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ru ,j i<> vs etijatii. The following fipitkph, nude by a hulband n the dcct iie of or, ft-foml V.*tfe, &. v. !io ha[i s> ! !<1 to he interre'l n.metliately adjoining lii, Itnmer ore,is copied from a llone tu.a church yard in the county of heitt, fcugund Here lies the body of Sarah Sexton, Whs u 4 ejood wife, Jk never vex’d one— I can't fay that of- her at the next lione. 7UK CARDS SPIRITUALIZED. A loudness for playing at cards, is al most universal among all ranks U ages; and they too frequently prove an incen tive to lac worst passions Unit can e i tate the human heart. They may tie, however, made a harmless amusement il the lo.e ol gain is not mined with that game, th.it is, ii ine pat ties play lor no thing, blit merely to pass an idle hour, or tor the creak of victory. There arc also some useful purposes, which, wi th i proper guidance, they are calculat ed to answer. They may he employed to tear h habits ol reilection, a pronmli tude of calculation, patience under iil fortune, and mode ralicn in ■success.- A judicious parent or tutor may indeed direct youth to reap several valuable ad vantages front the most trilling amuse ment tiiai engages their attention, and Irorn cards as easily as from any thing else. 1 Ire following anecdote, which, per haps, will be new to many, will show that cauls may he views and in a light nei ther unfriendly to morals nor religion, A i erlain soldier attending divine ser vice in a chiiu h at Glasgow, instead of pulling out a bibic, like trie rest ol Ins comrades, when the clergyman named the text, Spread a pack ol cards before him. This indecent conduct did not pv.is without noth e, Ct he was summon ed before a magistrate to answer for his irreverence. ()n being a tilted what apology he could make for his hr Jiav iour, he thanked the magistrate, for the indulgence granted turn, and preceded thus: “ Since your honor is so good as to permit me to speak for myself, an’t please you, 1 have been eight days upon the march, with the bare allowance of fiixpensc a day, which your worship w ill grant is scarcely sufficient to furnish tillsolute necessaries, so that a soldier may e ally be conceived to have little money to Iy out in books; but 1 make this paekol cards remind me of my duty in tin: best manner 1 can.” Sptc.uling the pack, he continued : “ W hen 1 see an an, may i; piease vour honor, i: reminds me there is only one God ; and when 1 look on a two or u Hu -i the. former puts me in mind ol the Ful Errand the S in, and 11,>iy Ghost. A iuur calls to my remembrance the four Kv.ngeliits, Matthew, Mark, l.ukc a’ui.lohn; a/.W, the five wise virgins wno trimmed tneir lamps ;a . , that iit six days (led created the Heaven and die Garth ; a '*-•, that on the se venth day he t ested from all that he huti made ; an rig/u. the eight righteous per sons that jverc preserved from the dc- \ luge : aw.tr, tne i iue ungrateful iepers wh > were cleansed, hut neglected to re turn thanks ; aiul a ten, the ten com mandments.” Seperating the Inave from the rest, i hi proceeded: “ The r/uc< it reminds rtii il the queen of Sheba, us her com p-i t >:t the tn-r does of the great king j 1 avcti, ana oi his majesty George 111.*’ “ W.dh” replied the magistrate, von have gi .m a very good account of all the (..! .is except the Eiiac'’.”—- u Please i your honor, i do not know a gi eater tii ..i the poison who brought me befuie )Cil.” I he soldier then went on ; “ When l .(h u the er of” >:s in a p.u sos cat as, 1 find terc a.e Eov.so many davs tiic c are in a v ear; tbr uiunber of cards coi-.-cspond with the w\.-ks in a year, N tith number in ea disuit .mswer the mini b> roi 1 mnr months; n that, please y ts wo, .hip. this pack oitaiils is both le.tv.c and almanac to me.” The magi:, .c.e was pleased with the ingenuity of the soldier, and picsentin lu it with a hib’e. requested he would make a proper use of mid never more employ hi., pack ol cards as a public re- Mte.nberunce of his dttfv. Jrom the Philadelphia Gazette* ■ , COMMUNICATION. J-lx'rart of a leu from a gentlemen in ALfpa to hit firm—Translated se a th‘ (icf,v <y* A/urteeilcs, oj 20/7) Oct. isos. “ A verv extraordinary discovers-, So li tvs win Como.nid a thousand xvs- . te of propheiiik writers. has lately; lii. . matte.