The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. (Washington City [D.C.]), 1807-09-04 00:00:00

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER,
AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. VII.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. 1075.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1807.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
TRIAL OF COL. A. BURR.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19.
Examination of WILLIAM LOVE.
Mr. Hay. Were you on Blannerhasset's island?
A. Yes; but not there at the time when colonel Tyler's boats arrived there. I was then at Marietta; and it was on Sunday that I went down in a skiff with two barrels of salt.
Q. How many boats were at the island?
A. Four.
Q. How many men?
A. I cannot tell you: but I suppose about twenty or 25 belonging to colonel Tyler's boats.
Q. Did you see any arms?
A. I saw the men had rifles. I know that Mr. Blannerhasset took away with him two blunderbusses, one pair of horse pistols, a pair of pocket pistols and a dirk. Some fuses were put in the boats; but not more than three or four.
Q. And what arms had Tyler's men?
A. Pistols, dirks and rifles they had there—but not all were armed with rifles. I know not whether they were armed with different things. Being as how Mr. Blannerhasset's servant, that is his groom, I went down the river with him.
Q. Did you see Taylor and Albright there?
A. I knew Peter Taylor very well, and I saw Albright, I saw Mr. Woodbridge too.
Q. What time did you set sail?
A. We were the last to embark—and we set off between twelve and one. We parted with general Tappan in the greatest friendship.
Q. Did you see the prisoner on the island?
A. I first saw him at Natchez, about two and a half years ago.
Q. What took place after you left the island?
A. That night was very cold. The next morning we stopped and made fires. Mr. Blannerhasset and colonel Tyler went ashore and called the company together; and the best I could make out was, that the governor of Ohio had issued state warrants against Mr. Blannerhasset and Tyler; and that they wanted to make their escape as fast as possible. I went down with the party to Bayou Pierre—where
Mr. Burr expressed a wish that the attention of the witness should be at present confined to the transactions on the island.
Mr. Martin. Gentlemen had better confine themselves to facts within the district of Virginia. When they travel beyond the district, we shall have some important questions to bring forward. We shall object to the production of such evidence.
Mr. Hay acquiesced for the present in this arrangement.
Cross examined.
Mr. Burr. Were not some of Mr. Blannerhasset's clothes put up in the boat?
A. Yes.
Q. Were not his books put up in boxes and trunks?
A. None; that ever I saw.
Q. How long had you lived with Mr. Blannerhasset?
A. Ten or 12 days.
Q. How many guns had the party?
A. I do not know—a great many of the men went out a hunting.
Q. Did you see any thing like military appearance?
A. The men were in a state of preparation to defend themselves, because they expected people from the mouth of Kanawha to attack Blannerhasset and the island; and to the best of my opinion, they did not mean to be killed without some return of the shot. It was said at Marietta, that the people of Kanawha were to attack him; and I suppose they would have done the best to resist—I should be sorry if a man slapped me on my face without returning the blow.
Q. Was there no disturbance among the party on the island?
A. None; I did not part with my friends in England more comfortably than in parting with the people on the island.
Mr. Parker , a juror. Did you ever see all the men with arms?
A. I cannot say. When I got to the mouth of Cumberland river I saw a chest of arms opened.
Mr. Burr. Were any chests of arms put into the boats at the island?
A. Not that I saw. They might have been put on board without my
seeing them; many things were put into the boats, before I got in.
Mr. McRae. Was the chest which you saw opened at the mouth of Cumberland, the same as those that you saw go from the island?
A. No.
Q. What did you think of this business?
A. I understood the object of the expedition was to settle Ouachita lands.
Mr. Hay. Were the persons who went from the island young active men?
A. Yes.
Mr. Burr. What kind of looking men were they?
A. They looked like gentlemen; such as live upon their own property.
Q. Did they look like men used to work?
A. They did not. The witness added, that Mrs. Blannerhasset was at the boats when they started; & that the night was rainy and freezing.
Examination of DUDLEY WOODBRIDGE.
Mr. Hay. Were you on the island when Blannerhasset's party left it?
A. I slept there on that night.
Mr. Wirt. What party do you mean?
A. I allude to the 4 boats, with Mr. Israel Smith, Comfort Tyler, and others.
Q. Were you at the boats?
A. I passed them about dusk.
Q. Did you see any of the men?
A. I saw 5 or 6 about the boats, and about 15 or 20 men together in one of the rooms of the house.
Q. What do you conceive was the whole number?
A. About 30.
Q. Was it about dusk when you arrived there?
A. It was.
Q. Had they any arms in their hands when you saw them?
A. No—I recollect no arms, but 2 pair of pistols on the bureau of the room where I slept: which were gone in the morning.
Mr. Hay. Will you inform us of what you know on this subject?
Mr. Woodbridge. About the beginning of September or the last of August, Mr. Blannerhasset in company with col. Burr, called at our camping house at Marietta—I had been connected in commercial business with Mr. Blannerhasset for 6 or 8 years past, under the firm of Dudley Woodbridge and Co. Mr. Blannerhasset observed, that col. Burr wished us to purchase a quantity of provisions. Col. Burr went into the enquiry about the price of different kinds of provisions, and the expense of boats best calculated to carry those provisions up and down the river. After his making a number of enquiries and my giving him all the information that I could, he left a memorandum of such provisions as he wanted, and of the boats that he wished to have built. They were to be of the Shenecto model—10 feet wide and 50 feet long. This memorandum ordered 15 of them; but 10 only were completed.
Q. What provisions were ordered?
A. Pork, flour, whiskey, bacon, and kiln-dried meal were wanted; but no articles were to be purchased except the pork, unless they came under certain prices—Next day I made contracts with col. Baker for building the boats, and proceeded to make arrangements for purchasing provisions. The boats were built up the Muskingum about 7 miles above Marietta, and were to be brought down by the 9th of December—On the morning of the 9th I saw 6 or 8 armed men going to take possession of the boats. I went down to Blannerhasset's island; but met Blannerhasset, Comfort Tyler, Smith and a number of men from Bel Pre going up to take the boats; I informed them of the proceedings that morning at Marietta, and advised Blannerhasset not to go: They held a consultation and returned to the island. I returned to Marietta to get some necessary papers, and in the evening returned to the island.
Mr. Hay. On what terms was the contract for the boats made?
A. I made the contracts for the boats with colonel Burr. He wished to give me a draft on Ogden in New York, for payment. With this arrangement I had expressed myself dissatisfied, and Blannerhasset asked with some warmth, whether I doubted colonel Burr's honor. After some altercation, he consented to guarantee the draft; and to have it charged to himself if Ogden did not pay it. The draft presented by Blannerhasset to me was payable on the tenth December. It was finally paid by Mr. Ogden.
Q. By the tenor of your contract, where were the boats to be delivered? At the island?
A. At no particular place. But when colonel Barker was bringing them down to Marietta, from about seven miles up
the Muskingum; they were taken by general Buel, as I understood, by the order of the governor of Ohio.
Q. What occurrences took place on the island?
A. I arrived at the island about dusk. I saw five or six men at the landing; and fifteen or twenty men in the rooms. I inquired for Mr. Blannerhasset, and requested him to be told, that I had brought my papers and money to settle our accounts. After our accounts were adjusted, I wished to leave the island on that night; but Mr. Blannerhasset turned me back. About eight or nine o'clock I retired to bed, where I remained; and as to what the witness says about seeing me out afterwards, he is mistaken. I was at the shore about eight o'clock; but at Mr. Belnap's request, returned.
Mr. Wirt. In having these boats built, did you understand that they were built for Burr, or for Burr and Blannerhasset?
A. It was not particularly specified. I thought there was very little distinction in the case, as Mr. Blannerhasset had secured the payment of them. As to these boats, Mr. Blannerhasset made some communications to me respecting their use. Shall I state these circumstances now to the court?—Early in September he mentioned to me that he had embarked in an enterprise with colonel Burr; that general Eaton and some others were engaged in it. He observed, that their prospects were flattering; our first conversation lasted but a few minutes. The next week I was at the island, and he then went into further particulars; and the inference I drew from his remarks was, that his object was Mexico. I inferred it from the map which he showed me of that part of the country, he spoke highly of that country; of its fertility and its healthiness. He asked me, if I had any disposition to join. I evaded his question; but could not forbear telling him that I thought my situation was better than a precarious one. Afterwards on his way up to Marietta, he requested me to say nothing of the conversation which had taken place.
Q. What articles did you furnish the prisoner?
A. I purchased no other articles than pork, and this was afterwards sold by general Buel, as I understood by order of the government. As to the boats they were fitted up by order of the United States to convey certain troops from Marietta to St. Louis.
Cross Examined.
Mr. Burr. Do you not recollect that I told you I had seen such boats used in the Mohawk river? and did I not complain of the clumsiness and inexperience of your ship builders?
A. You did. The boats were calculated for a shallow stream.
Q. At what distance could Mr. Blannerhasset distinguish a man from a horse? Ten steps?
A. He is very near sighted; and when he reads, the book almost touches his nose.
Q. Is he a military man?
A. Not that I ever understood.
Q. What became of his library?
A. I understood that a part of it went down with Mr. Blannerhasset; the rest was left behind and perhaps sold.
Q. What became of the draft on Mr. Ogden?
A. It was paid; amounting to 2000 dollars.
Q. How much pork did you purchase for me?
A. About 100 barrels.
Q. At what price?
A. It was charged to you at 13 dollars.
Q. What became of it?
A. I had it stored in Mr. Green's cellar, adjoining to our store, and it was afterwards sold by general Buel.
Q. And when seized whose loss did you consider it; yours or mine?
The witness (smiling) I know not; it may hereafter become a dispute between us.
