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tri- the vomiting which announces^
the approach ol the disease, and con
limits till death.
In regard to the prognosticks
this
lspitious to mankind. But there’that it is the very nation which all by government, and arc, it is said.
s disease, our obscivation etuu>
us to state, that from those cases ;
vended wilh^jetechia, lew recover
whilst those ac companied by an tin
lv eruption, more generally and more
salt iy get through the disease.
The duration oi the disease is to u:
unceitain. Some have died within
twelv e hours, others within twenty
lour from the time of the attack ;
while a large proportion of otht t>
have had the violence of it broken
within forty eight hours, when it run
into the form oi a mil'd typhus ol un
certain duration.
nOM TUB AURORA.
mained still in a great portion oi
\e most civilized quarter ol th
iohe, a dark spirit of fanaticism,
hich had withstood the light ol
• nee, and degraded the species
• herever its murky influence prc-
lommatcd. A large portion of Ger
many exhibited perhaps the greatest
quantity of bold and analysing mind ;
and also the greatest portion of in
tellect, frozen and benumbed by su
perstition and ignorance, always as
sociates. The sparks which Bacon
struck from the intellect in a dark
Europe had combined, in succcsive addressed to the Transport board
oalitions, with myriads of men and
ountlcss millions ol money to sub
A report prevailed yesterday that
the bearer is M. Duroc, Bonaparte’s
Marshal of the palace, and favorite
ambassador ; but on enquiry, wt
learn, that there is no truth in this
report. It was also rumored, that
the dispatches contained overtures
of peace and the funds have risen
in consequence from 1 to 11-2 pci
cent.
The Cabinet is said to have again
become a scene of jarring contention,
in consequence of a dispute which
lias taken place respecting the ap
tlrcatly shook. Emperors'
popes, and kings, were forced by an
inevitable necessity, even in the
minds of embattled avmies and the
EVENTS IN EUROPE.
We have in cur last gone into
very minute description of Cadiz,
the principal seaport oi Spain. Tin
import..no of an adequate acquain
tam e with its situation, in every vie w,
has become very great, because it ap
pears to be, like New-York at the
« lose ol oujr revolution, the last cita*
d.l of llu'British on the continent; co,lcluvt;s of the Vatican, to bow
and pay homage to the powers ol the
luman mind. Catherine H. Joseph
and Frederick, came from their
thrones upon the common floor ol
the human species ; and Ganganelli
saw from the escurial chair that there
was no alternative for the triple
crown, but its accommodation to the
liberal spir it of the age, or its tx-
linction,
The successors of those potentates,
less u ise or perhaps not so well edu
cated in the knowledge ol their spe
cies or the character of the age, at
tempted to return hack the tide ol
intellect upon the human species, and
The close of this catastrophe is to
take place in Spain. We find the
subject fraught with matter for
thought, which supercedes those cold
conjectures which we sat down with
the intention to utter. We shall how
ever pursue them in another paper.
At present we shall close this es-
sav with a lew remarks ol a more se
rious character, perfectly pertinent to
ge, which were re-illumined andjthc train of thought into which we
rendered more illustrious by Locke,'have fallen, trom one of the most in- pointment of a successor to Lord
at a period more recent, had electris-ltelligent Americans at this time in
cd Europe. The condition of the Europe :
human mind had indeed,like cathe-| “ There is an idea propagated in
dral bodies, been prepared for the “ Europe by those who have no re
new properties which they had ac-.‘ source but in tj^eir despair, w Inch
quired rendered them well adapted “ it would be very unfortunate for
to lie its conductors. Thought dar- “ our country if it were to find its
ed to scintillate in the atmosphere oi'“ way to America, and lie adopted
thrones and catherdrals. The seepby any man of character for under
lie, i he diadem, and the triple crown,I** standing ; because if a man has
mdl“ blit a .character for understanding,
and the consequences which must
necessarily arise out of its resistance
or submission, have an interest on
the affairs of all commercial nations,
and a very momentous effect on the
political, and commercial relations of
Europe particularly ; for Portugal
can never resist even an equal loree
ini possession oi the upper courses oi
the rivcis which meander through
it.
The politician who looks to events
singly, w ill seldom judge correctly.
