The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-08-03 00:00:00, page 2

’•rftli tlie sword, at the time the W& cli was
cut itig at the Duke '1 he dark a sin must
have followed his Koval Highness u» ihe d.ior
<>f*m anti room, wuich was also spotted with
blond.
Ann Neale, the house keeper, said she
"Was called about 2 o,clock, oil l'hursday
morning, by her husband ; at the same time
She„,le“,r<J U»ke saying. “ 1 am murder
cu oiir g .{ up v.:ith all possible owpij. and
=aw the D.k<* bleeding very much in the
'ht’s room. She went, with several others,
<o the door of the deceased, to call him
She found it fastened on the inside; and no
answer was given in their calls. She and o
ther servants went to another door, which
opened to his room.
t\\i they approached the door, they heard
a noise, as it a man was gargling water in
his throat. The porter entered ti st, and
exclaimed, “ Gm d G;h1! Mr. Sellis has
cut his throat. ** He was a very ohstiuaie
and quarrelsome man. lie would not hear
contradiction, not even from the Duke.—
His royal highness and the princess A igus.
ta stood (by proxy.) to his last child. The
Duke was very partial to him, and allowed
his family to sleep in ilie house. His roy
al highness allowed him to t ide in his car
rbge with him. when travelling, since his
illness. The princess Kl z ibeth gave his
wife two pieces of muslin 1 uely. The prin
cess Augusta made her a present of several
articles of value The principal u quain
tance the deceased had was Mr. Gieville.
u servant to the duke of Cambridge, and
Mr. and Mrs. Dupree, wax chandler.
About three weeks since lie tuld her. Mi s
Marsh, the house ..keeper to the royal
cork pit was dead, and that he should speak
to the Duke to give the place to his wite ;
and if he did not succeed with Lord Dart,
mouth for that, he sh <uld apply to him to
get his wife n sinecure, as he had asked his
loyal highness to get him a messenger’s
place, but he supposed the Duke did not
like to part with him. She asktd him, a
bnutii week since, if he had succeeded?
H? replied he had not yet. He and iiis fanii
ly were in so much favor, that every court
day, when the Queen came to dress at the
Duke’s apartments, for the drawing room.
Sellis’s wife and children were Called d ovn,
tor the Queen and Princess to see them. On
*he last drawing room, the child the. Prin
cess stood for. was brough into the Q teen’s
private apartments. A special privilege
was allowed to Sellis, of a hull being£>eruiii
t< d to be put up, to ring him to the Duke
4 om bis family’s apartments. Thvdeceas_
ed w uh! quarrel with people sooner than
give up, a point
Matthew Henry Grasnen, a servant of
the Duke, said, he armed himself wi h
pistols upon his being called up. He was
But able to find his way to Sellis’s apartments
by the regular door, but found his way by
another. He and his two fellow servants
■wore afraid to enter the room, on account of
the grouus and noise in the throat of the
deceased, although he had two pistols, ar.d
another had a sword. He had been so much
r ightened ever since, that he had not b -en
aide to visit the room where the b<*lv lav
Heconsidered Sellis a civil, wrli behaved
man. He hail heard him call Neale a
thief, and say he could prove him such.
He never quarrelled with the deceased —
Jie seldom heard Neaie and Sellis speak
together ; did not suppose he ever heard
them exchange ten words together. The
last time the Duke went to Windsor, he
took Sellis inside the couch, because he would
nol expose him to the morning air. lie ne
ver observed Sellis to be low spirited ; he
did not appear so wcll'lateiy as in general,
in cons< qutnee of his having a cold.
John Probert and J.-hn Windsor, twopri.
vai.es in die guards, said, they were off duty
opposite the Duke’s house, at the time of
the alarm, and were p isitive no person went
out of the house after the alarm was gi„
•von.
The willow of the deceased was examin
ed. Her appearance and evidence excited
the greatest compassion and interest; it
tended to prove he was a good husband, not
embarrassed in his circumstances, and that
lie had parted with her in his usual way
without any suspicion of what lie had in
Contemplation.
