The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1807-02-06 00:00:00, page 3

Tbe unfortunate Erick Bollman know* all, and !
ere this I believe, unfolded mil!
May you live till Monday next / G.
From the Aurora.
QUID STATESMEN.
Dr. Bollman, now a prifoarr under a charge
of treafon againfl the U. S. is a native of Haya,
near Bremen, lately under the dominion of the
king of England ; he was educated at Gottin
gen ; (ludied phyfic, and made a figure’at the
molt celebrated places in the circles of gaie*y
in Europe, Aix La Chapelle, Carlfruhc, dec.
Ac. he pafTed to Paris and there was known as
an occulifl; there the French revolution found
him; and his faculties were fo verfatilc as to I
render him ufeful to the royalijl as well as the
republican ; many of the former are faid to owe
their lives to his boldnefs and enterprise in ef
fecting their efcape from France to England.
There he undertook to go to Germany to ex
tricate La Fayette, lie fettled at Olmutz as
a phyfician, the Saxons fpeak the pureft Ger
man, and Bollman fpcaks and writes German,
French, and Englijb, with the purity fcarcely
credible for any man to acquire in languages fo
different in their ftruCture. With the gallant i
Mr. Huger, of South Carolina, he at length
fucceedcd in obtaining the liberty of air and
exercife for La Fayette ; and had fo far fuc
cccded as to. place La Fayette on horfeback, to
purfue a road agreed npon, while Del man man
aged the officer of the guard. Bollman and
Huger both efcaped, hut Fayette took the wrung
road, and was re-captured. It is faid that Bull
man was the fttccefsfu! negotiator at Berlin, by
which PrnflVi delivered F-iyrtte over to Auftria,
and thereby contributed to bis ultimate relrafe
through the requifition of Bonaparte to the then
emperor of Germany.
Bollman it feems was taken and htmftlf con-I
▼eyed to Olmutz, and detained thtre for eight
months ; hut on a bold and vivid reprefentati
onof his cafe, and a declaration that he would
nevci enter the Auftrian dominions, aided by
certain other influence, he was rcleafed. He
was foon after on the verge of marriage with
the daughter of Ramaris the chief burgher of
Hambuig, but this was fruftrated by the inter
ference of a jealous rival at one of the German
courts. Bollman was deeply engaged in diplo
matic agencies in Hamburg, which induced him
to remove to America, and he made a tour of
the United States, obtaining by the eclat of La
Fayette’s enterprize, a general and generous re
ception. His view of the commerce and its va
rieties in the United States, he publilhcd in a
circular letter in the Get man language, and ad
drefled it with fo much fuccefs to fcvertl houfes
in the north of Europe ; that the doftor very
loon became a merchant, and fat down in this
city ; where he exhibited a fplendid equipage,
and poflefled talents the moft general, and ad
drrfsthe moft engaging and plaftic ; he married
the daughter of one of our rr.oft refpetftablc
citizens : Ihe died about two years ago, leaving
two lovely children; a few weeks after her
death, Mr. Bollman failed it is fai.l for a fum
of 200,000 dollars ; but we fufpetft that fum is
much beyond the faeft ; however, his failure is
certain ; he foon after removed to New-York,
where he engaged in the trade in grain ; and o
ther fpeculations. Mr. Burr, who appears to
have meditated his recent enterprize for many
years ; and who had tried and tempted almoft
every man of talents in the country, found Mr.
Bollman qualified by temper, for bold under
takings, and by education and habit for con
ducing them with plaufibility and addrefs—he
left this city for New-Orleans about the fiill of
Auguft, but took the precaution of engaging his1
pafTage at New-Caftle, where he was not known
—we barely fufpeft that he was tlie perfon en
gaged by Burr to p opofe and enter into engage
ments with genera! Wi'kinfon.
Mr. Burr was in this city in June laft, Mr.
Bollman is fuppofed to have been the intermedi- j
ary agent between the Marquis Trujt and Mr.
Burr ; and it is faid that he has already unfold
ed matter which will be laid before the court of
Spain !
The remainder of Mr. Bollman’s hiftory is
unfinifhed. But the little emperor of the quids
appears to have rivalled Scapin, the celebrated
Spanifh cheat in the variety and number of his
adventures, and the dexterity with which he
has extricated bimfelf and involved all around
him.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 51.
Letters by the Cato are received in town. In
one of which, to a refptflable houfe, it is flated
from high authority, tuat the rumor of the ne
gotiations between Great Britain and the tT.
States, having been broken off. is not to be reli
ed on. ( BaI. Fed. Gaz.)
