Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-03-26 00:00:00, page 3

* •rderedto iny«tigat» ti* f«M. But before the error!
took op tbe •object, another charge was added by
the same person, for direspect and contempt ex*
pressed for gen. W. after the artist, and after geo.
w. had resigned all command.
The triaLpaa tong and interesting} in lha coarse
'•f it the accused want into evidence to prove the
truth of one of his declarations, to wit : That Gen.
"W. was a liar and a scoundrel. flow far success
crowned tbe attempt the world will in a short timie
fcave an opportunity of judging, a?it is understood
tbe trWwill he published. The eourt acquitted the
; accused of the charge for mutiny ; found him guil
ty ol only a part ofc the charge in relation to the
v company transai lions, at the same lime expressly
.acquitting him of every thing fradulent and ungen*
tlemanly ; and aU<* found him guilty of uttering of
GenJtV. the words traitor, liar and scoundrel,”
which'they pronounced unofficerlike, and sentenced
him to be suspended from all military command and
emolument tor the space of twelve mouths. .
There was added to the sentence a recommenda
tion to Gen. Hampton, to remit nine months ol the
suspension ; hut, for reasons which will no doubt be
satisfactory when known, the General decliued act
ing on the recommendation.
It was uti the publication of his sentence, that
Capt. S. again addressed himself to Dr. U. which
, produced the meeting above staled.
LATEST FROM SPAIN.
Extract of a Utter from Mr. James Robinson, Jr. a
rtspectuble merchant in Cadiz, to a gentleman in
Richmond. ' '
" Cadiz, Jan. 14,1810.
**\Ve have had daily arrivals nf American vessels
with flour, riee, tobacco, bee!', pork, cotton and
Staves, in so much so that it is impossible that the
consumption of this part of Spain can carry off the
' quantity of provisions. The last sales that I made
was flour at 10 dolls, rice 4 3 4, tobacco 12, and
jwirk 14a 15 per barrel, all on board, for cash. A
•ale of New Orleans cotton was made yesterday at
14d. 1-2 per lb. by bills upon Liverpool at the cur
lent exchange, which is equal to Id. per lb. more in
/avonr of the seller.
» Freights are high and there are but few vessels
art present in port to be chartered. The British go
vernment compel every vessel to soil from England
even armed, with convoy, and we have not had one
’ for several weeks. I engaged a brig yesterday for
Liverpool at 1J percent. I can say new to a cer
tainty th.it there is no duty on cotton transhipt from
’Cadiz to Liverpool, i. e. England ; this is really ve
ry encouraging to your merchants to send their
produre this way in preference to Lisbon, where th*
dirties, f am informed, are upwards of 50 per cent,
and the Lazaretto completely filled with flour and
eo’toiwfor the want of vessels to tiike it awav. I
pay hfflf a dollar per week for n large store at the
Lazaretto for the cotton per the Celudonia, and the
expenses are moderate. There is a small Inflme,
duty, about 2d pel barrel, on flour exported ti Eng
land, if entered to be landed here, but if enteied in
transito, nothing. The freight on flour to Liver
pool would be about 8s 6d.a5d.per band, and rice
in proportion.
“ The united Erplish end Spanish armies are
rear the French, 65,000 strong, and the French
45,000. Accounts of an engagement is hourly ex
perieil here. Various reports are in circulation ;
ene is that France is in a state ol insurrection, and
that Great Britain tenders money and urms (both
which the Spaniards feel very much th« want of)
if this government will appoint the Queen of Por
tugal Regent of Spain. This government is cer
tainly more active than they have been, but not so
much as they ought to he ; however, the pmod is
fast approaching when the Cortes aie to be assem
bled on the 1st of March,
“ 1 give you extracts of'a letter from Mr. Rrad
jey, who I fixed at Seville in a store for the sale of
goods and produce.
Seville, 30th Dec.
“ As to political affair*, we are here quite in the
* dark. All we know is there seems 110 immediate
dread ; and the French are retreating from such of
, their advanced positions as they cannot support
when the rains set in. In March we shall have a
struggle ; if danger is expected* it is in that month
and April, particularly the last : But then the arch
demon must head atleast 150,000 more Frenchmen.
Germans and Poles and Italians will not do, and he
has given all his troops in Germany his solemn pro
mise ! (which lie dares not break, for on them prin
cipally rests his power) that they shall not he cal
led into Spain ! ! Per interim we have a good cause
and a protecting Providencr.”
January 8th.