— I lu’ A_.ii , t se or Keve- ■ l>. on c.l >t. Jih:i, one it the iposwes, • b ong bee,-, the subject of doubt and di ot mutation. lor several cut- , t*,. os i: vv is not conv, en and lv mat.v cl.r.i i.-.n lathers and churchmen us can not i .s’, or the workoi ihc inspired apos tle John; even Luther rejected it [ Those who doubted its title Ui the canon, j altcdged it to he the lubrication of one C’;Ti .M...i. wi.o stj-s catempury vvbh the AsKV-i’esj and a Christian hevetiek, who denied the divittin Christ, ailed ging he w.. but a teacher, ami ins doctrine or morals onlv uivm*. The pi iiit in dispuie seems now to be b night to a terir.iiiation.—-Seme green Iwborers belonging to a little town cal led Gilts in Ast i-Minor, Juicy removing sme rubbish from an ancient edifice u.id yji nring up its ruins, took up a small marble glob-. They could perceive nb a'.e ’turt, and at first conceived it was s’ rid. On taking it however to the vil liieje i wrs found k l>e hollow, but with as 1 ell ofisumencc thickness and weight, xX.il! VV fi i'v q •” •kt i. I scrolls or writing in tlie G reck language, hearing (lutes between 58 and 98. A. D. They were most curiously done up, and continued in a perfect state of preserva tion. They were found to be wholly the writings ol Cerinthus, containing his c pistlesto the Christian churches, and various dissertations on .the points of controversy, then subsisting among the Christians. Tlie'ii; works appear written with great sectarian zeal, somewhat indicat ing an impaired brain, Lutthe most sin gular of tiie writings, is a full draft of the. Apocalypsr in the same hand writing as the rest, with erasures, alterations and interlineations.—ln every essential particular, it aipees with the book now called the revelation of St. John ; and front the erasures, alterations and ap pear..m:c, carries full evidence, it was merely fabricated by Cerinthus, and published as John’s after his death, by way of upholding some of the peculiar tenets of ('erinthus. This scroll as well as the rest, are now in the possession of the great bi shop, and authenticated copies and p'roofs have been sent to the Pope and other great chinch dignitaries, of this most extraordinary detection.” Trom the J‘a//a<lium A rtra, oj Decem berß, 1806. LEGISLATURE t>F KENTUCKY. In tiii HOUSE o REPRESENTATIVES I Tuctday , December 2. Mr. Pope from the select committee appointed to enquire into the charge a gainst benjamin Sebastian, one of the judges ot the court of Appeals, ■reported the following resolution: I he committee to whom was referred the information communicated to the house, charging judge Sebastian with ha’ ing received a pension from tlie Span ish government, have had the same un der their consderation, and report that they luce, with ciieimispectioii. and at tention, examined the various evidences brought before them, which is as fol lows : The evidence given on the enquiry into the churgen uguin.it licvjamin Srbai tian, esq. one of the judges of the Ken tucky Court of A/frit/s, besore a s/ie cial committee of fainted by the House of Ri jiresmtaiivt ■ for that fiur/iose, on the 27 ih day of.Yovcmber, 1806. Mr. i I ion ms llullitt, of lawful age, being first duly sworn, deposed, that in the year 1800 or 1801, he was spoken to by judge Sebastian to receive money lor him at Ncvv-Oi lean.v, which he said was coming to him annually, and upon his, the said Bullitt’s agreeing to do so, iiidge Sebastian gave him a draft on Don Andre Armisto, not as an officer, .an in the form which drafts are com monly drawn for money without a con sideration stated; which draft he for warded by a Mr. Smith, and was paid off. And that judge Sebastian informed him that he drew 2000 dollars annually for life, in consequence of bis, the said Se bastian, having been active in some com mercial arrangements with the Spanish government, 8c the people of the West ern country ; and that in the year 1802, he also got a second draft from judge Sebastian for 2000 dollars, which was presented and paid. He also said that I'.e h.ul seen a letter from governor Ca rondelet to judge Sebastian, wishing him the s aid Sebastian, to appoint an agent or agents to meet Gayostt at Madrid, vvhiv Ii letter was dated previous to the drafts, and in consequence oi which let ter, judge Sebastian said he was induced to t ake his first trip to New-Orle uis. Mr. Bullitt upon