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FOREIGN.
on hoard
dated Hat
act ot* a letter front a voting genllenia
e Congress, to tils friend in Delaware,
teiro, January 80, 1818.
On llte morning of (he 27th. at day light, tve
' off the entrance into the harbor of liio, the
ir Loaf distant CO miles. The wind was so
t that, though tee spread every sail, we conltl
get within a mile of it before dark, when
came to anchor. The scenery when we came
p enongh to see it distinctly, was the most
urest)tie I ever beheld. We had in front ol
rt of rock, so high that some vessels
iiht. close under it, seemed like little toy
ts. An opening in this, of a mile wide, is
entrance into the harbor of Rio Janeiro. To
west of it we beheld the Sugar Loaf, a lofty
k, shaped exactly like a loaf of sugar, ami
lining to the west.' On the east, 4 miles fur-
r in, was visible the fort of Santa Cruz. Be
en us and the entrance were scattered a num-
of little islands, on some of which were a lew
ttering dwarf trees, which, we were told, were
oa nut trees. The rocks on each side of the
ranee into the harbor were picturesque beyond
eviction. The fort of Santa Cru/, is on a
k, rising to the height of seven or eight huo-
d feet, shelving down towards the water.—
ere are a number of islands scattered about,
arentlv fine suites for fortifications. The har-
could, 1 think, at a small expense be render-
impregnable. The officer sent to the fort was
t admitted into it, it being contrary to rule,
was received at the stairs, cut in the rock.
1 informed that we might enter when we pleas-
anchor where we pleased, and have anv sup-
but no refreshment was offered him. How
ferent, in the latter respect, from the rereption
of our officer would give in a similar case,
e Portuguese officer asked but few questions,
is being the first American frigate that ever
tcred Hio, would have excited some curiosity I
anv but a Portuguese.
As soon as we anchored vve were visited bv an
ser from the custom house, one from the health >
ice, and an aid to the king ; who merely asked |
ir name,
1. and the length of our voyage. Soon aftm
me two lieutenants from the two Austrian fii-
ates lying near us—their visit entirely compli-
lentary. They politely made us the oiler of a-
v service in their power. These frigates arrived
ere last November, with the Austrian arrlubicb-
i Leopoldina, who js naarried to the prince of
ieria, eldest son of the king ; this young man
ot twenty one, the princess rather older. Thi-I
yal couple quarrelled shortly after their mar-
They told us also that the kin
Scotia and New Brunswick—one is to make the
ports of Halifax and St. John's free, so that A
mericans and other foreigners may have acee.s
and take cargoes either of the produce of tin
provinces or anv merchandize legally imported
measure, if adopted, will completely rub
This
Literary Intelligence.
Life of Hamilton.—The public have undoubt
■illy long anticipated the life of this illustrious and
amented statesman, and will learn with regret,
that it is not now likely soon to appear, and the
reason why it is not. That arty gentlemua, and
especially a clergyman, should have undertaken
to give this much desired work to the world, and
the British interest and influence, by destrovin
the carrying trade of Gypsntn,aml introducing
a system of smuggling, destructive tit the im
porter of British goods, besides encouraging an
intercourse of the most baleful tendency. De
pend on it there is in this country, what f fear
may not be improperly tei med and overwhelming
American influence, which requires till the ener
gy that we possess to counteract. Should the
Americans be suffered to participate in the fishe
ries, I am persuaded Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick will be virtually provinces of the U-
nited States of America."
Latest from England.—By an arrival at New-
York, on the loth tilt. London papers fti the
30th of March have been received.—The Week
ly Messenger of March 29,contains an extract
nf a letter from Valenciennes, which stated in a
positive manner, that the army of occupation is
soon to quit France.—The contingent of the
minor powers are. it is said, to march homew ards
in the month of May ; the British and Russians
remain until September: and the latter have
greed to transfer to Fra .< e, by virtue of an ar
rangement not yet made -j ublic, the whole of the
horses of their cavalry, artillery, fkc. w hich saves
••ffectuall v the risk and expense of carrying then
round by sea.
Royal (luarrei.—Letters from England men
tion a ludicrous aft’rav said to have taken place
between the prim e regent and the duke of York.
’File royal brothers having differed in one oi l scribe so fully to the opinion of its merit
their drinking frolics, adopted the old national ore-setl in the English Critical Review, that we
custom ot John Bull to put matters to rights, avail ourselves of it witlio tt a dissenting syllable.
