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”**•*' . _ . . • - j ■* brginnnig (supposed to be 50 or 60 miles,)
tfuEUiiUlCt: S. FULL, . all their title south of the AVabssh, for
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THANKSGIVING HAT.
IN COUNCIL,
Savannah, 19th OcUhtr, 18M.
'The c»y Council of Savannah, deeply impvess-
•ted, in common with their fellow citizens, with
gratitude to Cob, for the peculiar blearing* eon-
ferred on the city during the last year, deem H
expedient and proper, that a day be yet apart for
rmerits, rtuassemao and raaiat:
Bn it, thenfire, reeved, That. THURSDAY.
TWELFTH NOVEMBER NEXT, be set apartas
• day of muu rum, TBaaasoiriao and raaiat
to AaaisHTt Gon* and, that his honor rt>e Mayor
do request the Hr re rend Clergy of all’denomina-
tions to d<-liter appropriate discourses on that
Extract Jnm the minmlc*
tt. R. Cujler, c.r
day.
jeer, d«on the izifigifo’Jlie W1.1 ? h,
Our eag'eS, our rocks, our-floods, nur eter
nal hills, our solitudes, our sunshine, and
our storm'’, have at length found out a soul
mi which to stamp their images, and a pen
to embody their richest and finest abstrac
tion. Far vivi.l and powerful description,
a greater than a Thomson or a Scott is
here, ft is not possible to read through
the poem without emotions of ^astonish-
bloodsi James, John, Isaac,' Jacob and, ment.: It is as original as a new creatiun.
Abraham Barnet, two sections of land each* From first to last, you, see, you feel, you
which they are to receive 82500 in specie
annually forever, lo be paid equally at De
troit anti Chicago; also annuities heretofore
granted to be paid in specie. 4
Grants to Uie following persons, half
andto Rebecca and Nancy Burnet, onfc
section of land each—-hatful the same mi..
the lower side of the mouth of Tippecanoe
river-on Wabash, and'the other .ball on
Flint river.
640 acres to Peerjsh, » Puttswattamie
chief, on Flint rivelr, at his residence. -
640 acres to Mary C'hattalie, on Wabash
below the mouth of Pine river-
The Weas cede their whole interest in
Iudiaua sod Iilinnia—Reservation
Ohio, ,
ot 7 miles square, on Wabash, above tiie-
muuth of Raccoon creek. The United
States to pay theme perpetual annuity of
1150 dollars, which, added tu^atuiuitieg
heretofore, ma^vs 3000 dollars annually,
all payable in specie
.so* tut uriani ptnmucAS.
To the LEGISLATURE of GEORGIA.
.At an dldiyeiidcnt I with to addreyt you on a
fjbject in whieb thf protpetily of Savannah, and
the great interests of the planter! and farmer! of
’-Georgia, a*e much involved. The presentment!
••of the aereral grand juries, composed of the beat
doformed men of Ch.thara, for several yeara part,
•(isvc presented grievances nbieh ought ’to have
twin br.Hii.bt before yen. The multiplicity ol
prosecutions for minor offences can be well made
known to you by the representative* fro* Chat
ham >lto undoubtedly, roust be acquainted with
their Trequent occurrence in the superior couri;
many of which are brought forward by person*
residing out of the jurisdiction of the coy. In
eve* of assault and assault and b itlety the griev
ance is notorious, both to the complainant, de
fendant, wit nesses, Ac This grievance is particu.
