Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-06-06 00:00:00, page 3

ithe I4<l> Ki(>. and Ware now favoured wm
I'fcutki tinted tin* 17th of tint( month, tnrlin,
90 tbat it has been uSoul three months unit
italf on the |*as->.iJe—lor the National lutelhgm
eer says, he is “ »uthori*ed” in slate, that it was
not41 officially" Known befor|. in giving credence
to this statement, .1 must he admitted the go vein
ment employs its frigates and despatch boats to ve»
ry.Hltls purpose, *hm documents like this reach «
hove a month sootier hy private and tod'rrct
means; unless indeed it is supposed, and it is not
impossible, that Buonaparte, who appears nut to
trust our government any longer, since it has been
in the practice ol sairrelmg lit* correspondence;
should have caused this manrrsio to he printed in
' the north dt Europe, Jiom whence it came iirst to
us, before he had ever delivered it to our minister at
Paris.
but though not “ authorised in the way S. II.
Smith has bem, 1 t tk« the liberty to inquire of him
or of ati\ laxly rise who can give the information,
if the guv -i iinicut of the United States did not
,. know “ offieijll)” two years ago, that it was the de
termination of the French government to go on seiz
ing and deluing Americans and American propel ty,
until they had renounced their n-uliality ; or in o
ther wunls, whether it was not “ oflii iaily” made
V-.
known to our government, that Buonaparte would
au'ler no neutrals ? Or what, it they t house rather
to answer the questions, were the particulars ol the
communications made'my Mr. Jiffeison to con
gress, which that body'has been bound to keep se
cret; and what has been withheld Ironi the know
ledge ol congress on this subject,, though “ o^hci
^lliy’'-knowrJ to the executive two years ago?
ft will be recollected, that Chauipagny’s preced
. ing mamleslo was published in this rooiitry long
• before it was “ officially” acknowledged to have
been received. I Lave seen no cause to > ensure Mr.
Armstrong, for inattention to .bis cm respondent,
cud suspect that, if his immediate employers had
< been equally attentive in publishing his ronmmuni
■Cations us they arc in publishing those ot Mi.
Pinkney, our minister at London thousands ol our
i. fellow-citizensand millions of our property, would
Lave escaped Duonaparie’s (bitches.
AN OLD MERCHANT.
Fiurn the Xa'cbrz iVtiklu Chronic’e.
It is a i anse »»l’ iral regret to every refl htingrc
tfc-.
•Vpt»Ch£«ti, that the ministerial prints should not con
fine themselves to the illustration and support of
the niiHV great qualities.by which llie present ad
tnui'stratti n is honourably disl.ngui-hed, but, that
Ihev should lerthcr fee! it their duty to give a like
Support tu every measure arid crcsture of the go
Vtlnmmit, however objectionably in principle, or
^©d.i ius and detestable in t harai ter. Th« practice
jg||rf the republican editors ol tie dot;, leaves us to
' qjjjppreheiid, that it It were possible lor a time to ar
rive, when the two great parties ol this nation shall
1l,ive so completely changed complexions, as for
garb justly lo become the object of those remarks
.Vjjipw thought applicable to the other, by the Said
rVj.|pilitor8, that nevertheless, these venal sycophants
ijyScouW sl.Ucuuiinu. the same dull round of p-nrgy
fic and abi^pegardless of the dereliction of pr’in
ciple on tr e one side, or of the renovation of cha
rartt*R>n the olhi r. They are leaf blind t< disco
ver a fault in those whom they Vbrship, or rath, r
too weak to expose liie putrid existence, if (oond
punched to any, the meanest wretch ill power.
Lise, whence the repealed outrages nibbed to this
Station by the servile Dunne and others, in r<-l.iln>n
tn that miserable old mao general Wilkinson. Whv
•re we insultingly told, that in the event ol a war
with G. Britain he is-the only man whose courage
tmd tactics can with safety .be bfclinl upou ? Col.
