The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-02-13 00:00:00, page 3

WINDSOR, (Vir.) January 29.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
On the night of the 11th Jan. inst. be
tween the hours of 11 and 12, Mr. Samuei
Robertson, with his wife, of Thetford, in
Vermont, were returning home from a
friendly visit, about 1 mile from his own
house, and crossing a small bridge near the
west branch of Ompoiftpanoosuck River—
the water of which, in the former part of
the evening being placid, had, at that
hour, been diverted from its natural chan
nel, by a quantity of ice, and pressing with
impetuous velocity over the bridge, swept
the cutter off the bridge, and turned them
both in a moment into a furious stream Mr.
was so fortunate as to catch
the bridle near the horse's head, and was
drawn out on the same side in which he
entered. He called to his wife—but re
ceived no answer. The neighbours were
immediately glartned, wHo with lanterns,
searched the stream; but made no dis
covery of the body of Mrs. Robertson, until
the next morning. She was found about
25 rdds below the bridge, in the middle of
the stream, pressed by the fury of the wa
ter, under a log lying across the stream
The violence of the water and ice washed
• the log from the top of the biidge. The
darkness of the night, and the storm of
wind and rain, all contributed to shew the
peculiar Providence of Almighty God in
the affair. Although her companion with
four children, her parents and friends are
suddenly called to mourn, yet jhry may not
mourn as those who have no hope. The
virtuous example and pious conversation of
Mrs. Robertson, might justly lead to a be-
i lief, that she has left. a world of disappoint
l .mei't, for a world of glory, and has begun
\ a song of praise to the Great Redeemer,
which will never end. May the living lay
it to heart—may they learn an importan*
lesson, of the uncertainty of human life,
and wisely prepare for the solemn moment
* ’of death, a
ganized as to ensure the honourable tri
umph of talent and integrity. The Pa
triots in both States may rest assured that
the good old cause shall receive, in Massa
chusetts, that successful support which
Wnist result from energy, union and mag
nanimity.
We learn from official and other sources,
that during the last year, there were ship
ped from Quebec, TIMBER which cost
Three Millions of dollars; Staves to the
amount of One Million of dollars, and
amount of Fifteen hundred
thousand dollars ; all of the produce of the
United States, and nil carried to Europe
in British bottoms; while the American
shipping— -especially that part of it, built
and adapted to the carrying trade—have
been laid up as useless, or employed in a
trade they are not best calculated for.—
The inhabitants of Maine—particularly
those who are sticklers for the Embargo
men now in office, and thtir measures—
will do well to reflect on these facts; and
duly appreciate the cause which mak s
the western wilderness toflourish ; encoui
ages the flag of a foreign nation ; and
which, by forbidding the trade with Great-
Britain, excludes them from the best mar
ket for their timber, lumber and other pro
duce.
We understand that a new Association,
under the title of The Farmers' Bank,
The canvas for Governour has been
opened with great, aad we think a highly
auspicious spirit, in New-York State.—ln
New-Hampshire, likewise, the triends of
the best interests of the State, and of
course of Governour Smith, are on the
alert, and are repelling with dignity and
courage the warfare of scurnllity ami
falsehood which, as usual, has been waged
against him by a desperate faction; and
we hope his friends are so active and or-
blown down, and the children taken from
him by the violence of the wind. Finding
it impossible to carry them all, he left the
youngest, Which happened lobe dressed,
by the side of a large log, and attempted
to tarry the other two in the same man
ner ; but was soon stopped as before. He
then took the two, one under each arm,
with no other clothing than their shirts.—
In this manner, though he was blown
down once in a few rods, he arrived at the
house in about two hours from the time lie
left it. The children, though frozen stiff,
were alive, but died in a few minutes.—
Mr. H’s. bauds and feet were badly frozen,
and he Very mufli chilled, so that he could
nut return to fetch the child he had left.
“ The democrats here aw nil ufi m tlir
wind. They had boasted, that the As
sembly ‘could not elect a federal Council
' f Appointment, as there were tin federal
Senators in the South rn and Middle Vis
tricts. They calculated without their host;
tor Mr. Williams, a Senator from the
Middle District, has been elected, and has
voted in every instance with the federal
ists. Ihe Council is composed of the Gov
ernour, and Mr. Card, dcinocratick ; and
Messrs. Paris, Hill, and William,, fede
ral. This result is considered highly aus
picious here. Laus Deo."
MORE EMBARGO BLESSIJVGS.
Prom .February 3, 1810.
