Norfolk gazette and publick ledger (Norfolk [Va.]), 1806-08-01 00:00:00

NORFOLK GAZETTE AND PUBLICK LEDGER.
VOL. III.]
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1806.
[NO. 7.]
WHOLESALE PRICE-CURRENT.
   NORFOLK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1806.   ARTICLES. per From To Remarks.     BACON lb. 10 13   Beef, cargo bbl. 9   Prime 10 9   Mess 14   Brandy, Sp. 1st p. gal. 80 81   2d p. 82 83   3d p. 84 87   4th p. 90 93   Fr. 3d p. 1 4 1 10   4th p. 1 10 1 13   Peach,   Apple, 65 70   Bread, Pilot 100lb. 7   Navy. 5   Ship 3   Butter, Export. lb. None.   Candles, Dipt 16   Mould 22   Sperm. 54   Coal, English bus. 25   Virginia 22 None   Cocoa, Island 100lb. 20 22   Caracas 30 32   Coffee, W. India lb. 29 32   Cordage, Country 100lb. 15   Foreign 10 11   Cotton, Geo. Upland lb. 19 20   Sea Island   St. Domingo 28   Surinam None   Duck, American bolt. Scarce   Ravens 14 15   Russia 20 22   Holland 22 24   No. 1 to 7, English 34 40   Flour, Sup. (new) bbl. 8 50   Fine 8 Old, Scarce   X Middlings 7   Middlings 5   Fish, Cod, dry quin. 3 50 4   Herrings bbl. 4 25 4 50   Shad   Fustick ton. 40 42   Gin, Holland, 1st p. gal. 1 20   N. E. 1st p. 68 70 None   Grain, Wheat bus.   Corn 53 None   Barley   Oats 30   Hemp, Russian ton. 275   Hides Dried lb. 10 12   Hog's-Lard 14 15   Indigo, Flotant None   N. Orleans None   Iron, Pig ton. None   American ref. 120 125   Russia 100   Logwood, Bay 60   Camp. 70   Lead, Sheet 100lb. 12 50 14   Meal, Kiln-dried bbl. 3 3 50   Mahogany, Bay sq. feet 12   St. Dom. 15   Molasses, gal. 35 40   Pear, Black-eyed bus. 75   Pepper, lb. 19 20   Pimento, None   Pitch, bbl. 2 75   Pork, Cargo 20   Prime 21   Mess 22   Raisins, cask.   ditto, box. 4   Rice, 100lb. 4   Rosin, bbl. 3   Rum, Jamaica, 4th p. gal. 87 90   Antigua, 3d p. 80 84   St. Croix, 3d p. 80   W. Island, 3d p. 68 70   Country, 48 50   Salt, St. Mart. bus.   Turks Island, 75   Isle May, 70 73   St. Ubes, 65   Cadiz, 56   Liverpool, 56   Soap, Brown, lb. 11 12   Castile, 17   Sugar, Muscovado, 100lb. 8 11   Hav. Brown, 10   White, 14   Shingles, Cyp. 22 in. M. 3 3 25   18 in. 3   Staves, W. O. lhd. 32   pipe 50 55   barrel 20   do. red oak 18   Tar, bbl. 2 2 25   Tobacco, Richmond, 100lb. 6 6 25   Petersburg, 5 50 5 75   Rappa, 4 50 6   Potomack, None   Tallow, Russia, lb. None   American, 14 16 Scarce   Turpentine, bbl. 2 50   Wax, Bees, lb. 37 None   Wines, Madeira, pipe. 230 350 Plenty   Lisbon, gal. 1 25 1 30   Teneriffe, 86 90   Sherry, 1 20 1 25   Port, pipe. 150 220 Scarce   Malaga, gal. 1  
Premiums of Insurance on American Property.
   To Great-Britain, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain, without the Straights of Gibraltar. 3 4 1-4   France, Holland, Bremen, and Embden, 3 5 6   In the Mediterranean, - - - - - 5 6   Gibraltar, Madeira, Canaries, Azores, and Cape de Verd Islands, - - - - - 3 1-2 4   British and Neutral Windward Islands from Barbadoes to St. Thomas - - - - - 3 3 1-2   Jamaica and Honduras - - - - - 5 6   Porto Rico, - - - - - 3 3 1-2   Havanna, - - - - - 3   Cape-Francois, (unarmed) - - - - -   Ports in the Bite of Leogane, - - - - -   Ports on the South side of St. Domingo, City of St. Domingo, and places under the authority of France, - - - - - 4   Persia, India, and China, - - - - - 5 5 1-2   Coasters, - - - - - 1 1-2 2  
Prices of Stocks.
   Virginia Bank, 2 per cent. below par. little to be had.   Norfolk Marine Insurance Company, 10 per cent discount.   United States Bank, none in the market.   Exchange on London, 435 dollars for 100l. sterling.  
From a late London Paper.
Buonaparte's plans and changes. —Too many persons seem inclined to suppose that the changes which Buonaparte has effected in the states of Europe must be permanent—that because they are great, they must be solid—and, abandoning all idea of affairs returning to their former channel, are accommodating themselves to the new order of things, by which usurpation has triumphed over every thing that is legitimate, and by which the sceptres of lawful sovereigns have passed into the hands of low-born upstarts, with a speed of facility that have the air and appearance of magic. But, before we hastily adopt the opinion, that the re-establishment of the ancient order of things is impossible, let us take a view of the manner and principle upon which those changes have been effected. In every one of them there has been a decided and manifest outrage of the habits, partialities and prejudices of the people. The people have had nothing to do with the change; they have been transferred to their new sovereigns as so many heads of cattle. These new changes differ from those which are so frequent in history in this material circumstance, that the sovereignty has invariably passed the possession of an alien and a foreigner. Neither in France nor in any of the countries revolutionized by Buonaparte, has the sovereign authority been given to a native—a mongrel Italian reigns in France, a Frenchman in Milan, a Corsican in Naples, a Frenchman in the new principality on the Rhine. None of these men have any feelings or prejudices in common with the people whom they govern, their manners are not the same, their language is different—Buonaparte roots out the tree that is the natural growth and produce of the soil and inserts in its stead the produce of a foreign clime. He plants his upstarts in Germany, and sets them over a people proverbially attached to ancient and illustrious families. He makes princes descend to the condition of subjects and elevates subjects to the rank of princes. It has been said for the purpose we suppose, of inducing us to recognize the titles and changes that these new kings and princes create no more ridicule now, than the old titles did when they were first enacted. The author of these assertions equally proves his ignorance of history, and his inclination for the new principle. It would be difficult to find out in the history of the formation of empires any thing that resembles the present period, or that can either explain or justify the horrors and convulsions which have taken place. But supposing even that there are some features of resemblance, there is still an enormous difference between the circumstances of the two periods. The establishment of the old titles tended to their welfare and civilization; but the new titles have arisen entirely out of spoliation and usurpation—the people receive their new sovereigns against their consent—their lawful princes are torn from them, and they themselves are delivered up a prey to some fortunate brigand, to the willing executioner of the cruelty and caprice of Buonaparte. And this it is which some of the partisans of the new ministers compare to those ancient times, when the people in giving themselves rulers took such bold and decisive strides towards civilization, by such doctrines and opinions every event may be justified—the assassination of the Bourbons, the dethronement of that ancient and revered family, whose fall shook all Europe—the crimes and horrors by which Buonaparte and his accomplices, reach the supreme power, by so many political accidents and means, and which do not differ from those which the ancient chiefs employed to establish their titles and preponderance.
