Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-04-04 00:00:00, page 1

WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL *, 1810.
FOR SALE,
#t> bo«t<d the Schooner Polly, Lovett, lying at Sooth*
gate's Wharf,
1000 bushels Nova-Scotia Potatoes,
And a quantity ot Rhode-hland Cheese.
FRLIG U T of about 300 Barrels
Wanted for said Schooner,
for New-York or any nart of Massa
•iuaetU Bay. Apply to
C. Fry.
April 2. 3
FOR CHARTER,
!The good Ship Monsoon,
■ Burthen ‘220 tors. For terms apply to
* Moses Myers .5c Son.
March 50. tf
FOR SALE.
A new VESSEL,
of about 220 tons, built of excellent
For terms enquire of
materials.
Wilson k Cunningham.
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March SO.
LANDING
Gft Murray's Wha\f, from on board the Sloop Four
Cousins, from Charleston,
*2 hi?*?Tierces prime new RICE,
df baton Upland Cotton.
For Sale by . ,
George Raincock.
Wkr> trill t»he a FREIGHT
*For said VESSEL back
to
.Charleston, if applied for immediately.
FOR CHARTER.
The Ship RO0NFA,
John Hotey, master,
Will carry about 450 hogsheads. Apply to
Moses Myers & Son.
March 26. lf |
FOR CHARTER,
The Ship Commodore Preble,
„ Jesse laglee, tHti'Ur,
Burthen 900 tons. Apply to
Moses Myers $( Son.
March 26. tf
Fan. sai.s,
0250 bbls. sup. fresh Alexandria Flour, Y Thrgrra
700 do. do. Fredericksburg do. S- ter part
B50 bags fresh Alexandria Pilot Bread, j afl-.at.
Jennings & Roddey.
tt'ho offer (or Sale,
The Brig Spanish Lady,
^^^•^ss^aLvine; at Marsden’s wharf, now in
complete order for the reception of a cargo,
March 26. tf
FOR CHARIER.
The Ship ALMIRA,
Rurth n nbont 475 hogsheads of lb-j
Imcco, momently expected from New York, and can
fce ready for the rec.eptino of a cargo in a fev days I
after her arrival—A freight to Liverpool will be
preferred.—For terms apply to
Bowden & Milhado.
March tf
For Sale, Freight, or Charter,
THE WELL KNOWN SHIP
INDIA PACKET,
Captain Barnes, burthen 400 hogsheads. For terms
apply to
N. Heron.
Who has f»r fAJ.E on hoard the said Ship,
10,000 bushels Cadiz SALT, of su
perior quality, which wilt be *oW low in lota to suit
purchaser* if taken from along*akle.
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mvs
March 13.
FOR CHARTER,
The Brig SALLY,
_,N. Kennatd, master,burthen 17-t tons.
And for Sole on board the said Brig,
SO tons 1IAY,
feet Pine Boards,
8} Grindstones.
James Dykes & Co.
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March 7.
Wanted to Charter,
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2 or 3 SHIPS,
C. £f F. Whittle.
February 26,
CADIZ SALT.
1W ST0R1,
4K)00 bushels excellent Cadiz SALT,
which will be aold low and on a liberal credit.—
apply to
^ Robert Maitland.
Mat® *8. 3w_
NOTICF.. t
All persons having claims against the
£ateteof Mli Wn.UA* PMW0C8, assigned to u*
as Trustee* for their benefit, are tequeau-d to pre
vent them tatha sabacribars with a view U their ad.
jMtinciit. ■ Robert Maitland, l
Thro. Armstead,
AUmder.Wdsm.
■
WILLIAM PENNOCK,
Has removed to No. 5, tiomnirree-Street,
Which House being Fire-Proof, as well as those ad
joining, Property deposited there must be safe
from Fire.
He offers at Private Sale,
The LOT, Sic. on Smith’s-Point,
Formerly the property of Capt. Maxwell, deceased.
