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The foil owin3 readied X.’Oficut j Another step up tnc I^udiler of Li m
on die ( jdi of March, and on account \jepc/tdeiiex.—)ivery true American
(if which A. Vail, Esq. American must rejoice whert he is informed,
that an article so necessary to *h.-
prosperity of the manufacturing in
terest of the country, as Burr Si
Consul at that place wrote the follow
ing letter to Mr. Jjohn Dortte, a pas-
uenger in the Catharine Hay.
" I/Qrient, March 9.
44 Sin— I have to advise you, that
J thi? day received the following in
telligence from Nanvz; which I com
municate to you in the same words
and language, (French).
(Translated)
N ANT*, March 7.
Yesterday wc received hud news.
An order is arrived at the Custom
house not to admit, and not to allow
the departure of any American ves-
eels. In short, the emperor has de
termined not to take any determina
tion about the American affairs for
the present. This is positive. I
had the confirmation of it from the
director ol the Cu 1 tom house. Be
good enough to a<h isc me if an or
der of the same nature reached your
town, and if the Catharine Kay, is to
be included. Yours, A. G.”
“ Wishing you a good and speedy
jiass.ige, 1 am,Stc. A. VAIL.’’
The Catharine Ray, was cleared
yt the Custom-house on the 10th of
March, all the passengers and the
pilot being on board : The com-
jni'.sary general of police having
made his starch, she got under way
nml came to anchor in the bay ; the
liexi morning the Prefect embar
goed her, and she was so till the 17th,
when the Prefect after the arrival ol
tha; day’s post permitted her to sail,
svhal she could not do till the 22d, on
account of head winds.
(commonly called French Burrs) arc
to lie had in the U. States in quan
tities, more th,ui sufficient lor the j
consumption ot all Europe, above ;
what may ever be wanted lor the j
use of America.
This valuable discovery has been ,
made in North Carolina, where a I
gentleman of this city now has a mim- j
her of hands employed m quarrying
them : the quality is found equal to
that of the best Fr< uch Burrs, and
the quantitv to all appearrnce inex
haustible, tlivre being a mountain ol
them mor thin twenty miles kiex
tent.—Halt E. P.
Wc have authority to st?.te that
Mr Robot Smith did agree to g.<* as
Ambassador to Russia, provided that
Mrs. S nifh won
but Mrs. Smith
to visit Iutsv vi.
dined tin* pr ti
now to be l
BOM 8BTIC.
d have no objection ;
iv.t living disposed
vlr. 'Smith has tie
red i in I issy, aitd is
irded and every where
From the Essex Reg ister,
Many paragraphs have appeared
respe cting the changes in the heads
of Departments. Some hints are
given, that persons are known who
are in the secret, but the names are
r.ot given, nor the causes of the
«Lange, nor the intended purpose for
which the changes are made to make
something out of these matters.—
"Would it not be better to wait a mo
ment and sec what results? Then
come facts may afford a good oppor
tunity for serious conclusions. But
in the present state of things there,
j-. nothing to be said, but that one
man is out and an other is in, and
they who know both the nten can
tell from their political career whe
ther there be any cause of alarm,
that the office will not be well filled.
The pure character of the President,
and hi: long and faultless political
life, afford the firmest foundation lor
nur national hopes. Nothing has
yet happened to disturb any man’s
political faith, and if Congress is firm,
the nation will find no pusillanimous
measures from the recommendation
of that great mind which Heaven
lias placed at the head of our na
tion.
It is said that the pieces, alluded
to in our last, from the London
Times, are probably from the pen
of Mr. Stephens, the author of “ War
in Disguise.” In this point of view
they, become peculiarly interesting ;
3s there is thus a sort of official
stamp upon them.—From the con
illusion of the 3rd No we extract
the following—as it will serve to
rhew, that instead of tracing back
their steps or even pausing at the
point where they now are, the old
ministers are looking forward to a
ltewer and wider wasting sweep of
our maratime rights ;—Enquirer
44 Bonaparte lias openly rejected
the conditions on which we propo
sed to revoke our orders in council.
