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* 1 ‘r; T:« to n t a nVile yrt i* *.v? 1; v, fits
prcfentwifr) v’m, th tughVl n!/mg the can
dor of the foldicr, and the merits of the
/ mar, could not grant her hand to his folici
t.nion bar upon condition of hb leaving the
army. Placed thus in the alternatives of
a£fe v Hon cr of fine, the g-llant young’•£
fi 'er, with jut h. iiiaiion which to prefer, to
the tend t prop- - bion nobly repliqd, “ Ma-
d ?w, I love yvi much, but I hvz gL.
rr more /" and with a Inw retiic.l to thu
c .rr». The Scithim, in his very retreat,
h :;i launched an effectual arrow; and when
o,:r young hero rallied and i.v doe time re
turned to die dirge, the lady lurrcndcrcd
unconditionally.
In June, i3oi, a magazine of the Ba-
Hi i«r of Trip hi took <tr '» *n;4 confomed
fo,ooo (binds of arms, to replace which
the infolcnt pirate demanded triburs* of arms
from o;h?r nation;, wh«m> lie ftwlcd his
fritriis. He ohferved thru ha had apnor.
ti toed them »m«ngll his friends, and retpi
r d the United States to furribh him with
lO,cCO Hand and requeflcd; .fconful Jiaton to
ft ne his demand to the United Starts. The
confuhrcfulul. lie was required to write
Cuioialiy, in his ow« name, to the Prefi.
dent for the arms, and retufed-.-to draft a
letcer for the B.dh vw, and refuted; and he
frjremj.itof.iiy refuted to condescend to write
?ny thing countenancing or mentioning the
demand. It was determined that resource
ihouhh be had to menace, force, and eve
ry irviiti of defpotirm, to bend the fir© refo.
futon of the con ful, and Tor this trial he
was ordered to appear before th? baflnw.
As he. palled through the palace of the guards
kc-undcrftood fufficicnt of their barbarous di
alevtt aqd their, coiiycrfatiop, to learn that
liulef* he fuS-uitted to, terjps, he was to be
arnmrmty. WcvnxVtf wh 15 »■»««», *w» Ih-,_
fhtw and the prime niinifter, an interest.
jug and .(pirittd dialogue ensued. The dc
runds wore renewed in the various forms
bur (lathing ctJhld change or bow the dc
form;na»on and dignity of the American,
wdc demanded his piflbort immediately,
which the min tiler refuted or hvfitatcd to
srr.mr. Driven to the latl honorable resort
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find hiving apprt'hcnfions for ihefateryof
his Ids from the anger and deftgns «vs the
ininider and Balhaw, who, by a Angle
nr nod might hs ve decided his fate-..
ill#; ccnful, travcrfing the roo n with a quick
Arm and open military step, alfuming all the
i npnfing majesty of coafcms faperiority
confcioiifs rovlitude, and undaunted cour
age, liis countenance terrible us Mars, and
his eyes glaring ai living coate, were llern.
}y fixed on th# prime ndiiider, and marked
: • a certain viflim of his desperate fury,
end laying his hand upon his sword, again
'-yiv 4 ....u4i,ii pate, A paleness overran the
- <4- *w mirirfttrj m/U tremor
teized his frame, too effeminate to vvith
fmntf the bold language of an angry veteran,
jmd turringt the Balhaw, his msftcr, rc
qusded that the American toilful, might re
ceive his pate—which was inftamly done.
The confal through the ftrtets, heard in
all mouths, “ the Amrrican cok/uI is kill,
ed But Heaven and his valor had preser
ved the consul for other deftinics,
* The dialogue between the ctrrful, the
Tey of 7 rig.ilt, mud his prime tmnjier % tn
the zsfh of "June t tSoi.
\ Ihe court language of Tripoli is ItaL
ten/) '/ he dialed of the army and people , a
mixture of i‘ urhtjh t Miri/co, and other lan
gauges.
From the fN, I .J Dully Advertiser
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HR AI TH,
l jth September, i 805.
