Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-03-30 00:00:00, page 3

FRIDAY EVENING, Halt’ll MipiSlO.
Yesterday arrived* here from Calais, tbs brig
Tame, Captain Stone, in 67 days, leaving lhat place
•n Ibe 22d of January, he brings despatches from
Air. Armstrong to the Secretary of State, the latest
ire believe received from France. Captain Stone
landed a messenger at Dov«r with despatches from
Ur. Armstrong to Mr. Pinkney our Minister at
London. The John Adams frigate had returned
from Holland, was lying in the Downs, and wonld
go again to France, before sbe returns again to this
country.
Captain Stone brings no newspapers later than
the last of December, but he informs that there is no
truth in the intelligence received by way of Lon
don, that General Armstrong had adjusted our af
fairs with the French government; such a report
was circulated about the begining of January, but
It was soon contradicted, by more severe measures
■gainst the American vessels, which with their car
goes inthe ports of Spain and Italy have been se
questered.
The Janie was hound irnm this port to lon
Btngen, and was captured as we mentioned in our
papers about six weeks since—The vessel and car
go were American, and lut'd not been boarded, nor
-otherwise liable to captnre under the French de
crees. On the arrival of the Fame at Calais, the
crew were sent to prison, and the cargo taken out
and deposited, by the owners of the privateer, in
their own stores. Captain S. went to Pal is, to ob
tain redress, but seeing no hope of obtaining it, or
•f being brought to trial in any reasonable time, or
if ever, he was induced to make the best terms he
could, by giving up a part of the property to save
the remainder, and which are the only means by
which the citizens of this country can save any
part of their'property, whiMi falls into the hands of
the French cruizers. The treatment of the Ameri
cans in France is shamefnl, and demandi the inter
position of our government. The crews are impri
soned on their arrival ; by short allowance and rinse
Confinement, they are too frequently induced to en
ter on board of French privateers in order to get li
berated. The commissary of prisoners receives
from twenty to thirty guineas from the owners of
the privateers for each seaman discharged from pi i
•on—The consequence uf this may be foreseen ;
the poor fellows are captured by British cruizers,
when they are considered as prisoners of war, to es
cape from that situation they enter into the British
service, and are thus lost to their friends and their
country.
The ships Susan, Hatton, and Eliza, Vickery,
both of this port are still detained in France, wait
ing trial -Captains Edwards and Lovittof Virginia,
were still in dose prison, without any hope of re
lease.
We wish th gov. : merit of this country would
Jay before the nation 1.1.. Armstrong’s despatch*,
respecting the treatment of our countrymen in
France, which if he has done his duty he h*s not
failed to communicate. 1 l i3 hoped, if this is not
done, that some independent member of Cougrr-ss
will inovo for information from the Executive upon
a subject sn highly interesting to toe interests and
honour of the country.
The scl’onnpr Resolution, Captain Rusitl from Ca
diz bour.d to this port, went on shore on Cape llen
Ty on Tuesday night, and is expected will be got off
without daovrge. Captain R. left Cadiz the 26th
•f January, when it was reported that th* French
army ojcl00,000 men were within ten leagues of
Seville. The Junta had been dissolved and some of
Us members had arrived at Cadiz, where the prin
ciple inhabitants were preparing to leave the place,
upon the advance of the Fiench army. An army
«f 80,000 British, Spanish and Portuguese were fol
lowing the French at my into Andalusia.
|L By Captain Ferguson in nineteen hours from Bal
timore, we received yesterday’s paprr of that city.
There is no foreign intelligence to the noitbwaid la
ter than that received via Amelia Island, and long
, tince published by us.
Our Congressional information is to Tuesday—
Mr. Macon* Bill is again before the House of Re
present&tives, on a motion that the house rerrde
from their disagreement to the amendment of the
Senate. The question was not decided. The bouse
have agreed to give 3000 dollars for torpedo expert
menttl This is better perhaps than to have been
further teized upon this ridiculous subject.
