Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-07-09 00:00:00, page 3

^ to «Wp1»jr # tor^atig* nuder the SBlirjtion #.‘1*
«6ort, whirhhey •'U.‘ perhapS nofdeejpt prudent
to Ujf out of Us jurisdiction f The Recorder,*, crh'-"
btrved, that it wj%«xtrsmt.ly difficult to keep ths
counsel within 'i'iftijooiids, hot be would take rare
ol th* righir of ill the parlies in his charge to the”
Jury. Mr. J*. abstained from.furtheraluse.
Til* same onus- which compelled us to omit a
Dior* dmtli 1 notice m Mr. Ogden’s speech, will
induce us ti* brevity with the closing add:ess of Mr.
Colder, who faithfully atida'uly discharging his du
ty as prosecutor, made npojrdinmy exertion to con
uiri the iietriuUnt.
The Recorder delivtred to the Jury a very long,
dear, powerful, and, of course,' impartial charge,
in whirli be noticed several material parts of evi
dence which had not Ue.ru touched upon by any of
the counsel, btu he aUsliiued from giving his own
opinion, thelaw and the lact being with the jury,
Jet up seemed to think that tlie defendant when be
published the charges, believed them to be true, and
recapitulating the testimony with admirable preci
sion and skid,- that he had reasonable grounds for
believioo" liieiii. The Jury, however, having reti
red about iitieen minutes, brought in, at eleven at
night, a verdict of guilty.
The following morning the defendant attended
ths court lor sentence, when the Hn order reviewed
•t great length, nnd with the utmost drf-rer.ee to
the verdict ol the Jury, the evidence and argu
ments H liverec! on the trial, and alter, on the be
half of the court, payng Mr. Chfelham a very
handsome compliment on the a! ility and import
ance ol the * lk, (spccifknhy excepting the libel
louR neti-r) !>e sentenced the delmdant to pay a
in - o; § 150, whi- h was immediately complied with.
W oici ill apology for the length of this artiile
the interest wim li liieputdiik seem to have taken
in the trial.
Nr. tv York, July 2.
The brig CVsar, from Ltvrpo.d tor Philadelphia,
has been spok-n nt - A lett.r has been received
here front on Hard, d.teH the 19 h nit. then in 1st.
42, Ionji 6*2. which unctions ihut h* sail-d Irnm
L1vt1pn.1l or the 25th of M-iy—md tliat there was
■nlhing M w at that dute.
UNITED S r' TES’.SEN '.TORS.
The L*g si itureof New Hantp hire have re-elected
the lion. Ntchnlis Ciihu'ni, for six vears from tl.e4.ih
of Mairh next ; .t'.d the lion Chin fes C'lilts for
3 yenis, lu place of llie hon. Nahum Parker, resigned.
From nor Boston Correspondent.
From I he Exchange Cojftc House hooks, of' June 26.
Arrived sc h’r Favourite, from New York, who
•poke brig Cresar, Powers, 25 days from Liverpool
for Philadelphia, who pul on hoard a London pa
per direr ted to It. Russel, E.-:q. of tiip I Oe li of May.
We have not s-en ihe paper, but understand it con
tains 00 n<-ft 3, either political or commercial. Tbe
King of k’.nglaud was in good healtli the ISth of
Hay, but the princess Ain.-lm was ct the poiut o!
death.
We hear that His Honour Wm. Gray, has lost
600,000 dollars by his friends the Danes, and an
equal, i! nut larger sum, by his dear friends the
French. [MaineCaz.
Montpellier, (Vermont) June 22.
Incredible !—On the 6th instant the large pond
in the north east part of Gteensborough, in this
ttate, which formed :he head of the river Lamoille,
burst its bounds, and carrying min and (Instruction
in llsc.iur?'-, emptied itself into Lake Memphrema
gog, a distance of about 25 miles. The pm Hee
lers are as follow :—Flic pond, which was about
£ J nnles in hngth, 1 mile in breadth, and 100 feet
Ju depth, was situated on the Green Mount-in,
considerably higher than the surrounding rountry.
About forty rods distant eves another smaller pond,
on the outlet of which stood a number of mills. The
perpendicular height of the former above the lattei
was about 100 feet. It had long been contemplated
to make a communication between them, in the ex
-pertation that it would greatly benefit the mills be
low the small pond. On the day abovemeutioned,
a number of tbe inhabitants of Wheplock, Sheffield,
Glover, end Barton, met for the purpose of digging
a channel, and rnmmcnred their operations on the
brow of a descent, a few roiia from the large pond.
