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THE DUTY OF AN AMERICAN HE RC.
AdJrefled Co the President.
[Written by a Veteran of the late American Army.]
44 "TV EAR is that man, to caufe is dear#
JLJ Who foi his fufFeriog country drops a tear:
But dearer he whom patriot duty warms,
To rife her champion in the (trite of arms,
To guard her fafety from impetious forte,
To guide her armies and direct her course,
Compel! her vanquilh’d enemiesto yield,
And rear her arches on the bloody field.
Such have wefeen thee in Columbia’s cause,
When injur'd freedom mourn’d her flighted laws;
Such have we seen thee rife in feenes of death,
And blasted legions tremble at thy breath;
War's dreadful clarion drop her murderous found,
And peace, delightful fetaph, smile around!
What deep felt raptures did fhis hour impart,
What strong emotions burst from every heart,
When firft we saw the bloody contell end,
And hail’d our country’s savior, and its friend!
Yet soon that country felt a new alarm,
And call’d its hero to dispel the florin,
To check the causes of domestic ftrife,
And mould th'ex t dring fabric into life.
With gen'rous warmth you heard a nation's pray’r,
Left Vernon's recess for a life of care,
With parent hand our flutter'd state renew'd,
With wisdom temper'd, and with flrength endu'd,
And in declining years frefli toils have biav’d,
To guard that empire which your arms had fav'd.
But fee new fpedres lift their horrid lhapesl
Now civil contcfts rife and difeord gapes!
Contention fiercely swells its jarring notes,
And faftion hisses through her hundred throats,
Intent our infant veflel to o’erwhelm,
Or chafe the long tri’d pilot from the helm!
Yet let not frowns like these thy hopes impair,
Nor drive thy steady patience todefpair;
But let thy country, at this moment, prove,
The manly efforts of thy generous love;
Defend their heav’n born rights, defend thine own, !
Let charter’d pow’rs fromlawlefs claims be known.
Like some tall cliffs, which winds and waves aflail,
Stand thou the bulwark of the trembling vale,
And while such threat'ning ills around are hurl’d,
O rilk thy glory to preserve a world!
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ANECDOTES.
A young woman being to take her oath, before
a justice of the peace, as a witness in some cause,
the examiner asked her by what title he (hould set
her down, whether maid, wife, or widow? 4 O
certainly a maid!’ said (he, * for I never was mar
ried’—He feeing her a handsome, agreeable girl,
asked her how old (he was—she answered four and
twenty. 44 How,” said he, 44 four and twenty !”
have a care, my girl, what you fay; remember you
are now on your oath—may I fafely set you down
a maid at these years ?’* The girl, (truck with the
qeeftion, andconfideringa while with herfelf, said,
« I pray you fit; to avoid all mistakes, write me
town young woman'*
A maiden at the age of four and twenty—
I do suppose their number is not plenty,
But for young women, if so be you mind them,
You, at that age, in every place may find them. }
The achievements of the Prince, the Duke of
York, fincehis return from Germany have been
chiefly confined to the parade in St. James’ Park,
and to the Tennis court in St. James’ street, with
frequent relaxation among the nymphs of Berkley
fow. Ncverthelefs, his royal parents early pro
nounced him the hopes of the family; and once, in
an hour of feftivity when this Hope of the family
was so intoxicated as to fall senseless on the floor,
the Prince, his elder brother, with his glass in his
band, Handing over the fallen body, performed the
ceremony of baptism, triumphantly and fantafli
cally exclaming,
44 Here lies the Hopes of the family !'*
A woman, a few mornings ago, went into a ta
vern, called for a gill of New-England rum and
drank it. Upon which the lady who tended the
bar expreflfed her wonder that (he (hould drink so
much rum on an empty stomach. Why la! fays (he
my stomach is not empty, for I have drank a pint
before, this very morning! ! !
A good fort of a woman in Vermont, who rigidly
adhered to the Divines’ Catechism, desirous of dis
covering to her friend the talents of her son (a boy
of some (hrewdnefs) and his aftoniftiing flrength of
memory, called him up, in the presence of a colo
nel Levy, toqueftion him on the Catechism.—My
son, (said the good woman) into what state did the
fall bring mankind:—lnto the state of Vermont,”
answered the boy.
A Scottish parson, in his prayer, faid, ; Laird bl6fs
the grand council, the parliament and grant they
may hang tagether. A country fellow (landing by,
replied, 44 Yes, yes, with all my heart, and the
sooner the better; and lam sure it is the prayer of
all good Christians.” 44 But I don’t mean as that fel
low means, (said the parson) but pray they may
bang together in accord anlcoßcord.” “ No matter
what cord, replied the other, so it is but a Srcng
cord*’*
PHILADELPH I A, May it.
