Norfolk gazette and publick ledger (Norfolk [Va.]), 1806-08-11 00:00:00

THIS PAPER IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A WEEK; PRICE TO SUBSCRIBERS FIVE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE—SINGLE PAPER TWELVE AND ONE HALF CENTS—ADVERTISEMENTS ARE INSERTED AT THE RATE OF FIFTY CENTS FOR THE FIRST, AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER SQUARE FOR EACH SUCCEEDING INSERTION
Now Landing on our Wharf, from the Schooner Catharine Shepherd, Capt. Webb, from Antigua,
50 Puncheons fine flavoured RUM, For Sale on liberal credit, by Conway & F. Whittle. July 25.
At Private Sale, at Sixty Days, 70 Puncheons RUM, 40 hogheads, and 60 barrels SUGAR, 50 bags COFFEE; 23 pipes French BRANDY, Madeira and Lisbon WINE, in pipes and qr. casks, 80 boxes Mould CANDLES, GIN in pipes and cases. Wm. B. Lamb. July 28.
Ten Dollars Reward, WILL be given to any person for apprehending a Negro Woman by the name of LUCY, about 25 years of age, a smart free spoken likely girl, has a scar on the right side of her neck. I have been informed that she has been seen about the kitchen of Captain Michael Corran, and about Mr Roger's Blacksmith's Shop. When stopped and interrogated, she says that her mistress has hired her out, at other times she says that she has just come from home, by which means she has not been taken up. All persons are forewarned not to harbor the said Woman, and masters of vessels and others are notified not to take her off. Mary Williams, Boush's Lane. August 6.
NEW WHEAT FLOUR, In barrels and half barrels, for family use, for Sale by I. & W. Southgate. August 4.
COGNAC BRANDY. This Day landing on Newton's wharf, from the schooner Rising States, Capt. Newcomb, from New-York, 11 pipes 4th pf. real Cognac Brandy, 1 do. Old PORT WINE. And in Store, just received, 1 Hogshead fresh LIME JUICE, 1 do. SHRUB. Price & Waddey. August 4.
FOR SALE, The LOT and HOUSES, whereon John Hamilton, Esq. the British Consul resides; on it are a three story Dwelling-House, an Office, a Kitchen, and other houses necessary for family use—A Well of good Water new & fitted, and a Garden late y pailed in, a Warehouse and Cellar under it, the remains of a Wharf which will make a good foundation to build on, with all the privileges of lots situated on the river of extending a wharf—Also, two hundred and seventy one and half acres of well timbered Land, with a good Fishery on Willoughby's Bay, taking in the mouth and part of Mason's Creek, where the best of Fish and Oysters can be conveniently taken—Also, a Lot in Smithfield, between Mr. Purdie's and Capt. Todd's lots. For terms apply to Thomas Newton. August 1.
NOTICE. All persons having claims against the Estate of DANIEL McPHERSON, deceased, are requested to exhibit them immediately to the Subscriber duly attested; those indebted to said estate, are informed that an immediate payment is indispensable. John Mc'Phail, Ex'r. August 1.
GERMAN GOODS, JOHN C. NIEMEYER, Offers for Sale the following GOODS, for Cash or on convenient credit, for approved Bills only, viz. 5000 Bags 2 & 3 bushels, loose and in bales, 6000 East-India Gunny Bags, 330 pieces Hessian and brown Rolls, 325 pieces white Rolls, of four qualities, 140 pieces Ticklenburgs and Osnaburgs, 160 pieces Platiillas, white and brown, 15 pieces Dowlas, 20 do. Checks, 40 do. Britannias, 40 do. Rouans, 45 do. best Flemish Sheeting, 20 do. fine Bed ticking 2 yards wide, 24 do. Mattress Ticking, 18 do. German Canvas, 18 do. do. Shirt Linen, 44 yards each, from 65 to 110 dolls per piece, 14 do. do. 37 yds. each, at 36 to 75 dolls. per piece, 240 do. Velvet Ribbons, assorted, 40 boxes English crown window Glass, 70 do. Baltimore window Glass assorted, at the manufactory prices, for cash, 2000 wt. Lamb's Wool, superior quality, 5000 doz. German Phials, very cheap, 2000 bunches red Garnet Beads, Also a complete assortment of the following Articles, viz. Fifty assorted Trunks, Oil Cloth, Coffee Mills, German Razor Houses, Morocco Shaving Cases, do. Pocket Books, do. Sagar Boxes, Spectacle Cases, Windsor Soap, Hand Lanthorns, best Tortoise Shell Crows, Ivory & Horn do. fine Razors & Penknives, Pocket Knives of all kinds, Knives and Forks, Snuffers very elegant, Brass Candlesticks, Coffee Toasters, Shoe Brushes, Cloth do. Mill Saws, Frying Pans, Shovels, Tong, and Pokers, Fish Hooks, Table Mats, Battle Doors and Birds, Bell Metal Kettles, Waffle Irons, Wafer Irons, German Lace & Thread, Bird Cages & Baskets, Black Silk Velvet, 2000 Agate Pins, Jewellery and Crystal Beads, Toilet Looking Glasses, common do. assorted, Snuff Boxes, Umbrellas, Plush for Saddles, Passage Lamps, Chamber Lamps and Wicks, Backgammon, Tables, 800 Dice, elegant Chess Men, and Cribbage Boards. Apply as above. May 16.
S. Osborn having libelled a Mr. Denning in Connecticut, was tried, found guilty and his sentence put in train of execution; this, in a number of the democratick papers, has been represented as a species of federal tyranny and oppression, and poor Osborn is represented as a suffering martyr in the good cause of defamation. Those publications have reflected on the sheriff of Litchfield, to whose charge he was committed, he has thought proper to give the following statement to set the matter in a proper light.
From the Litchfield Monitor. TO THE PUBLICK. I have noticed in the paper entitled the "Witness," for two weeks past, pretended statements of my conduct as sheriff, towards Selleck Osborn, a prisoner in the jail of this county. These statements are calculated to destroy the confidence of the publick in me as one of their officers, to induce a belief that I have adopted a course of conduct towards Osborn, entirely new, and unwarranted by our law, or the usage of sheriffs in similar cases.
If the design of these publications was to destroy, or in any way injure my private character, the publick should not be troubled with any statement, by way of defence; but as the attack is made upon my official conduct, justice to my fellow-citizens demands of me a statement of the facts.
In March last, S. Osborn was tried and convicted, by the hon. county court, for Litchfield county, for publishing a false and malicious libel on the character of Julius Denning, Esq. and was by the court sentenced to "find a bond of 500 dollars, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour; to pay a fine of 100 dollars, pay the cost of prosecution, and stand committed until judgment was complied with."—After consultation, O. by his counsel, made the following motion to the court:—"That if he was obliged to be confined in jail at that time, for not complying with the judgment of the court, and should at any future time wish to give the bond, I might be instructed by the court to take it." The court after hearing the motion, unanimously decided, "that they could give me no orders about it; that I must know my duty, and would do it." I then notified O. and his friends (Messrs. M. Seymour, jun. and E. Boardman) that if they intended to give bail for O. they must do it before he was committed, and before the court rose; as it was the business of the court to see the bond properly taken, and not a thing within my province, as sheriff. The court rose the day that sentence was passed upon O. which was about 11 or 12 o'clock.
The friends of O. requested that he might not be committed until 4 o'clock, P. M. to which I agreed. When taken to the jail he was shown the various apartments, and told that he might have his choice of the rooms. He made choice of the south room upon the lower floor, as being the best lighted, and the most accessible to his friends; from which room he has never been removed. At that time there were no debtors confined in jail, and but two criminals; one of which, a woman, by the name of Catherine Payne, was confined for burning a barn, in an upper room; the other man by the name of Beebe, who had been tried on an indictment for murder, and acquitted, but ordered by the court to pay the cost of prosecution; for which he is now held in jail. The day following there was a German brought to jail, charged with having committed a rape, and put into the room with Beebe. Not many days after Osborn's confinement, a debtor was brought to jail, and to save O. the inconvenience and mortification of being confined with other criminals, Mr. Cook, the jailor, entered into an agreement with the debtor, that he would take no legal advantage of Mr. Cook, if he was committed with criminals; a practice contrary to the statute law of this state, which is, "That no debtor shall be lodged in the same room with felons, on penalty, &c." This mode of confining prisoners, was practised, by consent of the debtors, at various times, until the 27th of June, last, for the express purpose of accommodating O. when an unfortunate young man, by the name of Baldwin, who had been in a state of derangement for some time past, was brought to the jail by Mr. N. Robbins, a deputy sheriff, charged with having committed an assault and battery upon the body of a young woman. I accompanied Mr. Robbins to the jail, and as Mr. Cook was not at home assisted in putting Baldwin into the room with Osborn, who had for a room-mate at that time, a Mr. Lee, committed for debt; a very stout athletic man. The reason why I put Baldwin into the room with O. at that time, was for the purpose of dividing the prisoners in each room equally; there being three confined in the upper room, and but Osborn and Lee in the lower room, and no other room in which I could secure a prisoner for a night.
