. ....
. p.'i'iiCi ui..m. VeTt duett!? etet lUtreatlief aiaricr,
tfr.tr.Mjks, mi p- t t 1. .
. i a i tK .ti.Bkl rtr.l ae 4ilak Hie iO-sw
I; A.,1. .V.. ar.s .1 Fraiue. Ik hit cok .beat 9 6
J....V n.t .r ..Ld liin whetl 1 w l 0tfl. Hi!
- Vr-rd to hittVtl carried t F aBe abojl pe
." , ITU. funjtenif Unz txUre M',
Xl'Pi.r.a.i cvlleclcrf thrm trallT, Aceleeia-
te I boAe.ler it ".jionto pri-care liem, and
" In im(. at Mr. t: j.nn. Uoy uw'crtr
iu..i... l ilu Luio af France. r.ci 'l
paioti" ftSt. Juhu ia the iUlene. by
i ! I the bret cimiii-ii"'! "f Jf" rl
r j- : ii.Md.l V.w 1iVin rt it nf Li ik
- th n.ox ho. Maetib; U..i.MHr, it as of the atrptnt kind. 1
' -latin.; iKlf:l ' Kircer .entirely bhcK : ine rad, i
." vice .ro. tp " ,cc
- lanlrf, and tie diflVreut ivt!. i wiich ie wj
elated, eatll the Uth jfe.r.f tie trench tt
pmlic, when he attained the rink, ar 4
" Uoong the faTua'jIe coikiini o!tlc ate jen-
a.tf t
:
lockei
thrre was undu'-itorj, hat he evidently moved
hi! tail Miiiler water, jial the ripie produced
by it indicated, a wiepi;( motum making a
wake a laige 4M tut nude hv tl l.p.
HA KIN WilKKLRU.
F.fT,. June '.,litJ l'hen II.WN KlINS
WMKRlT-lt. perfc"iillv appraitd nnd uiaiii-
ifh that h'-" f'ire2''ij)j5 affidavit bj hi:n mii-cri-
A diwe?, Whkh ha for some time prevailed
r jL-VoaJand in manr of oar seaport, has reach.
'. W hit place,-arxtii ragin'here witli c;nl.!cra
tie violence, bat ire hop may not be attended
frilh many fatal eortseuence. The faculty,
Ire believe, are at smne loss a fo themttt pru.
,'ilent ethol of trea4in; it, or they rrtve nnt the
weans in all instance, of affordir,;' relief to
tlwae labonnJ5 under it lnfti.ence. Its first at-
-!. ...kll nmin Alie indiridu.tl Of a lamilv.
. UL-K i jw J'l. . . t . I. Jt
hulitil so contaginas tnst it immediately alter p-i fnuiihinf .row,ine wiu.ie imw, a.u no
reaches a neiorm; individual, and ,dten t!.t thiog but th t-u.
lame cae is fianU t embrace several persons ! I H ht I i Kh; A M r , J u . P.c
wit does nt spread witli grnt rapidity, inot IGESIAI BSNNKTT, of I'airfieid, m
deemed verv dangerous, but tube tffVtua' I) re- toe C"tnty of Fjiifie d, and . ale d Cmtneeti
'lieved from it ia wften very expe$ive. Tbi ! cut., mariner, on oath tifcKie, that I was matt1
disease is calted tbe Bank Fver " It usuaUj i ic lonp C iicord, Hawkins Whei ler. mas
ly commence by a pcioii, singu'mi; lvi nm" J ty, in her Int pasng" from New Y-.-rn t. 5a
t' a papi't, which il often follow e.i by u v rt-s rl ;lem, M t!mt on Moit l.t v. tin- ( !i day f
t the judgement Of a friend, who '-xoi his , J.j n - i st. :it 7 civ i i die mornini;, I was on
opinion by hi sig. nature also : This may be t!ic d:ck -I' tne nlo..p, sttt'iMsj on the liatchef
ibsidered as a sort id inuculation t ir this com , f e vessel was steeriii N. W. and was D en
plaint, ami ia this incipient state the. ap; lica- about 18 miles tro n Ke.c Point the man at
tion bf a disconnt is commonly rwr'ed to. an 1 1 t!j-; helm nude an outcry, and aid fheto was
hi, whiali the disease is eft" ctual'y engrafted in-: flomethini; nln 'nle tint he waited m t 1'tok
,to the'avste.n. It after this tU patient is col : at ; I looked aud saw something' n the Inboard
,- anl, C'dli cted iu ralcultttions.and is able toji4e of the vessel, about Z r.oiHI, "certainly not
ffealiXi Id expectants, no' inewnvenience re-! r seceding 14. from the vessel, that resembled a
6ttU j-aifsaJd he meet ' wnn oisnjyoiuimenT,; serpent or snake. I immediately arose and
k a post.'
