Norfolk gazette and publick ledger (Norfolk [Va.]), 1808-10-05 00:00:00

NORFOLK GAZETTE And PUBLICK LEDGER
[VOL. V.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1808.
NO. 35.]
From the United States' Gazette.
I knew a man in the state of New-York who contracted with a Yankee to build him a saw mill, for which he agreed to pay him 25 pounds provided, it should cut one thousand feet of pine boards in one day; and an equal sum for every exceeding thousand feet that she might cut in the day. The workman had the advantage of a powerful stream of water and made all parts of his mill very strong and large. If I am not mistaken his water wheel was eighteen feet in length, and the mill was so constructed as to cut boards 40 feet long. When she was finished and he had logs and sufficient help provided to attend her, he put her to work and it is asserted that she cut 7000 feet of boards in one day. I was not present at the time this work was done, but have since frequently seen the mill and have no doubt of the fact. This mill was let to two men to work, who finding they had so much power were willing to apply it to their profit; so let on water until they broke the crank;—notwithstanding it was large and strong. This stop their career until that breach could be repaired, which from their remote situation (being in a new settlement) was attended with some difficulty and expense, and if I remember right this misfortune happened a second and a third time: before they came to the proper knowledge of working this great machine. Now if they had understood regulating the feeding hand, the mill would have worked at an amazing rate and been in no danger of breaking. Many of our pine trees that appear straight and good on the outside have knots within them nearly as hard as bones that may do this mischief or some other in mills that work so powerfully, if the sawyer hath not judgment to regulate the feeding hand *
Now I have been thinking that even from the operation of this machine, some instruction might be gained with respect to the government of the United States. A powerful nation composed of a number of states, "In order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity," entered into a solemn compact, in which are defined the power and duty of the president, senators, and representatives in congress, elected by virtue thereof; and when those members of the great machine respectively move and act conformably to this compact, the end for which they were chosen and appointed to these dignified stations is accomplished, and great national benefits produced thereby; but when these "feel power and forget right," and do not keep within the limits prescribed by the constitution, disorder and destruction must follow; as the present prevailing distress over our country fully proves. It seems to be a hard and uncharitable thing to conclude, that such men, under the solemn obligation of an oath to support the constitution, are not completely bounded by that oath and prevented from stepping out of their proper province. But self-love is a leading principle with mankind, so that it is needful to maintain the watch at that point, that we may not ourselves be deceived.
In the eighth section of the first article of the constitution of the United States is expressed, that "Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;" "To make all laws which shall be necessary, and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or office thereof."
Article second, section third: "The president shall, from time to time, give to the congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration, such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
Here is all the legal authority that exists for laying on and continuing a most pernicious embargo law; or rather a series of embargo laws; the framers thereof not being sufficient adepts in this destructive plan, to complete their system of oppression on the first attempt—but must needs spend much time in attaching supplement after supplement, until provision is made for all the takes, ports and harbors within the jurisdiction of the U. States, to be strongly guarded. Now to bring their acts and deeds to accord with their constitutional powers, the clause before cited must be construed to stand thus: "Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several states and with the Indian tribes;" and whenever the president
* If the history of the saw mill may be a means of promoting the improvement of ours, it would be well pleasing to the author, who hath observed the great superiority of the Yankee built mills to any in our quarter.
dent may deem it expedient, and shall recommend the same, they shall STOP all trade and commerce whatsoever by laying an embargo on all kinds of craft whatsoever in the respective rivers, lakes, ports and harbors, within the jurisdiction of the United States, and shall enforce the same by armed vessels to be prepared and equipped for that purpose, excepting such as shall be specially permitted to carry articles of provision from one state to another, where the same may be essential for the support of the inhabitants thereof and for no other use or purpose whatsoever. American people! is it in this way that you read and understand that short but plain and easy clause in the constitution of the United States, on which the embargo laws are founded? for my own part I must confess that I cannot so read or understand that clause.
But it hath often been asserted by men who can see no imperfection in the acts and deeds of the administration, that the embargo was a wise measure, calculated to secure the peace of our country, to preserve the property of our citizens, and procure a redress of wrongs. But are these assertions entitled to credit? We think not. That there are pirates at sea, and robbers on land, and that it hath been the lot of Americans to lose much, we mean not to deny; but do not believe in the propriety or necessity of the embargo. If men of property were prohibited from travelling, because some have been murdered and robbed on the highways, would it not render the condition of such very unhappy, and would not 99 out of 100 risk life and property and defend themselves in the best manner they could, rather than to be thus imperiously confined at home to preserve both? In like manner, sea-faring men, whose very means of existence depend on their industriously pursuing their business on the watery element, must feel great discomfort and distress on being confined and prevented from this pursuit, when they know the ocean is wide and pathless, and that their enemies thereon are few, and some of them weak and contemptible. Would they not abundantly prefer braving all the dangers that await them, to a total seclusion from their element? I am aware that it will be said that enemies on the seas are not a few but many, while the British orders in council and the French decrees are enforced; but give me leave to state that the President hath a constitutional power by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur, and that he shall nominate, and by and with their advice and consent, shall appoint, ambassadors and other public ministers, and consuls. These appointments (it is presumed) have been so made; a treaty was also made, by men properly authorized and appointed as well on the part and in behalf of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, as on the part and behalf of the United States; and articles were drawn up in form and duly signed and sealed by all the commissioners. These articles were expressive of the friendly disposition that then prevailed between the great contracting parties, and in point of justice and reciprocity must come up to the expectation of every generous and considerate mind.—This treaty, had it been ratified and completely observed and kept, would have placed America in a highly exalted station, and effectually preserved her from the distressing and degraded situation she hath fallen into.
This treaty was rejected by the president without even advising with, or laying it before the senate. Here is a striking evidence of a despotic mind. For if the advice and consent of the senate are essential in making treaties, certainly the same consent and advice must be necessary in rejecting such as are so made. It was publicly offered as a reason for the rejection of the treaty (in that hasty and unconstitutional manner) that there was attached to it a clause requiring the United States to aid Great Britain in her warfare against France. No such clause appeared on the copy which I saw, and which I have no doubt was genuine; but if such requisition came with the articles of the treaty and concurred in by our commissioners, it was by no means binding; the treaty itself might have been ratified, and such answer (if any) given to the request as it merited. In common cases what a man doth by his attorney is binding on himself to all intents and purposes, provided the act done is within the true intent and meaning of the powers given; and in case any after disputes, the writing is the criterion to decide upon. If our ambassadors acted in this manner conformably to the powers and instructions given them, and accepted of the best conditions that were in their power to obtain, which we have no reason to doubt, I see no cause to reject the treaty.—At all events it would have been prudent to have had the judgment of the senate in a matter so interesting to the U. States. If the treaty had been ratified, there would have been no occasion for the embargo. The
French might have been offended without just cause; but the Britons would have guarded the seas so that we should have little on that score; and the gains that might have been made since that period would have added much to the ability of the United States to defend themselves to any foreign foe.
But the abrupt manner in which it was rejected had an irritating tendency; so that insult and abuse commenced, and most disastrous events have been experienced. It may not be improper for the president now in an advanced period of his life, seriously to consider whether he by that hasty, unadvised act, was not the remote cause of the melancholy events that have since taken place in the Chesapeake, and at Burlington (Vermont) where blood was spilt, and that precious life taken away which is not in the power of the greatest potentate on earth to restore. I would not be understood to speak censoriously; for I know it is not my place to enter into judgment on these matters; but certain causes must and do produce their relative effects.
Nothing is more certain than the proper powers and means should be vested in the officers of government, to enable them to accomplish the real object intended, the establishment of justice and support of good order and tranquility amongst the people, and nothing more dangerous than the abuse or improper exercise of these powers. This may and often doth work destruction to the machine, and this is a matter of anxiety and deep concern to the minds of many native Americans, when they observe the attempts that are made by men in almost every department of our government to reach after power and to take liberties not warranted by sound reason or any constitutional principle that can be adduced. Do we not find the president declaring, by the language of his conduct, that he hath the right to appoint his successor to the important station that he fills? Is not this fully proved by his nomination of Mr. Madison? And what adds to our grief is the ready acquiescence of so large a number of the members of congress in measures so inconsistent with the principles of a free government, and opposed to the natural rights of men.
Under the sanction of a president and members the grand legislative body are proposed to their very constituents, characters which they wish us to endure with authority to conduct the affairs of the nation? and have not the members of the legislative body of Pennsylvania attempted the same thing; have they not in their grand caucuses designated the persons for governor and for electors &c? Have they not gone further? have they not acquiesced in the nominations for president and vice president? The president, senators and representatives in congress, were not appointed for electioneering purposes. The constitution contemplates no such matter; neither doth the constitution of Pennsylvania authorize the legislative body to select the person for governor, nor point out the electors for president. That is no part of the duty of these high officers; yet so fond are men of power and so anxious to support their party that they make those nominations, believing that as the same are done by president, senators, representatives in congress and members of the state legislature, that it have the greater weight and influence on the minds of the people.
