"My brethren! we stand on the borders of an AWFUL GULF, which is swallowing up all things human. And is there, amidst this univerfal wreck, nothing ftable, nothing abiding, nothing immortal on which poor, frail, dying man can faften?

"Afk the hero, afk the fatefman, whose wisdom you have been accustomed to revere, and he will tell you. He will tell you did I fay? He has already told you, from his death bed, and his illumined fpirit ftill whispers from the heavens, with well known eloquence, the folemn admonition.

"Mortals! haftening to the tomb, and once the companions of my pilgrimage, take warning and avoid my errors-Cultivate the virtues I have recommendedChoose the Saviour I have chofen-Live difinterestedly-Live for immortality; and would you refcue any thing from final dif folution, lay it up in GCD."

Hesuscitation.

! From the CONNECTICUT COURANT.

Messrs. HUDSON & GOODWIN,

IF you judge the following account. will fubferve the caufe of humanity, pleafe to give it a place in your ufeful pa

per.

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Living near the outlet of the great pond fo called in this town, where the water for the ufe of mills is carried a fiderable diftance in the public highway in a canal and trough, and in a neighborhood pretty thickly, fettled, and children. playing about the ftream having fometimes fallen into the water and been expofed to drowning, induced me to attend to the account which have been published of the means used to reflore life to drowned people, and to make the fubject a matter of enquiry and attention. Among the variety of methods recommended, I was induced to believe, from the furprifing elfect of afhes in reftoring drowned fowls to life, that the application would be as efficacious when applied to drowned perfons, as any I had heard fuggefted. On Monday, the g'h inftant, a child of Mr. Caleb Mufon, about fifteen months old, was taken out of the water apparently dead. From the place where it fell in, it had floated down the ftream about fixty feet in a fwilt current through a gate hole in the bottom of the mill-trough, where the water falls fix feet, and was found lodged in trafh under water. must have been in the water at least fifteen minutes, and it was the univerfal opinion of thofe prefent, that any attempt to reBore it to life would be totally unavailing.

SOLOMON ROCKWELL.
Winchester, 13th of July, 1804.

Miscellany.

You

I however determined to try the experi- impute thefe lines not to a petulent itch of
ment of afhes; accordingly had his clothes fcribbling, but to the most unfeigned foli-
taken off, fpread fome warm afhes taken citude for the future tranquility of your
from the fire-place, on flannel, and wrap-
from the fire-place, on flannel, and wrap. mind, and for your reputation. I fincere-
ped the child in the flannel, with the afh-ly lament the infatuation of the times,
es next his fkin; ordered tobacco.fmoke when men of fuch a ftamp as Mr. Bur
to be injected into his body, and foon. ap. goyne and Mr. Howe can be feduced into
fo impious and nefarious a fervice by the
plied an addition of hot afhes directly on
his bowels. After operating in this way artifice of a wicked and infidious court
about eight or ten minutes, together with and cabinet. You, Sir, muft be fenfible
blowing into his mouth, to the aftonifh. that thefe epithets are not unjustly fevere.
ment of all prefent, figns of life began to You have yourfelf experienced the wick.
appear, water in large quantities iffued ednefs and treachery of this court and ca
from his mouth. A potion of phyfic was binet. You cannot but recollect their
given him, in about two hours, and in manœuvres in your own felect committee,
twenty-four hours he was able to walk, and the treatment your felf as prefident re-
and is now entirely recovered. This fuc- ceived from these abandoned men.
cannot but recollect the black business of
cefsful experiment ought to operate as a
caution to all who read the account not to St. Vincents, by an oppofition to which
abandon too haftily to their fate those who you acquired the highest and most deierv.
are fo unfortunate as to be drowned; but ed honor. I fhall not trouble you with
to make trial of the most approved means, my opinion of the right of taxing Ameri.
in circumstances where there is the leaft ca without her own confent, as I am afraid,
poffibility of fuccefs: for it is better to from what I have seen of your fpeeches,
make an experiment on ninety-nine per. that you have already formed your creed
fons and fail of fuccefs, than fuffer one to upon this article; but I will boldly affirm,
perifh who might be reflored to life. had this right been eftablifhed by a thou
fand ftatutes, had America admitted it
from time immemorial, it would be the
duty of every good Englishman to exert
his utmost to diveft Parliament of this
right, as it must inevitably work the sub-
verfion of the whole empire. The mala
dy under which the ftate labours is indif
putably derived from the inadequate re-
presentation of the fubject, and the vast
pecuniary influence of the crown. To
add to this pecuniary influence and incom-
petency of reprefentation, is to infure and
precipitate our deftruction. To with any
addition can fcarcely enter the heart of a
citizen who has the leaft fpark of public
virtue, and who is at the fame time capa-
ble of feeing confequences the moft im-
mediate. I appeal, Sir, to your own con-
fcience, to your experience and knowl.
edge of our court and parliament; and I
request you to lay your hand upon your
heart, and then anfwer with your ufual in-
tegrity and franknefs, whether, on the fup-
pofition America fhould be abject enough
to fubmit to the terms impofed, you think
WE have had twenty different accounts a fingle guinea raised upon her, would be
of your arrival at Bofton, which have applied to the purpofe (as it is oftentatioutly
been regularly oontradicted the next morn- held out to deceive the people at home) of
ing; but as I now find it certain that you eafing the mother country? Or whether
are arrived, I fhall not delay a fingle in-you are not convinced that the whole, they
ftant addreffing my felt to you. It is a du-
ty I owe to the friendfhip I have long fin.
cerely proteffed for you; a triendship to
cerely protefled for you; a friendship to
which you have the ftrongeft claims from
the first moments of our acquaintance.-
the firft moments of our acquaintance.
There is no man from whom I have re-
ceived fo many teftimonies of esteem and
affection; there is no man whole efteem
and affection, could, in my opinion have
and affection, could, in my opinion have
done me greater honor. I entreat and
conjure you therefore, my dear Sir, to!