There has been as will appear, a call for the fa
nout letter of Mr, Pinkney to Mr. Secretary Smith,
the result will be seen in the President’s communi
uation published in this day's paper.
We confess wa have been deceived upon this sub
ject, for we du now declare, that we give not the
amallest credit to wbat was stated to be the con
tents of this said letter. Such artifices are unwor
i thj sf tboa^jprbo practice them * the pert that fe
deral members of congress and federal geullemen
seen induced to take in circulating this information,
will net be forgotten, and must induce them to have
lass confidence bejeefter in those who have deceived
Aero. The Federal Republican remarking on the
uunjPVtroication, says— ,
- So Mr. Smith’s yrieufe Utfej ugsmu pubtkk
are putting their frontiers in a stale of defence.—
Should we have a Spanish war nn the heels of our
national calamities, great will he the responsibility
of those who have invited it. In sucli a case wbat
would become of Louisiana, for which we have paid
fifteen millions ? These things ate oj too serious a
nature to be trifled with.
Extract of a Idler from a gentleman high in office in
Mexico, to htsfriend in this city, dated 28fA De
cember, 180y, received by the nay ’f the Hatan
na.
The moment his excellency the Viceroy re
ceived the despatch from Don Luis de Ouis, an
nouncing that the government of the United States
had relured to acknowledge him as envoy extraordi
nary and minister plenipotentiary of our Catlmlick
Monarch Ferdinand the 7th, he adopted every mea
sure whirh prudence dictated on the occasion, or
dering at the same time the greatest vigilance on our
frontiers and along our extensive coasts. This un
expected event caused inoi h indignation among thr
loyal Americans,- who hitherto had flattered them
selves that the United States would sympathize
with the Spaniards in their present calamity, and
teciprocute l*lat friendship and assistance they so
liberally afforded the Americans during tbeir strug
gle for liberty'and independence; hut in this hope
they now find themselves disappointed, and the ef
fect thereby produced in the publitk nnud, is by no
means favourable to the United Slates.
..ll *be receipt of Don Luis de Onis’s letter the
\ ireroy convened the council together, with three
fiscals (or attorney generals) and laid before them
said despatch, requesting their opinion on the sub
ject of its contents, which they delivered unHni*
mously iu the following wards, on the 52d instant.
I he members assembled in extraordinaiy coun
cil convened this day, having taken into considera
tion the copy of the letter addressed to your excel
lency by Don Luis de Onis, which your exc> Henry
has laid before them, are of unanimous opinion and
beg leave to inform your excellenry, that in the first
place he onght to recognize Don Luis de Onis,
as mmister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordina
ry, oi our lord tire king Don Ferdinand the Seventh,
end in his name nt the Supreme Central Junta,
near the United States of America. 2.1’v ; That
should the United States, contrary to every expec
tation and wish admit a plenipotentiary or envoy
horn the intruder Joseph Napoleon, as king of
Spain, this conduct may be truly considered hos
tile, and in that case your'excellency ought to a
dopt, with respect to these dominions, a corre
sponding connuct in regard to the United States.—
3<lly ; In order that your 'excellency may regulate
your conduct on this delicate subject, we presume to
observe that it ts necessary to request D m Luis de
Onis to be pleased to cnrumtinicale to your excel
^ nil 0* ptrSSel anurt is *<Ht to remain
“ except tilth part* a* have beed made fubkck t«
“ answer private purposes." ■
Marrif.d— Last Evening by the Rev. Mr.
&mrM, Mr. J’jliek Magoaxos, Mereimnt, to
Mbs. Dorothy Khaeft, both of this place.
