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TRIAL of Col. A. BURR.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19.
Examination of General GEORGE MORGAN.
Col. Morgan was proceeding when Mr. Burr objected to this kind of evidence, consisting of conversations and previous declarations. Some desultory conversation ensued upon this point, when the Chief Justice said that he understood the same objections would hereafter apply to the consideration as to the introduction of testimony; that these objections might be hereafter urged; and that it was impossible for the court to know the nature of the evidence before it was introduced.
Mr. Hay. If the gentlemen will only wait, they will find that other circumstances will come out to prove the materiality of this testimony. This witness will prove what was the state of the prisoner's mind in August last.
Mr. Lee. I hope then, the jury will distinctly understand, that they are not to infer from the court's declining to interfere on the present occasion, that every thing which drops from the witness, is to pass without objection.
Col. Morgan (the father of the last witness.) There has been a long acquaintance between Col. Burr and myself. He had introduced to my notice two of his nephews by the name of Edwards, Pierrepont Edwards. I had received many civilities from Col. Burr in New York, after these things had passed; which had formed such an attachment to him, that I never should have forgotten it, had not this late business taken place. About three years ago, Col. B. was under considerable, as I thought unjust persecution. I had then a younger son, who is now here, studying law at Pittsburgh. I wished to make him known to Col. B. and in consequence of my friendship for him, and of the great rage of persecution against him, I invited him in that letter to Morganza. In all probability, I should have done the same thing, from the same motive, if not for the attachment which I had conceived for him. Col. B. however, had left Pittsburgh before my letter reached it, and it remains now in my son's suite at Pittsburgh. On the 24th of last August, I received a letter from Col. B. dated at Pittsburgh, informing me that he should dine with me next day. (Here Mr. Hay handed the letter to Col. M. who said, that the letter was dated on the 21st, and that he had not for some time seen it, as he had transmitted it to the President of the United States.) This letter was handed to me by a man who called himself Count Willie. I believe my son did not call on me that evening; but next morning I informed him, if I was able, I should certainly go and meet Col. B. and I requested him and his brother to do it, with a letter of introduction explanatory of their names and their intention. What conversation took place between him and my son, I shall not state. Col. B. mentioned to me in conversation, Col. Dupiester, as one of the first military characters of the age. I shall pass over the conversation and incidents during dinner. After dinner I spoke of our fine country; I observed that when I first went there, there was not a single family between the Alleghany mountain and the Ohio; and that by and by we should have Congress sitting in this neighborhood, or at Pittsburgh. We are allowed to sport these things over a glass of wine. "No—never," said Col. B. "for in less than five years you will be totally divided from the Atlantic states." The Col. entered into some arguments to prove why it would and should be so. The first reason was, the produce of the sale of the western lands, being carried to the Atlantic states, and that the people to the west should not be tributary to them. He said that our taxes were very heavy; and demanded why we should pay them to the Atlantic parts of the country. By this time I took an opportunity to observe, God forbid! I hope that no such things would happen at least in my time. This observation terminated the conversation as to that particular point. It then turned upon the weakness and imbecility of the Federal government; I don't recollect saying any thing on the subject; but began to think that all was not right. He said, with 200 men he could drive Congress with the President at its head into the river Potomac; or that it might be done; and he said with 500 men he could take possession of New York. He appealed to Colonel Dupiester, if it could not be done: he bowed assent. There was a reply made to this by one of my sons, that he would be damned, if they could take our little town of Cannonsburg with that force. Some short time after this, Col. B. went out from the dining room to the passage and beckoned to my son Thomas. They went out and had some conversation. What that conversation was, I shall leave to my son himself to tell. Soon after a walk was proposed to my son's mill, and the company
went. When they returned, one (or both of my sons) came to caution me, and said, "You may depend on it, Col. B. will this night open himself to you. He wants Tom to go with him." After the usual conversation, Col. B. went up stairs, and as I thought to go to bed, Mrs. Morgan was reading to me, as is usual when the family have retired; when about 11 o'clock, and when I thought he had been asleep an hour, she told me that Col. B. was coming, and as she had heard my son's conversation, she added, "you'll have it now." Col. B. came with a candle in his hand. Mrs. Morgan took his seat by me. He drew from his pocket a book; I suppose it was a memorandum book. After looking at it, he asked me, if I knew a Mr. Vigo of Fort Vincent, a Spaniard. I replied, yes; I knew him; I had reasons to know him. One was, that I had reasons to believe that he was deeply involved in the British conspiracy in '88, as I supposed; the object of which was to separate the states; and which Gen. Neville and myself had suppressed. I called it a nefarious thing to aim at the division of the states. I was careful to put great emphasis on the word nefarious . Col. B. finding what kind of man he had to deal with, suddenly stopped, thrust into his pocket the book which I saw had blank leaves in it, and retired to bed. I believe I was pretty well understood. The next morning Col. B. and Col. Dupiester went off before breakfast, without my expecting it; in company with my son; and from that time to this, I have not seen him but in this place. My son agreed with me, that I should apprise the President of our impressions, and point out a mode by which Col. B. might be followed step by step.
Mr. McRae. After your observations about the country and the subsequent conversation, did the prisoner draw any comparison between the Eastern and Western states?
A. He said, "keep yourself on this side of the mountain, and you'll never be disturbed." By which I understood that there was an attempt to be made to effect a disunion. There is one more circumstance which I must state to the court. The Sunday after, the judge of our circuit court dined with me. I requested him to mention the circumstances to General Neville, and invited him to come the following Sunday to dinner, with Judges Thilman and Roberts, for I had business of the first importance to communicate. They did not dine with me on that day; but they did on the following Sunday. These gentlemen wrote a joint letter to the President, informing him of my communications to them.
Cross Examined.
Mr. Burr. What sort of a book was the one I had in my hand? Was it bound?
A. It was not so large as this; I do not recollect whether it was bound, as it would not be very polite in me to take particular notice of such things, when gentlemen are at my own house.
Q. When you spoke of a nefarious plan, to what transaction did you allude?
A. To Vigo's plan, which I conceived was intended to dissever the union.
Q. Who were present when Judge Thilman saw you?
A. General Neville and judge Roberts.
Q. Was there any other from Pittsburgh?
A. None.
Q. Your conversation was then jocular about the moving of Congress to Pittsburgh?
A. My manner may have been jocular, but not my meaning.
Q. Did you not once live on the Mississippi?
A. I did with the approbation of my country.
Q. Where was it?
A. At New Madrid.
Q. On which side the Mississippi?
A. The west.
Q. In the Spanish territories?
A. With the approbation of the Spanish government?
Q. How long did you live there?
A. About 40 days. I went from that place to New Orleans, where I detected a British spy.
Q. In what year.
A. In '83.
General Morgan was then called in at the request of the prisoner.
Mr. Burr. What was the situation of your father, about the time of my visit?
A. He had lately had a fall, which had done him considerable injury.
Q. I mean as to his capacity. Did you not make some apology to Judge Thilman for the state of his mind?
A. I did tell Judge Thilman, that my father was old and infirm; and like other old men, he told long stories and was apt to forget his repetitions.
Mr. McRae. What was the prisoner's reply to your explanation?
A. When Colonel Burr said that with 200 men he could drive the President and Congress into the Potomac, I must confess that I felt myself hurt and I replied with some warmth "I'll be damned, sir, if you could take the little town of
Cannonsburg with that force." Colonel Burr replied, "Confine yourself to this side of the mountain; and it is another thing."
Mr. Burr. Do you recollect that the probability of a Spanish war was mentioned?
A. It was a general subject of conversation.
THOMAS MORGAN.
On the evening of the 22nd of August, my father received a letter from Pittsburgh, by the hands of some person, the signature of which was Aaron Burr. In that letter the writer communicated his intention of dining with my father on the following day; he also mentioned that he should take the liberty of introducing a friend. My father requested my brother and myself to meet him, which we accordingly did. Nothing of importance occurred during our ride in my presence. Col. Burr was generally with my brother. Col. Dupiester was often with myself—and sometimes we were promiscuously together. Whilst we were at dinner, Col. Burr emphatically, as I thought, confidently and earnestly said, that we (meaning the people of the west) would be separated in five years from the Atlantic states; the Alleghany mountain to be the line of division. He said that great numbers were not necessary to execute great military deeds; all that was wanting, was a leader, in whom they could place confidence, and whom they believed could carry them through. This conversation occurred during dinner. He said that with 500 men, New York could be taken; and that with 200 Congress could be driven into the Potomac.
To the last observation, my brother, I think, indignantly replied, "By God! sir, with that number you cannot take our little town of Cannonsburg."—Col. Burr's reply to this observation was, "Confine yourself to this side of the mountain, and I'll not contradict you," or words to that effect. Col. Burr withdrew from the room where we dined; and on reaching the door leading into the entry, invited me, by a nod, to go out with him. When we had arrived at the back door of the entry, out of hearing of any other person, Col. Burr enquired what my pursuits were. I informed him I was studying the law. He then said, he was sure I could not find employment for either body or mind—and he said that there were, or asked, if there were not, a number of young men in Pittsburgh similarly situated. He said, that under our government, there was no encouragement for talents; that John Randolph had declared on the floor of Congress, that men of talents were dangerous to the government. He asked me, how or whether I would like a military expedition or life; I cannot recollect which. My answer was, it would entirely depend upon the object or cause, for which I was to fight. I think previously or certainly soon after he said, "I wish you were on your way with me." After asking Col. Burr concerning a young man (Mr. Duer) living at New Orleans, with whom I had a slight acquaintance, he said he was doing well; and he then spoke of Duer's brother, who was also doing well, as a lawyer, but that he had much rather be at the head of a military corps. Mr. Morgan then proposed to state the steps which his father had taken to defeat A. Burr's projects, when he was stopped by the court.
Cross-Examined.
Mr. Burr. Had you ever spoken to me before?
A. Never.
Q. Did you not mention, with some complaints, the neglect which your education had received?
A. No.
Q. Did you not complain about wasting your time?
A. I recollect nothing on that subject, but your remark, that I could not surely find employment for either body or mind.
Examination of Jacob Allbright.
Mr. Hay. Our object is to prove by his testimony the actual assemblage of men on Blennerhassett's island. It goes of course to prove directly the overt act.
JACOB ALLBRIGHT.
