Norfolk gazette and publick ledger (Norfolk [Va.]), 1805-02-01 00:00:00

NORFOLK GAZETTE AND PUBLICK LEDGER.
VOL. I.]
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1805.
[NO. 86.]
WHOLESALE PRICE-CURRENT.
NORFOLK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1805.
   ARTICLES. per From To Remarks     BACON lb. 10 13   Beef, cargo bbl. 9   Prime 10 50   Mess 13   Brandy, Sp. 1st p. gal. 85 90   2d p. 87 95   3d p. 96 1   4th p. 1 10   Fr. 5d p. 1 10   4th p. 1 20   Peach, 90   Apple, 75   Bread, Pilot 100lb. 8   Navy. 5 5 50   Ship 3 3 50   Butter, Export. lb. 22 25   Candles, Dpt 17 18   Mould 25   Sperm. 66   Coal, English bus. 25 None   Virginia 25   Cocoa, Island 100lb. None   Caracas None   Coffee, W. India lb. 50 55   Cordage, Country 100lb. 14 15   Foreign 10 11   Cotton, Geo. Upland lb. 18 20   Sea Island None   St. Domingo None   Surinam None   Duck, American bolt. None   Ravens 14 15 Scarce   Russia 20 21   Holland 22 24   No. 1 to 7, English 34 40   Flour, Superfine bbl. 11   Fine 10 25   Middlings 7 10   X ditto 8 50   Fish, Cod, dry quin. None   Herrings bbl. 4 5 50   Shad 6   Fustick ton. 40 Plenty   Gin, Holland, 1st p. gal. 90 95 Plenty   N. E. 1st p. 70 75 None   Grain, Wheat bus.   Barley 90   Oats 42 None   Hemp, Russian ton. 275   Hides, Dried lb. None   Hog's-Lard 11 12   Indigo, Florent None   N. Orleans None   Iron, Pig ton. None   American ref. 120 125   Russia 160   Logwood, Bay 60 65   Camp. 70 75   Lead, Sheet 100lb. 14 15   Meal, Kiln-dried bbl. None   Mahogany, Bay sq. feet   St. Dom. 12   Molasses, gal. 55 62   Peas, Black-eyed bus. 1 5   Pepper, lb. 15 20   Pimento, 16 18   Pitch, bbl. 3 50   Pork, Cargo 12   Prime 14 50 Dull   Mess 16 50   Raisins, cask. None   ditto, box. None   Rice, 100lb. 5 50 In dem'd.   Rosin, bbl. 4   Rum, Jamaica, 4th p. gal. 96 98   Antigua, 3d p. 92 95   S. Croix, 3d p. 90 92   W. Island, 3d p. 85 85   Country, 64 66   Salt, St. Mart. bus.   Turks Island, 80   Isle May, 85   St. Ubes, 60   Cadiz, 55 60   Liverpool, 80   Soap, Brown, lb. 11 12   Castile, 25   Sugar, Muscovado, 100lb. 9 12 50   Hav. Brown, 11   White, 14 15   Shingles, Cyp. 22 in. M. 3 3 25   18 in. 3   Staves, W. O. hhd. 23 50   pipe 50 70   hhd. head 50   do. red oak 18 20   Tar, bbl. 2 50 2 75   Tobacco, Richmond, 100lb. 7 6 25   Petersburg 6   Rappa, 4 50 6   Potomack, None   Tallow, Russia, lb. 10 12   American, 14 16 Scarce   Turpentine, bbl. 3   Wax, Bees, lb. 30 35   Wines, Madeira, pipe. 250 350 Plenty   Lisbon, gal. 1 25 1 50   Teneriffe, 1 1 1 15   Sherry, 1 25 1 50   Port, pipe. 160 220 Plenty   Malaga, gal. 85 1 Scarce  
Premiums of Insurance on American Property.
   To Great-Britain, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain, without the Straits of Gibraltar. 3   France, Holland, Bremen, and Embden, 4 1-4   In the Mediterranean, - - - - - 4 1-2   Madeira, Canaries, Azores, and Cape de Verd Islands, - - - - - 5   British and Neutral Windward Islands from Barbadoes to St. Thomas - - - 3   Jamaica and Honduras, - - - - - 4 1-2 5   Porto Rico, - - - - - 3   Havana, - - - - - 3   Cape-Francois, (unarmed) - - - - -   Ports in the Bite of Leogane, - - - - -   Ports on the South side of St. Domingo, Persia, India, and China, - - - - - 4 1-2 5   Coasters, - - - - - 1 1-2 2  
Prices of Stocks.
   Virginia Bank, 6 dolls. per share, advance.   Norfolk Marine Insurance Company, shares 60 per cent. advance.   United States Bank, 500 dolls. per share.   Exchange on London, Par.  
FOR ST. THOMAS—DIRECT, The American Schooner  FANNY & CATHARINE, Captain Mildrum. Will sail in the course of eight days—has good accommodations for passengers. Apply to the Master on board at Whittle's Wharf, or to  WILLIAM ROBERTSON, At Mrs. Patterson's, Main-Street. January 30. 3* 380
FOR CHARTER, The excellent fast sailing ship  MEDFORD, Josiah Barnard, Master:— Burthen three hundred hogheads, ready to receive a cargo. For terms apply to  MOSES MYERS. January 23. tf 370
FOR CHARLESTON, The fast sailing Packet Brig  HIRAM, Captain Harding, will sail in a few days—has excellent accommodations for passengers. For freight or passage, apply to the Master on board, or to  MARTIN FISK. January 28. tf 371
FOR BOSTON, The Schooner FRIENDSHIP, Henry Damon, Master, Burthen 54 tons, will sail in 5 or 6 days. For freight or passage, apply to the master on board, or to  WARREN ASHLEY. Jan. 28. 3* 368
SALE AT AUCTION. On Friday the 10th day of February next, will be Sold at Publick Auction, THE AMERICAN BRIG  PETERSBURG, Burthen about 150 tons, on a credit of three and four months. Notes with approved indorsers will be required. The Petersburg, is a new vessel having only performed one voyage. For further particulars apply to  ROBERT MAITLAND & CO. January 23. tf 362
FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER, The Schooner  HERO, John Sweet, Master:— Burthen about seven hundred barrels—now ready to receive a cargo. For terms apply to the master on board, or to  C. FRY. January 23. tf 354
NOW LANDING From board the Ships Juno and Courtney, from Jamaica, 250 Hogheads RUM. For sale by  WILLIAM PENNOCK. WHO OFFERS FOR CHARTER, THE SHIPS  JANE, of 417 Tons.  JUNO, of 260 do.  COURTNEY, of 260 do. All ready to receive cargoes. January 24. tf 358
WANTED TO CHARTER, TWO VESSELS of about 150 tons each, of an easy draught of water, to proceed to Plymouth, in North-Carolina, to load for the West-Indies.—Also, TWO STOUT COASTERS, To load at same place for New-York—good freights will be given, and quick despatch. For terms, apply to  RICHARD BLOW. The Brig  FACTOR, Captain Briggs, is now loading for Belfast, can take fifty hogheads tobacco on freight, or other goods in proportion, she has good accommodations for passengers. Apply as above. January 16. tf 345
The Merchants at Petersburg, and Richmond, who have orders to ship Tobacco in the British Brig  UNION, Captain Hiningbottom, for Guernsey, are respectfully informed, that the brig has been ready to receive her cargo ever since the 24th ult.—The Captain not knowing the names of the respective shippers, has induced the consignee to give this publick notice. Norfolk, January 14. tf 337
FOR JAMAICA, Ship BRUTUS, JOHN BUNCE, Master:— Will take 150 barrels on freight, if offered immediately. She has excellent accommodations for a few passengers. Apply to the master on board, or to  A. HERON. January 7. tf 328
FOR SAVANNAH, The Schooner  RISING SUN, Captain Taylor. Will sail in a few days. For freight or passage, apply to  MARTIN FISK.
