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tenre.l JO lit c *r Chica, were generally
tea >cn
O tie m< e-tvigo tie •-!>• Ju'v, about vs
fVcI.ick, 'he prifnfHH* w«*rr alarmed I y the
n ’ h of an assemblage of Spanish fddiers a:
t‘ * d ?.»r or the {•rilon,* w eo p**efCTr,v the
d »or \va* thrown open, and dtfrovc ed to
ih’ir v ex about three nund+J fuldmr*, wb|*
niutkeis loaded, bayonet* hied, and arrayed in
t JCki line* on the right and 'eft of thr prifor
d'or, faro g mward*, and m a puiuton ol
changed bayonets.
t ic p i hut* after being order* in p,r on
wii’.: cloa'h- «h v had {winch were nothing
ri »ft* ih.vt a pteca of lint, and a pair of rag
K > ; ant,.\*on«; fome had u.d eve.i tbofeani
C ^ ^^Ttther by the eMwnv*, and
p'ao-tPTn a line, be:wecu du soldiers, for
inarching. 'J 'ii> trn prifoinn 10 be eierured.
w-re then ’»rmight oi:t,anJ wish iLeir I and*
la'iei } *d bef're, and with white robe* on,
that t x'e ided fri»iu the lower part* of their
n*-ctc , to the r beds.and whi e rap* upon their
1 ead<, were p’*"ed in front. In frout of .hem
v . "t pl.-«- cd 'he three Catholic pritouer* atten
ded by tin e prieffs, carrying the sacrament,
v. x <a iiu*-. a id other implement* of the
r* !,rch. In tbi* li uai Jon, tl e prifjner* with
their irons upon their feet, mat’d.ed slowly
• «»mrbt* wi.e.’ »he hue* of *o!diers, out of the
walls of i »e callie to the gallows.
Ca‘i!p Su Philip is trusted upon a large, lev
el space of gronud, in the harbour of Porto
t.av Pc, and fVpa*-aied from the town by a
narrow arm of water. T he wall* are nearly
quarter ,>r*mi!e in cireumfereace, about four
teen tee. high an J about thirteen feet thick,
forming abo the oui wo d walls of ihe prifoii ;
mourned »*:th about fifiy pieces of large ruet
tai. Omhoe of the wads, and fronting the
t<rvn, is a large area f.ir the purpoie ol exer
eding the foidiers, fitc Upon this fpot, the
g ; I nv» wa« erect ed, being about forty rods
from the p-ifon
1 he gallows w*v> about twenty feet long
and litteen feet high, and feparated in the
mddie hy a poO, making two divifions, ru'd
two pair cf ftep*.one tor the Roman Catholic
prifouerc, a« dire< ed hy the priefls, and the
e#:her for the Preibyteriaos or heretics, as tl.py
are ra'led—whence it appeared that they
touM ft para-e their bodies, if they cc aid not
t!ie:r fouls ahervards. About haif way up
t ie m d-Je poll, were placed Miranda's colors.
» oderueath them lay the indruments of war,
t 'ken fr ?m the fchooners, together with the
military ct acs, liats, and feathers of the oflicers.
Being ready to proceed to the execution,
tne prifoners watted their fate with a compos
ure o! mind that feemed rr> evince a recon
ciled coulcie.ote. it the frail intimidated,
they dilcnve*ef a toi ncefs and rtfolution in
indutative 01 i >4v..€ n*
Mr. Furquwrfon being die firft felected to
meet his fate was led to the fttps of the gal
lows hy a negro fkve. wiio acted as the Jack
ke ch of the day, and for which he was prom
ilei his liberty. His irons were then kuock
ed off. and he led up to the top of the scaf
fold, where he was feared, fronting his fellow
prifoners. The ropes* bein£ placed round
his neck, he role upon Li< feet and cook a ton
al far«.w«|l «»f h»- companions, williing them
a b tter fate. 1 he negro then gave hir.x a
pul)\ from the top of the fcaffold, and launch
ed him into eternity. Immed arely the uegro
let him felt down upon the ropes, ana feating
inmie l upon the tl.ouiders, wiih his feet
hanging upon the breakbeat the brea-h out
of the liody with his heels; then jumping
down, caught the body hy the feet, aad pul
led it towards one end of the gadoyvs to make
loom for another.
