United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-10-09 00:00:00, page 2

THE attack upon Col. Burr, in
several late pamphlets and papers,
has excited much sensibility in the pub
lic mind,as well on account of the high
Ration he has long occupied in the es
timation of the Friends of Liberty,and
his-zealous and uniform exertions in
their cause, as from the important of
fice he now holds by their fuffrages in
the government of the United States.
In New-Jersey, this sensation is pecu
liarly strong, from his having been
born and educated here ; and from the
high veneration universally entertain
ed for the memories of his Grandfath
er and Father, facceffive Presidents of
Princeton College. The following
Letters, cannot, therefore, but be ex
tremely interesting to our readers, and
the public, generally. They were sub
mitted to us for publication. We give
them without a comment, efficient
that they will make a due impreflion on
the public mind.
—o—
Letter from Gov, Bloomfield, to Col. Burr.
Trenton, Sept. 17, 1802.
DEAR SIR,
IT cannot have escaped y-our know
ledge, that two pamphlets entitled,
", The Narrative," and “ The View,"
published in your city, have engaged
much of the public attention.
What regards the fupprellion of
Wood's “ Hiftory of the Administra
tion of John Adams," has become of
no moment, Since the book itfelf has
-"been published ; for it seems to be uni
versally agreed, that the book, so far
as any effed could be produced by it,
was calculated to do more injury than
benefit-to the Republican cause But
the bold allegations which purport that
you combined with the Federal party,
. to defeat the election of Mr. Jefferfon,
occasions some solicitude among those
to whom you arc unknown.
Those indeed, who have witnefled
your various and uniform exertions in
^he cause of Liberty, and the firmnefs &
independence of your conduct on eve
ry occasion, are not to be Shaken in
their confidence or esteem by anony
mous calumnies; but they can only
express their own opinions, and repeat
the declarations which they are inform
ed you have made—This leaves room
for our common enemies to cavil.—ls
some one were authorized from you to
make these declarations, it would, I
think, remove the apprehensions which
are entertained by some honest men,
warm in the cause of Freedom, jealous
of their rights, and watchful of those
who have the honour of being their
servants.
Our intimacy in our youth and in
the army, is generally known in this
state.—My address to the People of
Burlington, in September, 1800, where
in I dated your services in the field and
in the cabinet, and recommended you
for Vice-President, is not forgotten ;
and these eircumftances have occasion
ed more enquiries of me refpefting the
calumnies against you, than would 0-
therwife have been made.
I have no other apology to offer for
this intrusion, than to assure you that it
proceeds from motives founded in pat
riotism, and in that cordial friendfhip
which has ever fabfided between us.
I avail myfelf of this opportunity to
renew the assurances ofmy refpeel and
esteem ; and that I am, most truly,your
friend, Joseph Bloomfield.
The Hon. Aaron Burr, V. P. of the U. S.
The Vice President's answer.
NEW-YORK, 2lft Sept. 1802.
DEAS SIR,
YOU are at liberty to declare from
me, that all those charges and insinua
tions which aver or intimate, that I ad
vised or countenanced the opposition
made to Mr. Jefferfon pending the late
election, and balloting for President ;
that I proposed or agreed to any terms
with the Federal party or with any in
dividual with either party; that I as
sented to be held upin opposition to him,
or attempted to withdraw fiom him the
vote or support of any man, whether
mor out of Congress, that all fab as
sertions and infiauations are falje and
groundlef.
" 'I have not thought that calumny,un
frted by proof, or the authority of
le, could so far receive attention
the public as to require an an
or even a denial. Yet if you shall
MH • -hrt-— Q _,fo
1 £e day ; it is defireable that no consid
erations of a personal nature should mix
themselves with this great constitutional
question; We shall be attentive to the
first answer which may appear from a
ny quarter, of fufficient respectability
to entitle it to our notice, and it shall
meet with an early attention. A fair,
full and candid difeuffion is our obje&,
and if we live, this discussion faall be
had ; nay, it (ball be continued and re
peated at every opportunity, and in ev
ery attitude, till the great body of the
people perfe&ly comprehend the fubje&
even in all its remote confequeuces.
It remains to be seen whether those
in power, can by fair words and plausi
ble profeffions, seduce the American na
tion to yield to dired and daring usurp
ation.
brom the Trenton, " True American."
This event has occasioned a strong
sensation here. We can now receive
thenews from England only through
the medium of the Hamburgh, Frank
fort, and Pruflian Journals, which are
too complaisant to copy any article
which may displease the French gov
ernment.
