The constitutionalist — Exeter, N.H., 1810-11-05 00:00:00, page 3

Capt. Nathaniel Clark, of the ship
Edward Preble, on his voyage from
New York for Tonningen was over
taken with a severe gale of wind from
the W. N. W. Heligoland then bear-
N. W. 6| leagues distant.—The con
tinued increase of the gale and other
adverse circumstances rendered it ne
cessary for the preservation of the ship
and cargo, to endeavour to reach the
mouth of the Elbe for shelter.^-Be
ing unable to obtain a pilot, Capt.
Clark bore up for the mouth of the
Elbe in company with the ship Alliga
tor, and after having been bro't to by
an English brig of war and treated po
litely, came to anchor in the river 7
fathoms of water, about two miles N.
E. of Newark Lighthouse. At seven
o'clock P. M. the ship drove from her
anchors, went ashore and became a
complete wreck. After remaining there
sometime, Capt. Petit, of the British
Ship Musquito, furnished Capt. Clark
with two lighters and assisted in get
ting on? part of the cargo of the Ed
ward Preble, with which Capt. Clark
proceeded in the lighters to Gluckstadt.
During Capt. Clark's absence, his ship
was boarded by a boat and ten m!en
who demanded the cargo in the name
of the Governor of Cuxhaven, which
Capt. Clark's men refused, ,to deliver.
At low water the ship being then dry,
was boarded by a body of about 90 or
100 armed men, with ten waggons
followed by a large mob, who order
ed the crew of the Edward Preble to
strike out the cargo to them, which
the crew refused to do. They the,n
opened the hatches, took out a large
quantity ofcotton and Peruvian bark,
and took from the deck a number of
sails and a quantity of rigging. The
French soldiers entered the cabin plun
dered it of its furniture and every
moveable article, robbed the sailors
of their wearing apparel and beat them
so violently that some were seriously
wounded. The next morning the ship
was again boarded in the same man
ner, and a still further quantity of the
cargo was taken away. By the assist
ance of the English, Capt. Clark, on
his return, succeeded in securing and
removing four more boat loads of thf.
cargo, and then applied to Capt. Petit
for arms and ammunition to defend
himself against the further depreda
tions of the Frenchmen/ with which
Capt. Petit obligingly furnished him.
In the evening the Frenchmen again re
turned to their prey but Capt. C. com
mencing a brisk fire upon them, they
retreated with precipitation & left him
to persiic his business without further
molestation.
Quere. _ Ought not our impartial
administration to issue a flaming pro
clamation, forbidding Capt. Petit the
rights of hospitality in our ports, for
daring to interfere in the ordinary in
tercourse between Frenchmen and A
mericans?f
boston, oct. 27, 1810.
FROM LIVERPOOL.
Yesterday arrived in this po/t the ship
Superiour, of Bath, captain Delano,
36 days from Liverpool, bringing pa.
pers to the 13th September; 6 days
later than by former arrivals. They
contain, however very little additional
intelligence of consequence.
“ A Cadiz mail had arrived, bring
ing no intelligence to the 22nd of Au
gust. A corps of 3000 Spanish troops
had embarked on board some English
gun, and flat bottomed boats, suppos-
as those of w^hy others, to the amount
of 250,000 dollars. These events took
place the same evening. The city be
ing garrisoned by the artillery and
troops, in the night; no occurrence
took place; but on the following day
was published by beat of drum, (as
well to restrain the excesses of the
troops, who still continued to riot iu
murders, rapes, & all the horrid outrag
es of a barbarous soldiery sacking a
a populous city, )as to give police
that, as the said prisoners were the or
igin of this disorder, they should be
pursued with every exertion to bring
them to justice. The people, howev
er, continued to cry " to arms! to
arms !" and the country for five miles
round rising eu masse, the govern
ment thought proper to form a junta
of the ecclesiastical and secular cabild
os, with the assistance of his excellen
cy the bishop. In that junta was re
solved on the decree absolving all those
inculpated, as well for the 10th of Au
gust of the last year, as for the pres
ent assault ; and ordering the troops
to retire to Lima. But this last order
was not complied with; for on the
following day the troops were combat
ting the people.