The evidence was not got through ’till
half past ten o'clock, and the jury iteli
berated for upwards of an hour, and then
returned a verdict of t'clo de se.
'From German papers received at the rffice
of the Baltimore Federal Republican tr»
the 23d May.
Copenhagen May 1 — Ills majesty has
arce/ited the resignation, an account of
health, of the Count de Bernatorf. minister
of state, as well as that of his brother, di.
rector of the def.artment of foreign affairs.
The king on the same day afifminted to re
fdace them, the Count de Moltke, /irivy
counsellor of conference, and M. de Jiosen_
krantz, who is now on an extraordinary
puts ion at Faria. The rider Count de
Bernatorf, will retain the Fort Folio offo
reign affairs, until i'ie return of the new
minister.
Constantinople, March 10.-The
Turks afifear to recover from the state of
at u ft or in which they remained duringjorm
tr cnmfta'gns. 7 he (h and Seignior in about
to filter, himself at the head of the troo/is
who come from sf*ia, and in whom he has
wore confidence than in those of Eurofie
Jh has himself txerciscd them. f r some
time, and givt n them fire arms after the Jiu
reheat! fashion.
Frontiehs or //unganr, slfiril 18.—
The English officer* have introduced (hr
I'iurofiean manoeuvre* into the 7’urkrsh «**.
my. 77; ey hove also taught the infantry
the whole advantage which may be derived
ft oni the Bayonet.
'The It us hi (ins arc assembling in great
number* in U'cttlac/ua, and from (he fin far „
n'ton* of both ftarries for the ensuing caoi _
fiui.gn, it is to be firCsuined, (hut it will be de
cisive.
Kxtruct of a letter fro^n Lyons, dated A
pril 19.
The Grand Toulon fee’, the fir t centforce
of which is IT *iulof he Hue, 13 frigate*, (S’
c / '/fior'iona,c number of small vc**f/s of
war. is fruity for sea, under the order* of
gldm i raid a nt h ra u me.
The building of new shift* oft hr line in
(he yard* at Toulon is going on with gn u'
■itc’ivi'ij. si shift nf 7\ gun» will soon be
launched.
. Faris, May J.
vunfwry ———Jin autonaion r.ujuinnt
nvhit/i cat a, brinks, and digest* in 24 hour*
f noh-n the spectators desire /', must hr n
brm >\fill production of art. Su< h an auto
pinion,'19 i* declared by a handbill posted
i f a' l‘un* wilt be iaimed atelxj exhibited
'll F.l'fihnnt curries upon its hark me
rhanaul JieriQ.it, who /day upon vuriotu
instrument* and etoeute concerts, /Pour
thousand sft rings make alt these automatons
ohedten •.
Bordeaux yffiril 29 —I/s highness the
ftrince oj Attsling, duke of h'ivoli, tnnrshai
ofihe emfiire /mused •ho* <Af« ciVj/ yesterday
to take command of an army of 90 to 100 00(/
men, destined 'o march ttnmediu. elu for IJoi
ttgal.
, MyyNICH May l—Several merchant* had
left Tr es’e vj-'h an in’en lion of es'ahlish
ing themselves at Vienna ; hut the cmficror
informed 'hem tha‘ then had better re~
urn as they would soon hear of sattsfactorn
news*
Boston : July 25.
FROM PORTUtt U..
On Sunday, arrived the schr, Grncrai
Johnao'n, cap. Davis from Lisbon i whence
vhr sailed on the 10 U ult. The Anglo.Por
fuguese army was near the French on'he
frontiers, towards Ciudad Kodrigo—and a
great battle was momently expected. The
French had been strengthened by fresh troops
and the English wire frequently receiving
reinforcements. Marshal Massena had
rrrjved to command the operations against
Portugal I here had been several small
affhit s m which the French had entered the I
Portuguese territory. The inh tbitants of j
Lino n were sanguine in their confidence of j
security ; but this may be a better evidence j
of their patriotism, than of the ability of the
country to withstand the French myriads — j
They evince in every way their detestation
of their insatiable enemies, and emigration
would probably be general if the invaders !
were successful. Capt D. brought Lirhon \
papers to the bit of J- 'ie, but tlieii* contends 1
are not important——Nothing interesting!
hail been heard from Cadiz, or any part of
Aytain. j
Lisbon. June 6
! * nc rising ot tne people of l.c. Manc/ia'
| against the pi'uderers of their country, is
j general. They have already repulsed an
attack of 3500 of the french,
j ALMEIDA. Portugal, June 1.
i The French cn our frontiers, under Nev,
have received some rein tome men's. 2000
have passed the river at Robledo. We hive
also received reinforccmen s,
Badajoz, June 2.
