Norfolk gazette and publick ledger (Norfolk [Va.]), 1807-10-30 00:00:00

NORFOLK GAZETTE And PUBLICK LEDGER  ERTIPICTIAM SUA PREMIA LATENT
VOL. IV.]
FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1807.
[NO. 46]
THIS PAPER IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK PRICE TO SUBSCRIBERS SIX DOLLARS PER ANNUM, PAYA- BLE IN ADVANCE—SINGLE PAPER TWELVE AND ONE HALF CENTS—ADVERTISEMENTS ARE INSERTED AT THE RATE OF FIFTY CENTS FOR THE FIRST, AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER SQUARE FOR EACH SUCCEEDING INSERTION.
For Sale, Freight, or Charter, The Ship WILLIAM & MARY , burthen 230 tons, or 2100 barrels, now ready for the reception of a cargo. Apply to Solomon Bedinger. October 28.
Just received from New-York by the regular Packets, 16 hhds. 1st qual. Muscovado Sugars, fit for retailing, 7 pipes 4th proof Brandy, 8 pipes Country Gin, 15 bolts Russia Duck, 6 chests Hyson Tea, 52 barrels prime Pork, 32 do. prime Beef, 10 do. prime cargo do. New-York inspection. And the Cargo of the Schooner Victory , captain Joseph Prindle , at Campbell's wharf , consisting of 850 Cheeses, wheighing 12,000 lb. 200 bushels Irish Potatoes, 62 barrels prime Pork, 32 barrels cargo Pork, 31 do. prime Beef, 14 do. do. cargo Beef, 500 complete Sheathing Boards.
A FREIGHT Is wanted for a SCHOONER , of about 800 barrels, to any part of the West Indies; Antigua would be preferred. Apply at No. 1, Commerce-street, to William Hull, jun. 1w&2aw2w October 2.
For Freight or Charter, The American registered Ship CHARLOTTE , burthen 200 tons, now in the Harbour, and ready for the reception of a cargo. A part of a freight will be accepted to Jamaica or to Cuba, and the ship dispatched without any delay. Apply to Donaldson, Thorburn, & Co. October 19. 2w
For Sale, Freight, or Charter, The Brig JOSEPHINE , burthen 140 tons, will be ready to receive a cargo in a few days. Apply to Thomas Willock. October 14. tf
Now landing from on board the Schooner Mohawk , Roger Quarles, master, from Leghorn, 120 hogsheads Bordolese CLARET, 96 casks Roll Brimstone, 100 boxes Castle Marbled Soap, 50 tin boxes Saffron, 5 cases Florence Silks of all colours, a great many black, & hhds. shelled Almonds, 100 half chests Lucca Oil, of 30 flasks, 100 boxes Lucca Oil, 12 bottles each, 3 cases Chip Hats. For Sale by William Pennock. Who offers Said SCHOONER for Sale or Charter; she is copper fastened and copper bottomed, and will be ready to receive a cargo in a few days. October 12. tf
For KINGSTON, (Jam.) The Ship NABBY , capt. Rider. For freight of a few hundred barrels, apply to WARREN ASHLEY. October 9. tf
Scotch Coals and Empty Bottles. 100 tons of the former and 200 crates of the latter, imported in the ship Industry from Glasgow—For Sale by William Pennock. Who offers The said SHIP, burthen 260 tons, for Charter. October 7. tf
Liverpool SALT and COAL, For sale on board the ship Jane , William Colley, master.—Apply to the subscriber, William Pennock. Who offers said SHIP , burthen 420 tons, and the ship COURTNEY , burthen 200 tons for charter. October 5. tf
For Freight or Charter, The Ship THOMAS , captain Boush, will be ready immediately. GEO. MURRAY, & CO. Who have for Sale, Old Antigua, Jamaica, & W. I. Rum, Madeira, Port, and Cape Wine, Sugar in hogsheads and barrels, 50 crates well assorted Earthenware. September 23. tf
For CHARTER, The Ship LIVE OAK , Gerrard Yarrell, master, burthen 300 tons, and will be ready to receive a cargo in a few days; she is particularly well constructed for the carrying of masts and timber—Apply to the master on board at my wharf, or the subscriber. William Pennock. September 21. tf
85 Tierces RICE, For Sale by George Raincock. October 9. tf
Liverpool Stoved SALT. For Sale on board the ship Jane , capt. Colley, 350 tons Stoved SALT, on moderate terms, if taken from along side—Apply to Robert Maitland, & Co. October 9. 1m
200 boxes Mould CANDLES, 30 half boxes brown Soap, 10 boxes white do. 60 bags Coffee, 5 tierces do. prime green, 4 hogsheads and 10 barrels loaf Sugar, 12 do. Muscovado do. 10 quarter casks old Sherry (Wine), 2 hhds. old L. P. Madeira do. 3 hhds. Red Port, 50 do. retailing Molasses, 15 crates well assorted Queen's Ware, Country Rum and Gin in hhds. and pipes—For Sale by Phinehas Dana. June 8. tf
FROM THE LONDON GLOBE. INTERESTING FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS, Made and collected principally by an eye-witness, very recently returned from the Continent.
DENMARK. It is now sufficiently ascertained, that a good understanding subsisted between the courts of Copenhagen and London, previous to the arrival of the British fleet at the Sound, although the subjects of both countries were unacquainted with this important circumstance. A person was despatched to Copenhagen, on the first intimation of the fleet's approaching the Danish territory, from the fortress of Cronberg, for instructions how to act: the answer was, that the British fleet must pass unopposed. Admiral Gambier, in the Prince of Wales, brought up off the Coll, in the afternoon or evening; and the following morning, weighed with a fine breeze, and in a short time let go his anchor within musket shot of the castle of Cronberg, with twelve sail of the line, besides the flag ship, and eleven vessels of war of inferior force. The shore was crowded with spectators. The admiral fired a gun: this was the moment of anxiety and suspense in the extreme, as the Danes would have it the gun was shot, and they expected every instant that it would be returned in a hostile way by the garrison; the whole, however, ended in a salute of 15 guns from the British fleet, which was returned by one of 17 from the fort. This friendly termination of the above business appeared to be highly satisfactory to the Danes. Among the spectators, however, was a French gentleman, who seemed greatly chagrined: he said to an acquaintance, who stood near him, with a sneer, "So, your friends, I see, are coming!" and pointed to the British fleet. "Yes, sir," replied the other, "but where are your friends?" "Oh!" rejoined the Frenchman "just over the water." Before the gentleman, who witnessed these circumstances left Denmark (about three weeks ago) the great man had intimated to the Danes, that they had nothing to do with the continent—Providence having clearly defined their boundaries by the Belts.
KING OF PRUSSIA. The fate of the king of Prussia excites very general commiseration amongst those who are acquainted with his character, and the character and the circumstances of his case; after all that has been said of him, it appears from the testimony of those who are in every respect best qualified to judge, that the conduct of this ill-fated monarch, in a domestic point of view, has uniformly been highly estimable and exemplary: He is known to be a kind and affectionate husband and father; socially considered, he is affable, humane and benevolent; and there is no proof that he is deficient in the best qualifications requisite in a sovereign. It would, however, seem, that he is greatly wanting in that Machiavelian policy which governs too many of the European courts at the present day, and that his honesty may have indirectly contributed to lay the foundation of his misfortunes. Happy would it have been for mankind, had all other monarchs adopted his governing principles: Europe, in such case, would at this moment have been reposing in the arms of peace, and the lives of millions of our fellow men (sacrificed to the mad ambition of a very few insatiable individuals) whose blood has deluged the earth in melancholy succession, would have been spared. Had the king of Prussia, however, not been cursed with dishonest advice in the cabinet, and his armies headed by cowards and traitors in the field, his present unmerited and galling degradation, in all likelihood, would never have taken place. This is strong language, but it is the language of truth. It is a well-known fact, that in different engagements with the French, the Prussian officers, almost to a man, deserted their posts, and left the troops under their command to fight alone; when the latter found there were none to head or direct them they very naturally gave way: the disaster and defeat which followed are too generally known to require any re-statement. When the issue of the battle of Friedland first reached the king of Prussia, he appeared exceedingly affected; he has been observed slowly pacing the avenues of Memel in the uniform of his guards, quite alone, for hours, with his eyes fixed on the ground, and would frequently stand fixed to one spot, lost in thought, for half an hour together; before our informant left Memel, however, he appeared to have recovered, considerably, his wonted cheerfulness.
KING OF SWEDEN. Little information can be afforded of this character. His impetuosity of temper, it is justly feared, augurs small advantage to the cause in which he is engaged. His character, it would seem, is forming on the model of his renowned ancestor, Charles XII, justly termed by our excellent poet, Thompson, "The frantick Alexander of the North." Let us hope, however, that his career will have a very different termination; he is quite a soldier, and seems ready to brave the hardships of a military life. In his conduct, he is arbitrary, consistent with the nature of the Swedish constitution: a single anecdote will sufficiently illustrate this circumstance. One of his attendants (and who it would seem was a person of consequence) having offended him, the king, without the least ceremony, knocked him down; this instantly produced a sort of menace from the suffering offender, intimating that the insult would not be forgotten: the haughty monarch, finding he had carried matters too far, was fain to offer a soothing apology.
