Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1809-10-20 00:00:00, page 3

THE PUB LICK LEDGER.
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FRIDAY FA NNING, OCT, 20, 1800.
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> The detention of the Africaiue frigate, and also
that of the 15ritii.li packet at New York, hajg ex
cited much speculation! and conjecture. We do
not doubt that it is the wish of the British minister
to cohvey to his government, the sentiments and
disposition of the American government at this
particular juncture, and we believe that before this
day, Air. Smith and Mr. Jackson have had some
serious and important discussions. The time has
arrive^, when the two gowiimcnis should come to
explanations, that in oneway or the other,- will
put an end to the doubts and uncertainties, which
have so long attended their relations. If we look
to the angry fulminalions of the National Intelli
gencer, and the srurrilnifs invectives of flip deinorra
tirk papers, and particularly those of them who
are supposed to possess the confidence, us they cer
tainly do the patrooage of the Administration, we
cannot ir» candour say that our hopes of any amica
ble adjustment are sanguine. If unfortunately,
the present attempt at adjustment should fail, we
believe no other will be made, and the conse
quence will be, what has been so long desired by
the democratirk party in this country, and a corrsi
.drrable party in the other.
We need offer no argument or observation to
prove wbat are, and have long been the vievys of a
•Cast majority of the democratick party in this coun
try. In Great-BriUin thefe Im9 hem a powerful
party, who have been at all times desirous fur a war
with this country, composed chiefly of the navy,
the shipping interest generally, and more particu
larly the East and West-Indiu interests. Opposed
to this party, has been the army, the whole manu
facturing interest, and those interested in the Ame
riran trade. These latter, exclusive of the impoli
cy of war with this country, addressed the interests,
and fears of the nation, mid reasoning from what
they apprehended to themselrc-s particularly, per-,
haps nverrated the importance of our commerce.
In those apprehensions, the West India colonifs
partook largely. We are assured by very intelligent
persons, who have recently visited Britain, and hv
others who have visited her West India colonies,
that a great change has taken place, the number of
our friends have diminished, and the apprehensions
which once existed, have reased. Those arguments
which were once with so much appearanceof reason
addressed to Theapprehensions of the nation, are now
abandoned, or treated with contempt. The manu
facturers, have discovered that our embargoes and
non-intercourses,did not ruin them,and the West In
dia colonists have found that they did not starve.—
The latter have hern compelled to ti e use of means
which they dirt not know; were in their possession.
Commercial warfare, for that was the kind of war
waged, has always the effert of drawing forth re
sources, which nothing but necessity could discover.
Every person who had any knowledge, derived from I
personal observation, foresaw and predicted the
consequences that would rrsi.lt fimn the impolitirk
'system of commercial restrictions adopted !,y the
late administration. The effects upon ourselves
were certain, upon the other party, they were at
least doubtful.
There is, however, a very large proportion of the
people of England, who are averse to w ar with this
country, and an we believe is the government. In
inching this assertion, we would not mean to as
cribe any great share of moderation to the British
government, but her interests are so manifestly
promoted by peace with the United States, that she
cannot, we should think, be brought to enter into
a war, if it can he avoided. But if the irritations
which have existed so louu, are lint checked hv an
amicable adjustment, end that speedilv, we believe
it will not he in the power of either government to
restrain a temper which will not he satisfied hut hy
war. From these considerations, we feel no un
common degree of solicitude for the result of these i
negotiations, which are we have no doubt been o
pened at Washington.
Cn \b f.KSTON', Ortnbgr 13.
Extract of a letter fiam a merchant at Havana, t
his correspondent in this ci/i/, dated Sept. 27.
“ In virtue of the orders from the Central Jmila.
dated Seville, itbhJulv, the govern >or an.l incn
dant have this day publish*'] their decrees, ll,at lion
this date no Ltreign vessel, (not even -excepting our
•tllies) shall he p-rmi'-ted to enter the purls of the
Island, to trade in any sh■ whatever—of which
extraordinary measure 1 hasten to acquaint you.
requesting Jon wilt tie phased to com mum rate the
same from me to till our fii; .ijs generally.”
IIavanjta, S'pt 27.
His exrellenry the gnvernour and llie intendant
general of the army and publict revenue of this isl
and, at a meeting held yesterday, have resolved,
that the royal orders of the 10th July last, in which
it is provided, in conformity with the laws of the
Indies, that no foreign vessel shall b? allowed to
tr-de to the ports of this Island, shall he put
in foree, of which notite is beteby given to the
publick.