General Vidal, formerly chief of Ber
nadottte's Staff, has been arrested : it
is evenfaid that Bernadotte has received
orders to quit Paris, or, as it is com
r^only exprefled, he has accepted of a
million to conceal bis being disgraced.
The government although it has pro
claimed its Lability, follows its old ca
reer. Its fears are as strong as eve
The harvest has commenced here un
der the most auspicious circumstances,
and Ceres smiles upon Sussex : the gold
en grain is falling in all diredions, ripe,
full and heavey. lam now converting
with a foreign Gentleman, just arrived
from the banks of the Rhine : he assures
me that the corn and vintage in Ger
many will be more productive this year
than it ever was before in his recollec
tion.
A division has failed from Toufon
against Tunis, ph an Aide-de-camp
of the First Consul, who is to demand of
the Bey the cause of his violation of the
treaties with France, and of his inftilts
to the French flag. The Dey of Al
giers will recieve next a visit from the
French fquadrop.
PARIS, AUG 21.
A very unexpected event has just ta
ken place. The French government
has entered an absolute prohibition of
the introduction of English newspapers !
It is no longer permitted to any person
whatever to receive them. The Com
missaries of the Police have made a rig
orous search in all the Coffee-houles
and Cabinets de Lecture, and carried of
all the papers which they could find.
This measure has been adopted in con
sequence of the remarks made in your
Journals on the aricles which lately ap
peared in the Moniteur.
A letter from Madras, lays, “a most
advantageous trade is now carried on
with the Molucca Iflar.ds : The whole,
of the gold dud collected in Celebes is
given in exchange for the mhiufidures
of England and of Britifli India : This
lucrative branch of commerce, which
has long been in the hands of the Chi,
nefe, is no v fallen into the poiTcilion of
the English."
The French journals complain much
of the latitude of obfervatien in which
the English papers indulge themselves
with raped to the Confolar Govern
ment : It is natural enough that they
should be displeased with feeing that we
can do what thev dire not.
This morning we received Paris pa
pers to the 20th :—Every thing seems
to confirm the report, that the Chief
Consul is determined to inflift a Signal
punishment upon the Barbary powers ;
The Moniteur of the 19th contains a de
tail of the depredations which the Dey
of Algiers has been committing for the
last 6 months upon the different Powers
of Europe. "It is ^feful.” fays the
Moniteur, "to publish it,becaufe in read
ing it we shall be less attorrifhed at the
extreme rapacity, than at thQudacity
of this Barbarian, who seems to think
himfelfthe Sovereign of theUniverfe,be
caufehe treats ail the other Governments
as if they were tributary to him." —lt
must be acknowledged, however, that
the condud of these Barbarians is less
disgraceful than the meanness which
Europe has so long been guilty of in
condefeending to purchase their amity
and forbearance.
imagine that any declaration from me
can be neceifary to remove doubts from
the mind of one honest man, you may
consider this letter as submitted to'your
discretion, to publish if you Shall think
proper.
Accept I pray you, my thanks for
your friendly solicitude, and assurance,
and of the high refpe& and consideration,
with which I am, your obed. Servant, ,
A. BURR.
His Excellency Governor Bloomfield.
Foreign Intelligence.
By the brig Fox, Capt. Parjons, arrived
at Boston on Saturday, from Liverpool
tee have received London papers to the
25th August. The extra's subjoined,
will feew, that their contents are not al
together destitute efintered.
—o—
— august 25
PRIVATE accounts from Paris,
talk of a fort of Oliracifm,which is
to be fan&ioned by aSenatusConfultum
which will comprehend all who have
taken part in the troubles of the inter
ior, Or in intrigues with the foreign ene
my. The incorrigible Royalists will,
it is Said, be conduced to the 'frontiers
of the Republic ; while those who have
been a&ive in anarchic (or jacobinical)
confpiraces are to be transported be
yond the seas : The lift is forming un
der the eye of the First Consul ; he has
collected in a book, which he does not
Shew to any person, very detailed ac
counts of the molt marked characters
of the Revolution. No one knows who
has furnished him with these accounts,
but he consults this book, every time he
has a nomination to make, or a rigor
ous measure to order.
He has addressed the Bey of Constan
tine to march with all his troops against
Tunis. He has exacted from the Bey
of that Regency a sum amounting near
ly to 700,000 piaftres. Total in Af
rica, 1,100,000. The grand total is
2,918,500 piaftres.
CT The French expedition against
Algiers,failed early in August.,
LONDON, AUGUST 2J.
