The enquirer (Richmond, Va.), 1808-12-29 00:00:00

PUBLISHED BY THOMAS RITCHIE, OPPOSITE THE GLOBE TAVERN, AT FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
•• We are authorised to state, that Bathurst Jones, is a Candidate for the Senatorial District, composed of Caroline and Hanover.
INSTRUCTION.—A Family SCHOOL, will be opened in the house of Mr. James Patterson of Chesterfield county, four miles from Manchester, the 1st day of January, 1809, where will be taught the following branches of literature, viz. Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geography, Philosophy, General History and the art of Speaking. Also, the Latin and Greek languages, by Mr. Lemuel Mead. Boarders will be taken in at Mr. Patterson's—The terms for board and tuition may be known, by applying to Mr. James Patterson of Chesterfield, or South Mead at Richmond.
Will be sold at public auction on Monday the 2nd day of January next, before the door of the Globe Tavern, in this City, a likely young MAN, (said to be a good Cook) belonging to the estate of Robert Means deceased. Six months credit will be allowed the purchaser, and a note with an approved indorser negotiable at the Bank of Virginia, will be required.
DANL. CALL, Executor of ROB'T. MEANS, Deceased.
LOST, a NOTE signed by Wm. Crawford, & endorsed by John Clarke, both of the city of Richmond, dated the 1st of Nov. last, and due the 1st day of May, 1809, amounting to $ 5064; it is supposed it has been lost in the street. Any person having found the same will be liberally rewarded on leaving it with the subscribers. All persons are forewarned from receiving or trading for the same in any manner whatever.
PROSSER & MONCURE.
THE Subscribers have on hand, at Private Sale—
10 Hogsheads, and 90 Barrels Leaf Sugar, 15 Hds. Brown Sugar of superior quality, 10 Tierces prime Green Coffee, 20 Bags of superior white do. 20 Hds. Molasses. Casks old Port Wine, of superior quality in Bottles, 6 Casks Stoughton's Bitters, containing 2 doz. Piat Bottles each, 5 Do. Rospier y Brandy, 3 Do. Mcheglen, Choice old Cogniac Brandy in Pipes, Holland and Country Gin in Do. Candles and Soap in boxes, Ground Ginger in Kgs. &c. &c.
ALSO: 12 Bales Kendal Cotton, With a very general assortment of coarse Woollens, all of which will be sold low for cash, or on short credit, for approved endorsed negotiable notes at the Bank of Virginia.
PROSSER & MONCURE.
N. B. Cash will be given for two likely young Negro MEN, that have been accustomed to plantation business, and an unexceptionable COOK; and for sale, the best male House Servant in Virginia; Also, 35 Virginia Bank Shares, for cash by P. & M.
FEMALE EDUCATION, will be continued at Mountair, the ensuing year, under the direction of Miss Terrell; who will teach Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, English Grammar, and Geography. The School will be opened about the middle of January. Terms—for board and tuition, (each finding her own bedding) $ 100 per annum, paid quarterly in advance. The most satisfactory testimonials can be produced, of Miss Terrell's qualifications, as a teacher of the above branches of Education. Particular attention will be paid to the morals and manners of pupils placed at this School. It may not be improper to add, that they have before them an example of domestic economy, and steady industry in the boarding apartment.
HUMPHREY HILL.
MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY.—The General Annual Meeting of the Mutual Assurance Society, against Fire on buildings of the state of Virginia, will be held at the Capitol, in the city of Richmond, on Monday, the 2nd day of January next.
SAMUEL GREENHOW, Principal Agent.
NAPK COTTONS & KERSEYS.—The Subscriber has received a consignment of Napk Cottons and Kerseys, which he offers at a reduced price, for cash, or indorsed negotiable notes.
ROBERT JOHNSTON.
LANDING from the Schooner RICHMOND at Lestor's new Wharf: 23 Casks Earthen Ware, 25 Hds. Muscovado S. sugar, 11 Do. Green Coffee, 7 Bales Woolsey.
IN Henrico County Court, November 8, 1808 Wm Taylor, jr. Compt against Price and McCutchen & Hugh Chamber Defendants. The defendants, Price and McCutchen, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of Assembly & the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that they are non-residents of this Commonwealth: On the motion of the complainant by his counsel, It is ordered, That the said defendants, Price and McCutchen, do appear here on the third day of the next March term, & answer the complainant's bill; and that a copy of this Order be forthwith inserted in some one of the news-papers printed in the city of Richmond, for two months successively, and posted at the door of the court house of this county.
A Copy. Teste, J. B. WHITLOCKE, Clerk.
CLOVER SEED, &c.—For Sale, by the Subscriber, a fresh supply of CLOVER SEED, five thousand lb. first quality New England CHEESE a few doz. At-Petted HAMS, PIES by the box, family FLOUR, by the barrel, &c.
CONGRESS.
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
MONDAY, Nov. 28. EMBARGO DEBATE—CONTINUED.
(Gen. Smith's Speech Concluded.)
We are told that the sufferings of the commercial states are insupportable, and from the discussion in the Senate, it would appear as generally admitted, that the four New-England states are the only commercial-comparisons are generally disagreeable—they appear, however, necessary upon the present occasion, to show the relative state of commerce among the states. I am warranted also by the example set me by the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Lloyd) in making the comparison which I intend to present to the Senate. In doing it, I pray I may be understood, as not meaning any offence to any state, nor to any individual thereof. New-Hampshire cannot be considered a commercial state; judging from the treasury report, the products of its labor and agriculture go, I presume to swell the amount of exports from Massachusetts, for their export of native products is only $363,930. Rhode-Island may be considered commercial in proportion to her numbers. I have ever admired the industry and enterprise of her citizens, and have been gratified in the extension of her commerce; but their commerce does not exceed the proportion which is due to their numbers—The amount of export of their products is 741,968 dollars. But Connecticut, Mr. President, is she commercial? Every American traveller that visits the eastern states, returns highly gratified with that state; he states with exultation & pleasure, the delightful fields thereof; its high state of agriculture; its smiling villages; and the content and happiness that beams on every human countenance; but does this arise from its external commerce? No, Sir, we must give to Connecticut a higher rank; she is agricultural, and will also be a great manufacturing state; her citizens who annually emigrate, to swell the numbers of other states, will be induced to remain at home, and by their labor and ingenuity, extend and promote the manufactures of their native state. Her port of export is probably New-York; with what state, as a commercial state shall I compare her? not with Georgia, for that state, though with only half her population, exports more than double the amount of Connecticut. With South-Carolina? No, Sir, that state spares of her products, to swell the exports of Baltimore, Philadelphia, New-York and Boston, an amount equal to the whole of the exports of the native produce of Connecticut. With Maryland? No, Sir, with a population very little greater, Maryland exports to near three times her amount. With what part of the union shall I then compare her commerce? It assimilates nearly to that of the District of Columbia, its export being $1,363,552 when that of Connecticut is $1,519,083.
Massachusetts, yes, Sir, Massachusetts is really commercial. But not more so in proportion to numbers than many other states; nay, not equal to some, for instance, South-Carolina with half her number exports $7,19,265, when Massachusetts exports of native products only $6,185,748. New-York whose population is the same with Massachusetts, exports $9,937,416, being half as much more as that exported by Massachusetts. Maryland exports $4,015,699, being in full proportion to the exports of that state. Nay, Sir, New-York alone, exports more than all the New-England states together, their whole native export being only $8,812,769. But we may be told what is true, that the trade of a country does not consist alone in its native exports. We may get some information by examining as well its native as its foreign articles of exportation. Let us examine it in that point of view. It will be found that New-York alone who appears to approve of the embargo, if we are to credit their governor's speech and the answer thereto of both branches of the legislature, does export of all articles, foreign as well as domestic, to a greater amount than all the New-England states together, for her exports are $24,337,953, when the total exports of those states amount only to $24,074,438. Nay, Sir, Maryland exports an amount equal to three fifths of the whole of the New-England states, her general export being $14,296,934—I have deemed it not improper to take this view of the subject, to show the commerce of the United States, as they compare with each other.
The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lloyd) has told us, and told us truly, that the tonnage owned by the citizens of that state, is one third of the whole tonnage of the union; that the want of employment thereof causes an annual injury to the amount of six millions of dollars.—My calculation, Mr. President, does not make it near so much, but, Sir, suppose the fact, is this attributable to the embargo? I think not, Sir; on the contrary, that the owners of these ships ought to bless the wisdom and firmness of those who laid the embargo, and thus saved this immense tonnage from British depredation and condemnation under their orders of council, and from French burning and destruction under the infernal decree of Milan. For it has been truly said, by an eminent merchant of Salem (Mr. Gray) that not more than one vessel in eight that sailed for Europe within a short time prior to the embargo ever reached her port of destination. My own experience has severely taught me the truth of this remark; and as a further proof, I have in my hand a list of 15 vessels which sailed for Europe and were insured in an office in Baltimore. They sailed between the 1st Sept. and 23d December, 1807.—Three arrived, one was captured by the French, one by the Spaniards, one was seized in Hamburg, and nine carried into England. But for the embargo, the ships of the United States that would have sailed for Europe would have shared a fate at least as bad (in my opinion much worse) than that of those 15.—Not one in 20 would have arrived, for those vessels that sailed in Sept. might well have arrived before the date of the orders in council (11th Nov.) or the de-
crees of France.—I say again, let the ship owners return thanks to their best friends, to those who laid the embargo. As one whose property has thereby been saved, I pray you to accept mine. But, Sir, let us compare in order to know the sufferings of each, whether the other states do not suffer as to their tonnage, in proportion to the New-England states. I take leave to submit the tonnage of the Eastern, and a few of the other states.
Table with 3 columns: State, Tons registered, Licensed. Rows include New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Carolina. Totals: Tons 379,700, Tons 164,619.
By this it will appear, that the 4 states of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and South Carolina, own of ships engaged in foreign trade nearly the same number of tons as the four New-England states. Thus then, the loss to these states in point of tonnage is nearly equal to that of the other 4; and in addition they suffer the loss sustained by having on hand a greater amount of native products. In fact the state of Massachusetts suffers less, because she has an immense tonnage employed in the coasting trade, which renders its usual profits and usual employment for her sailors, when those other states have not the same advantage.—This advantage applies more particularly to Connecticut than to any other state in the Union, for of her 46,000 tons of vessels, 20,000, are actually employed in the coasting trade, so that, as to the use of ships she suffers less than any other in the Union. Her trade by land and water to the other states still continues in full vigor, and renders to her advantages not known to any other state.
We are told that the embargo is a measure injurious only to ourselves; that our fish, beef, pork, flour, tobacco and cotton remain to perish on our hands. I have already stated, that the fish finds great consumption only in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France, from which countries we are excluded by the orders in council; of course, the embargo cannot be chargeable with its loss, nor with that of tobacco, when not more than one seventh thereof as already stated can go to the places of consumption without being subject to British capture. The gentlemen from the states which produce cotton, do not appear to be alarmed at the danger presented to their view, arising from that article being produced in Guyana and Africa. For they well know that it will require population and men well acquainted with the culture of that article to enable those countries to enter into competition with them. They know, that cotton cannot be produced in the quantities required by the British manufacturers in any reasonable time, so that they feel confident that a sufficient supply cannot be obtained from any other country than their own. But no man can, no man will believe that any supply from any other country can be brought forward to prevent a stoppage taking place of the loom at Manchester.
We are told, that when the British islands are accustomed to receive their supplies of olive cattle from the Main, that Connecticut will lose that valuable branch of her commerce. Yes, Mr. President, if Bonaparte should conquer Spain, her colonies will forever be lost to the mother country—they will become independent—they will be open to the trade of the world; and if cattle can, (as the gentleman has truly told us) be procured at their own door by the British planters for two or three dollars per head, it will very soon become unfashionable to go to Connecticut, and there to pay thirty to sixty dollars. But will this be chargeable on the embargo? Certainly not. The gentleman has also attempted to alarm us, lest the Spanish colonies should supply the islands with bread stuff. No impossibilities stand in his way—The sugar planter will turn his sugar land into corn grounds, and no longer take his supply from the United States. Yes, Sir, this will be done, when the gentleman, (Mr. H.) can prove that men will prostrate their own interest. The idea is an idle one, and does not merit an answer.
We are told that the embargo, as a coercive measure, has had and can have no operation, either on England, or France—I differ with the gentleman.
