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The following beautiful Lines were written by Sit
BROOKE BOOTHBr on tbe late Death of bis
Daughter, an only Child.
NOW the down of the Swan o’er my temples is spread,
And grief and misfortune have bow’d down my head;
•Now old age is at hand, and each sorrowful day
Something adds to the load as the strength wears away;
’Twere fitting the little that life had to last,
Free from care and alarm might have quietly past;
That in studious repose, to my bosom still dear,
Soft peace might have ended an humble career
In the house of mv fathers—Ah, too much my pride!
On a wife’s faithful breast have securely reli’d;
With a few dear companions, who, knowing my heart,
Had to faults been indulgent where that had no part;
Til! the marble, in wait for the rest of its prey,
To eternal oblivion had snatch’d me away,
To her again join’d at whose sad early doom
All my joys, hopes, and pleasures, were hid in the tomb.
Such once was my wish, nor unworthy to know
The calm that an innocent life can bestow;
B it vain were my projects, my wishes all vain;
No repose, no retirement, must soften my pain;
Strange m isters my meadows and groves must possess,
For them my lov’d plants wear their beautiful dress.
To new regions I go, unfriended, alone,
Rejected, forgotten, unpitied, unknown;
Doom’d perhaos to behold my country no more,
Mv bones shall be white on some far distarit shore;
O’er my poor scattered relics no sorrows be shed,
And nameless the dust that lies over my head.
Addressed to tbe large and beautiful Miss ——, on en
tering a certain Lottery Ojfice.
IF in wedlock a species of Lottery lies,
Where in Blanks and in Prizes we deal.
How comes it that you, such a capital Prize,
Should so long have remain’d in tbe wheel?
If ever, by Fortune’s indulgent decree,
To me such a ticket should roll,
A sixteenth , I swear, were sufficient for me,
For what could I do with the whole?
[London paper .
ON THE DESTRUCTION OF BOOKS.
From Curiosities of Literature .
IT is remarkable that conquerors, in the moment of
victory, or in the unsparing devastation of their rage, have
not been satisfied with destroying Men, but have even
carried their vengeance to Bocks.
‘lTie Romans burnt the books of the Jews, of the
Christians, and the Philosophers; the Jews burnt the
bocks of the Christians and the Pagans; and the Christi
ans burnt the books of the Pagans and the Jews.
The greater part of the books of Origen, and the other
heretics, were continually burnt by the orthodox party.
Cardinal Ximeries, at the taking of Grenada, condemned
to the flames five thousand alcorans.
The Puritans burnt every thing they found which bore
the vestige of Popish origin. We have on record many
curious accounts of their holy depredations, of their maim
ing images, and erasing pictures. Cromwell zealously set
fire to the library at Oxford, which was the most curious
in Europe.
The most violent persecution which ever the republic of
letters has undergone is that of the Caliph Omar. After
having it proclaimed throughout the kingdom, that the
alcoran contained every thing that was useful to believe
and to know, he caused to be gathered together whatever
books could be found in his wide realms, and distributed
them to the owners of the baths, to be used in beating
their stoves; and it is said that they employed no other
materials for this purpose during a period of six months.
At the death of the learned Peirese a chamber in his
house; filled with letters from the most eminent scholars
of the age, was discovered. Such was the disposition of
his nitce, who inherited his estates, that, although re
peatedly entreated to permit them to be published, she
preferred employing them to other purposes; and it was
her singular pleasure to regale herself occasionally with
burning these learned epistles, to save the expence of fir
ing.
FOR SALE,
The Farm Lot, No. i, Percival
ward, Holland tithing, containing 45 acres old survey; and
Two Farm Lots, Nos. 9 and 10,
in the Village of Hampftead, containing together 100
acres old survey.
The vicinity of tbe above mentioned lands to this city
must render them an objefl to perlons who wish for folia
tions for Email farms near town. For terms apply to
JAMES ROBERTSON.
Savannah , 29th May, 1801.
FOR SAL £,
A convenient Dwellinghoufe and
Lot, situate on a corner in a central and healthful part of
the city. There is, on the lot, an additional building, by
means of which the lot and improvements may, with iinall
expence, lie divided into two productive and commodious
tenements. Inquire of the printers.
March 1, 1802.
Lands for Sale.
A TRACT, containing 30a acres, in Glynn county,
and another of 600 acres, both surveyed in 1769;
the former on a branch of the Buffalo swamp, and the
latter about 20 miles from Brunswick, equal in quality’ to
any in the county.
A tract of upwards 3000 acres on Canouchie, excellent
pine land, on which was a mill feat before the revolution;
it will be divided so as to i’uit purehafers.
DAVID LEION, Broker.
