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l.ind would have been anxious to cul which may produce here and there
uvate the Iriendship and cherish t! spontaneously, but when carefully
growing commerce of this countrv cultivated, yields t rich harvest of
which would have secured to her no’ exquisite and refined pleasures,
only certain, but lasting advantages.] Parents arc under the imputation
le spn Up monopoly, however, Sc of gross neglect in the mental-hor-
the dictates of sound wisdom do not| t i cu i ture Q f t h c i r daughters, but sure-
a ™ s act in conccrt j & e xperience ly tliey will wipe of this reproach,
las ully proven how fallacious were, w hen they reflect how much they
a .p. ur ho ‘ ) ‘; s * . . . Ihave it in their power to render the
te cultivation of cotton is in- state of their daughters de-
^ gent'tr of ovc pnesesr and past
sirvArios.
A few remarks on the present and
past situation of our affairs with the
belligerents of Europe, will not, we
presume, be uninteresting to our rea
ders. As early as the year 1805, G. in , e cultivation oi cotton is in-jf u ture b „
Jjritain interdicted to neutrals, all di-ij :reasin 8 * n Turkey and the Archipe-Jjghtfol, by instructing them in such
rect commerce between the colonies, S°~ 7 a . tae culture tobacco ar t s and accomplishments as are ne
of her enemies, and the mother coun-| ra P ld - v inc J* < i ases * n I'ranee, Germ-j Cessar y to qualify them for social life,
tries ; which subjected the trade of aB * v ’ .* Unless we can by speedilyj ani ] the charms of conversation; and
the United States to a. very great in- 1 cnewin S cur intercourse with the as they perform or neglect this duty,
convenience and injury. Bonaparte,; co ” tl “ ent ’ a . rr * :st > ts progress, thcyjthey determine whether they shall
ihat the idea of a female administra-
on is r nnarnic, and that the charge
partia • v, ; gainst our iaws, hav
cn ma ie w.th more spleen tha
judgment.
P1IILUS.
wdl in a little while have no oc- he for an ornament or disgrace to
casion for supplies of those articles their families and society. Let them
Irom the United States. therefore instil into their minds the
Bonaparte it seems, is too much.principles of modesty and benevo
engaged in delightlul scenes of l e nce, and all those mild domestic
a s sqaln as he had tranquilized and
staled the destiny of the greater part
of continental Europe, with a view
to shackle the commerce of England
and bring neutrals into his toils, is
sued in November 1806, the Berlin conquest, to attend to the requests
decree, by which the British is-| ot a P^celul and unoffending nation.
Panels were declared in a state of, ~ ut “ passing day clearly demon
blockade and all vessels, together 8trates i “ lat have nothing to ex-
with their cargoes, trading to those;!’ eCt .. rom England or 1*ranee,
countries made liable to seizure and' As ,ar as human sagacity could pe-
condemnation. Great Britain un-| L ' t 1 ,atc » our 5 0vei n'nenthas endeavor-
der the pretence of retaliating, issuedj ed t0 Promote the walfare and perpe-
in November 1807, her obnoxious r^ ult ? l ^ c Gerties °fthe people. In
orders in council ; interdicting to 1 ie aa 8 Lia S e °* justice we have re
neutrals the coasting trade of her e-P u eatec ‘y stated f OL ‘ r " rongs and
they have as olten been repaid with
perhdy. Britain one moment con
demns, and in the next justifies the
conduct of Mr. Jackson. In fact,
Marquis Wellesley has had the ef
honter) to chalk out the line of con
duct which the American govern
ment should have * pursued on the
occasion. In the present momen
tous crisis we should abandon
virtues, which are the peculiar attri
butes and ornaments of their sex
But in education, not only the geni
us and disposition should be consi
dered, but the station which the per-
nemies.
In November of the same
year, as she alledged, mere effec
tually to countervail the French de
cree, declared France and its depen
dencies in a state of blockade. It
has long been the wish of both these
nations to engage us as partizans,
and make us participate in the dread-,
ful conflict which convulses and
shakes all Europe to its centre. To, ...
effect this, every stratagem which! tei 1 n P orar y considerations, and con-
... . . " t ■ 111" trip up r ill rinpnt n m rmin nl
iaot .:Vhiu
(fcj* We have received Bostm
papers to the 20th, New-York tr
the 2Gth, Philadelphia to the 28lh,
Baltimore to the 28th, and Washing
ton City to the 30th May, inclusive.
