Norfolk gazette and publick ledger (Norfolk [Va.]), 1808-04-01 00:00:00

NORFOLK GAZETTE And PUBLICK LEDGER  NIET NIGILLUM SUA PREMIA LATE
[VOL. IV.
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1808. 08.
NO. 111.]
WASHINGTON CITY, March 25. On Tuesday the President laid before both houses of Congress the following Important Message . The documents are so very voluminous that a considerable portion of them yet remain unread, altho' three entire days have been devoted to the perusal. A part of them, connected with the others, being confidential, the doors were kept closed. To-morrow, it is supposed, the reading will be brought to a close. In the mean time the senate have directed 500 copies of the papers relative to the Chesapeake to be printed, & the house have directed 5000 copies of all the papers to be published as read. As these communications are of the deepest importance, and ought to be in the hands of every American, we shall push the publication with the utmost spirit.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States.
At the opening of the present session, I informed the legislature that the measures which had been taken with the government of Great-Britain for the settlement of our neutral and national rights, and of the condition of commercial intercourse with that nation, had resulted in articles of a treaty which could not be acceded to on our part; that instructions had been consequently sent to our ministers there to resume the negotiations, and to endeavour to obtain certain alterations; and that this was interrupted by the transaction which took place between the frigates Leopard and Chesapeake . The call on that government for the reparation of this wrong, produced, as congress have been already informed, the mission of a special minister to this country; and the occasion is now arrived when the publick interest permits and requires that the whole of the proceedings should be made known to you.
I therefore now communicate the instructions given to our minister resident at London, and his communications with that government on the subject of the Chesapeake , with the correspondence which has taken place here between the secretary of state and Mr. Rose, the special minister charged with the adjustment of that difference; the instructions to our ministers for the formation of a treaty; their correspondence with the British commissioners and with their own government on that subject; the treaty itself, and written declaration of the British commissioners accompanying it; and the instructions given by us for resuming the negotiation, with the proceedings and correspondence subsequent thereto: to these I have added a letter lately addressed to the secretary of state from one of our late ministers,* which, though not strictly written in an official character, I think it my duty to communicate, in order that his views of the proposed treaty, and of its several articles, may be fairly presented and understood.
Although I have heretofore, and from time to time, made such communications to congress as to keep them possessed of a general and just view of the proceedings and dispositions of the government of France towards this country, yet, in our present critical situation, when we find that no conduct on our part, however impartial and friendly, has been sufficient to insure from either belligerent a just respect for our rights, I am desirous that nothing shall be omitted on my part which may add to your information on this subject, or contribute to the correctness of the views which should be formed. The papers, which for these reasons I now lay before you, embrace all the communications, official or verbal, from the French government, respecting the general relations between the two countries, which have been transmitted through our minister there, or through any other accredited channel since the last session of congress, to which time all information of the same kind had from time to time been given them.—Some of these papers have already been submitted to congress; but it is thought better to offer them again, in order that the chain of communications, of which they form a part, may be presented unbroken.
When, on the 26th February, I communicated to both houses the letter of general Armstrong to M. Champagny, I desired it might not be published, because of the tendency of that practice to restrain, injuriously, the freedom of our foreign correspondence. But perceiving that this caution, proceeding purely from a regard to the public good, has furnished occasion for unfounded suspicions and insinuations, I am induced to believe that the good which will now result from its publication, by confirming the confidence and union of our fellow-citizens, will more than counteract the ordinary objection to such publications. It is my wish, therefore, that it may now be published.
TH: JEFFERSON.
March 22, 1808.
* Colonel Monroe.
DOCUMENTS
Accompanying the Message of the President of March 22, 1808.
No. 1.
From Mr. MADISON to Mr. MONROE.
Department of State, July 6, 1807.
SIR,
The documents herewith enclosed, from No. 1 to No. 9, inclusive, explain the hostile attack with the insulting pretext for it, lately committed near the Capes of Virginia by the British ship of war the Leopard , on the American frigate the Chesapeake . No. 10, is copy of the proclamation issued by the president, interdicting in consequence of that outrage the use of our waters and every other accommodation to all British armed ships.
This enormity is not a subject for discussion.—The immunity of a national ship of war from every species and purpose of search on the high seas, has
never been contested by any nation. Great-Britain would be second to none in resenting such a violation of her rights and such an insult on her flag. She may bring the case to the test of her own feelings by supposing that instead of the customary demand of our mariners serving compulsively even aboard her ships of war, opportunities had been seized for rescuing them in like manner whenever the superiority of force or the chance of surprize might be possessed by our ships of war.
But the present case is marked by circumstances which give it a peculiar die. The seamen taken from the Chesapeake had been ascertained to be native citizens of the United States, and this fact was made known to the bearer of the demand, and doubtless communicated by him to his commander previous to the commencement of the attack. It is a fact also, affirmed by two of the men, with every appearance of truth, that they had been impressed from American vessels into the British frigate, from which they escaped, and by the third, that having been impressed from a British merchant ship, he had accepted of the recruiting bounty under that duress, and with a view to alleviate his situation, till he could escape to his own country; and that the attack was made during a period of negotiation, and in the midst of friendly assurances from the British government.
The printed papers herewith sent will enable you to judge of the spirit which has been roused by the occasion. It pervades the whole community; is abolishing the distinctions of party; and regarding only the indignity offered to the sovereignty and flag of the nation, and the blood of citizens so wantonly and wickedly shed, demands in the loudest tone an honourable reparation.
With this demand you are charged by the president. The tenour of his proclamation will be your guide in reminding the British government of the uniform proofs given by the United States of their disposition to maintain faithfully every friendly relation; of the multiplied infractions of their rights by British naval commanders on our coasts and harbours; of the inefficacy of reiterated appeals to the justice and friendship of that government; and of the moderation on the part of the United States, which reiterated disappointments had not extinguished; till at length no alternative is left, but a voluntary satisfaction on the part of Great-Britain, or a resort to means depending on the United States alone.
The nature and extent of the satisfaction ought to be suggested to the British government, not less by a sense of its own honour than by justice to that of the United States. A formal disavowal of the deed and restoration of the four seamen to the ship from which they were taken, are things of course and indispensable. As a security for the future, an entire abolition of impressments from vessels under the flag of the United States, if not already arranged, is also to make an indispensable part of the satisfaction. The abolition must be on terms compatible with the instructions to yourself and Mr. Pinckney on the subject; and if possible without the authorised rejection from the service of the United States of British seamen who have not been two years in it. Should it be impossible to avoid this concession on the part of the United States, it ought, as of itself more than a reasonable price for future security, to extend the reparation due for the part.
But beyond these indispensable conditions, the United States have a right to expect every solemnity of form and every other ingredient of retribution and respect which according to usage and the sentiments of mankind, are proper in the strongest cases of insult to the rights and sovereignty of a nation. And the British government is to be apprised of the importance of a full compliance with this expectation to the thorough healing of the wound which has been made in the feelings of the American nation.
Should it be alleged as a ground for declining or diminishing the satisfaction in this case, that the United States have themselves taken it by the interdict contained in the proclamation, the answer will be obvious. The interdict is a measure, not of reparation, but of precaution, and would besides be amply justified by occurrences prior to the extraordinary outrage in question.
The exclusion of all armed ships whatever from our waters, is in fact so much required by the vexations and dangers to our peace experienced from their visits, that the president makes it a special part of the charge to you to avoid laying the United States under any species of restraints from adopting that remedy. Being extended to all belligerent nations, none of them could of right complain, and with the less reason, as the policy of most nations has limited the admission of foreign ships of war into their ports, to such numbers as being inferior to the naval force of the country, could be readily made to respect its authority and laws.
As it may be useful, in enforcing the justice of the present demand, to bring into view applicable cases, especially where Great-Britain has been the complaining party, I refer you to the ground taken and the language held by her, in those of Falklands island and Nootka Sound, notwithstanding the assertion by Spain in both cases, that the real right was in her, and the possessory only in Great-Britain.—These cases will be found in the annual registers for 1771, and 1790, and in the parliamentary debates for those years. In the latter you will find also two cases referred to, in one of which the French king sent an ambassador extraordinary to the king of Sardinia, in the most solemn and publick manner, with an apology for an infringement of his territorial rights in the pursuit of a smuggler and a murderer. In the other case an ambassador extraordinary was sent by the British government
with an apology for the pursuit and destruction by admiral Boscawen of certain French ships on the coasts of this last kingdom.
Many other cases, more or less analogous, may doubtless be found; see, particularly the reparation by France to Great-Britain, for the attack on Turks Island in 1764, as related in the Annual Register and in Smollet's continuation of Hume, vol. 10, the proceedings in the case of an English merchantman, which suffered much in her crew and otherwise, from the fire of certain Spanish zebecks cruising in the Mediterranean; and the execution of the lieutenant of a privateer, for firing a gun into a Venetian merchantman, which killed the captain, as stated in the Annual Register, for 1781, page 74. The case of an affront offered to a Russian ambassador in the reign of Queen Ann, though less analogous, shews in a general view the solemnity with which reparation is made for insults having immediate relation to the sovereignty of a nation.
