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' ""'"AO ' f 'At i 7 - '"v j' J t 'j ft F . J vr i '7 I. Js- . . . ' FRIDAY, AUGUST 30,1816; f - , .4r,:L.w, .v t 1 nIv:Aiif driers f? theBinVf tetKV::: -Ii :hfCh the . V Woil TBS WRtTACT OT Tut k, - : iTttdsury PIP a . , 'flrmtvK-The inrorraaVion com? Seated WthU pcprtmcnt renders tWturt cfBf400,0Q0. dollars 10 gold and f ntr com, uu - r-y on iecant-Jir .ubscnption. to i th. S,k of the OnilW SU(evclame t ihflhin .thcitr' ofPhUadclphui, Toe the election otth direcfors.yhi) Ai ka 'incident,-. M0"?"? IMj dhtv, UU prfsurocd, tht jou ble building commence tlio ba iae.u f the Banket the phce de.g, Wted "for hbltfn.thp elecUon rend conforfuio5 toe-.j;eoeralfjiat or io-ed to make ucb other pteparatorr j imnSemcat, : U ;TM? Accelerate the, operation! 01 uso inu- iatioo. Ith, indeedof;ri5h:?mP0Lr aoce to the peoplera? well as to the f the United Slates, that JtheBafik orthe'Uhited Stales should-j oriraoized and active state' before the 0th of February next, when the, paper of the State Banks hich iavc not returned, to metal licriajr? mets, oust l?c rejected fnllje collect Xioa of duties -and taxes r and hen iudi Banks, vrill, nnivpidablj cease to be the depositaries ofihep?bridrr': yenue.. - - . In thisvievr of the subject, I am en? thorised bjf Uie rresmeni to recom raend that jou cause to be prepared jach books, -and epgravings and "paper, is jou shall deem necessary; for -th$ commencement of jhc bdslhess of the Bank, as sooa as the Directors, stall be chosen by the stockholders, If, however, an onpojtiroity or curt, it tvill ie proper to consult the directors ho bare been appointed, by the;goyernf raent, although not members of your Board, opon the measures; pursued j in consequence of this recoomeoda-tion.- - v ' " .With the advantages of the proposed antidpaVion, it'is believed, -that the iBank of the United States mayTe ip operation before' the lnt' of January next; and a 'hope is 'still indulged, that the btatc Barks isill either.con furm to that eveut, auoptjLKepA liud cwntcrnplAtfd by the Legislature Jthe 2Uh of iFebrtiavy) for n genera,! f csnrnption- of pcci; f avenenta. :; I have the "Honor to Lc, Gefitlimen very respectfully, your most obedient errant k. s. ; n the!6tb centurTi ll.B 1.7 4iMU'v.fniiAw no- no moreremarwuio v. , ? account of a young Sic, which accou wei drawn ? by inejd; of onw, who hai itfritLdton in bis company fqr leyen orbtdays h 1 ' at Frankfort, in the state of Kenfccky, in December. 1805. when upr Xfthirty Indian chiefs from the a Ucihorde. upoti the Missoan and ese and iRrMnfa?e. ltastlie nrstumcne had ererbeen in a white settlement; and previous to hb coming to St. Louis, had mortal but the natives of his woods. .-.'His suture was five feet ten aod I- k-ir inrhf. The. Dronortion of rus limbs was equal to that of those exquisite j models of art, wwen in,egcniuioi quity has left as a standard fcr modern Uste. His complexion, and the skin of his body, .although not as fair as the O- siiges, (who are as wuue as wc tiucia of the Umteu autcs,; were not o ui. as U5c other Indians. Hb eyes were en tirely destitute of that dark ferocity which is a general characteristic 0f the Indian tribes. - Thev were" quick and penctrat- hng, ancl at the same time; had that placid regard -which always: fascinates and at tracts atteptionVV His face, it is true, was painted, but even la this he displayed a uusic uncommon to savages. TThe colors were laid on and blended together with all the