Q. What were the boats estimated to be worth?
A. 12 or 1300 dollars.
Mr. Martin. Were you on that evening at the water's side, in company with Mr. or Mrs. Blannerhasset?
A. I was not.
Mr. Wirt. You were asked, sir, about Blannerhasset's military talents; permit me to ask you about his pecuniary resources.
A. I gave him 6000 dollars for his moiety of the profits of the stock; and there was besides about 3000 dollars in stock.
Q. What was his fortune worth? how much could he command?
A. It was much less, I think than is generally supposed. He had 5 or 6000 dollars in the hands of his agent at Philadelphia. His landed property on the island cost him about 50,000 dollars; a price which no man but himself or some other like him would have consented to have given. The improvements cost him about 10,000 dollars more.
Q. Had he no foreign funds?
A. I think he had none—The funds which he owned abroad had been vested in the American funds—His property by his father amounted to 20,000 pounds,
which he vested in 3 per cents—Exclusive of his property on the island, he was worth about 17,000 dollars cash and four or five negroes, over and above what he owed.
Mr. Wirt. Is he esteemed as a man of vigorous talents?
A. He is; it was the common opinion through the country, that he had every sort of sense but common sense.
Mr. Burr. What are his favorite pursuits?
A. Chemistry and music.
Mr. Hay. Was not colonel Burr to have returned to the island?
A. I believe so—I expected him to return in about two months, when his boats were to have been delivered.
Mr. Lee. What was the size of the island?
A. Blannerhasset owned 180 acres, which were about the half of it, and cost him 5000 dollars.
Mr. Hay. Was not one of the boats fitted up for Mrs. Blannerhasset and family?
A. One of the large boats was.
Q. Which of the boats?
A. One of the 11—Mr. Blannerhasset had taken a keel boat, belonging to the firm, up to colonel Barker's, to be fitted up for the reception of his family—Colonel Barker advised him to have one of the large boats fitted up; on account of its superior accommodation—this was accordingly done.
Mr. Hay. Had not the delivery of the boats been interrupted by the armed men, would not they have been delivered to Blannerhasset?
A. I suppose they would have been delivered at Marietta; I considered for my own part that it would have made but little difference whether delivered to the one or the other; as Mr. Blannerhasset had guaranteed the payment.
Mr. Martin. Was not the contract made by colonel Burr with your firm?
A. It was.
Mr. Burr. Had you authorised you to deliver them to Blannerhasset?
A. No.
Mr. Hay. If delivered to Blannerhasset would you not have considered yourself as delivering them to one of Burr's associates?
A. I cannot say what I should have thought.
Mr. Baker. Did you make any stay upon the beach on the night of their departure?
A. I did not; for I returned immediately to the house with Mr. Belnap.
Mr. Batts. Were the people peaceable on that night?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you hear any noise like that of war; the roaring of cannon or the rattling of small arms?
A. None.
Mr. Wirt. Did you hear any alarms about the militia?
A. There was some in the evening.
Mr. Parker. (a juror) Did you see the President's proclamation on that day?
A. Not for three days after We received it by the mail.
Mr. McRae. Did you hear any thing of it before?
A. I do not recollect—I believe a printer who had been at Pittsburg had brought some information about the enterprise being stopped. The proclamation might have been sent on by a dispatch before the mail arrived.
Mr. Hay. Did you hear any thing of a State Warrant?
A. No. I did hear that the Legislature of Ohio was then sitting with closed doors, with Mr. Graham before them; and that it was supposed, they would suppress the enterprise.
Q. Did you hear of any particular observations from any of the party on the island?
A. I think that Comfort Tyler said, he would not resist the constituted authorities, but he had no notion of being stopped by a mob.
Mr. Wirt. At the time he said so, was the legislature of Ohio understood to be in session with closed doors?
A. It was.
Mr. Burr. If any of the jury think proper, I can have no objections. The enquiry was not pressed.
When cross examined, Mr. D. said, that he was a perfect stranger to the people in the hall, but that on his going in they did not appear to be alarmed.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
Examination of SIMEON POOLE.
I never was on the island at that time; but was opposite to it—I saw boats and men there; if I mistake not about the 10th of December—I arrived opposite the island about dusk at the distance of about 150 or 200 yards from it—I do not know how many boats were there. I saw people walking about in the evening; and in the course of the night they built a fire, and I saw some persons by the light that appeared to be around, and as if they were centinels.
Mr. Hay. Why did you think they went?
A. I don't know they were; but they appeared so to my view—I did not go over that night, nor did I offer to go. Boats were passing and repassing during the night, from the island to the main land, which I supposed belonged to the island; not large boats but small craft. I did not speak to them. I stood as much undiscovered as possible. I was authorised by the governor of Ohio to apprehend
Blannerhasset, and I went for that purpose.
Q. Were there any indications of arrangements about a watch word?
A. Yes; in the evening, I saw some boats crossed, when a particular word was given. When the people on the Ohio side wanted to go across, they would hail for a boat; the people on the island would ask, "what boat?" If the answer was "I's boat," the boat immediately put off.
Cross Examined.
Mr. Burr. How long did you stay out that night?
A. Perhaps till 10 o'clock.
Q. Was it not cold enough to render a fire pleasant?
A. It was.
Q. Is it not usual for boats to build fires on the bank, when it is so cold?
A. It is. The witness also stated in the course of his examination, that there seemed to be a good many men on the island; that lanterns were passing during the night between the house and boats, as if there was business between them; that he could not say, whether the persons whom he had called centinels, were not merely loitering around the fire; that he thought it likely, that if he too had used the watch word, that the boats would have put off for him; that he heard several hails from the Ohio side that did not give the word, and no boat came from the island, but a boat always came, when that answer was given. He himself was on the Ohio side.
Examination of MAURICE P. BELLEPREE.
Mr. Hay. Will you tell us, sir, what you saw on the island?
Mr. Bellepree. On the evening of the 10th of December, I was at the island of Mr. Blannerhasset. I arrived there between eight and nine o'clock in the evening. I hailed a boat, and they asked my name. Having given it, a skiff was immediately sent over with two of Blannerhasset's servants. Having crossed, I met with Mr. Woodbridge, who returned to the house with me. When I went into the house, I observed a number of men, who from the promiscuous view I had of them, might have been about twenty. The two or three I noticed near the door had rifles, and appeared to be cleaning them. These were all the arms I saw: for I merely passed through the room where they were. Near the place where I landed, I noticed two or three boats and people about them. It was a dark evening, and the lights in the boats was the only circumstance which made me notice them.
When cross examined, Mr. B. said, that he had given no watch word, when he hailed, but only his name. He was not certain whether any other person had crossed during the night. He saw Mr. Dana there, but does not know when he crossed.
Examination of EDMOND P. DANA.
On the evening of the 10th December, I understood that the boats were to start with Comfort Tyler and his men down the river. Two other young men and myself were determined to cross over from Bellepree, where I

...to be 45 boat-loads—and that on the evening of the 10th December he went to the landing (Ohio side) to deliver them from his shop—that Blan-
loss in the two battles to 25 or 30,000 men. I can speak with knowledge thereof, for I have been about, upon the field of battle where the dead were so heaped one upon another, that they might have served me as a writing desk, if on that day I had writing materials about me.
(Hamburg Correspondent of July fourth.) TILSIT, JUNE 22. Yesterday an armistice was concluded here between the prince of Neufchatel, major general of the Grand Army, as plenipotentiary of his majesty the emperor of France and King of Italy, and the prince Lastanow, of Roscow, General Lieutenant Great Cross, &c. as plenipotentiary of his majesty the emperor of Russia, in order to negotiate in the interim a peace. If this should not take place, hostilities can only begin again after a month's previous notice. Commissaries are meant while appointed to exchange the prisoners man for man, and rank for rank; and plenipotentiaries have been named to treat for and conclude the peace between the two great nations.
Hamburg Correspondent. Cassel surrendered by capitulation on the 13th of June. Glatz, in Silesia, surrendered by capitulation on the 10th of June. An article from Vienna, June 24th, says, "According to accounts from Constantinople of the 3d inst. Sultan Selim is dead; but of this we have no official confirmation."
FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. EIGHTIETH BULLETIN OF THE GRAND ARMY. TILSIT, JUNE 19.
During the time that the French army signalized themselves on the field of battle in Friedland, the Grand Duke of Berg arrived before Konigsburg, and takes in flank the corps of the army commanded by general Lestocq.
On the 13th, marshal Soult found at Crenzburg the Prussian rear guard; the division of Malhau's dragoons makes a fine charge, defeats the Prussian cavalry, and takes several pieces of cannon.
On the 14th, the enemy was compelled to shut himself up in Konigsburg; about noon two of the enemy's columns, which had been cut off, appeared before that place, with a view of entering it; six pieces of cannon, and from three to four thousand men who composed this troop were taken, all the suburbs of Konigsburg were razed, and a considerable number of prisoners were made.
The result of all these affairs is between four and five thousand prisoners, and 15 pieces of cannon.
On the 15th and 16th marshal Soult's corps was occupied before the entrenchments of Konigsburg, but the advances of the main body of the army towards Wehlau, obliges the enemy to evacuate Konigsburg, and this place falls into our hands.
The stores found at Konigsburg are immense; two hundred large vessels from Russia are still all loaded in the port. There was more wine and brandy than we had any reason to expect.
