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• • . - r . 4 Jr• , Roessist.#ol ;t. I elltrald ilingipp•emy Mott ae age of twenty-eight or thirty. Uprowillauca• Sworn to and mbsoribed before as a jeistiptrif the pedlar for A Ileghaarcounty, this leth of lily. • eighteen hundred and seven- Twines TtttsTLe. State .f Mareland, Atieobany county, et. William Macneer being dtdy MOM on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, depos.th and sayeth. ft is about twelve years ago, when he was employed as an overseer by Upton Bruce. son of Normand Bruce. who then lived with his father, on the larm at Pipe Crock, of which he then had the manage ment, his father giving it into his hands ; and that, among the lads under his diret ion. was one of a very bright colour. like a very dark white man, anii plainly shettrd the mixture, and as descending from whits and black parents ; that among the female Slaves was one called Phillis. who acknowledged this boy as her child, and no doubt could be en• tertained of the fa& and was so universally knoxn by the whole family and neighbourhood. His mother was a dark mulatto, and his father. as was well understood, was Ans:rew Ware, who I knew well. This boy was as much a slave to Mr. Brace aa,anv other be had, and, no doubt, was suggested to the conTrary that ever I heard, Sot was his origin or birth questioned—that he is by guess, five feet seers inches high, rather slender Made, his hair rather co , ly, and is age, ro the best of this deponent's knowledge, i; now ..boot thirty years—that be understood he made some agree ment with his master, by which be was suffered to to at large ; and the last time this depots nt reeol kas to have seen him, was driving a train on the Baltimore road, between six and seven years ago— that he then passed by the name of Romulus, and this deponent understood, he aftewards took to the WILLI•I4 NI'N•111. • The within sworn to this 17th day or July, 1107, Uric= me, arm of the Justices of the Peace fir Al- IS 7.1. c be 4111:y county aforesaid. Aeosew Barna:. deposition of Greenbury Grin, of Talbot 4111 wit y, sad the state of Maryland,. aged about • thirty-seven years, taken before William Lindsey. Gentleman, one of the itstices of the peace for ten Ann's county. July commissioned, and qua se such, this 4th day of August, in the year Moor Lord one thousand eight hundred and revert. smith, that John Strahan or S•rarrhan, the son of Samuel Strawhan, of Q teen Ann's county and state Of Maryland, was bound to him to the sea serrite, about the year eighteen hundred and two. (as the isidantine will show, which will he procured as pin 6f this deponent's information) that the said Jiihn Jilt the said Greenbury about the year eighteen Insadradand four, at Norfolk; at this time he was Meg wilt a certain captain John Kemp. from Teisidarl to Norfolk aforesaid—that this deponent late sot seen the said John Strahan since—that the said John Strahan /In a light sandy completion, and looks older than he really is, and a pretty well IpiaLman. before me the day and year.aforesaid. Was. Lirto , se. Arhis indevure, made the 2 .dt day of March, in **fear of our Lord, 1802, witaesseth, that John Solawho i of Queen Ann's etoonty, aged seventeen yesrs a. ten months, bath. of I is own free and voluntary will, place', at.d beittr.d himself apptcotice Onto Greeoherry Gliffin, nt l elhnt county, water span, t• Lien the 'aid trade and orcupatvoi of a eraterwas. which lie, the said firevnbet iy Grttliii, DOW teeth, and with him as An apprentice to dwell, coati fas and serve, Ir-at the dry of the date hrtent. NUM tli full •nn and terra if three years and two months Irom thence a.xt ensni . ig, Ste. (Signed) JOHN blitailtHAM. Ge.ssesiine Gairrin. liffitness —John Merchant, Tnea. Laulodin, John M•Datiiel, R.