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MUSES RETREAT.
reliance on providence.
Be calm my foul, no more lament
At fortune’s adverse gale;
Can sighs or tears restore content,
Can grief o’er ills prevail ?
When heaven this mass of earth deforms,
And clouds obfeure the Ikies,
The fix’d foundation braves the storm,
its boiftcrous rage defies.
By faith so fix’d the virtuous mind,
Os facrcd ftorcs poffefs’d,
Misfortunes hurt not, calm, refign’d,
Hope chears the patient breast.
By hope infpir'd, Hill may 1 view,
Each joyless day retire,
May fortune’* frown’s my pride subdue,
And damp each warm defirc.
So thall 1 in affliction's school,
With care each lefTon gain,
lnftrudted, learn each painful rule,
Each precept found retain.
Then (hall no guilty impious deed
My innocence dcltroy,
But wisdom teach, and virtue lead
To happinels and joy.
GRACE AFTER DINNER AT A MISER’S.
THANK. 3 for this miracle; it is no less
Than finding manna in the wildcrnefs:
In midst of famine we have found relief;
And fecn the wonder of a chine of beef; i
Chimnies havefmok’d that never fmok’d before,
And we have din’d where we (hall dine no more.
EPITAPH
On a Stay maker , killed by jumping Out of a
•window.
UNDER this (tone poor Whalebone lies
’Mong lifelefs, clay cold lumps,
Who liv’d hi* days by making (Hys,
And died at last by jumps.
FEMALE BEAUTY,
HIGHTENED BY VIRTUE.
IT is a low and degrading idea of that I
sex which was created to refine the joys
and foften the cares of humanity by the
moil agreeable participation, to confider
them merely ns objc&a of fight.—How
much nobler is the contemplation of beau
ty hightened by Virtue, and commanding
our esteem and love while it justly draws
out our admiration. Colours artfully
spread upon canvass may entertain the eye
but not etfeft the heart, and (he who takes
no care to add to the natural graces of her
perlon any mental qualities, may be al
lowed Bill to amuse as a pifture, but not
to triumph as a beauty.
Well may the defeription of Marcia in
the tragedy of Cato, be recommended to
the serious attention and regard of every
female candidate for virtue and reputation;
“ True the is fair, Ol how Jivintly fairt
“ But then the lovely maid improves her charms
“ With inward greatness unaffected wilUom
“ And lamStity of manners.”
THE MAIDEN’S LEAP.
A CURIOUS ANECDOTE.
A Daughter of the firft Earl of Gowrie
was addrelled by a young gentleman of in
ferior rank in the neighbourhood, a fre
quent visitor of the family, who never
would give the lead countenance to his
passion. His lodging was in the tower se
parate from that of his mistress: The lady,
before the doors were (hut, conveyed her
felf into her lover’s apartment; but some
prying Duenna acquainted the Countess
with it; who cutting off, as (he thought,
all possibility of retreat, hastened to fur
prize them. The young lady’s ears were
quick; (he heard the footfteps of the old
Countess, ran to the top of the leads, and
took the desperate leap of nine feet four
inches over a chasm of sixty feet, and
luckily lighting on the battlements of the
other tower, crept into her own bed,
where her aftomlhed mother found her,
and of course apologifed for the unjust
suspicion. The fair daughter did not
choose to repeat the leap ; hut the next
night eloped, and was married.
A Gentleman who ’affifted the Count
de Cabra in putting on his armour before
a battle, perceiving him tremble, atked,
what could cause this emotion in a man of
such known bravery ? The Count an
swered ; “ My flcfli trembles at the dan
gers into which mv foul will lead it.”
Wanted at this Office, an
Apprentice to ihe PRINTING BUSI
NESS—An a&ive Lad, bstween 14 and
1S years of age.
!TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, September ift. 1800.
Public Notice is Hereby Given,
In pursuance of an all of Congress , pajjed on
tlx 23 d day of April, one thousand eight
hundred , entitled “an all to eftablijh a
General Stamp-Office."
I.
THAT a general Stamp-Office is now
established at the feat of Govern
ment, in the City of Washington, from
whence there will ifTue, from and after the
date hereof, (upon the application of the
supervisors of the revenue, under whose
management the collection of the stamp
duties is placed) any quantities of paper,
parchment and vellum, marked or damp
ed, and duly counter-stamped with the fol
lowing rates of duty which are demanda
ble by law :
For every (kin or piece of vellum or
parchment, or flieet or piece of paper,
upon which (hall be written or printed,
any or either of the instruments or wri
tings following, to wit,
D. C. M.
Any certificate of naturaliza
tion 5
Any licence to pra&ice, or cer
tificate of the admiflion, en
rollment or registry of any
counfellor, solicitor, attor
ney, advocate or prodlor, in
any court of the Unired States 10
Provided, , That a certificate
in any one of the courts of
the United States, for any one
of the said offices, (hail lb far
as relates to the payment of
the duty aforefaid, be a fuffi
cient admiflion in all the
courts of the United States,
for each and every of the said
cffices.