ExtraCi of a letter from Laneaftr, (Penn.) dated Janu
ary 21.
“ Yefterday we appointed a committee to draw up
an addrefs to Mr. Jeflerfon, requefting him not totle
eline being a candidate at the next prefidential cledti
on. Therefolution was carried without debate, 56
to 19.
“ This morning Mr. haycock, read in his place a
bill to tax the dividends upon the ftock of the Banks
(except the Bank of Philadelphia) and Itifurance Com- j
panics, where they exceed - per cent. On failure j
of payment by the companies, the ftorkhuldrrs to be '
perfonally relpontible, and the charters liable Co for- I
future. ‘
—
Ex-traEl of a letter dated Natchitoches, Decem
ber 20, 1806.
“ Ere this reaches you. you no don’t will be
fully informed of the termination of differences
in tbi* quarter ; it will therefore he unnecefTary
for me to fay any thing on the fuhjetf, except
that every thing is perfectly tranquil, and both
governor* Cordero and llerrara, art gone to St.
Antonio. The latter, it is laid, into return to
Nacogdoches after conferring with the captain
general Salcedo wl.u ordered him to meet him
there.”
KENTUCKY. Fr an kfort. Jm. g.
General Winlock, who command* the dr*
tachment of miHfii, now on duty at (lie Fall*
of Ohio, has arrrfted Mcff-s. Thomas M. Winn
and SamuH N. Llickttt, hoth of Jt fferfon coun
ty, on fufpicion of being concerned in Colonel
Burr’* expedition. Four boats which they
were preparing to fend off, have been detained
and therrfclvcs bound in a recognizance by
judge Ormfby, to appear at the next circuit
court, the former in the font of 5000 dollars,
and the latter in 10.000 dole. Another boat,
found on (he Indian lide of the Ohio, and fup
pofrd to l>elong to Davis Floyd, has all'o been
detained.
Gen. Win1o> k, repaired to LotmnUe on the
26th ultimo, and pctitively afh rts that no boats
or o'.hrr craft have patfed the Kalis fince that
time without examination.
Capt. Samuel Pl>il>'ps of fferfon County,
Inform* the g.-neral that he palled Cob Burr t.n
the sift ult. at an encampment r ear th- mouth
of Cumberland river, wl><Te it is conjectured he
f* endeavoring to coliefl b?< troops and provifi.
•M
The above information was corrtnnunicat?d
fo the governor by exprefi the evening before
l*®« Palladium.
It is reported that Col. Burr hasthret or four
hundred men atfembled at his encampment.
If the latter fhould be his whole forr-r at t*nt
place, Col. Ramfey, of Livingrton county, who
is authorifed by jhc executive to jail on* eight '
companies of tr.f!itia, will give a good account
of him. Co*. R. it iiexpeftcd wouiJ be read)
to aft by the 2d inrt. lb.
SAVANNAH, January 17.
Ycfterdnv arrived the floop Two Friends,
capt. Huhbard, in 17 days from New-Orleans ;
by him we have been favourer! with the follow
ing information : That previous to hi* leaving
that place, they were in great hurtle, organizing
and training the Volunteer Corps, which ap
peared to he completely equipped and expert
at their difciplinc, to the number of from 5 to
700 men. The regular troops of the place w*9
ertimated at about 1500 men—the Militia were
to be in requifition in a few days, fuppofed to
amount to about l.000 men.
Commodore Shaw, in the Bombketch Vefu
vius, was recruiting with great aftivity, for the
purpofe of manning the different government
veffels, and fuch as might be afterwards taken
up by government.
Reports in circulation were, that Burr’s in
famous adherents confifted of from 8 to 7,000
men, and encreafing daily—that the greatelt u
uanimity prevailed among the inhabitants, and
the military, who, in conjunftion with Commo
dore Shaw, were anxioufiy waiting the arrival of
the enemy.
The fortifications were undergoing repairs,
and the Negroes from the plantations were or
dered to afiift in putting the place in a proper
rtate of defence—fuch was the general impulff.
No apprehenfion* were entertained by the inha
bitants of Burr’s fuccefs.
A number of veffels were in port, and the
embargo ftitl continued. Captain H. had pre
vious to his failing, to obtain a pafTport from
Governor Claiborne, which enabled him to pafs
the forts and armed velfels in the river. Three
of his men entered oh board United States vef
, Ft la in putt.
Extra?} ef a letter from a gentleman of the high
ejt rejpc St ability to a member of Congrefs, da
ted Nafhvilte, Kthfanuary 1807. noticing the
meafurt* adopted by the General Officer,
commanding the weftern dirifion of that
Hate, to whom difpatches had been fent by
the Executive of the U.S. relative to Burr’s
confpiracy.
