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AND GENERAL ADVERTISER.
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“THE NATION WHICH INDULGES TOWAHPS ANOTHER AN HABITUAL HATRED, OR AM HABITUAL FOHDNBSS, IS IN SOME DECREE ASZ A rx”—JKf 5/7ZAT; TOJY ‘
J. B. WOOD’S
GENERAL PRICE-CURRENT OF BANK NOTES,
AS THEY ARE RECEIVED AT HIS KXCRjfPfG E-QFFICE, PROY IDEMCB, (R, I.)
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Bill* of the New-Hampshire, ditto payable in Philadelphia, Portsmouth, 7 .
Union, Straftord, and Exeter Banks,s to * l* p cent
Concord Banka, • - 6 do.
Cheshire, Coos, and Hillsborough Banks, 75 do.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BiJb of the United States Branch, Massachusetts, Union, and Boston Banks, .... p*r.
Salem, Essex, Beverly, Marblehead, Newburyport, Gloucester, (Cane-7
Alin,) Plymouth, Worcester, Bedford, Pacifick, and Nantucket S 1 per cent. dis.
Banks, ....j
Portland, Maine, and Saco Banks, .1 1-9 to 2 do.
Hallowell and Augusta, and Lincoln and Kannebeck Banks,s do.
Penobscot, •• 26 do.
.Northampton,-- - no demand.
CONNECTICUT.
Bills of the Middletown, Hartford, New-Hwren, Norwich, New-Lon-7 1 u,.
don, Union, Derby, and Bridgeport Bankss W l* r c#Bt d "
VERMONT.
Bills of the Vermont State Banks, 15 per cent, di*
RHODE-ISLAND.
Bills of the Providence, Exchange, Roger Williams, Bank of Rhode-7
Island, Newport, Rhode-Island Union, Bank of Bristol, Commercial, >Par.
Warren, Rhode-Island Central, and Narraganset Banksj
Washington Bunk, 3 per cent, dis-
KENTUCKY.
Bills of the Kentucky Insurance Company, 12 1-3 per cent. dis.
NORTH-CAROLINA.
Bills of the Cape Fear, and Newbern Banks,l3 1-2 per cent. dis.
SOUTH-CAROLINA.
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, Par.
State, and South-Carolina Banks, -3 per cent. dis.
OHIO.
Bills of the Marietta, Miami Exporting Company and Chillicothe Banks, 15 to 20 per cent. dis.
NEW-YORK.
Bills of the United States Branch Rank,Par
Merchants, Manhattan Company, Bank of New-Yoric, New-York State,7
Bank of Albany, Moliuwk, Farmers’, Bank of Hudson, and Bank ofsPar.
Columbia,_• j
NEW-JERSEY.
Bills of the Jersey, Trenton Banking Company, Newark Banking and 7
Insurance Company, and Bank of New-Brunswick, .... — —lst.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Bills of the United States Bank,- par.
Farmers’ and Mechanicks’, Philadelphia, Bank of Pennsylvania, and 7
Bank of North-America,- - - J ” kr-
Bills of the Pennsylvania Branch Bank at Pittsburg,2 per cent. dis.
DELAW KRE.
Rills of the Farmers’ Bank, and Bank of Delaware, ------- 2to 6 per cent. die.
MARYLAND,
Bills of the United States Branch Bank, p ar .
Union Bank of Maryland, Bank of Columbia, Hagerstown, Bank of 7
Baltimore, Branch of the Farmers' Bank of Maryland, and Mechanicks’ > 1 to 4 per cent dis.
Bank of Baltimore,
VIRGINIA.
r Bilb of the United States Branch Bank, p ar .
of Virginia, 2 per cent. dis.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Bills of the Union Bank, Bank of Alexandria, and Bank of Petomack, 3to 6 per cent dis.
LOUISIANA TERRITORY.
Bills of the United Statas Branch Bank,
Bank of Louisiana, 10 per cent, dis’
The above pßiet-CvaaaKT w»7f be carefully corrected every Friday. *
(t? To the above Discount there will be a email advance for email eume, and Bills under
5 dollars, net of this State.
