their batteries.

The reafon of the enemy's fire doing us fo little damage was on account of its being fo badly directed. The three gun boats taken are excellent. two of them carry a twenty fix pounder each, of brafs, and the third an eighteen pounder. Lt. Trip, who carried the fe cond boat, received eleven fabre wounds, but none of them dangerous, and he is likely to do well.

"On the 5th we had the captured boats rigged, and thould have returned to the attack but a fmall French privateer, finding her birth too warm in the harbour, came out; by her we learned that the enemy had one boat funk, another had loft two thirds of her crew, and all the reft very much fhattered; they alfo informed us, that the enemy were employed all night repairing their damages. The platforms of their batteries were torn up and our uniortunate countrymen were employed to repair them. The Commodore fent the privateer back with the wounded, and the next day the returned with a letter from the French Conful, bearing ftrong marks of a pacific difpofition. The commodore however determined to attack them again the next day to the westward.

"Accordingly on the feventh, at 8 o'clock, A. M. the fignal was made to advance in two lines, and attack the batteries. The morning was calm and warm, which prevented our getting in before. twelve o'clock, when the enemy opened their fire from their batteries, and, in their contufion, fired at least 50 guns without ball. The bomb boats got their position at halpf past twelve and anchored :—their pofition was within point blank range, and, in a little time, they difmounted two guns on the western battery, and drove out the enemy a fhell was thrown into battery Francais, which burft and filenced their fire for nearly half an hour.

"At one o'clock P. M. the quarter deck of gun boat No. blew 9 up, by which event we have to lament the lofs of Lieut. James Caldwell, commander, and Mr. Dorley, two promising young offi cers, and eight of her crew;-Mr. Spence (who was fpunging the gun) with fome others, elcaped unhurt-they had nearly com pleated the loading of the gun, when the remaining part of the boat began to fink, and the brave furviving tew gave three cheers as the went down. We lay about 200 yards from her when he went down, and may beats were immediately dispatched and picked up thofe who furvived. This caufed a finall ceffation of our fire, but it was only momentary; it was enewed with redoubled vigour, which feemed to fay, We will avenge our brave compan

ions.

in the other affair, have fuffered nothing like what might be calculated on, owing to the bad management of the enemy. We have loft on this occafion, two officers and ten men and fome wounded. It is not certain whether Gun-boat No. 9 blew up by accident or by a hot fhot-that it was caufed by a fhot we have the obfervation of one of the men, faved, who fays he felt the fhot ftrike, but, before he could communicate the circumftance, her quarter deck blew up.

"The frigate John Adams joined us this day, August 9th.

"Your's &c.

From the fame to the fame, dated

Auguft 15th.

"I wrote you a long letter on the ninth informing you of our operations on this coaft, fince when nothing has occurred. The Bahaw, in his communication, has offered peace and the restoratiion of the prifoners to us for 150,000 dollars. 100, oco dollars I believe have been offered, but the Bashaw has declard he will fuffer himfelf to be buried in his castle, or drove into the country, rather than take less than 150,000 dollers; therefore, we are preparing for another attack this day-the weather is favourable."

Improvement.

DESCRIPTION

OF THE CLOSE FIRE PLACE,

Invented by H. G. Spafford, of Chatham, in this county.

THESE fire-places are either formed. entire of caft-iron; or they are built of common materials, having jambs of caitiron-the mantel a high arch. The jamb projecs beyond the front of the mantel fo far that a plate of fheet-iron or tin may play up and down by and belore, the front of the mantel, within a groove in the jambs. This plate, fitted carefully in the groove, and to the whole fize of the front of the fire-place, plays up and down its entire height behind the cafing of the breast work or fire-piece, fufpended by weights fo as to form an equilibrium, and is defigned to clofe the whole aperture of the fire-place at pleasure. In this plate and near the bottom is a fmall door for admitting air. This plate forms in part a moveable mantel, and is the mean for converting the open fire-place into a clofe ftove at pleaf

ure.

a room, I believe to be a femicircular mantel, a half mitre jamb, and much higher than they commonly are built in Ameri

ca.

This plate effectually guards against Imoak, and it is certain that the higher the mantel the greater benefit will be derived from the heat.

When wood is laid on which you defign to kindle, by letting down the plate to the hearth, and opening the fmall door at the bottom, the current of air becomes fo concentrated as to prefs forcibly on the fire, and occafion it to burn very rapidly. When the fire is kindled, raise the plate as high as may be, and yet confine the fmoak to the chimney. In dry weather the plate may be raised much higher than common mantels in windy and damp weather, lower the plate as occafion may require.

