Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-05-25 00:00:00, page 1

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VOL. VI.
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1810.
For Freight or Charter,
The Good
iStancli Brig INDUSTRY,
John Gladden, master, 165 tons burthen, double
decked and- well sheathed, expected to carry aboui
156ft barrels, now ready to take on board a cargo—
For terms apply to
Richard Blow.
May 21. rn tf
A Freight is minted for the
Ship Edward,
,Capt. Elliott, burthen 24.6 tons, ot
350 hogsheads tobacco, an excellent vessel, and ill
complete order to receive a cargo—Apply on board
or-to
C. Fry.
May 21. 3
REGULAR NEW-YORK PACKET
' For Nctc-York, the fast sailing Packet
Mary Ann,
W. Foster, master—For freight or passage apply on
board at Newton’s wharf. May 21.
For SALE or CHARTER,
The good fast sailing
Ship WASHINGTON,
Jesse West, master, burthen 331 tons, now ready
for the reception of a cargo. For terms apply to
Moses Myers & Son.
May 11. tf
FOIl LONDON,
>The fine new Ship Concord,
Seth Storer, master,
Burthen 310 tons, has part of her cargo engaged,
and will have great dispatch. For freight apply to
Moses Myers & Son.
May 11. " tf
For Freight or Charter,
THE
Good Ship Thoma: Wilson,
Now on her second voyage, burthen 3S0 hogsheads,
and ready for the reception of a cargo pply to
George T. i am,
May 9* tf At Reilly & Tunis’s.
FOR LIVERPOOL,
►The good Ship BRUTUS,
n Charles Blunt, master.
A considerable part of her cargo being engaged,
will sail in all this month—For freight of the balance,
apply to
Robert Maitland.
May 4. 3w
JUST LANDED direct from Madeira,
A few qr. casks London Particular
Madeira WINE,
of very superiour quality, eight year* old.
Also,
55 boxes Hollow Glass, consisting of Decanter
Tumblers, Wine and Ale Glasses, Phials of diffr
ent sixes, and Mendicaments for Apothecc v.-s,
Flower Potts, Punch Glasses, Goblets, 8cc. which v ill
be sold on accommodating terms by
Jennings & Roddey.
In Store,
700 barrels Prime and Cargo Pork,
50,000 weight choifce Bacon, and a quantity of Her
* rings and Mullets.
May 16.
Dismal Swamp Canal Company.
A SPECIAL MEETING of the Company will
beheld at the Exchange Coffee-Honse, on SATUR
DAY the 16th of June, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
on business of importance to the said Company.—
On this occasion a full meeting of the Stockholders
u necessary.
Wm, Cammack, President.
May 14. _ «dm
Drugs, Medicines, Surgeon’s Instru
ments, Paints, Oils, Water Colours,
.■Brushes and Window Glass,
of a superior quality,
Afhofferedin large or small quantities at our Store
near Market-Square, Main-Street, Norfolk, for
Ready Ca»h
The strictest attention will be paid to those whe
favour us with their orders.
MEDICINE CHESTS, with books of instructi
ons, Rut up or replenished in the neatest manner,
•Od on the shortest notice.
* Newton Cowdery & Co.
May 2. *f _
SPRING GOODS.
RICHARD S JOHN TAYLOR,
Offer for Sale,
Ap assortment of SPRING GOODS.
2"'" ■ Alien,
$$0 barrels New Pork, 300 do. Pitch,
6000 wt. Bacon. 'April 27. Ira
; FOR SALE,
■ At nui Bttkc-Houtn, Commerce-Street and Town
5O,OO0*wt. Navy BREAD*
15,000 do. Pilot . superior qualitj
$000 . Ship do.
Crackers Mfearhole. half, atii^usrter barrel*.
• .k*>JpF •• e- Stephen--Harris.
May^.
f Fresh Family FLOUR,
I Warranted of a very superintir quality, in whole
I and half barrels, just received and for sale by the
Subscribers at their Warehouse in Water-Street.
■Alno,
11,000. Bags of different sizes and
qualities, at 111 to 85 cents per piece,
15 boxes superior Havannn Seg ira, at 25
dollars per box, ®
18 boxes liable, Harry 8th, and Merry
Andrew Playing Cards,
20 bales German Oznaburgs, Hessians and
brown Kolls.
6 boxes Glassware—Camitting af
200 dozen plain and cut-stem Wine Glosses,
250 do. plain and ground bottom half pint
Tumblers, ,
SO dozen elegantly cut large halipint straight
shape Tumblers,
SO dozen do, with gilt edges, festoons
and stars,
100 dozen ground bottoms and faced or strip
ed cut Glass.
