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,, ' 'From the Boiton Palladium -V ' '. . - - lines written in a moment of greatDejec ' lion. ' .. . . . . WHENCE, oh! my doubting iouI, these That with keen anguish fill thy breast I '" Why arc thine eyes suffus'd with tears? Why does thy couch afford no.re.st I la. not thy Savieur (till the same ; - Ancient of pays," still kind and free,- -Sinners like thee to save he carae, And will he then abandon thee. ; Fear not, thou trembling worm of earth, Is the blert words thy Saviour spoke, - ; I have sustam'd thee since thy birth, I'll free thee from the Tempter's yoke." Dismiss thy fears thn; on me cast ' Each doubt, each fear, and anxious care ; : Mercy and love, shall hold tnte fast, , V And realms of peace for thee prepare. . -Peace, then, my Soul, thy Saviour's love, " In humble gratitude adore. . . , ! . Ilark-J' 'tis bis voice from Heaven above, . He bids thee and tin no mart." ' :. joscelin. -M::::t:::::j::::v " Entraet of a Utter from a gentleman in Attaxj, u hit friend in Hew-Jersey, My Deak,Sib, I have now to inform you of a event which you will, no doubt, consider as a very afflictive one. Your state, as well as the country at large,, has to lament the loss of the great and, good Judge Pattsriok. I need not tell you of his talents as a states man, of his ability and integrity as an officer in our highest court of judicature, of his ar dent and disinterested patriotism, or of his amiable qualities as a private man. With hs character you are already well acquaint ted - With a far different object are my ima fciiUtion aad my feelings at present occupi ed. - I was present at the scene which vas exhibited at his dying bed. The impression it made on my mind will never be obliterated. A detail of some of the circumstances that attended that event will afford you satasfac tien us a christian as it offers a solemn ad monition to those who may be disposed to think slightly of revealed religion. When by a sudden and fatal turn in his ditorder, he saw that death was at hand, he desired that a minister should be culled to administer the sacrcmeot to him A minis, tcr accordingly attended him. The Judge observed that it had for some Jime past, becu h' intention to receive that sacicd rite, but that some casualty or other had always pre', vented him. He did rot. wish, however, to leave the world before he had fulfilled his duty. When the minister mentioned the cual.Scariuns which are required in those wfeo partake of that holy ordinance, he ac quired in them all, and remarked at the sa-ns time, 'hat he had always been a believ er in the truths ef chris'.JjnUy that the on 1 point on which he had ever entertained any doubt, was the divinity of our Blessed Saviourbut that he had long since exam ined that subject and ittisSed bis mind up on it that he had now no hesitation in pro testing his firm belief in all the doctrines U cur religion, lie then received the commu nion with the utmost .devotion, and appeared lobe deeply interested and aflUttd during that solemn service. When the minister was retiriig, and in bidding Lini adieu, he ex ptei.ed his apprehension, that they should never meet again Yes, said he, 1 trust we shall- We shall meet again in Heaven." Such were the last moments of a man, possessed unqnestionably of an eulightened a;d vigorous tnioJ. 'The scene was itiitruc tive. it as awful-It strongly brought to my recollection the death-bed of the' immortal Addison. Judge Patterson appesred to be ptifectly composed and maMere.f hinuslf. There was no symptom of inwtrd perturbs, tion. ,It wa m here the wrakitcis of hu- - man natoie- seeking some support amidst its Kl-n.ii, frcri, tHe rites of iciigion. lit died hkc the tnrUthn p'.ilompbcr. He had "f1 W.ne iTinf faiiitilf d TiV fl.e sm way to rnakctf jfcuioncf hit faith. He had even er.tt.'