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bein industriously employed in weighing
the ordnance in |*enob*oot River, from the
wrecks of the vessels iSst and destroyed
in (he unfortunate ex|>edition in the time of
t (be American revolution against Baga
duce, on that river. He has already weigh
ed thirty-six pieces of artillery, and one
brass howiteer, together with several tons
of cannon ball; ail of which, it is said, were
more than sixty feet below the surface of
(he water. We hope such ingenuity and
enterprise will be suitably rewarded.
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Protn&ence,
TUESDAY. JANUARY 30, 1810.
Congress have now been in session many
weeks, and what have they done for the
good of their constituents ? In answering
\ * this question much may be said. Though
1 the laws that have been made, and the re
solves that have been passed are not nu-
I therous, or of great publick advantage;
yet some of them are of the first impor
tance. They may be the means of widen
ing th* breach in our foreign relations in
such a manner, as that nothing but war
will ever be able to close it. Against mea
sure* which would have a tendency to pro
duce such consequences, the united efforts
of legislative wisdom-and influence ought
to have guarded. War, at all times, is a
national curse. It is much more so, when
it is brought upon a nation by the weakness
or corruption of government, at a time
When folly has exhausted the treasury and
dried tip the sources of revenue.
How much more wise and prudent it
Would have been for Congress to have di
rected their attention to such measures as
would have tended to have secured peace,
and at the same time, have put the nation
in a state of defence; instead of gravely
resolving that certain parts of Mr. Jack
son's letter •• were highly indecorous and
insolent From this long debate there
can but one possible good arise. It called
forth the talents and patriotism of the mi
nority in such a chain of argument and
strain of eloquence as cannot fail of enlight
ening the minds of the people to their true
interest, while it struck the ministerial
minions with shame and dismay. They
could vote, but they could not argue. When
they found it was in vain to contend against
the minority in fair and honourable debate,
they resorted to the wicked and wretched
expedient of endeavouring to silence them
by hunger, fatigue and procrastinating the
•ittiug of the House through a long and
tedious winter's night.
But more effectually to deprive the mi
-4 nority of the freedom of debate, they are
Row endeavouring to establish rules, so as
to prevent their being obliged to resort to
dse eame vapsdient again. They ssy te
themselves “ we have the power of doing
as we please and no on* shall molest us,
or be permitted to tell us we abuse it."
Let the good sense of the |>eop!e ponder on
these things, and they will be convinced,
that all is not sound at head-quarters.
They will see upon the wall the hand
writing, in shining capitals—‘■FßENCH
INFLUENCE.
points of French aggression, did not afford
sufficient ground to build so monstrous a
charge. Will the confession of our Cabi
net then answer the purpose ? The follow
ing m an extract from tbe Report of our
Secretary of Bute, on tbe subject of the de-
If any thing that the democratick majo
rity could do in Congress would gratify the
federal party, it must be to nee them selves
overpowered by numbers instead of argu
ment. When falsehood' duplicity and dou
ble-dealing are detected, when the mask
is tom from the face of hypocric), the de
mocrats, without candour to confess or
magnanimity to retract, rely solely on the
dead eloquence of numbers. Ashamed of
thejr cause, and fearful of detection, they
now undertake to muzzle debate. The mi-,
nority, undaunted by the clamours or the
pistols of their antagonists, steadily pursue
their course, and of fhit very moment re*
firetent the will of the nation. It is in
▼sin to disguise the fact, the great body of
the people of tbe United Slates are opposed
to a war; they know that the exchequer is
empty, that an immense national debt must
be the consequence, and that our seaports
•re undefended—they know that French
influence has pervaded our national coun
cils, and that it has been the "policy of our
government to make a common cause with
France. Some have said that the silence
•nd delicacy of our administration on the
We observe that the democrats are call
ing a convention to meet in this town on
the 28th of next month. Though they do
not tell us their object, yet we can easily
conjecture. Their troubled tfdrift will not
permit them to rest from scattering the
seeds of political contention. They cannot
let the people select their own rulers, for
they dare not trust them. They must en
deavour to forestall pubiick opinion, and
the freedom of election by their midnight
caucusses. The lovers of peace will put
a mark upon them. They will do well to
inform the people that the leaders of a
certain disappointed faction in this state,
have hearts blacker than the grim ghus.
ef St. Tam many. “By their works ye shan
know them."
