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THURSDAY, JULY 10 .....1806.
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NEW YORK, June 16.
London papers state, that letters from Gibraltar, speak in the highest terms of praise of the conduct of Sir Sidney Smith, who in disguise, had landed at Algeciras, and after obtaining some useful information, effected the destruction of several Spanish gun-boats, by means of some light vessels which have been fitted out under the judicious direction of that enterprising and meritorious officer.
Several of the words given by the patriotick fund of London, to the captains that fought at Trafalgar, under Lord Nelson, have been delivered.—The scabbards are blue velvet, with the figure of Britannia holding a wreath, with ships, trophies, &c. in gold. The hilts are formed by scitors, faces, lion's heads, and other beautiful ornaments. The blade is engraved with the record of the battle.
The following is from the London Morning Post of the 3d of May.
From the Moniteur.
PARIS, April 22.
The Manheim Courant, and some other papers in the north, already teem with false reports, and seem to rejoice in the apprehension of a new opportunity to mislead Europe with false and ridiculous misrepresentations of the gigantic power of Russia. They of course would make it appear, that Dalmatia is inundated with Russian troops, and that a very respectable army is collected near the mouths of the Cataro. At St. Petersburg, probably they would form better plans for a campaign than these. If it were not that France insisted upon the fulfilment of the late treaty with Austria, and upon receiving the mouths of the Cataro from the hands of Austria, the Russians would have been ejected ere now, the Montenegrins brought to reason, and tranquillity restored; but
the Dalmatian provinces must be delivered up to the French by the Austrians; and the French will not receive them from any other hands. The mouths of the Cataro are separated from Dalmatia by the strait of Ragusa, to the extent of about thirty miles, that the possession of Cataro is quite unconnected with that of Dalmatia. The French are masters of the whole of Dalmatia and Istria, where they have upwards of 30,000 men; the Russians at this moment have not more than three battalions at Cataro, making in the whole about 1500 men, and not one soldier beyond that number. When Gen. Brady surrendered the forts to the Russians by an act of base treachery, he found the regiment of Thorn in the place of 1600 strong, and this general delivered the forts up to 300 Russians, who were landed from two frigates. The indignation of some of the officers of that regiment was then at the highest pitch, and M. Ghislieri was so base as to write to these officers, for the purpose of allaying their resentment, and reconciling them to the surrender of the forts. These officers, reckoning upon the esteem of the French Soldiers, afterwards published the Marquis's letter, adding the assertion, that the forts above mentioned were sold by the Marquis and Gen. Brady. On the same day that the Marquis wrote the aforesaid letter to the Austrian officers, he wrote another to Gen. Molitor, M. Ghislieri, and those that had given him orders, sold their master and their country in the same manner as when the second coalition was formed. One would think it was time to adopt that kind of conduct that would ensure peace, and not continue to seek for motives of eternal discord, in contemptible subterfuges. We by no means doubt, but when these letters come to the knowledge of the war department at Vienna, proper punishment will be inflicted upon those who have been capable of such perfidious conduct.
The following observations appear in a note upon the foregoing article.
"An account of the circumstances that attended the surrender of the mouths of the Cataro to the Russians, adds, to several particulars already known, that neither Marquis Ghislieri, nor the Austrian commandant, protested against the entrance of a Russian squadron into the port, tho' at the same time, they were waiting in expectation of the French; and though in consequence of this conduct they also exposed the French, who were on their way thither, to the danger of falling into the hands of their enemies, when they might have supposed they were entering a friendly port. The said gentlemen also, had taken no measures for repelling the attack of the Montenegrins. It is likewise repeated that the Austrian officers had protested against the conduct of their commandant; that some of them were put under an arrest on this account, but were liberated in consequence of the remonstrances of their brother officers:—That the Marquis Ghislieri, seeing the officers were determined to resist any attack on the part of the Russians, said, that he had orders from his superiors for surrendering the forts of Cataro to the Russians; and that the Russians were even invited by the Austrian commandant to take possession of Cataro, for which they had no orders from their own court, and which could only be approached by the Russian squadron, under command of H. Bayle, an Englishman; lastly, that the Russian commandant at Corfu being applied to for assistance in this affair, refused it, being unwilling to act without orders from his court."
"In the letter written by the Marquis to the Austrian officers, he says, the place is not considered as being summoned by a hostile power, and much less by the Montenegrins, but by the repeated claims of a Russian commandant; that he had chosen for himself the part of causing his majesty's troops to withdraw from Cataro; and this, in consequence of its being the desire of a court in friendship and alliance with the house of Austria, relative to which he had express orders, from high authority, which enjoined him to take no other steps than those of protests and declarations: that he had entered into no terms of capitulation with the Russian commandant, having bound himself to nothing more than the necessary protests and declarations, for the purpose of justifying the
court of Austria against any complaint on the part of the French, that the affair could not possibly be attended with any disagreeable consequences to himself, nor by any means tend to impeach the bravery of the officers, &c."
"The letter from the Marquis Ghislieri to Gen. Molitor, in which he magnifies the forces of the Russians and Montenegrins, asserts that they were approaching the Austrian garrison on all sides, threatening the whole province with death and destruction if any resistance should be made; he then adds, that finding all his protestations fruitless in convincing them of the impropriety of their conduct, he was compelled to yield to imperious circumstances, though with his master's brave troops he hoped to have been able to preserve the Province of Cataro in its prosperous condition for the emperor of the French &c."
A note was presented the 25th of March by Gen. Lauriston, commissioner in Dalmatia, to the Marquis Ghislieri, who was charged with the cession of Venetian Dalmatia. In this note General Lauriston asserts, that the regiment of Thorn would willingly have defended the place, and had shown much reluctance in quitting it. The Gen. also put the question to the Marquis, whether he had surrendered Cataro, from his own motives, or whether he had acted according to superior orders, as it was of much importance to the general to inform his government of the fact. He further asked why Cataro was surrendered to the Russians; and remarks upon the absurdity of pretending to preserve Cataro in a flourishing state, as the Montenegrins had scarcely been two days in the place before they had begun to murder and plunder the inhabitants who had armed themselves, and come to blows with these strangers."
Contrary to the assertion in the above note, the Marquis de Ghislieri states, in the correspondence, "that he had orders to give up to the Russians all the forts and territory of the mouths of the Cataro." That "it was only in consequence of the reiterated summons of a Russian commandant, that he had taken the resolution of withdrawing the troops of his majesty; and consequently it was only by the express wish of a court in friendship and alliance with his own, and against which superior orders were very precise, not to use other means than those of declarations and protests, and never any measures of armed defence"—"that the part he had taken was a measure purely political, and the only one which circumstances permitted, and a measure in any respect military"—"that the province was inundated by thousands of furious Montenegrins, who were in motion to attack the fort; and that in that moment the commandant of the Russian squadron summoned the governor of Cataro to give up all the forts, or to declare himself the enemy of his majesty the emperor of all the Russians, and the next day he reiterated the summons, in the peremptory terms of half an hour, always, according to the principle, that the mouths of the Cataro were already French territory, from the day that the delay of two months fixed for their occupation by the French troops had expired."
NEWBURYPORT, June 17, 1806.
By the arrival, last Friday, of the ship Washington, capt. Webster, 40 days from Copenhagen, we learn verbally, that a few days before he failed, there was a battle fought between the Swedes and Prussians near Hanover; the former are said to be making great preparations; the Elbe and Weser are blockaded, and the English make daily captures of Prussian vessels.
Capt. W. has likewise furnished us with two numbers of the Albion Mercury , of the 24th and 25th April, (we believe the latest from the continent) from which, by the politeness of a German gentleman, passenger in the Washington, the following articles are translated.
LUBECK, APRIL 23.
There has been an attack between a little corps of Swedish cavalry and the advanced Prussian infantry, at Sedorf, near Lubeck and Lauenburg. On both sides were some killed and wounded.
EISENBUR, MAY 2. Two Swedish frigates failed from the Roads here, to day, to the North Sea, and two cutters some days before.
ITALY, April 12.
By private accounts from Rome, which have gained belief, the Pope (Pius VII.) will resign, and Pius VI. be placed in his stead and take his residence in Avignon; but the estates of the pope will be annexed to the kingdom of Italy.
They say likewise that the kingdom of Etruria will be a federative state of France.
COPENHAGEN, April 24.
The Danish consul in Naples has received a note from the states secretary, Pignatelli, stating that it would not be permitted to Danish vessels to go at present between Naples and Sicily, but that there would be no obstacle to their going to the East coast of Naples, from there to take in their cargoes.
PARIS, April 15.
