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MUSES RETREAT.
THE TEAR.
SACP.ED boon of favoring Heaven ?
Test of reason, pearly Tear !
In some bounteous moment given,
Soothing anguish most severe !
Melting child of mute nffliftion,
Misery’s due, and feeling's gem !
Precious pledge of young attention.
Fairest flower on pity’s stem !
Reconcilement's ewee; obhtion,
Healing the distemper'd heart ?
Friendship's dearest, best libation,
Balm for every anxious smart !
Oh how near ally'd to sorrow
Are your transport: most sincere !
Even delight is forc’d to borrow
Feeling’s rich, expressive tear !
Hum’d eyes that softly languish,
What do your lull orbs declare ?
Dew-lrop, fram’d of hope and anguish,
I-ove himself has plac’d thee there !
From the POR T FOLIO.
ON 7HE DEATH OF A TAR.
A SONG.
FRANK Fin was a tar d’ye see,
As true, as e'er handed a sail,
Though the ship’s gunnel in, yet still he
Would laugh at the noise of the gale,
With his grog ’gainst the fetorm he prepar'd,
And squirted the juice of his quid,
Now below, now toss’d hiyh on the yard,
’T*as all just the same to Frank Fid.
One day, off the Cape of Ciod Hope,
As head to the wind lying to,
His foot took the bite of a rope, •
And bi'g’d poor Frank's skull on the r i. u :*
The Doftor was sounding hi* brain,
While the blood from his scuppers ran fast;
11 Avast!” he cried, “ aulking’s in vain,
K»;r Deith has sheer-hulk'd me at last.
“Come, mess-mates, no longer deplore ;
What’s life ? but a squall at the best !
And though I can cheer you no more,
• 1 mount to the truck of the blest ;
I never feir’d danger, nor toil,
While an inch of life’s 'race srood the shock
»
But now the last flake of my coil
Is reev'd through eternity’s block.
“ Through life's stormy sea as I sail’d,
By the compass of Friendship I steer'd,
And ne’er by Distress was I hail’d.
Put my lockers still open appear’d ;
And whilst, with a shot they wete stor’’,
None ever unaided want by,
<»When grog they no more would afForJ,
1 give ail I had ’tvsas a sigh !
“ 1 feel i must weigh while I speak
Desth’s Cspston heaves shirt on my heart
My anchor is almost a-peak.....
-What then! I have added my part :
Safe birrli’d in Felicity’s bay,
1 shall ride by the Keige of Delieht !
Gi’s your hands then" No mire he could say,
His soul went aloft in our sight.
* The sailor’s abridgement of the fluke of the
anchor.
FROM A LONDON PAPER.
LINES,
Intiniud mi ’an EPITAPH upon Sir
Ralph Asiicsombii.
TRUE Glory* hither bring thy brightest wreath;
Atlantic Giles, your richest incest breathe*;
.Deliver’d Eci pr, crown the sacked pile,
And pour libations from the weeping Nile;
But other tears, by greatful Britain she!,
Flow for the virtues of her son who hied ;
Watchful a id wise, i J valiant in her cause,
And true to her’s to Freedom’s, Mercy’s Laws,
A Husband’s faith her piety records.
She reaps a Father's labois and rewards.
This Trophy reals toAmcioMiit’i Fame,
Deep on her bleeding heart inscribes his name 1
* Atlantic Gales, ice. alluding to his services
in the W«st-inJies.
REFLECTIONS in a GRAVE YARD.
“ Here is the lad stage of life’s journey :
Here ts the collecting rendezvous of
futfering mortals': Here is a fafe retreat
from the barbed (hafts of malice, from
pointed perit*, and from miiery’S rod :
Here, after noble and ignoble views; after
every ardent wifli ; after purluing every
flattering ohjeft, we fi id the ilfue of them
all. H re, fron lervile bondage, and
oppreifton’s iron hand, reds the wretched
negro, wh >;n chance had made a tlave ;
here he fo-grts his galling date, and with
his lordly tyrant deeps equally accom
modated. Here the oppretfir and the
injured moulder together. Here tkep tn*
meanlv fa*ing and riotous profufe. Here
prtlftrate in dud, he the degraded relics of
(oaring mortals ! Reme n >er then the
tranflent vifimsof trrreltnl j s atnelsj and
aft so as to t»e prepared to pay the mo
meatary loan of Heaven’s great lender.”
PATIENCE POURTRAYED.
[An ExtraA from Horne’s Discourses.']