France, Mr. President, will feel its operation on the loss of her islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, (which must fall a prey to the British fleet and army, now about to attack them) for want of those supplies of provisions they usually derived from the United States? By the famine and distress that will ensue in the Isles of France and Bourbon. Those valuable possessions were formerly supplied from the Cape of Good Hope; but for years have relied entirely upon the U. States, and will therefore be in the greatest possible distress, when cut off therefrom. They cannot now obtain supplies from the Cape of Good Hope; for that colony is in possession of the British. France will feel its effect and the consequent loss of our trade at home. She loses an immense revenue, heretofore collected by the duties on the sugar, coffee, pepper, tobacco and other articles, imported into her ports by our ships—Her people can live without the articles; but the want of the revenue will severely be felt by her government. New sources must be resorted to, which her subjects will be distressed to meet, being completely deprived of any sale for their brandy, wine, and other valuable articles drawn from France, by Americans, and distributed by them to every quarter of the world. France will be made to feel by a want of money. Holland can no longer, in so great a degree as formerly, supply that want. Cut off from commerce, what is Holland? If the emperor's system is pursued, the grass will be seen growing in the streets of Amsterdam. The German kingdoms, subject to his power, will be no re-
duced by the want of sale for their linens, & the want of commerce in the Hanse Towns, that they will be able to render him no aid in money. From the extremes of his power, it will press upon him even to the centre of Paris, and will knock with violence at the doors of his palace.
England, it is true, with her great navy and all-powerful fleets, might preserve herself from feeling the effects of the want of bread, provided that the ports of the Baltic were open to her; but shut out, as she is from every country which has usually exported wheat, where will she find the quantity necessary to enable her to afford supplies to Spain and Portugal, now struggling for their liberties; for their West India islands, and for their immense fleets and armies now employed in foreign countries? From the coast of Barbary we are told!—Yes, Sir, Barbary, under a good government, could supply all the wants of Europe. But, Sir, that government immediately it finds that the farmer has got his land into a high state of cultivation, the hand of power is laid upon his property, and the man, with his family flies to the mountains. Nor is this all, the Dey lays such a duty on the export, as leaves but a small pittance, say 20d sterling per bushel, to the cultivator. From thence no important supply can be derived, and this is well known in England. But is the want of bread-stuff the only suffering that Great-Britain must endure? No, Sir, she will feel our embargo in the immense loss of revenue, resulting from the importation of our tobacco, cotton, rice, and other valuable products. Her cities will feel the loss of the non-arrival of our ships, which afforded to them a large revenue for the town dues, employment for the various mechanics and manufacturers employed about ships, the want of commissions derived to their merchants, and from other causes not necessary to enumerate. Liverpool, which owes its rapid rise in a great proportion, to the American commerce, will feel the loss thereof in a manner that may make them heard in the councils of the kingdom. Is it possible that that nation will not deplore the loss of their exports to us, amounting to twelve millions of pounds sterling, per annum? Will gentlemen believe they have no value therefor, when they know that they sent large fleets & armies to La Plata, not to conquer the country, but to force a trade—to compel the Spaniards to receive their manufactures? And what trade? Not more than one million, or at the most, two millions sterling per annum. What ridiculous policy must that be that can induce a nation to go to an immense expense of blood & treasure to secure two millions of trade, and at the same time wantonly to throw away a trade of twelve millions, arising to them without expense of either blood or treasure? Will they long shut their eyes to such a scene of folly and wickedness? No, Sir, a non-intercourse will open the eyes of the nation to such a ridiculous conduct, on the part of their rulers. Is this all, Mr. President? The sugar planters of their West-India islands, (and they most deserve it) will be made severely to feel it; they will not starve, perhaps, but they will have to pay three or four times the price for every article of provision which they, or their slaves consume, and ten times the price for staves and other lumber. Heretofore, they have paid for such supplies in what I call the offal of their plantations, in rum and molasses. Those articles must remain on their hands unconsumed, for none but Englishmen and their descendants must eat thereof. We import from the British islands 350,000 gallons of molasses, per annum, value on the spot $87,500—Of rum, 5,599,000 gallons, value about $2,412,500. Will gentlemen believe, that the want of sales, (and the consequent loss of their value) to the annual amount of two and a half millions of dollars, will not be felt by the British planters? Yes, Sir, it has already been felt, if I am rightly informed, to wit, that the government has been obliged to grant large aid in money, to support the West India planters but I shall fatigue the senate with details of this kind. My duty, however, has compelled me to present my ideas on this part of the subject, to the senate.
The gentleman from Delaware (Mr. White) feels all alive for the present rulers of the U. States—he asks, where are we to get revenue, and with an air of triumph, tells us that we shall not have a dollar in the treasury at the next meeting of Congress.—We were told the same story the last year, and thousands of handbills had been distributed throughout the union asserting that fact. Yet, Sir, when we met, we found fourteen millions of dollars in the treasury. We found our receipts more than in any preceding year. The gentleman is alarmed lest the present party in power shall be prostrated, as he thinks that was to which he belonged, by the necessity of laying a direct tax. He is mistaken; they were dismissed, because that tax after tax, duty on duty, that was laid by them, were dissipated, the people knew not how, and because the people thought their system would lead the nation imperceptibly to monarchy.
I feel greatly obliged to the gentleman, for the tender feelings which he has expressed on the subject, but I am not alarmed. The present administration have pursued a course unknown to the last, to wit, the payment of the public debt; averaging for some years past, five millions of dollars, per annum. From this payment, we are now relieved, because the law permits us no longer to make payment thereof, except by purchase of the stockholders; we cannot compel them to receive. Besides, Sir, having paid off 55 millions of dollars of the public debt, we have relieved ourselves thereby from the payment of an annual interest of 2 millions of dollars. Those two items, making together 7 millions of dollars will operate in exact for our purposes now required as so much received. But, Sir, we have other resources. It will be recollected, that the law of last session, authorized the articles of sugar, coffee, tea, pepper, and certain wines, to be deposited in the public stores, until wanted for exportation. Those articles will now be required for consumption, and presuming that as much there as will be consumed as in former
Table with 2 columns: Item, Amount. Rows include years we may fairly count on the following duties being collected thereon; to wit; On Sugar, Coffee, Teas, Pepper, Wines, under 23 cts. duty, On the public lands, Making together.
Nor is this all; it is a well known fact, which will not be contradicted by the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Lloyd,) that the importations from India and China, have, in the present year, been equal to that of any preceding year. The bonds (for the duties on which) will become due in the next year—nor has the importation of dry goods from England during the present year, been so much less than for former years, as materially to affect the revenue. On the whole, Mr. President, I believe that the receipts for the year 1809, may with safety be calculated upon, as at least twelve millions dollars, from which, nothing being payable toward the principal of the public debt, we may count the actual supply to the treasury, as equal to any preceding year.
Table with 2 columns: Item, Amount. Rows include Civil expenditure, Barbary Powers and Foreign expenses, Military Department, Naval ditto, Interest on Louisiana debt, Interest on old debt and reimbursement, New regiments.
If the gentleman from Delaware, (Mr. White) will not admit any other of my calculations, he will certainly admit that if we have 14 millions now in the treasury, and expend only $3,673,000, that we certainly shall have some money in the treasury at the next meeting of Congress, even should the embargo continue all that time; and in case of war, if the people do consume as much as usual, ways and means will be found to indemnify the articles on which the duties have heretofore been collected. It must be admitted, however, that our revenue does sustain and has sustained a material injury resulting from the orders of council of Great-Britain. On articles heretofore imported from the continent of Europe, we derived a revenue equal to three millions of dollars; the importation of those articles is now prohibited by G. Britain. That gentleman may correct me if I am wrong. I will take a view of the articles annually consumed to wit:
Table with 2 columns: Item, Amount. Rows include French Brandies, gallons duty thereon, Dito Wines, Goods ad valorem, from France and her allies, Hemp, Iron, Glass, Cordage and other articles, Three and a half per ct retained on drawback & advantages from neutral trade.
This item is a serious sum, cut off from our revenue, by the orders of G. Britain.—On the whole, Mr. President, I am however of opinion that we safely can calculate on a surplus, after paying the usual expenses of government, of a sum not less than 16 millions being in the treasury, at the next meeting of Congress, or at the disposal of government, provided war shall ensue. But do gentlemen calculate nothing upon the credit of the United States? It is now known to the world, that whatever party may be in power, the faith of the government, as it relates to the payment of its debts, has been held sacred. It will be recollected, that it was charged against the present ruling party, that when they got into power, all respect for public credit would be lost, and the prosperity in our public funds would be in jeopardy. These, with other charges of a similar nature, having been found to be false, and that the present rulers are as tenacious of public credit, as their predecessors; all fears on that account have ceased. The public credit will be admitted to be good, and there can be no doubt, that any sum of money that may be required for a war, may be had by loan, either in our own country or abroad, without having recourse to a direct tax.—So that I pray the honorable gentleman from Delaware, to quiet his tender feelings on this subject.
The Seamen.—We at length find the gentlemen are alive to the interests of this useful class of citizens. It may be considered a novelty to them. They tell us that our seamen have abandoned their country and gone into foreign employ. Will the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Hillhouse) say in his place, that the sailors of Connecticut have deserted their country to take refuge on board British ships of war? No, Sir, he knows the abhorrence of his fellow citizens to that kind of service. The seamen of this nation have fathers, uncles, brothers, friends, with whom they find employment. They will be found in the public works of the extensive manufactures which have been established, and among the farmers of the United States. I will not believe that any American sailors have left their country, except some worthless drunken men. I will know whence this idea has arisen. To avoid the complaints of Great Britain, the navy, prior to the embargo, had discharged all British deserters; they also discharged all British seamen found on board their ships of war—those together with foreign seamen employed in the merchant service have been collected by the British consuls (who have found that their numbers did not equal their expectations) and by them have been sent out of the country. That they may never return, must be the sincere wish of every lover of his country! We should thereby silence the complaint of Great Britain, to wit:

that we employ their subjects, and take from that government the pretext of impressing American seamen under the pretence that they are their own. The vacancy made by their thus abandoning our country will very soon be filled up by our own citizens—of whom sufficient for all the purposes of navigation will soon be found.
Gentlemen, whose feelings are now so tender with respect to American seamen, shewed little of this when their fellow citizens were seized, put on board British ships of war, and compelled to fight their battles against nations with whom theirs was at peace. Nay, Sir, we find some of them offering apologies in behalf of the British government for this violence offered to the liberties of our fellow citizens and to our independence as a nation. I have in my hand a public letter, and therefore I may use it, where the writer a senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Pickering) says "I will close this long letter by stating all the existing pretences, for there are no causes for a war with Great Britain." &c. &c.
"1. The British ships of war, agreeably to a right claimed and exercised for ages—a right claimed and exercised during the whole of the administration of Washington, of Adams, and of Jefferson—continue to take some of the British seamen found on board our merchant vessels, and with them a small number of ours, from the impossibility of always distinguishing Englishmen from citizens of the United States. On this point, our government well knew, that Great Britain is perfectly willing to adopt any arrangement that can be devised, which will secure to her service the seamen who are her own subjects; and at the same time exempt ours from Impressments."
"Gentlemen, Sir, Mr. President! can that man feel for American seamen, who can say and write deliberately, that the impressment of 5000 Americans by Great Britain is no real cause, but a pretext only? Will any man believe that a person making use of such expressions can have any feelings whatever for the sufferings of our seamen? I wish, Mr. President, we had before us the able discussion held by the same gentleman (Mr. Pickering) on the subject of impressment of American seamen with Mr. Lison. In that we should see our rights maintained by a strength of argument drawn from our just complaints. He did not then call our remonstrances on that subject firebrands —"
"Sir, he thought as every American with him, that they were firebrands , intolerable , and such as no free and high-spirited people ought to submit to. In what estimation are we to hold the future opinions of a gentleman, who in 1806, did by a solemn vote in senate approve the following resolution in senate, which advised the President to send a special mission to London, "to demand a reparation of wrongs, and particularly as it related to the impressment of American seamen ," when we see a public letter in 1808 from the same gentleman calling the complaints on that subject— firebrands and not just causes?"
"Resolved, That the President of the United States, be requested to demand the restoration of the property of their citizens, captured and condemned on the pretext of its being employed in a trade with the enemies of Great Britain, prohibited in time of peace; and the indemnification of such American citizens, for their losses and damages sustained by these captures and condemnations; and to enter into such arrangements with the British government, on this and all other differences subsisting between the two nations, (and particularly respecting the impressment of American seamen ,) as may be consistent with the honor and interests of the United States, and manifest their earnest desire to obtain for themselves and their citizens by amicable negotiation, that justice to which they are entitled."
