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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
Vol. III.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. CCCCXLV.
FIVE DOLLS. PER ANN.
MONDAY
FRIDAY, AUGUST, 29th, 1803.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
From the Aurora.
The price contracted for Louisiana below the estimates of the federal members of our government, and far less than the expenses of an acquisition by force.
No. V.
In a case involving the national peace, liberty and safety, much reliance may be reasonably placed upon the weight of the decided and unanimous opinions and arguments of eminent federal men among their own political connexion. Our republican administration are in this case supported by the highest federal authorities.
The 7th resolution, proposed by James Rofs Esquire, in the Senate of the United States, was for a grant of five millions. This was merely a step towards securing the natural and treaty of deposit , by the failure of New Orleans and some territory, which he did not at first desire. It will be presumed that it extended to the whole country east of the Mississippi including the island and city of New Orleans. The nearest half of the territory we obtain by the purchase has all the commercial and political advantages he proposed and ten times the capacity & extent of soil. We not only acquire in peace, an eternal confirmation of our right of navigation and deposit, but we appear to obtain the latter to the exclusion of Spain who must yet treat for it with the United States, if she does not cede to us the province of West Florida. Besides this first advance of five millions for an object much less extensive than we have bought, it is plain that we should still have been forced to take a confirmation of it by treaty at the end of the war, which it must have produced between us and France, Spain and all the continent of Europe, whose effectual friendship to them has been since developed and manifested . We might have been forced to the expenses of an immediate war. During that new and uncommon conflict, which has been lately commenced between France and Great Britain and which seems likely to involve the most stupendous consequences and expenses of treasure and men beyond all limit or precedent, we must have kept up a costly war establishment on the distant waters of the Mississippi. The expenses of our Indian wars, and that of the militia army of 1794 (15,000 and not 50,000 men) during a few short months will enable us to calculate what might have come upon us. General Jackson of the Senate from Georgia, offered an estimate of 20 millions of dollars for one year, calculating that such an annual expense would be incurred for at least five years. Though this estimate amounted to one hundred millions of dollars, no gentleman on the federal side of the Senate thought himself authorised to question or deny, or to attempt to disprove, the foundation of the computation. One hundred millions in such a war, with the captures, derangements, deaths and destruction of industry, which war produces, would be a low estimate of our expenses and losses. Let us candidly and prudently contrast this with the peaceable acquisition of a populous city and territory, so cheaply and so easily defendable, so fertile, so extensive, so complete a substitute for all those settled West India plantations, which Europe holds, at a difference of annual expense of more than 15 millions of dollars. Great Britain spent more than twenty millions of dollars in her attempt to render St. Domingo independent, and did not effect her purpose. Such things will give us a fair measure of the expenses in a contest for the new territory on the Mississippi with two nations and their allies, dependants and friends; European and Indian. They will show us plainly what a peaceable bargain for the object is worth to this young and industrious country.
Many things were affirmed by Mr. Rofs, which prove that we have not paid too dear for Louisiana. We stated the bare right of deposit as involving "the best interests of the country;" not merely of the south-western part of it; that the very suspension of it involved the immediate ruin of a large part of our citizens, not only those in the western country, but those in our sea ports, who had traded the western people with more than two millions of dollars in a single year, that the right to the river, the trade, &c. was not at all secured by the treaty, and of course a new one or war must be resorted to: that the right to the river and trade never would be secure while the mouth of the Mississippi was exclusively in the hands of the Spaniards. A treaty to purchase, or an expensive war to conquer and to hold must therefore follow. Mr. Rofs declared, "that the
country on the east bank of the Mississippi (Debates page 6.) will give compactness and irresistible strength to the United States; that we should be courted and respected for it in future European wars; that if the French got it, they would either annihilate our trade with their islands, or impose duties of 15 or 20 per cent. upon it." Let the middle, northern and eastern states, and all the trading towns then consider their deep interest to have this purchase confirmed. This is no democratic argument; no Virginia device. It is federal argument; federal truth; federal prediction; federal calculation of the real interests of the West-India merchants and captains of Maine, New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, and Washington.
Mr. Rofs insisted (page 12) that by the small acquisition of country he proposed to make by seizure we should have ample funds in our own hands to pay our merchants. Louisiana, so far as acquired upon those principles, must be considered then as by, and with the previous advice and consent of the federal party. Mr. Rofs declared his sole object to be the attainment of the river and deposit, including some eastern territorial acquisition which he deemed necessary to secure them. He never passed, by words, to the west of the river. We get by the treaty more than he described. Sources for all our supplies of sugars, molasses, coffee and tropical productions are thrown into our scale for a mere temporary advance of fifteen millions of dollars, which a tenth of the lands obtained will repay, faster than the purchase money falls due.
Samuel White, Esq. one of the senators of the United States for Delaware, candidly declared the right to the Mississippi to be all important. He frankly expressed his convictions (page 25) that we could "never have permanent peace on our western waters, till we possessed ourselves of New Orleans and such other possessions as may be necessary to give us the complete and absolute command of the Mississippi." This would require the west bank of the river from its mouth upwards. These we have acquired and far more. Mr. White and the state he represents, have manifested an accurate sense of the national importance of the navigation and right of deposit of the Mississippi. He appeared to apprehend that these inestimable objects could not be obtained without a war. Though he greatly deprecated such a price, he appeared to consider it as the duty and interest of the nation to pay even the expenses of a war for the object, because he deemed the country around New Orleans to be the only key to the immense regions watered by the Mississippi, and stated it to be larger than all Europe, surpassed by no country in fertility, & in climate, most of it a paradise. An advance of our treasury paper to the amount of fifteen millions, upon the basis of a moiety of such a country, must appear to be an excellent negotiation. It is fair to observe that Mr. White's authority is truly and correctly federal, and that his personal interests and those of the state he has the honor to represent, are as little as any other, immediately connected with the Mississippi country. The function, therefore, may be considered as unadulterated and high. So of his colleague.
Jonathan Mason, Esq. a senator from Massachusetts, supported the importance of the Mississippi. He declared, that it could not be said to be exclusively important to the people in its vicinity, for, said Mr. Mason candidly, "it involves, directly or indirectly the whole of the states." Mr. Mason is a decidedly and strong federal authority.
William Wells, Esq. gave his decided opinion (with some of his brethren of the federal party) that the Floridas must be attached to the United States, and that we should be compelled to possess ourselves of them. He treated the Mississippi as of the utmost importance, and well worthy the exertion of force, tho' the expenses of a war might plainly be the consequence. The national interest which Mr. W. saw in the Mississippi case, appeared to leave him without a doubt or hesitation, about the propriety of incurring the great expenses of a war much less of a purchase, which the lands themselves would reimburse.
Mr. Rofs of Pennsylvania, in his additional observations, (page 112) in the clearest and roundest manner conveyed the idea, that it was in vain to attempt to negotiate for the important and necessary objects we wanted, because the United States, in his decided opinion, "could give no equivalent for the enviable dominion" - because, as he con-
ceived, "they had no equivalent." The surplus of their whole cash, income and credit must have appeared too little! He asked (with confidence that an immense sum must be mentioned by all sides) - "What would this senate take for the surrender of such an establishment?" were it ours? He challenged every senator to declare by what rule of estimation he would fix a price to the object, so truly invaluable; did he believe it to be in the opinion of each of the members. The question, after such language, cannot be, whether we ought to give for "the establishment," and far more, fifteen millions of dollars in payments so easy, that a tenth of the land will produce the money, in time to discharge the instalments. Some provision for some of the first year's interest may possibly be required from other sources.
The magnitude and value of our acquisition of Louisiana will appear from no federal authority, so strongly, as from Governor Morris, Esq. a senator from New-York. He considered the subject as of great importance to other countries, but still greater to our own. He considered the acquisition of Louisiana by France as having been deeply hostile to us. It is well then we have bought it. Mr. Morris predicted the exaction of a duty on our western produce, supplies and vessels at N. Orleans by the French to pay the expense of her garrisons and civil administration. He asserted that the French would give or procure for our western people, (in favor of their produce only) a share in the exclusive supply of the French, Spanish, & Dutch colonies, but in French, not American, vessels. This would ruin our carrying, provision and lumber trades. If such were to be our fate, fifteen millions are indeed nothing for it, and in the view of Mr. Morris, the acquisition deeply concerns all our states, which catch fish, raise horses, cattle and grain, export butter, lard, beef and pork, fish and lumber, and all our states and ports, which build, own, or charter vessels. Mr. Morris justly observed, that our revenue would be destroyed, by these measures, and our means of naval defence be fearfully diminished. But, continues Mr. Morris, "with the Mississippi country in our possession, we have means of defence more ample, more important, more easy than any nation on earth. In a short time all the West-India islands, fed from our granaries must depend upon our will, and in consequence all the powers of Europe who have colonies there must court our friendship. Those rich sources of commercial importance (the foreign colonies, in the West-Indies) will be, as it were, in our hands. They will be pledges for the amity of others in seas and dominions far remote. It is a defence, which, though it costs us nothing, is superior to fleets and armies. But let the resources of America be divided, (which, continues Mr. Morris, must happen when the French are masters of New Orleans,) and all this power and influence are gone." Were Mr. Morris full in the senate, there could not be a doubt, that he must frankly give his vote in favor of our purchase of this invaluable object, with all its great and various benefits, without the trouble of a debate. It may be sufficient to add that Mr. Governor Morris maintained, in the most explicit manner, that the tenure of New Orleans and settlement of Louisiana by the French would not only be fatal to our West India trade, but would produce the loss of the navigation of the eastern states, (worth now fifteen millions of dollars) an arrestation of our revenues, and power, certain interruptions to our peace, an essential dissolution of the union, and the sacrifice of our national liberty. With such copious and important and explicit information from our public debates in the last winter it would be wonderful indeed, had the government of France demanded less than fifteen millions of dollars; and had our ministers refused to give that price for New Orleans and Louisiana, the most powerful federalists must necessarily have impeached them of incapacity for their mission or of treacherous designs on the national peace, prosperity and freedom.
