Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-07-11 00:00:00, page 3

declare nur sincere hud firiS reiulu^n to support|
ipoiryjawed'. Hy every ni-ans in -Vr power, the most
uu ell-#eon*titnuon ol these realms; and so ex
ert rprr tejii,endeavours to impress on the winds of
those connected wilt) us, a fevereoce for, and duct
itubni'Sston to the Uwy. We are pyrsuijifed, it -is t<«
the prrservat'OQof the ancient and acBhowfedged
privileges of every branch of the three great estates,
"founded nr. they were :« reunite, and improved a#
they have l*«en m succeeding. ages, that‘We owe the
jglauiWnanre or all social order and government ;
and «hde we Commit as a s irred deposit into toe
hands(ol parliament the guardianship of our civil
and religious' liberties; we aref fully pet snarled, that
'they neser wdi i.e abused by an ah™il- or timid sub-;
mission to the violence ot a factious multitude, noi
axerrised as an engine of arbitrary opjmssiou or
assumed power, nor yet sacrificed by ignomiuious
baseness to unconstitutional influtace.
True to ourselves, faithful to our country, and
.Jtvuurg our beinved king, we view with ntdignati
oneVry attempt to infringe upon any branch of the
constitution—a constitution from which we derive
every thing that is grentsnd good—a constitution
which, as it has had the distinguished merit on for
mer occasions, so we trust will, in fuluie, be found
competent to correct its error*, i.od reform its abu
*es. And we deprecate the new and mischievous
impulse which is industriously cud maliciously rais
ed tmlhe: pyblick mind, by degrading'the dignity
and authority o( parliament; and. which, under the
specious plea of regulating and commuting its pn
•‘vile.-es, would strip its powers aud destroy ns ex
is tehee.
Amid transactions which embrace interests sn
many and so important, it is impossible to bo r.eu
tr.il or indifferent. We feel it therefore to l>8 nui
bounden duty to rise in energy and laithluluesi with
the rising turbulence anJ disaffection. Animated
alike in the same laudal^ endeavour to aid the rmn
ninn rause, we call updo all ranks and conditions,
yburjing in oblivion eveiy p.«iiy Vtding, to unite
and support the true best interests of our country,
a love and veneration for the laws and maintenance
of civil subordination: fixed and determined as wc
are'to resist all factious attempts at innovation, to
defend our good king, and to preserve, unimpaired,
the sukhmest constitutional fabric); ever reared by
human wisdom.
. At lb * same meeting, a h-ttei, of which the fol
lowing is a copy, was unanimously resolved to be
•ant to the mayor, and was presented to him by*
Mr. larlt, the Chairman, accompanied by a deputa
tion nf the niff ting :
Tit the tcorshipjul John Tlarke, Esq. Mayor of Li
verfuol.
Siu— 11.ivina read m the publick papers, that a
requisition was lately presented to you to call a
.meeting nl ti e inhabitants of the town, “ to ronsi
(l*i oi li e tin isures n<-(e»sary to be adopted in run
jf ijot nee of (wb.it the r eqms it mins 13 have eh os n to
tirui) ihe alarming assumption of power late!’ ex
ercised by the hosnmrai le the Commons House of
Parham. oi,” |o which r qiiisilicn you w, 3 pleased
isiuive an answer in the mg<etve. Wc tl i under
,»lgm-(l, ‘a; you to accept oor sincere and unleiun-'d
• vhuowb dgmi fits for ibis proof of your ir d% n
d me aim oUichin*r.t to the established govern
nit nt of the unili d empire.
* -l he passing ev nts »| every succeeding day t*r.d
mate fil'd more lo con firm us in lie opinion, that
meetings such as those which have lately disgraced
the c-ipitui artd its neighbouring county, whatever
theabetiors id them prelend to the contrary, have a
tendency til alhmatp tlip minds of ti e weak and un
, waiy, to introduce anarchy and disorder into every
pari ol las majesty's dominions, and lo shake the
foundation of tin- ibrone itself—(he best sevUIUy fur
the constitutional lrt?>-i ti.-s ol the people,
M.,y 23.