In the evening, after Baldwin was committed, Messrs. S. P. Beers, O. Seymour, and O. Lewis, jun. called on me at my house, and wished to know "if Baldwin could not be moved from the room where O. was
confined;" stating "that O. was unwell, and they were under great apprehensions for his life, if Baldwin was suffered to remain with him." I told them it was impossible for me to remove him that night, there being no room in the jail unoccupied. They urged me to go down to the jail and see what could be done;" stating "that Mr. Cook was not at home." I went to the jail with them, and there found 15 or 20 men assembled on the occasion, most of whom were the particular and professed friends of Osborn. Some of them proposed that I should take Baldwin out of the room in which he (B.) was confined, and put him into the north room, on the lower floor, by himself. To convince them that this request could not be safely complied with, they were immediately conducted to the room, and shewn its insecure situation; it not having been occupied since my concern with the jail, and I presume not for several years before. It was next proposed, by these present, that Baldwin should be taken out of jail and put under keepers. They were then asked what apology I could make to the public, should Baldwin escape from his keepers? Or who would be responsible to me for the prisoner! To which Mr. Ozias Lewis, jun. replied, that "if I would take Baldwin out of Osborn's room, they would give me a bond so large, that if I was broken from being sheriff for it, I should get more money out of the bond, than ever I should by being sheriff"—Some of the gentlemen proposed that two or three of them should be shut up in the room with Osborn that night, to take care of him, and to act as keepers to Baldwin, and to protect their friend from harm. These proposals were considered as inconsistent with my duty, or with any former usage; and with the last, especially, I could not be expected to comply—for the number already confined in the jail was so great, that I had reason to fear, that some of them might have friends abroad who would furnish instruments for the purpose of breaking the jail. But to satisfy the applicants, and to remove all pretended uneasiness on account of Osborn's danger, I shifted from an upper apartment, into the room with Osborn and Lee, one of the prisoners, of whom, O's friends were less afraid than of Baldwin, and put Baldwin into the room with Beebe and the German: This appeared to give general satisfaction to Osborn and his friends. The day following I repaired the north room in such manner, as was considered sufficient for the safe-keeping of Baldwin; into which he was committed, and where he has since remained by himself.
After this, I was threatened with suits, for having confined debtors and criminals in the same room, contrary to statute. Mr. Cook, (the jailer) and myself, then concluded we had better lodge our prisoners in the manner directed by statute; and we accordingly took Beebe and the German from the upper room and put them in the room with Osborn—confining the debtors in the apartment from which Beebe and the German had been taken. At the same time I told O. that when the upper room was vacant Beebe and the German should be put back, and he (O.) have his room to himself, until other debtors were committed; and that in such cases they must be confined as they then were. Not many days after this conversation, the debtors who had been closely imprisoned were all discharged. I went to the prison intending to make the shift of prisoners, according to promise; Mr. Cook being absent and not thinking it prudent to remove the prisoners without his assistance, the business was delayed. I was at the jail three times in the course of the day and evening; the last time Mr. Cook had returned—and while we were conversing on the subject of removal, Mr. Comstock, deputy-sheriff, presented a debtor for commitment; informing us that the person was to be confined in close jail. This circumstance, prevented at that time, the contemplated shift, though Mr. Comstock did not deliver up his prisoner till next morning;—since which, notwithstanding all the clamour and complaints in The Witness , there has been no vacant room in the jail.
On the Tuesday following, Moses Seymour, Esquire invited me to go with him to his office—telling me he wanted to talk over Osborn's situation, & made some remarks respecting the feelings of people about Osborn's confinement with criminals. At the office we met Gen. Skinner and deacon Lewis. Squire Seymour informed the gentlemen, that "he had invited me down there to talk over that business;" upon which the deacon immediately rose and went out of the room, remarking, he "would go and call in them folks." The deacon very soon returned, in company with Seth P. Beers and Joseph L. Smith, Esquires when the subject of Osborn's confinement was again introduced; at the same time Mr. Smith presented me one of the "communications," as they please to stile them. The object of the first "communication," was to request or rather to demand of me, that bail should be taken for Selick Osborn, and he be permitted to have the liberties of the prison yard; claimed that he ought to be considered as a debtor, and not as a criminal!—I told them there was no need of writing any thing
on this subject; conversing it over would have answered as well. Squire Seymour observed that "he told them to put what they wanted to state on paper, and then there would be no disputes about it; that if they did not, we would be certificating about it next."—I remarked that the "communication" was not signed, and suggested that their names had better be put to it: they replied it would make no difference. I then asked general Skinner, deacon Lewis, and Esquire Seymour, if they meant to be considered a committee, for the purpose of addressing me on the subject? one of them replied in the affirmative.—They were told, respecting Osborn's being a criminal or debtor, that as they made it a question I would think of it, and consult the opinion, and advice of some attorneys, and my friends—assuring them of an answer in a few days. The next day I met with Adonijah Strong and Judson Canfield, Esqrs. and put the question to them; they both agreed that I could not take bail for Osborn; that he stood committed as a criminal, and not as a debtor, and that if he wanted to be released, he must give the bond required by the court agreeably to his sentence; and that the court and not the sheriff, must take the bond. I also obtained the opinion of Elisha Sterling, Esq. of Salisbury, James Gould, Aaron Smith, and Amos Benedict, Esqrs. of this town, all of whom agreed with the other gentlemen in opinion, that I was not authorised and had no power to take bonds. Squire Seymour himself, after having, at my request, considered the question gave it as his opinion, ("as a man, not as a magistrate") that I could not take bonds for O.
The substance of the second "communication" was, that Osborn be permitted to attend publick worship on Sundays, & join with his fellow creatures in the worship of his God! This request I have not thought proper to comply with; reflecting, that if O. was permitted the privilege, Catharine Payne would claim the same indulgence. I mention her first, because she is the only person in jail, except O. who has been convicted; therefore her case, in this respect, compares with Osborn's. Certainly, if the persons alluded to are allowed to attend meeting, it must be conceded that Beebe's right is at least as plausible, since he has been tried and acquitted; and the German, though charged with a very heinous and capital crime, yet not having a trial, is at present to be presumed innocent. Beside, there is generally some very honest men confined in jail for debt, who might very justly think themselves hardly treated, should they be denied the attention granted to criminals. Another reason, which operates on my mind is, that by the very act of granting the indulgence, I should be guilty of a breach of duty, and subject myself to a criminal prosecution. Upon the whole, I have concluded not to muster the prisoners on Sundays to attend publick worship.
The third "communication" requests me to restore Osborn to his former situation in "the jail, with debtors, and allow him still to "see his friends." If Osborn stands committed as a criminal, (as all men ought to know is the case,) he is confined where he ought to be, and where he must be, until some change takes place with respect to the prisoners now in jail. As to the part of the "communication," which states, that Osborn is not allowed to see his friends!" Mr. Cooke, the jailor, told me this day, that he had always, when himself at home, except in one instance, and at that time he was preparing and expected every moment to leave home) suffered Osborn's friends to go into the jail, and remain with him as long as they pleased. It is not to be expected, however, that hereafter his visitors will be allowed, in large companies, to tarry long in the room with him; as this privilege has heretofore been abused, to the purposes of DRINKING and GAMBLING. The doors of his apartment are generally, open in the day time, except one through which there is an opening large enough for his friends to see and converse with him.
As to the walls being "damp and ragged," and as the state of the air, I would merely remark, that he is confined in the prison built by the county, and which I am only to keep; that he is in the same room, in which prisoners have always heretofore been confined, without any complaint, more than usual for prisoners in any room; that others are now and have been confined with him, without exciting any publick clamour; and finally that it is the very room, which Osborn himself selected on his commitment.
As to my giving Osborn no warning to guard himself against Baldwin, on the latter's commitment, and my afterwards cautioning Beebe and the German, I have to observe that Osborn himself and Mr. Lee had long lived in this town, and were well acquainted with the character and situation of Baldwin, and of the particular transaction, for which he was then committed. Beebe and his fellow prisoner, on the other hand, were entire strangers to Baldwin, & as I suppose, to the transaction above alluded to.
JOHN R. LANDON. LITCHFIELD, July 21, 1806.

THE PUBLICK LEDGER.
TO SHEW THE VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TIME, HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1806.
By Capt. Deagle from Baltimore, we have received papers of Friday and Saturday, but they do not afford any thing new.
By the Philadelphia papers received by mail, we notice that the ship Caledonia of London, arrived at Port au Prince about the middle of July, with a valuable cargo, having touched at St. Thomas. This we shall find is the commencement of a commerce of great value to England, which to shew our obedience to France, we have relinquished, and which it does not appear that she could have had object in view, unless to shew her power. Her pride and our humility have conducted to give to Great Britain a valuable source of commerce, which may not be so easily wrested from her as may be supposed. General Smith of Maryland, warned the Senate what would happen, if the Bill under consideration should pass, but then this was before he had seen the imperial mandate, he was afterwards, (as we may say) "as dumb as an oyster."
Two of the leading republican papers in New-York, the American Citizen, and the Morning Chronicle, are accusing each other of being hostile to the administration of Mr. Jefferson. We only state the fact, without presuming to decide upon so delicate a point. The former paper is supported by the Clintons, and the latter by the Lewisites, or the friends of the present governor of New-York.
Audi alteram partem.
In our paper of Wednesday, we published some remarks from the Evening Post respecting the Miranda Trial, and this day we give those of the National Intelligencer in reply. Our own reflections on this subject we shall not now offer, but there is one observation of the Intelligencer which we cannot pass without notice. In defence of the President having turned Col. Smith out of office, it is insisted that Col. Smith's own declarations convicted him of being concerned in Miranda's expedition, and therefore the President had no occasion to wait for the verdict of the jury to establish his guilt or innocence. This is plausible but not solid. It is a fair rule, that if a man is called upon to give evidence concerning himself, that all his declarations must be taken together. If then Col. Smith admitted his knowledge of, and participation in, Miranda's expedition, it was coupled with a solemn declaration, that he understood that it was approved by the President and secretary of state. We do not say that Col. Smith was so idle as to suppose that he was justifiable in violating a law because the President and secretary of state approved of such violation. But he had no right to expect that he would be punished by the President with the loss of office, for doing what the President approved. It would be attaching a degree of duplicity to the character of the President which we hope it does not merit.
We are not now saying that the President did know and approve of Miranda's expedition, but that such were Col. Smith's impressions. It is therefore highly unjust to take so much of his declarations as suits a particular purpose, and to disregard the rest.
Our readers have heard a great deal respecting the case of Sellick Osborne, the editor of a paper called the Witness, in Connecticut. In the first page of this day's paper, will be found the statement of the Sheriff; after reading it, and comparing it with what has been advanced on the other side, we think any one must be satisfied that there never was a clamour raised with less cause, so far as relates to the conduct of the Sheriff. It appears to have been the settled plan of Osborne's friends to have entrapped the Sheriff into a breach of duty, as they must have known that some of their requests were inadmissible. We would advise our readers to read this plain unadorned statement, which we have copied without any of the remarks which have been inserted in the Eastern papers.