COLUMBUS.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE 20.
DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY.
The SECRETARY AT WAR moved the order of the day for going into a committee to take into consideration his majesty's most gracious message, communicated on Saturday, relative to the more effectual defence of the country.
The House accordingly resolved itself into a committee.
The SECRETARY AT WAR then read and addressed the committee in substance as follows -
In calling the attention of the committee on the subject of his majesty's message, communicated on Saturday, I will, before I proceed to any details, lay a few words on the main objects of that message. The objects which it points out are, first, the adoption of steps for making more effectual provision for the security of the country against those threats of invasion which are so openly avowed by the enemy; and secondly, for enabling his majesty to employ such a force for offensive operations as may be led to a more vigorous prosecution of the war. I do not think, Sir, that it will be necessary for me to employ much argument to prove that, as such a conjunction as the present, it is the bounden duty of Parliament to make such a provision for the national security as the circumstances in which the country is placed appear to require. In providing for this security it is necessary to take into consideration the actual state of our present means of preparation, and the means of offence which now exist in the hands of the enemy. Looking then to this object, I believe that no gentleman will be disposed to deny that a very considerable addition ought to be made to our present military establishment. In saying this, I beg it to be understood, Sir, that I allude to the times in which it is our lot to live, to the new and unprecedented circumstances in which the country is placed, to the extraordinary character and conduct of that person who is the sole depository of the power, the resources, the population of the French republic. In other times, and under other circumstances, adverting to common difficulties and common dangers incidental to a state of war, I have no difficulty in declaring it to be firmly my private opinion, that our army on its present actual footing, or as it will stand in a very short period, and with a fleet commanding the absolute sovereignty of the sea, we should be entitled to hold in complete contempt any threats of invasion which the enemy might be disposed to hold forth. When I say this, Sir, I mean to apply it not to Great Britain alone, but to Ireland, but to all the dependencies of the British empire. In other times, and in other circumstances, an attempt at invasion would, as now, experience the eminent peril, that all those composing the armament would be sent to the bottom of the sea, or if they were fortunate enough to be able to attempt a landing, they would be dashed in pieces by the cannon, and the arms of those brave men who were ranged on the coast to prevent their approach.
But in adverting to the present times and the present circumstances, it is needless for me to impress on the minds of the committee the necessity of taking much more enlarged and comprehensive views. We have heard, and that too on the highest authority, what the views of the present governors of France are with respect to this country. We have within these few days heard what has been the declarations made by a number of French generals in offering themselves to accompany the Great Consul in the vessel which was to carry to this country the destinies and the vengeance of the republic. What the destinies of France may be I shall not pretend to determine. All that every friend to the tranquillity of mankind can wish is, that they may ultimately lead to the happiness, the justice, and the freedom of the French people, as well as to the restoration of those principles on which essentially depend the repose of Europe. With respect to the other part of the charge I have no hesitation in saying that is of a very different description. We are told that it is to consist of the vengeance of France against this country. That the First Consul will introduce his vengeance on board this ship, in which, with the generals to whom I have alluded, he will take his passage, I have no manner of doubt; or that he is animated with the most ardent desire of introducing this vengeance. I think there is as little reason not to believe. I verily believe, Sir, that if ever Bonaparte attempts a passage across the channel, and desperately endeavors to land on our coasts, he will find the passage more tremendous than that the passage over the Styx, to be beautifully described by one of the finest poets of antiquity.
Strabant oranges primi transmittite cursum, Tandemque manus ripe ulterioris amore, Fata obstat, tristisque palus inamabilis unda, Alligat, et movies Styx interflua coercet.
In this House and in the country I am
sure that I only speak the sentiments of the great majority when I say, that the First Consul of France cherishes as the object dearest to his heart, the destruction of the essential interests, the independence, the very existence of this country. These views have been too distinctly developed and clearly understood to render it necessary for me to enter into any argument on the subject. These views cannot be better explained than by stating them shortly as tending to a degradation of Great Britain from the rank which she has long held among the commonwealths of Europe, to her ultimate reduction to the debased condition of vassalage to France. What may be the result of the views of an individual of the character which the First Consul of France possesses, I shall, not take upon me to say, for it is only easy to determine what can be imputed to the workings of a mind influenced much more by considerations of personal and false glory, than by plans of real advantage. But, directed as he was by considerations of this nature, irregular and extraordinary as was his whole conduct, it is not less necessary to watch against the consequences of the mad proclivities of his ambition, than the more concealed projects of characters of a very opposite description.
When we hear, Sir, of successive armies and fleets being sacrificed in the project of invading this country; when we hear that no repulse, however effectual, will divert him from his plan of injuring this country, and that he could as no sacrifice too great, even when he himself confesses, that the chance of his landing a few thousand men on our shores are greatly against him, when we know this, I contend, Sir, that it is the solemn bounden duty of government to submit to the considerations of Parliament the propriety of taking some effectual steps to protect the country in a state of complete security against an enemy, however violent, and views of hostility however dangerous. It is, Sir, on these principles, that I have now risen to address the committee, and it is on these considerations that I hope the plan which I shall now submit to them, will appear one arising out of the circumstances in which the country is placed. This plan is, that an additional body of fifty thousand men shall be raised, assembled and organised, with all possible expedition. Of this additional force, it is proposed, that forty thousand shall be raised in Great Britain, and ten thousand in Ireland. It is intended that they shall be assembled with the least possible delay, and immediately be placed under the command of military officers of approved character and experience. With respect to the characters of the officers, however, I shall not at present say any thing further, as I shall before I sit down have occasion to revert to the subject. With this force in existence, I trust, Sir, that under the blessings of Providence we shall be placed in a state of complete security against any attack on the part of the enemy, while we shall have application to offensive purpose, a very disposable force. On this part of the subject I will particularly solicit the attention of the Committee. I believe it is not necessary for me to write any time of the Committee in attempting to prove that the consequences of such a system must be highly beneficial. It has, Sir, been too much the subject of regret, that at the commencement of war the state of our military preparations has never at all corresponded with the means or exertions which the country possessed. At the commencement of the late war this advantage was fully experienced. At that time the state of our military power was not at all in proportion with our general resources, with the other means of annoyance which we possessed. As far as I understand our present military system, I think that an important change, sooner or later, cannot be avoided. This is not, indeed, the time for instituting any changes in this very important department of the public service. Such changes can with propriety only be introduced in a period of general tranquillity, but the whole system ought, as soon as possible, to be probed to the bottom, and I trust that whenever a fair opportunity is presented, it will meet with due consideration from parliament. I have merely adverted to this in a casual manner, but now return to the subject more directly under the consideration of the committee.
