The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-04-04 00:00:00, page 3

their pursuits after power. Disregiud thelsd
interested calumuies against your govern
ment. Contemn their artifices to alarma your
fears, and scare you ont of your votes. Let
their bug-bear stories about Baocaaparie meet
your scorn. Let *hem find that you are free
meb, and not to be daped, by pretences that
children would sce through and despise. -
Neutral rights arve of peculiar importance
to a nation whose policy is peace. No coun
try has so deep an interest as our, own, in
guarding these ‘rights agamst diminution.
The rights of war are comparatively of lictie
importunce to us. The luw of nations had
defigned and settled hoth with precision. I
had given to the neutral a right to trade wher
ever e pleased, and in whatever he pleased,
with the exception of places iuvested by a
blockadi g force, and the exception of cer
tuin merchundize denominated contraband of
war. It gave the Belligerent no right 1o
interfere with this trude, but in those except
ed cuses. So unconilued was the legitimate
spherve of neutral conumerce. Now for more
than half a century past; Britain, who, from
necessity or policy is belligerent, has been
contending to contract the sphere of the
rights, belonging to neutrality, and to enlarg.
that of those belonging to war. In’s 6, she
lopped off ane important branch of neutral
trade, namély, that carried on‘directly between
the moiher country, ald the coldoy of a bel
ligerent. This usuarpatiou thcy have ever
since defended ‘upon thie ground of having
themselves begun, and continued it. In the
present war, Britcin had curtailed the neutral
of a siili more important branch ‘of trade,
that is, the export trade from the neutral
country,.in the merchandize or produce of the
belligerent country or coiony to either. Not
coatent with tiis incioscnment, they have
converted proclaniations into biockudes, and
interdicted neutrul trade w ali places pronibs
ited by them on paper. This was denying
at once to the neutral all rigzht of commerce,
and reducing his trade to the incre footing of
licence and permission. And to all this they
have wrested from our naviration five thous
and of our citizen-seamen, now hold them in
bonds, and compel thewn o fight their battles.
‘l'hey have harrassed our commerce by innu
merable scizures, not warranted even vy the
principles of tieir ovn maridme despotism,
On cur own coasts, withiu our own terrivorial’
waters they huave abused our hospitzlity and
murdered our citizens.
~ Our government felt, with the sensibility
it ought,for the violated rights of our country.
They have been wanting in no duty to pro
cure redress. Every American bosom
should have sympathized with them. Every
hand, every:voice in ‘the nation' should have
beon raised to support-them. You Republi
cans had this werit : Byt the federal faction
with a traitorous madignity combined to para
lize every effort, to defeat every plan of gov
ernment in this cause, ‘and they have been
but tco saétéssful. They ranged themselves
on the side-of Britdin, and became her defen
ders: - Piekeving- whont' the federalists had
the humidity -to dub their Aristides led the
van. He asserted that the British had done us
Do essentil injury, and the federal host echo
ed the factious lie. The usurpation on neu
tral commiei'ce made by ‘the rule of 56 he
defended on the ground that Lewis XIV, a
nother beliigeréhty had previously authorized
a simular tréspass,~by"an ‘ordinance of his
own making. A% te the proclamation-block
ade, by which Ecghind ‘cut up neutral com
merce by the roots, ﬂﬂ,t"wu transferred from
- England to the account of France.. As to
impressment of our citizen-seamen, it could
not he proved, that insurance had been en
hanced by it. The other wrongs were de
fended with equal ingenuity and equal regard
to our country. The ‘state legislatures that
were then in federal hands, vied with each
ottier in their demonstrations of zcal, of ani
mosity and fory aguinst our national constitu
ted authorities. They ucted ascommitties of
aparchy, and sat for devising ways and means
of insurrection, of sedition and rebellion.
When such olbisticles ‘were opposed to the
vindication of our rights, is it strange that the
vindication has hitherto Tiiled ? 18 it strange
that Britain shouid withhold our rights,when
so considerable a portion of our citizens were
willing to give them up, and would ge such
lengths to disable government from asserting
them ! Remenmber the power of the federal
faction to do this signal mischiefy resulted en
tirely from their weilding the state legisla
tures. Without thema they would have been
impo_tilit. Repubiicans, uitend to this fan,
It speaks its own commentary. ‘lt is equal to
volumes on youe-Urgent interest in the depen
ding eiection. It appeals directly and pow
erfully to thebreast ‘of every tru¢ Ameri-’
can. Let it-dnimate Yours to secure to Re
publican hands your state legislature. Thus
and thus-ohly: ean you disarm - faclion, and
render it harmless to your country.
