recovered so far as to speak a lingle word. His lethargy for a confidcrable time was very great. The night following he was attended with a de lirium, violent fever, exccilive vomiting, and his forehead wasprodigioully discoloured— fhefe symptoms made me lufpec't, that the scull was fractured ; I therefore repeatedly applied cloths, dipped in warm camphorated spirits, with vine gar, to the wound, in order to evaporate the extra vafed blood. Weadminiltered cordial draughts, mild febrifuges, and cooling cathartics, occa flonally ; and in a Ihort time he was happily restored to health again. FROM THE NORWICH PACKET Mr. Trumbuii., I Noticed in your lail a paragraph quoted from the laws of Tufcany. which were observed to be as uncommon as they were jlift.—That a breach of modesty should be as severely punished in the male as in the female seX : I will not con tend, but it may be as jtill as it is uncommon : But to fay the seducer shall be obliged to marry the object of his feduiftion, is a law already esta blished by the practice of many, and wants no thing but the legiflacive authority to put it in execution—And I think the amiable fair could receive no farther encouragement to prostitute tliemfelves to the lascivious embraces of such as they would wifli to make their hulbands. Are jiot the repeated instances of vice of this nature fufficient to evince that they have already expe rienced too great indulgences from such as would wifli to be thought friends to virtue and morality ? May we not expert the fubjert to be'; introduced by the party who have a profpetft of being benefited by it ?—There are many who will venture their money in a lottery where there are two blanks to a prize, and why not risque their reputation in one where there is scarce a blank againfl them ? I beg leave to fugged, that it would have a much greater tendency to pro- virtue, and prevent so many instances of illegitimacy, were such persons prohibited from marrying, and some more exemplary punishment provided. J LANSINGBDRGH, June 24. Tthe foulnefs of wheat for the molt part is iwing to inattention : Some who are more more Ijpa'ticular,, from the fame kind of land, and in fame seasons, will bring to market wheat fworth a [hilling in a buftiel more than their * neighbor's. The consequence has become serious, 1 and in future a ltriift scrutiny will be made. As the country merchants are so fully fcnfible of the preference given to pure wheat, and the disadvantages of that of afoul quality when pre sented at the New-York market,they will be under the neceifity of making the fame discrimination their friends, the farmers. Attention to the railing and improving of this most valuable com modity of life, has the greatest tendency to give a spring to commerce, credit and wealth to the farmers, and honor and advantage to the state. The fanning-mill proves itfelf to be of great utility, and ought to have the preference to any other machine for cleansing wheat; its pow ers are so great that it will thoroughly purify it from all kinds of dust, and gives a so high and lively a cast as makes the grain appear to a much greater advantage than the corn-fan. We ac knowledge the firft cod is more, but admitting thecoft, 61. although tliofe of an inferior quality" that may answer the purpose, may be had cheap er, yet the advantages refulting-will amply com penlate, as they endure service for a long time with careful ufage—lt will be answered, " cir cumstances will not admit of purchasing as they come at so dear a rate:" Let two, four, or fix neighbours join, as may be convenient, and be come proprietors, it will answer the purposes of each by removing from house to house. Let it be well fended and a hundred bushels a clay may be cleansed by it. We are informed that the lieatl of the dead body, lately taken up afloat in the Mohawk, is found ; the unfortunate man is supposed to be from Massachusetts, on the bnfinefs of purcha sing land : one of that description a little time previous to the finding the body, was at a tavern and got very familiar with two Irifli transient persons who were there, and who were observed to go out with him the fame evening he left that houle to proceed on his journey, and have never been since seen, which so far induces a belief of their being the perpetrators of this horrid deed, that they are now pnrfued. On Monday lalt Samuel Cook, aged eighty-four, was executed at Johnstown (Montgomery) pur suant to his sentence palfed on him lalt Novem ber, for forgery. PROVIDENCE, June 2J. The Court of Common Pleas in the county