Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-06-27 00:00:00, page 3

Trom tn oli
The following vsiy siagaUr lettar was sently the
late Doctor Smollet to a genii 'ft*, in Northern
her land a few months before hit death. The ong^
nal i« in the hands Of the editor of a Pamphlet eft
itled A D'utertatim on the Efutencc, Nature end
Extent of the Prophetic Pfratr of the Human Mind.
“ As the sentiments or dying men, and particu
Jrirly dying authors, have beta sometimes looked
Upon as prophetic* you will he i nr lined perhaps to
pay Uie greater regard to the following politital
tpicufation*; and in all human probability they are
the last of any kind which you will ever receive
from me, for 1 feel t^e child hand of death gradual*
iy stealing on me, as those calamities are gradually
S teal mg upon our Earopean states, which I foresee,
but shall not live- to experience. But I am perfect
ly resigned, apd nearly wearied to death with a life
that both in its public »ed private condition is the
Sordid slaveuf-interest, prejudice and folly.
“ The first troubles that are likely to ensue, will
proceed, f think, from that overgrown and useless
system of colonization with which several nation?
(particularly our own) have burlhened themselves.
But, although the inhabitants of that immense and
njawifldy empire of Spain in South America are
sufficiently disaffected and disposed to revolt, they
•re there so last bound by the chains of despotism,
superstition and indolence, that jt is not probable
they will take the lead orattempt anything for their
anticipation from the ttuel yoke under which they
groan, uutil by the special favour of Heavtn they
•hall become enlightened, or shall be acted upon by
some considerable external force, m which case,
the empire of Spain in those pafts would pass away
like a shadow.
11 Oi all the kingdoms in Eaiopc, I think our
own stands in the greatest danger respecting her co
lonies,* and tn the least with regard to her affairs at
home. At home, you have a lew radically discon
tented men, with a vast and undoubted majority
who are inviolably attached to the present esta
blishment. in our American colonies we may al
most say they are all Republican to a man ; that
.nothing but the lie of interest and the want of now.
er, to stand alone, has hitherto preserved them in
their alliance to the cfown of Great Britain, which,
you may rely upon it, they will embrace, theirstfair
opportunity to shake off. Nor would su h an event,
in my idea, be at all disadvantageous to the parent
stale,'or to the volumes fbeniSulves, providid it
were possible it could happen without loss or blood
abed, which I fear the present stork of wisdom and
moderation on either 6ide can afford us no certain
assurance of.
“ To turn our eye towards nur West India Islands,
I think the prospect Uoks more gloomy and alarm-,
ing. It has ever excited my astonishment that no
body cither in England or these Islands should en
tertain the least dread or forecast of the dangerous
consequence of introducing such an immense multi
tude of Afriran slaves into them. Common tense
aught to teach us that there is a point beyond which
human affairs cannot go; that it is not possible
that such numbers, who possess every day that they
live the power of their own freedom, will sutler such
extremities forever : that the blow most come at
some period or of.which may be this year as well
as the next ; end that when it does come, it brings
with it desolation not to be withstood. That a re
volt of the slaves must happen before many years
I will venture to predict ; and if it should happen
in one Island, to whatever European nation it be
longs, the IFcst India Istts mill liner after be in a
State of safety
“To teturn to our own Continent; France ap
peals to be the Jinl probable Theatre of st;y muteri
\ul change. The present fashion nf hurdling ab
stract questions of religion and goveinmmt, so ea
gerly adopted of late by a great number of people
in that country, is no doubt the high read to truth
and justice ; but, unfortunately for mankind, it
must ni'Cessarilv run through the confines of blood-,
shed ;>nd desolation. Among all the best informed
people of that country with whom I have hid an
opportunity of conversing, there seems to exist an
enthusiastic passion for the discovery of moral^
truth, and a most ardent zeal for its propagation.
Anti in this laudable frame of mind seems particu
larly included a commiseration fur the sufferings of
the lower class oi mankina, urn a ocsire to relieve
them from the shackles in which they have been so
long bound by relations and political frauds. If
Hre consider the weakness, profligacy, and debauche
ry of the French Court, w hich they whose situati
ons entitle item to be the best judges, represent as
• vsrotid Sodom !—the poverty, misery, and discon
tent of the lower liaises, and the violent dtsira of
change, burning eud glowing in the breasts of thoce
who are the most able, and, indeed, toe only peo
ple in whose power it is to bring that change a
bout, we need not hesitate to assert that some great
revolution must ensue in the course of a few years,
in the government, religion, and manners of the
people of that country.