being interrogated whether this letter did not go to impli iv.;t judge Sebastian as an officer under Spam? He'unswered in the negative. Mi. Built t also staled that judge Scbas ti..n foul him that while lie was making th. e commercial arrangements (for which hr became entitled to the annuity) a courier arrived at Now-Orleans, giv ing information ol the ncgociations of pi ace between Americ.i Sc Spain, which put a stop tn the arrangements. Mr. Bukitt was also interrogated, whether or not tlvc annuity spoken ot, was in conse quence of any monied or property con si e ration, lie answered that he under stood that it\v.,sin consequence of judge Sebastian’s own personal services in bringing alnsit the. before memtioned commercial arrangements. Kxamritdend sign'd by TIIOMAS BULLITT. Mr. Charles Wilkins being dulv sworn [deposed, that in the I'all of lito+.he went to \utchcz, and on examining the pi* |H'rs of John A. Seitz, deceased, depcs iietl in the house of John and ('. \\ iikins at Natchez. ■found among them a draft on the Spanish .goirnor at N’ew-Orieans or anv other person r.u; liorised, drawn hv Hi iii mun Salt ish in, to the amount of his, the said Sebastian's pension, but olid not recollect the date of the draft. Mr. Wilkins being interrogated, wheth er or not the wetxl pension” was made use of in the draft f He answered he was Cfct'.tsdent it w as. Mr. \N iikins was also asked. il Don Andre Vrniisto was not the seCretan - to the cojonv of Louisiana? He answered that he was. It was also enquired of Mr. Wilkins, if the hand writing of the draft and letter produced by hint, did not appear to him to l>e the same : lie also ansiveted thut it did ap pear to be tin - same. l-.jcunuHrd and dffnrd by CHARLES WILKINS. 1 lie letter referred to in the forego ing vkpositionisinthe following woixls Ex figures, viz. fIOMm&V, Frb. 18, 1804. bout a month ago, gave me very consid erable pleasure, not only because you were tans far secure from the dangers ot a hazardous voyage, but. also, that you would soon have it in your power to de termine whether the application to be made on my account, would be produc tive or not. As tlie subject is all impor tant to me, and of course I feci a con siderable solicitude about it, the sooner you can inform me of the true situation of the business the better ; for, if you succeed, 1 shall be eased of a great weight of anxiety, and if you do not, 1 must immediately make the necessary preparations to ascend the river myself, for the purpose of collecting proof of my situation, and lay a statement of the busi ness before the minister. “ If the pfcrson who was authorised to have transacted this affair in New-Orle ans should be gone hence before you ar rive there, it is probable the application must be made at the Havanna ; and if this idea had suggested itself to you, 1 have flattered myself that that circum stance would hasten your departure from Natchez, or that yovt would devise some mode whereby application at New-Orle ans might be made through tlie agency of some confidential person. “ Accept the warmest wishes for your prosperity 8c happiness of your sincere friend and servant.” “ BEN, SEBASTIAN.” Messrs. Joseph H. Davies, Thomas Bullitt, John Alien, and John Pope, pro ved that the body and signature of the said letter was in the hand writing of judge Sebastian. Mr. James T. Martin being also duly sworn, deposed as follows: In the year 1805, I received from the agent of Messrs. John and Charles Wilkins, at Natchez, a trunk delivered me as the property of the late John A. Seitz, who died at Orleans, in July 1804. The trunk contained a numlier of papers rel ative to the concern of said Seitz, among which I discovered a draft, was signed Sebastian as the drawer, but I did not know the hand writing of Judge Sebas tian ; nor am I confident that it wassign ed “Judge Sebastian;” but I recollect perfectly the substance of the address of the draft is contained and I believe ex pressed in the following words: “Tothe proper officer in the Spanish govern ment for paying off such claims.” The trunk that contained the above paper I forwarded to John Clay in New-Orleans in October 1805, accompanied with’ a letter, in which I requested him (as well as 1 recollect) to give it the first con veyance to Mr. Francis West, of Phila delphia.” Signed, JAMES T. MARTIN. It (fore the committee , on the enquiry into the charges against Judge Sebastian, November 28,1806, A. M. Mr. Thomas Bullit was again called upon, and stated on oath as follows : That tlie letter spoken of yesterday by him, from the Baron of Carondelet to Judge Sebastian, was on the subject of commercial arrangements, and that the names of Mr. limes and Mr. Nicholas, and some other person not recollected, were in it. and who were requested joint ly with Judge Sebastian, to appoint an agent or agents to meet Gayoso at Mad rid—and that commercial arrangements appeared to be the only object of that letter—and that Judge Sebastian inform ed him, that he, the said Sebastian, in sisted on the articles of their commer cial arrangements being signed, stating that the treaty might not be ratified, and it it was not, they would have their operation, and if it was, they would do no harm. ‘l'he governor answered, he would not do any thing further in the bu siness. Examined and signed by THOMAS BULLITT. Ilis Excellency C. Greenup, esq. was duly sworn, and deposed as follows: 1 hat he knew nothing of Judge Sebas tian’s receiving money from the Span ish government until yesterday, on the receipt of Judge Sebastian’s resignation, in which he stated the commercial ar rangements, and money which he bail received in consequence of them—but that he saw a memorial in 1799 or 1800 concerning a negociation with Spain for a grant of land, in which memorial some expressions were contained like the fol lowing :—“ That the inemorirlists were dissatisfied with their government, aad were more pleased with the mild and pacific government of his Catholic ma jesty.’ and that Judge Sebastian told him that the Baron Carondelet assured him, the said Sebastian, that upon a pro per company being formed, a grant of land would be made to them. Exa.iuend and signed, CHRIST. GREENUP. Mr. Richard Steele was also duly sworn, and deposed, that the memorial alluded to by governor Greenup, was drawn up by Judge Sebastian, as he con ceived from the hand writing awl con versation which he had with Judge Se bastian on that subject; and that he, as one of the company, did refuse to have any thing further to do with it, in con sequence of its stating that the memo rialists were dissatisfied with the gov ernment of their country, and were more pleased with the government of Spain, which expressions were afterwards, at a meeting of the company, expanded ; and then Judge Sebastian refused to be their agent, or to have any thing more to do with it in consequence of those ex pressions in the memorial being striken out. Mr. Steele also stated, that Messrs. Gravson, of Bradstown, A. Steele, of Shelbyville, doctor F. Ridgetv, now of Woodford countv. and the late John A. a-;... .a— .a, .: ■ drawing from the company, doct. John vVatkins was appointed agent totcarry the scheme into effet. Examined and signed bu K. STEELE. Mr. ‘Wingfield Bullock, being also sworn, deposed that he was one of the memorialist, spoken of by Mr. Steele, and at a meeting of the company held at Frankfort, previous to to the one allud ed to by Mr. Steele, it was proposed to strike out the memorial the expressions of their being dissatisfied with their go vernment, and were more pleased with that of Spain, which proposition was warmly opposed by Judge Sebastian, upon which lie withdrew his name and had nothing mot eto do with the com pany. Mr. Daniel Weisiger, being also duly sworn, deposed, that he was administra tor, with the honorable Hasry lanes, of the late Samuel M- Brown, deceased, lx that Judge Sebastian had a claim against the estate of the said Brown, amounting to about 1500 dollars, which he, the said Sebastian,informed him was sentiiy some person from New-Orleans, for the sup port of his son then at Jtinge Sebastian’s over whom Judge Sebastian had the con trol, and that a Mr. Griffith, who came up from N. Orleans with the said Brown’s boat, accounted to Judge Sebastian for 300 dollars, part of the said 1500, and that the balance remained unaccounted for, as the estate of the said Brow n was insolvent. The deposition of Henry Ir.nes. Who being sworn deposeth and an swereth to the following questions. Do you, or do you not know of Mr. Sebastian’s receiving money from the Spanish government, or of any officer of that government, and at what time ! Have you