They soon finished a channel live or six feet in
depth. As the channel filled, the ground, which
was composed of a kind of qui. k sand, began to sink,
tnd the increasing pressure soon produced a vast
chasm of upwards ]0Q leet in depth, and 18 or 20
rods in width ; the water is issued from the pond
svith surhdreadful impetuosity that it w.is complete
ly dr lined in one hour. The sinking of the ground
was so sudden, that the workmen, who precipitate
ly relreateit, had scare* time to save themselves ;
one sunk five or six feel hut was fortunate enough
to extricate lumsell by ratrlimg hold ol the root of
0 tree.'* The water rushed into the lower pond, and
thence proceeded through a forest of heavy timber,
six miles, to Barton river, when it proceeded with
the same devastation till it arrived at Lake Mem
phreinagog. Although the country through which
it passed is but thinly settled, yet the damage sus
tained is immense. Farms which lay on the hanks
of Ballon river, were covered ten or twelve feet,
with stone, timber, and earth, and their owners
left m a state of consternation and despair.—Te n
eaw mills, a grist mill, blacksmith’s shop, five
bridges, a horse, and a number of sbeep, &c. were
swept into the lake.
1 he scene it presented was awful.—What must
liave been the sensations produced by the sight of a
column of water, nl a number nf miles in length,
and 30 rods in width, filled with trees and earth,
and rushing with horrid crush and thundering sound ,
filling up the vallies and levelling the hills in t!«e
course ! The earth for many miles around trembled
beneath the load. The noise was heard at a gieat
distance; the inhabitants residing at '.Nrton river,
in the first moments nf surprise, supposed it to hi
distant thunder; hut the cloudhss sky soon convin
ced them of their rrror, arj the increasing sound
presented to their affrighted'ihiigin.itions the idea
of an earthquake, Lul a near* i approach of the water
discovered the reality; hut th-n, alike ignorant nl
the cause and extent of so uncommon an appear
ance, they knew not where to fly fbr safetj . per
haps the history of America do not ncoid a more !
axtranrdinary event. No lives were lust.
Ferguson’s Packet will sad i'or Bal
timore on WEDNESDAY next. July 9•
MONDAY '.KVKMKC
The news which w| re-publish from the Charltt
ton Courier, it of considerable importance if true ;
it riimet in every direct manner, and is later from
Liston than any thing we have before - received*—■
Ahhoogh we do not credit the report to the extent
stated, we nevertheless believe that there has been a
general action in Portugal, a belief whic h the positi
on of both armies at thedate of our last advices would
justify—The result may have been unfavourable to
the French, but the eutire destruction of their army
is probably an exaggeration.
Captain Chamberlain arrived fnis morning from
Cadiz, which he left the 19th of May, reports that
there was nothing new.
The following was handed us by Captain Cham
berlain—shews the distances from the various points
upon the Island of Leon to Matagorda, the post
lately taken by the French ; it will be betler under
stood by a referrenee to a plan of the harbour and
city of Cadiz, anJ may be considered as accurate.
LA ISLA OF LtiON.
Yards.
From left Bastion of the fort at Cadiz to Ma*
tagnrda.
3888
To new breast work of the
enemy,
4418
To 1st Battery,
4865
To oj do.
5203
From Mole to Matagorda,
4233
To new breast woik,
4/00
To 1st Battery,
521<)
To 2d do.
5583
From Mai ket Place to Matagorda,
4400
To new breast work,
4.900
To 1st Battery,
5390
To 2d do.
5705
From head of the town to Matagorda,
4100
To new breast work, 4600
To 1st Battery, 50f)0
To 2d do. 55O6’
From Matagorda to Puntalles, (the Spanish
fort,) 1330
(S gned) VVM. NICHOLS,
Second Captain Engineers.
—Tills morning at the seat 01 Mr. Wil
ham Newsom, in Prioress Ann, Doctor Bolling
Stark of this Borough.
A lederal paper at the northward has spoken
lightly of our declaration some time ago that we
had direct authority for asserting that it was the in
tention of the administration to rail congress toge.
ther before the usual time. We again assert we had
such authority, and it rear thru the intention to call
congress, but not till October. We then wonder
ed, and still do, at the lateness of the period._
\\ b« n li e president will issue bis proclamation, or
whether the administration has since thought oth
erwise, we do not know: we only uttered before
wbat we did know—and we are not pleased with the
insinuation, that what we asserted, was on slight
or no foundation. One editor almost thinks our
a3jeition cannot be trusted any mme than if we
were democratic editors. Such sarcasm is unde
serve^- (Independent American.
COMMUNICATION.
CALLING CONG HESS.
