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|;the tell?, and laid a vote by his friend ; this his^
friend received, and putit on the desk with the o-]
ther ballots : but Morril persisted in Ms assertion,
land thereby pretty generally fixed a malicious in-^
kentitOß upon himself. The circumstantial evidence,]
Eaten in connexion with Merril's obstinacy, carries'
Imuch proof that something of the kind was preme-I
Iditateaftl^s evidence you will confess was very ex-,
Itraordinary ; it was no other than this, that onel
[member said to another, while they were balloting.l
o'Mr. Chamberlain looks as if he was going to putl
jin two votes." You wotld doubtless smile at this,,
qwere it not that jt must bring to your recollectionl
bJthe proscribing spirit of the French National Con
^vention. —This subject subsiding for the present,l
the second balloting for Treasurer came on ; one!
Mother Senator had arrived silica the former vofe ;!
.I this made the whole number of the convention 170.1
{,On coupling the votes, there appeared to be 90 for!
—Nathaniel Gilman, and 80 for Oliver Peabodv ; Mr.|
^Gilman was then declared duly elected. You will
recollect, that on the first trial, Mr, Peabody had;
„83 votes, and that the excess of votes was /Arre,and!
^/now Mr. Peabody had only 80. This circumstance
^ afforded the anti-federalists an opportunity to hint'
^ surmises and whisper conjectures against the fed
' eralists ; it was, however, soon ascertained, that no
ground for such conjectures existed, by the acknow
►<.ledgment of several who voted for Mr. Peabody the;
E first day, that they did not vote for him the second,
E—day. Attempts to fix the excess of votes upon the!
federalists, of consequence failed ; as did all endear<
gvors to discover the error. The Shaker discoun
:ltenanced every undue attempt to implicate any per-'
?son or party, and very candidly attributed the mh-,
Li take to the probability of his having miscounted the {
votes. The friends of Mr. Chamberlain were
Q not satisfied that a shadow of proof should remainJ
^against him ; and as Mr. Morril persevered in his
.assertion, they took a more effectual method tof
prove that he did not give in more than, one Vote 4
:, this was, to obtain the names of all those who Voted 3
for Mr, Peabody on the first trial, and thereby as-l
,3 certain whether they would amount to the number of4
4^83. In doing this, much more was ascertained thanf
;ywas contemplated. You will observe, that the %
^ whole number of votes for a Treasurer on the first §
, ^ trial, was 169—85 making a choice. In endeavor
.% ing to obtain the number of 83 which were counted
f, for Mr. Peabody, 85 members have given their names |
ft on paper, or have declared, that they voted for Mr.J
ft Peabody at that time.—Thus you see, that had noJ
incorrectness appeared, Ate. Peabody was legally §
§ j chosen Treasurer—This incorrectness did appear':,
r ft and one of the most amiable and upright men in theg
State of New-Hampshire, has been made a victimw
reto party fury. But will you credit it—merit is as-3
I,sumed on the part of the democrats, for this sacri -#
I^bce of their friendship : Their love to the late Trea-Q
L Usurer overflowed : but the love of their country ffi
{foiled higher : Like Brutus, they did not k>ve Cx-|
I jsar less, but they loved Rome more You will ex
-1 fclaim, "This was the unhindest cut tfall.
The fir. t part of the following week, some re-5
f%olves, censoring the abuse of the present admhds-e
Jtration through the medium of the presses, and in |
fcffect promising to approve whatever it might do,
flwere sent down from the Senate for the concur
fotfrence of the House. These resolves did mt pass in
fc |the Senate without a spirited protest from the fed-ffi
„feral members. They were willing to express theirs
Qdisapp rotation of all the presses from whence abuse
, "frame, whether against the General or the StateN
^Government ' 1 '%• • rre opper'' a n ^ rtial
{censure; nei.b • decla wrhi
°f, a '>d -.riietcc n, all . . .