Talleyrand, who was once the
Bilhop of Antun, has been restored by
a brief of the Pope, (probably at his
own request) to his lay and secular
character.
REMAR KABLE.
On the 28th of May, in the midst of
a violent storm, there fell at Puz a Mi
chel in Hungary, three large masses of
ice, each forming a square of three
feet, and two feet in thickness, and
weighing eleven quintals ; eight ren
were unable to move them. The great
est part of them were remaining on
the third day afterwards, notwithftand-1
ing the extreme heat which succeeded
the fform. [Lon. Pap.
_—o-—
Ratified Copies of the Convention
between his Britannic Majesty and the
United States of America, which was
signed on the Bth day of January last,
were delivered and exchanged by Mr.
King and Lord Hawkefoury, at Lon
don, on the ijth day of July last.
He lately sent for the Danish agent
and demanded 100,000 piaftres in four
months,befides aveffel valued ati2,obo.
The capture of the PortugUefe fri
gate has thrown 312 men into slavery.
The Dey has advanced the most exag
gerated pretentions. He demands
200,000 piaftres. for the ransom of a
single individual, the son of the Portu
guese Admiral. Supposing that the
Court of Lilbon. obtains thesisat 2000
piaftres,each (which we are far from
believing) the regency will obtain
624,000 piaftres. To this we mull add
the amount of presents, and the,al
ue of the frigate, 70,005.
We must add aifo the value of seven
Blips taken by the corsairs, and 75 Ge
noefe, Neapolitan, and other llaves,
307,500 piaftres.
The total of the exactions from Eu
rope is 1,818,500 piaftres. In Africa,
he has demanded, besides the usual pre
sents, from the Beys of Titteri, Con
stantine, and Mascara, 300,000 piaftres,
and 100,000 in private exactions.
The Dey claims of the English for
several cargoes confifeated by the Court
of Admiralty, the sum of 1 80,000 piaf
tres, and has lignified that if it be not
paid-in four months he will declare war.
He demands of France presents to the
amount of 235,000 piaftres.
The Dey requires from the Swedish
agents -freffi prefects to the amount of
50,000 piaflres.
We have just received a Note of the
depredations which the Dey of the Re
gency of Algiers has been exercising
forfix months upon the different powers
of Europe.
Holland, Sweden, and Denmark,
have made their triennial presents, the
value of which is fixed at 16,500 piaf
tres. But by the chicanery which the
agents have experienced, these presents
have increased for each of these powers
to a sum of about 25,000 piaftres. To
tal piaftres 75,000. Spain had sent 3
fail of the line & two frigates to claim
three confifeated vessels. The Dey was
offended at this measure, and Spain,
to avoid a war, paid the fam of
piaftres 240,000. This sum includes
the value of the three Ships given up.
A frigate perfectly equipped is to be
Sent to Constantinople by Spain with
warlike ammunition.
T. S. I open my letter to fay, that
Bonaparte has passed a great part of the
nightin the Conservative Senate. The
petit Neuf, and all the adjoining places,
are filled with troops. At eleven o'clock
this morning, the First Consul returned
again to the Senate. Something of the
firft importance is on the tapis ; but the
post is going out, and I have not time
to add even a conjeßure as to its nature.
On the fete of the 15th the people no
ticed in a particular manner, the ilium
inations of the facade of theMagdaleine.
It is said that Madame Bonaparte's
ladies of honour told her that many
persons murmured at the idea of illu
minating the very spot where the re
mains of the unfortunate Louis XVI
repose in order to celebrate the anniver
sary of the birth of the man that occu
pies his place. Madame Bonaparte
hastened to inform the Consul, who, ac
knowledging that there was some incon
venience, replied, that it was fufficient
for the reflexion to have been made by
the public, in order not to yield to it,
for he could not funer it to be said that
Bonaparte had trembled before the
names of Lous the XVlth.
and in its terrors its spares neither pov
erty, ignorance, nor weakness. It is
not uncommon to fee a workman drag
ged from his work Shop to prifon,with
out being allowed even time to take his
coat witn him; their wives (who are
often comprehended in those cruel ar
retlations) follow with their frightened
children in their arms.
GENOA, AUGUST 5.
OF THE ALGERINES.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 26.
A letter from Nachez, Miffifippi
territory, dated the ißrh ult.fays, "Pol
itics rage here with much virulence.
The late eleftion, however, terminated
in favor of the Federal Ticket, which
had a majority throughout the whole
territory." o—
NEW-YORK, SEPT. „.