“ The General knowing his duty was deter
rairied to atft, and if proof could be obtained, to
Hop all boats with warlike (tores, or military
preparations—He ordered 12 companies of vo
lunteers with Gen. ——— to command, to hold
themfelves in readinefs to march, and difpatch
ed a confidential mefienger to the mouth of
Cumberland river with fpecial inllrutflions, and
| to proceed to fort MafTac, with a letter to cap
tain Bifsle. The mefTc-nger has returned, and
from him and captain Bifsle’s anfwer, it is Ha
ted, that col. Burr left MafTac about the iH
inH.with lo boats with about fixmer in each,
without arms or any military Hores. The vo
lunteers on this occafion did honor to them
felves and to their country. Figure to your
felf, Gen. R-as captain of fuch men as
Gen. O-, Major T-, 8cc. 8cc.
all old veterans, and over fifty, tendering their
fervices to their general and their counti y. The
general ordered the militia to re urn to their
homes and be ready t»> march at a moment's
warning.”
WALPOLE, Jan. 16.
TWO MILLIONS OS DOLLARS.
Mr. Bid-well, in a letter to a friend in Berkfhire
county, (Main.) after taking a view of the debt of the
United States in which he eltimates its prelcnt amount
at 67,906,197 dob.02 cts. and the amount redeemed
by the prefent adminiflration, at 30,668,351 dols.
3-1 cts. thus fpeake of the two millions of dollars—
The two millions of dollars, appropriated by the
ait of February 13th, 1806, form no part of the
debt; nor has that fum been paid, or fent out of the
couutry, as has been ablurdly and falfely reported.
Unlefs the objedl of the appropriation fhall be accom
pldhed, by a treaty for the purchafe of Florida, not
a cent ot it will be payable. ProviGon, indeed, is
made for its payment, it it ihould be nectfiary, in the
courle of the year 1807, but out of the relources of
that year, without any loan; and, to facilitate the pay
ment, “ » credit ot one niiiiion of dollars l.a» beeu o
pened in Holland to the mitiillers ot the United States
appointed to treat with Spain.”—One half of the ap
propriation, therefore, if thole nunitters effeil a pur
chafe and have occaGon to ufe the credit thus opened
to them, will be paid by the way of bills, which have
beeu remitted to Holland, to be in readinefs for the
payment of our foreign debt, and that amount will lie
| replaced, by further remittances, m the manner def
• cribed by the fecretary of the'treafury in his report.
| But, if a treaty of purchafe fhall not be efit&ed by
' our miniQer, that futn will nut be drawn by them
but will remain, as at prefent, applicable to the
difeharge of fo much of the foreign debt, and tin part
of the appropriated two millions will then be espen
ded.
Extra ft of a Utter to tie Editor e of the Courier, dated
llavanna, fan. S, 1807.
“ By i late order iflued by the Intendant of this
city, it is required, that ail merchandize, of every
dfeription, (hipped for this port, truft be accompani
ed with a Spamfh certificate of the Coiifulw refid.ng
in the different ports ; under the penalty of the fti
zure and confiscation of good and vti’.els. The time
given to put this order in force, it to the 1 ft of March;
bat the vcflela now in this port, (hould they come
back, without having every package fo certified, will
be liable to the penalty. Nothing is excepted but
Negroes. It might be well to make this known
thiough your piper, for the government of all con
cerned.’'
iDcpr 3 nDicft.
i____ _
NEVV-YOUK, January 29.
By the arrival of the fchoonrr Entrrprizr, in
II days from Bermuda, we learn that his Bri
tannic majefty’s frigate Cambrian, the Bermu
da (loop of war, and the gun brig Irvin, have
captured and fent into Bermuda the following
American vcflels : Ship Titu:, from Uordtafix
for Philadeiphia ; brig Henry and Fiancis, from
Cadiz for New-York ; Hcrmophrodite brig Cy
rus, from the Uavanna for Philadelphia ; brig
i Virginia from a bye port in France, for Nor
i folk ; fliip Cicero, from Vera Cruz, for Phila
i delphia ; (hip Eliza, from the lUc of France for
J Newburvport ; fchr. Intirpid, from Bordeaux
i tor Philadelphia ; fchr. Afpalia, from Cayenne
I tor New-York, aod the Britilh brig Unicorn,
j from Jamaica for St. Domingo. The (loop
j Paragon, Dicker ton matter, has been feized at
i Bermuda.
