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Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, August 16.
Yesterday we received Paris papers to the 11th inst. Mails also arrived from Hamburg and Gottingburgh, and through these different channels we have received some interesting intelligence from the Continent. It appears that Bonaparte's late departure from Paris to the coast was managed with a good deal of artifice and privacy. He set off at three in the morning of the 2d. Orders had been given for a hunting match on the same day, and to keep his journey the more secret, invitations were sent to several persons of distinction to attend him at the Theatre at St. Cloud in the evening. Thus it appears, that on every motion the Usurper is surrounded by all those terrors which so naturally accompany tyranny, and that when he means to travel from one place to another, he dare not let his intention be publicly known; but notwithstanding all his alarms and apprehensions, he appears to have arrived safe at Boulogne on the 3d, and at three in the morning too, the same hour at which he left Paris; there he reviewed the troops.—The line along which he passed is said to have consisted of 112,000 Infantry, and to have extended from Cape d'Arques to Cape Grisez. The artillery and cavalry were not included in the review. The letters by the Hamburg mail state, that 25,000 men were to be embarked on board the flotilla at Boulogne on Saturday last, as the vanguard of the expedition to England, and that 14,000 dismounted cavalry were on their march from the interior to join the camp. It is probable that an embarkation took place about that time for the purpose of exercising the troops, and accustoming them to naval movements, and this may account for the unusual firing which lately took place off Boulogne, and which commenced on Sunday. From what is stated in the Paris papers, it is probable that similar movements took place about the same time in the Texel, for there was to be a grand review and inspection there and at the Helder on Monday last.
The preparations for war making by Russia and Austria are of the most active and vigorous kind. The letters from Vienna state, that an Austrian army is to march through Bavaria to the Rhine. This would be a spirited and decisive step on the part of the cabinet of Vienna. Bavaria, indeed, would doubtless wish to remain neutral; but Bonaparte has already violated the independence of that territory, and he cannot therefore hope that it should be now respected merely for his advantage. Important military arrangements are making by the Austrian Government in Italy and the Tyrol. A Russian army of 118,000 men is assembled at Dubno, and ready to pass the frontiers at a moment's notice. Dubno is within about twenty miles of the Austrian Territory, and it was from the same place the Russians commenced their march to Italy in 1799, under Suwarow. Some of the Paris papers of the 5th, state, that favorable intelligence had been received from the combined fleets, and that it would be published on the following day in the Official Journal; but the Moniteur, of the 6th, which has come to hand, take no notice whatever of the Combined Fleets. A little squadron consisting of 3 frigates and 2 brigs, has been entrusted to the command of Jerome Bonaparte.
After writing the above, we understand that French papers to the 8th inst. had reached town, and that the late hour of the night prevents us from giving a detailed account of their contents in this day's paper. The most interesting article is an expose, in the Moniteur, on the situation of France and Austria, in which much pains is taken to show that it is peculiarly the interest of that power to remain at peace, and that to join in a confederacy against France must prove ruinous to her. The Corsican tyrant, it is plain, now begins to feel the embarrassment of his situation, and dreads the storm which is ready to burst around him. His tour on the coast it was supposed would occupy about a fortnight, and he was expected to be on his return to Paris yesterday.
Yesterday government received very important dispatches by the Hamburg Mail from Petersburg and Vienna. A meeting of Cabinet Ministers, we understand, was immediately called to take them into consideration, and Messengers were afterwards sent off with the result to Weymouth.
THE INVASION.
AUGUST 17.—Of the enemy's preparations for invasion, some further accounts were yesterday received by government. Admiral Russel is arrived at Yarmouth, from a cruise off the Texel, where he left the Dutch fleet, consisting of seven sail of the line, two frigates, and a great number of transports, in the outer harbour, perfectly ready for sea. An attempt was certainly made by the enemy to put to sea on Saturday last, but a sudden change of wind frustrated their intention. They continue, however, in a perfect state of
readiness to sail, & no doubt is entertained of their determination to avail themselves of the first favorable opportunity to carry their design into execution. From the French coast, similar intelligence has been received, relative to the preparations and designs of the enemy in that direction; and government, we repeat, entertain no doubt of the desperate attempt being shortly hazarded from different quarters.
To those who have minds capable of being gratified with the sight of public virtue, the efforts which are making by our brave countrymen in arms, to prepare themselves for the threatened blow, and the ardour which they manifest to meet the unprincipled and implacable tyrant, must afford the highest possible enjoyment. But one sentiment pervades the numerous ranks of our gallant defenders. Let, then, the enemy come; let them try whether the British bayonet, the force of which in other countries they have so frequently and so fatally experienced, will be pushed with less vigor on British ground.—For our own parts we contemplate the approaching contest with calm confidence; convinced as we are, that the day of combat will prove a day of glory to Britain. There are, doubtless, individuals who regard this patriotic spirit, and the exertions to which it stimulates, with the sneer of self-sufficiency, and who congratulate themselves on their superior wisdom, in having avoided the fatigues and inconveniences to which they see their neighbors cheerfully expose themselves. We do not envy such men the torpor of their feelings, although we are willing to attribute it to an erroneous estimate of the danger to which the country is at present exposed. Sorry, indeed, should we be, could we for a moment bring ourselves to suppose, that there were a hundred voices in the island capable of echoing the declaration of a certain factious demagogue, "that the country was not worth defending." No, we are convinced, that the country is too firmly established; we are convinced that there never existed a nation more sensible of the blessings which we enjoy, or more unanimously determined to guard them against the attempts of an assailant, of whom it may with truth be said, that "Havock and spoil, and ruin, are his gain." Had we not assumed our present attitude of defence, no one will be senseless enough to contend, that the armies of France would not, long since, have been poured upon our shores. To many (and many to whose opinions and feelings we pay the highest respect,) the possibility that our undismayed aspect may deter the haughty tyrant, is a subject of satisfactory contemplation. For ourselves, we have no hesitation in avowing, that the moment when we learn he has made good his landing, will be to us a moment of exultation. Relying, with the utmost confidence, on the patriotism, on the bravery, and, we will add, on the skill of our brethren in arms, we entertain not the slightest doubt that the result would prove to the world the hopelessness of any future attack on a country, the inhabitants of which are so closely and cordially united in the defence of every thing dear to them, in the defence of every thing for which existence is desirable.
LONDON, Aug. 19.
The Gazette of Saturday contains an order of council for the prorogation of parliament from the 22d inst. to the 17th of Oct.
Yesterday intelligence was received at the Admiralty, by the Telegraphic, that the Victory, lord Nelson, had arrived at Spithead about 8 o'clock in the morning. The ship in which he came home is placed under quarantine, but permission was given his lordship to come on shore.
Some further accounts from the coast were received yesterday by government, which tend still more, it is said, to strengthen the belief that the attempt at invasion will speedily be made. The troops continue embarked on board the fleet in the Texel. Their number is about 25,000. Admiral Russel being reinforced with two more ships of the line, has sailed from Yarmouth Roads to proceed again to the Texel.—The Boulogne squadron, however, has returned to the Downs, but it will, no doubt, soon again resume its station.
A letter received by a respectable German house in this city, states, that the enemy have actually passed the Rhine, and seized a quantity of English goods.
August 24.
We have this day to announce the sailing of the combined fleet. This event rests upon the authority of a bulletin posted yesterday at Lloyd's.
Admiralty office, Aug. 23.
"Dispatches from adm'l Cornwallis, dated the 19th inst. received this morning, inclose a report from capt. Brace, of his majesty's ship Iris, of his having on the 13th, in the evening, seen the combined fleet of the enemy outside of Ferrol harbour, consisting of 29 sail of the line, 5 frigates and 3 brigs, steering about W. N. W. and beating to wind-
ward. Captain B. supposes, from the confusion they were in, that they must have come out of the harbour that evening."
August 26.
The dispatches brought last Friday by Mr. Ellsworth, the messenger, are now understood to be of the highest importance. They are stated to contain not only the ratification of the treaty between this country and the emperor Alexander, but an account of the demand of Austria of the latter for assistance, and the determination of the court of Petersburg to march a considerable army into the hereditary dominions to co-operate against France. It is even mentioned in private letters, that 60 thousand Russian troops had, on the 30th ult. commenced their march for Brunn. The same accounts add, that his Prussian majesty has declared his unalterable resolution to adhere to his favorite system of neutrality, and that Russia and Austria are not without hopes of prevailing upon him ultimately to join their confederacy against Bonaparte. In these statements we cannot but think there is a considerable degree of exaggeration. We not only doubt the actual march of a Russian army, but we can discover nothing in the past conduct of the king of Prussia, or in the general line of politics to which he is attached, to warrant the idea that he will not take part with France. It is, however, very probable, that the ratification of the treaty with Russia has been received by government. If Russia be determined upon carrying into effect with vigour and cordiality, operations against France, it is time she should declare herself in a decisive tone: but whatever may be the conditions of the treaty, it is not at all likely they will transpire until the meeting of Parliament.