Let us cast our eyes back to the session of 1805-6, and we shall recollect the memorials presented from the merchants of all the great seaports, praying Congress to adopt measures for the obtaining redress of the wrongs sustained by them from depredations committed on their property by the British, under the pretext, "that they were carrying on a trade not permitted in times of peace," although it was acknowledged, that our commerce was carried on conformably to a convention solemnly made between Lord Hawkesbury and Mr. King. The memorial from Boston advised a special mission; that from New Haven (Connecticut) "pledged their lives and fortunes in support of such measures, as government might adopt to obtain redress and reparation for past losses."—Senate alive to those remonstrances, advised the President to demand reparation for the past, and security for the future. The President in obedience to this advice and in respect to the memorials did send a special mission; a treaty was made. It was sent back by the President. Why? It redressed not our wrongs. It required us to tax our exports, so as to put them on a footing with the British, as to their war charges in similar articles.—It made no provision for that grievance to which senate had particularly directed the attention of the President, to wit, the impressment of our seamen , and before it was possible that the President could receive it, the British issued a new order for plunder, to wit, to seize all our vessels (without any previous notice) found trading from one port of their enemies to every other port of her or her allies, by which order 50 or 60 American vessels were seized, together with cargoes, to the amount of near two millions—this was followed up by other orders, until our commerce is entirely cut off from all its usual course, as well by British as by French decrees.—Government took a stand, I think an honorable stand, and now we find those same memorialists, indeed I may say the gentlemen in senate who advocated the advice to the President, telling us, that truly they had no cause of complaint, that a pittance of trade may yet be pursued, (the orders or decrees to the contrary notwithstanding) and to pursue this miserable pittance they demand that government should tread back their steps, shall make this nation contemptible in the eyes of all Europe, shall repeal the embargo laws before they have taken any other step, or adopted any other measure.—The honor of our country forbids it, and that senate which gave the advice, will not meanly retract their own act, or bend the neck to any power on earth. We know our power and fear not that of our enemies .
In 1806, Senate passed the resolution already quoted. In addition to the wrongs then complained of, wrong upon wrong had been heaped upon us, prior to the date of the public letter already mentioned, who could have believed that the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Pickering) at such a moment, after having recorded his vote on our found, against the claim set up by Great Britain, would have written and published
the following justification in support thereof? "The merchant vessels of France, Spain, and Holland, being driven from the ocean, or destroyed, the commerce of those countries was one another, and with their colonies, could no longer be carried on by themselves. Here the vessels of neutral nations came into their aid, and carried on nearly the whole commerce of those nations. With their seamen thus liberated from the merchant service, those nations in the present and preceding wars, were enabled to man their ships of war; and the neutral vessels and seamen supplied their places, became in fact, though not in name, auxiliaries in war. The commerce of those nations, without one armed ship on the sea appropriated for its protection, was intended thus to be secured under neutral flags; while the merchant vessels of Great Britain, with its numerous armed ships to guard them, were exposed to occasional capture. Such a course of things Great Britain has resisted, not in the present only, but in former wars: at least as far back as 1756. And she has claimed and maintained a right to impose on this commerce some limits and restraints; because it was a commerce which was denied by those nations to neutrals in times of peace; because it was a commerce of immense value to the subjects of her enemies; and because it filled the treasuries with money to enable them to carry on their wars with Great Britain."
What did the people of Salem, of Boston and of New Haven mean, when they pledged their lives and fortunes in support of any measures that government might take to obtain redress of the wrongs that nation had endured? They meant that there was cause, and that they were prepared to go to war. And yet the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Pickering) has written gravely, when other oppressions were added, to those then complained of, that truly, "there were firebrands , but no real cause of complaint against Great Britain."
Hostility to commerce.—Yes, Sir, I have seen a charge of that kind against the party in power in newspapers, and in town meeting speeches. I believed it to be used for party purposes. I did not believe that any man of respectable standing, would have asserted such a fact. The honorable gentleman from Connecticut, (Mr. Hillhouse) has now declared that he verily believes that there is a serious intention to break down commerce, and raise manufactures upon its ruins. And what are his proofs? That he did at the last session prophesy, that such would be the course of conduct. In ancient days, Mr. President, there were prophets—there were false prophets , who went through the land, prophesying falsely to deceive the people. And I trust, Mr. President, the prophesy of the honorable gentleman may be ranked with them. I challenge the gentleman to produce one act—one solitary act to prove his assertion. He cannot produce one. He may report conversations with individual gentlemen, who might suppose that commerce had been too much favored; and such opinions are entertained, not only by gentlemen from the south, but also by gentlemen from the interior of the north, and the east. Yet, Sir, I have never seen any of those gentlemen predicate any act hostile to commerce thereon.—It may not be unprofitable to take a view of the acts which I have considered as expressive of sincere friendship toward commerce.—The statute books are filled with laws establishing light-houses along the whole extent of our coasts, and a chain of lights are now to be seen extending from St. Croix to St. Mary's. No new duty charged therefor, has ever been proposed by any member to be imposed on the tonnage of the U. States. The duty on tonnage has remained the same from the first law passed thereon. It is small and not felt. The coasting trade of the U. States is countenanced in a peculiar manner. It is confined to our own vessels and free of charge. Early after the adoption of our constitution, Congress passed a law, levying a heavy duty on foreign tonnage, for the promotion of our own, and charging on all goods imported in foreign vessels, a duty of ten per cent on the duty imposed on similar goods when imported in American ships. This system secured the carriage of all goods imported into the United States, to our own vessels and tended greatly to the immense tonnage now possessed by the merchants of the Union.—This advantage was necessary to promote our own navigation when in its infancy, but being now in its manhood, I should have no objection to admit foreign ships on the same footing with our own, to such foreign nations as would admit us on terms of reciprocity into their ports; for on equal terms, I have no fear of the enterprise of any nation being superior to our own. A system was adopted, and has been continued, highly just in itself and proper, which conducted to the immense neutral trade carried on by the merchants of the U. States—I mean the system of granting drawbacks on re-exportation of foreign goods—by which system the nation has been greatly enriched, and thereby aided in the payment of the national debt, but which agricultural men may permit themselves innocently to believe, has contributed to conduct the U. States to the present crisis. Were the merchants, ought therefore, to be cautious how we charge agricultural men with hostility to commerce. Had Congress been justly chargeable therewith, they had a fair opportunity of showing it in 1806, when your tables groaned with memorials from the seaport towns. They might then have said, what have the agriculturalists to do with our neutral commerce? We will protect the commerce carried on in native exports, but will not entangle the nation with those of foreign origin. Did they do so? No, Sir, they as well from the south as from the north, did declare their willingness to support and protect all the fair commerce of the Union. They treated the memorials with respect, and this house acted thereon.
Of 20 senators present, only seven members voted against the resolution of advice to the President. Three of these were from the East, two from the south, and two from the West. Those gentlemen feared that we should be implicated in war for that trade which the supporters thereof now wish us in a great measure to relinquish. For were the embargo off, it could no longer be pursued to any part of Europe. But, say gentlemen, protecting duties have been laid on foreign goods to benefit the manufactures of the union. I sincerely wish there had been, but know of none, except on shoes and ship-building: this latter I presume commercial men will not complain of. The duties heretofore laid were to obtain revenue, not to protect manufactures. Nor did I ever until now, hear any gentleman from Connecticut complain or oppose any aid contemplated for manufactures. The complaint is novel to me, for I should suppose if any state in the union is in a situation to benefit by manufactures, Connecticut, from her population be-
ing fall, have been that state. Some small duties have been laid to protect our agriculture, such as on hemp, indigo, and sugars, and a protecting duty has been laid on fish imported from foreign countries to secure the consumption of our own to the labor of its own fishermen, to which little opposition was made by agricultural men. In truth, Mr. President, there has been no act of hostility shown by Congress to the commercial interest, and much, very much of real friendship has been apparent in all the acts of that body.
I have in my hand, Mr. President, a report of a committee made to Parliament in June last. The object of which was to point out what aid could be afforded to their sugar planters of the W. Indies. In this report it is recommended, vigorously to blockade the colonies of their enemies , to prevent any coffee, sugar, or other colonial produce being brought to the U. States from thence, to compel us to go to their islands for the supply of all our wants of sugar, coffee, rum, and molasses, and be subject therefor to whatever high price they may charge thereon, and to whatever duty on the exportation thereof they may think proper to impose. This system which will be to us a system of taxation, has already commenced, as may be seen by the blockade lately declared of all the French islands. It will be continued, Sir, and if the embargo were off, we should find ourselves completely excluded from the benefits which gentlemen have promised themselves by a trade thereto. Retract our present measures, Mr. President, and we submit to every species of taxation and oppression on our commerce that Great Britain or France may think proper to impose thereon. They will think us a degraded people, fit only to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for them. Nor is this visionary; six years ago the British parliament taxed you in company with their own colonies, (for they still consider you as colonies) with a duty on all goods exported from Great Britain, of four per cent when to all other nations they charge but one and a half per cent. Thus imposing on the U. States an annual tribute of one million of dollars. We submitted to that imposition, and this has encouraged them to proceed with other and heavier oppressions.
The gentlemen from Connecticut, (Mr. Hillhouse) has observed that were the embargo off, merchants would buy the produce of the land, the farmer would be relieved, and the loss arising from capture by the belligerents would fall upon the merchants.—Why should we take care of them, said he, let the merchants take care of themselves. Is this the language used when the memorials were presented? Did we then tell the merchants to protect themselves? And is this the tender friendship the gentleman from Connecticut means to show to the commerce of the union? Had such language come from a southern gentleman, the honorable gentleman from Connecticut would have good right to call it hostility to commerce. The same gentleman has told us, that although France had interdicted our commerce with England before the passing of the embargo law, yet insurance did not rise five per cent, on that account. The gentleman is correct; it did not rise at all, for no merchant apprehended any danger from French capture under the Berlin decree; for the explanation given to Gen. Armstrong by the French minister of marine gave full security against every capture on the high seas by the cruisers of France; for not one vessel was taken under that decree on the high seas; of course insurance never did rise on that account in America, nor in England, as appears by the examination of merchants before parliament, except for a short time. The moment the explanation given to Gen. Armstrong came to London the insurance fell to its usual rates, and this will account why insurance did not rise in America prior to the passage of the embargo law. But, Sir, it would be very different were the trade open and our vessels subject to capture under the Berlin decree. Privateers of France knowing that our trade was unprotected, would swarm upon the ocean, and capture all that would be left from the depredations of G. Britain.
Should the resolution to repeal the embargo prevail, I have very little hesitation in saying, that the premium of insurance on vessels bound to England would, in a short time, rise to twenty or twenty-five per cent. against capture by French cruisers; and that no premium would induce the officers to underwrite vessels bound to the continent of Europe against British cruisers.
We are told by the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Lloyd) that one of the belligerents makes war upon the world for universal dominion, and the other for natali solium. For my part, Mr. President, I cannot conceive why the United States should take part with either. Our policy has been entanglements with no foreign nation. I hope Sir, we shall never turn Don Quixote in support of one nation whose object is universal dominion on the land, nor in favor of the other whose object (more injurious to us) is tyranny and universal dominion on the seas. The same gentleman has told us of immense fortunes being made in Canada, by the advantages deriving to the merchants there from our embargo. I believe there have been evasions in the articles of pot and pearl ashes, which went to Canada, but I cannot think it could amount to the quantity insinuated. The principal trade to that colony has been the export of specie where bills of exchange on London have been purchased at 5 per cent below par, and sold at Boston and New-York at 7 1/2 per cent. above par. The profit resulting therefrom has been to the merchants of those cities.—The injury to the nation has been the export of its specie. Measures will no doubt be taken to prevent such injury.
The gentleman has said that if the embargo were off and we were brought into a war by her conduct, that Great Britain would sorely repent it, for that the loss of Canada and perhaps of Nova-Scotia would be the consequence. The same gentleman has told us that G. B. will be able to obtain timber and lumber of all kinds sufficient for her wants from Norway and Sweden. He is mistaken; for Norway belongs to the Dane from whose king the British plundered at Copenhagen sufficient for their navy for some time, and Sweden cannot supply Great Britain with staves and other articles of lumber. I agree with the gentleman that our ships are our farms; that government is as much bound to protect them as they are to protect terra firma, and Sir, it was for their protection, and not for the protection of the land that the embargo was laid, and that purpose has most effectually been obtained. I may not be improper, before I conclude, to take a view of the dangers which result to our commerce in case the resolution should obtain. All American vessels bound
to Great Britain or any of her possessions in the East or West-Indies, or in Europe, would be subject to capture by French cruisers under the decrees of France.
All American vessels bound to Russia, Denmark, Bremen, Holland, France, Italy, the Turkish dominions, Austria, or any part of Spain or Portugal in possession of French troops, would be subject to capture by British cruisers under their orders of council enforced by an act of Parliament. In this state of insecurity and danger to our commerce, I cannot give my consent to adopt the measure under consideration.
I will terminate by making use of an observation of Mr. Canning which I conceive equally applicable to us in our present situation.
"Character is power. To lose our character is to lose a material part of our power;" again "Not a doubt shall remain to distant times of our determination and of our ability to have continued resistance; and that no step which could even miraculously be construed into concession, should be taken on our part, while it can be a question, whether the plan devised for our destruction has, or has not, either completely failed, or been unequivocally abandoned."