Died—Last night, Captain Solomon Stcriie.
from the Freeman t Journal.
highly important.
hen the Spanish minister presented bis creden
tials to the government of the United States, and
was rejected with a full knowledge that he was au
thorized to offer EIGHT MILLIONS OF DOL
LARS as compensation for spoliations committed
by Spanish ships under French influence on Ameri
can commerce, and also to settle the definitive
boundaries of Louisiana, the disputes respecting
which bad once before nearly involved us in a war
with Spain, the people were astonished that such
proposals should be spurned in a contemptuous man
ner. Eight millions ol dollars in our “ exhausted
treasury” would have been a pretty thing. But
our wise rulers thought otherwise;—Wbai will the
people now say, when they find that the Spanish
government of Mexico, which adjoins Louisiana,
would not only have cordially joined to fulfil this
amicable arrangement in its fullest extent, but that
now considering the rejection as a hostile art ih*v
i?nry Aimtirn instructions, and^ive^oM such infor
malion as he may have or shall hcrcalter receive
irom ihe Supreme Central Junta, together with such
oihir information he may acquire respecting the U.
Stales, their armaments, and other measures they
muy now or hereafter adopt in regard to Spain.—
Your excellency may accordingly communicate
this resolution to Don Luis de Oms, that he may
make the necessary use thereof whenever he thinks
proper ; and also to the commandant of the Iron
tier provinces, that he may he guided thereby, in the
several districts under his command.”
“ The Viceroy has also given orders to the treasu
ry to accept and pay bills drawn by Don Luis de
Oms for objects connected with his mission.”
POSTCRIPT
To th* NevYork Evrning Putt of Saturday last.
Just alter our paper had gone to press, our boat
came up from the Narrows witb Several arrivals—
among them is the ship Union, rapt. Pigot, in 48
days Irom Lisbon—Left the 3d February. A few
days before rapt. P. sailed, two couriers had arrived
from Spain, announcing the French having forced
the Seira Movena. Two divisions of the French
passed with muskets only, but the latter division
met with obstinate resistance. It was supposed
tbe Spaniards were bribed. Another courier arriv
ed bringing the important news, that the French
had advanced as far as Tarragona, were attacked by
the Spanish army under tbe duke De Albuqurqne
and defeated with the loss of 6000 men, and
were obliged to retreat through the pass again.
When the courier left Cadiz, Seville, Badajoz and
Cadiz were illuminated. No particulars of tfce af*
lion had transpired at Lisbon when capt. P. sailed.
There was also a report of a revolution in the south
of France, beaded by Massena and Davoux ; that
they bad ont deputies to Lord Colliagwood, offer
ing to give npToulon and Marseilles. The mgbt
before Capt. P. sailed, a brig of war arrived ex
Pr. « from England, but every thing was kept se
cret. There was a report that she brought a eon.
fir mat ion of the revolution in Franee, and Uuo.
naparts a proclamation on ths subject. M»
jor Generals Stewart? and Picton
hrtd
from England together with tbe J
im
gimant, and tha 64th regiment -
aiullsryand cavalry remits far tha it
Congress of the United Stales.
UOUSC OF REPRESENTATIVES.
From the Federal Republican.
Tuesday. March 27.
Mr. Tallmadge, irnm the committee to whom
was referred the petition of commodore Whipple, re
ported a bill fot bit relief. Mr. Morrow, from the
committee on public lands, reported a bill relative to
the sale of public lands in New Orleans and Louisia
na. 'I hese bills were referred and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Quincy, from the committee to whom the
subject was n-ftrred, reported on the state of the
publicIt records. The report was ordered to be
printed and made the order vf the day for Saturday
next.
Mr. Milnor from the committee on the subject of
invalid pensions, reported that it was not thought
expedient to make an addition to .the allowance of
pensioners at present.
vji\ minion ni Mr. Macon, the bill respecting
commercial intercourse, which had been postponed
to this day, was takrn up.
Mr. Golson moved a further postponement of the
hill to Monday next. This motion procured a long
debate.— Messrs. Moron, Gold, Lyon, Milnor,
Quinry, lay lor and Cook spoke against the post
ponement. Messrs. Gholson and Ki-k for it.
1 he question was taken by ayes and noes, and lost
—ayes 54, noes 74.
Mr. Macon moved that tlie house adhere to their
former vote. [In case this motion prevails, the bill
is lost.]