Who has this day landing from said Schooner, 250 Barrels No. 1 and 2 Beef. 20 do. Pork. 90 Half bbls. Mess Beef. 20 do. Neats Tongues. 50 Barrels Herrings. 20 do. Mackerel. 10 Half barrels do. 10 Hogheads N. E. Rums. 20 Barrels do. 20 do. Country Gin. 50 do. Whiskey. 100 Boxes Mould Candles. 50 do. Dpt. do. 50 do. Chocolate. 50 do. Cheese, for family use. 50 Casks do. for Shipping. Hyson, Young Hyson, and Imperial Teas. 1 Case Writing Paper. 6 Trunks Mens and Boys Shoes. December 28. tf 311
FOR SALE or CHARTER, The good Ship PATSEY, DAVID G. BOWLES, Master, Burthen 370 tons, will carry 600 hogheads Tobacco. For terms apply to the Master on board, or to  Moses Myers. Who has for Sale, on board said ship, About 5000 bushels Isle of May SALT. November 12. tf 227
FOR SALE, (if applied for in three days) The fast sailing Schooner  PHOENIX, Now lying at Newton's wharf, burthen 100 tons, and only one year old. Apply to the master on board, or  William Pennock. December 5. tf 269
FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER, The remarkably fast sailing copper bottomed Ship  THOMAS WILSON, CHRISTOPHER TOMPKINS, Master:— Burthen 368 tons or 450 blds. tobacco. Will be ready for the reception of a cargo in a few days. Apply to  Wilson, Cunningham & Co. December 5. tf 270
FOR BOURDEAUX, The good Ship  ECHO, For passage only, having elegant accommodations, apply to CAPTAIN HIGGINS on board, or to  Moses Myers. November 28. tf 255
Now landing on Rothery's Wharf, from on board the brig Ann Elizabeth , A CHOICE PARCEL OF  ANTIGUA RUM, Which will be sold low if taken from off the Wharf.  John Brown. Rothery's Wharf. Who will take a Freight for the above  BRIG, Burthen 1300 barrels, if application be made in a few days. December 5. tf 268
FOR SALE, A very superior  PILOT BOAT, Just launched, of the following dimensions, 38 Feet 6 inches Straight Rabit. 15 do. 6 do. Beam. 6 do. Hold. Now lying at Newton's Wharf. For terms apply to  Wilson, Cunningham & Co. WHO HAVE IN STORE, 25,000 lb. COFFEE. 20 Tierces Dutch LINSEED OIL. November 16. tf 233
FOR SALE, The fast sailing Schooner  FRIENDS ADVENTURE, Elegantly fitted for a Packet, and burthen 55 tons, she is in complete order, and the terms will be made easy.  ROBERT GIBSON. December 14. tf 287
FOR LIVERPOOL, The good Ship  MOSES MYERS. Burthen 350 hogheads; has part of her cargo engaged, and may be ready to sail by the 1st January. For Freight or Passage apply to the master on board. November 26. tf 251
FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER, The new and fast sailing Brig  SUSAN, MICHAEL FARLEY, Master:— Burthen 173 tons, or 1600 barrels—in complete order for the reception of a cargo. For terms apply to the master on board, or to  PHINEHAS DANA. December 24. tf 209
FOR CHARTER, The good fast sailing Brig  LUCY, CHARLES FOSTER, Master:— Burthen 1000 barrels. For terms apply to  MOSES MYERS. December 24. tf 305
FOR SALE, FREIGHT or CHARTER, The Brig POLLY, John Hooper, Master, burthen 600 barrels. For terms apply to the master on board, or to  PHINEHAS DANA & CO. Who have received her said brig from Boston, and offer for sale, 40 hlds. 20 bbls. N. E. RUM, 3 bales INDIA COTTONS. January 16. tf 347
NORFOLK HOTEL. THE Subscriber informs his friends and the publick, that he has opened an HOTEL in that convenient house formerly the NAVY TAVERN No. 128 Main-Street, where he hopes by his attention, to give satisfaction to those who may favour him with their company. He will always keep the best liquors: and Private Parties will be furnished with Dinners, Suppers, or Relishes, at the shortest notice. BOARDERS accommodated by the week, month, or year  Henry Benbridge. October 0ctober 9. tf 170
FALL AND WINTER GOODS. THE SUBSCRIBER Has received by the Brig Commerce , from London, and Ship Brutus , from Liverpool, A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF  FALL AND WINTER GOODS, which he offers for sale, by Wholesale or Retail, on moderate terms.  Richard Taylor. ALSO—A FEW BALES BEST  TWILLED SACKING. Sept. 22. tf 150
NOW LANDING From on board the Schooner Lydia , Capt. Livington, from Antigua 116 Puncheons RUM. For sale by  William Pennock. WHO WANTS TO PURCHASE, RED AND WHITE OAK STAVES—and 22 INCH SHINGLES. November 5. tf 221
I intend to leave this State, in a short time. My business, in my absence, will be transacted by Mr. WILLIAM CUTHBERT.  RICHARD MEIKLE. January 30. 3* 331
LANDING THIS DAY, On Newton's Wharf, from Schooner Eliza , 60 Puncheons fine flavoured Nevis RUM. For sale by  WILSON, CUNNINGHAM & CO. January 30. 3* 374
All persons are cautioned against crediting my wife BETSEY WHITFIELD , as I am determined not to pay any debts of her contracting—her late behaviour has been such, as to render it necessary for me to resort to this last, but necessary alternative.  GEORGE WHITFIELD. Portsmouth, January 20. 3 375
FOR RENT, An excellent strong fire proof WAREHOUSE, on Commerce Street.—Also, a small DWELLING-HOUSE, very pleasantly situated on the lot of the subscriber, on Boush Street.  JOHN GRANBERY. January 30. 4w 376
GOODS RECEIVED ON STORAGE. By the Subscriber, on the usual low rates, in his convenient fire proof Warehouse, on Commerce Street.  JOHN GRANBERY. January 30. 4w 376
TO RENT. THAT excellent DWELLING-HOUSE and GARDEN, lately the residence of Cornelius Calvert, Esq. deceased, with or without the WHARF, and immediate possession given. For terms apply to  J. TUCKER. January 30. tf 377
THE TRUSTEES of the NORFOLK ACADEMY, are requested to meet at the Norfolk Hotel, on Saturday next, at 12 o'clock.  P. BARRAUD, President. January 30. 378
ROBERT MAITLAND & CO. Have moved to their new Fire Proof Warehouse, on Commerce Street, where they have for sale, Old Lon. Par. Madeira WINE , in Pipes Hogsheads and Quarter Casks. Holland and Country GIN , in Pipes. French BRANDY , do. Loaf SUGAR , per Hogshead. New-York Prime PORK , &c. &c. January 30. 3* 379
ROBBERY!
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. ON the night of Friday last, the 25th instant, the warehouse of the subscriber, on Maxwell's wharf, was entered by means of a ladder, through the upper story, and robbed of Seven Pieces finest quality GERMAN CREAS-SHEETING , Nos. 130, and 120. This Linen is put up in flat pieces, measuring about 64 yards each; the ends, folded outside on the middle of the pieces in a pointed form, are stamped with a red circle or Laurel, inside of which is the number of 130 or 120, stamped in red figures. It is evident the robber or robbers must have been extremely well acquainted with the warehouse, and the situation of the packages therein; having passed between two tiers of Linen, mostly opened, but not so valuable, to the corner where this box of Creas was placed. Should these Linens, or any part of them, be offered for sale, it is hoped every honest person, will stop them; they are of the same width, texture, quality and length, as the finest Dowlass, only put in different form; and there probably not being any of such a fine quality in town, they will be easily known, if even opened and rolled up in order to alter the form of them, and to evade detection. The above reward will be paid to any person who shall detect the robbers,

By the schooner Fair American, Lake, we have received New-York papers as late as the 26th ultimo. From them we have extracted the foreign articles which appear in this day's Ledger. These articles being principally official will serve to throw some light upon the news which has been already detailed—they are otherwise of but small consequence.
Arts of Editors. —The publisher of a Democratick thing at Baltimore, called the Patriot (since dead), in an hour of exulting complacency, when taking a survey of his own labours, and congratulating himself on his own transcendent talents, once exclaimed—"thank God! the Patriot is not Edited with a pair of scissors!"—He here alluded to the means by which our tribe of Mechanical Editors furnish a kind of hodge-podge to their readers; where good and bad are cut out of other papers and huddled into their own, with an indiscriminate taste, an absence of method, and a deficiency of judgment, equalled only by their total disregard to justice and the rights of others. These are what are called Scissors Editors ; a class of beings whose only recommendation is that they treat both friends and foes with the same unmerciful cruelty; robbing them of their compositions without remorse, and passing them on the world as their own; or if they do acknowledge from whence they are taken, they are sure so to disfigure them, that their authors either do not know them when they see them again, or knowing are ashamed to avow them—Like the preacher of whom it was formerly said—
His sermons he stole from the fam'd Doctor Brown, But, reading them damnably, made them his own. Mr. Coleman, of New-York, after correcting an errour in assigning to one man what was written by another, makes the following remarks on this subject.
FROM THE EVENING POST.
It would be a fastidious delicacy in us not to say that we have never seen an article, belonging to ourselves, appropriated by another and given to the world as his own, without regarding it as a sensible injustice. Literary productions are as much property, in a limited sense, as any article of manufactory; and the author is as much entitled to the advantages resulting from them, whatever they may be, as the labourer. The advantage belonging to newspaper editorial writing, is to multiply subscribers, when therefore a man takes his scissors and cuts out my article and gives it to the world as his own, he derives an unfair advantage from my productions, and multiplies his subscribers at my expense. But there are certain type setting gentlemen who contrive to avoid offending against the letter of plagiarism but who in our opinion are equally guilty with those who do not trouble themselves to resort to the same stratagem. These ingenious gentlemen take care to prefix the name of New-York, or Boston, or Hudson, to the article, and thus save their consciences at the expense of their candour; for it is very obvious that it respects the individual editor to whom the article belongs, they might just as well do nothing as to ascribe the production to him in common with half a dozen others. The truth however, is, as those scissors-authors very well know, the reader very rarely stops to take any notice of the place or date, and, therefore, while by this contrivance they deprive the owner of the privilege of complaining, they in fact secure the whole credit and advantage of the article to themselves.
We are the more particular and explicit on this head, because it is well known that the most profitable newspapers in this country are the advertising papers; to conduct which scarcely more is required than a sufficient degree of skill to arrange the types, make up a form, and of learning enough to read a proof sheet by copy: whoever can do this, and has a competent share of discernment to find out what will please his readers, and is attentive to procure it by the help of a pair of shears, may enrich himself at pleasure. Yes, the owner of such a press shall grow rich, and lay by his thousands annually, while those whose labours are of a different sort, and we may surely say at least equally creditable, shall scarcely gain a living from their subscriptions, the principal source of their emolument. As it is, however, a source of emolument, surely they alone are entitled to it. Is it not, then, hard and unjust, that they should not be allowed it, but that others should insist on coming in for their share?