Sir,
I am diicftedby the ioard of Health to
cr.nfc the following important cbimntinica.
lion from Dr. Samuel Bard to Dr. David
Hofack, to be published. 1 (ball therefore
eilcem it as a favour, if you will give it a
place in your ufcful paper,
I am, Ar, with yreat refpc^,
Your mod obedient servant,
JAMES HARDIE.
}J'm, Cole man Ejp.
* c My Dear Sir,
t{ Mr. Livingston, ©ur late MinKler,
put torn my bands a few days fmec, a
treatifecn the means of AtfiiifcTing the air,
nnd of preven ing and checking the progress
of contagion, by L. B. Guyton Morveao*
which, it you have not fecn, I carr.eftly
recommend to your perufd. In the mean
trmc as it is a lase publication, and but
few copies have teach-.d this country, I
fetid you this concile account of it ; nnd if
you think as 1 do, that what it proposes
deserves our most fttious attention, and that
the means he recommends ought, on proper
oacafiuns to have a fair ami candid trial;
you may by fending then to the public
pipers, give them all the publicity you can.
Gtv/ton Mr.rvcau’* theory and practice are
built upon the supposition that the poison of
infeftion, particularly in the imtanccs ot
jail, hospital, a*d (hip fever, yellow fever
and plague, arises from and is coaapofed of
exhabtions from putrifying animal and
vegetable substances, and that thtfe are to
be A!zed on, chemically changed, nco
tra’ized, ar.d rendered inoffenfive by acids.
i —You will perceive that this is the fame
’ femirasnr, asJ leads t® a praCUce similar
to that Dr. Carmichael Smyth
and fuccefsfully made use of by him in puri
fying the air, and flopping the progress of i
a terrible difsafe in the Hospital of Winchif
ter, and under his directions also on board
the Hospital (hip, and the Ruffian fleer at
Shccrnefs; for which service he received
a reward of five theufand pounds sterling '
from the Parliament of Great Britain.
Guyton Morveau, however, claims the
honor cf this difeovery, and proves that he
praflifcd it so early ns the year 1773, when
he pubiidled an account of his luccefs in
purifying by these means, the air of the
principal church at Dijon, rendered in.
fupporrahly offenftve by emptying the
sepulchral vaults, belonging to it: whereas
Dr. Smyth’s difeovery was nor publiflied
before the year 1800. ■
It appears from Guyton’s Morveau’s fads
and experiments, that all acids, in a state
of gas poffcfs the power of neutralizing,
charging, and correcting putrid and conta
gious exhahions.
Common vinegar,* wanting the volatility
necessary to reader ir efficacious in purifying
the air, is only ufcful in its fluid state, in
which form, however, it is of great advan
tage when employed in walking the clothing
beddbg, and apartments of the Tick. Whe n
obtained in the form of acetic acid, or radi
cal vinegar, it pcffeflcs all the volatility
necefiary for rendering the air pure, and
becomes very efficacious, and perfectly fafe
and agreeable in its application, but it is
too expend ve for genera! use. The vitrolic
acid, is it is cafily obtained in a volatile
state from burning folpher, appears to be as
powerful a corrcdor as any other, but from
the faffocting nature of its fumes, its use is
confined to purifying empty (hips, the
npartmonu of Unfpitals, pttfons,
and private houses, and"particularly topurj
fyi»g, goods itt close tonmt. The
nitric acid peddles all the volatility and
adUvity naceffttry, and was made use of by
Dr. Smyth unqueftion ably with great
tffed; but it requires great caretmd minute
attention to a variety of circutr.ftances, to
render it perfeftly ineffenfive to the fids,
and their attendants, and from a littl mif
nianagement red and fuffxatiag fumes arc
apt to arise, which render its application,
ia a variety of the mod important situations,
fomevvhat difficult. The muriatic acid is
recommended by Guyton Morveau as pof
ft;fling particular!} when fupxa.oxygmatcd,
a great degree of volatility and activity
than any other, penetrating every racefs
and coiner where infection njiy lurk, as
being e tfy in its application, and faft and
inoffenfive to the Tick and attendants, and
on the whole, as affording the molt sure,
the most easy, and kaft expensive mode of
cUftnfcdling th« air, correcting and deft toy
