Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-10-16 00:00:00, page 2

New.York, Oct. 8.
Captain Smith, of the schr. Alert,
'left Dublin on the 30th of August, but
slid not bring anymewspaprrs. Capt.
"S. informs us, that the last Londou
papers received in Dublin, did not
contain any thing relative to the re
pealing of the British Orders in-Goun
•otl. *
Captain Doty, who arrived at this
port yesterday, in 95 days from Ba
tavia, informs, that 2 days before he
sr.iled, Fit/., the commander of the
Spice islands, was shot by order of
the Governor-General, for having giv
en up the Inlands to the British.—
Captain D. further states, that sever
al engineers had just arrived at Ba
tavia, from the Isle of France, for
the purpise of constructing for idea
tions. The seat of Government has
Ineu reroi vtl from Batavia to Bui
ter.zorg, about SO n ilcs from Batavia,
where the Governor-General had built
a most superb palace. A British
squadron p used tip the Chinese seas a
bout the 25th of June.
The Calcutta Or ental Star contains,
an official account of an insurrection
in India, hy a Mahoxnedan Fakir.—
The following is the proclamation ol
this fanatic:
M To ell Counsellors and the Hakim
of Scrat, be it known thi.t the Emau*
rr-ul Dcen of the end of the world, ol
Kmaum Mendee, has now published
himself, and the name of this Dur
"vtish is Ahmud, and that in the Hin*
devie they call him Rajah Nukluk.—
Be it further known to you, that if the
Elslat-m, (the Mahomcdan faith) is ac<
c* pied, it re better, otherwise empty
the town, or on the contrary you may
pfepare for battle. This Fakir is now
come down from the fourth Sky, with
four bodies; combining Adam (or
whom be peace,) Essah the son oJ
iJi .ru.m, Jesus the son ot Mary, and
Ah mud (on whom be peace,) and the-)
have all four come upon one place ; &
• they have no guns nor muskets wiili
them, hut a stick and a handkerchiei
are "with TUt—be yourself prepared,
Dated 11 h Zilhij^coiresponding with
the I7«h Jan. 1810.”
Ihe disturbances raised by this fel
low, caused (he loss of several hum
diet! lives, and many towns were burnt
before the insurrection could be quel.
Ud.
During a late overflow of the Gan
grs, near Hud war, three fakeers, whe
came for the purpose ol performing
their ablutions, were washed away and
drowned—.a circumstance considered
by drerr brethren as an especial marl
of divine iavor, and celebrated accor
Uirgly.
The Directors of the African In'
Stftunoii n ectioo, in their Founh Re
port, that the differentcomn.unicationt
received frem the coast oi Africa con
cur in stating, »hat in the month of
October last the coast was crowded
wifh vessels, known to be Arneiican,
trading lor slaves under Spanish ar.d
Swed'sh flags. The tdaves thus prt>
cured it is undetstcod, were alter
w. rus tx> be carried for ea r either to
S uth Am-ticaor to the Spanish West
Indies. Some cargoes, the*, js rea
son to belli vc, Were landed rt St. B;ir
tholoTT»» »nd smuggled thence into
English Islands,
New Yop.k, Oct. 9.
IMPORTANT.
Capt. Dr roi’*, of the brig "•-V'ashipg
ton, arrived h< re yesieruay morning
from Gottenburg, ^poke on the first ol
October, off the sou h shoals of Nan
tucker, the chip Sally, Wtbber, of Bos
ton, 33 d»a}s from Liverpool, for Bal
timore* having on board a mtssengtr,
with dispatches fioin General Arm.
strorg (our Rt *r ister in Fiance) lor go
vernment.— Capt. W. was informed
by the Mcsstrg-r, thi.tthe French De
crees vrefe repealed, and that the dis.
patches were supposed to be very fa
vorable t<7 the commercial interests of
America.. The Sally left Liverpool
in great haste, and was in ballast trim.
M> r. Advertise)•
We understand that a letter has been
received in Marblehead, stating chat
all the American property which had
been detained in the Hay of Biscay
was delivered to its original owners.