Although the principle which was outraged in the proceeding against the American frigate is independent of the question concerning the allegiance of the seamen taken from her, the fact that they were citizens of the United States and not British subjects, may have such an influence on the conduct of all, and perhaps on the opinions of some unacquainted with the laws and usages of nations, that it has been thought proper to seek more regular proofs of their national character than were deemed sufficient in the first instance. These proofs will be added by this conveyance if obtained in time, if not by the first that succeeds.
The president has an evident right to expect from the British government not only an ample reparation to the United States, in this case, but that it will be decided without difficulty or delay. Should this expectation fail, and above all, should reparation be refused, it will be incumbent on you to take proper measures for hastening home according to the degree of urgency, all American vessels remaining in British ports; using for the purpose the mode least likely to awaken the attention of the British government. Where there may be no ground to distrust the prudence or fidelity of consuls, they will probably be found the fittest vehicles for your intimations. It will be particularly requisite to communicate to our publick ships in the Mediterranean the state of appearances, if it be such as ought to influence their movements.
All negotiation with the British government on other subjects, will of course be suspended until satisfaction on this be so pledged and arranged as to render negotiation honourable. Whatever may be the result or the prospect, you will please to forward to us the earliest information.
The scope of the proclamation will signify to you, that the president has yielded to the presumption that the hostile act of the British commander did not pursue the intentions of his government. It is not indeed easy to suppose that so rash and so critical a step should have originated with the admiral, but it is still more difficult to believe, that such orders were prescribed by any government, under circumstances such as existed between G. Britain and the U. States.
Calculations founded on dates, are also strongly opposed to the supposition that the orders in question could have been transmitted from England. In the same scale, are to be put the apparent and declared persuasion of the British representative, Mr. Erskine, that no orders of a hostile spirit, could have been issued or authorised by his government; and the co incidence of this assurance with the amicable professions of Mr. Canning, the organ of the new administration, as stated in the dispatch of April 22d, from yourself and Mr. Pinckney.
Proceeding on these considerations, the president has inferred that the justice and honour of the British government will readily make the atonement required; and in that expectation, has forborne an immediate call of congress; notwithstanding the strong wish which has been manifested by many, that measures depending on their authority, should without delay be adopted. The motives to this forbearance have, at the same time, been strengthened by the policy of avoiding a course which might stimulate the British cruisers, in this quarter, to arrest our ships and seamen now arriving and shortly expected in great numbers from all quarters. It is probable, however, that the legislature will be convened in time to receive the answer of the British government on the subject of this dispatch, or even sooner, if the conduct of the British squadron here, or other occurrences, should require immediate measures beyond the authority of the executive.
In order to give the more expedition and security to the present dispatch, a publick armed vessel, the Revenge , is specially employed; and Dr. Bullus is made the bearer, who was on board the Chesapeake , on his way to a consulate in the Mediterranean, and will be able to detail and explain circumstances which may possibly become interesting in the course of your communications with the British government.
The vessel, after depositing Dr. Bullus at a British port, will proceed with dispatches to a French port, but will return to England with a view to bring the result of your transactions with the British government. The trip to France will afford you and Mr. Pinckney a favourable opportunity of communicating with our minister at Paris, who being instructed to regulate his conduct on the present occasion by the advices they may receive from you, will need every explanation that can throw light on the probable turn and issue of things with Great Britain.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed)
JAMES MADISON.
No. II.
Correspondence between Mr. Monroe and Mr. Canning, in relation to the attack on the Chesapeake, with Mr. Monroe's letters to the secretary of state on the same subject.
(PRIVATE)
FOREIGN OFFICE.
Saturday, July 25, 1807.
Mr. Canning presents his compliments to Mr. Monroe, and with sentiments of the deepest regret hastens to inform him that intelligence has just been received of a transaction which has taken place off the coast of America, between a ship of war of his majesty and frigate belonging to the United States; the result of which has been the loss of some lives on board the American frigate.
The particulars of this transaction and the grounds of the justification of the British officer, and of the admiral, under whose orders he acted, Mr. Canning is not at present enabled to communicate to Mr. Monroe.
If Mr. Monroe shall have received any accounts of it, Mr. Canning trusts that he will lose no time in communicating them to Mr. Canning.
But whatever the real merits and character of the transaction may turn out to be, Mr. Canning could not forbear expressing without delay the sincere concern and sorrow which he feels at its unfortunate result; and assuring the American minister, both from himself and on the behalf of his majesty's government, that if the British officers should prove to have been culpable, the most prompt and effectual reparation shall be afforded to the government of the United States.
James Monroe, esq. &c.
To Mr. CANNING.
Mr. Monroe presents his compliments to Mr. Canning, and is much obliged to him for the information communicated in his note of Saturday.—Mr. Monroe has heard with extreme regret the account it contains of a rencontre between a British ship of war and an American frigate off the coast of the United States. He has no knowledge of the subject except what Mr. Canning's note has furnished, but will not fail to communicate the earliest intelligence which he may receive of an event so deeply to be lamented. Mr. Monroe derives in the mean time much satisfaction from the friendly assurance of Mr. Canning, that this unfortunate occurrence was not authorised by his majesty's government, and that suitable reparation will be made for the injury, if on enquiry the British officer shall be found the aggressor.
Portland Place, Monday, July 27, 1807. The right hon. George Canning, &c.
To Mr. CANNING.
Portland Place, July 22, 1807.
SIR,
Although I have no instructions from my government on the subject, it is my duty to request the attention of his Britannick majesty's government to a late aggression on the sovereignty of the United States, of a very extraordinary nature.—The circumstances of the transactions are too distinctly marked to leave any doubt of the extent of the outrage or of the reparation which it obviously claims. By accounts which are entitled to full confidence, it appears, that on the 22d of June last, his majesty's ship the Leopard attacked an American frigate off the coast of the United States, with a view to assert and enforce the unfounded and most unjustifiable pretension to search for deserters, and after having killed and wounded a number of her men, entered on board and carried away forcibly several of the crew. The conduct of the British officer which in itself forms an act of complete hostility, is rendered more reprehensible from the consideration that just before this aggression he held a station within the jurisdiction of the United States, in the waters of the Chesapeake, where while he enjoyed the rights of hospitality, he projected this attack against the ship of a neutral power, whose commander relying on the good faith of his majesty's government, and the friendly relations subsisting between G. Britain and the United States, could not have suspected the design. I might state other examples of great indignity and outrage, many of which are of recent date, to which the United States have been exposed off their coast, and even within several of their harbours from the British squadron; but it is improper to mingle them with the present more serious cause of complaint. I have called your attention to this subject in full confidence, that his majesty's government will see in the act complained of, a flagrant abuse of its own authority, and that it will not hesitate to enable me to communicate to my government without delay, a frank disavowal of the principle on which it was made, and its assurance that the officer who is responsible for it shall suffer the punishment which so unexampled an aggression on the sovereignty of a neutral nation deserves.
I have the honour to be with great consideration, sir, your very obedient servant,
(Signed) JAMES MONROE.
The right hon. George Canning, &c. &c. &c.
FROM MR. CANNING.
Foreign Office, Aug. 3d, 1807.
SIR—
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your official note of the 29th ult. which I have lost no time in laying before the king.
As the statement of the transaction to which this note refers, is not brought forward either by the authority of the government of the United States, or any other precise knowledge of the facts on which it is founded, it might have been sufficient for me to express to you, his majesty's readiness to

take the whole of the circumstances of the case, when fully disclosed, into his consideration, and to make reparation for any alleged injury to the sovereignty of the United States, whenever it should be clearly shown that such injury has been actually sustained, and that such reparation is really due.
On the existence of such a disposition on the British government, you, sir, cannot be ignorant: cannot be ignorant: I have already assured you of it, though in an unofficial form, by the letter which I addressed to you on the first receipt of the intelligence of this unfortunate transaction: and I may perhaps be permitted to express my surprise, after such an assurance, at the tone of that representation which I have just had the honour to receive from you.
But the earnest desire of his majesty to evince, in the most satisfactory manner the principles of justice and moderation, by which he is uniformly actuated, has not permitted him to hesitate in commanding me to assure you, that his majesty neither does nor hath at any time, maintained the pretension of a right to search ships of war, in the national service of any state, for deserters.
If therefore the statement in your note should prove to be correct, and to contain all the circumstances of the case, upon which complaint is intended to be made, and if it shall appear that the act of his majesty's officers rested on no other grounds than the simple and unqualified assertion of the pretension above referred to, his majesty has no difficulty in manifesting his displeasure at the conduct of his officers.
With respect to the other causes of complaint [whatever they may be] which are hinted at in your note, I perfectly agree with you in the sentiment which you express as to the propriety of not involving them in a question, which is of itself of sufficient importance to claim a separate and most serious consideration.
I have only to lament that the same sentiment did not induce you to abstain from alluding to these subjects, on an occasion which you were, yourself, of opinion, was not favourable for pursuing the discussion of them.
I have the honour to be with great consideration, Sir, your most obedient humble servant.
(Signed) GEO. CANNING. James Monroe, esq. &c. &c. &c.
London, August 4th, 1807.
Sir— I avail myself of the opportunity afforded by Mr. Biddle, to communicate to you a copy of a correspondence, and the substance of a conference between Mr. Canning and myself, relative to the late aggression on the peace and sovereignty of the U. States by the British ship Leopard in the attack on the Chesapeake, off the capes of Virginia.