It is about lp8 feet trout on Bute-strcet, and 350
feet deep to the Creek.
ALSO,
A HOUSE and LOT on Bcrmuda
Street, now in possession of Mrs William G. Cam/i,
and opposite captain Gilbert’s—The Lot is 30 feet
front by loo feet deep ; the House is large and well
finished, as are the Out-Houses; the ground rent is
sixty dollars ]«r annum, and there is seven years
unexpired of the lease. At its expiration, the
House and improvements are to be valued, and must
be paid for by the proprietor. The advantages at
tending this lease arc obvious, and a great bargain
may be had if applied for immediately.
He has also in Store,
15,000 lbs. Coffee, subject to draw
back,
1600 lbs. Cocoa, do. do.
10 hhds. Molasses, 29 barrels Sugar,
15 barrels Whiskey, 1 case Paper Hangings,
3 casks Catalonia Wine,
5 do. Sherry do.
6 barrels N. E. Rum.
And a Negro WOMAN, about 25
years old, with two children.
April 2. tf
For SALE.—A float,
140 bbls. Richmond Flour.
George M’lntosh.
April 2.
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NOTICE.
The Freeholders of the County of
Norfolk are requested to attend at the Court-House
t of the said County, on Monday the 16th day of
April next, fur the purpose of electing two Dele
gates to represent this County in the next General
Assembly of this Commonwealth.
Andrew Kidd, Cor.
March 50. tde
Williams*! bo, March ]<), 1810.
The Annual Meeting of the Pro
prietors of the Disnml Swamp Company, will be
held at Suffolk on the 8th day (|f May uext. being
the second Tuesday. And it is earnestly requested
that the Members will be punctual in their attend
ance, cither personally or by their attorniegd
William Kelson, }
John Bracken,
Managers,
Corbin G t iffin,
James Henderson, J 4n>
Six Dollars Reward.
STOLEN on Saturday night the 2ith instant,
from the house of Mrs. Richardson, a STAIR CAR
PET, about 18 yards long, with 16 brass rods_
The above reward will he paid on delivery of the
Carpet at the ledger Office and no questions asked.
March 26. tf
Six Gourdes de Recompense.
Volfe samedi ausoir 24 Mars dans la Maison de 1
Madame Richardson, un Tapis d’Escaher d'envi
rons 18 aunes de long nvec 16 bavettes en cuivre—
La susditc recompense sera donnee a quiconque
remettra les dits effete au bureau du Ledger—sans
qu'il luir soit fait aucune question.
An annual meeting of the Stock
holder* of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, i*
requested at the Exchange Coffee-House, in Nor
| folk, on Monday 7th May next, at 12 o’clock, to
elect a President and Directors, and other business
of importance to said Company.
William (Jtimwaci
H'lberf Maitland, I
Luke Wheeler, > Directors.
Fortescue Whittle, l
Walter Herron. J
March 30. ' tdm
Ju»t Lauding Juan on hoard the Sloops Laura and
dhhy dim, from Neus-Fork,
10 chests Hyson 1 TEAS,
20 do. Hyson Skin >of the latest imfiortatl
10 do. Young Hyson j ant,
40 hogsheads Muacovada ? CITr. . n
10 do. Loaf jbUOAlt,
100 boxes Mould Candles,
4000 pieces N ankeens,
2 bales Muslins.
4 boxes Glass Tumblers, fee.
9 pipes Country Gin, superior quality,
5 casks Hues.
Jnd in Store,
Imperial and Gunpowder TEAS,
400 boxes Soap,
8 pipes London particular Teneriffe Wine.
For Sale by
William Hull, Jun.
Mo. 8, Wide Water-Street.
March 26. 4
My Husband. Francis M. Pigeon,
Haring changed his residence from this State, and
being duly authorised by him, I offer for Sale the
HOUSE and LOT in which 1 now reside, adjoining
Captain DnmHnond’aT-^fro, The HOUSEHOLD
and KITCHEN FURNITURE—for which a few
Young Negroes wilt he token in payment.