To appreciate effects we must com
bine causes and estimate various c-
vents, as they lead to a common re
sult. The subjection of Austria in
tile campaign of lust year, averted
the destiny of Spain for a season,
hut the very necessity which abnt
the measures for conquest in Spain,
will now l ender the measures taken
for its accomplishment more prompt,
more vigoiuus, and from the very
occurrence of the German war, will
give i, tone of energy and determin
ation to the accomplishment of the
great cltsign of the European con
queror, that of fixing his dynasty on
a basis as immoveable as human saga
city, with so much of human power
at his command, can assure
It is well worthy of the considera
tion ol men who are cuucer
the prosperity of nations, to examine
the probable consequences to the
world at large, that general revoluti
on of all the European continent,
which closes with the bite ol Cadiz.-
w she
“ his errors ns well as his sound opr
“ nions too o/’-en go together into the
minds of othei’S who have no opi
“ nions but such as fhev take up irom
kt others ; this idea is, t.hut the present
“ cotfktental system of Europe, is a
i^Nuived and personal thing, and
that having come in with Bona-
“ parte, it will go out with him, and
“ that rather than do any thing, it
will be better to wait the slow, but
“ safe and silent remedy of time.
“ This idea is unsound from the bot-
“ tom. The present state ol things
“ in Europe, is now no more the ex-
“ elusive work of Bonaparte, than it
is of Charles, of Frederick, or Fran-
“ cis, or Alexander, &c. The truth
“ is, that the old rotten dynasties ol
“ Europe required correction and a-
to assert power against reason and|“ mendment, they are now undergo-
Mulgrave, who retires from the Ad
miralty. The desire of some of the
ministers to place I.ord Castlereagh
at the head of that department, is re
ported to have given rise to a serious
difference with their colleagues.
A vessel lias anivedfrom Helvoct-
Sluys in 3 days. It was mentioned
at that port, that Holland was to be
united with France, after the expi
ration of 1 month, when it was sup
posed that the political and military
arrangements lor sucli an event would
have been completed.
We learn, that a rumor was very
current of the intention of Napoleon
to take possession of the Dutchy of
right. The same causes operating
extensiveh in a nation distinguished
for its acuteness and its impetuosity,
had unfolded abuses, found them in
veterate, and aimed at a radical cure.
Had the thrones of Europe been fil
led bv wise politicians, or their coun
cils been formed of men qualified lor
the age, the regeneration ol France
would have been as certain and as
innocent as the reformation of Flo
rence by Seepold, or the organiza
tion cf Prussia by Frederick.
Fanaticism and unmerited power
were alarmed. 1 he American re
volution had established principles in
uusiui.a p raL (j ce vvliich had been only thco-
:erned in/ . „ . , ,
reticalhj preached and upheld m Eng
land for two centuries. The mo-
narchs with genius, who had occupi
ed tlie thrones of Europe, had disap
peared wi’hin a few years of each
ther. Imbecile men, demonstrating
ing the operation, and if the work
“ was finished to-morrow there suc
cessors would have nothing to fear.
“ Have the people of Naples any de
sire (Jo recall their old king:—
“ Would Spain he better if Charles
oi Ferdinand were given bark
“ to them l Would Holland take
“ back the Stadtholder ? What dis
position is there now in France to
restore the Bourbons ? How many
chords are now binding all those
“ and many other powers together ?
“ But how ridiculous to sit down
“ and wait for the decease of a man
“ of forty, whose constitution and ha-
“ hits are more likely to carry him
“ to 100 than short of it; and all
“ this on the contingency that his
“ system may not survive himself
“ l)o not you be deceived. In tht
long prospective of his mind, every
thing likely to disturb this system
It is a subject on wh.rii taough tin ,| u . lllS(J j vt . s t ] R . absurdity of hero-]* 4 will be foreseen and provided for,
effects may reach us m one shape or' J - 1 r
another, we can contemplate only as
spectators. There was a time when
We might have had a vote in the con
vention of civillized nations. I hat
time is now past ; we can manage
litory capacity, had succeeded them ;
it required hut an incendiary and as
sassin like Peter the hermit, to roust
them, and they found him in Burke,
a triple purchased traitor to the prin
ciples of virture, and an incendiary
qualified by his talents to earn the
u ages cJ Ins crimes and set the world
in arms.
This memorable epoch was mark-
. ed bV the revival of the fanatical spi-
our own affairs in our own way, but
the period io past when we might
have luul a powerful and an usclul
vote to give. That time passed a-
wav \\ ilii the most latal measure ol
blindness and imbecility, the aban
donment of the embargJ law by the rit ol the crusades marching arm in
arm with the spirit of worldly ava
rice. The Eiblc and the Ledger,
were forced into a treaty offensiv
tenth congress ; to that unhappy and
deplorable point, will posterity look
back n iih a sense of humiliation
and an imprecation of indignant re
proach.
\Ye live unhappily in an ag£ when
the principles ol many ages struggle
against each other- The military
spirit of the ages preceding the 16th
centurv, had been lor a tune made
subservient -to religious fanaticism.
and defensive, to sustain superstition
and trample morals, philosophy, and
the rights of man.
“ and die when he may, it will not
be an Alexander dying of a de
bauch, and leaving his kingdoms
and conquests to be fought fur by
his generals.”
I FOREIGN
New-York, April 23.