EMPEROUR OF RUSSIA. From the first intimation of the emperor of Rus-
sia's intention to join his army, the consequences which followed that step were foreseen by many.—It is well known that there is a powerful French party in his capital, who are incessantly occupied in promoting the views and objects of Buonaparte; these too are not ignorant of the real character of Alexander, any more than his own senate, who appear to have been sufficiently aware, that his too easy temper and convivial habits might make him the dupe of French artifice, and lead him to sacrifice the interests of his empire by a dishonourable and disadvantageous peace; and therefore they sent a positive injunction to general Bennigsen, either to lose the battle of Friedland, or retreat in the event of his gaining it. In either case, the senate expected to have secured the object of peace, without sacrificing the interests of their commerce. Bennigsen did lose the battle, but his master completely disappointed the intentions of the senate. A gentleman of the first respectability told our informant, that he heard a French officer declare, that if the Russian and Prussian armies had stood firm for two hours longer in the last engagement, the French must have unavoidably given way; this however could not be expected; the fixed hatred and jealousy the Russians and Prussians bear to and have of each other, must, on every such occasion, necessarily tend to their disunion and discomfiture. Every thinking man who has visited, and who is acquainted with the real state of the continent, is convinced that the operation of these destructive principles, in combination with the ignorance and treachery of their cabinets and in the field, and their very general degradation, both moral and political, must render most, if not the whole continental states, in succession, and at no very distant period, an easy prey to the superior tactics, commanding influence, an unbounded ambition of France.
EMPEROR OF FRANCE. Every circumstance connected with the political character and conduct of this most extraordinary man, indicates the most imposing superiority of mind; not, however, of an enviable kind. It may, indeed, excite the astonishment of the wise and good, but is in no respect calculated to secure their esteem. In many of his personal habits, Buonaparte carries his temperance and self denial to an almost unparalleled extreme. It is well known that at Tilsit he did not sleep more than two hours in the 24. Night after night, at 12 o'clock, he went alone to the residence of the emperor Alexander, and continued with him until 4 in the morning. In this case he was his own negotiator; and when two such heads come into collision, it is easy to predict the result. Buonaparte, on every publick occasion, manifests to the world the most profound knowledge of human nature and national character, and never fails to turn this knowledge to his own advantage; it is the compass by which he governs his political progress with undeviating success on the continent. Surrounded by an army, whose interests and views he affects to assimilate with his own by a singularly anomalous policy, of tyger-monkey management of stripes and caresses, exactly adapted to the circumstances of the times, and temper of the people with whom he had to do, he successively wins over their besotted acquiescence with his ambitious schemes of universal dominion, and rivets their chains in the face of open day.  During the late negotiations, the emperor Alexander and the king of Prussia not only graced his rides, the one on his right, and the other on his left hand, but an express was despatched for the queen of Prussia to attend at Tilsit: she obeyed, and was escorted by two French marshals; and on her arrival on the opposite side of the river, Buonaparte immediately sent a message expressive of his sorrow that he could not wait on her personally, as she was on enemy's ground; but if she would cross the bridge to Tilsit, he should be proud to pay her his respects: this she did, and was instantly in her presence, and manifested the greatest politeness and attention to her. In his exterior appearance, he affects the utmost simplicity and plainness, and while his marshals are tricked out in the most gaudy stile that can possibly be conceived, his own dress is a plain green coat, without ornaments or insignia, and a plain cocked hat, with the tricoloured cockade.—In his person he is about the middle size, and rather inclined to be stout; his countenance exhibits a sickly appearance—the natural consequence of his habits and exertions, which are such as might be very reasonably concluded, no physical constitution could possibly sustain.
From statements like the foregoing, many an highly important and useful inferences might be drawn; they tend to prove in the first place, that there is a God that judgeth the earth, and that he is most assuredly the moral governor of the universe, and that when nations cast off his fear, and refuse to obey the call of his mercy, they shall sooner or later feel the dreadful effects of his offended justice. What thinking man, who believes the Bible to be the revealed will of God, will hesitate for a moment to admit that the hand of the Almighty has been in the late awful calamities on the continent, especially when he is assured of the extensive spread of infidelity, the systematic profanation of the Sabbath, and the almost universal licentiousness of manners—a licentiousness at which few Englishmen would not blush, and when he is further told, that blasphemy, lying, thieving, lewdness, indecency of every kind, and suicide, are the order of the day, and that the inhabitants of the continent, are generally speaking, not only entirely destitute of religious information; but also manifest, on almost every common occasion, a total dereliction of moral principles.  We may in the second place, infer, that Buonaparte, with all his ingenuity, cannot destroy the
trade of this country with the continent. When a nation has been the seat of war, its own manufactures (ever the most necessary) must be at a stand; with these it must be supplied from other countries, and England alone has the means of supplying such demand, through the numbers and excellence of her artisans, and has the power, through the vast predominance of her maritime strength; and so long as our grand enemy has not subdued and enslaved the whole of the continent, our manufactures will find their way thither, either through a direct or circuitous route. Should Denmark prove friendly to our views, Zealand will be one of the grand depots of British merchandise; and if the king of Sweden continue firm, his country will furnish another. We are confirmed in this idea by the consideration of the nations of the continent being so far behind us in the useful arts; for it is an established fact, that almost every thing there, whether useful or ornamental in the arts, is the product of our own country.
Thirdly, should the head of the French nation persist in his plan of excluding our merchandise from the continent, we shall, in our own defence, seize every ship that may be found at sea, and cut off the supplies afforded by any other power, which might be friendly to his views, in order to promote their own.—This opinion is strengthened by its correspondence with those of the most enlightened foreigners. Our informant was told by a Prussian gentleman, that if England once determined to adopt a rigorous system of general blockade, and especially if she put a stop to the importation of colonial produce, the whole continent, in three months, would be in one general flame.—This ought to teach America a lesson of prudence and caution in her conduct towards this country, against which, if she once declares war, her incalculably profitable commerce with the French colonies will be ruined at a single blow.
Lastly, It is highly consolatory to look beyond the fleeting events of the moment, to reflect that much good must eventually result from the extraordinary changes which have, within the last few years, taken place on the continent; previous to which it contained no less than 300 petty princes, 200 of whom were bigotted Catholics; but wherever the conquests of the French have extended, property, although it has not been destroyed, has found its level, and a system of universal religious toleration has succeeded its powerful ascendancy.—To the political motives of Buonaparte, the world, indeed, owes no thanks; but, at the same time, we are warranted in the conclusion, that under the guidance of a watchful and gracious providence, those ameliorations, although founded in mere worldly policy, are pregnant with infinite advantage to the best interests of mankind.
St. Mary's College. GRAND LOTTERY, BALTIMORE.
Authorised by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland; the Scheme of which Lottery is the most brilliant ever offered to the citizens of the United States, containing besides a large number of other good prizes,
  1 prize of 30,000 Dollars,   1 do. of 15,000   3 do. of 10,000   2 do. of 5,000   8 do. of 1,500   7 do. of 1,000 
Not two blanks to a prize, and the lowest prize twelve dollars. The Scheme contains only 21,500 Tickets; 10,000 of which are actually sold to a company of gentlemen in New-York, to whom the managers have obligated themselves to commence the drawing in the City of Baltimore, on THURSDAY, the 31st day of December next, and to draw 500 tickets per day.
Tickets and Shares are now selling in a variety of numbers, and very rapidly at Ten Dollars and an half each, for a very short time, at G & R WAITE'S truly Fortunate Lottery Office, corner of Market-street and Charles-street, Baltimore. The grandeur of the Scheme of the above Lottery, together with an assurance from the managers that it will positively commence drawing on the 31st day of December next, have been a sufficient inducement for the subscribers to come to the city of Baltimore, for the express purpose of facilitating the sale of the Tickets.
G. & R. Waite. One of the above firm will personally attend the drawing daily to take down the numbers correctly, as will also one of their clerks.
The next New-York Lottery will not commence drawing till April next. Tickets of which Lottery may be had at Waite's Office, in Maiden Lane, New-York.
N. B. Distant adventurers accompanying their orders with Bank Notes of any description, to either of Waite's Offices in Baltimore or New-York, may have Tickets and Shares forwarded to any amount with the utmost punctuality, and the earliest advice sent them of their success. All prizes sold by G. & R. Waite will be paid by them. A list of all prizes drawn will be sent to the Printer of this Paper, for the inspection of adventurers. October 14. 3m
For SALE, 15 qr. casks Gordon superior Sherry WINE,
21 pipes Holland Gin; 17 do. Country do. 15 boxes superior Imperial Tea; 40 do Young Hyson, 23 do. Hyson; 6 do. Souchong; 1 tate Tickenburgs, 2 cases white Platillas; 14 boxes 10 by 12 Window Glass, 400 pieces Yellow Nankens. The above are a consignment, and will be sold low for cash or approved paper, by Mackinder & White. October 23. 6
For RENT, (And possession given immediately,) A Dwelling-House, No. 64, on Main-
Street, next door to Dr. Jeffrey's, with a store and counting-room below stairs, three rooms above, two rooms in the garret, two in the cellar, and a kitchen;—Also, two HOUSES on Bank street;—Likewise, a small FARM, with a Dwelling-house, kitchen, and large garden, &c. near Lindsay's Gardens. Inquire of R. Farmar. October 23. tf

We have given insertion this day to sundry publications, if not written by general Wilkinson himself, written on his behalf, we shall make no comment on them. Mr. Power's certificate deserves notice. This gentleman it seems can certify, but he will not swear. Although we can with great readiness admit, that the officer of a foreign government ought not to be compelled to disclose transactions of a secret nature which did occur, we cannot perceive the difficulty which exists in stating that which did not occur. In the present case, general Wilkinson was charged with certain matters deeply affecting his reputation, and it was only for Mr. Power to say that they were not to his knowledge true. Instead of which he hesitates upon disclosing the secrets of his master's government, as if there had been any improper correspondence between general Wilkinson and the government of Spain.
We are perfectly indifferent as to general Wilkinson and colonel Burr, but we shall always insist that if the conduct of the former at New-Orleans is permitted to pass without even investigation, that it is a folly to talk of liberty.
Subsequent information states, that the Demo-cratick Ticket has prevailed in New-Jersey.
Advices from Lisbon to the 28th August state, that Portugal is immediately to come under the government of Spain.
