Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-06-25 00:00:00, page 3

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rs landed very nmteriMIy :^JWp?tiv« tfee
,.,„ ij* H| inmatei, it is impossible t,< docfei; but
-tfawrfcily for »l*e feme of the ’ legislatot, repeated
'gpmmiUecs wereappo'uitedlo inspect the state of
ft* prison, to investigate the conduct of the gover
nbpr, and to.report (he farts Which occurred on the
investigation. All. these committees, conducted by
persons of the most opposite political sentiments,
and under different ministers, uniformly concurred
ip approving of the general slate of the prison ! At
first, the hpn. member'sstatement, excited horrour,
and a parliamentary committee proceeded to exa
jmne the house, but they found nothing like what
had been represented ; it was a house of correction,
not of pleasure, but no traces of cruelty or injus
tice were discesuable'. In this case, sir Francis’s
ardent imaginMion had magui6>-d the e'eils as much
as he exaggerated the Case si Gale Jones, and the
committee, inflame'! with his accounts, nn finding
them falsified by facts, wen thus led to approvema
fiv thint;g which otherwise miuht have btfcn iustlv
•tid advantageously reformed. This it the inevita
ble consequence Of zeal and enthusiasm overstep
ping the province of judgment ; even truth ceases
to lie commanding, when dressed in the garb <*t fic
tion. Sir Fruni is repeatedly returned lo the charge
against the goveioour,' arid was as repeated!) de
feated, till at length public opinion, founded on the
•worn declarations of several independent gentle
Oien, took a rontmiy course, and oven popular
sympathy became at last excited in favour of the
Supposed innocent itud persecuted governour Aris.
The case ha* now sunk to repose, except among
those yery few individuals, who confounding the
instrufnrnt with the agent apd_stil» smarting under
the recollection of what they consider their unjust
'confinement, occasionally revert to those distresses
which are the'con sequences of calamitous times.
The remaining political events in the life of sir
Francis, are too recent and too familiar to the pub
lic Oir repetition here. His general opposition to
the war system of Mr. Pitt, and his unceasing ds
•ire of parliamentary reform could not fail to pro
Ybre him considerable popularity, and his election
for the county of Middlesex, anJ afterwards for the
city of Westminster, wilt long be. remembered as
examples < f public spiiit. During tbv short peace
in 1802,. lie went to Paris, where he spent the great
„ er.part of his time with Mr. T. Paine, a man of
. infinite wit and humour,” who warmly engaged
' .the feelings of sir Francis, and candour obliges us
to say'ihat bis political sentiments at the period al
luded to, were much mure moderate than those of
the representative for Westminster. Immediately
on his return from Peris, he engaged in the co«
.. tested election for Middlesex during which many
^grenes occurred, over which it is the interest of
morality to draw a veil. Sir Francis had previous
ly formed a very intimate acquaintance with a man
of more learning, bui n-.it more g nius .ban Mr.
Paine, ve mean Mr. Horne Tnnke. Hed this gen
tleman’s talents and learning been usefully employ
ed, he might have conferred a lasting advantage on
his ape ami country ; but unhappily his wit and
raillery were always directed towards the politics ot
tha day, without any regard to bis ow n character or
hi* duty to society. Unfortunately too, for sir
Francis', the easiness of his disposition renders all
his acquaintances friends, and the friends of such a
man as I)orae Tboke most necessarily be his imi
tutor. The danger of example has often been ob
served, but is ver better triustfated than by a
French writer on manners, “ Lis mauvais exam
pies, says Pmiagi*, nuisent en reqc ils er!rui..enia
la pratique du ms! ; mais 1e$ Lous noised aussi
quclquefois cn ee qu’ils bor.ient d-ms la pratique du
fcien." Mr. H. Tuoke is pleased at beiug the prince
of the beaux trprits and bailsmans at his ow n table,
Sir Francis with the applause of his infeVtours in
virtue. Of all human passions, indeed, ambition
may be the most useful or the nyist dcctiurtive, ac
cording as it is directed. Thedigilo mnmh uri et diiier
hie tst; the fondness for admiration and applause
seems natural to'man, and accompanies him from
the crqdle lo the grove. Everyone pants afterdis
(inrlinh, end even in this woild attects a kind of
immortality. But w hether this passion for celebri
- ty, this eegt-rness for that imaginary life'which ex
ists only’ in the breath of other people,'be laudable
or criminal, useful or frivolous, anisi he determined
by. the means employed, which will always be di
rected to whatever happens to be the reigning ob
ject of. applause. To this afferth-n most be ascrib
ed the condurt of Ernstatus in burning the temple
_t n:.. .« i i’x/> .1*
1} V. I V/lli \
jpaitc, and even that of the benevolent Howard, ,md
most of our distinguished patriots ! Hf>nce the dun
't ger of that example we have just noticed,
, “ Virtue, forever frail as fair below,
» Her tender nature suffers in the rrowd,
"Nor touches on the world without a stain.”