NOTE. The following was omitted on delivery. Great Britain will also feel severely the want of our commerce to her East-India possessions; nay, Sir, it has already been felt there; our exports from thence amount to about four millions annually, for which we make payment in Spanish dollars; the goods we purchase are inferior to those made for the India company. The want of such went for so large a quantity of goods will be felt; it has been, for the prices thereof fell twenty-five to thirty-three and a third per cent. in Calcutta the instant they were informed of the embargo. And, Sir, the government of India will feel it as well arising from the complaints of those who manufacture as in the want of the annual supply of $4,000,000. Indeed, Sir, I am informed by a respectable gentleman just arrived from Calcutta, that the government of India and English subjects residing there, were greatly distressed when they were informed that an embargo had been laid in the U. States; they considered it as a measure peculiarly injurious to that government.
(Debate to be continued.)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21.
The following are the gentlemen composing a committee to whom Mr. Dana's proposition on the subject of our navigation laws has been referred: Messrs. Dana, Quincy, McCreery, Mumford and Say.
On motion of Mr. Barker, Resolved, That the committee of commerce and manufactures be directed to enquire whether any alteration or amendment of an act passed last session of Congress, entitled "An act for erecting a light house on the South side of the island Sapelo, and for placing buoys and beacons in several places;" be necessary, in order that said act may comport with the several petitions, on which said act was grounded, and report such an amending bill, as may be necessary.
Mr. Story presented several petitions on different subjects. Among them was one from the inhabitants of Sandwich, praying further bounty on their fish. In introducing this petition Mr. Story read the letter, which will be found in this day's paper from the petitioners to him enclosing the petition. [In our last Enquirer.]
He moved the reference of the petition to the Committee of Ways and Means—Agreed to.
Mr. D. R. Williams expressed his satisfaction at the letter just read; and observed that he was rejoiced to hear that fish was not all spoiled with keeping, as had been so often predicted and asserted.
On motion of Mr. Morrow the third reading of the bill to revive and continue in force for a further time the authority of the commissioners of Kaskaskia, was postponed till the first Monday in January.
The bills for the relief of William White and others of Knox County, Kentucky, and authorizing the proprietors of the squares & lots in the city of Washington, to have them subdivided and admitted to record, were read the third time & passed.
CAPTAIN PIKE'S EXPEDITION. On motion of Mr. J. Montgomery, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Bassett in the chair, on the bill making compensation to Z. M. Pike and his companions.
[The first section of this bill grants to Captain Pike and his companions a certain quantity of land.
The second section allows them double pay during the time they were engaged in exploring the western country.]
Mr. Stanford moved to strike out the first section of the bill—Negatived, 53 to 38.
The second section was stricken out, 42 to 55.
A considerable debate took place on this bill, in which Messrs. Montgomery, Lyon and Alexander supported the bill, & Messrs. Macon, Durrell, Stanford and Tazimadge opposed it.
The bill being gone through, was reported to the House. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec. 22.
On motion of Mr. Newton, Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce & Manufactures be instructed to enquire into the expediency of placing lights at the entrance of Bayou St. John on Lake Ponchartrain, & that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Newton reported the bill to amend the act of last session for extending the terms of credit on revenue bonds in certain cases, which was committed to the committee of Commerce and Manufactures on Tuesday last. Referred to a committee of the whole.
FOREIGN LICENCES.
Mr. Newton also reported a bill "to deprive in certain cases vessels of their American character and to prevent under certain disabilities any citizen of the United States taking a licence from any foreign power to navigate the ocean or to trade with any other foreign and independent power."
[The first section of this bill provides that every ship or vessel which sailed for a foreign port or place on or before the day of 1809, shall, in case such ship or vessel shall not return to some port or place on or before the day of 1809, forfeit and lose all the benefits and privileges appertaining to a ship or vessel of the United States &c. Provided, such vessel be not detained by capture or by an embargo, and when so detained shall return so soon as released.
The second section provides that if any citizen of the United States shall solicit, take accept or use or suffer any person acting under his or her authority to solicit, take, accept or use a licence or permission procured from any foreign power whatsoever for his or her vessel to pass or trade with any other foreign and independent power, such person shall be considered as having committed a high offence—for the commission of which he or she shall forfeit the right & privilege of owning or navigating ever afterwards any vessel pursuant to the laws of the United States. This section to commence and be in operation from and after the day of 1809.]
This bill was twice read and referred to a committee of the whole.
Mr. Lewis reported a bill authorising the raising the sum of money by way of lottery, for completing a church in the city of Washington. Twice read and referred to a committee of the whole—48 to 35.
Mr. Lewis presented a petition from the town of Georgetown, praying an amendment in its charter—Referred to the committee on the district of Columbia.
Mr. Gardner, after a few prefatory observations, in which he stated his wish to obtain a direct decision on the question of the embargo, and his anxiety and that of his constituents, that it should be repealed, and that the parting word from his neighbors was "for God sake take off the embargo before you return," proposed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the acts laying an embargo on all ships and vessels within the ports and harbors of the United States and the several acts supplementary thereto, be repealed on the first of February next.
The Speaker declared this motion to be out of order, as a similar motion was already before a committee of the whole.
ENFORCING THE EMBARGO.
A bill from the Senate for enforcing and making effectual the embargo laws, was read the first time.
It was then read a second time—Ayes 79—and referred to a committee of the whole.
On the question for what day it should be the order, Monday the most distant day, was negatived—55 to 47.
To-morrow and Saturday were then named. The question must, by the rules of the house be taken on the most distant day. Mr. Quincy called for the yeas and nays on the question whether it should be postponed till Saturday.
On this motion a short but warm discussion arose, in which Messrs. Smilie, Eppes and Bacon, opposed the postponement, as it would serve no purpose but to delay enforcing the measure; and Messrs. Gardenier, Elliot, Quincy, Livermore, Sloan, Lyon, Macon and Dana, supported the postponement till Saturday, in order to give time for full consideration and examination of the bill. Messrs. Gardenier, Elliot, Quincy, Livermore, Lyon and Sloan, denounced the principles of the bill it self.
It was made the order of the day for Saturday, in preference to Monday—61 to 53.
SEAMEN AND MARINES. On motion of Mr. Nelson, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. FITZKIN in the Chair, on the bill authorizing the President of the United States to employ an additional number of seamen and marines.
To the same committee was referred the bill from the Senate, to fit out all the frigates, &c.
Mr. Nelson stated, that the President had already authority to fit out the vessels of the United States, but was authorized to employ but 1,425 seamen. It was now proposed to fit out 171 gun-boats and ten small vessels of war, for which purpose 2,000 seamen and marines, and proportionate midshipmen and corporals were wanted.
Mr. Story moved that the present bill lie on the table, in order to take up the bill from the Senate. Negatived, 53 to 38.
Mr. Newton moved to insert 4,440 seamen, wishing at this time to strengthen the Executive arm, to give authority to employ all our vessels.—Negatived—Ayes 36.
It was agreed to insert 2,000—Ayes 71.
The principle of the bill was supported by Messrs. Varnum, Newton, Nelson and Story, and opposed by Messrs. Macon, Holland and D. R. Williams.
It was urged on the one hand, that the nation should be placed in a complete state of defence, and all the active force of the nation be called into action; and on the other in addition to the general arguments, against naval force, that the present embargo and non intercourse system was at variance with a system of active preparation; that if one be adopted, the other is unnecessary.
The blank for the appropriation was filled with $1,649,895 98.
The committee rose and reported the bill; and obtained leave to sit again on the bill from the Senate—Ayes 61.
FRIDAY, Dec. 23. Mr. Stanford moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn till Monday. Carried, 44 to 59.
SALT.
Mr. Burwell offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is expedient to enquire into the extent to which the article of salt is or can be supplied from the salt establishments within the U. States; and that effectual means be immediately taken to procure a supply equal to our consumption.
Mr. B. observed, that it would be perceived by the House, that the object which he had in view was to enquire into the capacity of the U. States, to produce an article of our consumption so essential that it could not be dispensed with. He believed it to be a fact, that in some parts of the U. S. salt existed to a great extent; that in the Western country, there were saline springs, which produced better salt than that imported. In the state of New-York particularly, he had been informed that salt was sold at those salines at one dollar per bbl. or five bushels.
The reason why so much had been heretofore imported was, that vessels going to Liverpool with our heavy produce, brought back salt as ballast. He did not believe that the scarcity of this article spoken of by the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Livermore) the other day, did exist. The quantity in the country was found by the speculators, far to exceed that spoken of; and the assertion, this fact had arrested their operations—salt having fallen in Baltimore, to 60 or 85 cts. a bushel.
On the suggestion of Mr. Pikin, the resolution was referred to the committee of Commerce and Manufactures.
Mr. Livermore's proposition on the subject of salt, laid on the table a few days ago, was referred to the same committee.
SEAMEN AND MARINES. The House took up the report of the committee of the whole on the bill authorising

the President of the U. S. to employ an additional number of seamen and marines.
The question being put on concurrence with the committee in filling the blank with 2000 privates, Mr. Madison called for the Yeas and Nays on it, wishing to strike it out for the purpose of inserting 4440. The House concurred with the committee 77 to 29.
The question on the bill's going to a third reading was decided as follows:
YEAS—Messrs. Alexander, L. J. Alston, W. Alston, Bacon, Bard, Barker, Bassett, Babb, Beckwith, Blake, Blount, Boyd, Boyle, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, G. W. Campbell, Clay, Clopton, Cotts, Dawson, Deane, Desha, Durell, Elliot, Eppes, Findley, Fiske, Franklin, Gardener, Gardner, Gilmore, Goodwyn, Gray, Green, Harris, Heister, Helms, Holmes, Howard, Humphreys, Isley, J. G. Jackson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Kenan, Kirkpatrick, Lambert, Love, Marion, M'Creery, Minor, D. Montgomery, J. Montgomery, N. R. Moore, Jer. Morrow, John Morrow, Mumford, Nelson, Newbold, Newton, Nicholas, Porter, Pugh, Rhea (U.), Richards, M. Richards, Raper, Seaver, Shaw, Smit, Smith, J. K. Smith, J. Smith, Southard, Storer, Story, Sturges, S. Taylor, Thompson, Troup, Van Alstyne, Van Horn, Verplanck, Winton, Whitehead, Wilton, A. Wilson, N. Wilson and Winn—93.
NAYS—J. Campbell, Champion, Chittenden, Cumpepper, Holland, R. S. Jackson, Lewis, M'Lean, Masters, Massey, Pitkin, S. Smith, Stanford, Taggart, Tallmadge, Updegraff and D. R. Williams—17.
It was ordered to be read a third time to-day.
On motion of Mr. Holmes, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Masters in the Chair, on the report of the committee of Claims on the petition of Daniel Cotton.
[This is a case in which the petitioner's vessel was chartered by the U. S. to go to Tunis. Whilst there, she was compelled to go on a voyage by the Bey, (under the authority of the existing treaty with the United States, which permits the Bey to use any merchant vessel of the U. S. paying therefor a reasonable compensation) who paid a certain sum for the charter, but not the amount which the service was worth. The petitioner claims the balance from the U. States, as he undertook the voyage without a knowledge of or previous to the existence of the treaty, and was compelled under that treaty to proceed on a voyage for the Bey, at a loss to himself.]
The report was, after considerable discussion, agreed to, 65 to 50. The committee reported their agreement to the House, who concurred in it, and the resolution was referred to the committee of Claims with instructions to bring in a bill.
ORDERS AND DECREES.
The following message was received from the President of the United States:
To the House of Representatives of the United States.
According to the request of the House of Representatives, in their resolution of November 11, that copies should be laid before them of all acts, decrees, orders and proclamations affecting the commercial rights of neutral nations, issued or enacted by G. Britain and France, or any other belligerent power, since the year 1791, and also of an act placing the commerce of America in English ports, upon the footing of the most favored nation, I now transmit them a report of the Secretary of State, of such of them as have been attainable in the department of state, and are supposed to have entered into the views of the House of Representatives.
TH: JEFFERSON.
December 23, 1808.
A motion was made by Mr. Cook to print 10,000 copies of these documents, and negatived.
Another made by Mr. Macon to print 1,000 copies, was agreed to.
Some discussion took place on the number to be printed, during which several motions were made to adjourn, without effect.
The bill authorizing the President of the U. States to employ an additional number of seamen and marines, was read the third time and PASSED.
And the House adjourned till Monday.
NEW-YORK, Dec. 23.
The passengers in the ship Citizen, from Havana, contradict the report, via Philadelphia, which we published yesterday, respecting the defeat and capture of the French army in Spain. The illuminations and rejoicing at Havana took place in consequence of the organization of the Supreme Spanish Junta as a central government. Merc. Adv.
