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the operations of the Russians in the more
eastern provinces in Turkey, though they eJ
eidently prepare for any co-operation which
may be approved by the allies in these coun_
tries.
Our information is still very imperfect
respecting the state of the northern provin
ces of Turkey, and no judgment can be form
cd from the late accounts of the military
strength or disposition of these ill governed
and disquiet portions of the Turkish Umpire.
The Ftench are employing all their oppnr
(unities to make their conquests in this part
ct' Europe sure, and to extend the advaaia
ges from good roads and a free coniinunica.
tion with the interior.
Nothing transpires from Russia which ap
pears like a change of policy tit that empire,
and the French have provided for the exten
sion ol their commercial system to the bor«
ders of this empire. With suclt uurestmin
ed freedom have the French proceeded in
Prussia, that in Euiope reports have been
Circulated respecting the intended annihila.
tion of that kingdom. But nothing like this
can be pronounced from the present state ot
Berlin. Tne condition of these countries
must subject them to the disposal of their
powerful neighbors, with less hopes of a sue..
Cessful struggle than could belong to Poland
at the time otthe repeated paritions of that
Country, which Europe beheld without emo
tion. It can only be said that no plans are
adopted and published, and no movements
lead at present to anticipate any sudden
changes The depressed state of Sweden
and the dependent state of Denmatk ; the
conquered state ol Pomerania and the abject
state of Poland, r quire only the concurrence
of the two continental allies to dispose of the
Not tit at their pleasure. The English can_
not interfere.
The late dismemberment of the states of
Holland has excited the jealousies of the
Bavarian kingdom Indeed su dependant is
khis Crown on France, tha* it is but a name.
It has not the national character to support
it, and to annihilate it would only be to give
a new name to a dependence which is at
present as real, and perhaps as oppressive
as it can be in any other form in which it
may beacknowledg d Nothing can be said
to depend upon the present administration
which may be deemed important in the af
fairs of Europe. Its commerce, which is
its riches, is at the sovereign disposal of
France, and every sign ot discontent is ues,
not in the recovery of any lost liberty, but in
the more explicit claims of French power
The Dutch become more persuaded that an
incorporation with the French empire will be
more tolerable, as they feel the increasing
vexations ot a foreign military force, the
dominion of foreign laws, and the perplexity
ot two administrations, when one alone would
he as happy and economical.
T<ikw_Yohk, August 17.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
Last evening arrived at this port, the ship
Despatch, from La Rochelle, which port she
left on the 20*h of June
Mr. Robert Bailey came home in thedis
patch, and is the bearer of despatches from
General Armstrong to the Secretary of
State.
Mr. Bailey informs us, that our affairs
■with the French government, had not met
with any favorable change ; that the most
cf the American vessels seized at St. Sebas
tians, had arrived at Bayonne, and that it
was not known what time our minister
■would leave France lor America.
We have seen a letter from Paris of the
14 li of June, which states, that no order for
the sale of American vessels and cargoes,
had at that time been issued by the French
government.—Merc -Advertiser.
FROM FRANCE.
The ship Despatch, Cap am Laffon, »r_
rived yesterday from Bordeaux, which place
she left the 20 h of June.
We learn from the Captain and passen_
gers, that no favorable change had taken
place in France relative to American affairs.
Bonaparte still continued his hostility to this
country. Mr. Armstrong had no yet left
France- ut was waiting the pleasure ol
the Emperor.
A few days before the sailing of the Dcs
pntch, Bonaparte was at Paris—his time
was principally occupied with his new Em
press, and attending little to the carts of
the State. A bundle of state papers hart
J>een sent to him at the Empress's private
apartment, by the Due dc Ludore, but he
sent them back unopened.
The Paris papers contain the particulars
nf on a(T:ur wliirh hut\ . vrii. >1 cnn.iH....
ble interest:-General Saracen, an ftl
cer in the French army at Boulogne, brib
cd a fishviman at that place, to put him on
board of an English man of war, at anchor
outside the harbor; and succeedtd in ef
fecting his escape, Up to the time of his
leaving Boulogne, Saracen’s conduct hud
excited no suspicion, and he had regularly
corresponded with his commander in chief.
Mr. Robert Hailey, of this city, came
passenger in the Despatch, and has dispatch
es for government. The oilier passengers
are foreigners.
The Despatch was detained off Rochelle
by Rear-Admiral Stop ford’s squadron, but
permitted to proceed.—JY. Y. Gazette.