of Walliington, at a late term, their unani mous judgment, that nothing >nu silver or gokl is a tendry to discharge executions. The fame judgment has also been given at a late fpecij»l AARON JOIIN MILLER court of common pleas in the county of Bristol, on the fame queflion. In confequenc of which it is said, that no fheiifFin the ilate presumes to receive any thing but hard money in discharge of executions. The circuit court for this difhic't, holden at Newport, confiding of Chief Jnftice Jay, Juf itice Cudiing and Judge Marchant, rose onWed nefday last, after a felfion of fifteen days, during which a variety of civil causes were heard and determined. The grand jury found a bill against James De Wolf, of Bri(lo), in this slate, for the wilful murder of a Negro woman, on a late Guinea voyage. There was no trial on this bill, as Capt. De Wolf had quit'ed the United States immedi ately after his arrival from the said voyage. After the utmost scrutiny of evidence, tlie grand jiny acquitted Col. George Irish, who was charged with attempting to pass foine public counterfeited paper. PITTSBURGH, June 25 By a gentleman from Kentucky we learn, that 7JO of the principal men of that country, under the command of Gen. Scott, marched the 16th of May last, against the Indian towns 011 the Wa bafh. The Hon. John Brown, a member of the House of Representatives of the United States, from the state of Virginia, is gone on this ex pedition as a private loldier. ALBANY, June 27 v . From the laje returns of part of the cer.fus made bj-an a<ft of Congress, the aggregate popu lation of the United States it is preftuned, will 'not fall materially fliort of four millions. The £1 ate of population in old countries,remains near ly stationary from age to age. It is said, that every country is capable of subsisting a certain number of inhabitants proportioned to its extent, foil, climate and natural advantages—hence it follows that when the numbers reach this level they continue at a stand. On this principle it is worthy the attention of a curious mind, to in vestigate what number of inhabitants the present territory of the United States is capable of con taining, and at what period it will probably be filled. For this purpose we will take the extent of Great-Britain, including Ireland, France and Holland, which contain 274,128 square miles and the medium of 165 inhabitants to each mile. The United States contains (exclusive of 51,000,000 acres of water) 920,313 square miles. Admitting this itnmenfe territory to be fnfcepti ble of the fame average population, it will fol low, that it is capable of subsisting 151,851,645 inhabitants. Supposing the present number to 3?5°0j00o, and that this number should conti nue doubling each fuccelfive 25 years, it will al io follow, that the whole territory will be com pletely flocked in less than 140 years. NEWPORT, June 27 The honorable the Circuit Court of the United Stares, which convened in this town on the 7th inft. finiflied the business before them on Wed nefilay last. During this Jong feflion, the Grand Jury returned to the Court seven bills ofindid ment. Stephen Pettis and Caleb Church were charged with having forged, and counterfeited, and offering for sale, the final settlement certifi cates of the United States. They were tried and acquitted of the forgery bj the Petit Jury, and weie thereupon discharged. Ichabod Dar row was tried on an indictment for offering for sale, an altered and forged Loan-Office Certifi cate, knowing it to be altered and forged. Up on the Petit Jury returning a verdicft not guilty, he was discharged. We have the pleasure to add, that the Court in the condudt of the busi ness, and in all their decisions gave great fatis fadlion. Their candor, impartiality and tlif cerr.ment, were universally acknowledged and applauded. Justice herfelf seemed to preside on the Bench, and inspire it. The scales were held in every instance with an even hand, and gave true weight and nieafure. G E O R G E-T O W N, June 29 On Monday last, the President of the Uni ted States, agreeable to appointment, arrived in this town, where he was met by the Hon. Thomas johnson, Daniel Carrotl, Esq. and Do<<tor Stewart, commifnoners appointed to superintend the survey of the permanent feat of government. Yesterday the President, attended by the com miflioners, and a great cavalcade of gentlemen, viewed and feledted the situations for the federal buildin 2S. O i And, this day the proprietors of the fede ral ground, collected for that purpose, signed deeds of conveyance, in trust, to