The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-09-19 00:00:00, page 2

The Secretary of the Navy went further.
®i[- immediately engaged 300 cannon, and
the dmber for 73 gun-boats ; and he purch .-
sed 121,500 (bs. of powder, a number o
my jplols understandiog, they appcar te have
shiem could he dispensed with !
- You have now before you, the facts in this
vase. Between your government and Mr. J
Ranlolph, I ask you o judze without favou
or affection. He calls these seasonable pre
parations for dclence, under the circumstane
ces, stated, prodigality and waste ; when to
cents==and thus was the acknowledged defi
git.to that amount occasioned at the end o
the year 1807, The articles thus procured,
cost, some less, but none more, than the pri
ces usually given ; and in war not one of
jsstie or praisc, » e, o
In exumining the charge of prodigulity,
and waste, preferred against the Navy De
partaient, by the Hon. Mr. Randolph, I have
now arrived at the year 1807, the expendi
tures of which yeur exceeded the appropria
tions the sum of 677,064 dls. 47 cts. Yes,
gentler™.y, the expenditures of the year 1807,
did actually exceed the appropriations for that
vear the sum of 677,064 dls 47 cts.~=this was
w cleur excess, produced by ne stratagem.
Vhat a prodigal wasteful Secretary we must
then have had ! Surclg he ought to have been
impeached ! But, before we condemn him,
let us en;juire how ull this came to puss—ict
us have a view of the whole ground. ‘l'he
‘ear 1807, opened with the most favourable
},, Jicaduns of peace and prosperity. The es
wimates and the appropriations were all redu
ced to the peace establishment of 900,000
«.nd we had every reason to hope that the
N vy expendiures would not exceed that
eum. The far greater part of our vessels
was laid up in ordinary—=s small peace squad
ron was about to be sent to the Mediterrgne
-8,10 keep the predatory dispositions of the
Burbury powers in check, and to afford op
portunities of« professional improvement to
our officery. In this stute of things, and un
expected event occured, which gave a new
und different aspect to our affiirs. Ameie
* cans ! you remember the 22d of June, 1807 !
You have cause to remember that duy ! That
day on which our national flag was dishonour
ed, and the blood of our citizens, from wounds
received from a quarter where warm profes
sions of friendship and geod will bad but re
cemly been made, crimsoned the decks of
tine of our national ships ! 1 blush to think
of the unatoned, unrevenged wrongs which
on that day were heaped upon us. But, to be
Cum, my countrymen, whawthen were your
feelings ! Virginians | What were your feel
lags at the sight of a squadron of British ves
scls, remaining within your waters, in defi
ance of the proclamation of our Chief Mag
istrate, issued on the 2d July, threatening
your principal city, and Hampton, with bom
bardment ; sgunding your waters for the pur
pose of ascertaining the best channel through.
which to approach you ! Intercepting the
water communication between other’towns
and Norfolk, seizing, detuining and pillaging
our b.y craft employed in our own waters !
You felt an indignation strong as the insult
was gross. You all addressed the Chief of
your gevernment, in terms expressive ol
your indignation ; and of your firm determin
olici te put yor every intercst to the hazard
of war, sooner than submit to such gross ine
soits, In these addresses you were honest ;
and 18 a pledge of your sincerity you enrolled
yourselves into military corps, you converted
the ploughshare into the sword, aud prepared
for war !
My Countrymen ! What did your govern
mett then do ! So far «s respetted prepara-
Won for war, it acted in strict unison witn
your feelings thus expressed==it pursued that
course which your addresses, your conduct,
dictated . ~=Our muguzines were neariy empry.
To repicuish them with the stores and impie
+ments of war, became an indispensable duty
of pairtotism : 1 was done ! The Secretary
of tihe Navy, with that forecast, which is one
of his distinguishing characteristicks, imme
dinely directed one of his most approved and
fuithful agents, to purchase ail the salt petre
he could lay his hands upon. The confidence
thus reposed was not abused—efor be it men
tioned to the honour of that agent, he so con
ducted the purchase, that he procured every
poand then in Phuladelphia, at the then usual
mourket price ; he purchased 565,571 Ibs. at
16, 17, and 18 cents, by which there was .
saving to the nation of upwards of one Aun
dred thousand dollars ! the article could not
now be purchased at 40 cents the pound ; in
deed it cannot be purchased at all 12 sny con-
Siderable quantities. \Vithin the last ten duys
oune of the wealthiest: and most respectable
powder manufacturers in our country, ex
pressed to me his apprehensions, that his
muskets, balls, cutlasses, pistols, boardin.
exes, near 100,000 ibs. of copper, and a large
quaatity of canvass, cordage, &c.
