Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-03-09 00:00:00, page 3

hilt It was r.ot oT authority sufficient to
search for him, nor could one of th it de
^ scription be obtained. The bills are ad
Y vnrristd ar.il information has bee i trans
mitted to our minister at the court of St.
J.imes, to endeavour to stop the payment
o' them. In this our agent at J rmaica sec.ns
inclined to believe he will succeed. A few
days before the departure of 65 from J.i.
mitca, Brown sent word to the Commerci
al agent of the United States that he should
prosecute him for defaming his character
hy the r.dvertisemeut he iuserted iu the
A newspaper.
® Messrs. I)ick, Orr, and Clark^ a house
of great respectability in Jamaica seem
anxious to do every thing to stop the pay
ment of the.bills, in order that he may oe
enabled to refund the money now in their
hands.
The commander of the Felucca Watson,
clajlhed protection as a British subject.
He was takes before the assistant judge of
the^upreme court and tried, l’he ju ige,
. John Jacques, esq. after hearing the cause
of his detention, ordered the irr.rshal on
the back of the n rit of habeas corpus, to
remand him. The officer who had charge
of him could not^ immediately convey Hi in
p n b lard, because he Uad to attend an elec
tion. lie confined ht]j£ hi prison, aud Wat
son attempted to uicipe. ila thsn put
him in the stocks JBufortuoate'y judge Jac
* ques. is a candidate for the assembly, and
the ad.crse party seized the opportunity of
exciting the clamour ol the mob, by repre
senting a Brutish cuoject confined to be
sent for trial fOfa foreign govern went. This
placed the judge in a singular dlc.naii.
lie must either release Watson or iose his
election—he chose the former.
A villain n.uucd Alien Kennedy, who
owned me felucca picvioua to ner arres:
by ibis vessel. h.i» received from Brown a_
b'.ut 2700 pounds sterling, which he say*
is to indemnify mm fur toe vessel and car
go—.yet it is pretty wsll kuowu the latter
did not belong to «• n.
lie told me that Brown-was at a private
b ard-ng house in the west end ol the
to-.vnt but lie wool ! not inform me wnac
house, and addeu. tout as they were enua*
«ti->iuen, he would not inform against him.
• This Ullo-v offered tae bills after tliey
•were suverfised at a discount, to tue draw •
tis, winch was rejected wit.i indignation,
jNoduuu Brown nasm Jamaica witen 1
6a. led.
WM. CARTER, Jan.
^ Commanding Gun Vessel No. 65.
CCAhLESTOW, Feb. 2d.
Vv*o learn by a |jetitle.nan wh i left New
0*1 ransom the 2d intrant, that two days
•befoie he sailed, in e1lu*=nca was received
■by 'he Spanish cm-»ul at that plaec, from
tiiu Spanish provinces i:i South Amsiici,
stating ha a stiic-u* insurre£lion existed
in the piovmces of Mexico a* d Q mo.
That the people were divided into three
parties, v:x. the natives, the French party
and ihe paity attached to the/pjaveroraent
cf Ferdinand the Vlkh. The native
| artst ivji cam m ed of all the Cieole
Spaniards it> iho%e provinces together
\vi h ;he Aborigines of the cuvm ry, and
, vasTur the'most po .Verio!; the French
Feidinand 7»h pa ties ware abuu. e
/111 .11,7 kulo nr ..I • «* li I. .. ,1 a. 1
jcfriy b^en spin, and as tbs animosity of
, the partus again*, each oihsr wa* exces
| ,< * , it v*a* expected that much more
J #vV 1 i fliv*. Ii was the general opinion,
$ iho^veij, !ltat the commotion would e.
? 'er%.‘jF in? no'.hing short of the inde
Vn Hlc COUrtiiy.
From^fu- same source we learn, that
*gtni-«>oT Wdkinsvn hsd been expected for
seme time at New Orleans to embark for
ills s at of government, but that he had
not arrived on tne second of this month.