I pill also dvpatc if
Ten Shares of Virginia flank Slock.
A«>iy »
ftW’ttRQSINI S. PiegiN.
•- ‘2 v -uffsirs
British Parliament.
[We received with our papers by the Portia,
one containing the debate which took place in both
houses on the amendment to the address tn answer
to the King’s Speech. We find it difficult to give
aH the speeches upon that occasion, nor do we con
ceive that they would be interesting to most of our
readers ; we therefore have given such as appear
to us to embrace the leading points of discussion, and
render the other speeches of less interest.]
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
'I'uksday, January^!!
I Mr. Ponton by said the last speaker (Mr. Ba
thurst) had mivunderstnsd the amendment. It did
not go to criminate any particular person without
due inquiry being previously made, but'it expressed
the deep concern and indignation they felt at the
disgrace that had fallen on his majesty’s counsels,
and the disasters to which thoseceuiiuels had expos
ed our brave armies, and to declare their resolution
of making a rigorous inquiry into the causes of such
unexampled calamities and disgrace. Would the
lion, gentleman say those calamities and that dis
grace were not unexampled ? Would he deny that
I they had caused our country to be the object of scorn
and derision ? Had he read the papers published on
the subject by our enemies ? and if |,e had, could he
deny that all Europe, sympathising in that fee-line
viewed them with scorn >—If, notwithstanding the
calamities and disgraces we had suffered, our coun
sels had been directed by wisdom, then it b-came
necessary to inqnire into the conduct of the officers
to whom the cummand of our expeditions had i.eci,
entrusted, tor it was scarcely possible to suppose tli-t
if neither the ministers who planned, nor the officers
who had command were to blame, that such evils
could fall on us. Justly to appreciate the disap
pointments that had befallen us, it would be neces
aary to take a view of Hie state in which Europe was
placed at the commencement of the late campaign.
When the gallant bat much traduced officer sir J
Moore fell in the battle of Corunna, which he
thought to the full as glorious as that of Talavera
Austria meditated a blow against France. On the*
27th of January Buonaparte left Spain, in conse
quence ot the warlike appearance of Austria. Aus
tria's intention must at that time have been known
to ministers. It was for them to consider how best
to exert the strength cf this country in thecause, and
duly to weigh in what manner it should be applied
When Buonaparte quilted Spain, it was plainly his
opinion that war between France and Austria was
inevitable, as it has ever been his practice to go in
person against the most formidable enemies, and not
to trust the conduct of the roost important part of
the campaign to his generals, however able thev
might be. Government must therefore have pos
sessed at least an imperfect knowledge of the blow
meditated by Austria, and, knowing that, the cause
of Austria and England became one; and it then
behoved ministers to consider how far ue couid* id
the common cause. In April, lord Wellington was
sent to Spain with a large expedition. On the 2CUi
of that month, the Austrian army having invaded
Bavaria, was defeated by Buonaparte. While these
important events were passing, what was the situti
on of ministers ? In that very month, one of our ca
binet ministers was endeavouring to get another re
moved from the war department, because he was
incompetent to the discharge of the duties of his si
tuation. Instead of being united ut home, such was
the want of union in the British cabinet, that those
who composed it were labouring to displace each o
thcr. This was but an unpromising outset. From
the 20th of April, the day on which the Austrians
were first defeated, till the 21st of May, when the
battle of Essling was fought, nothing was done on
mil- part to aid our allies. Lord Wellington had ih
Sp tin 3tt,000 men } 40,000 were afterwards sent to
the Scheldt; and sir Jotiu Stuart, in ft Jy, was at the
head of an army of 20,000 men, and n»ir resources
were sufficiently great to enable us to augment them
to 100,000. The Austrian army, which gave Buo
naparte the only check of consequence he has ever
expenenceu, according to me st..ccruent of the arch
duke Charles, amounted to no more than 75.(too nu n,
and according to the French account they did nat
exceed 90,000. If, then, oUr forces had been pro.