The first I knew of this business was; I was hired on the island to help to build a kiln for drying corn; and after working some time, Mrs. Blennerhassett told me that Mr. Blennerhassett & Col. Burr were going to lay in provisions for an army for a year. I went to the mill, where I carried the corn to be ground, after it had been dried. I worked four weeks on that business in the island—Last fall (or in September) after Blennerhassett had come home—he had been promising me money for some time; I slept up to him. He had no money at the time; but would pay me soon—Says he "Mr. Allbright, you are a Dutchman." But he asked me first and foremost, whether I would not join with him and go down the river—I told him, I did not know what they were upon, and he said, "Mr. Allbright, we are going to settle a new country." And I gave him an answer
that I would not like to leave my family. He said, he did not want any families to go along with him. Then he said to me, "you are a Dutchman, & a common man; and as the Dutch are apt to be scared by high men, if you'll go to New Lancaster, where the Dutch live, and get me 30 or 40 men to go with us, I will give you as many dollars"—I went home then, and gave him no answer upon that. In a few days after the boats came and landed at the island. The snow was about 3 inches deep and I went out a hunting; I was on the Ohio side; I met two men; I knew they belonged to the boats, but I wanted to find out, and they asked me whether I had not given my consent to go along with Blennerhassett down the river. As we were talking together, they named themselves Col. Burr's men, belonging to the boats, landed at the island. When they asked me, whether I had not consented to go down with Blennerhassett; I put a question to them; I told them I did not know what they were about; and one of the gentlemen told me, they were going to take a silver mine from the Spanish. I asked the gentlemen, whether they would not allow that this would raise war with America; they replied, no. These were only a few men; & if they went with a good army, they would give it up and nothing more said about it. I had all this conversation with the two men. These men showed me what fine rifles they had; going down the river with them. Then I went to the island and Blennerhassett paid me off in Kentucky notes. People however didn't like these notes, and I went over to the bank at Kenawha to change them. I got two of the notes changed; and one a 10 dollar note, was returned to my hand, for which I wished to get silver from Blennerhassett. I went to the island the day proclamation came out; but before I went to Blennerhassett's house, I heard he was not at home, but at Marietta. I went on the Virginia side, where I met 3 other men, belonging to the boats with 3 complete rifles. They made a call upon me, to take them to the island in my canoe, and I accepted (excepted to it; but afterwards I carried the 3d man, who stood close by my canoe, over to the island. After being some time on the island, I went down to the tour boats—Blennerhassett was not at home yet; and I met some of the boat people shooting at a mark. They had a fire between the bank and boat—I waited at the house till Blennerhassett came home. He seemed very much scared. One of the men came up to ask him for something and he told him "Don't trouble me; I have trouble enough already." He went up to his chamber; and I saw no more of him. I asked an old gentleman to go up to his chamber, and change my note for silver. He did go, and brought me silver. By and bye I heard that they were going to start that night—Thinking I'll see the end of it." This was the night of the very day that Blennerhassett got back from Marietta. He got back before night. When night came on, I was among the men, and also in the kitchen, and saw the boatmen running bullets. One of them spoke out to the others, "Boys, let's mould as many bullets as we can fire 12 rounds." After that, I saw no more till after 12 o'clock at night; then Blennerhassett came down from the chamber, and called up some of his servants; he had four or five trunks. There were not trusty hands enough to carry them to the boats; and some person called after my name, and asked me to help them; and I carried one of the trunks and moved along with them. When we got down, some person, I don't particularly know, but think it was Blennerhassett himself, asked me to stand by the trunks, till they were put in the boats. When the last of them went off, I saw men standing in a circle on the shore. I went up to them; perhaps they were five or six rods from me. The first thing I heard was, their laying plans how Blennerhassett and Comfort Tyler should get safe by G. Iliopoli. One Nahum Bent was called forward, and when he came, Blennerhassett asked him, whether he had not two smart horses. Nahum Bent answered, no; he had but one. Then Blennerhassett told him to go to captain Dennis, and get his sorrel horse; and Nahum Bent told him, that the sorrel horse had no shoes on; and Blennerhassett said, the roads were soft and would not hurt the horse. Blennerhassett told Nahum Bent to meet him and C. Tyler with the horses somewhere about Gallipolis; Bent enquired how he was to find him out; should he enquire for him? "No"—"Have you no friends here?" "No." Mrs. Blennerhassett then came forward and she told Bl. and C. Tyler, that they must take a canoe and get into it before they got to G. Iliopoli, and sail down the stream of the Ohio; for nobody would mind two people going down the stream. She said, she'd pay for the canoe. Nahum Bent was told to meet them above Gallipolis about daybreak, and then they might surround (go around) G. Iliopoli. Then a man by the name of Tupper, had his hand upon Bl. and said, "Your body is in my hand in the name of the commonwealth," or such a word as that. As
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quick as Tupper made that motion, there were 7 or 8 muskets levelled down at him. Tupper looked around him, and said, "Gentlemen, I hope you will not do the like." A man next to me about two yards off, said, "I'd as lieve as not." Tupper then changed his speech, and said, he wished him luck and safe down the river. Tupper before told Blan, he should stay and stand his trial. But Blan, said, no; the people in the neighborhood were coming down next day to take him, and he would go. Next day after, I saw the Wood county militia going down. The people went off in boats that night about one.
Q. All? A. All but one, who was a doctor. All had some kind of arms. Q. How many were there in all? A. About twenty or thirty; I did not however count them. Every man I saw had arms. Q. At what time of the year was this? A. I do not recollect the particular time. I recollect the year; but not the month.
Q. Do you recollect whether it snows in September? A. I do not recollect. Examined by the counsel for the prosecution.
Mr. Ware. Had you seen colonel Burr on the island? A. Yes. Q. Was he there before, Blannerhas-sait went to Kentucky? A. He was.
Q. Did you speak of the boats under the command of Tyler? A. I did.
Q. Did the boats quit the island, at the time of hearing about the proclamation? A. Yes. Q. Did the county militia go there next day? A. Yes.
Mr. Burr. Did you see Peter Taylor converse with Blan, that night? A. I do not recollect.
Mr. Ware. How long did Aaron Burr remain on the island? A. I do not recollect.
Q. How long was he there before the departure of the boats? A. About six weeks. Cross Examination.
Mr. Burr. Did you know general Tupper? A. Yes. Q. Is that the person? A. Yes.
Q. When the muskets were levelled at him, did they seem to have a mind to hurt him? A. Yes; a gentleman near me said, "I'd as lieve shoot as not."
Mr. Burr. You said differently on a former occasion. Don't you recollect saying before, you said it looked like fencing? A. I do not.
A desultory conversation here ensued between the opposite counsels. Mr. Burr professed that it was his intention to degrade the witness by invalidating his credibility. The cross examination proceeded.
Mr. Burr. Have you not been examined before? A. Yes. Q. By whom? A. By Mr. Jackson.
Q. Had he not printed questions in his hand? A. He had a paper in his hand. Q. Did he set down your answers? A. Yes.
Q. How long after the guns were pointed at general Tupper before the men went to their boats? A. I do not recollect. Any thing that I am not certain of, I cannot speak to.
Q. Was Mrs. Blannerhas-set there when the guns were pointed? A. Yes. Q. Was Tupper inside of the circle? A. Yes.
Q. Was she too? A. I don't recollect. Q. Did you see Mr. Woodbridge there? A. I don't know him.
Q. How long did you work with Blannerhas-set? A. Six weeks. Q. At what time was it that you saw her there? A. I do not recollect.
Mr. Burr. The counsel for the United States know, I presume, this circumstance, and have testimony to ascertain it. Mr. Hay. We have not, as far as I am informed.
Mr. Burr. I will state that it was on the last day of August and the first day of September that I was on the island. Mr. Anthony (one of the jury). Did you see any powder? A. No.
Mr. Hay. Were you in the boats? A. I was not. Mr. Burr. Where does general Tupper live? A. In Marietta.
Q. Does he not belong to the state of Ohio? A. Yes. Q. When did you first know him? A. Last fall.
Mr. Burr then asked the clerk for the statement, which he had taken of Albright's testimony, when it was submitted to the court on a former occasion, on the motion for binding Mr. Burr in higher bail. The Clerk handed him the copy, and the prisoner proceeded with the examination:—You said before that the men who raised their muskets against general Tupper, were not in earnest? A. That was a piece of my opinion. I do not know whether they were in earnest, as there was no quarrel among them, and no firing afterwards.
Mr. Burr. I beg the court to call the prosecution for the deposition
of this witness, taken, before John G. Jackson.
Mr. Hay. Can gentlemen, when they please thrust their hands into my Porte Folio?
Chief Justice, was not satisfied, that the court had a right to call for the affidavit.
Mr. Wickham said, it was obvious, that there were certain suspicions attached to the credibility of the witness; and that it was their desire to compare his present testimony with his former affidavit.
Mr. Hay. objected that Mr. Jackson might not have taken down the testimony of the witness in his language, but couched it in his own; hence there might be an apparent variation between the present evidence and the affidavit. Besides the witness might not have recollected a great many circumstances at that moment, which have subsequently occurred on his mind, since he was set to think upon them.
Mr. Burr. We have a right to coerce this paper. If gentlemen will not surrender it, I may at all events avail myself of their refusal. My object is to prove such a diversity between the statement of the witness at different times, as may destroy all faith in his recollections.
Mr. Hay. Then Sir, although I might retain this paper, the gentlemen are welcome to make all the use of it that they can. Take it.
Mr. Burr then proceeded: Did you say that all in the circle had arms? A. All that I saw.
Q. How many were in the circle? A. I did not count.
Q. What kinds of guns had they? A. Rifles and shot guns. Q. Did you see any guns with bayonets? A. I saw none.
Q. When did you see most arms; in the day or in the night? A. I saw more of them in the day; but it was in the night, that I saw most arms in their hands.
Mr. Parker (a juror). Why did you think that most of them had arms? A. Because I was with them almost all night. In the day I saw some of them shooting at marks; and I saw other arms at that time lying upon the beach.
Mr. Wickham. Did you see them all with arms at once? A. No.
Q. Did you know the men who had arms? A. No.
Q. How then are you certain that you did not see the same arms at different times in the hands of different persons? No positive answer.
Mr. Burr. The gentlemen have now done with the witnesses as to the overt act, or when they have done, I will thank them to inform us; for then we shall have some considerations to offer to the court.