.rf.i.rj doubt on one of the fundatnen Ul doctriiui of chr'ntnnity. From a careful eiaminationofihc sublet tUce doubts had been rvmirtd Whs: cause of triumph to our h.!r rci:gln! Whilst the principles f unbelirf ae sp-?dhg far and wide in our coun'ri t they ire circulating hke a pestileii.ial fver, through allchmetof the community and dryin;; vp the public morals H theii- fountain head, we find no small ss. lulac'son tu s:cia g such distinguished men as a Hamilton ami a Patterson, avoing, in the sij.'tre isamentcf death, their firm be r.cf h tlie duclrii.ts of Christianity. If the f-Mrxl their only support and consolation in rthgion, In their lait tatremity, is it proba lle Ihst we shall derive them from any other weir Tha Lcfieverwill henceforth cherish i'h fir:mcnted ardor those cdmfoitable truths of the gospel to whUh the penetrating mind of all.m.l.on snj rtterson tetdan uubiassed uD j-uLCtd assent. Such ciaro as these ourLi to he ruiJe known to the fe"p' ef this toiintry-ror it rtqairts, sure, lyio supe rnatural sbsr of disemment to per ceive lhattU Srntimrnts of our fillow-citU tens are erwc too fsst, towards the ptlntl. JtMol inndthiy, sol their manners towarda tbtt ilu.nl , ((ntl, which, in iha course of roidenc it tU unavoidable conieqveon of them. , 1 "A letter f-n an ofT.cer on board the ship a skin, or thisrsirudsulLeahira, Aur.lst. u tht SirenHti vl Gibrilur wm brought to by three. Spanish gun-beats, exam ined and dismissed. Same time, saw them capturc.twcj American "ships, and take them into Algesira8. July 1 2 passing Carthagena, we saw the Spanish fleet of six sail of the line, chasing two English frigates; and off Toulon, TheTlF line and four frigates, just out from that port." p '. ' & r. Herald. '' . Tkt Eco'nony of Kings and Republics It is the custom ot monarchies not only , to confer the most exhdrbitant salaries upon lungs and ministers; in ojther words, upon those who may be presumed to have render ed some services to the state ; but upon e very branch and spring of the royal family. But it is the very principle of republics, as itjs stated in the constitution of Virginia f "That no man, or set of men, are entitled to -exclusive . or separate emolumenta or-privk leges from the community, but in considera tion of public services ;" the same principle too requiring that these emoluments and privileges should be confined within the most moJeratd limits. Not to speak of the civil listof the English king; not to speak of the prince of Wales, his enormous debts dis charged from the public treasury, or the e normous annuity granted to his support; not jto spek 'of the other branches of the vovyal family ; a sufiicicBt illustration of our principle ia to be fouhd in a late appropriation of the British parliament. It is curious to contrast these strartge "appropriations with the .salary ot our republican officers : In Great-Britain. In the U. States. The Duke of Glou cester receives more than 62,000 . dollars. The Princett Char, lotte of Wales, more than 3 1,000. Thirty-one thousan Our, chief magis trate receives only S 5,000 dollars. dollars apnropriated. t . . for supplying the infant d.iijhter of the nriiice : of Wales with corals, gi ii;;ei bread and j-at,. nes : a sum, creuter oy 50UO h ars t ini the stipulated salary of the chief luagibtritle of !" the union, set there is no man oi impartia .lity, who will not admit, that wo arc at .icat as well governed, as the people "of Great Britain. And by what title do these beings claim such an cxherbitant portion of the means of lifc Do they earn it by the sweat of tht ir brow ? . No. Do they deserve it by some in genious discovery ? No. Is it the profit of ict'r capital ? No. Is it the reward of ser vices rendered to their country? No. f or, what services have tliey rendered, but to ex tend the rage of luxury, i.sipation and vice ? By what right then do they batten upon the labor and wealth of the natioa? What is the duke of Gloucester to the unfortunate manufacturer, who is taxed to support his extravagance ? " What is Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba ' Suppose only, that con grcss should appropriate several thousand dollars to the support of Mr. Jefferson's re latives, what indignation would it not excite in every American bosom f Yet such is al most the precise question, with respect to these " titularies of the grandtlignitaries" of Great Britain. And )et it is in this eppie. scd nation where the idle spring of loyalty is thus magniGccntly supported, that the poor laborer is ground down to the bone by tixe j and every poor man with four children is a pauper. . ' . . 