Among the instances of sir f’s adveise friend
ships must he enumerated that with' Desperd and
the late James Paul; the latter was a mere adven
turer, and although re presented by some ‘‘ as a man
more sinned against than sinning,” he could not e
Jnije the penetration of Air. Tooke, and was in fcve
*V respect unworthy of sir f *s attention. *Jn like
manner, the baronet’s intimacy with Mr. Roger
O'Connor, the avowed enemy of the British const)
• tution and everything British in Inland, and Messrs.
Cobbett and Wright, both of whom have furnished
the popular test of political turpitude in the incon
sistency of their lives, must be placed among those
which have diminished his political influence, with
out adding to hU reputation tor sagacity and virtue.
Of the triumphal rar, and all the pageantry of
popular adulation, we woo’d speak in the language
of the virtuous Laeedremonian who nohly rrpre
beaded the Saxury of the degenerate Athenians
. 4< Jr"*1. ?r* highly criminal in wasting so much lime
and giving that serious attention tn trifles, wljirh
; ‘.ought to be dedicated to the afl.nrs of the publirk ;
and it is still more criminal to throw away on such
baubles, thht money whir h might'hfve' been appli
ed to more useful purposes.” It was equally uhplii
_ Iosnphical^inconsistent and fnipolitie, and was sub
' of the qtijy Slid for which it eotld posiiMy
~pHiPd enthusiasts niayce,H*it hnpjtsr,
' but the judicious feel it a lii-grare: The attempt
lifeitwi'se to ri-epreciate'agrfrullnre, af)d the conduct
of those fiiendieof fliftr sprvibs who have devoted
and dishonouruble, that he Should ever lenaqnce'
him Both as a private and political friend. Sir
Francis's only excuse for barricading his house is,
that the Serjeant, from respert, had omitted the ce
remony of touching him . Mf. Whitbread also ac
knowledged the impropriety of such conduct, and
its cruelty and injustice to a man who had behaved
to him with so much respectful politeness. Sir
S. Romily disclaimed all acquaintance with him ;
others accuse him of bring sanguinary hi assem
bling a mob, while the parish-oftirers, on the au
thority of the scripture maxim, that •• oflt nces may
come, but woe to him through whom they come,”
are deliberating to site, hitn for the damages of
breaking windows. Finally, the Times of Thurs
da'\, after romnurinc bis resistance to that ol a
fradulent debtor, who seeks to avail himsrlf of the
weakness of the laws to elude his creditor, declare-,
that “ gcnlteman/yfeelitig should hare 'withheld him
from practising to injurious a deception upon one
(the sergeant at arms) who was treating him with so
much indulgence, and whose Unity u as the cause that
rendered him liable to the imposition.*’ It afterwards
seeks to extenuate this censure by stating his irreso
lution, his last efforts t<> barricade his house ; and
concludes by complimenting his heart at the ex
pense of his head ! “ To defend his morals we,
are obligee] to jmpeaeh his talent, and to pal
liate his apparent’ deviation from veracity, ac
knowledge the varill ition of his councils.” It
is thus his character is treated l>y both friends
and enemies ; and however ju»t or unjust such cen
sures may he, they aie at least a proof of some
thing jcrong. We’atS not among those who consi
der success a test of merit,'but we think that uniform
disappointment in every attempt is a demonstration
ofdcf-ctivejudgment. Sir Francis has been fourteen
yttars in parliament, and has never effected any one
o'his objects. Mr. Wardle was not much above
as many months before he had effected what per
haps no other mat) would have attempted. Sir
Francis has indulged his fancy in ginrrnl declama
tion on abstract principles : Mr. Wardle has dirert
ed all his knowledge and powers to one point, and
suggested measures which will eventually beiicfilhis
country. We interfere not with any man’s mo
tives, we speak of facts alone. Injustice, howe
ver, to sir Francis, we must here observe, that must
of the'reprehensible part of his late conduct was
occasioned by the timidity of the serjeant at arms,
and the indecision of the ministers, who appeared
'not to know how to art in such a case.