t a
nroU'is
pent of an enormous size am
uncommon appearance, upon the water his
head was about, the length of the anchor stork
abive t!e surface of the water, viz. about 7 left.
I locked at the, ai:chtr stock at the time, and
t . .
coUove4
kct k si.k
initio a wal
at the rate vf 4 ile hn hoar, wea he patscd,
sed b( altaf he appeared tg ea the qa
trr, his too'ioo was lea rapid. ,Tm ihe be oi
niv jtidineot he wa not mrc taau 1 ya d
tium tu.el Oie weaC.er.waa mI
clear It as aluiot calm, wiilia ij,t air ot
wind from iieH. the vessel ws rwor bouf i
knnts -1 'd a lairand dulmct view of the cialdera was
ture, ana nn i ts pfi'jnce au sauneO lat
ich iK-ifVrtlr re-
inli!rd.1 "lakr a was elr valid Irmn 4 to 7 feet
aV. ve the smfjee d t'-e waier, aril lu buck a,i
pealrd be i.oiiip cd of bunches or bun p,
pparii.llj ak"Ul laiyj or a liitU larper ton
a ball batrcl ; I l'tnk 1 -iu many n l) r li.
.;.! ... rnunt Ihi in t t rorii.Itrt il tlim t,.
he cii.ed hv the uodjia.orv ..'.Miuu ..I the am ! 5n&'' R'Ueau, built h a compaay off
.Bilittetail as n .t vis.H e, but t.rm hiad r,ent,emn ,r) t'"' c,tJ r,,,cd -l ,
t..t!..la,thu np that e-.u'd be e... v,64 I '. "r RaleiRh. with a.vut ..f to,, of pro-
i nr..-i l fir. i .r docc and aentto Newbern, has returned fair
hinint.e.ml like a strio2 of em. tv barr, Is t.rd w,th cargo of anoof.u ih.uaai.J wei?.t. bhe ,
---II c J t
t rvi:.er, rising i ver vht littieawel! f the" ses
'rtf nnrt Jg3. 1819.
The eaeat preparatwes Have been eaede far
ceUbratinj the faerth el Jul m IM place.
I, - . .
I.l.m.l . Wm ir oratiiled to
J V H w W "W W ' "
laara) vistRaLr lltv thoeaand CMtare have been
aWrihd on tHe books ef ike Tar ltiver Nai
pti.Hi Company, A raeetinj of the stotano.
as held Ut week at 4e.ture,
Ji.lm I). IIjkina. Eftfl. wit a:axir.led Prei-I
lent, fireene Beuiaiuin F
ll k in .( Willi. ri..rn.t Kvi4 rerf
- ........ 1,' v.i - I
' Irctetl Diiector. The Iire. tors have deter-'
.OiiiifJ U build a Boat and deserod the river inj
; person le Wliintan for the tiurpoe. ol view-j
mu it 6lc. and to commence
.obstructions without dels v.
tj aad fattra'tWariejeaian vUIttcoWtJ L i
imi iatcrwiied iik email learn. Tk, J
is hioJe4 or belaset f if med, fr om whettte
Bated the jenecal caave ( ecviU-ceper kkil
ria.
