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ADVERTISEMENTS.

CARD.

THE beautiful young lady, who unfortunately slipped down upon the ice, and dropped her garter in the Mall, last Wednesday, is desired not to make herself uneasy, as the gentleman, who witnessed the fact and picked up the garter, is upwards of fifty, and most religiously promises that the exposure shall go no further..

FOUND

Out, by the administration, that the British are not to be frightened by the embargo, and that the Orders of Council will still continue, until our temper be changed.

WANTS,

ARGUMENT, Mr Giles's Speech;

VIRTUE and WISDOM, Mr. Jefferson's administration ;

MEANING, Honestus' essays in the Chronicle;

WIT, the Journal of an English traveller in the Monthly Anthology; LIBERALITY, the Panoplist; and,

ENCOURAGEMENT, most new publications.

THE THEATRE,

This season, has a great many wants. The PLAYS want attraction, the ACTORS want talents, the MANAGERS want liberality, and the PUBLICK want discrimination.

NOTICE.

If the writer of certain paragraphs in certain papers, who, according to his opinion, is possessed of the very first talents in the country, and is eminently well calculated to guide the chariot of Phoebus, is now in want of employ, we shall be happy to publish some of his lucubrations provided his meaning be rendered more evident, by numerous Italick phrases and capitals, and provided his wit shall depend upon the printer, as well as himself.

THINGS TAKEN.

The ENGLISH NAVY have taken nothing, because there is nothing to take;

The FRENCH have taken Madrid;

The UNITED STATES ARMY have taken cotton-wool;

CONGRESS have taken time;

The LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS have taken good council, And the LIEUT. GOVERNOUR has taken umbrage.

LOST

bundle of love-letters, some

In Federal-street, near the Theatre, beginning, My dere letel angel, others, my sweet Mary, and others, my love; they are written in various hands, from various lovers, to one lady, and whoever has found and will return them to Cambridge College, shall receive a satisfactory reward.

MISSING,

Supposed to be stolen, the modesty of Miss S. It is presumed to be in the possession of some vulgar female, or perhaps quaker, as the former owner has enquired of all her female acquaintances respecting it, who deny having any knowledge of the article; and indeed she confesses she cannot discover any traces of it among them; but as the commodity is now very scarce, and Miss Sis anxious to recover what she has lost, she hereby offers her most heart-felt thanks to any person who will direct her the way to obtain it again. She offers the above reward for the modesty without the thief; but if the purloiner can be discovered, she will be willing to afford additional remuneration.

FAST DAY.

IT is curious to mark the distinctions which always exist between sincerity and hypocrisy, they both have virtue on the exteriour, but the garb of one is torn, and you can discover the hypocrite through the tatters, while the other is whole and free from disguise. We think we can discover in the Lieut. Governour's letter to the senate and house of representatives, many of these peep holes, and through them the deceiver which it is intended to conceal. The meaning of his Honour is enveloped in an obscurity of expression, which the light of understanding which he undoubtedly intended should enlighten it, is hardly sufficient to dispel it.

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He remarks that 'from an anxiety at learning yesterday, that Mrs. Lincoln was very sick,' he should not accept the invitation of the legislature to attend publick worship on the day they had appointed for a Fast. His honour then takes occasion to observe that as the spirit of the times might mistake a non-acceptance of the invitation, for a proof of infidelity,' he confesses a belief in the christian system.' He then proceeds with an intimation that the Fast may have a bad effect on the community, by inducing the people (but by no means hinting an application to the legislature) for party purposes, to get up conventions in the country under the name of Fasts, for the purpose of creating uneasiness, jealousy and insubordination in respect to their rulers.

The first idea which struck us upon the perusal of this singular letter was, his Honour's quickness to suspect that he might be suspected of infidelity. He then, like a true hypocrite, proceeds to profess, but refuses to act. His professions are such, however, as leave very little doubt on the mind of any person possessed of common understanding, that they are only plausible covers of his real opinion, and can be removed at pleasure. His Honour's belief in the christian system may mean no more, than that it is a good political measure to maintain such a system, but is in fact no declaration of a sincere belief in the essent tial doctrines of christianity. But even if it were the case, why take for granted that the people would suppose his non-acceptance of the invitation' a proof of infidelity?' was not his ostensible excuse sincere ? or did he think it was not sufficient? Had he not declared his belief of the christian system at his inauguration, as a fundamental requisite for his qualification, and that too, under all the solemnity of an oath? But we beg pardon, he well knew the hypocrisy which had disgraced other inangurations, and might reasonably conclude the people could place no reliance on similar professions of belief; and as to an oath, we know its bond is loosened and dissolved by the breath of infidelity.

