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

.1 following is ln int«jr«»iin^ iiiojjraph^al me
moir, and was furnished "by oj's Itrihhip ni tphi
■' pi lance wttbtfiy jvisbes.fA the ptjhfrk.].. • ■.
To Mr. Joyce Gold, putt ft hr >f ikc Nival Chro-'
m hm, afIra, Jao&; lStf , i
-i- 8rlfc-TgYnu have're ally mail* a reqn*.4 to me,'that;
HOtwltHstanding I bev- •vttr\ lirsire tp comply with
■&** *U%V t foil*, preat'dtffieplly mV ililfis, in
writing any tiling lotting to myself, that can he,
Yety ifoleJttjiyiif^yr eiiffiMiuitig to the publicS’:—'
Vaf life has.been a continued service "at sea,' byt un
marked by any of thore extraordinary events,
.ItfimaBt- sr.rnt s, Ahirli hold men, up to lyrtiiufar
•ttenlion. aiid rf^untuisli them from tl o>.e officers
llliio arc sy.SouMmd.anxibus for tbn public seivieijM
I went i ito the navy at a very early'period of niy
*n ^ y*',r- *7^1, in the Shannon', under tiie.
■, in the ye -
, fotectirii nndvlr. of .a bind fr iend and re) it inn, the
pint
4ate admtraT'Bf|ii't'bwvyeg|to •• hose regard for me,
pud the. interest hr took m whatever r-l itrd to rny
y.
Mtipro.s rnierjt in nautical knowledge, l owe great
dbligatuHi&: I seived vtli ! m many years, and
afterwards with admiral Ru.tati?. In 1774, I went
A
to Boston with admiral Greaves, and in 177.0, was
made a lieutenant fv him on the day the battle was
fought at Bunker’s Hill, where 1 was with a party
bP seamen, supplying the army with what was ne
ressary to ttym. In 1776,1 went to Jamaica lieu
tenatit of the Hornet sloop, and soon after the Low
CStoff came to the same station, of whirh lorJ Nel
* ■,
son was lieutenant ; we had been long before in tfie
habits nf great friendship, and it happened here that
admiral Sir Peter Parker, the commander in chief,
foiing the triend of both, whenever lord Nelson get
■ Step in rank, I succeeded himj'lst in the Lowes
toff, and then in the Badpp-r, inf>; whirh ship 1 was
tnade a commander in 1779i and afterwards the
^fiKiehinbrnke, a 28 gun fngate, which made us
'both post rxptains ; the Iliurhinbroke was in the
Spring of 1780 employed on an expedition to the
Spanish’Main, where it was proposed, by the river
Sin Juan, kj|d the lakes NieitreguaTand Leon, to
pass a navigation of boats into the $jlouth Sea. The
plan'w&s formed without a suffi iyht knowledge of
the cbrrenl, which presented difficulties that were
ntKiooe surmonnira oy numamsKill or persever
■lire. The river was difficult/v> proreed on from
t-be rapidity of the current, anil the several falls over
tbe rocks, which intercepted the navigation, and the
4r Climate was deadly ; no constitution could resist its
affects. At the port of' St. Juan I joined tlie Htn
cbmlrokr, and succeeded Urd Nelson, who was,
L,'+ promoted to a larger ship ; but be had received the !
infection of the climate before he went from the
port, and had a fever from which be could not reco
•. %ei until be quitted his ship and went to England ;
jny constitution received many attacks, and 1 surviv
ed moist of my ship’s company, having lost in four
months 180 of’the ‘200 whtfch composed it. Mine
,not a singular cas", all the ships that were as
long there suffered in the same degree: the trans
ports’ men all died, and some of the ships having
none left to take care of them, sunk in the harbor;
but transport ship* were not wanted, for the troops
they Drought were no a.ore; they had fallen, rot
by tbe band of adi enemy, hut sunk under the con*
..tagion.of ihe rli.iiVjr. From this scene I was re
lieved in August r7807~Etrd in December following
Wra* appointed to the rmnciand of the Pelican, a
•mall ingale of 24 guns, tu August the following
year, a aeverexburricane blew, hi which she was
^ wrecked- being cast on the tucks of the M»raut
Key", in the middle of a most tiemendous night;
*''f tbe next daywith great diffii ufty the ship's compa
ny gol‘bn shore oil rafts, made of the small and
. broken yards, and on those small sandy hills, with
little Urud and water, we remained een days, until a
bout went to J imaira, and the Diamond frigate
^ ome and took us off.