French account of the Repulse of the Eogliih from
before Leogane.
The Englilh at Port au Prince,, to facilitate their
meditated attack upon Leogane, which is about 7
leagues distant from the firft mentioned place, had
corrupted Pierre Dieudonneand Pompee who com
manded the republican volunteers encamped in the
environs of Port-au-Prince, at Le Charbonnier,
Riviere froide and Crete-a-Piquans; but the plot
was difeovered and the traitors were sent to Leo-
Igane to be tried.
This arrelted for a fliort lime the projetfs of the
Englilh. They, however, having.got together at
Port-au-Prince the commanders of the Mole St.
Nicholas, St. Marc and i’Arcahaie, digested their
plan of attack and began its execution by driving in
the poftsin the environsof Port-au-Prince.—Thefe
trifling advantages encouraged them in their attack
upon Leogane.
The republicans in Leogane had received infor
mation of their intentions and had put the place in
the bed situation of defence. But tired of expecting
the Englilh, liigaud and Bauvais whose presence
was wanted at Cayes and Jackmel, left the defence
of Leogane to Renaud, having taken every previ
ous measure for the security of the place.
A few days after their departure, the Eng*
fleet confiding of four vessels of the line, one of
three decks, fix frigates, onecorvetr, several armed
brigs and other v.eifels and about fifty tranfportslelt
Port-au-Prince and appeared before Leogane.
The (hips of war on the 2ill of March cannon
aded fort Caira from 9 in the morning till 6 in the
evening; but the fire from the fort obliged them
then to Hip their cables and (heer off", and to tow off
one of the (hips more difahled than the rest.
During this cannonade the enemy had landed
their troops at Eller and Petite riviere, under the
prote&ion of the remaining (hips of war. The re
publican detachments appointed to prevent the de
feent, were prevented by the fire from the (hips,
and were obliged to fall back and return to town.
Major General Bowyer, commander in chief of
the enemy’s troops, headed the troops landed at
Eller, composed of several bodies of Englilh infan
try, and of part of the colonial cavalry, command
ed by colonel Grant, and encamped on the planta
tion Buteau, whence he detached a strong column,
with four which commenced 'he attack
of the of the post called Liberty.
The on both iides; but after half
an hour’s column was thrown into disor
der and were obliged to fall back upon the main
body.
The division that landed at Petite riviere headed
by baron of Montalembart, cotr.pofed of colonial
forces, of emigrants of ihe legion of Lapointe and
of the Chaffeurs of Deflburcesi remained as a corps
of observation.
In the night of the 21st to the 22d, the EngJifii
conftrufted a battery opposite to the bastion of Li
berty, at pistol (hot distance from the fofle. At
break of day the works were perceived, and a well
supported fire of artillery and musketry so jvell di
'Tetted, that after a bloody conflict of three hours
the Englilh were obliged to abandon their entrench
ments.
They then attempted to carry the place by as
sault, the attacking being covered by the fire of 4
-field pieces. They negledted no means to make
this attack fuccefsful—ladders, facincs, &c. they
had every tiling in abundance. Tiiey were fuff red
to reach the edge of the fofle, when a general fire
from the garrison, kept up with conftancv, obliged
them to fly with precipitancy. They difperied,
abandoning their tools, arms, See. and two brafsftx
pounders, Sec. which the republicans took poflef
fion of, having made a sortie, and pursued the fly
ing enemy.
The division of Montatembert made an attempt
to protcdl the retreat of the Englilh, with a detach
ment of cavalry; but a well directed fire from the
beflkm of Equality, obliged them to retire.
A physician in St. Mary’s county, Maryland,
writes to his fiieud in this city, that he was lately
called to a boy in a Locked Jaw, on the 4th day of
the disorder. He had been taking liquid lauda
num in great doses without effett. The physician
who had preferibed this remedy, gave him over.
The physician (our correspondent) who succeeded
him, bled him plentifully, and afterwaids gave him
large quantities of wine and bark. lie likewise ap
plied blisters totheoutfule of each of his jaws. By
the use offhefe remedies, he was relieved in 26
hours, and on the 2d of May he was perfectly well.
It is to be hoped this communication of a cute of a
disorder, so often fatal, and by remedies which
have succeeded in many similar cases, will
ufeful to the citizens of the United States, and lead
them to reject a dependence upon a remedy (lauda
num) which has seldom done service wlienufed alone ,
and which is preferibed only in camplaifance to '
great names.