The above Glassware is of the most approved si
ses, shapes and patterns—For cash or approved pa
per.
Niemeyer & Von Kapff.
H7io offer for Rent,
The Store, Back Room, and Cellar,
or the whole house, adjoining their retail store in
Main Street, near the corner of Market Square, an
excellent stand for business.
May 25._ tf
FLOUR—A-flout,
900 bbls. Richmond Superfine Flour.
For Sale by
James Thorburn.
May 21. 3
An election will be held at the Ex
change Coffee-House, on Monday the 25th day of
June next, between the hours of ten and two in the
forenoon, (the 24-tli being Sunday) fur two persons to
represent ward No. £. in the Conimou Council of
the Borough,
Ij- IV. Tazewell, 1
Tl. H. 1 itulur, >Superintendants.
IV. Southgate. 3
May 21. tdc
~ landing
This Day from on heard the brig George, Cafitaiti
Cox. from St. Bartholomews,
57 pkMich. choice high proof RUM.
For Sale by
Jennings & Roddey.
May 21. ° *f J
FOR SALE,
43 hogsheads of prime Petersburg
TOBACCO,
t-f heavy weights, particularly selected, and sent
i a ship that was filled up before these came down.
i John Cowper.
i May 18, tf
250 Tierces RICE,
30 Bales Cotton.
For Sale by
George Raincock.
May 18. tf
* SPANISH HIDES. ~
A few hundred Buenos Ayres and Cuba HIDES.
For Sale by
William Plume & Co.
April 2f.
tf
WOOD & HASTINGS,
Have just received a large assortment of
SPRING GOODS,
Among which are
3-4- 7-8 and 4-4 Irish Linens,
i-4 Irish Sheetings, Brown Linens, Long Lawns,
9-8 and 6-4 Cambnck Muslins,
do. do. Jaconet Fancy and Book Muslins,
Fine Cambrick for Gentlemen's Cravats,
India Mull Muslin of superior quality,
Linen Cambrick and Cambrick Handkerchiefs,
Common and fine Callicoes,
do. do. Dimities, Furniture do.
Ginghams, Seersuckers, Malabars,
Fancy Vestings, Quiltings, White Jeans,
Madrass Handkerchiefs, Black Cambrick,
Silk and Cotton Umbrellas, Silk and Cotton Hosiery
12-4, 13-4, and 14-4 White Marseilles Quilts,
Superfine Cloths and Cassimeres.
A large astoxtment of
INDIA COTTONS.
Blue and Yellow Nankeens, and Black Lustrings,
Also on Hand,
A great many GOODS,
Too numerous for this advertisement—nil of which
they are determined to sell at very reduced pricei
for Cash, or acceptances at short date.
April 23. tf
The Subscriber
BEGS leave to inform the Parents, Guardian:
and others, who have the care and management o
Young Indies, in the different. Counties near thii
place, who wish to have them Educated in Nor
folk, that she would take Eight or Ten Young La
dies, to Board by the Year nr Quarter, on mnderati
terms. She has taken a good House in Duke-Street
in a heahhy and airy situation. Those who wish tt
have their chiMrea accommodated, will please t<
apply to ■ A
, Ann Ci^isp,",
I April 6.
lwklawtf
House of Representatives.
STATE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
I he committee, in obedience to a resolution which
passed the House of Heprcsentatives of the United
Sta'es, on the thirteenth of March last, insfrnct
ing them to inquire into the cause or causes of the
great mortality in the defnc/imtnt of the army of
the United States ordered far the def ence Jf New
Orleans, respecttullu submitted the following
REPORT.
The committee perceived at the instant their at
tention was directed lo the subject inferred lo them,
its importance, difficulty and extent. The solici
tude which was expressed for the acquisition of ac
curate information, and the mamiei in which the
inquiries of the committee were pointed to a speci
fic object, stimulated them to fulfil, to the utmost
of their power, the expectation and desire of the
house. Iti performing the duties assigned to them,
they neressarily had many difficulties to encounter;
these consisted in collecting, collating and arrang
ing a multitude of frets and circumstances, which
had their origin in a distant territory, and the dis
similar aspects in which the same object would he
represented, according to the medium through which
it had been seen. Not discouraged at the prospect
ot such labours, they proceeded to commence them
with every disposition and with all the patience so
essential to ensure a fair, candid and impartial dis
closure of the state of the detachment of the army
ordered to New Orleans. To accomplish a pur
pose every way so desirable aud interesting, and
likewise to obviate objections, the committee, on
mature deliberation and reflection, determined to
make a plain and snecinrt statement of fartf, as
the method hest calculated to impart information
and to guide the undemanding in the formation of
a correct judgment.
i pursuing this pi m, which the committee par
ij laid down for their observance, they me led to
piesent to the house in a narrow compass, the cor
respondence which passed between the department
oi war and the commanding officer.