The Editor of the Aurora having promised to account for the failure of success in his late electioneering campaign, was judged rather tardy in compliance, which brought forward a writer in his paper to perform the task for him. The following extract is taken from that essay:—
"There can be little doubt, that the democrats of this senatorial district constitute the majority, and that they could always command its representation, if their energies were exerted, and their fidelity unsullied . The federalists are a well disciplined corps, and can always be brought into action, whenever Levi Hollingsworth , or some other old tory, raises his finger. A moment's warning is enough for them; and they jump over the fence after Levi , as regular as a flock of sheep follow their leader. The democrats think and act for themselves, and though they appoint committees and conferences to prepare plans and select candidates, many of them refuse to abide by the result, and either stay at home, or vote a mutilated ticket. The democrats may, therefore, be compared to undisciplined militia, the federalists to disciplined mercenaries, and the victory of course determines in favour of skill and discipline."
We shall take no notice of the compliments which the writer pays to his brother democrats, such as want of unsullied fidelity , refusing to comply with their engagements , &c. but pass to the more immediate cause we had for noticing this article.
The comparison of the federalists and democrats to regulars and militia, was singularly happy—Victory is a matter of course, when militia and regulars are opposed, in favour of the latter, but when regulars are wanted for the defence of our country, then we hear of the feats of militia, the very idea of regulars is scouted.
The writer of this article furnishes us with a handsome description of democratic meetings, conferences, and disagreements; the reasons for the first are not more easily to be accounted for than the latter.
These patriots meet and confer, because each goes with a hope of preferment, but as the publick horse can only carry so many, some are disappointed in a ride, and refuse their unsullied fidelity to plans, by which neither they nor their friends are provided for, and hence these splittings and bickerings, which are called "thinking and acting for themselves."
The publick appear anxious to be informed upon the subject of certain dispatches for the British minister, which fell into the hands of the editor of the Aurora . We shall at present publish the following statements of that affair, the first from the Philadelphia Gazette , and the latter from the United States' Gazette .
THE BRITISH DISPATCHES.
In our paper of Saturday, we gave the particulars of the unparalleled transaction relating to these dispatches. With that statement we had intended to have dismissed the subject, persuaded that the officious and impudence of the individual would receive from the executive a severe and well-merited reprimand: But as the editor of the Aurora , has made our paragraph the pretext for what he calls explanations , and in these incongruous explanations contradicts our statement, we have conceived it not uninteresting to the publick to obtain, from the first sources, a minute account of all the circumstances attending this singular occurrence. Our readers by comparing the following statement (which is given substantially as it was received from the party) with the explanations in the Aurora of yesterday, will instantly perceive on which side truth is violated.
On Friday evening last our informant received from a relation (a Delaware pilot) a package or large letter, with a request to deliver it conformably to its direction. On observing the superscription, it struck him that it might be a matter of some importance; and not knowing where to deliver it, he determined to consult with a friend.—This friend, however, could not be found.—After calling upon him, our informant in going up Third-street, met an acquaintance, with whom he conversed on the subject of the packet in his possession. This ac-
quaintance advised him to deliver it to the collector of the port. With the packet in his pocket, he proceeded towards Market-street. Nearly opposite to the Aurora office he fell in with another acquaintance, (a person attached to the Aurora office, whose name it is quite immaterial to mention,) to whom he shewed the packet, merely for the purpose of knowing his opinion as to what ought to be done with it. On reading the direction, he desired our informant to stop a moment, and then carried the packet into the Aurora office. In a few minutes he returned, followed by the editor of the Aurora , who said that he would send the letter on to the president. Our informant observed, that as the letter had been entrusted to his care, he thought it most proper and prudent that he (our informant) should see it delivered.—The editor then said, that agreeably to the president's proclamation he was liable to censure for receiving such a packet. Our informant observed, surely I ought to see it sent to the president. "Sir," said the editor, "I shall send it myself," when he turned away. Our informant then addressed the person who in the first instance had carried the packet into Duane, saying "I hope you will clear me from any blame in this affair." He then left the office, and related the circumstance to several of his friends. He afterwards made oath to the particulars before alderman Kep-pelle.
But one thing our informant positively and solemnly avers, viz. that the packet when taken from his hands, was sealed as letters usually are—and to this fact, the person to whom he first shewed it, a gentleman of respectability, can also attest.—With this plain statement, we take our leave of the subject, and of the inconsiderate individual who has acted so conspicuously in the affair.
More about stolen Letters. —That the editor of the Aurora should make the best apology in his power for having interrupted another man's letter in its way to the post office, now that the dirty business is discovered, is nothing more than ought to be expected. But that he should take credit to himself for such a trick and affect to consider it as a meritorious act of publick service requires rather more effrontery than we had supposed to have fallen to the share of any one man. Speaking in his paper of this morning, of those who detected him he says: "If their nerves were not as callous as the hide of an elephant, the adherents of England would never look an honest man in the face."
The editor of the Aurora has commenced a formal defence of the letter stealing affair which came to light a few days ago. The strong point of his defence is, that it was a measure of retaliation for the interception and publication of admiral Willaumez's despatches to the French ambassador. We subjoin his words, that we may not be accused of misrepresenting his meaning.
"We cannot pass the subject over without calling to the recollection of the publick, a damning proof of the base depravity of the British adherents and Tories."
"It is but a few months ago, that in a federal paper at Norfolk there was published various letters and papers said to be the contents of a despatch addressed to the French ambassador resident at Washington."
"When the dispatches addressed to the French ambassador were intercepted, they were not forwarded to the executive of the United States, the only legitimate channel of communication of publick concerns between citizens of the United States and foreign ministers. The first intimation of their existence was their publication in a federal news paper."
"The despatches to the minister of this friendly power were stopped."
"Not alone stopped, but the American government was treated with studied insult, by the publication of those papers openly avowed to be intercepted."
Such is the defence set up by a private man claiming to be an American citizen for intercepting and detaining letters addressed to the British minister. A moment's examination will be sufficient to convince any one that if this is all he can say in justification of his conduct he would much better remain silent. The despatches of the French minister were intercepted on the high seas by a British officer—an officer of a hostile nation. They were therefore good prize—they became the property of the captor, who had a perfect right to break the seals and to publish the contents. A belligerent has a right, by the laws of war, to seize and appropriate every species of the property of his enemy whenever he can find it. There was no violation, therefore, of either law or honour in the seizure and publication of French despatches by the British. It is true, the Aurora would have it believed that Americans, that federalists intercepted and published those papers, and perhaps, to carry on the parallel, he expects to have it believed that they were embezzled and opened within the United States by the editor of a paper. Unfortunately for his defence, the well known fact is that the papers were seized and opened by an avowed enemy, upon the high seas, and were published both at Halifax and in the West Indies BEFORE they appeared in any paper printed in the United States.
The sole argument therefore, on which Mr. Duane rests his defence is itself baseless and visionary, unless he stands in the same relation to the British government as exists between the commander of a British ship of war on the high seas and the French minister. Now, though we have long perceived his warm attachment to the cause and government of France we did not suppose that he would avow such an allegiance and subserviency as would entitle him to the rights of a belligerent, and justify him in seizing and detaining British property. As he has chosen, however, to take the ground it is not for us to say that he is not entitled to it. But he must excuse us for objecting to his making use of our neutral territory as the theatre of his warfare against the seals of En-
*The Editor of the Aurora has asserted the packet was not sealed.
†The letters alluded to were published in this paper, but we do not know that they were published before. The Editor of the Gazette of the United States without doubt knows the fact, or he would not assert it. They appeared in England about the same time they were published by us.
glish despatches. If he is a liege subject of Buonaparte, or one of his mercenaries he is fully entitled to intercept British letters or any other British property, upon British territory, or on the high seas, but not in the streets of Philadelphia.
(U. S. Gaz.)
The Administration papers have unceasingly insisted upon the general detestation of Burr and his adherents in the western country. Upon the veracity of this assertion, the following articles copied from the Western World , will enable us to form some judgment. It is evident, either that Burr's designs are not in that country judged wicked, or that he has more adherents and friends than was supposed. One of his principal adherents was fined Ten Dollars and imprisoned Three Hours , but by way of consolation, was rewarded with one of the best offices in the gift of the representatives of the people.
It is our opinion that the people of the western country, believed that war on the part of Spain had commenced, that war on the part of the United States ought to, and would have followed, and that Burr and his associates contemplated an attack on Mexico, and nothing more.
From the Western World .
MR. STREET,
By giving the following extract a place in your paper, you will oblige a friend, and perhaps render some service to the publick, by rousing the indignation of an injured people, against men who, when clothed with power scruple not to employ it in elevating to office and supporting a man charged with treason, and already convicted of a high misdemeanor.
An extract of a letter from a gentleman in Clarke county, (I. T.) to his friend in Lexington.
"JEFFERSONVILLE, August 24, 1807.
"Sometime since I went to Vincennes with an intention to purchase some lands, as the land-office is kept at that place—I happened to be there when the legislature convened. The first day the house of representatives met and formed a quorum—they appointed one of their body to act as clerk for that day—The next day I attended to see how business was done; and having met, they proceeded to the election of a clerk: when the ballots were counted, it appeared that DAVIS FLOYD was elected!—After this was done, the members then took the oath of office.—This is the very Davis Floyd that was indicted and convicted for a high misdemeanor against our government at Jeffersonville a few days since! The very man who now stands indicted for high treason against the United States!!! I never was more astonished in my life, than when I saw the man charged with treason—the man who was Burr's principal agent to overturn our government, elected as clerk to the legislature of the Indiana Territory. Does not this conduct on the part of the house of representatives, prove that they are all Burrites? Does it not go further and prove, that they are parties to the internal conspiracy, by supporting one of its known members, by giving him an office of profit in this territory. But birds of a feather will flock together. And what was very strange to me, the Governor publicly advocated Floyd's innocence. I am afraid the pillars of our government are rotten."