This very conduct ought, in my humble opinion to have the contrary effect; and whenever it is attempted by any in those elevated stations such ought to be marked with contempt. It is not the proper province of the members of the legislative or executive departments in their collective or official capacities to interfere in the important business of election. That is no part of their duty; but is a right that belongs to the citizens at large, and it is enough for those who may be considered as the higher class to exercise the right of suffrage in common with others. Where we see men in office reaching after power and stepping out of the proper boundaries fixed for them, let them be marked as dangerous to society who are paving the way to wrest all rights and privileges from the mass of the people in whom the sovereignty ought to remain. Let it be remembered that the nomination of candidates for those high offices in manner aforesaid is a certain evidence that they are not the proper objects of our choice and let them be rejected on the ground of the infringement attempted on our rights and privileges as free electors. Time calls for diligence in the concerns of the election, because our country never experienced such embarrassments, such difficulty and such danger as it now doth, since the establishment of independence. Ah independence, grateful to be named, but nearly lost to possession! I said nearly lost; but let me not spread discouragement, because all may not be lost that may even be in imminent danger; but certain it is that there is great necessity for diligence, and by what hath been before remarked, the persons proposed to fill some of the most important places in the government,
ought to be considered as disqualified, even from the manner their names were introduced. But we have a more certain evidence of the impropriety of advancing them into power; even the declaration of their party that they will pursue the (destructive) policy of the present administration. I say destructive policy; because we have sufficient evidence of its effects. The weak, degraded situation of our country, and the repeated arbitrary measures that are employed to destroy all commercial intercourse, without which a civilized nation cannot exist. Party distinctions that have been formed, and kept up for sinister ends, have been productive of much mischief in our country; have created jealousies and evil surmisings one of another, so that it is only to denounce the political character of a man, and those of the opposite party shall him as a person dangerous to society, and by no means to be trusted. His moral virtues are clouded, so that they cannot be seen or properly estimated, according to their worth—thus good men, who are native citizens, and bound to promote the real good of their country by every tie that is interesting, are prevented from being useful for no other cause than the name they bear, and until those distinctions lose their force, they will materially operate against the proper movements of the great national machine.
C. C.
FOR SALE A fine New SCHOONER of 125 tons burthen, will carry about 1000 barrels, now ready to launch, her cabin and joiner's work complete, built in Mathews.
Also, A very handsome Pilot-Boat, built SCHOONER, of 120 tons burthen, measures 83 feet on deck, complete, and can be launched in a few days.
Also, One ditto of similar dimensions, can be launched in a month, the rigging of the two last is now fitting.
Also, A new BRIG of 180 tons, completely fitted, now lying at Loyal's wharf.
Also, A VESSEL of 185 tons, on the stocks, can be launched in a month. This vessel is of superior model, and workmanship, and all her materials completely seasoned. For terms apply to
Wilson & Cunningham.
September 28.
Norfolk and Portsmouth Races Commences on Tuesday the first of November, over Christian's Race Course.
First Day, a Sweepstakes for Horses belonging to Norfolk County only, except otherwise agreed on by three gentlemen who have already entered horses—Entrance 10 dollars—the proprietor to put up 40 dollars—each horse to carry 100 pounds.
Second Day, 4 mile heats, Purse 400 dollars—entrance 30 dollars—New-Market rules to govern—see for any horse except the celebrated horse Potowomuck, belonging to Mr. Burwell Wilkes.
Third Day, the Ladies' Purse of 100 dollars—mile heats—carrying a feather—the winner to win three heats—Entrance 10 dollars—distance 90 yards.
Fourth Day, two mile heats—Purse 200 dollars—entrance 20 dollars.
Fifth Day, a give and take Sweepstakes, mile heats—Entrance 50 dollars.
September 19.
THE PUBLICK
And particularly the Gentlemen of the Turf, are respectfully informed that the NORFOLK FALL RACES will take place this season where they did in the spring at the New Course at Cedar Grove between the two bridges, notwithstanding those which are advertised to take place at the course called Christians.
Oct. 3.
J. & W. SOUTHGATE,
OFFER FOR SALE,
For Cash or short credit, at their Store, No. 1, corner of Commerce and Main-Streets,
A General Assortment of GOODS,
suitable to the present and approaching season;
AMONG WHICH ARE,
Superfine Cloths and Cassimeres, 6-4 and 7-4 coarse Cloths, Flannels, Baizes, Coatings, Thicketts, Corduroys, Blankets, Plaits, Halfhicks, Scarlet Cardinals, &c. &c. Kendal Cottons in assorted bales, Coarse Hats in assorted boxes, Nails and Spikes of all sizes, F and FF glazed Powder and Shot—Also, 200 good Bacon Hams, 30 kegs Lard, 60 barrels Smithfield Apple Brandy, 100 sacks Liverpool fine Salt, 60 barrels very white Allum Salt, 80 barrels good Coffee, Likewise,
2 grand and 6 small fine toned PIANO FORTES. And a handsome English made GIG and HARNESS, almost new
September 21.
FOR SALE
In our Ware-House, where the largest vessel can come alongside,
15,000 bushels of CORN,
2000 do. do. white, 30 bales Cotton.
Also,
4000 bushels coarse SALT,
150 sacks Ground Allum do.
45 hogsheds old Antigua Rum, do. Jamaica do.
40 hogsheds Sugar, 80 barrels do.
A few casks excellent Port Wine, Coffee in hogsheds, Madeira Wine, 45 crates Farthenware, Tobacco from several inspections.
GEO. MURRAY, & Co.
September 9.

A Pilot came up to town yesterday, and informs that he put a pilot on board the St. Michael, government dispatch vessel, on Monday at Noon. She was last from L'Orient. It is probable this vessel will get up to Baltimore to-morrow. We do not learn what passage the St. Michael has had from L'Orient; but she must be much later than any we have; as she did not leave England until after the first of August.
The French government must have relaxed their decrees in favour of the St. Michael, or she would have been liable to seizure as having gone from an English port.
The letter of Gen. Washington to Patrick Henry, which we publish in this day's paper, will be read with the deepest interest by every one who honours the memory of those illustrious patriots.
Of the authenticity of the letter we have no doubt, and we are in possession of some facts respecting it, that satisfy us on that head, if the stile and sentiments of the letter did not carry such strong evidences of the author. It will be recollected that this letter was written at the time that the insolence and injustice of France had compelled the United States to take measures of defence, in which the government was opposed by the partisans of that nation; by the same party who now upholds her in her unjust conduct towards this nation, and her abominable usurpations in Spain, and the other nations of Europe. The same party who stigmatizes every man, that desires a reasonable and honourable accommodation with Great Britain, with the odium of a pensioner, or hiring.
General Washington had an intimate knowledge of the leaders in this state, to whom he alludes in terms too plain to be mistaken. Fataly for our country, have the predictions contained in his letter, been verified.
Mr. Henry did offer himself for the state legislature, and was elected, but before the period of meeting, Henry was taken from us, and his illustrious friend and correspondent, followed him at the close of the same year.
We hope that part of the letter which notices the importance and necessity of men of talents, influence and real patriotism, coming forward to save their country, will be read with the deepest attention.
A SUBSCRIBER is received; to whom we have to remark, that from the moment that the Editor determined to conduct a paper, knowing that the whole responsibility, moral, political, and legal, would rest on him, he determined that no other person should either directly, or indirectly, have any agency in the management of his paper—from this determination, he has in no instance departed. He therefore informs a Subscriber, that he will permit no selections to be made for the Publick Ledger, which the Editor's own judgment has not previously approved. Original communications will always be treated with candour and respect, but the judgment of the Editor alone shall direct selections from other papers.
MR. EDITOR,
The Hon. Edwin Gray, having informed his constituents of his votes, and political conduct in many instances, and his motives, I wish that gentleman to inform us what induced him to vote for a removal of the seat of government from Washington to Philadelphia.
ONE OF HIS CONSTITUENTS.
Surry County, October 1.
FROM THE ALBANY CRISIS.
FEDERALIST—No. 1.
The editors of democratick presses have, for many years past, laboured incessantly to impress a belief on the unguarded multitude, that the federalists intended to introduce monarchy in the United States; and it is to be regretted that they have been but too successful in their wicked designs upon the credulity of a considerable part of the community, although they have never substantiated a single fact to the point, in their multifarious publications. In the present crisis it may not be amiss, to introduce the testimony of General Washington, to shew the views and designs of a faction, opposed to the federalists, in the bosom of our country. For this purpose, I now enclose a copy of a letter from the General, written a few months before his ever to be lamented death. I pledge my character to the publick, that the copy is correct, and that the original is now in the hands of a gentleman living in New-York. I further pledge myself, that I shall in a series of numbers, establish, from democratick publications, the fact of the existence of a French faction in the United States, for a period of many years.
A FEDERALIST.
[COPY.]
("Confidential.")
Mount Vernon, Jan. 15, 1799.
