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f by death in the midst of my labours, I hope to
b: aole to leave to posterity a recollection which
will either serve for the example or the reproach
of m, successors.
" Mv Minister for the interior will lay before
you a view of the sta e of the Empire.— The orators
of My Council of Sate will lay before you the dif
ferent objects, on which your deliberations are to be
employed. I have given orders for presenting pa
pers relative to the conduct of the Ministers in the
various departmenta. I congratulate you on the
prosperous state of our finances. Great as the ex
peaces are they are corere red by the receipts. Vast
as the preparations for the prosecution of the war
in which we are engaged have been, I shall demand
no new sacrifice of my people.
“ It would have been sweet to me at so solemn
an epoch, to look to the empire of peace throughout
the world, but the political principles of eur ene
mies, and their recent conduct towards Spain, show,
sufficiently, with how much difficulty this can be at
tained. I have no wish father to extend the territo
ries of France. I am only desirous of maintaining their
intigerity. I have no wish to exercise a domineer
ing influence over Europe but I am not at all dis
posed to give up that which I have already acquir
ed. No States shall be incorporated with the Em
pire, but 1 shall not sacrifice my rights, or the ties
whicli attach me to the States which I have crea
ted.
From WJSHLNG TON, March 2.
"BEFORE you receive this letter, you will have
heard of the acquittal of Judge Chase. This event
has spread almost universal joy over the city.-,The|
honorable Managers are very much mortified and'
confounded. They had determined to impeach
Jud^e Patterson, had they succeeded in this attempt;;
but I think the Judge may now rest quiet on that
head.
"The conclusion of Randolph's speech is so very
"pretty, 1 must quote it : If Judge Chase is inno
"cent, on us, on all the people of the United States,
"be the disgrace of having dragged him to the bar
"of justice. Let us te x%Bdfcto^^ whiles
"Hosannas are shouted to his praise ; and let it be ;
"said, thus shall it be done to him, whom the high-;
"est judiciary t ibuual of the United States delight
"eth to honor."
"Since the trial, the young gentleman has said,
that he will no more come to Washington. I hope
he speaks truth." ° :
MARCH fc
Randolph this day formally acquainted Mr. Gran
ger that fie should leave the city to-morrow even
ing. Thereby intimating he had up objection to a
duel, if the Postmaster General wished for one.
Mr. G. made no reply.
"7 he Senate voted unanimously to pay Judge
Chase's witnesses. The House non-concurted; but
the Senate adhered to their vote, and the subject is
laid over to the next session.
"Mr. Burr took leave of the Senate on the 2d inst.,
and has left the city. It,is said he proceeds to
Charleston, S. C.to pass the summer in that c ty."j
NEW-YORK, MARCH 2. 1805.1
•The exposition of the State of France, commu
nicated by the' Emperor of the Legislative Body, :
-declares—" The treaty of Amiens furnishes the on-'
ly terms on which peace will be made by the Em-|
peror, and that he will on no account suffer Great-'
Britain tok&cp Malta."l
The Spanifli (hip taken by the Lively it arrived at Cove
her na ne is the San Miguel, fro n Honduras, and her car
go coufifts of indigo, and 78 boxts, containing too,ooo
dollars, bcGJcs several boxes of wrought gold and silver
valued altogether at aoo,oool sterling,
Mtffengers, we believe, have been sent off to Petroburgh
Berlin, and Stockholm, with the information of the pacif
ic overture from France, and with copies of hi# Majesty's
Speech ; and the addresses of both houses of parliament.
Tile speech, and the intelligence that both bouses had
unanimously agreed to address his Mgefty upon it, were
as we Rated yetterday, sent off th Paris immediately after
the rating of the two houses 00 Tucfday evening. In the
dispatch from M. Talleyrand, it is understood that a copy
of Bonaparte's Speech, upon opening the iegiflature was
inclofed.'
" In elevating me to a throne, my people have
engaged to make every effort which circumstances
may require for the preservation of their prosperi
ty and glory, as well as mine. I am impressed with
the fullest confidence in the national energy, and the
affection with which the people regard me. Their
dearest interests are the objects of my constant
solicitude.