(Signed) VILA.
II. C. M. ship of the line the- St. Francisco de
Paula, has arrived at Cadiz from Vera Cruz and
Havana, with upwards of six millions of dollars in
•pecie, and a number of other valuable abides.
Salem, QcMfer ,13.
C*pt- Stacey sagged at MarL!i|Brad tSnVedoM
cay iHMHL On the North of Spain, mil
the provirtt^^^Bufeny which he U!t the nioo
t«eq,th of Aljl^^Bbeii he sailed grertt ic
joicuig* Were * HMr.rftpiUl tft ti<«
AjT'ivifx-e, on lie rmMrf forHRopposad possess;^
S>.hiA. oW later arcannis shew nut b (w tej
of STwBridnrt the 13th Ky the combined jytnties.?
Person*'^recently from St. Arofcm, TO*,Srt»»*it.
Mans, and Bilho*, said, that alt the Americans
in thon ports had been taken up and inipmenred *»»
; that at §t, Andero they had once hero
released through theiufiueme of Madam O’Brien,
but were ogaili imprisoned. It was stated, that
the French had only 4000 troops in St. Andero, and
only as many hundred in Bilboa—that the Spanish
lines extended to the former place, and that the
Spaniards expected shortly to regain possession of
it, as well as ol Bilbos.
Boston’, (I t. lo.
Ex tract of a letter from Rotterdam, of the 15th Ju
ly—received in London An", J).
“ The news is known, tiiatAhe emperor ha3 de
clare t,» the’Amcncan Ambassador that lie Would
i not enter into a treaty until the United Slates de
1 lared war against England; thus probably a war
between France and America."
New York. October 14.
FROM CA1)!/.
\ esterday arrived here the brig Rebecca, rapt.
Higgins. She sailed froni'Cadtz the 2*th of Au
gust—lour days after the Spanish frigate Cornelia.
This vessel brings no verbal news ; but we have
seen letters from Cadiz of the l4th of August, which
state, *• that things go h-tter, and that there would
be a change in the government in a few days ; and
a Regency appointed.” Much disaffection, and r
ven revolt had takui place amongst the Spanish
clues ; but since the arrival of marquis Welbslcv,
it had in a great ineasuie subsided. We hear of no
new battles. The positions of the Aiiglo Spanish
and trench armies, are not mentioned in these let
ters.
I.OND°V, Ana. cp.
Tlie following letter supplies some new particulars
respecting the slate of aliairs in Walcheren ;
“ Flushing, Aug. 23.
“ The rumnurs afloat here are so various amt
contradictory as to induce a person to doubt the
most probable statement, though proceeding from
the Lest authority. Whethei the main object of ihe
Expedition, vie. the seizure of the enemy’s fleet,
will ! e attempted or not, depends, as we here under
stand, upon the exported decision «f the cabinet._
1 he transports and ships of war have, however,
proceeded up the west Scheldt, in ord r to he rradv
todisemhark the troops quickly, lfsuch operations
are derided upon. In this garrison from which 1
now write, alarm has already given rise to some
precautions. Last night the piquets and sentnrs
avere doubled, and in dels were given the Seminal*
to direct a vigilant attention to the ships of war mi
in the roadster!, and that if blue rockets were dis
< barge d trom any of them,a communirationwiis to he
immediately made to the commanding officer, g,»n
l’icton. The motive tor issuing those mders was
the apprehension of an attack from the enemy, who
to the number til 13,000 men, are positively said to
he in Cadsand, under the command of Brin trioUe,
for the avowed object of recovering this island._
Within these few d ivs three hundred gun boats have
reached that place from Boulogne, through the ca
nals, and 1 assure you, it is the decided conviction
of si me of the most intelligent iiifoil.it,mis th.-;
tlie attempt, even with all the probability nl failure,
will certainly he made,and that gen. Mnnnrrt (they
say) gave them the assurance and Bniiadutle’s mi
litary fame is committed by his master upon the is
sue. Ajt .ill events, the brigade stationed hc-re con
sisting of the 36th, t*e 63d, and//th regiments,
with the Imn. col. Cochrane’s battalion of embodi
ed ihtuchnients, are kept upon the alert, which, to
gether with the. positions taken by our ships of
war, aflorrl to us the most confident hopes that the
ensmy may repent his temeiily, notwithstanding the
opportunity which the damaged condition of the
batteries of this fortress may, at this moment, pre
sent to them. At various times in the rouisepl
the morning, we have he^rd a strong cannonade m
llic (I.rectum of fort Lillo—it is supposed to pro
ceed from the enemy's batteries up the river upon
our gun boats, which are statioued off its banks.-r
The principal part of Sir John Hope’s army still
continues in most comfortable quarters in South
Beveiaml, and really if something ulterior is in
tended by this army to he execuird^hdecision and
d' lay most cease.
