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National Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON ADVERTISER
VOL. IX.
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FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
Lazaretto, Sept. 21.
Dear Sir—Through the politeness of an officer of the St. Domingo garrison, I have obtained an official statement of the prices of provisions shortly before the capitulation of the French troops in that city to the Spanish and British army. I transmit you a translation of the maximum of prices in the month of April. It furnishes data whereby may be amply estimated the extreme sufferings of the French troops during their eight months siege.
Maximum of the prices in St. Domingo, in the month of April 1809; the most critical period of the siege of that place, both by sea and land, in consequence of the excessive scarcity of most articles of food.
 Wheat Flour, per pound $1 00  Do. bread, 30 ounces 6 00  *Manioc root, per bag 60 00  Do. made into bread, per cake 1 00  Starch, procured from Guyouca per lb. 50  Rice, per lb. 50  Corn, do. 50  Rum, per bottle 6 00  Negro rum, per demijohn 60 00  Infector wine (these being none of good quality) per bottle 2 00  Sugar, per lb. 3 00  Coffee, do. 62 1-2  Sweet oil, per bottle 6 00  Fresh meat, beef or pork, per lb. 2 00  Fresh mules flesh, per lb. 75  Do. horse, do. do. 1 00  Do. dogs, do. do. 75  Cats, per individual 2 00  Domestic parrots, do. 1 50  Common fowls, do. 10 00  Turkeys, do. 20 00  Eggs, do. 37 1-2  Spanish hides, do. 1 50  Dog skins, do. 1 00  Do. do. cooked and prepared in the manner of a cheese, and other forms, per pound 50  Salt pork, sold by parcels per lb. 700 00  Ham, per pound 2 00  Butter and lard, do. 3 00  Dogs fat, do. 2 00  Fish, do. 1 50  Cheese, do. 2 00  Candles, do. 6 00  Candles (wax) made in the island, lb. 3 50  Soap per square (about 5 lbs.) 12 00  Plantains (bananas) per dozen 2 00  Beans per pound 1 00 
The French inhabitants of the city who had established gardens at the commencement of the siege, sold other vegetables at a moderate price. The supplies however, thus afforded, proved insufficient; and the grass which grew along the streets was eaten. With regard to the articles of provisions not enumerated in the above statement, we may assert that they were entirely wanting, or confined to very few families.
We, the subscribers, certify the above maximum of prices, to be correct. Certified by us, the Mayor of the city.
(Signed) GAZAN. Count Monteron, The President of the Supreme Court. Chambel Beneyrol, Imperial Attorney-general.
The articles marked (*) are innocuous productions, which when eaten in their crude or natural state, are deleterious—it is in consequence of a certain mode of treatment alone, that they become esculent.
*Rats were not sold, but were eaten by those who had the good fortune to catch them.
This article would have been sold at a much higher price, but for the generosity of M. Bouland who had about 1200 in his store house, before the commencement of the siege, and sold them at the rate mentioned.
FROM THE COURIER.
[Published at the request of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina.]
To the President and Members of the Agricultural Society.
BELVIDERE, February 1, 1809.
GENTLEMEN, As every discovery which may tend to promote the interests of our country, by the application of its vegetable productions to beneficial purposes, must be a subject of importance to, and come within the view of a society established for promoting the agricultural concerns thereof, I take the li-
berty of communicating to you an account of some experiments which I have made, and which I think have completely succeeded.
Knowing that the Palmetto trees, which had been hitherto used only as logs in the construction of wharves, resisted the attack of those worms which are so injurious to all other kinds of wood under water, and that it did not decay, but, on the contrary, acquired, in that element, a degree of solidity capable of resisting the stroke of an axe; it occurred to me that if it could be made use of in the form of boards it might be applied to many valuable uses, particularly in protecting the bottoms of our ships, trading in southern latitudes, from the ravages of that destructive insect; but, being, apparently, of a loose spongy texture within, I was doubtful of the result. I, however, determined to make the experiment, and accordingly sawed a number of boards, sufficient to sheath a small towing boat, which I kept moored through the whole summer of 1792, in a situation exposed to their attack. In the following winter she was examined by several persons of judgment, concerned in shipping and commerce, who decided in favor of the experiment; the sheathing was found to be perfectly sound, and had not been injured by the smallest degree by the worm. I also, at the same time, sheathed a two inch pine plank with a Palmetto board 3-4ths of an inch thick, and moored it near the boat; it was taken up in the winter and examined, when the Palmetto was found to be as free from worms as the day it was put into the water, but the pine was perforated in a variety of places, and almost entirely destroyed; this boat has lost about five or six years after having been sheathed, during which time nothing was done to her bottom, except paying it once a year.
In the latter end of the summer of 1806, I sheathed with these boards one of my mill boats, of 100 bbls. of rice burthen, from which time she was constantly employed between the mill and Charleston, until last December, when she was put upon the Hard and grained; her bottom was found to be very foul, with large oysters, barnacles and weeds upon it, but was perfectly sound and tight: and during the whole period of two years, in which she was constantly employed (without being scraped or grained) in carrying rice from the mill to Charleston, or in transporting from the mouth of the creek to the mill the cargoes of rough rice, principally in bulk, brought there by the coasters; she did not injure a bushel of it. I also sheathed, with these boards, all the wooden works about my mill exposed to the worm, which sheathing has fully preserved them from injury; and I am now employed in doing the same to all my flats and boats, of every description, and in short, to every thing within the reach of this pernicious insect.
I understand that pine sheathing will not last, with the greatest care, more than two years, that copper of the best sort, upon sea vessels, will be worn out in about four or five years, and that it cannot be used at all upon vessels liable to touch the ground, as coasters are; whereas the Palmetto will be as sound as the day it was put on, when the vessel which was sheathed with it shall be entirely decayed; and that it is not more liable than pine to injury from the grounding of the vessel. The expence of this sheathing, in the first instance, will, I suppose, be less than that of pine, as the boards will not cost much more than pine, and it is not necessary to put any sheathing-paper between it and the skin of the vessel—the expence of sheathing with copper is about times as much as sheathing with pine. It appears, therefore, that after a vessel is sheathed with Palmetto there is an end of all expence upon this score, but if pine or copper are made use of, the former must be renewed every two years, and the latter every four or five, when the same expences as at first must be again incurred.
If the society shall be of opinion, that any further experiments should be made to ascertain the superior advantages of this kind of sheathing over every other at present in use, I will undertake to them with pleasure. I have, however, to request that they will appoint a committee to examine in the strictest manner the experiments that have been made, to decide upon the merits of the discovery, and whether it possesses those superior advan-
tages that I suppose it does. I present the society specimens of the boards.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully, Your obedient servant,
THOMAS SHUBRICK.
P. S. I omitted mentioning in its proper place, that the abovementioned mill boat, which I sheathed in the latter end of 1806, was then so leaky from being worm-eaten, that I must have given her an entire new bottom if I had not sheathed her.
