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behavior, fcftrAmlitled to the guard
niu c. where they remained until the next
. u<«y, when, having given sureties for thei#
appearance to answer fur the aiitwhs they
bad committed, they were liberated ; hut
a i i never heard ot their being brought
to trial, I presume they paid the forfei
ture, Baycc’s conduct in attacking the
Vixen is exactly of a piece wijjt that he
displayed when here, andj cannot • better
be described than in the following txtrafil
—The insolence of the traifsaction is
not more remarkable than the meanness
displayed by Captain Boyce m forging J
excuses for his Conduct.’*— Notwit hstand
t ing which he has since been lurking a
toast of it at Nassau ! ! !
4 tgBMBaw-^—ggwwaffiiii i ■ tm
RICHMOND,
FRIDAY, August 24, 1810.
*** There was no mail from the
North of Fredericksburg received at
the Post-Gifsce in this place yesterday.
Died,— In Manchester, Mr. AN
DREW NICOLSON, of the house
of Nicdson 8c Heth, of that place.
COMMUNICATED FOR THE ARGUS.
f Relating to new-ori.eans and gover
nor CLAIBORNE.
No part of the United States is sc
important to the common interests of
ihe whole, nor has any been the tar.se
« f so much misrepresentation as Loui
siana, including New-Orl«-ans.
The town of New-Orlear.s is the
rea-port of ihe great river M ssissip
d i tVr#* hranrh#*Q r\f uiKirK wof-p *•
mrre good lands than are washed by
the streams of any other river, on this
planet. Until this important acquisi
tion was made, none of these lands
l ore » price commensurate with their
value.
Soon after the acquisition of Loui
ll siana and N^w.O'rleans, it was the
II iris torture of the LTnitcd States as
well a3 of that town, that it became
distracted by contending parties and
factions* whose ambition, envy and vi
rulence, excit'd them to condemn and
counteract the best intentions, and
most salutary designs of each other*
These factious feelings were carried
to New-Orleans from all parts of the
United State*, and were cultivated
v ith such rancour, that they soon pro
duced implacable personal hatred,
which ter mi s>«ted ioLuds, broils and
duels.
fee*ides, New„Orle«nn, before it
became a part of the United States,
contained in its bosom three otharpar
ties or fictions: These were the Spa*
r.iards, the French Hcvplutionists and
the French Monarchists.—The n;w
r, rners from the United States, chijf.
It* consisted of persons who belonged
t -to the democratic and federal parties :
that when the territorial govern
\n ent w as formed, that town contained
aLfive distinct classes or parties, who
n«ld very little social intercourse, and
had no confideifce in each other—and
they, according to their wealth, avoca
ti« na and grades, were again and again
si b-divid-d.
A mr n? all these parties there were
r en of ambitious, restless and turbu
lent dispositions, who, casting their
< \ ri unon the imhf»rii»tv ol
i ish governments in Mexico and Flo
«ida, and allured hy the want of union
ffpong the inhabitants, from the causes
tlveady mentioned, formed plots and
(ofispiraeies for the purpose of estab
lishing a new eirtpire for themselves,
i s Well by a separation and dismenu
1 ero.ent of the union, as by the revo
-ution or conquest of Mexico and Flo
• id i.
With such a population, who were
■rcpfirat* A hy all the extremes of ex
alted virtue anti consummate vice, a.«
w» 11 as by theii pa ty and political feel
irr s, it was unreasonable to expect liar
n t'r.yj & impossible f«ic the ftxetutive
of the U. States, or of the territory
’,o c; tabtish any regulations, enact an)
laws, or pursue anv course, Tnmevci
wise and conciliating, which would
p iVe general satisfaction, but on the o
th* r bad was likely to unite the active
I os ility of some one or more of these
factions* It is to these causes that we
may impute the virulent and contra
dittory publications and toasts, giver
a; public dTerrs, which have so ire
qurnily appeared.
A very striking cn«e of this descrip
lion has lately occurred in relation tc
the tc.rsta given at two distinct enter
tftinn tots, which existed on the 4th o
J idy. The toasts given at one of thes<
rr U rtainments were lately publishe*
in the Patriot. Among others rxeit
inp similar impressions, thete was on*
which reflected i:i a pointed manne
ii^on Governor Claiborne, who ha*
previously left the government on a Vi
4 ait to Washin gton.
