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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. V.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
NO. DCCXVIX.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
FRIDAY, MAY 17th, 1805
PAID IN ADVANCE
IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE CHASE.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
[Continued.]
Mr. CAMPBELL then rose and spoke as follows:
Mr. President and gentlemen of the Senate,
It is with peculiar diffidence I rise, in compliance with the duty assigned me, to address this honorable court on this important occasion. Sensible of my own incompetency to do that justice to the investigation of this cause, which its importance, and the influence that the whole transaction is calculated to have on the jurisprudence of our country, would seem to require, I should have felt disposed to decline the undertaking; but called upon by the representatives of the nation, to aid in supporting a prosecution which they have deemed it proper to institute for the public good, I conceive it my duty to yield up, in some degree, my own feelings, to obey the voice of my country, and perform the duties imposed upon me thereby. Under this impression I shall endeavor to execute the trust reposed in me on this occasion, in such manner as the very short time left me from other public avocations, and the limited means of information on subjects of this nature, which the present situation of this place affords, will enable me. I feel, however, Sir, considerable confidence in this undertaking, from the consideration, that there are other gentlemen associated with me on this occasion, who are fully competent to do complete justice to the subject. And a still higher degree of confidence arises from a perfect conviction, that the honorable members who compose this high tribunal, and who are to pronounce the final decision in this cause, are well qualified to investigate its merits; and that their talents and experience are such as to preclude even the possibility of a defeat of justice taking place, in consequence of any deficiency that may exist in the exertions of counsel on either side.
The scene, presented to the nation by this trial, is more than usually interesting and important. One of the highest officers of the government, called upon by the voice of the people, through their representatives, before the highest tribunal known to our constitution; that same tribunal that sanctioned his elevation; to answer for the abuse of the power with which he had been entrusted. It is a melancholy truth, that derogates much from the dignity of human nature, but it is a truth that has been for ages established by experience, that high and important powers have a tendency to corrupt those on whom they are conferred. Few minds are possessed of sufficient integrity and independence, when elevated above the ordinary level of the great mass of their fellow citizens, to resist the impulse their high station gives them, to grasp at still greater powers, and prostitute those which they already possess.
Hence it has been the great exertion of all governments, who regard the rights and liberties of the people, and full must concur to be so, to watch over the conduct of the high and confidential officers of state, and guard against their abusing the powers reposed in them. For this purpose the mode of trial by impeachment was resorted to in very early times in that country from which we have derived most of our laws and usages. Near five hundred years ago, the representatives of the people in that nation felt themselves clothed with sufficient authority to check the abuses of power, in the highest officers under the crown, by calling upon them by impeachment to a fair and impartial trial for their conduct, and punishing them for such acts as were unqualified, illegal, or oppressive.
It was a wise and politic measure to have charges of this nature tried by the highest tribunal in the nation, that would not be awed by the great powers and elevated standing of the accused, nor influenced by the popular voice of the accusers, further than a strict regard to impartial justice would require. As I conceive, therefore, that pure and unstrained impartiality ought to be the characteristic feature in the trial by impeachment, I shall for myself, and I conceive I may in the name of the representatives of the people, utterly disclaim any design or wish, that party considerations,
or difference in political sentiments, should, in the remotest degree, enter into the investigation, or affect the decision of this question. Yet in order to ascertain the motives that actuated the respondent, it may become necessary to notice the difference of political sentiments, so far as regarded the accused, and those who are stated to have been injured by his conduct, at the time these transactions took place, that gave origin to this prosecution.
In the view which I propose taking of this subject, I shall in the first place notice the provisions in the constitution relative to impeachment, and endeavor to ascertain the precise object and extent of such provision so far as the same may relate to the present case.
The first provision in the constitution on this subject, (art. 1. sec. 3.) declares, that the Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments.
Here we discover the great wisdom of the framers of the constitution. The highest and most enlightened tribunal in the nation is charged with the protection of the rights and liberties of the citizens against oppression from the officers of government under the sanction of law; unawed by the power which the officer may possess, or the dignified station he may fill, complete justice may be expected at their hands. The accused is called upon before the same tribunal, and in many instances, before the same men, who sanctioned his official elevation, to answer for abusing the powers with which he had been entrusted. Men who are presumed to have had a favorable opinion of him once, are to be his judges; no inferior or co-ordinate tribunal is to decide on his case, which might from motives of jealousy or interest be prejudiced against him and with his removal. No, Sir, his judges, without the shadow of temptation to influence their conduct, are placed beyond the reach of suspicion.
The next provision in the constitution declares that judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
Here the constitution seems to make an evident distinction between such misdemeanors as would authorize a removal from office, and disqualification to hold any office, and such as are criminal, in the ordinary sense of the word, in courts of common law, and punishable by indictment. So far as the offence committed is injurious to society, only in consequence of the power reposed in the officer being abused in the exercise of his official functions, it is inquirable in to only by impeachment, and punishable only by removal from office, and disqualification to hold any office; but so far as the offence is criminal, independent of the office, it is to be tried by indictment, and is made punishable according to the known rules of law in courts of ordinary jurisdiction. As, if an officer take a bribe to do an act not connected with his office, for this he is indictable in a court of justice only. Impeachment, therefore, according to the meaning of the constitution, may fairly be considered a kind of inquest into the conduct of an officer, merely as it regards his office; the manner in which he performs the duties thereof; and the effects that his conduct therein may have on society. It is more in the nature of a civil investigation, than of a criminal prosecution. And though impeachable offences are termed in the constitution high crimes and misdemeanors, they must be such only so far as regards the official conduct of the officer; and even treason and bribery can only be inquired into by impeachment, so far as the same may be considered as a violation of the duties of the officer, and of the oath the officer takes to support the constitution and laws of the United States, and of his oath of office; and not as to the criminality of those offences independent of the office. This must be inquired into and punished by indictment.
This position is strongly supported by the mode of proceeding adopted by this honorable court in cases of impeachment. You issue a summons to give notice to the accused of the proceeding against him; you do not consider his personal appearance necessary; you issue no compulsory process to enforce his personal attendance; and you pass sentence, or render judgment on him in his absence. But in all criminal prosecutions, compulsory process must issue at some stage of it to enforce the defendant's appearance; unless outlawry in England be considered an exception,
which, it is believed, is not resorted to in this country, and his personal appearance is considered absolutely necessary; and in almost every case he must be present when sentence is pronounced against him. This construction of the constitutional provision appears to be absolutely necessary, to avoid the absurd consequence that would arise from a different construction; that of punishing a man twice for the same offence, which could not have been intended by the framers of the constitution. The nature of the judgment which you are bound to render, and not to exceed, appears also conclusive on this head. You can only remove and disqualify an individual from holding any office of honor, trust or profit. This cannot be considered a criminal punishment; it is merely a deprivation of rights; a declaration that the person is not properly qualified to serve his country. Hence, I conceive, that in order to support these articles of impeachment, we are not bound to make out such a case as would be punishable by indictment in a court of law. It is sufficient to show that the accused has transgressed the line of his official duty, in violation of the laws of his country; and that this conduct can only be accounted for on the ground of impure and corrupt motives. We need not hunt down the accused as a criminal, who had committed crimes of the deepest die; and this honorable court are not authorized to inflict a punishment adequate to such crimes, if they had been committed and could be established. With this view of the meaning of the constitutional provision relative to impeachments, I shall proceed to examine the articles now under consideration, and the evidence given to support them. In the course of this examination, we apprehend, it will clearly appear, that the whole conduct of the judge in the several transactions, for which charges are alleged against him, had its origin in a corrupt partiality and predetermination, unjustly to oppress, under the sanction of legal authority, those who became the objects of his resentment in consequence of differing from him in political sentiments; turning the judicial power, with which he was vested, into an engine of political oppression. So completely, it is conceived, has this motive pervaded the whole of his judicial transactions now in question, that there is not a single act charged in the articles of impeachment, that is not strongly marked with manifest oppression, springing from political intolerance, under the mask of administering justice. This is the corrupt origin from which have issued all the evils complained of; this has for ages been the scourge of society; and it is all important, that in our country, which is yet in its infancy, when this poisonous germ cannot have taken deep root, it should be crushed in its embryo, and not permitted to gather strength by the sanction of high and superior authority.
In order to observe some arrangement in the investigation of this subject, I propose to consider, first, under one general view, the conduct of the judge on the trial of Fries for treason, as stated in the charges contained in the first article; and,
Secondly, I will consider also under one general view, the conduct of the judge in the trial of Callender for a libel, as stated in the several charges contained in the second, third, and fourth articles of the impeachment. The fifth and sixth articles I will leave to be supported by those gentlemen associated with me in the management of this prosecution, who have been more conversant than myself with the laws of, and practice of the courts, in Virginia, upon which the support of these articles materially depend; and the remaining articles, to wit: the seventh and eighth, will be chiefly relied upon by me, to show the spirit of oppression, partiality and political intolerance, that marked the whole judicial career of the judge, during the course of these transactions, thereby establishing more clearly the motives that actuated his conduct in the several acts charged as misdemeanors in the articles already noticed and relied upon.