Mr. Hay. We have other additional testimony to offer on this very point.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Treasury Department, United States, April 28, 1807.
WHEREAS the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at a meeting held on the 23d day of March 1807, did among other things resolve, that the Eight per cent. Stock, created in pursuance of the several acts of Congress passed on the 16th day of July 1798, and 7th day of May 1800, should be reimbursed on the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and nine.
This is therefore to give notice that the principal of the said Eight per cent. stock will, on surrender of the certificates, be paid on the first day of January 1809, to the respective Stockholders or their lawful representatives or attorneys duly constituted and authorised, either at the Treasury or at the Loan Office, as the case may be, where credits have been given for the amount of Stock respectively held by them.
It is further made known, for the information of the parties concerned, that no transfers of the said Eight per Cent. Stock either from or to the books of the Treasury, or from or to the books of a Commissioner of Loans will be allowed after the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eight. And the interest on all certificates of said Stock, which shall not have been surrendered in pursuance of this notification, will cease and determine on the day preceding the day hereby fixed for the reimbursement thereof.
And whereas the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at their meeting held on the 23d day of March as aforesaid, did also resolve, that the sum which after making the current payments for the years 1807 and 1808, and after reimbursing the Four and a half per Cent. Stock, might remain to complete the annual appropriation of Eight Millions of dollars, for those two years should, among other purposes, be applied to the purchase of the Eight per Cent. Stock at private sale, and that such of the Cashiers of the Bank of the United States, and of its office of Discount and Deposit as the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate, be the agents under his superintendence for making the said purchases: Notice is hereby accordingly given, That James Davidson, junr. Cashier of the office of Discount and Deposit at Washington, has been appointed agent for that purpose in Washington, to whom such of the proprietors of Eight per Cent. Stock as may be willing to sell the same within the prices limited by law, are requested to apply.
ALBERT GALLATIN, Secretary of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.
Yesterday a few minutes past noon, intelligence was received at the Navy Yard, in this city, of the death of the gallant Commodore EDWARD PREBLE, of the U. States navy. Immediately, in commemoration of the loss sustained by the death of this valuable officer, the flags of the frigates in ordinary, and at the Marine Garrison, were struck half mast; at half past noon one gun was fired at the Navy Yard, which was repeated every half hour, till half past 5 o'clock, when the firing was repeated every five minutes, till 17 minutes before sunset—at which time commenced a discharge of 17 minute guns; when, with the departing sun, the colors were struck, amidst the sincere regrets of his brother officers.
In the death of the brave and intelligent Preble, his country has sustained a great—we hope, particularly in the present crisis of our affairs, not an irreparable loss.
G. W. Campbell is re-elected a representative of the state of Tennessee for the next Congress.
Mr. Campbell had 5143 votes. Mr. Miller 2281
The militia in the vicinity of Stanton, Virginia, made a very handsome parade on the 20th ultimo. In the two regiments, which paraded on the occasion, there are no less than 902 volunteers.
A committee of the corporation of the city of New York have made a report for more effectually defending that port: for which purpose they recommend certain measures in aid of those taken by the general government, the expence of which is estimated at three hundred thousand dollars. This plan has been adopted.
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
Observations on the conduct of Great Britain—Continued.
The most interesting consideration appears to invite to further temperate and candid discussions of this subject, at the present crisis. "The Brief Investigation," lately submitted to the public, was respectfully & unreservedly communicated, in the early part of 1797, to the executive, nearly as it was printed, with the writer's name. Instead, therefore, of insidiousness and malice, it is hoped, that candor, caution, and decency, towards the government and the public interests, have been manifested. The subject was not deemed at all proper for public discussion at that moment. Yet it appeared very hazardous to the country, that it was so connected with political inconvenience; for the inculpation of France, in a case imperiously demanding the inculpation of England, seemed to be made in America; not only without refutation, but even to the apparent conviction of our government. Now, when danger exists, and the Legislature are about to determine upon important measures, the freedom of the press is used to lay "The Investigation," with decency and moderation, before them and the country.
It will not be denied, that the British proclamation of the 15th of November, one thousand seven hundred and ninety two, and the accompanying directions of that government to their custom-houses, did prevent ships and provisions, belonging to powers at peace with all the world, from proceeding to France, contrary to what might have been done by the English statutes, contrary to the French treaty, and contrary to the faith and law of nations. It is certain, that there was then a dreadful war for liberty, the right of interior government, and the integrity of their dominions, between France on the one part, and Austria and Prussia on the other. It is also certain, therefore, that the vessels and provisions of the powers at peace with all the world, were the vessels and provisions of neutrals, in the ordinary and legal meaning of the term. As England was not formally nor actually at war, she was a neutral also; and, though a neutral with numerous treaties of peace and commerce she acted contrary to the rights, as well of neutrality, as of justice, amity, and peace, in interrupting her sister neutrals in their lawful movements to the ports of belligerent France, from the ports of peaceful Britain, at which these neutrals had touched, or in which they had purchased or laden cargoes, upon the
faith of nations, and under the protection of the British statutes & treaties. This conduct, though strongly complained of by France, was repeated, until and after M. Chauvelin's last representation, on the 7th of January, 1793. The friendly vessels of France were similarly treated by neutral England. Thus we see, that England, even when a neutral power herself, so early as 1792, violated the rights of neutral commerce, in open defiance of the law of nations, of various treaties with neutral states and France, and of her own statutes! The ships and property of France (it is repeated) were treated in the same, unwarrantable manner, and her legislature refounded with complaints. France was thus early, plainly, and unquestionably instructed in a lawless method of procuring the indispensable staff of life, at the expence of neutral rights. But it was pretended by American apologists, that it was a measure of general policy in the court of St. James's, to guard against a scarcity of grain in Great Britain. This, if true, would only prove, that England promptly violated the neutral rights, to guard, by anticipation, against a possible scarcity, when she enjoyed interior order and peace. But the cardinal question forcibly recurs; did she not thereby set the fatal example of violating neutral rights? It was several months, before France followed her in any similar measure, though pressed by the necessities of an internal revolution, and by foreign war, and though under the actual pressure of a famine. But it is manifestly not true, that this British conduct was to guard against scarcity at home; for, on the 15th November, grain was declared inadmissible in Liverpool, at the low duties, and England permitted foreign grain to be freely cleared out in 1792, for all other places but France, even to the enemies of that country, while she ordered her custom houses to refuse its exportation to France alone. Will it be said that England excluded grain from Liverpool, her great manufacturer's mart, and permitted it to be exported to all her own friends, and to all the enemies of France, in order to prevent a deficiency of subsistence in Great Britain? Further—the reality of the intention of distressing France by these prohibitory measures, is proved by the refusal to permit the exportation of blankets, cloths, and cordage, to France, in 1792, contrary to law and treaty, which actually took place. But perhaps we are expected to believe, that it was intended to feed the good people of England upon bale goods, iron manufactures, gun powder and cordage.
We are told that France did not complain of the English stoppage of grain, as an infraction of neutral rights. This, if true, would not alter the injurious nature of the British conduct. It was most natural for France, who was at war with Austria and Prussia, not to complain as a neutral, but to remonstrate as she did, that her treaty was broken, and that the laws of England were violated to injure her alone. But she went further: she declared on the 7th of January, 1793, by M. Chauvelin, her resident minister in London, to Lord Grenville, that England had broken faith with all Europe; that foreign merchants had been induced to send their cargoes of grain to British ports by an English proclamation, dated soon after the 15th of November, 1792, which took off the prohibition from foreign grain; and yet, that their foreign grain so imported, was refused a clearance for France alone, about four weeks after. M. Chauvelin treated these measures as highly injurious and offensive, nay, as hostile to France, in which he was perfectly regular. He could not with propriety go further than incidentally to make a general representation of a breach of faith in regard to other nations, seeing that they had ministers on the spot. This criminating representation he did make in serious terms. It appears, that Lord Grenville acknowledged, on the 9th of January, 1793, the receipt of M. Chauvelin's representation of the 7th, about the British measures concerning grain. He, however, gave no other reply to its strong and solemn complaints, but that of declaring, that the English proceedings about the exportation of grain, &c. were founded on political motives of jealousy and uneasiness. He does not deny one of the facts brought forward by the French, nor pretend, that they were measures intended to prevent want in England.
The British government having thus early and thus readily adopted this conduct, so palpably and extremely irregular in itself, and injurious to the powers not at war; that is, to their sister neutrals, pursued it till the French declaration of hostilities, on the 1st of February, 1793. This was dated on the very day, previously fixed by England, for sending away M. Chauvelin, the minister of France.
"The British State of Europe and Annual Register of 1793," records, that "when the British ministry laid an embargo on all vessels in the British ports laden with corn for France, the French envoys, consuls, and residents, at Hamburg, Lubec, Bremen, &c. contracted for corn in those places. In a short time, to the king of Prussia (then the close ally of England) being informed of those contracts, sent letters, of
the 19th of January, 1793, to the magistrates of those cities, commanding them, in the most peremptory manner, instantly to notify the French ministers to depart in two days." England is said to have previously concurred with Prussia in the Pultitz confederacy; and certainly did form, in July 1793, a treaty with Prussia, in the very terms of the article of the Russian convention, on which we have seen that the neutral spoliations were mainly founded.
The same English authority adds, that "neutral British cruisers were stationed to intercept the Hamburg and Baltic vessels in their voyages to France." And adds, that when the French national convention heard of this measure, they gave orders to stop the Hamburg, Bremen, Lubec, and Dutch vessels. All this was before the French decree of May 9th, 1793, and greatly contributed to bring it on. The detention of all vessels for France, even with foreign wheat, by England, in December, had been communicated by the French ministers in Paris to the convention, who temperately ordered a reinvestigation of the facts, before they would act upon the subject. Their embargo was postponed by this moderation and prudence, till February, when the Prussian acts toward Hamburg, &c. and the stoppage of the English cruisers, had taken place. Here are the early causes of the decree of the emperor of France of November 1806, which however does not prevent our trade to Great Britain.
Communicated for the Evening Post.
Particulars of the detention of the ship Othello, Russell Glover, master, in the Chesapeake Bay, by a French privateer.