The publick tnijid is in suspense on '.ha subject of
a battle- wmch is daily r.tperted to occur between
Lord Wellington and the French ; not that there is
.ftny apprehension* enlectano-d nt the *. vet’*, -ho
-that tl -re is eveiy ie, son to believe that the con
test will be sharp «rl bloody. Marsh.rI Ne>, the
commander of die Picnrb, is one i f ti e most u.siin
guishtd of their generals, r.ud it is the system of
Buonaparte that success is the only tisi of nifr.t,
find tb t it is time to dau-rt those whom fortune de
serts. The French genera's, therefore, have every
thing at stake in battle.— If they iu > e< J, the libe
rality of lliiir master is without bimnds.— If they
nil,, they loose every thing. Hence, whenever the
conflict does take pl.ic e, it will be desperate and san
‘giiinary. No one ran have any appiein nsion as to
the victory —Lord Wellington is a truly brave man,
aiid thc aimy winch he Commands would give ttpu
tatmti lo a imir h less able officer. It is to be hoped,
however, that he will not have too much depen
dence on his Portuguese allies, oi venture too far in
, to ti e country.—Bell.
Price of American (lour—€5 a GS per bairt'l ol
l 3 4.
HOUSE OF COMMONS—May 3 5.
Americas Dispute.
■ Mr. Whitbread rose and said, that having read
and considered certain papers lajjd before the house,
respecting tbs negociulion which was earned on be
tween Mr. Eiskineend ttie Ainern.au government,
he was now perfectly prepared to state h:s opini
on upon them. The right honotfrabje gentleman,
hi* majesty's late secretary for foreign atl.ws, (Mr.
-Cq-nning), had puklickly charged Mr. Erskiue with
having departed widely from both the jetter and
tpirit..of his instructions. Mr. Eitkine denied the
fact; and ihcqueslinn M issue in the face of Eu
. rope was, whether or not the right honourable
gentleman had deviated from the truth. He for his
own part was persuaded no surh imputation could
be founded against the right honourable gmiltniun.
But— Sy
[Here the Chancellor of the E.tchequer rose and
deprecated the progress of the honourable gemleinap,
.in a speech which might lead to aim regular de
bate, there beiug no qussti-m.before the house j
, Mr. AVbrthrciid did not mean to bring forward li
ny mdtloo oil this subject ; he wished to save
the house the double of a discussion.. The ques
tion was at issue, as between the right honourable
gentleman, Mr. Erskipe, and hi lb: elf. What be
unshed to say then was, tftat all tn.it was .wanting
to the vindication nl Mr. Erskino, was the puhlica
tion of that Idler now before the world, and fron;
an attentive perusal of that Titter, he ihdught tin
vindKati'-u amp trie ; hut that f|pe instruction*
•were utft.dpmn.Vf at,'it Ac acniT<tcy they ought
to. have ban, nyr due attentigti to o l<ru wtic’l
iad then rtmkllf m ; tfnderstyg$
tng^lmwfcwt^ ihatdUi iuterrou||j' wft»-now inTse
^iiciatioft with AiftlMfca, fie dfl^not •froilO ufge
any thing fuitbcr 4f tlie suhjrtt. / ” f.
Mr. Canning expressed his aurpriseit the Course
pursued by the honourable gentleman, and thought
he had a right to romplaiu of his want of can
dour in thus deserting ij. dismission, which for so
Tong a time he had appeared so anxious to bring
forward. Foi his own paft, he had always
courted it, as thp only way in which he could
shew td the world, that what he had done in his
official character with respect to Mr. Erskine,
would hear the strictest and. most minute inves
tigation. There was nothing for wlihli lie was
more anxious than that the investigation should
he entered in to in the fullest manner, lie had ne
ver said any tiling tending to "traduce the cha
racter of Mr. Erskine, He had affirmed, and re
atfirined, that Mr. lirskine had acted emitrnrv to
his instructivns, not only as ta the letter, tut the
spirit of them ; and he was ready to make it ap
pear in argument, whenever the honourable gentle
man, or any other of Mr. Erskint’s friends, should
rhuse to lung it forward. He thought the hon
ourable gentleman did not trrfct him fairly, when
tiler he had stated, that if certain documents were
brought forward, it would appear that hi: (Mr.
