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MUSES RETREAT. VERSIFICATION OF THE FUST SONG OF SOLOMON. Let him kif» me with the kiiTes of h;i mouth, for his love is Tweeter than wine.” &c. O ! CLASP me in thy close embrace, And press those balmy lips to mine ! Thy love dear youth of matchlrfs grace, Thy love i* Tweeter far than wine ! Tho’ o’er my (tender form the fun Has all his fiercrff radiance thrown, What youth my proffer’d love would fliun, What maid iny beauty will not own ? Tell me, beloved of my foul, Where thou thy gentle flocks dost feed ? Where reff’B at noon ? nor let me droll To those that thy companions lead. More sweet than myrrh, when zephyrs spread Its perfumes, as they wanton fly ; O ! quickly come ! and let thy head All night upon my bosom iie. What youth (hall e’er to thee compare ? Whose charms fltall vie with tbine my love ? Thy Ikin excclls the liliy fair, Thine eyes the mildness of the dove. O! come then ! come, in all thy By thoufind fofteff wishes led ; O ! come ! and clal'p me in thy arms, Where green and molly is our bed. [ Port Folio. The ancient state of the I (land of Candia, and prelent ltate of the Grecian Isles. FROM THE SHIPWRECK, ETERNAL powers! what ruins from afar Mark the fell track of desolating war ! Here art and commerce, with auspicious reign, Once breath’d sweet influence on the hap py plain ! While o’er the lawn, with dance and fef tive song, Young Pleasure led the jocund hours along. In gay luxuriance Ceres too was seen To crown the vaihes with eternal green ; For wealth, for valor, courted and re ver’d ; W’hat Albion is, fair Candia then appear’d. All ! who the flight of ages can revoke ? The free-born spirits of her sons is broke; They bow to Ottoman’s imperious yoke ! NolongerFamethedrooping heart inipires, For rude Opprelfion quench’d its genial fires. But Bill her fields, with golden harvefls crown’d, Supply the barren fliores of Greece round. What pale diltrels aflii£ts those wretched ilies ! There hone ne’er dawns, and pleasure ne ver smiles; The vassal wretch obsequious drags his chain, And hears hisfami(h’d babes la merit in vain. These eyes have seen the dull reluctant foil A feventli year scorn the weary lab’rcr’s toil. No blooming Venus, on the desert fliore Now views, with triumph, captive gods adore. No lovely Helens now with fatal charms, Call forth th’ avenging chiefs of Greece to arms. No fair Penelopes enchant the eve, For whom contending kings are proud to die. Here sullen Beauty (beds a twilight ray, While Sorrow bids her vernal bloom decay. Thole charms, to long renown’d in clalfic Brains, \ Had dimly (hone on Albion’s happier plains ! From Morse ami Parijh's Gazetteer. CANDIA, an island in the Mediterra nean, formerly Crete, lying to the S. of the Archipelago. The capita!, of the fame name, though populous formerly, is little better than a desert, there being nothing but ru K '_iflt, except at the bazar or market place ; and the harbour of Candia is now fit for nothing but boats; but the walls of the town are Banding, and it is the fee of aGreekarch-bifliop. Thisillaud was taken by the Turks in 1669, after a war of 25 years. It was attempted to be retaken by the Venetians in 196a, without effect. The products are corn, wine, oil, wool, silk, and excellent honey. The air is good ; and it is chiefly inhabited by Greeks, who bear a good character, Mount I da, so famous in hiffory, is in the middle of this island, and is nothing bjt a l ire, ugly, (harp-pointed eminence, with not the least (hadow of a latidfcape. Candia is 200 miles in length, and 50 in breadth. Not an eighth of the houses are no v inhabited. More than tooo cities, towns m l villages, are reduced to 300. It is 500 miles S. W, of Conflantinoplc, long. 25, iS, E. lat. 33, 18, N. [ Tktvciut . [Fxom the Medical Repository.] Spontaneous Decomposition of a fabric of Silk. On the night of March 19th, 1802, during the Sellion of Congress at Wafli ington, Johnathan Dayton, one of the Senators then attending from the date of New-Jersey, sustained a loss of a pair of black (ilk (lockings in an uncommon manner. On undrefling himfe'f at bed time, his (lockings were the lad of his garments which he took off. The wea ther being cold, he wore two pair, the inner of wool and the outer of fiik. When he dripped off the silk (lockings, he let them drop ou a woilen carpet lying by the bed-fide, and one of his garters, which was of white woilen