The British Packet, Lord Chesterfield,
which was tohave sailed on the Pelt instant,
is still waiting for despatches from Mr.
Jackson.
The June Packet had not arrived when
the Three Sisters left Halifax, 14 days
since.
The English sloop of war Snap, Capt
Barclay, anchored yesteulay afternoon at
Sandy Hook, in 14 days from Halifax. She
has despatches hnm Admiial Sit J. B War
reu to the British minister, which were
brought up in a pilot boat to this city.—lb
Extract of a letter from an American at
J’ana, dated the 10.'A of May.
••What does wise and energetic a&‘
ministration mean to do to extricate them,
selves from the pteaent disgraceful and ru
ined situation, to which they have brought
our poor, degraded and unhappy country,
bv their partial, vacillating and dastardly
measures? The name of an American has
become a reproach and a bye word among
the nations of the earth, and even the
French t rmselves respect the F.nglish, al
though «peu enemies, much more than they
do the g»i<d citizens of the " rn st cnlight
* ed nation on earth.” The hand of vio
Jcnce is abroad, and I would advise all my
fiiei.fl* to trust no more property abroad
hi nps'ity is invited to plunder and roll us
w.m iioj.u -i.y —knowing that we have no
g .un til to lcstnt our injuries and rfe
miU icuiirss.
4‘ Paris is very different from what It was i
In ’9b, under the dreadful and unhinging |
reign of Jacobinism. The Emperor ha*
destroyed all factiu 16 and without auy blood
shed in Fiance, llis power at home is be
yond the t each of being shaken, for he has
not only the armies, hut -ince his marriage
with the niece of Lou s lbtu, ano by his 11
nion with the ohk?s< dyn isty in Europe, he
has concentrated public opinion in his favor,
which, before thi, wonderful event, was a.
gainst him. lia* ing made peace with the
Fr-encu, by obtaining a victory over their
prejuuices, he has uoihingto fear from with
in.
TYans far ions froin " L'Abeille ilu A er</.”
recav t / hy (he lie t tty Hi through, Jrom
Hi rultund.
• St. Peteksi'ihg, April 29. i
Count K.imeiiski, gnitrul ol infantry,
commanding the Russian army at Molda
| via. writes, under the date of the 30:h March,
and 1st of April, as follows :
*'Major General lsajew is arrived here
Iroin Petit Wallachia, beyond the 1) ituibe,
conformably to orders he had received ; he |
found an intrenchment of the enemv on the i
small river D.-emne, in the province of Du !
da. Perceiving that the occupation ofa bat
tery above the intrenchment would render
the enemy un ible to defend themselves, he or
dered Col. Z vilenew to take possession of it,
whicli order was happilv executed. Theeii
eniy lost 150 killed, and one cannon. At the
same time. Col. Count de IVilm-n, was or.
dered to surround tl.e position ot the enemy,
and to attack his intrenchnu nts at day
break. supported by the regiment ofmusque
teers of Oleuczk. who were to attack 'lie
front* The enemy, amounting to about 1000
men, commanded by Ibraham Pacha of VVid
din, receiving »ur troops in their rear, to k
advantage of the daikness of the night, and
abandoned the intrenchmeuts. Meantime
their van-guard of 100 men, were come up
with, and cut to pieces : they lost also one
cannon. A number of Turks, issuing from
the interior of the intrenchment, shared the
same fair. In this affa r we had one officer
and fourteen soldiers killed; and two gene
ral officers and forty-eiglu soldiers woun
ded. When general lsajew passed the Da
nube, he left two regiments under colonel
Scheltuchiu, on the island of Olemar to block
ade the enemy. The Pacha of Widdin, be
ing informed thereof, proposed to capitulate
The garrison amounting to 700 men, were
made prisoners. We took one colour, three
cannon, and somfe ammunition and provisions.
During the blockade, we had 5 killed and 12
wounded.
Prague, May 14.
Immediately after the Emperor's arrival
here, he gave orders to exempt from the
tftlcl of ihe law relative to silver plate,
'he monument anrl silver altar of St.John
Ne’pomucene. patron of Bohemia.
I he arrival of her Majesty the Empress,
has filled the measure of our happiness_
Our whole population was in motion, and
testified their attachment by loud acclama
tions. This princess left Vienna the llih,
slept at Z.iaiin; the 12th at Jglan, and the
I3:h at KJlin.