I’he prince regent gave the duke a blue eye, ami | “ Since the scientific labors of Mr. Walkc
the latter deprived the prince of three of his (have rescued English orthoepy from the arbitrary
teeth. Various reports were in circulation as to dictates of pedantry, and the fluctuations of ca-
Wc are highly gratified to learn that Mr. Horace
H. Hayden, of Baltimore, is engaged in pre
paring for the press, an inquiry into the causes
which have produced the prominent, geological
phenomena of the continent of North America.
It is the design of the author to show, that tlieco
plienmnenas are to be traced to the operation of
a powerful current, which must at some former
time, have flown from the north east, to the south
west. From a knowledge which we possess of
Mr. H's active and scientific mind, his laborious
then completely disappoint the expectations which
l.is engagement had excited, is tiuly matter ol i investigations, and his devotion to truth in phi
istimislnnent. Powerful indeed must be the rea- losophy, we do not hesitate to promise to our
sons that can justify the palpable and cruel neg
lect. The publication ought not to be delayed.
Many ol the companions of Hamilton in deeds
of greatness anti glory, vet survive. Lot them
enjoy the consolation of knowing that justice is
done to the memory of their friend. It ought to
he published while both friends and foes are liv
ing, that it may receive the stamp of authentici
ty from a general acquiescence in its correctness ;
or if it be defective or erroneous, that its faults
may be pointed out bv those who have a know
ledge of facts which will enable them to do so.
The friends of Hamilton will rejoice that this sub
ject lias been brought before the public. Let it
not aga : u be forgotten. Posterity will dojustice
to li’ts character; but let his contemporaries take
care that the same page which shall contain the
record of fame, be not also the registry ol their
cruel neglect and ingratitude.—<A". York paper.
Walker's Dictionary" in an abridged form.
We are always well pleased to see editions of this
excellent work multiplied in this country.—A hours,
i orrect and elegant pronunciation of the English
language cannot be obtained from anv* publica
tion extant so certainly as from this. YY e sub-
countrymen a valuable addition to their stock of
native science^.—Portico.
Mr. Edward J. Cnalo of Baltimore, lias made
arrangements for reporting and publishing the
tiial of the men charged with robbing the mail.
A new satirical novel, entitled Stein, and daily
expected from the press in London—Upwards of
one hundred characters of fashion are said to be
alluded to.—What a gallery of portraits will
this pre-ent.
MEDICAL
the cause ot this royal bruising match.
, • , - ,| England, Sfc,—The present establishment of
country, the port Imn which we sail- o, . ,,,
. Innrfh nf nnr — A ,f,| P" 01 ' old k, Og Costs 2.1O.0U0/. (g 1,13*000j
I'er annum ! I lie charge ol tlie master ot the
hou.«e is 9* MO/. and thirty-three saddle Imrses are
kept for tile use ,.f “ his majesty,’’ though he lut-
uot ridden one for seven years, nor ever will
ride amiin. •• Her majesty's’’ travelling expenses
(chiefly to visit her husband.) co-ts 10,000/. (S 44.
400) a year! How wonderful is it that a“ Blink
ing people" should toil, and sweat, and groan out
a weary life for such things.
age. They told us also that the king was to be I n • , , , 1( i . , ,.
rowned the 6th of next month. This is the per . l\‘i‘ i ’'/'til * *’ 1
. , , . . . . irom rnigianil, state that
n who has so long been prince regent. He i- ■ , , , ,i , . ,
id to lie anxious to return to Portugal, but too t ’. ss C’liai-lUtt'**" K '* ' ' "
mid to re-cross the ocean : he is upwards of .-50,
s a sore leg, and is so much afraid of thundei
d lightning, that unon the smallest rumbl’nghe
ns into some dark hide !
Mountains rise on all sides of the city. The
ituation is indeed fine. The population amount-
at least 180.000 souls—of these 50.000
acks. The pi
ere were mnnv , „
ese ever walks out or ever rides if he can help pearellj su fa| . Bstocip opportunity may extend to
ipoi ion 0 l>tain them. It appears that Mr. Bnnplund, who
accompanied Humboldt in Mexico, &c. has been
botanizing about Buenos Ayres for some time
price, a correct pronunciation seems almost to
have become a criterion i f good breeding and li
beral education. There will always be, it is pro
bable, some words of a pronunciation so ambi
guous. that even among polite speakers, a differ
ence will prevail, and each must be left to the
guidance of bis own ear : but, it is much to be
doubted, whether any lexicographer will ever ap
proach nearer than Mr. AV alker, to the establish
ing a correct standard. He lias exhibited such u
philosophical knowledge of language, such ex
tensive observation, such profound investigation
of analogy, with such clearness of method and
perspicuity of style, as to render any material
ate letters i improvement, at present, rather to lie wished
a serious investigation j than expected. Although we do not consider Mr.
i the death of the I’rin-j Walker’s dictionary infallible, yet it appears to
Fbe suicide of sii Richard Croft | us eminently the best guide to a correct and cle-
is the leading cause of several rumors in circula-1 gant pronunciation of our 'language.”—«V. V.Her.
tion as to that unhappy event.