C inning’s) conduct would he found faulty and repre
hensible ; and now those very documents wee
brought forw ard, the honourable gentleman desert
ed his foi trier ground, aud he was left without any
opportunity ol defending Ms official character from
the charges which bad at d.fLiuut times hem made
igainst it.
Sir Fiaucis Runlet t v. the Speaker of the House of
. Commons.
The following is a copy ol tbe Rule of tbe Court
of King’s Bench, for leave for tin Defendant to
plead several matters, upou tot- million of Mr. Ab
bott.
lVe<li;esda>i next, after three veils from F.asier
' day, in the jOth year if King George the 'Third.
Kurdett, Baft, against Abbott.
It is ordered that the defendant have leave to
plead several mafteis, to wit, NOT Cl l'I LTV to
the whole declaration, and for further plea to break
ing and entering the Plaintiff's Messuage, and the
assault aud imprisonment nicntiored in the first
count, a justification under the resolutions of the
House of Commons, that the Plaintiff had been
guilty of a breach of the privileges of thehou.se,
and was ordered by the house to be committed to
the tower of London; and that the defendant, as
speaker of the house o| commons, issued his war
rants accordingly, to the serjeant at arms, attend
ing the house, and to the lieutenant of the tower ;
and for further plea, to the assault and imprison
ment mentioned m the first count the like justifica
ti it.— I'pon the motion of Mr. Abbott.
BV IIIK COURT.
- SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
Liverpool, M .y 2S.
A considerable degree of activity appears now to
be maniiesud Loth on the part of the enemy and the
allies in different parts of the peninsula. In Leon,
Astorgi, alter a tremendous bombardment, has
surrendered to the Punch, under Junot. A great
part of the garrison however has escaped into As
tunas in the disguise of peasants, but the governor
having reiused to swear allegiance to Joseph, or.
which condition he was offered to he continued in
ill# i unround of the town, and 1000 men, vveie
sent to prance. Chic circumstance verv strongly
| marks the spun ol ti e Spanish peasantry. '1 he
governor, when he capitulated, enforced a stipnla
lion that the troops of ihpeii*;ny were uot to be
distributed in the adject nl country, assigning as a
reason, that he could not aiiswfr for their security
among his indignant countrymen.
The fore e under Junot, is staled at 10,000 tnen,
•if which number, alter the capitulation ol Astorga,
2000 were despatched tu Asturias, aud win oeirut
ed on tl.cir march by Pother. Only 300 remained
at Astorga, and the rest, amounting to near 8000
men, man lied toward Ciudad llodrigo, and we sup
pose have joined Marshal Ney, who threatens that
lortnas, which will now be the object of. settuus
contention. To both parties its possession is ol tbe
utmost importance. To the French, as it would
favour their designs upon Opotto and the North ol
! 1’orivg.rl, and foree tbe allied army southward; and
to the allies, as it is an interesting point betwetn
the enemy’s division in Lmn and Lsttenradura —
Ciudad Rodrigo is, however, a plare of considerable
strength, with a formidable garrison, and tho’ the
French have brought their “heavy artillery from Sa
Linhfcca for the purpose ol rommenring the siege,
it is not likily, were it even leit to itselt, soon to aur
render, but the movements ot the armies indicate
an approaching battle. Lord Wellington, aware ol
the design upon Ciudad Rodrigo, had dispatched ge
neral Craulord to cover it, aud as it appears, ironi
advices from Oporto, as late as the fOtli of May,
the French approue lied his advanced guard and drove
in the piquets. This movement has drawn Lore
Wellington Irom Vizeu, who, with 22,000 Hritisl
and 14,000 Portuguese, to k the direction of Al
rueida, and uii tbeiilh in*t. was advanced about £
leagues South east of Almeida. The French airmy
is commanded by N.y, and with the force under Ju
not, which lies probably joined him, is said to a
mount to 30,000 men. Other divisions are, how
ever, joining him, and the probability of a battli
will t ic determined by the respective proportion o
force. If the two armies approach near m point
of numbers, we apprehend that the French wil
prove shy of fighting. They will probably Itngei
until they aie joined ‘by power'll! reinforcements
and add to their chances of success by the supetio
rity of numbers. *
'l'lie small bands of the patriots are on the aler
ip. the different provinces with various success.—
Roman* has repulsed an attack upon Uadajos, am
O’Donnel shows that lie only wants a mute pow
erful and efficient force to do real service to bis coun
(jpr* All persons having claims a
gain* tha Su’v.crilier, are requested to make apjfli
cation to hi? brother-Wax. fftrbert, who is authp
rived to adjust and pay the same.