It is not difficult to predia what the answer to our com
munication to the courts of Peterfbnrgh and Berlin will ba.
They will advise negociation. But that answer cannot be
expected to be recived in less than two months. In the
mean time iris extremely probable that Bonaparte will
either notice our answer to him in the Monituer, or will
tranfmic another dispatch to us.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. „.
Came in the Spanish ship Pedro, of St. Sebaftion, from
Mentavido, bound to Corunna laden with hides and Tallow
and is very valuable—lhe was captured on the xa:h inst.
and sent in by the Repulse of 74 guns.
The cargo of Santa Maria from the Havanna for Ferrol
and Corunna, captured by the Phoenix of 44 gun# Capt
Baker, is very valuable, and contains 10,000 dollars, seve
ral hundred ounces of gold, in duff and ingots, horn tips
14a bales of cotton, 150 bales of fine wool, 1400 hides in
their hair, 100 hhds. of salted beef, 35 facets of copper,
and too quintals of cocoa.
" Gentlemen, Deputies of the Department to the
Legislative Body, Gentlemen Tribunes, and Mem
bers of myCounCel of State,your conduct during the
preceding Sessions, the zeal which you displayed
for the best interests of your Country, are the best
securities for that assistance which I require of you,
and which I confidently expect during the fcoqtinu
ance of this Session."
CAPTURES.
The Lively frigate commanded by Capt. Hammond,
has fallen in with, and captured another Spanilfe dollar ship
valued at ioo,@ool. Girling. The Lively was not accom
panied by any other vcffel. This is the second plate flip
which this meritorious officer has been fa fortunate as to fall
in with. The Diamond frigate c„t. Elphioftone, has also
captured a Spahilh ffiip of war, said to be of great value :
the enemy fought the Diamond some time, and had three
men killed and three wounded in the action.
The tyg Apollo, laden with hides, tallow, and three
chests of dollars, from the River la Plata, captured by the
Fifgard frigate, was [poke with io lat. JI, long 16, 20, be
ing leaky, ^nd having only leven people on board, intended
to make some port on the north weft of Ireland. On Wed
nesday fc'nnigbt the ship Edward arrived in the port of
Limerick from Dublin ; about 10 days previously in lat.
52, long 18, (he fell in with a Spanish ship from the River
Plata, laden with hides, dollars &c, prize to his Majesty's
Ship Fifgard, with a signal of distress. Notwithstanding
the sea was running very high, the Edward boarded her,
and took out the Lieutenant of th# Fisgard and eleven sea
men. Shortly after She w< nt do n.
Seldom a day pass-s without our hearing of some rich cap
tures from the Spaniards Another Spanish ship richly laden
from the Havanna, has beer, sent into Plymouth, and more
arc expe&ed ; upwards of forty fail of vtffels from the
Havanna having been spoken with 16 days ago off the
Weftern if?s. They had opt the least idea of war
BY THE MAILS.
DOVER JAN. 16.
MR. RUSSELL,
AS the Hon. 'Barnabas Bidwell, Enquire, is in
the habit of cblleAing and circulating anecdotes to
affea the eleaion, of the people, he is invited to
, collate and publiffi the "strange" dialogue which
Itook place in the vicinity of Court-street, one day
Ilaft week, betweenJofepb Blake, Esq. and the Hon.
James Sullivan, on the futj a of the jooe dollars
I bofh-money execution. If with his utual industry,
he should colled all the pointsof the dialogue—all
the appellations bestowed on the Gubernatorial
candidate, and all the fads which Mr. BLke addu
i ced in support of thole appellations ; together with
the coofeffiopa made by the laid Candidate, he
;could not fail to effea in his favo, the "pnteriof
I ALL honest men."
In addition to the above, it is averted, as a troth,
that Mr. Blake, did in open day, and in the open
ftreet,in the hearing of many citizens, charge Judge
Sullivan with having filed for, and received, at the
tail of an execution, from the Widow and father-
I kfs children of the late Mr. Gorham, of Chatl^f
town, of the firm of Gorham and Phelps, the pur
chasers of the Geoeffee Landspf this State, THREE
THOUSAND dollars—the obligation lor which
he obtained when Attorney General of the common
wealth :—And as fuck ought, in right, if he did
not receive it as hush money—t& have accounted
for it, at the Treefory :— Which he had not done.