Oui informant was at Natchez at the time
•l»c :urr?n lered tire comma d of the army
i;> ii me hinds of gen Hampton. He as,
•bureaus, tint no cuu l scarcely credit
had u-i 1,0 been upon the spot, the hatred
**»d tie cst.-.tion in which the general is held,
not oniy by the artny, but by every class
<>| ihe com r.unity, both at the Natchr*z and
Nvw Orleans I'ue few friend* wmeu gen
W. had still left, not daring to open their
mouths *in liis defence, such was the am.
iin-bity of the people against him.
CONGRESS.
*JIQ UiJE Qif HE I1 HKSE.VTJ TIVES.
March I.
Mr Prydras piescnted a memorial
it< m H e legidativ? council and houie of
rrpres-niaiivda of the territory of Or.
1- ns, decla in-; the right of Hie inhabi.
trn s »o ih» B tUure* Ordered to lie on
till • t’blc.
J he house agreed to consider the re
ifSuli'io of Mr Rhea (Ten.) instruaing
the committee of ways and means to in.
qu re into the expediency of laying ad.
dilim.at du ics on nil goodi, wares,^ and
m« rcliandize imported from Great Bri.
, lain nr Kranct and iheir dependencies.
Mr Poller hoped ihe remlutiori would
no: be agreed io—Tf e tlude3 he believ.
ed to be high enough already, an 1 ihe
only effsa i f Increasing them would be
to raise the price ol Ihj coroinodides in
the connuy.
Mr Alston thought the psssago «f the
resolution would be unnecessary, as the
already before the commiu
tee of ways and means.
Mr Mhrra contended that an increase of
the du ies on foreign wares would tend
to the encouragement of our domestic
manufactures* At any rate he wished
tfc-e subjedt invcniga ed.
Mr M Knn trune I the resolution
wo ild bj allowed, lie wu in favor of
tiking evriy pioper means of bringing
^ our own it sources into action.
M«. Vanhorne alsoopposed the re solo
tion on the ground that it would raise ihe
pri ;es of the good* on hand. He would
ntver con .in; to see the agriculture tax.
cd for th: cncou agi mat oFJnrasstic rat*
nufo.T.ires.
Mr Totter spi ke a;*ain in oppofi jon to
the reflation. The state he had the ho
nor tbjreuresen* (Rhode I .land) had cir.
ried o»annufaC\u-tng to a considerable
extent, and adopted such measures as
I would benefit them; but while the agri.
| culturalist had not made above two pec
cer.t on their proJuce, die manufacVa-er
realized from S3 to 103, and become en.
orm>u$Jv rich.
Mr Rhea said er.-y prohibition of
the importation of foreigh mercbandVe
must be beneficial to the agricultural in.
tcrest.
Mr M’fLim asked, in relation to the ad.
ditional tax on the agricultural interest
spoke i of, where was the difference of
cur ci’izens paying a little more for ne.
cessafies of their own tmnufaSVare and
losfnf»i|e same amount O’-perhapa grcit.
er»n J*.£oun| of difficulties thrown in the
'*a\ orgtutij^ their produce to market ?
Mrkjww^aid as this subjs6l was a!,
ready'trffre the committee of ways and
means, and they intended acting upon it
as soon as possible, lie would m v« that
the resolution should lie upon the table.
Agreed to—ayes 71.
The speaker laid before the house a
communication from .the secretary ot
s a‘e enclosing a copy cf the attorney
general’s opinion respecking the cla-m to
die Bu.u.e. Ordered to lie on the ta.
fable.
The committee of the whale house was
refused leave to »it again upon the sub.
jefcl of the Batture.
Ilia hiuae rcsolvt-d itself into commit*
tee of the whole on the bill aath arising a
detachment of the militia. After onsi.
doable debae the co mmittee rose, re.
ported piog ess and had leave to sit a
gain.
A message was received from the Pre
sident of the United States transmitting
co»ej IfTseveWjl treaties with India i na*
ti extinguish m;j«t of their title
to di to He on the
tab!.. p
The house^adjo jrri
Jfarcli 2. V
Mr MK?m offered the following reso
lotion, which uus adopted ; Resolved, that
•h'* secretary ofthe ireisory, be requested
to lay before this bou c such information
as he possesses touching the emoluments
I and expenditures of the collector of the
I port of Baltnn .re, during the year 1809
f 3rd 1809, in discharge of the duties of
his office.
