Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-02-26 00:00:00, page 3

.., . OtnO.M Americans :
wefeeladtep solicilode to Wtape liciilar calami!ies.
. \V*h» ve witnessed withslrong emotions of in
iigpalionaod resentment the aggressions on our
ijbeotf.ti lights by the bclligrrents, bat we bate also
■'■‘^•ith extreme regret, that those aggressions
.« not bcem met'or resisted in a manner heroin,
i the .impartial state of neutrality, or ly meifs
' atwifh the honour add resources vf our
|s nojt comport frith odrsenee of propriety
gps|ji*ume the office ofcrhsors, on the conduct of the
’ gcieral administration, and therefore we forbear to
cntyr into a discussion of the unatoned injury we
Jiave received by the iusiiltiug attack on one o? our
public k armed ships. But as your excellency has
H pleased to press the subject Upon us, truth
HKtraips us to observe, that if such atonement h. s
Slot been exacted and obtained during the lapse 6f
snore than two years, when the act was ..rknew
ledged by the nation whose officer rommitud it, to
jbe.wholly unwarrantable ; it is a mortifying proof
«ither of the imbrcility of our nation or the Want of
energy in those who preside over its destinies.
, We haxe to lament that when called up n by your
excellency to recognize the constant evidence of ade
S/bfon our part to maintain a strict and impartial
Strut raid;/, those tvidences were not exhibited to ena
ble us to decide understondingly on their merits ; and
tee are tile more reluctant to express any opinion on
this interesting point, when wt reflect that the people
, are utterly unacquainted with the state of the nego
tiations between this country and one of the bellige
rents, with whom we have a subsisting treaty, and
"from whom we have receiv'd repented and flagrant in
juries aggravated by the most humiliating and irritat
.mg circumstances.
Wbileon the one hand the administration has
’thought proper to disclose, as we have reason to
<helieve, the whole of the correspondence relative to
-our differences with Great Britain, it has on the o
thfr hand given publicity only to detached and appa
rently mutilafed extracts of the correspondence With
JFranee.
Vf aea knimd in nresimna 4 full rlisalno’iro
«f the communications, with the Jailer government, j
la withheld from the pubhrk for cogent reasons, «e]
trust that it will not be deemed disiespeciful in ns to
Withhold a hlwid reeogtion of the exislenreof" run*
Slant evidences of a desire on our part toinaiiit.vn,’’
in fact, M.n strict and impartial neutrality." For
although we freely admit that a reasonable lonli
'ilence is due.to the administrators of Uie general go
vernment, we rannot concede th it it would accord
with the duty of this branch of the legi iture to
-commit itself on such an important poeit, without
a foil knowledge of fevery materu! circumstance ron
oerted with it. Such a step would in our opi,>. n
fce an art of servile courtesy, unbecoming the n pre
•eotativesof a free and enlighted people.
• The disavowal on the part of Great-Refrain of
the arrangement entered into by her minister with
the United Stales, is to us a matter of deep con
' cern, inasmuch as we have participated in the lively
•jtisfartiou which the nation derived fronuphe pros
pect af a speedy restore inn of good understanding
ond harmony between the two cni,nines. But nr i-i
the accredited rei>>, tentative of the British nation ins
declared solemnly that it teas disavowed b c tust eon*
eluded in violation af express instructions >i her agent,
it would be rash in us wit haul dearer evidence than
Vet possess of the insvict rity aft ha: declaration to im
pute the disavowal to bad faith,
Asyonr excellency may expert that in answering
yoorspeecbwt should expr.-ss an opinion on (he Idle
rupture of the negotiation wit), the British minister,
*f would be highly gratifying to tit had you pointed
out the impeachment hy that grntlrtnail of the veracity
of our administmiuui, for in that case we should have J
approbated cordially the course of treatment which he
has received. We have sought in vain lof proof of J
the fact, and therefore we are at a loss to CoOcnVe !
Low a measure calculated In Close the door of ac
eommodntfor* end to precipitate (be nation into a
Calamitous war, can merit the approbation of any A
merium who feel* anx. out to nrSunfaiti >kc honour and
preserve the pcptf and happiness oj his country,
* SbncId thelflpnemoo'is duty of deriding upon
the attitude wFftb the United States shall assume in
th« present emergency, be performed with wisdom
and fidelity hy the agents to whom it is confided, we
.assure your excellency that we shall he among the
first to render them the tribute of deserved praise.