art and delicacy of a theatrical performer. I never beheld a youth who seemed &o much to realize thar'picturc, which the pen of Xenophon has drawn of young Cyrus, when residing with his grandfather Astyages. But the mental talents of this youthful Sac Jar surpassed the charms of his person. "Tlie astonish ing powers of memory he pssscssed, I discovered in the following manner 1 was curious to know in what manner he wcpld pronounce the words of different languages, and to ascertain whattanguage, of those w hicli I understood, the organs of his-speech were best adapted to express. Upon reading several lines of English, I was surprised to find he repeated the same im mediately afterme, without the mistake of a single word. To determine whether this was the effect of memory alone, I took up a volume of the Minor Greek Poets, and read twenty lines of Bion'sepi? taph on the death of Adonis. The sono roosmelody for which this little poem is so remarkable, ' was the caiise of my se lecting itJ, t He recited the twenty lines after me with, an error of only four word. This was a specimen of memory which, I Dcueve tcw ot the best Xi reek scholars can boast, of being able to recite twenty lines of Greek verse from a single read ing. I next read twenty lines from the Erst pastoral of Virgil, ije had more dif ficulty in recollecting tljcse. Hovever, after several repetitions, be accomplished it- I now made a trial of English poetry, acdead the same number of lines from the first book of PopeV Iliad. These he recollected after twice reading. The most remarkable circumstance was," that h,e recked all those Hues of Greek, Latin, and English,. the next' day, without any practice in the mean ti c. Th e talent he possessed "of communicating his ideas, as well as for receiving ethers, was a9 eje tracrdlaary. Although he was as "much a atrariger to the English lanniAre. as the lnttsge of the SacH was foreign to me, yet, after the first day, we experienced odif5cnlty in exchanging with each other uur acjjuiuenui upnii ail SUDjeClS. lie re- maineq in ifranalort seven or eighVdays, during whfcbtime I niade it my business to "enjoy exclusively his comoanv. The Kentucky legislature was then in session, and there were several intefes;in argu- JfrtCl. Jo 5 it, Giuu, Krxsa. i 1 ' '4' " F rorn tiff FtUnSar InteUigenqrr INDIAN GENIUS. We bavp both' wen and . heard tof .jfuch. examples of extroanrdioary ta Jentsinthe Aborigines of this country, is cause qs todeplore the unhappy fate of the Indian tribeV. Perhaps the mvjlired nations of Europe arV rjot a . ble to n rod ace an' indWidiiai, of 'h . same astonishing powtrsas were ex ,uioucu uy a jogngcqici 01 me J m tribe of Indiani who inhabit 1 I Jacs, , - - V anks ol the Missiisinm abovft-th n rerlllinois. 'The story of 'the admi .CibleCficbton, who attracted the no- iwcuts uciween mr UJay and M. Grundy upoo the Policy of bank jestablisbments; but I could neither listen to the eloauence w the one, northeloffical reaannintftf th other. -The conversation and remarks of this.Indmn youth,' whom' the God of Na cmM to have inspired, not only af forded roe wore , pleasure, hut mpre b strafcUon; Vere I'to name any period of my Wkm wi,ich I hayc enjoyed true fe liaty, I shouUhaveo hesitation infixing upon those ew". days -which I spent; in .company .with this Ind ' I had seldom "J? 7 ? -Mho bad a there e& 1 J a l1?0 curate eyp in, sketch- . ?? beauties of nature thari he had: Akliough It was the monlh 'pf December? yet' the weather w&i