There are accounts from Bordeaux, that the watch ship on the Garonne, a frigate of 40 guns, was unexpectedly taken on the night of the 8th April, by the sloops of an English frigate; on board of the watch ship were the papers of 50 neutral vessels.
Their consuls in Bordeaux have permitted the captains to replace the lost papers as well as possible.
It is stated that the great provisioners of the armies, Vanderberg, Ouarard, Michal, Brothers, and others, have been obliged to deposit in the public treasury a sum of 40 millions of francs, and the one to be responsible for the other, in consequence of their accounts not being in order; otherwise they will be taken into custody by the civil authority.
From the American Literary Advertiser.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE U.S.
Friends and Countrymen,
IN March, 1789, the present Government commenced its operations. The importance of the national interests, the solicitude of the public mind, and the novelty of the scene; all in drawing our first citizens from their retirement, and in assembling a national Legislature, whose wisdom and unity of sentiment were never exceeded by any Legislature on earth. The immediate establishment of a permanent revenue, equal to the exigencies of government, was necessary. This was a among the first objects of legislative attention. While the spirit of party was unknown; while every source and subject of taxation passed in review before the national legislature, and was equally subject to its will; the duties on import and tonnage were the only taxes levied on the people . They laid no Tax on Salt Bohea Tea, nor Brown Sugar.
Soon after, the funding system was reported by the Secretary of the Treasury,* and became the subject of the most animating and interesting debates. The channel of intelligence and correspondence had not been opened. The veteran a way who achieved the revolution, and to whom the debt was due, or who had, in the day of distress, transferred their demands for a trifle, to obtain subsistence for a needy family, were scattered over this widely extended Republic; ignorant of what was passing, and without possessing the means of information. The convention had considered that 18 millions of dollars was a sum sufficiently large to fund, upon a certain revenue, for the purpose of doing justice to the holders of the debt. But the Monarchists , (or Federalists ) knowing that a monied interest would always rally round their Executive; and, as they would have the means, to they would, or at least might, have the disposition to corrupt the public mind, and destroy the principles of the republic: availed themselves of the professional habits and dispositions of a large portion of the members, who, notwithstanding the most noble and manly opinion, established the system, as reported, in compliance with the ordinary maxims of municipal law; but in direct flagrant opposition to the great maxims of national justice and policy, and to those eternal principles of equity which are registered.
*Alexander Hamilton.
ed in heaven, and implanted, by the creator, in the mind of man to guide him in the path of duty through life.
During these days the crafty speculator sought the unfortunate soldier in every recess, to the remotest parts of the union. The thatched cottage of the peasant, with the half starved inhabitants, were visited not for the purpose of contributing to their wants and necessities; not with a view to soften their cares and sorrows, or of furnishing even the consolation of pity and compassion; but with the design of robbing them of their pittance before they knew its value; to deprive them of their own, with the double view of aggrandizing others, and riveting the rights of a monied Aristocracy upon the wants of the common citizens.
Success crowned the efforts of Monarchists. Hence the example we have exhibited to the world, of an army devoted for 8 long years to achieve the independence of their country, robbed of their trifling compensation; and then with their poverty, DOOMED TO REPAY, IN TAXES, THE VERY PROPERTY OF WHICH THEY HAD BEEN DESPOILED. Hence a single item of our annual expenditures, which exceeds in amount the whole sum at which the expenditures were estimated by the convention. Hence the line of departure between the contending parties, which have agitated the country. The federal party lately in power, advocated these measures and principles, and by various systems and arrangements, augmented the debt to 80 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS: from which, and from other lavish expenditures of public money, arose the necessity of the taxes we have paid; the imposts on all foreign articles, the excise on distilleries and other home manufactures, the carriage tax, the stamp tax, the auction tax, the tax on retailers, the frequent loans of money (some times at an interest truly exorbitant), and the land tax.
The republicans who at present are interested with the Administration, opposed these measures. They lamented the evil of a national debt. They advocated the rights of the war worn soldier. They exclaimed with fervor against ingrafting funding system upon funding system, and tax upon tax. Their efforts were unavailing. The small voice of reason and of truth was not heard.
The next great question that agitated the legislative body, and with them the people at large, was the British Treaty, of 1794. No sooner was that instrument published to the people, than a high indignation was expressed by a great portion of the citizens. The murmurs of discontent and dissatisfaction were heard from the most distant parts of the union. Peace and friendship with that nation were desired by all. The Monarchists peculiarly dreaded the rejection of the treaty, because it would defeat their projects; the Stockholders because it would discredit the funds; the Merchants because it might interrupt their commerce, and lessen the means of their acquiring property. The treaty was approved by the Senate, and, after many doubts, finally ratified by the president.
An unity of interests, though not of views or motives, unfortunately produced a close interest between the monarchists and the stockholders, and a vast proportion of our merchants: An union of great weight and importance, which, from that moment, assumed the government, obtained an ascendancy over a large portion of the people, guided the helm of state for the 6 succeeding years, & at one time, threatened to engulf the liberties of the nation; which yet remains in a measure unimpaired, and to this day disturbs our tranquillity.
This confederated party loon passed all bounds of moderation. They proclaimed the opposers of the treaty, traitors and enemies to their country. They denied to their political opponents the common civilities.
Yet, strange as it may seem, the same treaty, which was so opposed it was a demonstration of treason and of hostility, to our national happiness, was at the same time so imperfect , that it became a source for the two governments to keep up by a subsequent treaty, entered into at Philadelphia. In 1799, it became necessary for our commissioners to secede, and for the president to open a new negotiation. This has issued in a treaty which is now before the senate for their consideration. By

That treaty we are to pay the British merchants two millions and two thirds of a million of dollars in 3 years. Thus the evils anticipated, in 1795, have been realized in 1804; while the benefits remain hereafter, if at all, to be enjoyed. Surely, with such evidence, the public will now say, that an honest man, a friend to his country, might well doubt the policy of that treaty.
The sole object of the writer in making this statement, is to remove those unjust and unreasonable jealousies which were excited in the minds of many of the citizens, particularly of the mercantile interest, and which have not been eradicated. He feels the importance of the good understanding and friendship which subsist between the two countries—no one more rejoices at it—no one could be more unwilling to disturb it.
Returning once more to the confederated party, we behold them exulting in the victory. Having secured their favorite treaty, they became intoxicated with power. Availing themselves of the ill usage offered us by the French republic, they now bent their whole strength to involve us in a war with that nation. The people were not ripe for war. To prepare them it was necessary that a solemn embassy should be sent to France. Three ministers were appointed; two of them avowedly hostile to the interests of that country and her institutions. A proper mode to prevent a reconciliation—tho' a most unfortunate attempt towards effecting one. The event evinced the sagacity of the author's plan; The Correspondence arrived just in season to affect the Election of the last Congress—the Congress that, according to the Plan, were to declare War—the Congress whose leading Members, for that purpose, held a grand Caucus, which issued in Disunion and Misunderstanding among themselves, by the act of 4th July, refused to vote for the Declaration.
Meanwhile, to silence the Timid; to punish the Bold and Daring; to deprive the People of the aid of some of their most able and zealous Friends; and to strengthen themselves; the Party, in violation of the Constitution, armed themselves with a Sedition act—the Weapon of Tyrants to scourge good Men—never used, but to destroy the Liberties of Mankind. To argue against the Measures of Government, and give an Opinion that they were prodigal and dangerous, was then a Crime exciated by Fines and Imprisonment: A Crime of the deepest Dye, in the opinion of those whose early employment it now is, to vilify and abuse Government, by every detestable Calumny and Falsehood they can invent.
The law itself will never be forgotten. There was one feature in it, which cannot be remembered without Indignation. It carefully screened the President from the bold pen of Invective and Reproof; but left the then Vice-president, who, by a long train of great Services, and an inflexible Adherence to our Republican Institutions, had acquired the Confidence of a large portion of the Citizens, unprotected and exposed to the full force of Federal Vengeance.
As a concomitant measure with the Federal Law, an Alien act was produced by the same Congress; the inquisitorial Features of which will never be thought of, without Horror, by Free-men. The President was authorised, on his bare Suspicion, to remove from the U. S. without Conviction or Trial, those unfortunate Foreigners who had been invited, by our Government, from the Tyranny of European Countries; into whose Power he might again commit them.
The train of Measures which followed, need not be repeated. The Standing Army—the Navy—the Loan—the Land tax—the alarming increase of executive Patronage, by vesting her with a Right to do those Acts, and exercise those Powers, which were confided to Congress alone—the Cockade of Porcupine—and the various clues of Harper—are within the Recollection of all.