. | .Elen's History of the Revolution.—It gives
Hueiios .lyres.—From the scientific Dr. Bald- us „,. eat pleasure tu be able to announce to the
w in. Jormerly a member id congress from tie or- j public, that this work is now ready for the press,
gnu] and the prolific pen of Mr. Breckenridge,| am | w ju be published with as little delay as the
0(jn souls—ol those ‘50 000 are * 4 1 * 1 u i . ^ 7 puuiisucu nun m
dace must indeed be Domilou- °‘ accompany our commissioners to. magnitude of the undertaking will admit of.—
iv in tiie streets • und no l’m-tii ' America, me may expect more interesting ac- YVe understand that the proprietor and publisher.
■ . . ,’ ... , , , i counts ot the countries visited than have yet up- \t.. {tonkins nf Pliila.'elnhiu. has been at
ks nut or ever rules it he can help! i „„ r , L • .lono nopsins ot rniiaui ipnia, i as oee.i at
so that there were iv> doubt a large pr
home. The women seldom walk in the streets.
*e saw rnanv of the military, and many of the
iests ; anil except some of these two classes 1
ver saw so wretched a race—homely featured
past.—.Wes.
ver saw so wretenet. a race-no.,im teatu e,i | Alll „„g the queer reports of the day and in per-
d with bad nersons they all looked as if they I fcrt evi< | once 0 ' r th , morality of princes, it is stat-
considerablc pains and expense, in collecting, for
the use of the author, a great mass ol interest
ing materials, consisting of original state papers,
military order books, ixc. which will furnish <
body of matter superior in interest anil impor
tulice, to any which has ever before been offered
to the public. The high reputation of the au-
Epidemic Catarrh.—A Physician in Darlington
district, S. 0. gives the following account of this
dreadlul disease-—The Epidemic Catarrh still
prevails and numbers full victims to its effects.
The attacks are so t aried & sudden that it appears
to defy the power of medicine after twenty-four
And some others ar'tually die for want
of aid. Having been generally successful in my
practice in the above complaint, 1 have acquain
ted my friends by letter, hoping it may be useful
in sudden attacks. J have att"tided patients at
tached in every way. all of which may be repre
sented thus,Typints Neumonia, Typhus Pleuri
sy, Infiuensa and Quinsy. When the attacks
are typhus, after a mild emetic, the free use of
cold bathing by ablution or affusion, being direct
ed by the patient's strength, produce (he happiest
effects. The last I visited were attacked as a-
buve mentioned, and treated as above, only add
the use of Bark and Rhubarb, viz. in six ounces
of hark put twenty grains of rhubarb, to be ta
ken in the day. When seized as in the form of
Pleurisy, the stronger emetics and cathartics must
lie used with large blisters, after which tonics
may be introduced successfully. In infiuensa,
the valuable invention of Jennings, gives sure
anti speedy relief—it a-sists every effort of na
ture—but I find the effect more beneficial when
preceded by a very mild emetic, after which
mild laxative medicine with the use of Do
ver’s powders, answer the desired purpose.
The cases of malignant quinzy are more sudden,
more frequent, and more dangerous within it
fortnight, than they have ever been known here.
Probably the fluctuating state of the weather
may be assigned as a cause. In such cases it is
necessary to use strong emetics if the constitu-
tion can possibly bear them, a gargle of very
strong vinegar and a poultice strongly seasoned
with red pepper, tbo’ severe, are efficacious. In
attacks like this, I have found a few but very-
few cases, where the pulse would justify one in
blood-letting, ar.il in all the above, the practice
is speedily reprobated by approach off death-.
