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 juftice of the cause, and infufed into the minds of the foldiers a conviction of the importance of the conteft in which they were engaged. He was paftor of the Baptift 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 advancement of the typographical art.

The elegant editions publifhed by order of Louis XVI. for the education of the Dauphin, were the production of the Didot Prefs, as well as the Theatrical Selections by Corneille. The works of Racine, Telemachus, Taffo's Jerufalem, two fuperb Bibles, and a multiplicity of other inestimable works, each of which, on its publication, has emanated fresh beauties, and made nearer approaches to perfection.

Didot feduloully 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 defervedly hold among the printers of the age. The fond father delighted to obferve that he was excelled by his children;

while they dutifully afcribed their fuecefs to the force of his instruction, 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 Answay 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 interest with government, but unfortunately when he was on the point of fucceeding, the artist 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 prefs, every fheet of the Stereotype edition of Montague, printed by his fons. At four o'clock in the morning he was pursuing his fatiguing occupation. The correctnele 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 fubject treated upon in Montague's Efays 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.

At his feat in the environs of NewYork, Commodore JAMES NICHOLSON, in the 69th year of his age. This gentleman was one of that band of patriots, who fo eminently diftinguifhed themselves during our revolutionary ftruggle. The fervices he has performed for his country will render his memory dear to every honeft American.

Near Carlile (Penn.) MARGARET HETHERINGTON, who gained a liveli hood by carrying butter and eggs to Carlile market, which, during half a century, the attended regularly on foot, twice a week, which amounted, in the whole, to nearly 100,000 miles

At Poughkeepsie, ROBERT H. LIVINGSTON, Efq. aged 44. Early in life he became the foldier of his country, and was not seventeen 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 state on the north-west frontier, and in 1780 received a commiffion 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 heathed his fword when every fword on the continent was returned to

its fcabbard.

In Preston, (Con.) Mrs. 'ELIZABETH HERRICK, aged 79. She lived with her husband 61 years. She has left 9 children, 63 grand children, and 19 great gr. children.

At Brunfwick, (Maine) Mr. TOBIAS HAM, aged 80. His living progeny, including the 5th generation, was 122. Seven fons attended his funeral, the youngest of whom was 50 years of age.

MEMORABILIA.

NEW-ORLEANS. During the month of June laft, there were 71 children baptized, 23 whites, 48 of colour; 2 whites married; 94 deaths, 12 whites, 22 people of colour. There is no register kept of the deaths of Proteftants. A degree of health, unufual for the feafon, prevailed. The mercury in Fahrenheit, during the above period, stood between 77 and 87 degrees. There had been plentiful fhowers;-the Miffilippi, which had begun to rife the first of the month, had risen 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 physicians and 24 midwives.

Among us, September is ordinarily the most unhealthful part of the year. The month past has borne the usual proportion to the fummer months, but the whole feafon has been uncommonly healthy. Affections of the ftomach and inteftinal canal, as ufual, 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, scarlatina anginosa, nettle rafh, and rheumatism. Catarrhs have been frequent in the latter part of the month, and in fome cafes this difeafe has been so 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 fcarcely appeared here.

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