The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-12-04 00:00:00, page 1

THE well-built Brig Hrar
ren, burthen 173 tone. Slit
‘ wMmf b»s j usl returned from a voy
aJMMßflb* age, is about 8 year* old, was
overhauled in Boston 15 months since, and
found to be perfectly sound and in good or
der. for term*, apply in Warren, to
' EHENIIZER COLE k Co.
FFarrew, November 3(X 1810.
FOR CHARLESTON, (S. C.)
, JTTS THE •*«k« »L<> HQ 1 --
LA, John EarlK, Matter,
will sail on Thui sday next,
dfirMn* thd 6th of December. For
Freight or Passage, apply to WILLIAM
Holroyd. George 8c Oliver Earlk.
George HoLaoT»,uroubo*rd,at Aar/r’e
W S ar S. A"t. "L. L
Mie by GioftCE Holroyd.
JWvemfter 30, 1810.
FOR SALE,
l-XS-l TRa Scb.x»i«r SALLY,
about 60 ton* burthen. She
gKjCrMjP ha-, lately been through a
MbmbrHK* complete repair, and will be
sold on the most reasonable ttwms. A only
M PELEG & BENJAMIN EDDY.
November 27, 1810.
Just landed from schooner Sally, ahd for
sale by
WINSOR & BOWEN,
SIXTY Hhds. of good MO -
LASSES.
. nCTCS «J/*o /or tale,
The Schooner SALLY, as
she came from sea, but then
wHMKI 66 tons.
Mv< mber 20, 1810.
RAISINS AND COTTON.
JUST HSOr.IYKD, AND FOX SALK BT
JACOB SOESMAN,
1 ' WEy I Y FIVE B >xe» of fresh Mus
A cade! RAISINS, and
8 ri ties of firs' qu Ui'y Upland COTTON.
Nwcmtier 30. 1810. tf.
FUNERAL SERMON.
.Just published, and for sale at the Book-
. Store nf
HENRY CUSHING,
A SERMON px-icaed at the Funeral
of Miss Rebecca CarfEnteh, of
Kcitoboih, with an Appendix, giving -wxn*
. account of »u-r ExeiciLsyti" l»r.la>t Sic€
iless—Gy Otis 'I rioffWow, Pastor of »Y.«
Second Congregational Church in Reho
both. Price, 12 1-2 Cents siigle, anu 1
gratis for every half dozen taken.
November 30, 1810.
/oLLOCK’S PATENT STOVES.
THOMAS POLLOCK
BEGS leave to inform the publick tha
he has appointed Colonel Thomas S.
Webb his Agent here, for making sale o.
his PATENT STOVES, and he requests
those who Wish to be supplied with them
to call at Colonel Webb’s, where they wi.i
see one of the Stoves m use, arid be betjri
enabled to judge of the advantages which
they possess over other Stoves, than they
could by any description : they are weh
• calculated for Churches, Hails, Factories.
and other large buildings ; they are also
suitable for Parlours, Stores and Counting
Rohms.
November 33, 1810 tf
To all whom it may concern.
* | Providence Hat Manuyac-
* Turing Company being about co
make an ahrlnal settlement of th. ir Con k
cerni, earnestly request , all persons with
whom they have unsettled accounts to call
and adjust the same; from such as cannot
make jt convenient to pay immediately,
notes will be accepted.
tale, at utunl,
A targe assortment of Men's, Youth’s
u n ?? ,<,ren *’ B eaver . Castor and Plated
, HA LS, at wholesale or retail. Also, an
excellent lot of Camel’s Hair.
4 Ca * h B iv en f* Muskrat and Rabbit
& Skins.
ARNOLD BUFPUM. Age fit.
IVA mo. 2.1, 1810. 1 s
Thirty Dollars Reward.
A RSCONDED <i om my sei v ice on I fed
needay Evening, the 21st inst.mt,
an indented NEGRO SERVANT, named
DU BA, 18 years old, about 5 tret 7 inches
bigh, thick set, round favoured, and thick
Jips. Whoever will apprehend said Runa-
Way, and return him to me, shall receive the
above reward, and all necessary chaiges.
All persons are forbid concealing, hailn’ur
tag, employing or carrying away said Run
away on penalty of the law.
GEORGE C. NIGHTINGALE.
Craneton, November 30, 181 a
A FEW Tons of HEMP, for sale on
liberal termi, by
M B- & T. C. HOPPIN.
November 16,1810.
TO BLACKSMITHS.