A brigade of the division of St. Hilaire advanced before Pillau to form the siege of that place, and general Papp has sent off for Dantzig a column ordered to go by the Nebrung, to raise before Pillau a battery which may shut up the Half. Vessels manned by marines of the guard render us masters of this small sea. On the 17th the Emperor transferred his head quarters to the farm of Drusko, near Vilna Shern.—On the 18th he advanced them to Szigajgirren; and on the 19th he entered Tilsit. The Grand Duke of Berg, at the head of the greater part of the light cavalry, some divisions of dragoons and cuirassiers, has followed the enemy these three last days, and did him much injury. The 5th regiment of hussars distinguished itself, the Cossacks were repeatedly routed, and suffered considerably in these different charges. We had a few killed and wounded, among the latter is the chief d'Escadra Picton, and de-camp o the Grand Duke of Berg.
After the passage of the Pregal opposite to Wehlau, a drummer was charged by a Cossack at full gallop, the Cossack takes his lance to pierce the drummer, but the latter preserved his presence of mind, takes his lance from him, disarms the Cossack and pursues him.
A singular circumstance, which excited the laughter of the soldiers, occurred, for the first time, near Tilsit, where a cloud of Cossacks was seen fighting with arrows. We are sorry for those who gave the preference to the ancient arms to those of the moderns; but nothing is more laughable than the effects of those arms against our muskets.
Marshal Davoust, at the head of the 3d corps defied, Labian fell upon the enemy's rear guard, and made 2,500 prisoners.
Marshal Ney arrived on the 17th at Insterburgh, and there took 1,000 wounded and the enemies magazines, which were considerable.
The Woods and the villages are full of straggling Russians, sick or wounded. The loss of the Russian army is enormous, it has not with it more than 60 pieces of cannon.
Near Tilsit the annexed notes, No. 1, and 2, were transmitted to the Grand Duke of Berg, and afterwards the Russian Prince Iusit, gen. Labanoff passed the Niemen, and appeared to be continuing his retreat into Russia. We are on the confines of that Empire. The Niemen opposite Tilsit is somewhat broader than the Seine. From the left bank we see a cloud of Cossacks, who form the rear guard of the enemy on the right bank.
Hostilities have already ceased. What remains to the king of Prussia is conquered. That unfortunate Prince has only in his power the country situated between the Niemen and Memel. The greatest part of his army or rather of the division of his troops is deserting, being unwilling to go into Russia. The emperor of Russia remained three weeks at Tilsit with the king of Prussia. On receiving advice of the battle of Friedland, they both left the place with the utmost haste.
No. 1. The General in Chief BENNINGSEN to his Excellency the Prince BAGRATION.
After the torrents of blood which have lately flowed in battles as sanguinary as frequently repeated, I could wish to assuage the evils of this destructive war, by proposing an armistice before we enter into a conflict, into a new war, perhaps more terrible than the former. I request you, Prince, to make known to the chiefs of the French army this intention on my part, of which the consequences may have effects the most salutary, as a general Congress has already been proposed, and may prevent an useless effusion of human blood. You will afterwards transmit me the result of your proceeding; and believe me to be, with the most distinguished consideration, your excellency's most humble and most obedient servant, (Signed) D. BENNINGSEN.
No. 2. GENERAL, The General Commander in Chief, has addressed to me a letter relative to the orders which his excellency has received from his Majesty the Emperor, directing me to communicate to you its contents. I think I cannot better comply with his intentions than by transmitting to you the original. I request you at the same time to send me your answer, and accept the assurance of the high consideration with which I am, general, your most humble and most obedient servant, (Signed) BAGRATION. June 13, 1807.
BANKS OF THE ELBE, JULY 2. Some private letters state that the French entered Memel before the conclusion of the armistice, and the Grand Duke Constantine has been at the French head quarters.—L'Abelle du Nord, 3d July.
INDEPENDENT WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERS.
The members of the above Company, commanded by capt. Jones, is requested to meet on the Centre Market square, on Saturday the 5th inst. at 4 o'clock, P. M. Punctual attendance is expected. By order of the OFFICERS. September 2, 1807.
LIGHT INFANTRY. COMPANY ORDERS, August 27, 1807.
The Light Infantry commanded by capt. Davidson will meet in company on the parade, North of the President's House, every Saturday evening, at 5 o'clock, in complete uniform.
To obviate, as far as possible, the inconvenience arising from the dispersed residence of the members, and to secure a punctual attendance at the Drill meetings, the company is divided into three Sections—The right Section, under charge of Ensign Murray, consists of the members residing west of the President's Square; the left Section, under the charge of Lieut. Boyd, consists of those residing east of Tiber creek; & the center Section, under the charge of the Captain, of those residing between the President's Square and Tiber creek.
The Squads will meet for the Drill, without uniform, twice a week, at such times and places as the officers having charge of them, shall respectively from time to time direct.
The commissioned and non-commissioned officers will meet in squads for the Drill every Thursday, on the parade, north of the President's House, at 5 o'clock in the evening, without uniform.
The importance of the Drill or Squad meetings must be obvious to every one, and it is confidently expected that these useful and elementary lessons in the art of war will be regularly attended by all not otherwise particularly engaged. JOHN DAVIDSON, Capt.
SALE AT AUCTION.
ON Wednesday the 9th inst. at 12 o'clock at Mr. Semm's sign of the Indian King near the Treasury Office—Household and Kitchen Furniture, consisting of Beds, Bedding, Furniture, Bedsteads, Tables, Chairs, Bureau, &c. All sums under 20 dollars cash, and all above, sixty days credit with notes and approved endorser. S. SPEAKE, Auct. September 2—3t
Washington, Aug. 5th 1807.
NOTICE is hereby given, that application is intended to be made at the Treasury of the United States for the renewal of Certificate No. 10766 for 5,400 dollars deferred six per cent stock, Rending to the credit of Francis Beauchamp on the books of the Treasury aforesaid, which certificate has been lost or destroyed. JAMES DAVIDSON, Jr. August 5—w6t
WASHINGTON CITY,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Annapolis, to his friend in this city, dated the 31st ult.
"You have no doubt heard of the affair of the pirate that some days past fired on and took possession of the ship Othello from Liverpool bound to Baltimore. On Friday last we heard here that the pirate had gone up the bay: the only vessel in our port that was fit was immediately got ready and a part of the artillery and infantry of this place were sent in search of her, together with a barge from the French 80 gun ship. Hearing also that some suspected persons had gone up the road, a detachment on horseback was sent after them, and in the evening returned with five Frenchmen, who acknowledged that they had a few days before left the pirate schooner, and were on their way to Baltimore. The vessel returned without being lucky enough to fall in with the pirate.
I was present at the examination of the five prisoners, so were several of the officers of the L'Ecole, viz. the captain and others—also Captain in Vilean of the Patriot. They showed great anxiety, and a desire to bring the culprits to justice. They turned out to be deserters from the L'Ecole and Patriot, who were enlisted in Baltimore, they say, to go to the West Indies, but finding themselves deceived, had deserted. The officers of the pirate schooner were Frenchmen from Baltimore, not heretofore connected with the French ships of war. As soon as the militia of this place were making a stir, the officers of the L'Ecole offered any part of their crew to aid us, together with their barge, and guns and ammunition. Their barge that went out was manned in part with Frenchmen. I feel hurt that the French officers should be suspected as it appears they are. They have manifested every disposition to the contrary, which ought to be made public. A schooner from Baltimore manned by militia, has taken the pirate and carried her to Baltimore. Part of the crew made their escape, and part were taken by Com. Krohm and are confined on board the Patriot. Many false representations have been made."
The return of Captain Comegy from on board the French ship of war Patriot, enables us to state that Commodore Krohm disclaims, indignantly, all knowledge of the piratical attempt to seize the Othello. The schooner, it seems, was purchased and fitted out in this city by four Frenchmen, and manned chiefly with deserters from L'Ecole and Patriot. There were 21 of them originally, it is said; 12 of whom being secured, the police are busily engaged in searching for the other nine. Many tales are in circulation respecting the intentions of those men; but as the whole truth, it is likely, will come out on the trial of the culprits, we refrain from giving the various rumors on that head currency. American.
We are pleased to state that the greater part of the crew of the piratical schooner which attempted to take the Othello out of the Bay, are now in custody, and that their vessel is lying at Fell's Point.
When the schooner was captured several of the crew made their escape; four of them fled to the French ship Patriot, where they were immediately put into irons, and have arrived under the custody of lieutenant Calhoun.
Among the crew taken are the owner, captain and mate, of the schooner. Evening Post.
From the Aurora of September 1.
The trial of treason progresses at Richmond at a snail's pace—the questions of law, which were started ten days since, were not expected to be closed before Saturday last. The counsel for the prisoner appeared on Tuesday last to have abandoned their ground as desperate, the decision of the law of treason on Bollman and Swartwout's habeas corpus cases having fixed the principle of the law of treason, as to the guilt of parties not present at the commission of the overt act—and the luminous and admirable arguments of Mr. Wirt, on the law, appeared to have superseded every hope of subterfuge or sophistry—it was expected that the examination of witnesses would recommence on Monday the 31st of August, though it was stated that new grounds would be taken by the prisoner's counsel; which, if the court is equally patient and complacent as usual, may occupy another week.
The most prominent occurrence at Richmond last week, was, an attempt to poison Mr. Duncan of New Orleans, a counsellor at law, who is summoned thither on the part of the public.
It seems that Mr. Duncan is a very material witness, and the only witness to prove an important transaction in the late imperial conspiracy. The attempt to poison, was made by pouring into a large tumbler of porter a considerable quantity of laudanum. This had gone so far as the handing of the poison to Mr. Duncan, who discovering by the smell that there was something beside porter, refrained from drinking it, caused the man to be instantly examined, & the liquor on being examined by Dr. Fouches, an eminent physician there, was declared to contain a dose sufficient to kill 20 men.