BOSTON, February 10.
diverted from the real criminals, who
remain in safety and unsuspected. The
hour 41 length arrives, and they aie betray -
ed into monarchy by those vety persons to
whom they had entrusted their confirmee
The artists are now forming that - MnLlcm
Thus ends the shameful farce. The de
mocrats, after haying charged the federal
ists with a wish to establish monarchy, and
cited in proof of it a law which compelled
them to publish the truth, now with deli
berate effrontery call on the people of the
United States to overturn a constitution
which guarantees the existence of our re
publick, and erect a monarchy on its ruins.
We now see the policy of the democrats
when they raise the hue and cry of mon
archy against the federalists. It is done
to turn the eyes of the community to the
wrong objtrt. and to excite suspicion
tgainst innocence. Whilc-the people are
stunned by such alarms, their attention is
to continue for ages to come, one great and
undivided republick : the fairest fabrick
of human wisdom, the happiness of man,
and the praise and admiration of the world
at large.”
“ 1 lie time has found us, when a thang>
terms necessary, which, upon the plan
proposed, will be done with the least possi
ble alteration of things, so as to make our
government efficient and respectable, and
ing. 1 his, with two competent secretaries
for the foreign and domestick departments,
would form the grand and efficient council
of the nation.”
gratitude, from the name and the image ol
the satiour of their country; from the
spirit of him who was the prime and effi
cient principal instrument, under God, to
obtain thtir independence and to rank
them among the nations of the earth ? Cer
tainly I think they would ; add also to his
aid one member from each state, of the
most suitable character, renowned for wis
dom, patriotism and respectability of stand-
[From the Baltimore Whig]
“ A gangrene has seized the national
body politick. It is infected, it is morbid
from head to foot. .It has passed a way. It
is a mere nullity. It h ( as no nerve, no ef
ficiency, and is in the last agonizing
spasms of a departing spirit.”
“ The great first source of all our trou
bles is an elective presidency. It was the
downfall of Poland, and, if persisted much
longer in, will be the downfall of America.*’
If the American people are to have a
change in their government, would they
not wish it upon the principles already es
tablished ? And t/* an hereditary President-
General and Commander in Chitfis at the
close of the present administration to be
assented to, would they not wish it from
We do not wish to trifle with the fears
of our fellow-citizens, or to arouse unfound
ed anxieties, when we solemnly and deli
berately state the fact, that the democrats
of this country are attempting to establish
a monarchial form of government. A re
view of the actions of our administration,
their predilection for France, in defiance of
the most open and unqualified insults;
their impenetrable secrecy on points where
the existence of the country is in jeopardv;
their efforts to soothe and conciliate the
minds of the people to bear with stoick
tpathy every burthen that France may
impose—all these alarming facts, combined
with the overwhelming ambition of the
Corsican tyrant to subjugate and conquer,
seem to shew a pre-concerted design and
understanding between the two cabinets
We may further add, in illustration of
this principle, the plain and unqualified
declarations of the democrats themselves
on the floor of Congress of hostility t.
France, and their wishes that Napoleon
may succeed in his objects. The pretex'
that England is to be humbled, and the li
berty of the seas established, is too feeble to
impose on any but a predetermined prose
lyte. The moment Englund falls, a bridgt
is built over the ocean 'for the myrmidons
of Bonaparte. Shall we likewise pass in
silence this astonishing fact, that the dis
mission of Mr. Jackson was known in
France before that circumstance actually
happened in this country ? that it was there
printed and published under the super
intendence of a naember of Bonaparte’s Se
nate, and that too, shortly after the arrival
of out apostate Ambassadour at Denmark ?
If a motion is made in Congress to ascer
tain the state of our relations with France,
it is immediately voted down ; but what
ever intelligence, either true or false, that
will serve to irritate our indignation against
the English, is bounteously communicated
without a motion. Tnus are the feelings
and sympathies of a great and gallant na
tion sported with by their rulers, and
driven to political martyrdom. The Whig,
a paper published at Baltimore, and es
pousing the politicks of Madison, has the
profligate audacity to avow the real mo
tives of our cabinet. These are no longer
revenge against England—no longer a co
operation with Bonaparte to restore the
freedom of the seas, but to make the office
r J the Chief Magistrate hereditary. Let
the reader peruse the subjoined' extract
and make his own comment :
have actually issued their potes. and are
now in circulation in the city of Philadel
phis.
Protoibence,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1810.
