The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-10-23 00:00:00, page 3

It " According t* th* J*t*tt tatttra, which have
1 1 arrived from Gu/yagatf. W Is said that
1 ' enos Ayres was In A start of revolution, xnd
although' we are not furnished with parti
culars, we ar* assured that the Viceroy
has been deposed and the people have •*-
1 tablished their governnisnr.
On thoJUb current the Supreme Junta
received express official letters from
Santa Fee, compHmcutfog it ppon its happy
installation.
[Translated for* the Ney-York Gazette.]
From the Liebon Gazette <f September 3.
Kr/rac/s from deofiatcheo from hie Ex
celletttyoMdrehal Bertrfbrd to the Min
ieter tfWar. ’ . '
’ August 96 and 38.
: ’ In the morning of the*26th, our army
learned that the enemy were firing upon
i Almeida. In the afternoon of the 25th,
and io the morning of the 26th, we could
not discover what was passing at Almeida
on account of the obscurity of the atmos
phere. From 2 until 3in the afternoon of
the 26th, when the weather became more
clear, a very brisk firing on both sides was
distinguished. On the 27th it was observed
that the firing continued but with leas ac
tirity until near 10 o’clock, and at midnight
■ it w*a repeated With great violence, after
which we did not hear another shot.
. . 1 . August 29.
. Almeida fell into the hands of the enemy
on the 28th*—Until the 29th the enemy
I made no general movement. In the night
between the 25th and 36th the grand Ma
gazine of powder in Almeida blew up, and
there were some other explosions of pow
der la consequence of the bombs thrown by
the enemy* That accident destroyed half
. the town, and killed many artillerists, and
it is probable that a considerable part of
the garrison was also destroyed. All this
caused such a general consternation, that
the Governonr for want of powder was
obliged t* treat with the enemy on the 27th.
He demanded that the garrison should join
our army, and that the inhabitants should
also be permitted to leave the place; but
Ms«rtna refused those conditions, and
threatened to repeat the fire if they did
not surrender prisoners of war. In fact
the firing was repeated that night. The
place surrendered in the morning of the
28th, alter the garrison had expended the
• test of their powder. The enemy offered
Ahem the choice of entering into the service
of the Emperour, or being sent to France
as prisoners. There wan not a single man
who did not prefer going to France as a pri
soner. This is a noble example, and does
much honour to the nation, especially when
we consider that the greatest part of them
were militia. All this information we have
obtained from prisoners, who were after
wards taken. Thus was "Almeida lost by
an accident, and not through the fault of
the garrison, or the valour of the enemy.—
That event could not have happened but
for the coincidence, as extraordinary as it
S was unforeseen, of the misfortune of the
explosion, and the state of the atmosphere
for exactly the two days of the firing; for
otherwise Lord Wellington would have
t J known that extraordinary circumstance,
/v Which made it necessary that the place
should be immediately relieved, (which he
*» could not suppose to be .the case without
sutffi an odffirrence.) and having already
advanced aWt his whole army on the pre
ceding days, it was probable that he
would have obliged the enemy to raise the
siege.
From the Lisbon Gazette of the 3d Sep
tember.
Co/iy <f a despatch from Me Excellency
Lord Viscount Wellington, to hie Ex
cellency Don Miguel Pereira Forjaz.
Most Illustrious and Excellent Sir—The
enemy opened their fire upon Almeida late
on Saturday night, or rather*in the morn
ing of Sunday last the 26th instant; and I
regret that I have to add that they obtain
ed possession of the place in the course of
the night of the 97th instant.
I cannot conceal from your Excellency
that thia unfortunate event affects me sen
sibly, considering the manner in which the
garrison was provided with every thing
necessary for the defence of the place, the
respectable condition of its fortifications,
and the spirit and courage which, as I had
understood from the Governoer, the garri
son exhibited ; for all these reasons I ex
pected that the place would have held out
to the last extremity, should I have no op
portunity to relieve it; and that at all
events the enemy would be delayed until a
late period of the season.
