Norfolk gazette and publick ledger (Norfolk [Va.]), 1805-04-24 00:00:00

NORFOLK GAZETTE AND PUBLICK LEDGER.
VOL. I.]
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1805.
[NO. 121.]
FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER, The fast sailing Brig  ELIZABETH, Robert Barclay, Master:— Burthen 1300 barrels flour.—Will be ready for the reception of a cargo in a few days. For terms apply to  John Davis.
WHO OFFERS FOR SALE, Imported in the above Brig from Tobago, 67 Hogsheads RUM. 5 do. MOLASSES. Portsmouth, April 22. tf 614
FOR SALE, FREIGHT, OR CHARTER, To any port in the United States, or the West Indies, THE SCHOONER  SYLVIA, E. Richardson, Master. Burthen 650 barrels.—Said Schooner is of an easy draught of water, and well calculated for a Carolina tra- der. For terms apply to  Phinehas Dana & Co. April 19. tf 607
FOR LIVERPOOL, To sail at farthest by the tenth of May, The British Ship  GOLDEN GROVE, Francis Blair, Master: One hundred and fifty hogsheads, can be ta- ken on freight, if early application be made.  Moses Myers. April 17. tf 603
FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER, The British Brig  HOPE, Robert M'George, Master:— A strong good vessel, burthen about 206 tons, apply to  Robert Maitland & Co. WHO HAVE FOR SALE, ON BOARD OF SAID BRIG, 6000 Bushels Liverpool STORED SALT. 16 Crates QUEENSWARE. 20 do. FARTHENWARE, and 21 Tons COALS. April 15. 3w 596
WILLIAM HARTSHORNE, JUN.  OFFERS FOR SALE, The Schooner  PATIENCE, AND HER CARGO—CONSISTING OF 538 Barrels Alexandria Superfine FLOUR. 2 Half do. do. do. 20 Barrels Superfine PILOT BREAD. 50 do. Fine do. do. 20 Kegs of CRACKERS. April 15. tf 598
WE WANT, A British ship of 250 to 300 hhds. burthen.  C. & F. WHITTLE. April 12. tf 593
FOR FALMOUTH, (To sail in 12 or 15 days) The new and fast sailing ship  PERSEVERANCE, Capt. Follenby. For passage only (having excellent accommodations) apply to the Master on board, or  Robert Gibson. April 8. tf 597
FOR SALE, On board the Ship ROBA & BETSEY, Captain RICHARDSON,  CADIZ SALT.  William Pennock. WHO OFFERS FOR CHARTER, The said Ship  ROBA & BETSEY. April 5. tf 559
FOR CHARTER, THE SHIP  YORKSHIRE, William Lee, Master:— Momentarily expected from Jamaica. She is a fine ship nearly new, and burthen about 400 hogsheads.— A preference would be given to a freight for Liverpool.  Warren Ashley. April 3. tf 451
WANTED, Two or three Crafts of easy draft of water, to load at Plymouth, N. C. for this port.  C. & F. WHITTLE. March 20. tf 513
WANTED TO CHARTER, An American vessel of about 150 tons burthen, for Europe, for which a cargo is now ready. Apply to  MOSES MYERS. March 13. tf 492
A vessel of about 150 to 200 tons burthen is wanted on Charter, for Jamaica.  JOHN GRANBURY. February 18. tf 434
FOR CHARTER, THE AMERICAN SCHOONER  THOMAS, Burthen 800 Barrels. In complete order to receive a cargo.  C. & F. WHITTLE. February 13. tf 410
FOR CHARTER, THE BRIG  WARREN, Solomon Dennison, Master: A new vessel, burthen 1500 barrels flour, and ready to receive a cargo. Apply to the master on board or to  WILLIAM PENNOCK. March 4. tf 469
I WANT TO CHARTER, A BRITISH VESSEL, of about 200 tons burthen, for Eu- rope.  MOSES MYERS. February 25. tf 453
NOW LANDING From on board the Ships Juno and Courtney, from Jamaica, 250 Hogsheads RUM. For sale by  WILLIAM PENNOCK. WHO OFFERS FOR CHARTER, THE SHIP JANE, of 417 Tons. JUNO, of 260 do. COURTNEY, of 200 do. All ready to receive cargoes. January 21. tf 358
FOR BOURDEAUX, The staunch well built Ship  PATSEY, David G. Bowles, Master:— Will be ready to receive her cargo in ten days. For freight or passage, apply to Messrs. Galligo, Richard & Co. Richmond; Ramaut, Gemon & Co. Peters- burg; or to  JAMES MAURICE & CO. March 8. tf 478
NOTICE. HAVING given Mr. STEPHENS PARHAM, a concern in my Business, the Firm in future, will be PHINEHAS ANA & Co. January 2. tf
A VILLANOUS ACT.  One Hundred Dollars Reward. ON Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning last, some villain, or villains, entered an out-house adjoin- ing Captain Pennock's stable, and terminated the existence of my Horse, by cutting his throat.—Whoever will give such information of the perpetrator, or perpetrators, as will bring him or them to justice, shall receive the above reward.  John Madden, No. 17, Main-Street. April 1. tf 548
TO RENT. THE Store, Cellar, and Compting Room, No. 41, Main- Street, at present occupied by Messrs. GILLIAT & MACKINDER. Apply to  Thomas Willock. April 1. tf 517
THE Stockholders in the Marine Insurance Company of the Marine Insurance Company of Norfolk, are informed, that an Election of Fifteen Directors of the said Company, will be held at this Office, on Wednesday the 1st day of May next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.  John Cowper, Sec'y. Office of Marine Insurance Company of Norfolk, 29th March, 1805. td 544
FOR SALE, 12 Puncheons ANTIGUA RUM. 15 do. GRENADA do. 5 Pipes HOLLAND GIN. 20 do. COUNTRY do. 12 do. FRENCH BRANDY. 2 do. ALICANT do. 22 Qr. Casks SHERRY WINE. 10 do. MALAGA do. PORT and CLARET WINE, in casks & bottles. 6 Barrels PORK—and about 1000 Dozen PORTER, of my last winters flock, equal to any imported.  Joseph Hayes. August 24. tf
NOW LANDING From on board the Schooner LYDIA, Capt. Livingston, from Antigua 116 Puncheons RUM. For sale by  William Pennock. WHO WANTS TO PURCHASE, RED AND WHITE OAK STAVES—and 22 INCH SHINGLES. November 5. tf 122
200 Tierces NEW RICE. Just received, and for Sale by  MOSES MYERS. March 25. tf 532
WANTED, BY THE SUBSCRIBERS, FOUR HUNDRED CORDS OF OAK BARK; For which the following prices, in Cash, will be given—delivered at their TAN-YARD:— For Spanish Oak Bark, 10 Dollars per Cord. Willow, or Water Oak, 9 do. Red Oak, 8 do. White Oak, if young and not too scaly, 7 do. A FEW CORDS OF BEECH BARK, Will also be received at 7 Dollars per cord. It is recommended to those who get BARK, to bring it in early in the season, for if kept out and exposed to heavy rains, it will not be received.  WILLIAM PLUME & CO. March 11. tf 485
LANDING From on board the Schooner Friends' Adventure, Capt. H. Dickson, and for Sale by the Subscriber, 125 Boxes White and Brown Havanna Sugar.  Robert Gibson. April 8. tf 568
Twenty Firkins of Superior Quality  PHILADELPHIA BUTTER. For Sale by  John Rorke & Co. April 8. tf 569
250 Barrels Superfine, } FLOUR. 250 do. Fine, } 100 do. X Midlings, } 150 do. do. } 50 do. Ship, } BREAD. 90 do. Navy, } 10 Quarter Casks Sherry WINE. For Sale by  JAMES MAURICE & CO. April 12. tf 589
SAMUEL SAUNDERS & CO. Have taken the Store lately occupied by Messrs. John Rorke & Co. opposite the New Market, WHERE THEY OFFER FOR SALE, A General Assortment of Groceries: And have just received from Philadelphia, per the schooner Liberty, Capt. Fisher, 20 Barrels RYE WHISKEY. 50 do. APPLE BRANDY. 50 Boxes BLOOM RAISINS. 100 Reams WRAPPING PAPER. April 17. tf 601
LANDING ON OUR WHARF, From on board the Ship OLD TOM, from Porto Rico—Her Cargo of Prime Green COFFEE. do. SUGAR. do. HIDES. FUSTICK, and MAHOGANY. All of which we will dispose of on liberal terms.  C. & F. Whittle. April 22. tf 610
LANDING THIS DAY, At Commerce-Street Wharf, from on board the Schooner ANN BALLARD. 40 Hogsheads, } 2 Tierces, } Muscovado Sugar. 10 Barrels, } 28 Hogsheads best Retailing MOLASSES. A few Barrels of Choice Green COFFEE.  James Young. April 22. 3 611
NOW LANDING, From on board the Brig Elizabeth, Captain Barclay, from Tobago, 59 Puncheons RUM. 9 Hogsheads MOLASSES. For Sale by  Donaldson, Thorburn & Co. WHO HAVE IN STORE, 1000 Barrels Baltimore Superfine FLOUR. 200 do. Alexandria do. 250 do. Carolina PORK. April 22. tf 612
Sale of Valuable Lands. In Pursuance of an Order of Norfolk County Court, On Friday the 10th of May next, Will be Sold on the premises, in St. Bride's Parish, Norfolk, within two miles of the North Landing,  400 Acres of well Timbered Land, In Lots to suit the Purchasers. The terms will be one half of the purchase money in hand, the other half in six months.—Bond with approved security, or a mortgage on the property, will be required.  ANDREW KIDD, } Commissioners.  SAMUEL SMITH, } April 22. tf 613
NORFOLK BOROUGH. At a Quarterly Session Court continued and held the twenty-sixth day of March, 1805, in the 29th year of the Commonwealth. Samuel Ramsay, Compt. } against } IN CHANCERY. Ephraim Robinson, Def't. } THE Defendant not having entered his appearance, and given security according to the Act of Assembly, and the Rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that he is not an inhabitant of this Commonwealth: On the motion of the Complainant by his Counsel, It is ordered, That the said Defendant appear here on the fourth Monday in June next, and answer the Bill of the Complainant; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some news- paper printed in this Borough, for eight weeks successively, and posted at the front door of the Court-house of said Bo- rough. A Copy, Teste, 583 WILLIAM SHARP, C. N. B. C.