On the 27th December, 1809, Mr. Galla
tin made a report to the Senate of the Uni
ted-States on the subject of the Direct Tax,
laid during thePrewdency of Mr. Adams,
shewing the payments which have been
made by the respective States, together
with the sums unaccounted for, Bcc. Two
Statet, and iwo Statet only have settled
their accounts with the Nation on this sub
ject. And which Slates, would any body
imagine those two to be I Why, no other
than Connecticut and Delaware.—Yes—
these two calumniated, despised, Federal
States, are the only two which /tunclual
hj pay their taxes. South-Carolina, owes
more than 38,000 dollars of her quota, and
Georgia more than 27,000 dollars of her’s.
And yet the noisy gentry which these
Slates send to Congress, the Troupe, and
Smelts, and Bibbs, flee, undoubtedly are
considered by our Administration, as the
Representatives of much more genuine Re
publicans, than such men as Dana, Van
dyke, flee. The difference between Fed
eral Republicanism and Democratick Re
pubbeanism, is fairly represented by eath
in hand and being in debt. Federal kkates
pay well, and fight well-lor t*by
won’t ao tp wax, to gratify tbe spleen,
or the revenge uf a French party, nor to
predations committed on our commerce by
the belligerents:
** Within the period embraced by the rt
solution, property to a considerable amouiii'.
belonging to citizens of the United Stateb
has been captured and seised by th
French, for violation of the Berlin and Mi
lan decrees, and under other pretexts ,
that in some, instances the merchant ve»
seis of the United States have been bun.
at sea by French cruisers, and in others,
the indemnity of the vessels and property
has been purchased by the means of bills
of exchange, drawn by the Captains of thi
American vessels upon their owners, at i.
rate imposed by the captors. The accom
panying statement of American vessels
condemned by the imperial council oi
prises at Paris, from the 18th of December,
1806, to the 26th of May, 1809, received
from Mr. Warden, acting as Consul of the
United States at Paris, more particular!)
explains the grounds of French captures.
"It it to be observed however, as to
many qf these acts, that they can no other
wise be considered as having been done
under the authority qf those governments
than that the vessels committing them
werq under their flags.
* Respectfully submitted,
. Mr. Gallatin says, indeed, that the trea
sury is four millions of dollars worse than
nothing. In this situation of national po
verty, the democratick Collector of New-
Orleans absconded with g 150,000 of the
people’s money. Havflig so far a prece
dent, the democratick Collector of York,
Massachusetts, has become • defalcatot to
the tune of 8 31,500 of the people’s money.
What next ?— Let a Gag-Law- be passed
and the people can easily be kept in th«
dark.
This ccleßrated insult was discovered
in a soafi-bubble with which some boys
were playing on Christmas day, and the
finder gives the following most queer, most
comical, " most musical, most melancho
ly," description of it:
*• It is nut visible with the naked eye.—
With glass**, it looks exactly like the ima
ginary lines of a fancied sketch of a de
sign of a draft of a model of a shade of the
shadow of an apparition of the phantom of
the ghost of a Sftook ; but it is unusually
small. It has no head—-no body—uo limbs.
Its horns are monstrous'large—its mouth
very wide—its ears like those of a jackass;
and its tail perfectly resembles the tail of
the Devil; and at the end of the tail is a
cioven-foot beginning to come out. It stands
upon nothing; but appears to be supported
within the body of the bubble, by a kind ot
invisible taut of vapour of ether? which
arises from non-entities in a high state of
fermentation. But notwithstanding the fine
spun flimsy texture of this little inchoate
eitibrio, which I understand naturalists
call “ Vox et fireterea, nihil," it has a
thundering voice ! !
