term of three fucceffive years, to which the conftitution limits the continuance of an individual in that station, he was re-elected with unanimity, and difcharged the duties of the office with applaufe. After this period, it is probable that the hardships contracted in the American revolution, and the decripitude arifing from his wounds, contributed to bring on a premature decline, and rendered the evening of life more uncomfortable than a foldier and publick fervant of his rank and merit had a right to expect, and finally he funk into the grave, leaving that behind him of which no circumstance can now deprive him, the character of an honest and honourable man, an intrepid foldier, a firm patriot, and a liberal, hofpitable, and friendly citizen. At Albany, N. Y. the 26th inft on her return from Saratoga Springs, Mrs. LYDIA DOWNES, of this place, at. 50. Few perfons have acted their parts on the stage of life with greater propriety than this excellent woman. Her powers of intellect, naturally quick and forcible, had been improved by a good education, and much neceffary intercourfe with the world, In fcenes of affliction she was collected and decifive. Her buoyant mind was never long depreffed by trouble. She endeavoured to throw off its weight and forget its preffure, by enlarging the circle of her duties, and afpiring to execute them with credit to herself and advantage to her friends. Her plans for domestick competence, comfort, and reputation, were formed with judgment, profecuted with diligence, and crowned with fuccefs. As a mother, fhe manifefted a providence and tenderness for her children, a folicitude for their prefent and future well-being, which did equal honour to her understanding and her heart. As a benefactress to the poor, her lofs will be fecretly deplored by feveral who have feen better days; for though she was a pattern of enterprize and industry to the well, she was full of compaffion and alms to the indigent and fick. As a member of the church of Chrift her behaviour was correct and exemplary. She loved and frequented the ordinances and worship of God, and cheerfully contributed to their maintenance and order. Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain; but a wo man that feareth the Lord fee fhall be praised. Give ber of the fruit of her bands; and let her own works praife her in the gates. At Roxbury, 25th inst. Mrs. HENRIETTA HOWE, æt. 25. "Ob, fbe is gone! The talking foul is mute: She's bufb'd: No voice nor mufick now is beard: The bower of beauty is more ̧ fill than death; The rofes fade; and the melodious bird That wak'd their feets, has left them now forever." In Connecticut, Rev. JEREMIAH LEARNING, D. D. aged 87. At Kingston, Rhode-Island, Hon. S. J. POTTER, Efq. æ t. 54, one of the Senators of the United States from that State. At New-Orleans, Mrs. GRACE GURLEY, wife of John W. Gurley, Efq. and daughter of Mr. Wm. Stackpole of this Dropfy in the brain, ly. 9m. nick, 278, 70y. Infantile com- S3w. 1m, Im," plaints, 211m, ly. Mortification, 74y. A French emigrant, having 22 obtained interest to get Old age, 79y. 1 Rheumatifm in ftomach, 41y. 1 Spina bifida, 3d. 1 23 28 7 Total 58, In the third column are placed thofe, of zuhom the fex is not returned. This feems neceffary in order to prove the accuracy of the returns. his name erafed from the fatal lift, after his expences were paid, found himfelf in poffeffion of but a moderate fum. He returned to France, and finding his land fold, he was obliged to refign it, and purchas ed a cottage in the neighbourhood of his former eftate, where, by cultivating his own little gar 3 den, he might at least breathe his native air, and walk under the fhade of thofe trees which had been the fcene of infant paftimes. The poffeffor of his domain was not prefent at the time; one day he received a letter from him an nouncing his arrival, and requesting the honour of his company to dinner with him. The first emotion this letter excited was indignation; the second curiofity; but how could he behold with fang froid the fpoiler of his municated his embarraffment to property? The emigrant comone of his neighbours, who affuring him of the probity of the poffeffor, perfuaded him to go on the day appointed; he went, and was received with the most marked politenefs; he teftified his af tonifhment and expreffed a wifh for an explanation, but was anfwered with," Sir, I never speak on business before dinner; it is now served up, take your feat." When the emigrant took up his napkin, he found under it three keys. "This is your place, Sir, I imagine." "No, thofe keys are your's; after dinner I will explain this enigma to you." The dinner appeared long to the em igrant; after which, going into another room, the gentleman ad ↑ Every month we find fome cafes returned ureler names unintelligible or unknorun. It is therefore defired that physicians would return their cafes under names received by nofologifts; or when that cannot be done with propriety, to return age and fex without the name of the difeafe. VARIETIES. We are favoured with useful meteorological obfervations from all parts of the United States. From New-Orleans, by the editor of the Union Gazette, we have obfervations for Auguft, at 9, A. M. and 3 and 9, P. M. 84, 86, 83-higheft 95, lowelt 79-rain nine times. The obfervations for Norfolk, for the firft 15 days of October, morning and evening, 56, 63-rain on the 9th and 11th highest wind on the 10th winds variable. Barom. from 29, 70, to 30, 60.