It the sentiments contained in tha
l* ’*»»’. were those which the people i;
genera! earertainei, it m'ghth infer
red that Govcr or Claiborne wis an
object of general dhrespe t and dis
trust ? But it happened that at the
very same time, at another public en- '
tertainment, another party gave other !
toasts of a Very different description, j
and they also have been published_'
Upon this occasion Governor C ai- •
borne has been noticed in terms of the
highest respect. As well therefore to ;
do justice to him as to give some inf >r- j
mation to the public, concerning the
state of parties, and the causes of dis
sention, those toasts with this article
are sent to the press for publicau on.
It would seem from the toasts and
other things published at New Orleans,
that Governor Claiborne is much dis
liked by those persons who were con
cerned in, or were suspected to be '
friendly to the conspiracy of Burr and ,
others. If this be the source of that1
hostility which is cultivated against j
him by his enemies, the people of!
the United States will have much j
cause to thank and honor him for that!
course of.conduct by which such hus-j
tility l.as been excited, and the conspt-i
rators, whilst they may, through the
press, disseminate their impotent and
recoiling malice, will at the same
time, secure for him a patriotic tri
umph, and insure for th«»nstlves the
deep-toned and everlasting curses of
their country*
CAND1D0S.
Nbw Ohuans, July 9
The Foflo'cv'mg toasts were dtank on
the anniversary of our national inde
pendence, at a select company of
friends, composed of men tried and
C .._ * __t _. ^ I
****»» * ■ «uvm v. u viu it y a tduaw • iuv V
were composed by a committee con
sisting of a republican, a federalist &
an old creolt of the couutry
I 1. The. Ann versary of American
Independence--glorious in its ri
sing, may it soon illuminate the whole
American world.
2. George Washington, the hero
\ of the United St 1U-3 —may America
give birth. to many such sons.
3. The Western hemisphere
may the ambition of Piurope never
disturb its tranquility, nor impede its
prosperity.
4. Thomas Jefferson, late president
of the United States-he retired
with dignity.
j 5. James Malison, president of
the United States -.-may the mautle of
! Washington light upon him.
I G. W m. C. C. Cl s iB-kVE, gover
nor of the T rritory of Orleans—his
I conduct in 1805---7 ought n^ver to he
! forgotten by the true friends of the
| government, and n*ver will be forgi.
ven by the conspirators : a soeedv fe
%o his govern men* to cheer the
;^%%IVS sP,nts of Clark, & Co.
vl | tmss Wi;k nson, he nipped, a
| conspiracy in its bud, and deserves for
that single act all the support Sc coun
teuance.neeessary to a lair and impar
tial hearing.
8. Burr and Clark, twin brothers
in villainy- -.heir otvn confessions co
ver them with ignominy.
Norfolk, Aug. 20.
Captain \bcnamaia, o' the btig Louisa,
bound to Alexandria horn Lisbon, arrived
, yesterday in Hampton finds. Capt. M.
left Lisbon as la e as ih; fouith of July,
at which time there had icen no action on
the It woul I seem that the
coirirmknrier of the combined Kna1*«h and
{ort^u*e army had determined to u61
orf* the defensive. The investment of Ci
udad lloderigo hy the l'\ench doT* not
appear to have* changed Lord Welling,
ton's plan, r.or is it p,ot>jb!c that he will
bazs./l a general/ action to relieve that
pUr e. The difRcul.y of drawing su; pl es
for the Trench ormyj will it is probable, in
cline (.itncral Mas cna to force an act on.
Markets rominurd good for Ameucan
produce ; Flour 16 a »7 dollars per bar
rel ; Wheal 3 1-2 and Co.n 2 1.2 per
bushel* L edjj-jr.
A letter was received in town yes
terday (says the Mercantile A Iver
i ti.ser) Iro n Liverpool, dated 28th June,
per tiie Ulysses at Boston, which
quotes the price of wheat at 17s. and
rising.
