The Providence journal, and town and country advertiser (Providence [R.I.]), 1801-05-27 00:00:00

The Providence Journal  AND  TOWN AND COUNTRY ADVERTISER.
Published on WEDNESDAYS, by JOHN CARTER, JUN. Printer of the LAWS of the UNITED STATES for the State of RHODE-ISLAND, &c. At the NEW PRINTING-OFFICE, West Side of the great Bridge, PROVIDENCE.
[ No. 126. ]
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 1801.
[ Vol. III. ]
District of Rhode-Island.
BY VIRTUE of a Warrant from the Hon. DAVID LEONARD BARNES, Esq. Judge of the District Court for the District of Rhode-Island: Notice is hereby given, to all persons concerned, that a libel is filed in said court by TRISTAM BURGES, Esq. acting as Attorney of the United States for the District of Rhode-Island, by special appointment for that purpose, against the brigantine ORANGE, lying in the port of Newport, within said District, for having been fitted and equipped, as it is alleged, in transporting slaves from the coast of Africa to the West-Indies, contrary to the statute of the United States in such case made and provided.
Also, Another Libel is filed in said Court, by TRISTAM BURGES, Esq. acting as Attorney, as aforesaid, against the Schooner WASHINGTON, of Newport, for having been fitted and equipped, as it is alleged, in transporting slaves from the coast of Africa to the West-Indies, contrary to the laws of the United States.
And that one other Libel is filed in said Court, by TRISTAM BURGES, Esq. acting as Attorney, as aforesaid, against Five Bags of Coffee, imported into the United States in the Schooner Olive-Branch, and not included or described in the manifest of the cargo then on board said Schooner; all which is contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided.
And that trial will be had upon the aforesaid Libels, at a Special District Court, to be held at Providence, within said District, on Thursday the Fourth day of June next, at Four o'clock in the afternoon of said day.
W. PECK, Marshal.
May 16.
New Cash Store.
SULLIVAN MOULTON
HAS opened a Store in the House of Dr. A. TROOP, No. 6, Cheapside, where he is now opening a handsome assortment of ENGLISH and SCOTCH GOODS, proper for the present and ensuing seasons.
Those ladies and gentlemen that will favour him by calling and seeing for themselves, will be entitled to his utmost attention.
No. B. Cash is only received in pay for goods, and for that they will be sold on terms that cannot fail to suit the purchasers.
May 20.
New Cash Store.
SMITH BARTLET
RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public in general, that he has taken the Store No. 12, Market-Street, opposite the Turks-Head, where he is now opening and offers for sale, on terms remarkably advantageous (for cash only) a fresh and genuine assortment of the most fashionable SPRING and SUMMER GOODS.
Those ladies and gentlemen that may please to call and look for themselves, will be entitled to his utmost attention, and the smallest favours will be gratefully acknowledged.
May 20.
FOR SALE, BY
Benj. and Edward Aborn, NINETY hogheads Surinam and Havannah Molasses, suitable for retailing; 35 boxes white and brown Havannah Sugar; 9 hogheads Tobacco; 50 barrels Tar; Turks-Island and Lisbon Salt.
20 or 30 Horses wanted,
On freight for Surinam, or the Windward-Islands, to be delivered by the 15th of June next. For terms, apply to B. and E. ABORN.
May 20.
State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, May 18th, 1801.
THE Creditors of JOHN JEFFERS, of Cumberland, in the county of Providence, Cordwainer, are hereby notified to appear, if they will think fit, at the General Assembly to be held at Newport on the third Monday in June next, then and there to show cause, if any they may have, why his petition for the benefit of an act, passed in June, 1756, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," ought not be granted.
SAMUEL EDDY, Sec'y.
William Blodget, jun.
At Store No. 3, Cheapside, has just received, by the very latest arrivals from England, via New-York, a general assortment of DRY GOODS, of the best and most fashionable kinds; for sale on the most favourable terms for cash or unexceptionable short credit, wholesale and retail.
FIFTY-THREE pieces fine and superfine Broadcloths, bell qualities, and most fashionable colours
15 pieces Cassimeres, mostly very superior
60 do. Bandano Handkerchiefs
36 dozen fine linen white and fancy Pocket Handkerchiefs
15 do. cotton do. do.
10 do. Madras do. Shawls
16 do. fancy silk do.
25 do. Mullin Shawls, fancy wrought borders
40 do. Romall Handkerchiefs, kinds various
10 do. black Barcelona Handkerchiefs
16 do. Mens fine, superfine, and plated Hats, every description
88 pieces cotton and linen Checks
50 do. Brown Silesias
74 do. 4, 4, 7-8, and 3-4 Colerain and other Linens
6 do. long Lawn
20 do. black Mullins
7 do. do. crepe Ginghams
15 do. plain fashionable coloured Cambric Mullins
30 do. do. do. fancy sprig'd jaconet do.
23 do. do. do. do. Book do.
32 do. fine and superfine Dimities
14 do. Marseilles Quilting for vests
6 do. Mullinet do.
190 do. 3-4 and 4-4 Chintzes and Calicoes
21 do. linen and cotton Cambricks
20 do. do. do. for Gowns and Dresses
31 dozen mens and womens cotton, white, and fancy Hose
13 do. do. do. silk laced Clocks
8 do. ladies long open'd and plain Silk Gloves
20 do. do. Kid Gloves
5 do. do. fancy Fawn do.
9 do. mens beaver do.
12 do. Glove Ties, with buttons and elastics
32 do. ladies and misses Dunstable, Chip, and Leghorn fashionable Hats and Bonnets, with trimmings
20 pieces Necklace Edgings
55 do. Stuff Goods, numerous descriptions
250 lb. white and colour'd Threads
200 packs 3-1-2, 4, 4-1-2, and 5 lb. Pins
20 Velvet Bindings, various widths
80 pieces fancy Ribbons
15 do. Linen Sheeting, for linings.
In addition to the above, a great variety of Pelong and India Sattins, rich white and black Lace Veils, Sewing Silk, Twist and Bobbin, Tapes, silk and cotton Nankeneis, silk ready made Pantaloon, and a great variety of other articles.
Also, a Consignment of 30 Bales of Calcutta Mullins, all of the most useful and saleable kinds.
