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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. VII.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. 1030.
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FROM THE AURORA.
AMERICAN POLICY:
In England the improvements in machinery, agriculture, roads, and canals, have aided the exertions of the inhabitants, so much, that what was formerly the manual labor of 8,000,000 of people is now performed by 4,000,000, that is, the physical force of the country is doubled. Now suppose that the labor of each individual was before the rise of these improvements during 12 hours, equal to his support, it follows that by these improvements, he will be exempted from half his labor; but if he prefers still to work 12 hours rather than six, it is plain he must earn double the amount of his necessary expenditure. The advantages then of these improvements will appear conspicuous, from this mode of statement. But superficial reasoners will say why has not such good effects followed in that country? Is there not innumerable instances of beggary and distress? Debts increasing, and private happiness sacrificed to support national glory? Or in other words, that the substance is lost, in the effort of catching at the shadow—these objections are valid, and deserve reply. The first considerations that present, is the grand spectacle of a people of force of genius emancipating themselves from the burden of six hours daily labor, by substituting in the place of corporeal toil the ingenious fabrications of the artist, enabling them to perform in 6 hours the manual work of 12. This is an abolition of slavery, more beneficial and more advantageous to man, because it embraces the whole civilized world, than even that of the African trade; for when a man's body is freed from excessive labor, his mind comes into more powerful action; if all the men in that community would work at a useful employment, six hours each day, it would not be more than what is necessary to a healthy existence, and every individual in the community might be said to take a healthy exercise rather than to consume his strength in incessant drudgery—avarice would become extinct because the reward of a pleasurable course of industry would be spontaneous, regular, and complete; the social virtues would expand, and the love of our neighbor would take the place of our self-love; but this is the state that ought to be, not that which actually exists. Now the reason of this is, that from the constitution of the government the most cool and unrelenting cruelty, a systematic antipathy to species, is deemed a necessary trait in the character of a prime minister; the business he has to transact renders this essential, such as in the African trade; the sovereignty of the ocean, which involves the improvement of seamen, the maltreatment of inoffensive neutrals, with the barbarous exercise of marine authority, on towns and cities exposed to their attacks; the wars in India; domestic insurrections, &c. &c. &c. These different causes operate to throw half the population of England totally idle, or what is worse in a national view, their employment is of the destroying, and not of the creating kind. When we calculate the classes embraced by this observation, such as nobility of all kinds, and their domestics and pleasure animals, useless clergy, fighting men of all descriptions, tax-gatherers, all artisans and merchants engaged in the purchase and sale of articles of luxury, &c. &c.—I say the vicious impulses which give rise to these establishments, is the cause of doubling the useful labor of one part, to supply the want, or waste (both equally bad) of exertion, in the other part, and that that half, so gratuitously supplied, (as respects labor), is not again applied to things of reproductive utility, that might increase the sum of general happiness; but on the contrary, in the hands of wicked rulers, the talent and industry of the nation become perverted to purposes the most inimical to the happiness of their own people more immediately, and of mankind in general more remotely.
This sketch is intended to show the reasons which prevent the people of Britain from enjoying the fruits of their improvements in a rational way: It inculcates in the most forcible manner, that physical advantages are lost to a community, unless by the aid of a sound religious and political morality, in the people and in the government, they are made to subservient the rich, and not the fictitious or fantastic interests of the state.
I hope to be forgiven for this apparent deviation from the subject more immediately considered, but as the progress of moral and physical improvement, to be beneficial, must always be conjoint, I could not evade a discussion so interesting to our fellow-citizens.
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Some of our readers were startled not long ago, when we asserted that the progress of the arts in the eastern states, and above all in this state, had arrived at a much higher degree of perfection now, than they had obtained eighty years ago, in any part of Great Britain.
But the real truth is, that we have made the periods of comparison too remote, since it is demonstrable, that the arts are established in greater variety, and conducted in a superior degree of improvement in this city at this moment, than they were in London or Birmingham in the year 1750.
There are at this time, in this state, shops of tools in the different branches of iron manufacture and other hardware, superior in value and usefulness, to any that were to be found in Sheffield or Birmingham, at the commencement of the reign of that king, who has been the ruin of England; and the productions of those shops, have completely expelled and superceded the foreign manufactured articles, notwithstanding the extreme impolicy, and want of rational enquiry, into such important subjects which Congress has so constantly exhibited. Among other things, the following home manufactured articles, have completely thrown the foreign articles out of competition—iron castings, spades, shovels, hoes, nails, sheathing nails, fire engines, coarse buckles, buttons, rifle guns, scythes, sickles, tinned wares of every description, domestic plate of every kind, plated harness, furniture, coach springs and carriages, jewellery, &c.
There are no doubt some few of those articles still imported, but the quantity made and sold from our own shops, justifies the expression, that the foreign have been driven out from the competition in our market, by our own manufactured articles.
Twelve years ago, there were imported annually from England to the amount of three ship's cargoes of iron castings; at this time there is not one ship load of the articles imported—and it is also a fact, that the United States' articles are frequently superior in quality and of a much lower price than the imported articles. Those vessels which generally imported hollow iron wares came from Bristol in England.
The knowledge of spinning and weaving as now conducted among us, is much superior to the knowledge and practice in the same arts forty years ago in England; but this is not so much a matter of surprise as the perfection of the other arts, since weaving has been brought to its greatest perfection in England only within 25 or 30 years. But the progress of this all important branch of human industry in England, as well as here, proves the facility with which its perfection can be accomplished, when a nation possessing the means, sets seriously about it. The time is not now very remote, (and be it remembered) when we shall be obliged from the most imperious policy to attend to those objects, which discerning men have so frequently recommended, but with so little effect, to the attention of men entrusted with popular delegated power.
In our paper of yesterday, we published a letter from an intelligent and candid man as there is to be found in the British dominions. It is dated from Birmingham, the writer is well known to many respectable citizens of Philadelphia—but the facts which he gives require no other evidence than what belongs to themselves—they show that the ingenuity of men in the labor saving machinery has been adequate to the salvation of a nation in spite of the unprecedented extravagance and madness of its rulers; it shows that a little better than two millions of people, with the aid of labor saving machinery, can do the quantity of business which, at the rate of the former mode of work, would require ten millions of people to perform it. Let any American with a single spark of love of country put this question to himself.
If we could obtain two millions of people capable of performing and executing all the arts and manufactures, to this amount, would not our peace and independence be more secure by being rescued from the shackles of European commercial jealousy.
The question requires no answer—the thing is self-evident.
Indeed the blindness of European nations has contributed greatly to the progress which we have already made in the arts; and it may be said with truth of England, in the mad wars which have engrossed her resources and involved her in imminent peril, that her infatuation has been as fatal to her as the revocation of the edict of Nantz was in the 17th century to France. France, on that occasion, for a mere religious opinion, of no consequence to morals, expelled a population composing the most ingenious and industrious of the nation; but the robbery of herself was not all, for she furnished colonies of artists to other nation, who became her rivals and excluded her
from their market. It may be said that Prussia and Saxony owed their principal manufactures to the blind policy of France. The silk manufactures and others were established in England from the same sources; the expatriated, or as our Tories would say, the transported Hugonots, those fugitives from justice, and rebels against regal government, who were the ancestors of the Jays and Boudinots, and other exiled French, carried with them to every part of the globe either arts, sciences, or talents of some kind, and diffused them where they sojourned.
The heavy penalties to which artisans are exposed in Great Britain for attempting to emigrate, is a very striking evidence of the value set upon their intelligence and labor.—The people of America cannot be mistaken in the views which induce such penalties, nor can they be for a moment at a loss to determine, that if the emigration of a manufacturer from England is a loss, that the country which obtains him must be a gainer. We do not say, neither do we suppose that all those who are opposed to manufactures in America, or opposed to the migration of manufacturers from Europe to the United States, are adherents or creatures of the British government; far from it. But when those that are the known and avowed creatures and adherents of Great Britain, act in a corresponding spirit with the laws of England on the subject, it is full time that the American who loves his own country and its prosperity, should ask himself whether he can be perfectly correct in his agreement on an important point, with persons who feel no attachments to America, no solicititudes for her prosperity or happiness.
A man should never be too positive on a subject which requires much reflection and information to understand it correctly. Take for example this case—one thousand families of five persons each, are suddenly settled on a tract of land near one of our head waters, where no settlements had been made before. They understand nothing of agriculture. What is the first effect? They require provisions—supposing each person to consume only two barrels of flour in a year, here is a demand for 10,000 barrels of flour, that was not before wanted; it is a market for the produce at the door, for so much which was before sent abroad, or for which no market could be had. But this is only the first effect; there are houses and apparel required for these people; and they we shall suppose, understand some useful art—their productions go to the general supply, and the exchange of their productions for those of the farmer, the butcher, the house carpenter and brickmaker; this keeps the public specie in constant circulation, and retains so much of it in the country as is necessary for the exchange of productions; and taking the expenditure and consumption of each to be on an average of 3 dollars a week, that circulation must amount to about 800,000 dollars a year. This for 5000 persons. Extend the principle more at large and the operation is seen at once.
Now the effects must be still more striking if we suppose these 5000 persons competent to conduct the arts performed by labor saving machinery; in this view the 5000 persons would render the service in production of 25,000 persons, according to the mode in which the necessary arts have been hitherto conducted. These observations obviate some of the most hurtful and inveterate of the prejudices that have been kept up against the encouragement of useful manufactures. But if 5000 persons come separately and sit down in several states, is not the effect precisely the same?
EXTRACT—DATED
"Liverpool, 9th Dec. 1806."
"Our manufacturers of potteries and stone ware, as well as those in the cast iron way, are all greatly alarmed, lest your Congress should prohibit the importation of those articles at the next session.—Our salt makers are, we believe, more justly alarmed, on account of the superior quality of the salt of Portugal, Spain and France. In short, if these three articles were prohibited our vessels might go out almost empty—the two last, however, we rest assured, Congress will not prohibit.—But our fears are great that the last will be prohibited, if the treaty is not soon finished, as we notice your Congress sit about the beginning of this month; short as the time is, the wages have fallen in Gloucestershire and Yorkshire, as well as the sheep's wool, and the linen weavers in the north of Scotland are much distressed, owing to the prohibition of Congress."