ing contagion, and checking the ptogrefs
of jail, hofpita!, and Ihip fever, yellow
fever and plague. Me deferibes two procelfes
far obtaining this objed the flrfl for de
flroying inlcdion in (hips, in the empty
wards of hofpitaU and infirmaries, in the
Itore.koufes of inieded goods, in rooms
in which pcifons have died of intedious dif
cafes, and in other places contaminated by
putrifyingfubftance...-Place in the middle
of the appartments to be purified, a cju-fing
dilh of live coals, upon it an iron dilh or
any other vtfftl that will bear the necessary
heat, fill it neatly with sand, fink in the
sand a bowl of glass, china, or stone-ware,
containing a quantity of common fair j
let the windows and chimney be close (hut,
and as (bon ai the sand and fait (hall have
become heated, pour on the fait common
vitriolic acid (oil of vitriol,) leave the room ■
immediately, and keep it close (hut for
seven or eight hours. For the large ward
or an hospital contaning fifteen »r tweny
beds, and abcut 800 or :oco fquara feet,
and of proportional height, nine ounces of
fait, and seven of cii of vitriol, will be
fuflicicnt. A room fr«m 12 to 15 feet
square, will require more than about one
•uncc of common fait, andahoutlihs of as
ounce of oil of vitriol. I purpofcly avoid
Guyton Morvrau’s exednefs in these pro
portions, as the only incovenience of using
itoo much of cither of these ingredients, is
a trifling waste, and the only caution neces
sary is not to use too little. By this
management, Guyton Morveau afierts, an
infected room may be purified at a single
fumigation—-»o injury, however, and
certainly greater security will be gained,
by repetition.
For fumigating sick chambers, where it
is necessary to repeat the proccfs, sometimes
so often as twice in 24 hoars, and dired the
acid fumes upon and around the beds of the
lick, in proportion to the repredudion of
the contagious effluvia, it is necessary to
observe a different and more exad ptoccfa.
For a room from 12 to 15 feet square,
take half an ounce of common fait, and
somewhat less of oil of vitriol, pour the oil
of vitriol into a glass, china or (loae vcffel,
heat them moderately, and placing them oa
a table or stool, throw into it by laiall por
tions at a time, the common fall, and Kir
the mixtura from time to time with a glass
rod, or a piece of common window glass as
the fumes are abler ved to abate. The only
cautions necessary in this proccfs, are not to
touch the oil of vitriol, nor to (pill nor
fprinklc it on the floor, bedding, deaths,
or any animal, vegetable or metallic fub
ftar.ee, ail which it attacks with violence
I ' 1 (.
I and will deffroy ; by which the gas Is rcn
direct impure. For larger room>, use appa
| ratus’s in different parts of the room, which
occasionally may be carried round or rear
■ the beds of the fide, only avoiding to set
at liberty too great a volume of gas at once,
which may excite feme cough and although
no way dangemes, may prove troubleforae
or painful to the sick. All advantages to
be derived from rhefefumigations with the
mtrUtic acid gas arc greatly increased by
em/doying the gas in a state of super ox -
gihation,. and this is easily obtained, Wy ad
ding to the common fait previous to the ad
dition of the oil of vitriol, afmall quantity
of the black oxyd ot rnanganefe (common
Riargarcfe used by the Potters for giving the
black glazing to their ware, and to be had
at molt druggists.) For this purpose rake
two parts ot common fair, one of the tnan
ganefe in powder, ®ne and ahalfct water
and two of oil of vitriol, grind the lalt
and rnanganefe togther in a mortar, place
them in a glass, china or stone veffcl, add
the water, and (if th« process is to be con
ducted in an uninhabited rsom) pour on the
acid all at once ; if in a sick chamber, at
two or three periods, fuffering the fumes to
subside a little between each addition. The
quantities necessary for ro®ms of different
sizes may be proportioned from what has
been fi*id already on that fdbjcCl,
Guy ton Morveau ad itices a great uum
ber of fads and experiments in proof of the
efficacy and perfect fafety of these experi
ments,
Guyton Morveau’adds uhe teffimony of Mr.