Patience is the guardian of faith, the
preserver of peace, the cheriflier of Jove,
the teacher of humility : Patience governs
the fiefli, drtngthens the spirit, sweetens
the temper, fiiHes anger, extinguishes en
vy, fubduej pride ; (lie bridles the tongue,
rrdrains the hapds, tramples upon tempta
tions, endures pejfccutions, cojifumates
martvrdum : Patience p'odiices unity in
fotietie:.: (lie comforts the poor, and mo
derates the rich : (he makes us humble in
prosperity, cheerful in ariverfity, unmoved
hv calumny and re proa h : fl:e teaches
us to forgive those who have injured us,
and to he the fird m alking forgivenefs ol
those w hom we have injured ; (lie delights
the faithful, and invites the unbelieving ;
flie adorns the woman, and approves the
man ; is loved in a child, prnifed in a
young man, admired in an old man; (lie
is beautiful in either sex, and every age.
Behold her appearance and her attire.
Her countenance is calm and serene, as
the face of I eaven unspotted by the flia
do'w of a cloud, and no w rinkle of grief
or anger is seen in her forehead. Her
f yes are as eyes of doves for mreknefs, and
on her eye-brow fit cheerfu’nds and joy
Her mouth is lovely in silence ; her com
plexion and color that of innocence and
security; while like the virgin the daugh
ter of Zion, flie fi % es her head at the
idverfarv, (Vpifing and laughing him to
scorn. She is clothed in the robes of the
martyrs, and in her hand (lie holds a
(Veptre in the form of across. She rides
notin the whirlwind and dormy tern; eit
of padion, but her throne is the bumble
and contrite heart, and her kingdom is
the kingdom of peace.
Pleasure in France. —ln France, and ef
peciaily in Paris, the word pleasure ts c fed
is a mere vehicle t.f (on id, without any
» o ipofi e ligi ifi aiion w hatever A gen
tleman fiivs that he has the pleasure to fee
you—the pleasure to write to you—the
pleasure to meet you—the pleasure to hear
you—and, at the fame time, does not care
a (ingle draw about yon. If vou meet
a friend in the (treet, and alk him where
he has been, he replies, that he has had
the pleasure of dining with Mr. Such a
One, where he has been tired to death.
If you invite an acquaintance to your
parties, the invariable answer is, that he
will have the :lecture to attend you, when
he does not me n to come near vour hoiife.
Should a lady r qneft the favor of a gen
tleman’s arm, It b wing, replies, “ Ma
dam, with the |»re ie • pleasure ,” whilst he
is inwardlv ctr rg ’he politenels which
.bliges him to <:< n piv. If you relate
my tiling which you conceive imerefting,
‘•our auditors yawn in your face, ami
hen tell you they listen (o you with plea
sure. In fliort, weariness, indifference,
hatred, condraint, and rivalry, are all cum
prifed in the word pleasuie.
NATURE MAKES NOTHING IN VAIN.
TIIE rattle snake is seemingly one of
the mod hateful of all reptiles ; but there
is some good thing even in this creature.
Its (kin, tied wilh a bandage around any
part of the human body, atfefttd with the
rbeumatifm, is < deemed to be an efficacious
remedy, a.aind that painfuldiforder. The
body of the rattle snake is said to be a
never-failing cure for the rheurratifm.—
The way to use it, is to dry it to a cinder,
ver a fire—then pulverife b, and in fi
the powder n brandy. A tv ne glass
full of the liquor dio Id be (wallowed
th’ce times a day. The etkfts of this
m dicine, after about two days, are a coid
sweat, pain in the joints, an i 'echlenefs of
the limbs ; but, continuing to use the
medicine a few days, thefc fymptnn:s cease,
and the body becomes eafv and drong.
Rattle fuakes abound in Canada ; and
the Canadians have learnt (probably from
the native Indians) to m .ke a good use of
them in curing their chronic pains.—
[ Balance .
ANECD 0 T E.
A gentleman was lately aiked for a
defcriptlbn of a lady to w hom he was
p-*i »«g Ilia addrefles, her charms he said
might be compared to fix ful‘, viz. flit
heauti fvl, duti-FUL, gnce-FUL, fanci
ful, plav ful, and care ful.
A Shelling Aflor, being unable to read,
was compelled to learn his parts articuiatly,
and confequentlv, by attending only to
fimilariry of found, he frequently made
drange havoc with the sense. In the play
of Rickard the having to address the
Tyrant with “ Stand by, my Lord, and let
the coffin pass,” he loudlv exclamed—
“ Stand by, my Lord, and let the Par/on
cough."
