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OlyiCJAL tnulligencc lu<* br'r
*1; rivtcJ, that on ti e io.li Jur.c, U.
«S. the »< uilhn Commander mCheif
Jttalked tire Grand Vizier (PMvttn
S'ja) on the heights of fcclmmli.
A&i r an obtlitraie refinance, the
lurks v * re driven under the wral’i
ol the fortrn's, with lob of three
colors. Oar right wing having cc
copied a height, the Turks made ma
ny onfuccefsful efforts to rctaitc .t.
On the 1 nh they renewed their at
tack on the height, but cornurned the
whole day in defperate but unavail
ing effor’s —General Lewis, and
Prince 1 fttbe/Koi formed their
troops into hollow hjuarcs, and tom
pelled the enemy to retire to their
entrenchments with lols. During
ihtic attacks 5000 boric ruflted up
on our left wing, but were repulied
and driven back upon bchuml.r.
We have I off loocmen.and Major
Gen. PotendopoLo, who was kil
led by a cannon ball i he enemy $
lofs was uncommonly great.
On the idth June, a change of
pofition by Gen. Zystrew, near
Warna, occafioncd by fun us at
rack on cur troops, who received
the enemy with the greateif bravery ;
and after a hard-fought battle of
eight hours compelled the i rsrkiih
hordes to fly to the tortrefs with
great lofs. On the i8ih June, Gen.
Lewis took Odium. On the 21ft
Gen W01 now fell upon a body of
2:co foraging cavalry, and obliged
them to fly with the lofs or 200 kil
led, and 3 officer, and 100 privates
made priioneis.
CONSTANTINOPLE, jtJLT 3, l8lO.
Notwithikanding the accounts
from the army, the Sultan is not
deiedked, but cvdry effort is making
to reinforce the Grand Vizier. —
A fleet of 16 fail of the line will pro
ceed with all poffible defpatch to re
ceive the troops coining from ACa.
CJ- A Vienna article mentions that the
Grand in Man had declared the Empire
to be xn d inger, had boijied the Stand
m d cf Mahomet, and called upon aU the
true A1 ujfelmcn to fly to arms.
Affairs of Sweden.
ORCBKO, AUG. 17 1810.
It is faid, the Diet have made
choice of the French Prince of
Ponfe-Carvo [BeknadotteJ as
Crown Prince, or Heir Apparent of
Sweden, and that the choice will
be announced the 2 ilk. Among the
advantages expected from this elec
tion, wiii be a loan from the Prince
of 8,600.000 of dollars, at a low in
tereik ; and the antttipated recovery
of Finland.
FRENCH LICENCED TRADE.
B Gen. Molit#x has given to the
Cuftom-Houle Officers on the rivers
Elbe, Wefcr, and Jade, copies of Im
perial inflruEims refpeOing veffels ha
ving French Lictnces. Thcfe in
lhuctions contain 11 articles. 1 hey
preferibe, that every vcffel muff have
them i and mult fait from Hamburg,
Bremen, or Tubeck, for Dunkirk,
Nantes or Bourdeaux —Sixty francs
per ton mult be paid for a licence.
The fcth article lays,
•• i he veff-ls provided with licences
may proceed diredk to their port cf
delinution in France without being
liable to be qucft.oned lor having
been vifited by Engiilh men of war
or privateers —They may even land
in a port of England the whole, 01
fuch part as they may think proper,
of their cargo, without being quef
fio'-'-d for having touched in Eng
land/*
licenced vends may enter the a
bove French ports loaded, or in ba -
iall j but their loading mult be cl
materials of the North ufcful to the
Marine, or with fuch productions ol
tne toil of Germany and Poland, as
are ufually permitted to be imported
into France. They |may load ou!
with wines, brandies, V rench man
ufactures and produce, excepting
. rain and flour. A licence is} valid
only f< r one voyage. Vtffcls lailinp
from * iamburg, Bremen or Lubrck
with timber, a id articles for ihip
building, arc permitted to apply to
the French Cutfom-Houfe Officers
jefpe&iug the difpofal or their car
goes.
* It appeal from French official pa
tr:**, rhat liovAPAR'i E has lent nearly
A
.1 - /T il into Spaiii , ard cso
, millions H francs in money, (about
7,0:10,000 dollars ) He appeals to
| piiy dear ft r his whiflje.
l.OMK'V, AIGUST CO.
The B iron deK-olli, the person ar
retted in Frame in the attempt to car
t v ofl Ferdinand VIl. is ctrtsmly arri
* ved in England, and is uovv in London.