Tii,hwever 'u advacrijtaoftlit 1
oerafiet the specie. i
1rp foUixt rci- e Hi Irii
l- 1
M
cl&atto cut Oiej
,vs6ttU) j-i0'ala he meet; wun oisnjyoitJimenT,; serpent or snake. I immediately ar
..tV.h 'vs.em become more al.irni'n'g, and at a pvo j went to the side of the ve-sel, anil too
' jwr period a Nitioe l taken, tbe operation d i tjoti on the rougli (ree,!it.!iii)oti bTtlie
" . s whi6h coiitiaue U" wbat is called " pay day,' j fhere aw a serpent of an enormous i
!when tbe disortler either siftsides or nsunT-s a
' fcoreserHinsiispett4r wlvere tbe latter iccurs,
r protest is promptly adiniHtertd, which may
k.. Kni.i.i.iu'.! . i hit i-tiii when the coin
- uv vuii w - m i i''x. v V' 1 , . m iwv w eat ' i v. w iv
plaint ire. the patient yields. litsome casstflfrmeid mr,optninn by. cn.paring the two eh
was the nrst hoat that ever uescemleil Irom so
high a pfinf, ard thmgh the tbatructiona in t! e
river were numerous'and the water lew,-she
succeeded beer than was expected The Di
rectors of the Neus Company have enjaed
tliree or four overseers to be employed at d'tFer
ent poiuls on i!ie l iver, hired hands to work un
der them &c. and by the fall we hope the ob
structions will be so far removed a to athnit
the passage of .ats tun thirds of the year' at
least, ol to ur I J tons hurtben,
; FiU'cr of Symp:,thj.,'-Kxtra'ct of a letter
fnc'i P-'er Kaglt; K.. pi-tnia-ter. BarbtiuiH
ville' Kentuckv, fo the editor uf the Kentucky
fJazette, latv( 1 2th of April, 1819. " Ab-.ut
the 1st ol Jan iary lat,a woinai l color stabbed
a tnn, by ti name of Stephen V. Lewis, at
the houe ol Mt . Hardin, near this place, so that
he ('ied., Mrs Haulm was in a state of pceg
nancy A few days nfn she was delivered nf a
female child, that by all app"raiite was stabbed
in the ; ame part its bowels came Mt liketha'
of the person kiiled and the child died and
wn buried at this piare. The ctizeus here, in
order to know the certainty of the allair, bad
the child taken from the tomb and examine d,
when they tnrtdit to be true so that no one
need doubt its correctness."
W.
?r? follozcs an entating of the fpurUnutltm
the disease originate in improdentf speculationt
"l tlWdpua ewterprise,atMl in these imani
olirycaTeTTwlS
progress rapidly and to press heavily, it' be
Vumes imp rtant that the patient should keep
up'his spit itsthat he should be ac(ie ami in
flilsirtous tnat lie shoo Id avoid all unnecessary
expense that he obonld decline all doubtful
ipecuiations fhat he should rigidly abstain (t orn
teking tenporary relief by mtirions borrowing
-lhat he should' be caiilinus about making ruin,
ous sacraftces that he should, as last as possi
ble, coliect all sums oue him th.it he should,
as fast a possible, collect all sums due him
tbat.he sliould avoid resorting to the eedit of a
.Trie lid without a certniviy uf sccuiiug him froui
i Writ. 'hat he sbou d it candid in his M.ve
ments, itTalouH in his exei tiong, and avoid every
4 iiig like' a desponding or de- paring disposi
tion. In pnisiuing a courte ol this kind, the
disorder may be gradually ov-i come ; the clouds
obscuring the patient's prospects may be dis
persed ; the Sunshine of prosperity may again
illuminate his course, and tranquilly aud liap
icess may lung attended iiirn. w
IS
i)
Fmm Ihe Salem Gazette of June It.
THE SB.i SERPEXT.tGALS IJV OUR.JiAf.
Our southern brethren have made ficinelvcs
fherry at the credulity of the Y ankees in the
. dse of the Se Serpent uhich so frequently
presented himself to the Vh-w of thousands, th-?
4jmaier before last ; 8c the cormsrations vitn a
rnattick wit, ynder the title of The Sea Serpent
5r CJoucser Hoax," have draw n thundering
tpplauses from erowded theaters. Still, peo-ple-iiVnot
to be entirely laughed out of their
rinses j and if human testimony is ever to b
ad'.uitted oft the subject of any pheno ninon in
jec'a. Th weather was very clear and good.
