Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer (Martinsburg, Va.), 1808-09-23 00:00:00

Berkeley and Jefferson Intelligencer.
Martinsburg, Va. Printed and published by JOHN ALBURTIS.
No. 18 of Vol. X.
FRIDAY, September 23, 1808.
Whole No. 486.
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FRESH GOODS Now opening. The subscribers have the pleasure to inform their friends, customers and the public generally, that they have just received and are now opening at their Store (Mr. Kearley's well-known corner) in Shepherd's Town, a complete and handsome assortment of SPRING & SUMMER GOODS consisting of almost every article in the mercantile line, which have been purchased low, and will be sold on as favorable terms as any goods that will be offered this season. They return their thanks to all those who have been pleased to call on them since their commencement in business, and flatter themselves with a continuance of the same, as they are determined that no pains shall be spared to accommodate those who may favour them with their custom. R. WORTHINGTON, & Co. Shepherd's Town, May 20, 1808.
Clock making & Watch repairing. The subscriber acquaints his friends and customers, that he is still carrying on the above business at his residence in Frederick County, on the main road leading from Martinsburg to Winchester, eighteen miles from the former and six from the latter place, where he will be thankful for any orders in his line, and trusts he shall be able to execute them with satisfaction to his employers. He has now in his employ John Groves, well known as an excellent Watch repairer—and for the convenience of persons, in or near Martinsburg, who may want their watches cleaned or repaired, he has engaged Joseph McFeely of that place, to receive them for him, to whom they will be returned when finished. Watches repaired by him will be warranted to perform accurately for one year, accidents excepted. All Clocks made by him, will, as usual, be ensured to perform with accuracy. He makes Mill-Brand of every description. REES BRANSON, 6th Month, 10th, 1808.
BAR-IRON. We have now on hand a complete assortment of Antietam BAR-IRON , which we intend keeping constantly. R. WORTHINGTON, & Co. Shepherd's Town, May 20, 1808.
The following BLANKS , printed with new and elegant type, are always kept for sale at this Office: DEEDS, Common BONDS, CONSTABLE'S BLANKS, Promissory NOTES, &c.
THE subscribers, in addition to their former assortment, have just received and finished opening a complete and handsome variety of SPRING & SUMMER GOODS (too extensive to particularize,) among which are an elegant assortment of Ladies' and Gentlemen's fashionable Manufactures, together with A very general selection of the most permanent EUROPEAN, INDIA and other Merchandise, the whole of which they most respectfully recommend to customers particularly, and a liberal public generally, at the most reduced Cash rates—For all former favors conferred they gratefully request permission to return public thanks, hoping in all respects relative to their line of business to merit a continuance of patronage. THOMAS C. SMITH, & Co. Martinsburg, May 13, 1808.
The subscriber has just received a large quantity of BAR-IRON, which he offers for sale on the lowest terms. ALSO Crowley and Blisters'd STEEL. Waldron's prime Cradling Scythes for sale at one dollar and twenty five cents. Pendry's and Burns' SICKLES; Pendry's are the same as Long's, the having lived with Long ten years, and is allowed to make Sickles equal to him in every respect. He sells Brown Sugar as low as it is to be had in Baltimore by the quarter cwt. He particularly solicits all those who wish to purchase GOODS for Cash to call on him, as he will undoubtedly make it to their advantage. LEVI PRICE. Martinsburg, June 10, 1808.
The following letters were wrote by Mr. Richard Saunders near Albany, (N.Y.) to a friend in a neighbouring state and are well worthy the perusal of every person who wishes to see the truth in a plain, blunt way.
LETTER I. I don't like the man, and there's an end of it. Nor do I like his friends over and above; it is true he began well, and I will say I never saw a better speech than his, at the beginning of his presidency—"We are all federalist, all republicans, the only question I shall ask, said he, when a man is proposed for office, shall he, is he capable, is he honest." I declare I would have given Thomas Jefferson the best call on my farm for speaking such good words, had he come and asked for it. But talking is one thing, and acting is another.—Whether it was, that the man meant well, and the democrates who looked for office, would not let him do as he wished; or whether he meant to tell a foolish lie, I don't know, but the fact is, he never asked any thing about honesty or capability, the word was, is he one of us, or is he a federalist—and so he and Gid Granger and all of them gave nothing, except to the democrates, and took what the federalists had, away; and I can prove that he gave offices to men of his own party who were neither honest nor capable, and took them from federalists who were both. For my part, I don't like such rascally shuffling—eight years he and his party have been truckling to France and shaming the British, and to crown all, they are ruining the country with
their cursed embargo. Why did they not demand satisfaction of the British when that fellow attacked the Chesapeake? and if the British would not instantly have given satisfaction, why did they not go to war with them. Do you believe that we should have been worse off in being at war, than we are now? If you do, you have altered your creed, for you and every man of your party nine months ago believed that we could and should destroy the British trade, root and branch by going to war with them—and now you know, for you, though linked in with the wicked, are an honest man; you know that now we are destroying our own trade, yes and our farmers and every thing by this embargo. It is not whether we or the British shall do each other most harm, but whether we can't harm ourselves more than they can harm us.
Tom Leiper, the tobacconist, and Duane, who was a British man not long since, and who is a Frenchman now, and Tench Cox, who piloted the British in the American war against his countrymen—these are the fellows who say the embargo is an excellent thing, and tell Mr. Jefferson that the country is glad of it—but it is a lie, for the country is not glad of it—no man can be glad of being ruined.
Did Washington and Adams and the federalists ever bring us to such a pass as this? No, Washington had a dispute with the British, and he began to build ships to fight for his own, if fair words would not do; and then the British thought better of it and made a treaty with us.