300 Pieces of Bandano Handkerchiefs.
A quantity of Sugar, Pepper, Allspice and Segars, on favourable terms.
May 20.
Take Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Creditors of the Estate of JEREMIAH BARTLETT, late of Cumberland, Yeoman, deceased, to exhibit their claims to the subscriber (who is appointed Administrator thereon) within twelve months from the 6th day of September last, otherwise they will be excluded according to law. And all persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment immediately.
JEREMIAH BARTLETT.
Cumberland May 18.
NOTICE is hereby given that all persons having any demands against the Estate of LUCRETE FAIRFIELD, late of Gloucester, deceased, are requested to exhibit their claims within six months. And all those indebted to said Estate, are likewise requested to make immediate payment.
CYRUS LOGEE, Executor.
Gloucester, May 18.
JUST RECEIVED, AND FOR SALE BY Salmon Arnold,
At his Store, on the Long Wharf, EIGHT Hundred bushels MARYLAND CORN; LIKEWISE,
A few casks first quality NEGRO HEAD TOBACCO, May 5.
Present state of the manners, society, &c. &c. of the Metropolis of England.
As the prevailing characteristics of polished life take their impression from examples held forth by persons of exalted rank in society; so the customs, opinions, amusements, and propensities of the community at large, may be said to derive their leading features from the pursuits and pleasures which are practiced and tolerated in the metropolis of a kingdom.
As London is the great emporium of commerce, it is also the centre of attraction for the full exercise of talents, and the liberal display of all that can embellish the arts and sciences. It is not, however, to be denied, that the very finest powers of intellect, and the proudest specimens of mental labour, have frequently appeared in the more contracted circles of provincial society. Bristol and Bath have each sent forth their sons and daughters of genius; the universities have been the schools of classical refinement, and the nurseries of the Muses, and the treasuries of literary lore, during many centuries: Exeter has also its phalanx of enlightened scholars, its poets, its philosophers; while the county of Devon may boast the birth of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Coleridge; the exquisite poet; Wolcot, the unequalled satirist; Northcote, Cofway, Kendall, Tarker, Mrs. Cowley, and many others of deserved celebrity.
Somersethshire had its Chatterton; it still has its Southey. Indeed there is scarcely a city, or even a town of any considerable population throughout the kingdom, which has not displayed a constellation of some importance on the broad hemisphere of intellectual splendour. Yet, the lustre of these luminaries accumulates and collects itself into a focus of dazzling light, which has for ages, and will, amidst all the glooms of prejudice or oppression, shed its increasing glory round the metropolis of England.
The wide expansion of literature has been an augmenting fountain of knowledge ever since priestcraft and bigotry became pallied by those energies of mind which have, of late years, burst forth with an invincible and gigantic dominion. Every man, nay, almost every woman, now reads, thinks, projects, and accomplishes. The force of human reflection has taken off the chain which once shackled the mind; and the poorest peasant is now enabled to trace the language of truth, in pages calculated by the plainest doctrines and the most rational reasoning, to awaken, enlighten, harmonize, regulate and refine the human understanding.
London is the busy mart of literary traffick. Its public libraries, its multitudes of authors, its diurnal publications, and its scenes of dramatic ordeal, all contribute to the important task of enlarging and embellishing the world of letters. The press daily teems with works of genius, and the public eye is ever on the watch for productions of every species, calculated either to amuse, instruct, astonish, or enlighten. It is true, that the hordes of vapid writers are multitudinous: but the judgment of the public turns with disgust from the dull, the vain, the feeble, and the licentious scribbler; the puny novelist, who dresses the coarse satire of malevolence in the borrowed trappings of other authors; the vapid rhymester, who verflies without evincing even the shadow of poetic inspiration; and the traveller, who never journeyed beyond the confines of his native country; while it fosters, and draws forth the genuine, unsophisticated effusions of genius, learning, and philosophy.
The metropolis presents such an extensive field for the display of talents, that the observer is bewildered where to choose its samples of superior excellence. Literature, in all its branches, has claimed the laurel; and the distinctions of fame have not been confined either to rank, sex, or profession. Yet the tree of knowledge has flourished spontaneously; for patronage has been frigid; and the lot of the sons and daughters of the Muses has been too often marked by neglect, or chesquered by calamity. Men or women of superior literary endowments are rarely seen at the tables of the wealthy and ennobled. The most obscure habitations have known no cheering ray, excepting that which mental lustre has diffused; and even our prisons have been illumined by the brilliancy of talents which would have spread the brightest radiance round the throne of Britain.
Works of extensive thought and philosophical research have been watched with more malevolence than justice. Political restrictions have been enforced, to warp the public taste; and the gigantic wings of Reason have, at times, been paralyzed by their augmenting severity. Still the libraries of the learned, the liberal, and the philanthropic, are open to the works of those who promote that universal good, originating in expansion of mind; and the productions of some living authors, both male and female, will in future
ages embellish the literary annals of the British empire.
The open schools of public manners, which exhibit at all times the touch-stone of the public mind, are the theatres. It is true that the scenic art has been debased by the most vapid buffoonery; that true taste has been cheated into a momentary deflection from its natural tenor, by the splendor of pantomimical pageants, and the broad caricature of vulgar personification: yet we have seen refinements pleasingly presented in the very extent of fashionable attire, and the heart has melted with sympathy at scenes pathetically created by a romantic imagination. The dramatic boards have not been exclusively dedicated to productions of this species; for though the elegant and polished have smiled through the lively scenes; and applauded the brilliant wit of a Sheridan; though manners have been delineated with a free and capable pencil by a Burgoyne, a Morton, a Reynolds, an Inchbald, and a Cowley; though taste has at times turned from our own rich and national feast of rational sentiment, to sicken itself on the high seasoned treat of a German salmagundi; still we have seen, in the characters of a Penruddock and a Demoiselle, such tenderness, such harmony of colouring, such powers of discrimination, and such expansion of thought, as would have added a new trophy to the laurels of an Otway. Ought we not to blush then, when we reflect, that some of our very first literary dramatic writers stoop from their own native eminence, to follow the footsteps, and adorn their brows with wreathes, the produce of others less gifted, less enlightened labourers, in the wide field of literary emulation?