Government was occupied the whole of last week, and is still employed in taking up a great number of transports. They are probably intended for the conveyance of troops to the Mediterranean, or to any other point where their services may be required; and we learn that a Russian squadron of 10 sail of the line is shortly expected to co-operate with us in the North seas. The transports are to rendezvous at the Nore.
The most active exertions are making to reinforce our grand fleet, and adm'l Cornwallis will shortly have 20 sail of the line under his command, exclusive of the 20 dispatched with sir R. Calder. Adm'l Stirling sailed on Saturday in the Glory of 98 guns from Plymouth, and 5 more line of battle ships were nearly ready to sail from Portsmouth Bay. At Portsmouth, the Victory of 100, Bellona, Saturn, Hero and Repulse of 74 guns, will sail in the course of a few days. We understand that lord Nelson will proceed to Plymouth to hoist his flag on board the San Josef, of 112 guns. His lordship is to resume his command in the Mediterranean with unlimited orders.
The following letter, with which we were this morning favored from an experienced and intelligent officer belonging to our squadron off Boulogne, contains several interesting particulars worthy of notice. It is dated New Romney, August 24.
"We arrived last evening from off Boulogne, where every thing remained in statu quo, except that about 30 of the enemy's vessels under French colours formed a junction with the Boulogne flotilla on the 21st. inst. to the eastward. Several neutrals which we have spoken corroborate each other in the report, that 8 line of battle ships are ready for sea in the Texel; and 400 transports, with about 2000 cavalry already embarked. About 20,000 troops are also ready near Amsterdam and its vicinity. I really think a fleet, ere next month is expired, will come up the channel to give us a little glory, when, probably, the craft in Boulogne may attempt an invasion. There are two or three difficulties, however, that this attempt of theirs will most evidently have to contend with, be their attempt made when it may, to surmount which is not, thank God, exactly at their command. In the first place we have ascertained, that with all their invention and cunning, they cannot bring out more than 900 vessels from 3 harbors at Boulogne at one tide, 300 from each; and these only at a spring tide. This is not one third of their number, and will lie open to the attack of our squadron the moment the second division of their flotilla begins to move out. Secondly—The tides are so various in the channel, setting such different ways, that it is impossible they can keep together; the attempt at keeping together will be the destruction of many of them; add to this the impossibility of landing on this shore the same tide. They must, therefore, in waiting the opportunity of landing, without a superior naval force to protect them, run the risk of total destruction ere they reach the British shores.
"I have been thus particular to give satisfaction to the numerous enquiries of our friends, and to show you that every exertion and attention on the part of government is exerted against the worst of

I assure you that the acquisition of this important post, amounts to not less than 70 years of war, of different descriptions."
On Saturday the letters brought by the Gettysburg mail on Friday, were delivered from the post office. The account of the defeat of the combined fleet had excited the most lively joy throughout Sweden. A Russian corps, the force of which is variously stated, was, it is said, on the 20th July on its march towards Austrian Poland.
A dissolution of Parliament was again very strongly reported yesterday among the best informed adherents of the administration. Bonaparte reviewed a division of the army of England in the vicinity of Boulogne on the 12th, and continued at that place the following day.
Dover, August 17. The brig Robert, which put in here some days since to take the lady of some Russian, formerly Miss Patterson to America, sailed this afternoon for Baltimore, it being the intention of that lady to winter in England.
The Paris News of the 26th of August, in commenting on the remarks of the English editors who mention the probability of a continental Alliance against France, observes: "They ought to know [the English writers] that the best fortune perhaps that could attend the emperor of the French, would be to find on the continent an ally of England, who should serve as a compensation and a guarantee for the peace, and who should make a diversion to the maritime war, unequal by the talents, good fortune, and time. The London writers and the ministers or sovereigns who keep them in hire, ought especially to remember that Bonaparte is the only one of his age who has gained any of these victories which found or shake empires, and that if there be any kings imprudent or ungrateful enough to enter into a confederation against the restorer of the throne and of the altar, they should at least reflect that this confederation might end only in the fall of one or other empire."
The papers also announce various military movements in France, Germany, Prussia, &c. and that the formation of a considerable camp at Indowits, Bohemia, is now officially confirmed. It will consist of 13 regiments of infantry, and two of cavalry.
Several severe shocks of an earthquake were felt at Naples about the 27th of July. Besides the palace of the duke of Carigliano, under the ruins of which several persons have perished, those of the prince del Severo, of the duke of Genga, the duke of Cassano-Serra, of the duke de Monteleone, &c. &c. are principally destroyed. The news which arrived from the provinces was still more alarming, and announces more considerable damage. From Cisterno to Naples nothing is to be seen but ruins. Sainte-Marie-de-Capone, a city of 15,000 souls, is at present entirely uninhabitable. Vesuvius, which for a few days emitted a great deal of smoke, and seemed to indicate that a great eruption was near taking place, all on a sudden ceased, and assumed a most alarming tranquillity. All the people lie in the open air. The court abolishes the little house built on purpose for earthquakes. All Naples was in a fright, and every thing bore the image of ruin and destruction. In the day possessions of all sorts perambulate the streets.
WASHINGTON ACADEMY.
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Applications will be received until the first Monday in December next at the City of Washington by WASHINGTON BOYS, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, or by
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Runaway Negro.
Was committed to the jail of Washington county, in Maryland, as a runaway, on the 28th day of August, a negro man, who says his name is WILL, and that he belongs to JOHN TYNER, near Leesburg in Virginia. He is about 40 years old, rather low in stature; his clothes are one old ginghams coat, coarse brown linen trousers, one coarse shirt, and an old wool hat; he has a scar on his left arm, which he says has been branded. The owner is desired to release him, or he will be sold agreeably to law.
M. ROCHESTER, Sheriff. October 2 - W23
The following is the answer to the speech of the governor of the Indiana Territory, unanimously agreed to by the House of Representatives.
TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE INDIANA TERRITORY.
ACCEPT, Sir, the thanks of the House of Representatives for the speech you made to both houses of the legislature, on the opening of the present session. In it we discern the solicitude for the future happiness and prosperity of the Territory, which has been uniformly evinced by your past administration.
We feel a pleasure correspondent with that which you express, for the happy change which has taken place in our form of government: the system is still imperfect, but we believe solid and essential advantages will result from the representative grade.
We consider the acquisition of Louisiana highly important, not only to the interests of the western people, but to the U.S. in general; while it has greatly enlarged our boundary, it has secured to us the peace and friendship of the neighbouring Indian tribes, and removed a danger justly to be apprehended from its being possessed by a powerful and ambitious European nation.
We hope neither party animosity nor local prejudices will influence our deliberations; although our settlements are widely dispersed, our respective interests are the same, and we know no cause that ought to excite division among us.
We look forward with peculiar satisfaction to the period when our population will enable us to assume the dignity of a free and independent state; from the measures that have been taken by the general government for the extinguishment of Indian claims, and for the settlement of the territory, we have the fairest prospects of a speedy and immense increase in our population, and we will readily concur in any measure that will have a tendency to promote and effectuate our political emancipation.
To prevent the sale of ardent spirits among the Indians; to form a more perfect system of courts of judicature; to improve the militia system; to revise and correct in part the criminal laws; and to devise ways and means for raising a revenue adequate to the exigencies of the Territory without oppressing our fellow citizens, are objects of the first importance; these, with the other subjects recommended to our consideration, will receive all the attention to which they are entitled respectively, and from your uniform zeal in whatever relates to the interests of the Territory, we have no doubt of your cordial co-operation.
JESSE B. THOMAS, S. H. R.
The legislative council unanimously agreed to return the following answer to the governor's speech.
SIR, The legislative council has received with great satisfaction your speech delivered to both houses of the legislature at the opening of their first session.
We consider the present situation of the Territory as highly gratifying, when compared with that from which it has lately emerged, and we contemplate that day with pleasure which will restore us to our political rights, and place us in the elevated situation of a free and independent state.
The several subjects which you have particularly recommended, will engage our peculiar attention, and we beg you to be assured, that in our deliberations we shall be actuated by no other motives than for the general welfare; in the pursuit of which we will be animated by the zeal and constancy which you have always shown for the public good.
PIERRE MENARD, President pro tempore of the Legislative Council.
Natchez, Sept. 13.
We have received the following particulars of the seizure of the Messrs. Kemper, in a letter from Fort Adams, dated Sept. 5th.
YOU no doubt will have heard, ere this reaches you of the taking of the three Kemper, but as you may not have heard all the particulars permit me to give them to you.