. j The ship l next command -d was the Sampson, of
64 guns, pilich ship at the peace of 1/83 being
paid oil; I w is appointed to the MedUfci, and went
to the Weijtlndirs, where, with lord Nelson, who
Hi*# eomfslndcd the Boreas on the <wme station, I
remsintduntil the l itter end of I7g6, From 1786
|o 1790, 1 was in Northumberland making my ac
-M
quaintance with my own family, to whom] had
hitherto, been as it were a straugar In 179Q an
armament being prepared against Spain, I was up.
? Jointed 10 khe command of the Mermaid, and went
’the West Indies with Admiral Cornish; hut af
«; viroir* with Spain and Russia being accommodated.
*nd fin prospect of having employment at »ea again
I webt into the nnr-th, and was married, and
thooght I vtas settling myself in great comfort; but
I was mistaken ; fur in eighteen months the French
broke out, and in 17£)3 1 was appointed cap
tain of tbe Prince, rear admiral Bowyer’s flag ship,
sind Served with him ontil he was wounded in the ac
tio® of the l'st June, in the Barfleur, After that ship
1 commanded the Hector atid then the Excellent, in
wrhirh':tbjtp I went to the ^Mediterranean, blockad
ing Toolftn ; and in this shfvj was on the 14th Fe
bruary, !7jJ7* ># the action off Cape St. Vincent ;
d» 1799, I wes Jappdinted to the Varik of rear adn>|>
w, and foon after hoisted my flag in Ihe Triumph,
W , to' Which ship and the Barffeur I served until tbe end
•fthewar. iiiy" ' ’ ‘ ■
.. . "“‘Oft the re-cpmmehrement of hostilities I was a
j f gnihemployHl in the channel In a variety of
ifcQppt, «*•»'always in a complete
i 6to; WithouThaving the ioionveni»nee ©J, quitting
■> »y station for the pur,use of replenishing.
'^I«i"’Majr 1865, ( wa* appointed to command,a
jquadron oij foreign service. { remained before Car.
die, rnaipteitung the blockade of that poit, until
bird Nelio^^percaded me in my command in,Sep
(ember lost. "g;
? In this sketrb of my life jroo may perceive, Sir*
i®*? gtekt a part of it has been spent at sen; sinpa
*
* (Wpjrestr I; JS, I have only been One year at home j
t« my own children llkni Scarce known; vet while
have health and strength to serve my Country, I
, consider rkaf health apd strength doe to it ; and ij
. I e#reeit sncfeasMfy,fee'I have'ever done failhfpl
* fyt tPT children wilt not want friends. fL,Z*
/. ' « I>».' eir, your h.o*| obedient^ ]f:A Vl
ate
’f5^iCiW»fe,?vA#i- WJ bWmbte servant, •- •
V;
,r CbLLIXGWOOD. ,
'• Mft’ Borfybr/'at the Historic -Gallery,
Msll.hae my mibiaiore portrait.
*;■,:' , .•'» : '■~ wa N't tt>.1
>4 YQUTH of respectable' connefcti
dhe, arid, of goodsmorai character, fa attend fa
si/k«iv«ai> «~r ftotau n*‘“ Good Store. Epqpfae r
ft
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By Thi» Day*» Mail.
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by tb*
c«wtf*{ J0*r fB&ipleifed^ ik opwart* *T TWELVE
fhoosand: ~V,T^§
, Bbs'rtMr, Aufibst 31.