At the option of the builder, either flone, brick, or iron, may be used in the construction of these fire-places. If of iron, the whole may be fet a part from the wall and derive additional benefit from the heat: if of ftone or brick, the aperture may be on any conftruction, only with an arched mantel; and the plate play up and down in a groove in the jambs formed of thofe materials. It is evident that a bed of coals will wafte as flowly behind this plate when let down, as in the clofe ftove, and it is demonftrable that the heat spends as profitably. The front plate may be painted conformably to the room, and be extremely ornamental efpecially in fummer, when it may be let down and completely hide the fire-place.

The impulse to action is ever proportionate to the quantity of heat in a heated room, and the confequent current of air through any paffage will be according to the chance of efcape; thus the benefit we derive from fuel when applied to the warming of our dwellings will be in exact proportion to the quantum of heat retained and the continuance of fuch retention.

breath.

FOR THE BALANCE.

PLEASURE.

WHEN from the hand of mighty God we came,
Pure was our soul, unsullied was our frame;
Then with the greatest pow'r was man endued,
The mighty pow'r of doing as he would;
And to direct our steps all bounteous heav'n
To us two opposite faculties had given :
The love of pleasure, and the fear of pain,
One to excite, the other to restrain ;-
Pleasure's a blessing all mankind pursue,
But all esteem it in their different view;
Some fav'rite passions influence mankind,
And pleasure mixt with pain all men do find;
Some seek it in the haunts of vice, while some
Seck it in pleasures found alone at home;
Some seck it in the noise and din of life,
While some esteem it in a happy wife ;~
Yes, different men, in different ways esteem
The sweet reward. Then be these ways my theme-
To trace each various power with which they move,
Condemn what's pase and what is good approve :
Virtue's the fount of all primeval bliss-
"Her ways are pleasant and her paths are peace ;"
This is esteem'd the greatest good on earth,
Though she's despis'd by some of noble birth.
Oh, foolish man! and can'st thou still forget,
That vice does bring us nought but deep regret.

An easy life's esteem'd, the greatest thing,
That can content or pleasure to us bring;
But laziness will leave a sting behind,
Which cankers quickly in the human mind;
It leads to vice, our conscience too it sears,
And proves a source of woe in after years ;
Content to grow and waste in torpid rest,
The lifeless universe is full as blest.

Some think the banquet and the flowing bowl, Can banish pain while we in pleasure roll; Little they think a sting is left behind, Which racks with agony their tortur'd mind; If they attempt to drown it in excess, It still will be to them unhappiness.

Some in a barter'd smile and lewd embra e, Their pleasure, happiness and heaven place; Go, brutal wretches, go and change your lifeGo view the hushand and the loving wife, Go see his infants clinging round his knee, Go think on these and then reformed be.

Old Gripus places heaven in his gold, And for a six-pence barters health and soul; With anxious joy he views his shining store, And daily counts his treasure c'er and o'er ; ·

But oh! mad fool, consider that its best
By prudent use; go spend it and be blest.

In various forms ambition rears her head,
Sometimes in battles and in courts she's led;
Aloft on various plumes sometimes she flies,
Too great for earth, she towers above the skies.
But virtue sure to her must be allow'd,

If its chief end attains the country's good.

Wisdom, as virtue's partner, we attend, And unto her a willing ear we lend; Wisdom, if but applied aright can give The noblest pleasures mortals can receive.

Love's tender pleasures, next I mean to view ; And much, oh, Love! unto thy name is due; Love melts the heart into extatic bliss, And centers mortals in their happiness; For thee the poet tunes his youthful lyre, When love and ardor do his breast inspire ; To thee all social happiness we owe ; From thee as fout our greatest blessings flow; 'Tis thou canst secialize the savage mind, Soften the rude and make the barbarous kind; This passion godlike reason does approve, Then seek for pleasure in the paths of love.

The happy man that's with true pleasure blest, A calm, not dullness reigns within his breast; His life is pleasant and his days serer e, And virtue marks her traces in his mien; Oh, pleasure! soother of our precious days, Our nature willing thy soft call obeys ; But you are fickle as our fleeting breath, Which in a moment sweeps us into death; Grant gracious heaven a calm may bless my life, Secure from noise and absent from all strife; So when the trump of death for me shall sound, Fit and prepar'd to die I shall be found, High at the throne of heaven, that seat of bliss, Receive me there in endless happiness.

LEANDER.

Diversity.

FOR THE BALANCE.

The odds between argumentative and dictatorial teach ing illustrated.

TWO Irishmen agreed to wrestle. It feems by the fequel that one of them expected to proceed Irish fashion, viz. with one hand at the fhoulder and the other at the waistband. But when they were about to take hold, the other paddy clenched his antagonift at clofe hug and down with him He that was flung got up,affronted, and fays, "Why did you not profade according to rule ?"" Rule! My dear honey, (replied the other) what figni fies going that round about way to work, when I can throw you fast enough with

out ?"