(Jauuary,) were so warm, that peaches
and plums, in several parts of the city
were id bloom. The thermometer stood
frequently as high as 74 and 75. On Sat
urday night there was a severe squall, at
tended by vivid lightening and loud and
At the annual pieeting of the Stockhold
ors in the Providence Hat Manufacturing
Company, oh the sth instant, the following
officer* were unanimously chosen for the
ensuing year, viz.
“ It is in vain for Giles to pretend he was
not for war a few weeks ago—there are too
many living witnesses to confute him—but
ascertaining that he cannot compel his par
ty to go with him in his mad capers, it is
prudent to tune his fiddle upon a lower
key. Giles has a further object in view—
it is necessary to make “our eastern breth '
ten” believe he is friendly to a navy. But
they are not always to be deceived, and
you •* cannot batch old birds with chaff.”
The Yankee will tell him “ the cloven foot
*ill always dreovbr his majesty, although
he should appear in the garments of an
“ Angel of light.” It is true they have
often deceived, but a repetition of deceitful
practices will in the end expose the de
ceiver to contempt and ridicule. People
will not so soon forget the attack upon the
habeas coipus— the Napoleon embargo—
Giles’s enforcing bill, and non-intercourse—
'.he dismissal of the British Envoy—and
Giles’s resolution—to believe that he is
the people’* friend, or a minister of peace!”
“ Farmer Giles has written a speech,
said to have b en shaken in the Senate.—
You will see the thing in the National In
ti lligencer. He must have taken consider
able pains; for theie was no Stenographer
present ; and must have some particular
object in view. The .fact is, that having
been so tierce for war, and finding the peo
ple would not go with him, it was necessary
lor him, (as the sailor says,) to claw off- —
he had got too much upon a lee shore, and
was in d mger of getting his ship upon the
rocks. Besides he has h id such a Randolph
ian Bamboozling— ah four honours and the
odd trick against him—that if he could
not shuffle the card! and have a new deal,
lie ipust lose, love, lurch, and the rub. And
although he is good at stocking the cards,
yet should he make another misdeal, such
as they have made with Jackson—neither
he npr one of his friends will be able to hold
•a higher trump than the “curse of Scot
land.”
While the immaculate Mr. Jefferson was
Secretary of State, and while his covert
attacks on his country were “ confidential,"
Mr. Madison was a member of the House
and acted as that hero’s mouth piece.
During his Presidency, being elevated in
principle as much as in station, he select
ed from among his faithful friends old
Farmer Giles, as a man whose qualifi
cations had been so unblushmgly displayed
in his open attack upon the Great Father
of his Country. Mr. Madison is now Pre
sident and receives as his confident this
pure and inflexible patrif t. In the regu
lar rotine of office, who knows but Mi
Giles may next be called to fill the presi
deutial chair, if General Smith, as regent
<>f the empire, may not have changed the
chair to a throne. Sturt not, gentle reader,
tor he is an honourable man : yea, they are
all honourable tneh. The baby may be
railed to empiie whe » his blood-stained un
cle has conquered that “ nest of mer
chants,” and his parasites subdued the re
sidue of virtue among ns. Giles will make
i noble member of the legion of honour,
and there h's disfigured visage may pass
hr a veteran’s front. A few more such
men could make this onci happy land as
distinguished for abandonment us the pow
ers of Barbary are for piracy. The trea
sury is empty, and France still wants mo
aey. Are the American people willing to
submit to the licentiousness of these under
hand depredators upon their treasure and
political virtue ?
of royalty that is to glitter on the ruins of
our republick—but whether the temples of
James Madison, or some other proselyte of
Bonaparte, are to be decorated with the
beams, time only can determine.
As some democratick Editors are now
publishing the speech of Gaffer Giles, the
President’s man, the following extract of
a letter, taken from the New-York Herald,
may not be unacceptable to our readers.-
This is the same man who maintains that
ihe assertion of a falsehood is the most in
fallible way to preserve the dignity of the
nation.
A man is always considered as a tyrant
and loaded with a universal curse, who
openly conquers and ravages a country not
his own ; how much more does Giles de
serve execration, whose traitorous deeds
have drained his own fair land of all its
wealth, and left it poor, disgraced and
faithless ?
The first fifteen dajs of this month,
Josiah Lawton, Secretary.
William Richmond, Esq. President.
John R. Carpenter, t
Phi x». h as Potter, inh. I .
Benjamin Hopmn.
Nath Searle, juti. Esq.J
Extract of a Letter—dated
“ Washington, January 30.
THE SEASON.
COTTON.
BLODGET and POWER
H WE just received a parcel of PRIME
UPLAND and SEA ISLAND COT
TON, for sale on accomui'Klating terms.
