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■ “ P-ms u very different from what k Was
in ’ffi, urder the dreadful aad uahfogiag
L , Wgn of The Empeiour bM
all factions and without any
A<w>d»hrd in France. Hit power at home
I* befond the reach of being shaken, for he
hat not only the fawiiys, bat since his mar
rl.gr with the niece of Louis 16th, and by
hri unh.n with tbeoldc*dynasty in Europe,
he has conceiitrnlr# ■•pobliek opinion hi his
favour, which before this wonderfat erent
wit* Sgslnst him. Having made peace
with the French, by obtaining a victory
ovr their prejudices,. be has nothing to
•fo.'f from within.”
Prtrtjibriice,
ag. TUESDAY, AUGUST n, 1810.
• * - "' -• *'"* 1 . —"" ~~ "———
Representatives to 12th Congress.
ELISHA R. POTTER, Esq.
RICHARD JACKSON, run. Esq.
It was by iederal republicans, with
Washington at their bead, that the con
stitution of the United States was made,
• aueabllshrd and put in operation. Under
their wise and equitable administration, for
. twelve years, oar country prospered and
' flourished. beyond all former example—
But eWn then was there a party striving
tn gate the ascendency, and opposing the
measures and psUcyef Washington
E very kind of mierspresentation, foist hood
and slander was resorted to, in order to
accomplish, their object. By these base
mbaaa they finally succeeded. “ Tne doors
of honour and confidence mere burst open,”
and another and for different set of charac
ters rushed into power. They fouud the
country ” in the full tide of successful ex
pertaeat,” at peace with all thenrorld, and
’ rapblly advancing in wealth and power—
America Was then respected and happy,
because the government hid been just and
toise. How. great has been the change I
Fat practical wisdom, we have seen saptti
ySUted thorny and ignorance ; for patriot
ism, party spirit; tor American feelings
hod principles, a baneful foreign influence.
Instead of preserving an im|>artial neutral
ity, and caltivatiog tlie arts of peace, have
W>t the foie rests of the nation been sacri
ficed tn a blinS predilection for Ftar.ce and
hn unwarrantable hatred of Englund ? In
stead of prompting the advancement of ag
riculture, by protecting and encouraging
commerce, have not the views and projects
of France been fortbeted, in attempts to
destroy all commerce, by unnecessary and
tyrannical embargo Jaws, enforced by mHi
tary power i Instead of diminishing the ex-'
pet»*ew of government, they have increased
the# Instead of the publick money befog
cmpioyedforbcucficMl purposes, have we
\ net seen it wasted in ueeless.and ridiculous
echemes ? Millions have been lavished on '
a swarm of gun-touts, now out of service
and rowing in the mud. IVc huve seen »
fall and overflowing treasury exhausted,
and loans resorted to for the necessary sup
plies. Instead of selecting for office men ut"
integrity and talents, old and faithfol ser
vants, patriots and heroes of the revolution
have been removed, and party intriguers
appointed in their room. Instead of main
taining the honour and rights of the nati n
they have abandoned them. By a partial
aad pusillapimous policy, they have invited
aggression and insult, until the name of
American has become a reproach in the
world. Well might the despot of France,
after burning <mr ships upon the oaean, af
ter seising and confiscating ail the Ameri
cab property’to all the ports of Europe
subject to his control, and after imprisoning
our unoffending cltiacns in dungeons, wcN
might he teli us thatwq were a nation with
out honour or energy.
If it Is asked, what is the retoedy for al*
these evils F The answer is easyßeturn
to the path, of Washington. Elect for
your Reprqacutßtives men of uprightness,
wisdom and aßparience. Men who are at
[ . cached to the emmitution and liberties of
their own Country, and who entertain no
wifounded prejudices or partiality towards
any foreign power, but regard all nations
•like, “ enemies in war, in peace friends.”