Mr. Canning's private letter of July 25, which gave the first intelligence of the occurrence, left it doubtful whether the British officers had been culpable in it, and as I knew how very reprehensible their conduct had been off our coast, on many other occasions, and to what height the sensibility of our citizens had been excited by it, I thought it not improbable that something might have occurred to divide the blame between the parties. It was under that impression that my answer was written. On the next day the leading features of the transaction were presented to the publick thro' the medium of the gazettes which were taken from private accounts received directly from Halifax, by a vessel which had been dispatched by admiral Berkeley with the official one. By these it was evident, that the British officer was completely the aggressor, in an outrage of great enormity attended with circumstances which increased the offence. It was understood likewise from good authority, that the official intelligence which the government had received corresponded with and confirmed the other accounts already before the publick.
On full consideration of these circumstances, I concluded that it would be highly improper in me to leave the affair on the ground on which Mr. Canning had placed it. I could see no other motive in him to obtain further information relative to the transaction, than for the purpose of ascertaining whether the men said to be deserters, and for whom the attack was made, were American citizens or British subjects; to which it was impossible for me to give any countenance. I thought it indispensable therefore to call on the government to disavow the principle and to engage such other reparation to the United States as their injured honour obviously required. It appeared to me, that any delay in taking that step which depended on an abstract principle, and required no argument to illustrate, or fact to support it, would have a tendency to weaken a claim which was unquestionable, and to countenance an idea that it would not be supportable with suitable energy.
I had, before the knowledge of this event, obtained the appointment of an interview with Mr. Canning on other business, to take place on the 29th ultimo. We met according to the appointment; I observed, in opening the conference, that although the topics which had brought us together, were important, the late occurrence at the entrance of the Chesapeake had in a great measure put them out of sight. He expressed his regret that such an event which would at all times furnish cause of concern should have happened at the present time. He asked if the men in question were American citizens, or British subjects? I replied that that was a point which could not come into view in the case: that it was one which, according as the fact might be, would make the cause more or less popular, in either country, but could not affect the principle: on that principle, a ship of war protected all the people on board, and could not be entered to be searched for deserters, or for any purpose, without violating the sovereignty of the nation whose flag she bore; that in the present case I had been assured, that the men were American citizens, and that the British minister at Washington had been made acquainted with it. He said little on the subject, but by the tendency of what he did say, seemed to imply that his government could not lose sight of the consideration above alluded to, nor indeed did he admit by any thing that escaped him, that the abstract principle itself would not be insisted on. His remarks however were generally of a conciliatory and friendly character; without pledging himself on any point, he seemed desirous to satisfy me, that no new orders had been issued by the present ministry to the commandant of the British squadron at Halifax. I observed, that as the notes which had passed between us, were informal, and on a very limited view of the subject, on my
part, it would be proper for me now, that the circumstances were better known, to present him an official note on it: he admitted the propriety of it. I then drew Mr. Canning's attention to the subjects on which I had asked the interview; being the case of the Impetueux, captain Love's correspondence, the conduct of captain Douglas, and of the British squadron generally on our coast. I observed that I had heretofore postponed any official communication on these points, from a desire to connect them with the greater objects depending between our governments, and of course, from motives the most friendly; that I brought them to his view at this time, in consequence of Mr. Pinckney and myself having commenced the other business, as he knew had been done; he promised to attend to them.
On the 29th July I wrote to Mr. Canning, the note which I had promised him in the late interview. I addressed it in terms which I thought suitable to the occasion, observing to state in it, that I took the step from a sense of duty, applicable to my station as the resident minister, and without authority from my government. I considered the act as that of the British officer, in which the government had no agency, was not bound to support, and which it would be honourable for it to disavow. I flattered myself that some advantage might arise from the measure, and under the circumstances in which it was taken no harm possibly could. His reply is dated on the 3d inst. which though addressed in rather a harsh tone may be considered as conceding essentially the point desired. It is my intention to say nothing more to him on the subject till I hear from you, and in the meantime to observe the most conciliatory conduct that circumstances will admit.
Such is the state of this country at the present crisis, that it is impossible to foresee what will be its course of conduct towards the United States.—There has been at all times, since the commencement of the present war, a strong party here for extending its ravages to them. This party is composed of the ship owners, the navy, the East and West India merchants, and several political characters of great consideration in the state. So powerful is this combination, that it is most certain that nothing can be obtained of the government on any point, but what may be extorted by necessity. The disasters of the north ought to inspire moderation, but with respect to the northern powers, it seems to have produced the opposite effect. A fleet of about 25 sail of the line, with a suitable number of frigates, &c. and above 20,000 men has been lately equipped, and sent into the Baltic, as it is said, to take possession of the Danish and Russian navies. This measure is imputed to an understanding which it is supposed has been established between the cabinets of Russia and Paris by the late peace, and which has for its object a concert of measures for the purpose of attempting to force on this country a maritime code, more favourable to neutral nations. The motive assigned for the expedition, is that of taking possession of the Danish fleet, to keep it out of the hands of the French; that the Russian fleet is one of the objects is not so generally believed, though perhaps not less probable.
Mr. Pinkney and myself have taken the first step in our business. We will write you in a few days the state of it. You may be assured that we shall do every thing in our power to promote, in the mode most likely to succeed, the object of our instructions and the interest of our country. Want of time prevents my going into further detail.
I have the honour to be, with great consideration, Sir, your most obedient servant, JAMES MONROE.
James Madison, Esq. Secretary of State, Washington.
FROM MR. CANNING TO MR. MONROE. Foreign Office, August 8, 1807.
Sir, Having received from his majesty's minister, an unofficial printed paper, purporting to be a copy of a proclamation of the president of the United States, I have to request that you will be pleased to acquaint me, whether you have received any communication from your government which enables you to pronounce if such paper be authentick?
In the event of your being empowered to admit its authenticity, I have further to request of you, that you will inform me whether you are also authorised to announce it to be the intention of the government of the United States to carry into effect the measures stated in the proclamation of the president, without requiring, or waiting for, any explanation, on the part of the British government, with respect to the late unfortunate transaction, upon which the determination to resort to these measures is professed to be founded?
I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) GEORGE CANNING. P. S. I have the honour to inclose an American newspaper, containing a copy of the paper in question.
MR. MONROE TO MR. CANNING. Portland Place, August 9, 1807.
Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, and should not hesitate to communicate the information which you have desired, if I possessed it; but as I have not heard from my government on the subject of the unfortunate occurrence alluded to, it is not in my power to state to you any thing on the part of my government respecting it. I have no doubt that I shall be instructed in a very few days, to make a communication to his majesty's government on that highly interesting event, in which I shall be enabled to furnish a full and just view of all the circumstances attending it. As soon as I receive instructions I shall hasten to apprise you of it.
I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) JAMES MONROE.
MR. MONROE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. London, August 14, 1807.
Sir, I had the honour to transmit you with my letter of the 4th inst. a copy of a correspondence with Mr. Canning, relative to the late aggression in the case of the Chesapeake frigate. You will receive with this a copy of a more recent one on the same subject.
By Mr. Canning's queries in his last note, I was led to consider as preparatory to an embargo on American vessels. I could not conceive why he
should request information of me, whether the president's proclamation was authentick, and when it would be carried into effect, if it was not intended to found some measure on my reply of an unfriendly nature. The information desired was not necessary to remove any doubts of his government on the points to which it applied, or to enable it to enable it to do justice to the United States, in regard to the aggression of which they complained. The presumption that an embargo was intended gained strength from the circumstance that most of the gazettes had recommended, and that the publick mind seemed to be essentially prepared for it. It was my most earnest wish to prevent, as far as in my power, so unjust and pernicious a procedure. As the measure contemplated, whatever it might be, seemed to be suspended for my answer, I was extremely solicitous, by the manner, to deprive this government of all pretext for any of the kind alluded to. By replying generally that I had no instructions from my government, and could state nothing on its part respecting the late occurrence, I avoided giving a direct answer to Mr. Canning's queries; and by drawing his attention to the application which it was to be presumed would soon be made on the part of my government, on that subject, I endeavoured to shew more strongly the impolicy and injustice which would stamp any such measure on the part of Great Britain in the present stage.
No step has yet been taken by this government of an unfriendly character towards the United States; and from the communication which Mr. Canning made to the house of commons on the day he received my last note, which you will find in the gazettes sent, I am persuaded that things will remain in the state in which they are, till your dispatch is received. I trust that a disposition exists to make such reparation on the point in question, as will be satisfactory to the United States, and that it will be practicable and not difficult to preserve the friendly relations subsisting between the two countries. The party however in favour of war, consisting of the combined interests mentioned in my last, is strong and active, so that it is impossible to foresee the result.
I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) JAMES MONROE.
To MR. CANNING. No. 10.
Mr. Monroe presents his compliments to Mr. Canning, and has the honour to inform him, that he has just received instructions from his government relative to the late attack of the United States frigate Chesapeake, by his majesty's ship Leopard, off the coast of the United States.
Mr. Monroe requests that Mr. Canning would have the goodness to give him an early interview on that subject.
