The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-09-23 00:00:00, page 2

dcnce Plantations was fill! fettled by a final!
number of perlons, who fled from perfecu
tiou ip a neighboring (tale to seek an asy
lum among ravages. They brought with
them thb true and genuine principles of free
toleration in religion-. This grand and vir
(doOs principle has been most sacredly and
feligioufly adhered to by tlfeir deftendants
and other inhabitants ot the Rate. Not a
single law has been made, at any time, tend
ing to difeourage any one from being a free
thinker in religion, or from worlhippiog
Zod, according to the dictates of hjs own
conscience.
. This was not the case in Virginia, but
quite the reverse. Theirlaws and customs
-were again!! 'the rights of confcien.ee ; un
til a man of great wisdom, knowledge, and
•understanding, 'undertook to defend those
rights. He strenuously advocated the prin
ciple of tree toleration in religion, and mod
tighlv reprobated the then existing laws of
the Rate. He published a volume called
" Notes on Virginia," a small part of which
was devoted to the investigation of the laws
aud cudoms relative to religion. This had
the desired effect. It convinced the people
of their error. Thelaws and customs were
abolished, and the rights of conscience fully
tilablilhed. It seems very furpriling, in
deed, that any one should mention this great
this good and fuccefsful performance of Jes-:
lerfon, and endeavor, by the great art of
criticism to turn it to his injury, as a politi
cal charader;—Should it be the lot of any
one, to sustain anv office, high, or low, of 2
in, or tnder the United Stats, and Ihould
/ he manifeft as mult wifiiom and good uefs,
in the difeharge of the duties of hiitoffice, as-
Jefferfon did in difplaving the propriety of
free toleration in his Notes on Virginia, he
• ihould be universally esteemed and revered ;
and Ihould others take pattern by his good
example, then would the people Qf the U.
States be happy.
An Enemy to Persecution.
<. Late Foreign News,
Received by the /hip Packet, Capt. Trott, arrived
at B/lon, in 39 days from Liverpool, (Eng.)
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LONDON, AUG. 6.
<° Difference toftb Denmark.
Some days ago we mentioned that Mr.
Drummond was to proceed to Copenhagen
in consequence of the capture of the Daniil)
convoy ; and yesterday we informed our
readers 'th^t ministers had resolved to fend
Lord Whitworth thither on the fame busi
ness. The fa& is now put beyond all doubt,
Yefterdav morning his Lordihip accompa
nied by Mr. Drummond and suite, reached
" Deal ; about noon embarked on board the
Andromeda, and failed to the Eastward in
Company with the Pomona.
There can be no doubt that his Lordship's
destination is to Copenhagen to endeavor to
effed ^conciliation with that Court. It is
probable also that his Lordihip will pay his
refyasto another Northern power to bring
about if possible the fame good underftand
jng that formerly fubfilted between it and us.
We are happy there has been so little de
lay'in adoptingthis salutary measure, fop the
interruption to our commerce, till this point
is adjusted will be a serious inconvenience to
our merchants. Already ^ commerce with
the North of Europe is virtually- interdidyd.
The convoy from L ith foj the &//fc,which
was appointed to fail frotri Leith Roads-for
Elfineur on the 7th inst. has been counter
manded, the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty having sent orders to Capt. Cle
ments at Leith, not to fend any convoy
thence to the Baltic till he receives further
orders ; of this he has given regular notice
to the Lord Provost of Edinburg, and thro'
his Lordship to those engaged in that trade
Similar orders have been received at Hol,
and we may presume at all the ports in the
kingdom , nor is it probable they will be
countermanded till the result of Ld. Whit
worth's mission be known.
If, however, the present difference cannot
be adjt&Q, the inconvenience to private in
dividuals will be nothing to that which the
public service will fuffer ; for the greatest
part of our naval (lores is procured from the
Baltic, and of these we are in need of con
stant fupplies/notwithftandihg the dock al
ways on hand in his Majesty's dock yards.
The report that Adm. Duckworth, in
the Mediterranean, had taken a Danish fri
gate, for firing into a boat sent to examine
a velfel under her convoy is entirely ground
left. . „ ~ ,
Two other Danilh vfeffels hive been cap
tured and brought in. One of them was
bound to Norway, and the other to Leg
horn ; both from Copenhagen. We may
expe& to hear of other captures, unless our
commanders aft without orders, which is
mot probable. Such fads require no re
roarks. ~,
However the couptg mud deprecate the
' extension or prolongation of war, we truft r
and doubt not, it will aft confident with
its inteteft and honor, and with decision re
pel the infusing measure, imputed to the
Northern powers, of imputing on us such
conditions of peace as their rotated or cap
rice may diaate.' The blood and treasure
of the Empirehas been exhausted in vain if
the proud, the envied attainments ft these
Sacrifices are to be wrested from us, and to
be frittered jo to compensations and indem
nities for others. Toeffeauate a (table and
honorable peace, needed not their armed in
tervention ; and if jealous of the (lupehdous
and grow ing greenness of this country, they
fcek to abridge it, by coercing us into dil
honorable and injurious confitions, we trust
every hand and heart will unite in the con
test, and, with gallant energy, punilh the
temerity and injustice which induced it.