The Schooner Adeline, Strong, of this port, taken into New-Province in October last, was condemned on the 22d of last month.—As unjust a sentence, we will undertake to say, as was ever pronounced by any tribunal, having the appearance of a court of justice.
A British frigate of 44 guns, anchored this morning in Hampton Roads, supposed to be the Chichester, from New-York.
Equal and exact justice.—We are informed that on the late trial in New York, the testimony of Mr. Swartwout, the marshal of the district, was of a nature to make favourable impressions as to the agency of government in the affair of Miranda, and that since the conclusion of the trial he has been removed from his office by the president of the United States.
In the name of morality and decency, is it possible that there should be any connexion between these two facts! Will the administration leave room for even a suspicion that an officer under oath before a court of justice must accommodate his testimony to their wishes at the peril of his office. We greatly fear that there is something rotten in this affair. (U. S. Gaz.)
MARSHAL SWARTWOUT.—It is reported, but we know nothing of the truth of the report, that the President of the United States has removed Mr. Swartwout from the office of Marshal of this district.
It is sneeringly intimated in the Evening Post of Saturday last, that the removal ought to have been made, if made at all, previous to the late trials of Smith and Ogden, in which case Mr. Coleman seems to intimate that the marshal would not have had it in his power to select a jury to answer certain puerile questions. As Mr. Coleman, and the heads of the federal party, and the friends of our excellent and incorrupt governor, and the marshal, etc. have acted al-
together on this occasion, he may be presumed to know something about it. There never was on any occasion, or at any time a more profligate, a more audacious, or a more unprincipled combination to calumniate the National Executive, and embarrass the operations of Government. (N. Y. American Citizen.)
Republican Removal from Office.—The President of the United States has appointed PETER CURTE-NUS Marshal of the District of New-York, in the place of John Swartwout.
From the National Intelligencer.
Messrs. Smith and Ogden are acquitted of the charges preferred against them. A jury of their country has found them not guilty. The grounds on which this acquittal has taken place have not yet been laid before the public. The American Citizen has commenced an account of the trial; but the progress made in the publication is as yet too inconsiderable to throw much light on the subject. From this quarter, as well as another, we are promised a full and faithful report. Under these circumstances, it might have been expected that a spirit of animadversion would have been repressed until the only materials from which the public can form an enlightened judgment had been laid before them. It might have been expected that the triumph on the part of Col. Smith and Mr. Ogden, and their friends, would have been sufficiently great, without sullying it with the indulgence of any unworthy sentiments of resentment or party acrimony. But, however this magnanimous and temperate deportment might have been expected, we are sorry to say that it has not been realised. Party spirit, as if indignant at the fetters for a short time imposed upon it, has rushed forth from its confinement with an infuriated fury, with the malignant purpose of immolating the fairest characters in the country. Exultingly it cries, Smith and Ogden are safe! We may now, without a fear of consequences, aim our deadliest shafts at the President and Secretary of state, and the whole republican administration! For, if Smith and Ogden are innocent of the offences with which they were charged, the President and Secretary must be guilty!
This is the miserable logic which these political sophists are for palming on the people! To show that we state their denunciations fairly, we offer to our readers the following extracts from the New-York Evening Post.
THE MIRANDA TRIAL.
(See Ledger of Wednesday last.)
But on what are these vehement denunciations founded. No new facts are adduced to prove the participation of the administration in the schemes of Miranda. We do not know what disclosures may be made when a full account of the trial shall be published. But at present the only thing relied upon is the acquittal of Messrs. Smith and Ogden. The utmost this can prove is their innocence, and this in the strict and legal sense of the term. The jury were bound to be governed by legal evidence, and by that only; and it would seem from their verdict that the evidence of that nature was not sufficiently strong to support the prosecution.
But does it appear that because Smith and Ogden are thus found not guilty by a jury of their country of the charges set forth against them, that the President or the Secretary of State are reprehensible? Their acquittal of any participation in Miranda's equipment surely does not convict the administration of a participation in it. Both may be innocent.
The only ground then for censure left is the institution of a prosecution, and the removal of Col. Smith from office. But let any man read the depositions in our first page, in which Ogden and Smith acknowledge the agency they both had in supplying Miranda with military stores and enlisting men, and answer whether, possessed of this information, the executive could hesitate for a moment to order prosecutions, or to remove from office a man who thus appears, on his own acknowledgement to have had this agency, and consequently to have assisted in infringing laws of which he was constituted the legal guardian? Under this view of the subject it is altogether immaterial whether the depositions of Smith and Ogden were voluntary or extorted. However they may have been obtained, the facts they contain cannot be considered on that account the less true. What are these facts? That Ogden obtained for Miranda and caused to be taken on board of the Leander warlike stores to a great amount; that he aided him in enlisting men; that from conversation with Miranda he understood the Leander was to land her cargo and general Miranda near the town of Carraccas in the province of Carraccas, so that the same might be conveyed to that place," and that he also understood "that his object was to relieve the people from oppression."
With regard to Smith, he states that Miranda informed him "that he had been invited by his friends at Carraccas his native country, to return to his native place,"—that Miranda had invited him to accompany him there; that for the purpose of procuring a fit vessel he referred him to capt. Lewis, who referred him to Mr. Ogden; that he agreed that his son should accompany Miranda;—"that gen. Miranda represented to him the distressed and oppressed situation of the people of that country to which he was bound, and that the people were generally desirous that a change should take place as to their political situation, and that the said gen. Miranda had that object very near his heart, and it was his wish & intention to effect it if it could be done—and the said Miranda had represented to him that on his arrival there he should be in the bosom of his friends, whom he expected would join him in endeavouring to heave off the present Spanish government from the people of that country—and he understood from Gen. Miranda, that he was to proceed to extremities to separate that country from the Spanish government if he found the people favorable to such an event"—"That he, at the request of Gen. Miranda, asked and engaged about 15 or 20 men himself to accompany him."
These are the acknowledgments of these men of the share they had in the enterprise of Miranda. Was not this participation, thus declared, a sufficient reason for the executive to order prosecutions to be commenced? Would they not have been considered as criminally negligent, had they not directed such prosecutions to be instituted? Would not such remissness have justly exposed them to the imputation of being themselves concerned in the expedition? Would not this imputation have gathered strength from permitting col. Smith to remain in office after such an infraction of laws whose enforcement it was his peculiar duty to have attended to. Still further, would not a participation of the Executive have been further corroborated by the suffering these acts to pass unnoticed and by the premitting Col. Smith to continue in office, after his own deposition had declared his belief that the expedition was countenanced by the government? Surely, under such circumstances, forbearance would have been construed into conscious guilt. It would have been said, and justly too, that the administration was afraid to prosecute these men, least their own criminality should be made apparent.
Whence, then, it may be asked, the vehement denunciation of the federal prints? It can only be traced to the malignant spirit of party, that seizes every occasion to traduce that virtue which it dreads the most formidable obstacle to its personal and ambitious views.
BOSTON, June 2. FROM ROTTERDAM.
Captain Webber, of the barque Edward Henry, arrived yesterday from Rotterdam, which place he left the 14th June, informs, that prince Louis Buonaparte had arrived at the Hague, accompanied by a numerous and splendid retinue, and was to be proclaimed king the next day. Great preparations had been made for the coronation; & the sum of 2500,000 guilders ordered to be raised for the purpose of rendering the establishment worthy the nation and the illustrious prince appointed to reign over it.
Capt. W. further advises, that the English continue their captures of Prussian vessels, which are immediately tried and condemned.—That neutral vessels are suffered to enter the ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, &c. without detention; and that the markets were generally good—Coffee 58 cents, and quick—Sugar as per last prices.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
After announcing the receipt of late London papers by the Oliver Elseworth, the editor of the New York Daily Advertiser.
No material changes appear to have taken place on the Continent since our last advices from that quarter. From the observer of Sunday, June 15, we have selected the followed articles of Continental news:
Yesterday a bag of letters was received at the Post office from Holland, with some German journals of later dates than those transmitted by the late mails; they have furnished us with the following interesting intelligence:
An extensive promotion has taken place in the Prussian army, a measure generally adopted at the commencement of a war, of which it is now considered indicative. Several fresh regiments have been ordered to join the Prussian army in Pomerania.
The Swedes are busied in constructing works along the River Peno, which divide Swedish Pomerania from Prussian Pomerania; and the Prussians who crowd the opposite bank, do not offer the least impediment. At Stralsund, the fortifications are completed; and a militia, to the number of 5000 men, has been organized to assist in the defence of the place.
The emperor of Germany has not yet appointed an ambassador to Paris. Count Metternich, now at Berlin, it is said, is to go thither, and to be replaced at the Prussian court by Count Merveldt, now employed in a secret mission to Petersburg.
Lucien Buonaparte still lives at Frascati, near Rome, and has refused to send his eldest daughter (by his first wife) to Paris, as Napoleon desired; declining, also, the offer of the latter to obtain for her an advantageous match.
The archduke Charles has induced the organization of Volunteer corps in Vienna, to the number of 20,000 men, and has encouraged similar associations in all the other cities of the empire. It is confidently stated that the levy en masse and volunteers now occasionally assembling and training in Hungary, Bohemia, Austria, amount to between four and five millions of men; while the most extraordinary and successful exertions are making to reinforce the army. A letter from Rotterdam, which announces these measures, adds, that they become the subject of a strong remonstrance on the part of Mr. Rochefoucault, and an enquiry as to the occasion of them—to which count Stadion replied, that they were considered necessary for the purpose of internal defence.
The French continued, to the date of the last accounts from the Inn, to be un-remittingly employed in strengthening Brannau.—Three thousand of the neighbouring peasantry had for three months been engaged on the works.
Baron Grotte, late Prussian minister in Saxony it is said, is to be the third Prussian minister of state, in the room of Count Keller, who refuses to act with Count Haugwitz.
The duke of Brunswick, by an order dated the 9th of May, has directed the levy of 60,000 thousand dollars for the support of the Prussian troops in Hanover.