Duane is no doubt partial to the courage of Ins
friend and pat ion, when lie contrasts it with Ins
pw.n destitution of that quality. And-by the help
of another contrast, lie has derived the opinion ot
other high attributes ol his hero. The morti
fication he must have felt at his own ridiculous dis
play at the head ol the Philadelphia nulitia, put
him in a temper to think contemptibly of the niili
genius ol ins countrymen, or rather of those
who have adopted him ; and as a further relief (nr
Lis mortification, he ascribes a monopoly of those
qualities to his friend, which h« cannot in decency
diaim to himself.
but the people of th$ United Statue are under no
,i-ich unfortunate predicament or partiality. They
. tua uninformed of the particulars nl service, or n|
genius, on which is founded the rlaim of general
Wilkinson, to uncommon military pretensions.—
- Are those pretensions built upon the promptitude
.... *nd diepaP-h in conveying Irani S ircitnga to Piula
jg|;tlelpbia, the Capitulation ol liurc-ivne, hv which he
f? ncqured^the immortal title of K»>ght <>f the Spur f
Or, is bis lame more suspiciously icfrrred to the
pUMceutre of the Sal ine} It is welt understood, that
pn Ibis latter occasion he had tl.e address to pro
‘ pure fiom a number ol the officer* uod. r fits roo»
jpiid, their signatures to a most 'tilsou e and inde
pent ptngvric written by his own baud. It i(h a
. ira-f wh t cm.not wt perform, wrote
ibis.Host pniduniiing general o’ biinselt.
II therefore, we search the history of his funner
*en»trerd«r the trails of a gie.a geueral, and lint!
Woly ridicule and froth, let us follow him in Ins lat
ter operations, where b>s field has been more ex
- f tended, and I.is rnimu’iud more unfettered. To get
♦looce »t the object in view, I shall pass «»••» in
'pilerue those suspicious positions occupied on tin
. klispissippi duriugtbe 6vrr vir, which wereinge
Biouslv taken either for the destruction ot the re
publics, or the.crushing of treason, according as
fe*(T-or interest might preponderate on a corrupt
’ ‘Wd timorous iiiiiid. 1 pass directly into bis ap
pouitm iit to the cbinrndod ul the army of the Mis
pispippitu I80y
Behold, then, mother period in the historyaif A
■lenre, when her liheilirs are thought endangered,
TMtd her Sons are culled forth to a distant quar
ter to assert her character and support tier indepeft.
—-r-. The syne of America «r* ever eager to obey
her rail. Flu-he’d with the ^iury ui bi« father,
•«d jigr hitn with the stancUid of. freedom to de
fend, the young sokii.ir &•){ no other seatimeiit amt
knew lid oU et o'.jec^_$«e him assembled with has
hmhren lA wrnis, at svniepnr> on the Atlantic, *)•
tfady. sabarkstl *r,d <ivailiag thehfyl wtii
• <o«fe Kfer- tmf Itwod*; ibHr-'C,
ui slay t)w fitting warrior subati(bf„,«
wilb lhrfevw of «Ury, and pain* inty>atieal,to ft*
irrs* Ui* country's wtangs. * - ‘ '*•• ***«***<*•
AiJ®! ii.. country a ton
1I» stmll find; no Inircls ad.* his brow -
Or dei orate his tomb. IJHcaie and death
Wot his arrwral <m the f*ul shore,
Aod fix a fin-d seal upon his doom.
Sui !i is the short and melanrholy history of more
tlioti eight hundrrd olizrn-soldiers, buried-utr the
hunks of the Mississippi, by gen. Wilkinson,in the
summer and tall of I809. Two hundred of the sur
vivors are wrei ked and destroyed in constitution
lorever.
To fix on the causes of so serious a disaster,
(which surpasses in its consequences any d.feitsuf
f.-red during the revolution) it is necessary t'ofboka
little nearer into the circumstances connected with
the event. •
Nearly nl! the new levies ordered to New-Orleans,
(about twenty five hundred) amved by the first ol
April, On the third nf June, the whole dropped
down the rivpr about 10 or 15 miles, and occupied
a low piece of ground partly covered with water,
even before the rainy season had commenced,—The
whole ifier live strength of the ramp, was forthwith
employed in cutting ditches and counter ditches;
from which occupation the soldier Imd no relief hut
in dentil, and no respite but to bury the dead. The
inressatit application of sir much labour, produced
wonders; (or on freaking up the incunrpineni at
I’erre aux Bceuf, one of the foulest swamps on the
banks ol the Mississippi, had become arable forth*
cultivation of the sugar cane. "I is said that the
owner of the soil has made, or intends to make, to
the proper pel sop, a suitable return lor the benefit
his property has ref etved. *
ura^rs having been insist'd in April, from the
war office, directing a movement of the troops up
toe rever, to the “ Heights," or the vicinity ni
Natchez, where the ground was elevated ‘and the
wat»r good, no doubt was entertained hot that Gen.
Wilkinson would take hit measures accordingly.
It was, therefore, wtth considerable surprize, that
the secretary of war rereivtd the intelligence that
an opposite movement had been made, as he could
not hut foresee, the fatal consequences that ensued.
