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li< ular favorite of the .VJuses. If we mis- .
la te not, he is the same gentleman who .
obtaoied the )me for the be 4 poetical
,p 0.l ,(turn on «lie opening of Ihe NeTT
in New-York.
ADDRESS.
When Iwa’Mg slumber'd in the convent’s shade,
And holy cruft the frropinT nations swayed,
if dullness banned, the muses wandered long,
Each lyre i ejected, and for jot each son
Till Heaven’s bright halo wreath’d the Drama’s
dome, *
And erreat Apolli call’d the pilgrims home.
Then their glad harps, that charmed old Greece,
they swept.
Their altars throng'd, and joy’s high, sabbath kept.
Young Genius lliepf his glorious banners roared,
To float forever loved, forever feamL
The mystic legends of the cloister liTOwn,
Old superstition tumbled from his throne j
Dark to his cell the king of Gloom retir’d.
The buskin triumph’d and the w orld adnflrcd !
Sincrf the prou/.t hour, through each unfettered
age,
The sons of light have cluster'd round the stage.
JToin fiction’s realms he. richest '•jxiils they bring,
And pleasure’s walls with rapture’s echoes ring.
Here hermit wisdom lays his mantle down,
To win with smiles the heart that fears his frown *,
In mirth’s gay robe he talks to wamlertaa’ youth,
And grand' ur listens to the stranger, Truth.
Here lieauty’s daughters bend with tingling ear,
Wh *n love repeals the bile to love so dear;
Their sacred bower* the sons of learning quit,
To rove with fancy and to feast with wit.
All come to gaze, the valiant and the vain,
Virtue’s bright troop, and fashion’s glittering train.
Her. labor rests, pale grief forgets her wo,
Anil vice, that prints his slime on all below,
Even vice looks on! —For this the stage was rear’d,
To scourge the fiends, so scorn’d and yet so fear’d,
The halls of judgment, as the moral school,
His foot defiles, the bronzed and reckless fool:
God's lovely temple shall behold him there,
With eye upturned and aspect false ns fair.
Then hither let the unblushing villain roam,
Satire shall knot its whip and strike it home.
The stage one groan from his dark soul shall draw,
That mocks religion, and that laughs ut law I
Tog-nre the stage, the bard’s careering mind
Seeks other worlds, and leaves his own behind:
lie lur- s from air its bright, imprisoned forms,
Breaks through the tomb and death’s dull regions
storms.
O’er ruined realms he pours creative day,
And slumbering .Gogs his mighty voice obey.
From it* (lumi/shroud the lung-lah’. spirit walks,
And round tl«; murder’s bed in vengeance stalks.
Pool maniac beauty brinr* her cypres* wreath,
Her smile a mot.**4!«nn o’er a blasted heath *,
Round some cold grave sweet flowers she comts to
strew,
And lost to reason, still to love is true.
Hate shuts his soul when dove-eyed mercy pleads;
Power lifts the axe aud infth’s hold servant bleeds;
Hemorse drops anguish from his burning eyes,
Peels hell s eternal worm, and shuddering flies.
War’s tr phied minion, too, forsake* the dust.
Grasps his worn shield, amt waves hi* sword of rust,
Springs to the slaughter at the trumpet’* call,
Again to conquer, or again to fall.
With heads to censure. Vet with souls to feel,
Friends to the stage! received our frank appeal.
Aio suppliant lay we frame; acquit your trust j
The drama guard I be gentle, but bo just!
Within her courts, unbribed, unsluinliei mg stand;
Scourge lawless wit, and leaden dullness brand,
Lash pert pretence, hut bashful merit spare ;
His firstling? hail, and speak tl»e trembler fair.
Vet shall he Vast Ids cloud, and proudly claim
The loftiest station and the brightest fame.
So from his mountain-perch, through seas of light,
Our untamed eagle takes hi* glorious flight;
To Heaven the monarch-bird exulting springs,
And shakes the night-fog from his mighty wings.
Hards all our ow n shall yet enchant their age,
Ami pour redeeming splendour o’er the stage.
For them, for you, truth hoards a nobler theme,
Than ever blest young fancy’s sweetest dream.