And sbnntd war ensue we shall rordtelly unite with
•ur fellow-citizens throughout the union to meet the
shock with «ll that firmness and *<>al which real
patriotism wilt dirt»t*.
At th* same time we hare no hesitation to declare
£ that We ar( decidedly apposed to a war, provided it can
td avoided consistently with our national honour and
iafety.
we snotiin consular u as one ni me greatest
calamities to he involved in a wnr with the
only remaining European power which presents a
barrier to shut universal dominion, at which one of
the bellgerents manifestly nuns and to which she
approaches with rapid and awful strides. It is
««»renvepa lamentable troth that our country is
unprepared to prosecute a war with either of the
belligerents, however necessary the measures may
4*e. in ali the essential means which that deplo
fable state requires, a* well for offensive as defen
sive operations, we are greatly deficient, hat mo'*
especially in the important and iorlispeosible re
quisite of money.
We are Justly alamed st the report of the secre
tary of the tressory, in which he discloses the me
lancboly fact, that we are reduced to the necessity
«f resorting to a loan of four millions of dollars
•ad upwards, to defray Ibe ordinary expense of thg|
'general government. This conmtumeatinn is equally*
••expected and discouraging to the people of the
Vnilcd -Suite, and w# sincerely hope that those
who arc entrusted with the superintendence of their
•alionat concerns will institute such an inquiry into
th* true causes i»f^|aexh:ni-icd sUt-nf tfir treu..
j£ wry, as the rocfa^Baad urgency of the case iqi
perimi'iy falls fu^P^ • ■.'<$%
f The severj^yislative matters tir which your fx-1
if ytttfaiirjt trs^HKtH our atlrntiMyioilt engage our
P deliberate cnSmratiou. And ujfifcteuilv renpyo
mu the nssurave you base givflBpVe Wgiefatori
. ^JpTa Operation fi* every necessary am#
i ;«wrfp^; tf*■• :i
pi*.
tNl
•i,* i 1
LAWpa^orsta tfck 4&«f; 4simary, which eohtoin
lamdon intelligence to Jhe /aw.tkU of' Decrmb,?,
at Which date the ruptnr* between nor government
and Sir. Jackson, bad ant been poblickly afeuo&Ae
edi, The London paper of the 20xb Deramber ssys
** letters from Boston to the i 7th Of November say
“ that the discussion* between oor minister Mr.
'* Jack son, and the Amerioareagovernmcnt are sue
“ pended, an account af tkr indisposition af Mr.
** Smith, the American Secretaiy of State) they
“ will not it is Said he resumed until the meeting
“ of Congress on the 27th of that month.’* A
letter from Flushing of the 13th December says,
“ All the troops except the rear guard had emOafh
“ ed the M<mday preceding, The next day the
“ Mole Was destroyed, snd all the fortifications,
“ dock-yards and arsenals blown up, and what cost
“ the French 15 years labour was destroyed in one
“ day* The enemy could perceive the destruction
" from Cadsand and South BeeelanU.
The Gazettes announce officially the capture of
fivsor six national corvettes, bound from different
ports in Fiance to G'tadttloupe
The Emperour of Austria entered his capital on
the 20lh of November, amidst the most cnibusihs
lick acclamations of the people ; there were illu
minations for two nights 5 the Archduke Charles
was expected the next week. There remained in
' ienna 10,700 sick end wounded French soldiers,
who could not lie removed.
ine orate iyrolc.ns had not submitted as late
as the 30th of November, as appears by articles
under the head of Munich and Vienna. Two regi
ments of dragoons, one British and one German,
were to leave Portsmouth with the first fair wind
for Lishotf. A division of the conscripts passed the
Pyrenees ou the last rtf November, it was composed
of 30.000 men, and was to form an army of reserve
to the French armies iu Spam, and to remain at
Victoria in Biscay,
Advices fVonn St. Petersburg to the 15th of No
vember, dun more that the tlussiun army in Mol
davia, had defeated that of the Grand Visier, with
the loss of 16' piecrs of artillery and 12 standards.