How comes it that some men sym
, pathize so warmly with the Spaniards
in tlaevr struggle tor independence, yet
■ reprobate all attempts of the Irish to
i thrAw off a fVreign yoke ?—that while
■ iheAdut the/formcr Patriots for their
exerAonH^jjrey stigmatize the latter as
■ , rebels for their efforts in the same
> ' cau-e ! Are not the Irish as enlight
ened, as generous, as brave, as the
I j Spaniards i Are not the British a#
• T’ppr^Mive, as rapacious, as cruel, as
I the F»¥nch? Can Spain suffer more
• under an fcmperorof France, than I
t r*-land has done many centuries under
r Kings ol Kngland i Are the outrages
1 j of the French soldiery tn Spain, more
- 1 atroqfrms than the hangings, b li nings,
| totf^N, robberies, ravages anil rapes
t I of tl™ British soldiery in Ireland i—~
t i M ust uot a solution of our question be
found in a blinc! devotio i to England ?
Because it is h :r intere-t ch it Sp on
sh ould be independent of France. ft- le
ralists wish her success—because it is
her interest for Ireland to he kept in a
state of abject endavement, federalists
rejoice in her depression—Republicans
desire the independence of every na
tion—and if they have viewed with
inditference the contest in Spain, it is
because it seemed probable that if the
Spaniards.succeeded in repelling the
embraces of the French they would
throw themselves into the arms of the
British—and even should they become
independent of both, they do not ap
pear to contemplate any amelioration
of their debased condition, but to pre
fer submitting again to their old ty
rants, and hugging their chains. It
seems, indeed, a mere struggle for a
choice of masters—wnethcr the coun
try shall he nnder the controul of the
British or French—whether it shall be
g iverned by a Bourbon or a Bonaparte,
Ferdinand the seventh oY Joseph
the first. Had the Spaniards renoun
ced the despotism under which they
have groaned for ages, Asserted their
rights as men as well as their indepen
dence as a nation, and declared for a
free and rational government, th>*re
is tint a Republican in America who
would not have drvovt pra M for (heir
success. Can federalists say as much
with regard to Ireland i If they can
not, there must be some lurking par.
tiality or prejudice in their hearts
which they ought to expel or subdue-.
Unreasonable attachment to one nati
on, and unjust antipathy to another, are
equally improper and dangerous and
ought alike to be discarded and dis
countenanced. VVe ought to feel no
a!fccti;>n lor any nation hut America
no aversion to any People but he,
enemies. Iren, i'rue Anier.
VSPANISlfTvlERICA
Extr*t$h*om a let er to a gen lemm in
LexwtflPon, front Im friend in the Mis
sissippi Teiritory, dated
Po nt Counee. 2Vh June, 1810.
“ I yesterday returned from St. Fran*
cisville a little town in the Spanish ier.
ri’orv, where I found the whole coun’ry
in a state of rebellion. A plan n?s been
drawn up by come person at Baton Rogue
for ihe government of the province.
I'hcir n mes are net known, but r is
supposed Mr. Skipwith is at the head.
The most important parti of the proposed
form of this new cons iiutinn. are the fol*
lowing j —That the people are to eiect a
Governor^ Secretary and council ol three,
*o ake p S‘e,sion of the coun'ry in be.
half of Ferdinand the seventh, if he should
agam be restored to the throne of old
Snain f otherwise they are to hold their
offices for I fe. The Governor having
aulhoiity mo appoint all inferior officers^
Judges, Atcads»j Syndtcks, &c &c. for
the udminis’ration of justice with full
power to remove them at pleasure, pto
Tided a majority of his council concur.