Valuable Rice Lands for Sale.
A TRACT of 500 acres, on the Mortar Sw’amp, in
the former parish of St. Andrew, bounded at the
time of survey by land vacant.
ANOTHER TRACT, on said swamp, containing 250
acres, bounded at the time of survey by land of Stephen
Drayton southeasterly, and on every other lide by vacant
land.
The plats and grants may be seen in the hands of the
subscriber, by whom the terms of fait will be made known.
DAVID LEION.
Vo be* REN 7 ED. or for SA LE t
A TWO STORY HOUSE on
the east common, with a good kitchen and other conveni
ent out buildings. For particulars inquire of
TOHN M‘FADZEN.
i AX COLLLC l Ok’b SALE.
Will be fold, at M Intojb courthouse, on the 24 tb day
of Auguji next,
500 Acres of Land, granted to
button Gwinnett, in laid county, for the taxes of 1800;
taxes, ten dollars, and cods.
M. M-Leod, t. c, m. c.
June 8, 1802.
TO BE LEASED,
A Five Acre Lot of Land, near
Savannah, an exceeding good fouation for a garden or a
brick yard. Inquire of the printers.
NOLI C £
ALL persons having demands against the Estate of
John Currie, efq. late of Savannah, deceaied, are
requeued to render them in, properly attelled, to mr. A
lexander Currie, at the late residence of the deceased; and
all persons indebted to the said Estate are called on to
make immediate payment, that provision may be made
for difeharging the debts and legacies.
Alexander Currie.'] Adminiflrators,
Joseph Miller, )> with the will
Andrew M‘Credie, J annexed.
Savannah, 10 tb sane, 1800.
BANKKUPICY.
WHERE A S a commission cf bankruptev hath been
awarded and iflfued against Thomas R. C. Hamil
ton and Ingrain M. Monnox, late of the city cf Savannah,
merchants and copartners, and they, being declared bank
rupts, are hereby required to iurander themselves to the
cammiffioners in the laid comrmffion named, or the major
part of them, on the thirtieth day of July inflant, on the
leventh day ol Augnft, and on the third day ot September,
next, at ten o clock in the foreuoon of each of the said
day s, at the courthouse in Savannah, and make a full dii
clofurc and ditcovery of their ellates and effects, when and
where the creditors are to come prepared to prove their
debts; and, at the second fitting, to choose assignees; and,
at the last fitting, the laid bankrupts are required to finiih
their examination, and the creditors are to aflent to, or uif
fent from, the allowance of their certificates; all persons
indebted to the said bankrupts, or that have any of their
effects, are not to pay or deliver the fame but to whom the
commissioners fliall appoint, but give notice to
JOSEPH WEI.SCHER, Solicitor.
July 26, ISO 2.
sggh O ne hundred dol
ears reward. Su>-
len fro ol the fubicriber’s planta
4SW tion near Georgetown, on or a
•lifflTlfit: hour the 27th April last, a likely
BRIGHT BAY HORSE, 7
years old, about 15 hands high, trots and canters very
neatly and of a very gay carriage, branded on the mount
ing buttock LD, walks fall, and has a trick of throwing up
his head often when rode. As veil as the subscriber can
recollect he believes the said horse had a few white hairs
in his forehead, and a light streak on his nose inclining to
one of his nostrils. The above delcribed horse formerly
belonged to the federal troop at or near Augusta, in Geor
gia. It is probable the said horse may be offered for sale
Lome where to the southward of this in fome of the towns,
or poftibly in the upper country.
The above reward will be paid upon prosecuting the
thief or thieves to conviction, or, should information be
given to the lublcriber, by port or otherwise, so that the
said horse may be recovered again, a reward of 20 dollars
with all real’onable charges, will be paid bv
Francis G. De Liesselwe.
Georgetown, South Carolina , Juste 4.
ICP Any information given to the printers of this ga
zette relative to the said horse will be forwarded with dis
patch.
RAN AWAY, from Colerain plantation, about fix
weeks ago, A NEGRO FELLOW, named NERO;
he is a flout thick black Negro, of the Guinea country, a
bout 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, with filed teeth; it is sup
posed he is gone up the country. Ten dollars reward will
be paid on delivering him to the subscriber, and five dollars
for lodging him in ‘any gaol of the date.
’ WILLIAM MEIN.
May 31.
PROPOSALS
By DAVID BROWN, No. 372 , North H ini .
Philadelphia, **
FOR PUBLISHING BT SUBSCRIPT™
A COMPENDIUM 1
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY,
IN LIVE VOLUMES. 1
By JOHN WESLEY, A. M.