Description of the Seal, or Sea Calf, from Mavor's Natural History.
THERE are several distinct species of this genus; but we shall confine our observations principally to the common seal, which is a native of the European seas.
This animal resembles a quadruped in some respects, and a fish in others. The head is round, and the nose broad, with oblong nostrils, and large sparkling black eyes; it has no proper external ears, but there are two apertures which answer the same purpose. The body is thickest at the junction of the neck; and thence goes tapering towards the tail, and is covered with thick bristly shining hair of various shades. The feet are of singular conformation; and were it not for the claws with which they are armed, might well be taken for fins; and they actually do assist the animal in swimming, by means of their connecting webs.
The ordinary length of the seal is from about five to six feet. It is found in every quarter of the globe, but chiefly towards the southern and northern regions. It swarms near the arctic circle, and the lower parts of South America, in both oceans; it generally lives in the water, where it subsists on fish. Sometimes, however, it ventures ashore, and barks on the rocks; but the instant it is disturbed, it plunges to the bottom.
On the shores of the north and icy seas, where the inhabitants are few, seals may be seen by thousands on the rocks, suckling their young. Like all gregarious animals in a wild state, they keep a sentinel on the watch; and on the first signal of danger, instantly disappear.
It is remarkable, that seals generally forsake the sea during storms and tempests, and repair to the shore, along which they sport, enjoying the conflict of the wind and waves. They also migrate from one part of the world to another in immense droves, accompanied by their young, either from a native instinct to plant new colonies, or driven away by the older inhabitants of their native depths.
The female generally produces two or three young ones at a time. The young seals are remarkably docile; they at once distinguish and obey the voice of their dam, amid the numerous clamours of the herd, which sometimes resemble the bleatings of sheep, and sometimes the shriller outcries of a cat. The males frequently have violent conflicts, in defence of their mates, and watch over the conduct of the latter with a jealous eye.
The flesh of the seal is counted wholesome, but these animals are killed chiefly for the sake of their skin and oil. To the Greenlanders they furnish almost every necessary of life, and are, indeed, a principal article of their wealth. In former times, the flesh of the seal was esteemed delicate eating at the tables of the great and opulent even in our own country; but, though to be met with in abundance on several parts of the British coasts, we never find them entering into a modern bill of fare.
WANTED,
A QUANTITY of JOIST and STUDS, for which cash will be paid, if delivered by the first of June. Enquire at this Office. April 22.

LATE AND IMPORTANT Foreign Intelligence.
By the arrival of the brig Swift, at Gloucester, (Capt. Ann) in 28 days from London.
LONDON, April 16.
English Victory over the Danes.
Admiralty-Office, April 15.
From Admiral Parker, to Evan Nepean, Esq; The London, Copenhagen-Roads, April 6.
Sir,
YOU will be pleased to acquaint the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that since my letter of the 23d of March, no opportunity of wind offered for going up the Sound until the 25th, when the wind shifted in a most violent squall from the S. W. to the N. W. and North, and blew with such violence, and with so great a sea, as to render it impossible for any ship to have weighed anchor. The wind and sea were even so violent as to oblige many ships to let go a second anchor, to prevent them from driving, notwithstanding they were riding with two cables an end, and, by the morning the wind veered again to the Southward of West.
On the 30th of last month the wind having come to the Northward, we passed into the Sound with the fleet, but not before I had assured myself of the hostile intentions of the Danes to oppose our passage, as the papers marked No. 1, 2, 3 and 4, will prove; after this intercourse, there could be no doubt remaining of their determination to resist.
After anchoring about five or six miles from the island of Hvin, I reconnoitred, with Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, and Rear-Admiral Graves, the formidable line of ships, radeans, pontoons, galleys, fire-ships and gun-boats, flanked and supported by extensive batteries on the two islands called the Crowns, the largest of which was mounted with from fifty to seventy pieces of cannon; these were again commanded by two ships of seventy guns, and a large frigate in the inner road of Copenhagen, and two sixty-four gun ships, (without masts) were moored on the flat, on the starboard side of the entrance into the arsenal.
The day after, the wind being southerly, we again examined their position, and came to the resolution of attacking them from the Southward.
Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson having offered his services for conducting the attack, had, some days before we entered the Sound, shifted his flag to the Elephant; and after having examined and buoyed the outer channel of the middle-ground, his Lordship proceeded with the twelve ships of the line named in the margin,* all the frigates, bombs, fire-ships and small vessels, and that evening anchored off Draco Point, to make his disposition for the attack, and wait for the wind to the Southward.
It was agreed between us, that the remaining ships with me should weigh at the same moment his Lordship did, and menace the Crown batteries and the four ships of the line that lay at the entrance of the arsenal, as also to cover our disabled ships, as they came out of action.
I have now the honour to inclose a copy of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson's report to me of the action of the 2d instant. His Lordship has stated so fully the whole of his proceedings on that day, as only to leave me the opportunity to testify my entire acquiescence and testimony of the bravery and intrepidity with which the action was supported throughout the line.
Was it possible for me to add any thing to the well-earned renown of Lord Nelson, it would be by asserting, that his exertions, great as they have heretofore been, never were carried to a higher pitch of zeal for his country's service.
I have only to lament that the sort of attack, confined within an intricate and narrow passage, excluded the ships particularly under my command from the opportunity of exhibiting their valour: but I can with great truth assert, that the same spirit and zeal animated the whole of the fleet; and I trust, that the contest in which we are engaged will, on some future day, afford them an occasion of shewing that the whole were inspired with the same spirit, had the field been sufficiently extensive to have brought it into action.
It is with the deepest concern I mention the loss of Captains Mosse and Riou, two very brave and gallant officers, and whose loss, as I am well informed, will be sensibly felt by the families they have left behind them; the former, a wife and children—the latter, an aged mother.
From the known gallantry of Sir Thomas Thompson on former occasions, the naval service will have to regret the loss of the future exertions of that brave officer, whose leg was shot off.
For all other particulars I beg leave to refer their Lordships to Captain Orway, who was with Lord Nelson in the latter part of the action, and able to answer any questions that may be thought necessary to be put to him. A return of the killed and wounded you will receive herewith. I have the honour to be, &c. H. PARKER.