A BLACKSMITH, who is a workman
at Ship-Work, would meet with libe
ral encouragement and constant employ,
by applying at Eddy’s Point, to
EPHRAIM SOUTHWORTH.
November 30, 1810.
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THE RHODE-ISLAND AmERICAN,
AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. ’
■ Volume 111. PROVIDENCE, TIfESDIY, DECEMBER 4 1810 ~ ' , T
ar—-- —ninrinif im> ■ - -- -- ---■ , __ >.. , , Num be al4
“THE NATION WHICH
FOR SALE,
HEMP.
A Woman, in thh town, with
a K'V’d Buns, of Milk, wishes tn
take a Child to For further in
formation inquire at th* American Office.
November 23, MIQ.
An additional assortment of Books and
Stationary, Quills of various qualities, and
very cheap; Penkhives, Pocket-Books.
Morocco Purses, Slates. Reeves’s Paint
Boxes, Camel’s Hair Pencils, Ivory and
Drawing Paper, Drawing Books, Hhuk
and Playing Cards- by the doaen, Bcc. Sec.
An assortment of Suttaby 8c Walker's
Minature Editions.
November 23. 1810.
JOHN BKEWER,
Na 16, Cheap Side, nearly opposite the
Baptist Mcettag-H< use,
HAS yvsr HECEtrsn, AMD tOR SALE.
A FEW Copies ot STENOGRAPHY,
or, Thk Art or Short Hand Per
fkcted. Price 50 cents.
O TICE is hereby given, that
•AN the Copntnei snip existing u'i.h r
hi tinu of. Taylor & Bailey was dis
-ulved on the 27th of Oclob.-r last, in conse
quence of the death of William Tay
lor, the senior partner. Ail peisbns in
letned to said Ann, by Hires 'or Book-
Accounts, are requested to call on the
'Uhscciber forthwith and adjust the same ;
and those persons holding claims against
•.aid firm, are also invited to call and re
ceive their pay, as it has become necessa
■ y to close the business of said concern
without delay. The subset ibtr also takes
this opportunity to arquaint his friends and
the publick, that he continues to cany on
Business at the same Store lately occupied
by 1 aylor 8c Bailey, where he has a
general assortment ol PAINTS and SHIP
CHANDLERY.
SUGARS.
TAFT k WATERMAN
HAVE FOR SALK,
* | '’HWTY-TWO boxes of Havana white
A SUGARS, of a superiour quality; 23
'ln. do. brown do.
- November IT , 1810.
— ■. ■■ ■ i ■
PHILIP PECK
HAS JUST RECEIVED
el, or ai Retail.
November 27, 1810.
A GREAT BARGAIN.
FOR SALE, > ’
A N excellent FARM in Pomfret, (Con
. *- ueuicut,) commonly called the Night
tagate Farm, containing 571 acres, suitably
oupotioind for ploughing, pasturing and
nowing, with a good supply of wood and
onher, and a great plenty of orcharding.
1 here js .situated *on the Farm a large
commodinu;,Dwelling-House, a Dwel
ling Hons-, thlee huge Barns, h Store,
Chaise H aise, Corn-Barn aud other small
Buildings. Also, a Saw-Mill in good re
pair, and a good stream of water rons
through said Farm. The whole, nr .a part
will be sold, as may best suit the purchaser.
For further particulars, inquire of Mr.
Walter Paine, in Providence, or the
subscriber, on the premises.
JOSEPH W. GREENE.
Pomfret, (Con.) November 25, 181 U
LIQUORS.
Madeira A
> W .!. NF V a* fcy
Clnrot l “ e l 4 ** l >u aud m bottles*
Fort, ’ -
Excellent Cognac Brandy, five years old ;
Old Jamaica Spirits, seven years old ;
Good Cordials, of various kinds;
Best London Porter,
Spanish Cignrrs, Bcc. &c.
Ail of which will be sold as low as can
be bought in this town.
Past favours acknowledged, and future
solicited.
November 27, 1810. » 6w.
KENTUCKY TOBACCO.
• Juet received, at firivule tale, •
THIRTY Hogsheads of prime Kentucky
Tobacco, by
At his Shop, south comer of the Market,
offers for sale a very. general assortment
of GROCERIES, of an excellent qual
ity, viz,
TJ AlslNS, Prunes, Almonds, Filberts,
AV Figs, Currants, Tamarinds, Confec
tionary, Mace, Nutmegs, Cloves, Cinna
mon, Pepper, Alspice, real Ginger, Cay
enne, Mustard, Peppersnucc in bottles,
preserved Fruits, Anchovies, Capers, S<»y,
Olives, Catsup, fresh Sweet Oil, Table
Salt in baskets, Teas.