‘‘Theduly of this garrison is vefy severe, every
regiment being obliged to furnish, independent of
the necessary guard i, parties of 150 aod 200 men,
to dismantle the works which were constructed for
its bombardment- There is prevalent here a ru
mour, that the works ol Middleborg are immediate
ly to he put in a state of defence, and that tOOad
ilition tl guns are to he placed on the ramparts of
Flushing. St*ch an intention indicates the determi
nation oi making Walrheren a depot, from which
Sritishmanufactures may always lind their way to
the continent. Indeed, I this day, m inspecting
he stores in the arsenal, witnessed in the illustruti
• • <H what the persevering f-p,rit of trade will affect,
■*n;i of the (lillirtildes which 10 its operation it'will
certainly surmount. There are mnv lyifig tin the
tjnay of Mushing, 100 p em of ordnance of Cor
ri'n manufacture, with the proper marks of that
lonndcry upon them, so lately matiulactured as the
year 1R08. Here is an evident proof that the inge
nwily of gain laughs at the intricacy of British or
ders of Council, and at all the efforts of French in
terdicts.
“ Within this hour the garrison rfceited the a
greeahle intelligence, that French property to a
considerable amount has been discovered at Mid
delburgh. By the activity of the commissioners,
sp. cio. to a large amount jias been found, and nearly
200 tons of salt petre. The stores here are very
rich, the arsenal being now filled with the most ma
terial naval stores. 1 cannot conclude this letter
without stating, that the enemy bore ample testi
mnny to the unparelelled ability with whichnor ar-*
(tilery-was conducted during the bombardment.'’
EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVER#
[From the Traveller, a London paper, of Mvgust $g,
Of the following tfpslnr case no doubt can be
niertained. Ii is routed from ib«Dublin popers,
md has been duly authenticated t
i/ 'm
*0» TJniria4f Jarfj 4^Vlook ill t**'
** ■ »» pg#»is i*yp, iim*kiJn or rr. _ ,
near .fin#**, MS®*, m Ss yi,^ hi-low ii* waftpi
t%m,« pttsoii vo a grey cmitjy ingottlus fStVe
oft the around. At first be. supposed aim to- h- 3.
,'sleej), or imn.'cirated ; hut after some lime, perreiv
’■«« be did HOI slit, lie was induced to eifttuipir him
more . i.wflv, When lie found him apparently fh-»<h
Oi*|arnipg t>i,n "n k».>»ck, tir ascertain v»fV
niton he, « sight Oje ut'*6i horrid andawful present
wi iiseit to los vie#*,..The person was not dead, hot
oft remdVSfl# hia t oat,fbe^v hole surface of his bmlv
seemed in he h ntfiving mass, of worms; his face
*as much disfigured, tfppajentjy from some bruise
tnffirted either by blows dr by fi ftjl, andfrom every
npertuie of his head, bis eyes, ears, mouth »ndnos«v
poured innumerable w orms, as if the interior of tb«
skull were entirely filled with them. His eyes
were dissolved, and their cavitirs, as will as those
o! bis ears, mouth and nose, were filled wit bn white
moving mass, more horrid and disgusting than it
was possible for imagination to roneeive Without
orrular inspection, oiler s-.nne time the miserable,
man having recovered stilfi. if nt strength to walk,
and so far recovered bis recollection and voice, that
he distinctly answered several questions nut to intn,
he told who be was, and where be lived, ike. that be
was ri tmnirig home on it car the evening before,
ami having drank too much, be Fell off, and hty stun
ned with the tall till he w is discovered, -lie could
not account for the wounds in bis head, nor for his
hepig so f,r off ti e road ; hilt it is probable be bad
received the contusions on bis face trom the fall, or
perhaps, the car had roue over him, and he i-ar
"tsemb dy crawied to the place.where be lay. Tin
humidity ot the uir and the beat of the weather hat
rapidly brought on a solution of the solids in thost
bruised pails already predisposed to. putrescence
.Hid Iioyv lyihg in contact with the moist earth, in
these were speedily'deposited the eggs of innunis
iyule inserts, whose generations was as rapid as she
. ,Mt,s s w< re lavuurable ; and thus,
whiii- the vital powers rallied at the centre, and the
hl'iatl yet circulating round the heart, preserved the
vital principle, the extremities, in win, U all jiiiIskU
"n had ceased, were dissolving into their primitive
elements, and the wji.de suii'acc of the body cxhi
l.iteri a mass of animateit^corruption, lie was
hiought into an nut-house and l :nl on some hoy ;
the loathsome ofjerts were removed, as f.»r rstiial
could be donr ; lie was washed with spirit an i vine
gar, had cordials poured down I.is throat, which lie
swallowed, though with snme-difJbullj. lu fuel,
eV. ry precaution was taken by the worthy prop!"