In the plan which I shall now have the honor of stating to the committee, there are three leading principles. The first is, that a large additional force should be, as speedily as possible collected for the security of the kingdom. The second consideration is, that the services

of the body of forces so raised, shall be extended to every part of the united kingdom. In defence of that part of this system, it is not necessary for me to employ many words. Since the union with Ireland the identity of the two countries is established, and by extending the army of reserve to Ireland, a much larger body of the regular troops will be left applicable to any purpose which may require a regular force. The third principle to which I wish to advert is, that the levies shall be conducted in a manner as little burthensome as possible to the country. It is on these principles that I now go on to explain the details of the plan, by which a very large additional force is to be established. As to the age of those to be included, is meant all males from the age of eighteen to forty five, shall come under its operation. This army, when levied, shall be immediately assembled, and brought into a state of proper discipline under officers to whom I shall presently have occasion to advert. I have already said, that the services of this body, whom I shall characterize by the name of the Army of Reserve, are to be extended to every part of the united kingdom. I have stated the principle on which the extension is proposed; and when I add that it is meant to extend their services to the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, I am confident, that no gentleman can have any reasonable ground of objection. As to the time to which their services are to extend, it has been judged expedient that for billeted men, the period should be four years, and for those acting as substitutes, the period was to be for a similar period, or for six months after the conclusion of a treaty of peace. The mode in which the ballot is to be conducted, is to be similar to the ballot of the militia, as far as they are applicable, all the regulations relative to the assembling of the militia, are to be adhered to. I will very shortly state the grounds on which such an arrangement has been adopted. The ballot, sir, appeared the most effectual and speedy way of procuring the levies. I do not mean to say that voluntary offers of service may not be found of high importance, and adopted to a very considerable extent. On the contrary, I entertain a perfect conviction that the people of this country are sufficiently aware of the importance of the struggle in which we are now engaged. They are aware that the war in which we are so justly and so necessarily engaged, is a war involving all that is most sacred, all that is dearest to man. I know when these feelings are properly excited there will be no want of national spirit, no deficiency of ardour in supporting a cause involving interests of so important a nature. I know what has been done in a great national cause in former times. I can look to the experience of the public spirit of the country in the time of king William, when, in less than six weeks, thirty battalions were organized for the public service. At the same time, sir, giving the highest credit to the spirit, the zeal, and the loyalty of the country, I think it necessary for me to state, that it has been judged expedient to follow the system of the militia ballot, as the speediest and the most effectual mode of raising the necessary supplies. I recollect, sir, what took place in 1757, on the system for calling on each parish to furnish a certain quota of men for manning the navy. At that time the number proposed to be raised was seven thousand. The fact however turned out to be that not more than fourteen hundred were made applicable to the public service. It is from the knowledge of the plan being thus inefficacious, that I am induced not to resort to it, with the view of facilitating the measure which I now propose. The next point to which I will direct the attention of the committee is, the manner in which it is proposed that the appointment of the officers shall be conducted. On this point I have a few observations to offer to the committee. I think, generally, that it is highly important, in appointing officers, not to resort to those who have a qualification to be appointed officers in the militia regiments. We know, sir, already, that in consequence of the augmentation of the militia to seventy thousand, there has been a necessity of recurring to the appointment of officers not recognized by the original laws of the militia. In the late war, sir, we found a similar inconvenience. As now, we were obliged to have recourse to similar resources, and having said that, I consider their further adoption highly impolitic, I shall beg leave to state the sources from which I conceive that an adequate number of able officers may be procured. The committee cannot have forgotten that, at the conclusion of the late war, twenty battalions of troops, whose term of service was limited to a particular period, were disbanded. Of the officers employed in so very considerable a body of troops, though a number were afterwards employed in the army, yet it is proper for me to state, that a very large proportion are now unemployed, and ready to proffer their services at a moment's notice. From this body of men, a very large proportion of able and zealous officers might, without the smallest difficulty be obtained. But there were many other channels from which officers for the ar-
my of reserve may be procured. We have, sir, the whole body of the half-pay officers, among whom, I am sure, are to be found individuals whose talents and whose services entitle them to be employed at a moment when whatever there exists of talent ought to be made subservient to the public interest. But there are various other sources from which we can derive a supply of excellent officers. There are many gentlemen whose domestic connections, and whose essential interests do not permit them to continue in the army at a time when foreign service is rendered essential. These considerations we cannot fail to respect, and no one can doubt their readiness to take the most active part in the general service of their country, if there was any prospect held out of their taking an active part for its honor and interests. In this quarter I am sure that I anticipate all that the most sanguine expectation can hope for. I bring those officers who have for a long time served in the pay of the East India Company; there are many officers now in this country who, I am confident, would willingly offer their services at the present moment. If it should be found necessary we can also recur to the services of the officers of the Militia Regiments, who during last war distinguished themselves in Ireland, and who, in point of knowledge of all the details of military discipline, rank high among men of the first military character. I do not think that I am pressing this matter too far when I refer to the effectual assistance which in providing officers for the additional force to be raised, may be drawn from the half for carrying on the recruiting service. The gentleman who is now at the head of the department is, indeed, sir, himself a host. The Recruiting Staff is on the whole so constituted, that for temporary purposes, and with a view of introducing the new levies in the first instance, they could not fail of proving of the most effectual service. While I am enumerating so many sources, from which supplies of officers may be derived, I cannot pass over the corps of Marines, a body of men whose conduct has, on all occasions, been worthy of the highest admiration, and who, during the late war, discovered such claims to the respect and gratitude of their country. From these officers on half pay in this most valuable body, a most important augmentation of the national strength might be effected. It may be objected, sir, and I am, in some measure prepared for the objection, that according to the principles which I lay down, the same sort of principle ought to have been extended to the Irish Militia. My answer to this objection is short, tho' decisive. When the General Militia Bill was last before Parliament, the object was merely to simplify and methodize the existing laws, and therefore a Bill which professes to be bro't in on very different principles, and for different objects, ought at least, whatever encouragement and approbation it met with, not to be confounded with another system of a very different nature. Having gone through these less important details, it is now my duty to describe how the plan is to be reduced to practice. I begin with explaining how the number to be provided for are to be drawn. For the counties of England there are not much upwards of thirty thousand, which is nearly the amount of what the Militia were when in profound peace, and before the augmentations of the Supplementary Militia took place. It is meant, sir, that the city of London, the Tower Hamlets, and the Cinque Ports, which have not hitherto contributed to the Militia, shall furnish somewhat above three thousand more. Scotland is to furnish six thousand as a fair proportion; and ten thousand are to be raised in Ireland, as the proportion to be furnished by that part of the United Kingdom. On this part of the subject I wish to direct the attention of the committee to the actual state of the demand for military purposes at present, and during the late war. I wish the committee to see, and fairly to consider what was the proportion of the population then called for, and now demanded for the public security. The fact is, that during the late war the Militia of Great Britain, including fourteen thousand forces, which, however, were never properly employed, was equal to a hundred and fourteen thousand men. Now reckoning for England seventy thousand Militia, for Scotland eight thousand, for Ireland eighteen thousand, as the law now stands, the whole will be found to be a force not more considerable than was furnished at a time when reasons for exertion were not so evidently urgent. On the score of the pressure of the measure, I think, therefore, I have shown that it is not liable to any particular objection. I come now, sir, to advert to a very important part of the plan. I mean to refer to the exemptions which it has been thought proper to establish. In whatever exemptions I keep propose, I have endeavoured to keep, as nearly as possible, light of the provisions adopted when the bill for calling out the supplementary Militia was published. In the exemptions which I have now to mention, I shall deviate in as few instances as possible. It is hardly neces-
sary for me to state, that all officers in his Majesty's service, that all privates connected with any particular regiment; that all officers on the half-pay, and all privates in the same situation, shall not be subject to the ballot. The next class of exemptions to which I shall advert, is the case of the resident members of the two Universities. In Scotland the resident members, of the Scotch Universities are to be exempted by a clause in their own militia bill. The clergy holding livings, and licenced preachers are to be formerly to enjoy an exemption. I am sensible, sir, that in alluding to this last class of exemptions, it will be necessary for me to say a few words in the way of explanation. I have to observe generally then, sir, that while the principle of toleration, which has been religiously preserved since the accession of the Brunswick family to the throne, will be respected, care shall be taken to prevent the repetition of abuses which have been deservedly the subject of complaint. The artificers in his majesty's dock-yards are as usual to be exempted. All poor persons having more than one child under age of ten years, are also to be exempted from the operation of the plan. As to yeomanry and volunteers, I cannot but express myself in the warmest terms of their important services to the country. No man is more ready than I am to do justice to their disinterested and patriotic conduct. No man can speak of them with more respect and affection. At the same time, sir, when speaking of a measure, which will operate with such considerable pressure, it is proper that in forming exemptions, we should not go beyond what fairness and justice should prescribe. Applying this principle to the volunteers, it is intended, that the exemption shall extend only to those corps which were actually introduced on the day when his majesty's last message was delivered. To this extent the exemption appeared founded on fairness and justice. But to extend it farther might have the appearance of undue partiality. Having so long occupied the attention of the House, I have now only to add a few more observations. I conceive, sir, that the measure which is now proposed to the Committee, is one, which if carried into effect, will alike support the glory of the country in the prosecution of the contest, and tend to bring it to a speedy termination. I believe, I shall not be contradicted, when I say, that there is no more effectual way of carrying on the contest with honor and glory to the country, than by placing in the hands of government such a large disposable force as the measure which I have been recommending is calculated to afford. On the other hand, the effect of such a system in shortening the system, cannot be less conclusive. I need not remind the Committee how much stress has been laid on the war, which was waged against our financial resources. Happily, sir, we have already made such arrangements as will effectually defeat his projects in this respect, and we have now, only, to teach him, that if he was disappointed in his views of gaining any advantage over us, by endeavouring to ruin us by a war of finance, he was equally erroneous in his calculations, when he supposed, that the energy and the resources of the country were not equal to every emergency. I firmly believe, sir, that the adoption of this, or of some similar measure, will not only have the effect of discouraging Bonaparte, that his wild and ferocious scheme must be frustrated, but that it must enable us to attack him in some of his weak and vulnerable points, and with all his appearance of power, weak and vulnerable points he goes down, and ultimately force him, instead of locking abroad to the destruction of foreign nations, to survey his own internal situation, which was much more precarious than he was perhaps at present disposed to imagine. I believe, sir, that the system for which I have been contending, would produce perfect security at home, and by convincing the First Consul of France that the spirit of Englishmen never can be subdued, induce him to listen to proposals of an amicable description. The right hon. Gentleman concluded his very able speech by moving first for an Address to his majesty, thanking him for his gracious message, and assuring him of cordial support. The motion was agreed to nem. con. He next moved that the Chairman be instructed to move for leave to bring in a bill for raising a large additional force for the more effectual defence of the country and the more vigorous prosecution of the war.