* “ Indeed, from the brst political view which I
am able to form of the internal political state of
IjYance, l cannot bring my self to it tight that the pre
tent despotic system tan at any rate continue more
thm twenty years longer. If religion has invented
and nourished those frauds upon which the despot
ism of France was founded, and the belief of that
religion is now almost obliterated from among all
ranks, what is in future to support such a govern
mcnt,-even when the gener-,1 interest seems loudly
to demand its demolition? That the change, come
when it will, must be thorough, violent and bloody,
toe may fairly prognosticate, both from the kaown
character of those who are Hkely to have the chief
hand in the reformation, aad that of the common
people of France, whom thsir whole history proves
to be the most sanguinary, unprincipled, and bar
barons of any people in Europe. Were it possible
fur one to live to wituess it,.I should by no means
wonder to see the principles of republicanism predo
minate for a while irt France; for it is the proper
ty, of extreme,#"to meet, and onr abstract rights na
turally lead to that form of governoionl; and it is
fcottbeseaton to moderate abstraction during the
fury-and concussion- of political earthquakes.
V Whenever a revolution upon such grounds as these
shall take place in ‘Prance, the fame of war will be
universally lighted up throughout Europe; cither,
"Since this letter was written .are have lost our A
taenenn colonies.
\ It .is impossible here to avoid turning our tyeslo
the late horrors tu St. Domingo, - ,‘ff
td'Af »m b* u v«M |» fietwcvt, for goverutpAnt |«;
attempt to combat primeipjea,whirb cufroD^lIp?
/ected with succtts during ttat reign. of ignorance
Boston, Jane 20.
LATE FROM ENGLAND. > ,
By an arrival yesterday, we received London pa
pers to the I5th jMay. They are not fruitful ot
events.
Excepting that the appointment of Mr. Morin ,
as secretary of legation to the United States, had
been gazetted, at find nothing on the subject of our
i elutions with England.
Every thing remained quiet in England ;—Eur
rlett was in the tower ; and his Irir nds did not in
crease in parliament. The great opposition lords,
C»ray and Grenville, had declared in favour of par
liamentiry privileges. The speaker of the Com
mor.3 hud obtained leave to defend against Burden’s
action.
A singular attempt had been made by'the Bri
tish government to induce Ferdmund the 7th to es
tape from his prison in France but he had re
fused to accede to it—bad given hi formation to his
prison keeper of the attempt, and had obtained the
arrest of the agent; and had requested to be adopt
ed as Napoleon’s son.—So say the French" papers.
Circumstances render the account of the attempt
probable.
The English accounts from Cadiz are to the first
of May. They'state the French approaches against
it to be forward; and that they bad taken foit
Matagorda, mi the N. E. side ol the harbour. The
city was well fortified ; and had a strong garrison.
An incessant cannonade «as kept up by tfe besieg
ers and hesteged. 'I heir Lisbon arrounts are not so
late as ours. Massena was ’to command the inva
ders of Portugal, with Ney, Junot and IL-gmer un
der him. ,
Napoleon was making tours in company with
bis lovely empress, who was said to have acquired
a commanding influence over him. They wer* vi
siting Antwerp. The archduke Charles w;is be
coming a favourite with Buonaparte; who had ad
vaared him to the highest dignity in his Legion o!
Honour, and it was said, would make him King of
Spain.
There were no indications of peace. A British
fleet had arrived in the Baltic.
From Portcosi.
We have Lisbon accounts to tl.ppth May. The
defenders of the kingdom sppeired tote in high
hope and discipline. The French had not then »r,
tered it. The French arcounts state that 6'0,0CC
troops had recently marched into Spain.
From Cadiz.
to TKF. EDITOR. “ Boston Ray. June 18 — T send
you a small file of Spanish official gazettes to the
13th April. You may perhaps l ave received later.
I shall only add, that from the rapid progress and
great strength of tbs fortifications of Cadiz'—the
poweriu! land and maritime force th«re—consisting
of 20,000 effective Spaniards, 10,000 volunteers of
the city, 10 000 British troops, 15 ships of iheline,
and the mauy advantages it derives from its singu-'
lar situation, the city may be considered aspei
fectly safe for a long time."