The most interesting articles will be
found below
Boston May 26.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
The ship Alfred, Fisher, of New-
buryport, 29 days from Liverpool,
past that harbor Thursday evening
tor Boston. From passengers land
ed at Newburvport, brought Lon
don papers to April 21, which have
reached this town. Tliey contain
nothing of importance on the sub-
son is to fill in life. Nature has;ject of American affairs,
made a distinction between the sexes,I It is said, Mr. Morrier, the new
to which their education & employ. British minister had not left England,
meins should respectively corres-.It might perhaps be added with as
pond. If this proposition be correct, much pertinence that the new Bri-
I hope I shall not be considered bvtish king was not crowned,
the ladies as wanting that degree of] The report of Gen. Armstrong’s
respect towards them, which would returning is kept up by repetition,
determine a person to be civilized ;jWhen we can determine how many
when I assure them that the princi-L/joiy balls it requires to heat an o-
ple by which they are exempted from ! w «, we may be able to tell how ma-
public and political employments, is,jny idle assertions in London papers
in conformity to nature, and by no a re necessary to prove a fact.
Castanos will have the actual com
maml at Cadiz.
The British have sent an expedi
tion to Catalonia.
Letters from Valenci;', sav that
General Caro has beat ia Alcaniz, a
French Corps, that entered that Pro
vince from Arragon.
LATEST FROM SWEDEN.
Ship Kboda 8c Betsy, arrived at N.
fork on Tuesday last, from Gottcn-
iurg, which port she left the 17th
April. Capt. Marshal informs that
it was reported the Danes had or-
levs to capture all American vessels.
Gapt. M. further states, that a
French agent had arrived at Stock
holm, aud another was expected at
Gottenburg. Markets at Gotten-
burg dull, except for sugars and log
wood. Cotton about 37 cents.
perfidy could suggest has been prac
tised. The list of American griev
ances are without a parallel.-—
suit the permanent happiness of
_ our country and posterity. By a due
.regard to our national rights and
One of her frigates has been in
sulted and menaced in her own wa
at the same time preserving a strict
neu rality, w r e may yet, during the
means derogatory to their own wel
fare—-especially when I inform them
Sir Francis Burdett has been
forcibly taken from his house and
it is not that they may be kept iu a committed to the tower. The con
state of subjection; or, because sequences are said to be much less
weakness of mind is attributed to'serious than might have been appre-
them, but that they may be at libcr-lhended. He was escorted by
ty to attend to other avocations more'guard estimated at 2000, and 20,000
adapted to their constitutions, andjmen were said to have been under
more congenial to their desires, in a orders in case of resistance. On the
ters part of the crew immolated and coudnuance the present desolating.peaceful retirement; where respectedireturn of the guard from the tower
impressed from its decks, and forced " ar ’ walc ^ deluged in blood, and by the men, and protected by thejthe mob assailed them, were fired on
to fight the battles of a foreign nati overwhelmed in wretchedness so ma-Jlaws, a more delightful scene of—two persons killed and 4 or 5
<*. France too, has disregarded ™>’ unoffending nations “ keep a- happiness lies before them. wounded.
OUr national rights, sequestered our looff in honorable peace
Faction and discord are
the
property, and immured our citizens 'action ana aiscoraa
in miserable dungeons To crown thor u s ofa11 P olu ‘ cal e 1 v ‘ ls * B >’ thcra
the climax, England deputed Mr. ' ve been reduced to our present ^
Jackson to make full reparation for con . ,on ' , we never proht nyL n injurious distinction, unless from for the assault on his house.
Our laws indeed are represented Two days after his committal Sir
as partial and derogatory to the rights Francis wrote to the Speaker that he
of females ; but upon investigation,Ishould bring an action against him
we shall find that they never make]for false imprisonment, and another
all existing
uiaivu lull I V mi 1II.IVII . . 0| it « . f. J
g differences; but it ap- ex P ei ience : Snail the votce of 1 " 12 ! 1 * necessity or goodreason: for instance,
3 . ... « . . Qnr» 44 rr\r alniul nnrl Kp hparrl f’ 77 !* .i i • i r
jiears he came'to add insult to insult, s ° n “ f r Y, a ^ oud and r.ot be heard |j n t h e cases mos t complained of :-
and injustice to oppression.
, And shall we never learn that a di- (jp 0n marriage, the power of the
U III IU.IWIVV »• VJ 17 IV 4 V MU* . . . . |
lathis situation of affairs, Con- v,d « d .P e0 P le V ec ? mes ^ ^
• • - to their enemies r
gress convened.. All eyes-were di
rected to them, and waited with anxi
ety the deliverance of their country
The letter of Mr. Pinkney to the
- . , w .iJMarqus Wellesley, respecting the
from the imminent danger with of Mr . j^kson Sonrards the
which ,t v/as threatened. Although A ican g0V e rnal ent, will be found
in solemn truth it may Ije said,.. ° ------
their Journal has been little
jin tile first page of this day’s Journ
al. It cannot fail to be read with
interest by every person desirous
an acquaintance with that tratisacti
on.
more
than what Mr. Hume calls a “ his- T
tory of reversals,” or abortions, still
vve are not disposed to make them the
authors of our calamities. A mo-
mcnt'« recurrence to the condition ofi ,, b humiluri in the extreme
oar affairs at the cominMit. iri.n.o | w j tlless tg( . < ] e p rcs ^, J g condition of
tne session, will shew their situation,,^ k of E ‘ uro The robe in
tyas critical, and in every view ofl , h; h A Em . )rcS5 Miiria I, ouisa i s
the subject they had but a choice ol . _ .. C s...n ,i„.
difficulties.