Besides, what similitude is there or can there be between those periods, when social order was in its progress towards establishment, and these changes and revolutions which outrage all received ideas, wound the affections and habits of the people, and change the fate of empires with as much facility and indifference as the scenes of a theatre! What resemblance is there between those times when every thing tended towards stability, because the manners of the people assisted the progress of social institutions, and the present period, when the apparent order that exists depends upon the life of one man? When that iron hand which grasps at present the destinies of Europe shall be cold and lifeless, what revolutions and changes may we not expect? The very character of Buonaparte justifies us in entertaining that expectation. Referring every thing to himself, doing every thing himself, encouraging the idea that superintending genius and talents give energy and regularity to the vast machine, he shews that no one can move and direct it but himself. The great talents and victories of Alexander did not prevent his family from being sacrificed to the ambition of his generals, and his dominions divided amongst them. Circumstances may have changed, but military renown then, as now, was the base of all honors and distinctions.
So far therefore from thinking the fabric which Buonaparte has raised to be solid as to stand for ages we shall be surprised if it survive him. The arm that constructed it is alone able to uphold it—it will fall when that
arm is cold in death, that system which has cost so many millions of lives, and outraged all the affections, habits and prejudices of the people is perhaps doomed to be destroyed with more rapidity than it has been constructed.
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For Sale, Freight, or Charter, The Schooner RANGER , burthen 61 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 350 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. July 23. 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. 8 do. Tobacco do. 7 3. tf 9
Freight Wanted for Philadelphia or Charleston. The Schooner ARGUS, Will take a freight for Philadelphia or Charleston, on moderate terms. Apply to Carter & Roane. July 23. tf 10
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 from on board said Vessel, 130 Barrels No. 1 & 2 BEEF, 4 Pipes Cogniac BRANDY; 100 Casks LIME. July 23. tf 12
For Rotterdam, The Ship MEDFORD, J. Barnard, master, can take a few hds. or some small packages on freight. Apply to Moses Myers. July 23. tf 8
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. July 16. tf 910
For Freight or Charter, The fast-sailing Brig ELIZABETH, Robert Barclay, master, burthen 1300 barrels, will be ready for the reception of a cargo in a few days. Apply to John Davis. Portsmouth, July 16. tf 908
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 LONDON, The fine, strong, and fast-sailing Ship RESOLUTION, Andrew W. Bell, master, fourteen months old, sheathed upon the stocks, and burthen 400 hds. tobacco, has part of her cargo already on board, and a considerable quantity engaged—For freight of the remainder, small light articles, or passage (having superior accommodations) apply to the captain on board, or N. Heron. July 7. tf 835
FOR AMSTERDAM, The coppered Ship ALEXANDER, John Roach, master, can take three hundred hogheads on freight. For terms apply to Moses Myers. June 20. tf 852
For Charter, The Ship FREDERICK AUGUSTA, 320 tons burthen, a fine ship on her second voyage, is expected to arrive here on or before the 10th of August. July 25. tf 13
FOR SALE, A Lot of Ground on Main-street, Opposite to Mr. Woodward's cabinet maker's shop, supposed to be 27 feet front and 196 feet deep.—Also, one LOT on Little Water Street, supposed to be 23 feet front and 30 feet deep. For particulars, apply to George Vashon, Kempsville. July 30. 1m 28
Now Publishing in New-York, BY SAMUEL TANSBURY, J. & T. RONALDS, J. OSBORN, and GEORGE F. HOPKINS, AN ELEGANT AND CORRECT EDITION, IN ONE VOLUME, OCTAVO, OF
WALKER'S Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, And Expositor of the English Language. From the third London Quarto Edition: containing the last improvements and corrections of the Author.
TO THE PUBLICK. 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 elegant and valuable; while contempt of them is a mark of barbarism 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 language, 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 vulgar. In the United States, English composition is yet in its infancy, and correct enunciation is only beginning to be studied. It is a curious fact, that with a less dissimilarity of accent between the extremes of the Continent, than prevails in Britain between adjoining counties, there are very few instances of right pronunciation to be found among our best scholars. Nothing can be more grating to the ear, even slightly habituated to the principles of orthoepy, than the offences which are perpetually committed against them by almost 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 magnificent Dictionary of the celebrated Dr. JOHNSON. But the peculiar excellence of WALKER'S lies in reducing English pronunciation to such a degree of precision as to render his work a Standard. The words are spelled in such a manner as to exhibit the true force of the letters, and enable the eye to cooperate 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. prefixed to his volume, Mr. WALKER has annexed to anomalous and dubious articles, disquisitions which display much delicacy and candour of criticism. No man appears to have understood better the fastidiousness of language, or to have treated it with more caution and address.
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Our address, announcing to the publick the New-York edition, 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 proper to secure by this means all the benefit which may be derived from those persons who would patronize or purchase our edition, in preference to the other.
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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 26
Now Landing on our Wharf, from the Schooner Catharine Shephard, Capt. Webb, from Antigua, 50 Puncheons fine flavoured RUM, For Sale on liberal credit, by Conway & F. Whittle. July 25. tf 19
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The French fleet having failed in the attempt to destroy the British merchant fleet at Tortola, may yet (if not discovered by Sir J. B. Warren) effect a deadly blow to the British commerce. This fleet when spoken, on the 25th of last month by captain Tarlington of the sloop Director, was exactly in the track of the valuable Jamaica Convoy, coming through the Gull passage. By an arrival at New-York, we perceive that the Jamaica fleet had sailed, consisting of nearly 200 sail, the day of their sailing is not mentioned, but by another arrival at New-York, we observe that this fleet had reached the Havana on the 14th of last month.
Having, since our last seen Captain Tarlington, we understand that the French officer who boarded him, was particular in his enquiries about the arrival of a British fleet in the West Indies, and having got possession of an Antigua paper, stating the arrival of Sir J. B. Warren, he went with it instantly on board the admiral. What effect this information produced on the subsequent route of the fleet we cannot say, but we are confident from what we learn, that when they were first seen, that they were waiting for some object, and not pursuing any direct course. They were discovered early in the morning under very easy sail, with their heads to the eastward—when Captain T. lost sight of them they were under the same sail with their heads to the westward.
