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?? ?i __ ... .J,. J. ! ^ POETRY. W ? ? ? ? ? . TO HhLUilON. HAIL, Power benign! witii whom, in daysof yo rey 1 The Hjly Seers of Palestina trod! . H ?til, Power benign ! who, when this life n o'er, Will lead thy votarurs to the realms of God ! Teach in to bow beneath the chastening tod " Of heaven, resigned ? and, when dread thunders toll, When death kppears in fi; c and in flood, And earth, affrighted, sha cs from pole to pole, Breathe thou a holy calmness in the soul ; Teach us, on wing* of faith, to mount the skies. And view the Christian's lang desired goal, Where every hope of future pleasure lies j For^when the sinner owns thy blest control, It matters not, or how, or when he dies, EfiiCafifi on Mr . At Us. thU tomb stone is a milestone ? Ah! howso> Because beaeaJi lied Miles ? who's miles below. A l?trle man he was a dwarf in sire,"" But now stretch d out at least miles long he Ires, H is grave, though small, contains a space so wide It his tttiltfs m length, and miles in breadth beside. ? MaegggMB-11'1 I I mm I J ? Miscellany. a 1 ...... i. . . THE RIVER JOURDAN. From '? Ch t euu faiarid'e Travel in Greece , Palestine, -Kgyfit and UarbaryS' - * We advanced for an hour and an half with excessive difficulty over a fin?,white sand. We were ap proaching a grove of palm trees and tamarinds which to, my, great astonishment J perceived in the midst of this sterile * tract. The Arabs all at once stopped* and pointed to something that I had not yet remarked ac the bottom of the javine, ? Unable to make out what it was, I perceived what appeared to be sartd in motion, ' On dVawing neartr to this singular object* I be- 1 held a yellow cuxrcnt, which I.could scarcely distinguish from "the sands j on its shores. It was deeply sunk below its banks, and its sluggish stream rolled slowly on* This was the Jourdan. lhad surveyed the great rivers of America with that pleasure which solitude and nature impart ; I visit* ed the Tybcr with enthusiasm, and sought with the same interest the Eurolas and the Ceprisus $ but, I capnot express what I fdt at the sight of the Jourdan. Not' Only did this river remind me of a re nowned antiquity,! and one of the most celebrated names that the m6st exquisite poetry confided to the memory of man $ but its shores pre sented to my .vicjv tne theatre' of the miracles of my religion* Jtidea is the only country of the Svorld, that revives. in the traveller Memo ry of human affairs, and the celes tial things, and which, by this com bination produces in the ?oui a feel ing apd idea which no other religion is capable of exciting^ ,? , - The Arabs stripped and plunged into tht^ Jourdan;1 I durst not fol low the efcampl* or* account of the fever by which I was still torment* cd i but I fell upon mjr knees on. the ban with my two servants and the drogoman of the monastery. Having no Bible with us, we could not repeat the passage of Scripture relating to the s^ot where we now were ; but the drogoman^ who knew the customs of the place, began to sing, Ave Maria Stella. We re sponded, like sailors at the end of their voyago. I then took up some water, of the river in a leathern ves sel ; it did not secrn to me as sweet as sugar, according to the expres sion of a missionary. I thought, Am the contraiy, rather, brackish; but though i drank a considerable * quantity, I felt no inconvenience fronvtt i nav, I think it would be very pleasant> if it were purified from the sand which it carries along with it. * About two leagues from the place where we halted, 1 perceived higher up the river, a thicket of consider able extent. 1 determined to pro- | ceed thither, tor it is calculated this | muse be the spot where the lserulites passed the river, facing Jericho, where the mariXa ceased to fall, where the Hebrews tasted the first fruit of the land of Promise, whe re :Naaman was cured of His leprosy and lastly where Christ was batised by St. John. Towards this place we advanced, but as we drew near to it, we heard voices of men in the thicket. Unfortunately the human voice, which cheers you every where else, and w!!ich you would love to hear on the banks of the is precisely what alarms you in these deserts, ? The DcihlehemUen and cliate retreat bue I was determined to examine the river facing the spot where *e then stood. Tuey yield ed with reluctance to my resolution, and we again repaired to the bank ol the Jourdan, which a bend of the river had carried to some dis tance from m on the right. 1 found it at about the same width and depth I as it is a league lower down, that is, six or seven feet deep clote to tiie shore, and about fifty paces in breadth. The guides urged me to depart, and All Ago himself grumbled.