and the water alintst calm J auu 1 had, I think,
as k-KhI a view of the animal as il l had been
The colour of the animal thrOugnouTj as r,
as could be seen, was b!ai:k, and the-surface ap
peared to be smooth, without scales his hea l
was about as Imig as a !ioi se's, and was a pr
per snake's head there was a dflgree of flat
ness with a slight hollo on the fop of his hpad
-the eves we 'pr6mlieiit, and stood out con-
f-i lerabiy from tne vttMace. retemhlino. ; fi,-n
The byd'Oph'-bia, has prevailed in N. V'brk
nd Plul.idelhia, to Uch an a Hrminu degif.
an to cause the cwnfineinent, or destruction, of a
large portion of the dos owfled therein. '
The folIowin(ritrpirtint artic'e on jdrop!Kbia,is
copied front the New-Yi k Evening Post. e tvve in.
cu-rcd the expense ofhv.ng two cr.prkvmp, reper.(
injj as near j portibU; tlie growl h 'f ench punt, ia cr
drrlhat Uiere may be no mui(!.ke made, a the vpurious
kind is conHered dangerou. We know noihinjrof the
medical qualities of the Sculcap, fciit we believe Mr
f"'ifn. the Editor, to be not iiidy a jrentleman of Sci
ence, but a tnauor Jr .j riner;iity l
NEVV VORK, May 8.
Tlydrophobit I promised yesterday to re
sume to day (he sulvtect at mad dn6.hlt if 1
had nut, the case wnieh I have jest read from
the Philadelphia papers, and which wetep'ib
lish this evening, would render some remarks,
respect ther evea of a fiad, and weie nearer to'at t!l's time, on this awful and alarming topic,
the mooth of the animal thin t the back d the i h'gbly interesting and pertinent. . This case is
head. I had a fullviw.f him for 7 or 8 n.i-' attested by two eminent physiciinsl and they
nute. He was moving in the same direc'-on bydrnrJiofJta is without the hope
with the si non. and about as fait. The oac k j a rlif from niedicine"2---we knovr of no cure
was composed'of bunches about the size of a j'"r hydrophobia. This is a frarik confession,
fl iwer barrel -they appeared to be fixed, but 8,1,1 I ,,;,ve scarcelv a doubt accords with the
uuui; it is a disease, winch, when once hav
ng ai rived at that pass as to shew itself by the
1 '.i i m ,i
'Bum siojiiums in tne system, names equauy
t e skill of the most leaructlph vsician atd tlie
nostrums of the boldest 'em py rick, fiut lortu
nately, it is not so rapid in its progress, but
that it may be. arrested and entirely counterac
ted and prevented, if proper means are seasona
bly resorted to, duly administered, and faithful -ly
persisted in. These means nlfure haaf ovi-
A a
mi,ht ne occisioned by th motion of tlie am
m il, and looked like a string of casks or barrels,
tied tngethci the tail was not visible, but the
part which could be seen was, I should judge,
50leetin length the motion of the baViche
was undu'.atoty ; but the wake of his tail, which
he evidently moved under water, showed a
horizontal or sweeping motion, producing a
ake as lare as th vessel made. He turned
. . m I. ..... 1 . . U ... . I I f e
us ocau vtii ur uirce times sh'wiv rotjna, lol--
ward and from thr vessel, as if taking a view of !,le(, the plant called the scullcap. which
grows almost
so-ne ohject on hoard. I went up on the rig"
inir, for the jmrpose of taking a view of him
li o n above ; but before 1 had reached my sta
tion, he sur'k below the surface of the water,
and did not appear ngain.
U.S.;SIIAM BENNETT.
Essex, s Jane 9th, I3J9 Then Gershtirn
Uennett personally appeared and made oath
Bi-.a niniU9l rci j Tvneie in aiiuhunu in
our country. It is'not, however, every species
of the plant bearing this name that wiUai.swer:
hut that particular one called in Latin Scutella
ria latijlora, or siderhearing flower, and not
The eye will soon detect the materlaf disfrnW
tiohs, while at the ssrrie time it will see eni
The following is the manner in which Dnj
v anaeveer and Mr. Lewis prepared end adoU
nistereu tne remedy, as we find in ihatchei'i
Uispensarr : - 3
"Tbfe leaves should be gathered wdiwii,
flower, (July or Aiigiist,) carefttlly 'drieilil
"""'' uoc uwuvr, sou pni JDIO DOlUC
well corked, for use. Whch a person hai n
ceived a bite by a mad do he must talje itt
strong ihfusiori of the leaves or powder, a
four times a day, every other day. Thedil i,'
in omitted, he must take a spoonful of theflovi
er of sulphur, in the morning, fasting, and at
bedtime, in new milk, and aWv the' Bounded i
green "herb te the wound every two hottrs,coiw !