On Thursday night between the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock an armed force composed of negroes and white men with blacked faces surrounded the house of Nathan Kemper, two miles north of the line and one mile from Pinkneyville, they in an instant broke open the door and some stout fellows believed to be negroes dragged Reuben Kemper from a bed on the floor out of doors and tied him, at the same time beating him with clubs, stabbing him with a knife or bayonet and giving him a severe wound in the face; about the same moment two or three fellows one of which was a large negro of the neighbourhood, and can be identified, seized Nathan Kemper and dragged him from bed and out of the door, where he was tied in like manner. While tying Nathan Kemper, a stout negro man threw down his wife with much violence, where he held her until the party were ready to move. Nathan Kemper was permitted to put on his overalls, but Reuben was dragged on in his shirt without shoes or hat; the party supposed to be upwards of fifteen in number, now moved off, dragging the Kemper on foot, every now and then beating them with clubs; 'tis believed when they arrived opposite Pinkneyville a part of their force was detached to take Samuel Kemper, the younger brother, who was at his residence in Pinkneyville, and about half after 11 o'clock seven stout fellows burst open the door and dragged Samuel Kemper from a sick bed where he had been confined for a few days with a violent attack of the fever; he was very much beaten with clubs and with a rope about his neck was conducted to where the balance of these ruffians were in waiting, the junction formed they proceeded to the line, where a number of men were in waiting to receive them, the men at the line were commanded by a poor trifling wretch who calls himself capt. Alston.
The three Kemper under this guard were then taken in strings (the elder Kemper bleeding at several pores) to Bayou Tunicau, a distance of nine miles from the line, and just before day light they were put on board a boat and sent off for Baton Rouge under a guard of six men; about eleven o'clock next morning they reached the settlement of Point Coupee, when opposite the residence of Doctor Tows one of the Kemper's hailed and described their situation; altho' this was done from about the middle of the river, the Dr. who was in bed sick, heard it, and stimulated by those feelings which are the attendants of every good man, he arose, mounted his horse and galloped down to the Fort, a distance of between four and five miles; on his giving the information he had received to Lieutenant Wilson the Commanding Officer, he (the Lieut.) manned a large barge with some soldiers, and rowed into the stream, when after some little resistance the guard surrendered; thus were those unfortunate men who had taken an asylum in our territory, saved from a punishment, to think of which will make a feeling man shudder;—
Samuel Kemper knew six out of the seven fellows, who dragged him from his house, and horrid as it may appear, two of them were his near neighbors, two others were from below the line, but Americans, and two others were negroes of the neighborhood, all whom he has, no doubt, ere this, sworn to.— Many circumstances have already transpired in the neighborhood of Pinkneyville in corroboration of Kemper's assertion, the most striking of which is, that the two white men above the line who are accused, have fled below: there is not a doubt, but a number of white men below the line were above with this armed force, but that negroes were most active seems certain. The citizens of Pinkneyville as well as all other places to which the news has extended, are much enraged, and wait in anxious expectation of some decisive measures being taken to bring to condign punishment the perpetrators of this horrid outrage; how far the act has been justified in the neighboring government remains to be determined by our superiors; but 'tis much to be hoped no time will be lost in securing the white men who live above the line. The citizens appear to be all on the alert, no man considering himself safe where a few designing bad white men can exercise an influence over the blacks, such as I have stated to you.
The following is a copy of a general order which has been transmitted to colonel Ellis, commanding the militia of Wilkinson county.
HEAD QUARTERS.
WASHINGTON, Miss. territory, September 9th, 1805.
SIR, YOU will, on the receipt of this order, immediately assemble from your regiment the following detachments for duty: viz. 2 captains, 2 lieutenants, 2 ensigns, 8 sergeants, 8 corporals or bugle horn men, and 82 privates, to compose 2 equal companies: they are to be well armed and supplied with 12 rounds of ammunition per man. Not knowing the state of your regiment, by actual return, it must rest with yourself from which battalion you are to detach them—This detachment is to act as a patrol near and along the line of demarcation, to prevent or check irregularities of every kind. They are to rendezvous at Pinkneyville, from whence they will be detached to their different posts—As soon as they are assembled, a return of them will be made, naming the commissioned officers, and reporting the strength and state of arms, &c. &c. and forwarded to the inspector of arms at this place, when you will receive further orders. In the mean time the detachment will be active as patrols, examining all equivocal characters passing the line from below; and especially if by night; stopping and securing any armed parties, improperly passing the line, as in some late instances; and in short, affording all proper protection to the citizens of the United States and their property. The better to effect this, one captain and his command will be detached to the east part of the line to be guarded, and take post on or near the Ticklaw, from whence the communication must be kept up to meet the patrol detached from the post at the west end of the line.
Every occurrence worthy of note can and must be communicated in this way so the senior captain, whose post will be on or near Pinkneyville, and will report either direct to Head Quarters or to the inspector's office.
Should any hostile attempt be made, either on the citizens, their property or the detachment on duty, force must be repelled by force.
To JOHN ELLIS, Esq. Lieut. col. com. the 5th Regiment of Militia.
DOCTOR BENSON,
Has removed to a house on PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE opposite Mr. Morin's Tavern.
October 2—6t
FROM THE WASHINGTON FEDERALIST.
"The man who makes one valuable improvement, is a more important benefactor to his species, than an Alexander, a Caesar, or a hundred other conquerors. His glory in the estimation of a truly civilized age, will be greater and more lasting than that of those admired ravagers of the world."
Professor Barton.
MR. RIND, Altho' I cannot coincide with Dr. Swift in considering that man who causes "one blade of grass to grow" more useful than the "whole herd of politicians," yet I do value very highly all agricultural improvements. In the proposals I have issued for the publication of a new work on chemistry—to be adapted to the use of the citizens in general—it is stated that I would relate some experiments, instituted to throw light on the art of enriching impoverished lands. The result of several of these, has so far exceeded my most sanguine expectations, that I hasten to publish them—hoping to turn the attention of farmers to a subject, by which their interests may be inculcably promoted.
From a train of reasoning, I was led to believe that the common sea, pit, or mineral coal which is so abundant in the United States—when finely pulverised, might prove a useful manure. To ascertain the truth of this, I made in the latter part of last month, the following experiment.
In three small pots I put equal quantities of a yellow clay which had lately been removed from several feet below the surface of the earth. To the first pot, a table spoon full of finely powered pit coal was added; to the second, the same quantity of powdered charcoal obtained from the common oak, and the third was left without any addition. The same number of sound grains of corn was planted in each; the same quantity of water was daily added to each, and they were exposed in similar situations to the actions of light. The rapidity of the growth of the corn in the pot with the sea coal exceeded any thing of the kind I ever witnessed. Many days did not elapse, before this corn was four inches high, while at this time, that with the common charcoal was not two inches high, and that in the clay alone had only sprouted.
After this experiment was made, I procured several small pots, and in each put the same quantity of clay. To the first I added a drachm of sea coal; to the second a drachm of horse manure; to the third the same quantity of plaster of Paris, and to the fourth the same quantity of common ashes. The fifth was left without any addition. To each of these the same number of sound grains of wheat and corn were added. The precautions taken in the first experiment, were strictly adhered to in this instance. In a few days my great expectations from the pit coal were somewhat lessened, by perceiving that the wheat with the horse manure was an inch high before that of the other pots appeared. However this was for but a short time; for the wheat in the pot with the sea coal, came up, grew to an equal height in a few days, and in a fortnight, although the weather was cold, exceeded it by two inches. The corn in the pot with coal, maintained a still greater superiority—it appeared more healthy, and was more than twice as large, as the largest in the other pots. Several of my acquaintances were astonished to see this great difference in vegetation produced in so short a time.
Pit coal must be cheaper than any article used as a manure, since it is found in so many parts of this country. The above experiments unquestionably shew that when powdered, its power in quickening the vegetation of corn and wheat, is much greater than any manure, with which we are acquainted. Our knowledge of the effects of chemical bodies on growing vegetables is but in its infancy. Probably the discoveries which have been made, are not as generally known as they should be. It may be owing to this cause: for example, that an ounce of sulphuric acid is not added to every cart load of manure, which has long since been found in England to render it doubly valuable. I shall continue my enquiries into this subject, and I have been promised the assistance of several respectable characters. But this will be of little consequence compared to what could be afforded by the researches of a numerous people. To render therefore the work I am preparing, more useful, I have to invite such farmers, as may notice new facts, to communicate them to me; as well as the dyers, brewers, distillers, tanners, and all the practical chemists who have made any improvements in their respective arts.
I congratulate my fellow-citizens of Virginia, on the fair prospect of renovating their large tracts of impoverished lands. By speedily using the coal in their inexhaustible mines, I hope the fertility of all their farms will soon be restored; and that the laboring poor among my hospitable countrymen, in future, may not suffer so much, as to be dependent for bread.
THOMAS EWELL. George-town district of Columbia, 1805.
PUBLIC SALE.
ON the first Monday in November next will be held at Public Auction, on the premises at the hour of eleven o'clock A. M. all those Lots of ground, No. 18 and 26 which were allotted and set apart for JAMES WIGFIELD of Washington county, District of Columbia, situated near the south end of the Eastern Branch Bridge, and valued in me in virtue of a deed of trust from said Wigfield. Terms of sale CASH.
BENSON L. MCCORMICK, July 29—1w2n.
WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16.
We understand that on the fifteenth of August, Mr. Munroe, our minister at London, had an interview with lord Mulgrave, the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on the subject of the recent captures, when it appeared that no new order had been issued, but that they proceeded from the decisions recently made in the high court of appeals, subjecting the trade between European hostile countries and their colonies through a neutral state to a much narrower rule than had been before contemplated. At this interview the subject was not discussed in detail between Mr. Munroe and the minister, but the latter assured him that there was nothing in the disposition of his government which would admit of an unfriendly measure against the United States.