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FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.  Concerning the Washington and Jefferson Judiciary System.  THE present government of the United States, (legislative and executive) has been most vehemently attacked upon the subject of the judiciary department. What have they done? In the year 1789, the first judiciary law and the first judiciary system of the U. States was framed by Mr. Adams, Mr. Ellsworth, governor Strong, judge Patterson, Mr. Vining, doctor Johnson, judge Bassett, Mr. King, governor J. Henry, Mr. Carroll, Mr. R. H. Lee, governor Johnston and Mr. Few in the Senate. Mr. Ellsworth was the draughtsman of the first judiciary law, passed in the presidency of, and approved by Washington. The Adams judiciary law of 1801, deprived the judges of the supreme court of the United States, of their right and power of original jurisdiction in nearly all matters affecting the persons of the citizens and of private foreigners, and nearly in all matters relating to private property, private contracts, commercial transactions, &c. also in cases where the United States are a party; and in short nearly the whole of their power to hold jury trials, and to entertain originally private and criminal suits. That law, in fact, deprived them of the powers, offices and duties of judges of the circuit courts of the United States . It left them only judges of the appellate court in federal and private cases, and judges of the court for certain public cases. Thus did the judiciary act of the legislature of 1801, with the approbation of president Adams, abrogate the body and substance of the powers, duties and offices of the judges under the judiciary system of the United States, as it was formed, adopted and established by the Washington administration. The exception against the judiciary law of the United States and against the Jefferson administration is that they abrogated this alteration of the Washington judiciary system of 1789, by the restoration of their circuit and original powers, duties and offices to Messrs. Marshall, Cushing, Paterson, Chase, Washington and Moore. It is a part of the powers and duties of the legislature to give a right constitution to the courts of law. If one legislature could deprive the present judges though appointed for life, of the far greater part of their powers, or in other words of their respective offices, the question occurs whether another legislature could not and ought not to restore those powers to them in their original form, substance and extent. Had any of the six supreme judges died or resigned after the Adams judiciary law of 1801, the restoration of the Washington system into the hands of the judges appointed for life under it would have become impracticable; but happily for the constitution they all remained alive to be restored to the places to which they had been commissioned for life. If the principles on which the arguments against the last repealing law are found to be sound, this reasoning as to the Washington system and the original judges is conceived to be irrefragable. The power to modify the courts of law, was exercised with a strong hand by the framers of the Adams law of 1801, in the case of the six judges of the supreme court of the U. S. already stated. But in the cases of the district judges in the several states, a no less strong hand was applied by the framers of that act, for they deprived all those sixteen district judges of their powers, duties and offices as judges of the circuit courts of the United States. This was done by the new modelling of the Washington circuit courts. Thus did the Adams system of 1801, turn all the judges of the circuit courts of the United States off the bench, up into the supreme court, or down into the district courts. To shew, in the strongest light possible, the unreserved manner in which the Legislature of 1801, with the consent of President Adams, exercised a controul over the constitutions of the Courts and over the offices of the Judges appointed during good behaviour, and of course (with good behaviour) for life, the 24th Section of Mr. Adams's Judiciary law need only be examined. As it will not be credited, that Mr. Jefferson and the Legislature of 1801-2, could be censured by any man, who passed or countenanced that 24th Section, its own words (as in page 249 vol. 5 U. S. Laws) are given: "And be it further enacted, that the district Courts of the United States, in and for the districts of Tennessee and Kentucky shall be and are hereby abolished ; and that all and singular the powers, authority and jurisdiction of said Courts (that is the whole powers and offices of the two annihilated District Judges of Kentucky and Tennessee) shall be and hereby are vested in and shall be exercised by the circuit Courts, by this act directed to be holden, in and for the districts of East Tennessee, West Tennessee and Kentucky respectively, within the limits of their respective Jurisdictions; and that the Circuit Judges to be appointed for the sixth Circuit aforesaid severally shall be invested with, possess and exercise all and singular the powers, now vested by law in the
District Judges of the United States." That is, the new Circuit Judges were invested with the very and proper offices of which the District Judges were deprived. After a calm and attentive perusal of this 24th Section of Adams's Judiciary law of February 1801, whereby two judgeships for life are abolished, let this honest and judicious Nation pass its high sentence on those, who declare it to have been unconstitutional in the Jefferson Judiciary to restore those two District Judges to their seats in the District and circuit Courts, and the six supreme Judges to their seats in the Circuit Courts, according to the Washington judiciary law of September 1789.  JURICOLA.   WASHINGTON CITY.   MONDAY, August 29.   THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.  We have heard much lately of the triumphs of federalism. It has been said that the eyes of the people were at length opened; and that the present administration were rapidly losing their confidence. How true this representation is, let the following facts shew. In North Carolina, the elections appear to have been warmly contested. Circular letters by federal members of Congress, replete with misrepresentation of facts and unjust reasoning, have been circulated thro' the state with the greatest zeal. The most distinguished characters among the federalists have offered themselves as candidates for seats in Congress. They have all shared one common fate, with the exception of a single individual. Even governor Davies, the late envoy, who co-operated in the restoration of amity between this country and France, who is acknowledged to be a man of eminent talents and of great personal worth, and who is represented to have recently held himself aloof from the violence of party, has failed by the great majority of 823. North Carolina, which in the late Congress, sent six republican to four federal members, will, in the ensuing Congress, send eleven republican members to one federal member; and we understand that this candidate had not a majority of all the votes given. In KENTUCKY, six republican members, the whole delegation, are elected. The accounts from TENNESSEE are not complete. But we learn that there is no division in that state on the ground of political principles. Taking the aggregate representatives of these states, and comparing them with those in the last Congress, they will stand thus:      Repub.  Fed.      In the next Congress,  19  1    In the last Congress,  9  4     From which it appears that the republicans have gained 9, and the federalists have lost 3. This is the mighty triumph of federalism, whose clamorous strains resound through the union!   NORTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS.  From GALEY'S Paper.  We have received the following returns of the elections recently held in this state for members of Congress, viz. In this district, Richard Stanford, esq. is elected by a majority of 1691 votes. Though Mr. Jones (as stated in our last) had a majority of 50 votes in this county, the returns from Chatham and Orange, (which are as follows) give the above majority in favor of Mr. Stanford.      Stanford.  Jones.      Orange,  1204  353    Chatham,  993  8     In Fayetteville district, Major S. Purviance is elected by a majority 486 votes. The following is the list of the poll:            Purviance,  -  2196    McFarland,  -  1710    Lanier,  -  1226     Mr. Hay only a few votes. In Halifax district, it is next to certain, that Willis Alston, esq. is elected. The following is the state of the poll, as far as it is received.      Alston.  Devie.      Halifax county,  799  341    Northampton,  411  246    Bertie, upper election,  54  89    Watsford's,  78  00     The principal election in Bertie, we have not heard from, nor precisely from Martin county, though we hear Gen. Davies had a majority of upwards of 200 in it. There is no doubt, however, of Mr. Alston's election. In Newbern district, we have assurances that William Blackledge, esq. is elected, though we have the returns only from two counties, viz.      Blackledge.  Stanly.      Johnson,  427  221    Lenoir,  358  72     In Edenton district, we understand Thomas Wynns, esq. is elected by a

large majority, though we have not received a particular statement of the poll. In the Tarborough district, we hear that the election has been a very close one. Our information makes it probable that Col. Thomas Blount is elected. He had a majority of upwards of 800 votes in Edgecombe; Mr. Kennedy had a majority in all the other counties which had been heard from. The returns from Hyde and Tyrrel had not been received. Without these, Col. Blount had a majority of 126, and it was expected that the event of these two counties would not materially change the result, as it was expected that the majority in favour of Mr. Kennedy in Tyrrel, would be met by an equal majority in Hyde for Col. Blount. This, it is well known, is not an election on principle, both candidates being republicans.
In the Rockingham district, we have not heard certainly, though there is little doubt M. D. Williams is elected. The following was the vote in Randolph county: Williams 801—W. Nash 216—Th. Lacey 1. Ant. Brown had no vote in this county.
In Person, we have heard that Mr. Lacey had a majority of upwards of 100. Guilford, Rockingham, and Caswell, we have no accounts from. In Wilmington District, it is supposed Col. Gillaspie is elected. We have a complete return, however, only from Sampson county, which is as follows: James Gillaspie 478—A. D. Moore 417.
In Duplin county, it is stated that Col. Gillaspie had four fifths of the votes. From the Salisbury, Morganton and Salem Districts, we have not yet received returns; but we have no doubt that Republicans will be elected from each, so that we can congratulate the friends of Republicanism and of the present Administration, on our having elected 11 out of 12 Representatives, from Republicans. In the last Congress we had only six out of ten.
FROM THE WARRENTON PAPER. CONGRESS. First district, Thomas Wynns. Eighth district, Richard Stanford. Fourth district, William Blackledge (vice Mr. Stanly).—All Republicans. Mr. Alston was elected by a majority of 823.
TENNESSEE ELECTIONS. Statement of votes in four respective counties for Governor.    Counties  Sevier.  Roane.    Washington,  741  288    Carter,  398  98    Greene,  652  253    Sullivan,  507  260     2293  899    Majority for Sevier in the four counties, 1399
Statement of votes in four respective counties for members of Congress.    Counties  Rhea.  Campbell.  Dickson.  Cocke.    Washington 999  802  746  471    Greene,  841  532  815  456    Carter,  471  188  196  280    Sullivan,  745  565  660  287  
Extract of a letter from Thomas Appleton Esq. American Consul at Leghorn, to the Secretary of State dated, May 29th 1803. “Yesterday I obtained from the Governor, who is chief of the Sanita, or Health office, after months of unavailing efforts, considering the total impossibility of his ascertaining at what time and in what places the yellow fever may exist or subside in the ports of the United States, that every Captain of a vessel, who shall be the bearer of a patent or bill of health declaring “that no contagious fever reigns in the town,” and certified by the Mayor or first Magistrate, by the chief of the Health-Office, and by the naval officers of the port, then such vessel shall be subject only to the usual term of 24 days quarantine, and that the merchandise may remain on board during the period, free from the tax of one per cent, but that all vessels not provided with this document shall positively endure the rigor of the present existing law.”