FROM THE IMPARTIAL REVIEW.
Washington, March 21st, 1807. GEN. ANDREW JACKSON, SIR,
IN my letter of December 3, answering yours, which offered the service of a corps of volunteers—I informed you that the Legislature had then under consideration in what way
they would authorize the executive to accept those patriotic tenders.—They accordingly passed an act of which I now enclose you a copy.
Although the present state of things on the western side of the Mississippi does not threaten any immediate collision with our neighbors in that quarter, and it is our wish they should remain undisturbed until an amicable adjustment may take place; yet as this does not depend on ourselves alone, it is prudent to be prepared to meet any movements which may occur. The law of a former session of Congress for keeping a body of 100,000 militia in readiness for service at a moment's warning, is still in force: but by the act now enclosed, the service of volunteers may be accepted which will of course render a resort to the former act unnecessary. In consequence therefore, of the patriotic zeal which prompted your former offer, I now solicit your best endeavors towards carrying this act into execution. The persons who shall engage, will not be called from their homes until some aggression committed, or intended shall render it necessary.—When called into action, it will not be for a lounging, but for an active and perhaps distant service. I know the effect of this consideration in kindling that ardor which prevails for this service, and I count on it for filling up the numbers requisite without delay.—To yourselves I am sure it must be as desirable as it is to me, to transfer this service from the great mass of the militia under your charge to that portion of them to whose habits and enterprise, active and distant service is most congenial.
With respect to the organizing and officering those who shall be engaged within your state, the act itself will be your guide, and as it is desirable we should be kept informed of the progress of this business, I must pray you to report the same from time to time to the Secretary at War, who will correspond with you on all the details arising out of it. Accept my salutations and assurances of great esteem and respect.
TH. JEFFERSON.
DIVISION ORDERS.
Hermitage, April 10, 1807.
This moment I have received from the President of the United States, a letter dated 21st ultimo, enclosing an act authorizing the President of the United States, to except the service of a number of volunteers companies, not exceeding thirty thousand men. In the alluded to letter the President solicits my best endeavors towards carrying this act into execution.—Here my brave countrymen is an open field to glory, a fit opportunity, for a display of that patriotism by those who, at the alarm of danger enrolled themselves, and made a tender of their service to defend their country, from the violence of domestic foes or foreign aggression. Yes, my fellow countrymen, here is a fit opportunity, to immortalize by enrolling yourselves amongst the defenders of your country's rights and your national dignities—and in case of aggression by a haughty or tyrannic foe, who may loose light of the faith of the treaties, and national justice and occasion the found of arms to be heard in the west, you will then be ready to convince tyrants that freemen love peace, but are brave in war—Teach them the motto that gave birth to our independence "do not tread upon me." Those brave sons of Mars, "who shall engage will not be called from their homes until some aggression committed or intended, shall render it necessary." When called into action it will not be for a lounging, but for an active and perhaps distant service." The President of the United States, is advised of the patriotic ardor that pervades the breasts of our hardy sons of the west, and justly calculates on it, for filling up the numbers requisite without delay—your general is well assured, that the patriotism of the Brigade you have the honor to command, will realize the expectations of the President. Your general is confident that the patriotic ardor so lately and eminently displayed, has not abated—the example set by the Invincible Grays will be pursued, as soon as it is made known to your brigade that to Volunteers is to be intrusted the defence of our country in the day of danger; the number requisite will be enrolled for the service.—To enable your general to make return to the President of the United States through his organ the Secretary of War—the number ready for this duty and sub-
ject to his call, you will without delay, make a return of the Volunteer companies in your brigade enrolled since your last return to me—From the returns heretofore made from your brigade, I find some companies whose numbers are not quite complete, it is desirable that they should be filled, before the returns are forwarded to the Secretary of War—you will therefore order that the captains commanding companies not complete by voluntary enlistment, proceed immediately to have their numbers filled, and officered as by law directed, and make return thereof to me.—In organizing and officering those who shall be engaged, you will strictly attend to the act of Congress enclosed. It is an old adage, and one that cannot be too often repeated in a "free government"—that the surest method to avoid war, is to be ready to meet it. Your general therefore, recommends strict attention to discipline, and is confident that every officer and soldier of the Volunteer corps, as well as every officer and soldier he has the honor to command, will strictly attend to his regular military duty enjoined upon him by law—that the honorable & laudable pride that pervades the breast of every good officer and soldier to learn and do his duty, will be eminently displayed on the present occasion, and when called into service, that the officers and soldiers of your brigade will be able to vie, in point of discipline, with the oldest veteran—realize the confidence reposed in us by the general government, and fully meet the language of our constitution, when it declares "That the sure and certain defence of a free people, is a well regulated militia." It ought, and your general knows it will, be the pride of every officer and soldier he has the honor to command, to know and do his duty.
Health and respect,
ANDREW JACKSON, Major-General 2nd Division, Tennessee.
New Orleans, April 7. MR. BELEURGEY:
SIR, Be pleased to assure the public, that the substance of the letter imputed to general Adair, and said to be addressed to the Kentucky delegation in Congress, presents a vile and an infamous breach of truth and honor, unworthy even a conspirator;—unless indeed the example of Mr. Burr and his friends may sanction falsehood and give a repulse to calumny. This patriot general assured an officer the night after he was arrested, that he "had come hither to meet a couple of boats loaded with provisions, which he expected down the river;" and now we find he had repelled the treasonable proffers of gen. Wilkinson, and turned land-jobber. Reader! cast your eyes over the following documents, and you will find an answer to the declarations of the innocent, virtuous and injured general, and the apologies of his friends, his numerous friends in this city and elsewhere.
VERITAS.
April 6, 1807.
New Orleans, March 17, 1807. GEN. JAMES WILKINSON:
SIR, In compliance to your request of yesterday, relative to the period of gen. J. Adair's arrival & departure from the city of Nashville, Tennessee, and the conversation that passed between us, whilst there, I hasten to make the following statement, which I believe to be a correct one—General John Adair & col. Burr arrived in Nashville about the middle of December last, from Kentucky; I knew not whether they came together; they lodged at the same house, and occupied, I understood, one room. They left Nashville in a few days of each other, gen. Adair by land and col. Burr by water. From a previous conversation with Adair, an impression was made on my mind, that he had either returned to Kentucky, or had gone to visit the tract of country lately ceded to the U. S. by the Chickasaw Indians, on the waters of Duck river, having expressed a determination of making a purchase in that quarter, if the lands answered the description.
He mentioned his intention of visiting New Orleans in the course of three weeks from the time of his arrival in Nashville, and that he would be happy if I could be ready to accompany him. I heard no more of the general for a week, when I was informed by a gentleman from Natchez, that he had met him and his servant in the Chickasaw nation, travelling with great rapidity, in a direction to the Mississippi territory. His business in this quarter I know not. I believe the above to be all that passed between us.
I have the honor to be, Respectfully, your Obedient servant, (Signed) THOS. A. CLAIBORNE. His Excellency Gen. Wilkinson.
I certify that on or about the 25th January, 1807, in conversation with gen. Adair (a prisoner of the U. S. then

my charge) he observed that if he had been permitted to have remained 48 hours in New Orleans unmoistened, it would not have been in the power of Gen. Wilkinson to have arrested him, that he believed he had more friends in New Orleans than the general, and if he had known or thought the general would have arrested him, he would have brought with him his equipage for his protection. He further observed that as the general had arrested him without authority, that he would take Indian satisfaction from him, made use of many threats, and swore he would take the life of the general the first opportunity.
(Signed) J. S. SMITH, Lieut. Artillerists.
Personally appeared before me this 24th March, 1807, James S. Smith, Lieut. in the army of the U. S. who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists, doth declare the above statement to be true.
Sworn this 24th March, 1807.
(Signed) DOM. A. HALL, District Judge of the U. S. for the Orleans District.
From a London Paper.
RUSSIAN ARMIES.
As the Cossacks form so considerable a part of the Russian army, and particularly in the new raised militia, it cannot but be interesting to our readers, to learn the character and strength of this component part of an army and a nation on which the hopes of the confederated powers must now, in a considerable degree, rest. The name of Cossacks in general, are applied to all those tribes, which follow the same irregular and almost optional method of warfare. The particular bodies of the Cossacks are distinguished from each other, not by the different nations which compose them, but by the places they respectively inhabit. Thus the Don Cossacks take their name from the river Don: the Ouralian Cossacks from the Ouralian mountains; the Cossacks of the Ukraine form the name of the country; and the Zaporavian Cossacks from the cataracts of the Dneister, as the word Zaporavian, or more properly, Zaporogetzi, signifies in the Russian language, "people living beyond the cataracts." The two former are chiefly the colonists of Great Russia, and the two latter are formed of Malo-Russians—these wear no beards.—The Zaporavians shave even their heads, and leave only a small piece of hair upon the crown, long enough to reach the nose, and pride themselves upon every thing that is opposite civilization, and to the common feelings of man!! There was a time when no woman whatever was permitted to live in their society, and though they began lately to have more intercourse with the sex, still they retain strongly the marks of their former ferocity. They may be called, with great propriety, a gang of desperate outlaws, of robbers, and all sorts of public offenders, who are suffered to exist merely on account of the mischief they do to an enemy.
