The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany — Richmond, Va., 1802-05-19 00:00:00, page 3

Infantry of the Lm- 150,000
Light Infantry 60,000
icUl 387,060
In the above Itatemcnt arc not computed
the numerous corps of Gens d* Armcs, nor the
three detni brigades of Swifs auxiliaries, nor
the Polifh troops. By means of the milit. ry
confcription, regifters of which aie kept with
the great eft exadtrefs in each municipality,
flic army can he recruited in two months with
two hundred thoufand men. T he number of
confcriptions for the five dalles amount for
the whole Republic to upwards of 3,icc,ooo
men.
Letters received from Fgvpt, dated the ?.Sth
of January, ttate, that the Beys who eftaped
the murderous and impolitic plan formed
againiT them, are now in open arms agzinft
the Porte. They are fupported by numerous
adherents, toe inhabitants preferring the go
vernment of the Beys to that newly inftituted
by the Turks—and Iincethe treachery mani
feftedbythc latter, they are become more
than ever attached to their old rr.afters. The
Grand Vizier is preparing for battle, which
will doubtlcfs prove bloody, and in all proba
bility terminate to his difgrace; he has little to
hope from the few Englilb who are left in
that country, even were they more par ial to
him. The commander at Alexandria, it is
added, has denied the 'l urks all accefs to thar
place.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 6.
THE Grand Seignor was very much affec
«J at hearing of the a/faffi nation of the Pacha of
Belgrade. Many afiemblies of the Divan
have bt e.i held, and it is faid that an army of
6o,ooc men will be 1'cnt againft the inl'ur
gonts. It is uncertain whether this army
will be commanded by the captain Pacha.
A correfporklenceof Ptofwan Gglou with cer
tain i •■feigners, has been difeovered, and fome
Turks who were concerned in it, have been
ftrangled,
SF. ML IN, February 6.
The divifion among the JaniHaries of
Belgrade fee ms ro increaie as the
danger with which they arc threatened
approaches nearer. The majority of
them have openly declared againft thofe
who i.uirc.i red the Pacha. Two days
be tore the unfortunate Pacha was* afla
finated, lie was apprifed of the plot
which ’.vas laid againfl his life, and fome
clothes were brought into his apartment
for the purpofe of enabling him to dif
guife himfeif and efcape. At fir It lie
teemed inclined to follow this advice,
but when the moment arrived for put
ting it into execution, he could not be
prevailed upon to leave his wife and
daughter, but burft into tears, and de
layed his attempt to efcape, until at
length the Januaries burft into hie*
apartment and murdered him.
PHILADELPHIA,,
FROM A LATE PAPER.
TN the Hindoftan, came pafienger, P-ftcg
Baker, late mnftcrofrhe fehooner Four Sifters*,
who failed from New York for Batavia, with*
a cargo of 60,000 dollars; falling in with
the American coaft, and fhottof water, being
then in company with the brig Aurora, cant!
Shuler of New York, they, about the 16th of
June, t?.oi, came to oft the court: of Para,
where they font their boat on ft ore to try for
water, when it was feized, and loon after
feveral boats came oft' and took poffdfion of
the fehooner ana brig, and carried them into
port, where they were confifeared, and ail the
people confined and very ill-treated, not onlv
by order, but perfonaily by Don Frantifco,
governor of Para. From Para,capt. barker,
v/ith the mate and two feamcn of the briv and
two of the fehooner v/ere iir.“ as prisoners
about the 29th of iSfober, to I.ifbon, where
by the interpofition of our ronfti! he was i jbe
rated—the remainder, viz. five of the bri<r
and five of the fchoon.*r"s crews were confined
on board a Portugucfe frigate. The br? ^_
capt, Thompfon, and a Mr. Burd, fuper’ea'-™
of and from New Y* k, foiled from Lifboii
in January l ift, for Scotland, and was caft
av/av on the coaft of Ireland—vcffel and car
go loft, and the people al! perifted.
8EML IN, February 6.
THK divifion among the Janiflaries of
Belgrade, teems to incuafeas the danger with
which they ar* threatened approaches nearer.
1 he majority of them have openly declared
againft thofe who murdered ftc Pachu. d'wo
days before rhe unfortunate Pachu was affaf
finated, he wasappnfcd of the plot which was
laid againft his life, and forrfc clothes were
brought into his apartment, for the purpofe
of enabling him to difguifehimfelf and cfcapc.
At frit he feemed inclined to follow tills ad
vice but when the moment arrived to put it
into execution, he could not be prevailed upon
to leave his wife and diughttr, but burft into
tears, and delayed his attempr t.> cfcnpt, until
at length the Janiffarips burftinto his apait
ment and niurJtrtd him.