It i, not pretended, that tbefe were the identical
words jifed by Mr. Blake ; put they are the fub±
fiance of them, as reported by thole who heard the
,converfatioi•&
I The public attention is now called to this charge
,made by Mr. Blake—a gentleman of refpeaabilry
—of the democratic republican party—and whole
; varacity has never been called in question .—And
! made to Judge Sullivan face to face® The whole
I particulars of the cU%e ought to be made public
iand fubflaariated by Mu Blake ;—ita it Uaty
On this, a London Ministerial paper remarks
"lf Bonaparte abide by this determination peace is
far distant. If England went to war because the
treaty of Amiens was inadequate to render peace
secure ; we shall hardly consent to a second edition
of that treaty. To the treaty of Amiens, therefore,
we cannot concede. We shall neither abandon Mal
ta, nor consent to leave Holland in its present de
pendent condition."
Extract of a letter from a: Officer on board the
U. S. Frigate Congress, dated "Off Tripoli,
October 26, 1804"— Received by the John h
arnc.
"We have been cruising off Tripoli since the 23d
of Sept, in company with toe schooner Nautilus, and
have blockaded the port faithfully. What you have
heard respecting the impossibility of a large ship
going into this harbour, is untrue : we can go with
in twenty yards of their batteries with safety, and
have indeed more water than we want, say ten
fathoms. This desirable knowledge was obtained
one moon-shine night, by .Capt. Rodgers himself, ac
companied' by the ma ter, They even found that
when the boat grounded forward, and the master
jumped upon the rocks, she had seven fathoms as
tern. They were then so near as to hear centinels
converse—saw all the gun-boats and. examined the
coast completely, taking the bearings of the Bashaw's
castle from every sound, and got safe oh board the
schooner at 3 in the morning. It appears strange
the boat was not discovered, as she was within pis
tol-shot of every battery they have. Whether the
enemy saw her or not, it is certain they took no
apparent notice of her.
In my way up the Mediterranean, I bare beta
much gratified in visiting that celebratedOfet W
robbers, the city of Algiers. J saw many poor
Christian slaves at work (in different employs) who,
as we passed, would cast a look of joy and happi
ness, as it were, towards us, no doubt arising from
the simple circumstance of cur being called Chris
tians like themselves. Many of them stretched
out their hands towards us§ with a look (for they
dare not speak) "that spoke, as well as look could
speak," "a ftenny for aftoor cafttive." I need not
tell you my feelings on this occasion—suffice it, that
when I went ashore I had 36 dollars in my pocket,
and returned on board without a penny. lam told
that a slave, for one third of a dollar, can purchase
a day of rest, and even of amusement —if that be
the case I am happy that I visited them.
"The Dey of Algiers paid us great attention ; sa
luting cur ship on her arrival with 21 guns, which
we returned. The captain on landing was saluted
with five guns— the first instance of their saluting an
American captain on landing. We procured at
this place refreshments for our crew, who were ve
ry sickly ; and received also a handsome present
from his infernal Majesty, consisting of sheep, buf
faloes, fresh bread, and vegetables."
Extract of a letter from ah officer on board the
frigate Constitution, dated Syracuse Harbour,
November 9th, to his friend in this city, received
by the John hams.
"We have had no intelligence lately from our
prisoners in Tripoli : our last accounts left them in
close confinement. Naples is in possession of the
French, and the Royal Family are at Palermo.
The town of Almeria, in Spain, has been sink by an
earthquake. Lord Nelson is going to England on
account of his ill state of health, and, it 1 said, is
to be succeeded in the command by Sir Jolty Orde.
The Mediterranean is very quiet as to warlike ope
rations : we are at present the only noisy people in
it. Our force will consist of 20 gun-boats, 4 bomb
vessels, 5 frigates, 3 brigs and 2 schooner,, with
which we shall renew the attack on Tripoli in the
spring, if the Bashaw continues war until that time,
which we understand he is determined to do."