From the general complexion of the Lisbon pa
pers, it does not appear lhat there is any thing like
despondency, on ibe contrary the most active pre
parations were making in Spaib and Portugal for
resistance. The first requisition of the inhabitants
of Portugal, were ordered out, to join the ur^ny.
Married—On Saturday evening, by the Rev
Mr. Grigsby. Mr. Jeremiah Lcvcock, to Miss
Sally JbfferV,
Gild—In N^ns.-rnohd on Thursday night, Ms.
Robert Jordan, in the 7(Jth year of his age.
Translated from Lisbon Paper* received by the Sa'tou*
tUr Caroline, Captain Bay-ton,
Seville, December 15,
The following intercepted letter from the French
general Tiehault, a commander of the legion of ho
nour, to Si. Lagnidfi (late inlendanl of police of
Lisbon,) how at Madrid, •
Htad-qiun ters at Burgos, Kov. f2, 180.0,
f have rer-tved yours of the 16th of lust month
covering another. I thank you for your prompt
attention to my aiinirs, us well as 'fot y >ar rommu
mcations respecting your own, forynti know the in-'
tert-st f nlwuys take in whute.ver concerns you,
i have not hern able to answer your letter a* eor
| ly as I wished, for I have been daugeroitely ill, and
| almost at the point of death, in consequence of the
I fatigue of my last expedition ; I am mending tho'
slowly, and am unable to write much.
Oui situation here grows worse daily, the whole
province is nearly in the hands rtf the enemy, 1
krep up my communications as far as I am able,
but I cannot answer fof their safety, My orders
are not obeyed two leugurs-beyond the walls of this
place—our military chest is empty, our stores al
most exhausted, and provisions so scarce and diffi
cult to be had, that A fowl (or the sick, has at
lim*s, been with difficulty procured. Our situati
on is discouraging in every view, and notwithstand
ing all I h.tfe done, and procured to he done, the
result 1 assure you is extremely doubtful.
Farewell, the. &e.
TlF.BAULT.
Bad a Jo*, December 96.
Thd head-quarters of the British army under the
command of lord Wellington, marched from this
place to-day, to be fixed it is supposed at AUnttda
and Cuidsd Rod rige.
L»box, January 1, .
It it affirmed far a fact, by a person woo has had
an opportunity of being in the office of genera] Bel
Hard, and seen the official retains, that sines fiu
first invasion Of the Peninsula, 672,000 men have
been sent into it, By dejecting tbs number march
ed bark to France, and the present French army in
Spain, ere can arrive at the knowledge
. ’•* }
k The following interested t*
tresadCU
dbief of artillery
Gtiih-nl-^AH tjhe prisnncft' of sfafc
tyl* province Made %ir> ,
examination my suspicion falloo air tffgstfmi.
Tbe •Hirer of the patrrtle bad desertdd, tS4 the »er
geHiit convicted of being nn airirmplice.' Fit fine
general f cannot pW« any confidence, in the men
composing this garrison, who itfe chiefly Prussian*,
»r>J if ttiey are not shortly withdrawn, and French
soldiers sent in tbeir places, I am confident (hey
will deliver the plate to the Spaniards, f »nr nn
der the neeri-oily of making tbe artillerist* mourn
guard in the most exposed parti of the garrison.
I have the honour, ice.
(Signed) L1BY.
WaanivuTcry Cirr, Ftli. }<f.
MthnlKD—On Sunrf ty evening the lull insf,
the Inmonrahle Joutr PoPe, esq. senator of iiieli
nited States, to Miss Ku/a J. U, Johnson,daugh
ter of tbe lata Johliua Jimnsoo, esq. oi this city.
fltparts frm* Canada.
MoSTRfeAl„ January 29 “With this day's Ge*
sattr «e have given the exports ffum the port nl
Queheck; also the valuation ol tiie export* of the
year preceding, compared With it. What can lie
more satisfactory to his majesty’s subjects Iti these
provinces, when they see the rapid increase of wealth
pouring in upon them, while they enjoy the Hee
lings of perfect liberty and peace, whcfl Compared
with the discord and embarrassm-nts of the people
uf the Umtrd States, under their piesent govern*
ment.
