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... .... - Jzoses retreat; “Pow TOM HALLIARD. By I’eter Pindar, Esq^ NOW the rage of battle ended, And the French for mercy call, Death no more, in ftnoke and thunder, Rode upon the vengeful ball. Yet what brave and lovely Heroes Saw the bun of Morning bright— Ah I condemn’d by cruel Fortune Ne'er to fee the Star of Night. From the main deck to the quarter, Strcw’d with limbs, and wet with blood, Poor Tom Halliard , pale and wounded, Crawled where his captain flood. “ C)! my noble Captain ! tell me, “ Ere I’m born a corpfc away, “ Have I done a Seaman’s duty, “ On this great and glorious day ! 44 Tell a dying Sailor truly, “ For faft, one a Seaman’s duty ? there ought my mem’ry blast ?” “ All! brave Tom the Captain anfwer'd, “ Thou a Sailor’s part haft done ! “ I revere thy wounds with sorrow—• •* Wounds by which our glory’s won ?” “ Thanks, my Captain f—life is ebbing, “ Fast from this deep wounded heart; 4i But, O grant me one hnall favor, “ Ere I from this world depart, * 4 .jid some kind and trusty Sailor, “ When I’m number’d with the dead, “ For my dear and constant Gatlirine, 44 Cut a lock from this poor head; “ Bid Him to my Catherine give it, *• Saying, Mere alone I die ! “ Kate will keep the mournful present, 41 And embalm it with a sigh. Bid him too this letter bear her, ** Which I’ve penn’d with panting breath ; “ Kate may ponder on the writing, “ When the hand is cold in death.” " That I will,” replied the Captain, ** And be ever Cathrinc's friend.” ** Ah, tny good and kind Commander, Now my pains and sorrows end.” "Mute, towards his Captain, weeping, Tom uprais’d a thankful eye— Grateful then, his foot embracing, Sunk with Kate on his last sigh ! Who that saw a feene so mournful, Could without a tear depart ? He muftovvna savage nature — Pity never warm'd his heart. Now, in his white hammock shrouded, By the kind and pensive crew, As he dropp’d into the ocean, All burst out —“ Poor Tom, adieu !” On an ugly Old IKoman , in the dark . WHILST in the dark, on thy foft hand I hung, And hear# the temptingfyren in thy tongue; What flames, what darts, what anguifli I endur’d But, when the candle enter’d I was cur’d. ANECDOTES. A man going home late at night was flopped by the patroies, and alked where he was going : he being intoxicated with hquor, told them— 4 - He came from where they would like to have been, and was go ing where they dare not come for their ears.” They then aflted his name and k where he lived—“ Mv name, (fays he,) } is seven and twenty (hillings, and where I live is out ot the King’s dominions.” Up on whub they took lum to the watch hmU'c. The next day he was examined before the jufticc, for the impertinent an swers given to the patroies. Upon which he (aid, “ Please your Worlhip, I was at a punch house, where I had good liquor, that made me fay they would wifti to be there; and my going home, was to mv wife, where they had no right to come; and my name is Moidore, I live in Little Britain.” Which answer so well pleased the iuitice, that he was difeharged imme diately. When Ti emiftocles went to Andrus to demand a levy of money, he said, “ I bring two gods with me, Force and Pcrfuafion.” He w.s anfwerrd, and we have two stronger, Want and Impoflibility.” Zeno thus add re fled a garrulous vouth, *’ Nature gave us two tars, and one mouth; that we might hear much, and talk little.” from A LONDON PAPER. A certain Remedy in Putrid Disease!. In this philosophic age, when diseases so often change their appearance from what physicians had any former experience of, it is pleasing reflection, that the study of medicine has of late been so much Ampli fied, and almost every distemper incident to the human body so fully explained, as to come within the common apprehensi ons of mankind. The follow ing faCts communicated to the world by the reve rend Mr. Cartwright, afford an antidote for the most dangerous disease with which the human body can be afflicted ; so that it is hoped one of the most crowded ave nues to the grave is at length in a great measure closed. 44 Seventeen years ago I went (fays this benevolent clergyman) to reside at Bramp ton, a populous village near Chefterfield. 1 had not been there many months before a putrid fever broke out amongst us. Find ing by far the greater number of my pa rifliioners too poor to afford themselves medical afliftance, I undertook, by the help of such books on the iubjeCt of me dicine as were in my poft'elfion, to pre feribe for them. I early attended a boy of about 14 years of age, who was attacked by the fever. He had not been ill many days before the symptoms were unequivo cally putrid; I then adminifterea bark, wine and such other remedies as my books directed. My exertions were however of no avail—his disorder grew every day more untrackable and malignant, so that I was in hourly expectation of his diflolution.