Their rev ocation,therefore, becomes
at present, <7 mere question of pru-
•“fence, depending on their probable
effect ill narrowing his resources,
end ultimately defeating his proji ct
Tf other means shall be found more
adequate to these ends, we mat
justly employ them. We may for
instance, prescribe French produce
mnd manufactures on the ocean, as
our enemy has prescribed British
f irodurc and manufactures on the
and—Generally speaking, it is con
trary to the law of nations; but
when it is adopted on the ground of
a fair relation, it becomes a legiti
mate branch of that very iaw. Some
s uch measure it is incumbent on us
to ad >pt; for our existence rs at
( take : and it is not a time for us to
sacrifice to hollow and specious forms
the real essence of national justici,.
or 11 abandon those means ot doing
ourselves right which God aird na
ture have put into our hands.”
represented by the junto as a perse
cuted patriot, who i t his valor in
the field and his wisdom in the ca
binet, was about to tc banished to
Sibetia,in rortsi quenet ol “the inf*
tuation of Mr Madison,” who, like
the King ol G. Britain has “ errone
ous views oI tilings ”
We have good reason to believe
th *t Dr. Euslis will not retire from
th< War Department, Sc that no fur-
ther c hanges, in the heads ot depart
ments arc contemplated.—The one
ihat has taken place was inciispcnsi-
ble. It is too much for any man to
be President of the United States
and Secretary of State.
(Democratic Press.J
Who the President appoints to fill
the Department ol State and to com
pose wliut is sometimes called his
Cabinet Council,vye think exclusive
ly a question between the President
(whom the constitution lias made
principal and vested with absolute
authority in this case,) aid those in
dividuals, whom he may in his dis
cretion appoint to, or remove from
those subordinate offices of state, and
lor whose conduct, while they fill
those offices he is responsible. To
compare great things with small—the
removal of one of the heads of dc
partment by the President, is just as
much a question of public coma i n, as
our removing, tl we sec fit the fore
man or printer’s devil of our csta
biishment—Or il another illustration
w ill suit better—-Sambo is appointed
fiddler by the managers of a ball, the
demon of discord has bewitched ffts
fiddle-strings so-that neither rosin,
patience, nor his “ utmost art” can
tune them to the sounds oi 44 sweet
concord”—but music he must make,
he alone is responsible for the good
order of his fiddle ; and if the old
strings can’t be made to chime, he
must furuish new ones.—Host. Pat.
RHODE-ISLAND ELECTION
Federalism in its journey to the
moon is said to be hovering over the
state ol Khode-Island, where some
pr edict it will take up its last earth!)
abode and sojourn till after another
election.
THE RESULT OF OUR ELECTION
lor Governor, Lieut. Governor and
Senators, accords with our expecta
tions. Notwithstanding the repeat
ed calls on the patriotism of the Re
publicans of Massachusetts, instead
of being weakened by incessant con
tests, instead of yielding to the so
phistical and delusive call of “ Gore
andfree trade,” they have, by action,
manifested a disposition to silence
opposition to the legitimate and im
partial administration ol Govern
ment—they have already struck a
blow, the repetition of which must be
decisive, and gigantic, formidable fe
deralism, shrinks into a contemptible
pigmy—it becomes, in fact, a 44 dead
corps” without sense cr animation
—and though it may have 44 zeal,”
its display will be as harmless as tht
ravings of a m«d man in confim mem
—the object ot excitement finds si
curity in being beyond his reach.—lb
mm r -
Extracts from a Report on the sub
ject of Missions through the State
cf Georgia, during the present i/i ar.
44 With regard to the state of socie
ty in a religious view, we need not
sav nrniclf of a general nature,and cir-
pr^serits a lidtcTogcnious pcpuiaUo,
& perhaps lo no pai t of the world may
the observation be applied with more
■jet tinency, than the newly settled
parts of Georgia—Almost every
slate in the Union has contributed
ol its inhabitants tc tb’.s state-, and in
many counties the habits and feel
ings of the people are too dissimilar
to admit of a general description.—
While bound in justice to ourselves,
no less than to those we have visit
ed, gratefully to acknowledge the
hospitality and friendship we have
uniformly experienced, we lament
the abouaditig’ol vice, and the tn
couragement given to immoral a*
museincnti,'by men whose talents
and station command a respect,
which virtue blushes to allow them.