Extract of a letter from an officer on board the United States frigate New York, to Dr. William Rogers of this City.
April 25th 1803 off Sardinia—Early in the morning the gunner's mate had been returning the signal lanterns into the gunner's store-room, as usual, and also to the match which is kept burning during the night. He returned and the gunner went immediately down into the cock-pit, and it seems took a light into the store room to see if every thing was properly secured, when from the snuff of the candle or otherwise, fire was communicated to a considerable quantity of powder upwards of an hundred weight. The explosion took place precisely at 8 o'clock, those in the cock-pit suffered beyond conception, though most of them have survived.
The gunner “Morrill” died the following night and also a boy named Hamilton. Mr. Shulis died in about thirty-six hours. Burrier, captain's clerk died since our arrival here (Malta). Dr. Weems is yet ill, though recovering fast, as likewise are Mr. Alexis, midshipman, Kenady, purser's steward, M'Gee, marine, Mr. Lewis, midshipman, and Mr. Israel well. The explosion blew the gun deck and quarter deck hatchets up—started the magazine, wardroom and cabin bed-heads. Exertion alone saved us. The fire was extinguished in one hour.
Extract of a letter from Gibraltar, dated June 16, to a gentleman in Norfolk. “There is a Portuguese 74 just arrived from a cruise off Algiers, which had an engagement with two Algerine frigates and nine zebeks. She captured one of the zebeks of 16 guns, but in falling calm, they were enabled to fend off boats, which towed in the frigates and the eight remaining zebeks, otherwise there is no doubt but the Portuguese ship would have captured and destroyed the most of them.”
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Bordeaux, to his friend in Boston, dated June 29.
Since the declaration of war we have had much trouble with American seamen; many left their vessels to enter on board French privateers. The Consul was determined to prevent such conduct, and applied to the officers of government, to know if it was allowed to captains of privateers to induce seamen from their respective vessels, by making large offers. They assured the Consul that it was not allowed, and that they would lend their assistance in preventing such conduct. The Commissary of Marine very readily gave his aid, and not only threatened the captains with imprisonment, but stopped, at the Consul's request, the Blond, a French privateer, (formerly the America of Salem,) for a week, until the captain had delivered to the Consul 16 American seamen he had shipped, who are now in prison, and will be sent home, I believe, to take their trial as an example.
Fifty other American seamen, who were about entering on board corsairs, were arrested by the Commissary of Police by the Consul's request, and, after a few days confinement, were distributed on board the different American vessels, and are not allowed to come on shore. Without these severe steps not an American vessel would have had a man to go to sea with; and had the same measures been pursued here the last war, so many of our seamen would not have fallen into the hands of the British.
Extract of a letter, dated Savannah, Ga. 27th July, 1803. “The crops of cotton in S. Carolina and Georgia, from present appearances will be very great, unless the Caterpillar and Bug should attack it; if it should so happen, they will make their appearance in the latter part of August. The cultivation of tobacco and rice in Georgia, since the introduction of cotton, has been very sparing. Of indigo none raised. The last winter was extremely cold for this latitude; a person will feel the cold more sensibly here than at the northward. The spring has been very backward, but the present season is very promising. Cargoes of Africans, by the way of the West-Indies and Bahamas, are smuggled into this state, the average price, as they are sold here, is 100L this currency, at 4s. 8d. to the dollar. Report says there has been an additional cession of lands by the Creek Indians to this state.”
Hague, June 21. At the sitting of the legislative body, this day, a message was read from the government, announcing, that this republic is obliged, as an ally of France, to take part in the war: that it now only remains for us to put our trust in Divine protection and the justice of our cause. It then announces that it has satisfied the desires of the First Consul, and placed the Batavian army under the order of the French commander.
Captain Story, arrived at New-York from Halifax, put into Prospect July 29, and was informed, that the British Packet Lady Hobart was lost on the Banks of Newfoundland. The passengers and crew all saved, and arrived at Halifax.
Capt. Annesley, of the ship three fisters, arrived at Philadelphia, from London, on the 15th ult. in lat. 30, long. 56, between eleven and twelve o'clock, P. M. saw a COMET bearing nearly due east, and about 4 degrees above the horizon. In size it appeared about half as large as the moon at full, and produced a brilliant light; the horizon being cloudy, its rising was obscured from us. It was in view about a quarter of an hour, and was then again obscured by clouds. From its direction, in all probability it to be the same which appeared in 1651, and was to appear again in 1759—From the beginning of July to the time of the
comet's appearance, there was a constant succession of thick and rainy weather, with heavy wind, more like to November weather than midsummer. On the day succeeding the comet's appearance, an entire change took place, with a clear atmosphere and mild weather.
London papers by the Caledonia, from Liverpool, as late as the 13th of July, afford no news of importance. The Mediation of Russia was hardly expected to take place; altho' Couriers were frequent between London and Petersburg. No hostile movement had yet taken place against Spain, but momentarily expected.
ALEXANDRIA THEATRE. To-morrow evening, August 30, will be repeated the much admired Comedy, called, JOHN BULL, Or an ENGLISHMAN'S FIRE SIDE—To conclude with an E. L. L. g in character by Mr. Bernard. To which will be added the (for the second time) The admirable musical entertainment called THE 63D. LETTER.
PATENT GUN LOCK. The subscriber offers for sale the right of making and using Edward West's improvement in Gun Locks, which is considered by judges of the art the most perfect in every point of view, and more particularly to the army and militia of the United States. There are two very great advantages resulting from this improvement, the first is, that no accident can possibly happen by a gun going off at half cock as it has in that situation no connection with the dog, consequently not with the trigger or any other external part of the lock. It cannot possibly catch at half cock as there is no notch that the dog can catch on and the counter dog is so placed in the act of cocking, as not to be reformed but by the cock first falling or being let down. The great security in this improvement ought certainly to recommend it to general use, to avoid the innumerable accidents that has and must unavoidably happen from the present plan, in guns going off at half cock, &c. Application made to Mr. Rhodes, city of Washington, will be communicated, and attended to, where I shall attend at the sitting of Congress. THOMAS V. WEST.
STRAYED OR STOLEN. ON Saturday night, August 20, from the Capitol Hill—a bright Bay HORSE, 15 hands high, about 9 years old, his right hind footlock is mixed with grey hairs—his left hind foot has a little white high his hoof—along his belly, on both sides, are spots occasioned by a furrier—on his back are two very small white spots—a handsome full eyed horn, natural trotter, shod all round. Whoever returns him to the subscriber shall receive, if frayed away, Ten dollars, if stolen Twenty dollars for the horse and harness. JAMES MATHERS, Sen. August 29.
NOTICE. AS the difference between Mr. Donnell and myself (of which due notice was given the public on the 24th inst.) is in a fair way to be settled in a court of equity the public are requested to suspend their opinion, until a decision takes place, which I anticipate will be a complete refutation of the insinuation contained in the said notice—and I have no doubt will convince Mr. Donnell that he had no just cause to apprehend any evil, from the public's obedient servant. WM. CHERRY.
FOR SALE. WILL be sold to the highest bidder, at the house of Henry Ingle, Capitol Hill, on Monday the 5th of September next, at 10 o'clock, A.M. Handsome Household Furniture: viz. Mahogany dining, card and tea tables, do. bureaus, candle and wash stands, do. Knile Cases, Bed and Low Post Bed Steads: And sundry other Goods too tedious to enumerate. A CREDIT OF NINE MONTHS Will be given for all purchases over Twenty Dollars, by giving Bonds or Notes, with approved security, and bearing interest from the day of sale: for all sums under Twenty Dollars Cash will be required. JES. CONNER, Auctioneer. August 27, 1803.
NOTICE. The partnership of William Cherry and John Donnell, of the City of Washington, under the firm of “Cherry and Donnell,” is this day dissolved—the conduct of the said Cherry having been such as to render the measure indispensably necessary on the part of the subscriber. All persons indebted to the said partnership are hereby warned not to make payment to the said Cherry; and the subscriber will not be answerable for any debts contracted on account of the co-partnership, by the said Cherry after this date. JOHN DONNELL. City of Washington, 25th Aug. 1803.
FOR SALE By LEWIS CLEPHAN East of the Branch bank on F. street City of Washington.
PAINTERS COLORS OF ALL SORTS. White Lead in kegs Red Lead, and dry, Spruce Ochre, Stone-Ochre of superior Patent Yellow, quality, Gold Litage, Turkey Umber, Prussian Blue, 1st and Vermilion, 2nd quality, Burnt Umber, Kings Yellow, Painsers Brushes of all Liquefied oil and spirits of turpentine, Window glass to 12—3 by 10, and 7 by 9. Gold and silver leaf by the pack or book, Large sheet glass cut to any size. Gentlemen sending their orders will have them neatly placed and on moderate terms. All orders from the country will be carefully attended to. August 3. KAWL.