larly shown in the presentments of the grand ju
ry of the superior court for January term. I8l7i
jto whieb 1 would recommend your scrioua eonsi-
• deration. The interval which occur* between the
•commission of an offence and the oU'enderajbe(jyr
• brought-before the Jugular tm^Jf®*’oppres3i V e, nut
•cn fender* theJllffffetit expensive to the state.—
-SYv'annah i* for oue.balf|of the year crowded with
Ar tranaier.t population, from these and other
'cause* a prosecuting officer, sheriff, constable, or
•the honest creditor, find themselves unable to ob
tain the claims of. the state or their individual dc-
■ mands. Again,abuse transcirm citizensare often
subjected to great inconvenience where they are
defendant or witness, the former te obtain 4e3
•appear for the aiiedged charge; and the latter
-give-testimony, Ac. at such distant periods, in the
superior court. GUiosc grievances, of which the
The Delaware* eerie alt their claims* in]
Indiana on White, river. - The United
tilates.to furnish them lands to settle d
West of the Misritsippi, on the Afkans'a
pay them fur their improvements where
they now live, in 120 horses, not to'exceed
40 dollars in valne cachjiurt.iah perogors
lor transportation, provisions for then
journey, permit them to occupyfor, three
years hereafter their farms on White riv
er, and to pay them a perpetual anuuitj
uf4000 dollars, which, togethcr witfi an
nuities now existing are payable in. specie
Also to furnish them with a blacks*^
when they settle west of the Mississippi.'
They reserve two and a half sections
land* at first creek, above Old Fwt, aprf
are to receive 1S^320 dollars for the liquid
ation of debts owned byth.-in to traders, &c.
The Miamies cede their interest to tirt
country east of the Wabash, south of-a line
front foil Wayne west to th« Wabash; re
serving one tract of «o miles square on,.th
Wabash i—juiea a great many others ol
less magnitude. The United States*to
pay them 815,000 per annum, perpetually,
in specie. ■ ' .
enr out this is poetry!
'Not that great faults do not exist in the
wqrk— faults, which if not overpowered
by the blaze ot. neighboring excellencies,
would be almost intolerable, anti which
even now, we fear, may possib'y usurp so
large a space in the small eyes of creep
ing critics, as half to justify the deliberate
sneer with which theywill dose the book,
and exclam, deliver us from Jehu O’Cat
aract,esq!
But tube more discriminating. Th«
most prominent excellence in the •‘Battle
uf Niagara,” we conceive to be its repre
sentations of the sublime-, litis is a very
rare excellence. . Many poets have admi
rable qualification?of various kinds, but
Sow few have ever lived, who have reach
ed the last perfection of their art,- the
shinl heaven of invention,: sublimity!-—
day
What English poet of the present
possesses this quality in any eminent de
gree? Byron is the most couspicuous for
it, and yet how much does he fall below
Gray or Ossian? And who would contend
for the exclusive and peculiar propriety
of affixing to Byron’s name the epithet of
sublime? But'the author of the ‘Battle
of Niagara* comes forward with claims in
thi&.respect, which every reader of taste
,n<i feeling must cheerfully acknowledge,
l'here is no grand or owful Object in Ame
rican scenery, which has not arrested his
Attention, and raised up within him cor
respondent struggles and workings ofsout.
He hat an.eye pecoliatly formed lor the
the distant, the rapid, tiie magntfiti
iim, I
is done, our territory presents arr-umple
field for improvement, -both as to road *
and navigation.
The noble streams of Torabigbre and
Alabama intersect our country in such a
manner, as to afford, an easy transporta-
... . , tion to market for almost every part of our
»esaiun. It i* loudly called for.hy,diecitiaeoa of territory. These streams hive few ob-
-bjvanneh, in whose ; pro*peniy and welfare your Ktrurtioiia whirh •«» ...
'honorable body havrf aocb a deep and niMiifestJii-' 1 • .. an inconsiderable
-terest, on account of -this being the. great depot of' an, nunt of labor and money, might be re-
the produce cfiUe-s'sie, and-trom which it is ex*, moved; yet no combined exertion is inak
-ported.
Cannot the legislature an amend fbe-consritution
a to vest power in the major's court of this city'
' for the trial of atltn'mor nfii ncts, committed with-
nnUr-He has ah ear, which pereeives ali
mysterious and unearthly sounds—which
catches the iastiaiutlyheard shiick of th
spwartis soaring eagle, aud couipreheuds
thatw and solemn music which iniciuight
solitudes breathe, whsn not even an air is
Stirling, nor a tfee is waving.
His next excellence is his life and accu
racy of description. He has the art of ma-
Much is said on this subject, and liftR- rpsder : forget that he win his own
■ - tailing chair, and over his own fireplace,
and or placing linn down in the scene wi,:ch
he undertakes to renresent. A
IXTERXAL IJSpRO VBAlEXT.
