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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. DCCCLXXXIX.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1806.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, JUNE 23.
(A COMMUNICATION.)
A cursory review of the Conduct of Great Britain.
No. II.
After the preliminary review in our first number, we proceed to examine some of those circumstances in the conduct of G. Britain, which have recently occurred either in her usual course, or for the first time. It will not be thought incorrect or unfair, that her actual deportment towards the neutral powers, and particularly towards the U. S. in the year 1792, and since, should be considered as fully proving her principles, intentions, tenor of conduct, and real character in relation to the subject under consideration. G. Britain cannot be expected to impose the proper and necessary restraints upon her naval commanders, nor to conduct her admiralty courts on the principles of law, nor to administer the marine department of her executive government with the requisite attention to the rights of neutrals, unless the British government will calmly and accurately review the course which they have pursued during the last fourteen years. We have shown, as we sincerely believe, that they have been in the practice of breaking their own proper laws and the law of nations not only to distress their enemies, but to reach the property of neutrals, and so as to interrupt and destroy whole branches of neutral trade, if it might affect the mere civil institutions of an enemy or operate an inconvenience or injury to him in his general trade, or in his general interior affairs, without any relation to the case of "frigate." This course of conduct is inconsistent with the bounden duties of belligerents, and far exceeds their legitimate rights. It cannot be continued, or the prostration of all public law and of all order, among nations in mutual peace, will inevitably ensue. Were the United States destitute of their copious means to cure the evil or were they willing and even desirous to bear the state of things which Great Britain, after a long course of neutral sufferings, has recently brought to us to announce, it ought to be believed by the people of property and business in the British empire, that we are unable to endure the immense injuries we should sustain. Let us therefore proceed in a review, which may contribute to convince the government and people of the British empire, that every consideration which can influence the wise and good, demand an alteration of their conduct towards this country, as a neutral state.
IMPRESSMENT.
Our injuries under this head, are infinite and infinitely vexatious. Our own citizens, with written protections have been impressed out of our own vessels in foreign ports. Black men, who could not be mistaken for British subjects, have been impressed out of our vessels; also men of various foreign nations, whose pronunciation proved they were not British. Seamen have been impressed out of vessels in distress by leak, though turned away from a near blockaded port, and though they had protections. Vessels, manifestly short-handed, have been weakened more by impressment. Seamen have been impressed within our own jurisdiction. Impressed Americans have been brought into our ports in British ships and forcibly carried away by them. Our neutral seamen have been induced sometimes and sometimes impressed into the service of G. Britain, when she was at war with our allies, or with powers with which we were at peace. Foreign seamen, with foreign protections from their own neutral governments have been pressed from on board our vessels. British seamen, under written contract to perform a lawful peace voyage, in an American vessel, have been impressed. Natives of foreign countries (not British) naturalised in America, have been impressed. The mere and strict right of search for enemy goods and contraband of war and for military enemies, is often used to effect impressments of seamen from American vessels. Impressments are often accompanied by rudeness and violence, and abuse of our country, nation, and government, from officers of the British crown.
On the subject of impressment, we are bound to remark, that there can be no right to impress in our ports, nor in foreign ports not British, nor to impress persons whose language proves they are not British, nor who have foreign protections, nor negroes. We must also firmly and calmly declare, that we have a right to consider as a lawless act the
impressment of American, or British, Danish or other foreign seamen, under contract in writing with our captains or merchants. A commander of a British ship of war has no right to break a legitimate contract for service, & money in a neutral ship, which ship too, the British officer has been only enabled to enter for the purpose of search for enemy property. Nor has such British officer a right to impress a British passenger from an American ship, in which, and to the captain of which, he is under a contract as a passenger for money. The passenger trade is perfectly lawful. There is no right to injure the neutral American ship owner and captain by taking away his passengers and passage money. The right to carry passengers or goods is equally a right of an American ship in London or Dublin, or of a British ship in Boston, Philadelphia or Charleston. A captain of the British army dares not to force a subject to enlist, there is no law to warrant it. Nor has a captain in the British navy any such right in London against a Briton or American. It is only the arbitrary regimen practiced in the navy, putting that department above law, which covers the impressing officer. Yet it does not cover him in trying cases; for no man is ever punished for manslaughter or murder, or maiming, who kills or wounds a person attempting to impress him. What is not lawful may be acquiesced in within the British jurisdiction; but what is not really authorised by law cannot be practiced against neutral rights, neutral contracts, or neutral interests. To authorise the depriving of a neutral ship, in any place, even in a British port, of a British contracted seamen or passenger, it must be completely lawful to take that passenger or seaman if he were not under contract. Out of the exclusive jurisdiction of Great Britain, any alleged right within England could not operate. A nation has no right to break the contracts of its subjects with the subjects or citizens of other countries, even though it pay all damages, or a compensation. British born men have a right to become American citizens, for G. Britain makes Britons or British subjects (in various known modes) of the natives and subjects or citizens of other countries, from kings, nobles, generals and admirals, to soldiers, and seamen. British born men can, therefore, by the necessity of mutuality in the rules between nations, become full and proper American citizens by election and naturalization. On these grounds therefore the United States have a right to assume the position, that no lawfully contracted seaman or passenger, British, American or foreign, can be impressed while on board of or taken from an American ship and sea captain, even within the proper jurisdiction of Great Britain; nor of course on the high seas; nor of course in ports foreign to America and England; nor of course in the American jurisdiction or ports.
The practice, by Great Britain, of impressing native American citizen seamen, into their service while they are at war with nations with whom we are at peace, is a most offensive and highly dangerous disregard of our neutral rights, duties and situation, tending to commit our neutrality, and liable to painful apprehensions that it may be so intended, and to convictions that it must be so perceived. This practice has greatly injured the estimation of the British nation in the United States, and it is in truth very unfriendly and unwarrantable.
The practice of impressment is not made to injure or offend us nor to commit our neutrality by any one foreign nation, except the British, though it is notorious that we have in our vessels naturalised and non-naturalised French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Danish and Swed. seamen and tho' it is manifest, that the navy officers of those nations could more easily distinguish their seamen by their tongues than the British. This expensive, vexatious and injurious practice, so dangerous to our neutrality, is confined to the British government alone, though we never impress their subjects or our citizens from their vessels.
There is one circumstance peculiarly improper and offensive, which is that the British officers undertake to pronounce upon the insufficiency of our official protections, which are not counterfeited. They say they are issued upon wrong ground, or insufficient evidence. If so it lies with the British government to treat with ours for remedy, not with a British naval officer to pronounce upon a certificate of our collectors, issued on lawful evidence. If there is an evil or a wrong we ought to be ready to correct it, but an officer of the British navy cannot annul the acts of our civil officers, on prescribed and formal evidence. Let a British officer do what he
may, lawfully, we are to respect his commission, and seek redress of his government. So of our officers. But the law and reason and policy on the whole subject, are that there can be no impressments of seamen or passengers from on board American vessels. If it were otherwise, G. Britain has given us so much vexation and done us so much injury on this subject for the last twenty years, that she ought to refrain from impressment for the next twenty years to render mere retributive justice. But we conclude with the found and true position, that the British navy officers have not a right to board our vessels for the purpose of impressment, but only for search as belligerents.
BLOCKADES & DETENTIONS.
The innovations of Great Britain under this head have been so excessive, that her ministry, but for the acts of indemnity, might have been involved in the most serious situations.
It was therefore absolutely unlawful. Necessity was not set up. In the case of Lord Nelson, as to Spain, it could not be set up. The injuries we have sustained by illegitimate blockades have been immense and immense. But, as if the measure of our loss was not full, and in a moment when we are negotiating to settle other wrongs, a blockade of four rivers for the mere purpose of interrupting business and general domestic comfort is announced to our minister in London. Papers of the first information in the English connexion have further announced that this novel pretended blockade system is to be applied to all the ports of Europe from the Adriatic to the North Sea!! The cause assigned is the conduct of Prussia in shutting out the manufactures of Great Britain from the German ports. To attempt to injure the U. States for this is unjust, unlawful and unwise. Great Britain does not possess a shadow or color of right to act thus, in regard to our neutral ships and cargoes bound to the North or any other part of Europe—because she does not mean or expect to reduce any one port as besieged, or in a lawful sense, blockade. It is a great evil to us that in her contest with her enemies they war against her manufactures, so many of which are made of our produce or commodities. This consequence of their quarrel is severe enough for us, and we have no means of remedy, because we have no right to force British manufactures upon foreign countries. But G. Britain, with too much ease violating the law of nations concerning neutral rights, undertakes to announce that we shall not carry our articles of fishery, grain, flour, tobacco, cotton, nor our purchased coffee and sugar for sale to the millions of our customers on the European continent! A more prompt and familiar recurrence to an act of pure arbitrary power could not take place between the Emperor of the Turks and the trembling inhabitants of his seraglio. Minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America; the king of Great Britain in council has been pleased to order that no part of your ninety-five millions of exports shall be carried for sale to the ports of Europe, and he has further been pleased to order that you shall not receive any goods from the farmers or manufacturers of the continent of Europe; and he has likewise been pleased to order that you shall no longer pursue the carrying trade of your own goods or of foreign goods to or from the continent of Europe, for the said king will not permit any neutral vessels to enter or to leave its ports.
This mere statement of the purport of this illegitimate and excessive proceeding seems like hostility to England. But the statement is founded on principle, prescribed by duty, and demanded by prudence. 'Tis no hostility to Britain to place before her own eyes, in its appropriate colors, and in a clear light, her illegitimate and unprecedented conduct towards neutral commerce. Let her, before it shall be too late, employ some of her time and much of her care to ascertain its effects upon the active resources of her customers, and upon their absolute domestic necessities. If the U. States are to lose an immense branch of their carrying trade by an arbitrary "order" of the B—h K—g, they may find it necessary to aid their ship-owners by a legitimate exclusion of British ships from the carriage of goods not British to the U. States, according to the navigation act of the 17th century. America now second to Britain in tonnage, has no more obvious method of securing freights for those ships which "the order" of the English government throws out of employment.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
COMMUNICATION RELATIVE TO COMMODORE TRUXTON.