United States and Boston Bills, or Specie, will be given for any Bills received at par,
for half per cent, for sums over $ 20—under $2O, 1 per cent, advance.
Arty dietant Banting Company, wiehing their Bille to be received at par, willplease to mate
arrangemente accordingly, and they will be duly attended to.,
The most punctual attention will be paid to all Letters, (postpaid,) addressed to J. B.
Wood, enclosing Bills to be exchanged, and the earliest remittances made to any part of the
Union, per fret, or not to exceed the eecond mai!....,....M\ Bank Notes that he passes will be
warranted GOOD, and should any counterfeit Bills be received At Letters, they will be
■eturned Bank Notes examined gratis Office hours from sunrise until sunset.'
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- Volume 11. - PROVIDENCE, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1810. . Nvm«b> _ 53?
SMITHFIELD BILLS
ARE received for Merchandise at par,
and will be exchanged by the sub
scribers for Bills of the Providence Banks,
at half per cent, discount.
GREENE & CARTER.
.April 20, 181* tf.
(Q” China Cups and Saucers. «££
PHILIP PECK
HAS JUST RECEIVED,
A FEW Chests nf CHINA CUPS and
SAUCERS, of 20 different patterns
and figures, to be sold at wholesale or re
tail fur Cash.
April 16, 1810.
Copartnership formed.
THE subscribers have this day entere<'
into Cnp irtnership under the firm o.‘
TAYLOR » BAILEY,
and have for sale at their Store, lately oc*
copied by William Taylor, next north
of the Store of John Corlis, Esq. a large
assortment of Paints, wholesale and retail,
dry or ground in Oil. Also, Window-Glass,
of every sire; Linseed and Lcmp Oil,
Varnishes, Spirits of Turpentine; anas
smrtment of Ship-Chandlery, with every
other article generally called for in a Paint-
Store, as cheap as can be purchased io this
State.
17" They execute House, Ship and Sign
Painting, &c. fcc.
WILLIAM TAYLOR,
FRANCIS BAILEY.
N. B Said Tai lob requests ail per
sons who have accounts open with him to
call and have them settled immediately.
April VT, 1810.
For NORFOLK, (Virginia,)
1 rffSeV THK S,nop MERIT, Da-
VID Arnold, jun. Master,
wtfJK/DJr to ’*’* °° or atM,ul
•MMBipo instant. For Freight or Pas
sage, apply to Captain Lowry Aborn.
or the Master on board, at said Abobn's
Wharf.
f/* Said Arnold wants to purchase
Stone Lime and Potatoes.
April 17, 1810.
India Sugar, Molasses, &c.
Just received by
GREENE and CARTER,
TWENTY Bags of India Sugar, superi
our quality,
lOHhds. of best Surinam and Havana re
tailing Molasses,
Boxes of R iisins.
On hand,
St. Croix Rum, W. 1. ditto, Country Gin,
flec. &c. comprising a general assortment
of Groceries, at wholesale on very advan
ce geous terms.
ALSO,
Anchors, Hoop-Iron, Cordage, Duck,
&c &c.
17. 1810. •
COTTON AND FLOUR.
L ANDING irom the schooner Lucretia,
from Wilmington, and for sale on ac
c iminodating terms, 50 Barrels of super
fine FLOUR, and 20 Bales of prime Up
land COTTON.
BLODGET & POWER,
April 17. 1810. 6t.
NOTICE.
There will be sold on the Premises, at
Ptihlick Vendue, to the highest bidder,
on WEDNESDAY the 16th of May
next,
HPHE Real Estate of the late Sarnud
*■ Smith, deceased, situated on Olney’s
lane, so called, 80 feet front and about 100
feet back, with a Dwelling-House about
60 feet by 16 feet, together with a small
Shop, and a good Well of water. Condi
tions made known at time anti place of
’ole SAMUEL ALLEN.
April 17, 1810. 4t.
Just received and for sale bv
B. and T. C. HOPPIN,
Cl 4 Sy O Hundred Kegs of Lard, in the
A finest order, and of an excellent qua
lity.