‘ RHODE-ISLANb REVIVED] ,
Extract of a Utter front n gentleman' in Providence,
to hit c rrcspqmdt.nts in this h/an, dated dug. Qf
*• Ti^ F-d-rul Eagle has nhre m<V«‘ spread its
piniuns over Diin"fra6jF. Messrs. JACKSON and
j POi'l S.R will be r« elec ted to congress, by a band
some majority. Good news comes with every met*
j »enger from the different towns in the state. The
| federal gain in 22 towns is 43& At the spring
election the democratic majority in the stall was
19ji* 1 he federal ticket will now prevail by a ma»
j :ruy of 300, The bouse of representatives elect
is also federal—Lous Deo. Rhode It/and has now
set your enlightened citizens a good example. Go
and do likewise.*
Extract of a letter from Newport, to the Editors,
' dated Wednesday evening, Aug. 2y.
“ Our election of members to the J2th congress,
and of representatives to our State legislature, was
held yesterday, and it affords me pride and pleasure
to be enabled to say, that Rhode Island has again
set her sister states an example worthy of the stan
ding her Potter has given her. I have received
returns from etfery town in the state, exrept five,
which give the federal candidates a majority of304
votes. The towns to be heard from, it is expect
ed willnot diminish the majority. There will be a
majority of at least four federal republicans m the
liouse of assembly. This is a glorious triumph of
good principle s.” r
Another letter from Newport to the editors agrees
with the above statement.
Several other letters were received in town con
taining the agreeable information stated above.
df. E. Palladium.
GOOD NEWS FROM NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
Extract of a Utter from a gentleman in Exeter, to
; . his friend in Boston, dated
“ Exeter, Aug. 59,18JO.
“ It affords me very great satisfaction to inform
yon, that returns have been received in this place
Irom 12 towns, which compared with the votes gi
ven at the Spring election, make a gain in favour of
the Washington ticket of about 350. If the returns
from the upper part of the state should prove as fa
vourable as is anticipated, there is but little doubt,
I think, of the election of the federal candidates.”
In the ship Baltic, rapt. P. Lovel, went as pas
senger a Mr. Lambert, an entsrprizing man, whose
object is to settle aod cultivate the great island Trie
( tan Dc Cunha, for the purpose of supplying all
ships outward bound to the Cape of Good Hope end
East Indies. The position of the island is excellent,
and the soil and climate likely to afford any animal
or vegetable production which the Western Islands,
or Azores, or Madeira now produce. The islands
(to be called the Island of Refreshment) are well
" wooded and watered. The roads for anchoring per
haps as good as Madeira—and the landing generally
better, it is to be hoped such a 1 rndable undertak
ing wdl-be encouraged by all vessels needing sup
plies—where no time will be lost, nor eharges incur
red, as at Table Bay. Boston Gaz.
Frank fort, (Kentucky) August 17.
‘ The next legislature.
It is antiripated that such an assemblage of Le
gislature, has not heretofore, honoured the State \
House. '■
The repeal of the common law j and a law for a
convention ; 'are looked tor, as the tirstindications
that the roipmonwealth, is henrefortb to receive
her laws frutn the mouths of tabes and sucklings ft!
Philadelphia, Septembers.
LATEST FROM SPAIN.
Captain C. Stewart, came passenget in the schr.
Transit, and informs os that afiaii s in Spain conn
nued without uny material change from cur last ac
counts. King Joseph bad been at Seville thebe
ginning of July, but bad returned to Madrid. Capt.
S. also states that be was informed a few days pre
vious to bis tailing that the gnvtrnour general had
received accounts of the disaster which hrfcl gene
ral Craoford, wba as formerly reported, had fallen
in with h large division of the French, but bad with
great gallantry extricated himself, after losing 3000
of his (pen. L»rd Wellington’s force amounted to
70,000, that of Massena, to 50,000 only.
[Brief Remark.]—Capt. Stewart merely reite
rates the report of Gen. Cranford's disaster, lie
received it from the Governor of Villa Real, about
the 15th July* from whom also it is most probable
the original report, per the Glowler proceeded. II*
left Cadiz the 17th and was at Aysoiome nntil the
28th. Ayamonte, which it close on the borders of
Portugal, and of course affording greater facility of
communication, be heard Qothiug of each an event;
so that, upon the whole, we are still disposed to
withhold our belief. -v t -. -*„■ '
, 4 ; Baltimore, September 4.