Such have been our sentiments: we are aware this unceremonious publication of them may give offence to some of our brethren of the type, and it is a circumstance that we regret; but a just and proper regard for ourselves and our establishment, is, and should be paramount to such considerations.
However inconsiderable the portion of talents employed on the Publick Ledger , and however remote Norfolk may be from the other parts of the busy world, yet we are conscious that our paper, under all its disadvantages, has not been altogether unworthy of notice since its establishment, and we have also the pleasure of knowing that it has not been thought so. There is no man who takes the trouble to think for himself on the occurrences which pass before him, and of arranging those thoughts for publication, that does not feel gratified by seeing their sphere of circulation extended beyond the means immediately within his own power, provided that circulation be fair and honourable. But this is not always the case. Young as our publication is, we have had frequent occasions to exercise our patience under wrongs such as Mr. Coleman complains of, and those sometimes proceeding from quarters where they could not have been expected. When we see our labours appropriated by one to himself, by another to either of the Norfolk papers whose title may first occur to the reader, by a third to some unknown editor in New-York or Philadelphia, and by a fourth so mutilated as to be scarcely intelligible, we own our sensibility of the injury to be strong and lively; the more so, as we are never guilty of such injustice ourselves. We frequently find occasion to copy into our paper the editorial essays of others, indeed we should often consider ourselves as negligent of our duty to our subscribers did we not do so; but never to our knowledge have we failed to give to the author the credit which he ought to receive. This is all we ask or look for in return. We do candidly acknowledge
that we see no pride in seeing " From a Norfolk paper " stuck over an article which had perhaps cost us the labour of several hours.
To the remarks of Mr. Coleman on the injustice of this manner of stealing from an author the credit which he might otherwise derive from his writings, and on the pecuniary injury he may thence sustain, we can add the testimony of the Editor of the Aurora , who, in copying the article into his paper, observes that the unjust practice, amongst the papers of his party, of copying his writings without giving him credit for them, has, within a few years, been the means of loosing him six hundred subscribers. Who is it that can avoid feeling such treatment? Though compassion for creatures (and God knows our country possesses enough of them) who undertake to publish Newspapers, but who possess no other requisite talent besides, as Mr. Coleman says, those of being able to arrange the types, make up the forms, and read a proof sheet by copy, may keep him who suffers silent, yet it is not to be presumed that he can be insensible: nor is the injury atoned for by the compliment of having his productions favoured by men whom he knows to be incapable even of estimating their merits. The duties of one who endeavours to be really what an editor of a paper ought to be, are much more arduous than every one is willing to suppose: and it is perhaps owing to the circumstance that so many undertake the discharge of those duties who are in every sense of the expression inadequate to them, that the publick mind has been so much distracted and misled on matters of the first consequence.—If the blind lead the blind....you know what follows.
We cannot avoid observing that the republication of the preceding article in the Aurora , has produced a new dispute between the two democratick papers in Philadelphia. Duane charges McCorkle with robbing the Aurora , and occupies nearly a column in proving it— McCorkle in reply says, that Duane has laboured hard to extract something from nothing—Very true, Mr. McCorkle , he who can extract anything [valuable] from the Freeman's Journal must indeed possess wonderful discernment.
Congressional Register.
SECOND SESSION OF THE EIGHTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Commenced at Washington, November 5, 1804.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, January 7.
Debate on receiving the District of Columbia. (Continued from our last.)
Mr. SMILIE supposed the committee was now considering the resolutions of recession generally, previous to giving a separate opinion on the two resolutions before them.—Under this impression, he would make one cautionary observation.—He knew that it always had been on all occasions, the practice of those opposed to the recession, to connect that question with another subject, wholly and totally distinct; that was the removal of the seat of government from this place.—If it was possible to separate these two things in the minds of some of the members of the present House, he was persuaded they would find no difficulty in restoring the inhabitants of this district to their natural, their political, and civil rights; a thing so desirable in a government founded as the government of the Union was founded, and as almost every citizen of the Union contended for, on the sovereignty of the people.
For his part, he never did, nor ever should, connect these two ideas. Advocate, as he was, for recession, he had no idea of removal. He would go farther, and declare it as his opinion, that Congress could not remove the seat of government honourably, nor at right, and he trusted Congress would never hereafter feeling power, forget right.
Having made this observation, he would briefly inquire, whether the arguments of the gentleman from Maryland, (Mr. Dennis) were well founded.—If he is correct in stating that, under the constitution, the Congress have no right to legislate on the present subject, there was an end of the business. If he thought with that gentleman, he would be the last man to vote for the recession; but as he thought differently, he would assign the reasons upon which his opinion was founded.
The gentleman read a part of that section of the constitution, which granted certain specified powers to the Congress of the United States.—He wished he had read the whole, and shewn that there was a particular restriction placed on this particular power.
For his part, he conceived this to be a general grant of power under no restriction. In the several grants of power under the 8th section of the 1st article, there were three out of the eighteen that were grants, with particular restrictions. All the rest were complete and full grants of power, and the eighteenth grant had relation to them, without limitation; of course they had complete legislative control over the seventeenth, respecting the exercise of exclusive legislation over the district of Columbia. He here read over the whole of the 8th section of the 1st article, observing upon each,
That Congress shall have power, 1. To lay and collect taxes, &c. but all duties, &c. shall be uniform throughout the United States.—Here is a restriction—Congress have power to lay duties, but they cannot lay them, unless they shall be uniform throughout the United States. So of imposts, and so of excises.
To raise and support armies.—But no appropriation of money for that use shall be longer than for two years.—Here, although Congress may raise and support armies, they cannot order any money to be applied to that use for more than two years, however desirable or convenient a longer appropriation might appear to them to be.
Respecting the militia, they may provide for organizing, arming and disciplining, and governing the militia. But they can neither officer nor train them; that is a restriction, and the latter powers are reserved to the States.
The other powers, such as to borrow money, to regulate commerce, to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws of bankruptcy, to coin money, to fix the standards of weights and measures, to punish counterfeiting the securities and coins of the United States, to establish post offices and post roads—
To promote the progress of science, and the useful arts in a prescribed mode; and this also may be considered as a restriction upon their general power, as they cannot give to science and the useful arts any other encouragement than by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries.
They have also complete and exclusive powers to constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme court; to define and punish piracies and felonies committed
on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations; to declare war and other consequent powers; to provide and maintain a navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and navy forces; to provide for calling forth the militia of the Union for special purposes only; perhaps this also may be considered as a restriction on the general power to call forth the militia—
And then they have the power given by the seventeenth grant, viz. to exercise exclusive legislation, &c. to the end of the paragraph; and to the whole is added, the sweeping clause, as it used to be called, which was formerly urged to give limited power to the general government. That Congress have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the United States, or any department or officer thereof.
What, he asked, was the conclusion to be drawn from this view of the constitution? Surely and fairly this: that Congress may of right exercise all the powers which are unrestricted under their sound discretion, to promote the general welfare; then it is clear that Congress may assume the exclusive legislation of this district, or they may not. If however, they do assume it, they have equal power to recede. Congress in the exercise of its legitimate and constitutional power passed a bankrupt law, and a naturalization law; on experience, they were dissatisfied with their effects, and they repealed them. Was it ever imputed to Congress as a violation of the constitution? No: there being no restriction, they felt themselves either free to act or free to refrain, as circumstances rendered the one or the other expedient.
He would, however, agree that gentlemen had thrown some obstructions in the way, which, though it did not touch the right of Congress to act, yet rendered the action a point of extreme delicacy. We are told we have no right to transfer a people satisfied with their destinies in life, to another government, without their consent. The gentleman has gone upon the idea that we are about to injure these people—Why, if he thought this was the case, he should not any longer incline to vote as he had intended to vote. But if he conceived, as he did conceive, that so far from injuring these people by restoring to them the right of suffrage, and all the consequent rights of freemen, he was about to render them essential service, he should persevere in his object. That gentleman also finds the people here secure from injury under a government over which they have no controul, and in the choice of whose members they have not a vote; by observing that the government of the Union can have no interest in injuring a people depending upon them for their laws and their protection.
This argument, if such it may be called, goes too far; it would apply to all other governments, because it can be demonstrated that the best interest of all governments is to promote the best interests of their subjects; it is the interest of even despotic governments; but does experience teach us that these governments do not often, nay almost always, sacrifice these interests to their own whim, caprice, self gratification, or the villainy and avarice of subordinate agents.
He denied the security which the people of this district had for their natural rights. Political rights they had none, and they depended upon Congress from time to time, for the civil rights which indulgence might afford them. What advantages then did Congress receive by retaining the jurisdiction proportional or equivalent to the disadvantages. Was it that half their time was occupied in deliberations productive of no one satisfactory measure to the people they meant to befriend? Was it that so much of the money of the several States of the Union was expended uselessly at this place. He was confident no individual would sacrifice his time in this way, nor expend the money of his employers on such objects; and what was wise in private life, would be politically right in publick. He therefore believed it the reverse of good policy in the American nation, to retain the jurisdiction of the district.
On the point of expense, he would add one idea, he deemed it enormous. Congress spent near half their time, in legislating for ten miles square, at the rate of 1400 dollars per day—at that ratio, what would be the expense of legislating for the extensive territory of the United States, or even what would be a proportionate expense of legislating for a small State?
Let gentlemen stop for a moment and contemplate the subject in this point of view, and ask themselves individually, would their own State agree to such an enormous expenditure under any other circumstances than those of absolute and uncontroulable necessity. He was satisfied, not a member on the floor would accede to such a monstrous measure. If then no State could be justified by its individual representatives, he would ask for the arguments whereby the representatives of the United States were to justify themselves to their constituents.