FRANCIS BAILEY,
Surviving Partner.
November 27, 1810. tl
B. & T. C. HOPPIN.
November 27, 1810.
Fresh Lemons, Oranges, See.
JOHN YOUNG,
ALSO,
I Hundred and Fifty Pale* of prime
Upland CUTTON, seiecttd from the
new crop;
20 Bales ditto Sea-Island ditto,
49. OukJ of MICE.
On hand,
30 Hogsheads of Georgia Tobacco, and
1 Cask of best Carolina Indigo,
For sale on liberal credit, by
ALEX. JONES.
November SO, 1810.
COTTON, SUGAR, &c.
ton sale hr
GREENE & CARTER,
Ke«iv«l p,, ,b.bn 8 Td. 8 , . 1 ,1. and .k»j>
’Tp'WT.NTT Upland Cot-
tort, very prime ;
5 Hhds. of Lump Sugar, of a superiour
quality ;
J Pipe real old 4th proof Cognac Brandy,
B 1 do. old Madeira Wine,
20 Chests of Bnhea Tea,
10 Hhds. of Antigua Rum.
ALSO,
17 Bosel of Havana Cigarrs,
Chests of Hyson Tea,
Holts of Ravens Duck,
November 20, 1810.
Now landing, and far sale by ,
B. & T. C. HOPPIN
TEN Hhds.of Tobacco,
10 do. Tortola Rum,
3 Pipes of real Cognac Brandy.
5 Hhds. of WhaltOU,
27 Packages of Dry (jouds.
IN STOIK,
. 40 Hhds. of Wiudwuidalsland Rum,
4 Pipes of Spanish Brandy
100 Boxes of Chocolate,
10 du. Havana while Sugars,
Te.>s of nil kinds.
•17* Cash advanced as usual, on Mer
chandise deposited fur publick or private
sale.
November 20, 1810.
■ ——————
St. Croix Rum and Molasses.
TWENTY hhds. sweet flavouied St.
Croix RUM,
10 d«.. best retailing MOLASSES,
200 bushels HUCK WHEAT, just re
ceived, and for sale, on liberal terms, by
BENJAMIN p. JONES.
November 23, 1810.
Hemp, Iron, Duck,’Bic.
'Receiied per bug C uoliutg'Captajh Low,
from Russid,
ST. Prtersbmg cleau Heep, of a superi
our qualify ;
N, w Sable Iron,
Russia Duck, first quality;
i Ravens do ' Z
Russia Cordage, Diapers, &c. &c.
For sale by
ELISHA DYER.
• November 9, 1810. 12t.
POCKET-BOOK LOST.
I OSF, yesieida) momn.g, ottween-the
■Kj in this town, and Captain
William Church’s Siorv, a red Moroc
co POCKET BOOK, containing b'ortu-
Two Dollart in Bank-Bill*. Whoever has
6>aod the same, and will leave it at the
•American Office, shall be handsomely re
warded.
November 27, 1810. .
NOTICE.
TJERSONS having unsettled Accounts
* with the subscribers are requested to
call, immediately, on Mr. Hxnmt Cush
ing and adjust them ; and also, to return
■Il Books loaned from the Circulating Li- '
brary.
WANTON fc RATHBONE.
November 23, 1810.
COTTON AND RICE.
Received per Brig Telegraph, and buioon
er Meicury,
FRESH FLOUR.
JUST received by the stop Lutle<4)arah,
from Alexandria, and for sale bv the
suliM-.iiber, at his Sfeoji. mix’ iluor to Messrs.
Samuel Butler Iff Sun'e Store, 200 Barrels
of fiiie X»d aupei fine FLOUR, lit for fatni
lies use.
Aleo,ion hand,
50 Barrels of Tur;
20 do. Turpi ntiie,
30 do. Rosin,
20 do. Pitch,
8 do. Varnish,
6000 Savanah Reeds, or Canepoles,
Carolina Flooring Plank,
W. O. Barrel Staves, and
Groceries, as Usual.
jtoHN ANDREWS.