The person employed to do this dee-
of iniquity was an indentured servant of Mr. Duncan, named Frank, who had been a favorite with his master, and in whom he had reposed unbounded confidence. Upon his first examination he treated the charge with an artful appearance of disdain; but on being questioned more generally, his prevarication became so palpable as to render it prudent to keep him under legal dur-ance. He then implicated another black person of the name of Adam, who in turn threw the crime back upon the accuser—and this produced a confession of the whole design.
Frank was instigated to this murderous purpose by a promise of a reward of 700 dollars and a horse, and a security of his freedom. He was supplied with a large phial of strong laudanum, and directed to pour the whole phial into a tumbler of porter. He however acknowledged that he poured only half of it into the tumbler.
The examination of these assassins took place on Tuesday last, the writer who was present states the facts as they occurred in his view; what course was pursued after Tuesday we have not yet heard; but the design appears to be carried home to persons of a fairer complexion.
Albany, August 23. After a considerable number of this day's paper had been printed, we were favored, by the politeness of a gentleman, with the following important article, and stop the press to insert it.
Extract of a letter from Geneva, to a gentleman in this city, dated 23d August, 1807.
"We have just received intelligence, that the Indians have been committing depredations in the neighborhood of Detroit, and massacred several of the inhabitants; and that the people in the vicinity were flying to the fort for protection."
This intelligence came in a letter from Judge Porter, who resides on the Niagara river, to his brother colonel Porter in Canandaigua. If this is the case (as I am apprehensive it is) our company will have to march sooner than they expected.
Philadelphia, Aug. 31.
A letter received at Newburyport from St. Vincents, dated July 29th, states that accounts of the attack made by the Leopard on the Chesapeake frigate had recently reached that place, and that it was expected by many that war would take place between the two countries. On the 20th July the governor of the island sent for the American masters in the port to meet at his house at ten o'clock A. M. That agreeable to his request, they repaired thither, where they were received in a very friendly manner by the governor, who observed, that some supposed the late disagreeable news from America might induce them to hasten their departure from the island, he thought proper to inform them that they need be under no apprehensions of difficulty, and might finish their business as usual, and when ready they might depart; assuring them that whatever should happen between the two countries they should meet with no detention.
Commodore EDWARD PHELBE,
Deported this life, on Tuesday the 25th inst. in the 46th year of his age. As a citizen he was universally beloved—hospitable, generous, philanthropic and amiable; no one could be acquainted with him, without being enraptured with his commendable virtue—of unimpeachable integrity—as a husband fond and attentive—an affectionate and loving father—a noble, frank and valuable friend. At an early age, he discovered a firm and patriotic attachment to Liberty and Independence, with an unbounded and meritorious foli-citude for a martial life. When the revolutionary war commenced, he immediately gained a commission in the Navy, and by his heroic and gallant conduct in cutting out a British armed brig from Penobscot river, under the cover of three batteries, made his brave and enterprising genius a public theme of admiration, and during the whole war acquired immortal honors, which were fought 'even in the cannon's mouth.' On the establishment of our Navy, during the rupture with France, he was again called into the naval service, and has since shown to his grateful countrymen numerous instances of his nautical skill, heroic enterprize, and capability of effecting the most brilliant naval achievements. As Commodore of our squadron in the Mediterranean, he conciliated the affections of all his officers and seamen, while his honorable and officer-like deportment gained him the universal esteem and respect of every nation, their commanders and inhabitants, with whom he became acquainted or was known. The citizens of the United States, to the latest posterity, will never cease to venerate and applaud his gallant conduct in the bombardment and attack of Tripoli. Never were greater abilities as a tactician more honorably depicted, than in that bold and decisive enterprize. An invincible prowess, rapidity of conception and promptness to act were the distinguishing traits of that valiant life and ever to be lamented hero. Both Houses of Congress bestowed on him the highest reward which an American officer can receive, the approbatory thanks of the whole nation, joined with those of the President, & a full assurance of high regard, esteem and veneration; together
Foreign Intelligence.
LATE AND IMPORTANT NEWS FROM EUROPE. New York, August 31
By the ship Cato, Captain Colt, who arrived at this port last evening, in 40 days from Hull, the editor of the Mercantile Advertiser, has been favored with a set of London papers to the 11th July, inclusive, seven days later than before received, containing the important intelligence of the defeat of the Russians, and an armistice between the French and Russian armies, with the addition of the following interesting articles.
Captain Colt informs, that it was the opinion that the Armistice between the French and Russians, had terminated in a peace, as a tremendous cannonading was heard all along the French coast just before he sailed.
LONDON, July 11.
Mr. Purvis, the secretary to the American minister in this country, who was sent over to America with the treaty between this country and the U. S. is arrived at Falmouth. He has, we understand, brought the treaty back.
A severe shock of an earthquake was felt at Lisbon on the 6th June—several houses were destroyed and the city thrown into the greatest confusion; but we are happy to state, few lives were lost. The shock was felt at St. Ubes and Oporto.
The expedition had not been recalled, but the third division was to sail immediately. It was said to be possible, that the negotiations between Russia and France, might not terminate in a peace, in which case this accession of force might be of considerable service to the Russians.
A mail from Tonnigen arrived last night, and another this morning. The latter has brought Hamburg papers to the 5th inst. Paris papers to the 3d inclusive are also received, containing the 80th bulletin from the Grand Army, dated from Tilsit on the 19th. The articles from the armies by the Hamburg papers are of the 23d ult. The armistice was signed on the 21st between prince Lastanow on the part of Russia, and Berthier on the part of France. The prisoners taken on each side are to be exchanged immediately. Plenipotentiaries have also been appointed to negotiate a peace between the two countries. The accounts in the German papers state the losses of the Russians in the late battles to have been very great indeed. Two transports belonging to the first division of the expedition arrived at Enslone on the 29th—the remainder were expected immediately; but a report prevailed at Tonnigen, as will be seen by the following letter, which we received just before our paper was put to press, that the transports would not be suffered to pass the Sound.
TONNINGEN, JULY 5.
We are all in alarm, the consul having ordered all British vessels to depart, and place themselves under the protection of men of war at Wolterwick. A report at this instant prevails, that our expedition is stopped at the Sound.
The mails and French papers arrived at so late an hour that we have not time to comment upon their contents today. The following are the important articles brought by them:
COPENHAGEN, JUNE 30.
Yesterday arrived at Elsinore two English transports of the expedition, one of which had on board 24 hussars of the German legion with some officers, and the other their horses. Fifty three ships, with 1500 hussars and horses, besides others, will follow them immediately; they all go to Stralsund. These last days no ships are arrived here from Konigsberg or Memel, we are therefore deprived of later advices from thence, neither have we received the particulars of the battle of Friedland.
TILSIT, JUNE 19.
Dear Friend, I am now come after a fatiguing march of fifteen days, to the borders of Russia, upon the banks of the Niemen. During these fifteen days we have fought three skirmishes and two battles, with all possible success; I cannot give you the particulars thereof, as they would be too long; I leave it to the newspapers to inform you thereof. As I can tell you is that the Russians have never been beaten so dreadfully. This moment their army is no stronger than our vanguard, such a number of them have been killed or taken. I assure you that not many prisoners of them have been taken. I estimate their

With an emblematic medal of the celebrated exploit. While every friend must sincerely mourn the irreparable loss of such a valuable acquaintance, the American republic will sensibly be affected by so severe a shock, which deprives her of one of the most able naval officers that ever enriched her galaxy of naval Patriots.
The commodore expired at a quarter past five in the afternoon of Tuesday. The citizens of this town, deeply affected at the loss of so great a man, had a meeting at the Insurance Office on that evening, and chose a respectable committee to make arrangements for entombing his remains with every possible mark of respect.
THE FUNERAL.
Will proceed this day, at 8 o'clock, from the mansion-house of the deceased, and will be then escorted by the Light-Infantry Companies of captains Bradish, Waterhouse and Nichols, under the command of major Weeks—capt. Hopkins's artillery will fire minute-guns. The funeral will be attended by the Military and Naval Officers in this town, and the field officers in the vicinity; the Masonic Lodges; other Societies of which the deceased was a member; and the citizens generally.
Baltimore, Sept. 1.
The 42d and 93d regiments of Virginia militia have volunteered their services. The former consists of 74 cavalry, 116 riflemen and 275 infantry. The latter of 65 cavalry, 125 riflemen and 242 infantry.
The Swedish schooner Juliana, Pennington, in 24 days from Aux Caves, has arrived at Baltimore. The captain reports, that a revolt had taken place in Petion's army, 2000 of his men had joined general Yapon; the whole island was in confusion, and all intercourse between the different ports cut off. Spoke nothing. Was chased into the Caves by a British two-decker. A frigate and a 74 lay inside, the pilot says they bring too every thing.
The undersigned takes this public way of returning his unclaimed thanks to captain John M c Namara, of the brig Louisa of Alexandria, for his very polite attention to himself and family during their passage from thence to Madeira, and likewise for the care he took of their property whilst on board said brig; and begs leave to recommend him to his friends who may either wish to take passage or ship goods from Alexandria as a diligent, careful officer, on whom they may place full confidence.
JAMES LEANDER CATHCART, Consul and Navy Agent for the United States at Madeira. September 4—
The Subscriber offers for sale at his shop opposite the office of the Daily Advertiser, Royal street, about 40,000 feet of MAHOOGANY either by the Board or Lot—also 2000 feet of inch WALNUT. He above will be disposed of low for cash or on a short credit to punctilious customers.
JOHN MUIR.
Alexandria, Sep 4—3t
TAKE NOTICE.
This is to give notice, that the subscriber of Prince George's county, hath obtained from the Orphan's court of Prince George's county in Maryland letters testamentary on the personal estate of Thomas Flanagan, late of said county, deceased; all persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby required to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof to the subscriber, at or before the first day of March next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from any benefit of the said estate. Given under my hand this first day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seven.