I ovv Lie entN
a proposition ^ o ext' re
presses to \ rto vis Sta Ui
I Government ; a ^) : out eff ~
,|solfys o±'course went he Govern
f {batfen ; and, as might justly be expected, were re-^,
;ejected. What object the democrats had in e^- ,
1; i&xg their approbation of the President by Res \
h/bich must constitutionally go to the Governor %
%s signature, I know not. The Legislature cer-ff
Plainly had it in their power to address the Presi-I
indent by themselves, and to say as many smooth^
F ^things to him as they pleased, without application
f 'to the Governor for his sanction ; and surely he hadm
, I ^plainly enough told them at the opening of the ses-M
I'sion, that as his sentiments- were not changed, nichffi
I ^expressions of confidence would not be agreeable tog
r %im to echo. Does not this transaction look mores
f :like„an intended insult to the Governor, tlian igno-ff
r fence of the proper method of addressing the Pre-fl
I faident ! especially as they had refused to censure
7 the vile abuses cast on the Executive and other of
§ ficers of this State, by the papers devoted to theirs
[ '.party.
L) Public hearings, and Turnpike petitions, took up^
I pthe principal part of the second week. At the close 3
I of this, and the-beginning of the following week, a
^ bill which originated in the Senate for districting the %
1' State for the purpose of choosing Representatives to §
^Congress, and a bill which originated in the House m
{ [to ratify /in article in amendment to the Constitu-w
I tion of the United States, were acted upon by the
, 'House, and determined by nearly the usual majority.
|' 'All argument appeared to be in vain on the most |
I important questions ; this will not surprise you,
:when informed, that the business of the day was u- ,
I* usually settled by fl Caucus held the preceding night. #
~-The question for altering, or, as it is styled, amend- %
* ing the Constitution, was one in which an adherence
to party, or demotion to Virginia, appeared the most $
extraordinary/ I much doubt, whether, had the &
question been taken,before a caucus was holden, a ^
^majority would have been found friendly to the bill.
flt is so evidently injurious to the small States, that I
,in my opinion nothing but the violence of party^
'Spirit would ever have obtained amajority of the
& fleepr'esentatiyes of New-Hampshire in its favour. %
, fl know it has been said, that this State made a!sim-«
I ;ilar proposition Ato the other States some years since; t
{ tout this is not a fact ; the proposition was very dis-
I tferent from the alteration now advocated.—On this %
I%question, the Speaker offered his sentiments from 3
jthe Chair with much warmth, in favour of the bill ;
This principal argument was, that at the last presi- #
idential election, the country was within twenty-four %
. \hour2 of a civil war ; or, in other words, that had $
{the small States dared to persevere in supporting
I /Mr. Burr, or had they elected him President, the
ilState of Virginia wdild have commenced a war #
I jagainst the Government : I say the State of Virgi- %
§ fnia ; for no other State could in twenty-four hours ,
I shave had information so as to commence the work %
£aof death in that time.—ls I had been a member of
I due House, and had formerly entertained strong pre- &
a indices in favour of this alteration, and at this time ,
1; conceived Mr. Langdon's observation to be correct. $
! I should at once have abandoned my ground and %
, opposed the adoption of the measure. This decla-^
,-ration of Mr. Langdon convinces me more of his de-^
I otion to Virginia—to the abandonment of the hitar-.
I 1 st of .his oWn State—than all that I ever knew or ,'
I I card of him b^hre.—The passage of the bill was %
>j )ly, though ineffectually, opposed ; the arguments
■ la favour of it were similar to those which have'
I en offered by every Jeffersonian who has spoken\
ft pon the subject. On this question, the division of \
j^vfy^a@Qg&titiah^±c^^
^ French Correspondence.
m [continued.]
■ Translated for the Oracle.|
Answer of th^ 'Senate to an Hddrecs of the ,
FIRST CONSUL.
■Citizen FIRST Consul,
YOU have just replied in a Message ever mem-,
^oroide, and in a manner worthy of yourself, ana ofl
£the great nation that lias appointed you its chiefs
fl? magistrate, to the anxions wish that inspired w ith
3the love of our country, we had expressed to youg
3your desire, citizen First Consul, to know at large]
the opinion of the Senate as to those of our institp,
fetions which require improvement and completion,,
£io insure for ever the triumph of liberty and equul-%
£ tty, and to offer to the nation and to the government^
the double security they demand. The Senate has]
carefully collected and compared the result of they!