THE SUBSCRIBERS Offer for Sale at their War-house on Commerce-Street Wharf, 10 Bales Blue GUINNESS—60 pieces each, entitled to drawback. 50 Barrels No. 1, BEEF. A few Firkins BUTTER. 25 Cases GIN.  Phinehas Dana & Co. April 17. tf 602
WANTED TO HIRE, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, A SMART Negro or Mulatto Boy, not less than twelve, nor more than fourteen years of age, who is possessed of a good and tractable disposition.—Apply at this office. April 19. tf 608
Now in the Press, and will in a short time published, a work, entitled,  REVOLUTIONARY ANNALS, OR  HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, FROM THE CONVOCATION OF THE STATES-GENERAL TO THE TREATY OF AMIENS IN 1802. PART V. Embracing the History of BUONAPARTE During the first three years of his Consulate. Translated from the French Manuscript of J. H. de Croisueil, By L. H. Girardin, Professor of Modern Languages, History, and Geography, in the College of William and Mary. Printed for the Proprietors, at the office of the Publick Ledger February 20. law 437
COPY RIGHT.  DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. BE it remembered that, on the sixteenth day April, in the twenty-ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America, Jean Henry de Croisueil, of the said dis- trict, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, jointly with L. H. Girardin of the same district, in the words following to wit—"Revo- lutionary Annals, or History of the French Revolution from the Convocation of the States-General to the Treaty of Amiens in 1802; Translated from the French Manu- script of Jean Henry de Croisueil, by L. H. Girardin, Professor of Modern Languages, History, and Geography, in the College of William and Mary."—In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled "An Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of said copies, during the times therein mentioned", and also to an act supplementary to the said act, extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etch- ing Historical and other Prints. [L. S.] SETH FOSTER, Clerk of the District of Norfolk. April 19. 606
MARTIN FISK, IS THIS DAY LANDING, From the Schooner Diedamia, Captain Howes, from Boston, 150 Bbls. No. 1 & 2, Beef. 40 Half do. Mess do. for fam- ily use. 75 Bbls. No. 1 & 2, Pork. 30 Half do. do. 50 Bbls Boston Bay Macke- rel. 60 do. N. E. Rum. 75 Boxes Mould Candles. 100 do. Brown Soap. 15 do. Chocolate. 8 Bbls. Apples, in prime order. 80 Small Kegs Choice But- ter, for family use. 50 Bun. Ro. Printing Paper. 100 Reams Wrapping do. 100 Box. Smoked Herrings. And a few trunks of Ladies Morocco Shoes. IN STORE. 50 Barrels Rye Whiskey. April 17. tf 660
NORFOLK BOROUGH. At a Quarterly Session Court held the one fifth day of March, 1805, in the 29th year of the Commonwealth. George Wilson, Compt. } against } Thomas Harris, and George Veale, } IN CHANCERY. and James Caton, trading under the firm of Caton & Veale, Def'ts. } THE Defendant Thomas Harris, not having entered his appearance, and given security according to the Act of Assembly, and the Rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that he is not an inhabitant of this Commonwealth: on the motion of the Complainant, by his Counsel, It is ordered, That the said Defendant Thomas Harris, appear here on the fourth Monday in June next, and answer the Bill of the Complainant; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some newspaper printed in this Borough, for eight weeks successively, and posted at the front door of the Court-house of said Borough: And it is further or- dered, That the Defendants Caton & Veale, who have effects of the said Thomas Harris in their hands, do not pay, convey away, or secret such effects, but retain them until the further order or decree of this Court, concerning the same. A Copy, Teste, 585 WILLIAM SHARP, C. N. B. C.
REMOVAL.  THE SUBSCRIBERS Have removed from Mark-l-square, to the Five-Post Warehouse, Wide Water-Street, corner of Rainsy's Wharf, Where they have for Sale, a general assortment of the best Groceries, Paints, Oil, Window Glass, &c. &c. AMONG WHICH ARE THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES: 22 Pun. Antigua and Jamaica } Rum, } 3 do. & 12 bbls. N. E. do. } 16 pipes Brandy, entitled to } drawback. } 4 do. real Cognac do. } 4 do. Country Gin. } Peach and Apple Brandy. } 20 hhds. & tierces } SUGAR } 30 bbls. } 5000 wt. Coffee. } Brazil. } L. P. Madeira. } L. M. do. } L. P. Teneriffe. } Sherry, } Nummey, Pepper, & Allspice. } Imperial, } Hyson, } Young Hyson, } TEAS. Hyson Skin, and } Souchong, } Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, } 30 boxes Mould Candles. } 30 do. Spermaceti, do. } 20 do. white & brown Soap. } 20 do. Boston Chocolate. } 30 do. Raisins. } 10 kegs Figs. } 50 bbls fine Mountain Flour. } 8 tons Baltimore Iron } 20 English Cheeses. } 30 Kegs Manuf'd. Tobacco. } 100 Reams Wrapping Paper. }
PAINTS, &c. White Lead, Yellow Ochre, Venetian Red, Spanish Brown, and Black, dry and ground in Oil; Prussian Blue, Vermilion, Verdigris, Ivory Black, Lampblack, Red Lead, Sugar of Lead, White Vitriol, Litharge, and Black Lead; Putty in Saddlers; Linseed, Spermaceti, and common Lamp Oil, 100 Boxes Window Glass of different sizes, from 7 by 9 to 30 by 36 inches—Glass for Book Cases, Doors, Clock Faces, Fan Sashes, &c. cut to any size or pattern.  John Rorke & Co. April 8. 1m 566
NORFOLK BOROUGH. At a Quarterly Session Court held the twenty-fifth day of March, 1805, in the 29th year of the Commonwealth. William Pennock, Compt. } against } Stephen Gorham, Peter C. Brooks, } John Nickell, Moses Myers, } IN CHANCERY. and Cary Selden, Deputy Marshal of the United States, for the Vir- ginia district. } Def'ts. } THE Defendants Stephen Gorham, and Peter C. Brooks, not having entered their appearance, and given security according to the Act of Assembly, and the Rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that they are not inhabitants of this Commonwealth: on the motion of the Complainant by his Counsel, It is ordered, That the said Defendants Stephen Gorham, and Peter C. Brooks, appear here on the fourth Monday in June next, and answer the Bill of the Complainant; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some newspaper printed in this Borough, for eight weeks successively, and posted at the front door of the Court-house of said Borough: And it is further ordered, That the Defendants John Nickell, Moses Myers, and Cary Selden, do not pay, convey away, or secret any debts or ef- fects in their hands, belonging to the other Defendants, until the further order or decree of this Court, concerning the same. A Copy, Teste, 584 WILLIAM SHARP, C. N. B. C.
PROPOSALS For Printing by Subscription, THE  ASSEMBLY'S MISSIONARY MAGAZINE; OR  AN EVANGELICAL INTELLIGENCER, Published under the patronage of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.  BY WILLIAM P. FARRAND, Appointed Editor of the Work.
CONDITIONS. The numbers of the Evangelical Intelligencer , shall be pub- lished monthly; on the first of each month, for the month preceding. Each number shall contain about 50 8vo. pages; and each twelve succeeding numbers shall contain not less than 600 pages. The printing shall be handsomely executed on a fine paper, and the execution and paper shall be such as to make neat uniform volumes. The price to subscribers will be 25 cents per number. The first number to be paid for at the time of subscribing, and the succeeding ones to be paid for as delivered. Every subscriber shall be at liberty to send his numbers to the Editor, to be half bound, or bound in any manner he chooses, and be charged after the rate of binding by the hun- dred. N. B. This work is established, as above noticed, under the patronage of The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church  in the United States of America : the numbers are published on the first of each month for the month preceding: the first number, now ready for delivery at Philadelphia, is ornamented with an engraved portrait of the Reverend Doctor J. WI- THOMPSON; the second will be embellished with that of the Reverend Doctor S. FINLEY.