Another conference having been requested by Mr. Munroe, for the purpose of entering more fully into the affair, it remains to be seen what will be the issue of this important business.
The last change in the government of France is seized as a fit occasion for depreciating the republican principles that prevail in the United States, and for reviling their most efficient advocates. To justify the awful predictions which are showered upon us under the influence of a prolific inspiration, an attempt is made to draw a parallel between the two countries. Because at one period of the French revolution republican principles prevailed, which have been followed by principles of monarchy, we are warned of our impending danger, and threatened with all the miseries which France has endured.
It is of some importance to dissipate the illusion with which these unceasing attempts to depreciate republicanism tend to distract the judgment of the people; as it may be assumed as certain, if their reverence for the great principles of republican institutions can once be destroyed, the transition to a state of vassalage will be short and easy. Is there then any resemblance between the principles which have guided the two nations, or the measures of the two governments, that justifies this alarming menace?
Under the monarchy of France abuse had arisen upon abuse, and infected every order in the state. A king, uncontrolled by any representative body, and whose will was law, a nobility the most extensively ramified, and a numerous priesthood, had for ages ruled a great nation with the sternest political oppression.
The vanity of the Grand Monarch was by degrees successfully addressed by the literary men that arose in France, who, artfully directing their satire & reason against a hierarchy, which the court wished to humble, gained his confidence, and were thence emboldened to extend their animadversions to political objects. Under the banners of these men the old system was overturned; and while they were at the helm, let it be recollected, to their honor, that the revolution was not stained by a single excess. It remained unsullied until the surrounding monarchs marched their armies to restore the old order of things. The vast armies they carried towards the borders, and even into the interior of France, was the immediate cause of the death of Louis, and of warlike exertions by France on a scale equally large. It was at this period, when an immense standing army was embodied, that the crimes of the revolution commenced. They are strictly, and almost exclusively, to be traced to this source. The arms of the French were crowned with success. Military success is rarely accompanied by either humanity, justice, or moderation. It inspires lofty views, and a confidence in the triumph of force over all opposition. The spirit of the French people naturally martial was intoxicated with victory. The foolish and dangerous applause, so indiscriminately lavished on great generals, was dealt out by them with unrestricting prodigality; and they little dreamt that they were building up idols that would soon become the deadliest scourges of their country.
The scenes that ensued are fresh in the recollection of our readers. We need not therefore recapitulate them. They have ended in the overthrow of the republic, and in the establishment of monarchy.
At these awful transitions the mind is too apt to indulge gloomy ideas. Because all that is hoped for is not gained, it is apprehended that every thing is lost. But this is not true. It does not follow, because the fair fabric of liberty is overturned, that a hideous despotism prevails. It does not follow because a pure liberty has ceased to exist, that a gloomy slavery prevails. The truth is that although political liberty does not as present exist in France, the happiness of the people is more respected than it had been before for centuries under the old monarchy. The truth is that certain revolutionary principles are so deeply rooted, and their benign effects so widely diffused, that their existence may be considered as fixed and permanent. Among these principles, are those which regulate the transmission of property, by which the vast accumulations in particular individuals and classes are probably forever frustrated. Let it likewise be recollected that, under the present order of things, all monopolies are inhibited, and every species of human industry, graciously pro-

ected; while every national resource is developed with a bold hand by the government. Although, therefore, the revolution has not made France a republic, it has unquestionably eminently promoted her happiness; and has, we may add, soon seeds that will one day make her one. Nature generally acts by unvariable laws. The work of ages is not overturned in a day. And it may be in obedience to those principles that that despotism, which was the growth of many successive centuries, will require more than a few years to be entirely eradicated. The Revolution may be viewed as the first step towards this result; and if it has but accomplished it in part, so far from calling forth our denunciation, it merits our admiration and applause.
But the principal end of these remarks is to refute the idea that there is any analogy between the course pursued by the American and French nations. So far from discovering this analogy, we shall, on examination, scarcely find a feature in common between the two countries.
France at the period of her revolution was an oppressed nation; she was oppressed by a king, a priesthood, and an hereditary nobility, who monopolised more than half the fruits of the earth.
In America we had no king, no priesthood, no nobility. We say no king, because the power of the king of England was scarcely more than nominal.
We were also free, and always had been, from the oppressions endured by the French people.
The French people, at the period of the revolution, were totally, and had been for ages, deprived of the right of self-government.
The American people were in its full exercise. Every state had its assembly.
The French people consisted of two orders, the rich and the poor, the former of whom were corrupted by luxury, and the latter debased by extreme ignorance.
In America there was little luxury and less poverty. Labor was the universal passport to independence.
The French people were uninformed. The American were enlightened.
Finally, in France, at the period of the revolution, a large portion of the people were interested in the overthrow of the republic; while in America the whole body of the people were deeply interested in its maintenance.
The different results of the two revolutions is, perhaps, best resolved by a consideration of the force of prejudice and habit. These powerful principles operated in the two revolutions in directions precisely the reverse of each other. In France, they constituted the love of monarchy as the gravitating power; while in America the gravitating principle was a love of liberty. Such is the wonderful accommodation of the human character to circumstances, that a corrupt state of society, after a long endurance, offers as many allurements, and creates as strong an attachment, as that which is founded in the highest wisdom and virtue. We all recollect the story of the old man, who had been buried in the Bastille for fifty years, during which he had not beheld the light of heaven. Restore me, said he, when he was liberated, restore me to my dungeon. Liberty has no longer charms for me. If this declaration illustrates the feelings of a people debased by tyranny, it equally illustrates the invincible attachment of a virtuous and free people to the heritage of their fathers. Of course, we find, among our countrymen, a love of liberty, not merely the offspring of reflection, but fortified by habit and even prejudice, until it has become, as it were, one of the elements of their existence. Let us not then repress our surprise at the success of one revolution and the failure of the other, as the very causes which established the one led to the subversion of the other.
MARYLAND ELECTION.
Frederick County.
  Thomas Hawkins 1000   Job Waters 977   Joshua Cockey 965   Henry Kuhn 960 
The following is given in the Foreign Journals , as the letter of the King of Prussia to Bonaparte, recognising his Imperial dignity.
SIR AND BROTHER, The desire to maintain and to cultivate those relations of amity, and that perfect good understanding, in which I have hitherto had the pleasure of being with the French government, and at the same time to testify to you my high personal regard, has induced me to transmit, without delay, these presents to my minister of state, the Marquis de Lucchesini, to accredit him to your person in the quality of my Ambassador or Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. I accordingly request you to believe whatever he may have the honor to say or to propose to you on my part. He will in particular fulfil my intentions by giving your Imperial Majesty to understand the sentiments which I have ever cherished towards you; the sincere interest which I have never ceased to take in all that is calculated to increase and strengthen the prosperity and the welfare of the nation over which you rule; and my ardent wishes that this prosperity may be still farther augmented by the happy restoration of peace and tranquillity in Europe. You will invariably find, in my mode of thinking and acting, the same candor and the same confidence in you, which I have hitherto been so anxious to show you. While I give you this assurance, I likewise renew, with plea-
sure, that of the sentiments of friendship, and the highest consideration with which I am your Imperial Majesty's good brother and friend.
FREDERICK WILLIAM.
Berlin, May 27, 1805.
Extract of a letter from Messrs. Philip Sansom & Son, dated London, 15th of August, 1805.
"An application being made to the lords of the council, they have ordered, "that all ships that may be now on their passage, or may clear out from the Havanna, &c. prior to the 1st of November, should be protected from molestation by British cruisers, and from condemnation in the courts of Admiralty, and are therefore pleased to order his majesty's advocate-general to prepare the draft of Instructions to the courts of admiralty, and to the commanders of his majesty's ships of war and privateers, requiring them not to molest or detain any such vessels which shall have been cleared out prior to the first of November next; and in case any vessels under those circumstances shall have been seized and brought before any court of admiralty, the same to be forthwith liberated, upon proof being exhibited that they were cleared out from those countries prior to the said first day of November next," and they ordered that a copy of this minute be transmitted to Philip Sansom [chairman of the committee of American merchants] for the information of merchants."
Extract of a letter from Capt. Joseph Tyrrell, of ship Commerce, dated Yarmouth Roads, (Eng.) Aug. 15.
SIR, "I have the misfortune to inform you, that on the 8th inst. I was boarded by the king's cutter Badger, capt. Panthorpe, and brought into this road, where I found six American vessels, sent in before me. Our papers are all sent to London for examination. Four of the above vessels are liberated, and permitted to proceed on their voyage. I expect to be cleared to-morrow. We are not able exactly to inform you what this means; but suppose, it is on suspicion of having enemies property on board. Two vessels are detained for trial, the ship Portsmouth, capt. Lewis, of Baltimore, the ship Hope, capt. Robertson, of Portland. The vessels liberated, are, ship Hunter, capt. Chase, of Newburyport, ship Hermoine, capt. Hopkins, of Biddeford, and ship Samuel Jackson, capt. Easterby, of New York, and capt. Waite, of Portland. We are given to understand, that we are to pay, if cleared, all the light money and pilotage, together with some other charges."