In the mean time
The express mail from the City ot
Washington to New-Orleatis, will in
future pass through this place. In
order to improve the advantages it
affords, and fuvor the new arrange
ment of the mails, vve are compel
led to change the day of publication
frorti Tuesdey to Wednesday.
the American
government, desirous ol cultivating'description. It is
a friendly intercourse with every b roi d ere d all over
nation willing to forget all former
injuries, and establish a lasting
peace on the solid foundations of jus
tice, in the mildest possible manner
represented to the British govern-
tnerit, the conduct of her minister.
At that time France held forth the
specious, pretence of amity and good
will ; and Great Britain fearing her
rival might improve by the embar
rassed situation of our affairs with
her, assumed a favorable aspect, and
assured us by her minister, “ xvc
should have no cause to be dissatisfi
ed with the final course of that go
vernmentBut in our present con
dition, peace was not her object.
She knew the weakness ol her minis
try, and that it was tottering to dis
solution. That policy which acts
as her hand-maid on all occasions,
suggested the necessity of removing
the strife from her own councils in
to our’s. More successfully to prac
tise" the fraud, they amused us with
the chimerical hope ot peace ; while
at the same time they used every en
deavor to sow the intestine feuds of
division in our councils, blow the
breeze of contention into a storm.
The design succeeded but too well.
The union which had before per
vaded almost every part oi ourcoun
trv ceased to exist. Party reared
her hydra head,” and we no longei
recollected that delay, evasion, and
prevarication were the characteristic
features of tha British cabinet.
It was reasonable to suppose Eng
to appear at the festival of die mar
riage with Bonaparte, is so uncom
monly magnificent, as to beggar all
said to be cm-
vvith diamonds,
and the intervals are filled with Ma-
lines lace ; its value is estimated at
500,000 francs, which is about
£ 22,000 sterling. How enviable
is our situation, even in its present
adverse state, when compared to that
of the French people l
wile is, in some respects suspended
or transfered to the husband ; here
it is necessary that the supreme pow
er should be vested exclusively in
one of them ; for ii the wife had Di-
visum imperuim cum r.iai ilo, a di
vided authority with the husband,
there could be no umpire in case of a
j* 1 difference of opinion, (which might
5 OI possibly happen) and all the incon-
veniencies of indecision would be se
verely felt. Madam wishes to pur
chase an estate in the city, her hus
band, in the country. Who shill
decide t this power is wisely confer
red upon the husband, as it is more
natural for the weak to obey the
mandates of the 3trong, than lor the
strong to be subservient to the
weak : In consequence of this pre
rogative the husband has the absolute
controul of the family estate during
his life ; this may appear to some
wives to be a hardship, but there is a
necessity that one ot them should
have it—and why not the husband ?
The law compels the husband to
her
Sir F’s. resistance, it is said, far
from finding any advocates in the
house, brought severe animadversi
ons on his conduct from some of the
most distinguished members of the
opposition.
A letter has been addressed to Sir
Francis Burdett by his constituents ;
be returned an answer, dated “ Tow
er, April 20, 1810.”
The English papers are about
raising the seige of Cadiz and get
ting up,in their Wonted stile, new
victories for the Spanish Patriots
Accounts from Malta state, that
on the 16th Feb. that Island suffered
from a severer shock of an earthquake
than it ever before experienced. It
was currently reported and believed,
that three islands on the coast of Si-
cilv, with Syracuse itself had been
destroyed.
The important fortress of Ceutr,
by consent of the Spaniards, is to be
occupied by British troops
The Dutch papers inform us, that
the Danish government has resolved
to revive the principle that free bot
toms make free goods.
The fleet of men of war destined
for the Baltic, expected to sail from
maintain the wife agreeable to
station during life, and if upon his Yarmouth this day, (April 21.)
death she is only entitled to one half
or a third of the estate absolutely or
for life as the case may be ; she
should not complain, being general*
FROM LISBON.
Capt. Atwell who arrived at this
port on Thursday, left Lisbon on the
Gen. Moreau is stated, in the
New-York papers, to have received
an invitation to return to France.