'grand juries of-Chatham have complained, it
'<a hoped will • bftsnc'hestiy taken-up ey -you this
-fin it* limka, on -such -a basis as in their wisdom
- should he movt-aoudfor the public weaW
1 here is one ipiporunt subject in which ihe ci
ty of Savaunah u-aeriously interested, the imitec
-power of it* police,>tbe l»aBnd*»ie* of the city,
-the jurisdiction of the mayor’s court. The majo
rity of the minor offence*, here alluded to, are
vommited in the outskirts or subufis of the city.
. out of the jurisdiction of the' mayor’a Court, or
•city magistrates,- where tipling shops, engaged in
Unde widuaeKToes, and gambling are kept, and
other places Of resort for the vicious and common
disturbers of the peace, all out of the pale of the
municipal authorities of the city A judicious ex-
- tension of the boundaries, giving further, and more
■caieniivr jurisdiction to the civil auiiorities of
.-the city ought, and it Is hoped will, earnestly claim
the early attention of the legislature
, A GEORGIAN.
■ffWfi.fr/JW KTr/J THE WB1AXS.
Cincinnati-, October. 15.
Our correspondent at St. Mary’s has
furnished us with tbefidlowing hasty sketch
of the treaties conclttded with the Indians
toy our commissioners. ,The treaties were
signed on the ®th jnytant Bjr these trea
ties the United States have secured more
itban seven millions of acres of land.
We lesrti from ottr correspondent that
1 -'the Miamies manifested n great deal of du
..jilicity in their negociaiions.
To the states of Ohio and Indiana these
. acquisitions are of immense .importance
In'j few-year* these almost iateiuiinable':
- forests will-be converted into. flourishing'
-towns-and villages and cultivated farm-}
the silent footsteps of the savage will give
-way to the resounding'id the axe, the din.
wf industry, and yhe bustle ol commercial
enterprise.
HEnsio.y of Tlae treaty 6r isir.
Additional rekervestoy the Wyandotts
et Upper Sandusky; on the riorth.side be-
-- tween the Cherokee Boys reserve knd the
12 miles 640 acres, connecting .the two;
.and.on east tide'of the 12 miles, 55,6§0
..acres- ' , , .
To the Wyanaolsieesiding at Solomon's
towfi, 16,000 acres to centre at Big Spring,
Between Upper Sandusky and forlFiiidlay,
and 160 acres losror aide.M»s..Whitakei’s
reserve at Lower Sanunsky, reserved .fur
a ferry or crossing place-for the Indians.
\ Tv the ShaWanoe* on the east-side of the
^former reserve at Wapakanctto, DM*0Q
ecres.- -,
To the Shawanoes and Senecas. on. the
west side of Lewis’ reserve of 7 miles,
bVUO acre-; ail to be equally divided east
and wrst. thc north half for the SenecaiT
au t the soutli forthe Shawanoes. .
To the«5cncca Indians, adjoining south
nf t uic restive ot.l817. on each.side S»n-
dusky fiver, JO^OOacres-
Adtfitionai Anr.tiUhti—To the, \Vyan-.
dolts, sOO do»iars; Suawanaes aud Senecas
ol Lewie’ to VI., 1000 dollars; Senecas on
Sandusky river 500 dollars: Littawsyg,
. 1^00 dollars; perpetually, to be paid an
nually. AV- tugctlicr with annuities hciw.
j.tofore grantqJ, payable in specie.
.TffEATT ./18I8-;
The PotyraRaouc? cede fremthe month
< of Tippecanoe river upthboame to a point
• tltat will be 25 miles from the Wabash on
ing tor that purpose. We admit, as some
excuse, the newness of our settlement, and
the small amount nf surplus capital;-but
we believe that by a combined exertion ol
the talents and influence of our country,
that much might-be done : for the internal
improvement of our territory. ' Vast sums
of money are carried yearly, from our ter
ritory to the treasury of the United States
6*r the sale of lands, a small portion of
which Would remedy all the inconven
ience we labor under, as to either road?, or
navigation. We intend in a short sifhe to,
take an extensive view of this subject; and
it the little and contemptible feuds that
have, and still disgrace onr territory can
be silenced, and. the talent, respectability
and wealth of our citizens be made to act
in concert, we augur thaf we shall soon be
one of the most important sections of the
onion —Mobile Gazette, 2Sd ult.