The editor of the Aurora asserts, iu an editorial
article ot August 30, that the merchandize seques
tered by the power raised up by the rurrupfion and
folly of England, “ seven-eighths is British cover
ed by the prostitution of the American flag.” Al
though we have to lament the baseness which has
been practised under the American flag by the Brit
ish in order tti carry on *"proscribed trade with the
.contipenf,;' to which we may attribute many of tltc
restriction! our' commerce now labours uoder; yti
when.assertions are made which have a \eod«ncy
lurther to embarrass property b»*a Jtde Atwef nan,
already too much Embarrassed, it is onr duty to no
tice them. YVW should be extremely cautious inour
lucubralKms’how we utter that which can afford the
smallest pretext t«L those who a:e rohbjng up qf our
property, whereupon to grooad ’lheir nqjust run
denitrations.’ The nsieftion' w* hare quoted from
tha Aurora, i* too tirnXd a basis, as it affec ts the
sequestrations st Naples, St, Sebastians, and Am
sterdam ; which proper ty .(with few er no except )
,|B‘) “ hmafiit Amejican, sfaipped to those ports
- dime* from the United Stales, by American citizens;
and it is exUemely to t* regretted th«t they .should
be furnished wttb the slightest groepdi Sttadm*
. V* s •
American
V t *f v ■ *
* H htti Si
clar^d their intention to- maintain tW Integrity.p's
ifte wltra-amin* poewtstoas of Spain, so long at
Sj»» •hellrememunsubjugated by the Freoeh.
iSK&wiyi w #« .>• ;,• v - v vj a -riwsiJUd,'
? •' 2 ■<>•% -> > “*■■’• • tt '*■&.■ ■ - ■ I
,; ’ . AwxAirDaT, September 4. <
1 ’ *"e following precious morcrau it taken from l
Ipt “ Reporter,” ft violent democratic pnper print- !
edat Lexington (Ken.)—our renders nny derive 1
some satisfaction iruni i view of the maimer iel ^
Which the rulers of this nation are spoken of by
their former friends, the flaming patriots of the
\mtern World. AUx. toady Ada .
Prcnch Influence.—To say much or to offer any
remarks in a paper containing those most irnpur
tartt “ unofficial conversation” would be an intuit tb j
our readers. Those letter*, speak too. plain, not to
be understood. *
The circumstanreof the British government send
ing them forward to the different courts of Europe
previously to submitting them to their own parlia
ment sumps the effects they expected; and it was
impossible that the effects could be otherwise than
wbat those letters have effected—
rhe hostility or a declaration of war by Europe,.
against the United States. . ‘ ,
But we are informed, and many of our citizens
of the most correct principles enquire—Has not -
Ershine been guilty of lying f
We will give our opinion in a few words and our
reasuus for this opinion. -• -;i >,;. s • ■. ,
We say—NO-(Possibly hemay have varnish- 4
ed and glossed rather too highly)—because— i
The important instructions to Armstrong, that 1
1‘we were not bound to contest the maritime lows oj [
Great Britaincomprises every assertion of Er- !
skine. , ,, ... . ; . j
cvnjf an oi me administration, i
wliicli we have seen lor eighteen month* past, com
prise every assertion or Eiskine. * '
Because, The mean, despicable, low, shuffling e- 1
vatinns and constructions, of the mode pointed out
to t^e British government, by Mr. Pinkney, con- ^
tained in the letter of Cauning to Erskine in this
day’s paper, by which the American flag was to he
placed under the domination of British crjuiaers
comprizes every assertion of Erskine. ’
Because, The infamous and abomiitH’le bill
“ called Macon’s bill,” aud which "we have been
informed was begotten and born in the cabinet_
went to the length of absolute submission to Bri
tain. The non intercourse bill Errkine declared
was “ evety thing" which Britain could desire, „n
der a pretence of impartiality to both the bellige
rents. Erskine declared it would act only against
France, as Biitain was certain of every evasion of
that act in her favour ! Macon’s bill comprises all'
the assertions of Erskine. , .
Because, The .administration were in possession
of those letters of the ninth of April, and dared
not lay. them before congress then sitting; and Gal
latin’s defence is dated April 25, and not published
hi fore July 17.