LEASE OF LANDS.  AUCTION. At a Meeting of the Trustees of Norfolk Academy, held on the 23d March, 1805. It was ordered, "That Philip Barraud, John Nivison, and John E. Holt, be a Committee to lay out the Lands of the Academy in convenient Lots, which, together with the Buildings, they shall advertise and Lease to the highest bid- der, on the 10th day of May next, for a period of ten years, renewable from time to time for the same period, until the improvements are redeemed." In pursuance of the above order, the said Committee now give Publick Notice, that the aforesaid Lands and Tenements will be Leased at Auction on said 10th of May next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and the Lots will be laid off in such manner as may appear to suit the views of the persons desir- ous of purchasing.  PHILIP BARRAUD.  JOHN NIVISON.  JOHN E. HOLT. Norfolk, April 8. 577

By the Dumfries, Captain Beard, arrived yesterday, we have received our regular files of London papers, down to the first of March, which is twenty days later than we have hitherto published: an arrival at New-York bringing the dates down to March 5.—We have never seen the English papers so totally barren; there is scarcely in the Times, Morning-Chronicle, True Briton, Publick Ledger, or Messenger, for the entire month of February, an article worth the trouble of copying: and from the whole but very little can be gathered relative to the state of things on the continent. There does not appear any confirmation of the conjecture that Prussia had been appointed umpire between the Russian & French Emperors: the former of whom, it is said, still adheres to his original terms, the evacuation of Hanover, Holland, and Lower Italy.—Nothing further is mentioned respecting the alleged difference between Austria and France; and scarcely any allusion is made to the troops of the former in Italy.—The northern powers remained in their former state; no appearance of reconciliation between Sweden and France, nor any new indications of Hostility.—The fate of Holland had not been decided, nor had the dissensions between the Legislative Assembly and the Executive Council been terminated: It would now appear that the government intended for Batavia was to have been monarchical, of which Marshal Murat was to have been crowned sovereign; this, however, has been laid aside for the present, and Mr. Schimmelpennick had returned from Paris. The plan of the administration of which he is to be the chef head has not been disclosed; but little hopes of the independence of the Batavian States can be cherished, so long as the undivided controul of all the military resources of the nation is to remain with the French General Marmont. It is thus that we find things among the continental powers; the only circumstance that has occurred since our last advices, of any importance, being the certainty of the departure of Marshal Brune, the French Ambassador, from the Porte on the thirteenth of December.
In England things remained pretty much as usual; the only subject of moment was the sailing of the Rochefort and Toulon squadrons; of which latter the Admiralty had received positive advice on the 20th February: but the government was equally ignorant of the destination of the one and the other. The papers are full of conjectures on this point: with respect to the Toulon fleet they seem divided between the supposition of their having gone to Egypt or to Sicily; which latter place it is said the French wish to occupy.—But on the subject of the Rochefort division the conjectures are almost as various as the conjecturers are numerous: at one moment they are gone up the Mediterranean, at another they are gone to the Brazils, a few send them to the West-Indies, but many insist that they are certainly gone to Bombay. This latter seems to be the prevailing opinion; and admiral Troubridge had received orders to pursue them in that direction, and was appointed to the command of the Bombay station.
It appears to have been for a long time the opinion of the British Admiralty, that the only intention of the French in sending this detachment from Rochefort was to concentrate all their naval force at Brest, and all possible diligence was used to prevent its entry into that harbour; but whether it had or had not effected a junction with the Brest fleet was not known in England until the 19th February, when a despatch from Admiral Cornwallis informed the government that a frigate had looked into Brest, and found the fleet precisely in its former state, (consisting of 20 sail of the line) and consequently that no ships had either entered or departed from that port.—The channel fleet had put into Torbay on the 24th; but before he quitted his station off Brest, Admiral Cornwallis despatched a squadron consisting of the St. George, of 98 guns, Hon. Capt. De Courcy, Spartiate 84, Atlas, 74, Eagle 74, and Veteran 64, in search of the Rochefort ships; the commander of this squadron is not named, but (as Sir R. Calder had been a few days before put in command of the ships off Ferrol) it is not improbable that it is under the orders of Adm. Cochrane. It is merely said that this detachment has gone to the southward. There is some reason to apprehend that the squadron under admiral Graves did not proceed for the West-Indies, as the Foudroyant , his flag-ship; was undergoing repairs on the 23d February.—The opponents of the administration are open in their censures of the inattention of the ministry to the West-Indies, as well as for the mismanagement of the navy department, in suffering these squadrons to escape; and so great is the alarm on the occasion, that every ship capable of being put in commission has been ordered to be got in readiness.
The dye for Portugal had not been determined; but it seems very likely that it will decide on a war with England. Active negotiations were going on between the court of the Prince Regent and those of Paris and Madrid; the English had been refused permission to bring their prizes into the Tagus; and the address of the Prince of Peace had been published in the Gazette of Lisbon: all these are strong indications, if not of the real dispositions of that court, at least of the disposition it is forced to assume. On the latter occasion Lord Fitzgerald addressed a note to the Portuguese minister, in which he complains of this insult upon the British government in the following spirited manner.
"I repeat, sir, that anxious of the good opinion of this nation, I cannot be indifferent to the sentiments it entertains of mine; and what would be its sentiments, if a publick minister of his Britannick majesty, witnessing, under the character of authenticity, the publication of those foul calumnies with
which that manifesto teems, were by his silence to admit, at least tacitly, the reality of the abominable crimes with which his countrymen are reproached?—What would be its sentiments if a minister of his majesty felt no indignation at the horrible charge preferred against the English, of suffering their prisoners of war to die of hunger, or of compelling them to enter into their service against their own country? finally, if he felt no indignation to hear them denounced to all Europe as objects of universal detestation, with the most shameful and aggravating epithets, at the same time degrading to the ancient and brave Spanish nation (to excite whose ardour it was sufficient but to show an enemy), and injurious to the generous people against whom they are directed? No, sir, we do not starve our prisoners to death!—We do not force them to take up arms against their country! If Spain moans the fate of the unfortunate persons who perished at a moment when a measure of precaution dictated the necessity of detaining certain ships of war belonging to that nation, by the British cruisers, do us, sir, the justice to believe, that sorrow is as general and sincere in England; and that the mourning we wear is at the bottom of our hearts. No, sir, our hands are not stained with innocent blood! and we would readily shed some of our own to restore to life the victims of a cruel chance, which we constantly deplore!
"These, Sir, are the principal points on which I have to vindicate the outraged honour of my nation, while I wait for the instructions of his majesty with respect to the exemplary punishment which he is entitled to demand of the Portuguese government, on the editors or printers who inserted in the said Gazette, no doubt, without its knowledge, a libel so prejudicial to the honour of its august ally."
With respect to the internal state of England little is said.—On the 18th February the Minister produced his Budget ; by which it appears that the demands for the current year amount to no less than the enormous sum of 44,559,000. Sterling; of which the ways and means furnish about 24,000,000. and the remainder is to be raised by loan.
We are told in the Times that the Minister intended to raise, by loan, twenty-two millions and a half.—To meet the interest &c. of which, he proposes an addition of one fourth, or 25 per centum, to the tax on property; an increase of the rates of postage; an additional duty of five shillings per bushel on salt , (the former duty was ten shillings ); an additional duty upon Horses, whether kept for pleasure or employed in Husbandry; and an additional duty upon the various species of legacies.—The whole result of which, as stated in the Morning Chronicle, will be about 2,710,000.—Among the appropriations is the sum of Five Millions for foreign subsidies.
In the House of Commons on the 28th, Mr. Wilberforce renewed his bill for the abolition of the Slave trade—on which day it received its quietus; and was thrown out of doors.
The Medea and Clara Spanish frigates have been declared lawful prizes, and condemned for the benefit of the captors.—The share of each Captain employed in this service amounts to ninety thousand pounds sterling .
The report circulated respecting the revolt of the Dutch at the Cape, is positively contradicted.
We have taken this cursory view of the contents of our files—From which we shall extract, for our next, those articles which appear most interesting.
We did not deem it necessary to give any portion of our last to the ridiculous story, in the Philadelphia papers, of the French and Spaniards having made a descent on Gibraltar, and having taken it. The thing was in itself too foolish, and the source from whence it was derived too suspicious, to entitle it to any respect.
Captain Smith from Surinam, was brought to on the 30th of March, ten leagues to leeward of Barbados, by a French fleet of seven sail of men of war, treated politely; did not learn their destination.
Gun Boat No. 4, commanded by Lieutenant Henry, anchored opposite the fort yesterday.—She is ordered to recruit for No. 4, and No 10, soon expected from Washington, and to sail immediately for the Mediterranean.
At the close of the Poll on Monday last, LITTLETON, W. TAZEWELL, Esq. was elected, by a very great majority, to represent the Borough of Norfolk in the next General Assembly. The unsuccessful candidate was RICHARD H. LEE, Esq.
FROM THE CHARLESTON COURIER, MARCH 27.
THE INAUGURAL SPEECH.
No. II.
THERE IS AN EVIL WHICH I HAVE SEEN UNDER THE SUN: FOLLY IS SET IN GREAT DIGNITY, AND THE WISE SIT IN LOW PLACES. Eccles. X. 5. 6.
If the qualifications which ought to distinguish the Chief Executive Magistrate of a great and free people were exactly enumerated, they would make up a catalogue of all the virtues and mental endowments which are found distributed among men. To such perfection as would accomplish the finished magistrate, few if any individuals can be supposed capable of attaining. Alfred the Great , as he is portrayed in history, comes nearer to it than any personage of whom we find mention made in the annals of the world: yet one of the greatest modern writers takes it for granted that he had faults, though they are not handed down in tradition, and says that "Historians have been so wrapt in admiration of that great man's virtues, that they have forgotten to mention his imperfections, which doubtless he must have had, in consequence of his humanity." It were a hopeless task, therefore, in looking for a Chief Magistrate, to seek for a man possessed of all those qualities; yet in selecting a person for such an exalted station, pains should be taken to find that one who in the course of his past life has exhibited proofs of the greatest virtues in number and quality. Negatively at least, he ought to be superior to other men—that is to say, he ought to have no direct, glaring, positive vice or disqualification for such an important trust. And he should possess wisdom, knowledge, fortitude, truth, courage,
justice—the offspring of them all, consistency; and the nurse of them all, temperance. Temperance, not of body merely, but of mind and feeling. If, on the contrary, he should be not only destitute of those, but a slave to their opposites—if he should be weak, vain, ignorant, capricious, untrue, timid, unjust, inconsistent, or intemperate in thought or action, he may bear the name—but he cannot be in effect the Magistrate. He may be elected to the office by a multitude, but all mankind cannot make him fit for it. It is not the acclamations of a mob—it is the King of Heaven alone that can make the great man or the good magistrate.