Lieutenant-colonel Henderstiere, who, in the Swedish frigate Thetis, of 40 guns, commands the blockading squadron off Dantzic, officially notified the service on which he was employed on the 23d ult.
The Moniteur of the 7th contains a copy of the Prussian Proclamation, by which Anspach is transferred to Bavaria.
The Danish Marine, which has lately engaged the active consideration of its government, on the 1st inst. comprised eighty-three vessels of various denominations ready for sea.
The new Germanic constitution is the production of Bacher, the French charge d'affairs. The differences between Sweden and Prussia are likely to be soon adjusted, under the mediation of the Russian ambassador, M. d'Aloupe. Count Stackelberg has, however, the chief management of the negotiations now carrying on.
Yesterday a bag of letters arrived at the Post-Office via Portsmouth, from Gibraltar. We have by this channel received advices from that garrison to the 20th ult. at which period, accounts had reached Gibraltar from Ragusa to the middle of April, contradicting the report of the neutrality of that republic having been violated, either by the French or Russians.
A promotion of admirals is spoken of as about to take place immediately. We understand that it is to include captain Stopford, who is the twenty-first on the list.
LONDON, June 10.
The Gazette, of Saturday night contains an order in council for allowing friendly and neutral nations to trade to the Cape of Good Hope; prohibiting, however, the importation of Asiatic goods or military stores, except by the India company; and restricting exports generally without licence.
In the house of commons Mr. Wilberforce, after a few preparatory observations, moved that an humble address be presented to his majesty, beseeching that he may be graciously pleased to adopt such measures as him may seem meet to induce America and the powers of Europe, to unite with this country in a resolution to abolish the trade in slaves.
The following list has been given of the names of the peers voting, and of the manner in which they voted.
Table with 2 columns: Peer Name, Vote. Includes entries like Lord Chancellor, Dukes—York, Clarence, Kent, Sussex, Gloucester, Lord Privy Seal, Somerset, Marquis—Winchester, Holland, Crantley, Rawdon, Bulkeley.
Table with 2 columns: Peer Name, Vote. Includes entries like Suffolk, Winchelsea, Carlisle, Oxford, Cowper, Stanhope, Buckinghamshire, Egremont, Radnor, Mansfield, Grosvenor, Fortesque, Carnarvon, Earls—Breadalbane, Stair, Enniskillen.
Table with 2 columns: Peer Name, Vote. Includes entries like Dukes—Cumberland, Cambridge, Beaufort, Rutland, Marquis—Salisbury, Abercorn, Cornwallis, Hertford, Earls—Alesford, Dartmouth, Bridgewater, Westmoreland, Essex, Doncaster, Bristol, Macclesfield, Graham, Hardwicke, Chatham, Bathurst, Uxbridge, Camden, Strange, Mount Edgecumbe, Digby, Onslow, Chichester, Powis, Strathmore, Rothes, Aboyne, Balcarres—went away after 1st charge, Glasgow, Westmeath, Longford, Lucan.
PARIS, June 3. Presentation of the Ambassadors Extraordinary from the States of Holland.
Arrived at the hall of the throne, they went thro' the usual ceremonies, after which, vice-admiral Verhuel, president of the deputation, delivered the following address:—
"SIRE, The representatives of the people distinguished by their patience in times of difficulty, and we dare to say, celebrated for the solidity of their judgment, and their fidelity in fulfilling the engagements they have contracted, have confided to us the honourable mission of presenting ourselves before the throne of your majesty. This people have suffered a long time under its own agitations and those of Europe. Witnesses of the catastrophes that have overthrown some states; victims of the disorders by which the whole have been shaken; they have been made sensible, that the force of interests and connexions, by which the great powers are at present united or divided, has rendered it indispensably necessary for them to place themselves under the first political safeguard of Europe. They have felt, that even their weakness has prescribed the necessity of reducing their own institutions into harmony with those of that state whose protection alone can guarantee them against the danger of servitude or ruin."
"These representatives have maturely and solemnly deliberated upon the circumstances of the present times, and the dreadful probabilities of the future; they have seen, even in the term of the calamities with which Europe has been so long afflicted, both the causes of their own evils, and the remedy to which it is necessary they should have recourse."
"Sire! We are charged to express to your majesty the wishes of the representatives of our people. We pray that you will grant us as the supreme chief of our republic, Prince Louis Napoleon, your majesty's brother, to whom we deliver, in full and respectful confidence, the guarantee of our laws, the defence of our political rights, and all the interests of our dear country. Under the sacred auspices of Providence—under the glorious protection of your majesty—and, in fine, under the power of the paternal government which we require of him, Sire, we dare to hope, that Holland, assured in future of the unchangeable affection of the greatest of monarchs, and strictly allied even by its destiny to that of your immense and immortal empire, will see the renewal of its ancient glory and prosperity and repose, it has so long been deprived of. Its losses then will no longer be considered as irreparable, and will only leave behind them a future remembrance."
His Majesty answered in the following terms: "Gentlemen, representatives of the Batavian people,
"I have always looked upon the protection of your country as the first interest of my crown. Every time I have been called upon to interfere in your internal affairs, I have been struck, from the first, with the inconvenience attached to the uncertain form of your government. Governed by a popular assembly, it had been under the intrigues, and agitated by neighbouring governments."
"Governed by an elective magistracy, every time this magistracy was renewed, produced a crisis of alarm to the rest of Europe, and the signal of new maritime wars. None of these inconveniencies can be guarded against, otherwise than by an hereditary government. This I recommended to your country by my councils, when the last constitution was established; and the offer that you have made of the crown of Holland to P. Louis is consistent with your true interests and my own; and it is adapted to secure the general tranquillity of Europe. France has been sufficiently generous, in renouncing all the rights which the events of war had given her over Holland; but I cannot intrust the strong places which cover my northern frontier, to the keeping of an unfaithful, or even to a doubtful hand."
"Gentlemen, I agree to the request of their high mightinesses. I proclaim Prince Louis King of Holland. You, Prince! reign over this people. Their forefathers only acquired their independence by the constant assistance of France—Holland afterwards became allied to England; she has been conquered; still she owes her existence to France. Let them then owe to you, their king, the protection of their laws and their religion but never cease to be a Frenchman. You and your heirs will possess the dignity of constable of the empire; you will recollect the duties you have to fulfil towards me, and the importance that I have attached to the safe keeping of the strong places upon my northern frontier, and which I confide to you. Prince! maintain among your

troops that spirit which I have observed among them in the field of battle. Cherish the sentiment of union and love for France among your new subjects. Be a terror to the wicked, and a father to the good; this is the character of great kings."
His highness Prince Louis then advanced to the foot of the throne, said:
"SIRE—I had placed all ambition in sacrificing my life in your service. I made my happiness consist in a close inspection into those qualities that, equally dear to myself and others, have so often testified the power and effects of your genius. Permit me then to express my regret in separating from you; but my life and my wishes belong to you. I go to reign in Holland because it is the desire of the people, and because it is your Majesty's order."
"Sire, when your Majesty quitted France to go and conquer Europe, which had conspired against you, you intrusted to me the defence of Holland against the invasion that threatened it. On this occasion I appreciated the character of the people; and the qualities which distinguished them."
"Yes, Sire, I shall be proud of reigning over them; but however glorious the career may be that presents itself, the assurance of your Majesty's constant protection, the love and patriotism of my new subjects, will give me the hopes of healing those wounds occasioned by so many wars, and the events that have accumulated within the course of a few years."
"Sire! when your majesty shall put the last seal to your glory, in giving peace to the world, the places which you shall then entrust to my care, to that of my children, to the Dutch troops that have fought at Austerlitz under your inspection, shall be well guarded. United by interest, my people shall at the same time be attached by the sentiments of love and gratitude to their king, to your majesty, and to France."
The Dutch representative had an audience of the empress, and was afterwards conducted to their hotel in the same manner in which they left it.
Message from his majesty the emperor and king. We have commanded our cousin, the arch-chancellor of the empire, to acquaint you that in compliance with the wishes of their high mightinesses, we have proclaimed prince Louis Napoleon, our well beloved brother, king of Holland; the throne to be descendible to his heirs, male and legitimate, in order of primogeniture. It is our intention also, that the king of Holland and his posterity, preserve the title of Constable of the empire. This determination of our's has appeared conformable to the interests of our people. As Holland, in a military point of view, included all the strong places which protected our northern frontier, it was necessary, for the security of our states, that the custody of it should be entrusted to persons respecting whose attachment we could entertain no doubt. In a commercial point of view, Holland, being situate at the mouths of many great rivers, which flow through a considerable part of our territory, it was necessary that we should have security that the treaty of commerce which we shall conclude with her, shall be faithfully executed in order that we may adjust our manufacturing and commercial interests with the commerce of that people.
"Holland, besides, is one of the first political concerns of France. An elective magistracy would have produced this inconvenience, that it would have oftener exposed the country to the intrigues of our enemies, and that every fresh election would have been the signal for a new war."
"Prince Louis, who has no personal ambition, has given us a proof of affection for us, and of the love he bears the people of Holland, by accepting the offer of a throne which imposes upon him such great obligations."
"The arch chancellor of the German empire, elector of Ratisbon, and primate of Germany, having signified to us that it was his intention to appoint a coadjutor, and that with the concurrence of the minister and principal members of his chapter, having conceived that it would be for the advantage of religion and the German empire, that he should appoint to that situation our uncle and cousin cardinal Fesch, our grand Almoner, and archbishop of Lyons, we have accepted the said nomination in the name of the said cardinal. If this determination of the elector arch-chancellor of the empire, be useful to Germany, it is no less conformable to the political interests of France."
"Thus does the services of the country call far away from us, our brothers and our children; but the happiness and prosperity of our subjects are also among the objects of our dearest affection."
"At our palace at St. Cloud, 5th June. 1806. "NAPOLEON." (Countersigned) "MARET."