any knowledge of any nc gociation which was entered into, or at tempted by Mr. Sebastian and the Span ish government at Ncw-Olieans, or with any officer of that government ? If you have, depose as to these facts. Answer. To the first interrogatory. The deponent saith he has very Jittie knowledge. That the first intimation which he ever received upon that sub ject was from Mr. Wilkins in Lexing ton some time in August last—that us Mr.’Wilkins has deposed to the fact, and any thing detailed by this deponent as coming from that gentleman would he he resay, the deponent conceives it improper to relate it—that Mr. Wil kins informed this deponent of a letter signed by Mr. Sebastian, which he had in his possession, and which he found among the papers of Mr. Seitz, relative to a money transaction which he pro mised to shew this deponent and give hint a copy—that the next day Mr. W ilkins shewed him the original letter which was signed with Mr. Sebastian’s name,but had no direction, it being sup posed to have gone under a cover ; which letter this deponent ftom his know ledge of Mr. Sebastian’s hand wri ting believes to be his, and Mr. Wilkins gave the promised copy after compar ing- This deponent further states that he had no further communication with Mr. Sebastian after receiving said copy till the Saturday of the first w-eek of the ses sion ol the court of appeals, in October last, when, in an interview in this- town, this deponent mentioned the informa tion he had received from Mr. Wilkins respecting the bill for a pension and shewed him the copy of the letter. Mr. Sebastian read the letter, said he had no recollection of having written such a letter, and acknowledged that he had given Mr. Seitz the bill ; and then ob served thatthe pension had been given to him in consequence of the business which induced him to go to New-Or leans in 1795. Answer to the second question. I have. But before this deponent pro ceeds to answer the question, he re quests to be indulged with making some preliminary observations on die state of the public mind in this country | in the year 1794 respecting the naviga j tion of the Mississippi. This deponent observes, that it must be known and re collected by some of the committee, the violent heat that pervaded this state, ri nsing from the publications and procee dings of the democratic society in Lex ington, and some other places—that it must be known and recollected that the French minister, Genet, had sent his emissaries to this state to excite the people of Kentucky to offensive mea sures against the Spanish province of Louisiana, that officers were appointed to command an army to be raised lor that purpose, and that report said it was to consist of 2000 men—the truth of these tacts the deponent has no doubt can, if necessary, be proved ; and this deponent is of opinion, that the procee dings of the people in the Western country induced Spain to accede to the treaty at the time she did. The deponent further states, that such was the heat of the public mind at that period, respecting the navigation of the Mississippi, that he avoided all the meetings of the democratic socie ties, least their measures should lead to acts which would attract the notice of the general government, and prosecu tions be instituted, winch could only be done in the court in w hich this depo nent resides. That this deponent is convinced that the anxiety which appeared to pervade this state at that period as expressed by the democratic societies, induced the President of the United States to send a messenger, to wit : C(*J. James Innes to tins state, to communicate through rive executive.to the people of Kentucky respectingrihe navigation of the Missis sippi—that the messenger arrived ifi tliis place on the 25th day of teccmbcr, 1794, and in the course of that u inter made a communication to governor Shelby—and that this communication quieted the pulaiic r.rind lor the present. I fiat tire harvest of 1795 -was very a bundunt ; and in the fo.i of .that, year a general murmur pervaded the pi, p.e of this country respecting their crops, on account of the probability of havi. gno opportunity of exporting u.eir pinuiioc the ensuing season. That sotne time in November or early in i.'.x.; . . r 1795, Uas deponent and \\ if. .t. Mur ray, esq. received a letter ho > Mr. e bastian, requesting ia> n> r.