Sir J. B. Warren passed Antigua the 14th of July in the morning, and if he procured information of the route of the French (which we do not think very probable) he would be very soon up with them.
The Editor of the Aurora, has issued proposals (see advertisement in this day's paper) for publishing the Philosophical, Political, and Literary Works of FRANKLIN, with the Biography of that venerable patriot. To aid an undertaking, which (if faithfully executed, and which the Editor of the Aurora has the means, and we believe will employ them,) will be productive of publick advantage, has induced us, unsolicited, to offer to receive subscriptions for it.
The life of Franklin is one, that has always claimed our admiration; for with prudent attention to his own concerns, he devoted as much, and perhaps more of a long life, than almost any other man, to the publick good. Franklin was not one of those philosophers, whose minds are so constantly engaged in theoretical pursuits, as to despise practical lessons. His life affords abundant evidence of that patience, integrity, industry, and frugality, which are necessary to raise from the humblest to the most exalted stations. It furnishes an admirable lesson to the youth of a country, where talents must, and merit ought (and in the end will) command respect. No man's prospects in life could have been less flattering in the early part of it, than Franklin's; few men ever attained to more honours than he did, and it was all his own work, for his elevation in life was produced by the respect which a just sense of his worth, had excited.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
The Petition of the Swinish Multitude, to the Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council, wants originality, and came too late for this day's paper. We will endeavour to give it a place in our next, and hope the petitioners, will not suffer by the delay, nor exhibit any of the impatience so natural to that body, under disappointment.
ALXIS, must not think to wheedle us by compliments, to gratify his malevolence, he is known to us, and has always selected another channel for his communications, and he may continue so to do, for through the Ledger they shall not come, so long as the present Editor conducts it.
MARRIED, on Thursday Evening by the Rev. Mr. Mansfield, Mr. WILLIAM MILLSON to Miss ELIZA SINGLETON, both of this place.
DIED, on Monday last, MRS. GATEWOOD, consort of Philemon Gatewood, Esq. Naval Officer of this port.
Mr. JAMES DICKENSON, of this place.
GOOD!
The Christian world was once divided between two hopes who each held himself up as the true hope, and his competitor as the anti-hope; the citizens of Worcester, Massachusetts, are in a similar situation with regard to two newspapers—both called the National Egi—each professing to be the genuine Democratick Egi, and each accusing the other, of being under the complete controul of Federalists—paid by federalists, and intended to work for federalism—One of them is however, to a certainty, quidical although in professions it is almost as outrageous as a Sempronius. Aurora.
[In our last we noticed the execution of Abel Clements at Morgantown, in this state, for the murder of his wife and eight children. The following shocking detail affords another instance of horrid depravity, that except that of Clements, has not we believe an example in the annals of history. While every man feels alarmed at the frequent instances of murder, with circumstances of the highest aggravation, which are daily related in our papers, it is worthy of the moralist to look into the cause.]
AUGUSTA, (Maine) July 11.
HORRID MURDER!
At an early hour on Wednesday morning last, the inhabitants of this town were alarmed by the dreadful information, that capt. James Purinton, of this place, in cool blood, had murdered his wife, six children and himself—his oldest son, with a slight wound escaped, and his second daughter was found desperately wounded, and probably supposed dead, by the father.—Between two and three, a near neighbour, Mr. Dean Wyman, was awakened by the lad who escaped, with an incoherent account of the horrid
scene from which he had just fled; he, with Mr. Ballard, another neighbour, instantly repaired to the fatal spot, and here, after having lighted a candle, a scene was presented which boggles all description. In the outer room lay prostrate on his face, and weltering in his gore the perpetrator of the dreadful deed—his throat cut in the most shocking manner, and the bloody razor lying on a table by his side—in an adjoining room on a bed lay Mrs. Purinton, her head almost severed from her body; and near her on the floor a little daughter about ten years old, who probably hearing the cries of the mother, ran to her relief from the apartment in which she slept, and was murdered by her side—in another apartment was found the two oldest and the younger daughters, the first aged 19, dreadfully butchered; the second desperately wounded reclining her head on the body of the dead infant 18 months old, and in a state of horror and almost total insensibility—in the room with the father, lay in bed with their throats cut, the two youngest sons, the one 8 the other 6 years old—and in another room was found on the hearth, most dreadfully mangled, the second son aged 12; he had fallen with his trowsers under one arm with which he had attempted to escape—on the breast work over the fire place, was the distinct impression of a bloody hand, where the unhappy victim probably supported himself before he fell. The whole house seemed covered with the blood and near the body of the murderer lay the deadly axe. From the surviving daughter we have no account of this transaction; her dangerous situation prevents any communication, and but faint expectations are entertained of her recovery.—From the son, aged 17, we learn the following.—That he was awakened by the piercing cries of his mother, and involuntarily shrieking himself, he leapt from his bed and ran towards the door of his apartment; he was met by his father with an axe in his hand (the moon shone bright) who struck him, but being so near each other, the axe passed over his shoulder and one corner of it entered his back, making a slight wound; his father then struck at him once or twice and missed him; at this moment his younger brother, who slept in the same bed with him, jump'd from it and attempted to get out at the door; to prevent this the father attacked him, which gave the eldest an opportunity to escape. During this dreadful conflict, not a word was uttered. From the appearance of the wounds generally, it seems to have been the design of Purinton to dissever the heads from the bodies excepting the two youngest, whose throats it is supposed were cut with a razor.—The oldest daughter and second son had several wounds, the probable consequence of their resistance. We have no evidence to lead us satisfactorily to the motive for this barbarous and unnatural deed. Capt. Purinton was 46 years of age, and has lately removed from Bowdoinham to this town—an independent farmer, with a handsome estate, of steady, correct, and industrious habits, and of a good character and fair reputation, and strongly attached to his family. He had been heard lately to say, that he felt much distressed at the unpromising appearance of his farm; that he should be destitute of bread for his family, and hay for his cattle, and dreaded the consequences. The Sunday before his death, it is said, he wrote to his brother, and informed him that on the reception of the letter he should be dead, and requesting him to take charge of his family. In the letter was a death's head marked out, and it was sealed with black.—It was found on Monday by his wife, and gave her the greatest alarm and uneasiness.—This her husband perceiving, and learning the cause, he attempted to console her by assurances that he had no intention of committing suicide, but that had a presentiment of his approaching death. Capt. Purinton was a warm believer in the doctrine of universal salvation, though it is not said of him, that he was bigoted maniac or a religious enthusiast.—His whole conduct the day preceding and during the last and bloody scene of his life, seems marked with the utmost coolness and deliberation. Towards the close of that day he ground the fatal axe, and when the family retired to bed, he was left reading the bible. The jury of inquest was brought him in guilty of wilful murder on his wife and six children, and that as a felon he did kill and murder himself.—We do not recollect that the annals of Massachusetts can furnish a transaction so distressing.