[The célébrated 'letters of JUNIUS, have been re-
cently ascribed to General CHARLES LEE; and we
have seen, in the southern papers, much ingen-
ious speculation on the subject; but, as yet, noth-

ing satisfactory has appeared. To the judges of

style, we refer the following genuine copy of Gen.
Lee's letter to Gen. Burgoyne, on his arrival at
Boston. Let those who are competent decide,
whether this letter discovers the hand of JUNIUS,
or whether the letters of JUNIUS, discover the
hand of Gen. LEE.
Edit. Bal.]

Note. Gen Lee served in Portugal under Gen. Burgoyne

Philadelphia, July 7th, 1775.

MY DEAR SIR,

could exact would be applied folely to heap up fill further the enormous fund for corruption which the crown already poffeffes, and of which a most diabolical use is made. On thefe principles I fay, fir, every good Englishman, abftracted of all regard for America, must oppose her being taxed by The British Parliament; for my own part am convinced that no argument (not totally bhorrent from the fpirit of liberty and the British conflitution) can be produce!

I

ceed. No man is better acquainted with ||
the ftate of this continent than myself. I
have ran through almoft the whole colo-
nies, from the north. I have converfed
with all orders of men, from the first efta-
ted gentlemen to the loweft planters and
farmers, and can affure you that the fame
fpirit animates the whole. Not lefs than
an hundred and fifty thousand gentlemen,
yeomen, and farmers, are now in arms,
determined to preferve their liberties or
perish. As to the idea that the Americans
are deficient in courage, it is too ridicu
lous and glaringly talfe to deferve a feri-
ous refutation. I never could conceive
upon what this notion was founded. I
ferved feveral campaigns in America laft
war, and cannot recollect a fingle inftance
of ill behaviour in the provincials, where
the regulars acquitted themfelves well,
Indeed we remember fome inftances of the
reverse, particularly where the late Colo-
nel Grant, (he who lately pledged himself
for the general cowardice of America) ran
away wtih a large body of his own regiment,
and was faved from destruction by the val-
our of a few Virginians. Such prepofterous
arguments are only proper for the Rigby's
and Sandwich's, from whofe mouths never
iffued, and to whofe breafts truth and de-
cency are utter ftrangers. You will much
oblige me in communicating this letter to
General Howe, to whom I could wish it
fhould be in fome meafure addreffed, as
well as to yourlelf. Mr. Howe is a man
for whom I have ever had the highest love
and reverence. I have honored him for
his own connections, but above all for his
admirable talents and good qualities, I have
courted his acquaintance and friendship,
not only as a pleasure, but as an ornament:
I flattered myself that I had obtained it.
Gracious God! is it poffible that Mr.
Howe fhould be prevailed upon to accept
of luch an office! The brother of him, to
whofe memory the much injured people
of Boston erected a monument, fhould be