If this be the fact, the probability is,
that the same course will be pursued
with Ann-iican property in other ports
under the influence of Napoleon.
Salem Register.
Nr.w.York, Octo. |l.
C.spt in Mariincr, from Port-nu
Prif.c.’, informs that a bloody battle I
wad it ught in August between Chris
toph* and PetioiA troops at the Mole,
ia which the furmei loti 600 men and
I
3 of his best Generals, one of whom
was Marshal Baze.
Capt. M. further states, that early
in September, 5 of Christophs’s Barges
were taken off the Mole by a squadron
of Petion’s boats.
'PuiLADELPHtA, Oct. *4.
PRESENT STATE OF HAYfL
We learn from a gentleman who
left Port-au-Prince, in the latter end
of August last, the following particu
lars relative to the existiog state of af
fairs in that country at the time Of his
departure.
The Mole was still in possession of
the troops of Petion under the com.
mand of Gen. D’Arve, [who succee
ded Lamarre] but closely besieged by
the nrmy^and blockaded by the fleet
of Christophe. It was supposed to
contain provisions for three or four
months, but the general opinion was,
that it could not hold out longer than
that time. This position is the only
one now occupied by Petion in the
northern departments of the Island, &
should it fail, the whole military force
of Christophe will no doubt be turned
against the south.
The advanced posts of Christophe
extend to PArcahaye, which is only
about fiftesn miles from Port-au
Prince, the capital of Potion’s domi
nions. This city would afford a pow
erful obstacle to the conquests of
Christophe, as it is nearly surround
ed by a strong wall and entrench
ment lately constructed, should not
reason find its way amongst the inha
bitants. Unanimity appears to be
wanting. The people are mostly divi
ded into factions. One party is attach
ed to the President, another is desir
ous of placing Rigaud at the head of
the government,and a third is suspect
ed of being in favor of Christophe. If
these conflicting sentiments continue
to prevail, Port-au-Prince must fall.
Gtn. Riguud, troin whose talents,
energy and ropularity, so much was
i General Goitioy had not surrender
ed with his army to Kigaud, as was
: reported, but was still in a state of o
pen hostility against the authority of
Petion, with a force of about 5 or 6000
men. A negotiation had in reality
been opened, and a personal interview
, lock place between the two chiefs, but
; without producing any amicable ar
rangement.—^-Gomoy is a negro, as
such is opposed to the influence of the
mulatioes, and has declared himself to
be in the interest of Christof he.
,! Should this statement be entirely
. correct, after the reduction of the
[; Mole, the conquest of the south will
most probably follow, for as the war has
assumed very much the character of a
, war of Colour, and as the blacks are
j much metre numerous than the mulat
toes, disaffection will moire generally
,' prevail among the troops of the south,
who are principally black. We should
not be surprised to see in a short time
j the panic horrible system of extermina*
•' tion practised by the negroes against
the people of colour, which was for
merly put in execution by them con
jointly against the unfortunate whites.
It has already been commenced by
Christophe within three or four years,
during which time a great number of
influential and important men of co
lour at the Cppe and elsewhere, have
been sacrrficcd to his jealous resent
ment.
In addition to the above statement,
we have seen a letter from the Cape,
dated in ihe latter end of August,
wherein it is confidently asserted, that
from the active operations then carried
on against the Mole by Christophe, it
could not hold out longer than ten days.
This calculation, however, we presume
is premature, as it differs so material
ly from the account from Port-au
Prince, which may lie considered as
that of the besieged.
Pouls, Daily Adj.
Philadelphia, Oct. 10.
From the Aurora.
REPEAL OF THE FRENCH DECREES.
The abrogation of the Berlin and
Milan decrees, whether from necessi
ty or whatever other motive, on the
part of Franc*-, is an event that ought
I to afford real gratification to every A
Itiericao.
If necessity has produced the re.
peal of those decrees, it is a proof of
the efficacy of our embargo ami non
ititercourse measures, in procuring us
just treatment, even from the power,
which it was asserted they could not
injure, and gives the lie to the asser
tions, that our government resorted
them,because they were injurious on
ly to G. Britain.