TREATY. His imperial and royal majesty Napoleon, emperor of the French and king of Italy, and the assembly of their high mightinesses the representative of the Batavian Republic, presides by his excellency the grand pensionary, accompanied by the council of state, the ministers, and secretary of state, considering,
"1. That from the prevailing turn of mind, and the actual organization of Europe, a government without solidity, and certain duration, cannot fulfil the objects for which it is instituted.
"2. That the periodical renewal of the head of the state would always be a source of dissention in Holland, and a constant subject of agitation and disagreement among the powers friendly or inimical to Holland.
"3. That an hereditary government can alone secure the quiet possession of all which is dear to the Dutch people, the free exercise of their religion, the preservation of their laws, their political independence and civil liberty.
"4. That its first duty is to secure to itself a powerful protection, under the shelter of which it may freely exercise its industry, and maintain itself in the possession of its territory, its commerce and its colonies.
"5. That France is essentially interested in the happiness of the Dutch people, in the prosperity of the state, in the permanence of its institutions, as well in consideration of northern frontiers of the empire, open and unfortified, as from general political interest and principles.
Have nominated for their minister plenipotentiary, of his Majesty the Emperor of the French and King of Italy.
"Charles Maurice Talleyrand, Great Chamberlain, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Knight of the Great Order of the Red and Black Eagle of Russia, and of the order of St. Hubert, &c. and
"His Excellency the grand pensionary—C. H. Verhuel, Vice-Admiral, and Minister of Marine of the Batavian republic, having the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour.
"T. T. A. Gogel, Minister of Finance.
"J. Van Styrum, one of their High Mightinesses.
"W. Six, Member of the Council of state, and G. Brantzen, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Batavian republic, having the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour, who after having mutually interchanged their respective full powers, have agreed as follows:
"Art. 1. His Majesty the Emperor of the French and King of Italy, as well for himself as for his heirs and successors for ever, guarantees to Holland the maintenance of its constitutional rights, its independence; the whole of its possessions abroad and at home, its political, civil, and religious liberty, such
as is ordained by the existing laws, and the abolition of all privileges with respect to taxes.
"2. Upon the formal request made by their High Mightinesses, the Representatives of the Batavian Republic, that Prince Louis should be appointed hereditary and constitutional king of Holland, his majesty has yielded to their wishes, and has authorised Prince Louis Napoleon to accept the crown of Holland, to descend to him and his male heirs legitimate, to the perpetual exclusion of females & their descendants.
"In consequence of this permission, Prince Louis Napoleon, will take the crown under the title of King, and with all the power and authority determined by the constitutional laws, which the Emperor Napoleon guaranteed by the preceding article.
"It is, nevertheless, agreed that the crown of France and Holland can never be united in the same persons.
"The Royal domain consist of,
"First, A palace at the Hague, which is to be the residence of the royal family.
"Second, The house in the wood.
"Third, The domain of Soestdick.
"Fourth, A landed income of 300,000 florins.
"The law, besides, assures to the King a further revenue of fifteen hundred thousand florins, payable by monthly instalments.
"4. In case of a minority, the regency shall belong by right to the queen, and in her default to the emperor of the French, in his quality of perpetual head of the imperial family. He shall choose among the princes of the royal family, and, in their default, among the natives. The minority of the king shall be completed within his eighteenth year.
"5. The dowry of the queen shall be determined by her marriage contract. At present it is agreed to fix it at the annual sum of 25,000 florins, to be taken from the domains of the crown; this sum being deducted, one half remaining of the revenues of the crown shall be appropriated to the maintenance of the household of the minor king; the other half to go to the expenses of the regency.
"The king of Holland shall be a grand dignitary of the empire in perpetuity, under the title of constable. The functions of this office, however, may, with the consent of the emperor of the French, be performed by a prince, vice-constable, whenever the emperor may think proper to create such a dignity.
"7. The members of the reigning family in Holland shall remain personally subject to the disposition of the constitutional statute of the 30th of March last, forming the law of the imperial family of France.
"8. The charges and offices of the state, those belonging to the personal service of the king's household excepted, can only be conferred upon natives.
"The arms of the king shall be the ancient arms of Holland, quartered with the French imperial Eagle, and mounted with the royal crown.
"10. A treaty of commerce shall be immediately concluded between the contracting parties, by virtue of which, the subjects of Holland shall at times be treated as the most favoured nation, in the ports and upon the French territory. His majesty the emperor and king also engages to mediate with the powers of Barbary, to obtain the respect due to the Dutch flag, equal to that of the French.
"The ratification of the present treaty shall be exchanged at Paris within the space of six hours.
(Signed) "C. M. TALLEYRAND, "CH. HENRY VERHUEL, "T. T. A. GOGEL, "J. VAN STYRUM, "W. SIX, and "G. BRANTZEN."
Paris, May 24, 1806. [The official paper also contains another message and two decrees respecting the creation of M. Talleyrand as prince and duke of Benevento, and of Bernadotte as prince and duke of Ponte Corvo.]
June 6. Admiral Verhuel had his audience of leave yesterday, and set off in the afternoon for Holland. The envoys of the Batavian government are set out this evening.
It is thought that his imperial highness prince Louis will set out for Holland at the beginning of next week.
Gazette Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED.
Brig Ann Elizabeth, Owens, 61 days from Madeira, Wine, John Brown, and others.
The brig Eliza from this port for Embden, was spoke July 6, in lat. 40, 06, long. 43, out 6 days.
The sch'r Eliza, Hall, of East River, arrived at New-York from Madeira the 3d inst.
The sch'r Industry, Blount, of Washington, N. C. Betsey, Perdie, of Edenton, were at Kingston, (Jam.) the 5th of July, from this port.
The Fredonia, Richardson, (by a Lloyd's list of the 13th June) is arrived at Falmouth.
The following vessels were left at Amsterdam the 13th June.
Ships Cleopatra, Putnam; Rebecca, Powers; Mary, Jenkins; Venus, Davis; General Hamilton, Page, of Charleston—Brigs Alexander, Laughton, from this port; Charlotte, Black, from Wilmington, (N. C.)
The ship William Penn, Watson, from this port was spoke July 8, in lat. 42, 50, long. 44, out 15 days.
The following account of the fleet or fleets, on our coast, are copied from the Northern papers received by last mail.
PHILADELPHIA, August 5. Arrived the brig Pennsylvania, from Canton. July 23, passing by Bermuda, saw a squadron of men of war, at the east side of the island, 2 of the ships and a brig were at anchor under the land and 2 large ships and a brig were under sail, working up to the land.—The brig was to leeward of me, and boarded an American schooner, but did not detain her.—They did not speak me.—24th, at 7, A. M. was boarded by the British brig of war Hawk, one of commodore Harvey's squadron, and treated us very politely.—11 sail then in sight.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 3. Arrived the schooner Eliza, 57 days from Madeira.—On Friday morning fell in with 5 ships of war, and parted from them in the evening, about seventy miles from the Hook, steering N. N. E.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 6. Arrived last evening, from Portsmouth (N. H.) sloop Little Poll, Jacob Curtis—Plaister and sundries—John Gird.
On Thursday last, in lat. 38, 18, long. 74, 10, was boarded by a French fleet of 6 sail of the line and one frigate, supposed to be Jerome Buonaparte's squadron, and treated politely. An officer from one of the ships of the line informed captain Curtis the fleet had been out 10 months and were bound to New York.
Newcomb's Packet will sail for New-York on SUNDAY next. Aug. 11.
Walker's Packet will sail for Baltimore on THURSDAY. Aug. 11.
Sales at Auction.
On FRIDAY, the 15th instant, at 10 o'Clock, on Southgate's Wharf, Will be Sold, 40 pipes, 22 hds. 44 quarter casks Choice London Particular Madeira WINE, Landing from the Brig Ann Elizabeth.—A credit of 6, 9, and 12 months will be allowed on all sums exceeding 600 dollars, from 400 to 600 dollars, 6 and 9 months; under 400 dollars, four months.—Notes with approved endorsers. August 11. Wm. B. Lamb. 2 70
By JAMES TAYLOR, At the New-Market House, at Ten o'Clock, on WEDNESDAY, 13th instant, 30,000 lbs. Trinidad SUGAR, good quality, 50 Hogsheads MOLASSES, 10 Pipes L. P. Madeira WINE, 6 years old, and of a superior quality.—60 and 90 days, approved endorsed notes. Aug. 8. 2 62
On WEDNESDAY, the 13th of August, at 11 o'Clock, WILL BE SOLD, at my Office, for Cash, 2 boxes, 1 cask, and 1 trunk HARDWARE, by a decree of the Borough Court, to satisfy a debt due by Thomas H. Harris to George Wilson. Wm. B. Lamb. July 28. tds 23
On Friday the 15th instant, by order of the President and Directors of the Marine Insurance Company of Norfolk, WILL BE SOLD at Publick Auction, at 12 o'Clock, at Willock's wharf,
The Schooner IRIS, as she arrived from Porto Rico, about 600 barrels burthen. Terms approved notes at 90 and 120 days. Thomas Willock, V. M. August 4. tds 51
For Sale or Charter, The fine staunch, fast sailing Brig ANN ELIZABETH, Richard Owens, master, 4 years old, burthen about 1300 barrels, and will be ready to receive a cargo in a few days. Apply to John Brown.
Who has received from Madeira by said Brig, a few pipes, hogsheads, and quarter casks
London particular Madeira WINE, which will be sold low by applying as above. August 11. tf 66
For Freight or Charter, The fine new American Ship JAMES COOK, Capt. Cox, burthen 234 tons, now ready to receive a cargo. Apply to C. & F. Whittle. August 11. tf 68
FOR SALE, 40 Hogsheads Surinam SUGARS, 39 do. Grenada RUM, MADEIRA WINE, in Pipes, Hds. and qr. casks, 7 Hogsheads Richmond TOBACCO, PORK, HERRINGS, Navy and Ship BREAD, and a few Bags PEPPER. James Dykes, & Co. August 11. 3t 67
Just received by the brig Franklin, from Antwerp, 3000 DEMIJOHNS, Which will be sold on accommodating terms. Apply to James M'Clenachan. August 11. tf 69
FOR SALE, A valuable half-acre Lot of LAND, fronting on Queen-Street 112 feet, and extending in depth 199 feet.—A liberal credit. Apply to Francis Smith.
