Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-08-21 00:00:00, page 2

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w. 'Let tne pray you to continue I
poor exertions, shew the people their
truly degraded situation, rouse them to
a sense -Of (heir duty, endeavor to call
frrth all their efMTgy, all is wanted, for
if nil -is not exerted, they will never
rise into respectability again. If the
ejtpcutive cannot give energy to the
people, the people to save themselves
must give energy to the executive.
Continue to point out so the people the
duty they owe to themselves, and to
the world, and you will deserve well
of them and our country.
One observation fu. ther permit 'tae
to make—that I think it absurd to at
tempt to induce England to change •
ny of her municipal regulations—*that
she taises very heavy taxes on us for
every article we purchase at her mar
feet is certain—-so do otheT nations ; let
us learn wisdom from our enemies,
they are the great consumers of our
flour, rice, tobacco, lumber, See.—all
articles of the first necessity, and
which we supply lower than any other
country—let us then tax them in turn,
by laying duties on our export—for to
do this we must alter an article of the
constitution, which, if done we can
force strangers to contribute full ten
millions of dollars a yraT to our reven.
ue. Neither farmer, \nerchant, nor
mechanic, will be affected bv this, and
it will enable ua to extend turnpike
roads and cfcnals in every direction.
BOANERGES.
Who are not proper to govern f
That the enemies to Thomas Jeffer*
son*!} system are not proper to take the
guidance of their oWn concerns, either
iu national or individual consideration,
is now undeniably evident.
The merchants bawled for the re
tirement of Mr. Jefferson.—He re
tired. '
i hey bawled tor the removal ol the
embargo and non-intercourse bills.—
The“ squad of dignttied moderation”
threw their votes into the stink pot of
. toryistn—those acts were cancelled.
They bawled for a coalition with
Britain and Mr. Armstrong wes in
structed to inform the French govern
' aaetit, that the United States were not
.. Bound to contest the maratinfte tyran
ny of England.—Mere they had their
heart’s desire.
They bawled “that the U. States
shoi’.id unfurl the republican banner
against the imperial standard'’ and the
“ confidential,” “ private” conversati
ons ot “ influential member* ol the ad
ministration with Mr Eraktne,announc
ed that the government w .»old fight that
natron which removed her orders or
decrees Fwst.—But that those “ in*
fluential members” wished to fight
France—They were gratified, and
Erskine signed his treaty.
They bawled lor free trade.—'They
have th~;r hearts desire.
And new after all this bawling and
bother, they are not satisnt*,:, .ney com
plain that their property (British pro
perty, for notone part in ten is Ameri
can property) is confiscated by France.
'{ i. v have br.cn ye trspag' declaring
that Frenchmen are ail robbers, and
Bonaparte the worst vallam of ail of
them.
It so, how came it that those bawl
ers emrus'esi their property within his
rirath?;
Fr i tijjjgjfcn months past, (and for
proof oi a{$ assertion*, we only refer
to the mercnams pap»r»^tney arc in
foil posstision of t-verv political desire
—?nd yr t they grumble.
Are thes* men proper to rule the U.
S.atea J— Certainly not.
The* have induced 44 n.en of modr.
rat'torr to pander and abandon the for
mer gfrtyved principles of their exis
tence, to fonn a coalition with Brit au,
end now they are in ull po session of
ever jot which they have h«**?n abusing
Jefferson for depriving them of, they
«• •— grumble.
Suppose, for instance, former con
gresses by the recommendation of the
“ private confidential conversations”
of Jefferson, and governor Or re and
Erskine, had united with Britain.
Why, the effect would have been ex
actly just where it is now, annihilati
on of trade to the European continent
and confiscation of all Americau (Bri.
» fish) property.
But Jefferson, christain-like, loved
his enemies, he held the leading strings
of men who knew not how to walk, to
guide or to govern themselves.
Since his dignified retirement, the
blind led those who chose to be blined,
and both hive tumbled into the ditch—
The merchants have taken the reins
into their own hands, and phaeton like,
they are driving headlong and have
scorched themselves—We say, let
them guide their own chariot of state,
Vet them have free trade. ib.
Salim. August 9.