A report was received from the post,
master gener.l, relative to unproductive
routes and public contracts. Ordered to
lie on the table, v
Tljf houae Vent irttyj committee of the
who*, MLgJMlpon in t^echair, on the pc.
ItlioiSoffufe: Xeth IlanTon,
Boyd^j^d Montgomery
opnosedTlio claim \ md Messrs. Taylor
and Nelson supposed it. After which
the question wi^takm on agreeing to
the report of ihe committee of claims,
(which is unfavorable to the petition) and
it was agreed to, 63 to 53.
The committee then rose, and the com*
mittee of claims was, on motion of Mr
Nelson, instructed to bring in a bill for
the rd ef of Mrs. llamil.on—Ayes 61.
—Noes 46.
And then the house adjourned till Mon
day.
*glfH- iacrgr XJJI1II I . Hjfc
PUaLl3r£ D,
1.]" j
TO THK
r/ON. JOHtf RANDOLPH,
by NUMA.
i en Dollars Reward,
STOLEN from my stabl*, on Monday the 5:h
instant, at night, a
Morse, Bridle & Saddle ;
I
I^ifE horse is a sorre1, about fourteen vr*ar»
of age, blind in his left eye, an I one hind
ieg i» large.-than the other, and aboutMS feet
h;gli The saddle is new. The thief m suipec
^ct tote a man wu was fa the neigfl,o«hood
the Sairt|evening i he is rather unde* tie middle
stature and has black hvr and laf^e black
eyea—hi* foreteeth are wider apart than corn*
mon -he had on pauta'oms and dark clothes,
and wore a white hat—ie said hia name was
• >avu, that tie lived in Uumoirland county,
near the court house, aid was in pursuit of iu<
horse, who broke away from hin iu Manchester
Sunday evening. Whie/er will deliver the
said none to me in Chesteru *.| l county, four
mite* above Manchester, or give information
so that I gei him again, shill reciivs the above
re war i, and al o a liberal re ward will be given
for apprehending and securing ihs thief.
BENJAMIN UATCrIEtt,
March 6 h, 1810. 2.t
AT * *>f the directors of the Rich
mo ld Turnpike Company, on the6ih March,
I8l0,
K«so'#e^ That the shares of all delinquent
holders df sha-es in the aail com.tanyj be sold
at the Wlhhingt in Tavern, in llictilmi, on
Saturday Ine tourree.u.i day of neat month, at
12 o'clock. W
Resolved, That a call of two dolUr#md fifty
cents on each share in the said company be !
made, and tha- tne ia n : be pud to the Treasu.
rer on or before the fourteenth day of nest!'
month.
Teste,
• N. S!i-rPA»lD, Clerk.
j ,ptt $tnia
RICH M O N I), ~
=r=s m
FRIDAY, March 9, 1339.
To the Editor of the Virginia Argus.
• 5th diarchy 13 LIU
Sir, %. r
It is a consolation to reflect, that
j the spirit of the national representative
; body is not totally extinct ; and that if
it is not exhibited against the enemies
of the country, there is at least a coni
rageou3 manifestation of it against the
printVaw^In my opinion the orators
of c^fnjrcss ought to be a little more
. tender ia this particular ; for where is
I their reputation to be found, if it is not
in the newspapers ? Ten years ago
the freedom of the press was consi
dered by republicans as the unalienable
I right of the citizen ; but the patriots
who contended for unlicensed Siscus
sion whilst they were freezing in the
arctic circle ot opposition, are tfo soon
er ripened into the torrid zone of pow
er by the virtuous energy of the press,
than they depreciate its merits, and
cry out scandal! Even Mr. Smilie
la'toer^ts that it is not “ possible to
bri«jp V> punishment the vile author”
of a political essay: Mr. Burwell him
self thinks that “ our papers have sunk
to a degrading state,” whilst Mr.