The above ship sailed from Liverpool on the 29th June, with a cargo of dry goods, bound to Baltimore. August 17th, being 49 days out, took a pilot off the capes of Virginia, the wind being light and contrary for several days, did not make much way—on the 22d, it blowing fresh from the Northward, the pilot thought best to anchor in the mouth of the Patuxent—that evening seeing a schooner come down and anchor close by, supposing her from Baltimore, I sent my mate on board to enquire for a newspaper, who informed him, that he had not one, and that there were no arrivals for several days. The schooner Three Sisters lying close by, he went on board, and was informed by captain Rich, that in his opinion he was not from Baltimore, but was a smuggler—About 8 o'clock, an officer boarded me from the French ship Patriot, lying in the Patuxent. After enquiring the news from Europe, what British vessels were off the Capes, he requested some newspapers, and departed politely. About two o'clock in the afternoon of the 23d, I got under way and stood up; shortly after I perceived the schooner Three Sisters, and the privateer under way and standing up also—at nine o'clock, wind and tide being abated, the pilot brought the ship to anchor off Sharp's island during the night, as I have since been informed by the watch on deck, the privateer worked round us, and at one time was along side; when being asked what he wanted, sheered off and made no reply but came to anchor under the ship's stern. At day light the next morning, while the crew were employed in getting up the anchor, I heard a noise on deck, and on my going up was informed by the mate and pilot, that the privateer had fired several bullets at us. I immediately took my trumpet, and hailed her to know what she wanted; I told the pilot to continue heaving the anchor, when he immediately worked to windward, fearing I should run him down as he afterwards said—having brought his vessel within pistol shot, all his men fired two rounds each, while I was engaged in hailing him; they must have taken good aim, as several of the balls lodged very near, and one passed through the mate's hat. While my men were employed lowering the boat, he kept up a continual fire, "haste, haste, or I'll fire again." On my going along side, I asked if he was a pirate; he replied not, and wished to know if any one was killed; saying "I am no pirate, but a French privateer from Guadalupe," then demanded my papers, which he examined superficially, and declared my ship a good prize, for having British manufactured goods on board: my boat was immediately filled with his men, armed with guns, pistols, swords, knives, &c. and after demanding my keys, proceeded on board the ship, leaving me behind; he then ordered all the crew below, placing two centinels over them, and told the pilot to take the ship to sea, for which he should receive four hundred dollars; but on his objecting, was ordered to do so at his peril, they then commenced to examine all trunks, &c. in the cabin, and using to great excess, provisions, porter, &c. &c. About 11 o'clock in the forenoon, I was permitted to go on board the ship, he having my papers in possession; on my going below I told him that I supposed he intended to plunder; when he replied not, and returned my keys, saying he was sorry he could not prevent his men from destroying my cabin stores, and assured me that no person on board should lose any property looking under my pillow for my watch, I discovered it was taken, and having demanded it, he ordered one of his men to restore it. I then opened my chest, where I had a considerable sum of money, when he told me he examined that himself, and nothing would be missing, which was the case. I was then abruptly ordered on board the schooner, declaring the ship a good and lawful prize, and said he would take her to Guadalupe. On my re-

quitting permission to remain on board, he replied, I should not, but that all hands, excepting myself should, and that he would take care to protect his prize. I then went on board the privateer, where I was detained until 8 o'clock next morning; the ship being at anchor off night of the Potomac, the wind ahead, and seeing no prospect whatever of getting her out before he might be detained, he said he was very sorry he detained me so long, but being positively informed of my having English property on board, wished to discover it if possible. On demanding his authority, he said he was told so by Captain Rich, who he afterwards denied; saying it was on board the French ship Patriot he heard it, and that he saw the newspapers I gave the officer who boarded me; he further said, that he had been supplied with 15 men by the commander of said ship, being short of hands, which I believe to be correct, as one of the men told the mate and pilot that he was with the officer who boarded me from the ship. After apologising for firing on me, saying he could not prevent his men, lest they would use violence on himself and other officers. He proposed to liberate the ship, provided I would give a certificate declaring he did not plunder, or act improperly, which I refused; but finding I had no other alternative, was obliged to comply. He further insisted on Mr. Hardin, a passenger on board, to certify to the truth thereof; this being accomplished, he delivered up my papers, and permitted me to proceed, after being detained 28 hours, and the ship carried from Sharp's Island to Point Look Out.
RUSSELL GLOVER. N. B. The account published in the Federal Gazette of last evening, is very incorrect.
R. G. From the Baltimore Evening Post.
The foregoing statement, politely furnished us, cannot fail to interest the public mind which has been so much agitated respecting the Othello, for a day or two past. In regard to the pirate having received assistance from the French ship Patriot, we think an opinion should be suspended, as Captain John Gomez will return in a few days and enable us to lay before the public the particulars from the commander of that ship. Captain Glover's opinion is not unduly founded upon matters of fact as they appeared to him, yet from the general conduct of Commodore Khron, the many attentions which have been paid him by our citizens, and his gentlemanly and honorable behavior while amongst us, we are very loth to suppose he is worthy of that latter his conduct, as represented, will entitle him so justly to receive.
We are happy at being able to announce to the public the return of the detachments of volunteers under command of captain Sterrett, in conjunction with capt. Porter, which went in pursuit of the pirate that attempted to carry off the Othello. The expedition has been successful; and the schooner and three of the buccaneering crew were yesterday brought up to our harbor—the men are safely lodged in our gaol. When capt. Porter came within sight of her four of the pirates were seen to take to their boat and make off to shore, from which they were not deterred by a gun that was fired at them. Five others of the gang, who had gone to Annapolis for the purpose of procuring provisions, have also been arrested.
The corps of riflemen that went down the bay to aid in taking the schooner, have landed near Patuxent, and gone in pursuit of those who made their escape to land.
American. Boston, August 26. Accounts from Barracoa state that 100 men, who had landed there from a British frigate, had been opposed by 400 French, who wounded 20 and took the rest prisoners. The Spaniards were prevented from massacring these by the French.
Philadelphia, August 30. Eleven American vessels have lately been captured, and sent into Algiers—among them a Schooner belonging to Chatham, the cargo condemned, and vessel libelled; a fch't from Cape Cod, vessel and cargo condemned.
Mr. Hooper's vessel, bound from Marblehead to Europe, with a cargo partly of India goods, and carried into Halifax, has had her trial; the India goods, though they had been landed previous to re-exportation, were condemned on the principle of carrying on an illegal colonial trade; the vessel and the remainder of the cargo cleared, and the voyage continued, by giving bonds for the goods.
Portland, August 24. Yesterday 9 gun boats, mounting one gun, and manned with five men each, failed from this port for New York, under the command of lieut. Lawrence.
Berlington, August 24. Extra of a letter from a gentleman in Berlington, to his brother in this town. Yesterday afternoon arrived here a sloop from St. John's, in which came passenger a gentleman of my acquaintance, who left Quebec but 5 days since. He informs, that three regiments of Highlanders were hourly expected; that the British were busy in clearing the Plains of Abraham, which since our last war, had been over-run with bushes, &c. and that it was true that they had removed the cannon, and military stores from St. John's, Montreal, Chambec and Three Rivers, to Quebec; he also saw the vessel which arrived with 100,000 dollars in specie, for the payment of troops, &c. By these and other preparations it appears, that the government of Great Britain is determined on war.
Charleston, August 20. His excellency Charles Pinckney having lately made earnest application to the general government for a large supply of cannon, muskets and other military stores to be sent here, we are informed that his excellency has just received a letter from the Secretary of the Department of War, informing him, that he has directed a large supply of these articles to be immediately forwarded to Charleston, to be ultimately stored in the magazine at Rocky Mount, if not immediately wanted for actual service. Among the articles are five thousand muskets—no part, however, of these stores, except the heavy cannon on traveling carriages, can be put into the hands of the militia, unless when called into the field for actual service by the President of the United States; which shows the necessity there is for exertion on the part of the individual states for having their militia well armed and equipped.
Major general Butler, commanding the first division of the militia of this state, on receiving the governor's orders, through the adjutant general, for the draught of his division, immediately wrote to his excellency, offering his services as a volunteer.
LIGHT INFANTRY. COMPANY ORDERS, August 27, 1807. The Light Infantry commanded by capt. Davidson will meet in company on the parade, North of the President's House, every Saturday evening, at 5 o'clock, in complete uniform. To obviate, as far as possible, the inconvenience arising from the dispersed residence of the members, and to secure a punctilious attendance at the Drill meetings, the company is divided into three Sections. The right Section, under charge of Ensign Murray, consists of the members residing west of the President's Square; the left Section, under the charge of Lieut. Boyd, consists of those residing east of Tiber creek; & the center Section, under the charge of the Captain, of those residing between the President's Square and Tiber creek. The Squads will meet for the Drill, without uniform, twice a week, at such times and places as the officers having charge of them, shall respectively from time to time direct. The commissioned and non-commissioned officers will meet in squads, for the Drill every Thursday, on the parade, north of the President's House, at 5 o'clock in the evening, without uniform. The importance of the Drill or Squad meeting, must be obvious to every one, and it is confidently expected that these useful and elementary lessons in the art of war will be regularly attended by all not otherwise particularly engaged.
JOHN DAVIDSON, Capt.
EDUCATION. The Subscriber, late a Professor of St. John's College, Maryland, having obtained as his assistant Mr. SIMON CANI WELL, a gentleman of respectable character and abilities; being encouraged by many respectable Gentlemen of Washington and Georgetown cities; also a number of his pupils, from his late residence in Prince George's county, Maryland, begs leave to inform the public generally that his ACADEMY is now open for the reception of Pupils, who will be instructed in the Greek and Latin Languages, the different branches of Mathematics, Book-keeping, Geography, English Grammar, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, &c. He hopes an experience of 23 years teaching in Maryland & of which he taught in St. John's College, will procure him a share of public confidence and patronage. Terms of tuition—the Greek and Latin Languages, Mathematics, Geography, Book-keeping, &c. 40 dollars per annum. English, Grammar, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, 24 dollars paid quarterly. He will receive a few more Boarders in his family, at 120 dollars per annum, paid quarterly in advance. Boarders must find their Bed and bedding. RUGH MAGUIRE. Washington, city, near the Seven Buildings, August 14—W4t
INDEPENDENT WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERS. The members of the above Company, commanded by capt. Jones, is requested to meet on the Centre Market square, on Saturday the 5th inst. at 4 o'clock, P. M. Punctilious attendance is expected. By order of the OFFICERS. September 2, 1807.