P. S. The promotions and appointments that have taken place on this occasion will be sent by the next opportunity that offers; but I cannot close without acquainting their Lordships, that Capt. Mosse being killed very early in the action, Lieut. John Yolland continued it with great spirit and good
* Elephant, Defiance, Monarch, Bellona, Edgar, Russell, Ganges, Glanton, Isis, Agamemnon, Polyphemus, Ardent, Adept.
conduct; I must therefore, in justice to his merit, beg leave to recommend him to their Lordships' favour.
[Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, inserted here, are the correspondence between Admiral Parker, and the Danish governor of Cronberg, respecting the passage of the Sound. In this correspondence the English Admiral says, he should deem the firing of the first gun a declaration of war—and the Danish commandant says, "I am not at liberty to suffer a fleet, whose intention is not yet known, to approach the guns of the castle." This Admiral Parker regarded as a declaration of war.
Sir, Elephant, off Copenhagen, April 3. In obedience to your directions, to report the proceedings of the squadron named in the margin,* which you did me the honour to place under my command, I beg leave to inform you, that having, by the assistance of that able officer Capt. Riou, and the unremitted exertions of Capt. Brisbane, and the masters of the Amazon and Cruiser in particular, buoyed the channel of the Outer Deep, and the position of the Middle Ground, the squadron passed in safety, and anchored off Draco the evening of the 1st; and that yesterday morning I made the signal for the squadron to weigh, and to engage the Danish line, consisting of six sail of the line, eleven floating batteries, mounting from twenty-six 24-pounders to eighteen 18-pounders, and one bomb ship, besides schooner gun vessels. These were supported by the Crown Islands, mounting eighty-eight cannon, and four sail of the line moored in the harbour's mouth, and some batteries on the island of Amak.
The bomb ship and schooner gun vessels made their escape, the other seventeen sail are sunk, burnt or taken, being the whole of the Danish line to the Southward of the Crown Islands, after a battle of four hours.
From the very intricate navigation, the Bellona and Russell unfortunately grounded; but although not in the situation assigned them, yet so placed as to be of great service. The Agamemnon could not weather the shoal of the Middle, and was obliged to anchor; but not the smallest blame can be attached to Capt. Fancourt: it was an event to which all the ships were liable. These accidents prevented the extension of our line by the three ships before mentioned, who would, I am confident, have silenced the Crown Islands, the two outer ships in the harbour's mouth, and prevented the heavy loss in the Defiance and Monarch, and which unhappily threw the gallant and good Captain Riou (to whom I had given the command of the frigates and sloops named in the margin, * to assist in the attack of the ships at the harbour's mouth) under a very heavy fire; the consequence has been the death of Capt. Riou, and many brave officers and men in the frigates and sloops.
The bombs were directed and took their stations abreast of the Elephant, and threw some shells into the arsenal.
Capt. Rose, who volunteered his services to direct the gun brigs, did every thing that was possible to get them forward; but the current was too strong for them to be of service during the action; but not the less merit is due to Capt. Rose, and I believe all the officers and crews of the gun-brigs, for their exertions.
The Defiance took her station in raking the southernmost Danish ship of the line, and performed the greatest service.
The boats of those ships of the fleet, who were not ordered on the attack, afforded us every assistance; and the officers and men who were in them merit my warmest approbation.
The action began at five minutes past ten. The van, led by Capt. George Murray, of the Edgar, set a noble example of intrepidity, which was well followed up by every Captain, officer and man, in the squadron.
It is my duty to state to you the high and distinguished merit and gallantry of Rear-Admiral Graves.
To Capt. Foley, who permitted me the honour of hoisting my flag in the Elephant, I feel under the greatest obligations; his advice was necessary on many and important occasions during the battle.
I beg leave to express how much I feel indebted to every Captain, officer and man, for their zeal and distinguished bravery on this occasion. The Hon. Colonel Stewart did me the favour to be on board the Elephant, and himself, with every officer and soldier under his orders, shared with pleasure in the toils and dangers of the day.
The loss in such a battle has naturally been very heavy. Among many other brave officers and men who were killed, I have with sorrow to place the name of Capt. Mosse, of the Monarch, who has left a wife and six children to lament his loss; and also among the wounded, that of Capt. Sir Thomas B. Thompson, of the Bellona.
I have the honour to be, &c. NELSON AND BRONTE.
[Here follows a list of the killed and wounded, detailed at length.—Of the officers 20 were killed, and 68 wounded.—Of the seamen, &c. 234 were killed, and 641 wounded. Among the officers killed, were Captains Mosse and Riou; Lieutenants Gray, Sandys and Long.]
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, April 16. Earl St. Vincent (first Lord of the Admiralty) moved a vote of thanks to the officers, &c. who commanded in the late engagement
* Elephant, Defiance, Monarch, Bellona, Edgar, Russell, Ganges, Glanton, Isis, Agamemnon, Polyphemus, Ardent, Adept. † Blanche, Alcmena, Dart, Arrow, Zephyr, and Otter.
before Copenhagen. His Lordship said he was not much in the habit of public speaking; he would therefore content himself with declaring, from his own professional knowledge, that the late victory, considering the difficulty of the attempt, and the length of time during which the engagement lasted, and the astonishing bravery and skill displayed on the occasion, was not equalled by any exploit that ever was performed by the navy of England. He then moved the usual vote of thanks.
Lord Grenville observed, that the noble Earl had truly described the victory, which was not equalled by any that had ever been achieved by the navy of Great-Britain. In a political point of view, he would say, that the expedition which led to this victory was planned by his Majesty's late Ministers; but at the same time he must give the present Ministers, and particularly the noble Lord who now presided at the Admiralty Board, the credit of having forwarded it with such astonishing dispatch, as to render the object of it completely successful. The victory of Aboukir, said his Lordship, was followed by the greatest advantages to this country; and the victory in the Baltic, which terminated the Northern war as soon as it had been begun, would be productive of consequences still more important and beneficial.
