The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-09-11 00:00:00, page 2

• wealth and prosper Uy, and none ia free-
4 . , . £om, kupwledgeaqd civilization. But thia
.Would not do. The dcmocratLinsiated that
the nation wat going to ruin, and that noth
' Ing would save it but a change in the ad
ministration. The federalists must be put
down or the people would be reduced to po
verty and slavery. The federalists were put
down; and <he honest, upright, all know
ing and people lovfhg democrats reigned
Id their stead. For ten years past the fed*
craUsta have had no voice in the govern
ment. Their infl.irncc has entirely ceased;
they have not had power to pass a single
law, nor carry a single measure. What
has been the conseqoence f Almost every
measure which has been adopted by these
Wise democrats, has tended to impoverish
and disgrace the nation. The country has
been reduced to the moat abject state of
degradation. The Treasury has been ex
hausted—-The people have been oppress
ed—Commerce and navigation have been
■Sspended—Our fleet has been suffered to
rot in the mud of the Potomack, and our
army on th e banks of the Mississippi; and
the name of an American has become a
scoff and a bye word among the nations of
the earth. Who have done all this? Why,
Who coqld have done it, say the men of
Wisdom, the knowing and cunning demo
crats, who could have done it but the fed
eralists. The federalists sold the navy for
a song—the federalists built gun-boats—
the federalists hid the embargo—the fed
eralists passed the forcing law, a law which
will be an everlasting disgrace to cmr sta
tute book—the federalists passed the non-
Intercourse act—an act as replete with
folly aa the forcing law was with wicked
ness ; and after all the federalists suffered
those foolish and wicked laws to slide into
uon-entuy, and made the nation lie down
upon its back, and cry Old Mck conic take
Me- But the reader will ask how could the
■'* federalists do all this ?—They opposed all
those measures. But kind reader, you do
not perhaps understand thia business—it is
a nice matter which none but democrat/
can clearly understand. It may be a little
difficult to explain bow this is dune, but
you may depend the federalists do all the
.■. mhebtef. They have no power to do good
but they art potent fellows to perform evil.
The democrats cun do an infinite deal of
g|£>d, but it is impossible for them to do
any thing bad. >
Thia b the language of democrats—but
this Is act hall of the miseries which are
laid to the evil genius of federalism. All
, the aggressions of foreign powers on our
Commerce and .national independence are
ascribed fo it; and nothing can befal our
in every part of the globe. The United
Jr State* towered among, the nation* of the
‘earth; few-very few rose above her in
brought ne thus low ? Dors not the world
know our weakness and obstinate wicked
nee* ? Bowmen can it be concealed ? We
may indeed hide it from ourselves, but we
cannot hide it from other nation*. A man
may, like the oatrich, stick hi* head in a
bote and shut bi* own eyes, but that will
not hide hi* meanness from those who may
be near him. .
. It may be a little mortifying to the demo
crat* to hear of the nation’* dishonour ; be
cav*e this state of thing* ha*J>een brmight
on by their folly, and the whimsical pro
ject* of their leader*. And this is not the
worst of Thi* is the very state of thing*
which the federalist* predicted would come
to pas*. The democrat* were told that
those measure* tended tn thi*. That the
whole Jeffersonian system was a system of
degeneracy and degradation. But thi* is
. not all—the people begin to open their
•yes—they begin to perceive that their
leader* have deceived them. Thi* galls
them more than any thing we can say.—
This hurts them worse than the dishonour
•of the country. As long as they could de
ceive the people—as long as they could
keep their places, they cared but little for
the honour of the nation. But that they
should be exposed—that their systems
♦ should be exploded, and their conduct re-
probated by # those whojbafe supported
them—this i* hard indeed. But this must
be the cafe. -Bfowor or Inter the people
twisfWaowjnd fed) their situation. Then
WHlifeby foqdire,. Who ** a * < * one *****
How Cm4r thus ?—When these ques-
tions are asked by the great body of the
people—When they go fotpthe inquiry with
spirit and resolution, woo be to dema
gogue* I'Woe be to those who have so long
deceived them » They will be burled from
1 > their exalted stations, and may be thankful
' if they are not favoured with an exaltation
of another ki.id. New-York Herald.
The Federalist do all the mischief.