PUBLIC NOTICE. PURSUANT to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States, of the 3rd day of March last directing the clerk of the said House to advertise for and receive bids for a supply of paper for the use of the said House during the next Congress, with the necessary stationery, printing, and fuel was awarded a contract to be executed by me and entered into, to wit: with Messrs. Patterson & Co. Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, for the supply of stationery with Andrew and George Way, of the city of Washington in the said District of Columbia, for the printing—and with George Gill, of the city and district aforesaid, for the fuel, at the following prices, to wit:
FOR THE STATIONERY. Very best superfine English letter paper, hot pressed velum 6 50 Best plain letter paper, not hot pressed 3 50 Best wove do. do. 4 00 Best plain folio post, cut complete 7 50 Best wove do. do. 8 00 Best medium for engrossing 12 00 Best superfine 1000-p 4 50 Best ready made pens 1 75 Quill, from 2 to 3 00 Best superfine red wax 1 75 Best superfine black, do. 1 50 Best quality red waters, from 1 50 to 1 75 Best quality black, do. 1 50 Common b ack sand in papers 0 03 Tin water boxes per dozen 0 75 Pounce boxes, from 25 cents each to 1 00 Ink and sand glasses to suit tables, from 50 cents to 1 50 per pair Hall pint phials with corks, 75 cents per dozen Low priced folders, 2 Ds. per dozen Best polished ivory folders, 6 Ds. per dozen Back lead pencils, from 1 50 to 1 75 per dozen Red cape in pieces, from 12 1-2 to 25 cents per piece Best quality black ink per gallon from 1 25 to 1 50 India rubbers 37 1-2 Cts. Best quality English parchment in skins cut dress'd and pounced for use, 28 by 34 inches 10 00 Best quality American do. 7 00 Office pensknives, from each 37 1-2 cents to 1 00 Brasing knives, 37 1-2 Cts.
FOR THE PRINTING. For plain work, octavo per sheet of 300 impressions 14 — figure work, do. do. do. 14 — rule and figure work, do. do. do. 20 — table work, med um, broad face do. 20 — plain work, foolscap folio, per sheet of 300 impressions 10 — figure work, do. do. do. 10 — rule and figure work, do. do. do. 27 — table work, do. or aside do. 14 — bills per sheet, foolscap, 300 impressions 7 75 — folding each half sheet, octavo or folio per hundred 6 1-4 — sticking per hundred, not exceeding 3 half sheets 12 1-2 — do. do. from 3 half sheets to 6 18 3-4 — do. do. from 6 do. to 10 25 — do. do. from 10 do. to 20 31 1-4 — folding whole sheet medium topics into octavo per 100 12 1-2 — half binding and lettering an octavo volume from 300 to 500 pages 37 1-2 — do. do. above 500 pages 45 — full binding do. do. in sheep from 300 to 500 pages 33 1-3 — do. do. do. in sheep above 500 pages 45 — do. do. do. in calf from 300 to 500 pages 75 — do. do. do. in calf above 500 pages 87 1-2 — half binding and lettering fol. scap folio, per volume 70 — full binding do. do. in sheep per volume 90 — do. do. do. in calf do. 1 50
FOR THE FUEL. Good found Hickory Wood delivered in the cellar at the Capitol at Nine Dollars and Seventy-five Cents per Cord Published by order of the House of Representatives of the United States. N. B. VANZANDT, P. Ck. H. R. U. S. September 1, 1807
SALE AT AUCTION.
ON Wednesday the 9th inst. at 12 o'clock at Mr. Semm's sign of the Indian King, near the Treasury Office—Household and Kitchen Furniture, consisting of Beds, Bedding, Furniture, Beds, &c. Also a Bureau, &c. All items under 20 dollars cash, and all above, sixty days credit with notes and approved endorser. S. SPEAKE, Auct. September 2—3t
Washington, Aug. 5th 1807. NOTICE is hereby given, that application is intended to be made at the Treasury of the United States for the renewal of Certificate No 10766 for 500 dollars deferred six per cent stock, standing to the credit of Francis Beauchamp on books of the treasury aforesaid, which certificate has been lost or destroyed. JAMES DAVIDSON, Jr. August 5—w6t
NEW INVENTED OVEN. I HAVE obtained from the general government an exclusive privilege in an Oven I have invented on entirely new principles, for baking all kinds of bread, the advantage of my plan over those who are used in the usual mode. The oven is self heated, the fire is raised out of the dough put in to bake, when the oven is hot and the bread is baked the oven gradually cools, it will freely be conceded when bread is first put into an oven it is a tender and soft state of cooking, near—our way of the bread is put into the oven at the extreme end, or where the heat is least, and as it takes in regularly progressive heat as it moves along, the bread is baked the better it is and the longer it will keep; in the usual mode of making the thinner the bread the more quantity the oven will bake per day; on my plan as the oven is constantly in blast the danger the bread is more the oven will bake; and to do the labor of splitting wood is saved the heating, cleaning, and setting an oven also. An oven on my plan is well built, is much more durable, takes up less room, to do the same business, costs much less money to build it, requires less fuel to bake the same quantity of bread, fewer hands do as do the same business, in fact, a mind (superior to prejudices) often attendant on customs long established will be satisfied on a view of my oven in operation. I have narrated facts only for those who have not an opportunity of seeing the oven in operation. I submit the certificate of gentlemen whose respectability will not be questioned. For an oven of 20 feet length and 6 feet wide, which on the privilege of using it, my price is 500 dollars, and in proportion for a larger or smaller one. I will dispose of my privilege for states, counties or towns, on liberal terms, letters addressed to me post paid, Dumfries, Virginia will be duly attended to. JAMES DENALE. Dumfries, July 20.
We, Richard and Stephen Winchester, residing in the town of Fredericksburg and commonwealth of Virginia, do hereby certify, we have built an oven under the immediate direction of James Denale of Dumfries and commonwealth of Virginia aforesaid on an entirely different from the ovens in common use, and we believe invented by the said Denale. It requires much less fuel than the common oven and may be used without splitting the wood, of course there is great saving of labor; we have baked every kind of biscuit and can say truly that it is the best. We consider it as an invaluable improvement, and well worthy the attention of bakers. R. & S. WINCHESTER. Fredericksburg, Jan. 23, 1806.
There are to certify to all whom it may concern, that I, Andrew Jamieson, biscuit baker, in the town of Alexandria, and district of Columbia, was in the town of Fredericksburg, in the state of Virginia, sometime since the middle of 1st January, and there did attend great part of one day to see the operation of biscuit baking in the new invented oven in the possession of Messrs. Richard & Stephen Winchester, of Fredericksburg, which oven I have every reason to believe is the best invention of Mr. James Denale, of Dumfries, in the state of Virginia, and hereby declare and avers, that I saw said New invented or Receptacle Oven bake large and small biscuits in a short a time and as regular a manner as any oven I have seen these forty years I have been at the baking business. Given under my hand this 6th day of February, (in Alexandria and district of Columbia) in the year one thousand eight hundred and fin.
Andrew Jamieson. N. B. Not having sufficient experience of said oven aforesaid mentioned, I cannot ascertain what may be saved in wood or labor, only that cord wood will do without the labor of chopping and splitting; as is necessary with old fashioned ovens. New-York, December 1, 1806. This is to certify that I have been using the patent oven, invented by James Denale, Esq. of Dumfries, Virginia, since April last, to considerable advantage in this city. I have no doubt of its possessing considerable advantages over the old method, such as a saving of fuel and labor, in consequence of which the proprietor is enabled to make the bread much thinner and consequently more proper for long voyages on a hot climate. Again, as a part of the operation requiring most skill and practice is abridged by this method; more of the work may be done by boys or men little experienced in the business. Not being acquainted myself with the old method, I will not attempt to state the differences between them, but that it is generally in favor of Denale's method, must be evident to the most superficial observer. ROBERT HARTSHORNE.
Iron Works for Sale. THE Subscriber is daily empowered to contract for the sale of a handsome Site for Iron Works and eight thousand acres of Land, adjoining, lying on the river Rappahannock, about 9 miles above Fredericksburg. This tract abounds with inexhaustible mines of the richest iron ore, and an ample supply of wood for coal. The site for the works are advantageous in the extreme, commanding the whole course of the Rappahannock by a natural canal, into which the whole force of the river may be turned at a small expense. There has been a furnace and other works formerly erected here, and the ore found on trial abundant and good. When it is considered that this property is within 9 miles of tide water, and that the navigation from the site of the works to tide water may at a small expense be rendered practicable to transport every heavy article to market—when it is considered from the contiguity of these works to the seat of government, no iron establishment can supply cannon and shot on so good terms (competent judges having pronounced the ore on this tract of superior quality for cannon) a doubt cannot be entertained of the great value of this property. The title is indisputable, and a great bargain may be had, the subscriber will at any time attend those inclined to view the premises, and can show an accurate survey of the tract, on application to him at Dumfries, Virginia. JAMES D. NEALE. July 31.
WASHINGTON CITY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. MARRIAGE —Last evening by the Reverend Mr. Ralph, Mr. GEORGE WASHINGTON to Miss ELIZA BELL, daughter of Thomas Bell, Esq. Baltimore, Sept. 1. Yesterday captains Woodland and Hiyson returned with their detachments of volunteers, with lieut. Calhoun in company, from the expedition down the bay after the pirates. Capt. David Porter, the elder, has the command of the two schooners in which they had embarked. They were successful in their search for the four men who had fled from the piratical schooner as related in our paper of yesterday. The pirates were found on board the Patriot, in irons; and were sent under the conduct of a French officer, on board captain Porter's vessel, to be delivered to the order of General Turreau, who has consigned them to the civil authorities, to be proceeded against agreeably to law. There are now twelve of these desperadoes in confinement.
This is to give notice, that the subscriber of the city of Washington in the district of Columbia, hath obtained from the Orphan's Court of Prince George's county in the state of Maryland, letters of administration on the personal estate of Thomas Dicket, late of said county deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber on or before the first day of October next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. Those indebted to the deceased are desired to make immediate payment. ALLEN B. DUCKETT, Adm. City of Washington, March 18—tf All claims forwarded by mail must be post paid.