Their Fate was fast approaching. Garry had dispelled the Milt from the eye of the Executive; an enlightened and virtuous Farmer of Pennsylvania had braved the Storm of Federal Rage, and the Dangers of the ocean; removed the false Impressions under which the French Government labored; procured the immediate Release of a large number of our mercantile Vessels; and returned to enjoy, during the residue of life, the pleasing Recollection that he had saved his Country from the Horrors of War. The haste and Violence with which the Party had proceeded from one measure to another, and the constant and increased demand of more and more Revenue, had roused the People. Then was the time to avoid the Danger. Armed with all the Energies and expense of the Federal, and many of the State Governments, the Party made a strong and vigorous Defence: But the Will of the People prevailed. They were defeated in the
Elections. Their Defeat furnishes a lasting Example of the Danger of attempting to over burden a free People; and of supporting an Administration by a System of Coercion, Terror, and Alarm, instead of relying upon wise and wholesome Measures. HOWARD.
LYNCHBURG. THURSDAY JULY 10, 1806.
The excellent essay signed "Howard" extracted from the "Lancaster Intelligencer" is recommended to attentive perusal.
FOURTH OF JULY AT Lynchburg.
The ever memorable ANNIVERSARY of AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, the DECLARATION of which is enshrined in the inimitable History of the nation, was celebrated here, with all that animation and zeal, which ever becomes a free people to testify to the sacred charter of their hallowed rights.—Such commemorations have the happiest effects.—They excite the sympathies of ages, and preserve, forever, the holy cause of freedom, and of humanity.—The aspiring youth, and the hero, are alike animated and impelled to deeds of enterprise and of glory. The cannon's hollow roar, which echoed from the craggy cliffs on the banks of James River, proclaimed the happy dawn.—Capt. Cooke's Artillery Company performed the appropriate duties of the Day.—Their appearance was martial, and their evolutions exact. The platoon firing, and martial music afforded delight.—An elegant Barbecue was prepared for the occasion; and the evening was closed with a Ball at Mr. Ward's Tavern.—The proceedings throughout, were commenced, conducted, and concluded, with regularity, order, and the utmost harmony.
CHARLESTON, June, 17.
[The following extract of a letter from the Editor of a respectable paper in one of the Northern cities, to one of the Editors of this paper, contains so humorous a description of the situation of an Editor of a newspaper, that we doubt not our readers will agree with us that it is worthy of publication.]
"My readers are both fastidious and selfish. I have lately been somewhat annoyed by their discordant complaints. One blames me for writing so much at length and tells me nobody will read long pieces; another swears that no article is worth a sou which is not carried on a bold, extensive, manly, investigating, thorough and deep manner....One says no paragraph should be longer than his finger; another that I ought to write columns instead of scraps not worthy of notice. Then again one fools because my paper is everlastingly occupied with politics; another that I bury myself and annoy my readers so much with theatres and concerts. One asserts that I ought to furnish more original matter and that I have grown lazy; in comes a second to tell me I am too particular; that I think nobody can write as well as myself, and therefore that I fill the paper with the fruits of my own pen, instead of making selections, excellent selections from other papers. One wants more ship news; another not too much. In short, the story of the man, the boy and the ass is nothing to what daily takes place with the Editor and his patrons as they are called. I suppose it is the same with you. I know of but one course, to listen to all with as much patience as one can summon, and then to pursue ones' own course. I mean soon to amuse the ramblers with their own picture."
"Well said Gazette! She will spread more scandal in these few short visits, than truth can remove in a twelvemonth."
[BY DESIRE.] July 4th, 1806. INDEPENDENCE.
The Anniversary of American Independence was this day celebrated in Mr. Walter Duv's spacious New Building, in Liberty, Virginia, with great harmony and unity of sentiment; the Assembly was large and well behaved; a respectable number of the officers of the county of Bedford, accompanied by a troop of Cavalry, with a large and respectable concourse of Ladies and Gentlemen, entered the theatre, and took their respective seats; a number of speeches applicable to the day were delivered by the students under the tuition of J. Flood, belonging to the town and its vicinity, accompanied with a band of music. After which the audience withdrew to the street, where the officers and troops performed several military manoeuvres, which closed the ever memorable day. Joy and good humor, with mutual friendship, and honest regard for liberty; a hearty good will for the prosperity of literature, and a sympathetic regard for the enslaved nations of the earth, appeared to burst from every republican breast.
PHILANTHROPOS.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Norfolk, to his friend in this town, received by last mail.
"By accounts from St. Thomas's, in 11 days, it appears that FRANCE HAD DECLARED WAR AGAINST SWEDEN AND DENMARK."
"General MIRANDA has arrived at Barbadoes, having been unsuccessful in his attempt on Spanish America.—The
two schooners that accompanied him were captured, with several of his principal officers; and his own ship had a severe battle with two Spanish Guarda Costas, but beat them off."
MIRANDA. So much has been published with respect to this distinguished adventurer; the accounts have been so various & contradictory that there seems little probability of arriving at the truth.—We are, however, more inclined to believe, that he has failed in his enterprise, and that his two schooners, on board of which were several of his officers, were captured.—Accounts from various sources, seem to corroborate this intelligence. It is supposed that all those found on board the schooners, (among the rest a son of col. Smith of New-York) will be treated as pirates, and suffer the punishment of death.
Every friend to the freedom and happiness of man, must regret the failure of this attempt, to rescue the inhabitants of South America, from the most ignoble bondage ever borne by any people. Governed by priests as bigotted as illiterate, they experience all the terrors of religious fanaticism, and groan under a load of the most intolerable slavery. A change in any event could not render their situation more deplorable, and we heartily with Miranda had been successful.
Petersburg Intelligencer.
A late voyage to the Sandwich Islands immortal by the fate of Capt. Cook, informs, that in one of these remote Islands he found the ambition which has given extensive conquests and glory to ancient and modern heroes of Europe.—By arms and perfidy, a hero named Tamahama, had extended his power over the surrounding Islands. Only one still refused submission, and in that, the inhabitants, almost wild with despair, had contemplated to construct a vessel upon which they might trust to the ocean, and find another abode for their independence, which they no longer hoped to support by courage and arms. But this ambition has given progress to society in the allied Islands, and their necessities have furnished arts which they cultivate and advance in peace. The hero had already prepared a fleet, and had purposes of commerce with the continent of Asia. Abandoning the savage manners, an opportunity is given for the milder doctrines of European nations. The resemblance in the language of these Islands, even such as are most remote, is now fully ascertained.— Salem Reg.
The following article was copied from a paper, printed at Charleston, South Carolina, dated the thirty-first day of May, 1806.
"Yesterday, pursuant to his sentence, ABRAHAM O. VALENTINE, who had been convicted of STEALING NEGROES was brought to the Gallows, for execution; when he received the Governor's pardon."
From the same paper we selected the following Advertisements, offering for sale, publicly, and in the face of day, one thousand, seven hundred and eleven HUMAN BEINGS, STOLEN from Africa, and no effort is made to bring to justice the detestable Thieves who dragged them, by violence, from their Native Homes!
Prime Africans for sale.....The sale of the ship Ceres' Cargo of 310 Prime, Healthy NEGROES, will commence on board at Gadsden's Wharf, this day, 27th instant. Apply to GIBSON & BROADFOOT.
May 27. Prime Congo Slaves.....The sale of the ship Farnham's Cargo of 311 Prime SLAVES, will commence on board at Gadsden's wharf, on this day, the 26th instant at 10 o'clock. Produce taken in payment.
HENRY & JOHN KER. May 26. Prime Angola Slaves.....The sale of the Cargo of the ship Hector, arrived yesterday, consisting of 240 Prime Slaves, will commence at Gadsden's wharf, this day, the 24th instant, at 10 o'clock. Produce at the market price will be received in payment.
JOHN WATSON & Co. May 24. No. 4. Vanderhorst's Wharf. Prime Congo Slaves.....The Sale of the ship Ruby's Cargo of 350 prime Congo SLAVES, will commence this day the 24th instant at 10 o'clock, on board said vessel at Gadsden's wharf.
WILLIAM BOYD. May 24. Prime Gold Coast Slaves.....The sale of the brig Swan's Cargo of 194 Prime Gold Coast SLAVES, will commence this, at 11 o'clock, in the end of the brick store on Gadsden's wharf.
WILLIAM BOYD. May 15. Prime Windward Coast Negroes.....The sale of the Sloop Love & Unity's Cargo, consisting of 75 Prime Young NEGROES, will commence on board, at Gadsden's wharf, this day, the 12th instant.
JOHN S. ADAMS. May 12. Prime Mandingo Negroes.....The sale of the ship Robert's Cargo of 211 prime healthy Mandingo NEGROES, will commence on board, at Gadsden's wharf, this day, the 2nd of May, at 10 o'clock. Great bargains will be given for cash or produce at the market price. Apply to Gibson & Broadfoot, or on board to T. W. RAWLINSON.