February 13, 1310. 6t.
11 days from Charleston, with cotton and
rice, for Providence. Sailed in company
with the schooner Alonzo, for New-York.
February 5, in lat. 37, 50, long. 75, fell in
with a privateer built schooner on her
beam ends, foremast gone, yellow bul
warks all round, mast-heads and bowsprit
painted yellow, black bottom, lead Colour
deck, yellow-round, and no name on her
stem—-deserted. Same day, saw a spar,
supposed to be a top mast. The sloop Jay,
from New-York, for Amelia, was going
intn Charleston, with her sails torn.
Barque— George William, Hopkins,
Alexandria.
At Attleborough, on the 20th ult. Mr.
Samuel Bolkcom, upwards of 80 years
of age.—Mr. Benjamin Robinson, in
the 85th year of his age.
Minencan Marine
PORT OF PROVIDENCE,
- February 13, 1810.
ENTERED,
“ Mr. Mosely again called up his motion
for calling on the President for information
respecting the correspondence between this
government and that of France, mentioned
in the President’s message, at the com
mencement of the present session. This
resolution, with an amendment, proposed
by Mr. Mumford, calling for such informa
tion as may be in his possession, respecting
forged papers purporting to be papei s of
American vessels, was finally carried—
ayes 92—noes 19.
Brig— Delight, Mosher, Havana.
Sloop— Friendship, Remington, Lisbon,
i/- The above vessels have entered at
Jte Custom-House, but the ice prevents
them from coming up. The river is closed
for seven miles down.
By this morning’s mail we received the
proceedings of Congress of Tuesday, Feb
ruary 6.—Nothing of any importance was
transacted that day.
“Macon’s bill was not taken up in the
Senate this day ; the subject before them,
the Volunteer army bill, having excited a
more lively turn than was contemplated.”
It is believed that if General W. had re
moved the army agreeably to his orders
there would not have been 300 sick and
dead, instead of 1200. Before we place to
his AWFUL ACCOUNT the lives and ill
health of so many of his fellow-beings, let
us, however, hear his defence, to prepare
for which he is allowed the time of four
months. Freeman's Journal.
repeated claps of thunder, and on Sunday
morning the thermometer fell to 35.
As reported to Congress by the Secre
tary of War.
Privates fit for duty .276
Do. SICKI 621
Do. Absent 399
Do. DEAD! from May 1 523 .
Officers on duty 43
Do. SICK I 17
Da DEAD I 16
Do. RESIGNED! 51
Da Absent 46
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The ship Amelia, has arrived kt New-
York from Lisbon, in 45 days passage.—
Her accounts state, that the Portuguese
government, in the name of the Prince Re
gent, had called for a general conscription,
to make op the deficiencies in the army ;
that the British army had shifted their
head-quarters from Abrantes toQulmba,
and that the French army was advancing.
A gentleman, who came passenger in
the Amelia, reports, that a British packet
had arrived at Lisbon a few days before he
sailed, bringing London dates to Decem
ber 14; but that they contained no intelli
gence of interest. He states, that the
troops which sailed from Sicily on the ‘23d
September, commanded by General Os
wald, took possession of the Islands of
Zante, Cephalonia, and St. Mark, which
formed a part of the lonian Republick,
without resistance ;—that the Dey of Al
giers hud demanded an annual tribute
from France, and the Consul, refusing to
grant it, was imprisoned. The previous
Consul, Dubois, had returned to Paris.
An arrival at New-York, from M <drid,
brings accounts to January 1, at which
time the news of Mr. Jackson’s dismissal,
had reached that place. In consequence
of which the markets rose immediately.
Boston Gaz.
“ The weather for the last 48 hours fias
been so extremely cold and inclement, as
to pievent the attendance of scarcely a
sufficient number of Members to do busi
ness.”
New- York, February 8.
Arrived the eloop New-York, Williams,
Charleston Gazette.
State of Wilkinson's drnty,
FROM WASHINGTON,
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SATUftbAr, February 3.
ZDicb, •
Mon DAT, February 5.
4003 52,508
Subject to no deduction—not two blanks
to a prize.
The above Lottery will commence draw
ing this month.
Orders f>r the above Tickets received
by J. B. WOOD, who takes Prize Tickets
of the Boston, NuuteYork, Philadelphia .
and Baltimore Lotteries, same us cash. .
PnaszuT Pates,
Wholes, -
Quarters,--- 1:50, (guaranteed.)
Letters enclosing Cash or Prise Tickets,
(post paid,) duly attended to,
07-J. B. Wood p.ys all Prizes obtained
through his Office, which is a great
tage to the holders thereof.