The President of the United States, the Secretary of the Navy, and several other persons of distinction have sent, within a few days, to procure cloth for coats from the fabric of Colonel Humphreys. We understand a piece is now manufacturing from the full blooded fleece, for the purpose.
The proprietor of the Merino flock has lately received so many applications for a supply of them, that he has directed his agent to write the following
CIRCULAR
TO ALL APPLICANTS.
Humphreysville, Dec. 1808.
Sir—I am instructed to inform you, there will doubtless be a considerable number of full blooded Merinos for sale next season. The price will be $150 each, Ram or Ewe. Many applications have already been received and registered. Yours will be put on the list, of this date. Definitive engagements must be made before the 1st of May next; and, in order to prevent disappointment on either side, it is clearly to be understood, that it is Col. Humphreys's intention, that all persons shall be supplied so far as his stock will permit, consistently with his arrangements to preserve a nursery for the public, according to the date of their applications. Under that limitation it is apprehended, it will not be in his power to accommodate all applicants. I shall expect your earlier advice before the 1st of May.
I am, Sir, &c. J. H. Agent.
Capt. John Le Eros passenger in the Messenger, states that it was generally credited at Kingston, founded upon private information, that a stop would be put to the American East India Trade. N. Y. Pub. Adv.
FROM THE AURORA.
THE NEW GOVERNOR.
On Monday last the unhappy reign of Thomas M'Kean closed, and a better order of things hastened on a Tuesday Simon Snyder, was sworn into office, and delivered the following ex-
pressions of his sentiments and principles to the legislature; and in presence of a greater number of citizens, than ever before appeared at Lancaster.
Mr. M'Kean Thompson, having left Lancaster several weeks before the period of his official duty, Mr. N. B. Balleau, of Montgomery, is, we understand, to be secretary of the commonwealth in his place.
The applications for offices we regret to say, are numerous and unexamined, and the most malignant revilers of Mr. Snyder, are now among the subject applicants; The application for the office of auctioneer in particular, are considerable, and so numerous, that this fact alone proves the necessity of throwing the business open to all who will give security, and pay the state a stipulated price for a licence.
SPEECH OF SIMON SNYDER, Esq. GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Delivered on Tuesday, the 20th instant, in the presence of the members of the senate and house of representatives, in the chamber of the house of representatives.
FELLOW CITIZENS—ELEVATED to the first office of the commonwealth, I appreciate its duties with all that diffidence and solicitude, which its high importance, responsibility and difficulty necessarily impose. Having taken the oaths required, faithfully to discharge the duties of chief magistrate of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it only remains to assure you, that I enter upon their performance with purity of motive and intention, and an unalterable determination to devote every faculty of my mind, to the promotion of the freedom, honor and happiness of our country—I should do violence to my own feelings, did I not embrace this earliest opportunity of tendering to my fellow citizens, the sincere, though faint, expression, of the gratitude which animates my heart, in return for the confidence which so large a portion of them have so strongly manifested towards me, by their votes at the late general election.
These feelings, super-added to the solemn obligation of the oaths I have taken, will be ever present, and shall at all times, influence my conduct. With the happiness and prosperity of Pennsylvania as my object, the constitution of the commonwealth as my polar star, your wisdom and patriotism as my guides, and the confidence and affectionate attachment of our constituents, as my supporters, and a firm reliance on Divine Providence, I hope to discharge the duties of the station, so as to express a proper sense of the distinguished honor, which has been conferred on me.
Fellow citizens, in entering upon my public duties, I feel that I ought to rely much upon the wisdom, patriotism and information of the representatives of the people. I solicit your friendly aid and shall esteem it a pure source of gratification, if I shall be so fortunate as to have, through your administration, a perfect good understanding and harmonious intercourse with the legislature of the state. These are circumstances, at all times greatly to be desired, but in a national crisis, like the present, when all that is dear and precious to the United States is threatened by the violence and aggressions of foreign powers, it is peculiarly and eminently the duty of all the constituted authorities to act in support of the just and honorable measures adopted by the federal government, as if animated by one heart, one spirit and one determination. The happy influence of such an accordant opinion and action, is not bounded by our country, but beneficially extends itself wherever American politics can interest or American interests be affected.
In future communications it shall be my pleasure, as it will be my duty, to submit to the consideration of the legislature, such measures as an honest and ardent desire to promote the public prosperity, shall suggest. Accept, fellow-citizens, or yourselves and your constituents, my best wishes for your welfare and happiness, both public and private.
SIMON SNYDER.
Lancaster, Dec. 20.
Governor Snyder has issued his proclamation confining all the appointments of his predecessor for three months, unless sooner annulled or superseded.
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, DECEMBER 29, 1808.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER.
I took leave in a short communication in the Enquirer of the 2d inst. to lay before the public my ideas of the species of commercial non-intercourse, which it was incumbent upon Congress to adopt—I stated my opposition to a partial non-intercourse, confined to the flags of France and Great Britain alone—I enquired whether it was not essential to apply the same interdiction to every flag, under whose shelter the productions of those countries might be extensively introduced—whether the manufacturers of Birmingham were more expert in imitating the coins of other countries, than were the merchants of G. Britain, in counterfeiting their flags—and whether Swedish, Spanish or Portuguese colonies, were not as easily produced, as false rupees or doubloons.
My reflections, sir, at that time, were produced by no positive information, that such was the mode of evasion adopted by our merchants. They were the mere conclusions of common sense, from the well-known stratagems of commerce. I entertained no doubt, that the evasions which I wished to prevent, would be extensively practised—and that the Swedish, Spanish or Portuguese flags would be used to cover the introduction of British vessels, and British manufactures into our ports. But I had received no information, that such tricks were in a state of progression. A Merchant, however, who has written in the last Aurora, has completely verified these conjectures. He has shown us that these stratagems were really adopted by our merchants—I beg leave, sir, to republish this communication through the medium of your paper; that those members of Congress, who may not have seen the original article, may have some opportunity of seeing the evasions, which are already meditated, of a partial non-intercourse law. These ideas must show the absolute necessity of making this law general in its operation:
FROM THE AURORA,
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE U. S.
Gentlemen, You are engaged in forming a law to prohibit all intercourse with England and France, and the introduction of the manufactures of those powers, in retaliation for their unjust and wicked attempts, to reduce us to a state of vassalage.
At this momentous crisis, when it might be expected that every real American, would rally around the standard of his country, in defence of her dearest rights, it is indeed a melancholy reflection that among ourselves should be found men claiming the title of patriots, who to gratify their inveterate animosity against the present administration, and in the hope of driving their political opponents from their seats, in order that they may themselves occupy them, would join the enemies of their country, and aid in their attempts to degrade us. Having some acquaintance among the class, I have had an opportunity
of collecting their ideas and plans, and think it my duty to expose them to you—trusting that you will take measures to counteract them, otherwise we shall undoubtedly fail. I Mr. Canning another opportunity for ridiculing our futile attempts to coerce Great Britain into an observance of our rights.
The flag of Sweden being friendly towards us, they propose to order such goods as they have usually imported direct from Great Britain, to be sent over to Gotterburg in Sweden, or St. Bartholomew in the West-Indies finished after the German manner with German marks, and accompanied by all the formalities necessary to make them apparently of German origin.
(For the facility with which certificates of origin, and the requisite oaths may be obtained in Europe, I appeal to those Americans who have resided in England, France or Germany since the commencement of the present war—to them it must be notorious that English goods to a large amount have constantly found their way into France through Holland, Germany and Switzerland disguised as German manufactures, and accompanied by every necessary document.)
Under this disguise they are to be conveyed to the U. States in Swedish vessels (or rather in English vessels under the Swedish flag, which is readily obtained by a coverable transfer to a Swedish subject.)
Should this plan succeed, the force of the intended law will be lost on Great Britain and only operate against ourselves by the additional charges attending a circuitous route, and the profits of our trade will be taken from the conscientious merchant, and rest with the profligate part of our own citizens, or be thrown into the hands of British agents, &c.
The most efficacious method we can adopt to defeat their projects, will be to close our ports completely against all foreign vessels, and to recall such Americans as are yet under the penalty of a forfeiture of their flag, (perhaps an exception in favor of vessels loaded with salt, saltpetre, and a few other necessaries might be proper.)
As it is supposed the intended law is not to take effect until—thereby affording time for the usual spring importation—they have another scheme in view, which is to order double the usual quantity ordered for one season, by which means the force of the prohibition will not operate on Great Britain for a whole year.
To defeat this plan, it will be necessary for the law to go into operation, so as not to allow time for fresh orders, contemplating the intended act, and a dispatch vessel should be sent to England to announce the prohibition, so that ignorance may not be pleaded hereafter as an excuse.
The present crisis calls for strong measures—no half way view will answer any good purpose, but will only tend to further irritation. If our ports are closed completely, England will discover that we are in earnest, & are determined not to submit to her abominable orders of council—a spur will be given to domestic manufactures, that in other circumstances, short of war, could afford, and we might reasonably hope, that either the orders of council would be reoked, or that we should, from necessity, turn our attention to manufacturing for ourselves, thereby rendering our country more independent hereafter, of England and her detestable policies.
As a further inducement to men of capital, to embark their fortunes in the establishment of manufactures, on a large scale, it might be well to raise the duties from 15 to 50 per cent to take place when our ports shall again be opened, and to be considered as a permanent measure. The revenue arising from this additional import might be expended so usefully on grand internal improvements, as to render it a real benefit to the country, rather than a burthen.
It is certain that many valuable manufactures only want introduction, and the attention of men of capital, aided by a moderate state protection from government, for a few years, in order to continue and flourish among us—the use of machinery having, in a great measure, superceded the necessity of employing many hands, and the consequent objection against the high price of labor, being thereby overcome.
I have spoken principally of England, as at present we have no commerce with France, owing to the strict blockade of the continent.
In the hope these hints may be useful—I subscribe myself
A NATIVE AMERICAN MERCHANT.
This communication, Sir, points out to the Congress of the U. S. the tricks, which are already in a course of rehearsal by our merchants, for evading a partial non-intercourse. But, if any information could be wanting on this subject, it would have been furnished by the course of neutral trade during the present war. In what way, Sir, has Great Britain conveyed so many of her manufactures into the continent—into France, Holland and the North of Germany? The course is well known. It was not surely under her own flag. Sometimes her merchants employ neutral vessels under the neutral flag—at other times, they introduce them in their own vessels, under cover of counterfeit neutral flags and papers. In this way it is, that Great Britain has continued to relieve herself from the pressure of the war, although with that peculiar consistency which marks her maritime code, she has condemned all neutral trade in the colonial produce of her enemy, on the very same ground—that is, that this was only a counterfeit trade for the advantage of her enemy, calculated to relieve that enemy from the pressure of the war.
No man, but a practical merchant has any idea of the extent to which this species of evasion is usually carried. Mr. Baring has given us information on this subject, which I hope, will be well weighed by our representatives in Congress. He has shown us, Sir, to what an immense extent Great Britain has employed the privileges of the neutral flag. The following short extract from his pamphlet is conclusive as to this point:
"The near neighborhood of the Dutch, Danes, Hamburgers, &c. & their easy communication, similar habits and language of their seamen, for they may be said to take them from a common stock, enabled them in war to pass their shipping to one or the other according as their interest served—a single house at Brussels*, neutralized in the American war upwards of seven hundred Dutch vessels; and this appears to have been imitated in our time by a shagbark of East Friesland, whose name has been equally immortalized by the notice universally taken of him by the zealous enemies of neutral frauds."
From this single fact, Congress may anticipate the extent to which Great Britain will abuse the privileges of Swedish or other flag. With these stratagems, a Partial non-intercourse law will be an absolute mockery.
A CENTINEL.
* Paron Romberg.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE EASTERN STATES
NO. IV.
I have taken leave, my Countrymen, to address you on the peculiar situation of our common Country—to show you that the Embargo was not met by the national councils through the necessity of avoiding the evils of war on the one hand, and of submission on the other—and that it was not dictated as some of our infatuated Statesmen have asserted
ed, through any species of Southern antipathy to commerce—I shall now conclude these hasty and desultory reflections.—To aid the effects of the Embargo, Congress are now about to impose a non-intercourse law upon foreign importations. These measures impose upon each of us certain duties—on those binding upon yourselves, permit me to offer a few more remarks.
To give these commercial restrictions all their effect—to make them bear so hardily upon the belligerents, that to shun the operation of them, they will abandon their edicts—what is necessary? That the States should present a firm and unbroken front to our assailants—that no great district of country should fly off from the support of these measures—that we should be the last to give up in the struggle, in which we have embarked—that we will not only adhere to the present measures, but that we will go further, and perish in the last ditch, rather than abandon the rights and independence of our country. The moment our assailants feel, that we will not be the first to strike our colours, then they will perhaps give ground. Their Orders or Decrees will disappear before our invincible resolution.