Bold hearts shall kindle, and bright eyes shall gaze,
When genius wakes the tale of other days,
• beds life's own lustn* o’er each holy deed
Os iiim who planted, and of him who freed I
And now, fai”. pile, thou chaste and glorious shrine,
Gnr fondest w ish, our warmest smile be thine
The home of genius and the court, of taste,
In beauty rais’d, be thou by beauty g ToPur
Within thy walls may wit’s gay bevy throngv-
To drink the magic of the poet’s song.
Within thy walls may youth and gooduissdraw
f ront every scene a lecture or a law.
.So bright thy sane, be priest and offering pure,
And friends .shall bless, and bigot foes endure:
Long, long be spared to echo truths sublime,
And lift thy pillar* through the storms oitinu*.
com,; Ri:ss.
Second Session of the Seventeenth Congress.
HOUSE OF !IEI'RI >EVTATJVE3.
DECEMBER 4. ,
On motion of Mr. Moore, -of Alab. ,
it was
Resolved , That the Judiciary Coni- j
mittce be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of allowing the State
of Alabama three Representatives, in i
cunfoi mity with the 2d section of the |
Act for the appointment of Repre
sentatives among the several States, (
according to the fourth Census. j
Mr. Whipple, of N. H. offered for '
consideration the following resolu
tion :
Resolved, That the Committee on
Military Affairs be instructed to in- t
quire into the expediency of a- t
mending the act making provis- tl
ion for arming and equipping the v
whole holy of (he militia of the n
United S ates, passed April 23d, a
180 S, so that the arms, provided in q
virtue of said act, and transmitted to h
I
J*
he several Skates composing this
Union,-and the Territories thereof, <
shall, by each State and Territory, be
deposited and kept in proper erse
aals, to be provided by such Stale or
Territory, to be delivered to the mili
tia thereof only when they may be
called into actual service.
Mr. Taylor considered the resolu
tion as coining correctly under the
notice of the committee on the state
of the Union, to which the message
of the President, which touched up
on this subject had been referred.
After some remarks on the course.
pursued last session, of dividing the |
militia fi o:ii the military affairs, he 1
concluded with moving that the reso- i
lution be laid on the table, with a >
view to its being submitted to the |
committee of the whole House on the
state of the Union. —Agreed.
The House then resolved itself, on
motion of Mr. Taylor, into a commit-1
tee on the Union—Mr. Condict ofi
N. J. in the chair.
Mr. Taylor, after a few remarks, |
moved a resolution, that so much of i
the i resident's message as relates to
Jlsvigntinn nnrl rnmniorn* ll’itll fit!*;
1 ’nited States, be referred to the com
mittee on Foreign Affairs. That
part relating to the Cumberland road,
to a select committee,
i That part which referred to the
9th article oftthe Treaty with Spain,
was referred to the committee on the
Judiciary.
That which relates to the abolition
I ol Indian Trading-houses, to the com
| mittee on Indian affairs.
That which relates to the military
i establishment at West Point, fortifi
cations, &c. to the committee on Mili
tary Affairs.
! The other points of the message
were referred to the several commit-'
■ tees appointed on those subjects.
The resolutions were put,seriatim,
and adopted without a division ; and
j the committee were instructed to re
port by bill, or otherwise. It was
then moved and carried that the com
mittee do not rise; the report of the
committee was then received, and
read, and a resolution that the re
port he referred to the separate com
mittees, was put.
On the motion for referring the
Slave Trade, Mr. Wright, in an ener
getic speech, said (he character of the
country could only be saved by pur
suing the abolition of this trade with
greater energy. He proposes its re
ference to a select committee,
i The House then adjourned until
to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
The following committee, were ap
pointed :
Elections. —Messrs. Edwards, N.
C.; Tucker, S. C.; Moor, Va.; Kirk
land, Rogers, Mallary, Sloan.
Ways and Means. —Messrs, Smith,
Md.; Mitchell, S. C.; McLane,
Jouee, Ten.; Thompson, Stephen
son, Cembreliug.
Claims. —Messrs. Williams N. C.;
M’Coy, Forrest, Edwards, Con.;
Litchfield, Matson, Reed of Md.
Commerce.- Messrs. Newton, Tom
linson, Hill, Hardin, Abbot, Morgan,
Durfee.
Public Lands. —Messrs. Rankin,
Scoit, Cook, Jennings, Cannon, Ster
ling, N. X.; Bassett.