July ll.
l:eniison’s jacket Will sail lor Bai
mre l o^Jorrow tnolning JO o’Clocb. Xi4*
Married—L»*c«?vw»ing by the Rn. Mr. Sy
Mr, William Hester, to Mis* UAKKtptAN
DRE.
MR FRANCIS BURDSTT. ■ ■ .
FVom rvir riles of LoSBon papers to 22d May, we
have Occasionally published several articles relative
to the question which agitates the capital of the Bri
tish empire. We say capital—‘tor. we are assured,
verbally «nrl by their newspapers,'that the metro
politan disli irl only appears to side with Bordett—
and that but partially. A gentleman; bimseif a
eticl.ler for reform, informs us that he was in Lon
don when Sir Francis was arrested ; that he after
wards crossed the kingdom ; that the people out of
.Middlesex were uniformly against violence. We
published last week the protest sjgnrd by $0 Livery
men, against the Common Hill [and Burdett.]-—
1 he “ Morning Chronicle” <if May 15, now before
us, contains (including tl * above) upwards of iGoo
signatures to that protest, ;.ll Liverymen of London.
Sir James -Shaw asserted lu the house of commons
on the 8th May, that 1 500 signed in one day. Al
dernjan Combe replied that the Liverymen consist
ed • at least 18,000. The paper is open for ad
ditional signatures ; so that at least n powerful mi
nority ot the capital rife against Bordett, and he is
suppuited no whei s in the country. Indeed those
whom the mmisUriu] papel's term tbe most shame
less libellers in the city, seem to acknowledge -that
they have overacted their part : they have alarmed
all men of property ; nil who think with horror of
the trench revolution afe ready to oppose the v'o
Ionce which at such a period would overwhelm the
ifit and nuts, the property, tbe liberty and indrpen
u^rKvor Their country. mR»* as an intt*tfuae the
following friini lt,e “ London Tunes," of May 20,
an opposition piper, %,hieh hesitates not to charge
til* .government with corruption. [Feu. Cax.""
“ We have never run into the extravagance i f
even p'lUiatih:* (ht recent distit; barter, and interop*
rate rondm i ol those wh are seeking for “ refor
inalion” with so much zeal. We gave it as our opi
nion, at the very fotnmi neement of the agitation
in question, that it was a thing most desirable to
the perpetrators of publn k wrongs; tli.it tt would
lend to screen tljem, and that much evil would in
eonsequenre result from it; and every riav convinc
es us more strongly of the truth of our prediction.
In lact it will lie seen, that many of the temperate
and respe. table part of the community keep aloof
from both sides of the question, from ihe R s ilu
tiomsts ami the counter resolptionisis ; fromqphe
former on account ol their violence ; and from the
latter on account of the corrupt practices of govern
ment which they are evidently endeavouring to
maintain.”
Lords Grenville and Grey stand up against the'
resolutionists. The following was delivered in the
house ot lords May ~.
