Agricultural.

FROM A SAVANNAH PAPER.

A RECENT INVENTION FOR RENEWING THE

VIGOUR OF FRUIT-TREES.

Never think that can be spoken with decency, that modefty is afhamed to act.

Efteem that moft to become you which is decent, modeft, juft, and temperate : for in these chiefly confifts the morality of youth.

Pursue thofe pleasures only that are accompanied with honour and glory; for that pleasure that has virtue for its companion, is a valuable good, whereas without it, 'tis a deteftable evil.

Fear God, and honour your parents.

Be careful to avoid the occafions of being afperfed in your reputations, tho' you know they are lies you are charged

A COMPOSITION has been with, for as a great many will be igno

rant of the truth, as to fact, fo they'll be
liable to be impos'd upon by report.

if

You will obtain a confirmed reputation, you are known to avoid thofe actions, which you cenfure and blame in oth

ers."

invented for regenerating fruit trees, by
which they will bear fruit of the moft de-
licious flavor. This compofition has also
In all you do, imagine every body will
been applied to oaks and other timber.
know it; for admit you could keep it a
An experiment has been recently made up-myftery for a while, 'twill be at last un-
on a particular cherry tree in Kenfington folded and made public.
Gardens, from which his majefty remem
bered to have gathered cherries when very
young, of the flavor of which he was very
fond. This tree, which had been brought
into England in the reign of king William,
had borne very little fruit, and appeared al-
moft dead. It was by the king of Eng-
land's command dug round and one or two
roots with a piece of the bark about three
inches in breadth, were found alive. By
cutting away the decayed parts and apply-
ing the compofition to the found, this tree
in three years bore as well as any other tree
in the garden, and the fruit was of a moft
delicious flavor, and appeared remarkably
fine.

The inventor of the above is a Mr.

Forfythe, who has got from the S. A. Four Thousand Guineas for the invention. The whole is communicated to the public in a book written by Mr. F. and now in the poffeffion of many gentlemen in America. It is fold by Mr. Ezra Sergeant, book-feller, Water fireet, New York.

*Ifocrates was a Greek orator, who died 336 years before the birth of Chrift.

Medical.

FROM AN EDINBURGH PAPER.

"While I was at Smyrna there was a girl afflicted with a cancer in her lips, and the gum was affected. The European phyficians confulted on the measure to be taken, and agreed that they faw no other method than to cut it out; and the girl had already fubmitted herfelf to that decifion. By an accident of that nature which men cannot account for, an old American came to them juft in time to prevent the application of the knife. "Do nothing," faid the American, "I will cure her ;" and when he had pledged himfelt ftrongly the phyficians confented.

"He procured a copper veffel, newly tinned in the infide (an effential circumftance) and having poured a certain quantity of olive oil into it, he made it gently agitated, and fo for three times in twenty four hours. With this the oil refolved itfelf into the confiftency of an ointment, and by conftant rubbing the part affected, he cured her in fourteen days.--Nothing elfe

was done.

"The phyficians fuppofed that the oil received its virtue from the tin, and it was communicated by its long boiling over the fire."

Miscellany.

FROM THE VERMONT JOURNAL.

MR. SPOONER-SIR,

I find from recent aceounts from different quarters, that people are not fufficiently warned against the dangerous practice of going into and fleeping in newly plaiftered rooms with lighted charcoal, which induces me to defire you to publish the following fingular inftance which happened in this neighbourhood of late.

HAVING built a new fchool house, the proprietors of which being about to collect in the evening for the purpofe of lettling with our refpective committies for building &c. the houfe being built without a chimney in order for a ftove, and the stove not being fet up, the weather pretty cold, and the room newly plaftered, we thought beft to carry in fire.-Mr. Daniel Perkins and myfelf, filled a five pail kettle with charfor the fmoke to fubfide, we placed it in the coal and after being fired a sufficient time center of the room. I then went home, leaving Mr. P. to watch the fire, and returned in about 20 minutes. I found upon entering the room the air very thick & ftifled; but after a few minutes I felt no great inconveniences. The proprietors foon collected and proceeded to bufinefs. We foon found our candles failed to burn clearly, fo that it was difficult to read or Daniel Perkins, who had been in the house write by the help of two. By this time Mr. fome time longer than any one person, complained of faintnefs, thinking, as he faid it was owing to his not having taken any food fince morning, he fet out for home immediately, as foon as he received fresh air from the door he fainted and fell on the floor: he was taken out of the house, and foon revived. Mr. Fredrick Mather who difagreeable, and as he paffed the threshwas fitting near me, obferved his head felt hold of the door he tainted and fell fenfelefs on the ground. We were all alarmed at our danger, and left the room immedi ately.