November 20, v
— 4' w »
AU'ZYC'4.
whitney & Hoppin
Have Just received, for sale,
FOURTEEN Hhds. of Coppe ras,
10 Barrels do.
4 Pipes qf'Cognac Brandy,
146 Di«en Burton Ale,
1 Pipe of Gin,
2 Hhds. of Rum, t
10 B igs of Pimento,
10 do. Pepper,
6 Barrels of Coff-e,
10 Boxes nt Bpamsh Cigarrs,
1 Cask of AUum,
»1 Tw Nicaraqua Woodj
150 Groce of B-a tie Coiks,
12 Boxes of Itakins,
1 Cask of Britannia Tea-Pots:
November 20. 1810-
fOR THE KHODB-ISLANO AMERICAN.
TO TffJi PEOPLE OF RHGUE-ISLANQ,
LETTER I.
■A. consciousness of the danger attend
ant upon political reform not unfrequuntly
deters men fnyn applying remedies to real
disorders. Wisdom is usually found be
tween extremes. A blind and Indiscrimi
nate of innovation is the part of
"•a<ln<sa»kut <* servile acquiescence un
i iijhmiitir -rfl uii.i Ai?--
vaflw hey were tbiedftiuM irf tur fathers,
is equally the characteristick of sturdily.
In every government, then, it should be
assumed as a principle, that Innovation be
discourager!, but not absolutely prohibited.
That the gates of reform have locks, in
stead of eternal bars, -imposed upon them ;
and that common sense retain the keys. j
In order to determine the period, when
the policy of a state demands reform, we
are not to regard lire declamations of indi
viduals, nor tin;, discontented clamours of
party. The former are too frequently
founded in vanity, or personal hopes.; and
die latter ought always to awake suspicion.
We must carefully and candidly examine
the internal mechanists and external rvia
iitfea. When the executive power of a
state, iu which Ms dignity should be visibly
supported, has become weak, capricious,
and, though insolent, yet so degraded that
uoue but the worthless, or the notoriously
factious, will accept of its emoluments
when its legislative body displays a vagrant
company of disorderly disputants, regard
less of rule, pi tcedent or plan ; aowngst
whom it is possible for any man who pus
seises impudence and tongue, to thrust
himself unclectcd; where equality of re
presentation is not known ; where the dig
nity of discussion is lost iu passionate in
vective or clrctioneeiing juggles; where
the deciduns of to-day shall be the eHours
of to-morrow ; where the bonds of civil
justice and common faith are cancelled at
a breatu, and separations of prose whom
God hath joined are made the / sport ef idle
moments when the offices of its judi
ciary have become a mere set of meretri
cifuspremiums to reward the moat diligent
slaves of a prevailing party; bestowed, full
frequently, on creatures, amongst the rub
bish of mankind, to whom the light of jus
tice, truth, and literature cannot pene
trate ; with whom to guess is to decide;
and to obey the imperious directions of the
bar, is to satisfy, according to their oaths,
the duties of an independent judge >—ln
fine, whoa the embodied slate has iwirome
the prey of internal discord, and the sub
ject of external contempt; surely, if ever,
then is the time of reform.
Men of Rhode*-Island, b there any thing
in this picture which bears too close a re
semblance to your own state i N so, who
is he Wiet will advocate inconvenience,
coupled With disgrace f Let the bickerings
of party, and the terrours of'diseased
imaginations at the* prospect of change,
cease, and do whx'i prevail, till the work
in which all h«mest hen should heartily
unite, the great work of rational reforma
tion, be completed
T. kerb is a land, of every land the pride,
Beloved by heaven o’er all the world beside ;
Where brighter sunsMispense sersner light,
And milder moons emparadise the night;
A land of beauty, virtue, valour, truth,
Time-tutored agp, and love-exalted youth ;
The wandering mariner, whose eye'explotes
The wealthiest isles, the Aust enchanting
shores, °
Views not a realm so bountiful and fair,
Nor breatiies thy spirit of a purer air;,
In every clime the magnet of his soul,
Torch’d by remembrance, trembles to that pole i
For in this land of heaven’s'peculiar grace,
The heritage of nature's noblest race,
There is a spot of eartlxsupremely blest,
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest,
Where man, creation’s tyrant, casts aside
His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride,
While in his softened looks benignly blend
The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend;
Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter,
wife,
Strews with fresh flowers the narrow way of
life ;
In the clear heaven of her delightful eye
An angel-guurd of tanes and graces lie;
Around her knees doniestick duties meet,
And fire-side pleasures gambol at her feet, .
“ Where sliall that land that tpot tat th be
found I” * * f
Art thou a man,? —a patriot ?—look around ;
| O, thou shall find, howe’er thy footsteps roam,
That land 0y country, apt! that spot home !
fltoetrp.