My bill of mortality lias but one only out of the.
number attacked with the Epidemic. I am ready
to believe the disorder is not as difficult tore-
move as many assert. I find the most unsuccess
ful Physicians here, are those most fearful of
contagious disorders ; when manv common far-
d been smoaked " " , , . > ,, ■ , , >. . " to the public. 1 lie high reputation oi tne au- contagious in,onters; when manv common lar-
Tliere is nothin®- like a n-ood boardinn- house or *!• * '\ r P r,,, f e regent m England, alter being U|, m . t an q f| le n-reat desire of the publisher, to iuers have to be successfully received into their
lecent tavern • so we live on board -”tliis l re- 1 ! " 0: m/ i'l* °) vn " ''. e ‘ as ^ is siud lie is to j n.| V e to the mechanical execution, all the pel fee- places. True it is, in manv after tv,-entv-four
et—for though we thus escape the musquetoes,! 'i*Vm"Ilai'ie—x%hoi^ems to brimllJediitdv ex’ """ ° f wl,ich !t IS susce ! ,tiblp .‘«! ve . us reason . to ! hou, ?> am ! . in aU Hft '* r tl,(! * hird da Y» tl,e ' cflses
erv annovingto strangers) we have no chancel '
pected in England.
DmiEsric.
hearing m icli about the country or people.—
to getting domesticated in a Portuguese ftnii-j
, it is out of ti.e question. Y ou mav be inti-1
to, nav.on terms of friendship w-itli them, for i-v.-tH/r/im—'The fi,II..wing interesting parti, u-
ars, and they will never ask you to any other j t!li , , acc a , e tilken a | ( . ttpr ’ u i,i, sh .
ce than their country house. ’ n! in a Bust,,,, paper : «• The town of Franklin,
in Missouri territory, is said to have been laid
fVeto Grenada.d-iThe heroic death of the im- out only one r since: it now contains about
rial female Salabarrieta. a youth interesting i 150 houses. Lots that v ine purchased at the
her beauty and accomplishments, who, had j time of ils settlement for fifty dollars, now sell
rcelv concluded her 17th year, and shortly readilv for.fix hundred dollars, and others in the
. to have been united by the ties of an honor-1 same proportion. The town is situat e! on the
le matrimony, was dragged from the sacred j bank of the Missouri river, upon a very liberal
-irement of her family and friends, and shot plan. The ground is entirely level for several
the public square of Santa Fee, bv the coin-' miles, and is supposed to have been made, during
mine centuries, from the bed ol the Missouri.—
anticipate a work, which shall do honor to the | are doubtful. Close attention to the complaint.
country.—Portico.
“The .Monthly Scientific Journal, containing
disquisitions in natural philosophy, chemistr
will give every one to see the necessity of having
persons laboring under the diseases kept in
houses well ventilated,using every kind of pie*
vention necessary ;n contagious dirorders—a*
nd of savage despots, only because her cor
oonilence with the Patriots, who were threat-
; to attack said capital, had been intercepted,
vising them of its situation, so as to hasten
ir advancement, ami thereby snatch or rescue
surviving countrymen from the fatal plunge
their cruel tyrant’s uplifted dagger, ready to
troy whenever danger should approach : the
areccdeuted case of this unfortunate hut un-
alled heroine, wild, while passing to the awful
last scene, amidst the silent crowd, exriaiin-
(though denied absolution by the priest unless
would expose her accomplices, which she in-
nantlv refused to do) with a thoughtful smile
contempt, as if bidding defiance to the terrors
her inhuman butchers, “ tveep not for me.
for the slavery and oppression of your de-
The largest body of the richest land in the whole
territory, being in the vicinity of this town, emi
gration to tiiat quarter is almost unprecedented.
To the territory, it is computed, that not less
than twenty thousand .souls emigrated in the
enut's - of one year. The county (Howard) in
which Frank'in to rn is -itualed. is as large in
e'tent of territory, as the state of Kentu.kv.—
The whole territory contains five hundred and
sixty millions of acres. Congress hits passed a
law to establish a land office in Franklin; and
when it is opened, those who have money to pur
chase lands, w ill get rich.”
Curious incident.—The following relation is
. , given bv gentlemen who were witnesses of the
ed It.low country men, and by my fate rise to j f ac t ( while going up James river on Friday last
-t the wrongs vim so unjustly suffer ; ’’ and ' t!)C st eam boat Powhatan.—In passing'Day’s
ut to expire, s.ic turned towards her execution-1 point they observed an eagle, which after hover-
saying, w ith consummate valor, and with an ! jj,g aboutthe shore for some time, made a sudden
ibie voice. “ assassins, tremble ; consummate
r horrid deed : q’t'ckly shall come those wlm
1 avenge nr death.” Y’cs, this unheard of
city has excited amongst some few of her
patriots, fired with the sentiments of true
or am. liberty, an inextinguishable odium in
ir breasts, which sooner or later, will, bv the
of the incomparable air.l enthusiastic defen-
ol their unalienable rights and tndepen-
c, the Veuezneliatis, burst asunder their
en ol ignominity and servitude, and over-1 cuu | ( | not extricate them, and his strength w as
lin,likc the desolation ol a flo-sl, the tyrants inadequate to bear it away to the shore.— l r a.pnp.