Post Office-^ Messrs, Francis John
son, Hooks, Gross, Stoddard, Nelson,
Campbell, N. Y. ; Bateman, Wilson.
District of Columbia .-Messrs.
Kent, Mercer, Neale, Matlack, Pat
terson, Penn.; Rochester, J. Steven
son.
Judiciary. Messrs. Hemphill,
I lumer, N. II.; Dickinson, Nelson,
Va.; Burton, Saiu'trs, Johnson, Lou.
PensionsSc Revolutionary Claims.
—Messrs. Rhea, Little, Eddy, Bar
ber, Ohio; Allen, Ten.; W. Smith,
Hubbard.
Public Expenditures. Messrs.
Montgomery, Dwight, Crafts, Geb
b ml, (fist, Harris, Tatnall.
Private Land Claims. — Messrs.,
Campbell, Ohio; Conkling, Moore,
Alab.; \an Kenssalaer, Lpham,
Sterling, Con.; Crudup.
Manufactures. Messrs, Todd,
Woodson, Forward, Floyd, Conner,
Nelson, Md.; Condict.
Agriculture. Messrs, Butler,
Baylies, Garnett, New, M’Neill,
Vance, Findlay.
Revisal & Unfinished Business. —
Mess. Hawkes, Ross' Brown, Penn.
Military Affairs. —Messrs. Eusfis,
Cocke, Wchyorth, Mattocks, Dar
nngton. Smith. Ken. M’Coy.
Foreign Affairs. —Messrs. Russel,
Rodney', Taylor, Wright, Trimble,
Archer, Family,
I\aval Affairs. Messrs. Fuller,
\\ arfield, Colder, Randolph, Gilmer,
Flamer, Penn.; Harvey.
On Indian A fairs. —Messrs. Met
calf, Mitchell, Pen.; Williams, Bige
low, Mercer, M’Carty.
To Pj 'cserve Turnips.
Pull them late in (he fall, cut off
the tops and lay (hern h) heaps in (he
turnip yard, cover them merely with
the tops nine inches thick. They
will be as good in the spring for the
lable as the day they were pulled; i
ml the i. .side layer of tops will he
te green, at say those who
liuve repeatedly uied-i..'
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Selections from English Papers.
• .
(Private Correspondence.)
Cohirntz , Sept. 18.—You cannot
imagine (lie outcry that is raised
against England by the manufactur
ers of the Continent. Those of Ger
many, in particular, are loud in their
complaints. They charge us with
inundating every foreign market with
articles of the very worst description,
regardless how we accumulate wealth
at the expense of our national char
acter. At the same time, they assert
that they themselves are infinitely
| more solicitous about the quality than
| the quantity of the goods they manu
i facture, and are therefore entitled to a
of custom all over the
; world. It is certain that they are
making great efforts to rival us in
| dvery article, and in some they have
j succeeded beyond their most sanguine
| expectation. Prussia takes the lead
'j in this competition with England, and
the inhabitants of Berlin already pride
; themselves on* believing that their
■ cotton and woollen manufactures are
far superior to any thing ot the kind
| flint n’l* cun product*! It was HoldtCF
than last night that I witnessed a
ludicrous instance of this self-com
placency, which called forth a burst
of indignant feeling from an irritable
Londoner, whose dialect bespoke him
entitled to all the immunities of a man
born within the sound of Bow bell,
while his squat, square figure, snub,
nose, and small grey eyes deeply
sunk in the socket, harmonized in
perfect character with the mass of
■ swelling pimples which either nature
or art had caused to bloom upon his
face in rubicond luxuriance. Snell
was the gentleman whom I hist night
happened to light upon at a small inn
on the banks of the Rhine, where I
stopped to take refreshment. I found
, him in violent altercation wi.h a na
: tive of Prussia Prop t, whose jargon
• j of Gerntan, French, and broken Eng
i i lish, was as unintelligible to (he
Cockney, as the lingo of the latter
'j was to the Brandenburg d spntant. —
j However, go Englidmi m could beat
a loss to discover tlie subject matter
of debate, for the cockney talked
loudly' of the manufactures of this
country, and insisted that they were
not to be equalled in any part of the
universe. The Prussian, on the o
tlier hand, was no less obstreperous
in maintaining that the fhbnques of
Berlin were decidedly pre-eminent,
and to bring the matter to a practi
cal test, he grasped the skirt of his
coat, and grinning ferociously at the
man of Cheapside,cried out," Dere,
viola dat drnp ; can sie male so
goot fabrique as dat in de stadl
von Leends , muneer Englander
■ “ What does he say now ?” said the
Londoner to a tall thin countryman
of his, who appeared to act as a sort
, of interpreter to him, and who was
• as taturn and reserved as his friend
was loquacious and obtrusive. u lie
merely desires to know,” replied the
third party, “ whether they manu
facture such good cloth in the town
of Leeds as that he wears.” “Leeds!”