1 his is the real spirit of roomrchVs. Their rulers must be distinguished from other men not by their talents, not by tht ir virtue, not even by their royal blood, but by tf,e pomp and the dartle of riches. Deprive thtsn of this magic of ostentation, and the dclualnn F mnnm-r.ht wnuM innn l We recollect an anecdote in point, that is re latcd of some celebrated wit, perhaps Dr. Bet tieNever was there a more ingenious and striking pun never was ny play of words more distinguished by humor, or b the truth of the applicatidri. Take from MAJESTY its externals, said the wit (put. tins hi finge,rs nnon the first and last letters of the word) and what is it but a jrtt ?" Ilichmind Inquirer, Kijgstow, (Jim.) August 1$. His Majesty's brig Ferret, the Hon. Cart. Cadogsn, sailed yesterday, from I'ort.Roral, on a cruise. CapuUi Ledlle, who came h.ereon a mis. sion from General Miranda, lft it.;, u ,..' Ferret Lri, and we suppose will W landed on the SpMiish Main, near head-quarters, wn.cn, we uei;cve, Is at Coro. Il is mieh ., he regretted, that nn assistance could be af. f rdtd the General from this quarter, at we arc well asured that, a few Mn !red men, tolerably disciplined, wouJJ hive tCcted ll be wished f r in a few wrtks-a junction with a considerable body of men w enctm pd ready to join l.'mj but which he cannot attempt with ihejxcsctu force now under his command. .... Augustas. On General Miranda'! de',srksUon at Co ro, heimroedistely inued cr.nsidersb!e num. txrs, printed In the S parU!i language, on N large type, of the following .. PROCLAMATION. :j NDo raAVcitcoBr Misa.u. ComnumW laChisf of the ColumWsn Army, to tho , Inhabitanti of tk Contiatnt of Coiumbistt America i v- Bravt Cmntrjmen end Ttltnd OBEDIENT to your wishes, and i9 ine rt peatid requests and calls r the country, to whose aervice we have cheerful) eoos I ,,4,,HC7V,,rr,,our we Mvedit. U itob4Lc4 lathii rrovinctef Carrtccaw Tlie opportunity and time appear tout high ly favorable for the completion of our designs ; and all persons composing this army are your friends-jr countrymen ; tdl resolved to sa crifice their lives, if necessary, for your Li berty and IadeDendence. under the ftap&e4Uonftherkihavj xnose auxiliaries, we can salely say, that the day will come when our America, recovering 'her Sovereign Independence, her t sons will be able freely to shew to the universe their exalted spirit. Th$ oppressive, unfeeling go 'vernment, which has obscured our finer qua lilies, and blackened with calumnies our de- ference and character, managed also to main tain her abominable system of administration for three successive centuries, but was never able to eradicate from our hearts those moral and civil virtues which a holy religion, and a regular code of laws, incorporated with our customs, and led to an honest and natural course of action. ' ' Let-us be worthy then of those admirable qualities, that the mean; odious agents of the Court of Madrid being expelled, we mav be able quietly to establish the civil order neces sary to the completion of so honorable an un denting The recover of our rights as Cit izens, and of our national glory as Columbian Americans, wili be among tbe least benefits we shall derive from that so.just and neces sary determination. ' The -innocent Indians and other men will consider us all as brolher Citizens, and that precedency belongs only to merit and virtue,, in which bt-lief they wiJI primarily obtain, most certainly, military and cfvil reconipcn ces, the reward oi merit alone. If the Dutch and Portuguese were ablein former times to throw off the joke of Spa nish oppression ; il the Swiss and Americans, .Our neighbours, have equally buccceded to establish their liberty and independence with the'generai applause of the world, and to the "hetitlit oT ITieiiihTibTtairtsTHhen