“ Tbefe are thy glorious works , Parent cfGani
“ Almighty! Thine this universal frame, ’
“ W'-So'/Rr’ rbyfdfb mv , niWw ,„, u
The ered,t,o„ oi Mr. Wesley (hods in tompe*.
wit.l the firjl writers of tne prefect age. He was
deep penetrating mind matured by Ion? extend’
fcientifc ft unfits. He willingly embraced any toil 2
might promote the wifdotn happiness of manM
W ith this view he compiled this System or NatviT
Philosophy. a4l
This work is not too <&fufe, not expressed in
words, but comprised in so moderate a compass as not tl
require any large expence either of time or monev
Net maimed or impeded; but containing whateveH
known with any degree cf certainty, either with reJ
to toe earth or the heavens, and this in the pl a L
dress; simply and nakedly expreft, in the mo b clear, (a k
and intelligible manner, that the nature of things J
a110w........ so which are added, the moft valuable d\(c%
eries both of our own and the foreign societies, ancient
and modern, the learned have admired this performana
as a moft ufeful and injlruclive compendium.
CONDITIONS.
I. This work will be neatly printed, with anew type,
on fine, medium paper, in five volumes, each volume
containing nearly four hundred pages duodecimo.
11. A volume will be piblifhed every three month,
neatly bound and lettered, payable on delivery, t del
lar and 40 tents.
111. Subscribers names will be annexed to the last T o.
Inme. *
IV * An elegant portrait of the Author will be given as
a frontilpitce, executed by the firft American artist.
V. As icon as fufficient encouragement is met with the
work (hail be put to press.
c*’ V* Wil ° °' ota ’ n ten fobfcfibers, and are responsible
tor their payment, shall receive one copy gratis.
Philadelphia, June I ft, 1802.
ICP* SUBSCRIPT IONS are received by N. Johnstm
and Cos. at their Printing Office in Broughton street, Sa
vannah. As the fubfeription paper must be sent off sot
Philadelphia by the end of August those who wish to be
upplied with the above work are requested to fend k
their names as fcon as possible.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
A c ~ Lotiifoille , 18 th June, 1802.
RESOLUTION in the words following, to wit,
Rcfolvcd, I bat his Excellency the Governor be,
and he is hereby authorized and requested to purfuefuch
measures as in his judgment may moft effectually afeer
tain and collect all just claims which the citizens of this,
state may have against the Creek Nation of Indians,
which said claims shall, before they are exhibited, be
Guly authenticated, by the oath of one or more difin.
tertfred persons, taken and certified by any judge, justice
ot tbe peace, or clerk of the luperior or inferior courts,”
haying palled both Branches of the Legislature, and re
ceived the assent of the Executive,
It is ordered, 1 hat all persons having claims against
the Creek Nation of Indians, lor property of any dd’erip
tion by them taken or plundered, be, and they are hereby
required to tranimit the fame as soon as possible to the Ex-1
ecutive Department, authenticated in the manner by tie I
afore recited refoluticn pointed out. I
And it is further ordered , That the following certk-l
cate of Horatio Marbury, Esquire, Secretary of the State,!
be published in tbe several Gazettes of this state for tbe in>|
formation of the citizens thereof. |
“ Errors in tbe Printed Laws of 1801. 1
“ In the a£t explanatory of Justices Courts, page 46th, I
“ line the 1 ith from the top, after the word “ funi” leave I
“ out the word “ not.” I
u In the Fax Ac!, page 109th, line the Bth from the I
“ top, after the word “ quarter,” for “ cents,” res! I
“ mills.” I
“ And then they will agree with the originals. |
“ Hor. Marbury, Sec’y.” 1
Taken from the Journals of the Executive Department, u
Geo. R. Clayton, Sec’y. 1
In COUNCIL. I
Savannah, July 19, 1802. I
Ordered, 5
r the Health Officer be requested to notify r* I
JL Pilots, that no veflel from any port in Spain, B
the Weft Indies, will be permitted to come higher
Five Fathom Hole, without having firft obtained a certe I
ficate of health. B
Extract from the minutes, B
Thomas Pitt, c. & fl
(Copy.) I
HEALTH OFFICE, PORT OF SAVANNAH. 1
THE Pilots are directed to attend strictly to thealtf*B
order. S
William Cocke, m. and. Health Officer^®
Ten nessee Company. I
THOSE interested in the Company, and who have
signed the deed of tnift, are hereby notified,
the subscriber will attend at the city of Wafliington, ■
the 20th of December next, to give them an opportuß , ■
es complying with thip regulation of the Company* J
’ JAMES STRAWBRIDGE, acting tru.W I*l
Philadelphia , May 21, 1802. 8
SAVANNAH: Printed by N. JOHNSTON