Crucklhanks and Dr. Rolla of the military
Hospital at Woolwich, who made use of the
oxj’ginated muriatic acid gas for the purpose _
of deftroving contagien, and with such effedl
that they fay that with the knowledge of
this remedy, contagion can in futute only
arise and fptead under absolute inattention
and negleCl, In addition to rhefe pefitive
proof*, Guyton Morvean instituted a set cf
experiments, t 0 determine the comparative
powers of different fubftawces in dcccmpo
fing, neutralizing, and correcting putrid
aii, from which I .think he fairly draws the
following conclusions.
That water warm or cold has no other
effcCt on putrid mufmata, than to diffoivc
or dilute them.
That lime, although it speedily dissolves
animal fubttances, aud by that means pre
vents their putrefaClior, yet does not check
put refaction when once begun, that it can
not deprive them of effluvia, and has no o
ther effeCl than to abford the carbonic a
cid.
That burning resigns and atomies can have
no other effeCl than to disguise by their per
fumes the ardour or putrid air, and that
large fires can only influence the current cf
air, or difparfe what it ttagnanr, and that
they may prove rather hurtful than advan
tageous.
But that acids in every farm and of eve
ry kind have such an affinity with putrid gas,
as absolutely t® decompose it and effectual
ly deprive it of all its peculiar and iujuti,
•us properties.
Such arc the outlines of Guyton Mor
veau's theory and praClicc ; the details cf
his work are highly interesting, and to me
1 confcfs, if not absolutely convincing,
carrying with them so much probability and
{land upon such authority, that 1 think we
are inexcusable it we reject thwn without a
fair and candid trial,
I could wiffi to fee a full translation of
the whale work, which could not fail to
command the attention cffcicntific and pro
fefficnal men, and would necessarily lead to
trials which Id® not hesitate to fay would
eftablilh a pra&ice which promises t® dimin
iffi, if not entirely subdue,, the most terrible
ot human calamities...infectious and putrid
diseases. SAMUEL BARD.
Hy.de Fail, Augujl 20, r 805.
Dx. David Hosack.
From a London fafer,
An unparellc led instance of the power of
a horse, when assisted hy art, was thewn
near Croydon, on Wednesday lass. The
Surry Iron Railway being completed, and
opened for the carriage of goods all ike way
from Wandfworth to Merfxhatn, a bet was
made between two gentlemen, that a com
mon horse could draw thirty -fix tens for fix
miles along the road, and that he fhculd
draw this weight from a dead pull, as well
as turn it round the occasional windings of
the road. Wednesday last was fixed cn for
the trial ; and a number of gcitkrr.cn af
fombled near Mcrfihasn to fee this extraor
dinary triumph of art. Twelve waggons
loaded with ftoncs, each waggon weighing
above three tons, were chaired together,
and a horse taken promifeuoufly from the
. timber cart of Mr. Harwood, was groked
into the team. He flatted from near the
Fox public house, and drew the imn-.enf#
chaia of waggons with apparent case to
near the turnpike at Croydca, a diflance ®f
fix miles, in one hour and forty one minutes,
which is near at the rate of four miles an
hour. In thscourfeof this time he Hepped
four times, to (hew that it was not by the
impetus ot the defeent that the power was
acquired—and after each stoppage he dtew
off the chain of waggons from a dead rtff.
Having gained his wager, Mr. Barbs the
gentlemen who laid the bet, dactflcd four
more warmer* tobcsd&d to the Carrie adr,-
with which the fame horfc again set eff
with undiminiftied power; and (till further
to (hew the effett of the Railway in faciiii
tating motion, he directed the attending
workmen, to the number of about fifty, r®
mount on the waggons, and the horse pro
ceeded without tke least distress, and in
truth, there appeared to be fcarccly ary li
mitation to the power of his draught. Af
ter the trial the waggons were taken to the
weighing machine, and it appeared that the
whole weight was as follows :
ton cwt, qr.
12 Waggons, fi'ft linked to
geihcr, weighed 3! 4 a
4 ditto afterwards attached 1$ 2 o
buppefed tvt. cf 50 labourers 400
Tons 5$ 6 »
. LONDON, August 10.
tc We have reason to believe that the in
telligence lately received by government :a
Arch as to create a firm perfuafioa, that rhe
enemy will immediately make an attempt t®
invade this kingdom ; their preparations are
complete, apd in the Tcxel the troops des
tined for the expedition are aftually embar
ked, wi;h all the artillery and ftorcsj and
we have no doubt are only waiting for a fa
vorable opportunity to put to sea.
