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i Certain Reflulions of the Citizens of
Marblehead —in the genuine
‘Spirit ef Seventy-Six.
Refolved , That we view with
the utmoft abhorrence and indigna
tion the conduct of a party among
us, who are continually endeavoring
to excite the good people of this
commonwealth to a difobedience
of the laws of the union> by falfe
and libellous publications, refpeft
ing the motives and meafures of the
General Government, and by grofs
miflattments of the nature and Sour
ces of our prelent embarraffnents,
that the real object of this party is
to feparate the United States and
excite Rebellion and Civil War,
for the purpofe of eftabhfhing a
Monarchy under the pretence of a
Northern confederacy, or to force
us into a deftru&ive war with the
Continent of Europe, consequently
a fatal alliance with the corrupted
monarchy of Britain, M whofe em
brace is death.”
Refolved, That the conduct ©f
Great Britain in the impretthnent of
our Seamen, adds a deeper dye to
the injuries infh&ed upon us by
her.—That her claim to force our
innocent feamen into her fcrvice
Under the falfe pretext of their be
ing her fubjt&s, is an outrage up
on our national fovere ; gnty which
ought to be refitted at all hazards:
and the men who publifh to the
world declarations that Great Bii
tain has done us no injury, when
thoufands of our feamen are con
fined on board her ttiips of war, are
unworthy of the name of Ameri
cans, and ttiould receive the point
ed diftruftof all honeft and honora
ble men.
Refolved, That we behold wh
mixed emotions of pain and abhor
rence the proceedings of certain
towns in this Commonwealth, con
vened for the exprels purpofe of
criminating the National Govern
ment, and (battering the feed of
difeord &nd contention among the
community, as pregnant withf the
moft pernicious coniequences, in
flaming the minds of individuals
aga’nft their rulers, enticing them
to open rebellion againft the ccnfti
tuted authorities, and which, if per
iifted in, will produce feenes from
which the mind recoils with horror.
Refolved, That as we hold facred
thofe invaluable privileges pur
chafed by “ the belt blood of our
country,” and rrfigned to our
hands by a numerous clafs of brave
and hardy Townfmen who facrific
cd their lives for the achievement
of our glorious independence.—-
That in order to prottCt aud de
fend thefe privileges, ever to be
held facred by Americans, we will
arm and equip ourfelves, in fuch
manner as our circumttances will
admit, and do hereby publicly and
foFmnl? declare that “ we will die
Freemen, and never live (laves.”
Voted, That the proceedings of
this meerrng be publifhed in the
Efiex Regifter, and the Republican
papers in Bofton—and Printers in
the United States, friendly to our
Republican Government be re
qefted to infert them.
Atteft ,
JOSHUA PRENTISS,
Town Clerk.
JUST RECEIVED,
A FRESH SUPPLF OF
ALMANACS
FOR THE PRESENT YEAR.
BLANKS MAT BE IiAJO AT
THIS OFFICE
FROM THE
SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN.
We are indebted to a friend for the
following letter from Dr. Brickell , ef
this city, to Prefident Meigs , of the
Ur.iverfity of Athens, in this fate, on
the fubjefi of the falling of fiones from
the atmojpbere ; and invite thoje pf-
JeJJed of ufefulfcientific ejj'ays to for
ward them for publication.
Savannah, 22c! February, 1809.
Dear fir —Tour very obliging and
fcientific letter, relative to the fall of
Jlcncs, (fome in a fate of ignition)
from the atmojphere in different farts
of Connecticut, on the 14 th of Decem
ber, 1807, was handed to me by cur
friend Mr. Harris , Various opin
ions relative to this fhcenomcnon have
delayed my reply .
The defeent of fiones from our at*
tnofphere, on Jea and land, at different
times, and in various farts of the
world, as attefed by hifory, is no left
true than formidable and afonifhing.
Many infances of this kind, which
are not on record, have doubtkjs oc
curred.
I recollect reading in Livy, when &
toy , of the defeent of a Jhower of fiones
in Italy, to the nofmall amazement of
tnyfelf and clafmates. Such a jhower
fell , not long ago, upon a vejfel atfa,
bound to Char left on, S. C. from which
the terrifiedfeam- n took refuge between
decks after fout ting the hatches. —
Specimens of thefe fones are preferved .
