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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER,
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WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. IV.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. DXLVI.
FIVE DOLLS. PER ANN.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6th, 1804.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
NEW YORK ADDRESS.
To the Republican Electors for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of New-York.
FELLOW CITIZENS,
The periodical choice of Chief Magistrate is an event which deeply concerns the general prosperity. The approaching one is not only important as it regards our local transactions, but highly interesting in its relations to the government of the union; an inseparable connection exists between them; and to preserve a republican system in the general government, it is essentially requisite that similar councils should be supported in the governments of the respective states.
For the last three years we have enjoyed the mild and benevolent ascendancy of a Republican administration. In all the measures of our government, dignity has been blended with moderation, temperance with firmness, and the security of public liberty with the preservation of social order. During this propitious period we have advanced with equal steps to the attainment of happiness and greatness; we have realized a state of public felicity, unknown to our cotemporaries, and, perhaps, unequalled in the history of the world.
In our exterior relations, while the blessings of peace have been carefully cherished and preserved, our national dignity has been maintained inviolate, & our public character established upon the most solid and honourable foundation—our commerce has rapidly increased, and our flag, instead of being treated with indignity, displays respected emblems in every quarter of the globe. To habits of extravagance and profusion has succeeded the practice of republican economy. The expenses of government have been diminished in proportion to the moderation of its views, and the wisdom and equity of its measures. Standing armies have been disbanded, and the public taught to instruct their defence to the virtue and valor of a well regulated militia. The Sedition Act has been repealed, and government, no longer fortified by the terror it inspires, relies for its support upon the gratitude, affections, and suffrages of an enlightened people. Notwithstanding, the abolition of all the internal taxes, which has been the diminution of our national expenditures, that in less than three years, many millions of dollars have been saved, or appropriated towards the extinction of the national debt. With the continuance of the republican system, and its natural disposition to cultivate peace and pursue economy, we are happy to anticipate the approaching period, when that debt will be finally extinguished, independent of any direct taxes; a surplus revenue will then exist applicable to the promotion of literature, the improvement of roads, the erection of public edifices, and in fine to every other object which can demand the attention or contributed to the interests of a great and flourishing people.
Among the most signal benefits derived from the present administration permit us, fellow-citizens, to congratulate you upon one of incalculable value—the accession of the fertile and extensive territory of Louisiana and its dependencies, acquired by the mild and equitable title of treaty, and unalloyed with the effusions of human blood. We do not pretend to calculate all the advantages which are destined to arise from this interesting and extraordinary event. It is enough that it invests us with the entire property of the Mississippi; opens to our enterprise the navigation of the Gulf of Mexico; furnishes an ample outlet to the productions of the west, and, by removing all apprehensions of collision with foreign powers, strengthens the boundaries of our empire.
The measures of government, with regard to our domestic affairs, have been equally wise and prosperous. In every department of the community, and in every station of life, we experience the influence and realize the blessings which flow from the republican system. Every individual is secured from injury, and guarded, not only from the reality, but even the apprehension, of oppression; religion continues to flourish; the rights of property are maintained and cherished by an impartial administration of the laws. The hand which labors is sure to reap the fruit of its industry and toil, without restraint from the arm of power, and without exaction from that of rapacity. Thus secure in the enjoyment of uninterrupted tranquility, and happy in the exercise of the civil and patriotic virtues, the free citizen of America stands, that enviable title as superior to every idle distinction of nobility, and every frivolous appellation of human pride.
From the affairs of the general government, directing our attention to those of our particular state, we find that similar causes have produced similar effects. Rivals, not in ambition, but in patriotism, Governor Clinton has exhibited the like inflexible integrity, and the same political virtues which have adorned the life and distinguished the administration of Mr. Jefferson. That economy which prevails in the treasury of the union, has been successfully introduced into the fiscal departments of the state, and our increasing revenue is accompanied by a total abolition of taxes. In every other branch of the government we perceive the same unflinching attachment to principle; the same solicitude to promote the happiness and welfare of the people.
To the fostering hand of a government administered upon republican principles, to the wisdom and activity of our republican fellow citizens, under the protection and guidance of Providence, we are indebted for the enjoyment of all these blessings. Such an enviable and exalted situation requires the most sincere and fervent acknowledgements to the infinitely benevolent Dispenser of all happiness. It demands, too, our active and industrious exertions for its perpetuation, since our present advantages can never be secure but by an exercise of the means by which they were originally acquired.
By the choice of a successor to our present worthy governor, of similar political principles, we shall contribute, in an eminent degree, to the security of public liberty, and the continuance of those blessings enjoyed under his administration. Such are the sentiments which have directed the nomination at present submitted to the public. The republican members of the legislature, and other citizens of like political sentiments, collected from the different counties of the state, have, with an unanimity honorable to our cause, and with that harmony which is ever the auspicious prelude of success, nominated MORGAN LEWIS, our present chief justice, as a candidate for the office of governor, and JOHN BROOME, one of the senators from the southern district, for the office of Lieutenant governor.
It is unnecessary to dilate on the respective merits of these gentlemen. They each possess a reputation unfullied in private life; they are both attached to the present constitution of government, and are equally faithful to the interests of our republican administration.
As a meritorious revolutionary character, in the various public stations in which he has been placed, the talents, integrity, and services of Mr. Lewis, are sufficiently known to a majority of the electors to entitle him to their approbation and suffrages. The solid understanding—the inflexible integrity, and uniform patriotism of Mr. Broome, have been eminently conspicuous, and have commanded the esteem and affection of his fellow citizens.
Fully satisfied that these candidates possess every requisite virtue, and every essential qualification; considering that they have been selected with a proper attention to the public interest, and by the united voice and collected wisdom of the republican party—the Republican Electors of the city and county of New-York, in a full, public, and general meeting, have unanimously concurred in this nomination, and respectfully request the aid and co-operation of the electors of the southern district in particular, and of the state in general, to promote and ensure its success.
We confidently assure our fellow citizens throughout the state, that, not withstanding the misrepresentations which have been made, the friends of the present administrations of the general and state governments here, are firmly united on the present interesting occasion. Relying upon the fidelity and wisdom of the friends of public liberty in the different counties, we entertain no apprehensions with regard to the success of our efforts. We nevertheless require it and urge the industrious exertions of our friends everywhere. Let our activity be correspondent with the importance of our objects, and the inestimable value of the cause in which we are engaged. Let us be faithful and vigilant; let us convince our fellow citizens of the Union, that the cause of public liberty in this state is seated upon a strong and imperishable foundation—because it is maintained by the wisdom, cherished by the virtues, and secured by the affections of the PEOPLE.
Signed by sixty-one delegates from the respective wards of the city and county of New-York.
From the British Press, of the 8th ultimo.—on
THE IMPROBABILITY OF INVASION.
EMBARKATION OF THE TROOPS.
FAME has in a thousand shapes announced the myriads of warriors impatiently waiting the favorable gale for invading this country. Three hundred thousand men, we are told, are on the tip-top of expectation. How, in the situation of Europe and of France, such a number can be either raised or spared, from a country that can maintain but little more than that number, is difficult to conceive. Certain it is that France, in 1799, menaced by all Europe, could never bring into the field two thirds of that number. By reducing the force one third, we less violate probability; by diminishing them two thirds, we may be nearer truth. I shall however, take them at two hundred thousand.
It requires but a superficial acquaintance with history, to see the difficulties opposing an embarkation of such a force. The precaution of the government of England, by removing every thing from the coast at the moment of invasion with the certainty that the British will neither open markets nor bring supplies to an invading army, oblige the invaders to bring supplies with them for their men and horses, provisions sufficient to last a whole month after landing. The circumstance of finding a country destitute of all manner of provisions and forage, of horses, cattle, wheel carriages, and of every implement fit for their use, will incombumber them with most enormous quantities of draught horses, and provisions, over and above their ordinary loads, so as to require a far greater number of transports than might be otherwise necessary. Let us consult the evidence of facts. For the invasion of one of the naturally richest provinces in the world, where an enemy's landing was totally unthought of, where little resistance was expected, fourteen sail of the line, and above three hundred transports were requisite to transport about twenty-five thousand troops in Bonaparte's expedition to Egypt. Nay, compare the number of transports to be employed on this occasion, with those of the Prince of Orange in 1688, though certain of internal aid at landing; above four hundred thousand ton, above four thousand sail, at the most moderate computation, are necessary for the conveyance of one hundred and fifty thousand men to the coasts of Britain; and these too, besides a large squadron or squadrons, frigates, cutters, and small ships to cover and protect them from the fury of the English frigates, cutters, and privateers. Let those acquainted with the state of the French navy, her commerce and resources, explain the possibility of furnishing such a force. To speak of boats, drawing only four feet water, of fifty or sixty tons burthen, which are to ride triumphantly through the ocean, when our navy shall be driven home by contrary winds, but adds to the difficulty: their additional number, by adding to their confusion, would multiply the chances of their destruction. They would require a sea smooth as a millpond to manoeuvre in; and on such a sea, half a dozen cutters could send as many thousands of them to the bottom. From the Land's End to Dungby Head there can hardly be found 20 miles of space, where the surf, by the smallest easterly wind or a flowing tide, would not dash them to pieces. Such vessels are neither capable of carrying, with any safety at least, provisions, forage, or artillery, or even ammunition, or even the first necessaries for passengers. All these, over and above the disadvantages they are subject to in common with ordinary transport ships. Such a mode of conveyance equalizes the descent of an invading army with the debarkation of so many barrels or slaves.