The Cossacks of the Ukraine and the Don Cossacks, are more advanced in civilization; the latter are seen sometimes with and sometimes without beards; but the former exist now merely in name, applied indiscriminately to all the inhabitants. Excepting the Cossacks of the Ukraine, and the Zaporavians, the Tartars and Calmucks are so interspersed with all other Cossacks that they form the most conspicuous and prominent feature in them. The Calmucks seem to be the real descendants of the ancient Scythians, who dwelt on the borders of the Don (Tanais)—Their features are broad and flat, with a pair of small, fiery, piercing eyes. They are of small stature, very robust and active, and expert in the use of the bow and arrow, which they still use. They are extremely skillful in managing unruly horses, and are hired expressly for the purpose by horse contractors for the army, who have to chase these animals out of the wild studs bred chiefly by the land proprietors in Little Russia. A Calmuck rides straight into the midst of these ungovernable creatures, and after the horse is singled out which is to be taken, he throws a loop round his neck, with such dexterity, that, though the distance is considerable, as the ferocious animal will not suffer any one to approach near him, he seldom misses his aim. No sooner does the loop fall upon the horse's neck, than the Calmuck fastens with amazing rapidity the other end of the rope to the saddle he sits upon, in such a manner as to prevent all possibility of the horse's escaping. The unruly savage, thus apprised, struggles hard, but the horse which the Calmuck rides, takes such a position, by the direction of the rider, that the strength of the captive is exhausted, and he, at length, suffers himself to be led away, and is soon tamed. The Tartars, who are like Calmucks in their persons, are so intermixed with them as to be seen every where together. They devour raw, whatever animal food comes in their way, or, as they eat their spare horse carcasses, without any other preparation of the flesh than warming it under the saddle of the horse they ride upon. They have generally several horses with them, so that their provisions, and the means of travelling, proceed with them without any incumbrance. Both these nations or tribes are extremely numerous among the Don Cossacks, and altogether form those terrible warriors, whose aspect alone is sufficient to dismay an enemy not accustomed to the sight of such hordes of savages.
The Cossacks are a necessary appendage to the Russian regular army;
they are its guides and satellites. It is their particular business to obtain intelligence from the enemy, which they do sometimes in the manner that a Calmuck takes a wild horse. As soon as a Cossack comes near enough to the object of his search, he throws a loop round his waist, fastens it to his saddle and gallops off with the prisoner. In this way also they transport their prisoners, and drag them through the rivers they have to cross. All the outposts are formed chiefly of the Cossacks. They are constantly upon the look out, and cut a conspicuous figure in the skirmishes. Their delight in blood and love of booty form the main-spring of all their actions, and the Cossack seldom hesitates to attack friend or foe, if he sees the probability of plunder. They are armed with a long lance, a gun, a brace of pistols, and a sword, something in the shape of a Turkish sabre. Though in their military appearance they preserve a certain degree of uniformity, still as their dress is according to their fancy or means, the scene, whenever they march in a body, is truly grotesque and variegated. Their horses which are so diminutive and apparently weak that they seem more calculated to be carried than to carry, are a race altogether anomalous, for whether fed luxuriously or sparingly, they maintain invariably the same niggardly appearance, and, like the Russian soldier, can exist almost upon nothing. The Cossacks are allowed to preserve their own government, and they in return stipulate to furnish the emperor at their own expence, with whatever number of men he may require, on the condition of being allowed to make booty!—Such is their thirst for war as the means of plunder, that when the number required is inconsiderable, so that they must cast lots who should go, a serious quarrel is generally the consequence of not being included in the number. He that returns home without booty, or has not been in action, is viewed by the women in a despicable light; so that their manners and mode of living all tend to make them a terror to the peaceful and the helpless, and the most destructive warriors that can be let loose upon a civilized people, as death and desolation follow in their train, and every thing that is valuable they remove or destroy. They even think it charity to kill their comrades, when wounded past recovery, or likely to fall into the hands of the enemy. They disperse in such small parties that it is almost impossible to stop their incursions, and for this reason they are the most dangerous set of men that can enter an hostile country. Nor are they less so to a routed enemy; for, though they do not fight in the line, they are the first in pursuit of him, and the last in desisting from it. Their feats in Poland, in Turkey, and in Italy, under the command of Suwarrow, will not soon be forgotten.
Speech of Mr. ROSOE, delivered in the British House of Commons on the bill, for abolishing the SLAVE TRADE.
As the colleague of the hon. gentleman who spoke last, and as one of the representatives of a place where the trade, which it is the object of the present bill to abolish, has been carried on to a greater extent than in any other place in the kingdom, I cannot as I conceive with propriety give a silent vote on this occasion. ( hear! hear! ) That vote, Sir, will be in favor of the bill now before the House for the abolition of that trade. In giving this vote, I shall at least, satisfy my own feelings, and my own conscience. But I trust, Sir, that I shall at the same time perform my duty to my constituents. For whatever may be thought of the people of Liverpool, in other parts of the kingdom, I must beg leave to inform this House, that they are by no means unanimous in support of the trade in question. On the contrary, a great and respectable body of the inhabitants of Liverpool, are as adverse to the slave trade as any other persons in these realms; and I should greatly disappoint their expectations, and their wishes, if I were not to vote for the abolition of that trade. ( hear! hear! ) After the length of time during which this subject has been considered by the nation at large, after a frequent discussion which it has undergone in this House, after the present bill has been passed by the upper House of Parliament, and is now sent to this House for its concurrence, and above all, after the full and able manner in which the noble Lord (Howick) who introduced the bill, has brought it forward, it would be perfectly unnecessary for me to discuss the principle of the bill, or to detain the House by additional arguments in its favor. There is, however, one argument, which has always appeared to me so clear, so conclusive and so short, that I will venture to state it. Sir, the African slave trade has always subsisted only by an abuse. If we place the human race in any fair and reasonable situation, if we provide them with the necessaries and accommodations of life, they must by the very law of their nature inevitably increase. It is only then because the slaves in our West India Islands are not in that proper situation, & are not provided with the proper necessaries of life, that a diminution of number continually occurs, & the slave trade becomes necessary to supply the deficiency. Now, Sir, the bill before the House will not only prevent the further prosecution of the trade to Africa, but
will also effect another great and beneficial purpose, not contemplated on the face of the bill; it will immediately and necessarily improve & meliorate the condition of the slaves in the West Indies. For as soon as the planter shall be convinced that he cannot make up the deficiency of his slaves by purchase, as soon as he can no longer act upon the horrid maxim "that it is better to buy a slave than to breed one," he will then be called upon, by a sense of his own interest, to pay that attention to the comfort and accommodation of his slaves which is so essentially necessary for their increase and their happiness. Whatever apprehensions may be entertained as to the welfare and security of our West India possessions from the present measure, I hesitate not to assert, that in my opinion it will in the result, be found to be the first cause of the security and prosperity of those colonies. I well remember the time when the regulations made by this House on the middle passage were opposed by the merchants with the greatest warmth, as wholly destructive to their trade; but it is only a few days since that we heard their council at the bar of this House admit that such regulations had rendered the trade much more advantageous than it had ever been ( hear! hear! ) In like manner I trust that the time will ere long arrive, when the West India planters will feel and acknowledge the beneficial effects of the measure we are now endeavoring to carry into effect, and will date the true prosperity of the British colonies from the time of the abolition of the African slave trade ( hear, hear! ). In discussing a question of this magnitude affecting so great a portion of the human race, it is impossible to close our eyes to that part of the world which has suffered so greatly by the effects of the trade in question. I mean the coasts of Africa. I should be sorry to accuse this country as being the sole cause of the state of ignorance & degradation in which that immense continent yet remains; but I must be allowed to say, that if we have not been the cause of the evil, we have at least contributed in a high degree to prevent its removal.—When we consider the nature of the trade, when we reflect that the objects of our commerce have been our fellow creatures; and that the articles which we have furnished in return have been chiefly fire arms, ammunition, brandy, articles of destruction, articles of debauchery ( hear, hear! ) I cannot but fear that we have in a great degree contributed to prevent that civilization and improvement in Africa, which might otherwise have taken place. That this supposition is two well founded may be fairly inferred from the well known fact that the interior parts of Africa are more civilized and better cultivated than the coast, where our trade has been carried on, and where we have kept up that continual excitement which has been so prejudicial to that unfortunate country. It is time that we should remove that excitement, and if we cannot contribute to the improvement of Africa, that we should not at least contribute any longer to her calamities and her degradation.