hy whom be was discovered, hut without ePeet —
the polreitnry rapidly increased; iti n very shml
tnrte the spasms tn his tliroat preveiUed'lrs swd
o'Wiiifi ; he gradually became h)sensible, and a' if
o'clock the next day be died, in a slot oT toul-jpu
trid solution, having lived in that dreadful situation
«7 hours, (rom t;>s time he was first discovered,
and the greater part <»f that period in full phasesiion
ol ins senses ; so much so, that heat'Sever,.! times m
ijilireii eagerly lor Ins pocket, :n win. n he■recollected
he lied put some motley, « which, to a small amount
w as found. That Herod, Sylbt, fee. were .i.wooied
iy ' onus white yet alive, are facts recorded by an
cient historians, and that worms eneerirb-reo lit the
tlesh an i nnclte, &c. is also true ; but those ate not
parallel ruses, as tlic-y were the efieett ol morbid
I’cnd. ntes, and speriti-d disorders, The „niv case
m inodr-rn lixnts perhaps, of a human being living
under such rjacornslances. is recorded in the roman
tic advcnturi s ol 1-cerrs \ land ; an.l even here the
incident throws a degree of rhs< redlt on tt.e authen
ticity ot the work, although it was attested by the
annexed affidavits of person* wi.o had Ki lit it. Vet
m that case the worms had only engendered in the
lower extremities, while the head and the viscera,
nr.ress.iry to animal lile, were free. Rut here the
I essential organ ot tin- animal eronoinv w»s
dissolved, while yd the living being walked and
talked.
The worms .they crept in, md the corns they crept
Aral spurted Ins eves and his temples about”
exhibiting an appearance even inure awful than the
ghastly spectre of poetic imagination.”
Gazette Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED.
Ship Horizon, Pitts, 70 days froth London, and
•*<> from the Downs, ballast, to the Master.—
Spoke, Sept. 17. in lat. 42,50, long. 23, 23, ship
.limn. Hartley, !7 d tys front Liverpool hound to
Charleston.—Oct. 54, in lat. 35, 33, long. 65, 30.
sell r Slrntnr, Rhodes, from NewLurypori bound to
St. Bartholomews.
Schooners Harriott, Butler j Two Brothers, Ni
chols, and sloop Julio, Comstock, all 3 days from
New Vnrk.
In Haniptnn Iliads, ships Magnet, Swett, and
Charles, i'arrnt, >deys from Portsmouth, n. it.
Ship best-Pomt, ii .riu-s, 48 hours from New
York, bound to Tappabanock.
PORT OP NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.
CUSTO M-HOUSE—En t er k d.
Ship Horizon. Pitts,
London.
Sch’r Independent, Riinkley,
Philadelphia.
Two Brothers, Nichols,
New York.
llariot, Bullet',
do;
Kaele, Van Nanle,
no.
Two Brothers, Chadwick,
N’ewbeln.
S illy, Keeney,
New Loudon.
Harmony, Marwell,
\Y lituinglon.
Sloop Uaynard, Garrett, ,
New York',
Juno, Comstock,
do.
Cleaued.
Sch’r Brothers, Huge, *
Alexandria.
Pair 1 ruder, Van Nome,
New Y'ork.
Sloop George,- Wilhamsoft,
Alexandria.
ty NOTICE.
I forewarn all persons from credi
ting any individual whatever on my account, without ah > t
rler from me, Isl am aeterebined not to pay the tame fn*n
this date. '
Charies RattUfF.