CHARLESTON, January 27.
Capt. SttWAtr inform* us, that ii*rVigrt,ve
' wu reoehreU at tbe city of St. Domingo, a few
day* before he f»;led, of the iflsr.d of Curraeon |
having fumndered to the Bruifb fare*, lately
lent againit it from Jamaica. Courier. j
Extrait of a letter from Kingflon, Jam. dated
Dee. t'
“ The Refiftance fug,tie, capt. Adam, arrived j
he-e *at« !y, after hiving la 'ed D n MendraaJ
a Bpaniiii Nobleman, at Carthagena. There are
now on hoard her a Pv»rtuguvfe and an E '
Merchant. They are to proceed in her to La j
Vera Crus, and ballaft her wiih dollars. C.ipt.i
Adam, is to receive £. lo.ooo flerline, in li. 11
ol freight, Ac. There air-many conjitlures
rcfpe«51ing this expedition. The Admiral does
not know whether the money is for individuals,'
or tor the Engli(h or Sp.miBi government.”
From the Coffee Iloufe Books, fan. SO.
The tliip Martha M.irg.irctU, and Union,
Porter, hence, have arrived at Bremen. -The
Cora, from Amfterdam for Baltimore, is detain
ed and fent into Plymouth. The Nymph,
hence, at Leghorn, the Blip Fair American, Da
vis, hence, for London, arrived at Dover the
30th Nov. in 20 days from this port ; the Bre
men barque Arolus, from Bremen to Baltimore,
ha» been fent into Plymouth.
RICHMOND, 6tb FEBRUelRr.
tape Cumin go $ni!.
HEW York, j:n. 30.
It mu(1 be fatista<Mory to tlic Correfp ndcnts
of tlie eminent Englifii mercantile houfc» at
Hamburg, whofc principals have been made
prifoners of war by the French, that their pro
perty is fafc from the infatiahle gripe of Bona
parte, as appears by the following paragraph
from a London paper, inferlcd in the Bofion
Gazette of the 26ih in ft
** The dcfignsofthe French were known at
Hamburgh thirty-fix hours !>efore they entered
that city. The greater part of the Englifh pro
perty was therefore embarked, and the vcllels
containing It were left in perfect fafety.”
N. T. Gazette.
The brig Jofeph hi* arrived at Bofion from
Liverpool. A# fhe failed with the Cato there
is nothing later ; there are, however, fome fa<*fs
filled by the Bofton editors, which we do not
find in the papers which we have received, but
which appear in
The following neat fummary of foreign intel
ligence fronv the Bofion Centinel :
I he l rcoch grand irmy bulletins are from no.
i* to .11. The lad is dated Berlin Nov. 12 —
i hey contain particular, but doubtlds ezagge
ratcrl, accounts of the daily defeats of the fugi
tive corps of the Prufliao army That ynder
the commander in chief Prince Hohcniobe (j*,.
OOO) capitulated near Stettin, the l»th Oftowcr;
That under Gen. Blucher, aifo l«,ooo flrong,
furrtndered at Schwarteo, near Lubccfc, the 7th
Noverr.lwr—Stettin oij Ibe Oder, with a tiooo
garriiou, eapiUilaird the /aft of Odlober ; and
the important fort refs of Magdeburg, with 20
gnwrals, not* officers, ovo men, with im-i
The citizens of Richmond and Manchefter,
are requefted to attend the funeral of the late
Mr.JOHN M c C R E D I E, Tbit daj at 12
o’clock.
Feb. 6, 1807.
COMMUNICATION. *
The unfortunate circumftance of the death of Mr.
JOHN McCREDIE, which took place at the bar
racks of the public guard, on laft Wednefday evening,
can never be too much lamented.—The deplorable
fituation of his affe&ionate confort, thus unexpected
ly deprived of the partner of her life ; and the irre
parable lofs fuftained by his children, who, in one fhort
moment, have become orphans, mud excite the com
miseration of every feeling heart. His acquaintances
alfo have much caufe of regret at the premature death
of a gentleman efteemed and refpeiiej by them all.
On fuch an oceafion, it is natural that the public
mind (hould be confiderably agitated.—The circum
(lances which attended this cataftrephe ought there
fore to be ccrrc&ly known.
A fire having broken out in the houfe of Mr.