-cet.T.;.: .i col. George Nichehouse in M- re r county, on a day stated in the kite.— observing that he had business ol im portance to con.mumcule, which rcla ted to us all. This deponent and Mr. Murray wefat to col. Nicho.us’s,, vthr e we w ere met, agreeably to apj oinim ;.t, by ; r. Sebastian, who submitter, to • s a letter he had received front lire but n de Cat ende’et, then governor cl L> >.i-i. a* a, to which this deponent refers, , I make's a part of this deposition, ya the words and figures following : Nexy-OrUans, July 10, 1795. Sir—“ The confidence re post du- : u by my predecessor, brigadier g:. m.-l Miro, afld your former cor vesper, w. t-s with him, hate induced me to make jl communication to you highly ii ... t - to the country in which an . ;> Louisiana. “His majesty being willing to eperj the navigation of the Missi s fopi no . •© people of the western com.! . ; .j ing also desirous to est.ai fi. b .... e~ gelations, reciprocally Ins in ; q commerce of both count; i. •„ r.as’ot ed nte to proceed on the in r<.. . : 1 to effect in a way the mst . - :...\. . > the people of the western ccut.iry ..tn benevolent design. “ I have therefore made this on r mention to you. in expectation that ■ -u will procure agents to be chosrii . ..: > Iv empowered bv the pe pie of vour ebuntry, to negotiate with col. t:.r,-.ov on the subject, lit New-Madirid. whc'i I shall send there in October next, pro perly authorised for that purpose, v. i h directions to continue at that place oi ks vicinity, until the arrival, of your a gents. “ I am by information well acquainted with the character of some of the meat respectable inhabitants of Kentucky, par ticularly of limes. Nichol. s ai.J Iron, a- , to whom, I wish you to commupicats the purport of this add l ess ; and si.ovf j you and those gentlemen think the ob ject of it as important as I do, you will doubtless accede, without hesitation- to the proposition I hate made, of sene mg a delegation of your countrymen, - ciently authorised to treat on a suLM.-fc which so deeply involves the interest of both our countries. “ I remain, with every esteem ;it’ ~e gard, sir, your mo t obedient, hi a ‘ e servant. “The BARON of CARONDELET.” (To be roiilitii and.) NEWBURY FORT, December S3, Extract of a liter from Captain M, ’A, of the brig Ah xander arid Salty, of J:is fioi t to his owner, dated at Klcucga, October 6, 1806. “ At sea, on board the brig Atex- r,- der and Sally, Rock of Gibr.ror.i bearing w. s. w. distance about 9 or 10 .eagmro, it being quite moderate, discovered a launch rowing towards me from -he Spanish coast—when, at the distance of musket! shot she fired a swivel ; the-bail. passsdibetween me and the. man at th® helm/ I immediately hoisted mj”co lors and backed my topsail—he came up and hailed me, and ordered me arid my* papqrs on board, which I executed. 1 hey then ordered niy men on boa; il the launch, and sent me aboard my ves sel, attended with four Spanish vii>iri;S armed, who conducted themselves if. n the cabin, and ordered me and the mate down also, driving the rest of the men forward ; two of them Stationed them selves at the cabin doors ; the oilier l v o then feil to ransacking che-ts, trunks, kickers and every other place whe c they thought money might lie conced ed. They robbed from me and the crew about 150 dollahs in cash, and’ a bout 100 dollars worth ot sundries, such as spy glasses, watches, pistols, ric. and after having effectually searched, the vessel, they very courteously left her.’* TO PRINTER 4 '. A FOUNT of Tipe. weighing t io ib. and o. which this advertii'ement is a fair l'ample may be had at this office, atgi; cents per !b. It is in case, and the cases will be fold with the npe if wanted. A Boat Found. r T>KF.N ,J P a drift on Sunday Evening,.^ , lniail BOA 1 . Ihe owner on ‘proving his property, may receive her again. Apply at Howard’s Wharf. Dec. L 6 40 A Yawl Jioat, ABOtTT 14. feet long made of Live - Oajc was taken from two ivegxoes ou the instant. tor further information, apply <jc Thunderbolt to ROBERT JORtUN, ~ January 27 9 i o Let. A SMALL HOUSE in Warren Ward zi. near the market with a vacant lit ad joining Enquire of _ Wn PABKR. January 15. ts s To Kent. C- ELLARS Ha. t to 1 3, and S‘orr ’ No. 5 and 5 m the Exchange. 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