PHILADELPHIA, March 20.
In the Hindoftan came palfengert, Pe
Baker, late mailer of the fchooner .
Jhour Sillers, who failed from New- !
1 ork for Batavia, with a cargo of 60,000
dollars ; that falling in with the Ame- i
n: an coaft, and ihort of water; being t
then in company with the brig Aurora' !
cam. Shalcr of New-York, they, about '
.e T°rh ofJune^iSor, came to off the 1
' i ara, where they fent their boat i
<m fliore to try for water, when it was !
Ieized> aPd foon after feverat boats ;
cam? off and took pofleffion of die1
lchooner and brig, and carried them into
port, where they were confifcated, and
j ■* c'lc people confined and very iil
Itreated, not only by order but perfonallv
by Don Francifco, governor of Para
brom Para, capt. Barker, with the mate
and two feamen of the brig, and two of
tne fchooner were fent as prifoners
about the 29th or O&ober to JJfbon,
where by the interpolition of our con- •
jful lie was liberate; the remainder, vi?
ifivc of die brig, and five of the fchoo- 1
I tier’s cre ws were confined on board a I
jPortuguefe frigate. The brig_cap_ !
: cain Thomfon. and a Mr. Bard, fuocv
!cargo, of and from New-York, failed
from Lifbon in January laft, for Scot
land, and were call away on the coal!
of Ireland, veffel and cargo loft, and the
people all perifhed.
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SOS 10A\ t>ril 6.
! ARRI\ E(), fhip Minerva, Barber, Lon
don. bailed from the Downs, March 4.
; March 29, lat. 46, 30, long. 47, at 6 lone,
■ A. M. tell in with a held of ice extending §.
v\ . and N. E. as far as rhe eye could reach,
j The wind being S. S W. we were obliged
to attempt our way through it. It confuted of
broken cakes, fome of which were very large,
1 be breadth ol the field, we fuppofed to be
I about a quarter of a mile. We were furprifed
| to find inn v more fields equally large and in
every direction. Our only alternative for
Ifafoty was to wear the (hip immediately, re
pals the firff field, and ftand to the E. This
was accordingly done. April 5, lat. 42, long.
;b'', 46, at 10 a. m. the main deck blew up
1 on both fides. f'he force of the explofion
; extended aft, through the fteerage, railed the
quarter deck, carried away the" ftacc rooms
;on both fide*, together vviib tbc bread room,
Itore rooms, <kc. coming through the cabin,
anu burfting out the cabin windows. Many
of the crew were fteeping in their hammocks,
near vvheie the explofion took place, others in
tne ffeerage; fome of the paffengers were in
the ftate rooms, and others upon deck ; and
many oi the people were in divers paits of
the ihi .i j but providentially no perfon was kil
led. Several were much bruifed, but with
two exceptions none materially injured. Two
boy , John Lappington and Henry Vofe,
were the only perfons materially hurt, the
former was much burnt. The (hip was then
0,1 in feveral places between de- ks ; -the
ifmoke iffuing out in ever;, direchon. Tha
firft: meafurt. that was taken was to throw
overboard a quantity of gun-powder in the
run, together with theaqUarbrds, oil of vitrol,
xc. upon deck, fome packages of which were
broken bv the explofion. At this, time a /Kin
land brig were in fight, but no aftiftance could
j be obtained from them. Happily, by the ex
lemons of the crew and paffengers, the fi-c
|was extinguiffted in a Ihort time. On in
,yeffigati*s<; the caufe of this unfortunate affair,
1 it was found that it originated from there
being part of a paffenger’s baggage between
J decks, in which was a quantity of powder,
j One of the boys being in purfuit of fome ar
titie for the fhip’s ufe, went with a candle,
1 which accidentally communicated to the afore -
1 mentioned package.
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From the Jamaica Mercury,
March 17.
We karn from one of our Sc. Ann’s
correi pendents, that a negro woman died
lately at Coolfhad' , (her name he be
lieves was Nancy) the property of James
b rafer, I£fq. at a very advanced agt — by
her own account fhe w.»s a woman grown
at the time of the earthquake that dc
ltroyed Port Hoy.d, which fuppoling her
to be 15, makes her age 125. This,
woman was one r a 1 umber of Haves
that belonged to old Sir Charles Price,
1 and after the death ofthe late Sir Charles,
! were fold at public file, and lent to every j
part of the ifland. I It* lias had occafiou j
I to remark, that firce that period, a nnm- 1
[ ber not Ids' thr-» ten of thole negroes
i have exceeded ioo, and fome arrived to
upwards of 1 go. I n a con verfarion with
| an old Guinea negro man, formerly j
belonging to the fame mailer, he afked
the fellow if he could aftign a rcaicn why
fo many oi his old matter's negroes lived
to fo great an age.—His anfwer was in
rhefe words *—“ Yes Maila, me iiibie
berry well—Old Malik, been good—
Negro Ilk, him call Dakta-Dakta no
come, him charge him, and ploy nara
Bufha pofe pon we-him dribc him
too —him no work we too hard, and
gee we belly full.”