The preceding extract of a letter from the Indiana Territory demands a serious attention. Those who believe that the scheme which Burr was to head is completely destroyed in all its parts and different ramifications, may fold their arms in fancied security, and exclaim, that all is well, and peace once more resumes her empire, and crowns the sylvan shade. But be assured my countrymen, that the calm which is spread so invitingly before you, will e'er long be succeeded by a storm, tremendous in its appearance and destructive in its operations. It has only abided to gather strength to burst with redoubled violence on those who dare "to tempt the dangerous gloom." It courts but to destroy and lures the unsuspecting to their doom. An attentive observer may yet discern between the flimsy veil which is spread before them, the secret machinations of the party to rally their forces, to "spread destruction wide," and "bear down all before them." Be then my fellow-citizens on your guard, and spurn from your bosoms every man who was friendly to the intrigues of Burr. If treason is rewarded—if the traitor to his country can return, on the failure of his plot, into the arms of his countrymen and share their smiles, and enjoy their favours, who would dread an appellation which should chill the vital spring, and strike the soul with horror? The guilty may yet evade the penalty of the laws, and it then remains with the people to crush the latent seeds of conspiracy; or swell the infant germ of treason and heat it into life.—Frown my countrymen, and a host of traitors sink before you, and bite the ground—smile, and they rise like myriads of insects in the sunny ray, and spread famine, and fell destruction over the land.
Davis Floyd, the subject of these remarks, was one of the principal agents of the conspiracy of Burr, and a bill of indictment for treason and a misdemeanor was preferred against him at Richmond, Virginia, and found by the grand jury. He therefore stands in the same situation with Burr and Blannerhasset, and should have been dealt with there in the same manner as Burr was in the state of Virginia, and Blannerhasset here. Instead of this an indictment is preferred against him in the court held at Jeffersonville, (I am informed) at the instance of Mr. Davis, one of the judges, (who is strongly suspected of a hand in the plot) and Floyd is acquitted: or worse than an acquittal, the solemn farce of fine and imprisonment is played off upon him the more to deceive and mislead the people. Could any honest judge in his senses for a crime like that for which Floyd was arraigned, imprison him for the space of THREE HOURS, and condemn him to pay the enormous sum of TEN DOLLARS? It is impossible—the judges were either unfit to preside on the bench , or were themselves involved in the scheme. A man against whom an indictment for treason had been found by an enlightened grand jury, is arraigned and condemned in the Indiana territory to three hours imprisonment and fined ten dollars. If he was guilty, his punishment is a reproach upon the court, and should remain a stigma upon their reputation forever; and if he was innocent, they deserve the choicest punishment which a great and
mighty people can inflict for depriving an innocent individual of his liberty, the birth-right of man.
I shall say nothing at present on the subject of his appointment to the office of clerk to the house of representatives of the territory—it may form matter for further observation at some future period.
Several members of Congress from the eastward have passed through this city on their way to the seat of government. It is probable a quorum of both houses will be assembled on Monday next; and in that case the president will make his communication on Tuesday. On the subject of our differences with England little can then be expected to be developed, as we are assured the latest advices the government has received from our ministers in London, are only down to the 15th of August—The publick however will be able to judge from the temper and tone of Mr. Jefferson's message, what are the real views, expectations and wishes of the administration. As this session promises to be highly interesting to the country at large, we shall spare no pains in obtaining early and regular advices of its proceedings.
(Phil. Gaz.)
FROM THE ENQUIRER.
Shall general Wilkinson respond to the slanders of a host of enemies whetted by disappointment and stimulated by revenge? shall he enter the lists of controversy with the partisans of the very rebellion he has himself crushed, or descend to controvert the slanderous assertions of a band of calumnious discontents, who without the spirit to emulate a meritorious deed, possess the low ambition to envy it? we hope not—we hope his attentions will be carried to very different objects, in the present crisis of publick affairs, standing, as we do, on the threshold of a war, which may require the exertion of the skill, conduct, and courage of the whole nation.
Pending the trial of Aaron Burr, we have beheld the most extraordinary scenes ever presented before a tribunal of justice; to impugn the character of general Wilkinson, as much solicitude has been manifested, as to vindicate the conduct of the traitor himself! and it has been with astonishment we have beheld volumes of testimony let in, totally irrelevant to the cause and calculated solely to blacken the character of a publick officer, who (taken by surprise) found himself without other defence, than that which accident provided for him.
We have seen witnesses of almost every country and denomination, the avowed enemies of general Wilkinson, hunted up from the remotest extremes of the union, to violate the seal of confidence and rip up the private transactions of his life!
We have been apprized that the notorious accomplice of Burr was the bearer of blank subpoenas, to that arch swindler, publick defaulter and fugitive from justice Edward Livingston,* who inspired with the holy zeal of a full blooded conspirator, ran over Louisiana to fabricate ex-parte depositions, shaped for the occasion, and to collect testimonies against the general; and by artifices the most foul, to aid the cause of his suffering friend.
Wherefore is the general thus persecuted and abused? wherefore are transactions of twenty years standing—transactions purely commercial, now distorted, misrepresented, and brought forward to defame him? Is it because he has been guilty of any act of infidelity to the government? is it because he has failed to do justice to the high and honourable trust successively reposed in him by Washington, Adams, and Jefferson? is it because he has neglected a duty to be performed, or has failed in one solitary instance to promote the national weal, with that zeal and ardour which characterize the man? no! his enemies may continue to howl, but it will be impossible for them to substantiate against him, political defection or a dereliction of personal honour.
In what then has he offended, thus to draw down upon him the rancorous malice and ruthless vengeance of a motley tribe of adversaries? it is a crime with the invidious that he should have passed, with repute, through three successive administrations, and rendered satisfaction where he was responsible, and the sweets of office could not be permitted him, without that alloy of detraction which we find inseparable from publick station in free governments. But, he has sinned beyond forgiveness—because he refused to violate his oath—abandon his allegiance—turn his arms against the country he had sworn to defend, and dishonour his sword by becoming a military traitor. Herein we perceive "the very head and front of his offendings." He has baffled the sinister aspirations of ambition—has destroyed the golden prospects of the sordid—and blasted the full-blown hopes of those deluded citizens, whom mortification and disappointment may have inclined to barter the union and independence of these happy states, for the humiliation of their political opponents. Reverse the scene; and what would have been the merits of this officer, if he had swallowed the gilded bait, and attached the seal of infamy to his name? what the effects would have been as manifest, but surely those who now condemn him for exposing a traitor, would have then applauded his conduct, and in place of a cross would have assigned him a crown;—perjury in that case would have been meritorious; the enormity of the offence would have been lost in the blaze of military glory, and a successful career might have sanctioned the deed!
After various feints of attack and changes of position from the "Port Folio" down to the "post-marked letter, 13th May"—the main assault is carried under the tattered banners of the Spanish conspiracy, and here too the assailants will be baffled, and those political rooks who have hovered around the walls of the capitol, with the fond hopes of rioting on the spoils of the general's reputation, must retire with empty craws.
However unpleasant the occasion; the arts, frauds, and falsehoods of his enemies, seem to render it necessary that the private dealings and transactions of general Wilkinson, of twenty years standing, should be intruded on the publick attention, and that the motives, by which his personal speculations were produced and regulated at that remote day, should be exposed.
It will be remembered, and by the citizens of Virginia particularly, that the situation of the settlements of Kentucky pending the years 1785—6 were not only humiliating but perilous.—It is not forgotten that the torrent of migration to the west, was
*General Wilkinson's friends complain of the language of Mr. Swartwout; let them read this and never mention indecency and invective again.

considered a pernicious drain from the population of the east, that the progressive improvements of our western wilds were viewed with jealous eyes by many, and men of distinction had been heard to implore heaven, that the Pacifick ocean should wash the western foot of the Appalachian mountains.—On the eve of a separation from the parent state, those sympathies and obligations which had heretofore cherished and protected the district of Kentucky, were about to be dissolved. The inhabitants of that, then, sequestered region, without protection from the general government, saw their frontier settlements every where exposed to the tomahawk and scalping knife, and without the navigation of the Mississippi, the products of their labour were left to perish on their hands. What, let us enquire, was the government at that period? A mere rope of sand.—Nerveless, without resource, and subsisting on diurnal expedients. What was the policy of the administration in those days?—Narrow, local, exclusive, and invidious.—State interests, and state distinctions were then predominant, and the national family had not yet sat down to a single repast.—An objection from the smallest state, was sufficient to mar the most salutary proposition; and the most precious interests of the confederation were subject to the caprice of a single member. It was in the year 1780, that a proposal was offered to congress for the concession of the exclusive navigation of the Mississippi to Spain, for twenty-five years, under the pretext of an exchange for certain commercial privileges to the Atlantic states, and in order to acquire the right of Estopol. The proposition terrified the western people and suggested the necessity of their looking to their own rights and interests. The alarm and abhorrence produced by this measure, were universal, the children of the woods began to think and to speak for themselves, and but for the seasonable production and adoption of the glorious fabric, which cements united America, a separation long before this period would have ensued as a necessary consequence.
Gen. Wilkinson had migrated to the western country in 1783, in quest of provision for a young and increasing family. He at this period considered his hopes jeopardized, and determined to look abroad for what he had not found at home. With this object he made a small equipment and embarked on Kentucky river in April 1787, and after escaping many perils from the savages, he arrived at New Orleans in June.
For the events which ensued, we beg leave to refer to the document A. This honourable testimonial will serve to illustrate a fact, which hundreds of living witnesses may be produced to sustain; viz. that gen. Wilkinson did procure to his fellow citizens in the West on his own risk and expense, the invaluable advantages of a free trade with New Orleans, years before that privilege was obtained by treaty. It is neither necessary nor obligatory, nor would it be honourable to detail the means he employed to effect this object; it will suffice to say, that his country was accommodated and benefitted by his enterprize, and that his personal speculations, in their nature politically innocent, were directed to the friendly correspondence, harmonious intercourse, and reciprocal interest of the two countries, and it will not be denied that he had the same right at that period, to establish a mercantile connection at New Orleans, which the merchants of the United States have at present, to extend their commercial speculations to Vera Cruz and Lagura, or to Turkey, China and the East Indies.