May 2. SACRED HISTORY.
Mr. W. W. Woodward of this city, is preparing for the press, a complete History of the Holy Bible, as contained in the Old and New Testaments, including also occurrences of four hundred years from the last of the prophets to the birth of Christ, and the Life of our Ble-
ssed Lord and Saviour, and his Apostles, &c. with copious notes, critical and explanatory, practical and devotional, from the text of the Reverend Laurence Howell, A. M. with considerable additions and improvements by the Reverend George Burder—author of the Village Sermons, of which three editions have in the course of 2 or 3 years been printed in America. Proposals for the above will shortly be printed—Also for Bishop Hall's Contemplations on Sacred History altered by George Henry Glasse, M. A. late a student of Christ Church, Oxford, Rector of Hanwell, Middlesex, and Chaplain to the Earl of Radnor, from 3d London edition.
W. W. W. will thank the printers of News-papers in the United States, if they can make it convenient, to print the above for the information of the public.
It appears by an advertisement from the Treasury department that the navy six per cent stock, is to be reimbursed on the first of October next, and the five and a half per cent on the first of January, at which time the interest of those species of stock will cease.
BALTIMORE. June 24. Extract of a Letter from a Spanish Officer to his brother in this City, dated GERRONA, March 12, 1806.
"At the conclusion of this letter the post came in and brings news that the conquest of Portugal is determined on. Marshall Berthier has arrived at Madrid. 5,000 French troops are on the march from that frontier, and two divisions of Spanish Hussars among them. A vessel laden with the ladies and women belonging to the Spanish troops that passed to Etturria were unfortunately taken by an Algerine rover; the sailors fled in the boat, abandoning them to their fate. The sailors have arrived, but no accounts with regard to the passengers can be had. A Brigadier General with his wife, and a young girl of fifteen was among the number."
The following is one of the basest acts of villainy which Whitby has yet committed—not content with pillaging and murdering under his own flag, and by such conduct gaining the merited contempt and abhorrence of every honest man, he has at last (no doubt ashamed of the disgrace which his country must experience) taken the cloak of another nation, and thus more than assassin like, to throw the blame which must attach to such conduct, upon those who don't deserve it. We query if half the piracies committed under the French Flag, are not done in the same, or a similar manner.— Balt. Tel.
HALIFAX, ss.
On this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and six, before me the subscriber, one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace for the county of Halifax, personally appeared Daniel Taik, and William Patterson, junr. of Wilcasset, in the state of Massachusetts, mariners, seamen belonging to the American brig Ranger, John Patterson master, lately sent into this port for adjudication, by his majesty's ship Leander, Henry Whitby, Esq. commander, and made oath—that after the capture of the said brig Ranger by the Leander, aforesaid the deponents were taken on board of her, where they remained about thirty days; that about twenty days after their being on board, a ship bore in light on the starboard bow, and the Leander immediately made all sail under French colours, firing at the same time all her upper deck guns on the starboard side, in order to bring her to; that the ship which the Leander was in chase of still continued on her course, upon which the Leander wore round, and fired seven guns under English colours from the starboard side; that the ship immediately bore down and proved to be an American ship from Charleston bound to Liverpool in Great Britain; that after the said ship had come under the Lee of the Leander they fired two nine pounders at her, and one of them struck her forward and the other aft; that the captain of the Leander ordered the master of the American ship to lower his yawl, upon which the master of the American ship replied "he did not think his yawl would swim;" that he then ordered him to hoist his long boat, upon which he lowered his yawl (not being able to put out the long boat) in which he came aboard the Leander, with two of his seamen, in a very leaky state—that after the American ship was within hail they continued to fire twivels and small arms from the quarter deck of the Leander, at her while they were leaving the boat that the two seamen who came aboard with the captain were ordered on the quarter deck, and a fight of their protections demanded by Henry Whitby, the captain of the Leander; that upon their delivering them to him, Daniel Trask, one of the deponents, saw him tear them in pieces and throw them overboard; that during the time the captain of the American ship was under examination on the quarter deck of the Leander, a boat was lowered from her & proceeded on board the American and in a short time returned with two of her seamen; that the two seamen who came on board with the captain of the American ship, and whose protections the said Henry Whitby had destroyed in the manner before mentioned, were retained on board the Leander, and are now on board the said ship; the captain of the American ship, after being detained about three hours on board the Leander, was permitted to go on board his ship in this own yawl with women who came on board in the Leander's boat. And immediately failed.
And the said William Patterson, junr. further saith that he heard the officers of the Leander say, that the reason given by the American captain why he did not bring to on their first firing at him was
their chasing him under French colours, he having English property on board.
DANIEL TRASK, WILLIAM PATTERSON, jun. Same day sworn to before me JAMES STEWART, Notary Republic and Justice of the Peace.
A letter published in the Boston Palladium assures us, that Mr. Jefferson will certainly be a candidate at the next election for president. But we rather doubt the correctness of the information, and expect much electioneering at the next session of congress, for John Langdon, Governor of N. Hampshire—De Witt Clinton, nephew to the present Vice President—James Madison, Secretary of State—James Monroe, Minister to Europe,—and John Breckenridge, attorney general,—all republicans. Which of these candidates will eventually succeed is not certain, but it is generally supposed the contest will more immediately lie between Mr. Monroe, and Mr. Madison—& Mr. Macon, and Mr. Varnum, for Vice President.
(From an English Paper.) Mr. Lee, an eminent Barrister, who travelled the Northern Circuit, was famous for studying effect when he pleaded. At Norwich a oriel was brought him by the relation of a woman who had been deceived in a promise of marriage: Mr. Lee enquired among other particulars whether the woman was handsome? "A most beautiful face" was the answer. Satisfied with this, he desired the shield be placed at the bar immediately in front of the jury. When he rose he began a most pathetic address, directing the attention of the Jury to the charms which were placed in their view; and painting in glowing colours the guilt of the wretch who could injure such beauty. When he perceived their feelings worked up to a proper pitch, he sat down, under the perfect conviction that he should obtain a verdict. What then must have been his turpitude when the counsel retained by the opposite party, rose and observed, that it was impossible not to affix to the encomiums which his learned friend had lavished on the face of the plaintiff; but he begged leave to add that she had a wooden leg. This fact, of which Mr. Lee was by no means aware, was established to his utter confusion; his eloquence was thrown away, and the Jury who felt ashamed of the effect it had produced upon them instantly gave a verdict against him.
SINGULAR CHARACTER.
Died a short time ago at E. dimstone, in Yorkshire, EDWARD NORTON, aged 56, by trade a tinker, which he followed zealously till about six weeks before his death. His apartment portrayed symptoms of the most abject poverty, though at his death he was found to be possessed of property to the amount of between five and six thousand pounds. He had a wife and several children, which he brought up in the most parsimonious manner, often feeding them with grains and the offals of meat which he purchased at reduced prices. He was no less remarkable in person and dress, for in order to save the expense of shaving, he would encourage the dirt to grow on his face, to hide, in some measure, this defect. He never suffered his shirt to be washed in water. His coat, which time had transformed into a jacket, would have puzzled the wittiest philosopher to have found its original colour, so covered was it with threads and patches of different colours, and those so diversified, as to resemble the trophies of the different nations of Europe, and seemed to vie with "Joseph's coat of many colours." The interest of his money, together with all he could reap from his parsimonious mode of living, he used to deposit in a bag which was covered up in a tin pot, and then conveyed to a brick kitchen; one of the bricks was taken up, and a hole just made large enough to hold the pot; the brick was then carefully marked and a tally kept behind the door of the sum deposited. One day his wife discovered his board, and returning to profit by the opportunity, took from the pot one out of the 16 guineas that was then placed there; for her husband soon discovered the trick, when he came to agree with his money, and finding it not count with the tally behind the door, which his wife did not know of, he taxed her with the theft, and to the day of his death, and even on his death bed he never spoke to her without adding the epithet of thief to every expression. In his younger days, he used at the death of any of his children, to have a little deal box made to put them in, & without undergoing the solemn requisites of a regular funeral, he would take them upon his shoulder to the place appointed for their reception, where once entered, he seemingly coincided with the old adage—"out of sight, out of mind;" and went home as unconcerned as if nothing had happened. A short time before his death, which he evidently hastened by the daily use of near a quart of spirits, he gave strict charge that his coffin should not have a nail in it, which was actually the case, the lid being fastened with hinges made of chord; there was no inscription on the coffin, but barely the initials E. N. cut out of the lid. His shroud was made out of a pound of wool, his coffin was covered with a sheet instead of a pall, and was carried by six men to each of whom he left half a crown; and at his particular desire, not one who followed him to the grave wore mourning; but on the contrary, each of the mourners seemed to try whose dress should be most striking, the undertaker even being habited in a blue coat & scarlet waistcoat. He died without a will, and his fortune was equally divided among his wife and family.