In adhering to facts or arguments only in this
sketch, w« consequently pass over all these insinua
tions and stand'rs of which every man who arraigns
those in power is sore to ba the subject.— On this
principle we cannot notice Mr. Daniel O’Bii
cn’s opinion of sir Francis’s inordinate ambition
and desire of sovereign sway, still less repeal
the charges brought against the adherents ol Pauli.
That tiie baronet is a good husband and father all
prisons unanimously allow; he is a dum»stirk
man,and at Wimbledon is surrounded by old friends
whom be. esteems, old horses which he will neither
work o->r &»!!, and old cows that he will not deliver
to the butcher, although they no longer yield him
any milk. That such a man might be eminent)}
useful to the stale, must be evident, when the house
of commons is divided into two parties, winch art
obstinately and nearly balanced, that a third is re
quired to act as umpire. So true it i-*, as he declar
ed in 1S06, that “ whenever the contending par
ties and factions in a state unite, the history ut the
world Lears evidence that it r.evrr is in favour, but
always-wt. t‘ e expence of the people.” That a gen
tleman of the rjiuk, character, and fortune of the
independent representative of Westmin3t<r should
be deficient ;n that wordly prudence, judgment, or
discretion, necessary to give him his natural as
cendency in the house of commons, must be mat
ter of serious regret to all who know the import
ance of only one able and upright member in that
house. Those who have observed the conduct of
Mr, Wllberforce in. parliament, however they may
dissent from his opinions, must at least have per
ceived that a truly independent man might fbere ac
quire an honour, dignity, and influence, which
might be converted into the means of prevmling
vice, and diffusing real 1 less'ngs to millions.
ARRIVl.D.
British Sloop Jolit Ann. Stowe, T5 day* from
Turk’s Island, Salt, John Gmnherry,
Scli'r Mermaid, Burk, 6 days from Boston.
Si U’r Happy Return, Hand, 6 day s Uotn Phila
delphia.
Stb'r Rising States, Gilbert, 6 days from New
York.
Scli’r Little Mary, Killy, 9 days from Boston.
Srh’r Seaman. Seaman, 4 days from New York.
Biitish brig Point Shares, Stowe, 13 day's 'from
Bermuda, Ballast, John Granbery.
Spanish brig Venesula, Sanz,* 36 days fmrrt La
Guira, Coffee, Hides, Indigo, &c. C. & F, Whittle.
The sch’r Eliza, Sever, will sail for
Baltimore on THURSDAY next. June 20.
Just arrirdd and this day landing Worn on board the
Little Mary, from Boston, the Seaman, and
Young Sachem from New-York,
20 hhtls first qual. Muscovado Sugars,
60 barrels Beef, Boston inspection, No. ], 2, & 3,
SO riu, do. New-York "dm prime,
20 do. N, £. Rum, 150 do. Apple Brandy,,
4 pipes French Bundy, 12 hhds. Loaf Sugar,
And in Stare,
300 boxes Candles, 400 do Stmp, - ,
5 boxes Rose v
5 do. P-lmyrene k
8 do. Violet f '
2 do. Jessamine > c/S’Af> 1 ‘ 1 # ’A
3 do. Palm ( • ,
6 do. Windsor :1 n-r^Ur + • »
4 ; do, White. ■ v • , ,, r,.f
*
THIS'E^RNmO, rtrc «5tH .T«ne;
Witt tie presented for tbe firit time Umva crlcbra
ud Frageilr fo five Acts, called . . 1....
MAHOMET, v ,, t
THE IMPOSTER.. .
The part of Zaphna by Master Pnyrtt.
Mahomet, Mr. RutKerford.
Mirvati,. (His General) Clark,
Alcanor, Cireejt,
Pharon, Jones.* 1
HercWes, M'D<mali
Amm';p, Austin,
Mulev, Utt;
Palmira, Mrs. Placid*.
To which will he added the Entertainment of
ELLA ROSENBERG.
The Elector, Mr. Rutherford.