If, on the other hand, it should be)
made to appear, that so hr from ne
cessity produtii g a change of mea- '
Mile*, on the part of Fiance, towards
the United States, American and West I
India produce are row more abundant!
m Trance, and From 20 to 50 per e«i*. {
cheaper than they were two years ago,
it is fair to give France the credit of
performing the promise, which she
repeatedly made to our-governmUnt—
namely, that her decrees should be
withdrawn, on condition that we caus
ed Great Britain to respect our neu
tral rights, or opposed the infringe
ment of them.
This act of the French government
ought to afford relief to the minds of
men, who have been led tb believe,
that Bonaparte is the most horrible
mdbster in existence, and undeserving
of the* least confidence,
Iti toother point of view, the -repeal j
of -the French decrees is extremely
important to the United States. . For
several years past, we have been sub
mitting to the interdiction and plunder
of our commerce, by all the petty
powers of Europe, without adopting
any means of obtaining redress, mere
ly because we could not agree, as to
the fact, whether it was Great Britain
or France thavk first commenced the
svstfci^f aggreaWnn oh our maritime
r)g4-\This disphte Know ended, by
the fcrt^gation of alWhe French orders
and Vdicts, which aracted our neutral
comAaerc , or of umick we have in the
least complainedr of. rthe bug. bear,
of having toJB^nt both Flfac.e & Eng
land, in order'to obtain our maritime
rights, has now disapp: ared, and we
sire brought to the plain question—
shall we submit to be interdicted by
Great Britain, from trading with any
nation or nations with whom we are
in amity, whenever it sh:jll -please his
Britannic ma^bpty anji^Council to is
sue a placard to' that effect—for this
is precisely thd/principle attempt
ed ^kbe established by -the block
adin^order ih council, of the 16th
of May, ^06, for ^bich the Ber„
lin decree was issued m retaliation—
or shrill ivh i n «*n n\ m nn uri r h otl .k
rest of the world, contend with Great
Britain for our right to the free use
of the seas ? The pressure of this i m*
portam question upon the American
people, is irresistible and must soon
be answered.
If Great Britain does not within a
'short period repeal her orders in coun
cil which infringe on our neutral rights,
our government is bound by a law of
the land, and in good faith to France,
(who has on that understanding re
pealed her decrees) to enforce a non
intercourse against England. We
will go to the continent of Europe, and
Great Britain will capture our ships
and property<-^and «uc government
will of course permit our citizens to
arm for their defence. The conse
quence will be reprisals and open war.
To this point it is evident we must
come at last, and the sooner we are
prepared for the event the better. We
may go on negociating, inferring, and
temporising, to all eternity, with G.
Britain, and she will no( yield an iota
except compelled by force or necessi
ty*
The system of procrastination and
temporising which we have adopted
has cost us very dear.
We have lo6t what is invaluable to
a nation—cur character.—Foreign na
tions believe that the United States
will submit to every species of injury
and insult short of invasion, rather
than go to war, and hence it is that
they abuse us. We should not lose a
moment in retrieving the honor of the
nation.
Great Britain has made us no a
foncment for the u murderous aggres
sions” on the Chesapeake frigate.
Cl_-I • « » L * I • ?
I UCWI1J3 UU UUiUU UCI Blliph ui war
thousands of our fellow citizens whom
our government is bound to have li
berated, or to go to war.
Those are injuries that demand in
stant redress, and we have protracted
negociation respecting them much be
yond the period, when it deserves any
other name than submission.
If Great Britain does not repeal her
orders in council, before ther meeting
of Congress, we mav be assured that
she will not do it without a struggle,
and a moment should not be lost by
that body,in adopting measures for the
security df our rights, and the redress
of our wrongs. A lingering, hall
way, temporising system, will have no
other effect than to excite the distrust
and jealousy of the continental powers,
which ought to be avoided, and to en.
courage the presumption of Great Bri
tain. On every account, therefore,
the crisis should be met with prompti
tude aod courage.
Philadelphia, Oct. 11.
GENERAL STATEMENT.