Why then retain this exclusive jurisdiction. We do not know their situation, we are strangers or sojourners here, we have not therefore their feelings. But restore them to the parent States, and they will be admitted to the full participation and enjoyment of every principle which elevates the prosperity and happiness of America, over every other nation on earth.
It is said that dangers may hereafter happen, that the freedom of debate and deliberation may be overawed by the inhabitants. He admitted it to be possible, but the day was remote indeed—There was more danger to be apprehended on the other side. Congress, possessed of arbitrary power over this district, might grow infatuated with that power, and when the people of the district grew numerous, it was more probable that they would be called upon to assist in pulling down the citizens of other States to their miserable condition. It was the nature of envy to destroy what it could not reach.
He expected that gentlemen opposed to recession, would show that superior advantages were likely to accrue from retaining the jurisdiction, or that on conviction they would join with him, and agree to adopt the measure of a total recession, which for himself he was in favour of doing.
Mr. EARLY—Mr. Chairman, the resolutions which we are now called upon to decide, possess a high degree of importance, not only from their object, and the consequences likely to result, but also from certain principles which have been contended for, as applying themselves to the subject. In the outset of the discussion we are met with objections upon constitutional principles against our right. We have been told by the people of this district, that we cannot recede the territory of which they are inhabitants, without their consent; and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Dennis) has told us to-day that the proposed recession cannot be made without the consent of the people of the whole United States.
It is certainly desirable that all questions of this nature should receive a solution from the principles and practice of our own governments, without having resort to foreign sources. But much I fear that the condition of the district of Columbia is one of a nature so peculiar to itself, that no such solution can be found. For it is impossible to conceive that the principles of a government whose essence is right, should be found to apply to the situation of a people strip of all right.
The proposition that the consent of the people of this district is necessary to give validity to an act of Congress, having for its object a recession of a territory, carries with it the solution of itself. It proves
too much. The same reason by which they maintain this position, would go to prove that their consent was necessary to give validity to any act of legislation over them. That Congress possess the power of exclusive legislation over them, cannot be denied.—We exercise, and we are authorised so to do, a power over all their rights of life, liberty, and property. Now there cannot be presented to my mind a greater absurdity than to say that the consent of the people of Columbia is necessary to any act in relation to them, when they are strip of all the rights of self-government.
I know, Sir, that a distinction has been made between the right of legislation, and the power of transferring that right to others. And whilst it is admitted that the Congress of the United States possess themselves an exclusive right of legislation over the district of Columbia, it is denied that this right can be transferred to the States of Maryland, and Virginia, without the consent of the people, who are to be affected by the transfer. Of those who maintain this proposition, I would inquire by what authority was the cession at first made by Virginia, and Maryland, to the United States? Was the consent of the people who were to be affected by the transfer, then deemed necessary to its validity, and if so, was such consent obtained? I have heard it argued, that the people to be affected, were component parts of counties in the two States, and as such had a representation in the legislatures of those States, through which their consent was given. I ask where is the proof that their consent to the cession was so given? For any thing that appears, the representatives of those counties voted against the cession in acts, in which event the will of the people of this district was so far as the same could be in that way expressed, directly opposed to the measure. And for the sake of illustration, I will suppose the fact to have been so, and ask gentlemen whether the acts making the cession were on that account invalid? I take upon myself the risk of saying, that no one will answer affirmatively. If so, the doctrine is reduced to this dilemma, that a cession of the district of Columbia cannot be constitutionally made without the consent of inhabitants thereof, but that such cession may be made in the face of their express negative.
The position of the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Dennis) and his reasoning to support it have not had weight on my mind. I cannot conceive how the people of the United States are parties to the compact, so as to make any consent on their part necessary. The only parties in my opinion, are the Congress on the one hand, and the States of Maryland, and Virginia, on the other. These parties negotiated and formed the compact—the same parties can undo it.
But be the reasoning of the people of Columbia, and the reasoning of the gentleman from Maryland, ever so correct, and well founded in the abstract, I still have a conclusive answer, that it cannot apply to the case. No reasoning drawn from the principles of free governments can apply to a case, where the people are disfranchised of all rights. The inhabitants of this district are in every sense the subjects of Congress, and Congress are their masters. This is not only the theory of the government exercised here, but in my opinion, that theory has in a recent instance, (the case of the Alexandria charter) been put into rigid practice. It is my wish, Mr. Chairman, to put an end to this disgraceful state of things—a state of things exhibiting the monstrous phenomenon of a country where the principles of freedom extend to the remotest extremity, whilst there is a despotism at the heart.
If precedents were necessary, they could easily be adduced. The gentleman from North-Carolina, (Mr. Stanford) has already cited several; some before, some since the adoption of the federal constitution. The one most recent is directly in point. It is the convention between the United States, and Georgia. In this instance, it is a fact, that a tract of country inhabited by a considerable population, was transferred by the general government, to Georgia, and is now incorporated with that State. The gentleman from Maryland, has endeavoured to evade the force of this precedent, by saying that the compact was entered into under the treaty making power. The gentleman is incorrect as to the fact. The convention was made by commissioners appointed under and deriving their authority from a special law of the United States on the one hand, and a special law of the State of Georgia on the other hand. It remains to examine the expediency of the proposed recession.
If no positive good can be proved to arise from the existing state of things, that of itself would with me be a reason amply sufficient to justify the adoption of the resolutions upon the table. But, Sir, in my opinion, it is easy to demonstrate, not only that much positive evil does result, but that much more will probably result from the retention of the district. The gentleman from North-Carolina (Mr. Stanford) has forcibly represented the evils arising from the load of business which is thrown upon us from this fruitful source. He has well stated the total impracticability of our legislating with any correctness for those, with whose interests and concerns we are entirely unacquainted. Need I call to the minds of gentlemen the recollection of that which they are in the daily habit of witnessing—the collision of so many rival and contending interests; Need I call to their minds a very recent scene, in which the sensibilities of this House were so strongly excited in the discussion of a question relative to a part of the district? Need I call to their minds, how much the order and tranquillity of the House was invaded by the presence and anxiety of the opposing parties? If these things happen in the present infancy of our territorial government, what evils may not be anticipated when with increase of numbers we shall have an increase of interests, wants, pretensions and antipathies? When disappointment shall increase discontent, and we are engaged in the discussion of a territorial party question? The language of petition may be converted into the language of menace, and where we shall have a peaceable people laying their complaints at our feet, we may have a mob brandishing their weapons at our heads.
Of a certain part of the people of this territory who have expressed to us their enmity to the resolutions, it may with propriety be asked why they are desirous of continuing to live under the exclusive government of the United States? Why should they wish to continue subject to a government whose laws they endeavour to obstruct? Why wish to continue under a system of things, where they not only refuse to execute the laws themselves, but do all in their power to render such execution by others, disgraceful?—These inconsistencies remain for themselves to reconcile.
There is another point of view in which this subject deserves to be considered. It is in its relation to the executive officer of the general government.—Mr. Chairman, I am not by nature jealous. I believe I am not enough so. When I shall have counted more years and have seen more of human nature, it is not improbable that I may be more disposed to suspect the correctness of human motives than I do at present. But I have seen enough to convince me that the best prayer which was ever prayed, was that against being led into temptation. The most effectual means of steering clear of temptation is to avoid opportunity. All example teaches that a military force at the command of an active ambitious and unprincipled leader, is the most dangerous foe to liberty. I know, Sir, that faction and rebellion have also had their share in fettering the human race; but faction and rebellion generally carry with them their own cure. The military of this district are subject to the orders of your President, Sir,

you may not always have a President whose principles will be a safe-guard for the correctness of his actions. He is to judge of the occasion proper for calling the military of the district into the field, and the plausible pretext of preserving order, or guarding the government from insult or injury, may array a military force around these walls. Put the case of a contested Presidential election, and the incumbent in office a man of military genius, insinuating, bold and unprincipled. The military force of the district is at his command, the officers appointed by him—Gratitude, patronage, emolument, all those principles which operate most strongly with a soldiery, are arrayed on one side and opposed by that weak thing the amor patrie on the other. This House on whom the constitution has devolved the right of settling the choice, may under the same pretext of preserving the publick order, be surrounded by the whole military force of the district, and then farewell freedom of decision.
Upon the subject of the city, I wish to be distinctly understood. There is no gentleman in this house wishes more for its prosperity than myself. None who would more resist any attempt to unsettle any of the existing establishments within it. I feel it to be the duty of this government to nurse it by every aid within their power. Let us Sir give permanency to our station within it, and give the inhabitants the right of governing themselves. But I believe for myself, that we shall witness no prosperity or settled confidence here until we strip ourselves of the district. I believe the district is a dead weight about the city, which if not shaken off, will sooner or later, bury the whole in ruins.
(To be Continued.)
The extracts in the last Herald from their papers by the Glory, are no later than the 22nd of November, and embrace but few points of intelligence not before known. The most material are—1. The determination and orders of the French government, to arrest all neutral vessels arriving in the republic of Batavia, which shall have touched at England on their passage; similar to the law on the same subject existing in France.—2. The closing of the negotiations between England and Spain, and the probability of immediate hostilities, as Mr. Frere had obtained his passports, and was to leave Spain on the 10th of November.—3rd. The liberation of Sir G. Rumbold.—We make the following extracts which appear to be most interesting.