Journeyman Shoemakers. WANTED immediately twenty journeyman shoemakers to make strong shoes, to whom constant employment will be given. Also, a For me capable of conducting a small manufacturing. Boatmaking, Carried on as heretofore on New Jersey Avenue, where there is on hand a large assortment of fashionable boats, &c. JOHN MINCHIN. Five or Six Apprentices wanted to the Boot and Shoemaking business, apply as above. August 28—3t
This is to give Notice that the Subscriber hath obtained from the Orphan's Court of Prince George's county, in Maryland, letters of administration on the personal estate of Leonard Waring, late of the said county, deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with vouchers thereof, to the Subscriber, at or before the fifth day of March next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. Given under my hand this twenty fourth day of August, 1807. CLEMENT HOLYDAY, Administrator. August 28—3t
JUST RECEIVED, And for Sale, at the subscriber's store, adjoining the Seven buildings, Port Wine, imported from Portugal, in bottles; Venison Hams in prime order; Philadelphia Porter and Ale. P. MACRO. August 27.
NOTICE, FINDING it indispensably necessary to close our business, we take this public method to apprise those indebted to us—that in all next month this must be effected—we trust this hint will be sufficient to urge an immediate settlement either by cash or note. We will be happy in the interim to continue our usual mode of doing business to our punctilious Customers—Also those who have claims against the Company are desired to bring them in for settlement. TH: YOUNG, and Company. August 27 1807.
CHARLES H. VARDEN, Merchant Taylor, New Jersey Avenue, near the Capitol. RESPECTFULLY informs the gentlemen of the district of Columbia, he has imported by ship Eliza NN lately arrived at Philad. A choice assortment of Extra Superior cloths, Bennetts, Velvets, and Cord, Cashmere, Eagle and double milled Batist cloths, fashionable Spanish Orleans and Rollentons, rich silk Mouselin velvets, silk and satin Florentines, with a variety of other articles suitable for the season. N. B. Ladies habits, regimentals and navy uniforms made in the first style of fashion. Richard Harwells celebrated patent parasols, can be had on the same terms as at his manufactory. November 12—tf

Valuable Seats for Iron Works.
THE subscriber offers for sale between Five and Six Thousand acres of Land bounded on one side by James River, including big and little Owen's Creek, and State in Amherst county in the state of Virginia. This land is in the middle of a well and thick settled country, about 100 miles above the city of Richmond. There are not more than 30 acres of it cleared. The remainder is heavily timbered—consisting of large pines, white oaks, poplar, black walnut and chesnut. On Big Owen's creek, and within 600 yards of James river, which is navigable for boats at all seasons of the year—there is an excellent site for any kind of water works. The stream is rapid and constant, and about three miles from the seat are, as it is believed inexhaustible banks of iron ore, which the subscriber has secured and which will be sold with the land. This ore has been tried and proved to be of a very superior kind. The land adjoining the seat is of excellent quality. Two hundred acres of timothy meadow might be made on the creek. The upland, although hilly in places is well adapted to small grain, and a great proportion of it suitable to the raising of tobacco. Immediately around the site for water works are inexhaustible LIMESTONE Quarries, together with great quantities of the best building stone. In short there are many advantages combined to render this a most eligible spot for the erection of iron works, or any other kind of water works. It is deemed unnecessary to say more concerning this property than to request those who incline to purchase to view it. It will be shown by captain Henry Halloway in the neighborhood. The price will be moderate, terms of sale, which will be made very easy, will be made known on application to the proprietor residing in Georgetown district of Columbia. NATHAN LUF'OKOUGH. Georgetown, February 16—wtf
50 Dollars Reward.
RAN-AWAY on the morning of the 28th inst. from the subscriber a negro man Named Richard Brown, He is about 23 years of age, five feet six or seven inches high, weight, rather light colored, something forbidding in his countenance, and is a very artful fellow; had on when he went away a coarse white shirt, nankeen pantaloons, and an old great coat. He has been seen since in the district with a black coat, nankeen-pantaloons and coat on. The above reward will be paid to any person who will bring him to me, or lodge him in jail in the district of Columbia, with reasonable charges. JOHN CASSIN. N. B. He had on one of his ankles a horse lock, which it is supposed he cannot get off. July 30. eptf
LAND FOR SALE.
To be sold at public sale on the premises, the first day of September next, if fair, if not the next fair day, a tract of Land on which I now dwell, lying on Potomac river, adjoining Swan Point. This tract contains about 350 acres with a great sufficiency of timber, and fire wood. The soil is well adapted to the growth of Indian Corn, Tobacco, Wheat and Clover. This tract having two convenient dwelling houses on it, the one on the river, the other on Cuckolds Creek may be sold in two equal parts or together as may best suit purchasers. The adjoining waters abound with fine fish, oysters and wild fowl in their season. The terms of sale are as follows, 700 dollars paid down, the balance of the purchase money to be paid in three equal annual payments, the purchaser giving bond and approved security bearing interest from the day of sale. The sale to commence at 1 o'clock, P. M. EDWARD DIGGES. Cobrach, Charles county, } Md. Aug. 12—tdot }
Post-Office, Washington, City.
THE Post-Master requests all those indebted to him for postage on letters and newspapers, to make immediate payment, in order to enable him to settle his accounts with the General Post-Office. August 13. dw
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.
The subscriber wishes to sell at private sale, that valuable property which he now occupies in the town of Bethesda, Maryland, 6 miles from the Capital on the United States, and promises to be one of the best watering places in the union. The lot contains about one and three quarters of an acre, on which is erected a commodious frame DWELLING BUILDING, 57 by 30 feet, two stories high, built of the best materials, nearly new and finished in the best manner, 6 rooms on the first floor, and 9 bed chambers, 4 of which if necessary might be partitioned to make 8, also a good Kitchen and Bake Oven, Wash house, Smoke house, stable for 30 horses and a house that will cover 6 carriages and a granary for oats. The lot borders on the Eastern Branch which is navigable and where fish may be caught in abundance in their season. This valuable property is in fee simple, and clear of all encumbrances and will be disposed of in the following manner, one half of the purchase to be paid in Land in the state of Ohio near some settled part thereof one fourth in cash, on the residue 12 months credit will be given. Possession may be taken on the first Monday in September if required, if not I would lease it for one year. Should the purchaser incline to buy the furniture, I can purchase 25 prime feather beds, a handsome mahogany side board, tables, chairs and all the residue of the household and kitchen Furniture. He wishes to return his grateful thanks to his friends in particular and the public generally for their patronage, and hopes to merit a continuance of it. His house is well provided for the accommodation of those who may wish to visit the SPA this season. WILLIAM ROSS. Bethesda, July 8—taw3w
PROPOSALS
For carrying mails of the United States on the following routes will be received at the General Post Office until the 15th of October next. 1st. From Petersburg by Harrisville, Goldsboro, Drummondburg, Warrenton, Lewiburg, Raleigh, and Averiboro, to Fayetteville, three times a week. Leave Petersburg every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2 a m, arrive at Warrenton, same days by 8 p m. Leave Warrenton every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3 a m, arrive at Raleigh same days by 6 p m. Leave Raleigh, Wednesday, Friday and Monday at 3 a m, arrive at Fayetteville same days by 5 p m. Returning—Leave Fayetteville every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 4 a m, arrive at Raleigh same days by 6 p m. Leave Raleigh every Wednesday, Friday, and Monday at 3 a m, arrive at Warrenton same days by 6 p m. Leave Warrenton, every Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday 1 a m, arrive at Petersburg, same days by 8 p m. 2nd. From Fayetteville by Lumberton, Barefields Mills, Porters Ferry, Gaules and Georgetown to Charleston three times a week. Leave Fayetteville every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 4 a m, arrive at Porters Ferry on Wednesday, Friday and Monday by 6 p m. Leave Georgetown every Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday at 2 a m, arrive at Charleston same days by 4 a m. Returning—Leave Charleston every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5 a m, arrive at Georgetown same days by 6 p m. Leave Georgetown every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 2 a m, arrive at Porters Ferry on Wednesday, Friday and Monday by 6 p m. NOTES. 1. The Post master general may expedite the mails, & alter the times of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contract, he stipulating an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby. 2. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing the mails at all offices where no particular time is specified. 3. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accident excepted) in arriving after the time prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit one dollar; and in the delay continues until the departure of any succeeding mail, whereby the mails delayed for, each depending mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of five dollars shall be incurred. 4. Newspapers, as well as letters, to be sent in the mail; and if any person making proposals, desires to carry newspapers, other than those conveyed in the mail, for his own emolument, he must state in his proposals for what sum he will carry with the emolument, and for what sum without that emolument. 5. Should any person making proposals desire an alteration of the times of arrival and departure above specified, he must state in his proposals the alteration desired, and the difference they will make in the terms of the contract. 6. Persons making proposals are desired to state their prices by the year. Those who contract will receive their pay quarterly, in the months of August, November, February, and May, in one month after the expiration of each quarter. 7. No other than a free white person shall be employed to convey the mail. 8. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals. 9. The Post master general reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at an end, whenever one failure happens which amounts to the loss of a trip. 10. The contracts for the above routes are to be in operation on the first day of January next, & to continue in force until the 31st day of March 1810. GIDEON GRAINGER, Post-master-general. General Post-Office Washington city, July 31—tOct 15 }
FOR SALE OR RENT.