LIKtIHSt,
16 Packages of English Goods, consist
ing of superfine d«ik Fancies, Cambrick
Shirtings, LiUch Plates, London Patterns,
Furnitures, &c.
. ALSO,
13 Bales of Calcutta Goods.
April 3, 1810.
Musick. Zoar and twenty blasi birdt bait'd
in a pie.
2. Broder Tom Jefferson, de lass Gran
Sachem of dis country.
Musick- Indian Philotopher.
3 Black Sal, his squaw.
Musick. Inile and Tarin.
4. Our brodrrs de white Indians. We
all brack Indians, we all white Indians,
may we end dry always lib togeder in lub
and unicorn.
Musick. Z7<tw pleatant 'tie M tec
Kind .rd and ftiendt
le'”' sago! sago! sago!
Lass April Fool Day we light de council
fire at de Wigwam In my house. Well,
den we chuse officer. Toby we make him
Gran Sachem, Cudjo we make him 'Far
rer in Council; yellow Sam he set up for
Sag’emall, but he no brack enough, so Gam
beat ’em. We didn’t need no Treasury
and de Secary wegoin tochuse when Quit
zy learn to write, (he say he got into pot
hook and trammel yet.) Massa Tommy
write dis for me, but he dam rogue, I fraid
he play trick wid me now. Dendey chuse
me Whisk-’em-stinky. Lass of all we chuse
Prince ban of musick, but he got only one
tring cause he broke toiler tree when he
kiiock he head on he fiddle against de cor
ner of twp treet. After lection we form
procession an march round my garden tree
time. Toby carry my hatchet for toma
hawk, Cudjo he borrow Tommy bandano
for belty wampum, but Tommy roll some
ting up in ’em afore he lend ’em, (he dam
rogue) Gam, he carry Dinah pipe an 1 flour
ish a skunk tail cause I Whisk-’em-stinky.
Tommy (he debilish rogue) he tick a dish
clout to Toby tail, but nobody didn’t see ’em
cause Toby walk lass. Den all de boy
sing out, “ April Fool,” and Toby laugh
and look round to see who was fool. D«n
we go into my house dere in de swamp an
hab good dinner, and ebery negur bring he
own rum. Here’s our toass.
1. Noble selves—>De terrotirof aristocra
cy an de beas hope of liberty*. Our coun
try look to us for salvation.
For The Rhodr-IslakdAmericaw.
TO SPRING.
Twbb, hw’ly Spring, tis my delight to wot,
For in thy face such Joy and transport reign,
My aympathetick feet thy steps pursue
And joy to greet thee on the dewy plain.
With thee oft have 1 pac'd the early lawn
Ere yet the sunbeam light the eastern skies 1
With thee I’ve watch’d tbs silver shades of
dawn '
And mark’d the bright expression of Aine
eyes.
O come attentive to my fond request!
dome bounding o’er the meadows full of
glee j '
Thy face brings comfort and my jealous breast
la hospitable at the sight of thee.
Capricious I fair I and canst thou not abide
The sorrows of the Poet’s heart to cheer,
Come, be 'the fond companion of his side
And greet him with thy presence thro’ the
year.
Unhappy Bard! the victim still of care,
O cetse to pour thy melancholy lay<
Ev'n while thy lips thus breathe th* impassion’d
prayer,
The little ingrate barks and flies away.
For Tut Rhode-Island Ambesoaw.
MY GRAVE.
Wa im leaving light and life,
I lay me down with those,
Who wait the final day,
In silent sad repose 1
Where shall the simple stone.
The little earthy mound,
That marks my narrow house,
On what lone spot be found.
I’ll plant a willow there,
I’ll make me there a bower;
The woven vine in tears
Shall clasp the weeping flower.
There through its ozier sides,
The moaning wind shall swell,
To sing my solemn dirge,
And sound my parting knell.
The scene shall soothe my soul,
Nor let my feelings roam,
But weaning from the world.
Shall wont me to my home.
There, will I on the turf
Mark out my future bed;
Here, shall my feet be laid,
And there, shall lie my head.
What is the world to him, >
Whom all his comforts fly ;
Forgetting how to live,
’Twere best he learn to die.
Fok The Rhode-Island American.