In the fame manner they proceeied to ex
ecute Mr b'iinpp, Kemper, Berg id, Johnfon,
Hall, and Ferris ; after which, tliey proceed
ed in a like manner to exccu'e the three Ro
man Catholic piifoners, Gardner, Donohue
;>nd George, who were conflant«y attended hy
tl fr priefts, They were taken to the other
put ot tl e gallows, where they again receiv
ed the lacranienr, Fach one wj« accompanied
to the top of the heps by his pried.
A»! of tljem, except one. had a few word*
to addref. tu their coinpauiom, by the wav of
taking lca»e of them. Bergud, a native of
Poland, and a brave fellow, evinced a great
cotiempc of death. Afier tie rope was round
l*is t.erk, he oblerved : “ Fellow prifoners,
we have ajl luffercd much, hut my fufferingt
will toon end. 1 die innocent, and relief will
t‘o.>n come from ihar fou.ee, (pointing to Mi
ta'ida's colors.) Miranda’s arms will rid you
ol vmrr chains and triumph over y.'tir op
prcr.o.s. When that fliall happen rtmem
ber to evenge my death" Then wuhout
waiting for the executioner he? jumped
fr, m 'he aiivi'J, and ended his txificbte at
once
Mr. L nchue, ?fter his prieft had left him,
obfer* c : “ Fetlow prtlur.ers, 1 with you
a tonal adieu; (thc.e (tointing towards the
(ft .nia'ds) the 4?blocdiumnds will j iy ten fold
loc tlsis etc long.
feery one evinced a fi*»»i!ar firmntft of
nrnid, and met their fate with an unchanged
ccun.cniiace, except Mr. George f a young
tran, and tlie lad or.e executed ; who. indead
ot acquiring rcloiuMou by the example of in
trepidity, w Inch had been let him hjr his
companions, veas disheartened by the shock
ing fight which was left after life was extin
g milled He iunV coder the weighty thought
ot encountering a 1 unknown eternity. He
faulted jutt a«he v a* about to afetnd the Peps.
Alter tome exertion he was brought to his
recoiiec'ion, and taken immed<atcty to ihe
top of the fend . t, the rope* put round his
neik, and he laung id without frying a
word.
After they were all hung the execu;ic*ner
began at the firfl one, cut the rope and let
h i drop to the ground, aiK* (laficd on in the
fame manner through the whole. The fall,
being fuKie diflaure from the ground, broke
many of tl.tir tiin'ss, which piercing through
i'.te ilcili, prefented a lliockiug fight to their
inrviving countrymen. I**ch body was then
taken and laid upon a bench, with rhe head
U'Min a block. i tie negro with a chopping
knife.cut the Iwad* fiom their ill. idoers, and
urn &s.'
* 7 ' t Sf eniirdt ute two rf'ptt in tb-ir * inner >f
hi-- ag ; one /jme'bmg imalle-' than the <ttfrt and
a few .If ft 'ter nr tut Cermet to b-eai the r, rci
nr Lett the other jmftim ive weight if tie bo
th
-f 7* it yeuf'g 1/t-in «>.<i /<v Lirib a Pvrto**efe.
lit left a ■U't tftl , jn : etabit parent, in *-mjequenn
*j »e ng too xvtrriy re-ieteJ in ft untary tmdulgtn e,
an i caste to A rtf 2 v i. jpc tiding settle
list ;* a fate nfta cne't, or. i Kg ft^rt tj money,
he i tha, ned in i\u v naa t expe flufhei
Ui'b ~e:.*a of tu.uytg a Jiniur.t at onejhekt,
ink* f* them h* t! p hair, *.« M tin m tip,
• I l'*c« mg, to tin; view of tin* «!!>*ct.it'>rs
j 1 lie real were served in ti e same man
"ef.
After 11.c scene of Mood was finished
'i ira'ivU't colors were cut down and tritint
ohmtly cart it cl to a little disl r.re ft<;m tl»«
d!<»ws, where were placed in v pile, l! v
uniform coats and tut* of the c iccis,theii
cemmis>ion*, arm* and implen nls of war,
together with Miranda's proc n. at ions.-—
Upon tliis pile the color* were laced, and
then set fire to and burnt to asl s.