The following is the aggregate of r
votes in the city of Philadeipphin, Nor
thern Liberties, east and west, inclu
ding peon township, Southwark, Moy
sn.en.sing and Passyunk, Blockley and j
Kingsessing, Germantown, Koxboro’
Busleton, and county of Delaware ; 11
tXNGRF.SS.
Democratic.
^Scyhert, 517*1
Anderson, 5117
M* M ull in, 2901
Federal Quadroon*.
Milr.or, 3303
Truxton, 3286
Oick, 3232
SENATORS.
Democratic.
Connelly, 3092
Humphreys, -3022 1
Federdl.
Biddle, ' 3235
Barclay, 3270
Quadroon.
Rush, 2118
Worrell, 210*
SHERRIFFS.
Democratic.
Wolbert, 2705
Lawler, 2400
^ Federal.
T4mi*ton, 3537
SyT| 2900
"IT -Quadroons.
lVnni%v 2772
WdVcellJ 2636
I Thus it appears, that we have carri
| ed two of our candidates for Congress,
and the federalists one. Messrs. Sey
bei*t, Anderson, and Aft/norwilltcpre*
sent this district of course. Messrs.
Barclay and Biddle are elected 10 the
Senate. Francis Johnston and Jacob
Baker having the greatest number of
votes will be returned to the governor
as the Sheriffs elect.
From the New-Hampshire Patriot.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
Bennington, July 25, 1810.
Respected Sir,
ONCE more the season has arri
ved fjr the celehrutton nt tViQf ammist
°us day, when you Sir, at the head of
OUr at* yeomanry—Under the bene,
volem^lhnd of -a superintending Pro*
videi^g—-fcd our troops to victor}', on
the men! or able hills of Walloomsack*
The people of the adjacent counties
hare resolved to celebrate it on the
consecrated ground. For this purpose
they have chosen a large and respects
ble committee from the surrounding
towns. The Governors of the States
of New-York and Vermont will be in
vited, and probably attend. Hundreds
of our fellow citizens who fought by
your side, and thousands of other re
publicans will be present on the plea
sing occasion. Nothing, Sir, can be
wanting to make our joys complete
but the presence of our venerable
friend and commander, whom with
Ambfem pride we style the Hero of
Benr^^tCTb,
In“}^ur patriotic address to us of
last year we regret that you tel! us that
the oil is almost extinguished in the
lamp, and that age has rendered it im
possible for } ou to attend : although,
we are again pressed by our feilow-ci
tizens to give you an invitation to
come and join in the festivities of the
day. The Toast, Sir, which you sent
us in 1309, will continue to vibrate
with lyiceasing pleasure in our ears :
Livef rkevr die—Death, is not the great
est of <hi%
Never,—never, Sir, shall we cease
to reedttect with the most ardent aflfec.
tion the man who made the arrange
ment* and who at the hazard of his
life executed the plan with such deci
sion and success. And while your
sword was waving on the high places
of the Geld* the cries of thousands of
our distressed fellow-citizens like a
cloud rolled before the Eternal. Hea
ven heard—and led you and your brave
fellow-citizens, to glory and to victory.
Accept, dear General, the exnre<mi..
on of our warmest gratitude and of
our highest esteem, and believe us to
be ytur cordial friends.
JONATHAN ROBINSON, 1 O
ELEAZER HAWKS, l §
DAVID FAY. j *
The hon. Gen. J OH N ST A R K. *
ANSWER.
rryfieldy 20th Sept. 1810.
ENDS,
the 2Jth of July is but
, inviting me again to par.
takeot th% joys of your festival. H;’.d
not your letter been stopped in its pas
sage to me, it eould have made no dif
ference—for it is now 82 years that I
have been in wear, and I am worn be
yond all hopes of repair. The disease
and pain attending this last stage of life
render many of the sumundingobjects,
that I once delighted in, indifferent to
me. But if any thing could haveexcit- '
ed my pleasure, it would have been the (
being with you on the IGth of August. 1
A scene like thatmt)6t have brought to 1
my recollection the principal events ol 1
my life. I could not but remember how 1
British tyranny arose,and how it yield*
id to the untutored bravery of Demo.