An article from the Moniteur of the 11th inst. announces the liberation of Sir George Rumbold, as proceeding from the protection of the king of Prussia. So far from recognizing his innocence, the article positively states, "That if the proceedings against him were completed, he would appear as criminal as Drake, Spencer Smith, or Taylor." We suppose that it is meant by "completing the proceedings," that if Fouche had had time to methodize a plot, and distribute the parts as he pleased, he could have fixed the imputation of guilt upon the British minister, and possibly have extorted an official condemnation of it, from the servile representations of those courts who reproached the supposed plot of our minister at Munich.
The Senate of Hamburg did every thing in their power on the seizure of the British charge d'affaires. The day after he was seized, they made official communication of it to all the ministers resident in that city, and pledged themselves to employ all the means within their compass to effect his liberation. It is probable that their application produced the ready and energetic remonstrance of the court of Berlin. His Prussian majesty has always appeared to pay much attention to the representations of the magistracy of that city, which it is not very unlikely may fall under his dominion at no very distant period.
The Paris intelligence of the 13th, in mentioning the arrival of Rayneval and his secretaries from the court of St. Petersburg, states, that count Markof was disgraced at the time of the French charge d'affaires departure from the Russian capital. The Corsican seems to entertain an uncommon hatred against that minister; there is evidence of it in every note transmitted from Talleyrand to M. D'Oubril, and we are not surprised that Rayneval should make his court to him by the fabrication of a report, the certainty of which would afford him supreme supreme satisfaction.
Saturday, the Pallas, of 36 guns, was launched from her slip at Plymouth; in about 35 minutes after, the Circe, of 36 guns, that was built on the adjoining slip, followed; and, to crown the grandeur of this delightful scene, about a quarter before five o'clock, the Hibernia, of 130 guns, in the most majestic style, glided off her slip into the sea; and, as far as we can discover, the whole was effected without the smallest accident. The frigates are very plain, but fine looking ships, and the Hibernia is considered as fine a ship as ever was seen in this or any other harbour: she measures 2499 tons, and is pierced for 132 guns. It is said that she will be immediately taken into dock to be coppered, and be fitted for commission, and that she will bear the flag of admiral Cornwallis—the Ville de Paris being in want of a thorough repair, from the constant service that she has experienced during this and the last war.
Extract of a letter from captain Hutchins, of the Lord Melville privateer, brig rigged and copper-bottomed, belonging to Plymouth, and out on her first cruise, to her principal owner, Mr. Baker, a merchant at Plymouth Dock, dated off Lisbon, October 20, 1804.
"Pushing the orders you gave me to cruise off the Gironde until the bad weather came on, I kept the Spanish shore until I fell in with the flag ship of admiral Cochrane, near Ferrol, who informed me of the capture of the galleons. I instantly shaped my course for the Western Islands, when, on the third day, Cape Finisterre bearing N. E. 70 leagues, the man at the mast-head discovered a sail in the S. W. standing to the eastward, which we soon discovered to be a ship, and at night got near enough to make her out to be a frigate built, of about 400 tons. As she made no effort to get away, and did not alter her course, I came up with her fast. I took it for granted that she was either an English sloop of war, or a Spaniard from the Havana; but as there is no trusting, I cleared ship for action, and told my gallant crew that their fortunes were made should she be a Don, if they would but stand true to me, when they gave me three cheers, and swore they would fight the ship while she swam above water. At ten P. M. I got along side of her, hailed her, and on finding she came from Vera Cruz, I ordered her to bring to. No answer being made to this, and observing a great bustle on board, I hailed her again, and was answered in broken English to-morrow. This convinced me she was resolved to resist, and a broadside from her at the moment settled the matter to the satisfaction of all hands on board. Never did British tars go into action in higher spirits—finding her weight of metal too great for us, I dropped astern at midnight in order to rake her, and range upon the other side, which I was happy to accomplish, and in doing so, had the good fortune to cut her tiller ropes, and carry away her wheel—the confusion enabled me to get on the starboard quarter, when her wadding unfortunately set my fore-rigging on fire, and falling at the time on board of the enemy, my people, more frightened by the fire than by the Dons, few aft; and seeing the destruction of the brig una-
voidable, I instantly resolved to attempt carrying the enemy, sword in hand, by jumping on the poop, followed by the whole crew. Your young nephew (14 years of age on Michaelmas day last) was amongst the first, and hauled down the Spanish colours as soon as he had got on board. The Spaniards, notwithstanding the brig being on fire, made an obstinate resistance; but being driven off the quarter-deck, and the forecastle being possessed by thirty of my people, they soon submitted.
"The brig being foul of the driver-bom, and threatening us all with destruction, made the carnage of the enemy greater than it would have been, as we could shew no quarter at first, part of my men being employed to cut the brig clear of the prize. The action began at half past 10 P. M. but it was four A. M. before the ship was completely in our possession, and the prisoners secured. Our loss consisted of 12 men killed and 22 wounded—among the former is the son of your gallant neighbour capt. Cotgrave of the royal navy, and Old Vinegar, as you called him, the boatswain. The enemy had 40 killed, besides the second captain and two passengers, and 70 wounded. About five the Lord Melville blew up about 2 leagues N. N. W. of us. The prize proves to be La Madre de Todos los Santos, commanded by captain Carajo Coyonnes, pierced for 30 guns, and had 24 mounted, 12 pounders, and 120 men, a new ship, from Vera Cruz, loaded chiefly with indigo, cochineal, and hides—she has only forty chests of dollars on board, and a few ingots of gold and silver. I am now off the Rock of Lisbon; but not caring to trust the Portuguese, I shall push for Gibraltar, the wind being fair, unless I should meet with one of his majesty's ships bound home. This goes by the Gustavus Frederica, capt. Swempisen, a Swede, from Salo, with brandies, bound to Guernsey."
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Circular Note from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to all the Agents of his Majesty the Emperor of the French.
Aix la Chapelle, 13th Fructidor, (Sept. 5.) Year 12.
You must, Sir, have observed and known according to my instructions at the time of the communication of the note of Lord Hawkesbury, to the Foreign ministers residing in London, the impression which this publication of the strangest maxims of political and social morality could not fail to produce on the mind of the government with which you reside. I think ought to return to the subject. I, therefore send officially a copy of this note, and expressly charge you, by order of his Majesty, to make it an object of special conference with the minister of—
"The project which the English government has conceived for the last half-century, gradually to abolish the tutelary system of publick law which unites and engages all civilized nations, develops itself with a fearful progression. Will other governments refrain from making opposition to such an enterprize till there no longer exists any moral bond which may preserve their rights, guarantee their engagements and protect their interest?
"The powers of the Continent have seen with what audacity the faith of oaths has been sported with by this government, and solemn treaties violated even before they were carried into execution. The maritime nations every day experience its tyranny. There no longer exists any theoretical principle of navigation, any written convention, which has not been scandalously violated on every shore and in every sea. Neutral States know that even in using the rights which remain to them with the most timid circumspection, they expose themselves to insult, to pillage, and to extermination.
"Those States in fine, which have the unhappiness to be at war, no more rely on any reciprocal principle of moderation and justice. All the bonds existing between them and neutral powers are broken. Approach to the coasts and entrance into the ports and islands, though situate at the distance of 200 leagues from the station of their squadrons, have been prohibited by simple proclamations.
"Thus the English government has hitherto opposed to every power, according to its particular position, a maxim injurious to its honour, and subversive of all its rights. It now attacks them all together, and the more completely to attain its end, directs its blows against morality itself, and if I may so speak, against the religion of publick law.
"In all countries and in all times, the ministry of diplomatic agents has been held in veneration amongst men—
"Ministers of peace, organs of conciliation, their presence is an augury of wisdom, of justice and of happiness. They speak and act only to terminate or prevent those fatal differences which divide princes and degrade nations, by the passions, murder, and miseries which war produces. Such is the object of the diplomatic ministry, and to the generally respectable character of the men who exercise this sacred ministry in Europe, is that quarter of the world indebted for the glory and happiness it enjoys. But these happy results torment the jealous ambition of the only government which finds its interest in the ruin, the disgrace, and the servitude of their government.
"It wishes diplomatic ministers to be the instigators of plots, the agents of disturbances, the directors of secret machinations, vie spies, and cowardly conspirators; it charges them to foment sedition, to excite and pay assassinations, and it would endeavour to shield the infamous service with the respect and inviolability which are extended to the mediators of kings and the pacifiers of nations.
"Diplomatic ministers, (says Lord Hawkesbury) ought not to conspire in the country in which they reside against the laws of that country; but, they are not subject to the same rules with respect to states to which they are not accredited." Admirable restriction. Europe will be filled with conspirators, yet the defenders of the publick law will have no right to complain. There will be always some local distance between the chief and his accomplices. The ministers of Lord Hawkesbury will pay for the crimes which they will cause to be committed: but they will have this prudent deference for publick morality—that they will not be at once the instigators and witnesses of the fact.
"Such measures are the height of audacity and hypocrisy. Never has the opinions of cabinets, and the common sense of nations, been sported with so little shame. His majesty the emperor thinks it is time to put an end to this disastrous train of principles, subversive of all social order.
"You are in consequence ordered to declare to the government with which you reside, that his majesty will not acknowledge the English Corps Diplomatique in Europe, so long as the British ministry shall not abstain from charging its ministers with any agency in war, and not retain them within the limits of their functions.
"The evils suffered by Europe arise only from this, that it is every where believed, that we are bound to observe the maxims of moderation and liberality, which being just only from reciprocity, are not obligatory, except on those who submit to be bound by them. Hence governments have as much to suffer from their own justice as from the iniquity of a ministry which acknowledges no law but its ambition and its caprice.
