son, the relidne continues (jlßciftiitly strong for
greens and yellows, even after it has been ept
for a considerable time. .
N. B. To make tlie best solution of tin with
nitrous acid, it is neceftary to have the llrong
fmoaking spirit, to which an equal quantity ot
the puielt river water mull be added ; and the
proportions of the following ingredients are to
the weight of spirits ; l-l6th sal ammoniac, i-? 2
refined nitre, dissolved by a little at a time in
this aqua regia : dillblve i-Bth of gianu are.,
grain (in also by small quantities to prevem
too great an ebullition, which would weaken the
solution considerably. _ .
The ingredients and proportions are the lame,
when a solution is to be made with aqua torus :
but that spirit, in general, will not ear any
water, when a perfecft solution is inten e .
Extract from Crth's Chemical Journal. 11%9-
MVOGLER has discovered a method ot
. making a fine black ink, which has the
fine 11 of roses. 11l an earthem veflel he boils le
vel) ounces of rain-water with an ounce and an
half of dried tor men til roots, (tormentilla ereua
Lin.) When it has boiled fuilkiently, he pours
off the liquid, and adds to it a folutionofthree
drams of copperas, and one dram ef gufIHBBLC >
he then stirs the whole with a
grown cold, the ink is ready
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE
ANECDOTE OF A PATRIOT.
JUST before the the commencement of the
American Revolution, a band of SBriifts
were conversing on the various art* by
the British Ministry, to seduce and divide the
leaders in the glorious cause of our country—
Among other topics, bribery was mentioned—it
was well known at that time that attempts at
corruption had been unfuccefsfully made—One
®f the company asked a very diftinguilhed cha
racter ifno overtures had ever been made to him ?
He replied no !—for, added he, " they well
k tow that a guinea never gltjtened in my eyes." It
is hardly neceflary to add, that this was the Pho
cion of Mafiachufetts, their present Lieut. Gover-
jior
Lancaster, ( Pc nnjy Ivun'nx ) July 3, I 79 1,
THIS evening, at 6 oNsJock, arrived here, on
Ms t*eturn from his Southern Tour, his Excellen
cy the Prefidenr of the United States, accompa
nied by M pi Jackson. He was escorted from
>V i<*ht's Jerry by a refpertable number of the
in«iabir3ll rs of this borough : and on Monday,
July 4, being the Anniversary of American Inde
pt tler.ce, the Corporation, at the particular re
qiiell of the inhabitaius, waited on him with the
following address:
To George Wajhington, President of ths United
Siatei.
St R,
ON behalf of the inhabitants of the borough
of Lancaster, the members of the Corpora
tion beg leave to congratulate you on your ar
rival at this place. On this joyful occasion, they
approach the First Magiftrateot the Union, with
hearts imprefied with no less grateful respect
thin their fellow-citizens of the east and ot the
south. With them they have admired those ta
lents, and that firm prudence in the field, which
finally enfuved success to the American arms.
But at this time reverence forbids the language
■which would naturally flow from the recapitula
tion of the events of the late glorious revolution.
The faithful page of liiftory will record your
jllnftrious actions for posterity.—Yet we cannot
forbear to mention what we, in our day, have
beheld and witnefl'ed. We have seen you, at
the awful period, when the storm of war was
burlting around us, and our fertile plains were
deluged with the richelt blood of America, ri
ling above adverfiry, and exerting all the talents
of the patriot and the hero, to save our country
from the threatened ruin : And when, by the
will of Heaven, those exertions had restored
peace and profperiry to the United Stares, and
the great objecft fur which you drew the sword,
was acconipliihed, we have beheld you, adorn
ed with every private, social virtue, mingling
•with your fellow-citizens. Yet that tranfcend
ant love of country, by which you have always
been actuated, did no! fuffer you to reft here ; —
but when the united voice of myriads of free
men (your fellow-citizens) called you from the
repose of domestic life, actuated f'olely by the
principles of true glory—not seeking your own
aggrandizement , but fact ifking the sweets of
reti'ed life to the wiflies and happiness of your
country, we hive beheld you, poflefled of the
confidence of a great people, presiding over their
and, by your happy adminift'-ation,
■uniting them together by the great political bond
of one common interest.
It is therefore the inhabitants of this borough,
seize with joy the only opportunity which has
offered to them, to teftify their approbation of,
and their gratitude for. your services.
Long, very long, fir, mayjou enjoy the af
fetSions of your fellow, citizens. We pray for
- vmir health and happi
beloved country—and on You
o„beh,lf ord,.n,Mves »nJ .he inha
bitants of the borough of Lancaltei .