Paris, May 12.
The Frankfort Gazelle states, that 'here
is at Petersburg, a Black Fox Fur, so mag
! nificent and rare, that it is valued at 80,000
1 fiorins. It is intended for the Empress of
Fiance.
Alost, May 19.
We are actively employed here with the
necesiary preparation to give to ihe pas
r.ge of their Majesties through our wads,
. ail the tclat ol wiiicn it is su>ce,»tiule A
triumphal arch of beautiful structure lias
been raised for this purpose. It is orna^
mented with an allegorical painting of forty
feet, representing our august sovereigns in
l a car drawn by two Eagles, one representing
| the Ai ms of France, the other those of Aus
tria; Cupids conduct the car, which is
pushed forward by Peace, followed by the
Graces dancing Envy, Discord ana Igno
ranee are crushed beneath the wheels.—
This picture, replete with fancy, is by M.
Sarvandi, an artist of ditinguished talents.
New Yonn August 18.
LATEST FROM iONNlNGEN.
By the brig Alfred, Bryan, in 50 days from
Tonnirgen, we learn verbally, that it was
feared, all American vessels and property
would shortly share a similar fate to those at
St. Sebastians ; that several ships papers
had been seized and sent to Copenhagen —
The alarm at l'onningen was so great, that
several American vessels were preparing to
sail ill ballast
We understand letters have been recervw
ed by the Alfred, confirming the accounts
recently received, of the seizure of Ameri
can vessels at Stralsund and Stettin.
Extract of a letter from Bourdeaux, dated
June4, 1810, ton merchant in Boston
“ Since I had the pleasure of writing you
on the 1st instant, I have heard that it is
supposed and feared by many Americans at
Fans, who have property depending, that an
order on the part ot the government will be
issued to revoke the decisions of the Council
of Friars, already made, where the compro
mise has been made with the captors, and
prevent any future ratifications by said coun
cil. It is said, that when the Emperor was
at Dunkirk, of late, lie saw two American
siiips preparing to sail, inquired the cause,
and found that they had arranged with their
captors, when he ordered them seized imme
diately ! It would appear by this, that the
giving up any part of the cargoes to the A
mcricans, is contrary to the meaning 6c spi
rit of the late decrees. The amount of the
thing is. that it the council cannot ratify iht.
compromise, if tried and not condemned to
the captors, then the government will »e.
quester the property us they do those not
brought Lu as prizes.”
Boston, August 15th.
FROM EA OLA A D.
After our paper wj» put to press last ev n..
ing, the Uivsxes, Capt. Purnngtoti, am veil
herefrom Liverpool, in 40 days. Our regu
lar files were put on board vessels which,
though they sailed prior to the Ulysses, haw
not arrived and we have not been tna
bled to procure papers —Captain P. informs
that he had seen them to the time of his de
parture ; and they did not contain any tnmy,
important.
A letter was received in tow.n yesterda'
from Liverpool, dated 28th June, per Ulys
Nes at B- sti tj. which quote* the price o.
wheat at 17s, & ruing.—CtaJfnrf.
Last evening arrived the brig Ulysses,
I
Pm rington, from Liverpool——left June 30 <
German papers to the 10i.lt have been ife _ ;
ceivcd in London; they contain the follow
ing intelligence : Great activity 1s observa
ble in the Dutch ports. Admiralde Winter
has hoisted his flag on board the Roval Hol_
lander of §0 guns. A French consul n is ar
rived at Strulsutid. and sequestered all m:c
gasines, ships and warehouses.
Accounts from Copenhagen of the 2d.
state, that Admiral Sunnan-z orders all !
ships to be brought to, that are coming or go- i
ing to Gottenhui gh. i
^ M. de Novoslltzoff. Chamberlain of the !
Emperor of Russia, Inis arrived at Paris. {
Oil 'he 3d of June, I,’Eagle, of Pniladel- t
pliia, 250 tons, loaded with tobacco. 8cc anti
the brig Tvntury, of New York, of 250\ons, *
with sugar. See. were rarrieil intn Kavniine..
The br g Clio, of Philadelphia, from N**w- ;
Orleans to r<>nningen, was sent into Ports- .
mouth on the 12ih June.-Patriot.
Norfolk August 20.