[CONCLUDED.]
What are the reasons offered by commodore Truxton for having written his letter of resignation of March 31. 1802? They are different at different times. In the letter itself, upon which alone, by the by, government, had to act, he stated, that, as commodore Dale had in his ship under him a captain of the navy, he, Thomas Truxton, in justice to his high famed renown and to the valued honor of his family, could not proceed without being placed in the same situation. Upon this lofty ground he made his first stand. And hence it was, that the Secretary of the Navy, perceiving this to be the only principle assumed in his letter, merely stated to him in his reply—"It is well known to you there is not at this time within the U. S. a captain of the navy that we could require to take a secondary station on board a ship."
The commodore has since found it expedient to shift his ground. He now says, if a captain of the navy could not have been sent to him, he expected government would have let him have a Master Commandant or a Lieutenant Commandant. If such had really been his expectation, one would imagine, that, in his letter tendering his resignation, he would naturally have asked for an officer of either of these grades in case a captain of the navy could not have been sent to him. But as such a request was not made, how could the government have presumed such an expectation against the express and pointed language of his letter. Besides, as at that time there was not in our navy any such officer as a Master Commandant or a Lieutenant Commandant, how, in the name of all that is wonderful, could the Secretary of the Navy, under any doctrine of presumptions, have presumed that so sage a commodore could have been expecting what he must have known did not exist.
The plain truth is, that at the time of writing his letter of March 31. 1802, commodore Truxton could not but have known, that there was not in the U. S. a captain of the navy that could have been required to take a secondary station on board a frigate, and that there was not in our navy any such officer as either a Master Commandant or a Lieutenant Commandant.
But whence is it, that this infatuated man has so often and so roundly asserted, that a Lieutenant Commandant ought to have been attached to his frigate. Circumscribed as have been his opportunities of acquiring correct ideas in naval affairs, he yet really ought to have known, that there cannot be attached to a frigate any such officer as a Lieutenant Commandant. This is well known to all navy officers of regular education. But for the information of others I would remark:
1st. There is not in either the American or the British navy any such officer as a commissioned Lieutenant Commandant. No such commission is issued in either country.*
2d. Any lieutenant of the navy, who may under orders, have the command of a public small vessel of war, becomes thereby a Lieutenant Commandant—that is—a lieutenant commanding. It is the mere circumstance of a lieutenant commanding a vessel that creates the title of Lieutenant Commandant. So that any Lieutenant whatever, old or young, without regard to the date of his commission, may become such an officer. And whenever he ceases to be the commander of such vessel, he thereby ceases to be a Lieutenant Commandant.
At the time commodore Truxton had the command of the Chesapeake, lieutenant Sterrett was the commanding officer of the schooner Enterprise, and as such was a Lieutenant Commandant. But if Mr. Sterrett had been, as proposed, transferred to the commodore's ship, he would thereby have ceased to be a Lieutenant Commandant, and, further, if any one of the lieutenants attached to the Chesapeake had been transferred to the command of the Enterprise, he would thus have become a Lieutenant Commandant.
What, says commodore Truxton, in his printed sheets, could be more degrading than the consultation of the officers? In answering this question it is proper to enquire what officers were consulted? They were captains of the navy, who had richly merited and had deservedly acquired the highest honors of their country; who had moreover been for years assiduously availing themselves of all the advantages of improvement, which the Mediterranean had afforded them; and who had returned to the U. S. with a vast accession of professional knowledge. Was it then, let it be asked, degrading to commodore Truxton, that government should have taken measures to ascertain whether such officers would willingly acquiesce in his being reinstated in the navy; and especially as he had been out of it upwards of three years and a half? Would it not, on the contrary, have
been both degrading and unjust to those meritorious and very valuable officers, if government had put over them, without their acquiescence, a man, who had quit the service, rather than take the very field in which they had been covering themselves with honors, and in returning from which their country have proudly received them with open arms.
But it is shrewdly remarked by the commodore, as discriminating as he is modest, that the consultation of the captains was intended by the secretary of the navy as a shelter—yes, truly—as a shelter against the tremendous effects of his displeasure! !—"Ring the bells backwards"!—The head of a department is in danger—in imminent danger of being thrown out of existence by the mighty—the wondrous Thomas Truxton!
"A husband great in arms, whose war-like sword Streams with the yellow blood of slaughtered giants, Whose name in terra incognita is known, Whose valor, wisdom, virtue make a noise, Great as the kettle drums of twenty armies."
P. S. As commodore Truxton's pretensions to a station and to a rank in our Navy are built, not upon the records of the Navy Department, nor upon any letter to him, official or private, from the Secretary of the Navy, but, ludicrous as it may seem, upon a certain letter written by himself to Mr. Biddie, and upon two other letters received by himself from a friend, the Quid Nunc have an ardent desire to see at full length, and duly attested, true copies of these extraordinary productions. This being an honest curiosity of these harmless folks, it is humbly hoped, the commodore will vouchsafe to indulge them. And especially as, by some means they have got it into their heads, that these letters have been put upon the rack, and have been tortured to say what they never meant. They remark too, and it is believed with some colour of truth, that in a court of justice a man having in his pocked a letter, is not allowed to state in evidence its contents, but must produce the letter, and let it speak for itself.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, APRIL 1.
DEBATE
(CONCLUDED.)
MR. VARNUM considered the resolution as going too far, and said it was a very common thing for two offices to be united in one man. It had been usual to unite the diplomatic character with the military command in our intercourse with the Indians, and a diplomatic character had likewise been given to our naval commander in the Mediterranean. Instances of a plurality of office in one person were very numerous. If there existed at present any case, in which such an union was incompatible with the discharge of official duties, he hoped it would be pointed out; whether there was or was not, he could not say. But where did the responsibility for such appointments lie? Not that House; but the other branch of the Legislature was responsible; for the correct discharge of whose duties they were accountable to the people. Where then was the propriety of an interference by the House? If the President made an appointment against the spirit of the constitution, the people would know it. Was it presumable that if a law was to pass this House, predicated on the resolution under consideration, the other branch of the legislature would agree to it; after having sanctioned the appointments at which it is levelled? Was this House to set as a court of censure? The constitution did not delegate such a power. Our very laws in various cases direct the union of office prescribed by the resolution. Ought we not then in the first place to repeal those laws before we pass a resolution in direct hostility to them.
Mr. V. said he had no hesitation to observe; that the military and civil office should in general be kept distinct; but he believed there where cases were it was necessary. He was perfectly willing to leave the responsibility where the constitution had placed it—in the hands of the President and Senate. With regard to the union of the military office in the cases alluded to, he would not undertake to say whether it was proper or not. He could readily, however, conceive, that the union arose from the most correct motives, as the country was a frontier, which might be menaced with danger, and which might require the united exercise of the military and civil authority to repel it.
MR. J. CLAY said he would ask whether the ordinary union of military and civil powers in the governors of the territories was such as that contemplated.
* There is one instance in this country of such a commission, from an over-sight having been issued, but the error was immediately rectified.

in the resolution? The case of the governor of Louisiana had been alluded to, where the same person, he believed, received the pay of governor and brigadier. It was the case with the other governors? He believed gentlemen would not say that it was necessary that the governor of New Orleans should be a brigadier general in the army; and yet they allowed that to be the most vulnerable point on the frontier. If then they say that the union is necessary in one case, they will admit that it ought to be in the other. When the marshal executes the petty military authority with which he is invested, does he receive additional pay? Does the governor of a state, being commander of the militia, bear any relation to the governor of Louisiana holding a high rank in the standing army? Suppose the southern frontier should be invaded, and it should be necessary to call out the army to defend it, where would be the compatibility of these two appointments. The same individual might be called at one & the same time, to St. Louis & St. Mary's. He would ask whether it was compatible with the spirit of the constitution for a man to enjoy a sinecure; and whether one of these offices was not a sinecure, when the discharge of its duties was inconsistent with that of the other.
Mr. LEIB said, that viewing the resolution as an abstract proposition, he had no objection to giving it his support. But if it were intended as a side attack upon the administration, he was not prepared to vote for it. Before he was prepared to act on it under this view, he wished for facts, which were not before the House. He therefore moved a postponement of the resolution till Monday.
The question to postpone was lost—When the yeas and nays were taken on agreeing to the resolution, as follows:—Yeas 31—Nays 8.
YEAS—Messrs. Bassett, Bedinger, Butler, Casey, Chittenden, Clark, J. Clay, M. Clay, Dickson, Earle, Garrett, Goodwyn, Gray, Jones, Lieb, Magruder, Marion, Masters, T. Moore, Jno. Morrow, J. Randolph, Sammons, Sanford, J. Smith, S. Smith, Spalding, Stanford, P. R. Thompson, Trigg, D. R. Williams and Wilson.—31.
NAYS—Messrs. Alston, jun. Anderson, Bard, Barker, Betton, Bidwell, Blackledge, Blake, jun. Blount, Brown, G. W. Campbell, Chandler, Clubborne, Conrad, Covington, Crowninshield, Cuts, Dana, Darby, Davenport, jun. Dawson, Early, Elliot, Ellis, Elmer, Ely, Eppes, Findley, Fish, Goldsborough, Gregg, Green, Hale, Hamilton, Hastings, Holmes, Hough, Jackson, Kelly, Kenan, Lewis, jun. Mac Farland, M'Creery, N. R. Moore, Jer. Morrow, Mosely, Mumford, Jer. Nelson, R. Nelson, Newton, jun. Olin, Picken, jun. Pugh, Quince, T. M. Randolph, Rhea, (of Ten.) Richards, Russell, Saily, Schuneman, Seaver, Sloan, Smilie, J. C. Smith, Southard, Stanton, Steadman, Sturges, Tallmadge, Tenney, Thomas, T. W. Thompson, Tracy, Van Rensselaer, Varnum, Wadsworth, J. Whitehill, Wickes, N. Williams, Winn and Winston.—8.