In examining the first article, I shall rely upon the following positions:
First, that under the eighth article amendatory of the constitution of the United States, (referred to in this article of the impeachment) which secures to the defendant in all criminal prosecutions the assistance of counsel, he is thereby entitled to the right of such counsel being heard in his defence by the court, before a decision be made and declared against him on the law arising in his case, and also, that such counsel should
exercise their professional rights in making his defence, according to the known and established laws and usages of the nation, free from any arbitrary controul or restriction whatever.
Secondly, that in the trial of Fries for treason, the judge did, by delivering an opinion in writing on the law arising in the case, before counsel were permitted to be heard in his defence, effectively deprive the defendant of any benefit from the assistance of counsel.
Thirdly, that he imposed on the counsel engaged for the defendant, arbitrary restrictions and controul, in the exercise of their professional rights, unknown to, and unauthorised by the laws and usages of the nation, which compelled them to relinquish the defence of the prisoner.
Fourthly, I will then insist that this conduct was such a flagrant violation of his duty, as could only spring from corrupt motives, and a disposition to oppress those who became the objects of his resentment.
With regard to the first position, that counsel ought to be permitted to be heard for a defendant before a decision should be declared against him; and also that the counsel ought to be protected in the exercise of their professional rights, according to the usages and practice of courts, it appears to me substantially supported by the constitutional provision already noticed, securing to the defendant the assistance of counsel, and to be a necessary consequence of that provision; and essential, in order to give it effect. For in the first place, as to the law, of what use would the assistance of counsel be to the defendant, if a decision of the law arising in his case should be deliberately made up by the court, committed to writing to give it more solemnity and effect, and delivered, or made known, before such counsel were permitted to be heard in his defence? What hopes could the counsel entertain of being able to convince a court, that an opinion, thus deliberately formed, and solemnly made known, was incorrect and ought not to have been given? Surely if the right to the assistance of counsel, secured to a defendant, means any thing, it must mean that he should have an opportunity through his counsel, to make his case known to the court, to explain the law arising thereon, and show, as far as it could be done, that according to the true construction of the law applying to his case, or under which he is charged, he is not subject to its penalties; before their opinion be declared on the subject, while the mind of the court is unbiased, open to conviction, and capable of duly weighing the arguments that may be advanced on either side. But when an opinion is deliberately declared, or made known, against a defendant before he is permitted to be heard by counsel, his case is prejudged; the character of the court is committed in a very great degree to support such opinion, the arguments of counsel cannot be expected to be heard by such a court, with impartiality and fairness, that go to prove such opinion to be erroneous; and under such circumstances, the aid of counsel is a mere name without a benefit; a form without substance. But again, if such counsel were subject to the arbitrary controul and restriction of a court, of every capricious and irritable judge; if they were not protected in the performance of their professional duties, so long as they acted within the laws of their country and the known usages and practice of courts, of what use would their assistance be to the accused, or what substantial aid could they afford him in making his defence? The counsel would have no rule to direct them in shaping their client's defence. When they had prepared to examine his cause in the manner heretofore usual in courts, and upon grounds, which they conceived most likely to establish his innocence and procure his acquittal, they might be stopped at the very threshold of the defence, surprised with a new and unheard of mode of proceeding: presented with a digested and formal opinion upon the very points they intended to contest; and informed that in the remarks they might be permitted to make to the court, to show that such opinion was not correct, they must confine themselves in their endeavors to establish the doctrine they might advance, to the producing of authorities of a certain description; and must not extend their researches after decisions, on similar cases, beyond certain prescribed limits, as to time and the kind of decisions. Under such circumstances no counsel could render any substantial service to the accused; none would be found to submit to the tyranny of such a practice.
Further, it is conceived an universal rule of construction, that when a right is secured to any person, by a law, the means of acquiring the benefit of that right are thereby also secured to him. The constitution secures to the defendant in all criminal cases the assistance of counsel in his defence; the only means by which the benefits of that right can be obtained by such defendant, it is conceived, must be, by reserving counsel to be heard in his behalf, before his case is decided against him, and by protecting such counsel in the due performance of their professional duties. These rights are secured to counsel for the benefit of those for whom they are concerned, and whose interests they advocate; and not for their own advantage. And here it may be proper to observe, that though counsel may be considered in some respects as officers of the court, and in a certain degree subject to their control and direction; yet, it is certain, while they act within the line of their duty, and the known sphere of their action as counsel, their rights are sacrosanct as those of the court; and they are, in performing their professional duty in a certain sense, as independent of the court, as the court are of them.
The second position proposed to be established and relied upon, to wit, that the judge did, in the trial of Fries for treason, by delivering an opinion in writing on the law arising in the case, before counsel was permitted to be heard in his defence, effectively deprive the defendant of any benefit from the assistance of counsel, is in part a deduction from the preceding position and supported by it. The fact of the judge's delivering an opinion in writing, in the case against the defendant, previous to per-
mitting counsel to be heard in his defence, is admitted by the judge in his answer, and is also established beyond a doubt by the evidence of Messrs. Lewis, Dallas, Tilghman, and indeed of all the witnesses on the subject. No difference exists in the evidence of the different witnesses with regard to the different opinion being delivered before the cause was heard. The statement briefly is, that after the court met, the jury were called and many of them returned and appeared; the prisoner was (Mr. Lewis believes) in court; the counsel assigned the prisoner, had not all got to the bar; when the judge handed down, or threw on the clerk's table, several papers, each containing the opinion of the court on the law that was to decide the defendant's fate: one of these copies the judge said, was to be given to the counsel for the defendant; one to the attorney for the United States, and one to be delivered to the jury before they retired on the case. Some of the gentlemen about the bar began to copy these papers; Mr. Lewis, one of the counsel for the defendant, refused to receive or read it, declaring his hand should never be tainted by reading a prejudged opinion in any case, but especially in a capital one. The papers were subject to public inspection; the jurymen then might, and probably did, read the opinion. Thus the formal opinion of the court on the law, being made known to the jury before the cause was heard, would bias their minds against the defendant, and render an impartial enquiry into his case next to impossible. The counsel had no hope of changing an opinion thus deliberately and formally made up, and stamped with the solemnity of a written sentence; the judge by deciding the law seemed to have decided the facts also, as he must have assumed them as proved, in order to found his opinion upon them; and indeed the answer states that no doubts existed with regard to the facts, or evidence in the case on either side; the jury would, therefore, consider such opinion as a decision of the whole case, and would be prepared, to far as they could be influenced by the judge, to pronounce the defendant guilty, before they had the cause examined, or even a trial of the evidence. In a case thus situated, how could the defendant be said to enjoy the benefit of the assistance of counsel; when the whole case was decided before counsel was permitted to be heard; and no ground left for them to occupy. This mode of proceeding, adopted by the judge, was, therefore, a direct violation of the constitutional right secured to the defendant, of having the assistance of counsel in all criminal prosecutions; for it cannot be pretended that to near counsel after the case was substantially decided, would be complying with the true intent and meaning of the constitution; for this would render the provision totally futile and useless, and would be calculated only to deceive unfortunate defendants, who might place reliance upon it. The judge, in delivering this opinion, introduced a mode of proceeding
that after the court met, the jury were called and many of them returned and appeared; the prisoner was (Mr. Lewis believes) in court; the counsel assigned the prisoner, had not all got to the bar; when the judge handed down, or threw on the clerk's table, several papers, each containing the opinion of the court on the law that was to decide the defendant's fate: one of these copies the judge said, was to be given to the counsel for the defendant; one to the attorney for the United States, and one to be delivered to the jury before they retired on the case. Some of the gentlemen about the bar began to copy these papers; Mr. Lewis, one of the counsel for the defendant, refused to receive or read it, declaring his hand should never be tainted by reading a prejudged opinion in any case, but especially in a capital one. The papers were subject to public inspection; the jurymen then might, and probably did, read the opinion. Thus the formal opinion of the court on the law, being made known to the jury before the cause was heard, would bias their minds against the defendant, and render an impartial enquiry into his case next to impossible. The counsel had no hope of changing an opinion thus deliberately and formally made up, and stamped with the solemnity of a written sentence; the judge by deciding the law seemed to have decided the facts also, as he must have assumed them as proved, in order to found his opinion upon them; and indeed the answer states that no doubts existed with regard to the facts, or evidence in the case on either side; the jury would, therefore, consider such opinion as a decision of the whole case, and would be prepared, to far as they could be influenced by the judge, to pronounce the defendant guilty, before they had the cause examined, or even a trial of the evidence. In a case thus situated, how could the defendant be said to enjoy the benefit of the assistance of counsel; when the whole case was decided before counsel was permitted to be heard; and no ground left for them to occupy. This mode of proceeding, adopted by the judge, was, therefore, a direct violation of the constitutional right secured to the defendant, of having the assistance of counsel in all criminal prosecutions; for it cannot be pretended that to near counsel after the case was substantially decided, would be complying with the true intent and meaning of the constitution; for this would render the provision totally futile and useless, and would be calculated only to deceive unfortunate defendants, who might place reliance upon it. The judge, in delivering this opinion, introduced a mode of proceeding

new and before unknown in our jurisprudence; and contrary to the known and established usages and practice of the courts in our country; all the legal characters that have been examined as witnesses on both sides, and most of the witnesses to this article were legal characters, prove the fact, that no such practice ever did exist in this country; not one solitary case can be adduced of a similar proceeding by a judge, either in this country or in that from which we have taken most of our laws and usages. The writers on the laws of England afford no instance of this kind; and it was left for judge Chase to introduce this extraordinary and before unheard of mode of administering justice. (To be continued.)