On the receipt of that information, another order
w-s issued, more peremptory than the former, le
quinng, the movement immediately to be made,
which the secretary, ’till then, supposed already exe
cuted, or in a train of rxerotinu. C* neral Wilkin
son must have received this order by the 10th or
15th July; yet we hud him at Camp Terre mix
liteuf in-all the month ot August, and still lingering
on the Mississippi, in the latter part of October.
ilwv, then, we'have the devdopenunt of the
ruin of an army; which may fairly he attributed
to the position it occupied during the rainy and
summer seasons; and to its continuance in the low
country the two su c«eding mouths, while in a
state of inaction.
Vet we shall be told by editors, “ great and
small," o! the •• talents, txpericme, and resources,
of general Wilkinson," I.n us restrain our indig
nation for a moment, till it is seen, for what pur
pose he is recalled, if, with all his “ filthy deeds"
upon him, he is brought behoea tribunal, whose
poweir me commensurate with his time, the peo
ple may rest assured, that he will find a most com
forta le •* alacrity in sinking.” And 1 think it will
IS"l he found 1H the courage uf col. Duane, to heat
the fully surge of the multitude to buoy the worth
less wreck, through the storm.
ARlSfOGITON.
‘"~y V TRANSLATED
From the Qtzrtte of Caruccas, of April 2J, 1810.
Salus populi supreme left eslo.
I Our external defence and security could not be
sntiswetnrily established, while the provinces com
posing the department of Veoezula united under the
Miineiil sjsr-mi, did not form with the capital con
federalloH that would ensure respectability to the
rausv which we liave undfitaken; and with tins
view the provincial govetsnneitl have chosen from
among tlieuatiies, those characters best qualified
by thtir knowledge, attachment to the common
cause, arid influence with the people, to discharge
the public duties assigned them, tinder the auspices
of reciprocal bcmftcence and utility ; and by this
m>-ans, we may promise ourselves that happy re
sult pf which It is siisrepti* le. in addition to the
toreesary instructions, the government has address
ed tiie different provinces, througu the means of
their Commissioners, the following
PROCLAMATION, t
Inhabitants of the United Provinces of Y’enezela!
—The Spanish Nation, after two yeuis of bluntly
vr.tr, and the most violent stiu^le in defend its li
berty and independent-*, is now on the eve of falling
under the tyranniral yoke wf its conquerors. The
passes of the Sicrrfi Morena, which defended the
residenre of the National sovereignly, l aving been
fnreed by the enemy, they have detrended, like un
impetuous torrent, on Andalusia, and the other
southern'provinces of Spain, and are actually har
rassiug the rear of those Itw honest and worthy
Patriots, »hn precipitately flew lor shelter under
the walls of Cadiz.
The Supreme Central Junta, which possessed the
national authority, has been dissolved and dispersed,
»u ronsi qnenre of so niurlr turbulence and pienpi
taiirin; and finally, by that sad catastrophe, the so
vereignty of the nation, legally constituted lor the
general preservation of the state has been thus de
■siriryefl.
I-liter these., embarrassing rirramstances, the
inhabitants ol Cadiz, have organized a new system
of government under the denomination of “ Regen
cy," which can have u<t other object than the tem
porary defence af lboss lewSponurda who hid suc
ceeded in escaping the yoke of the conqueror, and
4)i.urvtiling for. their future safety, and consequently
cannot be clothed with the general national power,
much less than of those citizens who possess the
legitimate and indrspentihle power of watching aver
their own pra-,irvatiea and security, as integral
parts of the Spanish monarchy, . And can y«» ob
tain to important en object hy yonr dependence on
a power ip itself illegal, Buctuetiog and agitated >
Wouldit he prudent for yon to neglect with iodrf
1> rrnre, e» preciboe'an opportunity, flying after '
aq/» flatuiing hopee, inatend of Ttestenmg lo i
iJ * i' ■ "’‘tHR
stiinie ifcbi caiws &s* tore* chidf
*d J rt>e necessity f* fc»*a ufagiuting W’cuust
with vigour unit ellergy, il you wish to p.ewrve iw
end tilth invaluable rights ; unit with this
view, after receiving the deplorable information of
(he unfortunate state of Spain, by the late arrival*
on ogr coast, it was determined to form a provttte
nnal government iu this capital, «i well tot itself
as lor all other parts of the province, which shall
unite wit|i their accustomed fidelity in favour of
Ferdinand the 7lb, and the same was proclaimed
and made publick on the lyth of this present month,
depositing the supreme authority in the most illus
trious council ol this city, and a uunihei of depu
ties that here named as associates, and together
were especially charged to promote and etiatilisha
plan of such administration and government as may
be considered most congenial to the interests and
geneial wishes of the people.