When I first took fresh air, I felt uncommon dizziness in my head, and univerfal weakness, but walking in freth air foon recovered. Many who were in the compa probability is, that had we remained in the ny were difficulted to get home; and the room á few minutes longer, it would have proved fatal to fome of us.

ELISHA PERKINS. Woodflock, Jan. 24, 1803.

Political.

FROM THE U. S. GAZETTE.

THE prefent juncture of our affairs will determine whether the political principles of our rulers are of a nature likely to advance the profperity of our country. We fhall know whether prompt and fpirited refiftance, or tame and eafy acquiefcence gives to a nation the beft fecurity againft aggreffion. Whenever it has become neceffary to vindicate national right or na tional honour, the federalifts have been the advocates of meafures decifive and energetic. With equal uniformity have their political adverfaries been the defenders of a timid and yielding policy.

character would have pointed out. The ultimate effect of the paffive temper we have fhown muft be, to invite from every quater humiliating infult and injurious aggreffion.

nother the threatened attack is averted by
taking from the affailant the power of
harm. It would be prepofterous to fay,
that in every fuppofable cafe a nation is to
put up with wrongs that may bring with
them the moft difaftrous effects, till un-
If our differences are to be fettled by a
fuccefsful overtures for accommodation purchase of territory, it is an indefenfible
give a warrant for the employment of application of public money, a mortifying
force. Let it be imagined that two of our acknowledgment of imbecility, and a
frigates are failing on the ocean laden with
criminal abandonment of principles that
treafures of great value for our country. ought to be held facred by a people. Pue-
They are met by a hoftile fhip and one of
They are met by a hoftile fhip and one of rile folly only would appland that fpirit in
them piratically taken, ought the other to
a nation that rofe at every frivolous en-
attempt a recapture, or purfue its voyage croachment upon its dignity. But in
home, tell government what had happen-points effential regard ought to be had to
ed, and then be dispatched to ask the na-
tion who fent out the hoftile fhip if they
will please to give us ours back again?
Nor is it a fufficient objection to the em-
ployment of force where a ftate is offered
manifeft injury that the wrong did not
proceed from the fovereignty of a nation,
because, as actual fuffering is the motive
for refiftance, it is indifferent to the offend-
ed party who was the author of that fuf-
fering. Admit it originated in a fubordi-
nate agent who acted without authority.
from his conftituent, the conflituent can-
not complain that the party attacked fim-
ply reinftated itfelf. It would not be re-
commended to go farther than this. At a
fit feafon more ample reparation may be,
fought. A nation will avoid the character
of an aggreffor. It will keep within the
line of neceffary felf protection and not in-
dulge ambitious or vindictive inclinations.
But nothing can be plainer than that it may
in particular emergencies become the vin-
dicator of its own rights.

The annual feffion of our national le-
giflature is now paft. In the courfe of
it, a fubject arofe, that fixed public at-
tention, and excited in the American mind,
an uncommon degree of intereft. Mr.
Breckenridge may write, that affairs in the
weftern country do not wear an unpropit-fering.
=ious afpect; but this is too plain a mifrep-
refentation to ferve its object, of deluding
a neglected people. The fituation of the
people of the western country is in a high
degree alarming. They have not been
frighted at the profpect of future or con-
jectural inconvenience, they have not raif-
ed their voices at anticipated danger, their
complaints reft on other grounds; they
have been drawn forth by actual and pref-
ent fuffering. They have called upon the
guardians of their interefts, and they had a
right to make the call, for efficacious fuc-
cour. The feffion of Congrefs is paft, and The prefent fituation of the United
this fuccour has not been granted to them. States combines all the principles of the
Every confiderate man will lament the ftate foregoing remarks. An attack has been
of things, that may drive a nation to hof- made upon them without colour of right.
tility, but human injuftice and rapacity he The confequences of this attack are ex-
knows often demand it. Wifdom in the tenfively calamitous. More than half a
rulers of a people will avoid precipitation, million of people are cut off from their
but it will keep equally remote from pufil-
chief means of fupport and the profpects
animous forbearance. Although it is a
of a rifing country fuddenly darkened.
general maxim in the intercourle of na- To fay that the United States would not
tions, that negociation fhould precede an have been juftified in enforcing an ob-
appeal to force, yet like other general fervance of the privilege granted by Spain
maxims it has its qualifications. When would be to deny to a nation every faculty
an encroachment is caufelefsly made by of felf-prefervation. The authority of
one nation on the acknowledged rights of New-Orleans ought to have been compel-
another, when, regardlefs of folema ftipu-led to open their port to us. The preffing
lations, hoftile measures are fet in opera- wants of our citizens demanded fuch a
tion against an unoffending ftate, and
when the evils of fuch meatures are great,
inevitable, and immediate, common rea-
fon and univerfal law fay, that violated
faith may be avenged by inftant and com-
petent redrefs. Let the two parties ftand
on fome equality of terms. Let the one
regain if it can, what may have been un-
jufly taken from it, then let complaint be
made of the attack and fecurity afked a-
gainft its repetition. Delay may be ruin-
ous. If a man raife a weapon against a-