The purchases, made under these circum
stances, amounted to 677.084 dollurs and 47
works would be entirely stopt for want of that
article.
I'n the year 1804, the appiroprigeiv ns exe
¢eed | the extiendi’ures 125,000 dolls.-=that is
at the end of that year, after satistying all the
debts due by the departinent, there was a
balance in the Treasury of the appropriations
made for that year, of 125,000 dlse=the bale
Janca on hand at the end of that year being
475 000, and thg debts amounting to 350,000
doliars only. Do I appluud the conduct of
the Secretary of the Navy in this case, upon
tie fucts thus stuted 7 No ! I have already
& sirned satisfuctory reasons, I trust, for with
holding my applause or censure in cases of
varistion between the appropriatidns and the
e xpenditures—=ascribing such variations as |
do, 1o imperious causes, entirely beyond the
control of man. In a cuse where neither the
will nor the jedgment of man can control the
% This eame Spakling Aae been a resident m Ports
NOUh fior some length of tmg apd seied oof tiue
vt for meny yeors,
A list of American seamen detuined in
Christophe’s service against their will by Capt.
Spalding,* who shipped us at Bultimore, on
board the brig Louisa for Barracoa, but in
stead of which he went to Cape Franco:s
- where be sold the brig o Caristophe, and ime
- mediately entered us Captain ; and upon our
~efusing to enter the service, we were thrown
into goal and nearly starved ; after being kept
there some time we were tuken out under a
suard of black soldiers and forced on board
the brig, when Spalding promised to discharge
us at the expiration of three monihs ; afte
the time was out we usked him if he would
de so kind as to perform his promise, when
Ge directly seized those who spoke up and
gave each of them a round-dozen on the bHare
dacky and threatencd them with the forcayard
lor the next offence, as he calied it.
WE, whose names are subscribed, hope
the heads of theiv country will take our de
piorabie situation into consideration, and lib
erate us from a service where we are forcen
‘0 assist in Lapturing our fellow=citizens.
[ There are 15 sulncribers to this paper,
~hose nanes we omit oa their own account
for as sure as Muster Spalding has seen thei.
compl.ints, as certain would he have them
tocked up. ]
The following was bunded us ay the Muate
of the Sch. Dash. ; We give it as we re
ceived it I=/ raid.
1 have now done with the speech of Mr.
Rundolph upon the question of reducing the
Navy of the United States. Muany of his er
"ours are exposed to you, lo performing this
anpleasant task, I muy, [ trust, without vans-
'y, be permitted to su'y, that my ealy motive
was the pudlick good,
our navy, than whom you profess none to be
more worthy ol you esteem, knew and feit
how to appreciate !
sally esteemed and beloved by the officers of
the navy. It was by acting on all occasions
in & spirit which you profess to be dear 1o
your heart—* The trde and genuine spirit of
« gentleman’—=a spiriy, whigh the officers ol
tary of the Navy rendered Limself so unive:-
numerous blunders whaich it has Lilen to my
lot 1o expose. Mr. Rundolph, you now know
that it was not by pecuniury indulgences and
extravagant ailowances. that'the late Secre-
Before I close my observations, allow me
brie fly to netice the expenditures under the
head of contingencies. At one time M
Raundolph charged the late Secretary of the
Navy with prodigality and waste in his ¢xpe
ditures under that heud ; and he caused o cull
of Congress upm the Department, for infoi
mation as to these expenditures, caleulatin:
no doubt, that such information would enuple
litm to prove the charge beyond all doub:.
The informution was given in all its detai
from uccounts actually settied ; and yet M:.