mongst us. It was not the demolition of the tea, it was not any other particular act of the Boftonians, or of the other provin ces which conftituted their crimes. But it is the noble spirit of liberty manifeftly pervading the whole continent, which has rendered them the objects of minifterial and royal vengeance. Had they been notoriously of another difpofition, had they been homines ad fervitudinem parotos, they might have made as free with the property of the East-India company as the telonious North himfeit, with impunity.But the lords of St. James's and their mer. cenaries of St. Stephen's well know, that as long as the free fpirit of this great con tinent remains unfubdued, the progress they can make in their fcheme of univerfal defpotifm, will be but trifling. Hence it is that they wage inexpiable war against America. In fhort, this is the laft afylum of perfecuted liberty. Here fhould the machinations and fury of her enemies prevail; that bright goddefs must fly off from the face of the earth, and leave not a trace behind. Thefe, Sir, are my principles; this is my perfuation, and confequentially, I am determined to act. I have now, Sir, only to entreat that whatever measures you purfue, whether thofe which your real friends (myfelt among them) would with, or unfortunately thofe which our accurfed mifrulers fhall dictate, you will fill believe me to be perfonally, with the greateß fincerity and affection, Yours, &c.

fupport of this right. But it would be impertinent to trouble you upon a fubject which has been fo amply, and, in my opinion, fo fully difcufled. I find by a fpeech given as yours in the public papers, that it was by the king's pofitive command you embarked in this fervice. I am fomewhat pleafed that it is not an office of your own feeking, tho', at the fame time, I must confefs that it is very alarming to every virtuous citizen, when he fees men of fenfe and integrity, (becaule of a certain profeffion) lay it down as a rule implicitly to obey the mandates of a court be they ever fo flagitious. It furnishes, in my opinion, the beft arguments for the total reduction of the army. But I am running into a tedious effay, whereas I ought to confine myself to the main defign and purpose of this letter, which is to guard you and your colleagues from thofe prejudices which the fame mifcreants, who have infatuated General Gage, and fill surround him, will labor to inftill into you, against a brave, loyal, and moft deferving people. The avenues of truth will be shut up to you. I affert, fir, that even General Gage will deceive you as he has deceived. himfelf: I do not fay he will do fo defignedly. I do not think him capable; but this mind is fo totally poifoned, and his understanding fo totally blinded by the fo. ciety of fools and knaves, that he no longer is capable of difcerning facts as manifeft as the noon day fun. Laffert, fir, that he is ignorant, that he has from the beginning been confumately ignorant of the principles, temper, difpofition, and force of the colonies. I affert, fir, that his letters to the miniftry, at least such as the public have feen, are one continued. iffue of mifreprefentation, injuftice, and tortured inferences from miftated facts. I affirm, fir, that he has taken no pains to inform himself of the truth; that he has never converled with a man who has had the courage or honefty to tell him the truth. I am apprehenfive that you and your col-employed as one of the inftruments of their leagues may fall into the fame trap, and it deftruction! But the fafhion of the times is the apprehenfion that you may be con- it feems is fuch, as renders it impoffible fiderately hurried by the vigour and activi- that he fhould avoid it. The commands ty you poffefs, into measures which may be of our most gracious fovereign, are to canA meeting of French Citizens has lately fatal to many innocent individuals,, may cel all moral obligations, to fan&ify every been held in Louisiana, to take into conhereafter wound own your feelings, & which action, even thofe that the Satarp of an fideration the fituation of that province. cannot poffibly ferve the caule of thofe eaftern defpot would start at. I fhall now A memorial, defined hereafter to be prewho fent you, that has prompted me to beg leave to fay a few words with refpe&t fented to Congrefs, was drawn ug.*" com addrefs thefe lines to you. I moft de- to myself and the part I act. I was bred plaining of innumerable, grievances, and voutly wish that your industry, valour, up from my infancy in the highest veneration for the liberties of mankind in gener-right of the territory to be immediately inand military talents, may be referved for boldly and magnanimously afferting the a more honorable and virtuous fervice a- al. What I have feen of courts and pringainst the natural enemies of your country, ces convinces me, that power cannot be (to whom our court are fo bafely compla-lodged in worfe hands than in theirs; and cent) and not to be waited in ineffectual at tempts to reduce to the wretched ftate of fervitude, the most meritorious part sof your fellow fubjects. I fay, fir, that any attempts to accomplish this purpofe mult be ineffectual. You cannot poffibly fuc.