DEAR SIR,
"At the threshold of this letter, I ought to make an apology for its contents; but if you will give me credit for my motives, I will contend for no more, however erroneous my sentiments may appear to you. It would be a waste of time to attempt to bring to the view of a person of your observation and discernment, the endeavours of a certain party among us, to disquiet the publick mind with unfounded alarms; to arraign every act of the ad-
ministration; to set the people at variance with their government, and to embarrass all its measures. Equally useless would it be to predict what must be the inevitable consequences of such policy, if it cannot be arrested. Unfortunately, and extremely do I regret it, the state of Virginia has taken the lead in this opposition. I have said the state, because the conduct of its legislature, in the eyes of the world, will authorize the expression—because it is an incontrovertible fact, that the principal leaders of the opposition dwell in it; and because no doubt is entertained, I believe, that with the help of the chiefs in other states, all the plans are arranged; and systematically pursued by their followers in other parts of the union, though in no state, except Kentucky, that I have heard of, has legislative countenance been obtained beyond Virginia. It has been said that the great mass of the citizens of this state, are well affected, notwithstanding, to the general government and the union; and I am willing to believe it—nay, do believe it: but how is this to be reconciled with their suffrages at the elections for representatives, both to congress and their state legislature, who are men opposed to the first, and, by the tendency of their measures, would destroy the latter? Some among us have endeavoured to account for this inconsistency, and though convinced themselves of its truth, they are unable to convince others, who are unacquainted with the internal policy of the state. One of the reasons assigned, is, that the most respectable and best qualified characters among us, will not come forward. Easy and happy in their circumstances at home, and believing themselves secure in their liberty and property, will not forsake them or their occupations, and engage in the turmoil of publick business; or expose themselves to the calumnies of their opponents, whose weapons are detraction . But at such a crisis as this, when every thing dear and valuable to us is assailed; when this party hang upon the wheels of government as a dead weight, opposing every measure that is calculated for defence and self-preservation; abetting the nefarious views of another nation upon our rights; preferring, as long as they durst contend openly against the spirit and resentment of the people, the interest of France to the welfare of their own country; justifying the first at the expense of the latter: when every act of their own government is tortured, by constructions they will not bear, into attempts to infringe and trample upon the constitution, with a view to introduce monarchy: when the most unceasing and purest exertions were making to maintain a neutrality which had been proclaimed by the executive, approved unequivocally by congress, by the state legislatures, nay, by the people themselves, in various meetings; and to preserve the country in peace, are charged as a measure calculated to favor Great-Britain at the expense of France; and all those who had an agency in it, are accused of being under the influence of the former, and her pensioners: when measures are systematically and perniciously pursued which must eventually dissolve the union, or produce coercion: I say, when these things have become so obvious, ought characters who are best able to rescue their country from the pending evil, to remain at home? Rather ought they not come forward, and by their talents and influence, stand in the breach such conduct has made on the peace and happiness of this country, and oppose the widening of it? Vain will it be to look for peace and happiness, or for the security of liberty or property, if civil discord should ensue;—and what else can result from the policy of those among us who, by all the means in their power, are driving matters to extremity, if they cannot be counteracted effectually? The views of men can only be known or guessed at by their words or actions: Can those of the leaders of opposition be mistaken then, if judged by this rule? That they are followed by numbers who are unacquainted with their designs, and suspect as little the tendency of their principles, I am fully persuaded. But if their conduct is viewed with indifference; if there is activity and misrepresentation on one side, and supineness on the other; their numbers accumulated under proscription, who were at war with their own government, and the greater part of them with all government, their numbers will increase, and nothing short of Omnipotence, can forestall the consequences. I come now, my good sir, to the object of my letter, which is, to express a hope and an earnest wish, that you would come forward at the ensuing elections (if not for congress, which you may think would take you too long from home) as a candidate for a representative in the general assembly of this commonwealth. There are, I have no doubt, very many sensible men who oppose themselves to the torrent that carries away others who had rather swim with, than stem it, without an able pilot to conduct them; but these are not either old in legislation, nor well known in the community. Your weight of character, and influence in the house of representatives, would be a bulwark against such dangerous sentiments as are delivered there at present. It would be a rallying point for the timid, and an attraction of the wavering. In a word, I conceive it to be of immense importance at this crisis, that you should be there;—and I would fain hope that all minor considerations will be made to yield to the measure. If I have erroneously supposed that your sentiments
on these subjects are in unison with mine: or if I have assumed a liberty which the occasion does not warrant, I must conclude as I began, with praying that my motives may be received as an apology, and that my fear that the tranquility of the union, and of this state in particular, is hastening to an awful crisis, have extorted them from me. With great and very sincere regard and respect,
I am, dear sir,
Your most obedient, very humble servant,
(Signed) GEO. WASHINGTON.
PATRICK HENRY, Esq.
From the Virginia Herald.
To the freeholders of the district, consisting of the counties of Stafford, King George, Westmoreland, Richmond, Lancaster, and Northumberland.
"First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
FELLOW-CITIZENS,
Does the name of the great and good Washington revive in your breasts those emotions of grateful veneration, which his presence and his deeds were wont to excite? Does the recollection of the battle of Trenton, the siege of York, and the many other radiant evidences of his greatness, awaken a love for the memory of that man, under whose auspices was achieved a revolution which placed us on the list of independent nations; which gave to us all the rights of sovereignty? It is the rich legacy of his wise and modest valedictory advice, bequeathed by an anxious father to his beloved sons, duly appreciated by those sons; if those things are not entirely forgotten, and their effects forever lost; if national gratitude be not expunged from the vocabulary of national virtues; what must be thought of the men who have for the last twenty years unceasingly devoted their tongues, their pens, and their purses, to the unnatural purpose of blackening the fame of the founder of our liberties, and flinging from him the only reward he ever asked—the good opinion of his countrymen? Do you doubt those things, my friends? If so, read the (I had almost said impious) letter to, the foreigner Mazzei, charging General Washington with being a corrupt traitor to those principles for the establishment of which he had fought and laboured in the field and in the closet, by day and by night, for nearly one half of a long and active life. Americans! Virginians! people of the Northern neck, of the County of Westmoreland, the parent soil of Washington, will you believe that this letter was written by the man who now styles himself your "exclusive friend?" The leader of a band whose dearest object is to blight the laurels which shade the tomb of Washington? Indeed my friends it is so, avowedly so. Do you want further proof of this spirit of unextinguishable envy towards the character of the man who has been justly styled "America's boast and the world's wonder?" Look at the insidious letter of praise and pecuniary reward to the venal Callendar, a wretched fugitive cupit, who was employed in this country ! in Virginia! to write down by foul aspersion, the well earned fame of Washington, and others like Washington. If this does not suffice, peruse, if you have patience, the cringing invitation to the more than impious Tom Paine, to take a passage in one of our national ships, and to come to this country for the purpose of continuing his 'useful labour'. What was that useful labour?
Was it his mendacious assault on the character of Washington? No—my friends, that was the dust in the balance, when compared with the more "useful labor" of reviling and deriding the character of whom? My pen recoils, and almost denies its office; my heart bleeds with anguish for my species; my soul revolts; my cheeks glow with shame for the man—not man—the savage—the worse than savage; the monster in the shape of man, the fiend who could deliberately assail the character of our Holy Savior Jesus Christ. I can say no more on this hateful subject; the brute lives and lives amongst us. He lives the abhorrence, the avoidance of every virtuous man and woman, whilst he continues to be caressed and encouraged in his beastly debaucheries by "the man of the people." One more instance of this ruthless animosity towards the immortal Washington, and I am done for the present. What hero of '76, is that whom we see strutting thro' the streets of Philadelphia, arrayed in the honorable costume of the American uniform? Reader I blush whilst I tell it—this is no hero of '76—it is the renegade Irishman, William Duane, another miserable outcast, who received the ignominiously corporal punishment due to his dirty tricks at home, and who has been imported into this country to aid in the "useful labor" of traducing Washington; "he has faithfully executed his task—he has out Heroded Herod—he has, if possible, eclipsed his brother Paine in the goodly "labor." His reward is a lieutenant colonelcy in the army of the United States! Let us dismiss this subject, my fellow-citizens; it is too humiliating, painfully humiliating, to be dwelt on by a patriotic mind. If the system which was pursued by our dear and lamented Washington; the system which covered him with glory, and gave character and wealth to his country; if that system be a good one, the opposite cannot be so. This is a position too self evidently obvious to be mistaken by the dullest faculty of discernment. As self evident it is that those who oppose this system in all its parts will for ever act against it.
And now, my friends, allow me, once more, to beg your grave attention to the many considerations which ought to influence the suffrages you will shortly have occasion to give. The genius of the sainted Washington invokes you—awake from your lethargy—Federalists! Shake off your unpardonable apathy—profit by the active example of your antagonists—do as they do in all things consistent with truth and decency—shew the people their true interests—tell them the truth—tell it them in a voice of thunder.
Sept. 19, 1808.
FROM THE CHARLESTON COURIER.
