Herald of the United States (Warren, R.I.), 1805-09-07 00:00:00

Gazet of the United States.
WARREN:—PUBLISHED NEAR THE POST-OFFICE, BY NATHANIEL PHILLIPS.
[No. 49, of Vol. XIII.]
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1805.
[Whole No. 673.]
FOR SALE, BY
Abner Kingman,
FIVE SHARES in the Bristol Insurance Company , for an approved Note at 60 or 90 Days.—Also,
BILLS OF EXCHANGE on Charleston, (S. C.)—any Sum from 100 to 1200 Dollars. Warren, Aug. 30, 1805.
THE SUBSCRIBER,
By the Sloop George , J. Cole, just arrived from Albany , has received, and for Sale,
Fresh Superfine FLOUR, CORN and RYE.—Apply next Door South of the Baptist Meeting House, to THOMAS BAKER.
Warren, Aug. 16, 1805.
ALL Persons having Demands against the Estate of
SAMUEL V. PECK, Esq.
late of Bristol, deceased, are requested to Call on the Subscriber and receive their Dues:—And all Persons indebted to said Estate, are called upon to make immediate Payment, to JOHN HOWLAND, Attorney
for the Administratrix. Bristol, Aug. 31, 1805.
OPENING THIS DAY, BY
Benj. T. Chandler,
at his Shop, No. 9, Cheap Side, directly opposite the Roger Williams Bank, Providence. 5 Bales of Ingrain, Scotch and common floor CARPETINGS, which he will Sell lower than can be purchased in the State.—Also, a general Assortment of DRY GOODS as usual. Aug. 23, 1805.
JUST ARRIVED, AND FOR SALE, BY
John Haile,
56 Hhds. Tobago RUM, of the 3d and 4th Proof, of a good Flavor. Warren, Aug. 16, 1805.
JUAN STOUGHTON,
CONSUL of His Catholic Majesty for the Eastern American States, under authority of the Chevaliers DE FORUNDA, His Catholic Majesty's Consul General of the United States, on the 7th of June last informed the merchants and others whom it might concern, that all vessels trading to the Havanna, Santiago, and Trinidad de Cuba, &c. that is, to the ports of entry in the said island of Cuba should have manifests of their cargoes attested by the respective Consuls. He has now to inform, that the Intendant of the Havanna has issued the following decree.
Havanna, July 3. 1805.
SIGNOR DON RAFAEL RORBAUD, Intendant General of this island, has determined, in a decree of the 28th of June last, that the regulations pointed out in the manifest or ordinance, of the 8th February anterior, for the general administration of the revenues of the marine, for the commerce of neutrals, receive the following addition.
The Consuls or Vice-Consuls of the neutral ports from whence expeditions are made (and in the case of their being no Consuls resident therein, the persons authorised by the Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty) shall certify to the accounts or invoices with the expression of the particular port of the island to which they are directed; with an individual relation of the number, weight, measure, quality and value of the kinds and effects comprehended in the cargo; under the intelligence or knowledge that whatsoever shall be discovered that was not included in the invoice, will be confiscated without any indulgence.
A duplicate of the invoice and manifests will be required, in order to remain in the Consular Office, which will be opened regularly from 10 o'clock 'till 2. It is desired, the merchants will endeavor to have their papers presented the day previous to the sailing of their vessels, so that they may not experience any detention from the necessary business of the Consulate.
They are likewise desired to take notice of the publications which appeared on the 21st May last, in which it was stated, that dry goods, liquors, and provisions, will be admitted in neutral vessels, under similar restrictions as those imposed on the commerce of Spain. Observing, as an indispensable circumstance, in order to be admitted to an entry, that such vessels must have clearances direct for said port.
Consular Office, Boston. Aug. 16, 1805.
From the Boston Weekly Magazine.
ON DETRACTION AND CALUMNY.
DETRACTION and Calumny of all things are the most hard to be borne. There is no robbery impoverishes a man so much as that of his name and reputation; and there is no robber so inexcusable, so little benefited, and so
richly deserving of punishment, as he who either directly or indirectly traduces the character of any individual, family, church, nation, or any other part or parts of the aggregate of mankind. It is a crime pregnant with evil, big with consequences as fatal as unforeseen. He that is robbed of his treasure knows his loss, and very often has it in his power to retrieve it; but he that has his good name, fame, and reputation filched from him, experiences a loss which he cannot ascertain. It is a loss which draws after it, very often, the loss of every thing which is dear or valuable to the calumniated, never, to be fully retrieved again.
Reputation is an invaluable blessing both to those in the higher, middle, and lower orders of society; but if it is more valuable to some than others, it must be to those of the latter description, whose reputation or character is their only fortune, the only source from which they draw their daily support. Take that away, and they become the outcasts of society. Destitute of employ,—exposed to the scoffs and sneers of a frowning world—despairing of ever retrieving their character, from the impracticability that seems to attend the attempt,—they are drove to the wretched alternative of preying upon their fellow men for support. Thus they run upon the thick bosses of God's buckler (as the scriptures express it), and, in the end, the punishment which they did not deserve, leads them to a punishment which is their just due. I speak now of those who lose their character in the first instance from the horrid aspersions of detraction and calumny, against the deadly poison of which the most innocent and fair character is not proof.
If we were to look at the greatest part of the malefactors, that were ever executed at Tyburn or elsewhere, and were to trace their misconduct back to its first source, we should, I am persuaded, discover it to have originated in the first instance from the loss of character, whether that loss was just or unjust.
It is an observation of one of the wisest men that ever graced society, that, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches;" and the reason is obvious; for a good name will procure riches, but riches cannot procure a good name, unless it be a temporary one from flatterers, which is not worth having. The value of a good name (which may be gathered from the wise man's observation,) and the dreadful consequences that attend the loss of character, show the inexcusableness and criminality of those, who, for a trifling fault or affront, will undermine, or at least, withhold the character of a servant. If they commit a fault, not capital in its nature, (such as robbery, &c.) it is not punishment enough to turn them away, and thus to subject them to the many and great inconveniences that attend being out of place,—but most they be inflicted with the worst of all evils,—The loss of character.
Is revenge to be carried so far as to pursue the wretched victim to the last extremity?—What! withhold his character! deprive him of the only means of support, and thus leave him to perish in the wide world, because, perhaps, he uttered a rash expression in the moment of passion, which is as peculiar to the poor as the rich, and the former of whom cannot always command their temper any more than the latter! This is the severe treatment which to my knowledge some domestics meet with from their rigid and censorious employers. I knew a gentleman who discharged his clerk (who had lived with him near four years) at a minute's warning, only because he spoke one word that offended him. He happened to be late at the office that morning;—his master met him, and, with no great politeness, accosted him in the street, with a "What do you mean by coming at this time of the day to an office?" accompanied with menacing expressions, which he repeated in the vulgar tongue so loud as to occasion the admiration and astonishment of the spectators, as well as to draw to their doors some people to know what was the matter.
