92 Agricultural. EXTRACT FROM FORSYTH'S TREATISE ON FRUIT-TREES. The Balance. in circumference. Thele are now fine thriving trees, and the cicatrices hardly difcernable. A horfe-chofnut headed down has produced, from its hollow flump, four fine hoots, one of which is 'cut down; the other three are upwards of thirty feet high, and one of them is twenty-fix inches in circumference. Two of the remaing three are to be cut down, leaving only one to form the body of the tree. A lime, whose hollow part is eleven feet high, is also filling up; the tree is a foot in diameter. A decayed part, four feet high and twentyeight inches broad in a large elm, is now Success of feveral Experiments, fince the filling up rapidly with found wood. A 66 Publication of Obfervations on the Difeafes, Defects, &c." SENC INCE I publifhed my "Obfervations on the Difeafes, Detects and Injuries in Fruit and Foreft Trees," I have been affiduous in making experiments for the fake of improvement. A great many hollow trees that had, when I took them in hand, little more than the bark remaining found, have within thefe few years been entirely filled up: Others, that were head. ed down within a few feet of the ground, have their flumps now completely covered by the leading fhoot, forming handsome trees; and the places where they were headed are only difcerned by a faint cicatrix. Of a great many, I thall only particularize a few inftances. A lime-tree, about eighteen inches in diameter, whofe trunk was decayed and hollow from top to bottom, to which, after cutting out the decayed wool, I had ap plied the compofition about fixteen years ago, was cut down last year on purpofe to examine the progrefs it had inade in the interior part, and was found entirely filled up with new wood, which had completely incorporated with what little old woud remained when I firft took it in hand. Tue body of this tree I had cut in hert lengths, which I have now in my poffeffion, to thew to any gentleman who wilhes to be convinced of the last. An old elm whofe infide, was totally decayed, and out of which, at different times, were taken two large cart loads of rotten wood, has made filots upwards of twenty feet high in the course of fix years. Another elm, on the Palace Green, which was headed about twenty feet, from the ground, has produced a thoot forty-fix feet high, and five leet nine inches in circumference, A line, cut down near the ground, has now a hoot twenty feet high, which entirely covers the lump, forming a fine tree twenty-one inches in circumference. A fycamore treated in the fame manner is now thirty feet high, and twenty-fix inches in circoalerence. Another is thirty feet high, and two feet bout two feet and a half in length on one fide, which was for fome time left to na ture, ftill continued to decay till the compofition was applied: New wood and bark are now forming. An elm, at the back of the old fruit-room, near the garden wall, which was entirely hollow, was alfo headed down: The new head now spreads about twenty-four feet, and is eighteen feet high. Another large hollow elm near the laft was headed down; it afterwards produced a fhoot fixty feet high and three feet and a half in circumference; the hollow was upwards of two feet in diameter. There are a great many other elms, fome of which had wounds ten feet long and two feet broad, now entirely filled up: befides many fycamores, oaks, and other foreft trees, all reftored to a flourishing ftate, by having the dead wood cut out and the compofition applied. Bonitorial Department. To aid the cause of virtue and religion. EXTRACT. ON DECORUM OF CHARACTER. BY THE LATE DR. ENFIELD. No OTHING gives a more lively idea of the graceful and becoming than to fee a man acting fteadily in character and always confifient with himfelt. As there is a certain external appearance and man. er fuitable to every age, profeffion, and rank in life, fo there is a certain propriety in moral condu&t which arifes from the narmal abilities, the temper, the fituation, employment, and other circumftances of individuals: and as a careful attention to the one is thought becoming in fociety, fo the uniform obfervance of ine other is offential to moral decorum. When weice a man, at an early period et lite, fixing a plan for himself with deliberate judgment and an independent fpirit, and, after duc confideration of his own diipofitions and fituation, entering upon and profecuting this plan, without fuffering himfelf to be diverted from it by influence of fafhion or example; when we fee fuch a man perfevering