The Duke of Clarence and Lord Hood both paid high compliments to the skill and judgment of Sir Hyde Parker, Lord Nelson, Admiral Graves, and others concerned in the expedition. Vote passed nem. con.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 16.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Addington) moved a vote of thanks to Admiral Parker, Lord Nelson, &c. in which, after a high panegyric on Admiral Parker and Lord Nelson, he said, "The object of the attack being accomplished, and the Danish force destroyed, Lord Nelson now appeared in the character of a generous and humane conqueror.—In the midst of a severe fire, he retired to his cabin, and, referring to the principles which actuate his Majesty's Ministers, wrote a letter to the Prince Royal, expressing a wish to send a flag of truce on shore, remarking, if such was denied, he should be under the necessity of destroying the floating batteries and all the vessels in his possession, and should not be answerable for the lives of the brave men who had defended them. These were, he observed, precisely Lord Nelson's own words. The Prince wished to know the object of the flag. "Humanity," was Lord Nelson's reply; adding, that nothing could give more satisfaction than to renew an amicable arrangement for harmony and good understanding. The flag of truce was agreed to, and the gallant Admiral went on shore, where he was received with kindness by the Prince, and by shouts of acclamation from the brave and generous Danes, who forgot the sense of their own danger in the admiration of his Lordship's magnanimity and courage. He was not at liberty to detail the particulars of what passed, but they were such as to shew, that his qualities as a great statesman were equal to his eminent talents as a magnanimous and illustrious commander. But, added Mr. Addington, if instead of victory we had met with disaster, Ministers were still determined not to hearken to any terms inconsistent with the vital interests of the country;—on the other hand, if success were ten times greater, it would not affect their sincere determination to use their utmost endeavours to obtain a safe, a permanent, and an honourable peace."
Lord Hawkesbury, Mr. Pitt, Mr. Grey, and Mr. Sheridan, were all in sentiment on the subject; and the votes passed unanimously.
Votes also passed for Monuments to Captains Riou and Mosse; and for the royal bounty to be extended to their widows and orphans.
Danish Official Account of the Copenhagen Battle.
COPENHAGEN, April 7. From Olfert Fischer, Commander in Chief, to his Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"On the first of April, at half past three o'clock in the afternoon, two divisions of the English fleet, under Vice-Admiral Nelson and a Rear-Admiral, weighed anchor, proceeded eastward towards the Middle Ground, and shortly cast anchor again south of the same. This force consisted of twelve ships of the line, several large frigates, bomb and other vessels, making in all thirty-one sail. On the 2d of April, about nine in the morning, the wind S. E. these ships as well as those lying north of the Middle Ground under the command of Admiral Parker, weighed anchor. The ships of the line and heavy frigates, under the command of Vice-Admiral Nelson, drew up towards the King's Deep, in order to take their station successively near the place which I was intrusted to defend. The bombardment and smaller vessels took their station nearer the town; and the division of Admiral Parker, consisting of eight ships of the line and several smaller vessels, cruized with the utmost press of sail towards the south, to the right wing of the defence."
"At half past ten o'clock, the northernmost ship of Admiral Nelson's division passed those of ours, which lay most to the south. I gave that ship which was within that the signal for battle. The guard ships, Provesen and Wagrien, and shortly after the Tutland (between which and the guard ship Dannebrog, the first English ship, being 74 guns, kept itself fast by means of an anchor) obeyed the signal by a well directed and well supported fire. The remainder of the ships then came up, and some of them having failed in front of the ships that first cast anchor, and others behind them, they formed a close line;
which, as it extended only north of the line of battle ship Zeeland, engaged only two-thirds of the force entrusted to me; there being no fire from the Three Crown batteries, nor from the ships Elephant or Mars, and very little from the frigate Hielperen."
"In about half an hour after, the engagement became general. Twelve line of battle ships, of which one was of 80 guns, and almost all the rest of 74; and from six to eight frigates were on one side. On the other side were seven guard ships, one of which only was of 74 guns; the rest of 64 and under; two frigates and six smaller vessels. The enemy had every where two ships to one of ours; and the guard ship Provesen had, besides the Rear-Admiral and a ship of the line, two frigates against her, which were raking her from stem to stern, without her being able to return a shot."
"Were I only to relate, in the manner of an history what your Royal Highness has as seen well as the citizens of Denmark and of Europe; that this, which I shall call an unequal contest, was maintained with unexampled bravery for the space of four hours and a half; that the fire of the power engaged with us was already so exhausted, that several of the English ships, and among the rest that of Admiral Nelson, fired only single shots; that this hero, at the very moment, and during the very heat of the battle, sent a flag of truce on shore to require a cessation of hostilities—When I have to add the account I received of two English ships of the line having struck, but that they hoisted their flags again, as soon as they were reinforced by other ships—Under those circumstances, I may be permitted to say, that the ancient fame of Denmark in naval wars has this day shone forth with incredible lustre, and that I have to thank Heaven for having had all Europe as witness to the same."
"Besides, the balance turned against Denmark in a quarter where it was not likely it should. The ships that were first, and to the south of those most severely attacked, and even the Provesen, had almost all their guns dismounted, and were obliged to yield to a superior force."
"About half past 11, the Dannebrog line of battle ship, close to which Admiral Nelson lay for some time, was so much damaged, that I went with my flag on board the Holstein; but instead of this the Dannebrog fought under the streamer that had been hoisted. At the end of the battle, she had 270 men killed and wounded."
"About half past two the Holstein was so shattered, had so many killed and wounded, and so great a number of guns dismounted, that I caused the streamer to be hoisted instead of my flag; and as the Zeeland had all her rigging shot away, I betook myself to the Three Crown Battery, from which place I commanded the north wing which was slightly engaged with Admiral Parker's division, until I received at 4 o'clock the orders of your Royal Highness to keep in the midst of the battle."
"Then, that part of the force which lay to the south of the Three Crown Battery, as far as the frigate Hielperen, fell into the power of the enemy; that frigate having to contend alone with a superior force, cut her cable and got under way. The ship Elven, after having received several shots, had her masts and rigging shattered, and lost a number of men killed and wounded, was brought back into the Crown by the gun-boats Nyborg and Aggershuus; and the Dannebrog shortly after the battle blew up."
"Besides the injury which the enemy evidently sustained, I am convinced that their loss in men and in their ships was very considerable; and the advantage of the conquerors consists only in useless ships, in cannon mostly spiked, and powder thrown overboard."