The clerk, thinking himself rather ill treated in being thus accosted in the street, when, if he had committed any fault, he apprehended he was entitled to the privilege of being reprimanded in private, determined to expostulate with his employer on the impropriety of haranguing him in the street; which he did in the evening, by stating, that, if he had committed an error, he should expect to hear of it in private, and that he thought it was not gentlemanlike to call him to account in the street.
At the last expression, the master took fire, turned him out of the office, bolted the door for fear he should return for the purpose of an explanation, which he never afterwards would admit of, though he went to him repeatedly for that purpose, as a so to ask his pardon if he had offended him. But this gentleman, with all the petulance imaginable, refused to admit of any concessions, and declared he would never give him a character, but as far as in his power hinder him from employment ( notwithstanding he had no other fault to find with him, and often admitted his abilities); which resolution he always kept: and had not this young man met with a gentleman who was possessed of more than usual candour and confidence, and who took him, though a stranger, merely upon the recommendation of a gentleman who knew of his
having lived a considerable time in his last place, and that he left it for no other reason than on account of a quarrel, he might have experienced the most serious inconveniences. It must be admitted here, that there was no proportion between the crime committed, and the punishment inflicted by this violent master: yet, if it had been the crime of robbery, he could not have been more severe.
God has wisely ordained that we should be dependent on each other for happiness, in order to unite society with the bond of common interest. He hath so disposed and ordered things, that the rich cannot do without the poor, the merchant without the mechanic, &c. And the man who aims at independency of the world, I mean of its frowns or smiles, acts more like a fool than a christian. Religion, indeed, teaches us an independency of the world; but it is an independency perfectly consonant with the most serious endeavours to avoid giving offence, and by our good conduct to obtain the value and esteem of our fellow mortals.
Reputation may be compared to a clean sheet of paper: nothing is more easily soiled; the least stain on it is discoverable; the least stain, or even the appearance of one, as far as it goes, is detrimental. The following fact, which came within my notice a short time since, is illustrative of this observation. A young woman, who had lived a considerable time in several reputable families, and had an unexceptionable character, being out of place, was informed of and advised to go after one that was vacant at a respectable house in the public business. The place vacant was that of a nursery-maid; and she was to have nothing to do but in the nursery and with the children, as they kept several servants besides. She at first hesitated, under an idea that, should she not be able to stay in it, her character would be thrown away, and she might find it a difficult matter to be received into a private family again, owing to the common prejudice that is entertained against servants who have lived in a public house. As however she had been out of place some time, and was not able to support herself much longer, she listened to the solicitation of her friends, and the urgency of the moment, and went. She liked the place, and would have continued in it but for a disagreeable fellow servant, who was an old domestic in the house, and with whom she found it impossible to live. She therefore left the place on her engagement, and, with a fair character as she went to it. But on her application for vacant places, she found her former fears had been too well grounded; for when, on being asked for a character, she referred them to the last mentioned place, she always met with a repulse, and sometimes with a sharp and cruel one viz. "I wonder at the impudence of any servant coming after this place, who has lived left at a public house!"
This young woman now remains out of place, and despairs of getting into any creditable private family, as all whom she has applied to, make the same objection. This is a distressing, though not perhaps a new case; and as an example of the delicacy of a person's character, and shows with what tenderness it ought to be treated, since this trifling occurrence is attended with such inconvenience. Yet, at the same time, we may observe what a pity it is that people cannot, or rather will not, overcome their little and mean prejudices which are only established by custom, and learn to discover worth through the maze of any apparent disguise.
The different species of calumny are as various as destructive in the several proportions, and the calumniator is ever busy to find out a something wherewith to traduce the character of his neighbour: and if the fairness of the man's character, whom he has marked out for his victim, be such as to render a very foul calumny liable to be detected, he will begin with some trifling report, until he by degrees accomplishes his diabolical purpose. But I cannot better express myself upon this topic than in the words of the celebrated Dr. Johnson—"As there are to be found in the service of envy, men of every diversity of temper and degree of understanding, calumny is diffused by all arts and methods of propagation; nothing is too gross or too refined, too cruel or too trifling, to be practised: very little regard is had to the rules of honourable hostility, but every weapon is accounted lawful; and those who cannot make a thrust at life, are content to keep themselves in play with petty malevolence, to teaze with feeble blows, and impotent disturbance. Those who cannot strike with force, can however poison their weapon, and, weak as they are, give mortal wounds, and bring a hero to the grave: so true is that observation, that many are able to do hurt, but few to do good."
From the Weekly Wanderer.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM TRIPOLI.
Tripoli, (in Barbary) Nov. 7th, 1804.
MY DEAR FATHER, NO doubt, you have often heard of the loss of the frigate Philadelphia , and the capture of its whole crew (by the barbarians) among whom is your unfortunate son. We were ta-
ken on the 31st of October, 1803, and entirely robbed of property, even the greatest part of the clothes on our backs were taken from us. Our seamen were immediately put to hard labour, without mercy; and they have suffered much for the necessaries of life. Five have paid their last debt to nature, and five have turned Turks. Myself and fellow-officers were permitted to occupy the house, where our Consul, Mr. Cathcart resided, while in Tripoli. On our first arrival, we signed a Parole of honor, but have not been allowed to enjoy it.—The Bashaw (or head of the regency) compels me to exercise my profession in his palace, and among his slaves; to relieve the distresses of the latter, is a pleasure to me. About the first of February, we were removed to the castle, and placed in close confinement, under a powerful guard of Turks, who examined every paper and letter, with the utmost scrutiny, to prevent our having any communication with our squadron off the town, which they much feared; what few letters we receive from our friends, are opened before we get them; no doubt many have been suppressed. Mr. Nelson the Danish Consul, has done us many favors, and is entitled to our utmost gratitude. We live in hopes of being liberated, in due time, and in a manner that will do honor to our country; whose service we were in, and whose wrongs we were avenging, when, by a sad misfortune, we fell into the hands of a monster foe who divested us of liberty and property and plunged us into a prison; from thence we were removed to a more gloomy one, the dreary cells of a castle, the gloomy walls of which bespeak the miseries of christian slaves who erected them under the lash of tyrants; the glimmering light of which is admitted through the iron grating in the top; the doors are secured by large locks, and bars of iron, and guarded by infamous Turkish soldiers, who are ready to plunge their daggers into our hearts, at the nod of a tyrant, who preserves us only for the ransom which he expects from our country.—We hope, and expect, that the free sons of Columbia will soon relieve us, their oppressed countrymen, and restore us to our native shore, that we may join them in the protection of its rights, and the enjoyment of its blessings.
May the day soon arrive, when we shall have the pleasure of joining our countrymen hand in hand, to erect dungeons for vice, and temples for virtue. May we teach the haughty tyrant, and the barbarian, that our rights, the common rights of man, are sacred, and not to be infringed; that we will establish and maintain them in spite of its enemies. Ever since our captivity, the Bashaw has been possessed in favour of me; I have had two fits of sickness one of the Dysentery, and the other Ophthalmia, both very severe, during which the Bashaw paid me every attention that could be expected from a Turkish bar. On the 30th of July, he took me from the prison of my brother Officers, and gave me a pleasant and well furnished apartment in his palace. I now have liberty to walk about the town, where I please; and to take a short ride into the country, on a mule, occasionally; a Turk, who speaks the English language, is appointed to walk and ride with me to prevent my running away, or meeting with insults, and to act as interpreter; he is very polite, and pays me every attention. I can speak Arabic, (the language of the place) tolerably well, I have received some of the books which were taken from me when we ran on the rock, these I make use of as my best companions; I spend the best of my time in perusing them, and in attending the sick slaves, particularly my countrymen.—I am not allowed to hold any conversation with our Officers, who are still in close confinement, and our letters to each other are examined with the utmost scrutiny.
Our worthy Capt. Bainbridge has established a credit with Dr. Davis, our Consul at Tunis, and with the French and Danish Consuls, in this place, so that we draw a little money when we are in want; by this, our seamen are often supplied with bread, or perhaps they would perish with hunger; the harbor is closely blockaded by the American squadron, under Commodore Barron, who lately relieved Commodore Preble; in consequence of which, there is a great scarcity of provisions in this place; and I fear it will be worse among us before we get from hence. Our squadron made five vigorous attacks upon this place, last summer, in which much blood was shed. Terms of peace have been offered, without effect; the Bashaw demands, for us and for peace, 1,000,000 of dollars; our government has offered, through Commodore Preble, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, a very wide difference. An additional armament is expected from our country, in the spring; I suppose you know more of this than I do; we expect warm work next summer. I assure you it is not very pleasant to be a prisoner in a besieged city, but God is our protector. The present Bashaw has been on the throne about eleven years; on the death of his father, the former Bashaw, he usurped the throne, by killing one of his elder brothers, and driving the other out of the dominions, into Egypt; he is very cruel to his subjects, when he finds them guilty of crime; for murder, treason, &c. he beheads them; for

sheer, house-breaking, &c. he takes off the left hand, and right foot at the joint, and dips the stumps into boiling tar; for less crimes, he gives them from five hundred to a thousand bastinadoes, as the Turks call it; this is done by tying up the feet with a rope, and beating upon the breech and the soles of the feet with a large stick. They often perish under the operation. Yet, this cruel Prince is remarkably fond of his children, and kind to the poor. He is about thirty-five years of age, has two wives, one white, and one black; by the former, he has five, by the latter, four children. A plurality of wives, is allowed, in this country. He is a white man, of middling size, rather portly, and tolerably handsome; he has a bomb proof room, which he occupied, during the rattling of shells and shot, and the sounding of Columbian Thunder.
The laws of our Country allow us full pay and rations, during our captivity; this is some consolation to us, in this savage land. How long we are to remain here, God only knows; I am in hopes of once more seeing my Parents; I wrote you a letter directly after our captivity.
I have an opportunity of sending this letter to the Island of Malta, by a particular friend; from thence, it will be sent to America, by our Consul, who resides in that place; it will therefore escape the scrutiny of my new masters.
I am in good health and spirits, thank God, and hope for better times soon.
I am, with the greatest respect, your affectionate son.
JONATHAN COWDERY.
Foreign Intelligence.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, JULY 6.
WE mentioned in part of our impression yesterday, that Lord Sidmouth has at length retired from the cabinet. Mr. N. Vansittart has resigned the office of principal secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, & Mr. Foster the post of Irish chancellor of the exchequer. We heartily congratulate the country upon these events. The Addingtons were a dead weight upon Mr. Pitt, which checked the spring of his genius and the energy of his talents.—We are glad they are at last removed. He stands now alone, unclogged and free.—He stands alone, but strong in the confidence of the nation, he will justify his claim to that pre-eminence, where, if there be great peril to be encountered, there is also great glory to be acquired. All the oppositionists, as was to be expected, have opened upon him for having unloosed himself from the Addingtons. Their cries and invectives are so many tributes to the greatness of his talents—we always know when a bird of prey is near, by the screaming of the smaller birds.
Earl Camden is mentioned as Lord Sidmouth's successor in the cabinet, and Mr. Yorke as Lord Camden's successor in the war department.
The Earl of Buckinghamshire, we understand, has also resigned the post of chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.
The Curieux sloop of war, Capt. Bettesworth, dispatched from Lord Nelson's fleet, arrived at Portsmouth the 8th of July, with information of the arrival of Lord Nelson in the West-Indies. The Curieux left the fleet on the 12th June off Antigua, then in pursuit of the combined squadrons. Lord Nelson told Capt. Bettesworth to steer a particular course, which he said would give him a sight of the combined fleets. He did so, and passed them on the morning of the 19th June; they consisted of 17 sail of the line, steering across the Trades—and Capt. Bettesworth considered Lord Nelson to be about a day or a day and a half behind them. They failed so bad that the Curieux beat them under her top-sails.
JULY 8.
The following is, according to a private letter, the state of the naval preparation in the Dutch ports:
At Antwerp, building, 6 ships of the line, and 2 frigates.
At Amsterdam, 1 ship of 74 guns, just launched; 1 ditto gone to the Texel.
At Rotterdam 1 ship of 90 guns, to be launched in about three months, and 1 frigate of 32 guns.
In the Texel, 6 ships of the line, with several frigates; and from 40 to 50 transports, of from 400 to 500 tons burthen.
The manœuvres of the Expedition Army, in the Dutch Camp at Zeylt, began on the 16th ult, in the
presence of the French General Marmont.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, July 6. 1805.
Copy of a Letter from Rear-Admiral Drury, to William Maridon, Esq. dated on board the Trent, in Cork Harbour, June 29. 1805.
SIR,
This morning arrived here His Majesty's ship Loire, bringing with her the Valiant, a formidable French privateer, which she captured four days ago, as related in Capt. Maitland's letter, herewith enclosed, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
I am &c.
W. O'B. DRURY.
His Majesty's ship Loire at Sea, June 25. 1805.
SIR,
I have much pleasure in announcing to you the capture of the Valiant of Bordeaux, a frigate privateer, carrying thirty guns, and two hundred and forty men, by His Majesty's ship under my command, in lat. 49 deg. 30 min. and long. 16 deg. 20 min. after a very hard chase of twelve hours; when nearly within gun-shot, the Melampus and Brilliant hove in sight on the weather bow, which obliged her to bear up, and threw her into our hands about two hours sooner than she otherwise would have been. She is reckoned one of the most complete ships ever fitted out at Bordeaux, and is perfectly calculated to be taken into his Majesty's service, sails incomparably fast, carries twenty four eighteen pounders on her main deck, and six sixes (which she threw overboard in the chase) on her quarter-deck. The Valiant had been twenty days from Bordeaux, was victualled and stored for a four months' cruise; the only capture she has made is the Lord Spencer, Halifax Packet.
I have the honor to be, &c.
FRED. MATT LAND.
To Rear-Admiral Drury, &c. &c. Cove.
JULY 9.
Bonaparte is visiting his Italian fortresses. Mantua has been carefully inspected, and the additional works have been ordered to be completed as soon as possible. He is now gone to Genoa to receive the submission of a people who formerly were the Masters of that little Island that gave him birth.