The Eclipse as seen at New York.
Our distant readers may perhaps expect some account of the appearance of the eclipse in this city. We shall not, however, attempt to give a learned or scientific statement. It is sufficient to mention, that the different stages of the Eclipse corresponded very nearly with the previous calculations published in the Almanacks, and in many of the public papers. A little more than eleven digits of the Sun's disk were obscured. The morning was unusually pleasant, and the atmosphere perfectly clear. The gradual approach of darkness, the pale and sickly hue given to the objects around us, the brilliant appearance of a few stars, the general suspension of business, the streets lined with inhabitants, all anxiously viewing the appearance and the progress of this sublime phenomenon, and the recollection that many generations must pass away before so grand an exhibition of the kind will occur, all conspired to produce an effect on the mind, which cannot be described. It is difficult to measure degrees of darkness. To us, the atmosphere, although direct rays of the sun still shone upon us, appeared, at the time of greatest obscuration, as dark as it usually does, in a clear sky, half an hour after the setting of the sun. It was found necessary to light candles in our banks and public offices. The most beautiful appearance was exhibited by the shadows of the trees—the shadow of each leaf marking, on the pavement, the exact state of the eclipse.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. June 12, 1806.
The following is a copy of the letter which the hon. Mr. HEATH transmitted to the two Houses, declining to accept the office of Lieutenant Governor, viz:
GENTLEMEN, I HAVE been notified by a very respectable committee of both Houses, that I have been elected Lt. Governor of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, for the year ensuing, by a majority of the votes of the electors.
Impressed with the most lively sense of gratitude for this mark of confidence and esteem, I present to you, and through you to my fellow citizens, my most sincere and hearty thanks. Having been more than forty years in public life, contemporary with the early as-
serters of American rights, and the adoption of measures for their defence, and near the illustrious WASHINGTON, during the revolutionary war, in the most difficult, perilous and interesting periods our country has as yet experienced, the prime of my life has passed away, and I have arrived at nearly the common age of man, when the vigor of the mind abates, and the most splendid offices cease to charm.
I have seen my beloved country in deep distress, struggling to retain the life of that equal liberty, which Heaven has given as an unalienable legacy to man; I have seen her triumph in peace, sovereignty, and independence; forming constitutions of civil government, selected and combined of principles calculated for durability, superior to those found in any other republics yet seen. I now see her under a wise and prudent administration of the general government, respected abroad, and prosperous at home, beyond a parallel in any other nation; and this, my native state, whose prosperity is the unceasing wish of my heart, one of the most respectable and prosperous among her sisters.
Pausing, at this point of view, with thankful admiration, although a laudable ambition to serve my country, and a long public life, which has rendered its duties familiar, tend to excite a wish for continuance in it, reason points me to retirement, rather than to the acceptance of a new station. I do, therefore, decline qualifying myself to attempt a discharge of the duties of the honorable office to which I have been elected.
Beseeching the All-Wise Counsellor to guide and direct the legislature in all the important business which may come before them, and that this Commonwealth, and the United States, may be a name and a praise in the earth, so long as time shall endure.
I have the honor to be, with the most profound respect, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, W. HEATH.
Roxbury, June 12, 1806.
FRIDAY, June 13.
Agreeably to assignment, the two Houses met in convention, for the purpose of coming to the choice of Nine Counsellors , in the room of the gentlemen chosen yesterday, who declined accepting seats in the council: a Secretary and Treasurer of the State. The committee reported the whole number of the votes to be 418—210 making a choice; that the
Hon. Levi Lincoln had 260 William Eustis 260 Samuel Fowler 259 Daniel Kilham, Esq. 260 Thomas Hazard, jun. Esq. 260 Marshal Sprague, Esq. 260 Benjamin J. Porter, Esq. 259 Hon. Nathan Weston 260 William Widgery, Esq. 252 And they were declared elected.
The Federal Ticket contained the names of the Hon. Nathan Cushing, Henry Knox, David Cobb, Stephen Bullock, Bezaleel Taft, Benjamin Pickman, jun. Artemas Ward, S. Dexter, jun. and A. P. Fernald, who had 158 votes.
The votes were then collected for Secretary of the State. The whole number was 417—of which
Jonathan L. Austin, Esq. had 255 and was declared chosen. William Smith, Esq. of Boston, was the Federal candidate—He had 162 votes.
The votes for Treasurer were then collected—The whole number was 413—of which
Thomson J. Skinner, Esq. had 242 and was declared chosen. The present Treasurer, Jonathan Jackson, Esq. had 171.
HALIFAX, ss.
On this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six, before me the subscriber, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the county of Halifax, personally appeared Daniel Trask and William Patterson, jun. of Wiscasset, in the state of Massachusetts, mariners, seamen belonging to the American brig Ranger, John Patterson, master, lately sent into this port for adjudication, by his majesty's ship Leander , H. Whity, esq. commander, and made oath—that after the capture of the said brig Ranger by the Leander aforesaid, the deponents were taken on board of her, where they remained about 30 days; that about 20 days after their being on board, a ship hove in sight on the starboard bow, and the Leander immediately made all sail under French colors, firing at the same time all her upper deck guns on the starboard side in order to bring her to; that the ship which the Leander was in chase of, still continued on her course, upon which the Leander wore round, and fired seven guns under English colors from the larboard side; that the ship immediately bore down and proved to be an American ship from Charleston, bound to Liverpool in G. Britain; that after the said ship had come under the lee of the Leander , they fired two nine pounders at her, and one of them struck her forward and the other aft; that the captain of the Leander ordered the master of the American ship to lower his yawl, upon which the master replied "that he did not think his yawl would swim"; that he then ordered him to hoist out his long boat, upon which he lowered his yawl (not being able to put out the long boat,) in which he came on board the Leander , with two of his seamen, in a very leaky state; that after the American ship was within half arms from the quarter deck of the Leander rather, while they were leaving the boat: that the two seamen who came on board with the captain, were ordered on the quarter deck, and a sight
of their protection demanded by Henry Whity the captain of the Leander ; that upon their delivering them into his hand, Daniel Trask, one of the deponents, saw him tear them in pieces and throw them overboard; that during the time the captain of the American ship was under examination on the quarter deck of the Leander , a boat was lowered from her and proceeded on board the American ship, and in a short time returned with two seamen who came on board with the captain of the American ship, and whose protections the said Henry Whity had destroyed in the manner before mentioned, were detained on board the Leander , and are now on board said ship; that the captain of the American ship, after being detained about three hours on board the Leander , was permitted to go on board his ship in his own yawl with the two men who came on board in the Leander 's boat, and immediately sailed.
And the said William Patterson, jun. further saith, that he heard the officers of the Leander say, that the reason given by the American captain why he did not bring to on their first firing at him was, their chasing him under French colors, he having English property on board.
DANIEL TRASK, WILLIAM PATTERSON, jun. Same day sworn to before me,
JAMES STEWART, Notary Public and Justice of Peace.
Pittsburgh, June 10.
The ship Western Trader , built at this place, and owned by Mr. James Berthoud, sailed from Shippingport below the falls of Ohio, on the 11th ult. for New Orleans.
On the 12th ult. the ship Thomas Penrose , burthen 350 tons, built at Maysville, Ken. and owned by Messrs. Hollingsworth and Gallagher, and the brig—built at Charleston, Va. laden with flour, arrived at Louisville. They expected to pass the falls in a few days.
Extract of a letter from a young gentleman at St. Louis, to his father in this place, dated May 12.
"Lieut. Pike returned a few days ago from reconnoitring the head waters of the Mississippi. All that I can understand of his tour is, that the Mississippi heads out of a large lake, and runs a considerable distance very narrow and very deep. The climate very cold."
Charleston, June 6.
Extract of a letter from Liverpool, dated 20th of April, 1806.
"The bill brought into Parliament for preventing American Guineamen, fitting out for the Coast from British ports, was to be read a second time on Thursday. It likewise completely precludes all British ships from selling their cargoes of slaves in America, "or any neutral country belonging to any foreign sovereign, state or power;" and from selling in any of our colonies captured during the war: Nor can any British subjects employ their capital, or credit, in fitting out neutral or British ships for foreign account. There is no doubt but the bill will pass, which will completely knock up this traffic, as regards America."
MAN—POLITICO—ARITHMETICALLY CONSIDERED.
Supposing the earth peopled with 1,000,000,000 inhabitants, and allowing 35 years for a generation it has been computed that the death of each year, amounts to 80,000,000—of each day, to 82,133—of each hour, 3,442-7-24.
But as the number of births, are as 10 to 12, there are born every year, 36,000,000—every day, 93,569—every hour, 4,107,1-24.
If mankind had not been doomed to die, there would have been at present, about 173,000 millions of mortals on the earth; and in this case there would still have been 9,110 square feet of earth remaining for each man.
Reckoning only three generations during a century, and supposing at the same time, that the world has only existed 5,700 years, there have been only 174 generations from the creation to our own time, 124 since the deluge, and 53 since the christian era; now as no family in Europe can trace its origin to the time of Charlemagne, it follows, that the most ancient houses cannot reckon more than thirty generations, and very few, if any can go so far back; but supposing it to be the case what is this but 1000 years illustrious, against 4,800 years of obscurity.
Out of every 1,000 men, 28 thereof die annually.
The number of inhabitants of a city or country is renewed nearly every 30 years.