But, Sir, although I think it unnecessary to enter into a further discussion of the principle of the bill, yet I have been aware, that with respect to its mode of operation, or rather with respect to the time when such operation is to commence some difference of opinion may be entertained. However anxious I have always been for the abolition of this traffic, it has been my uniform opinion that this should be effected by gradual and proper measures. And here I beg it may be most explicitly understood, that in speaking of gradual measures, it never was my idea that the trade should be continued for the advantage of those persons who are engaged in carrying it on. No, Sir, I would not continue the trade a month, a week, a day, on any such grounds ( hear! hear! ) It was well observed on a former night in this House, that justice is due to all persons as well to our own countrymen as to the natives of Africa. I fully assent to this observation. But in the distribution of justice we must cautiously distinguish between the rights of the claimants. It would be the height of injustice to balance the mere pecuniary interests of any one body of men against the lives, the liberty, and the safety of any other body of men. They are claims of a different nature, and cannot be weighed with each other. That justice is due to the persons in this country who may be affected by the bill I readily admit, but it is due from this nation, and not from Africa, which has already suffered sufficiently from us. Laying therefore these claims out of the question at present, and regarding only the objects of this bill, I must observe that in a great measure of this nature particular caution is necessary, that in producing a certain good we produce as little evil as possible. Sir, we must perceive how difficult it is to legislate for those who are no parties to our deliberations. I am certainly not without apprehensions that if this trade had been terminated by a sudden and immediate act, it might have been productive of dreadful consequences on the coast of Africa, where there is a great conflux of slaves, whose numbers might accumulate, and who from the sudden and total cessation of the trade, might
fall a sacrifice to the avarice or resentment of their owners. Before I left Liverpool to have the honor of taking my place in this House, I thought it necessary to make a particular inquiry on this subject from a person well conversant with, and who had frequently visited different parts of the coast. From him I learnt that at Angola and other places on the southern parts of the coast, slaves were brought down in scanty numbers, and consequently little danger was to be apprehended from the immediate termination of the trade; but that on the more northern parts, and particularly at Bonny, the slaves are brought down in great numbers, being travelled from the interior parts of the country for four, five or six months, and that there, some fatal consequences might ensue if precautions were not taken against it. It was, however, his opinion that a period of six or at most of nine months would be a sufficient notice for terminating the trade, and as this space of time will be afforded by the present bill, I shall cheerfully assent to it as it now stands, and do concisely state as the trade has been gradually narrowed by the regulations adopted by this House, and as some future time is yet allowed by the bill for its final termination, the friends of a gradual abolition ought now to unite with the promoters of the present bill, in carrying this great and beneficent measure into full effect ( hear! hear! )
And now, Sir, as to the question of compensation to those persons who may be injured by the effects of the present measure, I cannot entertain a doubt that this House will be earnest to distribute justice in its proper degree to all who are entitled to it. The trade in question has been long carried on with the concurrence of the country and under the sanction of the legislature, and has, till the present time, been thought indispensably necessary to the cultivation and prosperity of our colonial possessions. If then it should hereafter appear that the persons engaged in carrying it on should sustain an actual loss by the operation of the present bill—not a loss of eventual or prospective profits, which they might have derived from continuing to carry on the trade (for to such a claim it would be absurd to listen) but a real and substantial loss, by not being able to withdraw their capital and to close their concerns within the time limited by the bill, then I must assert that the persons making such claims are as well entitled to compensation as any persons who ever solicited the justice of this house. But, Sir, there is another compensation of a much higher and a better nature to which the merchants of this country are entitled. That compensation is to be found in the more extended trade and commerce of this country. ( hear! hear! ) When we consider the immense revenue which we are called upon to pay, it is evident that the time is arrived when we must avail ourselves of all our resources—when we look at the immense power required by the great tyrant of the continent, we must perceive that it is necessary to oppose to him an immense colonial power, whereby we may maintain and enlarge the maritime strength of our country. Under such circumstances we ought to extend ourselves to the East and to the West.—It can no longer be concealed that the question respecting the East Indies is now so closely connected with the safety and prosperity of this country, that they can scarcely be separately considered, ( hear! hear! ) nor can it be supposed that we can any longer allow ourselves to be crippled in this essential branch of our commerce. Let there be no monopoly but the monopoly of the country at large. ( Loud cries of hear! hear! from all quarters of the House. )
Sir, I have long resided in the town of Liverpool. It is now upwards of 30 years since I first raised my voice in public against the traffic which it is the object of this bill to abolish. From that time I have never concealed my sentiments upon it in public or in private; and I shall always think it the greatest happiness of my life, that I have had the honor to be present on this occasion and to concur with those true friends of justice, of humanity, and as I most firmly believe, of sound policy, who have brought forward the present measure.
WANTED TO HIRE,
By the year in a small family, a WOMAN servant who understands plain cooking, washing and ironing—to such a person who can be well recommended, liberal wages will be given. Enquire of Joshua Dawson, opposite the West city Market. May 22—3t
Eighty Dollars Reward.
Ranaway on the 12th July 1803, from on board the Sloop George (Alexandria and Norfolk packet), a negro fellow named JAMES, (nicknamed Red eyed Jim, owing to that part of his eyes being red which in other people's eyes is white) has a large nose, heavy look, is stout and well made, about 34 years of age; he is an artful fellow and a piece of a sailor. I will give 30 dollars if secured in any jail so that I get him again with all reasonable charges, or the same if delivered to me in Norfolk—and the further sum of 50 dollars for such information as will convict in a court of justice, any person or persons of harboring said slave James. July 18th 1803
N. B. I have good information that said negro James was seen at Blenheim near Mr. Laidler's ferry, Charles county Maryland, on the 15th May 1807, and was in the employ or service of Mr. Nett.
TRISTRIM BUTLER.
May 22—we W 3t
Extracts from Mr. PIKE's Journal. (CONTINUED.)
"At noon, on the 16th of September they reached the grand encampment, below Lake Pepin: and in the evening passed the Sautiaux river, which flows in from the east at the entrance of the lake. They continued to sail in the evening, with the intention of crossing the lake. The interpreter (Rosseau) said he had passed this lake twenty times, but never in the day time; alledging as a reason, that the wind frequently rose and detained them in the day time on the lake. It is more probable, however, that the true reason why the traders generally sail through it in the night is, their fear of the Sautiaux, as they have made several war strokes at the mouth of this river, without distinguishing between the Sioux and their traders.
"The exploring party entered the lake with music playing; but the sky soon clouded, and, from the agitation of the water, they had to seek a harbor for the night on the east side. The next morning they were assailed by a tremendous storm: the perpendicular lightning seemed to roll in balls of fire down the steep hills which border the lake, and it required great exertions to weather the point of Sable. Here they found a Mr. Cameron, with one wooden and three bark canoes, who had sailed from the prairie on the fifth. His canoes were unladen, and turned up for the habitations of the men. His party exhibited all the indifference of Indian traders. Here they were shown a point of rocks from which a Sioux woman precipitated herself, and was dashed to pieces on the stones below. Her friends had refused her the husband of her choice, and intended to marry her to one whom she despised. She sung her death song, ascended the hill, and, before her friends came up with her, took the lover's leap; and ended her distress and life together.
"They reached the St. Croix river at noon on the 19th, and in the evening encamped on a prairie on the east side of the river, where stands a large painted stone. On the morning of the 21st, they arrived at the Sioux village, situated at the head of an island and just below a ledge of rocks. It was unpeopled, the Indians being absent. Two miles higher, they saw three bears cross the river. Here was another camp of Sioux, consisting of four lodges; they saw but one man, named the Black Soldier. The gallantry of the women was astonishing, since at all the other camps they had been silent; here they flocked round the strangers, all talking together, which could only be accounted for by the absence of the men.
"Three miles below the mouth of St. Peter's river, they passed the encampment of Mr. Ferrebault, who had broken his perogue. The Mississippi was so narrow in this day's course, that they crossed it in a batteau with forty strokes of the oars. The water of the Mississippi, above Lake Pepin, appears red, and where deep, nearly as black as ink. The water flowing in from the St. Peters, and St. Croix rivers, give it a blue appearance for a considerable distance below their confluence.
"Observing a white flag on shore, they landed and found it to be of white silk: it was suspended over a scaffold, on which lay four dead bodies: two were enclosed in boards, and two in bark. They were wrapped up in blankets which appeared yet new. They were the bodies of Sioux women, a child of one of them, and some other relative. Some had died on the St. Peters, others on the St. Croix, but were brought and deposited on this scaffold together. It is the mode in which the Sioux bury those of their people who die a natural death; but those that are killed are suffered to lie unburied. As a corroboration of this information Mr. Pike relates, that on the hills below the St. Croix he found the bones of a man which he supposed had been killed on the spot."
"After much labor and fatigue in getting the boat through the rapids, they reached the foot of the falls of St. Anthony on the evening of the 26th, and began to carry their loading over the portage, to where Mr. Pike had pitched his tent above the shoot. The rapids below the shoot may properly be called a continuation of the falls of St. Anthony.—they deserve the appellation of falls equally with those of the Delaware, and Schuylkill. The lost flag was brought to them at this place, by two young Indians."
"If it is possible to pass these falls in high water, which is a doubtful thing, it must be done on the eastern side, about 30 yards from the shore; where the fall is formed by three layers of rocks, one below the other—the pitch of none of which appears higher than 5 feet."
"Above the falls, for 40 or 50 miles, the navigation is much impeded by shoals and ripples; and would be considered impracticable by persons not determined to proceed; for the men must wade, and push the boat along, a great portion of the distance. Below Grown river, they killed an animal unknown to Mr. Pike, called a Blaireau."
"Elk, bear, racoons, pheasants, geese and prairie hens, were frequently met with. "On the 5th of Oct, they passed several old Sioux encampments, all of which were fortified; they found five letters on which the sick, or wounded had been carried. A hard battle had been fought here between the Sioux and Sautiaux, in the present year. On the next day when hunting, Mr. Pike found a small red capot hung on a tree: this the interpreter said was an offering to the Bon Dieu. "On the morning of the 10th they reached the place where Mr. Rien-

ville and Mosen. Perrier wintered in 1727. Above it is a cluster of more than 20 islands in the course of 4 miles, which they named the Beaver islands from the great signs of those animals which were extant, there being dams on every island, and roads from them every two or three rods. In the evening they arrived at the grand rapids. These falls are dangerous and difficult to pass, from the inequality in the depth of the water, and number of rocks. The boats must be lifted over rocks not covered by one foot of water, while the next step plunges the boatman over his head. The boats frequently swing on these rocks, to the great hazard of their bilging.
"Five miles higher than the rapids they found their large boat to leak so fast, as to render it necessary to unload her. Near a war encampment, at this place, was a painted buckskin and a piece of scarlet cloth suspended on the limb of a tree, supposed to be a Matcho Manitou, to render their enterprise successful, less superstitious than the Indians, Mr. Pike converted this donation to the evil spirit, to his own use."
"On the 13th they passed a handsome little river called Clear river; which enters the Mississippi from the east. Here, on the only timbered land they had seen above the falls of St. Anthony, was discovered the first signs of Buffalo."
"Before leaving the river Corbeau Mr. Pike had determined to get an elk, the signs of which were numerous. For this purpose he went down the river about 12 miles to a prairie on the east side, accompanied by one of his detachment. They fell in with a large drove of elk, and followed them, until they were weary, without killing any: they shot at, and wounded deer which they could not afterwards track, and closed their first day "hungry, cold and fatigued!" Resuming their chase of the elk with the morning, they attempted to drive them into the wood, but the leader of the drove breaking past them, the others followed him fearlessly in the same track. Their fire on the passing drove produced no effect. Thus disappointed they attempted to reach the river, by pursuing a south course. It carried them to Elk lake, which is about five miles long, and two miles wide, at the close of the second day. On both its banks they observed droves of elk; and about sun set, two bucks of a drove, which was crossing the prairie, came near them. One of them was killed; and, as it fulfilled the promise which Mr. Pike had made when he left the station—the death of this elk recompensed him for the fatigue of two days spent without food in the pursuit! Whilst carrying one half to their fire, at the distance of a mile, the wolves seized the remainder."