Men, who by a fair, honourable and impar
tial policy, will cultivate peace and free
trade with all the world, fiuoh, fellow
citlsens, are your present worthy Repre
sentatives in Congress, who are again can
) didates- far yobr suffrages. They have
been tried and found faithful. Suffer not
the* misrepresentations and calumnies of
party men and 1- triguing office-seekers, so
mdastrtoatly circulated, to hdfaeace your
minds. Judge of them by their conduct,
•nd consult atone your own consciences in
the decision. Their characters, both in
publick and private life, are fair and ss
blemished. They possess strong and en
lightened uwdeniandlnga, and have had
long experience 4n political transactions—
I*et not matters of minor importance and
unconnected with the subject before you,
withdraw your attention from the great
concerns of the nation, and of yourselves.
Reflect, that on the issue of this election
may depend the future safety and happi
hem of America, end that that issue may
be determined by a single tote. Ut not
rt»e affairs of business prevent any freeman
frotp devoting one day to the sacred duty
fa *
Some of the democratick Wort hies have
been circulating a story in the country,
that our Town-Council had ordered
Fletcher whipped, in consequence of bis
■ basing a respec t able federalist, and there
by making it an abuse of power. This is a
falsehood, and as buse as false. Fletcher
was whipped under the authority of a law
of this Stale, tor being a troublesome tur
bulent vagabond, and one who was likely
to become chargeable to the town—Ttna
can be proved, and if our worthy Tam
many-meti do not hold their peace, and
pay a little* more regard to truth, it may
be done in such a manner, as to crimson
tiucic cheek* with shame, if peradventure
flicy have any sensibility. *
J
instance of Democratick ViUany,
Fraud, forgery and Perjury ! ! /
BIDWiLUL. who, un-‘
der the former democratick administration
of Massachusetts, was appointed to the of
fice of Atlouiey-Guueral, to prosecute on
behalf of the Commonwealth, felonies and
all other crious committed against the
lows—to be the Guardian of Abe meeala
and the defender of the rights of the peo
ple—the same Barnabas Bid well, after hav
ing for sixteen years last past, been em
btiKting the property of the county of
BcrksiM.e, in the office of County Treasur
er, and committing forgery to conceal the
t fraud, has been detected, and has actually
fled, like a felon, to escape the punishment
mei ited by his atrocious and unprecedent
ed villahy. A Complaint for forgery has
been mltde, • warrant issued against him,
<iul diligent search made but without suc
cess. Ho is not to be found. We have not
yet learnt the amount of his defalcation in
the small office of County Treasurer, but
it is several tboustodsof dollars. It has
Iso been discovered, by some gentlemen
>n Berkshire, that he has not only defraud
ed ’.he County as Treasurer, but the Com
monwealth as Attorney-General, by taking
to himself the avails <«f forfeited recogni
sances, instead of paying over the money
to the Treasurer of the State.
Indeed this same Barnabas Bidwell, was
guil y of crimes nearly twenty years ago,
wltich ruined his reputation with all honest
men, who had • knowledge of the facts—
Such tneo have uniformly made great ef
forts to exclude him from office, upon that
ground* ever since. But he had only to
complain of federal persecution, and to shed
profusely his crocodile tears, to excite the
compassion of tender hearted democrats,
and get himself elected and appointed to
high and important offices. He has been
the idol of Berkshire democracy, and the
smallest whisper against the purity of his
character has been rescued with warmth,
And considered a species of blasphemy—
Such are thy Idols, O Democracy ? ,
About twelve months ago the firm and
independent Editor of the Repertory pub
lished, hi his paper, the “ Me moire qf
Barnaba* Bidwell” containing a faithful
account of a few of his crimes and misde
meanours. This Called forth for the mo
ment, from the kennels, the yelpers of de
mocracy. But it was only to make • noise,
te prevent th 4 sound of villany from reach
ing the ear. There was nothing offered to
disprove the facts—no prosecution for a li
bel. Yet it was suffered to pass by like the
idle wind, and with regret I say it, the in
dignation of federaHsts was but f ex
pressed sgainst this fraudulent peculator,
then holding one of the first offices of the
government
If ether editors were as vigilant as Dr.
