Agricultural. EXTRACT. FROM THE TRUE AMERICAN. ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CIDER. Respected Friend, CIDER Cooper's point, February 18th. IDER is an article of domeftic manufacture, which is, in my opinion, the worst managed of any in our country, confidering its usefulness; and perhaps the best method to correct errors is to point out fome of the principal ones, and then recommend better methods. One of the firft errors with refpect to cider is, to gather apples when wet; the next, to throw them together, expofed to fun and rain, until a fournefs prevades the whole mafs, then grind, and, for want of a trough or other veffels fufficient to hold a cheese at a time, put the pummice on the prefs as fast as ground; then make fo large a cheese, as to take fo long time to compleat and prefs off, that fermentation will come on in the cheefe before the cider is all out; and certain it is, that a Imall quantity of the juice preffed out, after fermentation comes on, will spoil the product of a whole cheefe, if mixed therewith. When either of the above circumftances will fpoil the cider, which I know to be the cafe, do not wonder at the effect of a combination of the whole, which is frequently the cafe. As I have very often exported cider, and fold it to others for that purpose, to the Wefl-Indies and Europe, without ever hearing of any fpoiling, and as it is my wish to make the productions of our country as useful as poflible, will give an account of my method. I gather the apples for good cider when dry, put them on a floor under cover, have a trough fufficient to hold a cheese at once, and when the weather is warm I grind them late in the evening, fpreading the pummice over the trough, to give it air, as that will greatly enrich the cider, and give it a fine amber colour, and early in the morning prefs it off. The longer a cheefe lays after being ground, before the preffing, the better, provided it escapes fermentation, until the preffing is compleated. The reafon is evident from the following circumstance-take a tart apple, put it into a clean earthen pot, pour on bruile one fide, and let it lay till brown, about half a pint of boiling water, and then tafte the juice of each part, and you ftir or beat it like beating eggs, with a will find the juice of the bruifed part flick split in four parts at the end, and fweet and rich, though of a tart apple.- fomething put in to keep it apart; when So it fweet and tart apples are ground it becomes thick, add a pint of good found together, and put immediately on the cider, fet the pot in a place the moft fafe prefs, the liquor therefrom will tafte both and handy, but not too warm; as it grows fweet and tart; but if let lay till brown, ftiff, add cider as before in fmall quantithe cider will be greatly improved. I al- ties, and repeat the ftiring, the oftener the ways take great care to put cider in clean better, if fifty times a day; in two or fweet cafks, and the only way to effect three days, if it is well diffolved, rack off this is to rinfe or fcald them well as foon the cider which is for fining, add of it to as the cider is out, and not to let them the ifing glafs prepared as above, firing fland with a remnant or lees in, which is it well till fit for ftraining through a linen certain to make them four, muft, or flink. cloth, then mix the fining and cider toWhen my casks are filled while the weath-gether as well as poffible, an fet it in a er is warm, I place them in the fhade, ex- proper place for drawing off, giving some pofed to the northern air; when fermen- vent for air for fome days; if it is not tation takes place, fill them up once or fufficiently fine in ten days, rack it off, more a day, to caufe as much of the filth and repeat the fining as before, but it is as poffible to difcharge from the bung; beft to rack it, fine or not, in ten or when it difcharges a clear white froth twelve days, left the fediment should rife, put in the bung flack or bore a hole and which I have known to be the cafe, fermentation gradually; and when the ferput a fpile in it, and thereby check the mentation has fubfided, take the firft opportunity of clear cool weather to rack it off into clean cafks, to effect which, when I draw the cider out of a cafk in which it has fermented, I first rinse the cafk with cold water, then put into a hogfhead two or three quarts of fine gravel, and three or tour gallons of water, work it well to fcour off the yeaft or fcum, and fediment, which always adheres to the cafks in which cider ferments, and if not fcoured off, as above directed, will act as yeaft when the cider is put in again, bring on a fretting, and fpoil or greatly injure the liquor; atter couring rinfe as before. I find benefit in burning a brimstone match fufpended in the cafk by a wire, after putting in two or three buckets of cider, the best method for which