Of 200, children, no more than one dies in the birth.
Of 100, one does not die during the mother's lying in.
Of 1000 infants, fed by means of the mother's milk, not above 300 die, but of the same number reared by wet nurses, 500 die. The mortality of children has augmented greatly during the present luxurious age; convulsions and teething kill the greatest number of them.
The natural small pox usually carries off 8 in every 100 attacked by it; but of 800 inoculated, no more than one dies.
Among 3125 who die, it appears by the register that there is only one person of 70 years of age.
More old men are to be found on elevated places, than on plains and vallies.
The proportion between the deaths of women and that of men, is as a 100
to 108. The probable duration of female lives is 60; but at that period the calculation is more favourable to them than to the males.
Married women live longer than Maidens.
In the country the spring is the most fatal period, but in the cities it is the winter.
One half of those who are born, die before they attain the age of seventeen.
The number of old men who die in cold weather is to the number of those who die in warm weather as 7 to 4.
According to the observation of Boerhaave, the most healthy children are born in the months of January February and March.
The married women are to the unmarried in the ratio of 1 to 3; and the married to the unmarried men, as 3 to 5. The number of twins is to that of single children, as 1 to 65 or 70.
The number of marriages is to that of the inhabitants of the country as 175 to 1000.
In the country there are but 4 children produced by every marriage; in cities, there are but 35 in 10 marriages.
The men able to bear arms, form the 4th part of the inhabitants of a country.
An ancient register gives us the following very mortifying instance of the brevity of human life in an hundred persons who were born at the same time—
  At the end of six years there remained only, 64   At the end of 16 years, 46   At the end of 26 years, 26   At the end of 36 years, 16   At the end of 46 years, 10   At the end of 56 years, 6   At the end of 66 years, 8   And at the end of 76 years, 3 
FROM THE HIBERNIAN MAGAZINE.
Account of the re-appearance of Sicard, teacher of the deaf and dumb, in Paris.
Twenty-eight months had the man, whom the abbe de l'Epee chose for his immediate successor, the celebrated and modest Sicard, been the object of a proscription in which he was undeservedly included.
Concealed in the house of a trusty friend, who for two years risked his own life to save a head of such value, Sicard undertook the task to bestrew with flowers the first studies of children, to facilitate their progress, and to render the performance of their duty easier to the fathers of families. In a narrow cell, by the light of a lamp, whose faint glimmer seemed loth to discover the venerable traits of the estimable recluse and to betray his place of refuge, he wrote his Universal Grammar; thus revenging himself on the injustice of men, only by heaping new benefits upon them.
In the mean time, the deaf and dumb of every age and sex lamented the absence of their teacher. Sometimes they looked up to the windows of their apartment, and their eyes were bedewed with tears: or they would regard with fixed attention the arm-chair where Sicard had been wont almost daily to expand souls, and render them susceptible of the impressions of nature: and of the significant and various gestures that at other times animated their countenances, the expressions of dejection and sorrow alone remained. One of them in particular, Jean Massieu, the fifth of the same family who had enjoyed the instructions of the venerable Sicard, was so affected by the loss of his teacher, that, to pacify him they were obliged to make him acquainted with his place of refuge. This young man, whose understanding and talents all Paris admires, and who, notwithstanding his weak state of health, had been promoted to the place of repeater in the school, with a salary of 1200 francs, repeatedly offered to share his small income with Sicard: "My father (said he by means of rapid signs) has nothing: I must provide him with food and cloathing, and save him from the cruel fate that oppresses him." He accordingly took the necessary steps with prudence, engaged some of his friends to assist him in putting his intentions into execution, and kept himself in readiness to lay hold of the first favorable opportunity.
At length the already wished for moment arrived. A dramatic poet, whom the enthusiasm of his heart rendered courageous, (Bouilly) founded the resolution to interest the public in favor of the successor of the abbe de l'Epee, by producing on the stage a memorable scene from the life of that celebrated founder of the institution for instructing the deaf and dumb. The undertaking was dangerous, but the motive irresistible. The audience shed tears to the memory of the abbe de l'Epee; and whilst his sainted name was repeated, the unfortunate Sicard's likewise resounded. O! that from his asylum he could have heard these affecting exclamations of a numerous and respectable assembly, this consoling burst of enthusiasm from a people which paid homage to virtue, and pleaded the cause of innocence. "Sicard!" they exclaimed from every side, "restore to us Sicard!"
From the emotion that animated every countenance, from the applause that was clapped from every hand, and especially from the indescribable transports of the author (Bouilly) it was easy for Massieu, notwithstanding his deafness and dumbness, to form an idea of the interest which the audience expressed in favor of the preceptor; and he so well contrived matter, that a few days after, he and Bouilly met together at
the house of a legislator, who is a friend of men and merit, and of the unfortunate, and where a brother of the chief consul of the French republic happened to be on a visit. Having here, by the affecting answers which he gave to the questions put to him, softened the hearts of a great number of persons to a participation of his feelings; he gave to the brother of the consul a letter which he had written in his presence, and which concluded with the following remarkable words: "Promise, O promise me! that you will speak for us to the chief consul: they say he loves those men who labor for the happiness of others; surely then he must love Sicard, whose sole happiness it is to render the poor deaf and dumb happy!"
This touching language of nature excited the admiration of all present, and produced the most lively emotion. Massieu observed this; immediately he flung one arm round the neck of Joseph Bonaparte, and the other round Bouilly; and all three melted into tears. Joseph Bonaparte, who was most affected, pressed the amiable pupil of Sicard to his heart, and requested his worthy friend to signify to him, that he would on the same evening present his letters to the consul, and that he could venture to promise him that it would have the wished for effect.
Massieu's hopes were not disappointed; the consul ordered Sicard's name to be erased from the list of the proscribed; and soon after he was restored to the right of again giving instructions to his pupils.
The 14th of Feb. 1800, was the day in which this good father appeared again in the midst of his children.
It was about eleven in the morning: already was the hall appropriated for the public exercises of the deaf, and dumb filled with celebrated men; among whom, those in particular were observed who dedicate their talents and labors to the instruction of youth, and the promotion of the happiness of the human race. In the midst of the hall stood the deaf and dumb pupils, of both sexes and different ages. The vivacity of their looks, and the rapidity of their signs, by which they mutually communicated their sentiments, indicated that this day was the happiest of their life.
The friends of the venerable proscribed, among whom was likewise the excellent man who had sheltered him from the storm of party rage, enter the hall in crowds; and a number of beautiful ladies embellished the company by the lustre of their charms.
At once a penetrating cry of joy escapes Massieu—every one rises up—a respectful silence reigns throughout the whole assembly. Sicard appears—Massieu is already in his arms—his mouth is joined to the mouth of Sicard—his whole soul seems to be transfused into the soul of his preceptor—he takes him by the hand and conducts him to his chair. Immediately the male pupils rush towards him. The more adult among them surround their adored master, press him to their hearts, and hold him in their arms. The little ones kiss his hands, cling to his garment, and climb up to his breast and his head. He is covered with the most affecting signs, with the tears of the adults and of the children.
Sicard endeavors to speak, but his emotion deprives him of the power of utterance. He wishes to communicate to each of his pupils what passes in his heart, but all at once fix their eyes upon him, embrace him, caress him; to extend over them his benedict hands, to tell by signs that he loves them all with the paternal affection, that he receives them all into his bosom, as all he has power to do, all that the blissful intoxication of his soul inspires him with.
As, however, nothing escapes his penetrating glance, he now observed that his female pupils, restrained by the bashfulness peculiar to their sex, venture not wholly to give way to the emotion which eradiates from their eyes, and glows in every feature of their expressive countenances. Affected by this struggle of modesty and sentiment, he goes towards them, stops for a moment, then stretches out his arms, and receives their caresses with a tone that seems to say, "should a father blush to embrace his children?"
While these bashful maidens are expressing to their teacher the joy which his return occasions them, the boys who have made the greatest progress, approach the table, and delineate with letters of fire, and the rapidity of lightning, the emotions which animate them. One of them thanks the consul and his brother for having restored to them the man from whom they received their moral existence; another describes the anxiety and melancholy with which they were overwhelmed during the absence of their beloved preceptor; a third writes down the sentence, "that virtue and truth sooner or later will triumph over the artifices of the wicked." At last Massieu himself appears at the table, and while he presents to the eyes of the admiring spectators the profoundest truths of the physical and moral sciences, a blooming maiden places on the head of Sicard a wreath of poppies and heliotropes, emblems of the sadness of his pupils during his absence, and of the immortality with which his genius, his patience, his benedict labors, will be crowned.
FROM THE LONDON ORACLE.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.
We cannot avoid congratulating our countrymen on the late intelligence which announced the happy tidings of these settlements being again in our possession. A late judicious traveller hath delivered a decided opinion respecting their value, and after describing the christian settlements, which r

Southward of the Cape, as far as Fish River, and the delightful country of Caffaria, which skirts the eastern coast for more than 700 miles, he does not hesitate to pronounce them the finest countries in the world, and may be rendered of more real importance to Great Britain than all her oriental and western dominions put together. This opinion was fully substantiated when Lord Malmesbury, early in the year 1792, went to Paris as plenipotentiary on the part of England, to negotiate a peace with the then government of France. When his lordship came to discuss that part of his mission which respected the Cape of Good Hope (then in our possession,) he strenuously insisted on the settlement being ceded to the crown of England. De la Croix, who acted in a similar character on the part of the French republic, strongly insisted on its being restored to the Dutch—and in giving his reasons for making this requisition in a candid point of negotiation, discovered a very competent knowledge of the subject. He very sensibly observed, that the Cape, in the hands of the Dutch, could be of very little use except furnishing a convenient place for shipping to touch at on their voyage to the East Indies; but in the hands of the English (said De la Croix) the southern territory of Africa will be colonised, and new sources of commerce in all probability arise, the advantages of which are incalculable. He demonstrated what the active genius of the English, moving on so great a scale, would produce, and how the present trade of the European nations would be injured by opening to G. Britain such a new and fertile source for commercial adventure.