ferretin, fell down with the (lockings. The under (lockings, on being pulled off, were thrown at some didance, near the foot of the bed. He obfcrved, on separating and removing the (ilk dockings from the woi len ones, that there was an unusual snap ping and sparkling of eleCtric matter. But as he had been long acquainted with the appearance, it attracted but transient notice. He fell asleep, and remained undisturb ed till morning, when the servant entered to kindle the fire. The man observed that one of the leather flippers, lying on the carpet, and partly covered by one of the dockings, was very much burnt. Mr. Dayton then rose, and found that the leather over which the dockings had lain was converted to a coal. The flo<. kings were changed to a brown, or what is commonly called a butternut color. And although, to the eye, the ditches of the legs, and even the threads of their clocks, appeared to he firm and entire, yet, as soon as an attempt was made to touch and handle them, they were found to be wholly dediuite of cohesion, their texture and flruCture being altogether dedroyed. Nothing but a remnant of carbonic mat ter was left, except that a part of the heel of one of the dockings was not decom posed. Though this definition of the dock ings took place during the night, when nojody ('aw the mann r and circumdances of the procels, yet there was evidence enough of the evolution of much calotic while it was going on : for every thing in contact with the dockings was turned to a coal or cinder. Beside the flipper before mention d, the garer was burned It had fallen partly on the carpet, and- nrtly on and between the dockings. As far as it touched the dockings it was perfectly dif organifed and carbonated, and immedi ately beyond that limit was as lound as ever. The part of the carpet, with its fringe, which lay between the dockings and the floor, was in like manner totally deflroyed, jud as far as it was covered by the dockings, and no farther. The wood en plank, which was of pitch pine, was al so considerably scorched ; and beneath the place where the thicked folds of the dock ings had lain, was converted to charcoal or lamp-black to a considerable depth. In throwing down the dockings when they pulled off, it happened that about a thirJ part of the length of one of them fell not upon the carpet, but upon the bare floor. The part of the docking was decomposed like the red, an! the floor very much scorched where it hid laid. There was v t ry little fire on the hearth, and the little there was, was eight or nine feet diflant. Tile candle had been care fully extinguidied and flood on a table in another direction, and about equally diflant. Indeed, no application of burn ing coals or of lighted candles could have produced the effects which have been deferibed. It would seem that the corn bullion, if it may be to called, proceeded from a surcharge of anticrouon (caloric,) or electron (eleCtricity,) in the fiik. accumulated by means not well under flood ; and that, not being referable to any known external agent, it may, in the prelent date of our information, be termed spontaneous. The fubflances chiefly consumed were leather, wool, fiik and resinous wood. The linen lining of the flipper was indeed deftroved as far as the leather t touched was dedroyed. But where it did not come in contafl, itefcaped ; and the fire (howed no disposition to burn even the linen be yond the boundaries preferibed to it on the leather. What istlte theory of this phenomenon? With what other faCts is it immediately connected ? Whatever men or science may determine on these points, onething (eems to be evident, that if spontaneous r«m- j buflion can happen thus to bodies so little inflammable as leather, fiik and wool, that indances of its occurrence in bodies easier to burn are more frequent than is generally supposed. SALT WORKS. The number of fait works on Cape CA, are so conft lerable, that it is under-flood, a fuflicient quantity is produced for the use of fifheruien fitted out at the Cape, and the inhabitants thereof; and addi tional works are ereCted Imofl daily. Glauber salts, of an approved quality, are also made at the Cape , in considerable quantities, and, we believe are fold for icfs than imported purgative salts. This information is certainly interesting ; for a dollar saved in the country is advantageous as a dollar brought into it. If our ordi nary imports are diminilhed (0 