. It is rather unfortunate that let the
federalists be in power or out of power, let
them rule or be ruled, the misfortunes of
the country are all laid at their doors.—
When they held the rein* of government
there was a continual cry against them;
not/br what they did, but for what it waa
feared they would do. The complaint waa
then prospective. For at that time the
country enjoyed an unparalleled state of
prosperity. Our formers, mechanick* and
merchants, were grown*? rich, our coun-
try was improving with a rapidity never
before experienced, and our government
wa* respected at home and abroad. The
name of an American wa* a proud name,
it waa a passport to respect and reverence
correspondent in West-Florida, as the re*
suit of the first meeting of the Conven
tion. From this address it appear* that
West-Florida still acknowledge* depen
dence on the government of Spain, and is
firm in her allegiance to Ferdinand Vli -
lt also appears, that there la to be se
cond meeting of the Convention, on Mon
day the 13th inat. which it i* believed
will be much more interesting than the
last. What will be the rssult of the de
liberations of this honourable body, is yet
impossible to divine. HoweVer, a* far as
we are capable of judging, their proceed
ing* augur well. A degree of prudential
wisdom marks the first meeting that doe*
honour to the deputies, and we sincerely
hope that nothing may occur to disturb the
tranquillity, or endanger the peace and
prosperity of the people.
Idle demagogues and dedaimers may
endeavour to alarm the fears of the people
and may threaten them with French ven
geance } but if the deputies are faithful to
Florida, adhere firmly to principle, and
pursue a wise, and just policy, they will ac
quire for themselves immortal honour, and
secure a free and equitable government to
their posterity.
As far a* we have seen (an expression of
publick sentiment) there is not an Ameri
can heart that does not beat in unison with
the people of Florida ; and the prayers of
Seven Millions of Freemen are daily offer
ed up to the Fountain of all Good for the
civil and political Freedom, and universal
prosperity bf dur enlightened neighbours.
The people of the United States' and of
Florida have the same feeling, th* same
object io view, the Mme end to accomplish.
They are all natives of this soil, and they
must preserve it inviolate. Never must
they permit this hallowed haunt of Liberty
to be polluted by the followers of the Cor
sican. Let the Florida Convention cast
a retrospective eye a»"er the miseries of
Spain, and remember that these evils have
been brought upon her by the intrigues of
French tories, and that torrents of blood,
similar to those which have flowed in the
mother country, will delnge thi* happy
land, (he moment they are led astray by
the syren of toryism. L et the Ame
rican Congress and Florida Convention
perfectly understand each other-, unite in
measures of defence, and plant on the
shore* of the Atlantick and the Gulph of
Mexico, a barrier that will secure us for •
ever against the corrupting influence of
French politicks. By thi* means they will
not only preserve Liberty to themselves,
but will transmit it unimpaired to the latest
posterity.
country, but what 1* kftte this weak band
of federalists— which swording to the de
'mocratick paper* to not a fifth part of the
nation—a band, whkbhas neither power,
property nor talents.
Thi* statement, strange as it may appear,
is actually believed by many honest A the
rican*. It to a fact that four fifth* of the
democrat* are deceived by representations
like the above; and that It to by auch sto
ries that the hatred to federalism is kept
op. It I* but to open the eye* of a candid
man to make him a federalist. Were the
feeding democrat* but known, their beat
friend* would desert thee*. It is impossi
ble for an honest hearted lover of America
to support a set of men who are evidently
enemies to their country. Could the con
duct of those who have for ten years past
ruled the destinies of the nation, be fairly
laid before the publick, the unfortunate”
Barnabas Bidwell would not want company;
the people would not wonder at the disgrace
of the country—they would be astonished
that a nation under such management
could so long exist. ;
We have received an address from our
The Intrrpide sailed from this port tn
the night of the 27th of May, and on the
24th instant was reported tn be off the Be
lize with a large ship, her prize, supposed
to be a slave ship. The regular privateers
of this port bring no vessels into port ex
cept slave vessels; al) others, it is supposed,
they pillage at sea, and destroy them and
their crews.
Privateering has been carried on from
this port very systematically. Since last
winter, the vessels engaged in this business
are generally absent on a cruise from six
weeks to two months, and have their agents
and factors who attend to smuggling and
making sales, no doubt but with handsome
profit to the concerned.
A List of American seamen detained In
Christophe’s service against their will by
Captain SPALDING, who shipped ua at
Baltimore on board the brig Louisa for
Barracoa, bnt Instead of which he wvnt to
Cape Francois, where he sold the brig to
Chriotoplfe, and immediately entered as
Captain; and upon our refusing to enter
NORFOLK, August 29.
The following wa» handed ut by the Mate
tf the echooner Oath. We give if at
we received it : ’ • ” , > rt
NATCHEZ, (M. T.) August 6.
NEW-ORLEANS, July 30.
PRIVjITEERIjVG ’
23p tfte jNSailj*.
WEST FLORIDA.
