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Tuesday, March i, 1803.
No. 176
A Lift of Letters
Rrmahrmtr Office in Haieigi, a
the Smarter tttdin Det . 3 1 , 8.
SAmael Alley, tudwick Alfotd, Txn
Allien, George Brtsfield. Southy Bond,
i,k William Beylaa, Jasnea Henry ittoyfe,
Col. John Clayton, M rt. Mary Edwards,
Gkdeao Edwards, Allen Ellis, WiWam Qaf..
tan, John Haywood, S John Hogg,
Zachariah Herudess, Abraham Hogao,im
brouih Hintea, fttitpc Holding, Henry
Kail, Matthew Hdldinfc Janys Haxdcaftfc,
Thomas Henderfon, Mi U. Haywood, N.
1BneV: f. Beniamin Lea. George Martin,
Capt. John Meant, D'aOiel G. Marfb, Mat-M-'CdUetV
James M'Coenel, john Mehol
lan. lohnPeeolcs. lohnfain, Thomas Par
ker, Robert Richardfon, John Rhodes , RU;
chard Stokes, Nancy Smith, Pavtd stepnens,t
Jofeph Thompfon, Willitm Upehurch, Ster
ling Wheaton, William White. Sec a.-John
Williams, John Noma, Tho. YoungbJood
WM.&HAW, P. M
si new and practical Work
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HnHEDOMtSTlC ENCYCLOPEDIA,
i or a UICTIONAY OF FACTS, AND
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. , e - . ..jl I"V fV Imiiu
ceneue view oiui
tioat, arU improvement, Mfly apaljcable
ta rural anddom'eftic economy. Together
rhhi defcnptiont of the moft ioteierif,e-;..-f
Nature and Art the History of Men
jmlAtrimalai in a ftateof Health or Xfrrftafe
and practical hints relpceb ng the Arts and
Manufa&airee, both familiar and commercial.
Iluftrated with oumerooa. tftfraringt and
Ale. "
" ' By A. P. M. Wr-LICH, D.
Atitaet af ie Uaarct.n iMnd Reatinea, t.lu
FtrJf Amriemn EdUfr,
TVlth addttiont, applicable to the prtfen tfitua
tioa of this United Statet.
5 By TAMES MtASE, M. D.
4&ilew eflhe. Aamiea laUebthica I. Society, and,
''Correfpondltig Memter of Liurity aad iyiafo
ybiaak MUty of Mnrt fter,
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ig Saj0lb peculiar nature fearer ly re.
arl?r thtrTeaplanatioo .
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nm, &e objecVof his purfiute become mani.
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klmfelif add ethers; to procure as many com
forts ot life at arc coofiltant with his mental
and bodily conftitutioa, and to avert impend
ing danger; or in other words to prelerve
himfcif from the injurious attacks of ester,
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in tfcoe tntlances where the fubjeft caunor
be ftiflaciently uaderftood without them.
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advantages aver the fyftematic divifion or
fubdiifion of articles, it has in theprrfent
cafe beta preferred, at more eligible for a po
pular work.
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treated of in this collcihoa muft be numerous
and important; iaafmuch at the economical
fciencet are intimately conatfted with natural
and ctpcrimental phifofophy, including the
Jhwwledge of afefil animals, plants, and
fcmerals chcmUtry, agriculture, gardening,
hunting, the cultivation of trees, rearing of
cattle, fimiag, fcc. To enable, however,
the reader to judge of the method by which
fubjeds apparently intricate and abitrufc, are
. taduced t the level of ordinary cap aciti
the following heads will furniih an outline of
the ecocamicaf dictionary.
- a A concife hiftorical account of the fub
Jeft under e onfidcratien; or the manner in
whfeh U it fnoftadvantageouily produced, ei
ghcr by nature or art j for inftance, fuel,
r4Ve hats, ihoet, wine, yare, Ae.