as to fall (hort of our ordinary exports, the country will prosper. It would be generally gratifying, if some gentleman resident on the Cape would make the necessary in quiries, and inform the public of the date of these manufactures. Many perfnns wi(h to know the exaCt quantities of the salts and glauber salts whien are annually made—the prices at which they can be afforded—and what proof there is oi the goodness of their qualities. If fufficient is made, both thole articles may be ex ported to the other dates; and the medi cinal salts commonly command a good price in the Weft-Indies [ Bed or. Palladium. ________ FROM THE WASHINGTON FIiDER.AI.DIST, OF SEPTEMBER j. Where is the Prefidcnt pi the United States ? Ans. —At MonticeHo, moraliz’ng on the inflability of fortune, deploring his declining popularity, and revenging hlm felf on his fellow-citizens, by persecuting the good and patronizing tne wicked, who flee to him for protection. Where is the Secretary of State ? Ans. On his farm lofl in reverie and contemplation, trembling for the pad, and anxiously expecting the future. Where is Monsieur Gallatin, purfc holder ? At New-York, feliing bank flock—lf you are alked what he is doing with the money, fhrugup your ftioulder; and look wife. Where is the Secretary of the Navy ? Ans. — Attending to his family in Balti more, where (hould he be ? Where is the man of law ? Ans —Studying law cases, writing poli tical anathemas, venting his spleen tn the aEgis, and electioneering—And all this for the fake of 3,600 dollars per annum, paid quarterly. Where is the Pod-Mader General ? Ans. —Gone to fee his family on public business —newly franked. Endeavoring to undermine the morals, and Alike the Aeadv habits of Connecticut, and looking out for new objects of prey. Where is the God of War ? At his pod, with the whole weight of government upon his shoulders—Ye Gods and GuUdeffes what a fight is there. “ And ftiU they gazed and Kill the wonder grew, “ That one small head thould carry ail he knew.’, As the American Mars has jud returned from an airing in the country, and has had the benefit of two very pleasant jaunts this summer to Harpers ferry and Nor folk, on public business to fee the coun try, it is conjeCtured he will be able to hold out for leveral weeks or until he is regu lirly relieved. A taylor and a barber were disputing some time since in the city of Annapolis: The barber was remarkably (lender, but the taylor as Angularly corpulent; their dispute grew exceeding high, and the kni&ht of the razor declared his intention of terminating the quarrel bv an appeal to piflols. But, replied the taylor to the barber, I might as well shoot at the edge of a razor as at you. I’ll be da a-m’d (cried the barber, who had an impediment in his speech,) if yo-you may-aynt ma-a-rk my (ize upon yo-our body, and if it firikes outside it fliant go. This un expected and unintentional flroke of hu mor set the house in a roar of laughter, and the altercation was fettled by the intervention of some friends. As a consolation to topers , we d ;te the following faCt : —A farmer of the depart ment of Morbirtan in France, died a few days ago, at the very advanced age of 94 He boafled, some days before his death, of having, in the course of his life, drank 1300 barrels of cyder, 260 hogflieads of wine, and 60 pipes of brandy, real Nanfz. He was married three times, had feverai children by each of his wives ; and the day previous to his death, he was at the weding of the grand daughter of one of the girls he had had by his firfl wife.— Lon. pap. TO BE SOLD, 700 Acres of Land\ SITUATE oppofire the City of Augus ta, on Savannah River, in the date of Sojth-Car hi,a, a great proportion of which is Prime Low Ground, and Firfl quality High Land, well timbered.—For further particulars, apply to Col. Robert Watkins at Augufla, who is authorized to dispose of the fame. N. B. < the above is not very soon fold, it j:11 be le y : .jor a term not exceeding 7 years Aord 28. (+9) “wanted immediately. A N Industrious Sober SAWYER: and one who is acquainted with the Carpenter’s Business; to such a person, vho can come well recommended, I will give very liberal wages by the year ; one •vita a familv will be Dreferred. THOMAS GLASCOCK. . w V>‘' I T ' ... rs^mng: * it.