The General has acknowledged to the author of these remarks, that he originally contemplated removing to Natchez, and did not favour the policy of the court of Spain, at that time to populate that district with emigrants from the United States, for motives too obvious to name.
His commercial engagements were exclusively with the Spanish government of Louisiana. As he never sold a cent's worth of property, in the market, after his first voyage, of course the cash he received was from the government of the country, and this he either received in person on his bills or by remittance through various channels. The last payment was made him in the year 1796 through his agent Philip Nolan, being a balance which had arisen on the recovery of some tobacco which it had been believed was damaged, and lost in the year 1789.
On the General's first engagement, a cypher was formed, more for the security of the communications of his friend, than his own, and when this friend left the country about the year 1790, their affairs being unsettled, he transferred the cypher to his successor whom the general never saw; but with whom he recollects to have passed one or two letters in cypher, respecting his private business about fourteen years since.
The last letter the General received from the Baron de Carondelet was dated in May 1797. It was strictly official and conveyed the baron's protest against the descent of a body of troops, which the General had detached to demand possession of the posts on the Mississippi, agreeably to the treaty of friendship, limits and navigation. The General rebutted this protest, and the troops proceeded under captains Guion and Heth, and for reasons of a confidential nature an order was passed by the General to the officer commanding at Massac* to prevent the agent of the baron from re-entering the United States by the Ohio. It is believed that the baron de Carondelet came to the government of Louisiana about the year 1791, at which time the general left Kentucky and has been since incessantly engaged in military life; and the documents marked B† will exhibit general Washington's sense of his services during three years of arduous duty; from whence it will appear that General Wilkinson was actually engaged in defending, instead of dividing the country.
Gen. Wilkinson has never by word or deed endeavoured to incline a single individual to oppose the laws or injure the government of his country.—He has never received nor employed a dollar for the purposes of corruption. He has never held a commission nor received a pension from any foreign power. Nor has he ever given a test of allegiance but to his own country. He cannot prove a negative, but he has done what he could do to purge himself of the slanders of his enemies, and the cor-
respondence with his excellency governor Folch (marked C) and the voluntary declaration of captain Thomas Power (marked D) are offered as instances.
Was the defamatory address of that moon-struck wretch Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (who has acknowledged himself to have been a spy and a liar) deemed worthy of notice, he may issue once more from his den at Cornwall, and seek an answer in these observations.
A KENTUCKIAN.
24th October, 1807.
(No. A.)
Extract from a Memoir submitted to the Hon. Timothy Pickering when secretary of state, by the Hon. Daniel Clark.
"About the period of which we are speaking in the middle of the year 1787, the foundation of an intercourse with Kentucky and the settlements on the Ohio was laid, which daily increases. Previous to that time, all those who ventured on the Mississippi had their property seized, by the first commanding officer whom they met, and little or no communication was kept up between the countries; now and then an emigrant who wished to settle in Natchez, by dint of intreaty and solicitation of friends, who had interest in New Orleans, procured permission to remove there with his family, slaves, cattle, furniture and farming utensils, but was allowed to bring no other property except cash. An unexpected incident, however, changed the face of things and was productive of a new line of conduct; the arrival of a boat to gen. Wilkinson loaded with tobacco and other productions of Kentucky, is announced in town, and a guard was immediately sent on board of it. The General's name had hindered this being done at Natchez, as the commandant was fearful that such a step might be displeasing to his superiors, who might wish to shew some respect to a general officer.—At any rate the boat was proceeding to Orleans, and they could then resolve on what measures they ought to pursue, and put them in execution. The government not much inclined to shew any mark of respect or forbearance towards the general's property, he not having at that time arrived, was about proceeding in the usual way of confiscation, when a merchant in Orleans, who had considerable influence there, and who was formerly acquainted with the general, represented to the governor that the measures taken by the Intendant, would very probably give rise to disagreeable events; that the people of Kentucky were already exasperated at the conduct of the Spaniards in seizing on the property of all those who go down the Mississippi, and if this system was persisted in, would very probably, in spite of congress and the executive of the United States, take upon themselves to obtain the navigation of the river by force, which they were able to do; a measure for some time before much dreaded by this government, which had no force to resist them if such a plan was put in execution. Hints were likewise given that Wilkinson was a very popular man, who could influence the whole of that country, and probably that his sending a boat before him with a wish that she might be seized, was but a snare laid for the government, that he might have an opportunity at his return to inflame the minds of the people, and having brought them to the point he wished, induce them to appoint him their leader and then like a torrent, spread over the country and carry fire and desolation from one end of the province to the other. Governor Miro, unacquainted with the American government, ignorant even of the position of Kentucky with respect to his own province, but alarmed at the very idea of an irruption of Kentuckymen whom he feared without knowing their strength, communicated his wishes to the Intendant, that the guard might be removed from the boat, which was accordingly done; and a Mr. Patterson, who was the agent of the General, was permitted to take charge of the property on board and sell it free of duty.—The general on his arrival in New Orleans some time after, informed of the obligation he lay under to the merchant who had impressed the governor with such an idea of his importance and influence at home, waited on him, and in concert with him formed a plan for their future operations. In his interview with the governor, that he might not seem to derogate from the character given of him by appearing concerned in so trifling a business as a boat load of tobacco, hams and butter, he gave him to understand that the property belonged to many citizens of Kentucky, who availing themselves of his return to the Atlantic states by way of Orleans, wished to make a trial of the temper of this government, that he on his arrival might inform his owners what steps had been pursued under his eye, that adequate measures might be afterwards taken to procure satisfaction. He acknowledged with gratitude the attention and respect manifested by the governor towards himself in the favour shown to his agent, but at the same time mentioned that he would not wish the governor to expose himself to the anger of the court, by refraining from seizing on the boat and cargo (as it was but a trifle) if such were the positive orders from court, and that he had not a power to relax them according to circumstances. Convinced by this discourse that the general rather wished for an opportunity of embroiling affairs, than sought to avoid it—The governor became more alarmed; for two or three years before and particularly since the arrival of the commissioners from Georgia who had come to Natchez to claim that country, he had been fearful of an invasion at every annual rise of the waters, and the news of a few boats being seen on the Ohio was enough to alarm the whole province, he resolved in his mind what measures he ought to pursue, (consistent with the orders he had from home not to permit the free navigation of the river) in order to keep the people of Kentucky quiet, and in his succeeding interviews with Wilkinson, having procured more knowledge than he had hitherto acquired of their character, population, strength and dispositions, he thought he could do nothing better than hold out a bait to Wilkinson to use his influence in restraining the people from an invasion of this province, till he could give advice to his court and require further instructions. This was the point to which the parties wished to bring him, and being informed that in Kentucky two or three crops were on hand for which, if an immediate vent was not found, the people would not keep within bounds; he made Wilkinson the offer of a permission to import on his own account to New Orleans, free of duty all the productions of Kentucky, thinking by this means to conciliate the goodwill of the people, without yielding the point
of navigation: as the commerce carried on would appear the effect of an indulgence to an individual which could be withdrawn at pleasure. On consultation with his friends who well knew what further concessions Wilkinson could extort from the fear of the Spaniards by the promises of his good offices in preaching peace, harmony and good understanding with this government until arrangements were made between Spain and America, he was advised to insist that the governor should insure him a market for all the flour and tobacco he might send, as in the event of an unfortunate shipment he would be ruined, whilst endeavouring to do a service to Louisiana. This was accepted, flour was always wanted in Orleans, and the king of Spain had given orders to purchase more tobacco for the supply of his manufactory at home than Louisiana at that time produced, and which was paid for at about $9 50 per cwt. In Kentucky it cost but two, and the profit was immense. In consequence the general appointed his friend Daniel Clark, his agent here, returned by way of Charleston in a vessel with a particular permission to go to the United States even at the very moment of Gardoqui's information, and on his arrival in Kentucky, bought up all the produce he could collect, which he shipped and disposed of as before mentioned, and for some time all the trade from the Ohio was carried on in his name, a line from him sufficing to insure to the owner of the boat every privilege and protection he could desire. On granting this privilege to Wilkinson, the government came to a resolution of encouraging emigration from the western country, & offered passports to all settlers with an exemption of duty on all the property they might bring with them invested in the produce of the country they came from.
"Under the denomination of settlers, all those who had acquaintances with a few persons of influence in Orleans, obtained passports, made shipments to their address which were admitted free of duty, and under pretence of following shortly after with their families continued their speculations, others came with their property, had lands granted them, which after locating they disposed of, and having finished their business they returned to the United States, a few only remained in the province and they were the people, who, in general, availed themselves of the least of the annuities granted by the government; they possessed a few slaves and cattle, but had little other property, and they generally settled among their countrymen in the Natchez and increased the cultivation of tobacco, at that time the principal article raised for exportation in the district. This encouragement given to emigrants and speculators opened a market for all the produce of the Ohio; flour was imported from Pittsburgh and the farmers finding a vent for all they could raise, their lands augmented in value, their industry increased and they have exported annually to Louisiana for some time past from 10 to 15000 barrels of flour, for which they generally find a ready market."
(No. C.)
New Orleans, January 25th, 1807.
SIR,
I rest my apology for the intrusion of my personal concerns on your attention, upon those sympathies, which connect military men throughout the civilized world, and that sensibility which inclines every honest breast to resist persecution.
You have doubtless observed in the publick prints of the United States, that my name and character have been slandered and stigmatized, for a criminal understanding, imputed to me, with the Spanish governors of Louisiana; and that I am challenged with holding a commission and drawing a pension from the government of Spain.
If my memory serves me, Sir, you were here, when I first visited this city in 1787, and I think you were the nephew of the deceased governor Miro, and have lived on this stream ever since; under those circumstances and in your present station it would seem probable, that if I am pensioned or commissioned by the court of Spain, the fact must come within your knowledge, and it is therefore, Sir, I presume to request from you the peculiar favour, to declare upon the honour of a gentleman and an officer, whether such fact has ever come to your knowledge, or whether you believe it has existence.