1 " r'BjMlw-Tfr-U- **■ -■■
The lore of Country and of Home, is thus beau
tifully described fay Montoombry, in his
new Poem—“ Th» Wett-Jndiet."
jfoimHanp.
arms amongst the foremost in detente of
those principles which bare since both
i moulded into the Federal Constitution j but
it whs also her 10l to be the last who per
ceived the advantages of that constitution,
when formed and promulgated ; and it
still her misfortune that her individual eys
tem has not yet made the general oneta
model. It io worthy of remark, that are s
can refer to no authority for the daily
usages and forms of our government, huta
charter from the King of that people whoso
authority we abjured amidst the shouts of a
perilous war. Besides the open incomrie
tency of this circumstance, it would be easy
to shew that the instrument .which well ■'
suffices for uniting and managing a thin and
infant colony, may be found very deficient „ *
when applied to the regulation of a pope-
Ickis and independent state. In fact, to th*
reflecting citizens of other States, as well
as of our own, it is too well perreived, that
in Rhode Island, there is wanting a fixed, A
immutable, and ultimate standard. In re
ference to which each branch of the gov
ernment may act, and by which the (Nib
lick measures may he estimated. In con
sequence of this di feet cur legislative court- a. .
cils. our executive prncet dings, and judU
cial decisions, are fluctuating, '
and often contradictoty. The political
wheels run gickliy, aYd, in all their move
ments, confess the absence and the need of
a principle to steady, uphold, confine and
direct. Cireumst antes, passion, or illegitl
rotate power, too often give the tone to pub
lick decrees. The whim of a f <cti<>n is the
rule of right; and the change of a party
changes the aspect of the whole State,
VALERIUS.
FROM THE FEDERAL BEPLBLICAW.
MMX BUKIi.
The characters of great men, who aim
al power and command, are always judged
of by events. The successful traitor is
eulogized in history for illustrious deeds of ■ *
patriotism, and the great man of ambition,
who is deserted by is pronounced*
a foul or a fanatick. Had Oliver Cram*
wMkbgnn when b< r.obiyydmwd fa
parte, when Be Broke up the council of
five hundred j or the presumptuous young
Octavian, when he claimed the sovereignty
of Rome as his birth-right, posterity would
have pronounced upon them the judgement
of fools or madmen.
Because Burr failed in his unlawful, and
perhaps treasonable enterprise, it has be
come the fashion, judging trout events, to <
pronounce him an ignorant, Weak, aid In
capable man. Never w»a a more mistaken
opinion given. In point of talent, learning,
general accomplishments, courage and
address, combined, the egad of this dga
graded man may not b- found In the United
States. Like the two Cedars, or Napoleon
Hor.aparte, he was aspiring and panted far
power, and dared to encounter every ta
ct ifice and difficulty, to attain his ambi
tious end, but*unlike them, he was hot suo
cessfttl. • Because he could not control thte
elements, or forsee that some of his com
rades would be treacherous, he is consider"
ed rash, ignorant of human nature, death '
tote of talents, and wanting in military
knowledge.
However meanly it msy be the fashion
to speak and think of Burt's abilities; how
ever humble, degraded and insignificant,
he may appear in the eyes of his late de
mocratick admirers, we cannot divest our
selves of the belief, that he is destined to
act a distinguished part on-the American
continent. Under the auspices of the same
government, whose promised aid prompted
him to undertake the enterprise which
ended In his arrest and trial, at no distant
period he will retom to attempt the divi
sion or conquest of the American Union.
It is lolly to suppose that Colonel Burr's
plot had no connection with any foreign
government. Such a desperate enterprise
would never have been attempted, without
the promise of foreign aid. Jic knew too
well, the extent of means *1 force re
quired to accomplish his object, and with
out these at his command, ur the expecta
tion of receiving them, be would Dever have
placed himself in the power of government.
It is i idiculous to imagines that a man of
unbounded ambition, gVeat talents, and
military experience, would have attempted
the execution of such extensive projects,
with some dozen boats, a few nrasketa, and
a handful of followers. Burr then expect
ed aid and protection from a foreign gov
ernment From what quarter did be ex
pect this aid F From him who now given
him succour and protection. From France.
Even now he is a pensioner of the Effl
perour. It has been often stated in fereigu |
prints, and more recently aesavted on the
authority of Mr, Warden, late American
It wm the glory of ibis Stato to leap to