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his Whole soul was at one peridd Iqv a.pnuc wp-ijiu ui giving such a name. Dart. X. U. Ga-.

6U5 ihe last Alitor received here has attempt de voted to improvements in cultivation. was one of the original founders of ed at length to get rid of it by calling it rnnr fr rlrnl trir.k and exnressincr He 7 I that it was an imposition played oft on the editor of the Aurora by some one FRIDAY, Ajiril 6, 1810. the Pennsylvania Agricultural bociety, and had the satisfaction of receiving the first gold medal ever awarded in America as the reward of agricultural invention From' the X. Y. Evening Post, March 24.

Just after our paper had gone to press, our boat came up from the Narrows with several arrivals among them is the ship Union, Pigot, in 43 days from Lisbon Left there the 23rd February. A fr from the land of steady habits." In or- der to judge of the impudence of Duane The legislature of this state adjourned fKr nrncfciitinii nF Ms schemes, he was in attempting to avail himseltoi the sub on Tuesdav the 20th ult. after a session 111 jy Mct r-rtfA hv no rnntrar.ftd notions of ex IVJlllbVU three months and three weeks, in which terfuge now, turn back to the Aurora of i-i i nnt tfi hlnvs before cant. P. sailed.

two r.omi.t.. pense or trouDie, ne lootveu iui wciiu iww jr had arrived from Spain, announcing tit the immediate increase of his own tor- time they passed 137 laws, 6 resolutions, A eDi uary otn, wmcn nrst presentea inc and an address to the governor for the acrostic, and you will find that he intro-of RenJamin Elliott from the duced it in the following words. A French having forced the pass of "Seut tune, but to an honest fame and the.im- Morena. Two divisions of the French nfnvr.fnent of his country, lie was an office of associate judge, in Huntingdon much esteemed who is not honorary member of all the Agricultu passed with musquets only, but the utter division met with obstinate resistance. ml Societies" of his day.

At an advan county. oiny genuine rejiuuiiLuii, uuui vamauit member of the Society of Friends, asks It was supposed the Spaniards were bri ae he removed to tne western coun- ce A new Arbitration Law has been pass Kit- ii In i try, anci ciosea ir.c evening ui mo life in thCbosom of an affectionate family, bed. Another courier arrived bringing the important news, that the French had advanced as far as Tarragona, were at leave of us to convev to friend Jackson, in the name of these independent states, seventeen extracts from a good book," cc. After this I think it required all the ed at the last session of the legislature. The Insolvent Law, which has been in force for.

some time past, has been suffer leaving the amiable partner of 46 years, to tacked by the Spanish army under the mourn his loss. assurance of Duane himself to pretend it ed to expire by its own limitation, and no Duke de Aburqurque and defeated witu substitute enacted. The old system is was a trick played upon him by an an- From Hunter's Sacred of course revived, and under it insolvent noymous writer. It is apleasbig and instructive view A1 Y. Even.

Post. the loss of 6000 men, and were obiijr to retreat through the pass again. Whc.i the courier left Cadiz, Seville Badajoz and Cadiz were illuminated. No nani- 'debtors must be in actual Confinement at the time of their application, and conti of the Divine Providence, to consider one and the same great design as carried on to maturity, in periods and by persons the nue so till their final discharge by the MARRIED, on Thursday evening the 29th ult, by the Rev. John Taylor, Mr.

court. most remote to each other, without con GEORGE BOGGS, of the house of culars of the action had transpired at Lisbon when capt. P. sailed. There also a report of a revolution in the sirtii of France, headed by Massena and Da- currence of exertion among themselves In the House of Representatives of the Wrenshall anU Boggs, to Miss JULIA to be hold the great God-moulding, gui TTnUnrl Stit.

nn the 22d of March, Mr. WKObMALL, daughter ot iir. Jolin voux that they had sent deputies to Lord ding, subduing the various passions, pur Randolph said he regretted that he had Wrenshall, all of this Borough. been absent from his duty in the house the former part of the present session. DIED, poses, and private interests ol men, to 5 his own sovereing will; to behold the Marseilles.

1 ne night before capt. building of God rising in beauty, advan- P- sed a briS of war arrived express cing towards perfection, by the hands ot lrom England, but every thing was kepi feeble workmen, who comprehend not the secret. There was a report that I I i r- But in being necessarily distant from the Un the ot March, in the 69th year seat of government, he had one consola- of his age, Col. GEORGE MORGAN, tion, that while he could not participate iuulbaui. in the wise measures which might be pur- rew men ot the present clay, so richly thousandth part of the plan which the) a continuation oi tne revolution, assist in executintr, and who instead oild Bonaparte's proclamation on the sub- sued in the national councils, he did not merit the tribute ol obituary respect, as -m l- i co-oncrdtion, frequently seems to coun- JL- gcnciuib oicwurx ana i'lcton retard those measures.