© meditations of its members; the fruits of their ex-g
Fperience, and the effects of the zeal with which they
are animated for the prosperity of the people whose
rrights they arc charged to preserve. It has recall-
Eed to mind the past, examined the present, and^
£ looked into future times—it transmits to you the^
wish wlrich is enjoined upon us by a regard to theg
$ welfare of the State. The French have conquered |
$ liberty—they wish to preserve their conquest—they 4
ft. wish for repose after victory, and that glorious ^e-^
f pose they will owe to the Hereditary GovernmentA
#'cf a single Chief, who exalted above us all, invest-y
ed with vast power and surrounded with fame, with|
glory and with majesty, may protect the public lip-|
£ erty, maintain equality, and lower his fasces to the
S expression of the sovereign will of that people thit^
, shall have chosen him. This is the government §
% that the French nation asked for in the beautifii#
f days of 89, the remembrance cf which will be evetf
F dear to the friends of their country. This is,hi
^/government limited by the law that the greatest ge ^
^ nius of Greece, the most celebrated Orator of@
8 Rome, and the first Statesmans typffie eighteenths
§ century have declared of all formic the best—it isl
£ the only one that in a country with romerous armies 4
§ under great commanders can restrain all danger-■
[ous rivality and contention—it is shewn to us in his-
[ tory as invincible to the furious attacks of bloody
g anarchy, neither to be destroyed by the violence of,
audacious 'tyranny, nor by the perfidjous blows rfl
I despotic power—And' it is history that says to
I braye and generous nation “ Thou hast lost thy in -■
I dependence, thy liberty, and thy name, because thou I
§ neglectedst to choose a Sovereign."—lt unveils the 1
; long scenes of tumult, of evil dissentions which have,
^ preceded or followed the period of the election of a■
' new Chief of a nation—even when it has escaped,
; the ; misery of being condemned to the disgrace,
; more insupportable than death itself, of receivingl
r from a foreign power the conqueror, or the cor-,
; rtipter of the people, a sovereign despicable, meanly,
' enslaved or basely perfidious. It shows us the city,
" of the Cesars, the capital of the world, that till the ,
moment when a regular hereditary government re-,
placed the monstrous assemblage of contested elec-,
tion, of agreements Sc stipulations, ever broken, of un-,
. certain successions, of adoptions, and acclamations, ,
slighted, despised and neglected, was continually,
( a prey to every disorder, every crime & every horror,
that the gold, the sword or the poison of the com*■
^■m^amo^^r • ^
„the House was, for the bill bl, against it Z 3. Two.
^or three members who had generally voted wild he,
■democrats, had the independence to vote against it, {
^The Governors with his usual integrity mid n n-*
foies, objected to this bill; and also to the bid for+
^districting the State ; and as the majority required j
Eby the Constitution in such cases could not be ob-;
Stained, both bills were lost.—The bill for the choice
■of Electors of President and Vice-President by a^
,general Ticket, was approved by both parties. °^
§ The last question, in which democratic power was '
^displayed, respected the State printing. Early in *
^the session, a bill came down from the Senate, to re-•
move the printing from Concord to Portsmouth,
^without any pretence that the work -should be
3done at a cheaper rate. This could not be imraedi-;
@ately concurred in by the House, because others
^printers had preferred petitions for th^ sarhe, and <
^proposed to execute the work at a lower price.*
■ The printer at Concord was among those who thus ^
offered, provided he could have thehenefit of thd 1
^advertisements. The bill, with the petitions, were 3
Preferred to a large committee, and many meetingsq
were held on the subject ; but a majority of the 4
^committee were democrats, who were; evidently
determined to give the whole business to the prin^