The Committee to whom Col. Shubrick's letter relative to the useful purposes to which Palmetto plank may be applied, was referred,
REPORT:
That they visited the Colonel's plantation of Belvidere, and accurately examined one of his mill-boats carrying 100 barrels of rice, which had been sheathed with Palmetto plank, the latter end of the summer of 1806, from which time, till December, 1808, though in constant service in salt water, she had neither been grained or paid with any kind of stuff. Your committee had the sheathing dubbed in their presence in the part most liable to the attack of the worm, and found it solid, in good order, and not injured by the worm. They did indeed on a scrupulous search perceive a few, and only a few, very small holes which they thought, but are by no means sure, had been made by the worms, but they had penetrated but a very little way in the sheathing, and your committee attributes their having penetrated at all (if they did penetrate,) to the omission of graining and paying the vessel for the space of upwards of two years, whilst vessels sheathed with pine are usually grained and paid at least twice a year. These small holes were so few and so shallow that they did not appear at all to have injured the Palmetto; and the committee were confirmed in their opinion, that these minute holes were entirely owing to the omission of graining and paying the vessel, from their dubbing and examining of the Dolphin, another mill-boat of the same burthen, belonging to the Colonel, part of whose Palmetto sheathing in the most exposed situation had been put on above five years ago, but having been regularly grained and paid, your committee after the most attentive scrutiny, could not observe the appearance of any hole in it. Your committee also examined some other works appertaining to the Colonel's mill, in which Palmetto plank had been used, and they were found altogether free from the worm. Your committee altogether coincide in the opinion which the Colonel has expressed in his letter of the great advantages which would result from the use of Palmetto plank in salt water, and to the cases enumerated by him, they beg leave to add the advantages arising from its great pliability, which would render the expense of steaming unnecessary to bend it to the bows and sterns of vessels.
Your committee desirous in a matter of so much utility, to obtain the best assistance in their inquiry, requested captain George Cross, late captain of the United States frigate John Adams, to accompany them in this investigation; and in a letter to the chairman, annexed to this report, he has expressed his sentiments fully on the advantages which will result from the sheathing of vessels with this material; to which letter we beg leave to refer.
Your committee are so deeply impressed with the advantages which must arise from the application of this plank to the sheathing of vessels, and to the protection of all wooden works in salt water, from the destructive ravages of the worm, that they most warmly recommend the use of it; and are of opinion that the first gold medal of this society, (when struck agreeably to a former resolution) should be presented to Colonel Shubrick, for his discovery of the valuable and economical purposes to which Palmetto plank may be applied.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 12, 1809. Gen. Charles C. Pinckney. SIR,
In answer to your favor of yesterday respecting Col. Shubrick's plan of sheathing vessels with Palmetto, I can only form my opinion, from what I have seen, not having any previous knowledge of the qualities or substance
of the Palmetto. On viewing the vessel at Belvidere, sheathed with the wood, and understanding that she had been in actual service for near three years, I was much surprised on examination, when you and Mr. Hunt were present, to find the sheathing, or dubbing it where most liable to be injured, so perfect and free from worm, it appeared to me capable of running for years to come; it is true I observed some very small holes seemingly perforated by the worm, but had not entered any depth of consequence, and when I considered, (as I was informed) that the said vessel, had not been grained or paid, with any kind of stuff, since being sheathed, which which is usually done at least twice a year, I think I may say with safety that there is not any other kind of wood sheathing known in this country that would have lasted one third of the time, under the same circumstances, I have known several cases, where ships have been new sheathed, have taken a cargo on board, and prepared for sea, but, owing to different causes, have been delayed, not more than six or seven weeks, when they have been so much wormed, or worm eaten, as to occasion the vessel to unload her cargo and repair again before she could proceed on her voyage, therefore I think the advantage of sheathing with the Palmetto must be evident to all those concerned in the coasting trade particularly. In respect to vessels employed on long voyages, where the friction is more constant than laying in still water, every precaution ought to be used, for fear of the nails working out and the plank dropping off, I would therefore recommend that the boards should be sawed early, and well seasoned and planed, before they should be made use of, and that the nails should be something longer than the common kind used, so as to have a good hold in the main bottom, and the heads should be such as are termed rose; copper would be much better than iron, particularly if there should be any acid in the wood.
It is out of my power to say more on this subject, but I think from what I have seen, that the Palmetto sheathing is well worthy of trial.
I am with great respect, Your most obedient servant, GEORGE CROSS.
Extract from a note written by Samuel Wrapp, Esq. accompanying a piece of Palmetto given to him by Mr. Marsh a ship carpenter.
"The piece of Palmetto sent was taken up by Mr. Marsh, the ship builder, from the bottom of the wharf, and is supposed to be one of the original pieces put down by General Gadsden—On a re-examination of it, it appears that the worms only attempted the bark, but as you will see invariably stop at the fibrous part of the wood—it furnishes then an additional proof that the Palmetto board cannot be eaten by the worms."
N. B. The holes in the bark of the Palmetto were not made by the worm which is so destructive to all kinds of wood in salt water, but are lodgements made by a shell fish, as plainly appears by the remains of some of them now there.
The Society having paid great attention to the above letters and report, unanimously vote that a Gold Medal of the Society shall be presented to Col. Shubrick.
JOHN CHAMPNEYS. President.
Agricultural Farm, } 18th September, 1809. }
From the (Boston) Anthology.
INDIAN SPEECH.
[In the summer of 1805, a number of the principal Chiefs and Warriors of the Six nations of Indians, principally Senecas, assembled at Buffalo Creek, in the state of N. York, at the particular request of a gentleman missionary, from the state of Massachusetts. The missionary being furnished with an interpreter, and accompanied by the Agent of the U. S. for Indian affairs, met the Indians in council when the following talk took place.]
FIRST BY THE AGENT.
"Brothers of the Six Nation; I rejoice to meet you at this time, and thank the Great Spirit, that he has preserved you in health, and given me another opportunity of taking you by the hand."
* Rev. Mr. Cram.
"Brothers; The person who speaks by me, is a friend who has come a great distance to hold a talk with you. I will inform you what his business is, and it is my request that you would listen with attention to his words."
MISSIONARY. "My Friends; I am thankful for the opportunity afforded us of uniting together at this time. I had a great desire to see you and enquire into your state and welfare; for this purpose I have travelled a great distance, being sent by your old friends, the Boston Missionary Society. You well recollect they formerly sent missionaries among you to instruct you in religion, and labor for your good. Although they have not heard from you for a long time, yet they have not forgotten their brothers, the Six Nations, and are still anxious to do you good."
"Brothers; I have not come to get your lands or your money, but to enlighten your minds, and to instruct you how to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind and will, and to preach to you the gospel of his son Jesus Christ. There is but one religion, and but one way to serve God, and if you do not embrace the right way, you cannot be happy hereafter. You have never worshipped the Great Spirit in a manner acceptable to him; but have all your lives been in great errors and darkness. To endeavor to remove these errors, and open your eyes, so that you might see clearly, is my business with you."
"Brothers; I wish to talk with you as one friend talks with another; and, if you have any objections to receive the religion which I preach, I wish you to state them; and I will endeavor to satisfy your mind, and remove the objections."
"Brothers; I want you to speak your minds freely; for I wish to reason with you on the subject, and, if possible, remove all doubts, if there be any on your minds. The subject is an important one, and it is of consequence that you give it an early attention while the offer is made you. Your friends, the Boston Missionary Society, will continue to send you good and faithful ministers; to instruct and strengthen you in religion, if, on your part, you are willing to receive them."