perly combined, we might have brought into the held
a larger and better army than that which defeated
Buonaparte, As to the expedition to the Scheldt,
did the hon. gentleman mean to deny the losses, the
disgrace, and the misconduct which attended the
whole of the proceedings, as well before as after the
capture of Walchereu. Had ministers, he would
ask the hon. gentleman, displayed much wisdom in
the choice of a commander i Had they chosen age
neral, whose name from his former exploits would
strike terrour into the enemy—a general to whom
the soldiers could look up with coniidence from his
past success ?—No, an inauspicious commander was
appointed ; one whose name, as a military officer,
was scarcely known, and one who, for want of ta
lents, had been set aside by his own brother. Were
not ministers culpable in appointing such an officer
to the command of so immense an expedition ? This
armament Was fitted out to make a diversion in fa
vour of our allies, yet it did not sail from our ports
till some days after it waa known they had lost the
battle of Wagram, a disaster which they could not
reprieve. On the 10th of July the expedition sailed.
On the 15th of August Flushing was taken, and on
the 16th of September, lord Chatham returned,hav
ing previously given it gs his opinion that to accom
plish the objects of the expedition waa impossible—
Two days after his return, though the plan was a
bandoned, on the 18th, an order appeared in the Ga
sette for every officer belonging to the army at Wal
cberen to join his regiment immediately, as if the
ulterior objects of the expedition were said to he pur
sued. Did the hon. gentleman know how long the
Island of.Walcberen had been retained, after the at
tempt on Antwerp was given up i Did he not know
that it was not evacuated tilt December i That our
army had been kept there three i
PMPHHPI , HP- months ■ and how
were they employed i why in perilling and wasting
daily away. Had our army deserved this; wash
well that oar gallant troops were thus doomed to
death in that pestilential island i ought nut the caus
es such distressing calamities to be folly and rigo
fnrngly investigated ? Ihttn was hardly a man in the
people, and insist upon Mich an Inquiry belt
without delay. With respect to the.nftdrst
ministers haddisplayed ns little wisdom, L
les'ey had been appointed umbassadoor 1c „
‘
April.
‘ This month, of all others, was that l
■ninisters had indulged most in continental
and private intrigues at home. **„*,■, s
Lord A
was Gazetted in April, but did not siH till_
of July. Why was this unseasonable delay f1
was the boasted vigour of that noble lord this
I
played on that occasion, in hastening to the assli
of his brother ? Lord Wellington in his dn'
dated Placentia, July is, complained that fce
not pursue the enemy for the want of meunsof .F
port for bis army, fcon August 8, inhisdispstety
ed Deleytoza, he states himself to be obliged ©i adopt;
a retrogade mt. .ement, from the want of provisions.
* bese circumstaecsj as connected with the deter oi?
lord Wellington, called loudly f r an enqttirr, it:'
was essential thet the equiry should be rigorous,
examples were now become necessary to cheolt *^ -
growing evil. After some further observations
this suojert, ha concluded by hoping that the,lu
w-u!d consider the feeling and the burdens ,<•£ i
pe. j ie, and having the experience ofl«b9 .added
lfeci, do their duty by enforcing pp inqt'
thus du honour to themselves, and gain t
fid, oCe of the people.
Mr. £athur*t explained. * k
*-**•«» irrcai-n
• - -rjirc'i it to D€f his duty to i
tu« line of conduct that h id been pursued, nnd |
assured the hon. gent, who spoke hst, that th "
ik p^rt of his couduot ivhti Ii he should not
opportunity of knowing. Ifr Would' never!
gence, hut he would claim justice. Re ny
plain of the Imnonrable gentleman ; his conduct worn
perfectly consistent, thinking as lie did J§«ut her
mmmg “ iSfte inti
thought, though an enrpiiiy ought to lap nfffSe ))>&
the grounds on which government httd acted, if wki
not right to cunrlenin them on the ftrivia facie til*
derice of which he wus possessed. He tii'd nor bysi.
tate to say that a marked improvement had taken
place in the naval and Military resources of th ^'
qountry, since tlie administration to which be fta
the honour to belong fvlul been in office* 1
spoke of tiie security afforded to the country
expedition to Copenhagen, the destruction
r rencli fleet at H■ chefort, and the weakenini
least for a timej of the French force, by the cc
ration of Spain. The military efforts we had mat.
within that period were gre.it, and if unfortunate
they had stil) contritouict! (♦> iheh'»nanir tuid
of the country, "lhe summary mode udop.,
the hon. gent, of forming ins omrluh'in* hefl
possessed that Information which atone could v
him to form a right judgment, he thought ilicii
ent with the dignity of the house. The priiw,
on which the campaign in Spam, as he railed it
more properly speaking, in Portugal, had been c
ducted, whether goedorbad, were widely dif^trtf
to those w hich rcgul .ted the operation* of the f»
mcr campaign. The asmy entrusted to lord
lington, in advancing as he didr had acted ^p«ii„
right. The hon. gent, had thought no attention
Meen paid to the army in Portugal for some tin
hut within the period to which he al'uded.'twoC0n
under gmerals Sherbiook and Hill, had been sent1
strengthen it. Instead of lord Wellington’s havir
38,000 n.en with him at the time the hon, gen*l< '
had stated his army to'have c. insisted of that
ber, he had not more than 25,000. ft was noil
to run down the character of a gafftnt ijfliier hi
such misrepresentations. At the time h^opht^ie
battle of 1 ala cent the force with him amounted T9
not more than 00,000 men ; and to t.imiMke
dour ef that action by srjing a more glorpnis vii;
ry was ever giiintd, whs to sacrifice national gtoirjl
for the s-'ke of patty, ft had been asked, why-:
army ot Sir John Moore w us not employed innne
atcly on their return on that sefyice ? It bad &
S' id they were ready, and cam Id Have been rmb<Ww
in>inedi.itely ; but by the time thy regmuStf* hai
been rn n.iud and wte reported fit far service, rfici
expedition to Pouuga! Md reached its destination,
as it was not till the loth of June thatifor were
ported tu be lit fer nrrvke. The delt^T complained
of in transporting die cavalry it w s fmppssi!
void, as, though the irausports were ord
Portugal in May, th'-'y did not arrive till ‘
....w mv uii-uivi^ were emoarxeu, ne,rr
position was assumed, and the fort*.® thu* c
cou'tl be employed in Continental operations, or
eouft tie wain. Great at our resources were,
were limits beyond which they could not I’*"
It was impossible to transport them to ‘
German; or Spain, and had it been ^
possib
would it have been, in n military point of tie
proper, from the situation and disposition
neighbouring; powers. Antwerp was an bb
great political importance, and a descent on
more likely to call forth Buonaparte’* attenti
an attack on any other plat*; It is hit pr
slight those distant (Upendon* that may bem
stedfustlv pursue Ida main object; but tf
in a vital point, it was reasonable to e
would ojierate powerfully tn favour nf our
was ready to state why he thought •
. aud likely to be attended with little
ignorant of the nature of the dteate a
of the year, but it was not Intended
should be locked up there Car such *
It was a couf, de main against +c 0»va
enemy that was intended, and not the
Walcheren alone ; it was therefore ex
the army would be empfoyed hi a $ry.
tween Walcheren and Bergen-op-Znom.
lancholy accounts that han been circvla
state of the troops were greatly
though our loss appeared great to ns,
the losses of France in her wars, it was
No object of magnitude was expected to
retaining Walcheren. It bid never,
as an axiom, that the risk attending
possession of that island should deter *
it. We held it 31 year* during “
ty,” and have since bad it in our
was not furnished with matetl- “
wb»leofjhequestion. lie,
employed should appear to
would ever be ready to held
calumny by Which they Won
For his own pert he
meet ibe fuitem
trusted they
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