Captain MacNam aka, of the brig Lou
i»a b und to Alex tndri a from Lisbon, arri *
ved yesterday in Himpton Roads. Captain
M left Lisbon as 1 ite as the Fourth of July,
at which time there had been no action on
the frontiers It would seem that the com.
mantler of the combined English and Portu
guese army had determined to act on the tie
tensive. l'he investment of Ciudad Rodrigo
b. the Freiicjt does not appear to have
changed Lord Welling*on*s plan, nor is it
probable that he will hazard a general ac
tion tn relieve that place The difficulty of
drawing supplies for the French army, will
it is probable, incline General Massena to
force an action
Markets continued good for American pro
dnee—FI ur 16 a 17 dollars p* r barrel——
Wheat 3§ and Corn 2$ per bushel—Ledger.
Capt Poijthress. from Lisbon, whose ar
rival we mentioned in oar last, politely han ‘
tied us papers of that city to > he 27th of June,
the day before he sailed The gentleman
who has repeatedly obliged us wiih trans
lations, says, that their contents are unin.
ceresting. b mg mostly taken up with ac
counts of trifling skirmishes in different parts
of Spain among the armed peasantry and
detachments of French troops, who are
constantly “ annoyed and cut to pieces by
these brave mountaineers ” That Ciudad
Rodrigo still held out. notwithstanding its
being invested bv 40,000 French troops
and that on the 20th of June the brave gar
rison made a sortie in which they killed
upwards of 1GJ)0 of the besiegers.
Capt. P. informs, that the advanced guards
of ihe English and French armies were in ,
sight of each other for some weeks before
he sailed, and that the general belief in
Lisbon was that the British did not purpose
to attack but to act on the defensive ; the
trench appeared nowise desirous of coin—
mencing .be fight—that deserters from ihe !
French army were daily coming in. who
were in general half starved and ragg d._,
Provisions very scarce in Lisbon—l<lour 17 S
—Corn S 3 50 a 4
Berlin, April 30.
The arrest of Aschr the Jew, has caused
considerable sensation, and will prove as a
lesson tor those rash writers, who, like hint
abuse the liberty of the Press, and make it
degenerate into licentiousness The publi
cations tor which he was arrested appear
ed in his Journal entitled L' dispirit da
Monde ct du terns.
Several sub officers of police have been
also arrested lor speaking disrespectfully of
his majesty.
Several papers have stated that Kotzebue
is gone to England. On the contrary, ru
mour now say» that he is on a journey into
Silecia, and that he may yet give to the pub
he a continuation of the mo-»t remarkable
year of his lite. the lact appeals to be,
that he is still near Rtval under the eve of
the police, and is busied in si bstituting a
new sheet in plea of his proscribed liec. at
first he called i' the .ini, but lie changed it
to the Wasp, apparently to render it more
piquant.
Mr. Schmidt, mechanician and factor of
pianos, rue due Port de-Ladi inventor of a
machine, by the aid of which one can de
scend into the sea and draw the efroin any
thing wrecked, today made a trial of his ma
chine in the port ot Rapee, in the Seine,
shut up in a Copper man and remained there
nearly halt an hour. He received tue air
at pleasure by a pipe above water, He
could converse with those above. Tile
movements of his hands and arms were tree.
Y\ e could distinguish every object. In short
we cannot but applau d his undertaking, and '
encourage it as pi utilising great utility.
Bkhlix, May 1. I
Mesmer, the famous inventor ol animal
magnetism, is living at present in ihe little
town of Fiauenfield, in Switzerland. Not
withstanding his age of 74 years, his health
is excellent and hi» humour agreeable. He
teaclics as ihe basis of his doctrine, that he
has the faculty of discerning the d'spositi
on to any disorder several days bcloie it
manifests itself, and what is very impor
tant, and in most cases, to prevent its cii
croachment Thus he mainta.os that phyai
cians ought to be much more looked upon
as able lo prevent. than ■ able to cure
i ONSTASTiNOPLt. March 25 I
1 he account of tile earthquake in Candia
is Confirmed ; bu. it is said ihai the cay of
Candia and not the capital Canea. wh c!i
suffered most In the last, tfie damage was
confined to a few houses ; toe odie^ in a
heap «>f ruins. Nearly 2000 mHabitants lost
their lives.