_* ' •#
Late European Advices.
From Papert hy the Schooner Resolution, Bates,
from Plymouth, (Eng.)
Paris, April 29,
, 'The rp Inis ter of police (Fovche) has announced t<>
the ernpernr, that the commandant of the cHstle of
Valanray has given information of the introduction
into that castle of a baron de Kolli, calling) in .>111
a minister of England to prince Ferdinand, (tin? la
gilumte king of Spain, a prisoner in that lastle.)
Kolli is now a prisoner in Vincennes. The dia
mends, See. of which he was the hearer, are depo
sited at the police office, [c^* Mere follow a Idler
from Ferdinand, apprizing the French governor of
th« conduit of Kolli—also a certificate of t|)e mar
quis Wellesley, as a credential for Kolli—also a let
ter from the British king to Ferdinand, assuring ihe
latter of I115 friendship and alliance—of the mean;
employed to rescue Spain from her invaders — and
exhorting him to escape from his servitude. Then
follows a letter from the governor of Vulancay, giv
ing an account of the celebration of the 1st 01.April,
in honor of the emperor's marriage ; at which the
Spanish princes testified their joy un the event and
when Ferdinand 7th gave as a toast;—“ Our au
gust Sovereigns Napoleon the great, and Maiia Lou
isa his august spouse—and alsnah Iter from prim e
Ferdinand, declaring his wish to become the adopt
ed son of Napoleon.]
On the examination of Kolli, he said he was
Charles Leopold, baron tie Kolli, aged 32, a native
of lieland, and minister t» Ferdinand 7th:—-That
he came to France with proper credentials and let
ters to Ferdinand ; that he bad funds wltli him to
the amount of 200,000 francs ; that bis project was
to effect the escape of Ferdinand from his confine
ment ; by stationing relays of horses and carriages
to the coast, where a squadron of one sail of the
line, a frigate, a brig and a galliot, under commo
dore Corkbutne, were stationed to receive them :—
That he was accompanied by M. de St. Bonnel;
that under pretence of haviugsome curious article*
(diamonds) to it 11, he attempted to obtain an inter
view with prince Ferdinand, in order to put into his
hands the letters he was entrusted with; but that
the prince refused either to hear or see him ; and
he tftd reason to believe that he tent information
of his pinpnsals to the governor of the castle, which
urcasioned his arrest. 'r ' - . ‘
■\ . Lpvdok, May 14.
The ‘'Gazette contains general Jjrahani\ and zap.
t#iq Maclaine’S official gcrount <>l fhe evacuation of
the fort of. Matagorda,' eitaat^d oft thrtnaig Uitf
opposite ip fort Funta, in the innerjTarbour ol>Ca
•S«g*lt#W » v ^
tht? Spaniards were the assailants ; but w
**>'* flwfcysIkeUse it* the Prea.faar '''
dtspwtiwt anffrut to jrtecao. ' -
LetUrs from GibraltarQrtate, t>rat covjjt Tilly,
•tod a French spy, had lietfrt sent ((out that garrison
to Cadi* to be tried, Thu reports of virtorv over
the French in Catalonia, by gen. ODoonel, are
corroborated.
Our squadron under Sir James Sauninre*, lies
safely arrived in tbe liallirk.
'i he empeinur Napnb.rh is on a visit to Holland.
On tbe 4th May king Louis sat nut to me t him.
We leern from Malta, that the Sublime Forit
bad given Mr. Adair the most positive assurances o*
| Orapd Seionim’s determination to maintain in
I violate his alliance with Great - Britain.
Fbrtign Office, Dunning strut. May 10 —The
King has been phased to appoint JONH PHILIP
MOP.IL/lt, Ihq. to he his majesty's secretary ot
legation to the United States ot America,
May 15.
American vessels are notexcladed from Swedish
polls, as was experted. All the American ships
which arrived between the 24th ult. and the period
at which the lastlelters came away, were admitted
at GotleoLurg.
Plymouth, (Eng.) May l.
Last evening 72 prisoners w*re landed from the
Valiant, and escorted to Mill Prison; they are
mostly Americans taken on board French priva
terrs ; several officers are among them, who have
considerable property about them.
British parliament.