‘•We bad a duel the other day at Bla
densburgh, between Rix on Stone, Esq. of
Frederick, and Mr. Gwyn, an officer in the
navy. The occasion of it originated at
Frederick. Mr. Stone’, while at dinner,
said that the federalist* were a parcel of
cowards, that were, there occasion to fight,
they would be the last to turn out, and that
there was not one of them In the navy fit4o
wear a button. Mr. Gwyn rose from the
table, went to the bar, and wrote a note Ip
Stone. The latter came immediately and
was told by Gwyn, that he had behaved
very much-unbecoming the character of a
gentleman. The reply of Stone was, that
he had not observed Gwyn present—that
if he had, he should not have said what he
did, as he did not mean any personality.—
Gwyn said, that the evasion was not satis
factory. Gwyn came to Georgetown, and
Stmie wa* told that he ought to challenge
'and fight Mm. ’ This he accordingly did,
and a duel,ensued. Stone waa wounded in
the abdomen, and died yesterday.” f
th* service, we wn thrown into gaol and
nearly starved; after being kept there
some time we were taken out under a
guard of bUcksoldiers iutd forced on board
the brig, when Spalding promised to dis
charge u« at the expt ration of three month*;
after the time was out we asked him if he
would be *n kind as toperform his promise,
when he directly seised thorn who spoke
op and gave each of them a round dozen
on the bare back, and threatened them
with the fore-yard for the next offence, a*
he called it..
We, whose names are subscribed, hope
the heads ofrtheir country will take our
deplorable situation into consideration, and
liberate us from 4* service Where wc ar*
forcc<| to assist in capturing our feltow-citi-,
sen*. ~ j
[ There tire 15 tubtlrfbert to this /taper,
whose names we omit on their own account,
fur as cure at Master Spalding* sees their
complaints, at certain would he have them
tucked up.]
Was set on fire, on Friday morning be
tween two and th ice o’clock, the dwelling
house No. 45 Hanover-street, the property
of Jacob Hoffman, the fire originated from
a Rat, which conveyed a lighted candle
from the fire hearth, to a closet where the
hole was, the fire originated at the hole
and made it* progress through the ceiling;
but was happily discovered before any ma
terial damage was done. It is singular
that the rat was found dead after the fire
was extinguished. It is hoped the above
will be a caution to those who are in the
habit of letting lighted candles stand in low
place* after retiring.'
FHItADELPHIA, September 3.
Colonel New is elected in opposition to
Colonel Matfcew Lyon, a member of the
twelfth Congress.
Recent advices from Cape Francois, in
form, that his sable Highness, Christophe,
treats our flagwith the same-iodignity, that
hie Brother Emptrour does in Europe.—
His cruisers tonduct our vessels into his
ports, where he takes their cargoes at his
own prices and pays, when, and how he
pleases. The British masters and super
cargoes sell and purchase, in the best man
ner they can, while the Americans are
compelled to sell, and receive payment, as
above stated. A seaman belonging to a
vessel from this port, having expressed
some indignation at this treatment, was
thrown into prison by Christophe’s orders,
where he now Iles. The prowess of our
countrymen, since the misrule of philosdjtty
seems to be con fined tn toasts and oratipns.
in which, we are certainly the most en
ergetick people upon earth.
Jforfolk Ledger.
Extract (fa letter dated Georgetown,
At 12 o’clock on Monday night, a fire
was discovered in a small back building in
across street near Leonard Lispenard’s
place, the upper end of Grcenwich-wtreet.
The building in which it originated, with
four small dwellings, together with Mr.
Uffington’s Gold Leaf Manufactory, were
consumed : and w« are sorry to learn that
Mr. Uffington’s loss has been considera
ble.
The Freeman's Journal of yesterday con
tains a translation of a long manifesto of
Dow Abtomia Gonzalkz, Governour
and Captain-General of the Kingdom of
South-America. The mani
festo is wrU|M> whh spirit, and shows that
liberty is better understood in that country
than many Imagine. There is no fear that
Napoleon will ever conquer South-Anaeri
ca, whatever he may do with Olli Spain.—
The South Americans appear to adhere to
the rightful sovereign of Spain ; but it may
easily be perceived, from their writings,
that they have do idea of future abject sub
mission to the former tyranny of the parent
country. They are prepared to assert their
rights, and no doubt, should Ferdinand ever
ascend the throne of Spain, but that those
lights will be guaranteed to subjects so
faithful as those in South-America.
BALTIMORE, September 1.
NEW-YORK, September 5.
XtHTUCKT EtgCTWlf.
SOUTH-jIMERICJ.
yfugusr 23, IS 10.
Five Boys were on Monday examined at
the Police Office, on a charge df robbing
Mose* Rogers, Esq’*, house in State-street.