of all courts I am perfuaded that ours is
the most corrupt and hoftile to the rights
of humanity. I am convinced that a reg.
ular plan has been laid (indeed every aft
fince the prefent acceffion, evinces it) to
abolish even the shadow of liberty from a

Be it our weekly task,

C. LEE.

To note the passing tidings of the times.

Hudson, September 4.

On Sunday, 2 o'clock, the mercury in the ther

mometer stood at 93.

corporated into the Union as an independent ftate." The memorial has not, as yet, been made public. Mr. Livingflon's motives in this bufinefs can easily be seen

* It is said that this memorial was framed by Edward Livingston, Esq.-this same man left New York, but a short time since, a bankrupt, and acknowledged himself indebted to the United States $100,000.

through. We believe they are more for the gratification of his own private views and individual ambition than for the real good of the country.

A veffel has lately arrived at Baltimore in 40 days from Cadiz, the captain of which ftates, that he was informed by the Vice-Conful that it was probable a war would take place between Spain and the United States. The report was current at Cadiz. The caufe was fuppofed to be fome difpute about Louifiana. It was fo much believed by fome of the Americans, that they were haftening away as fast as poffible.

A late Irish paper contains the following article:

"By a letter from a gentleman at Philadelphia, we are informed, that an important change has been effected in the Conftitution of the United States of North America. Mr. Jefferion has been made Prefident for life."

Altho' this paragraph is penned in rath er a blundering way, ftill we believe it is fubftantially correct, It is not true that Mr. Jefferfon has been made Prefident for life; but nevertheless it is true that an a. mendment has been made to the conftitution which effectually fecures to him that office as long as he pleases to hold it.

It is, said that the office of High Admi. ral of France, will be referved for Jerome Bonaparte.

Gen. Moreau has been ordered to be deported to America, [probably Guienna,] On the 21st June he left the Temple for Perpignon, followed by his confort; and will probably embark from fome port in Spain,

FOREIGN.

LONDON, JULY 4. The following is given in a Morning paper as an extract of a private letter from Paris dated June 18" Bonaparte intends next week to fet out for the coaft, and as he is to return by the 14th of July, the common belief here is, that thould.. wind and circumftances permit, fomething will be undertaken before that period.

The day before vefterday, extra. couriers left this city for Holland, Bologne and Breft, with orders for our naval commanders to feize the firft opportunity of -putting to fea, and coute qui coute, land in England as many troops as poffible, fo that before the coronation ceremony, an inavfion and victory may be announced.

"Qur Breft fleet is nearly as numerous, and the Texel fleet not much inferior, to the Engufh blockading fleet; but both in our feet and flotillas, are fome chofen

fhips containing picked and defperate crews,
called enfans perdus, who as an advanced
guard, are to try to create contufion among
their enemies, by boarding &c.; and by
it permit, the remainder of their fleets and
transports to efcape, and to land their troops
in England. Every man of these crews,
who furvives, is to be created a member
of the Legion of Honor, and to recieve a
penfion.'

"On board thefe fhips are, befides, combustible matters of a new compofition, which are faid to be inextinguishable.

July 6.