But in what section of the country, will our assailants loo for this opposition? Countrymen of the East, they will not look to you. The Southern States stand firm to the charge. Our elections since the embargo, the resolutions of our legislatures, the spirit of our public prints, the sentiment of the great body of the people, are death-blow to the visionary hope of dividing us. No. Sooner will we swear to perish upon the ruins of our country, than to desert our independence. Sooner would we moulder away in the graves of our fathers; sooner would we join the illustrious names of our Mercers and Montgomerys than submit to the usurpations of the Eastern Despot. No.—These usurpers will not look to us.
Why must I say, that there are some men among you, Citizens of the East, whose disaffection to the administration inspires the enemies of your country with daring hopes? Why must I blush to assert, that there are even men of this description, who disgrace the name of Americans? These men have been opposed to every measure, which has emanated from the administration. Their opposition to the embargo is of course natural and unrelenting. In disastrous conjunction with these degenerate Americans, are some of the sons and subjects of Great Britain, to whom her injustice and encroachments are infinitely dearer, than all our rights and honor. These daring leaders are bold enough to count upon the aid of a majority of the people of the East. Hitherto it must be confessed, that their exertions have been but too successful, and that the opposition which they have excited to the Embargo, has too successfully served to animate the encroachments of our enemies—if it were not for these hopes, hitherto, there is every reason to believe that the British orders in Council would have long ago ceased. But the same causes may continue to produce the same effects. And unless you frown these men into silence, all our commercial restrictions will be unavailing—and no refuge will be left for our honor and independence,—but the sword.
There is no doubt, that the British Cabinet and these clandestine traitors will attempt to play into each other's hands. There is reason to expect that the British ministers will furnish these men with new means of assailing the propriety of our commercial restrictions. That wily cabinet are convinced, that they have no hopes of inducing us to submit to their insults, but by dividing us. To stir up your opposition to the Embargo, they will therefore use every means of corruption, intimidation or seduction.
Hence, most probably the late attempt to raise your commercial anxieties, by menacing you with the imposition of new duties on your cargoes, when imported into the Island of Jamaica. And hence most probably you have to expect some insidious relaxation of their Orders in Council. To stir you up against the embargo—to buy off your opposition to their edicts—they will perhaps promise us the miserable boon of some degrading concessions. It is thus that Messrs. Canning and Pickering will conspire to increase your murmurs and opposition to the measures of your government; the former will perhaps furnish some contemptible modification of his Orders, and the latter will seize this concession as a new argument to expose the oppressive press of the embargo upon you.—Will you suffer yourselves, Fellow-Citizens, to be deluded by these diplomatic artifices? Will you accept of a contemptible concession instead of an unconditional security for the preservation of your rights?—Your fathers fought and bled for the unconditional independence of their Country. Surely you will not disgrace the noble pedigree which they have bequeathed to you. Surely those of you who are "the Eagles of a valiant nest, will soar up to the region of your sires."
Mark then, my countrymen, the irresistible course of events. If you will rally, heart and hand, around the measures of our government—if you will frown the opposition to those measures into silence—it is probable, that the Embargo & Non-Intercourse laws will have all their effect upon our enemies. It is not presumable that G. Britain will be much longer willing to sacrifice 11 millions of her exports, one-fourth of her trade, besides the use of those raw materials which she annually procures from us. Certain it is that these measures cannot meet with success, if they should experience an active opposition from the Eastern States. Mark then the events which will inevitably flow from those disappointments.
The great man, who now sits at the helm of our affairs, will never disgrace the long lustre of his life by any thing like submission to the encroachments of Europe.—He, who is just called by the strong voice of the nation to succeed him, is his friend & his minister—he breathes the same sentiment & the same spirit—& by whose potent genius have been so lately put to flight the subtleties & sophisms of British intellect, enlisted in the defence of British usurpations. From such men can their country expect any thing but the most dignified resistance to these encroachments? Will the strong majority in both Houses of Congress—checked only by a miserable minority of thirty odd members—adopt any other sentiments? Will the South and the Western States give their countenance to any other measures? No. If the embargo and non-intercourse systems therefore are inefficient in their operation—WAR must very soon become the inevitable result.
And what sort of a war? Our first step perhaps will be only an armed commerce—but as many of our vessels would be taken by G. Britain, in case their arms were con-
fined to defence alone, to compensate these losses it would be necessary to invest them with the power of offence. We should thus have an armed commerce with Letters of Marque and Reprisal.
What next? Perhaps G. Britain would attempt to bombard & burn our towns. The resentment of the nation would be kindled. We should burn to inflict the severest revenge on our enemy. The government would be called on to forth all its resources. An invasion of Nova-Scotia and Canada would therefore be the next step.
It is thus, that one link in the chain of events will immediately draw on another—and the United States would be involved in all the horrors of war.—It is therefore incumbent upon you, fellow-citizens of the East, as you value the peace of your country and as you detest the tribute of Britain, to give every chance of success to our system of commercial restrictions. Frown therefore upon every attempt to organise a resistance to the measures of your government.—It is probable however that all these exertions to preserve peace will prove unavailing. My own conscientious opinion is, that war is really inevitable. But it is certainly worth the chance, to attempt once more to secure the blessings of peace—and to resort to the severest form of commercial restrictions, as an additional means of inducing the repeal of the European Edicts. This experiment is besides still more valuable, as it allows us a longer time to prepare for war—to equip our vessels—fortify our ports—and give arms to our Militia.
We should be prepared for the worst. It is peculiarly probable, that war must soon be declared against the insolent invaders of our rights. For in the words of one of the most enlightened and infallible members of the senate of the United States. "Since Great Britain has become intoxicated with this extraordinary project of re-colonization, I verily believe, we shall again have to fight her out of it; & I am inclined to think, that now is as good a time for the contest, as we can expect in any future time."—Well then, if war should come, you, fellow-citizens of the East, will not forget the obligations of American patriots. You will rally around the unfurled banners of your country—and "drive on the wedge of war" with all your energies. Never had men more virtuous cause to fight for, except those heroes perhaps, who fell on the heights of Bunker's hill or the plains of Princeton.
But, citizens of the East, will you excuse me for making another serious suggestion?—Cherish the union of these States.—It would be a calumny upon your virtue to recommend this maxim in a formal & elaborate manner. But the Prints of Boston have been lately distinguished by an ominous and equivocal style. A writer under the signature of Falkland, which common report has already ascribed to the pen of one of the leaders of the Essex Junto, has seriously attempted to prove that a dissolution of the union is not so very great an evil to the E. States. These men may attempt to lead you imperceptibly from one false step to another until they lure you into the arms of G. Britain.—Fellow-Citizens, be upon your guard—And shd such impious efforts be aimed at your repose, remember the monitor voice of the illustrious Washington respecting our Union:
"Cherish a cordial, habitual & immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it, as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts."
A FREEMAN.
† Mr. Giles' second speech on Mr. Hillhouse's resolution.
STATEMENT of the number of Votes given to each Candidate, by the Electors of President and Vice-President of the U. States—as far as the Returns have been received:
FOR PRESIDENT.
JAMES MADISON, 115 Votes. CHARLES C. PINCKNEY, 47 GEORGE CLINTON, 6
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
GEORGE CLINTON, 106 Votes. RUFUS KING, 47 JOHN LANGDON, 9 JAMES MADISON, 3 JAMES MONROE, 3
† Kentucky is the only state, which is now to be heard from—whose vote for the President of the United States will certainly be given to James Madison. His poll will therefore consist of 123 Votes.—The whole number of Electoral Votes is 176—of which 89 is a majority.
The Electors of the state of Georgia have given their votes (6) for James Madison, as President, and George Clinton, as Vice President of the United States.
Inspected in Richmond the last three months; ending the 7th inst.
26508 bbls. Superfine Flour. 379 half bbls. do. do. 1388 bbls. fine do. 634 do. middlings. 216 do. condemned.
29125 JOHN I. JOHNSON, Inspector of Flour. Richmond, December 23.
FOR SALE, a very likely Negro WOMAN, about 25 years of age, a good Seamstress, and used to the House—with her daughter, about 9 or 10, also used to the House.—Apply at this office. Dec. 23. if
SALE.—On the 1st day of January next, on the premises, will be sold, on 12 months credit, by virtue of a Decree of the Chancery District Court of Williamsburg, pronounced in a suit depending in that court, in which Thomas Sands is plaintiff, and James W. New is defendant: All those HOUSES & LOTS, in the city of Williamsburg, lying east of the Capitol, lately occupied by said New, and sold to him by the said Sands. Bonds with approved security, will be required of the purchasers.
THE COMMISSIONERS.
FOR HIRE, the ensuing year, the following valuable SLAVES: Five Carpenters, two Sawyers, a Tanner, a Boatman, a Woman & three men, who have been accustomed to taking of Pigs. If they are not disposed of before the 21st of January next, they will be publicly offered for hire, at the Court House, in Richmond, on that day.
EDWIN JAMES HARVE, Esq. of JOHN HARVE, Deceased. December 29.
NOTICE.—Cash given for Northern & Southern Bank NOTES at a moderate discount by SIMPSON MORRIS. Richmond, Sept. 14. (11)

EUROPE.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.
Through the polite attention of a valuable mercantile friend, the Editors of the Freeman's Journal have been favored with Liverpool papers to the 31st October, inclusive, being three days later than heretofore received, and containing London dates to the 29th—received by the ship Orozimb.
The accounts via Havana, of the capture of Joseph Bonaparte, are rendered extremely probable by this arrival, as the city of Corunna in Spain, was illuminated for three successive nights, in consequence of a great victory, said to be obtained by the Spanish Patriots, over the French—no doubt the capture of the mushroom king.
It appears, also, that marshal Ney, on whom the French had rested their last hopes of resisting the irresistible Spaniards, was expected to surrender within a few days to a force of fourteen thousand men.
From the circumstance of Napoleon making propositions to the Spanish Junta, it would appear as if he began to be apprehensive of the flame reaching France, where it is only kept down by military awe—and the Spanish troops were rapidly pressing on towards the French frontiers. F. Journal.
LONDON, Oct. 27.
The Rowena sloop of war, is arrived at Plymouth, from Corunna, & is said to have brought intelligence of importance respecting the French & Spanish armies, and it is rumored that the latter have gained a victory over the former. The town of Corunna is stated to have been illuminated for three nights, but whether on account of a French victory or on the arrival of the British troops, is not stated. Col. Hamilton is arrived in the Rowena.
The French again evacuated Bilboa, on the 30th ult. after plundering the place, but were compelled to return the same day, on finding their retreat cut off by the different divisions of the Spanish army by which they were outflanked—Gen. Blake, being informed of this important fact, put his whole army in motion on the 4th inst. and when the accounts left Corunna, intelligence of the surrender of 14,000 men, under the command of Marshal Ney, was hourly expected—Meanwhile, Palafox, with 18,000 men, was advancing to Fontarabia, to secure that important maritime pass into France.
A report prevailed yesterday, that a Russian house, in the city, had received a letter from the continent, stating that great differences had taken place at Erfurth, between the two emperors; and that the emperor of Russia had set off in great disgust for Vienna. No credit is given to the rumor.
In the letters from St. Petersburg, the departure of the emperor is only slightly mentioned; but it is positively stated, that when he reached Konigsberg, he paused, and it became a matter of doubt, whether he should proceed farther or return. It was not until he had reached Konigsberg, that it was informed the emperor of Austria was not at the Erfurth party.
The emperor, on his way to Erfurth, passed through Konigsberg, and had an interview with the king of Prussia; but the sight of this former ally and friend did not seem to awaken in the mind of Alexander any symptom of concern for the misfortunes of Frederick; instead of using his influence with Bonaparte to relax a little in the system of oppression which he has exercised in every part of the Prussian dominions, one of the first results of the meeting at Erfurth, was an order directed to the king of Prussia, prohibiting, in the most strict manner, all intercourse commercial or otherwise, between Prussia and Great Britain. This circumstance is mentioned in letters from Konigsberg, dated the 10th inst.
It is said that Bonaparte sent some propositions to the central Junta of Spain from Erfurth, at the same time that he sent the messengers to this country.
A notice was yesterday posted at Lloyd's coffee-house, stating that 7 vessels bound to Heligoland, and 5 from the Baltic, had been taken by a French privateer.
The British fleet has quitted its station off Belle Port, and left three Swedish ships to watch the Russian squadron. The Victory, Sir J. Saumarez's flag-ship, was off Oland, on the 1st Oct. she had been joined by the Aboukir and two others on the 20th Sept. The Orion was stationed off Drage. Mr. Thornton had been for a few days on board the Victory, but had taken his leave of Sir James.
Letters have been received from Holland to the 16th inst. and an extraordinary degree of interest has been attached to their contents, not on account of the importance of the intelligence, but on the ground of new difficulties having been interposed to obstruct the communication with that quarter. In future, it is said, that no such intercourse is to be permitted under pain of death.