Many well judging men have believed the presi
dent would rail congress, because be had turned
away the British minister lor offensive language,
which was at least questionable, and the letter of
the French minister was broad, open insult, of the
grossest complexion ! The conduct of the Fieuch
government is without a parallel, both in iheir di
plomatic intercourse, and the cruel, unjust seizure
of our innorent property to an immense amount,
line, they have not made an open declaration ol
war ag,.inst us, bi t they have laithlessly done
worst-. i ncy burn our vessels and cargoes «l sea }
lliey impuson oor seamen, or foice th*-m on board
ibur privateers; they seize Mini con lisente all our
properly in cveiy country under their controul.—
ll.cytell os wears without honour and without e
nergy ; ar.rt, to give a finish to their insoh nee and
perlidiousncss, the emperour declares we shall »
bandon our neutrality, and become Ins allies or his
enemies ! |f socha train of insults and aggressions
is not war, “ in spirit and in truth," then aie we
lost to ths feeilngs of freemen!
Supposing, however, that the president should
not think our affairs with France require a call ol
congress, there is another and perhaps more inter*
esung inducement to biing them together, as ear*
ly as possible. The president and Ins council all
know very well that the charter of the United
States Bank expires next spring : that application
has been nude to congress for a renewal of this
charter ; that congress did not renew it; not be
cause they did not believe some such institution ne
cessary, but because the members disagreed upon
the plan ; that congress was told upou their floor
and in the public prints, of thedistiess which would
fall upon our towns, if the charter was not renewed ;
hut it is presumed, neither the president nor h»
council are awate of the cons<quences which have
actually resulted to the community at large ! Twen
iy or thirty millions of actual capita! swallowed up
by France and lost forever ; the United States Bank
fthe chatter not renewed) calling in Iroin six to ten
millions ! The state banks refusing to issue a new
note, lest it should get into the bank of the United
States and they drain them of specie 1 The produce
of the country (flour excepted) will hardly com
mand money at any price ! Commerce psralized al
most unto death! The people in debt, and cut ofl
from.tbe lunds which a sate of produce had atwajl
nirtnshed. lliey become harrassed and distressed
beyond ail former example. In such a disastrous
duration of this'once prosperous country, how cfl^i
the executive refuse to give every relief in then
! P°ww * Troe it it, the relief they can afford will
eHw
rwytof yiJwM u%t, Long, *c>
will it be before W« nu» regain the enviable at
f»»Wcitstij« gre«t Waaiungtua -piacM-ffci-Mrwunt
A fetal ambition in that ont **m Th*m«* Jtf trmm,
tinder the g»»«• of, the - people's friend," and a dan
ger of tgOnftrchy has overturned (ae.lt hae done in'
all the repot,licks of the old world) a wise system
of administration, and substituted the one which
has ensnared os into our present distress and de*
gradation. Now when our affairs liave reached a
point where the government know not whether to
turn or the citizens where to look for succour, a
change either by convulsion among the people, or
abandonment of a ruinous system by the govern
ment, must he near at hand! The president surely
cannot pause upon the alternative.
If congress ere immediately called, ar.d will re
new the charter of the United States Bank, what
will be the effect? instead of culling in millions,
they will extend their loans and their indulgence ;
the slate and private hanks will resume their accus
tomed business, and very great relict he certainly
afinrded, not only to merchants, but to a great nta
jority of the country. (Ibid
From the Jntt/titrrneef.
(BY A SOUtTY.)
Preceded by a tame, as loud as it was honoura
ble, Master PA YNI;., bus at length arrived in Pe
tersburg, and on our boards hcsaoiply proven that
t'W celebrity did not how from the whim, or from
ii>e pity of those before whom he had displayed Ins
theatrir powers. Without one thought on his
p.f'ten years, without attempting a cold prediction
of what time may ripen him into, we fearlessly
pronounce him, with one solitary exception, the
most finished actor we have ever seen. With a
mind capable of seizing the most mysterious beau
ties of his author, with a voire pleasingly adapted
to the conveyance 01 the varied emotions that arise
and agitate him, and with a gesture at once grace
ful and appropriate, that seem to speak the feelings
language cannot poui tray, who is the spectator
that is not nn enthusiastic admirer? Who so cold,
as to exclude from bis heart the thrilling delight
such an harmonious display of scenic power might
afford it, and quaintly ask for symmetry of shape
—lor an assemblage of personal attractions ? It is
an affectation of criticism—of an infallibility in
judgment that we do not pretend to have acquired,
nor do vve hoar with murh deference before if.