October 20
A Gentleman of this neWi
bourhnod, purposes si tting off in a few days tor the
of Tennessee and Kentucky, would undertake the manage
ment of affairs in cither state—confidence miy be placed .it
hun as he can five reference* for character, dec. These da
sin us of employing hitp, will g)
Ocsobsrr
PorMnomil, 20t!i October, 1809
for Cadiz;
The fine Ship United States,
PortA
(Jan take ISO to 2J
' h<'£-.h,:a .3 or, freight, K immediate
application i» m*J3
Moses Myers
October SO
Far Sale
The new co
Burthen 1000 hirrrly, wii! be
cargo iit about 8 days. For tei
Octnbe- 20
Three Hundred
Columbian Mills FLOUR."
A-fln.it.
«*,.* c- ***«K
£>40 at iCuetion.
m
By Virtue of » Deed of Trust.- to re
C»r¥ ,m imynrxt . f a Sum «.f money vrth the I,
*'r,T >j»stW SV"I
Ih't hivgt wd commixUnifs
BRICK BUILDING
liSiS'wn^ “r Rr"Uory’9 ^with i’he ftKSSr
,he pwn.i«^
Tin: TRUSTEE. .
October 15
On Saturday, the ‘28th instant, "will
be S„|,| by virtue ..f , l>.-e« in Trmt f,„ro Mteftei vi ■
-an, t„ swunt to The-derick ArmU«*.d, the
a sum of ",„"ev. with interest ihernut due, J««lt of
iJiat large* and comniodio,u8 BRXCJKi.
dwelling,
Adjoint** the EsduMue C. ff, .e.MoU».vtogether wi.h .n*
Lots ,,, the rear,,, the said build, ng, in Uwta
‘ann* «f P*yme«t, notes With auproved en*,rse^t ft ?
Lr,tus> w,th *iien '
the trust
Ml
October 6.
Ids
On Saturday the 28th of October
X/Jo'CU-k, *
\\ ill be Sold at the Subscriber’s Office
Several Valuable WATER-LOTS
fteginr.irg c* the intersection of Henry ats*‘ 5fcftfcl£kt \
(which U 50 feet vritfe) ai> mt 700 feet to it
the old Ship Turn 1,0,1 H,
on the North ride hya 12 feet lane, agtveat^fc Eg
ni;,y be seen at the-fScC ap re «M ThVXf!*
i tu-Httj; wii! bets.Mot, a credited- 4, 3, «ikI18 nWth!
Nurth-t-aKdiiia Hank I*a,)er wi!i be itceivM in’|’<mlb*~
' ThoinatjBhtHcfaiiMp^
Sept, 2*!.
•-4c ~ >
On Tuesday (he 14-th day of Novem
tl,a ^h,irts«
All that \ aluable Property
Oil l'uwn Point, be . 5 to the estate of DivViu Pvt
--— UitJuPiVT
TfcR*<iK, dcceMod, ■ , ‘
and 93, on which that valua
*• ,«rK* Hi«-rMot Wa.eht.nse, occupied bv Mrs***
Oco.y: Murray, & C». #M a i3^e
lTr^-tTi- cbc* frj‘“ ““ th* oif mmh&?
LO1 No. 59, wun a tront orl Saidj
of 112 fett, funning buck in Water-Street.
1-0*1 S 30, Si, ?tul 34, etfch lot
V», lyiu- rtthe N E. side ofWlter st.oet, ra
tUc’’la? ®-To*‘* t‘‘int '■*"** *ww>*fc» iy AiSreif KWd,
lms Land is leased from the Corpora
upon m. .-derate *rou*4 hmtfjgMiS tear*,
-.... fcr all &W
lU well known a.tr*..tsipi fcr all >hx
nv.i-t render it d.siahle. In front «f the Warehouse, 4
ships can lav and petiie their caigoe,, with,*"
convenlet.ee - ',vi*
Terms of sale, and tin-fb of
the Whole 01 Ike aborts Preperl,, iit| he Notes with
proted secuffJi rayahle m &, % *nd 12 month., Wtfc*
Hank of V ir^n.ta. with interest (Ion, their date, and a lie*
upr.il tin- propretj Until tire pavmerit, are ecmplefcil.
Daniel R. Waddey,
Wv ;» A<n.irtrtt»wr»
. ■ 1 i j/ifi ' 'nr •rfr.r;
j Ojfter r* the AUrmr Jnt
(. Morfl’tk, (ktnirr 16
The President and
M**lfc* )NSufi-r<*E OoMr-AK* or l__
«'»y mgw# diiUltnd of On k
Ktv* CffJMT* «rv each Share of ***,
on-Stockholders, thtrir Attorney «r
II the 29th dee ofthi, present roMtth, or at
Application, ft# na jinanf t* hr mod* at this
the hour* of W» ndltst} Vets**, "W-: