Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-08-29 00:00:00, page 1

t'MlS PARER IS PUBLISHED THU KB TIKE*
A wkKK. PRICK to SUBSCRIBERS SIX DOLLA1S
PKC ANNUM,- PAYABLE in advance-single.
PAPER T*U»K AND ONK HALF CENTS—AdvER
r MINTS ARE INSERTED A# THE BATE OF
CENTS f^K THBf FIRST, AND TWKNiY.
^pfvffCENTS PER SQUAB » FOR EACH SUCCEEDING
Insertion; those, exceeding one square
TO BE CHARGED AS TWO.
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C Shoes and Dry Goods.
Just received by the Subscriber,
45 trunks of SHOES, comprising a
; large and gener «l issortment of «ll kinds ami
Colours of best Morocco .ind Kid, with and with
, out heels,
A few pieces-ghnd Irish Linens, cheap,
Black B-wbisene, White S.rcenetts ■
Flaw *>ntl film ed Leno Mnsl’ii, hl.iclc Camhrick,
Black Handkerchiefs. Men's Ladies Beaver Gloves
A few groce best twilled Tapes, See.
Likewise,
f A large assortment of Hair Trunks.
/ ^ on Consignment,
1 box Jfnidish Flint TumMers, Dec nters & Wines,
9 boxes eVegunt China, of fashionable shape,
io do. Pi lying Cards.
For Sale bjr
t D. M. Curtis.
August IF. S
f s FOR SALK.
■ jit the Poke H uses of the Subscriber, flit.
50,0(H) weight Navy BREAD,
10.000 do. Superfine Pilot do.
100 kegs Crackers.
jilso.
Superfine Pilot Bread, from new Flour.
STEPHEN HA11UIS.
. Aueust 3.. H
FOR SALE,
*$5 puncheons W. I.
SO hogshead* Mol.sves, 10 do. N. E. Rum,
30 do. Muscovado Sugars,
25ii b.reels d*. d i.
<500 do. Pntom-.ck Herring*. 180 do. prime Pork,
20 d<v Mess Pot k, 30 do. Apple Brandy,
JOO boxes ft ruttes. 50 do. .vi«p,
i,20 chests Young Hvson Tea,
S3 b*K* Pepper, 30 kegs Lard——By
V P. & J. VV. Ilenop.
& August 1. '* tf
. ; •< V FOR SALE.
The Cargo of the schooner Richard
D. Stanley—Comitnng tf a
- Choice parcel of John go RUM,
Which is thisd iv landing on Maxwell’s wharf, and
Will be sold on liberal terms by
P. & J. W. Henop.
tf
August 1.
i All persons having claims a
gaw>>t the Sobscri'-cr, are requested to makeappii.
cation to his brother Max. Herbert, who it autho
rised to adjust and pay the same.
V i * * - James Herbert.
. Julv tl» fie
TO RENT.
is® Three-Story Fireproof HOUSE,
» at present eerupied bv John lt. Due lump,
situated
on \Vtde-Watrr Street corner of Rothery’s wharf—
T|iit is a capacious house and an eligible stand, well
’t)il«ul''ted for a Ship Chandlery or wholesale Groce
ry Store—p'hwessim may be had the 20th Septem
ber next.—The terms will be made known by ap
PilingtbXi&M M'Eheraai\\ or -»
; John M’Phail.
August if.
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VOTIVE. •
V, Friends and {■''* Pul.ltck are respectfully
Informed, that Mr. Edwin Lee is now u partner in
my house, and thwt front this date business t* ill be
transacted Under the’ firm of Christopher Fry and
M. Lee—It hence becomes necessary to close my
fsrmer accounts, I their fore request all those who
'tkMMudehted to come forward and pay up, and those
that h ive claims wiij call and receive their respec
tive dues.
Christopher Fry.
August t5»
Twenty Dollars Reward.
It AN,V WAY from the Subscriber in tine State of
j^nrttt’^Gtr(>!in<», a Negro M*u by,-cite ffttme of
ilRVEJ*, trtUO' .e-irs of age, dark complexion.