The ship Golconda, captain Croc
ker, has arrived off Sand)- Hook, in
33 days from Liverpool, which port
she lelt on the 2-ith of March. Th
passengers and letter-bag arrived in
town last evening, and the Editors of
the Mercantile Advertiser have re
ceived a file of London papers to the
22d of March inclusive, and-Lovd’s
lists to the 16th.
We learn verbally by the passen-
Thcn it was that slumbering spi
rit ol chivalry which had been invo gcrs , that the U. States frigate John
kul in the cause ot the most inla- Adams was to leave England for
mous debauchees, was found to arise, p’ ra ncc on the same day the Golconda
clad in the terrible panoply ; w hen sa ji et i.
but were finally undermined by tiu , ff} u ‘ spirit.oi resistance aroused a na-j No change had taken place in the
spirit of commerce. 1 he civilizati- t u,n nieuaced \vith premeditated par- ministry but such an event was daih
ol modern times lias been the cl-/|tion, and openly proclaimed as dos- l CX p l . c tj.(L
■ lined to a state more terrible than
'1 lie John Adams, American hi
gat , is to remain at Cowes till to-
mo row, to transmit to the Ameri
can government the ulti matum of the
pending negotiation between the
Merquis Wellesley and Mr. Pink
ney.
DOMESTIC.
GEORGIA—SUPERIOR COURT,
Chatham County, April 2fi, 1810. j
JUDGE CHARLTON’S CHARGE ’
TO TIIK GRAND JURY.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury—I
have not addressed charg s to the
grand juries of the other counties,in
order that I might here concentrate
all my remarks, on the occurrences
of the circuit.
Nothing can so strongly indicate
the virtue of a people as an implicit
obedience to the laws, combined with
a respectful deportment towards the
officers of government. Forming an a
opinion of the people of the eastern
district, by these criteria, I feel a
proud satisfaction in saving, that in
no section of our country has great
er energy been displayed, either in
support of the laws or of the authori
ty of the magistracy.—Justice, for
years past, has moved on with a firm
Holstein, in total disregard of the]-' 11 -^ steady pace ; uninterrupted by
rights of the Crown ol Denmark. un y °f those commotions which
That country is we are told, to be theorists have considered so insc-
alienated to the Duke of'Oldenburg, parably connected with republican in-
who was to assign his own domams| Stltu tions.
to the kingdom of Westphalia. The course of events, as thev are
London 3larch 18. The enemyjblended with judicial proceedings,
had not as late as the 11th ofFcbrua- prove also, beyond the reach of rc-
ry taken possession of Alicaut. Let- lutatiqn,the exalted moral character
ters from thence contain a statement °l the citizens of this district. For
which, for the common credit of the nearly eight years, hack the public
American name, we could wish to sensibility has not been shocked by
attach no belief. It is said that a the pageant of an execution—and for
correspondence had been detected six years of that time, punishment,
betw een some Americans, residents by branding and whipping, has been
in Alicant, and the enemy, in con.se- inflicted only on ihree persons ; one
queiice ol which every American had oi whom was a subject of Spain, the
been secured, and throne into pri- other two native citizens. Amidst
son, by order ol the Governor. The so large a population, is not such a
American Consul, Mr. Montgome- diminution ofcrimesalmostunparal-
ry, is said to have been implicated, lulled. But the causes producing
and was compelled to share the fait such benificcnt effects must he ex -
ol his countrymen. tremely obvious to the Moralist and
March 20. The American fri- the Politician. To the Moralist,
gate John Adams is ordered to set because he must have traced the ra-
sail to morrow from Cowes for the pid advances a few years have made
United States. It is generally be-jin the intellectual improvement of
lieved among the American mer-jour people—he traces this improve-
chants in England, that she carries
out for approval and ratification, if
they be deemed satisfactory, the pro
visional terms ol adjustment suppos
ed to be concluded between Mr.
Pinkney and Marquis Wellesley.
ment to the unfettered dissemination
of divine truths by zealous and pious
men, or to the means of education,
which are so open and accessahle to
every class of our citizens. To the
Politician, because he perceives we
The vessel charged with these des-jhave none of that mendicancy which
patches will, it is said, first proceed on the other side of the Atlantic, is
to Havre where the best informed such a prolific parent of crimes
merchants suppose that she will take none of that excessive inequality of
General Armstrong on board, in or-jlortune, which bestows on one the pa-
der to carry him home. laces and luxuries of Heliogabulus
Accounts have been received from which deprives another even of such
Holland, which state, that Bonaparte comforts as may be found under the
T
on
feet not of the agreement but ot th |
collision and sometimes ol the com-ffb.it of Jciusaliin, j eisepolis, or
promise of all those passions, the nii-|NmcVv li.
litary heroic, the lunatic religious,! We all know the history, even
the slow, but linn pace ol analytical man of 3!) years, lias heard and been
philosophy, the growth of what is ter
med taste, and w hich consists in a
cotempurary with events the most
iLupcndous in their lorm, progress,
love of the fine arts and a solicitudejand consequences, to he found in hu-
iD ik's .ess their finest monuments,mun annals. What a humiliating sa-
1*
and u> rival ami to excel them ; thisjure is the present state of
taste, sustained by the expansion oljon the conspiracy former!