From the Charleston City Gazette, Mr. Frenau.
Although I am not disposed to place much confidence in fortune telling, or pretensions to prophecy in

modern days, especially if they lay claim to a divine revelation; yet the following is so singular, and has been so exactly fulfilled, that I cannot excuse myself without transcribing it and sending it for insertion in your paper.
A SUBSCRIBER.
An extraordinary prediction relating to the down fall of the house of Bourbon, and the house of Austria. Authenticatd by the late Rev. Mr. Wesley.
A little before the conclusion of the late war (viz. from 1740 to 1747) in Flanders, one, who came from thence, gave a very strange relation. I knew not what judgment to form of this, but waited till John Haine should come, of whose veracity I could no more doubt, than of his understanding. The account he gave was this: Jona than Pirab was a member of our society in Flanders; I knew him some years, and knew him to be a man of unblamable character. One day he was summoned to appear before the board of general officers. One of them said, "What is this we hear of you? We hear you have turned prophet, and that you foretold the down fall of the bloody house of Bourbon, and the haughty house of Austria. We should be glad if you were a real philosopher, and if your prophecies came true; but what sign do you give us that you are so, and that your predictions will come to pass? He readily answered, "Gentlemen, I give you a sign: to morrow, at 12 o'clock, you shall have such a storm of thunder and lightning, as you never heard before since you came into Flanders. I give you a second sign ; as little as you expect any such thing—as little appearance of it as there is now, you shall have a general engagement with the French within three days. I give you a third sign : I shall be ordered to advance in the first line; if I am a false prophet I shall be shot dead at the first discharge; but if I am a true prophet, I shall only receive a musket ball in the calf of my leg." At twelve next day there was such thunder and lightning as they never had in Flanders. On the third day, contrary to all expectation, was the general battle of Fontenoy (1745.) He was ordered to advance in the first line, and at the very first discharge he received a musket ball in the calf of the leg.
FROM THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE. All nations shall do him service. ISAIAH.
Another, and, as I conceive, a conclusive argument against the destruction of the Christian religion, is found in the universal consent of all nations to adopt some national religion. There are not or ever were any nations in the world, of whose rise, progress and establishment, we have no perfect and authentic accounts as of the origin of the Jews and Romans. The former were cemented into society, in the first instance, by the duties of an established religion. The Romans under Remus and Romulus, their founders, were a mass of brigands or banditti, who lived chiefly by plunder; and in order to bend them to the social duties, Numa Pompilius, the successor of Romulus, found it necessary to set up a religious establishment; which was the means of reclaiming the Romans from their ferocious barbarism, and, otherwise, ungovernable licentiousness. In like manner, if we examine the histories of all other nations, we shall find them in possession of an established religion, and an established priesthood; the end and design whereof was to honor the Supreme Being, and to civilize mankind. When Cæsar invaded Britain, his mighty mind was nearly as much astonished by the discovery of that country, as was that of Columbus by the discovery of America: But Cæsar found in Britain the same description of learned Druids as had been found in Gaul and Germany, and similar religious establishments. Pizarro, and Cortez, also found established religions in Mexico and Peru, with priests appointed to their offices. And it appears to have been the will of the Divine Being that all nations should have a religion of some sort, for the benefit of their morals, which remark appears to be strengthened by what observations were made by the pious, learned, and orthodox Dr. Prideaux. Respecting the judgement which overtook Antiochus after his attempt on the Temple at Palyrna...and the second Brennus, after he plundered the Temple of Apollo at Delphos, the Dean says, that God has often punished sacrilegious attempts against even the religion of the heathen: which he supposes was done because the Almighty would have even the name of a deity to be respected. If then the Supreme Being would avenge himself of those who insulted a false religion, what have not Mr. Paine and his followers to apprehend from their attempts against the purer system of Christianity, which is so necessary to our moral and political existence.
POLITICAL.
The federal papers continue to assert the most daring falsehoods against the General government. Can any thing be more directly in the face of truth, than the charge that Two Millions of Specie (sixty tons of gold and silver) have lately been shipped off in the brig Hornet, as a tribute to France!—What foundation is there for this assertion? It is false. Tribute to France! Good God! Who is there so debased, that would consent to pay tribute to France, or to England? If there is a man in the United States so mean-spirited, so cowardly, so lost to the honor of his country, let him be pointed out to his fellow citizens. But this charge comes from the same polluted source from whence has flowed, for these half dozen years past, the foulest calumnies ever heaped upon the heads of innocent men. If truth is truth—if records do not lie—if facts speak for themselves—it will be found that there is not one word asserted in the federal prints on this subject, that can be supported when put to the proof. What has been done? Why the Floridas are to be purchased. Two millions have been appropriated for that purpose, and as we understand, have been remitted in bills to Amsterdam, and not to Paris. Not a dollar in Specie has been sent to Europe in the Hornet, or any other vessel. The bills when realized, will form a deposit for the payment of the Floridas. No purchase money will be paid till the deed of cession is received, and the title fairly passed to the United States. Is this paying tribute? Does a farmer pay tribute to his neighbor when he buys a vacant lot of ground contiguous to his own farm, and which is necessary for his accommodation? Common sense says No. We propose buying of Spain the rightful owner, the country known by the Floridas. Is this paying tribute to France? Did we pay tribute to France or Spain, when we bought Louisiana?—Certainly not. The strip of land called the Floridas, possesses some of the finest rivers and harbors in the world. The country is fertile, the climate good, and the public lands are worth ten times more than they will cost. Now, for the purchase money. Suppose Spain consents to sell, and gives the United States the undisputed possession of the country—what need we concern ourselves with the distribution of the sum required to be paid? She may afterwards throw it into the sea, to France or to Algiers, to Tunis, to any other place. It is no business of ours to pay tribute or otherwise to England, to purchase favors or advantages which her valor or the skill or wisdom of her councils cannot command. She may be tributary to the French Government, or she may not be—it is nothing to us. We ask nothing from Spain but justice. It is true we wish to buy the Floridas, and it remains with her to sell them or not, as she judges best for her own interest. The Federalists no doubt, want to defeat the purchase. They would prefer acquiring the country by the assistance of troops, by an army, and by the sword. Could peace be preferred through such means? Not longer than a month. War has its horrors, and where are its advantages? They are uncertain. A territory acquired by conquest, may pass to other hands in a day. One single battle has decided the fate of an empire. In our own times, and as it were but yesterday, we have seen such things pass before our eyes. And wherefore should this nation rush headlong and foolishly into war? Where is the morality of war? A people just rising into consequence, indeed any people who prefer a character of honesty to fraud, and a good and virtuous name, to that usually applied to all those who deal dishonestly or practice fraud or deceit, will not long hesitate between right or wrong. It was right to negotiate for the Floridas—it would have been wrong to seize upon them by force. Those who thought it was right to acquire Louisiana by purchase, must approve of the plan of buying all the territory lying eastward of the Mississippi. The same course seems to have been adopted now, as was pursued in the former case. The Federalists then laid better fight for New Orleans than buy it—better raise an army and seize upon the city, than negotiate for it. A contrary policy was pursued. We acquired not only New Orleans, but the whole of Louisiana, for a sum far below their intrinsic worth, to the extreme and manifest mortification of every leading Federal character in the United States. The people however, approved of the conduct of the administration, and peace was preserved. Noisy Declaimers found fault, many are paid for finding fault. Let them rail on—their breath is spent in vain. This paper has uniformly adhered to pacific principles; it will never advocate war-like measures; except in cases of the last extremity. It will not shrink from the duty it owes to the people. In time of danger, it will sound the alarm. It will speak boldly, and without fear of offending any set of men, or censur-
ing their measures at all times. We repeat there has no tribute been demanded by France, and if it should be, it will never be paid.
(Salem Register.)
THE GREAT ECLIPSE.
On Monday last the inhabitants of Boston were spectators of one of the most wonderful and curious appearances which have been exhibited in the Heavens; an event calculated to rouse the attention, and excite the admiration of every intelligent being.—If angels had been in the habit of visiting this nether world, we justly might have expected them on this transporting occasion. The mind is enraptured at the recollection of the event; and in retrospection of the scene it is lost in an inexpressible charm.
The morning was uncommonly pleasant; the sun rose in brilliant aspect; and the colour of the sky was almost as remarkable as the eclipse itself. Not a cloud was to be seen; nor the least obstacle intervened to interrupt the beauty of the day; and nature seemed to prepare herself for the wonderful transaction.