them separately, tcarcely contained two to thrte millions of people : Why then t.hall we, who krent the least Sixteen Millions, not be aUe easily to extricate ourselves? Pos sessing besides, over and above these con Mdeiutioni, the most fcrtile,'inexhaustible, and rich tontiDejit In the known world 1 The fact is that it depends solely upon our own will and, that the rt7, progressing to our in dependence, Un ion will assure to us perma nent and perpetual happine3(: the Divine Providence ordains it, to alleviate the mise ries of our unhappy countrymen, and for the protection and benefit of the human species! Those people, who are timorous or less in structed, and who wish to inform themselves of the ground-work, of the justice and equity which those proceedings require. joined to the historical truths that prove the inconceiv able ingratitude, unheard of cruellies, and atrocious pet scculicns of the Spanish govern ment, towards the innocent and unhappy in habitants .f the New World, almost from the momtnt.of its discovery, wld read the subjoined address of Don Juan Fitrardo, of the Order of Jesus, directed to his country men, and they will And iti it irrefragable prccf of si'lul arguments in favor cf our taust, dictated by a holy man, at a time when h; ris about taking his leave of this world, t-ape-r before theC.estor ot the Universe. To cany tl.'u j!.ui into its doe effect with security B-..d efficacy, the citizens will be o- bltged, wi hout distinction t-f cW,es or sta tion, (ecclesiastics only exct pud iirthe parts where they may be appointed.) to ci.nlonn themselves strictly to tl.e following urticjcsi 1. Every pervm, m liUry, judicial, civil, or ecclesiastic, who cxcicis'ciany authority granted by the Court of Madrid, shall sus pend ..wU.., l-".v... nrl tho who rosy continue them after the present publica tion, as well as those who c bey such per sons, shall be severely punUlwd. 2. The Ecclesiastical Courta and Courts of Justice, in all the cities, towns and places, shall exercise, J interim, fcJ the functions of government, civil, administrative, and judi cial, with persons! resnorsibihtv. ami Iitcdby the la ws of the country : and the cu. raics in parnncs ana misijonlnes shall re main in their respective churdtcs and parish es without altering the exercise ofthtiria crcd functions. S. All the Ecclesiastical Court! and Court! of Justice shall send one or two Deputies to the llead-Quartenoftbe army, In order that tliey may unite themselves in a general as sembly, on our arrival in the capital and to form there a provisional government which msy lead In due time to another government general and permanent, with the consent or all the nation. 4. Every Citiren from the ae of sixteen to 33 shall repsir without fail to tho army, bringing with him such armi as he may be able to procure and, If they have none, they sbi.ll receive from the Military dttatt of tht army. 3." The Citltenwho may have tht Uau nes to mske common cause with tht agtnta of the Spanish government, or who msy bo found Willi arms encamped, in any garrison or plsce of strength for tbe said government, ihall be treitcd as a traitor to his country. ,If any Hrwji In tl.e actual service of Spain ahail bt so pusillaoimout ti to Ulicve that Ihey art in honor hound to serve against tht independence of thtir country, they shall bt for tver btaished tht country. C. On tht contrary, all Uoe who art tx misiogany Military, Gvil, or whatever o ther employs, who may join with prompt tudt tht standsrd of tU country, shall rtccitt bnnort and employtatnU pro port koed to tbo i til V lore of tht country which ilxy msy Ut manifciud irj iut ga JcaporUut cepjunc tare : Soldieri & Seamen shall be equally ro wardedfaccording to their capacity and real. 7. The Treasurers of the public money shall immediately deposit the same with tho Administrators Civil and Ecclesiastic wha shall nominate Dersons esDable of manao.no Uhejameiand for the supply of the Colum-. uiau Army, wun whatever may be necessary7 to its maintenance and in money, but also in provisions;' clothine. vo'"a6,:s ibuics, norscs, cue. I 9, In order to prevent all kind of insults or aggression on the part of the soldiers or the advanced posts of the army theMagis trates and ParishPriests of the cities, towns, and villages, (under their personal responsi bility) shall cause to be fixed the colourv or nsignof the National Independence, in tho highest and mqst conspicuous parts of tho Churches, and the Citizens ihall also wear in their hats the cockade which' denotes) them to be such, since without which,-they would not be respected and protected as bro- ' thers. - .