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confumed, its afhes reanimates: the fpirit of America's Elijah refts upon its Elifhas; the wifdom of WASHINGTON fhines with a brilliant luftre upon an ADAMS! his patriotifm is vifible in a Congrefs that would have graced a triumvirate of Rome in the height of its magnificence and fplendor. His heroifin, with his martial honours, devolve upon a HAMILTON; and his public spirit and private virtues, are bequeathed to the citizens at large. Ineftimable bequest! happy America! long may they enjoy, wifely improve, and gratefully acknowledge

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If WASHINGTON could look down from heaven's high throne, what an addition would it be to his happiness (if his happinefs could increafe) to behold that peace and harmony reign, which he endeavoured to establish while a refident upon earth! with approbation would he view his veteran army the fcourge of internal enemies, and dread of foreign foes; with pleasure would

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he obferve the difcretion of our rulers in protecting the lives and property of a people, that purchafed them at the rifk of their lives, whofe inheritance was fealed with the blood of fathers, friends and brothers, and a fmile of complacency would be caft upon the laurel wreath entwined by the patriotic daughters of his native country, for the brow of his worthy fucceffor.

Venerable SHADE! may thy Roman fpirit and Spartan. virtue ever flourish in the Columbian foil: the tree of liberty planted by thy hand, extend its branches throughout the globe; the incenfe offered upon the altar that thou haft raised, afcend in columns to thy bleffed abode; and thy name and patriotifm, blown by Fame to diftant climes, be tranfmitted through hiftoric pages to a pofterity that fhall remain in non-existence, until thofe nations that delight in carnage, leave not a trace behind.

Worcester, Dec. 26, 1799.

FEVER.

THE following Extract from order I was however so fortunate

Voyage to the South Seas, lately published by Captain Colnett, of the Royal Navy, is highly deferving of the attention of all commanders of fhips and others who go into hot climates, as it exhibits a fuccefsful mode of treating the Yellow Fever, a diforder, which, alas! has fo often baffled the skill of medical practitioners (page 80):

"The whole crew had been more or less affected by the Yellow Fever, from which horrid dif

as to recover them, by adopting the method that I faw practifed by the Natives of Spanish America, when I was a prifoner among them. On the first fymptoms appearing, the fore part of the head was immediately fhaved, and the temples and poll washed with vinegar and water. The whole body was then immersed in warm water, to give a free courfe to perfpiration: fome opening medicine was afterwards adminiftered, and every four hours, a dose of ten grains

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of James's Powders. If the patient was thirsty, the drink was weak white wine and water, and a flice of bread to fatisfy an inclination to eat. An increafing appetite was gratified by a fmall quantity of foup, made from the mucilaginous part of the turtle, with a little vinegar in it. I alfo gave the fick fweetmeats and other articles from my private ftock, whenever they expreffed a diftant wish for any, which I could fupply them with. By this mode of treatment, the whole crew improved in their health, except the carpenter, who, though a very ftout, robuft man, was at one time in fuch a ftate of delirium, and fo

much reduced, that I gave him over; but he at length recovered."

A more judicious treatment of this diforder could not have been devifed. The fame good fenfe, indeed, which directed the medical concerns (for there was no furgeon on board) feems to have prevailed upon every occafion of difficulty or danger, which required nautical skill; but of this we are the lefs furprised, when we find that Captain Colnett had ferved under that celebrated navigator, Captain Cook; to whofe work this publication will no doubt be confidered as a valuable supple

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THE EFFECTS OF ENVY AND JEALOUSY EXEMPLIFIED: A HISTORY.

[Written by the late Mr. Cumberland, and extracted from a late European Publication.]

WE E have heard fo much of the tragical effects of jealoufy, that I was not a little pleaf ed with an account lately given me of a gentleman, who has been happily cured of his jealoufy without any of thofe melancholy circumftances, which too frequently refult from that fatal paffion, even when it is groundlefs: As this gentleman's jealoufy was of that defcription, I am the rather tempted to relate the story (under proper caution as to name and perfons) because there is a moral juf tice in its catastrophe, which is pleafing even in fiction, but more particularly fo when we meet it in the real occurrences of life.