1 heir heads attei w avds we t.ik.’n, a
rrreahle to the sentence, and distributed to
tin d ilcien* adj.icent public places. Three
J were put up at Ltiguira, two at Caraccas,
!two at ()oc< mam us, twio at Yaleutia, and
r < ie at Porto CaVfcllo. 1 hey w re p*a into
• ron cages, prepared for the purpose, placed
upon poles, which were erected inconspicu
J »u-. places, .»o as to strike the attention of
| the pen," le.
This horrid scene ofdeath and butchery
1 being over, after having lusted from jo',
clock in tlie morning t.ll about 1 o'clock in
| the afternoon, the remainder of the prison
ers, with h. :.vy hearts, -were returned to
j their respective prisons, tkerc to remain till
'the Spaniards were ready to transpo.t
j tli**m to their respective [ laces of servi
] tude. ..if.
Letters upon French Influence.
NUMBER IX.
Jio the People of the Uni Led Slates, j
The secret message of ibe President of
the 6th of December 1805, which was an-f
nexed to the last number, opens an ample j
fi d for investigation and criticism. It is.
n l probable that all history can produce an
instance of conduct at once so unprincipled
and undignified, in the ruler of a free peo- !
pie, as tlval of Jefferson upon this occasion ’
will appear to have been when fairly and 1
fully developed*
Acknowledging the du*# incumbent up
►ou Hie Executive of the United Slates to re
quire from the government of Spain indom
nitication for our injured citizens, the mes
sage announces that a convention was ac
cordingly entered into between the Minis
ter of the United States at Madrid, and the
Minister of that governmer- f^r foreign af
fairs, by which it was ag:e< ] that spoil a
tions committed by Spanish Sub; *, and
carried into ports of Spain, should be paid
for by that nation, and that those commit
ted by Freiich subjects, and carried into
Spanish ports, should remain for further dis
ciission. It would seem to appear that the
transfer of Louisixna by Fi ance to the Uni
ted States occas.oned the rejection of this
convention on the part of Spain. Bsti it is
bel eved that this was not the case. In this,
as in alt oilier instances, Spain was bound'
to know what the oommands of France <
were, and to obey them. France would not •
suffer Spam to niakt* an arrangement with j
u>, unless we would give our discharge in ■
full for what I ranee peremptorily pronoun-!
ced an uiituiiiidcd claim on our part, that of*
payment for Frencli spoliation* carried into *
Spanish jmrts. And why \ Bees use a* ban-!
pens to leak out, towards the conclusion uf
the message, “ France was prompt and de
c.ded in her declaration*, that our demands :
on Spain fur French spoliation, carried into [
Spanish ports, were included in the settle-1
ment between the United States awl'
liunce. J hat I ranee in coding Louisiann
to the United States looked forwa.d to all ’
the difficulties w inch the omission of boon-'
dai-ies. mast naturally produce and that «he I
even then intended to take the advantage cl
her own wrung in this respect which she
hus since <t me, by preventing an adjustment
bet wen us and Spain, expect upon terms !
winch should replenish the f sencli tr< a-ury, !
there can now be no doubt m the mind of1
ai.y man of common apprehension. It was I
one object, indeed, to have a plausible pre-1
text tar evading payment for French spolia
tions in Spain, the existence of w hidi pro
ved tha', politically speaking, there w.»s no
S( am. But it wa- another and greater oh.
ject to keep t! e boundaries of Louisiana un
settled as the instrument of establishing a
stioag French influence over the United
M ites, whether in expectation of obtaining
more money from us or not is immaterial,
let facts abundantly and conclusively shew
that such an expectation must have been
enterta aed. M. 1 allevrand was then chief
counsellor tp his Imperial Majesty; and
had lie not been, Nopoleon would have
itv'wti tlie t ue character and situation of
cmr country. He knew our extreme love of
peace ; our animosities against England ;
the ill conduct ol England towards us ; onr
ardent attachment, from revolutionary recol
lections, to the French nation ; our conse
quent indisposition to view the wronirs of
I:ranee in so suong a light as those c l Em
gl-nu , our deficiency in military & naval
power t the unpopularity which would at-^
tend Ute creation or armies k navies the I
idolatry of the people for Ui« existing ad-■
ministration ; the probability that thatiu?il-J
aery would continue while the people should
beiieve the ministration to be rievolAl to 1
economy and peace ; & the certainty' that
should we be impelled to war with a for.