We yesterday received the two Hamburgh mails which became due on the 1ft and 4th inftant. Their contents, as we yesterday predicted, are of very confiderable importance. The Official Note of the Emperor of Ruffia, prefented to the French Government by his Charge d'Affairs at Paris, fhews how little reliance is to be placed on the affertions of the Moniteur, refpecting the good underflanding which is ftated to exift between the Cabinets of St. Petersburg and St. Cloud. By "According to what I have heard in the combination of French menace and inconverfation with the French naval and trigue, the Elector of Baden was induced military officers, the Breft fleet is intended to overlook the outrageous violation of his to invade the well; the Texel fleet the eaft; territory. By fimilar means, the Diet of and the Boulogne flotilla the fouth of Eng- Ratifbon was led to vote, that the Ruffian land. As to Ireland, they faid, it would Note did not contain fit matter for their fall of itfelf, if they were victorious in confideration. The Emperor Alexander Great Britain. is, however, fteady to his purpofe. His Thefe particulars are no fecret here,remonftrance, which we infert this day but talked of in our firft and beft informed focieties."

Private accounts from Paris of the 10th ftate, that goo men of the Imperial Guards had preceded Bonaparte to the coaft. They add, that between the 21ft May and the 7th June, upwards of 200 veffels fome of them with troops, entered Boulogne, from Fiufhing, Oftend, Havre, &c.

All our accounts from the Continent concur in ftating, that the long menaced Invafion is on the eve of being attempted. Our letters from Holland during the week, ftate that the encampment in the neighbourhood of Beverwick had broken up for the purpose of embarking, and that all the forces in North Holland were moving towards the Helder, for like purpofe.

The circumftance, however, which,
more than any other convinces us that the
enemy are about to engage in fome naval
enterprize, is, that the crews of all French
privateers are impreffed immediately on
their return to port, and fent to man the
national marine; fo general and fo urgent
is the order of this fubject, that the fa-
mous privateer, the Blonde, which made
greater devaftation in our commerce, than
any

ftripped of all her hands; and we learn,
other of the enemy's cruizers, has been
by a letter which we yefterday received.
from the Phoenix frigate, that he is laid
up in Paffage, near Bayonne. There are
four other privateers, fimilarly circum-
ftanced, at this latter port, and from thence
to Bordeaux, upwards of twenty. It is
nou probable that the government would
forego the advantages refulting from the
active occupation of thefe cruizers, it
their ferviceswere not required for objects
of more importance; or that they would
be prematurely taken from a condition,
in which they enriched the country as well
as themselves, and materially embarraffed.
our trade,

with pleasure, as it affords a proof of zeal
and fpirit, contrafted with the apathy and
pufillanimity of other powers, is more
ftrongly worded than his former Note to
the Diet. The injury is more fully infift-
ed upon, and its probable confequences
more clearly exhibited. Nothing can be
more lucid, or more juft, than his state-
ment of the neceffity" of relieving all
the governments of Europe from the alarm
which this act has occafioned, and of put-
ting an end to an order of things fo dange
rous to their fafety and independence.'
In this public and full reproof of a foul and
atrocious affaffination, every feeling man
muft rejoice. It will tend to win the o-
pinions of those powers in favor of Eng-
land, whom perhaps, other means might
fail to conciliate. But we look to nothing
more at prefent from the interference of
Ruffia. England muft fight her own bat-

ties.

ERRAT A.

Under The Knell" in laft week's Balance, Mr. FLAVEL BINGHAM's age was erroneously ftated at 28 instead of 23

years,

The knot.

MARRIED.

At Berlin, Conn. Mr. CHAUNCEY PARKMAN, of this city, to Miss MARY CORN. WELL, of the former place.

A JEW pedler travelling through Flintfhire, being exhaufted with fatigue, called for refreshment at a little Welch alehouse, where they could furnish him nothing but eggs and bacon, which were accordingly fried and brought to the table. The first morfel he put in his mouth, there happened to be a clap of thunder that made the houfe fhake again. "Good God Almightish, cried Moles, what a fufs here is about a bit of bacon-take it away."

SOME travellers in a mail coach, a

mong whom were a lady and an Irifhman, enjoying a nap towards the opening of morning, a fudden noife difturbed the repofe of honeft Thady, who on enquiring what was the matter, was anfwered, fome ruffians were robbing the mail: that they may do, replied Thady; but (throwing his arms around the lady) they fhall never plunder the fe-maie.