A terrible Jhower of fiones is fa and
to have defended in Benares, (India J
lately j and we have a circumfiantial
hifory of a Jhower of burning fiones ,
which fell in different parts of Par
ma, (Italy) lafi April. One of thefe,
upon being examined . ajjfetUd the mag
netic needle . Its Specific gravity was
more than thrice that of water, and
its fur face was vitrified, as if it had
been ailed upon by volcanic or other
powerful beat.
It contained ftlicious earth, oxyd of
iron, magnefia, oxyd of nickel, oxyd of
manganefc, oxyd of chrome , and Jul
phur } not, however, in equal pro
portions.
As water cannot afeendjpontaneouf
ly into the atmofphere. (I mean with
out the agency of whirlwinds, or other
adequate force) before its levity is
augmented by reflation into Us con
fiituent gajes, the of cent of a body of
ft one, metals, (fic. whofe denfity ex
ceeds that of water, mufi be impoffible,
t vs heut volcanic or other powerful
agency. We may here remark, that
the vortical and moving pillars of
/and, ch/erved in various parts of the
world, eccafionally, appear to be ra ‘tf • •
ed as water-JpeuU ure 3 by whirl
winds.
Had the ponderous bodies of ft on,
metal, (fie. which have frequently fall
en from our atmeipherefor ages, de
fended from the moon, or ether planets
or Jalelites , the increafe of matter in
the earth , augmenting its centripetal
force, mufi have drawn it nearer to
the fun, (Newton's princip . lib. 3,
prop. 7 ) Jhortened our year by dimin
ijhing the femi- diameter of our orbit,
and increafing the velocity of the
earth's motion, (princip. lib. y,,prop.
1 ) and increafed the Jolar parallax as
we approach him , (Euclid, lib. j,
prep. 20 )
Had thefe meteoric fiones come from
the moon, the lofs cf matter leffening
her gravitation and celerity, mufi
have carried her to a greater difiance
from us, diminifhed her parallax, and
lejjcned the number cf her annual lu
nations, by the above cited doctrines,
None of thefe ccnfequences having
occurred, we mufi infer , that the
quantity of matter in the earth is un
changedfince the creation, and, con
sequently that thefe aerepipti: ferns
and ti'rewrfcfr. cur volatiles.
Many cf th(f fiones, which pat
have mentioned, are probably from
Ilecla, which has been in a fate of
dreadful cxpkfion eccafionally of late ;
and the flaming fonts from thefoutb
ward and e aft ward, are likely to have
come from the iflands, or from the
country between Lima ard Quito,
which has been in vehement anima
tion.
7be force and dire fi ion of the wind
afiing upon thefe meteoric fiones, as
well as the fate of the air, mufi have
cjjefis—a copious quantity of oxygen
gas mufi give them additionalJplendor
in their pa/fage through it.
H hot: the wind is with cr againft
them , their velocity and the dijtance
they travel will be proportionally aj -
Jelled : a literal wind mufi afi upon
than as the angular bearing and ven
ial impetus, (Newton's princip. lex.
3, cor. 1 .)
I heft fiones are fen to fall back
into the crater, generally , in calm
weathtr ; but are carried cf by winds ,
end finally defend to the earth, after
deferibing a parabola, more or left
elevated in the Atmojphere, proportion
ate to their prejefiileforce and centri
petal power.
I remain j fir, with the high eft
efieem, your friend and humble Jet
vant
JOHN BRICKELL ,
Mr. Prefident Meigs,
Franklin. College, Athens, Georgia,
From the Evangelical Intelligencer .
Maryville, Sept. 16, 1808.
Rev. Sin—The period has at
laft arrived, on which I have long
fix* dmy erger eye.
The Cherokee nation has at
length determined to become men
and citizens. Towards this my
exertions have been unremittingly
directed fince the commencement
of my mi (lion to them. A few
days ago in full council they adopt
ed a conftitution, which embraces a
Ample principle of government.
The legfilitive and judicial pow
ers are vetted in a general council,
and it ff-r on*s Jubordinary. All
criminal accufations muftbeettab
lifHed by trfbmony, and no more
executions mutt be made by the a
verger of the blood * the irnTdion
of the punifhment is made a go
vernmental tranfaftion. Small
companies in each diftricl creep
have the power of the (heriifs to
apprehend fuppofed criminals ; and
to execute according to the decree
of the council.—This could not be
done by an individual, there being
no way properly to bind him ; ic
mutt therefore be done by a compa
ny that one may be a check on an
other.