EDWARD HAND, ißureeffes.
PAUL ZANTZINGER, 5
JOHN HUBLEY, I
ADAM REIGART, I
JACOB KRUG, J> Afliftants.
CASPER SHAKFNER, I
JACOB FREY, J
To which the Prefulent was pleased to return
the following Anlwer:
To the Corporation and Inhabitants of the Borough
of Lancajl'er.
Gentlemen, .
YOUR congratulations on my arrival in Lan
calter are received with pleasure, and t if
flattering expreflions of your esteem are replied
to with fmcere regard.
While i confefs my gratitude for the diltin
cuifhed estimation in which you are plealed to
hold my public services, a sense of justice to mj
fellow-citizens, ascribes to other causes, the peace
and prosperity of our highly favoured country.
Her freedom and happiness are founded in then
patriotic exertions, and will, I trust, be train
mitred to distant ages through the fame medium
ot wisdom and virtue.
With sincere wishes for your social, I otter an
earnest prayer for your individual welfare.
v J G. WASHINGTON.
At three o'clock the President, and a very large
number of citizens, set down to an elegant en
tertainment, provided for the occasion, in the
court-house.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CRITICS.
A FABLE.
WRITTEN SEPTEMBSI 17 $5.
"To every general rule there are exceptions." Common Sense.
? r said of every dog that's found,
X Of mongrel, spaniel, cur, and hound r
That each sustains a doggish mind,
And hates the new, sublime. refined,
Tis hence the wretches bay the moon,
In beauty throned at highcft noon ;
Hence every nobkr brute they bite.
And hunt the stranger-dog with spite;
And hence, the nose's dittates parrying,
They fly from meat to feed on carrion.
'Tis also said, the currifti foul
The critic race pofftfFes whole ;
Aj> near they romc, in tHo r ts and natures,
As two legg'd can, to four legg'd creatures ;
Alike the things they love, and blame,
Their voice, and language, much the fame.
The Mafe this fubjeft made her theme,
And told me in a morning dream.
Such dreams you sages may decry \
But Muses know they never lie.
Then hear, from me, in grave nariation,
Of these strange fads, the strange occafian.
In Greece Cyncthe's village lay,
Well known to all, who went that way,
FOl dogs of every kindred famed,
And from true doggifti manners named.
One morn, a greyhound pafs'd the
At once the foul-mouth'd conclave met,
Huddling around the stranger ran,
And thus their fmait review began.
" What tramper" with a grinning sneer,
Bark'd out the clumsy cur, " is here ?
No native of the town, I fee ' T
Some foieign whelp of base degree.
I'd (hew, but that the record's torn,
We true Welfti curs are better born.
His coat is fmooih ; but longer hair
Would more become a dog by far.
His {lender ear, how strait and sloping !
While ours is much improved by cropping."
" Right," cried the blood-hound, " that strait ear
Srems made for nothing, but to hear ;
'Tis long agreed, thro' ail the town,
That handsome ears, like mine, hang down;
And tho' his body's gaunt, and round,
'Tis no true rawboned gaunt of hound.
How high his nose the crea ure carries!
As if on bugs, and flies, his fare is ;
I'll teach this ftruttmg, stupid log,
To smell's the bufinels of a dog."
" Baugh-waugh!" the shaggy spaniel cried,
" What wretched covering on his hide!
I wonder where he lives in winter;
His strait* sleek legs too, out of joint are;
I hope the vagrant will not dare
His fledging with my fleece compare.
He never plunged in pond <5r river,
To search for wounded duck and diver;
By kicks would soon be set a skipping,
Nor take, one half so well, a whipping;"
" Rat me," the lap-dog yelp'd, 44 thro' nature,
Was ever seen so coai le a creature ?
I hope no lady's fad mishap
E'er led the booby to her lap ;
He'd fright Primrilla into fits,
And rob Fooler i a of her wits;
A mere barbarian, Indian whelp!
How clownish, countryifh, founds his yelp!
He never tafled bread and butter,
Nor play'd the petty squirm and flutter;
Nor e'er, like me, has learn'd to fatten,
On kifTes sweet, and fofteft patting."
44 Some parson's dog, I vow," whined puppy;
" His rusty coat how fun-btirnt! stop ye!"
The beagle call'd him to the wood.
The bull-dog bellowed> 41 Zounds! and blood !"
86
The wolf-dog and the were/
The Muse fays, an exception here;
Superior both to filch foul play,
They wilh'd the stranger well away
r.om fpUen the Jlnßurts rose to fury,
" Villain," grow I'd one, " I can't endure you."