exclaimed the Cockney with a con
tortion of visage which/i shall not at
, tempt to describe, “ Vy, that there
■ is no more to be compared to Leeds’
cloth than this Vitney , as I brought
vitk me just for the sake of keeping
,me varm ,” laying his hand at the
, same time on one of those rough
, woolly coats, such as London coach
■ men are wont to wrap themselves in
against the weather. This satirical
comment was lost on the Prussian,
, who did not take the trouble to in
, quire into iis import; and his adver
sary, finding lie had silenced him.
, chuckled at his triumph, and sat
■ down to supper, d g the country
, for not supplying him with better
fare than sausages and sour krout.
The life of AH Pacha of Janina is
published in London, and a drama on
, the same subject is represented at the
Theatres. The Quarterly Review
was to he issued on the 23d of Oct.
and contained 12 different articles.—
The most interesting subjects to the
American reader is a review respect
ing the Campaigns in the Canadas
during the last war; and a discussion
on Plague and Quarantine.
fishing made useful. The Chinese
have visiting cards, the colour and
size of which are regulated agreeable
to the rank and estimation of the per
son visited.
Lord Marcartney received from the
Viceroy of Petchahe a crimson card—
large enough to have papered his
bed-chamber!
Manner of Preserving Eggs perfect
ly Fresh for twelve months.
Having provided small casks like
oyster barrels, fill them with f&csh
laid eggs, then pour into each cask,
the head being taken out, as much
cold thick lime water as will fill up
all the void space between tbe eggs,
and likewise Completely cover them,
the thicker the lime water is the bet
ter, provided it will fill up the inter
stices, and be liquid on the top of the
cask. This don", lay on the head of
the cask lightly. !Vo farther care is
necessary, than merely to pre vent the
- * v
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lime from growing too hard, by ad
ding occasionally a lijjle common wa
ter on the surface, should tbe lime
appear to be growing hard, and keep
ing the casks front heat and frost.
The eggs when taken out for use,
are to be washed from the adhering
time in a little cold water, when' they
will have the appearance and quali
ties of fresh laid eggs, the lime pre
, serving them horn shrinking or pu
tridity.
Latest from Spain and Portugal.
I PROM THE N. V. AMERICAN, DEC. 2.
1 By the arrival here this morning
| of the schooner Tartar, we have rc
’ ceived, from our attentive corres
| pondent at Gibraltar, papers of that
, place to the 18th Octobor, being the
, latest intelligence from Spain. it*is,
however, of little interest: the con-
I. test between the Constitutionalists
, i and Serviles appears to remain as it
. is likelv to continue, a guerrilla vvar
,l fare, that threatens little danger to
I the cause of liberty in Spain, how
■ ever much it may disturb tbo internal
t peace of limited districts of the king
_ \ dom. Our extracts comprise aIT that
t \ we perceive worthy of notice—the
, i details given of petty ijvarfarc we
' think it unnecessary to copy.
i By Lisbon papers of the 28th ult.
it appears that the Portuguese go
vernment have considered it neces
’ sary to take measures for the securi
, ty of their African possessions. An
C expedition;is in preparation for this
. purpose, at the port of Lisbon.
s I LISBON, sept. 26.
’ j Yesterday a’ deputation of the
t i Cortes woit in great pomp to present
, j tlie Constitution to lus Majesty.