! I he French Marshall, Massena, the com.
mauder in chief of the forces intended to
I act .*gainst Portugal. arrived at Sataman
jca. May 13 and returned to Valadolid, the
j next day—He has under him, Ney before
Ciudad Rodrigo’, Juno' a. slat orga ; Ueg_
nier iu Spanish lixtramaduro.
Kadaj >z, June 4
1 he Spanish army of Balltsieros occupies
Enfi'iasola, and the neighboring towns*_
Mendizabel, is at Xerxes de loso Caballeros
and Burguillos. We h ive a report that Sc“
1 bastiaui, [French General] has been routed
[a’ Luca, in Grenada; ami that the Spanish
| General Freire has entered Grenada by
j capitulation.
Extract of a ictier from Linton dated June 7
“ The existing si..ck n s not exceed 1500
moys foreign wheat, and 7000 lb> fl ur. 1'ne
present harvest bears a most unproductive
appearance. The army demand is great ;
and an apprehension exists of scat city units-,
supplied tionti the superabundance of the U
States-The government have taken Lff
half the duty <>» ltce, that they may arrive
pi t vious to the thirty first of December
next*
On the 14th of M iy, the French Prince
of Esling (Alassenn) arrived at Valladolid,
having previously visited the centre of the
army at Salamancha. — lie lias probably
chosen - his position to digest and direct grett
operations a gains' P irtugal. Tne Fieuch
force which is to execute them, forms a line
nearly the length of Portugal —.The rig it,
commanded by the Duke of Abraioes (J>»
no’) is at Astorga ; the centre under the
Duke of Elchingeu (Ncy)near Ciudad Hod
r g*» ; and the left, under Cou.it Kegnier in
Spanish Es’remadnra. These operations
will not only he extensive, bu1 from tue se
lec'ion of so able a captain as Alassena, and
such expe ienced Lieu'enants as N' , J>mo
and H gnier, to execute them, they must be
important and complicated. To oppose this
torce, the British have in Portugal some of
their best and most popular Generals : but
hi.less m^re leliance can be placed, in a re •
guiar onset, on the Spanish and Portuguese
militia than experience lias appeared to
warrant, their force is much inferior m effec
tive strength to the French ; the latter ha
viiig received much stronger reinforcements
than the former ; the veteran troops from
the garrisoned cities forming part of these
reinforcements, their puces being supplied
with new troops If a general ba tie is
foug t (which we do not think the English
commander will ink) it must indeed be
bloody ; and be decisive of the fate of the
campaign, if nut the kii gdoap.
It is worthy remark tint two of the French
Generals, (Junot aud Kegnie.) advancing
on Portugal, have heretofore been defeated
by two of the English Generals in Portugal.
It may he that Napoleon, has assigned to
them their present situations to give them
opportunities to wipe off what he may con
sider disgraceful spots on their sabres ; and
if lie has so done, be has doubtless furnished
the necessary means to effect the end.
The hatred of the French by the Portu
guese is represented to be as inveterate a«
was to be expected from the barbarities
exercised by the former, when they traito
rously overran the kingdom, before they were
driven therefrom bv the English.
1 be Anglo Lusitanian army, under Lord
Wellesley, had their head quarters near
Gutiida, and was estimated at 65,000 men
-—about one half, militia. The Spaniards
near the Tagus, are in detachments, direc
ted by the Maiqtus Humana. —— liooton
Centintl.
Portland, July 23.
LATEST FEOVj PORTUGAL.