The foregoing is a copy of the des
patch from Papayan, by Don Carlos
Montusar, the 20th of August past.
TORRES,Secretary.
Carthagena, Sept. 15, 1810.
PENERES, Sec'ry.
RIVELLO, Sec'ry.
French Politeness, and British Out
rage!
He was fortunate enough to succeed,
through the medium of Carnot, Mer
lin, and Obriel.
Some surprize is expressed in one of
. the papers at madame Sarrazin being
compelled to sign a letter against; her
husband. This surprize will cease,
when it is known that oooaparte has
established over the whole continent, a
police almost above comprehension.
Bribes, promises and threats, are em
ployed according to circumstances, and
almost always with success—not only
in the recesses of domestic life, but
even in the midst of those courts that
preserve a shadow of independence.
A single fact will explain this enigma.
In 1796, Bonaparte though com
mander in chief of the army of Ita
ly,. was only allowed by the direct
ory 40,000 francs (about 1700/:) a
year. At this time he gave 100,000
francs, (upwards of 4000/.) a month, *
to a private secretary of the Austrian
minister Thurgot. The consequence
was, that he obtained the most mi
nute information respecting the state
of the armies, the orders they received,
the several periods in which the rein
forcements were sent off, &c. &c.
1 could also collect from general
Sarrazin, that it was a prevalent opin
ion in France, that the absurd preten
sions of Bonaparte to become the sov
reign of the ocean, would one day
prove fatal to his power.
‘ He also says, that it is well known
that Bonaparte holds the house of Lor
raine in utter abhorrence ; and thatin
marrying the a rchduchesshe had oulythe
secondary object in view, of employ
ing the forces of that power in the ex
ecution of his plans against the conti
nent. His principal object was to ca
jole England by this most extraordina,
ry marriage; which^ far from afford
ing any security against the ambition
of Bonaparte, should only be consider
ed to be destined to attack a corps, un
der the Duke D'Ahremberg.
" Madrid was in a great ferment,
in consequence of an attempt to carry
off Joseph Bonaparte. It is said he
intends leaving Madrid.
" The Dreadnought had arrived at
Plymouth, with a valuable Spanish
ship which her' boats Cut out of a bay
near Ferrol. She, with three others,
had been captured by a French priva
teer.
“ Licences are now granted for im
ports from the Baltick, to expire on
Ist of January 1811./
“ The sth regiment were all to sail
for Lisbon, on the 13th September.
" There was a heavy gale of wind
in the Downs, the 12th September,
and several vessels received considera
ble damage; but no Americans are
mentioned.
From a London paper.
MORE OF GEN. SARRAZIN.
Mr. Editor,
Having often had the honour of con
versing with general Sarrazin since he
arrived in London, I see it incumbent
on me to state what I think of him.
Gen. Sarrazin acknowledges, that for
the purpose of obtaining the rank of
general of division, he published a flat
tering address to Bonaparte at the time
of his coronation, which if he had not
known that general, he must havesup
posed was intended to turn him into
ridicule. So far from it, however, he
sent a message by his librarian Rip
pault, " that he was well pleased with
it, and had given orders that the manu
script should be deposited in his private
library." It is the intention of gen.
Sarrazin to atone for this error, by a
faithful statement of the conduct of
that extraordinary man. Ills biograph
ical note, which has been submitted
to the perusal of persons most respect
able on account of their rank and tal
ents, has been highly approved of. —
Within one month after gen. Sarrazin's
arrival in this country, he put into the
hands of government very circumstan
tial observations on the whole of the
frontiers and the coast from theScheldt
to Trieste ; the organization and po
sitions of the armies; the state of the
fortresses, &c. &c.