— Being under the neceffily of taking a jour ney, before I set off I went to fee him, as I thought for the last time, and I prepared his parents for the event of his death, which I confulered as inevitable, and re conciled them in the best manner I was able, to a loss which I knew they would feel severely. While I was in converfa tion on thisdiftrelfing fubjeCt with his mo ther, I observed in a small corner of the 100 m, a tub of wort working. The fight brought to my recolleCtion an experiment I had somewhere met with, “ of a piece of putrid meat being made sweet by being suspended over a tub of wort in the aft of fomentation.” The idea fiafhed into my mind, that the ycaft might correCt the pu trid nature of this disease, and instantly gave him two large fpoonfuls. I then told the mother, if file found her son better, to repeat this dose every 3 hours. I then set out for my journey—upon my return, after a few days, I anxiously enquired af ter the boy, and was informed he was re covered. I could not repress my curiofit v; I was greatly fatigued with my journey, and night was coming on—l went dire Ctn to where he lived, which was 3 miles off, in a wild part of the moors. The boy himfelf opened the door, looked surpris ingly well, and told me he felt better from the time he took the ycaft. After 1 left Brampton I lived in Leicef terftlire. My parishioners being there few and opulent, 1 dropped the medical cha ndler entirely, and would not preferibe for my own family. One of my domestics falling ill, accordingly the apothecary was sent for. His complaint was a violent fe ver, which in its progress became putrid. Having great reliance, and defcrvedly, on the apothecary’s penetration and judgment the man was left solely to his management. His disorder, however, kept daily gaining ground, till at length the apothecary con sidered him in very great danger. At last, finding every effort to be of Service to him baffled, he told me he considered it to be a loft case, and that in his opinion the man could not survive twenty four hours. On the apothecary thus giving him up, I de termined to try the effeCt of yeast, I gave him two large fpoonfuls, and in fifteen mi nutes from taking the ycaft, fiis pulse, though still feeble, began to get composed and full. He in 3s minutes from his tak ing it, was able to get up from his bed and walk in his room. At the expiration of the second hour, I gave him a bafon of sago, with a good deal of lemon, wine and ginger in it—he ate it with an appetite— in another hour, I repeated the yeast, an hour afterwards I gave the bark as before —at the next hour he had food—next ano ther dose of yeast—and then went to bed -Mt was nine o’clock he told me he had a good night, and was recovered. I howev er repeated the medicine, and he was loon able to go about his.bufinefs as usual. 44 About a year after this as I was riding past a detached farm house. at the out skirts of the village, I observed a farmer’s daughter standing at the door, apparentlv in great affliction. On enquiry into the cause of her distress, she told me her fa ther was dving: I dismounted and went into the house to fee him—l found him in the last stage of putrid fever.—His tongue was black, his pulse was fcarceiy preemp tible, and he lay ltretched out iike a corpse. in a state of drowsy infenfibilitv. 1 im mediately procured some yeast, which I dilated with water, and poured dov\ n his throat; I then left him with little hopes of recovery — l returned however, in abou’ two hoots, ami fouhd him fenfibie and able to convcrfe —i then gave him a dose of bark —he afterwards took at a proper in terval, some refreshment. I staid with him till he repeated the yeast, and then left him, with how to proceed—l called upon him the next morning at 9 o\lock —I found him apparently well and walking in his garden. He was an old man upwards of 70. “ I have since administered the yeast to about 50 persons laboring under putrid fe vers—and what is lingular (continues this benevolent man) I have loft not a patient. The above has been handed us by a gen tleman in this city, who loft two children by the fever, which has been so prevalent and so fatal of late. He had a third child who was taken ill, and this prescription having come to his knowledge, he made the experiment, which was happily crown ed with success. We (hall be happy to record further proofs of its efficacy. Edinburg, March, 1799. Manner of de/lroying lnjefts which attack Ffuit Trees. [From the Paris Memoirs of Agriculture.] Monsieur de Those, having found that oil of turpentine, when applied to animals which were covered with virmin, destroy ed these virmin without hurting the ani mal, the author of this memoir tried it on leveral kinds of tree lice and other infetfts ; all of which it killed without hurting the trees. He then mixed some of the oil of turpentine with fine earth, so as to make it incorporate well, and added water, stir ring it carefully, till the whole was brought to a considerable degree of fluidity. In this mixture he dipped branches of fruit trees covered with infers, which were entirely destroyed by it, eggs and all, without hurl ing the fruit, branch of leaves. The composition may begot off by artificial watering, or be waflied away by the firft fliower. From these experiments, he think that oil of turpentine may be as well employed for killing various kinds of lice that infeftdomeftic animals, and Sometimes produce diseases as well as on fruit trees. Experiments will ascertain how far this re medy will prove efficacious in different cases. [From a Boston paper.] Tremendous effects of Lightning. On the evening of the 26th ultimo, a pine tree, three feet diameter, in the wef teriy part of