II T MURCIA, SEPT. 24.
j j The stale of affairs is worse than
ever here ; it is dreadful to speak of
it. The 'enemies of the system have
. against the patriots the
,, 1 most atrocious war., It appears that
r ! the Junta of the Serviles of this place
gives 2,000 reals for the assassination
t of any patriot. Within the last eight
r j days, have been killed between the
j capital, anfl some of ttie towns, nine
liberals, two of whom mere Secreta
s tries of Constitutional Town Coun
cils. This renders some desperate,
and terrifies others. No precautions
s whatever are taken.
(■ MADRID, OCT. 1.
I It is said that several private per
’ sons of Bayonne, Perpignan, Bor-
s l deaux, Names, and Brest, have pro
, posed to our Ministry to supply one
, hundred thousand complete suit> of
j : d u, h' n o *° r im. ntry and cavalry,
! and an equal number of sabres and
?l muskets, to be paid for within live
a; years, on moderate terms. It is add-
J ed, that this proposal is accepted less
1 1 through want of the above articles,
, than in-order to try the good faith of
1 i the French Ministry, and, above all,
J their impartiality with respect to the
J Army of the i aith. It is said that
J the Ministry have taken into consi
, i deration oilier proposals of the same
5 nature, made by Englishmen, in con
cert with Spanish merchants estab
lished in London.
B - 'Flic political Chief of Cadiz, on
,• the 7th of Oct. communicated a rpy
t al order, bearing date the 30;ii Sep-
T (ember, by which, upon the first in
telligonee being received of (he sus-
J picious cases of sickness in the Ports
. of St. Marys and Cadiz, his Ivlajes
j ty had established several sankaiy
j regulations. The political Chief ex
presses his hopes, that, as soon as it
has been ascertained by his later re
_ fiorts that the public health is in a
good state, and that the coiumunica
j tion has been opened, those regula
, I tions may be modified or perhaps a
plbolishcd. He was on the point of
despatching an express to stale the
change of circumstances, and that
5 all cause of suspicion had disappear
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NORFOLK, DEC. f.
• Capt. Hatton, of the brig Vn
■ daunted, arrived here yesterday, in
: 35 days from Cadiz, states, that the
■ day he sailed, 28th October, being at
* the office of the American Consul, a
1 gentleman called in, and after some
conversation in Spanish, which he
did not understand, departed when j
‘ Capt. Hatton was informed by our i
' Consul, that the purport of the con-1
versation was, that a severe battle
had just been fought in Catalonia, be
tween the Constitutionalists and
Royalists,in which the latter retreated
with great loss. Capt. 11. did not
learn any particulars.
Captain Hatton represents the state
of Spain as lamentable in the extreme,
convulsed with internal dissentions, i
and misery and want every where
manifest. Nothing was doing in |
Cadiz,,and the people almost in a ;
sttae of starvation. Assassinations, \
robberies and murders were matters i
of every day's report. The streets 1
were continually thronged with mobs, j
and combinations forming hourly .
among the hostile parties, to faciliate i
the purposes of mutual destruction. <
Capt. Hatton brought papers to *
the day of his sailing but we did not '
receive any.—Markets at Cadiz, dull {
for American produce. s
[him tic on Beacon. <
I
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TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 1823.
A quorum of both houses of Congress
met at Washington the 2d inst. and on
the 3d the Vicc-I’resident of the United
States attended and look the Chair as
President of the Senate. In the House
of Representatives several ineffectual ef
forts wer ■ made to choose a Clerk, but at
the eleventh ballot on the 3d inst. Mr.
Mathew St. Clark, of Pennsylvania, was
pronounced by the Sneaker duly elected.
Our readers will not expect much inter
esting mutter from Congress at this early
period of the session; it will be seen by
the paragraph from the National Intelli
gencer, that little more than receiving
ths President’s Message, appointing the
committees, and organizing the houses,
had been done at the date of that papi r.
In the Charleston Courier it is men
tioned, ou the authority of a private let
ter from Columbia, of the 7th inst. that
« resolution was offered to the following
effect-—“ that an enquiry be made into
the manner in which the affairs of the
Bank of the Stale have been transacted >
what amount of specie has been sold, and
for wha' premium, and what has become
of that premium ? What amount of the
Votes of the U. S. Bank has been sold,
for what premium, and what has become
of that premium? The resolution has
,b« made the order of the day lor Mon
day.”
Mr. John L. Wilson is elected Govern
or of South-Carolina by the Legislature
of that State, now in session. General
Bradley is chosen Lieutenant Governor.