Your prompt and explicit declaration will oblige, Sir, your most obedient servant, JA: WILKINSON.
His Excellency, Governor } FOLCH, Baton Rouge. }
Baton Rouge, 10th February, 1807.
MR. GENERAL,
Your favour of the 25th ultimo has come to hand, and so far from feeling any reluctance in complying with your request, it is with the greatest satisfaction that I answer the contents of your letter. The military life has become now-adays a scientific profession, and those who embrace it lay aside political or national prejudices, consider themselves brothers, and under this point of view your present persecution cannot be indifferent to me.
I solemnly declare to you that I have resided in these provinces of Louisiana and W. Florida, with little or no interruption since the 14th of July, 1783 (when I came to New Orleans at the pressing invitation of my beloved uncle Don Estevan Miro, who was at that time governor of them) to this period; and it being publickly known that, in the quality of a near relation and intimate friend, no person ever possessed his confidence in a greater degree than myself, it may be presumed that no person can give a more satisfactory answer to your queries than myself.
It is barely within the limits of possibility that notwithstanding the unlimited confidence my uncle placed in me he may have concealed from me at that period, the circumstance of your holding a commission and enjoying a pension from the court of Spain; but as neither the one nor the other is ever conferred without a commission (patent or warrant) since the records (or archives) of Louisiana have been in my trust, it is natural that I should have met not only a copy, but even the original documents with which they must have been accompanied from the court. For your satisfaction and the utter confusion and shame of your calumniators, who availing themselves of the facility which the liberty of the press offers, are endeavouring to wound your honour; I do asseverate, to you and to them under my sacred word and honour, that no such documents, nor any other paper tending to substantiate such assertions, exist in the records in
my possession: and should the declaration be insufficient to erase the unfavourable impression that certain persons of weak minds may have received, persons who as implicitly and as blindly give credit to what they read in the news-papers as they do to the Bible; you ought not to forget that you are a soldier, and you must find in your unsullied conscience a source of consolation, and in the esteem and regard of the enlightened and liberal publick, your recompense.
I remain with due consideration your most Faithful and affectionate servant, (and kiss your hand.)
(Signed) VISITE. FOLCH. His Excellency, GEN. JAS. WILKINSON.
(No. D.)
New Orleans, 16th May, 1807.
SIR,
I cannot, in silence, behold my name employed to sanction the calumnies levelled at any man's character; and therefore, Sir, I make you a tender of the enclosed; and have the honour to be, with the highest consideration,
Sir,
Your most obedt. Serv't.
THOMAS POWER.
GEN. JAMES WILKINSON
I, Thomas Power, of the city of New Orleans, lately an officer in the service of Spain, moved solely by a sense of justice, and the desire to prevent my name from being employed to sanction groundless slanders, do most solemnly declare that I have at no time carried or delivered to gen. James Wilkinson, from the government of Spain, or from any person in the service of said government, cash, bills or property of any species. I do most solemnly declare, that said Wilkinson, to the best of my knowledge and belief, had no participation, and was a perfect stranger to the mission on which I visited Kentucky in the year 1787, and do further more most solemnly declare, that my business at Detroit, was to deliver an official letter from the baron Carondelet to gen. Wilkinson; that on my arrival at Detroit the General was absent, and I found the place under the command of col. Strong, by whom I was received with the greatest hospitality, and treated with kindness and civility, being left at liberty to visit every part of the town and its neighbourhood, the fort excepted, during the few days that I remained there, waiting for gen. Wilkinson's return from Michilimackinac; who immediately placed me under strict restraint, not permitting me to stir out of col. Strong's quarters, without being accompanied by an officer, who was instructed to keep a watchful eye over me: that the General delivered me his answer to the baron Carondelet's letter, on the second day after his return to Detroit, and sent me in charge of an officer, by the nearest route, to Massiac, and from thence to New Madrid, notwithstanding I protested against this step, and demanded that I might return by the falls of the Ohio, where a boat and crew waited for me. I further declare that I am ready to testify to the truth of the preceding facts. Given in New Orleans this 16th day of May, 1807. THOMAS POWER.
Gazette Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED.
Ship United States, Harding, 8 days from Boston, Salt, Fisk & Catlett.
At the New-Market at 11 o'Clock, on WEDNESDAY next, 4th November,
31 puncheons W. Island RUM,
7 hogheads first quality Jamaica Sugar,
9 tierces Muscovado do.
50 Shares Bridge Stock. —Terms, Cash.
Wm. H. Thompson.
October 30.
At Publick Auction, on Friday the 6th November, at Gosport, the Big George's CARGO, of
LOGWOOD and MAHOGANY,
with a few HIDES.—The lots will be made small to suit the purchasers.—All sums of 100 dollars or under, Cash; from 100 to 300 dollars, sixty days; from 300 to 500 dollars, 60 and 90 days; and above that sum, 90 and 120 days—Negotiable Notes, with approved endorser.
Cocke & Sanford.
October 30.
Valuable Property for Sale.
In pursuance of a Decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Virginia District, in a suit there depending between William Young Coker, Plaintiff, and Carter B. Page and Rebecca his wife; Chapman Johnson and Mary Ann his wife; William Nicholson, Margaret Nicholson, an infant under the age of twenty-one years, by John Cringan her guardian; and Agness Nicholson an infant under the age of twenty-one years, by Andrew Nicholson, her guardian, Defendants.
Will be Sold at Auction, for ready money, on the premises, on the 25th day of November,
That Valuable TENEMENT,
in the Borough of Norfolk, now in the occupation of Mr. James Herron—and the unimproved LOT OF GROUND opposite thereto. The Sale will commence between 11 and 12 o'clock in the forenoon.
C. Copland, Commissioner.
October 21.
For FREIGHT,
The fast sailing American Ship UNITED STATES, Thomas Harding, master, burthen 210 tons, and will carry from 240 to 250 hogheads tobacco; she is well found and a good vessel in every respect, and only 18 months old. For terms apply to the master on board, or
Fisk & Catlett.
Who have for Sale on board said Ship, 6000 bushels Liverpool SALT, which will be sold low if taken immediately from a long side. October 30.
NOTICE.
The subscriber intends to leave the United States in the course of a few weeks. He requests all persons having demands against him to present their accounts for settlement, and those indebted to make immediate payment, as no further indulgence can be given. William Gray.
October 28.
NOTICE.
Those who have claims against the estate of PHILIP COLLINS, deceased, are requested to bring them to the subscriber properly authenticated: and those indebted, are requested to make immediate payment, otherwise suits will be commenced against them, as the situation of the estate will not admit of any indulgence. Jane Collins, Admr. x.
October 28.
* Major Pike.
† These references consist of extracts from letters from Gen. Knox Secretary of War to Gen. Wilkinson, as far back as the years 1792 and 1794, and have as much bearing upon the present subject, as the last year's rain, we have therefore omitted them.

Wood and Hastings, No. 76, Main-Street, Have received from London and Liverpool, via Baltimore, 60 packages composing a complete assortment of  Fall and Winter GOODS; Among which are Best blue, black, bottle green, and olive broad Cloths; fashionable Cassimeres; coarse Cloths; coarse and fine Coatings; Flannels and Baizes; Kendal Cottons; blue and white Kerseys and Halfhicks; blue and drab Plains; Flannels; Rose and striped Blankets; Carpets; Swans down; Bennett's Cord and Toilette; Velving; Durants; Calimancoes; Ruffles and Bumbazets; Manchester Cords and Velvets; silver Cords and tabby Velvets; Irish Linens; Sheetings; Diapers and bed Ticks; Calicoes; Dimities; Cambric Muffs; Ginghams; fancy Mullins; Hosiery; Fins; Thread, &c. &c.
Also, an assortment of  French Lutestrings; silk Velvets; black and white silk Hose; silk Gloves, assorted colours; fancy silk Handkerchiefs; white silk Gloves; leather do.; Crapes; silk Cords and Taffels; Gauze and Cotton Trimmings, &c. LIKEWISE,  10 bales India Cottons, 3 do. Coarse Linens; 1 chest white Rolls. October 5.
J. & W. SOUTHGATE, Have now received the whole of their Fall Assortment from London and Liverpool, amongst which are the following  Best superfine Navy Blue, London Brown and Bottle Green Cloths, fashionable Cassimeres, Coarse Cloths of every description, Superfine white and scarlet Flannels, Hosiery of every description, 3-4, 7-8, and 4-4 Irish Linens, Superfine Hollands for Shirting, Oznaburgs, Tow and Flaxen, Kendal Cottons in small assorted bales, Manchester Goods of every description, Best London Seine Twine, Nails 4d, 6d, 8d, 10d, 12d, & 20d, Diamond head Spikes, all sizes, Glazed Gun Powder and Shot.
ALSO,  10 packages of German LINENS, Consisting of Ticklenburgs, Oznaburgs, Hessens, Heedens, Flax- en Rolls, Plaitillas, &c. entitled to debenture, all of which will be sold for cash, or on liberal credit for good paper. September 28.
Fall and Winter GOODS. The Subscribers have received by the ship Nabby, from Liverpool, and Planter, from London, an extensive and general assortment of  Seasonable and Fancy GOODS, Amongst which are 20 bales Negro Cottons and Kerseys, 10 do. Rose and Dutch Blankets, 6 do. Plains and Halfhicks, 15 do. Cloths, Coatings, Feamaughters, &c. 8 do. Flannels and Baizes, 2 do. superfine Cloths and Cassimeres, 10 do. Twilled Sacking, 5 do. British Oznaburgs, 10 cases Hats, 5 do. Irish Linens and Sheetings, 20 trunks fashionable Goods, 4 casks Seine Twine, 6 tons Shot, 50 kegs F and F Gun Powder, also an assort- ment of Hardware, Cutlery, Nails, &c. All of which they offer for sale by the piece or package, on the lowest terms for approved paper. Richard & John Taylor. September 25.