Ravs ! Hath! The demo-
cralick Kats have gnawed a hole in the
chest which contained the national proven
der, and have made dreadful havock
The millions of dollars with which the
Treasury was overflowing last year, (ac
cording to Mr. Jefferson’s account,) has, it
appeal s, vanished into thin air, and,
Like the baseless fabrickof a vision.
Left not a cent behind.
Patrick O*Flackahumtun, Innkeeper at
the sign of the " Double-bow-knot Brothers,
turned back tb back," advertises in the
Albany Balance, that be ha* discovered
the long-sought for “ insult" Which was
offered by Mr. Jackson to Secretary Smith,
and baa pul in his claim, to the reward ot
5000 Dollars, which was offered in th<
Baltimore Federal Republican for the ap
prehension of the same.
“ R. SMITH.
" Deftartmcnt qf State, January 12,1810.”
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS!!
the •• insult" APPREHENDED !
From the Fmssmam’s Jouknal.
A FEDERAL FACT.
Prom the tame.
Arrived the superiour fast-sailing brig
Sylph, Daniel, 110 days from Canton. Left,
September 80, ships Trident, Blakeman ;
Canton, Murphy; and Pawhattan, Wil
liams, all of New-York— Pacific)!, Weeks ;
Dorothea, Dougherty ; Susquehaanah, Ben
ners ; brigs Growler, Roberts; and Hiber
nia, Singleton, all of Philadelphia—Levant,
Proctor; Atahulpa, Sturges; aad Manda
rine, Marsh, all of Boston—Ann and Hope,
Olney, of Providence—William, Emery ;
Minerva, Ward; Hunter, Pannrl; and the
brig Pilgrim, Pierson, all of Salam.—The
ship Chinese, Brum, of New-York, arrived
at Macow September 25, having lost both
anchors among the islands.—The ship De
laware, of Philadelphia, reported to be at
Macow.—Left the land October 4: same
day, spoke the ship Thalia, Philadelphia,
the Grand Ladrone at N. N. E. 3-4 E. dis
tance 19 leagues.—Nine sail of Company
ships, a 64, a frigate and a gun-brig, were
at Chumpee, detained by the Chinese until
permitted by the Court of Pekin to pro
ceed to Whampoa. This was m conse
quence of tbe misunderstanding of the
preceding year. The Sylph was boarded
by the St. Albans, a 64, and treated polite
ly-—The Lad rones, dissatisfied with the
Chinese government, are increasing in
power, and daily making excursions up the
rivers, plundering, burning villages, apd
massaoreiog the twftaMtants. Their forte
by sea, is from 900 to 100 G Junks, from 3 to
28 guns, and perfectly manned—and they
are.amply supplied by their ; abettors in
the maritime provinces. All efforts of the
Vicercy of Canton to suppress them have
proved fruitless, as the agents sent for this
purpose have proved treacherous, acting
in concert with the rebels. Tbe lower or
der of Mandarines cannot be trusted to
execute the orders of government.—Such
is tbe wide spread disaffection.' Their
mode of warfare is of the most sanguinary
kind—the prisoners on both sides are mur
dered in the most savage manner. Appli
cation had been made by government
through the Security-merchants, to the
Americans, for them to drop down the
river for a few days, to protect the passage
from the Bog-Tyns to Whampoa ; but this
request Could not be complied with, as the
ships were not in a situatioa to fight their
battles. A number of American sesmen,
however, volunteered their services on
board • country-ship that government
chartered for • cruise of 15 days, to act in
concert with a fleet of Junks. As soon as
they met the enemy, tbe Junks make off,
and left the ship to sustain the expected
coulki stone; but th*Ladronessheltered
uphold the stateliness of Demotratick dig
nity. . Connecticut Mirror.
Yesterday morning, PetkrGrinnxll,
i tin. son of Major Peter Grinnell, in the
Bth year of his age. His funeral will be at
tended at 3 o'clock this afternoon at his
father's house, where the friends and re
latives are requested to attend.