To the Electors of Charleston District.
FELLOW-CITIZENS,
The important moment which places the destinies of your country, in a great measure, in your hands, will in a few days arrive. The elections which are about to be held, offer you an opportunity of healing the wounds which are occasioned by internal dissention, and of changing the murmurs
and clamours of party rage, into the smiles of harmony and affection. The members who will now be chosen to represent you in the state legislature, will, in all probability, be called on to decide for America, the great question, "Who is to fill the Presidential Chair?" They will be called on to decide between the pretensions of Mr. Madison and those of — Who?—not of Governor Clinton—nor of Mr. Monroe—not of a citizen of some remote state, whose person and whose character are equally unknown to you—But of General Pinckney, a native of this state—a man, who has trod with many of you the paths of private life, and who has shared with many of you the fields of danger. Can it be necessary to say more to the citizens of Carolina! when the first honour of the union is tendered to one of her sons, can they find it consistent with their patriotism to interpose and forbid him to receive it?—Could such an event be possible, what would the other states, what would other nations think of us? It is easy to reply. Those states which support Mr. Madison, will laugh at our folly; while those who support General Pinckney, will regard us with contempt: As for the enlightened men of foreign countries, they will view it as one of those intemperate proofs of party spirit, which sometimes turn the tide of national prosperity.—What! when New York is exerting every nerve, soliciting votes in all directions, to confer on herself the honour of giving a President to the union, shall we refuse to combine our efforts with those of the other states, who are desirous of conferring that mark of distinction on us?—And how shall we account to the world for our refusal? Can we tell them, with truth, that we have made any important discovery, which has caused such refusal to wear, at least, even the semblance of prudence?—Can we say, that the man whose valour assisted us through the struggle of the revolution, whose talents in the councils of our country we have constantly witnessed, and whose firmness has latterly called forth the admiration of Europe, and maintained the dignity of America in the face of the world: Can we say that this man has no longer the same patriotism, or the same capacity for publick affairs? or shall we tell them that all his virtues and his talents vanish, or applying to him the short calabalistical term "A Federalist" Shall we tell them that, having been included in the number of our citizens who have been distinguished by the term of Federalist , we cannot permit him to serve the publick, although a majority of the people, from Pennsylvania to New-Hampshire, concur in thinking him the fittest man, and refuse to place any of their own citizens in competition with him?—We shall naturally be asked, whether he has given any proofs of such marked intemperance, in his political opinions, as to make him palpably obnoxious? I believe I may answer for you, that it is impossible to say that he has ever done any act, or expressed any sentiment, which, a real American would hesitate to avow. Many federalists, from motives of private pique, or from an extravagance very common in the expression of political opinions, have no doubt made themselves personally obnoxious to the opposite party; but I believe that I hazard nothing when I assert, that General Pinckney has never incurred the censure of any reasonable man, either by his actions or his declarations. He has not for many years been engaged in any dissention, which draw men forth with intemperate zeal to pledge themselves in the support of some particular course of public measures. He has had no intercourse with foreign ministers or with foreign agents of any description, from whom either favorable impressions or unfavorable prejudices may be imbibed towards their respective countries. So that he would come into office, in his sentiments unbiased towards foreign nations, in his conduct unfettered by previous intercourse with their agents. And can we doubt that this alone is an advantage, which ought to give him the superiority over his competitor.
Fellow-Citizens!—The honor of South-Carolina is in your keeping—it depends upon you to bestow on it a dazzling lustre, by your support of the General, or for ever to tarnish its brightness, by combining with his opponents. Recall to your minds the election of 1800, when Burr obtained the votes of this State. Is there any good man who has not regretted the support which that miscreant received from our Electors?—Go, therefore, to your elections, with a determination to gratify, what ought to be the proudest sentiment of your hearts, the desire of raising your Fellow-Citizen to the Presidential Chair. Express loudly your intentions on that subject, and bind your representatives by the vote which you shall bestow, to fulfil your wishes in the choice of Electors. The voice of the constituent is the guide of the representative. Let yours declare loudly, your preference of Gen. PINCKNEY, and render to our country the justice she has a right to expect at your hands. PYRRHUS.
TRANSLATED FOR THE MERCANTILE ADVERTISER.
Extract of a letter from an officer in the army of Petion at Port-au-Prince, to a gentleman in New York, dated 9th July 1808, 5th year of the republic of Hayti, communicated for publication in the Mercantile Advertiser.
"The tender concern you have always deigned to take in whatever concerned my country and myself, has induced me to give you every information in my power on the present political, military, commercial, and agricultural situation of Hayti. I should have done it earlier, had not the communication between us and the American continent experienced an interruption of more than seven months.
"To give some little order to this letter, I shall begin my narrative with those events which have a lively relation to our domestic affairs. You will receive it with your usual goodness; and you will make publick of it whatever you may think proper, for the purpose of enlightening the opinion which the spirit of party and the wickedness of human nature are too apt to mislead men into.
"You will doubtless recollect that at your departure from Port-au-Prince the ill health of the chief of the government had occasioned a general relaxation of manners; conspiracies without end sprung up, which had for their object the triumph of anarchy over the wise principles of an equitable government, founded upon morals and justice: in short, Magloire, the friend and secret accomplice of Yayou, hatched in darkness a new plot, in which, above all things, he wished to revive the conspiracy of Yayou.
"Magloire, misled by the fallacious promises of Christophe, and forgetting the benefits of a govern-

ment too indulgent, took arms in December last against the republic. Jacmel was to be the rallying point of the factious. Magloire, notwithstanding his weakness, escaped from Port-au-Prince in the night, and joined his satellites at the place of rendezvous. General Bonnet and colonel David Troy were to have been the first victims. The members of the conspiracy were to give the signal, and the breast of the republic was to be wounded in the person of two of its ablest defenders. At this conjuncture the choice of the means to carry this plan into execution rested not with the factious; for when Magloire arrived at Jacmel, on the 19th December, at 7 o'clock in the morning, David Troy and Bonnet were informed of every thing; they had followed discreetly all the ramifications of the train, and by a courage more than human, enveloped Magloire himself in his own net. Criminals are seldom courageous; the traitor expiated his crimes by his death; and his accomplices partaking the same fate, the law triumphed, and the country is delivered.
"The government, always generous, in marching into this conspiracy distinguished between the little and the great criminals; and, after executing seven or eight of the principal leaders, order was restored at Jacmel.
"The republic, tranquil within, & having nothing to apprehend from the conspirators, turned its attention to the army under the orders of the valorous Lamarre. Succours were sent to him in men, clothing and money. Christophe frightened at the appearance of six thousand men who were encamped within thirty leagues of his camp, and despairing of ever being able to forge anew the chain of conspiracy, raised en masse his debilitated troops, with the intention of crushing Lamarre: but this man, who for more than a year past had contracted a habit of beating Christophe, waited with that calmness which to him was the sure presage of victory. The first engagement took place towards the end of April; and after 17 days fighting, the troops of the north were completely beaten; three hundred horses were taken; the cavalry of Christophe defeated; 500 muskets were found by our troops on the field of battle; and a great number of the enemy's soldiers were made prisoners. These are the consequences of that terrible march, and that grand levy of cultivators which the Phalaris of the north was continually driving to the slaughter house to gratify his devouring ambition. In these affairs, Christophe himself was indebted for his safety to the swiftness of his horse, from which you will understand that he is not so ill-mounted as his army, and for what cause.
"In short, within the space of two months and a half we have seen 23 battles the intrepid Lamarre has had with Christophe, in all which the victory was ours. And it is not likely we shall relax in our preparations, our resources being as powerful as the courage of our troops. We have not, thus, humanly speaking, the smallest inquietude for the fate of the army of the Mole, strengthened by 6000 men, who have carried their advanced posts to within a league of Port de Paix. This army, which is in want of nothing, is well commanded; Lamarre has under him some excellent officers, Delva, Beauvoir, and many others, all military characters, distinguished for their courage and their inviolate attachment to the republic.
"The health of the President is perfectly restored. He has lately made a tour of seven weeks in the provinces of the south. The insurgents at Jeremie are returning to order; and yesterday we were assured that their chief, Gomen, after several conferences, had surrendered himself to the President. The latter part of this news wants confirmation. It is not, however, improbable.
"The interior of the republic is in the most profound security. The public roads are perfectly safe; and the manufacturers are working peacefully under the empire of the laws which assure to them their rights and the price of their labor. This is not the case in the department of the north, where insurrections provoked by the most frightful despotism break out in all directions.
"We suffer many privations of the articles to which we have been accustomed in consequence of the American embargo. How long do you think it will endure? Your own commerce must be considerably injured by it from the scarcity of those things which we have hitherto furnished you. Here every thing is without price, and our productions are of little or no value. Flour will bring from 40 to 50 dollars per barrel—wine in hds. from 90 to 100—and other articles in proportion.
"Commerce at the Cape is entirely paralyzed. The English merchants who are established there write to their correspondents in England that the place is not tenable.