Where a community, however, has fixed its choice, it is natural to presume that there the necessary qualifications exist; at least to a certain degree. It is a respect due to the people to suppose they have made a just choice, and but candour to the person they have chosen, to believe him worthy of their preference; unless he, by his conduct, very plainly contradicts the presumption. When symptoms of that kind appear, it then becomes the right of every citizen, to examine the propriety of the publick choice, and to tell the people boldly, that they have done wrong—provided it can at the same time be demonstrated to them how and why. In doing this there are two ways of considering the person. The first, by weighing his opinions or actions, as they bear upon the publick interest, without reference to each other: the second, by instituting a comparison of his opinions and actions on various occasions, and at different times, so as to determine from the consistency or inconsistency of those with each other, whether the man acts upon fixed and immutable principles of mind and morals. If his actions accord with his professions, and with each other; and if his professions made at one time be not at variance with those made at another; then, however mistaken he may be, he is to be presumed intentionally just and sincere. But if, on the contrary, he has, in great and important points, professed one thing at one time, and its reverse at another; or if his actions are at variance with his recorded opinions; it is to be presumed that he labours under either mental or moral disqualification for his office; that he forms his opinions upon unsound or unsteady principles, or that he sacrifices right to expedient, and voluntarily prostrates truth and justice beneath the feet of private interest or ambition. Whether our present chief magistrate is on the right, or the wrong side of this alternative, we will not now directly assert, whatever we may think of him; but we will hand over the matter to the publick, in plain unvarnished acts, and leave it to their decision. We know that as there are some children who will not open their eyes in the dark, for fear of seeing a spectre, so there are determined idolaters, who will not read these essays, for fear of seeing in them the detection of an error too soothing to their souls, or perhaps too essential to their views, to be parted with. Those, at once, plead guilty on the part of their idol. There are others, we fear, who are so far gone in patricidal prejudice, that, far from attending to any thing we could say, they would, if they saw a certain set of men bringing each a torch in his hand and setting fire to our towns and cities, hail them with applause, and say, "well done," to the deed, for the sake of the doer. To such incorrigibles we do not address ourselves—we never will.
Mr. Jefferson being, in contradiction to his own former opinions, a second time elected President of the United States, has lately delivered in the Senate Chamber an inaugural speech, at the outset of which he refers to another delivered on his first election, and solicits to be judged by the conformity of his conduct as President to the principles laid down in it. These are his words:
"On taking this station on a former occasion, I declared the principles on which I believed it my duty to administer the affairs of our commonwealth. My conscience tells me that I have on every occasion acted up to that declaration , according to its obvious import, and to the understanding of every candid mind."
By the very test which he proposes, we desire to have him judged at the tribunal of the publick. We are now, therefore, fairly at issue with him—let us proceed to trial. Since he will dig up from the sepulchre the bones of his distorted offspring, we will give him a few lectures upon them, for the improvement of those students in state anatomy, who crowd for instruction round that hospital of incurables, the Federal City.
It requires little more than a transient glance to see that the main drift of the speech to which the President refers (that delivered on the 4th March, 1801) was to persuade the people that he intended to adopt a system of administration, equal, just, mild, liberal, and conciliatory—to extinguish party feuds—and to induce the people by his own example, to abolish all intolerance, and to coalesce as people who have but one common cause, one common wish—the welfare of their country. Lest we should be suspected of saying on this point more than the speech itself will bear out, we offer to our readers the following brief extracts from it:
"All too will bear in mind this sacred principle, though the will of the majority is, in all cases, to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable—that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and which to violate would be oppression. Let us, then, fellow-citizens, unite with one heart and one mind; let us restore to social intercourse that harmony and affection without which liberty and even
"life itself are but dreary things. And let us reflect that having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered, we have yet gained little if we countenance a political intolerance as despotick, as wicked, and capable of as bitter and bloody persecution." It is very seldom our President has expressed himself with such force, perspicuity, and precision, as he has in the above passage. Language cannot more distinctly express thoughts, than those words do an anxious solicitude to make the country believe, that party prejudices and favouritism were to be entirely banished. But he goes farther and says, " We are all Republicans; we are all Federalists. " If there be any "among us who would wish to dissolve this Union, or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed, as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated, when reason is left free to combat it."
Now let us examine the grounds upon which the gentleman's conscience tells him "that he has on every occasion acted up to that declaration." Let us see how far his conduct has tended to protect the equal rights of the minority, and to restore harmony to social intercourse—how far he has treated them as " all republicans, all federalists ,"—how far he has " tolerated error of opinion ," or " combat it only with reason "—and whether he has or has not " countenanced a political intolerance despotick and wicked, and capable of bitter and bloody persecution ." But first we beg leave to remark, that, with the exception of a few who had better means of knowing the man, and whose keen eyes perceived very clearly the causis in herba , the people were actually soothed into perfect persuasion of his sincerity, and implicitly relied upon his promised justice and moderation. They thought him incapable of gratuitously promising what he never meant to perform—they could not believe that he was meditating vengeance against those who differed from him in politics, while he was making such kind, moderate and candid protestations.
Now Readers, mark!—Ere four moons had run their course—ere yet the pen was worn out, or the ink dry with which he solemnly committed himself to the effect above stated—he violated his promise, and in doing so, did he not violate the constitution which he had sworn to support?—He determined to introduce his own sect into all the offices of the state—and to make room for them, as well as to wreak vengeance on his adversaries, turned out the old and experienced officers of government, whose abilities were acknowledged, whose long habits of business fitted them for their duties, whose integrity had never been impeached, and whose fidelity to their country had been tried and approved—putting in their places men of straw—the JACK CADES and WAT TYLERS—the very dregs of the dejection of democracy. Among those dismissals there was one case which excited considerable sensation all over the union, and gave occasion to a wise and spirited remonstrance from Newhaven , in Connecticut. Mr. Goodrich, a man of unexceptionable character, was pushed from the office of collector of that town, to make way for a Mr. Bishop—a man of seventy-eight years old, very infirm, and nearly blind—having entirely lost one eye. But what answer does the President give to this remonstrance?—Instead of resorting to the laws prescribed by himself in his own inaugural speech, and justifying himself upon his own grounds, he starts a new point, and tells them that "during the late Administration, those who were not of a particular sect of politics were excluded from all office." Granting it were so—granting that the former administration had done that wrong, did their doing it justify him in doing the same? What less is this than damning the very justification which he himself makes use of. "The Federal Administration, says he, did very wrong in filling the offices exclusively with men of their own sect—and therefore it is very right in me to do the same."—It seems as if the gas of his moderation and liberality had evaporated in the interval between the making of the promise and the violation of it—as if the storm of virtue which was to have puffed away all prejudices, had spent itself in the verbosity of his speech:—Rash promises, he justly considered ought not to be kept:—He had not duly considered what he owed to the majority, when he said that the rights of the minority ought to be protected:—Something therefore must be done to reconcile his conduct to his professions—so he comes to a kind of a compromise with himself, and has recourse to a half measure, neither entirely retracting his principle, nor agreeing to practise it.
"Does it violate their (the Federalist's) equal rights, says he, to assert some rights in the majority also?—Is it political intolerance to claim a proportionate share in the direction of the publick affairs? Can they (the Federalists) not harmonize in society, unless they have every thing in their own hands?"—This effusion of second-thought prudence, and mitigated virtue, is well worth careful consideration.—In the first place we can discern in it a little anger to the remonstrators for reminding him of his promise—in the next we can perceive him endeavouring to patch up the affair, by giving up one half of the principle, which, after all, contains every thing that justice could demand; but unluckily that half has been since violated as well as the former whole. He clubs the reckoning in words, but afterwards breaks those words to answer his purposes—he does less even than Macbeth's Witches. They keep the word of promise to the ear though they break it to the hope. But
* See the President's reply to the New-Haven Remonstrance.

he breaks it the ear and hopes also. Does it—we ask him, or any of his advocates—as he did the New-Haven remonstrators,—Does it violate the equal rights of the majority to allow some rights to the minority also?—Is it political intolerance to claim a proportionate share in the direction of the publick affairs?—Can you (democrats) not harmonize in society unless you have every thing in your own hands?—In a word, we ask any one of common sense, in what sort of mould must the mind or morals of a party or a person be cast, who in a paper contention respecting the disposal of offices, lays down for and fastens upon an opponent the rules, that one party had as good a right to a proportionate share of power as the other, tauntingly asks them “can they not harmonize without having every thing in their hands,” and then outrages their rights—pushes them out from all participation—even the smallest share—strips them of every thing—leaves them nothing? Has not the executive, in contradiction to the principles laid down by himself, turned almost every man of the minority party out of office? Restore harmony to social intercourse indeed!—He—No—never. Never were words put together, never plans machinated, never conduct calculated so well to produce hatred, malignant rumours, vile passions, evil dispositions, and rancorous hostility among the worthy, well-meaning, but credulous inhabitants of these states, as those which have been employed by the present administration. The federal party is, unfortunately for both parties, the minority—yet, they are numerous—very, very numerous—and in weight, property, and talents, much superior to their adversaries—and what can be more aggravating to them than to see themselves anathematized, and the door of state insultingly slapt in their faces—and by whom?—By those who hold their pen—by him who ought—who has promised—who is sworn to be the common executive protector of all? What more humiliating to the people at large, if they all had the sense to know it, than to be themselves made the TRUCK—THE ARTICLE OF BARTER, of a head of buying and selling Demagogues, and their rights made the trade of a set of men, who do not even afford them the consolation, poor as it would be, of being cajoled by men of genius and talent. For we will maintain it, that the most wretched village in Europe might be ashamed to acknowledge as the act of its town or parish clerk, such productions as those by which the great, free, and exalted people of America, have already been cheated out of their common sense, and will soon be cheated out of their rights and freedom.