The following, we learn, are the
prominent particulars of the fatal duel
lately fought in North Carolina. It
originated in politics. Gen. Spaight
had been elected by the democrats as
member of the General Assembly, and
Mr.STANLEY Speaking of his principles
in public company, had charged him
with apoftaeyfrom Federalism, and had
said that be rasas no democrat; that when
I he was formerly in Congress the Federalists
never loft a queflion for want of bis vote.
Gen. Spaight having heard of it chal
lenged Mr. Stanly who explained,which
after some difficulty was received, and
the correspondence between them pub
lished by consent of Mr. Stanly. Mr.
Stanly thought some remarks necefTary
and made them, the General replied.
After two or three further publications
on the fubjed, Mr. Stanly published a
hand-bill containing these expressions
that the General had " attempted to
figure before them [readers] in a new
character, to play the hero, to strut the
bravo, to ape the duellift." This drew
out a hand-bill in reply, containing the
following:—" In my opinion, Mr Stan
ley is both a liar and a scoundrel: and
that although I hold his character in so
contemptible a point of view, yet as he
had the confidence of the people of this
diftrift, I Shall always hold myfelf in
readiness to give him fatisfadion, and
to assure him, if he alks for it once, he
Shall not be under the necessity of doing
it a Second time." A challenge follow
ed. The parties met near Newburn,
on the sth ; —upon the exchange of the
fourth Shot, Mr. Spaight received a
wound in his right fide, of which he
expired in twenty-three hours. He was
formerly Governor of North-Carolina.
Mr. Stanley is the author of those
Letters from a Member of Congress to
his constituents, published last May and
Signed with his name ; giving a concise
and perspicuous hiftory of the proceed
ings of the last session of Congress.
IThey bespeak clear intelligence fuccefs
fully enlisted in the cause of found fed
eralifm. —o—
A letter from the Honorable Mr.
Gore in London, by the Minerva ar
rived at Boston on the 26th ult. informs
that Mr. King has resigned his situation
as Ambassador at the Court of St.
James's, that he was to set off in a fev
days for the continent, and is to be ex
pected here in the Spring.
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We hear that capt.Swartwout's upper
wound, which has for some time born a
threatened afpe&, was this morning di
lated by Doctors Poftand Donglafs,and
a piece of the pantaloon extended from
the centre of the calf of the leg. We
are happy to be assured that there is now
every reason to exped a Speedy recovery.
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ALGIERS—A letter from Consul
O'Brien' June 30, informs, that the brig
Franklin cf Philadelphia was brought
into Algiers by a Tripoline Corsair on
the 26th ; that he used every possible
means to ransom the capt. and crew,
(9,) but in vain ; and on the 28th they
failed, supposed for Tunis ; that it is
Unfortunate there are not a few more fri
gates and light cruizers in the Mediter
ranean. [But most of the light cruizers
were knocked off, in the firl't moments
of the rage for economy.]
' Since I am compelled to it, I Shall
fay, that I did not insert the story (a
certain story from the Recorder) on
the credit of Callender alone—l profefs
letters from Sources the most refpeda
ble, with names and dates and par
ticulars, which leave me no room to I
doubt its truth however deferable it
might be. [Evening Pofl.]
o-
But admitting that Sally, and her
five mulatto children, and her fifteen
or thirty gallants of all colours, could
at once be expunged from exigence —
that all memory of them, and of the
remission bufinefs,and ofCarter's moun
tain, and of the inaugural Speech, could
I be obliterated from recolleftion—Hill
we have, among others, one Single fa&
at the bottom of the chest, of a nature
totally different from any thing that
has been said ; and which will be fuf
ficient for finishing the character of any
man. It Shall be told with day and
date ; and Shall be connected with one
of the most independent and refpe&a
ble names, in the circle of domestic life,
that Virginia has to boast of. [Recorder. 1
ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 27.
Yesterday morning,the United States
Ship John Adams, commanded by John
Rogers, cfq. failed from this port for
the Mediteranean—on puffing Walnut-
Tree Farm the residence of Col. Tobias
Lear, She saluted that gentleman with
seven guns—And on passing Mount
Vernon, where rest the remains of the
illustrious Walhinton, She fired a salute
—of 16 gnns. —o —
United States.
Hartford, (conn.) sept. „.
On Friday the 17th inst. the Circuit
Court of the U. States for the diftrift of
Connecticut, composed of Judges Wash
ington & Law, was opened in this town.