But even admitting the impossibility of such wonderful exertions on the part of France, where is such a number of transport ships, or, if you will, ten thousand (the least possible number) flat boats to render them in safety? Brest cannot contain one fourth of such a number; no half dozen ports in France would suffice; thence too they must sail in different divisions. Such a circumstance would, by dividing their strength insure their destruction by English fast sailing frigates, cutters, and numberless cruisers. As you multiply the number of ports from which they sail, you increase their danger, from the impossibility of their acting in concert, the troops in one division being ignorant where to
seek the rest, whether, in fact, they have been able to get out, where, and in what force they can count upon their co-operation. Taking all these circumstances into consideration, counting moreover upon the additional energy and celerity of our gun boats, cutters, and small craft, above all, those manned by the sea-fencibles, joined to the proudest and best appointed navy which ever rode the ocean; contrasting these with the miserable wreck of the French marine, its pusillanimous, inexperienced sailors, hardly daring at this moment to creep from port to port under shelter of their batteries; their ports of preparation half depopulated from the terror of our very cutters; our fishing boats sailing contemptuously into the mouth of their harbors; invasion becomes the object of ridicule, or the subject of contempt. THE SAILING OF THE ARMAMENT.
Will the fortune of Bonaparte, after conquering difficulties hitherto insurmountable, now desert her minion? She has driven the English from his ports; and leaves the ocean open to his mighty armament; let us see its fate on the open sea.
Four thousand transports, or ten thousand flat bottomed boats are at sea, with fifty or sixty frigates, cutters, advice-boats, &c. and under sail. Whilst steering their course for England, let us suppose our great fleet kept at bay by that of France, nay even beaten, or driven within their own harbours (for one or other of these things is necessary for the success of the expedition) and the French flag flying triumphantly in the English channel. What sort of seamen remain to navigate their transports? This question requires solution. The French seamen, at their best period, were inferior to ours, even on their own coasts, and their navy has since been ruined. Those of Holland can hardly be reckoned upon in such a fleet. Can it be supposed that such a flotilla, manned with such wretches, filled with sea-sick soldiers, and sea-sick frightened horses, will never, by day or night, run foul of each other, nor their commander mistake signals? This would be exempting them from every accident to which humanity is subject. Even in a convoy of forty or fifty sail, these accidents or blunders are inevitable, though the seamen be British. The annals of mankind afford no such exemption.
The most uncommon dexterity, and skilful manoeuvres, are still necessary. Transports are unfit to fight; the more loaded they are (and we are assured those of Bonaparte's armament are to be so beyond all precedent,) the less fitted they are for defence. When attacked they must fly, leaving to the convoy the brunt of the battle. In such a scene, "where confusion becomes worse confounded," the most skilful commanders, and the expertest seamen, though only in a fleet of a few merchantmen, have seldom or never avoided committing some fatal mistake. What must therefore be the situation, in such an event, of four thousand transports, or ten thousand boats, or even the one eighth of these numbers, whose cargoes consist of sick soldiers, and sick and frightened horses; where three fourths of the sailors themselves are in the same predicament, and the remainder so ignorant and unskilful, as, instead of remedying, to add to the general confusion and mistake?
To talk of an embarkation in ships of war, admitting even the French could (which they cannot) furnish them, hardly merits notice. A great ship, turned into a transport, or armed en suite, loaded or crowded with troops, horses, carriage equipage, ammunition, &c. being no longer capable of using its lower tier of guns, is no longer a great ship of war: in such a situation, a frigate of the lowest rate, becomes more than a match for a seventy four. In every point of view, therefore, the difficulties of invasion become more and more insurmountable:
"Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise."
THE DEBARKATION.
Admitting a concurrence of happier circumstances, and a series of better fortune than have hitherto been the lot of an individual, to obviate the difficulties already stated: the task is not finished; the fortune of the Gullican has still new obstacles to overcome, more difficulties to encounter, and more foes to combat. The ocean is calmed, and the gales become propitious; the armament of Bonaparte arrives in Britain, and at a single point; for it is necessary
to observe, that if his force is divided, not only the chances of some part of it being intercepted are multiplied, but the probabilities of its ultimate and expected success are exceedingly diminished.
Our advice boats, spread over the enemy's coast will, no doubt, give notice of the approach and destination of such a force; the sailing of such an armament, unless provided with the ring of the Caliph, or of Jack the Giant killer, must undoubtedly be perceived by the telescopes of those on shore, at a considerable distance. In either case, the natural, the necessary progress of such a mighty body, will afford sufficient time to those on shore, to remove from the coast whatever may be of the least use to an enemy, horses, cattle, provisions, grain, even hay will be removed some miles up the country, and what cannot be transported ought to be burnt. Making every allowance for the state of weather and of the ocean, two days will intervene between the period of such a notice and the ranging of the armament for debarkation upon our shores. A much longer period, even with a small armament, conflicts with experience. Consider for a moment the immense number of horses for draught, and for the troops, the prodigious number of cannon, mortars, carriages, ammunition, baggages, tents, provisions, and even forage, entrenching tools, and a thousand other articles necessary for such an army, and such an armament? Do I exceed probability in asserting, that the debarkation of these, even in the most favorable season, above all in autumn or winter, when such an expedition would be most probably attempted, to say nothing of the collection of the various corps, the stores, provisions, and necessaries of each, at one or more given points, must at least occupy thirty days from the moment of their armaments touching ground? The experience of Bonaparte himself determines the question. In the most favourable season, in the most accessible and finest harbour, and in a sea without tides, ten days were necessary to land twenty-five thousand soldiers from only three hundred vessels, with the necessary stores for occupying Egypt, and that with unremitting labour. The third of that space hardly sufficed to land five or six thousand men with their muskets, and a day's provision though he laboured day and night. What period of time is then necessary for debarkating eight times that number on a shore washed by the ocean, where the ebbing and flowing of the tide render exertions for one tide of the day, indeed for any more than eight hours, entirely useless? When to this is added, the ordinary state of the weather, and of the sea, at this period, it will be perceived, that the above calculation is much within the limits of probability. All this too upon the supposition of no interruption on the part of our numberless cruisers. It would be superfluous to demonstrate the absurdity of a debarkation with flat-bottomed boats. They could hardly land even naked soldiers; before reaching land they would be dashed in pieces; their ammunition wetted, their carriages of every sort broken on the rocks or sands by the surf, or flowing tide.
Though I have proved to demonstration that at least one month will necessarily intervene betwixt the landing and the final debarkation, though I might have proved that double that period is necessary for a debarkation with such a force, though the present state of our navy entitles me to assert, that no landing whatever would be permitted to take place, or a single vessel engaged in it to return to the ports of France, I will concede to our croakers more than they can even demand: I shall take it for granted, that only one half of that period, or fifteen days only, must necessarily elapse between the landing and debarkation of the armament of Bonaparte. To these fifteen days some addition is necessary to recruit the health of the soldiers, fatten and debilitated by their sea voyage, to refresh and invigorate the horses, jaded and fatigued by their continual ce on shipboard. For this purpose, and for the repair and restoration of the different kinds of carriages, and others unavoidably broken, disjointed, or lost by the embarkation, and the debarkation on our coast, six days are necessary. Twenty-one days, at the least possible computation, must elapse, (indeed double that number is indispensably requisite) before the army could begin their march; a period sufficient, with one half the patriotism, and one third of the force locked up in this island, to crush the greatest force that ever France brought to the field.

London, Feb. 18.
French Proclamation.
The following proclamation, which appeared in a morning paper, is said to be intended to accompany the French invading army. We give it to our readers without comment, leaving it to them to attach to it what degree of credit they think it deserves.
Order, No. 39.] French Republic.
ARMY OF ENGLAND.
LIBERTY. EQUALITY.
Head-quarters of the centre, at—, the—of the month of—, year—of the French republic. the general of division—, to his COMPANIONS IN ARMS.
Soldiers,
The sea is passed! The boundaries of Nature have yielded to the genius and the fortune of the hero, the savior of France; and haughty England already groans under the yoke of her conquerors!
"London is before you! that Peru of the old world is your prey. Within twenty days I plant the tri-coloured flag on the proud walls of her execrable tower! March! The road to victory is open. In order to render that happy victory certain and inevitable, your commander here offers you some advice, brave centre, at the same time that he renews, upon the enemy's soil, the sacred promises that you have already twice received from the august head of the state. I know there are amongst you some who are intriguers and fomenters of disturbance, and I shall know how to punish such. I know, also, the pretexes which malice will employ to seduce you from your duties, and from the path of honor. No, my children! it is not with a view to deprive you of your rewards that we exact of you a temporary and short forbearance, which military prudence and the force of circumstances demand. It is not to defraud you of the gifts awarded to you by Bonaparte, that we point out to you the only course by which you can attain the enjoyment of them. Once more I pledge the faith of government, which only reserves to itself, among the enormous treasures that you are on the eve of conquering, the arms and fleets of the enemy; while it designates their monuments of the arts to decorate the temples of the Capital of the world, and to become an eternal record of your victories. Towns, fields, provisions, cattle, gold and silver,—I abandon all to you! Occupy those noble mansions, those smiling farms. The properties, the families of your enemies, are all your own; all is destined for your wealth, or for your enjoyment. An impure race, rejected by Heaven, and which has dared to be the enemy of Bonaparte, will expiate its crimes by disappearing from the earth.—Yes I swear to you, that you shall soon become terrible!