You remember how Jay, who is as honest a man as ever stepped, and knew the interest of the U. S. a little better than your Monroe, was blackguarded for the treaty he made; and what would you give to have such a treaty now? The French played tricks with us, and wanted us to pay tribute; John Adams sent his ships out and they beat the French, and there was an end to the matter—Yes, we beat their ships and took them, and brought them in and condemned them. The federalists were not afraid, they were willing to fight the French, the British, and all Algiers, rather than be imposed on; but as soon as your party came in they began to be afraid the French would call them to account, so what does Mr. Jefferson and Madison, and the party, but fix up the French ship which Adams had taken called the Berceau , and paint her, and rig her up to the tune of $32,000, and beg Talleyrand and the French to accept of her again, and overlook her being taken? And so you have, I mean your party have, gone along ever since—Whatever was asked you have given—the French want money, said Mr. Madison, and they must have it; John Randolph heard him say the very words, and so seventeen millions were sent to buy Louisiana which we no more wanted than my waggon wants three axle-trees. And now Bonaparte says we must go to war with England—and if Madison or Clinton or any of our leaders gets to be president, to war we sail go, and though the British will never send a soldier to the U. States, Bonaparte will, if he can get them over, send troops to protect us, and we shall pay them, and by and bye they will take the country from us. I have no more room.
I am your friend, RICHARD SAUNDERS.
LETTER II. From Mr. Richard Saunders, to a friend in a neighbouring State. I did not mean to be harsh in my last letter, for I have a regard for you; you and many other honest men joined the democrates because you thought and believed that John Adams with his stamp act and gag
law, as you call it, was going too far—and so you turned about and voted the Federalists out, and brought in the others; and things appeared to work so well for a while that many other honest men thought they had been wrong in supporting the federalists, and turned about too—but the old gentleman has shown his cloven foot at last and now honest men will turn from him. I did not much like the stamp act upon us once and I hated the same; but I found after a while, that I had no need to pay any thing. I made no note higher than 20 dollars, and 20 dollar notes, you remember were not to be stamped—the rich to be sure, who dealt largely, had to pay roundly, because a man who took obligations for thousands would not take the trouble to make 100 notes—but that was nothing to me—and as to the gag law, it allowed the truth to be given in evidence—and between you and me, I think that if a man tells a lie of another, as Calender and his friends and partner did of Mr. Adams, he ought to smart for it—Morgan Lewis and Ambrose Spencer don't say so though—At the trial of H. Crosswell, Judge Lewis and Lawyer Spencer said that truth should not be given in evidence—they said the greater the truth the greater the libel. These are both leading men in your party now—but I'm for telling the truth and shaming the Devil, that is to say when it is necessary—tho' I don't know there was any necessity for telling all that, about Black Sal, and Gabriel Jones, and such stuff—but all men have their faults, and the Federalists have talked too much about Mr. Jefferson's not believing in religion, and about his black woman, and so on. I would not look at men but at measures—for instance—I would look at the federal direct tax, and then at the tax of the present party—I paid 10s. 9d. to the first, and I believe in my conscience, I paid a hundred 10s. and 9pences to the latter—the price we got for our produce under Adams, you know introduced extravagance, and when we begin to be extravagant, we can't stop. My wife and daughters must have shop goods and my boys had their cloth coat sleeves big enough for four arms, we did not think how many per cent, was laid on these articles by the Custom House, and we did not care, but we paid more tax for muslins, and shawls and such trumpery than we did to the direct tax—but with all the 11 millions of dollars the people paid for imported goods yearly, your party could not get along—you were obliged to sell the two millions of stock we had in the bank of the United States—it is a great pity the democrates sold that stock—the Federalists had laid it up against a rainy day, and now we should be glad of it, because for what I see, we must go to war with the British or the French, and we shall need a little money, and this cursed embargo prevents a shilling coming in. We shall want money to build ships, for those we had, have been sold by your party, and we can never think of going to war without ships—gun-boats won't do on the ocean—indeed, if we should be taxed to build ships—I don't know where we are to get sailors, they are all gone—poor fellows, they were obliged to go or starve, and I'll be hanged if the British will let them loose again to fight against themselves. I don't know, but I think we are in a dreadful situation, and that we never shall be better till we have a change of men.
If the federalists were in power again, you may rely on it, things would soon be settled between us and the British without loss or dishonor—the fact is the British believe your party to be their enemies, and the friends of the French, and they won't give up an inch to you—but
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they would give way an inch or a foot to those they thought friendly to them without asking any thing in return; and that they do think the federalists friendly to them there can be no doubt, for there is not a democrat newspaper in the United States that has not for seven years told them so. Do you not call every man a tory, and a British man who does not join your party—it's no matter who he is or what he has been. How many old soldiers who fought against the British in the war are called tories because they are federalists. Every body knows that we would wish to keep the French at a distance from us—we do wish to keep the man on the white horse out of our borders, because we see that death and hell follow after in his train. I write till I have no more, and then I am forced to conclude, which I guess you are not sorry for—I hope you take all in good part, for I am your friend.
RICHARD SAUNDERS.
Latest Foreign News.
LONDON, July 16.
A gentleman from Paris confirms the statement of several letters received from the continent, that an embargo had been laid on all American vessels in the ports of France, and that in many instances the French had proceeded to condemnation.
Mr. Frere is said to be appointed British minister to the Supreme Junta of Seville, and is soon to embark for Cadiz.
A new decree, enforcing further restrictions on the commerce of America with France, had likewise appeared.
JULY 18.
The Orestes is arrived at Plymouth with dispatches from lord Collingwood and sir Charles Cotton. They have not brought any further accounts relative to Dupont; but they state that a severe action has been fought between the French and the Patriots, between Saragossa and Barcelona, in which the French were almost all cut to pieces, and finally that all Portugal is in a state of insurrection.
The Junta of Seville have sent orders to the Spanish squadron at Minorca to return to Carthagena.