I have no intelligence, upon which I can
rely, relative to the cause of its surrender:
Some prisoners taken yesterday relate that
the magazine of the Castle, (which how
ever was bomb- proof,) blew up on Saturday
hight; that on Monday the Govemour re
quested to capitulate, with the condition
that the place should be delivered to the
enemy, but that the garrison and inhabi
tants should be permitted to join this army ;
which proposal having been refused, "and
the firing recommenced, the Govcrnour
held out ns long as he had any ammunition
■* remaining, until upon its boing wholly ex.
pvndcd, be surrendered yesterday morn
, fog i af'cf th® enemy having offered to
I Mhe soldiers of the garrison either to take
.’ them iuw th* t*ryte* of the Emperuur, o;
th* Utter offer was accepted by die garri
son. )<* tojw i
Thia account deserve* cMfitoiwa o*m|pg
from au enemy; and it is partly
a* I an opportunity qf observing that
there was a cessation of hostilities from one
in th* afternoon until nine at night on
Monday, and that after that hour the firing
recommenced and continued until near
two in the morning, when it again totally
ceased.
A great explosion was also heard at our
advanced poets, and I observed on Monday
that the steeple of the Church in that place
was destroyed, and many of the houses
unyoofed.
I hope that this account may prove cor
rect in all its moat essential points, and may
give me the satisfaction to find that the II
loss of Almeida, and acquisition by the
enemy of the military store* and provisions
which the place contains, has not been oc
casioned by the fault of the Govcrnour, or
of the garrison.
LATEST FROmTpOVTUGAL.
The ship Cincinnati, Captain Conklin,
arrived below last evening, in the remarka
bly short passage of 22 day* from Lisbon.
“ Captain Conklin Informs, that no event
of importance had occurred since the bat
tle of Almeida, except that a corps of
10,000 French troops had entered Beds
joa; which had obliged the Junta of Buda
jo* to remove to Elves, in Portugal. Both
the English and French armies were strong
ly fortified in their entrenchments—and
both, seemingly, afraid of risking an action.
But the opinion in Lisbon was, that Lord
Wellington’s army was perilously situated.
If he should venture to retreat from his
stronghold, then there was a chance of the
French being able to cut off his retreat—
and if he should attack the French, all
would depend upon a single battle. The
Portuguese were sending to the army all
who were capable of bearing arms—and
troops were daily arriving at Lisbon from
England and Cadis. At the latter there
was left only a sufficient number of men to
garrison the town. The French army was
also greatly reinforced.
•• Mr. Jarvis, the American Consul, was
to leave Lisbon in five days for th* United
States.
•• The following is an extract of a letter,
dated Lisbon, September 21—“ The lit
tle progress of Massena’s numerous army,
which teas been for a long time on our ter
ritories, convinces us that he respects the
strength of our forces and positions, and
fears, that in case of a defeat, the Span
iards on his rear, might complete his de
struction. The army whicii ,the French
are reported to have, though great, is nut
equal ta th* enterprise theyJrav* under
taken. Exchange on London ht par.
“ Markets dull. Flour from 14 to 15
dollars." .
BOSTON, October 20.
GREAT FIRE IN CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
From Charleston, October 8.
“ I take the first opportunity to relieve
you from the anxiety 1 know you wlHfeel
for my safety on hearing of th* Dreadful
Calamity which has befallen this city.—'
Just after 12 o’clock, this morning, a FIRE
broke out near the old Episcopal Church,
and has raged with unabated fuiy until half
an hour ago, [eleven o’clock]; during
which time an immense number of houses
have been destroyed; say nearly the whole
square, from Church-street eastwardly to
the Ray, and northwardly, from Broad.,
street to the Market; besides some houses
in other parts of the town caught by flakes
of fire from the burning house*. The num
ber of houses destroyed may be as much as
Five Hundred."*
ANOTHER LETTER.
*’ October 8, 1810.—Thanks be to God,
we areall safe, though exposed to a most
dreadful Fire. It commenced back of the
Old Church, and from thence passed
down Amen-Street, to the buildings back
of Union-Street, continued. The houses on
Bay to the north of Queen-Street are safe ;
but from Amen-Street it made, its way
through Union-Street, to Broad-Street, cor
ner of the Bay, leaving only the houses on
the Bay from Hope’s hotel, next to Kirk’s
house, (the Union Bank,) and from thence
to the south corner of Queen-Street.”