"What does malice intend? I only require from you the forbearance of some few days, and caution you not to be deceived by the artifice which the wisdom of the conful has contrived, to ensnare the credulous natives of that miserable country. True, I have proclaimed protection and safety; I have promised to pay for provisions; rape, plunder and devastation, are prohibited under pain of death. Soldiers! Woe to the wretch who, for the premature indulgence of his vengeance or his passions, shall dare to commit the public vengeance, or the fortunes of all. Every thing has its season. Cajole, divide, disarm, that immense population, which despair alone can render invincible. This is the object for which, at the present instant, all efforts and all wishes should concur. This is the object prescribed by the providence of government, and the safety of the army.
"Soon—and the hour of a just retribution already strikes—the signal shall be given:—Expect it in the posture of the tyger, and observe also his silence: then spring upon your prey, give way to your feelings, take your enjoyments, and gather, without risk, the mellow fruits of victory; all will then become your duty, except senseless pity, equally unjust to your country, and cruel to injured humanity.—May the enemy of France perish to his foundation! May the name of England be lost and forgotten! Know, that Heaven and the First Consul have conspired for its ruin and total oblivion. Then may that guilty island, formerly wrested by the sea from France, purged from the monsters that inhabit it, return within its legitimate boundaries, having expiated its numberless crimes. May it be regenerated by that master stroke of policy, that can only render it worthy of becoming once more a portion of the continent, and a province of France. Perhaps its proud conquerors may not disdain to carry to it their generous race. Perhaps they may derive a sentiment of joy, from compelling the wives and daughters of the conquered to give Frenchmen to France!
"Soldiers, the country is your own: My brave companions, let those inhabit it who will; it is Bonaparte himself who gives me authority to ensure to every one who desires to reside in these beautiful plains a faithful colonist of France, a
house, furniture and lands—in short, a lot splendid and secure. All those who shall prefer to return to their native homes, shall be henceforth exempted from every species of service, parochial or military. They shall, moreover, be permitted to carry off without molestation, every article of which they may be respectively possessed at the disbanding of the army (which shall take place immediately after the conquest) not excepting the women of the enemy whom they may honor with their partiality.—Finally, my brave brethren in arms and fortune, I can with safety swear to you, that there shall not be found one in the army unprovided for, or discontented; and that your riches and your pleasures, joined to the respective ranks and brevets of honor, which are designed for you, shall fill up the measure of your recompence—a recompence worthy your noble achievements, and such as Bonaparte will not blush to present to you.
"Remain then assured of all these benefits, dutifully obeying the orders of your commanders; delivering up those who may attempt to foment disturbances amongst you; and observing the strictest discipline and duty in the presence of the enemy.
"General of Division, "Chef de l'Etat Major."
CALCUTTA, Nov. 14.
We are authorised to contradict the statement of the force now at the Isle of France, which appeared in the Asiatic Mirror extraordinary of Thursday, the 10th inst. and some other papers of last week. The strength of the detachment which arrived at the island, in the vessels under the command of Admiral Linois, is generally exaggerated in the account which has been published in those papers.
The Atalanta, French frigate, that has made her appearance off Muscat, was one of the ships composing Admiral Linois's squadron, and who left Pondicherry Roads in the night of the 14th July last.
Letters have been received in town, from the Isle of France, dated the 28th August, which state, that they had no accounts later than the 7th May, from France, and no certainty of peace or war. The Belle Poule had arrived a few days before from Pondicherry, and the day afterwards the rest of the squadron, except the transport, which did not arrive until two days after the other, and in consequence of her supposed detention, the Phoenix from this place, was laid under embargo—on the transport's arrival she was however released, and the house to which she was consigned was permitted to land and dispose of her cargo, under a promise to render to government, a true account of what part of it was English property.
The fleet returned to the Mauritius, from Pondicherry, in consequence of the arrival of a corvette from France, with orders that if Pondicherry was not given up by the English, they should proceed immediately there, and wait for further orders.
Fort William, Nov. 13, 1803.
A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been this day received from his excellency the commander in chief by his excellency the most noble the governor general.
His Excellency the most noble Marquis Wellesley, &c. &c. &c. Camp, four miles to the Westward of Cassoway, November 1, 1803.
MT LORD, I have the honor to inform your excellency, that we marched from Agra upon the 27th ultimo, in pursuit of the Mahratta force, which was composed of the brigades which had been detached from the Dekhan in the early part of the campaign, and of a few battalions which had effected their escape from Delhi. I was the more anxious to defeat this corps from its being furnished with a numerous artillery. Owing to the detention the army met with from a heavy fall of rain, it was not until the 27th that it reached a camp to the westward of Futtipoor. From intelligence I received here of the rapid manner in which the Mahratta army was moving, I determined to leave the heavy artillery with a proper detachment of infantry for its protection, and to pursue the enemy by forced marches, in the hope of being able the more speedily to come up with him. On the 31st the army encamped at a short distance from the ground which the enemy had quitted the same morning. Possessed of this intelligence, I resolved to make an effort to overtake him with all the cavalry of the army in the intention of delaying him by a light engagement, until the infantry should be able to come up. To this end the cavalry marched at 12 last night, and having performed a distance of more than 40 miles in 24 hours, came up with the enemy this morning soon after day-break. From the sudden manner in which I came upon the enemy, I ventured to make an attack with the cavalry alone, supported by the mounted artillery, but finding him too advantageously posted to hope for complete success without too much risk, I drew the cavalry out of reach of cannon shot, and waited the arrival of the infantry. Soon after their arrival, I made a general attack upon the enemy's position, the result of which I have the satisfaction of informing your excellency has been a complete, though I sincerely lament to add, dear bought victory.—The enemy were totally defeated, with the loss of all their cannon, tumbrils and baggage; but this important advantage has only been gained by the loss of many valuable officers, the principal of whom are, major general Ware, colonel Vandeleur, major Griffiths, maj. Campbell, the deputy quarter-master, and my aid-de-camp, lieut. Duval, who gloriously fell in this honorable contest.
I have not been able to ascertain the exact account of our loss in killed and wounded, returns of which, with a detailed account of this important affair, I shall have the honor of transmitting to your excellency by the first opportunity.
I have the honor to be, &c. (Signed) G. LAKE.
By authentic advices received from camp, it appears that the victory was most complete and glorious. All the enemy's battalions are cut up, or taken, and near seventy guns, their whole baggage, Bazaars, &c. are in our possession. The commander in chief had two horses killed under him, and major Lake is severely, but not dangerously wounded.
Published by command of his excellency the most noble the governor general in council.
J. LUMSDEN, Chief Sec'y to the Govt.
BOMBAY, October 19.
The late glorious victory obtained by the honorable major general Wellesley with his small but brave army, over the united hosts, of Towlut Row, Scindio and the Berar Rajah, displays in an eminent degree the superiority of courage & discipline, over numbers, however unequal. In the present instance the disparity was almost beyond example, and few victories in the annals of history can be put in competition with it. Independent of the splendid advantages it has procured, in almost annihilating the enemy's force, by the total loss of their artillery, it must impress upon the minds of the natives a conviction of the superiority of British discipline and courage, which cannot fail to operate in preventing future disturbances or hostility, and while humanity must deplore the losses we have sustained in our brave and gallant countrymen, it is some consolation to reflect that while their death has been glorious, their memory will be embalmed by the heart-felt tribute of national gratitude.
We understand a Memander arrived from the court of Persia at Abushira on the 10th ultimo who is to accompany Jonathan Lovett, Esq. and lieutenant Charles Pelly, to the court of Persia; it is supposed they will take their departure as early as possible before the winter sets in too severe, which would make travelling both unpleasant and difficult.
The following is an extract of a letter from a sergeant of his majesty's seventy-eighth regiment to his wife in Bombay, principally relating to his own corps.
SCINDIA'S CAMP, September 24.
As I know you will be at all times anxious to hear how we come on, I imbrace the earliest opportunity of acquainting you that yesterday after marching twenty-five miles—about four o'clock in the afternoon we arrived in front of Mr. Scindia's camp;—from which a heavy cannonade commenced from all quarters upon our line, which never returned a shot until our regiment and the other corps, composing our brigade, were immediately in front of one of Scindia's batteries, where our twelve-pounders began to play with great success, during which our regiment moved forward, fired a volley, charged the enemy and drove them from their guns. I am happy to add that this brave storm of Scindia's camp, was attended with little comparative loss on our part, as our flank company made such a rapid and regular charge, that our dark complexioned foes were thrown into irretrievable confusion—our regiment signalized themselves like heroes, and our commanding officer (Col. Adams) gave us every advantage that manœuvre or discipline could suggest; our local advantages were great, as the enemy's guns carried their grape and canister shot over our heads, we being on low ground.
After we got into the heart of Scindia's camp, his horsemen formed in immense bodies and attempted to charge our regiment; but our manoeuvres were so rapid and precise, that the numerous crowd was always repulsed with great loss—I am extremely happy to inform you that only two of our company were killed and five wounded; our captain's great presence of mind and coolness could be equalled by nothing but his bravery, which exhibited itself on this as on every former occasion—to be deliberate steady orders I ascribe our
success, and the little comparative loss our company sustained in the bloody but spirited storm, in short, every man would willingly have sacrificed his life to have rescued him from danger, however he was never hurt, though grape canister and grenades were flying thro' our sections in incalculable numbers.