"The evils of Europe arise again from this, that publick law is considered under a partial point of
view, whereas it has neither life nor force but as a whole.—The maritime law, continental law, and the law of nations, are not parts of the publick law, which may be considered and observed separately. The nation which pretends to introduce arbitrary rules into one of these parts, loses all its rights to the privileges of the whole. The systematic infractor of the law of nations places himself out of that law, and renounces every interest founded upon the maritime and continental law.
"His Majesty the Emperor, regrets having to order measures which are an absolute interdiction against a government; but all persons who reflect will easily perceive, that in this he only acts according to facts."
"The English Ministry, by the universality of its attacks, has placed the coasts, the isles, the ports, the neutral powers, and commerce in general, in a state of interdiction. Recently, in fine, it has proclaimed the prostitution of the ministry the most sacred, and the most indispensable to the tranquillity of the world. His majesty believes it his duty to call the attentions of all governments and to inform them, that without new measures, taken under a sense of the present danger, all the ancient maxims, on which are founded the honour and independence of States, must immediately be annihilated."
Signed) C. M. TALLEYRAND.
The Moniteur of the 17th instant, in the Paris article, says—
"Mr. Rumbold, English Agent at Hamburg, arrested within cannon shot of the advanced post of the French army of Hanover, and carried to Paris, has been liberated through the protection of the King of Prussia, and has been sent to England by the way of Cherbourg. If the proceedings against this worthy associate of Drake, Spencer Smith, and Taylor, had been completed they would have furnished instances as remarkable as those of his accomplices."
PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 29.
Arrived the Plantagenet of 74 guns, capt. Pendar, from the channel fleet; and the Ganges, of 74 guns, capt. Freemantle, from off Ferrol; the officers of which ship relate, that Spain is in a most deplorable condition, one half of the kingdom ravaged with the plague, and threatened with the dreadful consequences of famine; and the other half in an entire state of revolt.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 10.
Came in from Jamaica on Thursday night, a large cartel ship, with 300 French soldiers, prisoners, belonging to the army of St. Domingo, taken off that island by our intrepid sailors and royal marines. They have had a dreadful passage of 13 weeks, and experienced great mortality, 31 prisoners having died on the voyage. When the cartel came into the channel, the Frenchmen endeavoured to run away with her for Morlaix, but falling in with the Thunderer 74 guns, captain Bedford, and Naiad, 38 guns, captain Dundas, the officer commanding her made a signal of distress, which was answered by the Thunderer, and capt. B. put her in charge of the Naiad, which saw her safe into the sound. The cartel, off Scilly, a few nights ago, picked up part of the bottom of an American schooner, which had foundered in a violent gale of wind a fortnight before. When this wreck was picked up, there were on it three poor, emaciated, half-starved American sailors, that could scarcely be got in the cartel, from extreme debility and weakness. Two others had perished a few days before, from want of food, having been 15 days without any kind of sustenance but a little wet biscuit, divided in a small proportion. The poor fellows are in a fair way of recovery, and appear very grateful for their providential escape from absolutely dying for want.
DOVER, Nov. 1.
It has blown hard to the western, which has forced our Boulogne squadron to run for a roadstead. Sir Home Popham is gone to take the command of the Antelope, of 50 guns.—News has been received here, that a Russian brig, and an American ship, that lately sailed from hence, bound to Antwerp, have been stopped by the French, and taken possession of by them, at Flushing.
PARIS, Oct. 27.
The number of troops which will attend the coronation, is said to amount to 30,000.—The citizens of Paris must lodge them from the 10th Brumaire to the time of the coronation.
VIENNA, Oct. 24.
The Spanish Court has applied to our's for permission to export from Austria, half a million quintals of corn; but as the harvest with us has proved very indifferent, this request has not been complied with.
ITALY, Oct. 15.
It is confirmed, that several Bishops and others in the state of the Church, at Viterbo, Fermana, and Macenta, have presented a petition to the Pope, for the restoration of the Order of the Jesuits in the Ecclesiastical States; but his Holiness has yet returned no answer.
The Austrian garrisons in the places on the Adriatic, have lately been reinforced.
GENOA, Oct. 13.
The number of French troops which occupy Naples, Calabria, &c. is estimated at 30,000.
HAGUE, Oct. 27.
Our government, in consequence of the protest of the Orange Commissioners, has directed the ambassador, Schimmelpenninck, to submit the subject to Emperor Napoleon, for his decision, which it is hoped, will be in favour of the House of Orange.
October 30.
General Marmont has lately had frequent conferences with our government; and, it is said, has presented a new plan of Constitution. It is now reported, that a part of the French troops will still continue in their encampment.
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Schooner Five Sisters, Jones, 20 days from Martinique, Sugar, R. C. Jennings, & co.—Left at that place, January 10—schooner Ploughboy, Califf, Norfolk; sch'r Hannah, Shank, Fredericksburg; sch'r William, Dove, Alexandria; brig John and Joseph, Mannin, Baltimore; ship Mercury, Kennedy, and brig Sally and Jenny, Gardner, Philadelphia; brigs Fair Manhattan, Lalter, Aurora, Allen, and sch'r Neptune, Webb, New-York; brig Sea-Flower, Auburn, Providence; sch'r Mahatahete, Smith, Hartford; brig Hetty, Walker, and snow —, Appleby, Portsmouth, N. H.; sch'r Fair Lady, Snow, and brig Traveller, Miller, Portland; sch'r William-Henry, Johnson, New-London; bark Harper, Lander, Salem; sch'rs Martha Crawley, Tate, and American, Warner, Charleston—and about twenty others, names not recollected.
Schooner Margaret Tingey, English, 12 days from Savannah, Cotton, Rice, and Tobacco, M. Myers. Schooner Fair American, Lake, 4 days from New-York. The sloop Director has arrived at New-York from this port.
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Ship Glory, Woodend, Dublin. Sch'r Fair American, Lake, New-York. Margaret Tingey, English, Savannah. CLEARED. Brig Catherine, Seward, Jamaica. Sch'r Belisarius, Franklin, Richmond. Sloop Jenny, Blake, Petersburg.
THE Cashier of the Office of Discount and Deposit of the Bank of Virginia, will attend at the Bank House on Catherine Street, from nine until two o'clock each day (Sunday excepted) until the 5th instant, for the purpose of receiving the Instalments becoming due on the several Shares in the Bank of Virginia, subscribed for in the Books of the Commissioners for the Borough of Norfolk—No payment on this account will be received after two o'clock on the day instant.
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For sale, on board the Brig Superior, Captain Wallington. Apply to WILLIAM PENNOCK. January 21. tf 359
STOP A SWINDLER.
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD will be given for the apprehension of ROGER ROBBINS, late master of the pilot boat schooner NANCY, of Norfolk or Baltimore, who sailed from Nassau, (N. P.) on or about the 19th of June last, bound for this port with Ten Thousand Dollars in specie, shipped by ALEXANDER STEVENSON & Co. of Nassau, and consigned to GIBSON and BROADFOOT of this place. The captain instead of coming to Charleston, carried the vessel to Baltimore, where he arrived on the fourth of July last. In a day or two after his arrival, he went to Batown Springs with the money in his possession; he there lost a part of it by gambling; being afraid, no doubt, of being apprehended for his villainy, he soon left Batown, since which we have received no tidings of him. It is hoped every person who reads this advertisement will show their detestation of such infamous proceedings by doing all in their power to bring the villain to condign punishment.—The said ROGER ROBBINS is 5 feet 9 to 5 feet 10 inches high, and is apparently from thirty-five to forty years of age. He is a stout well made man, walks firm, steady, and upright; he has a practice of swinging his arms; he is of a dark complexion, has very dark short hair, and bushy eyebrows; a good set of teeth, dark brown eyes, which are often blood shot; a large mouth and large sharp nose; he has generally a pleasant smile on his countenance; talks a great deal, generally with a half laugh; he tells a number of anecdotes; his manners and address are pleasant, and he is, upon the whole, an agreeable, jocular man, in conversation. He said he was born in Connecticut, but this is doubtful, as he has a little of the foreign accent, or blur in his throat, in speaking, which might induce a person to take him for a Dane or Swede. The above reward will be paid by either of the Subscribers, to any person who will produce the said ROGER ROBBINS, in Charleston, or Nassau, N. P.
ALEXANDER STEVENSON & Co. Nassau, New-Providence. GIBSON & BROADFOOT, Charleston, South-Carolina. January 23. 1aw3t 365
A FEW COPIES OF THE ODES OF ANACREON, Translated from the Greek BY THOMAS MOORE, ESQ. With notes, critical and explanatory; and ornamented with an elegantly engraved portrait of the Translator. Have been received and for sale at this Office. ALSO
A few copies of a SERMON, Occasioned by the death of MAJOR GEN. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Preached at Philadelphia BY JAMES ABERCROMBIE, D. D. One of the assistant Ministers of Christ's Church and St. Peter's.

NOTICE.
THE CO-PARTNERSHIP OF FISK & STEARNS,
Ceases this day, in consequence of the death of Mr. STEARNS. All those that have claims against the said firm, are requested to present them to the subscriber, the surviving partner, and receive their money. And all those indebted to the said company are requested to come forward for the immediate adjustment of the same, as no indulgence can be given. MARTIN FISK.