"At the moment in which I write to you an advice boat to the President has arrived from the Mole and we are informed officially that Christophe has arrested Gen. Romain, whom he accuses of conspiracy. The soldiers who are firmly attached to their general, have risen against the tyrant. The whole of the great parish of Limbe, distant about seven leagues from the Cape, is in open insurrection. The army of the Mole, which had begun its movement towards the west, is already reassembled at Boucassin, ready to march at the first signal. The government I will be sworn to you will not neglect any of the means which are in its power for reducing the rebels.
"All our political affairs are in a state which promises a prosperous issue: Our cultivation, in spite of the war, presents a favourable aspect, and we have now on hand 30 millions wt. of coffee, and six millions wt. of logwood. When the troubles of Hayti have ceased we shall again be able to supply annually from 50 to 55 million weight of coffee."
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
THE COLONIES.
From the Louisiana Gazette, August 30.
We have been favored by a respectable mercantile house of this city, with the sight of a letter, received by the Danish schr. Henry, from an intelligent merchant at Vera Cruz, which we have had translated for our Gazette; it contains a concise narrative of the events which took place in that city and neighborhood, on the arrival of a vessel with dispatches from Bonaparte. We congratulate our country, Spain, and the world in general, on the spirit and loyalty manifested by the American subjects of the unfortunate Ferdinand VII, who appear resolved, let what will happen, to live and die with-
out submitting to the odious tyranny of Napoleon. We feel for this cause—we shall rejoice in their success—and we trust that the wisdom of the American people will force a timid administration to co-operation in the liberation of a noble and generous nation, from the yoke of a foreign tyrant, who only waits for the opportunity to place it on our own necks, and enslave us as he has done all the other nations of the earth who have been cursed with French protection, and French fraternity.
Vera Cruz, August 11, 1808.
MY DEAR FRIEND,
Notwithstanding your means of communication must be considerably diminished, on account of the cursed embargo, yet I cannot suppose you ignorant of actions which have just put a stop to the career of the French, in the height of all their glory.
We, ourselves, received the first advices of these events on the 20th of July, when the whole kingdom seemed to take a new impulse. In consequence of this, war was declared throughout the country against France, and the armistice with England was announced—the reasons alleged for these proceedings being those given by the council of Seville, whose authority, by this act of ours, was tacitly acknowledged. And how could it be otherwise, after that council had manifested a spirit which was wanting in our monarch and an energy which the council of Castile could not assume.
In this state we remained, when yesterday morning I was roused from my sleep by the noise of the artillery of the castle. Every body ran precipitately to the quay, to learn the cause of the firing; and we soon found that it was a French schooner, which the stupid officer who was then in garrison, was saluting with a discharge of 32 pounders, whilst she was still full three gun shot from the Castle. The captain of the schooner, who did not seem well pleased with this reception, put his vessel about and stood off, whilst the people ashore seemed ready to tear themselves to pieces with rage and despair. At this moment Cevallos (the port admiral) appeared; and was received with general applause by the crowd; he got into a small boat, and immediately sent a launch to direct the schooner to return to the port. In the mean time, he got some other launches ready, to surround and compel her to enter, in case of any resistance; and he ordered the guns of the frigate called the O, to be loaded, along side of which he intended placing her. None of these precautions were necessary, for the schooner as soon as she had been boarded by the launch, entered the port, and anchored close to the O—such was the confidence which the Frenchmen had in their hopes of imposing on us;—or such was the weakness and submission which they expected to find in us for the decrees of their infamous tyrant.
Cevallos sent Dominguez to order the schooner to surrender, to which the French officer replied he would not submit; but the Spaniard, without using much ceremony, hauled down the French colours, and hoisted our own in their place.
You will, by this time, believe that the people were very desirous of going on board, to learn what was her business; but Cevallos, as well in conformity to our laws, which forbid all commerce with an enemy, as to avoid any outrage on the part of the people against the crew, directed an order to be stuck up on the quay, prohibiting any one from going on board the French schooner under pain of death. This was adding fuel to the flame—it irritated the passions of men who were already raging like lions, and calling for vengeance for the blood of our brethren, so infamously spilt by the French in Spain. The populace then rushed to the government house, and forced the governor to embark, with two of the coregiders, to go on board the schooner. He was accompanied by an incredible number of small boats; but no one, altho' they approached very near the schooner attempted to infringe Cevallos's order. The governor's boat went alongside, and he learned that the French commanding officer had left Bayonne with a case of letters and dispatches for several persons in this city and in Mexico: that he had touched at Guadaloupe, and had there embarked in the schooner with his crew, consisting of 18 men. The three commissioners re-embarked in their boat, to go on shore, taking with them the box containing the correspondence; but they had scarce reached the shore, when box, commissioners, and all, were lifted in the air by the populace, in their extreme eagerness to seize on the dispatches. The box was broken in a thousand pieces; the dispatches torn and destroyed into such small scraps, that our acquaintance Lorenzo, who is now about to sail for your city, was the only person fortunate enough to get a piece of a size sufficiently large to discover what they treated of. From this we learned that it was a proclamation of Joseph the I. as king and lord of America and the West-Indies, with Champagne's signature to it.
This first transport of fury over, a very formidable body determined on bringing the Frenchmen ashore, and instantly got into boats to execute their project; but as they had none large enough to carry the whole, they had recourse to the captain of the O, who intimidated by their number and threats, gave orders for one to be furnished to them.
On their landing, a report was spread that our ex-viceroy Azanza, with a commission from Murat to assume the reins of government, was about to come ashore under the protection of Cevallos; and that he intended landing at Punta Gorda, (about four or five miles from the city) in order to be beforehand, and join the troops encamped in the interior. The enraged lioness never sprung to defend her cubs, with more swiftness and rage, than upwards of a thousand men on horseback, to the supposed landing, to tear in pieces the viceroy and Cevallos, should they be met with. Whilst this was going forward outside the gates, the people force the Cabildo to assemble; they plunder, rob, and destroy every article in Cevallos's house; they resolve on examining the dwelling of Mr. Thomas Murphy, to see if Azanza was concealed in it; the city is illuminated, and cries of joy and rage are heard at the same moment. I must do the people justice—the smallest injury was not done to any Frenchman settled here—their fury was all directed against the new comers, who, without any other right than that which their vile tyrant derived from his treachery, had come to despoil us of a kingdom, which we will defend while a drop of blood runs in our veins.
Thus passed the whole of last night—and in the evening of to-day, we have learned that the 18 Frenchmen are in confinement in the Castle. Cevallos was forced to make his escape and arrived at New Orleans in the Henry.
vallos remains in it. The people wish him to return to the city; but on condition that he shall overlook the insults and pardon the outrages committed on his house. I know not what he thinks of the matter, nor how he will act on the occasion.
Here, and throughout the whole kingdom, there is an inconceivable fermentation. Every thing breathes an excess of hatred, not so much against France, as against its vile and despicable tyrant. We know that this sentiment universally pervades the country. In the province of Tobasco, when (on hearing of the abdication of our kings) they thought Spain was completely subjugated by France, they declared themselves independent; but as soon as they learned the real state of things, they took the oath to Ferdinand the VIIIth. This appears to me just and natural. We ought to support him, since we have chosen him for our sovereign. But, if Buonaparte should put an end to his life by poison, or cut him off in any other manner, be assured we shall be free, and that our glory will rise higher than the lofty mountain in our neighborhood, whose summit is covered with eternal snow.
Adieu, my friend—write to me by every opportunity, and let me know what part the government of the United States seems inclined to take in our affairs.
P. S. In all probability, our army will be increased to 70,000 infantry, and 40,000 cavalry; and 100 gun boats will be armed for the defence of the coast. We have money—we have men—we possess the best country on earth—and we fight against a vile coward and tyrant, whose chief means are treachery and deceit.
ELECTORAL TICKET.
The following is the Monroe Electoral Ticket, republished for the information of the citizens of Virginia.
  Littleton W. Tazewell,  Norfolk Borough,    Arthur Smith,  Isle of Wight,    Dr. James S. Gilliam,  Dinwiddie,    Dr. John Lucas,  Mecklenburg,    Gen. Tarlton Woodson,  Prince Edward,    Hill Carter,  Nelson,    Thomas Watkins,  Chesterfield,    Peachy R. Gilmore,  Henry,    Chan. Creed Taylor,  Richmond,    Col. John Taylor,  Caroline,    James Hunter,  Essex,    Gen. John Minor,  Spotsylvania,    Armistead Mason,  Loudoun,    Robert Saunders,  York,    Chan. Samuel Tyler,  Williamsburg,    Gen. J. P. Hungerford,  Westmoreland,    Daniel Carrol Brent,  Stafford,    Dr. Robert Mackie,  Frederick,    James Daily,  Hampshire,    John Cunningham,  Pendleton,    John Coulter,  Augusta,    Daniel Sheffey,  Wythe,    Linah Mims,  Greenbrier,    John Prunty,  Harrison.  