:racy : and particularly, to be upon that
'ortun ate spot with so many ol the brave j
men who taught the tyrant’* tool* the
hard ltsaon.
In \our loiter, you praise me extreme
ly tor being the fortunate commander
of valiant men. To merit the praiac of
my country, has been a leading motive
ot my life—for unmetited praise is but
satire. Therelore we should be care
ful not to bestow- too much praise un
less we mean to satirize.
You mention being pleased with the
Toast I gave you last year. I have
the best of evidence that the people of
gour rugged country do sincerely ac
cord with such sentiments—for iu *77
you displayed evidence by practice and
I have no doubt, if we had a Congress
now who had the resolution to express
the will of the nation you would be
found as ready as you were then.
Be assured of roy friendship for
yourselves and the rest of the inhabi
tants of the Green Mountains, and •
accept my thanks for your respect.
JOHN STARK.
Hon. Jonathan Robinsonj
Eleazer Hawksf and
David Fay.
SHEEP.
\ Great Britain, with a population of
10 millions, is stated to have 25 mtlli..
on8 of sheep. The United States, with
7 millions of persons, ought to have a
bout 17 millions of sheep, to preserve '
the same proportion; but as wool is
not much used to the southward, lam
inclined to believe that the quantity of
sheep in the United States, do not ex
ceed 10 or 12 millions, notwithstand- _
ing their great increase within the last" '
two or three years.
The war in Spain having destroyed
many of the Merino sheep, G. Bri
tain which used to import from 7 to 8
millions of lbs. annually, at about d
..pUILU4aC9 11 ac
25 shillings, and herfine cloths exported
have in consequence very much risen*
The duty also upon exports, aud the
hc^vyjyity upon imports here, and
hrgn freight aud insurance, have also
operated to augment the price.
Suppose the ten millions of sheep in
the United States doubled in 4 years, -
and their produce to be 4 lb. per sheep’
there will be an increase of 40 million#
of lbs. and suppose that the other ten
millions ol sheep by improvements in
their fleeces give each one lb. more
here will be an addition cf 10 millions
of lbs. The total 50 millions.
The woollen manufactures of Great
Britain amount to about 25 millions
sterling, and of these about 7 millions
are exported. The United States will
soon export wool raw aud manufactur
ed, the greater portion of our popula
ion require warm clothing all the year
round, the rest will be supplied with
cotton, or a mixture of both for ths
warm season.
America, with a benignant counte
nance, peace smiling by her side, wel
comes the aris und sciences resorting
to her shores, and points to 1 er exten
sive territories where Merinoes may
graze unalarmed by the roar of cannon, *
or by hordes of ferocious soldiers.
Aurora.
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Baltimore, Oct. 9.
The Maryland House of Delegates
is composed of eighty members, be
ing th^-epresentation from nineteen
coun^Pand two cities. The state of
the next House, as receiv
ed, stand thus :
Republican. Federal*
Baltimore city 2 0
———— county 4 O
Annapolis city 2 O
Acne Arundel county 4 O
Harford 4 0
Frederick 4 0
Washington 4 0
n_:i
”'— » u
Kent 4 q
Caroline 4 q
Talbot 4 • o
Dorchester 2 2
Pftfce George’* 2 2
Amntgomery O 4
Cities O 4
Wajtaster O 4
Total 44 16 v
Ha LTIMORE, Oct. 9.
Ai-,d, achr. Hazard, Harrison, 24
day* ir, Kingston (Jam.) rum and
pimento—Samucl Grace. Left there
I5ih ulu brig Beautv, of Philad’a. for
Havana in 2 ds ; and two Noribern v
vessels, names uo!;ncwn«>>psHsed brig
Julis, M‘Connell, bit Saturday olf *
New Pt« Consort, with her main muse
jone.
All MIRANDA’S MKN have
>ecn set at liberty by thi new gov„
:rsment of the Spanish Main, six of
hem had arrived at Jaimaica. All o*
hejr* wVo had been imprisoned under
he pld government, were also set at
loerty. 4
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