the Mayor and Recorder of this town, for their refpetflive pof feflions, within the lines of the federal city ; after which the President was pleased to point out the following situations for the public build, ing, viz. the houses belonging to the legislative department, on a rising ground, known by the 82 name of Jtukhi'i Ilill, on the east fide ofGoofe- Creek, the property of Daniel Catfoll, jun. Efa The houses for the executive department, on a rising ground in that part of the federal city called Hamburg!), near Bttrms's Gate, about two miles distant l'ro-.n the firlt mentioned build ing—and the other public edifices, exchange, offices, See. to he difhibuted between the above two mentioned situations. NEW BURY-PORT, June 29. INLAND NAVIGATION' During part of the laand present week, be tween one and two hundred men have been em ployed in digging a canal between this town and Hampton, in the fiate of New-Kampfli'tre. The diltance they had to dig was about a mile and a quarter, which unites two small rivers so as to form an inland navigation between the two towns, much for the convenience of both, as well as many of the neighboring towns : The btifinefs is nearly completed. PORTSMOUTH, June 29 Mr. Pune's pamphlet has had an amazing rnn in Great-Britain and Ireland. If it has the fame effect there that his writings had in this country, a revolution will be the consequence. We hear that the Marihal of this Diftridt hai completed his return of the number of its inha bitants. We hear that a company of Britiffi merchants propose to emigrate to this country, shortly, in order, that they may carry on their commercial plans free and unmolested. If we may credit the accounts we have receiv ed, 110 order of christians increase so rapidly in America, as tliofe denominated Baptists, espe cially in the Eastern States. ' LITCHFIELD, June 29 A gentleman from Fairhaven, (Vermont) on whose veracity we can rely, advises, that about three weeks finceCapt. Jedediah Hyde, original ly of Norwich, was murdered by a certain Wells. The murder is said to have originated in consequence of a threatned suit, for a small demand the unfortunate had against Wells ; for the payment of which the culprit had been fre quently solicited, and had peremptorily refufed compliance ; declaring violence ftiould Hyde pre lume to arrest him. Altercation having subsided between the parties, and harmony apparently established, Hyde ventured liimfelf upon the Lake in a boat with Wells: When they had pro ceeded some distance in their course, beyond an accurate reach of the eye, the people a/hore were surprised with the cry of murder ; —Wells foou after returned, and reported that Hyde had fal len overboard, and was drowned. On being quel tioned relative to the noise, he affirmed .that him felf had repeated the cry, in hope of rallying assistance : Suspicion, however, being violently again ft him, he was holden for more thorough examination : and in three days after, the dead body was taken up, and the skull was found beat en in- A jury of inqneft reported wilful murder, and Wells is held in irons for trial. BOSTON, June 30. Mr. Nathaniel Moody, of this town, has re> ceived a letter from his son-in-law, Mr. Angel D Andries, dated Algiers, Nov. 6, 1790, in which he informs, that he was captured by the Alge rines. tlie 28th June, 1786; but that about nine months after he was appointed by the Dey,U"! head clerk of the slaves ; and from his fituatioft he was well acquainted with the Americans, who are ill captivity there—particularly with Capt Stevens, of this state. The condition of the Americans, he informs, is deplorable ; but they were in hopes of arresting the attention of the rulers of the United States, and being ran fouied thereby. Mr. D'Andries, who has offered the American captives every consolation and re lief in his power, has long endeavored to pur chase his freedom ; but the Dey demands as his ransom 2400 dollars. N E W-Y OR K, July j The following gentlemen are ele&ed officers ofthe Society of the Cincinnati of this State, tor the year ensuing: Baron Steuben, President. Gen. J. Lamb, Vice-President, Col. R. Piatt, Treasurer, Capt. E. Dunfeomb, Afiiftant Treasurer, Col. W. S. Smith, Secretarv, Di/egater to the General Convention. Baron Steuben, General Clarkfan, Col. A. Giles, Col. B. Livingfton, Capt. James Watson, Standi kg Committee. Col. Stevens, Col. Walker, Col. B. Livingfton, Col. Baumanj Capt. L. Bleecker, Capt. Watson, Major Hughes, Lieut. Swamvout, Doiftor Vachee.
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