A sharp debate took place in the house of Lords yesterday, upon the Duke of Athol's Bill. Our readers know that this is one of the subjects upon which Mr. Pitt and the Addington party disagree. Lord Sidmouth and the Earl of Buckinghamshire no longer occupies the bench upon which the Cabinet Ministers usually sit, but seated themselves on one of the cross benches (a bench well adapted to, and generally reserved for the opposition) where they continued during the whole debate. Lord Sidmouth, as will be seen by our Parliamentary Report, opposed the duke of Athol's bill in a long speech, as did Lord Ellenborough.
In the House of Commons, the eight articles of impeachment were brought up, read, and agreed to; after which Mr. Whitbread proposed an additional article, which was read a first and second time, respecting the money paid from the Bank and Exchequer into the hands of Mr. Mark Sprott.
JULY 13.
Yesterday, Parliament was prorogued by commission, with a speech read by the Lord Chancellor, stating, "That his Majesty has not yet been enabled to communicate the result of the negotiations, in which he is engaged with the Continental Powers, and expressing his determination to omit no step that may promote such a concert, or furnish the means of repelling with vigour the encroachments of the enemy upon the independence of Europe." There is nothing in this communication that must not have been anticipated.—Every person who has read the foreign Journals, recently received, must see, that the negotiations alluded to will abide the result of the mission of the Russian Minister, Novoziltzoff, whose arrival at Berlin we lately announced. The following extract of a letter upon this subject, from a gentleman in a diplomatic situation in that city, received by the last mail, will be found interesting:—"The efforts of the
Prussian Court to prevent the breaking out of the Continental war, which was so near at hand, will be entitled to the gratitude of posterity. The public is not yet acquainted by far with all the difficulties of this glorious undertaking. When, in January 1805, England communicated the French overtures for peace to the Russian Court, the latter, that it might be enabled to come to a decisive conclusion on the subject, thought it necessary to assure itself of the disposition of the Courts of Vienna and Berlin, and to ascertain whether there was any well-grounded expectations of their acting in concert. Gen. Winzingerode was therefore sent on the 13th of February to Berlin. As he convinced himself that the good understanding between Prussia and France was not likely to be interrupted and that Austria was not disposed to hostilities, the Russian Court agreed to the overtures of Peace transmitted by the Cabinet of Berlin. From Berlin reasonable proposals were now to be submitted to the French Emperor; Baron Winzingerode had his audience to leave, and had fixed on the 20th of March for his departure. In the mean time Napoleon assumed the crown of Italy; this circumstance produced a new alteration in the state of affairs. On this occasion Prussia conducted herself with great dignity and conciliatory firmness. The answer to be returned to France was for some time delayed, and M. De Winzingerode received directions to await further orders at Berlin, to observe whether the occurrences in Italy, combined with other internal relations at Vienna, would produce any alteration of the Austrian system. Should this have been the case, he was to have gone from Berlin to Vienna. But as the Court of Petersburg was convinced that Austria would not change its pacific system, that Envoy was directed to return from Berlin to Petersburg, conciliatory measures with regard to France was adopted. In England itself, M. De Novoziltzoff had long been considered the most proper person for arranging preliminary articles of peace with France. The Russian Court, therefore, requested that of Berlin to procure passports for him, that he might repair either to Italy or Paris.—For this purpose, a Courier was dispatched on the 7th of May, from Berlin to Milan, who returned on the 22d of the same month, with six passports. May the united efforts of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg and Berlin be crowned with success. A year of warfare is now more pregnant of events than a whole century in former ages.
The menace of invasion is now renewed in the Paris papers, but all this blustering and swaggering will not divert the attention of Europe from the disgrace with which the enemy have covered themselves in the West-Indies.
Talleyrand is said to have died at Milan of an apoplectic fit.
JULY 14.
A letter from Paris, dated the 2d July, in a Dutch paper, says, "The troops on the coast are in motion, and their numbers are estimated from 150 to 200,000 men. No less than 2000 vessels are lying ready in the Road and in the Port."
"Vice Admiral De Winter has been appointed Commander in Chief of the Texel Expedition."
"The differences between Schimmelpenninck and General Marmont, had risen to a height, in consequence of an attempt made by the former to check the boundless profusion and extravagance of the French general."
"Letters from Lisbon of the 28th June, mention that the King of Spain is dangerously ill; and this statement is corroborated by advices from Cadiz of the 18th, which also state that they have the prospect of a very plentiful harvest."
"The Grand Signior, in answer to a letter from Bonaparte, notifying his accession to the throne of Italy, has given the latter assurances of his friendship, but refuses to acknowledge him either as Emperor of France or King of Italy."
Talleyrand Perigord, the French minister, said to have died, the Paris papers state to be alive, and as actively employed in consoling Europe as ever.
Domestic Occurrences.
SOUTH-CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON, AUG. 19.
ABRAHAM O. Valentine, was arrested on Monday night last, by the City Marshal, in the act of carrying off several negroes from this city; three belonging to John Ashe, Esq. and one to Mrs. Brailsford.—It seems that this man had applied to Capt. West, of the schr. Aurora, to take him as passenger to Savannah—he observed that he had several servants which he should wish to take with him, and, in order to remove any suspicions, produced to Capt. W. bills of sale of the property: alledging at the same time that it would be inconvenient to bring them on board in the day time, but that they might come on board in the evening, when the vessel should be ready to sail. This raised the suspicion of Capt. W. who immediately communicated the circumstance to the officers of police, and it was agreed that he should carry on the joke till the moment of departure, when the officers were to be at hand and seize him. Accordingly Capt. West dropped down and anchored near Fort Johnson on Friday afternoon—a lantern was hoisted in the evening as a signal for the kidnapper, which was to be struck on his getting on board, at which time the officers of police were to arrest him. Every thing succeeded well, he arrived in a canoe with his negroes, the light was struck, and at the moment the vessel was getting under way, when he considered himself secure with his booty, the officers of justice boarded, and seized him. He was committed to jail on Saturday morning, under a warrant from Justice Bentham. This Mr. A. O. Valentine is well known in this city for his attempts at swindling and villainy, and we congratulate the community on the noose of justice having caught him at last.
CONNECTICUT.
LITCHFIELD, AUG. 28.
On the 20th instant, a few rods from the turnpike road leading from Litchfield to Torrington, about four miles from Litchfield, was found dead in a thick bunch of pines and ivies, a large elegant bay horse, about 16 hands high; his hind feet white upon the fetter-locks, with a white star in his forehead, continuing to a white or grey snip down his nose; his tail cropped square, and has been nicked; is shod all round, but his shoes very much worn; he appears to have been killed by a large cut on the back of his neck, near the head; there are the marks of large quantities of blood, some rods from where the horse was found; had round his neck a bridle, which appears to have been the snaffle part of a curb bridle, having snaffle bits with half checks, which, with the backbits, are plated; also was found near the horse, cut to pieces, a full welsted hogskin-seat saddle, considerably worn, with long outside flairs, and a blue cloth trimmed round the edge, with two strips of buff trimming, pad cased with green plush, a leathern girt, tied with strings at each end; one old stirrup, with three bars across the bottom, the middle one twisted; the fore crook of the saddle-tree has been broken, and mended by a piece of iron riveted back of the crook; the tuft nails before, appear to have been lately drawn out; behind they are plated. The saddle and bridle may be seen at Mr. Johnson's tavern, near where they were found.