ui,t3mmotiiy dry. and 3? i ?c lahl VedouVselvcr;Vome hourj ach day in .delineator the plctur expje scenery frith, wUch . FraukYort is d,re? exnectctl fnrm kn' eonversant; with .the works jf ppusim; vatofrltosavcr Claudp L6f tafneA The interest .which i felt5 for this extfaordmas 7ywh; induced me to.maean appjica:; uon to Mr efferMiwpresiiv-eJS desire fct be ib'QUld.he:nulie4 -in-' tV United States and edtxfated at scme'rrt Inary; etrVtsidentrwas pleased to favour me witb an answer utf m the subjecf, concurring Ayith; ir tie jamx wish; but stating that from the nni fortane circomslaiice of several .of the aacahavipgcd on the;r to Wash ington, it .was thougbt proper that be anA hv a dhTefent route mart'Kentucr kyj'sQ that I eyer hanopprtunUy rof 'I,' .'.:vv-- ''-'iiyjiW, :.::' ;rv . The hecount given of this IediabVe are of opinion furnishei the bgst solution as'tp the means employ 4 by i young Colburri, the celebrated aritlnetitl.prodtgy'i' who was' r hie fb extract square.and cube roots by ai instantaneous pdrception. We have seen this boy! and have been present at his exhibitions ; Urat we are satisfied Ujat his solutions were the result of the strength of memory and not instinctive perception., We believe that tye naa prerviousiy com mittedto memory a table ofthe , squares and cubes of numbers to a certain extent. and by means of this" table he performed J those solutions wnicn aipcireu so ordinary to spectators. There is ho facul ty ofthc mind which, particularly inyoutT, is capable' of such improvement ,as the memory; andltisto be regretted thit more attention is not paid to thb in edu cation. Wei are told by Mr; Fuss, a pu pi! of the great uler, that two of Afr. Euler's pupils had calculateo; by memory alone a converging series as far as the seven teenth tennjand found on enmpar ng the result with written results, that they on)y differed one j unit a the fiftieth" figure ! The same writer Informs lis that Mr.-E. iri;order to exercise hb' little grandson in the extraction of roots, caused him o commit to memory a table of the six first powers of all numbers frotr 1 to 1Q0, by which means the boy j could readily, an swer the root'of any number comprised in the table. The late excellent Gav.Pae followed the same praticerwith his cbtl ijren, and he had one son, who at the age; of 7 or 8, was able to perform the sarrie extraordinary calculations by memory 'is jhe prodigy Colburn. i This young matt - - j - a ' ' excited more attention in Europe than he merited. Professor Stewart has the fal lowing renJark regarding him in his se cond volume upon, the Mind 44 In some rare anomalous cases, a rapidity! of Judgment in the more complicated con I cems of life, appears in individuals who j have had so few opportunities of profiting 1 by experience, that it seems on supcrh : ciiJ view to be the immediate gift of Hea i Ten. But in all such' instances, (although ; a great tteal must undoubtedly be ascrib ed to an inexplicable aptitude or predis position of the intellectual powers) jwc may be perfectly' assured", that every judgment of the understanding is preced- j cd by a process of reasoning or deduction. wucmer me muiviauai lumseix oe auie 10 recollect it, or wot. Of this I can no more dcubt, than 1 1 could I briufg myself to be lieve that the arithmetical prodigy who has of late so justly attracted the atten tion . of ; the curbus,jis ale to extract squareand cube roots by an instinctive perception, because the process of mental calculation, by which! he