This subject i§ fertile hnﬂud’ peculiar in
terest, and necessdrily ruiis into great lengths.
Other co-siderﬂ.fon:. mostly local and partic
ular, must now be deferred, and wiil be notj
ced herealter. ! P
Tae testimony of Cuarres Uxoerwoop,
of Westport, in the County of Bristol, and
Commonwealth of Mussachusetts, Mariner,
who saith, that in October or November Jast
past, he was in Liverpool, on board the brig
Venusy, of Dartmouth, Joxariax Hirisaw,
master ; and that whiist there, Jaurs Weg
pew, of Jamestown, in the State of Rhode.
daland, shipped on board said brig and sailed
with him in said brig from Liverposi to Got
prnberg, and Mh& again to Liverfiool, the
84th of December last ; and afier being there
abOML a week, the jress gang came 20 so.d
More of British Impressments.
Last evening we received, by the Commercial
Line, the Boston Pailadium, containing the votes of
16 mthe fo’lnuchiudingin Mnh.m and its vicinity ; wh;n;.h
ive w highi icious to
of Republicanism. e ]
1810. ' 1809.
GErryy Gone. Lincein, Gone.
- 5868 5740 5501 5859
muking anett guin in favour of the Rcpublican Tick
fl of 476 votes. , s
© Verbal accounts from other towns, viz. Taunton,
Rehoboth, Dighton, &c. muke an additional guin of
about 300 votes in favourof Republicanism.
: R
; IMPORLEANT. _
The Mercury of Saturday last, says—4 We
are encouraged from all quarters of the State,
by the cheering information that the ¢ true A+
merican Prox’ will undoubtgdly sucteed.” We:
have no doubt of the success of the true A
_mevican Pr x, under the'héad of “« REPUB
LLICAN PROX.” Thisis in fact the only
‘true American Prox, and will be found to be
o, when the. conduct of Federal men, and
che measures of the Federal party are fairly
contrasted with those of the Republicun party,
particularly ag respects supporting onr Na
"lional government. '
Brisvor, ss. Westprore, March 312, 1810,
The above named Cuauies \W. Uxpin
woop mude oath to the truth.of the alove
testimony, by him signed befare me.
ABNER, BROWNELLIL,
Justice of the Peace.
Westport, March 31, 1810,
The unfortunate situstion of our country
man, JAMES \WEEDEN, is authenticated in
the übove' lorm to expose the ineredulity of
certain federalists, who have pretended 1o
disbelieve it. Thus you see unofher of our
fellow citizens is added to the long list of such
victims to British impressment. Many of us
knew Mr, Wecden—knew his family ; he was
our neighbour. He was born among us, @l.
ways lived with us; and if uE was not ex
empted from this fate, we know that every
one of our citizens is exposed to it, who yen
tures as a seaman on the ocean. Is tids a
trivial wrong-—a light culamity ! Think of
the unhappy Wecden~his sufferings——his
personal hardships—his mental arguish. At
a moment when his heurt was full of the
thoughts of home—when it was swelling with
the anticipation of the sweet enjoynicnt, and
counting the intervening days—ac that mo
ment he is seized by the ruthless hand of des
pouism, and gommitted to a floating prison—
perhaps for life. . Home, and its endearing
sttractions ave lost to bhim forever. In de
pression, no friendly voice to soothe his sor
rows ; in sickness, no kind hand to minister
relief; in deuth, ' -
’ I ”N 4
M.k not a friend to cluse Lis eyes.”