-;-- ft-.. -'^hlL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. Louisville, iSth June, 1803. A RESOLUTION in the words fol lowing, to wit: “RESOLVED, That his Excellency “ the Governor be and he is hereby au “ thorized and requested, to purlue such “ measures as in his judgment may most “ effectually ascertain, and collect, all just “ claims which the citizens of this (fate “ may have against the Creek Nation of “ Indians ; which said claims (hall before “ they are exhibited, be duly authenticat “ ed by the oath of one or more di (inter “ efted perions, taken and certified by “ any Judge, Justice of the Peace, or “ Clerk of the Superior, or Iriferor “ Courts.” Having parted both branch es of the Legidafure, and received the as sent of the Executive —it is ORDERED, That all persons having claims against the Creek Nation of In dians, for property of any description by them taken or plundered, be and they are hereby required, to transmit the fame as soon as poflible to the Executive depart ment, authenticated in the manner by the afore recited resolution pointed out. Taken from the Journals of tke Executive Department. GEO. R. CLAYTON, Sec'ry. THE SUBSCRIBER, Respectfully informs the Pub lic that he has opened (hop in Wadi ington-ftreet, in front of the Printing-Of fice, in the Citv of Awgufta, where he carries on the'CLOCK & WATCH MAKING BUSINESS, and hopes by his Punctuality and attention to business to -lelerve encouragement. *** Clocks &c Watches repaired at the ab .ve (hop, on tite (horteft notice, and on reasonable terms. H. BUNCE. SILVER BLUFF LANDS. ON the second MONDAY, in January next , at t 2 o'clock , mill be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, if not before disposed of by Private contra ft, at Silver Bluff'. ALL those valuable LANDS, on both sides of Savannah River, and lying in Richmond County, Georgia; Edgefield and Barnwell DiftriCts, South-Carolina ; confiding of about 12,600 acres of land, of which aooo acres are High River Swamp, in Georgia, and the remainder of about 1000 acres of High River Swamp, and 9600 of excellent Cotton or Pine Land in South-Carolina, on the Carolina fide, is one of the belt Mill Seats in this state, on Hollow and Iron Creeks united, on which are a Saw Mill of four Saws, a Grist Mill and two pair of Stones, and a CottOTf Jify Gin, with water for the whole in the dried seasons. The Lands in Carolina will, after reserving a fufficiency for the Saw Mills, be laid off into small Plantations, to suit purchasers and settlers. Terms, one third calh, and the remain der in one and two years with interest from the date; bonds with approved personal security fur the remainder, with a mort gage of the property. Purchafersto pay for titles. These Lands will be immediately resur veyed, and laid off into small traCts, (ex cept the Mil! Seat)which when done, due notice will be given. For further partic ulars, apply to Col. A. Gordon, Savan nah ; Dr. John R amsey, Charlefton-.Os well Eve, Esq. Augulta; or Charles Goodwin, at Silver Bluff. Ma y 5- (47-) NOTICE. AFTER the expiration of nine month from the date hereof, an applica tion will be made to the honorable the m__ ferior court for the county of Richmond for leave to fell a traft of pine land cou taining thirteen hundred acres, as will ap pear by two grants one for one thousand acres, granted to Nathaniel Cocke and Reuben Coleman, in joint-tenancv, the other three hundred acres granted to John Ramsey, and conveyed bv him, lying on Rocky Creek hi the said county of Rich mond ; it being part of the real estate of Nathaniel Cocke, who survived said Reu ben Coleman, for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. REBECCA COCKE, Ex'rx. Wm COCKE, ) _ , NAT HL. COCKE, j tx " February 17. FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. STOLEN from out of the (fable of the Subscriber on the night of the 17th instant, a BAY GELDING, upwards of fifteen hands high, with a hanging mane and switch tail, he is about eight years old, has on the top of his back a white spot, a small (far on the forehead, and on the under jaw-bone ; a natural fweiling about the size of a small walnut, he trots and canters well, and is a remarkable good Carriage Horse. It is supposed that he was stolen by a white man, as a pcrlon drefled in a light colored coat and white hat, was seen lurking about the plantation at a late hour of the night he was taken away. The above reward will be paid on delivery of the horse and thief, 0.- Thirty Dollars for the horse alone. THOMAS MERIWETHER. Jejfersm County , near Louisville , June 22.