(To be centwucd.)
CEUTA.
The following is e copy of the terms on which
CfUU IS occupied by the British troops :
“1 hr two allied nations of Great Britain and
Spain, in order to increase the sec urity of the im
portant fortresses of Ceutu, without diminishing
the force of the Spanish armies ui the peninsula,
have agreed to iotroduee into that garrison a regi
mrfit of British troops, th* command of which is
.confided to major general Frazer. Intimately as
the two' powers aue united, it will he the constant
care of the auxiliary force to co-operate with the
government of Ceuta in the defence of the place,
and to repel the enemy, should he dare-to attack it.
Hie cause and the interest are the same, and the
efforts will he directed to the same object. The re
ligion, laws,-usages and custom of the place shall he
s. rupubmsly respected. The residence of tbe Bri
tish, in conjunction with the Spanish troops, whilst
tt will ensure to king Ferdinand VII. and to his suc
cessors^that part of his dominions, will afford the
inhabitants, without any additional cost or expense,
the tranquil possession and enjoyment' of air pn
vate property. ] he British troops will conform
themselves conformably to those sentiments of sin
rere frirdship which actuate the two nations : hut
should, any of. them, contrary to'expectation, for
get their duty, satisfaction and redress will be af*
forded, upon complaint. The troop:, during th'ir
stay, will he provided with every article for their
subsistence and maintenance from this gairisun or
other places. Whatever they may purchase of the
inhabitants of Ceuta shall be paid tor with ready
money, f lie quarters which it may he necessary
to take from the inhabitants, for the •ecommodati
on of officers, shall he paid for muntbly, or other
wise, as may be agreed upon with tbe owners or
shall be directed by his excellency tbe governour,
And lastly, when circumstances in the peninsula
shall take such a favourable turn, that the presence
of the British troops becomes no longer necessary,
they will return to the garrison, leaving the go
vernnunt and inhabitants of Ceuta as satisfied with
their conduct, as they them-elves will be happy to
contribute to the saiety of that fortress.
(Signed) “COLIN CAMPBELL,
“ mojor-gen. commanding in chief.
“ Head quarters, Pihrahar, March 21, ISIO.”
Gazette Alar hie Memoranda.
ARRIVED.
Ship General Eaton, Clarkson, 4(i days from Bona
vista. Salt, N. Heron.—Left there, ships Massa
chusetts, Bunting, of Newburyport, for Boston, to
sail in 10 days ; Liverpool Packet, Kensurd, of and
mr Portsmouth, V. h. in 30 days ; John, Bragdoo.
of and for Poitland, in 20 days.—May 28, in lat.
33,30, long.Gf), 30, was boarded from liie Britan
nick Majesty’s brig Musette,captain Parry, and irea
ted poluely—Tbe Musette was from Curracoa bound
to England with despatches, giving an account ol
the insurrection at Carr, ccas,
Sch’r Katy-Anu, Williams, ^ days from New
York.
Sch’r Rebecca, Lovet, 11 days from Beverly.
Sch’r Hannah, Hussey, 12 days from Nantucket
Sloop Manhattan, Allen, 14 days from Newbu
ryport, Lime, to tbe Master.
Ferguson’s Packet will sail for Bal
timore TO-MORROW, wind and weather permit
ting. June 6.
PROPOSALS
For Publishing by Subscription,
THREE LANDSCAPES,
Designed and executed by Mr. Finder, to be engrav
ed by the best Artist in Philadelphia.
The first presents a perspective view of Norfolk
and its Harbour ; the New Bridge ; a p'art of the
Eastern Branch of Elisabeth-River ; and the Ma
rine Hospital—This view is taken from the river
side of Portsmouth, at the western extremity of the
town, a little above Fort Nelson.
The second presents a view of the Town and
Harbour of Portsmouth j the New Bridge leading to
the Navy Yard, at G>wport, and (in the fur ground)
a part of the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River—
This view is taken from the third story of Mr. Mur
ray’s Store, situated on tfee west side of Lec’r
WhUtf.
The third presents a view of the entrance of the
Harbour of Norfolk and Poitsmouth ; Forts Nelson
and Norfolk ^and in the far ground Hampton Roads;
this view is taken from the same point as the se
cond.
