The Rev. ELIPHALET NOTT, of Albany, has been elected Prefident of Union College, in place of the Rev. Dr. MAXCY, who has accepted the Prefidency of the University of S. Carolina..

The Ship Draper, Capt. W. Howell, has arrived at New-Haven from the coaft of Peru and Chili, after a voyage of two years, with a cargo of between 40 and 50,000 Hair Seal Skins.

Commodore Preble has failed with his fquadron, all in good health and fpirits, from Meflina for the bombardment of Tripoli. His fquadron confifts of four bombvelfels, and four large gun-boats.

It is faid that the elegant buildings in Bofton increase fo rapidly that the bricks laid, and which will be laid, during the fpring, fummer and autumn of this year. will average more than ONE MILLION a week..

A Pittburgh paper, of Auguft 18, fays, "Laft week arrived at this place, a number of emigrants from the prince of Wirtemberg's territory in Germany, and have defcended the Ohio to commence a fettlement on Bull Creek."

Yesterday morning, the French frigates Dido and Sybele got under way, and as was fuppofed, proceeded to fea;-they went half way to the Hook, put about and came to anchor again in Gravefend Bay, just below the Narrows. The object of their going there is not known, but it is conjectured that they intend to embrace the first favourable opportunity of going to fea, as they are now in fight of. the British, fhips, and can eafily perceive when they are out of the way.

[New-York Gazette.]

LONDON, JULY 3.

George Von Sutelon has laid before the Emperor of Ruffia a plan for enlarging the port of Revel, fo as to be able to contain the whole Ruffian navy, as alfo for fortifying the entrance of the Gulph of Finland, and the coafts of the large iflands of Oofel and Dagho. The Emperor approved this plan and affigned tour millions. of roubles towards its execution.

The French defign to attempt a landing as nearly as poffible at the fame time on Jerfey and Guernfey, and formidable reinforcements had arrived on their coafts from the interior.

The communication between the Court of England and Ruffia, leave no doubt but they must refer to objects of very gen

eral intereft to the ftates of the Continent. It appears that 25 Ruffian fhips full of troops have arrived at Corfu and from authentic advices from Conftantinople, and the Black Sea, very large armaments are preparing in the latter place.

According to a letter from Bologna, General Charpentier, Chief of the Ital. ian army, has paffed through that city with, 200 huffars, on his way to Rome, for the purpofe of efcorting the Holy Father to France, fhould his Holinefs confent to undertake the journey.

Letters from Conftantinople mention, that English Commiffaries fwarm in the Levant. They are employed by the Englifh Government to buy up provifions and other neceffary objects for the garrifon and inhabitants at Malta, and for the British fquadrons in the Mediterranean,thefe Commiffaries hire, at a high price, all the fhips they can get hold of in the port of Conftantinople. One of thefe Commiffaries had failed with eighteen empty veffels to purchase the grain at Odeffa, and another was employed in difpatching numbers of veffels for Tangorock, where they are to take in iron; a third was loading twelve fhips in the poft at Conftantinople with falt, meal, vegetables, fruits &c. The French Minifter, General Brune, has prefented feveral memorials with complaints on this fubje&t, though hitherto without any effect, and many think that English gold has got the better of the policy of the Divan, and that this pernicious metal has even penetrated into the feraglio.

Government has been informed that the preperations in England for an expedition gainst the Cape of Good Hope, are realiv deftined for the Mediterranean, to at tack Porto Ferrajo, and has therefore or

In this city, on Wednesday evening last, Mr. CORNELIUS TOBY, to Miss SUSAN WEBB.

In this city, Capt. RICHARD BARKER to Mrs. CATHARINE RABINE.

At Loonenburgh, on Friday evening, Mr. RALPn BARBER to Miss SALLY COFFIN.

At New-York, the 1st inst. Capt. REUBEN PADDOCK, of this city, to Miss MARY NICHOLS of that place.

At Norfolk, (Vir.) by the Rev. Mr. Whithead, Mr. N. SMITH, who was lately tried at the Borough Court on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Lewis l'Orient, to the widow of said l'Orient !

In this city, the 1st inst. Mrs. MARY WILLIAMS, wife of Mr. THOMAS WILLIAMS, in. the 60th year of her age.

At Stockport, Penn. on the 5th ult. af er nine days illness of the palpitation of the heart, Mrs. REBECCA KNIGHT, wife of Mr. John Knight, and youngest daugh er of Valentine Jenkins, of Dutchess county, in his stste, aged 30 years. She has left a disconsolate husband, two children, and a numercus circle of ielatives to lament her early death. Elegiac lines to he memory of Mrs. Knight, are unavoidably postponed until our rex",

Wreath.

FOR THE BALANCE.