PIRACY.
A number of persons have been brought
here this week under a charge of -piracy,
from Pensacola. The examination under
motion for commitment, Commented last
vetting before his honor judge Toulmin.
We have not yet learnt what the particu
lars ace attending their arrest, or the pro
ceedktgs before thr judge.—ib.
MOBILE. ■
We are happy to learn, that notwith
standing the many and wirke.d reports at
the north concerning the health and facil
ities «f transacting business in this place,
that we-mayexpect great additions to bur
numbers, and very large supplies of.every-
article of merchandize—ib
EMIGRATION.
•Trout an intelligent gentleman from the
upper, country, we lekrn that the tide - of
emigration is setting from the atlantic
states in greater force, than has ever be-
to represent. A pretty
strong .shock of reality is necessary to cou-
yiate you that yeu are not on one of the
precipices wnjch overhang the Ontario, ,-r
thatyou do not see that warrior riding
over tint summit ol yonder hill, or that you
do'not hear the traiuptiiig of tne receding
horses as they go galloping away on seine
midnight expedition.
Another line quality is the strength and
rcliijtess ef.ln,s diction Hs words burn.—
His range oflanguage is very limited, but
what he pi ssefses is the put eat gold.
The-Outhor’s first fault is. <t km to his
first excellence. Being almost perpetual
ty sublime, he is sometimes obscure. But
we strenuously defend him-from the cliarg.
ol- balbts^ if sucb charge should ever
be preferred;, perhaps We might reluc
tantly and dubiously grant one or two ex
ceptions. But, that he is often dark and
incomprehensible, we rjadily allow. Like
its own Xfttgara, a mist hovers over the
poem, yet, at the same time iulaid with
tlie brightest and most beautiful- colors of
the rainbow. -
Of females especially, who love poetry,
WC wbhltJ-ask how tiicy can go home with
empty indispensable}, when the volume of
a.bardiie& in the shop% of our booksellers
who thus addresses them:
May those eyea brighten quick at the tale tha'
. lull!,. • - -7- .
And .oh, ipjt o-rke hut one White bosom’s swell,
One heart where detr'FeeUng listh been;
One impulse that hath throbbed in the still of the
night,
In the dream of its soldier afar in the fight,
tm rtpOidfcr'U o’er arui o’er."—JVut. Intel.
~ Comdutmcated fir the Alexandra Gazette.
“The Jews—This unfortunate race of
people have in an exemplaiy and awful
inaijner, r£aUzed, by-their sufferings and
misfortunes the; truth of the sacred .scrip,
ture. Persecution, outrage, and oppres
sion, form the'principal trait in the annals
'fftheir histqry._ Outlawed and detested.
by ihe World, even their very name is the
brand of reproach, disgrace and dishonesty.
They exist tt people without a country; a
batio'k nuthout a home. Their' off-priug
alike the slaves of an African or European
despot; themselves the isolated outcasts of
fore been known; the roads leading Ifrom nature, wandering, upon theJtroad■sniface
tlte Carolinas and GeprgiaTrre-ttterally}^inegioqp, matiifesting in a solemn and
crowded with teams conveying families
to.out territory.—ib.
•Flotir is so scarce in our. markets at this
time Jhat some of oar bakers axfc actually
setting out for Cincinnatti fora supply
Corn nieal sells briskly at one dollar per
bushel,,and beef retails in our market at
10 cents per pound. ;
Those-who have travelled through the
conatry* "o both sides of the Mississippi
and Missouri, declare that the farms teem
with an abundant harvest and that ti\e
plains aye covered with fat cattle—rich in
the .variuus productions of .nature, .we
ought not to send onr money a broad f«!
fouda .St. Louis (Missouri,) Gazette.
impressive manner the tremendous conse
quences of the wrath of God. The mis
fortunes of « nation, or the distresses, sor
rows, and sufferings uf an individual, ex-
citeatleast some pi tty and commiseration;
tout the : sorrows and ^sufferings of a Jew,
far from, awakening the sigh of regret, or
the tear of sympathy, seem the source of
/.easicre and triumph. Is this, natural?