Who informs his friends and customers, that he has returned to his former stand, where he offers
FOR SALE,
 50 Barrels new Beef, Boston Inspection.  20 Hogheads First Quality Sugar.  20 do. Second do. do.  Loaf Sugar, in hds. and bbls.  12 Pipes Bourdeaux Brandy.  Madeira, Port, and Malaga, Wines, in pipes and quarter casks.  20 Cases London Porter, 6 doz. each.  20 Chests Hyson, Young-Hyson, and Hyson-Skin Teas—Fresh.  60 Boxes Fresh Chocolate, No. 1 and 2.  50 do. Mould Candles.  50 do. Dips do.  50 do. Spermaceti do.  150 do. Brown Soap.  50 do. Cheese, first quality, for family use.  50 Casks do. in good shipping order.  50 Boxes Dixon's best Mustard, 3 dozen each.  6 do. Glass Tumblers.  50 Kegs Butter, for family use.  200 Reams Wrapping Paper.  100 do. Writing do.  150 do. Printing do.  150 Casks Wrought Nails, 4d. 6d. 8d. 10d. 12d. 20d. and 24d.  50 do. Cut do. 4d. 6d. 8d. 10d. and 20d.  6 do. Flooring Brads.  Tacks of different sizes.  50 Bags of Pimento.  15 do. White Ginger in the Root.  50 lbs. Nutmegs.  10 do. Mace.  40 do. Cinnamon.  50 do. Cloves.  100 do. Spanish Float-Indigo.  10 Casks Reined Salt-Petre.  Cotton & Wool Cards in Boxes.  5000 lbs. Copperas.  1000 do. Alum.  500 Bags Patent Shot.  50 Kegs F & FF London Glazed Powder.  15 M. Gun Flints.  100 Boxes 8 by 10 London Crown Glass, 50 feet each.  50 Bolts Oznaburgs.  Seine Twine.  50 Kegs London White Lead, ground in Oil.  30 Boxes Tobacco Pipes.  Paint and Sweeping Brushes, of all kinds.  100 Sides Soak Leather.  20 dozen Calf Skins, Grain and Waxed.  10 do. Goat Legs, of the best quality.  Morocco Skins of all kinds.  1 Trunk of Gentlemen's London made Boots.  1 do. do. do. Shoes.  2 do. Ladies Fancy and White Kid Slips.  20 do. Mens and Womens Leather and Morocco Shoes.  150 Italian Straw Carpets.  100 Small Nova-Scotia Grindstones.  ALSO, A few gross Hot Pressed Playing Cards, of a superior quality. Nov. 12. tf 230
FOR SALE,
 London Particular Madeira Wine, in Pipes, Hds. and Quarter Casks.  50 Pipes real Holland Gin.  A few Puncheons Antigua, and Grenada Rum.  A few Pipes Spanish, and French Brandy.  Brown Sugar in Barrels, Tierces, and Hogheads.  A few Bags Black Pepper.  50 Barrels Northern Beef.  84 do. Virginia do.  250 do. Pork, &c. &c.  January 14. tf 340
ROBERT GIBSON.
FOR SALE—BY THE SUBSCRIBER,
 20 Puncheons West-India Rum.  7 do. old Jamaica do.  5 Pipes 4th proof Cognac Brandy.  10 do. Spanish do.  15 do. do.  4 Half Pipes, } FINE OLD SICILY WINE.  2 Qr. Casks, }  4 Half Qr. do. }  25 Hogheads Muscovado Sugars.  20 Qr. Casks Sherry Wine.  15 Pipes Holland Gin.  150 Barrels Superior, } RICHMOND FLOUR.  75 do. Fine, }  January 11. tf 334
FRESH RAISINS.
A FEW FRAILS OF FRESH RAISINS AND FIGS.
For Sale by MARTIN FISK. January 11. tf 336
The Subscriber intending to carry on the LUMBER BUSINESS extensively in all its various branches, has taken into partnership with him Mr. RICHARD J. COX. No pains will be spared to give general satisfaction, in which it is hoped they will be able to succeed, being provided with hands and lighters for the purpose of delivering lumber along side of vessels in any part of the harbour. This part of the business will be conducted under the firm of RICHARD J. COX & CO. The subscriber carries on his other business as usual, storage on the lowest terms.
January 7. tm 327
JOHN COX.
WE HAVE FOR SALE,
 1,000 Barrels TURPENTINE.  1,000 do. TAR.  100,000 Red and White Oak Hhd. STAVES—and  8 Pipes of BRANDY.  November 5. tf 222
Gilliat & Mackinder.
NORFOLK DRAW-BRIDGE COMPANY,
THE Directors have this day declared a Dividend of five per cent. on the Capital Stock, for the half year, which will be payable to the Stockholders, or their legal representatives, after the 14th February next. 350 WILLIAM CAMMACK, Treasurer.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
A WET NURSE,
To whom liberal wages will be given.—Apply at the Office of the Publick Ledger. January 4. tf 335
FOR SALE,
By the Subscriber at Gosport, a parcel of choice JAMAICA RUM, Just arrived in the George. December 19. tm 204
FOR SALE—A BARGAIN.
THE SUBSCRIBER,
WISHING TO DECLINE THE RETAIL BUSINESS, OFFERS FOR SALE, HIS WHOLE STOCK IN TRADE, AMOUNTING TO ABOUT $20,000.
DRY GOODS, Cutlery, Hardware, Castings, Nails of all sizes, and a number of other articles.—The whole will be sold on very low terms, and a liberal credit will be allowed, on bond with approved security.—Also, the balance of the lease of his Store, equal to any stand in Norfolk, if required. Property in the Borough of Norfolk, or Lands in the neighbouring counties, Publick Securities, &c. will be taken in exchange. For further particulars, apply to
James Tucker.
WHO HAS FOR SALE, ON VERY LOW TERMS, A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND, on the South Branch of the Potomac. August 23. tf
JUST LANDED,
From the Brig ANN MARIA, William B. SUGGS, Master, from MADEIRA, A PARCEL OF CHOICE WINES,
 Put up by the House of OLIVEIRA, viz.  5 Pipes Brazil Madeira, 6 years old.  Assorted in pipes, hds. and quarter casks, the greater part being fit for immediate use.  5 do. do. 4 do.  20 do. London Particular, 3 do.  20 do. do. Vintage 1803.  10 do. London Market, do. 
ON HAND ALSO, MADEIRA WINE, of a former importation.
 40 Pipes Holland Gin.  50 Puncheons Antigua Rum.  200 Gin Cases.  150 Jugs, and 24 Casks Dutch Linseed Oil.  4 Boxes assorted Dutch Paper.  1 do. Quills.  1000 lbs. Sheathing Paper.  20 Casks assorted Nails.  75 Barrels Ship Bread.  20 Hogheads Petersburg New Tobacco.  700 Barrels Turpentine.  50 do. Rosin.  200 Gallons Spirits Turpentine.  44 Barrels Cargo and Mess Pork.  20 do. New-York Prime Beef. 
The whole will be sold very low, and on long credit, by
Donaldson, Thorburn & Co.
WHO DAILY LOOK FOR LONDON, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW-YORK. January 2. eplm 319
INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE.
Phenix Fire Office, London, May 1, 1804.
THE numerous and destructive Fires which have happened within the period of the two last years, in different parts of Europe and America, (more particularly in the towns of Liverpool in England, Gothenburg in Sweden, and Norfolk in Virginia,) render it proper to remind all persons who possess property in the United States of America, of the utility of insurance. The Phoenix Office of London, is an institution sufficiently known by the very large and important losses it has paid, in consequence of the extensive conflagrations in the cities and towns of America to such sufferers as have had the prudence to protect their property, by insurance.—The Phoenix Company deeply regret that, owing to the experience of serious and continued losses, upon the buildings and stores in the timber towns, no alteration nor remission on such risks can be made at present—but the Directors hope, from the increase brick and stone buildings, and other improvements of security, that the period is not far distant, when they will be able generally, to mitigate the rates of insurance in North America; and they confidently presume that the promptitude and honour with which they have uniformly fulfilled their extensive engagements, have unequivocally established the solidity, credit and good faith, of the Company. The Phoenix Company grant insurances upon buildings, goods, and ships whilst in dock or in harbour, from loss or damage by fire, upon the most moderate and equitable terms; and persons desirous of securing their property by policies from this company, are requested to transmit their orders to their correspondents in Great Britain.
July 31. 43
JUST RECEIVED,
By the ship Roba & Betsey, Capt. Richardson, from London, and for sale by the Subscriber, A LARGE SUPPLY OF
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
of all kinds. Patent Medicines, Perfumery, &c. &c. Also received by the ship Almina, Capt. Stover, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS,
Consisting of Amputating, Trepanning, Cupping, midwifery, Tooth of different sorts, Crown and Common Lancets, and Surgical Pocket Instruments &c. &c.
HARDHAM'S SNUFF, No. 9.
Also, by the ship Olive Branch, Capt. Le Breton from Bristol,
A LARGE & EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF
GLASS & FURNITURE,
For Apothecary's and Practitioner's Shops. Those who favour us with their orders will be supplied on the most reasonable terms, and the articles of the best and freshest quality, as our importations are regularly twice a year, and laid in with cash, from the most respectable Druggists in London.
MEDICINE CHESTS made up as usual. Also, a few elegant Mahogany Chests of the newest construction, with furniture complete,
PERRY'S ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS.
Frederick Heermann & Son.