I (From the Insurance Office Books.)
Schr Cesar, for Got ten burg, tailed
in co. with the Plate.
The passengers in the Tlato repoft
that all American vessels at Stcuia
were sequestered. \
A Newport ship at Stralsund, and
about 30,000 dollars'value of the cargo
of ship Mount Vernon, of Salem, were
sequestrate I. The cargo was on shore,
had been sold, but was returned on
Gapt. Flint's hands.
No account of any seizure or sc* I
questration at Koningsburg, but it was
reported they would not be allowed to
, sell there.
In consequence of the Danish de
cree, excluding Americans fromTon
ning, Sic. markets took a start, but
soon felt again from the anxiety of the
Americans to sell lest a general sweep
should succeed, St fears of the Danes
to the same effect. Sugar, high and
quick ; Coffee, 11 a 13 st. dull ; cot
I ton, 28 gr.
I‘: • The Danish government was be
lieved friendly to American com
merce, but could not resist the wishes
| of higher powers. The warning A
! mericam vessels not to enter port !
(which prevents the risk of seizure 8t
sequestration) was considered the best
service the kmg could perform,
i At Hamburg were only about 20
i city troops ; a body of Fench were to
| march in, as is frequent, to squeeze out
a new contribution of clothing See.
It was said at Hamburg, Jane 21,
that the American property at Kon
insburg Stetcin & Stralsund, was se
questered^ but a passenger says, that
the intention being known some days
beforehand, most of the property was
got off.
There is every inclination, that Bo
naparte's system of plunder (which he
ti ir V nam**u rh rAUtinantsl oiratomI
[ will extend through the north even
I to Petersburg. The Naples property
was to pay the wedding expenses ;
this, to defray the increasing family
burthens.
Salem Gaz.
Boston, August 10.
FROM TONNINGEN.
By the fast sailing ship Plato, capt.
Harris, which has arr ved at Salem,
from Tonningen, in 43 days—the fol
lowing new Decree, issued by the
Danish government, has been receiv
ed. Vessels which arrived after its
date were uot allowed to. break bulk,
and a privater was stationed to give
notice. No seizares, but apprehen
sions kept the market down. The
Danish government was believed
friendly,—but could not resist the
i wishes of higher powers, to whom
we are indebted for ail favors of this
kind.
DECREE.
In order to prevent all smuggling
trade to be apprehended by the abuse 1
of the American flag, between the is
land of Heligoland, occupied by the
enemy, and the neighboring ports of
Tonning and Husuin, his majesty the
king has been pleaded to order,
That from the time this present
royal order shall be published and
tirade known at Tonningen and Hu
sum, and until further orders, no
ships bearing the American flag, shall
be permitted to enter in saul port-*, &
to drscharge their cargoes there, but
ships shall he ordered away without
breaking bulk.
Th s royal order is herewith made
knowu to all whom it raav concern lor
dua observance ot the same.
Mooting, Eggers,
(Signed) Jansen, Jensen, Kothc,
H»mmericks, Spies*
Royal Si hlelswic Holstein
Chancery, Copenhagen,
li:h June, 1810.
New-Y^rk, August 13. j
LATEST FROM LISBON.
By the brig Charles, AS days from
Lisbon, Wr. have recdvcd the follow
(ing verbal intelligencf, viz :
! “ Tlv’t the French armieetmder Gens.
I Ktll-rman snd Bernier, w»*re advan
cing towards Oa?!:c:a ~»—L' rd •'Wel
lington’s hrad-quartrrs w» re at Col
! orico, the remainder of the nrmv at
Gualda, Francosa and Pmhcl. The
orders of the aid inet. wrrr for the sol
diers to retain Only one shot each, & to
send si? the heavy bajrgage to Coim
bra. F.xclusive of the army under
Lord Wellington, 9000 men were at
Porthaloirre, commanded hy Gen.
