The Delaware gazette — Wilmington [Del.], 1810-01-17 00:00:00, page 3

©n motion of Mr. Way the said petitions with
the former petitions relating to the name subject,
were referred to a committee of three, w.tb pri
vilege to report by bill or otherwiee—committee
are Messrs. Cooper, Way and Cummins.
Mr. Way laid on the table petitions signed by
about sixty inhabitants of Lewis-town, (as also
copies of the grant and chart of certain lands
belonging to that town,) praying an act of in
corporation, which being read, was on motion
referred to Messrs. Painter, Way and Cummins.
On motion of Mr. Cummins—
Resolved, That the commissioners appointed
at last session, on the subject of a penetentiary
house, with the documents acrompanying the
same, be transcribed and sent to the house of ic
presenlatives—adopted.
©n motion of Mr. Cummins, the original re
port of said commissioners with the documents
accompanying the same, were referred to a com
mittee of three—committee, Messrs. Lockwood,
Merritt and Remolds.
Mr. Fisher clerk of the House of Represen
tatives, being admitted returned the resolution
appointing a joint meeting of the two houses,
(on the subject of choosing a senator.) in the
senate chamfer, on Thursday at 12 o'clock.—
Indorsed—" strike out Thursday and insert Fri
day," which amendment being under consider
ation, on motion was adopted—adjourned.
3 o'clock , P. 11.
Mr. Way laid on the tabic sundry petitions
signed by 500 signatures, praying for a removal
of the seat of justice of New-Castle County, to
a more central position, which were read.
And on motion of Mr. Cummins, were re
ferred to a committee to report by bit I or other
wise—committee, Messrs. U.yntlJ?, Painter &,
Adjourned.
Cummins.
January 12.
Mr. Painter presented a remonstrance signed
by 150 initabhants, against 'he petition fn
r in
corporatiog the town cf Lewis, which heitig
read was an motion referred to rhe committee to
whom titc petition was referred.
Mr. Way presented a memorial signed by a
number of the inhabitant* of Lewis-town in re
ply to the above remonstrance, widen being read,
was referred to the same committee.
The committee to whom was referred the pe
tition for removing the court house of New-Cas
tle County, reported a bill for that purpose,
which on motion was read.
12 o'i lin k.
Tiie members of the House of Representa
tives, preceded by the ipraker, li ning tak-n the
seats provided fur them m the sciure chamber—
On motion of Air. Way the resolution for a
joint meeting was read.
Woeicup-.m Mr. Mitchell rose and nominated
Win. 11. Wells of Sussex county, and Mr.
Cummins nominated O. Horsey ol New-Castle
County.
When on m it in a of Mr. Way, the. two hou
sex seperated ir>r live minutes. At the expiration
of Eve-minutes the two houses being again con
vened, they pioceeded to ballot, and upon count
ing the ballots it appeared that there were fur
Outerbtidge Horsey, 27 votes and one blank—
whereupon the speaker of the senate pronounc' d
O. Horsey, E*q. duly elected a senator to repre
sent this state in tiie senate of the United States,
to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Samuel White, Esq. •
On motion li.c journals of the proceedings
being read the two houses seperated. Ad
jourtied.
3 o'clock, P. M.
The committee to whom was referred the sub
• ct of an alteration in the law limiting the re
covery of debts, Itc. reported a bill which on
Jiiotion was read.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell,
Rc.fv,d That three certificates of the elec,
tiou of O. Horsey be made out an-'signed by
tttc speaker, and that one be forwarded to the
governor of thi«* s»t ite,one to the speaker of tin*
Seriate of the U. States, one to O. Horsey, Kmj.
A<ljo«rneil
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IFilrningtnii, January 17 , 18 10 .
La 'est from Spain. —Cap«. Colfiin. of tiie ship
Y'.efl from Lisbon the 2c! of Ds>
Pliocene, who s
nber, s'l-tes ti.at a battle had been recently
( c
fought near Madrid, between the French army
undi r genera! Victor, and a Spanish army, in
which the lauer were defeated, with the loss of
5000 men killed, and 7000 prisoners—that the
city of Madrid had been burnt by the Spaniards
that lived in the city, and that one section of the
British ..'my had. cmbaiked on board the trans
ports in the Tagus,
At eric free school, New A oi'k, -1-00 boys arc
i!,ihif. and educated.