is led to thd re sult, eludes all his efforts to recover iu" , Jf professor Stewart had been fortunate enough to have been an eye witness toj the operations of thistxiy, we are persuajded he would have agreed wutius, and have attributed to the powers of memory what he ijow supposes was'perfbrmedby a'brcn cess of . reasoning or decjiictiod,"- In the case of the Sac Indian, it is evident the reciting of the Greek, Latin, and English "verse, was an effort r f memory alone.' and that reasoniug or deduction had nothing to do in the bu jiness, i The boy Colburn, inv like manjicr, might have had a table W tne powers of numbers, m his memory, which, enabled him to 'give ready solutions of their roots. j- , . j, f,cN :i2r-j v r- fflHB. Trustees of tl 2 Gr?eAcademy ma. JL hifestingr a.a.iposit.i-to,emmoyf ypme gentIeman,Trl3 can ccr.D -veil recorarapiaea. to Uce chairj 3 cf thtir Ac r derayj'as 'pS TitKeii'do- nrcfTir ' to civs, unto anr; silch gentleman forhU i erv'ices d jrin- the termW one'vear. thfitt? cf tlx hisr.lt ed dollars. "No person may apply unlets he cn xdme well i commenaea. Abetters ,j saar cssjl w .m scribef, post pai, at Sn& HHW Greene ounf xyt N. C. wiU beduly att ended tP&t June 5th; 1816. ,;' IriSrJaq FAiyiENTON FALL RACES K -m r m m ' . ' i ' I J- UK j 010, TTJTLL commence "over the Warrenton Course, on Wednesday the 25th day of September next.'. I;" .. ' j k 8warrsTAXVfb'r three VearoldGolts'and Pilliesj 'mileheatty enirance ftfty dollars,- b4f forfeit three or more'to make araceto close on the day of the facers entriea, jto Je made with the Proprietor. 4 ! ' "4 : .Samedayi a Saddle rice .mile beats. Hhe best 3 W5C free for Mules only belonEsnir to the covty V carrying.. eacl3L catch, without paying wiy entrance, t "w V.Trr:-, ;.!: , 1 heatsV -.The PaotlixToa's Pcassjfwotnile h The"focrr Cr-aWkssahreemHa thfc. wholft ' amount- of theiubscrptiohr upward of 400'dolls.4) ree jfcxij. inse trance to iobsdrihera 20. in'nonittilikrj-ihr 50 doUs.; Which trasce gdes toWttSirCev: made the evening: i receedg etch 4ayji eVcV b3:auMetlitb,thp'A of.tlae Cwrsfc X5. govcrn-w herfOTJ- ;V.TheSuhscriber pi edges bfcuifnavJiuSe r. z 1a exceiienx order, wita good' stables f Ljuerfacs; gtatjs;? 't.. aa BailVvill;be? proVided tij (he "suJit TIJIS IS TO GIYE NQXiq THAT. Separate proposals will be received at? the office of the Secretaryfbr-.the Department of War, until the S W jUy ojPQc- tober nexVv'iuclusive, for the supply of all rations that may be required' for. the useof the United States, from the' 1st day of June, 1817inclusive, to the 1st day bf June 1818, within the States, Territories and Districts, following; viz $ ! : '. 1 "1st. At Detroit, Micbllimackinac, Fort Wayne, Chickago, and their Immediate "rlcl nities, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed,' ;iharch'ed or recruit ed, ithin tlie. Territory of Michigan, the v.cinity of tne Upper Lakes' and jL'ie state of Ohio and on or adjacehtto they'" ?rs pt Lake MlCIl-gan. : ; .jC7t: ... 