Sir Paul Tefty in his forty eighth year married the beautiful Louifa in her eighteenth; there are fome parents, who feem to

think a good settlement can atone for any difparity of age; and Louifa's were of this fort. Sir Paul had a maiden fifter feveral years younger than himself, who had kept his houfe for fome time before his marriage with Louifa, and as this lady was in fact an admirable economist, and also in poffeffion of a very confiderable in dependent fortune, the prudent Baronet took his measures for her continuance in his family, where, under pretence of affifting the inexperience of his young bride, she ftill maintained her government in as abfolute authority as ever : As Mifs Rachel would have been better pleased with her brother, had he chofen a wife with lefs beauty and more fortune than Louifa brought into the family, it may well be doubted if she would have

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remained with him after his marriage, had she not been pretty far advanced in an affair of the heart with a certain young gentleman, whofe attentions, though in fact directed to her purse, she was willing to believe had been honourably addreffed to her perfon: This young gentleman, whom I fhall, call Lionel, was undoubtedly an object well deferving the regards of any lady in Mifs Rachel's predicament; with a fine perfon and engaging addrefs he had the recommendation of high birth, being a younger fon of the Lord Mortimer, a venerable old Peer, who refided at his family mansion within a few miles of Sir Paul, and lived upon the most friendly terms with him in a frequent intercourse of vifits: Lionel had given his worthy father great uneafinefs from his early diffipation and extravagance; confiderable fums had been paid for him to clear his debts, but the old Lord's estate being a moderate one and entailed upon his eldest fon, Lionel had been obliged to fell out of the army, and was now living at home upon the bounty of his father on a reduced and flender allowance.

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It is not to be wondered at that Lionel, who felt his own embarraffments too fenfibly to neglect any fair means of getting rid of them, fhould be willing to repair his shattered fortunes by an advantageous match; and though Mifs Rachel was not exactly the lady he would have chofen, yet he very juftly considered that his circumftances did not entitle him to chpofe for himself; he was alfo trongly urged to the measure by his father, to whofe wishes he held himself bound to conform, not only on the core of du

ty, but of atonement likewife. At this time the affair was in fo promifing a train, that there is little doubt but it would have been brought to a conclufion between the parties, had not Sir Paul's marriage taken place as it did; but as Mifs Rachel, for reafons which are fufficiently explained, determined upon remaining with her brother, the intercourfe between the lovers was renewed, as foon as Sir Paul had brought home his bride, and was sufficiently fettled to receive the vifits of his friends and neighbours on the occafion.

Now it was that the unhappy Rachel became a victim to the moft tormenting of all human paffions: Her fifter-in-law had a thoufand charms, and fhe foon difcovered, or fancied fhe discovered, that Lionel's attentions were directed to a fairer object than herfelf. She had now the strongest of all motives for keeping a watchful eye upon Louifa's behaviour, and it is the property of jealoufy to magnify and discolour every thing it looks upon; for fome time, however, fhe kept herself under prudent restraint; a hint now and then, cautiously introduced in the way of advice, was all the ventured upon; but these hints were fo little attended to by Louifa, whofe innocent gaiety lent no ear to fuch remonftrances, that they were occafionally repeated in a graver tone; as thefe grew more and more peevish, Louifa began to take a little mifchievous pleafure in teazing, and was piqued into a behaviour, which probably fhe would never have indulged herfelf in toward Lionel, had not Rachel's jealoufy provoked her to it; ftill it was innocent, but fo..

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far imprudent, as it gave a handle to Rachel's malice, who now be gan to fow the feeds of difcontent in her brother's irritable. bofom.

In one of thofe jarring dialogues, which now frequently paffed between the fifters, Rachel, after defcanting upon the old topic with fome degree of afperity, concluded her lecture with many profeffions of zeal for Louifa's happiness, and observed to her as an apology for the freedom of her advice, that he had a right to fome little experience of the world" more than had yet, fallen to the other's lot: To which Louifa replied with some tartnefs--"True! for you have lived more years in it than I have." "A few, perhaps," answered Rachel. "As few, or as many as you choose to acknowledge," added Louifa: "It is one amongst a variety of advantages over me, which you are too generous to boaft of, and I too humble to repine at." "Be that as it may," said the eldest damfel," you will give me leave to obferve that I have a double call upon you for difcretion; you are a married woman."