"The number of the killed and wounded cannot as yet be given; but I suppose it may amount to 1600 or 1800 men. Among the killed, I am grieved to name the commanders of the ship Indfodretten, and the frigate Cronenburg, Capt. Kurah, and First Lieutenant Hauch, with several other brave officers. Among the wounded is F. Braun, the Commander of the Dannebrog, who has lost his right hand."
"I want language to express my sense of the unexampled bravery of the officers and crews. The battle itself can alone describe it."
OLBERT FISCHER.
"The Dock-Yard, April 3, 1801."
Further (Danish) particulars.
COPENHAGEN, April 6.
Lord Nelson's proposals to the Prince Royal were, 1st, That Denmark should secede from its alliance with Russia. 2, That he should be permitted to repair his ships in the Danish docks. 3, That the wounded on board the English fleet should be taken care of in the Danish hospitals. The two first were rejected; the latter assented to. Our loss in the late battle amounts to between 1500 and 2000 men.
April 7. Lord Nelson has dined twice with the Crown Prince. The negotiation progresses with activity, as do also our defensive measures. The armistice is prolonged for 24 hours. Denmark will not secede from the armed neutrality.
The following is the letter sent by Lord Nelson during the battle.
"The brave English to their brethren the brave Danes."
"I am now in possession of the batteries; and wishing to stop any further effusion of blood, I consent to a suspension of hostilities."
NELSON. The Adjutant-General received the flag, which brought the above letter; when

Selected Poetry.
A FRAGMENT, Addressed to JAMES CURRIE, M. D. F. R. S. of Liverpool, on his edition of the Works of ROBERT BURNS, for the benefit of the Wid- ow and Orphan Family of that immortal Bard.
SEE, Plenty exults in her green waving blade, As the light breeze sweeps gently along, And Labour reclines in the soft leafy shade Where the red-breast awakes his sweet song; How beauteous the landscape, when Summer is dress'd With a cecus of roses so gay; But ah! when shall Scotia with pleasure be blest, Since her Burns sleeps so cold in the clay! Expands not thy breast when the sounds of delight Are heard at the still hour of eve; When the villagers sport by the moon's silver light, The day's waiting cares to relieve? His too was the rapture, such scenes could impart, As the rustic maidens chanted his lay, For benevolence, strong the fine cords of his heart-- But that heart now lies cold in the clay! From his country's blue hills, while the sun's golden beam Gives life to all nature around, Or through her long glen winds the serpentine stream, Shall the voice of the poet resound; When love with light heart feels unfeen to the bower, His strains shall fresh transport convey; For his spirit shall reign in that dear blissful hour, Though his body lies cold in the clay! Fancy wove the rich web of his visions divine With the rays of the soft blushing morn; His path nature strew'd with her wild flowers so fine-- And the dew, trembling, hung on the thorn; The painted trout leap'd from the smooth-gliding Ayr, The jinkinns danc'd sporting away, While his lyre breath'd the notes that his soul could enchain; But now he lies cold in the clay! And still o'er the mountain, and through the deep vale, As he sung of his Scotia so dear, Want hung by his footsteps, to tell her sad tale, For his Jane and his offspring were near; Ye fathers who feel, and ye sons who can love, Your regard to his orphans display; And with Currie's warm heart your kind sympathy prove, Since the Mistress sleeps cold in the clay.
NEW GOODS.
Samuel James
Has just received, by the latest arrivals from London, via New York and Boston, A VERY handsome assortment of SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, which he now offers for sale on the lowest terms for cash.
N. B. He has on hand a few hogheads of Molasses, of an excellent quality for retailing.
Coffee per bag. Best quality of French Indigo, per quantity or single pound. May 13.
THE Copartnership of WHITING and RICHARDSON is this day dissolved by mutual agreement. All persons that have any demands on said firm, are requested to call for payment; and those indebted are called on to make immediate payment to either of the subscribers.
NATHANIEL WHITING, MOSES RICHARDSON.
N. B. MOSES RICHARDSON con- tinues business at the place lately occupied by said company, and has for sale, on reasonable terms,
300 bushels North River Corn 7000 wt. Bohea Tea, in whole and quarter chests 1000 wt. Loaf Sugar, 1st quality 25,000 Dutch Quills 24, 4d, 6d, 10d and 20d Nails. Calf skins, Boot-Legs And sundry other articles.
May 12.
WHEREAS the Court of Pro- bate for the town of Providence has extended the time for exhibiting claims against the estate of JOHN WARNER, jun. late of said Providence, Blacksmith, deceased, thirty days from the eleventh instant: Notice therefore is hereby given, to the creditors of said estate, to exhibit and prove to us their respective claims against the same, within the time abovenmentioned, or they will be precluded.
JOHN DORRANCE, NATHANIEL SEARLE, } Commissioners.
All persons indebted for said estate are hereby requested to call on the subscriber and settle the demands against them, and such as neglect this request will positively be sued after the first day of July next.
SETH DAVIS, jun. Administrator. May 3.
GENTLEMEN in the different parts of the United States, who have re- ceived the proposals and undertaken to ob- tain subscriptions for the Country Gazette of the United States, are requested to return them by the 1st day of June, in order that the pub- lication may be commenced, or a relinquish- ment of the object take place. All persons desirous of becoming subscribers are requested to forward their names immediately, as the publication will not be commenced unless the number stipulated (500 exclusive of the pre- sent Country Subscribers to the daily Ga- zette) should be obtained. Those disposed to become Subscribers need only transmit their names at present--the advance money will be demanded on the receipt of the first number. The Printers throughout the United States, will confer an obligation on the Editor of the Gazette of the United States by publishing the above a few times in a conspicuous part of their papers. Philadelphia, April 24.
Providence, ff.
Supreme Judicial Court, March Term, 1801. ON the Bill in Equity, Job Ran- dall, Jeremiah Phillips, and Gideon Smith, praying for the redemption of an estate lately the property of William West, Esq. lying in Scituate, in said county, now under mortgage to the heirs of Daniel Jencks, and John Jencks, late of Providence, in said county, deceased: Notice is hereby given to all parties concerned, to appear at the next term of the Supreme Judicial Court to be holden at Providence, in and for the county of Providence, on the third Monday of Sep- tember next, to make answer to said bill. April 29. P. ALLEN, Clerk.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
April 20 h. 1801.