Shields, in the neighbourhood of the barracks, the
alarm-bell was rung, and Mr. McCredie, among o
ther citizens, was running haftily towards the place,
for the purpofe of aflifting in extinguiftiing the
flames. He was palling the barracks, and was three
times hailed by the Centinel on guard, but, (in con(e
quence of his eagernefs to get to the Scene of the fire,
his being out of breath, or Same f*ther caufe which
cannot now be ascertained,) did not anfwer ; and was
pulhing on diredly towards the Centinel in his way
to Mr. Shields’s, withhisbuckets in his hands; when
the Centinel fired his mufleet, and (hot him dead on
the fpot.—It is reported, that at the moment the
piece was prefented, a gentleman accompanying Mr.
McCredie called out, “ don’t (hoot: it is Mr.
McCrediebut the words were prono&nctd too
late ; the trigger, unluckily having been drawn, nearly
at the fame inftant—-The Centinel, whofe name is
William N.tik,isnow in cuftody ; and the Coroner’s
inqueft have found it wilful murder.
Altho’ we are not difpofed by any means to injure
the prifoner, by foreftalling the public opinion before
his trial, we think it proper :o mention the informa
tion we have received from the heft authority, that
the conduct of the Centinel was in direct oppofition
to the orders giveu by the Governor to the officers
and Soldiers of the public guard.—Thole or
ders have always been not to fire at any in
dividual, except in cafes of great neceflity, as
will appear by an extradl from a letter of Governor
Monfoe to Capt. Quarrier, dated May 5th, 1S02 ;
in which, on the fubjecl of the duty of the Centinels,
he exprelfed himfelf as follows: “ In general, they
“ (hould be cautioned not to diredl their piece with a
“ view to ftrike the ohjedl; but, in cafes where they
“ are of opinion the perfon is bent ou fonte evil dc
“ fign ; fuch as to take or furprize the Centinel, or
“ get into the Capitol to take the arms or other public
“ property. Sometimes perfons intoxicated may pals
“ near the Centinel, or even intuit him—In luch ca
“ fes, it would be much to be regretted if fuch per
“ Suns (hould be killed.—If they be kept at a diflance
‘•by the point of the bayonet, it will be luffici
“ ent.”
The orders contained in that letter have been con
firmed and repeated by Governors Page and Ca
bell.
— ,i o u »itjc»p o e» i -
COMMUNICATION.
Departed this life, on Saturday the 2<l!h of
January, Mr. T homas Burke, a refpedablc
citizen of Caroline county, who bore the high
eft confidence of his fellow citizens as well in
public as private life, havin'- ferved his country
many years as a representative in the (late legii
lature, as well as in other private capacities.—
He was married to his third wife about the for
ty fetond year of his age, and (he in her 14th
year, whom he left a widow after living toge
ther lefs than two years—he left three childicn
by bib fir ft wife and one by his laft—he was an
affectionate hufband, a kind parent, a good
neighbour and maltcr—and the lofs is truly re
gretted by all that knew him.
' Ik*' * ^
| mcnfe military ft ore*, fell on the 11th N w. 0e
j l»«le» thcfc, th- re are daily captures of detach
ed corps, more or Iefs fl'-oog. Every thing
! PlifTian to the W. and S. of the Oder, had
j been taken ; and .he did bulletin gives the to
, Uls of the campaign to Sir 140,000 prifoners,
! 750 colours, 800pieces of field, and 4000 hat
j terttig artiliery. Added to ti is, the French fol
! •I'"'* Fad acquired great booty ; „nd the Empc
j ror Napoleon had ordered a contribution of
150 millions of francs (about U3,000,000 do!
! Fir*) »o be levied on PrufTia and her allie.- !
I At the fall date, the French H. Q. were at
B; rlin. The advanced column under Davouft.!
and P n.cc Dombrolki, were at Pofen (or P..f
nia) in Poland ; with its left a* Them, on the
' V.fluta ; while paitic.s are laid to have explored
| as tar as D mt/.iclcon the 3 litre. The bulletins
| lay, ttic French were every where received with
joy by tlte Poles ; who had difarmed fevera!
Pruffian ganifons ; ami the re-cftablifhment of
the kingdom of Poland was avowed. Prince
Jerome, with the Bivarians, &c. was in Silelit.
Every meafure indicated Bonaparte’s fixed
ilctermination to annihilate the Pruffiati dynafly.
Ocn. Clark had been appointed Governor of
PrufTia provifionally, and all the fortrefTes from
Erfurth to Stettin were to be flrcngtbeued, for
future fafety. The King of PrufTia had pafled
the Oder, with about I5.QOO men: and was
fuppofed to be making for Konigfberg, the old
capital of his kingdom.