procefs is to have a long tapering bung, that when drove in the different ends will fit most common bung. holes, with a large wire drove in the fmall end with a hook to the match, which for a hogfhead fhould be fufficient to kill hive of bees. If the cider ftands a week or more after racking, previous to being put in the cellar, I rack it again, rinfing the cafk, but not with gravel, and put it immediately in the cellar The late made I put in the cellar immediately after or be. fore the first racking, agreeably to circumftances as to the weather. The cider I wish to keep till warm weather I rack in cool clear weather, the latter part of Feb. ruary or beginning of March. It is beft to keep the cafk full, and bunged as tight as poffible. If I wish to fine cider for exportation. or bottling, I take of Ruffia ifing glafs about an ounce to a barrel, pound it as formed previous to the apple-trees being The foregoing operation fhould be per in bloom; but I have fucceeded beft in the winter, in fteady cool weather. I have likewife had good fuccefs in putting the fufing in the cider direct from the prefs, and fet it in cafks with one head out, taps put in, and fet in a cool place, properly fixed for drawing, and covered, When the fermentation fubfides, and the fcum begins to crack, take it off carefully with a skimmer, and draw it carefully from the fediment. If it is not fufficient. ly fine by the middle of the winter, pro ceed as before directed. As I gave to the editor of the True American at Trenton directions for improving cider fpirits, by reducing it with water-cider, I think it is proper to mention, that the fettlings of fpirits fo reduced being put into cider, in the proportion of from two to three gal lons to a hog(head, anfwered the purpose of fining full as well as the ifing glass. I make no doubt but many are as well or better acquainted with making and fin ing cider than myfelf; but as I have feen no method defcribed, which I have found to be preferable on experience, have fubmitted the foregoing, which is at your fer vice, or the public's, if it is deemed worth communicating, with proper cor rection. foft as poffible, pick it into fine fhreds, JOSEPH COOPER, JAMES MEASE, M. D. Literary Motice. LIFE OF WASHINGTON, THE firft volume is Introductory, The Life of WASHINGTON is fo connected are among the worst of human crimes, with an interefting portion of the hiftoryer under the general or ftate governments, || ple. If, indeed, rebellion and treafon, of our country, that it was conceived the fince the eftablishment of the existing work would not be complete without fome conflitution; and has not therefore had account of the origin and progrefs of the the means of rendering any extraordinary people who were conducted by him from public fervices. It is faid that he is endependent colonies to felf-government. tirely ignorant of the French language: it It, therefore, commences with the first fet- is known that he has had no experience in tlements in North America, and termi-diplomatic affairs, nor has he yet difplayed nates with the peace of 1763, including a hiftory of the wars between Great Britian and France, Spain and their Indian allies; in one of which Mr. WASHINGTON acted a confpicuous part. This volume is already in the hands of the public. "The fubfequent volumes comprise the birth and early life of Mr. WASHINGTON, with an accurate account of the American Revolution-the peace of 1783-the events preceding the organization of the Federal Government, and the adminiftration of that Government by him; with every particular to the period of his demife. "This truly valuable work has been compiled by the Hon. John Marfhall, of Virginia, Chief Juftice of the United States, principally from the papers of the late General; on its correctnefs, therefore, the fulleft reliance may be placed. "It is printing on fine vellum paper, with a new type, caft exprefsly for the purpose, in four or five large octavo volumes, at 3 dollars per volume to fubfcribers in boards, payable in advance, and 3 dollars 50 cents to non-fublcribers. The first volume is embellifhed with an elegantly engraved portrait, allowed to, be a ftriking likeness of the General, and the whole will be illuftrated with maps and charts of those parts of the country which were the scenes of the most important events during the American Revolution." [Publisher's Addrefs.] Political. From the Gazette of the United States. IT has been announced in the minifterial papers, and appears now to be gener ally underflood, that Gen. Armstrong of New-York will foon depart for France as the fucceffor of Mr. Livingston. The extreme importance of the office to which this gentleman has been appointed, and the evident propriety of its being filled by a a man of uncommon talents, experience and political integrity, renders it proper to examine what are his pretenfions to fuch an