* A gentleman from Charleston informs us,
that the square above described contained a
great number of small negro houses, which
mutt account for the magnitude of the number
burnt
FIRES.
On Thursday evening about half past
eleven an alarm of was made, which
proved to have been in the shop of Mr.
Trask, cooper, in Chailestown, to the west
ward of the Salem turnpike. It was con
sumed, with a considerable quantity of
staves, Bcc.
Our citizens had but just returned from
offering assistance to their neighbours, to
rest, when at about 4u minutes after twelve,
a second alarm was given. The whole of
that extensive font story building, in Fore
street, corner of Central Wharf, known by
the name of Godfrey’s Bakery, appeared
in one sheet of fire ; which immediately
communicated to two houses, * bam, seve
ral out buildings, and a pile of nearly 600
curds of wood, which in a short time, «x-
C*P«n< • *f W*. w»* wholly
stint sttb'hhd when the workmen quitted,
tbepi *6 usual, filled the oven whhr wood to
dry. The wood having token Are, burst
the o*M>, anil set fire to the house. The
building is owned by Mr. R. G. Shaw, and
improved by Messrs. Currier and Brown,
two respectable industrious married men,
whd lost all their stock, books, |cc. esti
mated at B 3800. The building is insured
for S 6000. Another of th* house* was
owned by Mr. Shaw, and tenanted by
Messrs. Grice, Falls, Fuller, and Mrs-
Morris. The wtod belonged to Messrs.
Bicknai and Bate*. Owing to the suppo
sition that the last alarm was but a repe
tition of the former, th* citizens assembled
very slowly, and there was evidently a
great deficiency in th* number of Fire
wards. But it was owing to their Intelli
gence and spirit, after they did arrive at
the fire, that narrow bounds were pro
scribed to the devouring clement.
In our paper of this day our readers will
observe we have given a Dieeertation on
Education, which we cannot but recom
mend to their candid attention. Sensible
of the excellence of the information it con
tains, and of the soundness of its principles,
we feel the greater pleasure in presenting
it to the publick, and recommending it to
their consideration. In this State we have
been but too negligent of the education of
youth, and perhaps too inattentive to the
sources whence they derive what know
ledge they possess. The intelligent phi
.laiuhpoptaU will .here fiad a syatMtiwhioß
would extend the means of happiness, by
diffusing the’light of science among men ;
and the moralist may see the best princi
ples matured and made ready for practice.
This system is extensive, but in a work of
this nature, 4 where all parts of it are pure,
no danger can possibly arise from a partial
adoption of it. This town has set a lauda
ble example, by the institution of Free
Schools, which prbve a blessing to the com
munity, and which we trust will be imitated
by our brethren <in our vicinity. Kn6w
ledge is the sole foundation of our govern
ment, and -its diffusion the only sure bul
wark for our country-’* existence.
NEW-BEDFORD, October 1.9.
At the Supreme Court hold at Taunton
on the 10th instant, Betty. (a girl of co
lour, i» the thirteenthfear of her age,)
was convicted of attempting to poison the
family of her master, by strewing artenick
on their food. She was sentenced to two
years imprisonment in the common gaol of
the county, and to find surety for her good
behaviour for the further term of two years.
It appeared from the testimony of her mas
ter that she had before been uniform and
obedient, and behaved with irreproachable
propriety..
John Butler was covibted of larceny
and sentenced to solitary imprisonment in
the State’s Prison for a short term, and
confinement to labour for a term of years.
Hannah Trott was Convicted of being
delivered in secret, Bcc. of two twin bas
tard children, and sentenced to pay a fine
of twenty dollars with costs of prosecution.