Boston, May 7. FROM HALIFAX. We yesterday received Halifax papers to the 28th ult. The March packet from England had arrived there; but her papers were only to the 11th; not so late as received here.
By captain Nash from Halifax, we have been favored with the following account of the trial and condemnation of the brig Happy Couple, of New York:
The Happy Couple, Thomas W. Stort, Mas.
This case was lately argued and decided in the court of Vice Admiralty at Halifax, upon two very important points: the one concerned the armament of American vessels, the other respected the right of carrying contraband articles to those parts of St. Domingo, under the dominion of what is now called the empire of Hayti. The brig Happy Couple sailed from New York in the month of Oct. last, completely armed and fitted for war, with a cargo consisting chiefly of gun powder, bound to the ports of Gonaives and Port au Prince. She had under her convoy two fbs. the Daff and the Ann, both of which had also gun powder on board, bound to the same ports, and both of which were armed vessels. The three vessels sailed under the following instructions from their owners:
"The captains of both the fbs. have orders to follow your directions as to the route of the passage, and to obey such signals as you may, in the course thereof, give for their government, either in sailing, or in case of your and their having recourse to arms in defence of your persons and the property committed to your charge and the protection of your guns, which we consider so competent to the security of all your little squadron, that nothing but some unforeseen misfortune, or bad management in case of action, or separation, (which we think, with care, is to be avoided,) as to render the risk very small indeed; but in case the latter should happen, we have appointed Turks Island as the place of rendezvous, and that which ever arrives there first shall wait ten days to give an opportunity for the others to join them. If, on your passage cut or home, you should be met with by any armed vessel desiring to speak with you, it is our wish you would avoid it if possible, but not to leave the vessels under your charge; and if it should happen that any such vessel should come so near as to order you to come on board them, with your own or in their boat, you will, of course, by no means consent to leave your own vessel; but if they choose to come in their own boat, and examine your papers, you are not to prevent them, (all neutrals being obliged by law to submit to be visited,) and in such case you will have hostages for their good behavior; but should they insist upon your hoisting out your own boat, and in case of your refusing threaten to fire into you, it will be well to have the first blow, and give them a timely sample of your force; however, as we arm only for self defence in a lawful way, we in the most positive manner forbid your attempting to take possession of any vessel which you may engage, even if she should be so disabled as to wish to surrender, but leave them to help themselves as well as they can."
The gunpowder amounting in the whole to upwards of four thousand barrels, was destined for the empire of Hayti, under a contract made with D. Dessalines by some merchants residing at New York; and the object of the armament was absolutely to force this trade through the French privateers cruising off the island of St. Domingo. The brig and the fbs. Daff delivered their respective cargoes at S. Marc, the Ann having foundered at sea, and the brig on her voyage back to New York with a return cargo, and with the ship Alert to Boston, also armed, and another vessel under her protection, was captured by the Cambrian frigate, and brought to Halifax for adjudication. The two important points before mentioned were very fully argued before Alexander Croke, esq. doctor of laws, and judge of the vice admiralty court of Nova Scotia, a civilian of very able and distinguished talents. The judge in giving his sen-
tence observed, "that there were in this case two circumstances of a new and extraordinary nature, which had very properly engaged the attention of his majesty's cruisers: upon the first ground it appeared that neutral vessels, completely armed and fitted for war, had been discovered sailing on the high seas united in convoy under one common plan and one common set of instructions. Self-defence, he remarked, was one of our most sacred and imprescriptible rights, and upon this general principle—men, who form part of any government, are allowed to arm for their own safety and protection; a position obviously admitted in the cases of the Maria and Eliza, as had been properly observed by the counsel for the claimants. It was not material, in the present case whether the convoy was or was not armed by the authority of the government of the United States; that was a question between the American government and its own subjects. An authority, either express or tacit, might be reasonably presumed, as it was not to be supposed that the subjects of any country would act in violation of their own laws. With regard to the instructions given to the master by his owners, the judge observed, that although they were in some respects objectionable, yet, taking them collectively with the affidavits, of the master and others of the crew, who positively swore there was no intention whatever of resisting the search of British cruisers, even of inferior force, there was no ground to suppose that hostility or resistance was intended by them."
"As to the mode of search, the belligerent had a right to send a boat on board for that purpose, and if a British cruiser, under any circumstance of suspicion, had ordered the master of his ship to come on board of him; and he had refused, the judge laid he would have held the vessel and cargo, sailing under such instructions, liable to confiscation. But in the present case he would ask, against whom were the instructions given? Against whom were the armament intended? The master says it was solely intended against the French, and indeed there seems to be a general reason why the Americans should have been armed in this trade, as they were supplying the island of St. Domingo in opposition to the French privateers who were committing depredations on their commerce."
The judge then remarked, "that as by the examinations and the exhibits in the cause, it appeared beyond a doubt that there was an actual necessity for an armament upon such a voyage, and as there had been no resistance made or intended to be made against a British cruiser, he should determine that the whole of the armament was lawful, although at the same time he would acknowledge, that this armament, lawful in itself, might have been rendered otherwise by the improper conduct of the master. Upon the second ground however, he could not but say, that the ship and cargo stood in a more perilous situation. It was not, he observed, an ordinary case of contraband. It was the execution of a contract of very great extent, to supply a self-elected government with an unlawful article of the most offensive nature. The single question, whether or not the island of St. Domingo was a French island, would decide the point. Particular dates and periods must be resorted to: St. Domingo originally belonged to Spain; the western portion of it was ceded to France by the treaty of Ryswick, and the eastern part was afterwards surrendered to that country by the Spaniards in 1795. By the insurrection of slaves against their masters, encouraged and instigated by the Jacobin government of France; a written constitution was formed under Toussaint in 1801, and, according to that constitution recognized by France, it was allowed to be a colony of the French government. Setting out then from this period, as the first ground or basis, by what means has it since become independent."
"It is not because the most horrible barbarities that can disgrace human nature have been wantonly perpetrated in that devoted island by the infuriated blacks for the purpose of drawing out or exterminating the proprietors. Might does not constitute right. France has all along retained, and still retains her right to the island of St. Domingo, and nothing but the present war prevents her pursuing the means to regain it. Is the independence of that island acknowledged by France or Great Britain? It is possible England may have taken a part, and although, according to Vattel, third parties may interpose by the law of nations, yet the judge conceived it was to be regretted that an interference had so often taken place. The judge further remarked, "that no paper had issued from the British government declaring itself in alliance with the empire of Hayti, so called. That nothing appeared to warrant such an opinion. The master had stated that he believed Dessalines was at peace, and co-operating with the British army, because the commander of the English Schooner of war, Superior, told him so, and because the secretary of Dessalines had informed him that admiral Duck-
worth had dispatched two frigates to act with Dessalines off St. Domingo. But, the judge was of opinion that the whole of this evidence consisted only of rumors, reports and hearsays, and that, supposing it to be true, it would amount to nothing more than that Dessalines wished to preserve a good understanding with the British government. It was not improbable that admiral Duckworth might send a small squadron to act against the common enemy, which, with the new self-created government, could not be any other than a limited assistance. Many reasons would suggest themselves as to the impropriety of co-operating in a struggle of this nature, but, laid the judge, from principle of general justice and policy, it cannot be encouraged by the British government in the heart of their own islands. The judge then concluded by observing, that, feeling himself bound to decide upon the basis or principle of St. Domingo being a colony of France, and having no proof to countervail it, he could not but pronounce the ship and cargo forfeited, the owners thereof having carried to an enemy's colony upwards of four thousand barrels of gun powder, of which the present cargo was in part the return. He would acknowledge, however for the satisfaction of the claimants, that an opportunity was afforded them of resorting to the high court of appeals, composed of many of his majesty's ministers, of men of pre-eminent talents, where the views of the British government concerning the island of St. Domingo could, to a certainty, be known, and where, if a doubt should exist with regard to the propriety of the present judgment, it would be removed to the perfect attainment of justice."
Foreign Intelligence.
New-York, May 11. The ship New York Packet, captain Dunnett, from Bristol, arrived last evening at this port. This ship sailed in company with the Maine, arrived this day week from the same port, but afterwards put into Milford Haven; from whence she sailed the 26th of March. While lying there, captain D. procured a London paper to the 22d of March; from which the following extracts are taken;
London, March 22. Early on Wednesday morning the whole of the channel fleet got under weigh from Torbay, and stood down channel with a fine breeze at E. N. E. Mr. Pitt last night described the outlines of his plan for the augmentation of our disposable force, by the more speedy reduction of the militia. The number of men to be thus obtained is to be 17,000, leaving 40,000 as the amount of the militia establishment for England, and 8,000 for Scotland. The number of volunteers from each regiment is to be regulated by the amount of the quotas for each county. Lists are to be transmitted to the respective commanding officers, and if four fifths of the original number volunteer for the regular army, the country is to be freed from all other charge. In this case, the whole business is to be left to the commanding officer. If such a number should not in the first instance, be obtained, the commanding officer is to divide his regiment into two equal parts; the one half is to be wholly exempted from the operation of the bill, and out of the remaining part, volunteers to the amount of four fifths of the whole number are to be obtained.