As far as I can learn, upwards of five hundred of Scindia's best horse fell by the 19th; my dear Mary, during all the action, which was the bloodiest I ever saw in so short a space as two or three hours, my attention was fixed on you and my dear children—thank God I am well and safe.
MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, March 26.
A Message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their secretary.
Mr. Speaker: The Senate recede from their twenty-fifth amendment to the bill intitled "An act making provision for the disposal of the public lands in the Indiana territory; and for other purposes," to their disagreement to which this House hath insisted: The Senate also recede from their sixteenth amendment to the bill, intitled "An act further to alter and establish certain post-roads; and for other purposes;" The Senate insist on their amendment, disagreed to by this House, to the bill, intitled "An act concerning the public buildings at the city of Washington," and desire a conference thereon with this House, to which they have appointed managers on their part: The Senate have considered the bill intitled "An act for the relief of George Lee Davidsoh," and have resolved that the said bill do not pass.
Ordered, That the committee who were directed by a resolution of this House, of the twenty-fourth of November last, "to enquire into the expediency of amending the several acts providing for the sale of the public lands of the United States," to whom were referred, during the present session, the petitions and memorials of sundry inhabitants of Fairfield county, in the state of Ohio,—of Zacheus Biggs, and others, receivers of public monies,—of sundry citizens residing between the great and little Miami rivers, in the state of Ohio, of sundry inhabitants of the said state of Ohio,—of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Knox, St. Clair and Randolph, in the Indiana territory of the United States,—of sundry claimants to lands between the great and little Miami rivers, and above what is usually termed Ludlow's line, in the state of Ohio,—of sundry citizens claiming the right of pre-emption to certain lands in the Miami country, within and above said Ludlow's line,—of sundry inhabitants of Claiborne county, in the Mississippi territory of the United States; and also, the affidavits and certificates of Jonathan Donald, and others, in opposition to the prayer of a petition presented the eighteenth of January last,—be discharged from the consideration of the same.
Petitions and memorials of sundry merchants, traders and farmers on the waters of Roanoke and Cashie rivers, within the district of Edenton, and state of North Carolina, whose names are thereunto subscribed, were presented to the House, and read, respectively praying, for the reasons therein specified, that a new district may be established, by law, to comprehend all the creeks and harbors on the Roanoke and Cashie rivers aforesaid; and that a custom house for the said district, may be fixed at the town of Plymouth, for the convenience and benefit of the petitioners and other inhabitants of the said state of North Carolina.
Ordered, That the said petitions and memorials do lie on the table.
On motion, Ordered, That the committee of the whole House, to whom were committed, on the eleventh of January last, the bill sent from the Senate, intitled "An act to authorise the sale of the frigate General Green, and a further addition to the naval armament of the United States," and a report of the committee of Commerce and Manufactures thereon, be discharged therefrom; and that the further consideration of the said bill and report be postponed until the first Monday in November next.
On motion, Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill, intitled "An act for the further protection of the seamen and commerce of the United States," together with the amendments proposed by the Senate thereto, on the twenty-eighth of November last, be postponed until the first Monday in November next.
On motion, Ordered, That Mary Gresham, who presented a petition to this House on the 26th of January last, have leave to withdraw the said petition, with the documents accompanying the same. Four o'clock, P. M. Monday, the 26th of March, 1804.
A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their secretary.
Mr. Speaker:—The Senate have postponed until the first Monday in December next, the farther consideration of the bill, intitled "An act for the relief of the legal representatives of the late general Moses Hazen."
Tuesday, March 27, 1804.
On motion,
Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be allowed out of the contingent fund of the House, the sum of three hundred dollars for extra services, during the present session.
On motion,
Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be authorised and directed to pay out of the monies appropriated to defray the contingent expenses of the House, to the principal and engrossing clerks in the office of the Clerk of the House, respectively, two hundred dollars each, for their extra services during the present session; also, to the sergeant at arms, the door-keeper, and assistant door-keeper, two hundred dollars each, in addition to their present allowance; and also, fifty dollars to Alexander Glaxton, out of the contingent fund of the House.
On motion,
Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be authorised and directed to pay out of the monies appropriated to defray the contingent charges of this House, to the chaplain of this House, one hundred and fifty dollars, in addition to his present allowance.
A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their secretary.
Mr. Speaker:—The Senate have postponed until the first Monday in December next, the farther consideration of the bill, intitled "An act supplementary to an act, intitled "An act to make provision for persons that have been disabled by known wounds received in the actual service of the United States, during the revolutionary war."
The House proceeded to consider the amendments proposed by the Senate, to the bill, intitled "An act authorizing the appointment of commissioners to explore the routes most eligible for opening certain public roads;" Whereupon,
Resolved, That the farther consideration of the said bill and amendments be postponed until the first Monday in December next.
Ordered, That Thomas Coleman, of the state of North-Carolina, who presented a memorial to this House, on the sixteenth ultimo, have leave to withdraw the said memorial, together with the documents accompanying the same.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be authorised and directed to pay out of the contingent fund of the House, to John Phillips, a laborer employed by the door-keeper to attend the committee rooms and Clerk's office, the sum of fifty dollars, in addition to his present allowance.
Resolved, That Mr. John Randolph and Mr. Samuel L. Mitchell, be appointed a committee on the part of this House, jointly with such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States, and notify him of the proposed recess of Congress.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be authorised and directed to pay out of the contingent fund of the House, to Job Pearce and William Ewing, employed by the door-keeper, during the present session, the sum of forty-nine dollars each, in addition to their present allowance.
Half past four o'clock, P. M. Tuesday, the 27th of March, 1804.
Resolved, That the Clerk of this House do pay to William, the wood-carrier, thirty-five dollars out of the money appropriated for the contingent expenses of this House.
Mr. John Randolph, from the committee appointed on the part of this House, jointly with the committee appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of the U. States, and notify him of the proposed recess of Congress, reported, that the committee had, according to order, performed that service; and that the President signified to them, he had no farther communication to make during the present session.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate to inform them, that this House having completed the business before them, are now about to adjourn until the first Monday in November next; and that the Clerk of this House do go with the said message.
A message from the Senate, by Mr. Otis, their secretary.
Mr. Speaker:—I am directed to inform this House, that the Senate having completed the legislative business before them, are now ready to adjourn; and then he withdrew: Whereupon,
Mr. Speaker adjourned the House until the first Monday in November next.
NOTICE.
ALL who are indebted to the estate of John Crookshank deceased are requested to make immediate payment to, CHARLES GLOVER, Admr. George Town, Nov. 23.—tl

WASHINGTON CITY,
FRIDAY, APRIL 6.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
The votes of 140 towns give Mr. GILMAN a majority of 150 over Mr. LANGDON—The result is doubtful.
The House of Representatives of Pennsylvania have agreed to an address to the Governor to remove Judge Brackenridge from office—Ayes 33—Nays 22.
The following is represented as the tickets for Electors of a President and Vice President, recommended to the people of Pennsylvania.
Charles Thompson, William Montgomery, Matthew Lawler, Robert M c Mullen, Wm. Brooke, Francis Swaine, Thomas Long, Henry Sperling, James Whitehill, Peter Frailey, James Bowman, James Boyd, John Bowman, Wm. Brown, Jacob Holstetter, George Smith, Jacob Binner, James Montgomery, John Hamilton, Nath. Ikin.
Amount of flour, butter and lard inspected within the city of Baltimore, for the last quarter, ending the 31st day of March, 1804 :
76,727 barrels of wheat flour, 2767 half barrels do. 734 barrels of rye flour, 26 half barrel do. 1075 barrels of Indian meal, 634 firkins and kegs of butter, 2311 do. do. lard.
EDWARD J. COALE, Register of the city of Baltimore.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
Capt. Giles arrived at Beverly on Saturday the 24th ult. from Bordeaux—He left Bordeaux the 7th, and the river the 21st of Feb. He informs, that 40 gun-boats sailed from Bordeaux for Finsburgh (as it was said) 4 days before he failed—and that another expedition of boats was preparing at Bordeaux. These boats are from 60 to 90 tons burthen, pole-top-mast, and very heavily rigged, some carrying one and others two heavy pieces of cannon. Capt. Giles expected that an embargo would be ordered at Bordeaux, soon after he failed.
The preparations for the invasion were astonishingly immense, and would exceed belief, except to an actual eye witness. Capt. G. firmly believes that the invasion will be attempted. No commissions are now granted to privateers, on account of the scarcity of seamen, as was conjectured.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2.
On Friday last, a motion was made in the House of Representatives, by Mr. Sloan and Mr. Portier, that the House proceed to the second reading of the address to the Governor, for the removal from office of H. A. Brackenridge, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court; and on a division, 32 rose in favour of the motion, and 34 against it.
On Tuesday last, in the Senate of Pennsylvania, a memorial was read from the Judges of the Supreme Court, stating, that they understand that the House of Representatives have preferred articles of impeachment against them for a high misdemeanor in office, by arbitrarily and unconstitutionally imprisoning T. Patterson.—They believe what they have done is warranted by the constitution and laws of the state. They are prepared to answer for their conduct; and request, as a matter of constitutional and common right "a speedy public trial."