Winchester, April M.
A fe w days ago,woman in rhe neichbour- j
hood of Straiburg, Shenandoah county, was
delivered oi a child with two heads, four arms
and four legs—it was ftili-born.
Ob PAR TED thisli’c, on the 29th of laft i
month, at his feat (Weftwood) near Rich-j
mond, Capt. James Price, in the fixtieth year j
>>f h>.sage,»ftet a lingering and painful illnefs ,
——In the compofitionof this long to be re
gretted rnember of focietv were united, the
Cyicere frier d—the kind and affectionate
yufoa d, aid parent, and indulgent mafter_
Nay more, he was the tried patriot.
FRONT A. LATE LONDON PAPER
DLdj lately at Rhc.m., in Germany,
a woman, at the age of 102, having hau
iy huibauds, and bred up 27 children;
ac attended to the grave bv 153!
!ons> g::-ind;ons and great grandfons: j
many or Me iormer going upon crutches. |
1 O' ted a.ong blind, or borne down with'
i age. She had herlelf eight brothers and j
, -ourtctu tillers, ail of whom made good'
i u[c c' !r ti:riC> fo that the oid wwun*
was aunt to upwards of 1000 people. *
i h . «.:rr' ;t iatc New- York paper,
j ^ytr °f a letter j, „?» Humphrey lVood> i
to ormud h . Kdlevy Poughkecpjie d.\!~ ■
eii.
Mount Misery Neck, (l. 1.)
Feb. 13, 1802.
Sir,
1. nele may ferve to inform you of
mv hard fortune lince f left your houft
1 in January la ft. After fix days tedious {
; traveling I arrived aunv native plane ;
j at Dartmouth, my friends arid relations
| well, attended to my neceffary bufinefs,
Yhen on the 19th of February’, embark
i ed onboard die llo*.>p Traveller of New -
| port, and made fail for New- York; or,
i the 20th made a has b ar at Filhes Iftand,
j and on the 2 fit puc out at re o’clock in
| the evening, the wind being E. S. E.
! the firth fair wind we had Face we left
j New port, now very warm and pleufar.: *
ami all cranfportc J with a orofoeef or
j a fine paffagej but by i2 o’clock our joy
turned into a deep melancholy, f >r the
wind hailed E. N. E. blowed with fnow
and a gale, ar 6 in the morning we beat
the inow ofl tiie lorclail, hoiftcd that
: one fail to get it pollible to an anchoring
I on me north lide of me found, and came
coo in ten fachoms water: at another
about two hours, then ft ruck a drift
chough form*times holding for a few
minutes, and continued until five o’clock
in the afternoon. By this time we had but
fix fathoms water, and the ftonn and
wind more violent than ever; at fix we
began to ftrike the bottom, it being low
water, and not knowing how our defined
fhore Jay, and if we fhouid be bieil to
reach it where to find fhelter, all chtfe
dangers together w h "he fatigue of ftorm
and weather, ar.d a darkfome night,
' fieignteried our difmai profpectj how
ever, thought Hv.it to cue our cables
[ mat we might gee as near fhore as pof
; fible, !b we did, foundered until about
j about half flood when we biigeui, and be
fore high water water we were full; then
ail hands buiy, cutting rigging ro lalh
themlelves to the wreck, as the tide fell
(he took a heel, we crawled to windward
in the cabin, expecting every moment
the would come to pieces; a motion was
made to cut away the main fheet that the
boom might fwim towards the fhore,
then climb out on it and drop into furf,
and trufl to the mercies of the feas for
fhore ; wc then went on deck, looking
aloft far, there was neither maft nor rig
ging, only a ftutnp about 30 feet, and
that about the fize of a hogfhead w ith
icc,; this circumthnce v/a*iuck for us,
1
for d we had followed our proportion
and got on ihore at this time of tide, v e
mail: have periihcd, for our land was
an bland, only at low water ; we conci
nuedon board until wc dilcovered land,
and the furge had made a bar from the
vclfel to the fliorej we then left the wreck,
about fiinrilc, and as fortune liad order
ed we foon tound die neck bare ’"hat led
bom this lonely place, and travelled
fucccfdully to the neared houle; \ve
were all frozen more or lefs, and one
froze very badly though this was nothing
in Companion with out fatigue ot body
and mind, through the dorm, now our
our f tuation is happy,
-II IIWllll—HIM I
The democratic.!! fenfibdity of Mr. Jones
will he deeply wounded by the Recorder's
luppofition rh?.t Mr JefFerfoti made an un
fortunate report to cony.refs. There is
• ver} i.’tilt Maine, if indeed there is nny9
• which can be attached to the fecretarv for
that pipe.1. Fie did not tore fee the man*
llrous (yitem of public plunder, which was
to remit from the fy/rematicaj bafenefs of
Hamilton. The man who paid his Bri*
tifli debts twice over is not to be fufpedled,
a a promoter of o/Ticial peculation. His
d.-l.ts were contrafted a> fecurity for a C*1
| i311''*''-» *”4 when the hrft attempt at re
mittar.ee had doled, hemade a fecond. He
walked out of thishuftnefs as fafe ar.d cJea
as the three J< ws aid from the firry furnael
”! Nebuchadnezzar.* As we .mderftand
t.'.c Mr. J .ftcrfon was not com.