Such is the exactness of these Landscapes, and
the different points of view are so exactly seised, that
the inhabitants of Norfolk and Portsmouth can as
certain each store on the wharves, and to whom it
is said to belong.
The price of the three Engravings wiU be Two
DeHart and Fifty Cents each, One Dollar to tie paid
for each en subscribing, the remainder on deliver*
of the Picture. ;*»«K
The Author will daevery dung in his power to
have the Engravings completed as speedily agpoeal
k. B—ji*. fMfksu «- a—» war
180 «Mtk»CoiR^,
»K^}MiiseC
Lending from th*
Ja«efe . r • v ^
1 H.VVK t»k*>h MR. WILUaM SI
ta*t copnrtoerehip. •>;. - & * ,
A Tristrhn B
. |CT* The Wisinett in future will be
under the Firth of i*
Butler « Seyimotw*
Who offtrjer Sale an moderate termt,
!WM
200 barrel* Superfine J^nur, '‘ ^ '
20 do. do. Pilot Bread. ‘ f * '
1000 wt. Bacon H <ms, 5 qr. casks Mata]
10 boxes Spermaceti Cindies, 30 do. Ti
6 hogshead* first quality Sugar.
6 boxes do, do.
W. I. Rum in bhds. N. K. do., In do.
5000 wt. Coffee, 10 boxes Brown Soap, \.-*£
Loaf Sugar in barrels, and a general
mcnt of Groceries. .'".'V33£9Ham
Shift Storea put up at the shortest notice.
Jane 6. if
350 barrels Columbian
A.fioat, fresh ground—For Sal* by
"’of Sal* by
/« or &
C. X K Whittle.
Who want to Cha|
2 or 3
\ S::
June 4.
• -S$
p
For Sale, Freight, or Charter,
, Tb. new amt rxrellrnt > .
W'M
_Sd>o©n*r REPUBLICAN.
rvM
Thomas Hall, master, burthen 67 tons, ani will
carry about 500 barrels Flour ; she is built of the
best of nuteri ife—»ga«td judges wHI at mire deetdu
from bar model and appearance that in point'of
quick sailing she cannot be inferior. Fur turns' ap
ply to
ill
William Hull, Jun.7
For Sale, and received hi said Schooner,
~’'.2N
96 barrels Cider Brandy, and
S hogsheads Loaf Sugar, first quality. 4* *■
June 4. -
NOTICE.
On Friday the 8th instant, by order
of C* urt, will be Sold at Publick Auction to the
highest bidder’, “ j
THE
Good Sh$fURAI?L
__AVith all her juiutV<iat%.a« ah?
from sea- '*’*-** •- ^ x>- ' -
-1—This ship Is about ISZtoiis, Uttlycau
ed and graved, lying,at Wifflamson’s whi»rf, where
Will fnmmenr.' At rlnm» '‘Vick,
the sale will commence at eleven o’cl ock, tof ap
proved endorsed notes at 30, 60, and 90 days, Moal
payments at the Bank of Virginia—Invmtdry may
be seen, and the Ship viewed on application to
Christopher Fry, ,y
June 1. r3 .
FOR SALE,
Ttr eulntonti.il Brig -
_„_FRANKLIN, burthen 180
tons, will be sold low if immediately upplied fbc.
’ Ah*®. - "
48 puncheons high prf
Landing on Newton’s whart frortt i ^
Wilson it Cunning
June 4* tf
FOR SALE,
The Schooner TI
. _>M she returned from eea, ___
about 60 tans; if not disposed of previous,. she will
tie sold at Fublick Auction on Tuesday the 12tb iasW
For terms apply to
William Hull, Jim.
No. 9, Wide WateroStree*.
Who ha* for Sale and received ha w4 Sthuoeer. ,
40 hhds. excellent retailing Molasses.
June 4, 4 •' <, ■
SUGARS
Prime Muscovados, landing from1
Schooner Trial, Capt. Edwards, from Heeaeg
For Sale by
Moses Myers if S on
June 4. If ’ »
FOR S^E.
A Valuable Tract of LA:
Containing 900 acres, situated in James
ty, on Chickahominy river; the land * |
well timbered and watered, with ghdd a
miles from the City ofWiliiamsfcwrf ;
good House with 4'rUouia in repair, s'vi
lent water, and.
with a valuable I
wild fowl. .
‘24 likely well disposed N
and the whole of the Stuck, tec—T1
will he literal, will be made known a
■Air*. M GatWfri* WiUlaB»sb*r**
C9H, nn the ft rip.
WilllamsbW* Mteg&jjb/