tfd. is itfrom custom? Surely not Does
not the Christian breast feel for the woes
ol an African,* Terk. or an Indian, and,
with the - plenitude uf sympathy,' sootlie
and alleviate them? alt this it true; and
quaily.true it is that-tfie ehristian’s.heart
a ...r? ' this fellow feeling for
Tis that the God of
A .duectline; thence parallel with the gen- nervations with—
'< «nl coock of the Wabash to the VerwU-
^4 BflBF CRITICISM
-Of the “Battle of Niagara,” a- Poem, by Jehu
O’Catvart, esq. tc. lUttiuore, 1818.
Never-jras a.more tfnfortanate or nnap-
propriatetKIepage'ttian that prefixed to
this extraordinary poem. The subject js
treated iua seriutis manner, while the fic
titious oame-of the author would seem on
ly to .ninouce a burlesque..production.
H'otftd' that the leaf weye torn out, and the
mpfc .title of “7/m, Bdttle of Niagara,”
were alot-e substituted in its place, and
then we should have commenced oar <k>-
We hare an American pee t at last!
Jew.. Wby is this? r Fis tliat the
Heaven-has pursed them; ’tis the seal of
his displeasure tliat blights every friendly
feeling of tht soul,~w\i leaves them monu
ments of OMnipotent detestation.”
, .That.the seutimentahere expressed had
not the concurrence of tlie editors of Ihe
HeralcLwe'are certain; we know them to
be men of humane feelings, and republi
can principles,'and never have we read any
thing more revolting to both. From a sub
ject of the government-tfhich has constitu
ted freemasonary * crime worthy of in-
qusitoriai tortnrp; of'that in which a man
is imprisoned for. .the color of his watch
ribbon or bis nosegay; nr of that wherein
murmuring against hard times and oppres
sive measBrra Iias.jieen'construed into
high treason—from one' who had been nur
tured in such'principles, it would not be
so revolting, though, it wonltl yet be su-
prising to hear that the sorrows and suffer
ings of a Jeio are to Christians a source
of triumph! But, is it in America, thr
Land of Freedom—the empire, in whose
charter the lovliest feature is the princi
pic of uoiversai i deration: is it in this boss
ted a-ylum of the oppressed of every dime,
that, with the confidence of one who ut
ters admitted truism*, the reproach of dis
honesty is cast, in religiun’s name, upon a
numerous class of our fellow men end fel
low citizens? Yes, it is even here, that the
detestation of Omnifotenck is de
nounced against all who are of the race of
Israel. ,
With religious controversies on doctri
nal points we have no concern. It is not
in that light that we feel it our duty,
to notice this article, after in vain looking
for a reply to it wheie it first appeared:
but it is because of its outrage on social
feeling,.and its inculcation of. malignant
intolerance. What, let us ask, is a Jew?
A fellow man; a member of s particular
sect- How distinguished from moat other
sects? By a difference ot opinion on reli-
gious tenets. Is difference of religion,one
utan from another, in this country, a
crime? If it be, who shall judge between
us? Is it nut on the contrary, a right, guar
anteed by the constitution of our country,
and consecrated by the consent and ap
probation of successivegenerations of free
men?
This is not the first time that illiberali-
ty towards our fellow citizens of the Jew
ish persuasion has been publicly exhibited,
but it is the first time we have seen it in so
undisguised a dre>s. \fe enter our pro
test against it as worthy of the fourteenth
or fifteenth century,but uol adapted to tile
intellectual improvement and civilization
of our times. Heretics are not burnt in
these days; though alter such a preface
we should not have been surprized by a
proposal to revive the laws de hereticocom -
burendo.
In respect to the Jews, whom we art-
happy to recognize as a component part
oi the population of the United States, we
have the pleasure to kuow personally se
veral individuals of tliat; p'ursuasiot!, who
ar« without exception a crei.it to tiieir pro
fession and an honor to their country. It
is sufficiently seen, that, however oppres
sion in the other hemisphere may have de
graded this unfortunate race, they fail not,
uuderthe influence of a government foaiid-
ed in reason, and tolerating alike all reli
gions, like other men to attain tliat station
hi society to which their respective inutal
characters and abilities entitle them.