-seined, 3t.t March, ISUY orphan'. Court, A 2 ,11 15th. ISA The within inden !Iwo eras enameled and 3 p.,roved. Certified psi J. Pace, Reg. of W.lls Talbot Couto,. is. Attested b'J Price, Rig of Walls fur Talbot I,..ouoity flotoskr:l, Nut Pub. The deposition of Samuel Strachan nr Sir.swhan, is generally calla hem, of Caroline Ccuuty, and State of Maryland, aged about 56 yenta, ta ,. en be. fore VI re. Lindsey. gsralemar, one of she Ju s ti ces of the Peace for Queen Ann's Cut.nry, duly coin. mistinned and qualified as such, this 4 1t day of August, in the - year of our Lard ISU7. saith, • that he hag, or had a son, cried John Strahan nr atrawhan, as they ate called here, burn about the Stith day of April 1781, as well as he recollects, that this son U'at bound Apprentice to a certain Greenborgh Griffi , who was then a seaman, ar.d employed in the West India business, as he under stood, that he has newel seen his said son since, nor beard from hiss for I years, unti: the notifica tion frusta die Government of the United States— drat this sot was pretty well made, and had a light sandy crimplexicn, and that he was born at the tan yard, belonging to a certain Wrn. Tilgham, on the pulli;c road hom Centreville to Queen's Town. Sworn before me the day and year aforesaid. Listossr. I, Benjamin Davis, of Westport, in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth of Maisachusetts, yeo man, bring legally qualified to give evidence, do depose and say, that about fourteen or fifteen years ago. William Howland, late of said Westport, retainer, deceased, brought to Westport with his • coloured boy, then about six years of age; that We a.me of the said boy was Daniel Martin, dud he was bound to the said Williatn as an apprentice or set vent, under the authority of the laws of tins Commonwealth, by the select men and overseers of th • poor of the said town of Weloport, and the indectures were executed at the house of this deponent ; that die said Daniel was afterwards, on his arrival at the age of tout teen years, an apprentice or . sereant of Nancy Howland, widow end fella of said William flow/and, and it is now about seventeen years since I have seen the said Daniel. fie was then of a common stature, straight built, aid without any prominent marks by which trade scribe his person. It was always under me, wait the said Daniel was from some Spanish settlement is America. Beritanits DAVIS. V..ised State, k mice , Common w.mth et Mastarl..vm. Ors this liin day of July, 11107. before use, Hi Haskell, notary public, duly stetted sad quaii -111(1. aid titian:lg in the town of Nreranotord. -- „isesou.sity appermaeirikt 4 saia ; ) Aluile E: 94 1. told 814440 . ;wµ a LONDON, TUESDAY, Novtu eta 24. A Letter from Deal, dated on Saturday, says— Dispatches came down this morning and were pot on board the Flag of Truce at diy-light. The schooner got under weigh immediately, and sailed for Calais, where it is probable she arrived by this noon. The nature of them is kept so prr,foundly secret, that not a syllable is known here ; they are, however, pretty generally conjured to ►elate to • negociation with France. The Messenger who Came over the other day remains in London. We *stated, yesterday, that the Townshend packet left Falmouth onWednesday, with a mail for Lisbon. The mu Rated packet is under orders for the same des tination. This continued intercourse, and the for bearance with which we seem to have given the Por tuguese navy to " the cause of the Continent," fur nioh grounds for hoping that a secret understanding still exists between Portugal and England, and that some advantages may yet be derived from this se cret attachment. Saturday rimming the Lavinia frigate. Lord W. Sr u•RT. arrived from Oporto: she sailed on the Sd inst. with SS sail ender convoy, and parted from them on the 7th, of Cape Finisterre. Mr. WASI, the British Consul, and all the merchants who were left behind by the last convoy. are coming home in this convoy. There is not a British subject now left at Oporto. Admiral KIATIIII'S squadron is still at St. He la's.—lt consists of Superb 74 5 Rear-AdMral ants, gape M•Cieod. Minotaur 74 Mansfield. Ganges 14 Hellcats. Mars 74 Lukin, Define*. "4 --. Eking. Valiant 74 Young. Hercule.. "4 Hun. Capt. Colvin. Brunswide ..74 Gr lves. Alfred 66 Draper. Agamemnon 64 Rose. $0 Danes. The last ship joined on Saturlty evening, soak ing a total of 12 sail of the line. The order, for getting them ready for irmsard4re service, was received at Portsmouth on *Way sc'n. night. The most arduous exertions &ere conse quently made to repair their defe&s, and get their stores and provisions on board. On board several of the ships they were at work night and day. Such was the zeal displayed, that by Wednesday noon I I sail were able to drop down to St. Helen's. This squadron, as we stated in a forn.er Paper, is probably intended as a fleet of observation upon the movements of the Russian squadron eapefted from the Mediterranean. According to private letters from Gibraltar, it had put into that place, but Ouveroasent ban received no • . rotundas *ea the Italie& It etrtalaly IsM not ba allowed to enter an eneesee t , port.