'.CAN COMMERCE.
A ME!'
h.-.s been, and probably ever
m
xv.ii be, an interesting subject to our country,
it is the practical uttd universal bond ol civili
its interests and operation", tho'
nations.
K-ttmes occasion wars, evidently tend i
y s
to tiie promotion of peace and good neighbor- I
hood ainoug mankind. No man acquainted
with tiie history of trie world will deny this
geneva! pos tion —it xvd! follow ol course, ys a
gene' ai title . hut it is not only the privilege
•but the duty of America to exercise her com
nieicial faculties, and defend her commercial
To what degree shall this be done ?
rights.
and, whqt exception does the present constrain
ed state of the world press upon our country ?
are lbs great question* which pre-ont them
selves for our serions consideration.
,v "" Hattons, as tvtUusiaiivMu, !*, r tu* « Hrh ;
known best how to assert arid maintain its own j
lights, is most sure to have them respecter! by ;
otheis. It seems therefore, oi primary irn
portance to know what are our undoubted coin
mevcml rights as an honest, determined, neu
tral natl0, '' - '
Much perplexity and confusion of idea« has
grown out of what wo have called the
car rum a
a
trade —by which has been commonly under
stood the transput-alum of property r.ot our
When the goods of an enemy are at
own.
tempted to be neutralized by fabo papers, or
otherwise, such trade is considered ns iVaudu
lent, and the usage of nations authorises their
capture by the adverse patty.
It is behoved America has no disposition to
contend for a species of tiafic. which the world
have agietd to call illicit, and which at ties' will
he attended wi'h great vex nions till the point
*■'■'■>11 !
is set'Ied as public law, teat pie chi'
make free goods. The law of nufin-ix,
as
tied by modern Europe, till h
n down 1,
the innovations of England, was libera'. rtp'
lav.iretl the pursuits cl ne.rce and fair neutral
:!
T;
itetrtal merclnnt bad n right
cuiiirai-reir,
to cany, not only the produce of his »tvn coun
try, but whatever he obtained b p irehase
or
exrhauge, to anv nation that w-ntld receive it.
without mol -stat'on by be'dige-ents,
exc, pi
tides contraband of v^t, and poils acual!
blockaded. 1 his rule was recognized by En
gland, net on'y by her treaties with the princi
pal commercial rations of Europe, but hv her
dec siuns where alu
was hound by no tre.dv,
but made the i trpiied obligations of publ c law
her rule of conduct, in he
courts of a 'inirultv.
But the exceptions s-.-em to imply a right of
search.arid of capture in lue heiligerem, in oi
lier io prevent the evils t li_t might arise from
bier practises. Admitted. Ehe snatch is hv
courtesy upon every -irmciple of law
i
iinn reason.
and the capline ai kitowlr'yedly at the peril of
It he t »ke with -ui just cause, he is
the captor.
liable to make good all damage.
F r the full exts
of this rule, wth these ex.
centinns an-1 mo litic.
ions, we contend as
matter of settled right, tenants in common o{
the o« can, and of duty t
oursfîve-, r.s n ptiili'
and
Ural nation.
E-iC validity and justice of
i;;cr.e i.rinct'p > are we'l known to the Bri'ish
ministry. The half still;- ,»
inirwi"
form
decisions
in her «
îs iif iidirmalty ami
of her treaties belbre the prevu!
)ir;r
'?n< e of ht
oi ccmmcrmi monopoly and naval diminution,
are ihe uiihiaiding
î un m; ern e which still sp-uks
to every wc-i mionr.ee! in. 1
n in E',r:;l*nd, and te
ii'ds him "f tlio-e pruud days when site retaui
ed a living
sciiss of po ideal justice, and
vas
'1 o extinguish this k left core, i
governed ! y it.
recti in the nation, and if possible, in nil win.