Extract of a communication from London, received by the Galen, dated Aug. 17.
"Under the act of Geo. 3, 44, Cap. 80, the merchants, supposed that neutral vessels might come from the enemy's possessions on the continent of America, or in the West-Indies, to any port in England: but it is now found contrary to his majesty's instructions, that were given to his majesty's cruisers; and those neutral vessels that shall be cleared out from those previous to the 1st November next, will be allowed to come to this country direct. Vessels clearing at River Plate, Havanna, &c. after 1st November, cannot come to this country, or any port in Europe. American vessels from any other colony of the enemy, cannot now come to any port in Europe."
"It is well to remind you, that American vessels cannot go from the enemy's countries in Europe with cargoes, or specie, directly, or indirectly to their colonies;—that they act very imprudently who attempt to do it by touching at Lisbon, Madeira, or the United States, for fresh papers and clearances. That all your valuable expeditions to India, should originate in, and depart from the United States."
"It is not true that any recent orders have been given by the admiralty, to detain American vessels loaded with sugar and coffee. The commanders of the cruisers act, no doubt, from the information they have received from their agents, as to vessels in the predicament of the Essex, Orne, and Etioch, Doane."
"The day after to-morrow, a committee of the American merchants are to have an interview with Mr. Pitt, on the subject of these vexatious proceedings."
Raleigh, October 7.
On the 28th of the present month, gen. Davie, gen. Wellborn and colonel Moore, the commissioners appointed by our legislature at their last session, will meet the commissioners appointed by the state of South Carolina, for the purpose of adjusting and ascertaining the long disputed boundary line betwixt the two states. We wish and hope that these gentlemen may be able to execute their commission in such a manner as to give the citizens of both states a general satisfaction.
Cincinnati, Sept. 18.
A gentleman lately from Vincennes, has politely favored us with the following paragraph.
A treaty has been lately made between the United States, and the Delawares, Miamies, Piankishaws, Pate-watima, Weawis, and Eel river Indians, by which they have ceded to the United States, all the lands from the mouth of the Kentucky river, along the present boundary line fifty miles; from thence to the North east corner of the Vincennes tract—supposed to contain upwards of four millions of acres—The sum paid
for this land does not amount to one cent per acre.
PROPOSALS.
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PROPOSALS
FOR PRINTING A PHILOSOPHIC WORK,
Entitled THE NATURE & STATE OF MAN AS CONNECTED WITH THE WORLD, AND WITH DEITY, In the GOVERNMENT of the UNIVERSE.
***** If What Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero of old, and other renowned characters of modern date have condescended to unfold only in part, is here freely investigated, and the contents of the volume offered may be said to embrace these interesting particulars, viz. Deity, the World, Man, Orders, simultaneous and successive evils, natural, moral, political and religious governments, free and despotic Laws and Religions, pure and spurious Revolutions, changes, causes and effects, as awfully manifested in the dynasty of the old world, and strikingly admonitory to the happy people of the new, who compose the large family of the great American Republic, and to whom this work is affectionately dedicated.
CONDITIONS.
 1. It shall be printed on the best paper, and with a good type, neatly bound and lettered, price ONE DOLLAR.  2. It shall be put to press with all convenient speed, and as soon as a prospect of remuneration can be ascertained from a generous public.—The preface will give a review of the Author, and his motives for solicitation and encouragement; and though a small star in the republic of Letters, yet visible, and approximating to a more brilliant constellation, when the luminous sun of Truth and Light will arise in meridian lustre, and dispel the mist of error and the clouds of darkness.  **Signatures will be received at the office of the National Intelligencer, the book stores in Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria, where printed proposals will be duly deposited.
WASHINGTON TONTINE.
THE Subscriber, appointed by the Directors, agent for the sale of lots belonging to this institution has opened an office for that purpose in the third house from the west end of the Six Buildings, where he will attend every day from 3 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Lots are generally situate between George Town and the President's square, between that square and the Capitol, and about the Navy Yard, and amongst them there are some water lots, equal to any in the city. The terms of sale, cash, or short or long credit to suit purchasers; but in cases of credit, the punctual payment of annual interest, and of the principal at the period stipulated must be well secured. If this be done to satisfaction, the purchasers may almost name their own time of credit.
JOSEPH FORREST.
October 16—td
Household Furniture.
WILL be sold at Public Auction, on Thursday the 24th inst. at the house occupied by Doctor May, on C-street; consisting of beds, mattresses, bedsteads and curtains, tables, chairs, bureaus, looking glasses, &c &c.
The terms of sale will be cash for all sums under twenty dollars, and for all sums above that amount, negotiable notes with approved endorsers.
JOHN TRAVERS, AU.
October 15, 1805.
By Prince George's County Court, September term, 1805.
WHEREAS the commissioners appointed on the petition of ALLEN BRIGHTWELL and JOHN BEAN, praying that a commission might issue to determine whether the real estate of RICHARD BRIGHTWELL, late of Prince George's county deceased, would admit of division without injury or loss to the parties concerned, having made a return, stating that on examination of the premises, a division would be prejudicial to the parties. And whereas, all the representatives of the said RICHARD BRIGHTWELL, having been summoned to appear in the county court aforesaid, to show cause why the return aforesaid, should not be confirmed, excepting Rhody Cave, who, as it is represented, resides out of the state; to wit, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is thereupon ordered by the Court, that the said Rhody Cave appear before the said county Court to be held at the town of Upper Marlborough, in the county aforesaid, on the first Monday of April next, to show cause, if any he has, why the return aforesaid should not be confirmed. And that notice be given to the said Rhody Cave, by a publication of this order in the National Intelligencer, once in each week for four weeks successively, before the fifteenth day of November next.
JOHN READ MAGRUDER, Jr. Ck. Sept. 27—w4t.
WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
For Governor.
   McKean. Snyder.     Philad. City, 2,055 1,413   County, 1,837 2,275   Delaware, maj. 627   Bucks 2,461 1,981   Montgomery 2,362 1,930   Berks 3,336 1,510   Lancaster, maj. 1,692   York, 3 out of 6 dis- tricts, maj. 1,019   Dauphin, 1,140   Northampton, maj. 1,630   Chester, maj. 576   Adams 700   Cumberland 500   Franklin 50   Luzerne 250.   19,145 11,699  
The House of Representatives is composed of 87 members. Of those ascertained to be elected, 46 are considered as opposed and 12 as friendly to a convention.
Boston, Oct. 10.
Capt. Lathrop arrived here yesterday in 38 days from Lisbon, informs, that the combined French and Spanish fleets arrived off Cadiz about the 29th of Aug. but did not enter that port. He was informed, however, at Lisbon, that the squadron were destined for the Mediterranean; and that an English fleet, having gained intelligence of this event, had 2 days after gone in search of them.
By the arrival on Tuesday last, of the brig Acorn, Capt. Folger, Paris accounts to the 23d August have been received. It does not appear, however, from the scanty intelligence which they furnish, that any events of importance had recently transpired on the continent of Europe. They mention the return to Paris of the Emperor, from his tour of review and inspection on the coast; and state a report, that the camps were breaking up and the troops filing off towards Germany. On the general occurrences of the foreign or internal relations of France, they are as costive as a Dutch circular.
WHEREAS from a report made by the Treasurer it appears that there is upwards of three thousand seven hundred dollars due of taxes for the years 1802, 1803 and 1804, part of which is due by persons residing in the City who have personal property and the remainder by non-residents who have improvements in the City sufficient to discharge their tax if the same was sold, Therefore
RESOLVED by the First and Second Chambers of the City Council of Washington, That the Treasurer be and he hereby is directed to proceed and collect the tax by the 1st day of November next that is due the Corporation for the years 1802, 1803 and 1804 by distress and sale of the personal property of those by whom the tax is due, and where there is not personal property sufficient to discharge the same, with all charges due thereon, to advertise and sell the improved property agreeably to the directions of the fourth section of an act entitled "An act imposing certain taxes, and providing for their collection," or so much as is sufficient to discharge the tax due by each individual, and the charges attending the same.
JOHN DEMPSE, President of the first Chamber.
GRIFFITH COOMBE, President pro tem. of the second Chamber.
APPROVED, September 25, 1805.
ROBERT BRENT, MAYOR.
True Copy, Test THOMAS HERTY, REGISTER.
WASHINGTON TONTINE.
SUBSCRIBERS to this institution who have not fixed the lives on which they have their stock to depend, will please to take notice, that it cannot be done after the 31st day of December ensuing; the constitution providing, that after that day, there can be no change of lives. Written directions on this subject sent to the subscriber in season, will be duly attended to.
BEN: STODDERT.
October 16 ept Dec.
NOTICE.
I CAUTION the public against trusting my wife EDDY DENT or EDDY JORDAN, or buying anything from her as I am determined to prosecute any person who shall purchase any of my property from her. As I fear she is in the habit of dealing from the neighbors and others, I warn them and give them notice that I will not be answerable therefor.