It is true, that general Sarrazin ren
dered great service t'o Bernadotte, not
only in military affairs, but in those of
a family nature. Titus Bernadotte,
cousin-german to, and fellow collegian
with Bernadotte, now prince of Ponte
Caryo, was condemned to the gallies
for eight years. The war was'then
going on in Germany. Bernadotte on
receiving this intelligence wept bitter
ly : as he could not be absent himself,
he intreated Jourdan, who was com.
mander in chief, to permit Sarrazin to
go to Paris to have this sentence re
voked.
" Mr. Glatz arrived at Copenha
gen, on the 16th August, with des*-
patches from Paris, said to be of im
portance.
" Covent Garden Theatre was o
pened in September ; and during the
whole performance, disturbances took
place in consequence of the prices of
the boxes being raised.
00
ed a's a most dangerous snare—the cli
max of the wily policy of this man,
whose friendship is infinitely more
dangerous to England than his vain
and ineffectual boasting.
The Tale of Mystery, in our last
page, is so incredible, that we publish
the following, since received, as a suf
ficient confirmation to those, who are
disposed to believe in the existence of
pitches and hobgoblins.
SUPERNATURAL V(SITINGS.
The last Taunton Courier contains
a letter from a respectable clergyman
on the subject of some invisible agen
cy by which the house of Mr. Chave,
at Stampford, in Devonshire, has late
ly been disturbed. The particulars
are thus related by him, under the
sanction of a voluntary affidavit made
on the 18th inst.
" The first I depose solemnly, that
after an attendance of six nights, (not
successive) at Mr. Chare's house, in
the village of Stamford, an'd with a
mind perfectly unprejudiced after the
most minute investigation, and clos
est inspection of all the premises, I am
utterly unable to account for all the
phenomena. I have there seen and
heard, and labour at this moment un
der no small perplexity, arising from a
determination not likely to admit of
supernatural interference, and an im
possibility of hitherto tracing these ef
fects to any human cause. I farther
depose, thatin my visits to Mr. Chave's
house, at Stampford, I never had one
motive direct or indirect, avowed or
concealed, but an earnest, and I pre
sume not a culpable wish to trace these
phenomena to the true and legitimate
cause. Also that 1 have in every in
stance, found the people of the house
most willing and ready to contribute
every thing in their power, and to co
operate with me in the detection of
the cause of these unaccountable sights,
and violent blows and sounds. Also
that I am so deeply convinced of the
difficulty of proving these effects to be
human, that I stand engaged to forfeit
a very considerable sum to the poor
of my parish, when ever this business
now going on at Siampford, shall be
made appear to have been produced by
any human art or ingenuity, collect
ively, or individually exerted. Also
that I have in. presence of many gentle
men, repeatedly sworn the domestics
to the effect, namely —that they are
not only utterly ignorant of the cause
of these circumstances which then as
tonished us, but also of the causes of
many other things equally unaccounta
ble, which we ourselves did not hear
or see, but to the truth of which they
also swore, no less than to their per
fect ignorance of the means by which
they were produced. Also, that I
have affixed a seal with a crest to every
door, cavity, &c. in thehouse, through
which any communications could be
carried on ; that this seal was applied
to each end of sundry pieces of paper,
iu such a manner that the slightest at
tempt to open such doors, or to pass
such cavities, must , have broken these
papers in which my crest must have
prevented their being replaced without
discovery: that none of these papers
were deranged or broken; and also,
that the phenomena that night were as
unaccountable as ever. Also, that I,
have examined several women, quite
unconnected with the family of Mr.
Chave; but who from compassion,'
have slept in the house —that many of
them related the facts on oath —that
all of them wished to be so examined,
if required; and lastly, that they all
agreed without one* exception in this
particular—that their night's rest was
invariably destroyed by violent blows
from some invisible hand' —by an un
accountable and rapid drawing and
withdrawing of the curtains—by a
suffocating and almost inexpressi
ble weight, and by a repetition of
sound, so loud, as at times to shake
the whole room. Also, that there are
more than twenty people of credi
bility, quite unconnected with the
owner, or the present tenants of tJfl
house in question, who have related ,
me the most astonishing circumstance!
they have seen and heard on these
premises: all of which they are ready
to substantiate if called upon, on oath.