-Salem. Reg. dreffed him as follows; "Sir, thefe keys belong to your bureau; you will find every thing as you left it; money, jewels, and papers, nothing has been misplaced; this is the key of your wardrobe; your plate, your linen is there; this third is that of your cellar; nothing has been taken out of it but the wine we have just been drinking; all here belongs to you; there is alfo fome land which I have acquired, of which thefe deeds will put you in poffeffion." "But, Sir," faid the emigrant, "I ought to be as delicate as you, and reimburse you what you paid for it." "No, Sir; for three years I have enjoyed the revenue of your estate; therefore, according to ftrict juftice, I fhall remain in your debt." London paper, April 6. SELECT SENTENCES. How can any perfon of real feeling agree with Lord Shaftfbury, that "ridicule is the test of truth."-Truth has courage but no effrontery, and is very liable to be laughed out of coun tenance. The recollection of having been ferviceable to a fellow creature, conveys a pleafing kind of fenfation which it is difficult to deferibe, but which Shakespeare expreffed thus:"It comes over the heart as foft mufick does over the ear;" "Like the fweet south That breathes upon a bank of violets." It is moft fortunate for men to have hearts fo framed that they derive pleasure from fuch recollections. They are constructed to do good to others for their own fakes. Too true it is that feminaries of learning, as well as particular fhops, are frequented more on account of what they have been, than what they are. So many inftances might be produced, that it seems to be a prevailing opinion, that talents and genius, like cats, are more attached to particular walls, and houfes, than the perfons who refide within them. Infolence raifes ftronger indig nation than even injuftice, and for no better reason than because pride is lefs wounded by the one than the other. For this reafon, a continual obfervance of little attentions, make more friends than real fervices. Real fervices relieve our wants; attentions flatter our pride. Our wants are removedour pride remains. How true it is that a weak, or contemptible man of high rank, is like a man on the top of a or in an eminent situation in life, feem little to him—and where he fteeple, from whence all the world feems little in the eyes of all the world, as the poet fays of other powerless would-be-great things, "For lo! he takes a giant's ftride! His ftrength of mind to fhew; So have I feen a beetle wade Exult-and fall below!" Along the grafs-then climb a blade, Char. Cour perhaps the most useful and profitable of all plants of that species, which can be raised. The feed was fupplied by a French emi grant. It is fo tender that it is dreffed in three or four minutes boiling. It affords excellent food for cattle, and they feed upon it very greedily; it occafions cows to yield abundance of milk, and at the fame time keeps them in flesh. In bulk, rapidity of growth, and for the little culture it requires, it exceeds all other of the Braffica fpecies.-The talk acquires the thickness of a man's leg, and is ufed when dry for fuel. REMEDY FOR THE ASTHMA. An eminent divine, (fays a London paper) prefents us with the following receipt, which he fays is more valuable than gold, and which he affures us has given wonderful relief to numberlefs perfons who were fadly afflicted with pains in their bowels, colds, and althmatick disorders, and even to many who were bordering on a confumption. Take a handful of feverfew, rosemary tops and linfeed, bruife the feed, and boil all together in three pints of water till half reduced, ftrain it off, and add as much citron, Narbonne honey, as the ftomach will bear, take two table fpoonfuls night and morning. If a child, one fpoonful is fufficient; if a long ftanding aithmatick complaint, with difficulty in breathing, take the honey on toafted bread every morning with new or warm milk, or tea made of rofemary, or fage; it will cure them if perfevered in. ASTRONOMY. The Aftrologers alarmed Europe in 1186, by announcing a conjunction of all the planets, which was to occafion extraordinary ravage. I have spoken of this in my aftronomy: but being defirous to know whether this rare and fingular phenomenon really took place that year, C. Flauguergue, affociate of the Inftitute, a zealous aftronomer undertook to make the neceffary calculations, and found, indeed, that on the 15th of September, 1186, all the planets were comprehended between 6 figns, and 6 figns 10 degrees of longitude. This is not exactly a conjunction, but many thousands of years perhaps muft elapfe before there will be fuch an approximation towards a conjunction. (Signed) DE LALANDE. HUDSON, June 21. Curiofity. This city is fupplied with water from a fountain about 2 miles diftant, by means of an aqueduct. For feveral weeks, pipes in the lower end of Warren street had been almost complete ly dry, whilft in every other part of the city the water run with its ufual force. This led to an examination of the main conduit pipe (formed of logs) when it was discovered,that the roots of a willow tree, had found their way through the joints of a private pipe, and from thence had proceeded to the main pipe, where they had grown and increased to fuch an immenfe number of fine fibres, that the bore of the main log, for about 20 feet, was entirely filled up. On farther examination, it was alfo found, that the private pipe, from whence the roots had proceeded, was full of roots for the fame or a greater diftance,making in the whole about 40 feet. The feparate roots were so closely and firmly matted together, as to form a mafs almoft tulid. |