He could not, pe, wno is tne suuject or tne aoove me- teract one another. One digs his hour had arrived from England, together with in the quarry another lifts up his cixe, the 79th Highland regiment, and the 21th indeed, perceive any plan or system of lancholy record. The characters who in measures, in the situation he was in; "5 full of ardor and of youth, rushed for- but he supposed that when he should ar- v-'ard in crouds, to stem the oppression ot and strikes a stroke or two in the forest Scotch brigudc, some artillery and cawd-a third apnlics the square and compass ry and recruits for the regiments in Por rive at the seat ot government ne snouia iiSian, me jw uui uum; ov-anuovu be made acquainted with some plan to be the union; like the leaves of autumn, they pursued. But until vesterday he could are daily dropping off, and in a few years, to the stone which his neighbour has po- tugal, composing in all about 2500 men. lished.

But their labora, their views, It was said Lord Wellington was expected their abilities, however different, all pro- at Lisbon to hold a convention. The Por- mote the same end and though they and tuguese army under marshal BeresiVrd perceive no system of proceeding. He we shall have nothing lett but their ex-now understood that a system of taxation ample, and may we not add, their spirit. and loans was to be resorted to. The truly respectable subject of this their endeavours be frail and perishmgjthe I were upwards of 50,000 strong, the liri- work iu which the Almighty empLoys tisn about 22,000 men.

them ls progressive, is permanent, is im mortal. Here a shepherd, there a king! Neither the French, Dutch, or here a little child, there a sage here have any possession now in the West- a legislator, there a conqueror here a Indies. The privateers out, must nro- deludge, there a conflagration, fulfils the ceed to Europe, or be abandoned on tV For his part, had he been present at sketch was among the hrst ol those patri- the first of the session, he should have ots. thought it his duty to have brought for- At the early age of 21, Mr. Morgan, ward a resolution to repeal the non-inter- then the youngest of one of the first mer- course, that commerce might, if possible, cantile houses, in the colonies, tore him- return to its former channels; and he self from the arms of an accomplished and should have thought it his duty to move lovely wife, to whom he had just been such a proposition at this time, but for a united, and burning with the spirit of use- bill on that subject which he understood ful enterprise, traversed the gloomy wilds was pending between the houses.

Whe- that then separated Philadelphia from the ther the flourishing commerce which we Ohio. He arrived in Pittsburgh in the designs ot Heaven and the glorious fa- American coast. brick of-' Redemption rises and rises, though patriarchs and prophets, and apostles, sink one after another, into the dust. Man often begins to build, but is unable to finish, because he had not count From the Public Ledger. TO JAMES MADISON, ESQ.

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. SIR, You are assailed and r-fnrWi once enjoyed, was ever again to return to year 1765, when it was scarcely more ed the cost but God sceth the end than an Indian village his views were commercial, in the prosecution of which from the beginning." He can never want nately by party writers, under Greek' and Us, it was not lor him to determine Commerce is like large and powerful water courses, which when once turned, it is hard to bring them back to their ancient he descended the river, explored the Il linois, and returned to Philadelphia by an instrument, who has Heaven, earth and hell at his disposal. Surely, Lord, the wrath of man shall praise thee." Satan is thy chained slave, and ten thou channels. JLSy non-importations, non-in Koman signatures. Hut your assailants and your defenders both err alike Thev mix two ingredients which, like oil anil vinegar, cannot coalesce.

Patriotism and party can never subsist together. No the way ot New-Orleans. 1 he conse quence of this journey was the establish ment of an extensive trade with the west sand times ten thousand mighty angel ern parts of America and the Spanish co minister unto thee." How then can thy lonies in the pursuit of these plans, he aim be defeated How then can thy counsels fail made frequent visits to Louisiana and the Floridas, and became intimately versed in tercourses, and embargoes, our commerce had been turned away from us, and if ever it is to be brought back, he was satisfied it would not be by laying additional duties. He thought the great question before the nation now, and before the house, is, will you submit to an European system of loans and taxation, or will you retrench your expences For his part, he was ready to retrench. And for that purpose he should move to reduce the army and na the habits and manners of the numerous J-he Administration at their' mean and tribes of aborigines who then thickly ho pitiful tricks again Read the following vered on the north western frontier letter irom a gentleman of the hrst res From the sound judgment and benevolent pectability at Washington, received by policy which he displayed in those relati this morning mail.

ons, he acquired that popularity and know Washington, March 17, 1810. ledge, which so eminently qualified him vy. He then made some sarcastic ooscr-vations on the uses and advantages of the army, and the abuses of the same, in which he did not forget the fatal swamp i for the many important offices he filled, Dear Sir, No despatches either from Great- man, we are told, can serve two masters. Those essays, though pretendedly dictated by an ardent zeal for the public good, have so much the appearance of being prompted by motives sinister and impure, selfish and rancourous, that you must read them, if you read them at all, with suspicion. Vouchsafe then to hear an old federal friend, who, some years ago, strutted his hour upon the stage," and acted no subordinate part in the same political drama with yourself.