THE Subscriber will SELL or RENT the HOTEL, situated on the Capitol Hill and near to the Capitol, at present occupied by Mr. P. D. SWELLE. As this house is well known, it is useless to say more than that it is calculated for a large establishment, and is the first situation as a hotel on a large scale in this city. Possession can be had the first day of October next. Some other houses for Sale or Rent on the Hill near the Capitol. For terms, apply to DANL. CARROLL of Dud'n. Washington, August 5—3aw10
Fifty Dollars Reward
RANAWAY from the subscriber residing in the District of Columbia, on the first of August, 1807, a black man Named MOSES, about five feet 8 or 9 inches high, 25 years of age, has been a carpenter and is an excellent workman, he has a remarkable scar on the top of one of his feet something like the scar from a burn, believed to be on his right foot—he was dressed in an oznabargh jacket and pantaloons, but may change both his name and dress. Ten dollars will be paid if found in this District, and the above Reward if out of the District and confined in any Jail so that I get him again. ROBERT ALEXANDER. Washington, August 19, 1807. tf
One Hundred Dollars Reward,
If taken in this state, or ONE HUNDRED & FIFTY if taken out of this state and brought home— OLIVER, HARRY, LINA, & SARAH, who ran away from the subscribers living in Madison county, on the 15th of June last; Oliver, is a stout made fellow about 45 years old, about 6 feet high, a little yellow complexioned, round shouldered and a little knock-kneed, some few grey hairs to be seen about his temple, has a hoarse voice the appearance of a cold—Harry is a very small fellow, but well made to his height, supposed to be about 30 years old, black complexioned, a natter by trade—Lina, a small yellow complexioned wench about 22 years old, the said Lina and Harry were purchased out of the estate of Mr. Benjamin Grimes, of Prince George county in the year 1800—Sarah a dark complexioned girl about 15 years old; I think it useless to mention their clothing as I have reason to believe they have changed their clothing since they left home; I do not doubt but they are provided with a pass and may attempt to pass as free people, but examining the pass and not finding the county seal to it, it will prove to be a counterfeit one, and may attempt to get into Maryland or Pennsylvania, or to Norfolk, or to some of the western states, or perhaps they may have been conducted off by some white person to some distant part who may make sale of them. I hereby give a caution to all and forewarn all owners and masters of vessels from taking on board or concealing said negroes under the strictest penalty of the law, or the sum of the 150 dollars will be given if secured in jail out of the state and 50 dollars if secured in jail in this state so that we get them again. THOMAS GRAVER, THOMAS GRAVES, Jun. Virginia, Madison county, August 17—8c
LAND FOR SALE.
PURSUANT to an order of the court of Calvert county, the subscribers will sell by public auction at the Court House in said county on Monday the 28th day of September next, if fair, if not the next fair day, all the real estate of the late Mr. James Weems, consisting of the following tracts of Land. The tract on which the said James Weems resided, lying about two miles from Patuxent river, and containing 640 acres. The soil of this land is well calculated for the growth of corn, wheat and tobacco; there is about 30 acres of excellent meadow ground upon it not now in an improved state, but can be put so with very little labor or expense; a considerable part of this land is very heavily covered with wood, among which there is a great quantity of superior timber; there is also upon this tract a large two story Brick Dwelling-house, containing 4 rooms and a passage on the first floor, and 6 rooms and a passage in the second floor, also a cellar under the house divided into 5 apartments, one of which is intended for a kitchen and most conveniently fixed as such; there is also a barn, stable, corn house and other convenient out buildings. One other tract of Land lying near the Court House containing 450 1/2 acres; upon this tract there is a small but very convenient framed dwelling-house with a kitchen and other necessary out buildings. This land produces extremely well; there is some excellent meadow land upon it and an ample quantity of wood for fencing and fire wood. This tract is now in the possession of Mrs. Weems (the widow of the aforesaid James Weems) to whom it was laid off by the commissioners as her portion of the land, and it will be sold encumbered with her life estate. Two other tracts of Land lying very near the last mentioned tract, one containing 100 acres; the other 163 acres. Upon the first of these two tracts there is a small wooden dwelling-house, also a quantity of excellent wood and timber. On the other tract, there are several small wooden dwelling houses and one tobacco-house, also a sufficiency of wood for fencing and fire-wood. It is thought needless to give a more full description of these lands, as it is presumed no one will purchase without first viewing them, and on application to Dr. Nathaniel T. Weems, who lives adjacent to the first mentioned tract, he will show all the different tracts. These different tracts of land will be sold in a body or in parcels as may best suit those who wish to purchase. The purchasers to give bond with approved security for the purchase money, to be paid in three equal annual payments; the whole interest to be paid yearly, and on the ratification of the sale by the court and a full payment of the purchase money, a deed of conveyance, will be executed to the purchasers agreeable to an act of Assembly in such case made and provided. FREDERICK SKINNER, } Commis. JAMES DUKE, } sioner PARKER BOWEN, } July 10—wam
LITERARY NOTICE.
WM. DUANE, of Philadelphia, will thank such Book-sellers, Printers, and others, as may have had the goodness to collect subscribers, for the LIFE & WORKS OF DR. FRANKLIN, about to be published by Wm. Duane, to forward to him lists of the subscribers, obtained, with particular directions relative to their residence, &c. Printers of newspapers, who have published the proposals for this extensive work, will add to the favors already conferred, by publishing the above in their respective papers, as often as convenient. WM. DUANE will also thank those, who have collected subscribers, for "POLITICS FOR FARMERS AND MECHANICS," to inform him of their names and places of residence, without delay. July 13—
PROPOSALS,
By CONRAD, LUCAS & Co. (late M. and J. Conrad and Co.) No. 138, Market street, FOR PUBLISHING LEWIS AND CLARK'S TOUR TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA, Performed by order of the government of the United States, during the years 1804, 1805, and 1806.
HIS work will be prepared by captain MERIWETHER LEWIS,
and will be divided into two parts, the whole comprised in three volumes octavo, the first containing at least 700 pages, the second and third from four to five hundred each, printed on good paper and a fair Pica type. The several volumes in succession will be put to press as early periods as the avocations of the author will permit him to prepare them for publication. PART THE FIRST—IN TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME FIRST. Will contain a narrative of the voyage, with a description of some of the most remarkable places in those hitherto unknown wilds of America, accompanied by a map of good size, a large chart of the entrance of the Columbia river, embracing the adjacent country, coast and harbors and embellished with views of two beautiful cataracts of the Missouri; the plan, on a large scale, of the connected falls of that river, as also, of those of the falls, narrows and great rapids of the Columbia, with their several portages. For the information of future voyagers, there will be added in the sequel of this volume, some observations and remarks on the navigation of the Missouri and Columbia rivers, pointing out the precautions which must necessarily be taken, in order to ensure success, together with an itinerary of the most direct and practicable route across the continent of North America, from the confluence of the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers to the discharge of the Columbia into the Pacific Ocean. VOLUME SECOND. Whatever properly appertains to geography, embracing a description of the rivers, mountains, climate, soil and face of the country; a view of the Indian nations distributed over that vast region, shewing their traditions, habits, manners, customs, national characters, stature, complexions, dress, dwellings, arms, and domestic utensils, with many others interesting particulars in relation to them; also, observations and reflections on the subjects of civilization, governing and maintaining a friendly intercourse with those nations. A view of the fur trade of North America, setting forth a plan for its extension, and shewing the immense advantages which would accrue to the mercantile interests of the United States, by combining the same with a dir & trade to the East Indies, through the continent of North America. This volume will be embellished with twenty plates illustrative of the dress and general appearance of such Indian nations as differ materially from each other; of their habitations; their weapons and habiliments used in war; their hunting and fishing apparatus; domestic utensils, &c. In an appendix there will also be given a diary of the weather kept with great attention throughout the whole of the voyage, shewing also the daily rise and fall of the principal water courses which were navigated in the course of the same. PART THE SECOND—IN ONE VOLUME. This part of the work will be confined exclusively to scientific research, and principally to the natural history of those hitherto unknown regions. It will contain a full dissertation on such subjects as may have fallen within the notice of the author, and which may properly be distributed under the heads of Botany, Mineralogy, and Zoology, together with some illustrations on the origin of Prairies, the cause of the mudflats of the Missouri, of volcanic appearances, and other natural phenomena which were met with in the course of this interesting tour. This volume will also contain a comparative view of twenty three vocabularies of distinct Indian languages, procured by captains Lewis and Clark, on the voyage, and will be ornamented and embellished with a much greater number of plates than will be bestowed on the first part of the work as is intended that every subject of natural history which is entirely new, and of which there are a considerable number, shall be accompanied by an appropriate engraving illustrative of it. This distribution of the work has been made with a view to the accommodation of every description of readers, and is here offered to the patronage of the public in such shape, that all persons wishing to become subscribers, may accommodate themselves with either of the parts, or the entire work, as it shall be most convenient to themselves. Detached from this work, there will be published LEWIS & CLARK'S MAP OF NORTH AMERICA, From Lon. 0 deg. west, to the Pacific Ocean, and between 36 deg. and 52 deg. north Lat. with extensive marginal notes—dimensions 5 feet 8 inches by 3 feet 10 inches. Embracing all their late discoveries, and that part of the continent heretofore the least known. This map will be compiled from the best maps now extant, as well published as in manuscript, from the collective information of the best informed travellers through the various portions of that region, and corrected by a series of several hundred celestial observations, made by captain Lewis during his late tour. For the convenience of subscribers, these several works will be delivered at the most respectable commercial towns and at the seats of government of the respective states and territories within the Union; no advance is required nor will payment be demanded until such delivery is made. The price of part the first in two vols. will be Ten DOLLARS, and that of part the second in one volume, Eleven DOLLARS, delivered in boards. Price of the Map Ten DOLLARS. Any persons who may have subscribed for these works, to lists which contain no stipulated prices for the same, and who may be dissatisfied with the terms now proposed, are at liberty to withdraw their names from such lists, at any time prior to the 1st day of December next. M. LEWIS. July 27.
FOR SALE OR RENT.