The following circular letter, was yes
terday ordered to be Tent to the Command
ers of the different Volunteer Corps through- I
out the kingdom. 1 ,
[CIRCULAR.]
** Sir,
t( In confcquence of intelligence received
by govcrnnv-nt, of the embarkation oflarge
bodies of troops in Holland, cf a fleet of
men, of war being ready to faitfrom thence
and cf the i tic reared preparations of the
Ftench at Boulogne, and its neighborhood,
1 have received orders frem his Royal High
ness the Commander in Chief, to dire A rhe
General Officers, and Infpefting Fit Id Offi
cers, attached to the Volunteer Corps,, to
give notice to these Cops, of the puffibiiit'y
of their, being speedily called up«n for ser
vice ; and alio, to fufperd all furloughs for
working during the harvefi till farther or
ders.
“ I have the hon»r to be,
t( Ycur moll obedient, and
4 ‘ Mod; humble servant, ;
« HARR INTON,
ts Central, commanding the Loudendjiritid*
BOSTON, September 18.
ERrriSH PIRACY AGAIN.
We hear that captain Doane, late cf the
brig Enoch, owned by Mtflrs. Bradburies of
this town, arrived here yeftertday from
England, and informs that 45 fail cf A
rnerican vessels had been ftnt in and, detain
ed, in Engiiih ports previous to his failing
for America,
mmm
THE COMBINED FLEETS .
i SALEM, September 23.
Capt. Ifraei Williams, who arrived !aft
evening from the Mediterranean, fcss obliged
us with (brae minutes of intelligence which
ho bad collfftod. He left Gibraltar on the
23d of August ; previous to which they
had no certain accounts of Lord Nelfca ;
the report, however, was that he arrived
at Ferrol tw® days fcelorc the combined
fleets, and not finding them there, had
gone back t® Newfoundland in qnefi cf them.
Neither had they any particular account
cf the aftion between adm. Calder and the
combined fleets. 'I ke fleets though much
dispersed, had arrived fafe, part at Vigo,
and part at Ferrol. - f.*
Capt. W. informs, that v a few days
after the aflion, the combined fleets formed
a jsn&icn at Ferrol, and with tht squadron
in that port failed for Cadiz, where they
had arrived 30 in number, two days before
the Fritndfhip’s failing, and with five
(hips in that port, formed a fleet of 35 fail
o( the line. This intelligence was received
at Gibraltar 8 hoars before capt. W. failed,
together with a further account, that the
Carthagtsa fqudrcn of 8 fi ll of the line
(the fame that was t® have joined the Toulon
squadron when bound down the Streights,
but was not read)) bed arrived ai Malaga,
20 leagues from Gibraltar erly. just be
fore sunset, (ays capt. W* an eaftcrly wind
sprang up, with which th® Carlfcagena
squadron probably darted, as they were
in plain fight from the reck feme time btf*re
dark, 8 fail of the line and many gun-boats;
this created a most serious alarm at Gibial
tar. Ail was twtile. The alarm gu llB
were ccr.fiantly firing, which were beard
on board his (hip till ten o’cloik that night,
at which time the wind increased to a very
firorg Levanter, and the night b4ing vef y
dark, it must Lave given them a fine chance
t® pass the gut.
At the time the alarm was giver, the
fqadran under Sir R. Bickcrtcn was at
anch»r in Gibraltar Fay, ccrfiftisg cf the
Queen, of9B guns, Tenant, 84, Micotser
and Beilerophcu, 745. twofrigates srd two
gun brigs. *] his Iqurdrvn had been feme
time waiting at Gibraltar tor reinforcements
from England, to go up ami bkxksde tie
’ Carriagera squadron above men tiered.
liarnediaidy a*ttr the alarm, ibe squadron
got elder weigh, it was said to join the
fquadicn cffCaliz, under Sir Roger CcniSji