Hill, in the whole about 70,000 regu
lar Portuguese and English troops,
besides militia. The army under
Gen. Hill was becoming jealous of the
movements of a pirr of the French ar
my commanded bv Gen. Hegnier, who
was advancing by the way of Alber
querque wuh about 18,000 men. On
the 15th snd 20th in so the French
made incursions rear Had.<j<j>z, snd
succeeded in carrying off all the cattle :
in the way. Gen. Massena’s head-j
quarters were near Ciudad*Kodrigo, I
which place was inverted by the
French, but no attack hail been made,
it appearing to be their intention to
force a capitulation by famine, in
which it was probable they would
succeed, the city being in want of eve*
ry necessary, and would probably fall
io a few days. The French forces are
estimated as follows: near Ciudad*
Rodrigo under Massena 40,000 ; on ths
frontiers of Gallicia *0,000; in the vici*.
nity of Badajoz, 18,000 under Regnier,
& about the same number under Gen.
Labode. The English were destroying
the harvest wherever they retreated.
“ There were five lines of defence
between Lisbon and the English army,
in the whole more than lOOO pieces of
cannon. The English have six men
of war, and from 3 to 400 transports,
laying in the Tagu* and at Oporto,
which were kept in ciyistant readiness
for the embarkation -of the troops in
case df a, repulse. }JL nine of Tele*
graphs was erected, Tby which intelli*
g«*nce of the army bn the frontiers j
could be conveyed to Lisbon in three j
hours. Deserters from the French
army were almost daily arriving at
Lisbon.’*
NEW-YORK, Aug. 14.
A letter from Consul Forbes, receiv
ed at Boston dated, at Tonningen,
10th June, 1810, says, <l We have this
moment the important nstts that this
port and Husum are shut Jbv order of
the king of Denmark.—I think the
measure is nothing more than a warn*
ing; am, unacr au circumstances, a
very proper and friendly proceeding
far better than to encourage an accu.
mulation of property, which they have
not the power to protect.”
Extract of a lcttfr, dated Stralsand,
June 10, 181Ch
“The present]!government of this
place have Jeoj^tef'd' al/ American
and oth^oreign pr^erty in Swedish
Pomerania^rThis measure took place
a few dayormfc^; and immediately af
ter the dBval ot a French Consul, who
had orders to offer to the Swedish
government, the alternative of seques
tration or a French army.
“ Fortunately the amount of Ameri-!
can property here, is not very consid
erable. The cargoes that had arrived,
were mostly sold, at good prices, and
delivered.”
A letter by the Plata, says—“The
blockade of Gottenburg is raised ; and
vessels are allowed *p paas fraely,”
Paj^ABEiraiA, Aug. II,
{Conrmunica'eiffor the Freeman's Journal]
StSi»a»tunj 23j 1810.
To the Mas er Com of the Se
qnerration.
The Emperor hah degreed ort the 11th
inst. that the American vessels under se
questration shall be sold, in consequence of
which you will discharge the c«ews and
you trill consult with col. Baste for thu
purpose, to whom I now write. Y-u wilt
let the captains, officers and crews of the
vessels have the free disposal of < heir pri
va e effects* The government onlr w sh.
ing. by way of reprisal, to take possession
of the vessels and their apparel, together
with their cargoes as per bills of lading.
You w II take charge until further orders
of all the oiiginal pap r belonging to such
vessels, tou will obtain Irons the consign,
ees an attested Btfcount of all enpences
paid for each veasr^^id crew until the
day of discharge. You will order to Bay
Anna all iKp Vooenl Lm
provided they can prt* fh« bar of B yonnr
in safety. Tho«e vessels tfuft cannot pass
llte bar most be TightgtLftw that purpose,
but shou d any of them after bsing m de
at ligMas they can with safe y p» iceed
from one port to am her be s ill on deep
for the bar of Bayonne, you wifi accuie
them at passage. You will use the utmost
expedition to transport them to Bayonne ,
the cotton hy land and <he heavy articles
by water ; and yeu will Irotn time to time
inform me M the progvess you make*
(Sig>ed) pr TilEVENOr.
St. Akbajtiaivs, April 2.?*
The Commiss&nerpMlauestration to
the Consignees of fill American
vessels and cargoes.
The crews of sll American vessels
consigned to you are tabe.dnscharged :
you will therefo e produce an attested
account of all the expences you have
paid and advances you have m ide as
soon as possible, concluding with the
day of exchange.