^ters of the Gazette, a violent democratic paper §
linI in Portsmouth —Now mark the difference between |
£ federalists and democrats. About two years since,J
while the Federalists had the power, they had given $
gto Messrs. Peirce's, printers of the Gazette, thql
£ benefit of publishing the advertisements relating tJQ
non-resident lands; and to Mr. Hough, of Concord, 5
£the printing of the Laws and Journals ; much the g
a most profitable part of the business was of course ty€
■democratic hands. At that time, many of the memfr ;
Bbers from the northern and western parts of th^,;
Estate were desirous to have the advertisements >
N published in a paper not so remote asFortsmouth ; ,
hand last rear a bill was sent down from the Senate a
Kfbr publishing them in the Concord paper : but a {
Kmajority of the House, though federal, conceiving it ,
■unnecessary to remove it, and disdaining to make it
■a party question, did not concur, but left the lucre
^tive part of the business still in the hands of those %
Ewhose abuse of the State government had exceeded $
[every thing of the kind ever known in Nev-Hamp
£shire.—-I am told, that the argument then made u§e
,of by the antifederalists was, that a division of the ^
^business was proper ; and it was agreed to by all
Athat the printing of the Laws and Journals ought to ^
; be in Concord, where the Legislature usually meet. Si
{But place power in the hands of dumber its, and #
I where is their " equal and exact justice i" And in
§ this case, you will ask, where was their regard toQ
fdecency ? for on the very day that a majority of the
[Legislature gave to the printers of the New-Hamp- ©
I shire Gazette the whole of the State pin ing, their -
;paper of the preceding day had previously arrived
lin Concord, containing an Editorial paragraph, in 3
, which the Executive of the State were staled an Q
§ ':'<''(""/•'''</ /;orcf !—This transaction will also fur- $
push further evidence of a complete (kwotion to par-^
liy; for those whose interest and local sir tion had
[formerly made them advocates ftf removing the
[public business mto a centre of the S' de, were as '#
ieager to offer this sacrifice, as envoi their bretliren.&
[You may remember, that formerh these people 1 '
;:,1 a great Ime-and-cry againsl Exetcr ande .
cially against the Gilman family : You will nov :
mark how anxiously they are providing for tho r Q
them who become subservient to their views.
I country people have formerly been amused wit
I^ ; fc '' •- + l 'o removal of the public c
j^. itate : now ftoli
IT"^ ^ tin Exeter-—apn toe
Il ro f :hei r reason and con
,cic c< Li
- ?1 ,{frbnould tvfifri
r °q<^ : •,oxt session, ^h< ^
will be . -, ^erve and tranced|
^••m & .. \vproceedings.a
lam "OV!s &c. ****** ****** 1
Deep Lamentation.
A- ****
a LIED, at New-York, on the afternoon of Thurs
last. Generel ALEXANDER HAMILTON,of
Rrwound, which hr received on the morning** thd
^Preceding day, in a duel with Col. Burr. Neveri
A death n^^ 'focereW
wid be sensinly left throughout the united
—ln him were united the most splendid tal
tfents and the strictest political'integrity. There was
,no man more universally beloved by those who knew
,him, and in whom such unbounded confidence was
, placed.
, When the feelings of the public shell, in some mea-
Msure have subsided, we shall probably present to
gctr readers a correct statement cf the circumstance;
& which produced this melancholy event, together with;
aa tribute of respect to the unequalled talents & vir-!
tues of that great and illustrious character.j
■ *****
FUNERAL HONORS.
% The Society of the Cincinnati being charged with!
^the direction of the Funeral Ceremonies of its Pres-'
raident General, which took place on Saturday last,j
■the 14th inst. at 10 o'clock, commemorative of anj
,event of the deepest national regret directed the fol-1
R lowing
$ ORDER OF PROCESSION.
31. The Military Corps, com manded by Col. Morton.l
2. The Society of the Cincinnati.
3 .Clergy of all denominations.
THE CORPSE.
Supported by the following Gentlemen as Pall }
Holders.