rnjk in hunting down these Absalom*
“ who steal the hcaits of the people,** and
as bold “to A*ii the Kascats naked through
he owos to his sountry, lobfo family and to
- la tin Pkanix of b-urday last, a muti
lated extract of the following letter was
given to the publick, intended to make •
false impression on ths publick mind. We
now give this letter entire, which pas
written no less than fourteen years since,
and which, when taken in connexion, fa
stripped of its delusion, and speaks a lan
guage of friendly intercourse- Why such
stress has been laid on the offer of services
from Mr. Potter wo are at a Inns to say •
It might have been political or it might
have been pecuniary. It shows at least
chat Mr. Pottkh* depended moro on his
own merit, than on the dictum of a wig
wam, or the sup'port of table friend*. Is
it improper to wish that individuals would
"act their own opinions without preju
dice ?” People of Rhode-Island, bo not
thus deceived.
“Dbab Sin—Any services you may
render me at the approaching Town-
Meeting shall be gratefully remembered.
Whenever an opportunity presents, 1 will
not only convince you that I have power
to drt something, but a disposition to exe
cute it. 1 have been confined nt Court and
know not what io going on in the State—
J hope the tret men will act their own opin
ions without prejudice; and with that I
shall be satisfied. Give my compliments
to Colonel Manton, whom J esteem for
his honesty, ability and candour,
“ From your humble servant,
“ELISHA R. POTTER.
“ To Calks Harris, Esq. Johnston.”
“ S*utb JBngetoum, Mv, 12, 1796.
A LIE DETECTED.
To those patriots who cry ** peace, peace,
where there is uo peace/* to those philan
thropists whose benevolence extends to the
most distant objects—while they have lit
tle charity for those at home, we beg leave
to relate the following most sttrociou*, but
not unparalleled act ef an accomplished
Frenchman of the new school of morality,
which is this instant come to our know
ledge. '
At the recent capturc-of Zante by our
arms, was taken prisoner a French Lieu
tenant-Colonel of the name of Pocris, who
is now in England, we suppose, on hi* pa>
role. This person had been Governour of
Cerigo, but was removed for malversation
in his office. Among hi* papers were found
in his own writing letters .of an official
nature to his Captain-General at Corfu,
stating a transaction so horrible as scarce
ly to be credited, on any testimony but that
of the perpetrator. About six hundred Al-
Uunians,. men, women and children, had
passed (iver from the Continent to Cerigo,
with • view of isettling on that Island—
This caused some uneasiness to Pocris,
from which he determined to relieve him
self in • manner that can only be described
in his own words. t
F “ I will exert all my faculties to disem
barrass myself of these people by every
.possible Mode in my power, persuaded that
independent of the distrust which they cre
ate in my mind, their abode in the Island
is likely to produce some discussion with
our neighbours of European Turkey.”
Having taken his resolution, he describes
in his next letter, the mode in which he
carried it into effect.
Wk arc again cnlied upon to give our
votes for Representatives to. Cengress.—
Before We do this, let us consider • Htlle.
On one side arr our present Representa
tives, Messra Pottkr and Jackson. Can
tt be supposed that any tree America* will
give these men hto BHpport ? Has* they not
LATEST FROM LISBOJI.
Captain I revett, from Lisbof, fas* furnished
intelligence from that citv to die flPth Juna—
The foMywing is copied fr m hjs memorands ;
M Li»pox, June 18.
“ The general snd long standing report of
the desertion of the French trSops in great
numbers, is repeated, and appears in some
meMure to be true i a* they are sent to Lisbon,
they are daily coming into this city, and as soon
as they arrive are put on board transports.
“June 25.
“Three British regiment* embarked in flat
bottnm boats, and proceeded up the river, ft
is Mid their destination is f.eira i but people
of information do not doubt they were destined
for the frontier*.
“June’29.
“ The report of the day is, that orders have
been issued for the remainder of the troops to
proceed up the river aa speedily as possible i—
for the transport* to be m perfect readiness j
and that a general set ion was likely soon to take
place between the combined armies and the
Fiench i and that the French had taken Ciudad
Rodrigoi but this last was not believed* .