Mr. Monroe requests Mr. Canning to accept the assurances of his high consideration. Portland Place, Sept. 1, 1807.
FROM MR. CANNING. No. 11.
Foreign Office, Sept. 1, 1807. Mr. Canning presents his compliments to Mr. Monroe, and requests the honour of seeing him at the Foreign office on Thursday next, at 12 o'clock.
Mr. Canning would have proposed to see Mr. Monroe to-morrow, if he had not been under the necessity of attending the levee and council at the Queen's palace.
Mr. Canning requests Mr. Monroe to accept the assurances of his high consideration. James Monroe, esq. &c. &c.
No. 12. To MR. CANNING. Portland Place, Sept. 7, 1807.
Sir, By the order of my government it is my duty to request your attention to the aggression lately committed on the peace and sovereignty of the United States, by his Britannick majesty's ship of war Leopard, in an attack on an American frigate, the Chesapeake, off the Capes of Virginia. The object of this communication is to obtain of his majesty's government a suitable reparation for that outrage, and such an arrangement of the great interests which is connected with it, as will place the future relations of the two powers on a solid foundation of peace and friendship.
In bringing the subject again to the view of his majesty's government, it is unnecessary to dwell on circumstances which are already so well known to you. By the documents which I have the honour to transmit you, it is shewn that while the outrage was unprovoked and unexpected on one side, there was nothing to extenuate it on the other. The commander of his majesty's squadron on the coast of the United States, appears to have acted on a presumption, that he possessed the power to make war, and to decide on the causes of war. It will be difficult to explain the conduct of that officer on any other principle; and equally so to find an example of an aggression marked with such high indignity and injustice to a friendly power.
The pretext for this aggression could not fail to heighten the sense of injury which the act itself was so signalily calculated to excite. My government was so taught to infer from it, that there was no limit to a pretension which had already produced so much mischief, and against which so many remonstrances had been presented, in its application to merchant vessels. But I find with great satisfaction this pretension forms no topic for discussion between us in respect to ships of war; and I trust that the just and enlightened policy which produced the decision in one instance, will surmount the obstacle which has hitherto embarrassed it in the other.
The national character of the men who were taken thus violently from on board the Chesapeake, makes no part of the question. It is impossible that it should come into view in estimating the injury which the United States have received. The outrage involves a great and uncontroverted principle, which ought not, in any view, to be affected by appealing to national sensibilities on either side. I have however the honour to transmit you documents which will, I presume, satisfy you that they were American citizens.
With respect to the reparation which my government ought to receive for this outrage, it will only be necessary to appeal to those sentiments which Great-Britain would be sure to indulge, under like circumstances; to that sensibility to national honour, which has distinguished so many epochs of her history. It will be recollected that the injury,
which in itself was great, was aggravated by the circumstances which attended it; that the peaceful relations of the U. States were violated, and their unsuspecting confidence surprised. But I forbear to recite details which it is painful to contemplate. You will, I am persuaded, be satisfied that in every light in which the subject can be seen, the honour of my government and of the whole nation has been greatly outraged by the aggression, and that it becomes the honour of his majesty's government to make a distinguished reparation for it.
In presenting, in this friendly manner, this important subject to the consideration of his majesty's government, I am particularly instructed to request its attention to the great cause to which this, and so many other injuries of a like kind may be traced; the impressment of men from the merchant vessels of the United States. In many essential circumstances the objections which are applicable to impressments from ships of war, are equally applicable to those from merchant vessels. To the individuals who suffer from the practice, the injury is the same in either case. Their claim on their government for protection is in both cases equal; every maxim of publick law and private right, which is violated in one is equally violated in the other.—The relation of the belligerent to the neutral power, extends to certain objects only, and is defined in each by known laws. Beyond that limit, the rights of the neutral are sacred, and cannot be encroached on without violence and injustice. Is there a question of contraband, is the vessel destined to a blockaded port in violation of established principles, or does she contain enemies property, the greatest extent to which the maritime law is carried by any nation? In these cases, she is conducted to port for trial; the parties are heard by an impartial and responsible tribunal, and are heard again by appeal if they desire it. Are any of the passengers on board the neutral vessel in the naval or military service of the enemy? If such are found they are made prisoners, but as prisoners they have rights which the opposite belligerent is bound to respect. This practice however looks to other objects than are here recited. It involves no question of belligerency on one side, and of neutral on the other. It pursues the vessel of a friend for an unlawful purpose, which it executes in a manner equally unlawful.—Every commercial vessel of the United States that navigates the ocean is liable to be invaded by it, and not an individual on board of any of them is secure while the practice is maintained. It sets up every officer of his majesty's navy as a judge, from whose discretion there is no appeal. It makes him a judge, not of property, which is held more sacred, nor of the liberty of his fellow subjects only, however great the trust, and liable to abuse on the main ocean, but of that of the citizens of another power, whose rights as a nation, are trampled on by the decision, a decision, in rendering which, every rule of evidence is violated, as it puts the proof of innocence on the accused; and is further highly objectionable, as there is too much reason to believe that it has been often guided more by the fitness of the party for service, than any other circumstance. The distressing examples of this system, as it has affected individuals, on a scale of vast extent, it is unnecessary to recount here. They may be easily imagined. Voluminous documents which prove them, are in the possession of both governments.
It is possible that this practice may in certain cases, and under certain circumstances, have been extended to the vessels of other powers; but with them there was an inalienable criterion to prevent error. It would be easy to distinguish between an Englishman and a Spaniard, an Italian, or a Swede; and the clear and irresistible evidence of his national character, and perhaps of his desertion, would establish the British claim to the individual, and reconcile the nation into whose service he had entered, to his surrender. But the very circumstance which would constitute an infallible criterion in those cases, would be sure to produce endless error in the other. Who is so skilful in physiognomy as to distinguish between an American and an Englishman, especially among those whose profession and whose sea terms are the same? It is evident that this practice, as applied to a foreign nation, to any great extent, has grown out of the American revolution, and that it is impossible for the United States not to see in it the assertion of a claim which is utterly incompatible with that great event. When the character of this claim, and the pernicious tendency of the practice, are maturely weighed, it must furnish cause for surprise, that some just and friendly arrangement has not long since been adopted, to prevent the evils incident to it.
My government is aware that his majesty's government has also an interest of importance to attend to, in this delicate concern—and I am instructed to state, on its part, that the best disposition exists to provide for it. The United States are far from desiring to profit of a resource which does not belong to them, especially to the prejudice of a friendly power. In securing them against a practice which is found to be so highly injurious to their dearest interests, every suitable provision will be made to give equal security to those of G. Britain. On this point I am authorised to enter into such an engagement as will, I am persuaded, be adequate to the object.
This great interest of impressment, has been blended in all its relations, as you will perceive, by no act of the United States. Its connexion with the late disastrous incident has been produced by an extraordinary act of violence, of which they were the victims only. That act, which exhibits the pretension in its widest range, has become identified with the general practice, in the feelings and sympathies of the nation, and in the sentiment of the government. I trust, therefore, that his majesty's government will be equally disposed to take up the whole subject at this time, and in making the reparation which the particular injury claims, provide a remedy for the whole evil. My government looks to this complete adjustment with confidence, as being indispensable to heal the deep wound which has been inflicted on the national honour of the United States, by so great and unjustifiable an outrage.
I avail myself, with great satisfaction, of the opportunity which this communication affords, to acknowledge the prompt assurance which you gave me of the disposition of his majesty's government, to make a suitable reparation to the government of the United States for the injury, of which, by its order, it is now my duty to complain; and for the frank disavowal of the pretension on which it was founded. I hasten to transmit copies of those do-

ements to my government, by whom, I trust, they are by this time, received.
I have the honour to be, with great consideration, sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) JAMES MONROE. The right hon. George Canning, &c. &c. &c.
(To be Continued.)
New York, March 24.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
The ship Eliza, Skiddy, arrived at this port yesterday, in 29 days from Bordeaux. She left there on the 20th of February, and the editor of the Mercantile Advertiser has received by her French papers to the 14th of February.
Captain S. and the passengers informs us, that the markets in France were very high; that the American vessels were hurrying off as fast as possible, being apprehensive of a seizure; and that they were coming in ballast to avoid capture by the British. It was supposed in France, that if the American government made a treaty with Great Britain, France would declare war against this country. A passenger in the Eliza, has brought despatches from Mr. Armstrong, the American minister in Paris, to the secretary of state.
Application had been made to the French emperor, through the minister of marine, Decree, to know what construction would be put on the imperial decree of the 17th Dec. which renders vessels liable to condemnation for having on their passage been visited by British cruisers. The answer to the queries of the applicants was to this effect:— "That the decree was liable to no construction different from its letter; that no one had a right to put any other construction upon it: that it was plain and simple, and must be severely, strictly, and literally executed upon all objects which it embraced; that vessels subject thereto would be brought before the competent tribunals as soon as possible; and that the crews of such vessels as came under the decree would be permitted to live on board their respective ships, at the expence of the ship and cargo, until they were finally condemned, when they (the crew) would be delivered up to their respective consuls." Copies of the official letter from the minister might have been had in Bordeaux but the subject was not thought of at the time of sailing by either the captain or the passengers.
PHILADELPHIA, March 25.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
[Communicated for the Register.]