elevation. Of his ability or patriotifm it is true. that the public have had few opportunities of judging. Until his late introduction into the fenate, it is believed that he has held no ftation of great importance, eith or indeed been enabled to exert an un- What then can be the motive which has led to his appointment. Is it becaufe he is a member of the Living fton Family that it has been thought neceffary to confer this honour upon him? That family is indeed the most powerful on the continent its influence and authority in NewYork are almoft unbounded: it is equally diftinguished for its ability, intrigue, arti. fice, and ambition; and it may be very important to Mr. Jefferson to conciliate important to Mr. Jefferfon to conciliate its favour. Yet, as all the influence of its favour. Yet, as all the influence of the executive has lately been exerted, to fecure the office of Governor of New-, York to one of that connexion; as another of them is juft retiring from the dig. nified station to which Mr. Armftrong is nominated; and as a third has been permitted to leave the United States while an immenfe public defaulter; it is to be prefumed that the attachment of the whole race, has been fufficiently fecured, to anIwer every electioneering object of the Prefident. This therefore cannot have been the fole or prevaling motive of our government. Is it not rather to be attributed to this, that Gen. Washington had always exhibited the most decided and unequivocal difapprobation of Mr. Armstrong, his conduct and character ? The hiftory of the prefidential career of Mr. Jefferson is a narrative of outrage and infult upon the hero of the revolution.. Those whofe merit be difcerned and rewarded, are difmiffed from public truft and emolument; the whole fyftem of his policy is difregarded or overturned; his calumniators hold and diftribute the offices of the nation-and the fureft and fhortelt road by which ambition can climb to preferment and power is the avowal of an unreferved and unequivocal hoftility to him and his adminiftration. The appointment of Mr. Armstrong is a ftrong and irrefiftible confirmation of the juftnefs of thefe obfervations. Of no man has the great deliverer of his country spoken in a louder tone of condemnation; on a more public and trying occafion; or with the more open and unequivocal approbation of the peo The gentleman who is now the lubject of animadverfion, is well known to have been the anthor of the inflammatory addreffes to the army at the conclufion of the war, and has, indeed, in no otherwife rendered himfelf remarkable, than by his feditious and criminal conduct on that memorable occafion. Their object avowedly was to ftimulate the army to refort to force for the redress of their grievances, to "carry their appeal from the juftice to the fears of the government," and "to render fufpicious the man who would advise to more moderation and longer forbearance." Congrefs was to be told that "in any political event the army would have its alternative." "If peace that nothing fhould feparate them from their arms but death. If war that they would retire to fome unfettled country, fmile in their turn, and mock when fear cometh on." The effect of thefe eloquent but infidious publications is not yet forgotten.Addreffed to an army then in the highest frate of inflammation; openly advifing what their paffions prompted and apparent interefts inclined them to adopt the exiftence of the nation was endangered. As a commentary upon the new appointment of Mr. Armstrong let the obfer vations of Washington on his conduct be recurred to. In the admirable fpeech of the commander in chief to the army on this interefling occafion, he declared, that in the plans of the author, "candour and liberality, regard to juftice and love of country had n2 part," and that "he was right to infinuate the darkeft fufpicion to' effect the blackeft defign." My God! exclaimed the hero, "what can this writer have in view by recommending fuch meafures? Can he be a friend to the army? Can he be a friend to this country? Rather is he not an infidious foe? fome emiffary perhaps from New-York plotting the ruin of both, by fowing the feeds of difcord and feparation between the civil and military powers of the continent." "Let me conjure you (he adds,) in the name of our common country, as you value your own facred honour, as you refpect the rights of humanity, and as you regard the military and national character of America, to exprefs your utmost horror and deteftation of the man who wishes, under any ipecious pretences, to overturn the li berties of our country, who wickedly attempts to open the floodgates of civil dif cer from Bordeaux, dated May 13, , received at Charleston.. der lately iffued by the French , all the maritime prefects France, are enjoined to make a nation of the crew of every l that enters the port of their s that may