CenJ Test.Ciarks on. Oliver irolcott,esg^
fc*^"G/T^Gtt)^fo Hammond, csfj\
[ J. 0. Hoffman, esq. Rich. Varrick, esq.|
I Jim. Bayard, esq. Judge Lawrence, a
5. The General's Horse.
6. Relatives of the deceased.
■ Physicians.■
8. The Judges of the Supreme Court,
M 9. The Hon. Gouverneur Morris, in his carriage. ■
■ 10. Geirtlemen of the Bar and Students at Law. ■
The Governor and Lieut. Governor of the State.
12. Mayor and Corporation of the City.
3. Members of Congress and Civil Officers of thea
United States.
Ml 4. Ministers, Consuls, and Residents of Foreign
Powers.
115. Officers of the Army and Navy of the United^
States.l
116. Military and Naval Officers of Foreign Powers.^
17. Militia Officers of the State.
UlB, Presidents,Directors,and Offi6ers@f the respec -,
I tive Banks.
19. Chamber of Commerce and Merchants.
Marine Society ; Wardens of the Ports and M<w|
raters and Officers of all the Vessels in the harbour.^
|2l. The President, Professors, and Students of Co-1
lumbia College.
■22. The different Societies, in such order as their,
respective Presidents may arrange.
I 23. Citizens in general. ,
^^^w^^
x petitors of the -empire could produce. After the.
£ fifteen veers that have passed since 8?, after all the^
wretched events that have followed one after the o-^
ther, after the innumerable dangers that have encom-ij
f passed the social body,when we saw opened before us,
^ theabys into which wicked men were endeavoring toM
plunge the state before the savior of France was re-,
£stored to us, what other government except that of,,
'a single chief regulated by the law for the hap-^
piness of all, and entrusted to a family whose destiny£
is inseparable from that of the revolution, can prog
, tect the fortunes of so many citizens that are be-^
come possessed of estates, which a counter revolu-^
tion would deprive them of : secure the lives of all,
, th°s c 'renchmen that have never ceased to be faith-f
ful to the sovereign people, and even defend the 4
& existence of those that lost and misled in tho com-,
^ mencenient of our troubles, have reclaimed Sc obtain-^
# ed the indulgence of their country ? what others
[ shield than that of sticli a government can repel for:
^°' er the attacks and plots of those bad and wickedv'
% me ? that expect to rebuild a throne composed only $
{ of feudal trophies and ins Ifo ments of slavery, which*
the thunder of the nation has reduced to dust ? Thir'
^ hereditary government can be entrusted to Napo- %
LEON Bonaparte and his family alone. The%
< glory, the gratitude, the love, the reason, the inter- %
lestI est of the State, eveiy thing proclaims Napoleong
& Hereditary Emperor.&
■ But citizen, First Consul, the blessing of our socia-%
r compact must last if possible as long as your re
£nown, we must insure the happiness and guaran-^
the rights of generations to come. The Imperials
* government must be firmly fixed, never to be shak-@
fyen, let not the precautions of prudence be forgotten,^
I %ior ever permit the storms of an ill organized re^
g'-ncy to succeed to the tempests of elective govern-^
Aments ! liberty and equality must be sacred—the&
£ social compact must never be violated ! nor theg
^ sovereignty ci the people ever neglected, and even^
in trie most remote futurity may the nation never be
& compelled to resume its power, and avenge its outra-£
^ged majesty; the Senate is of opinion, citizen Firsts
§ Consul that it is in the highest degree the interest ofs
, the French neople to entrust the government of the re-^
public to Napoleon Bonar arte, as Hereditary Empe-m
M r ? r -. " developes in the memorial that accompa-&
I nies its message the regulari- as that appear the most
proper to give to our in^tituthrs the strength that
^is necessary to preserve to the nation its dearestg
j rigirts, by securing the independence of the great au
§ thorities, the free voting of taxes, the security of3
! property, the liberty of the person and of the press, 3