The women have resolved to get in the harvest in the province of Andalusia, that the men might join the Patriotic bands. The harvest is the most abundant that has been for several seasons. Upwards of 100 women actually dressed themselves in soldiers' clothes, and offered their service to the Patriots; but their sex was discovered.
A report is prevalent on the continent, and has excited great sensation in Holland, that Bonaparte had announced his purpose of removing his brother Louis to Naples, and of annexing the Dutch provinces to France. The statement has acquired increased credit from an order issued in the Dutch army, for the dismissal of all officers who are not natives of Holland.
The report of marshall Brune having been sent to the Temple, is revived, with the addition that Talleyrand had shared the same fate. We believe, however, that the account is undeserving of credit.
A letter has been received from Bordeaux of the 4th, which mentions, that the divisions of general Dupont, had been compelled to surrender at discretion to the Spanish patriots. Want of provisions is assigned as the cause.
Another letter from off Cadiz, dated 20th ult. says—"The news to day is, that Dupont is endeavoring to retreat, and that the Spaniards have already taken 3000 of his men."
New York, Sept. 9.
Letters received in this city yesterday mention the death of JAMES SULLIVAN, Esq. Governor of the state of Massachusetts.
We learn by a passenger in the
Arcturus, that Col. Burr and General Miranda arrived in Corrunna (Spain) on the 5th of July, via England.
Letters from Bordeaux by the Arcturus, as well as passengers state the existence of an embargo in France.
Extract of a letter from Bordeaux, dated the 18th of July.
"French troops are continually marching through this place for Spain, by forced marches, where 40,000 have already arrived."
Sept. 10.
Captain Lovett, arrived at Salem from the Havanna, informs, that the Spaniards of Cuba are determined to maintain their independence, even if old Spain should be reduced under the yoke of Bonaparte. The French had twelve days from the time of his sailing to leave the island. Their situation had been extremely dangerous there, from the wrath of the Spaniards; some had been assassinated, for having spoken lightly of the Spanish cause, and saying that the Spaniards would soon be suppressed by Bonaparte. They would not bear such language. Captain Lovett having lost several of his hands, shipped a number of French sailors, who were glad of this opportunity to get away.
A letter received in this city from Bordeaux, by the Arcturus, dated 27th June, says, "A general embargo, it is apprehended, will ere long take place on all American vessels in the ports of France; and it is feared a rupture will be the consequence. Sixty-two American vessels have been lately condemned by the council of prizes at Paris. Our markets for colonial and American produce have been very favorable for some time past; prices in consequence were pushed extremely high, but are now lowering, and in no demand."
In addition to the intelligence we have already given respecting Spain, we learn, from papers received at Boston by the Arcturus, that General Lefebvre had surrendered to the Arragonese, who had taken the provisions and ammunition destined for his relief; and that Jerome Bonaparte was to be king of Naples, and Murat of Westphalia.
It was reported, that about 60,000 French troops had been recently marched into Spain, including many of the national guards. The patriots are said to have 30,000 cavalry.
The French papers contain some accounts of advantages obtained over the patriots, as those are called who fight for their country. But the circumstances under which those papers are published prevents their obtaining credit.
It appears that orders have been given for disarming all Spaniards. A Bayonne article of June 17, says that Gen. Lasalle and Merle, who went to disarm the people at and near Palencia, met 1200 rebels under general Cuesta, whom they dispersed, killing about 1000. The French losing 6 killed and 8 or 10 wounded. The French proceeded to Valladolid disarming the people, and 50 of the most culpable were shot.
"On the 15th of June Gen. Lefebvre attacked the army of insurgents of Saragossa, and dispersed them; more than 3000 of them were thrown into the river and perished. The French had four killed and four wounded."
[French Paper.]
"The emperor had directed that those Spaniards who renounce their errors shall be treated with indulgence; but that a terrible example shall be made of such as persist."
[Ibid.]
"The rebels killed Gen. Cevallos at Valladolid."
[Ibid.]
Col. Gibbs (one of the passengers in the Arcturus) was informed, when in Paris, that an attack had been contemplated on the Austrian dominions before the disturbances in Spain broke out. That Austria was more formidable than ever, having organized a force of 400,000.
The Arcturus stopped at Faya, and while there, a Portuguese 74 arrived on her way to England, from Brazil, and informed that sir Sid-
ney Smith was about proceeding with an allied army of British and Portuguese, against Buenos Ayres.
Extract of a letter from a correspondent, dated,
"NEW-ORLEANS, Aug. 14, 1808."
"I have nothing of importance to communicate. The taking of a few deserters out of the Spanish territory, has occasioned some noise at Baton Rouge, but the governor of that place is so weak in force, that it must all end in smoke."
"This city has been disturbed for some time past, by a number of French and Spanish sailors, who were joined by the city patrol, for the purpose of whipping the American sailors. The city is now tranquil how long it will remain so I cannot say—but fear the recent tumults are the prelude to greater mischief."
"I may say, we have no police; there does not appear to be sufficient energy in the municipal administration, to make the persons employed, do their duty, or to dismiss incompetent ones."
Capt. Love, who commanded the Driver, and wrote the rude letter at Charleston, has been degraded to a Lieutenant in the British service.—Whitby and Berkeley continue unemployed.
BOSTON, September 6.
Vermont Election. —On Tuesday last the free men of Vermont elected their governor, lieutenant governor, counsellors, representatives and members of congress.
A gentleman from Rutland informs us, that the votes in that town were 285 federal, and 26 democratic. This town has always been federal, but has never, till now, given more than 200 votes. In Hindsdale, federal 66, democratic 11. This town has been considered democratic.
A letter from Walpole, says, "In Westminster there has been a great change in favor of the federalists. Mr. Tichenor's majority for governor is 45, Mr. Hubbard's for congress 40, Mr. Hall's for state representative 22. [Westminster has heretofore been democratic.] There is no doubt the election in Vermont will result in the triumph of federal republicanism."