The democratick writers seem of late
to bend the greatest part ot -their force
against the* National Debt of Grcat-Bri
tain; they seem to be as much interested
in the fate of the British fund, a* if the
whole of the immense nominal was owned
in this country ; and so eager are they to
swell the amount, that they, as usual on
other occasions, step far beyond the bounds
of truth or probability; thus a writer in the
National Intelligencer state* the qmount of
debt at 700 millions! This writer ha*, a*
is evident, wilfully perverted the truth;
for a mana* well informed as he appear*to
be, must certainly know that 200 million*
of the nominal debt have been purchased
by commissioner* of government, appointed
for that purpose ; »nd< as' 200 millions of
the nominal is now become the property of
government, the real amount of debt I*
500,000,000. Another wi(ful mistatement Is,
hi* assertion that the interest nosy amounts
to more than the royal revenue; and that
the revenue has not increased in a ratio
equal to th* increase of the debt; this
statement falls from the touch of truth;
for at the close of the French war, before
the American revolution, the debt was
142,000,000, and the revenue 8,000,000;
now th* dcb» is 500,000,000, and th* reve
nue over 40*000,000; the debt has in
creased to little over 31*2; and the reve
nue to five time* th* amount, which they
were before the American war. And af
ter all, if the debt should get beyond *ll
msnsgement, they have high authority for
* summary process, in reducing it within
bounds; they have only to say, with a dash
of the pen, a* did Bonaparte, that •’ two
third* of the publick debt is anNihi-
LATJKB.”
- LATE FROPf PORTUGAL.
Advice* received here and in New-York
bring down Lisbon dates to th* 6th Bep
ember. Al me Ida, [a frontier garrieon
town cf Portugal,'] capitulated on th* 28th
proUiOtnce,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1810.
August to*" > wa*4nvett*d|
sooo*ft*r Ciudad Rodri
go. a»d,tlie commvuasdX
23h Aqgpst, Hpffi* JMtfßth the mggasfti
was blown up With WlBMesolatfo*. ” Artw
a house," say* Che official account, u wu
left in a habitable etate f* and Rumour,
always extravagant, adds, that one third of
the inhabitant* were buried in the ruin*.—
A (capitulation became immediately indis
pensable^—The garrison was commanded
by brevet GencrttlCox, who had with him
5000 regular Portuguese troop* and militia.
The account in the New-York Mercantile
Advertiser, that three English regiment*
were in the garrison, is untrue. There
Were itp British troops in Almeida: and
th* New-York Gazette make* the same
report say, “in the late affaire with the
French, the British are said to have lost
three of their best regiments.’’—Thia also
is incorrect. Tbe-garrison was made pri
soner* of war, having, a* usupl, refuted to
enter into the French service, the regulars
sent into Franco—the militia home. <>n
the 29th August, the British head-quarters
were at Alverche. Lotti Wellington’s ar
my is computed to amount to 90,000;
Massena’s to 120,000, and eveqto 150,000.
Both are exaggerated. The former may
amount to 60,000, the latter to 80,000.
On Sunday evening last, by the Rev. Mr*
Cornell, Mr. Latham Babcock, to Miss
Ann Idb, all of thia town.
On the 11th inst. Mr. Daniil Vaughn,
Merchant, of Charleston, (S. C.) to Miss
Hannah Tkw, daughter of Captain Hen
ry Tew, of Portsmouth, (R. I.)
At Boston, by the Rev: Mr. Huntington,
Mr. Samubl Wilton, to Miss Many
W. Holmes, both ol that town.
PORT OF PROVIDENCE,,
Octobbb 23, 1810.
/ENTERED,
Ship— Robert Hale, Randall, Yarmouth.
Schooner— Flora, Taylor, Bristol.
Sloofe — George* Granger, Montserrat;
Rapid, Cozsens* Lisbon; Ann, Comstock,
New-York; Providence, Brown, da; Ve
nus, Comstock, do.; Ruby, Fenner da
Ship— Ann and Hope, Olney, Canton, via
Cape Horn.
Brig— George Washington, Sheldon,
Alexandria.
Schooner— Sally, Potter, Alexandria.
tttnericarf jßarine %i*t.
Washington Benevolent Society.
THE Members of the WasHiNGrotf
BeueroLZur Socizrr are hereby
notified-, that.a meeting of said Society will
be holden in JFoaAfojr/on Hall, on Wkd
nksday th* 31rt fostaat, at 2 o’clock, F.