in that fame character of fobriety, integrity, and steady virtue, through every vicifitude of life, we refpe& his principles, we admire his firmness of mind, we contemplate his character with a perception of propriety and perfection fimilar to that with which we furvey a noble edifice, formed upon a noble plan, and completed by the hand of an able achitect. We always mean to express a high degree of refpect when we fly of a man, in the way of eulogy, that he is a confiftent character. Literary Motice. [We have lately received a subscription paper for the Ulster Gazette, (a political paper of sterling worth) and as the editor's Address cannot fail to please our readers, we here give it entire.] "In foliciting the patronage of a Country Paper, the Editor is aware, that he can offer no very powerful inducements. En couraged, however, by the partiality which has of late attended his labors, be ventures an appeal to the people. On the one hand, he arrogates no inconfiderable thare of merit, on account of the peculiar notice with which some of the full men in public flations have honored him. While on the other, from the increase of his fubfcription lift, all his modefly could not prevent him from feeing that he printel a pretty clever fort of a paper. Subfcribers, however, may wish to know a line more of the matter before they put their knuckles to a Subfcription. For their better information therefore, the Editor choofes to proceed in the following man. It does not publifh any thing more in his favor than he deferves.-It does not varnifh over that difgraceful intrigue with Callender. It does not fing Iopaeans to the men who drive the war-worn vereran from his bread. It does not fupport Tom Paine's politics or irreligion.-It does not in fhort fuffer itfelf to be duped by fair promifes, belted in the performance-by the philophy which diforganifes-the philanthrophy which perfecutes the economy which lavishes-the patriotifm which is felf-intereft-the republicanifm which is luft of power-the freedom which tyrannizes-or the liberty of the prefa which fhackles the truth. Nor can it ever relish the pompous artifices of a hollow adminiftration-and leaft of all the brazen arrogance of imported fugitives who affume the care of inftructing Americans in the Icience of government. It loaths the Duanes, Gallatins, Cheethams, and their fell comrades, whom fickened Europe hath difgorged from its bowels on our ill-fated fhores. Procul, procul, efte profani: "In giving the ULSTER GAZETTE this negative, the editor falely efcapes the ego. tim of laving more in praife of its pofi. tive character. Those who may with for a more intimate acquaintance, have only to fubfcribe this "little piece of paper,' and depofit TWO DOLLARS, and they fhall be ferved with the Ufter Gazette a whole year, gratis." [Subfcriptions for the Ulfter Gazette, received at the Balance-office.] Literary Gleanings. FOR THE BALANCE. THE following is an inftance of beautiful fimplicity. TIMOUR or TAMERLANE, in confequence of a fevere action, having his fol lowers reduced to ten, wandered in the defert. After fwimming the Oxus, he was joined by fome of his confederates, who had fome time fought him in the defert. Timour defcribes their fortunate. meeting in the following beautiful and fimple manner :-"When their eyes fell upon me, fays he, they were overwhelmed with joy and they alighted from their horfes; and they came and kneeled ; and they kiffed my firrup. I alfo came down from my horfe, and took each of them in my arms. And I put my turban on the head of the fi:ft chief; and my girdle, rich in jewels and wrought with gold, I bound on the loins of the fecond; and the third I clothed in my own coat. And they wept, and I wept alfo; and the hour of prayer was arrived, and we prayed. At Mr. Pickering a fenator from Maffachufetts, acted chusetts, acted as Prefident; Mr. J. Lewis, a reprefentative from Virginia, & Mr. Sands, a reprefentative from NewYork, as Vice-Prefidents-The Rev. Mr. Balch of George-Town, officiated as Chaplain-An excellent band of mufic, which attended and played a number of pieces felected for the occafion, gave a zeft to the feftival. after dinner the following toafls were given. of feventeen Cannon at fun-rifing-The fame number was difcharged at noon. four o'clock P. M. the company, confifting of the Judges of the Supreme Court, the The war between Tamerlane and Baja- federal members of both houfes of Conzet is well known. The epifle Timour grefs, and gentlemen of the city of Washfent to Bajazet, is worth remembering, as