Eur
ope
lonneti at Pavia
the navigating art, and the still morejin Italy on the conferences at Piinitz
humble but more mighty power ol]in Pmsia, on the successive coahti-
printing ; all these have as it wen jons ot the powers of Europe ! Look
combined, without compact, to Ii-j.it the map of Europe in 1791, th-
beralizv and to extend over a ljrgur whole continent of Europe, from Ca
portion ol tlu species, .the blessings, jinbria to Kigt combined against,
mid die influence < I intellect in civiljsir.gle nation ; and it is so notoriop
s icicty. U hile the progress ol tluj/uit " e have now, alter not quite h
'assions was onlt an operali-tv ears lapse only to ask who no,
European ton
London March 16. Avery’ extra
ordinary report was current at Os-
tend last Monday. It was confi
dently stated, that the Austrian Prin •
cess Mary Louisa, the intended bride
of Bonaparte had fled in disguise
from Vienna, in order to avoid the
marriage. The elopement rumor
reached Dover by- the Pappenburgh
vessel Swiling, capt. Lante.
3larch 17. A French Flag of
fruce, from Boulogne, with dis-
jattheson board for government,
vas met at sea, on 'i'hursdav even-
l beral g
■t u f t uvui.i
oi
r.u v.
th-
competition
effect v;
rules o’. ,r the wu
ng, bv the Cherokee gun brig, the enemy
had issued a decree, ordering all A
merican property in France, to be
confiscated and sold, and the pro
duce to be vested in the imperial
funds, until the nature of the relati
ons between England and the Unit
ed States should be ascertained. The
same letters add, that General Arm
strong had presented a strong re
monstrance against this violent mea
sure, in which he declared that he
could enter into no treaty, nor hold
any intercourse with the French go
vernment, until the property confis
cated was unconditionally restored;
and concluded by demanding pass
ports. If this intelligence should be
confirmed, we may consider a rup
ture between America and France as
unavoidable.
March 21. The attention of the
public on the continent is so entirely
absorbed by the contemplation of the
approaching marriage between Na
poleon and the Austrian princes, that
every other political consideration is
suspended.
Private letters have been received
from Spain, by which it appears thai
Cadiz has not yet been formally at
tacked, although it is in a state o!
complete blockade on the land side.
At Malaga, the French remain in un
disturbed possession.
Letters from Oporto to the 2d inst.
mention die English and Portuguese
armies to be in their former pusses
sions, without any expectation o.
coming into early contact with tin.
.diner
■-j
can tdi
aptain of which received the dis
iUlies from tht French officer, and
. -reeded with them to Dover,
; 1k re he arrived at nigln accom-
mined by the French vessel. Tin
despatches were y csterdav received
3Iarch 22. Letters from Hollane
report that, Bonoparte has agreed t
give the Archduke Charles a kin fe
dom, and the Dutch are afraid tha
the Austrian Prince is to be the sue
cessor of King Louts.
tub ot Diogenes—he perceives, that
we have no agragrian law, framed
upon the principles of the Gracchi ;
but it the efforts of those patriots
were founded upon the benevolent
intention ol ameliorating the conditi
on ol the poor, by an act of national
bounty, that object has been attained
by our legislators, upon the footing
ol the most perfect justice as well as
the most ^liberal equality. Every
citizen, as his head right, is entitled
to some hundreds of acres of unlocat
ed or vacant land, and the means of
purchasing are so much within his
reach, that it is scarcely possible for
him to be surrounded by that com
bination ot circumstances, which, in
the transatlantic nations, enable the
insolvent patrician to trample upon '
the rights ot the indigent; and drive
that indigent to the commission ol
crimes. Other causes will also pre
sent themselves to the view of the
politician—That independency of
sentiment, and ot action, that convic
tion of the agency which every citi
zen exercises in the government of
his country—that he is a fraction of
the sovereignty—that the laws are
nude by representatives elected by
limself, and responsible for their
onduct to the people. It is the a-
,l egate of these, which influence the
conduct of the high-minded citizens
>i a republic, they compel him to
espect himself; and in doing so,
ie learns to respect the laws. Up-
-n principles such as these, gentle-
ten, I account for the moral and
rdinary deportment of our people,
s men and as citizens : and God
rant that they may be always dis-
■ nguished by the character which I
Live been giving them !
I have, gentlemen, in every public