Value of Expoftt from the port of Quebeck, far the
two last years.
For 1808,
„ #895,949 rs
Fur 1809, Grain,
#215.000
Timber,
645.000
Ashes,
500.000
Furs,
150.000
Sundries,
85,000:--,
Sterling* 1.5y.i,000 0 0
Increase,
#6yy.odo 12 y
* Or 7,088,888 dollars.
Gazette Marine ATcmorandu,
ARRIVED.
Brig Juno, Grerhleaf, y weeks from Cndig, Salt,
to the. Master.—January 26, in lat. 35, h.nj, 63,
i*ii in with the brig Hannah, nt and Irom JJeavha
seii, 14 days out, bound to the West Indies, loaded
with provisions and cuttle, t» thstress~Jan, 20, a
sea broke over the stem uf ll,e Hafinah which
washed overboard Csnt. Elisha Atwater,. —
1 honms, mate, and Benjurmn Smith, seaman; in
hill an hour after a second sea broke over the brig
carried away the deck load, Henry W’elthab, sea
.mm, boats, quarter hoards, *c. Hhd broke two ol
he err a’s arms. The survjvers Pegged Csdairl
GrCeuleaf to take them off, or put ., navigator oil
board, to conduct them to the first port. Capt. G.
put William Porter, his second mate on hoard, nod
requested x,y njMke tfiP first southern purl in ti e
United States, or St. ftarthftlqinews,—Spoke, jam
2S, in lat, 35, it). long. 6T, 30, s» hornier —«—,
Jones, 6 day* front Norfolk bound to Si. Kurilitdo
mews—|>b. 18, in lat. 35, 17, long. 75, strip M,.s
sender, of and Irom Salem, buund to SavaouaJ), out
12 days. ^
• iSr «r C?8^0*in,■’ Bayton, 48 days from Lislmh,
Salt, Bowden 6c Milhudm—Left there Jan. 6, ships
I hotnas, HHiper, of and tor Alexandria, not dis
charged ; Ttronic, Renridint, fif Boston, lor New
\ nrk, in 4 days; United States, Uirlm, of and iof
Philadelphia, not discharged • Anh, Bradford, of
Chath st'n, dt-stinuiion not known j Maiia, l>n
dersnu, Carlcston, at quarantine ; John h Edwufd,
-“4 New York, captured by the French, aud re
taken by the British •, Friendship, Hall, .Baltimore,
fir Cadis j Harvihidr, Long, Ho. ortt discharged;
Moria, \V nod, of New York j Y»ung Factor, Coffin,
do; Alkdomiic, Irish, do J Union, PigoJ, do,—
Bugs N- w Yhtk, Dodge, ol Nt,w Vork } Pallas,
-i !*° » Betsey, Evans, of and for Alexandria,
to sail Jan. 20 ; Lortna, ** *■, do t Geotge, Morton,
Baltimore npt discharged» Paulina,Goodtpnt, New
haven, for Cnarlestor, > Sally, Oliver, Philadelphia,
for Charleston, in 6 days ; Puniher, Story, New
I'ork ; Martha, Webber, of and for Alexandria ;
Betse^Wilson, New Vork, for Cadia, first wind.—
Sch f Mars, Lewis, for Alexandria, m 7 days.—
I’he ship Sally, Nuttle, of New York,; was at St.
Ubes bound to Uvefpool.—The ships United State*,
Barnkrd, «nd Thomgis, Lucket, both of and bound
to Alexandria, sailed firpna Lisbon the 2d January.
To be Sold on Motiday the 19th of
March nrtrt, id the town of Portiwomb, before
the Oourt-H^ie,
A TRACT of LAND/ 2j
Containing about aittfacrea, lymgaadbtiM altuatf
inyorfcilt County, in the pariah of Bfoahoth RW,
Jar nnie,'ark! by rtfStel a daed^Ttrwt, gi««Bby
Myraary <*& *J
r JL), n^,, ,«,» *
ft’ANTKD Utt
William,
Febrnafv 2&
‘ to ui:N*r; *
For mc, turn, or three
immtdn/fttjjf
A small Fjirm near I Jndsa j
With a DwelUng.JIpose, Kitchen,
The Dwelling-House, No..'