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13.
We are happy to hear, that in the state of N. Jersey, there is every indication of a speedy return to the principles of the Washington school. Preparatory to the approaching election arrangements are making in the different counties with a spirit and unanimity which cannot fail of success. Next to Pennsylvania, the election in New Jersey must have an important influence on the approaching Presidential election.
A letter from a gentleman of respectability and information in Cincinnati (Ohio) to the editor of this Gazette, dated Aug. 29, says: "There is very little doubt that gen. Philemon Beecher, a firm federalist, will be elected to congress in the room of Jeremiah Morrow, Esq. a thorough going democrat." So we go.
Seven companies of the new raised regular troops are ordered by the president to march to the borders of Canada, with the utmost despatch—it is said to prevent infractions of the embargo laws. This does not look as if the embargo would be soon raised.
[N. Y. Gaz.]
NEW YORK, September 16.
VERY PLEASING NEWS. —Last night the steam boat arrived in 37 hours from Albany, with 130 passengers. Returns from 51 towns in Vermont had been received—36 towns had returned federal candidates, 10 had returned democrats, and 5 were doubtful. This news comes from the most respectable source, and may be relied on. No doubt was entertained of the complete success of federalism in Vermont, as, last year, 36 of the towns returned democratic candidates. Such changes in other states will save the country.
Watkinsburgh, September 23.
"A Federalist" is received, and shall be attended to next week.
An advance of one dollar, for the Intelligencer, has been due for some time from our subscribers near the Green Spring Mills, Frederick County; they are requested to make payment to Mr. Ignatius O'Ferrall of that place.
At a numerous meeting of the Federal Republicans of Jefferson County, assembled in Charles-Town, in pursuance of public notice, the 14th of Sept. 1808, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, THAT in the present awful and perilous crisis of public affairs, and at a moment so replete with individual calamity and distress it behoves the friends of liberty and the constitution to adopt such measures as are best calculated to produce a redress of existing grievances, and to contribute to the permanent preservation of national independence, prosperity and peace.
Resolved, THAT as one important means of promoting these inestimable objects, it is expedient that the Federal Republicans of this district should unite in the support of a fit and suitable character to represent the district in Congress.
Resolved, THAT this meeting approve most highly of the patriotic proceedings of their fellow citizens of Berkeley, and pledge themselves individually and collectively to cooperate with zeal and cordiality in the promotion of the laudable objects by them recommended.
Resolved, THAT in order to facilitate intercourse, unity and concert, a Committee be appointed to Correspond with similar Committees of Hampshire and Berkeley, for the purpose of ascertaining the most suitable character to be supported at the ensuing election of a Representative to Congress.
Resolved, THAT William M'Pherson, John Baker, John Kearsey, Joseph Swearingen, Abraham Shepherd, Henry S. Turner, James Patton, Thomas Likens, Samuel Wright, Matthew Frame, Bennet Taylor, Sebastian East, W. W. Lane, Joseph Crane, Edward O. Williams, John Wingard, Francis Whiting, John Briscoe, James S. Lane, Thomas Swearingen, Rawleigh Morgan, Walter E. Selby, William Morgan, Thomas Griggs, sen. Daniel Collett, John Griggs, Thomas Griggs, jun. Thomas Hammond, Samuel Howell, Zachariah Buckmaster, James Kearney, Benjamin Boydston, Samuel Davenport, John Melvin, Jonathan Kearsey, Thomas B. Evans, Jacob Hains, Philip Shutt, John Anderson, John Abel, Nathan Haines, George Burnet, Henry Imler, Levi Taylor, Daniel Allstodt, Stephen Cromwell, William Stephenson, William Vease, John Yates, William Speaks, and William Little, be such committee, and that any three of said committee be competent to act.
Resolved, THAT the corresponding committee concur in the nomination of Major JAMES STEPHENSON, and PHILIP C. PENDLETON, Esq. either of whom, or any other suitable character who may be finally determined upon, will be warmly supported by us.
Resolved, THAT these resolutions be published in the Berkeley and Jefferson Intelligencer, and in the Farmer's Repository.
ALEX: WHITE, President. TH: LIKENS, Secretary.
From the Federal Republicans. General Charles C. Pinckney.
The high and honorable character, the unblemished reputation, and tried patriotism of this gentleman, have secured to him the esteem and veneration even of political adversaries. The venomous breath of slander has not dared to taint the purity of his name, and the bitter acrimony of political opposition has produced no other semblance of accusation against him, than that he is warmly attached to the principles of our immortal WASHINGTON. Yes, fellow-citizens, even in these times, when the epithet of tory is so familiarly applied to many active partisans of

our glorious revolution, that it has lost its meaning, and is regarded as the mere effusions of vulgarity and folly, the pure and undivided attachment of Gen. Pinckney to his country, is admitted.
While the votaries of faction are thus awed into silence by the imposing aspect of spotless virtue, does it become Federal Republicans to be lukewarm in their effort to render his talents and integrity useful to the country? Shall the fate of the nation at such an important crisis, be committed to visionary politicians, to the corrupt leaders of faction, in preference to an experienced statesman, whose past conduct is a pledge to his countrymen of his zeal and ability to promote their interests? We hope not—we hope that all true Americans, whose hearts are not corrupted by a devoted and wicked attachment to a foreign power, will unite with one voice in saying that CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY is the man of their choice—that the present is not a time for philosophical presidents—that the affairs of the nation must be committed to a sound statesman, a man of practical knowledge, of undaunted firmness, and of energetic character.
From the North American.
Symptoms are daily disclosed, of a propensity, in the ministerial papers, to introduce, as far as they can, by their example, a contempt for the people, and to establish the interests of the ruling party, in spite of the feelings and opinions of the nation.