ington, George-Town, Alexandria, and of it gives us fome idea of oriental pomp, feveral ftates in the union, who were ocand of the imperious fpirit of the conquer. cafionally at the feat of the national govor :-"Doft thou not know that the great-ernment, fat down to an excellent dinner eft part of Afia is fubje&t to our arms and provided by Mr. Stelle. our laws? That our invincible forces extend from one fea to the other? That the Potentates of the earth form a line be. fore our gates? That we have compelled fortune herfelf to watch over the property of our Empire? What is the foundation of thy infolence and folly ? Thou hafl tought fome battles in the woods of Anatotia contemptible trophies! Thou haft obtained fome victories over the chriftians of Europe. Thy fword was bleffed by the apoftle of God, and thy obedience to the precepts of the Koran in waging war against the Infidels, is the fole confideration that prevents us from deftroying thy country, the frontier, and the bulwark of the Moflems world.-Be wife in timerefle&t-repent and avert the thunder of our vengeance, which is yet fufpended over thy head. Thou art no more than a pifmire. Why wilt thou feck to provoke the elephants. Alas, they will trample thee under their feet." 1. THE DAY-which cherishes affec tion for the memory of WASHINGTON→→→ Our country inherits his fervices-the World his example. [This tool was inftantly followed by the dilcharge of 17 cannon; and the band ftruck up, in full chorus, Washington's March. 2. The People of the United States. [Mufic, Hail Columbia.] 3. The Friends of the People-not their Flatterers. Mufic, Yankey Doodle.] 4. The Legiflative and Executive Authorities-with conflitutional powers-not more powerful than the Conflitution. 5. The Judiciary-as free from perfecution as from patronage. 6. The Army and Navy-although few in Numbers, yet prevalent in valor. 7. To the true feamen of the United States-Protection at fea, and relief on fhore; but not to fugitives who affume the character, and abufe it. truth protecled-not punished. 9. Honefly, Capacity and Fidelity to the Conftitution-titles to Approbation, if not to Favoritifm. the Revolution-meiiterious affociates of 10. The Heroes and Statcfmen of WASHINGTON. [Mufic, the Hero's Return.] 11. WASHINGTON-He never defried bis pofl--Animated by his example, e will never defert his Principles.-| Mufic, Wojiington's Grand March] VOLUNTEERS. By Mr. Pickering.-Religion and Morality, effentia! fupports of a free govern ment. Judge Marfhal.-That rare Patriotifin, which prefers the public intereft to the public favor. Jude Chafs. The man who dares be honeft, in the worst of times. Judge Cranch.-The memory of Mrs. of Mrs. WASHINGTON, a pattern to our wives and daughters. Mr. Campbel.-JOHN ADAMS, late Pref ident of the United States, the Patriot and Statesman, will be remembered and admired, while virtue and talents are held in eftimation. Mr. Sands. Agriculture and Com merce, mutually fupporting and fupported. Mr. J. Lewis. The power of Impeachment-but not as a fubftitute for Death or Refignation. Mr. R. Grifwold, The tomb of Wafhington, let it not be profaned by a Crocodile tear! Mr. T. Law. Let others hail the rifing fun, we bow to that whose race is run. Mr. R. Stockton. Our fons and daughters-Integrity and Talents-Beauty and the Dometic Virtues. Mr. Livingston. The ftate of Delaware, fint to adopt, and firm to fupport the Conftitution. Mr. Thatcher. National Economy, which faves by expenditure noi wafles by Javing Mr. Vells. No pleafure to him who prefe's Paine. Lofs of the United States frigate Philadel phia, Captain Bainbridge. This unhappy circumftance is confirmed by accounts through various channels. The Philadelphia was ftationed off Tripoli, when in pursuing a Tripolitan Zebeck, the ftruck, and was overpowered by gallies. The officers and crew, confifting of 350 men were made prifoners. The crew are faid to have met with very fevere treatment. The Frigate was got off, and carried into port. It is fuppofed that in addition to the misfortune of loofing the fhip and probably expofing many of our brave tars to a cruel flivery, this accident will fruftrate a plan, contemplated by the commodore, for the bombardment of Tripoli. From the Norfolk Herald of Feb. 25. DEPLORABLE AND DISTRESSING FIRE!! On Wednesday night, about eleven o'clock, the inhabitants were roused trom their beds with the repeated cry of FIRE! which was perceived iffuing from the warehoufe of Mr. Dunlap, on Maxwell's wharf, and which raged and spread with fuch fury, that the only exertion which could be made by the activity of the citizens to arreft its progrefs, was the blowing up of feveral houfes, or it is probable not Mr. Dayton. The laft importation of a house in the Borough would have efcapretended patriots of '76, let it be the laft.ped deftruation. It has laid waste the moft Mr. Stedman. Oppreffed humanityrelieved by exports-not imports. Mr. Griffin.. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Talents, Virtue, and Honor, will be remembered and refpeted. The day was enjoyed by all, 'n harmony. and cheerfuinefs. In the evening there was a ball in Georgetown, where Beauty and Patriotifm united, and vied with each other to honor the day, and more emphatically to cherish the memory, and revere the virtues of HIM, who was their FRIEND, PARENT AND BENEFACTOR. SHALL BE CELEBRATED, Till fix'd by heaven's own voice, in dread behest, Regardless of the morn, the sun shall rest, 'Till darkness whelm the world, from pole to pole, And Heaven's etherial orbs, forget to roll." WASHINGTON-CITY, FEB. 24. commercial part of the town, having totally deftroyed every building on Campbell's whart, Maxwell's, Marfden's, Rothery's, Commerce Street, Warren's and Woodfide's wharf and progreffed up the Market Square to the Main Street, and continued its ravages along Main Atreet to Mr. Whitehead's new buildings, reducing every houfe in Wide and Little Water Streets. Were it not for the exertions of a tew who manfully refifled the flames, and prevented Mr. Taylor's warehoufe adjoining Woodfide's wharf from taking fire, the whole of the valuable buildings on Town Point must have been destroyed. Some lives were loft, and many perfons badly wounded, by the blowing up of the houles. The market-house was partly cut down, which prevented a communication of the flames to the north fide of the Main-Street, which luckily efcaped. Upwards of 260 houfes are totally deftroyed, and the estimate of general lofs is, on a moderate calculation, fuppofed to exceed ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS. Numbers of lighters owing to their being overloaded, and the tide being remarkrbly low, were burnt in the docks. Several vessels at the wharves took fire, and fome in this ftate drifted to Portfinouth, where it communicated and deftroyed fome others-indeed, at one period, it appeared as it Portfmouth was on fire. The raging of the flames, the columns of fmoke, the blowing up of houfes, the rainy night, the property expofed for fatety in the ftreets, the cries of those who were feated by their little property shelter. ed only by the canopy of Heaven-the fhips on fire drifting fhips on fire drifting in the harbour, together with the probability of the whole town being deftroyed, exhibite altogether to the fenfes and to the eye, an awful and dreadful picture. Thoutands must have been deprived of a refting place, as it was the most populous part of the Borough. What adds to the above melancholy narrative, is that a fnow and very fevere froft came on before many an unfortunate family could find thelter for their wearied limbs. We are happy to learn, that the Corporation have allotted money for immediate relief of the needy fufferers. who will receive affiftance on application to the Office of John Nivifon, Efq. Hand-bills to this effect appearing in dif. ferent parts of the town; thofe happy be ings, therefore, whom Providence has bleffed with affluence, have now a fine op. portunity to exhibit their benevolence, by adding their liberality to that of the Corporate Body; and, we have no doubt, but the fame will be cheerfully received at the above office, and with equal fatisfac tion diftributed. The inhabitants of all defcriptions, fhewed great activity; but it is to be lamented, that there were fo few buckets and axes, and that the engines are not kept in better order, as they were of little or no use. The Herald Office was totally deftroyed, but what types could be faved are removed to a wing of the Play Hoafe, from which place the "Norfolk Herald" will be pub lifhed twice a week until the weather mod erates, and the Editors can get more comfortably fituated. From this flatement, and the lofs the proprietors have experienced, is is hoped, that our country fubfcribers particularly, will feel it not only an act of justice, but, at the prefent crifis, an act of humanity, to forward their arrearages with all speed. If poffible a lift of the fufferers on this melancholy occafion will be given in our North fide of Wide Waterreet to Warren's wharf, South and north fide of Wide Vater-freet to