A friend, who ha been buried in the bosom of domestic retirement, ever since the blasphemers ot our immortal Washington gained an ascendency in our councils, and who has no inclination (for the hey day of his ambition is passed) to appear again on the public theatre. A friend, who makes no professions of patriotism (tubs to the whale) for he has no desire to cajole and delude the too credulous people who avows no attachment to any partv, for he the west, during the storm of the re volution. Britain or France have as yet been laid near New-Orleans. He said he did not before the house though it is well known In the year he founded New-Madrid, doubt there were many other expences that government have received advices at the request of the Spanish government, and with the permission of his own. from both nations.

The story of Mr. PinkneyVmae letter to Mr." Smith is He was first lieutenant in the first vo which might be reduced, and which it might be proper to consider, but in mentioning the army and navy, he meant to take the bull by the horns, he therefore offered the following resolution Resolved, That the military and naval establishment of the United States all a hum a mere electioneering trick. Depend upon itMr. Pinknev has "written no such thing, as that another minister of high rank" would be sent, to take lunteer company, that was raised in Pennsylvania, commanded by general Cadwal-ladcr he was shortly after promoted to the command. In April '76 he was sent by Congress to Pittsburgh, with the important appointment of 4 agent for Indian affairs for the middle department." Air.

Jackson place. The democratic members of Congress do not believe a word ol the statement, though they have written it to their friends for the Durnose is in quest of no place has no object of ambition or vanity, or avarice, or spleen, of influencing the approaching elections. In '77 he received the commission of A. Y. Even.

Post. or rancour to gratify, and is, moreover, too deeply interested in thft fWI wel colonel in the army of the United States, and was offered an important command TITLES. A few years since, our crood sister to the north, which he wished to accept but he was induced to relinquish it at the request of Congress that he would be fare (the federal and the general welfare are synonimous terms) by a progeny, to cling to any party. A friend who pauses, ponders, hesitates and doubts before he ventures to impugn the intentions of any stow his exertions on the arduous task of France, in a fit of republicanism, voted to extinguish all titles of nobility. Our good brother Napoleon, has, however, thought proper to renew them and as he preserving tranquility on the Indian fron tiers they viewed him as pre-eminently ought to be The resolution was referred to a committee of the whole, to whom was referred the bill for laying additional duties on imported goods, wares and merchandize.

The non-intercourse iaw now in existence, is limitted to the end of the present session of Congress. It is reported the national legislature will not repeal the law, but rise early in April, sooner than they at first intended, on purpose in that way, to hasten the death of the injurious act. That our readers may form some idea of the wealth of South-America, we shall state (from official authority) the quantity of gold and silver coined in Mexico alone, for one year, ending the 1st of January, 1810. This coinage all bears the new stamp of Ferdinand the 7th. In gold 1,464,818 silver 24,708,164 man, and who never allows himself even to suspect, 'till he has confirmation strong as proofs from holy writ." excels all other persons in pure republican principles, so he has outdone all others qualified for the serious trust, and in the latter end of '77 he accepted the commission of deputy commissary general Such is the friend who wishes to qjuard in the multiplicity of his titles.

Mon you against the machinations of some men for the western district in the armies of the United States." In this station the who are about vou men with hom he sieur Champagny, formerly a good honest sans culotte, is now metamornhosed has no acquaintance, and an-ainst whom. into the foll6wing creature The sierr journals of the house of Congress bear the fullest testimonials of his ability and of course, he can have no personal Jean Baptiste, Countof Champagny, Duke of Cadore, Grand Eagle Bearer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Sir you have been deceived. In the integrity. The different treaties he concluded with the various tribes evince a heart replete with patriotism and arrangement with Mr. Erskine vou were deceived, and the spurious offspring of that deception was the dismissal of Mr.

Order ol the Iron Crown, Knight of the Order of St. Andrew of Russia, Grand Dignitary of that of the two Sicilies. In '86 he was elected a member of the Jackson. I give no credit to the tale that American Philosophical Society." Though he bore his part in the military Grand Cross of the Orders of the Black and Red Eagles of Prussia, of the Order of St. Joseph of Wurtzburgh, of the Or- is told ot your determination, even before his arrival, to pick a quarrel with him," scenes of our country with a genius sur nor to that other story, which so many passed by few, yet his mind was more in Total 26,172,982 Duane's infamous acrostic, Napoleon is our King, has I find excited the attention everywhere that it ought; but cier ot fidelity ot liaden, of the Order of ttesse Darmstadt, his Majesty's Minister unison with the peaceful pursuits of life.

As a farmer he has shone conspicu- Deneve, that the mode of his conge was decided upon in the summer, at a house in AlbermarJe with Jhe Italian of Foreign Affairs' Who would not.

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