NEW-YORK, April 17.
At a late hour last evening we received an irregular file of Greenock and Glasgow papers to the 8th of March, inclusive, and London papers to the 5th, by the regular trading ship Fanny, capt. Taylor, in 33 days from Greenock. Though nearly a month later than any advices heretofore received in America, they scarcely furnish a paragraph of intelligence possessing even common interest. They have, however, enriched our marine department with some valuable articles.
It is said in one of the papers before us that the British government had dispatched a sloop with orders to Sir John Orde to discontinue the blockade of Cadiz.
Mer. Ad.
LONDON, March 1.
A Russian squadron of five ships of the line, and frigates, anchored at Naples on the 30th December, and an additional force was daily looked for. Whether they had troops on board or otherwise, there is no information; but as Rome is stated to be full of Russian officers, whom their curiosity has drawn thither; and as several bodies of French horse and foot have retired out of the Neapolitan territory into Upper Italy, it is most probable that the Emperor of Russia has determined upon sending an army sufficient for the defence of the King of the Sicilies, and that this squadron has brought part of it.
A report was generally prevalent in London on Saturday, that the Dutch had revolted at the C. of Good Hope, had succeeded in overthrowing the Government, and had hoisted English colours.
This report might have been considered as deserving of little credit, had it not been backed by strong circumstances from Holland, communicated by a gentleman who arrived in the course of the day, and on whose veracity, we are assured, perfect reliance may be placed.
Letters of the 18th ult. have been received from Rotterdam. The report of the insurrection at the Cape was whispered in the best informed circles, but was not made publick. Intelligence had reached Rotterdam the same day, that Citizen Schimmelpennick had arrived at the Hague from Paris with the new constitution, the promulgation of which was expected to take place in the course of a few days. An uncommon degree of activity prevailed from the 10th to the date of the letters, among the ships of war, the transports, and the small craft in the Dutch harbours, destined to co-operate in the expedition against this country. All the vessels equipped for the conveyance of troops were undergoing the inspection of the Naval Commissary, M. Perron, despatched for that purpose from Boulogne, by order of Buonaparte.
No certain information has yet been received respecting the progress and destination of the Rochefort squadron, nor whether the Toulon fleet has or has not sailed.
On Friday last the Channel Fleet, under the command of Admiral Cornwallis, arrived in Torbay.
The Spanish brig El Rosario, from Vera Cruz, laden with a valuable cargo, and having on board 80,000 dollars, has been taken by the Uranie, of 38 guns, and sent into Plymouth. The Spanish brig Caroline, with a valuable cargo from the Havanna, has been captured by the Pallas of 32 guns, and sent into the same place.
Saturday afternoon, the Endymion frigate, Hon. Capt. Paget, arrived at Portsmouth, with the following Spanish ships, which are very richly laden: Ecce Homo, from the Rio de la Plata; Astegaras, Register ship, from Lima; La Premissa de la Pas, from Rio de la Plata; la Brillante, from Vera Cruz, all laden with specie, cochineal, indigo, &c. The Endymion has 1,500,000 dollars on board, which she took out of the galleon. The Thisbe, capt. Shephard, has also sent in the ship Thetis, from New-Orleans, laden with a valuable cargo. The Endymion has captured four more Spanish ships during her cruise, and since the declaration of war, which are safe arrived.
Our Correspondent at Cowes writes us that a Gentleman who came passenger in an armed cutter which on Sunday passed the Isle of Wight from Jersey, states that six sail of Spanish 74 gun ships had effected their escape, and had safely got into Brest, where he saw them on the 18th ult. We are unable to ascertain what degree of credit is due to this statement, but no information upon this subject has yet reached the admiralty. Sun.
A letter from Guernsey, by the Brilliant, arrived at Southampton, states, that a privateer of that island fell in with a French squadron of six or seven vessels, in lat. 39, that they were standing to the S. S. W. under an easy sail, and that two days after she spoke an American off Oporto, the master of which said he had been boarded by a French line of battle ship, and ordered away from Lisbon, which had been his place of destination.
March 2.
The average price of the funds, for the ten days preceding the last, has been struck, according to the act of Parliament, to enable the holders of the Loyalty Loan to make their option. They are declared to be as under:
5 per cent. Navy L. 83 10 4. 3 per cent. Reduced 57 11 0.
Moreau, according to report, was detained in Spain, because Buonaparte was afraid that he would be received with too much distinction in America. It was indeed natural to suppose that a Republican General would be well received in America, having fallen a victim to the ambition of a man who has converted a Commonwealth, at least what was held forth as such, into the most absolute Monarchy on earth.
The King has been pleased to appoint Andrew Allen, jun. Esq. to be his majesty's consul for the state of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode-Island, and Connecticut.
Neutral vessels, freighted with the produce of the French colonies, are admitted into the ports of France, on paying the same duties as are imposed on French bottoms, which is one third less than on foreign ships. This encouragement has induced several Americans to embark in this carrying trade, which they disguise by conveying the produce first to the United States, and then covering it with fresh papers.
The Revolutionnaire, of 44 guns, captain Hotham, has brought from New-York 200,000 dollars, as part of a payment due to this country from the United States, for the subsistence of the American Loyalists.
March 3.
The Revolutionnaire frigate, which arrived at Portsmouth on Monday se'nnight from New-York, performed the voyage in sixteen days, which is the quickest passage ever made; she run from 200 to 260 miles every day. The Revolutionnaire was waiting three months for the French frigate to come out of Hampton Roads, which is to convey Jerome Buonaparte and lady to France. The Cambrian frigate, captain Beresford, relieved her. Captain Bradley, formerly commander of the Cambrian, came passenger in the Revolutionnaire, which has brought home 200,000 dollars.
March 4.
According to the monthly statement of the British navy, the total number of the ships now in commission is 695, of which 105 are of the line, 21 fifty gun ships, 141 frigates, and 428 sloops of war. There are besides 78 ships of the line repairing, building, and in ordinary, and a great number of smaller vessels; making the grand total 918 ships, of which 183 are of the line. Of cutters, armed brigs, & hired vessels, there are about 150, which, added to the number of ships of superior force would make the British naval force at present amount to 1068 ships of war of different descriptions.
March 5.
Flour 85 to 90s. per sack. Sea-Island Georgia Cotton, 3s. 3s. 6d. p. lb.
GREENOCK, March 8.
No continental intelligence has been received since our last. The offer of the King of Prussia to mediate between this country and France, it is believed in certain political circles, has been accepted by the latter power; or rather, it has been signified by the French ambassador at the Court of Berlin, that such an interference was expected, and would be considered as a manifestation of a wish, on the part of Prussia, to preserve the peace of the Continent.
GLASGOW, Feb. 21.
Nine French gun vessels attempting to get into Brest, have been captured by the Pictou frigate, &c. They are truly wretched craft; they contained no other accommodations for officer and men, than straw to lie on.
EAST-INDIA NEWS.
(Continued.)
To his Excellency the most noble Marquis Wellesley, governor general, &c. &c. &c.
MY LORD, I have the honour to inform your lordship, that in pursuance of my intentions, expressed in my despatch of yesterday's date, I reached this place this morning with the cavalry before day break, after a march of thirty-four miles.
The enemy occupied a position close under the walls of Furruckabad, and I completely succeeded in surprising them. The consequence has been that vast numbers of their men and horses have been destroyed, and the whole cattle and baggage taken which they possessed.
Jeswunt Rao Holkear escaped by an early flight, with his troops, in the greatest confusion, were pursued and every where cut to pieces by my cavalry. I am happy to add that we have sustained very little loss either in men or horses.
I have not time at the present moment to express the satisfaction I have derived from the good conduct of all the corps engaged, but shall have the honour of forwarding to your lordship my sentiments on this subject as soon as possible.
I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's Most faithful servant, G. LAKE.
Head Quarters, Furruckabad, Nov. 17, 1804.
An authentick letter received from an officer of rank in the camp of the commander in chief, gives the following account. “After a march of thirty-four miles, this morning we reached the enemy's camp before day break, and completely surprised him. We gave them first several discharges of grape from the horse artillery, and then his majesty's 8th dragoons moved on upon them, and great havoc ensued: so complete was the surprize, that many of the horses were remaining at their pickets when the 8th got in among them. I was with the 8th all day, and I assure you their execution was most considerable, and the enemy's loss must have been enormous, the whole plain was covered with themselves and horses. Our marching for these last 17 days has been very great. This day our horses went upwards of fifty miles.
The official details of the decisive victory, obtained by the gallant army under the command of major general Frazer, at Deeg on the 13th instant, have not yet been received by the governor general.
By authentick letters, however, dated at Agra, addressed to his excellency the commander in chief, and transmitted to the governor general, it appears that “the enemy had taken up a strong position, with the fort of Deeg on one flank, and a fortified village on the other, and in this situation with their numerous artillery (it is said) they conceived themselves perfectly safe; our troops however convinced them to the contrary, and in a most gallant manner succeeded in forcing them to abandon their guns, and seek protection under the walls of the fort. These accounts likewise mention that upwards of one hundred guns have been taken, their tumbrils either taken or destroyed, and the enemy completely dispersed; and that major general Frazer is now encamped within two miles, and fronting the gate of the fort of Deeg”.