- n.NNA, avg. 9. I he march of Au
trian troops towards the frontiers cf
Tuiktv continues. 1 he head quar
teraoithc Hessians arc on the other
side of the mountains: a single battle
1 may open the gates of Constantinople
' to them.
.qqsasaa.c.
I'xom me RIVER of PLATE.
The people of Buenos Ayres conun
1 ue to support themselves in their revo
lution, and have finally declared for
1 complete independence. The Monte
Videans, under the influence of nume
rous European Spaniards, still refuse
to concur in this measure, and some
hostilities hat! resulted from it. The
Revolutionists are native Americans ;
the Ami-Revolutionists, Europeans.
tlje fpaite.
WASHINGTON, OCT. 12, 1810.
SOMETHING EXTRA.
Mk. Bhown, tlie late Collector at
Aew-Orleans, and who absconed with a
large sum of the public money, and es
caped to Jamaica, and England, has ar
rived in Washington ; and the National
Intelligencer announces, that lie44 came
here voluntarily and expressly for the
purpose of surrendering himself to gov
erhment.” JC7* A letter Jrom Wash
ington on this subject, says, “ Brown's
arrival has occasioned much speculation •*
Some circumstances relating /o his ap
pointment by the immaculate Jefferson
are revived ;—and 4< thereby hangs a
tale/’ which I Hope some member of Con
gress will Huve spirit and perseverance
enough to have unfoldedP
PfilLAD. OCT. 13, 1810
The Select and Common Councils
were organized yesterday. George
Bartram, Esq. was elected President,
and Thomas Bradford, jun. Esq. Clerk
ot the Select Council ; and Horace Bin
ney, Esq President, and Samuel Holme*,
Clerk of the Common Council.
The Federalists of Philadelphia, with
out noise or abuse, have succeeded in
electing one Member of Congress,
two state Senators, five State Assem
bly men, the select Sc Common Coun
cil, two Sheriffs, two County Commis
sioners and three Auditors. The de
mocrats have chosen two Representa
tives to Congress.—They had three last
election.
| A STYGIAN OATH.
The Lords spiritual and temporal
were assembled before the King (Hev
ky. 111.) in Westminster Hall, with
each a lighted taper in his hand, when
the archbishop of Canterbury denoun
ced a terrible curse against those who
should violate the laws, or alter the
constitution of the kingdom ; then the
' charters were read ;*loud, and confirm
ed by the king, who all this time kept
his hand upon his breast; after which
every one threw his taper upon the
ground, to raise a great smoke, and
wished that those rJio violate this char
ter might so smoke in hell !
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' THE DUMB SPEAK!
A divine dispensation of Providence
has been lately signal in the family of
Mr. George H Norris, near Beryvillc,
Virginia. Miss Susan B. Wormeley,
(daughter of Air. James Wormeley
and sister of Mrs Norris,) an amLblc
young lady, about 18 years of age, sud
denly, and to the great joy of her
friends and acquaintance, rtcoverec!
perfectly, her speech, of which she has
been deprived 7 or 8 years, produced
by a long illness. It appears that Aliss
W. returned as usual to her room, and
whilst engaged in reading felt an unu
sual sensation, and immediately ran
into an adjoining room to her sister,
whose feelings can better be imimagin
ed than expressed, at hearing once
more the sound ot her voice express
ed in perfectly distinct and audible
. terms.
At Harvard, Bowdoin, Dartmouth
and Brown Universities, and 3t V.de
end Burlington Colleges, 132 young
■ gentlemen have graduated at the late
commencements,
a r _
A very large Pumpkin is advertised
1 £>r exhibition in Baltimore. It weighs
! 170 pounds, and is 7 feet 2 inches in
circumference 1
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Fa/iid Settlement.—\ ery few villages
Iin t »c Western country can probably
exhibit so rapid a growth as the town of
Chilieotbe.—Fourtern years ago the '
region where it stands was a wilderness, !
inhabited only by Indians. According
» i
fo t1»c Census lakfri, it new con
tains tfiii cen nutuMed aT d sixty-four
inhabit. Us, ahd neatly "live tvuodred
' housti
Who’ll turn Grindstone ?
t
; When I was a little boy, I remem
ber one cold winter’s day, I was uc
i costed by a smiling man, with an axe
on bis shoulder. 4 My pretty boy/
saic! he, 4 has vour lather a Grind
•
stone 4 yes Sir/ said I. 4 You are a
fine little fellow/ said he,,4 will vou let
I ^ *
me grind my axe on it l* pleased with
his compliment of* fine li:tle fellow/
4 O yes sir/ I answered,4 it is down in
shop/ 4 And will you, my man/said
he, patting me on the head,4 gtt a lit
tle hot water V How could I refuse.