2d. At anyplace or places Cwhere troops' are or mav be stationed, marched or recruit ed within the States of Kentucky and '.Ten nessee.4 . ; . , 3d; At any place "or places where troops are or may be stationed, marchedf W recruited within the Illinois Indiana and Jifissouri Territories.. ' ,. '. ' . - . v-; , i 4th At any place or; places jWnere.Has. are or may be stationed, marched or recWHy4 within the Mississippi Territory, the,state of Louisiana and their vicinities north pf the jjojpn ot aiexico. V. ? , v ;5th. !At any place or places where -troops are or maybe stationed,: marched or reeruit within the Ditrict of $faine and state of few Hampshire. ' V 6th. j At any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruitt etl within the state of Massacb etta, f;- 7th. J At any place or places;, where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recmited with-.n the states of Connecticut' ahdthode Island " ' ' " '"t- 8U1. At any place or places where troops are or may fee "stationed, marched or recruited Within the state of JTew-York, north of the iiignianas ana wnnin uic siair 01 y enuonu -i 9thJ At any place orTplacfes wh"ere'troops are or may be sutioned, marched or -recruit-i el within tlie state of Nctrr York, sotitl of the Highlands, includitig West Point riid -within the state of New Jersey. '"'r " ' ; ; Oth: ' jit any place or places where troops are orijmaybe'sUtibned, march ed or recruit ed within the state of Pennsylvania. t llth.TAt any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruit ed within the" states of Delaware, Maryland j and the District of Columbia,' t , fe 12 h. At any place or places here troops are or may be stationed, marched or recrdjit ed within the state ofVirginia: :,.'gfyy 13th. tit any place or places wheretipops' are Or may be stationed, marched or recrbit ed Vithin the state ;of JfortK-CaroUna. rfffi 14Ui. At any; place or. places whdre troops are or may be stationed, marched orUrjKnruif ed within the state ofSduthCaroiinaJvi 15th. At any place c places where jtroopsi are or may be stationed, marched or rectus e 1 "within the-state of jGeorgia including thai part of the greek's lanot lying, within the ter ritorial limits of said state... X- 1 a. A ration to consist of on pound and one quarter of beef. or. three quarters of'a pound 01 wuieu pore. eignemvpuixes 01 oreaaor flour; one gill of rr ,"vb4skey or brand anci at the rate of t &o qwrts of safti four quarts of rinegar, four pounds of soap, and oh e poupcj,. and one half of cajidles'to eruiidreds!;: tions N The prices of the seyeralcpment parts of the ration shall be specifiedbut the UniUid SUtes .reve the. rit;itinakinfir such! alterationsa th e price 6F the comfipjient j pans 01 in e r&uon aioresaia, as snai t maxe uie prieijf of ;.eacif. pirt.thereofbeaf it j as"t propor t; H to the proposed price of tie whole ration The rations areata be furnish ed ui l $utli dutn imes,l inatxc '.swuav aii timesifaurm the terhVof rdnoseotontajc !ie suIM ent for tlie.cumionof etrQopsrMsbt toQathsHH'advan provisions if th"esame shall bertWredtl Is also tob nerirt commahdants 6C 1 - rtlne ;plaCesn)bsts eallffoRVeachs;;whW pjt 1 auwjr suppnea ''ox .iiacvproYisions mwi vaTvteias fa the tascwtlon? of ibbmmiindc; shbeoleemed'priaffii I Jt- i' tuidtbtut jtl contractlartd'L Of Ul AJV1W CU4At.t4h V joavtil II.Llb QVlp LiV W thetrps, nfd th 1 f. waimefl,at;a Teaser o; rapi Freacbcr 1 1 VCtopet to' cjiargjl J their instil: amttoi ac tV-i'4? C 1 aendf$allJttrToluehperorbog5 .; cl cter is bnexeeptionable, anoV fchc tt . ;' 1 buitiesaf'c dequatetoBoth'statna nxed- ' ,; f; ;?rcAnrfrt. bsglyexf, V r 1 ; : yetfer addressed to the sutlber pUv v . JOHN M!?L'BLL:AIjftfc; - - ' I ; tNI)OLLiU31iB;4R9 Tl AN A WAV from th, wbSeberBfM IV in Rdwan 61 (he Yadkin t'boujaa to ConrtorRowMJtolesrtrthe irtor rtystrry of a Blacksmiih-sked btwten"sxteei eYenteeo.vfbrr 1 "leetB orcKehfgh; atout made black hir.' and-black eyes rid , . ,con!ectedi4hdYnerallf forwsfg in p&i , -,' pkny