STATE OF NEW-YORK.
NEW-YORK, AUG. 28.
On Monday night the store of Messrs. E. Kane & Co. corner of Water-street and Burling-slip, was broken into by three negroes, who, after plundering the desk of some money, resolved to regale themselves with a few bottles of wine which they found in their search. Unfortunately, however, the gentlemen indulged rather too freely, as gentlemen sometimes do, and got intoxicated. They were found yesterday morning by the clerk when he went to open the store, enjoying a comfortable nap. One of them, we understand, is an old offender, and held out inducements to the other two to engage in this nefarious business, for which he and they have been committed to Bridewell.
AUG. 29.
Yesterday afternoon six apprentices of Mr. Hugh McIntire, went a sailing in a small two-masted pleasure-boat: when near Red-Hook, the boat was struck with a sudden squall, which

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immediately upset her. Five of them, viz. James Winn, Matthew Gowdie, Daniel Lamont, James Mulligan, and Ralph Van Houter, were unfortunately drowned. The other, (James Sands) after swimming about two miles was picked up by a market skiff.
It is very remarkable, that two of the apprentices of the same person were lost in the ice on the North-River last winter; and which at that time excited so much the sensibility of the public.
AUG. 31. Extract of a letter from a gentleman of Raleigh, (N. C.) now on a tour thro' the Western States, to his friend in that neighbourhood, dated
NASHVILLE, JULY 24.
"The expectations of the people of this country are blasted. From the last accounts from Geneva, Robinson and Smith, our commissioners trading with the Indians, it was thought that all the lands north of the Tennessee river, would have been purchased; but it is now rumoured that our agent, Col. Hawkins, and the Creek nation, have drawn all the Southern tribes into a confederacy, in which they had agreed not to sell any part of their lands without the consent of the whole tribes—and although the Cherokees and Chickasaws were willing to sell, yet the Choctaws have positively refused—Gens. Robinson and Smith still are waiting on their council, and it is thought their object is to purchase a small part of the north side of Duck river, for the purpose of opening roads and establishing ferries and stands for travellers to the Natchez.—It is said, and I believe from good authority, that the whites living among the different nations of Indians, as well as those who own stands and ferries leased out, are the principal cause of an obstruction to a purchase."
SEPT. 3.
By Mr. White, the pilot of the Medford, we are informed, that the ship Ocean, Capt. Hussey, from Amsterdam for New-York, was captured off the Hook on Sunday last, by the British frigate Cleopatra, and sent to Halifax, in company with a sloop of war. Our informant further adds, that Capt. Beresford, in the Cambrian frigate, was present at the time, and would not suffer a pilot-boats yawl to go alongside the Ocean.
Capt. Barnard, of the ship Medford, informs, that on the 26th of August, he spoke a Schooner 34 days from Bordeaux, the captain of which informed, that just after he sailed, in the Bay of Biscay, he fell in with the combined French and Spanish fleet, from the West-Indies, then steering for Brest.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in St. Mary's, to his correspondent in Savannah, dated the 19th August, mentions, "that four days since, 13 sail (supposed to be of the line,) were seen of here, but off what nation, it is not known."
MASSACHUSETTS.
NEWBURYPORT, AUG. 30.
Yesterday morning Mr. Ezra Chase, of Amesbury, was drowned at the head of Boardman's wharf. He with another man was passing down the river in a gondola, the tide pressed them under the stern of a brig which lay at the above wharf, and the boat struck with such violence as to precipitate Mr. C. overboard; and not knowing how to swim, soon disappeared—immediate exertions were made with grappling irons and hooks to recover the body, which was not effected until nearly two hours after, when it was found; but the whole system being inundated, and the animal functions so totally suspended as to afford no hope or human possibility of resuscitation. He was about 33 years of age, and has left a widow to mourn his untimely exit.
SALEM, SEPT. 3.
THE TRIPOLINE PEACE.
We have understood that there were one hundred and fifty Americans, principally volunteers, with Gen. Eaton, upon the expedition which went by land against Tripoli. Gen. Eaton acted under the express command of the govern-
ment of the United States—he departed in July, 1804, in the American squadron from Washington, and was landed from one of the United States vessels, at Alexandria, in Egypt, in the month of Dec. last; it is understood he was supplied with large sums of money, ammunition, field artillery, camp equipage, muskets, pikes, &c. for the troops, and, in short, every thing necessary for the expedition. Gen. Eaton was accompanied with several American officers, but we have heard of no particular names. The Ex-Basbaw was found in Alexandria, and readily agreed to assist in raising the army. What the particular stipulations on both sides were, we have yet to learn. We only know at present, that 5 or 6000 men were soon collected, and that they marched to the westward, along the Barbary shore, until they encountered the Tripoline forces, in the vicinity of Derne, a town on the eastern borders of, and belonging to Tripoli; here a victory was gained by the American army, and the place immediately surrendered.
BOSTON, SEPT. 3.
Capt. Simons, arrived here on Saturday in 35 days from Gibraltar, informs, that an official and detailed account of the negotiation of Peace with Tripoli, had been received at that place, and that he was promised a copy of the same, by the American Consul, but being ready for sea, and a favourable breeze springing up he left the place without it. He however, understood, that the terms were an exchange of prisoners, and the gratuity from our government of 60,000 dollars.
Capt. S. further informs, that Lord Nelson had arrived at Gibraltar, without having heard any thing of the combined fleets from about four days after leaving the West-Indies—and immediately proceeded to Toulon bay, to water; from thence he was to proceed in pursuit of the enemy, determining (as he said) to follow them while he had a vessel in a situation for the service.
Capt. Jarvis, arrived here on Friday, in 43 days, from Rochelle, informs, that soon after leaving port, and while passing off Rochefort, he met a French Squadron, consisting of 7 sail of heavy ships, coming out of the Roads who brought him too and ordered him into the roads, under the custody of a gun-brig; soon after he had come to anchor in the Roads (the brig being about to execute some order at Brittany passage) the wind favoured his escape, he sailed. He could not ascertain the exact force of the squadron, nor their destination.
THIEVES! ROBBERS!
We learn that a man was committed to gaol, on Thursday, for having a few nights before, stolen a cable and anchor from Green's Wharf, and sold the same at Hancock's Wharf.
The store of Messrs. Davenport and Tucker, on Long Wharf, was broken open on Tuesday night, and several bags of pepper stolen therefrom. They entered the store by boring with a gimlet around the lock, and by this means took it off.
Several robberies have of late occurred in our vicinity—and the Southern papers contain many accounts of highway robbery and burglary.