In the last National Intelligencer, we are told, "that a large portion of every community are prone to sacrifice their ultimate interests to those of the moment." Because he begins to find that the majority of the people are averse to the embargo and French subjugation, he pronounces this scandal upon Republican Institutions.
The same wiseacre has the effrontery to assert, that the Federalists will have only 11 electoral votes out of 176; and this he ventures, after he knew of the changes in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. If he goes on at this rate, what will he say in his next, after hearing of the election in Vermont? I suppose he then will allow the Federalists none at all.
"My wound is great, because it is so small—Then would be greater were there none at all."
Benjamin Howard, Richard M. Johnson, Joseph Desha, Mathew Lyon, Henry Christ, and Samuel M'Kee, are elected Representatives of Kentucky in the next Congress.
The election in the state of Ohio takes place in October next. The following gentlemen compose the federal ticket for that state. For Governor, Samuel Huntington—Member of Congress, Philemon Beecher—Electors for President and Vice-President, Nathaniel Massie, John Bigler and Elijah Wadsworth.
According to unofficial reports of the Vermont election, the Embargo and Mr. Madison's nomination, are in this state, as in New-Hampshire and Rhode-Island, raising the Federal and sinking the Republican party. Towns in Vermont, which used to be almost unanimously Republican, are now almost unanimously Federal. And yet without the remotest prospect of deriving the smallest national advantage from the stupifying and benumbing measure, the furious and inconsiderate of the republican party, who aspire to rule it, stick to the Embargo as so many leeches sucking the blood of the country. There is no limit either to the modes or the degrees of madness.
[New-York American Citizen.]
MOVEMENTS WESTWARD!
Detachments from the following corps are under orders for the north western frontier—all belonging to the new raised troops.
Five companies of the six regiment of Infantry, commanded by colonel Jonas Simonds—to wit:—
 Capt. Bennet,  Capt. Cherry,  Capt. Gock,  Capt. Cross,  Capt. Townsend, light artillery.  Capt. Rose, light cavalry.  Capt. Anderson, rifle corps. 
Colonel Simonds, we understand, is under orders of march, in the direction of Oswego.
Colonel Burbeck of artillery, is we understand ordered for Detroit—to which position, a respectable force, it is supposed, will be detached from the new raised corps.
Aurora.
It is said that the St. Michael, which has just returned from L'Orient, with dispatches for Mr. Pinkney, has brought information "that Bonaparte will recognise the neutrality and place the commerce of the United States on the same footing on which it stood before the late restrictions, provided Great Britain will consent to do the same." If this be true, Bonaparte consents to repeal his Milan and Hamburg decrees, against commerce. This country, therefore, will not object to abandon those measures which we adopted in consequence of his decrees.
A gentleman lately come from Paris states, that before his departure the last battalion of Imperial guards had left that capital for Spain, and all accounts agree in representing the whole of his disposable force as proceeding towards the Pyrenees.
[Ibid]
DIED , at Sheffield, Mass. JOHN FELLOWS, in the 74th year of his age. Gen. Fellows was an old revolutionary officer.—He commenced his military career in the French war. In the revolutionary war, he had an early appointment to the command of a regiment, was promoted to the station of a brigadier on the island of New York under Gen. Washington, and commanded that portion of American militia, stationed on the east side of Hudson's river when Gen. Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga. Like most of our old patriots, his politics were of the Washington school—he was an honest and useful citizen—a real friend to his country—affectionate as a father, and sincere in his friendship.
LETTER VI.
To the Editor of the Berkeley and Jefferson Intelligencer.
THEORISTS have sometimes doubted whether the admission of men, possessed of talents and eloquence into legislative bodies, is more beneficial or injurious to the national interests. When I examine the proceedings of the last congress, I am almost induced to believe that the same doubt has pervaded America, and rendered the people careless in their choice of representatives.—For amongst the chaotic mass of laws, resolutions and debates, nothing occurs to rescue the majority from the imputation of weakness or relieve them from censure, for their servile submission to executive will. In matters of abstract legislation, this subserviency might not perhaps be so susceptible of proof, but when, upon questions of fact, which ought to be understood by the slenderest capacity, we see them abandoning their own opinions for those forced upon them by the president, certainly we are warranted in the belief of their entire devotion to his pleasure. There is then indeed no room for doubt, no room for stale and ridiculous profession of patriotism, disinterestedness and independence. A single instance of this kind, proclaims their obsequiousness in a voice too loud to be drowned by the jargon of party—or the impertinent slant of demagogues. Such an instance is strongly exhibited in the proceedings of congress concerning the publication of certain documents accompanying the presidential message; an instance, which, if it only served to stamp the just character upon our legislature itself, would be viewed with perfect indifference, but which, if not resented by the people of this country, must draw upon them the obloquy, the contempt of posterity, as men either too weak to discern their own rights and interests, or too pusillanimously debased to preserve their respectability.
The minority in congress, knowing the right of every citizen to be acquainted with the true situation of his country, if this knowledge will not be injurious to her interests, brought forward a resolution for the publication
of the letters of Messrs. Erskine and Champagny which was rejected by a decided majority. Frequently was it renewed and as frequently rejected.
We cannot suppose that the majority intended to doubt the right of the citizens which the minority supported and we must therefore suppose that by this vote, they meant substantially to declare that the publication of these letters would be injurious to the interests of their country. We must suppose this, for no other guide to the conduct of a member of congress is upon any principle admissible.