<Domcflttc. :
U. a. frigate United Stales, comtno- .
rtorc Decatur, in off Ihc Her. I,he wan i
morniug in cotn/tany with the U. *>’. <
&/•/£• Ferret. ,
From the National Intelligence*. «
1 ♦ — i
/’o the Cultivators, the Cu/iita/ists and the \
Manufacturer* oj the U. 6'. \
No. 6. J
The progress of our iron manufactures has *
-een »■> g.eat, that to the productions ot our ’
nines, furnaces, and fotgvs, the predatory *
haracter and conduct of most ot tne t >reign 1
avies is no injury. The fimne market, 1
/hich our artiz->hscrca<e for unnianuTaolu.. •
ed iron, rnables the landholder and iron “
ouster to look, with Commiseration or con .
empt upon the scandalous naval degra 1
lers of the regular governments ot liu r
ope. a
But the benefits resulting from onr iron c
• anufactures do not stop here.. Kegnlar &. 1
•pproved Jlrf arms are annually made to S
he United States to an amount sufficient to
quip an army three times as large as the
;i eaiest which Great Britain had on this
:nutinent in the war of the revolution. He.,
•ides these, many l ines, pisio.s amt swords
Me manufactured, and many cannon, shells
and hall-, are cast at our founderies. The
aggit g.i'e ol our iioit good, is estimated, in
the treasury report, at U millions. Thus
it is that manut.vcture* aftoul at onr.v a sure
and gut-at supporting market tor the spon
taneous metallic pi eductions of the earth, Jc
provide us with the best instruments to do
lend our much injured rights. \\ ll any
considerate American Con,cut lt> destroy
these precious military manufactures, the
want of which was so solemnly feU in th«
year 177$ ? Will he strike this item of li
millions out ol the account ol warlike re., j
sources?
In life* manner, tho* discoveries of lead
mines and the purchase of Louisiana have
given us a very considerable qunmiry of that
convenient and necessary ivtal. it is not all
sullicient to supply the home market crea
ted by our own manufacturers of that mate
rial. Thus again do our numerous artizans
exempt us from the necessity of scudi' gour
lead, through injuries unci insult, to Euro
pean ma keis, furnishing us at the same
time with every description of the leaden
means ol public defence.
In like manner the manufacturers of
copper, zink, brass and pewter, minister
to our prosperity and to the safety of uur
country.
The endless variety of our metallic manu
factures, directly or indirectly necessary for
the use of the army, the navy, the militia,
the hospitals and the laboratoi ies, is well
known to every man of information in the U
S. We have artivtd at such a point of skill,
that it may be correctly affirmed, that there
is scarcely a metallic requisite or conveni
ence, which our workmen could not make
at no extravagant price. Many of these
things are lower than the cost and charges of
importation, and others are cheaper than
their prices in Europe. Of this class is a
long and valuable list of hollow wares, the
shapes of which subject them to an insup
portable fi eight. So great and so sure is the
market for American metals created by our
manufacturers, and so immense is the mass
of their supplies for the public service, and
for individuals, that they require the im
portation of at least ten thousand tons of to_
reign iron, steel, copper, sink, tin, lead,
brass and pewter in every year. The trip
or tilt hammer, the rolling, sifting, boring,
grinding and polishing mill and the nail ma
nufactory, and several others, proceeding
by water, h use or steam, are means ex
empting agriculture from the loss of its la
borers, which the docile aitists of the Uni
ted Stales have learned from Europe or
iheir own mechanicians diligently to employ.
The little Naiades, and no-. He-coles, are
put in thc-e curious times, not only to the
distaff but to the powerful iv.ller and the pon
derous sledge.
numerous host of metal manufacturers in
the U. Slates not only consume the whole
production of our various mines in prepar
ing for us every description of uselul and
necessary commodity to which metais arc
convertible, hut they demand thtough our
merchants from ihe landed interest of f'o_;
reign countries ten thousand tons of their I
metals. Be it then the s cady and active
endeavor of the American laml.ltolJer to
supply their wants, Sc to supplant this rival
ship of distant nations. Manufactures, at
least when unforced, if rightly understood,
enable united America to be more prospe
rous in peace and much more secure in war.
The awful want of military supplies, which
marked the revolutionary war, is no more.
The manufacturers of America, working on
the spontaneous production of our own soil
or on the fruits of its cul lvation, and some
times also on the imports of the enterprizing
merchant, have terminated forever all the i
evils of a scanty, dear and precarious niilita
ry supply.
JURISCOLA.
NEW YORK Albany. Aug 14.
OGi LATE’S ORATIONS.