July 17. 2aw 12m. 1
 50 Puncheons ANTIGUA RUM.  150 Barrels prime NEW YORK, } PORK.  300 do. CAROLINA, }  150 Half Barrels CRACKERS.  50 Hogheads Petersburg TOBACCO.  43 do. CLARET.  5 Barrels COCOA.  12 Cases NOYEAN.—For sale on liberal terms by 
C. & F. Whittle. 218
CASH FOR Red and White Oak Hoghead Staves, with a proportion of heading. November 6. tf 218
LANDING THIS DAY
From the Schooner Susan, from Jamaica, on New-York's Wharf, Fifty Three Puncheons RUM. For sale by
Moses Myers.
December 19. tf 296
LIVERPOOL SALT. QUEEN'S WARE, in Crates well assorted. DUFFEL BLANKETS, in small Bales. 10 and 20d. Flat Pointed NAILS, in Casks—and LIVERPOOL COAL. If taken from along side the ship Jane, Capt. Colley, will be sold low. Apply to
William Pennock.
WHO OFFERS FOR SALE, 114 Puncheons Jamaica RUM. Imported in the Sarah, Capt. Herbert. October 23. tf 187
FOR SALE,
SUPERFINE and FINE FLOUR, and CROSS-MIDLINGS, by
Thomas Ritson.
Church-Street, October 27. tf 194
LIVERPOOL SALT.
The Cargo of the Brig Catharine, now lying at New-York's Wharf, for sale by
Moses Myers.
December 19. tf 297
 13,000 Bathels fine May SALT—afloat.  150,000 Weight of Muscovado SUGAR.  340 Pipes of 4th proof Spanish BRANDY.  50 do. Valencia WINE.  10 do. Cognac BRANDY.  180 do. Best Holland GIN.  100 Cases do.  1200 Empty GIN CASES.  40 Hogheads, } CLARET, Choice Quality.  50 Cases, }  20 Pipes, }  10 Hogheads, } London Particular Madeira WINE.  10 Qr. Casks, }  200 Pieces Raffia SHEETING.  260 do. Ravens DUCK.  75 do. Holland do.  100 Barrels Boston BEEF.  50 do. PORK. 
For sale on reasonable terms, and long credit by Moses Myers. 250
COW-POX.
THOSE persons who wish to avoid catching the Small-Pox which now exists in this Borough, are informed that the subscriber has again succeeded in introducing the Vaccine Infection, and that he now has several arms fit to inoculate from. ** He has returned to his old shop at the lower end of the new market.
George Balfour.
An APPRENTICE wanted. Nov. 16. tf 326
NOW LANDING
From on board the Brig Maria, Robert Hutton, master, from Bona deuce, 50 Pipes Old COGNAC BRANDY, fit for immediate use.
 211 Hds. CLARET, fit for the West India Market.  100 Cases, do. do.  50 do. Vin de Grave.  500 DEMIJONS.  2 Trunks of Silk Stockings, Silk and Kid Gloves and Fans. 
William Pennock.
Sept. 1. tf 115
FOUND,
By a Negro Boy in the Street, A Fifty Dollar BANK NOTE,
The owner by describing the same, may have it again by paying the expence of this advertisement, on application at this office. Jan. 2. 324
The Norfolk Draw-Bridge Company,
(For completing the Bridge across the Southern Branch) Will further contract for the following pieces of Timber, to wit,
 24 Piles 36 feet long, 12 by 12  48 do. 45 do. do.  40 do. 56 do. do.  42 Cap Pieces, 34 do. 12 by 14  200 Braces, 11 do. 6 by 14  180 Joists or String Pieces, 27 do. 8 by 9  300 do. 27 do. 4 by 14  118 do. 53 do. 4 by 14  1000 Running feet of Railing, 27 ft. lengths, 4 by 6  17500 Superficial feet of 3 } 30 do.  inch plank, in } 
The whole of the above Timber must be of the best heart pine, and deliverable between the first of February, and last of March next.
They likewise wish to hire by the month, three or four pair of good Sawyers, for which liberal wages will be allowed—or they will contract by the hundred feet for Sawing up into Plank and Scantling, the Timber now in their yard, to the extent of, perhaps, 20 to 25,000 feet of line.
The Stockholders in this Company, are respectfully reminded, that the second Monday in January annually, is appointed by their Charter, for the Election of Directors.—The meeting for this purpose, the year first ensuing, will be held at the Norfolk Hotel, at 11 o'clock on that day. December 31. tf 315
NOW LANDING
On Maxwell's Wharf, from on board the Schooner SEAMAN, Capt. Seaman, from New-York, A CHOICE PARCEL OF
OLD COGNAC BRANDY,
and a few casks of DUTCH LINSEED OIL. Which will be sold low, by applying to
John Brown,
Rothery's Wharf. November 19. tf 237
ANTIGUA RUM.
TO-MORROW WILL BE LANDED, On Maxwell's Wharf, from on board the brig Albert, Capt. Webb,
 105 Puncheons Choice ANTIGUA RUM, which is offered for sale, on very moderate terms, by  HARRISON ALLMAND. 
ON HAND ALSO, 70 Hogheads Muscovado Sugar. 50 Barrels Loaf do. And a few Hogheads Molasses. January 14. tm 339
NOW LANDING, AND FOR SALE, 100 hogheads prime old Petersburg and Richmond TOBACCO. C. & F. Whittle. 278
December 12. tf 278
WILL BE LANDED TO-MORROW,
From on board schooner Mohawk,
175,000 lb. PRIME COFFEE,
FOR SALE, BY WILSON, CUNNINGHAM & CO Jan. 21. 9 353
JOHN C. NIEMEYER,
Has received in addition to his former assortment of GERMAN GOODS,
45 packages German Linens, &c. chiefly entitled to drawback,
 Platillas, brown Hollands, Britanias, Sheetings, extra fine 1 1-8 yard wide, Dowlass and Creas of the best quality, Shirt linen, Diapers, Bed Ticking for Mattresses, Bed Bunts fine 1 1-4 to 2 yards wide, Ticklenburgs, Oznaburgs, Brown Hempens Hessian, Brown and White Rolls, Russia Sheetings and light Canvas. 
ALSO, Velvet Ribbons no. 2 to 150, Plush for Saddlers, black Satin for waistcoats, Brussels Lace 4 to 20 dols. per yard, cheap Edgings, German Nuns Thread, patent Needles, India sewing Silk, Made Shirts, Thread Stockings very fine, Razors, Spectacles, and Penknives, of the very best qualities, Cheap Jewellery, fine Scissors, Muffs and Tipplers of Martin Skins, 15 boxes Tumblers, Decanter.
 ters, Wine Glasses, and Basket Flasks, &c.  3 Boxes English Mustard.  8 Sales Cloths, Blankets, Coatings, &c.  Andirons, Waffleiron, Coffee mills, Bird cages, and Seeds of all kinds.  Table mats, & Straw plates, Suspenders of the best kind, Violins, Flutes, Clarinets and Fifes, Harp strings and Violin strings, elegant Bows and Instruction books Looking Glasses, a large assortment of Baskets, fine and common do. do. Toys cheap by the quantity.  ALSO, 90 boxes first quality Havana Segars, 50 do. good quality St Jago do.  140 do. Short Pipes, 200 lbs. Shop Thread, 2000 Coffee bags good quality, 400 Gunny do.  250 M. com cheap Needles, 60 M. Toy marbles, 1 case superior Quills, &c. 
I will sell the above Goods low for cash or approved bills, or in barter for Coffee, and will take in payment One Hundred Hogheads good Tobacco STEMS.—Apply as above. December 5. tf 273
ANTIGUA RUM.
THIS DAY,
Will be Landed, on our Wharf, from on board the Schooner General Pickney, Captain Barty,
86 Puncheons Antigua RUM.
Which will be sold on moderate terms, for Cash or approved Notes. C. & F. Whittle. 189
LEVIN DORSEY,
At the corner of Fayette and Wide Water-Streets, Town-Point DAMS's Patent Globes, 12 inches diameter, with compasses in the bottom, very complete.
Quadrants, black and red ebony, with single and double observation. Ditto—with tangent screws, 12 inches.
Aeromastick Telescopes, for night and day, on the latest and most improved construction, in a portable size, with sliding sun-shade.
Telescopes, of the common kind, for night and day observation, or for day only, of every description.
Circumferents, of the best qualities.
Mariner's Compasses, in brass and wood.
Pocket Compasses, in brass, of different sizes.
Time Glasses—hour, half hour, 28, and 14 seconds.
Cutter's Scales; Brass Dividers; &c. &c. Likewise the following Articles,
FOR THE USE OF NAVIGATORS. Hamilton Moore's Epitome and Assistant.
General Charts of the Coast of America, from Boston to Philadelphia.
Ditto—Continued, with directions.
Ditto—West-Indies, and Demerara, with directions.
Ditto—Windward Islands, with do.
Ditto—Gulph of Florida, with do.
Ditto—Windward Passage, with do.
West-India Pilots, with directions. ALSO,
A few tons of Baltimore Bar-Iron, affected, by the ton or less quantity—Composition Bolts and Spikes—Bouches—Carriage wheel boxes, of all sizes—all which he will warrant good.
N. B. All kinds of MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS repaired, at the shortest notice.
** Orders for every species of Brass Castings received and immediately executed at his foundry, and the work delivered as above. August 7. tf 58
FOR SALE,
 12 Puncheons ANTIGUA RUM.  15 do. GRENADA do.  5 Pipes HOLLAND GIN.  20 do. COUNTRY do.  12 do. FRENCH BRANDY.  2 do. ALICANT do.  22 Qr. Casks SHERRY WINE.  10 do. MALAGA do.  PORR and CLARET WINE, in c