AFRICAN TAMMANY SOCIETY.
Original poetrp.
JBfccenanp'.
A. was a man of education, of strict
honour and veracity, of amiable manners
and exquisite sensibility, but not a man of
fortune. B. was a man of large interest
and great influence, sly, insinuating, hypo
critical and malicious. They both paid
their addresses to a lady of great beauty
and wealth: of polished manners, of the
highest accomplishments and most exalted
and most richly cultivated understanding.
The lady preferred the addresses of A.
and the day of their union was appointed.
B. forged and found means to have propa
gated a report of A. accusing him of hav
ing been guilty of a ci ime of the blackest
die, when he himself was unsuspected of
being the authour of such a report. The
consequence was that the lady rejected A.
and within a year after was united to
another person. B. some time after, Indis
creet from the too free circulation of the
glass, boasted to a friend, that though he
himself had been unsuccessful, he was quite
contented, since, by a damnable report
he had cunningly created Btek circulated
There never was a duel that could be
justified on principles ■ of religion, there
never was one could be justified on princi
ples of policy or reason. If an innocent
man be irreparably injured or ruined as to
fortune, or character, he is certainly as
justifiable in the sight of heaven and in the
courts of reason und justice, in taking the
law into his own hands, and punishing the
murderer of his happiness even with death;
as to voluntarily request suicide; and thus,
though he loses his reputation and bis life,
the guilty loses neither. Let us state a
case.
5. De memory of de heroes dut got out
of bref by running after Jackson insult and
didn’t catch e’m at lass.
Musick. Shepherds Ihave lost my v>ig— and
The hounde are all out.
■6. Poor Albert Gallatin and his empty
T rensury.
Musick. When the hollow drum, and High
landreel, When I've money lam merry, when
Pve wane I'm very tad.
. T. Jemmy Wilkinson, alias Don Cigarro,
our late head warrior—de fren of Jeffer
son, Madison an himself.
Musick. Puoefo in the cream-pot.
9. De gnn-canoe of de United States—
Let de British naby shew he heed if be
dare.
Musick. De&ch<tMl<lffteMhßaltfyober.
>. AU wigwam—Let de Federal laugh
and be dam. No negur man neber put he
hand to de plough and look black.
Musick. Covey, gooey gander, where ehall I
wander f k
10. De Gran Sachem of <>uf white wig
wam. \
Musick. Ifandeome Harry he wai called,
In Southampton he did dwell.
11. De Fair—May de brack and de
white lady of all colour grin upon us.
Musick. Chitty go ding dong a ding an a tint
a doodle «.
Here we gib tree cheer; but Toby
Couldn’t get up, so I liff him and hole him
up. When I set him down on Dinah wash
tub, again he fall on de floor. Den I gib
dis tnass.
12. United we tan, dihided we fall.
Musick. Balance a etraw— and
How eleep the brave who einb to reef.
IX Our red broders, children of the
same family. Let us respect the rights of
the minority.
Musick. Thy wife ehall be a fruitful vine,
Thy children round the room
Shall all lite greaey Indiant thine,
And learn to male a broom.
That is all. So here I make my mark
X V
Month of Fools sth, Season 7
of Caucuses, Year of dish s April 5,1810.
cover 318. 3
J7* The Editor of the Raleigh, (N. C )
Star thus quaintly and severely notiers n
duel.
“ A Duel wMHotely fought at Natches.
No harm was done, except the waste of a
little powder and. lead, and the lose of one
of the fellows lives. [We were requested
to notice the above duel, but we hope not
to be troubled with similar requests in fu
ture. We wish to exhibit human nature
in its most commendable forms, and shall
hereafter seldom or never notice the ex
ploits of either duellists, horse-thieves, or
pick-pockets.”]
There is no doubt but that a vast num
ber of duels mig» be prevented, if there
were an established rule among the editors
of all newspapers, magazines, flee, never
to mention the names of parties concerned.
7'he love of notice and distinction is often
so operative as to destroy the sense of fear
in many who are constitutionally cowards:
hence this alone is a powerful provocative
of duels, especially such as arise from pet
ty quarrels, and trivial causes for resent
ments.