The Arch-duke Charles of Austria,
is presumed to have been the media-
. tor in this affair, but it is not expected
that the General will accept the in
vitation.
ly no looser, as it will be found in the] 14th April,
aggregate, that the man owns double The French had not advanced to
as much property, as the woman at wards Portugal. British reinforce-
the time of marriage, and as the ba- inents arrived frequently,
lance usually goes to her children. No vessels from Portugal are ad-
The law also gives to the husband mitted in Kussia ; but vessels from
as supreme hettii of the family, the the Brazils, and the islands, except
management of the education of the Madeira, arc.
Capt. Place, who arrived at New-
York 22d inst. from Havanna, in
forms, “ that the port of Havanna
was open to Americans, two day*
before the Sally sailed. The gover
nor and Council were about meeting
for the purpose of taking off the Du
ties on Imports in American bottoms,
from 33 per cent ad valorem, to 15
per cent on dry goods, and 10 per
cent on provisions. It was said the
reduction of the duties were about to
take place, in consequence of intelli*
gcnce from Spain, that the French
were near Cadiz. It was also ru
moured in the Havanna, that the
Spanish Colonies would speedily de
clare themselves an Independent
Government.”
Neiv-Tori, May 26-
LATEST FROM LONDON.
By the arrival of the ship Helin at.
this port on Saturday morning froit^
Liverpool, we have extended our file
of London papers and Lloyd’s lists
to the 21st of April, fifteen days la*
ter than had before been received.'
The papers being occupied princi
pally with the arrest of Sir Francis
Burdett, and its consequences, we
are obliged to confine our selections,
chiefly to that subject. The situati
on of American affairs with England,
or France are almost unnoticed a-
inidst the popular ferment in Lon
don and the equally strong popular
frenzy in Paris. We have,, also, a
Liverpool paper of April £3d, from
which every interesting article is ex
tracted.
The accounts of the riot in London
occasioned by the commitment of Sir
Francis Burdett to the Tower, occur
py the greatest part of the columns
of the late London papers, Sir Fran
cis Burdett had served the Speaker
of the House of Commons aud the
Serjeant at Arms with notice of an
action in the Court of King’s Bench,
for an assault and false imprison
ment.
Gcrtcrai Armstrong had not left
Pnris on the 6th ot April.
A report was in circulation that
the commander in chief, Sir David
Dundas, had tendered his resignation
—Lord Wellington is mentioned
his successor. A London paper of the
19th states, that King Louis arrived
at Amsterdam on the 11 th & that the
greatest exertions are made in the
Dutch ports to fit out the naval quota
of nine sail of the line, six frigates
incl 100 gun-boats, which Holland
has undertaken to furnish in her late
treaty with France. The following
article is dated, Banks of the Elbe,
March 23—“ Fourteen more Ame
rican ships, with colonial produce,
are lately arrived at Tonningen, but
they have not yet obtained permis
sion from Copenhagen to' unload.”
A meeting of the electors of West
minister was held on the 17th of
April, and a number of violent reso
lutions passed, approving the con
duct of Sir Francis Burdett.
Children during his life, and the
power of appointing a guardian to
By Capt. A. we are favored with
papers to April 14. They mention
FOR THE GEORGIA JOURNAL.
As happiness consists principally
the exercise of the intellectual fa
culties, there is nothing of more im
portance to those who are in pursuit
of it, than the cultivation of the m:nd ;
and as it is as well the ultimate ob
ject of the female, as of the male sex,
their claims to education, as a mean
if acquiring it, must I) ■ lecognized
The female mind
superintend it after his death, and if |tlie positions of different French corps
he neglects to do so, it becomes the
duty of the court to appoint a proper
person; if, however, a mother ca
pable of superintending their educa
tion should be deprived of the privi
lege, and it should be intrusted to a
person who neglects to perform it,
the very law which has been repro
bated with so little ceremony, will
be the guardian of the children ; and
the mother or any other person upon
making it appear to the court that
the guardian has neglected his duty,
will remove him, and appoint ano
ther, or compel him to perform it
rich cri!. Upon the whole we may conclude,
in the interior of Spain—They had
each patriot armies opposed to them
Parties of Patriots were active in
many places, and were constantly
making prisoners of, or destroying
small bodies of the French. There
appear to he frequent desertions
from the invaders. The Duke of
Abrautes was at Astorga.
Lisbon, April 12
We hear from Cadiz, that the
Duke of Albaquerque is appointed
Ambassador Extraordinary to the
British Court; that Blake is to com
mand his army and Lacy Blake’s.-*- 1
Horse Lost.
Strayed or Stolen from Milledge-
ville, about five weeks past, a likely
Dark Brown Horse, with a long
Swab tail, nearly five feet high, large
hoofs, brands not recollected, but
expected to be J. E. as he was rais
ed by Major James Evans of Han
cock county—A suitable reward will
be given to the person who will de
liver him to
J. W. Devereux*.
June 1L 33—3t.
A. Phares—Tailor,
Has removed to the South side of
.he public square, near the Market-
,muse, where he intends carrying on
his business.
June 13. 33—Sf,