Gazette Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED. Brig Mary Caroline, Everett, 7 days from Kennebeck. Sch't Manchester, Storer, 40 hours from New-York.
THEATRE.
[BY PARTICULAR DESIRE.] On Wednesday Evening, October 12, The Thespian Society will repeat Coleman's admired Comedy of THE POOR GENTLEMAN. To which will be added the facetious Farce of TWO MANY COOKS. With some other entertainments, which will be expressed in the bills of the day. Doors to be opened at half past 5 o'clock, and the performance to commence at half past 6 precisely. Oct. 3.
JUST PUBLISHED, And for Sale at the Book-Stores of Bonsall, Conrad, & Co. and A. C. Jordan, & Co.
Illustrations of PROPHECY.
In the course of which are elucidated many predictions, which occur in Isaiah and Daniel, in the writings of the Evangelists and the Books of Revelation; and which are thought to foretell, among other great events,
A Revolution in France,
favourable to the interests of mankind; the overthrow of the Papal Power, and of Ecclesiastical Tyranny; the downfall of Despotism, and the subsequent melioration of the state of the world; together with a large collection of extracts, interspersed through the work, and taken from numerous commentators, and particularly from Joseph Mede, Vitringa, Dr. Thomas Goodwin, Dr. Henry More, Dr. John Owen, Dr. Cressener, Peter Jurieu, Brenius, Bishop Chandler, Sir Isaac Newton, Mr. William Lowth, Fleming, Bengelius, Debutz, Whitby, Lowman, Bishop Newton, and Bishop Hurd.
By the Rev. Joseph Towers, L. L. D. First American edition, in 2 vols. 8vo. price 5 dollars in boards. October 5.
CASH will be given for 20,000 Rough Hogshad STAVES, those from the Western Branch will be preferred. Apply to Josiah Cowper. October 5.
FOR SALE, On board the Brig George, 3000 Bushels Turk's-Island SALT. Also in Store, 350 boxes white and brown Cuba Sugar, 100 sacks Liverpool Salt, 100 barrels Herrings and Shad, 2 pipes and 3 hogshads Old L. P. Madeira Wine, A few puncheons Old Antigua Rum, 50 boxes Spanish Segars, 25 do. Raisins, 25 do. 12 by 10 Window Glass, Green Coffee in bags, and Muscovado Sugar in barrels FRANCIS SMITH. October 5.
Phoenix Fire-Office, Norfolk.
NOTICE.
The following Policies issued from this Office expire in the month of October next, viz.    293,003 283,142 283,149   6 143 150   10 144 151   12 145 152   17 146 153   140 147 154   141 148   Richard Taylor, Agent. 31 Oct. September 28.
Pursuant to a Deed in Trust from William Davis, to secure the payment of a debt due to William Dickson, Will be Sold at Publick Auction for ready money, on Saturday, the 8th of October, at 11 o'Clock,
THE HOUSE AND LOT
in Germantown, lately occupied by the said William Davis, deceased
The Trustee.
September 28.
FOR CHARTER, The Ship JANE, Burthen 420 tons.
THE Ship INDUSTRY, Burthen 280 tons.
AND THE Ship COURTNEY, Burthen 200 tons.
Those Ships will be ready to receive cargoes in 15 days, and may commence loading for any port where an American vessel can with safety go to—the freight to be settled when a clearance can be obtained. Apply to William Pennock.
October 5.
FOR CHARLESTON, The regular Packet PLOUGHBOY, F. Hall, master, will sail in 8 days. For freight or passage, apply to D. R. Waddey, & Co.
October 5.
FOR WILMINGTON, N. C. The Brig MARY CAROLINE, Capt. Everett, will sail in 8 days. For freight or passage apply to the master, or Theo. Armistead.
October 5.
PATENT ILLUMINATORS,
OR
Sky Lights for Shipping, &c.
Giving a more general light than the common Sky-Light, with one half the expense; and are equally applicable to the state room, steerage and forecastle, as in the cabin—they are neither liable to break or be damaged by the common traffic of the deck.
The Patent BINNACLE ILLUMINATOR is now completed, and is much approved of by those gentlemen who have seen the effect of it. The compass in the binnacle and the cabin being both lighted by one light, placed in the cabin.
Orders for the above will be received at No. 77, Main-Street, by
E. Sturtevant, Agents.
N. B. The Patent Binnacle Illuminator will be lighted This Evening, on board the Schooner Ann Gardner, for publick inspection. October 3.
JUST RECEIVED By E. STURTEVANT, A fresh supply of fashionable SHOES. October 3.
Fifty Dollars Reward.
RUNAWAY from the Subscriber, in Patsylvania, Virginia, the 4th inst. a likely mulatto lad, named BARTELEY GUTBRIDGE, who was formerly the property of John Sutton, deceased, Pinetop, Middlesex county, and sold to Robert Adams by Mrs. Ann Sutton, executrix of John Sutton. Bartelley is a very bright mulatto; his hair is black and very straight; he is from 17 to 19 years of age, 5 feet 6 or 8 inches high, and inclined to be round shouldered—there is nothing more remarkable in this boy that I recollect. He was bred a sailor, and will no doubt attempt to pass as a free-man and get on board some vessel, and by that means make his escape, as he once made the attempt when the property of Mrs. Ann Sutton, and was apprehended in New York, where he may attempt to go again, or to Baltimore, Philadelphia, or to some other port where he may get a passage to secure his freedom. This boy was seen crossing the river at Manchester last Tuesday. I therefore forewarn all masters or commanders of vessels from employing, harbouring, or conveying the said boy away. The above reward will be paid to any person for apprehending and confining the said boy in Richmond jail, or any other jail, so that I get him again. ROBERT ADAMS. Sept. 15th, 1808.
WANTED TO HIRE,
A few Ship Carpenters and Axe-men. Application to be made to the printer. Oct. 3.
New Baltimore and Norfolk Packet.
The Sloop William & Mary, will sail from Newton's wharf for Baltimore the first fair wind. This vessel is intended as a regular Packet, has a large and elegant cabin, containing twenty beds, with four state rooms, perfectly retired for the accommodation of families. The table will be handsomely supplied, and the beds neat and clean. Ladies and Gentlemen who intend to visit Baltimore by water, will please to call at Newton's wharf, and examine the accommodations, where passages may be taken. Freight will be received on the usual terms. October 3.
Boot and Shoe Manufactory.
SAMUEL COLEMAN,
Opposite the Market, (westward) has received by captain Hand, from Philadelphia, a quantity of the Highest Priced Boot Legs, Vamps, Tops, and other Materials, for his Factory—He has also Sole Leather, which has been in tan seven years; with these, the best workmen he can get, and the greatest care and punctuality, he believes the people of this place and its vicinity, may be as well served as by any factory in the union. His Stock at present is as good as this country can furnish, and he intends to use no other kind, the price of course must be higher, and when the Boots go the money must come, having found in a number of instances that a few days means six or twelve months, and an application even then for the money is ample cause of enmity.
He has on hand a large assortment of
BOOTS and SHOES.
ALSO, SALT, LONDON PORTER, &c. &c. Fresh SHOES from New-York for Ladies, of red, green, and black Morocco, with 1, 2, and 3 ties.
JOURNEMEN WANTED.
The best Boot and Shoe Makers, not only such as are, but such as will do the best work in all cases, may meet with as much encouragement in my factory, as in any in this state, or any state in the union north of this. October 3.
FOR SALE by the Subscriber, 10,000 bushels coarse SALT, 17,000 pounds Green Coffee in hds. and bags, 4 pipes and 3 hds. choice Old Madeira Wine, A few hogshads St. Kitt's Old Rum, New-York Anchor Gin in pipes—and Hibbert's best London bottled Porter, in cases of 6 1-2 dozen each. Robert Maitland. September 28.
NEWCOMB's Packet will sail for New-York, TO-MORROW. Oct. 5.

At a Court held for Northampton County, the 11th day of July, 1808.
Thomas D. Simkins and William Simkins, an infant by Thomas D. Simkins, his guardian, Complainants , Against Coventon Simkins, John Simkins, John Brickhouse, Junior, and George Lewis, Defendants . The complainants having filed their bill more than three months, and the court being satisfied that Coventon Simkins one of the defendants, is out of this commonwealth, it is ordered, that the said Coventon Simkins do enter his appearance to this suit on the first day of November Court next, and give security for performing the decree that may be made in this case, or the Court will on that day proceed in the suit in like manner as if an appearance had been entered; and it is further ordered, that a copy of this order be posted at the front door of the Court-House of this County, and published in the Publick Ledger for two months successively. Teste, Thomas L. Savage, Clerk.
NORFOLK BOROUGH. At a Hastings Court continued and held the 25th day of May, 1808. Cornelius Cruywaygan, Compt Against Maritziz Boztellis and Moses Myers, Defendants .
The defendant Maritziz Boztellis 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 now ordered that the said defendant Maritziz Boztellis, do appear here on the fourth Monday in July 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 defendant Moses Myers who hath effects of the said Maritziz Boztellis in his hands, do not pay, convey away, or secret such effects, but retain them until the further order or decree of this court. A Copy, Teste, WILLIAM SHARP, C. C.