LANDS FOR SALE. THE subscriber wishes to sell a tract of land situated near the foot of the Blue Ridge and Short Hills in Loudoun county Virginia, bounded partly by Potomac river within two miles of Harper's Ferry and the mouth of Shenandoah. It is of strong good soil, answering perfectly well for Pflister of Paris, and contains by patent 2340 acres. It is so well known as a valuable and fine tract of land that a further description is unnecessary to those who incline to purchase will naturally view and examine it. A clear and indisputable title will be given by the subscriber. There is no mortgage, judgment, debt, lease, claim or demand whatever against any part, it having been always let to tenants at low annual rents who are rated and mortgage at will; but the occupying tenants (through favor only) have been permitted to claim from any coming in tenant one half of the deposit money as may be let between them, for the improvements and good will, the other half going to the landlord. There are at present fifteen or sixteen tenants upon the estate at very low rent—and it is recommended as an object well worth the attention of any person who would purchase the whole or part it into 15 or 16 farms to the residence tenants, or others wishing to purchase part of it. The terms of sale are a portion of one fourth paid down in money, or in approved negotiable paper, and the remainder in one or three years as may be agreed upon carrying interest from the day of sale. Application may be made personally, or by letter, to the subscriber residing at Washington on Potomac river, near to Alexandria, to James Atkinson near the premises, or to Mr. John Janney in tenant in Alexandria. THOMAS ALWOOD DIOGES. July 15, 1803. raw2m
IN CHANCERY. Territory of Columbia, Washington County, to wit: Charles Daught, and John Blagge, and K. W. Wright, and the said Charles Daught, administrator of Wm. Daught deceased, complainants against George Walker, defendant. THE bill states that the defendant George Walker, on the twenty third day of January one thousand eight hundred and two, in order to secure the payment of eighteen thousand eight hundred twenty doll. twenty six cents, to William Daught and Charles Daught of the city of New York merchants, executed in addition to a bond for the same purpose, the deed exhibited by the complainant. The object of the bill is to foreclose any equity of redemption which the said George Walker has, or may suppose himself to have under the said bond, and to obtain a sale of the premises under a decree of this honorable court. It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the said George Walker is absent from, and does not reside at this time within the Territory of Columbia, but is abroad in some part now unknown, and is believed to be on his way to the said Territory, and is daily expected therein. It is ordered that the said George Walker be notified of the object of this bill, and required to appear before this honorable court, in person or by solicitor, on the third Monday in September next, to answer the allegations of the bill of the complainants, and that in the mean time a copy of this order be published, once in each week, for three successive weeks in the National Intelligencer, printed in the city of Washington, and in the Morning Chronicle printed in the city of New York, before the twelfth day of September next. Woodward Solicitor for the claimant. By order, URIAH FORRESTER, clerk of the circuit court of the District of Columbia for the county of Washington. August 15. raw3t
Maryland, July 11, 1803. Thomas Johnson's Creditors vs. In Chancery. The following claims viz. Patrick Magrath, Doctor David Stewart Patrick Wheeler, and John Davidson against the estate of the said Thomas Johnson are not established to the Chancellor's satisfaction. He will, on application at any time, after the fifteenth day of September next, proceed to decide finally on any of the said claims, provided a copy of this order be served the person claiming, or informed in the National Intelligencer three times before 20th day of Aug. next. Depositions taken before a single magistrate will be received as evidence. In the case of a claim against a deceased person, the parties own affidavit is always required by this court. Claims passed by the orphan's court are generally admitted unless afterwards disputed. True copy, Teil, SAMUEL HARVEY HOWARD, Reg. Court Chan. July, 29. raw3t
Patent Horizontal Wind-Mill. The subscriber offers to the gentlemen farmers and others of Maryland, and the other states, an invention, which for utility has not been exceeded by any piece of mechanism which this or perhaps the last century can boast of. It is a peculiarly, though simply, constructed horizontal Wind-Mill, adapted to the grinding of all sorts of grain, and at the same time threshing out wheat and rice, fanning them and pounding the latter, powdering plaster of Paris, cutting tobacco, &c. &c. Its attitude to all those various and useful purposes, will be more easily and justly estimated by a view of the machine itself, than from any description that can be given here. A model of this wind-mill can be viewed on Federal Hill, where it is kept for the convenience of showing it in operation, by applying to Mr. March, No. 4, fourth G. street, by whom also the terms will be made known or the model, only to erect a mill by, or for the patent right for a whole state or by JOHN BAPTISTE AVELINE, The Inventor, Havre de Grace.
ORDINANCE. Of his Danish Majesty, defining what is to be observed by foreign vessels in regard to quarantine regulations. HIS Majesty the King most graciously ordered by his mandate of the 12th of October last, that whenever any accounts are received of the existence of the yellow fever in the United States of America, or when no particular advice is received to the contrary from the minister resident there, all American vessels which are not provided with health certificates from the beginning of the month of July until the end of the year are to submit to certain quarantine regulations, and even if they are provided with such certificates, these vessels are still prohibited from communicating with the shore, before they have been visited by the appointed health physician, and if it has the least suspicion, then the vessel must be dealt with accordingly, in conformity to which, no American vessels during such a time shall be piloted, except having hoisted the green flag. Which gracious command is hereby published for the regulation of all concerned. Given at the Danish Royal Chancery, on the 5th of November, 1802. 1. Every vessel belonging to our dominions shall have a green flag on board, to be used as prescribed hereafter. 2. Whenever a vessel arrives from a place where there has been contagion, and in all other cases of suspicion, such as having been visited by any vessel from the Barbary coast, having bales of merchandise on board from suspected places, and having not undergone a quarantine in any other place, or having had any suspicious symptoms on board during the voyage, then the green flag shall be hoisted at the head of the mainmast, before any communication is had with any person whatever from the shore, and before anchor is cast. 3. The commander of any vessel offending against these orders, shall pay a fine of five hundred dollars, (400 dollars) to the dangerous consequences arising from his misconduct; but if otherwise he shall be punished with 12 years labor in irons during his life. Any vessel having had communication with another vessel that is suspicious, shall be subject to the same regulations and restrictions. 4. Should such a vessel be under the necessity of immediate communication with the shore, she must hoist her own national colors from the foretop, or under the green flag if she has no foremast. 5. After hoisting the color on the foretop, the signal for a pilot, the pilot shall immediately go on board, but not leave the ship until the health physician has visited her—and for every day that the pilot is detained, he shall receive one rix dollar. 6. To prevent unnecessary delays to such vessels, as are arrived from places that might be suspected, (such as the Mediterranean or the West Indies) but still are free from contagion, not having been in infected places, nor having any infected merchandise on board, and not having had a communication with any vessel which could be suspected—nor had any one sick or dead during the voyage, we do order that for such cases all pilots shall be provided with barks as hereinafter written, which the captain and mate of such vessel shall sign, viz. Underwritten N. commander of the ship, N. arrived from N. and N. W. mate of the said vessel, declare to their certain knowledge that neither any of their crew, or any other person, or any merchandise or thing of whatever kind on board the said vessel is infected with contagion or dangerous disease, and the said vessel has not been visited by any cruiser in the African coast or the Levant, and had no one sick or sick with an infectious fever during the voyage, to help us God and his holy word; and if this deposition be found false, we subject ourselves to the laws of the land. 10. Planks of this deposition will be printed in different languages, for the use of foreign vessels that may be subject to the quarantine regulations. As foreign vessels may not always be provided with a green flag, the pilots are bound to have one continually in readiness to be hoisted in aforementioned cases. If the green flag has been used longer than for one day, the pilot shall receive two rix dollars for the same, but the vessel may then keep it. Any vessel failing from the port of New York for his majesty's dominions from the 1st of July to the last of December, must be provided with (besides the usual bill of health) a certificate from the Danish vice-consul, Mr. Hammerkin resident at No. 78, Pearl street where attendance will be given. New York, July 29.
TO COTTON MANUFACTURERS. THE Subscriber offers to make the following machinery, and to set them to work in any part of the United States. Carding engines, either single or double, with flat cards or top rollers, as may be required, and the cylinders of any length from 20 to 32 inches. Drawing frames, with as many systems as shall be required—each system having three or four heads (according as they are ordered) will draw from 20 to 25lb. of cotton per day. Roving frames, with any number of heads, each having two roving cans, will rove from 20 to 25lb. per day. Water spinning frames, of 34 spindles; (42 on a side) which will spin from two to two and a half barks on each spindle per day, the barks being 340 yards in length. Mules, of from 60 to 216 spindles each, which will spin from an experienced hand, from one to one and a half barks per spindle, daily. Twisting frames, to double and twist the yarn into two or three threads, for stockings, fringes, netting, tanboughing, &c. Looms, for weaving any width with the fly shuttle, either single or double box. Warping mills, either woollen, cotton or linen yarn. PETER EITONHEAD. Philadelphia July 13t

50 DOLLARS REWARD. RAN away from the subscriber living at Top's Creek in the county of Wilmington, lead, and state of Virginia, on the 19th inst. a negro man named FRANK, by trade a blacksmith, of a tawny complexion, long visage, and remarkable fine for voice; about forty-five years of age, five feet four or six inches high, straight limb. He generally wears a long tail'd coat, but it is not known certainly what clothes he took with him—he may easily be detected, as he has taken with him one of his youngest sons named John, who is not more than 9 years of age and is of a very black complexion and a poor village, like his father. I am inclined to think, Frank has some friends in the large town particularly Alexandria or Baltimore. In the former, of which, or its neighborhood, he has a free brother by the name of Rogers, who did live near Dr. Smith's, upon Ravenworth in the county of Fairfax. The above reward will be given to any person who will secure said Frank, with his son, and give information thereof to the subscriber. And 100 dollars if taken out of the state, and the money paid a soon as I get him. RICHARD STUART. July 20.
PRINTING INK OF AN EXCELLENT QUALITY, FOR SALE AT TIMOTHY CALDWELL'S Near the West Market, City of Wash- ington, who has to Let on Ground Rent a number of Lots in eligible situa- tions. June 22.