eign power, evet> disposition would exist,
muong us logo to war with England rather
titan Franco lie was also acquainted with
Jefferson's philosophizing, theorizing and
timid disposition . with his total want of
nerve i and wdli bis ardent halted of En
gland, and profound devotion to France.
He knew that the same President Jefferson,
J excessively ambitious of liter..rv f*n»e stack*
etl his reputation as a writer upon a predic
tion that the Sun of Bri’am's glory w«s a
b« lit to aet forever, and of course* that lie
was deeply interested 10 turn Ins own pre-:
diction mio propliecy . Under all these cir- 1
cu instances he must have been ,i fu0l to
louut lliat the American President was i
••peso far dep .* Ad on himself aione 1
| for the great a.id, go ,d work of competing
the destruction of Old England. He could |
; vot therefore but expect with confidence a
Iptrfeci submission to in* oictaies in regard
vO i'Ur relations with Spoil.
There wue stveial .statements in the
message, w inch, ii not m fact fals., w^re ex
j uemely deceptive. Afcr toe President
, Had spoken of Spain as t, e efficient power
tn reference io die contested boundaries of
Louisiana, lie incautiously admitted, in the
ce»> same paper, that France was mana
gmg the bustrn ■ to promote her own pur
{*«»««e, as appears the singular expression,
if iiuu.i<r tii.'iaiM sirs Dii^ht mean to g*tvc tn
tle-.r is, 'bate ref direct:* h
I Fi ance might to give to the d«fieren*
( :es between tlnnUnitcd States and Spam,
j its was d I e Itad been i: tor.
•ned by his agents in Europe, that France
nte’tded to g ve some direction of those dif
ferences and lie affected to he ignonnt
•vhat it would l*e. Yet he perfecti> knew
what it was, and w is at that moment se
■'retlv labouring to give those differences ’
the very same “ direction” whi. h b:s
friend Napoleon contemplated. TWis may
!>e e.on&idcrv i a high charge, but it will be
amply supported by unquestionable fact*,
l’iie directcion winch France meant to give,
and had in fact - n, was, that several mil
lions of dollars af »i * ’ bit paid out of the
treasury of tVie l nit- i S'ltos into that of
France’ We cool pr< *re f to t*
satisfaction of any in Icpen cut court or mry
in tfie United Slates. i»ut as Jefferson
knows that wc can prove it, we shi ll not be
called on for the proof. We cannot exhibit
in these letters the same sort of evidence,
either as to this point, or as to a presumed
particular correspondence between Jeffer
son and Napoleon, which it would be incur
power to command in a court of law.
-But yet 1 say,
If imputation and si ong circumstances,
That lead directly to the door of truth,
Will give you sua»Jaction,you shall have it.
There is no hesitation in asserting that
Jefferson, more perhaps through fear than
from corruption, had made up his mind to
carry into tiled the “ direction” which
France “ might mean to give to the differ
ences” between the U- Slates and Spain,
He will not deny it. The public may ex
pect the proof.
The publication of the secret dreuments,
I'f extenso” is suspended for the pre
sent. When the Public reflect upon the
importance of those parts of them which
were disclos'd in the seventh number, and
which completely proved the fact of the sub
jection of Jefferson's administration to the
influence of France, and reflect also that
documents of such importance had been
known, for four ot five years, to exist, by 50
or 60 inflexible opponents of the adminis
tration in Congress, thev must have some
idea of the power of that charm which
binds the members of die National Legisla
ru e to secrecy in certain cases. It appears
now to be universally admitted, that theie
is no constitutional or legal obstacle to the
publication of tho<e documents. But the
writer finds that some of those whose judg
ment he cannot but highly respect, are not
quite so clear as to the perfect propriety of
such a step. All the members of Congress
have unifiirmly agreed in opinion that some
parts of the papers which were laid before
them ought not to be given to the world.—
More, much more gciieial information upon
the subject, however, the Public aic enti
tled to and shall recede.