A proclamation of the French emperor, of
Oitobir C6th, announced to his army the ap
proach of the Ruffians; and of his determina
tion to meet them half way. On the 1 It of No
vember, 80,000 Ruffians were in advance of
Warfaw at Blonie't but learning the arrival of
the French at Thorn, they felt back upon VVar
faw ; and were receiving powerful reinforce
ments from the interior. The tnillelins date*
that the Ruffians are fiufhed with vain hopes of
fncccfs.—The French columns under Murat,
Bernadotte, &c. were moving towards the O
der ; and we have no doubt the French had
meafured bayonets with the Ruffians before the
end of November.
We (hall here Rate, that our hft London pa
per announces, that a gentleman had arrive*! at
Hull from Hamburg, bringing a report, that the
French divifion of the army under Davoufl, had
been defeated by the Rulfians, in Poland ; and
that the French had loft 40,000 men. Such is
the report.
On the 19th Nov. the French troops took
pofleffion of Hamburgh ; confifcated immedi
ately every fpecles of Britilh property found
therein—and put all the Englifli merchants in
arrtft. Lubeck was taken by ftorm ; Roftock
and Varel had been entered ; and IIamclu had
furrendered. The Electors of Hcflc-Caflel,
Duke of Brunfwick, Duke of Mcciklenburg and
Prince of Orange, Fulda, had all keen depofed.
Gen. Legrange was appointed Governor of
CalTel ; and the king of Holland had taken
H.mover. The French had not entered Swe
difh P*>merania ; but bad made 1500 Swedes
prifoners, near Pomerania ; and had menaced
Denmark.
Auftria and France were far from being on a
friendly footing. The former had 80,000 men
in Bohemia ; and the French AinbalTador in Vi
enna had informed the Auftrian Emperor, that
if thofc troops were uoi withdrawn from Bohe
mia, or if Prince Charles joined them, he Ihould
coiifider either as a declaration of war, and
Ihouid leave Vienna.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2.
To the politenefs of a gentleman, juft arrived from
: Jt Thomas, we are indebted for the latefl intelligence
from the Republic of Hayti. The papers furuifhed
| contain an account of operations down to the 27th
, December, incluftve—on which day the new Repub
| lican Conftitution was adopted. This conftitution, dc
| the fpirited acidrefs, prefixed, fnaii be prelented to
[the readers of the Gazette without further lofs of
time than is neceflary for a eorredt tranflation. We
have only time this evening to furnifh the following.
On the 5th December, 1806, general Chriflophe '
appeared on the fkins of Port-au-Prince, with an ar
[ my of about 10,000 men to aoriipel the body of peo- '
pie aflernbled together, to Jrumc a nnjlitution to ap
point him emperor of Hayti. On lift arrival there,
lie fern ill a flag of truce, and defired to have a con
ference with general Pichon, commander at Port-au
Prince, who went out to meet him with what fol
diers he had ; and inllead of a conference, as foon as
Pichon came within gun-fhut of him, lus men were
fired on by Chriflophe; when a fhort engagement
enlued, in which there were fume officers and men
killed on both Gdes Pichon got into Port-au-Prince,
and kept Chriflophe from committing any material
depredations on the town : As his army was but few
in number, he thought it mod advifeable to adl only
on the defenlive, and not purfue Chriflophe, after
having Unveil his taoops out of town, at the end of
which they had entered it.
Difpatclies were immediately fent by Pichon to all
parts of the South, where they have dominions, for
troops, arms, ammunition and proviGons, and on the
clay following there was not a mule to he found, or
fcarcc a man that could hear arms in the town of Jac
mel—all had repaired to Port an-Prince, to join
Pichon’s at my, carrying with them proviGonsand am
munition for the creation. Several ikirmifhes took
place in the courfe of eight or ten days—during which
time, C'hriftophe’s army was within two or three
miles of Port-au-Prince, and had feveral times entered
ic, but was a* often repuffed.
On tlie f Oth of January, news was received at Jac
mei, tha (Jhriftophe had been defeated, and that the
greater part of his foldiers revolted and joined the o
ther fide ; that he had fled for hts life ; that Pichon’s
army were in purfuit of him, and no doubt prevailed,
but they would overtake him—in winch cafe, death
would inevitably be his lot , as they were determined
to behead him,and ellabiilh a federal or republican
government.
On the night of the loth January, Jacinel illu
minatedon the »>ccalinn.
'Che fa'lowing •vtffeli icrrt left a: *Jucr O • |(‘ ’• f,t ■
mtary f
Erglifh fchomiers Porcupine and I’arki- t>n ; S.ve
dilh brig Elizabeth, Se'as Cauikeiia m.met ; fehr, .An
toinette { Swedifh brig (foody Catherine.anil a fchoon
cr, both from Philadelphia. Parted in the Hay, hrig j
Adlrefs, captain Murpliy, bound up. /’«/• Onr..