f.ii'. v a- r , L T -
iiouiiig me prescription lor tnree weeKs. roc
cattle or horde's, three time,! the quantity f
cacn, - j-jf
Thus I have jn the shortest and pUinefUtaf
ner I am able, treated of a subject, now parties
larlyjin the highest degree interesting tothlT
pominimity at large. And I have donesOintiA
full and unshaken belief in the virtue of the
plant here recommended to the nubUCftand Mi'.
feetiy aware of the deen resnonsihilitv lamanr
that the tre'going affidavit by him subscribed,
rny)f.linn 4 . tl-lltll tin. wliila r.nlK a...l n. -
fltirtiei. u!f urareplv Vfrioiv nt niir- m u uh it . . .i . . ,i o
- - ' " - J ........ . - hit in. 7f-IM 1 li,i ni-U tun
has been more ample than in this, as recorded - THliODOltK EAMES, Jfis
II. ftlt. .........Id l.Filt .1. ... i. Ik. ..m.... . . I l..
in? ii'uiiiao ui wiic nil,, niicii i ire in k(iMi;i a- i
that one called scuteJlori galericu'lotn, or helm- in thus trying to persuade the patient and 'Ml
et-shaped. Ihe loriVtut these is efficacious in rphysiciaji to i ut lile itself upon the issue. . W-4 L
trie late, oenev ent ltohert liowoe, vthcaa IetUHt
a-
rose . We have no-.v luriner ev deuce to add
to the, rnas already before the pnulic in r- gwd
to the existence of this ti ang- creature. It
Will, be recollected, that, his i (appearance in
ourbay was annoimced laj week in iloton Ga
zette and, repeated bv us ; ie lias, been been a-
Paci
B:)sTONTJune 14.
SK SEftjKNT. '
T'h'. extraordinary sos aiimal. has been fre-
preventiti this iucurabV'disease, the laslter is
not. A mistake in taking one for the other
has sometimes produced fatal effects. & brought
the plant into discredit, at the eastward. Some
jtime since, there was published, in the Medical
j Repository, hexade 3, vol. 2, No. , an ac
! count of this plant, with an engraving; but there
was an enoi ir. the text, as to the species ; nor
,'wuu toe engraving, which was after the right
isoit , sufficiently accurate to correct the mistake.
quently seen in our bay, within the last ten ; ' 1 the superior merits ol th' invaluable plant
Tia.n.a.i.i num ii.! wno.iiurir ami iiec aratinn iii inc viiu oi a niaa uo". as f vinr.pfi in nnriipn.
gain, and more leuurely surveyed, frr.m ai;o-' of nuoierous persons, completely' sulstai.tiates lar instances, I have not room here to give a,
ther vessel, the master andjuate of which he j Viie history gien of the samt, or a similar ani-; ny more than a general outline. Dr. Vande
givin their respi ctive accoui.fs under the bo- i m.tl, which was seen 1n GloncesteH harbour, ' veer left it c,n record, that in upwards ol three
Temn sanction ol their oaths- '-a f. I'oivs
l H AWKINS WHEKI.MIt.of Fairfield,
tfie cou;,ty of Ir'airtlttd aud t4teo''C"iiuecti
cut, maritier, comioander il (tie s:oop Concoul,
of said Fairfield, in her latepasae,e f om New
' York to Salem, in the county of Ks.sfx and
Ctiininonwealt'i of-MasDcliuSetlx, on de-
crare that liuring (lie said passage fiom New.
Voik toSalein ti. 'wit : on Mondav , the. 6'h day
o'Jniie ihstar about 5 c! .ck in t!
the fp'p 'leuie as near as I could
miles IN. W. ,.f Race Point, a. id wul
Cape. Ann, I was at the helm of the si
l'i ring the summer, ol J818.
in ! in ise, now is, that adcoui
ken to capture him. It would seem to be a
grand speculation for our intrepid and hardv
harpCi ocr. " jf
Our only hundi ed cases in which he seasonably a Jmihis
ii ate means are not ta- tered it, the success was comnlete. without a
failure. Lwis asserted that he bad met Hith
the like success in upwards c'ane hundred ca
ses, of three or four of which I was myself (hap
peniog to be in the county of West.CIiesttr at
the time) an eye witness. Dr Thatcher,, in
' r SAVANNAH, May 31.