K.« a (ton 16*,k. when spoken to, is r..tlier below the
Nrt<MNrf|fce speaks very quick *ntf rather stammer
lug, is a good slt(«m tker, ;tn<» probably will attempt
as a free maw.' *’».W Negro had on when he
eftped from me, a blue Virginia cloth dress, round
s&ilor’s') w.ket—-He was purchased by Mr. Green
Wood Rouldan, of Northampton, no, the Eastern
Shore of Virginia, oftwneeiitjeuiet* stilingthrmselvey
* Dirks and Avery. in'the bill of sale* t» which place
' he is aiming to get- I will give the ab. ve reward
.nny peratm who ’will secure said negro so that ]
gtt W £g*io. or FOliiY IX)ULVRSif taken »m
'/ the ftistern Shure, aud delivered to me in Lunen
burg County. rf ■ .. c ■ ,, -
ftsffcni-J^l||»w
irr*
23t.;
Auvost 5.
■: Antigua Runw; •
^4’' '" '• 'TU^r ')■»! - - •' ,
Ending This Pay, the Schooner Rising Sao’» CAR
(Ml) jpfbtb Antgu*. For Sale by
Jennings & H
*■>*«!at jjM.’
*. „.i\i-«;ftV:>-•'(L£dCf*K•• .r* V'.
FROM THE BERKSHIRE REPORTER.
Stockhridge, (Mass.) Anguit It.
Mh. Bl DWELL.
The Writer of this article thinks that the pMtod
has no* arrived when u is proper to gratify the high- !
ly excited curiosity of the public, by a statement
ol the extraordinary facts, relating to this guide
mat), i^birh have lately transpired, and which have
Occasioned his flight from this place. Of the in
humation which he has to give, the greater pait is
fieri ced from public documents, and all from sources
of evidence which render its authenticity unques j
UonableSjf He thinks proper rigidly to adhere to a |
statement nl simple facts, leaving the inferences to
iff deduced from them (which are indeed too plain),
to the judgment of the reader.
tor nearly eighteen years last past, Mr. Bidwell
has been the treasurer of Berkshire. By an act of
the legislature passed on the 8th of March 1792, >1
is provided that all bills of cost in criminal prose |
cottons in the Supreme Judicial Court, shall in the
first instance he made out of the county treasury,
hut after wards, upon the certificate of the clerk of
tlie Supreme Court, of the amount of such bills of
cost, they shall be paid out ol the treasury of the |
commonwealth, to the county treasurei lor the use
of the comity. One item in eveiy such hill of rust,
is a certain sum which has been variant at dtflcreni
limes, lor a jury fte. As the jurors are paid by
the county art-oniing to the number of days of their
attendance, without regard to the number of cases
trnd, and as all sums paid to them out uf the coun
ty treasury have always been charged by the trea
surer to the county, it is'apparent that these jury
tees when received I y him, should have hern earn
ed to the credit of the county. Under this statute
Mr. Bid a, || while treasurer, previous lo 1808, re
ctivea *5 aao 30, no part of which was credited by
him to the county, except at hereafter mentioned.
By another statute passed nn the 27 th Keli. 1795.
all pci sons riinrincd id county jail# upon charges or
ciaivtr'tioiis ill ernrns against the < ommonwealth,
who are un .hie to support themselves, are to be
supported I y the county, nut so murh of the ex
pen sc ol their mainli nance as does not exceed the .
sum ni live stallings per week, is to lie repaid to the
county hy the coinmouwealth. Under tins statute
.Mr. Uidetll while in office, previous to 1S09,receiv
ed the sum pi § 1642 14, no part of which was
ever earned to the credit of the county, except as
heo>* slated. I
In 1308 at the August term nf the court of com- '
man pleas, judge Walker and Mr. Woudbridge were
appointed i.y that murl to make the annual settle
ment with the conuty treasurer. The latter gen
tleman had tint previou-ly been on this committee.
In making this settlement Mr, Woodhridge remark
ed the omission of any credit for lUejury fees, the
certificate to obtain which had passed through his
hands as chrk of the county. Mr. Bidwcll then
credited the sum 1 derived on that account for that
year. On looking into the accounts for the year
pn ceding, a similar omission was discovered there
also. Mr. Uniwell then objected to retracing the
accounts any lurtiitr, as he said he presumed be
must have accounted lor these monies to the com
monwealth. At the conclusion nf tins settle meat,
It was particularly enjoin- d upon Mr. Bidwcll t>y
the committee in lie prepared to arcoutit tor all mo
nies rereived lmtn the commonwealth at the next
annual, settlement, as troto what had then transpir- j
en, ti was apparent, tii it there had been omissions !