Count Mont fort,
Caulfield,
Rosenberg,
Young,
Storm,
Clark,
FluttermariL
Jones,
Conrade,
Utt,
Stephen,
M 'Donald,
Commander of the Guard,
Foster,
Soldier,
Austin,
Peasant,
Barton.
Ella Rosenberg,
Mrs
Green,
Christina,
Clark,
Mrs. Flutterman,
Utt.
Doors to be opened at Six, and the Performance
to commence at Seven o’Ch>ck nrecisely.
(13* Admittance Onr Dollar—Tickets to be had
at the Ledger Office, and at the Office of the Thea
tre.
FOR LIVERPOOL,
The fine fust sailing SHIP
^ P E'RS E VF.RA NC E,
Captain Smith, will sail in all this week. For pas
sage only', having elegant acommodations, apply'to
Martin Fisk.,
June 25. 3
FOR. CH ARTER,
The Ship United States,
R. H- Porter, master, burthen 400
hogsheads. v
Moses Myers & Son.
Her Cargo of SALT for Sale.
June 25. tf
FOR BOSTON,
To sail on Wednesday Morning,
3ir<b»t«4C.The Packet SellT Mermaid,
Captain Buck, has excellent accommodations. Ap
ply on board at Southgate’s wharf, or to
Martin Fisk.
June 25. 3
To-Morrow, (Tuesday) ‘26th instant,
(if fair) if not the neat fair day, will be Sold at
the eud of Maxwell’s wharf, at 12 o’clock,
gS HIE GOOD SCHOONER
DIANA,
Burthen about 55 tons, with el! her
materials as site came from sea—Terms, 3 and 4
months—approved endorsed notes.
, E. Lee.
June 25. 1
On Friday next, the 29th instant,
will be Sold at Autpion on the premises, No. 2,
Boush-street, at XI o’Clock,..- . —
The Household FURNITURE of the
Subscriber,
Consisting of Plate, China, Glass, Prints, Ward
robe, Secretary, Book Case and Books, Chairs, So
phas, Four Post Bedsteads, Beds, Tables, 6tc. he.
aSKsO, '
An excellent Negro, Woman with
two Children, and a Milch Cow.
Terms of Sale, under fifty doiDra cash ; fifty and
net exceeding one hundred dollars ninety days ; tine
hundred dnltars and upwards one hundred and twen
ty days—approved indorsed negotiable pappr.
John White.
June 22. 3
. * \ vjiujfwi x. ori*u{ x J'orjviK)
C Junelirh, 1810.
TH^ undersigned has it in command to repute
lish tn<; following intelligence tor the. iufurn,i-»ti
nn ci the Men hunts of Virgini'i, who may be pro
vided at his office With the necessary certificates.
“ IV1 PHH KAS’fiffietal information is rtccii cd
“ that the distric t tf Aiaraaiybest d Coro, which
“ compose c large 'torsion of the province of Vciit
“ tut la, have 'unanimously- disagreed to the anti*
“ naionut measures lately adopted by their brethren
“ if the diitnei tf Curraccos, ana are determined
“ to preserve their integrity and fidelity to the go
“ vernment of the motherpounfry, administered in
“ the name of thtir beloved king Ferdinand Vil h,
and have accordingly decreed that no vessel will
“ be admitted ft am the United States of America
“ into their ports, Without the necresry consular
“ documents from the Consuls of His Catholic k Ala
“ jesty resident therein, setting forth the-wine* of
“ the vessel, captain officers and crew, as well as
-** passengers—It is hereby made known to all
“ whom it may concern, that such documents wiU
11 hf granted at this office on application, without
“ which no vetfel will be admitted into- the portf of
“ these districts ; and us iris the particular wish of
*• his ea holick majesty's government, to cultivate
“ the. relations of friendship and trade between,the
“ United Stales and hie dominions of Spain and. A
mtrtca, it is to be hoped no vessel will proceed to
“ the.ports of these districts without carrying the
“ documents required by the govrtimentJ’ , j
Antonio Argote Villalobos,
gwuw ♦ . . ■ ooysifL.
a M. CURTIS
Hu. Just# received a further supply of FRI
. GOODS-eCbusvtjng qf
3 bales Factory Bed T.ick^ • >.,
I case .fancy pUiesUad^ilt Buttons •
ti*mf .