pellablc to nave pa.d th-.fc debts, a fecond
--me, any more than Mr. Madifon, a„J
Ins baleful majority of the affemblv, ware
compel able to have given the banlrr, «
eongrefs of .783, two hundred and iixL'
three-mil;.MIS of acres,of excellent land ?ni
f lY’nh Wefc™ ""riioey.
Mr Jcttc,fori did, howevci, pay *hef* Pr
t.fh cautionary debts, twice over. We
‘n;ti ^ ' Hainan was incapable ofawiU
ful waftu Ot public money - fuel, as that
upon the fi occur os of the mint.
But docs it follow,from all this, that Ylr Tef
rerion -s incapable of error ? Docs it follow
Mat he is not, partly, the father of th;s
American mint? although he is mod af!
NOTfc.
j * 'v‘ W* Jhebook of Daniel.
IN laft VVednefday’s paper, in the third Let*
ter to the Public, an allufion was made to
Engliih manufactures. The following bi
ographical iketch gives n account of .•"per
fon who has promoted their fucctfs man
eminent degree. This article (land , as the
fii'fl", in a volume entitled pubjli cha
racters rua 1800-18O1. We have
omitted a few fentences, which are of no
confequence to an American reader.
W ith the more attention that this detail is
read, of the greater importance i s contents
mud appear to be.
i his booic is dated London, 1801, price nine
(hillings ^derling) in boards, it forms an
lundloine octavo containing bco pages.
Twenty years ago, this would ’->ave been
confidered as a dear volume at fix (hillings.
Such is one of the blefted e{fuels of Pro
tejlant aficendancy, of Britijh glory, of
t) burning the hula nee of Europe , in a "word,
0 *var, of taxes, anu of t v funding fyftenri.
W c believe that Air. Boulton is the fame gen
tleman, who made a propofol,about thirteen
years ago, 10 Cong refs, for coining their
tents, and who ft propofol was declined by
the advice of Mr. jefferfon, then fecretary
of date. I he rejection led to the eflablifh*
ment ot an American mint. T'hii thing
was conducted with lo much judgment,
economy, and fucccfs, that, in 1794, the
officers and incidents of chat mint, coft'
fi-u; teen thou/and nine hundred and eighty
Jive dollars, i he utmoft farthing coined was
not more than fieveuthoufiand three hundred
andjifty do; tars. I hus, the expence was
two hundred and eighty-five cents mote
than double' the prouedt \ lo 'hat every cent
coil more than two cents, bolides the pries
of the topper ' Any gentleman, who is not,
ui the habit of injhtntly putting perfiens to
’ to call at fbi< for
iril;: v.i toi; of he authority from whicbi
thefedetails a., extracted.
M-*. jcfT fon hnnfelv was not entrnfted v/ith
t;tc choice of office is and expenditure of
money, Sec. If he had been fo, there can
be no quedion that -natters would have
been conducted n a manner very different
f'-orn what is abo/e itated. We believe
that the charge and plan of the whole was
entrufte ! to Hamilton, who was their? in
,.\- f 4»,id i .i nCe, PRESIDENT OF 'T‘Ht
UNION. Of this man, the ftrft and foil
maxim was to make a job of ever; thin*.
Mr. JdfW* rei>ort' to Yard's, .n'i
ivi •. ii \ mil ton s act >f con g refs, have, be
t ween them, co'l this country at lead ’ two
huituitd th-.uianu dollars of money, ne
from die treafuvv, for aunt petitioners, tv try
farthing of which might well have been
(pared.