in crediting torse monies in former settlements—
With ibis injunction Mr. Bidwell promised to rom
i"y- ' . .. , ]
In August 1808; the same gentlemen with rapt. |
John 5». Ifoplciii., were appointed a committee to
adjust the act mums oi the cuuuty treasurer lor the
year preceding At their meeting the suujert of tbe
prism charges was also suggested. Tbe committee
reported to the court at llerturar tetin, a settle
ment of all matters exrept the jury fees nod the
prison charges, which had not been attended to, but
w s reluctantly omitted by the committee in cum
pliaiice with the wishes ot Mr. Bnlwel), because, as
was stated t<y him, the b*ok on which former set
Dements, nod beta made, was in Boston. Under the
s niie repiescalation from Mr. Bidwcll, the settle
mult was still lurihtr delayed and no report was
m-ide at April term 1810; when the fame commit
ire with t),e addition oi col. Danforth and Moses
ilopkius, Esq. was r*uppuiuled “ Ha examine into
all matters not before attended In.*’ ,, 4
iu < <ius (|uenre hi n suepinon excitea ny mint
of the rm'uiu»t»nrt* before staled, Mr. Dewey »
oiemher at ihernuneil, Mud iu^j. Urowu represent**
iivetrutn tots town, during the last winter session
oi th«* legi.ildtuiu at lb# request of one of tbe emu
uutiee, to*.k copies of the credit skin of Mr. Bid*
w»li’» rtrrounis boll) With the commonwealth, mho
with the Wiuntv, which by Uw, alt rouniy treasur
ers are obliged to file in tile otiice of the secretary ul
the commonwealth, end which purport l» be exert
tfunsrripis of their treasury took*. None <d the
monies received by. him at above stated were found
to be credited t-xrepi the jury fee* in 1808. The
UrtoT Lakino ihete copies was not known by Mr. j
Bidwell, 1 he&e gentlemen returned home leaving
Mr. BniwelJ in Boston. While there, hqjre ver, they j
were informed by Mr. Bidwell that, on examining
hi* book' winch he *tiitei(l that be found in (button,;
the monies m <|uefjU»n received linm the treasury wl
the roiuuioowealth, appeared to have hero properly
edited, and alter hi*, return ta ^S».**citbrtdge.be
pointed out to n gentleman tfc««l hi* friend, tbean
ilemsulcrydit, at that time standing on Iris bunk.
iSdmr HlVer or before tins tune, $afk public '|K|ru
and perfectly unsuspected, tie had' free irrtw la
.!.* ___ir.. ' : »•
|a the secreiuryYofice.
e .*
As- Utct opfc* ofthe nr count* U ten by M<w*r>.
Ah. » - \
ry, it wai thought proper bt some gentlemen ^>te ,
rested in the investigation of th » business to ph»'
cute tills to he done. As the copies «!readv?||^«i®*
ed were not formally taken, hut the gentlemen who
made them bad used abbreviated modes of expressi
on, the secretary declined certifying them as they
were, end new ones were made out which received
his attestation. Still however it was not suspected
that there wasanysobsUnti.il variaiti e between
the two copies thus obtained, They were not com \
pared until «n the 30th July last. It was then dito
covered that in three of these accounts, (which are 1
sometimes annual and sometimes for two or more
years) the copies certified by the secretary varieu
ti pul those before obtained, fn the three accounts,
five sums Were inserted as having been received from
the treasurer ol the Commonwealth, amounting in
all In § 1059 78. iu two of these varying ac 1
counts other credits were reduced so as precisely to
admit the addition of the inserted sums, without
an alteration of the footing. In the third, the dif
ference between the credits inserted, and the dimi
nution of other credits, was § 2, and on summing
up the columns of the secretary's copies, there ap
peared, of course, a correspondent mistake in the
gaoling of § 2.
To explain whar follows it is necessary to relate’
some facts prior tn order of time At Lenox in
May term, 1810, Air. Bidwell was informed by Mr.
Dewey that he bad taken copies of the credit sides
•if his accounts. He was never apprized of ilie ex
istence of the copies certified by the secretary,
wnirh hear dale the 4th June, 1810, until the 4th
ol the present month. Ha was in Boston on the
4th of June, and after that time ren leied his *c
| counts for the current year and again had access to
tlnse papers; . ■ , ; •
un me meeting pt the committee on the 2d met.