Johnson “ smilas with contempt,” and
pities the misguided men who cannot
perceive that Mr. Gallatin is equal to
Aristides and Socrates ! With indi
j viduah who deal in this kind of vague,
, declamatory eulogium and censure, I
confess my inability to argue.; the
strea n of their panegyric courses too
| swiftly for the current of my logic ; I
am not prepared to prove of any man,
as Mr. Taylor has asserted of Mr,
Gallatin, that he im nacdalc;" or,
as Mr. Johnson has averred, that “ it
is impossible he should be guilty;”
rr. :_... .. .
jf «r\ x vat,le' but ic is the
mdiafc^aable duty of a freeman, to in
vesti^tteTlinjclnracters and conduct of
those persons who administer, as well
as those who max? the laws by which
he is governed ; anl whilst I exercise
the right and perform the tusk with
decorum, I thank God that it i, not
in the power of even the Congress of
the United States to compel me to
undergo an inquisitorial examination
at their bar, except by a gross breach
of the constitution. Without mean
mg the least disrespect for that hon
orable body, I must be permitted to
remark, that there appears to be a ve
ry great degree of aptitude in the
House of Representatives to forget
that the delegates of the people are
not the people themselves, and that
there is at least one sovereign tribunal
to which congress itself is strictly a ue
nnble for its actions. The time,we must
hope, has not arrived, when the citi
zen shall stand in awe of oppression
trom (he usurped authority of the Ke
resentative liody ; nor, as Mr. Taylor
expresses it, when congress convene
t0 W'Htsr up ch uacters
fittive acts.»
rntre ra i^ny clrcy sur.
hcienthto is^V;e a njKjster an 1 jus
tify hl* fron oW which
woul 1 n >t subject Him to the^ains oi
impeachment. A coll indifference to
the public interests; a secret and ir
responsible ag-.ac/ in congressional
proceedings ; a fearful and feeble re
presentation of a iti on nl resources in
time of danger; a lurking ani n isity to
» colleague mingling wita his politica1
/iew3 ; vvi^uld be unconquerab e o!>
l«ctio is t^a politician ol more ability
than M.’. Gihitin. Mr. Ghoiton has
told ustn: “thj 1 i3t annul report
‘‘ of the secretary of the treasury h
“ one of the clearest, ablest, and mist ex
^ plicit state-papers that graces the an
“ na’.s of the country.” The laboi
of calculation must, indeed, be exces
sive, when we find such singular com
pit meats paid to a mere account cur
rent of receipts ancl expenditures, th«
statement of which requires nothing
more.than ths operation of common
arithmetic; at l the honorable enco
miast mistakes my meaning as match
as he dues the excellent Secretary’*
talents, for it was notil a deficiency of
the revenue” of which I complained,
but of the want of a system of finance
to supply that deficiency,* and which
Mr. Gallatin has failed to proJuc**.
For my part, I will on a^ore sea.
sonable occasion, conclusively estab
lish pvhat I have asserted in relation
to the Secretary of the Treasury ; for
the present, the com non welfare of
my party requires a common effort;
and I decline, till a future opportunity,
all further exposition of the subject.
Tn this instance I sacrifice, for the
moment, principle to expediency ; and
although the invitation to harmonv,
from one quarter in particular, h i3heen
uttered with all the haughtiness of af
fected superiority and in a peevish
i tone of solicitation, I acquiesce in the
(existing necessity, and extirpate the
sentiment o< disgust by the sensations
of patriotism. I wish it to be distinct
ly understood, that I stand pledged
to the public for the fulfilment of this
promise.
To you, sir, I owe a brief acknow
ledgment. The independence of your
editorial conduct has drawn upon you
impertinent criticisms and ungracious
reproaches; but it his not detracted
from your character as a republican.
1 op.iiur confidence in a newspaper
must be encreased, when its proprietor
is guided by me dictates of his un
derstanding. 1 nc individual whose
judgment is absorbed in hi* nr«liui;.
i J
cc j, or perverted by his p tssio 13, may
please by his flattery or annoy by his
censure ; bat lie can never be of any du
rable service to his party or his coun
try. \
CAM ILL US.
THE BULL BREED IN HIGH
PRESERVATION!