"The greater the truth the greater the libel."
CANTO THE FIRST.
To tell a falshood, has a virtue grown :
To tell the truth, a crime, but lately known.
As none but liars now are deemed wise,
I hope to flourish yet by telling lies.
Thrice happy time! when th' establish'd laws
In truth's old charter has discover'd flaws;
Since, in this country, it is deem'd no sin
To publish falshoods, I shall now begin
I first declare, I fondly love at heart,
That boast of human nature Bonaparte;
Tho' rumour says, 1 don't believe it yet,
That he, in Egypt, worship'd Mahomet ;
Nor do I b'lieve, 'midst all his wond rous works,
That he has poison'd Frenchmen, murder'd
Turks:

His great industry is by all well known→

He did three Consuls' business quite alone:
We know not where the other two have gone,
As we have lately heard of only one ;

But we presume that, for some future day,
He does reserve them safely stow'd away.
The Emperor the Consul disavows-
Th' imperial greatness no such name allows.
What title best can suit the son of Mars,
Life of the sun and ruler of the stars:
Beneath the mighty canopy of skies,
No tule adequate on record lies.

Let George's valor now recorded be,

Whose coward heart trusts not one ship to sea; Since Dry Docks were found out, he deem'd it wise

To lay them up, lest he might sacrifise
The public treasure, and be deem'd a fool
By those who count by Mammoth's saving rule.
Th' imperial boats may now with safety ride,
From Gallia's coast unto Britannia's side;
The Emperor may at St. James's dine,
On good plumb-pudding, roasted beef, and wine,
Where he will soon old George's slaves harangue,
And give them a free choice to starve or hang;
Or those who by pure poison choose to die,
To Shakespear's Caitiffs safely may apply,
Who from its sale may weighty profits draw,
Free from the penalty of Mantua's law,
Or they may follow his triumphal cars,
With loud hozanuas to the son of Mars;
Consign their treasure to his Godlike care,
And in return receive this bill of fare :--
To Englishmen he'll grant to feast a while
On the best frogs in all the British Isle;
Such delicacies must afford relief

To stomachs surfeited with fat roast beef:
To Irishmen he will assign a dish,
As good as any Irish heart can wish,

And said with them to be a fav'rite joint—
Good bog-potatoes, with a sauce call'd point :
The Caledonians he'll allow to take
One half their usual quantum of oat cake ;
And then in merry mood may trip their heels,
To Carmagnoles instead of highland reels:
To the plain honest simpletons of Wales,
He will assign good leeks and unctious snails.
There let them all to take their comfort stay-
Columbia's genius calls the muse away.
Hail, happy nation! more than happy land!
Where wisdom guides, and courage holds com-
mand,

Laws human and divine fulfill'd compleat,
And public virtue rides the car of state.
Here public officers, of all degrees,
Transact the public business without fees;
Yet soon grow very rich, tho' poor they were,
And, like camelions fatten on the air.

I hope the public my excuse may take,
If any truths I've written, thro' mistake,
The public good was all I had in view,
And having had but little else to do,

I judged the cause did some more aid require,
And therefore volunteer'd myself a
LIAR.

Diversity.

[London paper.]

[Ibid.]

FEMALE PATRIOTISM.

IN the year 1637, Judge Crook having a caufe to fettle concerning fhip-money, and being fearful of expofing himself to the refentment of a powerful ministry, had determined to give judgment for the king; but his wife, a woman of true virtue, addreffing him in a ftyle of Spartan magnanimity, conjured him no to err against his confcience and his honor, for fear of incurring danger or poverty. For herself, fhe would be content to fuffer want or any mifery, rather than be the occafion of his acting against his judgment and his confcience..

Crook, ftruck with the exalted fentiments, and ftrengthened with the farther encouragements of lo dear and persuasive a friend, altered his purpose, and not only gave his opinion again the king, but ar gued with a n ble boldness and firmness on the fide of Law and Liberty.

An Irish print obferves that in all cafes where a jury of matrons are impanelled, the Fore-man fhould be a woman of refpectable character.

TERMS OF THE BALANCE,
FOR 1804.

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To those who take their papers at the office, in bundles, or otherwise, a deduction from the city price will be made.

A handsome Title Page and Table of Contents will accompany the last number of the volume. Advertisements inserted in a handsome and conspicuous manner, in the Advertiser which accompar nies the Balance.

(SUBJECT OF LAST WEEK CONTINUED.)

WITHOUT pretending that

Gov. Clinton is the most fuitable perfon on the democratic fide, in the ftate of New-York, for our next prefident, I do not hesitate to declare, that, as far as refpects our commerce, I believe he would act with ten times the energy that is mani. fefted by our prefent prefident. I do not believe that Gov. Clinton is fo much a philofopher as to think of protecting our commerce with fuch paltry craft as Gun Boat No. 1, and Gun Boat No. 2, and whirligig guns.

But, befides the object of protecting our commerce, there are other confiderations which ought to induce the preference of a northern over a fouthern prefident. The defigns of Virginia and her fatelites, ought to be counteracted, before they are carried too far for a peaceable corrective.

long as our elections remain free and pure, we have a fafe and eafy remedy for every evil; but we must be watchful, or intrigue and corruption may render our situation defperate-diffolution and ruin may be the confequence!