It must,however, be conceded, that Master Payne
is not always equally great, but it is because he is
not always equally attentive. Ur seleris with un
erring judgment, what are cal'ed the good paint* in
his character, and givps them with so much force,
with so much energy and beauty, that n is almost
impossible that their exrellenrins should not he in
delibly stampt upon the minds of his audience.—
He then appears to be satisfied until another great
occasion calls forth a correspondent exertion. This
trait in the performance of M. ster Payne, was par
Urularly discernable in his reprisentation of Yovng
Mortal, in which character he made his debut,
when so much apathy was discovered on his first
appearance, that we began to fear “ ’twas youth
had given him a name’—a few scenes, however, in
troduced us to his store of excellence, from which
we have derived indescribable pleasure, and look to
it as a rich source of future gratification. His Se
lim in B.trharosi-a lust evening, did ample justice
to aur expectations, and we fancy the most laslidl
nus were ardent to crown him with the wreath of
praise.
We have to apologize to his brother performers,
wheu we confess that our attentions were so exclu
sivtly bestowed upon the young candidate for fame,
that we rould not witness and of course cannot re
ward their difiereut merits—We could not however,
hut he attracted “ ever and anon" by vivid flashings
from another quarter, which if reserved for hours of
more obscurity, would have completely illumined
the surrounding scene. But for the rircuinstance
we have mentioned, Mr. Young’s Gleoalvun must
have called lorth a flalteiing portion ot attention
and applause—we were much concerned be had no
part in last evening’s entertainments. The rest are
our old acquaintance and will pardon our unusual
neglect. Tney will have a word from us before they
are all ready. & 2.
July 5.
Charleston, July 2.
BATTLE IN PORTUGAL.
Captain Brooks of the schooner Sail}, arrived at
this port on Saturday*, from Madeira, informs us
lhal the day before he sailed a British gun brig ar
rived Rt that place in 6 days from Lisbon, with the
intelligence that a great battle had been fought on
the confines of Portugal, between the combined Bii
tish and Portuguese army and the Freurh ; that
lire fighting continued for three days, and that the
French were completely defeated, with great loss.
It was also stated, that the French troops taken
prisoners were many ol them so completely worn
out with fatigue and hunger, as to be unable to pro
ceed on tbeir march. It was likewise asserted that
the French had been compelled toevaruate Madrid,
for the want of provisions, and that the patriots
had taken possession of tb«t city. A reinforce
ment ol 9000 men that arrived at Lisbon from Eng
land remained on boatd the transports, the Portu
guese assuring the commander, that the British
troops then in the country, together with the Poitu
guese troops, were fully competent to defend the
kingdom. '1 he Pouugdrse are represented to be in
the highest spirits imaginable, and to entertain the
most sanguine hopes of preserving their country
from Freni h tyranny.
Great rejoicings had taken place at Madeird in
consequence of this'victory over the French. ■
- (Courier.)
(fSce Skip if etc*.)
New-Orleans, June 4.
The Schooner hit repute Again t
After Lemg comiemned and the owners having
paid one thousand five hundred dollars ; she was fit
ted out for sea, and applied to the collect *r for a
clearance, who leiostd giving it. OHended at such
treatment, she took trench leave in the night of the
‘■17*h Mai, and it is supposed has passed fort St.
ithilip and gone to sea to repair her losses.
"""***' 3»gggggag3—R-jiioWpi "■miMinai iia n■■
S COCK HOLDERS Nv
In the Norfolk Theatre,
Are requested to meet at Holliday’• Tavern, THIS
EVENING, o'clock.
i
m-> »h»p
«f y and a rjpmbef f Vr V ll^ii urjwT
Kng3.f^ Re'lcer, I.uce. pWTtf&j&ktoZ
Sph^ Miwlwi-rJ, Brwii, 12 th^ELt
Rum, MrtWJ Myei* & Son.—Juft* sl1' fo J,,'
24, 30, long. 80#*irried «whj U)»/<#pjiuL tfriJutf
into the Plnuria ilref, l.^d to I^i gu (mrif anchors
lost nu^asrllor.— Sj*)trer July !,’W^MPSsVw'
long. 80, schV Jane, Slocum, 3 days from Haven
na, bound to Rhode Island—2d, lat. on 'drWfa.
80, a brig from St. Jago de Cuba hound. bi Cbaner
Sch'r Sarah G. Sawyer, Rissel, J3 days from St.
Bartholomews, ft,™, Wilson it CunninrftetW. ?V
In Hampton Hoads—Ship General Koto, Gln
r.odo, 95 days from Heligoland, bound to St. RJ«
ty s, (Georgia) m Jitti est; destitute of jpruvisiott*.