On Wednesday government sent orders to Gravesend, Portsmouth, and the Downs, to detain all China and Madras ships, which were ready to sail from those places, in order to embark troops on board them. Ships of the largest size are to carry 240 men each, and the others 200, or less, according to their dimensions. The China ships are to disembark their troops at Madras. The whole number of troops sent out will be between four and five thousand. The 69th regiment failed from Spithead the 8th of March, in the fleet convoyed by his majesty's ship Hindostan, for the same destination. These troops have been ordered to India in consequence of the unpleasant intelligence lately received from that quarter.
The following are the regiments which are going on the secret expedition, as it has been called, but which is generally believed, to be destined for the Mediterranean:—Four troops of the 10th light dragoons, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Taylor; the 59th, 44th, and 48th, 58th, and 81st regiments of infantry, from England; the 25th, 28th and another regiment of infantry, from Ireland; several companies of artillery engineers, ordnance, &c. Gen. Sir James Craig is to be commander in chief. Under him Gen. Sir John Stuart, and two brigadier generals. Brigadier gen. Campbell, adjutant gen. to the expedition; and colonel Bunbury quarter master general. That the Mediterranean will probably soon be the scene of some enterprise, seems pretty evident, from the quantity of stores lately sent to Malta; and there it is probable, the Russian auxiliaries will first be employed.
The expressions made use of last night by Mr. Pitt in the House of Commons seem to hold out a hope that we shall soon have the co-operation of some of the continental powers.
Add to this, that more Russian troops, according to letters by the Hamburg mails, which arrived this day, are daily expected at Corfu.
We have received Paris Journals to the 17th, and Dutch papers of the 20th instant.
The latter contain the plan of the new constitution prescribed to Holland by Bonaparte. We have given an outline of it in another part of our paper. It is, however of little importance by what name or under what form Holland may be ruled, while a foreign state dictates every measure that may be adopted. It will be seen that the legislative body is to be new modelled, and the ancient title of "Their high Mightinesses" restored to it. Of the "High and mighty lords" there are to be nineteen: and the Executive power is to vest in the hands of the P. Schimmelpenninck, who of course will act as a kind of Vice Roy to Bonaparte. Schimmelpenninck is the person appointed to fill this latter situation. He is to have a Council of State; the fleets and armies are to be at his disposal; he is charged with the supreme Police, and is to have the sole direction of the treasury. Their High Mightinesses, in whose name he plans, but they must not alter them.
An article from Frankfort of the 13th, contains the following interesting particulars respecting what is stated to have lately passed between the Courts of Berlin and Stockholm, with regard to the negotiations carried on by Sweden with England:
"The court of Prussia, as has been already stated, has declared that in case Sweden should conclude a subsidiary treaty with England, the Prussian forces would occupy Swedish Pomerania. Mr. de Bringmann, the Swedish minister at Berlin, transmitted upon this subject, a letter, written in his sovereign's own hand, to Mr. Hardenburg, the Prussian minister. In that letter, his Swedish Majesty declared, that as a Sovereign power he did not think himself forced to give any account to other powers of the alliances which he might think proper to conclude; that, in case any foreign troops should enter his territories, they should be treated as enemies; and that, at the same time, he should claim the assistance of the Russian auxiliary troops, conformably to the treaty concluded with Russia, Oct. 26, 1799."
General Brune is arrived at Paris from Constantinople. According to letters from the latter city of the 25th of Jan. every exertion was making by the Ottoman Porte to place the army and navy on the best footing, and to provide for the regular pay of both. The navy is to be new modelled, on the plan of that of England.
A letter from Vienna, of the 3d inst. in the papers of the same date, mentions that the Beys of Egypt have gained a decisive victory over the Arnauts, commanded by Mohammed Aly, within two days journey of Cairo. The Arnauts, though superior in number, are stated to have lost in this contest about 3000 men, killed and wounded. Ibrahim Bey attacked them in front, while they were flank by Beridzi Bey, and assailed in the rear by Efi Bey.
Lord Gardner was introduced to his majesty by lord Melville, upon his being appointed to the command of the Channel fleet on which occasion he had the honor to kiss his majesty's hand.
March 20. Two Gottenburg mails arrived yesterday. A Russian messenger is also said to have arrived, and that he is the bearer of dispatches of great importance. If any such couriers have arrived, we do not believe that the expected treaty has been received by him; a document of such extraordinary importance would, agreeably to the known practice of the court of St. Peterburgh, be transmitted, most probably, by a messenger of higher consideration.
PHILADELPHIA, May 13.
To the attention of our correspondent at New York, we are indebted for the following
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
By the ship William Peon, from Liverpool, London papers to the 24th March are received. They do not furnish any articles of material importance. Rumours of a speedy co-operation from the continental powers, were still circulating; and others stating the probability of a rupture between Prussia and Sweden, in relation to the expected subsidiary connexion between the latter country and Great-Britain. The Prussian court had given a menace of sending troops into Pomerania, and his Swedish majesty had assured them in reply, that he should be prepared for their reception, and should call upon Russia, for the auxiliary forces promised by treaty.
Portugal it was reported, had purchased the privilege of neutrality from France, for an annual subsidy of 6,000,000 crusades.
Marshal Brune had arrived at Paris, from Constantinople, and had brought with him 150 beautiful Arabian horses,
which he had received as a present from the Grand Seignior. The Turkish navy was in a state of great preparation.
A depot of British troops was expected to be made at Malta, from whence they might easily be sent to different parts of the Mediterranean; and this was among the destinations talked of, for the grand secret expedition. A depot of Russian troops was also expected at Corfu, and in the other islands.
The emperor Napoleon is stated in the London papers to have written a letter to the emperor of Russia, proposing a negotiation in similar terms to that sent to the king of Great Britain, but of previous date. The Russian cabinet replied, that "his Imperial Majesty could not enter into any partial or separate negotiations, but would read assent to the establishment of a general congress, at which the general state of Europe, might be discussed, and its security and independence more effectually provided for!" A communication of this letter and the reply was believed to have been made by Russia to Great Britain, previous to the receipt of Bonaparte's letter to the king.
From Gibraltar.
Accounts were received to the middle of February, stating serious apprehensions that an attempt would be made from Algeciras to burn the shipping at the Mole, consisting of 60 or 70 valuable vessels, many of them Spanish prizes. The force intended to be employed in this attempt were 42 gunboats, each fitted with a grate to prepare red hot shot; 10 mortar boats, each carrying a large mortar; two howitzer boats, each carrying a howitzer; to throw a shell nine inches diameter; 6 feluccas, armed; 10 xebecs for carrying stores; 12 auxiliary boats for boarding vessels; 1 boat with shipwrights and caulkers; 1 coquette of 18 guns, as a receiving ship. This force is officered by 10 post-captains, 40 lieutenants, 25 ensigns of the navy, 1urgeon and 5 mates, with 2,230 sailors, soldiers and artillery. The whole under command of Don Francisco Maurel, who had arrived at Algeciras, with the first division, consisting of 12 gun boats. The remainder being daily expected, from Cadiz, Barcelona and Corfu.
A fleet of 32 vessels, and several transports under convoy of the Arrow and the Anacreon bomb, left Malta, early in February, but shortly after fell in with two French frigates, which captured the Arrow, and blew up the bomb. The Arrow went down at the close of the engagement. Several of the fleet, it was apprehended, had fallen into the hands of the victors, though no accounts to that effect were received, and they had been observed to disperse in every direction during the engagement. The escape of considerable numbers was ascertained. The damage done at Gibraltar, by recent storms, was computed to amount at least to 200,000l. sterling.
The catholic deputies from Ireland, had an interview on the 19th March, with Mr. Fox and Lord Grenville, whom they requested to present their petition to parliament. The request was complied with, and both those gentlemen gave notice in the respective papers, on the same day, that they should present the petition on the 25th. This important question has therefore become connected with the opposition, and it is believed will give Mr. Pitt some trouble. The deputies, consisting of Lords Fingal, Shrewsbury, Kenmare, Southwell, and Trimblestown, Sir Edward Pellew, Messrs. Scully and Ryan, had waited on Mr. Pitt, on the 9th March, with a request that he would present the petition, and support their claims, he politely declined complying with their request at present, assuring them that he was free from the objections which stood in their way, and expressing regret that an obstacle in a certain quarter, rendered it imprudent to agitate, and impossible to obtain their claims at the present moment.
From India.