The discovery Was'made by one ofohe boys,
who informed of the rest of the gang;
which consisted altogether of seven. Mr.
Roger’s home had been shut up during the
summer, the family residing at Stamford.
The bey* cut out one of the panes of glass
in the cellar, and by that means obtained
entrance into the house: where they have
been committing depredation*- for several
week* past. They have carried off consid
erable property in plate, linen, &c. It to
supposed they have several accomplice*.
ixrjtjter.
** The now at difference
with Great-Britain, carrying to a repre
hensible etotes* their law* of neutrality ad
mit French teasel* in their ports. Thither
disembark and thence are fitted out thoae
vile emissaries, who are destined to stab
tothe heart every loyal Spaniard. These
are just motives, of complaint; just reason
to distrust that government, impotent in ail
political relations, both interlour and exte
riotfr. This however should excite in us
not the least apprehension. Those State*
which caH themselves united, are only so
in the name and title of their act*. Parties
convulse that beautiful country. Should
their government have the madness to com
mence hostilities with England, the signal
of a most bloody civil war is already given
in their publick paper* and in their speeches
In Congress. But even admitting that they
should throw an indelible stain upon their
glory, and blast their fame forever ; that,
committing a most horrid treason to their
principle* of civil liberty, they should unite
with our execrable enemies in the base de
sign of enslaving us, even there their as
sistance would be useless, and we would de
fy the effort* of so iniquitous a coalition.
“ Of this the tyrant is well aware, and has
therefore given out in hi* ministerial pa
pers, that he has no design to rule over nor
American province*. With a vain shew
of generosity, giving what he neither pos
sesses nor has any hopes to obtain, he says
that he will grant to us our liberty, if
we wish it, but on condition, that we make
no treaties with England. Can the logick
of tyrants couple together liberty and sub
jection ? I* that individual or nation free,
which cannot have intercourse with whom
soever she may think proper ?
•• But we will be free, insolent monster !
free from thy iniquitous power ; free from
thy base artifice*. We will follow the path
that our reason, unclouded hy sophisms,
shall direct, and act as Spaniard* should,
in the cruel situation to which thy infamy
has deduced us.”
We have not room for th* whole at the
manifesto, but we could not forbear ex
tracting that part which relates to the Uni
ted State*. From this our readers will
learn what opinion our neighbours have of
us, who pretend to bo advocate* for uni
versal liberty, and yet suffer a tyrant to
make use of.u* as tool* to enslave a people
who are struggling for freedom.
Yesterday morning Mr. Jackson visited
the frigate Venus, in which he sails next
week for England. The Venus wa* hand
somely dressed with colours, and fired a
salute of thirteen guns.
Extract of a letter from Fredericktburg.
( Fir.) dated jlugutt 26.
** The tnlndnzsf our citizens generally
were greatly Muted, and their fears ex
cited by the (wowing uncommon occur
rence, which tobk place on Wednesday
last. Mr. Simon Sexsmith, against whom
a warrant had been issued for a violent
breach of the peace, after being taken un
der the warrant, made his escape from the
officer; in consequence of which an escape
warrant was issued by Mr. George W. B.
Spooner, (Alderman) directed to the Ser
geant of the Corporation, accompanied with
instructions to summon a fiotee comitatue
armed, and take him.—lt had been previ
ously ascertained that he would not sur
render himself quietly, and had publickly
threatened to be the death of several be
fore bis own life should be taken, and for
this purpose had provided himself with a
gun, bayonet and two pistols. After many
attempts were made by friendly persons to
reason him into a sense of duty, without ef
fect, the pease, led by the sergeant, pro
ceeded tn his house; the front being se
cured, they went through an alley to the
back part, where he met them, prepared
to kill and bo killed. As soon as Mr. Wil
liam Jackson, the sergeant, made his ap
pearance, he levelled the g< o and dis
charged h at him, as also the two plstoly;
the first shot missed ha object, but unfor
tunately struck the right arm of Mr. Jamoa
Beck, who stood next, and tore it shocking
ly. Immediately a number of guqs were
discharged al him, at the la« only of which
lie fell and was taken. He was the Mme
evening committed to gaol. It ia believed,
notwithstanding he received in his head
and body a number of large shot, that ha
will recover. Mr. Beck’s arm haa boon
amputated, and he has been deprived of
his great means of support to himself and
family. He deserves and receives the sym
pathy of every one, and we have do doubt
that it will be demonstrated whenever re
quired. Sexsmith was always of a violent
dispoattioa—he made bb son once attempt
*• We get but little information that can
be depended on here. We only know that
the last fort iked town in Spain, near the
frontier* df Portugal (Ciudad Rodrigo) has
surrendered to the French. The town
had a plain round it, of four or five mile* in
extent; but so fearful were the British
and Portuguese armies of risking a general
battle there, they suffered it to be starved
out for want of necessary succour*; and iu
consequence, it was obliged Cb surrender,
although the army wa* in sight, the whole
time of Its siege?*
Practical comment en the alliance, friend
ship and protection of Bonaparte.