The Tripolines, who arrived at NetYirk in the
John Adam, attended at the Theatre in that place
on the 6th inst,
His Ex'y. CALEB STRONG.
LIEUTENANT GOFERNOR.
His Honor E. H. ROBBINS.
SENATORS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Hon. John Cashing and Woodbury Storer, Esqrs.
The following pithy article, inferred in the last
Centinel, having excited much public attention, in
crudequence of the attack made on the Editor, by
one ot the relatives of Judge Sullivan—-wc'have
thought proper to give it once more to the public,
viz.
@
Massachusetts Election.
TORK.
John Helmed and Joeefth Leland.
From the Centinel.
ELECTIONEERING.
CANDIDATES.
GOFER NOR.
they may have their due weight on the public mind;
and il nor true, that they ma, be related, and the ;
truth ascertained. It has be n the topic of publicl
conversation fone time ; and the democratic pa
pers have nor denied the charge ; —And the para
graph, in a late Centinel, on the fubjed, mere
ly intimated a fa& which had no connexion with
the fubjea, that the Treasurer had no knowledge
of the tranfoaion. How could he have ? The
money never was accounted for to him ; Nor had
he any agency in the bufinef,.
The lubje& is important.—And the eh&ors of
Mrffichufens have a right to demand an explana.
oon on it. Every honest man in the common
wealth, before he goes to town meeting, onthe firit
Mn lay in April, to vote for Governor, will aik
himlelf these qiv ftions Can Judge Sullivan, who
ftandt publicly accufeo, by one of his own par
by—ag^ndeman of re'pe&ability and truth—of a
tranhaion of the nature alluded to —be voted for
as Givernor of the rffpedable State of Maffachu
feu,, in preference to the unfpoited CALEB
STRONG ? Can a man, who Signed the confttu
tion of a Jacobin Club,railed in the days of Genet,
for the express parpole cf watching over, and op
posing the administration of the Conflituted Au
thurifies ofthe United States (with the immortal
Washington at theit head) be voted for as a
Chief Magistrate, in preference to CALEB
STRONG? Can a man, who, having Signed or
dirtied the Signature of his name to an instrument,
afterwards scratched, or requested it to be scratched
But of that inftrumcot, be voted for, in preference
to the fair, open, & consistent CALEB STRONG?
Can a man, who, in Worcester, in pretence of the
Judges of the Supreme Judicial Cour*, and others
folemny and repeatedly called ALMIGHTY GOD
to witness the truth of bis declaration, that he did
not draw up the Conftitutiou of the Jacobinic So
ciety, in B fton- and that he neverfaw it: —When
the venerable Town C'erk of Bolton then hid
in possession, the prujed of that Constitution, in
his (Judge Sh) own well known han't writing ;
and which the Town-Clesk (hewed to Judge Wen
dell, on learning thit-Judge Sullivan had
mipe the afervation at Worcester ;— Can Inch a
Man, it is repeated, be vdted for by a consistent
partizan —of either file—in preference to the boo
eft and unwavering CALEB STRONG ?—Can
a Man, whom bis own political partizaDs, at the
most public celebration in the year, Save toasted,
underthe opprobrious epithet of the " STRANGE
VlNE"—be voted lor by any one, in preference
to that “ TRUE VINE" Governor STRONG
—4 mao whom all his friends venerate and love I
and agaidft whole virtue and confiflency,Falsehood
iifelf has not dared openly to wag its tongue. Thtle
are ^ueflions, which every honest man in Maffa
chuletts, ought to put to hiroftlf, before he votes
for Governor; —and if they are put, the friends of
Got STRONG need be under no apprehension
of the remit of the election.
MARCH I.