Unfavorable accounts were confirmed, and some official details are published, respecting the defeat of colonel Minto, with 3000 men, by Holkar—the amount of loss stated to be uncertain, and no returns are given; but a private letter, dated the 9th November, mentions, that the details given out as official, were only a blind to cover the total annihilation of that army, not above 200, including officers, had come in out of seven battalions—the letter adds, that general Lake had, since the defeat, come up with Holkar, and had routed his cavalry on the 8th October, but the action was by no means decisive, as it was thought that Holkar had out-generalled him, by making a hasty shifting, while he moved off his artillery and infantry to a distance. Colonel Murray had, however, been successful in a march against Indore, Holkar's capital, which he surrendered without resistance, on the 26th August. On the 27th October, general Lake and colonel Murray were pressing in different directions, with a view to hem in Holkar's army. The judicious plans of operation pursued by Holkar, were believed to receive material assistance from several French officers.

In consequence of the unpleasant intelligence from India, several ships with a number of troops were ordered for that quarter. Earl Chatham, it was expected, would succeed general Lake in command, and eventually be successor to Marquis Cornwallis, as governor general. Three separate naval commands were contemplated in the Indian seas, under Sir Edward Pellew, Sir Thomas Trowbridge, and Sir Sidney Smith. Admiral Trowbridge was to sail in the Blenheim of 74, early in April. The several ships were to carry fifty stout healthy boys each, for the purpose of being put on board the king's ships on that station.
Mr. Pitt had brought forward a motion for reducing the militia, and increasing the standing or disposable force, by volunteers from the militia. It was understood, that his plan contemplated their enlisting for life, and for general service, instead of for five years, with the limitation of service to Europe, as was at present the case with volunteers.
Accounts from Ireland state, that two encampments, on a very extensive scale, were immediately to be formed, one at Cork, the other on the Currah of Killarney.
LONDON, March 21.
House of Commons, Wednesday, March 20.
Mr. Rose moved, that the house do, to-morrow, go into a committee to consider of the order of council for granting permission to neutral ships, to trade to and from Spain.
Mr. Pitt's tax on horses used in husbandry, had been negatived in parliament, by a majority of 3:—the duty on salt passed by a large majority.
It is announced under the head of Frankfort, that every thing has been tranquil in the kingdom of Naples, since the interview of Prince Cardito, with the French general.
Parma, it is asserted, will be incorporated with the intended kingdom of Lombardy, and it was expected that Bonaparte's journey thither would not be delayed beyond the present month, as it had been officially notified, that he would be at Lyons before the 22d instant.
The French ambassador, Semonville, took his final departure from the Hague, on the 6th inst. It was generally believed that the new constitution had been secretly printed, preparatory to its being submitted for approbation.
Yesterday a court of directors was held at the East India house, when Marquis Cornwallis was introduced, and took the oaths, on being appointed to the government general of Bengal.
WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY, MAY 17.
So far as we have received details of the elections in Virginia, they evince a considerable accession of strength to republican principles. Of the twenty-two representatives sent to Congress but one is federal. As there were three federal members in the last delegation, this change will make a difference of four votes in that body.
We have received a letter from a correspondent in Berkley county, heretofore, the host of federalism, which has chosen this year by a small majority the republican candidate, Mr. Ransome, member of assembly.
In the district composed of the counties of Berkely, Jefferson and Hampshire, Mr. John Morrow, republican, is chosen a representative in Congress, in the room of Mr. Stephenson, by a majority of about 100; last year Mr. Stephenson had a larger majority over the republican candidate.
In the notice, which we lately took of the amount of taxes paid in Great Britain during the present year, we find we committed a mistake, that principally arose from an inattention to the permanent taxes, which compose what is denominated the consolidated fund.
The following statement will give a more correct view of the annual impositions, which will be seen to be much greater than was previously stated.
For England and Scotland:
  Sterling.   Permanent taxes £ 32,300,000   Malt, and perionel estate duties, 2 750,000   War taxes 9,450 000   Property tax 6,300,000   New taxes 1,560,000 
  £ 52,360,000   For Ireland—near 3,000,000   £ 55,360,000 
Or, about two hundred and forty-six millions of dollars—exclusive of poor rates, and tythes.
Of this enormous sum about one hundred and twenty dollars are paid by each family in the kingdom; while in the United States the average taxes paid by each family does not exceed nine dollars in federal, and three dollars in state taxes, making together twelve dollars, which is just a tenth part of the English impositions—Need we a better illustration of the practical superiority of republican government and of peace, over monarchy and war!
MR. SMITH,
As the day will soon arrive when the citizens of Washington will be called on to give their votes for members for the City Council, you will confer an obligation on a subscriber by inserting the following gentlemen's names for the consideration of the inhabitants of the city.
Messrs. Cornelius Conningham, Timothy Caldwell, Joseph Bromley, William O'Man, Lewis Clephan, John M c Gowan, Henry Herford, Samuel H. Smith, Charles Jones, William E. Nick, Alexander M c Cornick, Henry Igle, Daniel Garrol, D. Peter Miller, George Collard, John Chalmers, jun. William Prout, Adam Lindsay. It is to be observed, that a number of the late council would be cheerfully supported if they would serve.
From the Petersburg Intelligencer.
Extraordinary Change.
A letter from a gentleman in the congressional district, formerly represented by Mr. Griffin, writes to one of the editors of this paper, that Mr. Basset has been elected by a majority of upwards of eight hundred votes; and that Accomac, which has been heretofore almost unanimous for federal men and measures, gave the republican candidate a majority of more than one hundred. This is one of the most astonishing revolutions in politics, that the history of popular elections present us with. At the preceding election Mr. Griffin was chosen by a majority of 33—Republican gain in two years, between eight and nine hundred.
FROM LONDON PRINTS.
Humboldt, the traveller, is still in Paris, and engaged in scientific researches. He is soon to proceed to Italy, where he will undertake a series of experiments on the chemical analysis of air, the electricity of volcanoes, and the intensity of the magnetic fluid.—These experiments are necessary in order to form a comparison with those which he made on the Cordilleras of the Andes, and which are about to be published. He is to be accompanied in his journey to Italy by M c Gay Lussac, known for his philosophical labors; and his aerostatic ascensions, one of which he lately made, in concert with M c Biot, at the National Institute. M c Bonpland, who travelled in the Andes with M c Humboldt, remains this winter at Paris, to prepare for the press a work on the Equinoctial plants, a part of which he read to the first class of the Institute, in its last sitting.
The annual consumption of eatables and drinkables in Paris amounts to 16,000,000 pounds of bread, 75,000 oxen, 16,000 cows, 103,000 calves, 220,000 sheep, 553 576 pigs, 21,487 muids of oats, 8500 muids of barley, 30,000 muids of beer, 6000 of cyder, wine unknown, 100 quintals of sea-fish, 400,000 francs worth of brandy. There are upwards of 3000 coffee houses in Paris. The quantity of coffee consumed in this city would be worth ascertaining, since the mantua-making girls, domestics, and masons, all breakfast on it.
The education of a young lady at Paris, the expenses of her different masters included, amounts at least to a thousand crowns per annum; but if after her education is finished, a family has 30,000 francs less, the young lady is perfect mistress of embroidery, painting, singing, music, dancing, equitation, and even swimming. Formerly a greater fortune and less talents were given to young ladies.
The Spanish inquisition has, among others, prohibited, as blasphemous, heretical, and offensive to the pope, and to good morals, the works of Pope, of Thomas and Pierre Corneille, of Locke; the Decade Philosophique; the treatise of H c Cornelius Agripa, on the excellency of the female sex, &c.
NEW-YORK, May 13.
Captain Gibbs, from Matanzies, informs us that Vincent Gray, Esq. American consul, has been displaced and imprisoned in the Moro; and that the French fleet was daily expected.
Captain Clarke, from St. Thomas, spoke on the 21st ult. a Danish Schooner from the Havana, and was informed by the captain, that when he came out of port the French fleet was going into it.
Captain Brewton, arrived at Philadelphia from Amsterdam, says, the winter has been the hardest known there for many years. The river was frozen over in November, and at Amsterdam, the ice did not break up till the 15th of March.
Extract of a letter from the island of St. Thomas's.
"On the 4th of April, Gen. Ferrand was informed, by his spies, of the intentions of Dessalines, to form (at 10 o'clock at night) the walls of the city of St. Domingo, with all his army, composed of about 13,000 men. Immediately he (Ferrand) took the resolution not to wait for the attack of the enemy, but on the contrary, to make a sortie, with a part of his garrison, and directed them against two of the principal batteries raised by the blacks. The troops chosen for that bold coup de main, were ready to march out, when a fleet made its appearance. Gen. Ferrand, not doubting but it was the reinforcement expected, maintained his first resolution, and ordered the sortie of his troops immediately—they were soon engaged with the blacks, whom they cut to pieces, and stormed their works with the bayonet. The fleet landed about 1000 men in the middle of the firing of guns and musketry, and were instructed to march in the rear of the beleaguers, who made then but a faint resistance, and with the loss of their other works and baggage, they fled in all directions, leaving the ground covered with their killed and wounded soldiers—the garrison then entered the city, after being fatigued with pursuing the blacks.
"Letters from the city of St. Domingo to St. Thomas, state, that the blacks have raised round the walls more fortifications in a few days, than Gen. Ferrand and his garrison can destroy in a month.