Lord Grenville entirety concurred with his noble
fiitnd (eail Gre)) and expressed his deep regret tnat
any person should have been so deluded as to attack
the powers and privilege, ot parliament, upon which
depended the very existence of the constitution, ana
the welfare and prosperity of the country. To par
liament the people were ill Jellied for then lioeities,
for their prosperity, end lor all the advantages they
had hitherto enjoyed. Take away the powers ol
parliament, and these deluded persons who now rlu
mouied against them would soon find that the liber
ly and prosperity ol the people would cease to ex
ist. It was ihiongti the means of parliament that
the liberty of the people was tiist established: it
was by pallium ot that that liberty had by wise
and wholesome laws, betn placed upon a firm aou
secure basis, and like their ancestors they ought l«>
rally round parliament, to preserve ns authority in
violate; loi wcie it to he'deprived of those privi
leges, upon wl.ich depended its power and dignity,
to what source could the people look lyr the main
lrnar.ee of their own privileges and their own liber
ties ? They could ludeed hope to denve little aid
from the Crown, il once the privileges ol pallia
msnt were gone. The nohle secretary of slate might
attempt a dtience ol ministers, but it was to thrir
misconduct that much of the evil that had arisen
was to he attributed, 'lhey had violated the con
stitution on their liist entrance into office, and had
ever since been acting in contradiction to the Uest
interests ol the country.
FROM SOUTH OF SP.4h\T.
Capt. Coley, axriwd at New buryport, left Ali
cant22d April, and inlurms tbal the 1T<n<h from
Andalusia bad advanced into Murcia, had taken
Loica, and menaced Muicm huu Carthageno. The
Spanish army of the centre wrre to retire to C«r
Miagtua and Allcant and not risk a buttle. We
hope they will Imrrass the French flanks, and cat
otl their supplies.—A p-Uuaii war is Uie policy a,
the patriots.
Prices or Corn akd Flour in Liverpool,
Corn Exchange, Tuesday 22d May, 1810.
The demand lor wheat cntiiinues, and lull is. per
bushel dealer. Other d eruptions oi pram aie also
in request ; barley and mall each 3d l« bid. and oils
2d to 3d per bushel advanced, lieans more re
quired lor, and Is to 2* per quarter higher. Good
l luur is scarce, at u further increase.
Mewbcryport, June 26.
Capture gf the Ship James Cook.
A letter Irdm capt. Charles Cook, jun. to hii
owners in this town, relates the parti, tilers of tin
capture of the ship James Cook, hy tbe French pri
vateer Wagrani, of 2 guns and 25 men, on the 24tl
April, about 12 miles from Rostock, (Lower Sax
nny) hound to Wispier; these piratical scoundtelt
intoxicated the sailors, and then bribed them to say
falsely, that she had been boarded by an Engltsl
man of war—She was immediately unloaded, with;
out the form of trial or condemnation. Capt. C
intended to compromise with the pirates if he could
as the time would be long before the pafters coult
be tent to Palis and returned} Lot thinks tin
chance it small of recovering the ship. '
Nsw
Extract of a Utter from Loudon,
■ 1 " Lost Siturday nigb^HI^H^J
in etiancil, ordering capture nnd
‘ 1 * *
Captain lUada^frfcfwig
wliifji port fa felt on the 29d nf M-«J»y$nfofJ
U^o British troops in I’ortugaf, tiinooirf
»3,000 men, anil litrft the Vottoguese Brtrty r#
of So,COD. That'this force way divided t»t<
divisions, and was stationed to rltfend the.
on the frontiers of i'ortogal. * TTtiel MtVrel
Otishes had taken place between the mm hi A
mies and the French, and smite srotniugcpai
!i>e Freneh had been taken and sent to Lisbon
fif»eraM.Htt)e had been hulfht. thnneh-#** w
ly expet ted; The English uftd PontigOese.wr
ti/Jiiig Lisbon, and meant to defend it ttgait
French to the last extremity. Troops strew*
coming in front England— there were ahos
English transports ttf'Ltshnn and'sbore expec
The Portuguese were itt high sp n1s.-~.Er., Pi
Departed this life, yesterday, at the bwTse of
Mis. Kiusey, No. 5, Br.i.idway, T/ili^U GiUiott
b>q. oi Richmond, Vir. in the 4>tb yf iir of hte age,
alter an illness of foot months, which he hole With
inmly fortitude—Mr. 0Dial was a natjve of
F.nglund, hut for ataqy years past an ipjiabifant df
Richmond, where the amia<4e qtialitiesf of hrshesYt
and his numberless virtues are so well known, that
his loss must be deeply regretted, '
Gazette Marine Afeiuntaru/a.
