85 pr. cent. 46 do. 44 do.
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