It is in reality from the apparent inteniion
and meaning of its framers nothing more
nor less than elective monarchy, giving
an ample and uncontrolable powtr to their
Governor, as any the most aibitrary prince
in Europe pos-osses. Immediately upon
the promulgation of this plan a meeting
1 of the peopie took place, whtTe a great
j deal was said upon the subject ; both
pro and con r the crowd was such '.hat
1 C'uld not get near enough to hear tbs*
j tinclly all the debates, but their final de*
ili iniiidii'Mis were, ■■ inai me people la
boured under many and weighty gtiev
I anecs from the tyranny and injustice of .he
Spanish officers. That a change was
necessary, and that from the.known ad
min stration of the present government
no man can recover his just debts, with
out sacrifi;ing half their value in bribes
j a id presents to the judges; but that the
[ <o m proposed, would if possible, entail
upon th-■ in greater misery than that un.
der winch they d»w labour; they would
therefore support it as it now is, till a
better can be adopted. The meeting then
broke up, and the company of horse under
parade saluted the commandant with
“ God save Ferdinand the Seventh.” '1 Ivt
was very unexpt£)e:’| o him, for I am told
when the captain drew up his troop, fo|
that purpose, he thought it was done wuf
>he intention of making him prisoner,
1'hus it seems the present attempt wil
I not succeed, but it is evident that in lesi
than two months a change will take pl.*r.<
in the government of Florida. You v, il
observe that the above is only tl e reso.
i lutions of one of the ten districts in tin
province ; the 6’hers may be of a differ
ent opinion, and if so, a civil war wil
commence without delay.
When I iiiiorm you ihat almost a!
, West Florida is settled by natives of th<
United State*; and since the F ench h iv<
| been driven from Baton Hogue (whirl
happened about two weeks since) then
were not in the whole province one hurt
died families from a different country i
; you will be surprised that they do not pu
| llironelvet under the pro ec’ian ot thi
: United S late*, i hey tuy nothing wotin
ph ase them better* Out they have nu
j hopes our government will receive them
because wtit.) the Orleans territory wa
, delivered up, a|| p,,#u m thc provide
w^'.e m read ness to be g'ven up ai-o, i
no.hu g more was wanting ihan a deirian
on our part. That it w*s owng to th
know a treachery of \YMunson and toot
d.’ty of the president, that the Spanish go.
veroor reioiv-d o e ain it tii long as t*e
:ouid. Th* y »r. ue !i*thrr (H <t t|e:y
iercc*ve in onr gr.vrrnrn'Pt now the same
rant of "nergy, and fear , f r.ffemHop 1>r>
ign po»v**rs that it hml iheu—»iherelore
it wfiuld be needles to make the ofle »
“ II is my opinion they will thiow
tHemselvcs into the artms of Great Hri„
jcy The citifcens of Kentucky exerted
themselves effectually a few years past,
f^rifrtmg the free navigation of the
Mississippi /'they are not less interested
at the p»e^;nt mTVu'nt. f’nr bre’hren
of Tennessee should 3lso stand for ward.
Are there not Patriots still exiting a.
mor.gst uSj who would take the fore,
ground in calling on the citizens to ex.
press their wishes to the a ’mims raii
on* Ken. Gat.
Extract of a letter from John Johnsor, In
dian Agent .it Fort Wayne, to G..v.
Harrison, dated Fort Wayne, June 24,
lf»G
“ From all the information I can cel.
left, the Prophet’is endeavouring to form
a combination among the Indians hostile
to ns. I shall be on the alert, and will
take special care to apprise yon of every
thing tha’may be ma erial until the cri
sis passes away. The Indians in any
numbers you know cannot subsist long
in ar.y place, we tnay"ilierefore calcula e
on hearing of th ir dispersion Soon, or
d ong something w*>r«e.
I hrHend’ifki wri es that a deputation
Kiver is gone to the Prophet,
air’ B^^hii'ks it will have *he desired
I h ype to hear the re-^ui: soon.
Ifthii^locenflia y is oot silenced soon in
anemic rnaonet l tho k lorbea'ante
on our r »* C r o I r.ger pudent—it is not
f«>r me to sav wim steps ought to be ’a
i **• oi.e ining is cer ain, it lit- i* nm
ptu down soon so’ue chs rict o{ our c.»uii
f:y will receive a blow. The intoimai.
or com a i* .'l in the inclosed pper pio.
cuted In m—• ai.bough in some ic.
spccts improbable, taken in conn £1>on
wr.h the P<ophet's conduct, dch. • »t. somt
considera'ion—it is sent to y u i we re.
c v j<! i "there is no pos i d cen to s
with—i ■, in coiilnVt a w U
| The following mfmmali n w.is told to
gieat «cm by an Indian.