By this channel we learn, that an embargo has been laid on Dutch shipping, and the effect has been to increase the price of all the commodities received from the vicinity of the Texel—Geneva has risen 1s. per gallon.
Letters, this day received in town, state, that two ships with lumber, &c. were leaving the port of Riga, have been suddenly detained, and that they, the commandant or governor of that commercial depot, who was favorable to the English, has been removed. The effect of these circumstances has been, that lumber, which was sold in the London market with difficulty at 93s. advanced yesterday 11s. and one contract was made this day on the Royal Exchange at 120l.
A French spy has, within a few days, made his escape from this country. He is understood to be a relative of Bonaparte by the maternal side, and of the rank of marquis. With the assistance of a native of this country, who came over with him from France, and is the companion of his flight, he was able to make out a complete table of the private signals of our fleet. They fled with such precipitation, that this document, and all their other papers that have been left behind, are in the hands of the government.
LONDON, Oct. 29.
Evacuation of Bilboa by the French, and its re-occupation by the Spaniards—Permission for general Baird's army to land at Corunna—Total evacuation of Portugal by the French—Defeat of the French at Vittoria.
Lieut. Green arrived last night at the admiralty, from St. Andero, with dispatches for government. He arrived on Thursday at Falmouth, in the Glengarry hired ketch, of 14 tons, after a passage of 4 days. The Lady Mary packet arrived at the same place from Corunna after a similar passage; from which place we have received letters and papers to the 23d inst. Their contents, of which we have given the substance, are very important. The messenger returned to Corunna, on the 22d, from Madrid, with leave for Sir David Baird's troops to land. The disembarkation was not, however, to take place until the 24th, and then only partially. It is probable, that part will be sent by sea to St. Andero and Ribadavia, the latter of which is again in the possession of the Spaniards. The French evacuated that important place on the 12th, and retreated coastwise towards St. Sebastian. The French evacuated Bilboa, from an apprehension of having their retreat cut off. Their force amounted to 5000 under general Merlin. The Spaniards, under general Blake, were on the point of effecting their purpose, when the French evacuated the place with precipitation. The latter had not completely left the place when the Patriots entered it.
Some interesting intelligence was obtained from a French officer, made prisoner in this operation. Now that Bilboa is in the possession of the Spaniards, we hope and trust, that no part of Sir David Baird's army will be landed at Corunna. It is a long, difficult, and almost impracticable march from thence to the theatre of war. Admitting that they should accomplish it, they must suffer dreadful privations; and could not possibly arrive at their journey's end, in time to render effectual service. It now appears that the French have not received any considerable reinforcement. They are said not to exceed 45,000 men, and of these, 12,000 were on the 5th, stationed at Vittoria, and the remainder occupied a line to the eastward, in the direction of Pampeluna.
An article, however, from St. Andero, dated the 26th, states, that the Spanish troops had entered Vittoria after a considerable loss, and that there was to be a solemn Te Deum on the next day, in celebration of this event. It thus appears, that an action of considerable importance has been fought at Vittoria and crowned with success. The particulars are not mentioned, but it appears to have been a sanguinary one—Three thousand of the Spaniards from Denmark, under the marquis of Romana, had marched from St. Andero to join the ranks of their countrymen.
We may expect to hear soon of the total expulsion of the French from Spain. The supreme Junta has ordered the Spanish forces to be divided into four grand armies, under the marquis Romana, Castanos, Vivas, and Palafox. Blake is to retain a principal command under the marquis. General Moore, it is said, commenced his march from Lisbon on the 5th. Elves and La Lippe have been evacuated by the French, and the whole kingdom of Portugal is represented as now completely cleared of the enemy.
Mr. Frere, our ambassador to Madrid, has arrived at Corunna.
Beside the extracts from the Philadelphia Freeman's Journal, the Baltimore Whig of the 24th contains extracts from a London paper to the 31st October—Of the intelligence not received before, we have room only for the following notices:—
The duke of Clarence has received a high naval command, and was preparing to embark at Portsmouth, whence the 7 and 10 light dragoons had sailed, and where the 15 was embarking for Spain.
General Castanos, whose head quarters are at Tudela, had beaten a French detachment, and had taken a magazine of corn. A supreme council of war was to be held at Aranjuez, whither the principal Spanish generals were posting to settle their plan of military conduct; while the Supreme Junta of the nation were expected to assemble at the Royal Palace of Buen Retiro, in Madrid, about the 20th. The inferior Junta of Granada had exerted themselves greatly in support of the Spanish cause; 16,000 troops cavalry and infantry had been equiped by that province and marched to head-quarters—The English brig Scapre, captain Brown, had arrived at Cadiz, with 100,000 dollars in specie and arms for the army at Catalonia. In her came passengers, lord Louvaine, Col. Fitzgerald, two members of the British parliament and two Spanish officers. Brigadier general Hamilton had received orders to purchase at Corunna 3000 horses for mounting cavalry, expected there.
Saturday a Cabinet Council was held at lord Castlereagh's office. All the members in town assisted and their sitting lasted from two until half past four o'clock.
Corn-Exchange, Mark-lane, October 31. The arrivals of Wheat to day make an inconsiderable supply, but sales are heavily effected at a reduction in price, of about 3s. per quarter—Rye is dearer, Barley and Malt likewise, and in short supply. Beans of each kind rather higher—Oats are also in short supply, but large arrivals being expected, this trade is not quoted dearer. Flour at last prices.
The French papers of the date of Paris, 2d October, state, that Bessieres and Macey had defeated the Spaniards, and taken a great number of cannon; that immense quantities of provisions had been collected at Bayonne, where the advanced brigade of the grand army was expected to arrive on the 24th October.
The Convention at Erfurth &c. When Bonaparte was on his journey to Erfurth, he is said to have written to the Prince Primate a letter in which he says—"I am going to Germany to give peace to Europe." At Erfurth the two Emperors usually pass the greater part of the day together, and attend the theatre in the evening—"Not a word, (says the Paris paper) has hitherto transpired, respecting the real object of this assemblage of so many sovereigns." The Emperor of Austria has sent his minister Baron Vincent to attend it. The Grand seignior is probably startled at the expected designs of the meeting, as he is augmenting his army by every means in his power. [A new levy of 100,000 men was also making by the Emperor of Russia at the latest account.]—As much expectation has been excited by this meeting, we copy the following, which is the only circumstantial account we have seen of it.
ERFURTH, Oct. 2.
The kings of Saxony and Westphalia have already arrived. To-morrow we expect the king of Wirtemberg, and on the 4th, the king of Bavaria—and if the reports in circulation are to be credited, we may also expect the king of Prussia.
The emperor Alexander has not, as was reported, set off for Weimar; nor will he proceed thither before the conclusion of the pending negotiation. It is rumoured that he will return home by way of Vienna—From Russia, we have here, besides the emperor and the Grand Duke Constantine, the minister of state, count Romanzow, the counsellor of state, Servais, the Grand Marshal count Markolini, and both the counts Tolstoy, one of whom is the ambassador at the court of Paris.
His majesty the emperor Napoleon is accompanied by the Princes of Neufchatel and Benevento, the grand master of the horse (Caulincourt,) the minister Champagne, and the secretary of state Maret. Among the principal French officers here, are marshals Lannes, Mortier and Duroc, with a number of generals and field officers belonging to Mortier's corps, the greater part of which is at present quartered in Bavaria. Of the German princes, we have here prince William of Prussia, the duke of Saxe Gotha, the prince of Hamburg, the prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the prince of Rantz and Rudolstadt.
Yesterday his majesty, the Emperor Napoleon, gave a grand dinner, at which were present his majesty the Emperor Alexander, the kings of Saxony and Westphalia, and the duke of Saxe Gotha, the hereditary prince of Mecklenburg Schwerin, prince William of Prussia, and the princes of Benevento and Neufchatel.
The Austrian General Vincent arrived here in the evening of the 28th ult. Yesterday morning he had his first audience of the
Emperor Napoleon, and immediately after he had an audience of the emperor Alexander.
The two monarchs daily met about 10 o'clock, and at the termination of their conference, their majesties, on horseback, or in the same coach, make an excursion among the neighboring villages. The principal ministers of both the Emperors have also daily conferences, and on the 30th ult. the ministers for Foreign affairs, and the secretaries state of both powers, were present at the interview of the two Emperors.
The Prince Primate is expected here by the 4th or 5th instant.
Though the departure of the Emperor of the French is not yet positively fixed for a particular day, we learn that the Post-Masters on the road to Frankfort by Wirtzburg, have had orders to have relays of horses ready about the 12th instant.
COMMERCIAL INFORMATION.
Extract of a letter to a Member of Congress from Gibraltar, 3d Oct. 1808.
"The effects of Political circumstances have for some time past deprived us of the usual opportunities of communication with the United States, and we now avail ourselves of a vessel returning that way to acquaint you of the general state of this and the neighboring markets for your usual exports. The attempts of the Spaniards to establish their independence have been hitherto crowned with success, and a plentiful harvest of every description has been of considerable assistance in enabling them to keep the field, inasmuch that their best wheat is now selling at from 40 to 50 vn. per fanega,* and for some small supplies of American flour sent from England, and likewise remaining on hand, no sale can be made at any regular price. Some speculations were made from Cadiz for the whole of the Existencias of leaf-tobacco in this place at the first moment of our communication being declared open, and for which they paid 22 dollars per cwt. and of this we believe they have still the greatest part on hand. Many of our Bakers have given up their ovens in consequence of the large supplies of bread that come in every day from Spain, and consequently the sale of flour is become very reduced, and the prices nominal. We have been enabled to run off a small parcel at 12 to 12 1-2 dollars, but this with much difficulty, and merely in consequence of the evacuation of Lisbon by the French, which induced a few to speculate in a purchase for that place where we have continued to be abundantly supplied, and many vessels are now remaining in the neighboring ports, without any offer for their cargoes, partly owing to the suspension of commerce in the interior, as well as a great want of specie.
* About two dollars a bushel. Existencias, a Spanish phrase, meaning the existing circumstances. Freeman's Journal.
YOUNG LADIES BOARDING SCHOOL, WARRENTON—Emboldened by the general approbation which was expressed by those patrons of Literature and Arts who have witnessed this institution, at their attendance at the late public examinations, and grateful for the encouragement they bestowed whilst viewing the exhibition of penmanship, needlework, embroidery, &c. &c. I venture again to offer my services in the discharge of these duties which have occupied a material part of my latter years.
Animated by the prospect of meeting the support I have hitherto received, and contemplating the pleasures I have in view, by further contracting to the benefit of the rising generation; I intend devoting my whole time to the improvement and education of such Young Ladies as may be entrusted to my care; assuring their parents, guardians, &c. that it shall be my constant study to discover the turn or bent of their minds; that where it is necessary, I may be able, by gentle and persuasive means, to so motivate their dispositions as to induce them to wish to learn; and where the propensity is already discernible, to heighten it by just commendation, that it may become more sedulous than usual.
The utmost caution shall be used to preserve them in health, to impress them with just notions of piety and virtue, and to make them understand the necessity of attending to moral and domestic economy. In fine, such will be my pride to give entire satisfaction, that they shall raise no other difference by being from home, than the absence from their parents, &c. and being obliged to attend diligently to the orders and regulations of this institution.
As viewing what has been done, is a better criterion than any other whereby to judge what may be attained, the subscriber begs leave to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of Richmond, and its vicinity, that a Specimen, the performance of a Young Lady of that city, who was only eighteen months at the above Seminary, may be seen on application at Mr. Archibald Nisbet, Merchant in Richmond. SARAH PALMER.
Ever possible exertion is employed to procure a discreet & properly qualified person to teach Music. The School will be opened on the first day of January next.
** The terms for tuition, board, washing, lodging, &c. &c. are one hundred and five dollars. For day scholars twenty dollars per annum.