meafure. Juftice would have defended
it. After that had been done enough re-
mained to gratify the favourite propenfity
of Americans to treat. The outrage should
have been complained of, and, at the per-
il of war, regulations infifted upon, that
would place the fupport of half a million
of people above national or individual
perfidy. This is the conduct a regard to
future peace would have dictated. This
is the course attention to private interest
and an honourable jealoufy of national ||

national honour. There are principles the importance of which is not to be ellimated by any pecuniary fum. Better would it be to endure the evils of a twice ten years war than infultingly to be made the fport of foreign injuftice. The glory of a state is not a mere phantom. It confifts in the good opinion entertained of its prowess and conduct, it arifes from a fenfe of its valour and will always make other ftates cautious of provoking hoftility. It was the military renown of the Swifs that gave them peace for two centuries when the noife of arms was heard over Europe. The inducements of intereft, therefore, combine with a commendable pride to make a nation tenacious of its reputation. Let us cultivate a refolute spirit and we fhall be refpected. But let it be known that we buy an obfervance of our treaties, and it is a folly to expect any will ever be kept with us. A new way of getting money is opened to nations. France, Spain, or Britain, in providing to meet expenfe may include in their calculation a million or 'wo of dollars to be derived from the hopkeepers on the other fide of the Atlantic, by a threat of violence upon them. The fame fpirit that would filence our difpute with Spain, by would, if claim were laid to one of our fwallowing it up in a purchase of territory, ftates, compromife it by a round doceur. The two mafter nations of Europe have been playing upon us ever fince we grew into exiflence, and now Spain is to come in for her hare. What a poor, pitiful figure we must make in the world thas tamely to bear with every infult, thus in yielding party! We complain of being every controverfy to be the injured and the reprefented as a trafficking, fordid people, and we ourselves uphold the affertion. In at the conduct they mark out for the nation. private life inany of our rulers would fpurn And questionable indeed is the patriotifin that throws upon its country what it would reject and defpife in any individual.

Swift says that the stoical scheme of supplying. our wants by lopping off cur desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. This is exactly the Virginian doctrine-only destroy your conmerce and you will need no navy. [dnti Dento.}

An act to provide for the granting of clearances to hips or velfeis owned by Mr. Walter, editor of "The Vifitor," citizens of the United States, lying in the a fpirited federal paper, published at Newriver Moflflippi, fouth of the fouthern Haven, has recently been profecuted by boundary of the United States; and thereEphraim Kirby (unfuccefsful candidate in to amend an af, inutuled "an act to for Governor of Connecticut) for a fup-regulate the collection of duties on imports pofed libel. and tonnage," and for other purposes.

military establishment of the United States | for the year one thoufand eight hundred and three.

An act to alter the time for the next meeting of Congrels.

An act directing a detachment from the military of the United States, and for erecting certain arfenals.

An act making a partial appropriation for the naval fervice during the year 1803.

The Vice-prefident rofe, and called him

to order.

Haut-He-Cap was untouched, they were the floor of the fenate, but did not fuppofe ultimately obliged to fly by the top of the that they were thereby authorized to pub Mountains, whither they were clofely pur-lifh lies. He then read a paragraph reffued as far as the rocks and precipices per-peating himself from the Wafhington Fedmitted our troops to go. Their lofs on this eralift, and declared that it was utterly falfe. occafion cannot be estimated, because the Mr. Jack fon was proceeding with great greater part have carried their death-blow zeal, when along with them. One hundred and fifty dead bodies have been found on the field of action, and on the paths through which the fugitives retreated. Amongst the prifoners (who were immediately fhot!) were five officers, four of whom were hanged in the An act to make provifion for perfons market-place; the fifth has not yet under-order. that have been difabled by known wounds gone the fate of his companions, because he received in the actual fervices of the Uni-exprefled a willingness to make fome imted States, during the revolutionary war. portant difcoveries refpecting a number of the friends of the blacks in the city, who are daily arrested, and dealt with according to their deferts.

An act making further provifions for the expenfes attending the intercourfe between the United States and foreign nations.

SOUTH-CAROLINA ELECTION.