"Brothers; Since I have been in this part of the country, I have visited some of your small villages, and talked with your people. They appear willing to receive instruction, but, as they look up to you as their older brothers in council, they want first to know your opinion on the subject."
"You have now heard what I have to propose at present. I hope you will take it into consideration, and give me an answer before we part."
[After about two hours consultation among themselves, the chief commonly called by the white people, Red Jacket rose and spoke as follows:]
"Friend and Brother; It was the will of the Great Spirit that we should meet together this day. He orders all things, and has given us a fine day for our council. He has taken his garment from before the sun, and caused it to shine with brightness upon us. Our eyes are opened, that we see clearly; our ears are unstopped, that we have been able to hear distinctly the words you have spoken. For all these favors we thank the great spirit; and Him only."
"Brother; This council fire was kindled by you. It was at your request that we came together at this time. We have listened with attention to what you have said. You requested us to speak our minds freely. This gives us great joy; for we now consider that we stand upright before you, and can speak what we think. All have heard your voice, & all speak to you now as one man. Our minds are agreed."
"Brother; You say you wait an answer to your talk before you leave this place. It is right you should have one, as you are a great distance from home, and we do not wish to detain you. But we will first look back a little, and tell you what our fathers have told us, and what we have heard from the white people."
"Brother; Listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extend from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had
* His Indian name is Sagoyatha, which interpreted is Akefon awatha.

made it for the use of Indians. He had created the buffalo, the deer and other animals for food. He had made the bear and the beaver. Their skins served us for clothing. He had scattered them over the country, and taught us how to take them. He had caused the earth to produce corn for bread. All this He had done for his red children, because He loved them. If we had some disputes about our hunting ground, they were generally settled without the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great water, & landed on this island. Their numbers were small. They found friends and enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their request; & they sat down among us. We gave them corn and meat, they gave us poison (alluding, it is supposed, to ardent spirits) in return.
The white people had now found our country. Tidings were carried back and more came among us. Yet we did not fear them. We took them to be friends. They called us brothers. We believed them, and gave them a larger seat. At length their numbers had greatly increased. They wanted more land; they wanted our country. Our eyes were opened and our minds became uneasy. Wars took place. Indians were hired to fight against Indians, and many of our people were destroyed. They also brought strong liquors amongst us. It was strong and powerful, and has slain thousands.
"Brother; Our seats were once large & yours were small. You have now become a great people, & we have scarcely a place left to spread our blankets. You have got our country, but are not satisfied; you want to force your religion upon us.
"Brother; continue to listen. You say that you are sent to instruct us how to worship the Great Spirit, agreeably to his mind, and if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter. You say that you are right & we are lost. How do we know this to be true? We understand that your religion is written in a book. If it was intended for us as well as you, why has not the Great Spirit given to us, and not only to us, but why did he not give to our forefathers, the knowledge of that book, with the means of understanding it rightly? We only know what you tell us about it. How shall we know when to believe, being so often deceived by the white people?
"Brother; You say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit. If there is but one religion; why do you white people differ so much about it? Why not all agreed, as you can all read the book?
"Brother; We do not understand these things.
"We are told that your religion was given to your forefathers, and has been handed down from father to son. We also have a religion, which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us their children. We worship in that way. It teaches us to be thankful for all the favors we receive; to love each other, and to be united. We never quarrel about religion.
"Brother; The Great Spirit has made us all, but he has made a great difference between his white and red children. He has given us different complexions and different customs. To you He has given the arts. To these he has not opened our eyes. We know these things to be true. Since he has made so great a difference between us in other things; why may we not conclude that He has given us a different religion according to our understanding? The Great Spirit does right. He knows what is best for his children; we are satisfied.
"Brother; We do not wish to destroy your religion, or take it from you. We only want to enjoy our own.
"Brother; We are told that you have been preaching to the white people in this place. These people are our neighbors. We are acquainted with them. We will wait a little while and see what effect your preaching has upon them. If we find it does them good, makes them honest and less disposed to cheat Indians; we will then consider again of what you have said.
"Brothers; You have now heard our answer to your talk, and this is all we have to say at present.
"As we are going to part, we will come and take you by the hand, and hope the Great Spirit will protect you on your journey, and return you safe to your friends."
As the Indians began to approach the missionary, he rose hastily from his seat and replied, that he could not take them by the hand; that there was no fellowship between the religion of God and the works of the devil.
It being afterwards suggested to the missionary that his reply to the Indians was rather indiscreet; he observed,
that he supposed the ceremony of shaking hands would be received by them as a token that he assented to what they had said. Being otherwise informed, he said he was sorry for the expression.
WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2.
The PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES arrived here yesterday from Montpelier. The Secretary of State also arrived here last evening from Baltimore.
The robber is generally the first to cry out "stop thief." This is an adage almost as old as the world, and may be considered as illustrating a native propensity of vice.
How happily does this maxim, politically applied, suit the present times! The opponents of the administration charge the republicans with a desire to embroil the country in the complicated horrors of a war with England—Why? Because the republicans have any such desire? No; but because they themselves, hope under this calumny to cover their efforts to embroil their country in a war with France. This is their object ; to effect which their measures have been steady, persevering, strenuous.
The era at which their labors to attain this end commenced covers their motives with a blaze of light that, properly improved, must dissipate all obscurity. That era was the French revolution. It was at that illustrious period, when a nation of twenty-five millions of human beings broke their fetters and asserted the dignity of freemen, that a deadly hatred was engendered, which has sustained no abatement even to the present day. Whence this hatred? From any injury which we had then received from France? No one pretends it. From any danger with which she then menaced us? So far from this, she was then the object of commiseration instead of terror. No, it is not to these motives that this hatred is to be ascribed; but to the obstacles which that revolution threatened to raise to the gay and splendid hopes of political aggrandizement that danced in no distant perspective before the enraptured view of a set of men, who from the beginning of the world have considered themselves as the legitimate rulers of nations. To this bright vision of anticipated honors the revolution, if successful, threatened a total dissolution. It was then that this body of men took their ground, from which they would have been driven with disgrace but for the untoward events that followed.
But a short period elapsed before England joined the confederacy, and this instantly produced a new accession of strength in this country to the hatred of France. Before this period the enemies of the revolution were few & silent; this event at once added greatly to their number and emboldened the timid. British influence was instantly exerted, in all its extensive ramifications, through almost every fibre of the community. It embodied into a phalanx old tories, English agents, aristocrats or monarchists in principle, merchants indebted in England or those in the receipt of favors from her. This body of men, living for the most part in our towns, rich, intelligent, active and restless, for a time gave a tone to their politics and manners from which, indeed, they have not yet completely recovered. This tone was extended into the country and reached even the government itself.