"BORDEAUX, Feb. 14th, 1808—The ship was detained for several weeks in our port, by the existence of an embargo, and her voyage has been since entirely broken up, by a knowledge of the supplementary order of the British council, subjecting to the penalties incident to the blockade, all vessels sailing with cargoes from the Bay of Biscay, subsequent to the 8th of December. The shippers all joined in application to the tribunal of commerce, and obtained a judgment, authorising them to withdraw the merchandise they have severally shipped, on paying the charges attending the unloading the same. Concurring in this measure, which appeared essentially necessary for the preservation of your property, I landed your goods, and will retain them until they can be shipped with more safety, or dispose them for your account, as circumstances may render expedient.
"The inactivity which pervaded in our market at the period of my last advices, owing to the prospect of negotiations between England and France, thro' the intervention of Austria, was of but short duration. The overtures of peace made to the British cabinet by the Austrian minister having been rejected, and the latter having quitted the court of London abruptly, all pacific appearances vanished. The event, as was to be expected, immediately revived the activity in the demand, and an augmentation in the prices of colonial produce.
"Coffees, Sugars, Cocoa, Pepper, Cotton and Tobacco are at enormous prices, and there is every probability of a further augmentation. Any fast sailing vessels from your quarter, which has the good fortune to evade the vigilance of the British blockading squadron will make extremely lucrative voyages. Should your government however come to an amicable adjustment of their differences with Great Britain, then all adventures to this country must be at an end, as a rupture would be the probable consequence."
Another Letter.
BORDEAUX, February 14th, 1808.
"You will doubtless have received the decree of the 17th of December. The unexampled rigour of which has been greatly increased by the great and unjustifiable extension given to it by our custom houses. Not only vessels have been seized for being spoken on their outward passage, but some, in consequence of having been visited on a former occasion by British cruisers!"
The Subscriber having resumed his former Business of Commissioner and Broker,
will buy or sell Goods on Commission, post Books, adjust Accounts, and procure Money on good paper or merchandise, at the shortest notice
James Maurice, No 44, Church Street
March 30.
FRESH TEAS.
This Day landing from Captain Pearson's Philadelphia packet, 30 chests choice fresh Imperial and Hyson TEAS.
Fisk & Calkett.
March 30.
NOTICE.
Collector's Office, Norfolk, 28th March, 1808.
CITIZENS of the United States who wish to obtain permits, that vessels be dispatched in ballast, in conformity with the provisions of the seventh section of the supplementary embargo act, passed on the 12th instant, must make immediate application to this office, stating the value and species of property intended to be imported, in what port and in whose hands it is, and exhibiting the proofs in their possession of the value of such property, and that it arises from property actually without the jurisdiction of the United States on the 22d of December last. Application must be made within ten days from the date hereof, otherwise transmitted to the treasury department.
William Thompson, D. C. in the absence of
Larkin Smith, Collector.
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THE PUBLICK LEDGER.
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1808.
The Editor of this paper has been favoured with the perusal of a letter from Bordeaux to a gentleman of this place, dated 14th Feb. This letter confirms the statement which we have copied from the New-York Mercantile Advertiser, respecting the decree of Buonaparte dated at Milan.
We have inserted a Price Current at Bordeaux of the 14th of February; our commercial friends will understand that those prices include duties, but all our readers will observe the enormous prices to which articles have risen in consequence of Buonaparte's decrees and the orders of the British council, for the intelligence of our embargo had not reached Bordeaux. All their hopes of supplies in France appear to rest on the United States. Another letter of the same date from Bordeaux says—"I should not wonder if these enormous prices should tempt some of your adventurous merchants to make shipments in fast sailing vessels."—The same letter adds "The overtures made to the British cabinet, through the Austrian minister, having been rejected, and the latter having retired abruptly from the court of London, all appearances of peace have vanished. Sugars, Coffee, and Cotton, and in fact every article of Colonial & American produce is rapidly advancing in price. The annexed quotations [price current in this paper] will give you a correct idea of their present value, and a progressive augmentation appears indisputable."
We have always thought that the severity of Buonaparte's decrees would defeat their object. If the prices of articles were so high before the intelligence of our Embargo reached France, what must they be now, and hereafter, if our embargo continues? Prices were equally high in Holland, and we have no doubt in every part of the continent. It is evident that such a system of things cannot last long. Our embargo, though calculated to injure Great Britain, will injure France and the Continent of Europe much more, and yet not so much as it will ourselves. We do not make this latter remark with a view to censure the measure, because we have before confessed, and we feel no shame in making the acknowledgment, that we are now convinced, from subsequent events, that our first impressions on this subject were in part incorrect. A temporary embargo appears to us to have been advisable, in order that our citizens might be warned of the dangers to which they were exposed. But now they are fully apprized of all those dangers (and merchants can calculate very well) we think a continuation of the embargo, will be more injurious, than any consequence which can flow from the interruptions to which our commerce is exposed.
It may be argued, and we confess with some appearance of reason, that a continuation of the embargo will teach the belligerent nations to know the value of our friendly intercourse, at the same time we are making an experiment too dangerous, not to excite the most serious apprehension.
Average Price Current at Bourdeaux, Feb. 14, 1808.
 Coffee, St. Domingo, 70 cents per lb.  " Martinique, 80  Cocoa, Carracas, 70  " St. Domingo, 60  Cotton, Long staple, 100 dolls. per cwt.  " Short do. 71  " Louisiana, 71  Indigo, Spanish, 3 1/2 dolls. per lb.  " Louisiana, 2 1/2  " Carolina, 2  Logwood, 117 dolls. per cwt.  Pepper, 55 cents per lb.  Rice, 9 dolls. per cwt.  Sugar, white clayed, 43  " Brown, 33  " Muscovado, 28  Potashes, 18  * Tobacco 45 
* A choice parcel sold at 57 dolls per cwt. duty about 20.
Remonstrance against the Embargo.
The following account of the proceedings of the town of Northampton in the state of Massachusetts, is copied from the Hampshire Gazette.
On Monday last the inhabitants of this town assembled for the purpose of transacting their municipal affairs. At an early hour, an article in the warrant inserted by the selectmen on the petition of a number of citizens, authorizing the town to take into consideration the present critical situation of our national affairs, was called up and committed. The committee drew up the following report, which was in the afternoon, submitted to the town, and after a long and spirited debate, was accepted by nearly an unanimous vote. The debate though animated, was candid, and the unexampled and silent attention of a numerous and listening assembly, evinced the deep interest and concern, which pervaded all parties on this momentous occasion. In no instance did the discussion assume the aspect of party spirit; and with pleasure we add, that the subject of debate was treated with equal candour by the advocates and opponents of the acceptance of the report. Indeed the spirit of party seemed to be absorbed in a general anxiety for the common interest, which was involved in the important question.
The committee appointed by the town, to consider whether any, and if any, what measures ought to be adopted by the town relative to the present critical situation of our national concerns, have attended that service, and beg leave to submit the following,
REPORT,
Your committee partake in common with the
rest of their fellow citizens, of the anxiety and solicitude which at this moment seem to pervade our country. To increase the alarm, if indeed it can be increased, without a necessity for doing it, would be painful to them, and tend to multiply the evils which we feel, as well as to accumulate others upon us. They are sensible on the one hand, of the solid and well founded objections, to an unnecessary interference, on the part of the people, in concerns exclusively delegated to their representatives, while on the other, they cannot but cherish, as a privilege dear to freemen, the constitutional right of peaceably assembling for the purpose of discussing the measures of government, or memorializing our rulers on subjects of great national importance.
Your committee consider the present as critical a period, as our country has witnessed since we became a nation. A darker cloud never hung over it. For many months we have been agitated with alternate hopes and fears, and in this state of painful uncertainty, we had forgotten our sufferings.—Your committee find however by the last intelligence from the seat of government, and elsewhere, that there is no longer much room for doubt respecting our future destiny. The emperor of France has declared that we shall not remain neutral. Our own government, as if terrified by the threat, or misled by what it deems an expression of popular sentiment, has refused to accept an honourable reparation for the attack upon the Chesapeake, though that attack has been disavowed by the British government, the author of it disgraced, and satisfaction promptly and repeatedly tendered. In consequence of these things, a knowledge of which has not been officially communicated to the nation, for reasons not certainly known to your committee, the negotiation with Mr. Rose, the British envoy at Washington, has been protracted, and well grounded fears are entertained lest, before this, it has fatally terminated forever! Should this be the case, your committee forbear to express their opinion of the consequences. It war with Great Britain succeeded, accompanied by an alliance with France, your committee have no hesitation in predicting, that our independence, like that of other nations whose examples we shall have followed will not survive an annual revolution of the sun.
Your committee are of opinion that our government has been deceived; and that while it supposed it had the unsolicited suffrages of the people in favour of a course of measures, tending to involve the country in a war with Great Britain, and eventually to draw it into an alliance with France, it has in fact been opposing the will of the nation. This will, if fully ascertained, your committee have no doubt, would correct an error, which threatens us with ruin. They therefore beg leave to suggest as their opinion, founded upon the best evidence they have been able to obtain, that no time ought to be lost in adopting measures to procure a manly and correct expression of the voice of the people, and transmitting it to congress.