— If such were its intention, our bissebediag; lefts of Cadiz, Itochfort, and Brest, would be able to de feat it, until its arriv a l in the Channet and if it *Sr* not then disposed to enter an English port, Admiral KEATS would be able to see it safe to the. Salttc. Several frigates are on the look out to give this gal. lent Admiral notice of its approach. There are se veral circumstances which encourage this opinion. Two of the ships have only one month's provisions on board, and two of theta are not in a sufficient state of repair, for any long or distant service. Wl 7, Sir SauuaL HOOD'S squadron, at the same port, consists of Centaur 74 f Rear-Admiral Sir H. Hood, Capt. Vitt)ley. Captain J. Walley. 'sit tepid 64 Woetley. Altacaine Sucens st Ayscough. . _ This little squadron is destined for a particular ser►ice, in which some troops, under Gen. BEE rt. /OR D. will be also employed. Each of the ships has two flat•bottomed boats on board. The Caplaiii, Afiicoiae, and Seam, sailed on Saturday. Sir SANWA L HOOD was expelled to follow with the remaining ships, last morning.— They proceed in the first instance to Plymouth, where the troops will joist. The American Government perseveres in con tending that the three seamen taken en board the Clesapeair were native•born subjeds of the United States. Some official documents have been lattly published in support of this assertion. We have given a copy of them in our preceding columns. The late storm appcars to have been ♦ery gene- ral. The letters from Scctland, and all the Eastern and Southern ports of England, abound with me lancholy accounts of the damage which it has oc casioned. The Getrrier, now one of the finest frigates in the service, is fitting out with every dispatch at Chatham; the command of her is given to Captain &ESNS, who proceeds, as soon as ready, with the Duke of blancassrta and suite, to Jamaica. His Grace is going out to that Island as Captain- General. A telegraphic order was received at Plymouth on Monday, to apprehend a man passing through that place. supposed to be a spy ; but he could not be found. A letter from Marasion iodises us to be. liege, that he has passed through Cornwall unsus pelted, and escaped to sea. A man of genteel ap pearance arrived at Marazion on Tuesday List, and hired a small sloop, for the ostensible purpose of conveying him to Cock, where he said he was going to join the expedition under Sir S. SXITLI, and was charged with dispatches for that Officer. He irsoke English fluently, but with something of the Irish accent ; his person, however, appeared to resemble the French. He got clear off. . . The Bla:er is Lid to have sent into the Downs some privis from the liAstwarJ. The Alpha, Siva*loar, liflrs. CAI/14MM, the nephew; C A I/M4.31, from Riga. and a Beet from the Baltic. are arrived off Lowestoffe... The itiossiir, a fine 74 gun-ship, which was launched from the Yaid of Messrs. BRINDLIST. at Rochester, on Wednesday last. is found to hive sus tained no damage from the accident that °toured on Tuesday. She goes into dock to be coppered as soon as the Warspite cnmes nut. The Charles Witham, KIRBY, from London, bound to St. Petersburgh, was safe in Copenhagen Roads, on the 30th of Oaober, under convoy of His MAJESTY'S ship Vanguard. The Norditern, !Amino, from Plymouth, is de tained at Copenhagen. Several persons having been deteeed in conveying away the stores of the Danish ships arrived at Chat ham, the respeftive ships of war at that port keep a guard-boat continually on the alert during the night. A physician, of some eminence in the metropolis, has received authentic information ,that Box AAAAA e, with his accustomed alacrity, has issued a decree, enjoining that all persons in his dominions, who have not had the Small Pot, shall immediately receive Vaccine Liondation, and that the names of such medical men as distinguish themselves in the cause of Vaccination, be reported to him. The deaths by Small Pox in the metropolis continue about SO per week. _ _ _ The :hotting of the ports of Portugal, at this period, will be severely felt by the merchants of Exeter, Poole, Dartmouth, ate. who are engaged ge nerally in the Newfoundland trade.