Randolph in his Speech, never once referred
to it | He took occasion to thunk Heaven that
be hud the whole subject before him. Why
did he not refer to that information, upon
which he had previously se much reiied ? He
had calculated, that he would thence be ena
bied to furnish a key to the popularity of the
late Secrctary of the navy, and that it woulo
be found in indulgencies and extravagant pe
cuniary allowances to the officers. Gentlemen
I will tell you why he did not notice this in
formation, He found, to his ustonishment,
that the whole amount expended, lor oflicers
travelling expenses, their attendance at the
office on the publick busiiiess, and for every
contingent expense of the whole corps of oi
ficers, was, for a period exceeding eirit years
46,796 dis. 41 cts only-=-=or less than 6000
dollars annually. Hence it would not have
suited his purpose to have adveried w that
subject. He suddenly shifted his wround,
and as we have seen, ot entinwled i sube
jectsy which he did not undcrstund, and in
the discussion of which he committed the
been prudent ond wise. Virgluians ! whet
is the tendency of this charge made by this
member ! Admit it, and you seul ‘(our own
character for those very qualitics—=for no part
~of the nation displayed more of that kind of
prodigality and waste than you did. You
were prompt to enrol zoumlvcs into military
corps ; you were the first to take up arms in
defence of oyr sovereignty. Noble, patriot
ick wvolunteers, how prodigal and wasteful
were ye ! and what a predigal wasteful gov
ernment, to purchase arms to put into yow
hands to defend your principal city then
threatened with bombardment.
Cold, calculating men may say~—these pur.
chascs were made without the previous au
thority of law. True ! but where they there
fore unjustifiable | Where they therefore im.
proper !~=llmproper to incur expence, in de
fence of our property, our lives, and our Sov
ercignty, because Congress, not foreseeing
the nenessity, had voted no money for that
purpose ! ! 1 do humbly trust in Hewven, that
there is not one American who couid for a
moment harbour a sentiment so debartng,
Whatever Mr. Randeiph may think of
these purchases, there wus, I thunk Heaven,
a large majority of Congress that approved
them ;--nay ! they went further, for before
the session of 1807—8 closed, they voteo
150,000 dollars for the purchuse of an addi
tional quantity of salt petre.
For the year 1808, Congress made such
provision for the Navy service, as they, in
their wisdom, deemed expedient for the pub
lick good ; and the Navy Department execu
ted their will,
The expenditures did not, it is believed,
exceed the appropriations. Of the expendi
tures of the year 1809 enough has already
been said.
NORFOLK, AUGUST 29, 1810.
* WDUBLIN, JULY §.
Yesterday, Government sent for the prin
cipal Manufucturers of this city, to consuit
with them on the best meuns to counteract
the generul effects of the present fallen credit
of the Metropolis, und to revive the little por
tion of trade which has remained in Dublin
since the Union. The measuve, it is report
ed, touk its rise from the wretched appearance
which was made on Wednesday in a proces
sion through the Liberty, of some thousands
of Artispus bereft of employment.
On Thursday fortnight a riot took place at
the fair of Broudford, near Ennis, which con
tinued a length of time, threatening the
most fatul wnd alarming consequences, and
lid not finally terminate till Dun. Flanagan, a
man aged above 70 years, was, (melancholy to
relate) killed on the spot.
On Friday the 29th ult. about 8 o’clock in
the evening, a number of armed villiins went
in search of arms to the house of Mr. John
Jones, of Whitelort, co. Tipperary, who hap
ened at the time to be walking out. On one
of his ehildren giving him notice that a num
oer of people were taking his arms, he rush
«d in the house in order to get to where his
arms were deposited ; but on getting within
« few yards of the room, one of the fellows
‘nahed out of the -room with Mr. Jones’s
aece and burnt primiog at him, on which Mr.
! mes seized him ond threw him under him,
aug wrested the piece ont of his hand ; oo
Lxtract of a letter from Eygwog, (a Danish
ftace, about 60 miles N, W, of Christian
sand, ) dated June 8, 1810,
“ Alier a pussage ol 40 days, from Boston
we arrived bere on the sth inst. being brought
i by a Dunish privateer, wiho boarded us a
bout 5 leagues from this place, and after look
ing over our papers, observed, we had no
Charter Pariy, und must be curried into port
‘or further examination. The next day w
were curtied to Farfund, (u few miles from
this) .nd examined. We then applied to the
agent of the privateer, and likewise to the
captain, for the cuuse of our detention, but
couid learn none. We were, however, in
lormed by the Aniericans here that we
shull be tried by the prize court here. We
shall, (of course,) contest every thing with
them and you .y depend upon our exertions
to do the best we can. We have written to
Mr. Isaicson, at Chrisriansand, for advice,and
shall write you every opportunity,
“ American vessels at Egwog.--Ship Eg
erds, Law, from New-York ; Schooner Fly,
Curts, Cudiz ; Brig Chatharine, Ockington,
Boston ;3 Muisrva, Baker, from Portland ;
(these two last were carried in with us ; )
Brig Joseph, Turner, laying at another port
near us ; Brig Ellen Maria, Adams, frem
Lisbon ; and Brig Syiph, Forbes, from New- 1
York.”