Messrs. Smihe, M'Kim and Macon, spoke in fa
vour of adhering. Messts. Lyon and Shetley w»re
against it. Alter Mr. Shefby sat down, Mr. Fisk
moved to adjourn. lire question for udjournmtut
was lost.
Mr. F'sk then rose and commenced one of his
long dull speeches, but he had not proceeded far
when another motion for adjournment was made
and carried.
In the course of the dehate on Macon's bill, a
message was received by the Speaker from the Pre
sident of the United Slates, ol which the following
is a copy :
“ To the Home of Representative! of the United
States.
“ In consequence ofyour resolution of tha ?6‘tl4in
stant, an enquiry has been m ide into the eorrespon
dence nf our minister at the cpuri ol Lundon with
the department ol Slate, from which it appears
that no ottirial communication has been received
from him, since the receipt of the leltei of the 231
of Novemher last, from the secretary of state. A
'< letter of January 4, 1S10, has been, received Irom
that minister by Mr. Smith, but being slated to be
private and unnfiinal and involving moreover per
sonal considerations of a delicate nature, a copy is
considered as not within the power ol the rail made
by the house.
JAMES MADISON."
March QJ, 1810.
This communication was not read to the house,
hut-will be to morrow morning. So that Mr.
Sinitl s private letter between put/lick men or. puli
lick aftairs is still to remain private—exc-pt such
parts as have bean made publiek to answer private
purposes.
Macon s Rill, which we have once pronounced as
dead, is still alive—and there is a possibility that it
may yrt have the honour of becoming a law. To
morrow must decide its fate, i think, but this is not
certain. Toe thing appears to have as many lives
as u cat. find the question been put this day", there
is no doubt but the bill would have passed as emend
ed by the senate. But though this would have
bem tliecuse this day, we cannot calculate that the
bill will p:i*s to morrow. In fact 1 have asrer
taiued, sinrp the house adjourned that if the lull
should pass it will be by a very small majority—
not more than two or three.
Gazette Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED,
Rrig Fame, Stone, 67 days from Calais, B illast,
Moses Myers to Son—Leu there Jan. iU, ship Su
san, Hatton, ot Petersburg, watting tii. l, wind,
was to take place on the 24th, and seveu other A
nieriran vei*ei»all waiting trial. Feh. ,1 y,
in lett. 43, h>ug, 38, 30, ship Fanny, 30 dxys*l'on
niugen honnii to New V oik—March 0, in l»t. 30,
long. 71,30, ship George, 38 days from Fuyal bound
to N. Voik—S+th, in tat. 30,40, long. *9,30, seb’r
John, troiu Newburypoit lor Norfolk lying to in a
gale.
Sloop Example, Watson, A days from Philadel
phia, bound to llirhinond't-on Wednesday oil Hng
Islriud carried away the main boom, put in to re
fit.
Sloop President, Ferguson, 19 hours from Bal
timore,
The tch'r Resolution, Russel, 60 days from Cadiz
bound to this port, went oa shore <>n Cape Henry ou
Tuesday night—cargo Salt and Wine, Moser My
ers 6c Sim—It is expected she will be got utl with
out much damage. The brig Brazillun, Oldner, ol
this port, sailed from Cadiz the same day for Ha
vauna.
The schooner Hunter, of aud from Newbern,
N.*C. bound to New-York, foundered at sea. in a
gale on tbe 18th instant. The crew was taken nil
dr notice.
The Freeholders of tine County of
m uvpot’Uw«.t« w.i
March 30<
220l»r..«. Fir t*-r*lr*
Moses Myers Sr S
March 30. tf >"
i£^v FOR S,VLE.
iggfv A new VE9S1
Sam&ESmrrf about 22T5 tuna, hnift i
material*. For terms enquire rtf
Wilson if Cunnm;
March 30.
LANDING '
0* Murray’* Wharf, Jrim on <»vtnt the ftltmp four
Cousin*, from Charleston, *
28 h.if 5 Tierces prime new RICE,
44 bale* bptand Cotton. . *•,«»*,
For 8«le by . . : u f
George Raineock.