Bssteu Gatette.
from office—for what I—for any fault or
misdemeanour —No, fellow-citizens, not
for nay offirace or deficiency of talents, but
to make way for men who, like Buruabas
Bidwell, preack peace to the people, and
rob them of their money. This case we
think is calculated to make the Governour
pause aad consider well, before he consents
to remove faithful publick officers, to muke
way far hungry seekers, who wish to fatten
on the tpoiKof publick property.
N. B- We think it might be. well for Dr.
Park to re-publish “the memoirs,” in
order that the people may see huw liable
they are to to deceived in the real Charac
ter of men who make great professions of
patriotisifa and love of liberty, fcc. No
man has stood higher with his blind follow
ers, and we believe uo one man in the Com
moqwealth has had more influence to pro
duce the present state of things, than Bar
nabas Bidwell. It is now about twenty
yean since many individuals have known
and declared him ip b« an unprincipled
man—but in vain—the cry of ficftecution
nas drowned the voice uf warnMg, till he
has at length terminated bis own inglori
ous Career by crimes of which, had he not
fl d from the qrms of justice, might duoin
him to be an associate with the culprits
whom he has himself brought to conviction,
in the btate Prison— Hum]it hire Gai.
The following is copied from the Quar
terly Review, a Briusn pu jitcation ui nigh
reputation. The extracts it recites are ui
written documents, and the facta are upon
ooth ground* entitled to the credit.
“I was under the necessity of }ioi*oning
their well*, which destroyed numbers of
them ; this alarming and unexpected event
obliged the remainder to fly.”
Though we have sufficient proof that he
is not the only Frenchmah guilty of so hor
rible a crime, we believe he ls the only per
son in existence who could delate it in io
cool a manner. A* a precedent for the act
itself, Pwcri* bad high authority; the con
duct of hi* imperial master at Jaffa could
not escape him ; and the opportunity was
too goou to omit shewing himself a disciple
worthy of so humane a teacher.
tht wMS,” the peepto wouM bq undc
ceivWand withdraw their jMKfifltomi from
ttoir destroyers. Great efforts hr* now
making, by the leading demoerrts, to in
duce Governofir Gerry t» adopt • system
of extermination—<• remove all federalists
HORRIBLE TRAJVSACTIOM
CO
daM all they cmild to pt th* embaiia aad
enforcing acts aad noa-iatarcourse lawart
pealed > Have they not opposed the build
fag gud-toats, which have cost the natiw
only two millions of dollars, and which an
swered so good a purpose during the cm
bargo, to blockade our own porta and de
stroy our own trade ? And although thev
are now useless and in a rotten condition,
yet if we choose right men to go to Con
gress, we can soon have two or three hue
dred new ones, which will not' cost the
people more than five pr six millions of dol
lars, and when these are rotten then build
another set, and if the government ftavi
not money sufficient, why, they can hire it
or lay direct taxes to raise it Have nut
Pottkb and Jackson voted against stand
ing armies, and against keeping from the
knowledge of the people all the injuries
au'irinsults which the nation bos received
front France I Have they not opposed lay
ing additional taxes, by doubling the duties
on molasses, sugar, tea and all the other
ueeessaries and couveniencea of life, which
we receive from other countries? If you do
not believe all these things, read Pottkb'*
address to hi* constituents, and you wiH
find they have been guilty of all these
charges. On the other side, we have Na
tnanxkl Hakabd and NatbaNßbo w n,
aud although I am qot acquainted with
either ol them, yet it is enough for me to
know that they are brought forward and
supported by Jambs Alobicr, who must
be acknowledged by ail to be an honest
man and a true republican. Aa a Director
of the Glocestcr Bank, and in other situa
tions, has he not manifested the mo*t eager'
detire for the intere*t of his feltow-cili
seus? Aldbich knows the men he has
nominated, and we may/rest assured that
their conduct, if we elect them, will be ex
actly the reverse.of that of Pottkb and
Jackson. Let every man, therefore, who
is in favour of embargoes, enforcing acts,
non-intercourse faws, iucreated taxes, loans,
gun-boats, standing armies, war with Eng
land and submission to France, .exert him
self to support the men that Aldrich has
fixed upon for our Representative*.