On Thursday evening, just after dusk, Mr. Elisha Brigham, of this town, on his return home from Dedham, was stopped by two highwaymen, at a solitary part of the turnpike, ordered to come from his chaise, robbed of his pocket-book, and watch, and then fastened to a tree by cords. The robbers did not appear to be hardened villains, though they threatened the life of Mr. B. if he gave any alarm, they did not offer him any bodily injury. They told him, money was their object; and at his request, returned him his watch and chest key; and assured him his papers should be restored, after they had examined the pocket-book. The horse and chaise was turned loose, and came into the owner's yard about half past ten, it was some time after the robbers made off, before Mr. B. could extricate himself from the cords; and soon after they left him he heard the report of a pistol; which it is supposed went off accidentally, as the ball was found in the lining of the chaise.
WARREN, SATURDAY, SEPT. 7.
It is reported that the King of Spain has not received Mr. Bowdoin as minister from this country; and that Mr. B. has in consequence sailed for England.
JUAN STOUGHTON, Esq. Spanish consul resident at Boston, notices that the office of Vice-Consul at Newport, (R. I.) is for the present closed, by the death of Mr. Wiseman, and that application for documents must be made to him.
By a letter from Mr. DEGAN, to a gentleman in Boston, we learn that the peace with Tripoli was concluded on the third of June.
LE BLANCHE BRITISH FRIGATE.
Capt. Wait, arrived at New-York from England, spoke, on the 17th ult. the ship Laura, Capt. Newman, from Liverpool, for the former port, and was informed by him, that he had been boarded by a French frigate in company with two others, who had 12 days previous, in lat. 43, long. 40, captured the British frigate Le Blanche, after a desperate action. The Captain of the French frigate, laid they were the three look-out ships of the combined French and Spanish fleet.
STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND.
DISTRICT of NEWPORT.
Entered, From Sloop Fame, Waldin, New-York Cleared, For Sloop Sophia, White, Earth-Amboy Connecticut, Billington, Edenton Schooner Pegasus, Hudson, Havanna Brig John, Thatcher, Machias Hope, White, Africa
DISTRICT of PROVIDENCE.
Entered, From Sloop New-York, Brown, New-York Brig John, Greene, Havanna Cleared, For Schooner President, Hatch, Falmouth Brig Polly, Benson, Africa
DISTRICT of BRISTOL.
Entered, From Sloop Becca & Betty, Pearce, Providence Cleared, For Sloop Sally & Ann, Church, New-York Brig Betty & Polly, Cory, Africa
At Havanna, Aug. 12, the ship Commerce, Cole, and schr. Union, Eddy, both of this port.—Also, schr. Augenera, Gladding, of Bristol.
NEW LONDON, AUG. 28.
Arrived schr. Richard, M'Goy, Demerara 26 days. In lat. 7, long. 58, 30, was fired at several times and brought too by a Spanish privateer, the captain of which compelled Capt. M'G. to go on board with his papers, but not understanding English, could read none of the Richard's papers but the sea-letter—after reading that, he called Capt. M'G. a "bone head" and insisted that he should stay and take supper with him, with which he complied—while they were at supper, the privateer's people had the politeness to take Capt. M'G.'s boat and go on board the Richard and help themselves to most of her small stock, such as pigs and fowls—after which he was told he might go about his business. The captain of the privateer said he had captured an American brig from Demerara a day or two before, because he had English passengers on board, and was suspected of having English property likewise; among the passengers, he said, were Capt. Gordon (who has for some time commanded the Fort at Demerara) and his Lady—they were returning to England; and though they had got a safe conveyance; the whole of Mr. G.'s property and effects were taken from him, and he, with his Lady, went up the river Oroncke. The Richard was also brought too in Sail Rock passage, by two English men of war that were bound from Jamaica to Barbadoes, to get information of the English and French fleets; an officer came on board the Richard, treated Capt. M'G. very politely, and told him he might proceed without molestation; he also informed him, that on the 2d inst. he spoke a Danish Schooner, the captain of which said, that some days before he saw a French privateer take a three masted Schooner under American colours; soon after 3 large ships bore in light to windward, and the privateer, seeing them, left the Schooner and steered another course—the ships proved to be French men of war, watching the motion of the English fleet that was to sail from Grenada. Aug. 13, in lat. 32, 40, long. 72, 13, spoke the brig Mary, from Newbern, (N. C.) for Jamaica.
NEW YORK, AUG. 29.
The Mercury, Thompson, in 34 days from Lisbon. Sailed in co. with brig Hope, of Plymouth, and schr. Manchester, both of Boston. Spoke, Aug. 5, in lat. 39, long. 33, schr. Abigail, Mayo, of Harwich, and schr. Polly of do. on a whaling voyage, out two months and a half, had caught nothing. Aug. 17, in lat. 41, 27, long. 49, fell in with the wreck of a schr. her bowsprit standing, full of water; yellow sides, brimstone bottom, about 120 tons burthen: she appeared to be not long in that situation—and had "Wilmington" on her stern. On Monday last, Sandy-Hook bearing W. 45 leagues, ship Mary, (or Fame) 40 days from St. Lucia, for Newbedford—Markets very bad. Capt. Thompson has brought dispatches for the Secretary of State. Capt. T. on Tuesday last saw four ships, standing in.
AUG. 31.
Arrived, the ship Olive, Smith, in 53 days from St. Petersburg. Spoke, Aug. 17th, in lat. 43, 45, long. 45, 40, the ship Maria, Green, 14 days from New-York for Bordeaux.—And, the next day, passed 120 sail of British merchantmen, 46 days from Jamaica for Europe. 27th, in lat. 40, 25, long. 6, spoke the British brig Minerva, from New-York for New-
ery, cruelty and oppression. The Turkish government was, indeed, engaged in the improvements without which a state can never act with energy. Its whole attention was devoted to the better regulation of the finances and the new organization of its army. The Cleopatra, and had two American seamen, (Leonard Johnson, of Kennebec, and George Atkins, of Baltimore) and one passenger (James Wylie) pressed; and after a detention of five hours was permitted to proceed.
BALTIMORE, AUG. 28.
Arrived, ship Canton, Bartlett, from Guadalupe, and 18 days from Tortola. She was captured two days after coming out of Guadalupe, by an English privateer, and carried to Tortola, where she was detained 25 days and allowed to proceed. On the 19th inst. spoke the French privateer Regulator, who had captured the ship Montezuma, of Charleston, with 300 slaves on board, taken on account of the irregularity of her papers, and ordered to St. Jago, 18 of her crew were put on board the Canton. Three miles off Cape Henry, was fired at by the British ship Durban Castle, of Jamaica, just out of Norfolk, and ordered on board with our papers; two of the shots had nearly killed us; were dismissed without apologizing for their improper conduct.
Also, ship Independence, Burns, 61 days from Liverpool. Aug. 1, experienced a violent gale of wind from E. to N. N. E. and to N. N. W. and scudded for 12 hours. 2d, lat. 39, long. 61, spoke the brig Truxton, whom the gale of yesterday broached to, and the tensions in the hold giving way, shifted her ballast, and threw her on her beam ends. They cut away the main mast when she righted and got her before the wind again, with the loss of her main-mast, sails and rigging; the fore-sail, foretop-sail (furled) were blown from the yards, supplied her with some spars, sails and rigging, the weather then moderated. 16th, spoke ship Ritson, Whitehead, from Bordeaux, for Baltimore, our 4 days—same day was boarded by the Lady Nelson, a British privateer and treated politely.