Does -’his look like innocency t
This act comprises all the assertions of Erskine.
But here a most important responsibility presents
itself, which will hot fail to arrest the attention oj
our fellow citizens, and particularly the merchants,
whose property is confiscated, and whose vessel*
will be captured in consequence of those “ uuoflici
al conversations.”
As the administration were in possession of those
letters, on the ninth of April* and knew that they
hod been circulated over the continent of Europe,
why did they not immediately deny the assertions
of Mr. Erkine by extra courier* also, and by those
menu*, at least, attempt to avert
A WAR WITH EUROPE. ' Vf"'
And why did they not immediately inform opr
merchants, trading to Europe, of those letters!—
For no merchant but a natural born idiot, hut who
• would have seen directly at half a glance, the sure
consequence of those cursed whisperings? Millions
of dollars will be lost in ronsequeuce of ibis das
| tardly bolding back those letters.
The only diode by which error can be rectified, is
to look our deviations boldly in the face; not know*
ing and feeling ourselves to be in the wrong, by a
: sheepish low tricking, to make bad morse. But
this has been the case here, and our merchants will
feel, and our fellow, citiaens will feel, and every
mail will more and more develope the trammelled
dependent situation of the United States on Great
, Britain. - - - - •;.»
Iu thus avowing nor sentiments we know we dif*
' **r fr°m many, whose ciarity attempts to persuade
them, that tki* adminfstialmn cannot do wrong.—
Of the integrity of Mr. Madison we never doubted;
| but as President we know no other than Mr, Madi
' son must, and will be the responsible character. If
| he has from leant of ^firmness, or indecision, sancti*
1 °'ied erroneous arts in compliance to others, 01 con
trary to his better judgment, he must'see it is foil
time to stop short, a house divided cannot' serve
tbs United-States. (c. -
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G azette Mwine ■ Alemora
r
\ ARRIVED.
Sloop Elizabeth, Pinkham,
ty of 5t. Domingo, bmind to Net
Left‘here, sch’r Caroline, Preeioi
! time of sailing uncertain.
ScVrSaHyr Crfcightoo, 5 days from Near York.
__ _T , ... CUrfafqm, Avgtut25.
t' "»e United States’ frigate United Slates, u of the
wt Jt tr>u» ■ - ’ • ,m *i- ", ^.ixi
•• 'Attgaar'■>
; The United States* ship W%irns In the offing
yesterday.' "• 1 .y/Y' ‘ v
The United' States* brig Statin, froai
K~d., .m.rt ihi, iMJtSm--“ ?
[uimi y n;
\ • ■ ; ^tjaaiafiykei&Cok
t September 7. -y y. g 'y - **
«t; *>V e .■
■, . ^ FOR SAl^,-.
' OnAomrd tht Sdno&r Mum-Smte^
2500 bushels Turk’s Inland
Ar ‘ 4 -•se,
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-‘4J- - f<v*','
rf^l^pkSieiOTK
'■f&v&Pt-v ‘Ijp
«„ -.5Kip^r-M:BS^:
D^KE
^i?Tfc# Sold at PubRrk AucIioAt #p
->« Mona^/r^SeYeitte^MlS
\t X! o'Clock a* she’wtfv feys — ‘ ' ' "
>hip fs well found and coppered to tho bends nipt,
n|»S ••■©* • in London ; it is presumed that »he will
tow upwards of 590 hogsheads of Vlrglnt*. t<tl
If r inventory to be seen at Messrs* Ajffim
Cetij’s, and terms made known on tkadsy
$h Robert Dickson?
September r. .• .* >'-94»-‘/'
iniie at Auction. ^
3n Monday the 10th jnstahr « joy
Office, at 11 o'Clock* wUi be aft* tNtiWNuKl
to dose a concern, *’1' - _ f,l7?77;’V'
J trunks Callicoes, 1 do. Fumituredo.
s ** Cotton Shirtings. . ■ f' '7■" ' .J. *
Newbcrn Motes wiU be taken in payment.
7* Wm.,B. Lamb.’. $
September 7.
i .i
Merta Sheejlii
i: Sgi'
imported in the Shift fVooifroft Simfy ' Thttmat
Haynes, winter, from Lisbon,"■.