WASHINGTON C l i Y, February 5.
We have receivecJ New.Orleans papers to the I ft
of January. They contain no articles of intered, r>
rept a long addrels to the public by Edward Living
fton, vmdirating hiinfelf againft tlie c*iarge of impli
cation in Burr's confpiracy, made by Gen. Wilkinlbn
The addrets clofes with the following affidavit :
Edward Livingfton, of the city of New-Oi leans,
cou n lei lor at law, being duly fworn on tfie If.ily E
vangelift of Altniglity God, deth depofe, that heliarh
never hid any communication, written or verbal, di
rect or indirect, with Aaron Burr, or any other per
fwi whom hr knows or ha* reafon Co fufpecl, to he
concerned with him in the plans now faid to be carry
ting on, boftile to the union, laws, or conflitutioo of
ibe U. States, relative to any foch plans, anj that he
s utterly ignorant of the exiftance of1 any fuch
fchetnes on fhe parf "I the fend Aaron Burr or hi* ad
herenrs, except from the public papers, the communi
cation of (Jen. WilVmfon. and the voice of public re
port.
{Signed)
FOW. LIVINGSTON.
Sworn dais 26th dry of December, >306, before
me
DOM. A. HALIL ,
Piflri<2 Judge of the United State*
for th* Orleans DiftdCt
We are inclined to believe that the rUtitof of
new difficulties having occurred in our difcuf*
(ions at London, is erroneous; private letter*
from the mofl intelligent fources in Englartd
being completely filent on the fuhjedL j
£ Phil. Pap.~\ I
A letter from the ftatc of Kentucky, dated
7th Jan. 1807, fays, that col. Burr had obtained
there a negociation of his note9 to the amount
of 100,000 dollars, which it is expected wilt
never be recovered j that the Kentuckians yet
appear ignorant of Burr's project ; and that
they have declined fending their produce US
Natchez and New-Orleans, until a more favor*
able profpcift of fccurity from confpirators.
_Balt. American.
&alc$ at junction*
\jn Monday the 9/4 inf. nvill be fold tcit/.out refirve, at
the boufe of Mr. Samuel Greenhonv, on Shocba-kill,
for the benefit of the creditors of Air. George Greenho-w,
A QUANTITY of Houfehold and Kitchen FUR
J~\ N1TURE and a NEGRO MAN.
On all funis above 50 dols. a credit of 6 months
will be al'» .ved, thepurchafers giving negotiable notes
with approved enJorfers.
TAYLOR & BROWN*
Trufees for the creditors o/G. Green ho'us,
February 6. tdl. {
fealrs at 3umou»
On Friday 13 tb infant, at the Office of the Sllbfcribers
ni’i/l be fold for the ben ft of the creditors of Mr’
George GreenhcnV : All his Stoci in trade,
CONSISTING of a general afforrment of HARD
WARE (5* CUTLERY, and of Cloths, Ker
feymeres, Coatings, Worfted and Cotton Hofe, Man*
chefter Stuff, Dimities, Wild bores, Durants, &c»
&c. &c. fee. &c.
! C months credit will be allowed on all purchsfes
exceeding 50 dols. for which negotiable notes with
approved endorsers will be required.
, ^ TAYLOR & BROWN,
Trufeesfor the cr.ditor: ofG. Grrenbowo
February 6. tdf,
LAND FOR SALE. ~
By virtue of a Deed of Truft, executed by the 1st*
James Taylor of the county of Nsw-Kenc, and
ftate of V irginia, dec’d. to fecure the payment of &
fum of money due by him to Gilriat and Mackin
der : will positively be fold without referve, on the
twelfth day of fv arch next, at New Kent court*
houfe,
j fpHE following Trsuft or Parcel of I. AND fituat#
| 1 in the lower end of New-Kent ; containing by
a late furvey, four hundred acres, commonly called
! and known by the name of Pond Marfh, which faid
tradl or parcel of Land is bounded by the Lands of
; Thomas Piemont, Edwin Godwin, dee’d. Armif
ead Ruflell and John RichardfOn, dec’d. add lately in
tne occupation of the faid James Taylor. Terms of
| tale cafh.
f THOMAS JORDAN, TV*/?./.
February 6.
WASHINGTON, ‘ Thursday, jan. 9».
The following is the opinion of the court in thi
cafe o f Mejfrs. Bolivian and S zunrtwoul.