. The mod judicious and economical
Caed if apply lag every fubiUnce to ufeful
'Itpoftt.
v j. All the atwly difsovcred methods of
re leading the.abje9 of 4 be rural and domrf
tlc eceoonf , from the tfie&s of air, beat and
cold, the' changes of eUmate, faafont, and
ther contingent caufet ; like wife, the tnsft
efeftual way of arc few inf particular fub
flancct, fuch at leedt, roots, plants, Ac.
from the depredatiens of infccls, reptiles, and
Aher animals.
( 4. An explanatioa af the general effects
hich every article of food and drift, as well
stall external and contingent caufes, produce
an the health of the human body; together
with the moft approved rules and direcVions
for its prefervaticn.
k, As the lift of humsn afflictions contains
aaaaana enitmate aueaiet, luctt at cancers,
ceniumptienr eptlepfy, i gout, palfy, white
fwelliog, tec. which have, hitherto beon for
the meft part ccmhdered as insurable, a con
ctfe and faitliful account ot the late ft and
moft plauftble remedies, or Jbcthoda of treat
nent, it given.
From the foregoing .account, it muft be
oWlouVfa all, that the aatare of the Dtmrf
Hc tKcycltii .it petultarlj adapted to
.-"" wta of the United Suttr.
i fOi than hare appeared in tkt ifompafs of
w?w?w. 1 patntft mo
r rhu oaenueal-iinarv if&Amtt&fMit
rhe prefent advancement of agriculture, far
deningT of the familiar arts and manufactures,
as well as the imperfea ftate of medicinal
would retDtd.velv admit. In ia'
eludes alntoft every object; more or left cea.
netted with ruralt domeftic, and anitnal er
conomy, Hence the reader will find aume
row experiments related, many hundreds of
which have ot before been pubhfted ta the
Enfifli language. . JS :il
With regard to the additions w ww
obferve, that no exertions thall be waatingon
his part, to render them as ufeful as potlible.
to the people of this country. At no otner
iifeafes but ttiole eimmeratea in inme t,
are introduced in tKe original work, and at it
is peculiarly adapted to the Situation of per
font in the country, remote from medical aid,
it has been deemed aeceffary in the prefent
edition, to detail th snoft approved methods
of guarding agatnft the attack ot difeafes pre
valent in the United Suits, ei curing them
hen actuary prefent, and o treating the
various accidents to which agricultural people
arc liabie. There mall alio be given, as tall
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In the Uaited Sutftt, ascaa be obtained.
Cate (hall be taken ta detail all the difca
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llluftrated by platet.
TkeViTstiirAiT act a vox compre
hending the application ot the principle? of
medicine; to the prelcrvatioa ot tne ncait
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difeaiea. (hall alio claim aduedeeroaaf atten-
tiea. That deftructive and natwa dilaafe the
viliov watu ofhorfet, skajl be de-
fcriked. and a lucccfstul molavas ot cure
pointed out.
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RUN AWAY,
Frn the iuhfcr&er. in the xyti tf Decern-
A NEGRO MAN, named Dick
" about 5 Feet or a Inches high, abou
30 Years old; has a Scar on one of his Cheeks,
one of hst Knees bendt inward, and he walkt
lame. Both his little Toes are ,cut eff about
half way. The laid Negro has been fincc
fecn in the PoffefSon oT Thames Smith, going
towards Peedee, and it is expected the faid
Smith will fell him either ia the State of
Georgia or Tenneffee.
If any Perfon will fecure the faid Negro in
any Goal, to that the Subfcriber may recover
him, or br-ng him to him in Cumberland
County, on Cape Pear River, about 5 Milat
above Atkins's lerrv. he ball receive a Re
ward of Tweutyfive Dollars; and ifaoUi theJ
a a. a r w . r - . w
legro ana tne ltio smitn. are iccuree. and
nita it eoavffdedof taking hia eS. Fifty1
.Uars Keward will be paid , . '.. .-. js
lt. 1 1. SAMCKM NOKTHINTtlX
Ciongrefo j
Xfour Reprefentetives.