Mr. Bidwrll in ins arcounl for Ihe current year
j gave credit for all the monies received from the
treasury »i the com in on wealth, at the same time'
slating however that lie had heretofore been in doubt
whether to credit this money to thecommonwealth
| or tn the county, and that he had in tact credited
[ part of it to the commonwealth. This lattsr asset*
tion, upon ah examination of the copies of )ii* ac
counts with the commonwealth appears to be un
true.
Mr. Bidwell’s treasury book was found to agiee
throughout with the copies ot his account filled, as
taken by Messrs. Dewey and Brown. At the con*
elusion of th'e settlement the copies certified by the
secretary were produced by a member of the coin*
imtiee, who pointed out to the other members and
to Me. Bid well, the evident marks of erasures and
alterations in all those places where the book vari
ed from the. rertifi-d copies, and Mi. Btdwell was
Called upon by the committee to explain. He;
merely observed that this must he some mistake of
the copying cleifc. The gcullmian who produced
the certified copies thru proposed to seal and depo
sit iu some safe place the treasury book alledged to
have been twice altered, and Mr. Bidwell on being’
asked by another gentleman whether he had any;
objection to this course, replied that h« should sub
nnt to the judgment oi the committee, and by the
unanimous opinion of the committee this was ac
cordingly d .tic,
Up m au inspection and examination of the v«
rylng accounts above stated, a warrant was procur
ed lor the apprehension of Mr. BidweUupon an al
legation of forgery, a pitnnpal oi ject in obtain
ing this warrant was to setae the treasury book of
Mr. Bidweli, which was expected to contain corro
borative evidence of tlie fact t haiged. The executi
on of this wniraht was delayed at first not to em
barrass the settlement with the county, and upon
the book being secured try tbe committee, it was
further suspended until the return of a gentleman
who went to Boston to examine into the present
state «d tlie copies of the or rouble there. Since the
return ot that gentleman, Mr. Bidwell has not been
within the reach of process. As was expected,
tbe copies Dow in the secretary’s office correspond
with those taken by Messrs. Dewey and Brown;
and with the treasury book; . ;
As the respectable gentlemen composing tb.cf
county rooimittee have sealed their repent, which
is not to be pu’.lisbed until the enstyng August
term ot the common pleas, it might be improper to
suggest the extent of Mi. BidweH’j defalcation, be.
ynudthesuin already mentioned. It will be per*
reived that moji ol the tacts here slated are known
by other evidence than what was derived from the
members of the roiutniitee. " — »
From the conjectured state of Mr. Bidwairs ac
counts, and some, other circumstances, no county
tax was imposed dpon Berkshire, as usual daring
the last winter session of the legislature. It is
therefore a fortunate circumstance for the county
that Mr. Bid well by paying (without eny Gmds (t
cept some arrearages of the last year’s tax) all tbe
current expences and'many outstanding debts of the
county, has nearly remunerated the public for the
sums mi tnerly detained by him, so that probably
there will be t ut a small balance due from him ex
elusive of the iolerrst on these stuue.
U ; As somewhat connected with the subject, U may
oot ha improper' to state, that on lbs 824 of -April
ld02, so execution wee taken oat of the cleikVuf
; lice on a judgment rendered in May 1802, ip fa
vour of the commonwealth O. David Detuning, fur
; JgJOOO debt, and $(>7 7tf fast. Ibis money
| Mi. Bid well as emuity usaasurer, was entitled ta re
ceie^foi the nae of ihecommoawuulUt; ; Tba .**%
ratmn was sept by Mr. Bid well, to bit friend &.
Judano trim nested the, wo«ey, end it is taw ^
ptesame, pud it *fw mMr.Bidwetl. ^bt exfett.
tion has neoaf tBen retorueJ. In May term 1807.
the rnminohorrylBl received jodgsbopt ageinat Ben
jantip KWf#:Jfer $#*1 d«»4 *0*$** U »4
*.»<•». twwttiwil ttiiislfhii Hr. BiiiwniV g<
firthr money Hieing indorsed on ike l>sr
tmi-t of either of these eome ims ever been
v Mr. Bid Writ to the roauuon wealth,1 as ‘
peer by eh inspection of the eopi«* ,,f hit
Antigua, Rumf Mollasses>
25 punch, choice Antigua SmritSe
10 hogtl^pds Molasses, -** * ^
5. d‘iv 20 harieU Mascwre^ftSitaar* ’
50 b«g>> Ct’flte, f ■ .‘v/.C;,; , '
5000 busheh at. Ubes end 500 bosh. LtoerbeolStfi.