The ways of Providence are dark and mysterious! yet God is just! and man, weak man, must tremble and adore!
After the Coroner's Inquest had executed its office, the Selectmen took charge of the dead.—Their remains in eight coffins were conveyed to the meeting-house.
Mrs. Purinton and her children were placed in the body of the house; captain Purinton in the porch.
Their funeral took place yesterday afternoon, attended by an immense concourse of people.
The publick services at the meeting-house were solemn and pertinent—commenced by a funeral anthem—Prayer by Rev. Mr. Stone—Sermon by Rev. Mr. Taylor—a Prayer by Rev. Mr. Merritt.
The bodies of Mrs. Purinton and her children were interred in the common burying ground; captain Purinton in the highway adjoining the same, and the deadly axe and razor buried with him.
They were attended to their graves by a numerous and respectable procession, which was arranged by John Davis, Reuel Williams, and W. H. Fuller, Esqrs. appointed and acting as marshals on the occasion.
The procession moved over the bridge and through the principal streets, to the place of interment, in the order following.
 Senior Marshal.  The Coroner, and Inquest.  Rev. Mr. Haskell, Rev. Mr. Stone.  The Corpse of Mrs. Purinton,  And her six children, according to their ages, supported by bearers attended by pall-bearers, followed by  The surviving Son.  Other relations.  Selectmen.  Clergy.  Sheriff of the County.  Judges of Courts.  Military officers.  Magistrates.  Citizens.  Marshals. 
A cart bearing the body of Captain Purinton closed the procession.
The church service was performed at the grave over the bodies of Mrs. Purinton and children by the Rev. Mr. Haskell, in a very solemn and impressive manner.—The procession then returned to the Meeting-house, where the solemnities of the day were closed by another and an appropriate prayer by the Rev. Mr. Gillet.
NEW-YORK, July 19.
United States, vs. Col. Smith—(Continued.) The district attorney read an affidavit of his own stating that the offence with which the defendant stood charged was committed in this city, and that the witnesses, against whom attachments were prayed, resided and were at Washington at the time. Having read the affidavit, the district attorney replied to the arguments of the defendant's counsel at great length. He contended that the testimony of the witness was not material in justification, and therefore not essential to the jury in forming its judgment. For allowing all that had been said of the
President's knowledge and approbation of the enterprise, which was but assertion, still that knowledge and approbation did not amount to authority or direction to the defendant to do an unlawful act. On the arguments of the defendant's counsel respecting the state of our publick affairs when the expedition was commenced, the district attorney was clear, logical, and concise. Congress had not declared offensive war, nor had the President authorised or directed defensive war. As the government of the United States was at peace, none of its citizens had a right to be at war with Spain.
With regard to attachments, the authorities, which he cited, were numerous and uniform. In England, attachments were issued at the discretion of the court, and never but to purge the witness of a contempt.
The arguments of the district attorney were enforced and illustrated by Mr. Edwards in a discursive speech in which he fully maintained his well earned claim to eminence at the bar. He was happy in his playful and sarcastic remarks on the arguments of the defendant's counsel, presuming authority, which had not been given—a state of war, which had not commenced, and the lawfulness of an act, which was clearly and alarmingly unlawful. Mr. Edwards began his speech at one, and closed at half after two in the afternoon, when the court adjourned to Wednesday morning at 10.
Wednesday morning Mr. Edwards was heard in continuation, and was succeeded by Mr. Emmett for the defendant.
Mr. Emmett commenced an elaborate and learned speech of two hours, in which he displayed vast powers of mind and profundity of research, by an impassioned and impressive exordium. In this he apologised, as a stranger in the country, for undertaking the defence, but being engaged, he would exert his talents to the utmost, such as they were, in behalf of his client. He regretted that the action had been commenced, and wished it were in his power to efface it from the records of the court and the remembrance of the country. He thought the defendant "more sinned against than sinning." He had no doubt of convincing the court that his client had not offended against the laws, and, on the other hand, that the great and illustrious man who presides over our national affairs had, in approving the expedition, given additional evidence of the excellence of his character, and assurance of the correctness of his views. Neither, according to Mr. Emmett had done wrong.
Mr. Emmett maintained with an earnestness that indicated sincerity, that the testimony of the witnesses was material ; first, in justification, or, secondly, in mitigation of punishment, and therefore that compulsory process ought to issue before the defendant be put to trial.
In respect to compulsory process in England, on which the counsel for the prosecution had dwelt at large, it was issued at the discretion and to maintain the dignity of the courts, and not the rights of the subject; there, it was not a right , which could be claimed, but a privilege , which might be granted. He traced the doctrine of attachments in England to the reign of Elizabeth.
But, in the United States, compulsory process was put on a different footing. Here , said Mr. Emmet, it was the right of the party accused; a right guaranteed to him by the constitution, and which the court therefore cannot withhold.—He read article 8 of the amendments to the constitution, which says that "in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses." This fundamental act was the paramount law, in which the right was secured to every citizen. Process must be issued: the accused takes it, as he takes that which belongs to him. He wanted process, call it by whatever name, which would compel the witnesses into court. Any other could not be called compulsory .
There is no arguing either with credit or success against a constitutional provision. The constitution undoubtedly guarantees to the accused compulsory process for obtaining witnesses. But had not compulsory process, such as is known to the laws, been issued by the court, and an apology tendered for failing to obey its injunctions, entirely satisfactory, all things considered? Mr. Emmett scouted the idea of attachments on the principles of British jurisprudence, which he deemed to be at war with the part of the constitution which he had cited. When, however, he was asked by the presiding judge, whether, in obedience to the constitution, congress had by statute provided a specific remedy, he answered that in his reading he had not met with any. Failing then to bring the witnesses in by subpoena, to what process could the court resort, if attachments, issued on the principles of the common law were to be excluded? Mr. Emmet did not designate any. Perhaps there is none known to the laws. Our statutes, as conceded by Mr. Emmett, are silent on the subject. The constitution, which recognizes the principle for which he contended, exists, but the laws have made no provision for carrying it into effect.
With regard to the materiality of the witnesses, which, as the defendant's counsel wished to put off the trial was the main point. Mr. Emmett, with amplifications, repeated the arguments of Mr. Hoffman—Spain had commenced hostilities against us, and although Congress had not declared war, yet by the law of nations we were at war, though technically at peace. He presumed on a state of things that did not exist, and argued as if they did. His conclusion was therefore unsupported by facts. Mr. Emmett was followed by Mr. Harrison on the same side, who without exciting the same interest, travelled over the same ground. Mr. Harrison, who spoke about two hours, closed the argument. The court adjourned to Thursday morning at 10.