* ttaTirng finished making such notes as I considered most important I xqjxi plied wuh the wishes of the ? ^ avan, andv saluted the Jourdan for the last time. Temfierance in Pleasure recommended . Let mc particularly exhort youth to terhperancc ih pleasure. Let me admonish them, to beware of that rock on which thousands, from race to racev continue to split. The love of pleasure, i^tural to man in every period of his Jife, glows at this age with excessive ardour. ? Novelty adds fresh charms, as yet, to every gratification. -The world appears to spread a continual feast* and health* vigour, and high spirits, invite them to partake of it without restraint* In vain we warn them of k latent dangers. Religion is accused of insufferable severity, in prohi biting enjoyment ; aa4 the old, when they offer their admonition, afe upbraided with having forgot that they once were young. ? And yet, my friends, to what do the constraints of religion, and the coun sels of age, with respec t to plea sure amount ? Thcjr may all bo comprised in a few words ? not to hurt yourseleves, and not to hurt i others, by your pursuit of pleasure, i W ithin these bounds, pleasure h lawful; beyond them it becomes {Criminal, because* it is ruinous ? 1 4 Are these restraints any other* thaa j frhat a wise man would choose impose on himself? We*call you riot to renounce , pleasure, but to enjoy it in safety. Instead of abridg ing it, we exhort you to pursue it on an extensive plan. We propose measures for securing its possession* and for prolonging its duratiqft. * . Vi * : IVit. ? tie who sacrifices religion to wit* like the people mentioned i by /Elian, ' worships 4 a fly, and of fers up an ox to it,4 Wit, like salr, should excite an appetite, not pro voke disgust | cleanse wounds, Or create them : it is so to be us<rd to recommend and preserve that which is sound, not to be thrown away up on that which is already rotten. Fntf at tie.- Col. Abel Chopin, of Spring field, has raised some celebrated cattle, which were weighed on fool last Thursday Week . The weight of the largest ox was 27 1 6 lbs. j The smallest weighed ?. 2240 The former exceeding hv 12 lbs. the weight of the celebrated Durham Ox , kill | ed in Knf?land* i<> UVJ7, and for which 2000 /. sterling had been rfT'-rcd. j lionton ?.vrriirg (Juzrt'e% PATE NT M EHIC IN E S . FOR SALE, A I J HE STORE* OF ALEXANDEIt YOU SO, Broad-street, Camden, The following lyalelH Medicines, jusily estccmct.1 fui lUeir cxuaortlinary res'.oralive qual ities: faithfully prepared by Dr. 2'. IVyDYQ'l 1 , Philadelphia, hum itic receipts of the late celebraltU lir. HuBtHfson , of '.t d:nbur %h, PR DYOTT'S CELEBRATED Stomachic Elixir bt Health ; ? Price One Dollar and Fifty Cents. J Which has proved by thousands* who have experienced Us l>eneficial e fleets, to be the mos* valuable medicine 6er offered to the public, for ths cure of Coughs. Colds, ( ousumption, the Hooping t ough, Asthma, .Fain in the lireust. Cramps and Wind in t he Stomach, removing Costiveness, sickness at the Stomach, Head Ache, loss of Ap petite, Indigestion. See. fccc. From ?he Dysentry of i.ax, Cholera Morbus, severe Gripirigs, and other diseases of the bowels, and toe summer complaint in Children, it has proved a certain remedy, and rcstorexi to perfect health from the gieatest debility. - : _ . dk^dvih t'S ? - Vegetablet Nervous CordialT or nature's grand Uestorative. Frtce One Dollar and Fifty Cent a. It ii^^fi^entTy reommmer^e^ as the most efficacious medicine, fbr tlie speetTy relief and cure of all nervous complaints attended with inward weakness, depression of spirits, head ache, tremor, famines*, and various complaints, resulting from secret impropriety of youth and dissipated habits, residence in warm climates, the immoderate use of tea, tlie unskilful or excessive uffeof mercury, so often destructive to the human frame, dis eases peculiar to females at a certain period of life. ' Goufnnd WiWumdtw Urops. ? Price T wo Do}1?ps? A safe and efllctual cure- for the gout, rheumatism, lumbago, stone and gravel, swe!U ing and weakness of the joints, sprains, bruises, and all kinds of green wounds the crump, pains in the head, face and body, suflfuessof the neck, chilblains, frozen limbs, Sec. ? K I)R< DYO'/ T'S Patent Stomachic Wine Bitters, . Trice One Dollar . Whicli are celebrated for strengthening weak*tomachs, increasing the appetite, and a certain preventative and cure for the level and ague, fcc. ? DR. DYOTT'S Infallible Worm Destroying Lozenges , A Medieine highly necessary lo be kept in ail families. ? hfttj Cdtitt* > ' Though numberless medicines are extolled for expelling and killing Worms, none are e<Ynal in efficacy to Dr. t)yo(t's Worm Destroyirfg Lozenges : they , are mild in their operation, mid may be given to the youngest infant with safety. Dr. Dyott's Anti-Billions Pills, For the prevention and cure of bilious and malignant fevers. Price 25 Cent*?