Arrived at this prut on Saurday Ia9t,
ship Hemchel, captain John L. Lewis, m
t. i ty dtfyslrom Lishn. Wlien capi iin L
left Lisbon, tUn filiation «<f tlie Portu
guese, English anil French forces, were as
follows j
Tlie heatlquar ers of Sir Arthur Wellesley
on the 1 Odi June, were at fterolico. in the vi«
vtni yol Almeida; iusf rcc (wholly Uritish)
consisted r.f 16,000 men.
A division oi 1000 English and 6000 Pm
ui 'ii iare pos »d at Cl ivido (on the south
side of the Tagus) opposite to A orantes, com
mantled l»y fnij.gen. Hill.
CJei.* ral Meresfmd’s head quarters were
a \ izcn (in tlie province of If. ira) Ins force
ail Portuguese, consisted ol2*,00o toot, and
j On the 5 h March, 1810, the Governor
j General in Supreme Cou cii assembled, .it
Ba.avia, £cc being de -irnus to alibi d very-<n
c-'uragement to .18 ■subjec s', lor the ex ensio.i
of commerce ; but m aefit.riicuiurly inwards
the npeni g ot a tt'“u> branch >J trade.
which government proposes'to can*} on, <e •
tween Macasa and Archin. as well as from
either ot those two prices to and trom Bata
via, S&marang and Sourabava The piinci
pal object ot the aforesaid rade, shail ein
bi ace and chiefly consist of importing litien
and ofuutn into colonies ; and in return. ,mr
1 subj *cts shall ii ive tree permission to export
spicks and other commodities, tlie
pi dnce 01 Dutch islands! — t* i .eroment be
ing well convinced of the great advantages
likely to arise not only to her colonies, bu to
:lier brave adventurers in the trade just pro
posed to them ; she therefore, hereby, ex
horts and.grants full and tree p mansion to
all her taiiiitul subjects to enter upon the
: trade in question which trade, however,
shau be under the following regulations, as
the law directs
1st. All vessels of whatever denominari -
nn' S°*nS to enter 'into the above named
trade, shalljfr*.' obain a license to that el
teci, from the Deputy G ivernor of whatever
place she. may commence her voyage to, &c
-d. All vessels coining from Auiboyu ficc.
laden with spices, See- and bound ui Archin,
I siau.ll not only be required to touch and dis
charge her cargo ( heu on bon d ) ai Ala
casa, but, she shall there take in another
cargo, and then proceed witli same to Archin,
whence she may return direct to any of the
ports in this Island !—In case of any vessils
engaged in the aforesaid trade, shall have
dated (her commission) to violuie this our
law she shall upon her safe return to this
Inland, be seized and confiscated, according
to the respective laws—and we do lieraby
command «uul charge all and whomsoever it
may concern, with the execution of this our
proclamation —Given at Batavia, Stc. (6.go
ed) Iiy ihc Gov General, tS?e.
_<©oaie£tic.
f ree shifts make free goods_Thi3
principle is attainted by tne -Danes in u.8
full ex ent, in in. instructions of his Da
nish majesty io Dani.h privateers. It was
the enforcement oi his principle which in.
duccd the i z n ina t aiharine II. of Rus
sia, to sia the aimed ntutra i y o! the
fiorth, in 17dl. It i* the ad mission-of this
principle n.io me general maritime code of
National L». w by Great Bi i am. which the
Fi e iCh h. it eror nas » a t-d as one ot the
buses of peace with that power. It is said,
ti.at in the early s ige of the French revo„
lutit>n, a sec nil armed m u ra.uy, composed
of the three nortnern powers and the United
States of America, for the same end, was
agitated by the ambassador of this country
(no Governeur Mori is, it we reci.llec. r gut
ly ) resident at Paris. The admission of.
this pnnciple by lie northern powers to
tins time, is ad-mipoitant to the American
carrying trade, and were it not for the ge„
ne al hostility of the British Cabinet to e
very right of man human oi divine, this
would now universally be admitted.