Also for Sale, 4 hds. 30 bbls. Muscovado SUGAR, superior quality, 50 Bags Green COFFEE; 25 Puncheons W. I. RUM, Choice 4th proof Cogniac BRANDY, L. P. Madeira and Lisbon WINE, in pipes, hds. and quarter casks, Particular Teneriffe WINE, in Pipes, 80 Boxes Mould CANDLES; 12 hds. MOLASSES. August 11. 3t&1aw3w 71
WILLIAM KNOX, HAS FOR SALE, A few bales double twill'd SACKING, And a quantity of SALT SACKS, of the best quality. August 8. 3t 61
A valuable Tract of LAND for Sale.
The Subscriber will sell his Plantation called Level-Green, adjoining the town of Kempsville, in the county of Princess Anne. There is on the farm a Dwelling-House and orchards; it contains about 500 acres, and the land is excellent; it's figure is a square, and it's local position handsome and eligible, lying on the Eastern Branch of Elizabeth river, and also on the publick road leading to Norfolk. It is conveniently situated with respect to Norfolk market, being about 5 miles distant by water, and 9 by land. It is contiguous to Broad-Creek, which abounds in good oysters; it is well timbered, and has a good landing. 'Tis not extravagant to say, that from the timber alone, a net sum may be made nearly, if not entirely, equal to the purchase money. Any person who may wish to view the Land, will apply to Mr. Wilson on the premises, to Mr. Charles Sayer, William Bishop, James Robinson, or William White, all of whom reside in the neighbourhood.—The purchaser will be accommodated in a long credit. Tully Robinson. Princess-Anne, August 8. tf 63
For SALE—Afloat, 100 Barrels } New. sup. FLOUR, 40 Half Barrels } From Gallego's Mills. James Herron. August 8. 2 64
Received per the Schooner Ranger, 17 Puncheons Tobago RUM. 5 do. do. MOLASSES. For SALE by Wilson, Cunningham, & co. August 8. 3w 58
Prime PORK, (N. Y. Inspection) in barrels, do. do. Cargo do. do. 2 Tons of CORDAGE; 6 Sets Fancy Chairs—For Sale by August 8. J. NEWCOMB.
Rum, Sugar, Molasses, and Coffee. 77 Hogsheads Martinique SUGARS, 51 do. Grenada MOLASSES, 12 Puncheons do. RUM, and a few bags COFFEE. For Sale by Coeke & Sanford. August 4. 1aw2w 49
For Charter, The fast sailing covered SHIP FRANKLIN, Luther Dana, Master, burthen 500 bds. to bacco, and will be ready to receive a cargo in a few days. Apply to the master on board, or the subscriber William Pennock. August 8. 3w 60
For SALE, (If immediate application is made) The Schooner UNITED STATES, burthen 51 tons, built of live oak and cedar, and is about two years old, is well found and sails fast. For terms, apply to the master on board at Commerce-Street wharf, or to Warren Ashley. Who has received per said vessel, A quantity of PORK. August 8. 2 59
A Freight is Wanted, For the good Brig SUKEY, Wm. Huse, Master, burthen 124 tons, or 1100 barrels, can be read. to receive a cargo in two days. For terms apply to the master on board, or to Christopher Fry. August 6. tf 55
For ANTWERP, The good Ship PATSEY, David G. Bowles, master, burthen 370 tons, lying at City Point, having more than half of her cargo engaged and now receiving it on board—For the remainder, apply to Messrs. Gallego, Richards, & co. Richmond; Rambaut, Gemon, & co. Petersburg, or to James Maurice, & co. tf 45
For Charter, The American Ship SALLY, James Rowe, master, burthen 340 tons.—She has only performed one voyage, and will be ready to receive a cargo in a few days. For terms apply to Warren Ashley. August 4. tf 48
For Charter, The Sloop DIRECTOR, James Tarlington, Master, burthen about 300 barrels—can be ready for the reception of a cargo in four days. For terms apply to the master on board at Newton's wharf, or to Richard Bowden, & Co. tf 34
For Sale or Charter, A remarkable fine new BRIG, built by Mr. Jarvis, in Portsmouth, burthen 188 tons, and can be ready for the reception of a cargo in 10 days—For terms, apply to Richard Bowden, & Co. Who have now landing on Newton's wharf, and for Sale on moderate terms, 51 hds. well flavored Antigua RUM. And in Store, 50 hds. choice SUGAR, and 50 crates well assorted QUEEN'S WARE. August 1. tf 33
For Charter, The new Brig FRANKLIN, Capt. Miller, burthen 180 tons.—For terms apply to Warren Ashley. August 1. tf 37
For Sale, Freight, or Charter, The Schooner RANGER, burthen 62 tons—she can be sent to sea at a small expense. For terms, apply to the captain on board at Commerce-street wharf, or to Warren Ashley. The CARGO of said schooner, consisting of Tobago RUM and MOLASSES, is offered for Sale. July 30. tf 29
For Charter, The Ship HAZEN, M c Niel Watts, master, burthen 330 hds. Apply to Moses Myers, Who offers for Sale, said Ship's Cargo, consisting of 7500 bushels Bonavista SALT. July 23. tf 7
For London, The Ship ATLANTICK, Capt. Groves, can take from 60 to 70 hds. of tobacco on freight, if offered soon to Phinehas Dana, & Co. tf 13
For Freight or Charter, The fine new schooner CARLTON, James Johnson, master, burthen about 1100 barrels, now ready to receive a cargo. Apply to the master on board at Loyall's wharf, or Wilson, Cunningham, & Co. Who have in Store, for SALE, 13 puncheons Antigua RUM, 8 do. Old do. 3 do. Tobago do. July 23. tf 9
For Boston, The Brig LUCY, John Dixey, master, burthen 130 tons.—For freight or passage, having good accommodations, apply to the master on board, or to Fisk & Catlett. Who have now landing on board said Vessel, 130 Barrels No. 1 & 2 BEEF, 4 Pipes Cogniac BRANDY; 100 Casks LIME. July 23. tf 12
For LONDON, The fine new Ship MARIA, James Rowell, master, burthen about 400 hds. on her second voyage, has good accommodations, will be ready for the reception of a cargo in ten days, half of which is already engaged.—For freight of the balance or passage, apply to Richard Bowden, & Co. tf 910
For Freight or Charter, The New Schooner EAGLE, Daniel Havens, Master—she will carry about 750 barrels, and is a good vessel in every respect—A freight for Lisbon or Madeira would be preferred. For terms apply to Fisk & Catlett. Who have for SALE, received by said Vessel from Boston, 55 barrels No. 1 BEEF, 70 do. do. 2 do. 20 half do. do. 1 do. 40 do. Prime Boston Bay MACKAREL, of a superior quality. July 14. tf 904
For Charter, The Ship FREDERICK AUGUSTA, 340 tons burthen, a fine ship on her second voyage, is expected to arrive here on or before the 10th of August. Christopher Fry. July 23. tf 38

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THE state of polite literature in a nation may generally be ascertained by the care which the well educated bestow upon the cultivation of their native tongue. To write and speak it with propriety and purity, are attainments both el- egant and valuable; while contempt of them is a mark of bar- barism in the character of either an age or an individual. And in proportion as men of learning become men of taste, they attend not only to the substance and form of their lan- guage, but also to the graces of utterance. In the polished countries of Europe, no speaker, who disregards the laws of Orthoepy, can hope for the approbation of any but the vul- gar. In the United States, English composition is yet in its infancy, and correct enunciation is only beginning to be stu- died. It is a curious fact, that with a less dissimilarity of ac- cent between the extremes of the Continent, than prevails in Britain between adjoining counties, there are very few in- stances of right pronunciation to be found among our best scholars. Nothing can be more gratifying to the ear, even slightly habituated to the principles of orthoepy, than the offences which are perpetually committed against them by al- most every speaker in publick and private. The solicitude recently discovered, and every day increasing, to rectify our errors on this point, indicates advancing refinement; and, in order to accelerate its progress, the publick will shortly be presented with a new, accurate, and beautiful edition of "Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language." Eulogium on this work is unnecessary to those who are acquainted with it. For the information of others, the publishers remark, that the basis of it is the mag- nificent Dictionary of the celebrated Dr. JOHNSON. But the peculiar excellence of WALKER'S lies in reducing English pro- nunciation to such a degree of precision as to render his work a Standard. The words are spelled in such a manner as to ex- hibit the true force of the letters, and enable the eye to co- -operate with the ear in directing the organs of speech. A key to the vowel sounds, simple in its form and easily applied, is at the top of every page. Besides an acute investigation of the whole doctrine of English accent, syllabication, &c. pre- fixed to his volume, Mr. WALKER has annexed to anomalous and dubious articles, disquisition which display much deli- cacy and candour of criticism. No man appears to have un- -derstood better the fastidiousness of language, or to have treated it with more caution and address.
In re-printing this elaborate production, the result of long and patient research into the analogies of the language, and of many years observation of the most accomplished speakers in the desk, in the senate, at the bar, and on the stage, the publishers flatter themselves that they will perform an accept- able service to the American student. Extending their view beyond the calculation of momentary gain , they hope to se- cure a permanent profit, and add reputation to the American press, by the superiority of their edition. As the value of a pronouncing Dictionary depends entirely upon its accuracy, they pledge themselves to omit nothing on their own part which labour can effect; and to avail themselves of the best literary aid which it is possible to procure.
POSTSCRIPT.
WHEN we undertook the re-printing of this work, no other American edition was in contemplation; or at least, no no- -tice had been given by any other Booksellers of such an inten- -tion. No sooner was our edition announced, than a company in Philadelphia set about the same work; and, in their zeal to anticipate ours , they have already employed several presses on their own, which will doubtless appear several weeks before the New York edition can be completed.