- large boxes 50 Cents. These Pills, if timely administered, will remove the causes which commonly produce yellow fever, bilious fever, ague and fever, cholic pains, flatulencies indigestion, cos tiveness, hipochondriaf and hysteric complaints* They are particularly Mtrvtceable in Female disorders and especially in the "removal ot these obstructions which are *he great source Of their complaints at certain periods, they possess, this eminent advantage over most other purgatives, while they operate gent ly, they produce neither costiveness, debility nor too great excitement. Dr. Dyott's Patent Itch Ointment. # Prict 50 Centsjier box* , Other n^edicine for the cure of thattnost disagreeably and tormenting disorder the ITCH* * Dr Dyott's- Infallible Tooth-ache Drops ? Circarsian Eye Water? Restorative Dentrifice, &c. &c. Also for Sak: at the Store of ALEXANDER YOUNG, an assortment of the most approved Patent and Family Medicines, in common use, faithfully prepared, and war? ranted to be genuine. . ' ' '.1 '* " 20 Dollars Reward. RANAWAY on the 4th June last, a Negro fellow named PRINCE, a bout twenty two or three years of age, six feet high, stout built, dark complexion, 8cc* Upon examination it will be found that both ears are cropped? when spoken to he answers quick, but inclines to trotter.?* Eyes dark unci keen. He hat worked at the blacksmith*! business for about two years. It is supposed he Will aim fbr the district from whence he came. " Any per jou apprehending said negroe, and kidding him safe in jail, upon giving ^formation thereof to the subscriber, will be entitled io the above reward. ENCLISH, jr, - Swift Creak, near Camden, 7 . ' 1 J Septemerii, 1816. 'J Sdtf Tohn r. sparrow, HOUS&tfiUbJi PAlfiTRH, OUfLD - jMjL, > , +MH AAD GLAZIER. |NFC)M8 the Public that he has estab X fished himself on Brod-street, Cwndeu, I t where all orders iff his line will be thanklul*^] k ly-received and duty attended to. Having several hands employed In the above Dull ness work wiltf^e done with expeditioh and in a masterly style* ?+7* N. B. All orders from ike country c*etuted Without delay. ? September IB. 1816. 25tf. i * NOTICE T S Hereby Given, to all persons indebted JL to JOSKPH H. HOWELL* that im lest they make payment to the Subscriber by the 19th October, they will find their notes in an officer's hands. JESSE POPE. September 17,1816. ' Printing, OF FVKRY DFSCRIPTION, EXECOTID WITH MfcATNKftS AND ACCURACY AT THE OF F ICR OF TH K CAMDEN GAZETTE; Where may he had BLANKS lvOR LAWYERS, MAGISTKAT K S, 8H B U 1 F FS, &C. SHERIFF bALET ! * By virtue oj Sundry Jixecutiona to me dU rtcted, vriil be told on tfiijlttt Monday and ?. ' Tuesday in October ftcxts before the I court house in Camden, within the legal *" '? kmqra of #a/e. \ $! i Ofie^lot situate on York -street 9 with ii Blacksmiths shop thereoiv? also, the lease of the lot* buiiding and improve ments thereon, situated on ihe aoulh-eiist ^corner of Broad and York-streets, likewise a prime negro boiflfctiat has worked some time at the Blacksmith's trade* all levied on as the property of Alexander M'Hae. at the separate suits of Seth Tibbies unci John Doby .-^-Conditions cash, purAasers to pay for Sh?i iff titles and bills of salJu _ ? i .FRANCIS S. hfcE, Uurijf. Camden* Sept. 16, 1816. R - :? XJJ.OR Sale, Two LOTS, one situate on JEv corner of Broad fc Rutledge streets the other adjoining it fronting on Kutiedge strt hating on them a good two story flWel Liing house, calculated for. a stole, a kitchen, L?moke house, stable and carriage Jhouse,&d fall' other necessary buildings for ft foynily and a itore.-Jjjor terms and further par ticulars apply to the subscriber. ? , BELL. * Camdcn^R. 13, (816. ? 20tf jvoncE. WALKER & BENNKT have this day dissolved their Co-partnership in trade. They earnestly call on all those who are indebted to them to come forward and make payment, and all to whom they at e indebted to present their accounts, &c. to he discharged* Said W ALKKR continue* the business, with an assortment of West India & English Goods.* He wishes those indebted to him by Bqnd or Book previous to 1816, would be so kind as to make immediate payment ; as those who willingly neglect to pay, mav expect a Lawyer's /hint Ik fore next A |>r i 1 term.?? Produce received in payment, and t lie high est price given. A few hundred bmhils CORN and SLKD OATS for Sale. Swift Creek Mills, Sept. 5, 1816. 25