CHALESTON, AUG. 16.
Arrived, schr. Mary, Moore, New-York 18.—Spoke off Cape Hatteras, on the 6th inst. brig Freelove, Garmen, from Port-Royal, and sloop Margaret, Seymour, from Norfolk, for this port. On Thursday morning last, off Cape Romano, was brought too by a French privateer Regulator.—The Frenchmen ordered Capt. Moore to hoist out his boat and come on board, which order he immediately complied with; when six of the privateers men got into the Mary's boat and going on board the schr. broke open the hatches and took out several barrels of beef, pork, &c. The value of the articles thus taken, (including the boat which they kept) amounted to 400 dollars, and a payment gave Capt. Moore 20 doubloons, about 310 dollars.—At this time a large ship was in company with the privateer, which they informed was their prize, but gave contradictory accounts, at one time stating that she was an English Guineaman, and at another, that she was the ship Mary of New-York.
AUG. 17.
Arrived, schr. Wanton, Steele, Tortola 15. Sailed from Tortola on the 31st July, in company with 300 sail of British homeward bound merchantmen, under the convoy of 3 seventy-fours, five frigates, and two sloops of war.
MEMORANDA.
The ship William, from Charleston, to Antwerp, was boarded in lat. 49, 35, long. 13, W. by a Spanish privateer from Bilbao, who took the ensign and spy glass, opened the Captain's chest and trunks, took every thing of value they could find, plundered the crew of their cloaths and shoes; they forced the Captain on board the privateer, whom they tried to get to swear the property was English, by offering to bribe him, and also tried the same method with the crew, without effect.
The ship Alexandria, Roach, in 50 days from Isle of May, bound to Boston, has put into New-York. On the 29th July the Alexander was completely dismasted, in a hurricane, then in lat. 25, long. 55, 30. Two days after Capt. R. saw the wreck of a frigate, entirely dismasted and on her beam ends. Aug. 21st, spoke brig Truxton, 52 days from Amsterdam for Baltimore, co. with a Bremen ship, both dismasted on the 1st of Aug.
The brig Hope, Barker, of Boston, in 55 days from Barcelona, has arrived at New-York—informing that the schr. —, Capt. John Allen, who sailed from Boston 23d April, was chased, 1st of June, lat. 40, 15, long. 30 miles E. by two privateers, supposed Algerines; the captain & crew quit the vessel and went ashore at Pensacola. His vessel was taken by the privateers, and he quarantined on the beach 40 days.
WANTED by the Subscriber, as an Apprentice to the BAKING BUSINESS, a LAD, of 14 or 15 Years of Age. —One from the Country would be preferred.
JONATHAN BRADSHAW.
Warren, Sept. 6, 1805.
CASH, given for clean cotton and linen RAGS, at this Office.

From the Boston Weekly Magazine. THE TRIUMPH OF FORTITUDE AND PA- TIENCE, OVER BARBARITY AND DECEIT. A TRUE STORY. [From the Female Spectator.]
FEARING , notwithstanding, there might yet remain some diffidence in her breast, she added a thousand little circumstances that might corroborate the truth of his relation, as knowing, that on gaining this point, the success of his design in a great measure depended.
Being convinced, by her behaviour, that he had nothing to apprehend on that account, he now began to renew the business of his passion—seemed to chide the diffidence she had expressed of his honour—protested he never had a thought or wish tending to the prejudice of her virtue, and had no other aim in view that making her his wife.
The misfortune of your family, said he, is of no manner of consequence to one, whom you know has an estate sufficient to support us in more grandeur than is needful for happiness: but continued he, I have a mother, who, I grieve to say, is of a far different way of thinking. All the perfections that heaven could bestow on human nature would to her be of no estimation, if wealth and opulence were not added. This unhappy temper in her has prevented me from making those public declarations I otherwise should have been proud to have done, of my inviolable attachment to you: As she has been the best, and most tender parent to me, notwithstanding her avarice, and is now extremely ancient, I tremble at the thoughts of sending her to the grave, perhaps sooner than nature intended, and with the dissatisfaction of seeing me do the only thing she never would forgive in me.
Here he ceased to speak, but Jemima's thoughts were at this instant in too great a perplexity to make him an immediate answer.
In the mean time he looked earnestly upon her face, and easily perceiving, by the various changes in her countenance, every emotion as it rose and fell in her soul, found his work was not yet perfectly completed, and that also it required the whole art he was master of to beguile a maid, whose own innocence, and simplicity of mind did not hinder her from being extremely cautious of the wiles of others.
He therefore, first began with all the endearing expressions that love and wit could form, joined with all the solemn protestations that could assure her of his faith, to persuade her to enter into a contract with him, and exchange vows to live mutually for each other, 'till the death of the old lady should remove that only impediment, which he pretended was between him and the consummation of his happiness.
The heart of Jemima, was in reality too much engaged to him, without the help of vows, for her to be fearful of breaking those she should make to him in favor of any other person, though an offer should happen, of one as much above Lothario in the goods of fortune, as Lothario was above herself.
She looked, therefore, on this request as an undoubted proof of his love and honour; and thought it would be equally ungrateful to him, as well as unjust to herself, not to comply with it. The engagement between them was, as firm as words could make it;
but Jemima, in that moment, considered not the invalidity of a verbal contract without witnesses, and never once exacted or ever mentioned a desire that it should be put in writing; which doubtless was owing to the hurry of spirits the former part of his discourse concerning Dalinda had put her into; and when afterwards she had leisure to reflect, she feared to betray a want of confidence in him, which she knew not how far he might resent.
Both parties were, indeed, well enough satisfied with what they had done: Jemima imagined she had by it secured herself a husband whom she infinitely loved, and with whom she should one day live in all that splendor which is so enchanting to a young heart, though ever so well fortified with virtue and discretion. Lothario, on the other hand, flattered himself, that he had by this means put her off her guard, and lulled to sleep all those scruples which had hitherto prevented him from the accomplishment of his dishonourable design upon her innocence.
He would not, however, too suddenly seem to take advantage of the contract, lest such behaviour should, and would infallibly have done, make her believe that all his professions of fidelity were no other than snares to deceive her; but gently and by degrees, he became more and more free, and whenever she attempted to repulse any liberty she thought too great—Are you not my wife? would he cry to her; though the ceremony of the church he yet uncelebrated, the vows we have exchanged are the essential parts of marriage—you ought not then to deny every thing to my impatient passion.
To which she always resolutely answered, that she should ever look upon her soul as his wife, but as to her person it must remain a pure and undefiled virgin bride until those mystic words should be pronounced which alone had the power of converting two distinct bodies to one.
He affected to laugh at the logical definition she gave of the union of marriage; but was not a little disappointed to find all the artifices he had practised with such success on others, had not the desired effect on her. He had now but one card more to play, and that was to persuade her to marry him privately; alledging, in the first place, the violence of his passion; and in the next, the danger of their secret intercourse being discovered by her aunt; who, he said, would doubtless be malicious enough to do every thing in her power to separate them forever.