MACKINDER & WHITE, Have received from London in the ship Planter, and Nabby, from Liverpool, their  Fall and Winter GOODS. The best superfine Black, Navy Blue, and fashionable mixed Cloths, Cassimeres, Patent Cords, Swansdown, black silk Florentine, Gentlemen's patent silk and beaver Hats; La- dies' Trafalgar, Calabria, Buenos Ayres, and Cottage beaver Bonnets; Children's beaver Caps and Bonnets; Ladies' plain and fancy Kid and Morocco Shoes; red and black Morocco Nelson's comforts; Gentlemen's Heffian and Spanish Boots, and dress Shoes and Pumps; superior rich gold Epauliers; lace and silver Fringe; plain, tamboured, and Lenox Muslin for dresses; Calicoes, Chambrais, and Ginghams; rose and striped Blankets; Kendal Cottons; strong white Plains; mixed Feamaughters; Flannels; Manchester Cords; blue and drab Plains; Dimities and Marseilles; 4-4 Irish Linens; 5-4 and 6-4 Sheetings; Hosiery; Cutlery in boxes assorted; coarse Hats do.; Nails, Window Glass, &c. The above are offered for sale by wholesale or retail, at the lowest terms for Cash or approved paper. September 23.
FALL GOODS. We have received per the ship Nabby, from Liverpool, a handsome assortment of  Woollen GOODS, well suited to the approaching season, and are in expectation of a further sup- ply by the first arrival from London. On hand, a few very fine  Toned, Grand, and Patent Piano Fortes. September 16.
COCKE & SANFORD, Have received by the ship Nabby, from Liverpool, an as- sortment of  Fall and Winter GOODS, Consisting of Cloths of all qualities, Cassimeres, Bennett's patent Cords, Flannels, Blankets, Kendal Cottons, Yarn, Worsted and Cotton Hosiery, Powder and Shot, and a small assortment of Sadlery. They expect by the first arrival from London, a further supply of fashionable fancy GOODS. September 14.
NOTICE. Those who have claims against the estate of RICHARD P. PRECIOUS, deceased, are request- ed to deliver them to the subscriber properly authenticated, and those indebted are requested to make payment, otherwise suits will be commenced against them. Thomas Crossley, Adm'r. September 30.
For SALE, Imported in the Galiot Fortune, captain Norton, from Te- neriffe,  100 pipes and 90 hhd. L. P. Tene-  riffe WINE, of superior quality. Apply to Phinehas Dana. September 29.
Coarse Liverpool SALT, For Sale on board the Ship Courtney, capt. Bryant, lying at my wharf. Apply to William Pennock. Who has on hand,  Liverpool Blown and Cadiz SALT. September 16.
Landing from on board the Georgiana, from Amsterdam,  Choice GIN in pipes, Holland Sail Cloth, Ticklenburgs, Glassware in small cases, Old Hock in cases of one dozen, Linseed Oil in casks, Dutch Smoking Pipes in cases, a quantity of empty Jugs. For Sale by Moses Myers. Sept. 30.
THE SUBSCRIBER Has removed to the brick store at the head of Camp- bell's wharf, fronting said wharf and Wide Water- street, where he offers at wholesale or retail his as- sortment of  Groceries and Ship Chandlery, Among which are 14 hogsheads Muscovado SUGAR, 1 do. and 6 barrels loaf do. 6 do. Antigua, Jamaica, and Grenada Rum, 3 pipes French Brandy, 2 hhd. and 6 bbls Rye Whiskey, 4 barrels Apple Brandy, 1 do. Peach do. 10 bags Coffee, Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, and Souchong Teas, Pepper, Pimento, and Nutmegs, Madeira, Sherry, and Port Wines, London and Philadelphia Porter, English Cheese, Bar Iron and Castings, Nail and Spike Rods, German Steel, Powder and Shot, Tar, Pitch & Turpentine, Paints and Oil, black and bright Varnish, Canvas and Cordage, Nails and Spikes.
Also just received, 20 boxes Lemons, 12 half bbls. Beef Tongues, 20 kegs Tongues and Sounds, 40 kegs and 2 bbls. Salmon, 5 bbls. Mackerel, 15 cases Sallad Oil, 1 cask Currants, 10 boxes Olives, Capers and Anchovies, 6 dozen bottles Cayenne Pepper, 3 do. do. Pickled Peppers, 30 boxes Soap, 20 boxes Candles, 50 barrels Alexandria superfine and fine Flour. John D. Haldane. July 31.
For SALE, 2 elegant Bay Horses, a complete match, 2 do. grey do. do. 1 remarkable fine bay, and one very excellent grey Horse— For which, Notes of the Bank of Newbern and Cape-Fear, or Proo Money will be taken in payment—Apply at the Of- fice of the Publick Ledger. Sept. 25.
FOR SALE, By JOHN GRANBERRY, On Commerce-Street, 50 tons Logwood, 20,000 feet good Mahogany, 30,000 feet square Oak Timber, 30,000 do. square Pine do. 100 barrels Pork, 100 tierces Rice, 5 pipes French Brandy, 10 quarter casks Lisbon Wine, 15 hhd. Jamaica Sugars, 5 hhd. Loaf Sugar, 2 puncheons Tabago Rum, Gun Powder, Segars, Clocks, Soap, Red and White Oak Staves He has for Rent a Ware-House on Commerce- Street, and a very comfortable Dwelling-House near Boush- street. Sept. 30.
For Sale by the Subscriber, 70 crates EARTHENWARE, 12 casks Glassware, 30 gross Bottles, 100 boxes 8 by 10, 42 do. 10 by 12 Window Glass, 90 pieces twilled Sacking, 5 boxes Pipes, 6 hogsheads Philadelphia Loaf Sugar, 6 pipes Cognac Brandy, 1 pipe Madeira Wine, 9 do. Sicily Wine, 12 hogsheads Whiskey, 8000 bushels coarse Liverpool Salt, 5000 do. fine do. 100 sacks fine do. do. 50 hogsheads Richmond, 100 do. Petersburg Tobacco, 15 bales Cotton, 3750 bushels Corn. Alexander Maclure. July 10.
Landing from the ship Planter, and for sale at the subscriber's, at a low advance, A PARCEL OF Woollens, Bed Ticks, Hosiery, and other GOODS. Thomas Blanchard. September 28.
We want to Purchase, A few Shares of STOCK in the Vir- ginia Bank. Campbell & Wheeler. May 22.
St. Mary's College Lottery of Balti- more. TICKETS for Sale by Rowland & Triplett. October 16.
Now landing from the schooner Prudence Mary, from New-York, 17 hhd. first quality SUGARS, 54 barrels prime Pork, city inspection, 70 boxes Moult Candles; 5 hhd. double refined Sugar, 5 pipes Brandy; 25 reams Writing Paper, 2 trunks fine and coarse French Lace, which will be sold at a low rate for Cash. Apply at No. 1, Commerce-Street to William Hull, Jun. October 16.
MAYO MILL FLOUR, in barrels and half barrels, of new wheat and superior qual- ity for family use—For Sale by Moses Myers. September 16.
At Private Sale, By S. MARKS, Jun. Corner of Commerce and Water-street, 10 hhd. Antigua, 12 do. N. E. 50 barrels do. RUM, 30 hhd. and 20 barrels Sugar; 10 pipes Country Gin, 8 pipes Cognac Brandy; 150 boxes Moult Candles, 0 boxes Spermaceti Candles; 4 bales striped Blankets, 3 bales Blue Duffles; 1 do. fine Cloths; 2 do. blue Plains, 2 do. Rugs; 1 do. Check Shirts, 54 do. Ticklenburgs and Oznaburgs; 2 do. Heffians, 1 trunk Madras Handkerchiefs. October 24.
Landing this day out of the schooner Diana Talbot, capt. Strong, from Martinique, 113 hogsheads, 3 tierces, and 1 barrel  First quality SUGARS, And 25 barrels best Green COFFEE—For sale on liberal terms by Christopher Fry. October 9.
For RENT, A commodious small DWELLING, with all suitable out-houses and a good garden, pleasantly si- tuated on Smith's Point. Possession may be had on the first of November. P. Barraud. October 5.
Liverpool and Cadiz SALT, loose and in Sacks—Also, 150 crates Queen's Ware, and China of su- perior quality—For Sale by William Pennock. August 26.
For RENT. The STORE, No. 86, Main-Street, with or without the house. Thomas Blanchard. September 28.
For RENT, The Store, Compting-Room & Cellar, at present occupied by Mess. Wood & Hastings, no. 90, Main-street. Apply to Thomas Willock. August 24.
REMOVAL.  WOOD & HASTINGS, Have removed to No. 76, Main-street, opposite Market- square, (lately occupied by CATON & VEALE) They have on hand a general assortment of  English, India and French Goods. September 11. For SALE, at 60 and 90 Days, 55 hogsheads first quality SUGAR, 20 chests Young Hyson Tea; 5 pun. 3d proof Rum, 4 pipes country Gin. William B. Lamb. October 23.
For RENT, That commodious Dwelling-House, adjoining the Subscriber's, at present occupied by Mr. James Dykes;—also a convenient Dwelling-House near the Bridge, adjoining Mrs. Archer's, at present occupied by Mr. Nichol- son;—also that pleasant retired House on Brewer-street, oc- cupied by Stephen Harris; and some Ware-Houses on my wharf, with or without the wharf. For further particulars apply to James Tucker. October 12.
Landing from the schooner Catharine Shepherd, Capt. Driver, from Antigua, 96 punch. choice Antigua RUM, sixteen of which are five years old and very fine. In Store, Antigua and Tobago Rum, French Brandy, loaf and brown Sugar, barrell'd Pork, Havana Se- gars, manufactured Tobacco, and 300 barrels superfine New Flour. Harrison Almand. October 5.