At Uxbridge, (Maas.) on the 16th in
stant. Mr. Askl Aldrich, in theStnb
year of his age, much and deservedly la
mented. The circumstance which occa
sioned his death is truly distressing. Io the
morning of the 15ch Mr, Aldrich went
into the woods to take a swarm of bees.—
He ascended a tree where they *ere, and
by cutting a branch about twenty feet
from th* ground, expected to fall it. Af
ter cutting a sufficient depth, he endea
voured t* push the branch off. In falling,
iV ••tuqgled him, and be fell with it to th<*
ground. It so injured his head and wind
pipe, efrat h* expired in • short time after
theacMtoAU By this d»sp«i*M ion hi* wife
and children ar* bereaved of a tender and
affectionate husband and parent, and soci
ety of an useful member. ■
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’ Auou st 21, 1410.
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It is true that Nathaniel Smith, and
Join T. Sfialding, reported that Fenner
Angell told them that the member of the
Town-Council, (pointed at in the Phenix,
of Saturday last,) had said to him in the
Market, that there were two hundred re
publicans In town, who deserved whipping
more than Fletcher f and it is also true,
that Angell declared fa the presence of a
number of gentlemen in the Market, on
Thursday last, that if Smith or Sfialding
had said that he told them so, they were
liars, as he had never heard said Council
man, make any such observations.
QexuT, as they are all of a kidney,
would it not be best for them to find out the
liar among themselves ?
THE Fxdxbal Republicans of this
town are requested to assemble at
Washington TO-MORROW
EVENING at 7 o’clock, for the pur
pose of adopting measures for further
ing the Election of Messrs. Potter
and Jackson. A general and punctu
al attendance is requested.
August 21, 1810.
“ Oh ! then e’er the turf or tomb
“ Cover ut from evby ey*;
“ Spirit of instruction come,
“ Make ut learn that we must die.”
In »his town, on Saturday morning last,
Hakrikt-Elikabkth, daughter of Mr.
George C. N ightingale, aged 7 months and
IS days,
QT NOTICE. Jd)
AN ALDRICHITE.
wse»s*
Wb,
m B'JI'TSH. .. ■'
TAFT & WATLRMAX,
< / ( r9tt
TIOSTON inspected Butter of the first
- 1 -* quality in Kegs of about thirty peunds
acn. Also, nine toes of E'igl>»b Iron, flat
Mid square bars, assorted sises-
Augurt 81, 1810.
Real Estate and Bank Shves.
T/OR Bale, thirty SHARES in the Khode-
A Island Central Bank, ami two LOTS
•»f LAND en. Federal Hill, (so called.) in
eligible situations fur building lota. Ap
ply ‘o
STEPHEN WATERMAN. •
August 81, 1810.
Molasses and Sugar for Sale.
Now landing from on bosMI the brig Hi
ram, Samuel Qldridge, Master, -frum
Mat*nx«>,
FIFTY Hh !*. of retailing
Hhda. and Boxes of brown Sugar, first
quality. Apply to
WILLIAM CHURCH, or
CARLO fa JOSHUA MAURAN,
South Ent*.
Aieguet 21. 1810.
FQR SALE BY •
O }[ EDWARD DEXTER,
NKMindred ami seventy 7 ivj...
whole Chests, J
250 half Chests, J iea *
toif’ciie»t*. J Hy,on Te, ‘ z
119 .Chest* of Hyson Skin T«*.