A young fellow was arraigned the
Afiizes of Maryborough in Ireland, on a
charge of having married three wives in
the (hurt (pace of ten months. The
prisoner on hearing the judge express his
surprise at the enormity of the offence
exclaimed— u My lord lam now sorry
for what I have done, but I wis then on
the recruiting fervicc. [L** pap.
Apprentices Indentures,
For Hale at skit Off.ee.
9
Ten Dollars Reward,
STOLEN off a horse lift night, s pair
of SADDLE BAGS, containing two
Veits, two pair Small Clothes, one Shirt,
one pair Shoe-, two pair Stockings and
Twenty Dollars in cafn. The above
Reward will be given to any person on
delivering the above articles to the sub
scriber, at Mr. John Moore’s Merchant
Augusta.
A. T. DAVIDSON.
Janeary 24.
AUGUSTA CITY-HOTEL.
Subscriber Refpecl/ully informs
the public, that he has Rented the
Buildings lately occupied bv Joleph Car
rie, where he will commence on rhefirft
September, to keep a Genteel BOARD
ING HOUSE, and where, gentlemen
Travellers may be accommodated on rea
sonable terms. — He intends keeping a
Livery Stable, conftamiy supplied with
Forage. As the buildings he has taken
are as commodious as any in this city for
the intended purpose, he doubts not that
his Heady and unremited attention, will
give general fatisfa&ion to those who
may favour him with their ci-mpanv.
JOHN DANTIGNAC.
August 25. (63.)
Ashton’s Tavern.
JOSEPH ASHTON takes the liberty
of returning his sincere thanks to his
friends in particular and the public in
general, for the liberal encouragement he
has met with since his commencement of
business in this place, and allures them
nothing in his power fliall be wanting to
merit a continuance of their favours: he
likewise informs them, he pas (as usual)
his (table well furnifhed with every kind
of forage necessary for horses—he has alio
furnifhed himfelf with a good afTortmen
of Wines, Liquors and Porter : in short,
every thing that can make the wearv trav
eller comfortable, and his town friends
agreeable ; as far as a cheerful landlord,
good wholesome and pleafent cheer well
contributed, with realonable charges to
their happiness. Afliton pledges himfelf
for it, and is certain every branch in his
family will second his endeavours, hope
ing by these means to continue those fa
vours for which he feels himfelf under
every obligation to a generous and libera!
public.
October 13. (70)
Jockey Club Races.
AT a meeting of the AUGUST/1
JOCKEY CLUB , this day, it was
Resolved, That the Races for this year
(hould commence on Wednesday the 23d
day of February next, free for any horse,
mare or gelding, from any part of the
world—weights, &c. as at the last races
here. The purses and distances as fol
lows, viz.
First day’s running, 4 mile heats, for
a purse of at least 350 dollars.
Second day’s running, 3 mile heats
for a purse of at least 200 dollars.
Third day’s running, 2 mile heats for
a purse of at least 150 dollars.
Fourth day’s running, 1 mile heats, for
a fweepltakcs for the entrance money, &c.
LEWIS HARRIS, Sec'ry.
Jamiary_iQ: (8 4 .)_
LOTS IN A? HE NS.
WILL BE LEASED,
At Athcr + In the county of Clarke, on th e
firft Monday in Match next, for Fifty
Years ,
TEN Lot* situated on Front (treet, in
the said Town. The advantages
of this place, which is rapidly increasing,
its contiguity to theUniverfitv, and these
lots being conleffedly the bell in the
Town, renders them an objedt worthy of
attention. The Conditions will be made
known at the time of leafing.
J. HAMILL, Sec’y.
of the University.
December 23. 82.
SILVER BLUFF LANDS.
rp -
X HE sale of these lands is unavoidably
postponed until the third Monday in Feb
ruary next, on account of the several plots
of the lots not being in a state of
forwardnefs, futficient to give that fatisfac
ti'i-i to purchafcrs—the proprietors wilh
to render on the final difpofa! of*.iis valua
ble property—The sale will then take place
at Silver Bluff, in the fame way and on the
fame terms that were mentioned in the
former advertifement.-*-Application for
purchase by private contract wiil be (till
attended to on enquiry as before directed.
December 28. (53.)
NOTICE.