Monday, Feb?,
Mr. Smilie; prcfentcd a Petition
from a number of Aliens, Tclidinj?
in Chcfter county, in. the ilate of
fennfvlvania, pray ins a more eafy
admifTion to the rights of citizen
imp, wnicn he moved to refer to a
leiect committee. Thit reference
was objelcd to, by members of
ditternt political opinions, 6n ac
count ot certain indecorous expref-
lions on the late adminiltration at
being unfavourable to Aliens.
Mr. Smiiie laid there was one
part of the prayer of the petition
wmcn, he truned would be grant-
ted. The other probably" would
not be granted. He alluded to the
prayer of thole aliens, who were
obliged to fignify their intention o
hecomin 2 citizens two years before
hand. He thought thefe ought to
be relieved. He hoped therefore
the petition would be' referred. The
question was taken on referrinp it
to a feleft commute, and loft
Aves 31 Noes 40.
Mr.. Helms reported from the
committee to whom a similar bill
had been recommitted, a bill to
make provifion for perfons who
nave receiven Known wound! in
the revolutionary war.
An engrofTed bill to prevent the
iraportatonof certain perfons whole
adaiifuon is prohibited into certain
itates was read a third time as
follows,;
Beit enacted, By the Senate and Houfcof
Keprelentatives of the Uaited States of A me
rica Allembled ia Congrefi aficmbled, Thar
from and after the firft day of April next, no
captain or matter of any Ihipor vefll, or any
other perfon, (hall import or bring, or ctufe to
be brought, any negro, or mulatto, or other
perren of colour, into any port or place of the
unite atatet, whuh port or place thall be
utuateo in aay Rate which by law has pro hi
bited or shall prohibit the adatiffion or im
por tattoo of fuch negro, mulatto, or other
peitoa of colour, under the penalty of one
theufana dellaro lor each and every negro,
mulatto or other perfon of colour afoiefaiJ,
imported or brought into the Uniied States, a.
forefaid.to be fined for tnd recovered by action
of debt in any court of the United States, one
half thereof to the ufe of the United States
and the other half to the ule af any perfon
prosecuting tar the penalty aforelaid, the per
fon or pcrfoas lued (hall be held to fpecial
bail.
Sec, a. And It it further emailed, That no
lhip of vcilels arrivin? in any of the laid
parti of the United Statft fituated asaforefaid,
and having on beard any negro, or mulatto,
or other perfan of colour, contrary to the
meaning and intention of this act, or of the
lawtafthe refpective ftatet prohibiting the
adni.'ltooner importation of luch negro, mu
latto or other perfea af colour, Hiall he admit
ted ta an entry.. And if any fuch negro, mu
ittta, or other perfan af ealour (hill be landed
from on beard any fuch Utip or veflcl in any
of the ports afereiaid, or an the coafts of any
ftate prohibiting the admifiion or importation
as atartfaid, the faid (hip orvtlTeli together
wun ncr tatieei, appsrt' and inrniture, ihall
be forfeited to the United Sfates ; one hal
of the nett proceeds of the falcs, on fuch for
feiture, to accrue and be paid over to fuch
perfon or perfons on whole information the
ftixu re (hall be mace.
Sec. 3; And he it further enabled That it
fhall be the duty of the collectert and ethfr
arhcers af the cuttoms, and allother officers
of the revenue af the United States, in the
Itveral portt trusted at aforefaid, to notice
and be governed by the proviflons of the laws
ofthefeveral ftatts now exifting, prohibiting
tne aerainton ar importatioa of any negro.
mulatto, or other perfons of colour, and they
are hereby required aad enjoined vigilantly
to oarry into effect the faid laws f faid ftate.
conformably to the provilions of thit act, any
law of the United Statet ta the coottary not
witbJlaDdirg., '
When Mr. Bacon called the
yeas and nays, and fpoke . again ft
thepaflingof the bill, which he
confidered as unconilitutional and
impolitic.
Mr. Mott confidered it as uncon
ilitutional and mould therefore vote
again ft it.
Mr. Mitchel moved the 'recom.
mitment of the bill in order to ob
tain its amendment.
This motion was Tupported hy
Meflrs. Mitchell, Nicholfon, El
mer, Smilie, Gregg and S. Smith ;
and oppofed bv Meflis. Davis.