But after all, if the excuse which his Honour assigned was sufficient to authorize his non-acceptance of the invitation; and if the occasion was too solemn to admit the operation of party feelings; then the letter of his Honour is really chargeable with the same crime which he only presumes the publick may be guilty of; because he employs it for party purposes at the very time when he is engaged in a concern, which he deems of more importance, than publickly to worship God.

The whole of this letter indicates uncommon hypocrisy, and an intolerance of party asperity; and daily experience is affording us abundant proof of the validity of the assertion.

UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDUCT OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOUR LINCOLN.

THE crimes of the general government are so alarming, that the people view the conduct of inferiour officers with indifference or contempt; but the Romans were in as much danger from the horse of Caligula, which was elevated to the first office in the state, as from the tyrant himself. What terms of reproach are strong enough to represent the last attempt of the Lieut. Governour to control the people, by a military force, at the hazard of violating the constitution and the laws of the land? What colours are dark enough for representing his image? what masterly hand shall we find to give the characteristick touches?

Here is an instance of flagrant injustice which does not require the aid of exposition. Is there any tool of the administration profligate enough to deny that the late conduct of the Lieut. Governour, in giving orders to the military was unconstitutional? His giving orders at any rate, at the instigation of the Secretary at war, was contrary to law; the manner in which he directed them betrayed the guilt of his intention, and confirms his own conviction of the crime; and the secrecy, with which the whole business was conducted, blackens his character with a stain so infamously indelible, that all the waters of Lethe cannot eradicate or weaken it.

The most arbitrary governments suffer the administration of the laws to take its regular course; if the rights of the people are invaded by their provisions, no new rights are overthrown by the execution of them. But the Lieut. Governour of a republican state improves upon the most tyrannical doctrines; as if to confound our revenge by multiplying crimes. In his opinion the military shall not only control the civil power, which is one breach of the constitution; but shall be made to control it by secret orders, and on no sufficient authority, which is another. We are happy to observe the spirited RESOLVE of the committee of the house of representatives, on the subject; and we hope the charge may hereafter be made an article of impeachment against Governour Lincoln: we publish the resolve for the honour of American spirit, the honour of the committee for reporting, and the house for adopting it; and for the purpose of extending, in some small degree, the disgrace of the executive, and make the impression perpetual.

• Resolved, That in the opinion of this house, the said military orders of the first of Feb. inst. issued by his honour LEVI LINCOLN, Esq. Lieutenant Governour and Commander in Chief of this Commonwealth, are irregular, illegal and inconsistent with the principles of the constitution; tending to the destruction of military discipline, an infringement of the rights, and derogatory to the honour of both officers and soldiers; subversive of the military system, and highly dangerous to the liberties of the people.

All which is respectfully submitted.

ISAAC MALTBY, per order.'

THEATRICAL JUDGMENT.

Supposed to have been written by an unsuccessful author.

MAY I approach unto the boxes, pray,

And there search out a judgment on the play?
In vain, alas! should I attempt to find it ;

Fair ladies SEE a play, but never MIND it.

THE

ORDEA L.

No. 9.1

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1809.

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POLITICAL.

"Hear and judge :-The Cortes those ancient sureties of our freedom, wilk "be re-established, more powerful and better constituted than they had ev"er been they shall be assembled every three years, and as often as the "wants of the nation shall make their assembling necessary. The yearly " expenditure of the royal establishment shall be limited; the sum taken "out of the royal treasury for that purpose shall never be increased; it shall only be the half of what has hitherto been appropriated to the same purpose. The Roman catholick religion shall be exclusively that of Spain; "no other worship shall be permitted. Add to this, that useful reforms will "be gradually made in all the departments, publick credit shall be restored, "the debt shall be fixed and paid off in a few years. The adminstration of "justice shall be made certain by invariable rules. The sovereign authority "shall not be permitted to influence its course."-Proclamation by the Superiour Junta of the Government.

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THE SPANISH CAUSE.

EVERY report from the seat of war in Spain has so evident an effect on the publick mind, and the cause is in truth so interesting in its issue to the prosperity of these states, that any enquiry into the state of present circumstances in that country, will naturally excite attention, however desponding, or however encouraging may be the conclusions, to which a fair examination of probabilities may conduct us. The glorious cause in which the people of Spain are engaged, has kindled the flame of sympathy in every breast throughout Europe. And those persons whose habit is to think as their passions incline them, rather than to reason from the convictions of experience, have long ago driven Bonaparte and his legions behind the Pyrennees, to hide himself from shame, disgrace and discomfiture. When a whole people, it was said, shall rise in arms, their force will be irresistible. The French will then be obliged to encounter such enemies as they never yet met in the field, and before whose personal intrepidity, strength and courage the numbers and discipline of their own armies must ultimately give way. It was acknowledged on all hands, that Bonaparte had evidently committed a palpable mistake in his estimate of the Spanish character. Expecting to find them a race sunk so low in degradation, that they would submit to any change of masters without a struggle ; and to any pro Vol. 1.

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