"After passing the riviere de Corbeau, the timber consisted of yellow and pitch pine; scarcely any of which had been met with below. Much of it is dead. The country becomes dreary and barren, with high rocks, and bare knobs. As they proceeded up the river, the bottoms were found to extend, and the country was full of small lakes. On approaching Pine river, a new species of pine called by the French "Sapine," was observed to grow in abundance."
"On the evening of the 2nd of January, 1806, the centinel gave information that some Indians were coming at full speed upon the trail or track of the party. The men were ordered to stand by their arms carelessly. The Indians were immediately in the camp, and saluted the flag by a discharge of three pieces, when four Chipeways, one Englishman and a Frenchman of the North West company presented themselves. They stated, that some women having discovered the trail, and not knowing but it might be their enemies, had given the alarm. They had heard of the U. S. party, and revered the flag. Mr. Grant (the Englishman) had only arrived the day before from lake de Sable; from which he had marched in a day and a half. The Indians were presented with half a deer, for which they were very thankful, having been kept in their camp some days by the discovery of the fires which the exploring party made where they stopped."
"The next morning the party continued their journey, except Mr. Pike and one of his men, who accompanied Mr. Grant to his establishment on the R. d. Cedar lake. The British flag was flying at the trading house:—Mr. Grant said it belonged to the Indians. After explaining to a Chipeway warrior, called 'Curleyhead,' the objects of the voyage, and receiving his answer, which was that he should remain quiet till their return, they eat breakfast and parted. Mr. Pike and his companion overtook the rest of the party at the close of the day."
"In the night of the 4th, Mr. Pike's tent was discovered by the centinel to be on fire; the party were alarmed in time to prevent any other damage than the loss of the tent, which was a double one, and some articles of clothing which had been hung to dry. They fortunately saved three small kegs of powder from the flames, which were in the tent."
"On the 6th, the snow was 3 feet deep, and continued falling all the day. In this day's march they met 2 Frenchmen, of the N. W. company, each of whom carried about 200lbs. weight on his back. They had rackets on. Mr. Grant and the Frenchman with him, were gone on before. The next day was so intensely cold that several of the men had their extremities frozen. It was found necessary to send a person forward to make fires every three miles."
"Supposing themselves to be at a great distance from Sandy lake, Mr. Pike,
with a corporal, left the party, and went to view it. They warbled briskly till towards evening, when they met a young Indian, one of those who had visited their camp near Red Cedar lake. They endeavored to explain to him their wish of reaching lake de Sable that evening. He turned back with them until they came to a trail which led across the woods, which he signified was a near course. They went with him, and soon found themselves in a Chipeway encampment, to which the friendly savage had led them, with the expectation of their remaining at it all night, knowing it to be too late to reach the lake at a reasonable hour. On their refusing to stay he put them in the right road. At dusk they arrived at the place where the track left the Mississippi, when they traversed two leagues of the wilderness without much difficulty, and at last struck the shore of the lake de Sable, over a branch of which their course lay. The snow having covered the trail of the Frenchmen who had passed before, with rackets, they were fearful of losing themselves on the lake. The reason for such apprehension can be best felt by those who have been exposed on a naked and dreary plain, in a high latitude, on a December night, when the mercury in Fahrenheit's thermometer stood 27 degrees below 0. Cheered by a belief that they saw the opposite shore, they proceeded in a direct line; and after some time had the satisfaction of discovering lights in the houses. On their arrival they found, to their surprise, a large stockade. The gate being opened they entered, and proceeded to the quarters of Mr. Grant, where they were treated with the greatest hospitality."
(To be CONTINUED.)
WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY, MAY 22.
The Editor of the National Intelligencer having, from a regard to his health, determined to exchange his present profession for one less laborious, offers to dispose of his establishment, consisting of the National Intelligencer, printed three times a week, and the Universal Gazette, printed weekly. This disposition will only be made to a person of sound republican principles. It is desirable that the terms should be arranged by personal communication with the Editor.
The Editors of Republican prints throughout the union will confer a favor by inserting this advertisement a few times in their papers.
Nothing can paint in stronger or truer colors the spirit in which war is waged against the administration by its systematic opponents, than the language used by them in relation to the unwarrantable and insolent deportment of the captain of the Driver; a deportment which the most prejudiced British ministry would condemn. Yet, strange to tell, federalists are its virtual apologists, for, by condemning the measures taken by our government they would fain palliate the outrage of the Briton.
Let us take a hasty view of the history of the law, whose execution has given birth to this unprecedented insolence. In consequence of the gross misconduct of British armed vessels, in blocking up our ports, in impressing our seamen, and making prizes within our territorial limits, the spirit of the nation made a loud call on Congress for measures of redress. Who excited this spirit? The federalists equally with republicans. They deprecated the humiliations and injuries to which we were thus wantonly exposed, and they demanded redress. What kind of redress? War? No. For, when Britain is the aggressor they seem invariably to consider war as the greatest possible evil. What then could they require, but some measure similar to that adopted—a measure which put it into the power of the Executive, in the case of a repetition of similar outrages, to prohibit the offending vessel from entering our ports, or receiving supplies in them.
This step had not been long taken, when the memorable siege of New York took place, and the murder of Pearce ensued. Then it was that the clamor rose the highest, and the Executive government was emphatically called upon to exercise all the authority with which it was vested, to repress and punish these outrages. We had not a sufficient naval force to sink the assailing vessels, or drive them from our coasts. This step, therefore, could not be taken, had it even been an eligible one. What then could be done better than the carrying into force the very measure which the wisdom of the legislature had devised for this very case. The measure, accordingly, was enforced; and the Driver put on the list of interdicted vessels. It had for a time the effect intended—the British fleet departed.
A fresh outrage occurs—and what do we hear from the opponents of the administration? They tell us that the measure taken by the executive was impolitic and dangerous, inasmuch as it had a tendency to embroil us with G. Britain. Can inconsistency be more flagrant? They invoke the national spirit—they call for the exertion of force—and the moment it is applied in the least exceptional form, they denounce in the same breath the cowardice and temerity of the administration!
But, it seems, the port of Charleston ought to have been better defended, and the general government has been criminally remiss in not putting it in a better posture of defence. So says the Courier, which, it will be admitted, is high federal authority.
Now, for a single fact, with which we shall leave the reader to exercise his own judgment. This same jargon was rung within the walls of Congress during the last session. The zeal of party, that zeal which systematically acted under Herod's Herod, wealth deposited in Charleston, the extensive trade that frequented the port, and its defenceless state! Every thing, fitted for protection, was in ruins! Mr. Marion, the honest and enlightened representative of that town, rose. He said, he deprecated, as sincerely as any gentleman could, the defenceless state of that great depot of commerce; but he denied that the general government were in the least to blame for it. They had long since been anxious to take measures for its defence; but it was but recently that the legislature of the state had ceded to the U. States the necessary sites for the fortifications required to protect it, without which cession they had in all similar cases refused to expend money on their erection.
The circuit court for the Virginia district met this day at Richmond. At this term it is expected will come on the important trial of Aaron Burr, unquestionably the most interesting, which has occurred since the establishment of the General Government. Some days, it is presumed, will elapse before any material step will be taken in this case. The grand Jury will probably be empanelled the first day of the term, and bills laid before them. If sufficient evidence is then offered, & they are judged by them to be true bills, still it is most likely, that time will be allowed for the full attendance of witnesses before the trial is entered upon. Messrs. Eaton, Truxton, Boilman and Swartwout, with others, have already passed on to Richmond, but we have not heard of the arrival of General Wilkinson, a witness, we should suppose, whose attendance will be indispensable. Equally so will probably be that testimony which relates to the alleged doctored facts committed on Blennerhassett's Island. It is supposed that Gen. Wilkinson has taken a water passage to the Atlantic states. If this is so, it will render the time of his arrival uncertain. From all these circumstances the public will probably be under the necessity of exercising their patience for some time.
From a statement, made by the American Citizen, founded in part on official returns, and in part on estimates, it appears that Mr. Tompkins is elected Governor of New York by a majority of 4,677 votes over Mr. Lewis.
The Mercantile Advertiser, on the authority of a letter from Charleston, states the sailing of the British sloop of war Driver from Charleston; and adds, that the captain got a supply of water from Sullivan's island, and provisions from an English Guineaman in the harbor.
At a meeting of the Citizens of the First and Second Wards of the City of Washington, held pursuant to notice, at Rhodes's tavern, for the purpose of making Arrangements respecting the ensuing election for MEMBERS of the City Council.
GEO: ANDREWS in the Chair.
RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY, That a committee consisting of three persons from each of the 1st and 2nd Wards, be appointed by this meeting, for the purpose of selecting EIGHT characters to represent the 1st and 2nd Wards in the next City Council, and that they be empowered to confer with the Delegates of any meeting, which may be held in the 3d and 4th Wards; and also, to take such steps as they may deem necessary, to insure the success of the ticket agreed upon.
Whereupon, Messrs. A. Bradley, J. Streich, and Nicholas King, of the first Ward, and Messrs. Andrew Way, S. H. Smith, and John Davidson of the second Ward, were appointed to be the said committee.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published.
J. KEARNEY, Secretary of the meeting.
May 20, 1807.
It is said that the French have required ten sail of the line to be built in the Baltic, and a considerable number of smaller ships of war.
FAVORABLE SYMPTOM.
Abbeville District—South Carolina.
MARCH TERM, 1807.
WE, the Grand Jury for the district and state aforesaid, do on our oaths, make the following presentments:
1. We present it as a grievance of the most serious nature, that the legislature of this state has never passed a law, and appropriated money for the purpose of establishing public schools throughout the state. We the more earnestly recommend an interference of the legislature on this subject, when we reflect that the very existence of our republican system of government depends on the general diffusion of information among the people, which schools of this nature are so eminently calculated to produce. The Grand Jury are also well convinced, that upon establishments of this nature rest that virtue and good order so essentially connected with the happiness of society.
2. We present as a grievance, the bad and almost impassible state of the public roads throughout the district, and the inattention to them, by the commissioners and overseers thereof.
Extract of a letter from an officer of the United States army, at Fort Stoddert, to his friend in Augusta, dated April 14.