Judge Washington gave an excellent
charge to the Grand -Jury. After call
ing the docket, the Court adjourned to
the next day. At the opening of the
Court on Saturday, the Defendants in
two actions which were continued from
the April term, pleaded in substance
That the cases were instituted before the
Circuit Court of the fecondCircuit of the
United States, holdcn at New. Haven in
April last, for the diftrid of Connecti
cut, composed of the Hon. Egbertßen
fon, Oliver Wolcott, and Samuel Hitch
cock ; and therefore the Defendants,
prayed the said JudgesWaShington and
Law to take no further cognizance of
the actions. In consequence of this ob
jection to the legal authority, and exf
ence of the Court, all the business of tne
Court was continued. The pleas to the
Jurifdiaion were not argued,butby .he
agreement of the parties were continu
ed to the next term. It is underwood
that similar questions will be railed,and
probably decided, in the other dittricls,
during the present circuit. Nothin ,so
interesting to the people of the United
States has occurred Since the exigence
of our government. If brought before
the court, the question mutt be deter
mined, whether one difine, independent
branch of our Constitution has,not been
madly facrificed at the Shrine of de
mocracy. The effed of this decision,
either way, involves considerations of
the highest moment to the ini? re con
cerns of the country.
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BOSTON, OCT. 4.
Frm The Weft In lies.
A letter, received at New-Haven,
from Aux-Cayes dated Aug. 28, 802,
fays, " I am very sorry to inform you
of the troubles here. This day Several
vessels have arrived from St. Louis,
loaded with men, women and children,
The blackshave got possession of the fort
there, tho'not of the town. The inhabi
tants of this place are very much a
larmed, as there are no troops to' pro
test them. Business wholly at a Stand,
and lam fearful of an embargo. The
seamen from the American veSfels are
ordered on Shore to keep guard."
From Antwerp, July 29, 1802—
" The French government hasjuft re
pealed the law which prohibited the
entry of Tobacco here ; on account of
the several manufacturers in this neigh
bourhood."
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COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT
ST. DOMINGO.
Gen. Le Clerc, by an arrete of the
2d September, iSc2, issued at Cape-
Francois, has ordered, that after the
23d September, ult. no other goods
Shall be imported into St. Domingo, in
foreign bottoms, than beer, ale, porter,
frong-beer, brick-tiles,gatter-tiles, tyuurry
^ones, bricks, pit-coal, black and white ca
bles and rigging, whale oil, Sperm, oil,
pitch and tar, rozin and dry pitch and tar
mixed, firit of turpentine, oats, barlev,
Indian corn, Indian Meal, rice, bifeuit,
flour,falt beef,fait pork, (beacon, Sauca
ges, &c. not included)^ butter, lard,
codffo, bacayes, and other species of cod,
ffl'sfalt mackarel, fait herring, red do.
. (had, codfifo tongues, mallets in brine,
fockfyfyxen and cows alive, horfes,mules,
jackafes, hogs, Jbcep, ducks, ben, turkies,
(Fefe, timber, fcahclings, boards, oars borf
head-faves, Jhi,-timber and majls. All
other goods and commodities prohibit
ed on pain of confiscation. The duty
on the above articles is ten per cent, on
the price in the colony.
After the said 23d September, 1802,
no goods or commodities are to be ex
ported in foreign vessels, excepting mo-
WD, Syrups, topas and rum, log and ebon,
wood, guiacum excepted, and all the
goods and commodities imported in
French veflels. The duties on colonial
goods, exported in foreign vessels, are to
be 1 more than those paid by French
vessels. Besides these they are liable
to the war duty imposed the 13th
July last. Goods and commodities
arising from the French trade, export
ed in foreign vessels, pay no duties.
The masters of foreign vessels arriving
in St. Domingo, after 23d September,
ult. will be obliged to deliver a manifed
of their prohibited goods on board,
which goods they mud exhibit on their
departure, on pain of having their ves
sels confifeated. No vessels, having on >
board prohibited articles, will be per
mitted to enter after the sth November
next. The.prefent regulation does not
atied that 'cif the 23d June last, which
exempts from duty until the 20th De
cember riext, oxen and mules imported
into Cape Francois, Port Republi c?n,
and Jacmel, and timber into Capel ra^-
cois, Port-Republican, Aux-Cayes ami
Jacmel. —o—
— Mason was to be executed
on Ihurfday at Dedham, for the muf'
e'er of William Fitt Allen.
—
- quantity of Flour, infpe&ed at
Baltimore, in one quarter, ending 30th
Sept, was 71,519 bbls. 5947 half do.,
1,9 bbls, rye do. 447 bbls. Indian
meal, and 134 hhds. do.
Sykvanus Bourne, Esq. Consul General of
the United States at Amsterdam, his arrived at <
Ncw-York.