Gross immoralities, hewever, are
less frequent than formerly, and the
improvement ot society in morals,
promises improvement in religion
41 Clergvrtltu ol talents, as well as
piev, .!(> i xctedingly needed. In
a few year ., with suitable and sea
sonable efforts, this country may be
settled by a pious, evangelical and
learned ministry. It is in vain to
say they cannot be supported—the
wealth of the country, and the ar
dour of many Christians, as well as
other men of information, speak de
C'dcdiv in favour of adopting ou-u
sures at once, lo establish a regular
and enlightened ministry. No Ir i; nd
ol Jesus, who will calmly Content
plate, the dishonour cast on religion
by the ignor ance and enthusiasm ol
professed teachers, can withhold his
mile, when so imperiously demnnd-
d. ft is a melancholy fact,the Pres
byterians are few. ..the reasenis plain ;
they have no organized churches—no
I.evitcs to serveat the altar,S;scarce
ly indulge the hope ol future assis
tance. Many Presbyterians have
apostatised—-others retain the name,
while their conduct disavows the
character—The few that remain are
discouraged; their hands hang down,
their knees afe feeble, and exclaim
with anguish, Where, 0 inhere is our
help ?
“ The cry at this moment is loud
and importunate, “ come over to Ma
cedonia, and help us”—The church
is c. nvtiUed bv the contentions cf
those, who it is feared, are more
tremblingly alive, to every circuit •:
stance that threatens party interest;
than to the cause of cur Divine Re
dcemer. Who shall be greattst i i«
a question that agitates churches as
mu as individuals. It cannot be
deemed the rcsultof illiberally in us,
if we confess cur apprehensions, that
those apparent fervours of piety
v.hich characterise many professors
ot religion, at the present time, tn
the back country, are assumed lor
sinister purposes. Indeed, explicit
acknowledgments to this amount are
often made, and hypocrisy is justi
fied bv the plea of Us necessity for
the honor of Christ and the prospe
rity of the church.
44 That there is much vital piety a-
mong those professing it, is too pleas
ing a truth to be denied—that there
are multitudes who forget the pecu
liarities of their denomination and
give the hand of friendship to their
dissenting brethren, is a circumstance
that has o.ten cheered our heaits
and brightened the prospect of Zi
on’s future glory. We reflect, with
gratitude, on the numerous expressi
ons of brotherly love from those at
tachcd to different names, and thi
acknowledgements they have made
of their unfounded pre judices against
the doctrines we inculcated*
44 We beg leave to observe, further
that the present is a crisis, in which
all the truly pious tire looking with
mingled fear and horror, toward
their beloved Zion—the enemy-
rushing in like a mighty flood, and
threatening to sweep away* every
vestige of Puritanic piety. \V
could not justify our conduct to < tit
own feelings, were we to omit men
lioningthe rapid progress Sot .man-
ism, and the measures employed in
giving success, where defeat is so
desirablt. Tw o or three years have
elapsed since this heresy first made
its appearance in Georgia. No he
resy has been ever so triumphant in
its firet assault on the church, £t no
erotics have ever encouraged them-
st lvt s with more sanguine hones ol a
final it cc.npiete victory over truth
Jjocianistu is the grand Salvo for all
spiritual disc uses-..an awlul succeda-
tieum to the enthusiasm which for
years past h ;s been too fataih en
couraged in the Southern and West
ern puts of our Union. Many un
stable soul,, it is feared, have uireu-
’v)
moll T11E BALTIMORE AMERICAN.
REMARKS
On the Cultivation of Hemp.
[Conmnunicatfd by Mr. John S Smith cf Bal
timore, now in Ruflia.]
The gn mnd lot tuc cultivation ol
Hemp should be ol a rich nature ;
where this fails, sandy or loamy soil
is prelerred—requiring however to
be well manured, laying it on as fine
as possible.