"The Spaniards at Mobile have assumed a degree of insolence altogether incredible. In open opposition to the assurances which we last fall received from general Howard of Pensacola, of the free passage of our vessels and effects by Mobile, they put our people to the trouble, risk, and expence of unloading every article of their cargoes, and make them pay a toll of 12 per cent. thereon. The schooner Victory, of New York, left this port a few days ago, with a cargo of cotton, for New Orleans, the duties on which at Mobile, amounted to 1,140 dollars. The sloop Castor, laden with stores for the troops at this place, and goods for the Choctaw factory, has been detained since the middle of last month, under the pretext that some of the papers are wanting to enable them to lay the duties."
The Emperor of Russia has suppressed the Imperial Seminary for the reception of young ladies, founded by the Empress Elizabeth on the same model as the convent of St. Cyr in France. In the preamble of his edict, he declares, that those funds may be used to greater advantage, if applied to the education of those youths who are intended to serve their country—and that the education of a female, being limited to domestic management, she will learn it sooner in her father's house, than in a sumptuous establishment, where it is vainly attempted to teach the sciences, the knowledge of which nature forbids them.
Amidst the details of battles we are informed of the future destiny of the Louvre. The emperor has declared to consecrate it entirely to the service of literature. The French say that in a tower of this edifice, Charles V. established the first public library in France, if not in all Europe. That upon the death of Charles it contained about 900 volumes, which Henry VI. of England violated. That Henry IV. again appropriated it for valuable collections in the arts. But, say the French, other times, other cases. It is now to be the place of the imperial library, which already contains 500,000 printed volumes, 70,000 manuscripts, 20,000 engravings, 40,000 bronze medals, and 30,000 medals in gold. Napoleon has assigned this library for the Louvre, which first received its gift from Charles V. the wise and eloquent, five hundred years from the present time. Filled with the great designs which employ Henry IV. he wishes to collect, as he did, under his own eyes, and within the enclosures of his own palace, all the monuments of the sciences and of the arts, obtained by his arms, perfected and arranged under his government. The Museum of Painting will still occupy the Great Gallery, and a new structure will be added to the Palace for the Statues. The other collections will be accommodated, so that these immense treasures of the Louvre, secured by guards, might never be endangered in the night by being in the palaces inhabited by men.
Salem Reg.
Philadelphia, May 18.
A gentleman passenger in the ship Louisiana, now in the river, came up to town last evening, and informs us, that they left Marseilles the 2d April. He has on board, if he recollects rightly, the 68th or 69th bulletin, containing advices of a fresh engagement between the Russians and French in which the latter claim the victory. This action is said to have taken place, in the neighbourhood of Koningsburg, which place was invested. As we already have accounts from Paris of the 30th March, and from Bordeaux of the 4th of April, both silent as to this event, we apprehend there must be some mistake in this report. The gentleman also informs, that accounts were received at Marseilles of an advantage obtained over the Russians by the Turks.
Philadelphia, May 19.
Extract of a letter from Barbadoes, dated April 11.
"Besides the news which the papers contain, we have nothing, except the report of a French squadron being momentarily expected at Martinique with a reinforcement of troops for that island and Guadalupe. We have one 98, and four 74's, besides frigates, so that we have nothing to fear."
From Bilboa, March 24, [received at Marblehead.]
"Our chief purpose is to inform you, that some time ago, in consequence of an order, the quarantine was reduced to a few days, but unfortunately soon after, an American vessel arrived at Alicante, from Barnstable, on board of which were found two sailors with the highest symptoms of the yellow fever. In consequence, a severe order was issued from the king himself, that all vessels coming from the U. States, should perform a strict quarantine of 40 days. At first it was reported and believed generally, that the cargoes could not be landed, or the captains permitted to visit the Lazaretto; but upon further information, we were assured, that the cargoes might be discharged, and the masters be privileged as before."
Extract of a letter from Cape Francois, dated April 1.
"The commerce of this country is much more shackled now than ever it was during the latter time of Dessalines's
despotic reign. By a decree of General Christophe, the price of Coffee, throughout his jurisdiction, is fixed at 25 fous and it must be purchased from Government only. The planters are not permitted to dispose of it to individuals—Beef, Pork, Wine, Oil, Soap, Gin, with several other articles usually shipped to this country, are selling for less than cost in America. In fact, I do not see any thing short of ruin staring those in the face who are so wild as to adventure to this country in its present distracted state. The coal has been clear of privateers of late, and vessels dropping in every few days. Pétion is much more favorable to commerce than the petty tyrant who commands here."
A London paper of the 2nd of April has been received at New York, containing no intelligence of importance. The Duke of Richmond has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Various reports of an armistice and probable pacification between the French and the Russians prevailed at London.
Philadelphia, May 19.
A letter from an American gentleman at Port-au-Prince, to his friend in this city, of the 22nd April, states, that a battle had been fought, within a few miles of that place, between the parties of the North and South, in which the former had been defeated, and driven farther North—and that it was expected a few days would put a period to the reign of Christophe.
United States court, Fifth Circuit and Virginia District, Nov. Term, 1806. IN CHANCERY.
John M'iver, assignee of Josiah Watson, plaintiff—against—Bird, Savage and Bird James Watson, John Watson, jun. James Taylor and Richard M. Scott—defendants. This cause was this day heard on the bill, answers, replications thereto, exhibits, and the proceedings in the suit lately depending in this court, between Robert Bird, against Josiah Watson & John Love, & was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof the court not now deciding on the respective claims of the parties to the lands in the proceedings mentioned, doth adjudge, order & decree that the marshal of this district, or one of his lawful deputies, after having advertised the time and place of such sale for five weeks successively in one or more newspapers printed in the town of Alexandria and the city of Washington, do expose to sale, at public auction, the tract of land in the proceedings mentioned, called BUCKLAND either altogether or in parcels as the parties may agree; or in case of their disagreement, in the way he may think will most enhance the price thereof upon the following terms, to wit—one fifth part of the purchase money agreed to be paid therefor, to be cash, and the balance in four equal annual payments, bearing interest from the date it not punctually paid, taking bonds with sufficient securities from the purchaser or purchasers, payable to the marshal, for the use of such of the parties to this sale, and the sale aforesaid, as may hereafter be adjudged entitled thereto, and retaining the title to the said lands as security for the payment of the said annual instalments; and in case default be made in the said payments, or either of them that shall fall due, that the said tract of land, or the lot or lots for which the payments shall not have been made according to the tenor of the sale, be for up for public sale by the marshal, for ready money, after the time and place of such sale shall have been advertised in manner as aforesaid, and the proceeds of sale to be applied to the discharge of the sums remaining due on the purchase of the said tract of land, or the lot or lots so to be sold, and the surplus, if any, to be paid to the original purchaser. And if the parties shall prefer the said tract of land being sold in two or more lots, or the marshal or his deputy who may act, shall be of opinion in case of their disagreement, that the value of the said tract of land will be enhanced by a division thereof, the court doth direct that he have the same divided into as many lots as the parties shall agree on, or he think best for the surveyor of the county of Fauquier, and sell the same so divided, and that he bring the said bonds and pay the money so to be received, in cash at the sale, after having defrayed the expenses thereof and of the division if any, shall be made into court, subject to its future order, and the marshal is directed to report his proceedings to the court; and the court doth further order and decree, that the defendants, trustees for Mrs. Watson, be permitted to reap and carry off the now growing crop from the said lands, and that the marshal sell the same, subject to that privilege, and this is to be without prejudice to any suit that Robert Bird, Bird, Savage and Bird, may hereafter bring claiming the profits of the said lands, against the said defendants, trustees as aforesaid.
WM. MARSHALL, Clerk.
In pursuance of the foregoing decree will be sold the land and premises therein mentioned, called BUCKLAND lying in the counties of Fauquier and Prince William—The sale will be made on the premises, on the 18th day of May next, and the land will be sold entire, or in lots, as may be thought proper on the day of sale.
Also, Under a decree of the said court, pronounced at the May term, 1803, between Robert Bird plaintiff, against Josiah Watson and John Love, defendants, will be sold, to the highest bidder, for ready money, a tract of land, lying in the county of Westmoreland, called Chantilly. The sale will be made on the premises, on the 12th day of May next.
BENJAMIN MOSBY, D. M.
for Jos. Scott, M. V. D't.
March 16—taw M 16

LAND FOR SALE.
The Subscriber offers for sale 780 acres of land on Bullkin run in Jefferson county Virginia about 10 miles from Harper's Ferry, and 2 miles from the Shenandoah river. 400 acres of this land is cleared, the rest in woods, on it there is a valuable Mill seat with 22 feet fall, the stream affording a sufficiency of water to turn two pair of stones, 25 acres of watered meadow which produces abundant crops of Hay, and as much more may be made at a trifling expence - the cleared land may be laid off into fields of 50 acres and each field have running water in it; there is generally sown on this farm 120 acres in wheat, which has not for some years past, produced less than 4500 bushels per annum - the improvements are a stone Dwelling House and kitchen, a Stone Dairy with a large never failing spring near the dwelling, a barn with stables under it for 30 horses, an apple orchard of 200 trees of choice fruit, and a variety of other fruit trees; on another part of this farm, there is a small frame Dwelling House, Kitchen and Dairy, smoke house, Barn and Stables - this property will be shown and the terms made known on application to the subscriber on the premises.
JOHN GANTT, Ben.
ELIAS B. CALDWELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, HAS removed his Office, to the house lately occupied by Mr. Law, on Capitol Hill. Washington, July 25-11
CHARLES H. VARDEN,
Merchant Taylor New Jersey Avenue, near the Capitol. RESPECTFULLY informs the gentlemen of the district of Columbia, he has imported by Miss ELIZA ANN lately arrived at Philad
A choice assortment
Of Extra Superfine cloths, Bennetts, Velvets, and Extra Cashmere, single and double milled Battin cloths, fashionable Spanish Orleans and Toliettes, rich silk Molekin velvets, silk and satin Florentines, with a variety of other articles suitable for the season.