They have proved'themselves faithful
citizens, honorable merchants, able law
yers, and gallant soldiers; it is liign time
they Should cease to be persecuted by emp-
t_v reproaches lor availing themselves of
.he dearest of our common rights—that o*
worshipping die deity in the uiauuer their
own belief inculcates.
Gafcetle in favor of the nierchant.
“TIIE MERCHANT. 1
“What is the character of our mer-;
chants? They are those who, with, an in- j
trepidity, enterprise, and indqstry toe- •
quailed by any other class of society, risk!
their property to the fury of the whirlwind,
and tempests of the ocean; who undaunt
ed' by desolating storms and sinking^
wrecks, bring front every quarter of the
globe its various treasures, to pour into .
the lap of our country, and, when blest by f
success and prosperity, with less proftT-
stun scatter their'acquisitions in every di-!
rection. Look at our societies, religious^!
civil or literary, and see if they are not theV
most liberal donors—Look at subscript
lions (or the relief of indigence and dis
tress, and there are tiieir names headiogY
the list—while they are never knnwn to 1
extort the hard earthed pittance outfit arid? j
od or orphan, under the guise of a f^t or i J
recompcitce. They are the life blood of.‘
onr nation: and on every subject of practi-j
cal importance, possess’requisite inform? ’
linn” - • I
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
A writer in the Boston Patriot, speak
ing of Trumbull’s painting of the Declera-
tion of Independence, and of a criticism
thereon, which had .appeared in the Na
tional Advocate, states the following facts
respecting that transaction, which are pro
bably new to many of our readers.
“It is a fset not generally known, that
the question for the adoption uf the ilecla
ration of independence was suspended by
a balance of opinion for nearly a fortnight
They voted by colonies, of which twelve
were represented. On this question six
were for, aud six against it. Thus, free
dom and independence, and slavery and
submission, were on an equilibrium. Pen
sylvania was equally divided; and it re
quired but one vote to turn the scale. The
whole can be better understood, by'qdot
ing a passage from the pamphlet of Mr
Galloway, which wah published in London
in 1779 This gentleman was a member
at the time from that colony, and voted
against the 1 declaration of independence
He afterwards went to England, and was
examined before a committee of the Bti
ish parliament on American affairs,
this he saysc
“Their debates lasted near a fortnight,
and when the question was put, six colo
nies divided against six. The delegates
for Pennsylvania being also divided, the
questiou remained undecided. However,
one of the members of that colony be in;
wrought upon by Samuel Adams’ arts,
changed hu opinion, and upon the ques
tion the next day, it was carried in the
affirmative by a single vote only”
“What mighty destinies rested on this
small point. The political birth of a na
tion, and the freedom and happiness of
millions. Bnt the balance was destroyed,
snd the lever rose, which elevated to tiie
view of nations the new born empire.”—
Nat. Iiitel.
the globes, on which they are exerte-
sometimes^in one end at other times-
quite ah opposite direction —Boston pajft
Much has been said, .with truth, of ;tii'
great value of society,'Of the farmer aw]
mechanic. Xetus now hear the Busto
The Cometof 1811.—Our readers may
recollect that the public were much amus
ed at the period ot tiie . appearance of this
comet, by the various attempts which were
made to. calculate the length of its tail. A
German astronomer of the name of Schro-
eter, has lately published a memoir upon
this subject. It results upon his calcula
tions, that the tail of that comet was
13jl85,200 geographical miles, being a lit
tle-more titan hal t the distance of the earth
to the sun.- 'Professor Schroeter explains
this extraordinary .extent, by supposing
there exists around the sun to a great dis
tance from it, a subtle matter susceptible
of becoming luminous by thp combined io-
fluence of the sun and comet, and .which is;
not uniformly distributed in thpse vast
regions. The author seems also inclined
to.adopt the idea, from the appearance of
the comets of 1807 and 11, that indepen
dent of an attractive force possessed by'
Comets considered as matter, they are
gifted with a "repuiatvfe and impolsive
force, greatly ..analogous to our^ elective
force, ant) Which are pat in actiou accord
ing jo th&juss and physical properties of
MONTPELIER.