20 bunch Smithheld Kirk, • ■ if;*,**.■
Taf, Pitch, *.od Rosin, , .
m
And daily rxfleet td, m
"far}. ■
1000 barrels superfine VLOUKfffl
Ntjw Wheats For 8&by ‘
i jatnerTl
August 22. 6
The Subscribers hating d
Business, will self «t Auction oS the Sd, *
snd 5th of September int,
Their Stock of OLD
Brszil* ** jck-.' \vv
Madeira, > »
Lisbon. I; -'*4. “<?•
Porto, f '•'• ' . . cf'J.
\£>*
Bordeaux, \ Fitted end Jit fw immediate tat,
Or<*a.nn« V Ulu• J * - a e. , ' . . .. ' ’’
Sherry,.
6* fault* and otL/ifa^k
’« i
a. I
Malaga.
Tene rifle
ilfe.J
;’4V '*'*S ;:(:4
New do.
**.«<*. .A-,'
Mr(: tv
A email quantify ; • ' ■ V^v'
Excellent Madeira WINE, -
fit f >r immediate use, lately irn|K>rted in ilie ahip
hylph, C-.pt. Matlock, tn pipes, hogsheads, Ml
quarter casks. ^ V ^ '
A few bales of CORKS*
CHOCOLATE, ciTtfcnr,) -
Ait# RAISINS, i Sln "***•»
And sondry Articles, as well as all the excellent MM
soned STAND CASKS. - v
7>rm«—-Any sum below 100Dollars Gg#} #4*
tow 400 dots. 60 d»vs; above 400 dols. a ■
for negotiable notes with approved endorser .,
v ^ Oliveira. &.
August I. t J3t
«W 'W'.'
Notice to Country
Si
i^.>v •»
The Subscript the ensuing Tall will receive^ (duty
ger of the seas excepted) ,t
A general and exttniive at&tmeUt tf . /
■ DRY GOOBS^ ff
Consisting of every article Tit the' , \ ,
Woollen, Hardware, and OukryjtMeL
Linen*, Miulint, and OH, si* Good* ‘in great V&
riety, . . . v VVv ^ ... >.ji '
Fur, Leather, and rUk fTqta, L„
ya tor tea Cmet of Liverpool and GUttvare, ‘
Besides a great variety of useful and fa Hey"
des, which will enable^ country dealers to piw,,
their assortment at <me place j and front the made
he purchases his Goods, for prompt payfnint f
promises not to he tiodersohl in the
Market*
*'George M’In tosh,
July 37.
•_' * ' ’ •' ' ta^rtf ^ ’ *• ■' ''
A Shin's LONG BOAT for ifele.
Enquire of the Editor of this Paper. •* *
July 6.
W;
- R ICE & COTTON.
Loading from th. ScfTr^ughboy^J^^l^
• loo casks
„v
< - » bale* prim*COTTONiSfc
• v.'-' For Bale bjr v.
Jemung, & R«<Uey. ;i
August
; ^ FOR SALE, ,
10/)00 bushel* SALT, 1
Vista, TurkVIsJand, and
f < U pipes Old French Brandy, * V
'* M poneheniM welt fUroored A ndteu. B^Lt
l (pen old,* •• "•
, heal Holland «wd Anchor v
400 gallons l/meam{ Orange J^*
Boordeau* Clare tin bottle*
$00 galions excellent Shrub, jff'
Fresh IthpdriiU Hjr*w re*
end Table Beer, In barrels
’ . end abbot • - ■’ > •
MOO dozen Porter, equal in Imr „
' to *ny made on Uie continent.
cV wwi; in _
/\ GENEROUS R^WARp^il be girr. to,ny
person yrbo will give information tft die Subscriber -
of residence of NICHOLAS SOUKNK,
master of the schooner IsnbeQnt. whteh %s*drtr«c|
.djUrJS
on shore »t Greet E** HvrboMfla the nahtl
brunry, IHCS-nnd of WILLIAM HEATH, mat*
andOHEDlAH DILL,seaman,onboard/' it '
ner TH#iAMES H/HT1P^ late
sailed from Wllwtnjton, M
1st February,I - ,
sssm^M
■ Hhr^Ik,:“|iWp:IJ6r
•XVi*
to betoric
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