DURING the month Me fidor, be tween the 20th of June and the 20th of July, no lefs than 66 perfons committed fuicides at Paris, of whom twenty-two were women. Eighteen drowned themfelves, eight hanged themfelves, thirty poifoned themfeives, and ten fhot therrfelves. Among them the most remarkable was Jofephine Barre, in the Rue S. Dominique, who in a fit of jealousy, poifoned her lover and afterwards herself; but apprehensive that the poifon would have no effect, the fhot herfelt through the heart. A letter upon the table explained the caufe of this rafh act. She was just turned of 17, and an only child of a rich wood merchant, who has been mad ever fince. Her moth er died of convulfions on the day of her daughter's fuicide. Another fuicide, Louis De Fay, aged 21, fell in love with his own fifter; and his mother having difcovered his incestuous paffion, he poiloned them both, and afterwards hanged himfelf. In a letter to the Prefect of Police, he demanded to be buried in the fame grave with his fifter, which has been confented to.She was not quite fifteen.

[Journal de Paris.]

Political.

this day's paper, is omitted to make room for the subjoined address, which the editor of the Evening Post, thus introduces originally into his paper.]

FROM THE EVENING POST.

IN the mafculine fenfe which characterifes the following production, conveyed in the chafle ftyle of the true Old School, enlivened and adorned by the witty allufion, the poignant irony, the happy illuftration, our readers will at once recognise the icatures of one of the mafler fpirits of the

nation.

To the Honorable the leaders of the majority in both Houses of Congress. GENTLEMEN,

I wave

ALTHOUGH I neither profefs your principles nor admire your conduct, I take the liberty to addrefs you, in the humble truft, that what I fhall have the honor to observe, will not be wholly beneath your notice. My fubject is of high concern: the amendment to be propofed by Maffa chusetts to our federal compa&. confiderations on the reafon and juftice of that measure; not fo much because I fuppofe you to be deficient in either, as be. caufe you may be led into the common mif. take, that policy requires the facrifice of both. Many of you are faid to be of what is called the new fchool, and might theretore, confider me as a miferable pedant, fhould I found my argument on the old principle that honefty is the beft policy. In order, therefore, that what I fay may have fome chance to be read and confider

mendment.

As the conftitution now ftands, dire& taxation and reprefentation go together; and I take the liberty to remind you that, generally fpeaking, revenue can only be drawn from duties, excifes and direct taxes. You rejected the excife with fo much clamour that many of your adherents, fhould you attempt to re-establish it, would lofe their feats. This confideration is fufficient to prevent fuch an attempt. It would, indeed, break your party to pieces, and oblige Mr. Jefferfon to go back to private life, which after altering the Conflitution to fecure his election, would be very hard. Now you will be pleased to confider, Gentlemen, that the revenue dependant on duties becomes every day more and more precarious. For in proportion as the doctrines of the new fchool prevail, the fecurity of oaths must be diminished; and in proportion as you go on loading commerce with additional duties, the temptation to fmuggling is encreased. In truth, we exhibit an honorable exception to what has hitherto prevailed among

mankind. With the most extenfive and acceffible coaft, and without force to protect the revenue, we pay higher duties than are collected in any other country. You have doubtlefs heard of, what is called in England, the Commutation act. It was paffed on the ground that no measures

could be effectual to preven: fmuggling, while the duties are high, and therefore reduces them confiderably; impofing a direct tax to make up the deficiency. You will be pleafed to confider, gentlemen,

that the naval force of England and the dif ficulties which her coaft and climate prefent, when compared with our marine, our coaft and climate, render fmuggling far more hazardous there than it can poffibly be in America. You will recollect alfo, that we argue this matter on the ground of intereft, and according to the maxims of the new school. On that ground, then, and by thofe maxims you will determine whether a merchant in the northern states may not find as good reafon for illicit trade, as your followers can find for their votes; and efpecially for that which is to be given on the prefent queftion. But another powerful motive may operate on the nor thern merchants. They confider the propofed amendment as reafonable and juft; confequently the reje&tion as unreasonable and unjuft. Now it cannot be neceffary, gentlemen, to tell you that a hundred mea willing to do injury, may more cafily be found than one who is willing to bear it. Neither are you to learn that thofe who have the means in their own hands, will need little perfuafion to gratify their refentment: The forgiveness of injuries chriftianity; but it has no place, I bewas indeed part of an ancient fyftem called lieve, in the doctrine of philofophy, and certainly, none in the practice of your prime philofopher. Be pleafed further to confider that, in defpight of Legiflative Omnipotence, you are completely in the power of thofe Yankees you defpife. If they muggle, the merchants of New. fame practice, or be wholly undone. York and Philadelphia muft purlue the

Thus the revenue would fall off several millions, leaving you no refource but di rect taxation. I have already given the