CHARLES DENT.
October 16—3t
October 9, 1805.
THE MEDICAL LECTURES in the UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA will commence the second Monday in November.
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NOTICE.
THE partnership of WILLIAM S. NICHOLS and Co was dissolved on the 21st August. All persons indebted to them are requested to make immediate payment to either of the subscribers.
WM. S. NICHOLS,
RICH. BUCK.
The business in future will be carried on at the same stand, by W. S. NICHOLLS.
October 16—2w
ELISA RIGGS,
Has just received by the late arrivals from Liverpool, via Baltimore, and the Wm. Murchison from London to this port, a part of his Fall Goods which are now on hand, the remainder are now coming from London on board the ship United States at Alexandria from Liverpool, which will be generally opened by the 1st of the week, they being brought off the vessel chiefly for money, will be sold lower by the piece or package, than any not directly imported to this place, for cash, or in exchange for tobacco, to be cash given for good tobacco.
Wanted Immediately,
A young man that is a good accountant, and well acquainted with the Dry Goods business—none need apply except they can bring the best recommendations.
George Town, Oct 16—3t
A LIST of Letters remaining in the Post-Office at Washington City on the 1st day of October, 1805.
A. Thomas Arbuckle, Anthony Addison, Esq. Jeff Amos, John Armstrong.
B. Philip Hines Baker, Matthew Barnett, Capt. Charles Bradford, Betty Bower, (care of Mr. Moran) Robert Beverley, Esq. 4, Richard Bower, Thomas Beger, Robert Barber, Levy Bell, John N. Barron 3, Mrs. Bampfild 2, Frederick Betz, Miss Elizabeth Brown, William Burwell, Esq. 2, Henry Baggeley.
C. Doctor John Cummings, Capt. Isaac Chauncy, William Conner 2, George Carleton, Mrs. Margaret Coone, Doctor Jonathan Cowdery, Elias B. Caldwell, Esq. 6, Nicholas Carson, Esq. William Cadin, Thomas S. Crawford, Master James Casey,
D. James Douglass, Robert Davidson, Simon Dennison 2, William Don. Adison, Mrs. Eliza Dempsey 2, William Dyer 3, James R. Dermoit 3, Patrick Duggin, (care of Charles Dent.)
E. Miss Polly Elvin.
F. John Fricy, Thomas Freeman, Esq. William Fletcher, Miss Rosanna Fagan, Thomas Fitzgerald.
G. Joanna Gallaspy, John Gilmore, William Given, Hon. Cyrus Griffin, Esq. Sloss H. Greuel, John Gardner, Frederick Guicker, William Gardner junior, Thomas Gorruck, Lieut. Charles Gordon, John Gillespy, Mrs. Polly Gates, George L. Gray and Daniel Garingy Revd. Matthew Greentree, James Gibson.
H. Lieut. John M. Haswell, John H. Hopney, James Hulton, Midshipman Wm. E. Hill, Michael Haley, Seth Hunt, Esq. 5, Mrs. Hughes, (care of Mr. Bentley) 3, John Hall, Joseph Healey, (care of Patrick Henley) Thomas Holiday, Robert Henderson, Elisa Harrison, John Harvey, Lieut. J. Montresor Haswell, Walter Harris.
I. Hon. William Johnson 7, Lieut. Jacob Jones, Mrs. Rebecca James, John Jones, Captain Aquila Johns.
K. Daniel Kelly, Robert Kassuck.
L. William Lambert, Samuel Lowe, Joshua Laws, Henry Lucas, Joshua Lane, Archibald Lee, John R. Leavcraft, James Linkin, Frederick Lang, Charles Lake, William Lenard, Esq. Billy Lomax, Alexander Lyon.
M. Miss Sophia Michael, Joseph McDonald, Alexander McDonald, Robert McIntosh, James Read McDonald, Mr. May.
N. Mrs. Lucy Nash, Lewis Nicholas, Paul Noon, Henry Newman, jun. Esq. Edward D. Nicholson, Midshipman, Elizabeth Nevit.
O. Richard O'Brien, Esq.
P. Richard Paul, John Pennenton, George Pollock, Oliver Pollock, Henry Preble, Esq. Commodore Edward Preble, Lieut. Francis Passon, Capt. Gads Peck, Don Henry Peyroux 3, John Pringle, Lieutenant Oliver H. Perry, Elijah Phelps, William Pitman, Thomas Peterkin, Lawson Pearson 2, Monsieur Godefroid Peintre, Mrs. Harriet Peden, R. Peacock, Esq. Charles Pluckney, Esq.
R. William Rogers, Jacob Rump, jun. Esq. 2, William W. Rodman, Francis Richard, Lieut. Benj. F. Read, Robert Richey 2, Doctor William Rogers, Mrs. Elizabeth Rinnells, Thomas Robertson, James Renshaw.
S. Mrs. Sares, Mr. Edward Smothers, Thomas Sprigg, Esq. 2, Mr. James Smith, Mr. Robert Smith, Mr. Alexander Soper 2, Solomon Sibbitt, Reverend Robert Sparks, Livingston Shannon, Gilbert Stewart, Esq. James Stone 2, Charles Swann, Walter B. Smallwood.
T. Robert Taylor, Doctor James M. Taylor, Miss Elizabeth Tecker, William Tunnicliff, George Thompson, Miss Tarlanson, John Thurman, Esq. Miss Sally Thompson, William Travis 2.
U. Thomas W. Ustick 2.
W. Lund Washington, Zephaniah Wade, David Watson, Henry Wirt, Doctor James Wallis, William Weaden, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Henry Weaver, Revd. M. L. Weems, David Wilkinson, Miss Ann Woodfield, Miss Elizabeth Wilkinson, Joseph Wilson, Issac Wilson, Elizabeth Washington, John Wilson, James Woodroof, Joshua Watson.
V. Samuel Vicary.
Y. James Young, Henry Ynawey.

CHARLES H. VARDEN, MERCHANT TAILOR. Has received from Philadel- phia a handsome assortment of FALL goods, consisting of the best London and French superfine cloths, cassimere, patent Benner's cord, toilettas, fancy and white Marcellas, black and figured silk, moleskins, fancy silk, Marcellas, constitution cords, velvets, Genoa cord, silk and satin Florentines, superfine coating, knapped cloths, with a variety of other articles suitable for the winter season. N. B. Ladies habits, regimentals, and navy uniforms made in the first style of fashion. New Jersey avenue near the Capitol, December 10—tf
FALL GOODS. THOMAS W. PAIRO, Seven Buildings, HAS just received an extensive assortment of Fall Goods, viz Superfine & Coarse Cloths, Cassimere and Coatings, a great quantity of Flannels, Blankets, and Worsted Yarn, Linens of a great variety, Fancy Articles, Spermaceti Candles, &c. &c. all of which he will sell on low terms. Washington Oct. 14, 1805—6t
On a liberal credit. THE subscriber will dispose of at private sale, his estate called Chichester, lying on the eastern branch, immediately on the city of Washington. This tract of land containing 697 acres is laid off in lots from 33 to 124 acres for the convenience of purchasers. Plats of the estate and the terms of sale are in the hands of colonel Hanson at the navy yard, and Charles Wayman of George Town. The lots will be shown by Mr. Wedden, living on the premises, near the Eastern Branch bridge. ANTHONY ADDISON. Barnaby, 12th June 1805—tf
TO RENT FOR ONE OR MORE YEARS, A two Story Brick House, situated on Pennsylvania Avenue nearly opposite the SIX BUILDINGS. There is a large garden attached thereto and a pump with excellent water in the yard. The house was constructed for the purpose of having a store in front, or to suit a mechanic, as well as place to accommodate a family. It is an eligible place for business and the situation is remarkably healthy. The terms of rent will be moderate. For further information apply to Phileas Bradley near the premises or to the subscriber. REBECCA HODGSON. October 2—w6t
District of Columbia, Washington county, July Term, 1805. John Hoye administrator de bonis non of William Deakins late deceased, and John Hoye and Leonard M. Deakins executors of Francis Deakins, who was executor of said William Deakins—complainants. VERSUS Adam Murray Stewart, Deborah Stewart, executrix of Walter Stewart, late deceased, and William Stewart, Robert Stewart, Ann Stewart, Walter Stewart, Henry Stewart, Mary Ann Stewart, heirs and devisees of Walter Stewart deceased, and Sabrit Scott, Walter Story Chandler and Thomas Herty—defendants. The object of the complain- ants bill being to establish a debt due to the complainants, and to have the same paid out of the real and personal estate of the deceased Walter Stewart, and it being proved to the satisfaction of the court that Adam M. Stewart, Deborah Stewart, William Stewart, Robert Stewart, Ann Stewart, Walter Stewart, Henry Stewart and Mary Ann Stewart are not resident in the District of Columbia. It is ordered by the court that the defendant give notice by publication of this order for four weeks in the National Intelligencer, and the Gazette of the United States, before the first day of December next, warning the said defendants to appear in this court in person or by solicitor on or before the first day of January next to answer the bill of complaint or else cause, if any, why the complainants should not have the relief prayed for in their bill. By Order, WM. BRENT, Ck. October 9—4w
NOTICE. THIS is to give notice that the subscribers of Washington city, have obtained from the Orphan's Court of Washington county in the District of Columbia, Letters of Administration on the personal estate of William Jenkins, late of said city and county deceased. All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof, to the subscribers on or before the 15th day of March next. They may otherwise by law be excluded from all share of said estate and all indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment. Given under our hands this 10th day of October, 1805. SAMUEL BROWN, } adm'rs. MARY JENKINS, } October 11—3t
NOTICE to Delinquent Subscribers to the THEATRE. ALL Subscribers to the Theatre, who have not made full payments on their shares, or contributed the materials and work promised, are hereby notified that unless the same be done on or before the first day of December next, their shares will be forfeited; after which day certificates of stock will be issued to those subscribers who have complied with the terms of subscription on application to the Directors. ROBERT BRENT, } Directors. WILLIAM BRENT, } SAMUEL H. SMITH, } Sept. 4—tf