The Frenchman was certainly correct in his predictions and delineations. Formerly the people of England considered the Cape as an half way house to their settlements in the East Indies, and appreciated its value in proportion to the accommodation which was given to their shipping; but they should understand, that although the Cape must be of considerable benefit to our Asiatic commerce, as a place of refreshment and supply, still this advantage bears no proportion to those which may be derived from the settlement and cultivation of the interior.
If on the map a direct line be drawn from Cape Agulhas, which is the southern extreme of Africa, about N.N.E. as far as 25 degrees south, which takes in Delagoa bay on the east coast, and that part of the west which at present is but little frequented, it will be perceived that a surface of territory may be acquired of a prodigious extent, and comprehending countries on which nature has bestowed her choicest favours. The Fish river which is about 400 miles south of the Cape, divides the christian settlements from Caffaria.
This portion of Africa is fairly open to the government of the Cape, provided the natives can be induced to consent to the establishment of European colonists. Their acquiescence could be soon obtained by presents of little value to the donor, and their allegiances secured by a kind and liberal treatment, which they never experienced from their Batavian masters.
The beauties of Caffaria are equal to its fertility. In the country of the Antequois, Genequois, and other tribes of the Hottentott nation, a most luxurious soil is to be found, and on reaching the summit of their mountains, the eye frequently reposes on such a glowing scene of pastoral beauties, that to faithfully delineate the whole, would require the inspired genius of Tasso, or the Mæcenas. These plains are generally frequented by a kind of antelope or gazelle; and it is not unusual to perceive from the mountain tops, thousands of those beautiful animals, alarmed by the lion, the tiger, the hyena, or the panther, scouring over the valleys to secure a retreat, and forming a moving scenery of the most exquisite beauty.
It has likewise been remarked by several intelligent Europeans who have penetrated into the southern continent of Africa that in no country which has yet been discovered, could a greater variety of excellent wines be produced. The vineyards of Cassamassa , which are situated near the Cape, flourish in a sterile soil, when compared to those of Caffaria . Tobacco has been raised in the Dutch colonies, and the produce has been such as to exceed the most sanguine expectations. The sugar cane, although not a native of the soil, could not fail in the southern parts of Africa; the soil, the climate every thing invites the experiment. We are likewise informed that not a space which grows in Ceylon , or the older Dutch colonies in the east, but would flourish in the southern part of Africa. Fruits of almost every denomination, have been reared in those settlements, Oranges, Lemons, Citrons, figs, apples, pears, apricots, peaches, &c. have been cultivated in certain districts, and most of them with every imaginable success. There could be no difficulty, therefore, in extending these productions to every part of the southern continent.
The advantages which may be derived from these possessions (as De la Croix truly observed) are incalculable, and for that reason we indulge the pleasing expectation of their being forever attached to the British empire.
LONDON, MAY 3. The letters from the Lisbon Mail are very contradictory. Some of them express great apprehensions with respect to the designs of Spain and France, while others say, that the fears upon
this head have greatly subsided. The Topaze French frigate, which had so long been in the Tagus, had slipped out and passed the Star British sloop of war in safety; the latter being prevented from immediately following the frigate by the batteries on shore—a circumstance which is considered by some as an hostile interference on the part of the Portuguese, but which we cannot view in this light, when we consider that the neutrality of Portugal binds her to protect alike the ships of all nations within her several ports and harbors. An order has been issued by the Spanish government for removing all restraint from American vessels trading to the ports of South America.
The surrender of Cattaro to the Russians continues still to be an object of complaint on the part of France against the court of Vienna. Through the number of the French troops in Istria and Dalmatia is represented at not less than 30,000, and of course capable of expelling with ease the Russians at Cattaro, who are said to be but a few hundreds, is thrown on the Austrian government, from whose hands alone Bonaparte will receive the possession. The military commander of the post, Gen. Brady, & the commissioner, Marshal Ghislieri, are accused of having willfully given up the place to the Russians, and even of having invited and persuaded them, against their inclination to take possession of it; seeking merely to save and cover themselves, by a pretext, from the charge of breaking the engagements of their Court, so as to involve it in a war. The Austrian government is thus called upon to punish Gen. Brady and the marquis Ghislieri, as having treacherously given up its possessions, & hazarded involving it in a new war.—It is called upon at the same time to expel the Russians by force—a proceeding which has a direct tendency to involve Austria in a war with France. To embroil two Sovereigns, from whose alliance Bonaparte has to dread the most serious danger to his power must be the object of this instigating and impelling Austria to obtain by force, a restitution which, even without supposing France to have so much as 30,000 men in Istria and Dalmatia, or the Russians to have only a few hundreds in Cattaro, the French ought naturally to be the persons to attempt. From this debate it is probable that the peace now existing on the continent will not be of long duration; that Bonaparte, if he ever is at peace, is so only for the purpose of enabling himself to renew the war with certainty of doing more mischief; he wishes either to have the opportunity of overwhelming Austria before she is prepared, or, by forcing that power to take any step against the Russians, to dissolve forever a connexion which presents the terrific aspect to his schemes of power. Austria will, we trust, in this dilemma, act with becoming spirit and honor. The aid of Britain will not be wanting to any nation disposed to assert its independence, and to maintain its honor.
APRIL 30. In the Court of King's Bench on Saturday, Mr. Dallas moved for a new trial in the case of the King v. Governor Picton, on two grounds: First, of misrepresentation by one of the witnesses on the part of the prosecution with respect to the laws which governed the Spanish West India Colonies; and secondly, on the grounds of the defendant's acting at the same time in a judicial capacity as Supreme Criminal Judge of Trinidad, and, therefore, from the various authorities upon the subject, was not liable, even though he had so acted in error. The court considered the last point well worthy of consideration, & granted a rule to shew cause accordingly. Gen. Picton attended in court; and upon consent of the prosecutor, was enlarged, on entering into considerable recognizance for his appearance hereafter.
TRIAL OF LORD MELVILLE. FOURTH DAY, Friday May 2. The attendance of spectators to day was as numerous as on the first day, particularly of Ladies of rank and fashion. The witnesses examined yesterday were chiefly persons belonging to Public offices. In the course of their examination, several legal objections were taken by Mr. Adams, and Mr. Plumer, Lord Melville's Counsel, which were answered by Sir S. Romilly and Sergeant Best. Some discussion took place between the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Cumberland, and other Peers. This morning was chiefly consumed in the examination of witnesses, who were all gentlemen belonging to Banking Houses. Mr. Trotter, has not yet been examined. The trial is expected to last much longer than was supposed—some say a month or five weeks.
FROM A LATE PARIS PAPER. Napoleon, by the grace of God and the constitutions, emperor of the French and king of Italy, to all those who shall see these presents, greeting: The interest of our people, the honor of our crown, and the tranquillity of the continent of Europe, requiring that we should secure in a stable and definitive manner the lot of the people of Naples and Sicily, fallen into our power by the right of conquest, and making besides a part of the great empire, we have declared and do declare by these presents, to acknowledge for king of Naples and Sicily our well beloved brother, Joseph Napoleon, grand elector of France. This crown shall be hereditary by order of primogeniture,
in his male legitimate and natural descendants. His said descendants coming to be extinct, which God forbid, we intend to call to it our male legitimate and natural children by order of primogeniture, and in default of our male, legitimate and natural children, by order of primogeniture, reserving to ourselves, if our brother should happen to die in our life time without leaving any male, legitimate and natural children, the right of designating to succeed to the said crown, a prince of our house, or even of calling to it an adopted child, according as we shall judge proper for the interest of our people, and for the great advantage of the great system which Divine Providence has destined us to found.
We institute in the said kingdom of Naples and Sicily, six great fiefs of the empire, with the title of duchies, and the same advantages and prerogatives as those which are instituted in the Venetian provinces united to our kingdom of Italy, to be, the said duchies, grand fiefs of the empire, in perpetuity, and the case happening in our nomination, and in that of our successors. All the details of the said fiefs are committed to the care of our said brother Joseph Napoleon.
We reserve to ourselves on the said kingdom of Naples and Sicily, the disposal of a million income, to be distributed to the generals, officers and soldiers of our army, who rendered the most service to the country and to the throne, and whom we shall designate for this purpose, under the express condition of not being alive, the said generals, officers and soldiers before the expiration of ten years, to sell or alienate the said incomes, but by our authority.
The king of Naples shall be in perpetuity, grand dignitary of the empire, under the title of grand elector; we reserve, however, when we shall judge proper, to create the dignity of prince vice grand elector.
We intend that the crown of Naples and Sicily, which we place on the head of our brother, Joseph Napoleon and his descendants, shall not prejudice in any manner their rights of succession to the throne of France. But it is equally our will that the crown either of France or Italy, or of Naples and Sicily, shall never be united on the same head. Given at our palace of the Thuilleries, the 30th March, 1806. Signed, NAPOLEON. Seen by us, arch chancellor of the empire, Signed, CAMBACERES. The minister Secretary of State, H. B. MARET.
ICE FOR SALE. THE Subscriber respectfully informs the Citizens of Washington that ICE may be had by the Bushel or Peck at his house on F street north, two doors from Mr. MADISON'S. HONORE JULIEN. June 20—3t
IN pursuance of an order from the Orphan's Court of Prince George's county, will be held at Public Sale on Saturday the 13th July, at 12 o'clock at the tavern of Mr. Samuel J. Coolidge in Upper Marlboro', a NEGRO MAN, late the property of John Nevitt, deceased. The terms of sale will be 6 months credit, the purchaser giving bond, with approved security. All persons indebted to the said John Nevitt, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims are requested to present their accounts properly authenticated to the subscriber. THOMAS NEVITT, Exec't of J. Nevitt, deceased. June 16—w3w.