Just landing from the schooner Packet, capt. Luce, from Philadelphia, 25 pipes high fourth proof Cogniac BRANDY. And from the Richmond Packet, captain Le Fort, from New-York, 5 bales soft shelled ALMONDS, 30 bags Bottle Corks; 7 pipes Bordeaux Brandy. In Store, 50 barrels prime Pork; 20 do. Mess; 72 do. Beef, 20 do. Mess Beef; 30 hhd. first quality Sugars, 6 pipes Country Gin. Imperial Hyson, Young Hyson, Souchong, and Hyson Skin Teas; 500 Northern Cheeses, 25 pieces Plains—For Sale by William Hull, Jun. October 23.
Thomas H. Parker, Offers for Sale, His Great-Bridge MILL, newly fitted up to run two pair of stones.—The advantages of this mill are very great, only ten miles from Norfolk, and si- tuated on a never failing stream; although she works at pre- sent only two pair of stones, yet the stream affords an abun- dant supply for ten pair—Also, a MILL (known by the name of Bell's-Mills) about two miles farther, now in com- plete order, running one pair of stones and two saws—This Mill is supplied with water from very extensive swamps, and in wet season very plentifully; at this place there is a store, the situation of which, for a lumber store, is equal if not su- perior to any in that part of the country—This Mill can be supplied with excellent timber from a tract of land only one mile distant from it, which the subscriber also offers for sale. This tract contains between 5 and 600 acres, almost entirely covered with timber; the soil, the subscriber confidently be- lieves, is not inferior to any in the lower part of Virginia.— Any person purchasing this Plantation would have the benefit of a reed swamp within three miles of it, in which any num- ber of cattle may be kept fat during the whole winter. October 5.
400 barrels Tar, 20,000 pipe Staves, 30,000 White Oak Hoghead 50,000 Red do. do. 100 Barrels Flour.—For Sale by L. Mansfield. Portsmouth, May 8.
To RENT, That commodious TAVERN oppo- site the Borough Court-House, at present occupied by Mr. Thomas Holliday, and possession given the 19th of next month. James Tucker. July 22.
Also for Lease, That vacant LOT on Commerce and Little Water-Street. For terms apply to James Tucker. July 22.
For SALE at my Brew-House, Strong, Table, and Ship BEER, by the hoghead, barrel, and half barrel—and a constant supply of bottled PORTER in packages and by the dozen. And in Store, Wines, Liquors, and Groceries, wholesale and retail. Joseph Hayes. Feb. 18.
FOR SALE, 50,000 white oak hoghead drawr Staves 50,000 red do. 30,000 rough do. 20,000 Cypress Pales 2,000 Cedar and Chinquepin Posts 50,000 building Shingles. Proby, Harman & Co. March 2.
Forty Dollars Reward, Will be given to any person who will apprehend and deliver to Warren Ashley, Esq. of Norfolk, or the subscri- ber, two runaway Negro Men, named JEMMY and JEF- FERY, purchased a short time since as part of the Glebe property in Hampton. Jemmy is about 22 years of age, very strong and well built, and about 5 feet 9 inches high.— Jeffery is at least 6 feet high, about 21 years of age, very black and likely. These Negroes absconded from the sub- scriber with a wish to be sold in Norfolk or Hampton, where they have been seen frequently since their having quitted my plantation. All captains and masters of vessels are hereby cautioned against receiving them on board, or employing them in any way. Henry Heffernan. Glebe, Middlesex, July 4.
Richard Jeffrey & Co. No. 66, Main-street, corner of Bank-Street, have just re- ceived from London, per the ship Planter, An assortment of MEDICINES, of the first quality. Also, a few hundred weight refined Salt Petre, Hardham's Snuff, No. 9, and 37, in 1-2 and 1-4 pound canisters, Violet, Benzoin, Windsor and Shaving Soap, Evan's best Crown Launches, Tooth Brushes of superior kind, Refined Liquorice, &c. They have on hand, and are in daily expectation of receiv- ing from Amsterdam, all kinds of GLASS WARE, suitable to Apothecaries. MEDICINE CHESTS for ships and family use, with printed directions, put up as usual. October 5.
GERMAN LINENS, &c. 16 bales coarse Linen, 450 pieces Paper Hangings, 4 do. Ruffia Sheetings, 80 boxes Window Glass, 3 boxes German Rolls, 100 do. Short Pipes, 2 do. Rouans Sheetings, 120 do. Spanish Segars, 1 do. fine Flanders do. from 8 to 20 dolls. per box, 3 do. Plaitillas, 300 doz. empty Bottles, 1 do. fine Dowlas, 200 wt. nealed bottling Wire, 2 do. Table Cloth, 800 do. Glue, 1 do. common Shirt Li- nen, 11,000 best Coffee bags, 1 do. extra fine do. 4,500 cheap Gunny Bags, 1 do. Bed Tick 2 yards 5 boxes Tumblers, Decan- wide, ters, &c.
Also, 6 elegant Terrefine Globes, A large invoice of Lace, 3 pair large Looking Glasses, Jewellery and Dice, in gilt frames, of the first Elegance Chessmen, Elegance marble Statues, Flageolets and Clarinets, Urns and Vases, Violins, Bows, and Fifes, Liquor Cakes, Oil Cloth, Flutes with four and six keys, Wafer and Waffle Irons, do. patent lined, Coffee Mills and Toasters, Ladies' Dressing Boxes, Velvet Ribbons, Toilet Looking Glasses, Fine Thread Stockings, Shaving Cakes, Elegant Cutlery, Elegant Writing Desks, An invoice of Watches, Scarlet Plush for Saddles, Watch Chrystals and Beads, Seine and Sewing Twine. For Sale by Niemeyer & Von Kapff. September 11.
SAMUEL COLEMAN, Opposite the Market westward, has a very extensive assortment of  ENGLISH KID SHOES, in all the variety of that article, of the latest (legal) import- ation, with the necessary embellishments. An extensive assortment of Boston SHOES of a great vari- ety of kinds. Also, a good assortment of New-York SHOES, of which kind particularly, he is enabled to sell the best Shoes in town —since no other person here, that he knows of, is largely supplied from that place; the superiority of the workman- ship of New-York is well known to many people, and will be known by all who try it. A considerable assortment of British, New-York, Phila- delphia, and Boston BOOTS—and is in expectation of a large quantity of Shoes and Boots of all descriptions from New-York, which will be sold at the prices of that place, wholesale and retail.
He has just received,  New-York SHOES and BOOTS, and an assortment of Mr. Vernon's elegant Baltimore Boos at least equal, it is believed, to any made on this continent. Being anxious to sell off his Boston Shoes and Boots, he will take in retail for Men's finest Shoes 10s. 6d. and in the same proportion for others—Suwarrow Boots at 6 dollars—He will also reduce the price of English Kid Shoes with heels, to 10s. 6d.; without heels to 9s. He has for Sale, a considerable quantity of  India COTTONS, very low for Cash. May 27.
Cash will be given for a few tons of  Old Copper, Brass, and Pewter, for the use of my Foundery. Leven Dorsey. Who offers for Sale, 50 Casks CUT-NAILS, assorted, at his Nail-Manufactory, on Town Point. July 27.
At the Old CUT-NAIL Manufactory, corner of Main and Church-streets, the subscriber keeps on hand constant supply, and can furnish at short notice, any quantity of  Nails, Flooring Brads and Sprigs, At the following reduced prices, by the Keg—for cash only, viz.— 8, 10, 12, and 20d Nails and Brads at 7 1-24 lb. 6d. Nails, 9 1-2d 4d. do 2s. 9d. m. or 11d 3d. do 2s. 3d. or 12d Sheathing, do. 7 1-2d 6d. Sprigs, 4s. 6d per M. 6d. do. 2s 9d 2d. and 3d. do. 2s. 3d He offers also for cash only—  HOOP IRON ASSORTED. Thos. Seaman. May 25.
Leather, Cordage, and Loaf Sugar. The subscriber will hereafter expose for Sale at his Ware-house on Campbell's wharf the above Articles, of the manufacture of Norfolk, at reduced prices for Cash, or on short credits only. Theo. Armistead. He will sell or lease for a term of years, the STORES at the end of Marsden's and Rothery's wharves. Feb. 20.
Education of Young Ladies, at Williamsburg. MR. ANDERSON'S Institution for Female Improve- ment will be opened this season, under circumstances that cannot fail to interest parents who have daughters to educate. The united cares of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, and Mrs. Camp, will be directed to the mental and personal ac- complishment of their pupils, whose health, morals, and deportment will meet with that scrupulous delicacy of at- tention, which parental solicitude only can properly appre- ciate. A large and elegant apparatus has been provided for the il- lustration of the studies of Geography and History; and in the cultivation of the English and French Languages, Mr. A. will avail himself of the latest improvements of those ce- lebrated writers, Lindley Murray, of London, and N. G. Dufet, of Philadelphia, by each of whom he has been re- cently honoured with a copy of the last edition of their works. The course of instruction will commence on the 20th Oc- tober, and be completed about the 1st May following: terms of Boarding and Tuition for the whole period 100 dolls. Children under ten years old, at half price. Williamsburg, October 6. 1awt1stNov.
For SALE, A few hundred pounds of  English PRINTING INK, of the first quality.—Also, A few Reams first quality English Foolscap PAPER. Apply at the Ledger Office. Sept. 17.
NOTES OF HAND, according to the new form established by the Directors of the Office of Discount and Deposit of the Bank of the United States, for sale at this office. ALSO,  NOTES for the Virginia Bank; Checks; Bills of Lading, and of Exchange, printed on pa- per of superior quality; and Shipping Articles on large pa- per, and approved form. LEDGER OFFICE.
NORFOLK:  PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A-WEEK,  BY WILLIAM DAVIS, FOR THE PROPRIETOR, OPPOSITE THE EXCHANGE COFFEE HOUSE Price Six Dollars yearly, in advance.