JSelfLneholif oeenrrece.--George Ker, etq. a'1' valuaD'e dispensary, speaking of it says :
Kenifcrnan ci crest resnertaliiiitv. and one of ih Should this plant ultimately Drove a success.
ie nioi nu g ; brightest ornameiHsof our bar, in coir.pany with :fu- remedy for a dyejhseso truly deplorable in
Ji dge,, 15 , several of bis friends, rode out to one of the j 'ts natOre and so destructive in , its cbnstquen.
in sight neighboring plantations, to engage in the diver ces, noecomiumscan surpass its merit, even if
3KMIU, nun j KtonH nt a .lepr i tint. I h.. n I reronieii in ipttpre irn Ti.. . ,.,
-i.c-ktM.H...KU..i ,- y -..r .v. -.. .rt " r' .-.vw "-f --- -- .. w b- s
..T- i. -Vt. 7 L . . . mvumooi tne party etf-.K.eU nis trun, to be in
UCHJ is. tf ,f oni' niiu in a i c.,r oiuicu a snaNC
AboutjIOO yards distaut troni the aioop, moving
la's S. VV. direction tilt he had passed athwart
.if.rv. ftiil I - i m .
vesef and one of the nariw rn Ica.1 hi
readiness to 6re it seem that bis horse slambled,
tht5CotTe of tbe'.-doop, and appeared, directly
' Over the weather b w, and when be altered his
eonrse to S K. At tr.is time he had, been visi
v il5 about iTinftcs, when he sunli, and in -v
belt 6 r fight uiiuu tea titer ajrpijariid again
and in the exertio. to save himself from a fall his
piece was dischaiged, and tbj contents Iddged in
the body of Mr Ker, who happened to be along
side he fell from ids horse ami expired within 10
minutes. Hi remains were brougt to town last
eyejiingiwas met by tne tears of his numerous
friend, nd the painful regret of oor citizeiis.
recorded m letfersf cold."
I.:, .1 t
HIS UCM lipilOll OI II I
" Thescetellanais perenial. of which there
are numerous species indigenous to the United
States. The plant is found in great abundance
on the banks and borders' ot ponds : flowering in
July or August. The Stem is square, branch.
ed,and attains the heiahtof from one to, three
on this subject are published at-length io - k
M.i:-l r -. . , r... 7 I
j-i:ncai ivi posuory aua m i r.aicners jyispeuv
sary, lean with great truth declare, that m.
confidence in the viitue of this herb is sogreV
that, if bitten iny&elf, 1 woufd trust my life to itjf
rather than to the skill of all the physicianiiflf
this city. '
As General Scoft has excited some curios'rt,
of la'e, reriorts aie very busy respecting )ih
Among .iherj it is now circulated thattbf
G:re;al has detera;ined to travel back again
has challengVd General Jackson, and is now 49
his way to Tennessceit' -tV. V. 6WaiIKn;V
Litter ary.-- ti third edition of Knickftrtochr'
er ainusinz history of New. York is nowkltlif ;
Philadelphia press, revised and corrected .ty
the autiior, and emhellish'ed witli' plates frpV ,
deeigr.s by ,the artists, Alston and Leslie. ,ThW'
work, in its improved condition, is also, in tb
London Pi ess, and will be publiBhed eonten-JK.
raneously with the American edition. ' -, ,VV.
W e are much gratified, to see that a n
l ies of tlie humorous and piquant " Salmag'
di" is promised from the press of Mr;' ThotnMjf,
of Prflladelpbia. ft is to be published in att
hers, once a fortnight. '
'.
The first public tax nu fhe citizens of Coo
tiecticut wasaid;in the year )6$8, It waiio?
nosed for the nurnose ol "del ravine ' the MpenJ
ses of .a war which had! resulted in the extern"-"
ation of the Pi? nnt tribiv of ladiani. iand A '
feet. The leaves are opposite, narrow1 pointed mounted to the" sum of Fivt hundred tinifM ?
or narrow foot stalks. The