Another account states, ‘the general attacked the enemy under the walls of the fort of Deeg, and took possession of eighty guns, besides many more disabled, not yet counted. The firing was heard at Agra.’
Published by command of his excellency The most noble the governor general in council,
J. LUMSDEN. Chief sec. to the gov.
General orders, by his Excellency the most noble the governor general, capt. general, and commander in chief of all the land forces serving in the East-Indies.
Fort William, November 26, 1804.
A royal salute and three volleys of musketry to be fired at all the stations of the land forces, serving in the East Indies, in honour of the signal and decisive victory obtained on the 17th instant near the city of Furruckabad in the Doab, by the army under the personal command of his excellency the commander in chief, over the whole of Jeswunt Rao Holkear's cavalry, under the personal command of that chieftain, in which the British cavalry and horse artillery, after a march of upwards of fifty miles within twenty-four hours, surprised and completely defeated the whole force of the enemy, destroying vast numbers of his men and horses, and taking possession of all his cattle and baggage.
By his excellency's command, J. ARMSTRONG, Military Secretary.
Fort William, Nov. 27, 1804.
Despatches, of which the following are copies, have this day been received by his excellency the most noble the governor general, from his excellency the commander in chief, and lieutenant colonel the honourable William Monson. (To be continued.)
Gazette Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED. Ship Dunfries, Beard, 45 days from London, Dry Goods, Donaldson, Thorburn, & co. and others. Schooner Packet, Luce, 6 days from Boston. Schooner Experiment, Fitzhugh, 5 days from New-York. Schooner Sally, Travis, 7 days from Philadelphia. Schooner Mercury, Smith, 33 days from Surinam. Molasses, John Brown.—Left there the 20th March, ship Young Eagle, of New-York, to sail in 20 days; brigs Gouverneur Strong, Bordman, of Portsmouth, N. H. in 4 days; Hope, Spooner, of Providence, R. I. in 2 days; schooner Danby, Doyle, of Charleston, in 5 days. Ship Yorkshire, Lee, 24 days from Jamaica—Rum, W. Ashley. Schooner Harriot, Chase, 18 days from Guadalupe—Coffee, Sugar, and Rum, W. Pennock. Schooner Jane, Pearson, 7 days from Philadelphia. Schooner Success, Town, 3 days from Philadelphia.
FERGUSON'S Packet will sail for Baltimore on Friday, April 24.
DEAGLE'S Packet will sail for Baltimore on Sunday, April 24.
NORFOLK THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, April 24, 1805. Will be presented, a Comedy called SHE STOPS TO CONQUER; OR, THE MISTAKES OF A NIGHT. To which will be added, the Farce of THE CRITICK; OR, A TRAGEDY REHEARSED. The Doors to be opened at half past 5, and the performance to commence at half past 6 precisely. ADMITTANCE ONE DOLLAR. The Publick are respectfully informed, the days of performance for the future, will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. 615
NOW LANDING,
From on board the Brig Andross Coggins, from Guadalupe, and Schooner Ploughboy, from Havanna. 40 Hogsheads SUGAR. 17 do. MOLASSES. 4 Barrels do. 240 Boxes White Havana SUGAR. 110 do. Brown do. For Sale by William Pennock. April 24. 616
COCKE & SANFORD,
No. 40, MAIN-STREET. Have imported in the Ship Dunfries, from London, an extensive assortment of useful and fashionable SPRING GOODS: Which they offer on liberal terms, by Wholesale and Retail. April 24. 2m 617
GILLIAT & MACKINDER,
Have received their assortment of SPRING GOODS, By the ship DUNFRIES, from London.—Assorted Packages for exportation, entitled to drawback. April 24. tf 622
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS.
RICHARD TAYLOR,
Has received from London per the Ship Dunfries, Captain Beard, a handsome and general assortment of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, which he offers for Sale, by Wholesale and Retail, for Cash, or good Paper. April 24. 2m 619
FOR SALE—BY THE SUBSCRIBERS,
50 Hhds. Petersburg TOBACCO, of good quality and wts. 1000 Barrels Superfine FLOUR. 3-5 do. Fine do. 7 do. X MIDLINGS. 99 do. SHIP STUFF. 20 do. SHIP BREAD. 16 Pipes Holland GIN. 7 do. Country do. of superior quality. 14 Butts French BRANDY. ALSO, LOAF SUGAR, per the Hoghead, and Old London Particular Madeira WINE, fit for immediate use—in pipes, hogheads and quarter casks. Robert Maitland & Co. April 24. 6w 620
Just received per Ship Dunfries, from London, and for Sale, 150 Casks Hibbert's Best Bottled PORTER AND BROWN STOUT. R. D. Waddey & Co. April 24. 6 618
NOW LANDING,
From on board the Schooner Mercury, Captain Smith, from Surinam, A Choice Parcel of MOLASSES. For Sale by John Brown, Rothery's Wharf. Who has on hand, A few Dozen Bottles CASTOR OIL. April 24. tf 621
Proposals for Publishing by Subscription, RURAL PRACTICES, Or, A Treatise on the mode of erecting Dwelling-Houses, Publick or private buildings, out-offices, or fencing walls, in pile or common soil, with practical notes and other illustrations and improvements, deduced from actual experience; ALSO, On the mode of Mud-Walling as practised in some parts of England for cottages and fencing walls: with hints upon the best mode of forming farm houses, out-offices, and cottages; and general observations on turnpike road-making, with scales of elevation and depression for concave as well as convex roads WITH PLATES. BY S. W. JOHNSON, NEW-BRUNSWICK, N. J.
CONDITIONS. There shall not be any thing introduced but what has either been practised individually by the author, or known to him to have been practised with success and utility. It shall be printed in a neat manner and on good paper, and contain as many plates as will be sufficient to elucidate every part of it, and that in the clearest manner. It will be printed in octavo, and will probably contain between 200 and 300 pages, and shall be put to press as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers shall be obtained to defray the necessary expenses. Price to Subscribers, 1 Dol. 50 Cts. Subscriptions received in the Office of the Publick Ledger. Feb. 22. 443

NOW LANDING On Newcomb's Wharf, from the Schooner Plough-Boy, Captain Davis, from Martinique, 62 Hogsheads } Muscovado Sugar. 3 Barrels, } 60 Barrels, } 9 do. }  COFFEE.  WILLIAM PENNOCK. February 15. tf 423
JUST RECEIVED, AND FOR SALE BY  JOHN N. HAGENAU, No. 36, MAIN-STREET.  Estopillas, Brittanias, Fine Holland Shirting Linen, } ENTITLED TO DRAWBACK. Platias Royal, Brown Holland, 25 Boxes Mould Candles. 25 do. Brown Soap. 30 Firkins first quality Butter. 25 Kegs Richmond Manufactured Tobacco. 30 Dozen Cowskin Whips. Ginger in Keg, and 25 BARRELS RYE WHISKEY.  ALSO ON HAND, Country Gin. Old 5th proof Peach Brandy. A few Casks Linseed Oil. April 8. tf 571
BRITISH CONSUL'S OFFICE, Norfolk, Virginia, March 15, 1805  As, notwithstanding the repeated notices heretofore given, many instances of neglect on the part of Masters of British vessels, entering this port, continue to occur,—His Britannic Majesty's Consul, once more informs all persons concerned, "that it is the duty of all Masters of British Merchants, at, or soon after their arrival, to produce before him the Registers of their respective vessels, and to deposit with him, until they shall be ready to depart, their Mediterranean Passes, if any they have.—The Consul further notifies that he shall return to the proper Department in England, the names of all Masters of British vessels, who shall fail to comply with the above regulation; and that, in cases of such failure, he shall conceive himself authorized to withhold from the Defaulters any Protection, Advice, or Assistance, for which they may have occasion to apply to him in his official capacity—and he requests of the Merchants to whom British Bottoms may come consigned, to inform the Masters thereof of the necessity of their conforming to the preceding rule," as he is determined not to take any official cognizance of such as may refuse, or neglect to comply therewith.  Office hours from eight in the morning, until two in the afternoon. 502
NEW-YORK SLATE, Of the very best quality, and in any quantity—for sale by  William Hartsborne, Jun. April 8. tf 570  150 Boxes Bloom, } RAISINS. 150 do. Muscadel, } 1000 Barrels Superfine FLOUR. All of superior quality, for sale on a liberal credit.  C. & F. WHITTLE. April 12. tf 592
ABSCONDED from Petersburg, on the 20th ult. a Negro Man named Moses, he is about 28 years old, 5 feet ten inches high, rather slender, and frequently complains of a pain in his jaw, has a little impediment in his speech; took with him when he went off, a pair of mixed Kerseymere pantaloons, and a Virginia cloth coat, he has rather a yellow complexion, and is a most admirable cook. I am induced from various circumstances, to suppose he is lurking about Norfolk. Whoever may apprehend him, and deliver him to Mr. Robert Ruffin, of that place, or confine him in jail so that I get him again, shall be handsomely rewarded, by either applying to Mr. Ruffin, or the subscriber at Petersburg.  HENRY TATUM. April 12. tf 591