N. B. Ladies habits, regimentals, and navy uniforms made in the first style of fashion.
Richard Harwell's celebrated patent parallel Suspender, can be had on the same terms as at his manufactory.
No. 100 1/2 12-11
District of Columbia to wit.
WHEREAS Cornelius Willis, hath by his petition in writing applied to the hon. Wm. Cranch, chief judge of the district of Columbia, to be admitted to the benefit of the act of Congress for the relief of insolvent debtors within the district aforesaid district, and has stated therein that he is in actual confinement in the jail of Alexandria county at the suit of Alexander Cochran, and being unable to discharge the said claim with others against him has offered to deliver up to the use of his creditors all his property real personal or mixed. Notice is therefore given to the creditors of the said Cornelius Willis, that on Monday the 23th inst. at 10 o'clock A.M. at the court house in Alexandria, the oath of an insolvent debtor will be administered to the said Cornelius Willis, and a trustee appointed agreeable to said act of Congress unless cause be then and there shown to the contrary.
By order of the hon. Wm. Cranch, chief judge of the district of Columbia this 14th May 1807.
O. DENEALE, Ck.
May 18-32
PUBLIC SALE.
ON the 6th day of June next, will be sold for cash, all the right and interest of John Coles in that valuable property, known on the plat of the city of Washington, called Lots No. 3 and 4 in square No. 9, with a large stone Warehouse, and Wharf and a large brick Dwelling House, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy a writ of fieri facias issued out of the circuit court at the suit of John May against John Coles - said at the Union tavern in Georgetown at 4 P.M.
DANL. B. BURT, for D. C. BRENT, marshal.
May 14-11
TRIAL of Col. AARON BURR. WESCOAT & CO. Eleventh street near Pennsylvania avenue, Washington city,
INFORM the public, that they have engaged Mr. THOMAS CARPENTER, one of the most able and correct Stenographers in the United States, to attend the Circuit Court to commence its session in Richmond, on the 22nd of this month; and if the trial comes on, to publish as speedily as possible, a full and complete account of it, accompanied by all the documents relative to this memorable and important decision.
May 18-11
This is to give notice, that the subscriber of the city of Washington in the district of Columbia, hath obtained from the Orphan's Court of Prince George's county in the state of Maryland, letters of administration on the personal estate of Thomas Duckett, late of said county deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber on or before the first day of October next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. Those indebted to the deceased are desired to make immediate payment.
ALLEN B. DUCKETT, Adm. City of Washington, March 18-11 All claims forwarded by mail must be paid.
The thorough Bred Horse
MONTICELLO,
NOW IN HIGH ORDER.
WILL be Let to Mares the ensuing season, to commence the first of April, at my seat, near Georgetown, at FIFTEEN DOLLARS, per Mare, for which a note must be sent payable the first of September, and one dollar to the groom; or in lieu thereof, EAVEN DOLLARS in money.
Good and extensive pasture, well enclosed, at 50 cents per week, and the mare fed, if required, at the market price, for which the money must be sent. The greatest care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but will not be responsible for either.
JOHN TRALKELD.
March 23-11
Treasury Department, May 1st, 1807
PROPOSALS
WILL be received at the Treasury till the 10th of June next inclusive, for building a light house on an island situated at the mouth of the River Mississippi, according to the designs and description prepared by B. H. Latrobe.
The light house to be a circular tower forming a truncated cone 27 feet diameter at the top of the basement, 12 feet diameter at the top of the platform, which forms the floor of the lantern, and 81 feet 7 inches high from the natural surface of the ground to the said platform. The foundation to be sunk 8 feet six inches below the surface of the ground, and 28 feet 6 inches in diameter, is to rest on piles driven 20 feet into the earth, and to consist of a reversed Cupola of brick of 25 feet external diameter, 7 feet 6 inches in depth, and bedded in a work of solid masonry, one foot thick above the piling, and which must fill the whole space dug for the foundation and not occupied by the said Cupola. A circular basement wall 3 feet 6 inches high, and 2 feet 3 inches wide to be built of well bonded broad rough stones upon the rim of the reversed Cupola, and upon the solid wall in which it is beside. The exterior wall of the tower from the top of the basement is to be two feet thick, built of wrought free stones perfectly jointed and bedded, in no part less than two feet thick on the bed of each stone going quite through the wall, the exterior to be chiselled fair; the interior rough pointed. Six equidistant interior brick walls, two bricks and a half thick each, must be bonded with the external wall and extend within the tower, their interior end forming the well of the stair case which is 12 feet wide at the surface of the ground. Those buttress walls (which must be founded upon sprayed arches turned on a brick wall, erected on the rim of a smaller inverted Cupola turned within the larger one) to be united together at each revolution of the stairs, by brick splayed arches, forming the well of the staircase and extending to the external wall of the tower; and on the crown of those splayed arches, reversed arches must be turned, the reversed feet of which support the buttresses above. Those arches forming a succession of recesses rising with the spiral line of steps will continue to the elevation of fifty feet; and thence upwards the interior lining of bricks is to be built solidly and well bonded with the external wall to the top of the tower, the three upper courses of free stones excepted, which are to go through the whole wall in single blocks. The spiral staircase 12 feet diameter at the surface of the ground, and 8 feet diameter at the top of the tower is to consist of 133 steps of Pennsylvania marble with a 9 inches newell supported on a capped tree stone pillar, resting on the centre of the foundation Cupola; the other ends of the steps to be supported by, and to go six inches into the brick buttresses and arches above described. A marble platform to cover that part of the Cupola which is not occupied by the first stairs; and the platform which forms the floor of the lantern to consist of ten slabs of marble well jointed together and projecting three inches beyond the upper course of free stone. The entrance into the lantern to be through a sheet iron door sliding on rollers. The lantern 8 feet 6 inches diameter, and 9 feet 6 inches high, is to be fixed in its place by 12 strong iron bars, worked solidly six feet six inches into the wall and secured at the lower end by strong cross bolts one foot in length, with a screw six inches long above the stone work. The two corner posts of the lantern to be also iron bars, turned with a flat foot through which the screws of the anchor bars must pass and be strongly fastened to the nuts; their upper ends being morticed into a strong circular iron ring, upon which the iron rafters are rivetted. The rafters to be also framed into an iron hoop with a copper funnel and a large copper ventilator above turned by a vane. The space between the corner posts to be occupied by strong iron sashes glazed with 10 by 12 glass of the first quality, and one of the sashes to be hung on hinges for a door to go out on the platform which is to be surrounded by iron balustrades 3 feet high with a rail and a strong wire netting carried from the rail to the eaves of the lantern. The necessary lamp or lamps, either suspended by iron chains or supported on iron feet; and a close stove be placed in the lantern.
The building to be painted black, to be provided with two complete electrical rods, with gilt points; and to have one door, and at each revolution of stairs two opposite windows 2 feet by 9 inches.
The keeper's dwelling house to be erected round the basis of the tower forming a concentric circular building entirely of brick, and of 60 feet external diameter, including that of the tower. The foundation sunk 4 feet, to rest on piles driven 20 feet into the earth, and to be 2 and a half bricks thick, continuing of that thickness 3 feet 6 inches above the ground. The wall to rise 10 feet higher 2 bricks thick, to be connected with the external wall of the light house by nine partition brick walls and to have internal brick piers from which at the elevation of six feet above the base wall spring arches against the body of the light house: and on the top of these carriage arches segment arches must be turned all round the building. The house to be furnished with two stacks of chimneys, and to have twelve external doors or windows, and also internal doors communicating from one room to another; and the internal walls and ceilings to be plastered.
A circular piazza ten feet wide, to be erected round the dwelling house, resting on a foundation brick wall of one and a half brick thick, sunk five feet below the ground rising three feet above the same and coped with free stone; into which 24 cast iron pillars 8 feet 8 inches high are to be fixed. The piazza to have two porches formed by arched brick walls connecting it with the dwelling house.
On the top of the pillars, plates are to be laid framed together and supporting a ceiling floor. A framed roof covered with cypress shingles, to cover both the dwelling house and piazza. The interval between the walls of the piazza of the dwelling house and of the light house, to be filled with the rubbish, sand or earth, as high as the top of the base wall; and both the piazza and dwelling house to be paved with brick.
All the bricks to be sound Philadelphia bricks.
A more particular written description and drawings of the building may be seen by applying at the Treasury in Washington, or to Mr. Latrobe at Philadelphia.
Separate proposals will also be received for the freight of not more than 800 tons of stone, either from the Delaware and Potomac, and of not more than 250,000 bricks from Philadelphia to the mouth of the Mississippi. The stones and bricks to be delivered within the bar will be received on board of lighters.
April 11-ep1m
25 Dollars Reward.
RAN-AWAY from the subscriber living in Prince William county, 5 miles from London Carter's Mill, and 6 from Lacey's tavern, a negro fellow named FRANK, who is very black, tolerable broad faced, high forehead, about 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, coarse voice, 24 or 25 years old; had on when he went off a suit of blue cloth. Fifteen dollars will be given if taken within 15 miles and brought home, if a greater distance, the above reward, if secured in any jail so that I get him again, and if brought home reasonable expences also allowed.
JOHN DBELL.
May 20-32
WILLIAM DOUGHTY,
RESPECTFULLY informs the public that he has just received his
SPRING GOODS
from Philadelphia, as also a supply of FRESH TEAS, of superior quality, viz. Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, & Hyson Skin, with which he will be happy to serve his friends and customers. Georgetown, May 20-6t.
District of Columbia, County of Washington, to wit:
IN the case of WILLIAM DYER an insolvent debtor, confined in the prison of Washington county for debt - Notice is therefore hereby given to the creditors of the said Wm. Dyer, that on Monday the 11th day of June next at the hour of 10 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 Dyer, and a trustee appointed unless sufficient cause be then and there shown to the contrary. It is ordered that this notice be published in the National Intelligencer three times before that day.
By order of the hon. Wm. Cranch, chief judge of the circuit court of the district of Columbia.
By order WM. BRENT, ck.
May 20-32
District of Columbia.
