found an early, ardent, and indefatigable advocate. At the commencement of that memorable contest he joined the ftandard of freedom, in capacity of chaplain to the army; which poft he held through the whole of the struggle. In the pulpit he eloquently demonftrated the justice of the cause, and infufed into the minds of the foldiers a conviction of the importance of the contest in which they were engaged. He was paftor of the Baptist church, in the city of NewYork, upwards of thirty years, prior to 1788, at which time he removed to Kentucky. On Tuesday, the 10th July, died at Paris, in the 74th year of his age, FRANCOISE AMBROSIE DIDOT, born in the month of January, 1730, leaving two fons, Pierre and Firmin Didot. This extraordinary man has brought the art of printing to a ftate of excellence unattained by any of his contemporaries, and, among the number of improvements perfected by his exertions, is the conftruction of mills for making fine paper, which he aflifted not only by his zeal and activity, but by pecuniary contribution. Didot invented a prefs by which the workman is enabled to print, equally, at once, the whole extent of a fheet. He was alfo the inventor of many other machines and inftruments, commonly used in printing offices, and all which have powerfully contributed to the modern advance ment of the typographical art. while they dutifully afcribed their fuc cefs to the force of his inftruction, and the benefit of his example. The life of Didot was the life of honour; his abilities are known and refpected; and the following anecdote will prove the goodness of his heart :---In one of his journies to the paper mills of Azonay he met an artist, who had introduced in France an improvement in the application of cylinders, &c. and believing that his ingenuity merited reward,exerted all his intereft with government, but unfortunately when he was on the point of fucceeding, the artift died, leaving two girls in the helpless state of infancy. Didot took the orphans in his arms, proclaimed himself their father, and kept his word. At the age of 73, Didot read over five times, and carefully corrected before it was fent to the press, every sheet of the Stereotype edition of Montague, printed by his fons. At four o'clock in the morning he was pursuing his fatiguing occupation. The correctness of the text will therefore render this work particularly valuable among the productions of the modern prefs. About 18 months fince, he projected an alphabetical Index of every subjec treated upon in Montague's Effays. He had collected all his materials, at which he laboured unceasingly; and perhaps too ftrict an application to his favourite study accelerated the death of this eminent artist and benevolent man. The elegant editions published by order of Louis XVI. for the education At his feat in the environs of Newof the Dauphin, were the production York, Commodore JAMES NICHOLSON, of the Didot Prefs, as well as the Theat- in the 69th year of his age. This rical Selections by Corneille. The gentleman was one of that band of works of Racine, Telemachus, Taflo's patriots, who fo eminently diftinJerufalem, two fuperb Bibles, and a guifhed themfelves during our revomultiplicity of other ineftimable works, lutionary ftruggle. The fervices he each of which, on its publication, has has performed for his country will emanated fresh beauties, and made near- render his memory dear to every honer approaches to perfection. eft American. Didot fedulously endeavoured to unite in his family every talent auxiliary to the Printing Art. One of his fons became a celebrated type-founder; and the voice of fame announces the fuperiour rank which they both deservedly hold among the printers of the age. The fond father delighted to obferve that he was excelled by his children; Near Carlile (Penn) MARGARET HETHERINGTON, who gained a livelihood by carrying butter and eggs to Carlile market, which, during half a century, fhe attended regularly on foot, twice a week, which amounted, in the whole, to nearly 100,000 miles. At Poughkeepsie, ROBERT H. LIV- Statement of BIRTHS in Boflon, for September. INGSTON, Efq. aged 44. Early in life he became the foldier of his country, and was not feventeen when he was embodied with the force which filled that village, when the British fleet and army fpread defolation along the fhores of his native river. The two following campaigns he was an officer in the fervice of the ftate on the north-west frontier, and in 1780 received a commiflion attaching him to the corps of artillery in the army of the U. States. With that army he affifted at the fiege of Yorktown; and only fheathed his fword when every fword on the continent was returned to its fcabbard. NEW-ORLEANS.-During the month of June last, there were 71 children baptized, 23 whites, 48 of colour; 2 whites married; S4 deaths, 12 whites, 22 people of colour. There is no register kept of the deaths of Protestants. A degree of health, unusual for the feafon, prevailed.