"A rumour prevailed at St. Thomas of the French fleet having appeared off Jacquemel, where they burnt all the shipping, destroyed part of the town, and carried away some black generals who came on board, thinking they were an English squadron when they first hove in sight with the English flag."
A Hamburgh paper of the 6th March, states, that Dutch rescriptions, negotiated by the French, and payable three years after the conclusion of peace, have risen 5 per cent. in consequence of sanguine hopes being entertained that peace is at hand.
Imperial Literary Anecdote.
Gifford, in the notes to his translation of Juvenal's 7th Satire, which is on the subject of the general discouragement which literature labored under at Rome repeats a very good story told by Macrobius:
"A Greek poet had presented Augustus Cæsar, with many little compliments, in hopes of some trifling remuneration. The emperor who found them worth nothing, took no notice of the poor man; but as he persisted in offering his complimentary verses, composed himself an epigram in praise of the poet; and when he next waited on him with his complimentary panegyric, presented his own to him with amazing gravity. The man took and read it with apparent satisfaction; then putting his hand into his pocket, he deliberately drew out two farthings, and gave them to the emperor, saying "This is not equal to the demands of your situation, but it is all I have: if I had more I would give it to you." Augustus who was not an ill-natured man could not stand this; he burst into a fit of laughter, and as Macrobius says, made the poet a handsome present."
AGRICULTURAL.
Food for Horses.
"Grass is not only food, but is likewise physic to horses: I mean the early or spring grass. When the viscera are found, it cures most of the diseases they are subject to, with more certainty and expedition than can be done by medicine. After a long course of dry feeding and hard labor, it restores the constitution to the highest health and strength. It cleanses the bowels and carries off those chalky concretions that are apt to be produced in the stomach of such horses as have been long used to dry, hard feeding. It likewise carries off the different species of worms with which they are infested. It renovates, as it were, the whole mass of fluids in the body. It promotes all the secretions, and removes all glandular obstructions; and in many cases; it carries off stiffness in the joints, and other lameness; and, upon the whole, it restores the body to the highest state of perfection of which it is capable."
But the advantages I have now mentioned that arise to horses from their being out to spring grass, are in a great measure lost to them, if they are allowed to continue through the summer, when the grass becomes too rank, so
that they become fat and corpulent; for I would always have it understood that a fat corpulent horse is by no means fit for active exercises of any kind, neither can he go through them without danger to his health and soundness. New hay of any kind should not be given to horses, more especially to them that are employed in active exercises, as they feed upon it too greedily, and swallow it without chewing it properly. It overloads the stomach, and at the same time produces a crude watery chyle, which disposes the horses to sweat much, and that weakens them greatly. Therefore hay should never be given till the superfluous moisture it contains be dried up, which will require some months after it is got in. But for such horses as are employed in very hard exercises hay should at least be eight or ten months old."
Clark's Farriery.
Arabian horses.—"The Arabians are remarkably careful in the management of their horses, and have them in the greatest perfection. They keep their horses as much as possible in the open air: every day from morning till night all their horses stand saddled at their tent doors; and as the Arabians live in tents, these tents serve them likewise for stables. They are rather meagre than fat. During the day they are not permitted to eat, but are watered twice or thrice. At sun-set, a bag, containing about half a bushel of barley, is passed over their heads and fastened to their necks. This bag is not removed till next morning, when the barley is entirely consumed.
When the grass is good, they are turned out to pasture; and, during the rest of the year they are allowed neither grass nor hay, and rarely straw, barley being their only food. And great care is taken to give them only as much as is barely necessary; for too much nourishment makes their legs swell and renders them useless.
The Arabian horses intended for hunting, seldom eat herbage or grain. Their common food, which consists of dates and camel's milk, is given them every morning, and at night.
These elements, instead of fattening them, render them meagre, nervous and very swift. They spontaneously suck the camel, which they follow till the time they are ready for mounting, which is not before the age of six or seven years.
The Kalmuck horses are so strong in their constitutions, as to be able to run three or four hundred miles in three days."
Buffon.
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This advertisement and the sale of the land is in conformity to the trusts mentioned in the deed to me; and I will give every information in my power relative to the same, before, and on the day of sale.
NICHOLAS KING.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY, MAY 17.
By an arrival at New York, London and Liverpool papers have been received to the 5th of April, which state:
That Bonaparte has been chosen king of Italy.
The expectation, from their position, of an engagement between the Breft & English fleets.
The death of Admiral Bruix.
The remonstrance of the king of Prussia against the blockade of Lubeck, demanding that the French troops should be instantly withdrawn.
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May 1 to November 1. Leave Boston every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 5 a.m. and arrive at Providence by noon. Leave Providence at 12 1/2 p.m. and arrive at New Haven on Tuesday at 4 a.m. and at Hartford by 1 p.m. Returning—Leave New Haven every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 3 a.m. and arrive at Providence on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Boston same day by noon.
November 1 to May 1. Leave Boston every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 5 a.m. and arrive at Plainfield by 8 p.m. Leave Plainfield every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 4 a.m. and arrive at New Haven by 8 p.m.
51. From Boston, by Milton, Canton, Easton, Taunton, Berkeley and Freetown, to New Bedford three times a week.
May 1 to November 1. Leave Boston every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 3 a.m. and arrive at New Bedford by 8 p.m. Leave New Bedford every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 3 a.m. and arrive at Boston by 8 p.m.
November 1 to May 1. Leave Boston every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. and arrive at Taunton by 7 p.m. Leave Taunton every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 3 a.m. and arrive at New Bedford by 7 p.m. Returning—Leave New Bedford every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. and arrive at Taunton by 8 p.m. Leave Taunton every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Boston by 7 p.m.
52. From New Bedford to Nantucket twice a week. Leave New Bedford every Tuesday and Saturday at 9 p.m. and at Nantucket in 14 hours. Leave Nantucket every Friday and Tuesday at 3 a.m. and arrive at New Bedford by 8 a.m. wind and weather permitting.
53. From Boston by Dorchester, Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth, Hanover, Pembroke and Kingston, to Plymouth 3 times a week. Leave Boston every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 6 a.m. and arrive at Plymouth by 6 p.m. Leave Plymouth every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 7 a.m. and arrive at Boston by 6 p.m.
54. From Weymouth by Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury to Kingston once a week. Leave Weymouth every Wednesday at 5 a.m. and arrive at Kingston by 11 a.m. Leave Kingston every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and arrive at Weymouth by 7 p.m.
55. From Plymouth by Sandwich, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, Batham, Wellfleet, Milling gate and Truro to Provincetown once a week. Leave Plymouth every Wednesday at 6 a.m. and arrive at Sandwich by 10 a.m. Leave Sandwich at 11 a.m. and arrive at Provincetown on Friday by 11 a.m. Leave Provincetown every Friday at 1 p.m. and arrive at Plymouth on Monday by 6 p.m.
56. From Sandwich by Falmouth and Halmehouse to Edgartown once a week. Leave Sandwich every Wednesday at 11 a.m. and arrive at Edgartown on Thursday by 1 p.m. Leave Edgartown every Thursday at 4 p.m. and arrive at Sandwich on Friday by 7 p.m.
57. From Sandwich by Wareham, Rochester, New Bedford and Little Compton to Newport once a week. Leave Sandwich every Wednesday at 6 a.m. and arrive at Newport on Thursday by 3 p.m. Leave Newport every Thursday at 6 p.m. and arrive at Sandwich on Saturday by 5 p.m.
IN RHODE ISLAND. 58. From Providence by Barrington, Warren and Bristol to Newport six times a week in summer and three times in winter.
May 1 to November 1. Leave Providence every day (Sunday excepted) at 7 a.m. and arrive at Newport by 4 p.m. Leave Newport every day (Sunday excepted) at 8 a.m. and arrive at Providence by 4 p.m.
November 1 to May 1. Leave Providence every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 a.m. and arrive at Newport by 4 p.m. Leave Newport every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 7 a.m. and arrive at Providence by 4 p.m.
59. From Providence by East Greenwich, Wickford and Little Rell to Towerhill once a week. Leave Providence every Friday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Towerhill by 11 a.m. Leave Towerhill every Friday at 1 p.m. and arrive at Newport by 7 p.m.
60. From Newport by South Kingston, Charlestown, Westerly, Stonington, Ct. and Groton, Ct. to New London twice a week.
May 1 to November 1. Leave Newport every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. and arrive at New London on Wednesday and Friday by 3 p.m. Leave New London every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. and arrive at Newport on Wednesday and Friday by noon.
November 1 to May 1. Leave Newport every Monday and Wednesday by noon and arrive at New London on Tuesday and Thursday by 6 p.m. Leave New London every Wednesday and Friday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Newport on Thursday and Saturday by 10 a.m.
IN CONNECTICUT. 61. From Hartford by Simsbury, Granby, and Granville to Blandford once a week. Leave Hartford every Tuesday by 6 a.m. and arrive at Blandford by 12 p.m. 62. From Hartford by Simsbury, West Simsbury, New Britain, Winchester, Norfolk, Canaan, Sheffield, Hillsdale & Claverack to Hudson once a week. Leave Hartford every Thursday at 6 a.m. and
arrive at Hudson on Saturday by 10 a.m. Leave Hudson every Friday at 2 p.m. and arrive at Hartford the next Monday by 7 p.m.