34 Tierces Fresh RICE, Landing on Maxwell's Wharf, from on board the Sloop Helen, Capt. Brown from Charleston.—For sale by  John C. Niemeyer. Who has just received, an assortment of  GERMAN LINEN, For exportation. April 10. tf 580
JACOB KLEIN, No. 20, Church-Street.  HAS JUST RECEIVED, 100 pieces German Rolls—125 pieces Brittanias—1 Case Brown Holland Sheeting—and 4 Irish Linen—Superfine Chints—Purple and Fancy Shawls—Fine White Flannel—Cotton Kerseymere—Marseilles Quilting, and Fancy Calicoes—Coloured, and White Thread—Silk, and Leather Suspen- ders—200 pieces Yellow Nankin; and a few fashionable Fine India Muslin Dresses, and Cambric Muslin.—Also, Some fashionable Plaid Cambricks, very handsome, and the first of this description imported here. April 10. tf 581
200 Pieces Choice Russia Sheeting, Entitled to drawback.—For Sale by  MOSES MYERS. April 12. tf 588
TO HIRE, For the remainder of the year,  A MULATTO WOMAN, Who is a good servant—Apply at the Norfolk Hotel. March 27. tf 537
NORFOLK HOTEL. THE Subscriber informs his friends and the publick, that he has opened an HOTEL in that convenient house formerly the NAVY TAVERN No. 128 Main-Street, where he hopes by his attention, to give satisfaction to those who may favour him with their company. He will always keep the best liquors: and Private Parties will be furnished with Dinners, Suppers, or Relishes, at the shortest notice. BOARDERS accommodated by the week, month, or year  Henry Benbridge. October 9. tf 170
PRESTON'S ILLUSTRATIONS. The Subscribers to Richards's Edition of Preston's Illustrations of Masonry, are requested to call for the Copies at the Office of the Publisher-Ledger. March 27. tf 541
FALL GOODS. WE are now landing from the brig Commerce, from London, an extensive assortment of FALL GOODS, among which, are assorted packages, calculated for the West India market, entitled to drawback; which will be sold at low advance, by  Gilliat & Mackinder. August 21. tf 92
NOW LANDING From on board the Brig Maria, Robert Hutton, master, from Bordeaux 30 Pipes Old COGNAC BRANDY, fit for immediate use 211 Hhds. CLARET, fit for the West India Market. 100 Cases, do. do. 50 do. Vin de Grave. 500 DEMIJOHNS. 2 Trunks of Silk Stockings, Silk and Kid Gloves and Fans For sale by  William Pennock. Sept. 1 tf 115
JOHN C. NIEMEYER, Has received in addition to his former assortment  GERMAN GOODS, 45 packages German Linens, &c. chiefly entitled to drawback, Consisting of Platillas, brown Hollands, Batavia, Sheeting, extra fine 1 1-8 yard wide, Dowlas and Creas of the best quality, Shirt linen, Diapers, Bed Ticking for Mattresses, Bed Bouts fine 1 1-4 to 2 yards wide, Ticklenburgs, Oznaburgs, Brown Hemp Hessian, Brown and White Rolls, Russia Sheeting and light Canvas. ALSO, Velvet Ribbons no. 2 to 150, Plush for Saddlers, black Satin for waistcoats, Brussels Lace 4 to 20 dols. per yard, cheap Edgings, German Nuns Thread, patent Needles, India sowing Silk, Male Shirts, Thread Stockings very fine, Razors, Spectacles, and Penknives, of the very first qualities, Cheap Jewellery, fine Scissors, Muffs and Tippets of Martin Slins, 15 boxes Tumblers, Decanters, Wine Glasses, and Basket Flasks, &c. 3 Boxes English Mustard, 8 Bales Cloths, Blankets, Coatings, &c. Andirons, Waffleiron, Coffee mills, Bird cages, and Seeds of all kinds, Table matts, & Straw plates, Suspen- ders of the best kind, Violins, Flutes, Clarinets and Fifes, Harp strings and Violin strings, elegant Bowand Instruction books Looking Glasses, a large assortment of Baskets, fine and common do. do. Toys cheap by the quantity. ALSO, 90 boxes first quality Havana Segars, 50 do. good quality St Jago do. 140 do. Short Pipes, 200 lbs. Shoe Thread, 2000 Coffee bags good quality, 400 Gunny do. 250 M. com cheap Needles, 60 M. Toy marbles, 1 cases superior Quills, &c. I will sell the above Goods low for cash or approved bills, or in barter for Coffee, and will take in payment One Hundred Hogsheads good Tobacco STEMS.—Apply as above. December 5 tf 273
ALL Persons to whom my Son ARTHUR LEE, is indebted, are requested to make known their claims to  RICHARD E. LEE. March 18. tf 507
SINGING SCHOOL. THOSE Ladies who wish to attend the Singing School, are respectfully informed, that the days of meeting will be Mondays and Fridays, at the Presbyterian Church, at 4 o'clock. The Gentlemen are requested to give their attendance at the house of Mrs. Patterson, on the same evening at 7 o'clock.  NATHANIEL FITZ. March 22. tf 519
WE HAVE FOR SALE, 1,000 Barrels TURPENTINE. 1,000 do. TAR. 100,000 Red and White Oak Hhd. STAVES—and 8 Pipes of BRANDY.  Gilliat & Mackinder. November 5. tf 222
300 barrels Superfine FLOUR. 70 hogsheads Prime Richmond TOBACCO. 100 barrels Mess PORK. FOR SALE, BY  C. & F. WHITTLE. March 20. tf 518  MARTIN FISK,  HAS JUST RECEIVED, FOR SALE, 50 Barrels APPLES, in prime order. 50 Kegs Choice BUTTER, for Family use. ALSO—ON CONSIGNMENT,  3 Trunks UMBRELLAS. Which will be sold low. April 3. tf 554
REMOVAL.  THE SUBSCRIBERS Have removed from MAIN-STREET, to their  NEW FIRE-PROOF WAREHOUSE, in MARKET-SQUARE.  Gilliat & Mackinder. April 3. tf 555
LACED CAMBRICKS.  PHILIP HENOP, NOW OFFERS FOR SALE, A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF LACED Cambric Muslin—Diagonal and Spotted Spider-laced ditto—Bedford and Sattin Tambour-laced ditto—Plain, Spotted, Sprigged, and Tamboured Leno Gauze—Elegant 6-4 Tamboured and Spotted Leno Shawls—Super-Super ditto—Laced and Diagonal ditto.—Just received, via New-York, and of the very newest and most fashionable patterns April 3. tf 556
DOCTOR HODGES, INFORMS his Friends and the Publick, that he has again OPENED SHOP on Main-Street, at the head of Rothery's Lane. HE OFFERS TO LEASE,  THREE LOTS OF GROUND, One running partly on Main-Street, and partly on Rothery's Lane—and two situate on said Lane. He will rent out a part of the House which he occupies as a Shop. March 27. tf 534
NOTICE. THE subscriber owes some money, which he is determined shall be speedily paid; added to which his low state of health, calls loudly for his retirement from business. He therefore offers his stock of goods for sale, on the most liberal terms.—This assortment has been selected from the best importations within the last twelve months; and amounts to about 2500l. currency. As the situation occupied by him is not equalled by any other in the lower country, and as it can be obtained for a number of years, he hopes some of his friends will consider it to their advantage to purchase the goods, and take the stand.—Nothing but the second reason assigned in this advertisement, would induce him to quit the stand.—But owing to his health he must and will quit business, for some time at least. He has two small crafts, and a quantity of naval stores and lumber subject to his creditors.  JOHN K. RANDOLPH. N.B. Those indebted must make payment in sixty days or give their bonds. Nansemond, April 5. 1aw 563
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.  THE SUBSCRIBER Has received by the Brig Commerce, from London, and Ship Brutus, from Liverpool, A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF  FALL AND WINTER GOODS, which he offers for sale, by Wholesale or Retail, on moderate terms.  Richard Taylor. ALSO—A FEW BALES BEST  TWILLED SACKING. Sept. 22. tf 150
The Subscribers have for Sale 100 Hogsheads Old TOBACCO. 106 Puncheons high proof Jamaica RUM. 30 Hogsheads CLARET. 200 Barrels Superfine FLOUR. 300 do. Prime PORK.  C. & F. WHITTLE. February 6. tf 397
THE NOREOLK RACES,  WILL COMMENCE On WHITSON MONDAY, the 3rd of June.  1st Day, a Sweepstake for 3 years old Colts, one mile heats, 86 lbs. on each; 50 dollars entrance, half forfeit; the nag intended to run must be described to the Subscriber, by the 1st of May, at which time the Subscription closes. To this there are five Subscribers.  2d Day, a Sweepstake for 4 years old Colts this spring (that did not win a Purse or Sweepstake of more than 200 dollars last fall) two mile heats, with 100 lbs. on each, 50 dollars entrance, half forfeit; the nags must be described, and the Subscription will close as above. To this there are three Subscribers.  On the same day, there will be a Give and Take Sweepstake, two mile heats, 50 dollars entrance.  3rd Day, the Town and Country Subscription Purse, warranted worth 400 dollars, and the money lying up, 4 mile heats; 25 dollars entrance; weight for age.  4th Day, a Quarter Cask of Madeira, one mile heats, with catches, the best 3 in 5; free of entrance to Subscribers to the Races and, the starter of a horse to any other day's running; to any other person 10 dollars.  5th Day a Purse of 200 dollars, 2 mile heats, weight for age; entrance 15 dollars. The Boys will be expected to be dressed in a Jockey like manner, and the entrances will be made with the Subscriber the day preceding each day's running. *** Stables and Litter found gratis.  R. H. COCKE. March 6. ept A. 347
FOR SALE, BY THE SUBSCRIBER, 45 Hogsheads Richmond TOBACCO—Afloat. 78 Puncheons Windward Island RUM. 7 do. Old Jamaica do. 10 Pipes 4th proof Cognac, } BRANDY. 11 do. do. Alcant, } 10 do. Holland GIN. 17 Pipes, } 4 Half Pipes, } FINE OLD SICILY WINE. 2 Qr. Casks, } 4 Half do. } 18 Quarter Casks Sherry WINE. 4 Hogsheads Muscovado SUGAR. 20 Crates well assorted EARTHENWARE. 9 Casks do. GLASSWARE. 30 Quarter Barrels British FF GUN POWDER. 600 Barrels Fine and Superfine FLOUR.  A. MACLURE. March 15. tf 455