He is compclled to associate with a crew of
wretches who daily embitter bhis misery, and
point its stings ; to undergo toils beyond bis
strength,’ or suffer under the lash till he faints
with the loss of blood ; to waste his health in
pestilential climes, and commit his life to the
disastrous chances of battle: Jn the dreary
waste of life before him, be has one sad re
source=~his lape-watch—where he may utter
the groans of his despair, to the billows and
the tempest. The billows und the tempest,
if they do not pity, neither will they insult his
misgry. Think too of his unhappy family
(your friends and neighbours). See the
bursiing sorrows of his fond father-—repres
sed, to moderate the aygouies of his distracted
mother. See his brothers and sisters bathed
inﬁealt. ‘Ye fathers, mothers, biothers and
si€ters, the sume culumity which now uffiigts
this family may overtzke each of yon. ‘You
may have a son, or brother, in the situation
of the unhappy Weedcn. s tie @ native boin,
citizen ?—<so was" Weeden. Is he gaurded
by a protection ?-—so wis Weeden, Weeden
was not met and citrested on the ocean, or i
‘a distant séa’; but was torn from an A inericen
vessel in the port of Liverpool, unger the eye
of the British government. Americans,
think of these things, and ask your own hearts
if the impressuicnt of our seaimen is a matter
‘to be disregardcd. 1s the ruthless tyrant of
the ocean to be tolerated in this tyranny over
the persons of our fellow ciuzens ! Avre
there Amecricans, so nafeeling to their own
country, o 1 so attached to Britain, as te ace
quiésce in this grievance, and to blame thosc
who would provide against it. Our govern
ment have made a firm stand uguinst this
despotick violence ; they have refused tu rat
ify « treaty that did not secure our citizens a
gainst its comtinuance ; they will make none
that does not provide for their future safety.
Say, then, Who ate the Iricuds of the people :
our gevernment, who have made this stand,
or their énemies who have condemned them
for it.
Jbent 3 ¢'clacky, A M. ; aud-the s2id Jun es
was inipressed and carried on hoara the Brit
irh ship Princess, of sixty-our guns, wnd
there detained notwithstanding his protection
'S ub American, and the up{(ication of Capt.
Hiliman and the American Consul for Lis re
lease. ]
An Antigua newspuaper, containing London
dates to the 29th Jan. has been received here,
via St. Barts. The Marquis Wellesley and
Mr. Pinknéy had been actively engagedin
projecting a treaty between thetwo countries,
which was fur advanced. Mrs. Pinckney had
been presented at court; and every thing rel
ative to America had a pleasing aspect. |
CHARLES W. UNDERWOOD.
Wesipore, Marech 31at, 1810, '
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION.
PHILADTLPHIA, MARCH 29, 1810,
Glorious Prospect !
dhe les, -
7% the Citizens ?1 “the State of ‘
- Rbode-Island & Pro'videm'e}
Plantations. -"~ . %
~ HAVING been informed 1
by a number of my fellow
citizens, that, with a view of
influencing the pending elec
tton, my political sentiments
have been misrepresented, I
am induced to believe, thut
a dcclaration from me on
that subject, will not be con
sidered obtrusive. A
- My priuciples have been
distinetly,unequivocally and
‘uniformly republican ;—on
no pccasion have I hesitated
to avow and support them
openly, and, as I trust, can
didly. If I err in this decla
ration, I appeal to the Gen
tlemen with whom I havé
been associatcd in 1 pub
hck Council to corn S e,
If T have been represented
by . poh.ugal partizans, ”i‘i :
Federalist, ‘as an opponent
of the u’"atioh”a'-‘f’f | “f“}
and as having pledged #myps
self to support .the Tederal
Prox.” sucfm S ebenthtiong’
« goai gy - - W PRI AR, AR
are entirely groundless and
FALSE, . [ 1" RS A
~ In thus addressing myself
to you, 1 offer an apology
in the consideration, that 1
have done it merely in de
‘fence.of my own principles,
and to.guard against any de
ception which. may be at
tempted upon you through
me. . Very respectfully, your
feilow-citizen,
PROVIDENCE, March 50, 1810.
¢ r—p ——
- Jonn Wescorr, Esq, of Scicuate, has de;
Do oe e oo okhags. ol bt
fs;lscl’y stiled « Am(fiéan” Prou,‘evﬂl take the
nnt A Wi .
.~ Weregret that an unusual press of matter, obliges
us to defer the publication of a rgicoe from the Previ
" dence Phenix, over the signaturé of “ A Republican.”