The arrival of Mr. Ogilvie in this city
is announced by his advei tisement in our
columns of this day. Tins gentleman ha»
acquired a high deg ee ofceiennty in sevt
ral of our sister states as an Ob A tor, deep
ly versed in the art, or rather in tne aits 01 •
elocution. In the capital ot Virginia, where
lie long resided, and in the neighborhood ul
une ot the first classical seminaries in the
Union, his orations were gnnerally admired
a* correct models both ot composition and
delivery. His reputation in that vicinity,
was such as could not fail to gratify toe
most ardent love of tame, of which it would
be no compliment either to his head or heart,
to suppose him deslitme. In his peregrina
tions, since he left that capital, in Balti
more, Philadelphia, New-Ymk and Boston,
we have uniformly observed that his efforts,
in one of the most difficult as well as most
jsetul and agreeable of the polite arts, have
aeen crowned wilti general and unequivocal
ipplause. These lacts are the best evidence
if the superior merit of Mr Ogilvie, in
:he profession to which he has devoted him
»elf—and we state them omy in satisfaction
A that claim which real merit shall ever
possess to our exertions to promote its ad.
Kaiicement and prosperity.—Register.
COMMUNICATION.
About 15 years ago there arrived in Paris
Tom the United States, a man of the name
>t l ate, calling himself Major Tale, rather
note than middle aged. He had in compa
ty with him a certain Lieut. Thorn, also an
American—It was understood at Paris that
hey had both been officers in Genet's army
irgabizcd in Georgia and S u h Carolina ;
tnd were in pursuit o their pay. ike This
lame Tate was a most furious jacobin, and
iaid in the bearing of the writer of this arti„
:le that no man of honor or honesty would
upport General Washington's administra*
ion (for which he was near getting into
rouble)—He remained I tinging about
i-. a year or two, and then had a command
;iven io him by the Fietich government of a
ew hundred vagabonds vho eo.baiktd with
litn foi England and landed in Waies, wnere
hey weic all taken prisoners, but not hung
s they merited, blit suffered to g> home oil
eims. VVnether this he the illustrious cha
acter you described in your last or not I
s-ave you to judge. • — I/. 6. Gazelle.
* The article alluded to published in our
ist, was copied from the Independent A
lericait published at Gemgetown.Columbia,
nd the title ot i he paper given as my vou
her. It lests with th-r editor of that paper
i decide upon the correctness of his culo
■urn,—Md. U. H. Gai.
New-Y«rK, August 14.
The Northern Liberties. from S\ (JIm-s,
was boarded July 10. lat 39 long, £2 from
the British frigate Antelope, treated tv;.U
much politeness, anti supplied with provisi^.
nns. Tlie Antelope sailed from Torb.t) ,
25th Jane, and had on board, as pitsBengei •>,
(tear admiral Duckworth, appointed C*o«
vernor of Newfoundland ; and Vice Admi
ral Sir Isaac C<>lfi i, wliow&s coining out ty
visit some possessionsot lusju the (Julph yf
at. Lawrence.
From the Washington Reporter.
JAMES UOSS, tsq. V4. ROBERT COCK.
The trial of Robert Cook tor allelgcd
defamatory words uttered Clunging Jamea
'loss, F.mj. of riitsuurg,- (tiie Mince mi suc
cessful candidate for th>- gubernatorial chair
of Pemisylv .uia) with having ndininistei ed
the sacrament to a dog nr d gs, came to is
sue on Thursday morning i-st. before .he
honorable Samuel Roberts Es»q president
<>f the fifth district, anti Allison and Mercer,
Lsqts. associates. Messrs Campbell and
Pentecost, for the plaintiff, and 'Messrs.
Mountain and Shannon, for the defeii hint.
1 he first witness sworn was l'lio nas Short,
who testified that some time in the su inner
of 1803, he was at Mr Eilgoi’s smith, shop,
in company with Robert Cook and others
where a conversation took place about a
person who was soliciting subscribers to a
school. One observed that the teacher had
got a new pair of spectacles, thiough which
he could see .ill the constitutional powers_
Co..k enquired if he could see J unes Ross
administering the sacrament to a d.igSu >rt
replied, did he (Russ) administer the sa
crament to a dog? Cook answered, yes he
did.