FOR RENT, THAT valuable property adjoining the Bank of Columbia, in George Town which is now occupied by Mr. Joseph Semme, as the Indian King Tavern. This property is in the centre of George Town; the house is large and commodious, with every convenience necessary for a tavern, adjoining thereto is a kitchen, stables and necessary out houses. There is attached to said property an excellent dwelling house for a family that will be rented with it. Possession will be given immediately. Apply to the subscriber living on Capitol Hill, city of Washington. WM. O. SPRIGG. Sept. 16—tf
Advertisement. STRAYED or stolen from the subscriber living in the city of Washington, near the West Market, on Thursday night the third instant, a likely BLACK HORSE, seven years of age, between 14 and 15 hands high; had a lock on his foot, and marked on the left shoulder with the letters C. and H. has a middling short tail. Also, a BAY MARE, three years old last spring, between 14 and 15 hands high; has a very bad cut on the inside of her left fore foot, that is not quite well; supposed to be with foal; and has a middling long tail. Likewise a SORREL HORSE COLT, supposed to be three years old next spring, had just began to ride him, and not fairly broke; he is branded with the letters I. and S. on his shoulder, and S. on his thigh on the same side, has a small wart behind one of his ears that appears to have been rubbed off, and sometimes appears raw; has new shoes on his fore feet, and is corked just on the edge of the hair on one of his fore feet; has been docked. Whoever takes up said creatures and delivers them to the subscriber, shall receive Five dollars reward for each, and if stolen a reward of Fifteen Dollars will be given on conviction of the thief. WALTER B. SMALLWOOD. October 11—3t
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE AND MYER'S CITY TAVERN. THE Subscriber respectfully acquaints his friends and the public in general that he has removed from his old tavern stand, to the adjoining houses on the Pennsylvania Avenue, lately occupied by Mrs. Wilson as a boarding-house, and Mr. Woodward's tavern, in which he is now opening a Complete Hotel. This stand is probably not excelled by any in the city, either for the accommodation of travellers or boarders; being at a convenient and almost equal distance from the Capitol, the President's House, and Public Offices; near the Theatre, Messrs. Way's Printing Office, and Centre Market, opposite the office of the National Intelligencer, and adjoining Mr. Duane's book store. These houses contain twenty-six lodging rooms with fire places, exclusive of dining, bar, assembly, and coffee rooms, servants apartments, &c. The celebrated ridge spring is conveyed in pipes to the yard of this hotel, where it supplies the whole neighborhood with flowing, cool water, to which the general health of this part of the city has in a great measure been attributed. The stabling of the hotel now erected is considerable; more however will be completed before the meeting of Congress. I now beg leave to inform my friends with confidence, that my prices shall be as heretofore, corresponding with Pennsylvania tavern rates, and in proportion as my elbow room has increased my disposition to please shall be enlarged: I therefore respectfully hope the continuance of a share of the public patronage. SOLOMON MYER. Washington, July 14— Independence the 30th year—tf
DISSOLUTION. THE partnership heretofore existing in George Town, district of Columbia, between Polkinhorn and Hall, saddlers, was by mutual consent dissolved on the first instant—those who have any demands against the said firm, will present the same to Henry Polkinhorn for settlement, and those indebted are requested to make immediate payment to him, he being duly authorized to settle the affairs of the said firm. HENRY POLKINHORN, WILLIAM HALL. The business will be continued by the subscriber, who has on hand and will be constantly supplied with a general and extensive assortment of every article in the SADDLERY line, also Harness Trunks, &c. HENRY POLKINHORN. October 7—1m
For Sale IN the county of Prince William, Virginia, Nesbico Furnace and its appendages, with four or five thousand acres of land adjoining, near the town of Dumfries, and within four or five miles of the Potomac—the soil is generally adapted to small grain, and if too considerable for one purchaser, will be laid off in Lots suitable for small farms—a description of the land is thought unnecessary—as those wishing to purchase will no doubt first view it: the payments required will be one third cash, and the other two thirds in annual instalments, to be secured by a mortgage on the land; and no deed given until the last payment is made any person wishing to purchase, may know the terms by applying to Mr. Thomas T. Page, living near the premises, who is fully authorised by me to sell the whole or any part. JOHN TAYLOR. August 16—3m. N. B. A valuable mine bank in Maryland may be had with the furnace if required. J. T.
ELIAS B. CALDWELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HAS removed his Office, to the house lately occupied by Mr. LAW, on Capitol Hill. Washington, July 26—tf
RUNAWAY Now in this City. RUNAWAY from the subscriber on Wednesday last, a likely mulatto girl named CELIA, about twelve or thirteen years of age, has a small impediment in her speech, and when spoken to has a diffident or down look; she brought off a variety of decent cloathing, and had on a green satin bonnet, long square front lined with pink. She passes herself as free under the name of NANCY ADAMS. I will give FIVE DOLLARS for securing her in jail so that I get her again, or TEN DOLLARS for delivering her to me in Alexandria. JAS. S. SCOTT. N. B. I caution all persons against aiding or harbouring her after this date. Sept. 18—tf
FALL & WINTER GOODS. JOHN COX Has received his assortment of FALL and WINTER GOODS, which is large and handsome, and will be sold by piece or retail as low as in any part of the United States. October 7—tf
City of Washington, Sept. 9, 1805. Several persons under the impression that the public lots in this city are to be disposed of in future by public sales only , having made enquiries when the next sale will probably take place, we are requested to state that those lots may at any time be purchased at private sale of the Superintendent of the City. f
Ten Dollars Reward. WAS missed on Sunday, the 5th of May a double cased silver Watch, maker's name Crosthwaite, Dublin, and in the outer case was a watch pan with Mr. Parker's name of Philadelphia.—Whoever will bring the said watch to the office of the National Intelligencer, shall receive the above reward, and no questions will be asked. Mayo—tf.
The subscriber begs leave to inform his friends and the public generally, that he has moved from the Navy Yard to the Capitol Hill, in the hotel lately occupied by Mr. P. D. Steele, where he hopes to be favoured with a part of their patronage. It being a desirable situation, and the conveniences of the hotel excelled by none in the city. He therefore hopes to please those that call upon him in every instance. WILLIAM R. KING. August 30—tf.
A Brewery for Sale. BY virtue of an authority given to the subscriber will be sold upon the premises to the highest bidder, on Monday the 21st day of October next at the hour of twelve. Lot numbered 70 in square east of square numbered 88 in the city of Washington; upon this lot are a malt house and kiln, a dwelling house of four rooms, to which is attached the brew house, containing a copper of 600 gallons and another of 200 gallons, a mashing tun, at present down, a working tun and a number of hogsheads; also a small granary with cellar room for sixty run hogsheads—the standing works are convenient and the whole may be put in complete repair for 300 dollars. An annexed to the brewery is a good horse mill. A wharf may be extended from it at a small expense, to receive wood and grain, and beer may be conveyed from it by water to all the more populous parts of the city and George Town. The above property is extremely desirable in all respects to a person wishing to go into the brewing line. The terms of sale are, the purchase money to be paid one half in six and the other in nine months. For which payments security will be expected. Any person wishing to view the premises will please apply to Dr. Cunningham residing thereon. MARSHAM WARING. Sept. 2—tdof
WASHINGTON RACES. ON Tuesday the 29th of October next, will be run for over the Washington course, a JOCKEY CLUB PURSE, the four mile heats, free for any horse, mare or gelding, agreeably to the rules of the club. WEDNESDAY, A JOCKEY CLUB PURSE the three mile heats, free as aforesaid, the winning horse of the preceding day excepted. THURSDAY, An Elegant Fifty Guinea Silver cup. Ten subscribers—Single four miles, and a handsome City and Town Purse. The two mile heats free as aforesaid, the winning horse of the preceding days excepted. Weight as follows. Aged Horses 116 lb. 6 years old 120 5 do. 112 4 do. 100 3 do. 96 Mares and Geldings allowed 3 lb. The members of the Club will meet at the Club Room on the evening before the Races, in order to make proper arrangements for the same. Those who cannot attend are particularly requested to forward their dues to the subscriber. CH. M'LAUGHLIN, Sec. & Treasurer. W. J. Club. N. B. The amount of the Purse cannot at this time be ascertained, as they are in part to be raised from toll at the gates and rent of booths. C. M'L. Sept. 6, 1805—cptf.