P. S. The defence set up by Mr. Jeffer
son and Mr. Madison, in the N itional Intel
ligencer, against the charges contained in
No. Vil. util be ex^juned at considerable
length n .V". a. to which will be added an
appendix, very ntkch to the point, in which
two great statesmen will be cut tc pieces
with tbt ir own favorite edge tools. It au
gurs well that those gentlemen treat this
subject so seriously, and it would put to the
blush, it any tiling could, the tew wretched
French paragraph make is who affect to ri
dicule a developement which their masters
feel to be fraught with death to ail their
holies.
mi —■■ ■ ■
foreign 3uteUigence.
Extracts frem London ft after s, to June
21. 1810.
4
Jv\e 13. A French General and
hi* black servant came out of Boulogne
in an open boat, early on Monday nior
ning, and were picked up by one of our
men of war, and carried into the Downs
to the Admiral, who sent them to Do
ver, to our agent for prisoners. The,
General is at present at the ship Inn,
at Dover. It is said that his name is
Serurier. Nothing is yet known of
the cause of his quitting France.
i'he dismissal of Fouche (now call
ed Duke of Otranto) the French Min
ister of Police, has excited considera
ble surprise. I hat he is in disgrace
is rendered evident by the Paris papers, i
Napoleon having sent hint very caval-j
icily to Rome uith the title of Gover-j
nor, and having appointed the Duke oi
Hmgo (Savary,; his successor, as
Minister of Police; but the cause of
the quarrel does not appear. Fouciib,
in his answer to Napoleon’s letter, ac
cepts his new appointment, but sterns
to be very little pleased with it.
jitnf, 18. Lord 1 .owlker retires from
his seat at the Admiralty Hoard, and is
tt> be succeeded by the Hon. 1*'. Robin
son.
Letters from Lord Wellington's
camp at Celerico, dated the 23d tilt,
state, that a 1 rcnch officer, bearing the
Cross of the Legion of Honor, arrived
at the British camp on the 21st, having
deserted, in consequence, as he said, of
having been provoked to uit down his
superior officer while on duty._.This
officer stated, “that Massena had join
ed the French army with reinforce
ments, whicn made the entire number
undei nis command along tlie frontier
amount to 80,000, or from that to
34,000 nu:i; and had his head-quarters
at Salamanca ; but that this force how
ever formidable in collective numbers,
was not held adequate to the invasion
of Portugal —The information given
by spies and deserters, must always be
received with distrust ; but as it was a
known fact that the collection and con
veyance ol supplies was matter of cn
treme difficulty be insecurity in a coun
try where the French could be- said to
be mastei» only oi the surface they oc
-
i
copied V' 111* a mid >*} fi , rih* v* her ,,
their convoys and foragmg p rties were
i constantly annoyed by the peasants,
< who cut off alt stragglers ; it was
| thought that no more than hall the total
! number under Masscna would attempt
; to enter Portugal w ith a chance of sub*
' sistancc, and with the assurance of lea
i ving a sufficient force to keep the Span
| iardsin awe ; and from this conviction
! Lord Wellington kept his position, not
thinking it adviseable to advance nor
necessary to retreat.
The pregnancy of Bonaparte’s new
f Fmpress, says the London papers, is
} officially announced !
jvxe 21—His Majesty’s Speech,
this day on proroguing Pailiament,
! mii-.t give great satisfaction to the peo
I pie . this nation. ’\ he capture ol the
French and Dutch AV. India Islands ;
the unprecedented extention of our
commerce ; the daily encrease of out
resources ; the rescuing of Portugal
from the enemy ; the gallant resistance
\ of Spain to her invader ; the promise
j of his firm and unshaken support of
| those nations ; the general loyalty oi
j his subjects, Sec. are the topics on
i which this speech dilates.
, --. —.
LONDON, .TUNE 20.