WILLIAM ST. LING Executor. September 4—3t
Valuable Land for Sale,
THE subscriber will offer at public sale on Thursday the 17th day of September, in the farm he now lives on, containing 480 acres adjoining Evan Thomas's mill, on the North West branch, and is distant from Georgetown and the city of Washington about 12 miles. There is on the said farm 50 acres of good meadow land well situated for the culture of grass, 25 of which is now in clover and timothy. It is well furnished with fruit trees of various kinds, and has a great sufficiency of fire wood and timber. There is also, two comfortable DWELLING HOUSES and outbuildings with many never failing springs of good water, has a good mill-seat and is well known to be a healthy situation. This Land will be told low, as the subscriber is about to remove to the western country, a part of the purchase money will be expected down, the remainder payable in two equal annual installments, the purchaser giving bond with approved security, on interest from the day of sale. Persons wishing to view the premises, may see them at any time previous to the day of sale by applying to the subscriber.
Sale to commence at 12 o'clock.
NATHANIEL WILSON.
Montgomery county, September 4—w3t
Pursuant to an act of the General Assembly of Maryland passed at November session 1806, notice is hereby given to all persons holding Lots in the town of Cumberland, Allegany county, and on which ground rents are now due, that unless they come forward and discharge the same, on or before the 1st day of January next, the said lots so standing charged with ground rent, and remaining unpaid on that day, will then on the said 1st day of January be put up at Public Sale, and sold to the highest bidder, upon a credit of 60 days, as by the said act of Assembly, entitled "An act authorizing the collection of certain ground rents due on lots in the town of Cumberland, in Allegany county" is directed. The sale to be held at John Rynel's tavern in said town, and to commence at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
THOMAS S. BEALL, of Sand.
April 29—3t&m7t
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
Observations on the conduct of Great Britain—Continued.
Two circumstances of great delicacy and magnitude, which took place as early as the 17th of August and the 21st of September, 1792, must have excited the attention of the French republicans, and must have convinced them that they were soon to meet a zealous enemy in the king of England. A communication from Mr. H. Dundas, of the 17th of August, 1792, to earl Gower, the English minister at Paris, was delivered to the French government, from which it appears, that the British court not only recalled their minister from France, on account of the events of the 10th, on the plea of maintaining neutrality; but that they plainly announced to the French, who were entering upon a new form of government, that any act of violence to the late French royal family, would excite the British indignation, with that of all Europe. Another communication was made from England on the 24th September, 1792, through their minister at the Hague, to the Dutch government, which appears to be a part of a plan or course of measures of England, and other powers then neutral, avowedly to be directed against all those persons, who might participate in such acts against the royal family of France. These facts, though in themselves merely political, must have occasioned France to see, that those measures, which soon occurred, concerning the neutral trade taken before the decree of fraternity, and before the affair of the Scheidt, were founded in a decided hostility to a republic in their country.
It has been already mentioned, that a separate and special remonstrance against those measures concerning grain, clothing, &c. was made by the French minister, dated in London on the 7th of January. It concludes with an exposition of the most serious nature, such as corresponded with the deepest solicitude for the bread of a whole nation, with the apprehensions of famine, and of those irresistible tumults which famine might be expected to produce, in the midst of a great revolution. It was obvious, that peace could exist but a very short time between the two countries, after such department on the part of the English government; and M. Chauvelin was accordingly forced to depart from London, by their order of the 24th of January, on eight days notice.
The French government mention, among the causes of the war, which took place on the 1st of February, 1793, that the cabinet of St. James's had endeavored to obstruct the different purchases of corn, and other supplies made by the French citizens, or by the agents of the French republic; that the same court laid an embargo upon divers vessels and boats laden with corn for France; while, contrary to the treaty of 1786, the exportation of corn was permitted to other countries; and that the same court had drawn in the neutral stadholder to obstruct exportations from Holland for France.
The dreadful scene of reducing the whole French people to the terms of the combined powers by famine, at the expense of neutral rights, was manifestly in a course of negotiation during all this time. For, from the 15th of Nov. 1792, when the British first interrupted the exportation of grain to France, until the 25th of March, 1793, when lord Grenville (who communicated with M. Chauvelin) signed the Russian convention in London, there were only four months and ten days. A new and deep laid scheme, which was to concentrate the views of two remote and great nations, against the power, the politics, and the very subsistence of France, could not be matured, even in that time, without the most willing dispositions in both the contracting parties. The presumption is rather, that England [who has long suffered the uncontradicted assertion, that she has engaged, in March, 1792, in the Pilnitz confederacy] was maturing the plan of famine, at the expense of neutral rights, through the Summer of 1792; seeing that she unfolded it so clearly in the middle of November. Be this, however, as it may, after time sufficient to mature it, she put the last finishing hand to the convention with Russia, on the 25th of March, 1793, and announced it openly in the London newspapers of that day. Lord Grenville has given us the true sense and real object of a part of that convention. It was, that Russia and England bound themselves to make such violations of neutral rights, as the English made under their additional orders of June, 1793; which were the same kind, and degree of violations, as the English had previously made of their own accord, between the beginning of the war, and the date of the Russian convention. The detentions and obstructions of the French commerce of grain by England, from the 15th of November, 1792, till the war in February, were as similar in their nature, design, and tendency, as was possible, which we have already shown; particularly as to a real and deep injury to neutral rights and commerce. They were a proper prelude to the Russian convention, and to the orders of June, and November, 1793, and May, 1795. The words of the Russian and British convention, upon which the violation of neutral rights is grounded, are the British and Russians "engage to unite all their efforts to prevent other powers, not implicated in this war [i. e. neutrals] from giving, directly or indirectly, any protection whatever, in consequence of their neutrality, to the commerce of the French upon the seas, or in the ports of France."
The commerce of provisions is notoriously the greatest branch of the commerce of the world. The French [in peace and in war with England] and the neutrals had been grossly attacked in that branch of commerce, from November, 1792, to the date of the Russian convention. The English treaty-maker, himself, Lord Grenville, had avowed, that the interruption of the French and neutral intercourse in provisions, was included in, and was a business of the convention. There could be no room for doubts about the injury to neutral trade, which was in effect retrospectively sanctioned, & intended to be continued by that fatal compact.
In regard to the declaration of lord Grenville, it really appears, that nothing can be more explicit. Mr. T. Pinckney was officially making a representation against the injuries to us from the plan of operating on France, by neutral detentions, captures, and spoliations, as executed under, or intended by the British Line orders. Lord Grenville said, that Spain would pursue the English line of conduct—that is, would violate neutral commerce, and that Russia and England had previously intended it by their compact of March, 1793. The particular case of that business actually in discussion, by the two ministers, was the June orders, to the end of reducing France by famine, by interrupting our and other neutral intercourse and "commerce" with her. It follows, logically, that if the convention intended the object, the execution of the object was an execution and fulfilment of the convention. These papers as received by the department of state from Mr. Pinckney, appear to afford the most clear and positive evidence, that England, by a treaty requiring months to digest and complete, had deliberately matured, in March, 1793, the fatal system of violating neutral commerce, in a manner absolutely unlawful, and most pernicious and unprecedented, above a month before the French orders of May. It may be repeated, that she also appears to have commenced it on the 15th of November, 1792, and to have pursued it for months after, by her own unlawful and separate acts before Russia concurred.
We were told that the measure, as once settled by treaty, is against England, and in our favor. This is not all the question with France. The Dunes say it was a breach of neutrality to treat on it. It is not likely, however, that a measure is, on the whole, against England and beneficial to us, which she urged; nay, absolutely forced us into; which our government reprobated, in the English sense of it, in 1793; which English sense of it, the late president Washington honestly demurred against in 1795, and for which he refused to ratify the British treaty, until he should be satisfied that a measure which he supposed the English to consider as any execution of it, was countermanded by them.
The measure of violating the commercial rights of America will plainly appear, to any candid examiner, to be a part of the great system of measures, violating the rights of pacific and neutral nations, adopted by the combined powers to annoy the French in their revolutionary struggle. We know that the revolution was odious to them from its outset. For, in the month of August, 1792, Austria and Prussia, the two leading members of the combination against France, declared in a public manifesto, that all Europe had beheld the French revolution with increasing indignation for four years; that is, from the first dawnings of liberty, in the year 1788; and it has been frequently declared, in the course of the measures pursued by them, that the French were not entitled to the ordinary benefits resulting from neutral intercourse, with what they denominated, "regular governments." The ministers of England, abroad, have gone the utmost lengths upon this subject. One of them, a Mr. Drake, declared to the republic of Genoa, in 1795, "that, in the present war against the usurper of the supreme power of France, no government can declare itself neutral, without becoming an accomplice." The annals of the world cannot produce an equal outrage upon neutral rights. It is an appropriate preamble to the immense volume of their anti-neutral orders of council.
So early as the 23d of May, 1793, when the British orders of June did not exist, Lord Harvey, the British minister at Florence, declared, in a letter to the Tuscan prime minister, that the continuance of the neutrality of the grand duke of Tuscany would depend upon the opinions of the combined powers, concerning the inconvenience arising to them from the immense supplies, which were drawn from Tuscany to support France. A large fleet of grain ships had failed for France eleven days before. The same lord Harvey sent circular letters to the Russian and all other foreign ministers residing at Florence (the very feat of the neutral Tuscan government) informing them, that he had announced to the grand duke the expected arrival of a great British and Spanish fleet in those seas, with a view to learn the effect upon the duke's known neutrality, and of effecting a departure from that neutrality. Lord Harvey continued to oblige to the Russian minister, that the grand duke's reply (adhering to neutrality) was incompatible with the designs and interest of Europe. He then states the conduct of the duke as different from that of the principal powers of Europe, and says that he doubts not, that it is thought necessary
to guide it in a manner more suitable to the circumstances of the times, and to the views of the powers allied against France.