19 Merino RAMS and 51 E#B%
warranted of the true Merino breed, of the Cabana
:alied Paulurs, equal if not superior to any other
Merino Sheep in Spain, being part of tbe Socks df
he Prince of Peace, Don Manuel De Godoy ; tit*
ireed of which was purchased by hint of the Cajrtbi*.
ian Friars in the year 1798,JU remained in kw
mssession upwards of fourtem^ears without any
idmixiure of blood; certificates of pedigree msVbe
een on application.—If not sold previous to Wc&>
“iESDAY the 2d of October next, they will on th&t
lay be exposed to publick sale on a credit of S and#
Donths for approval endorsed paper. - *' 4'
' W HVIt'lfCU pipCr> ' £ l■*, K>$
Moses Myers & Sou/
September 7.
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ii
HAIR CLOTH, jf
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WOOD AND HASTINGS*«
Have Just received,'
I case of plain Sattin Seating, 30 to S3 inc
1 do. of Cotton Hose, ,, >
1 do. Sewing Cottons, in balls coloured
2 bales fine India Cottonum
Flag Silk. HandkercliicfsMfcket Hnndkercfi
White and Plaid I.U3trings^Sewirtg Silks,' \
Coloured Threads, Nuns do. Pins, Ribbon*/ '}
White Kid Gloves, coloured do. Russia Diapers, ;
\ few dozen Pocket Books. <;•> , VH
September 7. _tf v,
•v**
NOTICE.
Owners and Occupier*of Housesand
Lots on Main-street, from old Bank-street to Mr.
W. Herron’s western boundary on the a«id street
sill please take notice that in ten Says from this dbtm
hey will be called on for an advance of one
per foot for every foot of ground they hold ou siM
itreet for paving the same. : > ■ ,i
* Sam’i Moseley, CoL
Sept. 6.
BOTTLES.
■ £
■:* 1
100 Qross Glass Bottles,
on board the Ship Union—For Sale by
■ A. Macluhr.
NoaroLx BoaooGe, .
At a Quarterly Session Court, held the ZTlh day I
August, 1810. ":t 3 ../l
Hezekiah Ketchum, CompTt V '
. • • Against r * KlnOmtcm
Charles Gnce and Warren Ashley, f • l .Tn *
■- Defendants.'
THF. Defendant Charles Orice not ifvfngeetfi
cd his appearance, and given security wcooft
ing to the act of assembly and the rules of this court
and it appearing to tho^Misfaction .of the court, tin
he is not sn inhabitantSfthir commonwealth r o
the motion of the complainant by his counsel, it I
ordered that the said defendant Charles Orfced
appear liere on tin fourth Monday in Novemb*
next, and answerthe brH of the cnmptatnsnt, an
that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted ia on
of the newspapers printed i» this Borough for eidi
weeks successively, and posted at the famt'dMr <
the Court-House of this Borough t and it it forth*
ordered, that the defendant Warren Ashley wh
hath effects of the said Charles Grice in .his fcayy*
do not pay, convey sway, nr secrdrsuch effects, tN
retain them till the further enter of this court. '
. ACopy^ Teste,
Geo. W. Camp* D.
Scales at Auction
*■«#.
WUl be Sold on Fndaythe,
■ September next, at 13 o’Cloek, on the prtmists
without reserve, tike following *
■ Valuable Propjlty;*?’
^Lt-v * ■***■>
« oil:
One Britk Honse oc<?upi__
ley Graham as k M« House and Dwelling,* hsvhu
two excellent Ovens, and every way Calculated fo)
carrying on the Baking Business.,.... .. v,
One -TwojStory- Brick Hbif8e» «&
Jttiniag the said Bake House, and «4 ;: '$k
• One Double Fire-Proof House, 4l
«t the same l^oe, situated to fttlMMrect “and Tay
fcw’n lane—The whole subject * gritofrfq* «ff«l
g* *******
foe Property paid for tC vuluatMo,
% The terrgs will * ‘ *''
Which will be ato
to purchase may view .
<*•* Uto^ys^aaie;.
at cwee'tJock,***
Mil M«