Besides the reinlorcements which Napole
on had receutly sent to Spuin, 45,000 fresh
troops fromy the North were passing through
Bayonne ; and it was calculated that he had
ost during the last six months in Spain, by
the sword and disease, not less than 100,000
main.,
The dutch colony of Amboeu, in the East
Indles, cupitulated to the Engiish on the 17th
of April. The garrison consisted of 493 nien.
Thursduy evening atiivea the ship Mon.
soony, capt. Beiihom, from Cudiz. Sdiled
Avg. 6 Afirs "remuined as at previous
cates. The Briush and Spaniurds had com
pieted their systemi of fortification for the
ecurity of tie chiy, ‘nd were in excellent
“pirits. St provistons wer: plenty, but
sume difficuity wus experienced in procuring
water. It was reported a birge number of
sreneh seamen had arrived over iund at St.
Lucar, where « number of gunshoats were in
cudiness for their accommodation. It was
Saic several American vessels had been taken.
There were a large number of gunebouts
at Cudiz, that were dully empioyed in attem -
ting to annoy the enemy on the opposite
cousty end freguently injured their butteries.
They sometimes returned but a few vhot.
We learn thut 51 Eawaid Pellew was eal
ied out of bed on Monday moning, at 2 o’clk.
«nd had an interview with the first Lord of
the Admiralty, and imm diateiy afier set off
post for the coust. Sir Edwaiy is to join Ad.
Strachan off the mouth ot the Scheidt. The
cnemy’s flect had dropped down from Ant
werp, «nd it is said, an attack will be made
on ity belore it puts 1o sew, though some old
-nd very expericnced seamen say such it im
procticabie. The most profound secrecy on
the subje~t is observed ut the Admiraity, bu
ne arvival of important news, it is adnitted,
may be looked for in the course of a few duys
Mr. Yorke is enxious to distinguish the com
nencernem ol pis oflictal duues, with some
prilliant naval exploit.
The brig Ameiia, Copt. Hewes, arrived
here yesterday in 37 days from Lisbon. Cupt.
H. reports that there had been no fighting
between the combined aruiies and the French
since the engagement with General Crawford;
5000 troops from Hulitux, bud just wriived,
and a fleet of transports, having on bourd 7000
more, was spoken by Capt. H. soen ul'er
sailing, from Piymouth, tor Cadiz. Capt. H.
brought a Lisbon paper of the 7ih of Aug.
which was filled with a treaty of peace, be
tween Portugal and Algiers.
FOREIGN INTILLLIGENCL.
1A ST FPEOM LISEONM,
Selected from Boston Papers.
DUBLIN, JULY 6.
From C.ibll2Z.
Oar accounts from all parts of the United
States, afford us the happiness of anmouncing
an almost perfect state of health, and abun«
dant harvest th:ou‘houl the conniry.
[ Boston Gazetra,
Wetion is a much milder character thag
Christophe—=a mulatto, and the man who
caused the death of Dessalines, whose cruels
ties and atrocities in St. Domingo are well
known every where.~By the most correcs
information I can obtain, Christophe’s party
is the mest respectable and powerful--Pe
tion’s the most just.
The government of this island is very desw
poticke==Christophe’s word is a law. Free
quently when a criminal is brought before
him, after hearing the complaing, te ordery
bim to be buyGocted on the spot, without any
trial or respite. He is the most polite and
affuble mun imaginuble—~lives in very greag
style=~has a palace in every quarter of bis
territeries, and is immensely rich=he lookg
well to this part of his government, and ie
very avaricious, Heisa man about forty ;
tall, well made, and a fine bandsome soldicr
like appear=nce.