On the day succeeding the failure of the last of these resolutions, the president, observing the ferment it occasioned recommended the removal of the injunction of secrecy from that part of his message, when lo! that very resolution which but the day before had been rejected by a large majority, was now approved, with but one dissenting voice. We must remember that no reason (the president's command excepted) existed at that time which had not opposed with equal force on the four preceding days, during which time every effort of the minority to effect this, had been unsuccessful. The conclusion is therefore inevitable, that it was this order alone, which induced the House of Representatives, to approve of a measure upon their solemn oaths, which, but the day before, when acting upon the security of the same oath, they had declared injurious to our interests.—They legislated upon executive discretion, instead of their own discretion, and quo ad hoc degraded themselves from the high rank which they held in our constitution, to an assembly for registering the decisions of the president.
Mr. Jefferson in this instance, wantonly displayed the weakness of the House, and his own entire control over them. He possessed information on the subject but what was equally known to congress, and therefore his end would have been better answered, by private communications to the influential members. But that would not have gratified his childish vanity in manifesting to mankind his authority, or displayed to a wandering world, the strange phenomenon of an elective republic, governed with arbitrary sway, by an individual.
These remarks look into this subject only so far as the character of the most important department of our government is implicated in it. Viewed in its connection with the contents of the papers that were sought to be made public, the motives that led to their concealment, and the existing state of things here and in Europe, it is one of awful import. For the present however I wave the investigation.
The representative of this district voted against the first resolution for the publication of these letters. Either ashamed of this vote, or from some other cause, his name no more appears upon the secret journal, until that day, fatal to the respectability of congress, when the president issued to that body his mandate, ordering them to contradict their preceding solemn determinations, when his name again appears, enrolled among the obsequious followers of Mr. Jefferson. Was he before unable to judge of the expediency of the publication of these documents? Then is he unworthy of his seat—Or did he tamely abandon his own opinion at the president's command? Then had we better be represented by Mr. Morrow's easy chair, which can, as well as himself be moved as the president may incline, and will relieve the nation from the expense of supporting a machine equally devoid of free will with the one I have named.
STENTOR.
Public Sale.
WILL be sold at Public Vendue, on Monday the third of October next, at the house of Michael Teasly, deceased, in Shepherd's Town, all the personal property of said Teasly, consisting of the following articles, viz:
A n assortment of GROCERIES, among which are Loaf Sugar, Spirits, Wine and Whisky; also one Mare and Colt, Cows, Hogs, one Eight-day Clock, a number of Feather Beds and Bedding; also all kinds of Household and Kitchen Furniture, with a number of articles too numerous for insertion. Twelve months credit will be given, the purchaser giving note or bond, with approved security. The sale will commence at 10 o'clock on said day, if fair, if not the next fair day, and continue from day to day until the whole is sold. Attendance will be given by
JACOB WELSHHANS, } HENRY COOKUS, } Shepherd's Town, Sept. 23, 1808.
SHEPHERD'S TOWN RACES
WILL commence on my field near this town, on Wednesday the 19th of October next, and continue for three days.—The first day's purse will be fifty dollars, four rounds to a heat, which is supposed to be about three miles. The second day's purse will be thirty-five dollars, three rounds to a heat, and the third day will be a Sweepstake of about twenty dollars, two rounds to a heat, free for any horse, mare or gelding, the winning horse the preceding days excepted; four horses to start each day or no race. Five per cent. entrance for each horse, to be paid the day preceding each days race, or double at the stake. Judges will be appointed and each race will be run and conducted agreeable to the rules of the late Charles-Town Jockey Club, except horses starting for the Sweepstake, will carry each a feather. All disputes will be settled at the pole. No person will be permitted to erect a booth on the ground unless he is a subscriber for at least ten dollars to the races. Tolls will likewise be required from all persons not subscribers to the race, for which purpose a gate will be erected.
DANL. STAILEY, Manager.
Sept. 23, 1808.
P.S. No person will be permitted to sell Beer, Cyder and Cakes, on the ground, unless they pay four dollars each towards the races.
An Overseer Wanted.
I SHALL want on the 24th day of December next, an OVERSEER,
who can come well recommended for his honesty, industry and capacity for business.
ELISHA BOYD.
Sept. 23, 1808.
Notice is hereby given,
THAT there will be sold on the premises, commonly called Lurpan, to the highest bidder at Public Sale, on Saturday the 7th day of October next, two improved Lots of LAND joining the south side of Martinsburg, on both sides of the new road leading to Winchester, Charles-Town, &c. containing four and a half acres each, on which are a comfortable dwelling house, a good stable and a good fowl house, a large garden with a number of fruit-trees, a well of living water, all inclosed under a tolerable good fence. The said lots will be sold separate or together as may suit the purchasers, subject to Mrs. E. Smith's lease which will expire next March, and also D. Shofstall's, only till the present crop of Buckwheat is cut, but the rents and profits will belong to the purchaser from the day of sale. One half the purchase money will be required in hand, and the other half in two equal annual payments with sufficient security. A good title will be made the purchaser. The sale will begin at half past two in the afternoon of that day, when due attendance will be given by me or my agent.
CATHERINE M'KEWAN.
Sept. 23, 1808.
The said lots together would suit for a nursery man, a Distiller, a Butcher, a Schoolmaster, a public house, or any kind of tradesmen.
DESERTED
L AST night, the 20th instant, from the Recruiting Rendezvous at this place, Thomas Owens, alias Grove Harris, born in Maryland, 22 years of age, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair—had on a short black coat when he went off, but as he has also a brown coat and other cloathing with him, it is difficult to describe his dress; it is believed he has lost a toe off one of his feet; he is a proud, talkative, boasting fellow; speaks much of having been a merchant in Loudon County. Whosoever takes up said Deserter, and delivers him to me, or to any Officer of the United States Army, or confines him in any jail, shall receive a reward of Ten Dollars and all charges paid.
JOHN CAMPBELL.
Martinsburg, Sept. 21, 1808.