LOTS FOR SALE. IN eligible situations, and upon very ad- vantageous terms—a plan of the several squares in which they are contained may be seen and terms thereof by applying to ROBERT W. PEACOCK. Attorney at Law and conveyancer. FOR SALE. For a term of 5 years, A likely young and healthy NEGRO MAN, about 23 years of age for sale by ROBERT M'CLEAN. Washington May 23.
BY AUTHORITY. SCHEME OF A LOTTERY, To build a Catholic Cathedral Church in the City of Baltimore. Dollars. 1 prize of 20,000 1 do 10,000 2 do 5,000 5 do 1,000 10 do 500 15 do 250 20 do 100 200 do 50 200 do 25 250 do 10 250 do 5 1 first drawn ticket after 2500, having a blank to its number, 500 1 do after 4,000 do 500 1 do after 6,000 do 500 1 do after 8,000 do 500 1 do after 10,000 do 500 1 do after 12,000 do 500 1 do after 15,000 do 500 1 do after 18,000 do 500 1 do after 20,000 do 500 1 last drawn ticket, which may have a blank to its number, 500 1144 Prizes, 410,000 1525 Blank tickets—Not two to a prize. 41,000 tickets, at 10 dollars each, 210,000 The lucky purple of this lottery—the many very valuable prizes offered, and there no being two blank to a prize, are consider- rations which give the managers reason to hope for a rapid sale of the tickets. The drawing will commence as soon as a sufficient number of tickets shall be sold to authorise it; and thirty days after the completion of the drawing, the prize will be paid to the fortunate adventurers; subject to a deduction of fifteen per cent. Such prizes as shall not be claimed within twelve months after the drawing is finished, shall be considered as re- linquished for the benefit of the church. For the satisfaction of those at a distance, it may be necessary to mention, that the man- agers have given bond to the mayor and city council in the sum of 120,000 dollars, for the due payment of the prizes which may be drawn. Tickets to be had of the managers, or of such persons as may be appointed by them. Managers. Right Rev. Bishop Carroll, Rev. Francis Beeton, Messrs. David Williamson, Robert Walsh, Charles Chequiere, Patrick Bennett, Arnold Liviers, Luke Tiernan, Frances J. Mitchell. July 23, 1803.
The managers have lodged a number of tickets in the above lottery in the hands of Wm. Brent and James D. Barry for sale. I WILL sell five hundred and fifty acres of Land whereon I live, in Fairfax county, within five miles of the court house, and within in twenty of the City of Washington, Alex- andria, Dumfries, and twelve of the Occa- quan mills, it is a healthy situation, the land fertile, and has about two hundred acres of wood to cut, there is a great proportion of white and red oak, popular and hickory tim- ber—There is nearly one hundred acres of prime land for meadow, I will give six months credit for one fourth of the purchase money —twelve months for the other quarter, eight- een for the third, and two years for the last payment, a purchaser will find me on the premises. TEOS. FOLLARD. Feb. 218.
FIRE WOOD WANTED. ANY person who has from 50 to 400 cords of wood to dispose of, and will deliver it in the city of Washington, may hear of a purchaser by applying to JOHN GARDNER. President's square. The seller will be accommodated with a long time for delivery. Aug. 25.
THOMAS CARPENTER, TAYLOR HAS just received by recent arrivals at Philadelphia, from England, and the East Indies, a handsome assortment of BRONZE and SUMMER GOODS, of the best quality, also Patent water proof Cloths and Calimere's, Superior Navy Blue and other colours; hand- some Navy and Fashionable Buttons, &c. Gentlemen of ARMY, NAVY and FASHION served with expedition and taste. New Jersey Avenue, seventh house from Capitol Square and Pennsylvania Avenue near the President's square. April 25 1803.
BISCUIT BAKE HOUSE, Near the Sugar House New Jersey Avenue. THE subscriber has commenced the above business, in all its various branches; where merchants or owners of vessels may be supplied on reasonable terms; also private families with the best of Crackers. PETER MILLER. Washington August 19.
NEW BOOKS &c. JOHN MARCH, GEORGETOWN. Respectfully informs his friends, that he has received. Forsyth's Treatise on the culture and man- agement of fruit trees, a new and improved edition. Duhamel's Characters, or contemporary Biography, containing the Memoirs of Charles James Fox, William Pitt, Lord Shelburne, Thomas Jefferson, Buxton, Washington, Edmund Randolph, General Conway, &c. &c. Walker's English Dictionary, 8vo. Washington's Reports of cases argued and de- termined in the courts of appeals of Vir- ginia. Pocock's Life of Catherine the Second, Hamilton on Education, Modern and Ancient Europe, by Dr. Ruffel, Carey's 4to Bible. Mayor's Voyages and Travels. Peter's Treatise on farming and plaiting of Pa- per. Morse's Dict. Binion's Dict. Latin, Greek and English School books, Pillow's Novels, &c. Paper and Stationery. Des. Church and Lee's patent medicines; An assortment of blank books. Account books made to pattern, and bound in the best manner. The subscriber has this day received The 2nd vol. of Domestic Encyclopedia and 4th vol. Select Plays. August 17th. 1803.
HICKORY WOOD. PROPOSALS will be received until the last day of July for furnishing, for the use of the House of Representatives of the United States, One hundred cords of Hickory wood, which must either have been cut last winter, or must be cut in the month of August. The whole quantity is to be delivered at the most convenient wharf, or at the Capitol, by the last day of September. It is expected that any person under king this business will have no objection to bind himself under a penalty for the faithful performance of the contract. For further particulars apply to HOMAS CLAXTON, Capitol Hill. July 20, 1803.
By his excellency JOHN F. MERCER, go- vernor of the state of Maryland. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS it appears unto me, by an inquest taken in Kent county, before Joseph Hyndson, Esq. one of the coroners of the said county, that an atrocious murder hath been committed on the person of ROBERT ATHLEY, late of Kent county, by a certain Ephraim Armstrong, also of said county, who hitherto absconded and fled from justice. And whereas, it is the duty of the Ex- ecutive to guard as much as may be against the com- mission of such enormities, and to bring such offenders against the laws and peace of sove- reignty to just punishment, therefore, thought pro- per to issue this my proclamation, and do, by and with the advice and consent of the coun- cil, offer a reward of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS to any person or persons who shall a- rrest and secure the said Ephraim Armstrong, in any jail in the United States, so that he be brought to justice. Given in council, at the city of Annapolis, under the seal of the State of Maryland, the fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and three. JOHN F. MERCER. By his excellency's command, NINIAN PINKNEY, Clerk of the governor and council.
DESCRIPTION of the person of Ephraim Armstrong. He is about thirty-five years of age, of a medium stature, five feet ten inches high, wears his own hair, which is short, black, and curls very much; his eyes are finely black and piercing; his complexion brown; his counte- nance remarkably dark and gloomy; when he speaks he works his mouth about a good deal; it is said he has a brother somewhere in the western country; it is supposed he has gone to him; he usually rode a grey mare, which it is supposed he rode away, as he is missing from his farm.
IN COUNCIL. Annapolis, August 5, 1803. Ordered, That the foregoing proclamation and description be published four times in each week for the space of four weeks, in the Telegraphic, American, and Federal Gazette, at Baltimore; the National Intelligencer at Washington; the Maryland Gazette, at An- napolis; the Republican Advocate, Heralds, and Bartlett's paper at Frederick Town; and Mr. Smith's paper at Easton. By NINIAN PINKNEY, Ck. August 5.
TO LET. THE Subscriber will let for one or more years, the House and Lot on which he now lives, in F. Street, nearly opposite the Bank. The House contains seven rooms and a kitchen. On the Lot there is a garden, a high rate of cultivation, and an excellent well of water. The terms will be moderate and possession will be given on the first day of October next. A store has been kept in this house for a number of years; and from its situation, it is well worth the attention of a merchant or a mechanic. For further particulars enquire of the subscriber on the premises. MARY SWEENEY. City of Washington, June 15.
FOR SALE. BY RAPINE, CONRAD & CO. WHEATON'S GENUINE PATENT JAUNDICE BITTERS. A Medicine extremely useful when Jaundice and Bilious complaints are prevalent among the citizens of America and the West Indies. They are a useful and effectual me- dicine for curing jaundice and bilious disor- ders, and removing that sinking, faint, distressed feeling at the stomach, difficulty of breathing, lots of appetite, and sleepy, dull heaviness in the fore part of the day, weariness and tremb- ling of the limbs, dizziness of the head, and yellowness of countenance, complaints so com- mon to jaundice and bilious people. Likewise Wheaton's Patent ITCH OINTMENT. The only medicine in the world which will certainly cure the itch, without having in it any thing either dangerous or disagreeable; it being composed mostly of ingredients ne- ver before discovered or used in that disorder. August 8.
District of Columbia, Washington County, ss. By the Orphan's Court, August 16th, 1803. CHARLES HYDE, having made applica- tion for letters of administration on the estates of Thomas Keen deceased a soldier in the late captain D. Britts company of the 2d sublegion who died in 1795, and of Jonathan Coffin deceased a soldier in captain Kimbary's company. It is ordered that the said Charles Hyde give notice of his said application, by advertisement in the Washington Federalist and National Intelligencer inserted once a week four successive weeks, and that admin- istration be committed to him, unless cause to the contrary be shown, on or before the se- cond Tuesday in October next. Test. JOHN HEWITT, Reg. And I do give notice accordingly. CHARLES HYDE. August 19.