NORFOLK BOROUGH. At a Hastings Court continued and held the 24th day of May, 1808. Thomas Jones, Compt Against Thomas Wright, administrator with the will annexed of Thomas Newton, deceased, Defendant .
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 motion of the complainant by his counsel, it is ordered that the said defendant do appear here on the fourth Monday in July next, and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in one of the Newspapers printed in this Borough for eight weeks successively, and posted at the front door of the Court-House of the said Borough. A Copy, Teste, WILLIAM SHARP, C. C.
VIRGINIA, to wit: At a Chancery District Court held in the City of Williamsburg, the 26th day of April 1808. Robert, John, and Francis Howard, infants under the age of twenty one years, by Henry Howard their father and next friend, Plaintiffs . Against Mary Selater, widow and devisee for life of John Selater, deceased, Richard and William S. Selater, sons and devisees of the said John Selater, deceased, Edmund Tabb, Francis Tabb an infant under the age of twenty one years, Frances Powell, Elizabeth Smith, and Miles Cary, executor of John Selater, deceased, and as executor of the said John, who was executor of Richard Selater, deceased, Defendants . On the motion of the plaintiffs by their counsel, Sarah Tabb is assigned guardian to the infant defendant Francis Tabb, to defend her in this suit, and the defendant Edmund Tabb 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 Court that he is not an inhabitant of this country; It is ordered, that the said defendant do appear here on the first day of the next term, and answer the bill of the plaintiffs, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in one of the Newspapers published in the Borough of Norfolk, for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the former capitol in this city. A Copy, Anthony Robinson, C. C.
At a Court held for Norfolk County, the 19th day of July, 1808. Alexander Love, Plaintiff , Against Alexander Falconer, and John Hamill, Defendants . The Defendant Falconer, 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 this Court that he is not an inhabitant of this commonwealth; on the motion of the Plaintiff by his Counsel, it is ordered that the said Defendant do appear here on the first day of November Court next, and answer the bill of the Plaintiff, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some Newspaper of the Borough of Norfolk for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the Court-House of this County. A Copy, Teste, Wm. Wilson, Jun. C. N. C.
NOTICE. The partnership of Wilson, Cunningham & Co. having been dissolved by mutual consent, all those indebted as well as those who have claims against them, are requested to settle the same with Alexander Wilson or J. B. Cunningham, who are fully authorised to liquidate the business of said concern. William Pennock, Alexander Wilson, James B. Cunningham. Norfolk, July 15, 1808. The business heretofore carried on by the above firm will be continued by the Subscribers, under the firm of Wilson & Cunningham. Alexander Wilson, James B. Cunningham.
NOW LANDING On our Wharf, and for Sale on a liberal credit, from on board the British Schooner Commerce, Capt. Collins, from Jamaica, A Cargo of high proof RUM. C. & F. Whittle. September 2.
WILLIAMSBURG, August 22, 1808. To all whom it may concern, be it known, that the mercantile house of GREENHOW & COLE is this day dissolved. The Subscriber will dispose of His well assorted Stock in Trade, on terms specified in the Enquirer, of Richmond, under this date; and if not Sold before the first day of October next by wholesale, they will be retailed (nothing preventing) at very reduced prices for CASH ONLY. 162 RO. GREENHOW.
SACK SALT, For Sale by MOSES MYERS. September 7.
LOTTERY OFFICE. LOTTERY TICKETS FOR SALE IN THE Philadelphia Grand Lotteries, BY R. H. HUGHES, No. 69, CHESNUT-STREET.
SCHEME OF A LOTTERY For the Universalist Church, Authorised by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania, passed the first day of February, 1808. 1 prize of 15,000 dollars is 15,000 1 10,000 1 5,000 1 4,000 1 3,000 2 2,000 3 1,000 6 500 6 400 10 300 20 200 40 100 100 50 3,516 12 3,708 107,592 6 Stationary.
3,714 First drawn blank first day's drawing 1,000 Do. when 1,500 tickets shall be drawn 1,000 Do. 3,000 do. 1,000 Do. 5,000 do. 2,000 Do. 8,000 do. 2,000 First drawn blank on the last day's drawing 10,000 12,460 tickets at 10 dollars 124,600 Subject to a deduction of 15 per cent. Tickets at $ 11. 124,592
THE SECOND CLASS OF THE Holy Trinity Church Lottery. State of the Wheel. 1 prize of $ 10,000 2 do. of 5,000 1 do. of 4,000 1 do. of 2,000 8 do. of 1,000 4 do. of 500 8 do. of 300 16 do. of 200 26 do. of 100 75 do. of 50 155 do. of 20 And a proportionate number of smaller prizes.— Tickets $ 8.
Bustleton and Smithfield Turnpike Road Company. Scheme on an improved plan entirely different from any other. HENRY PRATT, Esq. President. 1 prize of 15,000 dollars is 15,000 1 5,000 5,000 1 2,000 2,000 2 1,000 2,000 11 500 5,500 20 250 5,000 40 200 8,000 70 100 7,000 100 50 5,000 100 30 3,000 100 55 2,500 102 20 2,040 864 15 12,960 7,500 Tickets at 10 dollars each, is 75,000 Subject to a deduction of 15 per cent. For the convenience of the publick, half tickets will be provided by the managers, and signed as the whole tickets. Prizes payable in Cash at the Bank of the United States, on the next day after each drawing day. The whole Lottery will be drawn in fourteen days; and to save expense, only as many numbers will be drawn as there are prizes; the residue will of course be blanks.
USEFUL ARTS LOTTERY. CASH PRIZES. 1 Prize of 10,000 dollars is 10,000 2 do. of 5,000 10,000 5 do. of 1,000 5,000 10 do. of 500 5,000 10 do. of 200 2,000 40 do. of 100 4,000 100 do. of 50 5,000 200 do. of 20 4,000 500 do. of 10 5,000 Subject to a deduction of 15 per cent.
This Lottery offers one of the best opportunities for adventurers, that may ever occur again, as all the large prizes are yet in the wheel, and only fourteen days to draw—and tickets at the low price of 2 dollars, but will soon advance to 3. N. B. All the above Lotteries will be finished this fall. Persons wishing to become adventurers, shall receive the greatest encouragement at this office. Letters post paid, enclosing bank notes of any state, shall be punctually attended to, directed to No 69, Chesnut-Street. R. H. HUGHES. Good endorsed notes at 60 days, will be taken in payment for tickets, and each given for prizes the day after they are drawn, at the usual discount. Philadelphia, September 12. 3w
LABOURERS WANTING. The President and Directors of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company want to hire for the ensuing season, a number of Hands to work on the Canal; they will be provided with good wholesome food, and the usual quantity of whiskey per diem—liberal wages will be given, and their wages paid at the end of every month. Apply to Richard Blow, William Cannack, or Samuel Proctor, Overseer. September 12.