" Let's feiie the truant," fnarl'd another,
Encored by every toul-mouib'd brother.
" 'Tis done," bark'd all, " we'll mob the creaturt,
And facrifice him to ill-naiure."
The greyhound, who despised their breath,
Still tlio'i it bed to shun their teeth.
£afy he wing'd his rapid flight,
And left the fcoundreis out of fight.
Good Juno, by the ancients holden,
The genuine notrc-damc of fcoldtng,
Sate pleased, becauts there'd such a suss been.
And in the hound's plac« wifh'd her hufbaad ;
For here, even plealure bade her own,
Her ladyship was once out-done.
•' Hail dogs." (hecricd, "of eery kind!
Retain ye still this snarling mind.
Hate all that's good, and fair, and new,
And I'll a goddess be to you.
Nor this the only good you prove ;
Lcatn what the fruits of Ju no's love.
Your fouls, from forms, that creep ail four en,
I'll raise, by fvftem Pythagorean,
To animate the human frame,
And gain my favorite tribe a name.
Be ye henceforth (so.I ordain)
Critics, the genuine curs of naen.
To snarl be ftil) yourhigheft bliss,
And all your criticism like this.
Wl.ate'er is great, or just, in nature,
Of graceful form, or lovely feature;
Whate'er adorns the ennobled mind,
Sublime, inventive, and refined ;
With fplecn, and spite, forever blame,
And load with every dirty name.
All things of noblsft kind and use,
To your own ft2ndard vile reduce,
And all in wild confufion blend,
Nor heed the fubje(l,fcope, or end.
But chief, when moiejl young beginners,
'Gainst critic laws, bv nature sinners,
Peep out in verse, and dare to ran,
Thro' towns and villages yothr own,
Hunt them, as when yon stranger dog
Sei all your growling crew agog;
Till ftunn'd, and feared, they hide from view,
And leave the count! y clear for you."
This said, the goddess kind carefling,
Gave every cur a double blefling.
Each doggilh mind, tho' grown 110 bigger,
Henceforth alTumed the human figure,
The body walk'd on two ; the mind
To four, still chose to be confined ;
Slill creeps on earth, still scents out foes,
Is still led onward by the nose;
Hates all the good, it used to hate,
The lofty, beauteous, new, and great;
The stranger hunts with spite quinteflent,
And snarls, from that day to the present.
LONDON, -April 7.
A T a convivial meeting, at which Lord
/jL Mountmorres was present, liis Lordship
being called upon for a toast, gave as follows :—
" Success to his Majesty's fleets by sea and land."
The venerable Earl of Mansfield being alked
what he thought of Payne's Book ? faid—"ln
my opinion it should be burned by the hands
of the common Hangman ; —but if that be not the
law of the present day, it ought to be bought
up at any price !"
Robberies were never so frequent in France as
they are at present; not only Paris, but the
public roads are infeited with thieves, many of
whom are disguised in the uniform of the Na
tional Guard. A Itage-coach near Brest was at
tacked a few days ago, the postillion killed, and
two ot the paflengers dangerously wounded.
The late King of Pruflia used to fay, that th«
pleafanteft dream a sovereign could have wa*
that of being King of trance—Louis XVI. would
be happy if he could even dream that he was so.
That Catholick Diflenters, if we may judge
from their writings, are as angry with the fear•
let whore oj Babylon, as any pious proteibuit can
possibly be. The Pope, with all his finery, is
as little reliflied in the ecclesiastical, as Mr.
Burke, with all his finely decorated aristocratic
principles, is in the political world. The fadl
is, that mankind will no longer endure civil or
religious tyranny in any dress.
Dr. Johnson, on being shewn his portrait by
Sir Joihua, representing him as near sighted,
(which has since been engraved) was much of
fended—but it being represented to him that
Sir Joshua had painted his own similitude with
an ear trumptt. "He may paint himfelf as deaf
as he pleases said the Dodtor, but I dj not chufe
to be handed down to posterity as blinking Sam\
April 26.
At a committee of the society instituted for
the purpose bf effecting the abolition of the
slave trade. Resolved,
That the thanks of this committee be refpew
fully given to the illustrious minority of the
commons, who lately flood forth the affertorf
of British justice and humanity, and th« enernie*
of a traffic in the blood of men.
Resolved, .
That our acknowledgments are particular y
due to William Wilberforce esquire, >°ir )S
unwearied exertions to remove this opprobrium
of our national character, and to the right 10-
norable William Pirt, and the right honora e
Charles Fox, for their virtuous and dig"" l 6
co operation in the fame cause.
Resolved.