America, at present, has no navigation
act, and her maritime rights not supported
by any act of her own, are founded merely
on the general law and usages of nations,
so tar as belligerent powers may choose to
ad nit them. The hostility to, and jealnu
sics of, Great Britain to the growing com.
merce of this country, are strong y visible
in all her conduct towards us. “ We can
effect by neg >ciation with America, what
we cannot by force,” said a distinguished
English s' a ten nan-»r is right so far, but
we wait the sequel. The injuries hat Bo
i naparte is n w heaping upon us, is undnubl
cdly the result of our passive policy, tound
ed on the fallacious calculations ot dollars
and cents. Whatever may be the reasons
of Bonaparte lor his violation of our nation
al rights, are to us immaterial, they do not
admit of apology.
It we are an independent nation, we ought
to be treated as such ; and it is the duty of
our government to support that independence
at every hazard —Hie Danes have made an
honorable recognition f.t them, while Britain
tramples them under foot, and it only re
mains for our government to declare thaj
"free ah'/in make Jrre goods,” and to in
force t at right that they c.m test the sincer
i y of Bonaparte’s profession towards neu
trals. A recognition of this right is of more
importance to America than to all Europe
beside, since she being the only neutral, will
engross the whole ot the carrying trade
However, if we are not to contend for this
prmcip e, for the restitution of our plunder
ed property, fur the safety of our seamen,
and for die atonement of die murders of our
citizens; better to withdraw entirely from
the ocean, tumour attention solely to manu
facture and agriculture, which are the
groundwork of commerce. Avarice, profli
gacy and abuse of power are the analg ima.
ed characteristics of the British court, and
so entire prohibition of the use of her man
ufactures will bring her to her senses
If we do not concede toiler, she will to us, &
or the strongest possible reason it is her in
iciest tp do »o.~~—Baliim'}rc jlmcricnn, '
40.000 horses, regulars, and about 15,008 mi
litia.
1 lie French and combined- armies on
'he 10th June, were about 6 league? distant
.rum each other, separated by rivJrs anti
mountain*.
1 he head quarters of . Massena, thre*'
leagues disi am frotn Ciudad Rodrigo : the
‘hole French army now on the frontiers o
Portugal, is said to consist of between *0and
«o ooo ;
Massena, Geneiul Sr» Chief. The of he*
Generals are L iison, Junot, Ney and Reg
nier, the litter is before tt.ulijos with a i.
vision ,,f the Grand Army consisting of 12,000
non.
1 he day die Herschel came to sea, pari !
of a convoy of B- itish transports (with troops
on board) arrived, the remainder were hour
ly expected
FROM THE BATAVIAN CABETTE.
Oa the 19 i nt J uuary I81f*, the Govern
ov (» tifiiti hi Sup'eme Count 1 assembled,
a Bu.ivia aiul the D<roh I idu », tins direct
fd -te Sjcre.nry o. uie Try isury .here, i i is
su< p i >cr mon.y w< ihc;iUiiount of One Mil
Iron '/7ao tfundr.rd Thcunamf liijc Dollars
('•‘1. 450 009. ^polish D ll.na) in noies
oi 'Jne Thou hand liix li>llirs each ; all
(lul^signed.and registered b.« the proper uu
'hardies,, and . wiisreot, (sovernaient has
caused public notice to be given, in order
that no one shall plead ignorance of the
newly created paper money, or stay way j
refuse to take them in legal psivrm n , when
ever they snail ue tendered tor that pur
pose.
Wishing you and your family a pleasant
passage, a happy meeting with your friends
and a speedy return, thee are, for them
! se'v'es, and their brother officers now absent.
J (who all participate in their sentiments)
I with the highest respect and esteem, your
obedient servants,
M H. ( ahroi. Lieutenant.
Joseph Hainbridge, do.
B. F. Head , do.
John D. Henlet, do.
\\ m ( AiiTtR jun* Acting do.