Extract of*ifie'he?Y|pm a mercantile house
of great respectability in Rotterdam, tea
gentleman io thi* toWo, dated 13th July.
"Our form of government has again
changed. The King has abdicated the
throne, and it Is Mid, has gone to America.
To day the French Moniteur informs us,
that we are incorporated into the French
empire. All goods of colonial produce
must pay fifty pet cent, an the value ; and
are then peribitted to be sent into France.
Two third* of the publick debt 1* ANNI
HILATED; and the remaining on* third
Is consolidated, and brought upon th* great
book of the publick debt of France.”
rived at Philadelphia in 51 day* from Aya
monte, 83 mile* North West of Cadje,
states that affairs in Spain continued with
out any material change from the last ac
counts. King Joseph had been at Seville
the beginning of July, but had returned to
Madrid. Captain S. also state* that he
waa informed a few day* previous to his
sailing that the Governoor General had
receivgdmcconnts of the. disaster which be
fell General Crawford, who as formerly
reported, had fallen in with • large divi
sion of the French, but had with great gal
lantry extricated himself,mfter losing 3000
of his men. Lord force
amounted to 70.000, that uf Massena, to
50,000 only.
A letter from Liabon, dated July 17th, to
a respectable commercial house in thia
town, says—
LATEST FROM SPAIN.
Captain C. Stewart, who came pasmnger
in the schooner Transit, Captain Mead, ar-
These account* clash in some nuptctT,
and we know cannot be altogether Correct.
Ciudad Rodrigo is short *f ten miles from
the eastern-border of Portugal, within
Spain.- It is trailed and'contain* a cfistle.
bnt is not remarkable for its strength.—
The bond-quarters of the British and Pur
toguese artrj/s have for sotae time been at
Almeida, a small town within the bounds
of Portugal, and about 17 miles from Ciu
dad 'Rodrigo. Their force, as may bo seen
by the order* given to-the Field Marshal
Prince of Esling, was bet 45,000, of whom
23,000 only were British troops. Marshal
Esling (Massena) was ordered to attack
Ciudad Rodrjgo‘ with a body of 50,000
leaving a reserve of at least 12.000 men.—
Besides which. General Regnier was to bd
put under his command with his division.
Late accounts have stated the French
force in that quarter at 80,000, and they*
were probably near the truth. The style
of the tetter from Lisbon would seem to In
sinuate that Ciudad Rodrigo might have
been preserved, if the allied armies had
been disponed. Would the Portuguese
troops have hazarded a general engage
ment to relieve a Spanish chy ? If they
would, where was the possibility of render
ing any service, when opposed by double
their numbers of experienced soldiers?
to take the life of Mr. Richard Cotton.
Bookseller, of tlrfs city, by firing a. musket
into hi* store at him, which he by dodging
happily avo ded.” “ '
BOSTON, September 7.
M The brave, encompass’d by a hostile train,
•• O'erpownrtl by numbers, are but brave in
vain.” 1
The army '* in sight” of the besieged
city, was probably the detachment under
General Crawford, acting as an advance
guard, and amounting to about 6,000.
These, we presume it will bo found when
further accounts are received, have been
attacked by the-French, and compelled to
fall back upon the main army, with loss.—
But that Lord Wellington haa bcm killed,
oy has had a general engagement, rests
only oo vague and improbable rumour.
Next year it ia said, is to be a Jubilee for
Baronets of Engbnd, it being the 200th year
from their first institution. The Premier
Baronet is Sir Edmond Batdh, of Ravening
ham,Norfolk; the creation 22d May, 161\
There are nearly 600 baronets. On the
22d May, next year, it is proposed to have
* flrand gala io honour of the day, god the *
order.
A Paris paper of the 16th July stairs,
that forty American veaaete have been li
censed by the Emperonr to proceed to the
United States, ard bring to Fi ano« cAfgoee
Three hundred houses were, on the 19th
May, destroyed at Newha>well, la Hun?
gary, by the explosion of a Powder Maga
zine—Bo persons lost their lives, and near
200 were dug out of the ruins alive, but
dreadfully mangled.
Ciudad Rodrigo turrendered.
REMARKS.