Your committee cannot conclude this hasty report without expressing their deep concern, that so little official information relative to our foreign relations, has been communicated to congress, during its present session. Though your committee would not assert, as has sometimes been contended, that republics should have no secrets, yet they cannot approve of the dangerous practice of concealing every thing from the people. The committee have evidence perfectly satisfactory to themselves, that no part of the communications from our minister in France to our government, has ever been submitted to either branch of the legislature, and that every attempt to procure it, has been uniformly and successfully opposed. In this state of persevering and mysterious secrecy, it afforded a gleam of hope to a suffering and patient people to learn that one of our senators in congress had addressed a letter to the governor of this commonwealth to be communicated to the legislature for the express purpose of giving information to their constituents. It bears date the 16th ult. and was undoubtedly forwarded immediately after. This letter was suppressed, and though a motion was made by the honourable Mr. Otis in the senate, on the 7th inst. that a respectful message be sent to the governor, requesting him to transmit to the senate this important document; the next day, upon debate, this motion was negatived! Thus it seemed as if the last struggle to diffuse correct information was rendered ineffectual, and the only remaining hope of opening our eyes to our situation and our danger, blasted forever. Providentially, however, the letter of col. Pickering is now before the publick, and your committee are of opinion that the highly interesting and momentous disclosures which it contains, will sufficiently explain the motives which so powerfully urged its suppression. From this and other late occurring communications from our immediate representatives, your committee have no doubt, and beg leave to state solemnly and seriously, as their opinion, that the true cause of the embargo, so severe in its operations upon New England, and of the hostile attitude assumed by our government towards Great Britain, while it utters no expressions of resentment against France, for her repeated violations of known rights and infractions of existing treaties, lies concealed in the despatches from our minister at Paris; and that those despatches contain evidence of threats and insults derogatory to our national honour, and hostile to our independence.
Your committee, anxious to close the disagreeable duty assigned them, and feeling the necessity of laying before the town as early as possible, the result of their reflections—beg leave to offer to the consideration of their fellow citizens the following votes.
 1. Voted—That a respectful memorial to congress be prepared as soon as may be, and signed by the select men, expressive of the evils which we suffer in consequence of the embargo—and praying to be relieved therefrom.  2. Voted—That our memorial contain an expression of our earnest desire to avoid a war with Great Britain, if war can be avoided consistently with the honour and interest of the nation.  3. Voted—That our memorial contain an explicit avowal of our determination, to support our government in a firm resistance to any demands or threats of France, or any other foreign nation, inconsistent with a due regard to our rights as an independent nation.  4. Voted—That the select men be requested to prepare and forward an address to the several towns within this county, requesting their concurrence in similar measures. 
By order of the committee, SAMUEL HENSHAW, Chairman.
Gazette Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED.
Sch'r Little Charles, Carmoat, 13 days from Antigua, Rum, Molasses & Fruit, Warren Ashley.
Sch'r Laurel, Hopkins, 4 days from Charleston.
The ship Two Generals, of this port, arrived at Charleston from Liverpool on Friday last.
THEATRE.
(For the last time this Season.)
On WEDNESDAY EVENING, the 6th of April, the THESPIAN SOCIETY will perform the admired Play of the
POINT OF HONOUR.
In the Fourth Act,
A Grand Military Procession, shewing the manner of leading a deserter to execution.
END OF THE PLAY,
The favourite Song of "The Soldier's Adieu."
A HORNIPIE by a Young Gentleman.
After which, the FARCE of
MRS. WIGGINS.
End of the First Act,
The Song of "Just like Love."
Admittance One Dollar.
Tickets to be had at Mr. Klein's Store; Ledger Office; and at the Theatre.
Doors to be opened at half past five, and the performance to commence at half past six precisely.
April 1.
New SHOES from New-York.
SAMUEL COLEMAN,
Offers for Sale such as have been generally sold in retail at 9s. and 8s. 3d. for 7s. 6d.; those at 15s. for 13s. 6d. except of Morocco leather; Ladies' Morocco Slippers at 8s. 3d. for 7s. 6d. and in nearly the same ratio for every other kind of Shoes, where the former prices will bear reduction.
VERNON'S BOOTS, at $8 50,
which are no doubt the most elegant made in the United States. Having on hand nearly 200 pair of Boots, he believes there are very gentlemen who cannot be fitted.
BUTTER at 17 cents in nice order; a few tons of Iron; a few hundred bushels of ground Allum Salt; India Cottons; Brown Sugar, &c. &c. as low as they can be sold for a profit, for Cash.
The Man who uses the high toned terms that none shall exceed his workmanship as a Boot Maker, must be very confident of his abilities, and will probably take a bet upon it of 1000 dollars; or if that is too much, I will come down to his level.
April 1.
John Vernon.
FOR SALE, The fine Sloop AMICUS, burthen 61 tons, about two years old, and in complete order; her inventory can be seen at our office—she will be sold a bargain if applied for before 12 o'clock To-Morrow—Also on board said Sloop,
200 barrels prime HERRINGS, which will be sold low if applied for immediately.
Bowden & Milhado.
April 1.
Wanted to Purchase,
A few likely Young NEGROES.
For particulars apply at Mr. Darden's Tavern, Portsmouth, to
JAMES COWSER.
April 1.
By virtue of a Decree of the Worshipful Court of Princess Anne County, setting as a Court of Chancery, for the County aforesaid, in the suit of JOHN READE,
vs. WM. L. KEELING, and MARY his wife, and ELIZABETH HAYNES, Defendants.
WILL BE SOLD at Publick Sale, to the highest bidder, on THURSDAY the 28th day of April next, on the premises, in the Town of Kempville, in the county aforesaid.
The Lot or Lots of LAND,
with the Houses and appurtenances belonging thereto, having been the former residence of Mr. Wm. White, deceased. This Property is eligibly situated, and the Dwelling-House is large, excellent and commodious, with good out-houses, a fine garden and pasture.
The terms of Sale will be Cash, to be paid on the ratification thereof by the Court.
William Bishop, William Dale Woodhouse, Thomas Cornick, Arthur S. Woodhouse, Charles Sawyer. Com'rs.
March 23.
By virtue of a Deed in trust from Thomas H. Parker to Lattimore Hall-head, will be Sold on the premises at Publick Auction, for ready money, on Saturday the 2d day of April next,
All that Tract of LAND and appurtenances, in the County of Norfolk, near the Borough, which David Pierce sold and conveyed to the said Thomas H. Parker, containing seventy-five acres more or less, and which is now in the occupancy of Thomas Williamson and L. Simon.
THE TRUSTEE.
March 7.
NOTICE.
On Wednesday the 6th of April, at 12 o'clock, will be Sold at Publick Auction, on the premises for ready money,
A HOUSE and LOT,
pleasantly situated on Botetourt and Thomas Streets, Smith's Point, by virtue of a Deed in Trust executed by James Abbott, to secure the payment of four hundred dollars due William Plume & Co. with interest from the 30th March, 1803.
THE TRUSTEES.
March 16.
FOR SALE, 186 barrels new PORK,
44 kegs Lard; 10 bales Sacking and Oznaburgs, 8 hogheads old Jamaica Rum; 3 do. Jamaica Sugar Richard & John Taylor.
March 23.
Wanted to Purchase or Hire,
A NEGRO WOMAN who has been accustomed to, and perfectly understands the management of Children—for such, a liberal price will be given. Apply to the Editor of the Ledger.
To save trouble, it is requested that none will apply who cannot bring the most satisfactory references.
March 30.
THE CARGO
Of the Ship Laconia, Capt. John Walker, just arrived from Liverpool, is offered for Sale, consisting of
8000 bush. Liverpool coarse SALT,
30 crates well assorted Crocker Ware, and 30 tons Coals.—Apply to
Phinehas Dana.
March 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, Calimere, Patent Cords, Swansdown, black silk Florentine, Gentlemen's patent silk and beaver Hats; Ladies' 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 comforters; Gentlemen's Hessian and Spanish Boots, and dress Shoes and Pumps; superior rich gold Epaulletes; lace and silver Fringe; plain, tamboured, and Leno Muslin for dresses; Callicoes, Chambrays, and Ginghams; rose and striped Blankets; Kendal Cottons; strong white Plains; mixed Feamaughs; 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.
The Subscribers have removed to the Brick Warehouse on Marchant's Wharf, and have on hand for Sale, 100,000 W. O. Lhd. drawn STAVES, 100,000 red do. do. do. 40,000 rough do. do. do. 50,000 do. barrel do. do. 10,000 pipe do. do. do. 500,000 sale Shingles; 100,000 building do. 10,000 three feet do; 5,000 Garden Pales, 5,000 Chinquapin and Cedar Posts. And also for Rent, A commodious WAREHOUSE. Proby, Harman, & Co. January 11.
Now landing from the schooner Prudence Mary, from New-York, 17 hhds. first quality SUGARS, 54 barrels prime Pork, city inspection, 70 boxes Mould Candles; 5 hhds. 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
Just got to Hand. 22 chests Hyson TEA, will be sold low for cash. George Wilson. Nov. 18.