Also, that it appears that this plot, if
it be a plot, hath been carried on for
many months, that it must be in the
hands of more than 50, people till of
whom are,eady to purjure themselves,
though not one of them could possibly
gain any thing by it ;—that the present
owner is loosing the value of his house,
the tenant, the customers of his shop
whom fear now prevents from visiting
after sun-set, and that the domestics
are loosing their rest; and all these
evils are with most exemplary pa
tience submitted to without any
object, but the keeping of a
ridiculous secret, which altho! so
many are privy to it, many more in
terested in discovering, h&h not yet
chant; and Mr. Quick, innholder, all
of Tiverton ; ofMr.Merspu, surgeon,
and John Gowiing, Esq. of Stamp
ford; and of Mr. Chave, of Mere,
are selected from a crowd of witnesses
to substantiate facts, which they de
clare are to them perfectly inexplica
ble, and for which they are utterly
incapable to account.
been divulged; although such a dis
closure would be attended with circum
stances highly advantageous and grati
fying to any person who could be in
duced to discover it."
The above was sworn before Mr. B.
Wood, a master in Chancery; and the
names of Mr. John Govstt, and Mr.
Betty, surgeons; Mr. Paring, mer-
Ordained.] —On Wednesday before
last, the Rev. Jonathan Cogswell,
over the Congregational Church and
Society in Saco, (Me.) The introduc
tory prayer was made by the Rev.
William Jenks, of Bath; the sermon
preached by Rev. Jesse Appleton,
S.T.D. president of Bowdoin Universi
ty-.
are happy to hear that the citi
k Saco are supplied with a pas
-5 distinguished, in private life, for
,n„,ality that dignifies the gentle
man, thd scholar, and the Christian.
Married,
In Portsmouth, Mr. George Mar
den to Miss Martha Fray.
Died,
In Portsmouth, widow Ann Pev
erly, at the advanced age of 87 years
whose descendants now living are 122,
viz. 7 children ; 53 grand and 62 great
grand cliid/en— , Miss Louisa
CoWes; a child of Mr. George Clarke;
Mrs. Jackson, wife of Mr. Joseph J.
In New-Bedford, Mr. Joseph Grif
ford, in the hundreth year of his age.
In Groton, widow Ann Chester,
aged 96.
Heavens! what a glorious war do
we make of it with the world. Bang
goes a proclamation, crack goes a
platoon of resolves, here bursts an
oration of combustibles, there flies a
red hot speech. Toasts, sentiments
and songs whistle through the air.—
Militia returns play upon the foe.—
Puff, puff, puff, paper 4nd paragraphs,
vapor and vapidity, glory and gascon
ading, smoke and smother !—Victoria,
victoria ! —the world turns tail.
Tickler.
A few papers since, in announcing
the happy change of political character,
which had taken place in Philadelphia,
we spoke of the city of New York as
wanting something of the high rank
which her sister had attained. This
was giving to the Democratic party,
what by no mean belongs to them, and
we regret an inadvertency so unjustly
reflecting on N. York: That city is
likewise decidedly federal. So that
now when our democratic scribblers
are speaking of the contemptible por
tions of the Union, where federalism
triumphs, they may put down, with
"priest-ridden" Connecticut; PHIL
ADELPHIA, NEW YORK and
BOSTON—miserable obscure plac
es!! Repertory.
A French curate once kept so many
bees, as to furnish honey sufficient to
afford a net profit of 1800 livres per
ann.
Thursday the 29th of November, is
appointed to be observed as a day of
public Thanksgiving, Praise and Prayer
throughout the States of Massachusetts
and Connecticut.
Congress is to meet on the third of
December next, and not on the twenty
fifth of Noyember as has been pub
lished.
Charleston. —Since the late dreadful
conflagration in Charleston, S. C. sev
eral attempts have been made to set fire
to that city; and a number of negroes
have been taken up on suspicion of be
ing concerned in the plot.
The citizens of Philadelphia have
held a meeting, the mayor in the chair,
and appointed committees in the sever
al wards and districts of that city and
its suburbs, to solicit contributions for
the relief of the unfortunate sufferers
by the late dreadful conflagration at
Charleston.