Thursday morning Judge Patterson delivered the opinion of the court in writing. The opinion, which was given at great length, was perspicuous. Having assigned the reasons at large, he concluded with stating it as the unanimous opinion of the court that, in justification , the testimony of the witnesses was not material. The laws were inflexible. The President had not a dispensing power, and therefore even a direction from him to the defendant to engage in the expedition, could not justify the act. It was not material in mitigation , for testimony in mitigation was not for the jury. The trial must therefore go on.
With regard to compulsory process, the court, he said, was divided in opinion; one of the Judges being against, and the other for it; at least for a rule to show cause why the witnesses did not appear.
Having delivered the opinion of the court, Judge Patterson retired, seemingly exhausted. He was much indisposed when the court was opened, and perhaps more when he retired from it. Judge Talmadge was now alone.
As the trial was to go on, the counsel for the defendant asked leave for a few moments consultation. It was granted, and they retired. In about ten minutes they returned, when Mr. Morton moved the court to put off the trial to its next regular term.—The motion was made on an affidavit of the defendant, setting forth that Jonathan S. Smith, and Thomas (capt.) Lewis, both on board the Leander, were material witnesses, and were expected here by September. The judge decided against the motion on the ground that if they were material witnesses it should have been so stated in the first affidavit by which the trial was originally put off. There would be no end to these motions if yielded to. At the request of the defendant's counsel, the court adjourned to Friday morning.
Yesterday the trial was commenced, but we shall say nothing upon it until it is over. A detailed statement of it will then be given in this paper.
July 25.
The Circuit Court—Mr. Edwards, who was speaking when our paper of yesterday went to press, closed his address to the jury, between 3 and 4 o'clock, having highly entertained his audience for an hour and half, with his accustomed wit, learning and eloquence.
After the argument on the part of the prosecution, was closed, Judge Talmadge pronounced his charge to the jury.
At half after 4 o'clock, the jury retired; and at 7 they returned, and delivered their verdict—NOT GUILTY.
The attorney-general moved that the jury be polled. To this Mr. Hoffman replied, that he should strongly oppose the measure, merely , as it was altogether unprecedented in criminal cases. The motion was withdrawn; and Mr. Hoffman then informed Judge Talmadge, that the counsel would be prepared, if agreeable to the court, to proceed to the trial of Mr. Ogden the succeeding morning.—The court adjourned to the usual hour.
The feelings of the people, who were present on this interesting occasion, were strongly manifested by a universal burst of approbation. They appeared to rejoice, that their innocent fellow citizen who, in the energetic language of Mr. Emmett, had been made the scape-goat , on whose head the crimes of others were heaped, was, by an independent jury of his countrymen SUFFERED TO ESCAPE .
July 26.
The Circuit Court met yesterday morning, (July 25th,) at 10 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment.
Present Judge Talmadge.
The court proceeded to empanel the jury in the cause of the United States against Samuel G. Ogden .
Joseph Strong, and Benjamin Butler, were severally called and sworn. John Fellows, being the next called, was proceeding to take the oath, when Mr. Hoffman, for the defendant, objected to him, on the ground that Mr. Fellows, after he had been summoned on the jury, had expressed a decided opinion unfavourable to Mr. Ogden. Mr. Hoffman added, that he was prepared to prove the fact. A third jurymen, William Coit, was then called and sworn; and these three constituted a third constituted a court to try the competence of Mr. Fellows as jurymen in this case.
Mr. Ludlow being sworn, deposed, that "John Fellows, after he was summoned as a jurymen, declared that he should wish that Colonel Smith, were it not for his insolent memorial to Congress, might be acquitted; but as to Mr. Ogden, it was no matter how much he suffered"—or words to this amount.
After a few remarks from the counsel and the bench, the triers retired, and in a few minutes returned the verdict—that John Fellows was not an impartial jurymen in this cause.
James M c Connell, David A. Cumming, James Palmer, jun. John Batchelder, Ezra Weeks, John P. Groshon, John M c Kee, William Dustan, and Andrew S. Norwood, were called and sworn.
Mr. Colden, for the defendant, moved for attachments against Mr. Madison, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Wagener, and Mr. Robert Smith, absent witnesses. The court decided against the motion.
The Attorney general then commenced the examination of witnesses, on the part of the prosecution.—Com. Adv.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.
Mr. POULSON,
Your correspondent V. has made some pertinent enquiries on the operation of the Non Importation Law, as it applies to "woollen cloths not exceeding five shillings per square yard in value." The doubts of this gentleman are pretty generally entertained, and some embarrassment is already felt through the country. But it is not merely as it respects this clause of the law that doubts are afloat: they extend to several others. The law prohibits the importation from Great Britain of "all articles of which silk, hemp, flax, tin, brass, &c. &c. are the materials of chief value."—But it is asked, if the law prohibits the importation of silk, hemp, flax, tin, brass, &c. which are the raw materials of manufacturers? Different opinions are held:—some contending for a construction which would shut out these materials of manufacture, and others, that it operates only when they come as the chief materials of an article of manufacture. It will certainly be desirable to have these doubts removed as early as possible by those legal characters to whom such explications belong; for, in a rigid sense, the article of mere tin, (for instance) comes in some degree in a manufactured state; and could it be contemplated by the Legislature to shut out ports against an article which our wants and habits have made so necessary to us, and which supplies so many of our own manufactures with a material for their industry.
Allow me, then, Sir, to join your correspondent V. in the hope, that these observations may claim an early consideration, and I am your obedient servant.
W.
July 26.
By the schooner Margaret Tingey, captain Newcomb, arrived at the Lazaretto yesterday, in 17 days from Martinique, (via St. Thomas) we are informed, that the English fleet had returned to Tortola, without any action with the French having taken place. In the Gull Stream, Capt. N. o was boarded by the British frigate Fortune, who said, had cut off 24 sail of drogers from Samana, and destroyed them at sea, as also two other vessels, one of them loaded with coffee—and that the frigate with 6 sail of the line were convoy to a fleet of 172 Merchantmen, from the West Indies bound for Europe, &c. then in sight, and through which captain N. had passed.
* When capt. N. does not report, we think that the Jamaica convoy must have escaped.
Ed. Ledg.
NATURE HER OWN SURGEON:
A curious case of a compound fracture, related by Dr. Hunter at his lectures.