Who will fete a FREIGHT
For said VESSEL back to
Charleston, if applied inr immediately.
March 28. $ . ' ' •
. m -
TV Rrgulai PACKET
Sch’r RISING SmT^'
.... ■r'i.-y^rr F. ffitpcumh, master, *
Will sail for New-York on Sunday uisjft. ' For
freight or passage apply on boat'd at Newton's wharf,
March 28.
tr
IO,QUO bushels James River Wheat,
of superior quality, , #
Superfine and Fine Flour, In barrels and half, bblet
Sugar, Cnffre, Madeira Wine, Whiskey, Ice.
For Sale by
C. be F. Whittle;
March 28. Im
To be Sold by Puldick Auction.
On Tuesday the third day of A
next, at their Store in Market-street, Baltin*
Sale to commence at Ten n'Clock h» the i!»on
The Good* to be viewed the day of aale,
The entire Stock in Trade^
OF JAMES DALL & CO. ^
Consisting of four hunirrft packages if thtfsUovimg,
Articles; -
I'rmted Callicnet,
Fancy FI ate*,
Super tin dressed Cam
brick*,
Super 9-8 Lifbt Chintz,
Cainlirick Muslin*,
Hosiery,
Shirting Camiirtck*,
Su)>er Shirting Long
Cloths,
Black C'-rribricks,
Ounce “Threads-,
Coloured Threads,
Manchestry,
London Kerseymere#,
i nr aocivc o .uu* «hi ue unlit without retme on
liberal ami aCmmmndHtJtn; terms, to close C '
cein of JAMES DALL k CO. ! _
March 21. 2w |v
rsr
On Thursday the 19th of April
At XI l oClock, It til hr Sol/,
At Mr. Matt Glenn‘« Tavern, Sign of the T odists
Queen, <*
• 55 Acres of LAND, lying on‘Sew
ell's Point—It commands a fine view of Harnp
Ro.'td, and all the vesuri* which pass op antf t
Etizalieth river. There I* a small'House
Plantation oecnpied by Mr. Curl who wifi
place to those desirous of vie whig it. ' ■
At the turn* time ah I place V'll fa SHf c
Several LOTS lying tin IVep O *
at the ninuth of the DismarSwumpCan.ilj, sit
1. 2, 4, 5. 6, T, and H, agree able to Moors’:
which may be seen at my Ofl#<-e' The above
ty will he acid upon • credit of 3. e>, and V
T. Blanc
March 18.
. • •• **ii
Williamsburg, Mutch l*).
The Annual Meeting of
the
prietnra of rhe Dismal Swamp Omp*
held at Suffolk on the 8th tky of May
the second Tuesday. And It is earnest1
that the Members wilt be punctual In
ante, cither personally or by their ati
■
William A c/juc, )
John Bracken, f
Corbin Chi fin,, f
Joint* Ur adman, j
Six Dollars'
STOLEN oa Saturday night II
rom tlie house of Mr*. Rkhardeon.
PET, about 18 yards long, with It
•The above reward will he paid on dielh
Carpet at the Ledger OSce and aoqg
March 26, » ’ ,,aCT7'w E
Six Gourdes de R^cor
.. Volt samedi attsoir 24 Mara dan*
"Madame Mtftardton, un Tapia d*f
row* 18 anne* de long aver )ft f
La ausdlte recompense sera
remettra h** »ts eflfen an 7
qull lair aoit fait an
PRIN
Irish Linen*,
Felis*e Velvets,
l/'i)g Lawm,
D'miiiM, L
Printcd Quiltings,,
Fashhmaote Printed
WilRtrnatmgj ,
Sewing Silk*,
Sewing Cotton*,
F*ncy Muslin*,
! Elegant Muslin Shawb
wtKl Robe*,
Hook Muslins,
I French FulHcst Hand
kerchiefs. See.