FOR SALE, A TWO STORY BRICK HOUSE and LOT in the city of Washington, situated on the Pennsylvania Avenue near the Centre Market, and next door to Mr. Duane's book store, now leased to Mr. Solomon Myers for three years and occupied by him as a tavern. This property will be sold considerably below the first cost, and the payments made easy. For terms apply to the subscriber next door to Mr. Way's Printing Office. WILLIAM WOODWARD. September 18—3wtf
PUBLIC SALE, Of Houses, Lots, and lands situated in Fredericktown, and in the county of Frederick and state of Maryland. ON the 23d of October next, at Mrs. Kimbolls in said town, will be sold at auction for the benefit of creditors, viz. in Fredericktown. A large, handsome and commodious three story brick dwelling & storehouse, in a central situation for business—Also an extensive range of building, forming a very eligible family residence, in an airy situation with every needful improvement, and an oat lot of 21 acres, enclosed with a post and rail fence, now in clover—453 acres of good farming land, in two tenements well apportioned, with meadow, upland, improvements and timber, distant about 12 miles. The terms, one twelfth in hand, one fourth in one month, the residue in two equal annual instalments with interest, on bond and security. JOHN RITCHIE, Trustee. Frederick town, Sept. 11—
1500 DOLLARS REWARD. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. YESTERDAY about 11 o'clock in the forenoon, Mr. JOHN PETER, an Officer of the BANK OF COLUMBIA, was stopped on horseback on the road between this town and Alexandria, and within about 2 miles of the latter place, by some unknown villain, shot through the body with a pistol, and robbed of a sum of money in his possession belonging to this Institution which he was taking to Alexandria, for the purpose of exchanging with the banks there. The whole sum taken amounted Eighteen Thousand One hundred and Fourteen Dollars and Sixty-five Cents, made up in several packages, among which were,
1 post note of the Bank of Virginia, Dol. C for 800 1 do. of the same, for 500 1 do. of the same, for 500 1 do. of the same, for 450 1 do. of the Bank of Potomac in favor of Joseph Riddle by him endorsed to Washington Bowie, dated 6 July, 1805. No 117 149 05
A check of the Union Bank, on the Bank of Alexandria, drawn by K. Higginbotham, cashier, in favor of Greatham and Deverau, by them endorsed and by Benj. Stoddert, and C. Smith, Teller. There were also a parcel of post notes of the Bank of Alexandria for 100 dollars, and for 50 dollars, each. The remainder was in current notes, principally of the banks of Alexandria and Potomac, and some few of the Bank of Virginia of different sizes and denominations.
As the attack was sudden, and the wound received of a nature to deprive Mr. Peter instantly of his senses, (although it is now hoped he will recover) the description obtained may not be very accurate.—As far as we are informed—the man who perpetrated the act, is of middle stature, good countenance, and had a genteel appearance. He had on a dark blue or black coat, nankeen pantaloons, shoes, and a black hat, he was on foot and alone at the time, but may have had accomplices concealed, and will probably change his clothes.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS will be given to any person or persons, who will detect and bring to conviction the robber: and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS additional for the recovery of the whole of the money, or in proportion for any smaller sum recovered—should there be accomplices, and one of them make a discovery, so that it leads to the conviction of the robber, or to the recovery of the money he shall receive the above reward, and interest will be made to obtain his pardon. WILLIAM WHANN, Cashier of the Bank of Columbia. George Town, July 31—
RAGS. The highest price, in Cash or Books will be given for any quantity of clean Linen and Cotton RAGS, by Rapine Conrad and Co. Capitol Hill. June 24—
ONE THOUSAND ACRES OF VALUABLE LAND. To be Sold at Public Sale on the 7th day of November next at Robb's tavern Montgomery Court House 1000 acres of Land, part of Braddock's Rest—there is on the tract 200 acres of wood land—the rest is cleared, the whole well watered, the soil naturally fertile and favorable to tobacco, wheat, and corn, and admirably adapted to the use of plaster—a considerable portion of meadow may be easily made; it is distant four miles from the Court House of Montgomery county and about 14 from the city of Washington. It will be sold a great bargain, one 4th of the purchase money down, the residue in three equal annual instalments with interest. The title is unquestionable, and a deed with general warranty will be given on payment of the purchase money. JOHN RONSEY PLATER. October 4—taw6w
WAS committed to the jail of Calvert county as a runaway, a negro man who calls himself JOHN BROWN and says that he was set free by John Lee of the state of Virginia; is about 57 years old, 5 feet 8 or 10 inches high, his clothing are an osnaburg shirt and trousers and old hat. I found in his possession a pass, which is in the following words: Gentlemen, let no person touch this John Brown, for he is free born, and let him go where he pleases. 1786—Magistrate in Prince George's county, Md. John Stone, Saml. Benton and John Wallace. If his master does not release him, he will be sold for his jail fees, agreeable to law. SUTTON WEEMS, Sheriff of Calvert county. Sept. 27—w6t
SULLIVAN'S LECTURES, PROPOSALS By THOMAS B. WAIT & Co. FOR PRINTING, BY SUBSCRIPTION, AN HISTORICAL TREATISE ON THE FEUDAL LAW, AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF ENGLAND; With a Commentary on Magna Charta, and Illustrations of many of the English Statutes. BY THE LATE FRANCIS STOUGHTON SULLIVAN, L. L. D. Royal Professor of Common Law in the University of Dublin. To which authorities are added, and a Dictionary is prefixed, concerning the Laws and Government of England. BY GILBERT STUART, L. L. D.
THE Lectures of Professor Sullivan, delivered to the Students in the University of Dublin, are in very high repute among all Lawyers of eminence, and have been uniformly recommended as an elementary book to those young gentlemen who begin the study of Law with a view to render themselves respectable in the profession. However obsolete the feudal policy may now seem to be, it having gradually disappeared as mankind grew more civilized and became better acquainted with their natural and inalienable rights and privileges; yet a research into the history of the government of jurisprudence of the nations of Europe, will satisfy any one, that many consequences of that system still exist and influence the opinions and decisions of the highest and most enlightened tribunals of justice. Every author who has undertaken to give a regular and systematic account of the rise and progress of modern nations, has felt himself obliged to resort to the history of feuds and feudal rights, as the fundamental principles from which all existing civil and political institutions have taken their rise; and every jurist who has employed himself in explaining the constitution and laws of his country, has gone to the same source for the correct materials of his essays and dissertations. Robertson, in his history of the Emperor Charles V., has with great beauty and perspicuity illustrated so much of the feudal policy as was necessary to enable the scientific reader to understand that valuable book; and Sir Wm. Blackstone has in the course of his commentaries, led the student to a contemplation of the ancient tenures, many of which depend upon the doctrine of feuds, as established in England by the Norman conqueror. But in both those invaluable productions, the feudal policy was adverted to, only as incidental to the principal object of the authors, and therefore cannot be supposed to furnish so complete and satisfactory an account, as would be given by so distinguished a lawyer as professor Sullivan, who declares the great purpose of his lectures to be the full discussion of the subject, which was of necessity but partially considered by the other writers. This work has become so scarce in his country, as to be seldom seen, even on the shelves of a practising lawyer; a fact to be accounted for only by the difficulty of obtaining the book: for it cannot well be supposed that any one of the profession, who has higher views than the mere pecuniary advantages of the practice, would willingly neglect an enquiry into those ancient institutions, upon which, notwithstanding the lapse of ages, most modern improvements are founded. But it is not to the profession alone, that this book may be considered useful. In this rising empire, where political knowledge to a certain degree is claimed by all, and actually possessed by many; a book which so successfully and perspicuously brings to view the laws, institutions, manners and customs of those nations from which our English ancestors descended, must be peculiarly useful as it will enable young politicians to trace at our civil regulations to their source, and thus to account methodically and scientifically for many modern usages and practices, of which their knowledge is extremely superficial. In this book they will see how our ancestors struggled for the establishment of those privileges which artful monarchs and a proud nobility were continually attempting to destroy; and they will also learn that the persevering industry of the people, aided by the wealth which their skill and enterprise brought into the country, finally obtained a complete victory in the establishment of principles and customs, which, transplanted into America by our progenitors, terminated in those glorious constitutions which distinguish the people of America, for liberty and happiness, from every other people on the earth.
CONDITIONS. The work shall be elegantly printed, in two octavo volumes, on five wove paper, with a new and beautiful type. It will be delivered to Subscribers, bound in calf, at Five Dollars; and in boards, at Four Dollars—To non-subscribers the price will be enhanced. No money will be required till the delivery of the work. Those who subscribe for ten sets shall have one gratis. To booksellers the usual allowance will be made. Portland, June 24— The above work will be printed from a correct London Edition—The few copies of an Irish Edition now circulating in this country are considered by the first law character as extremely incorrect, and not to be relied on by historical authority.