A resolution was before the Senate to make the day of trial the first Monday in January next. A motion was made by Mr. Barton, seconded by Mr. Lane, to strike out the words "first Monday in January," and insert, in lieu thereof, Thursday the 31st of April. This motion was lost. The Yeas and Nays follow :
YEAS—Messrs. Barton, Brady, Follmore, Harris, Lane, Pearson.—6.
NAYS—Messrs. Gamble, Hartzell, Heston, Lower, Lyle, M c Arthur, Mewhorter, Morton, Piper, Poe, Porter, Reed, Richards, Spangler, Steele, Whitehill.—16.
The first Monday in January is the day fixed for the trial.
NEW YORK, March 30.
By capt. Butler of the Hope, from Guadalupe, we understand that the blockade was raised the 20th Feb. that Martinique was closely blockaded, and Americans bound there, would be taken and condemned—coffee 29 to 30 f. u.
molasses 40 fous—lumber 28 dollars 1000 feet—beef 14—pork 16—flour 7—salt fish 4—slaves 33—things 4—butter 30 fous, and lard 30 fous.
(TRANSLATION.)
LIBERTY OR DEATH. GOVERNMENT OF HAYTI. ARRETTE.
Head quarters at Port-au-Prince, Jan. 14, 1st year of the Independence of Hayti.
THE G. vernor general, considering that a great number of native blacks and men of color are suffering in the United States of America, for want of the means of returning to their country.
There shall be allowed to the captains of American vessels, the sum of forty dollars for each individual they may restore to this country.
He orders that this decree shall be printed, published and posted up; and that a copy thereof be immediately forwarded to the Congress of the United States.
By the governor-general. Signed DESSALINES.
FROM LEGHORN.
Head quarters at Milan, 25th Frimaire 12. Order of the day.
The general in chief decrees: 1. That the merchant vessels which enter the port of Leghorn shall only be subject to the visit of the Health officer, they may enter and go out without any impediment from the military authority, but conforming themselves to the formalities required in regard to the commercial commissary of the French Republic.
2. The command of the Port of Leghorn is consigned to the authority of the governor of her majesty the Reigning Queen. Yet the governor shall be obliged to give every day an account of what passes in the port, to the commanding French general, and to put strictly into execution the existing and future orders respecting the prohibition of exporting ammunition and other articles deemed proper for victualling the enemy.
3. All orders contrary to these dispositions are revoked.
Signed, MURAT.
COMMERCIAL.
GENOA, Nov. 5. 1803.
Observations on the sale of Wheat and Flour, by Kuhn, Green and Co. in Genoa.
These articles form a particular branch of the trade here, for which reason we think the following elucidation may be useful. We have quoted in the similar accounts, every expence attending sales, as from the warehouse, many of which will, of course, not be chargeable if the cargo is sold on board. The quantities of wheat imported yearly into this place for the use of the whole state is from 900,000 to 1,000,000 Minis.
Wheat, it is necessary should be heavy, clean & free from any bad smell. This market bears a very good appearance, and the prices will gradually rise till May or June, when good wheat will certainly command a price not lower than 7 dols. 50 cts. per mine, or 2 dols. 19 cts. per bushel. It is likewise necessary that the ship should be well dunnaged and lined to prevent any damp from penetrating.
Flour must be dry, fresh, white, mealy and free from any bad smell or flavour. The best season for sale is summer.—In July and August, when the mills cannot grind for want of water, good flour would not sell for less than 6 dols. 50 cts. per cwt. The barrels must be clean, strong and well hooped.
Similar accounts of sale of 1000 mines of wheat, which at 2 1-3 mines per 8 bushels, make 3428 bushels.—1000 mines at 7 d. 50 cts. is 7,500,000.
CHARGES.
Table with 2 columns: Item, Dols. Duty 46 cts. per mine, 400 00. Porter 5 cts. per do. 50 00. Measurement, 7 75. Warehouse for 1 month, 16 60. Warehouse men, 3 0. Boats & trifling expences, 7 75. Brokerage on 1000 min. 31 00. Commission 2 per ct. 150 00. Neat proceeds dols. 6,774 90.
Similar account of sale of 1000 barrels flour. 1000 barrels, in weight 1830 cwt. at 6 dols. 50 cts.
Dolls. 11,895 00
CHARGES.
Table with 2 columns: Item, Dols. Duty 31 cts. per cwt. 567 50. Porter 7 cts. p. barrel, 70 00. Weighers, 23 60. Warehouse for 1 month, 16 50. Warehouse men, 7 50. Boats & trifling expen. 14 00. Brokerage by retail 1 p. ct. by wholesale 1-2 per cent. 118 93. Commission 2 p. cent. 237 90. Neat proceeds dols. 10840 35.
New Sounding Instrument.
A patent has been granted for a new instrument or apparatus for taking the soundings at sea with more certainty and correctness than has been hitherto done.
The following is an accurate description of it as the nature of the subject will admit:—The apparatus consists of a founding weight, about 18 inches long, the body of which contains a register with two dials, of an iron or brass rod, 12 inches long, and a tin buoy, air tight about six inches square, and four deep. To the bottom of the buoy is secured a pair of spring tongs, one end of which rests on a hook, and the spring part of the tongs is fixed to a rotator, or revolving apparatus. This apparatus is composed of copper, or other metallic vanes. The tube must be air tight; about 13 inches long, and one inch and a half diameter, with a conical point, about 4 inches in length. The vanes are folded to the tube in a spiral direction, so as to produce a rotatory motion round the axis of the tube when sent into the water. On each vane is a regulator, whose office is to make a rotator perform a certain number of revolutions in a given space, correspondent with the calculations of the wheels of the register. The rotators are to be adjusted by experiment in water, to correspond with the registers to the greatest nicety, that is to ascertain the space the machine will descend by every revolution of the rotator. By altering the angles, and the size of the vanes, the rotator may be made to revolve in any desired space.
(London paper)
(From the Trenton True American.)
ON FINING CIDER.
Cooper's Point, March 10, 1804.
Respected Friends,
As you have published my method of fining cider with Isinglass, which is a foreign article and expensive; and as I have by one of my whimsical experiments discovered a method new to me, and with a domestic material, generally thrown away as useless, which on the first trial has succeeded far better than Isinglass ever did with me, and as it is my disposition to with that any useful discovery which Providence throws in my way, may be useful to my fellow citizens, I send you an account of it, which you are at liberty to make what use of you please.
Having killed a bullock a few days previous to the last meeting of the legislature, and my people having boiled the feet more than common, and let the liquor stand till cold, I perceived it to be a thick jelly, resembling dissolved Isinglass, and having some cider not fined, tried the above said jelly, by warming it till dissolved, then drew some of the cider I intended to try with it, and mixed both together gradually in a tub, and kept constantly stirring the mixture till cold, then strained it and put the mixture into two hogsheads of cider, mixing the whole as well as possible by working it with a stick split in four parts and put in at the bung-hole.
I directed it to be racked off in ten days, which was done, and on my return home, found it as fine as any cider I ever saw, and greatly improved in flavour. If you think proper to publish any part of the above, it will be best to do it soon, as cider fines best previous to the trees being in bloom.
JOSEPH COOPER.
Wilson & Blackwell.
FROM THE BEE.
A REPUBLICAN festival was held at Canaan (New-Libanon) on Monday the 12th inst. by the citizens of that and the neighbouring towns, to testify their grateful approbation of the wise, economical and salutary measures of the national government, and also to celebrate the numerous and important events which have thus far marked its progress, and especially the peaceful acquisition of Louisiana, through the mild medium of negotiation—an event next in importance to that best, greatest, and most glorious one, the declaration of our independence.
An oration, well adapted to the joyous occasion, was delivered by John King, esq. at the meeting house in the society of New-Libanon, to a numerous and respectable assemblage of citizens; an excellent entertainment was procured by Mr. Elam Tilden, and at half past two P. M. the company, consisting of about eighty, sat down to an elegant dinner. After dinner the following toasts were drank, viz.
1. The United States of America. May its executive ever continue to cultivate a system of peace. 2. The Sovereign People. May their passive measures teach the adversaries of standing armies that they themselves are capable of self government. 3. The constitution. Like the sun in the firmament, may it illumine the world. 4. The 4th of March, 1801. The day on which the reign of terror ceased. 5. Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States. His virtues are as numerous as the acts of his public life, and his vices are to be looked for only in the calumnies of his enemies. 6. George Clinton, governor of the state of New-York. May his fidelity and his virtues be an example for his successors.
7. Livingston and Monroe. "Well done, good and faithful servants." 8. Louisiana. Luxuriant in soil, extensive in territory; May the United States become rich and happy in its peaceful acquisition. 9. Our brethren of Louisiana. May they be unanimous in supporting a free representative democracy, and firm in opposing the inroads of aristocracy. 10. Our newly incorporated states. May they serve as an anchor to the windward, that will save the political ship from the waves of modern federalism. 11. The friends of representative democracy. May they ever cherish the institutions for which the heroes of America fought and bled. 12. Encouragement to Agriculture, protection to commerce, and patronage to our Manufactures. 13. The American Seamen. May they be no longer left to the wanton imprisonment of the tyrants of the ocean. 14. Our republican brethren in other countries. May they unfurl the banners of liberty and put an exit to the reign of kings.
15. Church and State. Let the advocates for their junction remember that the Divine teacher never taught its necessity.
16. Federalism. May it never again be prostituted to the purposes of aristocracy.
17. The once popular faction of the United States. May they not again be permitted to entrench themselves under the walls of a sedition law.