RAN away on Saturday night the 27th of August last, from the subscriber living on Back Creek, Frederick County, Virginia, a Negro man named Michael, whom I bought of Le Roy Dangerfield of the said County, on the 11th of July last. He is of a dark complexion and of middle stature, probably about five feet nine or ten inches high; one or more of his fore teeth are out, but do not know what number; from the loss of them he will be discovered to lie a little; he has rather a simple look; when he is interrogated, will be apt to answer yes indeed or no indeed . A reward of ten dollars with reasonable charges will be given if brought home, or secured in any jail, so that I get him again.
ROBERT LOCKHART. Michael is about 22 years of age. September 16, 1808.
PUBLIC SALE.
WILL be sold at Public Vendue on Thursday the 29th inst. on the plantation where the subscriber lives, Horses, Cows, Sheep, Hogs, Household and Kitchen Furniture, Farming Utensils, a set of Smith's Tools, about eighty acres of Corn, together with a number of articles too numerous for insertion. Eleven months credit will be given, bond with approved security will be required. The sale to commence early in the day.
MARY HARLAN. Sept. 16, 1808.
ALSO
ON Wednesday the 5th of October next, at the plantation where the subscriber lives, a number of Hogs, a large quantity of Hay, Corn, Wheat in the ground, Farming Utensils, Household and Kitchen Furniture. Eleven months credit will be given, bond with approved security will be required. The sale to begin early in the day.
WILLIAM HARLAN. Sept. 16, 1808.
FLAX SEED.
The subscriber gives the highest price for clean FLAX SEED. L. PRICE. Martinsburg, Sept 16, 1808.
Ladies fashionable Bonnets and Hats.
Just received, a great variety of Fashionable Bonnets and Hats, Wreaths, Artificial Flowers, Ostrich Feathers, Lace Veils, Broad Thread Lace, Patent Cotton, ditto, Fine Thread Edging, Lace Sleeves, Spider Net, ditto, Extra long Silk Gloves, ditto White Kid, ditto, Short Kid and SUE, ditto, Kid, Morocco & Leather Slippers, Figured and plain Leno Muslins, Cambric, ditto, Chintzes and Calicoes, Dimities, Irish LINENS, Home-made, ditto, Twilled Bags, FLAX, Ticklenburg, &c. &c.
They also have on hand, Medicines and Paints, Seal and Upper Leather, Nice Fair-tops, Call-Skins and Boot-Legs, Bar-Iron, Steel and Nails, Bacon, Flax-seed Oil, Well-seasoned Plank, A complete assortment of China, Glass, Queens, Stone, Tin, Wooden and Potter's Ware.
Also,
Cast Nuts for grinding Fruit.
Superfine Cloths and Cassimeres, Flannels, Velvets, Constitution and Presidents Cords, Mill-Saws, &c. &c. All which they are selling very cheap. JAMES & JOHN LANE. Shepherd's Town, } September 2, 1808. } P. S. Cash paid for Hides and Skins.
NOTICE.
THE Co-partnership existing between Ebenezer Campbell, Samuel M'Knight and John M'Knight, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
EBENEZER CAMPBELL, SAMUEL M'KNIGHT, JOHN M'KNIGHT. Shepherd's Town, Sept. 16, 1808.
Carriage Manufactory.
THE subscriber respectfully informs the public, that he has now in his employ, at his Carriage Manufactory in Shepherd's Town, Virginia, a number of excellent workmen from the most fashionable Cities, which will put it in his power to furnish his employers, on a short notice, with Carriages of any description, finished in the most elegant, or in a plain and neat style, at reasonable prices.
Old Carriages will be handsomely repaired, at cheap rates.
He makes Drums and Pipes, Paints Floor Cloths, &c.
His local situation, will always enable him to procure timber and other materials of the best quality, and he is determined that no pains shall be spared to make his work handsome and serviceable.
GEORGE MILLER. Shepherd's Town, Sept. 2, 1808.
To Rent,
THE property now in the possession of Mr. John Roberts, merchant, situate in Garrards Town, Berkeley County, consisting of a good Dwelling House and Kitchen, with every kind of necessary out-houses; also, a large and convenient Store, Ware-House and Counting-room, all under one roof, and a Granary adjacent. This property is well known, as an excellent stand for a Store, and has been occupied as such for twenty years. Possession will be given the first of October next, or sooner, if required. For terms, which will be made moderate, apply to.
WILLIAM WILSON. Prospect-Hill, Sept. 2, 1808.
LANDS for sale.
A BARGAIN may be had in the purchase of the places where John Files and Basil Cross now reside, containing five hundred acres of good lime stone LAND, binding on Opecon Creek, distant about five miles from this place and six from Shepherd's Town. The buildings are comfortable, with a mill seat on Opecon. The title good, the price low and the payments will be made easy to a punctual man. Those who are inclined to buy, may know the terms on application to John Baker, Esq. at Shepherd's Town.
BENJAMIN ODEN. Martinsburg, Nov. 20, 1807.
LANDS for sale.
ON Monday the 21st of November next, being the 1st day of the Court of the County of Berkeley for that month, at the Globe Tavern in Martinsburg, I will sell at public auction for ready money, a very valuable tract of LAND containing about 226 acres lying about a mile and an half from the town of Martinsburg. There are on the premises a good dwelling house, kitchen, barn, &c. and the whole is in tenanted condition. It will be shown on application to Mr. Samuel B. Harris in whose tenure it now is, and possession will be given to the purchaser on the 1st of April next.
This property was some years since sold under a deed of trust from Michael M'Kewan and wife for the benefit of Gen. Swann and others of the city of Baltimore to whom it now belongs. It is encumbered with an old Mortgage which will be extinguished prior to the sale. Full information as to the title will be given on application to PHILIP C. PENDLETON. Martinsburg, Virginia, } August 12, 1808. }
PROPOSALS
FOR PRINTING BY SUBSCRIPTION, The Armenian Sketches, BY WILLIAM HUNTINGTON.