Here we see a British minister, prepared no doubt by previous instructions, so early as May, 1793, with a grand British and Spanish fleet of 32 ships of the line, to forbid legitimate neutral supplies for France to be made by an independent neutral commercial prince, at a court distant about 1500 miles from England! And to whom does the English minister address himself? To the Russian ambassador, who was some thousand of miles from his Empress, and who gave him instantly a concurring reply. Can it be doubted, then, that these ministers were acting on the ground of the Russian and British convention of March, 1793, or of a prior understanding and orders? Were they not preventing a neutral power from giving protection to the all-important French commerce for supplies, by reason of neutrality?
There are some of the numerous and irresistible evidences of this grand British and Russian scheme of neutral injuries. We see it in the captures and detentions of neutral vessels, which were made before the French decree of the 9th of May, 1793, of some of which that decree complains, and in a final execution the Russian convention, which lord Grenville confessed to be a part of the same plan, though attempts are now made here to deny what the British makes of the convention asserts he himself did! Further evidence is to be found in the great number of treaties, which England made in 1793, with various powers, in the unlawful terms or nearly in the terms of that Russian convention which was declared to be fulfilled, in regard to that object, by orders for such captures and detentions as we complain of, and as the British additional orders of the 8th of June, 1793, occasioned to be extensively repeated upon us. A still further proof is to be found in the noticed conduct of G. Britain, in the Spring, Summer and Fall of 1793, to the republic of Genoa, and the grand duke of Tuscany, the latter of whom was given to understand by the British minister, that the great supplies he furnished France, were cause of offence to England and her allies, and by his being ultimately forced by the English to abandon his neutrality. (See Mr. Pinckney's letter of 1793.)
It ought to be remembered that France made her decree so that it was to cease when neutral provisions were exempted from seizure by her enemies; and she did not pretend to confiscate, as prize, as England now does, the neutral property.
JURISCOLA.
* The British renewal of the order to detain provision vessels in May, 1795, only six months after our British treaty was signed by Mr. Jay.
† These are very far short of what the U. S. could furnish.
State of Maryland, ss. Saint Mary's county. Orphan's court, August 4th, 1807.
ON application by petition of James Cooke administrator of Richard Jordan late of St. Mary's county deceased, it is ordered, that he give the notice required by law, for creditors to exhibit their claims against the said deceased, and that the same be published once in each week for the space of six successive weeks, in the Universal Gazette, Washington Federalist, and American and Commercial Daily Advertiser.
JAMES FORRETT, Reg. Wills, for Saint Mary's county.
This is to give notice, that the subscriber of St. Mary's county hath obtained from the Orphan's court of St. Mary's county in Maryland letters of administration on the personal estate of Richard Jordan late of St. Mary's county, deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof to the subscriber, at or before the 25th day of February next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. Given under my hand this 25th day August 1807.
JAMES COOKE, Adm r . September 4—w6t UG
EDUCATION.
THE Subscriber, late a Professor of St. John's College, Maryland, having obtained as his assistant Mr. SIMON CANI WELL, a gentleman of respectable character and abilities; being encouraged by many respectable Gentlemen of Washington and Georgetown cities; also a number of his pupils, from his late residence in Prince George's county, Maryland, begs leave to inform the public generally that his ACADEMY is now open for the reception of Pupils, who will be instructed in the Greek and Latin Languages, the different branches of Mathematics, Book-keeping, Geography, English Grammar, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, &c.
He hopes an experience of 23 years teaching in Maryland, 11 of which he taught in St. John's College, will procure him a share of public confidence and patronage.
Terms of Tuition—the Greek and Latin Languages, Mathematics, Geography, Book-keeping, &c. 40 dollars per annum. English, Grammar, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, 24 dollars paid quarterly. He will receive a few more Boarders in his family, at 120 dollars per annum, paid quarterly in advance. Boarders must find their bed and lodging.
HUGH MAGUIRE.
Washington, city, near the Seven Buildings, August 14—w4t
National Intelligencer
BURR'S TRIAL.
Mr. Martin consumed the whole of Friday, and six hours of Saturday. He was followed by Mr. Randolph, who spoke till five o'clock. On Monday the Chief Justice delivered the opinion of the Court, which took up two hours and a half in the delivery. The reason of which opinion was, that under the particular circumstances of this case, as detailed in the evidence already given, no further testimony could be relevant.
Mr. Hay requested some time for considering the steps proper to be taken, and asked in the mean time the use of the written opinion, which was granted, and the court adjourned till six in the evening, at which hour the court met, but adjourned till the next morning without doing any business.
Tuesday, 11 o'clock.
The court met at 10; when Mr. Hay addressed them: "I have looked into the opinion and have neither argument nor evidence to offer to the jury."
Ch. Justice. The jury may then retire—Marshal, conduct them out. The jury accordingly retired.
After an absence of 25 minutes. Col. Carrington their foreman, reported the following verdict indorsed upon the indictment.
"We, of the Jury, find that Aaron Burr is NOT proved to be GUILTY under this indictment by any evidence submitted to us. We therefore find him NOT GUILTY."
Mr. Burr and his counsel objected to entering this form of the verdict on the record.
The court at length decided, that the verdict should remain on the indictment, and that the general verdict of not guilty, should be entered on the record.
Jonathan Dayton appeared; and was admitted to bail in the sum of 10,000 dollars.
Mr. Hay informed the court that the counsel for the United States had not determined on the course which they should pursue; whether they should proceed to the trial of Aaron Burr on the indictment for a misdemeanor, or whether they should move the court to commit him for his trial in Kentucky, where an overt act is said to have been committed at the mouth of Cumberland river.
When the court adjourned to 12 o'clock on Wednesday, Mr. Burr observing that he should not move for his discharge till then.
New-York, Sept. 1.
Capt. Bourne, of the ship Wampoa, 68 days from Montevideo, informs us, that Admiral Murry had arrived there 15 days previous to his sailing, with 5 or 6 sail of the line, having on board about 5000 troops from the Cape of Good Hope, and that two days before his departure they proceeded to Buenos Ayres with 10,000 troops, under the command of Gen. Whitelocke—Capt. B. gives it as the current opinion at Montevideo that the conquest of Buenos Ayres could easily be effected.
By order of the Orphan's Court of Prince George's county,
Will be Sold at a Public Vendue On Thursday 17th September next on a credit of six months, part of the Personal Estate of JOHN BEANE, consisting of Horses, Mules, Cattle and Sheep, Household and Kitchen Furniture, and Plantation Utensils—the purchaser or purchasers giving bond with approved security from the day of sale.
GEO. M. THOMAS, Adm r . August 22—w3t
20 DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from the subscriber in August last, Negro CHARLES—he is a straight well made Black man, about 26 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high; has lost some of his fore teeth; is remarkably polite and much of a gallant. The above reward will be paid to any person who will bring him home or lodge him any jail so that I get him again.
WM. B. BEANE.
Upper Marlbo', Jan 9—tawt
This is to give Notice,
THAT the subscriber of Saint Mary's county, hath obtained from the Orphan's court of Saint Mary's county, in Maryland, letters of administration on the personal estate of the Rev. Charles Smoot late of St. Mary's county, deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, at or before the 3rd day of February next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate.
Given under my hand, this 3rd day of August 1807.
JAS. EGERTON, Administrator. August 27—U. G. 6w
Notice is hereby Given,
BY order of the Orphan's Court of Prince George's county will be offered at public sale the Dwelling house of the late Rev. Charles Smoot on Friday the 25th of September next, if not sold the next fair day. Household and Kitchen Furniture, a two wheel chair, horse, carriage, harness, Horses, Cattle, and a quantity of other articles too tedious to mention. A credit of six months will be given to the purchaser giving bond with approved security. Prince George's county, August—w3t.

PROPOSALS
By carrying mails of the United States on the following routes will be received at the General Post Office until the 15th of October next.
From Petersburg by Harrieville, Goldsboro, Wilmington, Warrenton, Lewiston, Raleigh, and Newbern, to Fayetteville three times a week.
Leave Petersburg every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 a.m. arrive at Warrenton same days by 8 p.m. Leave Warrenton every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3 a.m. arrive at Raleigh same days by 6 p.m. Leave Raleigh, Wednesday, Friday and Monday at 3 a.m. arrive at Fayetteville same days by 5 p.m.
Returning—Leave Fayetteville every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 4 a.m. arrive at Raleigh same days by 6 p.m. Leave Raleigh every Wednesday, Friday, and Monday at 3 a.m. arrive at Warrenton same days by 6 p.m. Leave Warrenton every Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday at 3 a.m. arrive at Petersburg same days by 8 p.m.
And from Fayetteville by Lumberton, Lakeview, Mills, Port Royal, Saluda and Georgetown to Charleston three times a week. Leave Fayetteville every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 4 a.m. arrive at Port Royal on Wednesday, Friday and Monday by 6 p.m. Leave Georgetown every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 2 a.m. arrive at Port Royal on Wednesday, Friday and Monday by 6 p.m.
NOTES.
 1. The Post master general may expedite the mails, & alter the times of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contract, by stipulating an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby.  2. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing the mails at all places where no particular time is specified.  3. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the time prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit one dollar; and if the delay continues until the departure of any succeeding mail, whereby the mails defined for each succeeding mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of five dollars shall be incurred.  4. Newspapers, as well as letters, to be sent in the mail; and if any person making proposals, desires to carry newspapers, other than those conveyed in the mail, for his own emolument, he must state in his proposals for what sum he will carry with the emolument, and for what sum without that emolument.  5. Should any person making proposals desire an alteration of the times of arrival and departure above specified, he must state in his proposals the alteration desired, and the difference they will make in the terms of the contract.  6. Persons making proposals are desired to state their prices by the year. Those who contract will receive their pay quarterly, in the months of August, November, February, and May, in one month after the expiration of each quarter.  7. No other than a free white person shall be employed to convey the mail.  8. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals.  9. The Post master general reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at an end, whenever one failure happens which amounts to the loss of a trip.  10. The contracts for the above routes are to be in operation on the first day of January next, & to continue in force until the 31st day of March 1870. 