be found. This ms to proceed from their apthat the English cruizers inboard fuch veffels, men in the pies, and on the return of the port, that they have their men d thus are enabled to commu■ial information to the enemies atry. 1 difpofal, I fhall deliver them up to the pre- cert with him refpecting the fteps to be You will pleafe to acknowledge the re- William Lee, Commercial Agent of the United Yours under the date of the 4th May, your To evince my defire to comply with wifhes as far as is confiftent with my ith a view to arreft all the Eng-duty, and to prove to you that these two failors belonging to the fhip Three Sifters, of Charleston, are entitled to my protection, I immediately, on receiving your letter, fent for the captain and crew, and after a critical examination, find that the mate is a native American, and has been in the fhip three voyages to this port this is proved by his own and the captain's declaration, by the protection he bears and the fequence of this order, the porole of equipage. The fecond mate, tho' deaux have arrested several faila native of England, has been in the service this city, and who, tho' Eng-of the United States fome time and having n, were attached to American hey even demanded from on hip, the first and second mate ree Sifters, Capt. Clarke, of ; and on our Conful's refusal a correfpondence took place. m and the Commiffary of poich, I am forry to fay, I am onprocure the two laft, though I most important letters: which sary of Police to the Commercial Agent Eted States of America, at Bordeaux. Bourdeaux, May 4th, 1804. conformity with the exprefs ted orders of the department, thstanding the observations conyour letter of to-day, I hereby reimmediately to put in my power, our refponfibility, the firft and ates of the American veffel Three entered on board this veffel at Charlefton Had this failor been put on board the As I am not difpofed tacitly to fubmit to your demand. I am, Sir, &c. WILLIAM LEE. LONDON, JUNE 12. On Saturday, while Mr. Livingston was anticipating the hofpitalities, which fhearing, and the ag THE ADI OF THE LEGISLATIVE B Citizen First Consul, THE members of t are no fooner affemble rocate a common zeal and at this important feel indifferent to the loudly and generally ex over the various depar empire, they know its They know that the en the power which gove menfurate with the ext population. When t lifhed by nature, is no gilator, his work muft The chief blefling o ty and peace; and the manent inftitutions. 7 which guarantees them, ought, therefore, || example of Europe, whofe errors it pre to be fecure from the caprice of elections. Every elective government is inconftant, violent, and helpless as the paflions of men; whilst hereditary power gives to the Tocial fyftem the force, the continuance, and conftancy to the defigns of nature. An uninterruped fucceffion of authority, in the fame family, will maintain the peace. and exiftence of all. It is neceffary, for the perpetual fecurity of their rights, that the authority, which protects them fhould be eternal. The people, who unite the moft capricious levity with the most eminent qualities, muft fupremely prefer a fyftem, which confirms their virtues, by repreffing their inconftancy. vents. The human mind, troubled with the worst of diseases, the disease of perfection, has wifhed to create a new race of men; to form new focieties, and another world. But foon frightened at its work, wearied at its efforts, it has returned to the track of experience, and fubmits to the authority of ages. It is at the moment it recognizes its limits, the human mind is truly enlarged-It is at the moment that it truly enlarged-It is at the moment that it learns to check its weaknefs, that it juftly direas the exercife of its power. The rememberance of its paft deviations will afford a ufeful forefight; and the fear of falling into its firft exceffes will not hurry it to the contrary extreme. Hiftory every where difcovers, at the head of great nations, a fingle hereditary We fhall not witnefs the deadly ftupor chief. But this high Magiftracy is not of flavery fucceeding the mad tumult of inftituted but for general good. If it is democracy. No!-Citizen Firft Conful, weak, it falls, if violent it deftroy's ityou would not command but a free people; felf; and in either cafe it merits its fate, we know it; and will, therefore, obey for it oppreffes the people, or fails to pro-you always. The departments of governtect them. In one word, this authority, ment will be balanced with wifdom; they which ought to be tutelar, ceafes to be will preferve every thing that will fupport, lawful, when it is not national, nothing that can deftroy liberty. The im perial government will confirm all the bleffings of the confulate, and will en No!