(Signed, &c.)
RALES AT ANTWERP.
For 15th Tune, 1810, of the follow,
ing goods, forming the cargoes of the
Bordeaux Packet, capt. Spafford ; Per
severance, rap . (*lovc.r ; Helena, capt
Smith ; North America, capt. Deans ;
Diamond, capt. Maurison ; Hiram,
capt. Longhead ; and Mary, captain
Richard, viz.
5037 hales. 23 sacks, 35 hhda. 252
hbls, coffee,
220 bales pepper, *:
19£ftpO lbs. Catnpeachy and fustickj
chsets and 50 small boxes tea,;
3 chests wtufla, .
257 tierces rice, and 23d boxes,
20 seroons cochineal,
3 boxes pearl ashes,
1476 bales cotton,
{ 76 seroon Peruvian bark,
1 box turtle shell.
PlIfL-VDBLPHIArAug. 14.
By the Niagara, from Rio-Janeiro,
we learn that the Prince Regent was id.
much pleased at the arrival of Mr.
Sumpter, the American minister, that
he, through his Secretary of State,
made a present of 1000 acres of land,
to Mr* Placard, the American Secre.
tary, add Mr. Balch, the only Ameri
can merchant at that place. This
act of generosity bespake, in strong
language, the gratification whieh the
Prince experience* on the arrival of
a minister from the United 3utc«.
Baltimore, August 14.
FRENCH DECREES*
At the palace of Bofede-Duc, May 7,
'■ . 1810.
Napoleon, Emperor of the French* hfc.
Taking a particular interest in the pra
gmas of the manufactures of our empire,
of which flax is the chief article!
Considering that the only obstacle
which prevents the combination of cheap*
ness with perfection dT products, results
from the fact, mPmachines have not
sa yet been applied to the spinning ef
flax, as is the case ty the spinning of cot
ton a
We have deemed and do decree as foL.
lows »
Art. l. One million of francs shall be
mo nifcuiw ui wnaivoefer muon
he may be, for the beat machine for the
spinning; of flax.
3. To this, end, the sum of one mHHoa
« placed at the disposal of our minister of
the interior.
3. Our present decree shall ^e trans
lated into all languages,«and sent to
our ambassadors, ministers and oonsnls
in foreign countries, there to be made pah
lie.
4. Our ministers of the interior, of the
treasury, and of foreign relatione, are char,
ged with the execution of the present de.
cree*
Signed,
NAPOLEON;
By the emperor,
Tbe minister Secretary of State,
Signed,
Ha B. Duke of Batsano* .
* Hambouillet, March S3, 1810.
Napoleon, emperor, &c»
Considering that th« government ol
the United States, by an act of the 1st
of March, 1809, prohibits all French tes.
tela the entrance into the ports, harbors
and risers of the said United States, or.
ders,
1. That after the 30th May following,
vessels bearing the French flag, which
•hall arrive in ihc United States, ahull be
seised and confiscated, as well as their
cargoes.
>• That after the same period, any
manufactures and produce being of lh<
•oil and manulacturrs of France, or of
her colonies, cannot be imported into
the Untied States, from any foreign port
or pl^ce whatsoever, except under the
penalty . of itiime, confiscation, and a
fine of three times the value of the said
merchandize.
3* That Ayawvican vessels ara not per.
milted to to any port of Fr*nc«, b*r
colonies or jBepe^deirbjes.
We havefeecrAd, a^d do decree as fol.
lows; \ VV \
Art. 1. Aw ftelfcls lading under the
United Sia es\ wsg, owned wholly or in
part by citizen! or subjects of that pow.
er, which recko dug..mom May SO, *809,
shall ha«e entered or shall enter in o the
ports of our empire, of our colonies, or ol
countries occupied by our iioops (Spam
is occupied by French troops) shall be
seised, and the products of their sales «hall
he deposited in the Redemption Chest
(caisse d’amorlissemeni.)
To th» operations of this decree are es,
cepted vessel* which shall be charged With
despatches or commissions from the go.
rernment of the said United sUatea, and
which have neither bills of lading nor
merchant) ze on board*
Signed,
NAPOLEON.