For SALE, by the Subscriber, 34 hogsheads WHISKEY, 50 crates Earthenware; 10 casks Glass do. 65 boxes 8 by 10, 37 do. 10 by 12 Window Glass, 16 gross Wine Bottles; 18 boxes Castile Soap, 1 hogshead and 5 barrels Philadelphia Loaf Sugar, 10 hhds. Petersburg, 2 do. Richmond, and 4 do. York River Tobacco; 15 bales Cotton, 38 whole and 9 half tierces Rice. A. Maclure. November 13.
One Hundred Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY last October from the Subscribers, living in Monroe County, two Mulatto Men, ISAAC CONNER and WILLIAM CONNER, (brothers) both very bright mulattoes. Isaac is about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, stout and well made, is marked on the under lip with a small reddish spot, and a scar on his forehead occasioned by the stroke of a whip; on one of his feet there is also a scar made by an axe; he is 22 years of age. Bill is 20 years of age, about 5 feet 10 inches high, also stout and active, and wore his hair in a cue of 6 or 8 inches in length. It is supposed they will attempt to get to Norfolk, as they have some acquaintances there, and were heard of in the neighbourhood of Williamsburg in company with some free mulattoes, who lives on Queen's Creek. Whoever confines them in jail so that we get them again, shall be entitled to the above reward. John Handley, Martin Franklin. N B Being very fair, they will no doubt attempt to pass for free men. Feb. 10
For SALE, A Tract of LAND lying on Pagan Creek, in the County of Isle of Wight, two miles above Smithfield by water, the whole about 1000 acres—it is so situated that it may conveniently be sold in different parcels; about 450 acres of it is bounded for near two miles by Pagan Creek, with a valuable marsh, and three convenient landings accessible to any vessel that can go to Smithfield; this piece lying between Pagan Creek and a large branch thereof, may be inclosed to itself by a fence of about half a mile; separated from this tract by the branch above mentioned is about 100 acres, part of which is well timbered, with a good landing for vessels. It is unnecessary to describe all the advantages and conveniences of this Land, as it is presumed no person will purchase without viewing it. It may be seen by applying to Mr. George Braswell, living on the premises, and the terms made known by Thomas Pierce, Esq. of Smithfield. Another Tract containing 711 acres, in Isle of Wight County; this Land lays very level and the soil well adapted to corn; but as it is entirely Wood Land, and within 10 or 12 miles of market, the advantages must be obvious—the Land may be seen by applying to Mr. John Eley, adjoining it, and the terms made known by application to the subscriber at South Quay. Also, a Tract containing 537 acres, within two miles of South Quay, in Nansemond County; this Tract is good Corn Land, and well adapted for raising stock; with it may be had one half of a Saw and Grist Mill now in operation, about a mile from it, which will render the timber valuable, as there is a ready market for all that can be sawed. For terms, &c. apply to the Subscriber. For the greater part of the above property young Negroes will be taken at a generous price. John Dorlon. South Quay, February 24, 1808. lawgw
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 situated on a never failing stream; although she works at present only two pair of stones, yet the stream affords an abundant supply for ten pair.—Also, a MILL (known by the name of Bell's-Mills) about two miles farther, now in complete order, running one pair of stones and two faws.—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 superior 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 believes, 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 number of cattle may be kept fat during the whole winter. October 5.
Leather, Cordage, and Loaf Sugar. The subscriber will hereafter expose for Sale at his Warehouse 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. 30.
At Private Sale, By S. MARKS, Jun. Corner of Commerce and Water-street, 10 hhds. Antigua, 12 do. N. E. 50 barrels do. RUM, 30 hhds and 20 barrels Sugar; 10 pipes Country Gin, 8 pipes Cognac Brandy; 150 boxes Mould Candles, 0 boxes Stermaceti Candles; 4 bales striped Blankets, 3 bales Blue Duffels; 1 do. fine Cloths; 2 do. blue Plains, 4 do. Rugs; 1 do. Check Shirts, 54 do. Ticklenburgs and Oznaburgs; 2 do. Hefians, 1 trunk Madras Handkerchiefs October 24
FOR CASH ONLY. GERMAN LINENS, &c. 15 bales coarse Linen, 450 pieces Paper Hangings 4 do. Ruffa Sheetings, 80 pieces Window Glass, 3 boxes German Rolls, 100 do. Shart Pipes, 2 do. Roman Sheetings, 120 do. Spanish Segars, 1 do. fine Flanders do. from 8 to 20 dollars per box, 3 do. Platters, 300 doz. empty Bottles, 1 do. fine Dowlas, 200 wt. peeled bottling Wire, 2 do. Table Cloth, 800 do. Glue, 1 do. common Shirt Linen, 11,000 best Coffe bags, 1 do. extra fine do. 4,500 cheap Gunny Bags, 1 do. Bed Tick 2 yards wide, 5 boxes Tumblers, Decanters, &c. Also, 6 elegant Terrestrial Globes, A large invoice of Lace, 1 pair large Looking Glasses, Jewellery and Dice, in gilt frames, of the first elegance, Elegant Chessmen, Elegant marble Statues, Flageolets and Clarinets, Urns and Vases, Violins, Bows, and Fifes, Liquor Casks, Oil Cloth, Flutes with four and six keys, Water 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 Crystals and Beads, Seine and Sewing Twine. For Sale by Niemeyer & Von Kapff. February 4.
WHARFAGE at half price during the Embargo. WILLIAM CAMMACK. March 21.
60,000 wt. prime Jamaica COFFEE, landing this day on our wharf from the British schooner Commerce, from Kingston, and for Sale by C. & F. WHITTLE. March 21.
6000 bushels Stoved SALT, 50 crates well assorted Earthenware—For Sale on board the ship Sally, by A. Maclure. March 2.
The Subscriber offers for Sale, 78 puncheons well flavoured RUM, A few pipes Old Bordeaux Brandy, and 22 hogsheads choice retailing Molasses. Phinehas Dana. March 2.
THE COTTAGE, A small Farm handsomely improved in the neighbourhood of Portsmouth, commanding a beautiful view of Norfolk harbour is offered for Rent—and the HOUSE lately occupied by Doctor Leigh, pleasantly situated near the Ferry Wharf, in Portsmouth. Apply to Mr. William Pritchard, or JAMES YOUNG. March 2.
AT PRIVATE SALE, By S. MARKS, JUN. 60 hogsheads St. Kitt's RUM. March 2.
NOTICE. All persons having claims against the Estate of DANIEL COOK, deceased, of Nansemond County, are requested to bring them in on or before the first day of May next; those indebted to the estate, are requested to make immediate payment, wishing to settle the estate as soon as possible. Mary Cook, Admr'x. N. B. Whereas Bartholomew Redmon, of Norfolk Borough, having a bond in his possession, which was given by Daniel Cook and Edward Frith, jointly, for the sum of 3000 dollars or thereabouts; Edward Frith being exonerated, and the said Redmon refusing to give me up the bond, although there is not one shilling due on account of it, I caution all persons from receiving the said bond in any way whatever, as this notice will be plead in bar against it. Western Branch, Nansemond County, } February 17, 1808.
The sum mentioned in the above should be as follows: —two Bonds dated 11th day of July, 1804, the one payable the 11th day of January, and the other on the 11th day of July, 1805—each in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned for the payment of one thousand dollars each, both given jointly as above specified; which bonds or either of them, I again caution all persons from receiving in any way whatever, as this notice will be plead in bar against the payment thereof. Mary Cook. Im March 2.
Council Chamber, February 25, 1808. THE EXECUTIVE will receive on the 25th of March next, Proposals for constructing sufficient and proper Carriages for mounting all the pieces of Artillery belonging to this Commonwealth, at which time drafts of the most approved models, in conformity to which, the said carriages are to be constructed, will be submitted to the inspection of all persons disposed to contract for the same. The Executive will probably furnish all the necessary timber, and will have the iron work done at the Penitentiary—Subjoined is a list of the pieces intended to be mounted. Daniel L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council.
6 Brass Cannon 32 pounders, 9 Iron do. 24 do. 1 do. do. 18 do. 1 do. do. 12 do. 1 do. do. 6 do. 4 do. do. 4 do. 2 do. do. 3 do. 10 or 15 others of different sizes.
Just received for Sale, 25 qr. casks Gordon's old Sherry Wine, 20 boxes Hyson Tea, 30 do. superior quality Young Hyson, 12 pipes Holland Gin, 20 do. Country do. Mackinder & White.
For RENT, (And immediate possession given,) The Brick-House, Store, and Cellars, at the corner of Gilbert's Lane, on Main-street, near the market, an excellent stand for a Dry Good or Grocery Store. Apply to Niemeyer & Von Kapff. December 28.
Received per schooner Traveller, from Boston, and for Sale, By EDWARD CLARK, 10 tons small, flat, and square Bar Iron, 100 bundles assorted Nail Rods. Nov. 18.
For RENT, A commodious small DWELLING, with all suitable out-houses and a good garden, pleasantly situated on Smith's Point. Possession may be had on the first of November. P. Barraud. October 5.
For RENT, The Store, Compting-Room & Cellar, at present occupied by Messrs. Wood & Hastings, no. 90, Main-street. Apply to Thomas Willock. August 24.