-, 9. Thi Proclamation shall be Exed, by the priests and magistrates, on the doors of the parish churches and all public buildings, in order that it maybe speedily notified to all -the inhabitants ; they shall also read in tho churches, and in every civilcourt once a day ' at least, the pamphlet, formerly mentioned, written by J. Viscardo, which accompanies, this edict. . . .. . 10. -Whoever shall hinder, retard, or ne glect the completion of the nine preceding ar ticles, shaH be considered as a public offen der, and punished immediately, with exem plary severity The public good is the su preme law. Done at Head-Quarters, at Coro, - 2d of August, 1806. ' FUAN. DE MIRANDAS Taos. Molini, Secretary. . ' A Tetter from Kiricston of the 3otK lilt. tnin tions the arrival of another French squadron in those seas. Thisinformation was probably derived from the following articlej which we copy from a Jamaica paper t Kikcstox, Aug. 29. Arrived, brig i:iua Holt, Philadelphia, 27 days. Capt. Holt, in lat. 27, long. 6, on the 16th curt, fell in with a French fleet, consisting of five sail of the line, by whom, he was detained 23 hours, and treated polite ly. When captrH. first saw them they were standing due N. but on observing the Elir.a, the squadron tacked and stood after her to tho Southward, which they soon came no with, 'then wore, and stood a Northward course Cant. H. understood this squadron was upon a nine months cruise, but did , not learn where they had been, or their destination. After overhauling the Eliza, .they allowed her to procesd on the voyage.' ' , NOTICE, , THE Creditor! of Wn. Bloodworth, late Sheriff of New. Hanover cotin tv, are folicitcd to exhibit a ftatementof their refpeaive claims to the fubfcriberi, fecuritlei of faid Sheriff) at Dick's Hotel in Wilmington, on the i6ih Nor. text at 12 o'clock. Adefirt foafcertain the tg grcgate amount of his arrearage! and (a lieve ihemfcfvei, if pofTible, from the em. barralling fnuaiion in which they are in. volved, by making an arrangement for fa t:sfying the-crediton, hive induced this r.-quelf, which rtey tmft ivill U pundual ly atitndcti fo. 1 imotfiy Bloodwortli. Benjamin Jacob. Timothy Willfou. William Wright. oa. 14. Wholesale Store. Tht tulttriben art now eftningond'efer far tale " ij tht fuikcgt 99 Utt QUuMitJ, A Very large and general Assortment of Dry Goods, Hard Ware, Hats,&c. Ccntittinfof NEGRO Cloths or varioui Vine's, Blank eti. Coatings, I taoosK Croad Cloth Cassimeret, Vclverets, Thicssets, Threads, Muslmh Duratts, Linens, Dimities, CalU nuncoes, Ribboim Shawls. Handkerchiefs, cotton woolen and worsted Stocking!, Cnpts, Edgings, Modes, Sattins, Gloves of all kinds, Bedticka, OiBaborgs, Swaaxdowns, Csrdi Mis Callicoes, Checks, Nails, Ixxks, Ilingts, Anvi ykes, iloea, Guns, Pistols, Knivet and Forks, Pocket Knives, Tcnknivts, Scia ors, Razors, Bnishesof ll kinds, mill, crosi cut and Handsaws, Hies and Rasps, BrldU Bitti and Stirropi of all kinds TUtttl sod Un wd Saddles, Carpenter! Tools bhot, Sa4 Iron, Scythei and Sickles I'mt, Buttons, raints and Window GUis FxtUsh Cun Pow dtr, Men'a Women't aod Child m't Hats with a variety of ether artidi too tedioai to mention. They hive i!so la kddltJoo to thtir Stock already tm hand, It ported io tht ship Dairubo jut trrifrd from litrrrocl, and which ia t , law data will bt landed, . 1 20 cajki fine drawn EngUih Kails 7 cuci Gun! wtU atsoncd, rUtols of various kinds lOcatksllocs Mattery rcsiraj uaort fnentUHardWare. Giles lc Bur rmln. 7 t
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