I have just time to inform you that Judgment
has '.his day been given upon the articles of im
peachment against Judge Chafe—The result was
contrary to my fears and in unison with my wishes
.—He has been honorably acquitted.—The two Se
nators from Vermont and New-York, Mr. Galliard
from South-Carolina, and Mr, Smith from Ohio,
to their honor be it spoken pronounced the Judge
not guilty on every article. Onthe fifth article the
Senate unanimously acquitted him; and on tbe tixtb
there were only four Qainft him—On the last ar
ticle, which appeared to be the most trying, there
were nineteen who fall he was guilty, and fifteen
who said be was not guilty. linciofe you xlift of
the Sen&torywith the vote of each, on every arti
cle —Tne Senate Chamber was filled with Ipeda.
tors, anxious to know the event of the trial—l think
they were pleated with it —The filenee of Heaven
pervaded the whole assembly during the taking the
arcs and noes.-which took obnut two fours. The
Vee Prefidci" put the question to each Senator in
,his way, What lay you Mr. A B. is Samnel Chafe
Esq. guihy or not guilty of the high crimes and
misdemeanours, as charged in the article just read I
The Senator,fifing with an audible voice, laid Not
Guilty, or Guilty, as the case was. The democrats
appear to be difplea fed' with the managers, for the
awkward appearance they made, when contracted
with the Counsel of the judg<—Poor creatures, they
did as well as they could, but by no means as well
as I expefted.—l find the little fraward, petulant
qaiodof Randolph, is not capable of investigating
a Great fubjeft —deprive him of invective, and
he is done—The wringing, twilling & griming of
the creature, when clofrjg the trial, wn highly
difguftiog—The thing tried to cry, when there
was no necessity for it— You will fee his speech
and you may then judge for yopifelf—-Rodney
winced ami canted for a long time—-The others.
Extract of a letter Jrom Washington to the edi
tor. Washington, Feb. 26.
After I elofed my letter ot ydterday, Mr Harper
resumed his argument, and in about two hours do
led the defence of Judge Chafe— This morn ng
Mr. Nicholson began and was up two hours—Mr.
Rodney is now up, and will consume the rest of
the day—Tomorrow I aped Mr. Randolph will
clife—the question will also piobably be taken—
It it generally supposed the Judge will be acquired
—I am still faithlels—l hope my opinion will be
found to be erroneous—will write you the result,
as soon, as it may be known.
FEBURARY 2,.
This day at three o'clock P. M. Mr. Randolph
elofed the argument in support of the articles of
inpeachment againfl Judge Chafe. I will not fay,
I may not be under tome prejudice, when I fay,
he made a lorrow appearance, compared with the
counfe lin saver of the Judge. I difeovered much
inveAive and declamation and little talent at legal
segum^ nt —Friday the firft day of March next at 13
o'clock at noon, is appointed by the Senate to give
judgment on the articles of impeachment—You
know my opinion as to the result.
A bill for clearing armed merchant vessels pas.
led the Senate some days ago. The penal fedion
was struck out,and in other re(pells it was so chang
ed at hardly to bear alikeness tothe bill which
came from the Houfro of Representatives. Its dura
tion, too, is limited to the end of the next session.
The bill is now before the House. Yesterday, in
Senate a bill was offered for the purpose of pro
hibiting the trade to St. Domingo : the Senate re
fufed to receive iu,
as was brft for them, m 3 little, except log Champ,
bell, and you have probably heard of the figure he*'
cur. All the important bufinds is yet to be dene
and we have but two days, including Sunday, to do
it in— This impeachment will co llthe U. S.
twenty or thirty thou Sand dollars-— so a&ch for tie
economy of Democrats.
“ Randolph, disappointed and mortified at the
failure of bis favourite measure the removal of
Judge Chase —lias by a passionate Speech intro
duced a re Solution to amend the Confliiuunn, au
thorising the President to remove any Judge ofthe
supreme, or other Court on addr<ls of two Houles
of Cubgrefs. Nicholson, allo alike inspired,
has added another proposition to amend by author,
ifioga Rate to recall any of their Senators when
they fee fir,&c. Mr. Elliot, byway of a flaunt
said he hoped fame gentleman would now go far
ther, and move, that the Confutation fliotrd bea.
bolifhed, and that we be on the umptfiuous sea
of anarchy.