I ran and soon brought a kettle full.
4 How old are you and what’s vour
, name/ continued he, without waiting
for a reply. 4 1 am sure you are one
of the fine lads that ever I have seen,
will you just turn a few minutes ?*
Tickled with the flattery, like a little
fcol I went to work, and bitterly did I
rue the day. It was a new axe, and I
toiled and tugged, till I was almost ti
red to death. The school bell rung and
; I could not get away, my hands were
j blistered, and it was not halt ground.
i At length however, the axe was sliar
j pened and the man turned to me, with
I 4 Now you little rascal, you’ve played
the truant—scud to bchool, or you’ll
buy it.* Atas, thought I, it was hard
‘ enough to turn grindstone this cold
! day, but now to be called4 little rascal*
was too much. It sunk deep in my
mind, and often have I thought of it
. since.
W hen I see a merchant over polite
; to his customers, begging them to
taste a little brandy, and throwing half
his goods on the counter—trunks I,
that man has an axe to grind.
\V hen I have seen a man of doubt
ful character, patting a girl on the
cheek, praising her sparkling eye and
rupy lip, and giving her a sly squeeze
—Beware, my girl, thought I, or you
will find to your sorrow that you have
been turnign grindstone for a villain.
[Luzerne pap.
Orchard Cook, Esq. that great north -
1 cm luminary, has declined a re-elec
tion. Should a few more such men ab
dicate their seats, and be replaced by
suitable characters, congress may a
gain acquiie that rank, which the rep
resentation of a free people ara entitled
to hold.—Ind. American.
The Federal Republican of the IOth
; inst. says—u the Catholic synod of Ire
I land have published a Latin addiess to
; the “ Catholic prelates and dignitaries
of the whole world, protesting against
1 the violence offered by tne French tm>
pel or to the person and rights of/io/ie
Pius VHP
From Washington.— A letter dated
Saturday last, and received this morn
ing from Washington, states that Mr.
Lllis, the messenger from Fiance and
England, who landed at Norfolk from
the ship Sally, had arrived in that city ;
but that our government nad received
no official notice ol the revocation of
the Merlin snd Milan decrees, from ci
ther Mr. Armstrong or Mr. Pinkney.
Sixty eight days have elapsed since
the kind letter of the Due de Cadore to
Mr. Armstrong was published at Paris
in the Emperor’s official paper, and our
government are still without any offi
cial communication on the subject.
This is a circumstance for which we
cannot account; we shall therefore at
present be silent, and leave this inextri
cable affair for time to develope.
-V. I\ Herald.
c*v.Jersey 'The election in New
Jersty has resumed, as usual, in favour
of democracy. It appears that the fed
eralists made very little opposition to
the enemies of their country. Some
suppose that it is the wisest course the
federalists can take, to let the jacobins
have the uncontrouled government
of the country. In tnat cast say they,
the democrats would soon destroy
themselves. It is very probable this
would be the case But in mining
each other would they not ruin the na
tion ? W hi!e thev were engaged in dri
ving each other from power, would net
liberty be driven out of the land ? For
| our part, we think the federalists ought
to perform their duty, and not be dis
couraged because they cannot com
mand success. Should the nation be
destroyed in spite of all their efforts, so
be it,—alter they have performed their
du'» they will mourn over their fallen
couwuy indeed,—their consciences
however will be clear. But should the
nation perish for want of their exer
tions, they will be neatly as guilty ns
those who overthrow it. Noble souls
should be roused to exertion by oppo
sition. There is \e y linle honour to
be gained by sailing on a smooth se
| with a fair wind ; the merit lies in
| struggling in storms and tempests a
gainst wind and tide.—/forf.
i
i
• Shift budding*—The g real uundier ci
f vessels wht< li bn'e been built this sum
' mer, in t! is anti the adjoining st- *
another proof of the prosperity of com
merce. The Hoston Cen'intl of Sat
urday last states thaiu In the course of
a few months, more than one hundred
iitvr vessels, principally ships and brigs,
wiii be launched j*» Massachusetts and
New-Hampshire.** 1 his shows that
: our merchants are not yet discouraged ;
and should the European powers relax
in their ty rar.ical reductions, and like
our government tread back their ulcfi*)
» we may soon expect to resume that
situation in the commercial world,
which we had in a measure lost by our
foolish embargoes and non intercourses.