Chrleftown, was struck with lightning, surprisingly shivered in pieces, and thrown in all polfible directions. At least two acres and an half were strewed with tyhe fragments, some exceedingly mi nute, wners larger. One splinter, thirty one fet\ lory/ and very (lender, was thrown at the diftabce of forty yards. What is ftilj more surprising in the phenomenon, after the tremendous eledric force had thus left the tree, a fad trophy of its rage, it en tered the ground, but immediately return ed again to the furface. So immensely great was the quantum of lightning col lected the absorbent power of the earth was infufficient to diftraCt and exhaust it at once. It took an easterly direction from the (lump and plowed a ditch in its passage. After the lightning had gonefeveral feet in a collected mass, it divided into three dif ferent branches, gradually ’diverging in their course. The middle or main division proceeded with a feeminglv omnipotent power. It repeatedly entered the ground and emerged in succession, violently tore up the dirt, leaving considerable cavities behind, rent feveralrocks in pieces, throw ing some fractured parts thirteen yards, fliivered old logs to atoms, scorched the grass, finally entered the earth fifty-eight yards distant from where the tree flood, and apparently was absorbed. The left exterior division, split two rocks, went into the ground sixteen yards from the fturnp, and continued its fubterraneous course twenty-three and an half yards. Then it returned to the furface, and hav ing continued ten and an half yards fur ther leaving marks of heat on the vegeta : bit growth, it entered the earth with a con siderable breach, and the eye could trace its vestiges no further. The right exterior division proceeded nearly sixty yards, sometimes choosing a fubterraneous, and sometimes an rerial passage. Finally it appears to have divid ed under ground, then burst forth in four different places with astonishing violence, and afterwards disappeared in the brink of a rivulet. Aifo, not long since in the westerly part of Dudlv, several trees (landing Together were struck with lightning, and five cattle, happening to be nigh them, were inftaat ly killed. Do not such phenomena as these afford extensive scope to the serious and contem plative mind ? Are they not a ioud warn ing to a careless world to believe and adore the Almighty Jehovah, whole smile is life, and whofc frown is inevitable death ? “ When the blue ightfiing's ftero terrific gi re, Spreads direful no;ie and tumult through the sir, And rei.ds tTecs and rocks asunder ; Let the proud infidel his head recune, And liumMy own the Author is Divine. And revere the God cf thunder.” SPRING GOOD'S. The SUBSCRIBERS, Have just received per the snip fox from loin don, and/or Side at their Store on broad. STREET, A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF * Fancy 13 Fajkicnable Articles , Suitable to the feafun, which wifi be fold at their ufuai low price, for 'cajh or county produce. Reuben Butler, (3 Co. J u| y u- i. THOMAS HOBBY, & Co. HAVE FOR SALE, At the Store formerly occupied by Mr. Carle ton Dunkley, A GENERAL. ASSORTMENT OF GOO D S, Suitable for the prtfent Season; AMONG WHICH ARE, CHINTZES, § DIMITIES, CALLICOES, § LINENS, MUSLINS, § HUMHUMS, &V. A L S O, Jamaica, Well-India & Northward Rum, by the billhead or gallon, Teneriffe and Sherry Wine by the pipe, quarter talk or gallon, Sugar per barrel or single pound, Coffee in bags. Also, GIN, § PEPPER, BRANDY, § ALSPICE, AND A GENERAL ASSORTMENT Os GRO.CERIES. All which will be fold on the lowed terms for CASH. Kf* They have a few hundred weight of BACON. July 17. ts. 1. The Subscribers, RefpeflfuJly acquaint the inhabitants of Ax* gu/la and its vicinity , THAT THEY HAVE COMMENCED THE Gold (3 Silver Smiths , Book-Binding and Stationary BUSINESS , In SAVANNAH. Where they have on hand, a compleat Ajjortment of BOOKS; Principally Novels, the newest and most interesting—Among which are, The Monk, § Itallian Nun, Moore’s, § The Hive, Edward, § Count Roderick’s Camilla, § C»fU-e, r~ Evellina, § Tom Jones, Itallian, § Stc. J American Bee, § likewise, Histories and School Books. They have also on hand, an Ajjortment oj JEWELRY. *** Merchants and others supplied with BLANK BOOKS of any defeription, and Books Re-bound on reasonable terms. (jefr The ftri<Refl attention will be paid o all orders thev may be favored with. MILLER S* POWERS. Savannah, July 11. 4t. * L O S T, BETWEEN Augusta and the Sand hills, a small Biack Leather POCKET BOOK, containing several papers of little value, and a ticket in the Charleston East Bay-Street Lottery. A reward will be given to the finder, by applying at the Herald Office. .My 3*- (ts- 3-) FOR SALE, TWO PAIR MAHOGANY Dining Tables. Apply at this Office. July 24. ts. 2. WANTED, AN active Boy about fourteen or fif teen years of age, as an Apprentice to theCarpenterand joiner's trade—None need apply but such as can come well re commended, and is willing to be bound till of age. SAMUEL DUNHAM. July 24. ts. 2. WANTED, A Boy of about 13 or 14 years of age, who has received a liberal education and can come well recommended, as Ap prentice to the Pnnting-Bufinefs.—Apply at this office, lulv 17. Wanted, to Hire. A SMART negro boy about seven teen years of age. Apply at this office. J11V24, 1799.