England had been the first to violate our maritime rights. She had no sooner formed a treaty of peace, pledging herself to respect our rights as an independent nation, which she had acknowledged us to be, than she commenced a career of injustice towards us, retaining the possession of our forts and territory, instigating the savages to the most merciless warfare, and preying upon our defenceless trade on the ocean. This scene of iniquity continued until the celebrated treaty negotiated by Jay. At the very moment when that treaty was on the eve of ratification and after its signature by the plenipotentiaries of the two governments, she issued her provision orders, which without notice swept the ocean of at least a moiety of our merchant vessels. During all this time, what was the conduct of France towards us? She had then a powerful marine floating on the ocean and contending with England for its empire. Did she seize our vessels with notice, much less without notice? No. Having stipulated with us for the liberal principle, that free ships should make free goods, she long continued to adhere to this term, although deeply prejudiced by its operation. A recurrence to official documents will establish these positions, and prove that, during the earlier periods of General Washington's administration, while the conduct of England towards us was the topic of indignant complaint, that of France was, in the main, the subject of approbation. Excesses and
even outrages were committed by her cruisers, but they were soon acknowledged and reparation made for them.
About the close of General Washington's administration the scene changed, and France, guided by erroneous counsels, listened to the intemperate dictates of revenge. She perceived, or fancied that she perceived, the poison of British influence diffusing itself over the whole surface of our country. With this influence she identified a mortal hatred to herself. The example of England, which she had beheld with horror, she now herself imitated, and under the hollow pretext of retaliation, committed an extensive pillage of our vessels. The attitude, which the American nation took on that occasion, was honorable; the sentiments it inspired were worthy of an independent nation. France had injured us, and resistance became a holy duty. The virtue and spirit of the people dictated resistance, and we did resist. But mark the tone and conduct of that class of people, who now, as they have long been, are strenuously by open or insidious means promoting hostilities with France. Look at the public prints of those days, peruse the speeches of grave Senators and flippant representatives, attend to the language of the Secretary of State intoxicated with power and elevation, listen to the intemperate strains of President Adams himself; and say whether the honest fervor of the times was not exacerbated and envenomed by the most disgraceful hatred of France, and say whether this hatred did not spring from partiality to England, and antipathy to the system of equal rights, whose security was the object, although unfortunately it was not the result of the French revolution. I would, says Senator Tracy, "arm every man, woman, and child in America, against every man, woman and child in France."
Pickering, (blush Americans, for the national degradation) in a state paper, alluding to the French, exclaims "the tyger crouches before he springs on his prey," and President Adams himself, notwithstanding his incorruptible honesty, condescends to use language in the highest degree unworthy of his exalted station. By these means, the national sentiment was literally converted into a whirlwind, & menaced, in its raging intolerance, to sweep before it every barrier of liberty. Alien and sedition laws were framed, the cockade of terror was mounted, mobs were embodied, a vindictive denunciation pervaded every corner of the country and silenced freedom of speech, and the reign of terror, as it was not more emphatically than truly styled, was in full triumph. British tories and American aristocrats exulted in the conviction that they had gained their darling object. But they were mistaken. It was reserved for the virtue of President Adams, alarmed at the snares laid for it, and probably appalled at the precipice to which he had unwarily drawn the liberties of his country, to re-occupy independent ground, and in the very teeth of his confidential counsellors, to heal the rupture with France. If these facts are not sufficient to prove the existence of the party we have portrayed, look at the treatment of this quondam favorite from that memorable era. Hamilton was the first to attempt to write him down with his colossal pen, since which he has had the full contents of the vial of federal wrath showered down upon him. A liberal and reciprocal treaty, in all its parts, was formed with France. How was it received in this country? With universal approbation by the republicans; but with distrust and opposition by the party we are portraying. Every republican member in the Senate voted for, while a large number of the federal members voted against its ratification, although it was negotiated by Messrs. Elsworth, Davie and Murray, three distinguished federalists. Can there be a stronger argument, to prove the earnest desire of a portion of the federal party, at all events, to have war with France?
For six years from this era, our affairs with France were undisturbed, and she even admitted us to an enjoyment, almost without restraint, of her colonial trade. This is not specified as a favor done by her to us. One nation ought never to expect a favor from another. All that we have ever demanded, or expected, has been justice. But France had the wisdom to perceive her true interests, and not to forego them from an idle jealousy or criminal enmity to us.
Did we during this period experience the same liberal treatment from England? On the contrary, it was during this period that above three thousand of our seamen were impressed, that Pearce was murdered at our very doors, and that successive orders of council were issued legalising an iniquitous spoliation and seizure of our goods and vessels. It was thus that injury followed close upon injury,
until our merchants, those meek and patient souls, even they called upon the government in the most clamorous strains for its energetic interposition. At their call it did interpose and sent a special mission to London. Still, however, our wrongs remained unredressed, our rights, our interests; and our character continued to bleed at every pore.
It was now that France, unjustly and weakly, we admit, resolved to treat us in the same way we had been so long treated by England; and forthwith launched those decrees against our trade which still endure as a monument of her folly, inflicting still greater injury upon herself than upon either us or her enemy.
These new occurrences ought to have established a new era in national sentiment. We should, as one man, have resolved to resist both English orders and French decrees. We should have silenced the apologists of either. We should have rejected with disdain the plea of retaliation, as totally inapplicable to us, however applicable to each other. We should have rallied round our government as our only shield against danger, and, imitating the virtues of our forefathers, have resolved to endure every privation of interest eventually to secure our rights and maintain our honor unstained. Was this universally done by us? No; and herein is found another illustration, vivid as a sun-beam. The republicans supported their government in its impartial measures, although those measures are now generally allowed to have operated even more injuriously on France than England, and were more sensibly felt by the republican than the federal sections of the union. But did the party, we are delineating, act with the same patriotism? No. They began with traducing the motives, and ended with opposing, even by physical force, the measures adopted; they took part with, and even played into the hands of the common enemy.
Mr. Madison was called to the Presidency, and one of his first acts was the arrangement entered into with Mr. Erskine on the part of the British government. This agreement fully restored our amity with England, and threatened our peace with France. The party, we are portraying, as might be expected, extolled it and the new President to the skies. The republicans were equally warm in the expression of their approbation, and demonstrated to the satisfaction of every reasonable man, their stern justice and total exemption from the French influence ascribed to them. And, notwithstanding the disavowal of the British government, it is a most fortunate circumstance that the arrangement with Mr. Erskine was made. It has proved to the satisfaction of every man, whose esteem is desirable, that our government, and the great body of those on whom they must rely for support, are devoted to the true interests of the nation, and see those interests neither through the jaundiced medium of French or British attachments.
On taking this review, we are no longer surprised at the change which has recently taken place in public opinion. The delusion, which had before extensively prevailed, is dissipated. The honest portion of the federal party, superior in numbers and talents to the residue, have wakened as from a dream, and appear determined to shake off their connection with their unworthy associates.
They have justly become alarmed for their reputation. They have realised their total degradation and ruin, if they continue to unite their destinies with them. Having suffered themselves to pause, to reflect, and to judge for themselves, their native American feelings have revived, and they have patriotically resolved to support their government so long as its measures are just and honorable. We rejoice to behold this temper, and we trust it will endure, that foreign nations may learn that whatever is respectable among us will be embarked as in a common cause against their injustice.
As to the republicans of the United States, they are the last to wish a war with England, so long as it is not forced upon us by her wrongs. What can they gain by such a war? Not the government; for they possess it already. Not the increased prosperity of the country, in which, being at least three-fourths of the whole nation, they are most deeply interested; for they know that war, however it may terminate, is always injurious. Not an accession of liberty; they are satisfied with that they possess. Not a subversion of the constitution; they would defend it with their blood. No. By war they know they have nothing to gain. Their power, the popularity of their government, its revenue, their liberties, all make the preservation of peace to them an inestimable object. Nothing can induce them to jeopardize it but the good of their country; and when that shall im-
peratively require it, is there an American base enough to say, that it is not to be hazarded?