—A frond, who is well acquainted with the nature of that trade, has favoured us with a few observations upon it : He says, " In the late proceeding of France in com pelling Portugal to shut her ports against us, the craft of BOaAPAuTt to injure the British commerce, is evidently seen, in the period chosen; he nu doubt is acquainted that. after the fishing season is closed at Newfoundland, nearly the whole of the shipping would be laden, and many of them on their passage to Portugal; suld that the remainder, after being cleaned from the fishery, would soon follow for the ports in that kingdom ; for they generally arrive at Lisbon, St. Uhr'q, and Oporto, about the latter end of November. He has thus nicely calculated the time when it would be most distressing to the English commerce, to shut the ports of that kingdom against os. The period of servitude ends in Newfoundland on the 20th of Oilober, when Bills of Exchange. at two months' sight,ate given, for cargoes shipped, wages paid, ah.i supplies served. for carrying on the fishvy.— Tais will prove exceedingly trying to the merchants engaged in that trade ; those bills must, of course, be paid. whilst the ships, with their cargoes, will be obs:ged to run for a British port for shelter, owing to tits ovideatias idiotic' at Franca." • ... : • I' l 1 • 1 • • rvs $ • . ~ . ...' • . $ c • - . . -or am , , i . , ' ' r•S• it.,.. .0......... z t : .:.,, - solemn oath to the truth of the foregoiag statement of affidavit by him subscribed: i• In isatimqny whereof, • I have hereunto aet y 'sped and notarial seal, in such cases used, the iand year first written. ' L. S. Et. i li Asc etc, Notary Public. ' I, Nanny hiowland, of New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachu setts, widow and reit& of William Howland, late of Westport, in said county, mariner, do depose and say, that in the month of August. in the year of our Lord seventeen handfed and ninety two, according to the best of my recolleßion, my said husband ',sought with hips, on a voyage from Buenos Ayres, Daniel Martin. a coloured hey, then in the seventh year of his age, who was bound to him as an ap prentice or servant. by his mother ; that after the death of my said husband, and at the arrival of said Daniel at the age of fourteen years, he hound him self, by the law of this Commonwealth, to me the Deponent, and after living with me about one year, left me, and since that time I have never seen or heard from the said Daniel, until the application to take this testimony. At the time the said Daniel left me, he was of about a common stature, and I de not new recollest any peculiar marks by which he could be readily described, he was very straight at that time. The indentnre, by which he was bound by accident and leagsh of time are mislaid or lost. Nasser LOWLAND. BONAPARTE'S BLO' KADING DkC.REE. The following is the substance of Btinaparte's Bleckading I)rcree, wh:011 has produced the mea sure of retaliation, announced in the late Orders in Council, published in 74c Sityptemeniary Ga:ette of Saturday se'ratialeat I'l tha Decree ioued it Berlin, on the 21st of November, 181.6. Tliciritish iterla r o i t in be in a nue of blockade," ( Art. I.) " A I Cum - I,er and a'l Correspondence with the Bitten Wee ar,. proltiborvi." Art 2 ) "The Tr.iii• in English Commodores Ii pleliLited , and . itic.e which boleti(' to Eitgla..d, or is the produce of her Nlauulaanres and Colonies, is declared good pose." (An 6 ) No ship which comes dires from England, or ha• beer there after the publication of the present Decree, shall be admitted into any harlsuur.r (Alt. S.) The Hero transport is arrived from Monte Video, with part of the 93tb or Rifle Regiment en board. e have not heard of the arrival of any other trans ports from South America. ••• Madozwi Cara/4,4l'nd Lord E. to-morrow. THE BRITISH PRESS. THEATRE. Mrs. JOAO AN'S performin P ORY-LANR DR. g of eggy, in The Country Girl. last night, displayed aU her tinsel vivacity, richness of fancy, .and variety. The air with which she says These are Ana saying% Mr. Selville," Her manner of writing the letter, and the exchange, are such beauties as Mrs. JORDAN alone can give, and were received with enthusiasm. Mr. KEN. Nev's Mele-Drama followed, and received its usual attention and applause. The house ore/finn e d at al very early hour, with a most brilliant audier..:c. POETRY. The following Linos are twitters by kfr. If , on the sudden death, at the advaneed op of ninety-eight feat and levet% months, of Mary, Mkt of William Poole, of the Hooke, is the coonty of Butte:, Esq. Hail! and farewell! dear venerable friend, Whose lengthen's' days, enhout a stnlgfe, end. The placid Angel, who