i tand when 4,eje;.ti Jnq!dshijkpifev , tne icjit nana 1 jtnu t irixtn w.iu u43vwm right handed," 1 Mptfose: h3U aUemrt l3 pass by the nami'of -A Ifred aVV Itttt' nt ' wheja he left me; a homespan n sedpat r , and nankeen nanfiloonst is ofLcr 'clcthlej not recouecteo. n ny persoiicspBMV's'PS 1 f s said Cjlortn and return ng Jm.ro toepr: so ; oorifiHijng him in shy JaiKbat l;eUilra agiiij lhali receive the.above reward andll;re v , August 1, 181g ':J' i&toZj'J onr mwnRRn riFTV!DOLt ; ? i it a rw AHi?r r T;-A. direct by'the 'coVraandjng .oneer of Artiirerm'the ha1i0wvfi ChartastoOk SvC.toonerthervereTiu,tTgether . j!l f?asnabl"ex',- fbr4upfeh'ensior4 anddehvery tVhimjOf fiie!follof in eteri from the comptruhuVr fflyomnSndwiT .-. AacBTBaizt ! . cBAcaiir, a p6ei;born Qladf ;nVCX aLout2S years old.tifeetonelncb. . highrof fair complexioblaibair igrey cyesv - i it V.4 ana protessioii aecpooimasxec ; nf, oc Btrted'fiom'rrrt'Motriem oJC Charleste Jufy 18U.V: J' 4t ""Ml W7iiiA3 HiTts,7a private, torn about 22 years old fjve feet ffmches hb of dark complexion, blapkhaTr,' klacV ej e?, aij4 v by profession alabobrefr He;deserted frobi ort MouJtie,m AW 814T." , .', J rbabo4yearsld, 5 feet 10 incW. 4- 3 mm Art rrmt HfniiHt in Srt 3' ' Jxjs Sraaxs r private. oYh ut CasweU, N. Obbut 23 "years old, fet t mctsbigb, of dark complexion, blackjbair, WacK. y e&i and bv brbfessinria labourer Ife tleierted. 1 from jorr Moultrie fti Nvepiber; &f y vyofBixs VBestwood, apnvaicj poru in vu thefioraV JW, Cabout years obl '.five (Ut nillC. 41JJTU AjV ti m vjj U IJ l -A i VI , -1 dark. 1 IK fart- smith; rHedwertfitbo J t ingham, NiVC 'alipui 2$years pld, feetnin - . v ,J 'inchea hjgiofdarkcompIexi6ngtsand Jl blue eyes aiid by profeRsipp" a Jabourer, - Ho' s-""sJ i J deserted from, Tort JohnsQn,Hin .the ITirbpc x ' .ofQiarieston onltKeSdbfMarcbJast;' ;rv AMXPTXXT,Vpnya "Afti ?' fi. abctii d years old . i feet' JOinchs high; tt'f; V, of dirk cofnprex'rortri)Ufcfc hair, blue pfaz aCd , .! byprofession ilaljourerr life desedmtl rVj t ,WATtti.GoaxA3r;a private, born in jloff, "vi'i Hi ingDami.Cabout' ; . I inches ign "of faip.cQmplxk)n; I'vark ba , r 'f bWeeyes,V.f r.tl bypwfessUbojurer.-' t to4esrid froniIjIobni(m on JSfcdFeaU1 . vjj. ,fftAJE3 3xs, ajiriyatethiSlSaTA & .V Jnfbe trr ftrreirpirwtheneUegiWu V 0ovatay dcrifeUVttrpll,rca . i.' M lnfcf bn eent.that, hedejiert ftM;. ' 6pP.rjaAlrEitsik a privaeborn btPery V -7 a t . Qvtab6ut'25yeaw 5ct aftebef jf '4 biqfctofiomplex V ft eyes ahop y-profijssion a,Jiatter.YZiedeser- iHjonjLoii pryaie; norn.inx?rang, , , ft about : 34Vears old. 5fr?t$ tncW bb,!ot V. si'J " tpWobli- hryblack yel:mj; V" ' .-f?sijoftjc r; it -ite-: about jears pW 5 fee 10 .V; v inc.highi of darlc cpmplexW IJTbi '5 I r?rt MoUiuHie abouftte f st c t i ,Jwan?,privre,rnijB , hiof swsihy compiexibni HgbVhaif bhj? , c.WsSot labourer. ; .r v jbob.eax? ;old,rffi ieet eeve$ f 1 r-'" uc aepTwiaxions Oiuincxpyipr pyigaas oj 11 tlijtrbnns bf therUhiMr'titesi shall ejfatd lUJEsl t ivVVr.: :64.V.' k wvni: J J iw'wku.rjcoinpijexjon, oiac. uair,,. - 1 blackci? -ndjtyprofer a Uboufer;-? cleopl ldesyasaai - boiIbX3hai&V 1 triiV-itKiVmWA'v : kSCLt.- ,Sd WtSi6i labourer Thjt vi J Thelvem; ofrer)uirmffthat iii Ta to&ete coTiractsVshalU oreaeaaa h5ettWbeeV irery?ot mift atjoyetxameA titsejners. jtotne Cemmsir:)fIieeHf ATtillertSiithe Har ljefPMrlcsoe to anythernSeer ii; ;aia supiYmgFccn3ajiwaj should be rea 4 V j A 2 - 4 "V. 4 4
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