I shall not undertake to give a perfect description of this remarkable Eclipse, at the time of Total Darkness , for that is impossible; and in the attempt I should be lost in my own insufficiency. I shall only relate those circumstances which attended the eclipse from the commencement to its termination.
From the beginning to the time of Total Darkness , there was a gradual diminution of light; a chill was felt in the air, and solemnity and silence marked the progress of the scene. At the approach of Darkness , the birds, sensible of the transition, fluttered from place to place; and the colouring and aspect of things, were that of gloom and obscurity. At the time, the thermometer fell 9 or 10 degrees; but the mercury in the barometer mounted to a great altitude, indicating a clear and transparent sky.—Whilst the eclipse was progressing to its centre, the moon was frequently examined by telescopes; and the inequalities of her edge were plainly discernable, resembling the roughness of an orange. This inequality was easily to be distinguished, as there was a great contrast between the dark body of the moon, and the brilliant orb of the sun.
For a few moments before the total disappearance of the sun , to the instant of Total Darkness , there was a greater transition, than for any twenty minutes during the progress of the eclipse. This was perfectly agreeable to expectation; for whilst there were the smallest remains of the sun, there was a considerable quantity of light; but the very instant he disappeared, there was an immediate and wonderful change.
There is a curious circumstance which usually attends total eclipses of the sun, and that is, the ease with which his light may be viewed a few minutes before he disappears; but his first emerging beam on the westerly side, is an insupportable inconvenience.—The cause of this must be, that during the eclipse, the pupils of the eye become contracted by gazing at a brilliant object; but at the time of Total Darkness , they expand to their usual dimensions. In consequence of which the very moment the sun reappears the eye receives a greater portion of light than in the first instance. We may also understand, that persons who looked through telescopes, could not see as many stars at the time of Darkness as those who only took an occasional view of the sun; because the strong light of the sun renders the eye insensitive to the weaker impressions of the stars.
At the time of Total Darkness , there was an appearance of brilliant flashes of solar light upon the marginal part of the moon, as if the light of the sun had been reflected, by the edge and atmosphere of the moon, which was undoubtedly the case. These bright streaks, I believe, were not expected by people in general; nor was the obscurity so great as had been anticipated.—There was also a very black spot in the centre of the moon's disk apparently about the size of a dollar; but towards her edge the appearances were brighter. The figure and dimensions of objects were discernable within moderate distances; but their colouring was entirely lost. Within doors the darkness was almost equal to midnight.
After the disappearance of the sun, many of the stars of the firmament were seen in various directions. The planet Venus was discovered for fifteen minutes before the middle of the eclipse; but the stars could not be distinguished until after the sun had disappeared.
Before the commencement of Total Darkness the progress of the shadow was plainly seen in its passage from Albany to Boston. The Western sky, at this moment, was excessively black, but in the East there was a degree of brilliancy. This appearance continued until
the centre of the shadow had passed us, when the contrary took place; the darkness then began to obscure the Eastern horizon, and a light broke forth in the West. The figure and direction of the Dark Shadow were easily to be discovered in the higher regions of the earth's atmosphere, and resembled a shower of rain, at a distance, but much darker. At the moment the centre of the shade passed us, there was a circle of horizontal light whole breadth, from the horizon, was about 20 degrees. This bright circle seemed to be the limit of the dark shade. These appearances could be seen only by persons who were in an elevated situation.
I have now related the principal appearances which attended the exhibition of this wonderful eclipse : Its whole progress was attended with every circumstance which could render it a delightful and singular phenomenon: and we may venture to predict, that the present generation of New-England, will never again be spectators of so glorious a scene.
[Boston Centinel]
A Frenchman was invited, on Michaelmas-day last, to dine with an Alderman in London, in whose hands he had lodged money. He was for a long time tormented with the extravagant encomiums on a gibel pie, which his host was most voraciously devouring. "Have you ever, Monsieur," said the Alderman, "seen any thing like it?"—"No, Nothing in my life!" replied Monsieur, "except your worship's wig."—"Ha!" replied the Alderman, "that's a good one: but pray how is my wig like that pie?"—"Pardieu," rejoined the Frenchman, "because it has a goose's head in it."
A certain noted Physician at Bath, was lately complaining in a coffee-house in that city, that he had three fine daughters to whom he should give 1000 pounds, each, and yet that he could find nobody to marry them. "With your leave Doctor," said an Irishman, who was present, stepping up and making a very respectful bow, "I'll take two of them."
It is remarked of a noted gambler, lately deceased, that in his SHUFFLING probation here, he experienced many RUBS ; and had learnt the art of DEALING to himself or his partner all the TRUMPS in the PACK —yet what may appear a paradox, he never shewed an HONOR . Death however in cutting with him for the ODD TRICK , turned up a KNAVE .
ALL persons are hereby forewarned from trading for or taking an assignment of a Bond Executed by me to John Keen, Esq. for sixty odd pounds due the 25th December next, also an other Bond given to Wm. Blocks for thirty three pounds due at the same time the above bonds was given in consideration for the purchase of a tract of land, wherein it appears that I have been defrauded.
WILLIAM BREZENDINE sen. Franklin, 1st July, 1805.
A LIST
OF LETTERS, Remaining in the Post Office at Lynchburg on the 1st day of July, 1805, which if not taken out by the 30th September, will be returned to the General Post Office.
A. Ann Alexander Austin, Archibald Alexander.
B. William B. Banks 2, Samuel Burks, J. Wm. Bradley, Eliza Baccor, John Burch, Jofie Bullos, Elizabeth Baggby, William Burt, G. & C. Barkdale, Nathaniel D. Burks, Wm. Barber.
C. Mrs. Elizabeth Childers, Living Coobs, Raleigh Carlton, Dudley Callaway, John Callaway, Betsey Camin, George Cooper, Adam Clement, Wrenny Crews, John Clark, C. Clay, John Campbell, John Clayton, John Carter.
D. Wm. Davis senr. Wm. Davenport, James Davis, Charles Davis Thomas, Dixon 2, William Dickson.
E. Benjamin Estes, Joel Estes.
F. Wm. Frith, Samuel Fleming 2, Thomas Franklin, Christopher Fletcher.
G. John Guy, Margarite Gwatkin, Sulannah Gilliland.
H. Thomas Higginbotham, William Helm, James Holley, Jack D. Harvey, John Helm, Benjamin Hobson, James Hines, William Jonston, Simon Johnson, Inspectors at Martin's Ware House, Inspectors at Spring W. House, Inspectors at Lynch's W. House.
K. Sackville King, Elizabeth King.
L. John C. Lynch, Edward Lynch, John Lynch.
M. Robert or James M'Caffery, George M'Lean, Wm. Peters Martin, Oliver M'Reynolds, Frances Mill, Benjamin Morris, George M'Alister, Vernon M'Cauley, Prudum Moore, Andrew Moorman, Rice & Martin.
N. William Norvell. O. Oliver Owens.
P. Charles Palmer, Sarah B. M. F. Patrick, Thomas Powell, Edward Price, Samuel Price, Joshua Pierce, William Pennock, John Pointer, Daniel B. Parrow, Cornelius Tate, Ruben Pendleton, Samuel Pannell, Joseph Perkins jun. Betty Puffer, Commandant of the 53d Regiment of Malitia.
R. John Rutherford, Ambrose Rucker, Henry Reives, George Reveley, John Ratekin, Ann E. Ramsey, John Richardson, Gideon Rucker.
S. Samuel Schoolfield Benjamin Shaeffer, Joseph Shrewsbury, William Strother, Barkdale Snyder, John Stith, Joseph Scott.
T. John M. Tilford, Edmund Tate, Robert Trower, Charles Terrell, Micajah Terrell jun. John Thompson 3, Elizabeth Tullock, George C. Thompson, Roderick Taliaferro, John Tate, Thomas Tindley, Mrs. Walter Uquhart.
W. Elias Wills, M. Whitesides, B. Watson, John Ward, Benjamin Watts, Thomas West, Jacob White, Hon. Edmund Winston, John Wilson, Benjamin Watkins, Woodson Wren. JOSIAH LEAKE, P.M.
THE SUBSCRIBER is now opening in one of D r . JOHN LYNCH's Brick Tenements, near the Market House, lately occupied by Lueder, Deilon, & Co. a handsome assortment of
DRY GOODS
suitable to the present season, among which are a variety of Muslins, Cambricks, Chintzes, Calicoes, Lady's Bonnets, Irish & German Linens, Nankeens, Dimities, Cotton Cassimeres, and many other articles too tedious to enumerate—Likewise GROCERIES, Fresh Teas, Loaf & Brown Sugars, Coffee, Rum, and Whisky, which he now offers uncommonly low for ready payments.