We will not boast of the rapidity with which our edition advances, but we will lay claim to a greater merit—that of bestowing upon it all the time, diligence, and care, and attention, which such a work demands; and we expect that the typographical excellence and accuracy of our impression, will, in the estimation of all persons of judgment, more than compensate the comparative delay which will be necessarily required.
Our address, announcing to the publick the New-York edi- -tion, having been extensively circulated, and it not being yet generally known that any other edition is in the press, we have been induced, by a regard to our own interests, to give this notice, that when the Philadelphia edition appears, it may not be mistaken for that which we are now publishing.
It was not, at first, our intention to ask Subscriptions; for we feared no competition when we undertook the work. A rival edition, however, having been begun, we deem it pro- -per to secure to this means all the benefit which may be de- -rived from those persons who would patronize or purchase our edition, in preference to the other.
CONDITIONS.
The work shall be printed on a fine wove medium paper; it shall be nearly bound and lettered, and delivered to Subscri- -bers at Three Dollars and Fifty Cents. A liberal allowance will be made to those who subscribe for a number of copies.
Subscriptions to the above Work, received at the Office of the Publick Ledger. July 28. 1awtf 20
DESERTION.
DESERTED from this Garrison, on Sunday the 20th in- -stant, JOHN BUSH, a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, private in my Company of Artillerists, 29 years old, 5 feet 9 inches high, grey eyes, brown hair, fresh complexion, by occupation a tailor.
JOHN LYNCH, a native of Philadelphia, artificer in said company, 24 years old, 5 feet 9 inches high, grey eyes, black hair, fresh complexion, by occupation a house-carpenter.
JOHN MINNER, a native of Philadelphia, musician, 5 feet 5 inches high, 17 years old, blue eyes, brown hair, hair com- -plexion, occupation a painter.
Thirty Dollars will be given as a reward for the above men, or ten dollars for each delivered at this post, to any Officer of the United States army, or secured in any goal, and informa- -tion given, so that said deserters may be brought back to their duty.
John Saunders, Capt. U. S. Art. Commanding Fort Nelson, July 25th, 1806. ft 14
30 Pipes Country GIN, 10 do. real Cogniac BRANDY, 20 Puncheons W. I. RUM, 15 Quarter Casks Old Sherry WINE, 30 Barrels WHISKEY, 3 Hogsheads Apple BRANDY, 30 Bales PEPPER, 50 Boxes Mould CANDLES, 30 do. Dipped do. 2 Bales FINE CASSAS, 5 do Beerboom GURRAHS—For Sale at reduced prices by
S. Marks, jun. & Co. April 2. tf 631
FOR SALE, 850 Barrels whole HERRINGS, in excellent order for Shipping, do. 80 do. cut 130 do. SHAD; 750 bbls. TAR, 480 do. TURPENTINE.
Richard Blow. July 14. tf 907
FOR SALE, 73 punche. choice 4th proof RUM, Received by the brig Fagon, Captain Robertson, from Jamaica.
Redmon & Frith. July 11. tf 899
For Rent, or Storage received, That large and commodious WARE- -HOUSE, on Hutchins' wharf. For terms, apply to John Brown, or Wm. Cammack. August 4. tf 44
PROPOSALS, FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION, THE WORKS OF DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Philosophical, Political, and Literary.
HUMINUM RESUME REPERTOR.
THIS edition will be published from the copies revised and corrected by Dr. Franklin, the corrections of which are in the hand writing of the author, and may be seen by any gen- -tlemen, in the possession of the editor of the Aurora.
The publication of the writings of Dr. Franklin in a com- -plete edition, was long contemplated by the late Benjamin Franklin Bache, his grandson, who transcribed the copy which was devised to Mr. W. Temple Franklin, for publica- -tion. It was originally designed to publish that corrected edition in three languages, and in England, Germany, France, and America, at the same time; this expectation was frustrated by the devisee (W. Temple Franklin) who it is asserted with great apparent probability, sacrificed the work and the honourable trust reposed in him, for money, to the mortal hatred of the English ministry against the de- -ceased sage.
As soon as this fact was known, the editor of the Aurora turned his attention to the collection of every paper and cir- -cumstance which could tend to preserve and do honour to the memory of a man, to whom America particularly owes so much, and who, as he was among the first who rejected back lustre on his native country, must continue to be ran- -ked to the latest posterity, among its greatest benefactors and ornaments.
Early admiration of Dr. Franklin; educated in veneration and reverence of his character—and other incidental circum- -stances not necessary to be pointed out, have concurred to favour the collection of the best materials that could be ob- -tained, after the sacrifice of the work by the devisee.
With some industry, and with some expense, the editor has possessed himself, not only of the copy with the cor- -rections and additions in Dr. Franklin's hand-writing; but also of several articles which have never appeared in any former collection, and of some, which have never appeared in print.
Proposals would have appeared long since in this city, had not an advertisement of an intended edition, been published in the English prints; the present editor thought it might be possible that the edition advertised was that which Mr. Temple Franklin was entrusted with: but it now appears that the English edition is only a new edition of the former compilation with small additions; but still deficient, on a comparison with the corrected papers in the hands of the editor.
The whole will now be carefully collated, and the work executed in a style worthy of the great patriarch of American liberty, and the apostle of the American press.
The additional papers will form at least a volume, perhaps more—the authentic papers already printed, form three— and it is intended to begin with the second volume, which will be put to press immediately, and to publish the Biogra- -phy last, so that such additional particulars as may throw any light on the life of this great man, may be engraved on the memoir; to obtain which and other important materials, the editor will spare neither pains nor expense.
Gentlemen who may be possessed of authentic or original papers, or correspondence of Dr. F. will render public ser- -vice by communicating them to the editor.
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The work shall be elegantly printed, on a new small pica type and pale vellum paper in large octavo.
The work will be ornamented with numerous engravings, a vignette to each volume,—a whole length portrait from the best likeness allowed to be in existence, now in the posses- -sion of.....
The price of each volume will be 2 dollars 50 cents, pay- -able on delivery only.
Subscriptions will be received at the Book-Store of Wil- -iam Duane, No. 106, Market-Street, Philadelphia, and in Pennsylvania avenue, Washington City; and by other Book- -sellers and private gentlemen, whose names will be notified in the several states of the union.
Subscriptions for the above work will be received at the Office of the Publick Ledger. August 1. tf 31
We have received by the brig Sumner, from Jamaica, 57 puncheons high proof RUM, 15 Hogsheads MOLASSES—which are offered for Sale on very liberal terms, by
Redmon & Frith. ON HAND, A parcel of very good W. Island RUM. June 16. tf 834
FOR SALE, The CARGO of the Brig Hannah, Captain Knapp, from Port Cavaness—consisting of 214 hhds. & 60 tiers prime Molasses. T. & W. A. Armistead, June 11. 3w 830 Marsden's wharf.
ROBERT GIBSON, Has removed to the Fire-Proof Ware-House in Wide Water-Street, nearly opposite Commerce Street. Feb 28. tf 536
FOR SALE by the Subscribers, a general assortment of Ship Chandlery, Cordage, and Cables, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 inches, English PAINTS and OIL, Sheathing PAPER, Bar IRON, TOBACCO, Richmond Inspection; FLOUR, PORK, Prime and Cago, New-York Inspection, 200 Gu. CASES; 20 Boxes SEGARS. They have also on hand, an extensive and good as- -sortment of
GROCERIES.
Noble, Arbuthnot, & Co. March 31. tf 623
A request to the Benevolent and Humane.
WHEREAS, in September last, I took JOHN JONES, son of Mary Jones, a lad then about 12 years of age, from the Berkeley Springs to this city, under a mista- -ken notion that his mother had a right (since she actually exercised it) to bind her son to me; and whereas, the said John Jones, getting probably informed of the nullity of the indenture, did on the 21st or 22d of October, (after my set- -ting out for Alexandria,) leave my house, and staid several days at Mr. Albert's, a baker, on Shockoe hill, by whom he was brought back, but left my house a second time, on the same or the next day, (as I have been informed on my return,) saying that he wished to go back to his mother, that he knew every step of the road, and should find in Fredericks- -burg plenty of wagons to carry him to Winchester: And whereas, I learned lately to my great surprise, from Captain John Hunter, at the Berkeley Springs, to whom I had occa- -sion to write, that the said John Jones had neither been seen nor heard of, which has been confirmed since by a letter from his mother to me; I therefore request by this publick notice, all and every person or persons, who may harbour the be- -fore named John Jones, or know of his place of abode, or what has become of him, to communicate their intelligence to his disconsolate mother at the Berkeley Springs, or the sub- -scriber in Richmond. June 21st, 1806. G. S. STRAS.
The said John Jones is rather tall for his age, slender but well made, has a fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, a number of freckles in the face, he is sprightly and active, rides well on horseback, and can drive a waggon.
To Rent or Lease, for one or five years, A commodious BRICK-HOUSE, Situated on Smith's-Point, lately occupied by the Subscri- -ber; to this tenement is annexed an excellent garden, &c. Apply to Thomas Price.
Who has for Sale, A likely NEGRO MAN, about 22 years old; an excellent house servant, and has been accustomed to drive a carriage. July 11. tf 898
For Sale, or Rent, A PLANTATION, situated on Hamp- -ton Creek, consisting of about 300 acres; being the proper- -ty on which Mr. W. Brough has long resided. It possesses all the necessary buildings for the convenience of a family, or agricultural purposes. There are some valuable orchards, one particularly of apple, is considered more productive than any other in that part of the country. There is also a Wind- -Mill most eligibly situated.—For particulars, application may be made to Mr. G. Hope, Hampton, Mr. John Dunn, Nor- -folk, or the Subscriber in Richmond, who will give imme- -diate possession. James D. M'Caw. June 25. 2m 860
All persons indebted to the estate of the late WM. DAVIES, Esq. will please make payment, and those to whom the estate is indebted, will please furnish their accounts properly attested, in order that provision may be made for their payment. Fortescue Whittle, Adm'r. June 18. 3m 838
Landing at Murray's wharf, from Jon board the ship Caledonian, 1500 Liverpool filled Sacks of SALT, 109 Crates well assorted EARTHENWARE. For Sale by A. Maclure. June 9. tf 882
Fresh supplies of Drugs & Medicines, Have just been received by FREDERICK HEERMAN, & SON, Per the Ship Proteus, from London, and Herald from Liverpool—Also, an assortment of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. A great variety of GENUINE PATENT MEDICINES. June 16. tf 835
All sorts of GLASS AND SHOP FURNITURE, And a prime collection of VALUABLE PERFUMES, inclu- -ding OTTER OF ROSES from Barbary. Importing regularly twice a year from the most respectable Druggists in Europe, we assure those who favour us with their orders, that the strictest attention will be paid to furnish them with articles of the best quality, and on the most rea- -sonable terms. PERRY'S and LETTSON'S Golden Antibilious PILLS; CHURCHES'S and J. K. READ'S COUGH DROPS for Sale.—MEDICINE CHESTS as usual. June 16. tf 835
FOR RENT, The three large and commodious Ware Houses on the lower end of Gibson's Wharf.—Possession may be had immediately, by applying to John Southgate, or William Dickson. Feb. 26. tf 594
Fifty Dollars Reward.