From ths Repertory.
Wb have copied an article in our first
page, from a London opposition paper,
stating the M Secret CaUae” which occa
sioned the dismission of Mr. Jackson. We
have no authority for thia fact, but this pa
per ; it may or may not be true. But ter
ourselves, we know another cause which it
no eecret, that will prevent any accommo
dation with Great- Britain, should Great-
Britain send a dozen ministers in succes
sion to negotiate ; that is, that the polity
and the interest of our cabinet, as the lead
ers and heads of a democratick party, are
Dot to settle with England, and they wUI
not do it. We have held this language /er
•even years, against all the rumours and
assertions, which for the purpose of ap«
peasing, deceiving, trifling with, and gov
erning publick opinion, are, from time to
time, issued from the seat of government.
For seven years a large portion of the
American people have been the patient
dupes of these pretences, and really ap
pear as ready as ever to listen to any tajw
of probable accommodation, which tfee
fears or intrigues of oar c.bi net indnoo
them to propagate. We are as confident as
wo are of nur existence that we see pltrte*
——»«SW" !.
From the Day, of January 18, 1810, an
English opposition paper.
THE SECRET CAUSE.
Respecting the late outcry that has put
an end to the negotiation between Mr. Jack
son and the government of the United
States, a circumstance has been disclosed
of an interesting nature. It will be recol
lected, that a few years back, Mr. Drake,
then his Majesty’s Envoy to the Prussian
Court, was accused by Bonaparte nf head- •
lug a conspiracy to take away his life, and
Mr. Jackson was pointed at by him as an
accomplice. The circumstance produced
at the time, a severe remonstrance from
Napoleon, who publickly declared, that
from that period, no minister from France
should reside at any Court in Europe with
either Mr. Drake or Mr. Jackson. The
latest accounts from America inform us,
that on the landing of Mr. Jackson on th'
shores of the United States, the French
minister, Turreau, reminded the govern
ment of his master’s determination, him! of
the necessity which still existed of hit
taking leave, should Mr. Jackson be per
mitted to remain as the accredited British
minister. Turreau’s remonstrance was at
tended to, hut the American government
chose its own method of shewing its ac
quiescence to the will of France. Unwil
ling to deny admittance to Mr. Jackson, be
fore they had heard the profMMb which
he had to make from the
tnent, they took the first opportunity of
treating him in so insulting a maimer as to
disgust, and induct him to return to Eng
land in a way that would belter answer
the end proposed by the Court of France.
This is said to be the true and prlmßby
cause which led the American government
so unexpectedly, and without a substantial
reason, to break off further communication
with Mr. Jackson.
‘gainst A. he had crushed the hopes of
his antagonist. The friend gave informa
tion of this to A. and was accidentally
killed immediately after. A. demanded of
B. a declaration that he had himself in
vented the report that had ruined him, B.
refused, at the same time informing him <
that if he was a man qf honour he might
have such eatitfactian as one gentleman
is entitled to give another. Remonstrance
was vain. B. felt quite secure, the only
witness against him being dead. A. Iben
addressed him thus. ’• You have done far
worse than to at once take my life: you
have deprived me of all that makw •«-
htence desirable; It was not the iWy'h
fortune, but henelf that I adored; onr af
fections were ofe mutual: she has con
quered hers, mine can never be subdued:
lam the object of universal dlsgnst and
scorn g and without hope of a change.—
heart rending disap
pointments and the contempt of the world
have rendered imy body a skeleton and my
soul a hell. I cannot die with even a hope
that my character will even be vindicated.
You-are the atithour of all; you refuse mo
the least relief; and the laws will give me
none. I alone can be the law. the judge
and*the executioner. I know what will be
my fate, for the deed I am now prepared
to perform, snd J shall meet it with sensa
tions of rapture, compared to the Idea of
living another year like the I tat.” 80 say
ing he deliberately drew a pistol and shot
him. For this A. was hung. No one will
doubt which would he condemned and
which acquitted in the sight of heaven.
7 here are no instances where duelling is
justifiable; but there are some extreme
oases where the killing of another is an
act of justice.