; the freedom of elections, the responsibility of minis
?^'s' an d the inviolability of the constitutional laws.*
:I hese tutelary regulations, citizen First Consul, will&
[protect the people of France against the plots of our^
{enemies, and the convulsions that may arise from thera
^ ambition of rivals,they will maintain the government
• cl the law, and of liberty and equality. The love of tliem
:French for your person, transmitted to yoty succes-M
[sors with the immortal glory of your name, will for-&
I( ver bind the rights of the nation to the power of£
;the Prince—the social compact will brave the at-M
tacks of time. The republic immoveable like its^
I vast territory will sec political tempests rise around|x
it in vain—to shake it, the world itself must be mo-^fl^
red, and posterity when it calls to mind the wonders^
ed by your genius, will ever see erect before@
de immense monument of all the country owes^
^— ^—^ ^^
and approaching LU bee, with tk utmost
f. and composu^ he sud, «My de^r Hr, vcu perceived
my unfortunate sHpunn, and no dcubt h^ve been^
.made acquainted wan the ci^um^nces which !ed^
_o it . Lib nw desire to receive the communion at!^
your hards. I hope you will not cenceive there is anri&
impropriety in my request." He added « E
for sc,ne time past been the wiih of my
sit was my intention to take an early opa run o fM
^uniting myself to the church, bv the recefr n.fthutMl
holy ordinance." I observed 'to him t : w
%|be very sensible of the delicate and tr ir tituatiaß,
^in which I was tuen placed: that however desirous^,
might be to afford consolation to a feller; mortal in^
rdistress; still, it was my duty, as a mmister of the
E gospel, to hold up the law of God as nara mount t
^all other ly.^ and that, therefore, under the inHu
fyence ot itimexts, I must unequivocally con-^
ffidemn the prince which had brought him to his&'
^preserrt unhappy condition. He acknowledged the^
■propriety of these sentiments, and declared that he%
sviewed the late transaction with sorrow and cortri-'M
&t:on. I then asked him, « Should it please God to^
^restore you tp health, Sir, will you never be again
^engaged in a similar transaction? and will vcu em-^
1 your influence in society to discountenance'^
£. s barbarous custom ?" His answer was, “That‘S
^bir, is my deliberate intention." r^
, a I proceeded to converse with him on the ©abject of
fthis receiving the Communion, and told him th/t with^
^respect to the qualifications of these who wished to *
^become partakers of that holy ordinance, mv enqui^
&"" c°™d net be made in language more expressive
than that which was used by our Church.—Doyou
sincerely repent of your sins past ? Have you a
? G °f s merc Y th^h Christ, with^
I a t 1 ^ 1 "" 1 remembrance of the death cf Christ
I A ^ a ^ y ° u ^P^ to ] ive in love and charity@
I + * 11 " ed up his "^ ^ d said&
ith the utmost sincerity of heart 1 can answer
Hose questions in the affirmative—l have no ill -
will against Col. Burr. 1 met him with a fixed &
resolution to do him no harm—l forgive all that
happened.^ I then observed to him, that the ter^
Erers cf the divine law were to be announced to the &
& obdurate and impenitent ; but that the consolations 3
lofI of the Gospel were to be offered to the humble a nd^
Leonti ite lieart ; that I had no reason to doubt
Isincerity,lsincerity, and would proceed immediate], -to gratify^
Ehis wishes. The Communion was then administered
I which he received with great devotion, and his heart
l^fterwards appeared tobepertectlv at rest. Isawfl
I himagamthis morning, wherwithl!islastfaGtering
rewords he expressed a strong confidence in the rrer.g
Key of God through the intercession of the Redeemer
remained with him until 2 o'ckwk this aftcCTuw^a
hen death closed the awful scene- he expired^
^without a struggle, and almost without a groan. &
L By reftftiug on this melancholy event, let theaL
pumbie believer be encouraged ever to hold fast thatffl.