Fifty Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the Subscriber on the 26th December last, a Mulatto Man named TONEY, a Blacksmith by trade; he is about 34 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high—had on when he went away a dark cloth suit coat and pantaloons—his right foot has been broken, which causes him to limp, and is much larger than the other—He travelled in the stage from Edenton to Suffolk, the 28th December last. I have understood he went by the name of Benjamin James while in Suffolk—I expect he will endeavour to pass as a free man. The above reward will be given to any person who will secure him in any jail so that I get him again, and all reasonable charges paid if delivered to me in Plymouth, North-Carolina. JOHN WALKER. August 26. 11m
Turk's-Island SALT, For Sale on board the Brig Experiment, at Gosport, by William Dickson. September 21. 9 FOR SALE, 3000 bushels Turk's-Island SALT, Now on board the Schoop Juliana, Capt. Stowe. Also, 21,000 feet MAHOGANY, A few puncheons Old Antigua Rum, New do. Molasses, Sugars, Indian Meal in barrels. John Granbery. September 21. tf
TAKEN UP A-DRIFT, On the 22d inst. in the bay below Willoughby Point, a small MOSES BUILT BOAT, bottom up—The owner may have the same by proving property and paying charges. Apply to JAMES GILBERT, schooner Rising States, Campbell's wharf. September 26. tf
FALL GOODS. Richard and John Taylor, Have received by the Ship Hero, from Liverpool, part of their FALL SUPPLY, and are in daily expectation of the remainder by the next arrivals, to compleat their assortment, consisting of Kendal Cottons, Kerseys, Rose and Striped Blankets, Flannels, Raizes, Yorkshire Plains, Half-thicks, 5-4 and 6-4 Cloths, do. Coatings, Bearskins and Friezes, Carpets and Carpeting, Pipes, Copperas, Nails, Spikes, Powder and Shot. Also, an extensive assortment of Fine and Fancy Goods, Manchester, Cutlery and Hardware, all of which they will sell by the package, piece, or retail, on very low terms for Cash or approved Paper. They have likewise for Sale, Prime Carolina Pork and Lard, Old Jamaica Rum, and a few bales of Twilled Sacking. September 16. 2m
THE SUBSCRIBER Wishes to Sell, and will Sell or Rent on moderate terms, That very excellent Wharf and Lot, in the town of Gosport, at present occupied by William Smith; the Wharf, Ware-Houses, and Dwelling-House are all in good repair. Thirteen Lots in the Town of Suffolk; And the following Property in Norfolk, Two good Fire-Proof Warehouses on the Eastern side of Commerce-Street, Nos. 4 and 6. Two Dwelling-Houses and Lots on Boush-street, in good repair, and very pleasantly situated. Apply to John Granbery. September 14. tf
MACKINDER & WHITE, Will give CASH for 5000 bushels good White CORN. And offer for Sale, Hollands Gin, Country do. Muscovado Sugar, Prime Smithfield and Carolina Pork, Fresh Imp. Oil, Hyson, and Young Hyson Teas, Also, A general assortment of Dry Goods, which they will sell on the lowest terms, for cash or approved Notes. WANTED, About eight likely HANDS, to whom liberal wages will be given. Apply as above. September 12. tf
FRESH GOODS. WOOD AND HASTINGS, Have just received, Cambricks and Common Callicoes, Cotton Shirtings, Cotton Cambricks, Irish Linens, Long Lawns, Linen Cambricks, &c. Also, A few pieces of best London Superfine Broad CLOTHS, and most fashionable Coat BUTTONS, which with their Goods on hand, will be sold at very low prices for Cash. September 9. tf
FOR SALE On board the British ship Halliday, capt. Marshall, just arrived from Liverpool; 355 tons stoved SALT, 145 do. common do. 100 crates well assorted Earthenware, and 12 dozen Mats—by C. & F. WHITTLE. September 5. tf
FOR SALE, 12,000 bushels fine Liverpool SALT, By Moses Myers. Who has now landing, and will continue to have a constant Supply of Superfine FLOUR, of new wheat for family use, from the Mayo Mill. September 2. tf
FOR RENT, That convenient Dwelling-House, on Brewer Street, the property of Mr. John Davidson, at present occupied by Mr. Stephen Harris. Also, That commodious House on Catharine-street, at present occupied by Mr. James Dykes, adjoining the subscriber; they have excellent gardens, and all convenient out-houses. Also, A very convenient Dwelling-House, just finished, on Commerce-street. For terms apply to James Tucker. Who has in Store, A few thousand bushels Liverpool stoved SALT, loose and in sacks, that will be delivered in small or large quantities to suit the purchasers. August 15. tf
Ten Dollars Reward. Deserted from Gosport Navy Yard, July 28, 1808, BENJAMIN PHILLIPS, a Private in the Marine Service, 24 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches high, dark hair, light eyes, and fair complexion. Edward Hall, Lieut. M. C. August 17. tf
NOTICE Is hereby given to all persons having claims against the estate of THOMAS BARK, deceased, that they must be brought forward for settlement previous to the 1st of December next, properly attested; all those indebted to said estate will make immediate payment, or suits will be brought indiscriminately—the above notice will be plead in bar against delinquent creditors, by Peter Foster, Executor. August 24. tf
SAMUEL J. DYCHER, FROM LONDON. Informs the Inhabitants of this Borough and its vicinity, that he intends carrying on the following Branches of Carving and Gilding, viz. Looking Glass and Picture Frames made to any pattern; as it is reasonable to expect that there is a number of Looking-Glass, Picture Frames, Ornaments, &c. wanting repair and re-gilding, and a risk of sending such articles to the northward, the disadvantage of not being present to have such work executed to suit any particular fancy, the artist flatters himself a liberal publick will encourage him in his profession. Orders from any part of the Borough or Country will be attended to. Prints, Needle Work, and Drawings, framed in burnish gold; black and gilt Edge Frames, with glasses plain or enamelled; and gilt, oval, or square Prints and Paintings cleaned. It has on hand PATENT PERPETUAL ALMANACKS, the utility of these Almanacks to every description of persons in ascertaining the day of every month for 2300 years to come in a second of time, also to give the day that any person was born on; there is upwards of ten thousand already sold, the third plate is now engraving in New-York; they may be had in sheets, or framed and glazed to any price or pattern—they have been put in frames from 2, 6, and 8 dollars—Country Merchants or traders supplied upon liberal terms, purchasers will be taught their use in a few minutes. The likeness of GEN. JACKSON, handsomely coloured; also, the likeness of the Rev. HENRY HOLCOMBE; the number of Subscribers in the different States to the above likenesses, it is hoped will induce a liberal publick to encourage the artist in his profession. Bed and Window CORNICE made to any pattern. N. B. One of the persons in the business is in possession of finally eradicating that dreadful malady the GRAVEL, the stone is dissolved let the magnitude of it be ever so great, by a decoction of simple roots; many valuable lives are lost by the operation of cutting. The Poor cured gratis, and persons at a distance supplied with directions. Orders sent to No. 53, Main-street, opposite Mrs. Street's, will be attended to. September 12. tf
ADVERTISEMENT. To a Gentleman who has not been seen or heard of by his friends in his native country since March, 1806. This gentleman may with perfect safety, both as to publick and private concerns impart his situation and place of residence to THE EDITOR OF THIS PAPER, who can give him any information about his family. This advertisement is made by those most interested in him, and the reference may be confided in.—The gentleman to whom it is addressed, will know it by these circumstances. He left his native country in March 1806.—He was the only surviving son of his father, whose name was Thomas, born 1740, and married M. E. His brother John who was elder than him, had died before. His twin sisters were C. & A. of whom the former was dead before 1806. He was born in the parish of B. where the estate of his ancestors is. Educated at 1 in the county of R. and taken care of by his aunt Cecilia. July 15. tf
We have for SALE on our Wharf, 200 hogheads MOLASSES, 53 do. superior quality Muscovado Sugars, 37 do. inferior do. 258 bags Guadalupe Coffee; 10 puncheons Rum, 60,000 wt Jamaica Coffee, in hds. barrels and bags, 10,000 do. Laguira do. 80 kegs Raisins, 20 cases superior quality Claret, 6000 bushels Ivice, 8500 do St Ubes, 2500 do. Turks-Island, and 5000 do coarse Liverpool Salt, 10 pipes old Madeira Wine; 4 do. Country Gin, 50 barrels Rye Whiskey; 80 hds. Philadelphia Porter, 1 new 14 inch Cable 120 fathoms. C. & F. Whittle. July 13. tf
For SALE at my Brew-House, Strong, Table, and Ship BEER, by the hoghead, barrel, and half barrel—and a constant supply of bottled PORTER in packages and by the dozen. And in Store, Wines, Liquors, and Groceries, wholesale and retail. Joseph Hayes. Feb. 18. tf
Mackinder & White, Have just received from on board the Schooner Liberty, Capt. Lewis, from Philadelphia, 150 boxes fresh Imperial and Hyson TEAS, of superior quality. Also, A fresh supply of Hollands GIN, Ticklenburgs, superfine Cloths, Gentlemens' Silk Hats, Parasols, &c.—Which they offer for Sale on the lowest terms, for cash or approved notes. N. B. A few barrels of prime Smithfield MESS PORK. April 13. tf
For RENT, The Store, Compting-Room & Cellar, at present occupied by Mess. Wood & Hastings, no. 90, Main-street. Apply to Thomas Willock. August 24. tf
Leather, Cordage, and Loaf Sugar. The subscriber will hereafter expose for Sale at his Warehouse on Campbell's wharf the above Articles, of the manufacture of Norfolk, at reduced prices for Cash, or on short credits only. Theo. Armistead. He will sell or lease for a term of years, the STORES at the end of Marsden's and Rothery's wharves. Feb. 20. tf
Richard Jeffrey & Co. No. 66, Main-street, corner of Bank-Street, have just received from London, per the ship Planter, An assortment of MEDICINES, of the first quality. Also, a few hundred weight refined Salt Petre, Hardham's Snuff, No. 9, and 37, in 1-2 and 1-4 pound canisters, Violet, Benzoin, Windsor and Shaving Soap, Evan's best Crown Lancets, Tooth Brushes of superior kind, Refined Liquorice, &c. They have on hand, and are in daily expectation of receiving from Amsterdam, all kinds of GLASS WARE, suitable to Apothecaries. MEDICINE CHESTS for ships and family use, with printed directions, put up as usual. October 5. tf
Ten Dollars Reward For Negro ALECK, purchased of Mr. Hubbard of this place, of a very dark complexion, has lost his upper fore teeth; had on when he went away a coarse check shirt and cassimere pantaloons, long coat and white hat; he was seen near Tappahosier's Ferry, York, where I suspect he is still lurking, or at Williamsburg where he has a wife. George Veale. August 22. tf
NORFOLK: PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A-WEEK, BY WILLIAM DAVIS, FOR THE PROPRIETOR, Opposite the Exchange Coffee-House. Price Six Dollars Yearly, in advance.