63. From Hartford by Farmington, Harwington, Litchfield, Washington, New Milford, Danbury, Ridgefield, Salem & Bedford to New York once a week. Leave Hartford every Tuesday at 2 p.m. and arrive at Litchfield on Wednesday by 9 a.m. and at New York on Friday by 11 a.m. Returning—Leave New York every Friday at 6 p.m. and arrive at New Milford on Monday by 9 a.m. and at Litchfield by 3 p.m. and arrive at Hartford by 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
64. From Litchfield by Cornwall and Sharon to Poughkeepsie once a week. Leave Litchfield every Wednesday at 2 p.m. and arrive at Sharon by 7 p.m. and at Poughkeepsie on Thursday by 2 p.m. Leave Poughkeepsie on Thursday at 5 p.m. and arrive at Litchfield on Saturday by noon.
65. From Hartford by Glastenbury, Colchester & Montville to New London once a week. Leave Hartford every Thursday at 1 p.m. and arrive at New London on Friday by 7 p.m. Leave New London every Saturday at 9 a.m. and arrive at Hartford on Monday by 9 a.m.
66. From Hartford by East Hartford, Hebron, Lebanon & Norwich to Chelsea twice a week. May 1 to November 1. Leave Hartford every Wednesday & Friday at 5 a.m. and arrive at Chelsea by 5 p.m. Leave Chelsea every Tuesday & Thursday at 5 a.m. and arrive at Hartford by 5 p.m.
November 1 to May 1. Leave Hartford every Tuesday & Saturday at 6 a.m. and arrive at Chelsea by 6 p.m. Leave Chelsea every Monday & Friday at 6 a.m. and arrive at Hartford by 6 p.m.
67. From Hartford by Coventry, Windham and Canterbury to Plainfield once a week. Leave Hartford every Thursday at 2 p.m. and arrive at Plainfield on Friday by 6 p.m. Leave Plainfield every Wednesday at 6 a.m. and arrive at Hartford on Thursday by 10 a.m.
68. From Norwich by Canterbury & Brooklyn to Pomfret once a week. Leave Pomfret every Friday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Norwich by 10 a.m. Leave Norwich every Friday at 2 p.m. and arrive at Pomfret by 8 p.m.
69. From Middletown by Middle Haddam, East Haddam, Haddam and Patty Pung to Saybrook once a week. Leave Middletown every Friday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Saybrook by 5 p.m. Leave Saybrook every Saturday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Middletown by 6 p.m.
70. From Newhaven by Cheshire and Southington to Farmington once a week. Leave Newhaven every Thursday at 10 a.m. and arrive at Farmington by 7 p.m. Leave Farmington every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and arrive at Newhaven on Thursday by 8 a.m.
71. From Newhaven by Woodbridge, Waterbury and Watertown to Litchfield once a week. Leave Litchfield every Friday at 6 a.m. and arrive at Newhaven by 3 p.m. Leave Newhaven every Friday at 5 p.m. and arrive at Litchfield on Saturday by 3 p.m.
72. From Newhaven by Derby, Southbury, Woodbury, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Goshen and Canaan to Sheffield once a week. Leave Newhaven every Tuesday at 2 p.m. and arrive at Sheffield on Wednesday by 11 a.m. and at Sheffield on Thursday by 9 a.m. Leave Sheffield every Monday at 5 a.m. and arrive at Newhaven on Tuesday by 10 a.m.
73. From Bridgeport by Newfield, Trumbull, Huntington, Newtown & Brookfield to New Milford once a week. Leave Bridgeport every Thursday at 2 p.m. and arrive at New Milford on Friday by 6 p.m. Leave New Milford every Wednesday at 6 a.m. and arrive at Bridgeport on Thursday by 10 a.m.
74. From Danbury by South East Dover, Kent, Sharon, Salisbury, Sheffield, Great Barrington, Stockbridge, Lenox, Lanesboro', Williamstown & Pownal to Bennington once a week. Leave Danbury every Monday at 5 a.m. and arrive at Bennington the next Thursday by 11 a.m. Leave Bennington every Thursday at 1 p.m. and arrive at Danbury the next Sunday by 7 p.m.
IN NEW YORK. 75. From New York by Brooklyn, Jamaica, Hempstead, Merrick, South Oysterbay, South Huntington, Islip, Patchouge, Fire Place, Moriches, West Hampton, Southampton & Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor once a week. Leave New York every Thursday at 9 a.m. and arrive at Sag Harbor by 3 p.m. Leave Sag Harbor the next Saturday by 3 p.m. and arrive at New York the next Wednesday by 3 p.m.
76. From Jamaica by Queens city, Jericho, Huntington, Dixhills, Winuska, covey, Smithtown, Setauket, Brookhaven and Riverhead to Southold once a week. Leave Jamaica every Thursday at 2 p.m. and arrive at Southold on Saturday by 2 p.m. Leave Southold every Saturday at 4 p.m. and arrive at Jamaica the next Tuesday by noon.
77. From New York by Kingsbridge, Yonkers, Greentown, Mount Pleasant, Peekskill, Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Staatsburg, Rhinebeck, Redhook, Germantown, Hudson & Kinderhook to Albany three times a week.
May 1 to November 1. Leave New York every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 3 p.m. and arrive at Yonkers by 8 p.m. Leave Yonkers every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Poughkeepsie by 8 p.m. Leave Poughkeepsie every Wednesday Friday & Sunday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Albany by 8 p.m. Returning—Leave Albany every Thursday Sunday & Tuesday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Poughkeepsie by 8 p.m. Leave Poughkeepsie every Friday, Monday & Wednesday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Yonkers by 8 p.m. Leave Yonkers every Saturday Tuesday & Thursday at 4 a.m. and arrive at New York by 10 a.m.
November 1 to May 1. Leave New York every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Peekskill by 8 p.m. Leave Peekskill every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Rhinebeck by 8 p.m. Leave Rhinebeck every Wednesday, Friday & Sunday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Albany by 8 p.m. Returning—Leave Albany every Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Rhinebeck by 8 p.m. Leave Rhinebeck every Friday, Monday and Wednesday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Peekskill by 8 p.m. Leave Peekskill every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday at 4 a.m. and arrive at New York by 7 p.m.
78. From New York by Bergen, Hackensack, Paramus, New Antrim, Chester, Southfield, Goshen, Wallkill, Montgomery, Kingstont, Sageres, Catkill, Luncoutug, Coeymans and Bethlem to Albany three times a week.
May 1 to November 1. Leave New York every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and arrive at Paramus by 8 p.m. Leave Paramus every Wednesday, Friday and Monday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Kingston by 8 p.m. Leave Kingston every Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Albany by 8 p.m. Returning—Leave Albany every Friday, Monday and Wednesday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Kingston by 8 p.m. Leave Kingston every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday at 4 a.m. and arrive at Paramus by 8 p.m. Leave Paramus every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 a.m. and arrive at New York by 11 a.m.
(To be continued.)