An addrefs has lately appeared in the democratic papers of Kentucky, which needs only to be read, to create alarm in the mind of every northern man. After some general remarks, the writer fays—

"Let us come to the point.

"At the commencement of the laft fef"fion of Congrefs, a number of perfons "were talked of by the republican mem"bers for Vice-Prefident, Among oth

ers mentioned upon that occafion, were John Langdon and Levi Lincoln, from "Maffachusetts, and John Breckenridge "from Kentucky. At this time, the "members from the state of Virginia, "were clamorous in favor of Mr. Breck

"arrangements for Vice-President, [hoping that the fituation of the man might "forever keep him under way] they vot "ed, or, rather recommended him as a proper person to fill the office. But finding they were unhappily deceived, they veered about, and fhewed their "cloven foot, threw off the cloak under "which they wished to act, and let the cat "out of the wallet; and the very man,

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political ftrokes have fhaken the liber. "ties of the people, and at laft compelled " them to yield to the power of faction.

But, fellow citizens, whom has this "dangerous talion pitched on for Vice"Prefident? It is true that their choice "has been confined to one whofe princi

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"cient to enable you to perceive, that "your reprefentatives in making this choice, were governed by other mo"tives than the public welfare. They are fufficient to induce you, my fellow* citizens, from acceding to the choice, "from motives of prudence as well as "from a fense of delicacy, which should "teach us the impropriety of calling into "the bufy fcenes of public life, a man af"flicted with infirmities and worn down "by the decripitude of old age.

Now, fellow citizens, if fate should so "determine it, that Clinton, the perfon "recommended, fhould be called to fill "the chair, what might we calculate on "from a man of his defcription? It is an "arduous task for a man in the vigor of "his health and conftitution, with all the "inclination and ambition incident to "man, to fill the office with dignity, and "to hold the reigns of government with a fteady hand.

"The office of Vice President is an "office of the highest importance; for in "cafe of death, refignation or impeach"ment of the President, he fills that office, "until another is conftitutionally elected. "But fhould we accede to the nomina"tion of Clinton, let me remark, and call

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plete with the moft alarming fymptoms. "Fifteen years have we been fruggling "by uniting our wisdom, our talents and our prudence, in oppofing the anglofederal party in America. During the "greateft part of that period, our hopes "and fears have ebbed and flowed; we have experienced all the malice of op-making place the criterion of eligibility "pofition and all the inveteracy of a con"flict which we confidered as teeming

ting that operation, when a suitable "character prefents himfelf, we virtually

with the fate of our country. By fteady "and determinate means, after overturn; "ing a multitude of obstacles, we beheld

the day of triumph, flushing, upon our "hopes with all the beauty of fpring after "a long and difaflrous winter. At this aufpicious period,

aufpicious period, when the majesty "and juftice of our cause began even to "make our enemies fufpect that they had "been fighting on wrong grounds, be "hold! the demon of jealousy springs up,

fpreads defolation through our ranks, "and threatens by dividing us to give the "enemy a chance of regaining its afcen "dancy.

officers, but a jealous combination, re

fulting from a malignant fear that the in"fluence of the fmaller republican states "will gain the afcendancy, and one part 4. of the union overbalance the other ?— "These are all political jealoufies actually exifting in the breafts of the republican party. Is it a correct principle ?Ought it to be entertained at a moment "when we have enemies whofe vigilance " is directed towards our movements, "ready to take advantage of our follies? It is not corre&, becaule it fhews a It is diftruft of our own cause. "not corre&t because it has an evi. "dent tendency to weaken our councl

" from each other, throughout the union, "and leffening that ftrength so neceffa. ry in all great national atchievements.

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"It may be contended, that it should be the policy of government to preferve as nice a balance of the interes of the

violate the fpirit of our conftitution."We interdict the right of fuffrage, by

inflead of perfonal qualifications. "I prefume it would be deemed prefumption in me, to affume to myfeif a difcovery which I anticipate has already "roufed the juft indignation and becom "ing jealoufy of the fmaller ftates. Now is the time, this is the golden hour, to "break the combination of the unwieldy "and overgrown ftat es of Virginia and "New-York; and not fuffer ourfelves to "be duped into meafures which are fraught

with all the arts of fraud and intrigue"We are clearly not bound by the nom

ination. When we confider the part "Virginia has taken, I trust no other "part of the Union, reflecting a moment

"What, then, will be the difference "between the Grecian combination and "the American? Nore; and I can read "in the fate of Greece, the fate of Amer "ica. To the intelligent reader it will be

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fufficient to lay, THERE WAS AN "ATHENS AND A SPARTA!!!! "...IN WHOSE VORTEX THE "REST OF THE CONFEDERATE "STATES OF GREECE WERE SWALLOWED UP !!!!

"I here conclude thefe remarks by ob ferving, that no man ought to be voted "for as an Ele&tor, who will not une quivocally declare, and make his dec laration public by publishing the fame in the public prints, that he will vote for "Thomas Jefferfon as Prefident and John Breckenridge as Vice-Prefident of the "Uuited States. It is to be hoped, that "this fentiment will pervade the Union