Tlie ship Itakinghaut. M'Lesq, ? Q ch^vs fro«i ,.S
Liverpool l otinii lu liiltnnor'-. went uufcj|tebi,y tm
Monday lust.
Tl»p ship ^William Till, from ih», port, Jms * 5
riveil «t Pxrmoiith.
^ The fhif.6 Intrepid, of /’etffehorjt, l6 days fnj*»
Faya!, bound to Newp.nt, whs spoken June 21, %
55,30.— Thixslnp Coin old, Irprp tins portlur
London, was spoken in 1st. 31, long. tiS, out.afrah
ii-iys. 'I lit; brig Comet, <rt Nrwbertfofd, Urt^^nf
Liverpool, whs spoken June 22, id iat. 37, 2b,
!• ut>. CO. 20, out 7 d<3 s,
'1 lie ship U’. odrop Sims, Haynes, of ttjii port | *
Powhatan, Poythresr,; and Hetty, Shore, of I’d
tershurg, were left at Lisbon Slay 22.
s>
On Monday next, the 16th ins.arit,
At XI n'Chck,
Will be Sold on the premises,
A House and Lot on Smith’s Point,
formerly the property of Captain Lawrence, dee’et, ,
It is about 108 feet front on hute-street, and 350 fe«6
deep to the Creelt--Terms Cash. W
Wm. Pennock, V. M* •
July 11. tds
AUCTION.
- , *
On Monday next, the 16th instant,
At XI (Kindt, mu be Sold, ST
A LOT OF LAND,
Opposite to David Cooper's House, near TdVn
Bridge. Said Lot fronts on the streil 107 feet, run
ning back 2<?4 feet in a jib, and containing in tltei
whole 12,09S square feet. * - ®*
Sale on the piemises, and terms made kne
the time.
July 9. 3
D. M. CURTIS,
Ab. J«, Markel-Squari,
HAS JUST HKCEITEB
A Supply of Fresh'GOODS, ,r
Consiating of
1 case English Silk Hosiery and Gloves, T*
1 do. Hatter's Materials, {a general assortment.)
Ladies’ and Gentlemen's Morocco Pocket Books, '~
bilk end Cotton Lace, Silk Veiling, Spider Nett,'
Best English Blue ami Black Sewing St»p,‘i.
Mao,
4 Trunks Black Morocco tNknts, *>. v.'■
1 do. (Ced'd) .VI isits and Children'* do. ' .
2 do. Ladies' Col'd Morocco dd.
I do. Ladies’ Buff, Lilac, Pink, and Silk Slides,
„ 01 ,lie »»*«* style jtist froji England^
Likewise on fynugnmn*, <4
1 case best Pins, 4 and 4 1-sf
J do. Fancy Cnllicoes, -A&ii;
2 do. Black and Drab London Hats, t s»s{ |
2 Uur knl> itk.s »nd Diapers, ■; « *
5 crates Crockery Ware—AH of whichhMt^fch#
BANK NOTES LOST,
OS the 2d day of March last, the Sehstrihet
into the Post-Office of this place, *
dressed to George H . CumfibHt, XuoZrvfflf^
netaee, containing four United State* Bank Np.MI
One Hundred and Eighty Dollars, mark* and ft
bers and follow, viz.
Norfolk, 7th October, 1808, S 448, payable to
it tiert Tailor or bearer, . Dola. lot
Norfolk, 7th October, 1808, K M3?, 2
payable to Kob’t Ta» lor or bearer,. fl
Norfolk, od December, 1802, F 937,
payable toRob’t Taylor or bearer*,. Wk >
Philadelphia, 2d November, 3608,- ^jj£»
P C8, C. North or hearer,
As this letter has utter been rrrriBB' fii .
Campbell, the presamplmfi is, it |iMI
[trope! h <nds. Wp ..
FIFTY COLLARS REWARD wIRbe jrieea
Norfolk Dra<
on each Share
anv, which wj
ur the t«i