speak tier language, anil i
subserve her pride,
iter avarice and hei am*
lion, she has employed
hei Jenkiiisuns, lief Sentis, lier Stephensons au -1
of minor sophists, to bury the ancéent ur
a host
clueves of her ju.-ticc under a mars of" unintelli
gible dogmas : and to devise, from time t-> tur.c
pi-ausibie theory to pal iatethc enormi'y of
some
tier practice. When the m-st that has ta-en cas
betöre our eves subsides, and the sorcerer can
vuccccd no Ion
r by slight of hand, the 1 nil.
takes
place of the impostor, and we are told -it
plain language, that our pockets aie piil;-.'
by the luis of t.Lcrssi!_:/, and the law "f retails -
hont
hont
j Buch are our commercial tight», and such the
bearing of Br.t>sli chicanery and British outrage
upon them. N'-.ei since our independence has
that haughty nation ceased in her attempts to
-'-ip die --xpac.ding wings oi the American eagle.
>'• >" ir nommerc—emboldened by her parti. I
"Gee«», site sends her minister to ptiicr the plu
mage tiom his head. It is said, the tyger Crouih
l ''f vrc /,e h «P* u " u " V rl V' 1 1,u pr the .q -
parent humiliation ol the eagle is not less oinin
unsot his tageaiidhts resolution,
A liberal mind may conce e mneb in < nd
snip, and detach nolim.g bom its honor or feli
city ; but whfte ruffian arrugaucr assails,
neve i
yet di J man or nation gain any thing by tinud
cones .sien, but farther encroachment ■
cones .sien, but farther encroachment ■
Host Pot.
From the East Indies.
I,ate advices say—*• there has bien a >i 'il war
on th : coast. .Air Geotga Bailoxv, the g- ivermn.
attempted lo cattail the perquisites of the com
pany's officers, when they labelled against the
government ; ymd carried matters to far, that
they seized upon Acringapatrm, Mauriliputam,
IlydruViud) and a quantity of treasure belonging
to the company ; and have since had an engage
ment with tiie king's trpops, in which they were
rather worsted. The governor general has pro
ceeded down to Madras, and there arc hopes
th :t the differences will be adjusted. The gene
ral opinion lteie is, that the company will be un
der the necessity of plating tbe country under
the hands of the king."
From the New Orleans (Jaulte of Dir. 20?//, re■
ccivtd In the hr.Hei tor, enfit . Horn.
THE COLLECTOR.
The felucca Kingston, in which Brown went
was taken by gun-Vessel No. 65, (corn
of},
few hours af
mantled by Mr. William Cartel)
Sioxvn at Montego Bay.—
she had landed
i Air. Carter put a prize muster on board and sent
I her ior this place—she is now at English Turn,
j Watson the capt dr,, was taken on board öS, and
promised to conduct MrH alter to thespot where
a lie landed brown and his money, and tuere is
little doubt wc shall see him here in a fvxv days,
D. PORI ER.
New Orleans, Dec. 19 , lSdy.
?
Parliamentary Purity .—In tiie Chester -.iron
? } .c!e of the 25rii ult. tut estate is advertised to
! be sold in Carnarvonshire, consisting of all th:
J delightful attractions that fertile and toman tic
!#.
c'j'intvy with,wood, water, (tout-streams,
qrom,.-, a- ,1 game of all kind*; but »cove all,
dirty or life voter-, will lie thrown into the
bargain, to any purchaser v. hr> may vm*h for a
seat in par iaineiit ! The reader will observe,
that liie kind, trees, game, on use, fish, and
' •.;•.'-necked down by auction
the fir,I of September, with as 1 in le mercy as
a poor patridge on that day. Who will be so
audac ous as to talk cl pw/iciccnt rifurtned.
Lon . nap.
FEMALE DUE.I
A duel took place lately between two young
ladies ai l!aii,:„.n. the une 1-i- and the other 15
years ol age, having quarreled about the aff. c
'iotis t.f a lov. r, p ovided themselves with à
»•thus, and in the rage of their jea
fireit it ei.cli other, with the muzzles al
tous
most touching; one of them was killed on the
spot, and the other dangerously wounded.
rite fdb"v City H t-I, budding in New York
has oli-.itiy cost 273,pi;) dollars. It is six
vents since the buildin
as commenced, and
:! wi'i require two yea va tvv t » fiO'«h it.