cir beautilul, but now degraded country. ~
A panther was drowned lately in attempting
ndon, .March fi.—“ There are some plans in j to swim across tiie Hudson river, (which is three
t i on j u iiic*i ill most materially afflict Nova milfis wide) about 3 miles above the ejtv of N, Y.
dart into the water, where he remained out of
sight about two secimds. and then re-appearing
bearing in bis talons, a fish, apparently three feet
in length. In a minute or two, fiotvever,lie
plunged again into the water, and again appeared
with his prey. This operation he repeated a se
cond time, holding the fish in his claws : a third
time he descended with it.butwas seen no more!
The conjecture was, that the eagle had got his
talons so deeply inserted in his scaly prize that he
and the arts, with an extensive mathematical cor- can be supposed more so than this,
respondenee, conducted bv \Y ni. Murrat..A. M. j “ Having given you in a plain and brief man-
fellow of t ie Netv-Y ork Philosophical Society.” | n er the outlines of my 'treatment, ftom which
Phis work, • •* are informed, is in the. hands of I your own judgement may carry you farther, 1 pro-
a man well qual.lied lor the undertaking, aided ceed to give you a relation of one or two cases
by a combination ol the first talents in the I nit-1 which came to my own knowledge the last month,
ed States. The gentleman of literary leisure . [ was called in .A pril to a bnv, about ten years of
w ill find bis account in subscribing to it, and in ago, his pulse was such with other symptoms, as
exte ding its circulation to the utmost extent in j to induce me to believe his case altogether typhus
their power—To suffer it to expire for the want J—he had lieen sick three days, lie could answer
of encouragement
country.—ib.
would be to reproach our
“ The .Academician," a semi-monthly periodi
cal publication, lately issued by Albert and John
\\\ Picket, and to which several gentlemen of
the first literary pretensions contribute. This
work is well calculated for the perusal of those
who delight in essavs of a graver cast than our
newspapers afford. Both these little works are
any question promptly and accurately, but
soon as the conversation ceased lie was wild in
his remarks, and every thing was such as is com
mon in a delii ium. Stop him, or ask him a ques
tion while he was proceeding, and lie would an
swer it correctly. When speaking in a correct
ami judicious manner, if he could get your hand
would bite it—lie would whistle in the most live
ly strains imaginable, as long as bis breath would
serve him, Aiuither acted in like manner, but
xtremely well executed so fur as relates to the, rose out of her bed and runout of doors with
dreadlul shrieks, apparently mad. Several o
tiler rases of like singularity, have I witnessed.’
materials, and what is more are scrupulously
correct in their typography.—ib.
The Portico.—YY’e have 'teen much gratified
w if i a cursory perusal of the numbers of this
work for the months of January, February and
ABNER LOCKE,
Jl ESPECTFULLY informs the public, that
^ he continues to receive and collect, upon
.March last: and, in our opinion, it is superior to donation, loan nr purchase, jlntitjuities c.nd Cirri-
the Port Folio, both as to the inherent value of osities, J\'uturul and Artificial, anil solicits pat-
its matter and the judicious arrangement of the
great variety of which it is composed. It is per
haps inferior to no similar publication on the
continent; and it is trusted that the period will
soon arrive when American literature shall not
rower, in tame submission, as hitherto has been
the case, to the dictates of European precedence.
It is bv fostering such works as the Portico, that
the rising genius of this nation w ill burst Dom its
trammels, and appear in its wonted strength,
beauty and vivacity. Baltimore lias certainly
reason to be proud of so distinguishing an evi
dence of her literary acquirements.—Butt. Pat.
The copy right of a book, has been secured in
Philadelphia, called a practical system of Mental
Arithmetic, or a new method of making calcula
tions by the action of the mind, without pen, ink,
pencil or payer ”
Milledgeville. May 12,1818.
ESTRAY HORSE TAKEN Li’.
fRAAKEN up by the subscriber a few- days
1 since a Bay Horse, 7 or 8 years old, about
5 feet 3 or 4 inches high, his two fore feet white-
a switch tail and shod all round. The owner can
get said horse by applying to me on Canoy-Heail
near the line which divides Baldwin and Jones.
P.VVIS ARXELL.
May 20.
NOTICE.
4 LL persons indebted to the estate of YYil
fV liam Ryle,deceased, late of Putnam coun
ty, are inquired to make payment withouttlelav,
—and those who have any demands against said
estate, arc requested to present them for settle
ment* izo, AnEitcnpMunv, adm’r.