Any grant or letters patent, un
der the seal or authority of the
United States (except for lands
granted for military fervi
ces> 4
Any exemplification or certified
copy of any such grant or
letters patent, (except for
lands granted for military ser
vices) s
Any charter-party, bottomry or
refpondentia bond I
Any receipt or difeharge for or
on account of any legacy left
by any will, or other testa
mentary instrument, or for
any (hare or part Ol 21 person
al estate, divided by force of
any statute of diftributiflhs
other than to the wife, chil
dren or grand-children of the
person deceased, the amount
whereof (hall be above the
value of fifty dollars, and (hall
not exceed the value of one
hundred dollars 025
When the amount thereof (hall
exceed the value of one hun
dred dollars, and (hall not
exceed five hundred dollars 050
And for every further sum of
five hundred dollars, the addi
tional sum of 1
Any policy of insurance or in
llrument in nature thereof,
when the sum for which in
surance is made (hall not ex
ceed fire hundred dollars o 25
When the sum insured fliall ex
ceed five hundred dollars 1
Any exemplification of what na
ture soever, that (hall pass the
seal of any court, other than
such as it may be the duty of
the clerk of such court to fur
nifli for the use of the United
States, or some particular
state o 50
Any bond, bill, single or penal,
inland bill of exchange, pro
mi (Tory note or other note
(other than any recognizance,
bill, bond or other obligation,
or contraift, made to or with
the United States, or any state,
or for their use refpedlively ;
and any bonds required in
any case by the laws of the
United States, or of any state,
upon legal process, or in any
judicial proceeding, or for the
faithful performance of any
trust cr duty)
If above twenty dollars and not
exceeding one hundred dol
lars o io
above one hundred and not
exceeding five hundred dol
lars o 25
If above five hundred and not
exceeding one thouland dol-
Jars, 0 5*
And if above one thousand dol
lars 0 75
Provided, That if any
bonds or notes fliall be paya
ble at or within fixt.y days,
such bonds or notes {hall be
fubjeft to only two-fifth parts
of the duty aforefaid, viz.
If above twenty and not exceed
ing one hundred dollars o 4
If above one hundred dollars
and not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, o 10
If above five hundred dollars
and not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, o 20
If above one thousand dollars, 030
Any foreign bill of exchange,
draft or order for the payment
of money in any foreign
country, o 20
The said duty being chargea
ble upon each and every bill
of exchange, without relpeft
to the number contained in
each set.
Any note or bill of lading or
writing, or receipt in nature
thereof for goods or merchan
dize to be exported ;
If from one diftridt to ano
ther diftrift of the United
States, not being in the
fame state, o 4
If from the United States to
any foreign port or place, 010
The said duty being charge
able upon each and every bill
of lading without refpeft to
the number contained in each
set.
Any notes iflued by the banks
now eftablilhed or that may
be hereafter eftablilhed with
in the United States, other
than/foe notes of such of the
said banks as (hall agree to an
annual composition of one
per centum on the annual di
vidends made by such banks,
to their stockholders respec
tively, according to the fol
lowing scale:
On all notes not exceeding
fifty dollars for each dol
lar, 006
On all notes above fifty dol
lars and not exceeding one
hundred dollars, o 50
On all notes above one hun
dred dollars and not ex
ceeding five hundred dol
lars, l
On all notes above five hun
dred dollars* 2
Any protest or other notarial
a<ft, o 25
Any letter of attorney, except
for an invalid pension or to
obtain or fell warrants for
land granted by the Uuited
States as bounty for military
services performed in the late
war, o 25
Any inventory or catalogue of
any furniture, goods or ef
fects, made in any case re
quired by law (except in cas
es of goods and chattels dif
trained for rent or taxes, and
goods taken in virtue of any
legal process by an officer, 050
Any certificate of a {hare in any
insurance company, of a {hare
in the bank of the United
States, or of any .state or
other bank ;
If above twenty dollars and
not exceeding one hun
dred dollars, o 10
If above one hundred dollars, o 25
If under twenty dollars, at
the rate of ten cents for
one hundred dollars.
11.