CHASE'S TRIAL. This day is Published By SAMUEL H. SMITH. TRIAL OF SAMUEL CHASE, An ASSOCIATE JUSTICE of the Supreme Court of the United States, IMPEACHED By the House of Representatives, for HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, before the Senate of the United States. Taken in short hand, By SAMUEL H. SMITH & THOMAS LLOYD. In Two large Octavo Volumes—in Boards, price—to subscribers four dollars and a half—and to non subscribers five dollars. A much greater delay has been incurred in the publication of this trial than the Editor contemplated. He has, however, the satisfaction of saying that no effort has been omitted by him to give it to the public at an earlier period. The delay has arisen from the revision of the speeches of the Managers and Counsel. The publication might long since have been made in a less perfect dress; but it was deemed highly desirable that in a case, which, independently of its own importance, might be a precedent in future times, to sacrifice time rather than precision. The work now appears before the public, with the exception of the Editor that it will be considered as meriting the character of an impartial, comprehensive and faithful statement of facts. All the speeches have been revised, and inserted at length, in connection with whatever else formed a part of the trial. Editors of other prints will confer a benefit by inserting this advertisement a few times in their papers. March 24—
TO LET. THREE HOUSES. One three story & one two story brick, completely finished with Coach Houses and Stables, both situated on Capitol Hill, and one near two story Frame near the Tyber, on Pennsylvania avenue. Enquire of Henry Ingle, who has on hand a good assortment of Mahogany Furniture. June 23—1m
THE SUBSCRIBER HAS just supplied his shop in F street with a compleat assortment of fresh Medicines & Drugs, among which are Spermaceti & Linseed oils—also Paints of every description. THOMAS PATTERSON. Washington city, June 23—tf
SPORTING. A NUMBER of gentlemen of two of the lower counties of N. Carolina and of two Southern counties of Virginia offer to meet the gentlemen of Maryland at Norfolk, any time between the 20th March & 1st June 1807, to throw cocks and match not less than 21 in the main. The main to be from one to ten thousand dollars as may be agreed on. Letters with proposals addressed to Adam Lindsay, near Norfolk will be forwarded to the challengers and duly answered. June 23—3t
The legal representatives of Nancy Abernethy deceased, and to all others whom it may concern.
Take notice, that, at the last court of Common Pleas, held at Carlisle for Cumberland county, James Corbet and Margaret his wife, late Margaret Clark, widow and relict of John Clark late of Allen township in Cumberland county, deceased, in right of the said Margaret presented their petition to the said court praying the appointment of commissioners to take the testimony of witnesses, in support of the last will and testament of the said John Clark deceased, in perpetuam rei memoriam. And the said court have appointed the first Monday of August next, as the day, upon which all persons concerned may come forward and contest the same, or else cause, if any they have, why a commission to perpetuate testimony in support of the said will, shall not issue. By order of the court. Wm. LYON, Prothonotary. Carlisle, June 23—3w
FOR SALE, I will sell two Tracts of LAND lying and being in Allegany county in the State of Maryland; one called and known by the name of "Harvey's Meadows" patented 31st December 1805, for 241 acres, near Shellys or Bells Little Meadows; the other "Mount Parafus," patented 31st December 1805, for 298 acres; this tract lays on a branch of Savage river about five miles below the Little Meadows. I have never seen the lands, consequently know nothing of their value. Mr. Thomas Beall of Cumberland who is well acquainted with the above land informed me they were as valuable as any in that part of Maryland. Daniel Clark and Robert Cowden Stone, esqrs. who informed me that from their acquaintance with the situation of the aforesaid tracts of Land they must be of an excellent quality. Any person inclined to purchase, it is presumed will view before he contracts. A great bargain may be had for cash, or good paper on a short credit—a good and indisputable title will be given when the land is paid for. For terms apply to the subscriber in Upper Marlborough Prince Georges county. SAMUEL J. COOLIDGE. June 23—8w
District of Columbia, Washington county, to wit: IN the case of JOSEPH BENILEY an insolvent debtor confined in the prison of Washington county for debt, notice is hereby given to the creditors of the said J. Beniley that on the 30th day of June inst. at the court room in the Capitol at the hour of 8 o'clock A. M. the oath prescribed by the act of Congress, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors within the district of Columbia" will be administered to the said Joseph Beniley & a trustee appointed unless sufficient cause be then and there shown to the contrary. Ordered that this notice be published in the National Intelligencer and Washington Federalist twice in each paper prior to that day. By order of the honorable Wm. Cranch, Esq. chief judge of the circuit court of the district of Columbia. Wm. BRENT, Clk. June 23—2t
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. STRAYED or stolen from the commons of George town on Monday the 26th of May a Bright BAY GELDING, about 14 hands high, 6 years old, some saddle marks, no perceivable brand, long switch tail, much rubbed with the traces, smooth shod before, and one white hind foot. Any person taking up the said horse shall receive the above reward on application to the subscriber living in Prince George's county 5 miles above Bladensburg. RANDOL MORRIS. June 27—w3t
CHARLES H. VARDEN, Merchant Taylor, New Jersey Avenue, near the Capitol. RESPECTFULLY informs the gentlemen of the district of Columbia, that he has received by late arrivals at Philadelphia from London, a fresh supply of the best superfine cloths, cassimeres, &c. with a choice assortment of plain nankens, cotton cassimeres, India nankens, blue and yellow, fashionable Trafalgar white and fancy Merceliles, with a variety of other articles suitable for the summer. N. B. Ladies habits, regimentals and navy uniforms made in the first stile of fashion. Richard Harwells new invented patent elastic suspenders, which are far superior to any heretofore in use, can be had on the same terms as at his manufactory. June 23—tf
Treasury Department of the United States, June 21, 1806. WHEREAS the commissioners of the sinking fund, at a meeting held on the 28th day of April, 1805, did resolve, that the sum remaining to complete the expenditure of the annual appropriation of eight millions of dollars, should among other purposes be applied to the reimbursement of the navy six per cent. stock created in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 30th day of June, 1798, and to the reimbursement of the five and half per cent. stock, created in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 3rd day of March, 1795.
This is therefore to give notice, that the principal of the said navy six per cent. stock, with the interest due thereon, will on surrender of the certificates, be paid on the 1st day of October next ensuing the date hereof, to the respective stockholders or their lawful representatives or attorneys duly constituted and authorized, either at the Treasury, or at the Loan office, as the case may be, where credits have been given for the amount of stock, respectively held by them; and that the principal of the five and half per cent. stock, with the interest due thereon, will in like manner, and at the same place, be paid on the 1st day of January, 1807, to the respective stockholders, or their lawful representatives or attorneys duly constituted and authorized.
It is further made known, for the information of the parties concerned, that no transfer of the navy six 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 1st day of September ensuing, nor of the five and half per cent. stock, after the 1st day of December ensuing. And the interest on all certificates of said stocks, which shall not have been surrendered, in pursuance of this notification, will cease and determine, on the day preceding the day hereby fixed for the reimbursement thereof. ALBERT GALLATIN, Secretary of the Treasury. June 23—tf
WASHINGTON CITY. THE Subscriber takes this method to inform the public, that he has enlarged his tavern considerably for the accommodation of Travellers and Boarders; his stand being on F street opposite the Bank and very near the public offices. He flatters himself from the advantage of his situation and the reasonableness of his charges, with the first attention to business, to give general satisfaction. THOMAS TEORPE, June 20—wtf
DR. BRISCOE, ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, A few doors west of the Seven Buildings renders his services to the citizens of Washington and its vicinity, in the practice of physic, surgery, &c. He has lately opened a Medical store at his residence, where a supply of useful and cheap medicines may be had. May 26—wrm
TO RENT. THE STORE & DWELLING HOUSE now occupied Dr. Patterson, next door to James Madison's, esq. Possession given the first day of April next—I will also rent the Wharf formerly belonging to Mr. Lewis Delois on the Eastern Branch, one square above the Navy Yard. Its situation for a Lumber, Coal, and Wood yard, is equal to any in the city of Washington—for terms apply to John Hewitt, esq. or to the subscriber near the Navy Yard. NICHOLAS VOSS. City of Washington, March 14—22wtf
PUBLIC SALE. BY virtue of a decree of the High Court of Chancery, will be held at Public Auction on the premises, on the first day of July next if fair, if not on the first fair day thereafter, the dwelling plantation of the late Richard Williams, deceased, situate in Prince George's county, about 14 or 15 miles from the city of Washington, and about 25 from the city of Annapolis. This plantation contains about 300 acres, well calculated for farming or planting, with a sufficient quantity of wood land for its support. The improvements are considerable, consisting of one old log dwelling house and a tobacco house. It is presumed any person willing to purchase will view the property previous to the sale. The terms of sale are, that the purchaser shall give bond with approved security for paying one third part of the purchase money, with interest, within six months from the day of sale; one third with interest within two years, and the remaining with interest within three years from the time of sale; and on the ratification of the sale and on the payment of the purchase money, the trustee will convey to the purchaser. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Trustee. June 9—w4t
NOTICE. Is hereby given to the creditors of Richard Williams, deceased, to exhibit their claims with the vouchers thereof to the Chancellor, on or before the first day of October next. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Trustee. June 9—w4t
Valuable Property For Sale. THE Subscriber offers for sale a number of valuable heights convenient to the city of Washington about 2 1/2 miles from the President's House and near the same distance from the Capitol, and command a handsome view of the City, river Potomac, and Alexandria. Lot No. 1. contains 60 acres, No. 2. contains 42 acres. No. 3. contains 102 acres. No. 4. contains 19 acres; Likewise a lot lying between John Fayle, and Dr. Worthington containing from 80 to 100 acres. Those lots will be sold together or apart as may suit purchasers. Terms may be known by applying to James White or Rev. John Breckenridge near the property. Jan. 24—wtf

CAUTION. WHEREAS my wife MARY has eloped from my bed and board. Therefore all persons are hereby warned against crediting or harboring her on any account, as I am determined not to pay any debts of her contracting after the date hereof. AZARIAH GATTON. Washington city, June 20—3t  To the North Carolina Gold Mine Company. The following resolutions were passed by the Board of Directors, at their adjourned meeting on the 12th of June, 1806. Resolved, That the subscribers to the North Carolina Gold Mine Company be required, and they are hereby required to pay the sum of ten dollars on each share to which they are respectively entitled, on or before the 15th day of July next, for the purpose of defraying the expense of prosecuting the business of the Company. Resolved, That WILLIAM THORNTON, Esq. be authorised to receive all payments that shall be made under the preceding resolution, and account with the Board for the same. Resolved, That the above resolutions be published in the National Intelligencer for the information of the stockholders. DANL. CARROLL of Dud'n. President. June 20—3t&1w15J.