Copy of a letter from Gen. Armstrong, dated
"PARIS 4th JULY, 1809."
"SIR—I have received your letter of the 1st of June, stating the case of the brig Caroline , &c.—the fate of this brig and cargo will probably depend upon this issue of a negotiation now pending, between the United States and his majesty the emperor and king, and which will from my present views of the subject, be terminated within a month or 6 weeks from the present time.
"If there be any of your countrymen at Naples in your situation you'll oblige me by communicating to them the contents of this letter.
"I am, sir, very respectfully, &c (Signed)
"JOHN ARMSTRONG.
"Mr. R. I. REND, Supercargo of the American brig Caroline. "
Boston, Sept. 26.
AUTHENTIC NEWS.
Yesterday arrived the brig Governor Sumner, capt Hillard, from Alicante and Gibraltar. Capt. H. favored us with papers from the latter place to the 5th of Aug. containing the following interesting intelligence:
SEVILLE—SPAIN.
Dispatch of general D. Gregario de la Cuesta, dated El Bravo, July 24.
The French, under Marshal Victor, who had entrenched themselves on the banks of the Alberche, and were on the eve of being attacked, fled, in silence, on the night of the 23d; and the Anglo-Spanish armies are pursuing them in their retreat. Our advanced guard is in Cebolla.
(Government Gazette.)
CADIZ—H. E. Don Martin de Garay, member and secretary of the Supreme Board of Government of the Kingdom, writes to the Consulate of Cadiz, under date the 31st July, to the following purpose:
The Supreme Board of Government of the Kingdom has just received the important intelligence, that the Anglo-Spanish army has most completely defeated the French army, on the banks of the Alberche, after two days most severe fighting and great slaughter, in which all the troops have entitled themselves to the national esteem. H. E. hastens to impart this favorable news to the Consulate of Cadiz.
General Cuesta's Dispatch.
General Cuesta sends information from the camp at Talavera, under date the 28th July; that, upon being apprized that the enemy to the number of 40,000 men were making dispositions to attack him, he crossed the Alberche, to take up a position previously agreed upon with the British commander in chief.
At 5 in the afternoon of the 27th, the enemy presented themselves, made a most vigorous charge with fixed bayonets, and were repulsed with great loss, the battle ending at 8 at night.
On the 28th, very early in the morning, the enemy renewed their attack, which they were still carrying on at 7 in the evening, when the dispatch came away; at which time the whole of the enemy's troops were driven back. The general flatters himself that such will be the issue of every successive action, the English and Spanish army displaying the gallantry characteristic of their nations.
The Usurper was present in person; on that evening he withdrew to St. Olalla, with 98 carts of wounded. Laci's division is close to Toledo; and Venegas's army must have been in Aranjuez yesterday, with an intention to proceed to Madrid.
(Signed) GARRAY.
F. S. Intelligence has just been received, by express, that the enemy have been completely defeated.
Cadiz, August 9.—Reports have reached this city from Seville, as follows:—
FIRST REPORT.
"That a glorious victory had been gained by the combined armies under Field Marshal Cuesta and Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley, over the French army commanded by Marshal Victor.
"The loss of the British is said to be two general officers killed, and one wounded, and from 4 to 5000 men."
SECOND REPORT.
(By an express arrived here this day, the 2d.)
"That Marshal Victor, with 18,000 men, had surrendered to the combined armies."
In Galicia and Asturias, now free from the Vandals, our army is daily reinforcing, and the public administration organizing. It is remarkable, that upon marching off, the French have done no damage either to the dock yard in Ferrol, or the manufactories of muskets in Oviedo.
The patriotism of the Arrogones is

rising higher and higher every day; their army in Tortosa is going more and more strength. Geron, furiously attacked by Augereau's division, set a new example of valor in the defence of Montjuich on the 8th and is yet making a heroic resistance, although the reinforcements sending to her assistance have miscarried.
A new ambassador from England (the Marquis of Wellesley) had arrived at Cadiz.
The French Consul lately arrested at Algiers has been released, and has arrived at Marseilles.
TRANSLATED FOR THE AMERICAN.
The following is a written declaration from the late king of Sweden, on his abdication of our throne.—From the Danish paper Dagen.
In the name of the holy Trinity! Gustaf Adolph, by the grace of God, king of the Swedes, Goths, and Venders, Duke of the Sleswicks, Holsens, &c. &c. make hereby known—That, since we seventeen years ago were declared king & anointed, with a bleeding heart, beloved and illustrious father's, BLEEDING throne, it has been our constant wish and desire to promote the true honor and prosperity of this old kingdom inseparably connected with the real welfare and honor of a free and loyal people. But since we are now fully persuaded, that we can no longer execute our royal office, in an honorable manner, both for us and our subjects, to maintain order and advance peace and happiness in the kingdom—we have judged it our sacred duty, and of our free will, by the present instrument, to resign all our royal functions, in order to spend the remainder of our days to the honor of God. We wish all our loyal subjects grace and blessings from the most high, and a prosperous futurity for themselves and their posterity. Yes! fear the Lord and honor your king!!
In testimony whereof we have written this with our own hand, and affixed our Royal Seal.
Gripsholm Palace, the 29th March, and in the year after the nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 1809.
GUSTAF ADOLPH.
Since the Pope issued his bull against Bonaparte, his Holiness was arrested, supposed to be ordered for Paris. Letters by the Kite mentioned, that he was carried thro' a village near Leghorn, guarded by two gens d'armes accompanied by a Priest. Federal Gazette.
LATEST LONDON NEWS.
Last evening arrived at this port the fast sailing ship Oliver Ellsworth, captain Sketchley, in 32 days from Liverpool, which port she left on the 13th of August.
Capt. S. has furnished the editor of the Mercantile Advertiser with London papers and Lloyd's Lists to the evening of the 10th of August inclusive, (three days later than our former advices from England.)
Our London paper of the 10th states that no intelligence had been received of the surrender of Flushing; nor do our papers contain any account of any late battles in Spain.
The following articles are all we find in our London papers worth extracting.
London, August 9.—No official accounts have been received from the Isle of Walcheren since Sunday; but dispatches announcing the surrender of Flushing, are hourly expected. It appears, however, from some private letters, that the commander in chief was resolved not to delay the execution of the other points of his plan, until the fall of that place. Part of the force which had not debarked on the 2d, but remained at anchor in the Vere Gut, has proceeded up the East Scheldt. Should our armament thus divided in the two branches of this river, overcome all intermediate obstacles, it will unite before Antwerp in an attack upon that city. Antwerp is considered to be very strong, and the port contains at present a great number of men of war, including several sail of the line. If Flushing has been able to hold out a few days, we may expect a very formidable resistance at Antwerp, for the defence of which we may presume the enemy has made every possible preparation.
The Paris papers contain intelligence from Madrid of so recent a date as the 20th ult. at which date it does not appear that Joseph Bonaparte entertained any apprehensions of being forced to evacuate the capital.