May 7. In the House of Lord*, E»rl Grey and
Uoid Oreavdle declared their intention to support
thedigmty and privileges of parliament; and Lord
l-iskme expressed his determination to support the
supremacy "1 the law.
In the Commons, a petition was presented from
toe lord mayor, aldermen end livery of London,'
praying tor the release of Sir F. Burdett and Mr!
Jones. It was moved, that it lie on the Ulle. This
was opposed as the petition was disrespectful and
insolent; and after a second day’s debate was ne
gatived, 123 to 36.
M-y 11. The Speaker acquainted the bouse
that Earl Morin had been served with a process at
the suit ol Sir F. Burden, as Comtatle of the Tow
er.
The committee on the privileges.of the hops* re
potted, that the Speaker and Sergeant at Arms
should be suffered to appear in court, and plead to
the action brought against them by Sir F. Burdut,
for false imprisonment; which was agre-d to, and
the attorney general was ordered to defend them.
ARRIVED. *
Brig Elizabeth Margaret, Wehh, 15 days from
St Bartholomews, Rum, Wm. II. Thompson—
Spoke June 17,m!at. 27,18, long. 68, sloop Hes
ter, Manning, 21 days nut from Philadelphia,
bound to Jamaica, in distress, having in a gale,
on the 4;bof June, split her sails, lost p.:rt of
her deck load, (lumber) and the faptain severely
wounded.
Bng R jab, Strong, ]6 days from St. Bartholo
mew*. Rooi, J0„n M’Phai!.—Spoke. June l“, in
•at. 2Q, Iona. 70, brig Susanna, Thqrston, 10 days
Irom Philadelphia boioi'l in Jamaica.
Seli’r Friendship, Rider, 10 days Irom Boston.
In Hampton Roads—shin Concordia, Rindee, 8
days from Poiismouth, N. 11.
The ship William Brown, arrived at Tonuingen
May 3, Irom this port, having thrown patt of f,fr
cargo overboard.
The slop Camilla was left at Cadiz the mb
Apiil, bound for this port.
P°R f OF NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH
CUSTOM-HOUSE—Entered. ,
SUip United Stale*, Porter, Cadiz
hfig Point Sharer, Kirkpifrirk, B-rn.ud..!
EtnabUli Margaret, WeU, St. Bartholomew*.
Rajah, Strong, ditt.r.
Venezuela, Jumiro, Jamaien.
Sch’r Seaman, Seaman, New Voik
. Clbarfo.
Aon.Ba!l«rd, Langdun, Scrinitn.
epherd, Forsyth, Antigua.
'acKet will Sail for
N
on .Monday next, wind and weather per
mittins.
. <■ .. June 27.
LANDING
This*day no our Wharf, from the brig VcBCsula,
from L* Gutra,
45.000 weight Coffee, ...oMrY
ilZ wSindigp, I««* --
*J ton Niotragad Wood,'’
''in. Stare,
130.000 lb. I-aguira & Jamaica (Joltee.
For Sale by
C. K Fi- mittle.
Whu want tv Ckdftir' '
, . a Milfi' . . :
,Of 500 hog»l(»ads.
v ,* Aha, - * ■
. .ONE OF*
4C0 Hogsheads.
, ’ Aho,
ONE OF
' , 250 Hogsheads;
. Aid, * “ ’ v
. ,■ one OF ; ;
_f 200 Hogsheads-, j ‘
To all of -whpin immediate despatch will be gjfea.
Apply at above; ~ ■ >
June 37. * ; ' ' ‘ hf j
jauK ■ fOH LIVERPOOL*
hgnk r Tk*Jt$r fax nutting SHIP
e -m ev r rang
tftn ftWh, will nil 'in all thh nHgg? <%
only* having efegrtt 'pc*””"**** *P|
’ *.>■ *S X i i 3PI IllSEIf' OLL
De Tracy, "-:; tit,
(m" S“"’ '
Walter,
rhuip, • t -■*;;> g|; -^.v:
■ Vassal, >vJPvS>
Matilda, ; Mr»Y
Florence, >' ••*»
-*:■■■ &.}A'£S. %
■ .F.tzhardfeg,,, ; Mr. ^
Conrad,* - £
Armstrong, ' - ' J.
Herman, ' C
After the Play, SONG “ Will t.