CHARLES H. VARDEN, MERCHANT TAYLOR, NEW JERSEY AVENUE, NEAR THE CAPITOL  Respectfully informs the gentlemen of the District of Columbia that in addition to his former stock he has received by late arrivals at Philadelphia from London a choice assortment of superfine cloths, single and double milled cassimeres, Bennetts patent cord, woolverteen and waistcoating, fancy and black silk molekins, all of superior quality and newest fashion, plain and stripe black velvets, constitution cord, knob coverings, Flushing flannels &c. &c. with a variety of other articles in his line, and he pledges himself, to those gentlemen who shall favor him with their orders to compleat them in the newest style of fashion. N B Ladies habits, regimentals, navy uniforms, made in the most fashionable manner Washington Dec 18—tf
STELL'S HOTEL & CITY TAVERN. THE Subscriber takes this method of thanking his friends and the public for their favours whilst on the Capitol square and begs leave to acquaint them that he has taken the Spacious Hotel lately erected by Mr. Carroll, near the Capitol. The hotel being above one hundred feet in front, and containing fifty rooms enables the subscriber to offer every accommodation to members of Congress and travellers which can be expected in a public house. PONTIUS D. STELL. Washington City, March 25—tf N. B. D. S. will rent the house lately occupied by him on the adjoining square.
SALES BY AUCTION. WILL be sold on the premises on Tuesday the 21st day of July, at 11 o'clock part of Lot in sq 307 beginning for the said piece of ground 149 feet from the south west corner and fronting on 7th street east 16 feet, running back 75, with a good frame house which rents for 150 dollars per year to Augustine Mary. Part of Lot No 16 in sq 696. 23 east 6 inches front on 11th street. A. running east 93; containing with proportion of alley 2475 sq feet betw the same road or le 8; a range of brick houses 50 by 14. one frame 14 by 18, two stories high, the Lot enclosed. One Lot No. 16 in sq 799. one frame house 11 x 12 story 13 by 12 with a good in closure. One Lot no. 20 in sq 846. Lot No 3 in sq. south of sq. 825. 24 ft front, 65 feet back with a 1 and 1 1/2 story frame house, well inclosed. One tract of Land called Frank's Adventure, lying partly in Prince George's county in the state of Maryland and part lying in Washington county in the district of Columbia, containing 39 acres, lying on the west side of Eastern Branch, about 3 miles from the city. Also one oak and cane, one mahogany bureau, one cast grate, one horse and carriage, with a good set of harness, and a number of articles too tedious to mention. Terms will be made known on the day of sale. N. L. QUEEN, Auct. June 9—11t
FOR SALE, AT Bath (Berkeley Springs) Virginia, a HOUSE & LOT thereto belonging (late the property of Thomas Palmer, deceased.) The premises are calculated for a genteel family, or would make an excellent Boarding house, having thereon a smoke house, coach house and stables, with a garden laid out with much taste and inclosed with a good board fence. Also near the town, are for sale, SEVEN acres of LAND, inclosed with a stone wall. The whole will be sold very low, or exchanged for property in or near any of the large towns or cities. Apply to John Davidson, Washington city, or to Wm. Alexander, Esq. Bath, aforesaid. NOTE—If not sold, it will be let for the season. April 16—tf
FOR SALE. A pair of handsome YOUNG MULES, each three years old, Male and Female, the horse has been cut one year, and has been a short time used to the draught. warranted perfectly sound—a short credit will be given. Br. re of Mr. Wm. Prout, merchant, Navy Yard, Washington city. June 6—tf
Dissolution of Partnership. THE partnership of the subscribers trading under the firm of Ross & Pleasanton, was dissolved on the 15th of April last, by mutual consent. All persons indebted to said firm, are requested to make immediate payment to either of the parties, or to Ross and Getty, at their store corner of Washington and Bridge streets, George town. ANDREW ROSS, STEPHEN PLEASANTON. June 13—6t
Partnership. THE business will in future be carried on in the same place, by the subscribers, under the firm of Ross and Getty, who have received via. Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore, in addition to their former stock, a large and general assortment of GROCERIES Bar Iron, Steel, Cutlery, cut and wrought Nails, Fancy Goods, &c &c. which they will dispose of on the most reasonable terms. ANDREW ROSS, ROBERT GETTY. George town, June 13—6t
ELIAS B. CALDWELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HAS removed his Office, to the house lately occupied by Mr. Law, on Capitol Hill. Washington July 16—tf
TO RENT, THE COMMODOIOUS BRICK STORE near the CAPITOL, now in the occupation of Messrs. P. Healy & Co. Possession to be given on the 1st of May. Enquire of Frederick May. March 28—tf
JOHN LAW, HAS commenced the PRACTICE OF THE L. W. & opened an Office on the Capitol Hill, near the office of Mr. Wm. Brent, clerk of the County Court. May 21—2m
PUBLIC SALE. IN obedience to the direction of Mr. Cranch, Esq. given in the case of Henry Schnively an insolvent, I shall sell at auction, on Saturday the 28th inst. at the house owned by Mr. Voss and next adjoining the one occupied by the hon. James Madison in F street, Washington. The personal property of said Schnively consisting of store goods, &c. The terms of sale are cash, for all purchases not exceeding 20 dollars, for purchases above that sum on a credit of six months, securities to be approved of by the judge to be given. Hour of sale, 11 A. M. Those who have claims against the said Schnively will please to exhibit them to me within six months from this date, proven in the same manner as is required by the Orphan's court. Creditors will be allowed to bid to an amount which will not exceed their dividends. JOHN HEWITT, Trustee. JOHN STEPHEN, Auctioneer. June 16—tdf
CITY OF WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 1805. Several persons under the impression that the public lots in this city are to be disposed of in future by public sales only, having made enquiries when the next sale will probably take place, we are requested to state that those lots may at any time be purchased at private sale of the Superintendent of the City. Sept. 9—tf
WANTED AN APPRENTICE, Where the fine arts combined with mechanical practice will be taught—drudgery not being understood as any part of his employ, it is hoped that talent and respectability will be his recommendation. Apply for information at Mr. Lewis Clephane's near the Bank F street. June 6—tf
ST. JOHN'S DAY. THE BRETHREN of COLUMBIA LODGE, No. 35, are requested to meet at their Lodge Room on Tuesday next the 24th inst. at half past 8 o'clock A. M. to proceed from thence to the Episcopal church in George town, when a Sermon will be delivered suitable to the occasion, by the Rev. Brother SAYRS where all regular Masons properly clothed are invited to attend. By order of the Worshipful Master. JAMES GRADY, Sec'y. June 18—3t
ADVERTISEMENTS.
ALEX'R. COCHRANE, F STREET NORTH, HAS just received by Captain Ellwood, 4 chests of fresh Teas, viz. Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson & Hyson skin, Best chocolate, mustard, & pickling vinegar, Men's fine shoes, and women's Morocco slippers. Yellow and blue Indian nankeens, Also from BALTIMORE, Kerseymerse's, dimities and linen checks, India and British muslins and shawls, Italian plaid silks and fancy waistcoating, Trafalgar chintzes, calicoes, and chambrays, 4 4th and 7 8th Irish linens and lawns, Sundry diapers and diaper table cloths, Silk and cotton hosiery, gloves, Fine lawn bordered handkerchiefs, silk and cotton, do. China, glass, and Queens ware, Cut and wrought nails, Iron-ongery, and is constantly supplied with the best Liquors and Groceries, all of said good and will sell on the most reasonable reasonable terms. June 11—3w
Advertisement. THIS is to give Notice that ICE can be had every day between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock on very reasonable terms, at the intersection of South Capitol Street and Georgia avenue, near captain Barry's whar. J. BOOTH, G. BARRY. Washington, June 4—taw3w
WM. S. NICHOLLS. HAS removed his store to the house, lately occupied, by Mr. Melvin, next door to Mr. John Goulding, where he has just received from Philadelphia, and are now opening a very hand some assortment of Spring and Summer Goods, consisting of Cambric muslins, crapes, Dimities and cambric Lappet lace cambric dimity, and tambored Calicoes and chintzes, shawls, Irish linens, Satin pealongs, Long lawns, White and pink farf. Linen cambrics, nets, Pink and buff croisés Ladies parasols, ginghams, Umbrelloes, Checks and stripe cot-Handsome Ribbons, tons, Laces and edgings, Silk, cotton, and thread Fans assorted, hosiery, Diapers, Silk and cotton Cham. Gurrachs and bastas and berry muslins, thin India muslins, Black and colored lute-Downlases and Ticklen- firings, burgs, Plaid Martuas, Banzano and Madras Plain do. hand-erchiefs, silk and kid gloves, Brown Holland, Men's raw silk, beaver Shirt and dress buttons, and thread do. Catgut and Pasteboard, Cotton cassimeres, superfine blue and drab Yellow and blue nan- cloths. Keens, London hats, Plain colored do. Sewing silk of all kinds, Fancy Marceilles waist-Thread tape, and bob-coating, bin, Do. Janes and Mus-Tortoise shell combs, linets, Morocco Shoes with White India dimity, many other goods Handsome silk Shawls which will be sold on & Handkerchiefs, the lowest terms, Black and white Italian For CASH ONLY. June 4—4w
PROPOSALS For carrying MAILS of the United States, on the following post roads, will be received at the General Post Office until the first day of August next, inclusive. (CONTINUED.)