Chief Judge Cranch Paid it was the opinion of
a maj my of the curt that Erick Bollman and
Samuel Swartwout fhould Hand committed of
tfir c-'tii* with wHjr-K they H frf rbar^ed • |
it was ally the opinion of a majority of tut
court, that they ought not at preient to be ad*
nutted to bail. He aligned at fome length tb*
r-J.t ' * which induced bin. to dill'ujt fro a: tud
opinion of his brethren.
J :Hires Fitx'ugh and Puckett a'.fo delivered
their opinion at length in favor of the commit,
meat of the pmorers fo. uc.ubii, and .igamlt
admitting them to bail.
Mr. Lee moved for a fpecial court to try the
Jtecufeu, amj urged theit dtQre to have a lpeedy
trial.
Some conerfation ehfued between the court
and the counfvl, as well on ttie time of trial as
on the competency of the circuit court oF the
diHriCt of Columbia to take cognisance of the
crime charged to the accufed. No derided
opinions were expreiPed, though the prevailing
fentiment wasthat this court had jurisdiction of
the cafe.
The court obferved that they were obliged
in April to hold a court at Alexandria, and that
as a fpecial court had been ordered in the coun
ty of Waihinton on the fth Monday of March*
they would then fake order in the cafe.
Mr. Lee expreiPed a wifh, as well at the in*
Ranee of the rrarfha! as ofthe accufed, that ih*
court would give directions whether they were
to have the privilege of pen, ink and paper*
I he court declined giving any pofitive direCtf*
on on the point. They exprefied an opinion
that they faw no objection to the indulgence*
but rclted it on the diicretlon of the marihai, of
whofe humanity and faithful performance of
duty there could be no doubt.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD;
RUN-AWAY from the Subfcriber living in New
Kent county, near the court-houfe, a NEGRO
MAN, named LABAN, about forty years of age,
of pale yellow complexion, with a wide mouth, and'
teeth ftand much out, and are wide apait ; be is about
five feet feven or eight inches high, ftout and well
marie, has a pleafing countenance when fpoken to, he
is alfo a Shoe and Boot-maker by trade, he has fol
lowed the aforefaid bufimtfs in Richmond for feveral
years, and is well known there, the two laft years
pad, he was hired to one C. Burton of that city, who
flittered hirn to carry on his bufmefs of Shoe-making
and on the night ot the 1 Tib January, 1807, the fairi
negro man made his elopement with his Tools, Cloths,
Ac. I expedl he will endeavor to pafs for a free mar,
as he once before abfeonded and was Taken and put in
Norfolk jail with a free pafs forged, j experit h - will
endeavor to go to fomeof the northern fUtes and pof
fibljr wdl follow Ids trade. I expeif he. will endea
vor to fix himfelf in (ome town or public place. The a
foreOid ntgro fince he has been living in Richmond
rahs hi-n(elf LABAN LEWIS, bat it Is poflible hr
w.n U .,n.'o hisname. I forwsrn all matters of vefleb
‘ <"o c ‘.: r\ hip tiie ls:d Negro Man out of the flare, Hr
aMu all perfons from harboring him. I wi,l gjyc the a
b»ve reward of one hundred doM.rs, to any perfon
that will deliver the Lid negro to n.r, or fecuie him
hi jail fo that I get him again.
BENSKIN II. rm.LrARO.
Itbrunry ft.
DRUGS tlf M.JDfClNKS.
WrfLl.lAM WEST has purchaM the flotfr
> V of DRUGS In* MEDICINES, belonging to
the firm of Dr. Daniel Wdlon A. Co. at their Store on
Main-ftreet, Shockue-Hill, where he intend* to carry
on the bufuiH* of an Apothecary, In addition to the
•Stork pur chafed of tint Lid firm, he has juft received
< freflr fupply r,f articles in that line, laid in (or him
by or e well acquainted with their refpedlive qualities,
ati are warranted youuine, and will be fold on mode
rate tcrnii.
Orders, A;, that he may be favored with, (b*U be
promptly attended to.
N, B. Jtdl received a f.naU »r,sr®ls« of patent M'
dicinvs, Cnpai Varnifti and Pakitt.
Eehruary nrwtf,
" fcfencF.! . 1
j ''PHF creditors of Hesiry M‘Clatchy, are
i A f-d to )®d^e their claims properly au'kr^rivdted
i *i i<h riTier ot the fubferiherson or before tl»e firl of
j nest month st utl Taefday the 10 proximo. A final
div-dend of cfc* etta»e will h»made by
1HQS Cll.1,1 AT, > _
ALL AN TGI LOK J Tnutu,.
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