On the 22 a day of Felt vary next, will Ir
Sold to the Highcjl BiLter, at the IcuJe
» occu: ieJ ky the fubsct ibtr :
. All rhe Fftate of James Simms,
latent' Burke county, deceafed.—Te/ms
of sale will bt n ade known on that day.
MARY SIMMS, AJminiftratri. r.
January 19. (83)
Just Published,
And For Sale at this Office, by the GROSS
DOZEN or SINGLE,
B U N C E’s
GEORGIA €sP SOUTH-CAROLINA
ALMANAC;
OR, A NEW AND
ACCURATE CALENDER,
FOR THE YEAR
I 8 0 3:
Being the yt/i after Bissextile or Leap Year
and 27 —2S of Ameircan Independence.
CONTAINING,
THE Calender , Moon's Phases,
Equation of Time ,
Sun’s Rising £? Setting, v
Moon’s fifing, setting and southing, and tUf
sign op the Zodiac Jhe is in at noon ,
Miscellaneous Particulars ,
Fifing, felting and southing of the stars,
Names and char after s of the Planets ,
Eclipses for the year 1803,
Chronological Cycles for do.
ihe Anatomy of a Man’s body as governed by
the Twelve Conftel'ations,
Twelve signs of the Zodiac,
Aspefts,
Lunations, Con : nn ft ions, Quadratiotis, (fie.
A Tide Table of mojl of the eminent places
in the wot Id,
A Rule to find the length of the day at any
known place,
A Sonnet to time,
A table of the weight and value of coins as
they pass in the refpeftive ft ales of the Union
with their fierling and federal value ,
Dollar table for Georgia and South-Carolina,
Cent and mill table for do.
A table filewing the value of the gold coins'of
Great-Biitam, Portugal , France and Spain
in dollars and cents.
Rates of Pofiage,
1 able of Inter est at 8 per cent.
Rates of coins for efii mating duties in the U
nited States.
Receipe for the Dropsy,
The Farewell address of General GEORGE
WASHINGTON, to the people of the
Li nited States , at the time he tefigned the
chair of Government,
Lines inferibed at the vault at Mount Vernon ,
A Jhort lejfn of advice ,
A method for 9. ring hams as praftifed in
Georgia with uniform success ,
A lift of the principal officers of the United
States,
Ditto 0+ Ministers, consuls and conmiffioners of
Foreign Powers, ref dent in the United
States.
Lift of the officers in the Executive, Judicial
and Military Departments of Georgia ,
Times and places of holding courts of do.
Ditto do. United States ,
A lift of the civil officers in Chatham county,
Ditto Custom House Department ,
Ditto Navy, ditto,
Ditto of the Officers of DiJcount and Deposit,
Ditto Boatd of Firemafters,
Ditto of the fiaffi Militia of Georgia,
Ditto civil officers of Richmond county,
Ditto City of Augufla,
Ditto principal officers of government of South-
Carolina,
Militia of Ditto,
Times of holding courts of ditto,
Lift of the sevatoi s of the ft ate of Georgia,
Ditto of the Reprefer tatives of do.
Receipe for killing Rats,
For firetigthening weak Eyes ,
For curing distemper in Horses,
Ditto do. in Cattle,
A Census of the Inhabitants of the Uni tea
States , taken by confiitutional direfticn, in the
year 1801.
How to purify cider,
Gardner’s Calender,
Some General Observations for saving Good
Garden Seeds ,
To promote the growth of fruit and forrejl
Trees,
Dire ft inns for preserving Turnips from Inf efts*
A correft lift of the MaTn line of PHI 1 own t
from Sunbury , in Georgia , to Wifscafjet,
in Maine,
Cross loadsfrom Charleftou, S. C. to Savan
nah, in Georgia.
Great Allowance to those
who purchase Quantities.
GEORGIA.
ON the application of Thomas W.
Murrell, praying the eftablifh
mrnt of a copy of a Will made by John
Griffin, late ot Columbia county deceased.
Ordered, That the said Will b»ef
tabiifhed as directed by the a&s of zzd
February 1785, on the said Thomas W.
Murrell, pubiifhing a notice as therein
required, ar.d for the space of fix meyths
in one of the public Gazetts of this state,
unless cause be fbewn to the contrary
.within the said fix months, or other mat
ter ffiall appear to the court against the
fame. WILLIAM WARE,
Cl’i. Inferior Court.
December 23.
FOR SALE,
A LIKELY NEGRO FELLOW, and
a good WORK HORSE. Ap
ply at this Office.