Speaking of the nature and cure of simple and compound fractures, Dr. Hunter observed in his lectures, that, in treating the compound, many surgeons did mischief and irritated the wound, by their officious and artificial manner of dressing it. Instead of that practice, he recommended treating the compound, as much as possible, in the same way as the simple fracture; and in confirmation of that practice, used to relate the following singular case, which was always heard with great attention, because the instruction was conveyed in the way of pleasantry.
"A maniacal patient, Mr. G., who was confined in the infirmary at Endinburg, (he says it was about thirty years ago,) seeming to have recovered a calm and rational state of mind, was allowed to take an airing in the garden by himself. Here he took the resolution of making his escape, and got over the garden wall. In dropping himself from the wall, which was very high, he pulled a large top-stone along with him, and suffered a very large compound fracture in his leg. He was carried round and lodged again in the infirmary, in this unhappy condition; and the surgeon, who was instantly brought to him, set the leg, dressed the wound, applied the 18 tailed bandage, &c. in the usual way. After all this, the patient appeared to be very calm, the surgeon gave some proper directions, went away, and the patient was left alone to get some rest, which was thought proper, and seemed to be his

own desire. His madness now took a singular whimsical turn; he knew very well that he had got a miserable broken leg; but his crazy imagination made him believe, that the surgeon had mistaken his leg, had bestowed all his cunning upon the sound leg, which required no attention, and had left the shattered limb to shift for itself. Under this firm persuasion, convinced that his surgeon was too ignorant to perceive his blunder, too conceited to be set right, and too proud to suffer such humiliation, he thought it would be most prudent, in his present state of subjection, for the cure of his broken leg, to make the best use he could of the dexterity which God had given him. He removed all the apparatus from the broken leg with great attention, that he might be able to apply it to the other leg so exactly in the same manner, that the surgeon should not be able to discover the alteration, and lest any suspicion should arise, and lead to an enquiry or discovery, he thought he should be still more secure by secreting or hiding the other leg, that it might not be found and appear in evidence against him; he therefore tore a large hole in the sheet and feather bed, and buried the wounded leg among the feathers.
Next day when the surgeon visited him, he said that for a while he had been in pain, but that by a fortunate and accidental motion of the foot, the pain went off as by a charm; that he had continued perfectly easy ever since, and therefore was resolved to keep it as steady as possible in the same situation. The surgeon finding him easy, the pulse quiet, and no symptoms whatever of fever, went to the foot of the bed, and lifting up the clothes, said, "let us just see how the foot and leg looks." The patient seemed much alarmed with the proposal, and intreated him for mercy's sake to desist; because, said he, the least motion in the world would disturb it, and bring all his pain back again. The surgeon assured him that the bed-clothes touched nothing but the cradle, and that the lifting of them up could not in the least move either leg or foot; and then observing to the students, that the appearance of the foot was as favorable as he could wish, he expressed his satisfaction and went away.
Every day's visit after this turned out equally satisfactory, both to the surgeon and patient, till the fifth or sixth day, when the surgeon grew very anxious to see the wound, least any lurking mischief should be concealed, and was determined to remove the dressing. This the patient resisted, first with prayers, and then with imprecations, &c. but at last he was obliged to submit. The surgeon, with a cautious and tender hand, removed the bandages; and as he went on expressed the pleasure which he felt on seeing the skin, both below and above the wound in so natural a condition. At length he lifted up the dressings, which he found quite loose, and seeing a leg now perfectly sound, which a few days before he had seen in such a lamentable state, you can better conceive than I can tell how he looked. After a short pause, he passed his fingers along the tibia, and then said, "I only know that a fracture & would there certainly was, and now there are certainly neither." Presently he recovered himself enough to recollect that it was the other leg which he had set and dressed, and said, "where is the other leg?" (turning off the bed clothes at the same time.) Lunatics are quick in resources, and not easily put out of countenance, and imagine that nobody can doubt what they assert. Mr. G. sensible now that the leg would be discovered, drew it out from among the feathers, saying with great resentment and rage, that he would now expose the surgeon's ignorance to the world; that he always knew surgeons to be a set of ignorant fellows, though they wore large wigs, and now he would prove it, by a shocking instance to the satisfaction of all present.
This leg, said he, (holding out the broken leg, with the cake of blood and feathers crusted over the wound (this leg, thank God, is as sound as any man's; there, (pointing to the other) is the broken leg: you see what a condition it is in: and that fellow being called, did nothing for it: he was called to set a broken leg, and bound up this. After venting some more of his indignation and rage in sarcastic and coarse language, he begged that some of the young surgeons would bind up his broken leg again (meaning the sound one) for that it was in great pain, was much disturbed by this impertinent examination, and, if not taken care of, would make him a miserable object, at best a cripple for life.
The surgeon seeing his patient's imagination so strongly perverted, and being convinced by the agitation which misapprehension had raised, that it would upon the whole, be safer to indulge him in this wild conceit, with humanity as well as good sense, desired the young men to humour him, by putting the apparatus on the sound leg. From that time he was calm, and in all other things reasonable. The cure went on with perfect success; the scab at last dropped off; the wound was then found to be healed, and the calous completed. A memorable lesson for surgeons, and a striking instance of the weakness of human reason, of the imperfection of our boasted art, and the power of nature.
From the Charleston City Gazette.
COMMUNICATION. Having seen in the City Gazette, two or three years ago an account of the beneficial effects of cold water applied to, or poured on persons struck with lightning, and as there may be many who have not seen it, or do not retain it in memory, and as this is a season of the year in which accidents from lightning frequently occur, would thank you to insert the following case, wherein I have made a trial of it, and have the pleasure to vouch for its efficacy:
On the 14th of June, a son of Mr. John Keigler, in this neighbourhood, about eight years of age was struck in a wheat field, and life suspended for nearly half an hour. It being near a creek, his father sent for some water and poured it on his head, but did not continue long enough to be benefited from it; and conceiving him to be dead, proceeded to take him home, when, fortunately, they were overtaken by a shower of rain, which wet them through, and, to his great comfort and astonishment, he found him begin to breathe and move one of his arms, and in succession, others of his extremities. When he arrived at the house, a boy was dispatched for me; I arrived about four o'clock, an hour after the accident. The child was then in a comatose situation, but could move his arms and legs. I immediately bled him, and applied thick cloths, wet with vinegar and water, to his head and spine, in which places he appeared to be most injured; this soon relieved the inflammatory appearance of the skin and gave considerable strength. In about an hour after, a considerable degree of fever supervened, which I found to yield to a more liberal use of water and vinegar; about twelve at night he recovered his understanding and power of speech. The next day he was able to be about, and complained of nothing but soreness and some degree of debility, and from that time he has continued in good health.
I am your friend and humble servant, F. BRYAN. Lexington district, June 27, 1806.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. June 6.
Impeachment of Lord Melville. Mr. Paul, pursuant to the notice he had given, rose to bring forward his proposed charges against the Marquis Wellesley, with reference to his conduct to the nabob of Oude.