44 I really think the arch demon, finding that he
sacrifices his armies by sending them to Spain, and
wishing to realize his vast ambitious projects on
the side of Turkey in Europe, will give us a breath
; ing time here. It i? wed known that up to the 25th
nf De.c. last, not above 3,000 men reinforced nis
•rmies in Spain.”
* Not at Cft Jit.
To be Sold by Publick Auction.
On Tuesday the third day of April
nert, at their Store in M irket-sti eet, Baltimore ;
S*le to commence at Ten "’Clock in the morning.
The Good* to be viewed the day of sale.
The entire Stock in Trade,
OF JAMES I)ALL & CO.
Consisting of four hundred packages of thefollowing
Articles:
Printed Callicoes,
Fancy Plates,
Super Undressed Cam
bricks,
Spper 9-8 Light Chints,
Cfew.hrick Muslins,
Hosiery,
Shirting Cambricks,
jinper Shirting Long
Cloths,
tiapk Cimbricks,
V'jnre Threads,
Coloured Threads,
llmchestry,
l^'mton Kersevmeres,
i ne anove uooas will :>c sold without reserve oe
lUwra) and accommodating terms, to close the con
cern of JAMES CALL & CO.
Marsh 3i. 2w
Irish Linrns,
Pelisse Velvet*,
Long Lawns,
Dimities,
Printed Quiltings,
[■ Fashionable Printed
Waistcoating,
Sewing Silks,
Sewing Cottons,
Fancy Muslins,
Elegant Muslin Shawls
and Robes,
Book Muslins,
French Putlicat Hand*
kerchiefs, fee.
Died—Cti Friday last, Mrs. Mah^Dick
sow, the amiable wife of Mi. Wiuia ji Dickson
of Gosport.
Capt. Manloveof ihc brig Amity, left Lisbon the
Jet I'eb. and informs that every thing remained
tranquil in Portugal,—The British army were sta
tioned about 35dragues distant from I.ishon.—(Jo
ining out, capt, M. saw upwards of 60 British
transports with troops going into Lisbon.—Rdf.
A gentleman arrived at St. Bartholomews, from
Antigua on thetith inst. just before the sailing of
Nancy, informed rapt. Colfax, that the British had
•ntire possession of all the Fiench West India Is
lands. After the capitulation of Guadalnupe,gene
ral Frnouf had requested permission to come to the
Lniled States, hut was peremptorily refused both
by Admiral Cochrane and gen. B^ckworth, who de
termined he should he sent to England, together with
all tlfe french forces at Guadalnupe, ccmsisting ol
about 15,000 men. Capt. Colfax, was further in
formed, that the french inhabitants were very
much inrensad against general Errinuf, in conse
qumre oi me capitulation, and icnmediaMy repair
eH to one of the forts, which they gallantly defend
ed and kept possession of until the 14th of Februa
ry, when it was given up, after much bloodshed.—
The British, previous to going against Guadaloupe,
had reinforced their West India regiment by a mini
her of recruits, taken from the plantations of the
inhabitants of the British Islands, and had given
bonds for the value of them ; all of whom had
been cut to pieces before the fort which the inha
bitants had taken possession of, after general Kr
nout s capitulation. Gen. Ernouf was said to have
been so much ashamed of his conduct, as toasts
through the town to the British vessel in which he
was to emhark, with the utmost secrecy. The Bri
tish was observed from the heights of St. Bartholo
mews, to take possession of St. Martins, on the
15th keb. without the least opposition.
The prevailing opinion in the West Indies was,
that Ernouf capitulated under certain pleasing,
expectations, which have not been realized—one oi
wnich was, that he would have been allowed to
come to the United Slates, where it is said be has
the principal pirl ot an immense property accumu
laled sinre his government in the West Indies. He
is now an an old man, and probably retirement in
the United States would be desirable to him. it is
ptetiy certain he will not wish to go to France
again.
i ne Captain and Purser of the French privateer
Superior, has been on shore at Si. Bartholomews,
where it was currently reported as information co
iiimg from themselves, that they had captured,
burnt end sunk, 32 British vessels; hut they treat
el Ain. rican vessels with the utmost respect. The
bug Eliza, I ay lor, of this poit, was boarded by
them on the 24th ult. and treated politely. The
captain of the privateer inlormed raptain Taylor
that he had rash enough on board the Superior to
ballast her, mat he defied all the cruisers on the
Uv-,1 In ,u station, and that it was Ins intention to !
come shortly to Charleston.—Charleston Timet, 167//
March.
trom the Huston Repertory.