We shall however,éndeavour to publish it in our sext.
"' Muny articles are omitted for want of room.
i LOTS OF LAND. .
To be sold at Publick- Auction,
On TUESDAY next, the 10th inst.
“ On the Premisey, T ALIO o'clock.
(U Jair weather ;if not, t:;:#/w z‘-‘]—-wﬂ
FOG' LOTS OF LAND. situa.
‘ted on Barney-sireet. For further particulars,
nd terws, apply to SR
. : BENJ. HADWEN,
Newport, 4 hmo 4h, 1810 .
x> WANTED,
T.O hire immediately, a Room in a cen
tral part of the town, suitable for a private
School. Any person having such an one, and who
wishes to let it, may find an ocoupant, by upplying at
this office. g '
Algo,~—-Wanted to hiie, one or two Rooms, furhish
ed, in u central und cony emenlt‘rn %‘t,he town, for
‘the l;‘of a Gentleman and “‘v se who have
au:w nt apartments to let, will be pleascd to apply
as e. .
Newport, April 4, 1810. |
B sAR Pt
T HE (l)gwer purt of a House, at the North
: Jnd W ashingron-street, on the Point-—sprop
eﬂy' ‘the Jatc Wn. lIELMMB, deceased. For terms,
'PP y' ot JOR, TOWNSEND.
0 . .
Newport; April 4,7 1810. . ~
- DWELLING-HOUSL.
To be sold at Publick Auction,
On TUESDAY next, April 10th,
At 11 o'clock, On the Premises,
(If fair weather ; if not, the first fuir d.y,)
TH E pleasamly . situated Dweliang-
House and Lot of Land, N 0.7, Beoad.street.
Conditions made known at the time and of
cale. For furthcr particulars, apply wﬂm J.
HRUIEON. ' ! %
. SILAS DEAN, fuct'r.
Newport, April 4, 1810. SRR
TO CORRESPONDENTS,
§ o
Rl ' o e At 2tB SR
TAMMANY soqlﬁw,mﬁ}q
* L COLUMBIANTO. AR
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“A* N-adjpurned medting of e o
« MANY SOCIETY, or Cop¥unia ‘*'#;
will be held on THYS RVENING {bring the $ v
of the month: of * W] u;& Coundil Fire
of their Great Wigwam, in the Sute-'ﬂou'qe..;:whly_' e
Laif an hour after tﬁe“uhwvn of the sun.” ."0
. Byurder of the Grand Sachewm. ', . 4
| L WILLIAM lmous.ga"ﬂ.pm S
. % Seasen of Plowers,” e
Jloﬂhd'“l'l.lﬂ_."*ld. W, . . .
Year of Discovery, 518, " April. 7o
*.* The Wigwam will be opened or SATURDAY |
nexat, at the going down of the sup,, As the clioice
of officers will ke rlo« on that evening, & rﬂ o ¥
tual attendance of all the members is expected.
e e e e . e e e e e e ettt
NEWPORT INDEPENDENT YOLUNTEERS.
' —— & ) 4
ATTENTION ! v AN
T HE Newport Independént Volurteers
" are hereby notified to appear at the State-House, |
on FRIDAY EVENING, 6th inst, at 7 o’clock,without
mms, Togpeceive the report of their committce, lg;
peinted for the purpose J‘m investigating the State
the Company, and to recommend measures for the fu.
ture regulation of the same, and to transaet such
other business as may be laid before the' Compuny: ' A
gm\emmdeace is cyxpcc\ed. - !
By of HENRY CAHOONE, Liswe. Comle.
- S 0 BENJSBIXAS, Clrt ¢
. Newport, April 4, 1630, g
CO-PARTNIRSHU" PFORME 12,
*‘ pe i "“:,,, SRR gt . '
Lopex& Dexter,
NFORM dw Pua shick, That ﬁvs\vam
) .xl ) -vaf-“ ‘- s m‘!&‘:“«"ﬂ\. % .m
o i da R e L gDy ;
in future their business will bs condueted under the
b‘h ‘%‘\:;; “‘” I :v:"\- 1:»;%" :_ ' tic mcomo
TT T M T A L BUEQNI. | uw“,
R e
v&‘ ¢g g Aogti onGoods deposited
S e e ROPRE & ER. .