Samuel 1J Heap,
Uobkut S. Kearney,
S. Hamilton,
Cuarlkston July 23
On Wednesday last, a boat’s crew be
longing ic> a Butisu three-masted schooner,
lying at Amelia, deserted, and made for
Cumberland Island, on the American side
«*iver-captain Frissel of the
British government brig Plumper, also i
lymg there, instantly manned a mat and
jumped into her. in pursuit of the deserters
— V\ hen the boats had got into the Aineri
can waters and near to the shore, thedeser
ters were fired upon by captain Frissel ; at
the same time a brat belong) g to one of the
U S. gun boats lying near the spot, fired up
on the Pi timer's boat, and ihe fire was re
turned by capt. I'rissei; the deserters,
however, reached Cumberland and made
olF When the crews of tiie Ameikan a,.d
British boats ini-> upon the beach some ve
rv severe language passed between captain
Frissel and he American Lieut, audit is
s.nd ;iu- boats wain of the Plum/ter was knoc- !
k d down by the latter-.fficer. This aflfa.r
h d excited the animosity t»f both parties n
that river, and it was feared that something
ot a mure serious nature might take place
between them We have these paiticulars
iioin the passengers in the Perseverance_
Courier.
I
MCUE 05“ THE MA^GARST’S PKOPJ-E
SAVED.
On Sunday last, this town was animated
vntna report, that a number of the peo
pie trom he wreck of the ship Margaret
(whose unhappy fate is st rough impressed
upon the publip mind.) had been taken up
and brought home. It proved to be true,!
though not to the extent our hopes had an.!
ticipa ed. Captain Henry Larcom, of Be
veilv, and Messrs. E A. It vine and J >hn
, • Very, of Salem, have been providential
ly saved and restored, as from the dead to
their rtjuicing tamilies, while most of their
suffering companions have been left misera
hly to perish. Irvine and Very are both
extremely weak and emaciated: hut Cap<.
Larcorn is much restored, and has given us
some particulars of the melancholy occur
renc.es in their forlorn condition
1 ne long boat (as has been heretofore
pub.ished,j quilted theMaigaret wi h 31
sou.s remaining upon her. on Monday the
2fsi ol May, at noon. The yawl wHs left
adrift, having belore been attached to lie
stein of the long boat'but was recovered
b) one of the sailors, who cas himself into
the sea, swain to it, and bi ought it to the
wreck, where they fastened Her shattered
parts t gether in the best manner they could.
1 ne people on board then ptocetded to ts
tablish some order, if» give tile more efhei- j
tncy to tiieir exertions for self preservation.
Under the direction of Captain Larcorn,
whom they appointed to act at their head,
a scaffold with a covering was erected on
tiie quarter rails, and provisions and water!
secured and dealt out The first week
they had a plenty of salt meat, pork, hams,
lloui, water, £cc. 1 hey also caught a tur
tle, and having found a tinder box hi a chest,
kindled a hie. and made a soup, which
^ate them all a good warm dinner——out
I me last they ever cooked ; for in a gate of
wind on fcunday the 27th of May, the up
per deck ol the ship was ripped up by the
violence of the sea, tiie s ern broken off ami
i their provisions and water swept away.—
jOn this, Capt. Larcorn and lourothers took
| to the yawl, crazy as she was, keeping a
| paimer last to the wreck; the other 20
| went lorward to the bowsprit, with two
gallons of wine and a little sal meat; and
another stage was raised upon the bows to
live upon.
Alter the upp^r deck and the stern were
gone, the vessel rose considerably, so that
the watt r was only about kne;e deep on the
lower U'.-Ck. I liey were able with a boat
li ok tocollec' ti on below, hams, 8cc, but
lor the w int of water these were of little be
nt S' . 1 he wine above mentioned was all
the ill in Ic they had for seven days; they
then with great labor procured a pipe of
brandy trom the lower hold, which proved
immediate ly t,i ,il to many o! them ; for their
gieat thirst prompted them to drink too
treely <»f it, and 14 perished the succeeding
night, aino tg whom were Mr. Carpentai
and Mr Prince two much lamented young
gentlemen o> this town. One (a black man)
bad perished two days before ot hunger and
thirst, and Another dtetl the div after, •
4TO COMMODORE fi P*Rf K*
1
New-Orleans, June 26, 1810.