According to the most recent accounts, public and private from Spain, it appears that Victor and Sebastiani have united their forces near Toledo, where they will probably make a stand. Their amount is variously stated, between 35,000 and 36,000 men. The combined British and Spanish armies are estimated at 104,000, exclusive of 8,000 from Portugal, and an English
regiment on its march from Gibraltar, expected to join Sir Arthur Wellesley. It was marching for Madrid in three divisions as follows:—The left consisting of 26,000, including 3000 cavalry, under Sir A. Wellesley, north of the Tagus; the centre, consisting of 52,000, including 12,000 cavalry, under Cuesta, along the Tagus; and the right, amounting to 26,000, under Venegas, along the south of the Tagus, through the mountains of Toledo.
No accounts had been received from the Scheldt when this paper was put to press, but as the wind had shifted to the Eastward, advices may be hourly expected. Several vessels, principally victualling transports, sailed yesterday to join the expedition.
Sir Sidney Smith arrived yesterday at Portsmouth from the Brazils, in the Diana frigate, after a passage of eleven weeks.
THE GRAND EXPEDITION.
Extract of letters from officers on the Expedition, dated
"EAST SCHELDT, Aug. 3."
"The division which landed here met with no opposition on their landing, owing to so many attacks being made on the island at the same time. Every town in Walcheren is taken, except Flushing, which we are at this moment bombarding; but, as we are informed general Mancey has thrown himself into the place, with 4000 men, there is a probability that it will hold out to the last—that, however, cannot be long; neither shall we wait for it before we proceed to other operations. Lord Rosslyn's division proceeds up the river this day in transports; they are directed to debark about 12 miles from Antwerp; there we expect hot work, but are anxious to get on shore, to share and promote the glory of our country. The troops are in higher spirits and better condition, if possible, than when we sailed from the chalky cliffs of Britain. The 71st regiment took Camvere by storm."
"Off Walcheren, Aug. 4."
"The fortress of Camvere stood a furious bombardment before it surrendered; many houses are damaged, one completely burnt by the Congreve rockets. The island is beautiful, though the weather is very bad, which prevents our seeing it to advantage. It is reported, that the duke d'Abrantes is marching towards Antwerp with 30,000 men. We are going to join Lord Gower in an attack upon Flushing; land batteries were opened yesterday evening. I could observe the town on fire; and from the mast head the smoke is very visible."
"The French fleet are run up towards Antwerp, I fear out of our reach at present. Our small gun-boats did great execution, only two men were killed on board them. The royals stormed a battery in a most glorious style."
A vessel arrived in the river on Saturday, has brought the following communication:—
Amsterdam, July 22.—The French ambassador made it known yesterday by an official communication, that no American citizen would be admitted into France after the first day of August next unless furnished with original passports taken by them in the United States. Passports from American Agents in Europe (ministers or consuls) would not avail, and the original passports from the United States were to be revived by the American agents abroad, and afterwards legalized by the French authorities, in the places through which they may pass.
Dover, Aug. 11.—Yesterday about 7 o'clock in the evening a privateer was seen to carry off a very fine ship under American colors, which was going at the back of the Goodwin Sands; another ship at the same time ran for the Downs; a ketch was also in company, but it coming dark we lost sight of her; no cruisers were to be seen.
TWENTY-NINTH BULLETIN.
VIENNA July 22.
Generals Durosnel and Poulet have returned to the head quarters. All our surmises with respect to the fate of the former have proved erroneous. He was not wounded, and had no horse killed under him; but as he was coming back from carrying to the duke of Montebello the order for concentrating his movements on account of the destruction of the bridges on the 22d May, he crossed a hollow where he found 25 hussars, whom he fancied not perceiving they were Austrians, until they had made him their prisoner. As we had been so long without hearing from him, as well as from other probable reasons, we thought he had been killed.
The gen. of division Regnier has taken the command of the Saxons, and occupies Presburg.
Marshal Mucdonald is gone to take
possession of the citadel of Gratz, which it is expected he will enter to day.
The marshal duke of Ragusa encamps with his corps on the heights of Krems.
His imperial majesty passes his guards in review every morning. The velites and foot grenadiers of the Italian guard are remarkable for their excellent order.
Prince John de Lichtenstein on his return from Buda, was presented on the 13th instant to his imperial majesty. He was bearer of a letter from the emperor of Austria.
Count Bubna, major general and aid-de-camp to the emperor of Austria, has died several times with count Champagny.
The commercial boats which the events of the war had scattered in various directions, have been collected and repaired on the banks of the Danube. They come every day laden with wood, vegetables, corn, & flour. The whole army is encamped.
By a decree dated from the imperial camp at Schoenbrunn, July 18th, his majesty has named colonels D'Veroux, of the 113th regiment, Kazinczki, of the 2d regiment of the Visula, Daigremont, of the 13th regiment of cuirassiers, Saint Cyr Nogues, chief of the staff of the third corps of the army in Spain; Haxo, commandant of the engineers belonging to the same corps; Davalleus, of the fourth regiment of hussars, and Meyer, aid-de-camp to general Suchet, officers of the legion of honor; and lieutenants Feucheres, Deslombes and Ricoux, privates of the legion of honor.
By the same decree, the emperor has ordered the distribution of ninety-seven decorations of the legion of honor among the regiments belonging to the third corps of the army of Spain, which distinguished themselves most in the battles of Saragossa and Belchite.
Vienna, July 15.—It is stated that the French and Austrian plenipotentiaries, who are to conclude and sign the treaty of peace, will meet at Brunn; and general count Andreossy, and prince Lichtenstein, are pointed out as the persons entrusted with that important mission. Nothing has yet transpired of the negotiations which have already taken place. It is only remarked, that the greatest activity prevails in the office of count Champagny, minister for foreign affairs. His excellency repairs every day to Schoenbrunn, and spends several hours with his imperial majesty.
Many promotions have taken place in the army. We are told that his majesty has presented the cross of the legion of honor to general Narbonne, governor of Raab.
General Matthieu Dumas fills the office of chief of the army under the command of major general the prince of Neufchatel.
Three days after the battle of Wagram, the following order of the day was published:
Head Quarters, Wolkersdorff, July 9. "The day of Enzersdorff and the decisive battle of Wagram, have crowned with success the most complete and the most glorious for our armies, the great enterprize which their toils and preceding battles had prepared. The enemy has lost an immense number of standards, 60 pieces of cannon, and 25,000 prisoners. The field of action is covered with his dead, and all the neighboring villages are filled with his wounded."
"His imperial majesty expresses his approbation of the conduct of the whole army."
"The artillery by their vigorous attacks, the engineers, pontoneers and sailors, as well by the rapidity with which they fixed the bridges under the feet of the enemy, as by the immense labors through which, in a few days, they have secured the passage of the army over the last arm of the Danube and the islands, raised entrenchments, and opened roads for our troops, have greatly contributed to the fortunate results of the battles of Enzersdorff and Wagram. The emperor also expresses his particular approbation of their conduct."