Oude. It was not his wish, he said, to trespass unnecessarily upon the time and attention of the house. The charges he meant to submit to their consideration he had written, and were in his hand; he would read them if it was the pleasure of the house, or, with their permission, he would move, without reading them, to lay them on the table.
Mr. Speaker answered the hon. member might use his own discretion, and had certainly a right, if he chose, to use his privilege of laying them on the table.
Mr. Paul immediately did so, and moved that they be now read by the clerk. The charges were read accordingly, and occupied upwards of an hour; the statement commenced in recapitulating the local and political situation of the country of Oude, as an independent state under the nabob, its prince; in extent equal to England and Wales, with a population of many millions; containing many rich and fertile districts, with a number of populous towns and villages; its capital Lucknow, as large as London and Westminster, and equally crowded with inhabitants; that the nabob lived in a style of wealth, state, and splendour, superior to any European prince; that his jewels alone were worth four millions sterling; that he had 500 elephants in his train, with a military establishment of 13,000 horse, and 30,000 foot exclusive of the police. It then detailed a general outline of the minutiae of government, and the mode of collecting taxes, and recapitulating the various treaties entered into with the nabob of Oude by the British governors in India, down to the arrival of Marquis Wellesley; it then proceeded to state a variety of charges against the noble Marquis, accusing him of having, without any just cause or provocation, contrary to the express orders of the India company, without the consultation or consent of his council, and in open violation of solemn treaties subsisting with the nabob of Oude, made exorbitant exactions of money from him, demanded of him the surrender of territory guaranteed to him by solemn treaty, frequently urging him to disband his army, and treating him with so much disrespect and severity as were calculated to induce him to resign his throne; and when, by the frequent exactions made upon him his revenues were inadequate to supply farther means, the said Marquis not only committed against him, new acts of hostility and indignity, but endeavoured to degrade him in the eyes of his subjects, and to excite them to disobedience and insurrection. The charges contained a variety of other accusations of a still graver nature; and upon the reading being concluded, Mr. Paul moved that the said charges be printed.
Sir Arthur Wellesley would not object to the printing, but wished the honourable gentleman would inform the house how he meant to proceed?
No answer was given. Mr. W. Keene said he apprehended that gentlemen had in general formed a very incorrect idea of the sovereignty in India, when they compare the nabob and viziers with the kings of Sardinia, Naples and other European powers, whose preservation is connected with the interest of Europe. No such systems as that was known in India. The tenure there was entirely by the sword, and a prince held his dominion only until another prince, stronger or more fortunate, should be able to dispossess him.
Mr. Francis would not allow, that princess in India do not hold their dominions by the same just and lawful right that the European sovereigns have to their territories. He was afraid indeed, that in point of fact the sword was superior to every other right known in India; but that it was the British sword. It was upon the dissolution of the Mogul empire, that these nabobs and viziers obtained their power—but still they had enjoyed it for a considerable number of years, and this country had concluded many treaties with them as sovereign princes. The violation of these treaties would be not only a violation of their acknowledged rights, and of the general principles of justice, but it would be a violation of the authority of that house and of the legislature of this country. Some of these treaties had also been recognized by other powers.—In the treaty of Paris, concluded in 1763, France, as well as England, acknowledged the subadar, or nabob of Arcot, as nabob of the Carnatic.
Mr. Secretary Fox said, that if there were some in that house who considered that the Indian princes had not the same right to their own dominions as the sovereigns of other countries, he hoped that the number was but small. However short might have been the duration of their power, or however precarious its tenure, their rights were not at all affected by these considerations. With respect to us who made treaties with them as sovereign princes, they must be considered in the light of sovereign princes. He knew indeed, the length of possession, the attachment of their subjects, and the fancied security of their tenure, were circumstances which would serve as matters of aggravation in telling the story of princes, dispossessed of their former power; but those circumstances should go for nothing in the question of the right that these sovereigns had to be considered as sovereign powers by those who had treated with them as such. And if there was any circumstance which could more strongly claim that right, it was stated by his honourable friend, of the British sword being so powerful in India. If we were so all-powerful in that country, there would be an additional call of duty and honour to support the compacts we have entered into. So far from our power sanctioning a violation of our treaties, it would be a great aggravation of the disgrace of violating treaties solemnly entered into. He trusted this would be the general sentiment of the house, and of almost every thinking member that composed it.
After a few words from Mr. Banks, the paper was ordered to be printed.
Mr. Paul gave notice, that on Friday he should move for papers respecting the seizure of the territories of certain Rajahs. The papers would not be long, and could be easily made out.
Sir Arthur Wellesley thought that after 12 months had passed since this business was first introduced, and after such a number of papers had been granted, the hon. gentleman ought not to make more delay, by moving for additional papers. If these papers should be of any material importance he might make them the subject of a separate charge.
Mr. Robert Thornton said, that the papers which the hon. gentleman had now moved for were easy to be made out, and would not be longer than those already produced about Ferruckabad. He considered those papers as very material to the charge which had been read this night, but did not think them sufficiently material to ground a separate charge upon.
After a short conversation between Mr. Paul and Sir Arthur Wellesley, it was understood that the discussion of the charge would take place on this day three weeks, if no particular circumstance should make it necessary to postpone it longer.
Gazette Marine Mementanda.
Ship Franklin, Dana, of Boston from London, Ballast to the Master.—Left the Downs the 8th June. Passengers Lady and child of capt. N. Bouth, Mr. Dyer and lady, Mr. P. Beard, and capt. Cox, late of the ship Lady of Baltimore lost on the Kentish Knock. June 4, passed the ship Remittance at Gravesend, and up. 5th, in the five fathom channel, spoke with ship Hamilton Moore, Mr. Farlane, 38 days from Charleston bound up—9th, in the afternoon, in sight
of the Isle of Wight, spoke the ship Courtney, Bryant, of Norfolk, out 23 days, last from Falmouth, working up channel, informed that a packet had arrived from New York in 14 days—10th, spoke the ship Union of Philadelphia, lately commanded by J. Jacobs, was captured on her voyage from Batavia, to Philadelphia, by the Cape of Good Hope fleet, bound to London for adjudication. July 1, lat. 39, 35, long. 54, spoke brig Sally of Boston, Bayley, 20 days from Madeira, bound to Boston—16th, lat. 38, long. 65, ship Commerce, Colburn, from Norfolk for Liverpool, out 6 days—18th, in lat. 39, long. 66, was boarded by lieut. Lawrence, of the British ship Leander, after a chase of 8 hours, detained about an hour and politely treated—20th, lat. 39, 23, long. 66, 30, ship William Tell, Colier, of Boston, out 33 days from New Orleans, bound to Liverpool—On the night of the 20th, being dark and foggy, wind at west, the ship Minerva of Salisbury, from New York, bound to Bordeaux, out 6 days, ran on board the Franklin, hung about 15 minutes, but providentially no great damage was done to either vessel. Lay by the Minerva about 12 hours, assisting in refitting the rigging carried away, &c. and at 11 next day parted company, capt. Lambert pursuing his voyage—22d, on the S. E. edge of St. George's Bank, spoke the U. S. brig Franklin, 5 days out from the Chesapeake.