18. The Tree of liberty. Let it be so cultivated that it may never again produce a Burr.
An excellent song concluded. We have seldom witnessed at any public entertainment such perfect harmony, decency and good order, as prevailed on this occasion.
Canaan, (New-Libanon) March 15.
District of Columbia,
Be it remembered that on this 31st day of March in the twenty eighth year of the Independence of the United States of America, John Francis Renault of the said District hath deposited in this office the "Title of a Print or Picture, the right whereof he claims as Author in the words following, to wit: "A Historical and Allegorical Picture, entitled "The Siege of York or the British surrendering their arms to General Washington after their defeat at York Town in Virginia in the month of October 1781," in conformity to the act of the congress of the United States, entitled, "An act for the encouragement of Learning by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned."
URIAH FORREST, Clerk of the circuit court of the district of Columbia for the county of Washington.
April 6—tm
The Celebrated ENGLISH Running HORSE CLIFDEN,
Will stand the ensuing season at the City of Washington, at THIRTY DOLLARS the season, which will commence on the 18th of March, and end on the 10th of August, but TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS will be received in full if paid within the season, and a dollar to the groom. Good pasturage at fifty cents a week, and the utmost attention will be paid to the mares, but there will be no responsibility for accidents or escapes. Notes of hand will be expected with the mares. Enquiries may be made at Mr. Rhodes's tavern, city of Washington, and at M c Laughlin's, George-Town. Clifden's half brother Tickle Toby, just imported from England, stands in Virginia at ten guineas a mare.
Clifden is a horse of uncommonly fine form, above fifteen and an half hands high, of a beautiful deep blood bay, and perhaps the strongest made thorough blooded horse on the continent. Large and powerful horses produce the only real good turf-horses.
PEDIGREE.
I Certify, that Clifden was gotten by Alfred out of an own sister to the duke of Queensbury's bay horse, Mulbery, which was gotten by Florizel out of Sir James Pennymans famous Matchem mare. Clifden was bred by the earl of Darby, and sold untried for 500 guineas.
ISAAC PICKERING.
Foxlease, Hampshire. 18, 1799. A similar pedigree is given to Dr. Thornton by Sir John Lade, who states that his royal highness the Prince of Wales presented Clifden to him: that he was a good found horse, and won him some thousands on the turf.
ALLIANCE.
Alfred was gotten by Matchem. Rockingham's dam, Purity, by Matchem; Pumpkin, Maiden, Conundrum, Ranthos, Riddle, &c. by Matchem.
Alfred's dam by Snap. Old Medley's dam by Snap; Snapdragon (dam of Old Solon's) dam by Snap; Old Shark's dam by Snap, &c.
Clifden's dam by Florizel. Old Diomed (imported from England and now standing at sixty dollars a mare in Virginia) by Florizel.
Florizel by Old Klog Herod. High Flyer by Old King Herod; Woodpecker (sire of Cormorant and Dragon) Magnet (sire of Dare Devil,) The famous running mare Mule, by King Herod.
Clifden's grand dam by Matchem: so that he possesses double close crosses of Old Matchem, which covered at 50 guineas a mare, for the nine last years of his life, twenty-five mares by subscription, and died at 33 years of age! He was by Old Cade the best son of the Godolphin Arabian. Thus Clifden descends immediately from the very best stock on earth, & his pedigree cannot be exceeded, indeed, scarcely equalled.
PERFORMANCES.
In the year 1792, at five years old, he won ten times out of his twelve first races, as may be seen by the racing calendar; and was unequalled for eight years, except by Buzzard.
1. In 1792, Thursday, Aug. 2d, a sweepstakes made for Lewes, but run at Brightelmston. wt. 12 st. 3 lb. 3 miles.
Mr. O'Kelly's b. m. Mills Windmill, by High Flyer, rode by himself.
Mr. Chichester's g. m. by King Fergus, rode by lord Barrymore.
Sir John Lade's b. h. Clifden, by Alfred rode by himself.
2. Lewes, Aug. 9th, a match for one hundred guineas, 12 st. each.
Sir John Lade's b. h. Clifden rode by lord Barrymore.
Mr. Chichester's g. m. by King Fergus, rode by Mr. O'Kelly.
3. Newmarket, first October meeting, same year, Sir John Lade's b. h. Clifden, by Alfred, 3 years old, walked over the Beacon course, on Friday the 5th, and received the 70 gs. Purse.
4. Second October meeting, same year, Monday 15th. Clifden carrying 9 st. 12 lb. beat Sir Charles Bunbury's dayfellow, 4 years old, carrying 7 st. 8 lb. D. I. 50 gs. 2 to 1 on Clifden.
5. Same day he received 25 gs. from Mr. Chichester's Miniter, 12 st. each, D. I. 25 gs.
6. On the 17th Clifden carrying 9 st. beat Mr. O'Kelly's Big Ben (imported by the name of Traveller into Virginia) by Eclipse, carrying 8 st. 3 lb. both 3 years old. 50 gs.
7. On the 19th Clifden beat the duke of Grafton's Prunella in a sweepstakes of 25 gs. each, 10 gs. ft. and received forfeit from H. R. H. the duke of York's Fire; Sir Charles Bunbury's Amelia; Lord Clermont's Heroine; Mr. Golding's Nameless.
8. On the 20th he beat Mr. O'Kelly's Slack across the Flat, 50 gs. 7 to 4 and 2 to 1 on Clifden.
9. On the third October, or Houghton, meeting, Monday 29th, he received 40 gs. from Sir Charles Bunbury's Amelia, 100 gs. h. ft.
10. Same day he received 25 gs. from H. R. H. the duke of York's Pyramon, 100 gs. h. ft.
11. Next day, 30th October, Mr. Montague's Halkin, by Jupiter, beat Sir John Lade's Clifden, 100 gs.
12. November 18. Clifden, 5 years old, carrying 8 st. 8 lb. beat Mr. O'Kelly's Ex-ciseman, by Sweetbriar, aged, carrying 8 st. 4 lb. 50 gs.
The last race Clifden ran in 1792 was against the duke of Bedford's large horse Dragon by Woodpecker. This was an astonishing race, each horse was rode by his owner, and carried 15 st. or 210 lb. over the Beacon course 4 miles and nearly a quarter for 300 gs. Clifden was beat, but the duke of Bedford rode fifteen alone, and Sir John Lade was obliged to carry about 5 stone dead weight, enough to kill even a good horse.
Dragon never ran another successful race. Clifden, owned by the honorable Mr. Bowes ran the next year, & beat Mr. O'Kelly's b. g. carrying above 12 st. each, rode by the owners, over the new course, Lewes, for 100 gs. & 4 on Clifden.
The duke of Queensbury's Mulberry, full brother to Clifden 4 dam, beat the following horses at Newmarket: Lord Darby's Sir Peter Teazle, over the Beacon course, for 500 gs. and his lordship has since refuted six thousand guineas for Sir Peter, as stated in a letter to Dr. Thornton in 1800.
Mulberry also beat Lord Clermont's Collector, over the six mile course, for 300 gs.; likewise the Yellow mare, for 300 gs. B. C.; also Lord Clermont's Woodcock, D. I. for 200 gs. in a sweepstakes of 50 gs. each D. I. he beat Lord Clermont's Woodcock 2d and Mr. Fox's Braganza 3d. In a sweepstakes of 300 gs. each, across the flat, he beat Mr. Bullock's grey Pumpkin 2d, and Lord Clermont's Olpray 3d. And in a sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, he beat the duke of Grafton's Oberon 2d, Lord Clermont's Woodcock 3d, and Mr. Vernon's Mufti 4th. Thus Clifden, besides being a capital runner himself, is altogether from the first rate running stock.
In a letter from Mr. Sturt, member of parliament for Dorsetshire, to Dr. Thornton, he says, "I know of four or five very promising colts of Clifden's get. One in particular of the honorable Lionel Dakers, another of Dr. Barnes's, and I have a yearling in my possession, which I think the finest colt of his age I ever saw. From having seen these (his first colt) I repeat having parted with him, and would willingly repurchase the horse."
Mr. Ringgold, at whose farm he stood in Washington county, Maryland, says Clifden's colts are the finest he ever saw, in every respect.
Clifden had only 50 mares in Virginia the season before last. The last season they saw his colts and he had 109. Col. Patterson, with whom he first stood, says no colts have been seen equal to Clifden's since the time of Old Janus.
I do hereby certify, That Clifden stood in Chesterfield county at my stable, that he is a remarkable sure foal-getter, and his colts are large and handsome.
Given under my hand this 30th day of January, 1804.
THOMAS BRANCH.
March 7—3t&w6w
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
Run away on the first of
April last my servant HARRY. He is about twenty-one years of age five feet five inches high, a straight well proportioned active man, black complexioned a round full visage, and comely face but much scarified, and stern countenance. He speaks good English with a rough voice, and can read and write a little, and plays on the fiddle. Harry is a native of this state but is well acquainted in the states of North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee where he has travelled as my waiting man.
The above reward of one hundred dollars will be paid for lodging him in any jail of the United States so that I may get him, or if delivered to me in Charlotte or on my plantation near Parker's Ferry any reasonable charges will be paid in addition to the above reward.
ANDREW BURNET, collector district South Carolina.
Feb. 3—w8or1w

CLOVER SEED.