GIDEON GRANGER, Post master general. General Post-Office Washington city, July 31—told 15
District of Columbia, to wit:
BE it remembered that on the 15th day of August in the thirty second year of the Independence of the United States of America, WILLIAM CRANCH of the said district both deposed in this office the title of a book the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit: "Reports of Cases argued and adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, in the years 1805 and 1806, Vol. III. By WILLIAM CRANCH, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia."
In conformity to the act of Congress for 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."
G. DENEALE, Clerk of the district of Columbia: for the district court for the district of Columbia. August 21—4w
LAND FOR SALE.
To be sold at public sale on the premises, the first day of September next, if fair, if not the next fair day, a Tract of Land on which I now dwell, lying on Potomac river, adjoining Swan Point. This tract contains about 360 acres with a great sufficiency of timber, and fire wood. The soil is well adapted to the growth of Indian Corn, Tobacco, Wheat and Clover. This tract having two convenient dwelling houses on it, the one on the river, the other on Cuckold Creek may be sold in two equal parts or together as may best suit purchasers. The adjoining waters abound with fine fish, oysters and wild fowl in their season. The terms of sale are as follows, 700 dollars paid down, the balance of the purchase money to be paid in three equal annual payments, the purchaser giving bond and approved security bearing interest from the day of sale. The sale to commence at 1 o'clock, P. M.
EDWARD DIGGES, Coburn, Charles county, Md. Aug. 12—told 3
50 Dollars Reward.
RAN-AWAY on the morning of the 8th inst. from the subscriber a negro man Named Richard Brown. He is about 33 years of age, five feet six or seven inches high, well set, rather light colored, something forbidding in his countenance, and is a very artful fellow; had on when he went away a coarse white shirt, nankeen pantaloons, and an old great coat. He has been seen since in the district with a black coat, nankeen pantaloons and coat on. The above reward will be paid to any person who will bring him to me, or lodge him in jail in the district of Columbia, with reasonable charges. JOHN CASSIN. July 30. ept
CHARLES H. VARDEN, Merchant Taylor
New Jersey Avenue, near the Capitol. RESPECTFULLY informs the gentlemen of the district of Columbia, he has imported by ship Eliza ANN lately arrived at Philadelphia a choice assortment of Extra Superfine cloths, Bennets, Velvets, and Cords, Balmeres, single and double milled Swiss cloths, fashionable Spanish Orleans and Flanders, rich silk Neapolitan velvets, silk and cotton Floraines, with a variety of other articles suitable for the season. N.B. Ladies habits, regimentals, and navy uniforms made in the first style of fashion. Richard Marwells celebrated patent parallel Suspenders, can be had on the same terms as at his manufactory. November 12—tf
PUBLIC NOTICE.
PURSUANT to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the United States, of the 3d day of March last, directing the clerk of the said House to advertise for and receive proposals for supplying the said House during the next congress, with the necessary Stationery, Printing, and Fuel wanted; I, the undersigned, have been duly made and entered into, to wit: With Eger Patterton, of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, for the supply of Stationery—with Andrew and George Way, of the city of Washington in the said district of Columbia, for the Printing—and with George Gil, of the city and district aforesaid, for the Fuel, at the following prices, to wit:
   FOR THE STATIONERY.     Very best superfine English letter paper, hot pressed velum 6 50   Best plain letter paper, not hot pressed 3 50   Best wove do. do. 4 00   Best plain solo post, cut complete 7 50   Best wove do. do. 8 00   Best medium for engrossing 12 00   Best superfine foolscap 4 50   Best ready made pens 1 75   Quills, from 2 to 3 00   Best superfine red wax 1 75   Best superfine black, do. 1 50   Best quality red waters, from 1 50 to 1 75   Best quality black, do. 1 50   Common black sand in papers 0 03   Tin water boxes per dozen 0 75   Pouch boxes, from 25 cents each to 1 00   Ink and sand glasses to suit tables, from 50 cents to 1 50 per pair,   Mail pint phials with corks, 75 cents per dozen.   Low priced folders, 2 Do. per dozen.   Best polished ivory folders, 6 Do. per dozen.   Black lead pencils, from 1 50 to 1 75 per dozen.   Red tape in pieces, from 12 1-2 to 25 cents per piece.   Best quality black ink per gallon from 1 25 to 1 50.   India rubbers 37 1-2 Cts.   Best quality English parchment in skins cut dress'd and pounced fit for use, 28 by 32 inches 10 00   Best quality American do. 7 00   Office penknives, from each 37 1-2 cents to 1 00   Brading knives, 37 1-2 Cts.  
FOR THE PRINTING.
   For plain work, octavo per sheet of 300 impressions 14   figure work, do. do. do. 14   rule and figure work do. do. 20   table work, medium, broad. side do. 20   plain work, foolscap folio, per sheet of 300 impressions 10   figure work, do. do. do. 10   rule and figure work do. do. 17   table work, do. broad side do. 14   bills per sheet, foolscap, 300 impressions 7 75   folding each half sheet, octavo or folio per hundred 6 1-4   stitching per hundred, not ex. ceeding 3 half sheets 12 1-2   do. do. from 3 half sheets to 6 18 3-4   do. do. from 6 do. to 10 25   do. do. from 10 do. to 20 31 1-4   folding whole sheet medium tables into octavo per 100 12 1-2   half binding and lettering an octavo volume from 300 to 500 pages 37 1-2   do. do. do. above 500 pages 45   full binding do. do. in sheep from 300 to 500 pages 33 1-3   do. do. do. in sheep above 500 pages 45   do. do. do. in calf from 300 to 500 pages 75   do. do. do. in calf above 500 pages 87 1-2   half binding and lettering foolscap folio, per volume 70   full binding do. do. in sheep per volume 90   do. do. do. in calf do. 1 50  
FOR THE FUEL.
Good found Hickory Wood. Delivered in the cellar at the Capitol at Nine Dollars and Seventy-five Cents per Cord. Published by order of the House of Representatives of the United States. N. B. VAN ZANDT. P. Ck. H. R. U. S. September 1, 1807—3w
Post-Office, Washington, City. THE Post-Master requests all those indebted to him for postage on letters and newspapers, to make immediate payment, in order to enable him to settle his accounts with the General Post-Office. August 13. 2w
New & Valuable BOOKS.
 JUST received, and now opening, at D. RAPINK'S Book store on Capitol Hill, a Choice and Valuable Collection of BOOKS and STATIONERY, which he will be happy to dispose of to his friends and customers on the most reasonable terms—amongst which are:  The Novice of St. Dominick, by Miss Owenson, author of the Wild Irish Girl, Saint Clair, or the Merle of Bermond, by the same author.  Warren's History of the American revolution, 3 vols.  Montgomery's Poems, Roberts on Frauds, Snagden's Law of Venders, Bell's Reports vol. 7th, Peter's (Judge) Maritime Law, Henning and Mumford's Virginia Reports, Domestic Cookery, Sidney on Government, Aikin's Geography, Workman's do. Geographical questions, Sporting Anecdotes, Nautical Almanacs for 1808—9 German Theatre, 6 vols. Jeff's Surveying, Sacred Classics, 9 vols. Sevinque's Letters, 7 vols. Sulky's Memoirs, 5 vols. Pope's Homer, 4 vols. Gray's Italian Dictionary. Young's Centaur Lady's elegant tortoise shell combs, ornamented and plain. Spectacles and Morocco cases. Watch seals and keys. Fashionable paper hangings and borders. Reeves' water colors. Mathematical Instruments, Chamber Lamps and wicks. Japaned Ink. Durable do.  A large assortment of writing & letter paper—hot pressed and plain. Quills, sealing-wax, wafer, pen knives, &c. &c. 
Dr. Rees' Cyclopaedia,
Vol. 5th, Part 1st, or the 9th half volume, is just received and ready for delivery, those who have not had ALL the preceding vols. will oblige by sending for them. Aug. 7 tf.
Treasury Department, United States, April 28, 1807.
WHEREAS the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at a meeting held on the 23d day of March 1807, did among other things resolve, that the Eight per cent. Stock, created in pursuance of the several acts of Congress passed on the 16th day of July 1798, and 7th day of May 1800, should be reimbursed on the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and nine.
It is further made known for the information of the parties concerned, that no transfers of the said Eight per Cent. Stock either from or to the books of the Treasury, or from or to the books of a Commissioner of Loans will be allowed after the first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eight. And the interest on all certificates of said Stock, which shall not have been surrendered in pursuance of this notification, will cease and determine on the day preceding the day hereby fixed for the reimbursement thereof.
And whereas the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at their meeting held on the 23d day of March as aforesaid, did also resolve, that the sum which after making the current payments for the years 1807 and 1808, and after reimbursing the Four and a half per Cent. Stock, might remain to complete the annual appropriation of Eight Millions of dollars, for those two years should, among other purposes, be applied to the purchase of the Eight per Cent. Stock at private sale. and that such of the Cashiers of the Bank of the United States, and of its office of Discount and Deposit as the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate, be the agents under his superintendence for making the said purchases: Notice is hereby accordingly given, That James Davidson, Jun. Cashier of the office of Discount and Deposit at Washington, has been appointed agent for that purpose in Washington, to whom such of the proprietors of Eight per Cent. Stock as may be willing to sell the same within the prices limited by law, are requested to apply.