In this town, on the 26th instant, Msnr
Hosdeh, aged 50 years, after a long ili
ac**, during which a large share of bodily
suffering was her portion, and which the
kind attention of her numerous friends
could only alleviate, but not remove. She
quietly resigned her life to Him who gave
it, with a hope of admission into those man
sions “ prepared for the righteous." Jus
tice to her memory requires ns to state,
that among the many virtue* which adorn
ed her character,- k grateful heart and tru
ly susceptible mind shone ookapteuyus, and
long will they be remembered by those who
witnessed their existence in the deceased.
Her remains were interred in the Friends*
burial-ground, (of which society she was
a member.) on the 28th hist, attended by a
luge number of her friends and acquain
tnce, who gave a convincing proof of
their esteem, by their attendance on that
solemn occasion.
At Havana, on the 28th of October last,
<>n board schooner Dover, of this port,
Mr. James Paddleeosq, an American
seaman.
Mortal rx jk per.— Reports are in
circulation, that an alarming mortality
prevails in Dana, (county of. Worcester,)
similar to the sftolted fever, and which
bad attacked and carried off, within a few
days past, a number of persons in that town.
The attack of the disease is said to have
operated on some by immediately stopping
the circulation of the blood, rendering them
immediately speechless, flee. flee. The fol
lowing are the names of the person* said
to have been attacked, and who died on
or about the 21st instant/—vis. Thomas
Tamfilin, aged 35 yean; Sim ton Gleason,
43; Jonas Hall, 28; Jonathan Whitte
more, 27 ; John Johnson ; Mi* Sally Toll
man. t/*The Worcester Gazette, of 25th
inst. is silent upon the above disease and
deatbs; but mentions the deaths of Mr.
Jizra Hixon, and bis widow, in Dana, in
advanced year*. Csntincl.
fbexint 3!n«ihjjena.
New- York, January 25.
In this town, on Sunday evening last,
y the Rev. Mg. Eden, Captain William
iMotr, to Mi si Msacr SfasGun.
JBarrleb,
Bieb,
IMMEDIATE employ will be
-I given to a white WOlri.tN, (whose re
commendations are for a faithful discharge
of her duty,) In a family of only four pri
sons, and her wages one dollar per week.
Inquire At the American Office.
January 30, 1810.
PUBLICK NOTICE.
T N consequence of the misfortune* of the
* Purchaser* of the Kh odx-Isl and Coal
Lottxxt the Second Class will not lx
drawn agreeably to the scheme. The sub
scriber therefore deems it his duty, having
sold a great number of Tickets in the above
Lottery, to inform all persons who pur
chased Tickets of him, that he will receive
them back, and return the Caeh or other
Tickets for the same on demand, it being
his permanent principle not to deceive, but
<a» the contrary to comply with all his
promise*.
J. B. WOOD.
Lattery and Xxchanfe-Ojfice, ?
Providence, Jan 30, 1810. >
Premises, at Iko’clock, A. M.
’’l "HAT valuable Lot, with the Housx,
* St on ks and W’h arr, at present oc
cupied by Henry P. Franklin. Said Estate
is the third south of the Market, and mea
sures 40 feet on the Main-street, and rum
back about 150 feet, to the new street laid
from Market-street south.
One qnarter part of the Spkrmacxti
Works, with the Buildings and Utensils
at present on the premises, bounding west
erly on Muddy Dock, southeastwardly on
the Channel, eastwardly on a Gangway,
and north warty partly on the Estate of
the late Col. A. Atwell, and partly on a
Gangway. This situation is capable of
greater improvemenu, as respect Wharf
age and Bunding Lots, than any other in
that part of the town.
Conditions of sale may be known at the
Office of Hknry Bowkn, Esq. or at the
time and places of sale.