-doubtless, thofe mighty beings were not Gods, whom general intereft has deified, and affociated in brilliant and inacceffible fpheres, that law proclaimed from fuch high authority might have the more fplendor, controul and influence. But if the grandeur of monarchy is not founded on the extravagant fictions, which delude the multitude, it is fupported by all thofe political maxims which the lef fons of adverfity, and the voice of fages, have eftablished, Ancient illufions have ceafed; but do we need a man of our choice? Scarcely has he numbered thirty-four years, and the events of his life are more wonderful than the fables, with which hiftory has furrounded the cradles of ancient dynafties. The triumph and will of the nation cannot be refifted.-Such extraordinary changes are not new.It is at the noife and tumults of thrones, which fall, which rife, and fhould fall again, that fucceffive ages meditate on the inconftancy of human affairs.-Old empires are regenerated at fuch important eras, and the chief of a new monarchy communicates to them the energy of his fpirit, and the vigor of his enterprize. We doubt not a career of profperity and glory again opens for our pofterity. The nineteenth century, at its commencement, prefents to the univerfe a moft magnificent fpcctacle, and inftru&tive leffon.-It confecrates the principles of hereditary power and opinion, for the happinefs of France; whofe revolution it terminates, and for the crease them. The former needs lefs force than the latter.-The fecurity of hereditary power will temper all its meafnres.It is lefs rigorous for it has fewer obftacles to vanquish, and fmaller, dangers to encounter the greater its moderation, the more controling its influence; and if it aims at extenfion, it relaxes and destroys itfelt. Thus, the prerogatives of the Emperor, better defined, will be more limited than thofe of the Firft Conful. The danger of faction compelled the ef tablishment of a temporary Dictator : These times are past; Monarchy is regenerated-liberty must be immortal-the dictatorship expires; and natural authority commences its reign. [Signed] FONTANES. **This famous declaration in favour of Monarchy, was preceded by the following expreffion of the will of the Legillative Body : They declare their will [voeu] as fol lows--That Napolean Bonaparte, Firft Conful, fhall be declared Emperor; that the imperial dignity fhould be hereditary in his family that the reprefentative fyftem fhould be established or a folid bafis; and that the civil inftitutions fhould receive a character of greatnefs due to the majesty of the French nation, guaranteeing at once the authority of government and the liberty of the people. Similar requels to the great Napolean, that he would become Emperor of the Gls, have been made by feveral cities, and detachments of the army. THE MOST GRACIOUS TO THE ADDRESS OF THE SENATORS, Your addrefs of the 6th Germinal bas never ceafed to be prefent to my mind; it has been the object of my moft conftant attention.. You have judged it neceffary that the fupreme magiftracy fhould be hereditary, in order to fecure the French people from the plots of our enemies, and from the convulfions which would fpring from the ambition of rivals.Many of our inftitutions must have appeared to you to be brought to perfection, and to be the most perfect to fecure the triumph of equality and public liberty, and to offer to the nation and to the government the double guarantee which they fo much want. We have conftantly been guided by this great truth-that the fovereignty refides in the French people; on this bafis every thing, without exception, muft be done for their interefts, happiness and glory; in order to attain this end, the fupreme Magiftracy, the Senate, the Council of the State, the Legislative Body, the electoral Colleges, and the various branches of the adminiftration, are and must be inftituted. While I have fixed my attention on thefe great objects, the more I have been perfuaded of the truth of the fentiments. which I expreffed to you, and I have felt the more and more that, in circumstances as new as important, the aid of your wif dom and experience have been neceffary to me in every fiep. I then invite you to make known to me freely your fentiments. The French people have nothing to add to the honors and the glory which they have facred to me, and the moft dear to my heart, conferred upon me but the duty the most is to enfure to their children the advantages acquired by the revolution which has coft them fo much, above all, the face of a million of brave men, who have died for the defence of their rights. I wish that we may fay to them, on the 14th of July of this year-fifteen years have elapfed fince by a fpontaneous movement, you ran to arms, you acquired liberty, equality and glory. This day thofe firft bieflings of nations are firmly fixed and fecured against all tempeft; they are preferved to you and to your children; inftitutions, conceived and commenced in the