--The mercury in Fahrenheit, during the above period, stood between 77 and 87 degrees. There had been plentiful showers;-the Miffilippi, which had begun to rife the firft of the month, had rifen by the 30th about 4 feet. We learn however by a late arrival, that the yellow fever prevails at New-Orleans. NEW-YORK-During the month of Aug. laft, there were 153 males born, and 139 females-there died 296 perfons, of whom 43 were men, 115 boys, 48 women, 85 girls.-This statement is made from the returns of 39 phyficiaus and 21 midwives. Male 35 37 Sex not returned 8 Total, 80 Accident, 36 y. DEATHS. M. F. 1 2 1 Atrophy, 5w. 56, 51ys. Tetanus, 10yrs. Two boys, disease not reported, 2 Total, 44 deaths of which are,adults, 7 males, 10 females, and 27 children. Statement of the prevalent difeafes in Sep tember. Among us, September is ordinarily the most unhealthful part of the year. The month past has borne the ufual proportion to the fummer months, but the whole season has been uncommonly healthy. Affections of the ftomach and intestinal canal, as usual, have been the prevalent complaints. Of these affections, dyfentery has been the most frequent. Cholera morbus, and cholera infantum have been nearly equal. Befides thefe, there have been a few cafes of enteritis, colick, fcarlatina anginofa, nettle rash, and rheumatism. Catarrhs have been frequent in the latter part of the month, and in fome cafes this difeafe has been fo fevere, as to require medical aid. Fevers have been unusually rare for the autumn. Typhus mitior has been fomewhat common; but cafes of violent fever have scarcely appeared here. SINGULAR SPECIES OF FISH. On the 27th ult. a very fingular and hitherto undescribed fish was caught in the river Merfey, in a net, by Thomas Whittle; when firft taken it was of fuch uncommon brilliancy as almoft to dazzle the fight, its colour confifting of the most fplendid mixture of blue, green, yellow, and orange colour, blended together in a manner that produced a wonderful effect. It belonged to the clafs of fish, called Chutedons, and although Linnæus and other naturalifts have defcribed 63 fpecies, yet this feems to have escaped their obfervation. They are natives of the Indian and American feas, and this appears to be the first ever caught in Europe. It was fent to Liverpool Mufeum, where it is preferved fo as to look as when alive.-Glasgow pap. A CURIOUS EXPERIMENT. If a tumbler be filled about one third part with water, and by attaching to it a ftring nine or ten inches long, you fwing it backwards and forwards in the manner of a pendulum, the water will preferve its pofition, with refpect to the brim of the glass, as if it were congealed like ice. Then pour in gently almoft as much oil as water, and let the tumbler vibrate as before; a furprifing phenomenon will ftrike the eye of the fpe&ator. The tranquillity and even fuperficies of the water will be transferred to that of the oil. The fubjected water will affume a turbulent appearance, elevating and deprefling itself in the waves, which rife almoft to the furface of the oil, yet never disturbing the tranquillity of that furface.-London paper. According to a recent enumeration it appears that in this metropolis there are 346 places of worship, viz. 112 parish-churches, 58 licensed chapels and chapels of eafe, 19 for foreign Proteftants, 12 for the Roman Catholicks, 133 meeting-houses and Methodist chapels, of various fects, diffenting from the established church, 6 Quakers' meeting-houses, and 6 Jews' fynagogues.-Lon. Pap. EDITORIAL REMARKS. In the Restorator, No. 1. (fee the 9th No. of the Anthology, p. 403. 2d col. 1. 19.) for feanned read feafoned. In the prefent number of the Review, p. 507. 1. 12. from beg. col. read canora instead of cemora. We are ashamed of such errours, not only because they are vexatious to readers, but because they justly displease correct correfpondents. Whilft we thus apologize for the printers and ourselves, we hope, that our literary fupporters will as little as poffible exercise the patience of the former, by presenting their excellent fentiments and charming ftyle in a fair hand. Too late for this number came a poetical communication, in which with pleasure we recognize the author of "Pursuit of Happiness." (See Month. Anth. vol. i. pp. 279 and 325.) Favours defigned for the Anthology of a particular month, fhould be communicated before one half of that month has elapfed. If a warm friend of this infant establishment should caft his eye upon the laft remark, we fhall probably give our readers The Theolo gift No. 1. in our twelfth number. Theological and Medical Speculations, and Legal, Commercial, and Agricultural Reports will be cheerfully received by the Editor, whenever they may be offered, and fhall be proper3 29 ly incorporated with the work. 2. M. D. 11 3 8 8|29.8|52|WSW 830.245 NE 17 230.245 10/30.249 10 30.244 The mean state of the thermometer, this month, according to the above obfervations, was 49.7. years. The form on the 9th was the most fevere, which has been known here for many Much damage was done to the feipping in the barbour; many trees of confiderable fize avere torn up by the roots, and fome finall buildings were unroofed. The greatef wiolence of the form was between 3 and 9 of the P. M. |