I j***” About thice years ago (he I; d ans
Wtip Revising a plan lor attacking the
w h' ts’on the frontiers, also at ih same
time^okake all the forts h. Inngi g :o tl e
Unufc grates to the westward. It ap.
peais o l.ave originated with the Sha*
nee Prophet a. d his band ai.d the 8 cks.
My bio her fold me the secret at W:n
keemack’s town, and said hat the Biiti h
had taken a party of S^cks into the
woods and had a council with them, and
•oid them they must take up the toma.
hawk against hp Americans, and to this
day the thing is alive aniot gst them, al
though kepi a great seer el—it is made
known to none but $uch as ihey think
confidence ean be placed in. This spring
a chief came from White River to Win.
keemark’s town, and said that an Erig
Itshman who lived at the former place
had told him that the Americans were
cheating them. said taking all their lands
from (hern——T he chief asked liberty of
(he Putawatamics to let the Delaware*
come and live wi.h them, 10 p epare to
todefend their country—end i have heard
the Indians say, that (hey would lake all
that they could gel From me American*,
and lay it up in store to aid them in at.
tack against the American*—and by what
I can discover, it is intended befote long,
perhaps when the gTetn corn is fit to eai,
and perhaps it may rot happen briote
1 spring, it has been confemp.aied to at
lack the frontier sett ements first, but
> some ot the Indians will not agree to it,
j because it would gtv^ the ala; in to the
whiles Sc they would te hi coveted. Thty
say that Fort \\ ayne may be -aken vety
1 easy, but Cliicug), or Fort Deatboin,
would be more d.fficul ,, by rtaon, they
say of there being so nni y spike* on the
lops of the picloe'.s. the pun in laid ihust
T he Miamiesand Pulau alatn es is to au
tack Fort Wayne—-the Shawurese, K c a.
poos, 8c Pecandashaws are o attack Vm
cen.es—and Mar pock, the g»eai Patawa..
lamie, and his people, is 10 attack For
Dearborn > the Chippewas and Ot-.ov.as,
are to at.ack Detrout the So ks s to at
tack the nearest post to thrm pobaby
Michibmackinac. t he Indians have been
secretly crmiciibng respecting this busi.
ness for three years past, and niiis'lw go
into the «y>ods lor (ear of being discover*
ed. It was in the minds of some of 'he
> Indians to commence an al ack o.i Foil
i Wayne asi tail, during tnc Heay—there
are but lew It.dun* towatds tbs St. Jos.
I eph that know ar.y flung of this pun.
’ Toph'enipre and M. guoge are. in the
: secret, and 1 am not certain of any other
■ i of the chief*. I do not. kn .w whether
■ ! Wmtmack know* any thing of it or not #
j he seems io b. very uneasy, more so >han
I I usual. 'I he Ir diant that will not join
- | 'hid expedition aie to be killed first. Tnt-re
! is none ot the .tVliarmes as yel, that* I
' Know of, that is mi the *eciet except a
chief at Massa.iin w *y. \«a'pock war sent
• lor by the Bruisn last summer, bn. at
- 'hat that lime he d'd no g >• ho said that
when he did go, he did not know what
- might happen a* he parsed Fori Wayne
1 >n bis return* A lit.le nmr h* lore ihe
t ilfar:iMfeJo take place thr French peof le
» »»e tn(w*iM>utirfi to retire, so lhav tkey
s nay nA be injviied.
c Bona jvie has grained 800 000 060 fr*.
1 /or thenar 1810, to be cxp^nJtd oft ca
nal*, public reads and internal improve*
• merits oi ad kinds*— Na.« iatoW
The raVagcs rcmtn’ tcrj on 'he c op*
and v tie-. £c . m F* < r c by bu* tc<*u s r»d
innndt'icnt thronghon ihe n« n'li c f May^
'*• ve ccr;auil> Inert very aim uni g i>»t^c
p^hsSIV rcrn hT.rrf h- dive *uWU-.nr (if
the licensed expar lv jcn 0j lo l,
land —American.