(Hill, Early, and KarsJolpn.
Thofe who tupported the motion
to re commit, urged it upoh; 4iffe
grousds ; fomeri f he : groutiti that
the bill . was u neon ftitutional, id
deftroying aad abridging the rights
df iree- negroei :anr rupf
tour,,wha vejcii ep$ IfiViroe
vere penalty of 1 ,000 dollars, and
the forfeiture f the veflcl carrv
-ing them, their importation into
vcMaw nates ; others on the ground,
that though this & other provifions
of the biH were not unconftitution
al, yet they would operate on par
ticular defer iptions of nerfoni with
f reat and unjuft feventy. All al-
lowed the proDrietv of'tht o-pnrral ;
A J
government exerting every legiti-; :
mate authority it poflelftM to en-'
inar . i.o; aws, to avert tne evil
apprehended from the intmdiirtiein
f . brigands from the Weft India
lilandU,
The oppohants of the commit
ment ihhiied on the paflagetrf the
bill as it flood They acknow
ledged that its penalties were rigo
rous ; but they were only luch as
the eminent danger of the'fouthern
ftates called for. They vipdicatedthe
conltitution
ferving
itiwtMttwii v I O ' S 1 1 U pel lvllla
-f rnlitur Lf Am ..U:l
had already prohibited their admif-i!
r.
ii
uon. . II
When the queftion was taken on
recommitting the bill to a commit
tee of the whole and loft Ayes 48
Noes 46.
Mr. Nicholfon moved to recom
nit it to afele& committee. -Carried,
Ayes 47, Noes 42.
Mr. S. Smith moved that the
Houfe fhould refslve itfelf into a
committee of the whole on the bill
for the granting of clearances to
the mips or veirels of the United
States, lying in the river Mifliflip
pi, fouth of the fouthern boundary
of the United States, and therein
to amend an aft, entitled an at to
regulate the collection of dutiei
on imports and tonnage, and o
ther purpofes.
The Houfe refolved itfelf into a
committee ot whole. Mr. Varnum
in the chair. Sundry amendments;
!i
a itv ot the aw hv oh- Uil1 v pr"vic an auaiuonal arma.
that it only prevented the i ment or tne protection of the fea-
and rmnrfJ tVn Kill Tl,- Hfi;tee w claims, which nrovides far
concurred in the amendments, and
ordered the bill to be enffrolleti for
a third reading.
Mr Varnum from the committee
appointed on fo much of the Prefi
dent's MefTage as relates to the
Militia, made a report, with an ac
companying bill. The report ftates
thefyftem adopted by the aft of 1792
to be, in the opinion of the com
mittee, founded on a correct con
ftruction of the conftitution, and
well adapted to the circumftances
of the United States : and con
cludes with a refolution requeuing
the President of the United States
to addrefs a letter to the executive
of the fevcral ftates urging a more
vigorous execution . ot the law.
The accompanying bill provides
for fome deficient details in the
law of 1792. Referred.
Tuefday. Feb.8.
Mr. Leib prefented a petition
from (undry aliens inhabitants ot
Carlifle, Penn fy Irania, of a firai
lar tenor with the petition pre
fented yefterday from, aliens resid
ing m Cheller county, Pennfylva
nia. This queftion was again de
bated, and the reference was loft
5. to3;
The Speaker laid before the
houfe a letter from the Governor
ot.tne Indiana territory, enclofing
certain propofitions made by a con
vention of the Indiana tetritorytpr
fufpendingfor tenyearsthe operation
V a)
of fame articles of the ordinance of ,
the territory. Referred- j
Mr. Southard, froin the Poft- j
Offlce committee, reported abilf
further to allow arid eftablifh cerj
4ag JVJa--i Vaia f U4WU WAl vUa
and referred. - . ' ,
The bill for the eran tin 7 of clea
rances to (hipi .ii lie.tJ. Sf? yiug!
on aVraam , aAa
read thlViTeconii; time aii.pa.itert ;
- Mr, Bayard moved ther order of .
the tJav for trrvirirr inui n.r'rirnrnitviii f,
y-jJb tm l,,tr?Lijr'arL. "La-o"" iiraaa'5taJsaaaaaassBw
It ws I wpporttd in. a ipiriird de
hue by Melfii. Bayaid, Huger,..