THE publisher has been induced to offer a new American edition of this work to the public from the scarceness of it, (it being almost out of print) and with the hope that its circulation will be a great public good, and have a tendency to point out to searchers after righteousness the true path in which it may be found. He trusts that it will richly repay those for its perusal who are in search after Divine truths; all who wish to see the glorious Gospel promoted and spread through our land, he doubts not, will feel a disposition to encourage this sacred and valuable work.
The publisher is not actuated by interested views in offering this work to the public; his sole object is the dissemination of truths necessary for every human creature to be acquainted with; he only wishes to obtain as many subscribers as will pay for the printing, his own situation being such as to put it out of his power to have it republished without the aid of others.
The work will probably make from 220 to 300 duodecimo pages; it shall be well printed on good paper, and the price, half bound, shall not exceed one dollar; those who wish them bound in leather can have them at the additional expense of binding; if the number of subscribers should be equal to his expectation, the price in all probability will be less.
The work will be put to press as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers are obtained to pay for the printing.
Subscriptions received at the office of the Intelligencer .
JOHN HUTCHINSON. June 8, 1808.
Notice to Carpenters.
THE Commissioners of the town of Bath, having empowered me to contract with a workman to construct new Baths, I hereby give notice, that I wish to receive proposals on that subject, as speedily as possible.
RAWLEIGH COLSTON. September 9, 1808.
A GENERAL meeting of the Overseers of the Poor of Jefferson County, is directed to be held at the house of Mr. Brown, in Shepherd's Town, on the first Monday in October next, at ten o'clock in the morning.
By order of the President. JAMES BROWN, C. O. P. September 9, 1808.
THE subscribers, appointed at the last session of the General Assembly, Trustees for the town of Bath, Berkeley County Virginia, are informed that a number of persons who have been advised to use the waters of this place, are deterred from visiting it, from an apprehension of its unhealthiness. They deem it their duty to state to the public, that the mill-pond to which the former sickness of persons at Bath is almost exclusively to be ascribed, has been long since entirely dry, in consequence of the dam having been taken down, and that the inhabitants of the town have enjoyed their usual health for more than a year past, and of course, during the summer and fall of the last year. We are entirely satisfied that these Springs may be resorted to as formerly without any risque to the health of visitors, from the cause above mentioned.
The Commissioners have had the Baths repaired, and are taking measures for cleansing the streets, cellars, &c. They intend, as far as the powers given them by law will permit, to fit the place for the comfortable accommodation of those to whom the use of the waters may be necessary.
ELISHA BOYD, JOHN BAKER, HENRY St. G. TUCKER, DAVID HUNTER, RAWLEIGH COLSTON, PHILIP C. PENDLETON. Berkeley County, Virginia, } July 1, 1808. }
For Sale,
A Negro Woman, about 30 years of age, and her two children, the oldest a girl about 4 years, the other a boy 16 months. The woman has been accustomed to house and out work. Apply to the printer. August 26, 1808.
FOR SALE,
A SMALL FARM in sight of the Sulphur Spring, whereon the Poor house was formerly erected, containing about forty-two acres of first rate slate Land, binding on Opecon Creek, and adjoining the lands of Carver Willis, Anderson's heirs, and the Sulphur Spring tract; said farm is well watered and divided, and the buildings comfortable and sufficient in every respect; the title good; the price low; those who are inclined to buy, may know the terms by applying to the subscriber now living on the premises. There are about 16 acres of said farm ready for seeding. Possession may be had at any time, agreeable to the purchasers wish.
ALSO,
Two HOUSES and LOTS in the borough of Winchester, near the Market House, and opposite Colonel Charles Magill's, all in good repair, and with that great convenience of excellent water at the door.
PETER KEHOE, September 2, 1808.
RAN away from the subscriber living near Opecon in Jefferson County, Virginia, on Monday the 6th instant, a Negro Man named ELISHA , about twenty one years of age, about five feet seven or eight inches high, well made, rather slow in his speech, and is remarkably fond of liquor. Had on when he went away, a new shirt and trousers of strong home-made tow linen, striped swansdown jacket, and roundabout made of felled lindsey of a drab colour, the under part of the sleeves made of cloth nearly of the same colour, a wool hat about half worn, with a hat band and buckle, the hat band wrapped round with brass wire, and coarse shoes much worn. I will give twenty dollars reward and all reasonable expenses for the apprehension of the said Negro, if he is returned to me, or secured in jail, so that I get him again.
ABRAHAM GORRELL. June 17, 1808.
BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTORY MARTINSBURG.
THE subscriber respectfully informs his customers and the public, that he still occupies his old stand, between the Post-Office and Printing-Office, Martinsburg; that he has lately made a considerable addition to his stock of leather, (which is of the best quality) and shall constantly keep by him a large assortment, so that none who may please to employ him, will ever be disappointed; he will be careful in always keeping the best workmen, and from his own particular attention, feels an assurance, that he shall be able to give satisfaction to his customers. Boots and Shoes, of every description, will be carefully made, agreeable to directions. He intends to keep, ready-made, a variety of work for Ladies and Gentlemen. Having a large stock of Leather on hand, he will be able to give a short credit to punctual persons who may wish it. He is thankful for the favours already received, and will endeavour in future not to be undeserving encouragement.
RICHARD HICKSON. April 1, 1808.
PAPER MAKING.
THREE or FOUR APPRENTICES are wanted by the subscriber, to learn the PAPER-MAKING business. Lads from twelve to fifteen years of age will be preferred. This business is remarkably healthy, and holds out advantages that but very few others offer. Apply to Mr. Alburty, in Martinsburg, or to the subscriber, at his Paper-Mill near Buckles-Town. CONRAD COUNSELLER. July 1, 1808.