had blest thy birth, Watch'd thee almost a citatory en eanh And led thee thro' the Christian cares of lifs A tender step dame mart duteous wife Then, at thy destin'd season, to depart, Joy'd (as the witness of so sure a heart) Exempt from mortal anguish, to dismiss Thy peaceful spirit to celestial blies. Chfchirserr a Nvoneber, 1807. VISCOUNTESS IRWIN. Diem!. on Friday morning, at eight o'clock, eget! 74. the Right Hon Viscountess lams, relia of the late Right Hon. Viscount !swim, of •Ternple New sem. in Yorkshire. Lady Lewis was mother to the Marchioness of HEITIORD, Lady Wm. GOIDON, and Mrs. Mtvaat.t., mita of the late Mr. May. a ar.s., of Hoare Cross. Staffordshire. By the &Ads of this Lady, Mr. M . her grandson. who is just arrived at age, will socceei to very la►go estates in Basses and Yorkshire. Her Ladyship died very rich. The Marquis of Lansoown and Family remain at Southampton, for the Christmas Holidays. The Marchioness patronisod Mr. Maswatt's benefit, at the Southampton Theatre, oa Monday evening last, which provr a bumper. Mr. "I'Hoitoron presents the inhabitants of Gos port, to-morrow, with Master DiTTT, in 10..,z Nom/. Falmouth winter aeiearldies commenced en Tuesday last. The ball-moos was ounieressly and elegantly attended. Oa the same evening there. was a very full and splendid assembly at Helston. Cacti. Inessrsa, E. •M. P. and Lady Ca. en •ars e, left Ross Had on Saturday, for Salvors Castle, the seat of the Duke and Doehese of Rtiv L AND. to join the elegant company who are so remain there during the hunting seams. The Marquis of Hitat/ORD left town, on Sun day, for Yorkshire. Lord and Lady GtOitill Ciettratlall left Lai niers, on Friday. for Lancashire. The Earl of Y aastourit lett town, oe Seoday. for Sunderland. to join his regiment, the Warwick shire Militia. who have removed there from York. Generals Russet and Gamesman. have arrived in town upon law business. Lord Mitrom has arrived is town from York. shire. His Lordship. it is expelled, will go this day on a Visit to the Earl of DJKCIBItTiIt, at Mil* ton Abbey. We are sorry to state, the Noble Lad is indisposed with the gout. The Countesss Dowager Serocsa kr recovered from her late indisposition. A Morning Paper says, 1, Viseountess Cuttsa is employed in arranging the Marchioness Of ARIRCORN't routine of Fashionable Patties for the approaching season, atter twenty-five years spent in the servace."—lt is no compl.naent to the Marchioness, that she is obliged to call in bee nest doir neighbour. All the great Families are preparing for Christmas festivities, when beef and good aie wttl be cheertully distributed amongst their tenantry. Her Serene Highness the Margravine of Aoseace will remain at Southampton twig after Ciuistmas. Her Grace the Duchess of Gosoos, though suffering from a severe indisposition, has, for this some time. been attending Lord A zzzzz oat GORDON at the 1101111SelitlIgit Barracks, woo has bees dar:geroutly Mrs. HOWARD, of Corby Castle, Cumberland, bas lately distributed among the widows sad wives of the induAriuus poor at that place, a consi.;:eniala quantity of wear mg apparel--as example worthy of imitation. The following is an extra& from an advertise ment in the Stam:ord paper, dated Stanitord, No vember 17, Ibo7 : '• The O:keer who has had the honour of aommainling rkC ith Dragoon tiusrds, quartered in 0.1 town il?wocus of Uu.r weeks, highly sensible ut the Igfull , llCollllllollll u;lusi 1n and his lawny by many of its iiiiallittanlo, vs of !ha„ supposaig hew met new. lakr th:o method (a the mill- ow iso way yr, bly bate) of inlorming Mum or their suishdre; not with as idea or occasieising uouole, but to prevent it; WWII% them that he never can be more happy than with his eau lawdy and friends ; and soliciting neither Coll nor ViplatiatiM. Notwithstanding the incessant storm of Thus. day, the &Acted Wuskal Pertormance, at Kensnig ten Chapel, Bath, for the benefit of Mt. Costae. was most respectably attended. Miss Couse pee promise of such abilities that must rival even• the excellence of her sister, Mrs. Aswa It is with pleasure we state to oar numerous readers, and this county at large, that Dr. Vsagriii, of Carlisle. is appointed by tins Maissrvs . Lord Archbishop of this Province , is t he soon! c i the late Rev. Father iu God, Dr. W. M Irillers. We were COffea when we stated. on the demise of she late Archbishop, that the hey. Dr. Vesooss would be translated to this Bee.—(rut leer. 41 .~