Boston, February 10, 13 IQ. ISI
J. B. WOOD.
Exchange-Office, Providence, ?
February 13, 1810. J
DOLLARS.
A PREMIUM given for Spanish milled
Dollars, hy
Tickets rise to S 5 50 on Thurs*.
THE following GOODS, on the best
x terms procurable, for approved en
dorsed notes payable ut either Bank-
Brown Linens, Britaimius, Oilcloths, black
Satins, short Silk Gloves, Mens’ Silk Hose,
Ladies do. ( .ottou Laces, Ma moodies, Cos
sails, Muffs, Shirting Cottons, white Cam
bricks, Silk Chambrays, Fancy Handker
chiefs, Diapers, Cotton Velvets, Bilk do.
Worsted Cot ds, Flannels, Ba izes, Blanke",
Broadcloths, Cassinieres, Forest Cloths,
Pelise Cloths, black Russels, Quality and
Shoe Bindings, V. stings. Calimancocs,
Shoes, Leather, &c. &c. Bcc.
BLODGEI & POWER, Auctioneers.
February 13, 1810.
On the top of Constitution Hill.
tI’HK subset iber informs his fr end*, and
the publick, that he has engaged .no
of the best H»ise Shoeit in this s'-1», sncl
continues toe irry on tie BLACKSMITH’S
BUSINESS. in all its blanches, with neat
ness and dispatch. Those who wish to
have their Horses or Oxen Shod in the best
manner. Will do well to call it his Shop,
North End, near the town-pump, adjoining
ihc Hay-Sc.iles. He will Shoe a Horse for
One Dollar, and a Yoke of Oxen for Two
Dollars, ready money—and all other work
in his line will he done equally cheap.
NEHEMIAH SWEET.
Ftbruary 13, 1810.
12,000 Ticket* at 85 each ate g 60,000
1 Pria® of $ 10,000 ia 8 10,000
1 1500 ' 1500
1000 3000
500 2000
100 5000
50 2500
20 1000
10 2000
7 23,508
Molasses, Chocolate, Raisins, &x.
AT AUCTION.
WEDNESDAY, February 14. will
be sold at Grukur and CAJtrjtn's
Office, at 10 o’clock, A. M.
4 llh’ds. of Molasses,
36 Boxes of Chocolate, No. 2 ;
21 Boxes of Bloom Raisins, -
2 HJuls. of Martinique Sugar,
6 Kegs of Snuff,
1 Box of Furr,
Furniture, &c. &c.
GREENE & CARTER, Auctioneers;
February 13. 1810
Will sell at Auction,
THIS DAY, February 13, 1810,
at halt past 9 o’clock, A. M—fair or foul
FOR SILE, BY
RICHMOND & ANDREWS,
'C’»F 1 Y Hhds. of N. E. RUM, which can
be delivered at Warren, Bristol, or
Newport, at th. shortest notice.
They have in Store,
50 Boxes of 7 by 9 Glass,
30 Ditto of 8 by 10 do.
30 Cratrs of Liverpool Ware assorted,
Swedes and English Iron.
February 13, 1810.
A PERSON acquainted with
Ciiiinu, and Spiuu.ug Cotton will
ineel employment, by Hpp'yiug at Mr.
Ogden’s Shop in Providence.
7 I ’’HE sub»i>ibei s being by the Honoura
ble Court of Probate appi inted Com
missioners to receive and allow the claims
of the Creditors against the Estate of Capt.
John F. Fry, la;e of Providence, deceased,
represented insolvent, give notice, th.it six
months tinin ffte sth instant are allowed to
the Creditors to bring in and prove their
claims to either nf uh.
JOHN CARLILE, ? ,
BENJAMIN CLIFFORD, 5 Comrt ’
All persons indebted to said Estate are
requested to m .ke immediate payment to
AHhY FRY, Administratrix.
February 13,
BICHARD HARRIS.
February 13 1810
MAN SERVANT.
WANTED in a siiivll family, a black
MAN SERVANT. One who can
pi<>dnce g*>nd rt Commendations will meet
with liberal wagi s. inquire at the Office
of the American.
February 13 1810. tf.
ASSEMBLIES.
THE SIXTH AND LAST ASSEMRLY
will be at Anmidqn's, ou THURS
DAY EVENING next.
By order of the Managers,
N. TINGLEY. Sec'ry.
Providence. February 13, 1810.
day next.
Drawing near at Hand!
Dixville Road Lottery.
CLASS FOURTH.
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