IVlaift-street, new donr t* Dr.
Store, l irge dry Cellar, Kc. «»
basinets. ...,, v
* Robert format.
February 2d. / tf ;
.03* Those who wish to be Va
ed, afe informed that DOCTOR
in rossf-ssi >n of fr«»b V*c«h*Mt**.,J h.m%;I,
February M. ' Cy.CTJ
fAcayR.
Let Froncai* tph veto drool friw'Jft
IWants *ont hitwrmts quo le Ooctrur
vie-nt rte rrcevoir de is mateire toute
. . -v k~- . •
, ^... . . . ... NoirtUX &,*«««,».
At a Huthng t Court. Cuntinunt nit kddti
> day if January.
Thomas Hunter, ^ PUmtifr,•**»■<%
■ Againxt • -svV • . rt.- -
Thomas Child, Warren Ashley, t y*
and Holder Tollman, Deft*,) ; y
The defendant Thomas Cbiicl not M
his appearance, and given security ftccojr
art or Assembly and thi* rules of this Court,
l‘taring to the s .tislVrti n of the Cnurt, thf
delVnd.nl is not an inhabitant of this tortH*1 '
on the motion of the plain‘.iff by hit cot
dered that the said defendant Thnrtwt
peiir here on the fourth MondavinMa
Hiller the hill of the plaintiff, and U*..
lhisorder .be forthwith published in some: I
prin<ed in this HorongU f >r eight whtis it
i.nd posted at the fr mt door of the Cud)*
And if it further of dereti, fhWt tl>e def
ren Adiley and Holder' Tallin .tm do ntu.
awr.y, or secret any debts or effects in tb
owiti? or belonging to the defendant, until 1
order of this C'-erti.. o''4MH|
,, Copy, Test*, • 4 , „ ,
tFitljm Sharpy ,C. N.
Nokfoikr Bofehren. , #
At & U tinting'* Courts an finned itM Arid thi
any of JxniUn‘y^iR*0, >
Johit Mitrhelt, ^ ' PJaintSF W
John Mitrhell, Plaintif si * ip*.»sl
Ag&inot " .TtwWil.* -jr.
Thtimas Child, Warren Ashley, end r *
Holder T . lman, Defendants. T . 1; v
l i»e defendant Thomas Child m4 Mlbf enfertd
his appearance ami given security accordiTik to <
act of Assembly ,nd the rules oTthii* Cuujlty *,
appearing to tlve s«tt .t'.-.ciiW of the‘CoUrt,’Ui>i
said defendant is not an inh ibitant ofthhfC
wealth : "n the mntfoh off he pl»ir,tiffin
it 1s-ordered thr.r the »:dd defendant Tl
do appear litre on thr fourth MoUriay ia j
and answer the bit) of tjfe pUu.ptf,
of this order be forthwith pub.'fc'ftjri
per printed in tins Borough for tijh* t
si' el>, aticf pasted at the front door fir ,ne v
House. And it i« further ordered; that the d<
ants Warren Ashley and Rblder Tallman. J
pay, convey away,'of- seem any debts «r 1
their hands, owing nr helot%ing tetbei *
nut, until the further order olthis Cot««s .1
Copy, Iwte, • •• *:i; a
. Hiilia
m. contiMrU i\
itku i>f jitiinnfi* \ & 10.
Gr»V*s, 8h»r|>, fc F»t>hef, PlalmHR,.
slgaiMt » ■• -"■■■*: i
D L. Mara, and WiUotf, Canning* i
ham, Be Co* • .’» ■ • - ? *$■
The defend** D. L. Mara. Hat I
his s^ar-awe, «M k«»«* sec*rit|r«
acurf AraemMy and th# ruteaof tfcii
appearing t« the af .thi;
mi id defendant I). L. .VUr* _»#*ypt«
this Commonwealth : on the motatai
!iy hit Counsel, it is ordered thhrt th<
stibenr here »n th<* fmtrtlf MeMlPl
_J _ Si. _.• 1.111 —A •a.’*. . .
ami jjvswerthe
ttf this otxlerbe
par primed in this
jilan, Conning]
away, or secret ajif
mlrt^gof (Wtnttglffgto^
, ^ • fr|rr ftfy If