WOOD & HASTINGS, No. 76, Main-Street, Have just received an additional supply of Staple and Fancy GOODS, Among which are
Black Silk Velvet; Tabby, do.; Black Silk Florentine; Silk Handkerchiefs; do. Fancy Shawls; Convex Navy Buttons; fashionable Coat do.; a variety of French Goods; 2 trunks Cambric Muslins; 2 cases Linens; 2 bales Cotton Checks; 1 do. Gilla Handkerchiefs; 5 do. India Cottons, assorted, some very fine for Shirtings; a variety of Woollens. They have also on hand a general and extensive assortment of
WOOLLEN GOODS. Every description of fancy Muslins and Dresses; Velvets; Constitution and President's Cords; Dimities; Carpets; Hosiery, &c. &c. On consignment, just received,
Hussar and Backstrap BOOTS; Ladies' Kid and Morocco Shoes; Mens' coarse do.; coarse and fine Hats. The above GOODS will be sold at very reduced prices for CASH, or undoubted credit, by wholesale and retail. December 11.
Now landing from on board the schooner Mohawk, Roger Quarles, master, from Leghorn, 120 hogsheads Bordolease CLARET, 96 casks Roll Brumstone, 100 boxes Castle Marble Soap, 50 tin boxes Saffron, 5 cases Florence Silks of all colours, a great many black, 2 hhds. shelled Almonds, 100 half chests Lucca Oil, of 30 flasks, 100 boxes Lucca Oil, 12 bottles each, 5 cases Chip Hats. For Sale by William Pennock. October 12.
For SALE, 2 elegant Bay Horses, a complete match, 2 do. grey do. do. do. 1 remarkable fine bay, and one very excellent grey Horse—For which, Notes of the Bank of Newbern and Cape-Fear, or Proc. Money will be taken in payment—Apply at the Office of the Publick Ledger. Sept. 25.
For SALE, 73 punch. choice Antigua RUM, 30 do. Grenada do. 600 bushels CORN, 600 do. Grenada do. 80,000 drawn White and Red Oak STAVES, 60 barrels Pork. George Wilson. November 4.
NOTICE. I am again compelled to solicit all those indebted to the estate of PHILIP COLLINS, deceased, to make immediate payment, as no longer indulgence can be given. Jane Collins, Admr'x. December 9.
For SALE, 4000 bushels Ground Allum SALT, And a few well assorted crates of EARTHENWARE. George Murray, & Co. December 7.
For SALE, 75 tierces prime green Jam. Coffee, And a few puncheons 5 and 6 years old Antigua Rum; Loaf and Brown Sugar in hogsheads and barrels; a few sets Table China; fine and superfine Flour, &c. Harrison Allmand. January 4.
Richard Jeffrey & Co. No. 66, Main-street, corner of Bank-Street, have just received 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 Lancents, Tooth Brushes of superior kind, Refined Liquorice, &c. They have on hand, and are in daily expectation of receiving from Amfledam, all kinds of GLASS WARE, fuitable to Apothecaries. MEDICINE CHESTS for ships and family use, with printed directions, put up as usual. October 5.
Fresh Imperial TEA. Just received 17 boxes fresh Imperial TEA, of the present year's importation—Also on Hand, 25 tons assorted BAR IRON, 80 barrels and a few hogsheads Muscovado Sugar, 40 barrels and bags Green Coffee; 25 hhds. old Antigua Rum, 20 hhds. Molasses; 8 pipes French Brandy, 10 crates assorted Queen's Ware, A few quarter casks of Sherry and Teneriffe Wine, Whiskey in barrels; Loaf Sugar, New York prime Pork and Beef; 30 casks Cheese, A few barrels Mackarel; Soap; Candles; Demijohns, &c. For Sale by Jennings & Roddey. February 26.
NOTICE. The partnership of Ellis & Sprigg, of Hampton, is this day by mutual consent dissolved—all persons indebted to the said firm are requested most earnestly to come forward and pay their respective balances to Mr. C. Sprigg; and all those who have claims against said firm, to produce them to said C. Sprigg for settlement. Samuel Ellis, Per his Attorney in fact, Robert Gilson, Corbin Sprigg. Hampton, February 17.
For CASH or approved Discountable Paper, 20 bales best Russia CANVAS, 1 do. Ravens Duck; 1 do. Mattrass Ticking, 65 packages German Linen—For Sale by Niemeyer & Von Kapff. February 26.
THE SUBSCRIBERS Offer for Sale at their Store on Campbell's wharf, the following Articles, low for cash or approved Notes at 60 and 90 days, 10 hhds. choice old Antigua RUM, 20 do. 3d proof Rum; 4 pipes old Port Wine, 2 pipes old Cognac Brandy; 2 do. choice Hollands Gin, 4 do. New-York Anchor Gin; 5 qr. casks Sherry Wine, 10 barrels Apple Brandy; 10 hhds. second qua. it. Sugar, 3 hogsheads Loaf Sugar; 10 barrels Pennington's do. 10,000 lbs. prime Green Coffee, 20 hhds. choice retailing Molasses; 4 ton assorted Bar Iron, 20 keg. P and FF Gun Powder; 2 ton Shot assorted, 100 boxes choice mould Candles, 30 do. Philadelphia made Soap; 10 do. English Mustard, 25 do. choice Figs; 4 do. half pint Tumblers, 20 barrels Whiskey; Alexandria and Richmond. fine and superfine Flour—and a general assortment of Ship Chandlery, Cordage, &c. Bowden & Milhado. March 4.
7500 bushels coarse Liverpool SALT, a-float, being the cargo of the ship Susan, from Liverpool. For Sale by C. & F. Whittle. IN STORE, 100 barrels RYE WHISKEY. March 14
COOKE & SANFORD, Have received eighteen hogsheads and eighteen barrels Loaf and Lump SUGAR, which they offer for Sale on very moderate terms. On hand of their last importation, 2 bales flaxen OZNABURGS, 2000 wt. Seine Twine; 1 bale assorted Blue Cloths, 1 bale superfine Navy Blue Cloth, 2 boxes well assorted Irish Linens, Irish and Dutch Sheetings and Dowlas, 2 Trunks Cotton Hosiery; 1 case Dimities, 2 do. assorted Nankenees and Gra dils, 3 do. Callicoes; 2 do. Cotton Cambricks, 1 box French Cambricks and Handkerchiefs, 2 cases Mens' and 1 do. Children's fashionable Beaver Hats. Feb. 24.
BOOTS. Elegant Hussar & Backstrap BOOTS. Just received and for Sale by Wood & Hastings, Opposite Market Square. Feb. 8.
6000 bushels St. Ubes SALT—afloat. IN STORE, 35 puncheons 3d and 4th proof Antigua Rum, 100 hogsheads Sugar, principally Antigua, 40,000 wt. Green Coffee; 850 Demijohns, 7,500 bushels coarse Salt; 100 barrels Rye Whiskey, 30 tierces London Brown Stout, 20 hogsheads Philadelphia Ale and Porter, 150 barrels superfine and fine Flour; 40 kegs fresh Raisins, 10 pipes London particular Madeira Wine, fit for use, 600 ready made Check Shirts. 20 hhds. Petersburg Tobacco, 50 barrels Pork; 100 barrels Sugar; a few cases Hermilage For Sale on liberal terms by C. & F. Whittle. February 6.
NOTICE. The Copartnership of RICHARD POWDEN, & Co. having expired, Richard D. Urmann is authorised to receive and pay the debts of said concern. Moses Myers, Richard Bowden, Richard Drummond. February 2.
Cognac Brandy, Hollands Gin, Country Rice in tierces and half tierces—For Sale by C. & F. Whittle. February 24.
All persons to whom the Subscriber is indebted, are requested to make known the amount of their claims immediately. Wm. Hartshorne. Jun. January 13.
For SALE at my Brew-House, Strong, Table, and Ship BEER, by the hogshead, 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. 13.
One Hundred Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the Subscriber on the 26th December last, a Mulatto Man named TONY, a Blacksmith by trade; he is about 24 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high—had on when he went away a dark cloth suit coat and pantaloons—his right foot has been broken, which causes him to limp, and is much larger than the other—He travelled in the stage from Fredericksburg to Norfolk, the 28th ult. I have understood he went by the name of Benjamin James while in Suffolk—I expect he will endeavour to pass as a free man. The above reward will be given to any person who will secure him in any jail so that I see him again, and all reasonable charges paid if delivered to me in Plymouth, North Carolina. JOHN WALKER. January 8.
For SALE, 45,000 wt. good COFFEE in bags 94 puncheons old St. Kitt's RUM MOSES MYERS. January 8.
NOTICE. The Subscribers have removed to the Warehouse, No. 6, on Newton's wharf, formerly occupied by Messrs. John D. Haldane, & Co. JENNINGS & RODDEY. January 8.
For RENT, The DWELLING-HOUSE on Granby-street, belonging to captain Vickery, inxt door to Robert Boush, Esq.—possession will be given on the first day of January next. For terms apply to Alexander Wilson. December 18.
First quality Jamaica COFFEE. Just received and for Sale, 77 tierces and 24 barrels prime Green COFFEE. James & Thomas Tucker. December 28.
NORFOLK. PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A-WEEK, BY WILLIAM DAVIS, FOR THE PROPRIETOR, Opposite the Exchange Coffee-House. Price Six Dollars yearly, in advance.