Five Dollars Reward. STRAYED from the stable of the subscriber on Friday evening the 10th ult. a large RED COW, with crooked horns, white face, streak of black on the right side of her mouth, cropped in the right ear, her horns short and crooked, bending somewhat forward, skin remarkably smooth and long tailed, apparently about 10 years old, and very heavy with calf. Whoever will give information concerning said cow shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges paid by WM. WEAREY, master of the Boat builders department, U.S. Navy Yard, Washington, May 15—3t
25 Dollars Reward. STRAYED or stolen from near the Treasury office, on the 3d inst. a dark BAY HORSE, in good order, about 14 1/2 hands high, 10 years old, has a small star and spot, black mane and tail, several white hair frosts under the saddle, but particularly on the near fore shoulder, there is an old brand mark of the letter M. the subscriber will pay reasonable charges and 5 dollars for the horse, delivered at Mr. Rhodes's tavern in this city, two dollars for the information by letter, &c. where he can be had (if stolen) 20 more on conviction of the thief. ROBT. UNDERWOOD. City Washington, May 15—tf
Militia Courts of Enquiry. THE court of Enquiry for the 1st Battalion will sit at Rhodes's tavern in the city of Washington on the 21st day of May inst. at 10 o'clock in the morning to lay the fines incurred by the non-commissioned officers and privates of said battalion. And the Legionary Court will sit at the Union tavern in George Town on Saturday the 1st June 1835, at ten o'clock in the forenoon to appoint a Collector, Provost Martial and Clerk, and to perform other duties which may occur. All persons concerned will attend. The officers commanding companies will please be punctual in making the returns due to their majors. WM. D. BEALL, Ck. 1st. L. M. D. C. May 15—8t
SURVEYING. THE Subscriber who was regularly bred to LAND SURVEYING, respectfully informs the public, that he now undertakes business in that Department, which he executes with accuracy and expedition, and warrants his surveys to be correct. His mode of practice, which comprises essential improvements, he has no doubt, will be found to meet the approbation of the judicious, and presumes, that on trial, it cannot fail to obtain the patronage of those gentlemen who are interested in the sale or purchase of land. Commands addressed to him at the Treasury of the United States, or Rhodes's hotel, city of Washington, will receive attention. RICHARD FREEMAN, April 23—ep4w
CHARLES H. VARDEN, MERCHANT TAILOR. Has received from Philadelphia a handsome assortment of FALL goods, consisting of the best London and French superfine cloths, cassimeres, patent Bernet's cord, toiletcloths, fancy and white Marcellas, black and figured silk, molekins, fancy silk, Marcellas, constitution cords, velvets, Genoa cord, silk and fatin Florentines, superfine coating, knapped cloths, with a variety of other articles suitable for the winter season. N. B. Ladies habits, regimentals, and navy uniforms made in the first style of fashion. New Jersey avenue near the Capitol, December 10—tf
ADAM KING, & Co. AT their wine Store in High street George Town, have in addition to their stock of old wines, laid in a large and general assortment of all kinds of Liquors and Groceries suitable to the present season; where bills of any description, in their line, will constantly be filled up on the shortest notice and they flatter themselves, from the quality of their wines, &c. they will be able to give general satisfaction to all those who may think proper to favor them with a call—where all kind of commission business as usual, will be attended to with the utmost attention. George Town, November 5—tf
RAGS. THE highest price CASH, given for clean RAGS, by EDGAR PATTERSON. George town, and SAMUEL STETTENIUS, near the Centre market, Washington. March 8—tf. THE subscribers have opened a GROCERY STORE in the house near the Capitol, lately occupied by Mr. JAMES D. BARKY—where they have for sale, low, for cash or in exchange for country produce. Genuine Cognac brandy, Inferior French do. Old Jamaica spirits, Madeira, Sherry, } Wines, by the quarter cask Lisbon, } and case, or smaller quantity Claret, } Brown Sugar, 1st and 2d quality Loaf and Lump, do. Molasses, Finkin Butter, Mould Candles, Sweet Cill, Spices of different kinds, Big Blue, Starch, Almonds, Anchovies, } In bottles. Capers, } Powder and Shot, Excellent Wine Vinegar, Gin, Whiskey, Hylon, } Teas, fresh, and of su- Imperial, } perior quality. Young Hylon, } Salt Herrings in Barrels. PETER HEALY, & Co. Washington October 31—tf
MRS. SMITH and MRS. WILY respectfully acquaint their friends and the public, that they have removed their boarding school from the house they occupied in Water street, to a large brick house fitted up for a school, in the Main street near Mr. Francis Lowndes, with a good garden, yard, and excellent spring of water. They solicit the patronage of the inhabitants of George town and its vicinity, which they have liberally experienced, and gratefully acknowledge. They teach reading, writing, English grammar and geography. The best masters attend to instruct the young ladies in music, dancing, arithmetic, French and drawing. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wily continue to teach plain work, marking, embroidery in lamb's wool, silk and chenille, with a variety of other kinds of needle work, in the afternoon. April 26—6w.
STRANGER IN FRANCE. Just opened, and for sale by Rapine, Conrad, & Co: THE STRANGER IN FRANCE; OR A TOUR FROM DEVONSHIRE TO PARIS; By JOHN CARR, Esq. Price 150 Cents. 29—tw2w.
The subscriber has for sale, A few Pipes and half Pipes genuine London Particular Madeira wine. Claret in boxes, Hylon, } Teas by the chest, Suchong, & } Hylon Chulan } Cognac Brandy by the pipe or quarter cask, 1st proof French do. of good flavor, do. do. A few hds. Melasses, 9 hds old Jamaica Rum of excellent quality, 1 butt dry Lisbon Wine and a few demijohns. WM. BRENT. May 10—5w.
NOTICE is hereby given that an Election will be held on the First Monday in June next for the choice of Eighteen members to represent the City of Washington, in council. The elections will be held at the following places, viz. In the First Ward, at William Rhodes's. In the Second Ward, at Lewis Morin's, & In the Third at Pontius D. Stelle's hotel. The polls to be kept open from 8 o'clock in the morning until 7 o'clock in the evening of the same day. ROBERT BRENT, Mayor of Washington. May 13—
Valuable Land for Sale. The executors of the last will and testament of Anthony Holmead deceased, will sell at private sale about forty acres of Land adjoining the city of Washington at the northern extremity of 20th street west. This land is generally allowed to be one of the most pleasant situations near the city, having a beautiful prospect of nearly the whole of the city of Washington, Alexandria and George Town, and any person inclined to purchase this valuable property, will be shown the same, and know the terms by application to the subscriber near the premises JOHN HOLMEAD.
Twenty Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the subscriber on the second day of January last, a likely negro man named AMP, but frequently goes by name of ARMSTEAD, he is about 5 feet 8 or 6 inches high, upwards of 25 years of age, rather of a yellowish complexion, has a tolerable large nose, and speaks very quick when interrogated—he has been hired to Mr. John Woolfolk for three years past, for the purpose of taking care of the stage horses at Mr. Todd's Tavern. I do expect he will endeavor to pass as a free man, and is lurking about some town. Whoever will deliver the said negro to me, or confine him in any jail so that I get him again shall receive the above reward. LEWIS COLLINS. Caroline county, May 6—3w N. B. Masters of vessels and others are warned from harboring said runaway at their peril. L. C.
Traveller's Hall. THE subscriber tenders his sincere thanks to his friends for the very liberal encouragement which they have bestowed on him. He will finish one of his new rooms in a few weeks, which will be large enough to dine near 200 persons at a time, and will shortly after have the remainder of his additional building completed, which will give him a front of near 100 feet, in the most agreeable part of the town, and in the centre of business being on the highest part of the public square. He has on hand, and has contracted for a constant supply of the best wines, and foreign spirituous liquors imported, and country provisions, stable forage, foreign & state newspapers—and has secured a quantity of liquors sufficient for the use of his table and bar during the season. He assures his friends, and that respectable part of the public who have patronized him, that there shall be nothing wanting which his time or purse will command, to render the TRAVELLER'S HALL a house of entertainment for genteel guests only, equal to any in America. R. BRADLEY. Lexington, Kentucky, March 18 1805. N. B. A Bazaar from the TRAVELLER'S HALL to the Olympian Springs in the summer, and to Frankfort during the session of the Legislature. March 27—ep3m.
SPRING GOODS. JOHN COX, [GEORGE TOWN.] HAS received a part of his Spring assortment of Dry Goods, which were selected from the late arrivals at New York—he has also received from Baltimore a quantity of GERMAN LINENS, consisting of Tienenburgs, Osnaburgs, Hempen, Bellsans, Brown Roles, &c. all of which will be sold low by piece or retail. May 3—epam
Ten Dollars Reward. WAS missed on Sunday, the 5th of May, a double cased silver Watch, maker's name, Crosthwaite, Dublin, and in the outer case, was a watch paper with Mr. Parker's name of Philadelphia—Whoever will bring the said watch to the office of the National Intelligencer, shall receive the above reward, and no questions will be asked. May 10—tf.
THE CELEBRATED WARM SPRINGS IN VIRGINIA. THE subscribers have taken a lease of ten years, of the highly celebrated Medicinal Springs in the county of Bath called the WARM SPRINGS, so justly famed for their great cures and general relief in many complaints. They are now preparing every necessary comfort and accommodation to suit the amusement of those who have health, (and to promote the recovery of those who want it) and it is deemed necessary to make these things widely known, because complaints have heretofore been made against the entertainment which has been offered. Preparations are made for at least one hundred constant boarders, besides transient guests, for the accommodation of which, the subscribers will make all possible exertions; and they flatter themselves, that those who may place confidence in this advertisement, will not find the smallest cause for regret or complaint. ROBERT & GEORGE TURNER. May 1—ep6w
One Hundred Dollars Reward. ON Friday evening the 22nd inst. ROBERT W. PEACOCK, confined in the Jail of Washington County of the District of Columbia, upon a conviction of forgery at December Term, 1804, escaped from said Jail. He was before this conviction a practicing Attorney in the City of Washington, and is very well known in Virginia and Maryland, having resided in both. He is a flat man, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, about 34 or 35 years of age, looks young of his age, has blue eyes, full face, fair and ruddy complexion, light hair, which he wears tied behind. He is also very much inclined to corpulency. Whoever apprehends the said felon, and secures him in any Jail, so that I get him again, shall receive the above reward from DANIEL C. BRANT, Marshal of the District of Columbia. March 25—tf
STELLE'S HOTEL & CITY TAVERN. THE Subscriber takes this method of thanking his friends and the public for their favors whilst on the Capitol square and begs leave to acquaint them that having purchased and now occupying the tavern, late Pumphrey's hotel; which he has commenced enlarging and improving—he respectfully invites a continuance of the patronage of his friends and the public, assuring them that 'tis his full determination to fit up his present hotel, and to conduct it, as to merit, he hopes, the preference of the public travelling, as well as that of those coming to the permanent seat of the Government of our Land of Liberty. PONTIUS D. STELLE. Washington City, March 25—tf