Sch'r Sally & Betsey, Eldridge, 15 days from Boston.
The ship Sally, of Kennebec 72 days from Amsterdam anchored in Hampton Roads last evening.
Ship Captain Wyville, was to leave London for Virginia, about the middle of June.
The brig Eliza of Petersburg, Capt. Brown, is detained by a Guernsey privateer, and sent into Falmouth.
WIG-WAM GARDENS. THIS EVENING, (Friday,) August 1, THERE WILL BE A display of FIRE-WORKS, AND ILLUMINATION. The Proprietor of the Wig-Wam, will take particular care to be provided with the best of Liquors and Ice Cream. August 1.
Sales at Auction. TO-MORROW, the 2d instant, at 11 o'Clock, WILL BE SOLD, 58 Puncheons Grenada RUM, Now landing from the brig St. Brides, on Maxwell's wharf. Notes with approved indorsers will be required for all sums over 200 dollars, under Cash. John Macgowan. August 1. 1 40
On TUESDAY, the 5th instant, at 1 o'Clock, WILL BE SOLD, on a credit of three, six, and nine months, The Brig St. BRIDES, as she arrived from sea.—Her inventory may be seen at my ware-house. John Macgowan. August 1. 2 41
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 HARD-WARE, 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
By virtue of a Deed in Trust, Will be Sold, on FRIDAY, the first day of August, on the premises for ready money,
The TRACT OF LAND, called Paradise, whereon William Raincock, now resides, situate within one mile and a half of the town of Portsmouth, containing 568 acres.—The road to the Canal, and that running from the New Bridge to Bunting's Ordinary, runs through this land; there is on the premises a comfortable Dwelling-House and the necessary out-houses, and the land is as well timbered as any in that part of the country, and an excellent range for stock. The Trustees. July 11. tds 897
MUSEUM NATURÆ. In conformity with former notice, a general ILLUMINATION will be displayed
To-Morrow Evening, the 2d instant, at the Garden of this Institution, for the promotion of which, a share of the publick patronage is solicited. Elega t Sky-Rockets, and a piece or two of Fire-Work of the composition of Mons. Robert, formerly chief fire-worker to a brigade of artillery, under the late king of France, will be fired during the exhibition. Ice-Creams, Ice-Punch, and various refreshments will be provided for the accommodation of the visitors. Price of admittance to the Museum and Garden, for non-subscribers 25 cents per person, the toll of the bridge included, to be paid at the gate of the bridge. The Subscribers to the support of the Institution, who have paid their Subscriptions, are henceforth entitled to bring as many Ladies with them as they may think proper, the Lectures only excepted. Point-Pleasant, August 1. 1 36
MRS. PAGAUD, THANKFUL for past favours, begs leave to offer her grateful acknowledgments to her friends in particular, and employers in general, humbly soliciting their further patronage, as also that of a generous publick, to whom she offers her best services as a Tutor for young Ladies, who may wish to be instructed in the following desirable branches of Education, viz.—The English and French Languages Gramatically; Round and Italian Writing; Arithmetic and Geography; with Needle Work of every description, commonly taught in Schools; Tambouring, Embroidery, and Music on the Piano Forte, by her daughter, who has been instructed by the most able teachers, both in Williamsburg and this Borough; consequently not differing in principles from them, she hopes to be honored with a small share of public confidence, which she will endeavor to deserve by her assiduity and attention.
A few young Ladies as boarders, would have particular attention paid to the improvement of their minds and morals, on very moderate terms, which will be made known by applying at her place of residence, No. 8, Boush Street. Should any parent or guardian, wish their children or wards, instructed in any branch of education not above mentioned, by communicating the same, she will endeavour to procure teachers, whose abilities will afford entire satisfaction. August 1. 31* 35
FOR SALE, 100 Barrels New Superfine FLOUR, From Rutherford's Mills. James Herron. August 1. 3 42
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. tf 38
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, Water new, a Shed, and a Garden late y palled 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 Wicwough'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. tf 39
For Charter, The new Brig FRANKLIN, Capt. Miller, burthen 160 tons.—For terms apply to Warren Ashley. August 1. tf 37
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 on hand on Newton's wharf, and for Sale on moderate terms, 51 hhds. well flavored Antigua RUM. And in Store, 50 hhds. choice SUGAR, and 50 crates well assorted QUEEN'S WARE. August 1. tf 33
For Charter, The Sloop DIRECTOR, James Tatham, master, burthen about 800 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. August 1. tf 34
PROPOSALS, FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION, THE WORKS OF DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Philosophical, Political, and Literary. HUMIDUM RENUQUE REPETITOR. 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 gentleman, in the possession of the editor of the Aurora.
The publication of the writings of Dr. Franklin in a complete 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 publication. 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 deceased sage.
As soon as this fact was known, the editor of the Aurora turned his attention to the collection of every paper and circumstance 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 reflected back lustre on his native country, must continue to be ranked 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 circumstances not necessary to be pointed out, have concurred to favour the collection of the best materials that could be obtained, 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 corrections 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 Biography last, so that such additional particulars as may throw any light on the life of this great man, may be engaged 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 correspondents of Dr. F. will render public service by communicating to the editor.
CONDITIONS. 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 possession of the editor.
The price of each volume will be 2 dollars 50 cents, payable on delivery only.
Subscriptions will be received at the Book-Store of William Duane, No. 106, Market-Street, Philadelphia, and in Pennsylvania avenue, Washington City; and by other Booksellers 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
At Private Sale, at Sixty Days, 70 Puncheons RUM, 40 hogsheads, and 60 barrels SUGAR, 50 bags COFFEE; 25 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. tf 24
FOR SALE, A likely Negro LAD, About 20 years of age, is an excellent house servant and ostler. Apply at the Office of the Publick Ledger. July 30. tf 6
Landing from Mayo's Mills, Richmond, 100 barrels Superfine FLOUR, from new Wheat—For Sale by Moses Myers. July 28. tf 27
FOUND Yesterday Morning in the Main-Street, A Piece of GOLD. The owner by describing it, and paying the expense of this advertisement, may have it again by applying at the Office of the Publick Ledger. July 29. tf 4
135,000 wt. Prime Green COFFEE, Landing this day on our wharf, for sale on liberal terms. C. & F. Whittle.