The following particulars respecting
the island of Nantucket have been as
certained by the gentleman who took
the Census:'
There are on the island —87 males,
76 widows, and 45 single women,
over 70 years of age—379 widows—
-71 widowers —474 fatherless children,
under 21 years of age.
A MISTAKE CORRECTED.
NATIONAL ENERGY.
STOCK, COMPOSE AN EXTENSIVE
ASSORTMENT OF
English, India, Hard-
Ware, & West-India
Goods and Groceries,
Nov. 5.
•—— 1— —.— —
Paper Mill—For Sale.
TO be sold at Public Vendue, on
the premises, on THURSDAY,
the 6th day of December next,
A large HOUSE, BARN and OUT
BUILDINGS, with a very conveni
ent PAPER MILL, with all the TotyS
and Implements for Paper Making—
with an excellent stream of water, and
fifteen acres of excellent Land, with
an Orchard of Apple and Pear Trees,,
equal to make twenty barrels of Cider.
Few opportunities present, for pur- .
chasing water privileges With such con
veniences as this has. For particulars,
apply t Q the Subscriber on the premises.
STEPHEN LAMSON.
Eketer, Nov. 5, 1810.
Ladies' Morocco Shoes.
JUST received, and for sale, at the
Shoe-Store of Benjamin Lover
ing, jun.-—J Complete assortment of
Brimblecome' s
MOROCCO SHOES,
of the first quality.
Nov. 5.,
BLANKS
Os various kinds kept constantly for
Sale, at the Exeter Book-Store^
Oct. 3P,
NOTICE.
ROCKINGHAM, ss.
To the honourable the Justices of th^
Superior Court of judicature, now
holden at Reefer, within and fbr
the County of Rockingham,
Respectfully sh\ws. Ed
mund Pearson of Exeter, Esq;
Guardian unto Mary Gilman, of said
Exeter, single woman, who is ad
judged and determined to be non com
pos mentis. That the debts and de
mands due from his said ward, and ex
penses incurred for het support,amount
to the sum oftwo hundred dollars. For
the payment and discharge of which it is
necessary Real Estate should be sold.
That she is seized and possessed of a
boot twenty-four acres of land situatd
in Exeter aforesaid, bounded northerly
by the Rev. Mr. Rowland's land, west
erly, southerly and easterly by land of
Abner Dollotf and Noah Barker and
by the Little River. That it would
conduce to the interest of his said ward,
as well as necessary for her support
that the whole of said land should be
sold. lie your petitioner therefore
prays your Honors to grant him li
cence to sell the whole of said premises
or such part thereof as you may think
proper and most for her benefit.
Superior Court, September term,
Ordered by the court, that thepea
titioner notify all persons concerned
to appear before the Justices of rhe
Superior Court of Judicature, to 'be
holden at Portsmouth, within and for
the county of Rockingham, on the first
Tuesday of February next, to shew
cause if any they have, why the prayer,
of said petition should not be granted^
by causing said petition and order of
Court thereon to be published three
weeks successively in the Constitution
alist, the last publication whereof to be •
six weeks before said term.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appoints
ed Executor of the last Will and Testae
merit of
BENJAMIN STEVENS,
late of Deerfield, deceased. All pefA
sous indebted to the estate of the de
ceased are requested to make immedi^
ate payment, and all persons having
any demands against said estate to pre
sent them.
ROCKINGHAM, ss:
WHICH, TOGETHER WITH HIS FORMER)
NaTH'l ADAMS, Clerk.
Attest. —Copy examined by
NATH'I ADAMS, Clerk.
A general assortment of
Fall & Winter Goods.
W. C. Dean,
No. 18, Water-Street, Exeteß,
HAS just received, and offers sos
sale at a small advance
EDMUND PEARSON.
Sept. 21, 1810.
JONATHAN STEVENS.
Deerfield, Nov. 1, 1810.
NEW GOODS
NOTICE.
1810.