January 30, 1810.
themselves in shoal Water. Previous to
this, (the latter end of August,) 18 or 20
of the largest Lad rone Junks made a for
mal attack odthe ship Atahulpa, Sturges,
of Boston, while at anchor in Macow Roads,
and when part of Captain S'*, crew were'
on shore.—Th* aetaoL was repelled with
the utmost bravery* for a length of time,
when, taking advantage of a breese, cut
the cables, and ran under the guas of the
fort at Macow. The spectators on shore,
spoke in th* highest terms of praise of the
gallant behaviour of Captain Sturges, by
whose spirited conduct his ship was rescued
from such superiour force. The attack
was led on by the Admiral’s Junk of
28 guns. The Atahulpa had only six 6
pounders! Her rigging was much cut,
and received many shot in her hull, but
none of the crew Injured. A short time
before they captured a Portuguese brig
horn Goa to Macow.—Two masted vessels
are much more the objects of attack, than
ships. Measures had been taken to ap
prise the Americans of their danger. Th*
Ladronesonly attack single ships—they do
not go near vessels in company. There is
no danger of the American vessels left *t
'Whampoa, as they would nut leave there
singly.—l he Sylph cam* doWj* the river
under the escurt of the English country
ship Russell, Captain Ferguson, who poiitc-g
<y gave his protection—January 18, lat 35,
lung. 72, spoke schooner John, ot New
York.—22d, lat. 38 , 38, long. 72, spok<
ship Raleigh, of Philadelphia, 28 days from
St. Bart* for New-York—out 12 days on
the coast, had lain to 6, and had her sails
split.
FOR SALE AT AUCTION,
On MONDAY the 12th of February on the
Between 3 and 400 acres of well timber
ed WOODLAND, situated near the cen
tre of the town of Coventry; the whole
making the completes Water Privileges,
means of stock and situation in the state,
lor prosecuting the manufacturing business
in several branches. It will be positively
exposed for sale at. Publics Auction,
either in whole or part, on SATURDAY
the 3d of February next, at two o’clock,
P. M. when and where Gentlemen of en
terprise are invited to attend. Conditions
will be made known at the time and place
of sale.
By order qf the Adndniatratora,
GREENE & CARTER, Auctioneert.
N. B. Gentlemen desirous of seeing a
view of the situation, will please to call on
Messrs. Gubtnt and Caxoa and view
the Maps.
January 30, 1810.
SALE AT AUCTION.
' pO-MUKwOW, Wednesday, Jl«t inst
A will be sold al Pub lick Auction, that
valuable Building, called the EXCHANGE
COFFEE-HUUbE. It i* the best stand
for Dry Goods, Grocery, or Auction Busi
ness, and Publick Offices in thia town
Conditions will be made known at the time
and place of sale, which will be at 12
o'clock, at said Building.
WILLIAM PECK,
William peck, jun.
January 30, 18 Id.
Valuable .Real Estate and Water
TPHE valuable IRON-WORKS lately
A owned by Jacob Greene, Esq. de
ceased, with 20 acres of Land, and a Dwell
ing-House of four Tenements adjoining, to
gether with a Grist-Mill, commanding the
water from the Coventry Manufacturing
Company's dam, and all the Water Privi
leges necessary for prosecuting the manu
facturing uf iron, anchors, smith'* work, dtc
and carrying on the cotton-*pjnning
ausiNKS* to the amount oi 4000 apiudle*.
Ajrriwmr,
At Greene & Carter's Auction-Office,
in Providence.
Privileges ibr sale
Tickets and Parte for sale by G. and R.
Wait*, Na 38 and 64, Maiden-Lane,
New-York; Gkorgk Taylor,Jun.No.3s,
South Second-Street, Philadelphia.
47“ Orders for the above Tickets leffi
with W. and T. KIDDER. Boston. or I.
B. WOOD, Providence, (R. I.) will be duly
attended t<x
Present price of Whole Tickets, 8 8 50
Quarters, • - - • 231
but will soon rise.
*•* Adventurers will do well to securo
their Tickets at the present price—delays
are dangerous. <
Akw-rsrt, /anvary 24, 180 t.
UNION COLLEGE LOT I'BHY Nn. I,
commences drawing in the city of
New-York on the 3d Tuesday in April
next. x
SCHEME.
3 Prises of g 24,0001'1l 11
1 10,000
1 5,000
4 250 Tickets sash,
2 I,ooo*
5 1,000
28 500
30 300
50 100 *
100 50
200 30
10,500 10
The first 4,000 Blanks will be entitled to
Ten Dollars each.