“My letter of yesterday was a hurried one I
now find you copies of the two Resolutions for
amending the Confthurion, moved by Randolph
and Nicholson. A motion to confider Randolph's,
was carried 68 to 35; when it was made the or
der of the day for the firft Monday in December
next.—A like motion to confider Nichelson's
palled 68 to 33 ; and was aifo made the order of
the day. for the firft Monday in December next.
" This is the age of Wonders ! It is withafton
ifhmenr, that I inform you, that this morning.
ROBERT SMITH, Secretary of the Navy, was
nominated to the Senate as Attr,nry-General of the
United States ! ! and JACOB CROWNIN.
SHIELD, Secretary of the Nvy!!! ,
“ God save the Peoftle?
Salem, March 12.
About three weeks ago some persons forced the
bolts of the shutter of a back window in Essex
Bank, and got into the room, where they turned 0- 1
ver the papers, but found no money. Yesterday
morning it was found that another and more labo
rious attempt had been made. A large square hole
was cut through the building into the hall of the
Bank, sufficient to admit any man, and efforts made
to get into the vault : a hole was bored through the
floor, where the auger met the solid brick and
stone work, and Jhe bolts and locks of the iron door
were attempted to be forced, but all in vain, for a
day's work, with the most suitable tools, would
hardly effect it ; and more difficult labor would
still be required, after descending, to enter the
vault of deposits. The adventurers, however, found
in the room a bag of small change, to the amount
of five or six dollars, which was the only compen
sation they were able to obtain for their toil. But
the most serious part of the villainy is, that they
endangered the building by fire, the floor being con
siderably schorched with it, though probably not
with a design to set it on fire, as there were light
combustibles with which they might easily have
done it. They left their toels, but there is no dis
covery of the thieves.
^MR. KING has removed his PHY
SIOGNOTRACE to Col. Woodward's
house, in Broad-ft reet, where he will con
tinue to take PROF ILE LIKENESS
ES, a few days. His hours of attendance
are from io o'clock in the morning, 'till
9 in the evening.
All Persons indebted to, or
have any demands against WILLIAM COFFIN,
of this town, trader are hereby requested to call on
the subscriber for settlement./
.- EBENEZER CHADWICK,
Attorney to said Coffin.
N. B. It is expected that those indebted will make
immediate payment.
Portsmouth, March 16, 1805. _
ALL Perlons indebted to or that h^vc
any demands against the eflate of
HANNAH ELLIOT,
late of Port (mouth, widow deceafid, are requeued
to exhibit them for adjuftmeat to
, NATH'L. ADAMS, Ex'r.
AforeA 14, 1805. _____
To Let,
Two convenient Rooms in a House situated on
Frame Pointy Inquire pf JOSEPH DROWNS
South End. March 9.
" Dr. Logan' smotion for suspending inter
course with St. Domingo has been negatived by
the calling vote of the Vice President,
March 2, 1105.
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THE
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CONTENTS;
Introdo&ory Remarks—Soils generally, Clay Soils, a
Loamy Soil, Manures Farm Yards, and composts, Marle,
Sawdust, Fanners Bark, Improvement of Wet Lands,
Ploughing Fallows, Land under Tillage, Fertilizing Steeps,
Wheat Barley, Clover, Rye Grass, Timothy Grafs,Burnet,
Railing Turnips and preventing the Fly, feeding Sheep on
Turnips, Grafting and Budding Trees, Planting Trees.
Malt Beer, Swjne, Fattening Horses; Botts, Saintfox
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Thorn Hedge,.Tillage, Corn and Buck Wheat, Barley,
Oats, Flax, Wheat, and Rye, Turnips, Peach Trees, Que
ries, Gypsum, Allies, Mixed Earth, Creek and Harbour
Mud, Indian Corn, Potatoes, Fruit Frees, Butter, and
Cheese, Culture of the Apple Tree, Asparagus, Spring
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erally, Mosses, Black Mulbury, Oxen, Poplars, Duration of
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Paint, Trees generally, Wheat generally, Plainer, farm
Yard, Cider, Conclusion.
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March 1, 18&.
REMOVAL.