Matthew Acheson, the second witness,
was eXimined, wlm testified that he was
piestat in the smith shop, and was asked'
by Cook, if he ever knew Mr Ross was a
minister, he replied that he did not, but he
understood that Audi sun had been one. Cook,
replied tha he (R iss) was a minister, and
had adtmnisttied the sacrament to a dug
or d gs. On cross examination Acheson
admitted tliai Cook put the words •• so he
was informed,” to the latter end of the sen
tence.
ivm«M, 'ne imru witness, testified
that he bei: g present in the smith shop,
heard the conversation that took place a.
bout the candidates for office. M . Rot -an
observed that it was troublesome times both
in church ami state : Cook mentioned ome
thing of a clergyman who haul been at his
house, and staged what the clergyman said
—Rowan told him to be cautious how he
spoke abom the clergy, the other s tid it was
a fact and he could prove it, making use ot
the language of the clergy man.*
Mr. Foster was examined, who testified
that he was at Cook s house one morning
in harvest, when Mr. Cook had just toad
the “ heaver county address,” after Which,
he said R *ss was no in* re fit for Governoe
'han the devil {.in of hell, and he hoped
Ross might take the —— —— before the e
lec ion
In the course of the examination it ap.
pcared that i'homas Short, the fiist wit
ness was n ,t on very intimate terms with
Cook.
On Thursday evening about 3 o’clock, the
Juiy went to their room. Ctoi Friday morn
ing, b-mught in their verdict for the ulaiturfF
—SIX l EN l'S damages.
It tneie should beany misstatements in
the above, we will thank anv one to correct
thtni ns we missed the notes of the wi’ness
es. W- presume ihe case pending between
Jtines K'.ss and Joseph -—the same
nature, will be tried again atttie next court.
* Albany August IS.
„ On the 2d instant Alexander M’k.v,
Rsq. (who some >ears since accom o.cd
Sir Alexander M’Kenzie, in his exp o ,.,u
over land from Canada to the P ,c-ln >c_
an. and who is now at the head of a i • -r
expedi ion to the same distant region,) ar
rived in this city, f. ,.n M ritreul in
dian canoe, manned wim 15 hands an ,r»
the same da) proceeded ou *liis way to N-,
^ rk, where, we understand, he ail j n
M''ssis. M'l) ugill and Stewart, v . ' -
already prtcvihd him with an additi. „l
number ot men Irun Canada A. N /
Vo k a ship is prov il d and in read •• sa
for them to proceed on their conteir.pl r al
voyage, by C ipe Horn, to the Columbia
ver, in the Pat’fic ocean—here they ex /ect.
to meet M . Donald M’ivenzie, who, as
mentioned in a laie letter, left M ,nfval
on the 2d Jo y, on an expedition ovei IhkI
to the Pacific Ocean. B *i h companies form
out one joint concern, whose ul>j: ct is to
open and establish an extensive tradw with,
'lie natives on the Columbia river.
\V c have not been intonned by whom
•hese expeditions have been projected, and
set forward, whether by the north.west
company of Canada, or bv private associa
tion ——From one of the"* however, tukiiijr
its departure from New. Y k. and receiv
ing its out-fit at that port, conjecture ha*
assigned no small interest in the concern
to the enterprising citizens of that place*
He this as it may, it is a noble enterprise*
meiiting the highest praise, and we Sl„ *
cerely wish it every success which the most
ardent anticipations ( an have promised.
i tie circumstance is stated from various
sources, that British agents are exerting e„
very effort to entice thifi^carfientera from,
this country. In Hudson, N Y. 30 are snid
to have been engaged; in Catsknl 9 and in
ri.her places, to the number of 1.000 fot?
the purpose of building ships for n.s ,,a.
jesty. British artizans detected in attempt
ing to emigraie ,o America, are punished
with fine aud impi isooment. Ought no.
American laws to be reciprocal?
impresskd seamen.
By a report of the Secretary of State,
[pursuant to a resolution of the Senate.) of
he 30'h November, 1807, it appears, that
previous thereto there had been
Impressed, 4,228
Discharged, 936
Bemaining, j 392
Impressments since that period,
ftdd to this number returned
the Department of State, ex
elusive of those reported by
the Agents of the (J. States,
Total 4 tsy
This abstract includes those impressed
'I*™ ‘"'Pres •**.,? there
tave been official returns. It shows how
nany of our unfortunate c.^tryf^n a e
'ragging out a miserable exigence In XlZ
toaung dungeons of the British oar, • U\h
iow humbly dedicated to the 20 * ,cu in