The house is remarkably commodious and well constructed for the preservation of health. Warrenton, North-Carolina, December 19th, 1808. 1aw4w
BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS—The subscriber respectfully offers his services to his friends and the public, in the above line of business and solicits their patronage. C. GREENHOW. Dec. 15. [law4w]
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE—Will be sold, to the highest bidder, on Wednesday, the fourth day of January next, on the premises, a BRICK HOUSE, and half of the LOTT, No. **, in the city of Richmond, which formerly belonged to the estate of John Pendleton, Esq. dec'd. and is situated between the tenement now occupied by Mr. Benjamin Turner, and the house of Mr. Oris Paine's, in which Mr. Esmond resides. At the same time and place, will be sold, 89 acres LAND, lying on the three notched road, being the upper part of the tract formerly belonging to said Pendleton's estate, & distinguished in the survey made by Richard Young, by number 5—A credit of 6 and 12 months will be allowed the purchasers, on giving bond with approved security, to bear interest from the date, and a deed of trust on the property. P. P. & JOHNSTON. Nov. 29. [law4w]
MR. WM. E. WEBB, Administrator of Benjamin Edm. Edwards, dec'd. North-Carolina—Sir—Please to take notice, that on the second Monday in January next, I shall take the deposition of Mr. Spencer Ball, jr. of Northumberland county, in Virginia, at the court-house of said county, at the tavern occupied by Joseph Rogers, at that place, to be used as evidence in the suit, depending in chancery in the United States circuit court, held in N. Carolina for the district of Virginia, in which I am plaintiff and you are defendant. CHARLES J. LOVE. Nov. 18. [f]
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE—The own have become desirous of selling that well known, and valuable Property, the WIRAM SPRINGS, lying in Bath county, with all the Land and Tenement, belonging thereto, or they will sell the Springs with 500 acres of Land. It would be useless to say anything about the situation of those Springs, and their great Medical qualities, with the superior advantages attached to them, over any of the other Mineral Waters in this country. As it is presumed that no one will attempt to purchase, who is not well acquainted with them, or who will view the property before they purchase. Any communication on this subject, addressed to the Subscriber, will be specially attended to. CHARLES A. LEWIS. Warm Springs, December 10. oaw4w N. B. A considerable prompt payment will be expected, and a few likely young NEGROES taken.
JUST received from Philadelphia, a consignment of LEATHER, consisting of—Waxed Calf-Skins, Cowhide, Fair-Tip, and Cordovan Boot Legs, Strapping, Roundings and Judging Skins. For sale, at low prices by J. F. BURR. Nov. 18. 2aw4w
IN pursuance of a deed of trust executed in the A. Subscribers, by John Harper, to secure the payment of the sum of £ 50 : 0 : 11, due to Thomas Perkinson, will be exposed for sale, for cash, to the highest bidder, at Thomas Perkinson's Store, in the county of Amelia, on Friday, the 6th day of January next, the following SLAVES, to wit: John, Rachel and Betty, or so many thereof, as will be sufficient to discharge the said debt, with the interest and the costs necessarily incurred, by carrying the said Trust into execution. The above deed of trust is recorded in the county court of Nottoway. JNO. MOTTLEY, J. THOMPSON SMITH } Trustees. PETER RISON, dec. 17. oaw3w
RED SULPHUR SPRINGS, Monroe County, Va. The Subscriber takes this early opportunity of informing the public, that he has leased the RED SULPHUR SPRINGS, and he pledges himself that no pains or expense will be spared on his part, to give general satisfaction to those who may visit said Springs. There are six additional houses now building, which, together with the buildings already completed, will enable him to accommodate one hundred Boarders, with their servants, comfortably. He deems it unnecessary to say anything of the valuable properties of said Waters, as the benefits experienced by persons visiting them, have already spread their fame through the greater part of the United States. Letters and News Papers directed to the Visitors at said Springs, will be delivered at the place once a week. There will be a store kept at said Springs, containing a general assortment of Goods, Medicine, &c. ISAAC ESTILL. dec. 17. oaw5w
RICHMOND TURNPIKE COMPANY—At a meeting of the Directors of the said Company, on Saturday evening the 3d of December, 1808, the following resolution was agreed to: Whereas, from causes unforeseen at the time of the formation of the Company, the said Stock-holders, generally desired that Stock-Holder, which were advertised to be sold on that day: Resolved, That the Shares of delinquent holders which may be reported as such by the Treasurer of this Company, on the 7th day of January next, be, on that day sold, at public auction, at the front door of the Swan Tavern in this city. NATHANIEL SHEPPARD, CLK. November 6. [law4w]
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD—Ranaway from the Subscriber, living in Brunswick county, about the 1st of Sept. last, a yellow fellow named JACK, about thirty-five or six years old, five feet nine or ten inches high, stout made, has a burn on his left elbow, which prevents him from straightening his arm, and always carries it crooked; one of his under fore teeth on his left side is out; his address is extremely polite and humble in his manners, and has some pretensions to the Barber's trade. He said fellow ran away and was absent for 7 or 8 years, and was apprehended in Baltimore, at which place and Hagerstown in Maryland, he commonly frequented, and passed for a free man by the name of Peter Jones, at either of which places, or Norfolk, Virginia, it is expected he is gone. The above reward will be given, if delivered to me in Brunswick county, Va. or secured in any good in the United States, so that I get him, or information of the same. CHAS. COEDLE. dec. 17. [law4w]
FORSALE, THE TENEMENT on which the subscriber lives, situated on Church-Hill within about one mile of Richmond Market, containing two and half acres of Land, well enclosed and highly improved. The building consist of a large and well constructed Dwelling-House, Laundry, Kitchen, Dairy, Smoke-House, 3 Stables, brick Office, Coach-House, Barn, Stable, and Ice-House. All these buildings are in complete order for the accommodation of a large and genteel family, who may have easy access to all the advantages of the city, and live as retired as they could wish of the city, and live as retired as they could wish of the city. JOHN ELLIS. Nov. 25. [law4w]
EDUCATION—The Subscriber intends to continue his SCHOOL the ensuing year, at the Green Springs in Louisa county, where a course of Education, embracing the Latin, Greek, French and English Languages, will commence on the 9th of January. This healthy situation, entirely removed from every kind of vice, offers particular advantages to gentlemen who live in towns, (too commonly the seats of dissipation,) or to the mechanic parts of the lower country, and wish to have their sons educated without incurring the risk of having their morals corrupted or their health impaired. The subscriber will pay the strictest attention, both to the morals and education of his pupils, which he will be enabled to do at all times, as none will be admitted, except such as live with him in the boarding-house, kept by Col. Morris, exclusively for the accommodation of the boys. The subscriber has in a former publication, produced testimonials of his attention & qualifications as a Tutor, which will, upon application, be enclosed to any person wishing to entrust pupils to his care. The terms will be, for board £ 28 per annum, (each boarder finding his own bed,) washing and mending £ 4 and tuition £ 19—One half of each charge to be paid at the expiration of six months, and the other at the end of the year. No scholar will be admitted for a shorter term than one year. Those gentlemen who intend to commit their sons or wards to the care of the subscriber, will please to notify him of it by letters directed to him, at Lindsay's Post-Office, Albemarle county. FRANCES F. MAURY. Nov. 4. [law4w]
THE partnership of Daniel Triplett & Co. is this day dissolved by mutual consent. DANIEL TRIPLETT, SAUL P. PARSONS.
THE Subscriber wishes to hire 40 or 50 NEGRO MEN, and a few BOYS of 14 or 15 years of age, to work at the coal business the ensuing year. DANIEL TRIPLETT. Nov. 22. [law4w]
EDUCATION—The Subscriber will continue his SCHOOL at Mr. Wm. D. Taylor's, in the Forks of Hanover, which will commence on the 9th day of January next, where he will teach the Latin, Greek, French, English, and Latin Languages Grammar, &c. and will also instruct them in Arithmetic and Geography. Mr. Taylor will furnish board for sixteen pupils. The terms of Board and Tuition will be finely dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly. Mr. Taylor furnishes board, bed and candles; but where the pupil finds his own bed, washing, mending and candles, a deduction of ten dollars will be made. The terms of tuition alone, will be twenty dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly. Particular attention will be paid to the health and morals of such pupils as may be entrusted to the care and instruction of the Subscriber. HENRY ROBINSON. [law4w] Nov. 25.
EDUCATION—The Subscriber returns his thanks to the public, for their confidence in him as a teacher, and solicits a continuance of their patronage; he hopes, that from his experience and diligence in his profession, he shall be able to continue his general instruction. He proposes to continue his SCHOOL, the ensuing year, for the instruction of boys in the Greek, Latin and English Languages, Geography, and the use of the Globes, the Elements of Geometry, with practical Drawing, and the elements of Natural Philosophy, Writing and Arithmetic, Vulgar, Decimal and Analytical. The price of board, tuition, washing, bedding and fuel will be an hundred dollars for the term, paid quarterly in advance, to commence on the sixteenth of January, and expire about the tenth of December following. TAD. NELSON. Humility Hall, Forks of Hanover, December 15th, 1808. oaw4w
BY virtue of a deed of trust, executed to the subscribers by Gerard Banks, to secure the payment of several sums of money, due to John L. Harris & Co. which deed has been transferred to Wm. G. Poindexter: Will be sold on the premises, on the 21st day of January next, to answer the purposes specified in said deed, to the highest bidder, for ready money, so much of a tract of LAND, in said deed mentioned, containing seven hundred and eighty-four acres, lying in the county of Goochland, adjoining the Lads of Geo. W. Payne, David Mims, Gideon Mims, and others, as may be necessary to pay the balance due on said deed, which is about $1200, and the expenses attending the sale. The subscribers acting as trustees, and being no way interested, will convey to the purchaser, such title only as accrued to them by virtue of the deed of trust aforesaid. Wm. MILLER, FREDERICK HARRIS, } Trustees. dec. 20. oaw4w
BANK OF VIRGINIA, December 15th 1808. The Stockholders are hereby notified that the election of Directors of the Bank, and the several Officers of Discount and Deposit, for the ensuing year, will be held on Monday the 21st January.
KIRBY, BRACE & TAYL TAYLOR, intending to close their present account, will dispose of their stock of DRY GOODS, at reduced prices, for cash, or on short credit, for approved notes in town. Those persons indebted to the concern by open account, are requested to make payment or execute bonds for their respective amounts. dec. 16. [law4w]
TO JOHN FOWLER of Kentucky, and JORDAN HARRIS, of Virginia, GENTLEMEN.
Take notice, that on Thursday the 12th of next month, at John Anderson's Tavern, in New-Clinton, I shall proceed to take the depositions of Robert Mosely and others, to continue from day to day, until finished: And on Friday, the 20th of next month I shall, at Buckingham court-house, again proceed to take the depositions of Daniel Guerrant and others, which depositions are to be read as evidence in a suit depending in the High Court of Chancery for the Richmond District, wherein I am plaintiff and you are defendants. Yours, &c. PETER GUERRANT. dec. 27. [law4w]
NOTICE—In the year 1793, a request was made by letter from a gentleman in Virginia, (through Mr. Joseph Johnson, Consul in London) to Mr. Thomas Digges, then in England, to make enquiry for the heirs or the family of a Mr. Abraham Milnes, who, when a youth, left Briggstow near Huddersfield in Yorkshire, for America, and was a clerk to a merchant in Virginia, afterwards kept a store of his own, had a partner in trade, & died unmarried, about the year 1753, leaving landed and other property. Unfortunately, by the loss at sea, of the ship Jane and Rachel, capt. Dade from London to Alexandria, in the year 1758, the letters of request and other papers and memorandums were lost, and even the writer's name, which is supposed to be Farly or Farley, as well as his place of residence has been forgotten, but is guessed to be near Petersburg in Virginia. The subscribers, of either of them, will be much obliged to any one, informed of either of the parties above alluded to, or can give any trace to their residence, or informed of any landed or other property of said deceased Abraham Milnes, by letter directed to the subscribers as below; and they will thankfully pay any costs for ascertaining the names, places of residence, or effects of said deceased, &c. &c. GEO: MILNES, Merchant in Boston. THOS. DIGGES, Fort Warburton, Potomac, Maryland. GEO: W. RIGGS, George-Town. October 14. [law4w] * His name was spelt Mills or Milnes.
IN CHANCERY—At a Court held for Albemarle County, the 5th day of Dec 1808. Against John Jouett, his wife, Alice Jouett, his wife, John Allen and Mary his wife, John Mills, Mary his wife, Margaret Mills, Frances Mills, Oliver Rodes and Elizabeth his wife, Charles Jouett, Thomas C. Fletcher and Susanna his wife, Defendants. The Defendants John Jouett, John Allen and Mary his wife, and Charles Jouett, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that they are not inhabitants of this Commonwealth: On motion of the Plaintiff, by his Council; It is ordered, That the said defendants do appear here on or before the first Monday in March next, and answer the bill of the plaintiff, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some public news-paper, printed in the city of Richmond, for eight weeks successively, and posted at the front door of the court-house of said county on some court day. A Copy Teste, ALEX. R. GARRETT, n. c. November 13. oaw3w
JOAMES WELCH, FORMERLY OF GREENSBORO COUNTY, VIRGINIA—Sir—As I know not the place of your present residence, and believe you to be no longer an inhabitant of this state; I take this mode of informing you that, I shall on the fifth day of January next, take the deposition of Samuel McCraw, to be read as evidence in a suit depending in the Superior Court of Chancery, held at Albemarle, where I am plaintiff, and yourself and others defendants. Which deposition will be taken at the office of said McCraw, in the City of Richmond, between the hours of six in the morning, and six in the evening, when and where you may attend if you please. SAMUEL GREENHOW. Richmond, Nov. 1. [law4w]