That the power of the supervisors of
the revenue to mark or stamp any vellum,
parchment or paper chargeable with duty,
will cease and determine from and after
fix months from the date hereof, to wit,
on the last day of February 1801.
111.
That, If any persons Ihail after the last
day of February 1801, have in their cus
tody or polleffion, any vellum, parchment
or paper marked or stamped by the super
visors of the revenue, upon which any
matter or thing, charged with duty, (hall
not have been written or printed, they
may at any time -within the /pace of sixty
days after the feud la/i day of February 1801 ,
bring or fend such vellum, parchment and
paper, into lome office of infpe&ion, and
in lieu thereof, receive a like quantity or
value of vellum, parchment and paper,
duly stamped, in pursuance of the aA
herein before recited. And in case any
person fliall negleft or refufe, within the
time aforelaid, to bring or cause to be
brought unto Tome office of infpe&ion,
any l'uch vellum, parchment or paper, it
is hereby declared, that the fame will
thereafter be of no other effedt or use, than
if it had never been marked or stamped,
and that all matters and things, which may
after that time be written or printed upon
any vellum, parchment or paper, autho
rized to be exchanged in manner afore
faid, will be of no other effedt, than if
they had been written or printed on pa
per, parchment or vellum, not marked or
stamped.
IV.
And forfche convenience of those per
sons who may be inclined to have their
own vellum, parchment and paper stamp
ed or marked, it is hereby declared, that
when any person fliall depoGt any vellum,
parchment or paper at the office of a su
pervisor, accompanied with a lift, fpecify- 9
ing the number and denomination of the
stamps or marks, which are deGred to be
thereto affixed, the fame will be transmit
ted to the general ftamp-office, and there
properly marked or stamped, and forth
with sent back to the fame supervisor,
who will thereupon colledt the duties and
deliver the paper, parchment or vellum,
to the order of the person from whom the
fame was received.
Given under my hand, and the
. . seal of the Treasury, at Wafh
'L * s> * ington, the day and year above
mentioned.
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
Secretary of the TreaJurj .
AUGUSTA Cs? SAVANNAH
Line of Stages.
THE Proprietors have to inform the
Public, that the AUGUSTA and
SAVANNAH STAGE, will in future
run once a week—lt will leave Au
gusta every Tuesday Morning at seven
o’clock, and arrive at Savannah onThurf
day Morning nine o’clock ; returning,
leave Savannah on Friday one o’clock,
p. m. and arrive at Augusta on Sunday
afternootf.
Fare for Passengers, nine dollars,
with an allowance of 141 b. baggage—all
extra baggage 7 cents per lb.—All bag
gage to be at the risk of the owners.
The Proprietors think proper to observe
that they find it impossible that they-can
afford the terms ofpaffage at the former
price of eight dollars, as they are now com
pelled to give at least one third more for
Forragethan they have hitherto done.
J. & W. GRANT, Proprietors.
August 20. (ts. 58)
NOTICE.
ALL persons having any legal demands
against the estate of Lewis Gardner,
eiquire, late of Columbia County, deceas
ed, are requested to present them duly at
tested within the time prescribed by iaw ;
and all persons who are indebted to the es
tate of the aforefaid deceased, are requested
to call and make immediate payment.
Notice is also hereby given ,
That we (hall after the expiration of nine V*
months from the date hereof, apply to the
honorable the Inferior Court of Columbia
County, for a rule to authorife the sale and
disposition of the real eftateof the aforefaid
deceased, in terms of the statute in such
cases made and provided; and also, that the
personal property of the aforefaid deceased,
consisting of Negroes, Houfeholdfurniture,
Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Carriages, Planta
tion Tools, &c. &c. fcsV. will be exposed
to lale on Thursday, the eighteenth of De
cember next, at the residence of the Ad
ministratrix. Twelve months credit will
be given in all cases where the purchase
money fliall exceed the sum of ten dollars.
Bond and approved security will be requi
red in all cases where the confideratio#
money fliall exceed the aforefaid sum of
ten dollars. The property will not be de
livered nor the titles altered until the con
dition of sale be complied with.
Also, at the fame time and place,
will be leafed for the term of one year the
following Plantations (to wit) the premi
ses whereon the aforefaid decealed formerly
resided, adjoining of Joseph Burning. The
premises whereon the Administratrix doth
now reside, and a moiety of Germany’s
Island.
Virlinda Gardner, Adm'x.
Lewis Gardner, 7
Stephen Hoge, )Admrs
-o<ftober2S, 1800. (3t. 68.)
{Jfjf Blank Deeds of Conveyance,
For Sale at this Office.