Notice is hereby given,
THAT separate PROPOSALS will be received at the office of the Secretary for the Department of War until the expiration of the 30th day of June next ensuing, for the supply of all RATIONS, which may be required for the use of the United States, from the first day of Octo- ber 1801, until the thirtieth day of September 1802, both days inclusive, at the following places, viz.
FIRST. At Pittsburg; at Fort Franklin; at Le Boeuf; at Presqu'isle; at Niagara; at Olwego; at Detroit; at Fort Wayne; at Michilimackinac; at the Falls of St. Mary's; and at the Grand Portage on Lake Superior.
SECOND. At Forts Washington, Vincennes, and Massac; at the Cantonment near the mouth of the Ohio, and at any post or place on the east side of the Mississippi River, between the mouths of the Ohio and Illinois Rivers; and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, march- ed or recruited, within the State of Kentucky.
THIRD. At Knoxville, Tellico, South-Weit Point, and any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, march- ed or recruited, within the State of Ten- nessee; a Bear Creek on the Tennessee River, and at any place in the Chickasaw or Choctaw country between Bear Creek and Natchez; at the Chickasaw Bluff; at Na- chez; at Fort Adams and its dependencies, and thence to the Mobile River.
Separate PROPOSALS will also be receiv- ed as aforesaid for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use of the United States from the 1st day of January 1802, until the 31st day of December in the same year, both days inclusive, within the seve- ral States herein after mentioned, viz.
FOURTH. At Point Peter; at Fort Greene; at Fort Wilkinson; at Fort Pinckney; at Fort Johnston; at Fort Moultrie in Charleston Harbour; at Fort Johnson, Cape Fear, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of Georgia, South- Carolina, and North-Carolina.
FIFTH. At Fort Norfolk; at Harper's Ferry; at Fort M'Henry; at the City of Washington, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of Virginia and Maryland.
SIXTH. At Wilmington; at Fort Mifflin; at the Laboratory near Philadelphia, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, excepting Pittsburg, Fort Franklin, Le Boeuf, and Presqu'isle, in the State of Pennsylvania.
SEVENTH. At Trenton; at Fort Jay; at West-Point, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of New-Jersey and New-York, excepting Ol- wego and Niagara, in the State of New-York.
EIGHTH. At Newport; at New- London, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or re- cruited, within the States of Rhode-Island and Connecticut.
NINTH. At Fort Independence, Boston Harbour, at Salem, at Marblehead, at Portland, at Portsmouth, at Bennington, and at any place or places where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited, within the States of Massachusetts, New-Hamp- shire and Vermont.
A ration is to consist of eighteen ounces of bread or flour; or when neither can be obtained, of one quart of rice, or one and a half pound of dried or boulted Indian meal, one pound and a quarter of fresh beef, or one pound of salted beef, or three quarters of a pound of salted pork; and when fresh meat is issued, salt at the rate of two quarts for every hundred rations; soap at the rate of four pounds, and candles at the rate of a pound and a half, for every hundred rations. The proposals will extend to the supply of rum, whiskey, or other ardent spirits, at the rate of half a gill per ration, and vinegar at the rate of two quarts for every hundred rations. The price of the several component parts of the ration, as well as of substitutes and alter- natives, must be specified.
The rations are to be furnished in such quantities as that there shall at all times, during the terms of the proposed contract, be sufficient for the consumption of the troops at Michilimackinac, Detroit, Niagara, and Olwego, for six months in advance, and at each of the other posts on the Western wa- ters, for at least three months in advance, of good and wholesome provisions, if the same shall be required. It is also to be permitted to all and every of the commandants of forti- fied places, or of posts, to call for at seasons, when the same can be transported, or at any
time in the case of urgency, such supplies of like provisions in advance, as in the discretion of the commandant shall be deemed proper. It is to be understood that the contractor is to be at the expence and risk of issuing the supplies to the troops, and that all losses sus- tained by the depredations of an enemy, or by the means of the troops of the United States, shall be paid for by the United States, at the price of the article captured or destroyed, on the depositions of two or more persons of creditable characters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, ascertaining the cir- cumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation shall be claimed.
The privilege is to be understood to be re- ferred to the United States of requiring that none of the supplies which may be furnished under any of the proposed contracts shall be issued until the supplies which have been, or may be furnished, under contracts now in force, have been consumed, and that a sup- ply in advance may be always required at any of the fixed posts on the sea board or Indian frontiers, not exceeding three months. HENRY DEARFORN, Secretary of War.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Just received, and for sale, by William Wilkinson,
At the POST-OFFICE, ROBINSON's Report of Cases ar- ranged and determined in the High Court of Admiralty, G. B. A work replete with information, not only to Gentlemen of the Bar, but to the Merchant, the Underwriter, and the sea Captain; in which the multum of Vattel, of Grotius and Pufendorf, are brought into view and condensed in parvo.
The Farmer's Boy, a Rural Poem, by Robert Bloomfield. There is a pathetic simplicity of sentiment and description, a morality the most pure, and the feelings of a heart alive to the tenderest duties of Human- ity and Religion, which consecrate its glow- ing landscapes, and shed an interest over this little Poem.
The American Review, and Lite- rary Journal for January, February, and March, 1801.
The Sailor Boy; a new Novel, 2 volumes in 1.
"The seal of Providence is sure upon thee," "And thou wert born for yet unheard of wonders."
A New System of the Art of Wri- ting Short Hand; By Thomas Rees. The English Reviewers, in speaking of this work, say, "We do not hesitate to affirm, that this is the best, because one of the easiest systems of Short Hand, that has at any time come under our observation."
For sale, as above, A general assortment of School and Classical Books, English Dictionaries-- Quarto and common Bibles, Testaments, a very great variety of Children's Books, Writing Paper of various kinds by the ream, Cartridge, Bonnet and Wrapping Paper.
100,000 Dutch Quills, some of a very superior quality, States and Pencils.--A great variety of WEDGEWOOD Ink-stands.-- A beautiful assortment of best high finished PAPER VES, red and black Morocco POCKET BOOKS. As-Skin Memorandum Books.--Scales and Dividers, Surveyors' Instruments, &c. with most other articles in the Stationary Line.