SIR,
Fbe undersigned cannot permit you to
depart on your intended visit to the United
States, without tendcri ng you some small
testimony, of their respect and esteem ; and
they hope you will excuse the ni-.de they
have adopted. During the tW.o years y0u.
have conmanded on this station, they have
witnessed your zeal tor me service, your
impariality and-correct discipline to which
in a great measure, tliey attribute the un
common degree <>f harmony that has existed
among hem ; tliey. therefore, cannot look
forward to the moment that is to separate
them from you, perhaps entirely, without
feeling the deepest regret Although not
engaged in war. yet the policy of the c-mn
try l>)r some veirs has called for the utmost
degree of vigilance and energy in her offi
Cers. During the existence of the Embargo
and Non Intercourse Laws, many- evasions
and infractions were attempted, 'l'oendea
vor to detect them was the duty of every
good citizen. In the execution of this un„
pleasant duty, they have witnessed a degree
of promptitude, activity and energy, highly
honor tble to you ; and although, horn the
nature o. the country, (a frontier, withhun i
I tit eds td nutlets to the ocean,) complete suc
cess could not be expected, vet your country
owes you nr.ucli on ibis accnltnt.
I he late fate of the French colonies in the
West Indies having thrown a number of
privateers into our waters, uad.tr pretence
distress, your energetic conduct in seizing
and prosecuting them,, amidst all the c'a_
in >r and opposition it excited among a par
ticular class of persons, has met with the
approbation of all good citizens and merits
the h.glust aimlause.
But their titigue was excessive, while one.
steered, another was obliged to keep inces
S'lnly bailing nUt the water, so that they
nearly wore the bottom through They had
aNo 4<mie very rough weather. The 16-h
day after leaving the wreck Mr Trcackoctl'
died on the 21sc Mr JLayih. At different;
ti nes they had seen three vessels pass, with
out bring seen by them. At length on the
23d day, their strength b ing aimo .t exhaus
ted, and scarcely a ray ot hope remaining,,
they give over ail further exertion, and i e
signed themselves to hat fate which seemed
inevitanle, ohen looking up. Cap . E.espied
a sail about 4 miles distant. This gave them "
new life. Fortunately ttiey weie to wmd
w,u d, and they laid their course so accm a
ly as to meet hei directly io .or j) ft'
proved tobethesch oner Gen J »hnso‘ Cap*#
S.epnen L. D.tvi>, tiu.n u- tna,
ier, on board of which they were received
and treated by Capt Ik.vi. with tlie tenj
demons ot a fi lend, a >d he care and ,,kih of
a physician ; and on Saturday evou.g tney
arrived at Gloucester, 23days from ute time
ot being t. ken up nod on Sunday returned
to their fami.ies in Beverly and Sale u_.
When the yawl was taken up, sue had made
about one degree o! latitude, and tour oi lon
gitude, from die wreck.
The following is a list of the persons li_
vingonthe wreck wnen Capt Lmc.in kitic
v r-Hem y Tucker, BenjauiinPee.e J m
Janvriu, John Merrill, Edmund Wn g„ e,
Nathaniel Sheffield, J*.i;-.b Fowler, J . nc*s
Sinclair, William Burriil, Alexander Mar
shall
Ot these Capt Janvrin and two other-. re
tained a tolerable degree of strength , ch©
rest appeared to be nearly su it underth.hr
sufferings, and were lying passively UpJi*
the stag* probably never more to rise ; a
mong these a,, the amiable Mr. Tucker
<>f this town, late supercargo ot the smdl
Ft ancis, detained at Naples.
I'he following died previous to the beat’s
departure vir. Isaac Choate, G. E. A.
Ca penter, George Frinre, Gron Peny.
M iyburry O inn, John Jones, H ,r^ (ill.
J hn Blackley, Samuel Craft, G • g V gs
w i j ,hn Brown D nirl Cahill, Steph i*
“ l.o. v l.< ui Josias HansoU Wilsou, Gcuige
——»Saiem fiaz
Invention —MJ Minor, an inp. nj
ous mi chaiiic of Ball si on, has uIj.;i ^ j ^
p.» ent fo. animpmv. il wa-.er whet-1, (h s
own invention,) which is so cons i ucted as k»
supersede ihe necessity ora (iam—Tne wheel
is intended to tie immer-.ed in any stream <>jc
current of water, which wi h required r.ipi
di’y, or in situations whi te it m.ty ectnve
the action, ei her of tlu- flax or rrfl .x of
the tide ; *o be placed on ,% horizontal sh .ft
-rhe floats extending in radii fi m the
Rh ifi, at right angles thereto, increasing in.