A quantity of Fresh Clover Seed for sale, by
CHARLES WAYMAN, George Town, April 4—2w
Twenty Dollars Reward.
Ran away from the subscriber residing near Bladensburg, a Negro named HARRY, about thirty years of age, five feet six inches high, dark complexion, hat thick lips, high forehead, a scar on his breast and one on his left leg, occasioned by a cut of a scythe. It is expected that he is harbored in or near the city of Washington or Baltimore; he was raised in St. Mary's county Maryland; had on a blue kersey short coat, white kersey pantaloons much worn, blue waistcoat, wool hat and some other clothes not known.
Whoever takes up said negro and secures him in jail or brings him home, shall receive the above reward and all reasonable charges paid by
HIRAM BELT.
* * * Captains of vessels and others are forewarned from taking away or harboring said negro.
April 4—3t
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION
The office of the Washington Association and United States Insurance company is removed to the corner of square No. 226 fronting on the President's square and Pennsylvania Avenue.
THOMAS HERTY, Sec'y P. T. Jan. 18—tf
TO RENT,
And immediate Possession given, A Two-story Frame House, in the City of Washington, situated on N. B street, square 224—containing 4 rooms beside two garret rooms, piazza and pantry, kitchen, store room, &c. with a good garden—lately occupied by Mrs. Lee, adjoining to Mr. Kaupie's store—Also that convenient two-story frame on same square, late in possession of Dr. Tabb, opposite to which Robert Peacock, Esq. lately resided—consisting of 6 rooms, and two garret rooms, piazza and balcony to south front, cellar with dry well, kitchen, carriage house, stable, an excellent garden, with every convenience fit for the reception of a genteel family. For particulars enquire at Mr. Rhode's tavern, Mr. Kaupie's store, or to the subscriber
REDMUND PURCEL.
January 13, 1804—tf
Fifty Dollars Reward.
Ran away from the subscriber about the first of November last, a negro man called BILLY BUNDY, about 26 years old, yellowish complexion, bends forward with his knees, a large scar on or near one of his heels, and has a habit of stroking his chin when spoken to, he has for some time worked at the carpenters trade. The above reward will be given on delivering him to the subscriber, or thirty dollars to secure him in jail so that I get him again.
LUCY BROOKE.
Essex County, Virginia, Feb. 8.—2m.
Valuable Lands for Sale.
PURSUANT to a decree of the honorable the Circuit court of the district of Columbia, for the county of Alexandria, will be exposed to sale, at public auction, for ready cash, on Saturday the 7th of April next, under the direction of the undersigned commissioners appointed for that purpose.
A TRACT OF LAND,
late the property of Robert Alexander, situated upon the Potomac river, adjoining the lands of Mr. Philip Alexander, containing 545 acres, being one moiety of the Abbingdon tract, formerly the residence of Mr. Cuttis, deceased; this land is bounded by two parallel lines 120 poles wide, and running back westerly 634 poles from the river to the back line, and will be laid off into squares of 50 acres each, and will be sold in large or small parcels as may accommodate purchasers; this land is situated about an equal distance between Alexandria and George Town, and commands a full view of those towns, the city, Eastern Branch and Potomac, and in point of soil is equal to any on the river. Any person desirous of purchasing will be shown the premises and the plat and survey of the same on application to George Deneale in Alexandria.
THOMAS SWANN, EDMUND J. LEE, Com'rs. GEO. DENEALE, March 5—tdof
Twenty Dollars reward.
ABSCONDED from the subscriber, residing near Port Tobacco, Maryland, on the 15th inst. a Negro man named ADAM, aged 23 years, about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches in height. He has a large mouth rather thick lips, and a scar near the mouth, speaks loud and hoarse, stoops, and walks awkwardly. He had on a blue kersey jacket and overalls, an old hat, and pair of yarn gloves—The above reward will be paid to any person securing him in jail, if taken out of this county, or ten dollars if taken within it.
ALEXANDER SCOTT.
March 21—tf
Ten Dollars Reward.
Ran away from the subscriber on the 12th inst. an apprentice lad (a mulatto) named RALEIGH LEISTER, about 19 years of age, six feet high, slender made, dark eyes and long visage, has a fierce countenance when questioned, has a small mark on the right ear supposed from a cut in his infancy, his hair is cut short, he took away two blue short jackets, a swansdown waistcoat, a new fur hat and coat, a pair of broad toed shoes 6 1/2 yards blue narrow striped Virginia cloth and a fiddle in a white flannel case. Matters of vessels and others are forewarned harboring him at their peril. Whoever takes up said lad and returns him to the subscriber, shall have the above reward and reasonable charges defrayed.
N. B His mother lives near Peary's tavern, Westmoreland county Virginia. his black father lives with the Rev. Mr. Davis, Alexandria.
WILLIAM FOXTON, Plasterer, Washington March 21—78
HAT MANUFACTURY.
The subscriber informs his customers and the public generally that he has discontinued business in the city of Washington, and has opened shop on Bridge street near the Union Tavern—he solicits the continuance of former customers, and hopes that all others who may chuse to call and purchase his manufacture will be amply suited, if neatness and goodness be requisites.
JOEL BROWN.
George Town, Feb. 17—tf
Wanted to hire
A Mulatto or Negro boy, from twelve to eighteen years of age, for which good wages will be given, either by the month or year. Enquire of the printer hereof.
April 4—3t.
Taste & Judge.
PERISHABLE ARTICLES
REQUIRE
QUICK SALES.
A LOAD of high relished OYSTERS is this day received, at the Anchor Tavern, where the friends of G. PITT, will confer on him a singular favor by buying a large quantity as soon as possible, and destroying the whole, without any regard to mercy, as such transient beings deserve no quarter.
George Town, April 2—3t
S. THOMEE.
BEGS leave to inform his friends that he has removed his store from George town to King-street Alexandria, where orders in his line will be executed with punctuality and dispatch. Orders left at Mr. March's Book-store will be duly attended to.
GILDING
AND ENAMELLING ON GLASS, A few doors above the Washington tavern—Looking glass and picture frames made and regilt.
NEEDLE WORK
Framed in the handsomest manner, and names done on glass.
S. THOMEE, as a stranger being determined to establish in the line of his profession, solicits that encouragement alone which he trusts the reasonableness of his charges and his assiduity to business may entitle him to.
Window cornices handsomely gilt, and every thing in his line done to please the fancy of the owner equal to any imported.
N. B. He has some glasses and prints for sale on low terms.
fall Jan. 9—ep3m
(BY AUTHORITY.)
Scheme of a Lottery.
To build an ACADEMY in the city of Richmond.
   Prize—last drawn ticket, having a blank to its number, Dollars.    1 do. 20,000  1 do. 10,000  1 do. 5,000  5 do. of 1,000 make 5,000  6 do. — 500 — 3,000  10 do. — 200 — 2,000  120 do. — 100 — 2,000  100 do. — 50 — 5,000  250 do. — 30 — 7,500  420 do. — 25 — 10,500  1,500 do. — 20 — 30,000  3,000 do. — 15 — 45,000  1 first drawn ticket after 1,000 having a blank to its number, 250  1 do. after 2,000 do. 250  1 do. do. 3,000 do. 250  1 do. do. 4,000 do. 250  1 do. do. 5,000 do. 500  1 do. do. 6,000 do. 500  1 do. do. 8,000 do. 500  1 do. do. 10,000 do. 500  1 do. do. 12,000 do. 500  1 do. do. 13,000 do. 500  1 do. do. 14,000 do. 1,000  
5,325 prizes, 9,675 blanks, not two to a prize, 250,000 15,000 tickets at 10 dollars each, 150,000 N. B. Prizes subject to a deduction of 15 per cent.
This lottery has been authorized by the legislature of Virginia, for the laudable purposes of erecting a seminary of learning in or near the metropolis of this state. With this view, it is contemplated to raise 20,000 dollars, and 2,500 dollars, in addition, for defraying the expenses attendant on drawing the lottery. Citizens of the first respectability have been selected as trustees, and they have pledged themselves to use their utmost exertions to carry it into effect. The scheme has the advantage of giving to each adventurer, a chance for some very large prizes, whilst the proportion of prizes to blanks, is so great as to invite the friends of the intended institution to partake in the lottery, with very little risk of their becoming losers. The treasurer of the state is to be appointed to receive the money for the tickets as they are sold, and to pay the amount of the prizes to the fortunate adventurers. It is believed that the above considerations will induce a rapid sale of tickets, and the drawing will commence as soon as a sufficient number shall be sold to authorize it—which it is believed will be on the second Monday in December next.
Richmond, March 2—1f
Tickets to be had of Robert Pollard Esq. John Brockenbrough, jun. Wm. Price (Reg'd.) Samuel Pleasants, jun. and William Peichard.
Bank of Columbia.
THE Board of Directors having this day declared a dividend for the half year ending the 20th inst. at the rate of 9 per cent. per annum. The same will be paid to the Stockholders or their representatives on or after Tuesday the 20th inst.
WILLIAM WHANN, Cashier. March 19—ep6w.
NOTICE.