ALBERT GALLATIN, Secretary of the Treasury. w.
LITERARY NOTICE.
WM. DUANE, of Philadelphia, will thank such Book-sellers, Printers, and others, as may have had the goodness to collect subscribers, for the LIFE & WORKS OF DR. FRANKLIN, about to be published by Wm. Duane, to forward to him lists of the subscribers, obtained, with particular directions relative to their residence, &c. Printers of newspapers, who have published the proposals for this extensive work, will add to the favors already conferred, by publishing the above in their respective papers, as often as convenient. WM. DUANE will also thank those, who have collected subscribers, for "POLITICS FOR FARMERS AND MECHANICS," to inform him of their names and places of residence, without delay. July 13—
PROPOSALS, BY CONRAD, LUCAS & Co. (late M. and F. Conrad and Co.) No. 138, Market street, FOR PUBLISHING LEWIS and CLARK'S TOUR TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA, Performed by order of the government of the United States, during the years 1804, 1805, and 1806.
THIS work will be prepared by captain MERIWETHER LEWIS, and will be divided into two parts, the whole comprised in three volumes: the first containing at least 700 pages, the second and third from four to five hundred each, printed on good paper, and a fair type. The several volumes in succession will be put to press as early periods as the evocations of the author will permit him to prepare them for publication. PART THE FIRST—IN TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME FIRST.
Will contain a narrative of the voyage, with a description of some of the most remarkable places in those hitherto unknown wilds of America, accompanied by a map of good size, a large chart of the entrance of the Columbia river, embracing the adjacent country, coast and harbors, and embellished with views of two beautiful cataracts of the Missouri; the plan, on a large scale, of the connected falls of that river, as also, of those of the falls, narrows and great rapids of the Columbia, with their several portages. For the information of future voyagers, there will be added in the sequel of this volume, some observations and remarks on the navigation of the Missouri and Columbia rivers, pointing out the precautions which must necessarily be taken, in order to ensure success, together with an itinerary, of the most direct and practicable route across the continent of North America, from the confluents of the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers to the discharge of the Columbia into the Pacific Ocean.
VOLUME SECOND.
Whatever properly appertains to geography, embracing a description of the rivers, mountains, climate, soil and face of the country; a view of the Indian nations distributed over that vast region, showing their traditions, habits, manners, customs, national characters, stature, complexions, dress, dwellings, arms, and domestic utensils, with many others interesting particulars in relation to them; also, observations and reflections on the subjects of civilization, governing and maintaining a friendly intercourse with those nations. A view of the fur trade of North America, setting forth a plan for its extension, and showing the immense advantages which would accrue to the mercantile interests of the United States, by combining the same with a direct trade to the East Indies, through the continent of North America. This volume will be embellished with twenty plates illustrative of the dress and general appearance of such Indian nations as differ materially from each other; of their habitations; their weapons and habiliments used in war; their hunting and fishing apparatus; domestic utensils, &c. In an appendix there will also be given a diary of the weather kept with great attention throughout the whole of the voyage, showing also the daily rise and fall of the principal water courses which were navigated in the course of the fame.
PART THE SECOND—IN ONE VOLUME.
This part of the work will be confined exclusively to scientific research, and principally to the natural history of those hitherto unknown regions. It will contain a full dissertation on such subjects as may have fallen within the notice of the author, and which may properly be distributed under the heads of Botany, Mineralogy, and Zoology, together with some notices on the origin of Prairies, the cause of the muddiness of the Missouri, of volcanic appearances, and other natural phenomena which were met with in the course of this interesting tour. This volume will also contain a comparative view of twenty three vocabularies of distinct Indian languages, procured by captains Lewis and Clark, on the voyage, and will be ornamented and embellished with a much greater number of plates than will be bestowed on the first part of the work as is intended that every subject of natural history which is entirely new, and of which there are a considerable number, shall be accompanied by an appropriate engraving illustrative of it.
This distribution of the work has been made with a view to the accommodation of every description of readers, and is here offered to the patronage of the public in such shape, that all persons wishing to become subscribers, may accommodate themselves with either of the parts, or the entire work, as it shall be most convenient to themselves.
Detached from this work, there will be published
LEWIS & CLARK'S
MAP OF NORTH AMERICA,
From Lon. 0 deg. west, to the Pacific Ocean, and between 36 deg. and 52 deg. north Lat. with extensive marginal notes—dimensions 5 feet 8 inches by 3 feet 10 inches. Embracing all their late discoveries, and that part of the continent heretofore the least known. This map will be compiled from the best maps now extant, as well published as in manuscript, from the collective information of the best informed travellers through the various portions of that region, and corrected by a series of several hundred celestial observations, made by captain Lewis during his late tour.
For the convenience of subscribers, these several works will be delivered at the most respectable commercial towns, and at the seats of government of the respective states and territories within the Union; no advance is required, nor will payment be demanded until such delivery is made. The price of part the first, in two vols. will be Ten DOLLARS, and that of part the second in one volume, Eleven DOLLARS, delivered in boards. Price of the Map Ten DOLLARS. Any persons who may have subscribed for these works, to lists which contain no stipulated prices for the same, and who may be dissatisfied with the terms now proposed, are at liberty to withdraw their names from such lists, at any time prior to the 1st day of December next. M. LEWIS. July 27.
PROSPECTUS.
THE Subscriber has long been impressed with an opinion, that a newspaper which should concentrate important scientific facts, display national improvements, (particularly those arising from canals and turnpikes) exhibit the advantages of labor saving machinery, and careful agriculture, in short that a paper which should regularly have a specific portion of its columns devoted to political economy, would be useful to his country, as tending to convince his fellow citizens of truths of which all may not be sufficiently aware are essential to render the United States independent, respectable and happy.
Such an idea has frequently been canvassed among the friends of the subscriber, and as they agreed with him as to the advantages which might be diffused thereby, they have often urged him to commence such an establishment. Many difficulties originating in his ignorance of the mechanical parts of the business and other causes, long rendered such an attempt however desirable impossible. yet he never ceased anxiously to hope, the day would come when he might be enabled to undertake it. This anxiety has been considerably increased by the late daring and successful attack on the Chesapeake whilst the necessity of disseminating (by means of a newspaper (the most popular of all modes) such information, as might tend to free us from the shackles of foreign nations and promote within our own territory, the consumption of our own wheat, barley, hops, cotton, flax, hemp, iron, pitch, tar, turpentine, beel, pork, as well as a number of other raw and manufactured articles, thereby securing to our own agriculturalists (the best support of our country) a sure stimulus and efficient reward for their labor, has been felt and acknowledged by every true friend to the United States. Under these impressions, the subscriber proposes to commence such an establishment, and though a confident view of the importance of agriculture and the arts, induces one individual in addition to our Franklins, Rittenhouse's and Fulton's, to emulate the perseverance and talents of a Brindley—a Bolton, a Bakewell, an Arwright or a Parker, or lead one of our wealthiest countrymen to extend to the most important objects of political economy, the useful liberality of a Russell, a Coke or a Burrett, it will be attended with infinite advantages to the U. States and richly repay the labors of the Editor.
On these accounts the subscriber has determined to move his establishment to Washington city, emphatically denominated the Heart of the Union, as likely soon to become the seat of science and the nursery of the arts.
Some time in September next will be published the number of a weekly newspaper, entitled,
The Washington Expositor, or WEEKLY REGISTER.
 1st. Statistical facts, particularly such as relate to national improvements, navigable canals, and turnpike roads.  2d. Facts respecting the practice of husbandry, including reviews of, and extracts from the best books, which can be procured on that important subject.  3d. Views of the various mechanic improvements by which labor has been economized.  4th. A constant tendency to support the great distinguishing principles of federal America, viz. The right of every man who pays a tax or carries a gun in defence of his country, to the enjoyment of an equal share, the right of every man to the free exercise of his own religious opinion, as well as that his house should be his castle, free from obtrusion of search. 
With such views the Expositor will be printed on a good white paper, of a royal size, with handsome type.
The price to subscribers will be 3 dollars per annum.
As considerable labor and expense will be connected with this establishment, no paper will be forwarded to any subscriber without an advance of the subscription money.
In order to afford room for as much information and amusement as possible, after the first insertion, every advertisement will be published in a supplemental sheet.
All subscribers to the Alexandria Expositor who have hitherto paid with regularity, will be supplied with the contemplated paper, except special orders are received to the contrary.
Articles of intelligence, essays on general policy and the various circumstances connected with political economy, advertisements, &c. will be thankfully received at the office.
Letters relative to the business of the paper must be addressed Post Paid to the Expositor Office Washington city, otherwise they will not be taken up.
Subscriptions will be received at the Office in Washington city, and Mr. Milligan's Georgetown.
The scheme of the paper, being detailed, it is only necessary to add, that when it receives adequate patronage, it will be rendered a semi-weekly paper, and to request of such Editors, as approve the plan, to give this Prospectus a few insertions and thereby oblige their fellow-citizen,
RICHARD DINMORE. August 27, 1807.
Fifty Dollars Reward
RANAWAY from the subscriber residing in the District of Columbia, on the first of August, 1807, a black man Named MOSES, about five feet 8 or 9 inches high, 25 years of age, has been a carpenter and is an excellent workman, has a remarkable scar on the top of one of his feet coming like the scar from a burn, believed to be on his right foot—he was dressed in an osnaburgh jacket and pantaloons, but may change both his name and dress. Ten dollars will be paid if found in this District, and the above reward if out of the District and confined in any jail so that I get him again. ROBERT ALEXANDER. Washington, August 19, 1807. tf.