I precious faith which is the only scarce of true con-^
[sol ation ih the la§t extremity of nature. Let the in
rcfidel be persuaded to abandon his cp]iosition to that^ty
[gospel .Which the strong inquisitive, and comprchen
rcsrve mind of a Hamilton embraced, in his last^^
I mom ents, as the truth from heaien. Let those w
[are disposed to justify the practice of duelling be^g
[induced by this simple narrative, to view with abhor-fl
rcrence that custom wlrich has occasined an irr®par-^$
[able loss to a 'worthy and most afflicted family
[which has deprived his friends of a beloved compah3
Eion, his profession of one cf its brighest ornaments,##
il|3^¥?F^r^^^
OT'CT™^^ II
re The military torps commanded by Col. Mortonffi
being ordered to parade in the Park at 10 o'clock ,
sAccompanied whh six pieces of artillery.two of which
£will' remain on the ground Under command of CaptA^
& M'Lean, and tire minute guns from the movements
aof the corps until it enters-thb church-yard. The^a
6th regiment, with the colours and music of thesev-ref
^ ral corps will paradein Robinson-street, on the south&J
$ side, fronting Mr. Church's, house—standard's aridity
music in front of the centre. The regiment in sol
emn attitude, resting on arms reversed. On waving
the standard of the Cincinnati shrouded in crape,
^ the regiment will shoulder and receive the corpse,
, proceeding from the house with presented arms, they
£ music and colours saluting. Ona signal trumpets
$ the regiment will shoulder & the troops in the Park^|
% will throw themselves into column, and occupy theg
Broadway with the rear of the column, covering the&
& head of Robinson-street, and halt. On signal trum-*
I pet the 6th regiment in Robinson-street will whcel^
;to the riglit by plattoohs and occupy the street in 4
^' front of the corpse, in open column, at half distances^
E of platoons, and, witli arms reversed wait the signal
^On signal trumpet, the coiunm will tnovb with col-^
^ ors and music in the centre of the 6th regiment,^
^ playing theddad inarch. Two companies detached 4
fc f roin the military in the park will cover the flanksU
B of the corpse in single file, with trailed arms, from^
rear of the sixth regiment down the line, and%
Intake their proper position as the corpse enters f
[Broadway. Thecolumn advancing will wheel to the $
f/"' round the Park, enter Beekman-street, and^
£ passing down Pearl-street, will ascend Wall-street
^, Trinity Church. '1 lie leading wing in front will 4
$ form close column to the right on the church walk,S
, extending to the north corner of Wall-street, an &|
^ facing to the left stand with ordered arms. Theffi
% re? r wing advancing will form close column to the%|
g lett on the church walk, and facing to the right, its
I rear extending to the south corner of Wall-street ^
I stand with ordered arms. The Hon. Gouverneur^
Morris, from the portico of the church (the^
£ corpse in front on a bier) w ill deliver an appr^ri-^
ate address. At the conclusion of which the corpse*?
I preceded by the military-, and properly atttended,^
2 will proceed to the vault, where the military cereal
, monies will be performed under orders of the cem-^ji
mandant, wliicli will close the solemnities of the day.^
, IIM. SMITH, President."
I , WM. POPHAM &
* [Here followed directions to the several wards'
Zwhere to meet, &c.—and the expression of esteeuQ
. regret, of all the various societies in the city,
gtheir resolutions to attend the funeral.]&
3 — #^®Oom
St ° n the subject of the distressing event of Ger
JHa^lton's death, the following letter has been^
I received from the Right Rev. Bishop Moore:
I The public mind being extremely agitated by th^^
I^^^fy^ that ^ reat man '°ALEXANDERS
I HAMLL IGN, I have thought it would be grateful.^
I to my fellow-citizens, would provide against misre-3
§ pi csentation, and, perhaps, be conducive to the ad-Wl
Evancement of the cause of Religion, were I to give
narrative of some facts which have fallen under
^own observation, during the time which elapsed be-W
Itween the fatal duel and his departure out of this#
[world.
I Yesterday morning, immediately after he w^t
[ brought from Hoboken to the houseof M r Hazard
Greenwich, a message was sent informing ^ e of#
■ % TV" °; ' nt ' accompanied bv a request from Gene
• ral H ,' ' - Aim for the pur
nose of • -3
Lt tet lw ^ ; ^
tin-, ^ serious refec-&
e-'i+w tihg circumstanc-ft
pearair nmifone of the^
most f• I did not then',*