'The medical school of Montpelier
beer, celebrated for many ages past,
perhaps, the most ancient'of any in
rope, and is said to have been founded
the Arabs about the end of the 10th «
tury; they having fixed upon this spot on
account of the abufidance of plants that v
were found in the neighborhood^, which
were supposed to contain valuable medici- 1
■sal properties.
They say, that there is a gown of Rabe
lais here, which every Bachelor of medi
cine is obliged to pot on when he is made
an M. D.; and which, like-the Irishman’s \
knife, continues to be the’Mtbe, although *
■ t has had iix new handles, and four new j
blades. So in this instance they have en- I
ly had-the body and the.sleeves renewed, ‘
but always calf it the same. j
There is, however, one curious circum- I
stance that takes place here; and that is *
the oath, which every student’is obliged to
swear to observe upon receiving the doc-
torial bonnet and which they repeat in full
assembly, so as to be heard by all present.
The following is ati exact translation of it,
and if all medical men would adhere to it,
tiieir patients would not be the worse J
THE OATH. 1
I, A—B—, before the statue of, hip-
pocrates, in presence of the professors of
this school, and oftny dear fellow stu-,
dents, do swear, in the name of the'Su
preme Being, to be faithful to the 'laws of
honor and probity in tiie practice of medi
cine. - f '' ,-'* V
I will give gratuitous attendance to the
indigent, and will never require a fee be
yond my labour. Admitted into the in
terior of families, my eves shall see noth- '
ing that passes, my tongue shall preserve
tne secrets that are entrusted to me, aud ,
,nv conduct shall never tend to corrupt
morals or favour crime.
Respectful and greatful, towards my
masters, I will bestow upon \heir children
the lessons which I have received from -
their fathers.
May mankind grant me tiieir esteem,
if I am faithful to my oath; and may I be
covered with the opprobrium aud con
tempt of my brethren, If I break it.—An?
glish paper.
LITERARY NOTICE TO MARINERS.
t here is now in the press, and will be%
ready for circnlation by the first qf Decem
ber, a Code of Universal Signals, sdjpted
to the merchants service of ali nations, and
is now in nse by the British shipping, and '
other European powers,' with improve
ments by James M. Elforil, of Charleston,
S. C. adapted to the American commerce
withont altering tiie original code. The
work will be executed upon good paper,
include sixteen copper plates, ana half
bound in boards, price 81 50 per copy.
N. B. A common suit of ship’s colors
are all the flags required to be used. Co
py right secured.—Charleston Times.
To/Planters, Merchants, country Store
keeper's, and all who deal in Things
and Chemicals.
JOHN F. POUYJiT,
orrotm ns sxchanos, uruiu,
But jHtt reamed by nnmemt Ol rival*,
THREE HUNDRED PACKAGES *
CONTAINING
GENUINE
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS,
Surgical instruments, shop Furniture, Vials as
sorted, patent Medicines, of erav description;
and in short, erery article usually found ana •
penned in a medical store; alt'of which have been
carefully selected by himself, and be confidently
recommends them to be genuine—for sale, whole
sale and retail, at bis Drug and Chemical store,
at the lowest price*, for cash, town acceptances,
or the usual credit to noooUial customers. AH
orders will be thankfully received, end* put up
with BtttnFM ansi
Medicine Cheats, with printed directions, for
plantations vessels and family nie, pot up with
care at the shortest notice. ,
50 barrels GkubervSalts
500. kegs 1st quality white I
SO boxes role Brimstone
Kegs Spanish Brawn, in oiljuddiy
ss D1 — • in do jJj»
-Venetian Bed ~ in do
fellow Ochre 'u do
Yerueter Blue and- Green
do
do
Copal Varnish; paint Brashes
Assorted patent Yellow <-
„ „ ,. O0,w<ntrestoMri4.i
Camel’* hair Pencils, fee. fee.
sept .22 fi l^T-
J$lan1c Mantfeytg
For sile ait ttm moe.