The best tune for sowing is all the
month of May or earlier, it the cli
mate be not subject to the sharp rip
ping frosts so prevalent in Russia ;
attention is required to the weeding
when the y oung plants ale about six
inches high.
As soon as the hemp is ri| * and fit
for gathering, it is collected, ana the
stalks tTe exposed to the sun, in or-
dtr to rip’-n the seed, which is alter
wards threshed oat ol the heads,and
then the stalks are tied up in bun
dles, and steeped in running and stan
ding water (if the latter be clear)—
they are afterwards fastened to poles,
and left to soak about three weeks
or a month—when the substance ot
the stalk is almost rotten, the bun
dles are taken out, and well dried.
As soon as the Hemp is complete
ly dried, it is bruised on a block, with
a kind of maliet, by which all the
bullen (which is the inward substance
of the stem) flies off, and the thin
bark remains disengaged in long
threads through the whole length ot
the stem.
It is afterwards hung on a perpen
dicular board and swingled, in order
to shake out the small straw that
may happen to remain.
By this process the gross parts
are separated from the stem, and
the threads of the hemp remain pure
—and as soon as combed, is ready
for the manufacturer.
OTHER REMARKS,
[FROM THU SAME GENTLEMAN.]
The best possible soil ts chosen in
Russi.- for planting Hemp ; in pro
vinces win re soil is less fertile, ma
nure must supply this want; the fat
ter the ground, the higher the plant
shoots.—It is left to the option of the
planter to choose the seeds of any
preceding season, generally the seeds
of the last crop are used. The pe-
i iod of sowing begins here in the First
days of May, or sooner, if.the soil
permit it ; the ground is ploughed
and raked in the same way as is
done by other grain.
When the seeds become ripe, and
in consequence the hemp fit to be
gathered, it is necessary to separate
the female from the male plants,
which, are distinguished by the tops j
the former, the female- plants, ate
used for home consumption, that is,
for a coarse kind of hemp. The
male plants are gathered, bound in
small heaps, and dried as wheat or
other grain* The shortness of the
summer in Russia, makes it necessa
ry to dry the seeds in a barn heated
below, or on Russian stoves—this
measure is unnecessary in a country
where the seeds part easily from
their shells without this process.
It is generally observed, that high
ground plants have long roots ; these
are cut, bound an t prepared with the
female plants. Alter the seeds are
threshed, the hemp is put under wa
ter, where it remains about a month ;
flowing water is prefered—sufficient
ly moistened, the hunp is dried, ci
ther in the open air, or in barns
rite next prore^s is that of beating
and combing, tin il the hemp is clean
ed of nil wooden parts. ,
for the t-T-porary govern meat
the southern district, louc abreast—
General and the officers of the
army eight abreast—citizens on
horseback, eight abreast—-the spea
ker of the assembly and citizens ou
loot, eight abreast. . 1 he procession
ceased at Cape’s Tavern. The Go*' ■?’
verr.or gave a public dinner at Fran- t
ces’ taVerfi ; at which the comman
der in chief and other general officers
were present. The arrangements for
the whole business were so wcil matte
amt executed, that the most admira
ble tranquility succeeded, thr. ’ tin? .
day ft night. On Monday, (Dec. 1,)*
the Governor gave an eh gam enter
tainment to the French Ambassador •
the Chevalier de la Luzerne. Gcii-
Washington, the principal officers of**
N.Y. State, and of the army, and up
wards of a hundred gentlemen,,
were present, vlagn hcent fin- a orks,*
infinitely exceeding every thing of
the kind before seen in *he United
States, were exhibited at the Bow
ling green, in Broadway, in the even- *
ing of Tuesday, in celebration of the
definitive treaty of peace. They
commenced by a dove descending 1 *
with the olive branch, and setting fire-
to a marron battery.
On Thursday no m, (4th) the prin
cipal officers ot the army assembled
at Frances’s (alias Black Sam’s) ta
vern, to take a final leave of their
much loved commander in chief. Af
ter a while, Ger.. rai Washington
came in, and calling for a glass of
wine, thus addressed them. 44 With,
an heart lull of love and gratitude,
l now take leave of you. I most
devoutly wish, that your latter day*'
may be as prosperous and happy as
youi former ones have been glorious
and honorable.” Having drank, he
said— ,l I cannot come to each of
you to take my leave, but shall be
obliged to you, if each will come
and take me by the hand.’.’ Gen,
Knox being nearest turned to him !