EDWARD DUFFEL.
HYMNS,
Just published and for sale at the Star Office, (Price, Twenty Five Cents,) A choice selection of Hymns.
This first part, contains the newest and so much admired Spiritual Songs practiced with such beneficial effects, during the late Camp, and other Meetings, in the counties of Amherst, and Bedford, and in the vicinity of Lynchburg.
GAMUTS
Also For Sale at this Office.
Bedford May Court, 1805. John Ward Plf. AGAINST Henry Millarous Deft. In Chancery
IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that a Copy of the interlocutory decree heretofore made in this cause hath been served on the defendant, and he having failed to appear and file his answer according to the terms thereof: It is ordered and decreed that the bill be taken for confessed, and that the defendant be forever barred and foreclosed of all equity of redemption, of, in and to, the land and its appurtenances in the bill mentioned, and that Thomas Lefwich, John Clayton, William Anderson, Mark Anthony, and Samuel Smith, or any three of them be appointed commissioners to sell the land and premises for ready money, and convey the same having advertised the sale thereof for eight weeks successively in some convenient news paper—and use of the money arising therefrom satisfy and pay the complainant the sums of money in the bill mentioned, to the sum fifty five pounds four shillings and ten pence; and thirty-five pounds thirteen shillings and ten pence far with interest thereon from the 20th January 1804 till paid, and the cost of recording the Deed of Trust executed by the Defendant, the cost of advertising and the costs of this suit—and it is ordered that any to the defendant or his legal representatives—and make report to Court.
A Copy. Teste, J. STEPTOE, C. B. C.

CHASE'S TRIAL.
This day is published
By SAMUEL H. SMITH.
T R I A L
OF
SAMUEL CHASE.
An ASSOCIATE JUSTICE of the Supreme Court of the United States, IMPEACHED.
By the House of Representatives, for HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, before the Senate of the United States.
Taken in short hand
By SAMUEL H. SMITH & THOMAS LLOYD.
In two large Octavo Volumes—in Boards, price—to subscribers four dollars and a half—and to non-subscribers five dollars.
A much greater delay has been incurred in the publication of this trial than the Editor contemplated. He has, however, the satisfaction of saying that no effort has been omitted by him to give it to the public at an earlier period. The delay has arisen from the revision of the speeches of the Managers and Council. The publication might long since have been made in a less perfect dress; but it was deemed highly desirable that in a case, which, independently of its own importance, might be a precedent in future times, to sacrifice time rather than precision. The work now appears before the public with the expectation of the Editor that it will be considered as meriting the character of an impartial, comprehensive and faithful statement of facts. All the speeches have been revised, and inserted at length, in connection with whatever else formed a part of the trial. Federal City, March 24, 1806.
FOR SALE.
A Valuable Estate in Henry County on the Horse Pasture Creek known by the name of Jordan's Choice containing 1000 acres of the old survey, all of which is of prime quality; adjoining is a new survey of 86 acres well timbered, and on the opposite side of the plantation, 500 acres which tho' it does not join, is sufficiently near and convenient to furnish the necessary supplies of wood for fencing and fuel.
This plantation for 30 years last past has never rented for less than 7.500 lbs. of Lynchburg crop inspected Tobacco, weighing 1250 or upwards per Hogthead—and during that period the rent was 500 dollars per annum.
At present, only one half of the cleared land is under lease for 5.250 lbs. of Tobacco.—Immediate possession of the residue will be given, and further particulars made known by the subscriber, who has also for sale ONE tract of land on Otter about 6 miles below Leftwich's Mill, at present occupied by Mrs. Vannerson, and containing about 320 acres.
ONE tract of land on Jennings creek in Borecourt, containing 800 acres—occupied by John Johnson.
ONE Ditto.—Ditto—occupied by William Young, jun.—containing 200 acres.
ONE Ditto.—Ditto unimproved, containing 400 acres.
ANDREW DONALD.
Bedford County, Feb. 24.—1805.
Advertisement.
WILL be sold on the 11th day of August next the following property to wit: about two hundred and twenty-three acres of LAND, the property of Joseph Nicholls, lying in the lower end of Bedford County, on the premises also one hundred acres of LAND, lying near the Ivy Mills in said county, also the said Ivy Mills and one acre of ground on which they are built, also the following SLAVES to wit: Cesar, Isaac, Clary, Jude, Milly, and Rachael, the property of said Nicholls, conveyed to me in Trust to secure the payment of several sums of money as by said Deed more fully appears—The sale of the last mentioned tract of land, will be on the premises, that of the Ivy Mills, and Slaves at the said Ivy Mills.
THOMAS WIATT, Trustee.
June 10th, 1806.
As Memo. the sale of the above mentioned property has been postponed by consent of parties to the day above mentioned, when it will certainly be sold, unless the said Nicholls shall before that time pay the debt aforesaid.
Notice, A Gold Watch Lost.
LOST on Thursday, the 11th of July, in the Town of Carter'sville, an
ELEGANT GOLD WATCH,
half capped and jewelled; horizontally constructed; Makers name, MAR-GETTS, London, No. 1. Gold chain, key, and Cornelian seal, set in gold. Whoever will deliver the said Watch, &c. to Mr. Samuel Irvine, of Lynchburg, or Mr. Edmund W. Rootes, of Richmond, or to the subscriber, in Amherst, shall receive thirty dollars reward.
ALEXANDER B. ROSE. September 23, 1805.
DEED OF TRUST from Henry Millirous to John Ward, bearing date the 20th day of January, 1806. A tract or parcel of LAND lying and being in the county of Bedford on M c Daniel creek, whereon the said Henry Millirous now lives, containing one hundred and fifty acres be the same more or less.
A Copy, Teste, J. STEPTOE, C. B. B. C. 8w
One Cent Reward,
RAN away from the subscriber the 19th day of May last, an apprentice boy named John Higgens, about thirteen years old, spare made, and light hair, I hereby forwarn all persons from employing or harbouring said boy at their peril.—I will give the above reward to any person who will deliver him to me in Lynchburg, but will pay no charges.
GEORGE SULLIVAN. June 31.—1806. 3w
VIRGINIA Sc.
At a Court held for Bedford County at the Court-house the 20th day of May, 1806.
Matthew Hall, Compt. } IN CHANCERY.   AGAINST  Margaret Hall, widow and relict of John Hall, dec'd. John Hall, William Hall, Hezekiah Hall, Eliza Hall, Sarah Brown, and Tabitha his wife, late Tabitha Hall, Benjamin M c Grove, and Keziah his wife, late Keziah Hall, and Jesse Hall, John Hall and Joel Hall—infant children of Jesse Hall, dec'd. heirs, copartners and representatives of said John Hall dec'd. Dits.
THE defendants John Hall and William Hall 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 country: On the motion of the complainant by his counsel, it is ordered, that the said defendants do appear here on the fourth Monday in August next, and answer the bill of the said complainant, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some one of the new papers published in this commonwealth for two months successively, and posted up at the front door of the Court-house on two successive Court days.
A Copy.—Teste, J. A. STEPTOE, C. B. B. C.
Charlotte Court, 6th May, 1806. Charles Haraway, Plf. } IN CHANCERY.   AGAINST  Luke Hazlewood, & Josiah Jackson. Dits.
THE defendant Hazlewood not having entered his appearance 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 inhabitant of this State.—On the motion of the plaintiff by his attorney, it is ordered that he appear here on the first day of August Court next, and answer the plaintiff's bill, and give security to the satisfaction of the court or performing the decree of the said court.—That a copy of this order be inserted in one of the Virginia Gazettes for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the court-house of the said county.
A Copy—Teste, Thomas Read, C. C. C.
FOR SALE, A Tract of
LAND,
CONTAINING One Hundred and Fifty Acres, lying on the main Road leading from Lynchburg to two public Ferries on Stanton river, in the county of Campbell, three miles from the Court house.—This place is considered to be an excellent stand for a Tavern or other public business—The Land lies well, in a pleasant situation, and a considerable quantity of it good for Tobacco. There are eighteen acres cleared last winter and now under a good inclosure.—In case I do not sell privately prior to the first day of August next—on that day I will offer it at Public Sale on the premises—One half Cash will be required, the balance in twelve months—Otherwise I will rent it for the term of Three years, together with Two likely NEGROES. ONE a Woman now in the prime of life, an excellent Cook and capable of any other sort of house business—the other a Boy sixteen years of age.—I will give liberty to clear such a quantity of Tobacco ground as shall be agreed on.—I shall shortly have necessary buildings for the convenience of a family, completed on the place.
Those in either case above mentioned, wishing to trade, are requested to apply to the proprietor residing on the premises.
FRANCIS MILLER.