Mr. Pcttigru is elected Attorney Gen.
FOII Til F. CHBONICI.E L AUVF.UTISKU.
Mr, Editor —
I hope my present adventure iuto the
field of discussion will not be i tewed as
personally hostile to any writer that has
heretofore appeared Should, however,
any collision of sentiment or discordancy
of opinion arise repugnant to any who
have preceded me, it will be regarded
rather as an honest and conscientious dif
ference o( opinion, than a mere wish to
enter the list of controversialists.
Great labour has been bestowed, and
much ingenuity displayed, in order to
shew (lie possibility and demonstrate the
pfacticability of cstuhliMiwg a Medical
Cell, ge in this .Stale. Ihe absolute ne
cessity and importance ofan efficient and
well organi/,c»l Institution in promoting
liiv interest- ol science and advancing the
republic of iiiedi inc, is obvious to the
oust common observer. It is to those
Institutions that alieady exist, we are
to ascribe the rapid strides which the
science has made in the last twenty years
throughout the United States. It is from
su h Institutions we trace its powerful
progress from an humble and servile art
to its present proud station of science and
philosophy. And it is lastly, to such in
stitutions we must look for its final dis
memberment from superstition and er
ror, and assume a stand of perfection
commensurate with that of its kindred
sciences. If (base suggestions are not
too sanguine to be realized ; if they be
regarded not as fancy’s delusive dream,
it woul.l seem the greatest of all human
achievements are expected to accrue
from -ue)t institutions. If such be thcii
overwhelming influence they cannot be
100 zealously encouraged, or 100
lously promotedin ourcohntry wheresuch
a dearth of medical intelligence is obser
ved.
Our predecessors, early convinced of
tiie advantages of an institution of this
kind, not only in imparting iutormatio ),
but .n extending the empire of Medicine,
with much difficu’ly succeeded iu estab
lishing as many as it was thought the
population of the country authorized, or
the interests of Medicine imperatively
demanded. But already nave we sectv
that their benificent and praise-worthy
exertions wer-almost totally annihilated
by au overweening desire to multiply
them to an idle and almost indefinite
number. An institution to important to
its votaries and so beneficial to mankind,
is a desideratum of the greatest magni
tude, nor can it he obtained by a single
To he eminently ueful.it must
present to its followers a prospect of re
ward equivalent to that held out by any
institution of our country, or fail to meet
that encouragement which would insure
the re-pect of a permanent and lasting
repository of learning.
Whether then, could au institution in
this Slate present those extensive advan
tages enjoyed by institutions of her lister
States? And whethe* is there any sin
gular advantage arising to the student
from a poursc of instruction in our own
State, that could not elsewhere be ob
tained? These seem to be the more
prouiiue.it questions presented hr con
i sideration, iu determining on the rxpe
dioncy of a Medical College in this Stale.
Medical schools, (or obvious reasons, can
only exist in large and extensive cities,
where the population is sufficiently nu
merous to render the prosecution of.iii
atomy and Surgery practicable and easy.
Vo possible provision can be made for
that invaluable charity and excellent
practical school of Medicine, (an exten
sive and well endowed hospital,) in any
but a populous city. Nor is it possible,
iu our temperate climate, to prosecute
extensively, some of the iudispeiisible
branches of a M rdical education, admit
ting other objections were obviated. In
none but au extensive city, could the
student of surgery meet with the nu
merous class of affections belonging to
that department. And it is manifest that
a practical acquaintance with another
important branch of medicine in any
town in this State, would he impossible
from its limited access to both student
and practitioner. These objections alone,
would seem to present an insuperable
barrier to the prosperity of such an in
stitution in this State. But there an
other and no less cogent reasons. From
whence are students to be ..i-..!l
defray the unavoidable exi) ( . ntc
an institution ? The average- ,. U H
students, visiting a Medicaf , C; | L H
this State, has not annually ,SS
twelve for the last ten years'
be expected it would be patruiiH
any) by more than half frojn - u ‘
i nlma, which number would be Hj
1 adequate lo the support of-.,,Mi
tution.
As it respects the second
5 posed, it would seem to require
. cuusideralion. It dors not ....
t•* an y solitary advantage :.c,: Mi
student—ou the contrary, ;> i; u,*!