Paul Hentzer, who made a journey
into England in the year 1508, gives
the following character of the English
of that day : They arc goodsiilors,
and better pirates, cu riinj, treacher
ous^ and thievish ; vastly fond of great
noises that fill the car, such as the
firing cf cannon, drums, and the ring
ing o; bells.” * Whoever will take
the trouble to recollect the piratical
conduct of Great Britain towards the
C* S.atls, the cunning and treachery
of hertf^licy towards us, and the
thievish practice of kidnapping our
seamen; together with rb-r Jinvy of
the tower guns and ringing cf helicon
every little fivorabie incident; will
at once acknowledge that the old En
glish breed ir, well k^pt up, and that
in a course of upwards of two hundred
years the character of that nation has
not degenerated.
•See Annu.il Register, Kol. 1, ftat'c
266. ~
|C7* V arious reports being in cir
culation, that the Secretary of State
for thAUmt-d States has b en con
c.erne(t.ln writing and publica
tion oF“*' Camillus we can posi
tively declare that the secretary of state
had no hand in the production; that
he was in no manner privy to it, or
to the intention of the an hor; that
the m hiuscript w »s never inside of the
Department of State; and that all
conjectures ol that kind arc totally er
roneous.
he D«!tirr oit Federal Ticpublicin
snd papers of that cast, have been for i
*>"»* timo nakmg * great clatter about
»he cause of the Spanish Patriots, ibe 1
non.reception bjr our government o< Don
Jnu, &o> ; in iite nun A'gui *ve sisal I
endeavour to giv,- Suc', Hn,wef t0
these " fr>e;iili of order and good g ,vern
aienv” and m:n of *• stead? blti'ls," asi
aHI sii*nce them forever; and from!
~uch da.a as they sill not dare 10 jijuey ion. I
^• ;\^yCIIU5ETTS XECTIHLATURE.*
1 * be indammu rtpo»l «>ur Fm etju. »•• 1
utton* (says the Essex Kt-g'-W ot tuT -Ji;
uit.) passed the H .use o-« Fcid w Nitfut ... -
tween'll and 12 o’clock, ifter a o.g
• .»ate—Yeas 254, N„ys 14J. :tu« w«.,
number ot Representative* is Hb.jUt.SVu*
• wuen »+ie above vote win tak.cn r.lvc were
only 399 pres nt—of tho.e uoaeut tuuru
than 130 were Republicans, mid oiny be
tween 50 and 60 federalists.
Chaxlcs B Brows, editor of the Se*
muAnnual Register, a gentleman wen
known in.the literary world, died ul Phd
adelphia on the 21st ultimo.
The bittle ofOcann stems to- have been
one cf the most decisive evtr foubht m
Spain. From various accounts it upbears
that the Spaniards, in killed, woutideu uu.i
prisoners, lost between 4o aud oO thousand
men, with a large quantity of arms and
munitions. 30,009 prisoners have been
marched into tne interior of France.
y Even. Post.
We look with compiactncy on the nit-s*
cal ue features of Mr But Bdi *,,r
the protection ot our coinuicrciiii nguta.
It is in substance what ws Know the cousi?..
tent American federalists approve—mev
like the child, and only regret tn..c ihcV
are not its parent. Tne British factiu'i
have no other objection than uieir feat a
that this arming will be against the kind’s
Peace aud terror of his good suojtxt?.
lease, or displease where it may, we wtaii
the bill in question may pas*. Bone .i>;. -
ot the kind n certainly necessary, to coi.il
vi'i^t ike world that we are not in reality
wb sy v/f have aa long been in appeal aucvi
—a nation of degraded cowards.
POx> x SUitlP x’.
MACON’S BILL REJECTED.
We stop the press, to mention that a
! gentleman who came in th« Northern Ac
j cotnrnovjptinp Stage last evening, says that
! Ma^cn «|b.ir as amended by the Senate,
> was fcjected in the Hou3c of Represents?
j *-ives cu Tuesday.