Grifwold, Jowndes anl Mortis ;
and oppolVd by Meilrs, S. SmviK,
Bacon, Gregg, Nicholfon, Smilie
and Davis. When "the queitfon
was take:- by Veas and, Nays and
loft Yeas 37-..Naya" 61. The
tioulc then took up the reiolutions
to recedt? ihe diftiift ni C. Amw.
. , 'yiuuiijin,
and went into a commitiee or the
wholeMr. John C. Smith in the
nair. xvieiirs. Uacon, and Smile
ifpokein iavor, and MeflVs. Huffer.
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dim jennis again It .igreein tothem,
when on motion o Mr. Randolph,
the committee rofe, reported pro
grefs, and obtained leave to fit again
Wednefday Feb. 9
Mr. Euftis moved to poftponsj
for one hour the Unfiniflied bufineCs
ol yefterday, in order to takeiup a
kin . ..u 1 1-. .
j a r.- ws W41VV
'.otatCS. Thp ITnilf StrmrAlnArltr
went int0 a committee ottHe whole
iSn ll U.ll r
" avi i v auiura in inc
f chdir. The Committer rtnnrtid th
h bill without amendment, the houie
1 ; . 1 .
I concurrea in tne report, and oide-
1 co me dui to oe engro ued lor a
third reading.
Mr. Giilwold moved thit the
houfe mould refolve itfelf ihto a
committee of the whole on t the ftate
of the onion, in order to take up
the propofed amendment io the
conftitution refpefting the election
of Prefident and Vice-Prefident.
After fome converfation, the
queftion ras taken on Mr. Grif
wold's mbtion by Yas and Nays
and loft. I Yeas 28, Nays 54.
The hopfe then went into a com
mittee of the whole, on the report
ot the committee of claims on tho
petition of George Mafbh. Mr
Hfnna in the chair. The commit,
tee rofe, and reported their agree-
mem to the report ot the commit-
! l?e a,,,JWance o penfions to foU
"4 luc utn-varouna line
unprovided for ; the Houfe took up
the report concurred, and directed
th committee of claims to bring
in a bill.
Mr. Dawfon moved that the
committee of the whole on the ftat
of the union mould be difcharged
from theconfiderationof two pro
pofitions of amendment to the con
ftitution, the one prefcribing the
defignation of the perfons voted tor
as Prefident and Vice-Prefident,
the other prefenbing thatthe repre
fentatives and elefclors fhall be cho
fen in diftritts. -f :
Both motions were carried with,
out a divifion.
The houfe then refolved itfelf
into a committee of thewhole ori,.
the refolutions of Mr, Bacon to re
cede to the States of Maryland ahd
Virginia the diftria of Columbia.
Mr. John G. Smith in the chair.
A debate which continued till a
o'clock, en fued; in which Meflrs.
Smilie, B jcon, Ciaiborne- and,
Varnum fupported y. and Meflrs.
Bay ard Gregg, ' Randolph, Eufi
tis, Thatcher and Southard oppo
fed the refolutions. When thr
queftion was taken oil agreeing to
the firft refplution. for receding
that part o f the dill rift on the fouth
fide of the Pdtomac, to Virginia,
arid loft, Ayes 12. v
The queftion was taken on the
feconil refolution, for recedinff the
uiiid panorpe oiitnct to-Virin,
: . ,j n - 1. .
and Joft ; without a divifion
The committee .then Tofe and the
.htittfe ep'itcisrred ; -e
t'tMr Bayard offered -a fefohitiOQ
for he appointmen t 6i three" IeaT
cMaatrs bf th&rSdent io rW
jit&ihe iaiws of Mirand arid Vir
ginia, ,f and forra therefroni;a iiai
formyiteni;forjhed JuipDia, to report the fame to Cor
. ' men and Commrr nf tK. Tin,o4
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