The town is all bustle. It has been
1 increasing since twelve o’clock, and
• promises an immense crowd in the
I course ot the day. The people in the
line through which the procession is to
; post* are shutting their shops, and the
! company already assembling to take
! thtir stations on the balconies ami at
(the windows.—Bands, with tmarrow
bones and cleavers, with blue cockades
and mottos, complimentary to the Ba*
‘ tonet, are parading the streets. About
; one o’clock, a party ot about 500, from
Soho, with blue cockades arid colours
; flying, proceeded down Catherine*
; street and the Strand, lor the city,
j They marched two and two, and in
! vited every passenger whom they met
| to join them. At catherine-street they
j were met by the 12th Light Dragoons,
- on their way to Hyde Park Corner.
The musick of the former was pkying
j St. Patrick’s Day. The band ot the
} Dragoons immediately struck up
“God save the King.”—The 14th
Light Dragoons, have followed the
12th ! both regiments mustered very
strong. The Bloomsbury, and other
Volunteer Corps, have bet n out this
morning, but have been dismissed, with
orders to be in readiness to muster a
1 gain in the evening if necessary.
f The firemen belonging to the several
j Insurances, are aho parading the streets
! with musick. They act as Consta
' bles.
The crowd at the To\ver, and at sir
Francis Burdett’s house, in Piccadilly,
is immense.
jppm amm m mim 'm wm a i.,« Mnmm «..•**? -
3i5p t*jc fpaite*
From Si. 2jwi*':go,
Capt F.Li.is, arrived ft N \ o. from 1
Port-au-Prince, which he left ’ it July,
informs, that a few days previous to his
sailing, a severe battle was fought be
tween the forces of the rival black
chiefs, C hr i stop hr and pktion. at
| the Mole. The forces of Pktion were
1 commanded by Lemaixe, who permit
' ted the forces of Ciiristo*5hf. io enter
the town, when he attacked and routed
them completely ; 1100 men being cut
, to pieces, or driven into the sea. He
likewise states that the fleet of ciims
tophr bail blockaded the harbor which
" contained the fleet of »*f.i ion,
_
From Ar0 R FOLK Jug, \.
A report iscurrent this morning,
, that there are some British armed ves
sels o(F our capes ; and that the U. S •
irigates, &c. lying in Hampton lloads, j
are to sail this day, in order to prevent *
i their entering our waters. It is np- j
i prehended something serious will take
place.
“ Capt. Porter, lately commanding
the gun-boats at NVw-Orleans, has
j been ordered to take command of the!
I £ssex ; rapt. Smith, her late |
commander, having obtained leave of
absence for some time, to recover his
health, which has been much impair
ed by an uninterrupted devotedntss
to the service for some years past.1'
mmun
From TO.\A'I.\GFA\
* By the fast-sailing ship Plutct rapt
Harris, which has arrived at *VaAv.w
from Tonningvn, in 43 days—the fol
1 lowing copy of a New Decree issued
\ the Danish (ipvemment Ins been j
; received. Vessel* which arrived after
: its date were not allowed to break bulk,
1 and a privateer was stationed to give
| notice. Xu seizures ; hut apprehen
sions kept the markets down. The ^
i Danish Government was believed
friendly, hut couM not resist the wish
\{ ot higher powers, to whom we are
| indebted ior ail favors of this kind.
THK DEC REF.
In order to prevent all smuggling
; 1 r ide to be apprehended by the ab
sence of the An. eric an Flajj, between
t
*
the enemy, and the nriehi ,Hj: r * * '
of 'Jonmug and Hu sum, Hi* y *'' *
the Ring has !*cn nlcuctl to ordti 7
- That from the time t! i* m^7
Royal Order shall bc pubiish-d *, a
made known at Ton-tig arul
and until I tin her Orders, no
bearing the American l-'ag, shall {'
permitted to enter in sard port* and 7
discharge their rargots there, but such
ships shall he ordered away widmur
breaking bulk. ' WUt
—
Portsmouth, aicj 4, 13jo
Ingratitude—The following s.,nit
have been drawn from the small h t
loyal town oi Portsmouth towards d
baying the esptnees of the
wedding :—
Schooner Jlofr and cargo put iWo
| Malaga in distress, immediately on
! her arrival, taken and sold by tj e
French, and the money put in de-/ir'\-^
vakre 20 000
3nP r-qtuitor and freight, con/tccteU « Ow
3 ‘ij jf°hn Adams and freight, &c. .. lo’ooo
S ob.OUU
If the town of Portsmouth l,HC| 1)t
refractory, sucii treatment perhaps
i might have been deserved. But if jt
has 44 done tvery thing that could le
done*' to render itjcharac.cr agi teable
i in the view of !*s Imperial Majestv
does it not look rather unkind in him to
take so much, especially when it iiS>
lit'lc for the great Emperor ? 3^000
dollars for the wedding of his Imper
ial and Royal Majesty ! I—Would it
not behove all our citizens to pray
that he may never many again ?