.1 oITV Stark, Derryfirld Oracle.— We have pro
mised some fuitber remarks on the letters of gene
ral Stark, to our illustrious presidents, which have
been basely used lor several years, for electioneer
mg purposes. What we have to stale on this sub
ject will not be controverted, or if controverted
will but cover those with shame who justify the
supposed libels of the old.general.
Here let us premise, that general Stark might
have gone quietly to his grave, lor aught we should
ever have done, had be not suffered his name to be
used lor the vilest and mn6l slanderous purposes._
But we feel periertly justified now, in inquiring who
is general Stark, and what is the origin of let
ters circulated undei* his name.
In the first place, it is acknowledged that gene
ral Stark fought well at Bennington. This is his
just, as it resperts his country, we believe, his on
ly merit. That he ever rendered Hny services in a
i ivil capacity, nr was ever a politician, has not
been pretended. He is now a very old and infirm
man ; we will say nothing more, unless pressed on
the subject about his course ol life. But he cannot
w rite a letter, and is not the author, either as writer
or dictator, of the letters ascribed to him.
A short time sinre, soon after the general receiv
ed the letter, which Mr. Madison, to his eternal
disgrace, addressed to him, (to call forth denuncia-'
lions against federalists, under the old gentleman’s |
name,) a small circle of acquaintances was at his
■ muse. One asked the general for a sight of the
; president’s letter. In the simplicity of dotage, lie
said, it was not at home. Be had sent it to a gen
tleman to write an answer. Mrs. Stark, who is up
! to « ibmg or two, and saw that the general had un
fortunately 1st the cat out of the hag, tried to ex
plain, and bustling about, as Virgil says of Dido’s
old nurse Barro, “ studio anili” she stammered out
that it had gone to a gentleman, who was writing
something, and “ the general” was to corrert it! !
bo much for general Stark’s great discovery of a
British faction. A certain Mr. Stickney of his
neighbourhood knows the rest.
Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, March 20.
The house proceeded to consider the vote of the
senate that the) adhere to their amendments of the
commercial bill reported by Mr. Macon.
Mr. Love after stating that important intelligence
might probably leach the United Stales, which
would have some bearing upon this subject, moved
to postpone its further consideration until Tuesday
next.
Mr. Cook made a few observations, in so low a
tone of voire as not t« be distinctly heard, support'
mg the motion of postponement.
Mr. Livermore said he could not hear distinctly
what his uilleugue (Mr. Cook) had said, but under
stood his argument was In favoitrof postponement
—Tbs only mason preirmiM to be assigned is the
possibility that sums such news maybe received
4- • '• •
Tbit HU ttrt ^ ^ ^
nion the post—and the bwsiteers feu* iiefM tie jajr'eti
from time to time and the American people has
iftus been Uiitatigc d with proansei and expectation
ol taking off (h(a btirihensnine restrictive measure
- imi now H must be again pot off to another da>,
and when that amvet it inuat be tort her postponed
Miitil the end of the session, and then Buffered to
expire. Why ought it--not to he repealed immedi
at-lyf—and what is tins pretence uf expecting
iiewe—-Is it expected from France ?—Inherit we
have had lately very hostile news from that conn
try—which is again coutradirtcd—But we are not
to expect any material alteration in that quarter.
What further news is expected Irons Great Britain?
Have we not been t«Jd again and again, that eveiy
thing is perfectly settled amounting to the wishes
of the gentlemen, with that nation ? This has be
fore been repeated—I mean the summary which
gentlemen have shown and which gentlemen have
sent into every part of the United States. Gentle
men ol this house have written to their friends that
the information is such that, the affair which has a
glinted the people of the United Stales and purlieu
-fuily congress lor several mouths past, h is beenie
reived and settled according to their wishes, and
they have obtained a complete triumph. It Inis is
true, what would they have more? Do they now
mean to say, they were not sincere?—that they do
not believe their own assertions ? Gentlemen do not j
expect to alter the vole of the senate—they cannot.
I he senate are willing to repeal the non-intercourse
and nothing more. But the people must be punish
ed with the punishment of Tantalus in the infernal
regions. Holding up to view the hopes of a repeal,
and when the moment arrives, punishing them with
a further postponement. I prognosticated early in
the session tb.it I should be in ihe majority before
the end of it, 1 bave been so in some very impor
tant und righteous derisions, and 1 hope I shall be
in the present question, I lie voice of the people
ol the United Slates through every possible medium
has come before this house and has demanded to
be heard, and it is our immediate duty to attend to
their rail.—
. The question od the motion of Mr, Love was ta
ken by yeas and nays, and carried—ayes 62—noes
56’.
The bill authorising a detachment of one hundred
thousand militia was read a third time.