Lt«crr«mi August 13.
Schedule of the Whole number of per
sona in^yneb^urg.
Free wiiite wales.
Under 10 years oL^ge/ 110
Of 10 and under 16, 76
Of 16 and under 26, including heads
of families, 130
Of 23 and under 45, including heads
of families, 118
Of 45 and upwards, including heads
ol families, 35
TREE WI!lTW*£MAEi.
Under 10 years of tgcA ^ 103
Of 10 and under, f fit ft 1 if,
Of 10 and under OA f 65
Of 16 and under 20, including heads
of families, 87
Of 26 and under 35, including heads
of families, 61
Of 45 and upwards, including heads
of families, • 35
All other free ^Aons, except IndU
| ans, not taxed, 118 >
i Slaves, 516
v *• Total, 1454
Manufactures in Lynchburg—1810.
7 Looms, 1100 yards, at
40 cent*, dolls. 440
Copper and Tin.
By Won. Burd, to amount
4,120
By Joseph Needham, 3,200—7,320
Hats. ^
By William Tardy* 7,500
By Henry Priddy, 3,000—10,500
Cabinet Making.
By Benj. A. Winston. 1,200
Boots and Shoes.
By Sami. School'fieldj 5,^00
By Wiatt 5k Rohr, 4,250
By Caleb Tail, 2,750—12,700
. Saddlery.
By John Murrell, 4.025
By Sehoolfield 8c
Thurtnon, 4,550
By Benj. Sehoolfield, 1,040—10,615
Tanning.
By L Pigeon, 700 hides,
> at 3 dolls. 2,100 i
Paper Mills.]
By C. Lynch, 3,000
Total* S 47,975 T
PRODUCE. ,
Tobacco*
At Planter’s Warehouse, 1,566
Martin’s, Tv 1,394
Liberty, _ \ 1,337 *
Lynch’s, 1.332
Friend’s, 13,27
Black-Water, 1,102
Spring, 67ST *
M»dison, •' 700
Total number of hhds. 9,435
To average 14 cwt. 132,090 cwt„
To average 6 dollars per
hundred, fc 792,540—792,540
Flour*
12,000 barrels at 5 dolls. 60,000
Total, g 852,540
Lywcasuae, Aug. 10*
THE FOX CAUGHT.
K7* The Press is stopt to state,
that by a gentleman last night from.
Fincastle, we are just informed that,
I Creston, alias Walsingham, who car
ried off Edward B. Tuthell’s wife and
[child, on thy3d Julv last, from the*
1 to wn of MoiTC}, Orange County N. *
York, as part\ularised in the adver
tisement tm'WT last page of this pa
per, was a few days ago arrested in
Fincastle and committed to jail* A
very considerable sum of money was
found in his possession, which from
disclosures made by him to the lady,
has been unrighteously obtained. It,
is stated that he was the Captain of a
vessel which with her cargo he sold on
i his own account, and decamped with*
j the plunder ; and disliking solitude as
most men do, he embraced the first
opportunity, as was very natural of
engaging a companion, &c. to soothe
his solitude, and amoothe the tedium
of travelling in foreign parts.
Mr. Walsingham on being appre
hended, delivered his keys to the bu**
dv with flirrrtinn tn »4lr» <*k.» '*
•he wanted—She took 3 of 4 hundred
dollars with which the immediately
engaged professional men to prose
cute her betrayer. His trial
to day and the lady recogn
pear as a witness. Further
anon.
A gentleman
try) who last
nr ighbourhood
veral counterfe
on his way in
are said to b
distinguisable
by the signatur
written with th
the Cashier*
»c We are
vertised in our last, and for whom a
reward of 300 dollars was offered,
been taken up at Fincaitle j He
taken before two Mngistrates, and held
to hail for his appearance at the next
Superior Court, himself in 2,000 dol
lars, and two 1*000 dollars
J each, and for f rifces he wan
committed to J he gave
<he er sup.
port, and now on
| the return flL_e are
| further informed, rhat^u»» iday last, ,
the ra in committed the horrid act of
suicide, by cutting his legs and arms,
& his throat, A was discovered by the
Jailor in this condition.
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