Colo
For
*et 5
OY, about fifteen
A, Hcal'hv BLACK
*. years old 1'or terms at.-plv to the sub
scriber, in Market street, a few d.iora above
the Town-Hall.
THOMAS SMYTII.
Wilmington. Jan. if, 180 'J.
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Has Jor calf at hi» Book Stare,
LAUGE WRITING PAPER, AND
P A U C - j M E NT,
OF A SUPERIOR QVJlirr.
j
Wilmington, January 13, 1310.
ND pofsefston given on the 25th of March
r.«L next eii-uitig, a large and co mm cd
two stot y brick house, liiuated on the east
side of Ring-tree i, at
pie-ei.t occupied liy
Airs. Oldham, together with a stable and car
ta ;e house. For terms apply tn
WILLIAM RANKIN.
Wilmington Decemixtr 30tb. I8<i<).—tf.
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January 13.
OBSTINATE COUGHS.
Colds, Asthmas, Si-c. art ininntliuUl:/ rt/ttnd and
speedih, eurtd htj the use if Humilions Elixir.
Dear bought experience has taught thousands
that oily and heating medicines, joined with
strong opiates or sleepy drugs, lepeated doses of
which 11 nier ami deceive the patient ior me pre
sent, by procuring momentary «.ase ; experience,
1 say, has taught thousands, that tile common
opiates ant! balsamic», as they are called, finally
disot'det of the breast ar.d lungs,
aggravate every
in their most distressing symptoms: that they
load the stomach and impair the digest-o:., in
fl .me tbe whole system, increase the difficulty <>t
breathing and excite lever. But the qualifies of
tins valuable discovery, are ev.nceil by perfectly
opposite effect*. A single trial will ptove, «hat
it restor-s the determination <*' the flu.ds to ihe
the body, and brings on 'he
common
sut lace
n call I if d perspiration, that it «'.islodges tnd eva
the tough viscid phlegm
or mucus,
c uates
weakened vessels of ihr lungs,
streng hens the . .
sheatr is I t- acrimonious humor which trrltitrs
them am! finally discharges ir. Thus striking
at the root of the disorder, the symptoms are of
nd permanei tly conquered,
course effectually
medicines which weaken
the reverse ot common
the constitution and gives strength to the d.. : o -
der tor the sake of moderating for the present
some of the painful eifects.
To parent» who. iuifs child:.-n iifUnteJ
-it Ii
the hooping rmy-.li, *his discovery isi>f 'fie'ti-j:
rnagnUu le, as it afroidx immediate relief, oh
'lie progress, and in a chort time entirely rerhuves
tue most cruel disorder to which children arc
lia'hle.
i he Elixir is so perfectly agreeable,and
tiie cjose so small that no difficulty arises in* ta
king it.
"
Mt. Abd'jah Henly, Bridge street, B.ltimore,
was cured by one boule of Hamilton's Elixir, of
a very complicated dboixler occasioned by a very
severe cold caught several months ago. lie
breathed with the greatest difficulty, and was
often thrown Into
weakening sweats when he
attempted to walk any 6t-t« lla , ^n ^\ l,j a vu 'ice
won! 1 frequently fail id such a d«*p-.- { that he
could only attempt to whisper. Hs has-been
upward- of six weeks wi'hout a return of his
complaints ; and desires to give his public testi
mony in favour of this invaluable medicine.
Being desirous to r.
c public for the good of
others the excellent quality of Hamilton's Elixir
prepared by the Liu Mr. Lee. I b.ive
sent you
tue following account of the benefit J have re
-d f'i-ni it ; which t hope will tuduie others
ce
to give it a trial- In consequence of ;v bruire on
the breast received from a fall, my ht-d-b wirw
bad, my bre.ithir.g became very tiiffictilt; and
frequently I nave had suddenly to rise up in my
bed with all the horrors of immediate suffocation.