[Objerver.]
0t tte profpea of peate.
RATISBON, (Ger.) JULY 20.
Negociations tor a separate Peace be
tween France and the Elcaor of Bavaria,
(till continue.
FRANKFORT, (Ger.) JULY 20.
With refpe& to peace, we know that one
man at Vienna can turn the stale as he p'leaf
es, and that man is decidedly attached to the
Court of London. The Queen of Naples
is momently expelled at Vienna. She has
; much influence over her daughter the Em
press ot Germany ; and the Empress has
great influence at' Co^rt ; and this power
will be opposed to 4 peace. A peace, tho'.
anxiously wilhed by the people, cannot be
sanguinely expea<d of a sudden by the well
informed. G eat difficulties will occur in
the Negociation, it it is opened ; and it En
gland is to be a party the difficulties will be
vastly magnified. The belt course will be
to fimplity the business by as many diftind
Negotiations as possible. Let Auttria have
a treaty —Bavaria a treaty —Wirtemburg a
treaty ; and England a treaty to heifelf,-it
the plcafes.
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Cbe lacto &gcDftUn.
SOUTHAMPTON, (Eng.) AUG. 3.
Yesterday all the transports fell down the
river—and this morning artillery horses and
(lores were embarked. Three regiments
are ordered to embark at Portsmouth. The
transports from four divisions, and are rid
ing at single anchor, viz. one division at
Cowes Road, one at Stokes Bay, one at
Spithead, and one at St. Helens. One re
giment is certainly going to the Weft-lidles;
but the 'deltination of the expedition is a fe-
Ctet. Breit and Italy have been conjectur
ed. Ihe Captains have scaled orders, to
be opened only in a dated latitude.
LONDON, AUG. (.
The report of Preliminaries ot peace hav
ing been ligned at Paris on the 29th uh. has
received no confirmation ; and at present
every probability is against it. The cartel
which Brought over tlte last Paris papers left
Calais on Friday last, and those who came
by her mult have heard the news, had any
such reached that port on Thursday, as has
been dated.
It is probable, however, that we may
soon hear of such an event taking place :
nay, it is even possible that something like
outlines were agreed upon before Buona
parte consented to (top the career ot Mo
re.u,and that the journey of Count S .Julien
to Paris had this tor its object.
We hear from Bafle, that Barthelemi has
pafl'td through that city for Vienna.
All the gun boats in Leith-Roads (about
12) are ordered to take on board provisions
for three months. 4
Ail the troops are now embarked for the
feerct expedition. They amount to 9000.
They are expe&ed to fail this day. Tire
Euri/lice frigate will convoy them. The
ranfports are furnifhed with flat bottomed
floats, and having only ten days provilions
an board, are certainly intended to be taken
pollution of.
COVE OF CORK, (IrelQ JULY 28.
An expedition is fitting out here, and La
Modefte, armed en flute, is taking on board
troops.
paragraph of gufomatton.
/ RATISBON,JULY 20.
A difference exists between the Aultrian,
Wirtemberg and Bavarian' Generals. The
latter infill that their troops were not well
treated; and that the bell means were not
used to defend their territory. Gen. Starray
is out of command. The misunderstanding
has extended to the Courts of Vienna and
Munich.'
.DUBLIN, AUG, to.
This day 28 Peers were elteaed to lit for
Ireland in the Imperial Parliament.
, LONDON, AUG. 6.
GRAIN.
We feel assured of a good crop. The
price of grain continues to fall. Persons
.who held wheat refufed_to fell at 150 s. per
qy. and are now glad to get 80. This is
the just reward of avarice.,
The Emperor Paul, perfcaiy Consistent,
after having declined to formally recugnife
Louis X Vlllth, whilst he and halt Europe
were fighting to place that ill-fated Prince
upon the throne of France, is laid, now that
hope of f rh an event becomes almost pre
sumptuous, to have received the Count de
Caraman as his Miniver Plenipotentiary.
It is said the Emperor of Russia has for
bidden the importation of Eiglilh and Aus
trian Manufadures.