FOR SALE One hundred and fifty acres of land, One hundred acres of which is in wood—it is situated within six miles of the Eastern Branch ferry. For terms apply to MICHAEL BOWE. Prince George county, July 22.
CHARLES VARDEN, TAYLOR, FROM PHILADELPHIA. HAS received from Philadelphia an ex- quisite assortment of the best quality Super- fine Cloths, Calimere's, Silk Romatine, Black and fancy silk mole-skin velvet, white & figured Mouselins, Swardowns, Tollinettes, Velveteens, Fancy cords, Coating, &c. With a variety of other articles suitable for the winter season. N. B. Ladies Habits, Regimentals and Navy uniforms made in the best style of fashion. New Jersey Avenue, the second House from the Capitol square. December 8, 1802.
FIRST LEGION. ATTENTION! At a Legionary Court of Enquiry, held on the 15th day of March last, in obedience to a law passed at the last session of Congress, intitled, "An act more effectual to provide for the organization of the Militia of the District of Columbia," ordered that the fol- lowing be the Uniform to be worn by all non-commissioned officers and privates be- longing to the battalion companies of the first Legion while on duty, viz. A DARK BLUE COAT of ordinary length, WHITE VEST, WHITE BREECHES and WHITE STOCK- INGS, or WHITE PANTALOONS and WHITE STOCKINGS, or WHITE OVER- ALLS, with SHOES and ROUND BLACK HATS; which Uniform having been approved by the Brigadier General, is now published by order of the said court. WM. D. BEALL, Clerk of L. C. C.
Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, That all non-commissioned officers and privates, belonging to battalion companies, shall appear while on duty, uniformly clothed, the color and fashion of which uniforms to be deter- mined on for the respective legions, by the first legionary courts of enquiry which in the first place, provided the expense of the same, additional to that of usual, ordinary, and clothing, does not exceed five dol- lars for each person, and every such non-com- missioned officer, or drummer, or fifer, or private, appearing at any muster held after three months from the time that such uniform shall have been determined on, and the order relative thereto shall have been published in some newspaper within the legionary district and not wearing the same, shall be fined five dollars for each offence, unless he can make it appear to the satisfaction of the court of enquiry of the battalion to which he may belong, that he was unable to equip him- self.
NEW BOOKS. Just imported in the ship Active, from London, via Philadelphia, and for sale by RAPINE, CONRAD & CO. New- Jersey Avenue, near the capitol, a choice collection of new and valuable books— and works which are Birkhoff's Works, 8 vols. 8vo. Pratt's Gleanings, 5 vols. 8vo. elegant. Percy's Voyage, 2 vols. 8vo. Mickle's Lucia, 2 vols. 8vo. Lick's Travels, 8vo.—Clavigero's Mexico, 2 vols. 4to. Sancho's Letters, 8vo. Memoirs of Prussian 5th, 4 vols. 8vo. Segur's Frederic William and 2 vols. 8vo. Souvales's Memoirs of Louis 16th, 6 vols. 8vo. Spallanzani's Travels, 4 vols. 8vo. Watson's Philip and 3rd 3 vols. 8vo. Heien Maria Williams' sketches, 2 vols. 8vo. Gibbon's Roman Empire 12 vols. 8vo. Grandpre's Voyage in the Indian Ocean 2 vols. Memoirs of Politianus, 8vo. Reynier's State of Egypt, 8vo. Cavallo's Natural and Experimental Philoso- phy, a new and valuable work, 4 vols. 8vo. Beccaria's Moral Philosophy, 8vo. Payley's (Dr.) Natural Theology, 8vo. Adams on the Microscope, with plates. Brown's Travels into Africa, 4to, Horniman's do. Grant's Life of France. Delphine 6 vols. 12mo. War Office 4 vols. 12mo. Microcosm 5 vols. 12mo. The Benevolent Jew, 2 vols. by Geo. Walker. Infidel Father, 3 vols. 12mo. Monk of Madrid 4 vols. 12mo. Lorrimer 2 vols. 12mo—Home 5 vols. 12mo. Romance of the Pyrenees 4 vols. 12mo. The Savage of Aveyron, 12mo. Tales of Superstition 12mo. Broad Grins, by G. Coleman. Bofcowan's Poems, 12mo. Atala—Glover's Athenaid, 3 vols. 8vo. In addition to the above they have always on hand a collection of well assorted books on education, science, and amusement, which they will sell at such prices as cannot fail of giving general satisfaction.
PLAISTER OF PARIS. A Cargo of Plaister of Paris, just received and for sale by the subscribers—in proof of its excellence, we submit the certificate of John A. Bines, Esq. of Loudoun county, Vir- ginia, whose long and successful experience as a farmer in the use of this article, must render him equal to, if not the best judge in this country. August 12. I do certify that I have this day examined a large quantity of Plaister of Paris, be- longing to Stewart and Beall of George Town, and conceive it to be genuine and of the very first quality, and such as I should at all times select for my own use, and think I can with propriety recommend it generally. JOHN A. BINES. July 26, 1803.
BEING about closing the affairs relating to the estate of the late David Carroll Jen- ning, of Rock Creek, Montgomery county, and to transfer the estate in our hands, we are anxious to have closed, before that takes place, any demand against his estate which may have remained unsettled. It is requested therefore, of all and every person who have any claim or claims still existing to make them known, properly authenticated, with- out delay to the last subscriber in the City of Washington. JOHN CARROL. ROBERT BRUNT. August 1, 1803.
WAS committed to the jail of Baltimore county, as a runaway, on the 8th inst. a negro man, who calls himself EDWARD JACKSON; he is about 30 years of age, 5 feet 11 inches high, stout and well made, has lost the greater part of his left ear, has a scar, on his breast, and one on each hand over his thumbs, has on a white kersey jacket, blue cloth trowsers, and ozanbure shirt; he says he is free and came last from New-Orleans. It is not released he will be sold for his jail fees according to law. James Wilson, Sheriff. June 20.
Treasury of the United States, Washington August 15, 1803. WHEREAS by an act of Congress dated May the 8th, 1794, entitled "An act to pro- vide for a Copper Coinage," in the second section thereof, it is enacted, "That after the expiration of six calendar months from the time when there shall have been paid into the Treasury by the said Di- rector (of the Mint) in cents and half cents, a sum not less than fifty thousand Dollars, which time shall forthwith be announced by the Treasurer in at least two gazettes or news- papers, published at the seat of government of the United States for the time being, no copper coins or pieces whatsoever, except the said cents and half cents, shall pass current as money, or shall be paid or offered to be paid or received in payment for any debt, demand him, matter or thing whatsoever; and all copper coins or pieces, except the said cents and half cents, which shall be paid or offered to be paid or received in payment contrary to the prohibition aforesaid, shall be forfeited, and every person by whom any of them shall have been so paid or offered to be paid or received in payment, shall also forfeit the sum of ten dollars and the said coin or piece and penalty shall and may be recovered with costs of suit for the benefit of any person or persons who will sue for the same in any of the courts of the United States."
And whereas it appears by the books of this office, that more than fifty thousand dollars in cents and half cents, have been paid into the Treasury. I now therefore, in obedience to the said act, do hereby give public notice of the same. TH. T. TUCKER. Treasurer United States. August 15.
CONVEYANCER'S OFFICE. THOMAS MACGILL, Sheriff, Prince George county, Maryland. July 18, 1803.
Grateful for past favors, in- forms his friends and the public, that he has opened a House of Entertainment, on the corner way in George Town, at the sign of the Golden Square and Compass, for the accom- modation of travellers and others, entitled the Mechanics Hall. All those who do not think themselves above a me-hanic, will find it their interest to call on him, as he pledges himself to the public to be moderate in his charges, and to keep a supply of the best of every article in his line of business. Having several genteel rooms with fire places in each, parties on business can have private rooms. Oyster suppers while in town will be prepared on the short- est notice. Beer and porter. Also, news- papers of different politics, regularly filed in the bar room. He also keeps a small assortment of Gro- ceries, of the best quality, which he sells low. Any favor in either line will be grate- fully acknowledged, by the public's humble servant, ANDREW McDONALD.
THE subscriber respectfully informs his friends and the public, that he has opened a House of Entertainment, on the corner way in George Town, at the sign of the Golden Square and Compass, for the accom- modation of travellers and others, entitled the Mechanics Hall. All those who do not think themselves above a me-hanic, will find it their interest to call on him, as he pledges himself to the public to be moderate in his charges, and to keep a supply of the best of every article in his line of business. Having several genteel rooms with fire places in each, parties on business can have private rooms. Oyster suppers while in town will be prepared on the short- est notice. Beer and porter. Also, news- papers of different politics, regularly filed in the bar room. He also keeps a small assortment of Gro- ceries, of the best quality, which he sells low. Any favor in either line will be grate- fully acknowledged, by the public's humble servant, ANDREW McDONALD.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RAN AWAY from the subscriber on the 24th of June last, near the Eastern Branch ferry, City of Washington, a Negro man named ABRAHAM, but being an artful fellow, I expect he will change his name, and pass for a free man. He is about 28 years of age, about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, well made. He is rather of a yellow complexion; his wool is very short, and a scar on one side of his head near the top; he speaks very quick, and stammers in his speech. He was formerly the property of Doctor Blake of Cal- vert county. I have some reason to believe he has made for that place, or otherwise for Baltimore. He had no clothing with him but what he had on, which was Ozanbure trowsers, an old shirt, a grey shirt, and Whoever delivers the said fellow to me, shall receive the above reward. LEWIN TALBERT. July 11, 1803.