THE Subscriber will SELL or RENT the HOTEL, situated on the Capitol Hill and near to the Capitol, at present occupied by Mr. P. D. SWELLE. As this house is well known, it is useless to say more than that it is calculated for a large establishment, and is the first situation as a hotel on a large scale in this city. Possession can be had the first day of October next. Some other houses for Sale or Rent on the Hill near the Capitol. For terms, apply to DANL. CARROLL of Dud'n. Washington, August 5—3aw10
Fifty Dollars Reward
RANAWAY from the subscriber residing in the District of Columbia, on the first of August, 1807, a black man Named MOSES, about five feet 8 or 9 inches high, 25 years of age, has been a carpenter and is an excellent workman, he has a remarkable scar on the top of one of his feet something like the scar from a burn, believed to be on his right foot—he was dressed in an oznabargh jacket and pantaloons, but may change both his name and dress. Ten dollars will be paid if found in this District, and the above Reward if out of the District and confined in any Jail so that I get him again. ROBERT ALEXANDER. Washington, August 19, 1807. tf
One Hundred Dollars Reward,
If taken in this state, or ONE HUNDRED & FIFTY if taken out of this state and brought home— OLIVER, HARRY, LINA, & SARAH, who ran away from the subscribers living in Madison county, on the 15th of June last; Oliver, is a stout made fellow about 45 years old, about 6 feet high, a little yellow complexioned, round shouldered and a little knock-kneed, some few grey hairs to be seen about his temple, has a hoarse voice the appearance of a cold—Harry is a very small fellow, but well made to his height, supposed to be about 30 years old, black complexioned, a natter by trade—Lina, a small yellow complexioned wench about 22 years old, the said Lina and Harry were purchased out of the estate of Mr. Benjamin Grimes, of Prince George county in the year 1800—Sarah a dark complexioned girl about 15 years old; I think it useless to mention their clothing as I have reason to believe they have changed their clothing since they left home; I do not doubt but they are provided with a pass and may attempt to pass as free people, but examining the pass and not finding the county seal to it, it will prove to be a counterfeit one, and may attempt to get into Maryland or Pennsylvania, or to Norfolk, or to some of the western states, or perhaps they may have been conducted off by some white person to some distant part who may make sale of them. I hereby give a caution to all and forewarn all owners and masters of vessels from taking on board or concealing said negroes under the strictest penalty of the law, or the sum of the 150 dollars will be given if secured in jail out of the state and 50 dollars if secured in jail in this state so that we get them again. THOMAS GRAVER, THOMAS GRAVES, Jun. Virginia, Madison county, August 17—8c
LAND FOR SALE.
PURSUANT to an order of the court of Calvert county, the subscribers will sell by public auction at the Court House in said county on Monday the 28th day of September next, if fair, if not the next fair day, all the real estate of the late Mr. James Weems, consisting of the following tracts of Land. The tract on which the said James Weems resided, lying about two miles from Patuxent river, and containing 640 acres. The soil of this land is well calculated for the growth of corn, wheat and tobacco; there is about 30 acres of excellent meadow ground upon it not now in an improved state, but can be put so with very little labor or expense; a considerable part of this land is very heavily covered with wood, among which there is a great quantity of superior timber; there is also upon this tract a large two story Brick Dwelling-house, containing 4 rooms and a passage on the first floor, and 6 rooms and a passage in the second floor, also a cellar under the house divided into 5 apartments, one of which is intended for a kitchen and most conveniently fixed as such; there is also a barn, stable, corn house and other convenient out buildings. One other tract of Land lying near the Court House containing 450 1/2 acres; upon this tract there is a small but very convenient framed dwelling-house with a kitchen and other necessary out buildings. This land produces extremely well; there is some excellent meadow land upon it and an ample quantity of wood for fencing and fire wood. This tract is now in the possession of Mrs. Weems (the widow of the aforesaid James Weems) to whom it was laid off by the commissioners as her portion of the land, and it will be sold encumbered with her life estate. Two other tracts of Land lying very near the last mentioned tract, one containing 100 acres; the other 163 acres. Upon the first of these two tracts there is a small wooden dwelling-house, also a quantity of excellent wood and timber. On the other tract, there are several small wooden dwelling houses and one tobacco-house, also a sufficiency of wood for fencing and fire-wood. It is thought needless to give a more full description of these lands, as it is presumed no one will purchase without first viewing them, and on application to Dr. Nathaniel T. Weems, who lives adjacent to the first mentioned tract, he will show all the different tracts. These different tracts of land will be sold in a body or in parcels as may best suit those who wish to purchase. The purchasers to give bond with approved security for the purchase money, to be paid in three equal annual payments; the whole interest to be paid yearly, and on the ratification of the sale by the court and a full payment of the purchase money, a deed of conveyance, will be executed to the purchasers agreeable to an act of Assembly in such case made and provided. FREDERICK SKINNER, } Commis. JAMES DUKE, } sioner PARKER BOWEN, } July 10—wam
LITERARY NOTICE.
WM. DUANE, of Philadelphia, will thank such Book-sellers, Printers, and others, as may have had the goodness to collect subscribers, for the LIFE & WORKS OF DR. FRANKLIN, about to be published by Wm. Duane, to forward to him lists of the subscribers, obtained, with particular directions relative to their residence, &c. Printers of newspapers, who have published the proposals for this extensive work, will add to the favors already conferred, by publishing the above in their respective papers, as often as convenient. WM. DUANE will also thank those, who have collected subscribers, for "POLITICS FOR FARMERS AND MECHANICS," to inform him of their names and places of residence, without delay. July 13—
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.
The subscriber wishes to sell at private sale, that valuable property which he now occupies in the town of Bethesda, Maryland, 6 miles from the Capital on the United States, and promises to be one of the best watering places in the union. The lot contains about one and three quarters of an acre, on which is erected a commodious frame DWELLING BUILDING, 57 by 30 feet, two stories high, built of the best materials, nearly new and finished in the best manner, 6 rooms on the first floor, and 9 bed chambers, 4 of which if necessary might be partitioned to make 8, also a good Kitchen and Bake Oven, Wash house, Smoke house, stable for 30 horses and a house that will cover 6 carriages and a granary for oats. The lot borders on the Eastern Branch which is navigable and where fish may be caught in abundance in their season. This valuable property is in fee simple, and clear of all encumbrances and will be disposed of in the following manner, one half of the purchase to be paid in Land in the state of Ohio near some settled part thereof one fourth in cash, on the residue 12 months credit will be given. Possession may be taken on the first Monday in September if required, if not I would lease it for one year. Should the purchaser incline to buy the furniture, I can purchase 25 prime feather beds, a handsome mahogany side board, tables, chairs and all the residue of the household and kitchen Furniture. He wishes to return his grateful thanks to his friends in particular and the public generally for their patronage, and hopes to merit a continuance of it. His house is well provided for the accommodation of those who may wish to visit the SPA this season. WILLIAM ROSS. Bethesda, July 8—taw3w
Pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of Maryland passed at November session 1806, notice is hereby given to all persons holding Lots in the town of Cumberland, Allegany county, and on which ground rents are now due, that unless they come forward and discharge the same, on or before the 1st day of January next, the said lots standing charged with ground rent, and remaining unpaid on that day, will then on the said 1st day of January be put up at Public Sale, and sold, to the highest bidder, upon a credit of 60 days, as by the said act of Assembly, entitled "An act authorising the collection of certain ground rents due on lots in the town of Cumberland in Allegany county" is directed. The sale to be held at John Ryne's tavern in said town, and to commence at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. THOMAS BEALL, of Saml. } April 29—3&m7t
Treasury Department of the United States, April 2d, 1807.
Whereas the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, at a meeting held on the 23d day of March 1807, did resolve, that the sum remaining to complete the expenditure of the annual appropriation of eight millions of dollars, should among other purposes be applied to the reimbursement of the FOUR AND HALF PER CENT. STOCK, created in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 3rd day of March 1795.
This is therefore to give notice, that the principal of the said Four and half per cent. Stock, will on surrender of the certificates be paid on the 1st day of October next ensuing the date hereof to the respective Stockholders or their lawful Representatives or Attorneys duly constituted and authorised, either at the Treasury or at the Loan Office as the case may be, where credits have been given for the amount of stock respectively held by them, & that the interest which may then be due on said stock, will also be paid to the respective Stockholders or their lawful Representatives or Attorneys duly constituted and authorised. It is further made known for the information of the parties concerned, that no transfers of the said Four and half per cent. Stock, either from, or to the books of the Treasury, or from or to the books of a Commissioner of Loans, will be allowed after the first day of September ensuing. and the interest on all certificates of said stock, which shall not have been surrendered in pursuance of this Notification will cease and determine on the day preceding the day, hereby fixed for the reimbursement thereof. ALBERT GALLATIN, Secretary of the Treasury. April 6—wts30
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
R. C. Weightman, Printer, Bookseller, and Stationer, Pennsylvania avenue.
HAS just received from Philadelphia and New York, a Large and General Assortment of articles in his line, which he will sell on the same terms they can be had for in either of those places, among which are, Malthus on Population, 2 vols, Lauderdale on Public Wealth, Leland's Democritus, 2 vo, Lay on an Irish Map, by the author of the Wild Irish Girl, Homer's Iliad, pocket edition, plates, } do. Odyssey } do. Telemachus, } do. Tale of a Tub, (Swift's) } do. Devil on Two Sticks, (Le Sage) } do. Jonathan Wild, (Fielding) } do. Gil Blas, 3 v. } do. Marmontel's Tales, 2 v. } do. Sully's Memoirs, 3 v. Museum of Wit, Triflam Shandy, 3 v. Voltaire's Tales, 2 v. The above are principally Superb and cheap London editions. Oddly's European Commerce, shewing new and secure channels of trade with the continent of Europe, &c. &c. a late and very valuable publication, Jackson's Mediterranean Commerce, Warren's History of the American Revolution, a late important and interesting work, Life of James Beattie, L. L. D. Aikin's Geographical Delineations, Playfair's Geometry, Ferguson's Lectures, 2 v. 8 vo. with plates Separate in 4 to. new edition 6 DOLLARS. Dr. Mease's Geological account of the United States, Sterne's Works, New edition, 5 v. 5 DOLLARS. Peregrine Pickle, do 3 v. 3 DOLLARS. Winter Evening Tales by Dr. V. Knox, Wonders of Nature and Art, 14 v. Lavoisier's Chemistry, Black's } do. 3 v. Gibson's Surveying, Hutton's Mensuration, Washington's Letters, Simson's Conic Sections, Euclid, Bacon's Abridgement, 7 v. Wilson's Works, 3 v. Blackstone's Commentaries with Christian's Notes 4 v. Dallas's Reports, 4th v. Young's Latin Dictionary, Latin Course, (Farrand's) Davidson's Exercises, Hoyle's Games, neat pocket edition and cheap, Leonora, a new novel by Miss Edgeworth, Wild Irish Girl, by Miss Owenson, Zaida, by Kotzebue, Zofra, by J. J. Rousseau, Morland Vale and a variety of other new and interesting books. An additional assortment of Music, among which are the Battle of the Nile, Just Like Love, &c &c. Writing Papers of all kinds, plain and hot-pressed, Quills, from 40 to 5 and 6 dollars per thousand, Sealing Wax, Red Tape, Office Wafers of all sizes, Penknives, Fruit do. embossed visiting Cards, &c. &c. A large assortment of elegant and common Pocket Books, Ladies' and Gentlemen's, Printing Ink, patent Ball skins, &c. &c. &c. August 12—6teop