At any rate, let lortign governments do
their worst, they cannot distress our
' trade to that degree, as to prevent its
being of immense benefit to the nation.
_____
A COMET.
Wc are informed that a cornit has
been observed about the first of the
present month, by the inhabitants of
Chambersburgh, Pennsylvania ; and
for several evenings m the fore part ol
the night, it rose some points cast of
the north, and set some points from
the south, its highest elevation about
33 degrees above the -easiern limb of
the horizon. It had no tail observable,
but a bluish tremulous flame of light,
like that of a blacksmiths forge ; mo
ved with great rapidity in the segment
of the circle it described.
It was also seen in Carlisle, the tail
was observable to the naked eye.
[ Cumberland Heg ]
itortlant),
Monday, October 22, 1810.
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LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
London dales to the 31st of August have
been received by an arrival from Liverpool.
The war between the Russians and Tuiks
I is still continued, in which the latter have
totally been defeated with considerable loss.
There are ho accounts that Mass* n* has
made any attack upon the combined Eng
lish and Portuguese armies. Reports are
circulated that the French General has re
treated. Lord Wellington's army is rep
resented as being in high health and spirits,
and anxious lor an engagement with the
French. Bernadotte, one of Bonaparte's
patent nobility, has been elected Crown
Prince of Sweden, and is to be the sove
reign of that country.
The London papers contain nothing on
the subject of the Orders in Council, except 1
a new order to meet the regulations of
Bonaparte’s licenced trade.
The King of Prussia lias been compelled
to disband one half of his army.
Loin Bonaparte, late king of Holland is
raid to he very sick at Toplitz A deputa
tion (a mere mockery on the feelings of the
Dutch) from Holland, has repaired to Paris
to thank the Emperor, for what, they say,
are the new regu ations respecting that
country ; but in reality, for destroying their
liberties, annihilating their commerre and
national sovereignly, and for rendering
them a simple province of Fiance.
Nothing has yet transpired respecting
the despatches brought by the ship Sally,
among which is supposed to be the Mar
quis of Wellesley’s answer to Mr. Pinkney’s
note, communicating the conditional re
peal of Bonaparte’s Berlin and M1L.11 1)-.
crees.
It is a bad rule that does not work both
ways.
When the British granted licences,
the democratic papers set up a hue and
cry from Maine to Georgia, that it was
no less than an attempt and determina
tion on the part of England to destroy
our independence, and redcue us to
British colonies again—(Though at the
same lime William IVidgery*s ship took
the same British licence.) The cry in
every quarter was to arms, and an im
mediate declaration of war against
England. But when Bonafiarte giants
licences, our fighting democrats are
quite cool and peaceable. The only
did ere nee betv xt Brunch and British
licences is, that the former are to be
purchased every voyage, whilst the lat
ter, when once obtained, the expense
and trouble of a reneval was not requi*
• red. 1 his is like Mr. Jefferson’s equal
and exact justice towards all nations.
Congressional Cut ion.
FEDERAL CANDIDATES.
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT,
Hon. EZEKIEL WHITMAN.
LINCOLN DISTRICT.
ALDEN BRADFORD, Esq.
KENNEBEC DISTRICT.
THOMAS RICE, Esq.
Communications.
Elcctoi** of Cumberland District*
The period is near rt hand, when you will
ralie l upon to assemble and exercise one
doe most important privilege* guaranteed
0 yon by our Constitution, and discharge a
in >st interesting obligation to jour country.
1 He oflice of ihp>esentative to C»ngrtss, is
certainly a very Ingh in responsible unc, and
s i .aid conatqucatiiy be filled by a man of
'Meg t” * a Si! tv— A <v'ug'f*s. ra! »«,
, irsrnianve iv ttld not .».lj i»w.rtMig..iy
' acqu; inted with tie pat tat tilsr and essential
! »Mer«*| of 1, * con-ii mni* ai d the
* hut lie should al.-o potties* those mt.-ntal
res* u ccs, tlv se quirk and accurate peice, -
' tiona, which will tn*t le h.m readilv to <|< -
t ide on the most p« rtirvrt and « Hi * cio* *
j method of promoting that inter, at—He
*h .Uld posses* that integrity ot hint, which
cannot he compelled to deviate fi« m the
f path of public good, by the paltry si due
tioni of ambition or avarice.