"Perhaps that very circumftance may be a proof of my indifcretion."

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its effects; it faps the reputation of a wife; it hakes the affections of a husband."

"Be content!" cried Louifa; "if you will give no caufe for dif turbing the affections of the hufband, I will take care none shall be given for attainting the reputation of the wife."

At this moment Sir Paul en-* tered the room, and perceiving by the countenances of the ladies, that they were not perfectly in good humour with each other, eagerly demanded of Louifa why fhe looked grave.

"I would look grave, if I' could," the replied, "out of com. pliment to my company; but I' have fo light a confcience and fo gay a heart, that I cannot look gravity in the face without laughing at it."

This was delivered with fo pointed a glance at Rachel, that it was not poffible to mistake the application, and fhe had no fooner left the room, than an explanation took place between the brother and fifter, in the course of which Rachel artfully contrivedˇˇ to infufe fuch a copious portion of her own poifonous jealoufy" into the bofom of Sir Paul, that upon the arrival of Lord Mortimer, which was at this crifis announced to him, he took a fudden determination to give him to un-` derstand how necessary it was become to his domestic happiness, that Lionel fhould be induced to difcontinue his vifits in his family.

Under thefe impreffions, and in a very awkward ftate of mind, Sir Paul repaired to his library, where Lord Mortimer was expecting him in a fituation of no lefs embarraffment, having conned over a fpeech for the purpofe of introduc...

ing a propofal for an alliance be tween the families, and with a view to found how Sir Paul might Itand affected towards a match between his fon Lionel and Mifs Rachel.

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As foon as the firft ceremonies were over, which were not very speedily dismissed; as both parties were ftrict obfervers of the old rules of breeding, his Lordfhip began after his manner, to wind about by way of reconnoitring his ground, and having com. pofed his features with much ity and deliberation, began to open his honourable trenches as follows: "In very truth, Sir Paul, I protest to you there are few things in life can give me more pleafure than to find my fon Lionel fo affiduous in his vifits to this family.' The Baronet, whofe mind at this moment was not capable of adverting to any other idea but what had reference to his own jealoufy, tared with amazement at this unexpected addrefs, and was ftag. gered how to reply to it; at laft, with much hesitation and in a tone of ill-counterfeited raillery, he replied, that he truly believed there was one perfon in his family, to whom Mr. Lionel's vifits were particularly acceptable; and as this was a fubject very near his heart, nay, that alone upon which the honour and happiness of him and his family depended, he affured his Lordship that it was with avidity he embraced the opportunity of coming to an explanation, which he hoped would be as confidential on his Lordship's part, as it should be on his own. There was fomething in the manner of Sir Paul's delivery, as well as in the matter of the speech itfelf, which alarmed the hereditary

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pride of the old Peer, who drawing himself up with great dignity, obferved to Sir Paul, that for his fon Lionel he had this to say, that want of honour was never among his failings; nay, it was never to be charged with impunity against any of his family, and that to prevent any imputation of this fort from being grounded upon his fon's affiduities to a certain lady, he had now fought this interview and explanation with his good friend and neighbour.

This was fo kind a lift to Sir Paul's conception towards his favourite point, that he immediately exclaimed, "I fee your Lordship is not unapprised of what is too confpicuous to be overlooked by any body, who is familiar in this houfe ; but as I know your Lordhip is a man of the nicest honour in your own perfon, I should hold myfelf effentially bound to you, if you would prevail upon your fon to adopt the like principles tor wards a certain lady under this roof, and caution him to defift from thofe affiduities, which you yourself have noticed, and which, to confefs the truth to you, Ι cannot be a witnefs to without very great uneasiness and difcontent."

Upon these words the Peer ftarted from his feat as nimbly as age would permit him, and with great firmnefs replied, "Sir Paul Tefty, if this be your wifh and defire, let me affure you, it shall be mine alfo; my fon's vifits in this family will never be repeated; fet your heart at reft; Lionel Mortimer will give you and yours no further difturbance."

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