Ltmc." Mas. I’laci
To which will be added the ce,let
The Tale oi
Interspersed with Mustek, Sonf|, and
dilf, ent incidents acconip a tried t* l
expressive of eh* pa.sages sidii
tioas of the ncewd,, >, -S^; '
Bonamo,
Mr. CUrlt^.
.■ ■i
Komaldi,
Fraud <e»,
Stephano,
Mcntano,
Maivoglio,
Michel li,
Exempt,
Pietro,
■ Utt. -. . -fS*;.
Selina,
Mrs. Green, - . ■*
Clsrk.’iCM
Fimetu,
Doors to be opened st Six, and the Pw
to commence at Seven o'clock prectadfy* -
Kl* Admitunre Qne Dollar,—'l>tk*is yi
at the Ledger Office, and at the Office eft'
're. -y ■
*h”;' »g'Tefci^
' 7; ' ”■,"" " i „i n ii
On Monday the Vth of July, at M
o’Ciak, on Commerce-Street Wharf, Athlwut
reserve, ; ‘•‘•r-*?¥^WwSr
30 Logs Mahogany, measuring from
taco 2k inches square, and fteta lotolS feet
tone, ■ ' ■' - '
3 tons Fustick, 10 boxes Sugar*,
WO bags Cof*ee—-Term*. Cash tor nil
100 dollars, 3 aid 6 months fat* aUtauia
with approved endorsers. »■. , , %
Wm. Pcnnock, V.
luce 27. tils
On Friday next, die 2Sth
will be Sold at Antefon on the premises,'-]
Buush street, at Xi-o'Clock,
The Household FURNITURE Cftfce
SubadrtbeiV ’ —i ' '
Cvuistinf of Plate, China,Glass, Vrint?, Ward
robe, Secretary, Book Case and Books, Chairs,So
phas, Four Post Bedsteads, Beds, Tables, Sec. fee.
PPMlgjl , m
excellent Negro Woman
An
two Children, and a MildjjCow.
Terms of Sale, under fifty dollars cash ;
not exceeding one hundred dollars ninety t
hundred dollars and upwards one hundred j
ty days—approved ludorsed negotiable paj
John W
June 23. 3 "
nb.WiJifc
_ # THE Sl/hSCh
Is authorised to receh
* yy *rumc§ Ur* **mTC%11 (O til#Ju&UCC*
of Norfolk County—Said,Tfact; contain* *00 awes,
u said to be well timbered with Oak and Old P,i»e
is situated near the Mouift P!fcj>SS.nt R,««d, ib^Wkti
yen toilets from the Great. Bridge, »od about
from the North Landing ; to the latter phee a «mI
read has been lately made. J' ‘f ” *
Andrew Kidd'.
June ST. '**•' * * ■ • ':r‘ - -S.■
FOR Cl'lARIKB
The Ship l/nit&l Siat&,
R. fl. ponrf, \*SNjfa
l’’ > ‘ V'.; »*f V.V
hogsheads.
Moses My*r® & Sen*
//<t* Cargo* qf S'ALTfbr
Fine tu. • tf
»5>?-wVk Z» »*» U'fdn'tt
Jacket Sell’
Cuptam Buck, haa exrillega aecng
ply on board at SouthgateYwharf. j
on of the Mt n h ,nt> of Virginia, *h
vtiled at hit, ifftce with. the necessary
“ WMitiEJSojfi ialiufarmaik
“ that the tHktrictt 'fAhitaeaybanty
“ csm/Mr « farg-e portion ef the ftf*
“ zuela, have unanimeittiy 4itagr$(
M ionat meautrt* lately udopud by
'g he dintrict qf Qyrrvetm% and,
“ <o flreerrve rMr integrity and jfft
“ vernme/tt of the mu/her country, a
“ the name yf their b< tuvrd king kit
“ and have <itHordin$lv d#nc2 tA*i
"be admitted ft am 'the Unit'd Stab
V inta tidr /iarat, virh^ut ibe nee
“ du-UfueAUfrm the Cpnauh of Hi*
“ jf*ty resident theteitt, tUdmf Jaai
"tu&i&fe&sjim
“ tshtui it may concern. (hot
«? besectnted ci iM office
“ which no I
•>' theaetHatrittit I
“ Ai» cathuhtk jtimtajE9
“ thtrtuva** '4.fdradimiSkmm