Next in order the numherol troops sent to New
Orleans, and the present effective force.
The measures taken for paying the troops, and
the precautions observed forensuringa prompt sup
ply ol sound and wholesome piovisions for their
subsistence.
i lie instructions given to the military agent by
the department of war, and the authority invested
in the commanding officer over the military agent,
as gathered from the instructions. Under this
head will be included whatever relates to clothing,
and medical and hospital stores.
The depositions taken by the committee.
Lastly, the causes which, in the opinion of the
committee, produced the mortality in that detach
ment of the army.
(A) No. I.
A letter from the secretary of war, dated Febru
ary 24, 1810, in answer to one addressed to him in
obedience to the direction of the committee request
ing information on the subject submitted to them.
The secretary says, “ I have the honour accord
ingly to submit to their inspection a transcript of
the original order, bearing date Decembei 2,1808,
designating the force destined for the defence of
New Orleans, and of the subsequent orders from
this department, togefher with such extracts from
the letters of the commanding general as relate to
the selection and occupance of, and the removal of
the troops from, the encampment at Terre de
lloeuf.”
(A) No. 2.
On the 2d of December, 1808, the secretary of
war, (general II i>ry Drarnornc) n a letter to gene
ral Wilkinson, says, “ I am directed l>y the prcsi
dent of the United States, to have the neressary
measures taken, without delay, for assembling as
large a proportion of our regular troops Rt New
Oi leans ar.d its vicinity, as circumstances w 11 per
mit." Immediately following this extrart, the re
gim-nts and companies destined for New Orleans
are designated, and the previous prepare lory ar
rangements connected with the movements are di
rected to be made. The letter then concludes :—
“ You will please to take measures for being at New
Orleans in season to take command of th« at my in
that department as early as practicable, and to have
such a disposition of the troops in that department
formed, as will effectually enable yoa to defend New
Orleans and its dependencies against any invading
force. In case of emergency you are authorised by
the president of the United States to call on the
governours of the Orleans and Mississippi territn.
ries, for such detachments of the militia as may be
deemed necessary.”
On the 30tb of April, 1809, the secretary of war
(William Eustis, Esq.) addressed a letter to James
Wilkinson, expressing great anxiety and solicitude
for the health of the troops. Alive to the apprehen
sions on.this important point, be proceeds to say,
“ inspecting the general instructions given by
this department, 2d ol December, 1808, it appears,
that the troops were to be assembled at New Or
leaas : an apprehension that tb* letter of th» in
struction may be construed to limit any measares
which your own judgment might suggest respect
ing a change of position, iodurrsme to remove any
such obstacles, if it shall have bad an litfnence.—
By the returns of the 24th of March, it appears
that more than one fourth part of the troops were
sick. Without a knowledge of this fact, the ream
val of the army from New Orleans during the
summer and autumnal months is’suggestid Ry ei*.
rXS?'fi^»‘j«nt>f prudence sod expedience,
*och reaV*¥!J »«V<*n receipt of thi.
letter, hpyc been already commenced, you will be
pleased to give the necessary order's to bnvs it
- ' 11 --,
ed lUiiiiuii.itel)'. AHk*k*v\n* tkP^rl
risnn ronstniog of old troops,* M
w.ll lie desirable that ag ili»-Adaay^^sSB
pored r.th.r i.i Hie bmh-arairtjMa?ti »t
- * p«“ }
rhes, perhaps both these suUftiftt^hntftif ^ei
P^d, a division of the troops firing irr„re
-- IfiilTI
to their Keulik .k_ZIjl- ? SHOES
to their health thao-quarterMi* $iS
Lh^r in nun Ltd.. . -l: - .* '" -«S
Ihrr m nrn bodv ; .,{this
rnary object will be to ptewr*# the lint) ‘
Of the men ; next to have them so nutmc
BM
e»t adinu 0I a regular system ol older, g.iVe'
and^.sctpiine with as murt economy e»18j
C,D'f* ,,f M»?r "feWJames
son addressed a letter t„ lhvZer,^
says, » After mwh enquiry, 1 have rteE-mineM
a spot lor the encampment of ti,* troops, Uj
diHirult matter, front the loc/dj,*, of *
to adjust ; and being an object of prfwM# T
ance in relation to economy* disc jj*l*w |
It lias truly occupied ail ruy anir »»«aaii
and will I hope, be my e.vtwefor li'sUentfen !