This was an offer which Jemima had not power to refuse, not only because her heart took a part in it, but also because her reason seemed to approve it.
She reflected, that the sacred ceremony was not less binding for not making a great noise: That private marriages were almost as frequent as public ones; that nobody could condemn her for securing to herself so great a fortune; and that, as it was the last and greatest testimony of his honourable intention towards her, it would be rather an overstrained modesty than real prudence to refuse accepting it.
There required therefore not many arguments to prevail on her to consent to a thing, which she not only wished for in her own mind, but was convinced was right in itself: she agreed to be disposed of by him in what manner he desired; provided only that nothing of the necessary forms of marriage should be wanting.
He told her, that he should be no less careful than herself in that point; that he had one friend whom he would venture to confide in, and he it was that should perform the office of father: that he would take care to provide a licence from Doctors Commons, and a ring, only desired that she would yield that the ceremony might be performed in some private room, because it was impossible to answer, but some accident might betray the whole affair, if it were celebrated in a church, not-
withstanding all the caution that could be observed.
As she knew nothing was more customary among persons of condition than marriages of this nature, she made not the least objection as to the place he judged proper for the performance.
This material point being settled, they proceeded to others in relation to her way of life after marriage. In the first place, she was to quit her aunt's house on the very day, and retire to lodgings he should prepare for her; and as they could not cohabit together, he was to pass only for one of her kindred when he came to visit her: that whenever he went out of town, he was to supply her with a sufficiency to defray all expences she should, or could possibly be at until his return; that he should write constantly, but without subscribing his real name, once at least, every week, during his absence at any time; and that her answers should be always contrived, so as to pass for those of a gentleman of his acquaintance, in case any of them should happen to be intercepted, either by his mother, or any other person.
All other preliminaries being fixed, to the satisfaction of both parties, Lothario prepared lodgings for Jemima, a ring, licence, and every other requisite for the nuptials the very next day, and the ensuing one, early in the morning, she packed up her clothes, and quitted her aunt's house, leaving a letter directed for her, which contained these lines:
"TO MY HONOURED AUNT." "MADAM."
"AN opportunity now offering of easing you of the trouble I have so many years been to you, I gladly embrace it: and hope you will pardon my not acquainting you either with the motives of my departure, or the place which I go. Be assured there are strong reasons for my acting in this manner; and that wherever I am, I shall do nothing that may call a blush into the face of any of my family. Think and speak therefore favourably of me, I beseech you, madam, until the situation of my affairs permits me to acquaint you with the truth, and the world shall be made sensible of the fortune of,
Madam, your most obedient niece, And humble servant. JEMIMA."
With a heart perfectly at ease, and unapprehensive of any future storms in her voyage of life, did our Jemima now launch out into the wide ocean of the world: She discerned not the rocks and sands which lay between her and that harbour of calm delights so enchanting in the prospect; nor had she skill to see the gathering clouds, which were that instant preparing to burst in fury on her head.
It must be confessed, she had behaved with a discretion superior to her years, and such as not all her sex, who love as well as she did, would have been able to preserve, amidst so many temptations: But, alas! how weak are all the efforts of female wit against a lover armed for our undoing.
Lothario, who meant nothing less than not to perform one syllable of all the promises he had made her, finding it impossible to gain her on any other terms than marriage, and bent not to be frustrated in his wish, resolved to humour her with a mock ceremony; and to that end got a fellow, who was dependant on him, to personate a clergyman; his own valet de chambre, whom she had never seen, was habited like a country gentleman, and acted the part of a friend he had told her of, in giving her hand.
To add to the seeming sincerity of the thing, when he pronounced, after the sham parson, these words—"With all my worldly goods I thee endow," he put into her hands a purse, containing two hundred pieces of gold. When the ceremony was over, he invited the pretended doctor and gentlemen to partake of an entertainment he had caused to be prepared at a neighbouring tavern: but they both excused themselves, being ordered to do so, fearing, no doubt, but Jemima might discover something by their behaviour, if with
them any longer time, that did not appear of a piece with the characters they represented.
Not only in this, but every thing else, he preserved such an extreme caution, to hinder her from having the least suspicion how cruelly she had been betrayed, that not even the bare tho't there was a possibility of it ever once entered her head.
She lived therefore happy, because contented; she had not been accustomed to much public diversion; nor was she so desirous of it as most young people are: Her aunt, though the gayest woman in the world, and a continual sharer in all the modish pleasures of the town, had always confined her at home, working some curious ornament or other for her dress, or else employed in family affairs; so that living in the manner she was now obliged to do, in order for her concealment, was not at all irksome to her: she had some hours almost every day, the company of the man she loved, and knew no want of any other.
(To be continued.)
A GOOD JOKE.
IN good King Charles's jovial days, when the most extravagant wit, had, like the loyalty of the time, no harm in it, it is recorded, that when a gentleman drank a lady's health as a toast, by doing her still more honor, he frequently threw some part of his dress into the flames. In this proof of veneration to the ladies, his companions were obliged to follow him, by consuming the same article, whatever it might be. One of the friends of Sir Charles Sedley, after dinner at a tavern, perceiving he had a very rich lace cravat on, when he named the lady to whom honor was due, made a sacrifice of his cravat, and Sir Charles and the rest of the company were all obliged to follow his example. Sir Charles bore his loss with great composure, observing that it was a good joke, but that he would have as good a frolic some other time. On a subsequent day, the same party being assembled, when Sedley had drunk a bumper to the health of some beauty of the day, he called the waiter, and ordering a tooth drawer into the room, whom he had previously stationed for the purpose, made him draw a decayed tooth, which had long plagued him. The rules of good fellowship clearly required that every one of the company should loose a tooth also; but they hoped he would not be so unmerciful as rigidly to enforce the law.—All their remonstrances however were vain, and each of his companions successively, multa gemens , was obliged to put himself into the hands of the operator.
NOTICE.
WHEREAS, I have had taken from my possession some Time in the present Year, One or TWO NOTES to the Amount of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, signed by JOHN E. LEWIN, which the said John E. Lewin has since paid me:—This is therefore to forbid any Person or Persons purchasing said Notes, as they were feloniously taken from me by some Person with an intent to Forge my Name on their Back, for the purpose of conveyance.
JOHN LEWIN.
Swansey, Aug. 30, 1805.
AUCTION STORE.
BLODGET and POWER
HAVING added to their Establishment the AUCTIONEERING and COMMISSION BUSINESS, solicit the Patronage of their Friends and the Public. Liberal Advances (if required) on Consignments. Their IMPORTING BUSINESS will be continued as usual. They have on Hand, as low Prices and accommodating Credit, a very handsome Supply of DRY GOODS and HARD WARE.
Providence, Aug. 9, 1805.
(6w)
Washington Academy Lottery.
THE Drawing of this Lottery will positively commence on the First Day of October next, at the Academy Hall, and continue from Day to Day until completed.
By Order of the Managers, DANIEL E. UPDIKE, Sec'ry. Washington Academy (North Kingstown) August 9, 1805.
TICKETS in the above Lottery, for Sale at this Office.