*5O Boxes!’ j Sw » dw "|T ea -rf*« la
test importations, and of Nsuportaur quali
ty;
50 Boxes of Spermwod Candles,
4 Pipes of Brandy,
14,000 Wt. of best green Coffee, entitlefl
v - to dehwure; *
Madeira, Lisbon, Tenerjfle and Malaga
Wine, pfr Pipe of Quarter Cask ;
7 Bales of prime Upland Cuttuo,
100 Barreto of Turpentine,
2 HoxeS of black Silk Handkerchiefr.
August 21, 1810. at
CORN, RYE, &c.
TW O Thousand and Five Hundred
Bushels of Southern Corn,
500 Bushels of Northern Corn and Rye,
150 Barrels of Tar and Turpentine,
A few Barrel Staves,
And a small quantity of Bees-Wax,
For sale by EDWARD ABORN.
August 21, 1810.
PAPER.
FIFTY Reams of No. I. Foolscap Pa
per, wai ranted of the first qmslity, at
B 4 25 per ream ; ditto Suftcr Royal, Roy
al, Medium, Demy, and a variety of Lat
ter and Drawing Paper.
BLANK BOOKS.
As large an assortment as was ever offer
ed for sale hr this town—warranted infe
riour in quality and cheapness to none.
BIBLES,
Of almost every description, with a very*
extensive assortment of Stationary, Sea
man's Books, Icc. fcc. The •have wiR be
sold upon as reasonable terms at No. Iff,
Cheap-Side, as at any Stove in New-*Eng
llM. JOHN BREWER/
NOTICE.
r p HERE will be sold at Publick Aim
A tion, on Eddy’* Paint, on Friday th*
7th of next September, precisely at 11
o’clock, without any reserve, if aot nrevl
oualy *oM at private sale, the MANmON
HOUSE and LOT formerly belonging to
Joseph Eddy, deceased. The wtaettoa
of th* House and Lot being so waH kqowa.
that a particular datcriptiua is considered
unnecessary. THOMAS TABER,
. JOHN ANDRBWS.
181 ft
VLTHEREAS at the Supreme Judicial
vv Court holden at Providefic*> ia and
for the Cctoty of Provid* nee, bn th* third
Monday of March, A. D. 1810, the sub- •
scriber* were appointed Commissioners or
Assignee* to Estate oi GaßD
nrr, SMITH, of Scituate, in said County,
Trader, who has nlHalnvd the benefit of
an act passed In June, 1756, entitled “ An
Act for the Relief nf Insolvent Debtors,”
and distribute the same among his Credi
tor* agreeably to the provisions of said act»
Nolic R is therefore hereby given to th*
Creditors of the said Gardner, to exhibit
to ns or either of u* ttoir respective de
mands, within nine month* from the 31st
day of March last, or they will ba pre
cluded according tu the act aforesaid. ,
JOHN B. SNOW.
AUGUSTUS BROWN. >
BENJAMIN KIMBAMwh*
August 91, 181 ft
> . ' e 6
THE Quarterly CommuntcatlOlt
of the Grand Lodge of the Btate of
Rhode-Island, and Providence Plantations,
is adjourned from Monday, the 27th Iqst.
to Tuesday, the 4th of September next,
when it will beholden atST. John's Hall,
No. 2, in Providence, at 7 o'clock. F. M.
of which the Officers and Members of th*
Grand Ixxlge, Proxies of Lodges, and all
other* concerned, are requested to tak*
notice, and give thrfr attendance accord
ingly. By Order, „
JOHN HOLROYD, Grand See retarg.
August 21, 5810.
THE members of the Pnjlh»hiniAn
SocißTr are hereby notified, that en
MONDAY, the 3d of September next, at
2 o’clock, P. M. an Oration will be
pronoußced by Mr. William Bates,
and • Poem by Mr. Isaac Bailkt, in
the Chapel of Brown University, in
Commemoration of the Bixtqpnth Anniver
sary of said Society. ,
By order of the Society,
THOMAS RUSSELL, Refry.
August 21, 1810.
THE MOST WORSHIPFUL'
EPHRAIM BOWEN, jnir.
GRAND MASTER.
Aitguet 21. 1810.
August 21. 1810.
Philermenian Society.
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