(Signed)
ALEXANDER, Major General"
July 13.—At the present moment when part of the army goes into cantonments, and the other is about to encamp, it is thought proper to give as much publicity as possible to the following order of the day, dated from the imperial head quarters at Wolkersdorff:—
"The approach of the harvest, and the necessity of renewing our resources, require that the greatest attention should be paid to the preservation of the ripened corn, and that proper measures be taken to secure its produce. A vigorous observance of the regulation of the 8th of June is alone able to protect the persons and property of the inhabitants of the country. The severe examples which have been made, and even the last acts of
mercy of the emperor, have revealed to the army his first intention of putting an end to devastations of the most critical and dangerous nature which have taken place. The marshals and generals in chief shall once more prohibit the foraging in the fields where the corn is ripe. They shall take care that no village or field be set on fire. They shall recal to their habitations, and take under their protection the country people, who cannot cease to fear and resume their useful labors, until all the soldiers of the army, no longer blind to their own interest, shall observe the strictest discipline, and succeed by their conduct to inspire every husbandman with confidence."
(Signed)
"ALEXANDER Prince of Neufchatel."
The division of the army commanded by the duke of Ragusa, shall, in future, be denominated the eleventh corps, that of marshal Oudinot continues to be called the second corps, as it was while under the command of the late duke of Montebello.
July 17.—The emperor visited yesterday the field of battle of Wagram. His majesty was struck with grief at the deplorable state to which the fire of both armies has reduced the neighboring villages; and it is said, ordered every possible assistance to be afforded to their inhabitants. A new demand for lint and rags has been made to the citizens of Vienna. Too many praises cannot be bestowed on the ladies of that city, for their zeal and humanity in obeying, and even anticipating the injunctions of the government, for the relief of the wounded. The greatest part of the army is about to encamp, and they already begin to build barracks for the Imperial guard. The negotiations proceed, and the little information that transpires, although by no means authentic, is sufficient to dispel every apprehension of the renewal of hostilities. Many necessary and considerable sacrifices, on the part of Austria, are mentioned; but they are the price of peace, which can only be obtained & secured through them. It is also stated that the Emperor Francis agreed to send 60,000 men to join the French army in an expedition against Turkey; but this is merely rumor, which wants confirmation.
Paris, July 29.—The Prince of Ponte Corvo arrived here two days ago.
In conformity to the orders contained in the letter of his majesty the emperor and king, dated July 13, from his imperial camp at Znaim, in Moravia, and addressed to the Isealish consistory at Paris, by his excellency the Minister for divine worship, on Sunday next, the 30th instant, prayers & thanksgivings will be offered to the Most High, in the Jewish Temple, of the street St. Avole, for the victories of Enzersdorff, and Wagram, in which the God of armies has so evidently fought with the warriors of France.
July 30.—His Majesty has ordered an immediate stop to be put to the reprisals lately decreed against the subjects of the Dey of Algiers, as the Dey has given satisfaction for his conduct towards Mr Dubois Thainville, and the Frenchmen in his dominions. In consequence, the sequestration laid on his vessels and goods is raised.
His Majesty also revives the decree of September 16, 1808 relative to colonial produce coming through Holland and which had been annulled by the decree of the 11 June last. No colonial produce coming through Holland shall therefore be admitted in the territory of the French Empire, whatever be the mode of its importation, or the certificates with which it is attended.
Munster, July 22.—His Majesty the King of Westphalia is expected at Hanover, which place General Reubell entered the 19th inst. at the head of 6000 Westphalian troops.
Cassel, July 22.—His Majesty has organised, by a late decree, a battalion of national guards, composed of eight companies, one of which is to consist of grenadiers and another of chasseurs containing each 154 effective men officers included.
Munich, July 22.—Although the Austrian Major Teimes, who commands the insurgents of the Tyrol, was informed of the armistice of Znaim, he had on the 17th the audacity to make a general attack upon the positions of the Bavarian Gen. Count d'Arco. He gained and kept possession for an hour of the town of Murnau, but was at length defeated and driven into the mountains with considerable loss.
NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber hath obtained from the Orphans Court of Prince Georges county, Letters Testamentary on the Personal Estate of John Marlow, deceased, all persons having claims against said estate are desired to bring them in properly substantiated on or before the 25th day of March next, and all those indebted to said estate to make speedy payment to
ELIZABETH MARLOW, Executrix. October 2—w6t
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W. & O. SMITH, have just received from New York per the Capt. Sturges—
36 Hds. good Sack Sugar. 14 Bales best quality retail cloth. 16 Chests H. & N. skin Trunk. 5 Half chests fresh Imperial tea 8f superior flavor. 400 Pounds black Pepper. 6 Bales Cassia. 6 Pucheons Old Jamaica Spirits.
Cognac Brandy, Antigua Spirits, Peach Brandy, Holland Gin, Madeira, Sherry, Tarragon, Lisbon, Marcella, Calabrese, and Claret Wines, Hays and Young, Hays, Teas, Loaf and Lump Sugars, Coffee, Aniseed, Rice and Ground Ginger, Sweet Oil in boxes and baskets, Flax in bales, Chewing Tobacco, Chaves, Segars, Quays and Capers, &c. &c. Also 30 h. m. excellent New York Rode.
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CHIEFLY FOR THE AMERICAN. THE offices of PRINCIPAL and VICE PRINCIPAL will be vacated in Charlotte Hall School, after the first day of January next. The Trustees will receive propositions for all such vacancies until the 1st Monday of December ensuing when the appointments will be made. The salaries annexed to the appointments will probably be to the amount of $900, to the Vice-Principal $550, and the amount will depend upon the number of Pupils in the School, it cannot be exactly ascertained.
Applicants will be required to exhibit testimonials of their abilities and moral character.
Cool Springs, St. Mary's county.
Maryland, October 2—w3t
N. B. The Editors of the following papers, Aurora in Philadelphia, Federal Gazette and American in Baltimore, the Richmond Enquirer, and Shewen's Alexandria papers and the Maryland Republican at Annapolis, are requested to insert the above once in each week for three weeks successively in their respective papers and forward their account for the same, to
NEALE H. SHAW.
The State of Maryland, to ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
FREDERICK WILLIAM BRUNN, Esq. having produced to the Governor an execution, signed by the President of the United States, and sealed with the seal of the said United States, recognising him as Vice-Consul from his Danish Majesty to the state of Maryland, to reside at Baltimore. Ordered, by and with the advice and consent of the Council, that the said recognition be published for the information and government of the people of this state.
Given in Council, at the city of Annapolis, under the seal of the state of Maryland, this 19th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1809, and of the independence of the United States of America the 34th.
EDWARD LLOYD, By the Governor. NINIAN PINKNEY, Clerk of the Council.
JAMES MADISON,
President of the United States of America
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: WHEREAS it has been made to appear to me, that Frederick William Brunn, Esq. has been temporarily appointed Vice-Consul of his Danish Majesty for the state of Maryland, to reside at Baltimore, I do therefore recognise him as such, and declare him free to exercise and enjoy such functions, powers and privileges, as are allowed to Vice-Consuls of such friendly powers, between whom and the United States there is no particular agreement for the regulation of the Consular functions.
In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, the 10th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1809, and of the independence of the United States of America the thirty-fourth.
JAMES MADISON,
By the President. R. SMITH, Secretary of State.