tim*h»»m*.ado.VVh«t*Ch*prJN
ut
Whit
Spirit* nr
K»t*U vVomlSodT 3
Spirit oLSsfl Amtionine
|«««‘%?k»»tof Wt«p at
Peruvian Bark*yellow
Cream «ii(T -Af
!'«'l»r •■ .. .5,;
Cowhave '
Purified Soda
Lee’s AntihUiou* PILLS
Powder of Ciilocynth
Ror.lieli*, Salts *
Orange Peel
Ci)arq.untie Flower*
Ginger
Anise Seed
Worm ditto . •«
Jalap
Tartar Emetic
C pperass '" :
Blue Stone ■ < .. .,
Patent .Spring Trusses
with Ivory Pad* "
Orange Apples-. vi
Ivory Blatk . -i
C<urt Pis iitcr
Spring Lancets *.
White Lead •
Common Tuta.se*
Sal Ammoniac 3 .
Essential Salt of Lemon*
Coriander Seed v .
Pumice Sti ne . J?
PatentSago in Ib canniv
# tars . .•
Powder of Tyrujesrlc. ,
Cvinmba
*• * Rhubarb‘
Cardamom Seed*
Glass of Antimony
' Cerat&r *V:H
Hopkins’s Pile Ointment
Sponges
L v«m Myrrh—Ailum^-Cassw^ |
rreparea V/ainmei
Diachylon PI lister '
Strengthening do.
Powder of Liquorice
Orris Root - '*
Cloves
Gum Guaiae
— Shell Lp.c
Ansfostida
Galbanum
Rqst of Iron
Angustar Hark
Ca»cbriltM do.
Refined Camphor
Manna in serta
Isinglass
Caster
Bole Armenic
Mercurial Plaister
Gum Benzoin •
, Ammoniac
Gamboge |
TraghCanth - \
Crude Aeliroooy
Prepared Crab's Claws
tssence ot JDgrgamqt and l^nvmo
Uitoi sweet Almmds
Flowers of Benzoin
Infernal Stone
Oil of Mint
Extract of Hemleck
Peruvian Bark
Conserve of red rosea
Powder of Ipccacuanna
American Castor Oil ve
ry superior • i
. West'lndia do. do. excel-.
lent quality '
Arrlmorisca! Copper
Oil of Pennyroyal
Cloves
* Cinnamon
, I.nnar Caustic
Oil of Anise Seed
Rose Water, very excel
lent, in pint bottles
Essence of Pi-npermint
Cepti.iic finon * ‘
Turlington’s Balsam
S.eyrs Opodeldoc
Stoughton's bitters
Godfrey *a Cordial ■ '’.'I
Norris’s Drops, UrecAwl sm4J bottb
|C7» Orders from tne country will be
tended to, and Medicine Chtitiibir SUK
with neatness nod expedition. , H>sgj
.June 25. - .
Real-Superfine BFi
Navy Buttons, Canton Cri
Just received and fo
^either in
A large PEARL EAl
With three leaven of green enamel™
any person has feoiul the anvse arid
this office, thf7 shall bejM»d««a>glfM
June 2J. ~ ^ W
• HERRING:
tOC barseU fresh islted Her
the schooner Se*«4n, lying
rj ,4:
A few pots frwk'Gt
each c«ntaini*$ 14 pounds,
.wlahun-jh?
Dragon's
■ htr ■'
Psvfcfief nf'ij
Prepared JSi
Mi*£!u*gia n)
ttaot of M«:
ft ot of VateHtn R **
Rattle
Oum Arabfc of iuUrta
UumXvna f$j$
AleppoGtiU |
imps..—.
»
Leaves «f
Succotorine
Virgin** Sat
ycruv^^A,
Expressed Oil of J<Wife
C«»»U Bud* ■'
CaliminaSwme, 4«#
Silver CaOwcers f£j,
Elastic do. v >
• BuUgl#*
Lmt ?' * ,!.• 1:.:■!>#%
srsSs"'4--*
Cinnamon Wafer '*4
Sul«Me'T*r«r?3™’ *•■'
oil of lam&b&m*
British Oti
Biilram of
Sucking!
Hefovinn B«l**«n ^
Church-, CougkdroM
Aqu. Fords %
Marine Acid
UaveiKl«r W»tet, ,t
Fl«awfri
JSMr‘
tirecn Mid;
Htworted
I. nies’s )Vvi
Q*kkJl«ar
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