IN VIRGINIA. 60. From Lynchburg by Bethell, Pedlar mills and Wincanton, to Lexington, once a week. Leave Lynchburg every Saturday at 6 a m and arrive at Lexington by 6 p m. Leave Lexington every Sunday at 6 a m & arrive at Lynchburg by 6 p m. 61. From Waterford by Suckey's gap, R. Braden's store, J. Janny's store, Upperville and Israel Janny's mill, to Waterford, once a week. Leave Waterford every Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at Upperville by 6 p m. Leave Upperville every Thursday at 6 a m & arrive at Waterford by 6 p m. 62. From Wythe c h by Tazewell c h Russell c h and Lee c h to Robinson's mills, once in two weeks. Leave Wythe c h every other Thursday at 6 a m & arrive at Robinson's mills on Sunday by 6 p m. Leave Robinson's mills every other Monday at 6 a m & arrive at Wythe c h on Thursday by 6 p m.  IN NORTH CAROLINA. 63. From Wilmington by Conwayboro' to Georgetown, S C once a week. Leave Wilmington every Thursday at 2 p m and arrive at Georgetown on Sunday by 6 p m. Leave Georgetown every Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Wilmington on Thursday by 10 a m. 64. From Wilkesboro' to Ashe c h once a week. Leave Wilkesboro' every Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Ashe c h by 6 p m. Leave Ashe c h every Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Wilkesboro' by 6 p m.  IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 65. From Porters Ferry to Conwayboro' once a week. Leave Porters Ferry every Saturday at 6 a m & arrive at Conwayboro' by 2 p m. Leave Conwayboro' every Saturday at 2 p m and arrive at Porters Ferry on Sunday by 10 a m.
IN GEORGIA. 66. From Washington to Petersburg, once a week. Leave Washington every Tuesday at 6 a m & arrive at Petersburg by noon. Leave Petersburg every Monday at noon, & arrive at Washington by 6 p m. 67. From Athens by Tellico, to Knoxville, T. once in two weeks. Leave Athens every other Monday at 1 p m & arrive at Knoxville the next Monday by 10 a m. Leave Knoxville every other Monday at 2 p m & arrive at Athens the next Monday by 10 a m.  IN KENTUCKY. 68. From Newcastle by Gallatin c h and Boone c h to Lawrenceburg, I T once a week. Leave Newcastle every Wednesday at 4 a m & arrive at Lawrenceburg by 6 p m. Leave Lawrenceburg every Thursday at 4 a m & arrive at Newcastle by 8 p m.
IN TENNESSEE. 69. From Lebanon by Kaveenagh and Ca thrage, to Mount Granger, once in two weeks. Leave Lebanon every other Tuesday at 6 a m and arrive at Mount Granger by 6 p m. Leave Mount Granger every other Wednesday at 6 a m & arrive at Lebanon by 6 p m. 70. From Nashville to Charlotte, once a week. Leave Nashville every Friday at 6 a m and arrive at Charlotte by noon. Leave Charlotte every Friday at 1 p m and arrive at Nashville by 8 p m. 71. From Burrville by Walnut Cave and Chitwood, on the turnpike road, to Wayne c h Ky. once in two weeks. Leave Burrville every other Tuesday at 1 p m and arrive at Wayne c h on Wednesday by 6 p m. Leave Wayne c h every other Monday at 6 a m and arrive at Burrville on Tuesday by 11 a m. 72. From Palmyra by Stewart c h to Eddyville, once in two weeks. Leave Palmyra every other Saturday at 6 a m and arrive at Eddyville on Sunday by noon. Leave Eddyville every other Thursday at noon, and arrive at Palmyra on Friday by 6 p m.
IN MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY. 73. From Nashville T by Franklin T Occapoppe and McIntoshville, to Walnut Hills, once a week. Leave Nashville every Friday at 5 a m and arrive at Walnut Hills the next Thursday by 6 p m. Leave Walnut Hills every Friday at 5 a m and arrive at Nashville on Thursday by 6 p m. 74. From Walnut Hills by Grindstone Ford, Fort Gibson, Greenville, Hunton, Washington, Natchez, Fort Adams, Pinckneyville, Thompson's creek, Buller's plains, Baton Rouge, Iberville, Mansfield, Abbeville, La Fourche German coal, & Red church, to New Orleans, once a week. Leave Walnut Hills every Friday at 5 a m and arrive at Natchez on Saturday by 5 p m and at New Orleans the next Thursday by 10 a m. Returning.—Leave New Orleans every Friday at 2 p m and arrive at Natchez on Tuesday by 6 p m and at Walnut Hills on Thursday by 6 p m. 75. From Natchez by Fort St. Stephen, to Fort Stoddert, once a month. Leave Natchez the first Monday in every month, at 6 a m and arrive at Fort Stoddert the next Sunday by 6 p m. Leave Fort Stoddert the second Monday in every month, and arrive at Natchez the next Sunday by 6 p m. 76. From Natchez by Caddo's ferry, Catahoula, and Rapid, to Natchitoches, once a month. Leave Natchez the first Monday in every month at 6 a m & arrive at Natchitoches the next Thursday by 3 p m. Leave Natchitoches the next day, Friday, at 6 a m and arrive at Natchez the next Tuesday by 6 p m.
IN ORLEANS TERRITORY. 77. From Rapid or Alexandria, to Opelousas, once in two weeks. Leave Alexandria every other Wednesday at 6 a m and arrive at Opelousas by 8 p m. Leave Opelousas every other Thursday at 6 a m and arrive at Alexandria by 8 p m.
NOTES. 1 The Post Master General may expedite the mails and alter the times of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contracts, he previously stipulating an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby. 2 Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing the mail at all offices where no particular time is specified. 3 For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the times prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit one dollar; and if the delay continue until the departure of any departing mail, whereby the mails destined for such depending mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of five dollars shall be incurred. 4 Newspapers as well as letters are 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 it with his 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 his 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 February, May, August, and November; 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 large 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 three failures happen, which amount to the loss of a trip each. 10 The contracts for the routes, numbered 1 to 14, are to be in operation, on the first day of October next, and to continue in force for two years, from that time; for the routes No. 15 to 57, are to commence at the same time, and continue in force one year; and for the routes No. 58 to 77, are to commence at the same time, and continue in force until the 31st day of March 1809. GIDEON GRANGER. Post Master General. General Post Office, Washington City, May 19—w14ug.
AN ACT More effectually to provide for the payment of taxes upon lands within this Commonwealth. (Passed January 29th, 1803.)
WHEREAS numerous inconveniences and losses have accrued to this commonwealth, from the want of an adequate mode for the subjection of lands to the payment of taxes; And whereas it is a principle in well organized governments, that property should be held subservient to the purposes thereof. Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That when the taxes upon any tract or survey of land, shall have remained unpaid for the space of two years, such tract or survey of land, shall be forfeited to the commonwealth, and subject to location, according to the terms prescribed by an act, intitled "an act, for reducing into one, the several acts concerning the land office, ascertaining the terms and manner of granting waste and unappropriated lands for settling the title and bounds of lands, directing the mode of proceeding, and prescribing the duty of surveyors" so far as the said act applies to waste and unappropriated land, and not to forfeited land; and title thereto shall be acquired by the said location and by the payment of the taxes due upon such tract or survey of land: Provided nevertheless, That the tract or survey of land so as aforesaid forfeited, shall be subject to the redemption of the former rightful and proper owner at any time within one year after such forfeiture shall have accrued, upon the payment of the taxes due thereupon, with interest upon the same from the time they became payable.
And be it further enacted, That at any time within six months after the annual return of the list of insolvents or delinquents for the non-payment of the taxes upon land into his office, the auditor of this commonwealth shall cause this act to be published for three several times in the Gazette of the printer of this commonwealth, & in some newspaper of general circulation, published at the seat of the general government: Provided always, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorise the location of any lands within the purview of this act, before the expiration of the time limited for the redemption thereof; nor to affect the rights of infants, femes covert, or persons of unfound mind, until one year after the disabilities shall have ceased. All acts and parts of acts, within the purview of this act are hereby repealed.
This act shall commence and be in force from and after the first day of March next. A copy from the roll, Tell, J. PLEASANTS, jun. Keeper of the rolls.
Twenty Dollars Reward. WILL be given for apprehending and securing in jail a young Mulatto man slave named ANDREW. He was hired by me last year to Mr. Joseph Thomas who keeps the road ferry to Alexandria, and absconded from that place about the latter end of August last. He is about 23 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, lufly and well made, has short curly hair, and is frequently subject to have several large pimples on his face. He is reckoned to be a sensible fellow of an easy agreeable address for a man in his low sphere of life. As he has not been heard of by me since his elopement, I suspect he has had the address to ship himself as a freeman on board some vessel either at Alexandria or Baltimore wherever takes him up and secures him and shall receive from me the above reward, or as soon due information thereof is given to me or to Dr. N. P. Caubin at Port Tobacco. G. B. CAUSIN. Maryland Charles County, January 29—w1f