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Fcr Sale at this Office,
land" LAWS
OF THE
STATE of GEORGIA. .
WILL BE SOLD,
Oa the Srll Tuefday in July next, in the town of
Wayne (b o rough,
ALL that trad or parcel ofland containing g- 0
acres, more or less, lying and being in the coun
ty of JeJerfvn, within three miles of Louifvillc, ad
joining lands of John S hetman, Esq. and lands fur.
veyedfor Hugh Ross, and on all other fdes by vacant
lands at the time of survey ; supposed to be equal i ;{
quality to any lands in Jefftrfon county ; originally
granted to Anthony Stokes .
Alfc, 400 acres of land lying in the county rs
Burke, Jour miles below Waynejborougk, on the head
of the Bzavtrdams, adjoining lands of Francis
Jenkins ; originally granted to Greenwood and
. Uiggenfor. 7
Like wife, 400 acres of land lying in the county
of Camden, originally granted to Jermyn Wright,
bounded on the north-weft, fouth-wejl and north-eak
parts by Crooked river .
1 ?he above lands will be fold on a credit of Jevcrt
years, by giving bond and approved security for the
payment of the money, and the annual intcrefi as it
becomes due thereupon, and also a mortgage on ths
premises,
John Whitehead, 1 .
Alexander Carter, J £*
• Joseph Way, [g 1
John Mitchell, /
Thomas Yarbrough, j 11~
* William Wynn, j <3 *
May 4, 1796.
Four Dollars P.eward.
Lost on Thursday morning la ft , 1 zth infant,
A PLAIN GOLD WATCH, made at Bor
deaux, the imitation of arose engraved on the
buck of it, the watch string is of black silk with a
gold watch key on it. — Whoever will deliver the
said watch to the fubferiber jhall receive the above
reward .
Chartier.
Augvfla, May 14, 1796.
Three Dollars Reward.
RUN AWAY from the fubferiber the 9th infant
a negro boy, named Theophilus, about ig years
old, sightly marked on the breafl, flrong made and
about 5 feet high, he cannot [peak Evglijk. Whoever
will deliver the said boy to Mr. Blache in Augujta, or
to the fubferiber, flail receive the above reward from
EMERY LAVALLEE.
Augufla, May 14, 1796.
NOTT C E '
CAME at my hovfe. a Negro wench, about 45
or 50 years old, fays fit belongs to a gentle
man, near Charleston, by the name of Farhe, and
that her name is Fib or Sibby. Any person proving
the property may have it by applying to thejubm
feriber, near the court-house in Columbia county.
John Robiufon.
April 29, 1796.
Loft or Miftaid,
A NOTE of hand given by Richard Barkfdcht
in favor of Curtis Haynes for eighteen pounds
ferling, inderfed to me by said Haynes . I fvrwarm
all persons from trading for said Note, as it is ful
ly difdiarged.
Abraham Venable.
May 23, 1796*
FOR S~ A L E,
THE LOTS in Augufa, at present occupied by
Mr. Tail, Rector of the Academy, and for
merly by the fubferiber, known in the plan of the Jail
town by numbers 92 and 93 ; together with the un
expired term of two years of a leaje of 12 or
acres of Common nearly adjoining said lots and at
present in cultivation :—Pijfejfion to be given the if
day of January next .
J. MERIWETHER.
For terms apply to Mr. Win. Ur ou hart.
Auguftu, May 25, 1796.
Ladies Academy , Augufla .
THE proprietors of this ejtabhjked jcminary to
evince their gratitude to a difeerning public ,
jince their removal to the late coffee-houfe, and the
acquisition of Teachers j have engaged Artificers to
make'YovcTZ Pianos, Harpsichords andotker
Musical Instruments, on better terms than’
they can be imported ; and to repair those alreudy
purchased, in town or country. Those ftppliedfrom
their manufactory will be kept in repair two years
gratis. The objection to the polite acconipljhment if
music, on account of the difficulty in procuring m
frurnents, is now removed.
Pupils can be infrucled on the several infra—
merits used in this country.
N. B. There are a few vacancies for ladies, and
three for gentlemen in Rhetoric and BclUs Letters r
For a full defeription of the several branches of Li
terature, and ujefut learning taught at this acaue
wv, the proprietors beg leave to refer to their fanner
adverlifiient.
%* CABINET WORK in general executed
with aeatnefs and dispatch.