bofom of the forms of war, interior, and exterior, are about to terminate amidst the noife of wicked attempts and plots of our moft mortal enemies, in the adoption of every measure which the experience of ages and the people have demonflrated proper, to guarantee rights which the nation had judged neceffary to her dignity, liberty and happiness. FOR THE BALANCE. BIRTH-DAY THOUGHTS, AT THE AGE OF FIFTY. WHEN by reflection's gentle beam My life's past scene I view, I see afflictions's bitter stream Run every season through. In childhood I began to sip The wormwood and the gall; The cup still presses on my lip, And must I drink it all? If 'tis my Heavenly Father's will, His will my choice I'll make ; The bitterest cup his love can fill Submissively I'll take. But, Oh! my God, one prayer I make- Falshood for truth let me ne'er take, While groveling here a child of dust, And make me wise, sincere and just Let love unfeign'd dwell in my heart, Thy glorious image in thy Christ Then, when I quit this state of pain, My soul the heigth of Heav'n shall gain, Behold the Saviour face to face, And in thy presence stand, And walk among the chosen race Who dwell at thy right hand. EPITAPH. BY G. TURNBULL. HERE lies JOHN FISH, The baits of Old Satan to shun: And when drawn by death's hook From this turbulent brook, The scene of his sorrow and strife, That he might not be cramm'd On the coals with the damn'd, But swim in the waters of Life! Diversity. FROM A DUBLIN PAPER. were to rain down kingdoms, it would be impoffible to convert the wife of Sancho Panza into a Queen. [Lon. pap.] THE following ludicrous cicumftance is a fact, and has become the fubject of general converfation :-The fon of a refpectable land-holder, in the county of Meath, had been strongly attached to the daughter of a neighboring farmer, but as fhe did not encourage his advances, he formed a refolution of feizing her by force; and as fhe daily went to fee a favorite cow milked, that was the opportuni- | ty fixed on. The young lady's brother, however, got intimation of his defigns, and made them known to his fifter, who, as there was a striking resemblance in the perfons, agreed that he fhould drefs himfelf in her clothes, and attend the cow. When he had arrived at the fpot four men jumped over the hedge, feized and carried off the fuppofed lady (though not without much apparent refiftance) to a chaife, which conveyed them to the bridegroom's refidence. The prieft not being at home, the wedding was deferred till the next morning. In the mean time, the lover's mother tried to adminifter comfort to the diftreffed young lady and in order to convince her that her fon had no difhonorable intentions towards her, proposed she fhould fleep that night with her daughter. The young ladies accordingly retired foon after the reft, when a cry of "help !" brought the parents to the door of their daughter's room, which the ravifhed fair one had previously faftened. The difguifed lover was feized, and fent to Antrim jail, where he now lies, and is to ftand his trial; but as they cannot fubftantiate the fact, from the circumftance of the old lady putting him into her daughter's bed, he has entered an action against them for falfe imprisonment. : THE late tranfactions in France are of fuch a nature as muft bring to the recollection of our readers, the very wife queftions put by the Governour of Barataria, when speaking of the Kingdom his "When I am mafter had promised him. 66 will made a King," said the wife man, my wife be a Queen ?" "Yes,"" and will all my fnotty nofed ragged boys and girls Yes," was be Princes and Princeffes ?" " the answer: "I will not believe it," faid the new Sovereign; "for if the Almighty Madame Bonaparte will certainly be The only Emprefs Dowager, at least. fault attributed to the lady is a want of breeding. [ibid.] INSTEAD of the form for promulga ting laws under the new French Conftitution, "Napoleon, by the grace of God, &c." one of our London papers recommends him to copy fome of the English ancient juridical forms, and have itNapoleon, by the inftigation of the Devil, and by force and arms, Emperor of the French," &c. SOMETHING CURIOUS! Capt. Snow Stetfon informs us, that on Wednesday laft, while on a fishing party, off Cohaffet-Rocks, he caught a Haddock: and upon opening it, for the purpofe of cookery, he found in the ftomach, three hundred and forty four dollars!-in old continental money, new emiffion.The paper was formed into a roll; and was but little injured. [Boft. Centinel.] TERMS OF THE BALANCE, FOR 1804. To City Subscribers, Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, payable quarterly. To those who receive them by mail, Two Dol. ars, payable in advance. 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 yolume. Advertisements inserted in a handsome and con spicuous manner, in the Advertiser which accompa nies the Balance. |