ALL who are indebted to the estate of John Crookshank deceased are requested to make immediate payment to, CHARLES GLOVER, Adm'r. George Town, Nov. 25—tf
PUBLIC SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the circuit court of the district of Columbia for the county of Washington, in the suit of the United States against Samuel Jackson, William Shannon, Philip Fitzhugh, Joshua B. Bond and Frederick Shaffer, defendants, in chancery; will be sold at the premises to the highest bidder at public auction on Friday the 4th May next; all that piece or parcel of land situate in the second addition of George Town, made by Thomas Beall of George, being part of a tract of land called the Rock of Dumbarton and bounded as is described and set forth in the said decree and containing four acres and one eighth part of an acre of land with all and singular the buildings, improvements and appurtenances thereon or thereunto belonging or appertaining. The improvements are on a high, dry, and handsome situation, and consist of a large two story brick house with a passage through the center, four rooms on a floor and good cellars. The front rooms are about 17 by 18 feet—the back rooms are semicircular and are about 22 by 17 feet—the passage 9 feet wide and 38 feet long—two brick offices two stories high 17 feet 6 inches square and are connected with the House by covered ways. The said premises are the same property possessed by the said Samuel Jackson and by him expensively improved. The sale will commence at 12 o'clock. The terms ready money or money to be paid immediately on the courts ratifying the same, the time of which ratification will be notified in the same papers in which the sale is advertised, within one month after the report of the said sale shall be made to the court, which report will not be made until the fourth Monday in July, when the court commence their next sitting for the county of Washington.
DANIEL C. BRENT, Trustee. March 23—tdof
THOMAS CARPENTER TAYLOR
HAS just received an handsome supply of fall goods, which he is determined to sell and make upon the most reasonable terms, and in the best and most fashionable manner, and greatest expedition.
Pennsylvania Avenue, near the President's Square and Capitol Hill, seventh house from the Capitol.
Oct. 14 tf
A GREAT BARGAIN.
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS will be taken and payment made easy, to the purchaser, for the following valuable property free from any incumbrance whatever.
A SET of law mills working two saws—a grist mill with two run of stones and bolting machine, also a cotton and rice machine complete all worked by water, also one saw mill about 200 yards from the former and on the same dam, now about finishing that will work from two to fourteen saws under the same dam—this mill is insured for three years after her being completed—they now going in good repair and the whole in a progressive way of improvement. with about Ten thousand acres of land all adjoining and immediately contiguous to the mills, on which are several valuable farms. The timber for mill use are inexhaustible and unexceptionable good—they are situated on the waters of Drowning Creek ninety seven miles from George Town South Carolina, to which place the lumber is carried being rafted at the mills without the trouble of hauling, a valuable convenience. The stream is equal if not superior to any in the states of North or South Carolina—the grist mills command a custom at times of 30 or 40 miles around them. The situation at the mills is high, pleasant and very healthy, on which is a good two story house with piazza, a good kitchen, stables, carriage and harness houses and other necessary out buildings with a new store house completely finished, it being an excellent stand for a country store. Application to be made to the Subscriber at Millville near Lumberton in North Carolina, or for any information respecting the premises, to Samuel D. Purvis at the city of Washington.
WM. NORMENT. Millville N. C. Dec. 12. N. B. Any part of the above property will be sold as may best suit a purchaser. Dec. 23—tf
PUBLIC SALE.
BY VIRTUE of a decree of the Circuit court of the district of Columbia for the county of Washington in the suit of Thomas Law against James Pierce, jun. James Ray, Samuel Treat, and James Pierce, sen. defendants, in Chancery, will be sold at the premises to the highest bidder at public auction on Saturday the 5th day of May next, the lot of ground mentioned in the complainant's bill, situate in the city of Washington, and known and distinguished in the general plan of the said city by lot numbered one, in square numbered seven hundred and forty-four, it being the south half part of said square and containing sixty-three thousand four hundred and forty square feet of ground, with the Sugar House, and all the other buildings and improvements thereon or thereunto belonging. The Sugar House is large and extensive and is said to be extremely well calculated for sugar refining—the other buildings consist of several wooden houses sufficient with some repairs for those conducting the business to live in. The sale will commence at 11 o'clock A. M. The terms ready money or money to be paid immediately on the courts ratifying the same, the time of which ratification will be notified in the same papers in which the sale is advertised, within one month after the report of the said sale shall be made to the court, which report will not be made until the fourth Monday in July, when the court commence their next sitting for the county of Washington.
DANIEL C. BRENT, Trustee. March 23—tdof
War Department Dec. 8, 1804.
Notice is hereby given,
THAT separate proposals will be received at the office of the Secretary for the Department of War, until the eighteenth day of May next ensuing, for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use of the United States, from the 1st day of October, 1804, until the 30th day of September, 1805, both days inclusive, at the following places, viz. First. At Niagara, Detroit, Michilimackinac, Chicago, Fort Wayne, the post on the Miami of the Lakes, and at any place or places, where troops are or may be stationed, marched or recruited within the state of Ohio;
TO BE LET
And entered upon immediately, a two story BRICK HOUSE in good repair on Twelfth Street near Pennsylvania Avenue, opposite Morin's tavern—The house is the property of the Washington building Company, and will be rented low apply to THOMAS CARPENTER. Jan. 30—3twtf
Extract from a Law
Passed at Chillicothe, February 18, 1804. State of Ohio.
Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio That all lands the property of individuals within this state shall be chargeable for the state expenses to be levied and collected in such manner and proportion as herein after directed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That land shall be rated and classed in the manner following, that is to say, first, second and third rates, and the rule to be observed in classing of land shall be as follows, when a greater part of a tract shall be superior in quality to second rate land it shall be denominated first. When a greater part of a tract shall be inferior to first rate and superior to third rate it shall be denominated second rate, and when a greater part of a tract shall be inferior to second rate it shall be denominated third rate land taking into view the situation and surface of the earth as well as the quality of the soil. First, second and third rates shall be taxed at twenty cents, first rate at fifty cents, and third rate at twenty-five cents—and it is hereby made the duty of every resident proprietor owning lands chargeable aforesaid on the fifteenth day of April annually, when thereto required by the listers of the respective townships, to give an accurate list of such land in writing, and such resident proprietor or proprietors, shall list all and every tract of land he, she or they claim within this state, specifying the quality, quantity, range, township, section and county, if known, and whether held in either by patent, deed, entry or other evidence of claim.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That all persons not residing within this state and holding lands within the same, except lands lying between the Scioto and Little Miami rivers, called the Virginia Military lands shall have the same entered for taxation either by themselves or their agents in the form aforesaid with the clerks of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county within which the same shall be situate on or before the first Monday of June next, and it shall be the duty of each clerk of the Court of Common Pleas to make out two alphabetical lists of all lands to enter with him, one whereof he shall retain in his own possession, together with the original entry, the other shall be by him delivered with a general alphabetical list of all returns to him made by the several township listers within the county, to the commissioners of the county by the second Monday in June annually.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of each collector by the third Tuesday of December annually to pay into the treasury of this state the full amount of all taxes contained in his duplicate and not transmitted to the auditor in their schedules, of which payment or such part thereof as may be made, the treasurer shall give his receipt, which receipt the collector shall deliver to the auditor, upon the delivery whereof he shall give his receipt for the same to the collector, which shall be a voucher of the payment so made; and if any collector shall not have paid, or shall have not delivered the treasurer's receipt as aforesaid, the auditor is hereby required within fifteen days to make out an account of the sum due from each delinquent collector, and transmit said account to the clerk of the court of common pleas of the proper county, whose duty it shall be to issue a summons to the coroner, commanding him to notify the collector and his securities to appear at the succeeding term of the court, and show cause, if any, why judgment should not be rendered against him at the suit of the auditor; and the court of common pleas are hereby required to enter judgment against such collector and his securities on the return of the said summons, the same having been served by leaving a copy thereof at the usual place of abode of such collector and his securities, for the amount of the account by the auditor transmitted and ten per centum damages on such sum, unless such collector or his securities shall produce the auditor's receipt of the payment of the account aforesaid; then in such case the court shall dismiss the suit, upon the collector or his securities paying reasonable costs; and in case judgment shall be rendered the clerk shall issue execution thereon in due form of law, directed to the coroner, returnable in thirty days; and the coroner, when he shall have collected the amount of execution or such part thereof as may be, he shall, within twenty days, pay the sum so collected into the treasury of this state, of which payment the treasurer shall give his receipt, which receipt the coroner shall deliver to the auditor and take his receipt, and the payment so made shall be by the auditor carried to the credit of such delinquent collector; and the coroner shall be allowed lawful fees, and twelve cents for each mile's travel to the treasury from the seat of justice in his county, to be levied and collected by him from such delinquent collector or his securities.
Sec. 28. And be it further enacted, That the collector for the Virginia military district shall, from and after the first Monday of August, annually collect and receive all taxes of non residents charged with taxes upon his duplicate, and in case payment be not made by the first Monday of December, said collector shall charge all delinquents with a penalty of twenty-five per cent. on the taxes of all delinquents, and it shall be his duty within ten days thereafter to make out and deliver to the auditor a schedule from his duplicate of all the taxes that shall not have been paid by the time aforesaid, and the auditor on receiving the schedule shall charge the collector with the said penalty on the amount of all the taxes contained in his schedule.
Sec. 29. And be it further enacted, That the collector of each county shall, at least fifteen days before the first Monday of December yearly, keep open an office for the receiving of taxes at the seat of justice in the several counties, either by himself or his deputy, who shall, without fail, attend each and every day from the hours of six in the morning until eight in the evening.
THO: GIBSON,
Auditor for the state of Ohio. April 2—3w