Mr. Putter or copied the floor a considerable lime
in opposition, to the genera) principles of the act.
Mr. Poindexter replied to Mr. Potter in support
of the bill.
He was answered by Mr. Key.
Mr. Root followed) in support of the bill.
1 he question on its final passage was then taken
by yeas and nays, and carried—ayes 70 — ones 47.
^ eas—J. Alston, W. Alston, jon. Anderson, ba
con, Hard, Bassett, Bit ■ , Boyd, J. Brown. Burwell,
Butler, Calhoun, Clay, Clopton, Cobh, Cothran,
Cook, Cox, Crawford, Dawson, Desha, Fjnuley,
Fisk, Franklin, Gannet, Garland, Gholdson, jun.
Gnldsboruegh, Good*yn, Gold, Holland, How.irti.
Unity, Johnson, Jones, Kennedy, Love, Lvie, M
non, M-Kee, M Kini, Millet, T. Moore, Morrow,
Mumlordj Nelson, New ion, Nicholson, J. Porter,
P. B. Porter, Rea, (P.) Rhea,(T.) Richards, Roane,
Root,Sammons, Seybert, Shaw, Smelt, Sm ile, G.
Smith, J. Smith, Southard, Taylor, Thompson,
Tracy, Turner, jun. Weakly, Winn, Witherspoon—
70.
Nays—llre< kenridge, Campbell, Chamberlain,
Chamberlin, Champion, Chittenden, Dana, Daven
port, jun. Ely, Emott, Goldsbort.u^t , R. Golu,
llwle. Haven, Hubbard, R. Jackson, Jenkins, Key
Knickerbocker, Lewrs, jun. Livermore, Livingston,
Macon, Matthews, M’Uryde, Miluor, Moseley,
Pearson, Pickman, jun. Pitkin, jun. R. Potter,
Quincy, Shafley, S. Smith, Stanford, Stanley, Ste
phenson, Slurges, Swoope, Taggart, Uphain, Van
Dyke, Van Morn, Van Kansselaer, Wheaton, Whit
man, Wilson, 47.
The house then adjourned.
II edimday, March SI.
njr, i lersnn niter some lntiodnctory remarks,of
fered rie following resolution :
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to en
quire into the couduct of brigadier general Jnines
Wilkinson, in relation to his having at any tune
whilst in the service of the United States, corruptly
received money from the government o( Sp.un or
its agents, «r in relation to his having doling the
time aforesaid been an accomplice, or in any way
concerned with the agents of any loreign power 01
with Aaron Burr, in a project against the domini
ons of the king of Spain, or to dismember these U
nrted Stales, l'hat the said committee enquire ge
nerally into the conduct of the satd James Wilkin
son as brigadier general of the army of the United
States.
That the said committee have power to send for
peisuns and papers and compel their attendance and
production, and that they report the result of tbeir
enquiiy to thisl'ouse.
The house resumed, on the motion of Mr. Baron,
the consideration of the bill respecting the Batture.
Mr. Bibb revived the motion, which had been
negatived in committee of tbe whole, to amend the
bill by striking out the whole of it except the enact
ing cl ause, for the purpose of inserting provisions
granting the title of the United States to the corpo
ration of New-Orleans, to enable them to defend it
against the claim of Mr. Livingston.
Mi.Gholsnn offered several new sections propos
ing to appoint commissioners to investigate the
question of title, and to report the result of their
investigation to the house.
Mr. Key moved to divide the question so as to
lake tbe question on sinking out first.
Considerable debate ensued; And before any ques
tion was taken on the amendment, on motion
Tbe house adjourned.
ARRIVED,
Ship Commodore Preble, inglce, 48 hoars from
New York.
Sch’r Carlton, Johnion, j days from New York.
Sch'r Betsey, Briggs, G days from Charleston.
Seh’r Anson, Morgan, 7 days from Wilming
ton, (N. C.)
Sch’r Joachim, Silver, 19 day* from Salem.
Sch’r President, Kelly, 5 days from Newport.
Sch’r Thatcher, Baker, 8 days Bom lHiftnioatb.
SehV Betsey, Hall, & days from Bum Stable.
Sfh’r Betsey, Janes, 3 days from New-London.
Sloop Abby Ann, Pick, «• howrfrom M. Y«k.
V? v- .V w.-1. ■■ <. ,*. L
*
St. ’^fr in iaii n
Tbc sib’i
Fron* tin*purl the »8«K i»T«w <Uv*.
." *■'■'.■ '•••'■■, ‘ J f i'
Wtllia Mioh’s Packet wirf
the City «f Washington the first £»r wm>4.