width from tie shuf to their extremities*
wi h. their H r surfaces inclined towards the
line of the shaft; in this respect it resem
bles the ,ail* of a wind mill, or the fly of the*
smoke jack, receiving motion from tiie wa
ter in thesdme manner those do from too
Current of air ; the inclination of the fl ais
t*he according to the strength of the. cur
rent. The inventor has ki-p> a provident
ere <>n possible contingencies, and construct
ed his machinery to meet their effects.
Hull, Jldvertiscr.
N. CAROLINA. Raleigh July 2G*
Extract of a le'ter from a friend in E-rt
illelon. V. C. to the Editors of the Star.
dated July 3 Id 10.
“ A Gentleman named Tate, whose friends *
live in this vicinity, h is lately arrived front*
France. He rem ined here a shor tune*
a ol is now gone it ts scRl.to Washington —.
H went to France 15 vears ago, is now cal*
led General Fate, and is said to have serv
ed in the artnv under B 'nap trie, anti to have;
bi en employ <1 near his peMMi. He lias a
venerable commanding asnect, and is repu
ted to be a man of he firs talents. Con
jecture is busied in fi dmg motives for nia
visit to this country and to Washington.”
Washington, July 30.
We understand that i iie Secretary or S ito
in consequence of the il1 health of Mrs. Smith,
has left Baltimore on a short visit to the
Beikely Spring• — \a'. Ini.
Letters from Nr* Orleans state that th»
French corsairs l.e due de Mmi'ibello aod
L'lntrcfiide have been condemned in tie
District conrt at that plact for violating o«r
nAn .intercourse laws, it is believed a Is*
that La I'eiii Chance will share a similar
fate.—Ib.
The brig Commerce. Bartlett, has arriv.
ed at an eastern port from Spain, with fit)
Merino sheep.
Philadelphia Jii1y*2£.
HIGHLY IN 1 EUEbl lN(i.
A letter from the Mississippi Terrttct^.,
dated July 4ili, spiv* the Inhabitants of
}
During their lying iti thU ttretchetl sitdW
fion, their miseries were aggravated by wet,
ng no less than four sail of vessel* p «ss
distances too great to observe the wrecks
he li-at of these was on the third day af er
*he long boat had lelt them, and was so near
hat the yawl was dispatched to intercept
her ; the vessel was becalmed, and the boat
«jainedsofar upon her as tosee the men mov
ing upon deck ; bur at this critical monten, o{
•lope and lear, a breeze sprang up, which.
■»oon carried her beyond tbeir reach, and they )
were obliged to return unsuccessful to tit® 1
•»rerk, from which they had been so far as
o lose sight of her
Seventeen days had now passed awayf
| without relief, and little hope remained of
i much longer preserving their existence.—
Capt. Laicum then suggested the chance of
moving v/ith the boat further northward as
being more in the track of vessels ; there
weie only three sa board the wreck who
were in a situation to take any interest in
• t, and these thought their chance as g >d
to remain, as to venture off in such a S|,al_
tered boat, without provisions. Capt. Lrr”
copi, however, and the four that were with,
him (viz. E. A Irvine, J hn C. Very Jep.
than Layth and John Treadwell, ail of Sa
lem ^determined on this expedient, and ac„
cordingly set a little sail, and steered northT
wes' h iving so-ne pot k. some brandy, and a
quadrant, on board" They left the wreck
by ebservatinn, in lat. 39,12 U.->i.ig the
brandy very sparingly, they olerived soihe
support ho.n it ; iheirpoik they could not
eat, for want of drink. After ten or twe ©.
days sailing, it rained, and they saved some
warer bv soakii g heir handkerchiefs and
w i„g ogthem in,o a box; they als.Tmado
a lip net >f'heir handkerchiefs, and’eaught
>ooie small fish, which they split and dried,
aacl from which they derived some nouisitt
mrnt.