Warren's wharf, Commerce-ftreet, from Wide Vater-freet up to Main-ftrecet, Narrow Water-freet, from Market-fquare to to Commercetreet, Narrow Water-ftreet, from Commerce towards the Exchange Coffee-Houfe, From Narrow Water-ftreet, on the weft fide of Marketquare to Main-ftreet, From the corner of Market quare on the fouth fide of Main. reet to Commerce-ftreet, Gow's Alley and Lanes back, Rothery's Lane, 30 17 14 49 11 12 14 11 Total 260 By as accurate a statement as can at prefent be made, the value of houfes alone deftroyed is estimated at 250,000 dollars. VESSELS DESTROYED. Ship Jackfon, of Plymouth, Mafs. Two Schooners laden with flour. have threater its centre. ly in favor o bis favorite, -his unceal peror of Ger of his forces to back his n ratio regun had remonftr levied on Ha preparatory made any Buonaparte. he moves on and like Shal opes the projects of Buonaparte; and || relinquished It is to be hoped that the conflagra-after with unceafing affiduity;-that the FROM THE BOSTON CENTINEL, By arrivals in this port from Europe, we have received our regular files of London papers to the middle of February, nearly Seventy Days later than had before reached 3.-Some extracts may be found under the appropriate head. Though expectation has fo long been on the rack for the devolopement of the mighty defigns which have for months agitated all France, and its fubje&t allies-thefe acCounts-late as they are-do not afford my index which points on their immediate All All The very experienced forced the B. the Elbe and The English Cornwallis ftorms from been obliged laft dates, h blockade, wi moft of whi an opportun French Fleet brace it to pu In Great-1 not appear a military and ments were n a ftrong forc would be ord in the Sprin from Liverp little talked o That comm culture did n terrupted by revenue was Breft fleet had been reinforced with new, - NORTH OF EUROPE. A number of accounts render it nearly the Public St Spain and Peace with extremely of of expected indications o mental proce peared divid majority agre things as it re continue. In this city, 96 The Creath. [In the following little poem the writer subscribes to the notion, said to be prevalent among African negroes, that death not only releases them from bondage, but also restores them to their relations in Africa] ODE, ON SEEING A NEGRO-FUNERAL. WRITTEN IN THE WEST-INDIES. MAHALI dies! O'er yonder plain His bier is borne: The sable train By youthful virgins led: Daughters of injur'd Afric, say Why raise ye thus th' heroic lay, Why triumph o'er the dead? No tear bedews their fixed eyes : On Koromantyn's palmy soil Shall fill each glorious day; Love, fond and faithful, crown thy nights, Past cruel wrongs repay. Nor lordly pride's stern avarice there, Alone shall nature's bounties share; To all her children free.- For thee, the dulcet reed shall spring, The thunder hark! 'Tis Afric's God, Now, Christiar, now, in wild dismay, Go roam th' affrighted wood- But soft,-beneath yon tam'rind shade, Sweet slumbers bless the brave: The Balance. THE DRUNKARD BURIED ALIVE. -- FROM FONTAINE. ALL have their secret faults-not man, A very toper, who well lov'd his glass, Once with a jovial set he carried on the game, Till all the fumes had work'd ́away. layman and a finner, like myfelf, is not endowed with the gift of miracles. Your piety, moft holy prelate, may deserve the interpofition of Heaven; and from your hands I will receive the fiery globe, the pledge of my innocence. There was a majefty in the countenance of Louis XIV, which awed thofe who came in his prefence. An old officer was confounded and heftated in his fpeech, fo liciting fome favor from Louis, and net being able to finifh his addrefs, faid, Sire, I do not tremble thus before your enemies."-He obtained his request without further difficulty. FROM A LONDON PAPER. THESE haughty troops were first taken from Cariflian captives, by Amurath I. 1389. They were confecrated and named by a celebrated dervifh, who, ftanding in the front of their ranks, fretched the fleeve of his gown over the head of the foremost foldier, and delivered his blefling in these words:-Let them be called Janizaries (Yengi chier, or new foldiers.) May their countenances be ever bright their hand victorious! their fwords keen May their fpear always hang over the heads of their enemies; and wherefcever they age; or to any post-office in the union for 78 cents go, may they return with white faces. $4 WHERE PUBLISHED BY HARRY CROSWELL, Warren-Street, Hudson. PRINTING IN GENERAL IS EXECUTED WITH ELEGANCE AND ACCURACY. be |