MR T GRORGE En.r.s, jun.
‘W,’? TN n; vG 7 2 3 A t
EARL & ALLSTON, and LOPEZ,
F‘% DEXTER, & MILES, ‘
iqu OFFER FOR SALB,
bAg L \ ‘
R o © e 8
| ‘THE entire cargo of the ship Laurel,
from Tonningen, entitled to debenture, consis
ting of the following articles.— vy i
12 Boxes and Cases Platillas Royales.
12 Boxes brown Hollands, - S -~
10 Cases and Bales Britannias.
25 Boxes Creas ala Morlaix.
94 Boxes Dowlas. ' )
1 Box Shirting Linen. ™
' 1 Box Arabias, » S 45
1 Box Handkerchiefs. ’
16 Boxes Rouans.
24 Boxes Lestados.
14 Cuses Eltoplll:
‘ 4 Cases Casarill g
| 1 Box red Platillas. , S
1 Box Coutreo. &
2 Buxes white Rolls. LA
48 ::lu. Osnuburgs. i T
. ‘ () MW. b W T
93 Biles Blcyt'uc%wr. L NS ‘, |
19 Bales Heeden Linen. 5. ol ;
Bamples ‘may be seen bg upplying as above. .
Newport, April 4, 1810. o T
——————-—————M ;
WANTED, - .
’I‘WO THOUSAND YARDS of
Tow Cloth, for which the highest price will
be given by | -
NATHANIEL SWEET,
No. 109, Thames-Streey.
Newport, April 4, 1810, oL s
S ey : .
JOB THURSTON, S
¢ . gy ’
.IN FORMS his friends, and the Pub
lick that he has taken the House bmvy occu.
pied by Mrs. SToppArD,on Stephen’s- Wharf, which
he intends to improve for the puqic:lc of accommoda
ting his friends with BoasQing, Lodging and Entere’
tainment. His friends in the Narragunset country,
will receive his thanks for former pxtronage ; andthe
smallest favour will recéive every attention,
Newport, April 4, 1810. A
ee e e eee et e eet e e
ATHE LAST CALL. §
HE Co-Partnership of NaThAN
12t Sweer & Co. was dissolved by mutaal
e eonsent on the 19N inst. All persona indebts
ed to snid firm either by Book-Account or Note, ave:
respecfully solicited to call on NATHANIEL
SWEET, No. 109, Themes-Street, who is ¢ d .
to settle the saume, otherwise howeser disugreeubis
to his feelings, he wili be compelled to ladge theiv
Notes and Accounts, in the hands of an’ Attorney for
collection, after the 10th day of June uext. ﬁ
those having demands aguinst suid firm,_ vﬂrpfe
call and Feceive their dues. ,
Newport, March 28, 1810. ;
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N OTICE s herchy given 10. the
Creditors of the estate of |
WILLIAM HELME, -
late of Newport, deceased, represented insolvent ;
that three months longer, (fium the Ist of Mareh,
1810.) are allowed them to exhibit their claims. 10
the Subscribers, who are appointed Commissioners
thereon by the Hon. (mof Probate for the town
of Newport, ; and that, d&rrpon of receiv.
ing them, they will attend at respective dwel.
lings within suid time. ,
. DANIEL DENHAM, jun. -
SAMUEL STERNE.
All persons indebted to the above estate, either
by Note of book-account, are requested to make im
mediate payment to -
JOB TOWNSEND, Executor.
Newport, Mareh, 4, 1810. don be
. °R & 4 . ) -
NO'l Kié. v
‘N[HLREAS ‘ALICE, the wife of
the Subscriber, hes béen fit to lesve my
house and remove W Newport, and has likewise be
- haved herself in - most ‘ | |
mariner, ever since she came ifito the '
- ever unpleasant it thay be 10 we to sn Ad
» vertisement of this naturé——yet I-ﬁ )
hereaficr, if ot done~—l am compelied e(D
myself and children, to forbid all poersons of
3 Mm&odﬂ Avict on my accoant,
"as lam ' wpqlodcbuoﬂ-umn.
ing sfter this date. © JONN STRATTON.
Troy, Muwch 23, 18J0. . -