The Aurora fays, that Meffrs. Lowndes, Huger, Winn, Cafey, Moore and Hampton, are elected reprefentatives for the next Congrefs, from South-Carolina.The two firft are federalifts-the athers, are claimed as democrats, by the Aurora.

From the National Intelligencer.

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By the following letter we poffefs the IMPORTANT fat, that the Dey of Al giers has declared WAR again France.

SIR,

Mr. Jackfon faid, he must be permitted. to proceed. He had only a few obfervations to make.

The Vice-prefident flood, and called to

Mr. Jackfon raifed his voice, and looked another way. He faid he was not going to propofe any refolution, nor did he ́ take that method of obtaining fatisfactionhe merely wished to put the gentlemen upon their guard as to what they published, and occafioned by a gang of invaders, who fuc"Tortuda has experienced another crifis, to inform them that he fhould demand fatoccafioned by a gang of invaders, who fuc-isfaction in a different-[Here Mr. ceeded in croffing the channel. They Jackfon was effectually interrupted by a were joined by the negroes of Labatut and general call to order from every part of the fome others, and have done much mif- fenate: he lat down faying, he would apchief. Troops have been fent against peal to the houfe whether he had not a right them. Mr. Labatut and his wife are faid to be heard.] to be detained in the woods by these brig ands.

"Several parleys have been held lately between the Government and a number of negroes in the country who protest againfl Malaga, Feb. 1, 1803-live peaceably on their refpective planta. the conduct of Chriftophe, Clervaux, &c.

I profit of two veffels on the departure for Philadelphia, and Sa em, to acquaint you, that the French commercial agent, in this place, has just received advice, that the Dey of Algiers had declared war againit France. This intelligence is tranfmitted to him by his colleague in Barcelona, where a veffel had arrived with the news, and dispatches for the French gov. ernment, which were iminediately fent on by exprefs. I haften to communicate to you this important information, and am, with much refpect and regard,

Your obedient humble fervant,
WM. KIRKPATRICK.

Extrait of a letter from a Merchant of
Cape-Francois to his correfpondent in
this city, dated March 3d, received via
Baltimore.

"On the 19th ult. the Blacks proceeded in four columns to attack the Cape. One of them took poffeffion of the hofpital and Fort Belair; the fecond of the Gate Bouteille; and the third and fourth, who came down by the Plantation D'Eftaing and the Fort Bourgois, were to affail Haunt-deCap and the pofts that lay on the north fide of the city but acting without concert, the two first columns (which were waiting for the other to commence the attack) were defeated before the arrival of the third and

tions, and folicit the protection of the
whites. Without relying on thefe pro-
Ffions, the General takes the advantage
of them by gaining time until he is able to
take the field, which will fhortly be the
cafe, as the reinforcements from France
begin to arrive. We expect foon to fee

better times."

[Evening Poft.]

DEMOCRATIC TRAIT.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Wednesday, Feb. 23.

The order of the day was called for on
Mr. Rofs's refolution.

The

Vice prefident faid, that before entering upon the difcuffion of that fubject, he wifhed to fubmit to the difcuffion of the fenate a queftion of conftruction..

Mr. Jackson rose and said, that before any thing was done upon that fubject, he wished to make a few remarks.

*The Vice prefident hefitatingly fat down. Mr. Jackfon proceeded by faying, that he wished to make a few remarks relpecting ftenographers. He faid, he never withed for any honor through the newfpapers which he did not deferve. He had former

The Knot.

MARRIED,

At New-York, Mr. ARTHUR AUCHINCLOSS, ta
Miss CLARINDA E. THORNE.

If wives are husbands' ribs-this loving bride
Is nothing but a Thorn in Arthur's side.

AGENTS FOR THE BALANCE.

IN ADDITION TO THOSE HITHERTO MENTIONED.

J. Simonds, Post Master, Clinton, N. Y.
I. Thomas, jun. Printer, Worcester.
Samuel Colt, Geneva, N. Y.

Mr. Dodd, Printer, Salem, N. Y.

To Readers & Correspondents.

An Article explanatory, from an obliging corres. pondent, shall be duly attended to in our next.

"A Young Man," who sent us a communication through the Stockbridge Post-Office, is either a knave or a dunce. If he scribbled thirteen lines of nonsense merely to make us pay ten cents postage, he must be much given to knavery ;-but if, on the contrary, he really thought his communication worth ten cents, we must pronounce him a silly youth On the whole, we are inclined to believe that this is the same " Young Man," that lately embellished the columns of the Boston." Republican Gazetteer," with his productions.

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"Liberty of the Press," No. 6, is emitted for want of room.

The present number of the Balance, com

fourth. Having no way to retreat, becaufely voted for admitting ftenographers upon pletes one quarter of Vol. 2.