Washington with tears rolling dowa
his cheeks, grasped Knox’s hand and
then kissed him ; he did the same by
every succeeding officer, and by some
other gentlemen, who were present
The passions of human nature were
never more tenderly agitated, than
in th^ interesting scene. The whole
company were in tears. When.
Washington left the room and pas
sed through the corps of light infan
try about two o’clock on his way to
Whitehall, the others followed, walk
ing in a solemn mute 8c mournful pro
cession, with hands hanging itewn
and dejected countenances, nil he
embarked in his barge for PowcI’b*
Hook.—When he had entered, he
turned, took off his hat, and with
that bid them a silent adieu. They
paid him the same affectionate com
pliment and the barge pushing off,
returned from Whitehall in like tnaa~
tier as thev had advanced.”
cumstanci-s forbid the detail oi par
ticulars. We beg leave, however, j dy been, beguiled, 8( many’of the un
to observe that every new country weary allured to their destruction.”
EVACUATION OF NEW York.
Every rar/lriend I American Liber
ty and Independancc, n ill lead the
following extract lrom Gordon’s
history of our revolutionary war,
with thi most lively emotions.
( Morning Post.)
“ Tuesday, November the 25th,
1783, was the day agreed upon tor
the evacuation ot New-York. To
prevent every disorder which might
otherwise i-usue from such an event,
the American troops under the com
mand of General Knox marched
from Harlem to the B nvery lane,
in the morning.— They remained
there till about one o’clock, when
the British lorcts leli the posts in the
Boiverif and the Americans march
ed forward ami took pus .ession ol
the city. This being effected, Knox
and a number of citizens on horst-
back rode to the Bowery to receive
their excellencies Gen. Washington
and Gov. Clinton, who, with theii
public entry into the city on bore
back, followed by the Lieut. Gover
nor and the members of the coun*
From the Raleigh Star,
We feel a plealure in being able to
communicate to the public the following
nu-dmtl of curing cancers, which Iras
b en pradifed by MrlTrs. Weatherly,
Surbuck and others, with great luccets,
pm of which has come within the
bounds ol o«r knowledge and one of the
signers lias alfo cured a number, and not
as yet failed in any cafe.
fane Starbtiek,
Edwat d Starbuck,
George Dowman,
Arch'd Bowmaiiy
Travis fanes.
Guilford County, Feb. 1811.
RECEIPT LOR THE CURE OF CANCEK9.
I *k» a U.ge licit Onion, mall it well,
t. kr P.it.cn doot finely powdertd nuj£
this powder of the root with the Onion,
which mull be well beaten in the propor.
tion of a tea fpoon fall to the one Oni_
nion ; make of this a pltiftrr juft large
enough io cover die fore. Spread over
tins pin(ler a little white Precipitate,
which may be proportioned to the
ftrength of the patient or to the nature
o: the cancer. Let.this be applied af
ter cuit og the skin, (if not already hro*
ken) if really a cancer this will p-educe
great pain, yet the patient muft nAt be
alarmed hot repeat this evtiy twelve
hours, ur til the body cf the cancer as-
furnes a de^p purple Or black colour-^
Twoplaifter* will generally effleft this—
the next preparation is this. — — >
1’ala*. young Poke ioot roallerl—■ope
handful add mu fiioonful of Jamtllown
feed pctvilrr about >he .fame quantity
ol boars I'll III lloot(fbi3 roo ought lo
I c kept toaked in water) beat these well
together, then moillen this compound
with the water Coin which the root is
t At n, and upp > it night and morning—
Trus is foi die purpole*of diawing out
the cancer; care'mud be taken not to
ton r it nut only as die plaiftrr itfelf *t"
feds it—ns such an operation wou’8
lend to hieak the fmall roots before they
are enturly killed—-If they arc not «i>-
tircly dtllroyed, it it may be knowu te