An Austrian -Corps forcibly took some
deserters from a Prussian recruiting party,
for which fatisfaaion has been demanded.
1 he English Mysore Territory nets a re
venue to the India Company of 13,47,641,10
• star pagodas annually—and is expected to
increase to 20 lacks of star pagodas. Tip
poo's family are liberally provided for.
On the 25th June Keith arrived at Leg
horn. For the benefit of commerce the
blockade of Genoa will be railed.
Admiral Mitchel and the squadron he 1
commanded are, it is stated, to receive
£.200,000 ftetling for the (hips taken at
the Helder.
Lord Nelson has received from the Queen
of Naples a picture of the King, and on the
reverse, the initials of her Majelly, the
whole richly set with diamonds.
Estates in France now fell at fifteen years
purchase. Among the places at prefect ad
vertised for sale, is the Hotel de Richelieu.
The National Debt of Sweden amounts
at present to twenty millions of rix dollars :
between 5 and 6 millions llerling.
French Funds, July 23 ; 34 francs, 33
ceus.
Tne emperor of Raffia's edia against the
introduction of bdoks reminds us of one of
our countrymen, who, on feeing a fellow
dangling at Tyburn for forgery, exclaimed
—" Ah, this comes ,of your writing and
reading!",.
Domestic Intelligence.
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From the Charleston Gazette.
We this day give a statement of the pro
bable result of the election for candidates
for the Presidential chair at the ensuing e
le^ion. Many republicans of two [anguine
a disposition, have given their votes for De
laware and New-Jersey as doubtful, besides
ftr ; king out two of the Federal tickets in
Massachusetts. We, however, who know
Delaware, are perfe&ly assured that the re
publican candidate will not have a single
vote here ; nor we presume, either in Mas-
Gchufetts, or New-Jersey. Pennsylvania,
too, has been given up by the republicans,
without any grounds. There is no existing
l iw to debar her from voting either by pro
clamation or otherwise. In fad, there is
a precedent for it, The legislature of Ver
mont negle&ed some time ago to renew the
law for chooling eledors to d-& the Presi
dent or Vice President. Os course the Gov
ernor of that date called on the people to'
vote, by proclamation, which they did ; and
it was received, and no exaggeration,
ought to be used in these things. With this
impression we have made, the following esti
mate :
Jefferfon. Adams & Co.
MaffucEufafs o 16
Ntwllampjbireo 6'
Rhode-IJland 0 _ 4
Vermont 0 4
Connecticut 0 g
New-York 12 0
New-Jersey /07
Pertnjylvania 15' 0
Delaware 0 3
Maryland 4 6
Virginia 2r , 0
, North-Carolina 9 3,
South Carolina 8 0
Kentucky 4 0
Georgia 4 0
Tennessee 3 '°
. 80 58
PRO VIDENCE, SEPT. 15.
The following extracts of a letter from a Gentle
man at Halifax to hit friend in town, dated the
12th of August, 1800, willfhew the modefly and
uprightnejs of our Friends the Englifli, their Ja
cred obferva^ce of the law of nations, and above
all, their frieud/hip and good will towards the
United States.'
- "I have taken my lodging at Prince Ed
wards Hotel. At this house are Dukes,
Lords, and Generals. They often converse
on matters refpe&ing the United States :—
Their government cannot last, because their
President and legislators are so often, chos
en, that they are responsible to their con
itituents for their conduct—that the United
States can never support a navy. " Look
(they fay) at the account of Truxton's en
gagement, which proves they ate nothing
4, lea ; had an'Englilh frigate engaged the
Vengeance, (he would certainly have taken"
her. This is their language towards the
United States ; and of Great Briidin they
fay, how much honesty, liberty, and pow
er, (he has, and a navy to govern the world.
''Yefterday afternoon jt Was reported
that our Commididuers had compleatcd the
negociation with th; Frenety which afford
ed them a new topic :—''Let them make ,
then treaty ; the English government will
not furler an American Vessel to enter a
port of France, nor allow any nation to car
ry on commerce with her enemies."
" The Advocate General, on Friday last,
in his argument to the Court, in 'the case of
two American veflfels, for falva^e to the
captors, said that Great Britain had, with
that liberality and jultice that becomes the
greatest nation on earth, established the
rates of salvage, and thereby i^t an exam
ple for the United States, and it was their
duty to follow it, but they had not, for they
condemned the whole for fa|vage, therefore
the captors chimed the whole in this case.
The judge said, he was always desirous of
rewarding his Majefly's fubjedls, and parti
cularly those, who at so much hazard had
saved the veflfels of an allied nation ; he
therefore gave g-Sths for salvage, the claim
ants paying ali charges out ot the remain
ing 3-Sths.