Ordered, that the foregoing be published twice in each week, for the space of five weeks, in the American and Federal Gazette at Baltimore, the Maryland Gazette and Maryland Republican at Annapolis, the National Intelligencer, the Boston Star, Mr. Grieve's paper at Hagerstown, and in Mr. Bartgis's paper at Fredericktown.
By order, NINIAN PINKNEY, Clerk of the Council. October 2—2aw3w
BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWARD LLOYD, Esq. Governor of Maryland. A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS it has been represented to me by the memorial of JAMES CLAYPOLE, tanner and currier of Chestertown, Kent county, that his Bark Millhouse was, about five o'clock on the morning of Monday the fourth day of September, last, destroyed by fire, and that he has reason to suspect that some malicious person or persons wilfully set fire to the same—And whereas it is of the greatest importance to society that the perpetrator of such a crime should be discovered and brought to justice, I have therefore thought it proper to issue this my proclamation, and by and with the advice and consent of the Council, I offer a reward of Two Hundred Dollars to whoever will discover the author or perpetrators of the said crime, provided he, she, or they, or any of them, be convicted thereof; and moreover, I do, by virtue of authority and the powers vested in me, hereby promise a full and free pardon to any person being an accomplice, who shall discover the perpetrator or perpetrators of the said offence on the aforesaid conditions. Given at Annapolis, under the seal of the state of Maryland, the 22d day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine, and of the independence of the United States of America the thirty fourth.
EDWARD LLOYD,
By his Excellency's command,
NINIAN PINKNEY, Clerk of the Council. To be published twice in each week for the space of five weeks in the American and Federal Gazette at Baltimore, the Maryland Gazette and Maryland Republican at Annapolis, the National Intelligencer, Mr. Grieve's paper at Fredericktown, the Maryland Herald at Hagerstown, & in the Star at Easton. October 2—2aw3w

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The third is a Phrasing Mill...
The fourth is a simple machine for Threshing Wheat and small Grain...
The fifth is a patent for a new method of Distilling in Cast Iron...
JOSEPH COPPINGER, Baltimore. September 22-3t
RAN AWAY FROM THE SUBSCRIBER, LIVING in Brenton, Prince William County, Virg...
GERARD ALEXANDER, Sen. Sept. 22-2awtf
District of Columbia, Washington county, ss. I HEREBY certify that Henry Smith of said county...
HENRY M. QUEEN. The owner is desired to prove property, pay charges and take him away.
HENRY SMITH. September 27-3t
TAKE NOTICE. THE Subscribers will receive Proposals in writing until the 10th day of October next...
SAMUEL N. SMALLWOOD, ADAM LINDSAY, WILLIAM PROUT. Sept. 27-
THE Subscriber informs his friends and the public in general that he has commenced business on the Capitol Hill...
FOR SALE. French Brandy, Holland Gin, Jamaica Spirits, Spirit Bounce, Whiskey, Teas, Coffee and Chocolate...
FOR CASH. He has likewise opened a LIVERY STABLE back of Carroll's Long Row...
FOR SALE. A Red Morocco POCKET BOOK, containing a sum of Money, about THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS...
PETER MILLER. The necessary notice has been given at Bank. September 27-3t
BANK OF COLUMBIA, September 14, 1809. THE Board of Directors having this day declared a dividend for the half year ending the 20th inst...
WILLIAM WHANN, Cash. September 18-3w
NOTICE. The subscriber has commenced the practice of the LAW, and opened an office in the town of Upper Marlborough, Prince George's county.
THOS. G. ADDISON. Aug. 30-ep5w.
MONEY LOST. ABOUT the 20th of July last, a Letter containing two bank notes of one hundred dollars each...
DANIEL LEE. Winchester, Sept. 4-4t.
SAMUEL BROOK, HAS imported thirty five Bales of coarse and fine Plush and Kennebec which are for Sale at Thomas C. Wright's in Geo. Town, Sept. 15-9t.
CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE. THE subscriber offers for sale that valuable Lot No. 19, in square No. 816, running back 92 feet...
JOSEPH CASSIN, near the Navy-Yard Gate, Washington City. Sept. 13-1s.
LANDS IN THE STATES OF OHIO AND KENTUCKY FOR SALE. BY Virtue of the Last Will and Testament of Robert Means, deceased...
DANIEL CALL, Executor of the last will & testament of Robert Means, dec'd. Richmond, July 19-4t
A VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. WILL be sold in pursuance of the last Will and Testament of Samuel Turner, Esq., deceased...
THO. TURNER, SAML. TURNER, Executors. July 28-tdos.
THE Stockholders are notified that the second instalment of One Dollar on each share will be due on Wednesday the 4th day of October next...
SAM. ELLIOT, Jun. Cashier. September 27-4t
JUST RECEIVED. At the New Store of F. A. WAGLER, 2 Bales of 1st quality of Spinning Cotton...
September 27-3t
LOST. A Red Morocco POCKET BOOK, containing a sum of Money, about THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS...
PETER MILLER. The necessary notice has been given at Bank. September 27-3t
BANK OF COLUMBIA, September 14, 1809. THE Board of Directors having this day declared a dividend for the half year ending the 20th inst...
WILLIAM WHANN, Cash. September 18-3w
NOTICE. The subscriber has commenced the practice of the LAW, and opened an office in the town of Upper Marlborough, Prince George's county.
THOS. G. ADDISON. Aug. 30-ep5w.
MONEY LOST. ABOUT the 20th of July last, a Letter containing two bank notes of one hundred dollars each...
DANIEL LEE. Winchester, Sept. 4-4t.
SAMUEL BROOK, HAS imported thirty five Bales of coarse and fine Plush and Kennebec which are for Sale at Thomas C. Wright's in Geo. Town, Sept. 15-9t.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARDED. ABSCONDED on the 21st of July last, from the subscriber (Manager at the ear of Mr. Isaac Dickett, on South River, near Annapolis) Negro TOM...
HENRY BASFORD. August 7-4t
A VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. WILL sell the tract of land on which I reside, called BUSSARD ISLAND, lying on Patuxent River, in Calvert county...
I will sell at public sale on the 20th December next, in the town of Upper Marlborough, all the personal estate on the above premises...
N. B. If the above tract of Land is not disposed of, it will be for rent the ensuing year. RICHARD W. HARWOOD. Sept. 1-20 Dec.
LANDS FOR SALE. THE subscribers offer, for sale, the following lands, to wit: about 1100 acres lying on the North-west Branch, in Montgomery county...
Also 113 acres on the Paint Branch, in Montgomery county, near Peter Kemp's Mill...
JOSIAS F. BEALL, JAMES A. BEALL. August 28-3st
EDUCATION. THE REV. WALTER D. ADDISON of Georgetown, District of Columbia will board and instruct in the Latin and Greek Languages, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic...
Georgetown, August 21-2awtf.
A FARM TO LET. TO Let on shares, a Farm containing 61 acres, distant between 2 1/2 and 3 miles from the Centre Market House in this city.
Apply to JAMES HOBAN. August 23-
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE. THAT the subscribers have obtained from the Orphans' Court of Prince George's county, Maryland, letters of administration on the personal estate of NATHANIEL NEWTON...
Given under our hands this 4th day September, 1809. WM. MARSBURY, Joseph N. BURCH, Administrators.
All persons indebted to the said estate, are requested to make payment without delay. Sept. 6-w6w.