At a Court of Quarterly Session continued by adjournment and held for Amherst County at the Court house on Thursday the 22d day of May, 1806. James Penn Executor of Gabriel Penn dec'd. Cpts. } IN CHANCERY.   AGAINST  M c Dowell surviving partner of Buchanan and M c Dowell. Dits.
THE defendant M c Dowell, 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 country; on the motion of the complainant by his counsel, it is ordered that the said defendant do appear here on the third Monday in September next, and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Lynchburg Star for eight weeks successively and posted at the front door of the Court house of this County on some Court day.
A Copy, Teste, Wm. S. CRAWFORD, C. A. C. C.
VIRGINIA Sc. At a Court held for Bedford County at the Court house the 27th day of May, 1806. Joshua Peazie, Compt. } IN CHANCERY.   AGAINST  John James, William Robertson, and John Gibson. Dits.
THE defendant John James 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 country: On the motion of the complainant by his attorney, it is ordered that he appear here on the fourth Monday in August next, and answer the complainant's bill, and that a copy of this order be inserted in some convenient news paper published in this state for two months successively, and posted up at the front door of the Court-house of our said county on two successive court days.
A Copy, Teste, J. STEPTOE, jun. D. C. B. C.
At a Court continued and held for Amherst County the 21st day of May 1806
Thomas Johnson, Cpt. } IN CHANCERY.   AGAINST  John Lynch, sen. John Lynch, jr. Andrew Lynch, Charles L. Terrell & Sarah his wife, Samuel Mitchell, sen. Samuel Mitchell, jr. Charles Mitchell, Edward Mitchell, and Charles Lynch, jr. Dits.
The defendant Charles Lynch, jr. 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 do appear here on the first day of August Term next, and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a Copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Lynchburg Star, for eight weeks successively, and posted up at the front door of the court house of this county on some court day.
A Copy—Teste, S. GARLAND, D. C. A. C.
VIRGINIA.
At a Quarterly Court continued and held for Pittsylvania County the 20th day of May, 1806.
Robert Adams, Plf. } IN CHANCERY.   AGAINST  Robert Devin surviving Executor of William Devin, dec'd. and Mary Biggers, William Devin, Robert Devin William Devin, Lucy Devin, Suckey Devin, Bryan M. Devin, Peggy Devin, John Devin, Sally Devin, & Elizabeth Devin, Heirs of Joseph Devin, dec'd. by Bryan W. Nowlin their guardian, Hugh Reynolds, John D. Reynolds, Sarah Reynolds, William Reynolds, Mary Reynolds, Elizabeth Reynolds, Robert Reynolds, and Margaret Reynolds, by Jos. Reynol their guardian, James Devin, Alexander Devin, Itham Hubbard, Peter H. Stockton, (Ralph Smith, Stella Smith, Camilla Smith, John Smith, and Samuel Smith, which said Ralph, Stella, Camilla, John and Samuel Smith are the children of Aggy Smith, formerly Aggy Stockton now dec'd. by John Smith their guardian,) John P. Stockton, James Swart and Elizabeth his wife formerly Eliz Stockton, John Parish and Keziah his wife formerly Keziah Stockton, Edelle Stockton, Phoebe Stockton, John Hubbed Stockton, Lemuel Stockton, Paty Stockton, and Hiram Stockton, heirs of John Stockton dec'd. Dits.
THE defendants Alexander Devin, James Devin, Itham Hubbard, and Peter H. Stockton, 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 State; on the motion of the plaintiff by his counsel, it is ordered that the said absent defendants do appear here on the third Monday in August next, and answer the plaintiff's Bill, and that a copy of this order be forthwith published in some one of the news papers of this State for 8 weeks successively, and posted up at the front door of the Court house of this county on some court day.
A Copy, Teste, WILL TUNSTALL, C. P. C.
At a Court held for Franklin County, at the Court House, the 6th day of May 1806.
Enock Brower, Plf. } IN CHANCERY.   AGAINST  Charles Crabaugh & Henry Brower Dits
The defendants 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 Plaintiff by his Counsel, it is ordered that the said defendants do appear here on the first Monday in September next, and answer the Plaintiff's bill, and that a Copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some news paper published in this state, for eight weeks successively, and posted up at the front door of the Courthouse of this county.
A Copy—Teste, CALEB TATE, D. C. For JAMES CALLAWAY, C. F. C.
At a Quarterly Session continued and held for Amherst County, at the Court house, on Wednesday the 21st day of May, 1806.
Parmenas Bryant, Cpt. } IN CHANCERY.   AGAINST  John M. Griffin and James Stevens jr. Dits.
The defendant John M. Griffin 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 country, on the motion of the complainant by his counsel, it is ordered that the said defendant do appear here on the third Monday in September next, and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a Copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Lynchburg Star, for eight weeks successively, and posted at the front door of the court house of this county on some court day.
A Copy—Teste, Wm. S. CRAWFORD, C. A. C. C.
By virtue of a Deed of Trust executed to us by William Harris, late of the county of Bedford, to secure certain debts due to William Brown, & Co. and Brown, M c Credie, & Co. We shall on Saturday the 14th of June next, proceed to sell by way of public auction, a tract of
LAND,
Situated in Bedford county, on Elk creek, containing Two Hundred and Twenty Five Acres, more or less, adjoining and bounded by the lands of Joseph Slaughter, John North, Waddy Cobbs, Jesse Tait's Estate, and down Elk creek to the said Slaughter's line; the same being a part of a tract purchased of David Wright.
Also the following
SLAVES, to wit:
Rachel, Hannah, Rose, Harriet, Phoebe, Jude, Joanna, Linda, Sukey, Lettie Wallis and Pope.—The sale will take place on the Land, and for Ready Money.—A description of the Land is deemed to be unnecessary, as it is presumed that those who are disposed to purchase will make themselves acquainted with it.
N. B. The badness of the weather made it necessary to postpone the sale, but it will certainly take place on Friday the 11th July next, if fair, if not, on the next (legal) fair day.
William Callaway, } Trustees. Christopher Clark, John Dabney. May 10, 1806. (4w)
THE celebrated HORSE PEACE-MAKER is offered for sale upon one, two, and three years credit; for further particulars, those who are disposed to purchase, are referred to Messrs. Howard Bennett and Thomas Jones.
W. WOOD. July 1st 1806. 4w.
IN obedience to a decree of the Court of Amherst County to us directed; on Friday the 8th day of August 1806, at the House of Thompson Noel in New Glasgow, we the subscribers, commissioners therein appointed, will proceed to sell by way of public auction, to the highest bidder, for the best price that can be had in ready money, the lands and premises in said decree mentioned, containing one hundred and sixty seven acres, lying on the waters of Piney river in said County, held at present by the legatees of Geo: Campbell, dec'd. as the representatives of Thomas Crawley.
David S. Garland. } Commrs. Joel Franklin. John B. Rose. James Woods. 4w.
Notice,
IS hereby given, that on the 12th day of January in the year of our Lord 1807, will be exposed to public sale on the several premises, in Bedford County, the following Lands, Mills, and Slaves, to wit: one tract of
LAND
about two hundred and twenty-three acres, purchased by Joseph Nichols from L. Woodward.—Also, one hundred acres of
LAND
lying near the Ivy Mills; conveyed by Jos. Poindexter of said county to Joseph Nicholls by Deed bearing date 23d July, 1803, an also on the same day on the premises, will be exposed to like sale the Ivy Mills and one acre of LAND, on which the same are built, in said county, by said Poindexter to said Nicholls by Deed bearing date the day and year last aforesaid, also on the same day at the said Ivy Mills will be exposed to like sale the following Slaves, to wit: CESAR, ISAAC, CLARY, JUDE, MILLY, and RACHEL, the property of Joseph Nicholls, and by him conveyed to the subscriber by Deed bearing date the 23d day of July, 1803, to secure the payment of sundry bonds executed to said Joseph Poindexter, as the same shall become due and payable and more particularly described in said Deed, or so much of the same as shall be necessary to raise the sum of three hundred pounds, with interest and the costs of sale, &c. The sale to begin at 10 o'clock, at the Ivy Mills, and to continue according to the provisions of said Deed, until so much of said lands and slaves shall be sold as shall amount to the monies aforesaid.
THOMAS WIATT, Trustee. July 10.—1806. 6m.
WILL be exposed to sale before the Tavern door of Thompson Noel in the town of New Glasgow on Saturday the 2d day of August, for ready money, one NEGRO MAN named SQUIRE, the property of Wyatt Smith of the County of Amherst, in pursuance of a deed of Trust executed to the subscriber by said Smith, for the purpose of securing a debt due James Floyd.
William Armistead, Trustee. June 27, 1806. 3df