M —Thsy are also reminded that an ad
journed epecial meeting of said Society will
be holden at the same place, at half past 2
o’clock, P. M. A punctnai attendance is
requested.
Ry order of Jabs* Bowzw, President,
JOHN HOLROYD, Sec'ry
October 23. 1810.
PETER HATTRICK & Co.
Have received, by late arrivals, via New-
York,
’T'HE principal part of their Fall Sup
1* ply of Bta*lk and Fancy GOODS,
which they offer for sale on liberal terms,
by the Piece or Package, at their Store,
Main-Street, next doer to Adams k Lo
tn rot's, viz.
Broadcloths, Black and assorted
Hunter** do. ditto,
Cassitneres* Brown Linens,
Cassinets, ' Nun’s and Cotton
Flannels, Threads,
Blankets, Book and Leno Mus-
Plains, - • I ins,
Coatings, Elegant Fancy do.
Bombazets, Needles,
Rattinets, Pins,
Wildbores, Buttons,
Calicoes, Sewing Silks *nd
Velvets, Twist,
Dimities, Worsted and Colton
Colerain Shirtings, Hosiery,
Ginghams, Ribbons, an elegant
White Cambricks, assortment, Bcc. Bcc.
They are in daily expectation of the re
mainder, which will render their assort
ment complete.
October 23, 1810. «*
To Journeymen Printers.
A JOURNEYMAN PRINTER, who to
a correct and expert workman, and
wishes for employ, may obtain an uncom
monly advantageous situation, by applying
immediately at this Office.
October 23, 1810*
At Warren, Benjamin Boswobth,
Esq. in the 78th year of his age.
Sloope— Factor, Allen, Savannah; Live- 1
ly, Smith, Alexandria; Alonzo, Westcott,
New-York; Eliza, Currie, da
Arrived, on Saturday last, sloop Rapid,
Coszens, in 44 days from Lisbon. Left
there brig Warren, Kelly, of Watren; brig
America, and sloop Columbia, both of Pro
vidence. Spoke, September 12, lat. 40,
40, 10ng.23, W. ship Hope, of Philadelphia;
7 day from Lisbon. October 8, lat. 43, 14,
long. 56, 30, brig Rebecca, Rhodes, 7 days
out from Castine, bound to Liverpool. Oc
tober 16, lat. 40, long 71, brig Vigilant, of
Warren, 20 days from Havana. The Vi-’
gilant had lost her main-topmast.
jmarrieh,
Boeton Cent.
CLEARED,
w,
msg 1
o’clock. THIS JftJREKOON; 'be most
valuable part of wnicn remains tm**|d | 3
Bureaus. Looking-Gljtyes, China* Gian . 3
and£r*ck*ry Ware, &c.Bcc* ♦;
A great varietyqfKi’chenFurshur*.
B. & T. C. M6FPIN, Juctioneere.
lBlO.
On SATURDAY, the 27th hSt,
at 11 o'clock, will be sold at PubJfoK
Auction, at B. 8c T. C, Hoppin’s
PART of the Cargo uf the Sloop George,
consisting of a few Hhds. of swe«t fla
voured RUM. .
4t o*ctotk, "T*
i THE Bk *P <«EORGE,* &
stanch, well bnllt Vessel,
raKjKjSKr remarkably fast, and
•HHBKs* can be a*rt> t* sda at a small
expense.—Term* libeMtv- -• » '
B. 8c T. C. HORPJHr ,
October 23. >BlO. .
Freight forXharleston, (S. C.)»,
THE Brig PANTHBR.
fo<; Charleston about
kMjKaJz the Ist .qf November next.
For terms of Freight of Pas
sure, apply to , *
dean Kimball, or
R. S. UPDIKE.
October 23. 1810
For NEW-ORLEANB, ‘ ’
THE Ship WILLIAM
mOrMp BRADFORD, Ratclibv
JMHBiBU Hicks, Master, lying at
Butler*e Wharf, will sail by th* 10th of
November next. For Freight or Pu*>'
*age, apply to Messrs. Sa*mubb-G. Ar
nold 8c Co. or to
JOSEPH S. MARTIN, i ’
October 23, 1810. 11 ~J
B. &T. t. HOPPIN '
Offer on extensive credits, for approved
paper, at private sale.