Richmond Theatre^
On Friday evening, August 2tth, will
be prefee nted the celebrated Fl*v
or the
C U R F ti IF;
OR>gHlt/
Between the pi y^rdThree, a Bxllft
be Pcrfcrnij^by CbVrrn called
woodcutters,
OR
The Merry GirL
To which will be added, the Musu
cal Entertainment of
We Fly by Night, •'
LONG S TORIES.
sidfscriber has just rcc-ived Irma
J9R>e, a large aud elegant ast ^ri.,
GOOD S,
Suitable for the present and approaching
season, consisting of the following .rtr«
rles. which he will dispose of on ttu low «c
terms r< r
Superfine Cloths and Casimeres.
Second ditto ditto
Irish Linens assorted, from 14d. to 6s. stri*
hng.
Velvets, Velv^toeos and Fancy Cord?.
Marseilles, Mole Skin and Toilinet Ve?t
Pattern?.
Ladies' i nd Gentlemen’s Silk, Cotian.aiti
Thread Ilose,
Db«o. dtto ditto Glows.
Black and Colored Lustrings.
Ditto ditto Satins a.id Pealons.
Linen and Cotton Cambricks.
Super line Chintz ?nd Cailicoes.
Ph n and Figured Leno Mus’ins.
Ditto d'tto dtto Shawls.
L nen and Cotton Checks, 4.4 6.4 k 8,4.'
Furniture Callico,
Boiiibazettes and Wildbore.
Cal manii es and Durants;
Bm rianno liandk :rciue s.
Kihbons (assorted)
Seeded ml Corded Cambricks.
Twilled ditto.
Silk and Co*ton Umbrellas.
Hessians, German Oznaburgs, I
tons and Bed Blankets.
Quills and Marbles.
Writing and Litter Paper.
Double Milled Cas meres.
French Imitation Ca obr'c.ks.
6.4 Linen and Cotton Tabling.
Military Feathers, assorted.
ToitoUe Shell and Horn Combs.
Ravens Duck and Russia Sueeting.
Gold ai d Si ver Thread,
Ditto dit'o Spin >les.
Package and P* u d P ns,
Linen and Cotton Bed Tick.
Waiters, large and small.
Printed Cotton Pocket Handkerchiefs.’*
Gingham? and Cot:ou U .lls.
Galloons Bindiuys.
Three Corner Leno Hat dkerchiets.
Thread Laces.
Cotton ditto.
Tabby Velvets and Worsted Binding*.
Crapej 4.4 3.4 and 2.4.
The above goods oeiog particularly se.
lectcd and purchased lor cash, he w U
make it an object worth the attention ol
those who will tavor hurt with the.r cus*
VOlll* *
L. JOSEPH.
August 23tl, 1810. 3t
Lands and Negroes
FOR£ALE.
'pHF. subscriber being about to remove
* from this state* ofFer9 for 3ale, a valu*
able
Tract of handy
Lying in the county of Prmcc Rdwird, cn
the waters of Spring Creek, c:>ntainii g
4,440 acres by an old survey. This land
will be divided many way to -uit purcha.
se.rs. A small p rt of the purchase inom y
will he required in hand, ana the balance
In three equal annual payments; b-mdswith
approved security and a d* cl of tru-t tip* f
on the land to ensme | un tual p -ymeht, /
wll also be required- Will b nld^ at/
paohe auction, on the tenth day olDedn,**
ber next, if fair, if not. 'he mxt f-.i» d y,
at the above mentioned place, :9 as I k y
NKGHORS as any in Virgin* i, cn, » sting
of males and females, ot ah ages and d> u»
ci iptions. Among them « blac«.sin.:h, wi,n
is young and healthy—a w . eltyngh
good cooper and carpenter. Tims l j t ie
negro**, on* fourth in chs^, nd the I »)«
anoe pa d in twelve mon-hs. Komis
with #n#ncfbtir"iul le security to br.-tr intv*
I reft it not pane u illy p .iJ,
w U I>c9§/jtf%St. %nd tight per c< ru pe r
aii§uii^Ei,!l tieb' CU' 'd for cash. Ail pri..
sons to whnfw tHe subscriber is indux**!
may expect pufWirnt «s soon after the sale
• I hr above property IS effected as may
be convenient »or the in to app*y.
Richard Kidder* Randolph.
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