Men h 26.
? FOR SALE, .
2250 bbl*. sup. fresh Alexandria Fleer, JX
700 do. do. Fredericksburg do, C tm
350 bags fresh Alexandria Pilot Bread, J dj
Jennings &. fcodtte
mJSES K'Ao offerfor Sate,
The Brig Spanish .fjgjj
Tying «t Mur*den’s erlhsif, n
complete order for the reception of * care*.
March 26. tf . ■
FOR CHARTER,
The Ship RODNEY,
Jnhn if met, master, .j
Will carry about 450 hogsheads. ‘ Apply to M
Moses Myers & SdH
March 26. if . 5 v
A FOR CHARTER,
; Ship Commodore PreMe,
Jr**e Inglre, matter. ^
Apply t6
Moses Myers SO Sop.
March 26.
tf
For SALE, in Store,
4000 bushels Indian CORN.
James Dykes 8( Co*
March 26.
Jutt Landing from on board the Sloops Laura
Abby Ann, from Nao-York,
10 chests Hyson ~) TEAS*
----- -- F - -
20 do. Hvkoii Skin
of the latest imfiortati*
You
10 do. Young Hyson j ons,
i Musc'ovada7„Tr
40 hogsheads Muscovado
10 do. Loaf j SUGAR,
100 boxes Mould Candles,
4000 pieces Nankeens,
2 bales Muslins,
4 boxes Glass Tumblers, See.
9 pipes Country Gin, superior quality,
5 casks Hoes.
And in Store,
Imperial and Gunpowder TEAS.
400 boxes 8o.*p,
8 pipes Loudon particular Teneriffe Wine. '
% For Sale by
William Hull, Jun.\
No. 8, Wide Water
March 26. 4
Wn.uamsbuhg, March io.1
The Annual Meetiifg of the^Pro
prietr.rs of the Dismal Swamp Company, willbw
held sit Suffolk on the 6th day of Jtihy next, being
the scowl Tuesday. And it is earnestly requeued
that the Members will he punctual in their attend
ance, either personally or by their attnmies.
11 ill tarn A itson, Y. -
John Bracken, (,, v
Corbin Gridin, j* Manage*.
Jfimcs Henderson, J
Six Dollars Reward.
STOLEN on Saturday night the 24th instant,
from the house of Mrs. Richardson,u STAIR CARS
PET, about 18 yards long, with 16 brass rodii_
I he above reward will lie paid on delivery* of the
Carpet at the Ledger Office and no questions asked.
March 26. tf
Six Gourdes de Recompense.
Vnlfe samedi ausoir 24 Mars dans la Maison de
Madame ■ ichareison, tin Tapis d'Escaher d'emri*
n»ns 18 aunes de long avec 16 bayettes en cmvflU.
La susriite recompense sera donnfie a nt.i«-«*rAf
remettra les dits eflets au bureau du Ledger—sana
qu’il luir wit fait aucune question.
TO BE SOLD. w
On Thursday the ‘2.9th instant, at IO
o’clock, at the Exchange Coffee-House, all thaC
Lot, Piece, or Parcel of LAND,,
containing by estimation five acres and 7HT\ gquarw
feet, he the same more or less, situate, lying, nod
being in the parish of Elizabeth>iver and County ut
Norfolk, on Elizabeth river, commonly called and
known by the name of the DISTILLERY, (except
so niucli thereof as was sold and conveyed by James
Cnllis to Thomas Price.) The above sale is toads
in pursuance of a Deed of Trust, whereby the above*
mentioned property is conveyed by him the said
James Callis and Ann his wife unto us. for the pur*
pose of securing a debt due by him the Said Jihues
Cnllis to Thomas Warren. A more particb|Mtfes
eviption of the property may be seen by reffpUhrtS
the d eds under which the same ie claimed, ntoTye
maining recorded in Norfolk County Court,
ferred to in the aforesaid Deed of Trptt. ~
will be made in pursuance of the Act of As
such care provided, and the situation of the ]
wilt be more fully explained on the day of Y
The Ti
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March 7.
FRESH TEAS. \
Just landed from tie Packet Rising States,
Gilbert, from Neu York,
10 half chests Young Hyson,->
10 half chestsHyson, (Imported I
30 small boxes Hyson, f 1*10
5 chests Gunpowder, J
Mackinder 1C Wl
Who here for Sale m JStnr%,.
♦5 hhds. prime Petersburg To
38 Hales Virginia Cotton, -
30 boxes Rviaihs.
r-v March S3- '