• lions advanced against the I'ractiH
s of its establishment, will operate
. doubled torce lo retard the proH
_ the student. % cannot bo suLMj
the ground of economy, as i* :
' the expenditure necessary to I r B|
■ would greatly exceed that of
. institution. Neither can it he
, on the ground that thereby Ml
’ would become more intimately M|
s ed with the diseases of the .-.mUiei-Hi
, try, and their treatment; ford ;.H|
ly impossible that a student wHS
regularly and scientifically beenH
acquainted with his profession H
pursued it through all its deviousH
- ings, and observed its mnUiibrH
t pearaiK es, but must he aware of H
. feet produced by theditfcreiiceof/H
’ mode ol living, &c. on the const in!
their patient. Hence the IncvdaH
B elusion, that sueh an institution K
: he disadvantageous and consequei.B
j necessary. C1.1.-B
I Rev. Mr. Breckeniudue.iH
? Presbyterian persuasion. wasy!
> day chosen Chaplain toCongre!
5 the part of the House of Repfl
- tatives. Neither of the late tl
■ la ins of Congress was put in ml
ation as a candidate for re-eleni|
[.Vat. Intelligent^
j In the House of Represent!
1 yesterday, (says the National l!
gencer, of Dec. 5,) the subjects!
President’s Message were leleri!
a number of committees; and!
else was done in that Houst!
Rules of the House (pt rhapswi!
prescribing that the undnished H
, ness of the last Session shall n!
taken up until after the expirati!
i six d(tys of the present Session. I
The Senate is pretty full, anfl
Nice President in his place; b!
I business ol importance has yet I
. brought forward, and probably I
> will he, except the appointm J
committees, &c.Vor some dan
come. I
—I
I The late Captain Allen.— l
surgeon of the Alligator, in a Irtfl
[ a friend, has given an account ol
; action between the Alligator, anfl
pirates near Matanzas. Os thl
lant Allen he observes, that be!
! ved his wound about three honrl
“He continued giving ordersl
conversing with Mr. Dale anfl
: rest of ns, until a few minutes hi
his death, with a degree of cheerful
that was little to be expected frl
man in his condition; he said lie I
ed his relatives and his count!
, know that he had fought well!
added that he died in peace and I
will towards all the world; and hi
for his reward in the next. I
“I need not tell you that Cal
Allen had but few equals in out!
vice.—He was ardently devoll
the interest of his country, wasbfl
intelligent and accomplished itfl
profession.—He displayed,livinfl
dying, a magnanimity that shedfl
r tie on thenames of his relatives!
friends, and his country. |
Members of An!
Royal Arch Chapter, No 2, are re!
oil lo attend a regular meeting !
Chapter at the Hall, this evening, afl
past C o’clock. A punctual alien!
is expected, as Officers for the cn!
year will be appointed. By order tfl
M. E.H.P. I
December 17 45 isl
ff/* The Subscribers tol
Masonic Ball, are requested to me!
evening, at 7 o’clock, at the Plai!
Hotel. I
December 17 Rfl
Classical and English I
stitution. I
BY a Rule in the Richmond Acad®
there is a vacation until the bfl
January—after which the exercises!
ho resumed. The subscriber reefl
under his own immediate charge a it
ee number of females —those who 1
been with him heretofore are tonsil
as already engaged for a part of
ucx! year. Those who pay eight
lars a quarter will have their chili
taught by the subscriber without dist
Hon ; and those who prefer to pay
dollars a quarter, will have their (
dren well and faithfully taught by
aylor. Very genteel hoarding for;
and boys may be had in (he Acade
under the immadiatecare ol the sul-s
her, at the. rate of 4o dollars the qua
for every thing.
W.T. Brandy, Rector
December 17 45 if
The Subscribers
HAVE, postponed the sale ol the r 1
t ,t on ol the late residence of Tho
Key, deceased, until to* morrow,
inst. when it will he sold at public A
(ion, if not sold hy private contract
foi e (hat time. This plantation hes
the Martin Town road, fifteen mile-
Augusta, and contains 836 acres. l el
one half cash, the other twelve moi
erdit, the purchasers giving note ’
Bj.pro.ed ,ecuri j ames W , Sco „
Joshua Key,
Kxeeul
December 17, 1822 46 U