. HAYTI,
The following sketch -of the character of
the two rivul chiefs Christophe and Petion,
is taken from a letter written on bo.td the
English ship Hyperion, dated St. Demingo,-
M.y 8.
Christophe is a perfect black, born in the
island of St Christopher’s—=a cruel and deo
t rminated character, but with all very cune
ning and polite. I arm told he pretends oitew
not 9 understand Ynglish, but in fact dnders
stands und speaks it very well : und this finesse
se [requently gets him informaion which is
very usetul to him, I will relate a circume
stance of an American master of a mercharni~
man, Who undergoing some examinaiion be
fore Christophe, and ungoardedly made usor
of expressions which had nearly cost him his
life. An English gentleman who undersiood’
French, and acted as interpreter te Chris~
tophe, was examining this American, who
being impatient, asked, what does the (=—ed
black rascal say ! Christophe invited this A
mevrican to breakfast next moruing, and old
bim he was perfectly aware of some exprese
sions which dropped from him the day belores
but he forgave him, and then cautioned him
to be more circumspect in making use of
such cxpressions in fature.
Wihile the celeMratcd Indian hrophet is stir
ring up his followers on our South Western
frontiers to commence a war upon us, are we
sure thut Juckson, (the spy) is not ere this en
segedin the same wiy among the Canudiau
savages ; if not so==for what purpose didd a
noted Tory of the Revolution, weli known i
those duys for his depredutory éxcursions, ae
the head of a choice band in and about the
city ; for what puipose, we say, did this hour y
~old Traitor who now lives in Upper Canada,
and enjoys a pension from the British gove e
nenty, undertake an embassy 10 Jackoon
in the fall of 1809 2 The mun we ailude to v. 3
concerned with the fumous Joe Lerris and o
the head of Whites and Indiuns were the tere
ror of this vicinity in the Revolutionary War,
He was in he samie gung thet attucked Genu
Schuyler”s house for the pucpose of seizing
and conveying the General 0 Canuda. He
was in this city last 4l on his way 1o News
York ; wus lurking about the arsenaly, making
enguiries about the number of cannon ¢nd
small arms, the quantity of cmmunition, &c.
it cantained. Among other en uirics he aske
ed this extraordinary question=Sufifose, suid
hey the Mewetngland States shoutd (hrow off”
their all'rg‘ianc«f, and declare for a scparariomn
o the Union, and be joined by a fiewerfisl
farty in the State of New-Yurk, would they
not pirobably succeed ? He wus answered in
the negative, and certuin questions put to
him, from which be perceived that his ge
signs were suspecied, and be then drept the
conversation. He was afterwards in Bethies
hem, visiting secretly some of his old cronies
in the Revolution, but was recognized there
by a Whig of '76, notwithstanding his disguis’
ses, for he travelied by duy with a pack uyon
his back, and a very shabby suilor’s dress ; .
night he was seen in a very gentrel sur of
broadeloth. These are facts, und it necess.e
ry, in due time, the names of those whom he
secrelly visited as bLis o/d friends, shull be
made hknown. In the mean time, let the leoe
der compare this Canadian Embassy to Jucke
son, and the intrigues of the British frey
Prophet, with Juckson’s late tour to Newe
Eugland, and his present pretended visit to *
Niagara Falls. There is nischiel brewing:
by the * British party in America.”
© | Albany Registere '
Mr. Armstrong, of Farney Castel, returne
ing at the time from shooting, on hearing
Mrs. Jones call for assistance, pursued the.
villains, one of whom presented, and shupped
a pistol at him=—on which Mr, Armstrong
instantly fired, und wounded one of the gang
very desperately ; the fellow’s bloed Leiug
traced nearly three miles.
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the fellow calling fur assislance, coe of 103
ussoclaes camie up and fired u bruce of Lullse
one of which entered Mr. Jones’s thigh, wnd
the other his right breast, driving in the wad<
ding, which set his shirt and weistco:t on fire.
—Notwithstunding the severe wounds Mr,
Jones reccived, he got out of the house with
his arms, which enroged the villuins so much
that one of them wantonly Bred at bis herge.
man, who happened to be driving cows neap
the house, and wounded Lim in the belly with
slugs, which is thought to be mortal,
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