The above Lottery will commence draw*
Ing in February next.
Order* for the above Ticket* received
by J. B. WOOD, who take* Prize Tickets
of the Boston, New-York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore Lotteries, aoere ee cmA
Pilsitt Paicg,
Wholks, -•-- gs
Quaxtkxs,... i : jo, (guaranteed.)
but will soon rise. - '
Letters enclosing Cash or Prlae Tickets,
(post paid,) duly attended to.
97” J. B. Wood pay* all Prlae* obtained
through hie Office, which f* a great advau*
tage to the holder* thereof. ■ w.-
Boaton, January 28, l»09. lit.
• ''' * * A **
DIAWfNG kka» at Haxd-1
Dixville Road Lottery.
CLASS FOURTH.
13,000 Ticket* at 85 «»ch are 860,009
S 1 Prise of g 10,000 is 8 10,000
1 1500 1400
1000 3000
500 2000
100 4000
40 2500
10 2000
1 55,400
NOTICE.
WHEREAS the Subscribers, at the Su
preme Judicial Court holden st Pro
vidence, in and for the County of Provi
dence, on the third Monday of September
last past, were appointed Commissioners to
receive an assignment of the Estate of
Hern rum Round, who has obtained the
benefit uf an act, passed in June, 1756, eß* *
titled *' An Act for the Relief of Insolvent
Debtors," and distribute the same among
his Creditors Notice is therefore hereby •
Jiven to the Creditors of the said ZfoMruni
fount/, to exhibit and prove to us their
respective claims against his said Estate,
within nine months from the 28th day of
September last, or they will be precluded
agreeably to said act.
JAMES WILDER,
- HUGH PRAY,
r DUDLEY WADE. ,
Glocetter, January &9. 1810.
GRAND
<OO3 92,508
Subject to no deduction*—not two Hanks
to a ft rite.
ASSEMBLIES.
’T'HE'Xifth DANC’JNG ASSEMBLY
•S- will be held on Tsv*>>D*r Erszfttat
next, at Am m i dq h’s Ha t l.
By order of the Managers,
n. Tingley, ScPty.
January 30, 1810.
' | Subscribers, Executor*
A of th* hut will and trsiament of
Joskvh Ed Dr, Shipwright. deceased, huV*
mg given bond a* the law direct*, request
all person* who are indebted tn the Estate
of the deceased, to make immediate pay*
ment; and those who have demand* against
it to present them for pavnirnt.
THOMAS TABER. ? '
JOHN ANDREWS J K * ecutor *'
Agreeable to the last will of the deceased,
the Executor* offer for sale on accommo
dating term* and credit, his Mansion-HousU
and Lot on Eddy’s Point,, standing on tbU
corner of Ship and Eddy’s street*.
"tIZ HERE AS at the Court of Common.
Plea* holden at Providence. In and
for the County of Providence, on the third
Monday of December last, the Subscriber*
were appointed Commissioner*, or As
signees, to receive the Estate of GARD*
NER LAWRANCE, of Providence, in
the County of Prov idrnce. Labourer, wfen
has obtained the benefit of an act, passed
htdune, A. D. 1756, entfthd “Ar Act for
the Relief of Insolvent Debtor*,” and thu
several acts in aid thereof, and distribute
the same among his Creditors, agreeably
to the provisions of said actsNoTIC B,
is therefore hereby given to the Creditor*
of the said Gakdxer, to exhibit to ua, or
either of us, their respective demands,
within four months from th* 29'h day of
January Inst, or they will br precluded ac
cording to the provision* of the act* afore
said.
Also, 1
Hi* two Ship-Yard Lot* opposite the
mansion-house. A* the Lots are so well
known, the Executor* conceive a particu
lar description in thia advertisement unne
cessary.
January 30, 1810. if.
SO y
. so /
so
300
3644
CYRUS CLEAVELAND.
DANIEL HAYFORD, jun.
JESSE MAY.
January 30, 1810.
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