BOARDING.  WILLIAM BEALS, BEGS leave to inform his friends and the Publick, that he has taken the house lately occupied by Mrs. Bryan, in Commerce-Street, where he can accommodate ten or twelve Gentlemen with genteel BOARDING and LODGING. Looking Glasses, Prints and Picture Frames, Thermometres, and Barometers, for sale—and old ones repaired, by Mr. Vecchio, at the house of Mr. Beals. March 27. tf 599
FOR SALE,  BY WILLIAM B. LAMB, 30 Puncheons St. Vincents RUM. 13 Hogsheads and 28 Tierces SUGAR. 10 Pipes French BRANDY. 5 do. GIN. 13 do. Madeira WINE. 10 Quarter Casks SHERRY. 10 Cases CLARET. 10 Hogsheads do. 12 Bags GINGER. 1 Case Black SATTINS. 3 do. Irish LINEN. 7 Bales India COTTONS. 5 Trunks CALICOES, &c. February 13. tf 415
FOR SALE, Pursuant to the Will of William Samuel Peachy, deceased.  Peachy's Manufacturing Mills and Store-Houses, LYING in the County of Prince George, on Powell's Creek, a navigable stream of James River, and on the main stage road from Norfolk to Petersburg, with about six acres of Land belonging thereto.—One third of the purchase money will be required at the end of eighteen months and three years credit will be given for the residue. The Gentleman at the Mills will be good enough to show them.—For terms apply to Mr. Robert Maitland of Norfolk, or to Thomas Griffin Peachy of Williamsburg.  ALSO FOR SALE, That beautiful Seat on James River (about four miles from the Mills) called FLOWER DE HUNDRED—The Tract of Land belonging to this Seat, contains 1500 acres extending nearly two miles on the banks of the river, (about half a day's sail from Norfolk, and five hours from Petersburg) considerable part of the Land is fit for the cultivation of Wheat and Tobacco; it has some valuable Low Ground, and a great deal of Meadow Land, from which in its valuable state, great quantities of Hay may be made; the Land also abounds with good Timber:—The Houses, Garden, Orchards, and other improvements, are extensive and valuable.—As it is presumed that no person would purchase such an estate without first viewing it, a further description is thought needless.—Collier Harrison, Esq. of Charles City, who has viewed the Land and is well acquainted with its quality, will be good enough to show it.—A credit of 9, 13 and 16 years will be given for the greater part of the purchase money, and for the residue four annual payments will be required.—The price may be known by application to Mr. Robert Maitland, or to Mary W. Peachy, and Thomas G. Peachy, of Williamsburg. March 25. tf 523
TO RENT, (And possession given in April or May next,)  The House at present occupied by the Subscriber in Catharine-Street.  JOHN DAVIDSON. March 4. tf 466
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, viz.
  10d, 12d, 20d, Nails, 8d per lb.   8d, do. 9d per lb.   Sheathing do. 7 1-2d per lb.   6d, do. 10d per M.   4d, do. 3s. do.   3d, do. 2s 7 1-2d do.   8d, 10d, 12d, and 20d, Brads, 8d per lb.   6d, do. 4s 6d per M.   4d, do. 3s do.   3d, do. 2s 7 1-2d do.   2d, do. 2s, 7 1-2d do.   ALSO—HOOP AND BAR-IRON ASSORTED.  LEVIN DORSEY. March 18. tf 503
COW-POX. THOSE persons who wish to avoid catching the Small-Pox which now exists in this Borough, are informed that the subscriber has again succeeded in introducing the Vaccine Infection, and that he now has several arms fit to inoculate from. *** He has returned to his old shop at the lower end of the new market.  George Balfour. An APPRENTICE wanted, Nov. 16. tf 326
JUST RECEIVED, By the ship Roba & Betsy, Capt. Richardson from London, and for sale by the Subscriber, A LARGE SUPPLY OF  DRUGS AND MEDICINES, of all kinds. Patent Medicines, Perfumery, &c. &c. Also received by the ship Almirante, Capt. Stover, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF  SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, Consisting of Amputating, Trepans, Cupping, Mdivinery, Tooth of different sorts, Crown and Common Lancets, and Surgical Pocket Instruments &c. &c.
HARDHAM'S SNUFF, No. 9. Also, by the ship Olive Branch, Capt. Le Breton from Bristol, A LARGE & EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF  GLASS & FURNITURE, For Apothecary's and Practitioner's Shops. Those who favour us with their orders will be supplied on the most reasonable terms, and the articles of the best and freshest quality, as our importations are regularly twice a year, and laid in with cash, from the most respectable Druggists in London. MEDICINE CHESTS made up as usual. Also, a few elegant Mahogany Chests of the newest construction, with furniture complete,  PERRY'S ANTI-BILLIOUS PILLS.  Frederick Heermann & Son. July 17. 2aw 12m. 1
LIVERPOOL SALT. QUEEN'S WARE, in Crates well afforded. DUFFIL BLANKETS, in small Bales. 10 and 20d. Flat Pointed NAILS, in Casks—and LIVERPOOL COAL. If taken from along side the ship Jane, Capt. Colley, will be sold low. Apply to  William Pennock.  WHO OFFERS FOR SALE, 114 Puncheons Jamaica RUM. Imported in the Sarah, Capt. Herbert. October 23. tf 187
A CHOICE PARCEL OF FINE  IRISH LINEN, Imported from Dublin, per ship Medford For sale by  MOSES MYERS. February 15. tf 422
FOR SALE, SUPERFINE and FINE FLOUR, and CROSS-MIDLINGS, by  Thomas Ritson. Church-Street, October 27. tf 194
FOR SALE, The Cargo of the Sloop Nancy, from George-Town, South-Carolina, 128 Barrels PITCH. 367 do. TAR.  MOSES MYERS. March 11. tf 482
OILS, PAINTS & WINDOW GLASS, Of all kinds, colours, and sizes. For sale by  N. Gregory, July 8. tf 3
WETTENHALL'S GREEK GRAMMAR. JUST PUBLISHED, AND FOR SALE AT  WILLIAM P. FARRAND & CO'S. Classical Book-Store, No. 185, Market-Street,  FARRAND'S EDITION OF  WETTENHALL'S GREEK GRAMMAR.
An Edition literally translated into English, as far as possible; with a full variation of the examples of Adjectives; also, variations of a participle in each tense; with a table of Abbreviations explained. The translator has been particularly favoured with the following letters, which he offers as testimonials in favour of his Edition of WETTENHALL'S GRAMMAR. DEAR SIR, You ask my opinion, whether it be better that a Greek Grammar, intended for the use of schools should be in Latin or in English; and I can give it the more readily, as my opinion is and ever has been what, I presume, you would on this occasion wish it to be. I think, that not only the Greek, but all other Grammars, which we have occasion to use in our schools, should be in English: because it is certainly desirable, that whatever is to be committed to memory should first be, if possible, perfectly understood; and because I am persuaded, that even the best of our scholars understand their native language better than any other. If, in proposing to me this question, you have been influenced by any solicitude with respect to the demand which there may be for your translation of WETTENHALL, I am confident that it is wholly unnecessary, for, if I am not much mistaken, there will hereafter be little or no demand, in any part of the United States, for any other WETTENHALL than that with which you are now about to furnish us. I have looked over it as far as your Translation goes; and though I cannot say, that I find in it no inaccuracies, yet I can say truly, that there are but very few, and those of no great consequence; whilst, as to the quality of the paper, the size and neatness of the type, and the general correctness which every where prevails in it, it is far superior to any other edition of that work which has been hitherto published in this place. JOHN ANDREWS.
MR. WM. P. FARRAND. Sir, The Professors in Dickinson College, who have carefully examined the first sheets of your English translation of WETTENHALL'S GREEK GRAMMAR, observe, with pleasure, that the work is executed in an accurate manner—the additional notes are highly useful, and the type is neat and elegant. It is their wish and hope, that your performance—a work that must cost much pains and expense—may be duly estimated by the publick, and that it may encourage and aid studious young men to acquire an accurate knowledge of one of the most admired and useful languages of antiquity. On behalf of the Faculty,  ROBERT DAVIDSON, President.
MR. WM. P. FARRAND. DEAR SIR, For almost a century, common sense has exhibited and rejected the absurdity of teaching the Roman tongue by the use of a grammar written only in the language it is intended to illustrate, and to which the pupil is a perfect stranger. As at the time youths begin the study of Greek, their acquaintance with the Latin is very partial, the operation of the same principle is correcting the impropriety of teaching the elements of the Greek through the medium of that language. This is the more necessary, as in some grammars, particularly in Dr. WETTENHALL'S, the style has in it more of the refined elegance of the scholar than of the requisite simplicity of the teacher. Contemplating the correctness of your translation, the useful notes you have added, and the general utility of the work, I cannot avoid expecting as well as hoping that in its extensive circulation you will find your deserved reward.  W. STAUGHTON.
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