In selecting a cafnltdaic you should |>e
rauti mi* how you decide_The headstrong
partisan aliouid not receive jour supjmit—
for, depend uputi it that pal ly spirit, wheth
cr s’yled bederalitm or Democracy, is not of
itself patriotism. It should the*nfore be »n
object with you to gi\e jour suffrages to x
calm, rational, think.ng man, m preference
to the clamorous, headstrong, boisti.ai*
demagogue. 1 he candidate* who haie
been prop..scJ to you are ihe Hon. E2E
KloL \\ HU MAN, and f Villi am h Lgery,
Esquite. *»ne of these men must be c>.
aen—and if one of the in is qualified the oth
er most ceitairdy is not ; t M- ** ftem<n anA
mil me riot more unlike than their charac
ter*.” To point out to the eketofa ot Com
be itand district, the trails in the character
| of the democratic candidate, that totally
1 disqualify him lor the office of representa
tive, would be superfluous— for thej arc
j.perfectly familiar toevetj* man in the dis
trict— l tnay go farther and say that even *<
his own party in the state legislature were
so well acquainted with him, that they
could not in conscience elect him cm? ot1
the Governor’s Council. The only objec
tion that the democrats can raise against -
the Hon. Eaeuiel Whitman, is tnat he
professes to be governed by the principle*
of VV ashing i on—this i* i,is unpardonable*
s.n this is the stain, which nothing, accor
ding to the idea* of democracy, ha» power
to wash away. Would to God that democ
racy was all that disqualified Mr. Widgery
for the office.
b cue ualists—you constitute the major*./
ity in this election district—You have only
to exert yourselves and Mr. Whitman
will be jour representative. Do not by
neglect and indolence suffer j'ourselvea to
| be defeated. Slumber not upon your posts,
ihe father of hi* country, the hem, the?
wonder of the world, the immortal Wash
ington, on an election morning rode
twelve miles to vote Hr a rELEitAi.is r—
Yes, he who was the *av:>r of our country,
who fought our battles, and established our
independence, thought it of so much con
sequence that men of correct principles
should be elected to office, that he under
went this fatigue in his old age, in the tle
clme of life to vote lor a Federalist.—Exert?
yourselves—be vigilent, fi.m and untied,
and your success is sure.
Jo the Ejectors of York District.
At the repeated solicitations of my
friends 1 have permitted myself, for
several elections past, to be nominated
as a candidate for your suffrages for
i Representative to Congress from this
district. As this has been with me a
sacrifice of private inclination to a sense;
ol public duty, and as nothing benefi
cial to our country has c probably can
at present result therefrom, I must de-.
cline being consideied as a candidate at
the appioaching election.
JOSEPH LELAND.
Saco, \7ih Oct. 1810.
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MR. SH1RLEV,
• ' * , 1 t
As the da? is at hand when the people
are to assemble to choose their Represen
tatives in Congress, I should think it proper
publish in your paper, that as our present
representative has done his dutj faithfully
thus far, we have every reason to coiuim.e
our confidence and support.—No other man
is nominated or thought on, so far as my
information extends, as Member of Con
gress.—1 presume therefore, we shall all
do our duty at the election in November,
and again elect the
Hon. EZEKIEL WHITMAN
as our Representative.—While* ctder Dis
tricts at*e holding their caucuses and dis
playing their electioneering powers, we
have nothing to do but to say we esteem
Mr. Whitman as much as ever, and shall
continue our confidence while he deserve*
it. CUMBERLAND D1STR1CT
Oct. 17, 1310.
Federalists of Cumberland District.
The question is whether y»u will choose
for your Representative to Congress your
old and tried friend the Hon. EZEKIEL
WHITMAN ; or the celebrated William
Widgery —I have nothing to sa*' almut their
characters—they are both well itnown : but
this I sav, that if this District will submit
to be represented in Congress by Mr. Wide,
cry, iff preference to Mr. Whitman, de«
pend upon it, you will none of you « .er liv«i
to see the Millenium. STEAD'.".
Oti field, Oct. 1310.
MR. SJV1RLEY,
li» let the poople know by your paper
that Oxford County menu to give a hand
some vote for EZEKIEL WHITMAN.
Esq. as Member of Congress, in Nov. wit
—iuui lei all tbe good and patriotic say
amen. A FARMER.
Ear is, Oct. 1810.
Mr Shirley.
As the day ii at hand lor giving h
our votes for a Representative to Con
gress, I understand there are two cut
didates :—Ezekiel Whitman and '
liain Widget y. 1 believe almost evu*
elector in the district is acquainted with
botn of these men ; rr.d I aru lolij
persuaded, u ii was not tor the influent
of party suit a, inert would nc‘„ b* •