NOTICE is hereby given to all whom it may concern, That the Consul General of Portugal to the United States of America has authorised the subscriber, to legalize all papers that may be necessary for vessels bound from the ports of this district to any in Portugal or Madeira.
Those masters of vessels who may omit having their bills of health thus certified, will be liable to undergo quarantine.
It is requisite that any article shipped for account of a Portuguese subject, should be declared and sworn to, as Portuguese property; and the bills of lading legalised as above.
LEWIS DEBLOIS.
May 20-32
Post Office, Washington, } May 9th, 1807.
SUMMER ESTABLISHMENT, to commence on Monday the 11th May 1807.
THE Mails for the main Southern route, are to be closed at 6 o'clock, P.M. and are to arrive at half past 5 P.M.
The Eastern mail to be closed at half past 6 P.M. and arrive at half past 5 P.M.
The Annapolis and Eastern Shore route closes on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6 P.M. and arrive Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 o'clock P.M.
The Clarkfburg and Chillicothe route, via Fairfax co. h. Winchester, &c. close Fridays 11 o'clock A.M. and arrive Thursdays at noon.
The Leesburg mail, via Prospect Hill, &c. will close on Mondays at 11 o'clock P.M. and arrive same day at 11 A.M.
The general Western mail, via Fredericktown, Md. will be closed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays 6 o'clock P.M. and arrive at 5 P.M. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The mail for Brookville, Md. will be closed every Wednesday at 6 P.M. & arrive Thursday 6 P.M.
The New Orleans mail, via Athens, Georgia, will be closed every Saturday, 6 P.M. and arrive same day at 8 A.M.
Do. via Tennessee, Mississippi Territory, &c. will be closed every Monday 6 P.M. & arrive same day 5 P.M.
The mail to Ridge, Md. via Piscataway, Port Tobacco St. Inigoes, &c. will close every Thursday at 6 P.M. and arrive every Tuesday at 6 P.M.
May 13-3w
THOMAS W. PAIRO,
HAS just returned from Philadelphia with a quantity of handsome and cheap SPRING GOODS - his assortment is now very extensive and consists of the following articles, alphabetically enumerated:
  Bandannoes  Jeans, white and co.    Beads, shoe beaus  loured    Books, ladies pocket  Knives and forks    Bombazetts  Knives, pen    Bonnets of the newest fashion,  Laces and edgings    Brushes, tooth  Lawns, fine and coarse    Do. cloth and dust  Lumens, a large assortment of 4 4th and 7 8th width    Calicoes very hand-  Do. German of a variety    some  Mills, coffee    Calimancoes  Mullin, India    Cards, superfine playing  Mullin, leno, jacquet    Caps, leno  Muffins, Chambrey    Children's leather do.  book, cambric, and veigned    Cambric linen  Nankins, yellow, white and blue    Catgut  Needies, warranted    Checks, linen & cotton  Do. netting    Cloths and cashmeres  Net, spiders    Combs of a variety  Pealongs    Cords, silk  Paper, writing    Cotton cashmeres  Pins    Cottens, striped  Ribbons, a large and elegant assortment    Cotton, netting and working  Shawls, 7 4th, 6 4th, and 5 4th silk    Counterpanes  Leno & muslin shawls and handsome paid silks    Crapes  Sarpettes and lute    Diaper dimities  Scissors    Dimities, cambric  Suspenders    Durants  Shoes, a handsome assortment of ladies men's and children's    Fans, florentines  Sheeting, very fine    Fine flannels  Do. German & Rullia    Flowers, artificial  Flanders    Fustian  Strings for violin and piano    Garters, ladies  Table cloths    Gauze  Tapes, tapes, hawke thread    Glass ware, viz. fine and common decanters, tumblers and wine glasses, tglas mugs with covers and without  Thimbles    Gingham  Tickings    Gloves of almost all kinds  Trimings, fancy for ladies bonnets    Granduzelle  Umbrellas, ladies    Handkerchiefs, silk, linen & cotton of a variety  Do. men's    Do. Madras  Waistcoatings, new and elegant    Hats, summer, fur, & wool, do.  nearly all descriptions    Hosiery, ladies mens and childrens of every description   
ALSO,
The following GROCERIES , of an excellent quality, Madeira, Sherry, London Particular, Teneriffe, and Port Wines, Cherry Bounce, Cognie Brandy, Jamaica Spirits, Rum, Whiskey, Sugars, fresh Old Hyson & Souchong Teas, Pepper, Fig Blue, best Philadelphia Pepper and Ale - also, in a few days, Claret Wine, and spinning Cotton.
May 20-32
SPRING GOODS.
London, Manchester, & Scotch Goods
Imported in the Fair American, Fame, Abenona, and Hercules, for Sale, by
APPLETON & Co.
No. 16, Calvert Street, Baltimore.
CALICOES, furniture dimity, nankinees, velvets and cords, muslins, cambrics, broad cloths, cashmeres, velvets, hats, umbrellas, hosiery stuffs, gingham, chambrays, shawls, handkerchiefs, silks, laces, and lace goods of every kind, &c. &c.
These goods were purchased in England with cash and 60 days acceptance, and will be sold very low, by the package or piece, for cash or 90 day bills.
Daily expected,
By the Diana, Globe and John Adams, An additional Supply many of these goods are in expected cases, calculated for exportation, and are entitled to debenture.
Baltimore, May 6-2w
Washington, April 30th, 1807.
HAVING been appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury, agent for purchasing the 8 per cent. stock of the United States standing on the books of the Treasury, and the books of the commissioners of Loans for Maryland and Virginia.
Notice is hereby given,
That I am ready to treat with any persons for the purchase of said stock at private sale, within the price limited by the 2d section of the act of Congress of the 18th of April, 1806, a copy whereof is hereto annexed.
JAMES DAVIDSON, jun.
Agent, &c.
SEC. 2d. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund shall not be authorised to purchase any of the several species of the public debt, at a higher price than at the rates following, that is to say - they shall not pay more for three per cent stock than sixty per cent of its nominal value; nor for any other species of the public debt more than the nominal value of its unredeemed amount, the eight per cent stock only excepted, for which they shall be authorised in addition thereto, to give at the rate of one half of one per cent on the said nominal value for each quarterly dividend, which may be payable on such purchased stock from the time of such purchase to the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and nine.
May 1-3w
Fifty Dollars Reward.
FOR apprehending RICHARD GOTIER, who broke jail last night. He was committed on his confession of passing counterfeit checks; he is about 5 feet 7 inches high, fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes, very much pitted with the small-pox, and pretty much round shouldered. He was a sailor in the United States' service, had a blue jacket and trousers, a long blue coat, several white linen shirts, a pair of shoes and a very good black hat. The above reward will be given for apprehending and securing the said Gotier in any jail and giving me information thereof.
DANL. C. BRENT,
Marshal of the district of Columbia. December 8-22w
MORE PROOF,
Of the good effects of LEE'S SON'S Genuine Medicine, shewn by the following cases of cures.
LEE'S
Worm Destroying Lozenges.
This medicine, which is as innocent and mild as it is certain and efficacious in its operation, cannot injure the youngest infant, should no worms exist in the body; but will, without pain or griping, cleanse the stomach and bowels of whatever is foul or offensive, and thereby prevent the production of worms and many fatal disorders.
From the many cases of cures that daily come to our knowledge, we have selected the following:
Messrs. Richard Lee & Son, You are at liberty to publish the astonishing cure performed by your Lozenges on my son, 10 years old, who was afflicted with fever, pain in his side, and a continual head ache, which reduced him so low that he was unable to sit up. One of my neighbors advised me to use your Lozenges, which has had the happy effect of restoring him to a better state of health than he has enjoyed for several years, in the short space of seventeen days.
JOHN KELLY, Pitt Street:
Baltimore, Nov. 12, 1806.
Messrs. Richard Lee & Son, My son, five years old, has for some time past been very unhealthy, having fevers, head ache and loss of appetite. Hearing of the many cures performed by your Worm Lozenges. I was induced to give them a trial. The effect was beyond my expectation, as a large quantity of small worms was expelled; hundreds of them were alive for some time after.
JOHN KENNEDY, Potter Street:
Baltimore Jan. 4th 1807.
Lee's Elixir.
A sovereign remedy for Colds, obstinate Coughs, Catarrhs, Asthmas, Sore throats, and approaching Consumptions.
To parents who may have children afflicted with the Hooping Cough, this discovery is of the first magnitude, as it affords immediate relief, checks the progress, and in a short time entirely removes the most cruel disorder to which children are liable. The Elixir is so perfectly agreeable, and the dose so small, that no difficulty arises in taking it.
Messrs. Richard Lee & Son,
For a long time I have been afflicted with a severe Cold, attended with a distressing cough, sickness at stomach, with a frequent inclination to vomit - having used a medicine which is said to have performed cures of this kind, but without receiving any benefit; hearing of Lee's Elixir, a bottle was procured at Messrs. Warner and Mann's book store, which has effectually removed this distressing complaint, in fact it is not possible for one to say too much in favor of this invaluable medicine; being convinced those persons laboring under severe cold, by the use of Lee's Elixir would soon be restored to a perfect state of health.
REDMOND MINCHIN,
at Peter's brewery.
Baltimore, Feb. 9, 1807.
Lee's Grand Restorative.
Proved by long and extensive experience, to be absolutely unparallelled in the cure of Nervous disorders, Consumptions, Lowness of spirits, loss of Appetite, impurity of Blood, Hysterical affections, inward Weaknesses, violent Cramps in the stomach and back, Indigestion, Melancholy, Gout in the stomach, Pains in the limbs, Relaxations, involuntary Emulsions, obstinate Gleet, Flower Albus (or whites), impotency, Barrenness, &c. &c.
Infalible Fever & Ague Drops.
For the cure of Ague, remittent and intermitent Fever.
Lee's Genuine Essence, and Extract of Mustard,
A safe and effectual remedy for acute and chronic Rheumatism, Gout, Palsy, Lumbago, Numbness, White Swellings, Chilblains, Sprains, Bruises, Pains in the face and neck, &c.
Lee's Sovereign Ointment for the Itch,