They Have actually made fome
laws and entered them on record to
Band as written laws of the nation ;
and you would have been aftoniftied
at the etiquette with which they per
formed this bufinels ; from council
to council mefiages were patting
and repatting according to the rules
of parliament.—One law is that no
muiderer (ball be puniihed untill he
has been proved guilty before the
council—Another that all Indians
who have flock to a certain number
fjpecified, (bail pay two dollars an
nually to fupport their national go
vernment ; that every white man in
the nation, of every defeription, (ball
pay one dollar per annum for the
fame purpofe, and fome whofe
names are mentioned as high as five.
That all Indians fhc.ll be obliged to
pay for eroding of rivers in the ra
tion, as the whites do ; that all ferries
are to be taxed for the fame pur
pofe, fome as high as fifty dollars,
Dmc t firry, lome twenty ”;c\
Laws are like wife enabled to ed
rablitti their companies as mention
ed above, and give them their p ro „
per power. The laws are in the
following ftyle, “ Be it enacted by
the general council of the Cherokes
nation &c.
I fufpefl their next ft?p will b3
the partitioning out their lands, and
entering into ieguiar habits of hus
bandry. Thus far are the Chero
kees advanced ; further I believe
than any other nation of Indians in
America. Thefe advantages they
cannot lofe ; and as foon as they
are civilized their way will be opeij
for the tflablifbment of regular re
ligious fociety ; nay the Lord focn
haften it. This is the mod critical
and eventful period I have ever feen
■ —it is 2 time of anxiety to my
mind ; and a time which calls forth
all the energy in the minds of the
Indians. I feel, my friend that I
need more grace, and more (Length
of body and mind for this great bu
finefs.—Money will alfo b.: needed.
The fupport of this miflton may
feem to be at a great expenfe, but
let it be recollt&ed that the objtft
is great •, and I hope ic will not he
li it for want of a little of thattrea
fi e which God ha? fo abundantly
bellowed on ids people. I would
cheerfully (acrifice my little all, but
it is too inconfiderab'le to add mo
mtntum to this machine. 1 have
one of my fi hoois at u facrament
this day, Oh that it may be a day
of power among ft them. Excufe
hade, excufe biemiiT.es, pray for
me, attitt me ait you can. Tell
your female focieties to pray for
me, and my little Indians.
Yours in the gofpri of Chritt,
GIDEON BLACEBOURN.
Britifij Frievdjhp !—The brig
Creole, Newell, o! Bod nv has been
condemned at Madras, fi r having
touched at the : tte of France on
her outward pa (frige. She haS a
valuable cargo cf piece goods—
another in fiance of Briiifh rapacity,
Capt. Newell, Mr. Charles F Ikes,
mate, and Mr. Cabot, pafienger,
have arrived at Baltimore, in the
(hip Ann, from Madras.
A psfilrger fn the Ann, fent to
the editor of the Norfolk Herald
(or publication, the following ftate
metu :— <£ The Creole’s crew (fays
he) was turned sTaoie on the burn
ing land, without a fhelter, or the
mrans of lubfiftencej and it v/a*
even ordered by captain Pd lew,
(the worthy fi*n of tlie (llil more
worthy admiral cf that name) to
turn them naked on the beach.—
The prcbable motive for fuch exe
crable treatment, was their refufal’
to enlift in the Britifh fcrvice.
Captain Newell was detained a
clod prifoner on board the Creole
for fifty-four days, and Captain
Ruffell, of the A nr?, has alfo been
imprifoned by the EnglYfh asd A
rahs nine months, and is at 0 . lofs to
decide which nation is mod enti
tled to pre-eminence in villainy.
THOMAS J. MOORE ,
ATE a pradUfng attorney in
the dates of Virginia and North
Carolina, has recently fixed his Of
fi e in the town of Greer.fbaro’ and
commenced the practice c f LAW
in the Ocmulgee circuit, and in the
counties of Oglethorpe and Clark
in the Weftern circuit. His atten
tion on the above courts will be
regular, and any application to him
in the line of his pro dike a will be
flriftly attended to.
March 4 th, 1809.