When Voltaire, D’Alem»e*7,
| i a ike, and other infidels, attempted to
destroy the divine oiiginof the truths
of sacred scripture, they readily per
ceived the bent way f:»r them to suc
ceed was by using riditutcux jokes.
In imitation of these French blasphe
mers, some of our leading democratic
pap'.rs, attack the set ious charges made
by me federalists against me views and
principles of certain democrats, uitfi
puerile attempts at twV, thereby hoping
to turn the public attention from a seri
ous investigation oJ those charges!
Hour liberties and independence are
breath ng their hist, ought their groan*
to be blended with farce and comtdyyi*
render them more musical ?
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The following is Jr or i the Connecticut) Cuzrtte
“ At Lyme, (not Parti")
“ As Bonaparte is fastened to his bride,
“ Ho is Cirrus Peck, to Eunice Bramble
tied !”
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Monuay, August 13, 1810.
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London dates to June 22, have been re
ceideil by an arrival _• Newyork from Liv
erpool. They afibiu bin little additional in
tel igence. The aspect of our affairs with
foreign powers had not maleriaily altered.
Mr. Eiving, late Charge des Atf.ires for
the U. S. in Spain, has arrived at Nevork,
with despatclie.- from \Jr. Pinion y, in Loi>
d>m, to our govemnent. He proceeded
immediately to Washington w»th tliem#
where lie probably ar- ived on the 7th nut*
bui ns Mr. Madison^ arid most of the Sec
retaries are absent, it is not 1 kcW tliem
contents will be known for some lime.
Letters from Stralstwd, of June 19, s'ate*
that all American property, ir> that place,as
well as Cnningshurg and Stettin, liave been
put under sequestration. Ainestran vessels
that Could, were quitting ad the* ports cl
Swedish Pomerania.
The conduct of the Danes in giving nur
vessels notice not t<. elder the janis of Tan
ningen and /latum is much n:«re fair than
that ot Bonaparta in suffering our vessels to
enter ports under Ins controul, and tkea
coniiscaiing them. The Aoiericaas lud ft#
warnings oil' llollaud, at A .’vv >rp, at it.
Sehasti ms, and. they were indeed
Naples !
We do not feet'disposed to take cog
nizance of all the impertinent anti weak
interrogatories of the ttcnb'ms in the
Argus ; nor do we wish to have an?
more communication with them than
is absolutely necessary in the discharge
of our duty. We are willing that the
Dog should growl in his dm ; that the
viper should emit his venom at a dis
tance ; but we tlo not wish knowing*?
to contaminate otirsel es, by coming y*
contact with su h reptile a.—We will
however gratify them by noticing brief
ly the “ queries33 tl>at appeared in the
last Argus, which the Editor it seems*
would have the public think his own*
:;W; 1,—" Why should the peoide pa?
taxea without knowing what become* w
their nioivpy : ought rv*i the County Cos
to he lb run pelted annunUy to exhibit a" ,v
count of ail monies paid into the treay* **
and t«> win m '.he same is paid out, *
what pu.pose V*
In a country like onrs, most pt*0!’**
and in fact all rational people have <!
means of ktKjwiog lor What pu p- x
taxes are imposed, atul to what p,,! ,
po^es they are npproprialtc! ; t,! u
they wish to know w?»*tin r lht*r ry ; '
the Treasurers, conduct prnpt tly *»/•
lice, it should be done by retoldh* •
them annually to ! v hi fore the v.
their accv-iiiit offeevipu pap*r,uf'