... Chitrletf>m, JmU f. ,
Arrived srh’r Sail*, Brrmkt, 38 days (rote «&
deir*. Left hi Madura about 12 sail of American
vessels, among them jrh’r Hiram, BMms, fur thi»
purt, (o sail next day'; the tih'r Lnterpriz?, HbWs,
Irom this port, had sailed for the Cape de Venjs the «
d.iy before.—SpoJie, June I( 24 "
Polly, Robbins, of Plymouth, 20 day* from Cadi*
lor Porto Rico—8th, in lat. is, long. %S, sfinfcf
Biitish ship Minorca, from London for Jamaica.'*'*
t Stli, lat. 18, long. 45, whs firr.f at and I, might !«*
by the British letter of marque ship Sinyno Taylor,
Irum London for Jamaica.—The Cork feet, of about
50 Sail, for the W«st Indies, and five liiiWafd bavuit
Last Indiamen, were at Madeira when the Sally
sailed Markets, cm n 2 dollars per bushel, sCarr* *
lire 5 dollars j st ives, very plenty and —W*
learn Irom rapt. Brooks, that much riiOirnhy if ex
perienced «t Madeira by Aim-man vessels whose
hil.s of health ate not endorsed by somtifijto of lh«
Portuguese commercial agents in tbisrdflpy. Thg
following are the names of the PorlVgiieWWsifftlf'
agents in the UnilPd Slates, as furnished rapt. R.
by the governor of Madeira, viz. Joseph Radema
ker, at Philadelphia; Sylvuntis F Jenkins, at Near
York ; Simeon 8. Godwin, Ht Boston ; Robert Bar
ry, at Baltimore; Robert Dickson*!? Nibfolk ; and
Lewis Deblois, at Alexandria. -m
r Foster’s Packet will sail for New
YTork on Tuesday next. For freight or passage ap.
ply on tio.,n1 ai Newton's wnari. July 6.
rTr wmmS'
AUCTION.
On Monday next, the 16th instant
XI o'clock, mi be Sold,
A LOT OF LAND,
Opposite to David Cooper’s House, near Town
Bridge. Said Lot fronts on the street tor feet, run
ning back 224 feet in a jib, and containing in the
whule 12,098 square feet.
Sale on the premises, and terms made known ac
the time.
July 9. 5
BANK NOTES LOST.
ON the 2d day of March last, the Subscriber pat
into the Post-Office of this place, a letter ad
dressed to George 14'. Catn/ibeli, Knoxville, 7>n~
ne»sert containing four United States Bank Notes f»r
One Hundred and Liglity Dollars, marks and num
bers and follow, viz.
Norfolk, 7th October, 1808, S 448, payable to Ro
bert Taylor or bearer, Dolt. iQO qq
Norfolk, 7th October, 1808, K. 8429,
payable to Kob't Taylor or bearer, 50 QO
Norfolk, 3d December, 1803, F 937,if
payable to Rob’t Taylor or bearer^fc... Jo 09
Philadelphia, 2d November, 180$,
P 68, C. North or bearer, 10 09
As this letter has never been recurved by Mr.
Campbell, the presumption if, it has got into im
proper hands. .
F1F1Y DOLLARS REWARD will be given for
the recovery of the Notes, or in proportion for any
part of them.
Robert Maitland.
July 9.
4w
For sale,
3000 bushels Turk’s Island SALT,
22 hogsheads Petersburg Tobacco,
37 do. York Rteer do.
SO do. Rappahannock do.
500 boxes Havunnu Segnrs,
30 do. Mtzitatrl Raisins.
Mackinder k White.
July». taw6t
Th E C/iHGO oj the Schooner Alin dwell, just {old*
ing—tiz.
63 puncheons RUM, high prodf.
ALSO,
On board the Shift Gvorgiena. from CaJii,
3000 bushels SALT.
For Sale by €
Moses Myers SC Son.
Norfolk Drawbridge Company,
AT a senr.i annual st.itiment, the 9th Julyjf
the Directors declared a Dividend ofJhfi
Cents on each Share of the Capital StockJFtbe
Company, which will be paid to the jdBBial
or their legal Representatives,on or afCpyuM'
ter the 16th instant.
Wm. Cammack, Treasurer
July 9. Hk tf*
theat
On Wednesday the 1
Will be Sold at Publick Aocthi
the premises, *> Jfl
THE NORFOLK. *
With the Scenery, he- as tSprl
Trust executed by Thomas Wj
Lindsay, deceased, rate Trgpth*!
due t>> sundry Suhi rrihtTlHWrrtn
known oa tlie day,-oti«R'ttF
To tho F»t
Jua* U9.