Add to these, a constant pain in nay breast, and
a Cough, a great loss of strength aid flesh, and
you may conceive that toy symptom* evidently
indicated an approaching consumption. The
advice of a mort eminent physician was rrsoricd
<o, and after wards a second was cu'.led in, but
without giving me any relief. Another physi
cian, w ho knew me and ti*e circumsta .cca ot mf
ease, advised me to give Hainiiton's Eiixir a lii
al, raying, he had used it in bis practice, and a!«*
ways tound it do much good. A bottle was
puicuietl iront Mr. Birch's, atul 1 fourni relief
j nefer : i h id taken half of it. *' continued to
i-e it
and wait sonn strong enough to attend <o my bu* 1
On taking cold, some of my fo mer
smess.
symptoms ictuin, but are always removed by a
dose ur two of the Elixir.
•GEO. BENNER, jun.
No. 11 B-add slice', Philadelphia.
Mrs. H. L::ei
ï'.'cm I U'her Martin , jL'-'y. idle Attorney General
of the state of Maryland,
i comply with your request in glaring my opin
ion of Hamilton's Elixir. Ir has been *i*«:d in
my f; m.'y for two or three years paf>t, with uni
r.ucce.*R, whenever colds, « onwhs, or similar
complaints^ have rendered inédit h e aec:ss
Î have myself found it an excellent and agreeable
remedy for a very p.»intul and trouhJesome aiFec*
tion ol thu breast, accompanied with s<* , cucs'>.
and with olxtrii'ted and (hflicult breathing.
On these accounts Ï do .not hesitate to recom
mend H imihon*« Elixir a a valaable mediçit:c>
and deseiving public attentiou.
LU EHER .MARTIN.
HAMILTON'S ELIXIR,
And no a;
■sertmrnf of the f .Having genuine and
ct lehret rd Medicines have just been received
jeoni Ike jnx/iritiors Mcduine More, Neva
cad are .fir sale at Fei'sr liiimbERc'£
y
store. Will,.ington,
Book
ITCH CURED
iîv once using Le
.'«iveieign Ointhicut.—•
! be proprietor informs those persons ;
fatni'
lies who are snffoting under this disease (against
die infection o! which no pet son is safe) that if
this ointment is used at night on going to bed it
never tails to p'erfotm a eure bx the following
-no-ruing, as thousands xvho have used it dating
rite last ten years can testily, 't he peculiar ex
cellencies of this infallible leoitdy for tiie itch,
ov.r every other, arc the certainty of the cure
by a single application ; the ingredients bring, so
innocent as to be applied witti ',) r >'re.t safety to
the lende'esf infant: and its being
ly free
nom any offensive
sini-ll hut equally e.gtceable
with the pbasamcsi p uiutnm.
Dr. Hamilton's Grand Restorative,
it the inventor r-i.-ufidi-utly reramimemls
vx'i ;
ne for tne sjrecdy relief,
.,» an : V, !u ;b!e me
a tnl , • rin.n.-nt cure of various complaints a i.ich
re-ui: Irom (tissipated pieasnrer, juveniie iutiis
cretions, leriileiicc in climates unfa.orabh* to the
constitution, the immodetate u<e of tea, frequent
intoxication, or any destructive intemperance,
the unskilful or exe-ssi-e use of mercury, the
diseases • e uliar to fi male» at a éerlain period of
life, bud lyings in, £c.-.
. Hamiltons I » - cm T.ozenaes.
The most celebrated remedy for curing dis*
ordern arising from »wilt*.
Hahn's true and genuiiie
GERMAN CORN PLA1.UTER.
An infallible remedy for Corns; speedily re
moving them root and branch without giving
pain.
GENUINE PERSIAN LOTION.
THE RESTORATIVE POWDER,
For /h. Teeth and Gums.
HAHN'S GENUINE EYE WATER,
A sovereign remedy for all diseases of the eyes.
I-IAiMILTCN'S
ESSENCE V EXTRACT OF MUSTARD,.
For Riv umutism, Gout, .Palsy, Swelling, Nu,
moness, &c.
" TOOTH-ACHE DROPS,
Thc"on!y reriic.ly yet discovered, which gives
immediite and lasting reiivf in the möst seveta.
î (stances,
Jgj" Ptcr.sc to take notice that each of the gen»
Medicines has on the outside wrajther the. '
unie
signature of
HANNAH LEE,
Widow of the late proprietor.
tf
January
13 , IS 10 .