Also, COTTON YARN and Wicking, war- ranted of the best quality, from the new Fac- tory at Rehoboth, near Pawtucket. March 6.
REMOVAL.
THE subscriber respectfully in- forms his friends and the public in ge- neral that he has removed to the large three story store, next door north of Governor FENNER's old Mansion-House, where he keeps constantly for sale a selection of BOOKS of various kinds, more particularly School Books, of every kind in use; at the general prices sold at elsewhere, of the like qualities, from one to a thousand.
PAPER and STATIONARY, Such as Writing, Printing, Su- gar-Loaf, Bonnet, Preis, Candle, Wrapping and Sheathing, by the hundred or single ream, or quire; Sealing-Wax, Wafers, Quills, black, red, blue, green and yellow Ink; black and red Ink Powder, Pounce and Boxes, Sand and Boxes, &c. &c.
ALSO, An assortment of GROCERIES, viz. Sugar, Molasses, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Spices, &c. &c.
BOOK BINDING Of every kind, Account-Books of various kinds kept for sale, or bound to any pat- tern, to suit the purchasers; old Books re-bound. Cash and the highest price given for all kinds of cotton, linen, and woollen Rags, a so for Sail-cloth and Junk. April 9. RUFUS GREENE.
A YOUNG MAN, who can pro- duce a good recommendation, wishes for a place in a Grocery Store. Particular information can be obtained by applying at this Office. March 18.
Bowers and Bucklin
Inform their Customers and Friends that they have just received, by the latest arri- vals from London, an extensive assortment of SPRING and SUMMER GOODS,
which are now opening for sale at their stores, viz. LONDON su, erfine and fine Broadcloths; Cassimeres, embossed and plain; Calimancoes, Tamboreens, Russells, Durants, Tammies; plain, stripe, tapan, colonade, checked, lappit and jaconet Mul- lins; Tambourd, jaconet, and book do. plain and figured Mullnets, Dimities, Mouselines Quilting, silk Nankenees, cotton do. Ging- ham, 4-4 Linen, 5-4, 6-4, 7-6, 8-5, 8-10, 10-12, 10-14, 10-16 Damask Table Cloths, a great variety; long Lawns, Cambrick, Cambrick Handkerchiefs, 4-4 and 8-8 Cam- brick Muslin for gowns, handkerchiefs, &c. black Calicoes, fancy do. Chinzies, mens' Satin, plain and white; black silk Floren- tine fancy Silk Shawls, do. Handkerchiefs, black Fringes, Modes, Sarcenets, cold'd Sat- ins, silk Velvet, assorted; velvet Birding, a great variety of Silk, silk and cotton Ho- siery, plain and cold'd; extra long silk Gloves, cotton do. ladies fashionable Hats and Bon- nets, consisting of gypsy dunstables, open straw gypies, black and white do. cold'd Deven- shire press chip, open, fancy and ribbon do. with bugles, crimp'd, cane, and cheneal do. Straw Trimming; a great variety of Wreaths, Flowers, and fancy Feathers, with ornaments; fancy Kid and Morocco Shoes, with roses; a handsome assortment of Ribbons, Laces, Lace Veils, Edgings, Threads black, assorted colours, and fancy spangled Fans, mens', youths' and childrens' Hats, Umbrellas and Paracels, Jeans, Jeanets, and Fustian; Per- fumery, Jewelry, Hardware, Japan'd Ware, &c. &c. With almost every other article in the English goods line. April 29.
Cheap for Cash.
Benjamin Thurber,
At the old Sign of the Bunch of Grapes, has for Sale,
A FRESH assortment of fash- ionable new Goods; among which are a variety of Fancy Patches, Chintzes, Calicoes, English and India Sattins, Luf- strings, Silk for Bonnets, Silk Shawls of different colours, Silk and Kid Gloves, Bengals, Crapes, tambourd Mullins, Lappets, Mullnets, Dimities, fashionable Ribbons, Umbrellas, Veil Patterns, white and black Laces, Morocco and Floren- tine Shoes, Russells, Moreens, Velvets, India Cotton, Cotton Wool, a large assortment of Looking Glasses, London Jewelry, Knives and Forks, China, Delft, and Glass Ware, new fash- ioned Tea Pots; a great variety of other articles, too numerous to mention, all which to be sold at the lowest advance for cash in hand. Friends and custom- ers are invited to call and see for them- selves, and they will be waited upon with pleasure, whether they purchase or not. April 8. 8w.
For SALE,
THAT valuable real Estate late the property of William Sessions, consist- ing of a well finished convenient Dwelling- House, almost new, together with the Lot on which it stands, having a good well of water thereon, situated on the main street, nearly opposite the Episcopal Church, adjoining a 15 feet gangway leading to the water. If the above premises are not sold soon, they will be let. For further particulars enquire of ABEL ALLEN,
Who has for Sale, At his Lumber-Yard, near the Episcopal Church,
Seasoned Merchantable Pine Boards and plank, Spruce studs and joists. Best Connecticut round bundle Shingles and Laths, &c. together with a quantity of Window Frames and Sashes of different sizes.
Also, One new fall back Chaise, brass mounted, with harness complete, made of the best materials.
This day Published, and for Sale at HENRY CUSHING's Book-Store, West Side of the Bridge, [Price 18 dols. per hundred in sheets, 3 dols. 50 cts. per doz. bound or 37 1-2 cents single,]
The American MORALIST.
By GEORGE CHIPMAN. The above is a judicious se- lection from the most approved writers, an- cient and modern, with original pieces, dia- logues, &c. designed principally for the use of schools and young persons, but may justly claim some attention from the aged, the gen- tleman and the lady. The author's chief de- sign, in this selection, was to furnish schools and young persons with a book containing ethical and religious lessons, represented and exemplified in such a manner as to enlighten the understanding, and captivate the heart.-- Though the general tenor of the book is of a moral and religious cast, yet the author has by no means been inattentive to that variety which is so pleasing and useful to young per- sons, and has interspersed pieces from natural and sacred history, together with biographi- cal and allegorical descriptions. It has been honoured with the approbation of competent judges, but the compiler's request is, that parents and instructors of youth, who wish well to virtue and religion, and desire that the minds of all under their care may be duly and deeply impressed with early and real piety, would examine the work, and judge for themselves. March 12. 3m.