nor objects.” In the pan. inmiediaHy ^
tins extiart, the general mentions thatMh^ i
banduned the idea of encamping on the 5rif««
ot by general Henry Dearborhe.*ailed (g^2
**" ,lle Amit* «n „„i „( irs b»S
most sickly spot in the ty.rhp-v. The pener-il'
says; “ W ilh tbe general voire of rite An»ern*MR«e ■
ami Creoles in favour of it, I elected
of ground on the o ft hank of tbe Mnsmipm, »!Ttw
tllrn Oily about lour leagues, which I tjnrt '-SSiiaHNi
dry at Hus mopm.t,HUli.uigfc- the surface *rtj!
v r restiainrd by Its dyke*, „ i„ ^an„i j«b«ne#e'l
feet above the Irvf) of the roiintry, ■•' Voti w4ltH
V’Ur finger on the spot at the head of the *4
turn, just where the route tn the settle,ne„w',t*fE
l-erre au tfumf leaves the river.- The d/s .dvm.t"
of the^position are, private firnuod*
wood, and its vicinity to New ©Hearts, butitsmU
vantages are, promised health, the best wfcler df tW
country, the accommodation and comforts of a ufol
ket, the immediate protectiud of the city, and tim
prompt defence of the river and l .kes a/uinst ani
vad.-ng force. Lndcr such consideration',, and,
rapid advance of the season, I'could pause no
grr but shall proceed to take tbe posinOrt,%wr
make the necessary establishments fdr the reception
and S#le keeping of the stores and provisions, nee,,. -
se.ry to supply and support the troops, and for the
comfortable lodgement of the sick ond Well.*
Letter Jrom general Wilkitum to the uCretan, £
uar, Hated Camp Terre au Bxuf.Juot JUf
d,H „t!" TvS ‘^30th Al-l‘U. andAth Eo
did not reach New Qrle««s until the last muU. tbe
14th mst. though we received at the same time the
President s speech. I am happy that I have stelae
anticipated your wish aa to have encamped the
troops, though I have not sought the position y*
recommended; nor should I *t*ve d.oe so »h~
permuted to exercise my riifffetion, and for - W.
1-1,lowing reasons : The movement to Fort Adafo*
ur to Notches, must have b«n made hy water. *•
the vpaniards will not permit our passage through
West Honda: the toil, the lime and exposition to
the sun iu ascending the river one hundred leuedet.
With a corps of two thousand, would pfobdbtv h* ve
diseased nine tenths of the men, many of wlfo®
were in a convalescent state, and as many sick.*
1 he General then states the expense of tfUnspoT
tton ; that the position was too remote for the i
sonable protection of New Orleans against ext
attack or internal commotion ; that the upper '
try might prove more sickly than tha bank a
Mississippi; that the movrment to Tcfro w Um
was made without inconvenience to the w4
jury to the sick, and at no expense,' because the
cbalope which transported them wtil be
rmphtyed
tn erecting the necessary temporary bull
for floating the tents
1 n* g'*n',ral further Hates, that the pc
ken is refreshed by sea brersres, and: that
more than five humlred sick and convalescent
brought to the ground which had been
occupied by five hundred and sixty men, from t
inst. not mure than three men died, and one of
of an appoplexy ; that the morning rennrW;
13lh and 16th wilt exhibit a frightful ref uni.
sirk : “ yet (says he) you are to ond<
nine-tenths are strongly rouvilcgcentg
turned siek to prevent their beint dr*
gentt^l fatigues, to which we are no#,
fur snfne time to roine, necessarily ext
ter mentioning that the safety of th*
entrusted to his charge impress him 'Ju
sense of responsibility, and will nee up
tenlion, he proceeds to say : *• It it
pleasurable reflection to me, that the
accommodation of the position have
every man and officer in its f«>rmr. We
market of vegetables, tnilki eggs*'and
the settlement of Terre au Bmjuf *’ |J#
of arrangements in ibe sultlmg iepartj
es to be advised whether it is the int*
verninent t« er«ct a cantonment, as o
necessary,either at NalchVs or Terrt
the latter, expenses of sifiih an establ
set lortb. He then says, •• l snbmit t!
tions to you far you? consideration «i
to aid your judgment, and shall be re«
th*.nru8ifli>niiis) mill *
utoaf'le ti