FIFTY Puncheons of St. Croix Runs,»,,
20 da West-India da
10 Hhds. of Sugar,
20 Crates of assorted Liverpool Ware*
10 Casks of fresh Raisins,
200 Wt. of fresh Nutmegs and Cloves,
50 Elegant Lackered Tea Caddies,
containing Tea of a superlour qua**
' lily for familits use ;
1 Box of Lackered Waiter*,
5000 Chest* and Boxes of Tea of the
Hunter’s and Baltick’s cargoes, consist iug
of Bohea in quarter and whole Chests, Cow-
K, Carnpoi and Souchong in Chests and
xes, Hyson in Chests and half Chests,
Hyson Skin and Hyson Chulan iq Boxes,
all entitled to debenture, and warranted of
a suitable quality for retailing;
20.000 Piece* of Yellow Nankin*,
1000 do. do. Cotnpaay*
3000 do. Blue ' do. ,
'lOO Boxes of White Lead,
3 Bales of English Ginghams*.
2 do. India CotttXis,
3 Case* of Threads,
20 Bolt* of Duck* ,
1 Case of crimson Persians,
2 da Durants and Wtldbore*. Bcc Bcc.
J7’ C ash advanced on Consignments*
and Sale* made and guaranteed for a rea
sonable Commission. ,
October 23, 1810.
FOR SALE BY
THOMAS KOAX,
On Alien’s Wharf, near th* Episcopal
Church, Providence*
SEVEN. Tons of white and brown Sugar,
in Barrels and Boxes, suitable for r«--
tailing;
10 Hogshead* of good flavoured Rom,' 1
5 Pipe* of Spanish Brandy, Ist and 2d
proof ; ! ' >
6 Pipes of American Gin,
6 Chest* of Souchong Tea,
1 Ditto Hyson ditto*
2 Hogshead* of Molasses,
1200 Pound* of Sugar Loaf Blue Paper*.
Also, '
A complete sett of Utensils, comprising , I
every thing necessary for carrying on the
Sugar Rrflnlng Bueineee. Terms for th*
Utensil* very liberal, the payment being
secured. b".
Octaber 23, 1310.
NEW GOODS. ““ 1
SAMUEL AMES, /
No. 1, WKYBOStfKT-STXXBV*
Has received, and is now opening for sale, t
an extensive assortment of Seasonable 1
GOODS, vis. . ■ »
ONE Bal*.of red and green Raises,
1 Bale of snorted Flannels,
1 Trunk of superfine Calicoes, J
1 Ditto common Furnitures,
1 Case of Tabby Velvets, Genoa twilled,
plain and corded Velvets and Thickset* l
1 Case of Cotton Umbrellas, assorted ; ; d
Superfine Broadcloths and Cassimsrea, . *
Queen’s Cloth* and Pel ice Cloths, . , . > I
Press Flannel* and Bombazets, plala apd,
figured.;
India Lustrings and Satins, (black ;) . -
Be*t black Italia* Critpe, per circle **d
yA rd > * * | ’
Black and white Lace*, (silk and cotton |)
Csmbrick and other Dimities,
Irish Linen* and British Cottons, for shirt- <
Ing; ?
Checker! and white Indi* Cottons* per bal*
or piece; J \
White Cambrick, Jaconet, book, plain
gured leno, sprigged, seeded and tMh-'
boured Muslins;
Muffs and Tippets, add Fur Trimming*.
With a variety of other Goods oo hand
and daily expected, which b* 4* fiffipr
-4 mined to sell at reduced price*, whdla**ls
and retail, for cash or approved credit.
October 23. 1810. ■ 4w. '
r lame wanted. J
SAMUEL BUTLER fie SON
W iSH “ purchase STONE LIME* th
Vv be delivered wkhfo tap day*. > ;
October 23, 1810.