The

COLUMBIAN

AND

Balance,

REPOSITORY.

Editorial.

(SUBJECT OF LAST WEEK CONTINUED)

MR.

R. JEFFERSON has now a favorable opportunity to wipe away many of the "afperfions," that have been caft upon him by his enemies; and a negle& to improve it, will be no great proof of his wifdom or difcernment. By one bold and energetic meafure-by a single act of justice, he may vindicate the rights and honor of the nation-win the approbation of his opponents, and fecure that of his adherents. He may, at the fame time, prove that fome of his former profefsions were fincere. He may prove that he has been confiftent at leaft in his hatred to England, it in nothing else.

repeated, until even democratic editors are
almoft afhamed to mention them.

Are we deftitute of means of defence ?
Certainly not. If we are to believe half
that we are told by our government prints,
the fituation of our country was never
We
more profperous. e are told that our
treafury is full to overflowing; and our
refources abundant beyond example.

Befides all this, that dear popularity, for
which Mr. Jefferfon has been willing to
facrifice almost all the honor and dignity
of the nation, will not be in the leaft de-
gree endangered by any fpirited measure
which he may adopt. All parties will
approve the federalifts and fome demo-
crats, because they deem it effential that
commerce fhould be protected-all other
democrats, because they are fure to ap-
plaud every act of the prefent adminiftra.
tion, be it right or wrong.

finger to

correct the procedure ?" Or fhall we, adopting the language of the old oppofition, conclude, that the dozing apathy of our government, is to be charged to the influence of British gold?

It fomething is not done (be the cause what it may) it must be confeffed that our prefent prefident is unfit to be the ruler of a free and induftrious people, who draw the principal part of their riches from agriculture and commerce, one of which is

infeparably connected with the other: And as an election is now approaching, it behoves the citizens to take this fubject into ferious confideration. If Mr. Jefferfon proves deficient in a material point, it is undoubtedly the duty of the people to reject him, and elect another in his ftead.

There is, perhaps, no probability that a federalift will be elected as our next prefident. For, although it is belived that a maUnder all thefe circumftances, will itjority of the people are now convinced not be cenfurable, will it not be unpar- that the federal fyftem was the most equal donable for our government to flumber o and upright, yet the pride of opinion will ver thefe accumulated wrongs, without prevent an open avowal of this fentiment, taking any proper fteps to redress them? "Let us try the new fyftem a little longIf fomething is not done, and done fpeed-er," will be the language of the people,

I prefume not to fay what our government ought to do with regard to the late aggreffions on our commerce. I am of the minority. I rank with the oppofition : And in thefe days of liberty, thofe who differ from the powers that be are told, by authority that they must not hazard opinily too, what conclufions fhall we draw ? ions. It is therefore left to the fuperior Shall we conclude, that Mr. Jefferfon is wifdom of the minifterialifts, to devife the unfriendly to commerce, and therefore beft mode of maintaining our national dig. will not protect it? Shall we fay, that, nity. I will, however, fay, that fomething becaufe Virginia, as an individual staté, is ought to be done; and I repeat, and it but little interested in commerce, a Vir. will be agreed by all parties, that there ginian prefident is regardless of the internever was a more favorable opportuni-eft of the maritime ftates? Shall we fay ty for our prefident to adopt vigorous and fpirited measures. Neither provocation nor means are wanting. The cafes are clear, and admit of no difpute. Infults the moft open-infractions of our rights. the most palpable and glaring, have been

"perhaps the democratic administration will do better in future." But, if we must once more have a democratic prefident, for heaven's fake let us elect one who, inftead of wafting his thimble-full of energy in perfecuting his fellow-citizens, will employ a little in repelling the aggreffions of infolent foreigners, who fwarm around our couft to annoy our trade.

that Mr. Jefferfon is fo cold, unfeelingly
and fpiritlefs, that he can look on with to- I prefume not to offer my opinion as to
tal unconcern, and fee our flag infulted, the proper perfon to be held up for pref-
our laws violated, our conimercial rightsident, by thofe who feel fome regard for
trampled on, our feamen impreffed, and the honor and dignity of the country.-
our property captured, without lifting a Let him be an American citizen, and a