RUN-AWAY from the Subscriber, on Sunday evening the 20th instant, an apprentice to the brick-layer's trade, named JOHN HENDRICK RYNDERSMAN, he is a short thick lad, 5 feet 3 or 4 inches high, about 19 years of age, he has a long face, dark complexion, and dark hair which is cropped short—had on when he ran-away a short nankien top jacket, nankien trousers, spotted marseilles waistcoat, white cotton shirt, a good round black hat, and a pair of shoes nearly new; he took with him a short striped speckled coat.—He is a native of Germany, and speaks much of the Dutch accent in speaking English.—Ran-away with him three soldiers from the garrison of Fort Nelson; they were not dressed in uniform—I expect they will all endea- -vour to get to the Northward (Baltimore or Philadelphia)— John has about 15 months to serve. I will give Ten Dollars if taken in Portsmouth or Norfolk, Thirty Dollars if in the State, or Fifty Dollars if out of the State, and delivered to me in Portsmouth—Masters of ves- -sels and others are forwarded from taking him out of the State, or harbouring, entertaining, or employing him in any man- -ner, as the law will be enforced against all those who do so. John Thompson. Portsmouth, July 24. tf 15
FOR SALE, A Lot of Ground on Main-street, Opposite to Mr Woodward's cabinet maker's shop, suppos- -ed to be 27 feet front and 196 feet deep.—Also, one LOT on Little Water Street, supposed to be 23 feet front and 50 feet deep. For particulars, apply to George Vashon, July 30. 1m 28 Kempsville.
TO PRINTERS.
I will SELL, on a credit of one, two and three years, that valuable Printing-Office and Establishment, at Halifax.—The paper has six hundred subscribers, and a profitable advertising custom, besides being appointed to print the laws of Congress. Halifax is on the Roanoke, one of the richest settlements in America, and is the seat of a county and superior court; and consequently affords much more pamphlet and job-printing than any other in the state; is an excellent stand for a Book-Store and Book-Binder;— the apparatus for carrying on the latter, may be had with the establishment. The printing materials consist of a press, and a great variety of letter, from six line pica down to bre- -vier; some of which are quite new, and all in a situation to be used to advantage. I will sell with the establishment, or hire for a number of years, two young Negro Men, one a to- -lerable correct compositor, well known for his sprightliness; the other an excellent pressman, able to "beat and pull off six token" a day. I will also sell or lease the houses and lot, occupied as a dwelling-house and printing-office. A young man of a tolerable education, though not a printer, would be enabled to conduct the office, and would find it an agreeable as well as a profitable business. Letters addressed to me (post paid) will be duly attended to. WM. BOYLAN. Raleigh, North-Carolina, July 1, 1806.
FOR SALE, A TRACT OF LAND, late the property of Christopher Gardner, deceased, con- -taining one hundred acres, situated on the west side of Broad-Creek, about three miles from Norfolk. It has on it a roomy comfortable Dwelling-House; one third of the land is cleared, the remainder is in woods of good timber. A long credit will be given for the greatest part of the purchase mo- -ney. Sweepon Whitehead, Ex'r. July 18. 3w 2
FOR SALE, A quantity of New-York and English SLATE, of superior quality. Reilly & Tunis. June 23. tf 857
10 Groce Wine & Porter BOTTLES, 700 Groce CORKS, 500 lb. excellent GLUE, 11,000 two and 3 Bushel BAGS, 105 Boxes Window GLASS, 175 do. 1st qual. Spanish SEGARS, 27 Packages German LINEN. For Sale by John C. Niemeyer. July 28. 3m 85
SECOND CLASS. SCHEME OF A LOTTERY, For the Benefit of WILLIAM and MARY COLLEGE.
5,938 Tickets at 10 dolls. each, dolls. 59,380 4,685 do. at 15 do. do. 70,275 10,623 Deduct loss on 2000 Tickets renewed, 4,500 Dolls. 125,155
To float in the wheel, and come out as chance may direct. 2 Prizes of 5000 Dollars, each, Dolls. 10,000 4 do. 2000 do. 8,000 16 do. 1000 do. 16,000 16 do. 500 do. 8,000 32 do. 200 do. 6,400 160 do. 100 do. 16,000 232 do. 50 do. 11,600 750 do. 20 do. 15,000 1 do. 155
Stationary Prizes are, 1 Prize first drawn, after 1000 Tickets } are out, 500 1 do. 2000 500 1 do. 3000 500 1 do. 4000 500 1 do. 5000 500 1 do. 6000 500 1 do. 7000 10,000 1 do. 8000 500 1 do. 9000 500 1 do. last drawn, a Prize 20,000 1223 Prizes. Dolls. 125,000 9400 Blanks.
The superiority of this Scheme to the one first proposed, is so obvious, that little need be said in recommendation of it. Those inclined to adventure, will see that their chance for obtaining prizes is greatly increased; that pending the drawing, their small prizes may be immediately invested in other tickets, thereby giving them a chance for prizes of considerable magnitude. To those who have drawn prizes of 15 dolls. in the First Class, as well as to those who have drawn blanks, information is now given, that the prizes may at their own option be re- -newed by tickets in this Class, and their blanks also, but upon the payment in the latter case of 10 dollars with each blank, provided such prizes and blanks, with the cash, be remitted free of postage, to Robt. Greenhow, merchant, in Williamsburg, agent and treasurer, or to William Newsam, Post-Master, in Norfolk, previous to the commencement of the drawing, after which period no renewal will be made. When to the prospect of individual advantage that may result to each adventurer, is added the patri- -otic reasons which induced the legislature to author- -ise this Lottery, it is ardently hoped that the dis- -position of tickets, will soon enable the commission- -ers to certify, that the drawing has commenced; which event, the agent assures the public, shall be expedited by every means in his power. Robt. Greenhow, Ag't & Treasurer. June 18. tf 842
CUT-NAIL MANUFACTORY.
EPHRAIM WELCH, No. 88, MAIN-STREET, WITH gratitude acknowledges the liberal encourage- -ment the citizens of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the Public have been pleased to offer since the introduction of his Nail Manufactory in this Borough, and informs them that he has erected all his Machines new, which are very consi- -derably improved, and continues to manufacture the best qua- -lity—and has on hand for SALE, a constant supply of Patent NAILS and BRADS,
Which is cut length ways of the hoop, and to accommodate his customers, has thought proper to reduce the prices as follows, by the keg for Cash, viz. 8d. 10d. 12d. and 20d. Nails at 7d. 1-2 per lb. 8d. 10d. 12d. and 20d. Brads at 7d. 1-2 per lb. 6d. Nails at 9d. 1-2 per lb. Sheathing Nails at 7d. 1-2 per lb. 6d. Brands at 4s. 6d. per M 4d. do. at 2s. 9d. per M 3d. do. at 2s. 3d. per M 4d. Nails at 2s. 9d. per M 2d. and 2d. do. at 2s. 3d. per M ALSO FOR SALE, Crowley and German Steel Hoop IRON.— Nail Machines made and warranted good, on short notice. N. B. All of the Nails, Brads, and Articles, sold at the Ma- -nufactory. June 13. tf 831
NEW CUT-NAIL MANUFACTORY, ON TOWN POINT, A small distance below County Wharf, Wide Water Street. THE Subscriber has, at a considerable expense, fitted up, in addition to his other business, a complete set of machinery, adequate to finish 500 to 600 lbs. of Nails daily. He is also provided with a good stock of Iron; and with a sufficient number of skilful workmen. He has on hand a constant supply of Nails, Flooring Brads, and Sprigs, which he offers for Sale at the reduced prices as follows, by the keg, for cash only, viz. 8d, 10d, 12d, and 20d Nails, at 7 1-2d per lb. 8d, 10d, 12d, and 20d Brads at 7 1-2d per lb. 6d, Nails at 9 1-2d per lb. Sheathing, do. at 7 1-2d per lb. 6d, Brads at 4s 6d per M. 4d, do. at 2s 9d per M. 3d, do. at 2s 3d per M. 4d, Nails at 2s 9d per M. 2d & 2d do. at 2s 3d per M. ALSO—HOOP AND BAR-IRON ASSORTED. LEVIN DORSEY. June 2. tf 763
FOR SALE, 3000 Pieces Yellow NANKEEN, 11 Boxes Imperial TEA, 6 Chests Hyson do. The above of the best quality and entitled to drawback. Apply to Robert Maitland & Co. WHO HAVE ON HAND, Hibbert's best bottled Porter and Brown Stout. Also, Old L. P. Madeira Wine, fit for immediate use. March 5. tf 560
For Rent, The Store, Compting Room & Cellar No. 41, Main-Street, lately occupied by Mr. Wm. M'Cut- -chen. Apply to Thomas Willock. March 17. 584
NORFOLK: PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A-WEEK, BY WILLIAM DAVIS, FOR THE PROPRIETOR, OPPOSITE THE EXCHANGE COFFEE HOUSE Price Five Dollars and Fifty Cents yearly, in advance.