" On Monday, the trial of a sloop from
New-York, Capt. Boyt, came on. The
fubflance of the Advocate General's plea
was, that the vessel and cargo belonged to
one James Thompson, a resident in New-
York. Thompson, he said, was a Scotch
name, therefore he must be a Britil hfub
jeft ; and for carrying on trade with the
enemies of Great Britain, the vessel and car
go mull be condemned. Reams of paper
might be filled with proceedings equally un
just ; but I am not capable of painting theute
in their true colours."
\NEW-rORK, SEPT. IT.
Just as the Mercantile Advertiser was pre
pared for the press last evening, we received
a London paper of Aug. 1, containing the
account that Austria had concluded a gene
ral Armistice with France ; in which the
King of Naples is not included ; and that
the Englith government were preparing an
expedition, which would probably reach its
place of deflination about the time that
peace is concluded on the continent. Its
object is thought to be an attack on Belle?
ifte. _==
WI N&HESTER, (N. C.) AUG. 2%.
A most diftrelling event took place on the
morning ot the 15th inst. in the Forks of Capeou,
Haippthire County. Philip Porter and Moses
Largen (brothers jn law) took their rifles, and
went in search of deer ; they did not travel far
together before they agreed to take separate
routs. Largen approached a lick, and took his
dand in a convenient place to watch tor game.
Nut much twne hm elapsed before he difeoyered
a ruffing in ^ 'Lek?!, at no great didance, but
could not difcoCT the object that occasioned its*
fuppoling irm^ever to be a deer, he fired—the
!hot took plree.—he eagerly approached the foot
—but oh ! the (hock, the heart rending pangs
which a light of the unfortunate victim who had
fallen occalioned, can more ealily be imagined
than described—it was Porter ! his relative ! his
triend ! his filler's husband lay weltering in his
gore ! and the cold hand of death soon placed a
leal upon his eyes. To add to the melancholy
cataltrophe, Mrs. Porter is bereaved of a fond and
indulgent husband, and eight children ot a tender
r and affectionate parerit.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. TO.
The Gen. Simcoe, Britilh Cruizer, has captured
several American veflels, and among others, a
prize belonging to the United States fehoouer
Experiment.
SALEM, SEPT.
^FROM INDIA.
When the Bellilarius, left Madrafs, an immedi
ate war was expected bet ween the English and the
Mahrattas. Troops were marching into the inte
rior, and reinforcements was expelled from tlw
Cape ot Good Hope. (At the Cape a war exilis
between the English and the natives of the coun
try.) The Mahrattas are said to have from 3 td
400 000 cavalry ; and it is thought-will not be so
ealiy subdued as Tippoo's troops w ere 3 The catife
of the expe&ed war has not transpired. The En
glifti keep a jealous eye on the King of Ava and
Pegu, and are fufpeded of a delign to commence
hoftibties against him. (But we ihould fvppofe
the Mahrattas' cavalry would find them fuflicieHt
employment.) ..
From HALIFAX, Sept.&
Proclamation..
George R. -*
Infrudions to our Courts of Admiralty, and to
Commanders of our Ships of War and Prita-
L. S. vateers. Given at our Court at St. famegs,
the 12th day of June, ißoo, in the Fortieth
year of our Reign.
WHEREAS by an Aft parted in the present,
Session of Parliamcn , intituled^, “ An Att, to per- :
mit the importation of Goods and Commodities from
Countries in America, belonging to any Foreign,
European Soverign, or State, in Neutral Ships, un
til the Twenty-ninth day of September, one Thofij
and Eight Hundred and One," We are authoriz
ed to grant Licences tor the importation into this
Kingdom, from any Country in America, belong
ing to any Foreign European Sovereign or State,
any Goods or Commodities of the Growth or Pro
duce, whether manufaftured of other wile, of any
such Country, not prohibited to be used or con:
fumed in this Kingdom, under certain Restric
tions, ju^a^y Ship or Veflel, belonging to any
State in Amity with Us ;— We are therefore gra%
ioufty pleajed ta direQ, that Neutral Ships copying
with Inch Cargoes, under the Protection of out
Special Licences-; granted under the Authority of
the said AQ, shall not be interrupted in their „
Voyages by our Cruisers, and private .Ships of
War, uptin producing the licences Jo granted ; and
if they Ihould be brought into durports for Adju
dication, they fhaft be forthwith liberated by 01t
Courts of Admiralty^ upon its beigg Ihewn that
the Claimants foye obtained fitch Licences, and
have conformed to the Regulations prelcribed
therein.
Ry Hit Ofajejh's Command,'