\V A N TE D,
A Book-Keeper,
rill\GTlG ILLY atq i .in tea with tli*
T.rri vitj wiitei a g oi .lanj. Snth
son being wp kcotium led ai to w
I aim bi ik keeper, u i min •fr;? .»n
1 assii-iicy, may oh:a::i i situs iaa jL
I px- m-ent, and pi. m is such a, maj
ej e i »ib i m o:her respect s.of th4
i Printf • fa 4
'l’iid Tnjrou^R or^d tlur^
WONDER,
_ „ :llJ ensuing seasen at my
; Plmt>*ville, (Formerly Chino i*.
pm C-urch,) in Amelia couniy, aad v,,jt b-|et
to mams at five guineas the season, pa/ablt
the twenty .luti, day of Dec«m:«r full ,winir4.
ten dollars tne sinzfe lean. io .>« ,i„. _#7
fbrty dollar* to ensure a mare being hi f>JL.
ihe mon?y for the insurance vri 1 be exaci-d if
the property is crianged-and in either ca e on,
dollar to che groom. G ..ri and extensive paj.
turage gratis, bu- I will not be respo.-uible
accidents or escapes nsra* fv.j upon icasoaa.
bVtermr, provided the money ia sent with them.
The season will commence U..t l*t of March
and end the tirst of Augj&t following
„ JOHN JfiTEil*
March 1st, 18|0. *
T/j^funions blooded Horse7
Admiral Nelson^
A Bcv' iful bay, 16 hand, high, f;,U of
strength, health anl vignrj and inferior to
no nor e either for apead or bottom, of line bone
and mtiscle* T'us horse was pm-ctatel by th„
• ate Wi .nm Lightfooi, Esq. whoa in London*
° °rd 1c,ra3van ,rj hs was then in ruining i
will stand the ensui ig season at nt. stable in
Mathews, and at Th >,nas ituw’s tlJc u;,r>er
end of Mi tdle^ex count*' alien itel/. Tlie
scarcity of m>ney infuc^; hi sub>ciiber to let
hinco/errnatetthis e JLi at 20 dolors to ho
diJchar,^Tby .ho ps/ /h|W IS d» !ars if pad
wic tm wifir season, whfth wtVerpire oa t ie l'ldt
ot mut si^ Kl00i*.
eaanmare. Good ani exitnsfoc pa,tucavtwill
b: furn.shed gaits; the 'reate ;t care a.H
ten-'o-t paid tne marei, bu< wilinoc I,.-. a„
o n- or accidents or eicap«s. Tnis hot
not run many races bu. hit p-rfarioati
icotly juuifiy the opinion of Lo<-1
n >.- aid hi* S*n, wno csr ify that the
deT hlrt* ‘he best three year old horse'
lln 1, aid challenging any 4 year old *
not accepted.
In October 1791, at New Market, h- won a
sweepstake of 14 JO guinea*, 12 subscribers, at
20J guineas each, half forfeit, colt* carry}nr 8
stone 2.b, fillies g .teas, beating Sir Flarfy
Mr Cioksou’a l, c. by 3irPeter?Mr g%&
ch c YiV? p,aVBh,,‘ -S,r Pr»"Ccs Stan.ltsh'a
'V* 5^aP,*e-** l\4 1SaH,t Admiral
iFclson. 7 to 4 agamsc Sir Harry. 6 to l aeatnst
5pl“ k 10 ° 1 **»’*»* Voting Javelin,
In 17>9 he won a sweepstake of 1690 guinea,
U tubcribsrs at 200 g lineas each, bOatin^ r. ..rf
ttgremont’s b c. by F e eptor.ont of UobTjf
Mr Pjrrin's b. c- Javelin, and Golding's Boss,
ter—J to l OR Admiral Nelson. i„ i*x) he
got so much injured in his practice that he did
id co no on the turf again umii ig jj whtn
he won r ptrsj of .50 puunds, 1 mi.e’hc.t?
waring *v;ral fin horjci.—S.c b., jrtm.' M . -
az-iue for this year,
PEDIGREE.
Admiral Nelson was brea l by Lord Cosy
nor, got by John B ill, an l fu» xi i„ lyjyj , hi*
darn by Olivia, by luuicej her dam Gy ,ner
by Sqturra o it of Frib tie's dam. \,f KeVulJ#
—Sec: aupplemen. to the i u I t»o >k pat * >
JASl'Elt cL.virroN.
**• B. M .|«i to- i!i: 14.,1'y dill it, PIUI- I
ent with th<- mart*
GER.vl,\pj
Ahninacic* K>r 1
fur saio 4. t via cilice